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The weekly Insurance Coffee House Podcast series is the place where you'll be inspired by some of the most successful insurance business leaders on the planet.
With each guest asked the same set of ten questions you'll understand the recurring patterns and traits that make them successful. Covering morning routines, favourite success quotes and how they overcame their largest setbacks, they'll give a personal insight in to what it takes to be a successful insurance business leader.
This podcast will suit senior executives from inside the insurance industry and ambitious insurance business leaders of the future, giving you practical management tips and advice to help you achieve your career ambitions.
The show is hosted by Nick Hoadley, CEO of leading international insurance executive search firm, Insurance Search. If you would like to contact Nick about the podcast or to discuss any executive search assignments, please email info@insurance-search.co.uk or call (+44) 203 9488 501
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Open up your mind to change with Dax Craig, Co-Founder & President, Pie Insurance
"Everything we do is about working from the customer backwards", says Dax.
The serial entrepreneur talks through his journey of co-founding Pie Insurance, and how the company uses technology and data analytics to fuel the rapid growth Pie has achieved over the past 4 years.
With a 300 strong team (pie-oneers) and operating across 36 states, Pie continues to change how commercial insurance companies do business.
"We're growing so fast, we need additional talent. We want people who are curious, people with the right mindset"
Connect with Dax on LinkedIn or find out more about career opportunities at Pie Insurance
The Insurance Coffee House Podcast is hosted by Nick Hoadley, CEO of Insurance Search, the Executive Search Consultancy for growing Insurance and Insurtech businesses in the United States and UK.
To discuss identifying & attracting the very best talent to your team or being a podcast guest, reach out to Nick via www.insurance-search.com or email nick.hoadley@insurance-search.com
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Scaling the Insurtech Ladder - with Benjamin Miller, Chief of Staff at Ladder
"The way life insurance is bought in the US today is not a process that is very similar to the way people like to handle the rest of their financial lives", says Benjamin.
He explains to host, Nick Hoadley, what attracted him to the fast-moving, innovative business and how Ladder is redeeming life insurance for the digital consumer, using AI to reduce the buying cycle from weeks and months to minutes.
Benjamin talks about being responsible on risk combined with making the customer experience, faster, simpler and more delightful, the opportunities at Ladder for creative, innovative thinkers from the insurance industry and the importance of adjusting to the cultural differences between a start-up and a large corporate.
Connect with Benjamin via ben@ladderlife.com or find out more about career opportunities at Ladder
Leading the no-code transformation with Sharon Rodriguez, Chief Customer Officer, Unqork
"You have to love the product, you have to espouse the product, you have to want to be part of the product", says Sharon.
Having raised over $200m in 3 years, Unqork has reached a £2bn valuation and a headcount of almost 500.
As the first enterprise no-code application in the marketplace, Sharon explains the benefits of agility and flexibility that Unqork offers its clients.
With a strong cohort of insurance industry specific expertise to help navigate and chart the waters, Sharon talks through her own journey of moving from a large corporate insurance business to the influence she has and the change she can drive at a fast-paced insurtech.
"The leap of faith has been the best thing that's ever happened to me"
Find out more about career opportunities at Unqork.
Crossing the divide with John Brisco, CEO & Co-founder, Coherent
"The DNA of many people in insurance works well for our business", says John.
Hailing from Scotland and combining knowledge gained from roles across 5 continents with AXA, QBE, EY and Manulife Asia, John co-founded Coherent in 2018.
Learn John's lessons of moving from large corporates to start-up. Hear about Coherent's growth to a 200+ team and how their discrete modular products are helping insurers improve product administration, distribution and customer engagement & acquisition.
With 65-70% of the team coming from an insurance background, John encourages those looking for a move in to insurtech to do their research.
"Segment the different types of insurtechs. Determine the stage of business you want to join."
Connect with John on LinkedIn or find out more about Coherent
Where traveltech meets insurtech with Brett Dyason, Co-founder & CEO, Hepstar
"Fight with your heart and soul for the product you believe in", says Brett as he emphasises the emotional ride of being part of a start-up.
The Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Accountant shares his passion and transition in to the world of tech and the journey of co-founding Cape Town-based Hepstar, a global B2B API technology company bridging the travel tech and insurtech space.
Brett reveals the philosophy and culture behind the tech, the benefits of product personalisation, Covid's impact on the business and his thoughts on changes to the global travel insurance market moving forward.
"The start-up space isn't for everyone. Make sure you can make the mental shift"
Connect with Brett on LinkedIn or find out more about Hepstar
Creating a hyper-personalised customer experience with Jonathan Davey, CEO, HUGHUB
The insurance industry frequently talks about policy holders, policy numbers or risks.
"That's no way to talk about a customer. A customer has needs and demands, they need to be treated as a customer", says Jonathan.
Built on his 30 years of experience within the insurance space, Jonathan shares the journey of founding HUGHUB, a digital engagement layer which can sit on top of or independent of legacy technology to offer an innovative, new and intelligent way of engaging with customers.
Jonathan talks through the key benefits for customers and the operational efficiencies the tech provides for insurance retailers as well as the entrepreneurial edge the HUGHUB team look for when recruiting.
"There's a digital transformation layer which customers expect. If you don't give it to them, they'll find someone who will."
Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, email jonathan.davey@hughub.co.uk or find out more about HUGHUB
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Australia: Anti-Muslim senator argues for burqa ban in public places
Published Sep 14, 2017, 11:09 am IST
Updated Sep 14, 2017, 11:23 am IST
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ruled out his conservative government ever banning Islamic face coverings.
Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Muslim, anti-immigration One Nation minor party, sat wearing the black head-to-ankle garment for more than 10 minutes before taking it off as she rose to explain that she wanted such outfits banned on national security grounds. (Photo: Twitter)
Canberra: An Australian senator who a month ago provoked an angry backlash by wearing a burqa in Parliament urged lawmakers on Thursday to ban full-face Islamic coverings in public places.
Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Muslim, anti-immigration One Nation minor party, was arguing for proposed laws that she introduced into the Senate that would make wearing full-face coverings an offense punishable by a 4,200 Australian dollar ($3,400) fine. Compelling others to wear such coverings would carry a prison sentence of up to six months and an AU$42,000 fine. She proposes several exempt circumstances including entertainment and sport.
Three senators including Hanson argued over her bill before a majority of senators shut down debate until a later date.
Hanson, an outspoken fan of President Donald Trump, sat in the Senate last month wearing black head-to-ankle garments for more than 10 minutes before removing the veil.
Her actions were widely condemned by senators as insulting to Muslims, although it sparked public debate for and against her actions across Australia for days later.
"My reasoning to wear the burqa into this chamber was seen as a stunt, call it what you want, I really don't care," Hanson told the Senate on Thursday.
"Because the whole fact is that it's got Australians talking and Australians feel now they have a voice and it's created debate," she added.
But government's junior coalition partner, the Nationals party, on Sunday narrowly rejected an attempt to make such a ban party policy.
The party's annual conference rejected a proposed burqa ban 55 votes to 51.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, the Nationals' leader, had argued at the conference against such a ban, saying it could damage Australia's trade relations with Muslim-majority countries including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
Hanson on Thursday said the Nationals were "clearly much divided on this."
Sam Dastyari, an opposition senator and an Iranian-born Muslim, told the Senate the burqa argument was "a ridiculous debate."
Muslims account for fewer than 3 percent of Australia's Christian-majority population of 24 million.
The French Parliament passed an act more than six years ago that made France the first European Union country to ban the niqab and burqa, the full-face or face-and-body coverings worn by some Muslim women, in public places. Others have since followed.
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LeEco Set To Enter the Smartphone Market With Le Max Tomorrow
Staff ReporterJan 20, 2016 02:36 AM EST
Chinese video streaming company LeEco (or Le Ecosystem), a rebrand of LeTv, is set to launch Le Max with Le 1 smartphones to the Indian market tomorrow (Jan. 20).
As the world's leading live streaming cloud platform continues to establish its intent to extend its reach beyond China, it took on several strategic moves to create ripples not just only within the Chinese market, but to include foreign boundaries as well. A week earlier, news spread about the company's re-branding, to change its name from LeTv to LeEco as well as a brand new logo to go with the name. An interconnected letters "L" and "E'', said to represent a closely-knitted eco-system, which LeEco aspires to create, compose the new logo of the conglomerate.
"The four strokes which comprise "LE" each represents one of the four tiers of the Le Ecosystem – Platform, Content, Device and Application. The dot formed by the overlapping of two strokes symbolizes the pivot of the entire ecosystem: EUI and Le Fans," quotes LeEco regarding the design of the logo, source. "The connection and interaction between the letters "L" and "E" expresses the LeEco spirit of constant disruption, breaking boundaries and eco synergy." An integrated technology, culture within the bounds of the virtual world and the Le Ecosystem, is represented by the colors in the logo--blue, red, green, and grey, Le Eco adds.
To possibly further strengthen this campaign, LeEco is bound to enter the Indian smartphone market with Le Max and Le 1 tomorrow. In connection to this, another source reveals that the unveiling which will be held in Gurgaon, New Delhi, will be aired through a live stream on Facebook.
The full specs and features of the to-be-launched LeEco's smartphones have not yet surfaced the headlines. There are bits of information claiming that the Le Max handset features a 6.33-inch Quad HD display and is fired up by 2.0GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 chipset and 4GB RAM. This Android v5.1 (Lollipop) based smartphone displays a 21MP rear camera as well as a 4MP front-facing camera.
Earlier reports indicate that LeEco will also unveil Le Max Pro reported to be packed with a high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 premium chip, which will also fire up Xiaomi's Mi5 (one of the competitors in the low-cost mobile brands) in the first half of 2016. With the number of cost-efficient mobile brands and makes that are being made available in China,
LeEco has a lot to contend with. Along with the launch of the LeEco handsets, the company is bound to unleash a swarm of supporters as well as detractors, like all other brands that have forayed ever competitive smartphone market.
Tomorrow awaits. We will see what LeEco has to offer.
More: LeEco, Letv, Le Max, Le Max Pro, Le1, Le Ecosystem, Snapdragon 810, Xiaomi's Mi5, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Qualcomm, Snapdragon 820


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Facebook bows to Thai censorship demands
By John Glenday-12 January 2017 10:29am
Facebook acquiesces to Thai censorship demands
Facebook has given in to demands from the government of Thailand to censor content that it deems unsuitable, gagging a number of individuals from discussing the royal family and the ongoing transition to a new king.
Thailand has long banned criticism of its royal family in the media and has now ratcheted up its stance on social media after journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, sought to use the platform to propagate reports on the family.
Facebook is believed to have blocked at least one of his posts within Thailand, although it can still be viewed elsewhere in the world, in which photographs are shared of King Vajiralongkorn's 'main mistress' performing a semi-naked ritual.
Facebook has previously restricted access to 10 pieces of content in the country over the first half of 2016 alone, all of which are documented in its bi-annual privacy report.
Facebook has previously been ridiculed for over-zealous censorship, including blocking pictures of a 16th century statue of Neptune for being 'sexually explicit'.
This article is about: Asia, Facebook, Thailand, Social Media, Digital
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Whether or not you are a fan of "Star Trek," almost everyone is familiar with the command "Beam me up, Scotty," a phrase uttered in countless variations by Captain Kirk (a.k.a. William Shatner), as he called upon his crew to transport him back aboard the USS Enterprise. Throughout the course of the futuristic series, which was set in the 2260s, Captain Kirk and his crewmates routinely relied on transporters to instantly beam them from one location to another. The process converted their bodies into an energy pattern that was then beamed to a specific location where it would reconvert to its original form. The idea for transporters came about because of the show's need to find an affordable alternative to creating and filming elaborate model starships and miniature sets.
If you're thinking that transporters and banking are galaxies apart from one another, think again. While no one has yet invented anything cool enough to convert physical cash into energy and beam it to another location, money is now being beamed between individuals using simple text messages.
Unlike traditional mobile banking or payment services, where electronic payments between individuals rely on money drawn from bank accounts or funded by credit cards, a new wave of mobile payments has emerged. It allows individuals to send money through their phones, without the need for a bank account or even a credit history.
These new money-beaming companies allow individuals to send money to others using their phone. Such technology serves as an inexpensive alternative to wires, check cashing businesses and many other more typical channels, to name a few. Some even allow money to be loaded onto Visa prepaid cards attached to their accounts using the phone and to then withdraw money from ATMs or to purchase merchandise. Users download an app onto their phone and accounts are funded with cash at non-bank retailers and other places for a fee.
If this sounds futuristic, maybe you didn't see the 60 Minutes show on Africa's M-Pesa. This mobile phone company allows its customers to transfer money through a joint effort between Vodafone, Vodacom and Safaricom. Here, people can just text money through the system and pick up cash at multiple phone offices scattered around the country. Instead of relying on smartphone apps, M-Pesa users leverage simple, plain vanilla cell phones to text money through SMS text messages that are secured by individual PIN numbers.
Users of the service can load money to the individual accounts kept on their cell phones by bringing cash to any of the M-Pesa kiosks or agents located at retailers throughout the country. There, their money is converted to electronic currency that can be sent to other cell phone users, withdrawn at other retailers that support the service or used to make in-store electronic payments. Though all transactions carry a fee it allows people all over the country to move away from carrying cash and toward an electronic money solution.
In case you were wondering what sort of adoption the M-Pesa service has, the company reports 65mm users and is now operating in 11 countries. Banks must be aware of this technology and figure out what your customers will want down the road to stay ahead of it.
Clearly all it takes is one bad cyber theft of text money and things could go south here, but customers seem interested in its flexibility so bankers will figure that piece out. For now, it makes sense to be aware of the trend and begin looking for any ways to potentially make traditional wire payments more attractive to customers to hold your ground. In the meantime, may your businesses "Live long and prosper."
Yields dropped 1bp as oil prices continued to decline.
1) Pacific Commerce Bank ($350mm, CA) will acquire ProAmerica Bank ($211mm, CA) for about $29.1mm in cash (50%) and stock (50%) or roughly 1.19x tangible book. 2) Atlantic Capital Bank (TN) will sell 7 branches in TN to two different banks [3 branches to First Freedom Bank, ($314mm, TN) & 4 branches to Athens Federal Community Bank ($314mm, TN)]. 3) Tristate Capital Bank ($3.1B, PA) will acquire asset management company Killen Group (PA) for about $30mm in cash. 4) Towne Bank ($6.2B, VA) will acquire Monarch Bank ($1.1B, VA) for about $221mm in stock. 5) Professional Bank ($306mm, FL) will acquire FirstCity Bank of Commerce ($73mm, FL) for about $6.8mm or roughly 1.09x tangible book. 6) Bay Bank ($474mm, MD) will acquire Hopkins FSB ($240mm, MD) for about $23.8mm in cash or roughly 1.05x tangible book.
For those keeping track, oil has now dipped to the lowest level in 11Ys amid a worldwide glut of supply.
Fed SF President Williams says every Fed meeting next year will be live and ready for rate hikes and he projects 4 more hikes in 2016. Fed Richmond President Lacker says the word gradual is consistent with 4 rate hikes in 2016. Fed Atlanta President Lacker said the pace of rate hikes will be more like every other meeting (so 4 rate hikes). Finally, a CNBC survey of 42 economists finds the group projects an average of 3 rate hikes in 2016.
The Financial Times reports 67% of economists surveyed expect the next Fed rate hike to occur at the March 16 meeting.
Barclays research projects dividends will grow at the slowest pace in 5Ys in 2016, as energy companies move to shore up liquidity. Other industries that are projected to see a lower dividend growth rate include: financials, health care, industrials, staples and discretionary.
The latest research studies find it is nearly impossible for our brains, given the way they are designed, to handle 2 tasks at the same time. Doing so increases the error rate by up to 50% and doubles the length of time needed to complete the task.


The medical term idiopathic refers to a disease of unknown cause. Feline idiopathic lower urinary tract disease is a general term for disorders characterized by blood in the urine, difficult or painful urination, abnormal, frequent passage of urine, urinating in inappropriate locations (ie., bath tub), and partial or complete blockage of the urethra. This treatable condition occurs in the bladder and urethra of the lower urinary tract; that is, the tube from the bladder to the outside, through which urine flows out of the body.
The means of preventing recurrence will depend upon diagnosis. If there is something in your pet's environment that is found to have brought the condition on, you will, of course, be advised to make changes.


Ana Glig (aka Gligvashvili) is an award-winning concert pianist praised for her ability to "capture hearts" by Musical America. A recipient of Alfred Cortot's prize for the best interpretation of romantic music, Glig has performed internationally in Europe and the United States in solo and chamber settings. As an orchestra soloist, Glig has debuted with Georgia and Israeli symphonic orchestras. In the review of her album 'Reminiscences' Fanfare Magazine recognized Glig's playing for its "ever sensitivity" and "ability to finely capture some of Georgia's haunting, elusive film melodies ..as well as anyone on disc." A native of Georgia, Glig's first musical impressions trace back to her early childhood and Georgian polyphonic singing. Glig's passion to combine music with art has led her to the series of concert-projects interconnecting various piano and art works within their historical context. Glig holds a Masters degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Mannes School of Music and New York University (NYU Steinhardt). Currently Glig lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts where she performs, teaches and collaborates with other musicians. To connect Ana Glig visit: www.facebook.com/PianistAG. Come hear her in the Center's acoustically stellar Great Hall. Complimentary refreshments. $18, $15 for members. For tickets, visit here or call 508-394-7100.


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Bight Of The Twin sees the industrial music legend exploring the concepts of embodiment, creation and ritual.
Genesis P-Orridge (who was the subject of an extensive, in-depth Telekom Electronic Beats feature) has been gracing the worlds of music and performance art for years, most notably through their contributions to industrial music with the advent of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. But now, the pandrogynous occult artist provocateur has returned with a full-length film, Bight Of The Twin, in collaboration with Hazel Hill McCarthy III.
The documentary piece sees the artist traveling to Ouidah, Benin—the geographic heart of the Vodoun religion—in order to explore the relationship between Vodoun and Western secular art and performance. The piece isn't only monumental in its narrative, but in its soundtrack, which culls from Genesis' various past projects including COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV.
You can take an exclusive sneak peak at the video in the clip and stills below. Head to Boiler Room's microsite to see the movie—which was just released yesterday—in full.


Granite pavers can turn an average sideway into nice granite slab walkway. But the granite pavers can be dirty and blemished due to withstand and wear. So, cleaning is necessary to take care of the granite pavers. But you can save the charge of the professional, if you clean yourself. You may hang on the following steps.
Cut down and clean away the grass and plants near the edge of the Granite pavers.
Now take a little amount of the paver cleaner to a small area along the border of a paver. Let it to sit for two minutes and then wash it away with a soft rag. If you see that it has cleaned properly, then the application of this paver cleaner will be good for the entire surface.
There are some paver cleaners which are more powerful than the other cleaners and it make stains on the Granite Pavers. So, it is better to purchase the cleaner from stone, granite and cement cleaner's section at any home store. These cleaners contain chemicals. So, at the time of using cleaners, put on spectacles and rubber gloves while using.
Wash the total paver surface, with a hosepipe to get it wet. Sweep away any remains with a broom.
Then apply the paver cleaner over the total paver surface with a paint roller. Set aside it to absorb for five minutes.
After five minutes, wash away thoroughly the paver cleaner from the paver surface. And then dry in air the paver surface completely.
Submit an application of a coat of stone sealer or cement over the entire surface with a fresh paint roller. Let it to dry for 24 hours before and don't walk on it. Cement and stone sealers are available at any home store and it is applicable for the cement or rock surfaces.
There is a lot of variety of thickness of Granite Pavers. It is found from less than half of an inch to over three inches thick procedure. The minimum thick pavers are typically used for even surfaces. And the thicker pavers are applicable in uneven territories.
There are different recommended procedures for installing granite pavers according to their thickness. It is better to follow the procedures for avoiding cracking and replacing for a long time. Here is an example of the procedure for installing a thick granite paver.
The installation process for thick pavers are generally used as a large slab, for instance to make a step or terrace. The thick pavers are to be fixed on 2-3 inches gravel layer, a 2-3 inch layer of sand. And then place the granite paver on the top of the sand. Sand is used between the Granite Pavers for stability.


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Q: Firewall Recommendation GCP We have hosted our platform on Google Cloud. Its a startup and its pretty lean setup with
1 X Nginx | acting as a web server | Public facing subnet
1 x Database server | internal subnet
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I am 100% sure that this is not a recommended practice because in traditional on-premise, we never put our web server public facing and it was always behind our firewalls. But I am puzzled as in what are my options to protect my web server
can anyone please guide me on achieving below
Internet users <------> Firewall (hosted on GCP) <-------> Nginx Web server <------> DB.
As this is a startup without funding, please help me with some low cost / open source options.
Cheers
AJ

A: By default, your VPC(network) is already protected by the Google Cloud Firewall unless you open more ports than you really need.
To start, there is two default and implied rules, the allow egress and deny ingress that can only be overridden but not removed.
The second important characteristic is that the rules are stateful, where the reply to an authorized connection is allowed through the firewall.
Another important factor is the rules are either allow or deny. The rule cannot simply log as an action. Here you can find all the specifications.
There is a tutorial for firewall rules including some configuration examples in this page
Thinking about your case, I can suggest something along these lines:
1) WebServer and DB are in the same VPC (Internal Network)
2) Use a firewall rule attached to a tag, as an example: http-server or https-server and allow either or both ports 80 and 443.
3) Set up your database and remove the External IP associated to it to increase protection.
4) Attach a tag to both VMs that only the WebServer can communicate to the Database and vice versa.
5) Thinking ahead (and hoping that your project fly) with a little more investment you can add the benefit of a HTTP(S) Load Balancer that will provide even more protection (DDOS mitigation as an example) and balance the load to multiple WebServers (providing redundancy and horizontal scaling).

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module Sequel
  #:nodoc:
  module Plugins

    # The Sluggable plugin creates hook that automatically sets
    # 'slug' field to the slugged value of the column specified
    # by :source option.
    #
    # You need to have "target" column in your model.
    module Sluggable
      #:nodoc:
      DEFAULT_TARGET_COLUMN = :slug

      # Plugin configuration
      def self.configure(model, opts={})
        model.sluggable_options = opts
        model.sluggable_options.freeze

        model.class_eval do
          # Sets the slug to the normalized URL friendly string
          #
          # Compute slug for the value
          #
          # @param [String] String to be slugged
          # @return [String]
          define_method("#{sluggable_options[:target]}=") do |value|
            sluggator = self.class.sluggable_options[:sluggator]

            if sluggator.respond_to?(:call)
              slug = sluggator.call(value, self)
            end

            if sluggator
              slug ||= self.send(sluggator, value)
            end

            # If a slug is an empty string or a nil value it's value should be
            # pulled from the source attribute.
            if value.nil? or (value.respond_to?(:empty?) and value.empty?)
              slug = to_slug(self.send(self.class.sluggable_options[:source]))
            end

            slug ||= to_slug(value)

            super(slug)
          end
        end

      end

      #:nodoc:
      module ClassMethods
        attr_reader :sluggable_options

        # Finds model by slug or PK
        #
        # @return [Sequel::Model, nil]
        def find_by_pk_or_slug(value)
          value.to_s =~ /^\d+$/ ? self[value] : self.find_by_slug(value)
        end

        # Finds model by Slug column
        #
        # @return [Sequel::Model, nil]
        def find_by_slug(value)
          self[@sluggable_options[:target] => value.chomp]
        end

        # Propagate settings to the child classes
        #
        # @param [Class] Child class
        def inherited(klass)
          super
          klass.sluggable_options = self.sluggable_options.dup
        end

        # Set the plugin options
        #
        # Options:
        # @param [Hash] plugin options
        # @option frozen    [Boolean]      :Is slug frozen, default true
        # @option sluggator [Proc, Symbol] :Algorithm to convert string to slug.
        # @option source    [Symbol] :Column to get value to be slugged from.
        # @option target    [Symbol] :Column to write value of the slug to.
        def sluggable_options=(options)
          raise ArgumentError, "You must provide :source column" unless options[:source]
          sluggator = options[:sluggator]
          if sluggator && !sluggator.is_a?(Symbol) && !sluggator.respond_to?(:call)
            raise ArgumentError, "If you provide :sluggator it must be Symbol or callable."
          end
          options[:source]    = options[:source].to_sym
          options[:target]    = options[:target] ? options[:target].to_sym : DEFAULT_TARGET_COLUMN
          options[:frozen]    = options[:frozen].nil? ? true : !!options[:frozen]
          @sluggable_options  = options
        end
      end

      #:nodoc:
      module InstanceMethods

        # Sets a slug column to the slugged value
        def before_create
          super
          target = self.class.sluggable_options[:target]
          set_target_column unless self.send(target)
        end

        # Sets a slug column to the slugged value
        def before_update
          super
          target = self.class.sluggable_options[:target]
          frozen = self.class.sluggable_options[:frozen]
          set_target_column if !self.send(target) || !frozen
        end

        private

        # Generate slug from the passed value
        #
        # @param [String] String to be slugged
        # @return [String]
        def to_slug(value)
          value.chomp.downcase.gsub(/[^a-z0-9_]+/, '-')
        end

        # Sets target column with source column which
        # effectively triggers slug generation
        def set_target_column
          target = self.class.sluggable_options[:target]
          source = self.class.sluggable_options[:source]
          self.send("#{target}=", self.send(source))
        end
      end # InstanceMethods
    end # Sluggable
  end # Plugins
end # Sequel


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Spotify reportedly in talks with Apple to integrate with Siri for playback control in iOS 13
- Aug. 13th 2019 10:36 am PT
Apple and Spotify are reportedly in talks over potentially allowing Spotify users to control music playback with Siri. The talks come as Apple faces increasing antitrust scrutiny, some of which has been brought on by Spotify itself.
According to The Information, Spotify and Apple are discussing a "plan" that would "let iPhone users tell Siri to play songs, playlists, and albums with voice commands." These conversations reportedly stem from new APIs in iOS 13 that make it possible for developers of audio apps to integrate with Siri.
iOS 13 opens the SiriKit framework to third-party music, podcast, audiobook, and radio applications. This is seemingly what Spotify hopes to take advantage of in its efforts to allow users to control playback via Siri.
In fact, Spotify has gone as far as to drop some of the accusations it made towards Apple earlier this year. In March, Spotify filed a complaint with the European Commission over the App Store and Apple Music.
At the time, Spotify launched a website detailing its complaints against Apple, writing that "Apple won't allow us to be on HomePod and they definitely won't let us connect with Siri to play your jams." As The Information notes, however, that language has now been removed:
As of Tuesday though, that language was no longer on the Spotify site, replaced by this sentence: "Only recently, Apple announced that it will let us connect with Siri to play your jams…but fails to mention our name ('I want to play [X] on Spotify') and your HomePod will default to Apple Music."
The report from The Information implies that there is some sort of special agreement being talked about between Apple and Spotify. In all likelihood, however, it seems that Spotify is simply taking advantage of the new SiriKit features in iOS 13.
iOS 13 will launch to the public next month, at which point it will be up to Spotify to integrate with Siri.
Spotify is a music streaming service that debuted in late 2008. It's the most popular music streaming service in the world with over 200 million users (as of January 2019).
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Q: Setonitemclicklistener inside fragment of tabbed activity I'm new in android and I want to make a project, but I have a problem with inserting a list view inside fragment of tabbed activity which can pass to another activity when clicked. Before I asked here, I already tried to search the solution but it didn't work, I hope anyone in here can solve my problem.
Here's my code
Service Activity as a Tab host
public class ServiceActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

/**
 * The {@link android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter} that will provide
 * fragments for each of the sections. We use a
 * {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} derivative, which will keep every
 * loaded fragment in memory. If this becomes too memory intensive, it
 * may be best to switch to a
 * {@link android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter}.
 */
private SectionsPagerAdapter mSectionsPagerAdapter;

/**
 * The {@link ViewPager} that will host the section contents.
 */
private ViewPager mViewPager;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_service);

    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    // Create the adapter that will return a fragment for each of the three
    // primary sections of the activity.
    mSectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionsPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());

    // Set up the ViewPager with the sections adapter.
    mViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.container);
    mViewPager.setAdapter(mSectionsPagerAdapter);

    TabLayout tabLayout = (TabLayout) findViewById(R.id.tabs);
    tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(mViewPager);

    FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
    fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                    .setAction("Action", null).show();
        }
    });

}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

//deleted PlaceHolderFragment

/**
 * A {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} that returns a fragment corresponding to
 * one of the sections/tabs/pages.
 */
public class SectionsPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

    public SectionsPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm) {
        super(fm);
    }

    @Override
    public Fragment getItem(int position) {
        // getItem is called to instantiate the fragment for the given page.
        // Return a PlaceholderFragment (defined as a static inner class below).
        switch (position) {
            case 0:
                Sinspection sins = new Sinspection();
                return sins;
            case 1:
                Minspection mins = new Minspection();
                return mins;
            case 2:
                Linspection lins = new Linspection();
                return lins;
            case 3:
                WRinspection wrins = new WRinspection();
                return wrins;
            default:
                return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        // Show total pages.
        return 4;
    }

    @Override
    public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
        switch (position) {
            case 0:
                return "S Inspection";
            case 1:
                return "M Inspection";
            case 2:
                return "L Inspection";
            case 3:
                return "When Required";
        }
        return null;
    }
}

Fragment Class
public class Linspection extends ListFragment {

String [] linsp = {
        "Differential Oil and Filter",
        "Hub and Reduction Gear Oil",
        "Wheel Nut",
        "Air Dryer Filter"
};
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;

ListView listView;

@Override
public View onCreateView(final LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    listView = (ListView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.listViewL);
    adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.
            simple_list_item_1,linsp);
    setListAdapter(adapter);
    listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int position, long id) {
            switch (position){
                case 0:
                    Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), EngineOil.class);
                    startActivity(intent);
            }
        }
    });
    return super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
}

I want to pass to this activity
public class EngineOil extends AppCompatActivity {

ViewPager viewPager;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.s_engine_oil);

    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    viewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.viewPager);

    ViewPagerAdapter viewPagerAdapter = new ViewPagerAdapter(this);
    viewPager.setAdapter(viewPagerAdapter);
}
}

This is my xml:
activity_service
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
>

<ListView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:id="@+id/listViewL"
    >
</ListView>
</RelativeLayout>

activity destionation xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
    android:theme="?attr/actionBarTheme"
    android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
    android:id="@+id/toolbar3"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />

<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="250dp"
    android:id="@+id/viewPager"
    android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
    android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar3"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true">

</android.support.v4.view.ViewPager>
</RelativeLayout>

When I run the application it "always keep crashing". I don't know how to fix it, and hope you can help me to solve my problem
Thanks in advance

A: I made a project for you to use as reference.
`activity_main`
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">

<TabHost
    android:id="@+id/tabHost"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TabWidget
            android:id="@android:id/tabs"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

        <FrameLayout
            android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/tab1"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical">

                <LinearLayout
                    android:id="@+id/ll_cashier_invoice"
                    android:baselineAligned="false"
                    android:gravity="center_vertical"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:orientation="horizontal"
                    android:padding="4dip">

                    <fragment
                        android:id="@+id/frag_invoice"
                        android:name="com.example.sydney.sample.MainActivity$FirstFragment"
                        android:layout_width="0dp"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
                        android:layout_weight="1" />
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/tab2"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical">

            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/tab3"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical">

            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/tab4"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical">

            </LinearLayout>
        </FrameLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
</TabHost>
</RelativeLayout>

`fragment1.xml`

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">
    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/list"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:entries="@array/myArray" />

 </LinearLayout>

`MainActivity.java`

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

ListView lv;
TabHost host;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    host = (TabHost)findViewById(R.id.tabHost);
    host.setup();
    lv = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);

    TabHost.TabSpec spec = host.newTabSpec("Sinspection");

    spec.setContent(R.id.tab1);

    spec.setIndicator("Sinspection");

    host.addTab(spec);

    //Tab 2

    spec = host.newTabSpec("Minspection");

    spec.setContent(R.id.tab2);

    spec.setIndicator("Minspection");

    host.addTab(spec);

    //Tab 3

    spec = host.newTabSpec("Linspection");

    spec.setContent(R.id.tab3);

    spec.setIndicator("Linspection");

    host.addTab(spec);

    //Tab 4

    spec = host.newTabSpec("Winspection");

    spec.setContent(R.id.tab4);

    spec.setIndicator("Winspection");

    host.addTab(spec);

    lv.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            Intent myIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this,NextActivity.class);
            startActivity(myIntent);
        }
    });
}

public static class FirstFragment extends Fragment {
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment1, container, false);
    }
}
}

Click here for the full code.


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Springdale es un lugar designado por el censo ubicado en el condado de Lancaster, en el estado estadounidense de Carolina del Sur. La localidad en el año 2010 tiene una población de 2.574 habitantes en una superficie de 12.7 km², con una densidad poblacional de 191 personas por km².

Geografía
Springdale se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo, el pueblo tiene un área total de , de la cual  es tierra y  (0.47%) es agua.

Demografía
En el 2000 la renta per cápita promedia del hogar era de $30.077, y el ingreso promedio para una familia era de $32.798. El ingreso per cápita para la localidad era de $13.379. En 2000 los hombres tenían un ingreso per cápita de $26.379 contra $20.417 para las mujeres. Alrededor del 10.70% de la población estaba bajo el umbral de pobreza nacional.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Lugares designados por el censo en Carolina del Sur
Localidades del condado de Lancaster (Carolina del Sur)

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fantasy and magical realism. Awarded by the Society of Authors Authors' Foundation 2017.
Author of The Firebird Chronicles for children aged 9-12: Rise of the Shadow Stealers (2013), The Nemesis Charm (2016) and Through the Uncrossable Boundary (November 2018), published by Our Street Books.
Recipient of the Taner Baybars Award (2016) for original fiction in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Magical Realism, awarded by the Society of Authors Authors' Foundation.
Author in Residence at Beckfoot Upper Heaton School in Bradford, as part of First Story.
A Society of Authors, Authors North committee member.
Part of the Leeds Big Bookend Festival team (which he chaired from 2013-16).
Artistic Director of Suitcase and Spectacles Children's Theatre.
Daniel has written over twenty plays and has overseen community writing projects, including The Leeds Story Cycle (2014) and Stories from the Forests of Leeds (2015/6), both of which resulted in the publication of books.
Suitable for Key Stage 2 upwards. The session can be adapted for different ages.
Meet author and playwright Daniel Ingram-Brown and Apprentice Adventurers Fletcher and Scoop from The Firebird Chronicles. Hear about their exploits at Blotting's Academy, the place where all story characters are trained, and listen to Daniel read from his latest book, The Nemesis Charm. Ask questions about what it's like to be an author and about the plays and books he's written.
This session is half an hour long. It can be targeted for a particular year group or is suitable for the whole school. It's an exciting start to a full day's visit and will get the whole school buzzing about books!
From snake-haired Medusa to dark wizard, Lord Voldermort, the monster is one of the oldest and most powerful images in storytelling. In this workshop, Daniel uses ideas from his book, The Nemesis Charm, to guide students to create their own monstrous nemesis and create a shared story with a surprising twist. In the workshop he asks What makes a monster a monster? and then explores why some monsters are not as they seem.
Daniel will give readings from his book, The Nemesis Charm and his latest book (released in 2018) as part of the workshop.
This workshop is 1-2 hours long and is designed to take place either in a classroom or in the school hall. The session works for a single class but can be tailored for larger groups (up to 90 children).
A hands-on workshop in developing character, world and plot to create your own adventure story.
In this workshop students create a giant scrap-map island, populate it with characters and challenge those characters with death-defying quests and adventures.
As part of the workshop, Daniel reads from Rise of the Shadow Stealers and his other books.
Length: 1.5 hours - half a day.
Space: Either a classroom or a hall, but with clear floor space and at least half an hour to set up and fifteen minutes to pack away.
This session is for a single class or a targeted group who would benefit from using external stimuli to encourage writing.
An interactive teaching session looking at the social and psychological role of stories and storytelling in society.
People from every culture and age group enjoy telling and hearing stories. It's one of the things that makes us uniquely human, but we rarely ask why. Why is it we have the capacity to imagine a series of events that is not part of our direct, current experience. In this session, Daniel Ingram-Brown will lead participants through a number of answers to this fascinating question, from examining the social role of stories in shaping our sense of what's expected and possible, to the popular idea that there are a set number of basic plots. Participants will have the opportunity to think through their own story and the way they represent themselves to others. Group discussion and practical work in pairs will form part of the session.
Daniel has run this session for young people, writers, therapists and theologians and it can be applied in a range of different contexts. The timings of the session can vary, ranging from anything from an hour to a full day. In the full day session, there are opportunities to apply the learning with practical creative writing sessions.
Daniel has run a variety of creative writing workshops, courses, and collaborative scriptwriting processes for different age groups. If you're interested in booking a workshop, or would like to talk about the possibility of a longer writing project, please contact him directly. Past clients have included Leeds Minster, Common Chorus Theatre Company, Spacious Places recovery centre, St Aiden's High School, Harrogate and the Leeds Big Bookend Festival. Creative writing workshops can be tailored to the specific needs and desired outcomes of your group.
A hands-on workshop to explore the place where you live through the creation of a fictional map, complete with characters and short stories.
In fairytales, the forest is a place of transformation. It's a place people venture into, away from the established order, to confront the problems that face them. Solutions and new beginnings emerge from the forest. Taking ideas from Daniel's collaborative book, Stories from the Forests of Leeds, this workshop asks participants to imagine their home town or city as a forest. What sort of characters might live there? What stories might emerge? Starting with a map of the town, Daniel leads the participants to through a process of discovering the fictional world that lives just a hairs breadth from their own home.
There is a £25 additional charge for the 'Create your own adventure story' workshop to cover materials and preparation time.
If 90 or more books are sold in conjunction with a visit, I offer a 50% discount on the prices above.
As well as the books listed, I have written over twenty plays and have experience in touring and community theatre.
Sickness spills from beyond the Un-Crossable Boundary. Can Fletcher and Scoop break its deadly curse before their old enemy takes control?
Something is creeping in the shadows. Can Fletcher and Scoop unlock their hidden past and save the Storyteller's lost treasure? A story of identity, family and re-awakening.
Enjoy exploring the world of the Firebird Chronicles series with this accompanying short story. Join the young Apprentice Adventurers as they learn one of the basic lessons of stories - risks have to be taken.
Enjoy exploring the world of the Firebird Chronicles series with this accompanying short story. Join the young Apprentice Adventurers as they stumble upon a strange Whooing Ceremony, led by a mythical bird and an irritable imp.
A treasury of tales from differeent writers, re-imagining Leeds as a forest in a fairytale, beautifully illustrated by Si Smith. Curated by Daniel Ingram-Brown.
an anthology of new writing by the First Story students at Beckfoot Upper Heaton who took part in creative-writing workshops led by writer-in-residence Daniel Ingram-Brown.


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4 Business Innovations For The Digital Age
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By neulabs	 Last updated Sep 27, 2017
The world of business has seen some drastic changes over the last 20 years. And the digital age has created ample opportunity for creative entrepreneurs to thrive. However, the modern commerce arena never stops moving forward. Therefore, it's important for companies of all sizes to keep abreast of the latest developments.
Not all advancements are successful. But here are four modern day innovations that have undoubtedly shifted the goalposts forever. Master these four aspects, and your business should enjoy great results.
The growth of internet facilities has enabled businesses to conduct their operations more efficiently. One of the main reasons for this has been the growth of outsourcing.
By distributing work to freelancers and remote-based employees, it's now possible to run a business from home. It means less travel, fewer expenses, and no need for office distractions. Quite frankly, if you can get by with this option in the early stages of the company, then you should.
The notion of outsourcing isn't a new concept in itself. However, the way that businesses use it has taken a noticeable change. For many, it's the secret weapon for success.
Producing quality goods and services are is half the battle in business. The more difficult challenge is convincing customers to part with their money. Marketing has always been an integral feature of commerce. Nowadays, the key to success lies with the internet.
The growth of social media has changed people's shopping habits forever. Everybody wants to comment on their latest additions. Whether it be through blogging or posting their comments on Facebook. Utilising these platforms to create engaging content is often the best way to increase the level of interest in your brand.
Offline marketing isn't dead. But no company can afford to miss out on the benefits of online marketing. In truth, it's arguably the biggest business development since the turn of the century.
With so much emphasis being placed on internet sales, the process of customer care has seen a steady decline. But even in the absence of human interaction, no business can afford to turn their back on the importance of keeping the customer happy.
Kinnect2 facilities enable companies to communicate with customers in a digital environment. It's far more effective than using social media sites. Meanwhile, going the extra mile to satisfy the customer can make a huge influence on their future consumer decisions.
The internet hasn't only change the way businesses market products; it has also opened up a new avenue of sales. A well-designed, interesting website can become a powerful way to increase sales by reaching a larger audience.
Online sales also provide a 24/7 platform for customers. Combined with the fact you could potentially extend your services to a global demographic, it would be very foolish to miss out.
However, customers won't buy from an online company if the website is poorly created. Therefore, hiring a professional designer could be vital.
The way we achieve it has changed, but communication is still a fundamental part of any business. Do not underestimate its importance.
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Uli Jon Roth Band Triple Anniversay World Tour, featuring, three of hours of Uli. This will be an evening with "Uli Jon Roth" playing a set from his electric sun. Uli will also be doing blazing set of classic Scorpions and Sky of Avalon. Uli Jon Roth is considered by many, to be one of the greatest guitars ever. His eclectic blend of Rock and Roll along with his classic Scorpions, add in National Recording Artist "Held Hostage" with its original high energy blend of Rock and Roll fresh off West Coast Concert. This will be truly a night to remember. . Show will be on the Sharkeys summer stage weather permitting, or Sharkey's event room. This is an "all ages" event. Full bar and menu available. For more information of to www.sharkeysbarandgrill.com or www.heldhostageband.com. Plenty of free parking. Purchase early and to guarantee a limited VIP ticket which provides a reserved front stage seated section, separated from general admission.


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 Cathédrale Saint-Paul de Londres (St Paul's Cathedral en anglais)
 St. Paul's, station du métro de Londres
 St. Paul's, circonscription électorale fédérale de l'Ontario
 St. Paul's, circonscription provinciale de l'Ontario.
 St. Paul's Bay (San Pawl il-Baħar), ville située au nord-est de Malte

St. Pauls peut faire référence à :
 St. Pauls, une municipalité de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.

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Department liaisons can manage the E-directory listings for their department's employees. E-Directory and Information Sharing System project is a web based application which is implemented in ASP .NET C# platform.
The main menu of this project carries a high level design interface developed with Microsoft visual studio, being a web base application; it is made of more than one interface with other procedure that brings about the full functionality of the application.
This menu enables the admin to login into the admin panel.
These are the major modules the system is made up of.
Output from the system is in form of documents. Majority of the outputs caries information relating to e-directory system, the outputs are presented in a text format and some of the information derived from the database.
The program designed involved some input forms in order to achieve or derived some required outputs.