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Blue Wahoos producing stunning win in home finale to enhance playoff hopes
Bill Vilona
The "Wahoos Way" returned Tuesday night with all its dramatics.
And it could prove to be the kind of magic the Pensacola Blue Wahoos need for a fourth consecutive playoff appearance.
This team left the bases loaded with none out in the ninth to win it. They gave up a go-run against the Mobile BayBears in the 10th.
But then Narciso Crook laced a two-strike, two run single, in the bottom of the inning for a 5-4 walkoff win to clinch the series in the season's home finale at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
That's a lot of wow. The Blue Wahoos did a lot of these high-wire acts in winning four half-division titles the past three seasons.
"This is one of the things for two weeks when we were losing all these games.... it's the stuff that was going (opponents) way and kept rolling up," said Blue Wahoos manager Jody Davis. "Maybe the tide has turned and we're getting some breaks now again and we can go make the best of it."
So here's the deal: The Blue Wahoos have an off day Wednesday.
They traveled to Kodak, Tennessee, 23 miles east of Knoxville, to face the Tennessee Smokies — the Chicago Cubs Double-A affiliate — in a five-game series starting Thursday to end the regular season.
The Smokies are out of contention in the Southern League North Division. The Blue Wahoos (36-28 in second half) trail the Biloxi Shuckers by a half-game in the South Division for the second-half crown.
"And maybe we have to win more than just the series," said Davis referring to at least three wins in five games. "It's kinda crazy, too, playing a team that's out of it.
"They are usually relaxed and thinking about going home and sometimes it's hard to beat those guys. But it's going to come down to our pitching and our pitching is what has gotten us here."
More:Blue Wahoos having fun as first half of Southern League season ends
More:Under Jody Davis' direction, Blue Wahoos make remarkable turnaround: Bill Vilona
Since Biloxi won the first half, the second playoff team in the South Division, should Biloxi win the second half, will be determined by the the next best overall record for the season.
Right now, the Blue Wahoos (66-66) lead the BayBears by a half-game overall as Mobile ends its season at home for five games against the Montgomery Biscuits. The Biscuits are 4.5 games up in the North Division race.
Mobile and Pensacola tied their season series 12-12. There's a lot of numbers, variables and scenarios involved, especially if a rainout occurs in either place.
"It's just a matter of grinding and keep battling," Crook said. "We never gave up. That's what we had going on when we started the second half.
"I'm glad we got back to that, because that's good momentum carrying into the playoffs we're going to take."
The sendoff was supported by a crowd of 4,467 Tuesday night. It pushed the Blue Wahoos attendance past 300,000 and maintained a franchise streak of hitting that number all seven years of existence.
Tuesday night, the crowd was involved on every pitch in the climactic last two innings.
"That's the beautiful thing about it," Crook said. "The fans are with us.. They know we needed this win.. To come out and finish season off like this at home it's cool."
Crook's last walkoff, he thinks, was three years ago with Class-A Dayton (Ohio) Dragons. Under the new minor league, extra-inning rules, a runner starts on second to begin play.
With one out Aristides Aquino, who hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run double on a 0-2 pitch in the eighth inning to tie the game, reached after getting plunked. Shed Long's infield single loaded the bases.
Crook delivered the goods.
"It's always cool to come in and get the walkoff and you feel like 'The Man.' it's just awesome," he said.
Just like the game.
Bill Vilona can be reached at bvilona@pnj.com and 850-435-8532


include the note title if its a note/task - like - Note_title_id#.
include the tag name if it's a tag.
The purpose of this is that one could read the parent and tag name/title in the metadata.
One can look at metadata in the app, or read / search the synced .md files.
If the title is longer than 100 characters, truncate it at 100 characters. It would at least give you an idea of what the parent is.
Unfortunately that won't be possible. If there's one thing I've learnt with this project is that redundancy is the worst enemy of synchronisation In that case, the redundant tag and note title in the ID will be very hard to keep in sync whenever a title changes or a tag gets deleted. Eventually all the hacks needed to maintain this kind of redundant data affects the sync reliability and performance so it's something I always try to avoid.
Granted the current sync format is not user-friendly, so there have been various thoughts to try to offer some kind of web client, or generally a way to edit notes from the cloud service.
How about we change the feature requirement a little bit?
Also the tag file (parent) would be changed accordingly.
If we can use the tag title directly in the opened note file, perhaps there's no need to open its tag file to read the tag title, hence save some time in file operations?
Or would this kind of modification cause new performance issues?
Or is there any better idea?


I've enjoyed Stephen Fry's sense of humor ever since I watched him in programs such as Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie when I was a kid. I was pleased as I grew older to find that not only was he a brilliant actor, but he is also a talented podcast host and an author of many books. His latest book, Heroes, was released in November by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House in the U.K. The book spans over 400 pages and contains two sections with lovely artwork to accompany the stories.
You don't need to have read Mythos, the first book in Fry's Greek Mythology series, in order to understand what's going on in Heroes. There are plenty of helpful footnotes along the way to recap those events. There's a list of Gods and Mortals in the back, too.
The first installment focused on the drama and the humor involved in the origin stories of the Greek Gods in Olympus. This second installment takes a close look at the humans, the mortals who began to a degree to forge their own destinies. The important words there are "to a degree" because when humans incurred the wrath of the gods, particularly Zeus or Hera, that still boded an ill turn of events for the hero.
The characters that Fry examines in turn are Perseus, Heracles and his 12 labors, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus, and Theseus. The emphasis to start with is the line of Perseus, as is laid out in the introduction. Though we've seen the stories of heroes battling monsters, humans, and tricking gods again and again in texts, television, and film, Fry's recounting of these tales brings a much-needed new zest and buoyancy to them.
He captures the right amount of suspense and heartbreak, such as when Orpheus looks back too soon in a quest to save a loved one. Fry uses modern dialogue in the stories even if they're meant to be set so far back in time. Perseus argues back to other characters with the feisty attitude of a youth of today, for example.
Even though the different characters go on quests, sometimes of which are similar, they go about their journeys in different ways. Fry is excellent at pointing out these distinctions in their thought processes and giving each character a unique voice. He is quick to identify their faults to comedic effect as well.
If you've ever seen Fry on TV or listened to his podcasts, you might even find yourself reading the book with his voice in your head. It's hard not to do that, especially when you examine the footnotes carefully.
They serve to explain confusing points such as characters with the same names but who are different, geographic considerations, and pronunciation tips. This gold mine of information reminds me of his podcasts on linguistics.
They say Olivier's scream as Oedipus when he suddenly realizes the truth about himself – the cascade of truths – was one of the greatest moments in theatrical history. They don't say that of my performance.
Another wonderful aspect of Heroes is that Fry takes pains to explain not only where events and characters fit in with Mythos, but also what the characters in this installment often inadvertently set forth in motion for the future. Heracles was particularly guilty of this during the 12 labors he carried out. Watch for those footnotes that drop the hints about the Trojan War, the events of which are likely to light up the pages of Fry's next book.
So do check out Heroes and enjoy it with your friends. While you're at it, you'll definitely want to pick up a copy of Mythos if you haven't already and read that as well.


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using namespace std;

/// HTML试卷生成器
class HtmlQuestionBuilder
    : public IQuestionBuilder
{
private:
    /// 输出流,标题,问题Id
    ostream &outs;
    string title = "";
    size_t questionId = 0;
public:
    /// 构造
    HtmlQuestionBuilder(ostream &outs)
        : outs(outs)
    {

    }

    void Begin() override;

    void BeginTitle(std::string title) override;
    void EndTitle() override;

    void BeginBody() override;

    void BeginQuestion(std::string question) override;

    void BeginSelect() override;
    void Option(char key, std::string option) override;
    void EndSelect() override;

    void BeginTextInput() override;
    void EndTextInput() override;

    void EndQuestion() override;

    void EndBody() override;

    void End() override;
};

#endif // _HTMLQUESTIONBUILDER_H_

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Music Used Worldwide on Popular TV Shows
Bid on this catalog of pop music and production music that has been used in TV shows like America's Top Model, Jersey Shore, Keeping Up With the Kardashians and more. The writer and producer behind this catalog has also collaborated with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe and Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees. You'll be bidding on the ASCAP songwriter's royalties from this catalog. Since 2011, this royalty has paid $9,599.83 per year (on average). Bidding starts at $35,000.
Starting Price: $35,000
Closing Price: $50,000
End Date: May 09, 2016, 3:25 PM MDT
Total Bids 24
Past 12 Month's Royalties 9422.93

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OREANDA-NEWS. October 6, 2011. Mr. Makarand Nene has been appointed as the Director (Marketing) of oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), with immediate effect. He succeeds Mr. G.C. Daga, who superannuated in September 2011.
Mr. Nene has also been appointed Chairman of IOC's subsidiary – Lanka IOC (LIOC) in Sri Lanka, IOC's joint venture companies - IndianOil Petronas Pvt. Ltd. (IPPL) and IndianOil Skytanking Ltd. (IOSL) respectively.
Prior to his appointment as Director (Marketing), Mr. Nene was Executive Director (Supplies) at IOC's Marketing headquarters in Mumbai.
A mechanical engineer, Mr. Nene has over 33 years experience in the downstream petroleum business. Joining IOC in 1978, he held several key portfolios and handled varied assignments in core business functions such as LPG, Supply & Distribution (S&D), Operations, Shipping, Commercial etc. He was also responsible for supplies of all petroleum products to the neighbouring state of Nepal.
As head of Operations and S&D, Mr. Nene piloted the introduction of Euro-III and Euro-IV green fuels through IOC's countrywide marketing network, which despite complex logistics was executed ahead of schedule. He was also instrumental in rationalizing the Corporation's supply & distribution zones, paving the way for IOC to emerge as the least-cost supplier in the industry.
Widely travelled, Mr. Nene has presented several papers in both domestic and international forums on diverse topics related to downstream business and management.


Stradalli R7 Full Carbon Road Bike. Shimano Dura Ace 9100 11 Speed. Lightweight Meilenstein Carbon Tubular Wheelset.
Stradalli San Remo Full Carbon Road Bike. Shimano Dura Ace 9150 11 Speed. Stradalli 40mm-50mm Clincher Wheel set.
Stradalli Faenza Blue Full Carbon Aero Road Bike. Shimano Dura Ace 9100 11 Speed. FSA PowerBox Power meter Crankset. Vision Metron 40 Full Carbon Clincher 40mm Wheelset.
NEW 2018 Stradalli Carbon Gravel Race Road Race Hybrid lightweight Disc Bike XTR 11 Speed.85 \ 50 Carbon Wheels Hydraulic Brakes.
Stradalli San Remo Full Carbon Road Bike. Shimano Dura Ace 9100 11 Speed. Stradalli 40mm x 27mm Wide Carbon Clincher Wheel set.
Stradalli Faenza Silver / Black Full Carbon Aero Road Bike. Shimano Dura Ace 9100 11 Speed. Stradalli Full Carbon Clincher 85mm x 50mm Wheel Set.
Stradalli Aero 7 Full Carbon Road Bicycle Shimano Dura Ace 9100 11 Speed Stradalli 50x50mm 27mm Wide Carbon Clincher Wheelset.
Stradalli Bitonto Lightweight Climbing Full Carbon Road Bike. Shimano Dura Ace 9100 11 Speed. Stradalli 50mm Carbon Clincher Wheel set.


Incubation : How big is our chicken at day 13?
If we opened the egg today (which, of course, we are not going to!!) we'd be able to see a lot of down along the chick's spine, and one or two claws.
The yolk now contains several very large blood vessels which the growing embryo relies on for increasing levels of oxygen.
We'd also see a tiny slit in the eyelids - they haven't quite covered the eyeballs yet.
The incubated egg at day 13.
Ever heard of the 'wishbone' of a chicken? It's formed by the left and right-hand collarbones coming together - and, together with the formation of tiny claws, it's one of the major things happening today. The chick's skeleton is almost completely formed.
From now on, the bones will require increasing amounts of calcium, taken from the shell, to harden - which is why it's so important to choose eggs for hatching which are from chickens who have been properly nourished.
The downy wing feathers are also developing and the leg scales, which started to develop a while ago, now grow rapidly and begin to overlap.
What can we see if we candle the egg now?
It's getting harder to see detail, but with a good candler it's possible to make out the shape of the chick and to see some large blood vessels, most of which are visible in the lighter area of the egg.
Changing the saturation slightly on the photograph help us to see that at this stage of incubation the albumen (the white of the egg) has been more or less subsumed by the yolk. In the image below, the yolk is the darker red area while the albumen is the small, pinkish area directly underneath it.
You know the drill by now - keep the temperature and humidity constant and keep turning those eggs!
Apart from that there's really nothing else you need to be doing so - relax and have patience - we only have a few more days to go!
Between days 10 and 16 is the time when not much tends to go wrong in the process of incubation, as long as problems such as loss of electricity don't occur. Even then, eggs at this point can withstand a loss of warmth for several hours before it will have any detrimental effect.
I have some Marans eggs in my incubator but I can't see inside them. What shall I do?
Marans eggs, even with a high intensity candler, are notoriously problematic to candle. Their shell has a very dark pigment and seeing the chick inside them is often difficult, if not impossible.
The best way to tell whether there is development is by making a note of the air cell at different stages of incubation. Generally speaking, if the embryo is growing the air cell will be too.
Candling a Marans egg at day 13.
The photo above is one of my fertile Marans eggs, candled at day 13. Although it's not possible to see detail the fact that the top is dark and the bottom light means there is a chick in there. There's also a growing air cell although it's not quite in camera shot.
I make a point of featuring some of my own chicks throughout this series.
It reminds us that this is what we're aiming at by the end of incubation - healthy, happy chicks!
These are both Wyandotte chicks; the one on the left is two and a half weeks old while the one on the right is just two days. Chicks grow quickly! Notice the wing feathers on the older chick - chickens even of this young age like to test out their wings in flight!
Here are some other pages you may find useful.
If you want a quicker overview of the incubation process, the first link is for you - it deals with the second week in one page.


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Q: Using vetx-config to load a configuation file asynchronously I'm writing a simple vertx Verticle, which loads a configuration file within the start method:
public void start(Promise<Void> startPromise) {}

I originally used:
public void start( final Future<Void> startFuture )

But this method is deprecated.
I am using this code:
ConfigStoreOptions store = new ConfigStoreOptions().setType("file").setFormat("yaml")
        .setConfig(new JsonObject().put("path", MICROSERVICE_CONFIG_FILE));

ConfigRetriever retriever = ConfigRetriever.create(vertx, new ConfigRetrieverOptions().addStore(store));

retriever.getConfig(ar -> {
    if (ar.failed()) {
        // Failed to retrieve the configuration
        logger.error("Error retrieving service configuration");
    } else {
        config = ar.result();
        this.startService(startPromise);
    }
});

Then, within the "startService" method that gets invoked, I am completing startPromise.
Every few seconds I see two new threads are created:
vert.x-internal-blocking
vert.x-worker-thread-N

These don't get created if I don't load the configuration file. Have I misunderstood how to load a configuration file asynchronously using vertx-config?

A: From the ConfigurationRetriever documentation:

The Configuration Retriever periodically retrieve the configuration,
  and if the outcome is different from the current one, your application
  can be reconfigured. By default, the configuration is reloaded every 5
  seconds.

https://vertx.io/docs/vertx-config/java/#_listening_for_configuration_changes
That's what you see.

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The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting  of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:

United States National Park Service (NPS)
United States Forest Service (USFS)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

These wilderness areas cover about 4.5% of the United States' land area, an area larger than the state of California. About 52% of the wilderness area is in Alaska, with  of wilderness. They are located in 44 states (excepting Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, and Rhode Island) and Puerto Rico.

The NPS has oversight of  of wilderness at 61 locations. The USFS oversees  of wilderness areas in 447 areas. The FWS has responsibility for  in 71 areas. BLM oversees  at 224 sites. Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies.

Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not governed by the Federal National Wilderness Preservation System.

This table lists all U.S. areas that have been designated by the United States Congress under the Wilderness Act. The designation date is the date that the wilderness was signed into law. Some areas have been expanded or otherwise changed since their original designation.

See also
Wilderness area
List of U.S. National Forests
List of U.S. National Parks
United States National Monument
Intact forest landscape

External links
16 U.S. Code § 1132.Extent of System
U.S. Department of Interior webpage on public lands
U.S. Bureau of Land Management webpage on wilderness areas
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service webpage on wilderness areas
U.S. National Park Service webpage on wilderness areas
U.S. Forest Service webpage on wilderness areas
Wilderness Connect
Map of Wilderness Areas

Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib

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Outside of the summer's widely popular continental competitions, international breaks in soccer are met with dread from fans everywhere.
Yes, there are some very important and entertaining fixtures that take place during each international break, such as this week's Euro 2016 playoff rounds. Also, the break is a time where we might gain insights into a manager's roster decisions for next summer and see promising new faces break into the squad.
Still, being deprived from a weekly full slate of competition in the top European leagues and world class matches in the Champions League, only to be served with a handful of interesting games over two weeks is like being promised three weeks of 70s and sunshine under the condition of having a week of wind and downpour.
As an American who grew up used to a 17 game NFL season with one bye week, these constant interruptions seem harder to grasp. For comparison, in the BPL, teams will enter week 13 effectively already having three "bye weeks." It is worth noting that many of these teams also partake in mid-week European or domestic league tournaments, but most squads also have the depth and stamina to handle two games a week.
International breaks also seem to be a bane of both coaches and top players alike. No coach in their right mind wants to see their top players get hurt playing in some meaningless friendly and players desire to spend time training with their clubs (who sign the checks) rather than throwing off their form by sporadically leaving for national camps. Without a doubt, international competition is vital to the sport and immortalizes the stars who shine on that stage. Still, all of these breaks seem undesirable for fans, coaches and many players.
To be clear, I'm not calling for sweeping changes in world soccer's scheduling structure. Rather, I'm simply observed today and was frustrated by the fact that my favorite part of the weekend was taken from me once again, leaving me with no other choice than to witness, from beginning to end, the dumpster fire that is my Cleveland Browns. Luckily, the reparations for this weekend will be worth the wait. (Man City v Liverpool, El Clásico, Juventus v Milan, FC Bayern v Schalke).


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package net.hydromatic.optiq.impl.web;

import net.hydromatic.linq4j.function.Function1;

import org.junit.Assume;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * System test of the Optiq adapter for web tables.
 */
public class SQLTest {

  // tests

  /**
   * Reads from a local file and checks the result
   */
  @Test
  public void testFileSelect() throws SQLException {
    checkSql("testModel", "select H1 from T1 where H0 = 'R1C0'", "H1=R1C1\n");
  }

  /**
   * Reads from a local file without table headers <TH> and checks the result
   */
  @Test
  public void testNoTHSelect() throws SQLException {
    Assume.assumeTrue(AllTests.hazNetwork());
    checkSql("testModel", "select \"col1\" from T1_NO_TH where \"col0\" like 'R0%'",
        "col1=R0C1\n");
  }

  /**
   * Reads from a local file - finds larger table even without <TH> elements
   */
  @Test
  public void testFindBiggerNoTH() throws SQLException {
    checkSql("testModel", "select \"col4\" from TABLEX2 where \"col0\" like 'R1%'",
        "col4=R1C4\n");
  }

  /**
   * Reads from a URL and checks the result
   */
  @Test
  public void testURLSelect() throws SQLException {
    Assume.assumeTrue(AllTests.hazNetwork());
    checkSql("wiki", "select \"State\", \"Statehood\" from \"States\" where \"State\" = 'California'",
        "State=California; Statehood=1850-09-09\n");
  }

  /**
   * Reads from a URL and checks the result - tests replace attribute
   */
  @Test
  public void testReplace() throws SQLException {
    checkSql("misfortune", "select sum(\"Profits\") as \"TotalProfits\""
            + ", sum(\"BadAssets\") as \"BadAssets\" from \"Companies\"",
        "TotalProfits=492.1; BadAssets=0.0\n");
  }

  // helper functions

  private void checkSql(String model, String sql) throws SQLException {
    checkSql(sql, model, new Function1<ResultSet, Void>() {
      public Void apply(ResultSet resultSet) {
        try {
          output(resultSet, System.out);
        } catch (SQLException e) {
          throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
        return null;
      }
    });
  }

  private void checkSql(String model, String sql, final String expected)
    throws SQLException {
    checkSql(sql, model, new Function1<ResultSet, Void>() {
      public Void apply(ResultSet resultSet) {
        try {
          String actual = SQLTest.toString(resultSet);
          if (!expected.equals(actual)) {
                System.out.println("Assertion failure:");
                System.out.println("\tExpected: '" + expected + "'");
                System.out.println("\tActual: '" + actual + "'");
          }
          assertTrue(expected.equals(actual));
        } catch (SQLException e) {
          throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
        return null;
      }
    });
  }

  private void checkSql(String sql, String model, Function1<ResultSet, Void> fn)
    throws SQLException {
    Connection connection = null;
    Statement statement = null;
    try {
      Properties info = new Properties();
      info.put("model", "target/test-classes/" + model + ".json");
      connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:optiq:", info);
      statement = connection.createStatement();
      final ResultSet resultSet =
          statement.executeQuery(
              sql);
      fn.apply(resultSet);
    } finally {
      close(connection, statement);
    }
  }

  private static String toString(ResultSet resultSet) throws SQLException {
    StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
    while (resultSet.next()) {
      int n = resultSet.getMetaData().getColumnCount();
      String sep = "";
      for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
        buf.append(sep)
            .append(resultSet.getMetaData().getColumnLabel(i))
            .append("=")
            .append(resultSet.getObject(i));
        sep = "; ";
      }
      buf.append("\n");
    }
    return buf.toString();
  }

  private void output(ResultSet resultSet, PrintStream out)
    throws SQLException {
    final ResultSetMetaData metaData = resultSet.getMetaData();
    final int columnCount = metaData.getColumnCount();
    while (resultSet.next()) {
      for (int i = 1;; i++) {
        out.print(resultSet.getString(i));
        if (i < columnCount) {
          out.print(", ");
        } else {
          out.println();
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private void close(Connection connection, Statement statement) {
    if (statement != null) {
      try {
        statement.close();
      } catch (SQLException e) {
        // ignore
      }
    }
    if (connection != null) {
      try {
        connection.close();
      } catch (SQLException e) {
        // ignore
      }
    }
  }

}

// End SQLTest.java


Matthew Chase has served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the NADO Research Foundation since October 2003. Chase has extensive advocacy experience with federal, community, economic, and rural development programs, including successful campaigns to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) in 1998 and 2004, establish the Delta Regional Authority in the early 2000s, and preserve annual funding for core rural development programs under USDA.
Throughout America, even in this difficult economic environment, there are examples of innovation and entrepreneurship that inspire us with their creativity and success. I came across one of these places recently at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in (not surprisingly) Brooklyn, New York, a former shipyard that is now a thriving urban industrial park. There, a small manufacturer named IceStone has capitalized on the demand for safe and sustainable products by creating countertops and surfaces from 100 percent recycled glass, diverting hundreds of tons of glass from landfills each year. In doing so, they've created more than 40 good jobs in a day lit facility and sustainable work environment that their workers feel good about.
On June 15, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced a new government-wide initiative that will help remove federal investment barriers in support of a stronger economy and new jobs. This initiative is the first coordinated federal effort to aggressively pursue and win new business investment in the United States. Created by Executive Order, SelectUSA will be housed at the U.S. Department of Commerce and online at www.SelectUSA.gov. It will also highlight why the United States is the premier place to do business globally and help attract business operations to the U.S., spurring economic growth and job creation.
The Commerce Department's Economics and Statistics Administration released a report summarizing recent foreign investment in the U.S. that identified several opportunities for growth. The report shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States over the past decade has supported more than 5 million U.S. jobs that, on average, paid 30 percent more than other jobs. The findings, presented in a new ESA report entitled "Foreign Direct Investment in the United States," point the way toward policies that could expand the number of foreign partners investing in the United States and, in so doing, create more high-paying U.S. jobs.


GSL Solutions is pleased to announce the availability of a new version of the software that delivers HillTop services. This release of the software is considered to be an incremental release and contains minor feature improvements and a number of bug fixes.
We've significantly enhanced what can be done with posts. Now these informational items can be treated in similar fashion to website pages. This means that photo galleries and images can be added to posts. Previously images could only be added by inserting them into the text of the post, now images can be added as modules along with the post text module.
Support for a fully functional athletics calendar has been added to each school's web site. This impressive functionality allows all of the sporting events that the school will be participating in to be placed on a single calendar. Once that has been done, the calendar display can be filtered to just show the schedule for specific sport that you are interested in by sport, gender, skill level, etc.
A framework has been put into place that will allow the CMS side of the HilllTop service to now automatically adjust to match the size of the display that the user is currently using. This functionality has always been available to users of many of the websites that HillTop manages, but it is now available to you when you are making updates to the website.
The HillTop production software is planned to be updated on Monday, October 27 between 11:00pm - 2:00am. During this maintenance window customers may experience up to 60 minutes of service interruption during which you will be unable to access the service. Customers will still be able to open new trouble tickets during the entire maintenance window. If you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact your Support team directly.


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The international trade union movement is facing its biggest test yet as the World Trade Organization (WTO) moves to impose an international trade tribunal against the UK.
The court is due to make its decision by the end of June.
It is the first time the tribunal has been set up to handle international trade cases.
But the ruling could also be a setback for the industry.
A majority of WTO members oppose the ruling and are considering appealing.
The trade tribunal will also hear from the UK's trade representative, who could be the only person from the EU to speak on behalf of the UK in the case.
A number of industries are already facing delays in receiving export licences for their products, due to the decision.
"We're really concerned that the tribunal will be the last step in the process that we've been looking for," said Matthew Elliott, director of trade policy at the Institute of Directors.
'Unfortunate' The World Trade Organisation (WTA) is currently considering whether the UK should be granted a new trade deal with the EU.
The organisation is set to hear from experts from the European Commission, which is the EU's executive body, about the future of trade talks between the UK and the EU as part of a series of bilateral trade deals between the two sides.
The EU has said it will take the decision in its annual trade review in July, which could be a major milestone in the negotiations for the new trade deals.
However, the decision could be blocked by the WTO and the UK could lose out on future opportunities in the EU market.
"[The tribunal] is unfortunate," said Elliott.
"It's the last chance that the UK can actually negotiate on behalf, and that's not good enough."
The UK's Trade and Investment Secretary Liam Fox said the UK had made "many concessions" to get access to the European market, but that the WTO's decision would have no bearing on any future trade talks.
EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, meanwhile, said the tribunal's ruling was "not just a defeat for UK consumers, but for European workers, for our international competitiveness and for the economy".
"Today's decision will make it harder for us to meet our trade commitments to our European partners," she said.
UK trade minister Liam Fox (L) and the trade secretary Cecilia Morceaux (R) hold a joint news conference after the conclusion of the EU-UK trade negotiations in Brussels on September 28, 2018.
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Venture Funding Hubs, a new project by Barry James and his CrowdfundingCentre, hopes to take financial democracy not to just London but to Manchester and Sheffield and across the north.
Venture Funding Hubs are seen as the key to fixing the struggling engine room of growth and jobs for the country and especially the regions, towns and cities beyond London according to The Social Foundation, a think-tank established to plot a more open, digital, future economy.
The SME sector, which employs more than 80% of UK workers, is said to be ready for massive expansion – which could revitalise local economies across the country – but 'They lack the funding to do so" since the retreat of the banks according to a recent report and statistics compiled by Boost Capital.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is referenced as having pointed out that"access to finance is critical" to the success of the creation of a 'northern powerhouse' in general and TechNorth in particular.
"I've made clear my own ambition to double the number of tech jobs in the North to help create a stronger economy", said Clegg. "To make this happen access to finance is critical, so that we can see start-ups and growth within existing tech businesses. Therefore I'm delighted that the first Venture Funding Hub is being created here in Sheffield as part of an initiative that will span our great northern cities. It will complement the TechNorth initiative I have previously announced and it can play a part in growing a world-class tech cluster. The fact that this was conceived and is led by The Crowdfunding Centre, right here in Sheffield in the heart of TechNorth territory, is particularly welcome.
"Lord Young's report to the Prime Minister, out last week, heralds a new 'Golden Age' for SMEs – but this will only happen if we can find ways to enable them to access the finance they need. Bank lending is not going to do it – it's not coming back" James said.
The Social Foundation plan is to launch more hubs at the rate of up to one a week, starting mid March with Liverpool, Leicester, Cambridge and Hull already lined up.
These are described as tackling three key issues identified independently by both The Social Foundation and SMEinsider by connecting 'Local Heroes' with local people, sharing experience of what works now. Signposting the differing forms of finance available – old and new, as well as inspiring and empowering local entrepreneurs.
The Social Foundation aim to create an open environment focussed on enabling and empowering entrepreneurs to do what we all need them to be doing: Building our local economies, by signposting, connecting people in new ways and spreading new insights and skills.
The Social Foundation has said it will shortly establish a new social enterprise specifically to facilitate the expansion of the new network of hubs across the UK – as well as the rapid expansion of skills and capabilities in each local area.
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Q: Passing in Objects within an Object as Arguments to a Funciton I'm fairly stumped at a seemingly simple problem. I currently have an Object with multiple Objects inside it. I'm trying to dynamically take the objects (no matter the number) and pass them into a function as separate arguments. I don't want to manually call the function, as the number of Objects can vary depending on use.
I've included a code sample here (I've tried to simplify for readability): http://jsfiddle.net/z8mtc8jk/1/
Also the code is listed below:
var objectofObjects = {};
objectofObjects.obj1 = {key:"lol"},
objectofObjects.obj2 = {key:"rofl"},
objectofObjects.obj3 = {key:"lmao"};

console.log(objectofObjects);
console.log(Object.keys(objectofObjects).length + " is the number of objects inside the object");

function multipleArguments(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
    console.log(Object.keys(objectofObjects));
}

//how can I add the objects within the objectofObjects as arguments to this function,
//without gaving to call it like this...

multipleArguments(objectofObjects.obj1, objectofObjects.obj2, objectofObjects.obj3);

Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

A: pass the objects of object...
multipleArguments(objectofObjects);

and on your function, handle the objects inside it.
function multipleArguments(objcs) {
    for (var o in objcs){
        // do your stuff here
    }
}

A: multipleArguments.apply(this,Object.keys(objectofObjects).map(function(key){return objectofObjects[key]}))

A: If you need the objects accessable as members of another object you need to build an array containing the objects by iterating over its keys. Like so:
var args = [], keys = Object.keys(objectofObjects), i;
for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i++)
   args.push(objectofObjects[keys[i]]);

yourFunction.apply(window, args);

Otherwise just store them in an array, so you have arrayOfObjects and directly use this for the apply call.

A: I think I would place the objects in an array and then call the function with each index of the objects array as a parameter to the function.
for(int i = 0; i < objectsArray.length; i++) {
     myFunction(objectsArray[i]);
}


The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota are amongst the top 20 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., and for this reason, it makes complete sense why Hy-Vee decided to open two grocery stores in this market. I had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the stores before opening, courtesy of Julie McMillin, Assistant Vice President of Retail Dietetics, and Elisa Sloss, one of the corporate RDNs who helps supervise the in-store RD program.
The store footprint has been designed with the nutrition services in mind. In addition to the two consultation rooms, there is a commercial type kitchen set up in the middle of the store. "We'll run our Dinner Solved at Hy-Vee (DISH) program in this space," comments Elisa Sloss. This program is offered in about 25-35 Hy-Vee stores. Shoppers pay a set fee, come into the store and prep 10 meals which they take home and freeze for later use.
Chef inspired, dietitian approved is a common saying at Hy-Vee, and the expansion of prepared foods in the new stores lends itself to partnership between the chefs and RDs. The dietitians promote healthier items in the prepared food sections, and can use the shopper-facing chefs' stations to conduct demos. They also teach joint classes with the chefs.
The bulk foods section is one of the most expansive I have seen in the grocery industry, and the RDs have a role here as well. They are tagging "Dietitian Picks" in this section and calling out key nutrition and health attributes of the products sold. The RDs will also pull 100-300 calorie snack packs from the bulk bins, showcasing how shoppers can manage portion control in this department of the store.
The Hy-Vee HealthMarket is a store-within-a-store concept where Hy-Vee often introduces new healthier items in addition to providing a one-stop-shop for shoppers seeking gluten-free, organic or all-natural. When McMillin started with the company, the RDs managed the HealthMarket in their store, with responsibility for assortment decisions, ordering, and managing the P&L. "It was a great way to really understand retail," comments Sloss. The department has grown extensively over time, and while the RDs no longer manage this area, McMillin partners at the corporate level for assortment planning and store RDs work with department leads in the store to promote products merchandised here.
The new Hy-Vee stores also offer a full, sit down restaurant called Market Grill. "I drop my husband and kids here," says McMillin, "and then do my grocery shopping. By the time I'm done, my husband and kids have ordered, the food just arrives, and we can have a family dinner together." From a business perspective, there are synergies in procurement of fresh foods for the store and the restaurant, and the restaurant increases customer loyalty and store sales.
The final stop we make on our tour of the new store is the Health Concierge desk. Here, shoppers can make appointments with the RDs, sign up for classes, and learn more about Hy-Vee's Healthy You program. It's a smart use of resources, allowing the RDs and pharmacists to focus on the work at hand.
Hy-Vee has long been a leader on health and wellness and the design of these new Twin Cities stores confirms their long-term commitment to helping shopper's live healthier lives.


Three Antarctic cruise ships have gone missing. An entire Russian research base has gone silent with no radio contact. A private facility has been swept with an unknown pathogen.
After Siggy Smith is charged with first-degree murder and sentenced to liquidation, she's given a choice: a quick death, or five years on an elite squadron known as MONSTR. Choosing life, the shape-shifter and ex-marine is now tasked with tracking down and eliminating supernatural entities that threaten human life.
Starting with the mysteries creeping across the snowy landscapes of the Antarctic.
Project: Below started as an interactive novel project following Siggy Smith in the Antarctica plotline. It was my thesis project in my final year of my Bachelor of Design (Games) degree at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia.
I started the project in Twine, then adapted it to work in Unity3D so I could house the story in a dynamic atmosphere and add more interactive elements.
The project itself challenged me as a programmer since I'm a game artist by trade, but that only made it far more satisfying when the game worked without exploding.
The first chapter of the game was presented at the RMIT Games Showcase of 2017.
I intended to finish the project and release it to Steam in early 2018, but after a change of heart I rewrote the story as a novella, titled Challenger, and submitted it to an Australian publisher for their SNAFU Resurrection anthology.
It was shortlisted, but ultimately didn't make the cut.
After the rejection I started rewriting, and intend to release Challenger in 2019.


This release brings compatibility with the latest developments in audio for virtual and augmented reality, offering a better experience for the audience but also features content formats that enables easy creation of detailed aural user experiences.
From virtual reality to augmented reality and beyond, loudness and content is re-mastered to comply with the latest development standards for future-proof compatibility and ease of use in production environments.
This release also includes re-organized content to support the indie and small-business creators with smaller modular libraries and friendlier prices.
If you are updating from a previous library version, then make a backup of the old one, as it may include a different set and number of tracks than this version. A good practice is to always make a backup copy of your assets and work or update a working copy and not your backup.
AetherTech™ is our proprietary audio process, that removes the strong localization information of the sound cues that demand coordination effort. The result is immersive music which blends without interfering with the designed experience.
We re-mixed all music track using just the right amount of reverb. Achieve compatibility with any other audio sources you might combine them. Gain consistency and easy incorporation into the rest of the audio experience, without breaking your style.
Re-mastered according to our latest research findings for perceived loudness measurements, allowing for true subtractive mixing no matter the platform and playback scenario.
Frequency response is better now, due to advancements in resolution converting algorithms. We re-mastered the tracks again, to take advantage of the technological evolution.
The surround versions of the tracks are now offered on 4.0 (quad surround) instead of the older 7.1 channel configurations. The reason for that is that 4 channels of proper mixed content can be used with the same impact as a 6.0, which is the real configuration that music assets of 7.1 format is delivered. The sub channel (.1) in the setups of most final users, is getting a feed from all the content and plays back the correct sub-bass frequencies and the center speaker is reserved for the dialog only. A quad surround version can be easily expanded to fill any number of satellite speakers with routing copies of the signal, or expanding the panorama of the track when mixing in your non-linear editor or from within the game engine. That way your projects can support any type of surround and there are no extra channels that take up space and memory and not really offering much. Read our blog for details on the matter of optimization and experience delivery. Long story short, using our music assets and with little planning and effort, a creator can support any speaker configuration in his/her project.
Track filenames changed to reflect new library editions, so if you re-import the assets to old projects, check for broken links and similar inconsistencies.
Track number and content of package is changed from the previews version, so backup your old copy before updating on this one.
This release features the re-mixing and remastering of all music tracks to offer better immersion with industry standard formats.
Binaural stereo mastered from a re-mixed surround version of the tracks, and can be used to give a full surround experience in users with headphones.
A 7.1 surround version, with the center (dialog) speaker off, to include in surround productions.
Removed game specific optimized formats as game engines have now updated importers and users can choose to optimize from within those tools.
This release bring a more impactful sound taking advantage of rare boutique equipment we recently acquired in our labs. Also we took care of looping on some tracks that featured smooth fades to silence, now those tracks also loop endlessly but also feature the smooth part of the track.
Remastered through rare analog audio processors to add mass.
Based to customer feedback, we edited all tracks to feature endless looping, but also keep in some tracks the smoother part of the track that previously was used to fade out the song. Now the tracks feature the same aesthetic but also can loop endlessly.
Filenames change for intuitive organization.
Some filenames have been changed, so if you re-import into your projects, check for inconsistencies or broken links.
*Information in this article refer to releases through our store. Specifications and other details may vary on releases done through a 3rd party platform.


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Q: Finding size of a vector with floats read from a text file I have a vector of floating point numbers , i am trying to find out the total number of segments in the vector each containing 72 floating point numbers.I am filling the vector with the floating point  numbers read from a text file.I am trying to find it from size of both the text file and the vector, would they be the same ?.And would they give the right answer.Following is the way i used
This way gives me a value that is greater than the actual value , can some one help ?
long fileSizeVector;
long fileSize;
long fileSizes;
vector<float> ReplayBufferVector;
ifstream in;
in.open("fileName.txt");
if(in.is_open())
{
    in.setf(ios::fixed);
    in.precision(3);
    in.seekg(0,ios::end);
   fileSizes = in.tellg();
   fileSize = fileSizes/((72)*sizeof(float));
   in.seekg(0,ios::beg);

   while(!in.eof())
   {
   for(float f;in>>f;)
       ReplayBufferVector.push_back(f);
   }
   fileSizeVector = ReplayBufferVector.size()/72*sizeof(float);
in.close();
}

A: The easiest way is to count the number of floats.
Reserve the correct size of vector then read all the floats into the vector..
std::ifstream   file("fileName.txt";
std::size_t     size = std::distance(std::istream_iterator<float>(file),
                                     std::istream_iterator<float>());

file.close();
file.open("fileName.txt");
std::vector<float>  data(size);   // allocate enough space
                                  // to hold all the floats you need.
                                  // Normally I would use the iterators to
                                  // construct the vector but because it is
                                  // so large I want to reserve the space
                                  // for it first.

// copy from the file to the vector.
std::copy(std::istream_iterator<float>(file),
          std::istream_iterator<float>()
          data.begin());

Or if you just want to read into a file:
std::ifstream      file("fileName.txt");
std::vector<float> data(std::istream_iterator<float>(file),
                        std::istream_iterator<float>());


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# format iso datetime
def strptime(string):
    result =  parser.parse(string)
    return result


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Home > Reviews	> THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – Daniel Pemberton
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – Daniel Pemberton
August 17, 2015 Leave a comment Go to comments
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is director Guy Ritchie's remake of the classic 1960s TV show of the same name, which starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum as Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, crack agents for the CIA and KGB, respectively, who are recruited by the British to work for the cross-agency spy organization U.N.C.L.E. ("United Network Command for Law and Enforcement") at the height of the Cold War, to take down whatever was threatening world peace that week. This reboot of the show features Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer as Solo and Kuryakin, who are teamed together to help an East German defector named Gabi Teller (Alicia Vikander) locate her missing scientist father, who may be helping wealthy shipping magnate Victoria Vinciguerra (Elizabeth Debicki) build a nuclear weapon which could destabilize the world. The film is an absolute delight, featuring a trio of excellent central performances from Cavill, Hammer and Vikander, which spares no expense in playing up their fish-out-of-water mismatched buddy dynamics. The dialogue is witty and sharp, the action is exciting, the 1960s atmosphere is captured perfectly through the costume and set design, and there is a rich vein of clever humor punctuating the entire project.
The score for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is by the up-and-coming British composer Daniel Pemberton, whose most high profile scores to date have included the horror movies In Fear and The Awakening, the British comedy Cuban Fury, Ridley Scott's ambitious but poorly-reviewed The Counselor from 2013, popular British TV shows like The Game, Dirk Gently, and Upstairs Downstairs, and the hit video game Littlebigplanet. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. could very well be Pemberton's breakthrough score; it's a wonderfully stylish and nostalgic throwback to the classic spy movies of the 1960s, and drips with the sounds and rhythms of that most evocative of musical eras. The original Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV series boasted music by some of American television's greatest composers of the period, notably Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin, Morton Stevens, Robert Drasnin, and Gerald Fried, among others, and Pemberton channels their music strongly here; however, not content to just draw the line, Pemberton also takes inspiration from composers like John Barry and Ennio Morricone, whose own take on the espionage genre is just as distinctive. The end result is a score that is clearly pastiche, but it's done with so much panache and attention to detail, one can't help but be impressed.
Pemberton's score is built mainly around virtuoso performances for two instruments: the bass flute and the cimbalom. Individually, neither instrument is especially likely to get the blood pumping amongst score fans, but Pemberton uses them in such ingenious ways, and in such clever combinations with other instruments, that their appeal becomes immediately evident. David Heath's flute solos are just superb; in many cues, Heath not only blows into the flute in the standard manner, but also 'sings' into the flute using a technique called beatboxing, or fluteboxing, in which the flautist uses spoken syllables with extra air and much less tone to create a type of percussive sound, while simultaneously using flutter tonguing technique and harmonics. The end result is a unique 'tukka tukka' sound which is hugely effective. Cues such as the opening "Out of the Garage," and later cues such as "We Have Location," feature the jazz flute and the fluteboxing technique strongly, while in more energetic cues such as "Escape from East Berlin" and "Breaking In" the flute actually forms the basis for the cue's ostinatos, underpinning the myriad of percussion items and wailing guitars to excellent effect, and driving the action forward.
The cimbalom has, of course, been effectively used as an espionage trope on everything from John Barry's The Ipcress File and The Quiller Memorandum, to Anton Karas's score for The Third Man (which was a zither rather than a cimbalom, but the point is the same), and as such is indelibly linked with the genre. Cues like "His Name is Napoleon Solo" and "Signori Toileto Italiano" showcase the instrument prominently, the latter of which also features a guest appearance from a vaguely comedic-sounding accordion. Later, "Laced Drinks" takes the cimbalom and the bass flute and mixes them together with heavier rock percussion, building up to a wonderful driving finale. Elsewhere, "The Drums of War" takes – in Pemberton's own words – 'pretty much every bit of percussion we could get in London', ranging from Hungarian milk jugs, big bass drums, and bongos, to congas, castanets, shakers and rototoms, an offsets them against the cimbalom and guitar combo, resulting in a piece of music which is more Clint Eastwood and The Man With No Name than Napoleon Solo and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The continued use of the cimbalom and light rock elements also directly references several of Ennio Morricone's 1960s and 1970s spy thriller and spaghetti western scores, notably For a Few Dollars More. Pieces like "Mission: Rome," the effortlessly sophisticated "Bugs, Beats and Bowties," and the raucous "Breaking Out," effortlessly channel the maestro's style – the latter replete with castanets and handclaps to complete the effect – and when Pemberton combines the instrument with the evocative sound of a bass guitar, it really adds to the euro-vibe of the overall sound. Furthermore, the Morricone influence is heard again in "Take You Down," which takes the bassy, chugging electric guitars and light, fluttery percussion ideas, and blends them with a clear homage to the familiar guttural 'scream' from scores like Navajo Joe and Vamos A Matar Compañeros; the end result is just wonderful.
Having read all this, you might be wondering "where is the orchestra?", and the truth is that there isn't much traditional orchestral music to be found here. There's very little brass work of any kind, and virtually no woodwinds beyond the omnipresent bass flute, so when the more traditional strings come in – as they do during the opening moments of "Into the Lair," for example – the effect is somewhat unexpected. In fact, the most sweeping moment of orchestral flair comes in the conclusive "The Unfinished Kiss," during which Pemberton enhances his music with a more traditionally romantic string wash to capture the film's one unrequited romance. Honestly – and I never thought I would hear myself say this – I don't miss the orchestra at all. What Pemberton does with his limited ensemble and his specialty instruments is so unique and so creative, a more traditional-sounding score would have drowned out the intricacies.
Other than the orchestra, the one other thing Pemberton's score really doesn't have is a strong, memorable main theme. Jerry Goldsmith's main theme for the original show, while not being one of his most famous, is nevertheless fairly popular, and Pemberton might have referenced it once or twice as some sort of musical nod to his predecessors. Interestingly, Goldsmith is listed in the film's credits, so it clearly appears somewhere, but I have to admit I didn't spot it while watching the film, nor did I hear it on the soundtrack CD. Considering the love Joe Kraemer showed to Lalo Schifrin with his score for Mission: Impossible, Pemberton's omission is a disappointing oversight, the only negative aspect of the score as a whole.
The soundtrack album is rounded out by a series of effortlessly cool period songs and instrumentals, notably Roberta Flack's sultry "Compared to What," the psychedelic Tropicália sounds of Brazilian vocalist Tom Zé in "Jimmy Renda Se," and Solomon Burke's soulful "Cry to Me," which is accompanied by one of 2015's best on-screen dance sequences. The digital only version of the soundtrack also includes four bonus cues – "Red Mist," "The Switch," "Warhead," and "Fists" – which amount to just seven more minutes of music, but do add some other moments of interest. The anguished-sounding "Red Mist" provides more excellent Morricone homage in the vein of Once Upon a Time in the West, while "Warhead" is an exciting piece of action music.
In a year which has produced a number of wonderful espionage scores, ranging from Christophe Beck's Ant-Man to Joe Kraemer's Mission Impossible, Henry Jackman's The Kingsmen and Teddy Shapiro's Spy, and with a Thomas Newman James Bond score to come later in the fall, 2015 has clearly become the year of the secret agent. It would have been very easy for Daniel Pemberton and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. to get lost in the mix. As such, it's a testament to the young Englishman's talent that this score is so enjoyable, and so memorable on its own terms. Slip into something more comfortable, fix yourself a martini, and luxuriate.
With thanks to Sara Andon for the impromptu lesson in flute performance techniques!
Buy the Man from U.N.C.L.E. soundtrack from the Movie Music UK Store
Compared to What (written by Eugene McDaniels, performed by Roberta Flack) (5:17)
Out of the Garage (3:48)
His Name is Napoleon Solo (2:39)
Escape from East Berlin (4:26)
Jimmy Renda Se (written by Antônio José Santana Martins, performed by Tom Zé and Valdez) (3:39)
Mission: Rome (2:41)
The Vinciguerra Affair (3:22)
Bugs, Beats and Bowties (1:53)
Cry to Me (written by Bert Burns, performed by Solomon Burke) (2:36)
Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days (written by Don Donaldson and Debbie Morris, performed by Louis Prima) (2:10)
Signori Toileto Italiano (2:38)
Breaking In (Searching the Factory) (3:05)
Breaking Out (The Cowboy Escapes) (2:04)
Che Vuole Questa Musica Stasera (written by Gaetano Amendola and Roberto Murolo, performed by Peppino Gagliardi) (3:37)
Into the Lair (Betrayal, Part I) (1:47)
Laced Drinks (Betrayal, Part II) (3:41)
Il Mio Regno (written and performed by Luigi Tenco) (2:23)
Circular Story (4:03)
The Drums of War (5:11)
Take You Down (3:27)
We Have Location (2:30)
A Last Drink (1:49)
Take Care of Business (written by Andy Stroud, performed by Nina Simone) (2:05)
The Unfinished Kiss (2:53)
The Red Mist [DIGITAL BONUS TRACK] (2:11)
The Switch [DIGITAL BONUS TRACK] (0:58)
Warhead [DIGITAL BONUS TRACK] (2:19)
Fists [DIGITAL BONUS TRACK] (1:49)
Watertower Music (2015)
Music composed by Daniel Pemberton. Conducted by Andrew Skeet. Orchestrations by Andrew Skeet. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. theme by Jerry Goldsmith. Special musical performances by David Heath. Recorded and mixed by Sam Okell. Edited by Simon Changer. Album produced by Daniel Pemberton.
Categories: Reviews Tags: Daniel Pemberton, Film Score, Reviews, The Man from UNCLE
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You all do a great job in your thoughts and reviews… thank you! I was reading the review on Amazon regarding Avengers II: Age of Ultron and felt your comment was justified. Me personally have not connected to the score yet, will after I watch the film again I am sure or at least some of it… it's great we are all allowed to have our own opinions, sometimes the comments are not so nice.
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"So o'er my soul short rays of reason fly, / Then fade:--and leave me, to despair and die!"
"Oh thou! to save whose peace I now depart, / Will thy soft mind, thy poor lost friend deplore, / When worms shall feed on this devoted heart, / Where even thy image shall be found no more / Yet may thy pity mingle not with pain, / For then thy hapless lover--dies in vain!"
"'Tis thy pure spirit warms my Anna's mind. / Beams thro' the pensive softness of her form, / And holds its altar--on her spotless heart!"
"But when thy envied sanction crowns my lays, / A ray of pleasure lights my languid mind, / For well I know the value of thy praise."
"Strengthen'd by thee, this heart shall cease to melt / O'er ills that poor humanity must bear; / Nor friends estrang'd, or ties dissolv'd be felt / To leave regret, and fruitless anguish there."
"Her pencil sickening Fancy throws away, / And weary Hope reclines upon the tomb."
"The countless gold of a merry heart / The rubies & pearls of a loving eye / The indolent never can bring to the mart / Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury"


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Swedes get Special Ops
Amanda Fung
European marketing firm LBi is buying Manhattan interactive ad agency Special Ops Media in a deal valued between $20 million and $45 million, another indication that the market for digital ad shops remains strong.
Just last month, i33 Communications, a Manhattan interactive ad shop, was scooped up by 360i.
"The mergers and acquisitions market for these interactive ad shops is still strong," says Seth Alpert, managing director of AdMedia Partners, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm which worked on the i33 deal. "In the long term it gets harder to remain independent."
LBi, a digital marketing and technology services company with headquarters in Stockholm and Amsterdam, has 1,500 employees in 20 offices worldwide, but none in the United States--until now. Most of its revenue is generated in Europe, with 40% coming from the United Kingdom.
Special Ops was one of only about a half dozen remaining independent interactive ad shops headquartered in New York. It was founded five years ago and specializes in social network marketing and online public relations. The 64-man shop reported gross billings of $22.3 million and revenues of $10.1 million in 2007. The agency's clients include Citigroup, MTV Networks and Coca-Cola.
"We had been looking to improve our global footprint for some time," says Jason Klein, co-chief executive of Special Ops, which had only a few clients in Europe "As a 64-man shop, there were opportunities we weren't able to go after," he says. "Now we have the vast amount of resources, expertise and support from LBi to take our company to new levels."
Mr. Klein and co-CEO, Christian Anthony, will remain in those positions after the merger. Special Ops will remain an autonomous unit of LBi.
The industry consolidation is good news for the other independent interactive shops like Deep Focus in lower Manhattan.
"Right now we can live outside of a big corporation," says Ian Schaefer, CEO of Deep Focus, with about 100 employees. "It allows us to be nimble and creative."
The firm has turned down several offers from suitors this past year. "We still have options," says Mr. Schaefer. "We are not in any rush."


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Sports tickets for Warren City Schools presale only
All tickets will be sold for $6 and will be ordered in advance through the student's coach or advisor
by: WYTV Staff
Posted: Aug 20, 2020 / 03:12 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 20, 2020 / 03:12 PM EDT
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WARREN, Ohio (WYTV) – Tickets to fall sporting events in the Warren City School District will be presale only. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Each senior cheerleader, band member, football or soccer player will be able to purchase four tickets to their respective sporting event. Underclassmen can only purchase two.
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All tickets will be sold for $6 and will be ordered in advance through the student's coach or advisor.
Middle school ticket pricing has not been determined at this time.
The new policy was put in place following a state order mandating how high school, collegiate, club and amateur sports will be played this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A major stipulation in the order is limiting spectators at sporting events.
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NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (WYTV) - Police are looking for teen sisters who went missing from Newton Falls.
Natalie, 14, and Addison Phillips, 13, went missing between 3 and 6 a.m. Tuesday.
A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in 2017, making her one of the few transgender people serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide. She won past confirmation by the Republican-majority Pennsylvania Senate and has emerged as the public face of the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WYTV) - The Mahoning County Coroner's Office has identified the driver killed in a wrong-way crash in Youngstown.
Carole Romeo, 74, was killed in the crash that happened just after 6 a.m. last Thursday on the Madison Avenue Expressway near Stambaugh Stadium. The crash happened underneath the Elm Street overpass.
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Why have homework? appeared in The Boston Globe. It discusses a new study which states that homework can improve academic achievement in math, but not in other subjects. I posted about this research a few months ago, and it's worth checking out that post for the comments that readers left. Note that the Globe just instituted a paywall, though, for now, you can get around it by quickly registering for free at the site.
The Trouble With Homework appeared in The New York Times is by Annie Murphy Paul. It's interesting but, to tell you the truth, I found the follow-up commentary left by students at The New York Times Learning Network to be more intriguing.


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Our man in the bunch 12: Stress
Cycle Sport August 30, 2013 9:40 am
Cycle Sport's Our Man in the Bunch series ran through the 2012 season, to popular acclaim. An anonymous professional rider sent us a series of dispatches from the peloton, covering all subjects from money, through media to management and more. We reproduce the series here.
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Illustration by Simon Scarsbrook
This article originally appeared in Cycle Sport March 2013
For most people reading this, cycling is a hobby, a way to relieve stress, not create it. However, for those of us earning a living from it, it is a job, and like any job, there are stresses involved.
I'm not going to write a column in an attempt to make you feel sorry for us. After all, we are doing what we love and getting paid for it too. But, for me at least, there are times, occasionally, when I wish I could get away from it all and do something, well, a bit more normal. Cycling consumes us, there is rarely a moment, even away from the bike, where I do not think about what I am doing and how it could affect my form, whether that be what I'm eating or drinking, how much I'm stood on my feet or how much sleep I'm getting.
Travel is more stressful than it sounds. On top of the 25,000 kilometres or so we ride on our bikes each year, there are the endless flights, car journeys and team bus transfers throughout the season. Fortunately, I don't live near to a Ryanair airport, so immediately I have 75 per cent less stress than those who do.
You get into a routine with travel, although that blasé attitude often means that you come close to missing flights. I have never actually missed a flight to a race, but on one occasion I thought I had. I was late getting to the airport, partly because of some heavy traffic, but mainly because I had left the house too late. I panicked, but I was lucky in the fact that the flight had been delayed too, so
they let me on.
Just a couple of years ago, I had a near miss of a different kind in the Tour of Oman. I'd arrived with a few team-mates a couple of days before the race started. We'd arrived particularly late (local time is three hours ahead of Europe), but had a good sleep, and just did an easy ride the next day with the team.
The following day, for the first stage of the race, we had a transfer by team car to the start, about an hour and a half from the hotel, which meant leaving at 9.30am. I'd set my alarm the night before, on my brand new smartphone, for 7.30am, leaving plenty of time for breakfast and to get my kit bag ready. In the morning, my room mate and I woke up, we thought, before the alarm. It did seem particularly bright outside when I opened the curtains. Glancing at the clock, I suddenly noticed it said 9.25am. I thought it must be wrong, so I checked my own watch which unfortunately confirmed that we had five minutes before the cars left.
My new, so-called smartphone, unlike my previous less smartphone, didn't sound the alarm if it was switched off (which, of course, my previous phone did). My room-mate was, quite rightly, a little pissed off, and my mentioning that perhaps he should have set his own alarm didn't seem to help matters.
In five minutes, we gathered our kit, shoes, helmet and numbers together, got dressed and ran out to the team cars, who by that point were already waiting to start driving in convoy to the start. We stuffed down energy bars and bananas as breakfast, and I felt physically sick by the time I was sat on the start line. Luckily, the stage was not too demanding, but I learned my lesson — always set two alarms.
But the first stress in a professional career comes pretty much on day one. It is somewhat daunting turning up to your first training camps and races in a professional team, wanting to impress the sports directors, riders and management, or at the very least not piss them off. At this point, though, it's more self-imposed pressure than actual stress, since the expectations for new riders on the team are generally not too high.
However, the first time I ever really felt overly stressed was in my second year as a professional. We were at a five-day early-season stage race, and my team-mate took the leader's jersey on the penultimate stage. I had been riding well on the run-up to, and during the race, and so in the following morning's team meeting, I was given the job of shepherding our leader in the latter stages, where there were some small to medium climbs which would undoubtedly provide launch pads for our rivals to attack.
That meant that there were five older, more experienced riders controlling things before my job started and that kind of responsibility was new to me at the time. I started to doubt myself and, sat on the start line, I was as nervous as if I was in the leader's jersey myself.
The doubts continued into the stage itself; our team was strong, very strong. At points I felt like I was struggling to stay in the line, and I came close to saying that I should start my work earlier, effectively swapping roles with one of my team-mates. But I kept quiet, and when we hit the last 30 kilometres, my turn to shine arrived.
There is something about riding on the front which, strangely, can feel easier than sitting in. Suffering because you are pushing yourself hard has a much more motivating effect than suffering at the hands of others. I was suddenly in 'the zone' that you so often hear athletes talk about — fully concentrated on the job in hand, legs hurting but still able to push myself harder. I, together with one other team-mate, nullified any dangerous attacks over the climbs that littered the end of the stage and it felt fantastic. With 10 kilometres to go, the terrain eased, and with one sprinter left in the group, what was left of his team took over at the front in an effort to prevent any other sprinters getting back on. They took the stage, and we took the race — the champagne that evening tasted good.
To be honest, stress like I've talked about is essential in those situations. If you're not feeling some adrenaline when you're either in the race lead, or defending it for a team-mate, then you may as well call it a day.
Later on in my career I encountered a stress which most certainly isn't essential, in fact I hope to never be in the same position again.
Contracts in cycling are, for the most part, very short. For an average pro, two years is the most you can expect to be offered. In the first year of a two-year contract, you feel a sense of security, that there is a long time to prove yourself again enough to deserve a contract renewal, or an offer from another team. The second year is more stressful, from the first training camp, it is always in the back of my mind that there is some extra pressure.
In my first years, as a single guy, in rented accommodation, with few responsibilities, the stress was simply a result of my own desire to remain in the sport I love. As time goes on though, the responsibilities increase. I got a mortgage, I became a father (and yes, I was married, and yes, my wife is the mother, before you ask), I even got a dog. All of a sudden, money was no longer a luxury that I could do without, it was a necessity to support my family.
The reality of this slapped me in the face a couple of years ago. In the last year of a two-year contract, I had been performing OK, but by no means setting the world on fire. I'd spent the season working for others on the team, and didn't have a WorldTour point to my name. I'd talked to my own team in the spring, and although there was nothing definitive offered, the conversation seemed positive enough.
However, in the latter stages of the season, it became apparent that I was far from assured a contract renewal. I'd left it late to start talking to other teams, which was my own mistake — I'd become too comfortable and forgotten how replaceable I was. With a big team folding, there were a lot of riders on the market and not many spaces to fill.
What followed was a month of uncertainty, the first time in my life that my thoughts kept me awake at night, mulling over the consequences of not finding a team. I realised that I had no back-up plan, nothing in place outside the sport if I could no longer earn a living from racing. Eventually, I found a place in another team, albeit on a reduced salary, but the whole experience was a wake-up call. I learned not to take the lifestyle for granted. It was probably just the kick up the arse I needed to keep me focused, stop taking things for granted and actually put some plans in place for my post- racing career.
Little did I know, that, a couple of years later, I'd find out what true stress is. Nothing in my life prepared me for the pressure that is getting an article in on time for Cycle Sport. This one is already a day late, and I've got a slight sweat on my brow in anticipation of an imminent call.
Of course, everything I've written about pales into insignificance when you compare it to the stresses of illness and bereavement. In the time it's taken me to write this article, news has broken that Burry Stander, a South African mountain bike rider and Olympian, has been killed while out training, having been hit by a taxi. It's a timely reminder, not only of how vulnerable we are as cyclists, but also how lucky we are to live the life we do.
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PHP:How to send the original password to the user when he clicks forgot password which is encrypted by using md5?

I have create a login and register system in php and I want to make a forgot password link to retrieve password from the database. How I do that?
Note: the password in database in encryted using md5 hash

A: The whole point of having a hash of a password is that it's impossible to recover the original password from the hash.  That way, if someone hacks the password database and steals all the hashes, they can't recover all the user's passwords.  In fact, it's mathematically impossible to do so.  A hash function maps all of the infinitely many possible strings to a set of strings of fixed length, so there are (ideally!) infinitely many strings that hash to any particular hash value.
If you want to make a "forgot your password?" option, it's probably best to just reset the user's password to something random and then send an email containing the new junk password.

A: md5 is one way.  You cannot reverse md5 encrypted strings.
Typically, what developers will do when providing a forgot password link is to reset the user's password to something random, give that to them in an email, and then force them to reset their password on next login.
Another solution would be to provide them with a random key and a "forgot password link" that can be used to allow them to reset their password.
Just in case you are considering it, I want to mention that it's not a good idea to store passwords in the database in plain text.  The fact that you can't retrieve the user's password means that a hacker can't either.

A: While the other posters are right, i think a specific answer is being sought so here goes.
forgot password function can be implemented by using two columns related to the user id.  one column is a random string, which can be of arbitrary length, and other the date time.  When the user indicates that they have forgotten their password, you generate the random string and update this record with the string and the current date time.  you then send an email to their registered email id with a url that has the random string.  When that url is opened, you will check if the random string exists in your tables and if it has not been expired.  you will check the current date time and the date time on which the string was generated, and you will have your own policy for determining what is the longest you will wait.  typically 3 days is enough. if the link is expired, the forgot password will have to be started again.  if the link is not expired, you will note the user id for which the string was generated and you will ask the user to enter their username and new password two times.  the username has to match the userid for which the string was generated, and the two passwords be the same.  you will then update the users password with the md5 hash of the new password.
the reason you dont want to generate a new password is because if the user recalls the password, they can still log in, even while their forgot password is in process.

A: If users forget their passwords, you should not be sending them their passwords.  Instead they should need to reset their passwords after verifying (perhaps by recieving an email, or some other means) that they are indeed the correct user.

A: MD5 is a cryptographic hash, not an encryption scheme.  It cannot be reversed in any direct way.  It can only be brute-forced by trying possible passwords until one which matches is found.  This is not recommended.
You cannot reasonably recover the password.  Your forgot password link should instead reset the password.
This is intentional and good design.  MD5 is used to hash the passwords so that if the password database should be hacked, the hackers will only have access to the hashes of the passwords and not the original passwords, making it difficult for them to discover your users' passwords.
However, at this point, MD5 crackers have gotten fast enough that it is not recommended for password use.  In the future, scrypt or bcrypt should be used as the password hash function.


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American Burger ready for consumption!
September 13, 2014 /0 Comments/in American Burger, News /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
Happy Horror Comedy American Burger will be released on October the 17th – Make sure to get one of the first copies by preþordering here!
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American Burger part of Nordic Genre Invasion in Cannes
May 9, 2014 /0 Comments/in American Burger, News /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
American Burger is completed and ready to be served to hungry audiences! Let's get together in Cannes and feast!
Once more we, as one of the founders of new platform, Nordic Genre Invasion are opening shop in Cannes and presenting the best of Nordic Genre Films! Following last years great success we'll be open for business for five days at the best possible location right opposite the market!
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Adorable Cheerleader sends Van Damme a note!
November 30, 2013 /0 Comments/in American Burger /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
Provoked Adorable Cheerleader from American Burger reacts to Jean-Claude Van Damme's statement on bodily perfection in Volvo ad!
Cheerleader split on Ice – Van Damme Spoof
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A Work in Progress Scene from American Burger
November 29, 2013 /0 Comments/in American Burger, News /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
We are releasing a Work in Progress scene from our upcoming feature film, Campy Horror Comedy AMERICAN BURGER! Enjoy & Share!
"We will Survive…"
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American Burger comes knocking on your door!
October 28, 2013 /0 Comments/in American Burger, News /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
[tweetable]Our crowdfunding campaign for American Burger on Indiegogo.com has started! #Indiegogo, #AmericanBurger.[/tweetable] True to our mission to bring films and people closer together we've created a possibility for you to get directly involved and also pre-buy the film.
The race is on and we are very excited to see what happens during the next 45 days and we're proud to be Fan-dependent in order to stay independent! Follow the campaign at:
American Burger on Indiegogo
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American Burger WIP at Ramaskrik !
Bonita Drake, one of two directors of upcoming horror comedy American Burger, participated in the film festival Ramaskrik 24-26 October, "Norways spookiest filmfest" they say. Bonita presented the film as work in progress and screened a few clips to an enthusiastic audience… highly entertaining and much appreciated, rumour says.
Watch an interview with Bonita at the festival.
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American Burger Official Trailer
WACTH ON YOUTUBE
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Horror Comedy American Burger goes for DRM-free Global Home Delivery
LittleBig Productions (American Burger), and Blind Spot Pictures (Iron Sky) are joining forces to meet the audience strong wish for simultaneous access on all platforms.
The mission is to bring American Burger directly to the audience and make the film available all over the world – in all platforms.
American Burger is a happy horror comedy written and directed by first-time filmmakers Bonita Drake & Johan Bromander. The directors bring a busload of American students on a culture trip in Europe. In the middle of nowhere they stumble upon a mysterious Hamburger stand and are about to realize that European notion of American Hamburgers is terrifyingly different to what they're used to…
The global day-and-date release is planned for late autumn this year, the exact date to be released soon. American Burger will be available as original English language version with subtitling in several different languages.
"We believe the time is right for a distribution that is adjusted to the wishes and demands of the film lovers out there. The audience is a powerful driving force and we strongly believe that this model will accommodate their wish and proof it's the way to go in future distribution." (Producer Anna G Magnusdottir, LittleBig Productions)
"Having followed the distribution of Iron Sky, another fan-driven, Internet-active film, I'm bound to believe that a day-and-date release for such films, like American Burger, where worldwide Internet audience can have an access to the film as soon as possible in the best possible quality, without the hindrance of DRM, is the best strategy." (Timo
Vuorensola, Iron Sky)
"Global release is such an exciting thing. For us as directors a Global event and meeting the audience directly is a dream come true. It's like saying, "Here you go World, have
some American Burger! Enjoy!" (Directors Bonita Drake & Johan Bromander)
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Video Release! Check Out the Cheerleaders in the Upcoming American Burger!
January 21, 2013 /0 Comments/in American Burger, News /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
… the cheerleaders in the upcoming American Burger horror comedy are just about everything you need to see to sweeten your day! Plus, you also get an extra glimpse of the evilly delicious American Burger… The videos are available on Youtube or the official American Burger website. Dont forget to visit the American Burger website for the latest news and special fan deliveries! This week's special is the downloads section, which entitles your desktop to its right to awesomeness. The Cheeleaders and the Nerds are there to lift your screen in its highest spirits!
Do you like to "like"? Check out the American Burger Facebook page and give us a thumbs-up appreciation!
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News: the nerds in American Burger are viewable and downloadable!
December 20, 2012 /0 Comments/in American Burger, News /by Anna G. Magnusdottir
Nerds, cheerleaders, butchers, teachers and athletes… all having the best burger in Europe – American Burger. While some get to savour it, others get only a taste of fear and terror! Watch the American Burger characters during the adventure of their life time!
Preppy nerd, Fat nerd and Wonky Eyes nerd are the first ones to speak out! You have two options…
The American Burger website or the LittleBig Productions youtube channel.
You can also choose to give your desktop a nerdy boost! Wallpapers available on www.americanburger.se!
Enjoy yourselves and stay tuned!
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The Savvy Shopper offers gift-buying tips throughout the holiday season.
IF Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue, SoHo, the South Street Seaport and all the other city shopping areas aren't enough for the holiday season, don't forget the 'burbs.
There are plenty of places to get bargains. And you don't need a car.
A free bus runs Saturday and Sunday from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to the store in Elizabeth, N.J. Buses leave every half-hour between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Return trips are every half-hour from noon until 6 p.m. No reservation necessary.
And there is plenty of storage room for the dishes, lamps and home furnishings designated for your loved ones.
Gate 5, lower level; look for the Academy Bus.
Shop at Banana Republic, Barneys, Chanel, Club Monaco, Le Crueset and a couple of hundred other outlets at this Central Valley, N.Y., mall.
Short Line buses leave from the Port Authority at 7:15, 8:45, 10 and 11:30 a.m., and 12:15, 2:45, 6:15 and 7:15 p.m.
The trip is about an hour, and costs $25.60 for a round-trip ticket. Call (800) 631-8405.
Tanger Outlet Mall: (631) 369-2732.
The outlet mall in Riverhead, L.I., is about two hours away by bus, but it may be worth the ride. The mall has a full complement of outlet stores, including Guess, DKNY, J. Crew and Polo.
A Sunrise Motor Coach bus leaves from the southwest corner of 44th and Third Avenue, seven days a week, at 11 a.m. The bus leaves the mall at 3 p.m.; $31 round trip. Reservations are necessary. Call (800) 527-7709.
Liberty Village Premium Outlets: (908) 782-8550.
This Flemington, N.J., mall is about an hour and a half from Manhattan. Transbridge buses leave from the Port Authority every day. The first bus leaves at 10:15 a.m., arriving at 11:50 a.m. Call (800) 962-9135 for a full schedule; $21.90 for a round-trip ticket.


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PAKISTAN: Four members of Christian family killed in Easter attack
Easter should be a joyful time for family gatherings but for one family in the Pakistani province of Balochistan their celebrations came to a sudden and brutal end.
Four members of the same family, who had come together for Easter from different parts of Pakistan, were shot dead on Monday by terrorists deliberately targeting Christians.
The Masih family had just got into a rickshaw in Quetta when two attackers opened fire, killing four of them instantly. Sidra, the 12-year-old daughter of one of those murdered, suffered bullet wounds – but survived.
Please pray that God will comfort Sidra and her family and friends.
Sidra's father, Pervaiz Masih, owned the rickshaw and was transporting relatives who were visiting from Punjab when the gunmen struck.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it had 'managed to target a number of the combatant Christians' – though police have suggested other extremist groups may be to blame.
Thank God that Sidra survived and ask Him to heal her as she recovers in hospital. Ask Him to comfort grieving members of her family.
Pray for Christians in the provincial capital Quetta where extremist groups are targeting Christians, including through in a suicide bombing at a Methodist church just before Christmas.
Pray that extremists in Pakistan will become weary of their violence and bloodshed and start to question why they feel so threatened by Christians. Pray that they will encounter Christ. #Pray50
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Our Algerian brother Slimane Bouhafs has been released from jail after serving his sentence. Slimane had been detained since 2016 – for sharing material on Facebook which officials considered insulting to Islam. During his imprisonment, he was attacked by fellow inmates after a sermon by an imam inciting hatred towards Christians. (Source: Middle East Concern)
Please pray for our Chinese brother Zhang Kai, who fears he may be imprisoned again over his legal work in Zhejiang province. A prosecutor in Wenzhou city, where Zhang defended churches facing cross removal, recently summoned him for interrogation, Zhang says. Zhang has been living in Inner Mongolia since he was released on bail in March 2016 after a televised 'confession' to charges including 'spying'. He had been held for seven months in an illegal detention centre where he was tortured. (Source: China Aid)
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228 state-owned vehicles have been written off in crashes during the past three financial years.
Cape Town - The government has forked out a whopping R10.7 million to fix nearly 1000 state-owned vehicles that were involved in crashes during the past three financial years, according to written replies from various ministers to parliamentary questions asked by the Democratic Alliance.
Out of 993 crashed vehicles, 228 were written off, with related costs covered by insurance companies; the remaining 765 were repaired at an average cost of R14 000 each.
The Justice and Correctional Services Department led the pack with 518 vehicles taken in for repairs during this period, followed by Home Affairs and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department with 196 and 136 cars respectively. State Security Agency drivers crashed 41 vehicles, Department of International Relations and Cooperation 43, and Environmental Affairs 22.
Out of the 228 cars written off, Agriculture led with 136, followed by Home Affairs with 42, Justice and Correctional Services (31) and the State Security Agency with 9. And the carnage continues, with another 31 vehicles fropm six departments taken in for repairs since April 2018.
DA spokesman on transport Manny de Freitas said the parliamentary responses told a story of the disregard shown to the vehicles by those who did not own them.
The responses, obtained from 20 ministers since June 2018, also revealed that more than half the national departments do not install tracking devices in their state-owned vehicles, due to cost-cutting measures and budget constraints.
Telecommunication and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele said only four vehicles had trackers while Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said only those used for "service delivery" were fitted with trackers. Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha said the failure to install the devices was "due to cost containment measures implemented by National Treasury and budget constraints within the department".
Dirco Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said this was "in view of cost versus risk"; adding that it was not standard practice for vehicles in missions to have tracking devices installed.
"Vehicles are insured where required by local legislation," Sisulu said.
State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba said research is being conducted to find the best suitable system for the State Security Agency.
De Freitas said it was shocking that there was no tracking devices on the vehicles, and that cost-cutting measures were being blamed while money continued do be spent on catering.
"I am going to send follow-up questions to establish how they maintain control over the vehicles," he said.