Parallell to these Directdemocrats CHANCE 2000 developed into a network of different party subgroups in many German regions. In every Bundesland the party had to collect 2000 support signatures in order to be accepted as a normal party. The main political demand was that unemployment must be accepted as a profession. To be unemployed means to have a heavy job! 6 Million unemployed are made invisible. They have to start making a picture of themselves again. The most important goal is to make them visible and activate them: "Doing, doing, doing!" Just do it. Don't hesistat, just do something with your life, no matter what, the most important thing is to start doing something, e.g. vote yourself. Go out and get your support from your neighbours and prove your existence. And we called 6 Million unemployed to come to the Wolfgangslake with us to visit our chancellor Kohl in his summerresidence in Austria. We calculated that if 6 Million people jumped into the water at once, the waterlevel of the lake would rise so much that it would flood the little house of Helmut Kohl.
Doing, doing, doing, because we want to help, help, help. And we wanted to help Helmut Kohl also. After Schlingensief had asked the unemployed masses to bring him the head of Helmut Kohl in his talk show "TALK 2000" at the end of 1997 and after he had called to kill Kohl at the documenta X in Kassel (hybrid work space) where he got arrested we changed our message: from KILL KOHL to HELP HELMUT! We said: everybody is our friend, friend, friend! The hymn of the party was a little song by Bertolt Brecht: "The view in the face/ of a human that is helped/ is the view into a beautiful landscape: friend! friend! friend!" This song was the leitmotif that accompanied our mission since 1997 when Schlingensief made his street-action "Train-Station-Mission: PASSION POSSIBLE - 48 hours survival for Germany" in Hamburg. For one week he left the temple of theatre and hit the streets with street activism, art demonstrations, processions, etc. At the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) a little container was built as an "angstfree room" where the junkies and homeless people found art & soup. They could express themselves through open mikes and Schlingensief collected money for them in a huge Gala. Many prominent people became supporter of this "post-caritative mobile theatre commando" (Carl Hegemann, Schlingensiefs dramaturg). Since then we demonstrated our good-will: "Poor People help the Rich". And our message to the Rich was: give away your money. And save the market economy. And the media started tp call Schlingensief "Jesus of the unemployed".
We did not say: we want the communist market, we only said: this reality is occupied by parties, churches, labour unions, the media, etc. This is System I. We want into System II. Because. "the way persists, even if the goal explodes" (Heiner M?ller). Because in a world, where money is the only value that makes orientation possible, humanity cannot survive- said Heiner M?ller also. Money has a become a fetish, a modern times taboo. Rich people can only liberate themselves by giving away their money. Only the Poor can help them- by accepting that money. Modern management theories like Tom Peters suggest that in this world only those companies can survive that take values like human dignity very serioulsly. Not selling the customers stuff, but serving the people is the new orientation in the market place. CHANCE 2000 tried to connect "post-heroic management" (Dirk Baecker) with the epic theatre as envisioned by Bertolt Brecht and Heiner M?ller. While in the economic sphere the difference between superior and employees has to be minimized in "flat hierarchies", in the room of theatre the difference between actors and audience has to be eliminated: "The 4th Wall has to fall!", as Brecht said.
Germany 1998: on Bertolt Brechts 100th Birthday we started the revolution, inspired from the coming of the New Millenium and the numerical mystics of dates: 1998 - 1989 - 1968 ... While in 1989 the Wall fell, we felt that in 1998 the 4th wall had to fall. The revolution has to take place in the theatre, at least in Germany, the country of the failing revolutions and the triumphant counterrevolutions: 1918, 1848 ... 150 years of "failure as chance" ... Back then the radicaldemocratic "We Are The People!" ("Wir sind das VOLK!") was changed into the volkish-nationalist "We Are One People!" ("Wir sind EIN Volk!"): after 1848 and in 1989. In 1998 we said: "You Are one Volk: 1 V!", meaning: everybody. WE THE PEOPLE.
"Failure as chance" also became true financially. Of course we have not got money back from the government and went bankrupt. And it showed, that "mass media is only interested in self-destruction, not in self- salvation", as Schlingensief always said. His critics called him the "most-media-horney media-hater" for he managed to stay in the media like no other star before. Since his own talk show "TALK 2000" fall '97 and his spectacular arrest at the documenta he has been invited in all talk- shows there are on German TV and he succeeded in winning two of the most popular talk show hosts as mentors for CHANCE 2000: Harald Schmidt and Alfred Biolek supported us and spend money, as well as the prominent designer Joop. And -of course- a majority of the art and theatre world (Elfried Jelinek wrote in our internet-thinktank and send a plastic duck to the Wolfgangssee, Sepp Bierbichler spend his actors-price-money for Schlingensief, Schlingensiefs chief Frank Castorf featured the whole show, etc.). So CHANCE 2000 became the running gag of last year's eleciton debacle, we were the filler for mass media's summer hole. At the Wolfgangssee- Spectacle beginning of August more camera teams appeared than unemployed: on the shores, on boats in the water, in the air with helicopters. Mass media filmed themselves, while 6 Million unemployed proved their autonomy by staying home and having their Wolfgangssee in their own bath room. After the Wolfgangssee-Spectacle only the message of our bankruptcy brought the media attention back on us, while we declared CHANCE 2000 International. We became a company. We sold art warrants: if we get profit, you get your shareholders' value, if not the warrant transforms automatically into art. We think that by this measure we are ahead of our times again, because soon all parties will admit that in reality they are companies.
Berlin, 27.Septembre 1998: a little revolution has happened in the Federal Republic. For the first time the German "Volk" has elected a new chancellor and we enter the "Berlin Republic" with a red-green Bundesgovernment. King Kohl and the conservatives lost the elections by an earth-slide victory of the oppostion. CHANCE 2000 celebrated the "Election Debacle" in the "Volksb?hne" in former East Berlin: two minutes before the first results were broadcasted, Schlingensief cut the cables- we were liberated. This must be System II. As the logical next step we founded a State.
Berlin, 3. Octobre 1998: FAREWELL FROM GERMANY. At the Congress 3000 Schlingensief declared the Chance State, dressed as a Rabbi. From the "Jesus of the unemployed" to the "Moses of the metaphysical homeless". If we get 3 normal nation-states to accept our statehood, we get a seat in the UN. Forget the Bundestag - forward to New York! Chance State, Church of Chance, Chance World... the rhizom lives and prospers. Schlingensief just returned from his mission in Africa and starts the State in 2 weeks. The State -as the party-intellectual Dr. Druff describes it- is an "ideal state of Israel", a protection zone for the mistreated masses and the metaphysical homeless. Embassies were opened in Basel, Johannesburg, Sarajevo (with artists from the art-state NSK).
so. wrote this text as the first deed in 1999. Good start, I think, at least it activated my "euphoric gene" (as Christoph loves to call it). Dirk Baeckers Text "M?llers Vermutung" ist in der neuen Lettre abgedruckt (ich hab ihn schon im Sommersemester im Seminar von Carl Hegemann bearbeitet, er war -gl?cklicherweise- Gastdozent bei uns im TFM-Institut). Er hat auch im Merve-Verlag ein neues Buch geschrieben: "Poker im Osten", das sehr interessant ist im Chance-Context und dar?ber hinaus: "die Probleme der Transformationsgesellschaft". Aus dieser Produktion ist seine Rede gewesen zum poetischen Staat, die er zum "Abschied von Deutschland" beim Congress 3000 gehalten hat (abgedruckt im thinktank). Elfriede Jelinek hatte ein Video von sich geschickt, auf dem sie ihre Vision vom Staatmache a la 'Schlingensief verlas (auch abgedruckt unter Staat). Carl Hegemann hat mit Dietrich Kuhlbrodt (Schlingensiefs Mentor in seiner Filmemacherzeit, ehemaliger Staatsanwalt, der Nazi- Kriegsverbrecher verfolgt hat in Ludwigsburg) im Sommer das "W?hle Dich Selbst!" Buch herausgegeben im KiWi-Verlag, das ich dir schicken w?rde, wenn Du es nicht so kriegen kannst. Au§erdem wollte ich dich auf K?nig Theweleits j?ngste Ver?ffentlichung "Ghosts" hinweisen, 3 Vortr?ge am Berliner Ensemble, der letzte ?ber das Verschwinden der Masse und das Auftauchen des Millionenheeres der Arbeitslosen in den (deutschen) Medien lediglich als "Schlingensiefsche Mediengespenster". Er entwickelt da einen Theorieansatz des Serialismus, den er auch auf die Massen bei der Love Parade bezieht, wobei er sich auf Rainald Goetz' neues Buch "Rave" st?tzt, was ich f?r nicht so gut halte, weil es von Rainald viel bessere Stellen dazu gibt, die man h?tte zitieren k?nnen. Auf jeden Fall ist dieser Bezug zur LP und techno-culture f?r mich sehr wichtig, da wir hier in Frankfurt als INNENSTADTAKTIONEN die Nachttanzdemos eingef?hrt haben: Partysanenkampf.
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Owning Mahowny (2003)
"The true story of a mild mannered banker and his magnificent obsession." Philip Seymour Hoffman is perfectly cast in this fascinating dark comedy as dumpy Toronto banker and degenerate gambler "Dan Mahowny," who starts embezzling increasingly larger amounts of money from the bank (we're talking millions of dollars here!) in order to feed his addiction. The action takes place during the early 1980s in Toronto where Mahowny sets up fraudulent loans (it's amazing how effortlessly he gets away with these crimes!), as well as Atlantic City and Las Vegas where he gambles the money away. And let me tell you, this pathetic guy has NO interests outside gambling – it is an all-consuming obsession that leads to a rapid downward spiral. For example, Mahowny's only request when he gets to the casino is for an order of barbecued ribs, no sauce and a Coke (he even rebuffs the high-priced hooker that the casino sends to his room as a perk). The excellent supporting cast includes Minnie Driver (virtually unrecognizable in an ugly 1980's wig) as Mahowny's long-suffering girlfriend "Belinda" (he takes her on a "romantic" trip to Las Vegas and quickly ditches her for the casino); John Hurt as "Victor Foss," the manipulative Atlantic City casino manager who wants his hands on every last penny of Mahowny's bankroll; Maury Chaykin as Mahowny's sleazy bookie "Frank Perlin," who delivers one of the film's best lines when he remarks that Mahowny "wants to win so that he has money to keep losing"; and Chris Collins as casino employee "Bernie," who gets hired and fired in direct correlation to Mahowny's luck at the tables. Directed by Richard Kwietniowski (Love and Death on Long Island, which also starred Hurt), Owning Mahowny was based on a true incident – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce assistant manager and compulsive gambler Brian Molony served six years in prison for embezzling more than $10 million in just 18 months – that was detailed in the 1987 book Stung by Gary Ross. Useless Trivia: In a 2003 interview with Movie City News, Kwietniowski remarked, "The idea was to tell the story of the world's least likely high-roller … the world's least likely pure addict. If this lovable chump was susceptible to such an all-consuming addiction – which would drive him to rob his own bank – then, it could happen to any of us."
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Sure, for just turning on a relay or something, you can always use the ever-popular and very cheap 2N2222 or 2N3904 (more favorite parts). But for just getting one digital output to switch, the FET sure is handy and only a few cents more (now if I'm designing something for mass production, that's another story, of course).
Today I needed an H-bridge to turn a 3V motor one way or the other. My entire circuit wound up being 4 IRL520s and a 3V battery holder. The 5V logic output is plenty to drive the 3V high side. The FET's internal diode structure saves it from inductive spike. I just drove the gates with 4 outputs from the CPU. I finally bit the bullet and put 4 100K resistors to ground, one on each gate, to make sure stray charge didn't zap the gates, but it worked fine without them.
So my H-bridge cost about $4.10 and took 5 minutes to breadboard. Sure, the FETs are overkill for the little motor, but for $4, I don't care. The crossover switching isn't too efficient – it isn't a paragon of design virtue. But it was cheap, quick, and easy and it got the job done. If you've ever wanted some dark secrets about H-bridges – or you haven't run into them before – Modular Circuits has a few pages that are a good read.
Just for fun, I simulated the H-bridge after I built it so I could examine the effect of some of the circuit's shortcomings (yeah, my idea of fun is a little strange). LTSpice was up to the challenge (using an inductor to model the motor; see below, or click the picture for the full view).
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Stewart, Homer J. (1915–2007)
Homer Stewart was a prominent aerospace engineer involved with the American space program. Stewart earned a BS in aeronautic engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1936, joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1938, and earned his doctorate from Caltech two years later. In 1939 he took part in pioneering rocket research with other Caltech engineers and scientists, including Frank Malina, in the foothills of Pasadena. Out of their efforts, JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) arose, and Stewart maintained his interest in rocketry at that institution. He chaired the committee (see Stewart Committee) that made recommendations about the early direction of the United States space program and was heavily involved in developing the first American satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958. In that year, on leave from Caltech, he became director of NASA's program planning and evaluation office, returning to Caltech in 1960 to a variety of positions, including chief of the advanced studies office at JPL (1963–1967) and professor of aeronautics at Caltech itself.
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Published: March 10, 2021 4:45 PM EST
Updated: March 11, 2021 4:45 AM EST
More affordable housing could be coming to Collier County
Naples Zoo plans Collier County Resident Appreciation Days
Homeless young woman gets a chance to start over due to her own hard work
A formerly homeless young woman is getting a fresh start. She now has her own apartment and car, and it's all thanks to her own hard work. Next, she wants to help others.
After years of sleeping on others' couches, 19-year-old Merci now has a bed to call her own. This is an emotional day for her, as she spent much of her life homeless.
"It's still not hitting me yet," Merci said. "I'm sure once it's all decorated and the first night when I'm actually sleeping, it'll be like, 'Wow, this is mine.' It's exciting."
She'll have plenty of materials to decorate with, too. GL homes donated $2,000 to help Merci furnish her new North Naples apartment with plenty of items from St. Matthew's House. A coffee maker, headboard and bar stools in the new home all belong to her.
"So it's exciting to finally own something that's mine. You know? Not sharing a room," Merci said.
For the past two years, Merci shared a room with other teenagers at Youth Haven's homeless shelter.
"So very rarely do you see a young person that driven, but Merci came to us with that drive inside of her," said LaQuentin Cotton, the associate director of youth home operations at Youth Haven.
Cotton has worked with Merci since she was a child.
"To see it come full circle and be able to be here to be a part of that transition from homelessness to thriving, it was important for me to be able to see the end result," Cotton said.
This is just the beginning for Merci. She's studying early childhood education and has big plans for her future. She also has some advice for everyone else.
"When you have opportunity, always take it," she said. "Just take that leap of faith because you just never know and just put your trust in God. Don't take anything for granted."
Merci is most excited to watch Netflix on her new TV. She's also excited to show off her new apartment to her family.
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Pizza Hut brings back its retro logo
New York (CNN Business)Pizza Hut wants to return to its winning ways. So it's rebooting the logo from when it dominated the American pizza market.
The pizza chain is replacing its current round logo with a retro logo that hasn't been used in two decades, the company said. Compared to its current logo, the old version
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Pizza Hut is rebooting its iconic 'red roof' logo with a retro design
Pizza Hut's newest logo is over half a century old. In what it says is a nod to its heritage, the popular pizza chain will unveil (or rather, re-unveil?) its retro...
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Pizza Hut is embracing its long history with a return to the logo that made it a household name in the 1960s. Founded in 1958, Pizza Hut first introduced its classic red...
Pizza Hut resurrects its classic logo because it's awesome
Kids these days get omnipresent sushi and organic burritos. Pretty cool. But anyone 30 or over remembers something almost as great: peak Pizza Hut, the era when visiting...
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Pizza Hut's brand leader: 'We're proud but dissatisfied'
Pizza Hut is giving itself a bit of a makeover based on its 61-year heritage, including the comeback of its red-roof logo and even the Tiffany-style lamps, as it tries to...
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Pizza Hut Expanding Beer Delivery Service To California, Other States
(CNN) — Pizza Hut is leaning into its beer delivery service to get an edge over Domino's. The pizza chain announced on Monday that it is expanding its beer delivery program to 1,000 locations by the summer. Beer delivery will be up and running in nearly 300 locations in Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, California and Arizona by mid-January. Pizza Hut is the only...
Pizza Hut expands beer delivery service to Florida
Pizza Hut is leaning into its beer delivery service to get an edge over Domino's. The pizza chain announced on Monday that it is expanding its beer delivery program to 1,000 locations by the summer. Beer delivery will be up and running in nearly 300 locations in Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, California, and Arizona by mid-January. Pizza Hut is the only national...
Pizza Hut is changing its pan pizzas for the first time in 40 years
New York (CNN Business)Pizza Hut's Original Pan Pizza has received a makeover. The company announced Tuesday that its "Original Pan Pizza" is being completely remade, including a new cheese blend, sauce and a "newly engineered" pan for it to be baked in for a crispier crust. The relaunched pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Changes to Pizza Hut's best-known menu item comes as...
Pizza Hut Is Changing Its Personal Pan Pizzas For The First Time In 40 Years
(CNN) — Pizza Hut's personal pan pizza has received a makeover. The company announced Tuesday that its "Original Pan Pizza" is being completely remade, including a new cheese blend, sauce and a "newly engineered" pan for it to be baked in for a crispier crust. Changes to Pizza Hut's best-known menu item comes as competition tightens with its closest competitors, Domino's and...
Pizza Hut changes its pan pizza recipe for the first time ever
Pizza Hut aficionados, fetch your smelling salts. The Hut has decided it's time to make its Original Pan Pizza great again. Pizza Hut is changing the recipe of its signature pan pizza for the first time in nearly 40 years. The company announced on Tuesday that the all-new Original Pan Pizza will contain a new cheese blend, new sauce and will be baked in a "newly engineered pan"...
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Yum! Brands' (YUM) Pizza Hut is preparing itself for faster delivery with plans to hire 3,000 new drivers a month for the rest of the year. In total, the effort will bring in 14,000 new full- and part-time delivery driver positions, Pizza Hut said in a statement on Tuesday, July 18. Plus, the company is launching an enhanced delivery tracking system, the Delivery Network...


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Africa's Power Projects under Threat from Reluctance to Fund Fossil Fuels
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Africa's newest gas producers are concerned that projects that utlilise fossil fuel resources to expand access to electricity are under threat as a result of the winding down of funds for fossil fuels.
The pace of this trend is gaining momentum and dimming hopes for the region to find solutions to its energy poverty issues that have plagued it for years.
"Many companies operating in the sector are scaling down or pulling out completely" following COP26 pledges to lower carbon emissions, Senegal Oil Minister Sophie Gladima said at the sidelines of the MSGBC basin summit.
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Senegal is set to supply its own gas for the first time with the landmark Greater Tortue Ahyemi (GTA) and the Sangomar oil field developments both coming online in 2023 or early 2024.
The Yakaar-Teranga project, which has an estimated 15 to 20 trillion cubic feet, is still looking for financial backers, she said. There are plans for the field to be connected to the Tortue project and help fuel power plants in Senegal, which aims to reach universal access to electricity by 2025.
European Oil/Gas firms Are Without Plans to Develop Unsanctioned Reserves
However, these hopes are at the brink of collapse due to the ongoing dwindling of investments in the oil and gas sector. There are even doubts whether existing oil companies such as BP which operates the Cayar Offhsore Profond block where the Yakaar and Teranga discoveries are located have plans to fund operations there.
Besides, there is evidence as GlobalData hinted earlier in the middle of the year that most European oil companies, BP included, do not have plans to develop unsanctioned reserves in the region.
Meanwhile, Chemsdine Sow Deina, the exploration director at Société Mauritanianne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMPHM) is cited to have said:
"MSGBC basin has become a basin that matters in the global oil and gas landscape, even if it is still today a frontier area. We have an enormous potential and we must find the right solutions to use these resources for the development of the country, as we are in an ideal position to export to American and European markets."
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Despite the importance placed on large-scale gas discoveries made in the region in terms of their role in aiding Africa's energy poverty and security, the risks are very high. Nonetheless, some dedicated fossil-fuel producing companies are showing interest in the African region to capitalise on its resources.
Thierno Seydou Ly, director of hydrocarbon, Ministry of Petroleum and Energies, Senegal explained that:
"It is clear that these gas projects can have multiple effects on our economy. Naturally, their production capacity far outpaces our domestic needs, so the strategy must be directed at LNG production, but we also explore every other option for gas valorisation.
"However, it is clear that the gas-to-power solutions are truly the ones that will have the most profound impact in the economic development of the country."
Thierno Seydou Ly, Director of Hydrocarbon
The prospects for gas-to-power projects in developing markets are high, yet funding has already dropped by 10 per cent in 2020 compared to a year earlier, according to BloombergNEF.
Sophie Gladima underscored during the conference that, "we're hoping that some of the countries that came out strongly at COP26, saying they will no longer finance gas and oil projects, will come around."
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Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover Announces Unbelievable Line-up of Vehicles for 2019
Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover announced a spectacular line-up of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles set to be launched in 2019.
Moving into the New Year in full force, Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover will be striving to emulate its incredible performance from 2018. During the summer, Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover will be introducing the latest iterations of three extremely popular Jaguar Land Rover models, the Range Rover Evoque, the Discovery Sport and the Jaguar XE. All three models will be given significant facelifts, thus taking their performance and capabilities to the next level. Towards the end of the year Jaguar Land Rover Bahrain will be introducing the much-awaited, new and improved Land Rover Defender to the Bahraini market.
Speaking on the line-up, Mr. Stephen Lay, the General Manager of Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover said: "On behalf of Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover, it gives me great pleasure to announce the incredible line-up of vehicles set to be launched in 2019. This year we will be seeing the new and improved, iconic Land Rover Defender be launched in grand style towards the end of the year. Being a true classic, I am certain that many Land Rover enthusiasts will be eagerly looking forward to the Defender's launch. This summer we will also be seeing the latest iterations of 3 popular Jaguar Land Rover models be introduced. Furthermore, at the turn of the year Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover will be introducing an impressive range of options and trims for all the latest Jaguar Land Rover models. With 2018 being an incredible year in terms of overall performance, we eagerly look forward to a prosperous 2019, where we can carry forward our momentum and continue performing at the expected level of excellence."
Consistently placing customer satisfaction at the forefront, Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover will also be providing its customers with 5 year free warranty, a free 5 year service package and free road assistance services for 5 years for all of its models.
The Discovery Sport is a sleek, compact SUV with legendary Land Rover capabilities along with a flexible interior that adds up to a great looking vehicle that does so much more. Land Rover has always been synonymous with capability and the Discovery Sport lives up to even the most demanding expectations. Confident, assured and responsive, the drive is further enhanced by a generous wheel articulation and innovative off-road technologies that guarantee exceptional performance at all times.
With its striking lines, muscular shoulders and tapered roof, the Range Rover Evoque sets itself apart from its contemporaries. The compact SUV is available in three distinctive body styles, the Coupé, Five-door and Convertible. The Range Rover DNA is communicated throughout the interior by the superb detailing, strong lines and clean surfaces combined seamlessly with contemporary finishers.


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"Like the heart of the wise, a mirror reflects all things, but remains unchanged." - Confuscius, The Analects
Tense night for PM as terror hits Mumbai
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) It was a wakeful night of tension and worry for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who remained in a huddle with his close aides to assess information pouring in about the daring terror attack in the heart of Mumbai.
The prime minister's "war cabinet", including National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan, Intelligence Bureau Director P.C. Halder and Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, updated the prime minister through the night about the rapidly shifting developments in the city.
Right through the action-packed night, the prime minister was personally involved in all decisions taken, including sending 200 National Security Guard (NSG) commandos and about 500 army and navy personnel to Mumbai.
�He was obviously concerned that terrorists had struck at seven places in the city and had also managed to enter two luxury hotels," said a home ministry official as terrorists continued to lay siege to the Taj Mahal and Palace Hotel and the Oberoi Trident Hotel.
With operations at both the five-star hotels carrying on till Thursday morning, the prime minister's election rally in the capital was also cancelled.
Only on Sunday, Manmohan Singh had announced the formation of a task force to tackle terrorism and warned of the scale of the threat facing the country.
In his annual address to the country's top police brass, the prime minister emphasised that the country could not afford to repeat of terror bombings anymore.
�I only wish to emphasise here that time is not on our side. We cannot afford a repetition of the kind of terrorist attacks that have recently taken place in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Guwahati and some other urban centres,� he said.
�Every time a terrorist attack takes place there is a public outcry over the failure of the government, accompanied by criticism of the police and the intelligence agencies. I am aware that many terrorist attacks have been prevented, thanks to the vigil of the police and intelligence agencies, but a single incident of reasonable magnitude causes repercussions, and calls into question the capability and the capacity of the government and its various agencies.�
Notwithstanding the scale of the operation and the degree of coordination involved in the terror attack in Mumbai which saw 101 people being killed and 250 injured, the Intelligence Bureau had no inputs of this attack that was planned and executed meticulously.


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Wander the romantic streets of Montmarte, or be bowled over by the sights of Loire Valley. Whether it's quaint countryside, or the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the city, France has it all.
Where will your tour of France take you?
Venture to the Loire Valley and take your pick of the charming châteaux and striking mansions that adorn this 170 mile area of French countryside. Make sure you have your camera ready as you visit one of the most fascinating, the Château de Chenonceau. Witness the picture perfect castle as it stands beautifully across the River Cher. Why not take a trip inside and immerse yourself in the grandeur of the Renaissance whilst you explore a priceless collection of art. Travel through this breathtaking landscape and arrive at the small market town of Amboise, home to the Chateau Chambord and, as legend has it, where world-renowned Leonardo da Vinci is buried.
The famed township of Lourdes sits at the foothills of the snow-dusted Pyrenees Mountains, and for the past 200 years has remained a sacred site journeyed to by millions. As a result of holy sightings in the latter half of the 19th century, Lourdes is now famed for its religious significance, and continues to welcome the feet of thousands each year. If you have the chance, venture out after dark and take part in a breathtaking torchlight procession. Cast your eyes on the Rosary Basilica as it sits above the sacred St Bernadette's Grotto, and witness the beautiful Byzantine influences that echo throughout its structure.
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After checking my scalp at Mosche, I was told that I have dry and sensitive scalp probably due to hormonal changes which is one of perimenopause symptoms. Perimenopause takes place over several years in advance of the menopause, so I am not surprised at all as I am experiencing some of the symptoms these days like dry skin.
My stylist then recommended me the Oxygenum Dry Dandruff range which is an anti-dry dandruff treatment. Its benefits include purifying the hair and scalp, strengthening the scalp's natural defences, eliminating dandruff and regulating the sebaceous glands as well as moisturizing the scalp and hair.
The process kicked off with washing the hair with Capilo Technikum Shampoo #01. Containing Aloe Vera, it soothes the scalp and prepares it for the following treatments. Formulated with Cool3D technology, the minty shampoo works directly on the scalp, producing a cool/heat effect that stimulates the contraction and dilation of the skin pores, which increases the penetration and effectiveness of the treatment. The sensory contrast also stimulates the activation of the blood flow, accentuating the circulation in the treated area.
Complementing the Technikum Shampoo #01 is the Capilo Technikum Purifier #41, a highly purifying clay treatment that cleanses the hair deep down. I felt extremely relaxing with the cooling effect as the stylist massaged the cream onto the scalp, and left on for about 3 minutes.
Cellular oxygenator: Powerful oxygenating action at the cellular level. Strengthens the scalp's natural defenses, moisturizing and soothing it.
White tea and lavender extract: Powerful astringent action, thanks to its tannin content. Strong antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory capacity. Protects sensitive and/or irritated skin. Great antioxidant power. White tea builds the body's defenses, neutralizing the activity of free radicals and fighting cellular aging. Regulates the sebaceous glands and tones the scalp.
Raspberry vinegar: Revitalizes hair, thanks to its formula rich in mineral salts, vitamins and acids necessary for the hair follicle. Great dermo-purifying action. Makes the hair extremely soft to the touch.
Echinacea extract: Great antioxidant and purifying action. Strengthens and stimulates the hair fiber. Gives the hair extra shine.
A nice head massage was then given by the salon's skilful scalp specialist, whereby the product was left on for approx 10 minutes.
Following the Peeling Oxygenum #23, I was taken for another hair wash using the Capilo Shampoo Oxygenum #06 this time. The dandruff shampoo creates a hydrolipidic barrier that protects and purifies a scalp. It eliminates dandruff, reduces irritation and the risk of the problem reappearing.
The Capilo Capillary Intensive Treatments ended with the application of Capilo Aqua-Infusion Oxygenum #34, a leave-in moisturizing and balancing lotion. The combined action of Echinacea and White Tea act deep down, creating a hydrolipidic barrier to protect the scalp. The cellular oxygenator in its formula provides a great oxygenating action at the cellular level of the scalp.
Time to switch to paraben, sulfate, silicone and allergen-free formula? The Capilo Capillary Intensive Treatment not only leaves your hair smelling nice and fresh, but also works wonders on the targeted concerns. Their pinky range is enough to make me going back for more!
Well, I had the pleasure of doing another scalp treatment 2 weeks later to prolong the results as well as boosting the hair volume. Feeling satisfied…….
How often do you go for Hair and Scalp Treatments? Do you believe in splurging on these therapies to maintain a healthy scalp, giving you luscious hair? Well, I enjoy going for these pampering treatments especially when the stylist pays thorough attention, and takes time to really massage the product into my scalp. So let's say YES to a healthier scalp with more natural products!
Natural products are the way to go!
These remedies sound really lovely and it's nice how they address specific issues.
I'm totally into natural products too!
Wie! This looks like a fantastic spa day! So beautiful.
Luxury pampering. Lovely luscious hair.
I am dying for that head massage.


Pete Molinari opened for the young Nashville country star Nikki Lane and Jamestown Revival at The Troubadour; both nights were sold out. Pete Molinari joined the Jamestown Revival tour this last November and he will wrap it on December 6th in Austin, TX. He is also on the US roads supporting his latest (4th) album "Theosophy" out on Cherry Red Records. The 13 tracks feature the Black Key's Dan Auerbach and Barrie Cadogan (Primal Scream). "Theosophy" is clearly more psyche 60′s, sonic, and full of spiritual reflections.
I first saw Pete playing at the Satellite pre-party opening for the Desert Star Festival 2014 and it was there that I had received a "coup de foudre". For all of you who never heard about the chic troubadour from Kent, Pete Molinari is a brilliant singer, songwriter and composer. He's a folk blues modernist from the UK, having grown up in Chatham where he was discovered and mentored by Billy Childish.
Pete's polished style is a reminiscence that comes from the 60s, poetry worthy of the folk Greenwich Village. His honed voice is a medley of Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison, with a contemporary vintage shape. I can mention Kerouac and Woody Guthrie for his influences by the way. He is considered the actual British Folk singer "numero uno"!
Pete (hat, harmonica and acoustic Gibson guitar) has the coolest elegant and charismatic stage presence, chatting as well in his thick Kent accent. He mentioned his references to the Beatles, John Lennon, longtime guest at the Troubadour, and his performance with Yoko Ono last year during the closing concert of Yoko Ono's Meltdown Festival in London. Yoko handpicked Pete to sing the Lennon songs "Woman" and "(Just Like) Starting Over" along with her band.
Tonight's performance was an intimate acoustic set and Pete's voice sounded "a la perfection". The Troubadour does have an astounding sound. Nikki Lane and her band joined Pete for "I Don't Like The Man That I Am" and for the auto reverse, Pete joined Nikki Lane for a duet on her song "Loves On Fire" playing his Rickenbacker guitar. The crowd looked seduced and the set was well received. As Nikki Lane mentioned on stage, Pete is an exceptional talent. I highly recommend picking up a copy of "Theosophy". It's really invigorating!!


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REVIEW: EDGE
By Will Whitehurst / February 17th, 2014
Two Tribes/Mobigame
November 21, 2013 (Wii U)
Puzzle/Platformer
iOS/Android/PC/PSN/Wii U (version reviewed)/3DS
ESRB: E, PEGI: 3
Don't let the fact that EDGE started out as an iOS title fool you into overlooking it. Originally called "EDGE by Mobigame" in its iOS debut (thanks to a trademark dispute), this puzzle title with platforming elements was codeveloped by Two Tribes of Toki Tori fame, and has been released on many platforms before its debut on the Wii U. The Steam version even added a free level pack called EDGE Extended, which is retained in the Wii U version. Add 1080p HD graphics that run at a constant 60 frames per second, off-TV play and well over 100 levels in total, and it's easy to see that this is the definitive version of EDGE. But what makes this simple and addictive game worth a look?
More importantly, what does that button do?
EDGE can be described as Marble Madness with a cube—no plot, all puzzles. Players guide a colorful cube through a monochromatic, isometric maze and get to the goal. Seems easy enough, yes, but there's more to it than that. For starters, there are small prisms scattered throughout, and players looking for high scores would be wise to collect as many as possible in each level. Not only can they make the cube go faster, but you must collect all of them if you wish to get an S or S+ ranking. Yes, this game has a ranking system component to it as well, going from the lowly D to the perfect S+. These grades factor in the time taken to complete the level, the number of deaths, and the number of prisms collected, giving you more incentive to do well.
EDGE can be controlled with the control stick or D-pad, but since the cube moves in an isometric fashion, the latter is the preferable option for this reviewer. The inverse directions that the cube moves in make the controls a little weird at first, but the first 20 or so levels in EDGE are fairly gentle in terms of difficulty. So, it's easy to get the hang of the controls before you embark on harder and more innovative challenges. Later levels use such things as switch-operated platforms, tight spaces accessed by a power-up that makes your cube shrink, killer spikes that push out of walls, and even a sadistic doppelgänger cube hellbent on pushing your cube out of the way.
There's also this one level where you climb to the top of a tower. Pretty cool, I must say.
Ah, but there's more. Levels also utilize the Edge Time mechanic, which forces you to keep the cube on the edge of a moving platform or wall. Holding the control stick or D-pad ever so slightly to keep from tumbling to your death proves to be quite the challenge indeed. To compensate, Edge Time, that is, the time spent balancing your cube, is shaved off of the total time. Trust me, it can make all the difference in some particularly difficult levels, and it makes speed running easier than ever.
You're gonna have to speedrun past these guys. Indeed, the music is in tune to everything – even these "snakes" of moving cubes that will get in your way. And I thought Super Mario 3D World's Beep Block Skyway was hard…
As for aesthetics, EDGE also excels in its simplicity. Like other indie titles as of late, such as Gunman Clive and VVVVVV, EDGE embraces its retro heritage with pride. The graphics match the simple nature of the gameplay, and give off a Commodore 64 or ColecoVision vibe, with colorful cubes and prisms standing out in well-designed monochrome levels. All of this looks absolutely stunning, whether you play it on an HDTV or the GamePad, and the game also runs in 1080p with a constant 60 frames per second, making it look even more high-quality. The music, on the other hand, serves as a unique throwback to the chiptune sounds of yesteryear, with several irresistibly catchy songs that play in each level. All are composed by underground chiptune musicians such as Richard Malot, Romain Gauthier and Simon Périn. Check out Malot's track "Pad" below:
EDGE still has, shall I say, a few rough edges. As noted above, the somewhat complex controls add to the learning curve, and the difficulty ratchets up quite quickly. There are unlimited lives, however, which provides somewhat of a safety net for people who are just getting started. The fixed camera also makes looking at the mini map, in the upper left hand corner, a must if you want to avoid certain death in some stages. And Edge Time is a very complex mechanic to get right in your first few tries. Finally, considering the competitive and speed run-ready nature of this game, the lack of an online leaderboard system seems like an oversight.
Not to mention these incredibly fast platforms. Note that throwing your GamePad across the room will not help matters.
Yet, even with those caveats and that last nitpick, one thing in particular redeems EDGE: its low price point. For only $1.99, you get quite a bit of game here, and it certainly helps that the gameplay, graphics and sound are beautiful in their simplicity, while, at the same time, it gets extremely difficult when it needs to be. Like any good puzzle game, EDGE tests your sense of direction, but like any good platformer, anyone can pick up and play it.
As one would expect, this amounts to hours of fun – this reviewer has clocked in about 10 thus far, and is already trying to beat his scores. No matter how much you die, the game's competitive nature never keeps it from giving players some fantastic replay value. Indeed, fans of either puzzles or platformers, or even better, both genres, would be wise to check out EDGE. This is a game that keeps it simple and satisfying, and sometimes, that's just what a gamer needs.
Review copy was provided by publisher.
About Will Whitehurst
Will joined the Operation Rainfall Campaign soon after news broke of that infamous French interview about Xenoblade. Subsequently, he got actively involved and became a staff member in July/August 2011. He is currently the head of the Japanese translation team, and loves to play, discuss, debate and learn more about games. Will gravitates towards unconventional action games and RPGs, but plays pretty much anything except Madden. He is also currently attending college, honing his Japanese skills and preparing for medical school. (Coincidentally, Trauma Center is one of his favorite game series of all time.)
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The Adam Smith Business School and Policy Scotland are honoured to welcome Dr Adam Posen to the University of Glasgow. Adam will set out his views on the topic 'Trade War and the Post-American World Economy' in the inaugural event in the 'Adam Smith Distinguished Speaker' series.
The Trump Administration's shift to bilateral trade negotiations utilizing tariffs is more than tactical. It reflects a shift on goals for US foreign economic policy and a disavowal of the international system that the US built since 1945. This has significant economic repercussions well beyond the direct trade effects and concerns for the WTO. Critically, with respect to China, it also reflects a broader repudiation of previous economic priorities by a wide range of US politicians and officials, not just Trump loyalists. Dr Posen will discuss the long-run impact of such measures by the US Government on investment patterns, capital flows, productivity growth, and currency regimes, as well as the likely course of the trade war now beginning and the global economic outlook through 2020.
Adam Posen has been president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics since January 2013, after first joining in July 1997. Over his career, he has written about the financial and economic challenges faced by the European Union following the adoption of the euro, the lasting impact of Japan's economic crisis of the 1990s, and monetary and fiscal policies in the G-7. While at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during 1994–97, he coauthored Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience with Ben Bernanke and others. He was one of the first scholars to seriously address the political foundations of central bank independence.


Constraint Exclusion is a feature introduced in PostgreSQL 8.1 which is used in conjunction with Table Inheritance to implement table partitioning strategies. The basic idea is you put check constraints on tables to limit what kind of data can be inserted into it. Constraint Exclusion will then in theory skip over tables whose check constraints guarantee there is no way for it to satisfy the condition of a query.
Constraint Exclusion is a great thing, but it has some limitations and quirks one needs to be aware of that in some cases will prevent it from kicking in. Below are a couple of reasons why it sometimes doesn't work.
ALTER TABLE product_items_j ADD CONSTRAINT chk_item_name CHECK (item_name BETWEEN 'J' AND 'JZ'); Then your constraint may be used in constraint exclusion scenario.
SELECT item_name FROM product_items WHERE item_name = 'Kettle' will be excluded by the above constraint.
How do you know that Constraint Exclusion is actually working?
You can tell that constraint exclusion is or is not working by looking at the explain plan. The PgAdmin III Visual Explain plan, we find even easier to detect this since its easy to spot tables that shouldn't be there by looking at the pretty visual explain plan. We covered this in Reading PgAdmin Graphical Explain Plans.
For completeness and ease of study below i is a simple exercise along with PgAdmin visual explain plan diagrams.
As we see in the below diagram - both child tables are being checked although there is no way the k_z table can satisfy this query.
We observe that our K-Z table falls out of our planner equation nicely.
As shown above, constraint exclusion is fairly naive and when writing queries you have to take this into consideration. To use effectively when you have non-simple range conditions, you sometimes have to throw in a redundant condition to force it to kick in.
This makes it not easily usable in cases such as spatial partitioning of data with bounding boxes or more complex check conditions. In theory constraint exclusion can work nicely and more conveniently in many additional cases with some (hopefully minor) improvements of how it equates conditions. Hopefully we'll see some of these improvements in 8.4 or 8.5.
I really enjoy this site but please, do not highlight text when coming from google. The text is rendered almost unreadable with a high hit count. eg .. 'create constraint postgresql'. Thank you.
Done. Didn't realize we had such a plugin enabled. Seems to only do it in Firefox for us. Anyrate its been disabled now.
As far as I can see, the biggest problem with constraint exclusion is that a literal is required in the WHERE clause, effectively ruling out the use of a sub-select.


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Zimbabwe's hidden gems and bespoke holiday retreats
By Beck Edwards on Jan 05, 2021 in Accommodation, Africa, Camping, Regions, Resorts, Zimbabwe
I'm proud to call this beautiful continent Africa, home. If there's any advice I can give, it would be to never pass up an opportunity to visit Zimbabwe – I can guarantee you'll want to come back for more, again and again!
Renowned for being one of Africa's most beautiful destinations with a superb all-year-round climate with an incredible diversity of landscapes and top destinations such as Victoria Falls – one of the world's Top 10 Natural Wonders; and Hwange National Park which at over 14,000 square kilometres in extent is one of the largest wilderness sanctuaries in Africa and home to a 30,000 strong elephant population amongst its 100 mammal species.
The country also boasts the five World Heritage Sites of Victoria Falls, Mana Pools National Park, Matobo Hills National Park, Great Zimbabwe, and Khami Ruins. The professional guides at these safari lodges in these areas are regarded as the best in Africa.
Zimbabwe's superb wildlife offerings in Hwange, Mana Pools & Gonarezhou National Parks are contrasted by the cultural experiences of Great Zimbabwe & Matobo Hills National Park. The Eastern Highlands offer an entirely different landscape with a range of mountains filled with breath-taking waterfalls, clear streams, and endemic flora and birdlife.
Zimbabweans are naturally friendly, warm but professional in their hospitality & excellent standards preside in the lodges and hotels across the country. Zimbabwe generally does not focus on mass tourism and this provides a far more intimate and personalised experience compared to many other African destinations. Below is a memorable photo of our time spent in Hwange National Park with the family enjoying some 'sundowner magic'.
From my personal experience I've hand-picked a few unique and 'must-see' luxury lodges across the country to put on your 2021 bucket list of places to visit, any unique itinerary is possible!
Victoria Falls – Victoria Falls River Lodge
Set on the banks of the Zambezi River, the Luxury Tented Suites at Victoria Falls River Lodge are pioneers in many ways. As the first privately owned lodge situated in the Zambezi National Park, the lodge is the ideal place from which to explore Victoria Falls as it blends the African Safari experience with one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World – the spray of which can be seen in the distance!
The combination of personal service, exceptional wildlife viewing, fine dining and luxurious accommodation ensure an unforgettable experience that will leave guests wanting to return. Within easy access to the historic town of Victoria Falls, you can explore the falls on foot or take advantage of any of the many adrenaline filled activities available such as ziplines, bungee jumping or white water rafting.
Victoria Falls River Lodge is set upon raised decks and sheltered by vast expanses of thatch – the relaxed atmosphere of these family-friendly accommodations perfectly complements their natural surroundings.
Immense open-flow lounge, dining and bar areas, decorated in a light contemporary style and equipped with all the modern conveniences one would come to expect from top class lodgings, invite a cooling respite from the baking African sun.
Whether electing to take a refreshing dip in the sparkling infinity pool, indulging in a relaxing treatment at the Africology affiliated Toa Spa, or sipping on a cocktail whilst drinking in the panoramic river views from the riverside bar at sunset – Victoria Falls River Lodge is designed around an array of experiences that will restore and re-energize.
Hwange National Park – Linkwasha Camp
Linkwasha is situated in a private concession in the best location in south eastern corner of Hwange National Park. It is found near the famed Ngamo Plains, where wildlife gathers in numbers during summer – to add to the year-round excellent viewing from the camp itself; Linkwasha overlooks a pan that is a magnet for game seeking to quench its thirst.
The camp is open plan and has a wonderful mix of interiors to give you a real flavour of being on safari. There are eight en-suite tents and there is also a family tent that all look out on the plain. The main camp area has different decks, a pool area and a lovely lounge to gaze out over the waterhole.
The Camp has a non-profit partner, Children in the Wilderness, which works closely with the surrounding communities and schools, ensuring they benefit from conservation and sustainable ecotourism. Guests can enjoy a local village visit which often includes a guided tour of the school, meeting the headman or participating in community projects.
Mana Pools National Park – Nyamatusi Camp
Set in one of the wildest and most remote parts of Africa, on the banks of one of the oldest rivers in the world, Nyamatusi allows guests to experience an authentic view of the old untouched Africa.
Inspired by the traditional custodians of the land who worshipped the river of life, the design of the camp subtly incorporates the element of water and pays homage to the astounding beauty of the mighty Zambezi River. Consisting of six luxury tented suites with uninterrupted views of the river and escarpment beyond, the camp inspires a feeling of remoteness. There is an abundance of game and birds dance on the breeze.
Guests are able to spend their days walking in the footsteps of ancient explorers and following the tracks of elephants. Here, visitors can watch the drama of the wild play out before their eyes on game drives and canoeing safaris and marvel at the incredible sights and sounds of one of Africa's last remaining wild frontiers.
Lake Kariba – Changa Safari Camp
Changa Safari Camp is a bright and beautiful spot on life's demanding horizon, a place of romance and luxury that promises peace and seclusion in an unusual blend of landscapes.
On the shores of Lake Kariba, with the Matusadona mountains in view, the proximity to nature and true wilderness is unparalleled… four and a half kilometers of shoreline on a private concession ensure that this luxurious tented camp becomes a relaxing remote retreat.
Each day ends with a sundowner on the shore, elephants chomping nearby, a fish eagle marking the moment perfectly… later, tales of excitement are shared with laughter around the fire, and a delicious dinner is the time for tomorrow's game drive and picnic plans to be discussed. The pace is set by you.
Beck Edwards is Director at Off 2 Africa. Off 2 Africa is an intrepid, larger than life inbound Destination Management Company into Southern Africa.
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I've just watched Michael Palin's look back at his Pole to Pole journey and it was the African leg of the journey that I enjoyed the most. It was a reminder of how much I'm missing Africa – but, and it is a big but – I'd like to linger longer than he did and travel in a lot more style than he did.
A first-rate selection of pictures. Almost makes me feel that I am there – wish I was!!!


Bilyamin Muhammed Bello, the son of a former chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Bello Haliru Mohammed, was allegedly stabbed to death on Saturday by his wife, Maryam Sanda.
It was gathered that Sanda – the daughter of embattled former Aso Savings Bank boss, Hajia Maimuna Aliyu – attacked her husband on Saturday evening over an allegation of infidelity after she saw a text message on his phone.
A friend of the deceased, Mustapha Dikko, told Daily Trust that Maryam had fought with the deceased after seeing correspondences between him and another woman on his phone.
"We were with them at their residence at Pension Estate, Pakali Close, Wuse 2, Abuja till late in the evening when she continued shouting on top of her voice that he must divorce her because she alleged that he was chatting with his girlfriends and we mediated.
"When we left, after one hour later, we were informed that he had died as a result of several stabs in chest and abdomen," Dikko said.
The Punch also reports that Maryam stabbed her husband in the neck and chest while he slept in the bedroom at their home in Maitama, Abuja.
"Maryam had attacked Bilyamin before the latest incident, which unfortunately led to his death. The two got married about two years ago when the former PDP chairman persuaded his son to marry Maryam. Everyone was shocked by Bilyamin's death; it was sudden, unexpected and tragic," a source told the media outlet.
Confirming the incident, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command spokesman, Anjuguri Manzah, said that "a female suspect" was in custody.
The suspect is being detained by the police while the deceased was buried yesterday after the Janazar prayer at the Central Mosque in Abuja.
Maryam was taken to her residence by homicide detectives for a search, fingerprints and forensic investigation.
She was saved from being mobbed by angry siblings and relatives of the deceased husband.
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Ballsy Los Angeles publicist Lettie Gold has the kind of life plenty of women fantasize about, studded with red carpet events and celebrity clients. But when her musician fiancé David abruptly breaks things off at his shrink's suggestion and heads for New York, her life splinters into a thousand glittery pieces.
Since David won't take her calls, Lettie's left with no choice but to track down her man in person. And she only has six days to do it—he's leaving the country for a soul-searching trip to Europe.
Lettie takes to the road with a most unexpected passenger riding shotgun: Dr. J. Preston, the very same psychiatrist who talked David into ditching her. With a few coincidences on her side and one tiny lie of omission, Lettie hoodwinks the bookish young doctor into coming along. Stuck in a car together for all those hours, she'll have plenty of time to make him understand how perfect she and David are for each other. By the time they get to Manhattan, she's sure he'll be only too happy to help her make things right.
Lettie makes plenty of wrong turns along the way. But each one brings her closer to seeing how lost she's been all along. With so many setbacks, she's no longer sure they can make it to New York before the clock runs out—or, if she still wants to.
THE HEAD TRIP will appeal to fans of funny, contemporary romance such as Sophie Kinsella's Can You Keep A Secret, Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me, and She Went All the Way by Meg Cabot.
Lettie tipped the last bitter swallow of coffee into her mouth and scowled at her mug's brown-stained, grain-speckled bottom. There was no mournful sadness like an empty coffee cup. She glanced at the time on her laptop, which sat fired up on the bed with the Skype window open. Six fifty-seven a.m. Not enough time to brew more, even though she needed it. Badly. The two coats of mascara she'd hastily swept on earlier felt like Maybelline's exclusive new lash-thickening formula of concrete and lead.
Maybe she looked better than she felt. With a few mouse-clicks, Lettie activated her laptop's camera so she could preview what David would see on video chat.
Oh, dear God. Her under-eye bags looked packed for a weekend getaway, and the pimple on her chin was in a whole different altitude region.
For at least the dozenth time since waking, Lettie wished she could crawl back under the covers. But she missed David too much to blow her one chance all day to talk privately. By the time she got home from work it would be the middle of the night in Berlin. Breezing in late to the office wasn't an option, either. There was nothing her fellow celebrity publicists at Last Word did better than spread gossip—about their clients and each other.
Lettie sighed and adjusted the lap top screen for a full body view. At least her cleavage looked good. She torqued to the left and scrutinized her profile. Damn good, actually.
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Lee Hay told her mother, Jacklyn Hay, about reading this book and learned from her that she had lived with her parents and brother in Oak Ridge when it was being built. Stories that she hadn't heard before, so she asked her mother to come into the studio and share her experience. You'll find the audio here to listen to.
Lee Hay's mother, Jacklyn Hay's experiences while a child during the building of Oak Ridge, Tennessee during the WWII war effort.


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Girls Basketball Team Wins Holiday Tournament
Spencer Bao and Jason La Kier
West Potomac's Girls Basketball Team won the Joe Cascio Holiday Tournament with a victory against the Potomac School team. The tournament championship game took place Friday, December 30, at Falls Church. West Potomac player Ty Taylor was proclaimed MVP of the match, finishing with 13 points.
"It's very special, I just feel amazing. I'm speechless," said Taylor. This is the first time West Potomac has made it to the championship match of this tournament, which we won this year with a 55-45 victory. We won 3 games in the tournament, defeating Eastern with a 57-23 score, then Washington-Lee at 42-24."
Looking forward from their recent victory, West Potomac Girls' Basketball players are optimistic for the future of the team.
"This really helps our momentum," said senior player Grace Moery. "We've been going back and forth. We'd win a game, lose a game. Now that we've won three, I think we're really going to start winning games in our conference."
Since the tournament, the Girls Basketball team has won two games and lost one. The next game is away at Annandale, January 13 at seven. It'll be a double-header with the Girls and Boys Basketball teams.
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Q: Compressing CSV files in R I hope all is well. I am struggling to compress CSV files in R. I have a 14 GB CSV file that needs to be compressed a lot so that I may share it with colleagues. Here is the code I have in R so far...
write_csv(file_name,gzfile('file_name.csv.gz'))
Is there something else I am missing? Also what will be the size of the new compressed file? Thank you.

A: You are quite close.
library(readr)
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I started playing a few years ago in Spain. I was really involved in handball but my friends took me to play basketball and I have been hooked ever since. I love the game.
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Joe finds himself again at the top end of the DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll – Vibraphone category, sandwiched in between four vibists for whom he has the utmost respect.
The full Critics Poll results will be available online on the official DownBeat Magazine website soon here.
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The Navalny wallet (address No. 3QzYvaRFY6bakFBW4YBRrzmwzTnfZcaA6E, listed on the donation page of his website) received its first bitcoin in December 2016 and since then has seen more than 2,000 transactions, including withdrawals, according to blockchain data.
Most transactions were worth a fraction of a bitcoin or several full coins. From time to time, larger transactions occurred, bringing in up to 20 BTC at once.
Investigative outlets including Zona.Media and The Insider, as well as internet freedom movement Roskomsvoboda accept donations in bitcoin or ether.
However, their wallets have accumulated only small amounts of crypto, no more than 2 BTC each.
French financial services giant Societe Generale has issued about $112 million worth of bonds in the form of a security token on the public ethereum blockchain.
Announced today, the investment bank used the OFH token (obligations de financement de l'habitat, or home financing obligations) to represent 100 million euros of covered bonds, a type of security that is backed by specific assets but remains on the issuer's balance sheet.
The pilot was designed by Societe Generale's blockchain subsidiary Societe Generale FORGE, "one of the 60 internal startups launched via the Internal Startup Call, the Group's intrapreneurial programme," the company said.
Big Four professional-services firm PwC advised the project on technology and the French law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel was appointed a legal advisor, SocGen said.
Societe Generale has been involved in a number of enterprise blockchain projects. It was a founding member of the IBM-powered trade finance platform we.trade in 2017 and commodity trading platform Komgo SA in 2018.
Earlier this month, Societe Generale-owned private bank and wealth manager Kleinwort Hambros announced it had launched an exchange-traded note (ETN) with a focus on investing in blockchain companies.
More broadly, a growing number of enterprises have been experimenting with public blockchains, including big players, but issuing actual digital securities by a global investment bank is rare.
In September, the Austrian government announced a pilot to use the ethereum blockchain to notarize the auction of a government bond worth $1.3 billion. Two months later, Spanish bank BBVA recorded a $150 million syndicated loan on ethereum, time-stamping data on a loan issued for Red Electrica, Spain's national electrical grid operator.
Among startups, back in 2017, Nivaura initiated a bond denominated in ether for the London-based luxury retail startup LuxDeco.
The company also lowered its minimum balance to earn interest on bitcoin from 1 BTC to 0.5 BTC and expanded its operations to India, meaning its service is now available globally, except for territories sanctioned by the U.S., U.K. and E.U.
However, in response to market conditions, BlockFi has also made its terms less favorable for large ether depositors.
Effective May 1, it will lower the maximum balance for which it will pay 6.2 percent annual interest to 250 ETH from 500. All amounts above that threshold will receive only 2 percent.
"BlockFi's ability to pay interest to our clients is based on crypto market lending conditions. As we've touched on previously, we exclusively work with institutional counterparties to generate this yield. Over the past month, demand for borrowing ETH has dropped, and as a result, ETH tier rates will be adjusted in tandem," the company explained Tuesday.
The startup, funded by Galaxy Digital, ConsenSys Ventures, SoFi and Kenetic Capital, has been providing fiat loans with bitcoin and ether collateral since January. In March, it launched a new service offering to pay clients interest on their crypto, which it loaned out to institutions. The product promised to pay depositors 6 percent monthly and 6.2 percent in compound interest every year.
However, the terms were amended soon after the launch: at the end of March, the company announced that accounts with more than 25 bitcoin or 500 ether would get 6 percent monthly only on the part of their holdings below that threshold, and 2 percent on the rest. To be clear, BlockFi's terms and conditions explicitly say that the company can change the interest rate at its discretion.
At the time, Prince explained to CoinDesk that the company had too many deposits to keep its business in balance: BlockFi was lending out most of the clients' crypto to institutional borrowers to earn interest, and the demand from the borrowers didn't cover the influx of crypto deposits.
"We started to see institutional accounts created followed by deposits well over $1 million, which is not who we think of as our core client and not the type of activity we want at this time," he said then, citing BlockFi's focus on retail depositors.
Crypto custodian BitGo says it has passed an advanced security review by an outside monitor, claiming to be the first crypto startup to receive this level of certification.
Specifically, the company got a SOC 2 Type 2 certification, a standard security audit performed by an outside monitor assuring that a company keeps its security practices in order.
In January, the Gemini exchange, founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, received a SOC 2 Type 1 certification from "Big Four" auditor Deloitte. BitGo chief security officer Top Pageler told CoinDesk his company is the first crypto startup to reach the next level.
BitGo would not say which audit firm conducted the Type 2 exam, except that it is one of the so-called Big Four. Last summer, when it passed the Type 1 review, it identified Deloitte as the outside monitor for that exam.
The difference between the two exams is that with the Type 1 certification, an auditor makes sure that a company has established an adequate set of controls to maintain security, while Type 2 is checking that the firm follows the rules it set for itself.
Both documents are confidential and can be shown only to a company's partners and clients under a non-disclosure agreement.
It took auditors eight months to complete the Type 2 audit, according to BitGo. The auditor interviewed BitGo's staff, checked its software, and had access to the building and the data center BitGo is using, Pageler told CoinDesk.
"They wanted to make sure that we are onboarding people properly, that employees have their access removed in a timely fashion, to see how we go about making changes to our system, how we do key management, what major third parties we have relationships with," he said.
Pageler believes getting professional audits of security management is crucial for the industry to mature. "Building confidence in the cryptocurrency marketplace means having the highest level of controls and processes in place to attract and expand institutional investment," he said.
In a letter to shareholders Thursday, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said the $100 million investment led by Makara Capital and GSR Capital that was agreed upon in February and scheduled for completion in mid-April had not closed.
"Makara's due diligence has progressed, and in the course of its due diligence Makara has proven to be a professional and serious fund. Still, the parties will not have a definitive deal in place by the mid-April target," Byrne wrote.
"tZERO plans to continue facilitating Makara's diligence, but is not under any exclusivity with Makara or GSR and has retained advisors to pursue parallel alternatives," he added.
Byrne added that GSR is still is obliged to buy $30 million worth of tZERO tokens under a binding agreement it signed last year, and the purchase must be completed May 6, three days before Overstock's next scheduled shareholder meeting.
This was the second time a tZERO deal with investors fell through, after GSR backed off its intention to invest $404 million in Overstock and tZERO earlier this year.
The saga of Overstock's negotiations with the two Asian funds started last summer.
In August the company announced GSR would buy $270 million worth of tZERO equity (valuing the operation at $1.5 billion), $30 million of tZERO tokens from Overstock.com and up to $104.55 million in shares of Overstock.com. The deal was scheduled to close in December, but shortly before the deadline GSR asked for an extension until the end of February.
The new deal was scheduled to close this month, but now it looks like tZERO will turn to look for other investors.
So far tZERO's major source of funding is still its parent company, Overstock, which earlier planned to sell its flagship e-commerce business this year, but that plan was set aside. Overstock has decided to keep its retail business and focus on making it profitable, executives said on the company's last earnings call.
Other goals are getting tZERO's crypto trading app, scheduled for launch in June, into production and opening tZERO for retail investors in August, according to Byrne's Thirsday's letter.


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Ready to impress your friends with your yoga skills? In this installment of STACK's Yoga for Athletes series, yogi Rebecca Pacheco shows us how to perform the Firefly Pose, or Tittibhasana. This pose not only makes you look like a super-advanced yogi, it provides you with several important sports benefits, including wrist strength, core strength and overall balance.
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Ready to impress your friends with your yoga skills? In this installment of STACK's Yoga for Athletes series, yogi Rebecca Pacheco shows us how to perform the Firefly Pose, or Tittibhasana. This pose not only makes you look like a super-advanced yogi, it provides you with several important sports benefits, including wrist strength, core strength and overall balance.
Tip for beginners: You can ease into this pose by sitting on the floor, legs spread at a 90-degree angle, elevating each heel on a block and pressing your palms into the floor between your legs.


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Emil Jozef Horváth (27. srpna 1923 Zlatno, Československo – 1. ledna 2001 Svit, Slovensko) byl slovenský herec.

Filmografie (výběr)
 1949: Katka (průvodčí ve vlaku)
 1955: Štvorylka
 1956: Previerka lásky (dělník)
 1958: Šťastie príde v nedeľu (starší pán)
 1959: Muž, ktorý sa nevrátil (tiskárenský metér Tomovič)
 1959: V hodine dvanástej (svatební host)
 1960: Skalní v ofsajde (Antalík)
 1961: Pokorené rieky (Matula)
 1961: Tri razy svitá ráno (Vobošťok)
 1961: Zbabělec (farář)
 1962: Tam za lesem (farář)
 1962: Výlet po Dunaji (Garbiarik)
 1964: Archimedov zákon (Makovec)
 1965: Odhalenie Alžbety Báthoryčky (Horanský)
 1965: Smrť prichádza v daždi (Bačinský)
 1966: Tango pre medveďa (lékárník)
 1969: 322 (Fajnor)
 1971–1972: Dispečer (Valošek, TV seriál)
 1973: Deň slnovratu (Igorův otec)
 1973: Horká zima (Hakl)
 1973: Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
 1974: Trofej neznámeho strelca (Imro)
 1975: Tetované časom (prof. Stárek)
 1976: Desať percent nádeje (Brozan)
 1976: Keby som mal dievča (prof. Jožulo)
 1976: Stratená dolina
 1978: Leť, ptáku, leť!
 1979: Hordubal
 1980: Odveta (Halaša)
 1980: Toto leto doma (prof. Wagner)
 1983: Tisícročná včela (železničář)
 1985: Perinbaba (farář)
 1986: Tchán – povídka z cyklu Bakaláři (malíř pokojů)
 1989: Uzavřený okruh (děda Jančák)
 1991: Tajomstvo alchymistu Storitza (sluha)

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Support for special care provision public entities
The Dutch Parliament delegation that took part in the Caribbean Netherlands summit in Bonaire on Monday is supportive of setting up a special provision for persons in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba who require special assistance.
The Netherlands has such an arrangement called the Social Support Law ("Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning" Wmo). The Wmo, carried out by the municipalities, provides support, financial and material, to persons with a disability or in social need. The Caribbean Netherlands don't have a Wmo.
The delegation of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament is willing to bring the idea of introducing a Wmo arrangement for the islands to the attention of the Dutch Government, stated delegation leader Member of the Second Chamber Jeroen Recourt of the Labour Party PvdA during a press conference after the Bonaire summit.
"The question is whether it was wise to exclude the islands from the Wmo. We have to look into how we can set up a similar structure for the islands that brings the tailor-made that is needed here. This is something new that we can take along," said Recourt.
Poverty was the main theme of Monday's summit, which, aside from the Dutch delegation, was attended by representatives of the Executive Councils of Bonaire and Saba. St. Eustatius was unable to travel to Bonaire due to financial restrictions and the fact that the island doesn't have an approved 2017 budget as yet. Bonaire Commissioner Nina den Heyer made a presentation on Statia's behalf.
Recourt stated at the press conference that it was highly important to hear firsthand what is happening on the islands. "We need information in order to perform our duty to check the Dutch Government. We need to know where things are not going well, or where there is friction. We can then tell our Minister where the actions need to be taken," he said.
There is much room for improvement in the efforts to alleviate poverty in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, all participants at the summit agreed. Poverty should be combated using every available avenue, was the general consensus.
"We have made long lists of items which we think should be improved and done differently. We will take those back to the Netherlands for us to work with in the First and Second Chamber, so that next time when we are here, we can say that steps have been taken," said Recourt at the press conference.
The delegations also shared the same view regarding the establishing of a social minimum which covers the high cost of living on the three islands. The Dutch Parliament has been clamouring for setting a decent social minimum to ensure that people with lower incomes can financially sustain themselves. Emphasising the support of the Dutch Parliament in this matter, Recourt said that it was important that the Dutch Government takes concrete steps to establish this social minimum. In a meeting with the First Chamber in November last year, State Secretary of Social Affairs and Labour Jetta Klijnsma promised to come with a plan before March 2017.
"The income of people is really too low to have a decent life, and the poverty is too high. You cannot live off social security ("onderstand") and also not off the minimum wage. We have said this over and over in Parliament. The Dutch Government is slowly moving on this issue and we will again be pushing to get it done," said Recourt.
Bonaire Commissioner Den Heyer, in charge of the organisation of the summit, expressed her satisfaction on the outcome of Monday's conference, which confirmed that all three public entities share the same problems in the area of poverty. "There has been progress in a number of areas, but steps still have to be taken to combat poverty, a crucial area that truly affects the people. Sometimes courage is needed to take those steps," she said.
Towards the end of the summit, a small group of protestors appeared outside the Courtyard Marriott Hotel where the meeting and press conference took place. The group was led by James Finies of the Nos Ke Boneiru Bèk, an organisation that strives for more autonomy and opposes a public entity status for Bonaire and St. Eustatius.
James Finies (left) of the pressure group Nos Ke Boneiru Bèk speaks with Dutch delegation leaders Jeroen Recourt (right) and Ruard Ganzevoort (second from right) outside the Courtyard Marriott in Bonaire where the Caribbean Netherlands summit was held on Monday.
Recourt and deputy delegation leader Member of the First Chamber Ruard Ganzevoort of the green left party GroenLinks went outside to speak with Finies and his group and to receive a protest letter. In that letter, Nos Ke Boneiru Bèk criticised the Dutch Government, and by extension the Dutch Parliament, of violating the rights of the people of the two islands.
Finies and his group promote passive non-violent resistance, but want The Hague to stop the embedding of Bonaire and St. Eustatius in the Dutch Constitution, and to "respect and restore the rule of law and democracy" on the islands. The group called for the respecting and protection of the right to self-determination and basic human rights.
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