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Crisp. Cold. Tasty. And high in fiber! I love making a salad like this and then eating it all week long. It just goes perfect with whatever you are serving. Or a quick snack!
Plus, it's SO easy to throw together. I bet you have most of this in your pantry already!
This would also be excellent with some cold grilled chicken tossed in.
Mix everything together and taste for seasoning. It's better to make a day ahead of serving.
This recipe makes 9 - 1 cup servings for 0 points on Weight Watchers Freestyle Program.


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Calopieris is een geslacht in de orde van de Lepidoptera (vlinders) familie van de Pieridae (Witjes).

Calopieris werd in 1899 beschreven door Aurivillius.

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Calopieris omvat de volgende soort:
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iOS-WebView-App
===============

Simple iOS app that loads a web page created to ease debugging a `uiWebView`.

Unfortunately you cannot directly debug [Chrome on iOS](https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/ios/overview) as debugging hooks are not available in published apps. This is the next best thing. If your issue reproduces the same in Mobile Safari, you can debug there. It's easier.

You'll need to [install XCode][3].

1. "Download Zip" or clone this project
2. Open XCode, open existing project, and choose the project you just downloaded.
3. Open WebViewAppDelegate.m and change the `urlString` to be the URL you want to test.
4. Run the app in the iOS Simulator.
5. Open Safari, Open the *Develop* Menu, Choose *iOS Simulator* and select your webview.
6. Safari Inspector will now be inspecting your uiWebView.

![enter image description here][5]

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  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/a/12607124
  [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/a/22047495
  [3]: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/downloads/
  [4]: https://github.com/paulirish/iOS-WebView-App
  [5]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/w3n8I.png
  [6]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/H4Fbw.png
  [7]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/5YUnq.png

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With the build-up to the upcoming elections in South Africa, it's important to reflect on the meaning of democracy and what a democratically-elected government is, so that we can understand the significance of our role as voters and why we take part in a political system that requires citizen participation. It is also interesting to note that South Africa's government system is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary republic (Republic of South Africa) that is comprised of three levels of government: national, provincial and local. In South Africa, the Constitution is deemed as the highest law in the country, no person, not even the president can go against it, nor can Parliament pass any laws that infringe on it, or go against the constitution. The Constitution is imperative in ensuring the continuance of South Africa's democracy by giving every person of age (eighteen and over) the right to vote – this includes local, provincial and national elections. The Constitution "can only be changed if 75% of the members of the National Assembly and six of the nine provinces agree" (Parliament of the Republic of South Africa). South Africa's State consists of its government and its departments – which is the political party that has won the most seats in Parliament (50% and above), the judiciary and the courts, as well as the army. The State is permanent and "remains in place even if the government changes" (Parliament of the Republic of South Africa).
While South Africa's government is constitutionally based, many countries across the world participate in other political systems. These systems include: Absolute Monarchy's, Authoritarian states, Commonwealths, Communist, Democracies, Democratic Republics, Emirates, Monarchies, Republics, Socialist states, Sultanates, Theocratic and Totalitarian systems of rule. Of these, some of the most commonly practiced political governing systems include the following: democracy, monarchies, communism, republics and dictatorships.
A recent study has shown that 49.3 percent of the world's population lives in a country that is democratic in some regard; however of the percentage, only 4.5 percent live in countries that imbue full democracies (Forbes, 2018). In 2017 according to the democracy index, the world's top five democratic countries were: Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Denmark who scored an nine and above respectively out of a score of ten (ten being indicative of a full democracy versus zero which equates to totalitarian governance). Communism is substantially less popular as a government system with only five countries still predominantly communist including China, Vietnam, North Korea, Laos, and Cuba. In terms of monarchies, most countries can be defined as constitutional monarchy's where the monarchy is either ceremonial or executive. The United Kingdom is a ceremonial constitutional monarchy which means that the sovereign has the ability to exercise some authority in terms of the constitution however this is now more ceremonial than practical; the British parliament is responsible for making key decisions for the country.
In terms of global political systems and subsequent governments, this is just the tip of the iceberg, but it's important to know the difference between the various systems because as the famed America journalist Hunter S. Thompson puts it "politics is the art of controlling your environment", and understanding the system that you're a part of is a good start.
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Conservative talk show host Ben Shapiro's got some interesting thoughts on baby Hitler.
Ben's at March for Life in D.C. Friday -- joining the annual rally of pro-life folks who oppose the practice and legality of abortion -- and he dropped his take on the age-old question -- If you could go back in time and kill Hitler as a baby, would you do it?
Shapiro says it's actually a no-brainer for anyone who's truly pro-life ... because the key word here is "baby."
Ya gotta check out Ben's explanation of the hypothetical situation but, if he had his way as a pro-life time traveler ... perhaps the name Hitler nowadays wouldn't be such a bad thing.


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Q: How do I properly nest while and for loops in javascript Just learning javascript and having a hard time with this code would like to make it repeat 5 times different random math questions but only continue to the next question if answered correctly. can somebody help point me in the right direction?
// var initialization
var num1 = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
var num2 = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
var correct = num1 + num2;
var guess = 0;
var count = 1;
var msg = " ";
//var debug = 5;

// loop basic math process

while(count <= 1){

guess = eval(prompt("What is "+num1+" + "+num2+" = __ ?"));

    if(guess != correct){
        msg = alert("Sorry please try again");

    }else{
        msg = alert("By George I think you got it!");

        for(i=0;i<=5;i+=1){
            alert(debug);
            var num1 = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
            var num2 = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
            var correct = num1 + num2;

            guess = eval(prompt("What is "+num1+" + "+num2+" = __ ?"));

        if(guess != correct){
            alert("Sorry please try again");

        }else{
            alert("Great your on a roll!");

        }}} count++;
}

A: From your coding, I suppose you don't need the outer while loop.
And if you do need while loop to control the total rounds of for loop, you should better wrap the whole for loop code in an individual function.

A: If you want to keep asking until they get the question right, then you are going to need two loops.  One to count the 5 questions.  And one inside of the that to keep asking the question until it is correct I think you have your loops kind of inverted.  I would instead do something like the following:
for(i=0;i<=5;i+=1){
    alert(debug);
    var num1 = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
    var num2 = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
    var correct = num1 + num2;
    var guess = -1;

    while (guess != correct) {
        guess = eval(prompt("What is "+num1+" + "+num2+" = __ ?"));
        if(guess != correct){
            msg = alert("Sorry please try again");
        }else{
            msg = alert("By George I think you got it!");
        }
    }
}

If you wanted to know if they got several right in a row to change the message you would have to detect if they were on a streak:
var streak = 0;

    while (guess != correct) {
        guess = eval(prompt("What is "+num1+" + "+num2+" = __ ?"));
        if(guess != correct){
            msg = alert("Sorry please try again");
            streak = 0;
        }else{
            streak++;
            if (streak < 2) {
                msg = alert("By George I think you got it!");
            } else {
                msg = alert("Keep up the good work!");
            }
        }
    }

A: Just as a hint -- if your editor doesn't have the ability to reformat/re-indent source code, jsbeautifer.org does a wonderful job.
var num1;
var num2;
var guess;
var correct;
var msg;

// Bonus
// It looked like you were trying to give different responses so it wasn't
// quite as boring

var successMessages = [
  "Way to go!",
  "Alright!",
  "Cheers!",
  "Tally ho!"
  "Well done, old boy"
];

var questionsLeft = 5;

// loop basic math process
while (questionsLeft !== 0) {

  num1 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
  num2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
  correct = num1 + num2;

  guess = prompt("What is " + num1 + " + " + num2 + " = __ ? ");
  guess = parseInt(guess, 10); // Convert to a number

  if (guess !== correct) {
    msg = alert("Sorry please try again ");
  } else {
    msg = successMessages[questionsLeft];
    questionsLeft--;
  }
}

Or, if you want to make them repeat the question:
var num1;
var num2;
var guess;
var correct;
var msg;
var isRight;

// Bonus
// It looked like you were trying to give different responses so it wasn't
// quite as boring

var successMessages = [
  "Way to go!",
  "Alright!",
  "Cheers!",
  "Tally ho!"
  "Well done, old boy"
];

var questionsLeft = 5;

// loop basic math process
while (questionsLeft !== 0) {

  num1 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
  num2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
  correct = num1 + num2;

  // They haven't answered yet, so they can't be right.
  isRight = false;

  while (!isRight) {
    guess = prompt("What is " + num1 + " + " + num2 + " = __ ? ");
    guess = parseInt(guess, 10); // Convert to a number

    isRight = guess !== correct

    if (isRight) {
      msg = alert("Sorry please try again ");
    } else {
      msg = successMessages[questionsLeft];
      questionsLeft--;
    }
  }
}

A: Try this:
var num1 = [], num2 = [], correct = [], count = 0, guess;
for(var i=0; i<5; i++){
  num1[i] = Math.floor(Math.random()*101);
  num2[i] = Math.floor(Math.random()*101);
  correct[i] = num1[i]+num2[i];
}
while(count < 5){
  quess = prompt('What is '+num1[count]+'+'+num2[count]+' ?');
  if(+quess === correct[count]){
    alert('You are Correct!');
    if(++count === 5)alert('You Have Completed All of the Answers Correctly!!!');
  }
  else{
    alert('Please Try Again.')
  }
}

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Q: How to stop pytest_bdd from performing the teardown steps after each iteration of a Gherkin Scenario Outline? I have the following Gherkin Scenario Outline:
Scenario: Links on main page
  When I visit the main page
  Then there is a link to "<site>" on the page

Examples:
  |site             |
  |example.com      |
  |stackoverflow.com|
  |nasa.gov         |

and the respective test.py:
from pytest_bdd import scenario, given, when, then

@scenario("test.feature", "Links on main page")
def test_links():
  pass

In my conftest.py, I perform a login and logout at startup/teardown respectively:
@pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="function")
def login_management(driver, page_url, logindata):
  login()
  yield
  logout()

However, I don't want the browser to log out and log in between checking every link - I would rather all the links were checked on one page visit. I also would prefer to keep this tabular syntax instead of writing a dozen of steps to the tune of
And there is a link to "example.com"
And there is a link to "stackoverflow.com"
And there is a link to "nasa.gov"

Is there any way to signal that for this test only, all of the scenarios in this outline should be performed without the teardown?

A: Scenario Outlines are just a compact way of writing several individual scenarios. Cucumber and other testing frameworks work on the idea of isolating each individual test/scenario to prevent side effects from one test/scenario breaking other test/scenarios. If you try an bypass this you can end up with a very flaky test suite that has occasional failures which are based on the order test/scenarios are run, rather than the test/scenario failing for a legitimate reason.
So what you are trying to do breaks a fundamental precept of testing, and you really should avoid doing that.
If you want to be more efficient testing your links, group them together and give them a name. Then test for them in a single step and get rid of your scenario outline e.g.
Scenario: Main page links
  When I visit the main page
  Then I should see the main page links

Then "I should see the main page links" do
  expect(page).to have_link("example.com")
  expect(page).to have_link("nasa.gov")
  ...
end

Now you have one simple scenario that will just login once and run much faster.
NOTE: examples are in ruby (ish), but the principle applies no matter the language.
In general I would suggest avoiding scenario outlines, you really don't need to use them at all.


Parents of Oulton Primary School have been working to support Oulton Primary School for over 10 years. Run by a group of volunteer parents, staff and friends, we hold events to help raise funds to support the school's initiatives and help to improve the facilities and activities they offer to pupils.
POPS meet once a month to discuss ideas for events and fundraising that will appeal to both parents and children. The meetings are at 7pm and usually take place at School.
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Please leave your contact details at the school office if you would like to join us, or volunteer to help at one of our events – all welcome!
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Email was the talk-of-the-day when the Stored Communications Act was passed.
In the mid-1980s, Congress recognized that Americans (including businesses) had started to transmit information electronically. Although voice communications and postal mail were protected by Constitutional and legislative acts, nothing existed to protect communications transmitted electronically.
The concern for private information in the hands of electronic data transmitters was especially high in light of the Supreme Court's 1970s decisions on the "third-party doctrine."
The Third-Party Doctrine
In 1976, the Supreme Court (U.S. v. Miller) ruled that people do not have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in information they "voluntarily" handed over to a third party. The ruling suggested the government could get access – without a warrant – to any information held by an internet or email service provider. Critics say the decision failed to recognize the increasing practicalities of consumer behavior (i.e. that we all rely on these services).
Limitations on private parties and the government
Ten years after the Supreme Court ruling, Congress stepped in to help. The Stored Communications Act limited the rights of private parties (for example, those companies that transmit our data) to expose information. It also set specific procedures that law enforcement officers would have to follow before getting access to the data.
Our infographic describes the 4th Amendment history leading up to the Stored Communications Act. It applies mostly to the government search aspects. The Department of Justice enforces the Act against private parties.
Two Supreme Court cases this term (2017-2018)
U.S. v. Microsoft will determine whether the Stored Communications Act allows the government to get access to information stored outside of the country. Microsoft was asked by the government to turn over a customer's email contents. The government got a full warrant (complying with the procedures of the SCA), but Microsoft refused to honor the request. Microsoft said the information is held in Ireland, and the Stored Communications Act only can compel access to information in the U.S.
Carpenter v. U.S. heads straight at the third-party doctrine. It challenges whether, when we use our mobile phones, we "voluntarily" give certain information to the cell phone service providers, like the doctrine presumes. In the case, Carpenter and Sanders were convicted of robberies in part through cell phone location data the government got from their mobile phone service providers. Because of the third-party doctrine, the 4th Amendment did not apply; the Stored Communications Act did. And the SCA did not require a warrant. Carpenter and Sanders argue we should have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in cell phone location data held by our service providers.
Article discussing the limitations of the Stored Communications Act in light of social media and new technologies (Duke Law and Technology Review).
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Have you ever wanted to know more about what grows in our Sydney bushland or how to grow native species in your garden? Join Rosie King and Alex Birker for a workshop on native gardens.
Rosie has a Diploma in Conservation and Land Management and has worked in bush regeneration for private ecological companies all around Sydney for the last 4 years. She is now a Senior Aboriginal ranger in the Illawarra.
Alex is a professional gardener with more than 9 years industry experience for the last 8 years he has been running a flourishing garden maintenance business in the Inner West. He is currently studying a Diploma of Horticulture at Ryde School of Horticulture.
There are an amazing and highly adaptable range of local Sydney natives that can fit right into our home gardens. The challenge is often working out which plants will best suit your spaces. No matter the style, size, water requirements and wildlife attracting qualities you are after there are plants for you. Even when you're renting there is a way to incorporate them into your life. At this workshop, we will talk about the importance of native species in our bushland and how we can select the best native plants for use in our gardens in the Inner West. This workshop will focus on species which will thrive in pots and containers and that suit smaller backyards, balcony's and small spaces.
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The department of border veterinary control at the state border of the Russian Federation and transport of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin Region summed up the work in the supervised area (Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin Region) from 18 to 24 March 2019.
During this period, officials of the department in the Vladivostok Sea Fishing Port conducted 142 inspections of products of animal origin (fish, meat products, etc.) supervised by the state veterinary supervisory authority, which entered the Primorsky Territory and were sent to other regions. Two discrepancies to requirements of the legislation on registration of marking are revealed.
In Vladivostok sea trading port, 77 inspections were carried out, one discrepancy was revealed.
Officials of the department for the specified period issued 238 veterinary certificates of form 5i to the Far Eastern products of aquatic fishing sent abroad, of which 31 certificates of form 5i were issued on Sakhalin during this time.
Over the past period, 435 health certificates were issued for batch of aquatic biological resources exported, including 82 in the Sakhalin region. 294 batches were exported to China, 121 to the Republic of Korea, and 9 batches to EU countries. Health certificates issued for 11 batches of fish meal. There were no refusals to issue certificates of form 5i and health certificates.
In addition, 77 form 2 certificates were issued upon import.
During this period, officials selected 122 samples from controlled products, including 20 samples from food monitoring, and 15 samples from the state task. 22 violations found.
Over the past week, 23 protocols were drawn up by officials of the Department of Border Veterinary Control at the state border of the Russian Federation and transport.
Source: Maritime News of Russia
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Update on the Caracals Released 10th December 2017.
On the 10th of December 2017, we released two caracal's, one female and one male, onto the Kapama Game Reserve. Five months later, we have not been made aware of any incidents concerning the two caracals, so we can assume that no news is good news, and they must be surviving well in their new surroundings. CLICK HERE TO READ for more details about their release in our original blog.
Due to the Caracal's geographical distribution that ranges over a wide range of environments, the animal experiences different threats and thus has a variety of population trends. The species is considered as "Least Concerned" (LC) in the Arabian Peninsula (Mallon and Budd 2011) but contrary, it has already vanished in Kuwait (Cowan 2013) and is on the verge of extinction in North Africa (Cuzin 2003, F. Belbachir, pers. comm. 2014)….


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S Brandon Meriweather
Conference Call, November 2, 2015
Q: How does a defense rebound from a game like this, where you let up all these yards and touchdowns, historic numbers? How can you regroup after this?
A: You go back to the drawing board. You have to go back to the basics. I think what we did yesterday, we got away from the basics, the things that we do good, and you just have to go back to that and continue to build on that.
Q: Was there any confusion going on with plays coming in from the sideline or maybe being communicated in the huddle?
A: Yes, they did a great job of mixing up the personnel and running people in and out, going on quick counts, and that takes a lot of communication. They did a good job with that, but as I say, overall confusion, no.
Q: I know you�ve just had last week with JPP [Jason Pierre-Paul] back a little bit and I know he�s new to you. Could you talk a little bit about your anticipation of seeing what he�s able to do for you guys now that he gets to practice a little bit and when he gets on to the field?
A: I�m excited. A person like that takes the game up of everybody on the defense. When you have somebody who you know at any point can get a strip, sack, or could hit the quarterback, make a tackle for a loss at any time in the game. Whenever you have a player like that, that impacts the game in so many ways, which gives other D-linemen one on ones, gives the quarterback the anticipation that he has to throw the ball a lot quicker than he does, so I�m excited. I just can�t wait to see him play.
Q: Do you feel that missed tackles are becoming an issue for you guys? There were a couple yesterday and it�s been something that the team has struggled with at points this season.
A: Every team is going to have missed tackles. There isn�t one team in the league who you can look at and say, �Oh, that team doesn�t miss tackles.� As long as people are running to the ball, and being relentless, and make up for their brother who is next to them, then we�ll be alright.
Q: What it�s like to the watch film on a day after you gave up 52 points. What was that like?
A: It hurts. If you ask anybody else and they tell you it didn�t, then that means that their heart wasn�t in it. Anytime you go out and you have a good game plan and they throw for seven touchdowns, that has to hurt.
Q: Are you concerned about the overall team consistency, kind of one step forward, one step back kind of mode, where you don�t really get anything rolling? So far, that�s kind of been the way it�s been for you guys.
A: No, I�m not, I�m not concerned. I think we have a lot of veteran players that understand football and at the end of the day, we are going to pull it together. I wholeheartedly believe that, so no, I�m not. I�m not worried about taking one step forward and one step back.
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The postcode AB30 1XQ is located in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, a UK parliament constituency represented in the House of Commons by Andrew Bowie of the Conservative party.
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is held by Conservative, who won the 2017 General Election with a majority of 7,949.
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West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine ranks th in terms of population size. Election turnout for the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in 2017 was 71%, higher than the average UK turnout at 68.7%.
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of West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine voted to remain in the European Union (EU) in June 2016.


If you're having a hard time finding jobs in Rialto, California, you've come to the right place. Located in San Bernardino County and containing over 101,900 residents, this city has a number of activities to partake in, from the baseball and football fields at Ferguson Park to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine.
Catch a Little League softball game at Frisbee Park (also a great place to play some Frisbee), or visit Rialto Recreation for fitness options galore. The city also the Rialto Historical Society, which works to preserve many historical homes, as well as Raquel's Jazz Lounge, hosting live music. You won't be hard-pressed to find activities to enjoy or job opportunities for the taking in this town.


39"H x 23"W x 23"D - 26 LBS.
The stunning 16-inch Frank Lloyd Wright World Globe by Replogle features a beautiful dark walnut colored wood stand that is an authentic reproduction from a drawing found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives.
Its an unidentified concept for one of the Prairie Homes that Wright designed in the early 1900s. The only marking on the drawing is in his handwriting and says - Something like this. The proportions and interpretation of the drawing used for this particular globe model were calculated based on the scale of other drawings from this time period. Its a superbly designed masterpiece that is simply steeped in rich, American history.
The 16-inch Frank Lloyd Wright World Globe by Replogle features a brass colored full meridian, allowing you to view the gorgeous antique styled map without obstruction. The 39-inch tall model features parchment colored oceans and the warm browns, yellows and reds of the landmasses that blend seamlessly together to create a look that is completely unique and one of a kind.
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Zoe Saldana hit up the Burning Palms premiere last night (January 12) in Hollywood, CA.
The actress wore a beautiful dress and looked absolutely glowing. Perhaps it could be from her recent engagement?
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August 30, 1969 Schedule: "Operation Top Secret" 11:30PM
On This Evening, BOB WILKINS Showed A English Dubbed French Espionage Movie Called OPERATION TOP SECRET aka LA VALSE DU GORILLE (1959).
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August 23, 1969 Schedule: "Espionage In Lisbon" 11:30PM
Well, after a few months of double features, BOB WILKINS is back to a single feature as well as an episode of SECRET AGENT. This evening, Bob showed a Spanish Produced Action Adventure titled ESPIONAGE IN LISBON aka MISION LISBON (1965) instead of the usual Horror/Sci-Fi Movie. However this movie did star BRETT HALSEY who appeared in RETURN OF THE FLY.
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August 16, 1969 Schedule: "The Final War" & "Invasion Of The Neptune Men" 12:30AM
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The Latter Starred SONNY CHIBA who starred in THE STREET FIGHTER (1974) and had a part in Quentin Tarentino's KILL BILL movies.
August 9, 1969 Schedule: "The Hand" & "The Mad Executioners" Midnight
On this evening, BOB WILKINS showed THE HAND (1960) & THE MAD EXECUTIONERS. The latter is a German Krimi based on a EDGAR WALLACE novel.
But a real life horror was happening in Southern California on this day 40 years ago. It was the SHARON TATE murders caused by the CHARLIE MANSON FAMILY. Very Sad.
August 2, 1969 Schedule: "She Demons" & "Giant From The Unknown" 11:30PM
On this evening, BOB WILKINS showed a Double Feature of SHE DEMONS & GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN. The latter starred BUDDY BAER as the Giant Killer Spanish Conquistador.
Buddy is the brother of famed boxer, MAX BAER and uncle of actor MAX BAER, JR who played Jethro in THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES tv series. Buddy Baer was born JACOB HENRY BAER on JUNE 11, 1915 and he passed away on JULY 18, 1986. Buddy was over 6'6 and was a character actor and was also in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK with ABBOTT & COSTELLO, SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES as well as TV Series like ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN and GUNSMOKE. Later Buddy owned a Furniture Store in SACRAMENTO, CA as well as being a Movie Host on KMUV-TV Channel 31 (Now KMAX-TV). Buddy is buried in EAST LAWN SIERRA HILLS MEMORIAL PARK in Sacramento.
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The Downtown location is located at the Embarcadero and also features the Top of the Market Restaurant (619-234-4867), which is upstairs on the second floor of the Fish Market Restaurant. Here is where fine dining and fabulous bay views are served. These restaurants with their classy decor definitely are undoubtedly some of the finest seafood restaurants on the West Coast.
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Randy Blair, Black Press Media Chief Operating Officer.
Community drives transformation of local news
Black Press Media reaches historic audience milestone
Jennifer Blyth
Feb. 12, 2020 6:00 a.m.
It's an exciting time for Black Press Media, launching into 2020 with the largest audience in its history.
And none of it would be possible without our readers and viewers in communities throughout the province.
"Black Press Media has a long history of supporting individuals, organizations and businesses across B.C. who are working really, really hard to improve the quality of life for so many British Columbians," says Randy Blair, Black Press Media's Chief Operating Officer.
"We consider it an honour, a privilege and our responsibility to tell the stories of those who are making their communities – our communities – stronger."
How has the B.C.-based media company reached its audience milestone?
"Black Press Media is really undergoing a transformation," Blair explains.
"We're really focused on engaging our audience across social and digital channels in addition to print," he says, pointing to Black Press Media's audience of four million unique website visitors each month and more than one million followers across its social media channels. And that's in addition to its large, loyal print audience of millions of readers per week.
Driving that growth is a commitment to delivering the content its readers and viewers are looking for, from breaking news to in-depth features, created by Black Press Media's 185 journalists on the ground in communities across the province – the largest of any news-gathering organization in BC.
As Black Press Media has evolved, so has the skill set of this team of award-winning journalists, whose broadcast expertise and social media skills complement their ability to tell compelling, informative stories.
"Today we have on our team videographers, video editors, script writers, and social media and SEO experts – these are the competencies we need to be successfully engage audiences across our digital and social platforms."
So, what's next for Black Press Media?
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"It's a way for us to give back to the communities that have supported us for so long, and do everything we can to make them a better place to work and live."
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It's not about the square footage of your house, or how old or new it is. But, it's about how you live in it, and how it responds to you. It's not about living more or living less, but it's that certain sweet spot of living well. Living well is beautiful and appointed, but also laid back and comfortable, welcoming the imprint of life.
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November 11, 2013 (Ellicott City, MD) – Playwright and director, Niccole Nero Gaines, will share her latest work, Hair'itage The Play, on stage Saturday, December 7th at the Howard County Arts Council located at 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043. There will be 2 shows, a matinee at 4:00PM and an evening show at 8:00PM. General public tickets are available online for $25.00. This play is for both women and men, and is sure to be a hit! Hair'itage The Play is a story about six 'Sistahs' who share the journey of their hair and how their hair impacts them throughout their lives in many different ways. Playgoers leave in awe – empowered. Some even share tears of joy, as they can relate to the storyline from a personal perspective. Hair'itage – is a play on words with Heritage to create a more in-depth discussion about a black woman's hair, often referred to as her "crown and glory." Hair'itage The Play is a journey that women from all walks of life, socio-economic backgrounds, and cultural backgrounds will enjoy. With so much emphasis in today's society on hair and beauty; black women have always been trendsetters when it comes to hair styles. Hair'itage The Play creates a sounding board to address the layers of issues and insecurities that many women have about their hair, and how their hair can or has defined them. The writer of the play, Niccole Nero Gaines, looks to take her show beyond off-Broadway where it premiered . Local organizations around the southeast can present this amazing story that is sure to enlighten, empower and allow attendees to embrace their hair journey. After all, even a woman with the worst hair day can find refuge in a stylist's chair at the local hair salon. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.HAIRitageThePlay.com. For media passes, email media@4loveproductions.com. About the Writer/Director - Niccole Nero Gaines: Niccole is a graduate of Morgan State University with a BA in Theatre Arts. Niccole's other writings and productions include; Last Dance and From the Heart of Hollis, for which she won the Arthur C. Lamb Playwriting Award. For the past few years Niccole has owned a hair salon. The many stories Niccole heard while operating the salon inspired this production. Niccole would like to thank her family and friends for their encouragement and support. She would especially like to thank her children, Changa and Jamilah, for stop bickering long enough for her to write this script. She dedicates this production to her mentor, Clinton T. Johnson, who's spirit lives on in all the students he inspired at Morgan.
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Duke Launches New Undergraduate Minor in Energy Engineering
by Nancy E. Oates
Fracking. High gas prices. Global warming. Oil pipelines. Affordable, efficient home heating and cooling. Massive storm-related power outages. The world has many energy problems and few places to learn how to solve them.
Duke's Pratt School of Engineering has stepped up to help close the knowledge gap by offering a minor in energy engineering. Pratt students may apply beginning with the spring 2013 semester. Pratt professor Marc Deshusses, who co-chaired a team with associate professor Josiah Knight to create the minor, called energy "the defining issue of this century."
"It's hard to open a newspaper and not find something related to energy," Deshusses said. "There is a lot of emphasis on energy generation, biofuels, solar energy and the environmental impact of our energy policies. Energy delivery and efficiency are also very current. Several wars can be traced back to energy conflicts."
Nearly three years ago, Duke engineering dean Tom Katsouleas formed a committee to explore the best response to the pressing need to solve energy problems. Duke has taken a proactive approach to energy issues, both from a research and educational perspective, launching programs such as the university-wide Duke Energy Initiative and the Energy & Environment Certificate, a joint effort between Pratt and Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. But Katsouleas wanted to go further.
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Whereas energy concentrations at other universities are geared toward a single energy sector – a program in renewable energy or petroleum energy, for instance – Pratt's minor is broadly based, said Knight, co-director for the Energy & Environment Certificate and associate director of the Gendell Center for Engineering, Energy and the Environment.
"The courses necessarily have to be technical, but ours will equip students to understand a broad range of energy sources and technologies," Knight said, "and to consider the ramifications for society and the environment, because energy choices have far-reaching consequences."
The energy engineering minor consists of a core course, four technical electives that allow students to tailor the program to their individual interests, and a capstone design course. The electives fall under two categories – Generation & Delivery and Conversion & Efficiency – and cover such topics as bioenergy, modern power systems, power electronics and transportation energy. Pratt will allow up to two courses to be taken outside of Duke.
Currently the minor is open only to engineering majors, to ensure that students have the engineering fundamentals necessary for the technical coursework. However, the courses are cross-listed with Duke's Energy Initiative; non-engineering students add breadth to the discussions on energy initiatives, said Neal Simmons, a professor of the practice in the department of mechanical engineering hired specifically for his energy expertise. He will teach a course on energy in the built environment, which will include a trip to Athens, Ga., to see a small hydroelectric plant he and a group of investors own.
"We're very much focused on engineering fundamentals, but we want to expand into societal impacts," Simmons said. "Energy choices and decisions are not purely scientific or analytical. Other less-tangible parameters affect decision-making."
Ultimately, Pratt aims to create an energy engineering major, Deshusses said.
"We expect this program will be very attractive to students and will be very successful."
Learn more about the energy engineering minor at energy.pratt.duke.edu.


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The Sam4s ER-265B with flat keyboard and large Cash Drawer.
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These cash registers provide both speed, accuracy and security in your retail or hospitality operations. The ER-260 like the ER-265 Cash Register series is loaded with many features, convenient for both operators and customers.
Featuring thermal printing technology, the ER-260 and ER-265 Cash Registers silently prints out sales receipts at a speedy rate of about 8 lines a second. Plus, a newly developed Drop-in Paper Loading mechanism allows you to exchange paper rolls quickly and easily.
The ER-260 and ER-265 Cash Registers feature a highly visible 2-line LED operator display that makes it easy to confirm the price being charged. The ER-260 like the ER-265 Cash Register is also equipped with an easy-to-read customer display to ensure customer confidence.
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The ER-260 and ER-265 Series Cash Registers have 1000 PLUs (Price look-up) to automatically price and track sales for up to 1000 fast moving items. This feature will lead to high throughput.
Having 15 departments increases the ease of operation and ease the control and management of retail & hospitality operations. Fast moving items can be easily checked for price and count.
The ER-260 and ER-265 Series cash registers offers a complete analysis of your department sales, function totals, and actual drawer totals to give you a thorough review of your business. This financial analysis feature will bring total control over your budget, stock status, etc.
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Regrettably, like many other women, I received a slew of sexually crude messages from the minute I created my profile, somepopping up before I'd had the opportunity to upload any images. When I did add graphics, I got a onslaught of badly typed one liners ranging from, "Wut are you?" and "What sort of Black and what type of Asian are you?" to "Where r u originally from?" After he had started using a brief "hello," one 40-something gentleman said that I needed to begin visiting the gym. There were a few who would adamantly make plans, just to stand me up.
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As word travels down the small town grapevine of former classmates' engagements and weddings and babies, I'm not intimidated from these mainstream mark of "successful maturity." I deleted my OkCupid and Tinder accounts and I don't have any interest in trying out any other websites. I'm not saying that all Black women should entirely give up on internet dating. Gabriola cheap prostitutes. For me, the choice is more about preserving my mental, emotional and psychological health. Why should I go on-line to read some guy hiding behind a computer spew the same garbage that I hear in real life?
I got a cheeky anonymous email lately: "I'd like to commission an article on the circumstances of sexually imperceptible middle aged men. I thought you'd be an ideal man to do it." As an insult, it was a slightly intelligent matter to say to a 44-year old writer. But it reminded me of the reality that maturing guys do experience anxiety about our own decreasing attractiveness. It's hardly news to point out that guys are more worried about their bodies than in the past, but the panic of visibly aging is no longer restricted to women, if it ever was.
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This isn't just opinion. It was borne out in the now-infamous results of the 2010 OK Cupid survey , which found that in the world of online dating, men seemed nearly universally interested in pursuing noticeably younger women. Men's desirable age range for potential matches was drastically skewed against their chronological peers. A typical 42 year old-man, for example, would be willing to date a lady as young as 27 (15 years younger than himself) but no older than 45 (just three years older.) And as OkCupid discovered, guys consistently dedicated most of their attention to women at the very youngest end of their stated range --- and frequently messaged female members who were nicely beneath that.
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Media critic Jennifer Pozner points out that portion of the problem is the premature aging of elderly women in Hollywood. Take Fireflies in the Garden, the 2008 movie in which 43-year-old Julia Roberts plays the mother of 34 year-old Ryan Reynolds. Or consider the late lamentable reality show Age of Love, which featured a grotesque competition between "kittens" in their 20s and "cougars" in their 40s. Cheap Prostitutes near me Gabriola, British Columbia. As Pozner wrote in her book Reality Bites Back , "The kittens hang out in their own apartment hula-hooping in bikinis, while the cougars sew needlepoint, read, and do the laundry (because that's what worn out old crones do.)" Join the media's de sexualization of women over 40 with the never ending celebration of May-December celebrity couplings, and the signal to men is that the validation they crave can only come from younger women.
The reasons old guys pursue younger women have less to do with sex and everything to do with a profound desire to assure ourselves that we have still got "it." "It" is not only physical attractiveness; "it" is the whole manly bundle of youth, energy, and, above all else, possibility. It is not that women our own age are much less attractive, it is that they lack the culturally-established power to assure our delicate, aging egotism that we're still hot and hip and full of potential. Inspiring desire in women young enough to be our daughters becomes the most potent of all anti-aging remedies, especially when we can show off our much younger dates to our peers. The famous little red sports car reveals just the size of our bank account; attracting a woman barely out of her teens (or, if we are in our fifties, hardly out of her twenties) validates the lasting power of our youthful allure.
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Mature women are encouraged to fight what one called "the slow glide into sexual invisibility" not only with makeup, just with the realistic acceptance of their own aging. For many women, what ages right along with them is the type of man to whom they are attracted. As Amy, 43, place it, "I don't mind that most guys in their 20s or 30s don't flirt with me anymore. They aren't what I'm looking for anyhow." Her opinions jive with all the OK Cupid data that reveals that most women over 35 would like to date guys who are their same age. Gabriola cheap prostitutes. But that same data suggests that guys fight the same "slow slide" with crazy denial, a denial that manifests itself in a compulsive need to pursue women substantially younger than themselves, all of the while pleading to be seen as atypical for their age.
I admit it: I'm consistently writing one liners about myself online. I have spent 10 web-literate years defining myself to strangers on the internet (dating sites, newsgroups, blogs, chat rooms) through pithy, articulate sentences carefully assembled to present myself as a paragon of mankind. From Bebo through to MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and beyond, I've used the whole array of tricks from flattering camera angles to (tragically) writing easily Google-able 'inspirational quotes' in my profile in my efforts to appear like a curved and likeable individual. Let us face it, I Have even outright lied. I probably should not acknowledge this, then, but it comes as no surprise to me that the results of a recent survey show that 57 per cent of people have lied on their online dating profiles.
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Let us take a minute to analyze that. When you fill out an online profile for anything, you are doing it with the intended audience in mind, or at least you should be if you are playing the game smartly. It's a bit like a job application. This really is particularly true in internet dating, where you are basically describing your most desired self, but specifically angled in such a strategy to attract your ideal partner. Inside my dating profile, I feigned to get a passion for swanky cocktail bars in SW1 when really I'd rather have a pint down the local pub. British Columbia Cheap Prostitutes. I wanted to become that kind of person, whatever 'that' was, so I projected 'that' picture and hoped someone would come along and cultivate sophisticated tastes in me.
But while using dating websites as a kind of set of resolutions to be a better individual is sweet and misguided but likely forgivable, lying about unavoidable truths about yourself is an altogether different issue. When dating online, you think in 'kinds' - that is, you consider each characteristic and work out in the event you'd like to date the kind of person that will be brought to that. With this in mind it may be reasoned that most guys desire gold diggers and most women desire superficial guys. Even if we ignored the terribly dated picture of the sexes that it projects, it looks like a spectacularly short sighted way of dating: the chasm between expectations and reality on a first date could be quite so wide as to kill any fledgling relationship dead upon first meeting. All these hours spent subtly alluding to your wealth will have been wasted as soon as you meet your date and abruptly forget which tax bracket you're designed to be in.
But while the more cynical might see these data as simply an indictment against dating online , it actually speaks of a more depressed truth. Online profiles are a place where we unwittingly reveal a great deal of fundamental truths about who we wish we were. That irresistably women lied about their look and men lied about their income, as stated by the survey, shows more about that which we think about the opposite sex than anything else, and probably just helps to perpetuate these innumerable myths about What Women/Men Really Want.
The homosexual dating app Grindr launched in 2009. Tinder arrived in 2012, and nipping at its heels came other imitators and kinks on the format, like Hinge (joins you with friends of friends), Bumble (women have to message first), and others. Senior on-line dating websites like OKCupid now have apps as well. In 2016, dating apps are old news, just an increasingly regular way to look for love and sex. The question isn't if they work, since they clearly can, but how well do they work? Are they powerful and satisfying to utilize? Are individuals able to make use of them to get what they need? Naturally, results can change determined by what it's folks want---to hook up or have casual sex, to date casually, or to date as a way of actively looking for a relationship.
The first Tinder date I ever went on, in 2014, became a six-month relationship. After that, my luck went down. In late 2014 and early 2015, I went on a handful of adequate dates, some that led to more dates, some that didn't---which is about what I feel it's practical to anticipate from dating services. But in the past year or so, I Have felt the gears slowly winding down, such as, for instance, a plaything on the dregs of its own batteries. I feel less motivated to message people, I get fewer messages from others than I used to, as well as the exchanges I do have tend to fizzle out before they become dates. The entire effort appears tired.
Moira Weigel is a historian and writer of the recent book Labor of Love, in which she chronicles how dating has ever been challenging, and always been in flux. But there's some thing historically new" about our current era, she says. Dating has always been work," she says. But what is ironic is that more of the work now isn't really around the interaction which you have with a man, it is around the selection procedure, and the procedure for self-presentation. That does feel different than before."
Hinge seems to have identified the problem as one of design. Without the soulless swiping, individuals could concentrate on quality instead of quantity, or so the story goes. On the brand new Hinge, which started on October 11, your profile is a vertical scroll of photos interspersed with questions you have replied, like What are you listening to?" and what're your easy pleasures?" To get somebody else 's focus, you can like" or comment on one of their pictures or replies. Your home screen will show all of the people who've socialized with your profile, and you'll be able to select to connect with them or not. In case you do, you then move to the kind of text messaging interface that all dating-app users are duly acquainted with.
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The following essay is published in recognition of International LXX Day, celebrated yearly on February 8, and is also a part of our long-form essay series here on theLAB.
The following post is by Dr. Dale Brueggemann, Contributing Editor at Faithlife Corporation.
Do we know for certain that Jesus can be found in the OT? In our efforts to "read backwards," are we finding Christ where perhaps he should not be found? Or do we have license as Spirit-led interpreters of Scripture to allegorize as we see fit, and as it benefits our listeners?
The following is Part 1 of a two-part guest post by Josh Westbury (PhD, Stellenbosch), a scholar-in-residence at Logos Bible Software.


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We had a stormy, chilly day yesterday. So I'd planned on staying inside as much as possible and getting a good amount of blogging stuff done while the girls played. And then the power went out. We had a power line near us catch fire and it took a good 4-5 hours to repair. So the blogging to do list didn't get all done. We settled for the cleaning to do list, because that also needed to be done.
For quiet time, I usually let the girls watch a movie. J was at school so it was just M, but a movie wasn't an option and because I couldn't use the computer either, we played instead.
Dress up, and Frozen toys made her happy. She was happy and entertained for 2 hours. Then the power came back on! So we fixed the clocks and I finished what I was working on and we headed out to pick J up. They requested playing with their cousins, so we went to my sister's house and hung there until it was time to go home and make dinner.
After dinner we watched a movie and had hot chocolate. It sounded better than a milk shake because it was so cold.
By bed time, I was exhausted and ready for some quiet alone time. J was fussy and tired and didn't want to listen so it was a struggle to get them in bed. By the time they did go to bed, the Grokker workout I'd planned didn't sound very appealing. What did sound appealing was a big bowl of ice cream and watching Fixer Upper. But that made me feel guilty so I decided to give my Fixer Upper workout a try. And I decided that it was a much more fun way to do a workout, and I'll probably be making another one soon to share so everyone can mix it up. Have you tried it yet? What are your thoughts?
Before bed, I had to take this iron supplement. My glucose test came back normal, but unfortunately, my iron is way too low. The thing with iron, is that they don't like you to take iron with anything dairy or your prenatal. So I can't take it in the morning. They also don't like you to take it with calcium which was a problem because Tums have been a really good thing at nights. So I can't take it in the mornings due to prenatal and dairy foods, and taking it at night meant I couldn't take it before bed because Tums have calcium in it. So I switched to prevacid. At least I know that works for me.
They couldn't at least try to make it a more appealing color? At least it's small. I was not looking forward to taking it because I'd heard that iron tends to be hard on your stomach. But I read the box like 50 times and it says right on the front "gentle on your stomach" and it was actually pretty ok compared to all the horror stories I'd heard. If there was any queasiness, I slept through it. So tonight I won't be so resistant to taking it.


The village in the Netherlands with no roads, the only form of transport is boat.
This idyllic village has no roads, and the only access is by water over the many beautiful canals or on foot over its wooden arch bridges. The locals use punters to get around and cars have to remain outside the village.
Located in the province of Overijssel, there are 4 miles of canals and farmhouses with thatched roofs dating back to the 18th century.
Rustic: Giethoorn is known as the Venice of the Netherlands.
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The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
"Identify risks – Protect health" – this is the guiding principle for the work of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in the field of consumer health protection.
The Institute was set up in November 2002 to strengthen consumer health protection. It is the scientific agency of the Federal Republic of Germany which is responsible for preparing expert reports and opinions on food and feed safety as well as on the safety of substances and products. In this context, the Institute plays an important role in improving consumer protection and food safety.
BfR reports to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). It enjoys independence in respect of its scientific assessments and research.
Its tasks include the assessment of existing and the identification of new health risks, the drawing up of recommendations on risk reduction, and the communication of this process. The results of its work serve as the basis for scientific advice to the relevant federal ministries and other agencies, for instance the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA). In its assessments and recommendations BfR is not influenced by any economic, political or social interests. It presents them in such a way that they can be easily understood by the general public.
A scientific advisory council and several expert committees support BfR in its work.
Risk assessment is done on the basis of internationally recognised scientific assessment criteria. Based on the risk analysis results the Institute formulates, where appropriate, management options for risk reduction.
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