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As Zsh is at times positioned as a more advanced alternative to bash, should it not by sourcing etc profile? Now all kinds of tools are not working for example RBenv. Did I miss a step somewhere?
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College-educated minority Americans who benefited from affirmative action programs should pay reparations to white students, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
The surprise 5-3 decision was issued with the court's decision on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which weighed whether the university's consideration of race in admissions was constitutional.
In a 2003 case, the Supreme Court ruled that universities could consider race in its overall considerations of student applications.
However, lawyers for the plaintiff in Fisher argued that white students who were passed over in favor of minority students using this criterion should be compensated by the government for potential lost education and career opportunities, due to them not attending their top universities of choice.
In the majority opinion authored by Justice Clarence Thomas – the only black justice and a critic of affirmative action – the court agreed with the plaintiff's claim.
"Proponents of affirmative action claimed that it was needed to correct the past wrongs of racism and to help ensure equality for minority students," Thomas wrote. "Instead, affirmative action allowed minority students who may not have been qualified to skip ahead over qualified white students in getting into universities that included race in their considerations for admittance.
"A top-performing white student forced to attend Brown or Cornell University instead of Harvard or Yale has been cheated out of an untold number of opportunities in life. This is an injustice that must be rectified.
Thomas said he would be willing to make the first payment to the government, since affirmative action programs helped him attend Yale Law School.
In a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor – the first Latina justice and a supporter of affirmative action programs – wrote that the majority decision was insulting to students who still worked hard to get through college.
The Supreme Court's decision directs the U.S. Congress to establish a government fund that awards cash payments to white students who can prove affirmative action played a role in their rejection from their first-choice university. All public universities will be required to submit the names of rejected white applicants and if affirmative action played a role in their rejection.
University-educated minority students would pay a special 7 percent tax on their earnings for 10 years to finance the transfer.


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Fox Shines in Historic Game 7 World Series Broadcast
By Joe DePaoloNov 3rd, 2016, 12:08 pm
"You're not gonna believe this," Joe Buck said, as the FOX broadcast returned from commercial after the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Progressive Field grounds crew rolled the tarp across the outfield.
Without question, it was pretty difficult to fathom. A series with so many plot twists was about to take one more as the skies above Cleveland opened up, and the pause button was being hit on most dramatic sporting event in recent memory.
For 17 minutes, Game 7 of the World Series stood in recess. And with a nation in suspense, it was up to FOX's production staff and eight-man broadcast team to chronicle these unprecedented, dramatic moments. It was on them to quickly summarize the remarkable events that just occurred, and to preview the historic events soon to come.
And at this crucial juncture, the network delivered, as they did all night. It was a broadcast worthy of the once-in-a-lifetime event being aired.
FOX deftly navigated the rain delay, starting with their dugout reporter Ken Rosenthal, who hustled to secure an interview with umpire crew chief John Hirschbeck — which got us the weather report we badly needed at that moment.
When the broadcast was tossed back to FOX's studio quartet, they handled things with aplomb. The network has clearly found a winning combination with these four; The polished yet personable Kevin Burkhardt in the pilot seat. The stoic and commanding Frank Thomas as the straight man. The goofy but insightful Pete Rose as the wildest of wild cards. And the improbably remarkable Alex Rodriguez as the star of the show. Against all odds, A-Rod has a chance to be a sports broadcast figure on par with the likes of John Madden.
It wasn't flawless, but then, neither was the game. (Burkhardt teased an interview with Cleveland manager Terry Francona that never came.) But the brief, impromptu banter felt like more than just filler. They criticized Cubs manager Joe Maddon for his use of closer Aroldis Chapman, and an ill-fated safety squeeze attempt in the ninth. And Rose was precient in pointing out that the Cubs had the heart of their batting order coming to the plate in the tenth.
The broadcast was thrown back to the tandem of Joe Buck and John Smoltz, who seemlessly picked up where they left off. Smoltz was solid in the analyst's chair, bringing useful insights to the plate, and criticisms when warranted. He could use a slight infusion of personality, but his fundamentals are solid.
And then there's Joe Buck, oft the target of social media vitriol. The son of the late, legendary St. Louis Cardinals announcer Jack Buck, Joe taken a ton of criticism over the years (much of it summarized here). Some of it warranted, some of it not.
Buck knows the rhythm of a baseball game as well as anyone alive. He knows when to talk, and more importantly, he knows when not to talk. He is smooth, knowledgable, and witty. He is a pro.
But this Ringer profile of Buck seems to confirm he's gone Hollywood. That story informs readers that Buck is pals with actors Jon Hamm and Paul Rudd, and it contains the line "Over beers and lunch at his country club…" An everyman he is not, and that's a fatal flaw for a baseball broadcaster. The very best in the profession — Vin Scully, Ernie Harwell, Jack Buck — were always able to connect with their audience in a highly personal way that Buck, until Wednesday, never had.
For one night, though, Buck felt less like a television personality, and more like a baseball-loving kid who'd learned the game at his father's knee, and was now growing up right before our eyes. He brought the gravitas that the moment demanded. His eighth inning call of the Cleveland home run that tied the game was pitch-perfect. And so too was the final out, which felt unscripted and authentic.
It was the most important baseball game of his career. And Joe Buck rose to the occasion.
His father would've been proud.
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"Ever Falling In Love" by Times New Viking
With "Ever Falling In Love," the second preview track from Times New Viking's Dancer Equared, it's quickly becoming clear that along with a move to Merge Records, the Columbus trio have made additional, even more substantial moves — Towards pop and better fidelity. No one will mistake "Ever Falling in Love," for something shiny, well-produced, and radio-ready, but for those familiar with the band's back-catalog, the change is striking. For one, you can distinctly hear each recorded track and those tracks aren't pressed high into the red. The guitars have a jangly, kiwi-pop feel, while the melody has a Velvet Underground vibe. Secondly, drummer Adam Elliot and keyboardist Beth Murphy are singing, not sing-screaming or screaming, and their tones are relatively clean. Relatively is the key here, both in terms of their vocals and in terms of the song. Elliot and Murphy's lines seem only half in-synch, and there's some still a bit of audible hiss in the mix. Ultimately, it all comes together, albeit in its own slightly slapdash way, as a sweetly, endearing pop song.
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Varun Mehta is a technology entrepreneur, strategic business leader, and current vice president of product strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Inc.
Before joining Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Varun was a co-founder and the CEO at Nimble Storage, Inc., which was purchased by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in March 2017. While at Nimble, Varun led the company through its first three rounds of funding and a record rate of customer acquisitions. Prior to Nimble, Varun was vice president of engineering at PeakStream Inc., a startup that was acquired by Google. Varun also served as vice president of engineering and was the twelfth employee at Data Domain, where his team brought the company's first products to market, selling over 800 units in the first two years of shipping. Varun has also held senior management positions at NetApp, FastForward Networks, Panasas, and Sun Microsystems.
Varun earned a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Rice University and a Master in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Peter Ziebelman is a seasoned venture capitalist with over 25 years of experience.
Peter co-founded Palo Alto Venture Partners in 1996, after starting the US Information Technology Operations of the UK venture capital firm, Thompson Clive Partners in 1988. He has served on the boards of early-stage companies that ultimately became public companies, including AvantGo (AVGO), Persistence (PRSW), and Vicinity (VCNT). He has also served on the boards of dozens of privately held high technology companies across a range of sectors from cloud based computing (DemandForce) and calendaring (When.com) to online car insurance (Esurance) and security (PostX). Peter is also an independent director to a select number of privately-held companies and was named to AlwaysOn's Venture Capital 100 – the top 100 VC's – in 2012.
Peter is on the Stanford Graduate School of Business MSx Advisory Board, on the advisory board of the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, and formerly on the executive board of the Pacific Skyline Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a past president of the Yale Club of Silicon Valley.
Peter received a Bachelor of Science in combined sciences (with honors and distinction in the major) from Yale University in 1978 and a Master of Science in management from the Stanford GSB in 1987.
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DeAnne Hemmens (San Francisco, 2 de julio de 1964) es una deportista estadounidense que compitió en piragüismo en la modalidad de aguas tranquilas. Ganó cuatro medallas en los Juegos Panamericanos en los años 1991 y 1995.

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Piragüistas en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta 1996


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American alto saxophonist/composer Tim Berne says his four-year-old Snakeoil quartet is evolving toward "transparent density" – a highly composed, contrapuntal contemporary jazz that doesn't sacrifice detail or spontaneity. Berne offered a big glimpse of this on last year's debut album for the conversational all-acoustic ensemble (with Berne plus clarinetist Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell on piano and Ches Smith on drums), but the splices between writing and this adroit group's collective improvisation are all the harder to spot here. Three episodes (around 20 minutes each) on the six-track list are spellbinding examples of Berne's composing ingenuity and the band's agility at running with his ever-mobile ideas. Three shorter pieces feature typically seesawing themes, but the captivating Psalm with its brooding sax part sounds as if it has come from a more melodiously meditative ECM session than would usually carry Berne's name. The long passages OC/DC, Socket and Cornered (Duck) represent Snakeoil's progress, mingling wide-interval melodies that sometimes sound like contemporary classical music and sometimes trampling funk, quiet solos or intimate duets, tonal contrasts (warm clarinet lyricism, glimmering vibraphones, free-jazz sax wailing), dynamic percussion and unrelenting eventfulness. It's edgy, pattern spinning contemporary music, but austere it certainly is not.


Financial services are not an impulse purchase. Most consumers do their research before deciding to apply for a financial service or switch financial institutions. This is where pay per click search advertising (PPC) and social media can work for your credit union.
Here are the top 6 ways PPC and Social Media can increase loyalty and gain new accounts & members for your credit union.
When a prospective customer searches online for credit unions or banks in your area, you want your credit union to show up in their search results.
Remarketing ads are a great way to re-engage potential customers to finalize their purchase or make the switch to your credit union by showing them content on other sites after they have visited your site.
A person visits your credit union's website.
A pixel (or cookie) is automatically dropped on the browser of that person by the third-party retargeting service (Google, AdRoll, etc.).
The person then leaves your credit union's website.
Online ads from your credit union will be shown to that person as they visit other websites and social media channels. (Your marketing team can design the ad content and decide how frequently and for how long the ad appears to that person).
The goal of your social media and PPC should be to drive traffic to your credit union website where you can capture qualified leads.
When you can capture leads early in the consumer's buying journey, you can then nurture them with useful content until they show enough interest to have a sales follow-up.
The point of social media is to connect with your existing customers and potential customers.
Make sure to monitor your social media posts and engage with your followers.
Answer questions, provide feedback, and offer assistance. Those questions and answers can be added to your website as an FAQ section, which is great for both users and search engines (SEO).
You want social media to be a tool to generate new leads for your credit union and to showcase your strengths as a credit union.
The key to success on social media is to make your posts visual.
Repurpose and repost content from other channels by making it visual with an infographic or a short video.
Make your credit union more personable by posting pictures of your credit union employees, inspirational quotes, and humor.
If you are not using PPC and social media for your credit union, you are missing out on leads. If you need help improving your credit union landing page or forming a credit union marketing strategy, please email me at leslie@thesearchguru.com or call my cell directly at 440-463-3871.


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NSBA Urges Action on USMCA
On Tuesday, July 10, 2019, the National Small Business Association is joining the USMCA Day of Action in urging Congressional action to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Passage of USMCA has been a key priority for NSBA and was a focal point in our recent member fly-ins where small-business leaders urged their Members of Congress to act on the USMCA.
Below is a statement from NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken:
"The USMCA makes substantive improvements to NAFTA which reflect the changing global marketplace and includes language specific to addressing the unique challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) when it comes to doing business internationally.
"For the first time in a U.S. free trade agreement, the USMCA includes a stand-alone Chapter on SMEs. This chapter of the USMCA which will improve information-sharing, create a committee on SME issues and develops a framework for ongoing stakeholder input.
"I am calling on all small-business owners to take a few moments today and urge their lawmakers to support passage of the USMCA, and NSBA will continue pushing for the approval of this important trade agreement."
Click here to contact lawmakers.


Hafal's Service User Champion has urged AMs and all those interested in protecting mental health services to 'keep a check on promises made about mental health spending'.
A debate on the Welsh Assembly Government's (WAG) Draft Budget will take place at the Senedd today.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has today published a detailed report following a review of a homicide carried out by mental health service user Jarvis Ford in Pembrokeshire in May 2009.
A report by the Prince's Trust has stated that the number of young people in Wales with mental health problems is rising with the long-term unemployed more likely to be affected.


Why do we do it? Isn't this something we expect our kids to do when they're say, 4 or 5? But too often we see it in adults. Maybe it's that little child within us that hasn't been validated, recognized, or encouraged and we're looking for it now as adults.


Solar System Printable Pack - Look! We're Learning!
We love sharing printable units with you guys! So far, we've shared several, including All About Snowflakes, All About Flowers, All About Beaches, and All About Leaves. This time, though, we're heading up into the universe to learn All About the Solar System!
This solar system printable pack is packed with awesome outer space learning activities for kids in grades K-3! Read on to see how to get your copy!
Plus, our Solar System flashcards are inside!
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My New Single "Holy Spirit" is now officially available for free download on my music website. John 16 vs 13 says "when the Holy Spirit who is truth comes, he will guide us unto all truths for he shall not be presenting his own ideas but whatsoever ye shall hear, he shall tell us and he shall tell us about the future". You create an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit can operate, and that is in worship. This song ushers in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Click the link below to get this song. God bless.
"Holy Spirit - Iboro James".


Our latest vinyl release is an exclusive seven-inch single featuring a fantastic two-part Meat Beat Manifesto remix of GARY NUMAN's 'My Name Is Ruin'. When you order, you also receive a download of an alternative mix. The record is a strictly limited edition and is only available from Electronic Sound as part of a special magazine plus vinyl bundle.


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Minors Allowed in Malls with Parents & Family Gatherings Not Allowed this Christmas
December 1, 2020 – by posted on Yes The Best Dumaguete & Inquirer.net
Minors aged 15 years old and below are allowed to go to shopping malls for Christmas shopping this year but with the company of their parents. On the other hand, Family gatherings and reunions are not allowed during the Christmas holidays. Learn more!
Heads up, kids: You can now go Christmas shopping with your parents!
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año announced Monday that the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has allowed minors aged 15 below to go to shopping malls as long as they are accompanied by their parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Año also urged local government units to craft ordinances to turn the said policy into law. The Joint Task Force COVID Shield, meanwhile, said that minors will be allowed to go to malls with their parents ONLY if the local governments in their areas will craft an ordinance that allows it.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año announced Monday that mass gatherings, including family reunions, are not allowed during the Christmas season. This is to avoid increased risk of local transmissions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He said that only immediate family members are allowed to celebrate Christmas within their households, given that they follow health protocols.
"A family reunion is an occasion of a large gathering when many members of extended families congregate to eat, socialize, and commemorate," Año explained.
"Tingnan muna 'yung lugar na pupuntahan nila, ano ba yung restriction na pinapatupad doon tapos i-satisfy nila yun bago sila umalis," Binag added.
(Just check the protocols in the province they will go to, what are the protocols imposed there and satisfy such protocols before they leave.)
Traditionally, thousands of Filipinos go home to their provinces during the Christmas season to celebrate the holidays with their families.
As of Nov. 30, the Philippines recorded 431,630 COVID-19 cases, with 398,658 recoveries and 8,392 deaths.
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This paper investigates the effects of maternity leave benefits on the labor market outcomes of mothers with newborn babies in the United States. This paper estimates the effect of maternity leave benefits after controlling for substantial intrinsic differences between maternity leave covered and uncovered workers. The fixed effects estimation method is used to analyze the wage effect. Also, more explanatory variables are added to control for heterogeneity in the analysis of the turnover and employment effects. The results support the hypothesis that maternity leave coverage is beneficial on women's labor market outcomes. Maternity leave significantly lessens turnover one year after' childbirth, and is closely related with more employment outcomes after childbirth. Maternity leave also provides beneficial effect on wage profiles especially through encouraging covered women to work more hours. Maternity leave covered workers have maintained far steeper wage profiles before giving birth than uncovered workers. However, wage premium from maternity leave coverage is not large enough to cancel the negative effects of childbearing. Also, uncovered workers who start new jobs see their wages "rebound" after giving birth. This makes the slope of hourly wage profiles of uncovered workers similar with those of covered workers after giving birth.


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Got someone in your life that loves rugby but have no idea what to get them this Christmas?
In this guide, we cover some of our awesome deals and reasons why you should consider them as gifts this Christmas.
Our fitted hoodies are one of our top selling products. We have 7 colours available and they are made from our custom material blend.
The material is super soft and is made of cotton, polyester, and elastane. Instead of buying the standard hoodies this year why not give them something different? These hoodies definitely stand out and there's a reason why they are highly regarded as one of our best products.
Our new Insignia range is our most premium range yet and these tops are definitely one of the stand-out products.
If you have a son, partner or sibling that loves rugby and training then these are the perfect tops.
They are made from Pima cotton which is 2-3x more expensive than standard cotton. The cotton is fused with elastane which gives these tops a 4-way stretch and shape retention characteristics (you don't need to worry about shrinking!).
Custom designed, flatlock seams, premium material, and subtle branding. These tops come in 4 colours and are priced at £29.99 for the short sleeve and £32.99 for the long sleeve.
Luckily for you, we also have an incredible deal on these.
Pick ANY 3 tops (long or short) and you'll get all 3 for just £49.99.
4 colours available. We are confident you won't find a better workout top than these.
The barbell crew range is our no-nonsense range of workout tops.
The tees are standard fitting overall with a snug fit on the arms. If you're looking to buy some tees that are not fitted and can be worn by anyone of any shape, these are the ones.
They are currently on offer for 50% off.
It's winter which means it's jumpers and coat season.
Our range of jumpers features a range of colourways including stealth, black army, navy yellow & grey.
A wardrobe essential this winter. This can be worn before the gym, to games, in the house or casually. You'll definitely get your money's worth with these jumpers.
Our offer of 2 for £40 creates a perfect little bundle to offer on Christmas day. You won't find better jumpers or a better deal anywhere else!
With 2018 around the corner there's no doubt new goals are currently being thought about and set.
The Rugby Warfare journal is a premium journal that includes goal setting pages for the first 4 pages.
The journal is 120 pages in length which give you 4 months worth of journaling.
With new stash, a new year and new goals this journal is the perfect companion and at just £5.99 this is a no-brainer!
Our Performance tees are one of our best selling products to date.
Super light, fitted, lengthened and featuring a curved hem.
These tees can be worn in the gym, training and casually. Our variety of colours also offers something different compared to other brands.
Treat someone to these tees this Christmas, you won't be disappointed!
Our range of retro rugby jerseys was created from the lack of high-quality retro style rugby jerseys on the market.
Going to watch rugby games in replica rugby tees that cost £50 or low-quality cotton based retro jerseys wasn't ideal.
Our range of retro jerseys is made from our signature premium fabric. The old school design fused with modern fabrics creates an awesome top that can be worn casually and in the gym.
The 3 colours are red, steel blue and black.
You can get all 3 colours for just £59.99! The usual price of one jersey is £34.99.
Our fitted joggers are the most comfortable joggers on the market.
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Available in Black, Grey & Navy.
We hope we have made it a little easier for you to shop for Christmas gifts for the Rugby partner/son/sibling in your life.
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Ridiculing the U.S. qualification of Venezuela as a security threat, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday he may travel to Washington to challenge American counterpart Barack Obama.
"We demand, via all global diplomatic channels, that President Obama rectify and repeal the immoral decree declaring Venezuela a threat to the United States," Maduro said.
In the worst flare-up between the ideological enemies since Maduro took power in 2013, Washington earlier this week declared a "national emergency" over "the unusual and extraordinary threat" from Venezuela and sanctioned seven officials over allegations of rights abuses and corruption.
The Maduro government has demanded evidence of how it threatens U.S. security. Conversely, it accuses Washington of helping coup plotters and preparing a military invention.
U.S. officials say the Obama government's intention is to make Venezuela's government change its ways, not fall.
Speaking at a book fair, Maduro, the 52-year-old successor of firebrand U.S. adversary Hugo Chavez, said Venezuela was preparing an event in Washington to press its case.
"Maybe I'll appear in Washington at that exhibition, to show my face for my country and tell the government in Washington they are committing grave mistakes," he said.
No more details of the event were given.
With Venezuela also demanding that the United States slash its Caracas embassy from 100 to 17 staff, the dispute has dominated local headlines and overshadowed an economic crisis.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles accused Maduro of using the spat as a smokescreen. "Inflation through the roof. Scarcities too. Murders and poverty up. And the shameless rulers talking to us of an invasion," he tweeted.
Venezuela's opposition coalition has sought to disassociate itself from any perception of supporting outside meddling, while supporting the allegations of repression and graft.
Allies from Russia to Argentina have sent messages of support to Venezuela, as has the South American regional bloc UNASUR, while critics of U.S. foreign policy have protested.
"Venezuela is one of the very few countries with significant oil reserves which does not submit to U.S. dictates," wrote Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who first published documents leaked by fugitive former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden.
"Such countries are always at the top of the U.S. government and media list of 'Countries To Be Demonized'," he said.
Whipping up nationalist sentiment, Maduro addressed an "anti-imperialist" march on Thursday, while at the weekend the National Assembly is expected to grant him special decree powers he says are needed after the U.S. moves.


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Q: Symfony2 Displaying SQL result with JOIN in Twig I'm starting developing with symfony. I've learned how to write simple query and then display retrieved data in Twig. Then I added a JOIN statement to my query so it looks like this:
$query = $em->createQuery('SELECT p, s FROM DemoProductBundle:Product p LEFT JOIN DemoProductBundle:SynchronizationSetting s WITH s.id_product = p.id');

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A: You have to select those columns one by one which you want to display in Twig, just like this:
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Tinashe & Buddy Channel Outkast's 'Hey Ya' For 'Pasadena' Single
Published on: Jun 4, 2021, 12:45 PM PDT
by Mark Elibert
Tinashe looks to be making a comeback right in time for the summer months. After taking a two-year hiatus from the music industry, the 28-year-old singer marks her return with a brand new single titled "Pasadena."
On the record, Tinashe recruits Compton native Buddy to channel their inner Outkast "Hey Ya" vibes on the breezy, new track. Tinashe opens the song with a strong proclamation that she's feeling good and aims to uplift her fans in the process.
"Feelin' right, feelin' right, feelin' right. Livin' life, it's the life (Hey, hey, hey)" she sang on the track. "Summer's coming round the corner and now I'm feeling like I don't even know ya."
Buddy comes in with a smooth verse where he raps about maxing and relaxing in his cabana and smoking weed with his people.
"Closin' the curtain and on the poolside cabana (Smokin' on weed)/Mind my surroundin', get a room if you like (Gettin' so high)/We got faded, then I flew her to Miami (Miami)/I think I lost my visa/Never been the type that wanna be right, I wanna live life (Life, woo!)," he rapped.
Tinashe took to Twitter to capture her excitement over the new collaboration with Buddy. She even revealed it's the first song she listens to now to start her day.
"Wow @Buddy really sliddddd on 'Pasadena' and I'm so appreciative of him & his talent," Tinashe tweeted. "I love listening to Pasadena first thing in the morning to get my ENERGY UP."
Wow @Buddy really sliddddd on "Pasadena" and I'm so appreciative of him & his talent ❤
— TINASHE ³³³ (@Tinashe) June 4, 2021
I love listening to Pasadena first thing in the morning to get my ENERGY UP ????
According to Tinashe, "Pasadena" is an uplifting anthem about growth and being hopeful about the times to come.
"After the past year we have all had, I felt a very strong calling to release music that feels like joy, excitement, and freedom – to contribute positive energy to the universe," Tinashe said in a statement. "I wrote and recorded the song 'Pasadena' in my home in Los Angeles with a bold, bouncing tempo that makes me want to dance. The song is about growth, family, and the feelings I get when I visit the area I grew up in — energetic and nostalgic, but hopeful."
During an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Tinashe spoke about her dislike of music genres. According to her, music genres are another way to segregate music racially.
Tinashe Wants To Get Rid Of Genres, Says They're 'The Segregation Of Music Based On Race'
"I'm going to go as far as to say we need to abolish genres in general," she declared. "I think that the way that many of them came to be and have continued to progress is very much so based on race and the segregation of music based on race."
She continued, "By putting artists either in an urban category or an R&B category or rap category, a Hip Hop — these really general umbrellas that we use to define different genres — it creates a huge sense of isolation for the creative when they're trying to experiment, especially for creatives that don't necessarily feel like they fall into one of the genres, which was my experience."


Ade is the complete opposite. He slathers chutney onto his cheese as if it's going out of fashion and is much the same with jam on toast. So for the first couple of years as allotment-holders, I made what I thought was a fairly generous supply of jam and chutney to last him through the winter months.
'That'll see you through the year, my boy!' I'd say, slapping Ade heartily on the back, but by November, he had demolished the lot.
So last year, I stepped up my efforts. I made loads. Jars and jars of different chutneys spilled out of the cupboards and our shelves were laden with numerous attempts at jam. Sometimes I followed recipes, sometimes I did my own thing – always a bit of a gamble.
Such was the case with my gooseberry jam.
Ade had planted a small gooseberry bush in the garden a couple of years previously and we'd never had much fruit until last year when I thought I might manage to get a jar or two of jam from it. I can't remember whether I followed a recipe or not, probably not, because the resulting goo that emerged made me very uneasy; I suspected I'd over-sweetened it and the consistency was firm to the point of being solid. So I hid the jars at the back of the cupboard and put them out of my mind.
Having finished the last of the rhubarb and ginger jam, one of my failsafe recipes, Ade started rifling through the cupboards to find something else to spread on his toast.
He'd found the gooseberry jam which, as a gentle reminder to myself that it might not have entirely worked, I had labelled: GOOSEBERRY JAM / TILE ADHESIVE.
'But tile adhesive?' He looked at me, bewildered.
It was with some trepidation that Ade ate his toast yesterday morning. But to his (and my) sweet relief, he thought the jam was delicious. And having eaten the last of my Vegemite only yesterday, this morning I tried the jam for breakfast. He's right; it ain't half bad.
So, much like Ade advises the kitchen gardeners among you to have a bash and see what works, my advice to the garden kitcheners would be the same: have a go, experiment, and throw caution to the wind. Sometimes the recipes you pore over and have the highest hopes for end up being the most disappointing. Sometimes, it's the off-the-cuff concoctions that turn out the best.
Hi Sophie, will you be able to remember the recipe to repeat it? Reminds me of when I experimented with making achocha jam – I was surprised at how tasty it was but hadn't written down the recipe so no big reveal on my blog! At least now you won't have to wait long for another batch of rhubarb and ginger!
Great blog post! I love the idea of chutney but we always forget about them and end up with a bunch of mystery jars at the back of the fridge!


How Important Steel Casting Is Of all sectors in the market, the production of casting is considered the most important. The process of casting is utilized in making so many things that are used these days such as hydroelectric turbine wheels, mining machinery, valve bodies, gears, pump casings and a whole lot more. In casting, the material that you want to cast is melted and the liquid form is added into a mould that is similar to the product that you want to make. The hollow design of the mould where the liquid form is poured allows enough space for adding the melted material. The main materials used for casting are metals such as steel and iron. Stainless steel castings are known for its use of different kinds of steel materials to make certain items. The primary materials used in steel casting are carbon and alloy steels. When two or more casting materials are mixed, it is referred as an alloy. Due to the strength given by steel materials, items that are made from steel can endure high levels of stress. In addition, steel materials can also resist wear and tear that is very important in making some products.
Throughout the world, only a few companies make steel products. Some of the materials that are used for heavy type of work such as mining machines produces a big amount of revenue for casting manufacturing companies.
For the reason that homes and businesses are maintained by the items that are made from the cast manufacturing industry, the government should make sure that this sector is supported well to keep the economy running. For quite some time now, the casting manufacturing sector has been in existence. Believe it or not, the generations that lived in the past even knew how to cast metals. Swords are some of the war items that were made by those people by utilizing the process of casting. The casting production industry is very precious to our economic lifeline. Without cast manufacturing, we are comparable to cars that have no engine. There are a number of household items such as stainless mugs and spoons that are made from steel castings. With the help of casting, these things can now be easily obtained. Without a doubt, the sector of metal casting has already provided a lot of positive outcomes. For that matter, the casting manufacturing industry even helped in increasing the level of employment. The mining sector is one of the many industries that is helped by the steel casting sector since they acquire their mining machines that are used in digging up minerals from them. Moreover, the aviation sector has also benefited from the sector of steel casting for the reason that airplanes are made from steel products.


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A: Sorry for the slow response.
Here is how:
Say we got a string:
      $string = "Bubble the octopus in the  noble bubble in an ocean.";

          echo substr($string, strrpos($string, 'bubble') + strlen('bubble'),
           (strrpos($string, '.') - strrpos($string, 'bubble') -strlen('bubble'));

Output: in an ocean


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The time Mark Cuban almost traded Dirk for Shaq
Way, way back in the year 2004, Shaq wanted out of L.A. and Mark Cuban was interested. But just how close was a Dirk-for-Shaq deal to getting done?
By Ian_Miller Dec 24, 2015, 2:44pm CST
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Needing just 10 points to pass Shaquille O'Neal on the all-time NBA scoring list, Dirk Nowitzki got it out of the way early. Shortly into the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets, Dirk splashed home a well-defended jumper, nudging The Big Aristotle down to seventh.
Later, Dirk would also hit the game-winning shot, but naturally the talk post-game centered around this tremendous accomplishment. For Dirk, it was a moment he'd "never forget for the rest of (his) life" and it was "surreal, passing Shaq, an all-time great, legend." Indeed, it's a pretty astonishing feat for anyone that remembers just how dominant and larger than life -- almost literally! -- Shaq was.
But did you know Shaq and Dirk almost swapped jerseys?
Yes, back in 2004, no less, when O'Neal was still close to the height of his powers and Dirk was a younger, less playoff-proven 26-year old.
It was no secret that O'Neal's time in Los Angeles was wrapping up. A long feud with Kobe Bryant had reached its apex, and following the Lakers' dismantling at the hands of the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Finals, Shaq had requested a trade and GM Mitch Kupchak was searching far and wide for a taker.
Shaq's interior presence would have completely changed the profile of the team, who under Don Nelson played a finesse, smallball game and were beaten up by bigger teams in the paint, but Dallas had just lost in the first round. Cuban and O'Neal were very friendly off the court and Shaq had ties to the area. Even Shaq's wife was publicly lobbying for the move, saying "Right now, I'd love to go to Dallas" on national television.
It was perfect.
Except the Lakers wanted Dirk Nowitzki, the exciting scorer who was undoubtedly an All-Star but had his share of detractors. In the era before the 3-point revolution where floor-spacing wasn't as coveted and an old-school mentality still permeated the league, plenty of fans and even executives thought that Dirk's game was too soft to bring home a trophy.
Perhaps the NBA's loudest "fan" -- ESPN Page 2 columnist Bill Simmons -- opined that a lineup with Nash, Finley, Josh Howard, Antawn Jamison and Shaq would win the title, hands down, in this exclamation point-laden spiel:
I mean, isn't the point of having an NBA team to win the title? Why lock into winning 55 games a year and losing every May? Why even have a team then? If I were a Dallas fan right now, and the Mavs allowed Nash to leave after Cuban overpaid everyone else on the roster by 50 percent, then they refused to trade Nowitzki and Walker for Angry Shaq, I'm not sure what I would do. Angry Shaq, Jamison, Nash, Finley, Daniels, Howard and Najera... that team wins the title! It wins the freaking title! There's no question about it! Isn't that the whole point of having a team?!?!?!
So how close was this was trade really to going down?
Well, like I said, the Lakers wanted Dirk Nowitzki. Cuban stood by Dirk, saying that he was "as close to untouchable as we'd get." In the end, a deal didn't materialize, though Dallas did shake things up considerably by trading Jamison and Antoine Walker for Jason Terry and the draft pick that would become Devin Harris, who replaced the departed Steve Nash. Shaq went to Miami, and the decision by Cuban obviously became a topic of discussion again when Shaq and the Heat met the Mavs in the Finals less than two years later.
It would have been weird to imagine Shaq in a Mavericks uniform, but I don't think I can put my finger on the right word to describe the feeling of seeing Dirk in Lakers' purple and gold. Nauseating, probably. Looking back on it now, I have two thoughts:
1. Thank God they didn't do it.
2. Simmons, and many others who shared his viewpoint, were wrong. As great as Shaq was, he wasn't healthy enough to be the best player on a title team anymore (and this was something I suspected while he was still a Laker). While there's no need to dwell on the 2006 Finals once again, the Heat won first, second and thirdly on back of Dwyane Wade, a superstar-in-the-making whose arrival was even more fortuitous than O'Neal's.
Hard decisions can seem much less so with the benefit of hindsight, but I suspect choosing Dirk over Shaq was not that easy for Mark Cuban. A risk-taker who adores the spotlight shining on his team and his product, the fanfare that would have followed Shaq must have been tempting. In the end, his loyalty to Dirk won the day, and that's something that has become a defining story for both men, as Nowitzki finishes out his career with the same team, turning down millions in the process.
And 20,000-plus points and a (slightly belated) championship later, Dirk is still here. Merry Christmas, indeed.
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Young Africans Rising
Gadafy's son taps into nostalgia for stability of father's rule in Libya
Analysts warn against writing him off as candidacy papers for presidency submitted
Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 15:09 Updated: Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 15:10
Heba Saleh in Cairo
Saif al Islam Gadafy (49), son of Muammar Gadafy, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity during the 2011 rebellion against his father. Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AFP via Getty Images
In the days when he was considered a reformer, Saif al Islam Gadafy, the son of the despotic Libyan leader Muammar Gadafy, famously said that his people should enjoy the same level of freedoms as the Dutch.
But long gone is the image of the modernising prince-in-waiting. Gadafy, who said this week he wanted to run for president of Libya, is sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity during the 2011 rebellion against his father. In the early days of the uprising, he brandished a machine gun and vowed to crush the "riff raff".
In his first public appearance in years, Gadafy (49) last Sunday submitted his candidacy papers for the presidency in the southern town of Sebha. In a statement last week, he invited "all those who share my dream of saving Libya from internal wars and chaos and restoring stability, peace, prosperity, brotherly coexistence and civil peace . . . to flock to the electoral process".
Despite a surname toxic to many Libyans, analysts say it would be wrong to dismiss his chances in the December 24th poll, the first since the 2014 election that sparked a war. "It is hard to say if Saif would win," said Claudia Gazzini, senior analyst at the International Crisis Group.
"But there is a big chunk of disaffected youth who would probably vote for him because they would say he is one of the few people who have not been part of the mess of the past years. They would also say that his warnings during the uprising that Libya would be divided and tribes would turn against each other have turned out to be true."
Since the toppling of his father, who was killed by rebels, Libya has been fragmented, with two, or even sometimes three, governments vying for power. A ceasefire between the forces of Khalifa Haftar, the renegade general backed by the United Arab Emirates and Russia, and an alliance of militias in western Libya backed by Turkey, has held for more than a year. In February, a government of national unity was installed in Tripoli, the capital in western Libya, after a UN-sponsored dialogue.
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The UN and western governments are pushing for the December election as a way of uniting Libya and endowing it with a legitimate government that can disarm militias, restore order and energise the economy. The electoral commission has yet to decide which candidates qualify and the poll remains uncertain.
Many Libyans are nostalgic for a past when the country was stable, united and prosperous even if under the repressive rule of Muammar Gadafy, analysts say, and Gadafy may be able to capitalise on this.
He had spent six of the past 10 years as a captive held by a militia from Zintan, a town in northwestern Libya. Since his release in 2017, he has met several communities from around Libya, though it remains unclear what political message he had, if any.
"This has been Libya's best-kept secret," said Mohamed Dorda, director of Libya Desk, a research and consulting company. "Dozens of people have been visiting him regularly, but there appears to have been an unspoken agreement not to discuss it publicly. There have been pictures of 200 people sitting in a tent with Saif, but no videos and no rumours have emerged. Many of the Libyans I see here in Tunisia tell me I met Saif last week."
Russia, which opposed the overthrow of his father, favours a role for Gadafy in Libyan politics to safeguard its interests
Gadafy has a constituency among Libyan tribal groups in central and southern Libya, analysts say, though they argue the votes of the "greens" – a reference to those who supported the older Gadafy, are likely to be split among several figures from the ousted regime. These include Bashir Saleh, a former Gadafy aide and financier. Haftar has also submitted his candidacy.
The welcome expressed for Gadafy's candidacy in some places will enhance his status as a power broker, said Dorda, even though there has been angry reaction in parts of western Libya, that are strongholds of anti-Gadafy militias.
A US spokesman told Al Jazeera television that Washington had no position on Gadafy's candidacy, but given that he was wanted by the ICC, Libyans should ask themselves who was the "best person" to represent them to the international community. Russia, which opposed the overthrow of his father, favours a role for Gadafy in Libyan politics to safeguard its interests. "Russia would be in a preferential position," said Gazzini.
She noted, however, that it was precisely Gadafy's history as a proponent of reforms, even if those were limited and superficial, that was likely to deprive him of the support of hardliners of the Gadafy regime.
His efforts helped soften the image of Gadafy's brutal regime in western capitals which proved eager to gain access to Libya's oil riches after years of sanctions and ostracism. He was also the driving force behind Libya's international rehabilitation, helping negotiate compensation for the victims of the bombing of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 for which a Libyan agent was convicted in 2001 by a Scottish court.
In a regime where no dissent was allowed, Gadafy voiced criticism of the government and called for a constitution and respect for human rights. He oversaw in 2010 the release of about 200 imprisoned Islamic militants many of whom had been kept behind bars after their sentences expired.
"Hard core regime people [are not likely to support him]. They don't see him as a personification of the old regime," said Gazzini. "They see him as a bit of a traitor and blame him for releasing the militants who played a role in the uprising. But if he is allowed to run and war does not break out he has a good chance of attracting the vote of many disaffected youths." – Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2021
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As stated in its motto "We build bridges of internationalization," the Division of Foreign Languages sees itself as a teaching service unit contributing to the TU Dortmund University internationalization process.
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Foreign language skills and intercultural competencies are essential prerequisites of internationalization, and we facilitate both of them through our diverse offerings.
Our language courses not only teach foreign language skills on an individual basis, but also create group-based spaces for cross-cultural learning and exchange. We create bridges for German and international students and teachers to meet in our classes and learn together and from each other. The image of the bridge aptly describes the everyday encounter and exchange between cultures and languages on the TU Dortmund University campus and the dynamic interplay between the culture of origin and the target culture. Acting as cross-cultural bridges, our language courses significantly contribute to intercultural communication in the study- and career-related contexts.


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EU approves state funding for Finnish LNG bunker station
Home » EU approves state funding for Finnish LNG bunker station
The European Commission has approved Finnish government plans to grant EUR23.44 million (USD26.11 million) towards the EUR81 million total cost of building an LNG bunkering terminal at Pori on the Nordic country's west coast.
The commission said that the grant was compatible with European Union state aid rules, arguing that the terminal, Finland's first LNG terminal, would simply not get built without public financial support.
Finland currently had no LNG infrastructure, it said, with the result that potential LNG users were reluctant to invest in converting to LNG use, while, without demand, investors had no incentive to invest in LNG infrastructure.
EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that the new terminal would provide cleaner fuel for the maritime sector and, more generally, enable Finland to diversify its gas supply sources.
"It is a good example of how EU state aid rules can encourage sound public investment that helps the EU reach its goals on energy security and environmental protection," she said.
Construction of the new terminal, which will have a storage capacity of 30,000 m³ and is due to be the first in a network of LNG bunkering stations in Finland, began in autumn last year and is due to be completed in autumn next year.
It is being built by Skangas, a subsidiary of Finland's Gasum Corporation (51%) and Norway's Lyse Energi (49%) and will supply LNG to local industry, as well as to the shipping industry.
Commission approval for Finnish government for the project had been expected following publication in April last year of new guidelines on the use of state aid for environmental protection and energy projects.