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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
The tagline "This time it's personal" accurately describes this unbelievable plot.
I'm continuing my month-long series of blog posts, Countdown to Halloween, discussing Halloween-appropriate and Christmas crossover entertainments. Another horror film set at Christmas time is 1987's Jaws: The Revenge, the fourth installment in the deadly great white shark film franchise.
1975's film Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg, the first in this horror/thriller series is actually one of my all-time favorite horror films. I wrote my reaction to that film in a profile I did on the horror website Kindertrauma this past year. Click HERE to see that profile again. Though Jaws: The Revenge comes nowhere near the terror-inducing effectiveness of the first film, it may still be interesting to watch for the ridiculous plot, the famous cast--and because its story is set over the Christmas holidays.
Reaching over the water, Sean's arm is taken by the shark. Then the shark knocks him out of the boat and Sean's cries for help can not heard over the carolers rehearsing "The First Noel."
Jaws: The Revenge begins with Brody's now grown son Sean, who also works for the Amity police department, attacked and eaten by a shark. Brody's widow Ellen, still played by the same actress Lorraine Gary, feels certain the great white shark that killed Sean is purposefully coming after the whole family out of revenge.
When the shark attacks the banana boat carrying Michael's young daughter (in pink), the marine biologist knows the shark has a taste for Brody flesh. Though here you can see the shark clearly attacks someone else!?
Oldest son Michael is now a PhD student living in the Bahamas studying various sea life on the ocean floor. At his brother Sean's funeral, Michael dismisses his mother's claims that the shark is hunting the family, citing the impossibility that an animal would be motivated by personal revenge. However when the great white shows up in the warm waters off the coast of the islands where he works, Michael begins to believe that this shark is a threat.
Though it has a stupid plot, this film's underwater scenes are exciting.
I also love the little one-man submarine Michael and his partner Jake use for their underwater research. Didn't I see something like this in a James Bond film once?
It is never discussed in the movie why THIS particular shark would want revenge on the Brody family--since every deadly shark in the previous three films is killed in the end. Does this great white want revenge on behalf of his species? Did this shark personally know the previous great whites killed by the Brodys? Do I need to spell out any further why this plot is ridiculous?
The shark goes after the airplane that buzzed the boat he was attacking. (sigh)
The end is not very satisfying either. It's not very clear what happens but it seems like a freak accident allows the shark to be punctured by a broken wooden beam protruding from the front of the boat which causes an electronic device inside the shark to explode. At least the movie is over.
KA-BOOM!
This horrible film has several notable actors: Michael Caine stars as Hoagie, the roguish airplane pilot with whom Ellen has fallen in love; Mario Van Peebles stars as Jake, Michael's research partner; Lynn Whitfield plays Louisa, Jake's wife; and, if you pay close attention you can spot Melvin Van Peebles, the ground-breaking filmmaker and real-life father to Mario as the Mayor of Nassau, Mr. Witherspoon. The cast also includes Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody, Lance Guest as Michael, Karen Young as Carla, and Mitchell Anderson as Sean. I remember actress Karen Young from her role as one of the reoccurring FBI agents on The Sopranos.
Michael Caine plays Ellen's boyfriend, an airplane pilot. Though the shark comes after him, he survives. However, a part of me thinks it may have been cooler for his resumé (and for viewers) if Caine had been eaten by the shark!
I CAN NOT be the only one who wants to see Jake--with the terrible Jamaican accent--eaten by the shark!
This story takes place at Christmas time and continues over the New Year's holiday. At the movie's beginning, Sean is attacked and eaten by the shark in the waters surrounding Amity, while the island's residents can be heard organizing the Christmas pageant and a choir rehearses at the nearby marina.
Ellen and Hoagie dance along with the music in the parade during the locals' Junkanoo celebration.
Michael is able to persuade his mother to return with him to the Bahamas because it's Christmas time and the family can be together. I suppose the shark takes advantage of the holiday gathering to continue his hunt for the Brodys in one convenient location? In the Bahamas, Hoagie and Ellen attend a Junkanoo Parade which is a local celebration that occurs every year in late December.
When Ellen takes the boat out into the ocean calling forth the shark she believes wants her dead, I kept thinking how different this movie could have been if they had written her character more like one Sigourney Weaver would play.
Have you seen Jaws: The Revenge before--and what did you think of it? Was it a satisfying horror film for you?
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Wings1295 October 14, 2012 at 8:42 PM
I have seen this before, more times than I care to admit. I like the cheesy aspects of it. But I hate that they kill off the character of Sean in the beginning. He is Brody's son, he has been in all the previous films and and, boom, he's dead just to give this film motivation? Ugh.
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Welcome back to your fortnightly Talk of the Town where we share the book love.
Not joined in Talk of the Town linky I co-host with Lindsay from Bookboodle before? No worries! You can check out all the details of the linky and if you're unsure about how to link you can follow my walkthrough. If you have any questions, please ask.
Each month we will be showcasing a novel from our sponsors, Black & White Publishing (and if you link up, you'll be entered into a monthly giveaway).
This is the final time we're showcasing The Art of Coorie this month. Next month we'll be sharing a fiction title from Black & White Publishing. It's historical and set in the Scottish Highlands in 1943.
Coorie – or còsagach in Gaelic – is the Scottish version of hygge.
In The Art Of Coorie, Times journalist Gabriella Bennett explores what coorie is and how it has helped nurture the astonishing creativity that Scotland is famed for.
Now used to describe how we want to feel and be, coorie covers all aspects of the way Scots live. In The Art of Coorie, Gabriella offers spirited, contemporary insight into Scottish lifestyle, homes and interiors, traditions and food, and how to enjoy life despite challenging elements and an often unforgiving climate.
The Art Of Coorie examines the art of slowing down, appreciating our present and how to use the best of what's around us to enhance life and its pleasures.
-the thrills and chills of open-water swimming in loch, river and sea.
– fantastic hideouts, bothys, retreats and remote campsites, the cooriest pubs, the best places to eat, how to Munro 'bag' in style, and where to go stargazing.
– the exquisite heritage of Scottish craftsmanship from Fair Isle knitting to bothy building.
– festive crafts, decorations and gift wrapping.
– thrifty ways to incorporate 'coorie' into your life: fern and flower pressing, making your own face masks, creating a garden grotto, extracting pine needle essence and much more.
Gabriella Bennett is a journalist and editor based in Glasgow. She writes for The Times about Scottish interiors, property and shopping habits. Her short stories have been featured in Gutter, The Cadaverine and The Island Review. She likes wild places, growing things, and eating.
If you would like us to share the book love and RT the post you link up on Twitter, tag Lindsay (@bookboodle) or myself (@shazgoodwin) and we'll share your tweet. If you're sharing this post and can add @bwpublishing that would be fab.
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Giveaway! everyone who links each month will go into the hat for a giveaway. The winner will be randomly selected and the book will be sent directly from Black & White Publishing.
Looking forward to seeing the book love you're sharing on Talk of the Town this week.


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Want to know more about co-ops? Interested in how co-ops can be part of movements for justice and social change? Mariposa is joining food co-ops across the country in a collaborative study project about the intersection of cooperatives and social justice organizing and education.
This month we are reading the first half of For All The People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America, by John Curl.
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Anshoo Sethi Allegedly Exploited U.S. Visa Program to Defraud Chinese Investors of $160 Million in Purported O'Hare Complex
A Chicago man who purported to be building a $912 million hotel and convention center complex near O'Hare International Airport was indicted on federal charges for allegedly exploiting a U.S. visa program to fraudulently raise approximately $160 million from some 290 Chinese nationals who invested in the project while seeking U.S. residency.
The defendant, ANSHOO SETHI, 30, of Chicago, was charged with eight counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements in a 10-count indictment returned today by a federal grand jury. He was the founder and a managing member of A Chicago Convention Center, LLC, which purported to be building the hotel and convention center on nearly three acres of land located at 8201 West Higgins Rd., east of the airport. Sethi, who was also the managing member of the Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago, LLC, will be arraigned on a date yet to be determined in U.S. District Court.
The indictment seeks forfeiture of at least $11 million in administrative fees that Sethi allegedly collected from Chinese investors and expended as part of the fraud scheme. Sethi misappropriated at least $320,000 of the fees to purchase luxury goods for himself, his family, and friends, and for an unrelated civil lawsuit settlement, to fund a cosmetic surgery business, and for other personal expenses, the indictment alleges.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Sethi over the purported project in early 2013 and the case was settled earlier this year. Approximately $147 million, which had been escrowed by Sethi and frozen by the SEC, was returned to Chinese investors.
The indictment alleges that between January 2011 and February 2013, Sethi defrauded investors and deceived the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in its review of visa applications through false statements and representations about the participation of established hotel brands in the project; the appraised value of the project site; government financing; the City of Chicago's provision of Tax Increment Financing; the development of the project; and the use of the investors' administrative fee.
According to the indictment, foreign nationals may obtain an EB-5 visa, qualifying them for U.S. residency, if they invested $1 million, or if they invested at least $500,000 in a domestic project in a high unemployment or rural area and their investment would create or preserve at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers. In addition, EB-5 visas were set aside to be granted to foreign investors in Regional Centers that promoted economic development, such as Sethi's Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago. The USCIS granted Sethi's application for Regional Center status in June 2011.
Sethi solicited Chinese nationals who were interested in obtaining EB-5 visas to invest $500,000 each plus a $41,500 administrative fee in A Chicago Convention Center and the Intercontinental Regional Center, representing that the $500,000 would be used for construction of the complex and the $41,500 would be used for administrative and marketing expenses, the indictment alleges. Each Chinese national who invested $541,500 in the project also applied for an EB-5 visa with USCIS, but no EB-5 visas were actually granted to investors through the convention center project.
A Private Offering Memorandum stated that each investment interest constituted approximately 0.025 percent ownership of the project, and it projected raising $249 million through investor contributions. Additional funding for the project would be obtained through a contribution of the three-acre site on Higgins Road, which Sethi allegedly represented had a greatly inflated appraised value of $177 million, approximately $339 million in government bond financing, and various government tax credits and grants, the memorandum stated.
To raise investment funds, Sethi used employees and foreign sales agents and provided them with numerous documents and marketing materials to distribute to investors in China. Sethi also made presentations regarding the project directly to investors in China, according to the indictment.
The indictment further alleges that Sethi falsely represented that the project had executed franchise agreements with established hotel brands, namely Hyatt, Starwood, and Intercontinental Hotel Group, to operate at least three separate hotels at the complex, knowing at the time that no such agreements existed.
Sethi also allegedly falsely represented that that the State of Illinois and the federal government were investing funds and providing tax credits for the project, including circulating a forged letter stating that the project qualified for financing through the Illinois Finance Authority. He also falsely represented that the City of Chicago had agreed to provide approximately $97 million through Tax Increment Financing, and he distributed a fake agreement and a fake city ordinance as evidence that the project had been approved for TIF financing, the indictment alleges.
Sethi further falsely represented that the $41,500 administrative fee was fully refundable if the investors' EB-5 visas were not approved, even though he knew that he had spent nearly all of the administrative fees collected and did not have the resources to repay the investors.
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Today, Aniplex USA announced that the free-to-play mobile game Fate/Grand Order has now reached five million downloads for the English version and will host a milestone celebration featuring log-in bonuses and gifts starting January 30. In addition to the news, the company will hold the Fate/Grand Order USA Tour 2019 this year beginning in Los Angeles, with more stops to be announced.
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Park Electrochemical (NYSE:PKE) Releases Earnings Results
Posted by Lisa Pomrenke on Jan 11th, 2020
Park Electrochemical (NYSE:PKE) released its earnings results on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Bloomberg Earnings reports. Park Electrochemical had a net margin of 181.69% and a return on equity of 6.97%. The company had revenue of $15.85 million for the quarter.
PKE opened at $16.79 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $16.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.94. Park Electrochemical has a 1-year low of $14.88 and a 1-year high of $23.30. The company has a market cap of $343.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.40 and a beta of 1.04.
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The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%.
Separately, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Park Electrochemical from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th.
About Park Electrochemical
Park Electrochemical Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells high-technology digital and radio frequency/microwave printed circuit material products primarily for the telecommunications and Internet infrastructure, enterprise, and military/aerospace markets. It also designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite materials, primary and secondary structures and assemblies, and low-volume tooling products for the aerospace markets.
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The Export Control Reform Initiative (ECRI) continued to dominate the trade compliance arena in 2013 and will continue to do so in 2014. Significant ECRI-related changes to both the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations will present important compliance challenges, as will the complexities of U.S. sanctions and embargo programs.
After several years of preparatory work, the ECRI made concrete changes in late 2013 to the U.S. export control system. On October 15, export control responsibility for numerous lower-level defense articles was transferred from the State Department to the Commerce Department. Historically, the Commerce Department was responsible only for regulating the export of dual-use articles (items with both commercial and military utility), while the State Department was responsible for regulating the export of defense articles. With the recent transfer of certain less sensitive defense articles to the Commerce Control List, the Commerce Department now has jurisdiction over both dual-use articles and certain lower-level defense articles.
Exporters will need to make a threshold determination as to whether their products have been transferred to Commerce jurisdiction or are to remain with the State Department. Existing State Department export licenses for transferred items will continue to be valid for two years or until their expiration date, whichever occurs first, but applications for new licenses must be submitted to the Commerce Department. Submission of a license application to the wrong agency will result in the return of the application without action, and may add several weeks to the time required to obtain the required license.
For items assigned one of the new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN) based on the Commerce Department regulations, classification within the proper paragraph will be crucial in determining the proper export authorization. Items classified in one paragraph of an ECCN may be eligible for export to many destinations without a license or under a license exception, while items classified in a different paragraph might require a license.
Exporters accustomed to working solely within the State Department regulatory system will need to learn the Commerce Department system. Additionally, changes to company IT systems may be required to accommodate a different classification scheme and export documentation marking requirements.
Since changes are being made on an incremental basis (i.e., items from different U.S. Munitions List categories are being transferred to Commerce jurisdiction at different times), companies may find that, for an interim period, they have to deal with both licensing systems for items that may seem similar.
In order to deal with these challenges, exporters should focus on several key areas. First, there is no substitute for knowledge of the regulations. A strong understanding of the revised regulations is essential to compliance, and companies should ensure that compliance staff is provided with appropriate training and resources to address the jurisdictional, classification and export clearance issues presented by export reform.
Second, companies should establish and document a process for reviewing products to determine if and how they are affected by export control reform. Since classification under the Commerce regulations generally requires an assessment of technical specifications and capabilities, it is important to involve engineers in the jurisdiction/classification review process.
Third, it is important to involve IT early in the process. Changes to internal systems will likely need to be made so as to accommodate new classifications and revised documentation requirements.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the Treasury Department administers a variety of economic and trade sanctions programs intended to impose restrictions on trade by U.S. citizens with countries, organizations or individuals that the U.S. government has determined pose foreign policy or national security concerns. While many of those programs see frequent changes, the U.S. embargo against Iran continues to be the most dynamic and presents perhaps the greatest risk to U.S. exporters.
In July 2013, additional sanctions were imposed by the U.S. against Iran pursuant to the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012. These additional sanctions were aimed primarily at the Iranian shipping, shipbuilding and energy sectors. They included the potential for penalties to be levied against persons and foreign financial institutions that engage in certain transactions involving the Iranian automotive sector, the Iranian Rial or the sale, transport or marketing of Iranian petroleum, petroleum products or petrochemicals.
These additional sanctions added further complexity to what was already a bewildering array of layered sanctions. Compliance with the sanctions against Iran demands careful scrutiny of business dealings not only to ensure that none of the parties to a transaction are Iranian entities or specially designated nationals of Iran, but also to verify that transactions purportedly with parties in locations such as the UAE are not actually intended for Iran. U.S. export enforcement agencies, including the Office of Export Enforcement (OEE), the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have robust intelligence and enforcement efforts targeting potential diversions to Iran. It is not unusual for companies to receive inquiries from those agencies about orders that might be intended for diversion to Iran. Should such an inquiry be received, it is important that it be referred promptly to the company's compliance and legal departments to ensure the proper level of cooperation with law enforcement while protecting company interests.
The recent agreement between Iran, the U.S. and other nations to limit certain aspects of Iran's nuclear program will not result in any dramatic short-term rollback of U.S. sanctions against Iran. Companies should not expect significant changes at least until a follow-on agreement is reached at the end of the initial six-month agreement.
It is important to remember that, in addition to the well-publicized embargo of Iran, the OFAC also maintains nearly total embargoes on trade with Cuba and Sudan. No significant changes were made to either of those embargoes in 2013, and both continue to be comprehensive in their coverage, with only very limited opportunities for the licensing of trade in agricultural products and/or medicine.
The OFAC maintains less comprehensive, targeted sanctions on Belarus, Burma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Zimbabwe. Sanctions are also in place targeting persons or entities engaged in activities threatening international stabilization efforts in the Balkans, narcotics trafficking, terrorism, undermining Lebanese sovereignty or democratic processes or institutions in Lebanon, the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, trade in rough diamonds and transnational criminal organizations. The only 2013 addition to the OFAC's roster of sanctions programs was the implementation of the Magnitsky Sanctions pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The Magnitsky Sanctions were implemented to punish Russian officials considered to be complicit in human rights abuses. There are currently 18 named individuals who are subject to restrictions under the Magnitsky Sanctions.
A fourth enforcement priority has been added as a result of export control reform. As the reform initiative moves forward, the OEE will be looking closely at the export of items transferred from State Department to Commerce Department jurisdiction to ensure that they are being exported pursuant to proper export authorization.
Exporters should be mindful of these priorities and ensure adequate internal focus of compliance resources on areas that present higher risk of export control violations. Exporters need to understand if and how their exported products might be used in chemical/biological/nuclear weapons, terrorism or foreign military activities. They should implement appropriate screening and due diligence procedures to review proposed transactions and business partners, as well as to ensure that there are no apparent risks of diversion of products to prohibited activities or parties. While there is no guarantee that products will not be diverted to proscribed activities—even with appropriate screening and due diligence efforts performed by the seller/exporter—the implementation and use of thorough due diligence over the transaction will help reduce risk and provide important mitigation of any potential penalties should such a diversion occur.
The regulation of exports in the U.S. has changed significantly over the past 20 years. U.S. export controls will continue to be dynamic and present compliance challenges for exporters. Commerce Department controls rely more extensively on self-regulation than do the State Department controls, and as more items are shifted from State Department control to Commerce Department control, the level of required self-regulation will only increase. Sound export compliance in a largely self-regulated export control system demands well-trained and conscientious compliance staff. One benefit of investing in a top-notch compliance program is a higher degree of flexibility in exporting company products; another is decreased company risk of non-compliance with its resultant imposition of monetary penalties, disruption of export business or incarceration.
Thomas Scott III is Of Counsel in Ladner & Associates PC's Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses on U.S. trade law and regulation, with a particular emphasis on export controls and embargoes. After beginning his legal career in Europe, Thomas has practiced law in Washington, D.C. for the past twenty-five years, focusing on international trade, export compliance and regulation, and customs law. He teaches export control courses for the District of Columbia Bar's Continuing Legal Edcontinueducation Program.
Marian E. Ladner is a leading expert in the areas of trade compliance, exports, and supply chain management. Marian is managing partner in Ladner & Associates PC's Houston office and is the leader of its International Trade Practice, where she focuses on regulatory compliance with import and export requirements. Before practicing law, Marian earned a B.A. from Tufts University in 1981, a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1985, and an LL.M. from the American University Washington School of Law in 1986. She is licensed to practice in Florida, Texas, and the District of Columbia.


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In this article we will be looking at the rather long lifeline of the Count de Saint Germain – a figure that has continually popped up throughout history since he first appeared around the time of Christ.
Do immortals walk among us, hidden in plain sight?
Numerous researchers believe that this 'count' was born sometime in the 1600's…but there is a certain amount of evidence that he first appeared around the time of Christ.
He seems to continually appear throughout history, and is always aged around the 45 mark. The last apparent sighting of this man was in the early 70's.
The Count has rubbed shoulders with many of the 'high and mighty' during his time on Earth – Casanova, Madame de Pampadour and George Washington all claim to have met him and spent numerous hours in his company.
Annie Besant, an author who developed a deep fascination with this character, went as far as creating a genealogy on him…which resulted in her firmly believing that the Count was the son of Francis Racoczi II, Prince of Transylvania in 1690.
The Count never attempted to hide the fact that he was immortal, and frequently boasted that he had discovered the secret to eternal life.
He found worldwide celebrity status in the years between 1740 to 1780. During this time he traveled to every corner of Europe…and never seemed to age a day!
He was also known to be and extremely talented man…at just about everything he turned his hand to. There are reports of him excelling at various forms of art and he spoke over ten different languages.
Whenever he arrived at a city for the first time, he would immediately purchase a building and set up an alchemy laboratory. He didn't have any bank accounts…but he always had money to burn.
He made friends with ease – wherever he ended up.
He would frequently be spotted out with large groups of socialites, but he never ate a bite of food in public.
History also points to the fact that he had strong connections in the Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Society of Asiatic Brothers, the Knights of Light, the Illuminati and Order of the Templars.
Apparently, this popular Count eventually died in 1784…but less than a year later he was spotted in Germany with the pioneer hypnotist Anton Mesmer. Many friends of Mesmer later claimed that the Count had turned up to teach the hypnotist elements of the dark arts, to aid his work.
In 1789, the Comtesse d'Adhémar reported having a meeting with the Count after the taking of the Bastille. In this conversation, the Count was able to predict France's future with eerie precision.
Comtesse d'Adhémar also admitted that many more meetings were set up with this strange character, from 1789 until 1820. In all this time – he never aged a day.
In the 1970's, a man named Richard Chanfray came forward to claim that he was the mysterious Count de Saint Germain. When the press picked up on his story he was invited onto numerous television shows (on one of these shows he appeared to turn a chunk of lead into gold).
For some reason Richard Chanfray committed suicide in Saint Tropez in 1983…but his body was never found…just a suicide note from the man himself.
Do you believe that he was the modern version of the Count de Saint Germain?
Do you believe that immortals walk among us?
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Brilliant story! Really enjoyed reading this.
I do believe there are some immortal souls that don't leave this realm.
Maybe that means there could be immortal people around us it just we don't stay on this planet for long enough to notice them.
Now that we live in the age of internet and everything is documented in a visual way, the future generations will be able to make comparisons and possibly find people who live forever.
This is interesting and spooky all at once and sends shivers down my spine. It would be a perfect story for a Hollywood movie. I was just wondering, where you researched the references? Rationally, the Count is all made up, but who really knows. It would be ignorant and arrogant to say it's true or false. What's your personal view on this?
You think this is spooky Felix???
The Count certainly isn't all made up, and records show this. Try a little Google search – you'll be surprised with what you find!!!!
What a great informative article on Saint Germain. As a Reiki healer, I came across Saint Germain, as a High Priest of the Violet Flame temple.
You asked about immortality, so yes I am from India, and there are thousands of stories of the immortal people, who are living for last thousand of years.
Sorry…did you say you've actually come across the Count…or did I read that wrong?
An absolutely fascinating figure this Count de Saint Germain. He spoke many languages and that made it easy to mingle with the famous and wealthy in many countries. He seems to have been a brilliant alchemist and that makes him even more intriguing. It seems he was sometimes confounded with Claude-Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain, who was a French general or, more intrestingly, with Robert-Francois Quesnay de Saint Germain, who was an occultist. I wonder perhaps they were the same person?
When he died in Germany the few things he left behind were not really of interest, not secret formulas, gold or precious stones, nothing to get excited about. Perhaps he had it hidden somewhere, who knows?
To the question if it is possible to live many centuries, coming and going in history so to speak, I would say yes. I am convinced there are so many misteries in this world we do not know about or are being hidden from us on purpose.


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HP, Disney launch 10-year partnership, space odyssey
Tom Krazit (IDG News Service) 13 October, 2003 07:38
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Building on a relationship that dates back to the early days of both companies, HP and The Walt Disney Co. entered a 10-year agreement whereby HP will supply hardware to the entertainment giant, the companies have announced.
The announcement at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando also kicks off a joint advertising campaign to promote Mission: Space, a new attraction at Disney's Epcot Center that was designed by both companies, chairman and chief executive officer at HP, Carly Fiorina, said.
One of HP's first sales as a company was an oscillator to help Walt Disney enhance the musical score for the animated film Fantasia in 1937, Fiorina said.
Since then, Disney has purchased a great deal of hardware from HP, including the 70,000 HP PCs and 10,000 Intel servers currently in use, she said.
Neither company disclosed the potential size of the 10-year contract. They did not reveal specifics regarding what hardware will be supplied by HP to Disney as part of the deal.
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Dr. Irving (Ike) K. Barber BSF, RPF, LLD graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree in 1950 and qualified as Professional Registered Forester in 1952.
He was involved in the forest industry in British Columbia for 57 years, working with people at all levels and throughout the province. In 1978, at the age of 55, he founded Slocan Forest Products Ltd. and over the next 23 years built it into one of the leading lumber producers in North America.
Dr. Barber retired as Chairman in February 2002. As well as being a pre-eminent BC forester and entrepreneur, Dr. Barber was a visionary thinker and philanthropist. His focus was to direct funding to projects to strengthen BC and improve the quality of life for BC residents.
In 2004 a generous gift from Dr. Barber to UBC resulted in the founding of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at the new UBC Okanagan campus as well as the creation of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC Okanagan Endowment Fund.
The founding principles of the School will continue to inform the use of the endowment within the newly created Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science including excellence in teaching and learning, experiential learning, research and community engagement.
Dr. Barber passed away on April 13, 2012, but his legacy lives on as a founding partner of the UBC Okanagan campus and the accomplishments of the students and faculty made fueled by his visionary thinking and generosity.
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Nene Leakes is an American reality television personality, author, actress, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. At the time of publication, Nene Leakes has a net worth of $14 million. Before leaving the show in 2015, Nene Leakes earned a salary of $1 million per season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta." That's the highest per-episode salary earned by any Bravo housewife.
Linnethia Monique Johnson was born on December 13, 1967, in Queens, New York. She is one of five children. Nene and her brother went to live with her aunt in Athens, Georgia since her mother could not take care of all five children. The other three siblings remained with their mother in Queens.
Nene started modeling when she was 16 and continued it throughout high school and college. Nene Leakes graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens. She attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta for two years.
Nene Leakes Career
Leakes debuted on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" in 2008. She remained on the show for seven seasons. After the first season, she wrote her autobiography (with the help of author Denene Millner) "Never Make The Same Mistake Twice."
In the book, she wrote about her life from childhood to that point. Her time on The Real Housewives of Atlanta" brought her fame. But in June 2015, she said that she would not return for the eighth season of the show. But, she ended up being featured in a support role that season. She later returned to the show in 2017 for the shoot of its 10th season.
She also appeared on "The Celebrity Apprentice." In the 10th episode of her season of "The Apprentice," Nene walked off the show. She said that she had had enough. That season there were lots of drama and tension between her and Star Jones.
Nene Leakes has appeared on several television shows, including "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "VH1 Divas Live 2009," "Ellen," and "The Bonnie Hunt Show." Leakes also appeared on the NBC sitcom "The New Normal" and in the third season of "Glee."
She launched the clothing line known as the Nene Leakes Collection for the Home Shopping Network in 2014. Leakes has guest-hosted several shows including "Anderson Live" and "The Talk." Interestingly, she competed in the 18th season of "Dancing with the Stars" in 2014. She was paired with dancer Tony Dovolani and they got eliminated in the seventh week of the competition.
Between April and December 2016, Leakes toured the US in her one-woman comedy tour known as "So Nasty, So Rude," which got its name from her catchphrases.
Salary Highlights
At her peak, Nene Leakes earned a salary of $1 million per season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." This payday made her the highest-paid Housewife on all of Bravo.
In 2015, Leakes paid $2.075 million for a 10,000-square-foot, 6-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom, mansion located outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The property is situated on a golf course that comprises a restaurant, county club, swimming pool, tennis courts, and many other amenities.
Nene Leakes put this home on the market in October 2021 for $4 million. In January 2022 she accepted an offer of around $2.6 million.
In January 2020, Leakes acquired a second home in Duluth, Georgia for $260,000. The new 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom, 2,076 square feet. The home is a 15-minute drive from her previously-mentioned $2 million mansion.
In late 2021, Nene paid $1.75 million for a 4,000-square-foot condo in Atlanta's Waldorf Astoria Buckhead building. In July 2022, she listed the unit for sale for $2.5 million.
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This week's "City Desk" webcast, recorded this morning at City Hall, includes its customary update of ongoing city projects and initiatives, but you'll also have a chance to meet three of the five new City Councilmembers – Dixie Newman, Robert L. Deming III, and Dr. Paul Tisdale.
After a brief recap of the day's issues by Chief Administrative Officer David Nichols and the city's public affairs manager, the trio was given an opportunity to introduce themselves and discuss their vision for the city.
The program: To listen to the 15-minute program, followed by an archive of City Desk programs, click here.
Restore Biloxi: You've heard a great deal about the infrastructure underway in neighborhoods throughout the city. What can you expect to see when work arrives in your neighborhood? Find out by
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Weekend preview: Scrapin' the Coast will be evident on major thoroughfares throughout the city this weekend, but the auto show is only one of the weekend's offerings. To see the complete list, courtesy of listings from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, click here.
City updates major road projects, waterfront improvements
A quick update on a trio of city projects, from Chief Administrative Officer David Nichols:
New Popp's Ferry Bridge and approaches: This project, which would involve the 2.6-mile area from Pass Road to Riverview Drive, is being planned by the city and will use federal, state and local funds. Survey work and soil borings are currently taking place, with the project being six months into a 3½-year process. Construction on this project, which would require $70 million in funding, is still several years away. The overall engineering contract, which includes survey, soil borings, design, permitting, right-of-way surveying, and public hearings is 3½ years, and we're about six months into it. Right now survey and soil boring activities are taking place, and they should be completed in August. The project will be a minimum of four lanes (five lanes where appropriate) for the road and bridge. The alignment of the project is generally along the existing Popp's Ferry Road alignment, with the primary exception being that the new bridge (causeway) will be east of the current one. A preliminary plan has been established for the project, however the final plan of actual right-of-way including homes to be acquired cannot be completed until the design is completed, likely two to three years from now.
Biloxi Waterfront Park: The $4.2 million project is on schedule for its March 2014 completion date. The structural steel for 10,000 square foot pavilion was recently completed. The site utility work is in progress, as well as the concrete walk along the seawall. Within the next month, plaza paving will begin and the final metal roofing panels will be installed on the pavilion. Playground and splash pad equipment will follow later this summer.
Popp's Ferry extension from Pass Road to U.S. 90: The federally mandated environmental process is nearly complete. In fact, a draft document identifying the impact of the roadway has been sent to MDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. After the draft document is reviewed by the state and federal authorities, a public hearing will held. The document will be completed by the end of the year. Then, survey and design work would begin. It is during this 2½ to three-year period that right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation would take place. Once those time-consuming issues are completed, the construction phase would begin. The city is using $6.5 million in federal funds, and is looking for additional funding to complete the project, which is expected to cost $12 to $15 million. It's still a few years away from driving a new connector from Pass Road to U.S. 90.
An update on work at public piers and marinas, as reported by Port Division Manager Larry Sablich:
Biloxi commercial harbor, south of the Hard Rock parking garage: Re-opened to shrimping fleet last month. It has undergone a major overhaul, with new finger piers, pilings, and utilities. A total of 55 slips were available at re-opening, and all slips are expected to be occupied by the end of July.
Small craft harbor bait shop and fuel dock: Construction expected to be complete by September.
Sherman Canaan fishing dock, Back Bay: Overhaul of piers complete. Two facilities at the site – the harbormaster's office and public restrooms – are under construction and expected to be completed by the end of November.
Lighthouse pier, south of Biloxi Lighthouse: Repairs to end of the pier expected to be complete by end of summer. Pier is open, but end of pier is closed.
Coliseum pier, south of Coliseum. Repairs to end of pier expected to be completed in several weeks.
Forrest Avenue boat ramp, Back Bay: Ramp is open; repairs to finger piers expected to be completed in several weeks.
For more information on the city's harbors, marinas, piers and boat ramps, visit


A couple of weeks ago, my "J" post featured a critter in "jail"
At that time, he was the second Opossum that we had caught in our have-a-heart trap.
We gave him a new home a couple miles away also.
Since that post, we have caught two more of these creatures.
Thinking that they were returning, we squirted a small spot of paint on the third one's rear haunch.
The fourth one was not the painted one, so we put a different color on him.
Well, I still hear another one under the house.
Can't wait to see if he has any paint on him once we catch him.
If this keeps up, there is going to be a whole family of rainbow opossums living a few miles down the road!
This is the tenth round of ABC Wednesday. If you would like to join in please visit this site for the details.
Nature is my favorite subject to photograph.
Well, I do enjoy chasing after my grandson with my camera, but those photos aren't the ones other people are interested in buying as artwork.
Mother Nature though, provides the most beautiful scenes - even the same place won't be the same twice.
Different views, angles, and lighting conditions play into the subjects all the time.
I don't have the gorgeous sunsets on the ocean, or the majestic views from the mountain tops.
I like to move into my subjects and catch the common things in a different way.
Mother Nature provides the beauty for all of us artists and we each show it in our own way.
It looks so smooth and really neat from a distance.
This green moss all laying so perfectly spread out on the rocks.
But is is quite deceiving.
The color is gorgeous - the light and dark greens give it such depth and texture.
Just don't step on it.
It is worse than any ice that I have been on.
There is no standing on this stuff it is so slippery.
Admiring it from the edges is the only way to safely view it.
Easter has always meant the beginning of spring for me.
This is the time of the year when most of the snow is gone, and one can feel the warmth of the sun as the days get longer.
We have had an early spring this year which is making this a greener than usual Easter.
No matter how you celebrate this day, enjoy this harbinger of spring as we begin another approach to what comes next - summer!
This yellow lichen was all over the granite foundation of the old fort beside the ocean.
Most of it was sporadic - here and there and in no particular shape.
This one stood out from the rest.
A circle with a bulls-eye.
It really is quite intricate when you get close up to it.
The day was overcast, so I had very little light to capture this specimen any closer.
Mother Nature has such beauty - even in the the things that don't quite seem it from a distance.


Inovia, a Stockholm, Swedn-based company providing a software as a service solution via an enterprise AI platform, announced completing a SEK 150M ($16.6M) investment round.
The funding was provided by Verdane Capital from its newly launched fund Verdane Edda, and will be used to accelerate the development and commercialisation of AI products and solutions and position the company for expansion to other Nordic countries.
Inovia, founded in 2012 by CEO Andreas Rosenqvist, Håkan Schön and Marcus Ekendahl, manages and sells big data and artificial intelligence solutions offering corporations and governmental organisations flexible and efficient AI and big data solutions both on-premise and cloudbased.
The company has 50 employees and expects revenues of nearly SEK 90M ($10M) in 2018.


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After a couple stumbled across a strange sight while walking the beach, the blue and yellow surfboard became like a message in a bottle—and they had to know its origins. It all started when Lee Brogan had been "wiped out" by a massive wave while surfing off the Yorkshire coast in England last year and […]
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Film (2016). Studio Babelsberg and Marvel Entertainment present a Marvel Studios production. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely from the Captain America Comics by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and the subsequent Civil War storyline by Mark Millar (2006-2007). Cast includes Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Tom Holland, William Hurt, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Stan and Emily VanCamp. 147 minutes. Colour.
The thirteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is as much a sequel to Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as it is to the two previous films in the franchise, Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and one which cements "Phase Three" of Marvel Studios' ongoing campaign to fill the Cineplex with its Superheroes. The distillation of the fractured complexities of the post-Cold War geopolitical landscape into a frame-by-frame mash-up of Political thriller and Graphic Novel is effective.
The film is three fights. The middle of these, between two teams of Avengers who disagree about the appropriate degree of international oversight following collateral damage from previous missions, is better directed than any previous sequence in the Marvel cinematic series. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo – hastily attached to the project following successful pre-screenings of Captain America: The Winter Soldier – relay the wisecrack-Superpower-effect cycle of the original Marvel Comics with little or no reduction in pace to consider either the black and white moral code of the first team, led by Captain America/Steve Rogers (Evans), or the tortured conscience of the other, led by Iron Man/Tony Stark, whose hubristic yet increasingly self-aware dramatic arc is ably communicated by Robert Downey Jr with very little dialogue. Action is character, friendship is meaning and the viewer takes part by choosing sides.
A year after the defeat of AI Ultron in "Sokovia", Captain America, Falcon (Mackie), Black Widow (Johansson) and Scarlet Witch (Olsen) kill several humanitarian workers while preventing the theft of a biological Weapon from a laboratory in Lagos. US Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross (Hurt) tells the team the United Nations will establish an oversight committee to control the Avengers. Hawkeye (Renner), Falcon and newcomer Ant-Man (Rudd) go rogue in support of Captain America, who is sure old friend "Bucky Barnes" – the eponymous "Winter Soldier" and central antagonist of the previous film in the trilogy – has been framed by faked security footage. War Machine (Cheadle), Vision (Bettany), Black Widow, Black Panther (Boseman) and a teenaged Spider-Man (Holland) side with Iron Man, who feels responsible both for the creation of Ultron and the resulting deaths in Sokovia.
Helmut Zemo (Brühl), a Villain here without his signature mask from the comics, tracks down Barnes's old HYDRA handler and discovers a red book with the Soviet star emblem containing the cryptonyms that grant him Hypnotic control over the Winter Soldier, facts which Barnes himself reveals to old friend Captain America during a rare moment of lucidity. Zemo wants access to a Siberian HYDRA base filled with similarly brainwashed super-soldiers kept in cold storage. The same date keeps cropping up: "December 16, 1991". Games are played with the affections and affiliations of various team members before the central battle occurs at Halle airport outside Leipzig, a showpiece affair designed to demonstrate the efficacy of newcomers Ant-Man, whose shifts through sizes (see Great and Small; Miniaturization) prove beneficial, and Spider-Man, who gets the best lines. Iron Man's team prevails but Captain America and the Winter Soldier escape before being followed to Siberia by an almost contrite Iron Man, who has since discovered evidence that the Winter Soldier was framed by Zemo. HYDRA footage reveals the true significance of "December 16, 1991": a Batman-style origin story for Iron Man involving the Winter Soldier in the death of Stark's parents. Stark's rage – based in adolescent impulses common to Marvel storylines and foreshadowed in previous films as anxiety disorder rather than the alcoholism of the original Iron Man comics – boils over and he damages both the Cyborg arm of Winter Soldier and Captain America's signature shield in the resulting three-way contretemps before having his own armour disabled by Steve Rogers. Post-credit scenes restore faith in the fractured post-war elite, as the Winter Soldier is returned to the safety of Cryogenic suspension and Spider-Man given new Technology to play with by indulgent uncle Tony Stark.


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Spend an evening with Terry and Brenda, a couple with very dark and depraved secrets. Amidst drinking endless cuppas and watching RoboCop on the TV, Terry and Brenda enact their own twisted form of romance. Pull back the leopard print duvet and discover the horror beneath, just make sure you don't talk to "The Visitors."
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Uromastyx princeps  — вид шипохвостов из семейства агамовых.

Описание
Общая длина достигает 27 см. Хвост не только намного короче (35-53% длины тела), чем у других представителей рода (за исключением оманского шипохвоста), но больше других «вооружен» длинными и острыми шипами. Вся чешуя верхней стороны хвоста имеет шипы.

Окраска оливково-серого или зелёного цвета с небольшими коричневыми пятнами. У самцов спина коричнево-красная или зелёная с небольшими пятнами, брюхо желтоватое с голубовато-серым мраморным рисунком в области груди и горла, хвост серо-зелёный или кирпично-красный. Самки же сверху серо-коричневые с красноватым оттенком и маленькими пятнами, брюхо у них белого окраса.

Образ жизни
Любит скалистые и каменистые места, плато вулканического происхождения. Прячется в трещинах скал и щелях между камнями, блокируя хвостом вход. Питается растительной пищей, насекомыми.

Размножение
Яйцекладущая ящерица. Спаривание начинается в мае-июне. Беременность длится 1 месяц. Самка в июле откладывает до 14 яиц.

Распространение
Вид распространён в северо-восточной части Сомали, иногда встречается в восточной Эфиопии.

Литература
 O'Shaughnessy, 1880 : Description of a new Species of Uromastix. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 1880, p. 445-446 (text).

Ссылки

Пресмыкающиеся Африки
Шипохвосты
Животные, описанные в 1880 году
Эндемики Африки

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GyPSy Guide GPS driving tour from Calgary to Banff is a great introduction to the Canadian Rockies National Parks. Starting from the Airport or Downtown, 55+ audio points play automatically, featuring stories, tips and advice. All the benefits of a guided tour, the freedom to drive yourself. TOUR GUIDE AS YOU DRIVE TO THE ROCKIES If you like driving yourself when you go sightseeing, GyPSy Guide™ tour apps allow you to enjoy a guided tour experience while remaining totally independent. By driving yourself, you'll be able to get from place to place faster, see you things and not be tied to anyone else schedule DON'T MISS OUT ON THE BEST SIGHTS AND STORIES The tour apps use your device's location abilities to play the commentary AUTOMATICALLY. All you have to do is drive, listen and decide which places you want to stop at. Our guides have created tours that provide a helpful and entertaining introduction to the Rockies. We'll recommend the best places to see and some great locations that most visitors don't get to see. PLAYS AUTOMATICALLY GyPSy Guide knows where you are and which direction you are heading, and plays commentary automatically about the things you are seeing, plus stories and tips and advice. EXPLORE LIKE A LOCAL It's just like having a local friend to show you around. And that friend just happens to be a professional tour guide. GREAT VALUE The same information you would get on a bus tour or from a guide book, for just a fraction of the price. And you control the itinerary and schedule. WORKS OFFLINE No data, cellular or even wireless network connection needed while touring. Download over Wi-Fi before you tour. Anyone can use them with no data charges – even visiting from another country. DRIVING TOUR ROUTE Begin right from Calgary Airport or From Downtown Calgary - The tour will give you directions for the fastest way to Highway 1 - We'll share stories, tips and advice to get you excited about your visit - Make informed decisions with your precious vacation time This tour is designed as an introduction as you arrive to the National Parks. It does not provide commentary from Banff to Calgary as you are leaving the Rockies. NOTES Download the app on Wi-Fi from your network at home or use any free Wi-Fi network. Because the app is filled with audio commentary and maps, its larger than "normal" apps. Many phone/data networks may block the download because of size - so its important to download over a Wi-Fi network. ++ Continued use of GPS running in the background increases battery usage - we strongly recommend taking a cigarette style (DC outlet) car charger. This is much better than simply plugging into the USB port in a vehicle. ** iPad users - please note that WiFi-only iPads will not activate the commentary automatically. Any iPhone or network-capable iPad (WiFi + Cellular - whether you have a network connection or not) will work just fine. ABOUT US GyPSy Guide™ produce award winning audio tours along scenic drives around the world. Enjoyed by travelers who prefer to set their own pace and itinerary on vacation, but enjoy a fun, informative and educational guided experience. Our goal is to provide a great introduction to the region and perhaps inspire you to learn more and return. None of our apps include paid advertising or placements for benefit.
Good start to our trip to the Canadian rockies. Contained interesting comments and insight into the area. Glad we took advantage of the free download. Would recommend!
This is the best App ever! Just returned from a trip to the Canadian Rockies and used all the touring apps for the Parks. They made the trip more interesting as well as letting us know what not to miss. Worked well on my iPad. The only complaint is the slowness when loading the apps. I was missing one of the tours and had to stop in a Visitors Center for their free WiFi. It took almost 45 minutes to access the site and download the app. I had similar problems when I did it at home too. Otherwise this is a great way to learn about the history and geology of the area.
We were just about to leave to start a drive from Calgary to Vancouver, BC. I decided to see if there were any apps for the Banff area and found this app and 3 others along our route. I cannot say enough positive about GyPSy! The apps completely transformed our trip. The narator is like having a tour guide right in the car. He is easy to listen to with the right amount of humor. Talks included geology, wildlife, flora, history and much more. The app activates based on the car's location on the GPS so it doesn't matter how long you stop in places or if you take side trips, it's there when you return. NO DATA is used which was very important since we were from the states. The app even gives suggestions on which exits to take for services, bathrooms, etc. We learned so much along our drive that we would have completely missed without the app. We can't wait for another road trip where we can use a GyPSy app!
A great app!!! It made the trip go quick and gave great info.
The app is amazing. I have bought several. Very informative and keeps us engaged.
Wonderful idea - well done!
We love driving on vacations, so this app really is for the many of us who want to learn more about the areas we are driving through. And it's also nice to have a friendly voice in a strange place you are visiting for the first time. Delightful!
I was VERY pleased with the Gypsy tours. I used 5 of the Canada tours and they are exceptional. They have made my travels so easy and enjoyable! I look forward to seeing more in the future. I would higher recommend them.
This is a very well-done tour, with good GPS syncing, excellent narration, and just enough audio spots to keep you interested but not overwhelmed. Good facts on wildlife, ecosystems, landscape, history and industry. Absolute lacking any geology, though, and that is a big miss when touring mountains. If this were fixed, 5 stars for sure. I will be buying the tour from Banff to Lake Louise!


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Q: Android: How to store array of strings in SharedPreferences for android I'm building an app which searches the web using search engine. I have one edittext in my app from which user will search the web. I want to save the search keywords just like browser history does. I'm able to save and display it with the last keyword but I can't increase the number of searches result. I want to display the last 5 searhes. Here is my code :
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {

Button insert;
EditText edt;
TextView txt1, txt2, txt3, txt4, txt5;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    edt = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.search_word);

    txt1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txt1);
    txt1.setOnClickListener(this);

    insert = (Button) findViewById(R.id.insert);
    insert.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {
            if ((edt.getText().toString().equals(""))) {
                Toast.makeText(
                        getBaseContext(),
                        "Whoa! You haven't entered anything in the search box.",
                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            } else {
                SharedPreferences app_preferences = PreferenceManager
                        .getDefaultSharedPreferences(MainActivity.this);
                SharedPreferences.Editor editor = app_preferences.edit();
                String text = edt.getText().toString();
                editor.putString("key", text);
                editor.commit();
                Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), text, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .show();
            }

        }
    });
}

@Override
protected void onStart() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onStart();

    SharedPreferences app_preferences = PreferenceManager
            .getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
    String text = app_preferences.getString("key", "null");
    txt1.setText(text);
}

public void onClick(View v) {
    String text = txt1.getText().toString();
    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), text, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

}
Please help me in overcoming this problem.

A: SAVE ARRAY
public boolean saveArray(String[] array, String arrayName, Context mContext) {
    SharedPreferences prefs = mContext.getSharedPreferences("preferencename", 0);
    SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
    editor.putInt(arrayName +"_size", array.length);
    for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++)
        editor.putString(arrayName + "_" + i, array[i]);
    return editor.commit();
}

LOAD ARRAY
public String[] loadArray(String arrayName, Context mContext) {
    SharedPreferences prefs = mContext.getSharedPreferences("preferencename", 0);
    int size = prefs.getInt(arrayName + "_size", 0);
    String array[] = new String[size];
    for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
        array[i] = prefs.getString(arrayName + "_" + i, null);
    return array;
}

A: Convert your array or object to Json with Gson library and store your data as String in json format.
Save;
SharedPreferences sharedPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
Editor editor = sharedPrefs.edit();
Gson gson = new Gson();

String json = gson.toJson(arrayList);

editor.putString(TAG, json);
editor.commit();

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SharedPreferences sharedPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
Gson gson = new Gson();
String json = sharedPrefs.getString(TAG, null);
Type type = new TypeToken<ArrayList<ArrayObject>>() {}.getType();
ArrayList<ArrayObject> arrayList = gson.fromJson(json, type);

Original answer: Storing Array List Object in SharedPreferences


Recent weeks, I have been busy.
Busy with work and with my own business.
Work has been tough, and its gonna be tougher starting this week where I have to cover KL's mission duty.
But, I am not gonna complain about that, because there are so many other good things that happen. So I will just do what it needs to be done and appreciate the test because it makes me stronger.
Well, on the other hand, I have been busy with my business. I can't say it is overwhelmingly good but it is slowly picking up its track (really slow pace) but it's fine. I rather it goes slow and steady like a tortoise than phiu and kaboom (fast and vanish) like a firework.
I am grateful for all the supports I have received from friends, family and kareshi. Everyone has been very supportive, Thank you.
The support of your is what drives me further and I know I will go further, I will grow bigger (the business scale I mean, not my physical size).
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God is interested in your emotions, so you need not be disturbed as God is ready to mend, bind and heal your broken heart. Cry no more.
Your present state can be exchanged for something better. Negatives can be transformed to positives. A transformation is still possible because it is not over yet.
Regardless of your captivity and the ongoing battle in your mind that you can share with people, God can give you victory if you turn to Him and release the battle.
Without the tree neither seeing nor touching the water yet, it buds and is revived by smelling and perceiving its scent. The Holy Spirit is the water, which flows from Christ the rock, and we are to be the scent of the water.
Our interaction with people should refresh them. Our calls, SMS and chats should stir positives in them. Our visit should ignite their spirits. Being in contact should be encounters and not casual meet-ups.
There are experiences within that contrast which may not be pleasing and will put your strength, skill, qualities and faith to test. There is no utopia anywhere; simply identify which side of the contrast God wants you to be, stay there and enjoy it.
Every side has her own peculiar attachments and hidden files, which will require editing with time. There is no utopia anywhere; simply identify which side of the contrast God wants you to be, stay there and enjoy it.
God who see all heart and knows all things can accurately place your love bit as adequate or not. He is a witness to your love flow and could determine if you have released enough or withheld beyond that which is meet.
In your heart, you long to sincerely do more, but for limited resources and restrictions. The depth of love in you could not be expressed as you and the recipient would have wanted.


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Scary Fileless Malware Infects Banks Worldwide
Fileless malware, much like what has previously only been seen in nation-sponsored cyberattacks, is now "going mainstream," as criminal hackers begin using the same in-memory bug on banks, government agencies, and other enterprises across the globe.
Kaspersky Lab in Moscow has published research claiming that at least 140 entities have been infected.
"The so-called fileless malware is unique in its ability to disappear after being installed on a server. Once the attacked computer is rebooted, the malware renames itself, leaving no detectable trace of its existence," Gizmodo explained. "It can take several months before sysadmins realize the machine has been infected. During that time period, hackers can steal freely from the coffers of the affected enterprise."
Two years ago, Kaspersky discovered that they themselves had been compromised with in-memory malware that affected their networks directly. The bug, which they named Duqu 2.0, was derived from Stuxnet, the infamous malware developed by the US and Israel to sabotage Iran's nuclear program. While they have not yet named the in-memory malware they have tracked, the anti-virus company says that it is very similar to Duqu 2.0.
Kaspersky found the malware in over 40 nations, including 21 cases in the United States. They have promised to provide further details about the attacks, as well as the hackers objectives, during the Security Analyst Summit in St. Maarten in April.
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it was dark, very dark, they peeped out… the only ray of hope they could see was straining through the banana tree..Moon shone even when it wasn't a full moon day.
Children were happy.. at least they won't have to study for a few hours now.. they knew the timing- it was load shedding.
WARM COLORS- For a Cooler Home Decor Effect!
20 SUNNY HOME DECOR INSPIRATIONS- Summer Is Here!
Summer is here, sun is blazing but there are many things that we can do to our homes to increase the comfort level that are also soothing to eyes. And that's exactly the purpose of decorating a home- wholesome!
20 ELEGANT HOME INTERIORS- Inspired By Audrey Hepburn!
that's Exactly who she is for us..Audrey Hepburn. Someone who is incomparable to any of them. She fit in any role and inspired us all girls to be like her. You say,' Paris is always a good idea'. We say, 'You are Paris for us'. She is classy and chic even when she has just woken up. She loves both floral and black & white alike.