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How to Introduce Yourself: The Art of Making a Great Impression
It is important to know how to introduce yourself and make a good first impression, because sometimes it is the only one you get.
Do you have a job interview coming up? Maybe a date with somebody new? Or perhaps you are meeting a business professional for coffee and really want to make a great first impression. Regardless of the reason you search for tips, you have come to the right place. Learning how to introduce yourself is a skill that you take with you everywhere you go in life.
We all need to know how to introduce ourselves. It is one of the most important things we do as human beings.
How to introduce yourself and leaving a perfect impression
Essentially, you are a product of your life experiences and upbringing. You are valuable to many people and companies, and you need to communicate just how valuable you really are.
This is done through introducing yourself to people, and I don't mean just saying "Hello, my name is Joe." Introducing yourself is more than what you say. It is almost entirely how you say it.
#1 You have to sell yourself. Like I said, you are a product, and like every product, you need to be sold. What is your strategy? What are your selling features? You need to give people a reason to listen to you, because I know you have very interesting things to say.
So, how do you get people to listen to you? You make a good first impression. Introduce yourself in such a way that people want to learn more about you.
#2 Dress accordingly. Before any big job interview, people give this advice: Dress for the job you want. My advice? Don't. Dress better. This can be applied to any meeting where you introduce yourself. Whether a date or a job interview, look better than they expect you to.
Maybe we don't want to admit this, but it's absolute reality: We are human beings and are attracted to physical appearances. Now, don't fret. This doesn't mean you have to look like a model! But you have to think like a model.
You know how you feel when you put on a brand new outfit? That's what we like to call confidence. And confidence goes a long way when you introduce yourself. If you look good, you impress the people you introduce yourself to, and you feel good too.
#3 Confidence is key. As the previous point states, you need to be confident. If that means wearing that bold shade of red lipstick that you love so much, then do it. Whatever it takes to make you feel confident in not only yourself, but in your skills, you need to do it.
I was once told in a job interview that although I didn't necessarily have the work experience they were looking for, for that particular job, they would be willing to put in the time and money required to train me because I was so confident in myself and my skills. Don't fake it 'til you make it, fake it till you become it.
If you go out with somebody that you think is "out of your league," think again. Believe that you are exactly who they are looking for, and your personality and confidence may just convince them of that as well. Some of us don't know what we want until it's sitting right in front of us.
#4 Be a friendly face and smile when you introduce yourself. Whether you go on a job interview or a hot date, show those pearly whites! A smiling face is known to calm down not only yourself, but the person sitting across from you. A calm environment is always a great way to get to know somebody.
Always introduce yourself with a smile, because it implies a warm presence.
#5 Relax—you're a total catch! Just a friendly reminder that you're a wonderful human being, okay? You are your worst critic, I swear. Anybody would be lucky to spend time with you, so don't forget that when you're wondering how to introduce yourself to people.
Stop freaking out, because if they don't like you—they're missing out, not you. Remind yourself that if this interaction doesn't go well that it's okay. There will be other interactions in your lifetime that will work out for the better. Some people just don't mesh together, don't force it.
#6 I repeat, don't force it. You really need to accept the fact that some things don't work, and some people just don't work together. This door may close, but another door will open. Let the conversation flow naturally, and I swear to you that you will make an extraordinary impression. We all want to be around somebody that makes talking easy.
#7 Shake hands with the person you introduce yourself to. Some say that this is super old school, but I say go for it! There is nothing wrong with a classic handshake, even if you meet a date. If it's a first date, give them a light handshake, and a sweet smile.
A handshake goes a long way and you stand out. If it is a job interview, you definitely need to give a handshake upon introducing yourself. You would be surprised at the number of candidates who miss job opportunities solely based on not offering a handshake upon meeting the employer. Look them in the eye, shake their hand, smile, and tell them who you are. Do it with purpose.
#8 Be prepared for the situation. If it is a job interview, arrive with a copy of your resume, the job listing, references, and knowledge on the job and company. Also consider some of the questions you may be asked, such as strengths and weaknesses. If it is a date, arrive with stories to share about yourself that really showcase who you are as a potential partner.
Also, if you are going on a hike, please don't wear heels. Throw on a hoodie and a baseball cap, and head out. They are looking for a real-life partner not a picture-perfect runway model.
#9 Make your weaknesses seem like strengths. We all have our weaknesses, so let's just be real about them, shall we? Instead of saying "I get impatient when working in groups," say "I tend to become very passionate about my work, and as such, it can be difficult to let my peers alter the project." And ensure you have a solution to your weaknesses. People don't assume you have no weaknesses, they just want to know how you intend to improve them.
Why haven't your previous relationships worked out? Be honest, but don't be crass. Instead of saying "I loved them too much" which comes across as obsessive, say "I opened up my heart without being cautious of who I opened it up to." Fair enough.
#10 People want to meet you, so introduce yourself more often. Now that you have the tools for how to introduce yourself, seek out opportunities to do it more.
Now that you know how to introduce yourself confidently, the world is full of interesting people waiting to meet you and hear your story. Go out there and meet them.
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[Update: Looking good for GS10 and GS10e, too] Magnetic phone mounts surprisingly play nice with Galaxy S10+ wireless charging
2019/03/19 1:37pm PDT Mar 19, 2019
On most phones that feature wireless charging, you typically need to give up that convenience when installing a magnetic plate for phone mounts — or place the mount in a location where it works poorly to keep it. In our testing, though, that isn't the case when it comes to the Galaxy S10+. The phone is able to work with a magnetic mount quite far up the back, with no loss in wireless charging functionality.
[Deal Alert] iOttie car mounts are Amazon's Deal of the Day and just $14-35 (30% off)
2017/12/19 12:11pm PDT Dec 19, 2017
Not everyone has a car with Android Auto built in. Some of us have to make do with firing up the app when we pile into our car, sorting through a tangle of cables, Bluetooth devices, and clamps with our phones before we head out. If you'd like to streamline that process a bit, or if you've yet to join the Android Auto app-powered ranks, iOttie has four different car mounts that are Deals of the Day over at Amazon and 30% off.
[Deal Alert] Pick up a 4-5.2" phone mount over at Amazon for $4 ($4 savings)
2017/05/04 11:42am PDT May 4, 2017
If you are in the market for an inexpensive phone mount, right now over at Amazon you can pick one up for $4 with promo code HM6MF7KT. It's regularly $8, which makes that a 50% savings. Make a bold note, though, that it will only work if you've got a phone on the smaller side, between 4 and 5.2" in screen size (or 55mm-85mm in width).
[Hands-On] Kenu Airframe+ Car Mount Launches For $29.95, Now Supports Up To 6-Inch Phones
The Kenu Airframe+ mounts phones to a vehicle's vent, placing it in plain sight of the driver without requiring dedicated hardware to occupy precious windshield real estate. It's a simple concept, even if it's not particularly groundbreaking. I first came across the concept at a department store selling a mount for cheap. But Kenu's product has a secret up its sleeve - it's hyper portable, and it's really good. Considering just how many complicated options there are out there, it's good to see someone reduce a mount down to the bare essentials and get it right.
If you used the original Airframe, you already know what to expect here.
Scosche's magicMOUNT Magnetic Mounts Are Now Available, Current Models Range From $14.99 To $24.99
2014/01/28 3:15pm PDT Jan 28, 2014
With the number of options that are out there, our smartphones have gradually become more useful for in-car navigation than dedicated GPS units. Unfortunately, holding a phone in your hand isn't the safest (or most legal) driving habit, and mounting your device to the dashboard doesn't work as gracefully as many accessories out there claim. Yet Scosche might be on to something with its latest products, the magicMOUNT magnetic mounts.
Scosche is offering magicMOUNT in multiple formats, so users can mount devices to dashboards, windshields, tabletops, or walls. Each variation works the same. Users install a "MagicPlate" on the back of their phone or tablet, inside the battery cover, or within a case.
In California, Using Your Maps App Is Just As Illegal As Texting While Driving, Court Says
2013/04/08 7:49am PDT Apr 8, 2013
Texting and driving is a pretty heinous crime. Bad enough that it's spawned entire ad campaigns devoted to educating the public on the dangers of such acts. Of this, you are no doubt aware. What you may be less aware of is the fact that figuring out where you're going is exactly as dangerous as sending someone a message that says "Doesn't the Peachoid look like a giant..."
California, despite having no known Peachoids, knows this very well and a court has ruled that using a mapping application is just as bad (and illegal) as texting behind the wheel. This isn't the first time California has come down hard against GPS in cars.
[Quick Look] Satechi Car Headrest Mount For Tablets: Pimp Your Ride Without Xzibit
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My significant other likes to pretend the next car we buy will have TVs integrated into the headrests to keep our kids occupied on long trips. I can assure you, it will not - after all, that's an option that costs thousands of dollars, and is usually only offered on luxury cars (which we can't afford) and minivans (just no) as it is. But, as it turns out, it's not all that hard to one-up integrated TVs: you can slap on a sleek, adjustable headrest mount.
The benefits of using a mount rather than buying integrated are obvious. The first is, of course, cost - most people can't afford to buy a high-end luxury car or topped-out minivan plus the few thousand dollars it costs for the option. Even those who can will likely find outdated systems, and one that's probably not touch-driven and definitely doesn't have the flexibility of Android.
[Quick Look] Arkon Dash Mount For Smartphones: The Most Versatile Dash-Mount Solution We've Found Yet
2012/07/05 1:00pm PDT Jul 5, 2012
One of the biggest benefits of having an Android phone is undoubtedly Google Maps/Navigation. However, it's a really bad idea to hold your phone and drive whilst using Navigation. Luckily, there are approximately 6.4 billion different accessories that can hold your device so you can focus on driving and not playing with your phone (not that you, our ultra-sophisticated reader, would do that in the first place... right?). Some of these mounts utilize your vehicle's cup holder, some use the 12v charging port, some stick to the windshield (which happens to be a no-no in some parts of the country), and others, like the one we're looking at today, mount directly to the dash.
Google Now Offering Galaxy Nexus Accessories Through The Play Store
After surprising (and delighting) users by selling the acclaimed Galaxy Nexus directly from the Play Store (at a substantially reduced price), Google has upped the ante, offering a trio of handy Samsung-branded Nexus accessories for purchase starting today.
For now, customers can choose from Samsung's slick Vehicle Dock ($54.00) which includes a car charger, the HDMI Portrait Desktop Dock ($49.00), or the Desktop Dock ($54.00) with pogo pin connectors and a 3.5mm audio jack.
While these reasonably-priced accessories are certainly enticing, Google reminds customers that they "will only work with the HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus (as sold on the Google Play store)." This of course means that those with a Galaxy Nexus connected to either Sprint or Verizon looking for Samsung-branded accessories will have to look elsewhere (it's worth noting that Samsung offers similar accessories for the Nexus' CDMA/LTE variants).
[Lightning Review] Bracketron Power Dock Flex: It's Not As Cool As It Sounds
I love gadgets. Not only that, but I love gadgets for my gadgets: cases, docks, stands, mounts, keyboards, and pretty much anything else you can think of. There's also a dark side at work here, though: I'm also a perfectionist. As such, I'm always on a quest for the perfect thingy-majig, which, in all likelihood, probably doesn't exist.
Ergo, when I saw the Power Dock Flex from Bracketron (I have to admit, I'm a sucker for most things with the word "flex" in the name), I thought it seems like a fantastic idea.
Alas, it's far from perfect.

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Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! English Dub
Submitted by JustDubs on Sun, 01/31/2016 - 3:58pm
Article by Vladnyx
Adds Kira Vincent-Davis as Kuro
Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that the English dub of the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! anime has cast Kira Vincent-Davis as Kuro. The rest of the cast from the first Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya anime will return, though Tiffany Grant will replace Beth Lazarou as Sella.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!, the second anime series based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's spinoff manga, will ship on DVD and Blu-ray on February 2016.
The first television anime premiered in 2013, followed by the second in 2014 and the third this past July. Crunchyroll streamed all three series as they aired in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks licensed all three series for home video release in North America. Sentai Filmworks released the first series on DVD and Blu-ray in 2014.
A fourth series, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!(pronounced "drei"), has been green-lit.
Hiroyama's original Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga re-imagines the Fate/stay night character Illyasviel von Einzbern in an alternate universe as a magical girl. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya ran in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace from 2007 to 2008. Hiroyama then launched several sequel manga series, including Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!! in 2012.


Government sources told ET that these measures will crystallise once the two-member fact-finding committee submits its report.
NEW DELHI: The government is actively considering to advise the Hyderabad Central University to revoke the hostel expulsion orders of four Dalit students who faced disciplinary action along with Rohith Vemula, the Dalit research scholar whose suicide on Monday triggered a political storm after the first information report (FIR) also named Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
The HRD ministry is likely to adopt this course as part of an overall damagecontrol exercise. Government sources told ET that these measures will crystallise once the two-member fact-finding committee submits its report, which is expected by Wednesday. However, ministry officials cautioned that being a central varsity, the university administration has considerable autonomy. The students and activists agitating at the university have also been insistent on Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile's resignation. But the ministry, sources said, will likely conform by the rulebook while looking at all these demands. Dalit academics like Sukhdeo Thorat – chairperson of the Indian Council of Social Science & Research and a member of the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies – have approached the ministry to intervene with the university to take some conciliatory measures to assuage the rising tempers among Dalit students. He also met Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot. "I brought to attention the unfortunate incident regarding Rohith and requested him to intervene to at least save the other four students now. He was quite positive and said will step in to help," Prof Thorat told ET. The four PhD students in question are: Dontha Prasanth, Economics; Pedapudi Vijay Kumar, Political Science; Velpula Sunkanna, Philosophy; and Sheshaiah Chemudugunta from the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy. On December 16, 2015, the University of Hyderabad had issued an order expelling the five students including Rohith Vemula from the hostel until completion of their courses. This order permitted them "to be seen only in the respective schools, departments, centres, library and at academic seminars, conference and workshops of their subject".
The order made it clear that "they are not permitted to participate in student union elections, enter the hostels, administration buildings and other common places in groups". Following a scuffle on August 3, 2015 with Susheel Kumar, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad unit on the university campus, the five students associated with the Ambedkar Students Association were approved for expulsion by the Executive Council. A reviewed order finally came out on December 16 ordering the five students to vacate the hostel and restricting their access to several other areas of the varsity.
The issue has snowballed into a full fledged political controversy with some activists and students alleging that Dattatreya started the whole chain of events leading to the suicide with his strongly worded letter to HRD minister Smriti Irani on the matter.
Dattatreya's letter to Irani in August 2015 is learnt to have termed the university a den of casteist politics and also sought her intervention.
This led the ministry to send off Dattatreya's letter to the varsity seeking a response – as is usually norm for all VIP references. Four reminders were sent by the ministry to the university on the same, until a reply on January 7, 2016.
"There is no such view on the matter yet. The ministry will take a view only after the fact finding committee submits its report", the ministry spokesperson Ghanshyam Goel said in response to ET queries.
The ministry also does not want to appear as directing the Central University in any way and will follow all due process.


If your Life-Path number is ONE, your life is likely to be characterized by the need for personal fulfillment, independence, pioneering and individualistic desires. Key words for a ONE Life-Path number are attainment, initiating action, independence, pioneering, leading and individual.
As a ONE, your life purpose may well be to attain true independence. Learning to stand on your own two feet and to allow your own uniqueness to flourish will be of utmost important. Life circumstances whereby you find you're dependent on others in any capacity will prove very unsatisfying and dismal. Many ONE'S struggle through many years of life to achieve the ideal environment. A follower you will never be – at least not comfortably! Throughout your life, working towards this independence will likely be your top focus. Recognizing this can help you to achieve greater satisfaction and bring you towards the truest nature of a ONE.


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London reportedly hosting League of Legends' MSI in 2023
Image credit: Riot Games
The 2023 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) will reportedly take place in London.
According to a report by Esports News UK, the event is expected to take place next summer with a number of potential venues under consideration.
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The event would mark the first time that MSI, League of Legends' second largest global esports event, has taken place in the UK. Other nations that have hosted the event in recent years include Brazil, the United States, and Iceland. The last host for the mid-season event was Busan, South Korea's capital city.
Whilst not known as a prominent location within League of Legends' esports ecosystem, the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Championship took place in London at Wembley Arena and caught the attention of UK national broadcaster the BBC, which covered the event.
Following the pandemic the UK hasn't hosted many esports events, however, recently the RLCS 2022 Spring Championship took place at London's Copper Box Arena. Prior to the pandemic, London hosted a range of events across numerous titles including Call of Duty, CS:GO and Clash Royale.
Esports News UK's article states MSI 2023 could take place at Wembley Arena, but Riot Games is yet to confirm any details. In addition to Wembley Arena, venues such as the Copper Box Arena and the O2 Arena have been noted as possibilities.
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In November, Riot Games revealed that format changes to MSI are coming in 2023, alongside changes to the Worlds format. Details on the changes are set to appear when the LEC Winter split begins in January 2023.
Outside of London, Birmingham has also hosted a range of events including the Commonwealth Esports Championship.
Jonno Nicholson
Jonno is a Freelance News Writer for Esports Insider and has been part of the ESI team since 2019! His interests include the rapid rise of sim racing and its impact on the wider industry.
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Q: How to enable tab and its content on click of a text in javascript/jquery? I am working on a website on which I want enable button on click of a text in Javascript/Jquery.
The JQuery code which I have used in order to scroll down towards the bottom on clicking view options text are:
$(".view_profile_options a").click(function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    var sectionTop = $('.tab-contents').offset().top;
    $('html,body').animate({
        scrollTop: sectionTop },
        'slow');
 });

Problem Statement:
I am wondering what changes I should make in the JQuery code above so that on clicking view options text in the fiddle, the hover for tokyo and its content gets enabled automatically.

A: This works like a charm:

$(".view_profile_options a").click(function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    var sectionTop = $('.tab-contents').offset().top;

    var event = $.Event('click');
    event.currentTarget = $('.tab .tablinks')[2];

    $('.tab .tablinks:nth-child(3)').trigger(event);

    $('html,body').animate({
        scrollTop: sectionTop },
        'slow');
 });

A: You need to simulate clicking on the button. In your case as you have no button ID, I use selector by containing the desired text.
I have also removed your complex JavaScript Codes and wrote a simple Jquery instead to hide and show tabs and buttons:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $(".view_profile_options a").click(function(event) {
      event.preventDefault();
      var sectionTop = $('.tab-contents').offset().top;
      $('html,body').animate({
          scrollTop: sectionTop },
          'slow');
          $('button:contains("Tokyo")').trigger("click");
   });

   $("button").click(function(){
        //Display tab
        var city=$(this).text();
        $(".tabcontent").hide();
        $("#"+city).show();

        // Change class of button
        $("button").removeClass("active");
        $(this).addClass("active");
   })
 })

.tab {
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
}

/* Style the buttons inside the tab */
.tab button {
    background-color: inherit;
    float: left;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    transition: 0.3s;
    font-size: 17px;
}

/* Change background color of buttons on hover */
.tab button:hover {
    background-color: #ddd;
}

/* Create an active/current tablink class */
.tab button.active {
    background-color: #ccc;
}

/* Style the tab content */
.tabcontent {
    display: none;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-top: none;
}

/* Style the tab content */

.tab-contents>.active
{
display:block;
}

 view options

Click on the buttons inside the tabbed menu:

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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.

  <button class="tablinks active">London</button>
  <button class="tablinks">Paris</button>
  <button class="tablinks"">Tokyo</button>

London

London is the capital city of England.

Paris

Paris is the capital of France.

Tokyo

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

A: You could do it like that, using:

*

*A new attribute to target the button element,

*Then, use .prop("disabled", false) on that button.

Working snippet:

$(".view_profile_options a").click(function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    var id = "#" + $(this).attr("target");
    $(id).prop("disabled", false);
});

  Click me!

<button id="button1" disabled>My button</button>

Hope it helps.

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text:
require "helper"

describe Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch do
  let(:topic_name) { "topic-name-goes-here" }

  def pubsub_message data, attributes, ordering_key
    data = String(data).dup.force_encoding(Encoding::ASCII_8BIT).freeze
    attributes = Hash[attributes.map { |k, v| [String(k), String(v)] }]
    ordering_key = String(ordering_key).freeze

    Google::Cloud::PubSub::V1::PubsubMessage.new(
      data:         data,
      attributes:   attributes,
      ordering_key: ordering_key
    )
  end

  it "adds messsages and indicates batch status using message count" do
    fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 10, max_bytes: 10000
    ordering_key = ""
    batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

    msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal false, batch.reset!
    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal false, batch.reset!
    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.stopping?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!(stop: true)
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.stopping?

    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 8, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal false, batch.reset!
    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
  end

  it "adds messsages and indicates batch status using message size" do
    fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 1000, max_bytes: 175
    ordering_key = ""
    batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

    msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal false, batch.reset!
    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal false, batch.reset!
    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?

    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :queued, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.stopping?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!(stop: true)
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal true, batch.stopping?

    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 10, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal true, batch.reset!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!
    assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
    assert_equal 8, batch.rebalance!.count
    assert_equal false, batch.reset!
    assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
  end

  it "raises when adding to a stopped batch" do
    fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name
    ordering_key = ""
    batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

    msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

    assert_equal false, batch.stopping?
    assert_equal false, batch.publish!(stop: true)
    assert_equal true, batch.stopping?

    assert_raises Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisherStopped do
      batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    end
  end

  it "returns all messages, even queued one, when canceling" do
    fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 10, max_bytes: 10000
    ordering_key = ""
    batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

    msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

    refute batch.canceled?

    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :added, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
    assert_equal :full, batch.add(msg.dup, nil)

    canceled_items = batch.cancel!

    assert batch.canceled?

    _(canceled_items.count).must_equal 15
  end

  describe :empty? do
    it "knows when it is and isn't empty" do
      fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 10, max_bytes: 10000
      ordering_key = ""
      batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

      msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

      assert_equal true, batch.empty?
      batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
      assert_equal false, batch.empty?
    end

    it "is not empty when publishing" do
      fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 10, max_bytes: 10000
      ordering_key = "abc123"
      batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

      msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, "abc123"

      assert_equal false, batch.publishing?
      assert_equal true, batch.empty?
      batch.add(msg.dup, nil)
      batch.publish!
      assert_equal true, batch.publishing?
      assert_equal false, batch.empty?
    end

    it "is not empty when stopping" do
      fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 10, max_bytes: 10000
      ordering_key = ""
      batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

      msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

      assert_equal false, batch.stopping?
      assert_equal true, batch.empty?
      batch.publish!(stop: true)
      assert_equal true, batch.stopping?
      assert_equal false, batch.empty?
    end

    it "is not empty when canceled" do
      fake_publisher = OpenStruct.new topic_name: topic_name, max_messages: 10, max_bytes: 10000
      ordering_key = ""
      batch = Google::Cloud::PubSub::AsyncPublisher::Batch.new fake_publisher, ordering_key

      msg = pubsub_message "hello world", {}, ""

      assert_equal false, batch.canceled?
      assert_equal true, batch.empty?
      batch.cancel!
      assert_equal true, batch.canceled?
      assert_equal false, batch.empty?
    end
  end
end

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We rent a house here in David and pay the rent to the owner's agent and now my friend Ed Horna On his last visit we sat down and he ran by me some ideas he had to help the expats,both new arrivals and established ones, with things as simple as translations to providing tours of the area. I thought Ed had a great idea and said I'd be happy to help him.
Wow- the idea of having a Panamanian who spoke good English and Spanish and who would accompany me, translating and explaining things sounded like a dream! I suggested he look into providing rides to and from the David airport for folks who like having a reliable, English-speaking driver. We tossed around some other ideas and Ed came up with some services and pricing. I'm happy to help spread the word that now you have someone here in the David/Boquete area to help navigate the new world that is Panama.
This is what I was thinking …..
Full tour of the city of David/Boquete, up 2 people, 10.00 extra for each person, max 4 people, 75.00 per day.
Included are: All type of advice on how to do things here, where to go, where to shop, what hospital to go, etc , etc .
Of course if someone wants my services for several days we can make a package or special price .
AIRPORT RIDES : 55.00 to the airport (Boquete – David or David- Boquete) up to 2 people .
with 48 hrs notice will be nice .
TOURS : Boquete , Cerro Punta , Caldera Hot Spring , Las Lajas beach or any place they want to go in the Chiriqui Provincia will be 95.00 up 2 people for one day, 10.00 extra per each person, up to 4 people max .
Again, that will included all advance questions and answers.
TRANSLATOR : If some one needs assistance with getting their cable or internet hook up, medical appointment or shopping and their Spanish is not so good ……………….15.00 per hour .
My friend and the guy who has houses for sale and for rent (Eduardo Horna) asked me to post info on a house he has the listing on.
Beautiful 2 brm house built by Canadians in a 2.5 acre only 20 min from David.
Asking Price is 159,000. Fully furnished, paved road and every thing .
Check it out , if you don't mind put it up in your blog, maybe ?


text:
Getting Home Safe
Law enforcement officers embrace Brazilian jiu-jitsu
By Cecily Hastings
Law enforcement is perhaps the highest risk profession in our country. With the goal to make it home safe each day, officers face danger and risk from the unpredictability they encounter with every call. As a mother of a former police officer, I know the worry doesn't end with the officer. It extends to family and friends.
Placer County Deputy Paul Solbos founded Warriors Always Ready, a nonprofit that provides high-quality physical and mental training for first responders and veterans through his Code3 Brazilian jiu-jitsu program.
Solbos' inspiration was a call for service that put him in serious doubt he would make it home safe. His story begins like so many tragic law enforcement stories.
"It was a routine call for service, the type of call I'd been on many times before," Solbos says. When he arrived, the situation quickly escalated. He had to go hands-on to defend himself.
"Everything went through my mind. I fought intensely for my life for several minutes until I was able to call for help on my radio. I was physically exhausted, and extremely uncomfortable that I didn't have the level of training to overcome this opponent, who obviously did," he says.
"It really got into my head. I was very lucky I finally got control of him."
Shaken by his experience, Solbos realized getting home safe isn't enough. He had to shift the odds in his favor—and for his colleagues.
The most effective training he found is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art focused on getting the opponent to the ground and gaining control by offsetting physical strength with technique. The meaning of jiu-jitsu translates from Japanese to the "gentle art."
California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training requires officers to update their training during two-year cycles. Part of that training involves arrest control tactics.
At a Synergy Jiu-Jitsu Academy class, Placer Deputy John Tannarome explains arrest control "teaches techniques that work for compliant or semi-compliant subjects. It falls short when it comes to very combative, noncooperative subjects. (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) fills that gap in training."
He says tasers and other equipment are useful but can malfunction, so it's important for an officer to know what their bodies can do. Solbos agrees: "If I must go up against the biggest, meanest person, I want them to know I'm in the fight. If they're going to take me, they're going to have to work for it. This class absolutely gets me there."
On the value of practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Placer Deputy Dan Cunningham says, "I'd rather lose a thousand times in here than to lose once while on patrol."
The local Code3 team is not alone in seeing the benefit of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Two years ago, the police department in Marietta, Georgia, began requiring newly hired officers to attend a minimum of one Brazilian jiu-jitsu training session per week while in field training.
The stats in Marietta back up the program's success. In the jiu-jitsu trained group, Marietta reported a 48-percent reduction of injuries to officers using force, a 53-percent reduction of injuries to the person being arrested when force was required, and a 23-percent reduction of taser use.
Stats from a similar program in St. Paul show a 25-percent reduction of injuries to officers using force, a 44-percent reduction of injuries to persons being arrested when force was required, and a 39-percent reduction of taser use. St. Paul reports police misconduct settlements have fallen to their lowest in a decade.
Sacramento Sheriff's Academy coordinator Sergeant Jeff Bell spent 11 years learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has incorporated it into academy curriculum. "The biggest benefit is the calmness I experience in situations that previously could have brought a less mindful response," Bell says.
Academy coordinator Sergeant Tyrone Carey says, "We need to keep up with the times. A lot of people understand how to fight, train or box. Transitioning to this new approach will keep us and the public safer."
Tannarome notes Brazilian jiu-jitsu does not employ violent tactics and helps de-escalate confrontations. The technique "reduces both the need for us to use our weapons and from injuring ourselves and others," he says. "Anyone who says otherwise is ignorant."
Brazilian jiu-jitsu training is a win-win for our vulnerable law enforcement officers and their families, and a way to keep our communities safer. Let's hope all local law enforcement agencies encourage this approach.
Visit c3bjj.org or on social media @c3bjj.
Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: @insidesacramento.
People Do Not Feel Safe
The Art Of Caring
Still Suffering
It Will Just Get Worse
Summer Breakthrough


A wonderful respite from the daily, high-velocity pace of life. From the moment I entered Alterra, Barbara, the facility, the serenity massage…all grounded me "in the moment" of total relaxation and well being for that all too fleeting sybaritic hour. Thanks to a dear friend whose gift certificate brought me to Alterra, I look forward to enjoying more of Barbara's massage techniques on my own.


text:
Özer: Erdoğan's offer to Obama
Verda Özer in Hürriyet reports that Erdoğan offered Obama the services of the Turkish military in Syria against ISIS, in return for which he asked the U.S. to stop supporting the Kurdish PYD. According to what Turkish sources have told me, Ankara made the following suggestion to Washington during the visit of Erdoğan: "Come, give up PYD. In its place, we can – together with the Arab and Turcoman groups that we support – fight a land war against ISIS." Turkey also asked for U.S. air cover to enable the Turkish army to intervene in Syria. To this, the U.S. replied "I will not give up on PYD." Washington also expressed the reservation that if "the Turkish army were to intervene, Russia might hit it." In fact, the U.S. is wary of Turkey becoming entrenched and powerful in Iraq and Syria. According to what my sources relate, Washington urged Ankara to "return to the solution process," to which Erdoğan replied "I have not broken off the solution process, the process is in the refrigerator." And he reminded that Turkey's, and thus his own, focus right now is the fight against PKK. According to what the sources relate, the Turkish side made a connection between the solution process and the PYD. It emphasized that as long as the armed support of the U.S. for PYD continues, it will not be possible to restart the solution process.
Turcoman in Syria
Öney: Turkey's ethnic cleansing
Sezin Öney on the Haberdar news site notes that President Erdoğan on March 11 stated that "We are going to build a new Southeast." It seems that the state is executing a specific project. Since last summer, a "military-civilian coalition" or what should perhaps more accurately be called a "comradeship-in-arms" has been established at the highest echelons of the state. The different elements of this coalition or comradeship may not see eye to eye on every issue, but there seems to be an agreement between them regarding the execution of a specific project aiming at the reconfiguration of the Southeast. Why was the need felt to send in all the elements of the security forces, deploying excessive violence, into the city centers? The area is being "cleaned," to use military terminology. According to the estimates of the Union of the Municipalities of the Southeast, close to two hundred thousand people have migrated – whether temporarily or permanently -- from the urban areas that are subjected to military operations. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Association suggests that the internal migration could possibly number around three hundred to four hundred thousand people. The military operations that have led to this refugee flow seem to be the expression of the "allergy" of the state to Kurdish developments: first the "democratic autonomy" that was declared in Rojava and subsequently the fact that HDP crossed the threshold to parliament in the June 7, 2015 general election. It seems that "raison d'état" calls for a "cordon sanitaire" in order to contain what the state fears is a "contagion" of Kurdish identity and political aspirations. The policy of "erase and rebuild" seems to be a way of driving away the Kurdish population from the region, to simply discourage it from continuing to live there; is some kind of deportation also part and parcel of the state policy? Is the state maybe also entertaining a plan to create a different demographic structure in the region?
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Babahan: The state deliberately resorted to violence against the Kurds
Ergun Babahan on the news site Özgür Düşünce writes that AKP never intended to reach an agreement with PKK and solve the Kurdish problem on the basis of a Western model. It assumed that it was going to be able to dilute the Kurdish identity within a Sunni Muslim identity and that it would solve the problem with economic investments and individual rights. When the Kurds mobilized around HDP and the party crossed the ten percent threshold to parliament that not only jeopardized Erdoğan's dreams of an executive presidency. It also jeopardized the founding paradigm which the 1980 coup had put in place specifically in order to ensure that the Kurds were kept out of the parliament and politics. Different schemes were enacted to block the path of HDP and to neutralize the Kurds politically (after the June 2015 general election.) This is the development that those who are accusing the PKK of having fallen into the trap of the state, or of AKP fail to fully read. The state openly chose to settle the accounts with the Kurds by the means of violence.
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Gürsel: Erdoğan is unable to solve the Kurdish problem
Kadri Gürsel on Diken news site notes that the Turkish regime has vowed to fight the war to the end. I guess what they mean by this is that the war is going to continue until PKK has been finished off. Those who haven't lost their minds will realize that trying to finish the Kurdish problem with military means in 2016 will amount to finishing off Turkey. But while a military solution is not possible, what about a political solution? Is that possible? Let alone a political solution, not even a secretly or openly negotiated cease-fire with PKK is possible when someone's priority is a "presidential system." For how could a cease-fire with PKK be explained to the nationalist and conservative voters who will have to be courted in a coming referendum to amend the constitution? It could only work if PKK surrendered during 2016, and there are no signs of this happening. On the contrary, PKK is vowing to "overthrow Erdoğan." The regime is unable to solve this historical crisis which has erupted only as a result of its own policies, either militarily or politically.
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The Missing Festival
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One of the enigmas of Chanukah is the fact that it is almost completely ignored by the most fundamental work of Jewish law. The Mishnah, compiled by Rabbi Judah HaNassi at the end of the second century ce, is the first codification of Halachah (Torah law) and the book on which all subsequent halachic codes are based. Yet other than a few parenthetical references,[1] the Mishnah makes no mention of the story and laws of Chanukah.
Various explanations have been offered for this mysterious omission. One oft-cited explanation relates to the controversial assumption of the throne by the Hasmonean family (the "Maccabees"), the heroes of Chanukah. When the Hasmoneans drove the Greeks from the Holy Land, they became the kings of the now-independent country, establishing a dynasty that lasted some 80 years until the land of Israel came under the hegemony of Rome.
The Hasmoneans were kohanim ("priests"), from the tribe of Levi, whose designated role is to serve in the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple). The sovereignty of Israel had been granted by G-d to the tribe of Judah and the descendants of King David. The Hasmoneans' assumption of the throne was thus criticized by our sages.[2]
Rabbi Judah HaNassi—goes this line of reasoning—himself a scion of the Davidic dynasty, "punished" the Hasmoneans' appropriation of the throne by omitting the story of their triumph, and the festival they established, from the Mishnah.[3]
Refutation
This explanation, however, is at variance with everything we know about Rabbi Judah HaNassi and the principles of Torah scholarship:
a) Rabbi Judah HaNassi was renowned not only for his greatness in Torah and as a leader of Israel, but also for his extreme humility. The Talmud goes so far as to say that:
"When Rabbi [Judah] died, humility and piety ceased." [4]
It is therefore:
"Completely unacceptable… regarding Rabbi Judah, to say that because of his honor and the honor of his ancestors he would suppress publication of the miracle [of Chanukah]." [5]
b) The function of an halachic work is to instruct our behavior. Since no one is suggesting that Rabbi Judah ever contested the legitimacy of the festival and its observances (which occupy several folios in the Talmud in which Rabbi Judah's colleagues and disciples are quoted extensively), would Rabbi Judah have omitted them in order to express his disagreement with the Hasmoneans? Whatever his feelings on the matter, we still need to know the laws of Chanukah! In the words of the Talmud:
"King Solomon, and a thousand like him, shall be nullified before a single letter from the Torah is nullified!" [6]
A Book Born of Necessity
An examination of the nature of the Mishnah and the circumstances surrounding its compilation offers a simple, yet fully credible, explanation for Chanukah's absence from its pages.
The Mishnah is a summary of the "Oral Torah" that had been handed down through the generations as a companion to the "Written Torah" (the Five Books of Moses). The Oral Torah includes the laws and principles according to which the Written Torah is to be interpreted, laws commanded to Moses that were not recorded in the Written Torah, and the ordinances and observances instituted by each generation's leaders by the authority vested in them by the Torah.
As its name indicates, the Oral Torah was never written down, but communicated orally from master to pupil; indeed, it was specifically forbidden to be committed to writing. Rabbi Judah HaNassi took the unprecedented step of codifying these laws because he realized that the ever-widening dispersion of the Jewish people, and the lesser minds of later generations, posed the danger that the Oral Torah might be forgotten. It was this overriding concern that allowed him to violate the prohibition against publishing the Oral Torah.
However, this dispensation was granted only in regard to those portions of the Oral Torah that were in danger of being forgotten. This, explains Maimonides, is why such major halachic topics such as:
"The laws of tzitzit, tefillin and mezuzah…. are not spoken of in the Mishnah… for these laws were well known at the time of the Mishnah's compilation… so [Rabbi Judah] saw no need to speak of them." [7]
The same is true of all halachot of the Mishnah: only those laws about which there was ambiguity or differences of opinion are recorded. For example, nowhere does the Mishnah state that one should make kiddush on Shabbat; rather, it addresses the issue, debated by the sages of Hillel and the sages of Shammai, whether one should first make kiddush and then ritually wash one's hands (as required before each meal), or vice versa.[8]
The events of Chanukah took place only about 300 years before Rabbi Judah's time; the miracle, and the festival instituted in its wake, were still fresh in the nation's collective memory.[9] Since there was no immediate danger that they might be forgotten, Rabbi Judah was not allowed to record them. Thus, the laws of Chanukah were first put in writing many years later, when the Talmud was compiled in the fifth century CE.
Based on the Rebbe's reply to a question posed to him in yechidut (private audience), 5737 (1977)[10]
Adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe by Yanki Tauber
[1]. E.g., Bikkurim 1:6, Rosh Hashanah 1:3, Nezikin 6:6, Midot 1:6.
[2]. Cf. Nachmanides on Genesis 49:10.
[3]. Chut Hameshulash; Taamei HaMinhagim, section 847; Chasdei Avot, section 17; Beit Naftali, Orach Chaim, section 28.
[4]. Talmud, Sotah 49a.
[5]. Shaalot U'Teshuvot Mahariatz, section 78.
[6]. Jerusalem Talmud, Sanhedrin 2:6.
[7]. Maimonides' commentary on the Mishnah, Menachot 4:1.
[8]. Berachot 8:1.
[9]. Purim, on the other hand, which occurred 500 years before Rabbi Judah's time, has half a tractate (two full chapters) devoted to its laws in the Mishnah.
[10]. Heichal Menachem, vol. III, pp. 221-231.
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Cyber Shadow Review – PS5/PS4/Switch
by David Lloyd January 25, 2021
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A wonderful portal back to 8-bit gaming in front of a CRT TV on a Saturday afternoon.
The age of the Nintendo Entertainment System may be three decades past, but its influence on the video game industry remains to this day. Countless titles release daily across a multitude of platforms made by developers who grew up playing with the console and looking to recreate the same magic they felt as kids. Most fall short of this lofty goal, but every so often a game like Cyber Shadow manages to capture that special feeling of 8-bit gaming so perfectly. Made by a single developer, Aarne Hunziker, and with the help of a publisher who also managed to capture the NES magic in a bottle in Yacht Club Games, Cyber Shadow is just as enjoyable as any of the legendary titles in two-button gaming.
Perhaps the most important aspect of a title developed in the spirit of the NES is getting the movement just right. Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Mega Man series set the benchmarks for attributes such as run speed, jump height, and just the overall feeling of movement. Cyber Shadow succeeds in emulating this feeling. It didn't take long for memories of Saturday mornings as a young boy to start flooding back. In the same way that Astro's Playroom illustrates how incredibly innovative the PlayStation 5 controller can feel, Cyber Shadow proves that the D-Pad quality of the same controller is equally strong. Modern consoles rarely have a D-Pad that measures anywhere close to its 80s counterpart and this is a blessing as playing with the stick just doesn't do Cyber Shadow justice.
Sticking to a two-button philosophy could have limited the gameplay of Cyber Shadow, but each of the ten chapters manages to feel unique in its own way. Most of the chapters each end with a unique boss, and the reward for victory is the unlocking of a new power or mechanic. The utilization of this mechanic is then worked into the preceding chapters, culminating in a final few levels that challenge the player's mastery of each skill. Special attacks like the ability to throw ninja stars, a downward attack akin to Shovel Knight, and a phase shifting rapid attack all quickly become second nature as the environment provides fertile ground to learn each and every one. On top of the basic and special attacks available to Shadow, each save point during a chapter makes a unique weapon available. A particular standout is a chakram attached to a bungee cord of sorts that allows Shadow to slash the weapon towards enemies.
The roster of mid-level and end chapter bosses is quite impressive, each with their own personality and attack patterns. Early bosses like the Smasher begin with rudimentary physical attacks, but boss fights evolve throughout with neat mechanics such as laser blasts dropping from the sky. A fine line is straddled between predictability and making the boss battle feel like a puzzle. With careful observation, many of the patterns of the bosses can be deciphered to the point where victory could be obtained without losing health. This doesn't really take away any of the joy of defeating a boss as the satisfaction of figuring out the pattern is its own reward but does come awfully close to being a tad too easy.
An interesting story is revealed throughout the game and is accompanied by a terrific soundtrack that really fits the mood presented. Cutscenes in between chapters stay true to the aesthetic and add a pleasant interlude between the fast action pace. However, even a console as powerful as the PlayStation 5 couldn't escape some minor performance issues. Surprisingly, a few areas with a particularly high enemy or pixel count results in a few dropped frames. Missing frames and a max resolution of 1080p are the biggest complaints though and neither detracts from the enjoyment. A few different graphical options such as a CRT filter are also available for those looking for a truly retro experience.
Though they downplay the amount of their contribution, the influence of the folks at Yacht Club Games is certainly felt in the level design. The placement of enemies and the ramping up of the difficulty feels very familiar to the Shovel Knight titles. Though they have their similarities, Cyber Shadow feels like a much different game, but one that still captures the essence of what makes an 8-bit title great. Thankfully, at least one game with Cyber in its title this year managed to exceed my expectations.
Excellent level design
Pleasant increasing pace of difficulty
Nails the look and feel of NES greats
Great assortment of abilities and weapons
A few dropped frames in some of the busy areas
Max resolution of 1080p (at launch anyway)
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Five people have been convicted over the murder of Polish man Piotr Kulinski, who was murdered in Carlisle.
Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of a Polish man in Carlisle.
Their victim, 32 year old Piotr Kulinski, was stabbed seven times outside his home in Harraby.


Crisis that might cost Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) victory in the 2011 general elections has reared its head. Already, many prominent politicians in the party, including some members of National Assembly, had reportedly left the party for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other parties.
Daily Sun gathered that the party had split into three factions out of which two had already held their congresses while the third had slated today for its own congress. Investigations revealed that the Chief Benji Udozor-led faction, which was sponsored by Chief Chris Uba and his elder brother, Dr. Andy Uba, held their congress at its Udoka Estate secretariat with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in attendance.
The second group, which had stalwarts like Senator Annie Okonkwo, Chief (Mrs.) Margie Okadigbo, Mr. Chuma Nzeribe, Dr. Tony Nwoye, former chairman, and others conducted its congress on Wednesday with the National Congress Committee taking charge.
The group was also said to be the one being supported by the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo.
However, the third faction, led by Chief Emma Nweze, whose executive was elected recently and which an Anambra High Court had declared as the authentic leadership of the party in the state had slated today for its congress. The group, which reportedly enjoys the sympathy of the South-east zonal executive, led by Chief Olisa Metuh, had postponed its congress, following protest that it did not see the congress committee from Abuja.
Meanwhile, Daily Sun reported that following the unhealthy development in the party, some serious National Assembly members like Senator Ikechukwu Obiora, C.I.D Maduabum, Ralph Okeke, Odedo and many others have defected to the ACN.
Their defection was seen as a final blow to the PDP, which many had predicted, would meet more woes in the coming elections.


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Have you ever been a victim of cybercrime?
What steps do you take to protect yourself online?
Thank you Natasha for the interesting article.i like it alot. It has a lot of useful procedures. I like it the parts which discuss habbits of social media which made us open and click in any links.ofcourse we have to change these habits.
I am from along time ago used to check the emails senders and the subjects .so if it's not trusted I will not open any link or any attached types. I found this was useful in the past it was very easy to identify these e-mails. But nowadays things became more complicated these types of emails became more difficult to identify. They made it very well to seem like original one's .so the person has to be very careful or professional to discover these emails.
I have many of my freind they lost their social media accounts because they opened a links with the same appearance of original sites asking to log in. Once they try to login they will loose their accounts. To save people from these types of attack a lot of websites use now the two authentication methods by a pin or emails or sms to trusted mobile number.
I advise any unprofessional user to get at least internet security software to protect him from these cyber attacks.
Nice article. As much as possible do not upload to much information online.
Some cyber criminals do this kind of attack for money and the other hackers just for fun.
Why do they like to bring other people in misery?


into this! They are almost as big as my head! I wanted to cut them and put them in a vase indoors so badly, but on a second thought, I've decided to leave them as is and add some colors to our yard. I consider myself an avid gardener and find myself spending most of my early evenings outdoors taking care of plants. We have a young garden that requires a lot of TLC.
French Lilacs also blossom earlier each year.
And we had a quick BBQ this past Saturday. We will be hosting a backyard party for 20-30 people soon so I'd better go and find a larger table set. Any suggestions?


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Champions Trophy Quarter Final Draw
The Champions Trophy quarter final draw was made today, and once again the holders, Millfield, look like they are in the headline game.
Having drawn NatWest Cup legends Dulwich College in the last game, they have drawn Sedbergh in the quarter finals.
The two sides are right up there as the favourites for the competition, and the two sides are big rivals, their final game of the season is always against each other and is always a clash between two of the best in the country.
Millfield will be at home, which should give them a slight advantage, but Sedbergh's attacking game is dangerous and they will not be phased by a long away trip. They travel to the likes of Whitgift, Coventry (to play Wellington College), and indeed Millfield on their regular circuit, and scored over fifty points v Radley in the last round.
Another side facing a big away trip are Barnard Castle, who will practically travel from one end of the country to the other to face Blundell's. Both sides were highly impressive in the last round, beating King's Macclesfield and Monmouth, and this definitely has a feel of a clash of the dark horses.
One side who are not dark horses but a part of the trio of title favourites is Epsom College. Their brilliant performance against Eton in the last round was real evidence of that.
They face an away trip to a very much in form Haileybury side though, and Haileybury will go into the game fancying their chances. Having come through so far in relative comfort, why should they not do so.
The final quarter final sees Bedford host Sherborne. Bedford had been set to face Cheltenham College on Tuesday in their second round clash, however a massive injury crisis at Cheltenham has forced them to withdraw, giving Bedford passage into the quarter finals.
It should be a monumental game of rugby, Bedford are a top side and Sherborne have thoroughly impressed all season.
They were voted as our September Team of the Month, and their Champions Trophy performances over Marlborough College and St John's Leatherhead were a big part of that.
We are set for four fantastic games of rugby next week!
Champions Trophy Quarter Final Draw (fixtures to be played between 12th & 17th October)
Blundell's v Barnard Castle
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Haileybury v Epsom College
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Over the past century, there have been many changes in male-female relationships, in the ways men and women think of each other and of themselves, and in the societal norms for feminine and masculine behavior. The male-female distinction has been assigned meanings and significance that have implications for work, family, leisure, and almost all aspects of social life. In fact, the differences and similarities between men and women are compelling for their personal, but also theirpolitical, economic, social, and educational implications. This chapter presents examples of active learning activities and how these experiential learning exercises are adapted to the course goals and objectives in a psychology of gender course. The focus of the chapter is on how to best integrate new research findings to the students' existing knowledge base to create a new appreciation of these complex issues and how they influence each individual's life.


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Het jaar 922 is het 22e jaar in de 10e eeuw volgens de christelijke jaartelling.

Gebeurtenissen

Europa
 22 juni - De West-Frankische edelen, in opstand tegen koning Karel III ("de Eenvoudige"), kiezen Robert van Bourgondië tot opvolger. Karel wordt afgezet na een regeerperiode van 24 jaar en zoekt zijn toevlucht in Lotharingen.
 30 juni - Robert I (een broer van voormalig koning Odo I) wordt in Reims tot heerser gekroond van het West-Frankische Rijk.
 Koning Rudolf II van Bourgondië wordt door de Lombardische edelen onder leiding van Adalbert van Ivrea gevraagd om Noord-Italië binnen te vallen. Keizer Berengarius I wordt afgezet en vlucht naar Verona. Rudolf trekt in triomf Pavia binnen en wordt tot koning gekroond van Italië (Regnum Italiae).
 15 juni - Karel III beloont Dirk I, graaf van West-Frisia, met gebieden in Kennemerland voor zijn steun van zijn opstandige vazallen. Hij ontvangt de kerk van Egmond (huidige Noord-Holland) en de bijbehorende gebieden.
 Aragón houdt op te bestaan als onafhankelijk graafschap en wordt ingelijfd bij het koninkrijk Navarra (Noord-Spanje). Andregoto, een dochter van graaf Galindo II Aznárez, wordt benoemd tot gravin.
 De stad Goslar (huidige Nedersaksen) wordt gesticht door koning Hendrik I ("de Vogelaar"), heerser van het Oost-Frankische Rijk (het latere Heilige Roomse Rijk).

Religie
 26 maart - Mansur al-Halladj, een Perzische dichter, wordt in Bagdad in het openbaar geëxecuteerd omdat hij zou hebben geroepen: Ana al-Hakk, Ik ben de Waarheid'.
 De latere Sint-Maternusbasiliek in Walcourt (huidige België) wordt gesticht.

Geboren
 Koenraad de Rode, hertog van Lotharingen (waarschijnlijke datum)
 Koenraad III, koning van Bourgondië (of 925)
 Liutprand van Cremona, Lombardisch bisschop
 Siegfried I, graaf van Luxemburg (overleden 998)

Overleden
 26 maart - Mansur al-Halladj (63), Perzisch dichter
 Galindo II Aznárez, graaf van Aragón (Spanje)

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It happened four years ago to my father's younger brother who was killed mysteriously. The family was so upset because he was the bread winner of the family so the elders of the village decided to let whoever had a hand in his death suffer and die, but will first come to the village and confess before he or she dies.
They then invited a juju man (spiritualist) on the day the man has to be buried so the juju man brought a cutlass and a razor blade and made some incarnations and placed the cutlass on the left hand of the dead man and placed the razor blade on the right hand. He then made another incarnations and spoke to the dead body, saying that he should look for his killer and when he finds them he should use the razor blade to make them confess and use the cutlass to kill them.
The body was buried in the bush (according to tradition a man who is not married with kids will be buried in an unmarked grave in the bush).
A few days later the dead man's wife and her friend where running around screaming and yelling that her husband that had died is tearing her skin with a razor blade and that he won't stop until she confesses, which she and her friend did for two days until they both died the second day.
You said something about zombies that they are a myth well I will have to disagree with you cause there is a shine in my own village that raised the dead and just recently the youth in my community tried it on a dog and the dog came alive. This is a story for another day and if any one want prove then he or she should be ready for cause I am ready to show you.


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Lucy Rose with an intimate concert in Manila
Stephen Lavoie / October 24, 2017
Lucy Rose, the singer/songwriter hailing from the UK on her Worldwide Cinema Tour. The title derives from the added bonus of a film screening of her new documentary called "Something's Changing" which chronicles the unconventional plan of marketing live shows. Thinking out of the box, she asks all of her fans to plan and book the concert tour which culminates in 33 shows in an 8-week span. Most of the night Lucy performed on acoustic guitar, but also on electric guitar and keyboards for a few tracks.
Accompanied by two touring musicians, Andrew Stuart-Bottle performing on guitar, keyboards and violin with Ben Daniel on bass and guitar with both of them serving as back vocalists. Her latest album also shares the name with the documentary film and features guest artists, including The Staves, Bear's Den's Marcus Hamblett, Matthew and The Atlas' Emma Gatrill and Daughter's Elena Tonra. The music consistently and skillfully executed throughout the evening combined various arrangements sounding wonderful at 19 East, where the acoustics are arguably one of the best in the metro for a venue of its size.
Bringing an angelic voice and laid-back style to Manila for a third time still drawing a crowd. A mesmerized audience devoted their attention to Lucy's seemingly effortless projection of a tailored indie folk style. Addressing the crowd often, she told stories of how the music came about, or a comical antidote, one in which of an incident with a kid at the airport on her way here from Japan.
Some of the banter may have been typical topics you'd hear at a concert, such as when she sincerely stated, "The best audiences are always in Manila." Or when she mentioned, "For me, my favorite artists are like Joni Mitchell, who poured her heart out in her music. If I could even do something a tenth as good as that I would be happy." Or joked about asking to turn off the air conditioning saying, "because I've spent my whole life freezing in London", as the audience chuckled.
However, there was more to it here, often explaining how she genuinely felt in a sincere and candid fashion. Directly addressing the crowd added to the intimate atmosphere of the show. Divulging monologs expressed venerability while shining a light into her thoughts and emotions, that many folks in the crowd could immediately identify with. A comfortable atmosphere like you were privy to a conversation lounging on the couch in the confidence of a long-time friend.
"Because we have so much doubt, at the end of my last record, I was very unsure about whether I was going to continue making music or not. I was just thinking that I wasn't good enough really", Lucy said.
Another tale of a time Lucy was simply noodling on a friends guitar, she placed the instrument down and as he asked, what were you playing? "It's absolutely nothing," Lucy responded then explained his response, "It isn't nothing. Cause it means something to me already." Lucy continued, "I think that kinda sums up a lot of the songwriting for this whole record. I was just thinking about the fans that I've met, that I had spoken with after gigs that have kinda said me your songs do mean something to me."
Before singing the song "I Can't Change It All," Lucy spoke of a fan that, "had a really tough life so far, so I was trying to think of something I could do for him to try and in help any way." Of course, her first thoughts were what could she buy him, maybe plane tickets to see a concert, he has never ridden on a plane. Lucy went on to explain, "From texting to him and talking to him, he just sort of said, just write me more music that I could listen to. That's all I want from you." In that moment, an epiphany occurred for Lucy, "It was a realization to me really, that was all I could do. I couldn't change everything and I couldn't make things perfect in his eyes. But I could just write more music."
Lucy lovingly expressed an insightful story, "I was chatting with my great Aunt at Christmas and she was looking at old photos of herself and there was an old photo of her when she was my age. And she said, 'Look how lovely I was, I never would have thought that at the time. It's only now that I'm older, looking back at myself that I can truly think that.'" Lucy continued, "And I kind of took that on board. Because I pretty much do that, in fact in every photo I see myself, or anything. So really this is a song about loving yourself, as cheesy as that is. Because you must, you really do need to."
The love in the room was obvious with the elated responses and smiles all around. Moreover, the dedication of the fans showed in other ways during the show. As Lucy began one of the songs she played just a chord consisting of three notes when a few of the audience members let out an excited shrill, Lucy hesitated and replied. "You don't know what song it is". Surprisingly, a handful of the audience responded with the song title; reminded me of the old TV game show "Name That Tune." Lucy responded in a shocked and appreciative fashion, "You are insane! That's amazing! That's never happened before."
An after-party ensued when Lucy's concert concluded, featuring performances by Ben&Ben, Elise Huang, Fool and Foes, the Ransom Collective and TheSunManager. A warm and wonderful night of music for all, coincidentally it was the intimate connection between the artist and the audience that created a concert like no other. Top it off with the eloquently presented heartfelt stories, after all, a singer/songwriter such as Lucy Rose is basically a storyteller and it was a night to remember.
Lucy Rose's music is appreciated by the fervent fans and she reciprocated with a wholehearted performance. It all rang true as Lucy summed it up, "Coming here and spending time in Manila and meeting you guys has really been such an important part of me growing as a person and I guess that's why I'm back. But I fell in love with being here and I fell in love with you guys."
Lucy Rose. Worldwide Cinema Tour 2017
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As the new year begins I like to go back and take another look at my projects from the previous year. If you missed the posts or would just like a second peek, you can click on the image or on the highlighted words and it will take you there.
I purchased a new sofa for my family room and the x base coffee tables were perfect with the new sofa and flokati rug.
I loved how my plain pine dresser was updated with some stripes.
In that same room I filled a huge clam shell and placed it on my mirrored table.
I love anything chevron. It was a no brainer to cover this chair with some chevron fabric.
I love Dorothy Draper and was so excited to find this draper-style dresser.
I painted my chinoiserie chandelier orange.
I styled my very shabby ladies writing desk.
I have several posts about my garden in bloom This was a favorite.
I have a second desk.
I've also been working on my daughter's apartment. Her bohemian bedroom has a peacock theme.
I love using spheres in my designs. I did two posts about them.
I had so much fun pulling my Fall mantel together.
My Christmas tree was inspired by some leopard ribbon.
I hope you had a super 2012. I think I did. It was hard to choose the posts. Here's to a fabulous 2013. I invite you to go back and see what else I came up with in 2012.
i think the orange chandy is my favorite! happy new year!


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The intimate performance and interview were filmed live at the famed Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN., where the rising singer/ songwriter and 2016 ACM nominee for Female Vocalist of the Year and New Female Vocalist of the Year performs "The First Time" off her debut studio album.


Despite some fanboy grumblings about Anna Paquin's Rogue character getting axed, buzz around X-Men: Days of Future Past has been positive (especially, after the script leaked). Well, now the full-scale scrutiny can begin with these 25 head-to-toe cover images from the lastest issue of Empire Mag.
Hm. I Wonder what Shack House thinks of this…?


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Refunding Bond Sale will Save BHM Schools Over $5 Million
On Thursday, February 23, 2012, Ehlers, the district's financial advisor, took bids for the sale of general obligation refunding bonds for BHM Schools. The bonds will refund 2014-24 maturities of the $42.4 million General Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2003B, dated November 1, 2003; and the 2014-18 maturities of the $9.1 million General Obligation Alternative Facilities Bonds, Series 2005A, dated December 1, 2005. The first bond issue was for the construction of Northwinds Elementary School (2003). The second bond issue was for alternative facilities projects completed at Tatanka, Hanover, Discovery, and Montrose elementary schools (2005). Gary Olsen, from Ehlers, presented the bids to the school board at their Monday, February 27 meeting. Olsen began by saying the district has an excellent credit rating. He shared that they hoped to receive the typical three to four bids, but they actually received nine bids on the sale, with the low bid coming from Mesirow Financial of New York, NY. The school board had previously approved a minimum sales parameter of $3 million, total net present value savings. While Olsen shared that the district could have waited until this coming fall for the sale, the time to sell was now because of the lower interest rates. He anxiously reported that the district got an incredible deal. The future value savings, the amount that will reduce the actual levy, will average approximately $458,000 per year, for the next eleven years (over $5 million). Director of Finance and Operations Gary Kawlewski said he was very pleased with the results of the sale. "We will be able to save over $5 million in debt service costs over the next 11 years. We felt very fortunate to be able to hit the market when the refunding rates were at historically low rates. The board established savings parameters for the sale, and we were able to greatly exceed those parameters. This a great opportunity for our school district!"