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Kim Kardashian stuns in silver bikini top and curve-hugging leggings, plus more great celeb pics this week
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Kim Kardashian attends the Skims pop-up event in Miami on March 19, 2022.
Oscar Isaac rocks a Thom Browne ensemble including a kilt during the U.K. premiere of his new Marvel series "Moon Knight" in London on March 17, 2022.
Blake Lively steps out in New York City on March 18, 2022.
Joaquin Phoenix appears in costume as Napoleon Bonaparte on the set of Ridley Scott's new film "Napoleon" in London on March 18, 2022.
Anne Hathaway attends the Los Angeles premiere of "WeCrashed" on March 17, 2022.
Jessica Alba attends the Restoration Hardware VIP Event in San Francisco on March 17, 2022.
David Tennant shoots "Comic Relief" in Manchester, England, on March 18, 2022.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi attend the Restoration Hardware VIP Event in San Francisco on March 17, 2022.
Sam Smith attends a private viewing of "Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear" in partnership with Gucci at the V&A in London on March 17, 2022.
Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning go shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills on March 17, 2022.
Mila Kunis steps out in Los Angeles on March 17, 2022.
Alexandra Daddario attends the Restoration Hardware VIP Event in San Francisco on March 17, 2022.
G-Eazy heads to 40 Love in Hollywood on March 17, 2022.
Lucy Hale walks her dogs in Los Angeles on March 17, 2022.
Jared Leto attends the Los Angeles premiere of "WeCrashed" on March 17, 2022.
Natalie Portman attends the premiere of "Pachinko" in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022.
Angelina Jolie attends an event celebrating the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2022.
Lady Gaga attends the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in New York City on March 16, 2022.
Zaya Wade, Gabrielle Union, Kaavia James Union Wade and Dwyane Wade attend the premiere of "Cheaper By The Dozen" in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022.
Zach Braff attends the premiere of "Cheaper By The Dozen" in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022.
Nicola Coughlan stops by the Global studios in London on March 17, 2022.
Ashley Park attends the premiere of "Pachinko" in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022.
Tinashe attends the Los Angeles premiere of Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo" on March 16, 2022.
Pablo Schreiber attends The Cinema Society's special screening of "Mothering Sunday" in New York City on March 16, 2022.
Amy Schumer attends the premiere of Hulu's "Life & Beth" at the SVA Theatre in New York City on March 16, 2022.
Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in New York City on March 16, 2022.
Duchess Kate and Prince William visit the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the Saint Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, England, on March 17, 2022.
Duchess Kate attends the Saint Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, England, on March 17, 2022.
Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster attend the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival in England on March 15, 2022.
Olivia Jade attends the Sunny Vodka launch party at Terminal 27 in Los Angeles on March 15, 2022.
Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie attend the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on March 15, 2022.
Rihanna heads to dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles on March 15, 2022.
John C. Reilly pours himself a pint of Guinness during a pre-Saint Patrick's Day event at the Guinness Store House in Dublin on March 16, 2022.
Kristen Stewart arrives at the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" studios in Hollywood on March 15, 2022.
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt take heir son, Gunner, to dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, on March 15, 2022.
Nick Jonas steps out in West Hollywood on March 15, 2022.
Nicole Scherzinger steps out for dinner in Los Angeles on March 15, 2022.
Julianne Moore attends the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on March 15, 2022.
Zoey Deutch attends a special screening of "The Outfit" in Los Angeles on March 15, 2022.
Andrew Garfield attends Film Independent's "An Evening With… Andrew Garfield" at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles on March 15, 2022.
Bradley Cooper attends the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on March 15, 2022.
Milo Ventimiglia shows off his muscles while leaving a gym in Los Angeles on March 14, 2002.
Anne Hathaway arrives at the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" studios in New York City on March 15, 2022.
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Irish Cultural Centre in London on March 15, 2022.
Sandra Bullock arrives at the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" studios in New York City on March 14, 2022.
John Mayer performs at The Forum in Los Angeles on March 13, 2022.
Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall attend the Cheltenham Festival in England on March 15, 2022.
Prince William and Duchess Kate attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 14, 2022.
G-Eazy and Ashley Benson step out for lunch in Los Angeles on March 14, 2022.
Mel B attends Stylist's Remarkable Women Awards in London on March 14, 2022.
Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and Juno Temple attend the Critics Choice Awards celebration at The Savoy Hotel in London on March 13, 2022.
Nicola Coughlan attends Stylist's Remarkable Women Awards in London on March 14, 2022.
Rihanna celebrates the launch of Fenty Beauty at an ULTA Beauty store in Los Angeles on March 12, 2022.
Brody Jenner attends the 12th Annual Bang Model Volleyball event in Miami on March 13, 2022.
Emma Watson attends the Charles Finch and Chanel dinner in London on March 12, 2022.
Lady Gaga attends the Critics Choice Awards celebration at The Savoy Hotel in London on March 13, 2022.
Sarah Snook and Brian Cox attend the 74th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills on March 12, 2022.
Caitriona Balfe attends the Critics Choice Awards celebration at The Savoy Hotel in London on March 13, 2022.
Jessica Alba holds hands with her son, Hayes Alba Warren, in Los Angeles on March 12, 2022.
Katharine McPhee attends the inaugural Gateway Celebrity Fight Night at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 12, 2022.
Erika Jayne steps out in Los Angeles on March 12, 2022.
Diane Warren attends the 37th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, California, on March 12, 2022.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Edgerton and Barry Jenkins attend the 74th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills on March 12, 2022.
Ariana DeBose attends the Charles Finch and Chanel dinner in London on March 12, 2022.
Jenna Coleman attends the Charles Finch and Chanel dinner in London on March 12, 2022.
Jordin Sparks attends the inaugural Gateway Celebrity Fight Night at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 12, 2022.
Jacob Elordi attends the Charles Finch and Chanel dinner in London on March 12, 2022.
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Impressively colorful and of high-quality - the 31-year-old designer Thilini Jayawardene from Panadura, Sri Lanka, wants to bring her sustainably produced stuffed animals onto the German market with the support of the SLG Forum. She wants to realize a lifelong dream and, at the same time, help needy women and their families.
If you walk past a stand of LIMO Handlooms, you will immediately be spellbound by the bright colors. Jolly elephants and parrots laugh at you from the shelves. They not only make children's' hearts beat faster, adults also succumb to their charm. If you come closer, you will discover, in the truest sense of the words, beautiful works of art. The stuffed animals as well as the bags, shirts and T-shirts inspire at first glance by their colors. On closer inspection, the excellent quality of hand-woven fabrics and their workmanship is clear. Thilini is someone at work who does not produce cheap mass-produced goods, but is passionate about it.
Already as a child, the owner of LIMO Handlooms, Thilini Jayawardene née Fernando, liked to watch her mother sewing household linens and curtains, while her father worked in a tourism company outside the home. "My mother inspired me to do what I do today - enthusiastically designing and making beautiful things out of fabric." The Buddhist girl was educated at the Catholic Princess of Wales' College in Moratuwa, located between her hometown of Panadura and Colombo. The school was one of the country's first girls' schools to offer higher education for girls outside of the capital, and spawned the island's first female MP and distinguished female artists. In addition to the usual main subjects, the focus of Thilini's education was on the natural sciences. Sports was a priority for her. The girl became the captain of the netball team and was elected prefect. She learned to take responsibility for others, to stand up and assert something, qualities that benefit her today.
At the age of 20, Thilini had a college degree in her pocket. Now she was drawn back to the roots, back to the world of hand-woven fabrics and homemade garments. She felt she would not have been herself if she had just gone home to start sewing: "I wanted to be a designer, so I enrolled at the National Design Center in Colombo." The government-initiated institute's mission is to give traditional arts and crafts a more dynamic and economically viable direction by promoting the development of new design ideas that combine local and global market needs.
In just six months, the young woman graduated, but it would take her another ten years to turn her back on the National Design Center. While working as a freelance designer, she continued teaching at the institute. In addition, she married a bank employee and gave birth to two girls, today nine and six years old. The young family lives in the house of Thilini Jayawardene's mother, who takes care of the girls when they come from school at noon. Although the Jayawardenes are currently building their own home, the practical support arrangements will not change, as the designer does not work in her own home but has her own studio in the center of her hometown Panadura, which has around 181,000 inhabitants.
Her work at the National Design Center and talking to needy women in the area gave her the idea of using her talent and education for a larger business. As a result, she rented a store two years ago and hired several women to realize her designs. Since then, the colorful stuffed animals, clothes and bags have been created here in three rooms.
Thilini Jayawardene also uses expressive colors in her studio. The big sign outside proclaims that there are hand-woven fabrics and linen clothing "for a vibrant world". In the shop window, next to dolls with chic dresses, the happy elephants greet passers-by. Red painted stairs lead into the interior. When you enter the workrooms, white dominates the walls and sunlight penetrates through the windows.
Five permanent employees and up to ten women of various ages who can be called on demand are currently working on implementing the patterns the designer designs. All come from the area around Panadura, and most of them were housewives living in dire circumstances before Thilini Jayawardene brought them in, taught them, and gave their skills due respect. Now these women can work in a caring team and feed their families. They spend an average of eight hours in the studio and their children are allowed to come if they cannot stay with their grandparents. They get something to eat and can stay until the mothers go home. Four of the children are disabled and need special care.
The children of the employees and Thilini Jayawardene's two daughters themselves are the best guides for the production of soft toys, which are so popular with domestic and foreign customers. The two Jayawardene girls especially love to change and improve the designs. Their mother places the highest value on the fact that the children and the customers in general hold pollutant-free substances in their hands and do not wear them on the skin. She finds the handwoven fabrics in scattered villages, where men and women of different backgrounds and religions weave them. Thanks to direct contact, Thilini Jayawardene can test the fabrics by herself and buy them at a fair price for both parties.
The result of all these efforts is childrens' toys that parents buy with a clear conscience. "These toys are healthy, without harmful materials or poison," is a widely heard praise, "these great stuffed animals not only have beautiful colors, but also have educational value," is another. Often these are tourists because the goods are also delivered to souvenir shops and exporters.
If Thilini Jayawardene's dream comes true, and she finds a suitable market for stuffed animals in Germany, she hopes to take the production of the fabrics completely into their own hands and hire many more women than before. She still knows many needy families to whom she would provide bread, and women who could be valued in this way. She also plans to set up a day care for the children and a cafeteria with healthy food at her studio. In her bravest dreams, Thilini Jayawardene even sees a teacher teaching the little ones.
In order to realize her dream, the designer found support in the newly established Sri Lanka – Germany Forum (SLG Forum), which builds bridges between the two countries and wants to give small and medium-sized enterprises a sales opportunity in the other country.
Now LIMO Handlooms have set the course to expand production and supply the German market directly and in larger quantities. One can be sure that the happy elephants, parrots and penguins will find numerous customers and lovers.


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Triathlon and taekwondo were two new additions to the Olympic programme. Susanthika Jayasinghe became the first Sri Lankan woman to win a medal, claiming bronze in the 200m, whilst Birgit Fischer earned two gold medals in kayaking to become the first woman in any sport to win medals 20 years apart.
The Modern Olympics
Thirteen countries competed at the Athens Games in 1896. Nine sports were on the agenda: cycling, fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, track and field, weight lifting, and wrestling.
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Sydney Summer Olympics
Final Operating Budget
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It was something." International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, in his closing ceremony speech, described Sydney's Games as the "best ever". The Games were also Australia's best ever in terms of medals won – 58 in total, featuring 16 gold, 25 silver and 17 bronze.
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2
Av William Desborough Cooley
pedition. The public favour, of which he was now the object, rendered every exertion easy. A fleet of seventeen vessels, three being ships of burden, the remainder caravels, was quickly fitted out ; and about fifteen hundred persons, many of whom were volunteers, eager to gather in the new world the first harvest of glory and of gold, embarked full of hope and animation. On the twenty-fifth of September, as the sun rose, the fleet hoisted sail, and stood out of the bay of Cadiz. This appears to have been one of the happiest moments in the life of Columbus. When he first descried the land of Guanahani, the sensations of delight, the sentiments of gratitude, and conscious pride of having earned by his courage, sagacity and perseverance, rank, fortune, and an immortal name, must have filled his bosom with sensations the most powerful and exalting of which human nature is susceptible; but the ocean still gaped between him and the immortality for which he sighed; his glorious task was but imperfectly achieved until he had returned and communicated his discoveries to the world. But now he found himself at the head of a considerable fleet; his merits had been duly appreciated; he was cheered by the applauses of Europe, and the flattering kindness of his sovereigns ; he was confirmed in the possession of those titles on which he seems to have laid so much stress; and what perhaps must have gratified him still more, he no longer prosecuted a career opposed to the current of vulgar opinion ; the public enthusiasm was now enlisted in his cause, and flattered, with new-born ardour, the darling speculation of his life. Yet the motives which impelled so many to embark under the guidance of Columbus were of a nature essentially different from the enthusiasm which fired his own breast. The principle of dissociation soon developed itself, and harassed with unceasing vexations the "remainder of the life of that great man. The admiral on this occasion steered for the Cape Verd islands, intending to pursue a course to the south of that held in his former voyage. On the thirteenth of October the island of Ferro disappeared from view; favourable breezes wafted the fleet gently towards the west; and on the second of November an island was descried, to which the name of Dominica was given, from the circumstance of its being discovered on a Sunday. Columbus had now an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the Caribs, that fierce nation, of which the unwarlike inhabitants of Hispaniola had given him such terrific accounts. While the fleet passed along the Antilles or Windward Islands, the Spaniards had many rencounters with the natives, in which they experienced their hardihood and obstinate courage. The women fought as desperately as the men, and when driven from their canoes into the water, still maintained the combat as they clove their way through the boisterous element. At Guadaloupe the Spaniards saw, for the first time, that delicious fruit the anana or pine apple; they also beheld with horror human limbs roasting at the fire, or hanging up as provision for future festivals. This appalling spectacle, however, did not abate their courage so as to prevent them from taking captive some of the warlike Caribs, whom they carried with them to Hispaniola, where they arrived on the twenty-second of November. On approaching that part of the coast where the fort of Navidad had been established, the Spaniards on board the fleet watched anxiously for the welcoming signals of their countrymen who had remained upon the island. But the dreary silence that reigned along the shore boded something disastrous, and filled them with apprehensions. No canoes were seen paddling round the ships: the natives, so kind and attentive to the Spaniard in their former visit, now kept aloof; but the cause . this mysterious coolness was easily conjectured, when the fort of Navidad was found reduced to ashes, and circumstances traced which left no doubt that the garrison had been destroyed in warfare with the Indians. The melancholy fate of the first settlers in Hispaniola threw a gloomy damp over the spirits of the newly
arrived adventurers, and a provident mind might have seen in their destruction a portentous indication of future calamities. As soon as some intercourse could be established with the natives, it was ascertained that the admiral had hardly disappeared from the coast, when the garrison of the fort threw off all subordination, and abandoned themselves to the most insolent licentiousness in their treatment of the natives. This simple people therefore soon ceased to regard them with awe and reverence as a superior order of beings; and from the heedless excesses of which the Spaniards were guilty, it was found as easy as it was necessary to destroy them. The misconduct of the colonists themselves was the most instructive part of the tragical story. In order to avoid scenes so likely to make sinister impressions, Columbus resolved to choose another situation for his new settlement; and selected for this purpose a plain bordering on a good haven, at no great distance from the mountain of Cibao, which was reported to contain numerous gold mines. Here he founded the city of Isabella, so called from his royal mistress. The public buildings, such as the church and magazine of the new city, were of stone; the rest were hastily constructed of reeds, plaster, and whatever materials could be most easily procured. After having explored in several directions the interior of the country, chiefly with a view to discover the mines of gold and other precious metals, and having taken such measures as seemed best fitted to ensure the valuable friendship of the Indians, and to infuse a spirit of order and activity in the infant colony, Columbus prepared to set out on his voyage of discovery towards the west. With this view he appointed to hold the reins of government during his absence a council or junto, of which his brother Don Diego was the chief. Matters being thus arranged, he set sail on the twenty-fourth of April, 1494, in three small vessels. His object was to examine the coast of Cuba, from the point where his researches had terminated on his first voyage, and to proceed westward as far as possible along that land which he firmly believed to be a part of the continent of Asia. In five days the admiral reached the eastern extremity of Cuba, at present known by the name of Cape Maysi, whence he directed his course along the southern shore. Wherever the ships stopped, the natives came off in their canoes, bearing fruits and other provisions to their wondrous visitors, whom they beheld with astonishment and delight. When questioned respecting gold, they signified by gestures, that it was found in abundance in a great country to the south. This gave a new direction to the route of Columbus: on the 3d of May he stood towards the south, and in a short time the blue summits of Jamaica rose into view. On approaching this fine island, the Spaniards were filled with admiration at its luxuriant shores, its picturesque diversity of outline, and its waving groves of pimento. Its inhabitants appeared to be more warlike and ingenious than those of Cuba or Hispaniola. Their canoes displayed much art in their construction, and were elegantly carved: some of them, hollowed out of a single tree, measured above ninety feet in length. The hopes of finding gold here, however, were disappointed; and Columbus, with the gratification of having added another noble island to the list of those already discovered by him, returned to his former course along the coast of Cuba. Here, as he pursued his voyage to the West, he fell in with a cluster of small islands, some bare and rocky, while others were clothed with waving trees, and all the richness of tropical vegetation. The birds, too, and the fishes, as well as the trees and flowers, shone with all that brilliancy of hue which nature delights so much to display in tropical climates. The heated imagination of Columbus eagerly embraced the belief that he had at length reached that archipelago of India of which Mandeville and Marco Polo had given such glowing descriptions. The natives also informed him, that towards the west there was a great country called Mangon, in which the people wore clothing.
This he supposed to be the Mangi of the Venetian traveller. He persevered, accordingly, in steering westward, hoping that he might succeed in circumnavigating the globe, and return to Europe by the lately discovered passage round Africa: but the difficult navigation which he had pursued along an intricate coast had exhausted the spirits of his crews; the ships were also in a crazy and disabled state, so that it was absolutely impossible, for the present, to prosecute the voyage any further. Columbus, however, would not relinquish his favourite project of western discovery, until every individual on board of his fleet signed a paper, expressing the positive belief that Cuba was a continent, and a part of India. Fernan Perez de Lima, the secretary of the expedition, attended by four witnesses, went from ship to ship to receive the names of those who assented to the admiral's opinion, and to convince those who still remained in doubt. This singular document is still in existence." Had the voyage been continued two or three days longer, the western extremity of the island would have been reached, and the truth revealed. On the voyage homeward the fleet again made Jamaica, and steered along the southern shores of that island. It then stood over for the southern coast of Hispaniola, where it had to struggle with adverse winds and a succession of violent tempests. At length the weather moderated, and Columbus stood out to sea with the intention of running eastward, so as to complete his survey of the Caribbee islands. But the unusual hardships which he had lately endured completely overpowered his naturally strong constitution. When the moment of repose arrived, his spirits flagged, and he sunk beneath the accumulated weight of toil, broken rest, and anxiety of mind. He lay in a deep lethargy, which led his crew to believe that his dissolution was not far off, and in this state of insensibility he was brought back to the harbour of Isabella. -
* Munoz. Hist, del Nuevo Mundo, p. 217. Navarrete. Colleccion de loo Piages, &c. tom. ii. p. 143.


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import Types from '../../src/types';

var EventType = Types.EventType,
    CommerceEventType = Types.CommerceEventType,
    ProductActionType = Types.ProductActionType,
    PromotionType = Types.PromotionActionType,
    IdentityType = Types.IdentityType;

describe('Types', function() {
    it('event type should return name', function(done) {
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.Navigation).should.equal(
            'Navigation'
        );
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.Location).should.equal(
            'Location'
        );
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.Search).should.equal('Search');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.Transaction).should.equal(
            'Transaction'
        );
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.UserContent).should.equal(
            'User Content'
        );
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.UserPreference).should.equal(
            'User Preference'
        );
        mParticle.EventType.getName(EventType.Social).should.equal('Social');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductAddToCart
        ).should.equal('Product Added to Cart');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductAddToWishlist
        ).should.equal('Product Added to Wishlist');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductCheckout
        ).should.equal('Product Checkout');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductCheckoutOption
        ).should.equal('Product Checkout Options');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductClick
        ).should.equal('Product Click');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductImpression
        ).should.equal('Product Impression');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductPurchase
        ).should.equal('Product Purchased');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductRefund
        ).should.equal('Product Refunded');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductRemoveFromCart
        ).should.equal('Product Removed From Cart');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductRemoveFromWishlist
        ).should.equal('Product Removed from Wishlist');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.ProductViewDetail
        ).should.equal('Product View Details');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.PromotionClick
        ).should.equal('Promotion Click');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(
            CommerceEventType.PromotionView
        ).should.equal('Promotion View');
        mParticle.EventType.getName(null).should.equal('Other');

        done();
    });

    it('identity type should return name', function(done) {
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.CustomerId).should.equal(
            'Customer ID'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.Facebook).should.equal(
            'Facebook ID'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.Twitter).should.equal(
            'Twitter ID'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.Google).should.equal(
            'Google ID'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.Microsoft).should.equal(
            'Microsoft ID'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.Yahoo).should.equal(
            'Yahoo ID'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(IdentityType.Email).should.equal(
            'Email'
        );
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(
            IdentityType.FacebookCustomAudienceId
        ).should.equal('Facebook App User ID');
        mParticle.IdentityType.getName(null).should.equal('Other ID');

        done();
    });

    it('product action type should return name', function(done) {
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.AddToCart
        ).should.equal('Add to Cart');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.RemoveFromCart
        ).should.equal('Remove from Cart');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.Checkout
        ).should.equal('Checkout');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.CheckoutOption
        ).should.equal('Checkout Option');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.Click
        ).should.equal('Click');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.ViewDetail
        ).should.equal('View Detail');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.Purchase
        ).should.equal('Purchase');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.Refund
        ).should.equal('Refund');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.AddToWishlist
        ).should.equal('Add to Wishlist');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(
            ProductActionType.RemoveFromWishlist
        ).should.equal('Remove from Wishlist');
        mParticle.ProductActionType.getName(null).should.equal('Unknown');

        done();
    });

    it('promotion action type should return name', function(done) {
        mParticle.PromotionType.getName(
            PromotionType.PromotionView
        ).should.equal('Promotion View');
        mParticle.PromotionType.getName(
            PromotionType.PromotionClick
        ).should.equal('Promotion Click');
        mParticle.PromotionType.getName(null).should.equal('Unknown');

        done();
    });

    it('should return false for an invalid identity type and true for a valid identity type', function(done) {
        var invalidResult1 = IdentityType.isValid(11);
        var invalidResult2 = IdentityType.isValid('5');
        var validResult = IdentityType.isValid(1);

        invalidResult1.should.be.false;
        invalidResult2.should.be.false;
        validResult.should.be.true;

        done();
    });
});

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$47-Million Already Approved for PA Flood Victims
September 23, 2011 /in News /by PAMatters
The number of Disaster Recovery Centers has more than doubled since Governor Tom Corbett first made the announcement on Sept. 14th.
Federal and state officials have nearly tripled the number of Disaster Recovery Centers operating in flood ravaged parts of the state. The number now stands at 18. FEMA spokesman Eugene Brezany is in the field in central Pennsylvania, and says those DRCs have been busy. "A lot of people are following up on their application and that's what we're there for."
Between Tropical Storm Lee and the earlier Hurricane Irene, FEMA has received 29,000 registrations from Pennsylvanians seeking federal assistance. 10,000 Pennsylvania applications have been approved and Brezany says $47-million dollars in aid have been obligated so far. "It's moving as fast as it can for somebody. For everybody, it's probably not fast enough, but we are certainly moving some funds out the door."
No deadline for applications has been established yet, but FEMA won't be here forever, and Brezany says the sooner flood victims register, the sooner the process can begin.
The maximum federal grant for disaster assistance is $30,200, but the average runs in the $4,000 to $5,000 dollar range. "It's not going to get anybody back to square one, it's simply designed to get people back on their feet so that they can help themselves," Brezany explained. Bills have been introduced in the State Senate, which would pick up where the federal efforts leave off.
Meanwhile, FEMA officials and Pennsylvania flood victims alike are watching the latest political battle on Capitol Hill. FEMA's disaster recovery fund is caught in the middle, and could run dry as early as next week. It's not clear what the implications could be for PA flood victims.
Flood victims are asked to register before they visit a Disaster Recovery Center. Eligible counties from Tropical Storm Lee include: Adams, Bradford, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Wyoming and York. Eligible counties from Hurricane Irene include: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Philadelphia, Sullivan and Wyoming.
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By Emily Dattilo, Culture Editor | Apr 23, 2019 | Opinion
I spent the past few days fumbling for an idea for my column, Good Morning Miami, and completely blanked. I wasn't in a social commentary mood, and I wasn't in a happy, advice-giving mood either. I wanted to just pick a random topic and write. But, as a journalist, I didn't think that would be fair.
I shouldn't ignore my personal circumstances and pen a piece about student life or politics when, really, those are the last things on my mind.
So, this week, I removed "GMM" from the title out of respect for the topic, and chose to write about something personal that I'm still working through.
It was Tuesday, April 9, but I couldn't tell you what the weather was like.
That day is a blur, and one I still haven't processed. I declined a phone call from my dad at 9:24 a.m., one minute before my psychology research methods class ended. Then, I received a text message from my mom at 9:25 a.m. asking me to call her.
It was during that phone call, five hours away from my family, that I learned my grandfather had passed away.
I knew he'd been sick for a while, but I wasn't expecting him to go so soon. After hanging up the phone, I wandered around campus for a while, grateful for the hat that hid the tears dripping from my eyes.
I went to class because I didn't know where else to go.
I spoke about seven words during the 90 minute class, but the familiarity of the classroom comforted me. Sitting with my classmates and listening to them talk silenced the countless thoughts racing through my mind.
I've studied grief and loss in my psychology classes, but reading definitions on a textbook page does not prepare you for the unpredictability and instability of your emotions. I spent Tuesday afternoon writing a tribute to my grandpa, but I couldn't get myself to finish it.
I told a few close friends at first, all of whom offered condolences and were willing to help me in any way possible. I'm very grateful to all of them, because they made being alone in Oxford bearable.
One of my best friends offered to get dinner with me Tuesday evening, and we spent three hours talking and laughing. We talked about my grandpa a little bit, but she said she knew talking about it too much would make me more upset, so we settled on Midwestern jokes and our Italian families.
In the past couple weeks, as I've attempted to deal with loss, I've learned that distractions are invaluable. For a few days, I channeled nearly all my mental energy into not thinking about the situation because I didn't want to confront it alone.
But driving home for the services on Thursday afternoon, after holding it at arm's length for a few days, hit me. I could hardly drive as tears blurred the cars ahead of me.
I could not, and still cannot, imagine life without my grandpa, or as my siblings and I called him, "Papa." He was one of the most supportive people I've ever known, and he believed that I could do anything. I don't know where it came from, but since I was five years old, he'd tell me that I could be president.
He was so incredibly proud that I went to Miami. He'd affectionately call me "The Emerson Kid," a play on my name and the dorm I lived in first year.
I know I'm not alone in losing a relative or a friend while away at school, and I also know that it's impossible to face something like this alone. Surrounding myself with family and friends allowed me to take the steps to start working through this sadness and keep going.
The last time I talked to my grandpa, we FaceTimed and he got to see my dorm room for the first time. Later in the conversation he smiled and told me, "Oh, I'm always proud of you, Emily." I think about that conversation now with tears in my eyes because I'm going to miss his positive spirit, his generosity and his love more than anything.
And Papa, I just wanted to say I miss you and thank you, for everything.
dattilec@miamioh.edu
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The Good Soldier By Ford Maddox Ford – A Good Soldier On A Bad Day
On September 18, 2022 September 18, 2022 By martinjoneswriter
The Good Solider, by Ford Maddox Ford, published in 1915, sits you down beside a cottage fireside, where quiet American millionaire, John Dowell tells you 'the saddest story I have ever heard'. This is the story of Dowell's relationship with his wife Florence, and a couple they meet at a German health spa, Edward and Leonora Ashburnham. Outwardly it's all properness and polite chit chat, as might be expected in the presence of three powerful social drivers towards orderly conduct – John's old-money wealth, Edward's position as a British army officer, and Leonora's Catholicism.
But beneath the respectable surface there's complete chaos. Where to start? Just to give you a flavour of what lurks beneath – Florence pretends to be an invalid, so that she gets the material benefits of a marriage with John Dowell, without the downside of a physical relationship with him. While Dowell acts as a dutiful husband, looking after an apparently sick wife, Florence continues to indulge her sensual tastes with raffish artists or burly Army officers, like Edward Ashburnham. And Edward, as well as pursuing an affair with Florence, has relationships with other women at the spa, wives of fellow officers, and the Spanish mistress of a grand duke. Dowell describes the whole, sorry history in a fittingly rambling, conversational, non-chronological style where it's difficult to get a clear idea of what's going on.
At first, I might have been thinking that Ford Maddox Ford had set himself a little challenge – take conventions or institutions that people associate with order and reduce them to a pile of smouldering rubble. 1915 was a tumultuous time. Religious certainties were falling away with the advance of science. Society was convulsed by a terrible world war. In this context, it might not be surprising if a writer decided to build a novel around traditional pillars of respectable behaviour, and then demolish them.
Assuming total destruction was the aim, and an aim well-achieved, what is there left to do as you stand in the smoking ruins? I suppose the only thing left would be to rebuild. And there is a kind of moral reconstruction in The Good Soldier. While the story is very much about good things hiding rottenness, it's also about apparently rotten things hiding virtue. Edward's conduct might not appear becoming, but his carry-ons stand in contrast to the Catholic outlook on relationships, where 'being married or not married is like being alive or dead'. In the face of such fundamentalism, Edward can seem sympathetically human.
I found myself recalling a few lines from Oscar Wilde:
"A man cannot always be estimated by what he does. He may keep the law, and yet be worthless. He may break the law and yet be fine."
Oscar Wilde, of course, served time in prison for a crime that, outside totalitarian or religiously fundamentalist countries, no longer exists. A crime which might not be a crime is an apt description of the moral world of The Good Soldier. The confusion is painful, but if we are looking for something good to come out of moral collapse, I would suggest that Ford Maddox Ford, while not promoting a 1960s free-love, tune-in, drop-out society, does present confusion as being a more likely source of tolerance and justice than blind certainty. Secular literature is characteristically more about questions than answers, and after reading The Good Soldier you might find yourself tending more towards forgiveness than judgement.
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Besides the village of Vilopriu itself, the municipality includes the following populated places:

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Nadja Smith is a documentary producer based in Berlin. She studied photography and audiovisual production with focus on documentary at the Free University Berlin and at the University of Applied Science Bielefeld, Germany. Between 2006 and 2008 she worked for the German broadcasters WDR and rbb/ARTE. In 2008 she started to produce her own cultural news program for the Catalan broadcaster BTV, in cooperation with the Goethe Institute in Barcelona. In 2011 she started working as an assistant producer for different Berlin based companies (f.e. credo:film, MEDEA film) , then later as a production manager, freelance producer, and from 2013 to 2017 as the head of her own production company [N]SMITH focusing on social documentary for theatrical release. Since May 2018 she is working as a documentary producer for Berlin based company Flare Film.


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A late-night fire engulfed a Garden Grove house that had been converted into a Buddhist temple, resulting in about $450,000 in damage to the property, fire officials said Wednesday.
Firefighters think candles from an altar started the blaze at Yorkshire Avenue and Magnolia Street.
Two adults sleeping inside the house were awakened by a smoke detector and a neighbor, Garden Grove fire Capt. Thanh Nguyen said. They escaped the burning home without injuries.
More than 30 firefighters responded to the burning home and extinguished the blaze shortly after midnight, Nguyen said. The property is considered a complete loss, he said.
The Fire Department advises temples and other houses of worship with year-round altars to put candles out if they are left unattended.


IAE are Europe's leading manufacturer of agricultural, equestrian and fencing equipment. Established over 40 years ago and still firmly a family business, the company specialises in producing high quality galvanised steel products for customers throughout the UK and Europe. And today, it ranks many of the most prestigious farms, liveries and racecourses amongst its customers.
Since 1994, Iveco have formed the backbone of IAE's predominantly tractor fleet.
Two 500 bhp Iveco Stralis AS440S50TX/P SuperCube tractors were added to the fleet in September, whilst a 450 bhp version goes on the road this month, with another to follow in November.
Like all IAE's Ivecos, these new Stralis tractors are supplied and supported by Sherwood Truck & Van.
But where did the company's famous strapline 'It's that Pole in Leek' come from?
IAE was founded by Frank Klucznik in 1969 – he'd come to England from Poland during the Second World War, finally settling in Leek. After the war, he developed his own brand of farming equipment, earning such a reputation for product quality and excellence that whenever people enquired about his products, they were told 'Ah, it's that Pole in Leek you want' The phrase was to stick with the company. And today it's emblazoned proudly across the front of all IAE's trucks.


If you are a fan of video games then no doubt some time in your gaming you have used a video game cheat code that is just so unbelievably awesome that you just can not believe it. In this article I am going to take a look at three of what I consider to be the best video game cheat codes of all time. While these may not be the greatest to you, for me they are absolutely the pinnacle of everything that a video game cheat code is. Most of these will be PC video game cheats as the computer has a much longer history of more in depth cheats.
The first up is one that is familiar to anyone who has been a gamer for any length of time – God mode in DOOM. Everyone who has played Doom is not doubt familiar with the code IDDQD for God mode. This mode let players run rickshaw on the competition and fully dominate the opposition. ID games became synonymous with God mode and popularized it. Today God mode can be found in just about every first person shooter, and owes a lot to the original Doom.
The next on my famous video game cheat code list is the ability to fly in Postal 2. In order to take off and zoom around the bird simply type in LikeABirdy and away you go. This let you move to anywhere on the board and fully crush the enemy bots. This mode was so much fun because the concept of Postal 2 was simply massive destruction. In this mode you can lob infected cow heads from high above and rain death down on your opposition.
The other of the great cheat codes comes to us from the world of Nintendo; the class up down up down left right left right b a start. This was the infamous 99 lives code from Contra, and if you consider yourself to be a gamer you best know it! Countless times it was used to help people defeat Contra and I know of no one that could be the game without it. Has a place in history as one of the best video game cheat codes of all time.
All three of these codes are classic examples in there own way. Each holds a special place in the lore of video games. Without them there would not be the codes and cheats that followed.


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As a living, breathing city, Dubrovnik has a full menu of activities and pleasures all year round. There is no "wrong season" to visit Dubrovnik; each season has its pleasures. A walk on Dubrovnik's famous walls can be memorably moody in winter, glorious in spring and autumn and sun-baked in the summer. The rich architectural heritage of the Old Town is always on display and Dubrovnik's museums are open all year.
With a Mediterranean climate, Dubrovnik has hot dry summers and rainy winters. Snow is extremely rare. As the charts below indicate, if it's beach weather you're after June to September are the most reliably warm and sunny months. In May and October there are usually enough pleasant days to integrate an afternoon at the beach into your schedule. As for the rest of the year, a beach day would be a rare and special experience.
June through September are Dubrovnik's busiest months as cruise ships chug in and out of the harbors with thousands of passengers, international flights keep Dubrovnik's airport busy and the streets of the Old Town are jammed with sightseers. It's an exciting time though, particularly when the Dubrovnik Summer Festival gears up in July. Accommodation can be scarce and prices are the highest. It's essential to reserve ahead. Day trips to the islands are easy to arrange with regular catamarans whisking passengers to Mljet and Korcula (see the schedule) as well little Lokrum and the Elaphiti Islands.
It's one of my favorite times to visit Dubrovnik as the weather is still mild but not overly hot. The beach is still a possibility even as late as mid-November. Dubrovnik receives cruise ships through October however and the streets are still buzzing with visitors, although fewer than in the summer. It's a great time to enjoy the burgeoning culture season as the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra starts their concert series and art galleries unveil their latest exhibitions.
By now the tourists have well and truly left and it's time for the locals reclaim the city. Christmas in Dubrovnik is truly magical as the streets of Stradun are ablaze with lights and local craftspeople display their wares in the Christmas Fair. It's a time to sample the goodies offered by local chefs to the tune of traditional Christmas songs. The celebration reaches an apex on New Year's Eve when all Dubrovnik welcomes the New Year on Stradun. Then, all is calm until the Feast of Saint Blaise in February soon followed by Carnival. Accommodation prices are at their lowest level and even Dubrovnik's sights are cheaper in winter. Day trips to the islands are tougher to arrange though as catamaran services to the islands have ended for the season.
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Easter is a solemn event in Catholic Dubrovnik that begins with a beautiful Good Friday procession. The religious festivities are followed by the Dubrovnik Easter Fair, another celebration of local crafts and traditions. Music lovers will appreciate the new Dubrovnik Musical Spring which features the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra in a full cycle of classical music concerts. More info here.
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Review: Beauty and the Beast, A nostalgic feast
April 11, 2017 Rebecca Scheib Culture, Entertainment, Latest News, National, Opinion, Reviews, Video
Emma Watson stars in the new live action Beauty and the Beast. Image: ComicBook
Disney's animated classic has taken on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast.
A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can only be freed by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.
This re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast delves into the back story of Belle and her father, which answers questions some may have had from the original 1991 version.
The all star cast gives the story some real substance with leads including Emma Watson (Harry Potter Series), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest), Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, The Hobbit), Kevin Kline (In & Out, Last Vegas), Sir Ian McKellen (X-Men, The Lord of the Rings Series) and Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge).
However, it's very difficult to separate Watson from her first professional acting role as her signature character Hermione Granger, in the Harry Potter movie series. A remake of such a classic fairy-tale could have benefited from using a fresh face for the lead female character Belle.
For the most part, the special effects and CGI were impressive. But when it came to the character of the Beast, his inorganic facial expressions, body language and movement on screen became distracting.
The soundtrack was just as magical as the original cartoon, perhaps even more magical with the addition of two new melodies.
Although Beauty and the Beast doesn't quite rise to the occasion the way the live action remakes of Cinderella and The Jungle Book did, it's still a nostalgic walk down memory lane.
Newsbeat journalist Rebecca Scheib asks for peoples thoughts on Beauty and the Beast below:
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Road to the White House: The Iranian threat (Part I)
Nine presidential hopefuls write to 'Post' about how they would deal with Teheran.
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After tens of thousands read the first part of our new feature The Road to the White House - in which leading US presidential candidates answer JPost.com's questions on matters of importance to Israel and the Jewish world - we are proud to publish question #2, this time about the Iranian threat. As we progress, and as the campaign heats up, our questions will become more and more specific.
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Privately prosecuting companies that don't comply with environmental standards
In April 2019 the South African High Court convicted BP Southern Africa on 16 criminal charges. The charges stemmed from BP's alleged non-compliance with environmental laws when constructing and upgrading petrol filling stations. It was alleged that BP didn't have the necessary environmental authorisations in place before it started construction, which is a criminal offence.
This case is noteworthy because BP's criminal prosecution wasn't done by the state. The criminal prosecution was done privately; brought by Uzani, an environmental advocacy group, and argued by legal advocates.
Background facts
The facts showed that BP started construction and upgrading of petrol filling stations before it had been granted environmental authorisations in terms of the Environment Conservation Act (ECA). After BP realised the contravention, it lodged an application in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) to remedy the non-compliance. This process is used routinely by companies once they realise that their operation are not fully compliant.
This procedure allows a non-compliant company to submit an application for a new environmental authorisation to remedy the situation (NEMA section 24G). The application isn't, however, without risk. The Minister has various powers once the application is submitted; this includes the power to halt all infringing activities while the application is considered, to order remedial action to contain or prevent pollution, and to request that various reports be prepared. A non-compliant company may also be fined an amount not exceeding 5 million Rand (about 340,000 US Dollars). Also, the legal procedure specifically states that the application procedure doesn't prevent from the National Prosecuting Authorities from instituting criminal prosecution for the non-compliance.
BP's application was submitted to the Gauteng Province Department for Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) and captured in the department's register, where it records details of all the received applications. It's this register that was then used by Uzani to identify BP as a con-compliant company, and as part of BP's prosecution.
Was the prosecution in the public interest or for the protection of the environment? To bring a private prosecution, it must either be (i) in the public interest; or (ii) brought in the protection of the environment (NEMA section 33(1)).
BP alleged that the private prosecution wasn't in the public interest because Uzani, the environmental advocacy group, had a monetary interest in the outcome of the case. Uzani had concluded contingency agreements with competing petrol service stations in terms of which Uzani would be compensated for its legal costs if successful, and would receive a portion of any compensation received from any successful civil claims. BP's argument was that the private prosecutor's direct financial interest meant that the prosecution was not brought in the public interest, but for private gain.
The court disagreed that the prosecutor's financial interest meant that the prosecution could not be in the public interest. The prosecution may be in the public interest even though the private prosecutor gains incidentally from the action. The court quoted the definition of a public interest action , advanced by the SA Law Commission, as:
one brought by a plaintiff who, claiming the relief he or she seeks, is moved by a desire to benefit the public at large or a segment of the public. The intention of the plaintiff is to vindicate or protect the public interest, not his or her own interest, although he or she may incidentally achieve that end as well.
The court also found that a prosecutor isn't barred from prosecuting just because their fees are paid by the person bringing the action. To bar a prosecutor because of bias there must be actual bias, not merely perceived bias (held in Porritt v National Director of Public Prosecutions). A mere allegation of bias shouldn't prevent a private prosecution.
The court then held that it was brought in the protection of the environment because (i) there was uncontested evidence showing possible environmental degradation that can be caused by storage tanks; (ii) BP failed to prepare an upfront environmental impact assessment report (EIA); and (iii) when submitting an application for a new environmental authorisation to remedy non-compliance applicants are generally not requested to provide rectification reports.
BP argued that even though the filling stations didn't have the necessary authorisations, there was no evidence that they posed a risk to the environment. BP submitted that the filling stations were not in environmentally sensitive areas, that there were environmental precautions put in place, and that the sites undergo internal environmental audits every 3 years. The court rejected this argument, stating that the untested say-so of BP ... can hardly be described as sufficient evidence to counter whether the prosecution is being brought either in the public interest or in the interest of the protection of the environment .
The court accordingly found that the private prosecution was brought in the public interest and in the interest of the protection of the environment.
Are private prosecutions possible after an application is lodged?
BP argued that after submitting the application no private prosecutions were permitted; only the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) could institute criminal prosecutions for infringement. This defence was based on a strict reading of the applicable section:
The submission of an application ... or the granting of an environmental authorisation ... shall in no way derogate from ... the National Prosecuting Authorities legal authority to institute any criminal prosecution.
BP argued that this only allowed the NPA to institute criminal proceedings because only the NPA was named; private prosecutions were not mentioned. The court dismissed this argument because the section expressly provides for criminal prosecutions. It held that it would be absurd to interpret the section to discriminate between private prosecutions and prosecutions brought by the NPA.
The court accordingly found that the lodging of an application for a new environmental authorisation to remedy non-compliance doesn't prevent private criminal prosecutions.
Additional defences raised
BP raised two further defences. First, it argued that Uzani's notice to the Director of Public Prosecutions before starting the private prosecution was defective because the alleged offences were not accurately described.
Secondly, BP argued that Uzani hadn't complied with all of the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA) because it had not properly consulted.
The court rejected both these defences.
Court's ruling
According to the court, the case against BP was straight forward . BP started construction and upgrading of petrol filling stations before it had been granted the required environmental authorisations in terms of the ECA.
When BP submitted an application to remedy its non-compliance, it admitted that it commenced with a listed or specified activity without an environmental authorisation in contravention of section 24F(1) of NEMA.
When prosecuting a crime that is based on an allegation that the defendant (BP) doesn't have a required licence or authorisation, the onus is on the defendant (BP) to prove that it has the necessary licence or authorisation. This reverse onus is permitted by section 250 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
BP had failed to produce any evidence to show that the filling stations were constructed with the required authority.
The court accordingly convicted BP on 16 criminal charges.
Uzani Environmental Advocacy CC v BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd (CC82/2017) [2019] ZAGPPHC 86; [2019] 2 All SA 881 (GP) (1 April 2019)
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Environment Conservation Act, No 100 of 1982 (ECA)
National Environmental Management Act, No 107 of 1998 (NEMA)
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The Manaslu and Tsum Valley Trek is an adventurous mixture of two amazing treks: the Manaslu Trek and the Tsum Valley Trek. Since it is the combination of two, the number of days for the whole trek also expands to a 24 days' adventure.
This is one of the most challenging and adventurous treks in the Manaslu Region.
It is one of the newly opened trekking routes, that will guide you into the solitude of the Himalayas. You will get to explore the best of wildlife, view of the Himalayan peaks and much more.
As you trek into the Tsum valley, you will also get to explore the secluded villages, ancient monasteries, and high altitude pass. The great Manaslu trail has the most beautiful sceneries, up-close view of Mt. Manaslu and a variety of flora and fauna.
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This is your first day in Nepal. Our team member will welcome you at the Airport and transfer you to one of the finest hotels in Kathmandu.
This is the day where you will be exploring the major touristic areas inside Kathmandu valley. Also, this is the day where you will get your permits for the trek.
Scenic drive to Soti Khola with mesmerizing views of mountains and countryside life of Nepal.
Reach Salleri and get a beautiful view of Mount Sringi.
Descend to Sridibas, and cross the longest suspension bridge in Nepal. Climb up to Lokpa, north of Philim.
Walking through beautiful pine forests and witness gorge.
Exploring Mu Gompa, the largest monastery in the region, and also the highest farthest point in Tsum Valley.
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First view of Manaslu from Lho village.
Enjoy the sunrise and sunset from a lodge or Gumba.
Overnight stay at Lho village.
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Overnight stay at Samdo Village.
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Q: PHP Array to string conversion, mysql_fetch_assoc() expects parameter Can someone please help me with my code, I can't get it to work.
I have an html input form where I type for example "This is a sample".
(data is saved in $_POST['Begriff'])
I want to achive a simple translation, so that the table "drinks" in column "English" is checked for existence of every single word from my input sample sentence and output if found every entry from the corresponding row in one line.
Right now I have two problems:
As soon as I add " where English in $wert" to the select statement I get:
Notice: Array to string conversion in nachlesen.php on line 34
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given

Second Problem: How to I put the sentence together again from the returned results?
(Right now I get the output for every found word below each other, instead of one line)
Here is my code:
if ( $_POST['Begriff'] <> "")
{
$wert = explode(' ',$_POST['Begriff']);
$select = mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM drinks where English in $wert");
while ( $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($select))
  {
  echo ("$row[German]
");
  echo ("$row[English]
");
  }
}

Thanks in Advance, Daniel

A: <?php
// premise: the user input in $_POST['Begriff'] is a string like 'This is a sample'
//first split it into single words
// preg_split: \s+ -> one or more whitespaces , PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY -> no "empty" words
// e.g. " Mary had  a      little    lamb" -> array('Mary','had','a','little','lamb')
$words = preg_split('!\s+!', $_POST['Begriff'], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);

// now encode each string so that it can be used
// safely as a string-literal within your sql query
// see: sql injection
// this should be:
// $words = array_map(function($e) use($mysql) { return mysql_real_escape_string($e, $mysql); }, $words);
// but apparently you're not storing the resource that is returned by mysql_connect
// mysql_real_escape_string() is applied to each single element in $words
// e.g. array("it's", "been") -> array("it\\'s", "been")
$words = array_map('mysql_real_escape_string', $words);

// now put the string literals into your query
// format: ... IN ('x','y','z')
// join(",", $words) gives you x,y,z
// join("','", $words) gives you x','y','z
// i.e. the first and the last ' has to be added "manually"
// keep in mind that for an empty array $words this will produce WHERE ... IN ('')
// better test that before even trying to build the query
$query = sprintf("
    SELECT
        German,English
    FROM
        drinks
    WHERE
        English IN ('%s')
", join("','", $words));

// send the query to the MySQL server
// should be: $result = mysql_query($query, $mysql);
$result = mysql_query($query);

// database query -> failure is always an option
if ( !$result ) {
    // add error handling here
}
else {
    // in case there is not a single match in the database
    // your script would print ...nothing
    // I don't like that - but that debatable
    // anway: wrapped in a fieldset
    echo '<fieldset><legend>results:</legends>';
    while( false!==($row=mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_FETCH_ASSOC)) ) {
        printf('%s
%s
',
          // just like on the input-side you had to worry about
          // sql injections
          // on the output side you want to avoid
          // that characters from the database can break your html structure
            htmlentities($row['German']),
            htmlentities($row['English'])
        );
    }
    echo '</fieldset>';
}

(script is untested)

A: "SELECT * FROM drinks where English in ('". implode("','", $wert) . "')"

EDIT: SQL Injection safe query:
$dsn = 'mysql:dbname=' . $settings['dbname'] . ';host=' . $settings['dbhost'];
$pdo = new PDO($dsn, $settings['dbuser'], $settings['dbpass'], array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8"));

$pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE, PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

if ( $_POST['Begriff'] <> "")
{
  $wert = explode(' ',$_POST['Begriff']);

  $placeholders = implode(',', array_fill(0, count($wert), '?'));

  $sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM drinks WHERE English in ({$placeholders})");
  $sth->execute($wert);

  $rows = $sth->fetchAll();

  foreach($rows as $row) {
      print_r( $row );
  }

}

A: why don't you try implode() and convert your array to string??
 if ( $_POST['Begriff'] <> "")
 {

  //you'l have to replace all "spaces with ',' "
  $pattern = '/\s*,\s*/';
  $replace = "','";
  $wert = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $_POST['Begriff']);

 $select = mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM drinks where English in ('$wert')");
 while ( $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($select))
   {
   echo ("$row[German]
");
   echo ("$row[English]
");
   }
 }

ANOTHER SOLUTION (TO PREVENT SQL INJECTION)
 if ( $_POST['Begriff'] <> "")
 {

  //replace multiple spaces
  $str1 = preg_replace( "/\s+/", " ", $_POST['Begriff'] );
  //convert to array, separated by space
  $arr=explode(" ",$str1);
  $safe_params=array();
  foreach($arr as $param){
     $safe_params[]=mysql_real_escape_string($param);
  }

  $wert=implode("','",$safe_params);

 $select = mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM drinks where English in ('$wert')");
 while ( $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($select))
   {
   echo ("$row[German]
");
   echo ("$row[English]
");
   }
 }

EDIT
Processing query output according to language
$german_words=array();
while ( $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($select))
{
   $german_words[$row['English']]=$row['Gernam'];
}

//$str1 is having english string
echo "English: ".$str1."
";
echo "German : ";

//$arr is having array of words of $str1
foreach($arr as $eng_word){
   echo $german_words[$eng_word]." ";
}

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Drugs: The State of the Nation (April 2017)
/ Alcohol & Drugs
/ Cannabis, cocaine, EMCDDA, MDMA
The latest United Kingdom Drug Situation report reveals an increase in the purity of heroin and cocaine and that only 5% of cannabis is now resin.
The United Kingdom Drug situation
Last week (7 April 2017) Public Health England (in partnership with the Department of Health, the Home Office and the Scottish and Welsh Governments) published the United Kingdom Drug Situation 2016.
The report is in the same format produced by all European countries who are members of the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
The document is a detailed (180 page) report on the latest patterns in drug use, developments in drug policy, prevention and treatment . It also includes chapters on drug use in prison, drug-related deaths and drug markets.
Below are just 10 facts that I found of interest.
1: Overall drug prevalence in the general population is lower now than ten years ago, with cannabis being the main driver of that reduction. However, there has been little change in recent years.
2: Cannabis (6.5% of the population used in the last year), powder cocaine (2.2%) and ecstasy/MDMA (1.5%) are the most commonly used drugs.
3: Herbal cannabis has come to dominate the market. While resin was involved in around two-thirds of cannabis seizures in 2000, it was involved in only five per cent in 2015/16.
4: The number of MDMA-associated deaths in England and Wales rose to 57 cases, returning to levels seen prior to the decrease in availability of MDMA in the late 2000s.
5: There were 124,234 treatment presentations in the UK in 2015 (including those in prison for the first time.)
6: Treatment data from prisons showed that 27,836 individuals presented to treatment services in English prisons in 2015, with heroin the most common primary substance.
7: The numbers of recorded incidents of possession and supply offences across the UK, and arrests for drug offences in England and Wales, have fallen in 2015/16, continuing the trends seen over the past five years. In 2015/16, 31,342 supply/trafficking offences and 157,271 possession offences were recorded in the UK.
8: Heroin purity has continued to rise since the low level seen in the early 2010s, and in 2015 was 44%, more than twice the purity seen in 2011 and 2012 when it reached its nadir. Similarly, cocaine purity, which was at its lowest in 2010, has risen since that time, and in 2015 was also 44%.
9: Prevalence of HIV among people who inject drugs in 2015 was one per cent (a similar level to recent years). HIV prevalence among 'recent initiates' to injecting substantially increased in 2015 to 2.6%, the highest level seen in the last ten years which is probably related to an increase in prevalence among men who have sex with men.
10: National Take-Home Naloxone programmes continue to supply naloxone to those exiting prison in Scotland and Wales: there were 932 kits issued by NHS staff in prisons in Scotland, and 146 in Wales, in 2015/16.
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Year 4 IGS students were honoured to help promote a literacy project linking 65 schools and 7,000 city and country schools.
It was "lights, camera, action" in Room K416 for IGS Year 4 students, who discussed the joys of writing and story telling with multimedia personality and author Andrew Daddo.
A number of IGS students were interviewed by Prime7 News reporter Sarah Navin, sharing what they love about being in a city school, and their positive messages for children in the bush.
Students will write, illustrate and print their very own picture book before sending them to schools hundreds of kilometers away.
Children's author Andrew Daddo said he hopes the initiative would revive old fashioned storytelling.
My Life Story connects and enables country and city students to write, illustrate and publish their very own book, giving them a powerful voice to share and learn from their own life experiences. The vision for 2020 is for 10,000 students from all schools, public and private to join in and share with Australia the grit, humour and wisdom of their stories. It is an opportunity for our students to be heard.
At the heart of the program school communities affected by the drought and recent fires and facing hardship will be gifted the program. City schools and organisations are chipping in by gifting the program to country students.
Author Andrew Daddo has jumped on board. He says "we know these kids have a lot to share and teach us about grit, humour and pride. It is a chance to show they are supported and to unlock and share their original story."
Each student will also become a co-author with Andrew as part of the program.
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Royal Far West, with 95 years of connecting Australia's country children to the developmental care they need, has partnered with educational writing platform Littlescribe to bring the My Life Story program to NSW city and country schools.
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