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Kelly Blidook
Kelly Blidook is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He received a PhD in Political Science from McGill University in 2008. His primary research interests are in the areas of political and legislative behaviour, and political representation. He released his first book in 2012, titled Constituency Influence in Parliament, and has contributed to publications such as the American Review of Canadian Studies, Legislative Studies Quarterly and Canadian Journal of Political Science. His views have also been published in the National Post and Ottawa Citizen.
Colette Brin
Dr. Brin is a Professor and current Director for Media Studies at Université Laval, where she obtained a PhD in Political Science in 2002. Her research is centered mainly on the transformation of journalistic practices and the political economy of the media. An active member of the scholarly community, she has long been engaged in promoting dialogue between citizens, researchers and professional journalists. Between 2012 and 2014, Dr. Brin served as President of the Canadian Communication Association. She co-edited a collection of essays on the changing face of journalism, Nature et transformation du journalisme, in 2004, and her work has also appeared, in English and French, in diverse publications including Les Cahiers du journalisme and Journal du Congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec.
Frank Cunningham
Frank Cunningham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Toronto. His research and teaching has focused on the areas of social and political philosophy, with an emphasis on democratic theory. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Professor Cunningham was educated at Indiana University, the University of Chicago and the University of Toronto. He has held an associate position at the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University since 2013, and has authored and co-edited several academic publications.
Munroe Eagles
Munroe Eagles is Director of the Canadian Studies Academic Program, a Professor of Political Science and an Adjunct Professor of Geography and American Studies at the University at Buffalo - State University of New York, where he has taught since 1989. He obtained his PhD in Political Science from the University of California and has also studied at Queen's University in Kingston, Acadia University in Nova Scotia, the University of Toronto and the University of Exeter in England. He currently serves on the editorial boards of several journals and is a member of the Executive Council of the Association of Canadian Studies in the United States. His primary research interests fall in the areas of Canadian electoral geography, political representation and party politics, and Canadian-American relations. He has published extensively on these topics, and his most recent book, co-authored with Ken Carty, is entitled Politics is Local: National Politics at the Grassroots (Oxford University Press, 2005). His next book, Landscapes and Landmarks of Canada: Real, Imagined, (Re)Viewed, is due to be published in 2016.
Fred Fletcher
Fred Fletcher is a University Professor Emeritus at York University. He is President of the Canadian Internet Project Research Group, and has co-authored two major reports on Internet use in Canada; his current research concerns the impact of the Internet on Canadian culture and on civic engagement in Canadian politics. Among Dr. Fletcher's publications are pioneering studies of the Ontario Legislative Press Gallery, the Ottawa Press Gallery, news coverage of election campaigns in Canada, election campaign advertising, communication policy and regulatory issues. He has worked as a researcher for three Royal Commissions, the most recent being the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, on which he served as Research Coordinator for Media and Elections. He has also published on parliamentary government, electoral reform and Canadian federalism, and has served as a consultant on the news balance study—a comprehensive content analysis of CBC news reporting. Dr. Fletcher was also the founding President of the Canadian Media Research Consortium, serving from 2001 to 2007.
Mary Francoli
Mary Francoli is an Associate Professor at Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication. Her research is focused mainly on the idea of the "digital commons" and the changing relationship between citizens and government as a result of evolving forms of e-participation. Her work has been included in publications such as Government E-Strategic Planning and Management and Politics in the Information Age. Dr. Francoli received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario; she was also the Leverhulme Visiting Fellow in New Media and Internet Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2006 and 2007. She is currently working on four projects: the use of social media within the Canadian federal public service, social media and parliament, open government and social media campaigns.
Thierry Giasson
Thierry Giasson is a Professor of Political Science at Université Laval, in Québec City. Dr. Giasson is the lead investigator of the Groupe de recherche en communication politique (GRCP) and a member of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship. His research focuses on online political campaigning, media coverage of social crises as well as on the effects of political communication and marketing practices on electoral campaigns, political participation and civic engagement in Québec and Canada. He is the co-editor of Political marketing in Canada, Political communication in Canada and Permanent campaigning in Canada published respectively in 2012, 2014 and 2017 at UBC Press, where he co-edits with Alex Marland (Memorial) the series Communication, Strategy and Politics. His work has also been published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Politique et sociétés, the Canadian Journal of Communication, Sur le journalisme and the Journal of Public Affairs.
Elisabeth Gidengil
Elisabeth Gidengil is Hiram Mills Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University and Founding Director of the inter-university Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship. Educated at the London School of Economics, New York University and McGill University, her research interests include political engagement and democratic citizenship, voting behaviour and public opinion, and biopolitics. She was the co-investigator for five Canadian Election Studies, and principal investigator for the 2008 CES. She is a former Shorenstein Fellow of the Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a former President of the Canadian Political Science Association. She was a member of the National Advisory Committee for the Canadian Democratic Audit, and was a co-winner of the Ithiel de Sola Pool Award for the best paper on political communication presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. She has authored or co-authored numerous books and articles, including Gender and Social Capital, Anatomy of a Liberal Victory and Citizens.
Alfred Hermida
Alfred Hermida is the Director of the University of British Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. His research principally concerns the implications of digital technologies for journalistic practices, social media and emerging genres of journalism. Through his research at UBC, and earlier work at the BBC, he has built an international reputation as an authority on new media, with his work appearing in Journalism Practice and New Media and Society. He was awarded the 2015 National Business Book Award for his book Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters. Professor Hermida is a 16-year veteran of the BBC and was a founding news editor of the BBC News website in 1997. He has also written for the Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, the Guardian and NPR. He won a 2010 Canadian Online Publishing Award for best blog for Reportr.net, and also received an Excellence in New Communication Award in 2013 from the Society for New Communication Research.
Paul Howe
Paul Howe is a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, where he has taught since 2001. Prior to joining UNB, he was a Research Director at the Montreal-based Institute for Research on Public Policy for three years. His research at the IRPP and UNB has examined different facets of Canadian democracy, including the role of the courts in the Charter era, the use of ICTs in public consultation processes, and public attitudes towards democratic institutions. He is the co-editor of two books, Judicial Power and Canadian Democracy (McGill-Queen's, 2001) and Strengthening Canadian Democracy (Institute for Research on Public Policy, 2005). In the past several years, the issue of voter disengagement, especially among young Canadians, has been Professor Howe's principal research focus. His work on this topic has been published in various academic outlets and in policy journals such as Policy Options, Inroads and Electoral Insight. He has also prepared reports for the New Brunswick Commission on Legislative Democracy and Elections Canada that have helped shape policy initiatives designed to re-engage young people in Canadian electoral democracy. His most recent work, Citizens Adrift: The Democratic Disengagement of Young Canadians (UBC Press, 2010), offers a comprehensive analysis of the origins of political disengagement among younger generations and outlines ideas to help reverse this worrying trend.
Royce Koop
Royce Koop is an Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba, specializing in Canadian politics. He was previously an SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University, the Skelton-Clark Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's University in 2010-11 and the University Postdoctoral Fellow at Memorial University in 2009-10. He received a PhD in Political Science from the University of British Columbia in 2009. His primary research interests are in the areas of political parties, Canadian politics, constituency campaigns, and the politics of federations and other multi-level states. He has contributed to the American Journal of Political Science and Canadian Public Policy, and co-edited Parties, Elections and the Future of Canadian Politics in 2013. He is also the author of Grassroots Liberals: Organizing for Local and National Politics (UBC Press, 2011).
Lawrence LeDuc
Lawrence Leduc is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His publications include The Politics of Direct Democracy, Comparing Democracies (with Richard G. Niemi and Pippa Norris) and Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics (with Jon H. Pammett, Judith I. McKenzie and Andre Turcotte) as well as articles on voting, elections and related topics in North American and European Political Science journals. He is a frequent political commentator for CTV Newsworld, and has covered various election specials for CTV, CBC and TV Ontario.
Alex Marland
Alex Marland is an Associate Professor with the Department of Political Science at Memorial University. His research is focused primarily on Canadian politics, public policy, electioneering and political communication. He was the lead editor of Political Communication in Canada, published in 2014, and co-edits the UBC Press series Communication, Strategy and Politics. His next book, Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control, is to be published in 2016. Dr. Marland has also worked in the public, private and political sectors in capacities that exposed him to the practice of media relations, opinion research and governance.
Jon H. Pammett
Jon H. Pammett is Professor of Political Science at Carleton University, and one of Canada's premier specialists on survey research. He is co-author of Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics (Dundurn, 2011), Political Choice in Canada and three editions of Absent Mandate, as well as numerous journal articles on elections. He co-edited and contributed to The Canadian Federal Election of 2011, as well as earlier volumes in this series since the 1988 election. He has led Canada's participation in the International Social Survey Programme since 1998. He has contributed a number of reports and articles for Elections Canada, including "Explaining the Turnout Decline in Canadian Federal Elections: A New Survey of Non-Voters" and "Confronting the Problem of Declining Voter Turnout Among Youth."
Stewart Prest
Stewart Prest is a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and coauthor of Samara's report, What We Talk About When We Talk About Electoral Reform. He received his doctorate in political science from the University of British Columbia in February 2016, specializing in comparative politics and international relations. He has multiple research interests, all with the common theme of the prevention, emergence, management, and resolution of conflict through various processes—both democratic and otherwise, formal and informal, violent and nonviolent. His dissertation research focuses on how certain kinds of local governance institutions can better equip communities to manage conflicts, both internal and external. He has published in Conflict Management and Peace Science, and is co-author of Security, Development and the Fragile State: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Policy (with David Carment and Yiagadeesen Samy), published by Routledge in 2010. He is an occasional commentator on electoral reform and other issues in the Ottawa Citizen, and his work has also appeared in the National Post and the Globe and Mail, among other outlets.
Vincent Raynauld
Vincent Raynauld is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Emerson College (Boston, MA). His research interest lies mainly in political communication, social media, research methods, e-politics and journalism. He is also serving as a member of research network Démocratie Électronique, as a Research Fellow in Emerson College's Engagement Lab, and as a Research Associate in the Recherche en Communication Politique based at Université Laval. He has also previously served as a Research Consultant for the Senate of Canada, releasing in 2012 a study of the structure of the flagship nightly newscasts of CBC/Radio-Canada at the request of Senator Pierre de Bané.
Jonathan Rose
Jonathan Rose is Associate Professor of Political Studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. His research interests include political communication, political advertising, propaganda and mass media. He was educated at University of Toronto and Queen's University, and in addition to Queen's he has also taught courses at the International Studies Centre (Herstmonceux, UK), Charles University in Prague, Bratislava, Slovakia and Kwansei Gakuin in Osaka, Japan. He has provided advice to the Auditor General of Canada on government advertising and sponsorship, and is also a member of the Advertising Review Board for the Auditor General of Ontario, a board that enforces legislation regulating government advertising in Ontario. He was written a book on government advertising and a number of articles on political advertising. From 2006 to 2007 he was the Academic Director of the Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, the first such body in Ontario and second in the world.
Nick Ruderman
Nick Ruderman is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He received his MA from Queen's University and his BA from McGill University. His areas of specialization are Canadian and comparative politics, with an emphasis on perceptions of corruption and political representation, electoral politics and political trust. His training in quantitative methods includes coursework at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan in 2009 and 2010. He contributed to the 2014 publication Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up: Perceptions and Performance.
Stuart Soroka
Stuart Soroka is the Michael W. Traugott Collegiate Professor of Communication Studies and Political Science at the University of Michigan, where he moved in the summer of 2014 from McGill University. He is also Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research. His research mainly concerns political communication, the relationships between public policy, public opinion and mass media, and the sources and structure of public preferences for policy. He has written or co-edited four books, and other work has appeared in a wide range of books, journals and edited volumes. He is past director of the Canadian Opinion Research Archive, and a member of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship.
Dietlind Stolle
Dietlind Stolle is Professor in Political Science at McGill University. Her research interests include political participation, diversity, political consumerism and social capital. She is the Director of the Inter-University Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, and was one of four co-investigators of the 2011 Canadian Election Survey. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Political Science Association. Her book Political Consumerism: Global Responsibility in Action, co-written with Michele Micheletti and published in 2013, won the Comparative Politics Book Prize, awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association. Her current projects concern Quebec student protests, Canadian youth, brain physiology and political decision-making.
Paul Thomas is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group. His doctoral research covers the growing number of all-party caucuses that serve to facilitate cross-party cooperation among politicians at the Canadian, British and Scottish Parliaments, as well as the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He has worked in both chambers of the Canadian parliament, as a participant in the CPSA's Parliamentary Internship Programme and later as a researcher in the office of Senator Yoine Goldstein. Before beginning his doctoral studies, Paul was a public affairs worker for Cancer Research UK. He presented a paper "Cooperation in a time of conflict: Exploring the growth of all-party groups in Canada" at the annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association in June 2015, and has also contributed to publications such as Public Sector Management and Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics.
Livianna Tossutti
Livianna Tossutti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University, where she specializes in Canadian politics, comparative politics and methods. She was educated at Carleton University and the University of Windsor, and obtained her PhD from the University of Toronto. She is the co-author of Democracy, Diversity and Good Government: an Introduction to Politics in Canada, and the author of The Electoral Participation of Ethnocultural Communities; she has also written numerous articles on political behaviour, public opinion and integration policy, appearing in Party Politics, Canadian Ethnic Studies, the Journal of Canadian Studies, West European Politics, European Foreign Affairs Review, Modern Italy, Issues and Studies, and Immigration, Integration and Inclusion in Ontario Cities. She is co-leader of the Optimizing Social, Cultural and Political Integration Research Domain, and she also co-edited Canada's Politics: Democracy, Diversity and Good Government, the third edition of which is due to be released in 2016.
André Turcotte
André Turcotte is Associate Professor at Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication. He has provided public opinion research advice to many federal and provincial political parties across the years, in addition to several government bodies and prominent private sector firms; these organisations include the Ontario government, the CBC, the Royal Bank of Canada and CIBC. Between 1992 and 1993, Dr. Turcotte was the co-editor of The Gallup Poll, and he was part of the polling team for the Chrétien Liberals in the 1993 federal election, later serving as Official Pollster for the Reform Party of Canada between 1994 and 2000. During this time, he acted as a Political Commentator on all major Canadian TV networks. Other parties and leaders he has provided advice to include Laurence Decore, Joe Clark, Tony Clement, Chuck Strahl, and the Manitoba PCs. His most recent work includes "Boutique Populism" a chapter in Political Marketing in the US, and "Aboriginal-Canadians and Energy Literacy" in SPP Research Papers, both in 2014. He is to contribute a chapter entitled "Permanent Polling" to the upcoming peer-review book The Permanent Campaign in Canada, due to be published in 2017, and is also working on a book project entitled Economic Voting in Canada, 1988-2015.
Christopher Waddell
Christopher Waddell is an associate professor and director of Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa, also holding the school's Carty Chair in Business and Financial Journalism. He joined Carleton in 2001 after ten years at CBC Television News. From 1993 to 2001, he was the network's Parliamentary Bureau Chief in Ottawa; from 1995 to 2001 he was also the Executive Producer of News Specials for CBC Television, responsible for all national news special and federal and provincial election coverage during those years. Between 1984 and 1991 he was at the Globe and Mail, where he occupied a number of positions including a Reporter in Report on Business, Economics Reporter in Ottawa (covering, among other things, the Canada-US free trade negotiations), and Ottawa Bureau Chief in the 1988 federal election. He was also the Associate Editor, and later National Editor, of the paper between 1990 and 1991. He has won two National Newspaper Awards for business reporting, and programs he supervised at CBC Television won six Gemini awards for television excellence. He received a PhD in Canadian history from York University in Toronto in 1981. He currently contributes to iPolitics as Associate Editor.


A jewellery designer whose pieces have been worn by Fern Cotton and members of The Saturdays pop group is branching out into kitsch homewares and stationery.
Hannah Nuttal, 28 is the founder of Hannah Makes Things.
She operates from a shop in Afflecks Palace, Manchester, and also sells online.
Hannah designs and makes a range of jewellery and accessories including brooches, badges, bracelets and bangles.
Now she is extending her product range which will be sold under the new Hannah Loves brand.
She said: "People still want to buy that one item for the living room, dining room or bedroom that no-one else has.
"A lot of products on the high street can be quite similar, and some people feel like they are losing their individuality.
"I want to be able to provide customers with items that they can't get on the high street or ones that their neighbours don't have.
Hannah studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, where she completed a masters in industrial design.
Following graduation, she moved to Manchester in 2007 and launched her business.
She said: "I have always made jewellery and, as a girl, loved sewing and stitching and making things from old fabrics, sequins and buttons.
"At university, I often made pieces for my friends and family and even had a stint selling them at Spitalfields market in east London.
Hannah sells to boutiques throughout the UK as well as online retailer ASOS, and she has recently started supplying Modcloth.com in the US.
She said: "People want to stand out and my jewellery has the wow factor.
"Recently, customers have been going for jewellery that is bold and colourful thanks to celebrities like Lady Gaga.


A modern take on the classic western boot, the Chocolate Brown Reverse Quill 11-inch tall Americana men's cowboy boot features a striking abstract cream and brown painted leather upper with tonal stitching accents and white piping along the deep cut collar. The rich brown reverse quill square toe foot is slightly distressed for a lived-in feel and the cushioned insole provides support and comfort throughout the day. The double stitch welt around the leather outsole guarantees durability so you can put years into this boot. This style is proudly Made in the USA with global parts.


change 10 lives. in 10 days.
Could anything be simpler? And it's true. You and I have the power to change 10 lives over the course of the next 10 days.
I have partnered with The Mission List and Water.Org to raise awareness of the unimaginable water crisis facing much of the world today.
An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a slum in a developing country uses for an entire day.
There are parts of the world where the average person (usually women and children) must walk almost 4 miles for water.
As I write this, more people have a cell phone than a toilet.
Which is why I am so proud to use my voice to not only bring some much-needed attention to this worldwide problem, but to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Only $25 brings one person water for life.
For the next ten days I will be trying to raise enough money to help change the lives of ten people. And I'd love for you to join me. Donate to my fundraiser, start your own fundraiser, or just learn more about the water crisis.
Thank you so much for taking the time to consider how much good we can accomplish. Together.
Would you like to read posts by some of my talented fellow bloggers?


>>>>Is there any good reason why we can't use the OpenSource Definition?
>>>Yes.  First, it's for software, not docs.
executable source code, but it's not clear to me that's a fatal problem.
Lots of definitions of "software" include "documentation."
(in the form usually edited) is treated as source code.
"sample license" on linuxdoc doesn't require licenses be free?


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Star Campaigners In Elections 2019 To Up Glam Quotient
Mar 30, 2019, 12:06 IST
New Delhi: It's election time and can the stars be for behind? There are the veterans and there are the newbies, each hoping for a share of a pie. And from all accounts, they're all having a ball as they come down to earth, as it were, to seek a different kind of moolah - votes.
Let's begin with the newbies.
Urmila Matondkar has come a long way from her "Rangeela" days to be named the Congress candidate from Mumbai (North), a day after she joined the Grand Old Party. "I am here to stay - even after the elections," she grandly declared on Thursday, never mind if she faces a formidable rival in incumbent BJP MP Gopal Shettty.
Two thousand km away, Basirhat Nusrat Jahan (Trinamool Congress) has put her best foot forward since the first day of her campaign last week, mingling with party workers, interacting with her fans and even singing popular numbers from her movies for them.
The 28-year-old-actress of "Zulfiqar" fame is pitted against seasoned politicians like BJP's Sayantan Basu and CPI's Pallab Sengupta and Congress contender Qazi Abdur Rahim.
Then, there's Mimi Chakraborty. She made her way to the Bengali drawing rooms clad in cotton sarees with the lead role in 'Ganeer Opare', a television series revolving around Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore's compositions, and made her film debut with "Bapi Bari Ja' in 2012.
Up against the CPI-M's Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and Anupam of the BJP, she has her task cut out.
And, there are the veterans, led by Moon Moon Sen, daughter of Bengali screen legend Suchitra Sen. An Oxford alumnus, Moon Moon's bikini-clad onscreen romps once brought men to their knees.
She entered parliamentary politics with a bang in 2014, upsetting CPI-M veteran Basudeb Acharia - a nine time MP - in Bankura. She now takes on BJP's sitting MP Babul Supriyo in Asansol, in what promises to be a humdinger of a contest.
As for Babul Supryo, Bollywood's singer-actor-politician has given hits like "Pari Hai Ek Pari...", "Chanda Chamke..." and "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara...". He left a lucrative job at a multinational bank to pursue his first love singing and after ruling the charts with his mesmerising voice, won as a BJP candidate from West Bengal's Asansol in 2014 to become a union minister.
Let's also not forget Tollywood's Locket Chatterjee, who has acted in around 30 films and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Supporting Role (Female) - Bengali for "Nayika Sangbad".
The 48-year-old is now the president of the Bengal unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha and the party candidate for Hooghly, against sitting MP Ratna De (Nag) of the Trinamool and Pradip Saha of the CPI-M. Fighting in an area where Trinamool is considered overwhelmingly strong, Chatterjee seems to be in an unfavourable terrain.
There's also Dev, the reigning Bengali film hero who made his acting debut in the 2006 movie "Agnishapathbut". The sitting Lok Sabha member from Ghatal, Dev is fighting to retain the seat against former IPS Bharati Ghosh.
Shifting back to Bollywood, if yesteryears star Hema Malini, who has declared assets worth Rs 101 crore is wowing her votes in Mathura, from where she is seeking re-election, so is actress Navneet Kaur-Rana dazzling Amravati in Maharashtra - not to be confused with the similarly named Andhra Pradesh capital.
The veteran South Indian film actress will challenge the formidable five-time Shiv Sena MP Anandrao V. Adsul from the Amravati Lok Sabha constituency in Vidarbha.
"The Excitement" Mumbai-born Punjabi actress is married to Ravi Rana, an independent legislator from Badnera in Amravati district and the nephew and close confidante of yoga guru and Patanjali group chief Ramdev Baba.
Let's shift now to Andhra Pradesh, where Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are to be held simultaneously.
Pawan Kalyan, popular as a 'power star' in Telugu film circles, he and Jana Sena Party, founded by him, are making their electoral debut. The 50-year-old leading actor is contesting the elections from two Assembly constituencies - Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam and Bhimavaram in West Godavari district. In both the constituencies he is facing outgoing MLAs of ruling TDP. In 2014, Pawan had only campaigned for the TDP-BJP combine.
He is trying to achieve what his elder brother and superstar Chiranjeevi could not in 2009. Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party came a cropper, winning just 18 seats in 294-member Assembly of then undivided Andhra Pradesh. He later merged his party with the Congress.
Nagababu: Pawan Kalyan's elder brother K. Nagababu is contesting as Jana Sena candidate from Narsapuram Lok Sabha constituency. He faces a tough fight from BJP, the YSRCP and TDP candidates.
N. Balakrishna: Son of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna is seeking re-election from Hindupur Assembly constituency. He's the brother-in-law of Chief Minister and TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu.
R.K. Roja: Former actress R.K. Roja of the YSR Congress is contesting from Nagari constituency for a second consecutive term. Facing G. Bhanu Prakash of TDP, she is likely to retain the seat.
In Tamil Nadu, there's A. Mansoor Ali Khan with two wives, three daughters and four sons. He became a popular villain in DMDK founder A. Vijayakant starrer "Captain Prabhakaran". With his Naam Tamizhar Katchi party, he will again be crossing swords with candidates from stronger and bigger parties like the DMK and the PMK, with remote chances of victory.
In Kerala, there's Innocent, one of the most popular comedians in the Malayalam film industry. When named by the CPI-M to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from his home town of Chalakkudy in Thrissur district, he was the biggest surprise turned giant killer when he trounced Congress veteran P.C.Chacko.
This time, however, Innocent is on the back foot.
In Odisha, BJD's Rajya Sabha MP and Odia cine star Anubhav Mohanty will contest against BJP Vice President Baijayant Panda from the Kendrapara constituency.
Panda was elected from the constituency in 2009 and 2014 on a BJD ticket but switched earlier this year to the BJP.
Odia actress Pinky Pradhan will contest the Assembly polls from Digapahandi constituency against senior BJD leader Surjya Narayan Patro and the Congress' Prafulla Panda. (IANS)
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YSR Adarsham Scheme Provides Jobs To Unemployed Youth In AP: Check Details
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, introduced the YSR Adarsham Scheme in October 2019 to provide self-employment opportunities to the youth in the transport sector. As per the scheme, the government plans to distribute trucks where applicants will acquire bank loans to purchase good-carrying trucks.

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Katherine Kirk Hankins, age 92, entered her final rest on Monday morning at her home in the Fairview community of Afton, Tennessee.
She was a member of Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she attended as long as her health permitted. She was a very active senior and thoroughly enjoyed participating in the line dancing activities at the Roby Senior Center until her health declined during the past year.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Dudley Franklin Kirk and Minnie Sipe Kirk; her husband: Billy Hankins; a son: Jack Hankins; six brothers and sisters-in-law: Crawford and Lea Mina Kirk, Estle "Bub" and Mary Kirk, Charlie and Verdie Kirk, Homer and Grace Kirk, Arnold and Geneva Kirk, and I. J. Kirk; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Billie Kirk, Leona "Ona" Kirk Smith and John, Lillian Kirk Wisecarver and Frank, and Velma Kirk Westmoreland and Robin.
She is survived by her daughter: Ann Hankins Ripley; two grandsons: Danny "Buck" Ripley, Bill Ripley and his wife, Sherry Reaves Ripley, and their two children Drew Elizabeth and Will; one sister-in-law: Geraldine Kirk; and several nieces and nephews.
Her family will be eternally grateful to the entire Amedisys Hospice team and to her dedicated sitters, Kathy Mercer, Marilyn Schneller, Linda Branch, Tonya Rader, and Barbara Anderson.
The family will receive friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Wednesday at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Doughty-Stevens Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Duncan officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at Fairview C.P. Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Thursday for the committal service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fairview CP Cemetery Fund c/o Benny Malone, 4040 Snapps Ferry Road, Afton, TN 37616.


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Politics|50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation's Security 'at Risk'
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50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation's Security 'at Risk'
Donald J. Trump addressing a crowd in Windham, N.H., on Saturday.Credit...Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
By David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
Fifty of the nation's most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter declaring that Donald J. Trump "lacks the character, values and experience" to be president and "would put at risk our country's national security and well-being."
Mr. Trump, the officials warn, "would be the most reckless president in American history."
The letter says Mr. Trump would weaken the United States' moral authority and questions his knowledge of and belief in the Constitution. It says he has "demonstrated repeatedly that he has little understanding" of the nation's "vital national interests, its complex diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances and the democratic values" on which American policy should be based. And it laments that "Mr. Trump has shown no interest in educating himself."
"None of us will vote for Donald Trump," the letter states, though it notes later that many Americans "have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many of us."
While foreign policy elites in both parties often argue among themselves — behind closed doors, or politely in the pages of Foreign Affairs magazine — it is extraordinarily rare for them to step into the political arena so publicly and aggressively. Several former midlevel officials issued a similar if milder letter in March, during the primaries. But Monday's letter included many senior former officials who until now have remained silent in public, even while denouncing Mr. Trump's policies over dinners or in small Republican conclaves.
Late Monday, Mr. Trump struck back. The signatories of the letter, he said in a statement, were "the ones the American people should look to for answers on why the world is a mess, and we thank them for coming forward so everyone in the country knows who deserves the blame for making the world such a dangerous place." He dismissed them as "nothing more than the failed Washington elite looking to hold onto their power."
Mr. Trump correctly identified many of the signatories as the architects of the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath. But he also blamed them for allowing Americans "to die in Benghazi" and for permitting "the rise of ISIS" — referring to the 2012 attacks on the American mission in Libya and the spread of the Islamic State, both of which occurred during the Obama administration. At the time, most of Mr. Trump's Republican foreign policy critics were in think tanks, private consultancies or law firms, or signed on as advisers to the Republican hopefuls Mr. Trump beat in the primaries.
A Letter From G.O.P. National Security Officials Opposing Donald Trump
Dozens of the nation's most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter saying they will not vote for Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee.
Among the most prominent signatories are Michael V. Hayden, a former director of both the C.I.A. and the National Security Agency; John D. Negroponte, who served as the first director of national intelligence and then deputy secretary of state; and Robert B. Zoellick, another former deputy secretary of state, United States trade representive and, until 2012, president of the World Bank. Two former secretaries of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff, also signed, as did Eric S. Edelman, who was Vice President Dick Cheney's national security adviser and as a top aide to Robert M. Gates when he was secretary of defense.
Robert Blackwill and James Jeffrey, two key strategists in Mr. Bush's National Security Council, and William H. Taft IV, a former deputy secretary of defense and ambassador to NATO, also signed. Mr. Blackwill, a former aide to Henry A. Kissinger, is expected to endorse Mrs. Clinton this week.
The letter underscores the continuing rupture in the Republican Party, but particularly within its national security establishment. Many of those signing it had declined to add their names to the letter released in March. But a number said in recent interviews that they changed their minds once they heard Mr. Trump invite Russia to hack Mrs. Clinton's email server — a sarcastic remark, he said later — and say that he would check to see how much NATO members contributed to the alliance before sending forces to help stave off a Russian attack. They viewed Mr. Trump's comments on NATO as an abandonment of America's most significant alliance relationship.
Mr. Trump has said throughout his campaign that he intends to upend Republican foreign policy orthodoxy on everything from trade to Russia, where he has been complimentary of President Vladimir V. Putin, saying nothing about its crackdown on human rights and little about its annexation of Crimea.
The sharp split in the Republican Party raises the question of whom Mr. Trump will turn to for institutional memory if he is elected. The officials he denounced made plenty of mistakes, some of which they acknowledge and some they gloss over. But they are also the party's repository of experience of economic, diplomatic and military strategies, both successful and failed. Mr. Trump's own bench of foreign policy advisers has had comparatively little experience.
Missing from the signatories are any of the living Republican former secretaries of state: Mr. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, James A. Baker III, Colin L. Powell and Condoleezza Rice.
Mr. Trump met with Mr. Kissinger and Mr. Baker several months ago, and "I came away with a lot of knowledge," he told The New York Times in a July 20 interview. But neither of the two, who represent different foreign policy approaches within the party, has said if he will endorse Mr. Trump.
Trump and Putin's Mutual Admiration
President Trump and Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, have exchanged many compliments since the 2016 election. We look at the basis of the mutual respect between the two men. (Updated on July 5, 2017.)
President Trump and Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, have exchanged many compliments since the 2016 election. We look at the basis of the mutual respect between the two men. (Updated on July 5, 2017.)CreditCredit...From left; Todd Heisler/The New York Times, Yury Kochetkov/European Pressphoto Agency
It is unclear whether the former secretaries plan to stay silent or will issue their own statements. But particularly striking is how many of Ms. Rice's closest aides at the White House and the State Department, including Philip Zelikow, Eliot A. Cohen, Meghan O'Sullivan, Kori Schake and Michael Green, are all signatories.
"We agreed to focus on Trump's fitness to be president, not his substantive positions," said John B. Bellinger III, who was Ms. Rice's legal adviser at the National Security Council and the State Department, and who drafted the letter.
He said that among the signatories, "some will vote for" Mrs. Clinton, "and some will not vote, but all agree Trump is not qualified and would be dangerous."
The Clinton campaign appeared to be aware that the letter was circulating and encouraged it, but played no role in drafting it, several signatories said.
Yet perhaps most striking about the letter is the degree to which it echoes Mrs. Clinton's main argument about her rival: that his temperament makes him unsuitable for the job, and that he should not be entrusted with the control of nuclear weapons.
"He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood," the letter says. "He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed our closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dangerous qualities in an individual who aspires to be president and commander in chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal."
Mr. Trump responded in his statement that his vision was "one that is not run by a ruling family dynasty. It's an America first vision that stands up to foreign dictators instead of taking money from them, seeks peace over war, rebuilds our military and makes other countries pay their fair share for their protection."


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Former royal staff member says Prince Andrew was 'always most troublesome'
Laura Hampson
17 November 2022, 6:42 am ·2-min read
A former royal household staff member has claimed that Prince Andrew was "always the most troublesome" royal.
Evelyn Muir-Bell, 103, worked for the Royal Household in Windsor Castle for over 20 years between 1973 and 1995.
Muir-Bell, who lives in Cirencester, added that her family had a long history of working for the royal family, as her father-in-law was superintendent of the mews and taught Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret to ride horses.
Muir-Bell received a letter of thanks in 1992 after she "stayed all day and all night" to help save the paintings and china at Windsor Castle after a fire broke out that year, a year the Queen later referred to as her "annus horribilis".
"I did my best to do as I was told," Muir-Bell said, adding that the Queen had "graciousness" and that Her Majesty was a really "nice person".
Muir-Bell, who was the manager of Windsor Castle's China Museum, said that she remembers telling a young boy off for picking up the china she was charged with looking after.
It was only later that she realised this boy was Prince Andrew: "Andrew was always in trouble because he left his towels lying around," she said.
Evelyn Muir-Bell in the 1950's. Evelyn was manager of the China Museum in Windsor Castle. (Joseph Walshe SWNS)
She added that "all household thought the real princess was Anne".
Muir-Bell has dementia but recalls some of her royal experiences. Her family said that, due to the disease, she is occasionally unaware of the Queen's death, but was saddened to hear about it at the time.
Muir-Bell also recalled that Prince Philip would give gifts to the household at Christmas and would often ask what people wanted.
Evelyn just turned 103 (Joseph Walshe SWNS)
When Muir-Bell once asked for plastic plates and bowls to use with her grandchildren, she said the Queen thought this was a "sterling idea" as they looked like china but didn't break.
These plates and bowls remain in Muri-Bell's family today and are being used by her great-grandchildren.
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Carcano (též Mannlicher-Carcano nebo Paravicini-Carcano) je název užívaný pro označení výrobní řady italských opakovacích vojenských pušek.

Historie

Zbraň využívala jako základ závěrový mechanismus pušky 88 a nábojovou schránku rakouského systému Mannlicher. Tato puška byla vyvinuta šéfkonstruktérem Italské armádní zbrojovky v Turíně podplukovníkem Salvatorem M. Carcanem roku 1890 a plukovníkem Paravicinim. Její první výrobní verze byla nazvána jako Model 1891 (M 91). Představena byla roku 1891 a byla upravena pro použití nového typu bezokrajových nábojů 6,5 x 52 mm Mannlicher-Carcano. Nábojová schránka má kapacitu šest nábojů.

Pušky série Carcano byly produkovány mezi lety 1892-1945, přičemž nahradily dříve používané pušky Vetterli-Vitali ráže 10,35 x 47 mmR. Pušky a karabiny Carcano tvořily hlavní pěchotní výzbroj italské armády během první světové a druhé světové války.

Varianty

 Fucile di Fanteria Mo.1891 – dlouhá pěchotní puška M 1891, přijata do výzbroje roku 1891

 Moschetto Mo.91 da Cavalleria – karabina M 1891 vybavená sklopným jehlovým bodákem, přijata do výzbroje roku 1893

 Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mo.91 – karabina M 91 T.S. pro speciální jednotky, přijata do výzbroje roku 1897

 Moschetto di Fanteria Mo. 91/24 – karabina M 91/24, modifikace původní verze Mo.1891 se zkrácenou hlavní, přijata do výzbroje roku 1924

 Moschetto di Fanteria Mo. 91/28 – karabina M 91/28 s novou konstrukcí, přijata do výzbroje roku 1928

 Moschetto di Fanteria Mo. 91/28 con Tromboncino – modifikovaná verze karabiny M 91/28 doplněná o 38,5 mm granátomet

 Fucile di Fanteria Mo. 1938 – krátká puška M 1938, modernizovaná verze přijatá v roce 1938 používající nový náboj ráže 7,35 mm, kapacita 5 nábojů, fixní hledí pro střelbu na 200 metrů

 Moschetto di Fanteria Mo. 91/38 – krátká puška M 1938 používající starý náboj ráže 6,5 mm

 Fucile di Fanteria Mo. 91/41 – dlouhá pěchotní puška M 91/41, podobná původní Mo.1891, přijata do výzbroje v roce 1941

Zajímavosti

Tuto pušku údajně použil Lee Harvey Oswald při atentátu na Kennedyho.

Reference

Literatura

Externí odkazy

  Carcano Model Identification
  Modern Firearms
  Italian page on Carcanos
  Carcano Model 38 at SurplusRifle

Opakovací pušky
Atentát na Johna Fitzgeralda Kennedyho
Italské pušky

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anticsincooking – Learning how to cook one step at a time, sharing terrible photos and awesome recipes, and having fun doing it!
Learning how to cook one step at a time, sharing terrible photos and awesome recipes, and having fun doing it!
A year ago today, I published my first post on Antics in Cooking, Spicy Sausage Pasta. Little did I think then I would still be doing this a year later. I started it as a way to chronicle many of the new dishes I was trying as I was really diving into cooking every meal, attempting to alleviate some of that stress from my wife. I was finding many of the recipes I was trying through similar blogs, which have been an immense help for me.
I stand by the original description, still on the home page today, "…sharing terrible photos and awesome recipes, and having fun doing it." I really have enjoyed it, and I still take really horrible pictures!
For the first birthday of the site, I thought I would share what I eat for my "birthday cake" for as long as I care to remember. I actually can't remember when I had an actual real cake for my birthday. They do nothing for me. I started out many years ago making a Jack Daniels Pie (mix between a pecan pie and a chocolate chip pie) for my birthday. It was/is an amazing pie. Then one year, my wife made me this Peanut Butter Chip Pie. I have never looked back.
I have a thing for peanut butter chips. Like, I will just eat them out of the bag for a snack. I much prefer them to chocolate chips. Anyway, the pictures here are what the pie looks like when my wife is done making it. When a slice gets to my plate, I will have grabbed the leftover chips and completely covered the top of my piece to where you can barely see the whipped topping through the chips. I highly recommend this technique!!
Beat the cream cheese and lemon juice in medium bowl on medium speed of mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
Place 1 cup peanut butter chips and sweetened condensed milk in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 45 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
Add warm peanut butter mixture to cream cheese mixture, Beat on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute. Beat ½ cup whipping cream in small bowl until stiff; fold into peanut butter mixture. Pour into crust. Cover, refrigerate about 6 hours or until firm.
Just before serving, combine remaining ½ cup whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in small bowl. Beat until stiff; spread over filling. Garnish with remaining peanut butter chips. Cover and refrigerate leftover pie.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey's Holiday Collection cook book, 2002.
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Sometimes I may sound like a broken record, stating how much I love America's Test Kitchen, but I really do! And as you may have noticed, many of my recipes on here are courtesy of them. The one I am bringing you today, is so absolutely delicious and easy, that I do not think I will fix regular pork chops any other way again. This technique turns out perfectly juicy chops, which at least for me is always a challenge not drying them out. To boot, it only takes a few ingredients. The anchovy paste threw me for a few minutes, as I have never actually used it, but I gave in and bought a tube. When I tasted the chops, I never would have guessed that ingredient was used if I hadn't put it on there myself.
I served these with a rice pilaf, and they paired together wonderfully. The leftover chops also heated up perfectly the next day for lunch.
Cut 2 slits about 1 inch apart through outer layer of fat and connective tissue on each chop to prevent buckling. Dissolve salt in 1 1/2 quarts cold water in large container. Submerge chops in brine and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Whisk together oil, honey, anchovy paste, and pepper to form smooth paste. Remove pork from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Using spoon spread half of oil mixture evenly over 1 side of each chop (about 1/4 teaspoon per side).
FOR A CHARCOAL GRILL: Open bottom vent completely. Light chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes.
FOR A GAS GRILL: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave primary burner on high and turn off other burner(s).
Clean and oil cooking grate. Place chops, oiled side down, over hot part of grill and cook, uncovered, until well browned on first side, 4 to 6 minutes. While chops are grilling, spread remaining oil mixture evenly over second side of chops. Flip chops and continue to cook until chops register 140 degrees, 4 to 6 minutes longer (if chops are well browned but register less than 140 degrees, move to cooler part of grill to finish cooking). Transfer chops to plate and let rest for 5 minutes.
Recipe from America's Test Kitchen.
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For those who have always wanted to try making burgers from scratch (from steaks), but don't have a meat grinder, this is the recipe and technique for you. Not to mention, these are absolutely, hands-down the best burgers I have ever made. We will never go back to buying pre-ground meat again to make burgers. With this technique, you know exactly when your meat was ground, and have absolute control over the fat content.
1) I cannot find "Sirloin Steak Tips, or Flap Meat" by me, so I use Chuck Steaks (see pic below, not to be confused with Chuck Roast) for the meat. This steak choice came recommended from another great source for grilling, http://www.amazingribs.com.
2) For well done burgers, ATK recommends adding a Panade. This is 1 slice of white bread torn into pieces mixed with 2 tablespoons of milk. Let combine for 5 minutes, then mash it to a paste with a fork. Add to the meat right when adding S&P, right before forming the patties. I added the Panade the first couple of times as my wife likes her burgers well-done. The next couple of times I didn't as we had people over with a gluten restriction. I couldn't tell the difference with or without it. I am skipping that from now on.
3) The first time I made these, I again stuck to the recipe and added 4 tablespoons of butter. In our opinion, and personal taste, this is WAY too much butter. I highly recommend cutting it in half to 2 tablespoons. The 4 tbsp reminded me of the "Butter Burgers" they serve in Wisconsin, where when your burger comes off the grill, they throw a huge slab of butter on top then add the top bun. First, it is a heart attack waiting to happen, but the extreme butter flavor overpowers the meat.
4) For the food processor, I use a Kitchen Aid 7-cup processor, and it handles the semi-frozen meat with absolutely no problem. I think any decent processor will work for this recipe.
Freeze Meat: Place beef chunks and butter on large plate or rimmed baking sheet in single layer. Freeze until meat is very firm and starting to harden around edges, but still pliable, about 35 minutes.
Grind Meat: Place one-quarter of meat and one-quarter of butter pieces in food processor and pulse until finely ground into rice-grain-size pieces (about 1/32 inch), 15 to 20 pluses, stopping and redistributing meat around bowl as necessary to ensure beef is evenly ground. Transfer meat to baking sheet. Repeat grinding with remaining meat and butter in 3 batches. Spread mixture over sheet and inspect carefully, discarding any long strands of gristle or large chunks of hard meat, fat, or butter.
Form Patties: Sprinkle 1 teaspoon pepper and ¾ teaspoon salt over meat and gently toss with fork to combine (if adding a Panade, do it here when you toss the S&P in). Divide meat into 4 balls. Toss each between your hands until uniformly but lightly packed. Gently flatten into patties ¾ inch thick and about 4 ½ inches in diameter. Using your thumb, make 1-inch-wide by 1/4-inch-deep depression in center of each patty. Transfer patties to platter and freeze for 30-45 minutes.
Cook Patties: For a gas grill, turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave all burners on high. Clean and oil cooking grates. Season 1 side of patties liberally with salt and pepper. Using spatula, flip patties and season other side. Grill patties without moving them until browned and meat releases easily from grill, 4 to 7 minutes. Flip patties and continue to grill until browned on second side and meat registers 120 to 125 for medium-rare or 130 to 135 degrees for medium, 4 to 7 minutes longer.
Transfer burgers to plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Transfer burgers to buns and serve with toppings.
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Here is an easy and quick summertime recipe for you, roasted corn salsa. This salsa can go with a variety of meals, especially anything cook-out related. If you go the fresh corn route, recommended, you might have to stop at the store. If you go the canned corn route, you probably already have everything you need in your pantry and refrigerator.
When I did this the first time (pictured), I did not roast the corn long enough, but it still turned out wonderful. Since then, I get a little more browning on the corn, but always forget to take a picture. Can't win them all, right!
If using a cast iron skillet, set skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the corn and roast for 4-6 minutes. Don't move the corn for 1-2 minutes, allowing it to start to brown. If using non-stick, add just a little bit of EVOO to the pan when turning it on.
Once the corn is browned to your liking, remove from the heat, and add to a bowl with the remainder of the ingredients. Stir well to incorporate. Chill, then serve.
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For anyone that likes Tex-Mex food, you must try this Chicken Enchilada Ring. This recipe is one of my wife's that she has been making us for years, and it absolutely never gets old. One of the things that makes this so good, is that I have never seen another rendition quite like this. I trust there is somewhere out there, I just haven't run across it.
I do wish I would have done it better justice by taking a few more pictures, especially of the process, and better ones definitely of the end result. But these few pictures should get the point across on what it should look like, and how you need to lay out the crescent rolls to start.
Definitely give this one a try for something different, and if you do, I really think you will enjoy it. When we make this, I normally make queso and drizzle it on top of our portions once it id plated, and my wife likes hers with salsa and sour cream on top.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together chopped chicken, cheese, chilis, mayo and seasoning mix. Add tomato, lime juice, and chips to the mixture.
Separate crescent roll pieces and arrange to look like a sun, with the flat bases towards the center, and the skinny points facing out. Spoon mixture onto the fatter base parts, all the way around the circle. Fold tips of the pieces back over the mixture, pressing down on the tip to secure it to the base.
Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and lightly spray with non-stick spray. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Have you ever wanted to get off the hamster wheel and start doing something you love for a living?
I am tired of dealing with corporate layoffs, two hour commutes and mind numbing meetings.
It's time for a change. The thought of change makes me happy.
One of the things I love is fixing up old Weber grills.
I buy used and beat up Weber grills off of Craigslist. I replace the burner tubes, Flavorizer bars, grill grates and ignition systems.
The grills get sold as refurbished grills on Craigslist.
The money isn't the important part about these rehab projects. I just hate the idea of beautiful grills ending up in landfills.
The hardest thing about fixing up old Weber grills is finding the right replacement parts.
I have gone through no less than a handful of Orange Chicken recipes, all with decent results. Even posted one on here that I thought was definitely worth making from the Pioneer Woman, who has never steered me wrong. But alas, she has to move to the side on this one, and I have now deleted that version and am replacing it with this one. It is hands down the best one I have made, and much better than what I can get from a take-out Chinese restaurant.
From the base recipe (linked below), I only made two minor changes. One, as the La Choy Orange Ginger sauce already has red pepper flakes in it, I omitted the extra addition of them to the sauce, but that is purely a personal preference as my family tends to lean towards the less spicy dishes. I have made it with the extra red pepper flakes, and it is still excellent. Second, instead of the gluten free white rice flour, I use GF all-purpose flour (Trader Joe's brand works awesome!). I have also made this with regular all-purpose flour and it is just as good. I serve this over simple Jasmine rice.
Optional- sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Crack eggs in shallow dish or bowl and break yolks/lightly scramble. Mix together cornstarch and rice flour on a separate shallow dish.
Dip chicken pieces into egg let any excess drip off then dredge into the flour mixture and coat pieces of chicken. Heat oil for deep frying in wok or deep fryer to 375°F.
While oil is heating stir together orange sauce and garlic power in saucepan. Heat thoroughly then add sesame oil and stir together. Turn sauce to low.
Once oil is heated fry in batches about 3-4 minutes until a golden crisp and chicken is 165° internally.
Add chicken to orange sauce and stir together, coating the chicken in the sauce. Add chopped green onions and sesame seeds for garnish. Serve immediately.
The original recipe can be found at Rolling Out Dough here.
Living in the South, it is pretty much mandatory to have a go-to corn bread recipe. Nothing against Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, as I made that for a long time, and it really turns out just fine. But for barely any more work, you can try this one which is absolutely delicious, and has that made from scratch, pure goodness to it.
I started with a recipe from The Comfort of Cooking. Really, the only change I made was instead of using regular jalapeno's, minced, I started with jarred sliced jalapeno's and minced them. As a personal preference, I did not want the chance of having crunchy jalapeno pieces in the muffins, and I wasn't sure if the bake time would be enough to soften them. I trust the muffins are great either way. I doubled the below recipe to make 24 muffins, as I was making them for a crowd. It doubled perfectly, and were great served slightly warm. You could also use this recipe for a corn bread made in a 8×8 baking dish.
In a medium bowl, stir butter, sugar and honey together. Whisk in eggs and buttermilk. Add cornmeal, flour, salt and baking soda. Do not over-mix. Fold in jalapeno and cheese.
Divide batter equally between the cups of a greased muffin tin. Bake for 20 minutes. Test the center of one muffin with a toothpick and make sure it comes out clean. If not clean, bake for about 5 more minutes.
Truth be told, baked beans out of a can, such as Bush's Baked Beans are really quite good. One of my favorite meals is a couple of hot dogs, cut up and heated in a skillet, and then a can of Bush's baked beans thrown on top and mixed together. Comfort food at it's finest.
But of course, there is always the element of personal satisfaction of making something from scratch, that rivals or beats your perceived gold standard. These beans are one of those dishes. Incredibly easy to make, and pretty much fool-proof. It takes some time, but after the initial couple of stages, all the time is the beans sitting, simmering in the oven. If you are on a gluten free diet, these beans are perfect for you.
This recipe is from Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman. As with most of her recipes, it feeds a small circus troupe. If I am making this for just my family, I half the recipe and make it in a 8×8″ glass dish. If having company over, I leave it as is and use a 9×13″. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed!
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Fry bacon in large, deep sauté pan skillet until bacon has partially cooked and released about 1/4 cup drippings. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels. Add onions and peppers to drippings in pan and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add beans and remaining ingredients bring to a simmer. (If skillet is not large enough, add beans and heat to a simmer then transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining ingredients). Pour flavored beans into a greased 13-by 9-inch (or similar size) ovenproof pan. Top with bacon, then bake until beans are bubbly and sauce is the consistency of pancake syrup, about 2 hours. Let stand to thicken slightly and serve.
Have you ever been stuck in a rut when it comes to cooking, seldom branching out from what you know and like best? A few weeks before Easter I started planning our Easter dinner, and couldn't get the old staples out of my head. Those staples are great for a number of reasons, but I wanted at least one new dish to be new.
Along comes a friend who recommends Jalapeno and Green Apple Fried Rice. First, I did a double take sure that I heard wrong. But lo and behold, I had not. Not having the confidence of a seasoned cook yet, there was no way I was serving that for Easter without trying it first. With two weeks to spare, I had plenty of time. Halfway there, I convinced my wife we needed to try it, no matter how out in left field it sounded. We did, and I baked a couple of simple chicken breasts to go along with it. For me, I turned it into a sort of rice bowl with the chicken cut-up on top, see below.
It was REALLY, REALLY good. And as odd as the combination sounded, it really came together so nicely, balancing itself out perfectly. So, it was made again for Easter and all our guests really enjoyed it, albeit everyone had to ask what it was when they peered into the bowl. Ha! Give it a try, you won't be disappointed. One of our eaters is on a gluten free diet, which this dish is perfect for.
This is the Easter version. I was running around like a madman trying to bring everything together, that I am surprised I even got a picture of it at all. Sorry it's not pretty!
Core granny smith apple, leaving skin on, and slice them; Saute apples, pepper, onion all in evoo and add anise or fennel seed. Add jasmine rice and continue to saute on med low heat till rice is lightly toasted. Add hot water, bring to a boil for 10 minutes, reduce heat to low, tightly cover with seran wrap and lid and continue to cook on low for another 30-45 minutes. You may to add some water over rice at the end, depending on how tender and sticky you want the rice. Salt and pepper to taste.
An informative guide for healthy, smart and knowledgable consumption of local produce.


Does anyone know of any gas stations in Des moines or Ankeny that serve 93 octane gas? I recently purchased a vehicle tuned on 93 and just waiting to gather up some cash to get a good tune. hopefully within the next week or so.
Gas station in front of walmart in altoona does.


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Distracted Driving is a major contributor to the increase in road fatalities. This worldwide epidemic claims the lives of thousands of drivers each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 8 people are killed and 1,161 people are injured each day in crashes that involve a distracted driver.
If it seems like everyone is on their phone these days, it's because they are. According to the Pew Research Institute, 95% of all U.S. adults own a cellphone, and 77% own a smartphone. Smartphone adoption continues to increase an average of 14% each year. This is true across all demographics regardless of educational or economic status.
With phones becoming smarter, the number of distractions continue to increase, making this an even more deadly concern. Not only is texting or hand-held talking a serious issue, but some drivers have even admitted to playing games or using social media apps while driving. A study by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) reported that two out of three teens (68 percent) admitted to using apps while driving.
The average driver takes his or her eyes off the road for 3-5 seconds, which can be the length of a football field if traveling down the highway at 55 MPH or more. This is especially alarming, given that AAA reports that distraction "latency", the amount of time it takes for a driver to fully engage after distraction, lasts an average of 27 seconds. For a distracted driver, the time it takes to refocus could literally be the difference between life or death.


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Q: QuantLib SWIG Java: Undefined symbol sessionId() I have successfully compiled QuantLib 1.12 on Ubuntu with --enable-sessions and --enable-thread-safe-observer-pattern flags. I also compiled java Swig bindings. When I try to run Bonds example in java, I get an undefined symbol error on sessionId().
java -cp ./QuantLib.jar:. -Djava.library.path=/usr/local/lib examples.Bond

java:symbol lookup error:/usr/local/lib/libQuantLibJNI.so:undefined
symbol:_ZN8QuantLib9sessionIdEV

Any idea how to resolve this error? I saw some references to implementing sessionId() function externally and linking to QuantLib. I am not sure how to do that exactly. Can I add "mysessions.cpp" file under ql/ folder and build QuantLib as usual? The file mysessions.cpp will have following content:
#include <thread>
int QuantLib::sessionId(void)
{
     return std::this_thread::get_id().hash();
}

Thanks for your help.

A: Yes, adding your file to the build will work; to do that, you'll have to add it to the list of files in ql/Makefile.am (you're on a Linux or Mac system, right?).  You might need autoconf and automake installed.  Also, you might have to run ./autogen.sh to reinitialize the configure cache with your versions of the tools.

A: Thank you Luigi. I was able to get it working. here are some important steps :
I was working with Oracle VirtualBox Ubuntu 16.04.3 hosted on Windows 10.
Create a mysessions.cpp file under ql/patterns folder as follows after including boost/lexical_cast.hpp and boost/thread.hpp
namespace QuantLib {
  unsigned long sessionId(){
    std::string threadId = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>
    (boost::this_thread::get_id());
    unsigned long threadNumber = 0;
    sscanf(threadId.c_str(), "%lx", &threadNumber);
    return threadNumber;
  }
}

In singleton.hpp, change the return parameter of sessionId() from Integer to unsigned long. You have to change in many places, also change the key of instances_ map from Integer to unsigned long in many places.
Add myssesions.cpp to ql/patterns/Makefile.am
cpp_files = \
      observable.cpp \
      mysessions.cpp

On Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, the automake version is 1.15 and needs to be upgraded to 1.15.1 as follows
sudo apt-get remove automake #remove 1.15
wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.15.1.tar.gz
tar xf automake*
cd automake-1.15.1
sh configure --prefix /usr/local
make install

When building QuantLib, in configure step, the command needs to be following
sudo ./configure --disable-static CXXFLAGS=-O3
--enable-thread-safe-observer-pattern --enable-sessions

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Das Standbild für Eilhard Mitscherlich steht seit 1919 im Hof vor dem Ostflügel des Hauptgebäudes der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin-Mitte.

Es ist als Baudenkmal mit der Nummer 09060126 in der Berliner Landesdenkmalliste eingetragen.

Beschreibung
1892 trat anlässlich zum bevorstehenden 100. Geburtstag des Chemieprofessors (1794–1863) ein Komitee zusammen um Spendengelder für ein Standbild zu sammeln. Für den Entwurf des Denkmals beauftragte die Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität im Herbst 1893 den Bildhauer Ferdinand Hartzer. Dieser entschied sich für einen einfachen Granitsockel, auf dem Mitscherlich als junger Wissenschaftler in lockerer Haltung steht. Während sich seine rechte Hand in die Hüfte stützt, hielt seine nunmehr leere linke Hand ursprünglich einen Feldspatkristall – ein Verweis auf seine wissenschaftliche Erforschung der Isomorphie bei Kristallen. Die etwas überlebensgroße Bronzefigur erweckt den Anschein, Mitscherlich versuche dem Betrachter wissenschaftliche Resultate zu erklären. Ein Stapel Bücher hinter dem rechten Fuß soll seinen Gelehrtenstatus unterstreichen. Auf dem Sockel ist eine Bronzetafel mit seinen Lebensdaten angebracht.

Das Denkmal stand ursprünglich im kleinen Kastanienwäldchen hinter der Neuen Wache und wurde erst im Zuge der Neubauten von 1913 bis 1919 an den jetzigen Standort verlegt.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Kulturdenkmale in Berlin-Mitte

Literatur
 Landesdenkmalamt Berlin (Hrsg.): Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Denkmale in Berlin. Ortsteil Mitte. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2003, ISBN 3-935590-80-6, S. 268.

Weblinks

 Marmorsteinrundreisen – Die Denkmäler rund um das Hauptgebäude der Humboldt-Universität (PDF; 848 kB) S. 6–8.

Einzelnachweise

Berlin-Mitte
Erbaut in den 1890er Jahren
Baudenkmal in Berlin
Mitscherlich, Eilhard
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin


Audio amplifier design is an interesting and annoying task – while some made a fortune writing books on the topic, in many cases, any amplifier is good enough. Normally, parts such as the PAM8302 get used. In practice, one often needs more power – in this case, Texas Instruments TPA3125D2N is the part to call on.
While the part comes in an easy to handle DIP package, do not let the packaging fool you. Texas Instruments uses a modern class D amplifier, and can supply either 10 or 20 watts into an eight ohm speakers when supplied with 24 V of direct current.
However, due to the high efficiency of the part, no heatsink is needed when approaching the extremely high values. From a technical point of view, the TPA3125D2N is relatively simple. Driving a speaker, in principle, is done with the following application example.
Sadly, working with low input voltages is not a strength of the part. The lowest supply voltage Texas Instruments specifies in the data sheet is 10V – the figure shows how the output power varies across the various input voltages.
Another interesting aspect involves circuitry intended to eliminate the popping sound found when connecting or disconnecting power or speakers. This is highly valuable, as it reduces potential risk of damage to the audio system.
Finally, let's also recommend a look at the data sheet found by Clicking Here – it contains interesting additional information on power supply problems and similar issues encountered when dealing with class D amplifyers.
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Zinedine Zidane wants the Chelsea job, biut only if three conditions are met, while Arsenal are chasing an English goalkeeper and Man Utd sale talk is hotting up, all in the papers.
France legend Zinedine Zidane has thrown his hat into the ring for the Chelsea job, report The Sun.
The former Real Madrid boss, who stepped down five days after leading them to a third straight Champions League triumph last May, wants to succeed the under-pressure Maurizio Sarri.
The report claims Zidane "is keen to talk seriously about taking over as boss" after being out of the game since last summer, however, it's not that simple because the 46-year-old wants assurances before agreeing to a deal with Roman Abramovich.
Apparently he wants to keep Eden Hazard and offer him a huge new deal to keep him at Stamford Bridge. He Also wants £200million to spend on new players, and more if they sell players, and he wants a major say, alongside Blues director Marina Granovskaia, who those players will be.


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1. Melbourne, Australia, May 12-25.
Commission of World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Theme: "Your Kingdom Come."
The WCC conference met at the University of Melbourne. Some 600 delegates from 85 countries attended. The two leaders were Dr. Philip Potter, General Secretary of the WCC and Dr. Emilio Castro of Uruguay, the Chairman of WCC's World Mission and Evangelism Commission. Dr. Castro was also the elected chairman of the Bangkok conference in 1973. Typical lectures included The Kingdom of God and Human Struggles; The Church Witnesses to the Kingdom, and the Crucified Christ Challenges Human Power.
In the papers delivered at the plenary sessions, in group Bible studies and in the sectional meetings, salvation tended to be explained in socio-political terms. Dr. Philip Potter interpreted the program for the "Kingdom of God" as a political, economic, social world order.
Dr. Castro spoke of the guilt of the Western churches. He asked: "How can we come with the proclamation of the message of redemption and freedom of God's kingdom, when so many people have seen slavery coming to them through colonialism, even in the name of the Christian faith?"
A delegation from Pakistan attempted to get the Soviet Union condemned for its military intervention in Afghanistan, but the Soviet delegates strongly opposed this move. One Baptist even threatened to break ties with the WCC. The Eastern European delegates received support from Latin Americans, some Africans and people from India. Pakistan's motion was defeated with 66 versus 58 votes.
2. Pattaya, Thailand, June 16-27.
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism, Consultation on World Evangelization. Theme: "How Shall they Hear?"
This consultation stands in the tradition of the evangelism conferences convened in Berlin in 1966, and in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974. Its theme was a follow-up to the Lausanne theme, "Let the earth hear His voice."
A select group of 650 delegates evaluated what's happened since 1974 and developed new strategies to reach the world's unreached or hidden people. The U.S. Center for World Mission's technical definition of hidden people is: "Those particular unreached peoples which cannot yet be reached by an evangelizing church within their own cultural tradition."
Some 16,750 people groups throughout the world have no churches whatever. Dr. Leighton Ford said in an interview before he went to Thailand, that the conference "will be a microcosm of the global church coming to grips with evangelization strategy for the years ahead."
3. Edinburgh, Scotland; October 27 to November 1, 1980.
Worldwide Missions Agencies, World Consultation on Frontier Missions. Theme: "A Church for Every People by the Year 2000."
This convention falls on the 70th anniversary date of the first world-wide missionary?conference held in 1910. Pattaya, Thailand was a meeting of? invited, individual evangelical leaders. Edinburgh will be a meeting of official agency representatives. It will deal exclusively with the hidden people.
At Edinburgh the anticipated 800 delegates will consider ways and means to promote greater involvement of the world's many evangelical Protestant mission agencies in reaching hidden people and consider concrete implementation of all what was discussed at Pattaya and other conferences.
Three major conferences in one year! Hundreds of mission personnel, theologians and churchmen on the move! Is this good stewardship of time and money? Many key people are involved in the preparations of conferences. They have to spend precious time on the preparation of papers, etc. In our days of economic recession, inflation and steep price of travel, the cost of each conference is high.
James W. Reapsome, the editor of Evangelical Mission Quarterly raised the possibility of a moratorium on mission congresses. He remarked, "Some skepticism about international congresses is warranted. Many a working missionary wonders about the time and money expended by a comparatively few leaders in world evangelical circles in what appears to be the full-time occupation of attending conferences. Rightfully they want to know if the results are worth the expenditures. It's hard for them to suppress the groans with which they greet the news of yet another congress."
A moratorium on mission conferences and congresses? I believe that the church should get on with the job of evangelization. Conferences tend to become self-perpetuating. Churches shouldn't be financially burdened with the support of any more high level talks. The people in the pew like to see their money go where there is a need and an opportunity to present the gospel. Some hard questions must be asked before another congress is planned.


In my corporate life working inside global companies, consulting for small and large companies and for the past 15 years focusing on attracting and, more importantly, retaining the best talent available for leading corporations, I have learned a lot.
This hands-on, behind-the-scenes experience has led me to several conclusions about corporate culture, employee engagement, and happiness.
And guess what? We've been doing employee happiness wrong for decades.
The personality tests, the career assessment quizzes, the quarterly reviews and the year-end surveys actually don't tell us much of anything.
I was consulting for a global oil, gas and fiber optic network company, trying to figure out how to bring my buying exchange software to their industry when I was invited on a corporate weekend retreat.
The retreat consisted of the usual get to know you activities, a speech by the company leader, a ropes course to build trust and, the main event, a personality test, which we all took.
I got the four letters that described me and for the next day, everyone was walking around saying things like, "I'm an ABCD or a QRST," or whatever their results revealed.
The whole thing stumped me because I was smack in the middle and wasn't really anything. On the other hand, I was all things. And while this did help confirm that I am a chameleon – as a strategic consultant you have to be in order to adapt to all personalities, it didn't, in my humble opinion, tell me anything about employee engagement or happiness.
What did help me on that particular retreat, were the conversations on the sidelines. The ones where people talked about the why of whether they were happy or not, and what mattered most to them in their work and personal lives.
I went on many retreats with companies during this phase of my career, and have morphed my practice into helping companies get employees happier so that they don't leave.
I write about it, I speak about it and I even did a TEDx talk that challenged people to look way beyond who they think they are and embrace who they really are deep inside.
When I create and conduct corporate workshops now, which are all about employee happiness, engagement and idea innovation, I first focus on each person bringing their authentic self to the table. Not the self we think others want to see, not the self we think others think of us, not the self a test says we are, but who we know ourselves to be — the real us. That's where our creativity lies, our ideas, our inspiration, and the future of the companies we work for.
Employee happiness affects the bottom line in all cases. To the tune of $500B for U.S. companies in lost revenues due to stress.
So why do I say that all of these long used methods are out of style?
Because I live inside companies, I ask the questions, I have the conversations, and I see that happiness shifts throughout the week, month and year.
So what have I found that keeps employees happy (or not)?
And it takes more than a survey, meeting or test to determine where someone might fall on the scale in all of these categories. And once you measure happiness in real-time, then you can address it with one-on-one meetings, workshops or projects.
I believe that if we don't focus on measuring employee happiness in real-time, we might as well forget it.
I believe so much in this that I went on a quest to find the best happiness measurement software available. I looked at lots of solutions. Some are pretty good. Some are complicated. But I only found one that is intuitive, is easy to onboard, and frankly, works.
One company who rolled out the system on a test run of 1,000 employees, had an 88% adoption rate and a 77% usage rate on a monthly basis. To me, that means they actually liked using the app. It wasn't a hassle and it provided management with a very keen understanding of not only when someone was out of sync with their truest, happiest self at work, but why. And then they could address it.
The pilot resulted in the company retaining top talent because the employees were happier. Why? They felt that management understood their real-time experience flow and were willing to make their work life better. It resulted in increased collective decision making and higher employee productivity. Bottom line? Cost savings, happier employees and a path toward increased revenues due to performance.
Getting these results had nothing to do with a survey someone filled out a couple times of year, a check-in meeting every now and then, or a test.
It was easy to use, real-time measurement backed by a bunch of Ph.D.'s in neuro-science and behavioral psychology.
I have now partnered with this company to roll out the platform to current and future clients of at least 3,000 employees.
If you've already got it figured out or hate change, then best of luck. I hope you aren't part of the billions in losses.
If you'd like to learn more about what we use, let me know.


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Q: Apache XSSF Workbook conflicting package errors So I am receiving error messages as the XSSFWorkbook import appears to be incompatible with the final line.  The code as it is gives the error message that package "org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook" does not exist.  When I remove the import, the last line then gets the error message that I should create an XSSFWorkbook class.  I am currently using the Apache 3.7 utilmodel file in order to import the XSSFWorkbook class.  Any help would be most appreciated.  I am trying to create a program that reads data from an excel file.
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

public class ReadExcel {

    private static final String FILE_PATH =
 "/Users/riveraaz/Desktop/FantasyPros_2015_Overall.numbers";

    public static List getPlayersFromExcel() {
        List PlayerList = new ArrayList();
        FileInputStream fis = null;
        try {
            fis = new FileInputStream(FILE_PATH);
            Workbook workbook = new XSSFWorkbook(fis);


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