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Justice Department Honors Tennessee Firefighters for Rescuing Lost Boy and His Dog
Washington, DC - The Department of Justice Wednesday recognized two Tennessee-based firefighters who led a seven-hour search that led to the discovery of a missing six-year-old boy and his dog.
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan, Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Dummermuth, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Administrator Caren Harp presented the Missing Children's Citizen Award to Firefighters Aaron Woods and Michael Webb of the Blount County Fire Department in Maryville, Tennessee, during the Department's National Missing Children's Day ceremony. This award recognizes private citizens for extraordinary acts that lead to the safe recovery of missing or abducted children.
"The exhaustive search led by Mr. Woods and Mr. Webb as part of a broader effort to find this missing child epitomizes their dedication to duty and 'others before self' attitude," said Administrator Caren Harp. "The Department of Justice applauds these brave firefighters, along with those law enforcement and Tennessee National Guardsmen who quickly mobilized and tirelessly searched to bring this boy and his dog home safely."
After the Blount County, Tennessee, Fire Department was notified of the missing boy on April 23, 2018, the department organized a search of approximately 100 participants, including first responders from the local sheriff's department, fire department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, and Army National Guard. The 22-hour-search spanned 2,000 acres of rugged, wooded terrain—on foot and by air—on and around Chilhowee Mountain and the Top of the World Community Recreation Center, where the child was last seen. Woods and Webb led a team of reinforcements to continue the search. After seven additional hours, the firefighters found the boy and his dog and ensured the boy received immediate medical treatment for exposure.
The Department also recognized 17 law enforcement officers for their investigations of child predators who sexually assaulted children, or created, viewed, and/or distributed child pornography. Harp also recognized Madison Dozier, a fifth grader at Reiley Elementary School in Alexandria, Kentucky, as the 20th winner of the National Missing Children's Day poster contest.


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Q: how to use geckodriver with watir webdriver I ran a bundle update yesterday night and selenium-webdriver got updated to the latest version.
My watir-webdriver tests pointed to firefox are now broken.
The error message said to add geckodriver to the path. On my mac, I copied geckodriver to the /usr/bin and ran the tests again.
This is the error I am getting now

 unable to connect to Mozilla geckodriver 127.0.0.1:4444 (Selenium::WebDriver::Error::WebDriverError)

The watir-webdriver documentation does not seem to be updated on how to do this?
Did anyone manage to fix this

A: There is no extra documentation because there is nothing extra to do with Watir.  It's finding the geckodriver file , but can't run it. Check to make sure it is executable on your system.

A: If your test not only just stick to firefox, you can use chromedriver instead of geckodriver, which is much easy, as far as my experience goes.
1,  Add gem watir to your gemfile.
2,  Download file on this page https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads, and copy chromedriver to /usr/bin path.
3,   And then just run it:
browser = Watir::Browser.start(url)
html = Nokogiri::HTML.parse(browser.html)
browser.close

4, Also, you can use headless to start a virtual X screen to hide browser windows like this:
  headless = Headless.new
  headless.start

  browser = Watir::Browser.start(url)
  html = Nokogiri::HTML.parse(browser.html)

  browser.close
  headless.destroy

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Sea water consists of small amounts of gold in it. Scientists have tried to find out a way to extract the gold from sea water in the first half of 20th Century. German Chemical Scientist Mr. Fritz Huber has tried very hardly to invent the way of extracting gold from sea water in order to recover his country from the financial recession then. After a hard work of eight years, he has found that one liter of sea water consists of 0.0000000001 gm of gold. But he has found later that the presence of gold is even lesser than that and thus he stopped his efforts.
One ton of sea water consists of 0.1mg to 2mg of gold based on the region. But the expenditure to extract the gold is much higher than the value of gold produced. And the process of extraction takes a period of several years. Thus no one supports the idea of extracting gold from sea water.


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Regardless of whether you play as the legendary General or against him, the outcome of war is not a foregone conclusion. The course of history relies on your ability to lead your troops through the most intense battles as never seen before in the Total War series.
Napoleon: Total War is a real revolution in the genre of strategy games. Colorful characters, colorful videos, majestic battle scenes - all this you will find in the game, combining turn-based strategy and real-time.
Fight on land and sea in three historical campaigns: Italian, Egyptian and the largest - the one in which at stake is the power over Europe. If you are not confident in their abilities, exciting courses will help you quickly understand the intricacies of government and command. All this makes the game an absolute leader of the Total War series.
The game Napoleon: Total War offers a variety of modes of collective game. The game includes a complete set of network functions - such as the achievement system Steam service, additional gaming features, uniform editor and voice communications.
With new types of troops that appeared in the era of Napoleon, the real-time battles became even more intense and dynamic. Take part in the legendary battle of the XIX century, recreated with incredible thoroughness and accuracy.
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Most business presentations are made on PowerPoint. So probably after years working in a company, you have mind sets. You structure presentations based on slide sequences, many times building upon old presentations made by other colleagues. These mindsets create mental models that shape every aspect of your presentations and at the end all powerpoints are the same. Lots of slides are made not to create effective messages but to show how hard you've worked on them. The result: paragraphs nobody reads, numbers nobody understands, presentations nobody gets engaged.
So even if you think you are not good at drawing in this one day seminar you'll learn how to transform presentations into visual stories. How to present your ideas to colleagues with simple illustrations, powerful metaphors, and effective results.
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DeSantis Signs Bill Allowing Guns In More Churches
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In yet another win for supporters of the second amendment, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that allows citizens with concealed carry licenses to possess firearms at churches or other religious institutions that share properties with schools.
The measure, HB 259, was one of 94 bills DeSantis signed, according to a late-night announcement from his office.
Florida law previously has generally allowed the carrying of firearms in churches and other religious institutions but prohibits it on school properties. Many citizens would consequently not carry at institutions that are shared by both religious and educational establishments.
The bill was approved during the Spring Legislative Session with a 76-37 vote in the House and a 24-16 vote in the Senate.
Senator and sponsor Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, said in April that churches leasing school space are potential targets as they bar qualified citizens from carrying and lack armed security.
"There are always threats," Gruters said. "And all we're doing is giving them, those religious institutions, the ability and the right to be able to say 'yes,' if we choose. We're going to allow concealed permit holders — it's not the wild, wild west — we're giving one of the safest subgroups in our society the ability to carry."
But there was vocal opposition from the other side of the aisle as well, who argue that the idea of an armed citizen taking out the "bad guy" does not reflect reality.
"I go back to this notion that if we do away with gun-free zones, and everybody's packing a firearm, if a bad person starts shooting, well, you know what, the good guys will rise up and save us," said Senator Gary Farmer. (D-Lighthouse Point) "Folks, that has proven to be a fallacy as well."
"There hasn't been any Dirty Harry or John McClane or Rambo that's come to the defense of anyone in any of these mass shootings."
The National Rifle Association and other gun-rights supporting groups had backed similar legislation in the past without managing to get it through the legislature. The legislation follows a recent trend of pro-second amendment action by state legislatures around the country, with Texas passing "constitutional carry" into law earlier this month.
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At the 2007 US Go Congress, while waiting for Yu Ping to arrive and present his talk on computer go, two AGA 3 dans placed a tsumego problem on the demonstration board. The problem arose in the midst of their game. During the game the player took several minutes to read out the problem. When Yu Ping arrived, he looked, smiled and turned to audience after having read out the solution in less than 10 seconds.
Yu Ping explained that tsumego problems demonstrate a method of living or killing. Sometimes several methods are required in sequence. He said he was able to solve the problem quickly because he recognized the method required. At that point, he read quickly to verify that the method worked. This is a different way of looking at tsumego. Rather than treat the problem as a reading exercise, a set of heuristics can be applied to problem searching for one that works.
The method for the problem at the Go Congress was capturing five does not make two eyes. Yu Ping explained that the five stones could form a straight line or have a single bend at one end, no difference. Needless, to say the problem at the Congress was more complex. Several moves were required to force White to create the five in a row shape.


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Landslide victory for Northumberland in 2015 North East England Tourism Awards
It was a fantastic night for Northumberland businesses at the 2015 North East England Tourism Awards last night.
In her welcome speech at the event, Chief Executive of NewcastleGateshead Initiative Sarah Stewart said this year's awards were "the biggest yet" which saw a record-breaking 120 businesses submitting entries into the awards. From there, 58 businesses were shortlisted across 15 awards categories showcasing the wide variety of quality tourism businesses throughout the North East region.
Northumberland businesses were shortlisted in eleven categories. From that, they scooped seven Gold awards, along with a further five Silver, five Bronze and four Highly Commended awards.
It was a particularly successful night for St Cuthbert's House B&B, who won Gold for both 'Bed & Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year' and 'Sustainable Tourism'. Other Gold award winners were Bamburgh Castle Inn, Leaplish Waterside Park, Morpeth Tourist Information and Craft Centre, Blacksmith's Cottage, and Kielder Observatory.
All winners now have the opportunity to compete nationally at VisitEngland's Awards for Excellence in 2016. In last year's awards, Northumberland business Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa won Gold in Large Hotel of the Year and went on to win Gold nationally, meaning they were officially recognised as the best in the country.
Jude Leitch, Director of Northumberland Tourism, is thrilled with the result: "This is a fantastic achievement for Northumberland businesses. Our tourism offering is growing year on year, so it is great to see all efforts rewarded with such regional recognition.
With this year seeing the largest volume of applicants into the awards, every category is highly contested. However, special recognition has to be made to St Cuthbert's House, winning two Gold awards. As past winners of VisitEngland's Best B&B of the Year, their consistently excellent offering to guests really must be admired. Along with all of the Gold award winners, we wish them every success in the 2016 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence."
The full list of Northumbrian winners:
Tourism Pub of the Year
Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahouses - Gold
The Angel of Corbridge - Silver
Holiday Park/Village of the Year
Leaplish Waterside Park, Kielder - Gold
Springhouse Country Park, Slaley – Bronze
Visitor Information Provider of the Year
Morpeth Tourist Information and Craft Centre - Gold
Berwick-upon-Tweed Tourist Information Centre - Bronze
Access for All Tourism
The Hog's Head Inn, Alnwick – Silver
Calvert Trust Kielder – Highly Commended
Tourism Event of the Year
Northumberland County Show – Highly Commended
Taste of England
Northumberland Cheese Company – Silver
Self-Catering Holiday Provider of the Year
Blacksmith's Cottage, Alnham – Gold
Hesleyside Huts - Silver
Springhill Farm Holiday Accommodation, Seahouses - Bronze
Small Hotel of the Year
Newton Hall – Silver
Doxford Hall Hotel & Spa – Bronze
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Kielder Observatory – Gold
Bed & Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year
St Cuthbert's House, Seahouses – Gold
The Old Manse, Chatton – Bronze
Slate & Nature, West Woodburn – Highly Commended
Image: Morpeth Tourist Information and Craft Centre, Gail Johnson
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Awarded 'England's Best B&B' by VisitEngland in 2017 & 2014 - and also Bronze & Silver medals at their national Awards in 2015 & 2016 too. Your hosts Jeff & Jill offer you beautiful Guest Accommodation in this historic former chapel building, on the spectacular Northumberland coast. Beautiful, elegant restoration, offering six very high-quality ensuite bedrooms in stunning, peaceful surroundings.
Morpeth Tourist Information Centre
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Morpeth Tourist Information Centre is housed in medieval splendour in the 13th Century Morpeth Chantry, famous Northumbrian Bagpipe Museum, and highly regarded Northumbrian Art and Crafts Centre. Music and Arts events are held throughout the year.
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Music legends Shane McGowan, Billie Holiday, Frank Zappa, PJ Harvey, more leap into your living room in new docs
By Dennis Harvey
Shane MacGowan live onstage in 1988, from 'CROCK OF GOLD.' © Andrew Catlin. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
Live music venues were one of the earliest COVID casualties, with no quick bounce-back as yet in sight—not to mention the fact that even pre-epidemic, they were already becoming an endangered species in a Bay Area that's grown too expensive for too long to still be considered very "arts-friendly." There's been limited compensatory comfort for those who really miss live concerts (or dance clubs), but as it happens, this week brings a small glut of new home-viewing movie releases focusing on individual artists or music-centric milieux.
Several of these arrivals fall in the realm of documentary career overviews. Few are more creatively adept at that sort of thing than Julien Temple, who started out chronicling the Sex Pistols, became a leading music-video director, has a wobbly track record with narrative features (his best-known remain two '80s flops turned cult faves, Absolute Beginners and Earth Girls Are Easy), but has stealthily emerged in recent years as the king of rock docs.
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan is typical of the way he detours from straight hagiography—using everything from animation to cheesy old exploitation-flick footage—to have fun with a subject while respecting it nonetheless. In this case, that subject is the erstwhile singer-songwriter for The Pogues, who'd be a walking "mad drunk Irishman" stereotype if, in fact, he were still walking. (Instead, the shambling 63-year-old wreck is in such poor health, he's more or less confined to a wheelchair.)
The Pogues represented the pissed-off (and simply pissed) pride of the Irish "diaspora," being formed from emigres in London, mixing punk energy, trad folk elements, poetical lyrics and an aggrieved sense of history. MacGowan is a frequently uncooperative interviewee whose every mumbled word needs to be subtitled; he's endlessly self-aggrandizing and obviously self-destructive, when not busy slagging everyone from W.B. Yeats to Elvis Costello. He'd be insufferable in a less cheekily fond tribute—but Crock of Gold knows exactly how to appreciate him as an artist while arching an eye at the spectacle he's spent a lifetime making of himself. It's currently playing the Roxie and Rafael's virtual cinemas.
A more straightforward cinematic stock-taking of a singular career is Bill & Ted actor turned director Alex Winter's Zappa, which is playing just about every local virtual cinema program (BAMPFA, Alamo Drafthouse, Rafael, Roxie). Early on we see the man himself touring his large personal vault of archived audiovisual materials, and this film (like 2016's Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, with which it has some inevitable overlaps) draws on that store to provide glimpses both familiar and rare of an admitted workaholic's vast output.
We get everything from teenaged Frank's 1956 mock-horror home movies to collaborations with everyone from John & Yoko to Kronos Quartet. In addition to his rock career and film projects (200 Motels, Baby Snakes), there is appreciation of his activism, which stretched from having an interracial band at age 16 to famously opposing Tipper Gore's censorious PMRC in the mid-80s. For all his onstage and on-record goofiness, he's remembered as a perfectionist taskmaster whose complex compositions demanded exhaustive rehearsal.
For someone who seldom really liked his gimmicky "rock" music, Zappa reinforces that the subject's greatest talent may well have laid in 20th-century avant-gardism inspired by Edgar Varese and other challenging composers. He wrote symphonic pieces from an early age, and as he grew ill from prostate cancer (which would claim his life in 1993 at age 52), had the satisfaction of seeing some actually performed by orchestras—even if he sometimes had to pay them for the privilege. Over two hours long,Zappa suggests even to the wary not-quite-fan that there's available material enough to fascinate in a film two or three times that length.
Another late lamented talent is given the archival treatment in Billie. James Erskine's documentary celebrates Lady Day's hugely influential success as a jazz and blues singer despite the limitations of her sharply segregated societal era. She's appreciated by figures like Mingus, Count Basie and Tony Bennett who outlived her own short (just 44 years) lifespan.
But the film (which is currently playing Rafael@Home) also takes a deep, somewhat true-crime-ish dive into her turbulent times offstage, leaning heavily on a cache of over 200 audiotape hours recorded by a would-be biographer whose own mysterious demise suggests she dug up more dirt than others were comfortable with. That encompasses not just Billie Holiday's well-known drug and alcohol issues, but the institutionalized racism she faced professionally and as an incessant target for police harassment.
A very different but equally disturbing excavation is The Changin' Times of Ike White, a documentary about an obscure figure of '70s music that's joined CinemaSF's virtual cinema after making a local debut at the Another Hole in the Head festival last year. A multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, White was considered by some a major funk-soul talent ripe for discovery—the only problem being, he was serving a life sentence for murder. Somehow permission was gained for him to record a 1974 album (with full cadre of visiting session players, engineers, etc.) while in prison, and with the help of celebrity supporter Stevie Wonder, he got paroled in 1978.
Yet soon after, he disappeared. A less upbeat parallel to Searching for Sugar Man, Dan Veron's film is a bit of cinematic sleuthing that eventually unearths the man himself—as well as a fiendishly complicated trail of discarded women, children, identities and lies that the charismatic, sociopathic White left behind him. It's a fascinating portrait, albeit one that gets darker and darker.
By contrast, there's no dirt-digging whatsoever in A Dog Called Money, which CinemaSF begins streaming this Friday, months after an original release date was nixed by COVID. It's a first feature by Seamus Murphy, a photojournalist whom English musician PJ Harvey accompanied on trips to Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington D.C. between 2011 and 2014. Her impressions led to a shared book, an album (The Hope Six Demolition Project) and now this film, which also utilizes footage from her recording sessions (in a London studio specially constructed as a public installation) and his other journeys to Syria, Macedonia, and elsewhere.
While we get to see her at work, Harvey is notoriously private, so there's little in the way of interviews here, and no attempt to surmount her barriers to personal inquiry. Dog is sort of a globe-trotting collage, part musical performance, part outside-looking-in measure of war and injustice taking its toll around the world. The relationship it draws between inspiration and art is sometimes vague, and not all that illuminating; the documentary will probably work best for those who are already fans of the artist. But PJ Harvey is unquestionably one of the few great, sustained rock talents of the last three decades, so any peek at her process is welcome.
Also arriving about 30 years ago was Jennie Livingston's Paris Is Burning, which memorably chronicled the NYC voguing and ballroom scene at the height of the AIDS crisis. While aspects of that culture embedded itself in popular consciousness for the long haul, it still comes as something of a surprise that it survives in a form as well-preserved as that depicted in Dennis Keighron-Foster and Amy Watson's Deep in Vogue. This relatively short (just over an hour) UK documentary profiles Northern Vogue, the busy and popular forum for self-expression active in cities like Liverpool, for whose participants it's an acknowledgement and continuation of gay history they're mostly too young to have been a part of.
Central as dance music has always been to the form, there's not much discussion of music here—beyond one DJ noting how difficult it is to work these events. Instead, Deep is mostly about artistic aims (some voguing "houses" take themselves very seriously as professional dance companies), and community. The latter may not be exactly what you expect: While Paris is Burning showed how vogue rose largely as a safe-haven reaction by Black and Latino gays to their exclusion from white drag balls, here participants run a gamut that even includes some straight white women. Though that's brought accusations of cultural appropriation, the scene's champions say it's about "bringing together people who are marginalized in their everyday life," regardless of ethnic, gender or sexual identity.
Making largely the same statement in a different way is The Prom, which is currently playing available theaters and launches on Netflix this Friday. Ryan Murphy's translation of the semi-successful 2018 Broadway musical is both a spoof and love letter to musical theater, as two titanically self-absorbed stage stars (Meryl Streep, James Corden) who've just had a huge flop ("Eleanor!: The Eleanor Roosevelt Musical") head to small-town Indiana with two veteran wanna-bes (Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells) to rebrand themselves as "celebrity activists." The "cause" they've glommed onto is a high school girl (Jo Ellen Pellman) who's been excluded from her own prom for wanting to bring a same-sex date.
Barging into an already-awkward standoff between the open-minded principal (Keegan-Michael Key) and intolerant PTA chair (Kerry Washington), these Broadway babies exist in even more of a sociopolitical bubble than the conservative "hicks" they've descended upon. But needless to say, it's all gonna work out fine in laughter-and-tears fashion, with no lack of Big Numbers en route.
The Prom is a full-blown musical, with clever lyrics if generic tunes (though that may be the satirical point), and no lack of unironic bombast and schmaltz. Deep in Vogue has better dancing than the High School Musical-style acrobatics here; while some of these actors may sing better than you knew, the vocals also often sound a wee bit processed at times. As a big ol' bag o' glitter, soft-boiled diva camp and stock acceptance messaging, this isn't exactly my thing. But it's certainly good enough that those more inclined (including fans of Murphy's breakthrough series Glee) will loooooove it.
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Make this: La Palma snack wrap
A TikTok-inspired video recipe honoring the 68-year-old Mexicatessen.
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As we prepare for Black History Month, new releases look back at the complex heroes who powered the civil rights movement.


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Army support GPs practice for vaccination clinic
Cressage and Much Wenlock Medical Practice Covid Vaccination Clinic which was housed at William Brookes School
Three members of the armed forces joined the regular vaccination team from Much Wenlock and Cressage Medical Practice for the sessions which took place on the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas.
They were part of a mass effort across Shropshire and the rest of the UK to provide booster shots amid concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid.
Dr Jess Harvey, a general practitioner at the medical office, said support from the military made a significant difference in keeping the surgery running on a daily basis.
She said: "We brought in three of them to help, which is really good because it means our administrative staff can continue to work in the office, so there is minimal effect for our patients."
She also praised cabinet staff for the way they had worked to organize the booster sessions on short notice after the government announcement – and had done well throughout the past year.
She said: "It's difficult because when it was announced and they were talking about the next three weeks, and over the next three weeks, most of our dates were already booked because it's the three weeks. busiest of the year.
"When we found out on Sunday night with the Prime Minister's announcement, we found out at 8 p.m. and 12 hours later, we sat in a meeting with all the other GPs across the country trying to determine how we were going to do it and in a few hours, we had figured out how to do up to 2,000 vaccinations in our single practice. "
She added: "I am full of admiration for my colleagues. It has been an incredibly long year – we basically vaccinated for 12 months against Covid and the flu.
"I am incredibly lucky to be working with such a wonderful group of very dedicated people and as soon as we said 'we have to do this' they stepped up and I am very proud of them and what they have accomplished throughout. throughout the pandemic. "
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Class 8th - English : Lesson 5 - Polo – The King of Games (Shafqat Habib)
by Shafiq Ahmad Naik on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Class 8th, English 8th
WORKING WITH THE TEXT
Q1. Why polo is called the game of kings?
Ans. Polo is called the game of kings because it was patronized by kings and was played with great joy by princes and warriors to test their courage, endurance and power.
Q2. Where did polo originate?
Ans. Polo originated in central Asia and then eventually spread as for as Japan, China, Tibet and India.
Q3. What was the status of polo during the Mughal reign?
Ans. During the reign of Mughals, polo was the National sport of India until the end of sixteenth century. In this period polo was patronized by the kings and nobles and was widely played in the provinces of the Empire and in the courts of the Rajput Kings.
Q4. In whose reign did polo come to Ladakh and how?
Ans. According to the legends, polo came to Ladakh during the reign of Jamyang Namgyal, who married the princess of Baltistan, Gyal Khtun, in 16th century.
Q5. How is polo played in Ladakh?
Ans. In Ladakh polo is played with great joy. It is more than a game and a part of cultural heritage. The game draws huge crowds with people donning their traditional colourful costumes. It is played as a test of human endurance skill and horse strength to play continuously.
Q6. How is polo in Ladakh different from the international format?
Ans. It is different here from the current international format in player count as well as duration. There are two teams with six players of each. The game lasts for one hour with 20 minutes of break. It is played with, musical accompaniment. It is an integral part of the annual Ladakh festival.
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LANGUAGE WORK
Sum up the dialogue in a brief paragraph:
Ans. Polo is called the king of games because in its early history, it was played by kings only. It originated in Central Asia. It is like hockey on horseback. In this game, two teams with six players each try to score against each other. The players are on horseback and strike the ball with the mallet. The game is divided into halves and the team scoring nine goals wins. It is a dangerous game, because the place of the game besides the horses and the mallets make it exciting and dangerous.
GRAMMER WORK
Use the correct prepositions out of the given options:
1. The boy jumped across the fence quickly. (Over / across)
2. The players quarreled among themselves on the playfield. (Among / between)
3. My colleagues stood by me in my hour of grief. (With / by)
4. A dog fell into a ditch. (In / into)
5. We go to bed at 11pm. (At / in)
6. She is leaving to Delhi on 6 March. (To / for)
7. The thieves are behind the bars now. (Behind / before)
8. Urba and Saba are taking meals in plates. (In / from)
9. I cannot part from this book. (With / from)
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"And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside." – Lin-Manuel Miranda
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She's determined to lose her ice queen image once and for all…
A relaxing vacation with the winner of the GIRL GEAR scavenger hunt becomes more than CEO Sydney Ford bargained for when Ray Coffey—the boy to whom she gave her virginity—claims the prize. Now she and her co-workers are stuck with Ray and his friends in a tropical paradise for a week.
For Sydney, the memory of her one steamy night with Ray is distracting her from running her business. He couldn't have been all that, could he? No man is all that. Still, there's only one way to find out for sure.
For Ray, being marooned with Sydney is the stuff of his fantasies. He can't understand why he hasn't been able to shake that one incredible night. And he's beginning to worry that once simply won't be enough.
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"Ray?"
"You've been thinking?"
"I've been thinking that you've been making promises you can't keep."
"Is that so?"
"Yep. It's so."
"I suppose you're talking about finding time for us to spend together?"
"That would be the one."
"Well, we're together now."
"We're together with Poe."
"Hmm," Sydney mumbled, pulling her hand through the water enough to turn the float beachward. "Poe's gone."
"Yeah. Some friend you are, abandoning her like that."
"I got . . . an offer I couldn't refuse." She'd started to say, "a better offer," but had stopped the words before they'd rushed out. She wasn't sure why.
"Damn straight. And a better offer at that."
"Oh, yeah? Says who?" She slapped both soles of her feet against the surface of the lagoon, splashing water over their legs.
"Says the man who wants to get you naked in the worst possible way."
"Oh. That man," Sydney said, barely able to get the words past the rush of desire working to close off her throat. Especially when she felt Ray begin to stir and harden further. Neither one of their suits was made of anything but the thinnest fabric and he had to know she could feel him.
She wasn't sure what move to make next. And was glad that he let her off the hook by saying, "We're three days into this trip, Sydney."
She sighed. "I know."
"And I'm usually a very patient man. But not this time. I've been waiting for you for eight years." He lowered one arm and splayed his hand flat across her belly. "Eight years is a helluva long time."
And didn't she know it as well. Waiting to touch him, to learn him, to know him. Waiting to have his hands on her body the way she had them now. "You're right. It has been. And you'd better be worth all this waiting."
Ray stilled beneath her. His second hand joined the first, both measuring the span of her stomach. And then he chuckled and Sydney felt the tickle scuttle the length of her back.
"I could say the same thing to you."
"You could." She smiled to herself. "But you won't."
This time he laughed and the sound rolled up from deep in his belly. His hands squeezed her where they held her by the waist. "You know, Sydney Ford. There's one other thing I want to do in the worst possible way."
"You wouldn't dare," she said sensing that the time for that dunking had arrived.
"Oh yeah?" he answered.


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The rules of the beer industry are about to be rewritten by three little letters, and they're not PBR. Craft brewing has led a resurgence in the consumption of specialty beers, often imported from all corners of the globe. But until the IoT arrived, there was a great deal of guessing involved in making sure the product you received was delivered at the quality level intended.
Funky beer, you say? Perhaps no, perhaps yes — the answer is more likely something in between. The process of transporting beer is a delicate one, and the complex craft brews popular with barley aficionados at the moment are particularly sensitive to transport conditions. Freshness and preservation are so important they've even motivated some craft breweries, like Sierra Nevada, to open entirely new brewing locations.
For some brewers, however, opening a dedicated brewing facility isn't an option. For example, if a small operation in Belgium wants to sell their beer in the United States, they have to export it. This means "tanking" huge volumes of beer — about 14,000 gallons in one tank. Beers can undergo re-fermentation, which spoils the beer, while in transport, but until the IoT, brewers had no way to know if they had.
New technologies, like the Ovinto beer tank monitoring system, are changing all that. Ovinto fits IoT sensors, which use satellites to communicate, inside beer tanks. The sensors monitor crucial aspects of the beer's chemical makeup and alert the shipper if the beer has gone bad.
Systems like Ovinto are expected to become a standard for breweries who regularly ship their goods, which in turn raises the level of quality of the average pint you order. By sharing the data from the Ovinto system with consumers, brewers show transparency and demonstrate their commitment to quality.
IoT integration also promises to deliver more accurate numbers about beer consumption and when it's time to order more beer. Maybe you didn't know this was a problem, but there's little to no science involved with the way resellers currently decide to re-up on kegs. If demand is high and stock is low, they order more — but humans make mistakes.
Those mistakes are costlier than you know. A beer drinker looking for their favorite pint will consume about 33% less if it's not on draught when they arrive, and brewers who believe they're doing a good job of serving their public could be facing an angry, thirsty throng without even knowing it. It's not their fault.
Systems like SteadyServ, which uses IoT tags on bar kegs to monitor when beer is low, aim to eliminate this issue. The SteadyServ interface works on a smartphone, and there's the possibility that with some development, the system will even offer features like warning a bartender if one patron is getting a little too carried away.
There's another advantage to this efficiency, as well. If you're a brewer, there's a cost involved in stop-and-go production. Those costs are minimized when you can maintain a steady routine, for example, by keeping compressors running between 50-75% of their rated capacity. That means the bottling line that relies on these compressors can't ever slow down or speed up a great deal.
SteadyServ and IoT products like it make that a possibility, and the consumer wins because, as any beer geek will tell you, the best beer is the freshest beer. If resellers don't understand demand, there's a possibility you could be drinking the extra kegs they ordered last month without needing to.
Beer has proven to be the motivation for some real technological advances lately. Who'd have thought? It's not just the commercial brewer who benefits from the IoT, though — even craft brew lovers can benefit from new levels of interconnectivity at home.
For example, the Coopers BrewArt system is a network-aware home-brewing solution that takes the pain out of what used to be a messy process. Just follow the "BrewPrint" for one of the many recipes available and you're off and running, without enormous wort pots and Frankenstein coolers.
It all goes to show: there's never been a better time to be a beer drinker. Bottoms up!
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Entity Framework Jobs in Kent
Entity Framework Vacancies
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Entity Framework skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Entity Framework over the 6 months to 15 July 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework
South East > Kent
Rank change year-on-year -34 +40 +35
Permanent jobs citing Entity Framework 30 85 44
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent 3.20% 7.22% 3.01%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 7.85% 15.77% 6.83%
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +5.88%
South East median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year +5.56% +2.86% -2.78%
Entity Framework is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent 40.77% 45.79% 44.08%
Median salary % change year-on-year +5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Entity Framework as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Salary Trend in Kent
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Entity Framework in Kent.
Salary Histogram in Kent
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Entity Framework in Kent over the 6 months to 15 July 2019.
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The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Entity Framework within the Kent region over the 6 months to 15 July 2019. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
West Malling +8 12 £42,500 -22.73% 3
Tunbridge Wells -14 8 £45,000 +5.88% 4
Maidstone +4 6 £46,250 +23.33% 3
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Kent
For the 6 months to 15 July 2019, IT jobs citing Entity Framework also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for Entity Framework.
1 30 (100.00%) C#
1 30 (100.00%) .NET
1 30 (100.00%) MVC
2 29 (96.67%) ASP.NET
2 29 (96.67%) .NET Framework
3 28 (93.33%) ASP.NET MVC
4 26 (86.67%) CSS
4 26 (86.67%) HTML
4 26 (86.67%) JavaScript
5 21 (70.00%) SQL Server
6 19 (63.33%) WCF
7 15 (50.00%) ASP.NET Web API
7 15 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
8 14 (46.67%) Unit Testing
8 14 (46.67%) Product Roadmap
9 13 (43.33%) Microsoft Azure
9 13 (43.33%) REST
9 13 (43.33%) SQL Server 2012
10 12 (40.00%) SOLID
10 12 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (40.00%) PowerShell
10 12 (40.00%) SOAP
10 12 (40.00%) Visual Studio
10 12 (40.00%) Scrum
11 11 (36.67%) Integration Testing
11 11 (36.67%) Git (software)
Co-occurring IT Skills in Kent by Category
1 4 (13.33%) CMS
2 2 (6.67%) IIS
2 2 (6.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.33%) Amazon AWS
3 1 (3.33%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (3.33%) GitHub
3 1 (3.33%) IaaS
3 1 (3.33%) npm
3 1 (3.33%) PaaS
3 10 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (6.67%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (6.67%) OLAP
4 2 (6.67%) Power BI
4 2 (6.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (6.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (6.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (6.67%) Star Schema
5 1 (3.33%) SQL Server 2005
1 12 (40.00%) Visual Studio
3 10 (33.33%) Visual Studio Team System
4 2 (6.67%) NUnit
4 2 (6.67%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (6.67%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 1 (3.33%) gulp
5 1 (3.33%) jspm
5 1 (3.33%) Moq
5 1 (3.33%) MSTest
5 1 (3.33%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (3.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (3.33%) TeamCity
1 1 (3.33%) Automotive
1 1 (3.33%) Finance
1 1 (3.33%) Marketing
1 1 (3.33%) Publishing
1 30 (100.00%) Developer
2 24 (80.00%) .NET Developer
3 22 (73.33%) C# Developer
4 21 (70.00%) C# .NET Developer
5 15 (50.00%) ASP.NET Developer
5 15 (50.00%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 12 (40.00%) Senior .NET Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Agile .NET Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Agile C# Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Agile Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Azure Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Senior Agile Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Senior C# .NET Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Senior C# ASP.NET Developer
8 10 (33.33%) Senior C# Developer
9 8 (26.67%) Full Stack Developer
10 5 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC Developer
11 3 (10.00%) Lead .NET Developer
9 11 (36.67%) OAuth
9 11 (36.67%) OpenID
10 5 (16.67%) AngularJS
11 4 (13.33%) HTML5
11 4 (13.33%) RESTful
12 3 (10.00%) .NET Core
13 2 (6.67%) Sass
13 2 (6.67%) WinForms
1 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (3.33%) Android
1 1 (3.33%) Apple iOS
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
6 12 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (40.00%) Scrum
6 12 (40.00%) SOLID
7 11 (36.67%) Integration Testing
7 11 (36.67%) Mentoring
8 10 (33.33%) Deployment Automation
8 10 (33.33%) IT Strategy
8 10 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
9 4 (13.33%) Front End Development
10 3 (10.00%) DevOps
10 3 (10.00%) Software Engineering
11 2 (6.67%) UML
11 2 (6.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 12 (40.00%) PowerShell
4 8 (26.67%) SQL
5 3 (10.00%) T-SQL
6 2 (6.67%) C
6 2 (6.67%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
7 1 (3.33%) Apple Swift
7 1 (3.33%) Java
7 1 (3.33%) Kotlin
7 1 (3.33%) PHP
7 1 (3.33%) TypeScript
1 3 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (3.33%) Hyper-V
1 1 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (3.33%) MIIS
2 1 (3.33%) VMware
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Fathallah Soukeur and Rabah Touileb launch energy consultancy Ener21
09 February 2018 Consultancy.africa 2 min. read
Having retired from public sector electricity infrastructure company Sonelgaz, senior executives Fathallah Soukeur and Rabah Touileb have launched their own electrical engineering consultancy by the name of Ener21. The firm has been established in partnership with Italian power consultancy, Ianus Consulting and Development.
Ener21 is a consulting firm that specialises in energy strategy and efficiency, based out of Rouiba in Algeria. One of the firm's differentiating features is its richness in experience, boasting an average of 30 years of experience in the electricity sector for its experts, spanning the domains of generation, transmission and distribution.
Among these experienced professionals are the firm's co-founders Fathallah Soukeur and Rabah Touileb, both of whom were formerly employed in public-sector energy company Sonelgaz. The state-owned power enterprise has supplied electricity to more than six million households and natural gas to three million, creating a scenario of 99% electrification and 59% gas penetration.
Touileb, who has a degree in electrical engineering from the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, has been the Director General of Strategy and Forecasting at Sonelgaz since 2011. He will now take charge of business development at Ener21.
Soukeur, on the other hand, worked for The Management Company of the Transmission Network of Electricity (GRTE), which is one of the seven core subsidiaries of Sonelgaz. Sokeur began at GRTE more than two decades ago as the Director for Regional Transport Electricity, and most recently occupied the position of Head of Electricity Distribution Network Maintenance. He will now act as Chief Executive at Ener21, being the major shareholder at the firm.
The new firm's capital has been opened out to Italian consulting firm Ianus Consulting & Development, which is run by senior executives Franco Remondino and Pietro Palopoli. The two have been assigned the position of Partner at Ener21.
Ener21's short term objectives include playing a key role in the Algerian government's renewable energy programme, which is due to be updated later this year. In the long term, the firm seeks to draw clients from across Africa and the globe. Ghana, in particular, will be an attractive prospect for the firm, as the country is restructuring both its thermal power sector as well as its solar energy infrastructure.
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Deloitte wins two-month contract to audit IT systems for Kenya Power Global professional services firm Deloitte has won its second contract with Kenya Power this year, having been tasked with auditing the power distribution agency's IT systems.
Ivory Coast seeks consultant for overhaul of electricity system Ivory Coast – Cote d'Ivoire – has become the latest African country to seek consulting support for a major development project, amid an overall boom across the continent.
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Andersen Global adds Ghana member firm to its expanding Africa association Professional services firm Andersen Global is continuing its expansion in the African market, this time through the establishment of a presence in Ghana.
MTI Consulting to help Gemcon Group with entry into Ethiopian market Bangladeshi concrete manufacturing conglomerate Gemcon Group is looking to establish a presence in Africa using Ethiopia as an entry point, and has turned to French consultancy MTI Consulting for sup
Andersen Tax expands Africa presence with new member firm in Kenya International professional services firm Andersen Global has added yet another firm to its African operations, allowing it entry and access into the Kenyan consulting market.
Deloitte Ghana appoints new Country Managing Partner As of June this year, Daniel Kwadwo Owusu will take over as Deloitte Ghana's new Country Managing Partner, tasked with strengthening Deloitte's presence in the country and consolidate the relationshi
How HR is becoming a crucial function across Africa The workforce across Africa is prepared to become a central force in the global economy, according to Miranda Naiman, Founder of Tanzania-based human capital consulting firm Empower.
Mercer SA CEO on the firm's plans across Africa Going forth, human resources (HR) advisory firm Mercer expects to expand its suite of solutions and products, while consolidating its presence in individual markets across Africa.
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Former BCG consultant heads Kuehne + Nagel in France and Maghreb Following the departure of Stéphane Point late last year, supply chain solutions firm Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Guillaume Col as the new head for France and Maghreb.
BCG and Big Four compete for large consultancy contract at Sonatrach Public oil company Sonatrach has launched a competitive tender process for consultancy services in the area of financial management and restructuring.


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SEAL TEAM 3×11 and 3×12 "Siege Protocol, Parts 1 & 2" Photos
By Jennifer Griffin on February 20, 2020
Episode 3×11 "Siege Protocol, Part 1 and Episode 3×12 Part 2" (Winter Premiere)
BRAVO TEAM TRAVELS OVERSEAS TO EXTRACT A CIA AGENT
Amid several life-altering moments on the home front, Bravo Team travels overseas to extract a CIA agent who is being held hostage.
As the situation escalates, the Tactical Operations Center is compromised and Bravo's support team comes face-to-face with the enemy, on the two-hour winter premiere.
Cast: David Boreanaz (Jason Hayes), Max Thieriot (Clay Spenser), Neil Brown Jr. (Ray Perry), AJ Buckley (Sonny Quinn), Toni Trucks (Lisa Davis), Jessica Paré (Mandy Ellis), Judd Lormand (Lt. Cdr. Eric Blackburn).
Recurring cast: Justin Melnick (Brock Reynolds), Tyler Grey (Trent Sawyer).
Guest cast "Siege Protocol, Part 1": Scott Foxx (Full Metal), Adelaide Kane (Rebecca Bowen), Alona Tal (Stella), Parisa Fakhri (Naima Perry), Emily Swallow (Natalie Pierce),
Jamie McShane (Captain Lindell), Lucca De Oliveira (Vic Lopez), Coby Bell (Warrant Officer Glen Mack), Kerri Medders (Emma Hayes), Luis Jose Lopez (Carlos Ramos), Max Phyo (Congressman Suzuki), Paul Fox (Dr. Isaac Craig), Juan Blasquez (Supervisor), Matthew Bridges (Gene).
Guest cast "Siege Protocol, Part 2": Scott Foxx (Full Metal), Lucca De Oliveira (Vic Lopez), Coby Bell (Warrant Officer Glen Mack), Luis Jose Lopez (Carlos Ramos), Hector Atreyu Ruiz (Cesar Cabrera).
"Siege Protocol, Part 1" written by Matt Bosack.
"Siege Protocol, Part 1" directed by Gonzalo Amat.
"Siege Protocol, Part 2" written by Kenny Sheard.
Air Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26 (9:01-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
"Siege Protocol: Part 1 and Part 2" -- Amid several life-altering moments on the home front, Bravo Team travels overseas to extract a CIA agent who is being held hostage. As the situation escalates, the Tactical Operations Center is compromised and Bravo's support team comes face-to-face with the enemy, on the two-hour winter premiere of SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Feb. 26 (9:01-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L to R: Judd Lormand as Lt. Cdr. Eric Blackburn, Toni Trucks as Lisa Davis, and Jessica Paré as Mandy Ellis. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Q: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 93C4A3FD7BB9C367 When I use apt install ansible it's not installing the latest version,
When I run apt update I get the following error:

Err:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu trusty InRelease
The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 93C4A3FD7BB9C367

When I tried to run apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 93C4A3FD7BB9C367
I get the error below -

Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.EEnUmB3CPK/gpg.1.sh --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:443 --recv-keys 93C4A3FD7BB9C367
gpg: keyserver receive failed: End of file


LAUNCHING into a soulful rendition of Stand by Me, Tony Cook prepares to stand alongside a dozen other artists in supporting drought-affected farmers around Queensland.
Having spent his childhood in his parents' outback pub, Mr Cook is all to familiar with the characters who live 'out bush' and the challenges they face.
Since he left the defence forces 15 years ago, Tony has focussed on his family life and music career, recently moving to Cawarral and releasing his debut album titled Laidback Country at Townsville Rock Fest on October 27.
This weekend he will perform at McDonalds Stomp the Crack, a nine-hour extravaganza of country, blues, roots, pop and rock music which will take place at the Great Western Hotel from midday onwards.
"We're banding together to stand by our country cousins," Tony said a press conference yesterday.
"I firmly believe you get back what you give out and music is a great way to get our farmers' stories out there."
Tony released his first single in March of 2017 to promote his then hometown of Charters Towers to tourists.
The song featured Phil Emmanuel on lead guitar and it charted all around the country reaching #1 on the international radio show My Country Australia and #2 on the national airplay chart Country Tracks Top 40.
The video clip has been viewed on social media more than 65,000 times.
Mr Warren Acutt, director of APAP Events, was watching the video and talking to Tony on the telephone when it occurred to him that together they could do something worthwhile for Queensland farmers.
"Nothing could have prepared me for how generous the local community was in getting on board," Mr Acutt said.
"Once the Great Western came on board in letting us use their arena free of charge, the word went around our local music talent like the proverbial bush telegraph."
'Wednesday I started phoning around and Thursday night the program was full."
Local McDonald's franchise king, Gary St George, is sponsoring the event after which the Country Women's Association (CWA) will distribute the proceeds via vouchers to affected families.
Tickets cost $29 and are available online at https://rockhamptontickets.com.au/whats-on or at the door.


Slieve League will take your breath away, that is a promise; the cliffs of Slieve League in Donegal are the highest sea cliffs in Europe. A nearly sheer drop of roughly 2,000 feet separates the Atlantic Ocean from the highest point of the cliffs. A guaranteed lethal drop, so extra care is advised, especially with children.
Slieve League is the thinking man's alternative to the Cliffs of Moher, if only for the much more natural and uncrowded experience.
The difference in height is of academic interest only. Slieve League is higher but you won't really notice. And while you pay oodles of money just for parking near the Cliffs of Moher, Slieve League is free. Why then is this cliff face in Donegal not more popular?
Signposted only locally and in the middle of one of the remotest areas in Ireland, Slieve League is not easy to get to. And this will not get better once you pick up the signposted route. In fact, it will get worse: a winding, narrow and the quite frankly bumpy road takes you to a farm gate (open and, most important, close this yourself). Soon you will have reached a car park and the end of the road for larger vehicles. You can carry on if you are in a car, despite the hostile glares of walkers. But you should not suffer from vertigo; the road virtually becomes a single track and there is no margin of error (not to mention safety barriers) on the seaward side.
Go slow! As far as we know, no cars have yet taken the long plunge, don't be the occupant of the first.
At the definite end of the road another, smaller car park can be found. This also is the safest and most convenient platform for the truly breathtaking view. Just in front of you (provided there is no fog or low clouds) a green meadow abruptly stops and a vertical distance of around 2,000 feet away the waves crash against boulders.
Boulders looking like pebbles from up here.
If you want to go exploring, a path hugs the cliff edge and can be followed. Safety measures are fairly basic; watch your step and do not get distracted.


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Results of sensitivity analyses to estimate number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths prevented by vaccination against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus obtained with various vaccine effectiveness scenarios*
Outcomes prevented
Base estimate of vaccine effectiveness (range)†
Lower vaccine effectiveness (range)‡
Higher vaccine effectiveness (range)§
Clinical cases 1,029,157 (712,908–1,458,930) 639,449 (442,971–907,688) 1,418,678 (983,671–2,004,053)
Hospitalizations 6,240 (3,923–10,393) 3,857 (3,923–6,418) 8,674 (3,923–14,461)
Deaths 315 (201–520) 193 (124–319) 438 (279–723)
*Data reflect calculations made for scenario 6, outcomes of assuming different vaccine effectiveness.
†Assumed 62% effectiveness for all groups except those >65 y, for whom 43% effectiveness was assumed.
‡Assumed 40% effectiveness for all groups except the elderly, for whom 20% effectiveness was assumed.
§Assumed 85% effectiveness for all groups except the elderly, for whom 55% effectiveness was assumed.
1Current affiliation: Merck & Co., Inc., Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA.
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[Funding alert] SMB banking platform Novo raises $90M at $700M valuation led by Stripes
By Sindhu Kashyaap
Small business banking platform Novo has raised $90 million Series B funding at a valuation of $700 million. The round also saw participation from existing investors Valar Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Rainfall Ventures, and BoxGroup.
The small business banking platform Novo has raised $90 million in Series B funding a $700 million valuation led by Stripes. The round also saw continued participation from existing investors Valar Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Rainfall Ventures, and BoxGroup.
This latest round brings Novo's total funding to more than $135 million. With the additional $90 million, Novo plans to build out modern lending capabilities, integrations, and proprietary products. With new advanced features that entail a series of enhancements, the platform is focused on allowing small businesses to send and receive money more quickly.
Saagar Kulkarni, Partner at Stripes who will be joining Novo's Board of Directors, said,
"Despite being the heart of the US economy, more than 30 million small businesses in the US have always struggled to access even basic financial services as they are constantly overlooked by the big banks. What sets Novo apart is a fundamentally different approach to helping small businesses succeed. Instead of opting for incremental change, Novo built its banking platform from the ground up so that it could not just deliver a great digital banking experience, but actually deliver Novo financial products to a customer base that is yearning for them. At Stripes, we only invest in companies building amazing products, and Novo's rave reviews, strong retention, and incredible growth make it clear it has built something that small businesses love."
[Funding alert] Dunzo raises $240M led by Reliance Retail
"This will help reduce the cash flow friction and implement technologies in banking and engineering back-end operations to foster advancement in the system," Michael Rangel, CEO and Co-founder of Novo, said in the press release.
"With this additional funding, Novo will take a huge leap forward in improving cash flow for small businesses. In the coming months and years, our small business customers will be able to access their funds faster than they ever thought possible," he added.
Established by Tyler McIntyre and Michael Rangel, Novo models itself as a customer-first banking platform that is aimed at giving users banking flexibility. It claims that users can create a business checking account digitally within minutes, with no minimum balance requirements, hidden fees, or paperwork. It also offers free business checking and debit card access.
Michael added, "After speaking with thousands of our more than 150,000 customers over the last few years, one theme keeps coming up: the more you can help a small business remove all red tape and friction around cash flow, the better off it is for that business."
"For small business owners, the technology that powers their digital banking platform should fade into the background," said Tyler McIntyre, CTO and Co-founder of Novo.
Novo's latest funding round comes at a time of significant growth for the company. It has surpassed $5 billion in lifetime transactions — processing more than $4 billion in transactions in 2021 alone, and entering 2022 with a run-rate transaction volume of more than $7 billion.
Ajar Upadhyay, Director of Operations - India, Novo, said, "At Novo, we have support operations in India across Gurugram, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru. After successfully securing Series A and B funding from our investment partners, we are focusing on the next expansion step, that is, to hire 200+ talented workforce from middle and top-level management in banking and engineering roles in India for the next six months and build an organisation that's motivated and growing and accomplish new milestones in India,"
Edited by Kanishk Singh
Novo is a powerfully simple business banking platform with no hidden fees built for small business owners.
1. Michael Rangel
2. Tyler McIntyre
Fintech funding


Once upon a time I wanted to chronicle my journey fighting acne. I thought it would be great to share my experience with fellow acne sufferers. That was aeons ago. I kept putting it off. At the time I didn't think my writing was good enough, I still don't think my writing is good enough but as long as I can get the message across I don't care that much anymore.
I have accumulated a lot of used products that I stashed for later in the region of storage where the sun don't shine, and forgotten - in my closet - and had been there gathering dust, and so some of them don't look presentable anymore. But then came this problem that I'm not an acne sufferer anymore, so the collection became even more forgotten.
I do still get some spots sometimes, but less often and even so just little ones compared to the daily acne I used to get in sizeable portions. To give you an idea of how severe my acne problem was: I used to get one to three acne spots every day and this went on for many years. They were usually those red bumps, those hidden waiting-to-surface bumps and sometimes those benign-but-there white spots. You can't simply cover them up with concealers or foundations - the bumps are still noticeable; and then you're simply in a dilemma whether to use more makeup to cover, or less [and less often] since you need to let your skin heal.
- never aggravate skin or impede cell renewal with makeup etc. I used just one product as a base on my skin, either a foundation, powder or BB cream, and washed them as soon as possible.
- to use a specific treatment for acne; a regular skincare alone won't be much help.
- to exfoliate skin so that newer cells are revealed and damaged cells exfoliated.
- to have 'treatment' from inside such as supplements or food that promote cell renewal or have healing properties. I used to drink prune juice and carrot juice; and take vitamin C, fish oil, collagen, and recently Coenzyme Q10. For supplements, I don't take them all at once, I stick to one or two supplements at one time.
If I can pick two products that have helped me keep my acne under control they would be Rodan & Fields Proactiv Solution and Sage Skin Care. I think it was the Proactiv Solution set that I tried first and bought it twice, with Sage Skin Care in between; and Proactiv being the last 'acne skincare' I used.
To me, Sage Skin Care was a very interesting choice, it shows how desperate I was at the time. The products were made in the US. If you can see from the empty bottles they look like they are straight from a dermatologist's office. But I didn't know the doctor, all I had was a website and a bunch of people on a few skincare forums. The set was too expensive to my liking but I had to try it. At the time my acne was already diminishing and I was getting less and less spots and Sage Skin Care helped maintain that without irritating my skin. After I finished the whole set, I changed back to Proactiv, but on the whole I have a fond memory of Sage Skin Care and it shows in that I finished every bit of the product.
To be honest, I don't remember much about my experience with Proactiv other than the set worked to an extent. It kept my acne to a minimal, but the only thing I didn't like about it was that it made my skin a bit raw and [even more] prone to redness which my skin already was. Also, the cleanser - the bottle is not in the photo - if I remember correctly was like a scrub, which had little beads in it. My facial skin does not particularly react badly to scrubs like that but the skin on my hands are quite thin so I tend to keep away from scrubs in general.
The purchase that I regret the most is SKII Facial Treatment Essence. The product was supposed to help reveal new skin, which in a way I thought might be similar to a mild exfoliation but I found that it seemed to be doing nothing of the sort. I used about a quarter of the bottle and gave the rest to my sister who, I think, shares my view considering the large amount of product left unused.
I was surprised by the performance of Murad Acne Skincare the most. I thought it would be at least on par or outperform Proactiv Solution or Sage Skin Care because of the price range alone. In the photo the cleanser is missing because I have used it up and I don't know why but threw away the bottle, but it's the only product in the the set that I liked. If you can see from the photo I didn't even finish the moisturiser.
SKII Skin Refining Treatment as I remember it worked better than the Facial Treatment Essence. It didn't irritate my skin. But if I were to compare it with something in my 'collection', it would be a little bit like The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil, not in scent or texture but in its effect on my acne; it was something similar in my opinion.
I have good memories of Estee Lauder Idealist Skin Refinisher. If you can see from the photo they are the older versions of the product. I absolutely love the scent, the texture and the effect it had on my skin. The scent was a pleasant citrus smell; the texture was like a lotion, it did not feel heavy on my skin and not greasy; it had the effect of mild exfoliation - I would put it on at night and woke up with skin flakes around the nose. I haven't tried the new version but if it works like the older one or better then I would love it. I first tried Idealist when my skin was about to clear up but occasional acne made extra help necessary.
I remember Amway Artistry Delicate Care set very much. It was agreeable to my skin. The cleanser wasn't harsh; the moisturiser was hydrating, mild and if I remember correctly was a bit watery, which I like; the toner, I still have a lot left in the bottle, not because it irritated my skin but I just don't believe that toners can do anything much. If it's to get rid of any residues left by my cleanser then I think I need to change my cleanser, and besides I didn't feel any difference using the set with or without the toner.
Estée Lauder Clear Difference Advanced Oil-Control Hydrator was my effort to control my overactive oil production. If it had been a different kind of oil I would have been rich by now. Anyway, I finished the hydrator, I liked the texture and it wasn't greasy upon application and did not react badly to my skin but I didn't find it 'controlling' enough to purchase another bottle.
Avène Soothing Hydrating Serum is the last of facial moisturising skincare I used; I have since moved on to an 'all-over' moisturiser that I apply on my face. In general everything about the Oil-Control Hydrator above applies here, except maybe the oil-controlling part.
The thing I have with [facial] moisturisers is that, I do believe in hydration as your skin will become even more oily to compensate for the dryness after washing which usually strips off natural oil from your skin. But I don't like the stickiness which moisturisers leave my skin after a few hours. That, and since moisturisers for the face are generally more expensive, I have decided to move on to an all-around or a gentle body moisturiser as mentioned above. That way I can simply pat some on my face while using them on my hands.
I don't remember much of the rest of the skincare. But I remember that Oxy 5 Vanishing Formula helped to accelerate the whole acne cycle. If you have that 'hidden' acne, it will help it come out and show itself, and if you have that white spot it will dry it out quickly. I used Oxy to spot-treat only and did not spread the lotion all over my face. I remember using Oxy 10 at one point but don't have the empty tube here. The 10 is a stronger version and helped clear my acne faster but was also the most drying.
The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil I remember as the [very] mild version of Oxy 5 in that it clears your acne eventually. It worked rather slow and I think is best for milder acne.
I don't remember much of Sopstitute except that it was a sign of my desperation and it made my skin very greasy and did not do much in terms of clearing up the skin.
I don't remember Neutrogena Radiance Essence the most, but judging from the large amount of product left in the bottle I think it didn't help in any way or I was not comfortable in some way with the product.
I think I got the Estée Lauder Skin Action Treatment Lotion - both the Combination Skin version and the Normal to Dry Skin version - free with purchase. As mentioned above, I don't believe in toners which is what these two are. I finished the Combination Skin lotion but didn't find it effective enough to buy or keep using. I didn't finish the one in pink, which is for normal to dry skin.
Anyway, your experience with any of these products might be different. I have stayed relatively clear for many years. What those acne years have taught me is that there isn't any one thing you can do to clear up your skin permanently, but a combination of things, as mentioned above, done diligently and consistently.


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Q: MS Access: Open 2016 Excel and getObject I've been struggling with this problem for the last few hours and tried multiple solutions to no avail.
I'm trying to open an excel 2016 (64-bit) report in MS Access, the default excel is 2003 and must stay that way for now.
My code is:
Dim xlTmp As excel.Application
Shell ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.exe")
Set xlTmp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")

This code does exactly what I want only when I am stepping through in debug mode, because excel doesnt fully start up before it tries to grab the object.
If run normally it throws up an error:

Run-Time error '429'
   ActiveX component can't create object

I've tried some of the following solutions to no avail:
Function OpenExcel()
   x = Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.exe", vbNormalFocus)
   OpenExcel = x
End Function

Function GetOpenExcel() As excel.Application
    Set GetOpenExcel = GetObject(, "Excel.Application.16")

TryAgain:
    On Error GoTo NoExcel
    Set xlTmp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application.16")
    On Error GoTo 0
    xlTmp.Visible = True
    Set GetOpenExcel = xlTmp
Exit Function

NoExcel:
    Resume TryAgain
End Function

And this
Set ie = Nothing
cnt = 0

cnt = xlTmp.Windows.count
sh = Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.exe",     vbNormalFocus)
Do Until xlTmp.Windows.count = cnt + 1
Loop
Set xlTmp = GetObject("excel.Application.16")
Set sh = xlTmp.Windows(xlTmp.Windows.count - 1)

I've also tried switching around my references a bit, with a little confusion, but here is what I have at the moment:
MS Access References
Thanks in advance and any help would be appreciated.

A: Just use
Set xlTmp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

instead of GetObject
UPDATE
This code worked for me, I have default 2016 and not default 2010:
Private Sub Command0_Click()
Dim xlTmp As Object
Shell "D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office 2010\Office14\EXCEL.EXE", vbNormalFocus

TryAgain:
    On Error GoTo NoExcel
    Set xlTmp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
    On Error GoTo 0
    'here I received correct xlTmp
Exit Sub

NoExcel:
    Resume TryAgain
End Sub


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Q: Debug a CKAN site using PyCharm I've successfully installed the CKAN open source solution for Open Data on Ubuntu. I would now like to debug the website in PyCharm. I've tried setting the run/debug configurations as shown in the attached screen shot and I've placed a breakpoint in the file dashboard.py. But I can't seem to hit my break point when I bring up the dashboard page in the browser. Would anyone know what I'm missing?

A: I did somehow successful running it in pycharm. But I also looking forward for a clear description of how to do it.
I did "install it from source" to make sure that I have every dependency that it needs. Then I opened /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan in pycharm and also make configuration for running it by follwing this link :
script path: /home/${user}/ckan/lib/default/bin/paster
parameters: serve /etc/ckan/default/development.ini


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Woman Receives £2.2 million Compensation for Missed Opportunity to Abort Disabled Child [19th Dec 2011]
A woman who claims she would have opted for an abortion had she known of her son's disabilities has sued a hospital who failed to tell her about his problems. The congenital disabilities were not picked up due to negligent ante-natal care and the woman has already had a payment of £2.2 million. She has asked for a further half a million pounds as the boy is now expected to live longer than first thought. This is just an interim payment and further money is expected to be paid to the family. The Taunton and Somerset Trust has admitted that it should have spotted the problems which mean the boy needs round the clock care and needs to be tube fed and breathes through a ventilator.
A doctor has won a compensation payout of £4.5 million after it was found that she was hounded out of her job after becoming pregnant. Dr Eva Michalak went to an employment tribunal after she felt her colleagues had mounted a campaign to bring her employment to an end during her maternity leave. Her case against the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust was based on sex and race discrimination and has resulted in the largest award ever given out in the UK. The doctor believes that her colleagues had a secret meeting and hatched a plan to bring her employment to an end when she was seven months pregnant. She then began to have complaints made against her and she was accused of bullying. This led to a suspension and her dismissal happened one year later. The tribunal found that her colleagues felt she was incompetent due to her training in Poland and that her disciplinary was bogus. She lost her role as a consultant and the ongoing pay associated with it. She also suffered from anxiety and depression following the incidents. The trust has apologised and said they have carried out a review.
Southern and Scottish energy customers who feel they were duped into switching from another company due to doorstepping are to be offered compensation by the company. SSE say they have put aside £5 million to cover the likely bills. The company has already admitted and been found guilty in the courts of using misleading sales techniques and has stopped selling their services over the doorstep. In a statement the company has said that they will offer the compensation to anyone who can show they switched after being given inaccurate information since October 2009. Consumer Focus has welcomed the news and states that it makes it easier on the customers who would have had to go through the energy ombudsman if they felt they were due compensation. A telephone helpline will be put in place from January 2012 and customers who feel they are now on a more expensive tariff can call to apply. Alistair Phillips Davies from SSE has commented that SSE has a commitment to offering competitive prices and they wish to correct any losses suffered by their customers.
Banks have been warned that they must display the compensation limits which apply to savings in a bid to raise awareness of the system. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said that the banks should clearly show how the compensation schemes applies to each individual account. The change has been prompted in part by a Which? study which showed that even some bank staff had no idea what the limits were. The amount of compensation which is offered on savings was increased last year from £50,000 to £80,000 but joint accounts are covered up to £170,000. This applies to all money held in one licensed bank by the account holder. Consumers may be unaware that some banks share licences. Hector Sants from the Financial Services association has commented that consumers need to be aware of the risks of keeping a high amount of savings in one bank account, therefore they welcome the move.
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SN 2010C – supernowa nieznanego typu odkryta 10 stycznia 2010 roku w galaktyce NGC 3428. W momencie odkrycia miała maksymalną jasność 18,80.

Przypisy

Supernowe zaobserwowane w 2010 roku

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Long Crendon v Ascot Preview
First Team, News
Ascot United begin their FA Vase campaign with a First Round Qualifying tie at Long Crendon on Saturday (3pm kick off).
The Hellenic League Division one village team play their home games at Oxford City's Marsh Lane stadium (Marston, Oxford OX3 0NQ) and have three wins and two defeats from their opening five league matches, leaving them 7th in the league.
The Yellamen will be wary of step 6 opposition after being ousted by AFC Wallingford Town – now Wallingford and Crowmarsh – in the First Round Proper of start of last season's campaign having beaten Hengrove Athletic and Tadley Calleva in qualifying.
Saturday's away tie will mean that Ascot have played 12 of their last 13 FA vase ties on the road; only Abbey Rangers (19/20) have visited The Racecourse in the competition since their last home tie in 2017. However, that statistic didn't trouble Binfield in 20/21 as they played all six matches away from home before their Wembley defeat against Warrington Rylands.
This is Long Crendon's fourth season in the FA Vase having progressed to the Second Round Qualifying on each of their previous three campaigns. Ascot United are twice quarter-finalists having reached the last eight in 2013 and 2015.
Match report to follow.
Up the Yellas!


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L'American Alsatian Shepalute est une race de chien apparue en 1988 aux États-Unis et issue de différents croisements.

Origines

Cette race de chien est issue de croisements d'Alaskan Malamute, de berger allemand, de chien de montagne des Pyrénées (taille standard) de berger d'Anatolie et de mastiff.

La première génération d'American Alsatian a été reconnue en 1988 aux États-Unis par le National American Alsatian Club, après vingt ans de sélections dans les élevages..

Description

Utilisation et tempérament

Ce chien est uniquement utilisé comme chien de compagnie, mais il peut être dissuasif à cause de son aspect musclé et puissant. Il s'agit également d'un animal utilisé comme chien de thérapie.

Ce chien est fidèle, tolérant envers la famille, les enfants et les autres animaux. Il est méfiant en restant à distance des étrangers. Ceci se traduit par une mise à distance vis-à-vis de l'étranger, sans pour autant être agressif où craintif. Intelligent et attentif, il est calme tant qu'il peut faire suffisamment d'exercice.

Santé

Il n'est pas rare que les individus de cette race vivent 13 à 14 ans. Elle ne nécessite pas plus d'exercice que le Berger allemand. Il s'agit d'un chien plutôt lent, une promenade quotidienne dans des parcs peut lui suffire. Il préfère travailler dans le calme, notamment en tant que chien de thérapie.

Il ne nécessite pas beaucoup d'espace, mais ne supporte pas l'extrême chaleur. Il peut s'adapter à de nombreux milieux. En cas d'environnement chaud, pensez à donner à boire aux chiens, en leur offrant des coins d'ombres où ils peuvent se refroidir, pour s'abriter du soleil. Leur pelage est constitué d'une double couche de poils.

Élevage

Les élevages sont présents uniquement dans certains pays.

Les Lois Schwarz ont fondé un programme de croisements pour l'élevage de l'American Asaltian. La race est reconnue par le National American Alsatian Registry (NASR) et le National American Alsatian Club NAAC.

Liens externes
 National American Asaltian Club

Race de chien


In this video, Che Carson demonstrates the correct method of how to tie a Lefty's Loop. This reliable non-slip knot, popularised by fishing legend Lefty Kreh, is used for tying mono or fluorocarbon leader to a lure or fly.
Rather than inhibiting the natural action of the lure by tying a knot directly to the tow point, the Lefty's Loop knot is positioned back up the leader a couple of centimeters, enabling the lure freedom to move during the retrieve.


Through Guatemala's tropical lowlands flies a brilliant green and red bird with flowing tail feathers. This "bird of peace," the quetzal, has been honored by the people of Guatemala as a symbol of their varied and unique land.
It is a land of kaleidoscopic color: of lush green rain forests, bright Indian weavings, and "lakes that change color by the hour." Tourists, making up the country's third largest industry, are lured by Mayan ruins, exotic volcanoes, and the promise of "perpetual spring." But the calm of perpetual spring belies the calamity of permanent strife.
Guatemala is unique in Central America in that more than half of its population is Indian. These indigenous people have been known for their peaceful life and desire to live in harmony with the land. But they have suffered a series of invasions that have threatened their culture and even their existence.
Centuries ago Spanish conquerors seeking wealth enslaved and branded them. More recent history shows a string of military dictators who ruled in favor of the small landholding aristocracy and condemned the Indian majority to poverty. This line of tyranny was interrupted on October 20,1944, by a revolutionary coup which brought to power the reform-minded educator Juan Jose Arevalo and ushered in a decade of hope for the people.
Arevalo's moderate reform program was pushed even further by his democratically elected successor, Jacobo Arbenz. His radical land reform program targeted the U.S.-owned United Fruit Company (now United Brands), which dominated Guatemala's agricultural system. Of United Fruit's vast landholdings, less than 15 per cent were cultivated. In 1954, the Guatemalan government announced that the company must sell its unused land.


The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars […] — Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1. Scene 2.
To the degree or extent indicated.
I need this much water.
Weve already come this far, we cant turn back now.


In 1984 a molecular biologist, Peter Davis, decided to leave Australia and follow his wife back to her homeland in Malaysia. It must have been a difficult decision. Moving to a new country and culture must have entailed a big change in lifestyle, and personal sacrifices.
But there was one thing about Malaysia that made it particularly difficult: its hot and humid climate. Peter was especially intolerant of heat. So for over 20 years, Peter has made the problem thermal comfort housing into a personal crusade. I reckon that his discomfort was our gain.
Two years ago he came out with the book "Thermal Comfort Honeycomb Housing", ( I was co- author) which outlined a cheap and energy-efficient solution to the problem.
We are now working together to produce 5 three-minute videos to tell his story. This is the first instalment.
What Peter says makes a lot of sense. Are you going to post(when done) the next two episodes?
I am interested in hearing all he has to say.
The idea of saving that much electricity over 25 years is great selling point.