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Helping Our Kids Stand Tall and Face Their Fears
by Houston Family July 26, 2018 July 26, 2018
by Houston Family July 26, 2018 July 26, 2018 0 comment
by Kathryn Streeter
With school around the corner, kids may feel varying degrees of uneasiness. The change of environment could bring heightened emotion and perhaps, a temptation to run and hide. For kids to successfully handle the big things in life down the road, they need the tools and encouragement to stand tall and face their fears. The learning needs to start early and happen gradually, so that children can eventually develop the self-reliance and confidence they will need as adults.
Watching Children Deal with Hardship Alone Can Be Challenging for Parents.
Trafton Academy Coach Amy Gillespie tells parents that if their athlete suffers a slump this year and isn't playing well, they should expect a good coach to bench them. Gillespie, who coaches middle school girls' volleyball and softball, predicts, "This time in your kid's life will be incredibly instructive." She advises parents to challenge their athlete not to buckle with defeat but instead, to hustle. Be the first at practice, the last to leave. Show the coach it doesn't matter if you're a starter or coming off the bench, that you love the game and that you'll do anything for the team. Sports, Gillespie believes, offer many life lessons, and it's better for parents to seek ways to encourage perseverance, because their child will be a better person on the other side of the struggle.
Gayle Kamen-Weinstein, Director of the Beth Yeshurun Healing Center, created a peer mediation program she conducts at various Houston schools. She urges parents to teach kids responses to hard situations. "One of the key points to dealing with conflicts is to become an active bystander. That means not passively standing by, using a cell phone to record, but to be brave, to step in to help problem solve or seek help from an adult. This strategy empowers kids and gives them skills they can use on a daily basis." She offered an example, telling how she once sat waiting after school for her daughter. When her daughter finally arrived, breathless and apologetic, she explained that there had been a fight in the hallway and she had run for help.Kamen-Weinstein says, "That is what we can do for children. children. [They must learn] to stand up for themselves and others around them."
A new learning environment can be more stressful for parents than for children, Matt Evers, owner of two Primrose Schools, acknowledges. Evers tells parents new to the Primrose community, which offers daycare, preschool, before/after-care, Pre-K and Kindergarten classes, that leaving their child behind will be harder on them than the child. While mom and dad may worry all day, the child will dry their tears and start playing with new friends. "From an early age, when a child faces a challenging situation, they are able to begin learning how to cope, adapt and overcome."
One way Primrose reduces tension and builds a comforting environment for families is by prioritizing a consistent rhythm to each school day. "Our daily routines help to calm fears because the kids know what to expect," Evers says of his two locations, Atascocita and Crossroads Park. Overall, the schools' small, kid-friendly scale serves to alleviate a child's angst. "Just as a child crawls before walking, there's benefit for a child to ease into the school environment by first experiencing it on a smaller scale," Evers explains.
It Takes a Village: Lean Into School Administrators and Teachers Committed to Helping Raise Good Kids.
For athletes sitting on the bench, wondering if they'll ever be good enough to make the starting lineup, Gillespie says it's her job "to speak words of encouragement, whether it's you're younger and now is not quite your time but you're going to learn so much in practice, or your day will come."
Evers says that school is often parents' first experience with completely leaving their child in the hands of others. When parents leave their kids for the day, he says, "We take over, providing guidance and support for their child while they're at work. That's our job."
Clearly, helping a child successfully face challenges starts with parents discerning who to partner with. One young Primrose student who is on the spectrum is described by her mother as facing three challenges she needed help overcoming: "She's nonverbal. Her social skills are severally lagging, and she has major food aversions." Her parents felt strongly she would be best helped by integrating with "normal" kids after weighing all the considerations, and enrolled her at Primrose. The results have been rewarding. "My daughter has school friends and can't wait to get to school each day," says her mother, adding that her daughter is flourishing through the loving care and structure the school provides, getting further faster than she would have been able to grow at home. "Primrose School has been the best thing that ever happened to us."
How will your child react when faced with disappointment?
When her team is upset about a bad call, Gillespie tells them life isn't fair and "they need to learn this to grow up." Sometimes the bad calls will be in our favor, she reminds them, "so you're going to respect the referees and umpires, no exceptions." Gillespie also won't tolerate players who don't demonstrate teamwork. Her players know that even the star player will be benched if they aren't being a good teammate. Gillespie's tough love demonstrates she cares about their development just as much as winning. "My experience is that athletes learn more from hard losses than from easy wins," Gillespie says, because tough losses develop character and team attitude.
How will your child react when mom and dad aren't there to lean on?
The scariest part of school for a child is "being in a room with ten-twenty kids for the first time without their parents to catch them," says Evers. Primrose may have several teachers in the room, but they aren't Mom and Dad. The core fear for kids at this age is figuring out who to turn to when their parents are gone. Evers has watched kids face this question and quickly recover.
Overcoming challenges requires resolve, perseverance and teamwork.
For the conference title, Gillespie's softball team faced an opponent who'd walloped them, 12-2. Against all odds, they pulled off a breathtaking win, surprising everyone–including themselves. "Throughout the game I kept telling them, when you're facing an opponent that's bigger and better, if you stay in the game, play smart, work as a team you'll be hard competitors," Gillespie recounted.
These words say it all: when kids face a larger-than-life challenge, it's tremendously helpful for them to learn to persevere, to do their best, and to place their trust in those on their team.
Kathryn Streeter writes for Houston Family Magazine. Find her on Twitter, @streeterkathryn.
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The traveling exhibition Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, has made its way to Houston for the first time, at The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. Organized by
The traveling exhibition Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, has made its way to Houston for the first time, at The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. Organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture explores the complex and intricate food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork and considers how producers in the future might feed the Earth's growing population. This exhibition will include digital interactives, dioramas, and striking models.
Large-format and interactive displays bring to life important global and cultural food ecosystems that affect our day-to-day relationship with food. The diets of iconic figures such as Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and activist Mahatma Gandhi are also displayed as part of this exhibition, which will be at The Health Museum – Houston's most interactive science and health learning center – from June 1, 2019 through October 20, 2019.
The Health Museum will coordinate regular workshops, tasting experiences, and other interactive activities to coincide with Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.
For more information about Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture visit http://www.thehealthmuseum.org/exhibit/our_global_kitchen.
General admission to The Health Museum is free for children two and under; $8 for children 3 to 12 years old and seniors 65 and above; $10 for adults; and free on Thursdays for families. Active and retired personnel receive half-off admission for up to four people. General admission also provides access to the museum's multiple exhibits. For more information about The Health Museum visit thehealthmuseum.org.
June 1 (Saturday) 9:00 am - October 20 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
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General admission to The Health Museum is free for children two and under; $8 for children 3 to 12 years old and seniors 65 and above; $10 for adults; and free on Thursdays for families. Active and retired personnel receive half-off admission for up to four people. General admission also provides access to the museum's multiple exhibits.


Unbound by western influence and their disorders of mind and body.
Leaving her land deprived, ships packed with a weeping cargo.
This was an honourable mention in the Goodreads poetry competition. Came to me in a nightmare of sweat and dust.
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"You Are Not Your Fear"


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Q: Using Autowired bean inside Preauthorize expression in Spring I have the following class for a resource in my Spring Application
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/whatever")
public class SomeResource {

@Autowired
private CoolService coolService;

@RequestMapping(
            path = "",
            method = RequestMethod.GET)
    @PreAuthorize("hasPerm(@coolService.resolve(#attribute))")
    public void resource(@PathVariable("attribute") int attribute) {
        ...
    }

And I want to call the bean implementing CoolService that has been autowired by the Spring context, because for CoolService I have two beans that get activated depending on the profile at startup.
public interface CoolService {

    resolve(int attribute);
}

@Service
@Profile("super")
public interface SuperCoolService implements CoolService {

    public Object resolve(int attribute){...}
}

@Service
@Profile("ultra")
public interface UltraCoolService implements CoolService {

    public Object resolve(int attribute){...}
}

However it seems that Spring does not know which bean to use because there is no single bean just named CoolService, and inside the Preauthorize I can't write @superCoolService or @ultraCoolService because it is profile-dependant.
How can I achieve this?

A: If you want to define 2 bean implement same interface, then you can user annotation @Qualifier.
For example:
@Service
@Qualifier("service1")
public interface SuperCoolService implements CoolService {

    public Object resolve(int attribute){...}
}

@Service
@Qualifier("service1")
public interface UltraCoolService implements CoolService {

    public Object resolve(int attribute){...}
}

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require 'net/http'
require 'json'

class GoogleShortener
  attr_accessor :api_key

  PROJECTIONS = ['FULL', 'ANALYTICS_CLICKS', 'ANALYTICS_TOP_STRINGS']

  def initialize
    @api_key = 'AIzaSyDOY31us5qGR_MdMQKaTfGlhpOi8w3Ur7U'
  end

  def shorten(long_url)
    raise ArgumentError, "Long URL should be a String" unless long_url.is_a?(String)

    if long_url.empty?
      raise ArgumentError, 'Long URL is required'
    end

    res = post_to_google_url_shortener_api(long_url)
    res_body = JSON.load(res.body)

    if res.is_a? Net::HTTPSuccess
      res_body['id']
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      res_body
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  end

  def expand(short_url)
    raise ArgumentError, "Short URL should be a String" unless short_url.is_a?(String)

    if short_url.empty?
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    end
    res = get_from_google_url_shortener_api(short_url)
    res_body = JSON.load(res.body)

    if res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
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  def analytics(short_url, projection='FULL')
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    if short_url.empty?
      raise ArgumentError, 'Short URL is required'
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    raise ArgumentError, "Projection should be a String" unless projection.is_a?(String)
    raise ArgumentError, "Projection can only be #{PROJECTIONS.join(',')}" unless PROJECTIONS.include?(projection)

    res = get_from_google_url_shortener_api(short_url, {'projection' => projection})
    res_body = JSON.load(res.body)
  end

  def valid_api_key?
    res = post_to_google_url_shortener_api('http://www.google.com')

    if res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
      true
    else
      false
    end
  end

  private

  def google_url_shortener_location
    'https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url'
  end

  def get_from_google_url_shortener_api(short_url, options = {})
    uri = URI(google_url_shortener_location)
    params = {'shortUrl' => short_url, 'key' => @api_key}
    params = params.merge(options) unless options.empty?
    uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)
    req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
    req.content_type = 'application/json'
    res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, :use_ssl => true) do |http|
      http.request(req)
    end
  end

  def post_to_google_url_shortener_api(long_url)
    uri = URI(google_url_shortener_location)
    req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
    req.body = JSON.dump({'longUrl' => long_url, 'key' => @api_key})
    req.content_type = 'application/json'

    res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, :use_ssl => true) do |http|
      http.request(req)
    end
  end
end

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Hi guys, today I'm back with another card share.
I realised I hadn't used a Lawn Fawn set in a while so I decided to use an older set, but it's one of my favourites!
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I adhered the inked piece to the other piece of cardstock I had cut to the same size and then adhered foam adhesive on the back of the panel and adhered it to a white cardbase cut to 4" x 5 1/2". I then adhered my images using more foam adhesive and some liquid adhesive to create my scene.
I then cut another piece of white cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the 'Friendly Flowers - Simon Says Stamp' set onto the piece of cardstock and adhered that on top of the card and added a yellow enamel dot to finish it off.
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Weston, Connecticut
United States / Connecticut / Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro Area / Fairfield County / Weston / Zip Codes
Best Places to Live in Weston, Connecticut
Large city - Southwestern Connecticut along Long Island Sound, 50 miles northeast of New York City. June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Weston, while January and February are the least comfortable months.
-Diverse economy
-Close to New York City
-Good climate for region
-Some blighted areas
-Cost of living
-Long commutes
Local Listings in Weston
58 Ledgewood Dr E
36 Cannondale Rd
15 Hillcrest Ln
What Bert Has To Say About Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro Area
The most recent Metropolitan Area created some major shifts in Connecticut, where metro areas are more closely aligned by county borders than towns and townships as in the old New England structure. As a result, two important and highly diverse metro areas, Danbury and Stamford-Norwalk were merged into this now very large and complex Bridgeport area. Formerly a whaling port, Bridgeport itself grew up as an industrial and manufacturing center known for large machinery and brass products. Some of this heavy industry still remains, but general industrial decline has left considerable areas of blight.
Read More about Weston
The area's story is far more complex today. Particularly in combination with other centers along the Long Island Sound and major commute lines, the area has emerged into a major corporate center for headquarters and financial operations. Surrounding cities Fairfield, Stratford, and Trumbull provide a variety of suburban living environments and are within commuting distance of New York.
Closer to New York, Stamford, Norwalk and Greenwich bring some additional older industrial infrastructure and corporate functions but more importantly areas of very attractive and affluent commuter suburbs. Danbury is an attractive smaller city with a diverse commercial base, low crime, attractive rural areas nearby, and again, proximity to New York but a bit outside practical commute distance. Smaller classic New England-style towns, like Newtown, lie between Danbury and the shore mainly east and south offering excellent residential opportunities.
The economy, needless to say, is diverse and offers a lot of high paying jobs especially for those willing to make a lengthy commute. The affluence, high property values and high property tax rates, which are among the highest in the nation, make the area challenging for migrants or younger families starting out, although other taxes are relatively modest. Many older sections especially near Bridgeport are industrial with low educational attainment and high crime, while most of these issues are avoided further inland.
Sea breezes and the proximity of the Long Island Sound tend to moderate temperatures both in summer and winter, and also to reduce winter snows for areas along the shore. Summer temperatures may be 5 degrees to 10 degrees lower than nearby inland locations, and winter snowfalls average 10 inches less. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are variable and might be punctuated with heavy "noreaster" snowstorms. Short periods of bitter cold can occur, but are usually shorter in duration than their counterparts in more northerly, inland locations. High tides and large coastal Atlantic storms can create flooding in low-lying areas. First freeze is end of October, last is mid-April.
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County: Fairfield County
Metro Area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro Area
Political Ideology: Leaning liberal
Elevation: 7 ft above sea level
The unemployment rate in Weston is 3.7% (U.S. avg. is 3.9%). Recent job growth is Negative. Weston jobs have decreased by 0.3%. More Economy
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The median home cost in Weston is $735,600. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been -1.6%. Check out the homes in the area
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UK Top News
In surprise, ex-Chancellor Osborne named editor of London paper
By Paul Sandle
LONDON (Reuters) - George Osborne, who lost his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer last year after helping lead the doomed campaign to stay in the European Union, was given a high profile platform on Friday as the editor of London's main metropolitan daily paper.
The announcement that Osborne will edit the London Evening Standard despite virtually no journalism experience astonished his fellow politicians, and gives a tribune to a rival of Prime Minister Theresa May within her Conservative Party.
He is one of the leading Conservative opponents of exiting the European Union, fired unceremoniously by May as one of her first acts after taking power following the referendum last June.
"I am proud to have an editor of such substance," said the Standard's owner, Evgeny Lebedev, adding that Osborne's socially liberal and economically pragmatic political views matched those of the paper's readers in London.
Unlike the other major British newspapers, morning papers sold nationally, the Standard is distributed exclusively in London, which voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU.
Its 900,000 copies are distributed free in train stations and are ubiquitous among homebound commuters, making it influential with the capital's elites in media, the arts, business and politics.
Osborne, now 45, became Britain's youngest chancellor of the exchequer for more than a century when the Conservatives took power in 2010.
As the country's second most powerful politician under then Prime Minister David Cameron, he was the architect of Cameron's "austerity" policy of spending cuts to tame historically large budget deficits in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
He was widely tipped to succeed Cameron, until last year's Brexit fiasco, when Cameron called the referendum on EU membership, campaigned to stay in, lost the vote and quit.
Osborne, who had privately had warned Cameron that the referendum was a mistake, campaigned hard to stay in the EU, warning of devastating financial repercussions if Britain left. His opponents accused him of scaremongering.
Since Cameron left politics, Osborne has become the leading figure from the former cabinet still serving as a member of parliament (MP) on the "back bench" of Conservatives excluded from May's government. He has occasionally criticised some of her rightwing initiatives, such as promoting schools that select pupils based on academic ability.
FILE PHOTO - George Osborne prepares to speak at a news conference in central London, Britain June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Pohle/Pool
"I am proud to be a Conservative MP, but as editor and leader of a team of dedicated and independent journalists, our only interest will be to give a voice to all Londoners," Osborne, 45, said in a statement.
"We will be a fearless paper," said Osborne,
The appointment is a coup for Lebedev, 36, who became a newspaper baron when his father Alexander, a former KGB spy turned Russian tycoon, bought the Standard and the Independent, a national paper now distributed online. The younger Lebedev said Osborne would bolster the Standard's influence.
EXTREME MULTI-TASKING
Rival politicians and journalists questioned how Osborne could remain an effective lawmaker with such a big job. He already has a part time job with a salary of 650,000 pounds a year for working just 48 days at asset manager BlackRock, and earned hundreds of thousands of pounds giving speeches.
"It's taking multitasking to an extreme level - what a joke," said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Labour lawmaker John Mann told the BBC that Osborne should quit parliament because he was not giving value to the taxpayer. The basic salary for MPs is 74,962 pounds.
Osborne will edit the newspaper in the morning before going to work in parliament in the afternoon, where he represents the Tatton constituency, a wealthy area near the northern city of Manchester. His salary as editor was not announced.
Journalism veterans mocked his inexperience in their trade.
"When made Editor of The Sunday Times I was criticised because I hadn't been an editor. Mr Osborne hasn't even been a journalist," said Andrew Neil, who edited The Sunday Times for 11 years.
While at the University of Oxford, Osborne dabbled in student journalism and was proud enough of his efforts to display the two issues of the magazine he edited in his Downing Street flat while chancellor.
His student editing included stories on gambling, an essay on cannabis published on hemp paper, and a story he wrote himself on recruitment to Britain's MI5 security service.
After university, Osborne tried but failed to get a place on The Times graduate scheme, though he wrote occasional pieces as a freelancer before entering politics. When asked once what his dream job would be outside politics, he said: war correspondent.
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I'm a little late to the tidying-up craze since I've been preoccupied with launching my small business. I participated in our first big event this past weekend and have devoted this past week to regaining order in my shambles of a home.
I've been mainly focusing on closets, reducing clutter, and reorganizing the essentials. It can easily become overwhelming when dealing with so many things but is so satisfying at the end of the day.
In the spirit of cleaning, it's a good time to show you our laundry room. This isn't the place we store all of our cleaning supplies, but it's where some important ones live. I've learned I'm more likely to clean if the necessary tools are easy to access throughout the house. It also helps to invest in good quality, pretty cleaning supplies, that aren't an eyesore to leave in plain sight.
The peg hanger is a mini version of my entry way peg hanger (without the shelf) and the horsehair broom, handheld dust pan set, and wool duster can all be found on Amazon.
Before baby Dennis arrived, I painted the room white and installed the shelving. I built it using 3/4 sanded plywood and used a double sided screw (just like the one in the towel holder tutorial) to attach the dowel rod into the wall, creating the perfect space for hang drying delicate shirts.
The wooden crates from Ikea store our laundry detergent, stain removers, and bathroom cleaners. The small hemp basket is perfect for holding dryer lint.
Before this room was yellow and had one wire shelf with no storage. It serves our large family much better now. It always amazes me how proper storage transforms the way a room looks and functions.


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from __future__ import print_function
from future.utils import viewitems

import itertools
import csv
import exampleIO
import dedupe
import os
import time
import random
import optparse
import logging
from collections import defaultdict

optp = optparse.OptionParser()
optp.add_option('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action='count',
                help='Increase verbosity (specify multiple times for more)'
                )
(opts, args) = optp.parse_args()
log_level = logging.WARNING
if opts.verbose :
    if opts.verbose == 1:
        log_level = logging.INFO
    elif opts.verbose >= 2:
        log_level = logging.DEBUG
logging.getLogger().setLevel(log_level)

# create a random set of training pairs based on known duplicates

def canonicalImport(filename):
    preProcess = exampleIO.preProcess
    data_d = {}

    with open(filename) as f:
        reader = csv.DictReader(f)
        for i, row in enumerate(reader):
            clean_row = [(k, preProcess(v)) for (k, v) in
                         viewitems(row)]
            data_d[filename + str(i)] = dedupe.core.frozendict(clean_row)

    return data_d, reader.fieldnames

def evaluateDuplicates(found_dupes, true_dupes):
    true_positives = found_dupes.intersection(true_dupes)
    false_positives = found_dupes.difference(true_dupes)
    uncovered_dupes = true_dupes.difference(found_dupes)

    print('found duplicate')
    print(len(found_dupes))

    print('precision')
    print(1 - len(false_positives) / float(len(found_dupes)))

    print('recall')
    print(len(true_positives) / float(len(true_dupes)))

settings_file = 'canonical_data_matching_learned_settings'

data_1, header = canonicalImport('tests/datasets/restaurant-1.csv')
data_2, _ = canonicalImport('tests/datasets/restaurant-2.csv')

training_pairs = dedupe.trainingDataLink(data_1, data_2, 'unique_id', 5000)

duplicates_s = set(frozenset(pair) for pair in training_pairs['match'])

t0 = time.time()

print('number of known duplicate pairs', len(duplicates_s))

if os.path.exists(settings_file):
    with open(settings_file, 'rb') as f :
        deduper = dedupe.StaticRecordLink(f)
else:
    fields = [{'field': 'name', 'type': 'String'},
              {'field': 'address', 'type': 'String'},
              {'field': 'cuisine', 'type': 'String'},
              {'field': 'city','type' : 'String'}
              ]

    deduper = dedupe.RecordLink(fields)
    deduper.sample(data_1, data_2, 10000)
    deduper.markPairs(training_pairs)
    deduper.train()
    with open(settings_file, 'wb') as f:
        deduper.writeSettings(f)

alpha = deduper.threshold(data_1, data_2)

# print candidates
print('clustering...')
clustered_dupes = deduper.match(data_1, data_2, threshold=alpha)

print('Evaluate Clustering')
confirm_dupes = set(frozenset((data_1[pair[0]], data_2[pair[1]]))
                    for pair, score in clustered_dupes)

evaluateDuplicates(confirm_dupes, duplicates_s)

print('ran in ', time.time() - t0, 'seconds')


In recent days Australia's Minister for Social Services has made yet another attack on the poorest and most marginalised people in the country. If you've been reading the news you'll recall that these attacks began back before Christmas, when cuts to services and payments were rumoured.
Those of you who read International news will be aware that very similar cuts and changes are happening in the UK. Also at the behest of the Murdoch media and its tory toadies. In the UK these policies have been linked to increases in suicide amongst disabled people. But you won't hear Rupert Murdoch complaining about that. He probably considers them to be "poor competitors." Because life in the West is all about competing for that minimum wage job or a contract in a cube farm, while the 0.1% sit back and watch the interest on their Caymans' accounts roll in.
People on a disability pension are disabled. They already suffer from a physical or mental condition that prevents them participating in the economy, as the media would put it. They're disabled.
This latest attack specifically targets those living with depression and anxiety. People whose symptoms of anxiety and or depression have made it impossible for them to hold down a job. Andrews and McClure, neither of whom are psychologists, opine that since depression and anxiety are considered episodic that therefore there will be periods when people suffering from these conditions will be between episodes and able to hold down a job. That's how they're trying to sell their review.
There are already thousands of able bodied people who can't find jobs, because there simply are not enough jobs. Insulting people publicly with taunts about "get off the couch" might deflect some attention from governmental mismanagement, but it won't change the unemployment numbers. Kicking people off DSP will make the unemployment figures worse. This will be good for mill owners complaining about the minimum wage being too high or otherwise seeking to reverse Australia's social development.
In addition to victimising people who are already disabled and affected by stigma and symptoms, what this does is funnel millions more dollars into religious organisations.
A person suffering from mental illness that is periodically better or worse is not likely to be able to compete successfully in the work force. Unless the government is planning on handing out funding to employers willing to take on people living with disabling mental illness. That doesn't seem likely since they've declined to fund SPC and others just to stay in operation.
There is already a system in place for assisting those who are able to return to work. The Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service has 160 offices around Australia and provides the necessary services to people who can look to get back to work. But that's a Commonwealth, public service. The Australian government, increasingly in bed with religious organisations such as those implicated in the school chaplains program, seeks to cut public and secular funding in favour of bible bashers.
If you take a bit of a look at our Mr McClure, this all starts to make a bit more sense. Patrick McClure has been associated with Mission Australia, among other religious organisations. You may recall that Mission is involved in the so called work for the dole forced labour. That organisation also runs job seeker and housing agencies. They recieve funding from the Federal Government to operate these businesses as well as being religious and able to dodge paying tax on their profit.
Putting people with specific mental health disabilities onto a "working age payment" puts them under more pressure which is likely to make their symptoms worse. That increases the burden for them and their families as well as increasing health care costs to the public. Employers are unlikely to take on someone who has "episodes." This means that more than 200,000 more people will be on the books at Mission and Salvo's job agencies at a cost of something like $1,000 per week each, to the taxpayer.
It's a bloody brilliant way of fattening the bottom line of Andrews' religious mates. Choosing a group of people already having trouble keeping their heads above water, unlikely to be able to mount a vigorous defence against these policies. People who have been stigmatised and degraded repeatedly in the Murdoch media, that has sought to create a stereotypical belief that the disabled are all lazy rorters who choose to be ill rather than work. Taking advantage of a picture that has gradually and carefully been built up over a long time, to serve exactly this purpose. Then subject them to a punitive system that results in more opportunity for religious exploitation.
The question will be, are Aussies vindictive enough to be willing to pay a grand a head for this little endeavour?
If we were seriously considering the welfare of human beings the best and simplest option would be to pay a basic living income, as is being discussed in Switzerland. But this is not about the well being of people. This is a ruse for a business deal. A bloody lucrative one at that.
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블러드 Blood - Episode 2 (A FakeCap)
Here we go again. Episode 1 took me far too much time to recap, even raw and I cried and cried all night over the lost time I put into that because y'all know what I would much rather recap. Still, at least there is Ku Hye-sun now. Let the bloodfest begin. Also, the same disclaimer applies: watching and recapping raw, but getting it (almost) all right. I think.
JoAnne: And I will try not to use all my best reactions during the live tweet but people, seriously, the horror is real... I may not be able to hold it in.
Shuk: [sigh] The things we do for you, our faithful squeeglets.
We're back at war and back at strutting, at throwing phones and bad CGI. Maybe I haven't valued the phone-throwing enough the first time round? It's really that gesture that makes us realize: this is one badass mofo pampire.
You know what he's a twig and back in 1994 those phones were HEAVY. Give the child some credit.
Not any heavier than his ham-handed acting. And David Lee Roth was much better at it.
Seoul at night and then by day, and it's 2015 now. I wonder who that girl in the taxi is, but I'll be damned! It's Park Ji-Sang. I was fooled by the lips.
Plus he's wearing Jackie Onassis' favorite pair of sunglasses.
His face looks that that standard alien head with the big eyes and pointy chin. And facial expression.
He is here to talk to his dongsaeng Joo Hyun-Woo who finds graves. Oh wait ... it's THAT grave he already undug in episode 1. Wait, is undug not a word? Damn. Anyway, cool, he is a time traveling pampire, I guess? Straight from there to the here and now? There's a lot of the pampire virus in that grave, which means ... the one buried there is a pampire too.
So this part is confusing, because based on the conversation you didn't hear, that picture of a grave? The one that looks like the one he dug up? That is that grave, but dug up 20 years earlier. They're spending so much on that classy CGI that they just re-used the photo.We're so enthralled by his vampire charms we won't notice, right? Lemme guess: that grave is actually ground zero for his parents. Although none of the adults appeared to have been archaeologists, but whatever. Minor detail.
I didn't pay attention; I was too busy removing your extra spaces in between the sentences in the above paragraph (thank you, says the double-spaces police).
At the hospital, with sacral background music, Doctor Lee Jae-Wook is looking swell.
What a handsome bastard he is, yes. Shall we just refer to him as Handsome Bastard?
When I see the word "sacral", I think "butt". [giggle] He has the best hair so far, for sure.
And then, THERE SHE IS!!!!! Ku Hye-sun as Yoo Ri-Ta, a badass doctor. Probably a genius, too. And there is Jo Jae-yoon from Liar Games, too! As Doctor.
He's already Doctor PissyPants to me.
She already annoys me. You are a physician in a hospital, someone barges frantically into your office, and the first thing you do is bark at him? How about thinking maybe there's a critical patient in need of your (no doubt dubious) skills, there, chica? He even uses the word "Urgent" but she doesn't care and goes back to flipping pages. Pfui! Learn tatting. you might be better at it than this.
Damn, her acting is bad even when she just flicks pages.
They're discussing the new guy, this genius doctor called Park Ji-sang. Dude. Your sunglasses. No. He has just entered the hospital (have I recently mentioned how cool he is?!) when Yoo Ri-ta zips passed him. The sunglasses fall and break. Poor quality, I see. He is annoyed, she is "dude, no time" and runs away. She's got an important meeting to attend!!!
I loathe her on sight. And since she only puzzled me in BoF and I vaguely liked her in Angel Eyes, for the moment I'm going to pretend that what I loathe is her character, and not her incredibly inappropriate character choices.
They look like welder's goggles to me, And yes, that's pretty fragile for eyewear. And yes, inappropriate behavior for a doctor. Has Writer-nim even seen the inside of a hospital?
Mr. Pampire meets with Choi Kyung-In (Jin Kyung), the hospital's administrator. He is really bossy already, cause he's cool like that. Elsewhere, Ri-Ta is in a doctor's meeting. You know, one of those where they sit in a lecture hall thingy, discussing cases. She and another doctor (Kim Yu-Seok) don't agree and she gets a bit pissy. I think I don't need to learn the names of the doctors, what do you guys think?
I like Scruffy Doc, and the girl next to him was the cute investigator in Choi and Prejudice. But nah, let's see how they play out before we bother learning their names. Also: calling her a bit pissy is like saying every now and then drama writers follow a formula.
LOL, JoAnne. To me, she's just arrogant and mean. Throwing things and having a tantrum, because a fellow doctor has concerns over a risky procedure? I don't know what makes her tick, but I wish it would blow up and take her out!
Ji-sang is touring the hospital with Kyung-in, they're wearing couple coats. She explains everything to him and then, they enter the lecture hall.
But wait! One of the little gems you missed, watching raw: He demands of her, among other things: his drinking water must always have a PH of 8; his meals must be catered in, since he won't eat cafeteria food; he requires box seats to some baseball team, and they must be near the dugout. She agrees to these things with the dazed smile of a woman in thrall to a vampi... oooh, I see what they did there.
Star-powered people have the right to request that stuff. Of course, it's usually done before signing a contract.
He witnesses the discussion between the doctors ... but when he recognizes the woman who broke his sunglasses, he makes a snide remark. And puts the sunglasses on. Kyung-in tells everybody who he is and they go "woaaah, it's the genius". Only Ri-Ta isn't impressed. He shows how incredibly smart he is by suggesting an appleby operation. He pronounces it like apple bee.
That's not how you pronounce Appleby? (It is? DAMN, his English is better than mine!!!) I googled, but that was pointless. Except now I can tell you, Squeeglets, they pulled out NO STOPS when it comes to realistic medical writing. There is, in fact, an Appleby Procedure, and it is, in fact, used in cases just like this.
I thought it was just a restaurant. They have good queso dip! Still, Google Fu skills do not a script make.
Everybody is like "wooaaaaah, he is so brilliant". Even Ri-ta has to admit it. Maybe it's the sunglasses that sway her, because WOW, how cool is it when you wear sunglasses indoors at meetings.
Mostly they're like 'Who the fuck is he? Who died and left him boss? He's too young to be the boss!' And if you're Ri-Ta, it's like 'Pout! Sneer! Flounce!'
And 'He's saying exactly what I want to say to that snot-nosed biatch!'
Humor alert: he gets up and the left glass falls out of his sunglasses again.
And with that small gesture, we are reminded that the bampire is human, too, and our hearts are touched. Genius.
Back in his room, he struts a bit and is a bit annoyed. He opens a special safe and puts in his pampire chewing gum. He then dons his white coat and struts down the hall. Jo Jae-yoon Doctor is complaining to Kyung-in about just bringing in Ji-sang like that - I'm sure he doesn't care much. Of course, Ri-ta is also very unhappy and expresses that by loudly complaining in the corridor. Ji-sang hears that and goes like "get over it, I was right and am smarter".
The bampire speaks truth to Ri-Ta. I think we see a tad of amusement, but that could just be the overlay of Lee Jeong Suk and Kang Sora I keep applying to the hospital scenes. Jo Jae-yoon is having a hissy fit composed of equal parts jealousy and insecurity, and if he drinks and walks into things I will cheer. Kyung-In is still smiling the lobotomized smile.
She goes into the operating room to operate. Ji-sang is now upstairs to observe, with other doctors. Cool, Kim Kap-Soo comes in! He is so happy to see Ji-sang, the new genius. Jo Jae-yoon Doctor (ah, I found him on asiawiki, his name is Woo Il-Nam) is visibly jealous. Uh-oh. It seems like Kim Kap-soo (whose drama name is Yoo Seok-Joo) is Rita's uncle. I already see that she and Ji-sang are a perfect match, because she's also suuuper cool and sure of herself. Her dad tells Pampire what a genius she is. Such a good doctor! And so funny and light-hearted when operating!
I hate her with the fire of a thousand burning suns. Also, Kim Gap Soo is her uncle. I think her parents were killed by that mini Blue Man Group in the forest.
Either that, or they're now pampires.
She's a big brat. She says that she doesn't use her uncle's influence in any way, and yet, throws her weight and acts like her poop doesn't stink. Blech. Where's her Truck Of Doom? Where's her amnesia? And, OMG, being flirtatious and NOT PAYING ATTENTION when you already know it's a riskier-than-normal procedure? Your uncle is the ONLY reason you have a hospital job when you should be serving Jollibee Padala by bicycle.
I think Shuk hates her.
Oh damn! But then, things start go wrong!!! Kust like Ji-sang just said. Blood splatters all over Rita's face. Can she save the patient?! Can she?! Somebody do something, quick! The tension! It's KILLLING ME! But where is Ji-sang?! He strutted down ... and into his room. He was craving secret chewing-gum. Armed that way, he enters the operating room strutting, kicks Rita out and saves the patient, the day, the year, everything. It's incredible!! (even Rita has to admit it) It was totally last minute, too. So. Much. Blood.
I will chop her into tiny pieces and feed her to the CGI wolves.
Her freakout was laughable at best. His save was totally contrived at best. This is the worst.
Hey, I like his neck. He should operate without a shirt.
He's too skinny, and not in the sometimes-sexy way that the King of Puppies is. In fact, I don't consider this kid a puppy at all. He's just sort of there in my Kdrama Universe, like the free toy you get with a McDonald's meal and immediately throw away because you couldn't care less about it. Unless it's a mini one of those little stuffed animals everyone went crazy for 20 years ago. (He's not one of them.)
Nope, keep that juvenile ab-less body away from me.
Rita is so worked up over the humiliation, she can't even.
I love you. That was perfect.
She's pissed off that he saved the patient's life. Whom she put into jeopardy by not paying attention to that patient on the operating table AFTER the rest of the doctors thought the whole thing was a bad idea.
She hates that new guy so much! She vents to her doctor friend, Choi Soo-Eun (Jung Hye-Seong), who is a total traitor, cause she thinks Ji-sang is totally sexy - like the rest of the female staff, of course. She then butts some more head with Ji-sang, who treats her like a dumb secretary and thinks she's the most untalented, hateful woman he has ever seen. She does help him in that belief by acting very snippy and aloof all the time. Bottom line: they don't like each other. I think we get it.
He gives her a pass on her grievous error as a 'welcoming day' gift from him. Her only duty is to replace his designer original one-of-a-kind glasses that he stood in line for hours to buy when he was in Chile.
Should have used EBay.
We meet another cast member, the robot Luuvy, but only briefly. Ji-sang is home and talks to his grave-friend, who has tons of interesting information for him and is also his chemist/doctor and supplier of the secret chewing gum. The enemy is near! Ji Jin-hee is in the car with Kim Kap-soo, discussing him. It was Jae-Wook's influence that got Ji-sang into that hospital! Now that the boy is near, he is very happy.
Luuvy stuns me with his natural acting and brilliant character choices. The friend is funny, actually. I wonder how he came to know Ji Sang's deepest darkest secret?
Maybe the girl in pink was actually him. His parents wanted a girl, so they forced him to wear ugly pink hats and ugly pink sweaters. But when his eyes met his forest savior, he new he would never have to wear pink again. That's a look of love, right there. Or Luuv.
Ji-sang relaxes on a ... bed (?) when Hyun-Woo comes in to give him a first-day-at-work present: Luuvy! Ji-sang thinks it's a bit annoying (I think, I still haven't mastered the art of reading his face) but Hyun-woo thinks he needs company. He does, cause all he does at night is watch old videos of his mother and himself (it feels like forever but is "only" 5 full minutes long), while he kinda cries. He even tries to kiss his mother's huge face on the huge screen. Life as a pampire is SO HARD. But there will be a cure one day, don't you worry, kiddo.
He sleeps on a literal bed of mist. Like Ri-Ta, I cannot even.
So his internal temperature is 25C / 77F, but he needs a dry-ice bed to sleep? Is he secretly pyrokinetic? Maybe we should call Hellboy.
Oh fuck, the hooded pampires are back! Stuff just got really interesting. NOT. Also, you absolutely must know that Rita gets home and has a little "I'm-so-annoyed" fit on the sofa.
If her pouty little scream continues to be her go-to 'acting choice' I may have to hurt a tiny puppy. Don't make me do it, Ri-Ta!
Ugh. I think my face is turning purple from everything I want to say about her (but can't). Why is she even breathing?? It's such a waste of perfectly good oxygen that could be used to create rust somewhere. Grrrrrr.
So whatever Ji-sang lies on is really his bed. It looks like it's made of plastic?
And mist. Don't forget the mist.
He gets up and stretches himself. Really? Because, in my copy, this is where he watches his mom's advice about hiding, with the baby video and the crying. And then, we're with Jae-Wook. I like how this drama is jumping from scene to scene so effortlessly. Jae-wook has special yellow stuff to drink in a specially secured fridge/safe!! Damn ... does he have the cure?! Ah, no, it's some kind of drug, cause he passes out immediately, smiling happily. He's totally tripping.
Dude is tripping BALLS.
Kind of looks like he's drinking his own pee...
I refuse to recap Luuvy scenes.
Luuvy is concerned that Ji Sang doesn't eat properly. Also, I can't remember if it was this scene or not where Luuvy demonstrated his skills at engaging with women, which are based on those of the room-mate. One gem: 'What color are your underpants?' See how whimsical? How can you not love them both?
Plot Device R2D2. I'm just waiting for the exposition to spout from that speakerbox. Plus, I'm predicting Sidekick bites it in the end, and Pamipire's only solace is talking to that thing. Also, it has a secret compartment with a lightsaber some object he will need in a later episode,
At the hospital, Ji-sang runs into Rita, who has fixed his sunglasses. He is very surprised (I think) and also a bit flustered.
She bought him a new pair. At first I thought she must be a miracle-worker, considering they were limited edition, purchased in Chile - but no, she bought them from the kiosk out front. Bampire got played in Chile. I love the subtle way they remind us that deep down, he's still just a fallible young man. He is not just bampire!
That woman should not be allowed to one up a Mario Brothers mushroom, let alone Pampire.
They're recruiting new doctors (in English). There is a female doctor Min Ga-Yeon (Son Soo-Hyun) who doesn't speak English (blasphemy!!!) but wants to be a doctor because she needs to heal her mother. Ji-sang is hard pressed on time (he has a meeting with a secret contact soon), so he tells her she can start tomorrow. He's cool like that. He also immediately spots good talent.
She chose to interview there because they gave her mother 8 months of life (suffering from uterine cancer, how enjoyable!) rather than the two months promised elsewhere. He hired her because 'people who look like her don't need much sleep.'
Sounds about right for the hiring practises of THIS hospital. I snorted milk when Pita said feelings are not needed to be a surgeon. And what's with the merengue music?
Time for the nurses to swoon over Ji-sang a bit. Cause there's not medical drama without cheeky nurses, right?
Ok that bit made me laugh. They proudly give their names to which he responds, 'I only need your positions. It's not like we're going to be friends.'
The side of my mouth might have twitched upwards. Might have.
Ji-sang struts through the corridors, when he suddenly ... hears something, a faint, wailing sound. "Wailing" sound? Or "Whaling" sound, because it sounded like a humpback call to me. Or maybe I'm tripping on my diet cream soda. It is the color of Handsome Bastard's Tripp-N-Drink.
Is it genius doctor and drug addict Jae-wook, who is giving a witty, charming (used-car salesman-eque) talk in front of all the doctors? Yes!!! Ji-sang enters the lecture hall and the two men lock eyes. Outside, they meet - Ji-sang refuses to shake Jae-wook's hand, his instincts tells him DANGEREU.
I have a question. If one bampire recognizes the proximity of another by the buzzing in his ears, why did he not have that with his parents? IS the Handsome Bastard a bampire? He wasn't drinking blood. I bet it was straight plasma, though, because he's hardcore. You can tell by his steely glare and his fake bonhomie.
Wait. Jae-wook is the hospital manager, so how can he talk about fulfilling his duty as a surgeon? If you hold the purse strings, you don't hold the scalpel. That's what happens when you transfer to Administration, Except at 34 번가의 기적 병원.
I've come to the conclusion that he's maybe a fallen angel. The music gives it away and all the heaven-stuff in his apartment.
At the next doctor meeting, Jae-wook volunteers Ji-sang for a complicated surgery. He really can't refuse without blowing cover, but what about his meeting? Will he be able to handle this situation? He rushes to his room to get secret chewing gum, but DAMN! Somebody else (in sneakers) snuck in, using sticky tape to trick the thumb scanner, somebody who knows the passcode to the chewing gum safe! When he has strutted in and tries to access his secret files on the computer, somebody has changed the password. That doesn't make him suspicious though and he goes and gets himself some chewing gum before starting the operation.
He should have called his IT troubleshooter immediately; a changed password means a hack. Ooh, okay I admit I kind of care, at least 1/100000th of an angstrom more than I did before. Wonder what the half-life of my interest will be, And if that seemed like a math-science mishmash, you're right. Still less confusing than this thing.
But it was FAKE secret chewing gum! It's not working! Jae-wook, who watches from above, smirks. Oh no, oh no, oh no ... there is no dampening effect on the bloodlust! Ji-sang cannot operate... he starts transforming!!! Jae-wook leans forward, expectantly.
When you hide the lower half of his face, expertly shade his cheekbones, and turn his eyes green, THEN he becomes puppy material.
Maybe the mask was made of fairy blood and baby animal fur, too? Like his scarf?
Another incredible cliffhanger! Wow, the suspense is KILLING me! Will he be able to control his nature? Will he kill everybody? Jae-wook is such an evil dick for testing him that way.
Can Monday get here soon enough, Kakashi? Not for me!
Where's the 2nd container of New and Improved??
You might have guessed, episode 2 was really good! NOT. Not one bit of it was good. Not even Ji Jin-hee, the poor man. You know, when the majority of actors act really badly, there is a rush to the bottom. Why even try, man, why even try.
Gu Hye Sun needs money to finance her next gallery exhibition; Ahn Jae Hyun was flattered anyone knew his name and thought to ask, and Ji Jin Hee got caught doing something naughty with an intern at his management company, so he couldn't refuse the part.
Then what is our excuse for watching? And how did my eonni's get me involved in this? I think I may need to stock up on diet cream soda to make sense of this. Or soju. Or both.
Hey Rocky! Let's watch them pull a plot out of a hat!
Ahn Jae-hyeon Blood Ji Jin-hee Ku Hye-sun Recap sinopsis synopsis 블러드


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Tannor's definitelly tha best one ! Even if he just appear in the firs chapter !
He's such a good big brother. If I had to have a sibling, I would want one like him…. The last panel of him holding her on the page previous to this one (comments closed on that one) is SO precious!
How lucky can that bracelet be if both Meela's dad and brother were killed while wearing it?
They both died the day they took it off. Her father when he passed it to Tannor, and Tannor when he passed it to Meela.


Impuestos y tasas no incluidos en las ofertas. No entienden que las personas que nos hospedamos queremos atencin, amabilidad y servicio. Este no es un email vlido. Adems, Valladolid y Palencia ofrecen una gran variedad..
Cmo funciona Paper Lover? La impresin de fotos para personalizar una prenda (o foto regalos) es algo que venimos viendo desde hace mucho tiempo, ideal para hacer un regalo, un detalle con la que recordar..
nosotros necesita divertirse y los parques de atracciones son una de las mejores formas de desconectarse de la realidad y pasarla a lo grande. On new flag was approved that differed from the previous one in that the eagle's wings opened further (the "pasmada" eagle the Pillars of Hercules were again placed within the wings, and the ribbon with the motto UNA, grandibre (ONE, great and free) was moved. During this time, there was no official. While the flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset, government offices in Spain and abroad must fly the flag on a 24-hour basis (during the night, it must be properly lit).
It was frequently made up of other different flags, full of images and symbols that represented all the values that the troops or the King defended. Artculo 4 1 de la constitucin espaola de 1978 Translation: The flag of Spain consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe. Adems, obtienes una cuponera electrnica con beneficios como descuentos en entradas, entradas gratis para tus amigos en fechas especficas. Civil authorities edit Some high-ranking officials of the Spanish state (i.e., the president, the vice-presidents and the ministers of the government, or the chairmen of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate ) are entitled to display a flag representative of their status. Cul es la diferencia entre el Pase Anual y el Pase Anual Gold? Boletos gratis para tus amigos (en fechas especficas). Los parques de atraccin y temticos Six Flags cuentan con presencia en varios pases, tambin fuera del continente, descuento ave guardia civil y la empresa se ha convertido en la cadena ms grande del sector. As que, no esperes, haz click y descubre un mundo fascinante de aventuras y experiencias Six Flags y entrate de todas las posibilidades de diversin que. Spanish national flag with the Osborne's bull "fifa World Cup Archive: 1982". For the theme park, see Six Flags Over Texas.". No estn incluidos en tu Pase Anual pero podrs adquirir un Pase Anual de Alimentos con el que s te incluyen. Republic of Texas, the fourth flag belonged to the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845.


Tranmere are the new leaders of League 1 after a 2-0 win at home to Coventry. Tranmere are looking a strong team this year and are averaging over 2 goals a game whilst their defence have now kept 3 clean sheets in a row. Coventry have now lost 3 games on the trot, they have failed to win or keep a clean sheet this season. Notts County drop to second after they could only manage a 2-2 draw (1 of 5 draws today) at Oldham. County remain unbeaten away from home but will be disappointed with their first draw of the season. Oldham have only kept 1 clean sheet and are struggling to score this year. Stevenage remain unbeaten and stay 3rd after a 2-2 at home to Crewe. Stevenage have drawn all 3 homes games so far yet have won all 3 away games. They have scored in all games to date. Crewe drop to 14th after successive draws. Crawley move to 4th with their 4th win out of 6 after a 2-1 away at Preston. The result ended a 2 match winning streak for the home team. Walsall move into 5th with a 2-1 win at Portsmouth. Walsall are unbeaten in 5 whereas Portsmouth are struggling and only have 1 win so far this season.
MK Dons continued their fine home form against Yeovil with a 1-0 win. They have won all 3 games and have yet to concede at Stadium MK. Yeovil have now lost their last 2 games and drop to 6th. Sheff Utd drop out of the play off places as they could only muster a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Bury. Sheff Utd remain unbeaten but have drawn 4 out of the first 6 games only keeping 1 clean sheet. Bury also have only shut out the opposition once this season and remain in the bottom 4.
Colchester drop to the foot of the table as they lost 2-1 at home to Doncaster. Colchester have now lost their last 3 games and have yet to pick up a win. Donny was on a 2 game losing stream up to this but climb to 9th. Scunthorpe move off the bottom with a 1-0 away win at Shrewsbury. It was Scunthorpe's first win of the season but stay in the bottom 4. Shrewsbury have no win in their last 4. Thursday night saw Leyton Orient beat Brentford 1-0 at home. It was Orient's 2nd win on the trot where as Brentford are yet to win on their travels. Swindon and Carlisle played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brunton Park. Swindon have no win in 3 and Carlisle are yet to keep a clean sheet. Bournemouth played put a 1-1 draw at home to Hartlepool. It was Bournemouth's 4th draw of the season and Hartlepool have yet to get a win away from home.
How did the predictions go?
2 Prediction correct but they were both spot on.


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This was an interesting wedding. Nicolas, a super awesome French young man, married to a super nice Chinese girl, Amanda, and the wedding became a blend of French and Chinese cultural characteristics. I had a great time.