Alongside Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson, Regis formed part of a trailblazing triumvirate at West Brom.
Former striker died of a suspected heart attack on Sunday [14 January] evening.
Trailblazing former England footballer and Midlands great Cyrille Regis has died at the age of 59, it was announced on Monday morning.
The West Bromwich Albion Former Players Association (FPA) initially confirmed that the legendary ex-Baggies and Coventry City star passed away after being taken ill on Sunday [14 January] evening.
"Cyrille and I were soulmates, he was the perfect man for me and we had a wonderful life together," widow Julia said in a statement released via West Brom.
"He came into football the hard way and never lost his passion for the game. He was a role model for so many because he always treated everyone he met with kindness and respect."
Alongside the late Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson, Regis, survived by two children and three grandchildren, formed part of a pioneering triumvirate of black players under Ron Atkinson at The Hawthorns that played together at a time when racism was rife throughout English football.
The French Guiana-born, west-London raised centre-forward scored a total of 158 league goals in 614 appearances for West Brom, Coventry, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers and Chester City after starting out with spells at non-league Molesey and Hayes.
Regis also earned five senior international caps for England between 1982-87 before ending a 19-year professional playing career in 1996. He was part of the Coventry team under John Sillett and George Curtis that stunned Tottenham Hotspur in extra-time of the 1987 FA Cup final at the old Wembley Stadium.
Regis, who originally trained as an electrician and later worked as both a coach and a football agent, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Wolverhampton in 2001 and an MBE for his services to the voluntary sector and football in 2008.
A long-delayed 10ft, £220,000 statue honouring Regis, Cunningham and Batson - nicknamed the 'Three Degrees' by Atkinson - is finally expected to be completed in the coming months. Cunningham died in a car crash in Spain in 1989.
Terribly sad news this morning that footballing pioneer Cyrille Regis has died aged 59.
We're deeply saddened to hear the news of Cyrille Regis's passing at the age of 59.
We are shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of former @WBA, @Coventry_City and @England forward Cyrille Regis MBE.
A pioneer, the warmest and most humble of men, a Midlands football icon, and a truly wonderful footballer.


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The viola is the alto member of the violin family. It had become established by 1535 and at that time was more commonly known as the viola da braccio, meaning 'arm viola' to distinguish it from members of the viol, which were known as viola da gamba or 'leg viola'. The viola da braccio was supported by the player's arm in the same way as the violin.
The viola's body is larger than the violin's; consequently the sound is produces is warmer and deeper. Its four strings are tuned a perfect fifth below the violin to c-g-d'-a'- but here there is a problem: the ideal length for viola strings would make the body too long to be held by the arm. Violas range in size from 38 centimeters (15 inches) to 48 centimeters (19 inches), sometimes larger. The perfect length would be 53 centimeters (21 inches), but this would be a laptop instrument, so the choice of size is left to the individual player.
The viola's size also means that greater stretches are required from the fingering hand and more energy is required from the bow, which is generally shorter and heavier than the violin's. Nevertheless, it is common for players to be able to play both the violin and viola, although most professionals concentrate on a single instrument.
From the beginning, the viola has been the subject of mockery: musicians learn the viola, it is said, only after they have too few teeth left to play the French horn. Although it retains the aura of a dunce instrument – dating from its construction made it difficult to play with any virtuosity – the viola proved its immense musical worth hundreds of years ago. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), and Mozart provided early concerti; Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), Hector Berlioz (1803–69), and Mendelssohn soon expanded the instrument's reputation for solo playing.
The great works for viola, though, came in the twentieth century. Composers including Bartók, Walton, Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), Benjamin Britten (1913–76), Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906–75), and Luciano Berio (1925–2003) all wrote excellent solo works. Not only that, but the viola took up a more prominent position in the orchestra. It is today regarded as one of the most beautiful and expressive instruments.
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« Kapyong Day 24 April
UN Memorial Cemetery Busan – 26 April »
The Royal Ulster Rifles, comprised roughly equally of Catholics and Protestants, played an heroic role in both the battle of Happy Valley and the critical battle of the Imjin River.
The battle of the Imjin River in April 1951 saved Seoul and preserved the integrity of UN Command. The valiant role played by those who fought and died there fully deserves to be acknowledged and commemorated.
In their defence of South Korea, under the UN flag, the Irish of birth and heritage contributed to the foundation of the flourishing economy and democracy that is South Korea today …"
There is one Irish/Australian casualty that I know of Corporal William Kevin Murphy (B Company, 3RAR) remembered on the memorial to the missing at the UN cemetery in Busan. He was killed in the battle of Kapyong.
Cpl William Murphy
Corporal Murphy was born in Ennis, County Clare. His mother still lived there when she heard the sad news in 1951. He was just 22, born on 13 February 1921.
Murphy 's body was never found – but he was most probably killed on the night of 23/24 April in the B Company position on the small ridge on the west side of the road to Kapyong.
This focus on the Irish heritage of those who fought for Britain has a special poignancy for the 5000 or so 'deserters' who left the Irish armed forces in the Second World War to fight for Britain. Ireland was neutral in that conflict, although some 60,000 Irish served in the British armed forces. Ireland did not send military or medical support in the Korean War.
Legislation was passed in April 2013 to pardon the 5,000. These men had been barred from taxpayer-funded jobs, and had no pension rights. This was known as the 'starvation order'
The Irish justice minister says the pardon will recognise the men's bravery, and make an important difference to thousands of families who suffered from the post-war policies.


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Best Examples Of How Brands Embrace The Metaverse Today
If you're following the tech media, it's been nearly impossible not to hear about the term "Metaverse." The world's biggest companies from all industries embrace the idea of virtual worlds and are working together to make it happen.
Many brands – including Adidas, Dior, and Warner Bros. – already took decisive steps to establish their brand presence in the Metaverse. Here's an overview of what they have been up to in the virtual worlds.
What exactly is the Metaverse?
If you're still unsure what the Metaverse is, here's a short overview.
The term "Metaverse" comes from the 1992 science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, "Snow Crash." A similar concept was also covered in the popular "Ready Player One" book by Ernest Cline, adapted as a movie by Steven Spielberg. Both novels describe dystopian visions of the future where people seek to escape reality through virtual worlds.
There isn't a single definition of what the Metaverse is or what it will be in the real world. Still, the general understanding is that it's a network of virtual worlds where people are represented as avatars. Many of the characteristics of the Metaverse can be observed in existing games. That includes platforms such as VRChat, Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft.
At the moment, the Metaverse is shaping to be more than a single virtual world. There will be hundreds of thousands of them, all connected through different platforms like Ready Player Me.
Immersive shopping experiences and digital fashion in the Metaverse
When the Internet was growing in the '90s, one of the first things brands were exploring was e-commerce. The Metaverse gives companies new and more immersive ways to present their products to consumers.
Charli Cohen is a British fashion designer, known for her collaborations with brands such as Pokémon, Capcom, and Assassin's Creed. She partnered with London's Selfridges and Yahoo to create physical and digital shopping experiences. Users can explore the immersive world of Electric/City to learn more about the digital Kaleidodrip collection. The outfits are compatible with Ready Player Me avatars and can be used in hundreds of compatible apps and games.
Another example comes from Dior. Last year, they launched the Miss Dior Immersive Journey experience, exploring the brand's history. Users can create their own Ready Player Me with a selfie and use it to explore Dior's virtual world.
One of the latest fashion brands to step into the Metaverse is the Inditex-owned Pull&Bear. The brand created a virtual fashion collection compatible with the Ready Player Me avatars. Soon, Pull&Bear's customers will be able to import their 3D avatars to a virtual world experience on the Meta Quest 2.
Metaverse-ready avatar collections
Digital fashion collections are one way into the Metaverse. Some brands take a step further and make their own full-body avatars. Ozworld avatars created by adidas Originals are the most recent example of it.
The process of creating the Ozworld avatars is very unique – users have to answer a set of questions to describe their personalities. A machine learning algorithm chooses the most fitting traits based on that. The avatars will be compatible with the Ready Player Me platform and hundreds of apps and games supporting our avatars.
Wearable NFT collections and merchandise for 3D Metaverse avatars
More and more NFT projects go past the standard 2D JPEG profile pictures and offer interesting utility in the Metaverse. The Canadian EDM musician deadmau5 partnered with the artist Nick "Smearballs" DenBoer to bring a collection of 5,555 Head5. They are inspired by the giant heads that Joel Zimmerman wears during his shows.
Unlike other NFT projects, the Head5 assets have a true utility in the Metaverse. Right now, holders of the NFTs can use them with Ready Player Me avatars in compatible apps and games. Deadmau5 also announced a partnership with The Sandbox, teasing utility on the platform.
Branded virtual worlds in the Metaverse
As more Metaverse platforms open their doors, brands look for opportunities to include them in their Metaverse strategies. A Volkswagen-owned sports car brand, CUPRA, is building its own virtual world in collaboration with VISYON – METAHYPE. It will be a virtual island hosting experiences from different brands, including Barcelona's biggest music festival, Primavera Sound. Users will be able to explore the island using Ready Player Me avatars wearing custom outfits created by CUPRA and other brands.
Augmented reality branded experiences
Augmented reality (also known as AR) experiences are often omitted when discussing the Metaverse. That being said, they will become more important and common as companies start to introduce their AR glasses and headsets.
Warner Bros. partnered with Yahoo for the premier of the Dune movie to create an AR experience powered by 8th Wall's WebAR technology (now part of Niantic) and built by Aircards. The experience allows fans of the movie to create a 3D avatar wearing outfits from the movie. They can also bring their avatar to life in augmented reality.
Vodafone, the UK's biggest telco, integrated AR into their British & Irish Lions rugby team app. It lets team fans create their own Digital Lion based on a selfie and pose in augmented reality with the team's players.
Future of brands in the Metaverse
We are still in the early days of the Metaverse, and it's impossible to guess what we can expect from brands in the space next. The whole Web3 industry is moving and evolving fast, so it's a good idea to keep an eye out for the latest trends.
There are already many tools and technologies that let you and your brand embrace the Metaverse today.
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Who is Alex Bannister?
Alex Bannister is a former American football wide receiver who played six seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for Eastern Kentucky University and was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. In 2003 he was selected to the Pro Bowl, due to his special teams contributions.
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Kenmare branch to remain unchanged
Kenmare's branch of the Ward County Library at 5 NE 3rd St., will remain intact and go on with business as usual, an official says.
Ward County Library Kenmare Branch librarian Bree Aldrich engages young children during story time in the Kenmare branch of the Ward County Library.
By Marvin Baker
No changes are anticipated following the sale of the main library property in Minot to the Minot Daily News. The building will eventually be torn down and a parking lot will take its place.
In exchange, Ward County will get the current Daily News parking lot, next door in order to expand the courthouse to the north.
Ward County attempted to obtain the property through eminent domain but that was later rescinded and negotiations continued. Two weeks ago the two sides reached a deal that includes an undisclosed amount of cash to the Daily News.
Ward County Library Administrator Kerrianne Tyler said the library will be moved into the new office building.
"The plans are to put the library in the new Ward County Office Building, on the first floor," Tyler said. "Operations at the Kenmare branch should not be affected much as we are moving forward and the bookmobile will continue to make its stops."
The Kenmare branch library is open Monday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
In addition, Story Time is on Thursdays at 10 a.m., and the Young Adult Book Club meetings are held monthly. Please contact the library for details on when the next meeting is held and the current book.
Bree Aldrich is the branch librarian and can be reached at 385-4090.
The Ward County Library Bookmobile makes three stops in Kenmare on the fourth Monday of the month at Kenmare Elementary School, Kenmare High School and Kenmare Day Care.
On the second and fourth Thursday of the month, the bookmobile makes two stops in Berthold at the school and downtown and later in Carpio.
Downtown Makoti, the Makoti school and downtown Ryder are stops on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
The bookmobile makes 16 other stops each month across Ward County.
Tyler said the library staff continues to make plans and update people regarding the move as it becomes available. The latest information is printed in the library's monthly newsletter.
"I encourage people to give me a call here in Minot if they have specific questions and I will try to answer them," she said.
Tyler can be reached by telephone at 852-5388 or by e-mail at (kerrianne.tyler@wardnd.com)... Read EVERY WORD on EVERY PAGE of The Kenmare News by subscribing--online or in print!


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Glenn Franklin Howerton III (Yokohama, 13 april 1976), is een in Japan geboren Amerikaans acteur, stemacteur, filmproducent en scenarioschrijver.

Biografie
Howerton werd geboren in Yokohama bij Amerikaanse ouders en groeide op in Londen, Zuid-Korea en Montgomery, waar hij de high school doorliep aan de Jefferson Davis High School. Hierna studeerde hij voor twee jaar aan de New World School of the Arts in Miami. Hij haalde in 2000 zijn bachelor of fine arts aan de Juilliard School in New York.

Howerton begon in 2002 met acteren in de film Monday Night Mayhem, hierna heeft hij nog meerdere rollen gespeeld in films en televisieseries. Hij is vooral bekend van zijn rol als Dennis Reynolds in de televisieserie It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia waar hij al in 153 afleveringen speelde (2005-2019). Naast acteur was hij ook actief als filmproducent en scenarioschrijver in deze televisieserie.

Howerton is in 2009 getrouwd met actrice Jill Latiano met wie hij een zoon heeft (2011).

Filmografie

Films
Uitgezonderd korte films.

2021 How It Ends - als John
2020 Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home - als toeschouwer
2020 Archenemy - als de manager
2020 The Hunt - als Richard
2016 Officer Downe - als Dominic
2013 Coffee Town – als Will
2010 Everything Must Go – als Gary
2009 Crank: High Voltage – als dokter
2008 The Strangers – als Mike
2006 Two Weeks – als Matthew Bergman
2006 Crank – als dokter
2005 Serenity  - als Lilac Young Tough
2005 Must Love Dogs – als Michael
2003 E.D.N.Y. – als Paul Webster
2002 Monday Night Mayhem – als Dick Ebersol

Televisieseries
Uitgezonderd eenmalige gastrollen.
2005-2022 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – als Dennis Reynolds – 165 afl.
2018-2021 A.P. Bio - als Jack Griffin - 42 afl.
2020 The Fugitive - als Jerry Conwell - 5 afl.
2013-2017 The Mindy Project – als Cliff Gilbert – 13 afl.
2016 House of Lies - als Seth Buckley - 4 afl.
2014-2015 Family Guy – als collega op bijeenkomst (stem) – 4 afl.
2014 Fargo – als Don Chumph – 5 afl.
2009-2013 The Cleveland Show – als diverse stemmen – 31 afl.
2012 Unsupervised – als Clint / Dirt (stemmen) – 4 afl.
2009-2010 Glenn Martin DDS – als stem – 3 afl.
2003 ER – als dr. Nick Cooper – 6 afl.
2002 That '80s Show – als Corey Howard – 13 afl.

Filmproducent
2022 The Send-Off - film
2005-2022 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – televisieserie – 165 afl.
2018-2021 A.P. Bio - televisieserie - 42 afl.
2018 Mean Jean - film
2018 The Cool Kids - televisieserie
2015-2016 On the Record with Mick Rock - televisieserie - 6 afl.
2014 The Wilderness of James - film
2011-2012 How to Be a Gentleman – televisieserie – 9 afl.
2012 Unsupervised – televisieserie – 10 afl.
2012 Living Loaded - film
2009 Boldly Going Nowhere - film
2008 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Sunny Side Up – korte film
2008 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 3: Dancing Guy – korte film
2008 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 3: Meet the McPoyles – korte film
2008 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 3: Sunny Side Up – korte film
2007 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Making of Season 1 & 2 – korte film

Scenarioschrijver
2005-2022 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – televisieserie – 165 afl.
2009 Boldly Going Nowhere - film
2008 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 3: Meet the McPoyles – korte film

Amerikaans filmacteur
Amerikaans televisieacteur
Amerikaans stemacteur
Amerikaans filmproducent
Amerikaans scenarioschrijver

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Ole Miss shot -19 the final round to win the 14th Annual Hootie at Bulls Bay.
Kent State finished two shots back and Kentucky 3 shots back.
Braden Thornberry won the Jackson Moore Medalist honors shooting a 66 the final round totaling 203. Lukas Euler from Kentucky was 2 back at 205.
The field: South Carolina, College of Charleston, Auburn, Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Ole Miss, Georgia State, Wofford, Missouri, Louisville, Wisconsin, Georgia Southern, N.C. State, Iowa State and Kent State.
It took 12 renewals for a team from the Palmetto State to finally break through to win the Hootie at Bulls Bay, one of college golf's premier events played each spring since 2005. Now, the South Carolina Gamecocks are threatening to make the annual 15-team invitational a 54-hole contest to see who can finish second.
On March 25-27, the Gamecocks will go for an unprecedented fourth straight Hootie championship when Bulls Bay again hosts some of the top collegiate players in the country. Standing in their way will be teams from the College of Charleston, Auburn, Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Ole Miss, Georgia State, Wofford, Missouri, Louisville, Wisconsin, Georgia Southern, N.C. State, Iowa State and Kent State.
The event is open to spectators, free of charge.
Until last year, when South Carolina shot 844 to finish four shots ahead of Ole Miss and 10 shots clear of Auburn and N.C. State, no team in Hootie history had ever won the tournament three times, much less three times in a row. But that all changed in 2017, despite the fact that Mississippi's Ben Walcott, who claimed medalist honors at 12-under-par 204, and his Rebel teammate, Braden Thorneberry, 205, finished one-two in the individual scoring.
This year, Greenville senior Keenan Huskey, the 2016 individual Hootie champion who finished third at Bulls Bay last year, is back to lead the Gamecocks in their quest for a Hootie 'quadruple.' Also returning for South Carolina will be juniors Scott Stevens and Will Miles, both of whom posted one-under 215 scores to finish in a tie for 17th at Bulls Bay one year ago.
As always, tournament "week" tees off on Friday, March 23 with a one-day tournament for sponsors and guests, followed by a special concert for tournament participants, coaches, sponsors and guests by the tournament's namesake band, Hootie and the Blowfish, that night.
On Saturday afternoon, college players will team with sponsors in an 18-hole team event that precedes an evening cookout and auction.
The Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate will be played Sunday through Tuesday. Spectators are welcome to watch the up and coming tour stars.
South Carolina wins 3rd consecutive Hootie at Bulls Bay!
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks defended their title!
They shot -23 and won by 15 shots over the College of Charleston Cougars. South Carolina's Keenan Huskey took the Jackson Moore Medalist honor shooting 65-71-69=205 (-11).
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Happy Monday, everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend. I got to be outside the majority of the day Saturday and it felt pretty good. I went up to Kirklin, Indiana to attend their monthly flea and farmers' market. It was definitely worth the drive. They had about 20 vendors set up and every single antique store (which is nearly every store in town) was open. I fell in love with this little town. Won't you let me show you around?
This is the view you get when arriving in town from the south.
View from across the street of some of the vendors that were set up for the flea and farmers' market.
The town bank was their gracious host.
First up on the antique store tour is Kirklin Antiques. This small little town is the host of quite a few antique shops. The person who owns all of the buildings in town bought them all to restore them to their former glory and wants to make Kirklin an "antiques destination" in Indiana. They've got a great start on the antique stores. They also have an art gallery, a pizza place, and a coffee shop/deli. They are working on refinishing one of the buildings so that a nice restaurant can move it. I hear it has the original late 1800s solid wood bar still.
Next up is Clementine's Antiques and Accents.
And then we have Lisa's Country Crafts.
Next up was my favorite building in the whole town - Old Bank Antiques & Uniques. If you couldn't have guessed, it's in the old town bank. I wish I had snapped a picture, but I was too surprised to find that Old Bank is also a fair trade store! I've never seen a fair trade store outside of a big city. So of course I had to pick up a few things.
Next to it was the new location for 3 Stray Cats. Gabby, the owner, was still moving things in. I snapped a few pics while I was inside, because we have exactly the same taste. If we went picking together there would be MAJOR competition.
I really love how there were little vignettes set up of living rooms, kitchens, etc. It was perfect!
Last (but not least) was White Lion Antiques & Collectibles. His shop was museum quality! I should've paid admission to view all of the wonderful antiques that were all so meticulously displayed. Plus there was some wonderful primitive furniture!
There were a couple more places, but I actually had to cut my time short, because I had an auction to be at in 30 minutes that was at least a 20 minute drive from where I was. I don't have pictures of the auction, but it was on an old farm out in the middle of no where. The couple married during WWII and had lived on that property pretty much since then. The husband had been a pilot during the war. There was lots of interesting war memorabilia. I didn't buy any of it. I did try to buy a few of the aviation manuals that the husband had been issued during his time in the military.
Anyways, I'm sure you're all waiting to see what I bought from Kirklin and the auction, right? Well, wait just a second, because I HAVE to show you the refinished ugly brown cabinet (click the link to see the HIDEOUS before picture).
Next to one of this weekends finds (another fold up bar cart) for scale.
The wonderful gold glitter original formica top.
New insides. Look Ma, no rust! Even has a refinished "chrome" piece on the bottom.
I also kept the original handles - just shined them up a little.
Ok, so now that I showed you the cabinet redo, I can get on to my finds. I had to show the cabinet first because I used it as a prop for Saturday's finds.
I now know the secret of where to find vintage wire baskets. But like hell am I going to divulge (mwah-haha)! Also got 2 more 45 cases in Christmas colors. They actually came from Lisa's Country Crafts (see above).
The enamel pail with lid was a flea market find. The scale was an auction buy.
This lot of cameras was an auction buy.
These were auction buys. There were a few other pieces of Pyrex that people WAY overpaid for. Hello, there's NO WAY I'm pay $15 for 3 Early American casseroles. I don't need the lids THAT badly. There was a Butterprint 503 with no lid that someone bought for almost $20. Yikes, no way! These were sold together and the delphite blue piece was not announced as Pyrex. I was the only, low bidder. The other pieces are unmarked Homer Laughlin Riviera. This pattern was made from the late 1930s to the late 1940s.
How could I pass up these precious faces? I bought all these Morton Pottery bulldog planters from one vendor at the flea market. She said she picked them up here and there over the years, since she used to have a bulldog. The poor bulldog has been gone for many, many years and she has found a new love in a different breed of dog. The Morton Pottery lovebird wall pocket/planter was an auction buy. I decided to keep the green bulldog. He matched the green McCoy elephant planter I bought awhile back.
I bought this stack of games, because I was thinking of selling all the pieces for crafting, journaling, etc... but after searching for some of these on ebay.... they may be worth more as the actual game.
It wouldn't be an auction without vintage Christmas.
YAY - finally some mercury glass strands. I didn't bother to sort through these box lots yet... but there are a few gems in there!
And finally - this paper box full of hankies, doilies, and scarves. I really wanted just the hankies and doilies... but will have to look up some of the scarves. There are quite a few old ones there. These are all soaking now waiting to be dried and ironed (THE WORST PART OF SELLING LINENS).
Well, that's it. It wasn't a lot of stuff, but quality is better than quantity, right?
And I have to announce that I will be the new hostess of Thrifty Things Friday that was originally hosted by Linda and Diann. Thanks to both of you for allowing me to continue to host! Look for the first TTF link-up on Friday! Everything else should stay the same!
Great Stuff! I'm drooling over all that Christmas stuff!
Excited that you are taking over the link party. I'm in for sure!
Melissa I am so glad that TTF will continue. You will be a great hostess! Love all your fun finds and those bulldog planters are adorable. Are you selling any of them? I live in 'Bulldog' Country!
Hi! Great tour. I would love to go to this little town! I love the Dephite Pyrex! Glad to see all your fun and hard work!
Great scores! Drooling over the bulldog planners...such great colors.
You are in a thrifting wonderland, for sure!!
That's so great that you're taking over Thrifty Things Friday - look forward to it!!!
OOHHH MY! 3 Stray Cats place is THE BOMB! I don't think there was ONE THING in the pictures I wouldn't want to live in my retro house!!!
Melissa, you found so many great things! I am so excited that you will be hosting TTF. I was so sad it was going to stop and now you are taking over! High five! Have a great week.
I enjoyed the tour! What wonderful treasures in those stores! I have a special love for retro kitchen things from the 20's through the 50's. You've inspired me to visit a couple of shops today when I run my errands!
My kind of place. I enjoyed the tour through your lens. Good luck on your new meme.
Wow. Thanks for the tour of this sweet little town, I'd love to be able to just drive right over and load up my truck. You found some awesome treasures, good thing we don't shop in the same places:-) Congratulations on taking over for Linda and Diann. I'll be over to party.
That town sounds like a bit of heaven. At least for me! lol! You really brought home some treasures. Love, love the cameras. I have a collection, but none with those large bulbs. The 45 cases will be so fun at Christmas. Congrats on taking over TTF. I'll be out of town this week, but will hop over and join next week. Thanks for sharing with SYC.


"This is encouraging news for PAD patients with critical limb ischemia. The use of drug-eluting stents in the tiny infrapopliteal arteries of the leg may significantly impact their care," said Dimitris Karnabatidis, M.D.
By Society of Interventional Radiology, [RxPG] Attempts to treat critical limb ischemia in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients with below-the-knee angioplasty are still thwarted by restenosis (the re-narrowing of the artery at the site of angioplasty or stenting), the need for repeat treatments and the continued progression of atherosclerotic disease, leading to tissue death (gangrene) and amputation. Interventional radiologists have been studying a potential solution—the use of drug-eluting stents—and have found that these types of stents lessened the rate of repeat procedures to open these small arteries, according to results presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 34th Annual Scientific Meeting.
"This is encouraging news for PAD patients with critical limb ischemia. The smaller blood vessels below the knee are more difficult to treat due to their size (3 millimeters) and are more prone to reclog than larger vessels. The use of drug-eluting stents in the tiny infrapopliteal arteries of the leg may significantly impact their care," said Dimitris Karnabatidis, M.D., assistant professor of interventional radiology at Patras University Hospital in Rion, Greece. "Drug-eluting (or drug-coated) stents have emerged as a potential solution to the limitations of endovascular treatment of PAD patients with critical limb ischemia," he added. An interventional radiologist performs a balloon angioplasty to open a clogged blood vessel and then places a drug-eluting stent in that artery. The stent acts as scaffolding to hold the narrowed artery open. Drug-eluting stents slowly release a drug for several weeks to block cell proliferation or regrowth, thus inhibiting restenosis.
Researchers from a single center studied 103 patients in a double-arm prospective registry who had critical limb ischemia and who underwent infrapopliteal revascularization with angioplasty and placement of either a drug-eluting stent (with sirolimus, an immunosuppressant drug) or a bare-metal stent (without a drug coating). The patients had regular follow-ups up to three years, and researchers studied how they did by stent type. In the first group, 41 patients (75.6 percent diabetics) were treated with bare-metal stents, and in the second group 62 patients (87.1 percent diabetics) were treated with drug-eluting stents.
At three years, those patients with drug-eluting stents had "significantly higher patency" (length of time the blood vessels stayed open and moved blood flow efficiently); reduced restenosis of the vessels; and consequently less clinical recurrence requiring repeat angioplasty, said Karnabatidis. "In the drug-eluting stent group, an estimated 60 percent of the treated arteries remained open at three years. This is significantly longer than the bare-metal stent group, where the arteries remained open only approximately 10 percent at 3 years," said Karnabatidis. "This corresponds to a more than 5 times increased risk of vessel reclogging when bare metal stents were used," he added. "Because of the reduced vessel restenosis, repeat angioplasties were necessary in only 15 percent of the patients in the drug-eluting stent group versus almost 35 percent in the bare-metal stent group up to 3 years—this being the equivalent to an almost 2.5-fold risk of repeat procedures in the case of bare metal stents," noted Karnabatidis. "These statistical results are based on three-year adjusted survival analysis after application of a Cox model for multivariable analysis," he explained.
If a person has critical limb ischemia, it means he or she is at great risk for tissue death due to lack of blood flow, which carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells. The severely restricted blood flow results in severe pain in the feet or toes, even while resting, and sores and wounds that will not heal. Tissue death (gangrene) and amputation are imminent at this advanced stage of PAD, which is caused by atherosclerosis, the hardening and narrowing of the arteries over time due to the buildup of fatty deposits called plaque.
"Multicenter randomized trials are necessary to support these promising results and build on the level of clinical evidence supporting the integral value of infrapopliteal drug-eluting stents in critical limb ischemia treatment," he added. In the United States, drug-eluting stents are FDA-approved for the coronary arteries but not for infrapopliteal arteries. In Europe, drug-eluting stents have CE Mark approval for below-the-knee use.
Abstract 223: "Infrapopliteal Sirolimus-Eluting Versus Bare Metal Stents for Critical Limb Ischemia: Long-Term Angiographic and Clinical Outcome in More Than 100 Patients," K. Katsanos, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, London, United Kingdom; A. Diamantopoulos, S. Spiliopoulos, A. Karatzas, D. Karnabatidis, D. Siablis, Patras University Hospital, Rion, Greece; and G. Kagadis, School of Medicine—medical physics, Patras, Greece, SIR 34th Annual Scientific Meeting March 7-12, 2009.


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Gerald Sufrin, MD, professor of urology, retired in December 2021 after long service to the Department of Urology and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Sufrin served as chair of the Department of Urology from 1981 to 2018 and as residency program director from 1981 to 2015.
"Dr. Sufrin has been an integral part of this department for years and is one of the main reasons for our success in training residents and medical students and teaching them about the importance of urology," says K. Kent Chevli, MD, chair of the Department of Urology. "His retirement is well deserved and his presence within the department will be tremendously missed."
Over the course of his career, Sufrin served on numerous national and international committees and as chair of the American Urological Association (AUA) from 1993 to 1997. He became chair of the Research Committee of the AUA in 1994, and in 1996 he was elected by the Northeastern Section of the AUA to the AUA board of directors. In May 2000, Sufrin was elected to serve as treasurer of the AUA and chair of their New Headquarters Building Committee and Investment Committee. In 2017, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the AUA. The award is presented annually to an individual, at least 25 years following completion of residency, who has made outstanding contributions to advance the mission and goals of the AUA.


You've spent the last many years going to college, participating in meaningful extracurricular activities, winning awards, and gaining valuable job experience. How will you put all these years of experiences into one cohesive essay?
Attempting to include every experience will make your essay too long and chaotic. Your essay should focus on just two or three concepts or events which you then explore in-depth, explaining how they make you the best candidate for their EMBA program. Take time to consider all of your past experiences to determine which ones put you in the best light.
Here are three tips to writing an EMBA essay that will help you get accepted at your top-choice program.
Incorporate both what you WANT to say and what you NEED to include in your essay.
Things that you want to include because they make a major impression and differentiate you from other EMBA candidates.
Subjects that you need to write about because they are required parts of the essay question.
Ensure that your essays fit together and show off your strengths.
Make sure that all of the parts of each of your essays fit together so that the when seen together, they show a total picture of you. Each essay is independent of the others, but they should balance each other out. They should each address a different theme. Your essays should complement each other, and themes should not be repeated.
Use the most current information first.
Make sure that you use your latest experiences to paint a vibrant, strong picture of your current work position. You may include older material after this, enabling you to demonstrate your progress. While it's appropriate to concentrate on current experiences, it is not acceptable to discuss only past occurrences. This may lead the adcom to think that your best years are behind you and that you have nothing more to give. Your essay should make them believe that you have much more to offer.
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A group of 15 au pair agencies has agreed to pay $65,500,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging they colluded to pay workers coming to the U.S. below federal and state minimum wages (Beltran, et al. v. Interexchange, Inc., et al., No. 14-cv-03074 (D. Colo. Jan. 9, 2019)).
In the lawsuit, the au pairs said that the companies violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, which states that "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal"; that they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay federal minimum wage; and that they violated minimum-wage laws in several states.
In addition to providing the money required by the settlement, the companies must give a statement to each host family when it enrolls in an au pair program that says the hosts and au pairs can agree to a compensation rate higher than the legal minimum, the court said. If the companies communicate with au pairs before they come to the U.S., they must provide this statement in English and in their native language. If the companies do not interact directly with the au pairs prior to their arrival, they must give the statement to the person or organization that recruits au pairs to forward to the individual prior to his or her arrival.
The FLSA is straightforward in prohibiting companies from paying employees less than federal, state and local laws mandate. The au pairs also claimed the agencies colluded to pay employees lower-than-legal wages — allegations that conjure relatively recent activity around wage-fixing agreements.
Last January, the federal government announced that it was looking at no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly told conference attendees that he was "shocked" about how many no-poach agreements and naked wage-fixing agreements exist. Employers make no-poach agreements when they agree not to recruit or hire each other's employees. And they make naked wage-fixing agreements when they agree to restrict wages and benefits that are not tied to a legitimate collaboration or joint ventures between companies. These arrangements, according to DOJ, restrain competition for employees and may constitute per se, or automatic, violations of antitrust laws.
For HR, this may trigger a couple of actions. HR professionals can assess hiring and compensation practices, looking to see if there are information exchanges or agreements with competing employers within an industry or labor market. HR teams should be briefed on what's legal and what's not concerning communication with competitors inside and outside an industry about salaries, benefits and other terms of employment. And when undergoing a merger or acquisition, HR personnel should consider how labor market competition could complicate compensation procedures during the transition.


How do I start on Sundays?
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The Blues were shut out for the second time on their three-game road trip on Saturday night, falling to the Sharks in San Jose.
Playing without injured forwards Jaden Schwartz, Alexander Steen and Patrick Maroon and defenseman Carl Gunnarsson, the Blues gave up three goals in the span of 4:11 in the second period to break the game open. Two of the goals were scored by Joe Pavelski.
Chad Johnson was in goal for the Blues, allowing the four goals on 29 shots. The Blues registered 30 shots on goal but had nothing to show for their effort.
The Blues also were shut out last season in their only game in San Jose.
Looking ahead: It will be a busy week for the Blues, who return home to host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. That begins a stretch in which they will play four games in a six-day span.
Tigers roll past Tennessee, now one win away from 8-4 season
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То́рвальд ( или Torvald) — древнескандинавское имя Þórvaldr; может быть переведено как «могущество Тора» или «власть Тора». Это имя было одним из самых распространённых имён Нормандии в десятом и одиннадцатом веках после договора в Сен-Клер-сюр-Эпт. Старые версии имени из которых произошли современные формы: Theroulde, Troude, Throude, Théroude, Thouroude, Touroude. Кроме того, от этого имени произошла шведская фамилия Torvalds (Торвальдс или Турвальдс).

Известные носители:
 Кодранссон Торвальд (ок. 950 — ок. 1002) — исландский викинг, христианский миссионер, путешественник.
  — отец колонизатора Гренландии Эйрика Рауди.
  — сын Эйрика Рауди, брат Лейфа Эрикссона.
  (X век) — исландский скальд. Прославился после битвы на Фирисвеллире.
  (1818—1909) — норвежский бизнесмен в сфере недвижимости и лесного хозяйства в Осло.
  (1824—1908) — норвежский лесник.
  (1824—1908) — норвежский инженер.(существование ничем не подтвержденно.если найдете больше информации,режактируйте пж.)
  (1833—1913) — норвежский юрист, член парламента.
 Тиле, Торвальд Николай (1838—1910) — датский математик и астроном, считается одним из основателей актуарных расчётов.
  (1841—1922) — норвежский певец, дирижёр, композитор, биограф.
  (1846—1908) — датский архитектор и дизайнер.
  (1851—1937) — норвежский адвокат, судья, писатель.
  (1852—1949) — первый регистратор авторских прав (Register of Copyrights) в США.
  (1867—1946) — датский архитектор.
 Стаунинг Торвальд (1873-1942) — датский государственный и политический деятель.
 Аструп Торвальд (1876—1940) — норвежский архитектор.
  (1876—1936) — шведский историк и государственный деятель.
  (1906—1962) — шведский профессор истории.
  (1877—1937) — датский композитор, органист и школьный учитель.
  (1877—1954) — датский велосипедист.
  (1884-1946) — норвежский спортсмен лыжного двоеборья.
  (1889—1938) — норвежский рестлер.
 Эйгенброд Торвальд (1892—1977) — датский игрок хоккея на траве.
  (1893—1955) — норвежский поэт, драматург, романист и автор юморесок.
  (1896—1974) — шведский художник и скульптор.
  (1902—1973) — датский биолог.
  (1906—1962) — шведский или датский художник. Брат архитектора .
  (1910—2006) — шведский карикатурист, писать комиксов.
  (1912—1996) — норвежский бегун на длинные дистанции.
 Юрген Торвальд — псевдоним немецкого журналиста и историка Хайнца Бонгарца (1915—2006).
  (1917—2003) — норвежский офицер.
 Столтенберг Торвальд (род. 1931) — видный норвежский политик.
 Стрёмберг, Торвальд (1931—2010) — финский гребец, олимпийский чемпион и двукратный чемпион мира.
  (род. 1941) — немецкий писатель и принимал активное участие в студенческом движении 1960-х годов.
  (род. 1942) — шведский писатель, поэт, художник.
  (1946—2010) — немецкий мистик и автор нескольких эзотерических книг.
 Лунд-Хансен Торвальд () (род. 1947) — норвежский художник.
  (род. 1951) — норвежский политик.
  (род. 1952) — норвежский писатель.
  (род. 1954) — норвежский писатель.
  (род. 1977) — голландский велосипедист.

См. также
 Торвальдссон — исландское отчество (патроним).
 Торвальдур — исландское имя.
 Турвальдс — шведская фамилия от имени Торвальд.
 Турольд (кон. XI — нач. XII вв) — предположительное имя автора героической поэмы «Песнь о Роланде», которая написана в начале XII века.
 The Torvald Klaveness Group — норвежская судоходная компания.
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Q: Is there any open source npm package about authentication with oauth2 and openid connect to use in nativescritp After a lot of research i found one package from Oauth0 to authentication on nativescript mobile app - Auth0 Social Authentication Plugin for NativeScript.
I have my own Identity provider and i'm looking for any kind of source code or package to use with...
Anyone?
I don't wanted to ask it here, but i'm already did a question about it on reddit (https://redd.it/4kawea) and on nativescript's slack community too...

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Q: NSDictionary Getting Repeated values I know this may be a repeated question but I googled a lot but not able to find a suitable answer for me.
I have a NSMutableArray which has two NSDictionary with Keys and values which I need to populated on a UITableView. I have retrieved the value of the dictionary which I'm going populate using
NSMutableArray *mutArray = [responseArray valueForKey:@"Table"];

And I did like
NSMutableSet *names = [NSMutableSet set];
NSMutableArray *mutArray1 = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

for (id obj in mutArray) {

    NSString *destinationName = [obj valueForKey:@"AssetClassName"];

    if (![names containsObject:destinationName]) {

       [mutArray1 addObject:destinationName];
       [names addObject:destinationName];

    }
}

Because the value AssetClassName is repeated. Now I have three values in mutArray1 which I need to show as UITableView section. Under AssetClassName I have Some data which determines the row in that section.
For retrieving that data I'm doing like
for (int i = 0; i < [mutArray1 count]; i++) {

    NSMutableDictionary *a = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
    NSMutableDictionary *b = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];

    for (NSDictionary *dict in mutArray) {

        if ([[mutArray1 objectAtIndex:i] isEqualToString:[dict valueForKey:@"AssetClassName"]]) {

           [a setObject:[dict objectForKey: @"SubAssetClassName"] forKey:@"Investment Categories"];
           [a setObject:[dict valueForKey:@"Amount"] forKey:@"Amount (EUR)"];
           [a setObject:[dict valueForKey:@"AllocationPercentage"] forKey:@"%"];
           [a setObject:[dict valueForKey:@"ModelAllocationPercentage"] forKey:@"ModelAllocationPercentage"];

           [b setObject:a forKey:[dict valueForKey:@"SubAssetClassName"]];

           [mutdict setObject:b forKey:[dict valueForKey:@"AssetClassName"]];
        }
    }
}

mutdict is a NSMutableDictionary declared globally and is instantiate in viewdidLoad
mutdict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];

The values are inserted into mutdict as I needed. Each SubAssetClassName is added into AssetclassName accordingly.
But my problem is in my final dictionary i.e mutdict the values for SubAssetClassName is repeated.
Can anybody tell how to solve this.
My console
"AssetClassName" =     {

    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "HIGH YIELD BONDS";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 22;
    };
    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "HIGH YIELD BONDS";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 22;
    };
    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "HIGH YIELD BONDS";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 22;
    };
};
"AssetClassName" =     {
    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "EMERGING MARKETS EQUITIES";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 10;
    };
};
"AssetClassName" =     {
    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "STRUCTURED PRODUCTS";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 10;
    };
    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "STRUCTURED PRODUCTS";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 10;
    };
    "SubAssetClass" =         {
        "%" = 0;
        "Amount (EUR)" = 0;
        "Investment Categories" = "STRUCTURED PRODUCTS";
        "ModelAllocationPercentage" = 10;
    };
};
}

Here I can see that all SubAssetClass values are same for each section but actually its not.
How can I solve this.

A: You need to create a new instance of your mutable dictionary inside the loop. Right now you create one instance and update it over and over. This results in one dictionary being added over and over.
Change you code as follows:
for (NSInteger i = 0; i < [mutArray1 count]; i++) {
    NSMutableDictionary *b = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];

    for (NSDictionary *dict in mutArray) {
        if ([[mutArray1 objectAtIndex:i] isEqualToString:[dict valueForKey:@"AssetClassName"]]) {
           NSMutableDictionary *a = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];

           [a setObject:[dict objectForKey: @"SubAssetClassName"] forKey:@"Investment Categories"];
           [a setObject:[dict valueForKey:@"Amount"] forKey:@"Amount (EUR)"];
           [a setObject:[dict valueForKey:@"AllocationPercentage"] forKey:@"%"];
           [a setObject:[dict valueForKey:@"ModelAllocationPercentage"] forKey:@"ModelAllocationPercentage"];

           [b setObject:a forKey:[dict valueForKey:@"SubAssetClassName"]];

           [mutdict setObject:b forKey:[dict valueForKey:@"AssetClassName"]];
        }
    }
}

Also, in most cases you should not be using valueForKey:. Use objectForKey: unless you have a clear and specific need to use key-value coding instead of simply getting an object from the dictionary for a given key.


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Activism, Africa, Side Feature
Published on 17th June 2022
written by Delegate to the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Sudan
In continuation to the public events organized by Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Sudan in the different regions and regions of the country, to awaken the Islamic Ummah by creating a public opinion aware of the solutions of Islam, which dealt with the initiative of the tripartite mechanism of dialogue to solve the crisis of governance in the country, labor strikes and other issues.
The Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Sudan in Omdurman locality held the first dialogue entitled, "Frustration & How to Confront it?" on Wednesday May 18, 2022 in the Libyan market in which Mr. Muzammil Al-Siddiq (Abu Azzam) spoke, expressing his hope that people would get out of the cycle of frustration which is manufactured by intelligence departments and global research centers that monitor the movement and turbulence of peoples and nations, including the Islamic Ummah, which as soon as it is about to be freed from the bondage of the colonial Kaffir until the West intervenes through its tools with the aim of diverting it from its path and creating a state of political frustration, describing the state of the nation and the level of frustration it has reached in Sudan. Then he reminded the attendees of the duty entrusted to them to bring about real and radical change, and their role in bringing people out of darkness into light, and this needs to study Islam through Seerah like the Prophet (saw) in building the state of Islam and carrying the message of light and guidance for the worlds.
On May 21, 2022, Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Sudan held its routine forum in its office, under the title: "Does the Tripartite Initiative Solve Sudan's Problems?" In it, Muhammad Al-Amin Dafa Allah spoke about internal initiatives such as the Umma Party initiative, Hamdok's initiative and others, indicating that they were not based on Islam in addition to being Western dictates. He also talked about external initiatives such as the Volcker initiative, which are American projects that use their tools represented by the United Nations Mission and the African Union, IGAD and others, explaining the failure of all internal and external initiatives to solve Sudan's problems, especially the United Nations, which failed in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Libya and today in Sudan.
In the city of El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan State, Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayat Sudan held a public address on May 19, 2022 in front of the Siwar al-Dhahab prayer hall, entitled: "Factors Preventing Muslim Unity", in which Muhammad Qoni spoke, explaining the lack of awareness of Muslims and their understanding of Islam as a system of life and the bonding of people on the basis of patriotism, patriotism, etc., which prevented the unity of Muslims.
In another aspect, the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Sudan set up in universities a corner for dialogue and discussion entitled: "The Political Crisis and the Bet of the Solution", at Al-Neelain University, Faculty of Commerce, on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in which Eng. Ahmed Jaafar and Eng. Awab Yasser spoke. Where Engineer Ahmed Jaafar explained the reality of the crisis from the coup of Al-Burhan on October 25, 2021 and linked it to what preceded it since the fall of the ousted regime of Omar Al-Bashir. How things became worse and worse.
Under the title: "The International Conflict and Its Impact on Sudan", the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Sudan held a political address in the Libyan market on May 31, 2022, in Omdurman West, in which Abdul Rahim Abdullah spoke, indicating that the conflict between right and wrong is old and that it will continue to exist. until the emergence of the hour, stressing that the causes and motives of the international conflict and the colonial states' struggle against Sudan are in order to carry its ideas, spread its brutal capitalist principle, globalize its culture, obtain material gains, and plunder the country's huge wealth that the West salivates.
Other dialogue points were held interacting with the public explaining the correct Islamic soltiions to the various issues currently facing Sudan.
Delegate to the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Sudan
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Q: php regex replace substring I am trying to detect a url with php regex and replace all the &amp that is has with just &. I had run htmlspecialchars in all my input data but i want urls to readable. I did that which obviously doesnt work because the replace part is wrong.
preg_replace('!(http(s)?://((\S)|(&amp))*)!m', '&', $message);

Basically i want all the string to remain the same but change the &amp when it occurs within an url.I was thinking to use preg_match_all but if the values of the array are not passed by reference it wont work.
Any ideas on how i could do it ?

A: You may match the URLs with a relatively simple !https?://\S+! (matching http:// or https:// and then matching 1+ non-whitespace symbols) and modify the &amp inside each match using a preg_replace_callback:
$message = preg_replace_callback('!https?://\S+!', function ($m) {
    return str_replace('&amp', '&', $m[0]);
}, $message);

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A: This may work for you:
preg_match_all('%https?://\S+%msi', $html, $matches, PREG_PATTERN_ORDER);

foreach ($matches[0] as $match)
{
    $fixed = preg_replace('/&amp/i', '&', $match);
    $match = preg_quote($match);
    $html = preg_replace("@$match@", $fixed, $html);
}


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KN-C23300. President John F. Kennedy Attends Commemoration of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project in Pueblo, Colorado
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others stand on the speakers' platform at Pueblo Public Schools Stadium in Pueblo, Colorado; President Kennedy delivered remarks at the stadium to commemorate the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Also pictured on speakers' platform: Bishop of Pueblo, the Most Reverend Charles A. Buswell; Harold H. Christy, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation; Frank Milenski, of the Colorado Water Conservation Board; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Governor of Colorado, Stephen L. R. McNichols; Senator John A. Carroll, Representative Byron G. Rogers, Representative Wayne N. Aspinall, and Senator Gordon Allott (all of Colorado); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Representative Peter H. Dominick (Colorado). White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey, stands at right in front of platform.
ST-A3-24-62. President John F. Kennedy Tours Oahe Dam in South Dakota
President John F. Kennedy tours the power plant of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir during the dam's dedication ceremony, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. President Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern, from the back seat of the presidential limousine; Governor of South Dakota, Archie M. Gubbrud, sits right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); White House Secret Service agents, John Campion and Walt Coughlin.
KN-23357. President John F. Kennedy Tours Oahe Dam in South Dakota
President John F. Kennedy and others inspect the power plant of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir during the dam's dedication ceremony, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Those standing in front, with President Kennedy, include: U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern; Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); White House Secret Service agents, Dick Johnsen and John Campion.
KN-C23284. President John F. Kennedy Speaks at Signing of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Bill
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks after signing a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Left to right: Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington); Representative Byron G. Rogers and Senator John A. Carroll (both of Colorado); President Kennedy (at microphones); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Wayne N. Aspinall and Senator Gordon Allott (both of Colorado); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
President John F. Kennedy stands at microphones upon delivering remarks after signing a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Left to right: Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington); Representative Byron G. Rogers and Senator John A. Carroll (both of Colorado); President Kennedy; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall and Senator Gordon Allott (both of Colorado); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Walter Rogers (Texas). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
KN-C23280. President John F. Kennedy Signs Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Bill
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Standing (L-R): Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Peter H. Dominick (Colorado); two unidentified (both in back, mostly hidden); Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington); Representative J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum; Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, Frank S. Hoag, Jr.; Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado (partially hidden); Senator Gordon Allott (Colorado); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; unidentified (in back, partially hidden). Also listed in the President's schedule: Harold H. Christy, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation; President of the Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy District, J. Selby Young; past president of the Water Development Association of Southeastern Colorado, Damian P. Ducy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
AR7416-E. President John F. Kennedy Signs Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Bill
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill authorizing the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Standing (L-R): Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); unidentified (mostly in shadow); Harold H. Christy, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation (in back); Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington); Representative J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, Frank S. Hoag, Jr.; Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Senator John A. Carroll and Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (both of Colorado); Representative Walter Rogers of Texas (in back); Senator Gordon Allott (Colorado); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr. Also listed in the President's schedule: President of the Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy District, J. Selby Young; past president of the Water Development Association of Southeastern Colorado, Damian P. Ducy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
AR7416-C. President John F. Kennedy Hands Out Pens After Signing Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Bill
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) distributes pens after signing a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Standing (L-R): Representative Peter H. Dominick (Colorado); Harold H. Christy, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation (in back, mostly in shadow); Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington); Representative J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel of California (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, Frank S. Hoag, Jr.; Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Senator John A. Carroll and Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (both of Colorado); Representative Walter Rogers of Texas (in back, partially hidden); Senator Gordon Allott (Colorado); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr. Also listed in the President's schedule: President of the Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy District, J. Selby Young; past president of the Water Development Association of Southeastern Colorado, Damian P. Ducy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
AR7416-A. President John F. Kennedy Speaks at Signing of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Bill
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks after signing a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Left to right: Harold H. Christy, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation; publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, Frank S. Hoag, Jr.; Representatives Peter H. Dominick and J. Edgar Chenoweth (both of Colorado); Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington); Representative Byron G. Rogers and Senator John A. Carroll (both of Colorado); President Kennedy (at microphones); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall and Senator Gordon Allott (both of Colorado); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Walter Rogers (Texas). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Josh Spires
- Dec. 8th 2020 8:36 am ET
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Researchers from the University of Washington have created a drone that accurately detects smells using a live moth antenna. The antenna has two tiny wires coming out of it that allow it to be connected to a circuit, allowing the drone to essentially smell.
The sniffing drone can fly autonomously by using the antenna to fly toward smells while avoiding obstacles simultaneously. The big reason researchers explored using biological sensors is that they are much better than those we can create.
Lead author Melanie Anderson, a University of Washington doctoral student in mechanical engineering, said:
By using an actual moth antenna with Smellicopter, we're able to get the best of both worlds: the sensitivity of a biological organism on a robotic platform where we can control its motion.
Moths use their antennas to detect chemicals in the air surrounding them. The antennae only need one molecule of a chemical that can trigger a range of moth responses. It's something human-made sensors aren't capable of doing.
The antenna used in the research is from the Manduca sexta hawkmoth, which was placed in a fridge to anesthetize it before removing the antenna. Once it has been disconnected, the antenna can stay alive for four hours, which can be extended by storing it in a fridge for later use.
As mentioned above, the antenna was attached with a wire at each end to add it to a circuit. Once connected the researchers were able to measure the average signal from it. The team then added certain smells to the air, to see how it would react for later autonomous flights.
The research team put the antenna up against a human-made sensor at the end of a wind tunnel. They slowly added smells, which resulted in the biological sensor reacting faster and needing less time to recover between smells.
The antenna was added to an open-source drone that allows for this exact research to be conducted. Two fins were added to the drone to help keep it upwind at all times. Once the testing phase was complete, the team created a cast and surge protocol that allows the drone to operate like a moth.
After take-off, the Smellicopter flies to the left for a predetermined distance. If it doesn't detect a smell that goes over the threshold, it does the same, going to the right this time. Once a smell has been detected, the drone then flies toward the smell. It has four infrared obstacle avoidance sensors that update 10 times a second to keep it safe in the air.
Anderson said:
So if Smellicopter was casting left and now there's an obstacle on the left, it'll switch to casting right. And if Smellicopter smells an odor but there's an obstacle in front of it, it's going to continue casting left or right until it's able to surge forward when there's not an obstacle in its path.
During the testing, the moth drone was equipped with a camera rather than GPS and was programmed to fly toward smells that moths find interesting. In the future, the drone could be programmed to detect and fly toward carbon dioxide from someone that is trapped under rubble.
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ITV posts strong results against decline in audience share
In its interim results the broadcaster stated increased external revenue, up 11 per cent to £1.36 billion, and profit growth up 24 per cent to £400 million
By Holly Ashford
ITV has reported strong financial results despite a decrease in audience share. In its interim results the broadcaster stated increased external revenue, up 11 per cent to £1.36 billion, and profit growth up 24 per cent to £400 million. Its online, pay and interactive performed strongly, with revenue up 27 per cent to £85 million, and following a slew of acquisitions its ITV Studios arm has grown significantly, with revenues up 23 per cent to £496 million.
"ITV made further strong progress in the first half of the year as we continued to grow and rebalance the company creatively and commercially," said Adam Crozier, ITV chief executive.
Crozier had a positive outlook on 2016, with a strong schedule of programming including Beowulf, Britain's Got Talent and Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy and American Dad, contributing to the broadcaster's continuing success, as well it having secured the joint rights to Six Nations Rugby.
ITV Family share of viewing was down four per cent, and Crozier admitted that "Improving SOV [share of viewing] remains a key focus for the year." ITV hopes to see improvements with upcoming "quality drama" programmes like Jekyll & Hyde, Unforgotten and The Trials of Jimmy Rose.
The decline in the main channel was partly offset by a 2 per cent improvement across ITV's digital family of channels. The viewing performance was impacted by strong competition from the BBC, no major sporting event and some of the broadcaster's shows not performing as well as expected, it admitted.
Broadcast and online delivered a strong first half performance, with total revenue up six per cent and total adjusted EBITA up 26 per cent to £315 million. This reflects five per cent growth in net advertising revenue as well as growth in high margin online, pay and interactive revenue, which was up 27 per cent. This was boosted by the growth in online advertising and new subscription channel ITV Encore, dedicated to British drama.
Video on-demand remains an ever-popular way for audiences to consume content: ITV reported a 29 per cent increase in long-form video requests and said it has made 'further improvements in the quality and reach of ITV Player'.
"More than half of ITV Studios revenue now comes from outside the UK and we further reinforced our position as a leading international producer with the acquisition of Talpa Media," continued Crozier. ITV has also strengthened its UK studios business with the acquisitions of Mammoth Screen and Twofour Group. Strong drama programming such as Poldark and Schitt's Creek, US drama Aquarius and the sale of Thunderbirds are Go (pictured) to 35 countries, has benefitted ITV's distribution business: Global Entertainment increased revenue by 18 per cent to £71 million.
ITV expects to deliver 'another strong performance' in the second half of 2015, including an optimistic outlook for ITV Family. ITV Family NAR is expected to be up six per cent in the nine months to the end of September, around eight per cent in the third quarter, and the broadcaster expects to outperform the market again over the full year. It will 'remain focused on improving' it share of viewing over the same period.
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Ukraine-Russia gas dispute: Commercial court of London allows to freeze Gazprom's assets
The decision says that the Russian company has 48 hours to send Naftogaz-Ukraine the list of all assets, based in England or Wales, if their overall price exceeds USD 50,000
17:16, 19 June 2018
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The commercial court of London ruled that the assets of Gazprom enterprise will be frozen - on the appeal filed by national joint stock company Naftogaz-Ukraine. The latter's press service reported that on Tuesday.
Naftogaz reiterated that the asset freeze is necessary to implement the decision of Stockholm court of arbitration, which foresees that Gazprom should pay Naftogaz 2.6 billion dollars as a refund.
The decision of London's commercial court says that the Russian company has 48 hours to send Naftogaz-Ukraine the list of all assets, based in England or Wales, if their overall price exceeds USD 50,000.
Related: Naftogaz-Gazprom dispute: Ukraine turns to Swedish Appeal Court
In March 2018, Russia's energy monopolist Gazprom refused to abide by the decision of Stockholm arbitrary court. Naftogaz-Ukraine company reported this after the last week's meeting with Gazprom's representative.
'Gazprom made it extremely clear that it's not going to resume gas supplies to Ukraine, which the court ruled earlier, in December 2017. Gazprom also refused to pay 2.6 billion U.S. dollars, which was also foreseen by the court's decision in February, in the transit contract case', the press service of the Ukrainian company reported.
As a result of two arbitrations in Stockholm, Gazprom is to pay Naftogaz $2,56 billion. The court dismissed the demands of Gazprom that stated that the money hadn't been paid as it was considered the fines for what they called unlawfully seized by Naftogaz volumes of the transit gas.
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