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Q: Empty String in python? I am having trouble understanding the meaning of the following code:
begin = None
while begin != "":
    begin = (raw_input("\nBegin:"))

What does begin !="" mean? What does the empty string "" represent?

A: "" represents an empty string. So begin != "" is true whenever begin doesn't contain an empty string. The initial value None is not an empty string, so the loop will run at least once. After that, begin will contain whatever the user entered in response to the Begin: prompt. If he enters nothing (i.e. just presses Return) it will be an empty string, the test will fail, and the loop will end.

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What does  begin !="" means?

It means begin does not refer to an empty string -- it's satisfied at the start (as begin refers to None, not to an empty string) and will stay satisfied as long as the user types anything else than just a <return>.

What does the empty string  "" represent??

It represents what raw_input returns when the user just hits the <return> (AKA <enter>) key without actually typing anything at the prompt.

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Texas born, I've lived in New Zealand for more than twenty-five years, having learned my craft by the side of some of New Zealand's most amazing quilters.
These quilters have taught me to trust my colour instincts, try new things and most of all - that quilters are truly some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
With more than twenty-five years working with quilts, my love of design and creation just grows! It is a pleasure to be able to share here some tips and ideas, and would love to hear from you on your quilting journey!
Wow, just wow. The 2017 Creative Construction Symposium was truly amazing. With over a thousand quilters converged into the Christchurch area, and the St. Andrew's school campus completely over-run, how could this not be fun? My classes were filled with keen learners, which produced outstanding work.
Days 1-3 saw these lovely ladies tackle two of the most daunting traditional quilt patterns. The mariner's compass star and double wedding ring combined! It was an impressive amount of work, and I was absolutely delighted with the outcome. Paper piecing, curved seams and matching points- while curving -were achieved by all. It is hard to see in the photos, but those stars and ring pieces were excellent! Congrats girls on your hard work.
Day 4 was full-on - with 15 attendees going at a frantic pace to master loads of new skills! They became proficient in cutting, piecing and making wonderfully accurate joining seams. More than one squealed in excitement when they turned over their blocks to find every seam perfectly matched. Well done ladies!! (and Glynn). Don't their blocks look amazing?
Our last day of classes was just lovely. These ladies concentrated hard on becoming learning how to hand quilt. They worked diligently on handling a thimble, using a hoop and making even stitches. I was very proud of them all for taking on this time honored skill and accomplishing so much in class!
A huge thank you to all my 'girls' (and Glynn) for attending my classes. You were champions! Also a big shout out to the huge number of volunteers that made the whole thing possible.
At the opening event my Hoffman entry Honu Te Moana (Maori for sea turtle) was announced as having won a merit prize. It will be traveling with the Hoffman exhibition! Hoorah.
The Hoffman challenge is open to anyone. A challenge fabric is chosen by the sponsors, and sold by the meter for entrants. There is also an entry fee, and postal costs, but it is always great fun to try to create something new with a piece of interesting fabric. Several quilts are chosen to travel around New Zealand for about a year. Basic rules are that it must contain a recognizable portion of the challenge fabric, it must fit within a one meter square and must not have a square or rectangular shape. For more information or to enter : click below.


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use strict;
use warnings;

use WWW::Shopify;

package WWW::Shopify::Model::Page;
use parent 'WWW::Shopify::Model::Item';

my $fields; sub fields { return $fields; }
BEGIN { $fields = {
	"author" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::String::Name(),
	"body_html" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Text::HTML(),
	"summary_html" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Text::HTML(),
	"template_suffix" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::String(),
	"title" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::String::Words(1, 3),
	"handle" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::String::Handle(),
	"metafields" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Relation::Many("WWW::Shopify::Model::Metafield"),
	"id" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Identifier(),
	"shop_id" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Relation::ReferenceOne("WWW::Shopify::Model::Shop"),
	"created_at" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Date(),
	"updated_at" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Date(),
	"published_at" => new WWW::Shopify::Field::Date(),
}; }

sub creation_minimal { return qw(title body_html); }
sub creation_filled { return qw(id created_at published_at); }
sub update_filled { return qw(updated_at); }
sub update_fields { return qw(author body_html summary_html title handle metafields published_at template_suffix); }

sub read_scope { return "read_content"; }
sub write_scope { return "write_content"; }

eval(__PACKAGE__->generate_accessors); die $@ if $@;

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Justin Watson, Chief Commercial Officer - Aeronautical at Christchurch Airport says the service will offer 40,000 new international seats between Melbourne and Christchurch.
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"China Airlines is a member of the Sky Team Alliance, an alliance which includes 20 airlines offering more than 16,000 daily flights to over 1,000 destinations in 177 countries. Through China Airlines, South Islanders have connections to a vast number of destinations all over the world. As well as providing the only true business class cabin to Melbourne, the A330 also offers more than 12 tonnes of air freight capacity to the South Island's export community.
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Can I have fractured a bone without knowing?
What is worse a fracture or a break?
Can you walk on a stress fracture?
Can a fracture heal without a cast?
Can you walk on a hairline fracture?
What is the fastest way to heal a hairline fracture?
Do hairline fractures swell?
Can a stress fracture heal in 2 weeks?
Why do stress fractures hurt more at night?
Do stress fractures always swell?
What happens if a hairline fracture is untreated?
How can you tell if you have a fracture?
Is a hairline fracture a break?
What should I do if I think I have a stress fracture?
Can a hairline fracture heal on its own?
Can a fracture heal in 2 weeks?
Can you self diagnose a stress fracture?
How do you detect a stress fracture?
Believe it or not, sometimes people can break bones and not realize it.
Emergency room physician Dr.
Troy Madsen says some bones are more prone to fractures.
Swelling, trouble moving a joint, or lingering pain after a few days can all be indications of a bone fracture..
A fracture and a break are actually one and the same. "There's no difference between these two things," he says. "A fracture means the cracking or breaking of a hard object. One is not worse than the other when it comes to breaking bones."
Your doctor will advise you about whether it's okay to walk if you have a stress fracture. You may be given the green light to carry on with daily activities and just avoid high-impact sports. However, if your injury is more severe, you may need to be non-weight bearing for a few weeks so that it can properly heal.
Technically speaking, the answer to the question "can broken bones heal without a cast?" is yes. Assuming conditions are just right, a broken bone can heal without a cast. However, (and very importantly) it doesn't work in all cases. Likewise, a broken bone left to heal without a cast may heal improperly.
Your doctor may recommend that you use crutches to keep weight off an injured foot or leg. You can also wear protective footwear or a cast. Because it usually takes up to six to eight weeks to completely heal from a hairline fracture, it's important to modify your activities during that time.
How to Heal Quickly from a Stress Fracture?Apply ice and take pain medications to control symptoms.Use a cast or splint to protect the stress fracture site.Start partial weight bearing only when pain free.Increase your activity to avoid recurrence of fracture.
The pain from a hairline fracture will intensify when the person engages in activities that put a strain on the injured bone. This can inhibit a person's mobility, which means they will be restricted as to how much weight they can put on the affected area. Other symptoms may include: swelling.
How long does it take for a stress fracture to heal? Many stress fractures of the foot or ankle will heel in 4 to 6 weeks. However, healing times vary, depending on which bone is broken. Some foot bones, such as the navicular or the fifth metatarsal, can take a much longer time to heal than do others.
Bone stress injuries occur because of an unfamiliar increase in physical activity and is related to overuse, under recovery and several considerations that result in the bone not being able to keep up with the required adaptations. A fracture can result and this will cause pain at night time.
Pain caused by a stress fracture will typically intensify during weight-bearing activity and diminish during rest. Swelling. The injured foot may appear swollen; this can occur anywhere on the foot but it is most likely to be seen on the top portion because of injury to a metatarsal.
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The majority of hairline fractures will heal by themselves if the person refrains from activities that put a strain on the affected area. For the first 24 to 48 hours, a person can help the healing process by elevating the affected area and applying ice where possible.
The repairing or reparative phase begins within the first few days after the bone fracture and lasts for about 2 – 3 weeks. During this time, the body develops cartilage and tissue in and around the fracture site.
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Q: Oracle SQL Subtracting Results From Similar Line Items I have built my query so that, so far, it shows the following data:
ORDERNUM  PARTNO  ORDERQTY  USEQTY
1112      0144    1         2
1113      0144    1         2
1114      0144    1         2
1115      0144    1         2

What I need to do now is figure out how to manipulate the USEQTY column, or make a new column, that sequentially subtracts from the initial value. There common link between all these line items in the PARTNO. The USEQTY column cannot ever be greater than the ORDERQTY column, and for each sequential ORDERNUM, the ORDERQTY should be subtracted from the USE QTY. Below is how the table should look:
ORDERNUM  PARTNO  ORDERQTY  USEQTY
1112      0144    1         1
1113      0144    1         1
1114      0144    1         0
1115      0144    1         0

Should I be doing a partition or something here?

A: with
     test_data ( ordernum, partno, orderqty, useqty ) as (
       select 1112, 0144, 1, 2 from dual union all
       select 1113, 0144, 1, 2 from dual union all
       select 1114, 0144, 1, 2 from dual union all
       select 1115, 0144, 1, 2 from dual
     )
--  end of test data; solution (SQL query) begins below this line
select ordernum, partno, orderqty,
       greatest(useqty - coalesce(sum(orderqty)
                                  over (partition by partno order by ordernum
                                  rows between unbounded preceding and 1 preceding)
                                  , 0)
                , 0) as useqty
from test_data
order by partno, ordernum  -- if needed
;

  ORDERNUM     PARTNO   ORDERQTY     USEQTY
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
      1112        144          1          2
      1113        144          1          1
      1114        144          1          0
      1115        144          1          0

4 rows selected.

With that said, this can probably be done more efficiently if you go back a step or two (do NOT use what you show in the original post as an intermediate step). The USEQTY column in particular shouldn't be an "input" to this query; the initial amount or quantity should be used directly, whatever its source.


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Without Clear Proof, Industry Suffers From Mango Recall And Is Left To Defend Itself
We've heard from Dave Westendorf before:
Pundit's Mailbag — Produce Pricing Strategies… Does Stater Bros. Do It Better Than Safeway?
Now he weighs on a subject he is, unfortunately, very close to:
Some Thoughts on the Daniella Mango Recall
I'm very close to Daniella mango recall situation as I sold the mangos to North American Produce of Vancouver, BC, that are the subject of the Canadian recall. I think most people will find it interesting that at this time, not one single mango has been detected with any salmonella contamination.
The Canadian Food Inspection Service (CFIA) determined that a common factor linking the salmonella-infected people was that they had consumed mangos. When that was decided, CFIA traced the source(s) to the retail level and determined that Daniella label was the most common brand of mangos in those stores. It was traced to North American Produce, which was the only company that had imported that label into western Canada during the time period the infections occurred. North American immediately voluntarily recalled all the fruit still in distribution.
The situation is similar in California, where 67% of the 70+ infected people had eaten mangos. The California Health investigators have followed Canada's lead in naming Daniella label mangos as a likely source, not the definitive, proven source.
This situation is not like the North Carolina or Indiana cantaloupe incidents where contamination was proven with positive links to the suspect facilities. A very good company, Splendid Products, the US distributor for the Daniella grower, has been critically damaged through no fault of its own. Upon finding out their product was the subject of the Canadian recall, Splendid immediately ceased sales and voluntarily began recalling all Daniella mangos.
If Daniella mangos were the source, the blame goes to the grower, not Splendid, which was only acting as sales agent. Sadly, Splendid will take the hit because of its position in the supply chain. Every warehouse facility that Daniella mangos passed through in the distribution channel is third-party certified. Every company involved acted responsibly in operating clean, independently certified facilities and both North American Produce and Splendid Products can be commended in placing food safety and consumer health over every other business motive by initiating voluntary recalls.
Statistically, some 125 incidents of infection out of perhaps two million Daniella mangos consumed during the recall time period is insignificant, obviously except for the people sickened. Fortunately everyone who was infected is recovering at this time. It is a very sad situation, both for the affected consumers and Splendid Products.
I think our health officials do a good job, but sometimes innocent people get hurt. That's currently the case with Splendid Products and in a macro sense, with all the members of the fresh produce industry who place food safety foremost in importance in operating their businesses.
What is happening to Splendid could happen to any one of us. The public needs to know that food safety is viewed by the produce industry as the single most important factor in conducting business, and any incident like this one which is not yet explained is very painful. We want to sell clean food, and our worst nightmare would be finding ourselves in a situation that could put us out of business, yet one that we had no control over, and where the true source of contamination may never be proven.
—Dave Westendorf
Bay Area Produce
San Clemente, California
We appreciate Dave's note, partly because it is heart-felt and thoughtful and partly because it gives us an opportunity to review many attitudes commonly shared in the produce industry — attitudes that although "true" may still require reexamination. Let us look at four specific points Dave makes:
1) "If Daniella mangos were the source, the blame goes to the grower, not Splendid, who was only acting as sales agent."
Where "blame" or, more precisely, "liability" rests in the supply chain is actually a public policy choice. Perhaps in some metaphysical sense, one could claim that blame always belongs with the producer for foodborne illness that has its roots at the farm — although a caveat here is that just as we don't know for certain the Daniella Mango was at fault, we also don't know where in the supply chain any contamination occurred if, in fact, it did occur.
In the US, we have a liability scheme that holds the producer of food primarily responsible. Others in the supply chain can be held responsible but typically only secondarily, if, say, the grower/shipper is insolvent and can't pay its bills. The practical consequence of a liability regime such as this is that the primary focus of food safety policies at retail is to make sure that one's vendors have sufficient liability insurance.
A retailer can demand audits, inspect fields, etc. It typically has zero impact on the retailer's liability because, typically, the retailer is not liable at all. This contrasts with other jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, where liability is shared and the retailer is expected to exercise due diligence.
The big advantage of the American system is that it facilitates commerce. If any organization or any person can buy and resell any legal product, the barrier to entry in business is low. It facilitates a kind of entrepreneurial economy that produces wealth and innovation. One could argue that, long term, such wealth and innovation is more important to food safety than anything else.
In the short term, however, the argument for laying liability with the producer is less certain. The obvious call is to say that the producer has the most control over food safety, so laying liability here makes sense. A more sophisticated assessment, however, might say that buyers, with the power to prioritize demands and the power to determine what they are willing to pay for, and what they are not willing to pay for, may establish the parameters under which producers operate.
For example in our initial piece on the Jensen Farms cantaloupe situation, titled, THE CANTALOUPE CRISIS — The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name: The Priority Can Be Safe or The Priority Can Be Local, But It Cannot Be Both, we raised the question of whether retailers weren't prioritizing "local" above food safety, a possibility that seems to be reinforced by more recent food safety issues among locally grown cantaloupes.
In a piece we ran way back in the Spinach crisis, which we titled Tale of Two Buyers,we pointed out that buyers were not, in fact, paid to buy safer food. This situation has not changed.
Now we doubt that focusing liability on sales agents would make much sense. After all, they work under the same strictures that producers do, but we have written about the issue of shifting liability in the supply chain in a piece for The New Atlantis titled, How to Improve Food Safety.
Food safety experts generally agree that the top foodservice chains do a better job on food safety than the top retailers. Of course, under the law, restaurants are the "producer" of the food they sell to customers, so they have primary liability. That may explain a lot.
2) "Every warehouse facility that Daniella mangos passed through in the distribution channel is third-party certified."
As we wrote in our piece analyzing the reaction to the news that the Jensen Farms facility was, in fact, audited — a piece we titled When It Comes To Audits…Retailers Get What They Specify — this type of talk tends to obscure as much as it reveals.
Audited by whom? Audited for what? Audited to which standard? Obtaining what score? What was in the comments?
And why the focus on "warehouse facilities"?
In fact, most of these audits are not designed as failsafe mechanisms; they are more designed as tools for continuous improvement.
On the one hand, this story is a story of another challenge for traceability. It is not enough to know what supply chain the product traveled through; one also needs to know a lot about each step. In other words, the reason this letter didn't claim that every facility the product touched was GFSI-certified is that such a claim is difficult to verify — even for someone integral to the supply chain. For an outsider to have confidence to this level is almost impossible.
On the other hand, this idea that a third-party audit is some kind of badge that participants in the supply chain can use to prove themselves exceptional is belied by the fact that third-party audits are so common. In other words, one of the things that the Jensen Farms situation brought front-and-center was that being audited does not mean one is world-class, following best practices, etc. — it often just means that one is in conformity with industry standards, which may, or may not, be optimal food safety practices.
3) "Statistically, some 125 incidents of infection out of perhaps two million Daniella mangos consumed during the recall time period is insignificant, obviously except for the people sickened."
One useful bit of research for the Center For Produce Safety to pursue would be to support research trying to better define the true scope of outbreaks. There are all kinds of numbers out there, and we need to better understand the relationship between the published number of verified cases of illness with the total number of people impacted by the pathogen. We also need to distinguish qualitatively between people who get identified and those who do not .
We know that of the many people who come into contact with a pathogen, only a smaller subset becomes ill and, of those who fall ill, only a subset are seriously ill. Understanding the scope and effect of foodborne illness could help make better public policy.
On the other hand, the numbers may not really matter at all. It is one thing to sell a product that, if improperly used, can cause injury. Every car can do that. Consumers have the right to assume that a product — when used as intended — is safe. The produce industry is complicit in raising consumer expectations for safety because the trade is hesitant to raise doubts about safety and so tries to avoid warning labels etc., that would change what "used as intended" means.
We put expiration dates on some products, but don't want to say: DO NOT CONSUME AFTER THIS DATE — PRODUCT MAY CAUSE ILLNESS OR DEATH. Even admonitions to wash, though supported by the industry through separate programs such as Fight BAC, are rarely included on labels or stickers for fear of alienating consumers.
Indeed, the government approaches the whole issue from the perspective of statistical food-safety benefit rather than individual responsibility. So, for example, the government does not endorse a recommendation that a consumer wash pre-washed salad mixes. This is not necessarily because it wouldn't, if done properly, enhance safety. It is because, given the reality that many consumers will not properly sanitize their kitchen before starting, there is more likelihood that consumers will cross contaminate the lettuce with salmonella from the raw chicken they just washed than they will eliminate a food safety problem on the salad.
The big issue may not actually be a food safety one, but, once again, a public policy and legal liability one. Public policy may pay lip service to zero tolerance for food safety problems, but, in reality, the priority for making inexpensive and healthy food available for the population is such that public policy efforts are not likely to support the enormously expensive measures that would be required to eliminate food safety concerns entirely — if that is even possible.
So there will always be food safety outbreaks… the question thus becomes how damages should be calculated. It is one thing to hold companies responsible for actual damages caused by their actions — loss of wages, medical care, etc. When one starts to go beyond that — punitive damages, etc. — in cases where there is no negligence or mens rea, the "social contract" with farmers — whereby food is produced in accordance with reasonable industry standards and consumers understand that an unfortunate side effect of our societal desire for inexpensive food is that there will be occasional food safety outbreaks — breaks down.
4) "The public needs to know that food safety is viewed by the produce industry as the single most important factor in conducting business."
Anyone involved in the produce industry knows that there is a much higher level of consciousness regarding food safety than existed 15 years ago. Among the larger producers, this is a sea change. It is a consequence of a series of food safety battles that the industry has weathered. We have covered many topics on this matter, ranging from…
Botulism And Carrot Juice Summary
Buyer-led Food Safety Initiative Recap
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak
FDA Import Alert: Honduran Cantaloupe
Food Safety Roundup
Foodservice Discussion On Food Safety Round-up
NRA Food Safety Round-up
Pistachio Recall
Salmonella Saintpaul
Spinach Crisis
Sprouts Round Up
But food safety is always just one of many values that are constantly being weighed and measured against each other. It is interesting to follow the aftermath of the Jensen Farms outbreak and note how little has come of it despite its serious nature and 33 fatalities.
On a legal and regulatory basis, the government-issued report clearly states that a failure to pre-cool cantaloupes is likely to contribute to food safety problems. Yet no law has been passed or regulation released forbidding the sale of non-pre-cooled cantaloupes. In other words, the government is saying that from a public policy perspective, the interest in food safety is outweighed by the need to protect small scale, local and geographically diverse deals.
And we know of no retailer who has, subsequent to the outbreak, issued a ban on receiving non-pre-cooled cantaloupes. This means that providing local or being price-competitive is, in fact, more important than food safety.
This is all far afield from mangos, but despite the fact that food safety is always front-and-center as an issue and no one in the industry wants to get customers sick, there are many issues and concerns — safety just one of them —and it is in some ways not being forthright with the public to fail to point out these competing interests.
One final question yet to be fully addressed is that the industry has to be cautious about denigrating epidemiology. Although finding a "smoking gun" in the form of a pathogen on the produce and in the packing plant that matches what was consumed by consumers is desirable, as it removes all doubt, epidemiologist are able to make connections much as detectives could solve crimes long before we had DNA evidence. More effective than simply dismissing epidemiology would be having access to better epidemiologists that are capable of seeing the flaws in the government's epidemiological case — when such flaws exist.
Although a few large companies have top epidemiologists on retainer, most famously, Chiquita/Fresh Express who retains Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, who we interviewed during the salmonella St. Paul crisis for a piece titled Dr. Michael Osterholm, Esteemed Authority On Public Health, Speaks Frankly About The FDA, The CDC And The Incompetent Management of the Salmonella Saintpaul Tomato Outbreak Investigation, most produce companies do not. As a result, they haven't the foggiest idea if the government's epidemiological case is strong or weak.
One of the most valuable things our trade associations could do for their members would be to get a prominent and respected epidemiologist on retainer and make him available to produce firms having a need. Effective analysis of the government's epidemiological case would be more influential than simply pointing out a lack of physical evidence.
We thank Dave for this letter. It is a cri de couer, and we too feel the pain and anger that good people have their businesses and lives destroyed when they have done nothing wrong — just sort of randomly being victims themselves to a pathogen.


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Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie's husband, not too long ago got here below fireplace for posing with a topless mannequin whereas his spouse stayed dwelling with their child. The mannequin has spoken on the matter.
Ex-Italian mannequin, Erica Pelosini who was pictured absorbing the solar within the firm of Jack Brooksbank, has expressed her remorse and says she's embarrassed for taking off her prime.
She insists that it was not out of malice, and he or she solely eliminated the highest as a result of it received moist. The telling images confirmed the 35-year-old father of 1 on a yacht with three bikini-clad fashions.
Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie attend an unique dinner hosted by Poppy Jamie to have fun the launch of her first e-book "Happy Not Perfect" at Isabel on June 22, 2021 in London, England | Source: Getty Images
In one of many images, Brooksbank had his arm wrapped round Pelosini's waist whereas his different hand-held on to a glass of rose. Another featured Brooksbank in a towel with a number of the fashions mendacity on the deck of the yacht.
Speaking to MailOnline, Pelosini says she regrets embarrassing Princess Eugenie and Brooksbank like that, including that she by no means goes topless however was pressured to because it'd gotten moist.
She says she will think about how embarrassing it was for Brooksbank and his spouse when individuals noticed him surrounded by skimpily dressed girls, adding:
"It wasn't acceptable for me to be topless."
Brooksbank had attended a charity ball on the Mediterranean Island and was representing the Casamigos tequila which he's a brand ambassador for, and which was sponsoring the star-studded Summer Gala.
Pelosini didn't take it evenly that folks reacted the way in which they did following the rising of the images. She says that individuals who referred to her as a bimbo have been mistaken as she is a hard-working lady.
She provides that she's a longtime title within the vogue trade by means of her laborious work. The 36-year-old is married to Louis Leeman, a number one shoe designer, and lives in Los Angeles. The couple has been married for the final seven years and has no youngsters.
Pelosini admits that if she have been in Eugenie's sneakers, she wouldn't be offended if she noticed her husband within the firm of lovely girls.
Pelosini is a former mannequin who started her modeling profession at solely 14. She has since labored with prime manufacturers similar to Tom Ford, Rolls Royce, Harry Winston, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Bulgari.
I do not learn about Princess Eugenia, but when my partner was appearing like this on a "work journey" I'd have his baggage packed and out of doors when he returned.
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— Lady Margaret (@MargaretTarkin1) August 2, 2021
Besides Pelosini, different fashions pictured have been vogue ambassador Maria Buccellati. Buccellati is a Cuban-born vogue ambassador however was raised in Florida and is the Brand Developer for the Faith Connexion vogue label, which is predicated in Paris.
Also with them was the global director for the Casamigos model, Rachel Zalis, who was in a black bikini. The magnificence is the previous editor for Glamour Magazine. She now works for Casamigos, a tequila model owned by George Clooney.
Pelosini admits that if she have been in Eugenie's sneakers, she wouldn't be offended if she noticed her husband within the firm of lovely girls. She adds:
"If I had identified we have been being photographed I'd not have gone topless and I'd have worn a greater outfit. We have been only a group of mates having fun with a phenomenal Italian summer time day."
Following the controversy the images stirred, Sarah Ferguson, Brooksbank's mother-in-law, took to his aspect to defend him from the accusations that always accompany such kinds of pictures.
'He was doing his job!': Sarah Ferguson defends 'superhero' son-in-law Jack Brooksbank insisting he's a 'man of integrity' after he was noticed on a ship in Capri with three bikini-clad girls
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Ferguson, who was selling her new e-book "Her Heart For A Compass" on the "BBC The One Show," stated that her son-in-law was a person of integrity, and he or she thought-about him a superhero.
She additional said that he was there for work and that the images have been solely used to manufacture a narrative and claimed that it was essential to make clear that truth for the sake of Brooksbank's household.
Brooksbank and Eugenie, who first met in 2010, received married in 2018 and welcomed their son, August, earlier this 12 months.
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Two moms have learned a lesson about how drugs can be hidden — sometimes in plain sight — in the most unlikely of places.
Donna DeStefano has a daughter recovering from drug addiction and Karen Stout has three teenage daughters.
DEA special agent Timothy McMahon says drugs can be hidden pretty much anywhere around a kid's bedroom, like inside tennis balls and teddy bears. To prove that point, he enlisted the help of former addict, Bryan Alzate, who hid drugs around DeStefano's home.
"If we see changes in behavior — a sudden drop in grades — maybe looking around the room and seeing something can give an explanation in seeing that," McMahon told Inside Edition.
By undoing a few stitches on a stuffed animal, teens can create a hiding spot for a bag of pot. The same goes for tennis balls, as slitting a hole in the ball can be an easily accessible place to hide narcotics.
There was even more than meets the eye with a hairbrush, as sliding the head of the brush apart from the handle reveals a small opening where a bag of drugs can fit.
And drugs aren't the only dangerous substances that can be hidden, as a simple tube that looks like suntan lotion can be cover for some alcohol.
The mothers were then put to the test, instructed to find the drugs hidden in the bedrooms.
They both discovered the drugs in the teddy bear. A soda can may have looked unsuspicious, but when Stout picked it up, it rattled, prompting her to find it can be unscrewed from the top and become a place to hide contraband.
The experts caution the awareness of sneakers and shoes, where items can be hidden under the insole.
"I can't believe the normal things in your home that you think are innocent and turn out to not be innocent," Stout said.
DeStefano also runs a website that brings awareness to friends and families of drug users. For more information, click here.
Alzate, a former addict, is CEO of the United Recovery Project. Find more information here.


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[Top 15] Paranormal Youtubers That Are Fun To Watch
Updated: 05 Oct 2022 3:54 am
These videos will have you creeped out by the thumbnail.
BY: Coryn Paradise
Creeped out by invisible entities, unexplained phenomena, and unsolved mysteries with unsettling backstories? YouTube has become the ultimate platform to freely post video content belonging to different categories, and the paranormal and horror genres are bound to see heightened website traffic as October 31st gets closer.
Paranormal and horror videos go hand-in-hand; if you're looking for one, you're bound to stumble upon the other. Whether you're stuck on your lunch break with nothing to watch or looking for something mindless to watch, hop on YouTube and search for these top paranormal YouTubers that are changing the game with their paranormal and horror videos.
15. The UnXplained Zone
The UnXplained Zone is the official YouTube channel for the hit docuseries.
If this YouTube channel name sounds familiar, it should. This channel is run by the same creative team that created History's docuseries, The UnXplained. You can watch it for free here. While the channel only has 139K subscribers, the TV show first premiered in 2019 and several seasons have been successful. Despite being aired on the History channel, it has since been added to Netflix and Hulu.
The channel features some clips from the TV show, but also independently created videos that explore other mystifying phenomena. Take a gander at the investigation tactics used to try and solve the world's most perplexing mysteries, and determine for yourself if something sinister is lurking beneath the surface of these suspicious occurrences. Like the Docuseries, this YouTube channel will not disappoint.
Check out their YouTube!
14. Paranormal Junkie
Paranormal Junkie is another great channel posting high quality content.
The name of this channel truly says it all; if you're obsessed with hunting spooky ghosts and unsettling paranormal footage, this channel should be at the top of your list. Run by a team of professional ghost investigators, the content on this channel primarily consists of montages and lists of the scariest paranormal moments that have been captured on video.
Ever wonder if ghost footage is authentic? Paranormal Junkie does all the research for you. This isn't something all YouTube channels do, so it's important to note that the content you view on this channel has been tested for authenticity. Rest assured that the content you're watching is real, and 149K subscribers think this channel is top-notch!
Check out their YouTube channel!
13. AmysCrypt
Meet Amy, creator of YouTube channel, AmysCrypt, and traveling paranormal investigator!
AmysCrypt follows paranormal investigator, Amy, as she travels all over the world to bring her 202K subscribers new and exciting footage of her ghost hunting adventures. From exploring haunted prisons in the United Kingdom to the haunted Hollywood sign, Amy takes risks and enjoys finding evidence of the otherworldly.
If you're a fan of TV shows like Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures, you'll really enjoy watching Amy's videos. She posts weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays, so you can rely on her for consistent content like you'd rely on a TV show. She even tells ghost stories and unnerving urban legends that'll give you nightmares.
Check out her YouTube channel!
12. Paranormal Nightmare TV Series
Follow the Fourman brothers around the nation as they confront real hauntings!
I suppose you could say this channel is part of the family business. Josh, Shaun, and Rocky Fourman are three brothers who are addicted to performing paranormal investigations. These men deal with real hauntings that plague the daily lives of average people; they're dedicated to providing education and awareness of the paranormal realm intersecting with humanity.
Each video posted is an episode, or clip from their real TV show that airs on Amazon Prime. Watch them document compelling evidence that'll make your heart pump and hear the real anecdotes about disturbing ghost encounters and paranormal events. Just the knowledge that these seemingly unreal instances are real is enough to scare your socks off.
11. Mort
Meet horror animation YouTube sensation, Mort.
Some things are so unbelievable that they can't be portrayed using real reenactments. YouTuber Mort uses his stellar animation skills to produce entertaining content that is unlike any other on this list. He relies on truly terrifying events to tell elaborate horror stories that leave his 365K subscribers questioning humankind.
Mort isn't usually the narrator behind his viral horror animations. Other YouTubers like Nightmare Files and Corpse Husband (also on this list!) help their fellow horror content creator guide his viewers on an unsettling journey. English isn't Mort's first language, and he has a separate channel for his Deutsch viewers.
Check out his YouTube channel!
10. LookNowTV
Meet the face behind LookNowTV, Rick.
Rick really wants you to look into all things strange and unexpected. From unexplained phenomena in the night sky to ghostly interactions with the paranormal realm, Rick creates different types of videos that leave his 434K subscribers scratching their heads and wondering what the truth really is.
Rick isn't just on YouTube; he has a Ghost Watch account where he also regularly posts paranormal content. Take a look at grainy, unexplained CCTV footage that'll make you never want to go out in public again. Rick relies on listing videos to produce the majority of his content, but there are so many to choose from that you'll never get bored!
9. The Paranormal Scholar
The Paranormal Scholar is actually run by paranormal scholars!
Meet Laura and Erik Rowton, a married set of paranormal investigators known for their documentary film, "In Search of the Dead." After debating on whether life exists after death, Laura embarks across Europe to attend real paranormal investigations with professional ghost hunters and find out the answer herself.
Laura and Erik are hoping to translate their success in the film industry to the internet by starting this YouTube channel. They're continuing to conduct research on the paranormal world, and have expanded their inquiries to include the likes of aliens and UFOs. Dive into this channel to find videos about demonic possessions and hear real paranormal stories.
8. LiveScifi
Want to be part of a real paranormal investigation? You can by visiting this channel!
If you're really into the paranormal but too scared to investigate in real life, LiveScifi gives you the opportunity to tune into live ghost hunting sessions with professional investigators. LiveScifi is providing an interactive and fun way for their 474K subscribers to explore all things otherworldly right along with them.
Since 2008, LiveScifi has explored the scariest places in the United States and features different elements, like typical spirit communication, ouija boards, and occult rituals. Creator and lead investigator Tim Wood has been praised for this great idea to spread knowledge about the paranormal world in a modern way and has been featured in the New York Times.
7. The Paranormal Files
Colin's channel is like a digital file cabinet featuring the scariest moments in paranormal history.
Colin Browen is the lead investigator behind this web series on YouTube titled The Paranormal Files. One look at this channel's video list will have you trembling in your seat; Browen is sure to include all things supernatural on his channel, like ghosts and aliens, and features concrete evidence of the paranormal, like physical attacks and apparitions.
Browen seeks to answer one question: do paranormal entities really exist? He travels all over the world to do this bi-weekly YouTube show, and has cultivated a serious following with 693K subscribers to his YouTube channel. He's known for his dark humor during investigations; it keeps things fun but sheds light on how dangerous some places really are.
6. Scary Mysteries
Scary Mysteries only gives you concrete facts about all things paranormal and horror.
Despite not being able to put a name to a face with this YouTube channel, this does not diminish the quality of their content. Run by a team of mystery enthusiasts, this channel produces a wide array of content that goes beyond just paranormal and horror. From missing persons cases to strange UFO sightings, this channel gives you a snippet of everything.
With new videos being posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you can depend on this channel to satisfy your craving for some mystery in your life. They have a separate Patreon account that features content that may be a little too frightening for YouTube viewers, so head over to that account if you're looking for some uncensored footage.
5. Lazy Masquerade
According to Lazy Masquerade, the "best things happen in the dark."
Lazy Masquerade is merely an alias Samuel Ayling uses to run his highly successful YouTube channel with over 1.4 million subscribers. Sam is known for being part of the infamous group of horror YouTubers called the Horror Narration Channels, but his fans can easily recognize his distinguishable English accent as a Surrey native.
Starting this channel in 2015, Lazy Masquerade doesn't show his face, but uses an avatar designed to look like him when he makes content. He touches on some private investigator stories that have left people perplexed and wondering if the truth is earthly or supernatural. It's important to note that he tends to post during month-spans, like September to December; that's the perfect time for some spooky narration!
4. Rob Gavagan
Rob Gavagan is ready to show you the "strange side of life."
With just over 3 million subscribers on YouTube, Rob Gavagan has made a name for himself with his several web series. Mostly, he covers horror topics, like the unspeakable crimes that humans commit against their own kind. Sometimes, the scariest things are the true stories that happen daily in our society.
Rob's channel also includes a web series called "Caught on Camera." In this playlist, you'll find several videos that investigate the authenticity of strange, unexplained CCTV footage. Rob will be sure to tell his viewers his personal opinion and ask his fans to start a discussion about the authenticity of the footage in the comments section, whether it is real or fake.
3. Top5s
You've probably seen a Top5s video on YouTube before; dive into their channel and explore what else they have to offer!
Top5s is run by a creative team that's addicted to all things mysterious and paranormal. Top5s researches the world's most puzzling secrets and presents them in a fun, entertaining video style, including list videos, series, and documentaries. According to their YouTube bio, their favorite month of the year is October, and they vow to produce the best horror and paranormal content every holiday season.
List type videos are posted every Saturday and documentaries and series are posted every few weeks, but keep in mind that paranormal and mystery videos aren't the only topics they cover. If you're a history buff, check out Top5s for interesting history videos detailing humanity's journey on Earth thus far!
2. Mr. Nightmare
If you're a fan of psychological horror, check out Mr. Nightmare's channel!
Tyler Ventura started this YouTube channel in 2014 and has since attracted almost 6 million subscribers who love his creative horror narration. When he first started making content, he enjoyed writing fictionalized horror stories and pairing them with visual effects. Hiscontent is driven by his love for true horror stories that are so disturbing you won't believe they're real. He uploads at least two videos per week but has unscheduled releases.
Using scary sound effects and creepy background music, he reads these true stories aloud to fully immerse you in these disturbing bedtime stories. Mr. Nightmare is quite interactive with his subscribers. If you have a story you want to share with Mr. Nightmare, feel free to submit a detailed account of your experiences and you may be featured on his channel. If storytelling isn't your cup of tea, he also posts the best montages of fan favorite horror films!
1. Corpse Husband
Whether it be Among Us or horror narration, Corpse Husband is loved by all for his horror content!
As part of the group, Horror Narration Channels, Californian YouTuber Corpse Husband sits at the top of this list, and rightfully so. With almost 8 million subscribers, his fans can easily recognize his deep, low-pitched voice that makes his horror narration videos all the more unsettling.
Besides horror narration, Corpse Husband plays Among Us with his fellow YouTubers and Twitch streamers to add a different type of content to his channel. This may not be your favorite game, and you may prefer Corpse Husband's other perturbing videos. However, you can still feel mystified as to who could possibly be the culprit among Corpse Husband and his friends!
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Biden vs. Biden: Speech defending bungled Afghan exit exposes inconsistency and inaccuracy
Fact check: President denounced nation building mission Monday, but advocated for it at start of war, records show.
President Biden
Forced to confront bipartisan anger over the bungled U.S. exit from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden instead gave a speech on why drawing down U.S. troops after two decades war was in the American interest.
In so doing, he missed the point.
Americans aren't troubled by the withdrawal policy – a majority support it – they are upset by the execution of the exit that occurred on his watch. They did not want to see Afghan allies executed as city after city were overrun. They didn't want to see desperate Afghan civilians clinging to a C-17 military jets, some falling to their death as planes lofted to the sky. They didn't expect the capital to fall in six days. And they didn't expect to hear a top U.S. general warn terror attacks may once again launch from Afghanistan, threatening America.
In his nationally televised speech, Biden made one concession most Americans would agree with: his administration was caught off guard that Afghanistan fell to the Taliban even before the U.S. could get its diplomats, Afghan loyalists and troops out safely.
"The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated," Biden told Americans, while insisting he sticks by his withdrawal decision.
The rest of the speech, however, failed to address the bungled exit with specificity and served as a reminder that – as The Washington Post declared in a front-page article last year – Biden has been "maddeningly inconsistent" on Afghanistan.
He opposed in 2009 the military surge that military leaders proposed, and President Obama authorized, one now widely credited with quieting the insurgency that killed numerous soldiers with IEDs and blue on green attacks from 2007 to 2010.
Biden also opposed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, a mission cheered by Americans. And he overruled his own commanders this summer when he abruptly shut down the U.S. air base in Bagram when military leaders were arguing to keep a small contingent of U.S. troops in country beyond September. That decision looks more consequential with the chaos now at the Kabul civilian airport.
For most of his speech, Biden sounded the same ending endless war principles that his predecessor Donald Trump advocated. In so doing, he revised his own personal history, most importantly when it came to using the military for nation building.
"Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been nation-building. It was never supposed to be creating a unified, centralized democracy," the president said Monday.
That statement ignored an important reality: Biden as a U.S. senator co-sponsored the first multibillion nation-building legislation for Afghanistan in 2002, insisting building a stable country and government was essential.
"Perhaps the most important question, however, is one of commitment," Biden argued in sponsoring the law. "Will we stay the course and build security in Afghanistan, or will we permit this country to relapse into chaos?" He compared nation-building in Afghanistan as important as the U.S. effort known as the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II.
"After World War II, America used its soldiers as peacekeepers and its dollars as peacebuilders. This may have been the wisest investment of the past century: We turned our most bitter foes into our staunchest allies." he said. "But if we're going to talk about a new Marshall Plan, we should be willing to back up our words with deeds. The original Marshall Plan cost $90 billion in today's dollars. Our total pledge for Afghan reconstruction is less than 1 percent of that, and we've only delivered a fraction of this pledge."
A year later, Biden doubled down on nation building as essential to preventing chaos in Afghanistan, even as some Bush administration and conservatives questioned such a mission.
"Just two months ago, the President signed the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and Senator Hagel and Senator Lugar and I cosponsored that," Biden crowed at a February 2003 Senate hearing. "It was pushed forward by this committee, and we finally got it passed. But the act authorizes $3.3 billion for reconstruction and security of Afghanistan over and above the funds the President might see fit to allocate from other sources."
Biden, then-the-ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, directly endorsed nation building during the hearing, recounting what local Afghans told him was necessary for success during a trip to the war-torn country.
"In some parts of this administration, 'nation-building' is a dirty phrase," Biden argued. "But the alternative to nation-building is chaos--a chaos that churns out bloodthirsty warlords, drug-traffickers, and terrorists. We've seen it happen in Afghanistan before--and we're watching it happen in Afghanistan today."
In his speech Monday, Biden also hailed the killing of bin Laden without noting he opposed the mission under Obama.
He suggested he had no choice but to follow the withdrawal plans started by Trump, even though he has reversed nearly every other approach Trump left behind, from the border to the budget.
Biden also declared he was "moving quickly to execute the plans we had put in place to respond to every contingency, including the rapid collapse we're seeing now" without noting he overruled his military leadership on keeping a small military presence in Afghanistan this fall. He also failed to note the U.S. departure of the Bagram air base was done so awkwardly Afghan commanders felt blindsided.
Aside from truth and consistency, the long-term consequences of Biden's approach and the chaotic fall of Afghanistan may be far more severe. A top general warned over the weekend Afghanistan could quickly become a terrorist haven capable of striking America again.
And on Monday, competitors like China used the Afghan debacle to sow doubt about America's commitment to allies like Taiwan.


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