Sant Baba Mohan Singh Ji were born in 1952 and originally were known as Mohan Laal Bansal (belonging to a Hindu family). It was through Sant Baba Mann Singh Ji, that Langara Wale Baba Ji were blessed with the blessed company of Sant Ji Maharaj Sant Baba Isher Singh Ji.
Sant Ji Maharaj gave Langara Wale Baba Ji a 108 beaded mala (rosary) and told them to recite 11 maal'eh a day. It was from this point that Langara Wale Baba Ji began to practise meditation and selfless service in the Langar.
Before the departure of Sant Ji Maharaj, both Sant Baba Mann Singh Ji and Sant Baba Mohan Singh Ji were given duties. Following in the footsteps of Sant Baba Kishan Singh Ji Maharaj (Rara Sahib Langara Wale) Langar Wale Baba Ji have been looking after all aspects of Langar seva. Whether it be in times of natural disasters (Orissa, Gujrat etc.) or in times of celebration (300 saal Khalsa Prakash Divas, 400 Saal Guru Granth Sahib Ji Prakash Divas, 300 Saal Gurgaddi Guru Granth Sahib Ji Divas).
Langar Wale Baba Ji have never discriminated against any participants in the Langar and have always given opportunities to Sangat to selflessly serve the congregation and for the congregation to eat regardless of caste, creed, colour, ethnicity or religion.
Langar Wale Baba Ji are one of the most humble beings to have ever walked the earth. Regardless of the fact that they are a Mahapurkh, they do not reveal their capabilities and spiritual powers. They often act as though they are fragile and forgetful, however only those who have truly seen Langar Wale Baba Ji with their own eyes and have stayed with them, know what they are capable of. Langar Wale Baba Ji keep so much humility within themselves, that any clothes they wear are old clothes of Sant Baba Mann Singh Ji. When Sant Baba Mann Singh Ji's chole, kachere and dastara get old, Langar Wale Baba Ji take them and have them sewed down to their own size. Despite being one with Sant Baba Mann Singh Ji, they always consider themselves lower.
Even today if one goes to Gurdwara Sachkhand Isher Darbar, Jurasi Sahib Pehowa they can see Langara Wale Baba Ji preparing rotiya (chapatti bread) with their own hands for the Sangat.


The UK Beet Sugar Industry reached a landmark occasion this year; it has been processing sugar beet for 100 years.
Cantley Sugar Factory was built and processed the first sugar beet crop in 1912. Today, it remains one of four beet processing factories, processing 7.5 million tonnes of beet from around 4,000 growers.
This significant milestone within the industry s history was celebrated with a commemorative event hosted at the Cantley Sugar Factory on Thursday 5 July 2012.
Gino De Jaegher, Managing Director, British Sugar, said: The production of homegrown sugar plays a vital role within our local rural and agricultural economy, which was demonstrated today with so many representatives coming together from across the industry. We are all incredibly proud of this great British success story. The first harvest and factory campaign began a remarkable partnership between agriculture and the industry, with people being very much at the heart of our industry. We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the NFU and growers to ensure our ongoing success as an advanced and sustainable manufacturer .
British Sugar and the NFU support the development of young people with initiatives such as the Sugar Industry Programme recognising young growers are the future of British agriculture, whilst British Sugar continues to invest in developing a multi-skilled workforce and recruiting and training graduates and apprentices to provide a future pipeline of managers.
William Martin, Chairman, NFU Sugar Board, said: 100 Years of the UK Beet Sugar Industry is a fantastic achievement and a great example of sustainable intensification in practice. The sugar beet crop has been a way of life for generations of farmers and over the years productivity has increased well beyond expectations and beyond progress of any other arable crop. By continuing to focus on research and driving innovation in the way in which we can improve our sugar beet growing, we can look forward to commemorating the next 100 years .
Sugar beet yields have been rising faster than those of any other UK arable crop 60% since 1980*.
The UK industry has made significant investments into process efficiencies, research and development with the industry contributing around 1 billion to the economy with the homegrown sugar supply chain supporting around 13,000 jobs.


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I've partnered with well-known brands to create corporate training packages through video around topics of mindfulness, health and storytelling. These short "How To" videos allow employees to learn fast and effectively. I have also worked on mini show concepts for organizations to embed Netflix like platforms for training to revolutionize learning in the workplace.


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BusinessMarketing & PromotionU.S. Potato Growers Call on Government for More Aid
U.S. Potato Growers Call on Government for More Aid
While the United States potato industry appreciates the government aid which has been announced so far, they still need more to make it through the pandemic, the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPC), says in a news release on May 27.
"Given the scope of this crisis, we knew the initial funding would be insufficient to meet the need of family farms. Based upon the limited resources announced under this direct payment program, the potato industry is strongly urging Congress to act rapidly to provide more resources and flexibility to fill this huge gap and maintain producers' livelihoods," Kam Quarle, NPC CEO says in the release.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 26 the details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to U.S. farmers and ranchers impacted by the pandemic. Criteria for the program is based on the volume of production sold between Jan. 15 and April 15, volume of production shipped but not paid for and the number of acres for which harvested production did not leave the farm or was destroyed during the same time period.
The potato industry has been advocating for two distinct programs to provide relief to family farms impacted, the release notes. First it is asking for the USDA to buy significant amounts of oversupplied potatoes and potato products. Second they are asking for the government to provide meaningful direct payment relief to growers who can't fully benefit from surplus commodity purchases.
The NPC and 13 state grower organizations have also sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to address several deficiencies in the CFAP rules, the release says. The letter points our several areas of concern about the eligibility including why are potatoes ineligible for category one payments, why were only fresh market data used to determine the price losses and why unusable product left on the farm is being treated differently than shipped product. The industry is asking the USDA to make potatoes eligible for category one payments and to raise the payments available for potatoes in categories one, two and three.
Canadian Food Prices to Rise by Five to Seven Per cent in 2023
Cost of Food Top Concern for Canadians
Manitoba Launches Business Pathways Website for Ag Industry
Lower European Potato Production Causing Good Free Buy Prices

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December's Most-Anticipated Books
Look no further for your next read. The amount of great new books hitting shelves each month can be overwhelming but we've rounded up ten of the buzziest books coming out this December—no matter what genre you're interested in. Have you read any of these new releases? If not, you'll want them on your TBR!
In December 1926, author Agatha Christie mysteriously vanished only to reappear eleven days later. Christie citied amnesia as the reason why she couldn't remember what happened. In The Mystery Of Mrs. Christie, Marie Benedict brings readers along on an imagining of why Christie disappeared, where she may have gone, and the role her unfaithful husband may have played.
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Alyssa Cole has a new book out! Cole kicks off the Runaway Royals series with an arranged marriage romance. Shanti, the recently crowned queen of Njaza, is struggling to find her footing in her new role. It's only at night, working on plans to help the kingdom thrive, that she feels like herself again. But she isn't the only one who is learning. Her husband King Sanyu is weighted down with expectations of the kind of ruler he must be, and if he doesn't learn to forge his own path he risks losing both the wife he's falling for and the trust of his people.
(Psst: Click here to read our spoiler-free interview with Alyssa Cole!)
The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn
Sumi Hahn's debut novel tells the story of one woman's life from her youthful days in post-World War II Korea to her final ones in Philadelphia. Eighteen-year-old Goh Junja comes from a family of haenyeo, deep sea divers, and is proud to finally take her place among them on an annual trip to the mountains. But when her mother dies on the journey, her world changes forever. Meanwhile her country has become a battleground where Nationalists, rebels, and the U.S. military fight for control. Junja must find a way to cope with her grief while fighting to survive and protect those she loves.
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
A new Karen M. McManus book is always cause for celebration for fans of YA thrillers. The Cousins introduces readers to the Story family. Cousins Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah receive a mysterious invitation from their estranged grandmother inviting them to work at her island resort over the summer. Out of curiosity (and their parents' insistence), they travel to the island and begin to uncover dark secrets from their family's past.
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
Sam Hawke's epic fantasy series picks back up with Jovan, Kalina, and Hadrea in more danger than ever before. The three worked together in the first volume to save the city-state of Silastra. Two years later, siblings Jovan and Kalina are fighting to protect the leaders of Silastra from assassins that seem to be around every corner. Fans of the first will find more danger and excitement here, while new readers should start at the beginning to ensure they don't miss a single action-packed moment.
The War Widow by Tara Moss
Historical fiction fans won't want to miss this new release. After World War II ends, war correspondent Billie Walker returns to Sydney and reopens her late father's private investigation agency. Soon, she finds herself on the trail of a missing young man. When her sources are murdered, Billie realizes she'll need to put her life on the line if she hopes to find the truth.
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
Cleric Chih and their guide Si-yu are exploring the northern region of Anh when they're set upon by three hungry tigers. To delay their deaths until help can arrive, Chih begins to tell the tigers the story of Scholar Dieu and the tiger Ho Thi Thao—with frequent interruptions from the tigers, whose version of the tale differs from human's. This follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune is sure to enchant fans of the first in the series, though this novella can also be read as a standalone for readers wanting to begin the journey here.
Party Favors by Erin McLellan
Erin McLellan's delightful So Over the Holidays novella series continues this month with a New Year's Eve romance. Hoping to avoid her matchmaking mother's holiday party, Amanda Ellis asks her online best friend Wren if she'd be up for a weekend getaway. The two escape to a cozy cottage, excited to spend a few days sharing resolutions for the upcoming year and getting to know each other in real life. What neither expects is that sparks will start to fly once they see each other. McLellan perfectly blends heat and heart in all of her stories, and this one is no different!
Every Last Secret by A.R. Torre
A.R. Torre's latest mystery opens with Neena Ryder being arrested for attempted murder before flashing back four months to when Neena was hired by Winthrope Technologies as a motivational coach. The position allows Neena and her husband to move into the home next door to her handsome boss, William, and his wife, Cat. After Cat welcomes Neena to the neighborhood, Neena begins doing whatever she can to insert herself into Cat and William's lives.
A Universe of Wishes edited by Dhonielle Clayton
The fourth We Need Diverse Books anthology rounds up speculative fiction stories from fifteen award-winning and beloved young adult authors. Tara Sim kicks the collection off with a tale of magical crystals harvested from cadavers, Anna-Marie McLemore delivers a queer "Cinderella" retelling, and Samira Ahmed's story features a eulogy of Earth. YA readers will also be delighted by the inclusion of Victoria Schwab's "Royal Affair," which explores the relationship between two characters in her Shades of Magic series. For YA fans, this collection is not to be missed!
Tags: A.R. Torre, Alyssa Cole, Dhonielle Clayton, Erin McLellan, Fiction, Karen M. McManus, Marie Benedict, Mystery, Nghi Vo, Romance, Sam Hawke, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sumi Hahn, Tara Moss, Young Adult
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is a pretty useful subscription service for gamers as it allows them to play a number of games for free in exchange for a relatively affordable monthly fee. The catalog of games available under the pass gets updated at regular intervals and as part of the latest refresh, it has received support for a total of 15 new games including the insanely popular PUBG.
The announcement regarding the newly added games was made at Microsoft's X018 conference last weekend. Some of the other newly included titles include Thief of Thieves, Agents of Mayhem, MXGP3, and Thomas Was Alone. It should be noted that these titles have different dates on which they will start becoming visible in the Game Pass library.
Other than this, Microsoft launched the official Xbox Game Pass app for Android and iOS devices. It is meant to help gamers to browse the game library even when on the go. It will further allow gamers to download their games remotely so that they can have their favorite game ready to play when they are home.
It further revealed an introductory offer for new subscribers of the Game Pass. It will be offering the first month for just $0.99 after which it will cost the usual $9.99 per month. It means it is a great saving for those who are looking to subscribe or even if they just want to try the service if it is something they would actually like to use.
If interested, you can get the Xbox Game Pass smartphone app from the link below.
Yeah, and even easy download options. You just can't wait to download and play when you reach home.


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Q: Manually delete change tracking records in SQL Server I can't find any means to manually perform a cleanup on the change tracking table after a client has been updated.  This seems to be a major limitation of change tracking in SQL Server, unless i'm missing something.
Perhaps I'm overlooking something, but what i'm trying to accomplish is after a client is successfully updated from SQL Server to removed those change records in the change table.  They are not needed at that point.
The only configuration i'm aware of is the retention period of 2 days... etc.  Because different clients/people will sync at VERY different intervals it seems like my only choice is to set a very large retention period: e.g. 365 days.  But doing so will result in bloat without the ability to purge once all clients are updated.
As such seems like the only work around is to manually create triggers and maintain my own delete tables, update tables, etc.
Has anyone found a better way to manage this rather than simply not using the change tracking feature as implemented?

A: Don't have a perfect solution, but for space intensive servers, I've dropped the table and recreated from a copy and then re-enabled change tracking. This deleted all the change tracking records for that table. I did this as part of regular maintenance.
I've used sys.sp_cdc_disable_db to disable change tracking during maint to ease this process.
Prior to this method, I had my own tracking system implemented. But with replication, remote, and failover server issues, it became very complicated to track all those changes. It is a pain especially if one has implement automatic restore features. The overhead was not worth it.
Hope this helps.

A: Set your retention period to a length of time that is reasonable and functional.  If a client tries to sync using an expired version (less than min_valid_version in sys.change_tracking_tables), it must re-sync the entire table.  Hopefully you don't have too many clients waiting months to sync up.  If so... at least they're not doing it very often.

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Well where do I begin with this post . . on Friday we received a call and then an email from Vince and Mel who adopted the lovely little girl Lola from us.
It seemed that they'd been in contact with a lovely gentleman called Hugo who works for Happy Dog UK a manufacturer & supplier of dog food and explained a little about the Cane Corso UK & Molosser Rescue and how we now have 6 rather large, loveable rescues that are literally eating their way through the rescues limited funds and asked if there was any way that Happy Dog UK could help.
Well shortly after Vince had been in contact with Hugo and Happy Dog UK we received an email informing us that we were to expect a kind donation of 12 x 15kg bags of Happy Dog UK's Maxi Adult Large Breed.
If it were not for people/companies like Hugo/Happy Dog UK, we as a solely independent and volunteer funded rescue would not be able to survive and rescue these wonderful dogs, especially now at a time when there seems to be more Cane Corso/Molosser breeds finding their way into the rescue system.
This donation helps us ensure that we can continue taking in, assessing, caring for and finding forever homes for the dogs that come into the rescue, donations such as this also gives the rescue a much needed breathing space and chance to start building rather than reaching into our limited funds, as we never know what situation is just around the corner and what care the next dog through our doors might need.
If you would like to learn more about Happy Dog UK please click on the links highlighted in this post or click on the image below and you'll be taken to their website where you can learn about, order and buy the dog food they provide.
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Custodian Land engaged iCreate to design a premium logo identity and brand for an elevated pocket land which would never be offered again.
The look had to be premium to target a higher end demographic, who would appreciate the architectural detail required of homes built on elevated sites.
The outcome was a design that emulated prestige and a quality land development along with a nod to the history in the suburb of Sunbury, Victoria's oldest winemaking region.
Our work on Altitude included the logo, brochure design, press advertising, outdoor signage and digital media advertising.
iCreate are so easy to work with and really go above and beyond – I consider them part of the team and look forward to working with them again in the future.


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7/13:Sharks - Fear itself may be the greatest danger...
'Menacing, marauding, lurking'....these were the descriptions on the local news as images of large sharks flashed across the tv screen. Watching with my Mother, I couldn't help myself blurt out: "oh, that's just ridiculous - they shouldn't use language like that to make us fearful - the sharks are just there because they live in the ocean - they don't hunt humans." But my Mum was upset. "How can you let your children go out surfing when there are such dangerous creatures around?".
My Mother is one of the vast majority who tend to respond from pure emotion when told shocking and biased news from the media...it takes time and patient explanation to try to balance the story with the real background...
It's important to be aware of the real facts when it comes to sharks.
A shark 'attacked' a boogy boarder just a few days earlier leaving him fighting for life in hospital and the incident took place only a couple of hours from where we live. The media was on high alert. Here was a convenient, excitement filled story that could instil fear and paranoia about risks we have no control over - a great distraction from the multitudes of causes of death and suffering caused by our own behaviour (think ecological collapse, health epidemics caused by poor lifestyle choices and starvation caused by inequality for starters!).
Pacha and Yani were entered in a surf contest nearby and, while a little nervous, didn't hesitate to jump into the ocean to do what they loved. The contest organisers put the competition on hold while helicopters and jetskis patrolled the area to chase away any sharks, and competitors were interviewed by TV and radio crews and argued with each other about what should be done.
I felt so proud to hear Pacha describe a debate she had with an older boy who said the sharks should be killed. Pacha retorted; 'But more people are killed by coconuts than sharks! We are entering their territory, it's the risk that we as surfers have to accept everytime we go in the water - we should have respect for them!' Her passion was clear and a small crowd gathered to see her eventually 'win' the argument.
The truth is that sharks don't really like the taste of humans - but, being hungry (with fish stocks depleted by industrial over-fishing), sometimes they mistake humans for seals - or a glint of colour or flashing jewellery lures them like bait to take a 'nibble'. As a result sharks killed 12 people last year - but humans kill around 100 million sharks annually.
My mother with 'Molly' - stays onshore!
For me, the larger picture comes back to our human dilemma where fear of the natural world has so often driven us in efforts to control and subjugate all living things. Fear - closing people to real life; priming us to becoming obedient consumers - replacing the dwindling sense of connection and trust in this miraculous planet with 'stuff'.
As a Mother of course I worry for my children - and it's perfectly natural that my Mother also worries for her grandchildren - but the reality is that we took a far greater risk driving the car to reach the surf competition than splashing into the big blue sea to surf!
Pacha's surfing - full of joy, sharks or no sharks!
7/16和訳:平和を守る人々への深い感謝をこめて
7/16:Deep thanks to the Peacemakers of Japan...
7/13和訳:サメの話
7/13:Sharks - Fear itself may be the greatest dang...


Stephen Breyer is a graduate of both Stanford and Harvard Law, a Quaker, and apparently a huge fan of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
The 78-year-old Supreme Court Justice created quite the stir on Tuesday when he referenced the recent robbery of the reality star during the oral arguments of a bank fraud case - meaning her name will become part of the highest court's history.
The defense lawyer in the case, Lawrence Eugene Shaw v. United States, is arguing that a man convicted of draining over $300,000 from another man's account is not guilty of bank fraud, because the bank was insured and didn't lose any money.
That is when Justice Breyer jumped in and said: 'Suppose someone shows up at Kardashian West's door and says, "Here I am, your local jewelry cleaner."
Justice Breyer was questioning the attorney for Shaw over whether nullifies theft.
The jurist did not stop there either, going on to say: 'Even if he thinks she's triple insured.
Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of Monday morning inside her Parisian apartment, with a group of masked man tying her up and covering her mouth with duct tape as they ran off with $11million in jewelry.
The dispute being argued on Tuesday involved a California man who illegally siphoned about $307,000 out of a Taiwanese businessman's Bank of America bank account.
Lawrence Shaw seeks to overturn his conviction, saying he's not guilty of bank fraud because the bank suffered no monetary loss.
A federal appeals court rejected that argument and it appeared most of the justices were equally skeptical.
Nearly every justice seemed to indicate that it was enough for the bank to have some interest in preserving the money in the customer's account.


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Buss, Frederic William (1845–1926)
by J. G. Nolan
Frederic William Buss (1845-1926), merchant, sugar-planter and manufacturer, was born on 2 January 1845 at Faversham, Kent, England, son of Thomas Buss, chemist, and his wife Frances Helen, née Thorpe. Educated at the Grove House, Highgate, London, he left school when young, served a draper's apprenticeship, and in 1863 arrived in Queensland with his father, sisters and brothers including Charles and George, later his partners. He worked in Brisbane for R. A. & J. Kingsford and for William Southerden & Co. in Maryborough, then for ten years ran a drapery shop in Maryborough with Thomas Penny; they also had a Bundaberg branch. After visiting England, Buss established a major department store in Bundaberg in partnership with his brother George and W. H. Williams. The firm became Buss & Turner in 1888 and settled in Bourbon Street.
As the sugar industry gained momentum in the late nineteenth century the store became foster-nurse to half the business houses in the town; one of the most important was Woolley, Bergin & Co., which became significant suppliers of agricultural machinery, occupying shops owned by Frederic Buss on Bundaberg's main street. He may well have been the silent partner who enabled the company to buy out the ironmongery section of Buss & Co. in 1885. Discussing his success in 1888, the Bundaberg Reporter said, 'he touches nothing now scarcely but it turns to gold'.
The opening of Millaquin refinery in 1882 by the Cran brothers of Maryborough facilitated Bundaberg's transition to a premier sugar district in which Buss and his associates built an empire of plantations and mills. In 1881-1918 Buss, his family (particularly his brother Charles) and partners acquired interests in eleven properties, many of them in the rich Woongarra canefields where he lived. He later invested in Mackay sugar and left his shares in Farleigh Estate Sugar Co. to his two sons.
Only Millaquin and the Yengarie refinery at Maryborough extensively practised the system whereby juice was pumped from near-by crushing mills by pipeline. Of sixteen such mills constructed in 1881-85 to serve Millaquin, Buss had interests in three. He joined the Crans in constructing the Duncraggan mill, the refinery's biggest early supplier (absorbed later by A. P. Barton's Mon Repos, Ashfield, and worked by Charles Buss and J. S. Penny from 1882) and the 1000 acres (405 ha) of Pemberton Grange and Glen Morris owned by Frederic Buss and John Ewen Davidson who were white-sugar producers; heavy expenditure on modern machinery designed by the company's own engineer promoted efficiency. Invicta on the Kolan, a highly regarded mill owned by Frederic alone, was sold in 1918. At Knockroe plantation, Buss with his partners T. Penny and Williams followed the lead set by the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. in subdividing for tenant farmers. Although the experiment was not completely successful at first, other family plantations were subdivided.
Frederic Buss was also one of the initiators and directors of the distillery which tided Bundaberg over the crisis years of the 1880s and 1890s. In 1898 his ventures in the sugar industry employed 700 men and produced an output worth £144,000. A member of the Bundaberg Municipal Council in 1891-93, he was active in the chamber of commerce. He was also on the harbour board and a justice of the peace. He declined the offer of a seat in parliament. His donation of £500 for tree-planting in the main streets was a lasting legacy; Buss Park was named for the family.
On 3 October 1870 Buss had married Maria Howard at Maryborough; she and six children survived him when he died at Bundaberg on 20 June 1926. His estate, valued for probate in Queensland at £45,098 and in New South Wales at £62,409, provided bequests for Dr Barnardo's Homes and six institutions in Bundaberg, Maryborough and Brisbane. He was buried in the Bundaberg general cemetery with Anglican rites.
His nephew Garnet Leslie (1886-1973) was born on 2 October 1886 at Bundaberg, son of George Buss and his wife Edith, née Warland. Educated at Bundaberg and at Maryborough Grammar School, he was managing director of Buss & Turner from 1927 and a director of Bundaberg Foundry Co. for many years. Known as 'Mr Bundaberg', he was a leading Rotarian, president of the Burnett Club, an alderman of the Bundaberg City Council and keenly interested in sporting bodies, particularly the golf and surf life-saving clubs. He married his cousin Mabel Howard, Frederic's daughter, at Bundaberg on 30 July 1919 and died there on 21 December 1973, leaving one daughter.
W. F. Morrison, The Aldine History of Queensland (Syd, 1888)
J. Y. Walker, The History of Bundaberg (Brisb, 1890)
Alcazar Press, Queensland, 1900 (Brisb, nd)
Queensland and Queenslanders (Brisb, 1936)
H. Turner, Rural Life in Sunny Queensland (Bundaberg, 1955)
C. T. Wood, Sugar Country (Brisb, 1965)
Votes and Proceedings (Legislative Assembly, Queensland), 1889, 4, 431
Parliamentary Papers (Queensland), 1906, 2, 22, Royal Commission on the Sugar Industry, (Commonwealth), 1913, 4, 1169, Evidence, 760, 824, 901
Bundaberg Daily News and Mail, 21 June 1926.
J. G. Nolan, 'Buss, Frederic William (1845–1926)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buss-frederic-william-5440/text9235, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 22 January 2021.
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Deerfield Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA.  As of the 2000 census, its population was 417.

History
Deerfield Township was organized in 1856.

Geography
Deerfield Township covers an area of  and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Deerfield.

The stream of Elk Creek runs through this township.

References

 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links
 US-Counties.com
 City-Data.com

Townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa


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Q: Querying MongoDB (Using Edge Collection - The most efficient way?) I've written Users, Clubs and Followers collections for the sake of an example the below.
I want to find all user documents from the Users collection that are following "A famous club". How can I find those? and Which way is the fastest?
More info about 'what do I want to do - Edge collections'
Users collection
{
    "_id": "1",
    "fullname": "Jared",
    "country": "USA"
}

Clubs collection
{
    "_id": "12",
    "name": "A famous club"
}

Followers collection
{
    "_id": "159",
    "user_id": "1",
    "club_id": "12"
}

PS: I can get the documents using Mongoose like the below way. However, creating followers array takes about 8 seconds with 150.000 records. And second find query -which is queried using followers array- takes about 40 seconds. Is it normal?
Clubs.find(
    { club_id: "12" },
    '-_id user_id',      // select only one field to better perf.
    function(err, docs){

        var followers = [];
        docs.forEach(function(item){
            followers.push(item.user_id)
        })

        Users.find(
            { _id:{ $in: followers } },
            function(error, users) {
                console.log(users) // RESULTS
        })
})

A: There is no an eligible formula to manipulate join many-to-many relation on MongoDB. So I combined collections as embedded documents like the below. But the most important taks in this case creating indexes. For instance if you want to query by followingClubs you should create an index like schema.index({ 'followingClubs._id':1 }) using Mongoose. And if you want to query country and followingClubs you should create another index like schema.index({ 'country':1, 'followingClubs._id':1 })
Pay attention when working with Embedded Documents: http://askasya.com/post/largeembeddedarrays
Then you can get your documents fastly. I've tried to get count of 150.000 records using this way it took only 1 second. It's enough for me...
ps: we musn't forget that in my tests my Users collection has never experienced any data fragmentation. Therefore my queries may demonstrated good performance. Especially, followingClubs array of embedded documents.
Users collection
{
    "_id": "1",
    "fullname": "Jared",
    "country": "USA",
    "followingClubs": [ {"_id": "12"} ]
}

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    "_id": "12",
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Q: How to install mod_pagespeed module on apache that is running on Unix soalris I want to configure mod_pagespeed module on apache 2.x running on Unix solaris.
Can u please tell me, Is mod_pagespeed module will work on above configuration.
If yes then please let me know from where i can download this module, and the steps to configure this module.
Your help will be appreciable.
Thanx in advance.

A: The building tools and the native libraries required to compile mod_pagespeed aren't available for Solaris. They need to be ported.
There has been no reported successful attempt to build mod_pagespeed on Solaris I'm aware of.


With an eerie dissonance of what sounded like a scene from a horror film, the low hum of the audience was silenced as ALICE IN CHAINS hit the stage of Toyota Music Factory Saturday night. Soon after the short but haunting intro, the shredding bends of Jerry Cantrell's inimitable guitar sound made the crowd explode with excitement. Blue LED bars washed the stage as white pinspots randomly broke through the darkness.
"Check My Brain" was the high intensity kickoff for what turned out to be a stellar show! The entire audience on the main floor level rose to their feet and never sat down for the rest of the performance. Walls of white blinder lights behind the band faded in and out of intensity and changed patterns as the band continued with "Again" from their self titled 1995 release. "Never Fade" from their new release Rainier Fog followed with the rock solid thundering sounds of Sean Kinney's drums starting it off. "Them Bones" had the crowd singing all the lyrics and raising their hands over their heads as the wall of white blinders went all out, making the crowd go wild.
"Hollow", with its heavy bottomed bass, highlighted Mike Inez and the unmistakable ALICE IN CHAINS vocal harmonies filled the venue. William DuVall brought out his acoustic guitar for "Down In a Hole" and the audience sang along with him and Jerry as they did opposing melodies. The fans went completely nuts as they immediately recognized the pounding drums that led into "No Excuses". The walls of white blinder lights spun around to feature video of human anatomy renderings as visuals of muscles and bones intensified the impact of "We Die Young" from the 1990 debut album Facelift.
Cantrell took a moment to introduce the band and give a shout out to our fallen local heroes Vinnie Paul and Diamond Darrell Abbott from PANTERA, after an ominous version of "Red Giant" from the new disc. "Angry Chair" from 1992's release Dirt was followed by the clear climax of the evening as they hammered us with "Man In a Box". Cantrell using his Golden Throat Talkbox and William DuVall's heart stopping vocals had the entire venue on its feet dancing and singing with fists waiving high in the air. After a scorching lead solo by Cantrell, Duvall had the crowd clapping in unison over their heads for the finish. Perfectly timed lights added an over the top element to this already peak performance.
A short break took us into a four song encore that featured a scathing version of "Would?" highlighting beautifully blended harmonies and a bass line that we could feel in the pit of our stomachs. The grand finale was an emotional rendition of "Rooster" that had the crowd singing "He ain't gonna die!" as though their life truly depended on it. ALICE IN CHAINS has sold over 20 million records worldwide and I have no doubt that their loyal fanbase will love this new release Rainier Fog. This show definitely did not disappoint those of us who were eager to feel the all encompassing energy that ALICE IN CHAINS is known for!


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Q: cmake link glew header file I'm trying to add an external library to my project using CMake (v 3.10.1)
I want the libs to live in a specific directory because I like to keep it as clean as possible
My project structure looks like that
Project
   |
   |-- main.cpp
   |-- CMakeLists.txt (top lvl)
   |
   |-- libs/
         |
         | -- glew-1.13.0
         | -- CMakeLists.txt (lib lvl)

Top lvl CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
project (myproject)
add_executable(myproject main.cpp)

add_subdirectory (libs)

Lib lvl CMakeList.txt
### GLEW ###

include_directories(
    glew-1.13.0/include/
)

set(GLEW_SOURCE
    glew-1.13.0/src/glew.c
)

set(GLEW_HEADERS
)

add_library( GLEW_1130 STATIC
    ${GLEW_SOURCE}
    ${GLEW_INCLUDE}
)

target_link_libraries(GLEW_1130
  ${OPENGL_LIBRARY}
  ${EXTRA_LIBS}
)

main.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <GL/glew.h>

int main() {

    std::cout << "Hello World" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

<GL/glew.h> headerfile not found
What am I' missing in my case so that I can use the glew header files?

A: Effect of include_directories is not global: being performed from libs/CMakeLists.txt, it doesn't affect on top-level CMakeLists.txt.
You may "attach" include directories to the library target:
# In libs/CMakeLists.txt
target_include_directories(GLEW_1130 PUBLIC glew-1.13.0/include/)

so futher linking with that library as target:
# In CMakeLists.txt
target_link_libraries(myproject GLEW_1130)

will automatically propagate its include directories to the executable.

A: Don't add_subdirectory third party projects into your own build system, otherwise it will pollute your configurations. One reasonable approach here is to install GLEW on your system, and use find_package in order to include it as part of your project:
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
project (myproject)
find_package(glew 1.13.0)
add_executable(myproject main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(myproject GLEW::glew)


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Your MSC cruise will lay anchor in the largest port in the world, Rotterdam, is a no-nonsense working-class city lying at the heart of a maze of rivers and artificial waterways that together form the outlet of the rivers Rijn (Rhine) and Maas (Meuse). After devastating damage during World War II, Rotterdam has grown into a vibrant, forceful city dotted with first division cultural attractions.
Your MSC cruise of Northern Europe will give you the opportunity to see that the immense land reclamation work hasn't obliterated its earthy character though: its tough grittiness is part of its appeal, as are its boisterous bars and clubs.
Amongst the most interesting attractions to enjoy during your vacation in Holland, is Rotterdam's Kunsthal, the museum of contemporary art, and the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, which has an outstanding art collection including representative works from almost all the most important Dutch painters: both are in the city's designated culture zone, the Museumpark.
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The Canterbury Air Regional Plan - Te mahere ā-rohe mō te hau o Waitaha is now operative. The Air Plan sets out how Environment Canterbury is going to manage air pollution from home heating, industry and other sources like outdoor burning, dust and odour. You can find further information on the Air Plan measures here and access background documents below.
For the version of the Proposed Canterbury Air Plan that is being treated as operative read 'Appendix B' below.
Also refer to the recent High Court decision amending the definitions of 'sensitive activity' and 'public amenity area', these have immediate effect and prevail over the definitions in Appendix B.
The Canterbury Air Regional Plan - Te mahere ā-rohe mō te hau o Waitaha became operative on 31 October 2017.
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One of the main ways by which we can understand complex processes is to create computerised numerical simulation models of them. Modern simulation tools are not used only by experts, however, and reliability has therefore become an important issue, meaning that it is not sufficient for a simulation package merely to print out some numbers, claiming them to be the desired results. An estimate of the associated error is also needed. The errors may derive from many sources: errors in the model, errors in discretization, rounding errors, etc.
Unfortunately, this situation does not obtain for current packages and there is a great deal of room for improvement. Only if the error can be estimated is it possible to do something to reduce it. The contributions in this book cover many aspects of the subject, the main topics being error estimates and error control in numerical linear algebra algorithms (closely related to the concept of condition numbers), interval arithmetic and adaptivity for continuous models.


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Étienne de La Vallée Poussin (m. 1802) — pintor e decorador francês
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Dr. Stanley Porter is featured in a segment by Mount Hamilton Baptist Church. In this segment, he discusses the importance of the Sermon on the Mount with Lead Pastor and one of our alum, Rev. Leanne Friesen.
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← Irish Firebrands Adventures: Trim Castle.
Irish Firebrands Adventures: Irish Trad (Part 2) →
by christineplouvier | March 12, 2016 · 11:03 pm
Irish Firebrands Adventures: Irish Trad (Part 1)
Bodhrán, by Hinnerk Rümenapf.
Irish traditional music helped set the mood when I was writing Irish Firebrands. Pictured is an Irish drum (the inscription on this one means "music, talk, and fun"). It bears a family resemblance to a tambourine, but it's usually larger and it never has bells. In Ireland, I visited the shop of a bodhrán maker, and was told that the drum head is made of goatskin. The bodhrán is held upright (as in the photo), and it's played with a single drumstick.
Irish Trad also played a large part in Irish Firebrands. In Chapter 1, we learn that the role of music in Dillon Carroll's life had significantly changed:
Geary's pub was chock-a-block with patrons who'd come to hear a session – and the number of unfamiliar faces meant Dillon would be speaking Irish, already. He recognised the members of the trad-band, with their fiddle, bodhrán, and guitar, but he'd not be staying to hear them play. It had been a long time since he'd paid any attention to music in pubs – or anywhere else, for that matter. Music had left his life so many years ago, that since then whatever passed for it had become merely background noise.
Chapter 4: Lana Pedersen goes to Dillon's local for supper, on another night when a trad session gets underway.
She'd nearly finished eating when a crowd came through the door. Some persons carried musical instruments; she recognised Colm Sweeney with his button accordion, and his companions bore a mandolin, a guitar and a fiddle. You never knew what you'd hear at a trad session, and once the music started, Lana had found it nearly impossible to go before closing time.
The musicians headed towards the far end of the room, and then Frank Halligan entered the pub.
Frank, a dairy farmer with unusual avocations and a way with women tries to persuade Lana to go out with him on a musical pub crawl.
At that moment, the man with the mandolin launched into runs of crisp triplet notes that wove themselves into a tune that sparkled against a background of chords by the guitarist. The mandolin and guitar passed the melody back and forth between them, until the button accordion entered with a complementary theme that the strummed instruments then briskly supported. Lana couldn't help tapping her foot to the rollicking rhythm, and at the end of the performance, she joined the rest of the audience in clamorous appreciation.
Frank noticed her enjoyment. "Brilliant, aren't they? And all local lads. I'll wager you've not heard anything better in the Temple Bar district."
"Temple Bar? I wouldn't know. I've never been there."
Frank cocked an eyebrow in disbelief. "You mean to say you've been in Ireland all this time, and you've not been on a musical pub crawl in Dublin?"
"I haven't been anywhere in Dublin, actually. The airport shuttle went past Ha'penny Bridge on the way to Busáras, and on the bus leaving town, I saw all those statues on O'Connell Street – with pigeons perched on their heads! But that's about it."
"Then, I take it as my job to change that! When would you like to go?"
Lana hesitated. It might be fun to do the touristy stuff someday, but right now, she needed to make up for lost research time. Besides, she wasn't quite sure yet that she wanted to spend time with Frank anywhere but here in the safety of Geary's pub.
… The music began again, but departing from the energetic tempo of the last number, the fiddler began a slow, undulating melody that soon found an echo in Colm Sweeney's accordion. The two instruments plaited the notes into a gently oscillating tune that the mandolin occasionally pierced with bright, clear tones. Lana felt as if she'd been carried away by a gently rocking boat on the face of a lake that mirrored a midnight sky punctuated with glittering stars. The mood in the pub became poignantly pensive, and afterwards the applause was sincere but subdued.
Frank said, "It's a bit early, but that made it feel like it's time for sean-nós."
"What's that?" Lana said.
"Sean-nós is old-time singing or dancing. The singing is usually in Irish, without accompaniment."
"I'll bet you have to be really good to do that."
"Not necessarily. There are competitions in the Gaeltachts, but here we just do it for the love of it." Frank took another swallow from his pint. "Now, Dillon Carroll – he could compete. Singing and dancing. He learnt sean-nós from his granddad, who was reared in Connacht. The troupes you see nowadays have nothing on Dillon – when he danced, you were looking at the soul of Ireland. And sing! Why, he could sing the very heart out of your body, and hold it in his hands. But Dillon hasn't sung or danced for years."
After Dillon turns up at the pub, some strange things happen to him during the trad session.
Dizziness struck him. He gripped the edge of the table; then sat down and reached for his unfinished pint – but the very smell of it was so bitter it made him faint with nausea before he could put it to his lips. He'd felt this way when he was five years old and had his first taste of porter from the dregs of a bottle that Daideo's hired hand had given him. He shut his eyes, set the glass down and pushed it away.
"Something wrong, Dillon?" It was Frank Halligan's voice, but it sounded distant. Dillon opened his eyes and saw Frank standing before him – with Lana on his arm.
Dillon took off his spectacles and rubbed his eyes. "I'm just a bit tired." He rose from his seat. "Hello, Lana. What brings you here?"
"Hi, Dillon. I came for supper, but wound up staying for the music."
Frank regarded her with an exaggerated expression of disappointment. "And there was me, thinking it was because we were having such a cracking good time together!"
Lana laughed and patted his arm. "Oh, of course! Sorry about that! But it's late – I'd better get going." She withdrew her arm from his. "Excuse me, please. My backpack's under the table."
"I'll get it for you," Frank said. He fished out the bag and held it while Lana put her arms through the straps. The he raised his eyebrows and said, "Now, what do you say?"
Lana hesitated a moment, and then she said, "Go raibh maith agat!"
They laughed and shook hands.
"And don't forget, I'm to bring you to Dublin for a pub crawl. Let me know when you can go."
"Thanks. I will."
Frank watched Lana walk away – and Dillon watched Frank. He'd never before thought that yer man's reputation for skirt-chasing was any of his business – but somehow it felt like it was very much Dillon's business, now.
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Violinist Nicola Benedetti and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis are sharing a sofa backstage at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Neither seems willing to take sole credit for hatching a plan that has resulted in a brand new violin concerto, written by the New Orleans-born jazz virtuoso for Benedetti, which she will premiere in London in November with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), the creation of which will also be the subject of a BBC documentary to be screened early in 2016.
"He DID say it," Benedetti insists.
"I don't remember being the one who said it," counters Marsalis.
Thankfully the interview goes uphill from here, and I begin to sense the mutual respect these two very different musicians have for each other, and the amount of collaboration that has gone into such a unique project.
We spoke last weekend, prior to their appearances in Glasgow with the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain, and just as Benedetti had been named as that orchestra's new vice-president.
Typically, she was in the throes of a busy week, having hot-footed it to Glasgow from a London Proms appearance with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, before heading east for last Sunday's starring role with the Oslo Philharmonic at the Edinburgh International Festival.
They had talks and seminars from the likes of Bill Clinton, Denzel Washington and Sally Field. But it was at the Jazz at Lincoln Center venue, where each of the music delegates had to perform in the company of the older Marsalis and his quintet, that the lasting friendship took root.
But by musical nature they are worlds apart. The 53-year-old Marsalis, who founded Jazz at Lincoln Center, is most at home in the company of jazz musicians. He's performed with the greatest names, from Dizzy Gillespie and Herbie Hancock to Eric Clapton, with whom he recently released a live blues album.
For Benedetti, the world of Mendelssohn and Bruch are her natural comfort zone, and while she's dipped her fingers in the world of folk, collaborating with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, jazz has remained something she's enjoyed listening to rather than playing.
So what can we expect from this new concerto, which, for Marsalis, is an ambitious follow-up to Swing Symphony, a previous orchestral commission for the LSO? The titles of the four movements give a clue to the mixture of influences – Pastoral Rhapsody, Dance Burlesque, Blues and Reel.
And the cross-fertilisation of expertise has certainly made the creative process an exploratory one.
He has a notebook, dating from seven years ago, in which Benedetti has written out scale fingerings and other useful tips. "Basic practical things that are hard to grasp if you don't play the instrument," she explains.
With Marsalis, Benedetti has been involved from the very beginning. "We've had an enormous amount of contact, but there's still a long way to go. Most of the discussions till now have been on the work itself, about orchestral colour, the scale of the piece, the balancing of the solo instrument against the orchestra," she explains. Already they've made 36 corrections to the first movement alone.
They plan to "quietly workshop" the concerto in America prior to its London premiere.
As yet, there are no plans for a Scottish performance, but Benedetti is insistent that will eventually happen." There's no way it won't,' she promises.
However, fans will be delighted that she is touring Scotland next month with her partner, cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, and instrumental ensemble, in a programme of Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky, as well as showcasing a new work, Duetti d'Amore, for violin and cello by Mark-Anthony Turnage. "One of the movements is a blues movement," Benedetti reveals.


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Here is where a back-up plan is important. Have it already in your head what you will say if you are interrupted. "I'm busy at the moment, can you come back in____ minutes...hours"...whatever works. "Would you like to make an appointment?" "I'm taking a break at_____, would you like to join me?" And so on.
This even works when I'm working at my computer at home and the cat comes in. She loves to sit on my hands on the keyboard! or my lap, or right in front of the monitor. I stand up (no lap) and I even make an appointment with her (in my own mind of course!)...to play, feed her, watch tv for a few minutes so she can sit on my lap; sometimes we play Catch the Cursor for a couple minutes...something. She quickly leaves or curls up somewhere else if I'm not sitting down.
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I would be greatful for advice over management of this case. A one month old girl with Down Syndrome was admitted in the PICU due to respiratory distress 20 days ago and bilateral chylothorax was diagnosed. Bilateral drainages tubes were placed and fluid analysis confirmed chylothorax. Debt is more or less 500 ml/day and albumin fell to 2 g/dL. She has not any congenital cardiac defect. Now she is on mechanic respiratory assistance due to respiratory distress and she needs inotropic support with dopamine and adrenaline. She does not look like severe hypothyroidism. At neonatal screening TSH was 15, now TSH is > 45 mU/l, FT4 0.6 ng/dl , T4 4.5 mcg/dl, T3 70 ng/dl. Questions: Is she really hypothyroid? Is it only a transport problem due to TBG or albumin leak or both, due to thyroid hormone leak? We start LT4 replacement by nasogastric tube (25 mcg/day), but how about LT4 transport to systemic circulation. Is it by portal system or lymphatic route ?
Dr Alonso- The tests described to not clearly identify a lack of TBG, since the drop in freeT4 and T4 are more or less equal. However in this situation TBG is probably reduced along with other proteins. It would be of interest to have the old-fashioned T3 Resin uptake / T4 combination which would clarify that issue, or a direct measure of TBG by RIA. I believe she is hypothyroid based on TSH and low freeT4, but not terribly so because T3 is near bottom normal. The cause of the hypothyroidism is not yet clear, but it is either primary thyroid disease or loss of T4. Presumably she would need a TBG leak out of the body to cause low TBG/T4, as in the nephrotic syndrome. I believe leak into a chylothorax would initially be recirculated. However since this is being drained each day, it may constitute a serious loss of thyroid hormone. If your therapy is satisfactory her T4 should respond promptly to the administered hormone, but if she is loosing much into the chylothorax the dosage will need to be increased. Possibly the chylothorax is telling you that something is aberrant in her gut, in which case absorption might be a problem. So far as I know the absorption of T4 and T3 from the gut is via the mesenteric vessels and portal vein. The dopamine may also be worsening thyroid function by lowering TSH from an even higher level.


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Пак, іноді помилково Парк () — корейське прізвище.

Актори

 Пак Бо Гом — південнокорейський актор.
 Пак Ин Бін — південнокорейська акторка.
 Пак Ин Хє — південнокорейська акторка.
 Пак Мін Йон — південнокорейська акторка.
 Пак Нам Ок — корейська кінорежисерка і акторка.
 Пак Сан Вон — південнокорейський актор.
 Пак Се Йон — південнокорейська акторка.
 Пак Сін Хє — південнокорейська акторка.
 Пак Сі Ху — південнокорейський актор.
 Пак Со Дам — південнокорейська акторка.
 Пак Со Джун — південнокорейський актор.
 Пак Су Е — південнокорейська акторка більш відома як Су Е.
 Пак Хе Су — південнокорейський актор.
 Грейс Пак — американо-канадська актриса корейського походження.

Футболісти

 Пак Джин Соп — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Джон Бе — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Ду Ік — північнокорейський футболіст та тренер.
 Пак Іль Гап — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Йон У — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Кван Рьон — північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Кьон Хун — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Кю Джон — південнокорейський футболіст, учасник ЧС-1954.
 Пак Лі Соп — колишній північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Нам Чол (1985) — північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Нам Чол (1988) — північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Син Чжін — колишній північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Сон Хьок — північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Те Чун — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Тон Чін — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Хан Со — південнокорейський футболіст, та тренер.
 Пак Че Син — південнокорейський футболіст, учасник ЧС-1954.
 Пак Чі Сон — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Чол Чжін — північнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Чон У — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Чон Хван — південнокорейський футбольний тренер.
 Пак Чу Йон — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Чу Хо — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Чхан Сон — південнокорейський футболіст.
 Пак Чхоль У — південнокорейський футболіст.

Спортсмени

 Пак Гьон Мо — південнокорейський лучник.
 Пак Джан Сун — південнокорейський борець вільного стилю.
 Пак Джин Сун — південнокорейський борець греко-римського стилю.
 Пак Ин Чхол — південнокорейський борець греко-римського стилю.
 Пак Ін Бі — південнокорейська гольфістка.
 Пак Йон Мі — північнокорейська борчиня вільного стилю.
 Пак Йон Сок — корейський альпініст.
 Пак Йон Гюн — південнокорейський боксер.
 Пак Йон Чин — південнокорейська борчиня вільного стилю.
 Пак Мі Йон — південнокорейська настільна тенісистка.
 Пак Пом Хо — південнокорейський плавець.
 Пак Сан Йон — південнокорейський фехтувальник.
 Пак Сан Ин — південнокорейська борчиня вільного стилю.
 Пак Сі Хун — південнокорейський боксер.
 Пак Син Хі — корейська ковзанярка.
 Пак Сон Гван — південнокорейський плавець.
 Пак Сон Хьон — південнокорейська лучниця.
 Пак Су Чжін — південнокорейська плавчиня.
 Пак Тхе Хван — південно-корейський плавець.
 Пак Хан Бьоль — південнокорейська плавчиня.
 Пак Х'є Вон — південнокорейська ковзанярка.
 Пак Хьон Йон — південнокорейська борчиня вільного стилю.
 Пак Хьон Сук — північнокорейська важкоатлетка.
 Пак Чін Йон — південнокорейська плавчиня.
 Пак Чхоль Мін — північнокорейський дзюдоїст.
 Річард Парк — американський хокеїст корейського походження.

Політики

 Пак Джин — корейський військовий діяч династії Чосон.
 Пак И Чун — північнокорейський дипломат.
 Пак Кин Хє — 11 президент Південної Кореї, донька диктатора Пак Чон Хі.
 Пак Пон Джу — північнокорейський політик.
 Пак Ро Бьок — південно-корейський дипломат.
 Пак Сон Чхоль — 3-й голова уряду Північної Кореї.
 Пак Тхе Джун — 32-й прем'єр-міністр Південної Кореї.
 Пак Хон Йон — північнокорейський політик.
 Пак Чжон Ян — корейський політик.
 Пак Чон Хі — третій Президент Південної Кореї (1963—1979).
 Пак Чхун Хун — в. о. прем'єр-міністра Південної Кореї.

Музиканти
 Пак Че Сон — південнокорейський співак та автор пісень більш відомий під сценічним ім'ям PSY.
 Пак Чі Мін — південнокорейський співак та танцюрист, член гурту BTS.
 Пак Чхан Йоль — південнокорейський співак та актор.

Див. також
 Список корейських прізвищ
Корейські прізвища


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The 1992 United States presidential election in Montana was held on November 3, 1992 as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with a 37.63% plurality of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush's (R-Texas) 35.12%, and businessman Ross Perot's (I-Texas) 26.12%. As of 2020, this is the last time Montana voted for the Democratic candidate and is currently the only time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state since 1964, setting it apart from its neighboring states (Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota), all of which have maintained their Republican streak since 1964. Similarly, this marks the second of two times that Montana has voted for a different candidate than neighboring Idaho, the first being 1892, both states' first election since statehood. This was also one of eight states where Perot earned over 25 percent of the vote.

Since 1964, Montana has only been competitive in a handful of elections: besides this one, the only elections in which a Democrat came within 5% of carrying the state were in the subsequent election, 1996, and in Barack Obama's first election in 2008. The state was also decided by margins in the high single digits in 1968, 1976, and 1988.

Results

By county

Official results by county from the Montana Secretary of State.

Analysis
Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.63% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.12%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 26.12% of the popular vote. It was the first time the state voted for a Democrat since it was won by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It is also the last time that the state voted Democratic (), as well as the last time that Sanders County and Valley County voted Democratic. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lincoln or McCone Counties, as well as the first since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to win without carrying Wibaux County.

See also
 United States presidential elections in Montana
 Presidency of Bill Clinton

References

Montana
1992
1992 Montana elections


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Continuing our Sacred Union / Twin Flame theme for February, we venture back to the movie arena looking at an interesting narrative in how the multiverse always brings back those that are in sacred union. For those experiencing this, you'll find that no one experience is always the same or similar. Over the weeks we'll be looking at different arrangements of these phenomena and how people's "destinies" are unique in their life goals. It's not always what you've been told it would be and not what you'd necessarily expect it to be.
This week's film is Dylan Kidd's 2004, "P.S.".
With a particular woo twist we look at how sacred union couples (whether they know that are or not) can be separated in different life missions and experiences, as well as reunited. What an unstoppable force! Whether or not Kidd was aware of this or not, this movie certainly has it covered. Let's take a look at how life experiences and interferences occur when Sacred Union between a couple playout. P.S. certainly highlights many of these obstacles and shows how love, when it's love is boundless, generous and sometimes timeless. In this case, definitely timeless.
The characters all play out a certain narrative and experience, with sex addictions, jealousy, mal intent towards others and immaturity in the mix. All the usual ups and downs and anything sideways. It's a believable story that will make every woman feel fabulous. It's a perfect nod to anyone that would consider themselves an "odd" couple in Sacred Union.
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Is EV Start-Up Rivian Working To Develop An Edge Over Tesla?
While EV startups are difficult, few, and far between, Rivian appears to be the real deal.
Rivian Automotive was working "incognito" for many years. When the press and public first took notice of the upcoming automaker, its potential seemed incredibly positive. However, most of us are well aware that it's going to be a long and difficult journey. So, there was plenty of expected criticism and skepticism.
Fast-forward to just a few months later and Rivian started making huge waves and garnered much positive press with its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S three-row SUV. Not to mention the acquisition of a massive, working factory, in addition to investments from Amazon and Ford.
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Is all of the above enough?
Business Insider seems to believe so, and we're confident that Rivian has much more up its sleeve.
It's important to note that Business Insider (BI) is historically anti-Tesla, although there have been some exceptions. With that being said, we're not here to dwell on the publication's Rivian versus Tesla headline. Nonetheless, it's interesting to get BI's take on this upcoming entrant.
Check out the short and informative video for details. Then, share your take with us in the comment section below. Also, set aside some time to visit our all-new RivianChat forum, where you can find additional information and engage in more conversation about this dynamic company and its upcoming products.
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Rivian is an up and coming startup company building high-performance electric adventure vehicles. So far the company has received investments from Ford and Amazon totaling over $1 billion. The company has progressed so much by making business decisions no other EV startup is making.
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Civil War II #8 (of 8) (Marvel Comics)
After a long and very delayed road, Civil War II has come to an end. I wish I could tell you that the Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez event bucks the trend of lame final issues for Marvel events, but unfortunately that is not the case. In fact, Civil War II's final issue ranks as not only one of the worst final issues of a Marvel event, but also one of the worst comics of the year.
Nearly everything about this issue is a stunt by Marvel. There's the overlong introductory pages showing the title of the book and the roster of characters that pads out the issue. There are at least five splash pages that do little to forward the plot, other than to show you that Captain Marvel and Iron Man are fighting. There's even more splash pages showing different "visions" from Ulyssess by different artists. All of this amounts to little value in the $5 cover price. But none of this is as bad as the way Bendis removes Ulysses from the plot, or his resolution for Carol Danvers.
I'll start with Carol first. This entire event has done little to justify her actions or showcase her side of the Ulysses debate. Sure, there was the death of War Machine in the first issue, but ever since then, she's been cast in the villain role, much like Iron Man was in the original Civil War event. However, after the end of the battle, where (Marvel has already spoiled it, but SPOILERS if you really don't want to know) Captain Marvel punches Tony Stark so hard that he explodes out of his armor and is essentially put in a coma, there are no repercussions for Carol's actions. No reprimanding from the President about the destruction at Washington, D.C.. No resolutions for the other heroes that were on Tony's side. Worst of all, all of the other heroes seemingly are fine with Carol's use of EXTREMELY excessive force against Iron Man. The final pages of the book try to put Carol Danvers in a positive light, but none of it is earned.
But this pales in comparison to the resolution Ulysses has. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that Civil War Il was Brian Michael Bendis' homage to the classic Simpsons episode "Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie". After all the hubbub around this new character, Eternity arrives after Ulysses has a bunch of visions, and tells him that he is now a member of the Marvel Cosmic beings. It is literally the Marvel version of Poochie's "I have to go now, my planet needs me" joke. I am honestly baffled that it got further than the planning stages of this event.
At the very least, the art in Civil War II #8 is great, but then again, when you assemble the talent Marvel has for this issue, anything would look good. But even with all of these artists, it can't help Civil War II buck the Marvel final event issue trend. Civil War II is the epitome of everything that Marvel is doing wrong as a publisher: it's tone deaf, thinks it's a bigger deal than it is, and worst of all, it's uninteresting. You don't end the issue being excited for the future of the Marvel Universe at all. In fact, it makes you worry about what the "House of Ideas" will scrape up next. Waiting for the trade? Skip it. For those of us who got suckered into this event? Think long and hard about shelling out the cash for Monsters Unleashed.
All-Star Batman #5 (DC Comics)
The finale of the opening storyline of Scott Snyder and John Romita Jr's All-Star Batman comes roaring into shops today, and it's one hell of a wild ride. Chock to the brim with gripping action, fantastic reveals, and Snyder's penchant for great, fresh takes on classic Batman villains, All-Star Batman #5 is well worth the price of admission.
One of the strongest aspects of All-Star Batman #5 is, you guessed it, Scott Snyder's script. His new take on Two-Face is phenomenal, and really helps give another tragic angle to the character. Too often the character is used just for his gimmick of being a split personality, but here Snyder depicts Harvey Dent's condition as more of a mental illness than a gimmick. It's an incredible take on the character that adds volumes to his relationship with the Batman. Not only that, but Snyder makes for some truly fun and action packed moments in this issue, especially when it comes to the underrated KGBeast.
All-Star Batman has done wonders to remind me that John Romita Jr was once a great artist. While I've made fun of his recent output in the past, in every issue of this series he brought his A game. However, this issue stands out as the best. There's a fantastic sense of kinetic energy to Romita's pencils, and he keeps Snyder's script moving at a frantic pace. Romita's action scenes are truly something to see in this issue.
While All-Star Batman #5 does move a little TOO quickly at times, there's still plenty to like here. Snyder took some pretty big risks with this storyline, and they all pay off, even though some of the resolutions are a little too convenient. However, he's proven that once again, he has a deep understanding of the Batman and his enemies, and has solidified his status as one of the best creators to work on the character. Next up he'll be teaming up with Jock to tackle Mr. Freeze, and I cannot wait to see what he has in store for us.
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Four-year-old Oliver Brooks has climbed hurdles already.
But the ones he faces now will be almost impossible without funding from the province.
Oli was born with Down Syndrome and at eight months was a little bit behind the curve for someone of his age and condition; he was doing very well, had a great appetite and was eating well.
Tiefenbach says the 50 to 100 seizures a day robbed him of all his developmental progress. He could no longer hold his head up or eat on his own.
For the last three years, Oli has continued to grow physically, but despite trying many medications, a ketogenic diet and CBD oil, his seizures continue unabated. As a result of the seizures, Oli is now legally blind, he's fully lost the ability to eat, cannot swallow, and is fed five times a day through a gastro-intestinal tube by his mom, Mia Brooks.
"Developmentally he just went backwards and never regained the skills," says Zev, noting Oli is followed by a neurological team at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, which has meant a great deal of travel to the Coast for consultation and treatment.
Over the past three years, Tiefenbach and Brooks were told to focus on getting the seizures under control and worry about development issues later.
But following an August meeting in Vancouver, the couple felt a lot less hopeful for their son.
If the family lived on the Coast, he says, they would be able to get all the therapy Oli needs through Sunny Hill Health Centre, in collaboration with BC Children's Hospital. But he must access the needed services in his home community.
But a Nov. 27 email from the Ministry for Children and Families refutes this claim.
"If this child was in the Lower Mainland, he would not be receiving service through BC Children's or Sunny Hill Health Centre, but would be receiving it through the appropriate community-based services, supported by MCFD," reads the email.
In Salmon Arm, the trouble is, Shuswap Children's Association gets funding for only 15 hours a week of physio and occupational therapy through the Ministry for Children and Families, an amount that would help Oli but is shared with every other child who needs the same services.
Tiefenbach says until recently, Oli was getting an appointment every six weeks for about an hour. Lately his physiotherapist has been helping Oli access other services.
Tiefenbach says he does not understand why Oli's treatment cannot be covered through the Ministry of Health, which has a much larger budget.
"The needs that he has are a result of his medical condition and his capacity to exist in the world is dependent on the skills he would receive from the services," he says, also questioning the way in which regions are funded, with some smaller areas receiving more than the large Shuswap region where Salmon Arm is one of the fastest-growing communities in the province.
"There's no rhyme nor reason to the funding," confirms Shuswap Children's Association Executive Director June Stewart. She says that one community, which wishes to remain anonymous for fear of losing their funding, serves 25,000 people overall and gets 1,872 hours of physio a year, while the local association serves an overall population of more than 45,000 and gets 783 hours a year.
The Nov. 26 email describes the "equity-based model" the ministry uses to distribute services.
"This model is informed by socio economic indicators, such as total child population, Indigenous population, health and other indicators. Factors such as caseloads and waitlist are also considered," reads the email, pointing out it is difficult to compare communities and organizations because the contracts vary in terms of the number and size of communities being served.
But Stewart says the association reports to the ministry monthly and, in April 2016, the ministry removed waitlist reporting from the forms.
What remains is that the Shuswap Children's Association is the only organization that is funded for the services Oli needs, so the family's option now is to pay out of their own pockets.
The ministry notes "that a provincewide request for proposals last week saw $45,000 in new funding added to Salmon Arm for a total of $64,568 in direct prevention services for children and families.
But Stewart, who is currently filling in an application for funding, says there is no indication the money will be going to the Children's Association. It's a competitive process, she says.


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