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The name Athens Ἀθῆναι [at ʰ ɛ̑ ː naɪ] is associated with the goddess Athena (Attic dialect: Ἀθηνᾶ, [at ʰ ɛ ː nȃ ː], Ionian dialect: Ἀθήνη, [a't ʰ ɛ: nɛ:]), but also means college (Athenaeus). The city's name is plural. This is a common practice in Greece. Other such names are Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι and Δελφοί. The city was founded by locals Pelasgians / pelargite that are part of the Thracian community. Subsequently, the city housed Greek settlers (according to Apollodorus they came from Egypt), which later became the dominant factor in the whole southern part of the peninsula. The entire territory of Greece has saved hundreds of names of Bulgarian origin of settlements, rivers, mountains and more. All these were replaced in the 19th - 20th century with Greek ones.
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Graded competing regional myopic and hyperopic defocus produce summated emmetropization set points in chick
Yan Yin Tse, Chi Ho To
School of Optometry
Purpose. Chicks emmetropize accurately to experimentally induced myopic and hyperopic defocus. The authors investigated the emmetropization response when a specific proportion of the retina was exposed to myopic defocus while the remainder was exposed to (competing) hyperopic defocus. Methods. Normal chicks (14-15 days old) were fitted monocularly with a "lens-cone" device that exposed a specific proportion of the available visual field to a high-contrast grating under 10 diopters (D) of myopic defocus (with accommodation relaxed) in a series of patches. The remainder of the visual field (adjacent patches) viewed a grating under 10 D of hyperopic defocus. Groups of chicks wore a lens-cone device designed to provide a "spatial ratio" (relative proportion of visual field area) of 100:0, 50:50, 40:60, 33:67, 25:75, or 0:100 myopic versus hyperopic defocus. On-axis ocular refraction and axial ocular component dimensions were assessed after 3 and 6 days of cone wear. Results. Interocular differences in refraction (mean ± SD) at day 6 were as follows: +10.4 ± 2.5 D, +7.6 ± 3.6 D, +5.9 ± 3.7 D, +1.6 ± 2.6 D, -2.4 ± 2.7 D, and -8.9 ± 2.6 D for spatial ratios of 100:0, 50:50, 40:60. 33:67, 25:75, and 0:100 respectively. The corresponding interocular vitreous chamber depths were as follows: -515 ± 135 μm, -447 ± 137 μm, -253 ± 220 μm, -105 ± 252 μm, 230 ± 218 μm, and 592 ± 161 μm. The refraction and biometry results for the 33:67 and 25:75 groups were significantly different from those of the single defocus control groups. Conclusions. In chicks, the on-axis emmetropization response was weighted according to the spatial ratio. Thus, as the proportion of retinal area receiving myopic defocus increased relative to that receiving hyperopic defocus, the degree of myopic eye growth was reduced.
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Even Mainstream Media Is Now Asking Big Questions About Covid Vaccines
Authors: BY TYLER DURDENWEDNESDAY, AUG 25, 2021 – 11:19 A
Former Congressman Ron Paul has highlighted this week that a handful of mainstream media articles have actually begun to break ranks in terms of questioning key aspects of vaccine effectiveness and mandates, particularly when it comes to the controversial boosters now being widely proposed.
"Even mainstream media is now asking big questions about the vaccines" Wednesday's Liberty Report featured. A couple of recent headlines in Bloomberg and BBC were unexpected in terms the criticism reflected and somewhat skeptical pushback against the 'consensus narrative'.
The first news article that Congressman Paul and co-host Daniel McAdams highlight is from Bloomberg.
Here's how the very unexpected Bloomberg article, which was published this past weekend, began:
Anecdotes tell us what the data can't: Vaccinated people appear to be getting the coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate. But exactly how often isn't clear, nor is it certain how likely they are to spread the virus to others.
Though it is evident vaccination still provides powerful protection against the virus, there's growing concern that vaccinated people may be more vulnerable to serious illness than previously thought.
And the same day as the BBG headline, there was this from UK government-funded BBC…
"Is catching Covid now better than more vaccine?"
The story began:
It is now a serious question that has implications for whether children should ever be vaccinated. And whether we use the virus or booster shots to top up immunity in adults. Both have become contentious issues.
"We could be digging ourselves into a hole, for a very long time, where we think we can only keep Covid away by boosting every year," Prof Eleanor Riley, an immunologist from the University of Edinburgh, told me.
A mere month or more ago such statements found in these couple of mainstream media articles would get a person possibly suspended from Facebook or Twitter.
But they underscore just how 'experimental' the whole scenario is, despite governments in a number of places now mandating COVID-19 vaccines, with boosters just around the corner and already being implemented in some places (with Israel previously being the first) on a mass scale.
Soon we could see health officials pushing a second booster, a third, and on and on it will go…
Even The Daily Beast, which has spent much of the pandemic shaming the 'vaccine hesitant' is now admitting that "ultra-vaxxed" Israel is now seeing numbers of infections skyrocket…
It appears that some in the media are actually beginning to acknowledge the "rush" for boosters is far too premature, and too little is yet known.
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"The guardians of ethnic sensitivities are at it again.
An NCAA review of American Indian nicknames -- the second in three years -- includes scrutiny of the Central Michigan University Chippewas.
The exploration extends to 30 member universities, whose names range from nods to local tribes to denigrating or outright racist terms such as the Southeastern Oklahoma Savages and the Carthage (Wis.) Redmen.
Those mascots deserve a critical look.
Yet the Chippewa moniker for CMU athletics teams is not intended as an offense. Nor do most members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe take it as one. The tribe has approved CMU's use of the term and has a healthy relationship with the campus.
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Q: How to generate and manage API Keys in ASP .NET Core I'm building an API Server with ASP .NET Core.
I needed to generate and manage API Keys.
So i searched about that, and i found 'Azure Key Vaults'.
I thought it might be a solution, but it was paid service.
So i wondered what is general way to generate and manage API Keys in ASP .NET Core.
I will be thankful if you help me.

A: It depends on your logic and how you would like the API key to generate if you are doing it by yourself.
You could refer to Simple and secure custom API Keys using ASP.NET Core to generate API keys.
If you are consuming the APIs in your project then those APIs will provide you with the keys.
Further, It looks like you are concerned about storing/managing the API keys.
In the Development environment, you could try to store it in the AppSettings.json, or you could store it using the Environment variables or you could try to use Secret Manager.
It is quite risky and not recommended to rely on these methods to store the API keys for the production environment. For the production environment, I would suggest you store the API keys in the Azure Key Vault. I understand that you need to pay to use it but it is the recommended approach to securely store the API keys.
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*How to store app secrets for your ASP .NET Core project

*Safe storage of app secrets in development in ASP.NET Core

A: Azure Key Vault is great but it has some drawbacks. It costs, isn't that fast and it can become a burden with lots of Keys. There's an AZ303 question about making multiple key vaults to scale.
You know the AppConfig has a FREE tier and you can store your API keys in there:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-configuration/
For Database Connection Strings I'd still use Azure Key Vault, for API keys I wouldn't worry about storing in Azure App Config if there's only a few dozen and its not for externally used services.

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Bentley opens its biggest showroom in Ukraine, one of the poorest countries in Europe
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British luxury car maker Bentley has announced the opening of a dealership in Ukraine's capital Kiev, calling it an important step towards strengthening its presence in Central Eastern Europe.
The showroom area covers 1760 m² and is located close to Kiev airport, offering customer sales and aftersales facilities. This includes the complete Bentley model range, consisting of the Bentayga, Flying Spur, Mulsanne and the all-new Continental GT range.
"This is true entrepreneurship in challenging times… We look forward to success in the high luxury car market in Ukraine with a superior model range and highly engaged people," said Robert Engstler, Bentley's Regional Director for Europe.
CEO and Owner of Winner Group Ukraine, which operates Bentley's Kiev showroom, John Hynansky added: "It is truly an honor and a privilege to represent such an esteemed brand as Bentley in Ukraine…The opening of this state-of-the-art Bentley retailer demonstrates our commitment to a long-term presence in Ukraine and an equally long-term relationship with Bentley Motors."
Also on rt.com World Bank ranks Ukraine as one of the poorest nations in Europe & beyond
While the British manufacturer has chosen Ukraine as its "biggest exclusive dealership in Europe," the World Bank has rated the country as one of the poorest in Europe and Central Asia.
Economic growth in Ukraine has turned to a recovery pace since the crisis the nation passed through in 2014-2015, the bank said in a report. However, rates of growth reportedly remain low, with wages failing to reach income standards of neighboring states.
According to the country's key creditor, it would take Ukraine more than 50 years to reach the income levels of today's Poland.
Also on rt.com Century behind Europe: World Bank says Ukraine needs up to 100 yrs to reach German growth
Ukrainians rank among the world's poorest people, with the net wealth of citizens lagging behind Bangladesh and Cameroon.
Statistics show an average Ukrainian earns less than $300-a-month, with more than half that income (50.9 percent) spent on food. Few can afford to visit restaurants and hotels, where only 2.8 percent of an average budget is spent.
More than a million people in Ukraine are facing acute food insecurity, according to a report produced for the UN Security Council by representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
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Brachiopoda (Phylum)
Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)
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Norelloidea (Superfamily)
Frieleiidae (Family)
Hispanirhynchiinae (Subfamily)
Abyssorhynchia (Genus)
Abyssorhynchia craneana (Species)
Abyssorhynchia Zezina, 1980
Hemithyris craneana Dall, 1895
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Unilever, either of twin companies, Unilever PLC (based in London) and Unilever NV (based in Rotterdam), which are the holding companies for more than 500 companies worldwide engaged in the manufacture and sale of soaps, foods, and other products for household consumption. The boards of directors of the two companies are identical in membership, and mutual agreements equalize dividends on ordinary capital, so that the companies, though dual in appearance, are unitary in fact.
The modern Unilever is descended chiefly from three companies founded in the 19th century. In the Netherlands the Jurgens family had been in the dairy business for some 50 years when in 1854 two brothers, Anton and Johannes, formed a partnership, Gebroeders Jurgens, at Oss and began concentrating on butter export, chiefly to Britain. The heavy demand for increasingly expensive butter, however, led the company in 1871 to start producing the newly invented margarine. Meanwhile, another family in Oss, the Van den Berghs, had established themselves in the butter trade at midcentury and, in the 1870s, also began making margarine.
In the following decade, in 1885, in Britain, William Hesketh Lever (later Viscount Leverhulme), together with his brother, James Darcy Lever, founded Lever Brothers for the making and selling of soap. He was first to market the wrapped bar of soap made from tallow and vegetable and cottonseed oils and, even more important, introduced energetic advertising, with slogans and giveaway-prize campaigns.
The three businesses grew at a great rate—Lever Brothers expanding operations into continental Europe and overseas, and the Jurgens and Van den Berghs extending more into Britain and other parts of the world. By the First World War the British were also making margarine, and the Dutch were also producing soap, for both products were made from similar oils and fats.
In 1927 the two Dutch firms merged to form Margarine Unie NV in the Netherlands and Margarine Union Limited in Britain, bonded together with common directors and equalized dividends and capital values. In 1928 other major European producers of oils, soaps, and margarines were brought in. Finally, in 1929, Lever Brothers and its associated firms joined the group, and the twin companies were renamed Unilever.
In the decades after World War II, Unilever began making detergents and other synthetic products. In the 1980s the company embarked on a more ambitious diversification program with the purchase (1986) of Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc., and other makers of personal-care products. Unilever was a major manufacturer of perfumes and cosmetics with the purchase of Calvin Klein, Inc., Faberge Inc., and Elizabeth Arden in 1989. The resulting cosmetics group, Unilever Cosmetics International, was sold in 2005. The company sold its specialty-chemicals businesses in 1997 in order to concentrate on its consumer and household product lines.
The great majority of Unilever's sales are in home products—soaps and detergents, margarines, cooking fats, salad dressings, ice cream, toiletries (toothpastes, hairsprays, deodorants), packaged and processed foods, and beverages. The company's $20-billion acquisition of New Jersey-based Bestfoods in 2000 made Unilever one of the largest food companies in the world. Unilever's sales are based primarily in Europe, followed by North America.
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Controversial Swedish Hijab Poster Girl Rejected
Swedish sign sparks outrage as natives all but ignored.
By: Onar Åm March 01, 2019 Articles, Faith & Religion, illegal immigration, Immigration, Politics, Race, Social Issues, World4
Self-flagellation is a strange Scandinavian cultural rite. To prove their strength, these sub-Arctic peoples like to show how much pain and discomfort they can tolerate. In Sweden, many people feel that this fetish went too far when Gävle chose to use a local hijab-dressed Muslim woman Suzan Hindi as a "poster girl" on the welcome sign at the county border.
Suzan Hindi
Gävle county said that it was a gesture of tolerance to celebrate the diversity in its 100,000-strong community, most of which are still ethnic Swedes. However, others believe that the tolerance has gone too far, experiencing it as a denigration of Swedish culture and a celebration of a symbol of female oppression.
Sweden Democrat Roger Hedlund said that "one should think what this is signaling. Some indeed use this garment, the hijab, voluntarily. But not everyone. For millions of women around the world, it represents a lack of freedom."
Sweden was one of the pioneer countries in women's liberation. Even before the modern age, it granted women far more rights than most other cultures. The negation of Swedish values as exemplified by Gävle is no coincidence but the result of a concerted effort over many decades to eradicate every sign of the native people and their culture.
Consider what former Vice Prime Minister Mona Sahlin told an audience of immigrants in 2002: "Swedish culture doesn't exist. I think that this makes many Swedes jealous of immigrant groups. You have a culture, an identity, a history, something that binds you together. And what do we have? Cheesy stuff like midsummer night celebration."
Progressive Hubris
More than hatred of Swedish culture, this attitude represents progressive hubris. Unlike conservatives, progressives think progress comes easy, and therefore any achievement of the past is not worth preserving or defending. The reason they can flaunt the hijab on road signs and radically change the demography of Sweden without concern for the future is that they believe that Western liberty is indestructible.
So far, Sweden has been a warning sign to many other countries in Europe, becoming a progressive tower of Babel destined to collapse under the weight of its own arrogance. Denmark, for instance, is wedged between two of the great multicultural failures of Europe, Sweden and Germany, and has chosen a different path. Recently the Danish parliament legislated a "paradigm shift" in immigration policy to make it easier to send refugees home.
It is still too early to know whether Sweden will survive, but the stellar rise of immigration-skeptic parties such as the Sweden Democrats signals that many are willing to fight for their own culture and people before they are gone. During the 2018 election, Sweden Democrats got 17.6% of the votes, but despite the majority voting right, they ended up with a left-wing government.
However, despite the lack of political power, cultural self-denigration by the political elite like that seen in Gävle county seems to be waking up the survival instinct of this people who have not experienced war for 200 years.
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Being in Minneapolis last months see lots of women wearing hijabs all over the city….the way I see it if you come to our country you better simulate to our ways and respect our laws and speak English
Minneapolis seams more like third world country because of this
This is coming to America soon
The shmata on her head is a Moslem thing. But the rest of her more colorful and beautiful garb is universally Eastern European. Unlike the headgear, that lower part is not exclusively an expression of any religion.
Once the shmata is accepted, then next comes the burka.
How do you boil a frog? One degree at a time.
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Thank you, Onar, for intuiting how the hijab is a sign of female oppression.
As far as Sweden goes, my mother's family was made up of Swedish immigrants, my great-grandfather being the first recorded birth after Minnesota claimed statehood. Unfortunately, Minnesota nice didn't start with it reaching statehood…it came with immigrants from Sweden.
There are way too many hijab-wearing women here, yet, unlike Sweden, Minnesota seems to be behind the times. We're still stuck in 'nice' mode. So many times I've wanted to ask a hijab wearing woman why she chooses to wear an article of clothing that a controlling man dictate she wear. I'm not afraid of being 'not so Minnesota nice', but I am leery of Islam itself. When teaching English language, I heard a few different excuses for it but the weakest one was that a long-dead mysogynist prophet had dictated it – "It is part of my religion". What concerns me further is that the youngest of female children are dressed in hijabs, their parents not allowing them time to grow up and make their own choices as to what they want to believe.
I fully support any positive changes Sweden makes in order to take their culture and country back. Like many other European countries, it has finally seen the light. Now, if only Minnesota would follow in Sweden's wake.
Onar Åm
International Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Onar is a Norwegian author who has written extensively on politics, technology, and science. He has a mathematics and physics background and has been a technological entrepreneur for twenty years, working in areas ranging from biomass gasification and AI to 3D cameras and 3D TV. He is currently also the Editor of the alternative news site Ekte Nyheter (Authentic News) in Norway. Onar is the author of The Climate Bubble (2007) and The Art of War (2008).
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Q: Not possible to click a Button I'm having a weird issue with a button that is being shown on screen, but that I can't click. It is not that the onClick event is not firing, it seems that physically it does not react to clicks, as if it had a transparent layer on top of it.
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                <TextView
                android:id="@+id/media_album"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textSize="18sp"
                android:textColor="#DAFFFF"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:ellipsize="marquee"
                android:layout_below="@+id/media_author"
                android:text="Album (Year)"
                >
                </TextView>
                <Button
                android:id="@+id/play_button"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Play"
                android:textColor="#003983"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                android:textSize="20sp"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:layout_below="@+id/media_album"
                android:clickable="true"
                >
                </Button>
            </RelativeLayout>
          <ListView
          android:id = "@+id/tablist"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="fill_parent"
          />
     </FrameLayout>
</TabHost>

Any suggestions?
Thanks!

A: You have a FrameLayout with two children when it's only intended to host one.  The ListView was last added, will end up on top and is probably receiving all of your input.

A: I think the problem is caused by the complex structure of your tablayout.
Usually, I use a separate Activity holding the TabLayout and just put different activities as content into the tabhost (tabSpec.setContent(Intent intent)).
Actually this should solve your problem.
By the way, avoid using RelativeLayout where you could use a LinearLayout.


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Carling Cup win 2004: Round Three - What the fans said
Views from Boro fans of the time as the club progresses on its run to the final and cup glory
George Oliver-GAZ
Juninho and Gaizka Mendieta
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The Gazette spoke to some of those who were at Wigan after the third round match 11 years ago.
Here's what they had to say about the club's win over the home side.
MICK RICHARDS , from Middlesbrough, said: "It's typical Boro to go into a 2-0 lead and then make us sweat by conceding a daft goal.
"I thought Wigan played some good football but we just edged it, and deservedly so.
"We were always the better side apart from the spell just before we made it 2-0.
"If they'd equalised then, it would have made for a very tense finish."
PHIL CLARKE , from Preston, said: "I just pleased to get that game out of the way.
"Before the match, everybody was tipping us to lose, but we showed a lot of spirit to grind out a result.
"Juninho did fantastic for the second goal. It was quick thinking to charge down the clearance and he held his nerve before setting up Mendieta to finish superbly.
"The free-kick they scored was well-taken, but I can't see how the ref could move it forwards by ten yards in the first place."
RICHARD TEWARD , from Harrogate, said: "For me, Chris Riggott was easily man of the match, he was superb.
"It's great to think we've got so many top class centre-halves.
"Must clubs would give anything to have a choice of Southgate, Ehiogu, Cooper, Riggott and Davies.
"For once, the full backs were a little a bit off the pace, especially Franck Queudrue, who's been flying since he came back from suspension.
"But, overall, it was a fine team performance."
ANDREW BAYLES , from Stockton, said: "McClaren needs to take a long hard look at his attack.
"Once again, Ricketts looked completely out of it, he didn't have a clue, he hasn't even started paying off his £2.5m fee.
"The chance he missed when Maccarone crossed from the left was embarrassing.
"Maccarone will benefit from getting a goal, however fluky it was and improved as the game went on.
"But the manager is still no nearer knowing what his best front is."
CLIVE PEAT , from Darlington, said: "I just so pleased to be in the next round.
"The Carling Cup is our best chance of silverware and I'm pleased the manager is taking it seriously at last.
"Wigan put us under pressure and should have scored late on in the first half and against after half-time, but who cares, we won and that's all that matters.
"I was delighted to see Juninho back in the starting line-up and he should start against Wolves."
LazenbyMotorists this evening are facing some delays and slow traffic as the bad weather continues to have an affect on the region's roads


R.H. Shakespear's Map of the Castlemaine and Fryer's Mines. Scale, 24 chains (1584 feet) to 1 inch.
Victorian Water Supply. Plan shewing Auriferous Gullies in the Castlemaine and Fryerstown Mining Divisions commanded by the Coliban Scheme. Scale, 40 ch[ain]s to one inch.
1 : 5512320 Tallis, J. & F.
Description: R.H. Shakespear's Map of the Castlemaine and Fryer's Mines. Scale, 24 chains (1584 feet) to 1 inch.


A team from JGL galvanized this past Sunday to volunteer time and energy to assist those in our community facing immigration challenges. On Sunday, March 4, 2018, JGL partnered with Ayuda, Catholic Charities, and the DMV Immigration Alliance to host an Immigration Consultation Clinic in Silver Spring. The Clinic comes at a particularly critical time for Maryland's immigration population, especially those affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
JGL's Maritza Carmona organized the JGL team, which included volunteer attorneys and staff interpreters conducting intake interviews with walk-in clients seeking advice on a broad array of immigration issues. Attorneys then consulted with experienced immigration attorneys, and provided legal advice to the clients regarding their options. Some 50 clients were served at this clinic. JGL has a strong commitment to access to justice. "JGL is proud to participate in pro bono events, such as this Immigration and Consultation Clinic, which can help those in our community desperately in need of sound legal advice and options," said JGL's Veronica Nannis.
In addition to providing volunteer attorneys and staff members, JGL also catered the event. Participating JGL attorneys included Veronica Nannis, Maritza Carmona, Alyse Prawde, Lauren Agresi, and Brenda Adimora. Staff member Vanessa Hernandez also participated as a volunteer Spanish interpreter.
JGL Principal Veronica Nannis was recently appointed to Ayuda's Board of Directors. Ayuda is an organization solely focused on serving clients in the DMV by providing free legal work, social work and language access services to immigrants from 104 countries, 70 percent of whom are Spanish-speaking.


How much is Torrei Hart Worth?
Torrei Hart net worth: Torrei Hart is an American actress and reality television star who has a net worth of $3 million. She was married to Kevin Hart, an American comedian, who is famous for his stand-up routines and also his appearances in show like The Big House and Undeclared. Torrei Hart has been cast as one of the members of the new VH1 reality series, Atlanta Exes. Atlanta Exes is a spinoff show from the popular show, Hollywood Exes. The cast of Atlanta Exes includes Tameka Raymond (Usher's ex-wife), Christina Johnson (Cee Lo Green's ex-wife), Sheree Buchanan (Atlanta Falcon, Ray Buchannan's Ex-wife), Torrei Hart (Kevin Hart's ex-wife), Traci Steele (ex-wife of DJ Babey Drew), and Monyetta Shaw (Ne-Yo's ex-fiance). Torrei helped Kevin Hart build his career as a successful comedian and the pair had two children, Heaven and Hendrix, during their almost ten-year relationship. In February 2010 the couple filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Hart requested joint custody; looking to prevent Torrei from receiving money in the divorce, stating that she is a comedian herself and has sufficient income to support herself. The pair's relationship troubles have made their way into both of their stand-up acts. Their divorce was very messy, and at one point, Torrei attacked Kevin's attorney, Debra Opri, after being frustrated that Opri was painting her in a negative light during the divorce proceedings. There was no pre-nuptial agreement which could be one of the reasons why things got so ugly for a time during the divorce. Even though negative remarks were made about one another during the course of the divorce proceedings, Hart now says there are no hard feelings. In addition to being a mother, Torrei is also an actress and a producer and probably best known for her role in films like Victim of Circumstance, Big & Beautiful, and The Captive.


BELWOODDOORS company is happy to present a new interior door collectionAURUM:panel white doors.
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All AURUM collection doors are 44mm thick.
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As a custom order we can install hardware at the factory. You can order OTLAV concealed hinges or soundless magnet lock AGB (Italia).
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The province of Pangasinan being a coastal one is gifted with lots of easy to reach beaches. Tobuan Beach located in the barangay of the same name in Labrador is one of them. This beach is well known in the area because of its fine, dark-gray colored sand which span for about a kilometer. However, if swimming amidst dark sand is not your thing you can still chill around the area and watch the sunrise which is one of the trademarks of Pangasinan. Or better yet, after swimming in the sea, you can immense yourself at the pools of the nearby Covelandia du Labrador Family Beach Resort where we stayed overnight.
The Tranquil Waves around the afternoon.
The Impending Rain made a Gloomy Scenery.
The Beach on a Cloudy-Blue Sky.
The Beach on a Low-Tide.
Rollbreaking Sunrise on the Beach.
Nice photos on the sun rise. Many people only take sunset as I think many cannot wake up so early including me. Haha. So good for you to share it.
that's me. i dont swim on gray sand but true, the place still seems to be good for relaxing!
Wow these photos are so beautiful and very well taken. They looked like postcards. I love the last few photos. Very beautiful. Have a nice weekend.
i miss the beach. great shots.
Ang ganda naman! Ito 'ata ang tinatawag na "son of a beach" or words that sounds like so LOL. Thanks for sharing with us this beautiful place.
Serene-looking beach pero mas gusto ko pa rin ang white beaches :).
napa huwaw ako sa ganda ng senaryo!
I must agree that Pangasinan has one of the best sunrise and sunset specially in Bolinao. Nice shots Lawstude.
Hindi pa ako nakapagshot ng sunrise sa beach yung rising talaga ang sun sa water. ganda! Parang hindi pa crowded ang beach dyan.
never been to the beaches of pangasinan. it's always been just the pilgrimage to manaoag and the occasional family visits to villasis.
Nice to see the same beach at different times of the day... my favorites are the last ones in the afternoon...evening.
Wow! I love all these photos! I like the one with the cloudy blue sky the best!
us and comfort us during that time.
how i miss my home town of tobuan.thanks for sharing this photos.


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Q: Add shell (bash/zsh) tab completion to custom command by running existing completion with arguments In our code base we have a few convenience executables that are automatically loaded to the environment for anyone cloning the code (using direnv).
This is a general question, but for the purpose of this question let's use kubectl as an example.
We have this executable file named kl:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

STACK="$1"
exec kubectl --context=our_cluster_name --namespace="$STACK" "$@"

Then we have variations for the prod, staging and dev namespaces (klp, kls and kld respectively) e.g. kls:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

exec kl staging "$@"

kubectl has fantastic auto-completion, but if we use any of the kl variations, we don't get auto complete. I've done a lot of searches here and couldn't find how I can utilize an existing completion function to implement new completions.
I ran:
$ complete | grep kubectl

and got
complete -o default -F __start_kubectl kubectl
complete -F _minimal __start_kubectl

Basically what I want is a new entry there so that kl[d|s|p] will be completed with __start_kubectl but as if it already has the --context and --namespace arguments populated.
Ideally we'd want a solution that works for both Bash and Zsh.
Thanks!

A: In Zsh, instead of using executable files, if you just define klp, kls and kld as aliases and you make sure the COMPLETE_ALIASES option is unset, (Oh, the irony!) then Zsh will internally substitute the alias when offering completions and it will work just fine.