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Title: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Author: Ross, Squadron Leader J. M. S.
Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1955, Wellington
Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
This text is the subject of: 'Something of Them Is Here Recorded': Official History in New Zealand
To stem the tide of Japanese aggression in the South and South-West Pacific, the Allies in 1942 developed a chain of island bases, stretching from Northern Australia through New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, Fiji and Tonga to Samoa. These were intended to serve as a protection for major bases in Australia and New Zealand from which an offensive could eventually be launched. At the same time they were destined to become important supply and repair bases as the Allied forces moved northward through the Solomons.
An American fighter squadron disembarked at Fiji at the end of January 1942, and a flight of Flying Fortresses arrived a few days later. American troops landed in the New Hebrides in March and in New Caledonia in April. By June all these bases were occupied by large United States forces, although they were by no means secure from major attack, and behind this outer defensive line major forces were being built up in Australia and New Zealand.
The most vital link in the defensive chain was Fiji. If the enemy established himself there he could dominate the whole of the South Pacific and would be in a position to launch an attack against New Zealand. New Zealand had done what it could to reinforce the colony by sending all its anti-aircraft artillery and a fair proportion of the available Hudsons, but the defences in the first few weeks of 1942 were much too weak to withstand a major attack.
Early in February a detachment of six Hudsons from No. 2 Squadron was sent to Fiji temporarily to strengthen the air defences in the face of what appeared to be an imminent threat of attack. They arrived on 11 February and were attached to No. 4 Squadron at Nandi.
On 13 February aircrew were briefed for an attack on a Japanese task force which was reported to be approaching. Coastwatchers further north had reported a force including three aircraft carriers apparently heading for Fiji. It was estimated that it would arrive late on 13 February or at dawn on the 14th. An Allied force, including the aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga, was also heading for Fiji, but it was doubtful whether it would arrive in time page 126 to intercept the Japanese. Furthermore, the Allied fleet included no battleships.
The Hudsons were briefed to bomb from 9000 feet and the Fortresses from 16,000 feet, and pilots were told that unless the Allied force arrived in time they would stand very little chance of coming out of the action alive as the sky would be thick with Japanese fighters.
Aircrews remained at readiness for the rest of the day and that night. The Fortresses took off before dawn next day on patrol. As there had been no further sighting of the enemy force, the Hudsons did not take off till later. They were eventually airborne at 10 a.m. and carried out a parallel track search in the vicinity of the Ellice Islands. No sightings of the enemy were made during the day, and apparently he had turned back and occupied islands farther to the north-west.
With the safe arrival of the Allied reinforcements and the averting of the immediate threat to Fiji, the detachment of No. 2 Squadron returned to New Zealand, leaving two aircraft and crews to join No. 4 Squadron.


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Germany Faces Dilemma in Case to Ban Far-right Party
While a rise in violence aimed at migrants pushes the German parliament toward imposing a ban on far-right parties, some experts believe banning right-wing extremism would be counterproductive.
Madeline Chambers
A demonstrator carries a flag reading 'Islam, no thanks' during an Alternative for Germany rally against the planned building of a mosque in Erfurt, Germany, May 18, 2016.Credit: Jens Meyer, AP
REUTERS — In his decade as a neo-Nazi skinhead in eastern Germany, Manuel Bauer says he beat up foreigners and disabled people, stabbed a cigarette in the eye of a 12-year old boy and assaulted a Muslim man and his pregnant German wife.
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Bauer, who led two racist gangs, the "League of Aryan Fighters" and "Revenge Act", says groups like his carried out violence on behalf of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), which has a seat in the European Parliament and five seats in one of Germany's 16 state assemblies.
Bauer was jailed on a 22 month sentence for extortion, causing bodily harm and arson, before he quit the right-wing scene with the help of a support group. Today he works with refugees from Afghanistan and Syria. He says the NPD should be banned.
"There is too much democracy if you allow anti-democratic forces like (the NPD) to exist," said Bauer.
The NPD denies that it is behind violence, and says it is being unfairly targeted as a group over the behavior of some individuals. Reuters was not able to verify independently any relationship between the party and Bauer's former groups.
The upper house of parliament is trying to impose just such a ban. It has lodged a court case which alleges the NPD is inspired by the Third Reich, believes in ethnic German supremacy and incites people to torch refugee hostels. The Constitutional Court is expected to rule in coming months.
Germany recorded 1,408 violent acts carried out by right wing supporters last year, a more than 42 percent rise from the previous year, and 75 arson attacks on refugee shelters, up from five a year earlier, according to an annual report by the BfV domestic intelligence agency published in June.
But at a time when far right parties are winning votes across Europe, and Germany itself is struggling to integrate an unprecedented influx of more than 1 million foreigners last year, some experts in right-wing extremism say a ban could be counterproductive. Germany's federal government, while officially supporting the case, has declined to sign on as a party to it.
A ban would deprive the NPD of around 1 million euros it receives in public funds as a lawful political party, and prevent it from contesting future elections, although it is not clear what would happen to its existing seats.
The party would be barred from holding rallies in public, and the authorities could punish people who persisted as members. But in practice, followers could avert punishment by forming new organisations, or take their activities under ground, making them harder to detect.
That would "make it even more difficult to recognize right-wing extremist players and to develop appropriate ways of countering them," said Matthias Quent, director of the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society in Jena, in eastern Germany.
"Bans can easily lead to people and small groups being criminalized and being driven underground and then they radicalize. Then the danger, which is already large, from right-wing terrorism would increase."
The NPD publicly disavows violence and rejects accusations by the authorities that it is connected to skinhead gangs like the ones Bauer used to lead, or to the neo-Nazi National Socialist Underground blamed for the murders of nine immigrants and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007.
NPD lawyer Peter Richter said it was wrong to judge the party based on the actions of individuals.
"No one can predict whether an acquaintance who seems completely normal today will tomorrow commit a terrible crime," argues Richter in his defense to the court, which he sent to Reuters in response to a request for comment.
Individual NPD figures have fallen afoul of German laws that ban Holocaust denial and punish praise of the Nazis.
The NPD's European lawmaker Udo Voigt has described Hitler as a "great German statesman". Before being elected to the European parliament, he was found guilty of incitement, including honoring Hitler's SS. He was given a 10-month suspended sentence which was upheld on appeal.
The case to ban the NPD is being brought on behalf of the Bundesrat, parliament's upper house, which represents Germany's 16 regional state governments.
The federal government's decision not to sign on as a party to the case is seen by some as a sign that Berlin is uncertain of the wisdom of pursuing a ban. The government denies it is half-hearted.
"The German government, in particular the BfV domestic intelligence agency, supports the Bundesrat case for a ban and is contributing its expertise. The government therefore does not deem it necessary to have its own motion," said a spokeswoman for the German Interior Ministry.
She also noted however that a ban's impact would be limited since it "cannot eliminate the extremist mindset".
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Germany's justice minister from 2009-2013 when the federal government was considering its position in the court case, said there was a high risk the trial could conclude without a ban, making it counter-productive.
"The NPD is an appalling party. But that is not sufficient for a case to ban them," she has said.
Banning difficulties
Despite Germany's strict laws against hate crime and expressing Nazi sympathies, it also sets high hurdles for outlawing political groups. Only two parties have been banned since World War Two — the Socialist Reich Party, a successor to Hitler's Nazis, in 1952, and the Communist Party in 1956.
"A ban is a heavy weapon and the hope was, after the war, it wouldn't have to be used. But it is there if necessary," said Christian Pestalozza, a law professor in Berlin.
The NPD has been around since 1964 and survived a previous government lawsuit to ban it, which collapsed in 2003 as some of the party officials used as witnesses turned out to be government-paid informants.
To ban a party, the Constitutional Court has to find that a party's aims or behavior seek to undermine or abolish German democracy. But it also has to find that it poses a genuine, serious threat.
Declining public support for the NPD may make this harder to prove, said a senior legal source.
Support for the NPD has dwindled as Germany's migration crisis has changed right wing politics, with parties that express dissatisfaction with immigration growing far bigger than ever before, but also trying to distance themselves from the radical right fringe to win over more mainstream voters.
This past year, a new group, the AfD, founded in 2013, has seen its support in opinion polls swell to about 12 percent by adopting an anti-immigrant stance, while disavowing the far-right trappings and rhetoric of groups like the NPD.
The NPD is too small to appear in most opinion polls, but German officials estimate its support has ebbed to just 1 percent from closer to 1.5 percent. NPD membership has fallen to just 5,200 from around 7,000 a decade ago.
The AfD now has seats in eight state legislatures, compared to the NPD's one.
Removing the swastika
For Bauer, banning the NPD is necessary to stop far right politicians from using racist gangs as muscle.
After prison, fearing reprisals, he left his home in the state of Saxony, gave up his nickname "Pistol" and removed tattoos including a swastika.
He spoke to Reuters at a location he asked to keep confidential to protect his security. NPD lawyer Richter said he had never heard of Bauer and had no comment on his allegations.
Bauer was never a member of the NPD but says some members of his racist gangs were linked to the party, which provided them with vehicles. While party figures would keep their hands clean, they would use gang members to carry out violence, he said, without naming the party figures involved.
"If I've got a business and want to harm my enemy I can get someone else to do it for money or for a promise. That's how the NPD does it," said Bauer, between long puffs on a cigarette.
"It was racist. We were against people with mental and physical disabilities. Everything the Third Reich targeted."
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Q: How to rotate image based on an object location on a template image using Python? I have 2 types of images: those that are in the right orientation, and those that are not.
I want to detect if the image is in the right orientation based on the objects positions of it.
This is an example of a right image, and I highlited some of the objects that could be used to check the right orientation:

And here is the image in the wrong orientation:

Is there any way, using python, that could do this check to rotate the image to the right orientation based on the objects location of it?
I already tried using Structural similarity index from scikit image, but this methology doesn't worked, because there are a big differences of contrasts between the images , returning wrong results of the right orientation.

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In this difficult context, becoming self-employed represents a real professional opportunity rather than an exit strategy. Indeed, companies continue to need, on a per need basis, the know-how of experienced professionals as their employees. So, they call on external consultants for missions defined in time, as soon as a specific problem or a major strategic interest presents itself. In becoming self-employed, the senior managers go from an unwanted employee status to the rank of an expert, sought-after for their high-level skills.
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A consultant that is too generalized is not credible. It is useless to try raking in as many clients as possible. Companies want "experts" in specific fields.
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Looks like Abel might be starting to get what's going on here.
This is how I give hugs.
'Bout tore him a new face slit.
Okay, I had to do the glow one more time.
Now, Abel is heisse scheisse!
Poison gas! Hue that is a neat trick.
fire needs oxygen. you need oxygen as well.
It's not just the air but what's being burnt. Since the blue color I would say butane which is a toxic gas.
Is it Fire or just the wind? i feel he is air oxygen deprivation by removing air sounds bad.


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namespace kalibao\common\models\messageGroup;

use Yii;
use kalibao\common\models\language\Language;

/**
 * This is the model class for table "message_group_i18n".
 *
 * @property integer $message_group_id
 * @property string $i18n_id
 * @property string $title
 *
 * @property Language $i18n
 * @property MessageGroup $messageGroup
 *
 * @package kalibao\common\models\messageGroup
 * @version 1.0
 * @author Kevin Walter <walkev13@gmail.com>
 */
class MessageGroupI18n extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public static function tableName()
    {
        return 'message_group_i18n';
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function scenarios()
    {
        return [
            'insert' => [
                'title'
            ],
            'update' => [
                'title'
            ],
            'beforeInsert' => [
                'title'
            ],
            'translate' => [
                'title'
            ]
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['message_group_id', 'i18n_id'], 'required', 'on' => ['insert', 'update', 'translate']],
            [['message_group_id'], 'integer'],
            [['title'], 'required'],
            [['i18n_id'], 'string', 'max' => 16],
            [['title'], 'string', 'max' => 255]
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function attributeLabels()
    {
        return [
            'message_group_id' => Yii::t('kalibao.backend','Message Group ID'),
            'i18n_id' => Yii::t('kalibao.backend','I18n ID'),
            'title' => Yii::t('kalibao','model:title'),
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getI18n()
    {
        return $this->hasOne(Language::className(), ['id' => 'i18n_id']);
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getMessageGroup()
    {
        return $this->hasOne(MessageGroup::className(), ['id' => 'message_group_id']);
    }

    /**
     * Get message group indexed by id
     * @param string $language Language ID
     * @return array|\yii\db\ActiveRecord[]
     */
    public function getMessageGroupIndexedById($language)
    {
        return self::find()
            ->select(['message_group_id', 'title'])
            ->where(['i18n_id' => $language])
            ->indexBy('message_group_id')
            ->all();
    }
}

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Q: Fastest way to gather JS objects by date I have my bank transaction data in the following format:
var transactions = {
    food: [
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-09'),
            amount: 123.45
        },
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-16'),
            amount: 87.88
        },
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-23'),
            amount: 99.99
        },
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-30'),
            amount: 99.99
        }
    ],
    doctor: [
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-15'),
            amount: 1124.01
        },
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-16'),
            amount: 656.00
        },
        {
            date: new Date('2016-01-23'),
            amount: 1000.00
        },
    ]
}

That is, an object that looks like {transaction_type: [array of transactions]}.
I would like to group these transactions by date, so in the end I get
var aligned_transactions = [
    {
        date: new Date('2016-01-09'),
        amounts: [123.45]
    },
    {
        date: new Date('2016-01-15'),
        amounts: [1124.01]
    },
    {
        date: new Date('2016-01-16'),
        amounts: [87.88, 656.00]
    },
    {
        date: new Date('2016-01-23'),
        amounts: [99.99, 1000.00]
    },
    {
        date: new Date('2016-01-30'),
        amounts: [99.99]
    }
]

So the amounts are now grouped by date.  Of course, in the real setting, there are several hundred transaction types, each with an array of thousands of transactions (roughly 1 million transactions to process). What is the "fastest" way to transform the transactions in this manner? Here, fastest means total time spent doing the transformation.  A jsperf result would be awesome.
Note that I have tried several approaches, and have found the "obvious" approach of nested for loops to be quite slow: about 12 seconds on my machine with 1 million total transactions (Chrome, Ubuntu).  I'm guessing creating all these new objects is taking its toll.
One approach that was somewhat promising was to "vertically" slice these transaction lists, so that I get a bunch of small arrays, which I then create objects from, and recursively "merge" them together.  This was pretty fast, about 6 seconds on my machine with the same 1 million transactions above.  Still, I'm hoping there's a much faster way.
Edit:
Here's the nested for loop solution:
function align_data(transaction_types) {
    var i, j, transaction, transactions;
    var timestamps = {};
    for (i = 0; i < transaction_types.length; i++) {
        transactions = transaction_types[i];
        for (j = 0; j < transactions.length; j++) {
            transaction = transactions[j];
            if (timestamps[transaction.date]) {
                timestamps[transaction.date].amounts.push(transaction.amount);
            } else {
                timestamps[transaction.date] = {
                    date: transaction.date,
                    amounts: [transaction.amount]
                };
            }
        }
    }

    var aligned = [];
    for (date in timestamps) {
        if (timestamps.hasOwnProperty(date)) {
            aligned.push(timestamps[date]);
        }
    }

    return aligned;
}

A: I just tested it, running your code takes about 5-6 seconds on a random set of 1 million records on my computer, while the following took maybe half a second:
function align_data(transaction_types) {
    var i, j, transaction, transactions;
    var timestamps = {};
    for (i = 0; i < transaction_types.length; i++) {
        transactions = transaction_types[i];
        for (j = 0; j < transactions.length; j++) {
            transaction = transactions[j];
            if (timestamps[transaction.date.getTime()]) {
                timestamps[transaction.date.getTime()].amounts.push(transaction.amount);
            } else {
                timestamps[transaction.date.getTime()] = {
                    date: transaction.date,
                    amounts: [transaction.amount]
                };
            }
        }
    }

    var aligned = [];
    for (date in timestamps) {
        if (timestamps.hasOwnProperty(date)) {
            aligned.push(timestamps[date]);
        }
    }

    return aligned;
}

All I changed was indexing timestamps by transaction.date.getTime() instead of transaction.date.

A: I think that it is a situation, when you really should try to use
WebWorkers.

A: How about using a single accumulator object across all your records, and then turning that into your preferred array format:
function align_data(transactions) {
    var acc = {};
    var d;
    for (var key in transactions) {
        transactions[key].forEach(function (record) {
            d = record.date.toISOString();
            if (d in acc) {
                acc[d].push(record.amount);
            } else {
                acc[d] = [record.amount];
            }
        });
    }
    var aligned_transactions = [];
    for (var date in acc) {
        aligned_transactions.push({date: new Date(date), amounts: acc[date]});
    }
    return aligned_transactions;
}


It's summer time and a great time to add to the website. So...500 new pages have been added to the Poco concert pages! It's the largest update to the site since we went online back in 2002.
New reviews, newspaper ads, articles, ticket scans and interviews have been added to expand the story of Poco's concert history beyond just a listing of dates.
You can contribute to the history - Please feel free to offer up scans of tickets, handbills, photos, or share your concert memories with other Poconuts!
Here are the new links to databases I've put together to track the live work of former Poco members both before and after their Poco careers. As with the Poco concert dates, if you have anything to add, please contact me via the email address below. All of these need lots of help!
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Report on Merapi (Indonesia) — February 1995
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 20, no. 2 (February 1995)
Merapi (Indonesia) Seismic data associated with the 22 November 1994 dome collapse
Workers at the GMU Geophysical Laboratory and Martin Beisser of GFZ-Potsdam recorded seismic data during the [summit lava dome] collapse from their station at Klathakan, 1.8 km WNW of the summit. Their broad-band seismic instrument showed the associated disturbance beginning on 22 November at 1007 and 32 seconds (radial-component data shown on figure 14). So far as the GMU and GFZ workers know, the wide dynamic range of their broad-band instrument preserved the event with a minimal amount of high-amplitude signal "clipping." Also, in their interpretation, the collapse and seismic disturbance began simultaneously. In other words, the initial displacement at the beginning of the seismic record is thought to correspond to the arrival of signals from the inception of the collapse.
Figure 14. Seismic record for the Merapi 22 November 1994 dome collapse. The component shown is horizontal, radial to the edifice; amplitude scale is arbitrary. The data were recorded on a data logger connected to a Streckeisen STS2 seismometer (with a 50 Hz sampling rate, a 8.33 mHz to 50 Hz linear response, and a 32-bit analog-to-digital converter). Courtesy of A. Brodscholl and K. Brotopuspito.
The collapse-related seismic event lasted for almost an hour (figure 14). The initial signals were set against a moderately quiet background, and maximum amplitude generally increased with time. Highest-amplitude signals were received ~40 minutes after the event began. These largest signals had amplitudes that reached approximately 30 mm/second, whereas at the beginning of the collapse the maximum amplitudes were only ~0.05 mm/second. Thus, on the seismic records, amplitudes ultimately grew to 600x as large as the initial signals.
The eruption and collapse also appear in a 200-hour time window showing measured seismic amplitude in specified wavelengths (figure 15). The figure was prepared using signal processing techniques, which for the high frequency (0.1-1.0 Hz) data involved significant averaging of the maximum values (to once an hour). These depictions show that one or two noteworthy seismic disturbances took place at ~150 and 180 hours prior to the collapse (cause unknown). Compared to the other seismic disturbances on these records, the collapse and eruption induced larger amplitude and much more sustained signals. The post-collapse signals were also followed by an interval of at least 10 hours of elevated background (most noticeable in the 1-12 Hz range).
Figure 15. Radial component of the Merapi 22 November 1994 dome collapse showing a seismic amplitude (arbitrary scale) versus time for stated wavelength ranges. The inception of the collapse lies at the zero point of the time scale. Courtesy of A. Brodscholl and K. Brotopuspito.
Using the available data, the investigators failed to find any clearly related premonitory seismic signals for the collapse. Sufficient collateral data (for example, teleseismic and meteorological data) might help constrain detected collapse and eruption earthquakes, or shed light on the cause of the pre-collapse seismic disturbances.
Since our last report (19:12), continued dome building occurred at Merapi. On 5 January another collapse brought 1 x 106 m3 of debris downslope. This collapse produced a small pyroclastic flow on the S slope.
Information Contacts: A. Brodscholl and K. Brotopuspito, GMU; M. Beisser, GFZ-Potsdam, Germany; W. Tjetjep, VSI.


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Express Inc. had a slightly smaller decline in third-quarter profits than Wall Street expected but saw its shares fall at a double-digit pace in pre-market trading after it provided weak fourth-quarter guidance.
Shares were off 12.4 percent to $12.69 in advance of Wall Street's opening.
In the three months ended Nov. 1, the Columbus, Ohio-based specialty retailer's net income slid 24.3 percent to $14.6 million, or 17 cents a diluted share, from $19.3 million, or 23 cents, in the year-ago quarter. That was 1 cent better than the 16-cent EPS result expected, on average, by industry analysts.
Sales slipped 1.2 percent, to $497.6 million from $503.8 million, and were down 5 percent on a comparable basis despite an 11 percent increase in e-commerce sales to $79.1 million. Analysts were looking for sales of $499.7 million. Gross margin slipped to 31.7 percent of sales from 32.8 percent a year ago.
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However, fourth-quarter guidance fell well short of analysts' early expectations. Express, which caters to young adult women and men, now projects EPS for the three months of between 38 and 45 cents, well below the 60-cent estimate of analysts. Comps are expected to fall in the mid- to high-single digits.
Michael Weiss, chairman and chief executive officer, said the guidance reflects "current retail store trends and expectations that mall traffic will continue to remain challenging through the holiday period." He said third-quarter performance weakened throughout the period, with strength in e-commerce and Express's growing outlet business only partially offsetting softness in its other stores.
"As we began the fourth quarter, e-commerce enjoyed a strong Thanksgiving push through Cyber Monday and our outlet sales continued to exceed initial expectations," Weiss said.
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Construction begins on big box warehouse at Shippensburg
Major U.S. investor adds mega warehouse to I-81 corridor at Shippensburg Township. Construction will take less than a year.
Construction begins on big box warehouse at Shippensburg Major U.S. investor adds mega warehouse to I-81 corridor at Shippensburg Township. Construction will take less than a year. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: https://ponews.co/2MKAoEJ
Jim Hook, Chambersburg Public Opinion Published 10:48 a.m. ET Aug. 13, 2018 | Updated 4:10 p.m. ET Aug. 13, 2018
The site of a future business park is seen Monday, August 14, 2018 in Shippensburg. A "big box" store is slated for the area off Walnut Bottom Road at Interstate 81 Exit 29 in Shippensburg. I-81 Commerce Park will bring three traffic signals to Pa. 174 - one each at the I-81 ramps and another at a relocated Cramer Road.(Photo: Markell DeLoatch, Public Opinion)Buy Photo
SHIPPENSBURG – Work has started on a "big box" warehouse on Walnut Bottom Road (Pa. 174) at Exit 29 Interstate 81.
I-81 Commerce Park will bring three traffic signals to Pa. 174 – one each at the I-81 ramps and another at a relocated Cramer Road. Construction is to take less than a year.
The 1.1 million square foot "cross-docked distribution, fulfillment and e-commerce industrial facility" is a joint venture between Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. and its investment partner, a foreign-based capital provider. The partners announced on Monday the closing of a construction loan with CIBC Bank US and the start of construction.
Work has started on a 1.1 millon square foot warehouse on Walnut Bottom Road near Shippensburg. (Photo: Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.)
The I-81 Commerce Park is built on speculation of attracting tenants. It will offer concrete tilt-up wall panels, 36-foot clear heights and 200 loading docks. The 100-acre site can accommodate 200 additional truck trailer parking spaces.
I-81's southern corridor from Harrisburg to Greencastle has become one of the nation's most prominent distribution locations due to its proximity to major metropolitan areas throughout the East Coast and Midwest, according to Equus. The corridor is home to several Fortune 500 and global logistics companies such as Georgia Pacific (also located at Exit 29 of I-81), The Home Depot, Syncreon and Geodis.
"The I-81 market -- from Exit 3 in Greencastle to the south up to Exit 44 in Carlisle to the north -- is seeing very strong user activity," said Dan DiLella Jr., senior vice president at Equus and director of industrial land development efforts for BPG Development Company, L.P., Equus' development operating arm. "Certainty of delivery and speed to market are key elements that users are looking for. Having speculative space available is crucial to being able to meet the needs of large users in this region."
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More: Traffic signals to come with I-81 warehouse at Shippensburg
Cumberland and Franklin counties together contain more than 75 million square feet of industrial space with a vacancy rate of just 6 percent, according to CBRE Group, a commercial real estate services firm.
Equus has been developing industrial buildings along I-81 during the past 10 years for major companies including McKesson, Fiat Chrysler, Home Depot, Rubbermaid and Procter & Gamble.
Equus Capital Partners is one of the nation's leading private equity real estate fund managers. Equus' diversified portfolio consists of office, multifamily, industrial, and retail properties located throughout the United States. The firm is headquartered in the Philadelphia area.
The contract to build I-81 Commerce Park has been awarded to Irwin and Leighton Commercial Builders, headquartered in King of Prussia. Construction is to be completed in July.
Ryan Ade of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, one of the largest commercial real estate capital intermediaries serving the U.S. and western Europe, was the mortgage placement agent representing Equus.
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On Episode 6 of Up Right & Better, Emily Griffith, the Ambassador of Awesome at FINE, a brand agency for the digital age. Based in the Portland office, she works fast and goes creatively big, empowering people to create their best version of great, while maintaining grace under fire. Curating a bonafide Awesome office culture is a juggling act of operations, studio management, hospitality, event planning, and communications, and no day is ever the same. Emily knows first impressions are lasting, so she makes them meaningful for both staff and clients, taking FINE's "bring friends" credo and running barefoot with it.
Learn more about FINE and see the full transcript at uprightandbetter.com!


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Równina Niemodlińska (318.55) – mezoregion fizycznogeograficzny w południowej Polsce, stanowiący południową część Niziny Śląskiej. Od zachodu i północnego zachodu graniczy z Doliną Nysy Kłodzkiej, od wschodu i północnego wschodu z Pradoliną Wrocławską, a od południa z Płaskowyżem Głubczyckim i Kotliną Raciborską.

Powierzchnia Równiny wynosi ok. 800 km².

Większą część terenu pokrywają osady piaszczyste zlodowaceń środkowopolskich. Z uwagi na słabe gleby obszar ten porastają kompleksy leśne Borów Niemodlińskich.

Mikroregiony Równiny Niemodlińskiej
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Maraya is a 54.2 m / 177′10″ luxury motor yacht. She was built by CRN in 2008. With a beam of 10.2 m and a draft of 3.5 m, she has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. This adds up to a gross tonnage of 885 tons. She is powered by Caterpillar engines giving her a maximum speed of 16.5 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots. Maraya's maximum range is estimated at 4200 nautical miles. The motor yacht can accommodate 12 guests in 6 cabins and an exterior design by Zuccon International Project.


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Daventry district teacher submits his application to be the next England football manager
Sam Chambers in the middle of the back row, celebrating one of his successes
Could the next manager of England's football team be a village school PE teacher?
Sam Chambers, a sports coach at both Weedon Bec Primary and Kilsby Primary schools, emailed the Football Association detailing his desire for the job along with his CV.
He also refers to his recent successful season guiding Weedon Bec Primary's football team to an unbeaten season.
His application states:
"To all at the FA,
"Please accept this email as my formal application for the as-yet undisclosed position of Manager of the England National Football Team.
"As you will see from my CV, I am a sports enthusiast, yet I felt my enthusiasm dwindling tonight (Monday 27th June 2016) as I, along with millions across the nation, saw our beloved team fall to the minnows that are Iceland.
"It is my intention, should I be given the opportunity, to re-kindle the enthusiasm of the nation for the round-ball game (and this comes from a rugby lad)!
"I feel like the perfect candidate as I have guided my school football team, Weedon Bec Primary School, to an unbeaten 2015-16 season! I have been ably assisted by Antony Witheyman, hereby referred to as the Head, in delivering a season full of promise! We have come up against mighty teams such as Woodford Halse CE Primary Academy, a game that was played as a curtain raiser to the England-Iceland game here in the village of Weedon Bec. With a strong showing from all involved, the lads kept in tact our unbeaten season, what heroes!
"I look forward to hearing back from you all!
"Yours, in the name of English football,
"Sam Chambers (next England manager)"
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Begin Anywhere – Third Level Forum took place at IMMA on 5 April 2016.
The event, inspired by John Cage's advice to 'begin anywhere', was organised by IMMA and ARC. Undergraduate art students from all over Ireland were invited to participate in an artist-centred conversation about the possibilities of artistic practice after art school. Presentations explored the practices of artist-led spaces, independent curators and resource organisations, aiming to provide opportunities for students to exchange ideas, pose questions and make connections.
Following a welcome from IMMA Director Sarah Glennie, and introductions by Sophie Byrne and Lisa Moran, the Forum began with a keynote presentation from Ruth Claxton, artist and Associate Director of Eastside Projects.
The rest of the afternoon was organised into two panel sessions. The first, chaired by Maeve Connolly, focused on artist-run organisations and spaces, with presentations by Mark Cullen, artist and co-director of Pallas Projects/Studios, Anthony Gartland and Edel O'Reilly, two of the current Directors of Catalyst Arts and Michele Horrigan, artist and independent curator.
The second session was chaired by Sean Taylor and focused on collaborative practices, with presentations by Jo Anne Butler and Tara Kennedy from Culturstruction, Ailbhe Murphy and Ciaran Smyth from Vagabond Reviews and Kate Strain and Rachel Gilbourne of RGKSKSRG.


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Exploring Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe
By Kevin R. on November 1, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )
Traveling to Canada's largest city anytime soon? Watch my Top 10 summer and fall things to do in Toronto and Niagara Falls, part of the Golden Horseshoe.
A Journey Through Michigan, U.S.A. (video)
By Kevin R. on October 11, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )
Watch a brand new episode of Latitudes as I return to one of my favorite states in the U.S.A. Come along as I journey through #Michigan
Czeching out Prague (video)
By Kevin R. on April 25, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )
Come along with me as I tour the capital of the Czech Republic. Take in the sights and sounds of Prague, one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
The Layover: Watch 24 Hours in Zürich
By Kevin R. on December 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )
Spend some time with me on my layover as I explore Zürich in 24 hours.
Living it up for 48 Hours in London (video)
For the first time in 15 years, I return to a city I called home. Join me as I explore one of the world's greatest cities: London! I'll show you some of the main highlights if you only have two to three days.
Cruising to Antarctica (video)
By Kevin R. on December 24, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )
Watch a brand new episode of Latitudes as I travel to the final frontier. Come along as I journey to #Antarctica!
Cruising Norway (new episode debuts tonight)
Watch a brand new episode of Latitudes. Come along as I explore southwest #Norway.
Cruising Greece and Turkey (video)
Watch another episode of Latitudes as we journey to Greece and Turkey. We sail on the msy Wind Surf to the Greek and Turkish isles of the Aegean.
Thailand and Cambodia (video)
By Kevin R. on March 4, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )
Watch another episode of Latitudes as I journey to Thailand and Cambodia to explore Bangkok, Phuket and ancient Angkor.
Southern and Eastern Africa (video)
By Kevin R. on September 6, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )
Watch another episode of Latitudes as we journey to southern and eastern Africa. We explore Zambia, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, South Africa, Tanzania, the Serengeti and Kenya.
Rough Cuts: Australia
By Kevin R. on July 20, 2009 • ( Leave a comment )
Watch some rough video from Australia as I explore Melbourne, Sydney, Mount Buller, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Cairns, Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef.
Rough Cuts: Brazil
By Kevin R. on November 30, 2008 • ( Leave a comment )
Watch some rough video from Brazil as I explore Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon and Foz do Iguaçu.
Rough Cuts: Patagonia
Watch some rough video from Chile and Argentina as we explore Patagonia, the Beagle Channel, Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares.


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The 2019 Chevy Colorado is noted for impressive fuel efficiency, powerful engine options, and outstanding tow rating. Not many midsize trucks rival the new Colorado, which was named a 2019 Top Five Compact Pickup Truck by U.S. News Cars. Experience life with a truck when you lease the 2019 Chevy Colorado today.
Lynch Chevy of Mukwonago, WI, has numerous lease offers for you to take advantage of to help you take home the new Chevy Colorado today. Browse our extensive Colorado inventory to find your favorite trim, then schedule a test drive to experience all that this capable truck has to offer. To learn more about our Colorado lease specials, contact the Lynch Chevy team by at (866) 699-9245 or fill out our contact form.


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Tumbled Scuff Jewellery
"Protecting what we care about".
CelabOnline - Biosphere Generation
Soul Sub-Division
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Handwoven Products
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About CelabOnline
"Tanto la sombra y la luz, dan amor eterno."
"Et lux & umbra, bear aeterna amorem."
"Both shadow & Light, bear eternal love."
Celabonline is a company that has been in business, for the last 26 years. The history is a time old tale, the director of the company, having previously, worked in the clothing trade, firstly for herself. Then formulated and worked as a partner in a company called Bliss who used to make street and club wear , at present most of the design work is made in house and then integrated in to the cloths designs and then manufactured.
Most of the manufacturing of Celabonline is made in Bali Indonesia or India, were they have started to grow Eco-friendly organic fibres, to make materials.
After working for Bliss, the director decided to return to Europe, to endeavour to find Eco-friendly fabrics, and did look for about 3 years, at all the fabrics that were being produced at the time. The footwork that was needed, to actually find the material was a semi-arduous task and the mission to let alone find organic thread, Ha Ha! You may say to yourself, that this topic may not be an issue, but ah.... Did you say that you were living on earth? The fact that you may actually have to find two completely different, producers of the products, is next to insanity, if I was training to be a Wusalum Bird, this may have been, a test run (Wusalum - A bird that flies around in ever decreasing circles and then flies unceremoniously up its own derriere or Bottom as the English like to call it.
Oh yes, you may contemplate that it would be easy to find, but alas not so, as the director found out, after many hours on the internet, which did expand into days then so on.
Whilst bypassing the testing time of feeling like summoning dementia, the mission was complete we managed an escape and found solace, in the fact that there was anything at all being produced. Yet, we were progressing, and there was growth and this at least was comforting.
To cut a long story short, we did find what we were looking for, yet still suffice to say, the materials do come from all around the world, next time. The director said, " Maybe I may send Pas par tu, to find it all for me", then again nothing is worth it if you do not make the effort in the first place, " I will send a telex .......... perhaps instead."
The idea behind Celabonline is and has been to collect products from many different crafts people from wherever we find good healthy sustainable products, which do happen to be from all around the globe, and conglomerate, there abilities to manufacture and produce items that aid and enhance people's lives.
We hope you enjoy!
5pcs Baby Feeding Towel - 100% Cotton
Organic Bamboo Chopping Boards
Organic Premium Bamboo Baby Washcloths 100% Bamboo Fiber
Organic Cotton Wrap Top
Organic Cotton Wave Maxi Skirt
Hemp Cropped Hoodie


The Salisbury Township School District is pleased to offer incoming 5th and 6th grade students (2012-13 school year) the opportunity to participate in a free summer computer camp.
Participants will work together to create and share multimedia projects using a variety of software on the Mac. Computers, cameras and iPads will be provided.
The workshops will be led by Christina Westfall and Matt Ritter, computer technicians in the school district.
All sessions are open to incoming 5th and 6th grade students, regardless of which elementary school the child attends. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
Please direct any questions to Christina Westfall (cwestfall@stsd.org) or Matt Ritter (mritter@stsd.org) or call 610-797-2062.
You can learn more about the Summer Computer Camp for 5th and 6th grade students by downloading the Summer Computer Camp Flier.


CORS stands for Cross Origin Resource Sharing. This is security feature supported by Browsers that allows the UI applications to be hosted on a separate domain from the underlying APIs that are used. This is what enables the API Economy work! The consuming applications can call APIs hosted on different domains from different providers to build meaningful applications to the end user. If the UI and API were to be hosted on the same domain, this makes the applications very restrictive in the functionality they can provide as they can only call services that are hosted on the same domain!
Lets talk about how this all started! Long time ago when Dinosaurs were roaming the earth, yeah not so long, but you get the point, browsers allowed AJAX calls only to the domain where the page was loaded from. Let us say that the page was loaded from http://www.xyz.com, the browser would allow AJAX calls back to http://www.xyz.com. The reason they did that was to protect the end user from below scenario.
evil.com generates an AJAX request to xyz.com. Browser sends the xyzauthtoken cookie along with the request allowing evil.com to impersonate the user logged in to xyz.com. This is pretty bad!
However as web applications evolved, this security feature made it very restrictive for applications from consuming services/APIs from different providers that are hosted on different domains.
CORS spec was put-together by major Browser providers to solve this problem. Chorme, Safari, Firefox were the early adopters of this security feature where as IE started supporting CORS only from IE version 10 and above!
CORS empowers the API providers and allows them to control who can consume their services over AJAX. The below diagram depicts the CORS flow!
Let us say, the webapp invokes services hosted on api.123.com to get some data. The user has to authenticate to api.123.com, but that is beyond the scope of this article! Just in case you are curious, OAuth solves that problem, a topic for future blog post!
The CORS supported browser, holds the request and issues something called a pre-flight OPTIONS request to api.123.com with a request header set to Origin=www.xyz.com. The browser does not send any cookies with the preflight request.
Now api.123.com can decide weather to accept a request from xyz.com. If api.123.com is okay serving up a request from xyz.com, it responds with response header, Access-Control-Allow-Origin, that specifies all the domains that can access api.123.com. The header can take regular expressions and if api.123.com can accept requests from any domain, you can set something like Access-Control-Allow-Origin=*.
The AJAX request to api.123.com is sent and the app is able to get the data from a service hosted on a different domain!
How does CORS protect the end user?
Now, imagine a scenario where the user navigates to http://www.evil.com and the malicious site issues a AJAX request to api.123.com. Let us see how CORS protects the user from this call.
The CORS supported browser, holds the request and issues a pre-flight OPTIONS request to api.123.com with a request header set to Origin=www.evil.com. The browser does not send any cookies with the preflight request.
CORS spec allows the Provider of any API to specify what Http Methods and Http Headers can be sent by the Consumers and provides flexibility in accepting lets say a GET request from any domain and restrict a PUT/POST to only a sub-set of trusted domains. If you need more information on CORS and all the features supported by CORS, it is well documented here!
Next time you are Banking or checking your investments online, turn on Developer Tools (F12) in your browser and see how the AJAX calls are being handled!
Author appsecfordevsPosted on October 27, 2018 December 9, 2018 Categories Application Security, devops, devsecops, learning resources, REST, security testing, Table of contentsTags ajax, API, browser security, CORS, cross origin resource sharing, devops, devsecops, REST, same origin policy, security1 Comment on CORS Demystified!


Musee des Maladies de la Peau is located in Paris. Using our world travel planner, Paris attractions like Musee des Maladies de la Peau can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.
I came to visit this place during the heritage days. It is a place quite extraordinary and unique in its kind. These are thousands of sculpture hyper realistic dermatological lesions made at a time when photography did not exist and where this tool was still the best to show the worst dermatologic diseases. You guessed it, here we just admire worst mycoses. A program where you need the squeamish.
Know above all, to book and pay for a hospital (main entrance) before to come to the Museum. The collection and big and rich in details, pathology of the 18-19th centuries. The reception were nice, with a little introduction before the visit. I recommend, if you're curious or desires to learn more about these cruel sick like TB and co. I think, for a student in disease of the skin, this is an opportunity not to Miss!
It's a beautiful collection! Must see for any dermatologist with a special interest in this area! They don't allow you to click any pictures of the moulages. That's unfortunate but also preserves the charm of the place.
C'est un bon musée. Franchement, il est glauque.
It's a good Museum. Frankly, he's creepy.


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Located southwest of Bolivia and just over 200 miles of Potosi, the Uyuni salt flat is considered the largest and highest in the world. It has an area of 10,582 square kilometers and is located at a height of 3653 meters above the sea.
This semi-desert region of volcanic lands encloses major tourist resources by presenting landscapes of extraordinary beauty and exotic that are also very well regarded by their means. Inside, the salt contains a reserve of 9 million tons of lithium and other minerals.
Upon entering the salar, lost all communication with the outside and the days begin to be lived in extreme isolation where, besides all kinds of landscapes, climates coexist with other more temperate cold and warm, which of course affects vegetation and fauna.
The spectacular geysers, rock formations and volcanic wells with its sulfur fumaroles visitors back to the time of the formation of the Earth are among the attractions that can be seen as the days pass and loops through the various towns and highlights of the salar.
Among these, stands the town of Uyuni, a small town that serves as input to the salt. It is the cemetery of trains that presents the most important remains of the railway machinery of Upper Peru, which take us back to the nineteenth century.
From there, you can visit different places of interest, such as Colchan or "dry port", where you can watch salt extraction by the residents of the area using traditional and rudimentary.
Other points of interest include Fish Island or "Cujirí island" which contains inside a picturesque rocky landscape in which the granite surface and organic soil has allowed to develop a kind of giant cactus over 6 meters height in an area so rugged and temperatures as low. Like Fisherman's Island or "island Inkawasi", this is an extraordinary place for photography and contemplation of the landscape in a unique, wild and lonely.
Driving, running or walking in the middle of this vast salt lake is a wonderful experience. The scenery at times seems lunar contrasts between the blue sky and white land marked uniquely.
Moreover, when it is cloudy white effect occurs out, by which the horizon becomes blurred to almost nothing, making it impossible to distinguish earth from heaven.
On "spectacular" and "magical" as the locals say, occur when it has rained and the salt has a thin layer of water. If the well-marked white clouds and land on the blue sky, the salt is transformed into a true mirror that perfectly reflects what happens in heaven and on its surface, making it possible to look, making faces, posing and play like we're jumping on a huge endless mirror.
The best time to visit the Salar de Uyuni is between May and November, depending on the rains is also possible in December. We recommend visiting the Salar with legally established agencies and operators to include the guide. Wear comfortable shoes preferably double reed boots, wool hat or similar gloves, sunscreen 50 or higher (essential), 100% UV lenses, windbreaker, warm clothes, raincoat for rainy seasons, camera and / or video.
Westminster Abbey in London
The famous York City Walls
The Atacama Desert in Chile.
Tags: Bolivia, Cujirí island, Fish Island, portada, Potosi, Salar de Uyuni, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, Salar of Uyuni
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Schanaman Honing Baseball Skills
Former Grand Island standout baseball player Shay Schanaman is spending his summer with the Okotoks Dawgs of the Western Major Baseball League in Canada.
Schanaman was a reliable bullpen contributor as a true freshman for Nebraska. After lingering back problems kept him from hitting, he's focusing on that part of his game this summer in hopes of earning a starting spot on the infield in the fall.
Here's an interview with Shay
https://soundcloud.com/user-174850800/071519nebshayschanaman
Grand Island post-season starts Friday 7/19
15-Jul-2019 / KRGI SPORTS NETWORK
Senior tournament in Columbus, meanwhile Juniors will be in South Sioux City.
Post-season American Legion baseball tournaments in Class A will start this Friday, July 19th. Home Federal Seniors will be in Columbus for the A6 tournament. The Five Points Bank & USave Pharmacy Juniors will both be in South Sioux City for the A6 Juniors tournament. Home Federal Senior games will be broadcasted on KRGI 1430 AM/105.5 FM & krgi.com. Links to view & download brackets are below.
A6 Seniors
A6 Juniors
Red-White Scrimmage Tickets on Sale Tuesday
NU Volleyball Red White Scrimmage...
Tickets to Nebraska volleyball's annual Red-White Scrimmage will go on sale Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m. (CT) through the Nebraska Athletic Development & Ticketing Office.
The Huskers will host their annual scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers will sign autographs following the scrimmage on the northwest concourse of the Devaney Center.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 online at Huskers.com/tickets, in person at the ticket office, or by calling 800-8-BIG RED. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online for the best chance at securing seats quickly.
Nebraska is coming off its fourth straight NCAA Final Four appearance and returns 10 players from that NCAA runner-up squad. For the first time in school history, the Huskers will have no seniors on their roster.
Martinez Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
Nebraska Sophomore QB named to Watch List...
Lincoln -- Nebraska sophomore quarterback Adrian Martinez in on the initial Maxwell Award Watch List released Monday afternoon.
Martinez returns to pilot the Husker attack after a record-breaking freshman year in 2018. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder set 11 school records after becoming the first true freshman quarterback to start an opener in school history. On the season, Martinez completed 224-of-347 passes for 2,617 yards and 17 touchdowns, while also rushing for 629 yards and eight scores en route to All-Big Ten and Freshman All-America honors.
Martinez ranked 12th nationally and led all freshmen nationally in total offense per game (295.1 ypg) while also setting school marks for 300-yard total offense (seven) and 400-yard total offense (three) games in 2018. Martinez set freshman records for completions, completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, total offense and total touchdowns (25), and he was fourth nationally among all freshmen in passing yards per game at 237.9 yards per game.
Martinez is one of 11 Big Ten players on the Maxwell Award Watch List. He will look to become Nebraska's second Maxwell Award winner, joining 1983 winner Mike Rozier.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced October 29, 2019, while the three finalists for each award will be unveiled November 25, 2019. The winners of the 2019 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 12, 2019
Rolfzen and Wong-Orantes Capture Gold Medals, Individual Honors at Pan Am Cup
Former Huskers Capture Gold Medals...
The United States women's volleyball national team won the Pan American Cup title on Sunday with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 29-27) sweep of Dominican Republic in Trujillo, Peru.
Former Huskers Kadie Rolfzen and Justine Wong-Orantes were on the U.S. team and played big roles for the Americans throughout the tournament. Rolfzen was named the Pan Am Cup's best attacker, posting double-digit kills in three of the five matches she played in. Wong-Orantes was voted the best libero. She had a match-high 19 digs in the title match.
Former Huskers have had an impressive run of international success over the past couple weeks. Last weekend, Kelsey Robinson, Jordan Larson and Mikaela Foecke were crowned champions with the U.S. National Team at the Volleyball Nations League in China. Also last weekend, former Husker Sarah Pavan clinched a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning Canada's first-ever gold medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.
Riley Baasch Continues Busy Baseball Schedule
Former Home Federal and GISH baseball player Riley Baasch is in his second season with the Okotoks Dawgs of the Western Major Baseball League in Canada.
Baasch helped Bellevue University to the NAIA World Series in the Spring.
Riley Baasch
Huskers to Complete Non-Conference Schedule with Manhattan
Husker Women's Basketball...
The Nebraska women's basketball team will complete its non-conference home schedule by taking on Manhattan at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday, Dec. 22.
The Huskers' first-ever meeting with Manhattan will cap Nebraska's 11-game regular-season non-conference schedule, which will include eight home games. The battle with the Jaspers will be part of a two-year home-and-home series, as the Huskers will travel to Manhattan in 2020-21. Next year's meeting in Manhattan will be a homecoming for Husker center Kate Cain, who is from Middletown, N.Y., and played at Pine Bush High School. Cain's father, Tim, graduated as Manhattan's all-time leading scorer with 1,872 points and was a two-time honorable-mention All-American by The Sporting News after averaging 17.3 points per game during his career. Tim Cain, who is the only player in Jasper history to be a four-time All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference choice, was also recently selected for induction into the MAAC Honor Roll. He will be recognized at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 14.
A two-year starter for the Huskers entering her junior season, Kate Cain is on track to shatter Nebraska's career blocked shot record. The 6-5 center set the school season record with 100 blocks as a true freshman in 2017-18, before adding a sophomore school record with 79 in 2018-19. Her 179 blocks in two seasons rank as the No. 4 career total in school history, and Cain needs just 60 blocks to set Nebraska's all-time record, which is currently held by Janet Smith (238, 1979-82).
Cain, who was a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman and All-Defensive teams in 2017-18 while helping the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament, has averaged 8.7 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 54.8 percent from the field over her first two seasons at Nebraska.
Manhattan closed 2018-19 with a 12-19 record that included a 9-9 MAAC mark. Coach Heather Vulin enters her fourth season at the helm for Manhattan with an experienced team after guiding a young Jasper squad that featured five sophomores and three freshmen in the regular rotation throughout last season. This 2019-20 Jaspers will feature five seniors and five more juniors, including the return of 2019 Preseason All-MAAC guard Gabby Cajou, who missed all but seven games last season after suffering a season-ending injury. Cajou was the 2018 MAAC Sixth Player of the Year. Overall, Manhattan returns seven players who each started at least 10 games a year ago.
Before the Huskers face Manhattan in Lincoln, they will take on Oral Roberts at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. Coach Misti Cussen and the Golden Eagles went 18-13 last season, including a 10-6 Summit League mark. ORU returns three starters and a pair of double-figure scorers from last year's team, led by juniors Maya Mayberry (14.1 ppg) and Keni Jo Lippe (13.3 ppg).
The games with Oral Roberts and Manhattan will be Nebraska's final tune-ups before the start of Big Ten Conference play. The Huskers' 18-game conference schedule will include home games with Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota, Purdue, Penn State, Wisconsin and Illinois, to complete a 17-game regular-season home schedule for the Big Red.
Home Federal Gets Set to Close Regular Season
Grand Island Home Federal had its games with Lexington cancelled last night. Lexington players were dealing with flooding issues in their community.
Home Federal (14-19) will take part in the Hastings/Kearney Tourney this weekend and play Omaha Gross, Gretna, the Millard Sox and Beatrice.
We visited with Coach Jake Ritzdorf in advance of the weekend.
We'll have coverage of the A6 Area Tourney beginning next Friday on AM 1430 KRGI/105.5 FM
Jake Ritzdorf
Cal Hehnke Having Another Strong Summer
Former Islander and Home Federal Pitcher Cal Hehnke was a Coastal Plains League All Star for the Morehead City Marlins.
Hehnke earned All-Summit League Honors with the University of Nebraska-Omaha in the spring after helping the Mavs to their first NCAA tourney appearance.
Cal Hehnke Interview
Sodbusters Named All Stars
11-Jul-2019 / Bryan Frew
- Sodbusters Named All Stars


Blushberry is a mostly sheer watermelon pink/red color- there is a smidge of titanium dioxide in it to yield a bit of coverage, but not much. It's matte without even a hint of shimmer, and should look good on most folks. I'm not completely in love with it on warmer skin tones, but it's very much a workable color if you want to go for it.
I really like Blushberry. I don't see this as bright and I'm glad it isn't. On my lips it's a sheer, flattering pinky-red. Subtle yet engaging. Great for any time of day. I'd buy it again.
I'm completely sold on the Amplifying Lip Glaze formula and usually wear Beguile or Spinoff -- both of these complement my natural coloring -- but wanted something brighter, that would stand out a little more. I tried Blushberry and it's exactly what I was looking for. It's a bright medium red that's very sheer so your natural lip color will mix with it. On me, it's got a pink tone to it, very fresh and pretty. When I'm going for a very bright lip, I wear it over Wham Vegan Lipstick. An excellent addition to my small stable of ALGs. Love!
Love this colour! Ordering again. It is sheer and adds a pop of colour without looking unnatural. I use it for casual days and dinners and it still looks pretty and appropriate. It looks pretty layered over other lipsticks or the Dixie lipstain. Recommended!
Just revisited BlushberryReview by E. B.
Just revisited Blushberry and am loving it! It's a great pop of color but sheer enough if you're not a big color person!LOL! It's really a beautiful color and I'm glad to have found it again!
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So bright but wearable! This is a lovely color that packs a spunky little punch to brighten up a look. Even though the color is a cool tone, it works really nicely. I'm also a big fan of the ALG formula and like the minty feel. I like to keep this in my purse and use it a few times throughout the day if it fits with my outfit/makeup.
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This colour turned-out to be less matte, more sheer and more wearable than I expected! I usually don't feel brave enough to pull off a bold red lip, but I sometimes want to jazz-up my "all-natural" look and "blushberry" really does it for me. It will blend with your own lip colour giving the most flattering shade of red for you! The texture and moisturising properties are amazing and it lasts a little longer than the other ALGs.
Really nice! sheerReview by Einat k.
Really nice! sheer pink that is young and cheerful. feel good on the lips and the mint smell is very lite (which is great).
It's HOT! Bright,Review by Mariia K.
It's HOT! Bright, refreshing and gorgeous. Perfect red for me - sheer and very wearable.
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I was a little nervous to try blushberry, but I'm so glad I did! It is bright, but sheer-your own natural lip color will likely play into how this looks on you. My lips are fairly pigmented, so blushberry doesn't feel dark on me-just a beautiful, very wearable, brighten your whole face sort of color!
Blushberry is aReview by Kimberly W.
Blushberry is a vibrant pink that looks really gorgeous on my lips. It's a bright color but doesn't reach into the neon range so it works well for daytime wear or a fun evening out. The texture of this gloss is lovely and the tingle is noticeable but not uncomfortable. My lips felt very moisturized after wearing this for a few hours. It stayed colorful without bleeding or fading over the course of an entire evening for me (with minimal drinking through a straw).


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Like Angkor Wat in Cambodia & the Great Wall of China, it has been a my dream to visit the Potala Palace since childhood.
The snow-topped mountains were visible from our window seat, a very different landscape from our other landings. The paperwork & luggage collection went through swiftly and our local representative was waiting to meet us. The weather was bright & sunny but the chill of the mountain air was noticable. We already had our sweaters on before leaving the aircraft. Breathing difficulties & a slight headache began to be felt as soon as we landed in Lhasa. This is a common effect due to the high altitude of 3650 metres. The advice is to drink more water & do things slowly. As our car drove out of the airport, my very first impression of Tibet was of a mountain desert. The view of yellow, sandy mountains were everywhere from our car window. The land is empty, forming a desert, almost like a moonscape.
The journey from airport to the city centre of Lhasa takes about an hour. On the way we visited the Nietang Buddha. This roadside rock with large painted Buddha image inside gives some idea of the many monasteries to come later on. The usual white silk scarves & colourful flags decorate the temple.
As we drove into the city centre the imposing Potala Palace came into view rising above the town. We checked in at the 3* Shangbala hotel. This is a superbly located hotel right at the doorstep of the Barkhor Square where the Jokhang temple, markets, shops & restaurants are full of activity. Like many hotels in Tibet, the Shangbala is a bit old fashioned dating back many years in décor & building. The lobby is decorated in local Chinese & Tibetan style, the rooms are simple & clean. There is a Chinese restaurant as well as a breakfast restaurant. Although there is a 4* hotel in Lhasa, it is not centrally loacted, and we have decided to use the Shangbala hotel for all categories of guest from now on.
We started our first day tour by having lunch at a lovely Tibetan restaurant in the market square. In the traditional Tibetan style the restaurant ceiling was covered by Tibetan materials decorated with colours & symbols. The Tibetan lanterns hang beautifully from the ceiling. We sat on the first floor by the window with a view of the market square & all the activities below: local women doing sewing & ironing on the street pavement, fruit vendors, material stalls and so on etc. The daily life of local people shopping & monks wandering around the temple nearby was unfolding in front of our eyes.
After lunch we visited the Sera Monastery. Founded in 1419, it has about 600 monks in residence. The monastery is on a hillside with many steps to climb up to a white painted building with the traditional black door surround & window frames decorated with colorful drapes, like little theatre stages.
This monastery is famous for the debating among the monks that takes place in the courtyard garden between 03:30 to 05:00pm every day. The sound of debating can be heard from a long way away - the debating is vigorous and noisy: the hundreds of monks dressed in red robes, sitting, standing & jumping on the white pebble ground among the tall green trees. It was an amazing sight. We circled round the big courtyard garden with our cameras watching all the activities of this unique scene.
We returned to the market square, Barkhor, & visited the Jokhang Temple. This temple is the heart of Tibetan Buddism (more important really than the Potala Palace) right in the market square with many local people praying & chanting at the foot of the temple. The usual practice is first standing up with both hands together in prayer then kneeling on the ground or matt then lay flat down stretcbed out, these 3 movements repeated in succession repeatedly over and over. Some pilgrims perform this vigorous manouver on every step of their journey from their home to the temple. a journey that can take many months by this means.
Many other worshippers walk round the temple clockwise, circulating around the whole perimeter of the temple many times, according to one's age, whilst reciting prayers. On that day there was a special festival and many old people were spending the day together in prayer, sitting in a small open courtyard with their own prayer wheels turning & chanting. They had lunch & dinner prepared for them in the courtyard while they continued turning their prayer wheel from dawn to dust. The devotion of Tibetans to their religion is so pure. It is a very spiritual country. I was overwhelmed by the strength of their belief and honesty.
Next morning we visited the famous Potala Palace. This was once the winter residence of the Dalai Lama & is now a museum and with over 1000 rooms it is the most imposing building in Lhasa. At the foot of the Potala Palace hill there is a stream of people chanting & circling the hill at prayer. Pilgrims to the palace also bring white silk scarves & yak butter (for burning in the candles) as offerings at the many chapels & shrines at the Palace. We began the uphill path from the entrance to the top of the world, the Potala Palace.
It takes about 10 to 15 minutes slowly walking uphill with lovely views of Lhasa town & its surrounding mountains. The palace with its white walls looks from a distance as if it is covered with snow. This huge building is made up of the white palace & the red palace, we entered the white palace from an impressive courtyard in front. The tall white building is decorated with golden roofs & black window frames & black and patterned door and window curtains We walked through the palace with admiration. We entered many rooms with previous Lamas shrines & Statues. Some are buried inside the Statue. The 5th Lama has the biggest statue because he was the most important Lama for a lot of work that he did for the people. The interior of each room is very dark with only the light from the burning yak butter. The holy palace is very quiet except the talking of the tour guide for different groups. They are asked to speak softly to their groups.
After the Potala Palace we visited Drepung Monastery. Although this monastery does not have the same imposing architecture as the Potala Palace it is located on the outskirts of the city on a hillside, so it provides a wonderful view of the landscape. This rural monastery is quiet with only few visitors.
For lunch our local guide, Ten Zing, took us to another wonderful local Tibetan restaurant with colourful décor on ceiling & walls. We ate local dishes washed down with local Tibetan beer. Afterwards, we visited Norbulingka Park, where the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lama is situated. This made for a very nice change walking in the parkland with the golden palaces, peaceful pavilions in the lake & gardens. There were a few visitors and some local people relaxing in the park. In the evening we were taken to a local restaurant for dinner & show. The food was a buffet dinner of Chinese & Tibetan dishes. The show was a very good performance of Tibetan songs & dances. It was a very genuine culture show.
Next morning we left Lhasa & flew to Zhongdian, now re-named Shangri-La.


What would you say, if I tell you that you leave over 70% off your potential customers on the table, because you do not have a live chat on your website? FurstPerson discovered exactly that: 77% of your customers are very unlikely to make a purchase if we do not offer a live chat. Wow! That huge number should be enough to convince everyone to directly search for a live chat solution that gets that customers back.
The technical setup of a website live chat is the easy part. There are other points you have to think about and I hope that this article helps you to reevaluate your live chat strategy.
But email support worked now for a decade, why are customers becoming so demanding for a live chat support channel?
We are living in a time where we can get everything we want in no time. Do you sometimes find yourself being annoyed that you have to wait for the next day until your amazon delivery is at your door? Or when your spouse does not reply within minutes? Customers are as impatient as you are yourself!
When your (potential) customers have a question, they want to have it answered in a few minutes instead of waiting for a day until their email tickets are finally read. In 2019 customers do not excuse a slow support channel anymore!
So if competitors are able to answer the customers questions faster than you are, they will outperform you in sales and overall customer satisfaction.
Only one thing that is hurting a business more than no live chat is a bad live chat experience. You are not done with just putting a widget on your page and then configuring it to send you an email. I hate it if I open the live chat window, type in my question and then after 1 minute a bot tells me that the team is away and that I please should use some weird email form. Why the hell is there a live chat window at all if no one is answering in less than 2 minutes? If you use your chat that way, please send you customers directly to the email form and tell them how long they will have to wait on average for a response. You are than not 100% in line with the modern live chat situation, but it is still way better than after all having an email form that looks like a live chat window!
Bots, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are very nice for live chat company in their sales pitch but after all you always need a human being on the other side of your customer live chat. Technology will help you to a certain point, but the biggest value you create is your customer feeling appreciated. You show, that you and your company do care so much for them that there is always a human being happy to help with all their issues.
Did you ever have the situation a friend of yours told you about a company that helped super fast with an issue? I'm 100% sure that friend still is a customer at that company. We humans want to feel valued and if someone does that, we will stick to that person/company.
Value your customers with human support agents instead of heartless bots. This investment will definitely pay back!
Compared to dedicated customer services and feedback forms your live chat can and will be your most honest feedback channel. You will experience the problems your customer have with the product in the second they stumble upon it. And yes...sometimes just reading an FAQ or so would have helped your customer to circumvent that problem, but that is not how customers function. They want your product to make their life easier, and they will not work trough extensive manuals to understand how to use your product.
You can use certain triggers if you experience your customer stuck somewhere. Maybe they are hovering for 20 seconds over the pricing page or are extensively scrolling up and down on your page. Then it is a good point to offer them live chat support by automatically opening the live chat window. Just that they are on your site for 2 seconds is no valid reason!
With gramchat we tried to solve the bespoken issues and create a live chat solution that helps you to serve your customers best. Gramchat directly send the customer messages to your Telegram Messenger and from there you can answer them directly – no extra app required. Gym, beer with friends or during your day-job, help your customers where ever you are.
With the Telegram integration we try to solve the "live chat is just an email form"-problem. With gramchat you are able to answer your customer within the important first 90 seconds.


FRAZEYSBURG – Champaign Berry Farm of Urbana won the Value Added Product Tasting with its Black Raspberry Jam entry during the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association's annual Ohio Produce Network on Jan. 16-17 in Dublin. In this contest growers vote for their favorite jam, salsa, jelly or specialty product.
Lynd Fruit Farm of Pataskala won the annual cider contest with its EverCrisp Gold Rush entry.
This year the Ohio Produce Network featured 56 educational sessions, a membership meeting, keynote address by Wendy's Chief Communications Officer Liliana Esposito, a sold-out industry trade show and a few hands-on sessions.
Cathy Pullins of Champaign Berry Farm will serve as the organization's president, with Alex Buck of Fruit Growers Marketing Association in Newcomerstown as vice president. Aaron Buurma of Buurma Farms in Willard is past president and Kerry Sullivan of Jacquemin Farms LLC in Plain City is secretary/treasurer.
Submitted by the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association.