text:
KV54 (Kings' Valley no. 54) ist ein altägyptische Grab mit der Nummer 54 im Tal der Könige, das aufgrund der Fundstücke in die Zeit nach Tutanchamuns Tod datiert werden konnte. Es wird auch als "Balsamierungsdepot" bezeichnet, da sich Balsamierungsmaterialien, verschiedene Begräbnisutensilien und andere Objekte fanden.

Lage und Entdeckung
Das Grab befindet sich in der Nähe von KV18, dem Grab von Ramses X. (20. Dynastie).

Edward R. Ayrton, der von 1905 bis 1908 für den US-amerikanischen Rechtsanwalt Theodore M. Davis grub, entdeckte KV54 im Dezember 1907. Die Ausgrabungen dauerten bis 1908 an.

Architektur
Obwohl Davis KV54 für ein Grab hielt, handelt es sich hierbei nicht um ein Grab im üblichen Sinne, sondern um eine kleine, flache Grube, die in der Literatur allgemein als "Balsamierungsdepot Tutanchamuns" (Embalming Cachette) bezeichnet wird. Herbert E. Winlock beschrieb den Inhalt der Grube 1941 in Materials used at the embalming of King Tūt-'Ankh-Amūn. Es ist undekoriert und seine Gesamtgröße beträgt lediglich circa zwei Quadratmeter.

Das Depot und die Funde
Das Depot wurde nach dem Tod Tutanchamuns als Lagerstätte für dessen Einbalsamierungsmaterial und Begräbnisutensilien benutzt. Da sich aber zudem noch Anderes in KV54 fand, das in keiner Verbindung zu einem Begräbnis stand, kamen die Ägyptologen zu dem Ergebnis, dass hierher auch Gegenstände gebracht worden waren, die sich ursprünglich im Gang seines Grabes befunden hatten. Nachdem das Grab Tutanchamuns (KV62) zweimal beraubt worden war, wurden diese Gegenstände in KV54 deponiert, bevor der Korridor des Königsgrabes selbst wieder mit Geröll angefüllt, verschlossen und versiegelt wurde. Die Überreste der Beerdigungszeremonie ließen den Schluss zu, dass bei der Bestattung des Königs acht Personen anwesend gewesen sein mussten.

Nicholas Reeves zufolge fand Ayrton folgende Gegenstände: 50 Beutel mit Natron, 180 Mumienbinden, 72 Opferschalen, Vorratskrüge, die auf kleinen Tonsiegeln den Thronnamen Tutanchamuns (Neb-cheperu-Re) trugen, Leinenfragmente mit hieratischer Schrift versehenen Etiketten aus dem 6. und 8. Regierungsjahr Tutanchamuns sowie zahlreiche Tierknochen, die wohl vom Leichenschmaus übrig geblieben waren, einige verwelkte Blumenkränze, Skarabäen und schließlich eine kleine vergoldete Totenmaske aus Kartonage, die vermutlich von einem der beiden Föten aus Tutanchamuns Grab stammt. Howard Carter erwähnt zudem, dass auch Tonsiegel mit dem Abdruck der Totenstadt gefunden wurden.

Fast alle Fundstücke befinden sich heute im Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Diese wurden 1923 von Herbert E. Winlock ausgewertet und das Ergebnis 1941 in New York unter dem Titel Materials Used at the Embalming of Tut-ankh-amun veröffentlicht. Die kleine vergoldete Totenmaske aus Kartonage befindet sich hingegen im Ägyptischen Museum in Kairo und trägt die Inventar-Nr. JE 39711.

Fundstücke im Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)

Siehe auch
 Liste der Gräber im Tal der Könige

Literatur
 Lyla Pinch-Brock: Collisions, Abandonments, Alterations, Tomb Commencements/Pits, And Other Features in the Valley of the Kings. In: Richard H. Wilkinson, Kent R. Weeks (Hrsg.): The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings. Oxford University Press, New York 2016, ISBN 978-0-19-993163-7, S. 128.
 Alfred Grimm und Sylvia Schoske (Hrsg.): Das Geheimnis des goldenen Sarges: Echnaton und das Ende der Amarnazeit. Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst, München 2001, ISBN 3-87490-722-8, S. 53–54.
 Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: Das Tal der Könige. Geheimnisvolles Totenreich der Pharaonen. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2000, ISBN 3-8289-0739-3, S. 126.
 Nicholas Reeves: The Complete Tutankhamen: The King. The Tomb. The Royal Treasure. Thames & Hudson, London 2000, ISBN 0-500-27810-5, S. 38–39.

Weblinks

 Theban Mapping Project: KV54 (englisch)
 Tutankhamun's Funeral im MMA
 Archaeology online: How to bury a pharao – Interview mit Dorothea Arnold, 8. Mai 2010 (englisch)
 Ancient Egypt Magazine, Barbara Gai: Tutankhamun before Tutankhamun, 24. September 2022, abgerufen am 4. Dezember 2022.

Einzelnachweise

Grab im Tal der Könige
Erbaut im 14. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
18. Dynastie (Ägypten)
Tutanchamun

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Шар-планина (, ), или колоквијално Шара (), је планина која се налази на граници Србије, Северне Македоније и Албаније. Позната је и по другим називима: Скардус, Царска планина и Монте Аргентаро који датирају из периода средњег века.

По својим основним морфотектонским особинама, она припада Шарско-пиндском планинском систему, односно Динаридима.

Шар-планину карактерише пространо било, чија дужина по хоризонталној пројекцији износи 80 до 85 -{km}-, односно територијално од Качаничке клисуре на североистоку, са врхом Љуботен, па све до горњег тока Радике и Врутока на југу, територијално тромеђе македонско-албанско-српске границе.

Ширина ове планине креће се од 20 до 25 -{km}-, на тај начин може се узети да површина Шарпланинске области захвата преко 1.600 km².

Изнад пространог била диже се планински гребен (просечне висине 2.300 -{m}-), са бројним врховима и преседлинама. Зато гребен ове планине ствара утисак јаке назупчености.

Орографски се пружа два правца, део била од Љуботена до Караниколе пружа се правцем североисток - југозапад, док други део, од Караниколе до горњег тока Радике и Врутока правцем север - југ. Овај други део је знатно разуђенији, па и поједини делови стварају утисак засебне целине (средишњи део са Титовим врхом), и као такви носе локалне називе: Бродска планина, Рудока, Враца, Радика планина итд.

Испод самог гребена Шар-планине леже бројни циркови, у којима су се сместила многа прелепа ледничка језера, позната и као горске очи, док су испод циркова формиране дубоко усечене валовске долине, која најчешће представљају изворишта многих река.

Општи изглед Шар-планине је веома различит.

Посматрано са југоисточне (македонске) стране ова планина одаје слику питомости и поред високих кота изнад 2.700 m/нв, овде доминирају зелени пашњаци, док је ситуација сасвим другачија на северозападној страни (Косовско-метохијској), где ова планина поприма Алпски карактер, показујући своју суровост кроз стрмо-стеновите падине периглацијалног и глацијалног рељефа.

И поред знатних висина и своје суровости Шар-планина је проходна у свим правцима.

Преко бројних превоја од давнина су водили каравански путеви, повезујући Тетовски округ са Косовско-метохијским подручјем, од којих су најпознатији: Караниколички, Скакалички Челепињски, Ливадички (Меанче) превој, превој на Враци. Превалц је место познато као ски центар.

Историја
Иван Јастребов наводи податак да је планина Шара у стара времена, по схватању народа, служила као граница између српских и грчких земаља. Земље иза Шаре су се звале грчке и онда када су биле део српске средњовековне државе,  јер су претходно биле под влашћу Византије.

Првих година после Првог светског рата били су активни качаци, а ситуација се затим смирила и овамо су долазили туристи.

Највиши врхови
 Титов врх (2.748 -{m}-)
 Мал Турчин (2.707 -{m}-)
 Бакрдан (2.704 -{m}-)
 Бриставец, Брустовец или Бориславец (2.675 -{m}-)
 Велика Рудока (2.658 -{m}-) — највиши врх Србије
 Бистра I (2.651 -{m}-)
 Голема Враца (2.629 -{m}-)
 Џинибег или Трпезница (2.610 -{m}-)
 Бистра II (2.609 -{m}-)
 Језерски врх (2.604 -{m}-)
 Врх изнад Горње Лешнице и Казана (2.600 -{m}-)
 Белојезерски рид (2.590 -{m}-)
 Језерска чука (2.586 -{m}-)
 Црни врх (2.585 -{m}-)
 Средња враца (2.582 -{m}-)
 Коњушка (2.571 -{m}-)
 Црнојезерски рид (2.562 -{m}-)
 Вртоп (2.555 -{m}-)
 Челепински врх (2.554 -{m}-)
 Кучибаба (2.551 -{m}-)
 Мала враца (2.536 -{m}-)
 Црни камен (2.536 -{m}-)
 Кобилица (2.528 -{m}-)
 Пирибрег или Кучинагледски врх (2.524 -{m}-)
 Сува дупка-Кучибаба (2.515 -{m}-)
 Безимени врх између Криве шије и изворишта Пене (2.511 -{m}-)
 Љуботен (2.498 -{m}-)

Фосилни глацијални рељеф
На Шар-планини пронађени су поуздани глацијални трагови. Највећи део Шаре, између Љуботена и Враца, био је под ледницима током Плеистоцена. Детаљнијим проучавањима глацијације на Шари бавио се Р. Николић. Током својих истраживања пронашао је 40 циркова и 16 циркних језера на висинама од 1950 до 2440 m. Познатији и већи циркови су: Кар Никола, Бабин Гроб, Пирибег, Џинибег. Сиринићки ледник био је највећи ледник на овој планини. Његова дужина била је 6-7 km и он се кретао долином Лепенца све до данашњег Штрпца. На основу морена у Сиринићкој жупи, Јован Цвијић је утврдио две глацијације на Шари. Снежна граница старије глацијације била је на висини од 1690 m. Због јужнијег положаја планине и њене удаљености од мора снежна граница била је виша у односу на исту на Орјену, Дурмитору и Проклетијама.

Збирка слика

Види још

 Национални парк Шар-планина
 Планине Србије
 Планине у Северној Македонији
 Гора (област)
 Шарпланинац

Референце

Литература

Спољашње везе
 Скривена Шара (РТС: Право на сутра - Званични канал)
 Гора у срцу, живот у печалби (РТС: Траг - Званични канал)
 Шаренило Шаре (РТС: Живот и стандарди - Званични канал)
 Живот и стандарди: Национални парк "Шар-планина" (РТС, 24. октобар 2017) на сајту Јутјуб
 Шар-планина (Истражи ја Македонија II)
 Навали се Шар-планина (Ненад Јовановић, Аудио 1973, Дискос)
 Навали се Шар-планина (Бора Спужић - Квака, Аудио 1975, ПГП-РТС)

Планине у Србији
Планине у Северној Македонији
Планине у Албанији


text:
Reminder to North Carolina Employers: Take Time to Thoughtfully Craft Your Restrictive Covenants!
Reminder to North Carolina Employers: Take…
A recent decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals serves as an important reminder to avoid the temptation to overreach when seeking to protect your customer relationships.
Restrictive covenants prohibiting competition and customer solicitation remain a valuable tool to protect your business; however, if not carefully crafted, they are doomed to fail when you need them most.
In Sterling Title Co. v. Martin, the plaintiff Sterling Title Company ("Sterling") sued its former employee and her new startup company for soliciting Sterling's customers in breach of her contractual agreement. Like many employers, Sterling wanted to protect its business by prohibiting the employee from interfering with its customer relationships. Thus, upon hiring the employee, Sterling had her execute an agreement stating:
...I also agree that for the period of my employment by the Company and for one (1) year after the date of termination of my employment with the Company I will not, either directly or through others: ...(c) solicit or attempt to solicit any customer or partner of the Company with whom I had contact during my employment with the Company to purchase a product or service competitive with a product or service of the Company...
In crafting this restriction, Sterling was smart in not trying to protect all customer relationships, which is a mistake many employers make. Courts generally will not enforce a restriction prohibiting contact with all customers because this theoretically would include customers the employee isn't familiar with and may not even know to exist. Under North Carolina law, a business has a legitimate business interest in prohibiting an employee from soliciting those customers with whom the employee has some prior connection which may create an unfair advantage; however, there is no legitimate business interest in prohibiting an employee from soliciting those customers with whom the employee has no connection. That's generally considered fair competition, which cannot be stopped. Sterling presumably recognized this limitation and, thus, only extended the restriction to those customers with whom the employee had "contact" during her employment.
Sterling also avoided another common mistake by stating that the employee was only prohibited from soliciting those customers for competitive reasons. You may think this is obvious and goes without saying; however, if not said, then that technically means the employee is prohibited from soliciting the customer for any reason, including reasons which are unrelated to the employer's business. To illustrate, a title company such as Sterling has no legitimate business interest in stopping an employee from soliciting its customers to provide landscaping services. Sterling recognized this and made sure to draft the restriction to only apply to competitive solicitation.
Finally, Sterling was smart in not trying to extend its restriction too far into the future. While many employers are tempted to impose multi-year restrictions on their employees, Sterling's restriction only applied for a period of one year following termination. In the world of restrictive covenants, a one-year restriction is relatively short, which generally helps when asking a court to enforce it.
For all of the above reasons, you may be thinking that Sterling prevailed in its lawsuit against the former employee. Unfortunately for Sterling, you'd be wrong because the Court of Appeals determined the covenant of non-solicitation was unenforceable as a matter of law. The reasoning underlying the court's decision demonstrates the importance of being thoughtful and precise when crafting your restrictive covenants.
First, the court noted that the Agreement did not define the phrase "customer or partner." Without a limiting definition, this phrase could be interpreted as applying to former customers, prospective customers, and even future customers of Sterling if the employee had some contact during employment. Moreover, the court noted that "customers" come in all shapes and sizes; thus, broadly prohibiting solicitation of a "customer" who may operate out of multiple offices throughout the country may be unreasonable if the employee only had contact with the local "customer" office in North Carolina.
Making matters worse, Sterling also failed to define the type of "contact" that was required to trigger the protection. Is it sufficient contact if the employee answered the telephone when the customer called? What if the employee encountered the customer on the elevator one day? Although that type of minimal contact likely was never contemplated when Sterling drafted its agreement, the restriction technically could be read to include it.
Finally, Sterling made one more major mistake when it failed to include a "look-back" period when defining the scope of customers covered by the restriction. In all likelihood, Sterling was only concerned with active customers and recent contact; however, the restriction did not reflect this. Instead, the restriction covered all "customers" with whom the employee had any "contact" during her employment; thus, read literally, this would include contact the employee had on her first day of employment. And, because the employee, in this case, had been employed with Sterling for ten years, the court reasoned that the covenant effectively restricted the employee from soliciting a customer who may have stopped doing business with Sterling nine years and 11 months earlier. In situations like this, courts in North Carolina will add the "look-back" period to the future restricted period in determining whether the total time limitation is reasonable. Following that approach in this case, the court determined that Sterling's one-year restriction was really an 11-year restriction when considering that the look-back period was the entire length of the employee's employment.
For all these reasons, the court determined that the agreement was "patently unreasonable" and dismissed Sterling's complaint. North Carolina employers may feel frustrated with this result and conclude that it is not worth having their employees execute restrictive covenants. This would be a mistake. Even under the strict requirements of North Carolina law, thoughtfully crafted restrictive covenants are enforceable and can be a very effective tool to protect your business. The lesson to be learned here is to avoid the temptation to overreach by painting with broad strokes; instead, figure out the type of activities that you truly need to restrict and narrowly tailor your covenants to only cover those activities. Investing the necessary time upfront to draft your covenants appropriately will pay off in the long run.
© 2023 Ward and Smith, P.A.
From Facebook to FMLA to Furry Friends—Frequently Asked Questions in Employment Law
A Short Refresher On Discrete Legal Issues During Natural Disasters
Pray for a Good Harvest, but Keep at Your Plow – And Know Enough Employment Law to Stay Out of the Ditch

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


This adapter will not adapt, convert or do anything with a DVI-D (DIGITAL) signal. This is strictly an analog adapter that is common to put into your DVI-I or DVI-A video card socket so that you can use a standard VGA cable to connect a Monitor or TV Display.
I have a new AGIS MIS PC. Very powerful but only has a DVI and HDMI ports. Well, I have all 3 type connectors: DVI; VGA; HDMI. So, now I use this connector VGA to DVI and plug it into my Rocketfish splitter. I now have 3 functional monitors! Works great and takes up very little room.
ProsShort; inexpensive; easy to install on your existing VGA cable.


Crazy8 Sale | 30% off Markdowns + Add'l 25% off!
Home / Deals / Online Deals / Crazy8 Sale | 30% off Markdowns + Add'l 25% off!
Crazy8 has a Super HOT deal Today Only! This Crazy8 Sale is offering up to 30% off all mark down items (prices as marked) + you can get an additional 25% off $88+ orders with coupon code! Use code CRAZY8 to score the extra 25% off during checkout!
This is a great way to get some cute holiday gifts for the kids, or just finish stocking their fall/winter wardrobe. Be sure to think ahead to next summer as well. Some deals are too good to pass up on!
Prices starting at just $3.49 BEFORE coupon code! So there are some awesome deals to be found. Head over to Crazy8 and check it out! These deals are available today only and while supplies last!


At this moment, Lin Fan was crazily throwing bricks one after another into the furnace as if he were possessed by a demon. Aside from increasing his experience, the stuff he crafted was either broken tiles or useless clay. His blacksmith profession was already level four, but all the stuff he crafted was complete trash, Lin Fan was now already full of doubts.
'Is it possible that even though I unlocked professions, I still can only craft piles of junk? Actually, this couldn't even be considered junk.' Lin Fan stared at the junk in front of him while breathing hard, about to go mad. "Yours truly just won't accept this…" Lin Fan roared out angrily, opening crazy mode as he began throwing the piles of junk once again into the furnace.
After working hard all day, the sky was already darkening, and the outer sect disciples that went out to observe the exam should have already returned. "Junior brother Lin, what happened to the walls around your courtyard?" Yin Mo Chen, who had just returned back to his house, asked curiously after seeing Lin Fan's buck naked house.
"Oh, I don't know. When I woke up, it was all gone. Senior brother, how was today's outer sect examination?" Lin Fan didn't want to say anything more, the reason being the topic was too painful.
"Excellent! There were many potential seedlings, so the sect was very excited." Yin Mo Chen also said this a bit excitedly. But upon seeing junior brother Lin's expression looking a bit down, Yin Mo Chen became slightly worried. "Junior brother Lin, are you alright? You don't look too well. Is it possible you are still injured from last time? This is despicable! Senior brother Yi is just busy shielding and didn't even bother to give a reply. Tomorrow, I will go demand some justice for you." Yin Mo Chen said.
Lin Fan lied down on his bed and gave a sigh, 'Today was a complete waste. All my efforts were for nothing. At least give me something useful and let me feel a bit happy.' But this entire day, it was either rubbish or broken, with not a single decent item appearing.
"F*ck…" Lin Fan covered himself with his bed sheets and without a further word went to sleep. At this moment, the room became silent, the fire flickered about inside the lantern on the table, as if it were reacting to Lin Fan. The sky became darker, and aside from the moonlight and bright stars shining down upon the earth, all was silent and peaceful.
"Ah, I refuse to accept this." Lin Fan suddenly sat up, throwing aside his bed sheets, now fully awake.
Without another word, Lin Fan rose up and left the room, slowly disappearing into the darkness.
In a certain outer sect disciple's house, the insides were still bright, and the person inside was obviously not asleep. Currently, inside the house, w.a.n.g Tianfeng smiled while taking out a manual he had just obtained today from his senior brother Yi Zhongyu.
The world's martial skills were divided into four categories - heaven, earth, dark, and light.
Though this manual 《Burning Palm》 was a lower martial skill of the dark category, to w.a.n.g Tianfeng, this was a precious martial skill. Outer sect disciples could only practice martial skills under the light category. As for the dark category, only inner sect disciples could study them.
w.a.n.g Tianfeng hastily opened the manual and began diligently remembering the incantations. As long as he mastered the 《Burning Palm》, even Ni Mingyang wouldn't be a match for him.
Of course, w.a.n.g Tianfeng understood that the reason Senior brother Yi ignored that guy was because he couldn't be bothered with it, as that person still wasn't of concern to him. After remembering a few lines of incantations, w.a.n.g Tianfeng carefully stored the manual away within his chest and got into a lotus position while focusing on the incantations.
'Dong Dong…' The knocking continued endlessly.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Not going to sleep even though it's so late, just what do you want?" w.a.n.g Tianfeng shouted while swearing. But when w.a.n.g Tianfeng opened his door, he was stunned. There was not a single person in sight. He then swore loudly and closed the door, hastily getting back into the lotus position in his bed.
"Dong Dong…" A knock sounded on the door once again at this moment.
"Who's there?" "At this point, w.a.n.g Tianfeng didn't get out of bed and instead impatiently shouted. After hearing the person outside continually knocking on the door, w.a.n.g Tianfeng became livid, immediately rushing off the bed and opening the door. But what made w.a.n.g Tianfeng even more enraged was the fact that there wasn't a single person outside.
"Who's there? Show yourself, coming to disturb me in middle of the night! I will kill you!" w.a.n.g Tianfeng shouted while swearing.
Lin Fan, who was hiding in the shadows, began laughing upon seeing the fl.u.s.tered looking w.a.n.g Tianfeng, his previous depression now all swept away. After w.a.n.g Tianfeng closed his door again, Lin Fan silently crept forth, preparing another wave. But when Lin Fan arrived in front of the entrance, w.a.n.g Tianfeng suddenly opened the door.
"Alright then, so it was you. It seems yesterday's punishment wasn't enough. In that case, I will let you know what happens to people like you." After seeing it was Lin Fan, w.a.n.g Tianfeng immediately launched a fist forth without a second word.
"Brat, let's see who can save you now." w.a.n.g Tianfeng was enraged at this point. This guy repeatedly tried to provoke him; he was simply testing his patience.
The punch which contained all of w.a.n.g Tianfeng's anger smashed upon Lin Fan. According to w.a.n.g Tianfeng, it seemed that this time he would be gravely injured.
"Huh?" Lin Fan was a bit surprised.
"Huh?" w.a.n.g Tianfeng was in disbelief.
As for Lin Fan, he didn't think that this guy would merely increase his experience by ten points.
"You brat, Yours Truly just didn't use his full strength. Just letting you settle in a bit." w.a.n.g Tianfeng did not believe that his punch had no effect on the other party. He gave an angry roar, prepared to use his full strength to make this guy understand just what kind of horrible thing would happen to people who provoked him. But at this point, w.a.n.g Tianfeng's angry expression suddenly changed. There was a bit of ecstasy along with a bit of sourness.
"Seriously…only ten points? Useless." Lin Fan rolled his eyes, then turned around and left in disdain.
"You…You" The previously enraged w.a.n.g Tianfeng held his crotch while crouching down, as tears streamed down his face. The pain within his eggs swept throughout his entire body.
"Lin Fan, I will never forgive you!" w.a.n.g Tianfeng roared out with his last ounce of strength as tears surged forth.
In the darkness, Lin Fan's dull reply echoed forth.
"Weakling that only gives ten experience points…"
You're Read The Strongest System Chapter 17 online at NovelOnlineFull.com. You can use the follow function to bookmark your favorite novel ( Only for registered users ). If you find any errors ( can't read,broken links, can't load photos, etc.. ), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible. And when you start a conversation or debate about a certain topic with other people, please do not offend them just because you don't like their opinions.
You're reading The Strongest System. This manga has been translated by Updating. Author(s): Xinfeng,新丰. Already has 8110 views.
Current Time is 21-Apr-2019 18:43:06 PM.


Bravissimo reported a 600% rise in sales of swimwear in three months after tuning its pay-per-click (PPC) search campaigns into local weather reports. The lingerie and clothing retailer used software solution weatherFIT to enable PPC campaigns to be tailored in real time to local weather data. Over the course of March, April and May 2012, the company reports a 599.5% growth in revenue from its online PPC-campaign, compared to the same period the previous year. Its conversion rate also rose by 103% – despite the fact that, as a whole, 2012 was a particularly wet year.
Bravissimo also used the technology on a three-month campaign to promote its Pepperberry range of dresses. Sales rose by 77.95% and average order size by 77.96%, compared to the same period in 2011.


Take a look at some of the exciting developments of the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. As we advance the frontiers of pediatric research, we'll spotlight our Mellon Scholars and the progress of our most promising projects.
Reversing autoimmune type 1 diabetes without immunosuppression has proven to be extremely difficult, but in a study published in Cell Stem Cell, (Jan. 4, 2018) researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report achieving that outcome in mice using gene therapy.
A new technique for maintaining cancer stem cells in the lab may prove to be the key to stopping them in the body, according to scientists at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
A long-running study shows that fluid in the middle ear does not impair development and ear tubes may not always be necessary.
Physicians, scientists, and other experts from UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh explore a new frontier of child and adolescent medicine as part of the podcast series "That's Pediatrics." Listen to our Mellon Scholars and the leadership of the Richard King Mellon Institute discuss their projects.
Subscribe to "That's Pediatrics" Podcast Series.


The laboratory is situated in the newly built Biomedicum within the division of Molecular Neurobiology at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, which is an extremely dynamic and vibrant scientific environment. State of the art equipment along with expertise is available within the unit. We are active members in a number of networks including the Gossiper, Network for Networks and ENI-NET.


text:
Oklahoma City bombing 20th anniversary: 20 facts about the 1995 attack
By Lydia Smith
April 18, 2015 14:00 BST
The 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on 19 April 1995 marks the worst terrorist attack on US soil, prior to the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The blast was equivalent to 5,000 pounds (2,300kg) of TNT and killed 168 people, injured more than 600 and destroyed 324 nearby buildings, leaving many homeless.
Twenty years on, a memorial and museum stands on the site of the attack carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. On the anniversary of the tragedy, we look at facts about the Oklahoma City bombing:
1) The truck filled with explosives was parked directly under the America's Kids Day Care Centre in the federal building. Of the 21 children there that morning, only six survived.
2) The blast measured around 3.0 on the Richter scale and could be heard up to 55 miles – or 89 km – away.
3) The victims, including three pregnant women, ranged in age from three months to 73 years – 99 of the victims worked for the government.
4) McVeigh graduated from the US Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, in May 1988, where he had met Nichols. While training, McVeigh used much of his spare time to read about firearms, sniper tactics, and explosives.
5) McVeigh and Nichols purchased or stole the materials they needed to manufacture the bomb the year before the attack, which they stored in rented sheds until two days before.
6) Reports suggested McVeigh and Nichols burgled gun collector Roger E Moore in his home of $60,000 worth of guns, gold, silver and jewels, transporting the property in the victim's own van, but this is disputed.
The north side of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City after the bombing Getty
7) The damage caused by the blast was estimated to be worth $652m, destroying over 300 buildings, burning 86 cars and shattered glass in 258 buildings. Substantial donations were received from all over the United States.
8) The broken glass alone accounted for 5% of the death total and 69% of the injuries outside the Murrah Federal Building.
9) McVeigh was arrested within 90 minutes of the explosion. He was travelling north on Interstate 35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, and was stopped for driving a yellow 1977 Mercury Marquis with no number plate. When his car was searched, police found the words "TNT at $5 a stick. Need more" on the back of a business card.
10) The blast created a 30ft-wide, 8ft-deep crater on the street outside the Alfred Murrah Federal Building.
11) McVeigh was a gun fanatic and was taught to shoot by his grandfather. He told people he wanted to be a gun shop owner and sometimes took firearms to school to impress his classmates.
12) McVeigh was reprimanded by the military for purchasing a "White Power" T-shirt at a Ku Klux Klan protest against black servicemen who wore "Black Power" T-shirts around the army base.
13) In the aftermath of the bombing, The Salvation Army served over 100,000 meals and provided over 100,000 ponchos, gloves, hard hats and knee pads to rescue workers.
A family member of a victim observes silence at the Field of Empty Chairs memorial Reuters
14) The national humanitarian response was overwhelming and caused logistical problems. Large numbers of items such as wheelbarrows, bottled water, knee pads and clothing were donated.
15) Some of the debris was used as evidence in the conspirators' trials, as well as incorporated into memorials, donated to local schools, or sold to raise funds for relief efforts.
16) In the days following the blast, over 12,000 people participated in relief and rescue operations.
17) The Ryder truck contained more than 2,200kg of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, nitromethane, and diesel fuel mixture.
18) Both McVeigh and Nichols had expressed anger at both the FBI's 1992 stand off with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, as well as the federal government's handling of the 1993 Waco siege, both of which inspired their attack in Oklahoma.
19) During the attack, McVeigh carried pages from The Turner Diaries, a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce in which supremacists who start a violent revolution to exterminate the US federal government.
20) McVeigh's execution in 2001 was the first federal execution in 38 years.
More about US news
US immigration reform: Legalisation of undocumented would increase tax contributions £1.47b a year, study says
American Congress reaches agreement to \'fast track\' Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal


The traditional media like DVDs and Blu Ray discs are on the decline. We tend to save our videos on our computers or love streaming them through services like Hulu or Netflix. Now that you have a lot of physical media with you, you may want to look for the options that help you rip your DVDs in an efficient way. The best way to convert your physical media on to the digital one. Wonderfox DVD Ripper Pro is one such great tool that should be your prime choice.
Wonderfox DVD Ripper Pro - What it is?
Wonderfox DVD Ripper Pro is a must own tool for your needs. In fact, the tool is best meant for creating DVDs from your digital media. However, as we stated before the physical media is on its out and you can use this tool for saving a DVD in the digital format on your computer or on the cloud.
The tool is quite effective and simple to use. In fact, we would consider it to be your one stop solution for all your requirements in DVD Ripping. In fact, it not only lets you rip your DVD content from other discs but can also from ISO images and local folders on your computer.
Well, it comes with several excellent features that make it your prime choice for DVD ripping needs you may have. To begin with, it offers you an easy to use interface and should be the perfect companion for those who are not proficient in computers.
The sleek and easy to use interface makes it one of the best options you can choose. It can be used to backup, archive and convert your DVD files so that they can be played on any device like smartphones, tablet or even television. The best feature that we liked with Wonderfox DVD Ripper Pro is its offering that gives you an option of over 250 different output profiles. The tool does apart over 19 file formats, prominent among them being MP4, MOV, MKV, MPG, and M4V among others.
A great amount of 250 profiles would mean you can use the software on practically any device. Then there is a feature that removes the DRM protection from any disc. That would help you in creating copies of any copyright protected application with ease.
Yet another important aspect that you may need to take care of while choosing a DVD Ripper software is the time taken for the conversion process. The conversion speed and the time consumed are two factors you need to consider. On an average, a 150 minute DVD can be ripped in around 20 to 25 minutes with Wonderfox DVD Ripper. If you want us to know the size based conversion speed, we would let you know that a DVD with a capacity of around 6.5 GB would take around 10 to 15 minutes to complete ripping.
Wonderfox DVD Ripper not only helps you rip your DVD discs but also lets you edit your discs. You can change tracks and languages. It can be used to apply a multitude of editing functions like sharpening, darkening or mosaic.
Well, let us now go through the features that make it a good option when it comes to your DVD ripping needs. We would hasten to add that most of the features have been explained here above. We would list out the features here for a proper understanding of the software.
Enhanced Decryption Technology - The tool removes the DRM protection from any disc. It can also remove region specific restriction as well.
Support for Multiple devices - The software supports over 300 devices. The list of devices includes high-end devices like Samsung Premium devices to lesser known devices.
Removal of Ads - This is yet another feature that makes it a great option for DVD ripping. It removes the ads from the disc automatically. Even the trailers from the video are removed.
Correct Detection - Wonderfox DVD Ripper can detect the title of the discs you are ripping.
Multiple format support - The software supports over 19 different file formats. This would make it best for ripping your discs for any of your devices.
An interface that suits both beginners and advanced users.
The ever ready help tutorial at your finger tips.
Helps you opt for faster DVD ripping process.
A host of output profiles that would suit practically all available devices. You can convert your videos for use with any device of your choice.
It is able to bypass any kind of restriction.
The software is capable of providing high-quality video while using low resources.
The DVD ripper is compatible with all versions of Windows operating system.
Free trial option available if you want to try the application before actually buying it.
There are certain cases wherein it has been observed that the software freezes when attempting to change a few parameters.
It has been reported to have some interface related issues in some extreme cases.
You can get access to Wonderfox DVD Ripper Pro from the official website. If you want to try it before buying the same, you do have the option of going for the trial version. However, if you decide to buy the software, Wonderfox offers you two different plans.
Single License - With this plan you get a lifetime license for One PC. The service will cost you $ 29.95.
Family License - This plan offers lifetime license at $ 69.95. You will have the option of using the tool on 3 PCs.
Apart from the above two plans, Wonderfox also runs special discount offers from time to time. Keep checking the official site at regular intervals, you may find special deals running that can offer you a discount of up to 50%.
Is it worth the cost you are spending for it? Well, we do think so. Just think of it - digital media has added advantages over physical media. It occupies less space, there are no issues concerned with the loss or scratches. A wide range of formats supported and a lossless ripping process makes it one of the prime reasons you should decide in favour of the tool. Despite having an expensive price tag, the features that it has on offer place it a step ahead of the competitors. If you tink you cannot afford the Pro version, you can g with the free variant though it has a few limitations.


Sinn Féin TD for Limerick City Maurice Quinlivan has said that the crisis in the A&E in University Hospital Limerick is continuing unabated, as he revealed 831 people lay on trollies in the hospital in November alone.
"The crisis in University Hospital Limerick continues, as 831 people lay on trolleys in November, and the crisis shows no signs being fixed under Fine Gael's government.
"When the number of people on trolleys hit 902 people in September, I asked for the Minister to intervene. Clearly, this hasn't happened.
"How long does this have to go on? I fear that the action needed, will only happen after a tragedy occurs due to the overcrowding levels, and, by that stage, it will be too late.
"I am constantly raising the issues facing University Hospital Limerick in the Dáil, but this government is not listening.
"Prior to the opening of the new A&E, I raised the issue of trolley use with Minister McGrath in the Dáil, and he said 'there is no basis for any suggestion that 24 patients will be accommodated on trolleys in the new emergency department'.
"There actually was a basis for this suggestion, because apart from just two days in the last month, the numbers on trolleys exceeded 24 each day, hitting a dangerous high of 69 people on Wednesday of this week.
"The huge numbers on hospital trolleys is becoming a monthly occurrence, and Minister Harris needs to take radical action, focusing on four main areas; recruitment and retention of staff, reopening closed beds, adequate step down facilities, and proper primary and community care.
"In July, Health Minister Simon Harris expressed his anger when he contacted UHL to criticized management at the hospital over the ongoing crisis in the ED. It is now four months later and the situation worsens on an almost daily basis.


text:
5 December 2019 / SF Restaurants, Food & Drink / Jay Barmann
Where to Eat Around SF's Union Square Between Harry Potter Shows (or Shopping)
Getting a good bite to eat around Union Square has never been the simplest task — especially if you're looking for non-hotel food and you have standards. And now with holiday shopping season in full swing and the Harry Potter show playing at the Curran for the next six months to a year (at least), you could probably use some ideas for when you're stuck and hangry in tourist trap central.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (see our review here) plays as a marathon in two parts every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday — starting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday, 1 p.m. on Sunday — with an approximately two-and-a-half-hour dinner break in between Parts One and Two. This doesn't leave quite enough time to escape the neighborhood and have a leisurely meal elsewhere — and on Sunday when Part One lets out at 4:15 there isn't a whole lot that's open and serving food outside the hotel bar and fast-food realm until 5 or 5:30. With a total of six hours of theater-watching in a day, you ideally need a nice break with more than sustenance in between, right? The same goes if you're spending five or six hours on a weekend doing holiday shopping.
Below are some solid suggestions for food options, with and without booze, for the purposes of having a pleasant meal after binge-shopping, or between three-hour bouts of theater.
The raw-bar platter at Ayala
Melissa Perfit's one-year-old seafood-centric spot landed on SFist's list of the best seafood restaurants in town, and it's a great option all around for Union Square shoppers and theater-goers alike. The menu offers oysters and other raw-bar selections, as well crudos and excellent entrees like a "cioppino verde" and some nori spaghettini smothered in Dungeness crab. They also do a Martini Hour every day from 5 to 6:30 which fits right in the Harry Potter break window, and features multiple cocktail options for $9.
398 Geary Street at Mason - Open at 5 p.m. for dinner
Del Popolo
This top-notch Neapolitan pizza emporium is a little bit of an uphill hike away from the square, but it's worth the exercise. Chef Jon Darsky does excellent work with salads, seafood starters, and house-made focaccia in addition to the delicious pizza array. And while there's no full bar, there is a great selection of Italian, French and California wine.
855 Bush Street bet. Mason and Taylor - Open at 5 p.m. for dinner Fri-Sun, 5:30 p.m. Tues-Thurs.
Halal Guys platter. Photo: Ann S./Yelp
If you'd rather grab quick sustenance that's not Jack in the Box and head for nice drinks elsewhere, I'd suggest dinner at Halal Guys two blocks away from the Curran and drinks at Benjamin Cooper. Halal Guys offers simple gyro sandwiches or platters — chicken, beef and lamb, or falafel are the choices — and the secret is in the special "white sauce" and an extra slathering of tahini at the end. This is also a good option if you're starving after the show — they're open until midnight most days, and until 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday night.
336 O'Farrell Street between Mason and Taylor - Open daily 10 a.m. to midnight
Kin Khao
This is probably the only spot on this list where you'd be wise to make a reservation ahead — and it won't work for the Sunday Harry Potter gap because it doesn't open until 5:30 p.m., and you have to back in your seat at 6:30. It is, hands down, some of the best Thai food in town, and it has a Michelin star to show for it. Also, it has a full bar with interesting, Thai-inspired cocktails, and it's just two blocks from the theater.
The corner of Mason and Ellis, in the Park 55 Hotel - Open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner
Jasper's Corner Tap & Kitchen
For some hearty food and cocktails that are a step above a lot of the hotel options, this gastropub a few blocks away from Union Square is a great bet. Dinner starts at 3 p.m. daily — and the brunch is a good bet too, offered daily from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The simple menu includes a solid burger, wings, sliders, and fried cauliflower. And there's a late-night menu, too, starting at 10 p.m., featuring chicken and waffles and a breakfast burrito.
401 Taylor Street at O'Farrell - Open all day, with food until late
Photo: Alan N./Yelp
Mensho Tokyo
This ramen spot arrived in SF straight from Japan a few years back, specializing in the creamy, chicken-based tori paitan ramen. There is almost always a considerable (if fast-moving) line outside during prime dinner hours, but it may not be so bad if you roll up right at 5 p.m. when they open. In true Tokyo fashion they keep people moving in and out at a brisk place without a lot of chit-chat, and he ramen options are all solid. But if you're chilled to the bone and in the mood for something heartier and meatier, go for the spicy lamb ramen, which is filled with tangy ground lamb and topped with chile oil.
672 Geary Street near Leavenworth
M.Y. China
You'll need to hoof it back downhill to Market Street, but this mall Chinese place from TV chef Martin Yan, upstairs at the Westfield Centre, offers some of the best and most reliable Chinese food in the 'hood — with the added bonus of a full bar. And with two hours to spare, you'll have plenty of time to walk and have a leisurely meal here. Don't miss the hand-pulled noodles, which are a house specialty.
845 Market Street, Fourth Floor - Open for dinner at 3 p.m. daily
The bistro level at this multi-level spot makes for a nice escape from the bustling streets, tucked upstairs in an unassuming building across from Macy's on O'Farrell. The menu (which is near impossible to find on the website) includes things like escargot, steak tartare, whole grilled fish, and braised beef cheek. The traditional bistro fare is offset by a slick, almost airport-like dining room and chef's counter. And you can order down cocktails from the fancy Elements bar upstairs — or you can eat snacks and burgers there as well.
165 O'Farrell Street - Open for dinner at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, no dinner Sunday
OneUp at the Grand Hyatt
The soaring, sleek bar at the Grand Hyatt — up a level from the lobby, down a long passageway — is a nice spot to relax among tourists and get a meal at odd hours. The simple menu is offered all day on weekends, featuring things like a burger, a prosciutto and brie flatbread, and a good but salty Cuban sandwich. The draw here is really the generally mellow bar, and the respite from the madness of Union Square on any given day.
345 Stockton Street at Sutter - Open all day
Rambler (Wed & Sat)
The restaurant at the Hotel Zeppelin is a quick walk from Union Square and the theaters, but there's a break between brunch and dinner when they do not serve food — between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. This means it works for a 5:30 dinner (reservations suggested) for Harry Potter-goers on any day but Sunday, when the curtain for Part Two is at 6:30 — though service can be brisk and this wouldn't be impossible. The menu features pizzas and elevated bistro fare, including a good burger, and some great braised short ribs.
545 Post Street between Mason and Taylor
Related: 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Is a Wild Ride and Dazzling Piece of Theater
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
This Week In Bay Area Food & Drink: Zazie Sold To Three Staffers
AL's Deli Halts Dinner Service With Some Menu Changes Afoot
Update: Valencia Street Bar Amnesia Definitely Closing... Thanks for the Memories
See all 5362 posts →
'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical' Takes the Jukebox Musical To a Trite New Low
While it's a fact of modern musical theater that jukebox musicals of both the biographical and non-biographical sort are popular money-makers, it's almost universally true that they tend to be despised by critics.
'Drag Queens On Ice' Celebrates 10 Years At Union Square Rink
The now annual Drag Queens on Ice event began way back in 2009 as a lark by Stud hostess VivvyAnne ForeverMore. The event, which will have its 11th go-round Thursday night, has now expanded and gained official sponsorship from Alaska Airlines.
Jay Barmann
Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 19 years.


This section is a short summary of the language. It describes the lexical structure and how a sequence of ASCII characters is translated to a sequence of tokens and full stops. Note that this summary is not yet completed.
The program is specified in a translation unit that the compiler parsers and translates into ANSI C source, that is further translated into machine instruction.
In the first variant the operating system passes command line options that was given before evaluation started.
Line terminators need to be recognized so that Cyclone compiler can report line numbers and determine the end of comments, quoted literals and line continuation coherently. Lines are separated by ASCII LF (linefeed or newline) or CR (carriage return).
A line terminator that is preceeded by \ (backslash) is continuation line.
Whitespace is any character with ASCII codes less than or equal to that of ASCII space, i.e. control characters or space. Line terminators are control characters but have been identified in preceding clausul and are therefore included explicitly below.
Comments can be either line or block comment. Line comment begins with // and extends up to and including the next line terminator. Block comments begins with /* and ends with */. Block comments cannot be nested.


text:
Microsoft will start delivering combat-ready HoloLens goggles to the U.S. military
Ultimately, money from the government won out over employee protest.
By Alex Perry on September 1, 2022
The consumer version of HoloLens 2. Credit: Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images
After years of controversy, Microsoft's HoloLens project just got a first order from the U.S. military.
Bloomberg(Opens in a new window) reported Thursday that Microsoft would deliver the initial units of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (or IVAS) goggles to the military after "encouraging results" from field testing. The goggles, which provide a heads-up display and night vision capabilities for soldiers in the field, are based on modifications to Microsoft's existing HoloLens augmented reality technology.
Mashable reached out to Microsoft and the company declined to comment.
Microsoft first signed a contract with the military to develop combat-modified HoloLens goggles nearly four years ago, in late 2018. The deal, which was worth $480 million, eventually led to internal strife(Opens in a new window) within the company, as some employees felt their work was being used to propagate violence overseas rather than help people. The HoloLens division has also seen its fair share of turmoil at Microsoft, as the creator of the AR goggles, Alex Kipman,(Opens in a new window) left the company in June after sexual harassment allegations surfaced.
SEE ALSO: Microsoft says it has democratic responsibility to accept lucrative military contract
Ultimately, pressure from within didn't stop the military deal from happening. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended the decision in early 2019, saying it was a "principled decision" made to help "protect the freedoms we enjoy." According to Bloomberg's report, the military could spend up to $21.9 billion over the next decade on the IVAS program, factoring in maintenance costs.
Microsoft workers push back against using HoloLens for U.S. military training
Microsoft says it has democratic responsibility to accept lucrative military contract
HoloLens 2.0 will include AI capabilities
NASA and Microsoft plan to take you to Mars with the HoloLens
Oculus Quest 2 review: VR finally goes mainstream
As the program moves forward, it will be worth watching to see if Microsoft employees protest once more, or if things stay all quiet on the Pacific Northwestern front.
More in Microsoft


To qualify for a doctorate, a student must satisfactorily complete graduate studies totaling at least 72 points (at least 64 in residence at New York University), pass two Ph.D. qualifying examinations in microeconomics and macroeconomics, and fulfill the requirements for two fields of specialization, such as economic theory (including game theory), monetary theory and macroeconomics, political economy, econometrics, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, development economics, and experimental economics. Students must also write and present a third-year paper and, finally, defend an acceptable dissertation.
Course requirements are Mathematics for Economists I ECON-GA 1021, Microeconomic Theory I and II, ECON-GA 1023 and ECON-GA 1024; Macroeconomic Theory I and II, ECON-GA 1025 and ECON-GA 1026; Econometrics I and II, ECON-GA 2100 and ECON-GA 2101. Ph.D. students must also register for at least two 3000-level courses (advanced courses, seminar/workshops).
After completing their coursework and field requirements and submitting a satisfactory third-year paper, a student is asked to submit a formal dissertation proposal which serves as the basis for a preliminary oral examination. When the dissertation is completed and approved by three faculty members, a public oral examination is held, at which research results are presented and defended by the candidate before a faculty committee.


text:
FORBES AFRICA'S "MY WORST DAY WITH PEACE HYDE" GOES GLOBAL
By Nkonkonsa.com , May 28, 2019 2:16 pm May 28, 2019 0 147
The leading business talk show on the number one business magazine platform, Forbes Africa My Worst Day with Peace Hyde, is set to launch its third instalment and this time, the program has a lineup of powerhouse business tycoons from the global business world.
The show which is renowned for interviewing the African continents billionaires and millionaires on their most challenging day ever in business has raised the bar by venturing into global business world to assemble a league of some of the richest and most successful African American moguls.
Reprising her role as creator, producer and host of the show that reaches some 60 million homes across 16 countries in sub Saharan Africa, Peace Hyde is set to take the award-winning show global. Successful editions have of the show has been syndicated in Ghana and South Africa drawing in an enviable guest list of some of the most powerful people in African business.
Some of the guests on this line up include, Eddie Brown, one of the wealthiest philanthropists in Baltimore and founder of Brown Capital Management investment firm with over $9 billion of assets under management; Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and CEO of $925 million ActOne, provider of workforce solutions including temporary staffing; Cathy Hughes, media mogul and founder of TV One and Urban One launched in partnership with Comcast with 53 stations across 16 markets and Bishop TD Jakes of TD jakes Enterprises to name a few.
From London, the prestigious shortlist includes the powerlist most powerful person of African and Caribbean heritage for 2017 and 2019, Tom Ilube and Ric Lewis respectively. Tom Ilube is a millionaire tech entrepreneur and education philanthropist who is the founder of AIM listed Crossword Cybersecurity and also a non-executive director of the BBC and sits on the Royal Ban of Scotland's technology Advisory Board. Ric Lewis is a CEO of Tristan Capital Partners, an independent London headquartered real estate investment management boutique with $10 billion of assets under management.
"We have interviewed some of the most powerful people in Africa and for this season, we decided to seek out people all over the world with African heritage and explore how they overcame their most challenging day in business. When we started 3 years ago we didn't realise how big the show will be and we have had overwhelming feedback from all over the world and hence the reason why we are going global with this season," says Peace Hyde.
The show has previously featured Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote alongside other billionaire moguls like Africa's second richest woman, Folorunso Alakija, South African millionaire and Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba, AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina and Ghanaian millionaire moguls Paa Kwasi Nduom. The third season of the show is sponsored by leading real estate company, Nedcomoaks.
CHRIS ATTOH INVITED BY MARYLAND POLICE FOR QUESTIONING OVER HIS WIFE'S MURDER
Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh is reportedly being questioned by Maryland Police in a bid to unravel the murderer of the late wife.
Bettie, 44, was murdered by an unknown gunman while leaving her office in Maryland USA on Friday.
She was shot in the head by the gunman at about 5:00pm Friday and was pronounced dead when police arrived at the scene of the crime.
She left her office in the 6300 block of Ivy Lane in Maryland and was walking to her car when a man armed with a handgun approached her. She tried to run for her life, but the man followed her and fired at her multiple times, with at least one shot hitting her head.
The gunman then fled in a vehicle and is still wanted by the Maryland Police. Police described the suspect as "a black male with a thin build and black hair, wearing a dark shirt and pants."
Bettie, according to reports, was married to two men, including the Ghanaian actor and 47-year-old drug lord called Kendrick Jenifer, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term for drug trafficking.
CHRIS ATTOH'S LATE WIFE FILED FOR DIVORCE FROM AMERICAN HUSBAND IN APRIL – Maryland Court Records Reveals
By Nkonkonsa.com , May 14, 2019 5:33 pm May 16, 2019 0 77
A Bowie woman who was fatally shot in the head outside her workplace in Greenbelt was married to two different men, police say.
Bettie Jenifer, 44, was shot to death while running from a gunman who confronted her with a handgun as she was walking to her car after work on May 10. Police called it a targeted killing.
She had married famous Ghanian actor Chris Attoh in late 2018, but reportedly had another husband — an American man who is currently in jail on drug charges. Maryland court records show she had filed for divorce from him in April.
Her American husband is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence as the leader of the "Jenifer Drug Trafficking Organization" according to the Dept. of Justice. According to the Baltimore Sun, one of the couriers in this drug trafficking ring was fatally shot in the back of the head in October 2012.
Shortly before Jenifer's death, Attoh had tweeted: "When it comes to relationships, remaining faithful is never an option but a priority. Loyalty is ever…"
This tweet and another he made shortly after her death became a matter of interest to the police, but they say Attoh has been cooperative, and they have not named him a person of interest in Jenifer's death. According to entertainment site Ghana Page, Attoh was in Los Angeles when his wife was shot.
Early Sunday morning, Attoh tweeted, "One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives …"
Around 10 people were witnesses to the shooting, which police characterized as a brazen attack in broad daylight. The shooting took place in the 6300 block of Ivy Lane around 5:10 p.m. It is Greenbelt's first homicide of 2019.
The suspect, who is unidentified at this time, fled the scene. He's described as a black male with a thin build and black hair who was wearing a dark shirt and dark pants.
Source: Nydjlive.com
I AM STILL SINGLE AND SEARCHING – 64-Year-Old Attorney General of Ghana Reveals
By Nkonkonsa.com , May 7, 2019 3:50 pm May 16, 2019 0 75
The Attorney General (AG), Gloria Akuffo has revealed that she is still single and searching with the hope of finding a partner she would refer to as a friend even at age 64.
Speaking on Personality Profile with Lexis Bill, the mother of two said she is still single till date because she did not get anybody to marry her while growing up.
"Who said if I got somebody I won't marry today? I have not found the person yet. I am still looking", She revealed on the show.
Asked by host what is keeping her away from going for someone, she insisted "Maybe I have not been found and I have not found"
Pushed to give the characteristics of her ideal man, she disclosed "a friend that I can be Gloria with. I can be angry I can laugh and a true friend you can sit with and in-spite of whatever differences you will have into the future you can look back and laugh together and walk your old age together"
According to her, she is still in the woods looking for that person who will walk down the aisle with her maybe in the future but said she is not sure if someone will want to marry her at such an age.
Madam Gloria Akuffo who was brought up from a polygamous family having her children with "people's husbands" but stated if she has a second chance, she "wouldn't have done it today".
"You know my background. I was born into a big home and at that age, you really didn't think there was anything. But seriously, maybe I wouldn't have done it today. "You grow up not really seeing something wrong with having a relationship with someone's [husband].", she revealed.
GHANAIAN YOUTUBE AMBASSADOR GUUD KELLY TO EMBARK ON AFRICAN MASTERCLASS TOUR
By Nkonkonsa.com , April 8, 2019 7:15 pm April 8, 2019 0 66
Ghanaian Creative Director, Film Maker, Media and Tech Entrepreneur and YouTube Ghana Ambassador Keli Abiel otherwise known as Gudd Kelly has announced a YouTube Masterclass for Africa.
Aimed at helping individuals and businesses across the continent take advantage of technology platforms like YouTube and tools like video, storytelling to expand their market, build personal brands or create awareness about a special course.
"We as Africans were not brought up to share our stories enough and I want to encourage as many as we can to start creating original content that describes the true Africa. If we don't, the west will always be experts in African affairs."
Guud Kelly has embarked on several campaigns especially in Ghana speaking to students and businesses on the importance of creating original video content and using YouTube to better enhance their businesses. The Business of YouTube Masterclass in Abuja, Nigeria on April 30.
Gudd Kelly is currently an advocate for peer generated content and the convener of the YouTube Ghana fraternity where he's a strong thought leader on the evolving content creation space in Ghana and advocating the creation of content and encouraging young people to start creating original content to have a voice on Issues such as Global Warming, Female Genital Mutilation, Child labor, Depression, Cyber Bullying, Girl Child Education and a host of other themes for YouTube and other platforms, whiles highlighting the opportunities. By serving as a strategist and expert on YouTube videos, channels, and fandom and tracks the latest trends. He does this through workshops, Master classes, events, Creator clubs in Universities around the country and other scaled initiatives.
He has worked on several award winning Ghanaian films, Documentaries and Television shows. In 2010 he worked on the
critically acclaimed fi lm "Sinking Sands" which was nominated at the Ghana Movie Awards and The Africa Movie Academy Awards. In addition, it was selected among films for the 2010 Cannes Film festival in France. In 2013 he worked on another short film "Hospitals, Kordji" which focused on maternal mortality among African mothers and was also selected for screening at the Cannes film festival.
In 2010 he helped open up the Ghanaian fashion scene as one of the 1st content creators to venture into original fashion content
production by creating short films about designers, fashion show highlights, mini documentaries, fashion films and Interviews for the YouTube platform. They later expanded into holding fashion exhibitions at the Ghana international trade fair which brought together about 5,000 participants over a 3-day period. They traveled al l over Africa to document and curate African stories especially in Lagos where they have become a house hold name under the Fashionistagh brand.
Guud Kelly creates al l types of content, including TV, editorial, short films, long form broadcast programming, Drama, branded digital videos, social media content, as well as material for offline, experiential and ambient channels. He helps provide strategic advice on content provision for online channels and applications, and how best to use budget and opportunity to create effective integrated multi-channel , multi-media video and audio. As an integrated Creative Director, he has worked on everything from traditional TV; print, OOH, digital, magazines, and Brand experiences, reality TV shows, branded entertainment and think tank type projects. Also an event producer and a bigger picture seer, He's the person you can cal l a fixer.
He has executed exceptional projects, Having worked with the likes of BBC, FashionistaGH, Puma, Google, Conde Nast, Dupont, Terumo BCT, Samsung, The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, Vogue and Exxon Mobil, Kantanka Automobile, Cassa Trasacco just to name a few. Guud kelly has recently begun a passion project to help rally Africans build a community of Content Creators, to be in charge of their narrative, by creating intentional content. He has therefore founded "RoleModels Creators Academy", A mentor-ship program for young Africans looking for an opportunity to learn and acquire the basic ski l l sets to become film makers, Editors, Screen Writers, Directors, Producers and learn new ways of curating the right Video Content for
their market place. Whiles harnessing the power of platforms like YouTube with human interest stories.
Guud Kelly has many loves, especially for food, Travel ing and Architecture. He has a start up Interior design studio which has been designing homes & offices in Accra since 2015 for the likes of Joselyn Dumas, Jackie Appiah, Glitz Africa, Kempinsky Hotel, just to name a few.
ASAMOAH GYAN LOSES COURT CASE AGAINST SARAH KWABLAH, 3 OTHERS
By Nkonkonsa.com , March 20, 2019 4:13 pm May 16, 2019 0 532
Captain of Ghana's national team, the Black star, Asamoah Gyan has lost a long running rape, sodomy, and extortion case involving the state and 4 accused persons.
According the Kasapafmonline.com, the Circuit court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Afia Agbanu Kumador has upheld a submission of no case filed by lawyers of Sarah Kwablah and three others against Asamoah Gyan, the Black stars captain.
The Black Stars Captain dragged the four to court for conspiracy and extortion after Ms Kwablah had alleged he raped her.
But in court today Wednesday March 20,2019 the court said the prosecution had not been able to prove that a prima facie case has been established against the accused persons.
Ms Sarah Kwablah was sued together with Osarfo Anthony (Arts/Entertainment Writer), Chris Handler (Blogger) and Ekow Micah (Musician) and were arrested, charged with conspiracy to extort money and arraigned before court.
Background Of Case
Daily Guide newspaper, published a story in June, 2015, which alleged that Sarah Kwablah, a 21-year-old student, wants to blackmail Asamoah Gyan with a sex video involving the two parties. The story caught national attention and was met with mixed beliefs and fraught with several conspiracy theories.
Sarah Kwablah's side of the story, was however not captured in the publication. According to the paper, though they reached out to her via SMS, she failed to respond at the time of going to press.
Just after the publication, Sarah Kwablah approached Osarfo Anthony – then a writer for online media GHbase.com and gave her side of the story, which had it that, Asamoah Gyan raped and sodomized her which was caught on a CCTV in her house, but Daily Guide twisted the narrative of the story as "consensual sex" (video) to favour Gyan.
Sarah furnished Osarfo with all WhatsApp chats between Gyan and her, still pictures of her bloody naked body after the rape and sodomy she sent to Gyan – which alarmed Gyan, making him apologize for what he did, and Gyan's WhatsApp voice notes in which he can be heard loud and clear, pleading with the girl not to let anyone see or know about what happened between them.
The site (GHbase.com) investigated and published more revelations on the alleged rape and sodomy story.
Asamoah Gyan's team contacted the site's Editor, Chris Handler and Osarfo, and pleaded with them to stop the publication.
The same Gyans, later, turned around to accuse Osarfo and 3 others, of conspiring to extort money from Gyan with their publications. Osarfo Anthony, Chris Handler, Sarah Kwablah, and Ekow Micah, were arrested, charged with conspiracy to extort money and arraigned before court.
Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com
STREETDREAMSPRO DROPS NEW SINGLE, CALLS IT "IDI ALHAJA"
By Nkonkonsa.com , March 2, 2019 2:34 pm March 2, 2019 0 115
Meet Ghana based Nigerian, Streetdreams Universal Music Group (SUMG) signee, Aworinde Yinusa Oladayo popularly known as STREETDREAMSPRO.
A storytelling Afro-pop dancehall musician whose rhythm is continually unquestionable; his abilities to write and perform music that cuts across all musical genre and race, is a plus to his credentials.
'IDI ALHAJA' – his current single which was produced by Sage Quality, mastered and mixed by Oba Check, is a fun, trendy and feel-good tune with a good vibe for music lovers to unwind with, without losing the simple message of love.
Before now, he has dropped singles like, 'Owuro', 'Bless for life', 'Bosh Raw', 'Good over evil' and 'Africa'.
The multiple, versatile and hardworking gentleman hails from Ogbomosho South, Oyo state. He grew up in Okokomaiko Ojo, and schooled at Model College, Ojo and also had his ND at Kwara State Polytechnic – but lives in Ghana; were he graduated from Wisconsin University in Accra, with a BSc in Banking and Finance.
Whether you're a music enthusiast or not, once you listen, appreciate and want to get to know him more, you can follow him on Twitter: @5treetdreams and on IG: @streetdreamspro
I ONCE HAD SEX IN A PLANE – Actress Ella Mensah
By Nkonkonsa.com , February 26, 2019 6:06 pm May 16, 2019 0 456
Nigerian-based Ghanaian actress, Ella Mensah has disclosed that she's had sex in a plane.
In a recent interview, the actress said: "I once had sex in a plane. It was the most uncomfortable thing I have ever done. But at the same time, it was so much fun".
Mensah also recounted an encounter she had with armed robbers in Lagos and the promising relationships she lost to save her career.
"In 2018, I almost lost my life. Armed robbers attacked me on my way home from a movie location in Lagos. It was scary! But I'm grateful to God for saving my life and for blessing me afterwards.
Another unforgettable experience was when I lost two relationships because of acting. Both men had problems with me playing some roles and eventually asked me to quit acting, which I refused. One even asked me to choose between him and my career. Obviously, I chose my career. Most African men are extremely jealous and can't stand another man kissing their woman, even in a movie. It's sad though; I guess it's what it is" she said
Although she is making it big in Nigeria, Ella, who has starred in movies like Bed of Roses, I'm about to Wed, Playboy, Pretty Queen, Shakira and Deadline, believes Ghana has so many good actors and wishes the government would invest more in the entertainment sector.
"I'M NOT HIV POSITIVE" – Man Accused of Infecting Female Celebrities With HIV, Shares His Test Result
CEO of Maddhaus Entertainment Mr. Livingston Abani has finally reacted to reports that he is HIV positive and allegedly spreading it in Ghana.
The Ghana based Nigerian Businessman has vehemently denied the reports with an official statement accompanied with results of his HIV test to prove that he does not have the virus as it's being reported in the media.
A snapshot of a post on snap chat sufficed online on Tuesday evening February 18, 2019 in which a lady with user name "fatp*ssy055" alleged that Livingston Abani is HIV positive and has since set out on an agenda to spread the pernicious virus.
The screenshots mentioned actress and Social Media star Moesha Boduong and Musician Tiffany as two of the many female Ghanaian popular figures Mr. Livingstone has allegedly had sexual affair with. But he has denied all the reports.
Read his full statement below.
"I was greeted yesterday in the morning with humbug and a manufactured storyline, which seeks to dent my hard earned reputation but I'm confident Ghanaians are discerning and will not take this unfounded allegation hook line and sinker.
To begin with, I will want to state emphatically that I'm not HIV positive and those behind this are set out for no good. I advise the dawdle snap chat lady who has been recruited to find something else to do than to want to go on this tangent of which ascertaining the truth is just a walk to the hospital for a test. The test results accompany this statement so they can feed their ignorance.
I say verily, destroying my reputation will not launder. This allegation is just a figment of their own imagination and the test results flaws their claims.
In a series of posts, the said lady claimed I have had sex with dozens of women and celebrities unprotected and paid them huge sums of money. She even went ahead to mention some names and that is rather unfortunate because these people are young Ghanaian women who are working hard and dragging their names like this is unacceptable.
I'm a man of affairs and an entertainment industry savvy, hence I have always been available to offer help to players in any capacity I deem fit or as much as my strength could allow, but not for sexual pleasure in return – I support the industry out of gratuity and love for the art.
I want to inform her and her cronies that I have been in Ghana since 2002 and not three years ago as she claims, its palpable she has been misguided with information and I advice she desist from peddling falsehood or I allow the laws to take its course.
I hereby entreat all and sundry to treat this malicious fabrication with the discontent it deserves. The matter has been reported to the police and I have since informed my lawyers as we gear up towards seeking legal redress."
Livingston Abani
See his HIV test result below:
AWAKE PURIFIED DRINKING WATER DONATES GHC 1 MILLION TO THE NATIONAL CARDIOTHORACIC CENTER
Awake Purified Drinking water, CIMG Product of the year 2017 through its charity driven project; ONE 4 Life showed massive love to people with various cardiovascular disease by donating GHC 75,000 on Valentine's day Thursday 14th Feb 2019.
This donation cumulatively sums up all donations made so far from 2016 to a whopping 1 Million Ghana Cedis (1,000,000.00).
This great accomplishment was remarkably marked with sensational gospel musician Diana Antwi Hamilton to specifically thank its cherished consumers for their support in achieving this feat; through their continuous patronage of Awake which contributes 10p on every 500ml bottle purchase. Diana Hamilton's Mo No Yo song (over 3 million YouTube views) was used as tag line for this activity. She visited patients on remand and in the OPD (Out Patients Department) to share words of encouragement and retailers and consumers in and around Korle-Bu environs to further thank them for this success.
Diana Hamilton was honoured to be present at event and commented that "She was particularly pleased to witness in full glare as donation was made and was surprised that a million had been given within this short period".
Awake Purified Drinking water has over the years donated to the National Cardiothoracic Centre to financially support the less privileged and disadvantaged who cannot afford medical care heart transplant, heart surgeries, etc. This donation will mark the 9th time since the ONE 4 Life initiative.
Speaking at the event, Director for Water and CSD, Eunice Adjei announced that donation made so far to the Cardio centre through the sales of Awake bottles has reached a total of One Million Ghana Cedis with Sixty-Six (66) Beneficiaries.
"Indeed, we proudly attest that with the help of Ghanaian consumers and our stakeholders, our dream of building a formidable brand and a great Corporate Social Responsibility project has immensely been successful and we are poised in ensuring continuity of the One4Life Campaign. On Behalf of the Group Chairman (Dr Kwabena Adjei), The Managing Director (Richard Adjei), Staff and board of Kasapreko, we want to say thank you to all Consumers, Distributors, retailers and everyone that has supported Awake Purified Drinking Water and One4Life project since 2016".
Indeed, Mo Ne Y)!!!!!!!!!
Receiving the 9th donation since the initiative began, Dr. Lawrence Sereboe, Head of the Cardiothoracic Centre, received the cheque on behalf the Centre and used the opportunity to express the Centre's gratitude to Awake Purified Drinking Water and Kasapreko Company Limited for sustaining their commitment to the Centre.
He also used the opportunity to entreat corporate bodies and individuals to follow suit and support the centre to save more lives. In the spirit of St. Valentine's, the Awake team also provided breakfast packs with chocolates to patients on remand and in OPD to remind them that they are loved and cherished.
The main objective of the donation is to thank its consumers for helping the brand to achieve great success through their continuous purchase of Awake Purified Drinking Water. Awake Purified Drinking Water is available in 19litres, 1.5litres, 750ml, 500ml and 330ml, available for purchase in all marts and shopping centres across Ghana.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 … 148 Next


text:
13 Turkish Series For Beginners To Get You Hooked
Ayesha Irfan June 22, 2020 Entertainment No Comments
The east and the west are getting conquered by the awesome-ness of Turkish series. Getting high appreciation from the audience, Turkish series are now available with English Dubbing. But the hardcore fans are more than happy to watch them with English subtitle.
Here are some recent and high rated Turkish series you are going to love!
1. Sefirin Kizi — Ambassador's Daughter
Sefrin Kizi is a new Turkish series which is getting much appreciation by the international and local fans. This blend of tragedy and drama is about the girl named 'Nare' the daughter of an Ambassador who leaves her lover on the wedding night and tries to take her own life. She returns to that man's life after 8 years with a 8 years old girl named 'Melek'.
2. Sen Çal Kapimi — You Knock On My Door
Another one of the romance, 'You Knock On My Door' is about a young girl named Eda whose passion revolves around career and education but unfortunately is unable to achieve them. Enters in her life is an opportunity. And his name is Serkan. Serkan offers Eda to marry him for 2 months after which he will arrange for her to study abroad. Eda is played by Hande Erçel and Serken is played by Kerem Burcin, the characters themselves became the reason for a great hit.
3. Çukur — The Pit
Çukur is the blend of action, a thriller with romance. This is a story about the rivalry of two incredibly powerful families; one dealing with weapons and the other dealing with drugs. Two seasons of the series are already aired and is currently airing the third season. Voted by some people as one of the best series they have ever seen, this series is worth seeing.
4. Bay Yanlis — Mr Wrong
This is the story of a man Ozgur who has nothing to do with love. He rather not believes in love. Then there is Özge Gürel who is a great love believer and wants a caring partner in her life.
5. Ask 101
Ask 101 or Love 101 is an original Netflix series and finds itself to the group of unique Turkish dramas. This is an adventure and love series about 1990's teenagers who had made a goal in their life to bring their basketball coach and a female teacher together. With love.
6. Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir — My Home My Destiny
A novel based tv series, Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir is about a poor girl called Zeynep adopted by a rich family. This family shift causes a lot of suffering in her life. As the story progressed, her poor biological mother disapproves of her to marry a rich guy and wanted her daughter to marry a middle-class man named Mehdi.
7. Atiye — The Gift
The Gift is fantasy/ mystery drama about a girl whose happy life in Istanbul gets upside down from discovery in an archaeological site. This mysterious happening is witnessed by an archaeologist named Erhan.
8. Afili Aşk — Love Trap
Love Trap is a brand new Turkish series which also has gotten the crown one of best Turkish series of the year! It is a light-pitch romance that would fill your hearts with love.
9. Dirilis: Ertugrul — Resurrection: Ertugrul
One of the highest-grossing drama of the Turkish industry, this drama has taken Pakistan by storm. Not just Pakistan but the whole world. This drama revolves around a man in the 13th century who sets out to protect his home and also unify the Islamic world. Warning: you are going to get addicted.
10. Rise Empires Ottoman
This Netflix series is one of those who set out to tell the history of the Ottoman Empire. The brave King Mehmed II goes through many problems while running the kingdom. The series is also available in the English dub by Netflix.
11. Kara Sevda — Endless Love
A must watch if you are a fan of romance and quality. One of the most suggested Turkish drama, Kara Sevda is about a girl who gives up her life just to hide a family secret and decides to marry a psychopath.
12. Sampiyon — The Champion
A drama with a strong theme and storyline, The Champion is about a passionate boxer who had to leave the ring due to his injury. But he decides to conquer the ring again with his son.
13. Muhafiz – The Protector
Muhafiz is yet again one of the famous Turkish Netflix series out there. Hakan Demir possesses special power which he uses against dark forces.
You would also like Korean Dramas that would make you happy that 2019 is here and He Is Psychometric: Drama Review Of Non Korean Fan
Top 10 Most Popular Five Star Hotels In London
Worldwide Top 10 Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies
Top 10 Most Romantic Movies of Netflix – Top Rated Movies
Ayesha Irfan
Hello, I am the content writer of the site.


text:
Q: How to get a result from DialogFragment in the calling Fragment? I have the following DialogFragment to pick date:
public class Fragment_Picker_Time extends DialogFragment implements TimePickerDialog.OnTimeSetListener {

int hour;
int minute;
@Override
public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Use the current time as the default values for the picker
    final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
    hour = c.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
    minute = c.get(Calendar.MINUTE);

    // Create a new instance of TimePickerDialog and return it
    return new TimePickerDialog(getActivity(), this, hour, minute,
            DateFormat.is24HourFormat(getActivity()));
}

public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute) {
    // Do something with the time chosen by the user
}
}

And this is how I call it from another Fragment:
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
    switch(v.getId()){
    case R.id.btn_call_time:
        DialogFragment newFragment = new Fragment_Picker_Time();
        newFragment.show(getFragmentManager(), "timePicker");
        break;
    }
}

However I don't know how to get the values from the DialogFragment and pass them to my Fragment. I tried the following:
In the DialogFragment I set the onTimeSet function:
public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute) {
    Intent intent = new Intent(getParentFragment().getActivity(), Fragment_Schedules.class);
    intent.putExtra("HOUR", hour);
    intent.putExtra("MINUTE", minute);
    getTargetFragment().onActivityResult(getTargetRequestCode(), Activity.RESULT_OK, intent);
}

Added the following line to calling this fragment:
case R.id.btn_call_time:
        DialogFragment newFragment = new Fragment_Picker_Time();
        newFragment.setTargetFragment(this, 55);
        newFragment.show(getFragmentManager(), "timePicker");
        break;
    }

And set an OnActivityResult function:
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    getActivity();
    //super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if(resultCode==Activity.RESULT_OK)
    {
        switch(requestCode)
        {
        case 55:
            int hour   = data.getExtras().getInt("HOUR");
            int minute = data.getExtras().getInt("MINUTE");
            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "The selected time is: "+hour+":"+minute, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            break;
        }
    } else {
        // handle error
    }
}

But when I tried to run it my app crashed. This is what I got in logcat:
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088): java.lang.NullPointerException
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at com.myname.myproject.fragments.
    Fragment_Picker_Time.onTimeSet(Fragment_Picker_Time.java:32)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at android.app.TimePickerDialog
    .onClick(TimePickerDialog.java:119)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at com.android.internal.app.AlertController$ButtonHandler
    .handleMessage(AlertController.java:166)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4424)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:784)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:551)
09-29 10:06:43.666: E/AndroidRuntime(14088):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

What am I doing wrong? How can I pass the selected values from DialogFragment to Fragment?

A: You just need to create an Inteface and your Fragment should implement it.
public interface OnTimeDialogListener {
    public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute);
}

Here is the code
public class Fragment_Picker_Time extends DialogFragment implements TimePickerDialog.OnTimeSetListener {

 public interface OnTimeDialogListener {
    public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute);
 }

 int hour;
 int minute;

 OnTimeDialogListener mListener;

 @Override
 public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
    super.onAttach(activity);
    try {
        mListener = (OnTimeDialogListener) activity;
    } catch (ClassCastException e) {
        throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString()
                + " must implement OnTimeDialogListener");
    }
 }

 @Override
 public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  // Use the current time as the default values for the picker
  final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
  hour = c.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
  minute = c.get(Calendar.MINUTE);

  // Create a new instance of TimePickerDialog and return it
  return new TimePickerDialog(getActivity(), this, hour, minute,
        DateFormat.is24HourFormat(getActivity()));
 }

 public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute) {
      mListener.onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute);
 }
 }

A: Try to change the line with mListener:
mListener=(...Listener)activity.getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(int RESOURCE);

where the last thing in brakets is the id of your fragment in main activity..., for example, R.id.planList. And the first thing in brackets is the name of your Listener, for example, NewPlanNameListener
Than it will indeed direct your click to the fragment, and not to the activity

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
For Valour
When a young trooper is shot in the head at the Regiment's renowned Killing House, Nick Stone is perfectly qualified to investigate the mysterious circumstances more deeply. He has just returned from Moscow - still trying to come to terms with the fact that his girlfriend and baby son are safer there without him - so combines an unrivalled understanding of the Special Forces landscape with a detachment that should allow him to remain in cover. But less than forty-eight hours later, a second death catapults him back into the firing line - into the telescopic sights of an unknown assassin bent on protecting a secret that could strike at the heart of the establishment that Stone has, in his maverick fashion, spent most of his life fighting to protect. And now the clock is ticking, Stone hurtles from the solitude of a remote Welsh confessional to Glencoe - whose shadows still whisper of murder and betrayal - and on to Southern Spain, in an increasingly desperate quest to uncover the truth about a chain of events that began in the darkness of an Afghan hillside, and left a young man haunted by the never-ending screams of a friend the Taliban skinned alive. Nick Stone's most heart-stopping adventure yet will force the reader to recognise the thinness of the line that separates sacrifice from suicide, to share the nightmares that walk hand in hand with heroism - and to count the real cost of actions taken in the name of loyalty.
Publisher: London : 2014. Bantam Press,
Branch Call Number: AF M'NAB
Read more reviews of For Valour at iDreamBooks.com
Willip_1945 Feb 06, 2015
The whole premise of this story is an incident happened to soldiers stationed in Afghanistan that they deeply regretted and felt that if it ever got out it would bring shame regiment ! When you find out what the incident it seams small considering what went on there.
Stone, Nick (Fictitious Character) — Fiction
Intelligence Officers — Great Britain — Fiction


This spacious two bedroom, two bath condo at Turnberry Village features open floor plan, marvel flooring, walk-in closets and expansive views. Separate Storage unit. Enjoy resort-style living in the heart of Aventura, with numerous amenities including Jacuzzi, pool, billiards, gym and more. Situated on the Turnberry Golf Course.


text:
Reduced Food Waste Starts In The Home
MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Individuals and families can answer the recent national call to reduce the amount of food wasted.
Dr. Melissa Mixon, extension food safety specialist at Mississippi State University, said Americans have many reasons for throwing away a significant amount of food.
"We throw some food away because of an increased concern for food safety, and if there's the least doubt about a food's safety, people should throw it out," Mixon said.
A lot of food is thrown away because it has stayed in the refrigerator too long and gone bad. Mixon attributed many leftovers to busy schedules and large portions at restaurants.
"Families may be home just one or two nights a week to cook, then because of social activities and work, may not be together again for five or six nights to eat leftovers," she said.
Planning is the solution to waste in this situation.
"map out the week's schedule on paper," Mixon said. "Anticipate when you will be home and when you will be out.
"When you do have leftovers, they'll be planned-overs for the next days' meals," Mixon said. "You can't just throw the leftovers in the refrigerator and hope they will fit themselves in the remainder of the weekly meals."
Another way to reduce waste is to prepare smaller portions, and freeze any leftovers as TV dinners for quick meals later.
Mixon said excessive portions at restaurants contribute to waste, leftovers and overeating. Discard food left at room temperature for two hours or more, including time on the table and en route home, no matter how good or how much is left.
"Frugality should never take the place of food safety," Mixon said.
Reduce food wasted at restaurants by buying individual food items rather than complete meals which may include items the buyer does not want. If a diner wants a large entree, split it with a friend.
"Because Americans have the most variety in our food supply, we have gotten accustomed to choosing what we like and discarding the rest," Mixon said. "Food waste is not a survival issue like it is in some countries."
A further step parents can take is to teach children by example how to reduce food waste.
"We think nothing of throwing food out, and we're teaching our children that if you don't want to eat something, pitch it," Mixon said. "We need to teach them to be more selective in their food choices so they can reduce waste."
Seasonal spices pack protective antioxidants
Traceability Plans for Food Products
Allergen Labeling on Food Products
http://extension.msstate.edu/news/feature-story/1997/reduced-food-waste-starts-the-home


text:
There Will Never Be Another
He did not just stand for journalism, its language or its principles. He also stood for his city Lucknow and his country Hindustan through his reports. Kamal stood for the old Lucknow before it was transformed by the firestorm of hatred in the name of religion. Before the language of its ruler changed. Before people sitting in constitutional positions spoke of violence, bullets and sending people to their afterlives. Despite that, Kamal stood tall just like its Imambara without which Lucknow is incomplete.
One cannot understand Kamal by stripping him away from that Lucknow. A journalist who was always known for his work had his identity now linked to his religion. Some within the government started to keep their distance from him. Kamal lived it down with Lucknow's famous grace. "You know how it is," he would just say sometimes; "If I ask, they will say he's Muslim". While they kept trying to push him towards the identity of his religion, he drew himself closer to the people. Every last report of his is witness to this.
It's a testament to Kamal's achievement that while remembering him today, people are remembering his work. It often becomes ritualistic but the way his work is all over social media today, from links to his work to his iconic PTCs (Piece To Camera), shows what an impact Kamal left on his audience. Twitter is flooded with segments from his reports. This is Kamal Khan. His work is his monument.
Kamal Khan was known for his command over language.
It is through that work that we have come to know Kamal Khan. And it was important to know him to understand that one does not become Kamal Khan by reciting the shers of Ahmad Faraz and Habib Jalib. Even for a two-minute report, he used to think all day, read all day and write all day. Those who worked with him knew that this is how Kamal bhai worked. It's an inspiration to see someone treat their work with so much respect and dedication. If one collects hundreds of his reports on Ayodhya, one will find out that Kamal Khan had an Ayodhya separate from the political narrative of Ayodhya. How effortlessly he could speak about the Ayodhya that was smothered in the fire of hatred. His words cooled down these flames. He used to immerse himself in Tulsidas's Ramayan and the Gita too. He wasn't a journalist who would lift a line or two from somewhere to brighten up his report and call it a day. He knew the society of Uttar Pradesh was immersed in religion. And it was politics that turned that devotion into a rage. Kamal must have studied countless religious books just to speak to that society. And that is why when he spoke, they stopped and listened.
Because Kamal Khan could go through your eyes, into your soul and stir your conscience with delicate hands and remind you that at the end of it all, what actually matters is love and brotherhood. And that is exactly what the religion and the elders from the land of Uttar Pradesh have taught all along. The authority with which Kamal Khan could report on disputes related to Ram and Krishna was unmatched. Because he had a lot of hard-earned knowledge to back it up. Every time he would go to Varanasi, he would come back with a bundle of books. Before the days of Google, wherever Kamal Khan went to report, he would go with his books.
A tribute to Kamal Khan at the ghats of the Ganga in Varanasi.
He was as hard-nosed as he was disciplined. He would often say no and was never a reporter who would say yes to everything. Kamal Khan saying yes meant someone in the newsroom breathed a sigh of relief. He did not say it casually or stubbornly but explained in detail the reason behind not telling a story. While doing so, Kamal Khan used to remind the people around him of a principle no one should forget – be it the seasoned editor or the new reporter. The more a reporter says no, with good reason, the more he protects his institution from weak and imprecise reportage.
There will never be another Kamal Khan. Because this country has lost the moral strength to repeat the process by which one becomes Kamal Khan. Even though there are countless institutions of journalism in this country where Kamal Khan is admired, and there are reporters who want to be like him, the institutions no longer have the spine to see them through. Let alone nurture them for three decades. Otherwise, the eloquence and grace that is being celebrated today by every other channel, would reflect somewhere in their content. Kamal Khan was the star of NDTV. His words will keep on twinkling with the light of serenity and grace.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author. The facts and opinions appearing in the article do not reflect the views of NDTV and NDTV does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.


Forensic anthropology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that can provide an approximate age for juveniles and young people based on an X-ray of the frontal sinus region of the skull. In this image, the skull on the left shows Stage 1 of frontal sinus development (circled in blue). The central skull shows Stage 2. Stage 3 is on the right.