A supraglacial lake over the Greenland ice sheet in the Kangerlussuaq area at 1500 m elevation photographed on July 21, 2012. The lake feeds a stream that will deliver meltwater to the low elevations where it will either flow to the ocean on the surface or it will dive into the ice to contribute to the development of the englacial hydrological system.
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest body of ice in the world. It spans over 1,710,000 square kilometers (660,235 square miles) which is around 80% of the surface of Greenland. The ice sheet is generally more than 2 km (1.24 mi) thick and over 3 km (1.86 mi) at its thickest point.
The ice sheet is made up of layers of compressed snow from more than 100,000 years. It contains valuable climate data from years past. Scientists have drilled ice cores up to 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) deep. These ice cores provide information on past climate factors such as temperature, ocean volume, precipitation, chemistry and gas composition of the lower atmosphere, volcanic eruptions, solar variability, sea-surface productivity, desert extent and forest fires.
During the summer (June to September), about 50% of the ice sheet's surface naturally melts. At high elevations, most of that melt water quickly refreezes in place. The melt water coming from the ice sheet that is near the coastal areas are retained by the sheet and the rest falls into the ocean.
Melting over the Greenland ice sheet shattered the seasonal record on August 8 – a full four weeks before the close of the melting season, reports Marco Tedesco, assistant professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at The City College of New York.
The melting season in Greenland usually lasts from June – when the first puddles of meltwater appear – to early-September, when temperatures cool. This year, cumulative melting in the first week in August had already exceeded the record of 2010, taken over a full season, according to Professor Tedesco's ongoing analysis.
"With more yet to come in August, this year's overall melting will fall way above the old records. That's a goliath year – the greatest melt since satellite recording began in 1979," said Professor Tedesco.
This spells a change for the face of southern Greenland, he added, with the ice sheet thinning at its edges and lakes on top of glaciers proliferating.
Professor Tedesco noted that these changes jibe with what most of the models predict – the difference is how quickly this seems to be happening.
Dr. Thomas Mote, Professor of Geography at the University of Georgia and colleague of Professor Tedesco, confirmed that the cumulative melt in 2012 had surpassed that of 2010 using a similar analysis.
The August 8th record differs from NASA's announcement of unprecedented melting in mid-July, reported by Professor Tedesco and other researchers. Then, they found that the Greenland ice sheet had melted over 97 percent of its surface.
"That event was exceptional in the sense that it was an extremely rare event," said Professor Tedesco. "Imagine Rio de Janeiro under a layer of snow and you get the idea."
The extreme melting detected in mid-July, on the other hand, generated liquid water that refroze after a few days. "This changed the physical properties of the snowpack – making a slushy layer that turned into an icy crust after refreezing – but very likely it did not add to the runoff of meltwater that makes sea levels rise."
The cumulative melting index, on the other hand, does account for water flowing to the ocean. The same meltwater can affect ice dynamics by lubricating the base of the ice sheet and speeding its slide toward the sea.
This year, Greenland experienced extreme melting in nearly every region – the west, northwest and northeast of the continent – but especially at high elevations. In most years, the ice and snow at high elevations in southern Greenland melt for a few days at most. This year it has already gone on for two months.
"We have to be careful because we are only talking about a couple of years and the history of Greenland happened over millennia," cautioned Professor Tedesco. "But as far as we know now, the warming that we see in the Artic is responsible for triggering processes that enhance melting and for the feedback mechanisms that keep it going. Looking over the past few years, the exception has become part of the norm."
* The National Snow and Ice Data Center provided satellite data from the United States Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.


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Business Secretary announces £4 million of funding to counter cyber security threats at first ever US-UK cyber innovation summit.
Securious attended the Global Cyber Security Summit this week and heard from the Business Secretary, Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable announce a £4 million competition for UK Cyber businesses to develop ideas to tackle cyber security threats.
The summit is supported by US and UK governments and promotes partnerships and projects in cyber security.
"SMEs are responsible for developing a lot intellectual property on cyber defence, but many face the challenge of integrating into the supply chains of bigger organisations," said Cable.
The Technology Strategy Board will run the competition from March 2015. The government's innovation agency will fund companies with the best ideas.
Ahead of the summit, Business Secretary Vince Cable said:
The growth of the cyber security sector in the UK is a great success story, worth over £6 billion and employing around 40,000 people. Building a strong and resilient cyberspace in the UK is central to ensuring that our companies can make the most of business opportunities online, whilst avoiding potentially costly threats to the information they hold and the services they provide.
Maintaining innovation and growth requires continued investment. Committing a further £4 million will help businesses of all sizes turn their ideas to counter cyber threats into reality. Partnering with industry experts will also increase the opportunities for the UK's small cyber companies to work together and grow their businesses.
Risk management key to cyber strategy, says BP
How do I keep my kids safe online?

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Q: Update left column for certain Category/how to set Category Id in layout file I would like a block that display slide show on left side for certain category. I got the slide show block display in all pages by referencing left column in layout file, however. We need the slide show appear only in certain category(id 225) on the left side.
My solution road map so far:
1. rewrite the particular category's url to my customized module/controller/action(test/index/index)
2. In test/index/index layout file test.xml i would like to override catalog handle catalog_category_default(i got this by using Alan Storm Layout Views http://alanstorm.com/category/magento) that will have updated left column with my new slide show block. This is  how looks my test.xml file

This is giving me following error:
Fatal error: Call to a member function getMetaTitle() on a non-object in /app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Block/Category/View.php on line 43
From the error i conclude that the handle is being overided, however there is missing category id because the line 43 is:
if ($title = $this->getCurrentCategory()->getMetaTitle()) {
As you see, i have tried to set the category id in the test.xml layout file but without much success.
How to set category id in layout file? Is this doable solution or right way to do? Am i really overiding the handle?
Thanks Margots

A: In the admin section, there's a field when editing a category to apply layout updates, you can add your block XML there. If you'd prefer it be in the code, then category pages add a 'handle' that includes their ID, 'CATEGORY_123' for example and you can add your block by referencing that:
<CATEGORY_123>
  <reference name="left">
    <block type=""> (etc.)
  </reference>
</CATEGORY_123>

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Q: next-i18next 404 error when trying to access any page with localeSubpaths config provided I'm facing the 404 issue when trying to access any page of my Next.js application.
App works fine when no localeSubpaths config is provided.
After implementing localeSubpaths config (next.config.js):
const localeSubpaths = {
  en: "en",
  "de-DE": "de-DE",
  fr: "fr"
};

app is not working any more.
Every time I'm trying to access main root / or any of the locale pages fr, de-DE browser displays the 404 Error Page (Customized Next.js error page). This page contains some translated content which works fine.
Page contains also a link to the / Home Page. When I'm navigation to the Home Page by clicking on the link -> Home Page loads correctly (including related translations)
i18n.tsx config file:
import NextI18Next from "next-i18next";
import getConfig from "next/config";
import path from "path";

const { publicRuntimeConfig } = getConfig();
const { localeSubpaths } = publicRuntimeConfig;

const NextI18NextInstance = new NextI18Next({
  defaultLanguage: "en",
  ns: ["common"],
  defaultNS: "common",
  otherLanguages: ["de-DE", "de-CH", "fr"],
  strictMode: false,
  localeSubpaths,
  localePath: path.resolve("./public/static/locales")
});

export default NextI18NextInstance;

const {
  appWithTranslation,
  i18n,
  Link,
  withTranslation,
  Router
} = NextI18NextInstance;

export { appWithTranslation, i18n, Link, withTranslation, Router };

A: Make sure you don't have defined any i18n entry into the next.config.js file, as this will overlap with the redirect entry.
next.config.js
const localeSubpaths = {
  en: 'en',
  es: 'es'
}
[...]
//remove any reference to this entry
//i18n: [...]
rewrites: async () => nextI18NextRewrites(localeSubpaths),
  publicRuntimeConfig: {
    localeSubpaths,
  }

i18n.ts
import NextI18Next from 'next-i18next'
import path from 'path'

const localeSubpaths = {
  en: 'en',
  es: 'es'
}

const NextI18NextInstance = new NextI18Next({
  browserLanguageDetection: false,
  ns: ["common"],
  defaultNS: "common",
  fallbackLng: 'en',
  otherLanguages: ['es'],
  localeSubpaths: localeSubpaths,
  defaultLanguage: 'en',
  localePath: path.resolve('./public/locales'),
})

export const { appWithTranslation, useTranslation, withTranslation, Link, i18n} = NextI18NextInstance;
export default NextI18NextInstance;


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Work For VetCor
Practice Owners
Life at VetCor
Hi everyone! My name is Chad Harris, and I am the Chief of Staff at North Austin Animal Hospital in Austin, Texas. I am also one of VetCor's newly appointed Chief of Staff Advisers.
Believe it or not, I grew up in Odessa, Texas on an exotic animal rescue/private zoo. We had more animals than anyone I've ever known. They ranged from basic barnyard animals to African lions. As you can imagine, this is what inspired me to work with animals for the rest of my life. (Thanks, Dad!) I graduated from Permian High School in 1999, which people get totally excited about because it is THE high school from the book and movie, Friday Night Lights. I then eventually made my way to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed my rotational year at the University of Minnesota.
I started working for VetCor at North Austin Animal Hospital immediately after graduating veterinary school in June 2012 as an associate veterinarian. It was the best decision I have ever made. NAAH was the only VetCor practice in Texas when I was hired, and I was extremely excited to meet so many likeminded people within the company ranging from regional managers to people that had titles such as CEO and COO.
I have formed so many special friendships at VetCor, and I look forward to continuing that trend. I've also personally had a hand in welcoming several new Texas practices to the team, one of which – Abilene Veterinary Clinic – was the clinic that I worked at as a veterinary technician when I was in undergrad. Dr. Larry Ellis, thank you for helping me shape my future, and welcome to the VetCor family!
VetCor has let me be myself while supporting my career growth and I look forward to continuing to develop with everyone at this unique and wonderful company. If you're reading this blog, you have an open invitation to visit me any time you'd like! And, yes, Austin is a really amazing city that everyone compares to Portland, Madison, Denver, etc. We hear that a ton! Please feel free to visit or call any time.
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2016 Goldberg Fuji t'o Bam final holds Friday
The ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State capital will on Friday (July 29, 2016) play host to the final of the 2016 Goldberg Fuji t'o Bam after a rigorous two months of drills, excitement and tensions amongst promising Fuji artistes.
Toyin Aimakhu Out With Her Own Set of Emoji called 'Teemoji'
Actress cum producer Toyin Aimakhu is set to launch her very own line of emojis called 'Teemoji'. The subscription based Toyin Aimakhu - themed emoji app is a collection of replications of many of Toyin's unique facial expressions matched with everyday local phrases and parlance in Yoruba Language. This unique emojis would allow users express themselves in more fun and relatable ways.
The Teemojis would be available for download soon.
PHOTOS: 50th Remembrance of Late Lt. Col. Francis Adekunle Fajuyi.
Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi was the First Military Governor, Western Region who was assassinated by the revenge seeking counter-coupists on July 29, 1966 at Ibadan, along with General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, the Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who had arrived in Ibadan on July 28, 1966 to address a conference of natural rulers of Western Nigeria.
The event was held today Wednesday 27th July at Adetokunbo Ademola Hall, Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island. Lagos.
POLICE ANNOUNCE ARREST OF SUSPECTED KIDNAP SYNDICATE IN KOGI STATE WEARING MILITARY UNIFORM
In view of the increasing spate of kidnapping in Kogi State, the Service has intensified efforts towards curtailing this threat. As such, within the last six (6) weeks, the Command had arrested about ten (10) suspected kidnappers, most of whom have been charged to Court.
HOW ABRAHAM ADESANYA POLYTECHNIC STUDENT BECAME MISS OKOTA 2016
Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State stood still on the 22nd of July, 2016 as royal fathers, celebrities and dignitaries stormed the town to witness the annual Okota festival. To add value and colour to the celebration, Olokun Foundation has instituted an annual beauty pageant.
According to the Chairman, Olokun Foundation, Otunba (Dr) Gani Adams, Miss Okota Beauty Pageant is to engage the younger generation and refuelling their knowledge on African social value system and a blend of contemporary reality.
FEDERAL GOVT DEPORTS 3 KOREANS
The Federal Government of Nigeria had on the 20th of July, 2016 deported three (3) Koreans namely Lee Yoo Song, Lee Byeung Woo and Moon Een Soo for Immigration related offences. The Hon. Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambuzau (Rtd) in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 45(2) and (3) and 44( 1e) of the Immigration Act 2015 signed the Deportation Order.
UK HIGH COMMISSIONER VISITS ABIKE DABIRI....HAILS NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright has commended Nigerians in the Diaspora for their positive roles in enhancing the image of the country.
In a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Special Assistant on Media to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Arkwright gave the commendation during a courtesy call on Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora in Abuja.
Group Woos Otunba Gbenga Daniel To Contest For PDP Chairmanship
Ahead of the forthcoming National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a formidable group within the party, the PDP New Era, has started wooing the immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, to contest for the National Chairmanship of the party.
The PDP zoning committee has already zoned the position of National Chairman and 20 others to the Southern part of the country.
The New Era group, which addressed a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, pointed out that after wide and extensive consultations among the various stakeholders within the PDP, the consensus of opinion was that Daniel is the right person for the position of the National Chairman.
The Secretary of the group, Obute Benji, who is from the South-East and who read its speech, stated that going by his antecedents, the former Ogun State Governor parades all the leadership qualities required to fix the PDP "at this critical time".
According to the New Era Group, the leadership the PDP needs, as of now, should be of uncompromising integrity, dynamic and sagacious, far sighted and focused with towering capacity of a team builder and player.
GTBank Commonwealth Team Wins Royal Salute Coronation Cup
On Saturday July 23, 2016, the GTBank Common Wealth Team, made up of players from Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, emerged victorious against the England team to win one of Polo's most iconic trophies. The Commonwealth Team, sponsored by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, defeated the England Team 12 – 11 in what was an amazing showpiece of fast-paced polo filled with pure passion, competitiveness and fair play.
BEER: FACTS WOMEN MUST KNOW
A good percentage of women drink beer, however many know their limitations. It is said that about 75% of women over estimate the calorie content of beer. They believe it is beer that gave their husbands the abdominal fat "beer belly", not knowing that it is their over-feeding of the man. Nutritionists have maintained that Beer does not contain fat and in fact, has less calories than wine.
Grace Hats Celebrating 36 years in existence
The sensational artist who recently dropped a very big wave making song, a club banger titled (OurLove) just rocked the red carpet at Grace Hats Celebrating 36 years in existence , which took place on the 24 th July, 2016 in Lagos.
LEXY MOJO EYES MEETS THE FRENCH PRESIDENT
After 17 years of promoting designers from Nigeria and Africa in the world's fashion capital, Paris and other parts of the world, African Fashion Ambassador, Lexy Mojo-Eyes recently met the French President in Paris, France.
Prisons Wardress Dismissed for Trafficking
A female Prisons staff attached to Kirikiri female prisons, Lagos has been dismissed from the service for smuggling alcoholic drinks into the prison yard. The dismissal letter signed on behalf of the Controller-General of Prisons by the officer incharge of discipline, DCP Agun Olatunji Esq, stated that the staff was found guilty of negative activities which borders on trafficking, an act that contravenes the enabling provisions of Sections 14 (i) (a) and Section 82 (n) of Prisons Act Cap P.29 LFN 2004 and punishable under Sections 14 (i) (g) and Section 83 of same Act.
Standard Bank Group granted full banking license in fast-growing Côte d'Ivoire
Standard Bank – trading as Stanbic Bank – has been formally awarded a banking license in Côte d'Ivoire. The Group opened a Representative Office in December 2013, signalling a drive towards establishing a presence in Francophone West Africa, and is now gearing up to commence banking operations in a market which stands out for its diverse, rapidly growing economy and business friendly reputation.
AU TARGETS FOUR CITIES TO HOST AFRIMA 3.0 IN NIGERIA
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of
the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have earmarked four cities in
Nigeria to host the third edition of the All Africa Music Awards,
(AFRIMA) which holds in November 2016.
This was disclosed at just concluded 27th AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda on
Peak Wazobia – opportunity to enjoy quality milk at such a time as this….
Lagos, Nigeria – It is no news that clothes are being cut not according to size but according to available material. The increased cost of basic amenities including food without a corresponding increase in income has put consumers especially the emerging middle class under intense pressure. While food is the primary sustenance of every living being, its incessant rise in cost in present day Nigeria has made some edibles available only to the rich; the case of a basic necessity becoming a luxury.
Celestial Church Of Christ, Worldwide Officially Reacts To The Chained 9-Year-Old Boy Saga
At last, Celestial Church of Christ, Worldwide under the leadership of His Eminence, Pastor Mobiyina Oshoffa, has issued an official statement signed by one of the top members of the church, Superior Evangelist (Prof) Bola A. Akinterinwa, fssan, Secretary, BOT, CCC Worldwide condemning the dastardly act of Francis Taiwo who chained and tortured his 9-year-old son….
DR (MRS) SANDRA NWUGO ADDRESSES AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
The African Union Commission has invited Dr (Mrs) Sandra Nwugo, Managing Director/CEO, Femaz Micro Finance Bank to address the African Fashion Business Summit scheduled for 13th – 15th September, 2016 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. She will join other business leaders from around the world to address practitioners in the fashion, garment and textile industry from over 30 African countries.
Ondo 2016: Ariyomo galvanizes APC youths' momentum
Ondo Progressive Congress, a youth group under the banner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday stormed the party secretariat in Akure to demand inclusiveness for the youths and the adoption of one of them as the gubernatorial candidate of the party.
Read Late Oba Sijuwade's First Year Remembrance Details
Family Plans Classy First Year Remembrance For Oba Okunade Sijuwade...Details of The Event
The first year Remembrance of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, the 50th Ooni of Ife, has been fixed to hold next week. The two-day event will kick off on Thursday, 28 July, 2016, with a Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Ayegbaju, Ife. This will then be followed by a grand reception at the Castle of Mercy, Ede Road, Ile-Ife.
The following day, Friday. 29 July, a Colloquium, titled, "The Life and Times of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, The 50th Ooni of Ife, will be hosted by The Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, at Oduduwa Hall, OAU. Another reception will follow at Motel Royal, KM 4, Ede Road, Ile-Ife.
It will be recalled that Oba Sijuwade joined his ancestors, last year on the evening of that fateful Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at around 7pm. He was aged 85.
The revered royal father passed on at Saint Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, United Kingdom (U.K), where he was being treated, after he was flown out, when his health reportedly suffered a relapse.
Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade was born on 1 January 1930.
He became the fiftieth traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife in 1980, taking the regnal name Olubuse II. He was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the Emir of Kano, Oba of Benin, Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of Warri, as well as by representatives of the Queen of England.
Oba Sijuwade was born on 1 January 1930 in Ile-Ife to the Ogboru ruling house, grandson of the Ooni Sijuwade Adelekan Olubuse I.
He studied at Abeokuta Grammar School and Oduduwa College in Ile-Ife. He worked for three years in his father's business, then for two years with the Nigerian Tribune, before attending Northampton College in the United Kingdom to study business management.
By the age of 30 he was a manager in Leventis, a Greek-Nigerian conglomerate. In 1963 he became Sales Director of the state-owned National Motor in Lagos.
After spotting a business opportunity during a 1964 visit to the Soviet Union, he formed a company to distribute Soviet-built vehicles and equipment in Nigeria, which became the nucleus of a widespread business empire.
He also invested in real estate in his home town of Ile Ife. By the time Sijuwade was crowned Ooni in 1980 he had become a wealthy man.
Sijuwade was a Christian. In November 2009 he attended the annual general meeting of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria accompanied by 17 other traditional rulers.
He declared that he a was full member of the church, and said all the monarchs who accompanied him would now become members.
SHYBELL MEDIA AWARD 2016: UBA BAGS 'BEST BANK OF THE YEAR'
One of the leading financial institutes in Nigeria and Africa, UBA has received a recognition award as 'Best Bank of the Year 2016' from Shybell Media, an online leading portal.
SIX EMERGE FOR 2016 GOLDBERG FUJI T'O BAM FINAL
The battle for the 2016 Wura 1 crown of Goldberg Fuji t'o Bam took a more dramatic and entertaining turn in the city of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Friday July 22, 2016, as six of the twenty semi-finalists, emerged for the final scheduled for Ibadan on July 29, 2016.
MY HUSBAND IS NOT A MEMBER OF NIGER DELTA AVENGERS..WIFE OF DETAINED EX MILITANT LEADER
His travails began some 40 days ago in calabar in the early hours of 17th June, 2016 at about 1am, a time when ordinary men succumb to the call of nature of slumbering. Some heavily armed men numbering about ten decked in black uniform with hood drawn over their faces to conceal their identities broke into his house where he lives with his wife and three very young children aged between 2 and 5. They dragged him from his bed, stripped the wife naked for God- knows-reason, and handcuffed him in the presence of the wife and the young children.
For a grueling 45 minutes, they virtually turned the house upside down as they searched every nook and cranny apparently in search of incriminating objects. When they could not find any, the men who introduced themselves as operatives of the Department of State Security elected to literarily drag him from the house, impounded his entire phones to put him in comunicado before bundling him into a waiting vehicle and took him to an unknown destination.
Pictures:Inspector General of Police Visits Army Headquaters
The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, mni, psc, paid courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, in his office @ the Army Headquarters Abuja on 25th July, 2016.
UBA explains involvement in Turkey coup
The United Bank of Africa, UBA has denied involvement in the funding of the failed coup plot in Turkey.
A Turkey-based newspaper, Yenisafak, had reported that some of those arrested in connection with the July 15, 2016 failed coup plot had told their interrogators that UBA Plc and a United States of America Army General, John F. Campbell, arranged for the funding of the coup plot.
2026 World Cup: Africa to get additional slots
Abuja, July 26, 2016 (NAN) FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Monday that Africa would get additional two slots from the 2026 edition of the World Cup.
Infantino who said this in Abuja during his interaction with the newsmen noted that the idea was part of his vision to transform football in Africa.
``I promised few things during my campaign, the first one was reforms and the second one was that we should invest more in football development and this has already happened.
Afreximbank Supports Heritage Bank Growth With $150million
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided a $150 million funding support for Heritage Bank Limited.
In a statement announcing this development yesterday, Divisional Head, Corporate Communications, Olusola Longe-Okenimkpe said, "HBCL Investment Services Limited (HISL) a major shareholder of Heritage Bank Limited has executed the term sheet for the issuance of guarantee for its $150 million Convertible Bond with the African Export Import Bank (AfreximbanK) to support Heritage Bank Plc in its next phase of growth.
DIAMOND BANK LISTED IN TOP THREE MOST CUSTOMER FOCUSED BANKS IN NIGERIA
In a recent poll conducted by leading advisory and consultancy firm, KPMG, Diamond Bank was ranked as one of the top three most customer-focused banks in the country. Participating in a keenly contested category, the Bank emerged overall third best in the customer satisfaction index (CSI) with 73.5 points.
Why Governor Ambode Relocated To Badagry
For the second time in less than two weeks, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend, spent his time in the historic town of Badagry brainstorming with cabinet members, permanent secretaries and heads of government agencies and parastatals on charting a way forward for the State.
The Governor, who arrived in Badagry on Thursday for the three-day retreat, stayed in the town until Sunday before departing to Alausa in Ikeja.
Governor Ambode, had in previous week, stayed in Badagry for three days during which he presided over the quarterly Town Hall Meeting and the State Executive Council Meeting, as well as inspected some ongoing projects of the State Government, many of which are geared towards developing the tourism potentials of the town.
The retreat tagged: "Reflect, Reappraise, Restrategise: Raising The Bar Of Governance," is the second in the series, and was held at the VIP Chalets, Badagry.
Speaking on the implication of the retreat for Badagry, the State's Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade said aside the fact that the event was aimed at discussing ways to add value to Lagosians, the holding of the retreat in Badagry was an eloquent testimony of government of inclusion promised by Governor Ambode, in which no area of the State will be left behind.
He said: "Badagry continues to be the tourism capital of the State. It is the headquarter of one of the five divisions of the State and we believe as part of the government of inclusion that Governor Ambode is running, every part of the State should feel governance and coming to Badagry is to showcase the fact that we have peace in the State, the State is secured and governance can happen in every part of the State. That is just the message and it is more about inclusion."
On his part, the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said the development was part of the grand plan of Governor Ambode to transform Badagry as the number one tourism destination not only in Nigeria but Africa.
According to him: "This is a demonstrable evidence of a thinking government. Last week, we were here for the Town Hall Meeting and then the first Exco meeting outside of Alausa held here in Badagry and of course the Governor with his team went round the city.
"Now, we are back here in Badagry because this is the home of tourism. The Governor has said that he wants to make Badagry the number one when it comes to tourism not only in Nigeria, but in Africa and this is coming barely a week to the grand launch of the One Lagos brand which will happen between the 27th and 29th of July. So, a lot is happening and it is good that this is also coming up at a time we are having a retreat here in Badagry.
"The retreat offers us the opportunity to reflect, reappraise and restrategise and of course tourism is a core component of the strategy that this administration wants to work on," Ayorinde said.
Pastor Oshoffa To Receive Meritorious Award In Makoko
Pastor Mobiyina Oshoffa Set To Receive Meritorious Service Award At Makoko's Annual Harvest
"The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching," -1 Timothy 5:17.
Pastor and Spiritual Head of Celestial Church of Christ, Worldwide, His Eminence, Mobiyina Friday Oshoffa, is set to be honoured by an organization who has taken it upon itself to promote and celebrate the core values and teachings of the Celestial Church of Christ alongside the sheer dedication of notable priest, elders and other parishioners, who have decided to continuously uphold the doctrines and ensure that the flame of the church keeps glowing as charged by the founding pastor of the church, the late Pastor SBJ Oschoffa.
To set the honour rolling, the very first of the award will be going to none other than his eminence, Pastor Mobiyina Oshoffa with the Meritorious Service Award for his dedication, leadership skills and an all-encompassing wide accommodating arms to have steered the ship of the church out of turbulence to its present enviable status against all odds. The event is slated to hold on Sunday 7th, August, 2016 at the National Headquarters, Makoko, Yaba area of Lagos under the leadership of Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Avis Kiki, Shepherd-In-Charge.
Pastor Mobiyina, ever since he was ordained as pastor and spiritual Head of the church on Wednesday 25th day of December, 2002 in the Holy land of Celestial City, Imeko, Ogun State, with the huge acceptance and undeniable goodwill showered on him by elders and followers of the church, has brought about the peace that has taken over the church.
Born Friday 25th of December 1948 in Republic of Benin, after his first degree, he got his Master's degree in Animal Biological Science at the University of Biological Science, Nancy in France. As a mark of excellence, the then Mr. Mobiyina got an award as best scholar during his second degree in Nancy.
Pastor Mobiyina, for those who didn't know before now, is a multi instrumentalist, multi linguistic who speaks French, Dutch, and English. He also speaks some local dialects like, Egun and Yoruba, the First Child of the late sage, pastor, founder and carbon copy in every aspect of life, Rev Samuel Bilehou Joseph Oshoffa, (Emmanuel Mobiyina Friday Adebowale Abiodun vihan Oshoffa is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Awards to be presented by H/S/E Ajala Kayode, Editorial Adviser for Celestial News Online (CNO) an online news service provider aimed at propagating the work of God in the church to the global audience.
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Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house and national historic district located at 1501 Old Wilmington Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

History
The first meeting in the area was held at the home of William Cox, in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County in about 1730, but not regularly established until 1737. Some of the first members were Cox, John Baldwin and Henry and John Dixon. The name Hockessin was given from an Indian village formerly in the area.

While unsupported by documentation it is believed that the meetinghouse operated as the only school in the area from the late 1700s to the early 1800s. The meetinghouse was also the site of a British troop campsite on September 9, 1777 while troops under the command of Lord Cornwallis headed towards the Battle of the Brandywine.

Structure
The meeting house was built in 1738 and enlarged in 1745. In 1973 it was a one-story, white plastered stone building with a gable roof. Photographs taken in 2014 show the plaster has been removed from the stone. It has a gable roof with projecting cornice and a crown moulding at the roof line.  The other contributing buildings are a stable and a frame storehouse and a stone house dated to 1817.  The contributing site is the cemetery.

Gallery

References

External links
 The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: Hockessin Friends Meeting House, July 28, 2010

Quaker meeting houses in Delaware
Churches completed in 1738
18th-century Quaker meeting houses
Churches in New Castle County, Delaware
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

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Q: I am getting Error parsing data org.json.JSONException I am getting this error in my LogCat:
Error parsing data org.json.JSONException: Value  of type java.lang.String cannot be converted to JSONArray

Below are every file I could show you! Please let me know the problem and its solution ASAP. What I guess is:
 1. Maybe the is problem is with parsing data in JSON array.
 2. Maybe the problem is with my php api, I think I am not properly encoding the json_encode because it gives me RAW JSON, like every thing in one line.
as below
[{"uid":"120","name":"MyFirstName MyLastName"}]

Please also let me know, their is some difference in working of both format, 1. Raw JSON and 2. Intented Json
below is the intented json format
[
    {
    "uid":"120",
    "name":"MyFirstName MyLastName"
    }
]

Here is the JSONUseActivity.java
package com.example.oncemore;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.StrictMode;

import com.example.oncemore.CustomHttpClient;

import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class JSONUseActivity extends Activity {

EditText email,password;
Button submit;
TextView tv; // TextView to show the result of MySQL query
String returnString; // to store the result of MySQL query after decoding
// JSON
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder()
    .detectDiskReads().detectDiskWrites().detectNetwork() // StrictMode is
            // most commonly
            // used to catch
            // accidental
            // disk or
            // network
            // access on the
            // application's
            // main thread
            .penaltyLog().build());
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_jsonuse);

    email = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.email);
    password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.password);
    submit = (Button) findViewById(R.id.submitbutton);
    tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.showresult);

    // define the action when user clicks on submit button
    submit.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // declare parameters that are passed to PHP script i.e. the
            ArrayList<NameValuePair> postParameters = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
            // define the parameter
            postParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("email",email.getText().toString()));
            postParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("password",password.getText().toString()));
            String response = null;
            // call executeHttpPost method passing necessary parameters
            try {
                response = CustomHttpClient.executeHttpPost(
                        "http://mywebsite.com/android/api.php",
                        postParameters);
                // store the result returned by PHP script that runs MySQL
                // query
                String result = response.toString();
                // parse json data
                try {
                    returnString = "";
    //I think the line below is creating some problem
                    JSONArray jArray = new JSONArray(result);
                    for (int i = 0; i < jArray.length(); i++) {
                        JSONObject json_data = jArray.getJSONObject(i);
                        Log.i("log_tag",
                        "id: " + json_data.getInt("uid")+", name: " + json_data.getString("name"));
                        // Get an output to the screen
                        returnString += "\n" + json_data.getString("name")
                                + " -> " + json_data.getInt("uid");
                    }
                }catch (JSONException e) {
                    Log.e("log_tag", "Error parsing data " + e.toString());
                }
                try {
                    tv.setText(returnString);
                }
                catch (Exception e) {
                    Log.e("log_tag", "Error in Display!" + e.toString());
                    ;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                Log.e("log_tag",
                        "Error in http connection!!" + e.toString());
            }
        }
    });
}

}
Here is the CustomHttpClient.java
package com.example.oncemore;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.conn.params.ConnManagerParams;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpConnectionParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
import android.util.Log;

public class CustomHttpClient {
 /** The time it takes for our client to timeout */
 public static final int HTTP_TIMEOUT = 30 * 1000; // milliseconds
 /** Single instance of our HttpClient */
 private static HttpClient mHttpClient;
 /**
  * Get our single instance of our HttpClient object.
  *
  * @return an HttpClient object with connection parameters set
  */
 private static HttpClient getHttpClient() {
  if (mHttpClient == null) {
   mHttpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
   final HttpParams params = mHttpClient.getParams();
   HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(params, HTTP_TIMEOUT);
   HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(params, HTTP_TIMEOUT);
   ConnManagerParams.setTimeout(params, HTTP_TIMEOUT);
  }
  return mHttpClient;
 }
 /**
  * Performs an HTTP Post request to the specified url with the specified
  * parameters.
  *
  * @param url
  *            The web address to post the request to
  * @param postParameters
  *            The parameters to send via the request
  * @return The result of the request
  * @throws Exception
  */
 public static String executeHttpPost(String url, ArrayList<NameValuePair> postParameters) throws Exception {
  BufferedReader in = null;
  try {
   HttpClient client = getHttpClient();
   HttpPost request = new HttpPost(url);
   UrlEncodedFormEntity formEntity = new UrlEncodedFormEntity(postParameters);
   request.setEntity(formEntity);
   HttpResponse response = client.execute(request);
   in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent()));
   StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("");
   String line = "";
   String NL = System.getProperty("line.separator");
   while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) {
    sb.append(line + NL);
   }
   in.close();
   String result = sb.toString();
   return result;
  } finally {
   if (in != null) {
    try {
     in.close();
    } catch (IOException e) {
     Log.e("log_tag", "Error converting result "+e.toString());
     e.printStackTrace();
    }
   }
  }
 }
 /**
  * Performs an HTTP GET request to the specified url.
  *
  * @param url
  *            The web address to post the request to
  * @return The result of the request
  * @throws Exception
  */
 public static String executeHttpGet(String url) throws Exception {
  BufferedReader in = null;
  try {
   HttpClient client = getHttpClient();
   HttpGet request = new HttpGet();
   request.setURI(new URI(url));
   HttpResponse response = client.execute(request);
   in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity()
     .getContent()));
   StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("");
   String line = "";
   String NL = System.getProperty("line.separator");
   while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) {
    sb.append(line + NL);
   }
   in.close();
   String result = sb.toString();
   return result;
  } finally {
   if (in != null) {
    try {
     in.close();
    } catch (IOException e) {
     Log.e("log_tag", "Error converting result "+e.toString());
     e.printStackTrace();
    }
   }
  }
 }
}

Here is the api.php
<?php
require_once("../contactdb.php");
$myusername=$_REQUEST["email"];
$mypassword=$_REQUEST["password"];
// To protect MySQL injection (more detail about MySQL injection)
$myusername = stripslashes($myusername);
$mypassword = stripslashes($mypassword);
$myusername = mysql_real_escape_string($myusername);
$mypassword = mysql_real_escape_string($mypassword);
$sql="SELECT uid,name FROM u_info WHERE email='".$myusername."' AND password ='".$mypassword."'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
// Mysql_num_row is counting table row
$count=mysql_num_rows($result);
if($count==1){
    while($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
    $output[]=$row;
    echo json_encode($output);
    mysql_close();
}else{
    echo "Error Occured!";
}
?>

Finally, When I goto browser and write like this
http://mywebsite.com/android/api.php?email=myname@yahoo.com&password=1234

I got this json array!
[{"uid":"120","name":"MyFirstName MyLastName"}]

So Far I google, I have found different formats of json array! I found everywhere Intented Json. My json array is currently in Raw Json format. I don't find anywhere how to convert Raw Json format into Intented Json format.
Thanks in advance guys!
Any help would be appreciated! If possible, please provide the correct code!

A: That is NOT valid JSON syntax:
{
    "employees": [
        { "firstName":"John" , "lastName":"Doe" },
        { "firstName":"Anna" , "lastName":"Smith" },
        { "firstName":"Peter" , "lastName":"Jones" }
    ]
}

Is Valid.
Note: This is also valid:
{"employees": [ { "firstName":"John" , "lastName":"Doe" }, { "firstName":"Anna" , "lastName":"Smith" }, { "firstName":"Peter" , "lastName":"Jones" } ] }
The syntax structure is the important part, not the formatting in terms of indentation.
As otherwise said, to use the fomat you're returning, you need to cut the substring from the response, i.e get rid of the square brackets surrounding the braces.
In PHP I create a proper json response as follows:
// array for JSON response
$response = array();
$response["apps"] = array();

$apps = array();

$apps["name"] = $row["name"];
$apps["package"] = $row["package"];
$apps["version"] = $row["version"];
$apps["dateversion"] = $row["dateversion"];

array_push($response["apps"], $apps);

$response["success"] = 1;

echo json_encode($response);

This basically gives
{ "success":"1", "apps":{["name":"NAME", "package":"PACKAGE", "version":"VERSION", "dateversion":"DATEVERSION"]}}

which can be parsed correctly by any of the abundant examples of JSON classes which you can make use of.  Hacking and using substring to manually remove the first N characters is NOT good practice...


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by Willa
© Copyright - Willa Vincitore / Willa (888295539326)
This original material ranges from blues (old-school and contemporary) to soul, funk, rock and pop.
Genre: Urban/R&B: Soul
just a few left.
1. Love Looks Good on Me
2. Stop, Drop and Roll
3. Hooked on You
4. Hey Little Sister
5. Better Days
6. Caroline
7. Look What We've Done
8. Mama Needs Some Company
9. Crazy Man
10. Say What
11. Opposite of Lonely
12. Demons
Singer/songwriter Willa Vincitore has been building a fan base across the Hudson Valley in New York for nearly two decades. While her songwriting is an eclectic mix of blues, soul, rock, funk and (occasionally) pop, there's one thing that ties it all together—that voice. Before launching her own band, she was an original member of the award-winning Chris O'Leary Band (O'Leary was a longtime member of the late Levon Helm's Barn Burners band before launching his project).
Willa contributed vocals to O'Leary's debut CD, Mr. Used to Be (which garnered the 2011 Blues Blast Magazine "Best New Artist" Award), his sophomore release, Waiting for the Phone to Ring and fourth CD, Gonna Die Trying. They've performed together on stages around the country from the NY State Blues Festival, to the Midway Tavern in Indiana, to Memphis (at the 2011 BMAs), and Chicago (at Buddy Guy's Legends for the BBMAs). When asked about Willa, O'Leary has said, "she's my favorite person in the whole world to sing with." If you've been among those who witnessed them performing together, you know what incredibly dynamic energy looks, feels and sounds like and you won't be disappointed by what she's achieved stepping out on her own.
Willa's long-awaited debut CD, Better Days showcases both her songwriting skill and vocal range. Nick Delay, host of the Big Blue Kitchen blues show on WVKR, notes that "you may recognize Willa's vocals from her work with O'Leary or from her performances with her own band at various Hudson Valley venues over the last several years, but none of that will quite prepare you for the confidence and power on display on her premier album, Better Days. From the soulful vocals of the title track to the classic blues belting on "Love Looks Good on Me," Willa shows complete command of her instrument…This is an album that should propel her to the attention of audiences far beyond the blues incubator that is the Hudson Valley."
If you're a fan of Susan Tedeschi, Shemekia Copeland and Bonnie Raitt, you'll likely dig Willa. Fans have described her performances as "powerful," "soulful," and "empowering," and have often compared her to those three with a twist of Joplin thrown in for good measure. For more information, check out her website: www.willaandcompany.com.
Sheryl Smikle
Musical Tofu
You do not have to be a vegetarian to know that tofu is versatile. Willa's Better Days CD is musical tofu. Each track showcases her versatility. No musical genre is beyond her vocal reach. As you listen, you will be treated to blues, soul, funk and R& B. You will be reminded of contemporary and iconic female vocalists known by first names: Stacy, Sarah, Etta, Reba, to name a few. There are many standout tracks. The "Company" musicians match Willa's range and talent. This is a smart, catchy collection of songs and music. Treat yourself! It is a new year sure to be full of better days!
waiting a long time
Have loved Willa since the first time I heard her sing which was roughly 4 years ago...have been waiting for an album since then...she did not disappoint! Listening to it over and over with a big old smile on my face! Looking forward to a live show so I can get CD's for my friends! Keep 'em coming Willa!
charlie klesse
As always,Willa has done a fantastic job on this cd. Her voice is the strongest part,but her band is great too! Together,they make for an enjoyable listening experience! And if you get to see them live,don't pass up the chance. Really good live,too.


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Q: Discord Bot won't reply to messages in channel I'm not sure what is wrong with my python code, but I've been trying to get this to work wit ha bunch of different variations for a couple days now. The bot launches and goes online, but whenever I try to input a command into discord, the bot never responds. I've tried in multiple servers as well as my own. Here is my code:
import discord

client = discord.Client()

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    print('We have logged in as {0.user}'.format(client))

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.author == client.user:
        return

    if message.content.startswith('$hello'):
        await message.channel.send("Hello!")

client.run("original token would be here")

A: From your code (if it's complete), it seems like you're missing a necessary part, which are your intents.
Did you declare them somewhere in the code?
You also have to set the permissions you want the bot to have when joining the server, under discord.com/developers/applications/
In version 1.5 comes the introduction of Intents. This is a radical change in how bots are written. An intent basically allows a bot to subscribe to specific buckets of events.
Source: Discordpy ReadTheDocs
import discord

intent = discord.Intents.all()
client = discord.Client(intents = intent)

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'We have logged in as {client.user}')

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.author.name == client.user: return

    if message.content.startswith('$hello'):
        await message.channel.send('Hello!')

client.run('TOKEN GOES HERE')

Additionally, you might want to check the documentation for discord.ext in order to implement @bot.commands and avoid hard coding the command followed by message conditionals.


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RE Journals
Pickard Chilton's Northwestern Mutual project in Milwaukee earns honors
Architecture firm Pickard Chilton was honored with two American Architecture Awards for its design of Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the ATCO corporate campus in Calgary, Alberta.
The American Architecture Awards recognize the best new architecture designed and constructed by American architects and international architects with offices in the United States. Winners were announced by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies earlier this month and will be honored in October at a reception in Miami.
Northwestern Mutual Headquarters
https://www.rejournals.com/pickard-chilton-s-northwestern-mutual-project-in-milwaukee-earns-honors-20190912


The 15-40 Connection empowers individuals with knowledge that will save and improve lives through early cancer detection.
15-40 is a non-profit organization that works to promote awareness of low cancer survival rates among teens and young adults. Through events, informative stories and a powerful online resource center, 15-40's mission is to improve the cancer survival rates in people between 15 and 40 years of age.
15-40 Connection approached Applied Interactive to conduct a large scale social media campaign. Applied Interactive employed their comprehensive knowledge of the social media and web marketing landscape to exceed all of 15-40 Connection's expectations. 15-40 Connection was so pleased with the results of the campaign they have continued to partner with Applied Interactive for all their online marketing needs.
Applied Interactive helped 15-40 Connection connect with its target audience both on the web and in person with the 15-40 Clubs program design and supporting website.
The main 15-40 Connection website has focused on easy to access information and sharing of stories, while the 15-40 Clubs site is a place for clubs to post their own updates and manage their club rosters.
15-40 Connection has strong communications team to promote cancer awareness. Throughout the year we help them write and publish press releases to promote their annual gala and other newsworthy events.
Applied Interactive helps manage a Google Adwords budget as well as social media advertising to help with the 15-40 Connection's mission to increase cancer awareness.
At the 15-40 Connection we work to improve cancer survival rates in teens and young adults through the power of early cancer detection. Increasing website traffic is a large part of how we reach our audience. Applied Interactive has successfully helped us manage our website, connect with more of our audience through social media campaigns and recently launched our 15-40 Connection Clubs site. The team at Applied Interactive has consistently demonstrated their ability and willingness to go above and beyond to help us improve cancer survival rates.


Coast Spas manufactures the most luxurious, refined and stylish hot tubs in the industry. Coast Spas is renowned for innovation, design, and quality. We have been an ISO registered manufacturer for over 12 years and now boasting ISO 9001-2008. Coast Spas UK is an established Dealer network and we are rapidly adding new Dealers into the UK Market. Step into "The World's Best Built Spas" and see why!
Coast Spas has grown to be one of the largest and most respected hot tub manufacturers in the world. Our products meet several stringent quality standards including TUV, CE, and ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certifications just to name a few. Certificates like these are not easy to receive; quality and service always wins in the end. Look for these standards when making your purchase decisions.
Headquartered in the Lower mainland of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the company has a worldwide network of over 200 Dealers and exports hot tubs to over 42 countries. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility employs over 300 qualified technicians. Each and every Coast Spa Hot Tub is hand crafted to perfection.
So what makes Coast Spas different?
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For the optimal hot tub experience, enjoy a spectrum of mood enhancing lighting with energy efficient LEDs, hook up your IPOD or MP3 and enjoy surround sound from our stainless steel speakers, Powered by Sony. In addition be the first to have a true Bluetooth Hot Tub with waterproof hands free microphone. with a Coast Spa hot tub _ all you have to do is ask.
Step into a Coast Spa hot tub and you will feel the difference. "At the end of the day" it's a Coast.


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3-star TE Diego Fuimaono talks about his experience at the Oregon State spring game
The 3-star tight end from South Salem high school was back on campus in Corvallis this past weekend for the OSU spring game and once again came away thoroughly impressed with what he saw.
By LABeaver327@lucas_aguilar27 May 7, 2018, 1:30pm PDT
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(Image via Twitter of @diegofui_0610)
Oregon State fans have seen a decline in recent years in their team's efforts to pursue, prioritize, and ultimately land a signed National Letter of Intent from prospects coming from the "Beaver State". However, those same fans, and those who carefully pay attention to recruiting, have seen a different attitude and mindset that this new coaching staff has when it comes to making sure the best talent from within the state is always made to feel like Oregon State is their home away from home. It starts with Jonathan Smith who deserves a tremendous amount of credit for building that kind atmosphere in Corvallis in such a short period of time without having coached a single football game as the Beavers head coach.
On April 28th, the Beavers hosted almost 100 recruits for their annual spring game. On that same day over 100 alumni and former players were there in attendance to check out the vibe around campus and inside Reser Stadium.
One of those recruits was 6-foot-4, 250-pound 247Sports three-star tight end Diego Fuimaono from South Salem high school who made the roughly fourty mile journey down I-5 to check out the Oregon State spring game in Corvallis.
"I had a great time this past weekend at Oregon State. I loved the environment and the family feel I got from the different activities we took part in, as well as the full campus experience on our tour, that was huge for me."
After taking unofficial visits on back-to-back weekends to check out what the Beavers have to offer on and off the football field, Fuimaono admits that he is quickly growing closer with a few key members of the coaching staff.
"I have talked to Coach Smith, Coach (Brian) Wozniak, and Coach (Mike) Riley, all of whom I have gotten to love to talk with, especially Coach Smith, he really stands out to me as a person and as a coach. I have had multiple conversations with both Coach Smith and Coach Riley last weekend on my first unofficial visit and at the spring game and they seem to be very knowledgeable while knowing exactly what they expect from their football team."
Fuimaono has found that he has connected really well with a familiar face who has made a triumphant return to Corvallis and will be coaching the tight end position.
"I feel the talks with the coaching staff have gone pretty well, especially with Coach Riley. Riley said that he really loved my film which featured my best catches and blocks over the past season so I'm glad he likes that I am able to do multiple things well at the tight end position. Riley said that he loved my current hudl film and that really stood out to me that they are interested in me as a prospect if they like my film. Coach Smith was very persistent in saying he wanted me and my teammate Ashton Adams (offensive line prospect also from South Salem) to attend Oregon State's summer camp on June 3rd and that seems to be a very good sign of what could come and I am very excited to attend. They seem pretty interested in pursuing me as a recruit and I am very excited about that."
I look a the 6-foot-4 240-pound pass catching tight end's frame and I see the perfect size and physical stature to play the role of tight end in this new Beavers offense. However, Fuimaono's blocking skills came at a young age when he began to play football at the pop warner level while playing a different position.
"When I was young starting to get involved in football I was a little too heavy to carry the ball consistently, so instead my coaches had me playing as an offensive lineman which helped develop my blocking skills tremendously as well as how to use both my upper and lower halves of my body to stay strong to block the big defensive ends and linebackers I will face at the next level. Also, during my high school career, my South Salem team has been a run-first team, so blocking is pretty important to me to be able to contribute in multiple ways for my teammates and coaches."
Fuimaono has seen his stock soar over the past month after attending the Polynesian Bowl National Combine and Showcase at the beginning of April in Las Vegas for high school prospects in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 classes. Representatives and scouts from 247Sports and the Polynesian Bowl were there to evaluate all of the talent there and Fuimaono was one prospect that stood out amongst the rest at his position to National Recruiting Editor Brandon Huffman which earned the South Salem pass catcher a "3-star" rating from the 247Sports site.
"My experience in Las Vegas was amazing! The coaching I received and the talent I got to go against was top notch and it made me a much better player all around, I really learned and grew at the Polynesian Bowl camp for sure. Brandon Huffman is a very important person in my recruitment. Brandon Huffman's article on me after the Polynesian Bowl Showcase is what drove this huge recruiting experience and exposure my direction. Brandon and his crew at 247Sports blessed me with a 3-star rating after that weekend and wrote very highly of me and I won't ever forget that because I have them to thank for everything related to my recruitment."
The determination to become a better overall athlete doesn't stop there for Fuimaono. He is not only on perfecting his football skills in his free time, but took on another spring time sport to make sure he is in the best physical shape possible going into his senior season.
"I took up track and I have a strict diet I follow to go along with at least one, usually two grueling workouts a day to tone myself down to peak physical status. Track definitely has had a huge impact in my speed and stamina which has been very helpful. I want to tone down my body and ultimately end up around my current weight (240-pounds), but more toned and muscular. I want to get rid of the unwanted fat I have left from all of my previous unhealthy eating. Track is helping me a lot with managing my weight too as the running is making more of a difference than I've ever really experienced."
When asked what an offer from Oregon State would mean to him, Fuimaono cited both the sense of accomplishment and pride while also feeling humbled.
"An offer from Oregon State would be amazing, my grandparents are alumni, I live 20 minuets away from campus in Independence Oregon, and I grew up in a split household with both Beavers and Ducks. When the Civil War was played every year, I had no favorite when I was a young fan of the sport of football, but OSU's interest in me means a lot to my family and I. I would love to attend a school that is so close to my family where they could come see me play regularly."
While Fuimaono currently does not have any offers, he is hearing from schools like Cal, Georgetown, Hawaii, Oregon, Portland State, UConn, Washington, Washington State, and Wyoming as well as Oregon State.
He will also be attending the "Northwest Showcase" on June 2nd at Pacific University put on by Don Johnson Jr. and others where he will be able to compete against and with elite level competition with prospects from 15 different states will be there to showcase their skills in front coaches from over 20 collegiate programs from various conferences. Oregon State coaches will also be at this showcase where they will be able to see Fuimaono performance in person.
"I will be at the NW Showcase at Pacific University and I'm excited to go especially since there will be a lot of college football programs there that I admire."
(Image via Twitter of @THENWSHOWCASE)
If you live in the area or are just a fan of Oregon high school football in general I HIGHLY recommend going to check out a South Salem game or two to check out the dynamic athlete that is Diego Fuimaono, as the Saxons look to compete for the 6A Greater Valley Conference title, in a league that is expected to have 3-4 high quality teams, while trying to make a deep playoff run during the 2018 season.
Building The Dam will continue to stay in contact with Fuimaono as his recruitment is sure to start to build momentum during the coming months heading into his senior season.
Fuimaono's Hudl highlights:
Want more coverage of Oregon State recruiting? Make sure you give @lucas_aguilar27 and @BuildingTheDam a follow on Twitter to stay up to date at all times with Beaver football and basketball recruiting.


june 20 game schedule "saturday"
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Whooping cough is easily spread and can be serious in young children and infants.
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Louisville Metro health officials said the number of whooping cough cases more than doubled in 2018, and are spiking right now.
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease.
In 2018 in Louisville, there were 62 whooping cough cases -- with 16 of those in just November and December. In 2017, there were 27 cases the entire year, health officials said.
The illness can be more severe for infants and young children. Babies may not have a cough, but could have trouble breathing and even turn blue. Health officials said about 50 percent of infants younger than one-year-old who get whooping cough must be hospitalized for treatment.
That's why health officials urge parents, grandparents, caretakers and brothers and sisters of young children to be vaccinated against whooping cough.
Those who have already been vaccinated should receive a booster shot, Caloia said. The vaccinations protect against whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria.
Health officials urge anyone with a cough lasting more than two weeks to go to the doctor and get tested for whooping cough. Parents should also ensure their children are up-to-date on their immunizations, officials said.
Families without health insurance can call the Louisville Department of Public Health and Wellness at 502-574-6520.


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Feb. 28, 2013 / 6:18 PM
Weiland: 'Not sure how I can be terminated' from Stone Temple Pilots
Scott Weiland with Stone Temple Pilots performs in concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on October 12, 2010. UPI/Michael Bush | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Stone Temple Pilots front man Scott Weiland says he doesn't understand how the American rock band he founded could fire him as it said it did Wednesday.
"I learned of my supposed 'termination' from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press," Weiland said in a statement Thursday after his band made its surprise announcement.
"Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing all of my fans on my solo tour which starts this Friday."
MTV News said emails to Stone Temple Pilots' representatives seeking further clarification on the matter were not immediately answered.


A new progressive rock superband called ARW will be touring this fall, ARW includes singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Anderson, guitarist Trevor Rabin and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. All three are formerly Yes musicians.
The band will perform new music and Yes classics. Yes is one of the most successful progressive rock groups of all time. In the 1970s, Yes included founder Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. Yes released progressive rock classics such as Fragile, Close to The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, and Going For The One.
ARW will tour North America in October and November 2016, followed by the rest of the world in 2017.


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Live at Wrigley Field Double Header – Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett: Scenes You Know By Heart
Jimmy buffett dvd. Ntsc/region 0 Walmart exclusive. In addition to the songs from songs you know by heart, there are two bonus cuts, "Hey Good Lookin" and "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" a #1 hit for which Jimmy received his first Grammy nomination. Jimmy chose the best live performances of those 13 songs from his concerts all over the world for this unique DVD.
Ntsc region 0 Jimmy's album, came out in 1985, Songs You Know By Heart, and has sold over six million copies. Singer/songwriter jimmy buffett delivers a very special new music DVD entitled Scenes You Know By Heart. Scenes songs you know by heart. In the packaging is a beautiful 12-page booklet with new photos in which Jimmy explains how the footage was chosen and provides "a few thoughts about what we do, and what we play that you might not be aware of.
Mailboat Records.
Welcome to Fin City DVD/CD
Margaritaville/ las vegas breaks the guiness book of world record for the largest Margarita The Margaritaville Casino opened in the Flamingo Hotel, next to the Restaurant and Store And, Jimmy performed two incredible Saturday night shows at the MGM. Ntsc region 0 Walmart exclusive. Jimmy buffett dvd. Scenes songs you know by heart.
2012 two disc dvd/cd edition of this live release from the singer, songwriter, author and businessman. We have taken the best of both shows and created the ultimate LV live release from Jimmy.
Live at Fenway Park with bonus DVD
Mailboat. Jimmy buffett dvd. Scenes songs you know by heart. 2 cds with 32 songs recorded live at Fenway Park in Boston on September 10th and 12th, 2004. Ntsc region 0 . 2005. Right before jimmy helped break the "Curse of the Bambino, " and the Red Sox went on to win the 2004 World Series. Walmart exclusive.
Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
Ntsc region 0 The reformed band includes Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John and Christine McVie and Mick Fleetwood. Scenes songs you know by heart. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the best selling 'Rumours' album, Fleetwood Mac decided to reform to record an album, embark on a national tour and film an MTV Special appearance.
Jimmy buffett dvd. Walmart exclusive. Shrink-wrapped.
Live in Anguilla
Just walk down the beach for a once-in-a-lifetime intimate performance from Margaritaville's favorite son. That's what a few thousand fans got to experience at Jimmy's Caribbean shows on March 23 and 24, 2007. The cd's include 30 songs, king of somewhere hot, when salome plays the Drum, plus some special in-concert rarities like Domino College, Treat Her Like A Lady, all of your favorites, Waiting In Vain, and Distantly In Love.
Ntsc region 0 Shrink-wrapped. Walmart exclusive. The dvd was recorded in High Definition and is in Dolby 5. 1 surround Sound. Now everyone else can, too. A double cd and an 82 minute dvd were recorded live at the Dune Preserve, Rendezvous Bay in Anguilla, in Bankie Banx's backyard and the site of famous Moonsplash Festivals.
Jimmy buffett dvd. A jimmy buffett concert on a tropical island. Scenes songs you know by heart.
Live in Hawaii With Bonus DVD
Scenes songs you know by heart. Jimmy buffett dvd. Ntsc region 02005. Walmart exclusive. The recording also contains guest appearances by Don Ho, Martin Denny and Henry Kapono. Shrink-wrapped. This incredible collection is a parrothead's dream! the two cd set includes live performances from Buffett in Honolulu and Maui from January 28-30, and features all of his most popular songs, 2004, including his latest hit 'It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere'.
Mailboat.
Billy Joel: Live At Shea Stadium
Everybody Loves You Now5. I saw her standing There with Paul McCartney23. You may be Right20 Zanzibar6. Allentown8. New york state Of Mind with Tony Bennett7. Ntsc region 0 Shameless with Garth Brooks13. The river of dreams/A Hard Day's Night18. The ballad of Billy The Kid9. Keeping The Faith15. Only the good Die Young22.
Scenes songs you know by heart. Piano Man25. After 45 years, the beatles and the last play at shea, the Mets' two World Series victories, the final section of Shea Stadium was torn down in 2009. Track listing:1. Miami 2017 seen the lights Go Out On Broadway12. This is the time with John Mayer14. Scenes from An Italian Restaurant21.
We didn't start The Fire19. Summer, Highland Falls4. Lullabye goodnight, My Angel17. Shrink-wrapped. The who, the police, the rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and The Clash all played Shea.
The Parrot Heads Documentary
One of the most loyal and dedicated fan bases in music history are the fans of Jimmy Buffett, affectionately known as the Parrot Heads. Traversing the globe from key west to paris, costa Rica to California, the international phenomenon is greater than ever and has even sparked its own genre of music, Trop Rock short for Tropical Rock.
What began as a small group of friends that would hang out on weekends has now grown into a worldwide organization known as Parrot Heads In Paradise, which promotes the message party with a purpose and has raised more than 40 million dollars in charity donations. The legendary history of how this amazing sub-culture came to be will now be told in the original 90-minute documentary Parrot Heads.
Directed by bryce wagoner, a big fan of buffett s music, the film chronicles the birth of the movement when a young musician named Scott Nickerson, decided to put an ad in a local paper to corral any Buffett fans in the Atlanta area for a get together. Walmart exclusive. Scenes songs you know by heart. Featuring never before seen interviews with Jimmy Buffett himself.
Ntsc region 0 Shrink-wrapped. Shrink-wrapped. Jimmy buffett dvd.
Jimmy Buffet: Minimatinee #1
Shrink-wrapped. Walmart exclusive. Shrink-wrapped. Ntsc region 0 Scenes songs you know by heart. This dvd contains a recording of a live performance from Jimmy Buffett, as well as backstage footage and music never before seen by the "Parrotheads. Including "Meet Me In Margaritaville. Jimmy buffett dvd.
Live From Melbourne - Farewell 1 Tour - The Eagles
Walmart exclusive. Shrink-wrapped. Shrink-wrapped. Without doubt, the eagles are one of the all-time biggest acts in popular music since the dawn of the rock'n'roll era. Shrink-wrapped. Ntsc region 0 The band's roots go back to their role as defining artists in the phenomenally popular Southern California rock scene of the '70s, a decade in which they delivered four consecutive #1 albums.
Scenes songs you know by heart. Their momentous 2004 farewell tour filled stadiums around the world, and this 2-DVD set captures one of the most stellar events from that now-historic global sweep. Jimmy buffett dvd.


+44's 'When You Heart Stops Beating' To Be Re-issued on Limited Audiophile Vinyl via srcvinyl.
Does anyone have Christmas Vacation in lossless?
What is your favourite Box Car Racer Song?
Can anyone hook me up with these 2 AVA b-sides?


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Cancer is a difficult illness, especially if the diagnosis is done when the disease is already advanced making the treatment difficult.
In a family, where a mother or a grandmother had breast cancer, there might be fears that the disease is hereditary and could come to affect their children in the future.
If that is your case, it is important to note than the large majority of breast cancer cases are NOT hereditary. Most cases are sporadic (or occasional) breast cancers.
Even in a family with 2 or more cases of breast cancer, these might be sporadic cases emerging in the same family by sheer coincidence.
Only a very small number of families have familial cancer, this means that their members show a higher propensity to develop breast and/or ovarian cancer than the general population.
Among these, an even smaller small number has hereditary familial breast cancer.
Learn more about these types of cancer in the section Cancer biology > Sporadic vs Familial .
WHY TALK ABOUT FAMILIAL CANCER?
Even if rare, when it occurs familial cancers carry serious implications for the future of a family and its members, especially if they are hereditary.
A woman with a change in the BRAC1 gene, for example, not only has a considerably high risk of developing breast cancer but also of passing it to her children causing high distress in the whole family.
So although these cases are rare, this section is especially for those dealing with the anxiety of a possible familial cancer.
In this section you will be able to better understand your family history (concerning breast or ovarian cancer), and build your own cancer history using our application.
You will also be able to understand what is a genetic test and what it is used for. However, the first step before any decision should be to discuss the test and its implications with your family doctor .


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Q: Chrome does not prompt user for camera and/or microphone access even in secure context I have a webpage served via https with the following script:
const userMediaConstraints = {
    video: true,
    audio: true
};

navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(userMediaConstraints)
    .then(stream => {
        console.log("Media stream captured.")
    });

When I open it in Firefox or Safari, a prompt asking for permission to use camera and microphone appears. But not in Chrome or Opera. There the access is blocked by default and I have to go to site settings and manually allow the access, which is set to Default(ask).

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*window.isSecureContext is true.

*navigator.permissions.query({name:'camera'}) resolves to name: "video_capture", onchange: null, state: "prompt".

It looks like Chrome and Opera should show prompt, but they do not. I tested it on a different machine with different user that had no prior history with the website with the same result.
What could be wrong?

A: You've said you've tried Safari, which suggests to me you're on a Mac.
This issue on the Chrome issues list fits your description really well. (I got there from this on the webrtc/samples GitHub project.) It comes down to a Mac OS security setting. Quoting comment #3:

Please check in Mac system preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Microphone, that Chrome is checked.

(In your case since you want video, you'd also probably have to tick the box under Security & Privacy > Privacy > Camera or similar.)

A: It turns out, having video with autoplay attribute in HTML or similar lines on page load in Javascript prevent Chrome from showing the prompt.
HTML that causes this problem:
<video autoplay="true"></video>

Javascript that causes this problem:
localVideo = document.createElement('video');
videoContainer.append(localVideo);
localVideo.setAttribute('id','localVideo');
localVideo.play();

My guess is that the issue has to do with Chrome autoplay policy. Perhaps, Chrome treats my website as providing bad user experience and blocks the prompt?
I removed <video> from HTML and altered Javascript to create a relevant DOM on getUserMedia:
let localStream = new MediaStream();
let localAudioTrack;
let localVideoTrack;
let localVideo;

const userMediaConstraints = {
    video: true,
    audio: true
};

navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(userMediaConstraints)
    .then(stream => {
        localAudioTrack = stream.getAudioTracks()[0];
        localAudioTrack.enabled = true;
        localStream.addTrack(localAudioTrack);

        localVideoTrack = stream.getVideoTracks()[0];
        localVideoTrack.enabled = true;
        localStream.addTrack(localVideoTrack);

        localVideo = document.createElement('video');
        videoContainer.append(localVideo);
        localVideo.setAttribute('id','localVideo');
        localVideo.srcObject = localStream;
        localVideo.muted = true;

        localVideo.play();
    });

And now I get the prompt.


It's surprising how starting a blog can feel like developing a friendship. I love the comfort of old friendships, friends with whom I crossed adolescence, with whom I exchanged notes in classrooms and whispered into the night. So much is understood between the lines, decades of conversations, of sitting around each other's dinner tables, of sharing heartbreak and loss and journeys into adulthood, providing a rich, lush context. New friendships have a magic of their own- unchartered waters, so many new things to share, and, upon retelling, view in a new light. There's a dose of uncertainty, and you dip your feet in slowly, gauging reactions. You sit down for coffee, and have so many places to explore, so many things yet unsaid. For example, I haven't told you yet that in a past life, Yaki and I started a gourmet gift basket company. A fact I'll have to share to provide context for these cookies.
We designed a collection of gift baskets, and we scoured the country for unique items to feature in each. When it came to baskets for Purim, we knew we wanted to include Hamantaschen, the classic Purim treat. We made the rounds of bakeries, and ate our way through disappointment after disappointment- one after the other dry, teetering towards stale, fillings emaciated and dull. And then, we found Ben-Ami Bakery. One bite of their small, dainty Hamantaschen, and we knew we had found something special. The cookies were flaky and buttery, with bright and flavorful fillings, from caramel and prune preserves, to poppy seed and chocolate. Cookies so good, you wouldn't want to relegate them to one day a year.
So when I was looking for a Hamantaschen recipe, I had Ben-Ami's cookies on my mind. I scoured the internet, looking at pictures, reading articles, posts, and comments. When I read that Alice Medrich uses a sugar cookie dough for her Hamantaschen, I quickly bookmarked her recipe. I stumbled upon dozens of horror stories, from dough that tore and was impossible to shape, to cookies that plopped right open in the oven, and I read through countless comments duking it out on the virtues of pinching versus folding. For the record, all of the posts advocating pinching had photos of Hamantaschen that had yawned wide open in the oven, while folded ones seemed to retain their shape. (Apparently, I now have just as heated an opinion on the matter).
The sugar cookie dough comes together breezily, and tastes as rich and buttery as it looks; I know because I ate tiny scoops of it straight from the bowl. The next day, I took the dough out of the fridge, put on my coat, and went out to buy a jar of Nutella (what a fragmented, voyeuristic view into the lives of people the owners of bodegas must have), and got started. Buttery dough likes to be kept cold, and if you pay attention to it, placing it in the fridge whenever it gets a little warm, it will acquiesce to your rolling and cutting and shaping without a whimper or a crack. It might give you the impression of a mild case of schizophrenia, but trust me, it's worth it.
The cookies emerge from the oven pale and slightly golden at the edges, like a Victorian lady after a stroll in her rose garden. They are snappy and sweet, the butter luxuriously melting on your tongue. And in the center of all this: Nutella. I mean, close your eyes for a moment, and imagine a sugar cookie folded over Nutella. I could have started and ended right there.
This recipe uses a classic sugar cookie dough formed into Hamantaschen. The results are a sweet, snappy, buttery dough that rivals the filling for your attention. The sugar cookie dough is Alice Medrich's, I adapted the method and directions slightly to reflect my process. Fill them with Nutella, or your favorite jam or marmalade (dulce de leche, apricot preserves and black cherry jam are some of my favorites). This dough is easy to work with and form into triangles, the trick is to keep it as cold as possible throughout the process. Parchment paper makes this whole process a breeze, so make sure to have a roll on hand. Also, don't be frightened by the length of this recipe- it's mostly just me chatting to keep you company, so that it all goes by as smoothly as possible. You'll need to refrigerate the dough for a few hours (or overnight) so be sure to plan ahead. Recipe doubles easily.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, and whisk thoroughly.
Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla. On low speed, beat in the flour until just incorporated. Scrape the dough together and knead it once or twice with your hands until smooth. Divide the dough in half and form each into a flat patty. Wrap and refrigerate the patties until cold and firm enough to roll, preferably several hours or overnight (and up to 4 days, or freeze for longer).
Remove one patty from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature until supple enough to roll, but still quite firm and cold (about 1/2 hour). It will continue to soften as you work. When the first patty is ready to use, remove the second patty from the fridge, and let it sit on the counter. Roll the first patty between two sheets of parchment paper (or plastic sheets from a cut-apart resealable bag) to a thickness of 1/8 inch (1/3 cm). Turn the dough over once or twice while rolling, to check for deep wrinkles; if necessary, peel off and smooth the paper over the dough before continuing to roll it.
When the dough is thin enough, slide it (still between the sheets) onto a cookie sheet and refrigerate.
Repeat with the second patty, placing it in the fridge when done.
Remove the first sheet of dough from the fridge. Peel off the top sheet of paper, and set it on the counter. Invert the dough onto it, and peel off the second sheet. Cut cookie shapes as close together as possible to minimize scraps, dipping the edges of the cookie cutters in a small bowl of flour as necessary to prevent sticking. (I used a glass with a 2 1/4 inch/ 6 cm opening; I think going much smaller would make them difficult to shape). Gently lift scraps up towards you, pulling from a top corner. Using two teaspoons, place a half teaspoon of Nutella (or filling of your choice) onto the middle of each cookie (don't give in to the temptation to overfill!).
We're ready to fold! Starting with the bottom row of cookies: Fold the right side over half of the filling, pressing down slightly at both ends. Fold the left side over, pinching gently at the top (where it overlaps with the right side). Smooth the left side so that it's symmetrical to the right, leaving a little window of filling visible. Fold up the bottom of the circle. Pinch and nudge the Hamantaschen very gently, until it looks just like you want it to. Don't stress, it'll take a few times to get it just right! (Look at the step-by-step image in this post for a visual cue). (The dough might have little tiny tears as you form the Hamantaschen, but don't worry about smoothing them out- it's the sign of a deliciously buttery dough!). Gently transfer the first row of Hamantaschen to a cookie sheet lined with parchment, and continue with the rest of the dough. Transfer the cookie sheet to the refrigerator.
Repeat with the second patty, placing cookies in the refrigerator when done.
Gently press all of the dough scraps together (doing your best not to overwork them), and reroll. Fill, and form into Hamantaschen, and place in the fridge (you can set parchment on two plates, or on a large cutting board if you're out of cookie sheets).
Preheat the oven to 350F/180C, and position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. The cookies are ready when they are pale golden at the edges. They should still feel puffy and moist to the touch; they will continue to harden while cooling. Repeat until all the cookies are baked.
Slide the cookies, still on the parchment, onto racks to cool. Allow to cool completely. These are best the same day, but can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Oh no! I didn't want to make anyone homesick! You should totally make these- they're fun and so delicious!
Purim Sameah from London !
These are sooo pretty! (I have this plate as well!) What is the history behind Hamantaschen… I've never heard of these! And I'm certain I'd never forget if I'd tasted one!
would love a taste of one, Purim Sameach Charlotte !


Feist ("Let it Die") - she's like the where's waldo of my music-fan existence. Always popping up here and there, but never seems to be in the spotlight. I listened to a live thingamajig on CBC radio with her and Kathleen Edwards (with surprise appearance by Ron Sexsmith), which was also incredible. And I can't stop listening to Let it Die on the iPod. Spectactular, it is. Just don't call her Leslie.
Limblifter ("I/O") - stands for InOut, but never mind that. Limblifter is based on the work of the Dahle brothers, previously seen in Age of Electric and Alarm Bell. This album is slightly etherial, but for rockier stuff, turn to their previous releases, "Bellaclava" and the self-titled "Limblifter".
Martina Sorbara ("The Cure for Bad Deeds") - Sadly, she won't be releasing anything for "the forseeable future", and after reading that I died a little inside, but this album is worth picking up and incorporating into your very being. I tellya, this girl is incredible. She makes her own guitars. Her. Own. Guitars, people!
OK, that's it. I do have one more post in my blog-banks, but it's brief and self-contained, so it can wait. Happy listening, y'all.
UPDATE: Martina's new project, Dragonette, is pretty damn good. I'm a little revived by this. Now if only I could find it at my local HMV.
Oh, I heart you. I have some more to add to the list, but I don't know if they're Canadian. They're so good that, if they're American, I'll nominate them for Honorary Maple Leafery.
PS: I will get your suggestions from iTunes tonight. Thank you!!!
That's it, I need an iPod. And you have to love anyone that makes their own guitars.