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Apple is set to announce that its next generation of Mac computers will be powered, for the first time, with processors developed by the company
Apple is expected to make the announcement at the WWDC 2020 development conference, which is set to start on June 22. Tests have shown that Apple's ARM-based chips perform better than the Intel processors that the company has used since 2006, said Bloomberg. This could allow Apple to produce thinner and lighter notebooks in the future. Apple plans to introduce Macs powered by ARM processors next year. Apple needs to make the announcement before the Macs are launched to give developers time to design software for the new computers. Eventually, all Macs will run on ARM processors. To produce the chips, Apple will use technology licensed from Arm Ltd., which is part of the SoftBank Group. Due to coronavirus, WWDC will be an online-only event this year. (Bloomberg)
The first American woman to walk in space has become the first woman to reach the deepest known spot in the ocean
Kathy Sullivan and explorer Victor Vescovo descended to a depth of 36,000 feet, or nearly seven miles, in a submersible named Limited Factor. Known as the Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the ocean is located in the western Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, some 200 miles southwest of Guam. Sullivan, 68, became the first American woman to walk in space in 1984. Seven men have reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep. They include oceanographer Jacques Piccard and film director James Cameron. (Axios)
Johnson and Johnson says human trials on coronavirus vaccine to start in July
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson said it will accelerate the development of its COVID-19 vaccine by launching human trials in late July instead of September. The study will examine the investigational vaccine's safety and its ability to produce an immune response in more than 1,000 adults in the U.S. and Belgium, the company said. J&J's chief scientific officer said its Janssen division sped up the timeline based on "the strength of the preclinical data we have seen so far and interactions with the regulatory authorities." It wants to provide 1 billion doses globally through the course of 2021, provided the vaccine is safe and effective. (Washington Times)
New Mexico's Internet Crimes Against Children unit sees surge in cases during pandemic
Following the state's decision to have children practice distance learning due to COVID-19, the New Mexico Attorney General's Office saw an uptick in reports about internet crimes against children. "So prior to the pandemic, we were seeing an average of 50 to 75 tips a month, and the minute children started staying home throughout the state, our tips went up to 300 a month," said the commander of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Predators are using social media including Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok to reach children. (KOB 4)
Nebraska Sheriff looking for man photographed wearing utility belt, bra and carrying long knife
Polk County, Nebraska authorities are searching for a man caught on camera wearing peculiar clothes and trespassing. The images were captured by a property owner's trail cam on land he rents near Polk, which is about 20 miles northwest of York. The photos show a man wearing a utility belt, a bra and not much else. A long knife appears to be hanging from the belt. The camera picked up more shots of the mystery man the next morning. He was seen wearing slightly different clothes and riding off on an ATV. The owner says he's missing a deer stand that was still in the box and was stored on the property. He thinks that's what is on the back of the ATV in one of the photos. The owner sent the photos to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff said he considers the mystery man a possible threat and that the situation is "very concerning." He says deputies checked an abandoned house in the area but didn't find any sign of the man. People are asked to call 911 if they see the man. (News Channel Nebraska)
City Council Approves Budget With $27M More for San Diego Police After Hundreds Call to Defund
The San Diego, California City Council has voted 8-1 to adopt the proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year, which includes the creation of a city Office of Race and Equity to tackle racial equity issues and a $27 million boost for the San Diego Police Department. The vote came following more than 10 hours of public comments from callers, many of whom called for a reduction in police department funding. Mayor Kevin Faulconer's proposed budget would increase the police budget to $566 million for the fiscal year 2021, constituting about a third of the city's general fund budget. The previous year's budget for the SDPD was $539 million and 2019's was $480 million. (NBC San Diego)
Police looking for rooster wanted in nugget theft
The Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Police Department is asking the community to be on the lookout for a theft suspect accused of a "fowl" crime. Police say they were notified of a theft that occurred involving a rooster. When they arrived, they discovered an innocent toddler enjoying chicken nuggets. The rooster approached the toddler, took his chicken nuggets, and fled the scene. The child's mother attempted to stop the rooster, but was unsuccessful, police say. Officers are asking the public to be on the lookout for the chicken nugget thief. (KATC)
Mayor in New Jersey slammed for telling rally he is pro 'good black people'
A New Jersey mayor who said at a rally that he was "pro-black for all the good black people" he knew sought to clarify his remarks following a backlash. The anti-discrimination demonstration in Clark, New Jersey began with residents from neighboring towns speaking about negative racial interactions they had experienced in Clark, including with police. There was no plan for Mayor Sal Bonaccorso to speak during the demonstration, event planners said. He was just supposed to be there to listen to the stories and then have open dialogue for future action in the town. 50 to 100 people attended the rally and that, while the crowd was diverse, the majority of participants were people of color. It was not until a few of the participants realized that the mayor had been standing to the side, smoking a cigar and joking with a friend while people were "telling their emotionally devastating stories," that speakers addressed the mayor directly. One woman at the demonstration told Bonaccorso: "It's not enough to say, 'I'm not racist.' You have to be anti-racist. OK? Pro-black," according to videos posted to social media. She also asked the mayor: "Why is it so weird to be able to just say, 'I am pro-black'? I am pro-black doesn't mean that I'm not for all the people. That's the thing." Mayor Bonaccorso then told the diverse crowd, "I am pro-black for all the good black people that I know in my life." His remark drew audible displeasure from the crowd. In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Bonaccorso said he has been mayor for a long time and is still learning. (NBC News)
Firefighter abseils from a 16-storey flat to save a little girl after she got stuck outside a balcony
A firefighter abseiled from a 16-story building to rescue a five-year-old Chinese child who got trapped outside her flat's balcony in Kunming, the capital of southern China's Yunnan province. The little girl climbed out of the window when her mother went downstairs to pick up deliveries. When her mother returned, she shocked to see her daughter clinging onto the window frame 130 feet above the ground. She immediately called the firefighters to rescue her kid. The five-year-old girl was standing on a tiny ledge and clinging onto the window when the firefighters arrived at the scene. A rescuer abseiled from a flat two stories above before grabbing the child and pushing her back to safety. It is believed that she was not hurt. A firefighter carefully lowered himself down from a neighbor's home with the help of a harness and a colleague, who held the protective gear from above. The courageous rescuer slowly moved along the windows and reached the girl about 10 minutes later. He then picked up the child, lifted her, and put her back to her apartment. (The Nations)
Man causes $40K in damage at Miller Park after trying to write name with tractor
Prosecutors say a 40-year-old man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin has admitted to causing more than $40,000 in damage to Miller Park amid protests and rioting on June 2nd. According to a criminal complaint filed with the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, broke into the Brewers' baseball stadium and got into a tractor, which he used to tear up the turf and dig holes in an attempt to "write his name in cursive with the tractor tires." The incident began when a security guard found the man yelling inside the stadium, running down the levels of seats and at one point patting his body and saying that "I got a piece for you." The security guard told prosecutors that indicated to him that he might be armed with a gun, according to the complaint. A field manager recounted that while the man was driving the tractor, he was yelling "Black Lives Matter" and that "We're gonna burn this f—– down tonight," the complaint states. The man eventually got out of the tractor, walked off the field and left the stadium. Police officers then detained the man. (WMTV)
Three children accused of causing $50,000 in damages to Oklahoma school
Officials say three children were arrested this weekend after they allegedly vandalized a local school building. The Altus, Oklahoma Police Department say the juveniles are accused of breaking into the Altus Intermediate School. Once inside the school, investigators say the vandals caused at least $50,000 in damages. Officials say surveillance cameras inside the school captured the juveniles damaging computers, dumping paint on floors and walls, using fire extinguishers in multiple rooms, and damaging doors and windows. Authorities say the juveniles, who are 6-years-old, 8-years-old, and 12-years-old, were released to their parents. (KFOR)
Ford recalls 2.15 million U.S. vehicles for potentially faulty door latches
Ford Motor Co said announced it will recall 2.15 million U.S. vehicles with potentially faulty door latches. The American automaker said the recall covers many 2011 through 2015 model-year vehicles. The recalled vehicles may not have had all door latches replaced or correctly replaced when repaired by dealerships under recalls issued in 2015 and 2016. Ford said a recalled vehicle with a faulty latch may unlatch while driving, but said it is not aware of any reports of accident or injury related to the condition. The recall covers some Ford Fiesta, C-Max, Focus, Mustang. Fusion, Escape, Transit Connect, Lincoln MKZ and MKC vehicles. Ford said the latches have a part susceptible to cracking that in some circumstances can lead to doors failing to close. If motorists repeatedly attempt to close the door, it may temporarily close but could open during driving. (Reuters)
Wanted couple used gun to steal Pepsi from Pizza Hut
A search is underway for a man and woman who used a gun to steal a bottle of soda from an area Pizza Hut. The Richland County, South Carolina Sheriff's Department asked for the community's help identifying the man and woman who it says argued with the restaurant manager before pulling a gun on him and stealing a two-liter bottle of Pepsi. The manager told the sheriff's department he got into an argument with the man and woman after they came in to the restaurant. They complained to the manager their pizza delivery person did not bring a soda with the rest of their order, according to the release. During the altercation, both the man and woman walked behind the counter, when the man pulled out a gun and the woman took a bottle of Pepsi from the cooler, the sheriff's department said. The man put the gun into his pocket before the couple left the Pizza Hut, according to the release. No injuries were reported by the sheriff's department. (The State)
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Puchar "Sportu" i PZHL 1982/1983 – druga edycja rozgrywek o Puchar "Sportu" i PZHL.

Wyniki
Wyniki meczów rozegranych w grudniu 1982 podczas przerwy w rozgrywkach I ligi 1982/1983:
I Grupa:
 GKS Katowice – Polonia Bytom 3:3 (1:1, 1:2, 1:0)
 GKS Tychy – Podhale Nowy Targ 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)

II Grupa:

Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Stoczniowiec Gdańsk 7:1 (4:1, 1:0, 2:0)
 Naprzód Janów – Budowlani Bydgoszcz 5:4 (2:1, 2:2, 1:1)

Ćwierćfinały (1,4.03.1983)
ŁKS Łódź - Podhale Nowy Targ 3:4,1:7  GKS Tychy - Naprzód Janów 7:6, 6:7  BKS Bydgoszcz - Polonia Bytom	2:8, 2:8  GKS Katowice - Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1:5,

Półfinały (8 i 11 marca 1983):

 Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Polonia Bytom 4:2, 0:4
 Podhale Nowy Targ – GKS Tychy 4:4, 0:3

Finał (15 i 20 marca 1983):
 GKS Tychy – Polonia Bytom 5:2 (1-1,1-0,3-1)
 Polonia Bytom – GKS Tychy 11:2 (4:1, 4:0, 3:1)

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The cheap and cheerful ArcBook comes with a 10.1-inch touchscreen display at 1024 x 600 resolution, but can handle Full HD playback at 30 fps, a full-sized QWERTY keyboard and trackpad, and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It's Google-certified, which means full access to the Play store, and comes preinstalled with Office Suite Pro 6, allowing users to create and edit MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint files as well as view documents in the PDF format.
Powering the portable productivity is a 1.2 GHz RK3168 dual-core processor, backed up by 1 GB of RAM and just 8 GB of built-in solid state storage, but users get a microSD slot and 15 GB of free Google Drive cloud storage to sweeten the deal. According to Archos, users can look forward to 10 hours of continuous use from its 8000 mAh Li-Pol battery between charges.
There's a full-sized USB 2.0 port, two micro-USB ports and Wi-Fi connectivity is mentioned, but no Bluetooth. Being from Archos, audio format support is good and includes MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG Vorbis and FLAC.
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By Sofía Hanna | Mon, 12/06/2021 - 15:56
Q: Tanium and EY announced an alliance to transform IT and security operations. How will this alliance influence Tanium's participation in Latin America and Mexico?
A: This is a tremendous opportunity for both companies in Mexico and Latin America. Tanium focuses on large enterprises and EY has a similar approach. EY adds a great deal of value to our proposition thanks to its specific set of services. The collaboration gives us more partners and further reach in Latin America.
Q: How did the pandemic impact Tanium's business in Mexico?
A: Because of our technology, its architecture and the way our platform is designed, we have been able to help many companies. What happened with COVID-19 opened many doors for us. It gave us an opportunity to help more companies because our technology provides large corporations with ways to manage their endpoints, which became even more important as employees relocated to their homes.
Tanium now has 1,800 employees working from home using computers equipped with Tanium's platform. The question now is how to manage these computers, how does one patch the operating system and how does one keep protecting the employee's device. One way to protect our network is through a VPN. We sell VPN connections to other companies because it allows for more visibility on endpoints. Tanium provides endpoint visibility no matter where the client is. The platform can see every device connected to the VPN. It is aware of where every device is located. Administrators can then keep patching to tackle any vulnerabilities. Last year, our sales were through the roof.
Q: What strategies has Tanium created to help collaborators understand and avoid cybersecurity risks?
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Q: How does Tanium collaborate with Mexico's public sector and the education sector?
A: Tanium is still very new to the Mexican market. One sector where we still have a great deal of homework to do is the public sector. This is a sector where we have been very successful in the US. The US Armed Forces uses Tanium and we manage more than 2 million endpoints with them. Education is another vertical for us in Mexico and we will definitely bring value to this sector.
Q: How does Tanium help clients see the efficacy of the strategy or their return of investment?
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We are finding significant acceptance in Mexico, with 10 or 11 large customers. These companies understand visibility and the need to patch right away. Larger companies in the country are listening and they are taking action. That says a lot about what may come.
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Trading out of trouble – Australia's trade diplomacy
Justin Brown, a deputy secretary responsible for trade, investment and economic diplomacy in DFAT, was our guest in an energetic question and answer session at Glover Cottages on Tuesday 21 June. Before the advent of free trade agreements,…
The global economy: a downward spiral?
In a far reaching address on the global economy at Glover Cottages on Tuesday, June 14th, Craig Emerson wondered whether the slow, sluggish performance of the global economy since the Global Financial Crisis presaged a long period of flat …
Rodrigo Duterte – a Philippine Donald Trump?
Our guest at Glover Cottages on 7 June 2016 was Adele Webb, a doctoral researcher at the University of Sydney whose thesis is about Philippine democratic ambivalence. She sees newly-elected Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, as hard to…
An Evening with the interns
On the 31st of May AIIA NSW had our interns present their research to an interested audience at Glover Cottages. Alexander Galitsky discussed the western influences and factors that have allowed Turkey's current president to deconstruct…
The Brain Game – Australia 2020
Among many things, Professor John Hearn is executive director of the Worldwide Universities Network and chair of the Australia Africa Network. He has been deputy vice chancellor for Research at ANU and for International Affairs at the University…
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At Glover Cottages on 10 May, around 90 former colleagues and friends celebrated the life and literary talent of the late Ted Pocock AM. During his extensive diplomatic career, Ted had among other things been Australian ambassador to the…
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In relation to Iraq, the plan to split the country into three parts has been publicly advocated by US officials ad nauseam. The President Emeritus of the CFR, Leslie Gelb, argued in a 2003 article for the NY Times that the most feasible outcome in Iraq would be a "three-state solution: Kurds in the north, Sunnis in the center and Shiites in the south." In 2006, a potential map of a future Middle East was released by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters which depicted Iraq divided into three regions: a Sunni Iraq to the West, an Arab Shia State in the East and a Free Kurdistan in the North.
The current US Vice President, Joe Biden, also penned an article which was co-authored by Gelb titled: United Through Autonomy in Iraq. The 2006 article argues for a decentralized Iraqi state where power is held by three "ethno-religious" groups: "Kurd, Sunni Arab and Shiite Arab." Furthermore, the NY Times published an article in 2013 titled: Imagining a Remapped Middle East; How 5 Countries Could Become 14, which envisages the Middle East and Libya completely Balkanized.
The Western elite's strategy is to create a Middle East (and a world for that matter) devoid of strong, sovereign, independent nation-states that can resist imperial advances.
Fracturing countries into feuding micro-states ensures Western interests are not confronted with a cohesive entity which can collectively unite to oppose this belligerent force. "Divide and conquer" as Mendelsohn's article is titled, the ancient strategy used by an array of imperial powers, from the Roman's to the British, remains the strategy of the Western Empire today.


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12 Cancer Patients' Most Inspiring Makeovers
By Nakeisha Campbell April 24, 2017
before and after,
We all know that getting a complete makeover is one of the best ways to look and feel more beautiful. But for cancer patients, it's a bit more than that. Because on top of looking their best, they can gain a lot more confidence and feel like brand new people!
One organization, Hello Gorgeous, has made it their mission to offer free and professional makeovers to women all over the world who are battling cancer. The non-profit organization gives these women a true red-carpet experience, offering them spa services like manicures, pedicures, and facials.
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"There are all kinds of criteria for what you can and can't do on a woman with cancer," Hello Gorgeous founder Kim Becker has said. "For example, you can't do a standard manicure. There are various precautions you need to take for manicures, pedicures, makeup usage, and wigs. Manicures and pedicures require the use of bowls with disposable liners. Makeup needs to be specially tested. There are also issues of pampering and comfort such as special neck warmers that can be warmed during use."
We love that this organization exists, and a few of the cancer survivors in our gallery were treated to their special makeover by Hello Gorgeous!
Check out the gallery to see photos of these cancer survivors' most inspiring makeovers.
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Jerry Shepherd, a mother of two, was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after she found out that her own son was diagnosed with Leukemia. After three years of treatments, she was completely cancer free and her son was in remission. This brave mother shared her story with The Today Show and they decided to treat her to a makeover that shocked her entire family.
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When Stacie VanLaere was diagnosed with breast cancer, her sister surprised her by submitting a letter to Hello Gorgeous and getting her a complete makeover. She was treated to a manicure, pedicure, facial, and a brand new outfit.
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Brenda was diagnosed with stage four bilateral breast cancer and it spread to her liver. Doctors have told her that she will never be off of medication, but she doesn't let that affect her positive attitude. Giving her even more of a reason to smile, a few volunteers from the Look Good Feel Better Organization gave her an amazing makeover.
Gintare Shanciute, a teenage cancer patient, was treated like a top model and received a total makeover during the Children's Cancer Unit's Style Academy Makeover Day.
While cancer patient and mother Tansi Mclnerney was going through her treatment, Look Good Feel Better teamed up with Mrs. Australia International, Piper O'Neill, to give her a makeover and help boost her confidence.
After Hannah was diagnosed with kidney cancer, she was forced to miss out on school events and lost all of her hair because of chemotherapy. But after spending over 15 weeks in the hospital, she reached out to a famous stylist named Tokyo Stylez to help her look fabulous for prom. To her surprise, he actually showed up at her door with an entire team of stylists to give her a prom makeover!
The Children's Cancer Unit Charity enlisted the help of volunteer beauty experts to give young cancer patient Megan Olge the most stunning free makeover.
This enthusiastic cancer patient Abby, didn't let her illness get her down. She got all dolled up before heading to the hospital for her chemo treatments.
Kelly Harrod has been battling cancer for over eight years. It began with breast cancer, but then it spread to her lungs, bones, liver and brain. To help raise breast cancer awareness, a local makeup artist decided to give her a makeover.
This proud mom refuses to let her chemo treatments get the best of her. So whenever she gets the chance, she goes all out with her wigs and makeup.
The Children's Cancer Unit Charity treated Orlagh MacCartan, a teenage cancer patient, to a beautiful makeover by the Style Academy Model Agency.
Mary, who was undergoing chemo, got a surprise makeover and red carpet treatment by Hello Gorgeous after she was nominated by a family member. She was treated to a full spa service that included a facial, manicure, pedicure, makeup services and hair care.
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Katie and Grant were married at Branell Homestead. Katie telling, "Branell Homestead B&B in Laidley is the only venue we needed to use for our wedding day, as it has EVERYTHING a couple needs to get married – a gorgeous and exquisitely furnished Homestead that housed not just the happy couple but the bridal party as well. Stunning grassed area raised up to look over the countryside of the Lockyer Valley, a perfect spot for getting married, right under the Poinciana tree.
The couple's daughter played a shining role in the wedding day. Katie chose a lace wedding gown from Seann Pitman, Sugar and Spice to wear on the day.
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Kentrell Lockett
NEW ORLEANS – The suspect pleaded guilty earlier in the year, and on Tuesday, he was sentenced.
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro's office says 19-year-old Kentrell Lockett pleaded guilty in June to eight crimes, including three counts of carjacking, two counts of motor vehicle theft, and single counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, felony illegal possession of stolen things and a misdemeanor count of illegal possession of stolen things. He faced a state prison term of 2 to 20 years on each carjacking count.
Criminal District Judge Keva Landrum-Johnson imposed concurrent 10-year sentences for the carjacking and aggravated assault with a firearm convictions.
The judge imposed 5-year terms for the other felony convictions, also to be served concurrently to the 10-year sentence.
Lockett pleaded guilty to carjacking victims in the 6000 block of Painters Street on May 14, 2018; the 4700 block of Music Street on April 15, 2019; and in the 3700 block of Clematis Street on April 21, 2019. In two of the incidents, Lockett commandeered vehicles with the drivers' children still inside.
In the 2018 incident, Lockett removed an infant in a car seat and left the child on the sidewalk before speeding off.
In the April 15 carjacking this year, Lockett stole a woman's car with two children inside when she entered a convenience store. He stopped and ordered the children out of the car by threatening to shoot them if they did not comply.
In Lockett's final carjacking six days later, he accepted a woman's offer of a ride after appearing thirsty and in distress. Once inside her car, Lockett choked the woman before ordering her out of her vehicle and driving away.
"This dangerous teen offender was becoming more violent and brazen as his crimes progressed," Cannizzaro said. "I'm thankful New Orleans police were able to stop him before someone was seriously injured or killed. I hope the judge will be proven correct in her decision not to impose a stiffer sentence, and that this defendant will truly avail himself of the opportunity to rehabilitate before returning to our community."
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Q: Replace part of strings in multiple columns and tables I have several fields in db containing url inside different strings, part of which I need to replace with another one.
F.e. the string is
abc::http://localhost:5000/pic/img/1.jpg|def:::blahblahblah_http://localhost:5000/hij/klm/hxyhgbcbxjgxz.jpeg:jgfgv/hgh/

I have many different strings like that.
I need to replace http://localhost:5000 with https://example.com but leave everything else untouched.
Also I need to do that without stopping the database / on a working database.
I was thinking about doing smth like that:
UPDATE table01
  SET field01 = replace(field01, 'http://localhost:5000', 'https://example.com')

How can I make this query include all strings in db, not only in table01 & field01, but all tables & all fields? Just want to make sure that there are no references left to this url at all.

A: First of all, your UPDATE without WHERE clause is needlessly (very!) expensive. It would write a new row version for all rows, even where nothing changes. Only update rows that actually need an update!
UPDATE table01
SET    field01 = replace(field01, 'http://localhost:5000', 'https://example.com')
WHERE  field01 ~ 'http://localhost:5000';

Related:

*

*How do I (or can I) SELECT DISTINCT on multiple columns?
Next, careful what you replace. You'll want to avoid false positives. Test before you apply it to the whole database. Your current expression:
replace(field01, 'http://localhost:5000', 'https://example.com')

would also change strings that probably shouldn't be changed. Like 'http://localhost:50000/pic/img/1.jpg' (note: 50000 instead of 5000)
To avoid that particular case:
regexp_replace(field01, 'http://localhost:5000\M', 'https://example.com', 'g')

Using regular expressions instead. \M at the end of the string, per documentation,

matches only at the end of a word

You may want to do more, depending on your exact requirements. So:
UPDATE table01
SET    field01 =  regexp_replace(field01, 'http://localhost:5000\M'
                                        , 'https://example.com', 'g')
WHERE  field01 ~ 'http://localhost:5000\M';

Then apply to all string columns in a table. Ideally, only update each row once, to make this as cheap as possible. This plpgsql function executes the update for one given table:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_replace_everywhere(_pattern text, _new_string text, _tbl regclass, OUT updated_rows int) AS
$func$
DECLARE
   -- basic string types, possibly extend with citext, domains or custom types:
   _typ  CONSTANT regtype[] := '{text, bpchar, varchar}';
   _sql  text;
BEGIN
   SELECT INTO _sql     -- build command
          format('UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE %s'
               , _tbl
               , string_agg(format($$%1$s = regexp_replace(%1$s, $1, $2, 'g')$$, col), ', ')
               , string_agg(col || ' ~ $1', ' OR '))
   FROM  (
      SELECT quote_ident(attname) AS col
      FROM   pg_attribute
      WHERE  attrelid = _tbl            -- valid, visible, legal table name
      AND    attnum >= 1                -- exclude tableoid & friends
      AND    NOT attisdropped           -- exclude dropped columns
      AND    NOT attnotnull             -- exclude columns defined NOT NULL!
      AND    atttypid = ANY(_typ)       -- only character types
      ORDER  BY attnum
      ) sub;

   -- Test
   -- RAISE NOTICE '%', _sql;

   -- Execute
   IF _sql IS NULL THEN
      updated_rows := 0;                         -- nothing to update
   ELSE
      EXECUTE _sql
      USING _pattern, _new_string;

      GET DIAGNOSTICS updated_rows = ROW_COUNT;  -- Report number of affected rows
   END IF;
END
$func$  LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Call to apply to a single table:
SELECT f_replace_everywhere( 'http://localhost:5000\M'
                           , 'https://example.com'
                           , 'my_table');

Closely related with detailed explanation:

*

*Replace empty strings with null values
Finally, apply to all relevant tables in our database. Don't touch system tables. You can loop through all tables based on pg_tables or information_schema.tables. See:

*

*How to check if a table exists in a given schema
I'll leave that last step to you.

A: You could query the catalog for all columns that are long enough to hold that value, and generate and execute dynamic sql, eg.
DO $$
declare
  mysql varchar;
  Trec record;
  Crec record;
  vcomma varchar := '';
begin
  for Trec in SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM information_schema.tables t
             where table_schema = 'public'
                -- and table_name = 't1'
               and table_type != 'VIEW'
               and exists ( select null from information_schema.columns c
                             where c.table_schema = t.table_schema
                             and c.table_name = t.table_name
                             and c.character_maximum_length >= 30)
  loop
    raise notice 'Current table is %', quote_ident(Trec.table_name);
    mysql := format('update %s set ',Trec.table_name);
    vcomma := '';
    for Crec in SELECT column_name FROM information_schema.columns c
             where table_schema = Trec.table_schema
               and c.table_name = Trec.table_name
               and c.character_maximum_length >= 30
    loop
      raise notice 'Current column is %', quote_ident(Crec.column_name);
      mysql := mysql || vcomma ||  Crec.column_name
               || ' = replace(' || Crec.column_name
               || ',' || '''http://the.olde.domain/the_olde_url'','
               || '''http://the.newer.domain/the_newer_url'')';
      vcomma := ', ';
    end loop;
    raise notice 'SQL is %', mysql;
    execute mysql;
  end loop;
end $$;

You can of course drop the "raise notice"'s.  One more thing, I ran this on a 9.6, don't know about 9.5.

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Union City has an above average SeniorScore™ of 74. The city has an average per capita income of $30,000. The average household income is $83,000 versus an average of $52,000 for the state of California. The current unemployment rate is about 8% and the average home price is $711,000, which is much more than the California average of $451,500.
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Hal Kovash, 67, of Lakewood, Colorado, died by suicide in the early hours of Christmas morning, December 25, 2022.
Hal was born on July 16, 1955 to Jerry and Aggie Kovash in Dickinson, North Dakota. After Hal graduated from Thornton high school in 1973 he went straight to work. His first job as a truck driver for Colorado Denver Freight Delivery lasted for three years. He joined the Sheet Metal Workers' Local #9 in 1976 where he completed a four-year apprenticeship, and eventually became a journeyman, sheet metal HVAC mechanic, and then later a supervisor. He did this for 10 years until 1986.
In 1987 Hal met Debbie Black at Cheers in Arvada, Colorado. Hal and Debbie went on to have one child, Cody. Hal was also the stepfather to Matt Kroupa. He also helped raise Andrew Shannon and Shawn Wilson in his early years before meeting and eventually marrying Debbie June 2, 1989.
After meeting, Debbie, Hal went to work for her family company, Aspen Mortuary in 1987 where he helped build the family company from the ground up. He was a funeral director for 27 years and later was named vice president of the company. His charismatic ways and his family oriented upbringing allowed him to help thousands of families through what is a very difficult time when someone passes away. He hung it up in 2014 needing a change in his work life.
In June 2014, Hal attended and graduated from CDL College where he obtain his Class A CDL drivers license. He worked three more years as a Class A CDL truck driver for Specialized Rail Services before he eventually retired in 2017.
You could always find Hal traveling with Debbie stopping in at the local Elks Lodge or American Legion wherever they were. Hal never missed Cody and Matt's sporting events and even got into coaching these events. He was always rebuilding his Harley Davidson as he did so many times in his life. Whether he was hanging out with friends at Guido's or Riley's you could always count on having a good meaningful conversation with him and you could be sure to have a good laugh. He loved his family very much and for his 60th birthday he called for a family reunion in beautiful Salida, Colorado. Eventually he received, what he said to be the greatest gift in his life, when he became Papa to Madison Taylor, Emery Amber, and Zachary Andrew a.k.a. his best friend. Whether it was building them a treehouse, cooking them food, babysitting them during Broncos games, or having water balloon fights, and so much more. Papa Hal was at his very best when he was around his grandkids. .
Hal was predeceased in death by his parents, Jerry and Aggie Kovash. He is survived by his loving wife Debbie, his son Cody and his son Matt and Beth (Madison, Emery, & Zakary), brother Jon and Nancy (Josie), sister Lucy and Fred (Erich & Kaitlin), sister Julie (Aaron), and sister Carolyn and Forrest (Allie & Rachel).
Graveside services at Arvada Cemetery will he held later this spring on a date and time TBD. This will be for the family.
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This is a great Gluten Free take on the BBQ classic, which is perfect for a summer cook out with family and friends.
Chop cauliflower into nice bite size pieces.
Melt the coconut oil and add it to the roasting tray, toss the cauliflower pieces in the oil and then bake for about 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, take out the tray and pour over the BBQ sauce, taking care to coat each piece of cauliflower.
Wash and cut the celery in to 2 inch sticks.
Next to make your dipping sauce, stir the soya yogurt, garlic powder and mixed herbs together in a bowl.
Place the vegan "wings" on a plate with the celery sticks, dip and enjoy.
Whip up an easy sauce by mixing equal amounts of hot sauce and melted vegan butter.
A peanut butter style sauce, sweet chilli or Teriyaki sauce will also go well with this!
This is a delightfully fresh and tasty main course meal.
Heat molasses once hot add flour and the rest of the ingredients and cook on low for about 20 min be careful it will burn easily. After 20 min pour the mix on to not stick parchment paper. Let cook enough that you can roll it .
Brush a little oil on your work surface divide the dough into ball and roll like you are making a snake with paly dough, to about 1/2 inch thick put on a tray that has been brushed with some oil, so not to stick. place in fridge when cooled cut and enjoy.
Take some cling film and place a big sheet on your work surface.
Take half of the mashed burger and place in the middle and flatten.
Place the filling in the centre of the burger.
Flatten out other half of the mashed burger and place it on top and seal the sides.
And finish it in the oven for 5-7 mins until hot the whole way through and brown on top.
This would go great with some homemade chips and a nice salad washed down with a ginger beer.
This salad dressing is spicy and sweet and is delicious on fresh, green leaves.
Place all other ingredients in a blender or food processer and blend until smooth or shake in a jamjar.
Use as desired and store in the fridge and it will keep 3-5 days. Enjoy, Eoin.


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Q: Cannot start Chrome / Cannot start Firefox errors with Karma in Vagrant box Ubuntu 12.04 I am following the Angular Tutorial at https://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial/step_02.
I want to run the following command:
npm test
karma start karma.conf.js

And getting the following error:
> karma start karma.conf.js

WARN [watcher]: Pattern "/var/angularapp/angular-phonecat/app/**/*.module.js" does not match any file.
WARN [watcher]: Pattern "/var/angularapp/angular-phonecat/app/!(bower_components)/**/*!(.module|.spec).js" does not match any file.
WARN [karma]: No captured browser, open http://localhost:9876/
INFO [karma]: Karma v0.13.22 server started at http://localhost:9876/
INFO [launcher]: Starting browser Firefox
INFO [launcher]: Starting browser Chrome
ERROR [launcher]: Cannot start Firefox

INFO [launcher]: Trying to start Firefox again (1/2).
ERROR [launcher]: Cannot start Firefox

INFO [launcher]: Trying to start Firefox again (2/2).
17 08 2016 18:46:51.434:ERROR [launcher]: Cannot start Firefox

ERROR [launcher]: Firefox failed 2 times (cannot start). Giving up.
ERROR [launcher]: Cannot start Chrome

INFO [launcher]: Trying to start Chrome again (1/2).
ERROR [launcher]: Cannot start Chrome

[launcher]: Trying to start Chrome again (2/2).
[launcher]: Cannot start Chrome

ERROR [launcher]: Chrome failed 2 times (cannot start). Giving up.

karma.config.js:
browsers: ['Firefox', 'Chrome'],

I installed Firefox and Chrome using the following commands:
 sudo apt-install chromium-browser
 sudo apt-install firefox

And set the env variables in ~/.bachrc:
export FIREFOX_BIN=/usr/bin/firefox
export CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/chromium-browser

I even typed the following command, but did not help:
source ~/.bashrc

My node version is 0.12.15 and npm is 2.15.1. Please note that this is a vagrant box that I am talking about.
Please help :)

A: Someone suggested that I should use Phantomjs instead! So I did it and below is what I did exactly and made the test pass:
Install PhantomJS:
sudo npm install -g phantomjs-prebuilt

Update the env variable by adding the following line to ~/.bashrc:
export PHANTOMJS_BIN=/usr/bin/phantomjs

Add the following line to devdependencies in package.json file within the project:
"karma-phantomjs-launcher": "^0.2.0",

Add the following line to  karma.config.js file:
plugins: [
  ...
      'karma-phantomjs-launcher',
  ...
    ]

And finally change the browsers in karma.config.js to be:
browsers: ['PhantomJS'],

However, I still do not know why Chrome and Firefox did not work, and Phantomjs did the job. The way I view it is my vagrant box is just an Ubuntu machine, and should not be different than any other machines! It would be great if someone explains to me the reasons. And please consider that I am a newbie.

A: I've posted an answer in the related thread:
Karma - Chrome failed 2 times (cannot start). Giving up
Basically, for me chrome was not able to start because fonts were missing.

A: The tests weren't running for me either. I changed the following in karma.conf.js to so that Karma would only try to use Chrome:
browsers: ['Chrome'],

plugins: [
  'karma-chrome-launcher',
  'karma-jasmine'
]

I'm assuming that not having Firefox installed on my machine was causing Karma to fail.


Bringing expertise and leadership in the field of chiropractic since 1979, Dr. Rickards provides an experienced, scientific approach to natural healing through an emphasis on the critical upper vertebrae as well as advanced techniques in stereoscopic x-ray imaging, specific angle adjustment, surface resonance reading and more.
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The Blair chiropractic technique is a specific system of analyzing and adjusting the upper cervical vertebrae of the spinal column.
After many years of research and study of all the techniques that were developing at the time, Dr. B.J. Palmer, the developer of chiropractic, realized that the only place a person could truly have interference to the nervous system was at the level of the base of the skull; and the atlas and axis vertebrae.
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DeLauro Statement on President Trump's Call with Ukrainian President
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after reports that President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about investigating Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, while withholding foreign aid from Ukraine.
"President Trump is continuing to test the bounds of our laws and our Constitution. No President of the United States should use their position to insist that a foreign leader investigate one of his political opponents—let alone withhold Congressionally appropriated foreign aid for such purposes. This represents a new chapter in Trump's egregious conduct, one that is based on actively interfering with the 2020 election rather than his past misconduct around the 2016 election. If these findings are true, they are a reckless abuse of power that put his own interests ahead of those of the American people."
"At the same time, Trump's Acting Director of National Intelligence (ADNI) is stonewalling the House Intelligence Committee, whose Members are entitled to see the entire whistleblower's complaint that alerted us to Trump's actions. ADNI's refusal to show this document to Congress is unlawful, and his office has thus far refused to comply with the Intelligence Committee's subpoena—showing a complete disregard for the rule of law."
"This is a matter of grave urgency. Congress and the American people deserve the truth from President Trump and his Administration. As with many of my colleagues, I have been reluctant to call for an impeachment inquiry because it would further divide the country, be perceived as overturning the 2016 election, and go to the United States Senate where Republicans would acquit President Trump regardless of the evidence. But these actions regarding the 2020 election are a turning point."
"I am in full support of the Intelligence Committee's handling of this matter, which is in their jurisdiction. They must have unfettered access to the entire whistleblower's complaint, and the whistleblower must be able to come forward and be heard without retribution. An impeachment inquiry may be the only recourse Congress has if the President is enlisting foreign assistance in the 2020 election. Congress must meet this pivotal moment in our nation's history with decisive action."


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To Live And Die In Tijuana – Part 1 of 3
"Mica/DrivingMSSQL" for Borderlandbeat.com Enjoy!
Three worlds overlap in Mexico's new fentanyl capital, where violence and synthetic drugs are bound dangerously together. Addicts, journalists, and police navigate a city in disarray.
A dried-up canal slices through the heart of Tijuana, a streak of negative space in a city where every other square foot appears to be claimed. The canalización, as people call it, is a place now emblematic of the city's ills, an underworld in plain sight.
The Canalización
The chaos has spilled outward across Tijuana. There have been 1,900 homicides here this year so far, making it the deadliest city in Mexico. It is a place where language has adapted to new forms of violence, macabre and hyper-specific. The word "encobijado," for instance: a murder victim wrapped in a blanket.
Propelling that violence is a shift in the drug trade. Tijuana has long been a major transit point for illicit goods into the United States: alcohol during Prohibition, waves of marijuana and cocaine after that. Now, it is a city of fentanyl. It is the most prolific trafficking hub into the United States for the drug and, increasingly, a city of users.
It is their lifeless bodies that paramedics find on the streets. They are just as frequently victims of overdoses as violence. The turf war between local drug dealers has provoked a nightly shock of killings.
The Washington Post followed the fentanyl epidemic from Mexican labs to U.S. streets.
The crisis has penetrated unlikely parts of Tijuana. Fentanyl labs have been disguised as piñata shops. Traffickers have turned modern townhouses into drug warehouses.
Men emerge, zombielike, between downtown restaurants, seeking available drugs wherever they can find them.
He woke up next to a pile of trash two blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, on a patch of sidewalk that has been claimed by this city's fentanyl addicts, almost all of them deportees from the United States.
José González folded his blanket on the concrete and checked to see whether anything had been stolen from him while he slept. Most of the men around him — he's careful not to call them friends — had already taken their first hit of the day. They stared blankly ahead or at the ground, oblivious while José inventoried his things.
"This goddamn place," he said.
José had been the starting right tackle at Redlands High School outside of San Bernardino, Calif., a teenager who had passed as all-American until his friends learned that he was undocumented, brought to the United States as a 4-year-old. By the time he was deported at 23 for selling drugs, he had a girlfriend and a daughter in San Bernardino. His English was far better than his Spanish.
Not that anyone in Tijuana cared about his biography. Not the cops, who had arrested him 12 times for violations as minor as loitering, sending him to jail for a day or two at a time. Not his junkie neighbors, who had once again, it seemed, stolen his stuff while he slept.
He had remained here after being deported in 2013 to be close to his daughter in California. He kicked his drug habit. He got a job at a call center. He bought a closet full of button-down shirts.
But after a few months — alone and depressed — he began using again. At first, it was a few hits of heroin every few days before work. By 2020, though, fentanyl had displaced almost every other drug in Tijuana.
The first time he tried fentanyl had been a revelation; a shimmering crack in the universe into which he tumbled. Since then, addiction had reordered his life. He sometimes spoke of his own descent as if it were happening to someone else, a vortex of bad decisions that at 32 he couldn't pull himself out of.
"Why would my daughter want to visit her drug addict father?" he asked. She had visited him once and never came back. "What the hell am I doing here?"
It was a Friday morning. Children in their school uniforms walked by José's encampment on their way to school. He had just enough fentanyl to avoid the ache of withdrawal. Because he'd run out of visible veins, he asked a friend to inject the needle in his neck. He bent down to receive it and put his hands on his knees while the high rushed in.
In another five hours, he would be strung out, hurting for another hit. He needed to make 100 pesos (about $5) to buy enough drugs to fill another syringe. He started loading his backpack full of scavenged items to sell in downtown Tijuana: iPhone cases, a calculator, a dictionary, a used pair of shorts.
Every day was the same cycle, a hustle he had regimented. Make enough cash to buy drugs; do the drugs; maybe find some food; start over again. This day was no different.
Except it happened to be a particularly hot one, and the smell of trash wafted over José's patch of sidewalk.
Except he was losing weight, his pants slipping off his waist.
Except for a more immediate problem: what José had for sale — much of it was garbage.
He threw on his black backpack, its zipper broken, and walked past the row of encampments that have sprung up on the outskirts of downtown Tijuana. A block of strip clubs and bars glittered in the distance.
His best chance at earning the 100 pesos, he thought, was a Victoria's Secret pouch he had found with some skin-care products. The words "Love Made Me Do It" were scrawled below the zipper. He headed to a block lined with prostitutes and presented it to the women, who fanned themselves in the shade. Most of them shook their heads at José's attempt. Some just stared ahead blankly.
"They think they're too good for me," he said. "But I'm offering them a really good deal."
He walked across the street and carefully arranged his wares on a black tarp. He pulled out used medical goggles, an extension cord, watch bands, an array of used phone cases. Around him, other people had set up their own items for sale.
A young man came up to him.
"You know where I can score?" he asked.
José could tell he was a meth user, so he told the man where the meth dealers worked.
He had come to know the city's panorama of addicts: where different kinds of junkies scored their drugs, how to treat them if they overdosed. It happened all the time.
He had saved four people from fentanyl overdoses by using naloxone, a medication that reverses the effect of opioids. It is regulated asa controlled substance by the Mexican government and is almost impossible to find legally outside of several hospitals. But American nongovernmental organizations began smuggling it into Tijuana as overdoses mounted.
José usually kept a bottle in his pocket. Even though he had built up a tolerance to fentanyl, he knew one day he might be the one who needed to be revived.
Hours passed with barely any customer interest. He could feel his body asking for another hit. He decided to return to his encampment for a few items he had left behind, hoping they would improve his sale. He packed everything up. Walking back, he started to feel worse.
José paused at an intersection, his forehead dotted with sweat.
"I don't know what the f— to do," he said.
"Sometimes I just want to turn myself into a rehab. I'm getting tired of this."
He scratched his left forearm, with the tattoo of his daughter's face as a 4-year-old, when he last saw her. She was 12 now. A different person, he thought.
He kept walking, now a little slower, trying to sell a few things on the way back to his block. A woman stopped him, introduced herself and asked a question.
"Why do you need the money?"
"To be honest," he said, "for a cure," referring to the fentanyl hit.
"You're too young to be using," she said. "You know, they have meetings to help people with problems like that, three times a week."
José thanked her and started walking away. It was the kind of intervention that rarely occurred in this part of Tijuana.
He said her name out loud: "Beatriz."
"Everything happens for a reason," he said, "even meeting her."
He had tried twice to get clean, but maybe, he thought, it was time to try again.
Or he could work the streets again, trying to sell more stuff. He could let the universe decide if he deserved another hit.
"Everything happens for a reason," he said again, even though it was rarely clear what the reason was.
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By TBK on	 May 20, 2015 3 - TELEVISION NEWS, Attachments (TV)
Tom Brooke has joined the cast of the upcoming AMC series PREACHER. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are serving as executive producers for the series. The show is based on the cult classic comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The story follows Jesse Custer, a reverend in a small Texas town, who becomes merged with a supernatural entity that escaped from Heaven, birthed from both an angel and a demon. Together with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and an Irish vampire named Cassidy, the trio sets off to find God and find answers as to why he abandoned Heaven. Brooke is set to portray an angel, alongside of Marvel star Dominic Cooper in the lead role.
Known for his roles in the films Pirate Radio, The Young Victoria and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Brooke will be seen in the upcoming BBC television film The Dresser.
Brooke is repped by Conway van Gelder Grant and NB Management.
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The Radisson Hotel Group officially kicked off at IHIF 2018 as the entities formerly known as Carlson Hotels and Carlson Rezidor seek transformation of brands and asset positioning, including the retirement of Quorvus as the name of its soft brand.
BERLIN—Not many brand reveals or hotel-portfolio reorganizations typically are announced at the International Hotel Investment Forum, but 2018, the convention's 21st year, has proved a little different.
Carlson Hotels and its European master franchise, the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announced its new identity as Radisson Hotel Group.
Radisson Hospitality, formerly the privately held Carlson, is under the control of CEO and COO John Kidd, while the legal entity of what was Carlson Rezidor is now Rezidor Hotel Group AB.
The soft-brand Quorvus Collection has been consigned to history, replaced by the Radisson Collection.
But the public face, and the umbrella it is hoped will attract more investment and owners, is Radisson Hotel Group, led by Rezidor Hotel Group CEO Federico González Tejera, who was recently CEO of Carlson Hotels and before that NH Hotel Group.
González said he hopes the newly imposed five-year strategic review of the two companies will propel the Minnetonka, Minnesota- and Brussels-based companies into the top three of hospitality firms.
That goal is not defined in terms of market capitalization, but in terms of brand recognition with guests, he said.
The new creation's management is not concerned with rumors circulating over the future of Chinese company HNA, which owns the Carlson part of the new firm and a portion of the Carlson Rezidor part.
HNA at the end of 2017 made an offer for the remaining part of the Carlson Rezidor it did not own, but that offer was rejected. No more has been heard as to renewed bids.
"We are the management team," González said. "Rezidor is public; Carlson is private. I should not be worried about who sells stock and who buys them, and everything is more gossipy than knowledge.
"We have today the funds we need to deliver the transformation," he said, answering a question about HNA and concerns its possible disappearance from the scene could affect Radisson's ability to go out into the capital markets.
Currently active in 114 countries—with approximately 1,150 hotels a further 270 in development—the company still must rubber-stamp its name change at its upcoming annual general meeting, González said.
In another change, soft-brand Radisson Collection will be made partially less soft, with so-called "collection-led" hotels adopting the Radisson name and so-called "hotel-led" hotels retaining or going back to a more independent stance.
González said "collection- or brand-led" assets in the current portfolio are in Stockholm; Venice; Moscow; Sochi; Copenhagen; Edinburgh; Warsaw; Lagos; and Agra, India. "Hotel-led" ones are in London, Belgrade; Kuwait; Oman; and Lagos, he said.
"It is practicable to divide it between (those two groups). It would be criminal to destroy the history and equity of some hotels," he said.
González said the original plan was to have 20 hotels in this group by 2020.
"Now we have already reached that number," he said, including signed hotels in its pipeline.
González and Kidd said creating a new umbrella firm for all eight brands made sense, and it also comes with an overhaul of the firm's rewards scheme, meetings platform and website.
González said Radisson Hotel Group has approximately 6,500 meeting rooms among its assets.
He also underlined the need to do a great deal of work over the next five years.
Monetary help might be available to some owners, he said.
"That will differ. We will offer some financing, with operations needing to meet those owners to devise win-win situations," he added.
That brand, González said, will focus on urban and airport sites and has 20 properties open or in its pipeline in the approximately 18 months since it was launched.
Prizeotel, an economy brand started a couple of years ago, has three German assets and seven more in the pipeline, with Rezidor Hotel Group owning 49% of it.
"Twenty-four of the 25 initiatives I believe will bring more value to owners, with the 25th being the owners' own value proposition," González said.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans hope inaugural Confederate Flag Day will break down stigma.
HANOVER, Pa. — Some may see the Confederate battle flag as a symbol of hate, but the Sons of Confederate Veterans believe celebrating it can help shed light on a misrepresented past, said Gary Casteel, Gettysburg commander for the nationwide group.
An inaugural Confederate Flag Day, scheduled for March 5, will try to break down the stigma connected to the Southern symbol. Casteel hopes Sons of Confederate Veterans groups around the country will participate.
"The Confederate flag is nothing more than a piece of cloth that represented a nation of its day, that's it," he said. "We hope to enlighten those who attend. If they're not aware of the flag and its history and what it accomplished, we can teach them."
Poll finds strong support for Confederate flag among Trump supporters in S.C.
Whether the flag is worth celebrating, though, depends on how one views its history.
Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans view the flag as a representation of a proud Southern heritage. The group believes the soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War "personified the best qualities of America" in their fight for "rights guaranteed by the Constitution," according to the organization's website.
Casteel believes events like Confederate Flag Day help honor an often-unappreciated part of America's past. But he understands not everyone feels the same way.
"You just don't know how everyone will react, but I will say, if there were people who are angry or voice their displeasure, it's those individuals that need to understand what's occurring and why," he said.
National criticism of the flag grew exploded last summer after 21-year-old Dylann Roof was accused of killing nine black people at a South Carolina church June 17. Roof appeared in photos holding the Confederate flag, according to news reports.
After the mass shooting, politicians in South Carolina voted to remove the flag from the grounds of the state Capitol, citing it as a symbol of hate and discrimination. National Park Service gift shops, Hanover-area flag manufacturer Quinn Flags and national retailers like Sears, Walmart and Amazon all discontinued sale of the flag. The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg also banned the display of the flag at re-enactment events as part of a policy against hate speech and racism.
These groups and others have argued that the flag's modern-day association with racism outweighs any connections with Southern pride.
Scott Hancock, an associate professor of history and Africana studies at Gettysburg College, is among the people who believe the history cited by Confederate flag enthusiasts like Casteel is a revised, skewed version, he said.
"I think the Sons of Confederate Veterans that fly flags are making a statement about what they think that flag represents and what the Confederacy in the Civil War was about," Hancock said. "I think there's another perspective to that, which is based on far better history and is more accurate."
The Confederacy was fighting to save its way of life, he said. That included slavery, which was interwoven with Southern existence, he said.
To separate this connection with slavery from modern-day interpretations of the flag's meaning is to completely ignore a crucial part of its history, said Rita Smith-Wade-El, vice president of the Lancaster chapter of the NAACP. Smith-Wade-El is also a professor at Millersville University, specializing in racism, diversity and African-American studies.
"The trouble is we are stuck with a flag that sought to uphold the right to own other people," she said. "I understand they may think it represents this wonderful culture, but the culture they are talking about rebuilding was a plantation culture. You didn't have a plantation without slavery."
Smith-Wade-El made note that the name of the group, Sons of Confederate Veterans, is evidence of a form of Confederate nationalism, a perspective in which a person identifies with Southern states.
"We are one country," Smith-Wade-El said. "I don't understand a nationalism for part of the country."
Hancock has personally theorized that the Confederate flag's appeal is really a desire for a deeper connection with a unique identity in a world that has become increasingly uniform.
"Everyone wants some kind of rootedness," he said. "There are parts of that Southern culture that are appealing. I think the problem for me is that it's reclaiming that with a symbol or falsified collective history that allows us to ignore a lot of injustice."
Casteel disagrees. His group, he said, shines a light on a part of history few have enough opportunity to learn about in school. Growing up in West Virginia, he could trace his heritage to family members who fought on both sides of the war, he said. But in school, he was only taught about the Union.
"You'll never change history. It'll always be there to haunt you," he said. "We all have skeletons in our closet, but if we can accept that and move on, it'll allow yourself to become more aware and educated by looking into what the issues were."
He hopes Confederate Flag Day will encourage more people to engage with the history of the Confederacy and maybe even join the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The Gettysburg branch, which hosts about 50 members, meets once a month and assists in community projects like cleanups at Gettysburg National Military Park, food drives and performing home repairs for locals in need.
The group offers full memberships to men who can trace their heritage back to a Confederate soldier, as well as association memberships for those who might not have Confederate ancestors but are still interested in learning about history, he said.
Smith-Wade-El hopes the group and its Confederate Flag Day will be largely ignored, she said.
Hancock, on the other hand, plans to protest the event with his own homemade sign if he is not teaching a course that day, he said.
"I'm just tired of seeing it everywhere," Hancock said of the rebel banner. "I think they should have the right to do it. The issue isn't trying to deny them the right; it's can we speak back to that. I'll be out there."


CNBP Deputy Director Prof Ewa Goldys gave a colourful and illuminating public talk at Macquarie University today, discussing a pioneering hyperspectral imaging technique that is helping researchers better understand the composition of cells, right down at a molecular level.
The talk, entitled, 'A Eureka Moment for Cell Colour Technology', explored the use of colour information to differentiate between cells – applying photonics to biology.
Goldys believes that this next-generation methodology offers a new window to non-invasively and rapidly detect major health conditions including neurodegeneration, cancer and diabetes.
The research won Goldys and her colleague Martin Gosnell, the 2016 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology.
Below: Ewa Goldys presenting her work on the fluorescent colour signatures of living cells and tissues, using big data techniques and innovative computing technology .


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First released 15 years ago, the Mitsubishi Eclipse has been the franchise model of the Mitsubishi but has not always generated enough sales. The previews generation "geo-mechanical" styling receives less attention as compared to other coupe in its class. Today, all hopes to take the dominance of Mitsubishi in sports compact coupe division with the launch of the all-new 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse are anticipated. Now in its fourth generation, the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse rides of the Galant chassis platform in a coupe version. Set to hit the road in late spring this year, the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse will be available in two trims and two new powertrain.
The new Eclipse feature a state of the art design, very unique to other vehicle of its kind. The exterior profile of the Eclipse presents a lot o tension inherent on the surface. "The designers who was developing it spoke a lot about a bow (like a bow and arrow… so even thought the car is standing still, it feels like it is just about to spring," said Dan Sims, the General Manager for Design Center. Another good this about the design is the "teardrop-shape" the Eclipse posses. The body starts wide moving the hip-like rear. The lean and mean exterior feature of the eclipse personifies the sporty, athletic, and well-crafted vehicle.
Under the hood lies the 3.8l V-6 engine also used by the Galant sedan, the most powerful in its class. The 6-speed manual transmission or Sportronic automatic transmission, traction control, and 18" alloy wheels adds to the power and beauty of the Eclipse. The 3.8l MIVEC V6 produces 262hp at 5,750 rpm as a result of variable valve timing and lift. Torque can reach as high as 260 pound-feet at 4,500 rpm. It can zoom from 0-60 in 6.8 seconds.
The interior is amazing. The two-seater cockpit provides comfort in its leather cover. The uniquely beautiful, motorcycle adopted speedometer gives a different look in the dashboard. The Eclipse GT offers a 650-watt Rockford Fosgate audio system, complete with a 6-disc in-dash CD changer with MP3 playback. The Digital Signal Processing (DSP) surrounds you with an array of customizable sound settings served up by eight speakers with a 10-inch subwoofer.
The 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse is fun to drive, extremely balanced, fast, beautiful, and cool vehicle. For more information about the Eclipse, or to shop for parts for other Mitsubishi vehicles , visit http://www.partstrain.com/ShopByVehicle/MITSUBISHI
Jenny McLane is a 36 year old native of Iowa and has a knack for research on cars and anything and everything about it. She works full time as a Market Analyst for one of the leading car parts suppliers in the country today.