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Commercial Solar Energy, Financial Support, Residential Solar January 18, 2021 by Conor Alexander
Individuals, farmers, businesses and community groups across Ireland will be able to sell renewable electricity into the grid under a new microgeneration scheme being developed by Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan.
The Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) is being designed to provide a route to market for citizens and communities. This will allow them to generate their own renewable electricity, for example from solar panels on their roofs, and receive a fair price when they sell the excess into the grid.
The Scheme design also seeks to establish the 'renewables self-consumer' model of energy generation and consumption in Ireland, to support community and citizen participation in the transition to a net-zero carbon economy and to contribute to achieving our 2030 targets for renewable energy.
Speaking recently, Minister Ryan explained that this scheme "will allow people and communities to become active participants in the energy transition. By producing and selling their own electricity citizens, farmers, business owners and community organisations can save on their energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint. I urge interested parties to get involved and have their say."
Micro-generators will primarily serve their own consumption needs but will be able to receive a payment for excess electricity exported back to the grid. The scheme will ensure that there is equity in what supports are offered and how the cost of support is distributed. As part of the design, micro-generators must have first met minimum energy efficiency requirements for their properties.
The public is invited to take part in a consultation on how the scheme will operate; the consultation is part of a broader movement towards greater citizen involvement in energy policy, committed to in the 2020 Programme for Government.
It will remain open until 5.30pm on 18 February 2021 and all responses should be submitted to publicconsultation_mss@decc.gov.ie.
Submissions should include entity or individual details, address and email address, the section of the consultation document the issue or comment relates to, and a suggestion on what amendments should be made to the section 'with an emphasis on improving scheme deliverability'.
Following consideration of submissions, a final design will be submitted for Government approval, with implementation targeted for July 2021. Further details and documents are available at https://tinyurl.com/yxrdkxhn.
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The CENTRELINE 3# General Assembly meeting will take place from 4-5 June 2018 and will be hosted by Chalmers, Gothenburg.
The detailed meeting agenda has been sent out by email recently and is available on the internal project website.
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We are excited to announce the opening of a new regional office in Shenzhen, a modern metropolis that links Hong Kong to China's mainland and a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media China's Silicon Valley. With an increase in our work, students, and partner schools/institutions in the Southeastern area, we decided to open an office in this area to serve our students and partners better.
Since the decision was made, our Southeast Region team has made significant efforts on finding the best location and decoration. It only took the team less than 3 months to present us with this amazing new office. We are proud of the dedication, enthusiasm, and talent of our Southeast Region team, and we look forward to a strong future of service in this region and are delighted to provide more dedicated service and build our presence in the Southeastern area.
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5 Things We Really Hope Kathy Griffin Brings to Fashion Police (Her Mom Included)
With the sad news of Joan Rivers passing this summer came speculation over who would take her snarky seat on Fashion Police (names floated around included Nene Leakes, Tyra Banks, and Amy Schumer). After hearing confirmation that the position was offered to Kathy Griffin, TMZ is reporting it's officially happening. The show is returning not as a weekly broadcast but around special events like awards shows. A photo posted by Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:23pm PST I think Kathy's perfect for the job, and the pick feels especially appropriate since Joan was an idol of hers. So, if and when our favorite member of the D-list gets to take her seat, here's what I really hope we'll get to see: #1. Her mom I love a girl who loves her mom, and Kathy is no exception. Mom Maggie made plenty of appearances on Kathy's reality show and is so hilarious, I almost wish she'd get her own show. #2. Andy Cohen Kathy has a relationship with Bravo and, as such, I'd love to see the network's favorite face swing by for some chat-and-dish. Seriously, there's never been a day that Andy hasn't brightened. #3. Anderson Cooper
With the sad news of Joan Rivers passing this summer came speculation over who would take her snarky seat on Fashion Police (names floated around included Nene Leakes, Tyra Banks, and Amy Schumer). After hearing confirmation that the position was offered to Kathy Griffin, TMZ is reporting it's officially happening. The show is returning not as a weekly broadcast but around special events like awards shows.
I think Kathy's perfect for the job, and the pick feels especially appropriate since Joan was an idol of hers. So, if and when our favorite member of the D-list gets to take her seat, here's what I really hope we'll get to see:
#1. Her mom
I love a girl who loves her mom, and Kathy is no exception. Mom Maggie made plenty of appearances on Kathy's reality show and is so hilarious, I almost wish she'd get her own show.
#2. Andy Cohen
Kathy has a relationship with Bravo and, as such, I'd love to see the network's favorite face swing by for some chat-and-dish. Seriously, there's never been a day that Andy hasn't brightened.
#3. Anderson Cooper
It feels difficult to find anyone who doesn't have a little bit of a crush on the silver-haired fox. Kathy must have him on her speed dial—they've been cohosting CNN's New Year's Eve coverage for eight years.
#4. Some fabulous behind-the-scenes Instagramming
All Insta accounts were not created equal, and Kathy understands how to work it. Her account feels personal, like it's really her posting and taking pics. My favorites from the past few weeks include shots of her dogs, goofy time with friends, and posing with above buddy Anderson.
#5. Fabulous fashion
I'd argue that Kathy's style doesn't always get the applause it deserves. She clearly loves getting dressed and has a mean eye. I mean, can we talk about these shoes she wore to meet Britney Spears?
Do you think Kathy's spot at Fashion Police seems like a perfect fit? I do.
UPDATE: E! has officially confirmed that Kathy's joining the team! The funny lady will start off the new season alongside panelists Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne, and Brad Goreski on Jan. 12 with the Golden Globes.
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Sigrid has announced her biggest headline tour to date including a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy in November.
The announcement comes in the run up to the release of Sigrid's debut album Sucker Punch on 8 March.
The Norwegian pop star will perform eight dates across the UK and Ireland. Sigrid is also set to perform at Manchester Arena on 23 March, supporting George Ezra.
When does Sigrid headline at Manchester Academy?
When do tickets for Sigrid's UK and Ireland tour dates go on sale?
Tickets for Sigrid's UK and Ireland tour go on sale at 9am on 1 March 2019.


I had the privilege of helping out my friends Kevin Freeman and Aszure Barton while they were filming scenes for a video that would be projected during the performance, a work that she had been commissioned to create for Baryshnikov, "Hell's Kitchen Dance", to premiere at his Arts Center in 2006. In between the setups I asked if it was okay to photograph the process. Some of the photos wound up being used for promotional material as well as being featured in the New York Times for an article. Caught some wonderful moments, and posting a few more than have been seen before.
There's some great stories from those days of shooting, hope to share them at some point!


11/11/11 is bringing a very rare opportunity to see your life in a whole new light. It's a day when our lives blend together on a higher level than any other day. Long story short, this one day has the potential to affect our lives and the way relate, far into our future. Want to know how this date is going to affect you personally? Look no further: your 11/11 predictions are here, straight from master Numerologist Hans Decoz!
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What is a building warranty, why do you need one and where do you get it?
The Build-Zone 10 Year Structural Warranty is a re-branded version of the Self-Build Zone Warranty and provides a much better alternative to Architect's Certification and is like NHBC and other Structural Warranty products. It is specifically designed for New Build, Conversions, Extensions and Completed Properties and is backed by insurers, including Lloyd's of London.
The Build-Zone Warranty has been specifically designed with you in mind as we know the problems you can face and the speed with which you want to get moving and resolve problems.
For a typical project, there are two options available: 1. 'With Building Control' or 2. 'Without Building Control'.
Many people are unaware that you do not need to use your Local Authority Building Control Body to obtain Building Regulation approval or carry out Building Control inspections. We can arrange this for you through an independent network of 'partnered' Approved Inspectors.


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and water till 3 whistle. Keep aside.
2.Take out 4-5 tsp of cooked vegetables and put it in a blender, add fried masala, jaggery ,tamarind and some water and blend it into smooth paste.
add 2-3 tsp of cooked vegetables and salt mix well. Cook for 5 mins and switch off the stove.
1.Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin , green chillies, curry leaves fry them.
and salt cover the lid and cook for few minutes.
grated coconut and cook for another few minutes in medium heat.
Bassaaru – Palya is ready to serve.
Note: This recipe goes well with Ragi Mudde, and rice.


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April 1st is Walk to Work Day. Yay! Found out on daysoftheyear.com so nay I'm not doing April fool on you. This is real stuff. The Walk to Work Day is purely to give you a chance to reduce carbon emissions, get fit, and avoid the traffic jams. In my opinion, it also helps you save on transport fare and also your fuel especially if you are suffering fuel scarcity like we are in Nigeria. What more can you ask for on a day like this?
You must wondering what i'm on about right? Come with me, keeping it short and simple, let me show you just what I mean.
1. Carbon emissions? What are these carbon emissions though?
Before all this advancement in technology, there was a balance between the emission and removal of CO2 thanks to natural processes. Our human processes has caused an imbalance by unnaturally adding CO2 to the atmosphere through industrial processes. This imbalance is a problem because of its effect on climate change. Climate change has brought about negative effects on agriculture and the environment. For example, the oceans are now more acidic which negatively affects the organisms that dwell there.
So basically, we are safe to say Carbon emissions typically come from various sources through mostly human activities and naturally from Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. The main human activity that emits CO2 are some industrial processes, land-use changes and the combustion of fossil gases such as oil, natural gas and coal which are typically used for energy and transportation.
I'm going to focus on transportation to stick with the topic of this article. Recently I taught the kids at my mum's school about some disadvantages of technological advancement. The most remembered one among the kids is air pollution from cars. So yes not driving to work today means we gain one day of reduced air pollution. Do you know what good that could do for our lungs, skin and environment?
So basically, combustion of fossil fuels such as petrol and diesel takes place when we drive, fly air planes and even from trains. Transportation accounts for the second largest source of CO2 emissions. Now think of what we are doing to the environment with the incessant use of generators! Remember they are also powered with petrol and diesel?
The US Environmental Protection Agency advises that the best way to reduce carbon emission is by reduction of fossil fuel consumption. Yes they mean less driving, less airplanes, less train and sea journeys. How on earth do they now expect us to move around? Donkeys perhaps? Or Electric cars? Yes electric cars exist but I doubt they will be coming to Nigeria anytime soon seeing as we don't have electricity to sustain it. Cars will just stop in third mainland bridge – #disaster!
To publicise and support the need to reduce fossil fuels consumption is mostly likely the reason why today was chosen as Walk to Work Day. You are encouraged to leave your cars at home today. But how? How do I get to work if it usually takes me 2hours when I drive? You are right to question this. I too question it. Any better way to solve this? ….putting on my thinking cap… Aha!
You can use public transport (I for one can't stand them buses).
If you are like me and can't stand public transport (in Nigeria), then share a ride with your neighbour.
Park your car at a convenient spot and walk the rest of the distance to work.
Just do something to show support even if it's just for a few minutes.
Walking is free. You don't need a gym membership to pull this off. Walking is a good form of exercise as it has been proven to help the heart, lower blood pressure, ease stress and even help with weight loss if done frequently. You can even make it a brisk work – your cardio exercise sorted for the day. If you are going to go for a long walk, make sure you put on comfy walking shoes or a nice pair of trainers – this is to avoid you having pains or injury from walking in the wrong shoes. I once had the misfortune of walking for nearly 30minutes from the train station to a friend's home in a nice pair of pumps and men by the time I arrived at her home, I could no longer stand properly. Infact my walk was a huge struggle – my feet were sore and ached badly and I felt this pain for days!
Less cars means less traffic jams. It's a win-win for all.
Yes you don't have to pay that cab man or the bus conductor today. Plus you don't have to queue for fuel or get stopped by LASTMA or the Police who will cunningly get money from you if your paperwork isn't perfect in their eyes. You can save that money or spend it on a nice lunch or afterwork drinks with your friends.
No kidding friend. We have been battling with fuel scarcity for weeks now. It is no joking matter. Luckily, this week we are on break at the school so I have stayed indoors working on blog posts and some clients projects. This week I have succeeded in publishing 4 articles something I have never done due to my busy life. Nowhere important to go to so I decided to park my car and save on fuel. My mum's is about 10 minutes away and if I need to go there, I can just walk. The park where I exercise is also about 10 minutes away, so I can just walk. Easy like that and thanks to fuel scarcity, I get to exercise a little more too.
On a final note, you might not be able to achieve all 5 of this but do give at least 1 a try – you will be amazed how fantastic you feel by the end of the day. Care to share? Then please leave a comment.


On a recent Tuesday evening, I applied to be an egg donor. "Help create a family," read the two-inch-square ad ripped from the Chicago Reader's classifieds. "$7,000 to all healthy women to be anonymous egg donors." I have textbook-good blood pressure. I've been hospitalized just once, for a few hours, when I had a tonsillectomy. And I'm on the low end of the target 21 to 28 age range. I completed a short online questionnaire quite pleased with myself. I'd taken a practical step toward monetary independence, so elusive to my demographic during this recession. A mostly selfish act –- taken to help silence student debt collectors -– could result in selfless consequences. Maybe I could give a couple the family they desire. I have healthy eggs but no upcoming plans to use them –- why waste a good thing?
I accept that I'm not meant to be an egg donor. However, I can't help thinking that in a country with so many anti-depressants prescribed, where so many people live long enough to develop cancer (and survive), some women will lie to donate their eggs for guaranteed compensation. As the founders and directors of egg donation agencies I spoke with confirmed, there is no such thing as a donor with a perfect family history. But the agencies are aware of the times we live in, and their screening processes try to assure that huge ethical consequences don't arise because a woman happens to be financially strapped.
In recent years, many of agencies have reported an increase in interest from potential donors, attributed to both the economy, and –- as suggested by Souad Dreyfus, founder and director of Open Arms Consultants in Brandenton, FL –- the improved awareness of egg donation thanks to scientific breakthroughs and media coverage. While there are a lot of inquiries from women looking into donate, the number of women accepted remains very low. At Alternative Reproductive Resources, von Halle says that although she receives up to 40 or 50 inquiries a day, perhaps five percent of those women go on to donate ("You have to be accepted and you also have to follow through" with the estimated three month process, she says.) Part of the reason the rejection rate is so high is that women may not know what factors will make them ineligible to donate their eggs — clinics don't necessarily make the information public. "If the secret is out, then no one will tell the truth on their applications," says Fusillo. Dreyfus has another take: "If you put this list out there, a lot of people will disqualify themselves," as I would have done. But this lack of transparency may cause women to get their hopes up in vain. This is especially troubling given that many women consider egg donation after a life setback –- job loss, unexpected expenses, or a family tragedy might leave them emotionally and fiscally vulnerable. "A lot of young women, when they make that decision, there's no room for rejection," Dreyfus says.
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Annemarie Reitz Howard, Granny, passed away on August 3rd, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Germany on August 31, 1936, and as a new bride to an American soldier, moved to the United States in 1957. She proudly became a US citizen in 1991. She is predeceased by her husband of over 60 years, Paul Woodrow Howard, a son, Ben Eric Howard, and a grandson, Jordan Franklin Browder. She is survived by 3 children, daughters Heidi Keller (husband Gaylann) and Susi Smith and her other son, James Howard (wife Cindy Howard). She leaves behind 7 grandchildren, Amy Hall, Brook Dutton, Josh Howard, Graham Foster, Magan Boggs, Gabe Keller, and Brandon Howard. In addition, she had 12 great-grandchildren, Landen, Keely, Jada, Lola, Lucy, Lilly, Sunny, Tanner, Molly, Elisabeth, Aubree, and Savannah. She was a loyal, kind, and loving person and will be forever missed by her family and friends. Services will be held at Triune Mercy Center, 222 Rutherford St., Greenville on Sunday, August 22nd. Visitation in the sanctuary 1:30-2:30, service immediately following.
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Short for Virtual Private Network, a VPN is a way of establishing an encrypted connection to the internet through a remote server. Whether you're a resident in the UK permanently, here for a holiday, or living here temporarily for work or school, a VPN could be a huge asset to you.
If you've ever tried to watch TV shows, movies, and other videos from foreign websites like ESPN and ABC, you're probably no stranger to the frustrating "This Content Is Not Available In Your Country" error message. A VPN can solve that problem for you, masking your IP address by connecting you to a server anywhere in the world. This tricks websites into thinking you're located outside the UK, giving you a UK IP address and allowing you to watch all the overseas video content you want.
With the government cracking down on internet privacy and hackers growing in power, more and more people in the UK are worried about being spied on when they use the web. With a VPN, all your browsing data is encrypted and hidden, allowing you to use the internet without being seen by anyone—internet providers and identity thieves.
To start off our search for the best VPN for the UK, we're looking at ExpressVPN. A very popular provider, ExpressVPN starts off on the right foot with its location: the British Virgin Islands, outside the 5, 9, and 14 Eyes.
If staying private and secure is your top concern, ExpressVPN has you covered. Alongside using military-grade encryption, they never store any of your sensitive data like IP addresses or traffic logs (this is known as a no logging policy). ExpressVPN also excels at keeping your data from leaking to third parties. We found that none of their servers leaked DNS or IP addresses, and their kill switch feature ensures your internet connection will terminate if your VPN disconnects from its server. If you're more interested in using a VPN to access overseas websites, ExpressVPN excels there too. They have Netflix UK and US compatible servers (a rarity in today's VPN world) and their fast speeds are ideal for streaming in HD.
The only real downside to ExpressVPN is that you can only connect 3 devices simultaneously per account. Some also see the high price as a downside, but the features available more than justify what you pay for this VPN.
Next up is VyprVPN. This mid-priced VPN is based in Switzerland, a country with favourable privacy laws. However, while Switzerland isn't part of the 5, 9, or 14 Eyes, keep in mind that the country has been known to cooperate with surveillance alliances in the past.
VyprVPN's best feature is its high speeds. This provider's EU servers are particularly fast, exceeding many of the competitors. Plus, the VyprVPN apps are some of the easiest-to-use VPN clients available, making it a great choice for newbies.
On the privacy side, we found VyprVPN to be leakproof. However, it doesn't have a zero logs policy; the company tracks and stores your IP address as well as some other sensitive details. On top of that, while VyprVPN claim they allow torrenting on their platform, they've been known to suspend accounts that torrent copyrighted content. As a result, this provider isn't the best VPN for the UK if you care more about staying anonymous than bypassing geo-blocks.
NordVPN is another solid contender for best VPN for the UK. Located in sunny Panama, NordVPN isn't subject to surveillance from the 5, 9, or 14 Eyes, giving it a good foundation for keeping you private.
NordVPN continues its commitment to privacy by offering unique anonymity features. This VPN has two types of kill-switch and a DoubleVPN option that can route your connection through a second server if you ever need twice the privacy. It's also a great choice for unblocking region-locked content. NordVPN's specialized SmartPlay technology gives you access to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and hundreds of other streaming platforms.
Unfortunately, it's not ideal for torrenting. Only 10% of their servers can be used with P2P software like uTorrent. That means that if you want to use a VPN for browsing and torrenting, you'll be stuck with a limited range of server countries, or you'll have to switch servers constantly.
The next provider we looked at on our hunt for best VPN for the UK is IPVanish. The first thing you'll notice about this provider is that they're based in the USA, which is a 5 Eyes member country. Whether this is a deal-breaker for you will depend on whether you intend to use your VPN for actionable activities like torrenting.
IPVanish is great for speed-intensive activities like streaming HD video or downloading; we found that there was very little difference between IPVanish servers and our usual internet speeds. They also promise a strict no-logging policy and they allow torrenting on all their servers, making this provider a good allrounder.
However, it's not without its problems. Their Canadian and European servers don't appear to work with Netflix, and their support is much slower than the round-the-clock help they advertise. Unless you plan on making full use of this VPN by keeping 10 devices connected at once, there are better options for similar prices.
CyberGhost is our next candidate for best VPN for the UK. Like all the VPNs on our list, this provider has its ups and downs—the first 'up' being that it's based in a country that's not part of the 5, 9 or 14 Eyes (Romania).
CyberGhost carries on its privacy protection with a strict no logging policy, a kill switch, and no leaks. But where CyberGhost really excels is its ease of use. Anyone can get to grips with the apps in seconds thanks to the automatic functions that connect you to the right server for your needs, whether that's simple browsing, torrenting, or geo-unblocking.
Unfortunately, CyberGhost isn't as fast as its competitors. On some servers, speeds are barely above what you'd expect from a free VPN. If you plan to use it for Netflix and other HD video streaming, bear in mind that you may need to deal with buffering.
If you've looked for or used free VPNs before, you may have already come across Windscribe. While their best servers are reserved for their paid plans, they also have a free plan suitable for very light use or trialing the service. Unfortunately, Windscribe is based in Canada (part of the 5 Eyes), so it's not the best VPN for the UK if government privacy is your main concern.
However, Windscribe does somewhat redeem itself on the privacy front with all the features you'd expect from a secure VPN: a zero logs policy, no DNS or IP leaks, a kill switch, and super strong encryption. If you want access to the Netflix US library specifically, Windscribe also has you covered there with their special Netflix-compatible server. Plus, its apps are all simple and newbie-friendly.
On the downside, Windscribe isn't great when it comes to speed. Some servers only offer half your usual internet speed, which can lead to buffering and lag when trying to watch videos. Also, while torrenting is allowed, only certain servers are compatible, which can be a nuisance if you want to bypass geo-blocking restrictions and anonymously download files at the same time.
Our search for the best VPN in the UK comes to a close with Perfect Privacy, another Switzerland-based provider. As the name suggests, this VPN does a great job of keeping your internet use anonymous.
Perfect Privacy definitely has a lot of strong points, including a no logging policy, no leaks, and all the other features you need to keep you anonymous and secure. They even offer a levelled kill switch that lets you decide when your internet connection should terminate if your VPN drops.
However, it's hard to say that Perfect Privacy is worth its very high price tag. Speeds are consistently average or even slow compared to the competitors on this list. On top of that, they only allow torrenting on their premium (most expensive) servers, and we only found one server that worked with Netflix (a Netherlands server). Perhaps the worst downside for newbies is that Perfect Privacy only has apps for Windows and Linux; to use it on your phone or Mac computer, you'll need to learn how to set it up manually.
And the best VPN for the UK is… ExpressVPN!
No VPN is perfect, and every provider has its ups and downs. That being said, during our hunt for the best VPN for the UK, one VPN clearly came out on top: ExpressVPN. When it comes to both online privacy and bypassing geo-blocking, ExpressVPN can't be faulted. It offers impeccable performance and plenty of features to adjust to your liking.
Of course, it does have flaws: namely, its price and its restriction of 3 maximum connections. If the price is particularly important to you, try NordVPN or CyberGhost. If you want to be able to connect more devices to one account, you might like Windscribe or Perfect Privacy better.
If you're in the UK, which of these VPNs have you used before? Did we miss any great VPNs for the UK? Let us know in the comments below.
Yeah with how NUTS it is in the UK right now, I think it's an important place to visit historically (that's why I'm going this summer), I don't trust ANYTHING while I'm there. Thankfully I've already got NordVPN, and that will keep my information safe at least. I hope they really get their stuff together soon, cause it's getting nasty over there.
What makes the ExpressVPN top the NordVPN? And just curious, how do you make the assessment of choosing the right VPN?
Combine "1984" and "V for Vendetta" and you have the current political climate in the UK. I don't normally talk politics but the UK is getting bad, especially when it comes to freedom of speech. I know it's a bit different than back here in the colonies (which have their own privacy issues), but it's difficult to think of a Western democracy where you need a VPN so badly.
I'm shopping around for a better VPN, and this list has given me great info for my search. Thanks for sharing!


Red, vermillion, scarlet and burgundy is the theme for the moment. Everything is tinged with a beautiful warm glow almost as if I'm looking through rose-tinted glasses. My bronzed-edged Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' has turned completely red and everything else in the garden seems to compliment it. Even the leaves of the Amaranthus caudatus 'love- lies-bleeding' are beginning to tinge red too.
So dainty and sweet and quick to crop too.
At the allotment borage has rampaged, un-checked, though the pumpkins. I've let it take hold as it looks so pretty when the sun catches the hairy buds of the borage. The delicate blue flowers look stunning against the orange pumpkins. The pumpkins haven't done as well as last year as I forgot to feed them as often as I should have. A late sowing of some baby tomatoes are finally cropping profusely. They are a miniature variety called 'currant sweet pea tomato' and very sweet and dainty. They have stood up very well to the exposed location of the allotment and erratic watering. In fact the tomatoes in general have done better at the allotment than the ones I fuss over at the greenhouse.
Natures colour scheme is so beautiful.
The second batch of cauliflowers has had a growth spurt too. Last week I weeded them and no curds were visible then suddenly they are looking super. Another week with this fine weather and they'll be ready. This variety doesn't have many leaves to protect the flower, so it is crucial to harvest promptly before sunlight discolours them.
Rainbow chard waiting to be planted out.
The digging and clearing has begun. I'm going to try weed suppressant fabric on the allotment over winter. I'm fed up with spending my precious spare time dealing with weeds. I've started off some rainbow chard, perpetual spinach and some cabbage for winter. The next stage is to get them planted out and established before the weather turns.
Black, white and grey. With orange obviously!
An evergreen succulent promises red and orange flowers.
My plant rack got a boost with a monochrome theme. I decided to overwinter the herbs that were here in the greenhouse and do a fresh look for autumn. I picked out some white cyclamen, some Echeveria Topsy Turvey, and kept the black Ophiopogon grass. This black grass loves this planter and is so dramatic. I finished it all off with some solar-powered fairy lights. Very glamorous.


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'use strict';

jest.dontMock('../src/textarea');

var React = require('react'),
	ReactDOM = require('react-dom'),
	TestUtils = require('react-addons-test-utils'),
	Validation = require('../index');

describe('textarea', function() {

	var getSynchronousValidator = function(isValid, message) {
		return function(component, value) {
			return {
				isValid: isValid,
				message: message
			};
		};
	};

	it('implements the onValidate function', function() {

		var textarea = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
			<Validation.Textarea />
		);

		expect(textarea.onValidate).toBeDefined();

	});

	describe('render', function() {

		it('renders children', function() {

			var textarea = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
				<Validation.Textarea defaultValue={"some content"} />
			);
			var textareaNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(textarea);

			expect(textareaNode.firstChild.textContent.replace('\n', '')).toBe('some content');

		});

		it('renders aria-required when HTML5 required attribute is specified', function() {

			var textarea = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
				<Validation.Textarea required />
			);
			var textareaNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(textarea);

			expect(textareaNode.firstChild.getAttribute('aria-required')).toBeTruthy();

		});

		it('does not render aria-required when HTML5 required attribute is not specified', function() {

			var textarea = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
				<Validation.Textarea />
			);
			var textareaNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(textarea);

			expect(textareaNode.firstChild.getAttribute('aria-required')).toBeNull();

		});

		pit('renders as invalid when validation returns isValid=false', function() {

			var textarea = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
				<Validation.Textarea validators={getSynchronousValidator(false,'a message')} />
			);
			var textareaNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(textarea);

			return textarea.validate().then(function(result) {
				expect(result.isValid).toBeFalsy();
				expect(result.message).toBe('a message');
				expect(textareaNode.firstChild.getAttribute('aria-invalid')).toBeTruthy();
			});

		});

		pit('renders as valid when validation returns isValid=true', function() {

			var textarea = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
				<Validation.Textarea validators={getSynchronousValidator(true)} />
			);
			var textareaNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(textarea);

			return textarea.validate().then(function(result) {
				expect(result.isValid).toBeTruthy();
				expect(textareaNode.firstChild.getAttribute('aria-invalid')).toBeNull();
			});

		});

	});

});

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An Italian delegation, including officials from their Legal and Foreign ministries, arrived here today and met Indian officials in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen by the guards on board an Italian ship.
Krishna told the Italian Foreign Minister of his telephonic conversation with Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who conveyed "the strong public opinion and agitation in Kerala" at the loss of the innocent lives and the need for an urgent resolution of this issue.
The two fishermen -- Ajesh Binki (25) and Jalastein (45) -- were killed off Kollam coast near Kerala when armed guards of the ship fired at their boat, suspecting it to be a vessel belonging to pirates.


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Vulnerability SPOT Report
Bad Neighbor Vulnerability
Dave Farquhar
In the October monthly security rollups, Microsoft fixed two major issues in IPv6 ICMP protocol. One that can lead to remote code execution (CVE-2020-16898) and another that can lead to denial of service (CVE-2020-16899). All versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 are affected. Security vendor McAfee has dubbed the flaw the "Bad Neighbor Vulnerability."
Impacted versions of Windows contain the tcpip.sys driver which has a buffer overflow in the handling of the Recursive DNS Server option. This allows an attacker to run code on a system, or take the system offline. Attack patterns are similar to the ping of death attacks of the 1990s. There is proof of concept code in circulation, and it has a CVSS score of 9.8.
Note that IPv4 is not affected.
The existing proof of concept code can blue screen the system, rather than executing arbitrary code. Code execution is theoretically possible but will take longer for attackers to develop.
What is the potential impact of CVE-2020-16898 and CVE-2020-16899?
The successful exploitation of CVE-2020-16898 allows an attacker to execute code remotely via a specially crafted IPv6 ICMP packet. Additionally, CVE-2020-16899, fixed in the same update, fixes a denial of service condition in IPv6.
What does an attacker need to exploit the Bad Neighbor Vulnerability?
In order to exploit the Bad Neighbor Vulnerability, an attacker needs to be on the same network with the intended targets, though this could be any device that is capable of pinging such as a mobile device. This is a larger concern on publicly facing Windows servers. To attack workstations on your internal network, an attacker would first have to gain access via phishing, drive-by exploits, or additional means.
Bad Neighbor Vulnerability Mitigation
Microsoft released the security update in October 2020 and recommended customers patch as soon as possible.
A mitigation exists in lieu of patching. From a command prompt, issue the following command:
netsh int ipv6 set int *INTERFACENUMBER* rabaseddnsconfig=disable
The easiest way to get the interface number is to execute the command route print from a command line. The interface numbers will appear in the left column and should be inserted where *INTERFACENUMBER* is documented in the mitigation.
Note that the mitigation must be applied to every interface. It should be noted that most servers have multiple wired interfaces. Laptops have both wired and wireless interfaces. A system can have virtual interfaces that may or may not share an ID with a physical interface.
The mitigation does not require a reboot. Since the interface numbers vary from machine to machine, the mitigation may be difficult to deploy at scale.
deepwatch recommends performing the mitigation as quickly as possible and scheduling the update through your normal testing and deployment process.
Detecting CVE-2020-16898 and CVE-2020-16899
Vulnerability Management:
Qualys has released a detection as follows:
91686 – Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Tenable plugins include:
141420 – KB4580328: Windows 10 Version 1709 October 2020 Security Update
141433 – KB4577668: Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 October 2020 Security Update
141422 -KB4580330: Windows 10 Version 1803 October 2020 Security Update
141427 – KB4577671: Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows 10 Version 1909 October 2020 Security Update
These detections are likely to require an authenticated scan to work properly. At time of writing this report, the detections do not appear to pick up the mitigation factors but are expected to change in later releases.
deepwatch customers should contact their vulnerability management engineer for assistance in identifying vulnerable systems.
deepwatch Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Firewall teams will monitor for any additional detections or alerting that can be put in place to notify customers of potential exposure or attacks from this vulnerability.
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16898
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/10/microsoft-patch-tuesday-for-oct-2020.html
https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/10/13/top-reason-to-apply-october-2020s-microsoft-patches-ping-of-death-redux/
https://www.qualys.com/research/security-alerts/2020-10-13/microsoft/
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/search?q=%222020-16899%22&sort=&page=1
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Andreas Vesalius and the Challenge to Galen
Andreas Vesalius (right) was born in Brussels in 1514. He studied medicine in Paris where he became skilled in dissection. His enthusiasm for the subject led him to plundering cemeteries for corpses to practice on, and he once robbed a wayside gibbet of its hanging victim in order to reconstruct the skeleton. In 1537 Vesalius went to Padua University where he became Professor of Surgery. The following year he produced a set of six anatomical drawings intended for the use of students. In 1543 Vesalius published the book which would change the medical view of the structure of the body. It was called The Fabric of the Human Body and contained over 600 anatomical drawings.
Vesalius' work was important because it challenged existing thinking. Before the Renaissance medical knowledge was based on the writings of Galen (below right). Galen was an ancient Greek physician, born in the year 129. He moved to Rome and became famous as a doctor to the Roman Emperor and as a teacher. He wrote over 60 works on medical practice which became the accepted textbooks on medicine during Roman times. Galen's ideas and methods, such as observing and recording medical conditions, were useful but he also made many mistakes. Though he dissected some human bodies many of his ideas on human anatomy were based on the dissections of various animals. His writings on the functions of the body consequently contained many errors.
Galen's influence in Europe declined after the collapse of the Roman Empire and the discord of the early medieval period disrupted scientific study and education, but by the 1300s, Galen once again became an influential figure in the world of medicine. The Church also accepted his works, believing they fitted in with Christian beliefs, and put a great deal of effort into defending Galen. Doctors believed his ideas were correct and that it was nearly impossible to improve on his work. This was the situation that Vesalius had to face.
Use the information on this page to answer the following questions:
Where did Vesalius become Professor of Surgery?
Who was Galen and when and where did he live?
Which non-scientific organisation supported Galen's teachings?
Why was it so important that Vesalius used human dissection instead of animals?


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Q: How to correctly type-annotate functions with variable types? I'm trying to add type hints to a file system related library, where a lot of functions take a path that is either of str or bytes type. I can handle my own functions by using overloads, but I'm struggling to handle simple operations or standard library functions that are called inside with arguments of either type. Here is a simplified example:
@overload
def join_paths(s1: str, s2: str) -> str: ...

@overload
def join_paths(s1: bytes, s2: bytes) -> bytes: ...

def join_paths(s1: Union[str, bytes],
               s2: Union[str, bytes]) -> Union[str, bytes]:
    return s1 + s2

The overloads work fine if I want to call this function from elsewhere, but my problem is with the s1 + s2 statement, which causes mypy to issue the warnings:
example.py:74: error: Unsupported operand types for + ("str" and "bytes")  [operator]
example.py:74: error: Unsupported operand types for + ("bytes" and "str")  [operator]

What I want to express is that either both operands are of type str or both are of bytes type, similar to what is done to my own function using the overloads.
I don't have much experience with typing, so I may just miss the obvious solution, but so far I haven't found how to adapt this to avoid the warnings.

A: Use a TypeVar:
from typing import TypeVar

T = TypeVar('T', str, bytes)

def join_paths(s1: T, s2: T) -> T:
    return s1 + s2

join_paths("foo", "bar")    # fine
join_paths(b"foo", b"bar")  # fine
join_paths(1, 2)            # error: T can't be int
join_paths("foo", b"bar")   # error: T can't be object

Overloading is more of a tool of last resort when you can't express type relationships via TypeVars and Generics -- using overloads effectively usually involves a lot of runtime type assertions (or #type: ignores) in the body of a loosely-typed implementation.

A: typing.AnyStr is the best fit for this specific case.
From the documentation:

It is meant to be used for functions that may accept any kind of string without allowing different kinds of strings to mix. For example:

def concat(a: AnyStr, b: AnyStr) -> AnyStr:
    return a + b

concat(u"foo", u"bar")  # Ok, output has type 'unicode'
concat(b"foo", b"bar")  # Ok, output has type 'bytes'
concat(u"foo", b"bar")  # Error, cannot mix unicode and bytes

Therefore, you can modify your code as such:
from typing import AnyStr

def join_paths(s1: AnyStr, s2: AnyStr) -> AnyStr:
    return s1 + s2

join_paths("s1", "s2")  # OK
join_paths(b"s1", b"s2")  # OK
join_paths("s1", b"s2")  # error: Value of type variable "AnyStr" of "join_paths" cannot be "object"

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Big bold Barolos. That's what Piedmont is famous for. But for me, the little bro Barbera is where it's at. I recently found a top-notch bargain Barbera in my local Morrisons and I wanted to share the joy with you.
Barbera (pronunciation: bar-bear-rah) is most definitely the "people's wine" in Piedmont as it offers everyday quaff for, well, everyday quaffing as well as superior wines for superior occasions. I called it the little bro to Barolo, but actually the only thing that links them is their misty-rolling-hills terroir as Barbera grapes are unrelated to the Nebbiolo variety used to make Barolo. It's definitely not a wine we see often in the UK, maybe because this variety has not been exploited on an international level. In Piedmont however, it's very much a household name, and you'll never have to look far to find a delicious drop of this stuff.
Perusing my local Morrisons wine aisle a few weeks back I was pleasantly surprised to find a Barbera d'Asti on offer and decided to give it a try.
This Barbera comes from the Asti DOCG area where, according to the Oxford Companion to Wine, the best vineyard spots are used to grow Barbera grapes (whereas in Alba, Nebbiolo vines call shotgun on the best sites). The producer is Araldica, a pretty large-scale cooperative in the heart of this wine-making region. They say their mission is to produce accessible wines to be enjoyed every day, and I'd say they've pretty much hit the mark with this one.
Barbera grapes are naturally high in acidity, and is already being grown in warmer climates such as Australia, but perhaps hasn't reached its full potential on an international level yet. Barbera often benefits from oak ageing to add structure and soften the acidity of this variety. The DOCG rules for Barbera are perhaps not the strictest, which is why a range of Barberas can be found, displaying very different levels of depth and complexity.
Well, this Morrisons Barbera D'Asti is a real treat and a top bargain. And by bargain I don't just mean it's a cheapo bottle, but incredibly good value for money.
Having lived in Piedmont for a few years, I'm a bit (ok, very) biased towards this region's wine offerings. But if this humble little purchase from a UK supermarket could bring back warm and fuzzy alpine memories for me, there must be something right about it. I'm not the only one who has enjoyed it – in 2015 this wine won a Bronze Award in the International Wine Challenge for its 2012 vintage.
In a line: A deep ruby red colour, it offers rich notes of plum, cherry and blackberry with herbal and black olive undernotes and a hint of spicy meatiness.
Morrisons recommend this wine with classic pizza and pasta dishes, which is fine, but it feels like a bit of a cop out for a wine pairing. I think this wine can stand up well to more autumnal flavours, like a hearty porcini risotto or meaty stew. For a classic and authentic taste of this region try it with roasted chestnuts for a subtle, simple and divine combination. I hope you'll agree that sometimes it's worth looking past the big, bold and famous to see what's lurking in the shadows. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Have you tried this wine? Did you enjoy it as much as I did? Let me know what you think.
Wondering whether the WSET level 2 qualification is for you? As a recent graduate from the WSET online course, here's my take on what I think you might get out of the course.
I signed up for an online course for WSET level 2 as part of my CPD. As a specialised translator and copywriter, it's all very well saying I know my stuff about wine, especially Italian wine but, I thought, why not back this up with an internationally-recognised qualification?
There are loads of reasons why you might be thinking of getting a WSET qualification. If you work in the hospitality industry, especially doing wine and drinks-related stuff, it's a great qualification to have. Also if you work in wine sales or marketing, it's a good way to boost your career prospects. But you don't have to have professional reasons for doing the course. Maybe you just love learning as much as you can about something you enjoy.
WSET Level 1 or 2?
You don't need to have done level 1 before doing level 2 – it's pretty much up to you, depending on how much you know about wine already. Level 1 gives you the basics, but if you already have a keen interest in wine, it's quite likely you can go straight to level 2. Check out the WSET website for details of each course if you're not sure.
Well, pretty much anywhere. There are loads of "Approved Programme Providers" all over the world, offering varying courses to prepare you for the final exam. There are daytime or evening courses, a lot of them with guided wine tastings, some more intense than others. I opted for the WSET online course because it was the best solution to fit around family commitments. You have tasks for each week but you are free to access the materials whenever you like. I went to London for the exam.
Online wine-tasting? How does that work? Wine-tasting is part of the course. You are given suggestions on types of wine to taste, like 'a light-bodied red' or a 'new world oaked chardonnay'. This means you can do the tastings at your own pace but you don't get real-time guidance on the wine tasting. Anyway, more on the tastings later.
Sadly, or maybe wisely, there is no wine-tasting involved as part of the exam. But there's nothing to stop you honing your tasting skills to celebrate afterwards!
It's a 50 question multiple-choice exam which you have an hour to complete. In the course materials you should have some example questions so you know what kind of thing to expect. I'd say the questions range from very straight-forward to rather challenging. Everything you need to know is in the book.
One of the key ideas is that, on completion of the course, you will be able to look at a range of wine labels and decipher them. So, for example, if you see a wine label that says 'Pauillac AC', your Bordeaux bells will start ringing. You will know that this is a wine from the Haut-Medoc area in Bordeaux, on the left bank of the Gironde. Why is this important? Because this tells us that the dominant grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon and this tells us we should expect flavours of blackcurrant, black fruits and oak. You will also know that if you pair this with sweet food, the sweetness will decrease your perception of the body and fruitiness this wine has to offer.
The course covers the main grape varieties and wine-making regions for still wines as well as looking as sparkling and sweet wines. You learn about the factors which affect how wines taste, including how wine is made. There's also a bit about liqueurs and spirits.
Will I become a wine pro overnight?
Well, not exactly. It's up to you to put your knowledge into action, and the course is a great starting point for building on existing knowledge. It's also a great way to start discovering new wines and regions.
You might already be a bit of a pro on wines from a certain region, like Bordeaux for example.. I started out with a fair bit of knowledge on Italian wines and regions (here are some wine projects I've worked on in the past) and will readily admit I was pretty ignorant about French wines. If you already have specific knowledge about a certain region or grape variety, you will be able to build on these foundations. You may well discover new wines which you never knew you would love. Or discover that a New Zealand Chardonnay floats your boat way more than any Chardonnays you've been drinking thus far.
So, if you do the online course, you will be doing the wine tastings on your own. WSET provides very clear guidelines for tasting and describing wines. It's quite a straightforward step by step process to follow. Feedback is provided, and this is more based on general characteristics of wines or on the validity of your notes. No one tells you that you "should" be tasting black fruit, liquorice and forest floor notes from a certain wine. Even though there are general descriptive terms used in the wine industry, it's still quite personal how you categorise the flavours you pick up on.
If you are concluding that a wine is outstanding quality, you would expect your tasting note to have details of complex flavours. If you are tasting sweetness in your Pinot Noir, you are probably confusing sweetness for fruitiness in the wine. That's the kind of feedback you get.
When you start taking this approach to wine tasting, you think, wow, I've never gone into this much detail tasting wine before. And as you get more practice you start to see how much more detail you could go into as you develop your skills in putting flavour sensations into words.
Read up beforehand – For the online course, you get the book beforehand. This contains everything you need for the exam, and there is a LOT of information to take in. Make sure you read it at least once before you start the course.
Practise, practise and, yup, practise some more. – Look at as many labels as possible and see keep testing yourself. See how much you can tell your friends and family about the wine you are enjoying together.
Extra reading – The course materials are mostly organised by grape variety. I found it really useful to do some reading from another angle, like looking at each wine region and what they are known for. This is a great way to help you connect all the information.
Am I glad I did the WSET course?
On a personal note, totally.
Professionally, I hope the qualification will help me sell my skills and expertise for wine translations and copywriting. I already knew my stuff about Italian wine, but now I have a better idea of how this fits into the wider context of wine-making around the world.
Have you done any of the WSET course? What did you love about the experience? Do you have any tips to share?


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Cal Maritime
Vallejo Admirals
Downtown ladies sing Vallejo's business praises
Photos: Tsunami aftermath
City rec meetings go virtual
TCAL hoops: Eyeing a restart
Art show: Weather, nature collide
BottleRock lineup announced
Women who own businesses in downtown Vallejo mean to illustrate the area is a good place for women to open a business. (Courtesy photo)
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen | rzrihen@timesheraldonline.com | Vallejo Times-Herald
PUBLISHED: September 24, 2018 at 4:52 p.m. | UPDATED: September 24, 2018 at 4:53 p.m.
A growing number of downtown Vallejo businesses are owned by women, something that may well say more about changes in the area than the obvious.
"I think it is indicative of the overall health of the downtown," Gracie's Family Barbecue owner Ken Ingersoll said. "Not so long ago, you wouldn't see women shopping or walking around the downtown, let alone opening a business here, and that has changed. It has always been my opinion that the downtown doesn't need an anchor tenant, but that the totality of the businesses and their customers create the anchor. I think you have to have a diverse group of businesses and customers to attract the entire community, and they certainly represent that view."
Colleen Garza, owner of more than 4-year-old Little Imaginarium downtown, points to the moment when a group photo of many of the downtown Vallejo female entrepreneurs was recently taken.
"The purpose of the photo (was) to spread the word on all the women-owned businesses in the downtown area," she said. " I think it shows that Vallejo is providing an opportunity to women in the downtown area that may not be readily available in other areas. When I first opened, it was very difficult for me to find commercial space. I looked into commercial spaces from Alameda, Berkeley and Oakland, but the spaces were either too expensive and/or managers did not want to rent to me because I had no prior business experience. Vallejo was the only city that took a chance on my business. Downtown has provided a creative space for all types of small businesses for women. That's what makes our downtown so unique. Maybe because our downtown is still growing and this is an attractive area for women-owned start-up businesses, versus other downtown areas that are fully established."
Electra Skilandat, owner of Urban Burp Vintage Fabrics, which has been on Florida Street for about four years, said she's also noticed the growing numbers.
"Just this year alone, quite a few women have started businesses here," she said. "I think it's a good thing because women are family-oriented – nurturing – and want to help the community. Women have a way of going about things differently than men."
Vallejo may have San Francisco's huge property value increases to thank for the influx of female entrepreneurs, she said.
"After San Francisco had its gentrification, many people who'd been there for years, had to find other places to live," she said. "There was a mass exodus of families especially, who went looking for reasonably-priced places to live, but still commute into the city, and many of them found Vallejo."
"The cultural diversity is also nice," she said. "That's why we moved here, my husband and I and our two dogs."
Local attorney and former Vallejo Chamber of Commerce board chairman Norbert Frost said he, too, has noticed the change, and credits positive news at least in part.
"The majority of these are new businesses. Positive news reports about the Vallejo real estate market, development on Mare Island, and businesses locating here like In N Out Burger and Panera create a sense that positive things are happening in Vallejo," he said. "Vallejo also has available business/commercial space at reasonable rental rates, and many unique spaces downtown. Some other Bay Area communities have more developed downtowns and shopping areas offering fewer options and higher rents which are insurmountable hurdles for many new businesses. Just as important, people are drawn to Vallejo's diversity, which we openly embrace."
A Vallejo native, Frost said he grew up here in the 1950s through the 1970s, when downtown was the center of town.
"When I established my legal practice here in 1991, downtown was a mere shadow of its former self," he said. "Established businesses like the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, Gracie's and Victory Stores kept the downtown flame alive, and then other established businesses including the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce and the Times-Herald moved downtown, followed by the field offices of Congressman Thompson, Senator Dodd, and Assemblyman Grayson. And now with all of these exciting new women-owned businesses opening, our downtown continues evolving."
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Twin princes are born in the ancient kingdom of Yamato. On the advice of his sinister advisor, Tsukinowa, the Emperor orders the younger of the two, Prince Ousu, executed. The goddess Amaterasu intervenes, and Ousu is whisked away to safety by the White Bird of Heaven. He is raised by his aunt, who is a priestess of Amaterasu. Two warriors, Seiryu and Genbu, are his guardians.
At the age of ten, Ousu receives an amulet that turns him into a wildman with incredible power when he is in danger. He also learns that he is destined to become a warrior of the gods. When he grows into a strong young man, the Emperor pardons him and he returns to the court of Yamato. His father remains suspicious, however. When Tsukinowa attempts to assassinate the prince, Ousu's wild power protects him. Ousu is later blamed for the deaths of his mother and brother. Anxious to be rid of him, the Emperor sends him to kill the king of rival kingdom Kumaso.
Seiryu and Genbu accompany Ousu to Kumaso. Along the way he meets Oto Tachibana, a priestess and skilled warrior who is destined to share his life. With their help, Ousu kills Kumaso Takeru and earns the name Yamato Takeru. His aunt then requests that he bring her the mystical Sword of Dark Clouds. It is the sword of the dark god Tsukuyomi, who is returning to Earth. Thousands of years ago, Tsukuyomi assumed the form of an eight-headed dragon and tried to destroy the world. If he regains the sword, his full evil power will return to him. Yamato Takeru's destiny is revealed: He was born on Earth, and trained by the gods, to defeat Tsukuyomi and save the world!


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Doing the same thing everyday becomes monotonous quickly and creates dissatisfaction.
Creating new ways to do the routine things in life adds some spice and warms the heart.
Yesterday, while I made my breakfast, I played "Up for the Downstroke" by Parliament. Though I pan-scrambled my eggs the same way I do everyday, damn, if they didn't taste better. I think it was all the hip shaking, sliding and gliding I did while I was making them. Now I have the weekend to practice my grooves before my kids are here to witness my new routine…shaking it!
Today (and everyday) I encourage you to find a new way to bring happiness into your life. After all, happiness is truly an inside job.
Now dance like no one is watching and get up for the downstroke, that's an order!
I have the biggest grin on my face aafter reading this and listening to the music! 😆 I can totally see you in the kitchen dancing and whipping up the eggs, now you have planted a vision of you and the kids dancing through breakfast, even bigger grin! On everyones faces! So when do we get to see the music video!?
And I doubt there will be a video, nice try!
Hey Tiff, Awesome stuff again. You are amazing!
I did! And it wa cute, very cute!
I think doing new things in general can be quite good to us, though we avoid it in favour of routine.


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Dale L. Vose, 1934 - 2021
Susan "Sue" J. Steiner, 1950 - 2021
Anti-Trump Riots and Americas Lost Generation
Watching the recent anti-Trump post-victory riots on television and the temper tantrums on social media, it's become obvious that, without Divine intervention, the ever-fearful Millennial generation will become known as America's Lost Generation.
As someone who has been forced to face a few of her biggest fears against her will, I can say with some authority that while everything you fear will probably never come to pass, those things which do can make you better. Safe spaces are the last thing these crybabies need.
During his first inaugural address in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to fear before a justifiably fear-ridden nation during the Great Depression telling them, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Depression-era Americans were dealing with real fears like massive unemployment, homelessness and starvation. Families lucky enough to have jobs lost 40 percent of their income. Many people lost all their savings when banks collapsed, leaving millions homeless and hungry and resulting in a 50 percent rise in parents turning their kid's over to custodial institutions to prevent starvation.
Additionally, upwards of 250,000 kids too young to leave home hitchhiked or rode the train rails in search of work or a better place to survive, unlike today's coddled snowflakes blessed with full bellies and equipped with the latest iPhones who are currently in meltdown mode due to groundless fears over a duly elected president.
After the election, despondent snowflakes lit up social media with fear-filled updates about the world ending and how a Trump presidency would ignite racism. Meanwhile, many so-called "love trumps hate" Trump haters were burning cities, vandalizing cars and attacking innocent bystanders, sometimes simply because they were white, or, God forbid, Republican.
A fear of offending peers also caused them to remain silent when Twitter accounts erupted with calls for the assassination of president-elect Trump and vice president-elect Pence. The idea that blacks can be racist too is lost on them, even after viewing the YouTube video of a mob of black thugs pummeling an elderly white man to the ground, savagely delivering repeated blows to his head while voices in the background taunted, "You voted Donald Trump...Beat his a**... Don't vote Trump."
Our snowflakes also acknowledge fear over Trump's take on immigration, although their coolest president ever, President Obama, "deported more people than any other president's administration in history,"ABC News reports.
Evidently, some are so frightened by Trump's victory they believe people must die, like the young Latina woman on cable news who said, "There will be casualties on both sides...because people have to die...Trump, enough with your racism. Stop splitting families. Don't split my family." Apparently, because he's black, Obama can't be labeled "racist" for deporting more than 2.5 million people between 2009 and 2015.
Trump's words about borders and legal immigration send our delicate snowflakes into their respective safe spaces when they aren't throwing temper-tantrums. They have no clue their safe spaces aren't safe if ISIS sympathizers come calling as they've vowed to do. They fear a man who promises to make their safe spaces safer when he curtails the terrorism that's skyrocketed domestically and worldwide under Obama.
Apart from a relative few, logic and rational thought is all but lost on what is at this point, America's Lost Generation. Especially compared to America's Greatest Generation, whose young people faced real fears, survived the Great Depression, then lined up in droves to fight in World War II. Or like the Generation Xers who were predominately the major heroes after the September 11 terrorist attacks as leaders of Flight 93's revolt, first responders in New York City and patriots who joined the military to fight.
In sharp contrast and just as FDR alluded in his fateful first speech, too many Millennials have allowed "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror" to prevent "needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
Susan lives in Alaska and writes about culture, politics and current events. Contact her by Facebook or at writestamper@gmail.com


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A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) DVD Review: Bottom of the Barrel Comedy
The beginning of the end for Mickey Rooney and Eddie Bracken.
By Luigi Bastardo on July 8, 2014 4:43 PM |
It's always interesting to watch a titan fall within the realm of film - even one who was as diminutive as the late Mickey Rooney. Hailed as a prodigy in his youth, Rooney escalated into the bright limelight of Tinseltown as an adult, starring in the ever-popular Andy Hardy series. As the 1950s rolled around, however, Rooney found himself in a precarious situation. He had been married and divorced several times over already (those numbers would keep growing as time went on), and was only nine years away from declaring bankruptcy when A Slight Case of Larceny was released to - and subsequently yanked from - theaters in 1953, during which time Rooney was in the midst of a mess all the way 'round.
Still, a guy has to eat (or at least tend to his various vices and alimonies), so a starring role in even the smallest production has got to look promising. Sadly for Rooney, A Slight Case of Larceny probably only hastened the decline of his career. The first film to have been made solely to entertain lobotomy patients, A Slight Case of Larceny is a downright awful comedy, wherein Rooney gets a chance to ham it up with another multi-faceted performer who was washing up on shore, Eddie Bracken. Rounding out the cast in this lightweight disaster are the lovely Elaine Stewart (a stunningly gorgeous actress who sadly, never made it in the industry), Marilyn Erskine, seasoned B movie heavy Douglas Fowley, and a surprisingly big credit for a tiny cameo by Robert Burton (Sky Full of Moon, which also featured Ms. Stewart).
The weak, painful-to-watch story here finds Rooney as Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers - an absolutely unlikable mooch who dreams big of being a millionaire, but who would prefer to take the express elevator straight to the top instead of climbing the stairs. When he drifts back into the life of his ex-Army buddy Fred Clopp (Bracken), he promptly manages to get Freddie fired from his job and moves in with he and his family, much to the chagrin of Mrs. Clopp (Erskine). After conning Fred into mortgaging his home, the duo of Cheevers and Clopp open up the cleanest service station in existence. It's cleanliness, however, is mostly due to a complete lack of business more than anything else, so Geechy soon starts devising schemes to get people in, including putting up his own stop signs on the highway and other unlawful acts.
But it isn't until a big oil competitor (Fowley) opens up shop across the street that Cheevers' nefariousness really rolls into action, and this perfect contender for the GOP forces his pal to dig a tunnel under the street so that they can syphon gasoline from their rivals and make nothing but a pure profit during the price war that ensues. Truly, it's even less funny than it sounds.
Ms. Stewart first starts out as Fowley's employee, but who eventually comes to work for the story's so-called good guys and even starts to fall for an utterly creepy and brazen Rooney. Don Weis directs from a Jerry Davis screenplay adapted by a story by James Poe - who amazingly went on to write the screenplays for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Around the World in 80 Days. Dabbs Greer has a small bit in the film as a gasman, Joe Turkel (creator of the Replicants in Blade Runner) can be seen as a holdup man in one scene, and Barry Sullivan's voice can be heard in another as a radio announcer.
Rescued from the deepest, darkest mists of a vault containing film history's flops, A Slight Case of Larceny has been preserved for future generations to shake their heads over at by the folks at the Warner Archive Collection. And as to whether or not that move on their part will be one to be commended or condemned, their presentation of the lackluster comedy is spot-on, and there's even a trailer for the film (that looks as if it was culled from a video source) that is surprisingly even worse than the feature presentation itself - which, incredibly enough, was nowhere near being Rooney's worst, so I suppose there's some sort of redemption to be found here for you curiosity seekers.
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Q: Update a python dictionary w/ lists I'm struggling to update a dictionary of lists using loops.
weather_dict = \
{
"texas": [],
"colorado": = [],
"virginia": = [],
"illinois": = [],
"california": = []
}

arbitrary_weather = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

My goal is to have the values of
arbitrary_weather
pushed into lists within the dictionary using loops. The correlation map is sequential, arbitrary_weather[0] --> texas[],
arbitrary_weather[1] --> colorado[], etc. With every iteration of the code, arbitrary_weather is going to change, but the dictionary will continue to append its lists in the same sequential order.
I'm relatively new to python, but working on a graduate project that is going to accumulate a lot of data over time. Eventually, the lists of data within the dictionary will be analyzed using python panda. I have never used panda, so if possible, it would be tremendously helpful to learn best practices for building dictionaries used in data analytics.
Thank you!

A: If you can make sure the the number of keys in dictionary always equal the len of the list then you can loop through the dictionary and add one at a time
weather_dict = {
    "texas" : [],
    "colorado" : [],
    "virginia" : [],
    "illinois" : [],
    "california" : []
}

arbitrary_weather = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
i = 0
for k in weather_dict:
   weather_dict[k].append(arbitrary_weather[i])
   i += 1

print(weather_dict)

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Note that python 3.6 and below iterate through dict is not ordered, if you using python 3.6 and below I suggest using the answer made by Mad Physicist of turning keys into a list so it's ordered

A: Keep in mind that until python 3.6, dictionaries were not ordered. In fact, you're only using your initial dict as a repository for key names, so I'd recommend storing it as a sequence of key names, not a dictionary with empty values:
states = ['Texas', 'Colorado', 'Illinois', 'California']

You can turn the initial measurements into a dictionary using a comprehension, and append to the lists after that:
weather_dict = {state: [value] for state, value in zip(states, arbitrary_weather)}

You can do that even if you keep the original dictionary as a dictionary, since it is iterable over the keys.


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Formula One: Practice for Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka, midnight — NBCSN
American League playoffs: Division Series, Game 1, Detroit at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. — TBS
American League playoffs: Division Series, Game 1, Kansas City at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. — TBS
College: Central Florida at Houston, 6 p.m. — ESPN
College: Florida Atlantic at Florida International, 6 p.m. — Fox Sports Network
College: Alabama State at Alcorn State, 6:30 p.m. — ESPNU
NFL: Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:25 p.m. — CBS, NFL Network
College: Arizona at Oregon, 9:30 p.m. — ESPN
European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, first round, at St. Andrews, Angus and Kingsbarns, Scotland, 7 a.m. — The Golf Channel
LPGA Tour: Reignwood Classic, second round, at Beijing, 10 p.m. — The Golf Channel
UEFA Europa League: Everton at Krasnodar, 11 a.m. — Fox Sports 1
UEFA Europa League: Besiktas at Tottenham, 2 p.m. — Fox Sports 1
MLS: Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. — ESPN2
High school: Glendale at Kickapoo (replay), 7 p.m. — Mediacom Channel 22
Nationwide Series: Practice for Kansas Lottery 300, at Kansas City, Kan., 11 a.m. — Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup: Practice for Hollywood Casino 400, at Kansas City, Kan., noon — Fox Sports 1
Nationwide Series: Practice for Kansas Lottery 300, at Kansas City, Kan., 3 p.m. — ESPN2
Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Hollywood Casino 400, at Kansas City, Kan., 4:30 p.m. — ESPN2
Formula One: Qualifying for Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka, midnight — NBCSN
National League playoffs: Division Series, Game 1, St. Louis at Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 1
National League playoffs: Division Series, Game 1, Pittsburgh or San Francisco at Washington, TBA — Fox Sports 1
American League playoffs: Division Series, Game 2, Detroit at Baltimore, TBA — TBS
American League playoffs: Division Series, Game 2, Kansas City at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. — TBS
College: Louisville at Syracuse, 6 p.m. — ESPN
High school: Norcross (Ga.) at North Gwinnett (Ga.), 6 p.m. — ESPN2
CFL: Calgary at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m. — ESPN2
College: Utah State at BYU, 9:15 p.m. — ESPN
European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, second round, at St. Andrews, Angus, and Kingsbarns, Scotland, 7 a.m. — The Golf Channel
LPGA: Reignwood Classic, third round, at Beijing, 10 p.m. — The Golf Channel
College women: Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 3 p.m. — Fox Sports Midwest
MLS: Kansas City at DC United, 7 p.m. — NBCSN


It appears as if Jason R. Miller (second unit director of Hatchet 2 & Frozen) is set to make his directorial debut and we have word as to what that will be. According to B-D, Jason R. Miller is set to direct Unidentified for Dark Sky Films.
Miller also wrote the script which will see Dark Sky Films produce and distribute the upcoming flick.
The film stars Parry Shen (Hatchet, Better Luck Tomorrow), Colton Dunn (Key and Peele), Eddie Mui (Call Back) and Eric Artell (Pair of Kings).


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Tony McIntosh
Tony joined the Rome and WRGA radio community in 1984 right out of college. After a brief cup of coffee at WSLQ in Roanoke, Virginia, Tony made a move to WRGA and the morning show in June 1984. He's a Georgia native and began his radio career at WIAF in Clarksville while attending Piedmont College, where he attended on a Basketball Grant-in-aid for two years. Piedmont was in the same conference as Berry and Shorter in those days, and he remembers some pretty wild games in Ford gym at Berry and against Shorter in the early 1980s. After a Spring workout injury in 1981, Tony traded his sneakers for headphones and transferred to Brenau College's,(University) School of Professional Studies and entered the Journalism degree program and minored in Business Administration. While in school he worked as the College Radio station manager and part-time at WLBA then WDUN/WWLT until graduation. There is a lot of moving around in radio, especially in the early years. Some of the stations in the 1980's Tony worked on were. WZGC, WPCH, and WYAY in Atlanta. In 1987 Tony came back to Rome. Meet his wife, Ann Marie. They have sons, AJ and Alex and they graduated from Coosa High school. AJ is a local banker and he and his wife Meagen, have two son's Eli and Colton. Alex is a Senior Sports Management Major at the University of West Georgia.
Tony was very involved in his boys activates as a coach, Scout Master, and just Dad. Both Son's are Eagle Scout's, and that was pretty proud Dad moment. Tony has served the community from the days of the "World's Largest Bed Race" events to "Coosa River Christmas' days to PTO President, Cave Spring City Council Member for 11 years, Chairman of the Human rights committee at Northwest Regional Hospital from 1993 to 1997, Various District office for the Boy Scouts of America, BSA Leader Trainer and Youth Football, Basketball and T-ball coach. Tony was part of the Blizzard of 93 crew when Rome got blessed with over 23 inches of snow during the Big One in 1993. Tony along with several dedicated announcers and news crew spent four to five days on the air around the clock on WRGA and WQTU acting as the emergency dispatch and talking to listeners, that still had phone service, informing them about conditions and working as a dispatch center during a time of crisis. An experience never to be forgotten.
He has held many positions in the broadcast business, not just as on-air but as an Operations Manager, Director of Sales, General Sale Manager, Account Executive, Traffic Director, Sports Director, and has even unclogged the break room sink while wearing a suit and tie. Tony makes himself available to speak to civic groups, college, and high school classes, various organizations and any group about communications, marketing, and the radio business. He's a two-time award winner. 1997 he won an Award of Merit for "Best Morning Show" on WQTU and in 2017 Tony and the WRGA Berry broadcast crew won "The GABBY" for Best Radio Play-by-Play. If you attended a Rome Braves baseball game between 2011 and 2018, you heard his voice over the public address system for eight seasons. In addition to hosting "First News," Tony is a Senior Advertising Account Manager and is the football play-by-play voice of the Berry Vikings. Tony has a BA in Broadcast Journalism, Brenau University and will receive his Masters of Business Administration from the Campbell School of Business, Berry College in May 2020. In his spare time……His spare time is his family time!


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4th Asian Power lifting Championship starts at Udaipur.
The 4th Asian Power Lifting Championship started at Udaipur on Wednesday.
Inaugrated by Udaipur MP Arjun Lal Meena in the presence of President of Asian Power lifting Federation Farshid Soltani the event is organised by The Asian Power Lifting Federation and Power Lifting India.
The 5 day event is held at Ananta Resorts of Udaipur from between 2nd to 6th May.It will have different catagories like Senior,Junior,Sub-Junior and Master depending upon ages.
President of Power Lifting India Association Rajesh Tiwari told DU that more than 250 contestants from 18 countries of the world including Mongolia,Uzbekistan, Hongkong, Philippines Malaysia,Sri Lanka,Afganistan,China, IndonesiaIran,Iran and Oman will take part in the Championship under different catagories.
He further said that this is for the first time that four members of the Indian Power lifting team have been selected from Rajasthan, among those four one Mihir Soni is from Udaipur, he will perticipate under Junior under 59 kilograms catagory where as Rajkumari Yadav and Devendra Vyas of Bhikaner will represent in Sub Junior catagory under weight catagory of 53 and 84 kilograms, besides that Vikram Singh Chauhan of Bikaner will perticipate in Master catagory of the Championship under 93 kilograms weight catagory.
The winners of the event will not only be given medals but tvey will be awarded with the titles of Strong Man and Woman of Asia,Tiwari said.
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