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if(xmlDoc)
{
    root = [xmlDoc rootElement];
}
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    root = [NSXMLNode elementWithName: @"P2Main"];
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    xmlDoc = [[NSXMLDocument alloc] initWithRootElement:root];

}

I don't know why? Do you have suggestion? Thanks in advance

A: Probably you should try to set this data using next methods:
setCharacterEncoding:
setStandalone:
setVersion:

See NSXMLDocument reference for details

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Source: DeSo
How High Can DESO Go After its Coinbase Listing?
The DESO Coinbase listing has excited fans on Reddit and elsewhere because they expect the crypto to explode. Coinbase is the top crypto exchange in the U.S. and a favorite trading platform for big investors. For example, Tesla made its $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase on Coinbase. What's DESO's price prediction after the Coinbase listing?
Inspired by the juicy Shiba Inu and Dogecoin gains, some investors have been chasing the next hot meme crypto. Many have been drawn to Shiba Inu-inspired tokens like MetaPets, MetaDoge, and Ryoshi Token.
However, meme cryptos have a history of boom and bust. As a result, many investors caution that they aren't the type of gifts you could count on to keep on giving. Therefore, they're seeking opportunities that can reward over the long-term and many are placing their bet on Decentralized Social (DESO).
Source: coingecko
What's Decentralized Social (DESO) used for?
Decentralized Social or DeSo is a blockchain platform designed for building decentralized social media apps for Web 3.0. Although traditional social media apps like Facebook and Twitter have been able to attract billions of users between them, many users aren't satisfied with their experience. Therefore, Decentralized Social has come to power the alternatives to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, and the like. More than 100 social apps have launched on the DeSo platform.
DeSo has a namesake coin that facilitates transactions on the platform. For example, projects can use DESO to pay for computing resources like storage space for their apps. Also, fans can use the coin to purchase creator tokens and more.
There are 8 Billion people in the world. 4.5 Billion are on social media, but only 300 Million own Crypto.
DESO, has the potential to bridge this gap and bring crypto to the mainstream. pic.twitter.com/3wN9CI21Ty
— DeSo (@desoprotocol) December 14, 2021
DESO crypto started trading on Coinbase.
DESO soared after it started trading on Coinbase on Dec. 14. Investors cheered the Coinbase listing due to hopes it will increase the crypto's visibility and demand, which would benefit its value. The Coinbase listing brings a credibility boost to DESO.
Is DESO a good investment?
Instead of becoming a multipurpose blockchain like Ethereum or Solana, Decentralized Social has chosen to target a specific segment with a huge growth opportunity. Many blockchain projects have focused on disrupting the financial sector with DeFi apps. The social media sector has only seen minimal blockchain disruption, but it's worth a staggering $1.5 trillion.
Decentralized Social offers a solution that strikes a chord with both social media developers and users. Users get more control of their data and they can easily move it across the network. For developers and creators, they get an expanded opportunity to monetize their work and powerful tools to do that job. For example, creators on DeSo apps can convert their posts into NFTs and sell them for huge sums of money.
In addition to the expanded social freedom and monetization opportunities, DeSo also offers support to projects building on its platform. For example, it recently launched a $50 million fund to invest in decentralized social media app developers. The steps that Decentralized Social has taken have the potential of growing DESO's value.
What's DESO's price prediction?
DESO has traded in the band of $55–$200 since its debut. At the current price of about $160, the crypto has pulled back about 20 percent from its peak. There's a chance that DESO could reclaim its peak and set another record high in 2022. The crypto plans to shift to the energy-efficient POS model in 2022 and that could make it more appealing to climate-conscious investors.
Although billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya has been one of DESO's biggest backers, many didn't know that and only learned about his support following the Coinbase listing. The other backers are Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia. The affiliation with prominent figures like Palihapitiya lends much-needed credibility to DESO and could help it grow quickly.

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Some breaking news out of the world of Sports Car racing. Level 5 Motorsports, the two Ferrari 458 Italia's, that won the season/series opener of the newly created Tudor United SportsCar Championship have pulled out of the entire series. The team headed by David Stone made the decision to leave the series this Monday according to FoxSports.
The team had won the opener at Daytona outright but were handed a penalty for avoidable contact, which gave the victory to the #45 Flying Lizard Audi R8. However, the penalty was reversed after a few short hours giving the win back to Level 5. Stone cited various reasons why the team was pulling out of the new TUSC series, but stating that he felt that "we should not have been in the 2014 to begin with because of it being a development year for the series," and "as was apparent, the time frame that was taking for them to provide rules, driver rankings, etc". He also cited the apparent size of the grid as being too much for the race to properly run.
He stated that the series as a whole needs time to "sort itself out" and that Level 5 doesn't want to endure through the teething issues that this new series has to overcome. Given the massive rule changes this season, and the switch from AMLS to TUSC, the new grid of cars, new drivers from different disciplines, it's a wonder that the inaugural race of the new TUSC went off without more drama. Granted the massive crash between Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli was a very large hitch, the race went on without much drama after that. Both men are considered to make a full recovery.
And Memo's team, Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing has also pulled out of the rest of the season due to financial strain and concentrating on Memo's recovery. The team lost their primary vehicle in that crash with not much of the car being able to be salvaged. However, unlike Stone who has not elected to say when or even if the Level 5 Ferrari's will be back anytime soon, the Gainsco crew have stated that they are looking forward directly to 2015 to come back.
Now Leo Parente of the /Drive network had an open discussion on this new series right after the Daytona and told us that we should all hold our judgment's until we see more of the racing. But with a high profile team electing to pull out, indeed the Class leaders of GTD, will we possibly see more? Stone states that there needs to be more team accountability in respects to making decisions about the overall direction of the racing series, and until then, those directing it will put both driver and fan alike aside for what is more profitable. He, like I do, want to see a return more to the style of racing in AMLS or WEC. I felt that putting in the DP's and regulating the Prototype Classes heavily so that most of the teams left for WEC was a mistake. The fan's wanted to see those Prototype Classes, they were fascinating cars, and the racing was epic. I watched the first race and well it was rather boring in my opinion, and I find myself agreeing with Stone. I do think that TUSC can recover and rally the loyal fans and even interest new ones, but it's going to require much deliberation on what those organizers are actually shooting for. Are they trying too hard to appeal to the NASCAR crowd, or should they strictly focus on the old AMLS crowd.
Level 5 racing leaving the series is a huge step backwards for TUSC, and I am not sure how the future will play out or if other teams may leave the series. As of right now the only certainty is that there will be two less Ferrari's duking it out on the track and that is a sad day indeed.


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        setImageTag(imageTag);
        return this;
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        try {
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}

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How to determine your basis and holding period for stock bought through a dividend reinvestment plan.
If you own stock through a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), any cash dividends you receive with respect to those shares will automatically be invested in additional shares (which may include fractional shares). At one time this opportunity was available only if you invested in a company that offered such a plan, and if you wanted dividend reinvestment for more than one stock, you had to invest in a different plan for each stock. You can still invest in plans for individual companies, but many brokerage firms now offer a DRIP, making it possible to adopt this method for many different stocks held in the same account, including stock of companies that don't offer their own DRIP.
These plans differ from one company to the next and one broker to the next. Be sure to read the details before signing up.
Here are a couple of points to be clear about when investing through a DRIP.
You're the owner. As a formal matter, a DRIP may hold your shares in a trust, but if so, the trust is disregarded for tax purposes. You're the owner of the shares and pay tax on the dividends.
Stock dividends are different. Sometimes companies pay dividends in stock. When a company pays a stock dividend, all shareholders receive stock, whether they hold shares in a DRIP or not. That's a different situation with different tax rules. Investing in a DRIP does not mean you're receiving stock dividends. It just means your dividends are being used to buy additional shares of stock.
Prior to 2012, shares held in a DRIP were subject to the same basis rules that apply to other shares of stock. Beginning in 2012, they're subject to the rules that apply to mutual fund shares. Most importantly, this means the average basis method can apply to these shares. And even if you don't use the average basis method, the broker or other reporting entity will be required to track your basis and holding period for newer shares, so your recordkeeping burden for these shares will be greatly reduced.
The requirement for the broker to report basis applies only to covered shares, which for DRIPs generally means shares acquired after 2011, so if your DRIP investments go back farther than that, determining basis on the older shares will be your responsibility. You should also be aware that if you use averaging, the basis of noncovered shares won't be averaged together with the basis of covered shares.
Some companies encourage participation in their dividend reinvestment plans by offering a small discount on shares purchase through the plan. The discount is treated as an additional dividend and included in your basis for the stock.
Example: You receive a $95 dividend from a company that provides a 5% discount for shares purchased through its DRIP. At this discount, the dividend will buy $100 worth of stock, so you're taxed on a total dividend of $100 and your basis for these shares is also $100.
You may also receive additional dividend (and basis) if the company pays brokerage commissions on behalf of DRIP investors.
If you participate in a DRIP that imposes a service charge, this charge is not included in the basis of shares you buy through the plan. Instead, it is an investment expense, which you may claim as a deduction subject to the limitations that apply to investment expense deductions.


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Sanitarium launches UP&GO Oats2Go
Posted by AFN Staff Writers on 15th October 2014
Breakfast food manufacturer Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing (Sanitarium) has launched a new liquid breakfast called Oats2Go in Australia.
Sanitarium said the Oats2Go product, which is part of its UP&GO range, "is the only liquid breakfast on the market to contain a source of real wholegrain oats". Sanitarium said the product also "has the protein, energy and fibre of a bowl of oats and skim milk", and is "high in fibre as well as protein", is "99 per cent fat free, and low GI"
Daniel Derrick, General Manager Marketing – Sanitarium Australia, said Oats2Go was an "exciting new addition" to the UP&GO family and a great option for mornings when there was not time for a sit down breakfast.
"Mornings are mayhem for a lot of households and research indicates our lives are getting even busier, with the average person allocating less than 10 minutes for breakfast on a typical weekday, and a third spending five minutes or less," Mr Derrick said. "Add to this the prevalence of breakfast-skipping, and it's clear that convenient and nutritious new solutions are a must," he said.
"Sanitarium is committed to the health and wellbeing of all Australians, so we've developed Oats2Go with great tasting wholegrain oats to ensure busy Aussies can still get a great start in the morning, and make the most out of every day," Mr Derrick said.
Michelle Reid, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist at Sanitarium, said Oats2Go "provides 50 per cent of the Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) for calcium".
"Nearly two thirds of Australians are skipping breakfast with as many as one in five, or more than three million people, skipping breakfast most days of the week," Ms Reid said.
"On days when time just gets away, Oats2Go is a brilliant option as it contains 10 essential vitamins and minerals," Ms Reid said. "It's high in B vitamins to help release the energy needed to kickstart your day, as part of a balanced diet rich in vitamins B1, B2, and B3," she said.
"Unique in its category, Oats2Go is also a source of wholegrain oats," Ms Reid said. "Wholegrains contain all three components of the grain and Sanitarium is currently the only brand to overcome the challenge of being able to deliver a source of wholegrains in a liquid breakfast," she said.
Sanitarium said Oats 2Go "does not contain artificial colours or added preservatives", and is available in three flavours – Creamy Vanilla, Cocoa, and Banana & Honey. It can be found in Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, as well as other major retailers for RRP $4.99 for a pack of three.
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Idris Elba Talks DJing At Coachella, Possible Collaboration With Taylor Swift
Matthew Meadow January 7, 2019
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Idris Elba caused quite the stir when his name popped up on the Coachella lineup last week, but little by little, people are coming to understand that he deserves to be on it. Like other celebrities who've turned to DJing in their spare time, Elba didn't just decide to do it on a whim. In fact, he's been DJing since before he was acting!
"I know, I know. I've been catching some heat," he told ET's Kevin Frazier on the Golden Globes red carpet while discussing his upcoming DJing gig at Coachella. "'Oh, he's a DJ now?' But I've been a DJ since I was 14, but Coachella is, like, a lifetime dream for any DJ. I'm so excited! I can't wait. I can't wait."
Aside from playing Coachella and making his Netflix debut as a struggling DJ on "Turn Up Charlie," Elba is also starring in a big-screen remake of Cats with Taylor Swift. A prime example of a remake no one asked for, Elba is adamant that it will surprise people. He also spoke about the possibility of working with Swift outside of the movie studio and in the music studio.
"This year's been amazing, because I get to play and make music a lot more," he said to Access' Scott Evans, "and I'm hoping that…I might get Taylor and I to do a song. I mean, that would be great."
It's almost too much star power to think about!
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import { classify, dasherize } from '@ember/string';
import { A as emberA, typeOf, Namespace, Object as EmberObject } from '@ember/-internals/runtime';

/**
@module @ember/debug
*/

/**
  The `ContainerDebugAdapter` helps the container and resolver interface
  with tools that debug Ember such as the
  [Ember Inspector](https://github.com/emberjs/ember-inspector)
  for Chrome and Firefox.

  This class can be extended by a custom resolver implementer
  to override some of the methods with library-specific code.

  The methods likely to be overridden are:

  * `canCatalogEntriesByType`
  * `catalogEntriesByType`

  The adapter will need to be registered
  in the application's container as `container-debug-adapter:main`.

  Example:

  ```javascript
  Application.initializer({
    name: "containerDebugAdapter",

    initialize(application) {
      application.register('container-debug-adapter:main', require('app/container-debug-adapter'));
    }
  });
  ```

  @class ContainerDebugAdapter
  @extends EmberObject
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  @public
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export default EmberObject.extend({
  /**
    The resolver instance of the application
    being debugged. This property will be injected
    on creation.

    @property resolver
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  resolver: null,

  /**
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    @public
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  canCatalogEntriesByType(type) {
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    return true;
  },

  /**
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          continue;
        }
        if (typeSuffixRegex.test(key)) {
          let klass = namespace[key];
          if (typeOf(klass) === 'class') {
            types.push(dasherize(key.replace(typeSuffixRegex, '')));
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      }
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Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening.
Websites aren't always conspicuous in their attempts to combat ad blockers. Researchers from the University of Iowa and UC Riverside have learned that 30.5 percent of the top 10,000 websites have measures to thwart ad blocking, and they're frequently using methods you wouldn't likely notice. Many use scripts to introduce 'bait' content that sets off ad blockers, prompting the site to relaunch ads in a way that blockers might not catch.
Previous estimates had acknowledged that these surreptitious methods were in use, but on no more than 5 percent of big sites. The data suggests that this is far more common.


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Long-term strategy required to expand NI's rail network – Neeson
Alliance Assembly member Sean Neeson has claimed that Northern Ireland requires a long-term rail strategy if it is to approach European levels of public transport provision.
The East Antrim MLA stated: "Compared to other regions in Western Europe, Northern Ireland's public transport system is appallingly underdeveloped, and there are no serious plans for improvement.
"While the Republic of Ireland is moving on with its 'Transport 21' initiative to create a modern rail network catering for rural as well as urban areas, we are lagging behind with a clear lack of strategic thinking. The purchase of 17 new trains is welcome, but the planning is clearly piecemeal, as evidenced by further delays in opening the Larne line and the simple fact that not enough new rolling stock was purchased.
"Translink has come under pressure for this, but the lack of strategic direction is the responsibility of the Department of Regional Development. It must provide the necessary direction and resources to expand and modernize the network and encourage people to use it.
"Local elected politicians must make advances on this issue a priority should devolution be restored. Northern Ireland deserves nothing less that its own 'Transport 21' initiative, towards a modern, efficient and value-for-money public transport system. That is the only way to encourage people to use it."


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In 2021, We Will Work Even Harder For The People Of Abia – Ikpeazu
January 1, 2021 Uncategorized 0
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has promised that his administration will work harder in 2021 in order to better the lives of Abia people.
The governor made this promise in his New Year message to the State on January 1st, 2021.
The New Year message which was made available to sources by Sir Onyebuchi Ememanka, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, reads:
"IN 2021, WE WILL WORK EVEN HARDER FOR THE PEOPLE OF ABIA
IKPEAZU ASSURES ABIANS ON NEW YEAR DAY
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has congratulated the people of Abia State on the occasion of the New Year Day 2021. The Governor is thankful to God for His love and kindness in keeping our people through the challenges that came with 2020, especially the pandemic of Covid-19.
Governor Ikpeazu sends his deep condolences to the families of our people who lost their loved ones to the pandemic and other causes.
He further reminded Abians that the pandemic is still very much here with us and is likely to linger for a while, making it extremely imperative for everyone to take issues surrounding their health very seriously.
On infrastructure, Governor Ikpeazu assures that the upgrade of roads will remain a key factor in the policy thrust of his administration.
"Currently, my administration is working on 62 active sites across the state. We have made huge progress in this respect.
We have completed and commissioned the Abiriba Etitiama Nkporo Road in Ohafia LGA providing for our people there a standard road for the first time ever.
We have completed the Aro Umuejie Road which links the Enugu PH Expressway to the Obikabia Omoba Road which we had also completed".
The Governor expressed deep gladness at the completion of the reconstruction of Osusu Road and Egege Ebenma Roads in Aba.
"The reconstruction of the Ngwa Road, Uratta, Ohanku and Obohia Roads have commenced under our strategic partnership with the World Bank.
This is the first time in about 30 years that any major attempt is being made at doing any meaningful work along this area. This is more than a road project. It includes flood water management and waste management. We are committed to the completion of these projects".
The Governor restates his administration's commitment to the completion of all the road projects currently embarked across the state and assures that in the next one year, there will be massive improvement in the stock of roads and other critical infrastructure for the use of our people.
The Governor assures Abia workers that his administration shall remain committed to their welfare even more in 2021.
While the salaries of civil servants under the direct employ of the State Government have remained steady, the Governor assured that the systematic offsetting of the salaries of workers in some of our parastatals which was kicked off in December 2020 will be sustained this year.
Heads of these parastatals must ensure that funds made available for this purpose are applied judiciously.
The Governor also assures pensioners that the arrears of their pensions will receive the same attention while the payment of their monthly pensions will be sustained in the new year.
Furthermore, the Governor informs the people of Abia State that in 2021, the security architecture in the State will be further strengthened to ensure that our people are safe.
The establishment of the Ministry of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Watch, CPAMS and the Abia Security Control Center are all designed to make our people feel safe to carry out their legitimate businesses with ease.
Governor Ikpeazu assures that his administration will continue to support all Security Agencies in the State with equipment and operational vehicles to boost their readiness to battle criminals in our state.
The Governor also restated his readiness to establish a Garment Factory in Aba to complement the existing Show Factory which had long commenced production of shoes. The Governor is grateful to the management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation for placing a hefty order from the Aba Shoe Factory which has kept them busy throughout the Christmas season.
Governor Ikpeazu concludes by wishing the people of Abia State a very happy 2021 with very strong assurances that his administration will redouble its commitment to the service of Ndi Abia."
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September is one of my favorite months in Colorado, it should be called "Beertember", there are a ton of activities that revolve around the drink. It seems that every city and town have their own version of Oktoberfest; Denver is no different. The Denver Oktoberfest is held over two weekends in September and brings in a crowd of nearly 300,000 people each year. It is one of the largest Oktoberfests in the U.S. Luckily, I was able to "persuade" a group of my friends to join me in the VIP area at this year's gig. Let's get real, the persuading part was not hard all I had to mention was unlimited food and beer.
After getting decked out in my dirndl I met my two dirndl clad friends and we skipped merrily to the VIP booth to pick up our wristbands and swag.
Our tickets mentioned VIP was unlimited food and drink in the special VIP area from 11:00-1:00 on the last Saturday of the fest. To get the most out of the "unlimitedness" me and my "German for a Day" friends met at exactly 11:00 AM to get our fill of sausage and beer. I want to be very clear – the point of the VIP ticket in my mind is to drink as much as possible in the given time frame and then soak all the beer up with a wiener or two. I had a drink goal and I was going to hit it.
Well, my drink goal was a fail. There was no way I was going to reach it. The liters of beer were bigger than I remembered and time was running out (as I mentioned our tickets stated VIP was from 11:00-1:00). I thought I could get at least three steins of beer down my throat that two-hour period. No such luck.
Here is where it gets even more strange, just like before, 15 minutes till 2:00 more and more VIPers stream in. Now, WTF is going on? Why isn't the VIP area closing down for the day? Seems like the party is just getting started. It was time for Heather to refill her stein, and again she asked the same question to a worker, "what time is VIP open until?", the response was the same "eh, 1:00 or 2:00". However, this time a small was detail added…"AM".
Heather relayed the news. My expression went from confusion to excitement in a matter of seconds. I no longer needed to chug beer like I was in college. I could actually enjoy my drinks and make a day of watching all the shenanigans happening around me.
I don't know why we thought the VIP experience only lasted two hours. Did I make it until 1:00 AM? Ha, no. I made it until around 8:00 PM, by 9:00 PM I was snuggled like a bug in my bed.
The VIP Experience was completely worth it, the swag alone paid for the price of the ticket.
Of course this is why I wanted a VIP ticket, there were plenty of types of beer on tap and the food was made fresh every few minutes to keep up with demand.
You may not think much of this benefit but believe me having a place to go where you didn't have to fight the crowds on the main street was heaven.
If you are looking for a fall weekend getaway, I'd recommend heading to Denver for Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is usually the last two weekends in September and it's a beautiful time to visit Colorado. The Aspen are changing and the crispy fall air moves in.
Want to know everything that happens at the fest? Check out why I think Denver is the next best Oktoberfest compared to Munich.


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Chuck Schumer Took Out Marco Rubio
RUSH: I need to say something here about Marco Rubio. That speech last night — oh, before I —
I got a fascinating e-mail last night from a close friend. I probably shouldn't even bring this up. He's very intuitive when it comes to me and he's one of the few people who actually understands what I do and how. He said, "Are you worried you're getting to a point where you can't be honest with your audience and keep them?" I read that e-mail, and I said, "What's he talking about? What in the world?"
"Are you getting to the point where you fear you can't be honest with your audience and hold them?" I wrote him back. Haven't gotten a reply yet. It's gotta be something about the campaign. I don't know what made me think of it here when I'm starting to talk about Rubio, but I have to tell you something, folks. That Rubio speech last night was the best speech I've heard in a year, by anybody. Hands down.
You know, I guess it was a month ago or maybe six weeks ago, I happened to give Rubio a big plug on this program saying that I was getting worried, I was seeing all these attacks on Rubio in any number of places from people attacking him as a fake and a phony and not a real conservative and I couldn't take it anymore. I know the Gang of Eight's lingering out there and I know people think that the Gang of Eight was not a one-off with him, that that's who he really is and that he's been lying to everybody since day one running for state office in Florida.
But I stressed, I made a huge point — I'd just gotten off the phone with him the day before, talking to him. He'd called here about the campaign and something, not about Gang of Eight, that didn't come up, but just a general conversation about the status of things. Didn't ask for anything. Was just shooting the breeze. Which happens with a number of them, by the way; I just don't tell you each time it happens. Not that often, either, but it does happen. And I just got tired. I think the guy is the real deal conservative.
In fact, I got a story here, Vox, that young wunderkind, Ezra Klein, used to be at the Washington Post, went over to this Vox place. Hillary Clinton had an amazing night and not just because of her victories. The left, the happiest thing for them yesterday was Rubio losing because they really believe that Rubio was the one problem Hillary had. I think they're wrong. But that's what they think. They think Rubio would have given her the big scare, 'cause he's young, he's energetic, because he's got the policy down pat. He's the antithesis of her and they're happy that Rubio's out.
But that speech he gave last night, anybody want to try to tell me that he's not a conservative, I'm sorry, you're talking to a brick wall in me because that just isn't the case. That speech last night was just — folks, I sat there watching that speech. And it's not uncommon. The exit speech is often the best speech of a candidate's campaign. But this was better than even that. This would have been a great introductory speech opening the campaign. It was that good. I couldn't tell if it was on a teleprompter or not. Doesn't matter. I know it came from his heart. I know, "What about Gang of Eight?" Exactly right. Exactly right. If not for that — let me ask you a question. The way he handled the Gang of Eight, he botched that. What if he would have just said, "You know what? I'm sorry. I was new in the Senate, and –" whatever he says, "– I got sucked in by these guys or I thought I could really help or change 'em. I thought I could guide. I really, really blew it, I'm really, really sorry," instead of trying to make the case for it over and over again the way he did.
Do you think an apology would have mollified some of the opposition to him? 'Cause I'm gonna tell you what I think. I gotta take a break. Look at the clock. Don't worry. Not a tease. Will not lose my train of thought. I think Chuck Schumer took Marco Rubio out years ago. It didn't happen in this campaign. Schumer and the Gang of Eight Democrats took him out. I know it's ultimately his responsibility, don't misunderstand, but that's where we trace this back.
RUSH: Yeah, I think Senator Rubio continuing to maintain that he did not regret his support for the Gang of Eight is the culprit here, which ultimately makes him the culprit. Now, I don't doubt that Schumer and his gang wanted the bill passed and I have no doubt that they thought Rubio would help them get it passed, and so forth, but, man, you stop and think if not. Rubio's story, his campaign, everything would be tremendously different. It's impossible to know what differences manifest themselves, but he never had a prayer.
I mean, you want to find out how important that issue is to people, you want to find out how important the perception that Washington betrays Republican voters, you want to find out how solid and sticky that is, you look at what happened to Marco Rubio. I don't know that he could have extricated himself even if he had apologized for it, it's that big a deal. And that one thing, if not for that. So it's sad, because that speech that he gave last night I think gave us a great idea who he actually really is.
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African leaders deserve permanent seats at UN Sec. Council
Senegalese President Macky Sall and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the "unfair" representation of Africa in the UN Security Council, regretting that no African country is a permanent member.
The Senegalese head of state said he was in favour of discussions with non-African countries with a view to reforms so that Africa obtains at least two seats as permanent members, with all the prerogatives of current permanent members.
"... what is certain is that it is unfair that the African continent, with 54 countries, is not represented as a permanent member of the Security Council. With South Africa, with all the other countries, we will continue to fight to stop this injustice to Africa. " President of Senegal, Macky Sall said.
The African continent usually has two to three non-permanent seats on the Security Council, currently held by Kenya, Tunisia and Niger. Gabon and Ghana will replace Tunisia and Niger on 1 January 2022.
South Africas president, Cyril Ramaphosa said this is unfair, calling for a permanent representation of the African people.
"We want fairness, we want Africa to be well-represented and to be heard, because it cannot be fair that 1.3 billion people's views and thoughts cannot be heard at that high level in the same way that the views of the countries which have the veto right are heard."
The South African leader arrived Monday in the Senegalese capital where he participated in the Forum for Peace and Security in Africa.


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Thule Society
Dedicated to the rebirth of Aryan/Teutonic supremacy, the resurrection of Nordic mysticism, and the defeat of Christianity, the Thule Society prepared the path for the advent of the master race. During the late nineteenth century Cyrus Read Teed, a former Union army Medical Corps physician, claimed a civilization inhabited the concave inner surface of Earth. Teed made a religion of his discoveries and changed his name to Koresh, the Hebrew equivalent of his given name, Cyrus. As the messiah of Koreshanity, he formed a church and founded a community on a three-hundred-acre tract in Florida in 1894. He lived there with about 250 followers until 1908.
In 1871 the occultist Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Coming Race stirred imaginations around the world with an account of the subterranean master race who used the Vril force to sustain their secret hollow-earth empire. Extraterrestrial in origin, superior to everyone above or below the soil of Earth, the ancestors of the Aryans have monitored the growth of the surface nations.
In the eclectic cosmology that made up Nazi occultism,"Ultima Thule" was the capital of Hyperborea, the land of the superbeings who inhabited the hollow earth. The Thule Society was founded in 1910 by Felix Niedner, the German translator of the Eddas , Old Norse poems from the medieval manuscript Codex Regius , written sometime in the thirteenth century. The Munich branch of the society was established in 1918 by Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorf (Rudolf Glauer), who while living in Istanbul in 1910 had formed a secret society that combined esoteric Sufism, Freemasonry, and the creed of the Hashshashin.
In 1912 Sebottendorf returned to Germany, where he became a member of a secret anti-Semitic lodge known as the Order of Teutons. Baron von Sebottendorf was also conversant with the Bavarian Illuminati, the Knights Templar, the Holy Vehm, the Golden Dawn, the German Order Walvater of the Holy Grail, and Rosicrucianism. Baron Rudolf may have borrowed some concepts and rites from such groups, as well as the Theosophists and various Hermetic schools, but certainly his group, like many other German secret societies, placed special emphasis on the innate mystical strength of the Aryan race.
Mme Helena Blavatsky had listed the Six Root Races—the Astral, Hyperborean, Lemurian, Atlantean, Aryan, and the coming master race. The Germanic/Nordic/Teutonic people were of Aryan origin,and perhaps by forming a group named after the gateway to the other worlds, Ultima Thule, Baron Rudolf sought to Demonstrate to supermen in the hollow earth the Thule Society's earnestness to please.
The Hyperboreans, the master race in the earth's interior, usually remain aloof from the surface dwellers, but thousands of years ago they did colonize certain regions of the planet and left such people as the Celts, the Norse, Bretons, Spaniards, and Portuguese with an infusion of certain of their extraterrestrial memories in their minds and evidence of their Rh-negative blood types in their genetic transfer. Those human witnesses who claim to have encountered representatives of the Elder Race describe them as humanoid, but extremely long-lived, and say they give evidence of predating the human species by more than a million years.
In 1920 the Nazi Party was created by the Thule group. The Thule Sonnenrad (Sun Wheel) was used as inspiration for the Nazi flag and symbol. Hitler and his inner circle had a firm belief in Atlantis and in the superior race that had withdrawn from the surface world and prospered within the hollow earth. These ancient masters, who were likely extraterrestrial in origin, continued to monitor the new race of surface dwellers and from time to time had given humankind a boost up the evolutionary ladder. They were closely observing the Earth nations at this time to determine which people they would invite to inherit their wealth of technological knowledge. The Nazis were determined that it would be the German people who would become the heirs of the Master Race.
So great was the Nazi belief in the supermen who dwelt in the Hollow Earth that in April 1942 Nazi Germany sent out an expedition composed of a number of its most visionary scientists to seek a military vantage point in the hollow earth. Although the expedition of leading scientists left at a time when the Third Reich was putting maximum effort in their drive against the Allies, Göring, Himmler, and Hitler are said to have enthusiastically endorsed the project. Steeped in the more esoteric teachings of metaphysics, the führer had long been convinced that Earth was concave and that a master race lived on the inside of the planet.
The Nazi scientists who left for the island of Rugen had complete confidence in the validity of their quest. In their minds, such a coup as discovering the opening to the Inner World would not only provide them with a military advantage, but it would go a long way in convincing the Masters who lived there that the German people truly deserved to mix their blood with them in the creation of a hybrid master race to occupy the surface world. The extravagant effort to make contact with the Hyperboreans was unsuccessful.
In his book Shambhala , author and adventurer Nicholas Roerich writes of his curiosity about the universality of the legends of the underpeople:
"You recognize the same relationship in the folklores of Tibet, Mongolia, China, Turkestan, Kashmir, Persia, Altai, Siberia, the Ural, Caucasia, the Russian steppes, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Germany, France; from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans.… They tell you how the people…closed themselves in subterranean mountains. They even ask you if you want to see the entrance to the cave through which the saintly persecuted folk fled." Throughout the world, Roerich emphasizes, one hears the same "wondrous tale of the vanished holy people.… Great is the belief in the Kingdom of the subterranean people."
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Melanson, Terry. "The Vril Society, the Luminous Lodge, and the Realization of the Great Work." Illuminati Conspiracy Archive. https://www.conspiracy archive.com/NWO/Vril_Society.htm.
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The Adventure Zooom balance bike is a good all round, quality balance bike, with a sleek and stylish design and a range of excellent features.
The bike is aimed at the core balance bike age range of 2-5 year olds, and it comes with two seat posts which gives it one of the largest seat height ranges of all balance bikes as the seat can be adjusted from 34 - 51cm.
This means that the bike might be slightly too big if you are looking for a 2 year old, but it would be a perfect fit for most 3 year olds looking for their first bike.
You can read our guides to the best balance bikes for 2 year olds and 3 years old elsewhere on this website.
The extremely large range on the seat height means this bike should be with your child until they are ready for a 'proper' pedal bike.
You really get what you pay for with the Adventure Zooom balance bike, as it boasts a range of quality features including a lightweight 6061 aluminium frame, a rear V-brake, quality alloy rims and Kenda air tyres.
The aluminium frame helps the bike to weigh in at 5.5kg, so although this is heavier than Puky and Strider bikes, it is still lighter than the steel frame models from brands such as Kettler.
These bikes are very robust and should be able to withstand most of the knocks and scrapes that an excited young bike rider will put it through.
If you order online, then you will have to part assemble the bike, but it should come with an instruction sheet so the process shouldn't take more than 15-20 minutes.
All these features give the bike a very professional look, and it is available in either silver or blue.
It is sure to be one of the best looking balance bikes in the playground, and it is available for between £90 - £100.
This means it is towards the higher end of the balance bike market, but the Zooom balance bike is definitely worth looking at if you are looking for a quality bike!
The Boppi balance bike is a great value bike that is available as either a wooden balance bike or a metal balance bike.
Both bikes are priced at around £35, so this is an excellent option in the budget balance bikes category and a very good alternative to the best-selling Chicco Red Bullet Balance bike.
The bikes are manufactured by Bopster, who are a UK based company that offer a great range of balance bikes, trikes and scooters as well as go karts and skateboards as well.
The metal version of the Boppi balance bike includes a strong and light tubular frame with features including an adjustable padded seat and cushion pad handlebars.
The bike frame weighs just 3kg, so this compares well to the Chicco Red Bullet Balance bike of 2.7kg and should be comfortable for a 2 or 3 year old child to handle.
Although the Boppi metal balance bike is slightly heavier than the Chicco Red Bullet balance bike, this is because the Chicco bike is very small and the short wheel base means that it can be difficult to handle for small children.
The extra weight of the Boppi balance bike means the bike is slightly longer and better balanced.
The all-important saddle height starts at 30cm and can be increased to a maximum of 40cm, so this is a good range and comparable to other good bikes in this sector.
The lowest saddle height we have seen is 29cm on the Puky LRM Learner Bike and the Strider Classic, which are both much more expensive bikes.
Another feature of this metal Boppi balance bike is the 11 inch EVA tyres. This means that the tyres are filled with foam so they are puncture proof, and these sorts of tyres are also used on most Strider balance bikes.
EVA foam tyres are excellent for younger children learning to ride on smooth surfaces and they also require less maintenance.
Although the metal Boppi balance bike does not offer many additional features, it is an excellent basic balance bike, a great choice for 2 or 3 year olds and superb value at around £35. It is available in up to 6 different colours including blue, red, pink, yellow, purple and green.
Boppi balance bikes are also available as wooden balance bikes, with an environmentally friendly birch plywood frame and a choice of several exciting colours and designs.
As with most wooden balance bikes, the saddle is not as adjustable as the metal version of the bike, with just two heights available at 35cm and 39cm.
This means that a 2 year old might find the lowest saddle height of 35cm too high so this bike is better suited for 3-5 year olds.
This bike also features EVA foam tyres, a detachable bell and padded handlebars, and as the frame is wooden it is available in a choice of fun designs which have been painted on to the frames. There are over 10 designs to choose from including Flame, Purple Flower, Space, Blue Racer and Hand Print (pictured).
An integrated carry handle is included for when your child gets tired and you need to carry the bike, and carrying the bike shouldn't be too difficult as this bike weighs just 2.5kg which is one of the very lightest bikes on the market!
The wooden Boppi balance bike is also very competitively priced at around £35, so it is a great alternative to the Jiggy Wooden Balance bike which is another good quality wooden balance bike available at a similar price.
These Boppi balance bikes are both great bikes and excellent value for money, with the metal bike having the advantage of a more adjustable seat but the wooden balance bike is lighter and available in fun and eye-catching designs.
We hope this review helps you to find the best balance bike for your child and don't forget the accessories such as a bike helmet and gloves.


Tofu is produced of a different consistency - solid from soy and soft or silk - from eggs. Soft tofu is often called Japanese because of its high popularity in the land of the rising sun. Japanese-style tofu with vegetables is one of the popular dishes. It's prepared quickly and easily and comes out very delicious!
Сut tofu into 2 cm thick slices. Roll each slicein starch.
Heat oil in a frying pan and fry tofu pieces until it becomes golden brown on both sides.
Put the chopped vegetables in a frying pan, where the tofu was fried. Add the sesame and cook for 5-7 minutes on high heat.
For sauce, mix cold water with starch and soy sauce.
Put fried tofu in a frying pan with vegetables and pour sauce. Mix gently and cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens, for about 2 minutes.


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Flyers Exceed Expectations, Look to Grow for 2018
April 4, 2017 April 5, 2017 Fn_admin
By: Steve Boltri – Staff Writer
The Dayton women's basketball team ended its season earlier than it would have liked with a loss to Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite its disappointing ending, this past season was excellent for the Flyers.
Not only did they exceed expectations with rookie coach Shauna Green at the helm, but their play gave us a glimpse of the raw talent and team chemistry that has potential to lead them to success in the coming years.
Dayton will be graduating four seniors in May, including 6-foot-5 center Saicha Grant-Allen, and guard Kelly Austria, arguably their best player over the past couple years, both of whom were integral parts of the team's recent success. However, the future looks bright with the likes of junior Jenna Burdette and freshman Jayla Scaife, among others, coming through the ranks.
Burdette has already been a regular, starting at guard for the Flyers, and the expectation is that she will step up and play a bigger role for the team next season, especially without fellow guard Kelly Austria on the court with her.
Burdette said, "Our seniors did a really good job of leading us this year, as well as helping me to understand what I need to do next year. I need to be more vocal and lead by example, not just by saying the right things, but also by doing the right things."
Green also commented on the new role that Burdette will be playing for the team next year, "She's going to have an added leadership role. She's our point guard and a huge key to us and she's really going to have to step up from a leadership standpoint, and we'll continue to develop her. And also as a player we're going to ask her to score; she [will] have to do a lot, and she knows that, and that's the type of kid she is. She wants that. We're going to need her on all ends to be playing at her best next year."
We shouldn't be too quick to think that Burdette is simply going to replace Austria, or that a new recruit will just replace Grant-Allen and be the same as her.
Green articulated that that just isn't how basketball works, "Every year is different. You don't just replace [players]. Saicha being 6'4" and super athletic and what she developed into as a senior; you don't just replace that. We don't have anyone coming in that's her size, but we'll adjust. People will have different roles."
Three starters from this year's team will be coming back next year, but that still leaves two big holes to fill, and Burdette simply can't do it all on her own. Thankfully the younger talent has a lot of potential to step up and play some new or different roles that Green alluded to.
Burdette spoke about the younger talent, but was reluctant to name anyone specifically. Instead she said, "Our freshman this year were really good and look really promising."
One of those freshmen is Jayla Scaife. Although not a starter this year, she saw a decent amount of playing time and showed talent, confidence, and potential.
In an interview with Flyer News, when asked if she expects to take on a bigger role in the coming season, she said, "I know a couple of times coach said she would like me to take on a different role or bigger role for next year, but she wants all the freshman to take a bigger role. We all kind of have to step it up."
The moral of the story is that "like-for-like" replacements just don't exist in basketball. Each player is different from the next and can bring her own set of skills to the court to benefit the team, usually in a different way than her predecessor.
Success next season won't come from Dayton recruiting a new Saicha Grant-Allen and another Kelly Austria. It won't come from current players trying to be Austria or Grant-Allen.
Success will be built on team chemistry, which will stem from players working with Green and each other to branch out of their comfort zones and take on new roles that will most benefit the team.
The offseason will be filled with growth and learning, but that does not mean that next season will be a rebuilding year. Rather, it will be a year of regrouping to take this year's success even further.
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I rarely write about products on here, in part because so many other people do it so well, and with more genuine enthusiasm than I have even at my most enthused. But after last week's post on ladymag beauty sales, I took a look at my collection and realize there are some damn good products I never would have tried had I not gotten them for a dollar—and that I'd be willing to (or already have) purchase at retail value. So in the name of beauty sisterhood, I present: beauty sale finds worth their actual price.
1) MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Sun Power: Um, so I didn't realize until I read the product description that this isn't necessarily a bronzer. That's how I use it, though. I like that it's a hard powder, not a loose one that gets everywhere, and that it's not particularly shimmery. Honestly, bronzers are really all about whatever tone happens to work with your skin, so maybe I just lucked out here. But in any case, it's palm-sized so it feels more luxurious than some brands. Because big = luxury, because I am American.
2) Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer: When I interviewed a beauty editor, she told me that one of her must-haves was primer. I've always been skeptical about primers, as it seems exactly like the kind of thing cosmetics companies would create just to make you buy more stuff. But! Primers are awesome! This one creates a nice base, giving the illusion of a smoother skin texture, and even though it's not billed as a mattifier, I notice I don't get shiny as quickly as I normally do when I put this on. It takes 15 seconds and the face-feel is nice and smooth, and even though I hate that this product uses "envy" in its title, I do love wearing it.
Um, this image has nothing to do with body cream! But the scent of the body cream I got is discontinued, so instead of picturing a product I don't actually own I'm turning you on to Tatterhood, a collection of traditional fairy tales by The Feminist Press featuring strong female protagonists. Awesome gift for a young reader. And thus, I have ameliorated the utter lack of intellectual heft in this post.
3) C.O. Bigelow Body Cream: One of the downsides of the beauty sale is that your risk of finding a product you love and then having it discontinued is higher, because the companies are throwing everything at you, and so few products wind up sticking around in the long run. So my preferred fragrance, Ginger Mentha, is sadly discontinued (though they have other Ginger Mentha products). But what I really love about this moisturizer is its perfect mix of creaminess without greasiness; it's light enough in summer but strong enough for winter, and basically I am in love.
4) Jergens Natural Glow Revitalizing Daily Moisturizer: In theory, I think it's a terrible idea to dye your skin orange. In practice, though! I love looking tan! I'm too lazy to use this all the time, but when I do use it, it gives a natural, gradual glow that doesn't make you look orange and that won't make you regret using it if you miss a spot. The smell isn't quite up to par yet but it's miles better than that tanning stuff we used in the '80s. All the magazines say this is the best gradual self-tanner, and though I haven't tried others, I can't see what would make one better than this.
5) Lush Coconut Deodorant Powder: Truthfully, I don't use this often, because my morning routine always involves me putting on deodorant after I've gotten dressed, and since this is a powder it would get everywhere. But every so often I remember its existence and put it on before I get dressed (in something light-colored, mind you), and it's fantastic. It's surprisingly effective for a powder, feels nice to put on, and smells like coconut, which, combined with the Jergens Natural Glow, will have to suffice until I can spend six months on a beach in Thailand.


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ICA Real Estate has been using Nuuka's software in pilot projects to monitor, analyse and improve the efficiency and sustainability of some of its assets.
Nuuka's software enables users to analyse and optimise their total energy usage, improve indoor air quality by optimising air ventilation units, and utilise machine learning models to improve automation functions of buildings.
The Swedish company seeks to create an optimal shopping experience for its customers, whilst simultaneously harnessing digitalisation to provide a great workplace for its employees.


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McIlroy praises Nike 20XIx golf ball
Rory McIlroy is still getting accustomed to his new Nike equipment and golf ball, so it's no big surprise that the world's No. 1 ranked struggled in his first tournament and missed the cut at this week's Abu Dhabi Championship.
No doubt McIlroy, who earlier this week signed a Nike Golf contract that could be worth as much as much as $250 million over 10 years, to the equipment that includes a new Nike Covert driver, VR Pro irons and 20XIx golf ball. The young Irishman especially likes the 20XIx golf ball.
"I found it was much more stable in the wind," than the Titleist Pro V1x head had played for years. "It didn't climb on me just as much. I spin the ball quite a lot, and I sort of need a ball that doesn't spin that much, especially when it's windy.
"I think with this technology and this golf ball with the resin core, making the core lighter, they are able to make the perimeter of it a little heavier which makes it a little more stable in the air, so that can only help.
"With the driver, I've picked up, you know, on average, two or three miles an hour more ball speed. Sometimes, if I go after one, I can get it up into the 180s, which I was never really able to do before. That's been a big help And the spin rate is great, because when (the ball) it hits the ground, it's still it goes.
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package org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.support;

import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.ComposableIndexTemplate;
import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.NamedXContentRegistry;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ilm.LifecyclePolicy;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.template.IndexTemplateConfig;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.template.IndexTemplateRegistry;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.template.LifecyclePolicyConfig;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.watcher.support.WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.Watcher;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ClientHelper.WATCHER_ORIGIN;

public class WatcherIndexTemplateRegistry extends IndexTemplateRegistry {

    public static final String WATCHER_TEMPLATE_VERSION_VARIABLE = "xpack.watcher.template.version";

    private final boolean ilmManagementEnabled;

    public WatcherIndexTemplateRegistry(
        Settings nodeSettings,
        ClusterService clusterService,
        ThreadPool threadPool,
        Client client,
        NamedXContentRegistry xContentRegistry
    ) {
        super(nodeSettings, clusterService, threadPool, client, xContentRegistry);
        ilmManagementEnabled = Watcher.USE_ILM_INDEX_MANAGEMENT.get(nodeSettings);
    }

    private static final Map<String, ComposableIndexTemplate> TEMPLATES_WATCH_HISTORY = parseComposableTemplates(
        new IndexTemplateConfig(
            WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME,
            "/watch-history.json",
            WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.INDEX_TEMPLATE_VERSION,
            WATCHER_TEMPLATE_VERSION_VARIABLE
        )
    );

    private static final Map<String, ComposableIndexTemplate> TEMPLATES_WATCH_HISTORY_NO_ILM = parseComposableTemplates(
        new IndexTemplateConfig(
            WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME_NO_ILM,
            "/watch-history-no-ilm.json",
            WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.INDEX_TEMPLATE_VERSION,
            WATCHER_TEMPLATE_VERSION_VARIABLE
        )
    );

    @Override
    protected Map<String, ComposableIndexTemplate> getComposableTemplateConfigs() {
        return ilmManagementEnabled ? TEMPLATES_WATCH_HISTORY : TEMPLATES_WATCH_HISTORY_NO_ILM;
    }

    private static final List<LifecyclePolicy> LIFECYCLE_POLICIES = List.of(
        new LifecyclePolicyConfig("watch-history-ilm-policy", "/watch-history-ilm-policy.json").load(
            LifecyclePolicyConfig.DEFAULT_X_CONTENT_REGISTRY
        )
    );

    /**
     * If Watcher is configured not to use ILM, we don't return a policy.
     */
    @Override
    protected List<LifecyclePolicy> getPolicyConfigs() {
        return Watcher.USE_ILM_INDEX_MANAGEMENT.get(settings) == false ? Collections.emptyList() : LIFECYCLE_POLICIES;
    }

    @Override
    protected String getOrigin() {
        return WATCHER_ORIGIN;
    }

    public static boolean validate(ClusterState state) {
        return state.getMetadata().templatesV2().containsKey(WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME)
            || state.getMetadata().templatesV2().containsKey(WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME_NO_ILM)
            ||
            // Template versions 12 or 13 are also ok to have (no breaking changes). At some point these will be upgraded to version 14.
            state.getMetadata().templatesV2().containsKey(".watch-history-12")
            || state.getMetadata().templatesV2().containsKey(".watch-history-no-ilm-12")
            || state.getMetadata().templatesV2().containsKey(".watch-history-13")
            || state.getMetadata().templatesV2().containsKey(".watch-history-no-ilm-13");
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean requiresMasterNode() {
        // These installs a composable index template which is only supported in early versions of 7.x
        // In mixed cluster without this set to true can result in errors in the logs during rolling upgrades.
        // If these template(s) are only installed via elected master node then composable templates are available.
        return true;
    }
}


This hotel is located in the southern region of Mauritius. Shandrani Resort & Spa is a luxurious five-star resort with a friendly atmosphere. Being set on a private peninsula lapped by the Blue Bay Marine Park rich in sea life, Shandrani has three different beaches to discover during your stay. A short boat ride inshore takes you to the famous Ile aux Aigrettes nature reserve. There are also five restaurants and two bars to choose from when staying at this resort.
This resort has got something for everyone, when it comes to sports and leisure. A range of land and water sports is at hand including water-skiing and golf (the hotel features a 9-hole Par 29, "pitch & putt" golf course). A sailing school and a diving centre affiliated to PADI will delight all sports enthusiasts. Other facilities include a spa and a wellness centre, both associated to the world-renowned Clarins brand.
Classic: £645 - Includes: Legal costs, A dedicated wedding coordinator, Transfer to and from the Registrar General Civil Status Office, A separate room for the bride before the ceremony (subject to availability), Wedding location – decorated and styled, Celebration breakfast in room, Bridal bouquet, Groom's button hole, Hair and make-up for the bride including a trial session, Wedding cake (10 pax) & Wedding music (recorded).
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Rooms were clean and comfortable. Service was great.
Nice staff, free shuttle (fantastic feature), large breakfast buffet, perfect place if you are visiting the Med Center or NRG. Safe and nice. Beds were a little too firm.
Location, free breakfast and free shuttle service to the Medical Center and anywhere within a 3 mile radius make this a good deal.
There were only 1 elevator working, during Houston show , too much time to wait for a lift.
Great place to stay and will be back next year.
We reserved a year in advance due to working the rodeo every year. We've stayed at several hotels around NRG and this one by far is the best one. Its very clean and the staff is very helpful. The only complaint I had was we were on the 3rd floor and the elevator is really really slow and only 1 was working.


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Tennessee Homeowner Shoots Felon During Home Invasion
Faye Higbee
Terry Adams, Jr
Wednesday, March 28, 2018: a Tennessee homeowner shot and killed a convicted felon who broke into his home, hit his wife in the face, stole some guns he had in a safe, and hit him with a blunt object. But the homeowner had one gun left, and he used it to take out the perpetrator and scare off the partner.
Terry Adams Jr, 27, was shot dead after he and his partner broke into the home of Brent Bishop in Nashville. Nashville police issued this statement:
Homeowner Brent Bishop, 43, was away from his residence when two strange men entered through a rear door and struck his wife in the face. Moments later, Bishop arrived and noticed that the rear door was open. When he entered the kitchen, Bishop was struck on the head with a blunt object. He was ordered to open his gun safe and the robbers removed three long guns and a pistol.
They should have had a clue that gun owners usually have an extra gun somewhere for self defense, but because they were stupid, they took the three firearms and left. Mr. Bishop retrieved another gun from different room. They just didn't go far enough fast enough.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Bishop fled out the back door to a neighbor's house.
Brent went looking for his wife outside when he once again encountered Adams and his partner. Bishop fired two shots, which took down Adams. The partner dropped the guns and fled. Yes, liberals, a gun stopped a crime, and even got stolen guns back.
Tennessee does have a "Castle Doctrine" for anyone who fires a weapon when a criminal breaks into a home.
Turns out that Adams was also a suspect in the Feb 6 burglary of Bishop's home in which a flat screen TV was stolen, according to Fox News. Adams had an extensive criminal history and was wanted on two probation warrants at the time he was shot. He was arrested in July 2017 on felony possession of meth for resale and felon in possession of a firearm.
Brent Bishop was hospitalized for a skull fracture after the incident.
Adam's partner is still at large.
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There are two types of tests available to diagnose the coronavirus; viral and antibody.
A viral test will reveal whether an individual has an infection at the present time. Meanwhile, an antibody test determines whether the patient has experienced an infection in the past.
Coronavirus tests: Viral and Antibody
Viral coronavirus tests involve taking a swab from inside the nose or the back of the throat. This option will detect whether or not the patient has COVID-19 at present. It will not reveal whether a patient has encountered the virus and recovered.
In contrast, coronavirus antibody tests require a blood sample. A simple drop from a pricked finger is sufficient. The antibody test shows whether the patient has been affected by COVID-19 in the past. If they have, antibodies will be found in the blood.
It usually takes 1-3 weeks after infection for human bodies to produce antibodies. This means that an antibody test is not a reliable way of showing if an individual has a current infection. That's why viral tests are used instead.
Who should be tested for Coronavirus
The WHO has advised that, where possible, testing is made a priority. If a person has mild symptoms of COVID-19, they do not necessarily need to be tested for the virus. Decisions over who must be tested for coronavirus vary from nation to nation. It will depend on the availability of tests in that specific country. Demand for testing is high and the availability of tests is lower in some areas.
In most instances, priority for coronavirus tests is given to those who are high-risk for developing a severe infection. For example, the elderly, obese or those with underlying health concerns. Priority may also be given to those who are primary caregivers for dependents.
The CDC has advised guidelines on categories of people who should receive the highest priority for coronavirus tests. Such people are:
Hospitalised patients displaying symptoms of coronavirus
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Residents of care facilities and shelters who are displaying symptoms
People who are considered a secondary priority for testing are those showing symptoms of infection.
How accurate are coronavirus tests?
Tests for coronavirus are reasonably accurate. But no test is 100% accurate.
The timing of the test, how the swab was taken and the handling of the sample may affect the accuracy of the results. This is why considerations must be made for false negatives and false positives.
The accuracy of all medical tests is determined by sensitivity and specificity. The sensitivity of a test (also known as the true positive rate) is defined as the percentage of infected subjects who yield a positive result. Clinical tests are seldom 100% sensitive – this would identify all patients who are infected. A test with 90% sensitivity will identify 90% of patients who have the disease but will miss 10% of patients who have the disease.
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Listen to Dis raising funds for their biggest year yet
Mac Brock
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Listen to Dis teamed up with Red Nose Knows at the 2015 Cathedral Village Arts Festival. Photo credit: Carey Shaw
The company talks accessibility, inclusive arts, and how you can help.
Listen to Dis Community Arts Organization is making the final preparations for their 3rd annual fundraiser at Copper Kettle. It's building up to be quite the evening, so we spoke to some members of the organization to learn more.
Traci Foster, artistic director of the organization, calls Listen to Dis "a non-profit organization that enables inclusive arts," with a mission to "enable artists and community members with varied abilities through inclusive contemporary arts practices."
In practice, the organization has been active in the performance community on and off the typical stages. In spring 2016, the group performed poetry and theatre as a part of the 25th-anniversary parade at the Cathedral Village Arts Festival, showcasing a work in progress: Neither Heroes Nor Ordinary People. The piece, which included a blend of poetry, theatre, and even dance, originated from a Devising Inclusive Theatre course at the University of Regina, which Foster led with local dance performer Kathryn Ricketts.
Since then, Neither Heroes has gone on to sell out the Shu-Box theatre for a full-week run as part of Globe Theatre's 2016-17 Shumiatcher Sandbox Series.
Aimee Garchinski, the company's arts programmer and choreographer, notices "so much misunderstanding about what inclusive theatre is and what is actually necessary to make things inclusive," going on to explain that "we think we know exactly what inclusivity is, and how to execute an inclusive production, and we are so wrong…There needs to be more conversation around this." That's where Garchinski sees Listen to Dis coming in, explaining that conversation "is our main goal…to facilitate that."
This year's fundraiser falls on Saturday, Dec. 3, which is no coincidence: the day is sanctioned by the United Nations as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Listen to Dis has a reputed history of holding lively, dynamic, public events, and Foster and Garchinski promise the evening to be no exception.
"People should just expect a fun evening," Garchinski says, while Foster adds that "the fundraiser will be fun and raise awareness about the talent that lives within this community."
While Foster teases that "there may even be a few surprize performances by [Listen to Dis] members," the main entertainment from the evening will come from nationally-renowned singer/songwriter Brandy Moore. Beyond entertainment, Foster adds that guests can expect "door prizes, such as an original encaustic painting by one of Regina's inclusion focused artists Gerri Ann Siwek, an amazing silent auction with items from local businesses like Seed, Dessart Sweets and Paper Umbrella, and great food," which will be provided by Copper Kettle, desserts from Koko Patisserie, with gluten-free and vegetarian options available.
Garchinski also wants to make sure people know that "at the end of it all, you know you supported a truly worthwhile cause."
Foster defines the cause as ensuring the organization "can keep our arts programming going and to raise awareness and funds to do so."
Listen to Dis has plenty in the works for the future, including a new piece, Sexuality and Circumstance, which Foster hopes to use to "look at relationship and disability," alongside another piece "using photography and personal essay that looks at the light within each participant and member."
The organization has big plans to provide new, opportunities to those with varying abilities, and on a grander scale to bring public attention to the lack of wider accessibility for all members of the community. They hope this year's fundraiser will help them accomplish more of their goal.
Tickets are available for $30, which includes food, entertainment, and a door prize entry. For tickets or more information, contact Listen to Dis at 306-565-0871 or listentodis@sasktel.net.
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