String Quartet No. 1 (1990)–commissioned for the Oxford String Quartet; published by Seesaw/Subito Music).
String Quartet No. 2 (1992)–composed for the Oxford String Quartet; published by Seesaw/Subito Music).
String Quartet No. 3 (1995)–composed for the Oxford String Quartet; published by Seesaw/Subito Music).
String Quartet No. 4 (1998)–composed for the Oxford String Quartet; published by Seesaw/Subito Music).
String Quartet No. 5 "Motherless Child" (2014)–composed for the Marian Anderson String Quartet.


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Stories like this one–a normal route for courier Michael Egan quickly changed when he heard a woman's screams cutting through the cold air. Her dog had fallen into an icy harbor at Prince Edward Island, Canada, and could not get out. Without a second thought, Michael jumped into the shoulder-deep freezing water to rescue the dog. Thankfully, Michael also had dry clothes in his truck, dried off quickly, and still delivered his packages on time!
On the other side of the world in Shenzhen, China, senior service representative Qing-Hua was ending his day when he received an urgent request to pick up an extremely valuable crystal sculpture that other shipping companies would not move.
For such a fragile object, Qing-Hua knew the sculpture would need extra protection. A nearby carpenter's shop had closed for the day, yet Qing-Hua convinced the carpenter to give him access to the shop so he could build a box himself. Qing-Hua then notified each transit station about the delicate shipment, and the sculpture was delivered safely. Thanks to Qing-Hua, the customer is using FedEx for all future shipments in Shenzhen!
And talk about getting two things done at once—Ohio driver Terry Rembold was on his delivery route when he stopped to help a woman whose car was stuck in a ditch. He rocked the car loose and directed traffic so she could safely move the car. Then Terry realized something pretty incredible—he had a package for the woman, one that needed a signature! Not only did he help someone in need, Terry also delivered her package!
Nowhere in the FedEx rulebook do we require team members to jump into icy water, to work after-hours to build a safer box or to help stranded drivers. Our team members do this because it's part of who we are—a company made up of people who live by the "Purple Promise," a pledge to make every FedEx experience outstanding. It's one of the reasons we're recognized again this year on the FORTUNE: World's Most Admired Companies list.
FORTUNE is a prestigious publication well known for its coverage of business, and I'm excited that FedEx made the list. But I'm even more proud of the behind-the-scenes stories I hear every day—the ones that rarely make the news, but tell the real FedEx story. It's these "you had to be there" moments that continue to remind me that our real value comes from our people.
#DeliveringThanks is a blog series that focuses on positive FedEx team member stories. To read these stories, or to share a story, please click here.
YEAH RIGHT, fedex its a great an "purple company" but you will only know the dark side from fedex if you work in custumer service from then like me ._.
Working for FedEx has been the absolute best thing that could have happened to me in years. I thank God every day for FedEx. When I am working I am constantly working as hard as I can to help them with the goal "to make every FedEx experience outstanding", as I am so honored and grateful to be a part of the team.


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What's The Easiest Way To Learn Guitar?
New guitarist often ask, what's the easiest way to learn guitar? The short answer is always going to be with a competent guitar teacher. Since you're asking the question, I'm going to assume that private lessons are not an option. What remains can be quite confusing and often frustrating. Let's try to separate the good from the not so good options.
What's the easiest way to learn guitar? Well that depends on what you mean by "learn guitar". Are you interested in becoming a professional musician? Are you playing simply for personal pleasure or something in between?
If your goal is to primarily play for yourself, then the easiest way to learn guitar is going to be with the aid of a step-by-step quality guitar instruction course. This might seem like an obvious statement, but you'd be surprised at how many people simply watch a few online videos, learn a couple of chords and end up frustrated or quit playing, simply because they are unable to progress much further than beyond the beginning stage.
The reason for this is because he or she has not laid a solid and foundation on which to grow. Think about it. How tall can a building get if built on a shaky foundation? Well it's the same for learning guitar. You might be able to get away with learning a few chord progressions, but if you don't really understand the theory behind progressions, how are you going to write the melody and arrangement to that killer song you've always wanted to write?
The point is, with a thorough and complete, step-by-step guitar course, you'll not only have the easiest way to learn guitar, but you'll also be in a much better position to go much further with the instrument and in any direction you are interested in pursuing.
Let's face it, you've already made the investment in a guitar (and your time), don't short change yourself by not making the final investment in a quality guitar instruction package that will pay for itself many times over and in many ways.
The Easiest Way To Learn Guitar?
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"I play with a lot of passion." Free agent James Harden wants to bring passion to a professional football team
Posted byJordan Zlomislic August 15, 2021 August 14, 2021 Posted inAthletes, CFL, Free Agent, Interview, NFL
Harden at New England Patriots' Gillete Stadium
James Harden vs Cowboys' Jourdan Lewis
Harden at Dallas Cowboys training facility
Right now, the CFL is two weeks into their 2021 regular season and the NFL is two weeks into their 2021 pre-season. Over 75 players are found on each of the 32 NFL rosters and close to 60 are on the 9 CFL teams' rosters but one player that is found unemployed during this time is James Harden. No, not the basketball player James Harden who made a name for himself with both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets and is now with the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA. This James Harden is a 5-foot-7, 186 pound football player from the Dallas, Texas area. He plays everything from slot receiver to defensive back and as a current free agent to all CFL and NFL teams all he wants is one opportunity to prove that he can play at the professional stage.
He has played for a number of different semi-pro teams including the Texas Power, North Texas Savages, Texas Revolution, Cedar Rapids River Kings and most recently the teams in the Fan Controlled Football League, but eventhough he has played almost every position on the football field in those opportunities he has had he believes he has a lot more left in the tank. "I still haven't played to my highest potential." he said in an interview with Jordan Zlomislic of JZ Media, "In High School I only played a little bit. I was always hurt so I couldn't play enough to get recruited and go to a big school, at Tyler (Junior College) I was just there as a walk on shortly and never got any film there so I'm fresh." At 26 years old James Harden has been going to NFL stadiums across the USA to show how fresh he is. Really trying to get the opportunity he wants. Harden was found at the Dallas Cowboys facilities for the longest time. He says, "I was going to be there until I met Jerry Jones. I needed to talk to him and prove to him that I can play for his team." Well, Harden met Jones and unfortunately for him an opportunity was not the result in the conversation. "He laughed at me." Harden told Zlomislic, "He noticed me. I told him that I need a try out and that I am ready, but all he did was laugh and really that hurt me. I came to the stadium everyday with my sign (which read 'What can U Lose, Just 1 shot' with his name, phone number and positions played on it) and the fans were on my side. They wanted me to get a shot but Jerry Jones was laughing."
James Harden and his team in the FCF after the Championship
Jones' laugh hurt Harden but also motivated him. He then went on to visit a number of other teams, including the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Houston Texans, and New York Jets and despite not getting an opportunity to try out for an NFL team, Harden was shown love by athletes and people in the football community. He was connected with NFL players who he later trained with like Dez Bryant, Laquon Treadwell, Lance Lenoir, and Rashard Robinson in the Dallas area with Craig LeBlanc's 2 Live Late Night Crew. "They are all saying good things about me. They think I can play with them too." he said, and it has often been the athletes that are the ones to go out of their way to help Harden. Former NFL defensive back Ray Austin signed him to the Fan Controlled Football League, Ottawa Redblacks linebacker Don Unamba of the CFL paid for his flights to Atlanta to play in the league and there has been several professional athletes sharing social media posts about James Harden, a main reason why he has 20 thousand followers on instagram and has turned into an influencer and role model for athletes growing up.
If a team were to come across that Instagram account, any posts regarding James Harden, or even saw him outside their stadium and felt generous to sign him the main question would be; what kind of player are they getting? Not many people have actually seen Harden play, simply because he hasn't really been able to play just yet but he is loved by many on social media. He says, "I am a player that brings a lot of positive energy. I have a great work ethic and really I play with a lot of passion. Speed is one of my biggest assets on the football field, it helps me get open and I've gotten open against some NFL dbs with it but really I am also just a player that can play everywhere." Harden joked, "Put me on the offensive line if you have to. I will bring it my all."
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Income taxes first came to America this month 156 years ago, when President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill levying a 3 percent tax on incomes between $600 and $10,000, and a 5 percent tax on greater incomes. The tax was rescinded in 1872.
The income tax all of us know today dates to 1913, when the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.
About 149 million individual income tax returns are submitted annually, reporting tax revenues totaling nearly $1.8 trillion. There are over 31,000 tax preparation offices around the nation. These services employ nearly 194,000 people engaged in figuring out taxes owed.
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Q: Running a program where I pass the filename into Main Well I assume this answer is out there but man is there a flood of people posting the code. I cannot find where it is actually implemented. I am using codeblocks and I am passing the filename into main. But when I click Run, there is no filename that was passed in. How do I pass in a filename in Codeblocks? Do I use cmd promt or what? I want to pass in input.txt but I can't figure it out. Right now to stop it from crashing, I just have it default to input.txt.
nfile = fopen(argv[1], "r+");

    // Check for file open
    if (nfile == NULL) {
        nfile = fopen("input.txt", "r+");

        printf("FILE NAME: %s argv\n", argv);

        if (nfile == NULL) {
            printf("Failed to open file. Must have file name (input.txt)\n");
            return -1;
        }
    }

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^ This should be the function header and to use it, you have to use command prompt to pass the argument.
eg: if you are using gcc to compile the program.
Then use gcc yourprogram.c
After that use ./a.out input.txt to run the code

A: Look at the signature for you main procedure. It should look like int main(int argc, char* argv[]). The argc parameter holds the number of arguments including the filename of your program. argv is an array of null-terminated strings holding the arguments. The second one (index 1), if it exists, is likely what you're looking for. What are you getting there?
It looks like you're already using those variables in your code... are you getting a compile error off of them?
To insert the commandline arguments into CodeBlocks, Project > Set programs' arguments... is what you need to access off of the menu.

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Lion Cub At The Dallas Zoo Was Used To Help Make 'The Lion King'
Video Of Bahati, A Lion Cub, Was Used To Design Simba's Movements
'The Lion King' has officially hit theaters, and as the world falls in love with Simba all over again, they should know his movements and mannerisms are all thanks to a lion at the Dallas Zoo. Bahati, the lion cub living at the Dallas Zoo was just a month old when video of the lion was given to filmmakers to craft Simba's actions.
Dallas Zoo lion helped in the making of 'The Lion King' https://t.co/EyY5KTUE9z
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During the early stages of Disney's live-action remake of 'The Lion King,' filmmakers were using videos of real animals to design the look of the characters. Videos of Bahati, the lion cub at the Dallas Zoo were used for Simba in particular. The animators used the video to learn a young lion's movements to make Simba look more natural.
According to carnivore supervisor Lora Baumhardt, "Bahati is one of the most famous lions in the country. We had our phones on us at all times. We were able to capture moments of her nursing, the first time she ate meat, to walking and running and climbing, even drinking out of water bowls, and stumbling over logs and going through doorways."
The Dallas Zoo documented Bahati for a week to capture all its movements and mannerisms. They say it was the first time they've helped with a motion picture. Though no longer a lion cub, Bahati is still living at the Dallas Zoo.
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The following article is from the March, 1999, issue of Working Mother magazine
Is Your Child Too Defiant?
by Carolyn Jabs
At school and with friends, Brian behaves like a perfectly ordinary nine-year-old.
But at home, it's another story.
Brian tests every limit: He often swears at his parents, harasses his siblings and refuses to do even the most routine chores without extensive resistance. In fact, communication with his parents amounts to one long argument, leaving them all exhausted, angry and tense. Lately, Brian's parents have even begun to feud with each other about their son, each blaming the other for his abrasive behavior. They are sick of hearing advice from well-meaning friends, who are sure all Brian needs is a firmer hand.
Brian's case is a familiar one to therapists who deal with difficult children. The official diagnosis: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, also known as ODD. The symptoms include chronic anger, blaming others for mistakes, being touchy or easily annoyed and vindictive. In plain English, ODD kids talk back, refuse to do chores, use bad language and say things like "You can't make me" nearly every day. "All kids display this kind of behavior from time to time, " says Kenneth Wenning, PhD, a clinical social worker in private practice in Hamden, Connecticut, and author of Winning Cooperation from Your Child(Jason Aronson). "With ODD kids, the symptoms continue for six months or more. Parents feel they are always struggling with their child."
Even more confounding, conventional discipline strategies usual fail. Kids with ODD refuse to go on a time-out from an early age, and claim not to care about losing privileges. If their exasperated parents shut them in their rooms, they may destroy their own belongings or go out the window. When adults resort to spanking, the kids focus on the parents' behavior---"I'll report you for child abuse---instead of their own. "Oppositional children actually believe they are equal to adults," says Douglas Riley, PhD, child psychologist and author of The Defiant Child (Taylor Publishing).
Experts say it's typical for parents with an ODD child to feel isolated. "You don't know anything about kids like this until you have one," says Ross Greene, PhD, director of a cognitive behavioral psychology program at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of The Explosive Child (HarperCollins). "Until people have been in your shoes they have no idea."
The notion that parents are to blame is often reinforced by the fact that some ODD kids are model citizens away from home. Many, though not all, get good grades at school, cooperate with coaches and are polite with their friends' parents. Some are even able to convince therapists that their problems are caused entirely by their parents.
Newly Identified Disorder
No one knows exactly how many kids have ODD because it is a relatively new diagnosis and tends to overlap with other problems. The best estimates are that 6 to 22 percent of all school-age children have ODD. Parents often seek help for ODD kids around five or six, an age when most kids become more social and start to be more cooperative rather than less so.
So what causes ODD? No one knows for sure. Most experts think that a child's inherent personality and disposition contribute to the syndrome, and it may be heightened when parents aren't educated about how to handle it. ODD often coexists with other problems, such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), learning disabilities and mood disorders. Greene notes that it is sometimes more effective to treat an ODD child once some of the related problems, such as hyperactivity, mood disorders or anxiety, have been treated with medicine.
In many cases, the problem is evident almost from birth and only grows more pronounced over time. Even as a baby, one mom says, her son could be difficult. When he was mad, watch out. We used to affectionately call him our Angry Little Man." These kids are simply "more rigid, more demanding," says Wenning. "They have a heightened need to be in control, right from the beginning."
In other cases, the disorder is latent---only triggered during a crisis in the child's life such as divorce, illness or death of someone close to the family. "Sometimes ODD is more like a fever than a disease," says James D. Sutton, EdD, a consulting psychologist in private practice and author of If My Kid's So Nice ... Why's He Driving ME Crazy? (Friendly Oaks Publications). "It's symptomatic of something else. I always ask if anything happened within the past six to eighteen months," Sutton adds.
In any case, many parents find they do best with their kids when they start to think of ODD as a disability and not a willful act. "My daughter isn't simply spoiled," says Marissa of her nine-year-old. "She is fighting her own demons and often she's scared to death. Understanding that made it easier for me to provide the structure, patience and consistency she needs."
How to Cope
Marissa's approach is a good one, according to the experts. ODD kids are essentially handicapped in their ability to be flexible and handle frustration. "These kids maintain an oppositional attitude even when it's clearly not in their best interest," says Greene, "so we have to assume they would be doing well if they could, but they lack the capacity for flexibility and frustration management that ordinary children develop."
Thus, expecting perfectly compliant behavior from a child who may not be able to deliver the goods is unrealistic. Instead, you have to remain as patient as possible, and try to teach your child skills that help him deal with frustration, irritability, inflexibility and other difficult feelings.
So where do you start? It may help to consult a therapist, who can not only check to see if your child has ODD, but also give both of you and your child some coping strategies. Whether you use a therapist or not, you'll most likely begin where other parents leave off. "We've done all the stars and the charts and the rewards," says Carol. "And we've tried isolation and loss of privileges. Sometimes I think our child doesn't even make a connection between what she's done and the consequences." With such children, you have to learn how to manage your own reactions---then teach your child the skills she needs.
Don't take it personally. That's a tall order when a child is screaming at you or calling you names. Often parents can't help feeling a child could control his ODD behavior if only he'd try harder. But it's critical to gain some distance. Realizing that "it's not personal" makes it more likely that parents will respond constructively rather than vindictively to a child's behavior.
"Before I start seeing the child, I work with the parents to get them to step back and use the same analytical abilities they would use at work," says Sutton. "I ell them to pretend they are a child care worker and this is not their kid."
Refuse to join the fight. ODD kids are masters at turning everything into a power struggle. The best way to avoid such struggles is to keep the focus of every conversation on the problem at hand. This is easier said than done, of course. In a typical fight with an ODD child, you might start by stating a simple rule---"No TV until homework is finished"---and before you know it, you wind up arguing about swearing and disobedience. In other words, you're suddenly fighting about whether your authority is legitimate. To avoid this, calmly repeat the rule and the reasons for it.
Above all, keep your composure. "These kids crave a reaction from you," says Tina Draper, a mother who runs an online support group. "So you have to learn not to react." That doesn't mean ignoring your child's behavior---just deferring your comments until he's able to hear them. "I used to get into shouting matches with my son," says Rosie Linko, parent of a teenager with ODD. "Now I let things slide until he calms down. They I say "When you were angry, you did this and that's not OK with me. What could you do differently?"
Ease up the controls. ODD kids don't readily comply, so the more requests you issue, the more the opportunities for the child to get stuck. Greene recommends that parents divide the things they want their ODD child to do into three categories or "baskets." Basket A holds a few mandatory rules, which are usually about safety---you must wear your seat belt in the car, siblings can't hit each other, and so on. Basket B holds issues on which you are willing to negotiate when you think your child is able to do so. And Basket C includes rules that aren't worth bothering with until your child can handle frustration. Every parent will put different behaviors in different baskets. Swearing, for example, is a Basket B issue for some parents and an ignore-it-for-now issue for others. "Work on one or two high priority behaviors at a time," says Sutton.
Establish simple, enforceable consequences. Rules have no value unless they are backed up by swift, unambivalent consequences. ODD kids can make this difficult. They often provoke parents into escalating consequences. If you say "You're grounded for the weekend," and your child replies "Big deal," it's very tempting to respond by upping the ante. You might angrily threaten, "Well, then make it a month." Remember that such a reaction will only inflame things. Instead, stick to consequences that are fair and dispassionately enforced.
Teach relationship strategies.Unlike typical children, who usually pick up essential social skills, ODD kids need them to be spelled out again and again. Rosie Linko remembers teaching her son to stop and count to 20 when he felt really angry. "Now," she says, "I'll see him do it sometimes. He'll focus on getting himself together before he does something he'll be sorry for."
Use the back door.Because oppositional kids react so vehemently to direct commands, many parents get better results when they rethink the way they communicate with their child. Instead of issuing a direct command, such as, "Clean up your toys," say something more neutral, such as "The toys need to be picked up before the TV goes on."
For older children, some parents sidestep an argument by putting what they want in writing. One working mom leaves her ODD son a list of after-school responsibilities next to his snack. "He usually does what's on the list," she says. "If I called to ask him to do the same things, we'0d have a fight."
Give your child genuine choices. ODD kids want to be in charge, so give that responsibility whenever you can. Instead of arguing with a school-age child about whether he needs a jacket, tell him the weather forecast. If he comes home shivering, don't lecture. Instead, sympathize with the fact that it must have been colder than he imagined. Gradually, he'll take responsibility for his own choices---instead of blaming you when things go wrong.
Praise your child whenever possible.Changing the ODD reflex is hard for your kids, so parents need to notice and appreciate even small instances of cooperation---"It was really a help to me when you pitched in with the cleanup after supper." Kenneth Wenning recommends even creating as many opportunities for positive reinforcement as possible. If, for instance, you're working on a household repair, ask your child to hand you a tool. When he does what you ask, thank him specifically for his willingness to help out. If he doesn't, move on without comment. "The idea is to make your request so easy that your child will comply without thinking about it," says Wenning. "Then, for just a moment, he'll experience the positive feelings associated with cooperation."
Connect with what you like about your child. Parents of ODD kids are keenly aware of the problems their kids cause. "CJ just tests us and frustrates us so much that it is difficult to want to be with him," says one mom. But that's only half the picture. "These kids are often bright, vigorous and very creative," says psychologist Sutton. "I try to help parents appreciate the strength that's attached to the oppositional drive." He recommends a simple technique he calls affirmation. When your child is reading in bed or watching TV, sit down beside him. If he says "Mom, why are you sitting here?" simply answer "Things get so hectic. Everybody's going in every direction. I just missed being with you." Don't try to have a heart-to-heart or hash over a problem. "Just honor the child with your presence," says Sutton. "You'd be surprised how powerful this can be.
Take care of yourself and your mate. Remember that ODD is not something you, your partner---or for that matter, your child---has chosen. So take time for things that will relieve stress---exercise, have lunch with a supportive friend, watch funny movies---and treat your partner as your ally. Go out together and talk about anything but your ODD child. "Although ODD does put a child at risk for more serious future difficulty, it is a problem that can be resolved by parents who may work collaboratively with therapists and the child's teachers," says Wenning.
Carolyn Jabs writes frequently about family issues for many national magazines.
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Thank you for posting this excellent article! It's a nice short summary of how to handle an ODD child.
How I wish I had this information ten years ago. I feel like I just read a short synopsis of my life. My son has not been officially diagnosed with ODD mainly because he refuses to see any more doctors. He is 17 and I can't make him do anything. He is hypersensitive. If someone touches him he feels the need to punch them. Only at home though. At school he is mostly wonderful though his wrestling coach suggested he look into some anger management classes. I am printing this out for my family to read. They are constantly telling me that I raised him wrong. I let him get away with too much and now I am paying the consequences. My parents feel if he can behave when he is with them and at school then he can control himself. But like the article said, unless you live with a child like this, you have no idea. Amen to that.
Thank you so much for this article. I now know for sure that I really am not insane...lol
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I especially love the part where I'm told to "pretend" he's not my child. Gosh...I do this already....yeah for me.....hehe
Thank you for typing all of that out for us. It was a welcome read with the AM coffee.
Starbie
This is such a great article. I just e-mailed it to a coworker who has a daughter with ODD. She is perfect at school and everywhere else but a terror at home.
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, released in English as The World Exists for Me, is a 2001 Japanese manga series. The series is written by Kunihiko Ikuhara with Seinosuke Ito (credited jointly as Be-Papas) and illustrated by Chiho Saito. The series is Ikuhara and Saito's second collaboration following the anime and manga series Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Synopsis
Japanese high school student Sekai Maihime confesses her romantic feelings to her classmate Midou while on a school train tour through France. A mysterious boy named Sovieul appears, and the train suddenly derails; Sekai is knocked unconscious, and awakens transported back in time with Sovieul to 17th century France.

Sekai and Sovieul travel to the court of Louis XIV, where Sekai is accused of being a witch working for Montespan, Louis' mistress. In reality Montespan is working with Machiavellio, a man with the ability to jump through time who strongly resembles Midou. They again travel to the 15th century, where Sekai and Sovieul are captured by Gilles de Rais.

Media
World of the S&M was created by Chiho Saito and Kunihiko Ikuhara, who previously collaborated on the anime and manga series Revolutionary Girl Utena as members of the artist collective Be-Papas. Seinosuke Ito is credited as a co-creator, while Kiwa Takado is credited as associate costume designer.

In Japan, World of the S&M was serialized in the manga magazine Monthly Asuka from August 2001 to February 2003. The series was collected into two bound volumes published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2002, and reprinted as a single volume by Shogakukan in 2014. In North America, the series is licensed by Tokyopop, which released the series as two volumes under the title The World Exists for Me.

Reception
The series received mixed to negative reviews. Publishers Weekly called the series "flat and incoherent", arguing that "with more self-awareness, this magical historical romance could be a parody of goth-styled fantasy manga, but it's played all too straight." In her review for Anime News Network, writer Melissa Harper praised the series' artwork, but criticized its pace and lack of character development. Empty Movement hypothesized that the series' poor reception was due to its audience "looking for another Utena," noting that in contrast to Revolutionary Girl Utena, World of the S&M is "a fairly straight shoujo [manga]."

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2001 manga
Fantasy anime and manga
Kadokawa Shoten manga
Shogakukan manga
Tokyopop titles
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We are coming up on Thanksgiving and one of my favorite things to have at the dinner table is my Grandma's Cranberry Salad! So today I figured we would share with you a cherished family recipe. We have no idea where it came from, but we have always had it. I imagine you all will too, once you try it!
Prepare the raspberry jello with the crushed pineapple juice and water going to 1 1/4 cup and bring it to a boil. Add 1/4 cup sugar and the package of jello. Put the mixture into a baking dish, as the content will be hot. Add in the celery, apples, crushed pineapple, Whole Cranberry Sauce & Pecans. Put it in the fridge over night and you are ready to serve with or without whipped cream!
Make sure you use WHOLE Cranberry sauce, as you want actual cranberries in your Cranberry Salad!
The video below, we got so excited in making the dish we forgot to add the pineapple! Regardless, follow the recipe above and you will have delicious Cranberry Salad at your dinner table too! We hope you have a fabulous and safe Thanksgiving dinner with all of your loved ones this year. Gobble Gobble!
I have been looking for a good recipe for cranberry salad and this one sounds amazing. This is one salad I know my family will really like.


The United Kingdom's new five-tier points based system requires individuals applying under Tier 1 for General Highly Skilled Migrants (Tier 1 (General)) to prove that they have enough funds at their disposal to support themselves and their families.
The new Tier 1 rules have now come into effect for applications made from India. As such, the UK immigration rules have been updated to show the Maintenance requirements for these applicants.
For applications made from within the UK, the Maintenance requirement is a minimum of GBP 800, which must be proven to have been present at all times in the applicant's bank account for three months prior to the application.
For applications from India, the figure is much higher, and will presumably be the same for other countries once they come under the new Tier 1 (General) rules later this year. The amount of funds an applicant in India must have at his or her disposal is GBP 2800, subject to the same three-month requirement.
In addition, transitional arrangements have been put in place for individuals already in the UK applying for the first time under Tier 1 for General Highly Skilled Migrants or seeking further leave to remain (FLR) as a Tier 1 (General) migrant.
According to the UK Border Agency, up to and including 29 June 2008, applicants within the UK will only be required to show the GBP 800 at their disposal at the time of their application -- not for all times during the previous three months. All applications received after 29 June will be subject to the three-month time period. However, the documents supporting the evidence of the GBP 800 must be no older than one month prior to the application.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no word that applicants in India will get the same break. For people applying from India wishing to live and work in the UK as a highly skilled migrant, the GBP 2800 requirement with the three-month stipulation seems to be in force from 01 April 2008.


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namespace base {
class CommandLine;
}

namespace content {

class CONTENT_EXPORT GpuDataManagerImplPrivate {
 public:
  explicit GpuDataManagerImplPrivate(GpuDataManagerImpl* owner);
  virtual ~GpuDataManagerImplPrivate();

  void BlacklistWebGLForTesting();
  gpu::GPUInfo GetGPUInfo() const;
  gpu::GPUInfo GetGPUInfoForHardwareGpu() const;
  bool GpuAccessAllowed(std::string* reason) const;
  bool GpuProcessStartAllowed() const;
  void RequestDxdiagDx12VulkanGpuInfoIfNeeded(GpuInfoRequest request,
                                              bool delayed);
  bool IsEssentialGpuInfoAvailable() const;
  bool IsDx12VulkanVersionAvailable() const;
  bool IsGpuFeatureInfoAvailable() const;
  gpu::GpuFeatureStatus GetFeatureStatus(gpu::GpuFeatureType feature) const;
  void RequestVideoMemoryUsageStatsUpdate(
      GpuDataManager::VideoMemoryUsageStatsCallback callback) const;
  void AddObserver(GpuDataManagerObserver* observer);
  void RemoveObserver(GpuDataManagerObserver* observer);
  void UnblockDomainFrom3DAPIs(const GURL& url);
  void DisableHardwareAcceleration();
  bool HardwareAccelerationEnabled() const;

  void UpdateGpuInfo(
      const gpu::GPUInfo& gpu_info,
      const base::Optional<gpu::GPUInfo>& optional_gpu_info_for_hardware_gpu);
#if defined(OS_WIN)
  void UpdateDxDiagNode(const gpu::DxDiagNode& dx_diagnostics);
  void UpdateDx12VulkanInfo(
      const gpu::Dx12VulkanVersionInfo& dx12_vulkan_version_info);
  void UpdateDevicePerfInfo(const gpu::DevicePerfInfo& device_perf_info);

  void UpdateOverlayInfo(const gpu::OverlayInfo& overlay_info);
  void UpdateDx12VulkanRequestStatus(bool request_continues);
  void UpdateDxDiagNodeRequestStatus(bool request_continues);
  bool Dx12VulkanRequested() const;
  void OnBrowserThreadsStarted();
  void TerminateInfoCollectionGpuProcess();
#endif
  void UpdateGpuFeatureInfo(const gpu::GpuFeatureInfo& gpu_feature_info,
                            const base::Optional<gpu::GpuFeatureInfo>&
                                gpu_feature_info_for_hardware_gpu);
  void UpdateGpuExtraInfo(const gpu::GpuExtraInfo& process_info);

  gpu::GpuFeatureInfo GetGpuFeatureInfo() const;
  gpu::GpuFeatureInfo GetGpuFeatureInfoForHardwareGpu() const;
  gpu::GpuExtraInfo GetGpuExtraInfo() const;

  bool IsGpuCompositingDisabled() const;

  void SetGpuCompositingDisabled();

  void AppendGpuCommandLine(base::CommandLine* command_line,
                            GpuProcessKind kind) const;

  void UpdateGpuPreferences(gpu::GpuPreferences* gpu_preferences,
                            GpuProcessKind kind) const;

  void AddLogMessage(int level,
                     const std::string& header,
                     const std::string& message);

  void ProcessCrashed(base::TerminationStatus exit_code);

  std::unique_ptr<base::ListValue> GetLogMessages() const;

  void HandleGpuSwitch();

  void BlockDomainFrom3DAPIs(const GURL& url, gpu::DomainGuilt guilt);
  bool Are3DAPIsBlocked(const GURL& top_origin_url,
                        int render_process_id,
                        int render_frame_id,
                        ThreeDAPIType requester);

  void DisableDomainBlockingFor3DAPIsForTesting();

  void Notify3DAPIBlocked(const GURL& top_origin_url,
                          int render_process_id,
                          int render_frame_id,
                          ThreeDAPIType requester);

  bool UpdateActiveGpu(uint32_t vendor_id, uint32_t device_id);

  gpu::GpuMode GetGpuMode() const;
  void FallBackToNextGpuMode();

  bool IsGpuProcessUsingHardwareGpu() const;

  void SetApplicationVisible(bool is_visible);

  void OnDisplayAdded(const display::Display& new_display);
  void OnDisplayRemoved(const display::Display& old_display);

 private:
  friend class GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest;

  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest,
                           GpuInfoUpdate);
  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest,
                           BlockAllDomainsFrom3DAPIs);
  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest,
                           UnblockGuiltyDomainFrom3DAPIs);
  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest,
                           UnblockDomainOfUnknownGuiltFrom3DAPIs);
  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest,
                           UnblockOtherDomainFrom3DAPIs);
  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(GpuDataManagerImplPrivateTest,
                           UnblockThisDomainFrom3DAPIs);

  // Indicates the reason that access to a given client API (like
  // WebGL or Pepper 3D) was blocked or not. This state is distinct
  // from blacklisting of an entire feature.
  enum class DomainBlockStatus {
    kBlocked,
    kAllDomainsBlocked,
    kNotBlocked,
  };

  using DomainGuiltMap = std::map<std::string, gpu::DomainGuilt>;

  using GpuDataManagerObserverList =
      base::ObserverListThreadSafe<GpuDataManagerObserver>;

  struct LogMessage {
    int level;
    std::string header;
    std::string message;

    LogMessage(int _level,
               const std::string& _header,
               const std::string& _message)
        : level(_level),
          header(_header),
          message(_message) { }
  };

  // Decide the order of GPU process states, and go to the first one. This
  // should only be called once, during initialization.
  void InitializeGpuModes();

  // Called when GPU access (hardware acceleration and swiftshader) becomes
  // blocked.
  void OnGpuBlocked();

  // Helper to extract the domain from a given URL.
  std::string GetDomainFromURL(const GURL& url) const;

  // Implementation functions for blocking of 3D graphics APIs, used
  // for unit testing.
  void BlockDomainFrom3DAPIsAtTime(const GURL& url,
                                   gpu::DomainGuilt guilt,
                                   base::Time at_time);
  DomainBlockStatus Are3DAPIsBlockedAtTime(const GURL& url,
                                           base::Time at_time) const;
  int64_t GetBlockAllDomainsDurationInMs() const;

  // Notify all observers whenever there is a GPU info update.
  void NotifyGpuInfoUpdate();

  void RequestDxDiagNodeData();
  void RequestGpuSupportedRuntimeVersion(bool delayed);

  void RecordCompositingMode();

  GpuDataManagerImpl* const owner_;

  gpu::GpuFeatureInfo gpu_feature_info_;
  gpu::GPUInfo gpu_info_;
  gl::GpuPreference active_gpu_heuristic_ = gl::GpuPreference::kDefault;
#if defined(OS_WIN)
  bool gpu_info_dx_diag_requested_ = false;
  bool gpu_info_dx_diag_request_failed_ = false;
  bool gpu_info_dx12_vulkan_valid_ = false;
  bool gpu_info_dx12_vulkan_requested_ = false;
  bool gpu_info_dx12_vulkan_request_failed_ = false;
#endif

  // What we would have gotten if we haven't fallen back to SwiftShader or
  // pure software (in the viz case).
  gpu::GpuFeatureInfo gpu_feature_info_for_hardware_gpu_;
  gpu::GPUInfo gpu_info_for_hardware_gpu_;

  gpu::GpuExtraInfo gpu_extra_info_;

  const scoped_refptr<GpuDataManagerObserverList> observer_list_;

  // Periodically calls RecordCompositingMode() for compositing mode UMA.
  base::RepeatingTimer compositing_mode_timer_;

  // Contains the 1000 most recent log messages.
  std::vector<LogMessage> log_messages_;

  // What the gpu process is being run for.
  gpu::GpuMode gpu_mode_ = gpu::GpuMode::UNKNOWN;

  // Order of gpu process fallback states, used as a stack.
  std::vector<gpu::GpuMode> fallback_modes_;

  // Used to tell if the gpu was disabled by an explicit call to
  // DisableHardwareAcceleration(), rather than by fallback.
  bool hardware_disabled_explicitly_ = false;

  // We disable histogram stuff in testing, especially in unit tests because
  // they cause random failures.
  bool update_histograms_ = true;

  DomainGuiltMap blocked_domains_;
  mutable std::list<base::Time> timestamps_of_gpu_resets_;
  bool domain_blocking_enabled_ = true;

  bool application_is_visible_ = true;

  bool disable_gpu_compositing_ = false;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(GpuDataManagerImplPrivate);
};

}  // namespace content

#endif  // CONTENT_BROWSER_GPU_GPU_DATA_MANAGER_IMPL_PRIVATE_H_

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Q: How can I plug in this simple SQL logic to an already existing script correctly? Currently I am working on a sql script in informatica powercenter, the current script is this
ltrim(rtrim(Sur_Co))||

ltrim(rtrim(Seqe_N))||

rpad(ltrim(rtrim(Ct_Num)),30,' ')||

**iif(isnull(ltrim(rtrim(ent_Tx_ID))),rpad(' ',20,' '),
rpad(ltrim(rtrim(ent_Tx_ID)),20,' '))||**

**iif(isnull(ltrim(rtrim(ent_Tx_ID_Q))),rpad(' ',2,' '),
rpad(ltrim(rtrim(ent_Tx_ID_Q)),2,' '))||**

ETC
I dont need the iif is null logic for ent_Tx_ID and ent_Tx_ID_Q anymore,
I just need  to always give the value of empty spaces for these two columns specifically like this,
**ent_Tx_ID = RPAD(' ',20,' ')
ent_Tx_ID_Q = RPAD(' ',2,' ')**

how would I edit this logic into that script?

A: You can use below concatenations directly in informatica,
ltrim(rtrim(Sur_Co))||
ltrim(rtrim(Seqe_N))||
rpad(ltrim(rtrim(Ct_Num)),30,' ')||
' 20 ' || ' 30 '


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Curlie - Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence. Speech patterns give away psychopaths. NEW YORK — Psychopaths are known to be wily and manipulative, but even so, they unconsciously betray themselves, according to scientists who have looked for patterns in convicted murderers' speech as they described their crimes.
The researchers interviewed 52 convicted murderers, 14 of them ranked as psychopaths according to the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised, a 20-item assessment, and asked them to describe their crimes in detail. Using computer programs to analyze what the men said, the researchers found that those with psychopathic scores showed a lack of emotion, spoke in terms of cause-and-effect when describing their crimes, and focused their attention on basic needs, such as food, drink and money. [10 Contested Death Penalty Cases] Alexithymia. Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self.[1] The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating.[2] Furthermore, people with alexithymia have difficulty in distinguishing and appreciating the emotions of others, which is thought to lead to unempathic and ineffective emotional responding.[2] Alexithymia occurs in approximately 10% of the population and can occur with a number of psychiatric conditions.[3] Classification Alexithymia is considered to be a personality trait that places affected individuals at risk for other medical and psychiatric disorders while reducing the likelihood that these individuals will respond to conventional treatments for the other conditions.[4] Alexithymia is not classified as a mental disorder in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Psychologist R. The Psychopath: The Mask of Sanity. Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Evil « mind.expressions. DELANY DEAN, JD, PhD delanydean.com KC Mindfulness crimlawdoc@gmail.com Introduction: During both my professional careers (criminal law and psychology), two areas of particular interest to me have been psychopathy and narcissism.
Psychological Egoism. What Is Psychological Egoism? Psychological egoism is the theory that all our actions are basically motivated by self-interest.
It is a view endorsed by several philosophers, among them Thomas Hobbes and Friedrich Nietzsche, and has played a role in some game theory. Why think that all our actions are self-interested? A self-interested action is one that is motivated by a concern for one's own interests. Clearly, most of our actions are of this sort. I get a drink of water because I have an interest in quenching my thirst.
A motorist who stops to help someone who has broken down.A person giving money to charity.A soldier falling on a grenade to protect others from the explosion. But psychological egoists think they can explain such actions without abandoning their theory. Is Precognition Real? Cornell University Lab Releases Powerful New Evidence that the Human Mind can Perceive the Future. According to today's conventional scientific wisdom, time flows strictly forward — from the past to the future through the present.
We can remember the past, and we can predict the future based on the past (albeit imperfectly) — but we can't perceive the future. But if the recent data from the lab of Prof. Daryl Bem at Cornell University is correct, conventional scientific wisdom may need some corrections on this particular point. In a research paper titled Feeling the Future, recently accepted for publication in the prestigious Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Bem presents some rather compelling empirical evidence that in some cases — and with weak but highly statistically significant accuracy – many human beings can directly perceive the future.
Not just predict it based on the past. A pre-publication copy of Bem's paper is available on his website, and it should appear on the journal's website shortly. Henry Staten: 'Radical evil' revived / Radical Philosophy. 'Radical evil' revived Hitler, Kant, Luther, neo-Lacanianism Henry staten.
A List Of Emotions And Facial Expressions. The Six Basic Emotions and Expressions Charles Darwin wrote in his 1872 book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals that "facial expressions of emotion are universal, not learned differently in each culture."
There have been arguments both in favor and against ever since. The most notable research into the topic came from psychologist Paul Ekman, who pioneered research into emotion recognition in the 1960s. His team of researchers provided their test subjects with photos of faces showing different emotional expressions. The test subjects then had to define the emotional states they saw in each photo, based on a predetermined list of possible emotions they had seen prior. Through these studies, Ekman found a high agreement across members of Western and Eastern cultures when it came to selecting emotional labels that corresponded with facial expressions.
From this study, the six basic emotions were proposed. 1. The Psychology of Sadomasochism. Source: Pixabay [Article updated on 21 June 2019.]
Sadomasochism can be defined as the giving or receiving of pleasure, often sexual, from the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. It can feature as an enhancement to sexual pleasure, or, in some cases, as a substitute or sine qua non. The Pleasure of the Pain and Why Some People Need S and M - Sadomasochistic Sex. Wikiwand.
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The Cult – Hidden City
The Cult are a British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine" and "Fire Woman". Hidden City is their tenth studio album, released on 5 February 2016. It is the final part of a trilogy that began with Born into This (2007), and The Cult's first album since their 1994 self-titled album not to feature bassist Chris Wyse; the role was filled by producer Bob Rock and Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney.
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The Problem of Zero Longitude
The precise point of zero longitude (the line from which all longitudes around the Earth are measured) was defined by an official scientific committee in 1884 as 51°28'38 North, 00°00'00 West. At the time these were the exact co-ordinates of the Airy Transit Circle eyepiece, (i.e. the cross-hairs in the observatory telescope) at Greenwich, London, UK. However, the Greenwich line is now out-of-true according to the modern WGS84 datum, which most present-day geographers (including this website) use as a standard.
The historical Airy Telescope at the old Greenwich Observatory is now at 51°28'40.4″ N, 0°00'05.4″ W
How can this happen?
The Earth is not actually a very stable object, in any sense. Thanks to continental drift, the UK is shifting at a rate of 2.5 cm (one inch) per year in a SW direction. Other significant factors such as changes to the horizon at Greenwich, variations in Earth's gravitational field and changes in the way longitude is defined have all contributed to push the Greenwich Observatory right away from where it used to be in 1884!
So where is the originally-defined zero point now?
The zero-longitude point as originally defined in 1884 is now right by one of the footpaths in Greenwich Park. It can be found 141yds (127m) SE of the officially marked line at the old observatory (where people flock in their hundreds to have their photo's taken supposedly straddling zero longitude!). The exact point is unmarked – it would have to be shifted every month to keep it accurate.
What are the implications for my place of birth?
It's an odd thought, but yes, by the time you are 50 years old, your exact place of birth could be measured as 50 or more metres away from where it was when you were born, depending on exactly where in the world you were born. The birth-places of some historical characters may have shifted a mile or more, enough to make slight differences to their birth-chart if the modern co-ordinates of that place are used.
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Brooke Raboutou, née le  à Boulder, est une grimpeuse franco-américaine. Elle est la fille de Didier Raboutou et de Robyn Erbesfield. Elle est, au moment de sa répétition de Welcome to Tijuana à Rodellar, la plus jeune personne à avoir réalisé un 8c/5.14b. Adam Ondra, le plus jeune homme, avait 6 mois de plus quand il a réalisé son premier 8c. Elle est aussi la plus jeune femme à avoir grimpé un 8b+/5.14a. Elle est la première personne de 9 ans à avoir résolu un bloc coté V10 et la première de 10 ans à avoir résolu un bloc coté V11.

Réalisations

 Welcome to Tijuana, Rodellar 8c
 God's Own Stone, Red River Gorge 8b+
 Le Branlotin, Rodellar 8a+
 Rebelion en la granja, Rodellar 8a

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Naissance en avril 2001
Naissance à Boulder
Étudiant de l'université de San Diego
Grimpeuse américaine
Grimpeuse française
Grimpeuse compétitrice
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The Fountain in Hastings enjoys a heart-of-the-community location, just a five-minute walk from the sea.
There's plenty to explore nearby: Hastings Castle, Smugglers Adventure and the renowned Alexandra Park are all just a few minutes' walk away - making the Fountain the perfect place to relax after a busy day.
By car: Head towards Hastings on the A21. Turn left at mini-roundabout on to A2101 (St Helen's Road). Take second available exit off roundabout on to A2101 (Queen's Road).
Nearest station: Hastings Rail Station (0.4 miles), Ore Rail Station (0.7 miles).
Bus route: The 21, 22 and 26 stop nearby.


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Home » World News » Ivanka Trump snubbed Melania Trump in Christmas photo: Where is she?
Ivanka Trump snubbed Melania Trump in Christmas photo: Where is she?
December 22, 2021 World News
Tom Brady on being 'set up' with Ivanka Trump by Donald
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have been seen relaxing in Miami this week, spending time with their children at the beach. Ever since her father Donald Trump was ousted from the White House at the beginning of this year, Ivanka and her family have kept a low profile. She was a central figure of her father's administration, regularly seen alongside him while he was serving as President. It is unclear if they will be spending the Christmas holiday with Ivanka's family at Mar-a-Lago, former President Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Ivanka appears close with all of her family, but one Christmas for the Trumps sparked speculation of a family feud after Ivanka posted a picture without Melania.
In December 2020, Ivanka took to Twitter and Instagram to share a photo of her family on Christmas morning.
Melania's absence in the family photo comes after Ivanka was accused of trying to muscle in on the then-First Lady's duties and was dubbed "Donald in a suit."
It prompted the Sun newspaper to ask in its headline: "Where's Melania?"
Ivanka converted to Judaism in order to marry Jared Kushner in 2009.
Jared's family are Orthodox Jews and the couple are raising their three children in the same faith and have enrolled them all in a Jewish school in Miami.
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, took place between November 28 to December 6 this year, but sometimes occurs at the same time as Christmas.
Each night of Hanukkah one more candle is lit by the shamash until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival.
Other traditions include playing the game of dreidel and eating oil-based and dairy foods.
Christmas coincided with Hanukkah in 2016 – at the time, Ivanka said: "This is one of the rare and special occasions where Hanukkah and Christmas coincide.
"As we light the candles, sending love from our family to yours this holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! #happyholidays."
Ivanka and Jared's relationship initially caused angst amongst the Kushner family, with some worrying about the investor marrying outside of his faith.
In the 2019 book 'Kushner Inc', author Vicky Ward wrote: "Seryl and Charlie were dismayed at the idea of their son marrying outside the faith.
"The idea was particularly offensive to Seryl, who had raised the children.
"They were her world, and her world was the conservative Jewish culture she had grown up in."
This issue even caused the couple to break up briefly in 2008, but they later got back together and Ivanka converted to Judaism.
Ivanka's father has been in the headlines in recent days after his supporters booed him for admitting he has taken the COVID-19 booster vaccine.
Mr Trump told a crowd of mostly unmasked supporters: "Look, we did something that was historic, we saved tens of millions of lives worldwide when we, together, all of us, we got a vaccine done.
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"This was going to ravage the country far beyond what it is right now, take credit for it … It's great, what we've done is historic. Don't let them take it away.
"If you don't want to take it, you shouldn't be forced to take it, no mandates but take credit … Don't let them take that away from you."
Bill O'Reilly, who was touring the country with Mr Trump, then said "both the president and I are vaxxed", before later turning to the former businessman for confirmation.
The former Fox News anchor then asked: "Did you get the booster?"
Mr Trump replied: "Yes".
Mr O'Reilly, who left Fox in 2017 following settlements with women who accused him of sexual misconduct, has also claimed that Mr Trump will run again for President in 2024.
He added: "I'm trying to tell [former] president Trump, run on your record. He's going to run again, all right.
"I said, 'Run on your record because your record is pretty darn good.'"
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Dynaudio Pro has added the LYD 48 to the top end of the LYD studio loudspeaker monitor range.
The LYD 48 features a three-way speaker design, coupling an 8-inch and a 4-inch woofer with 1-inch tweeter close-field and mid-field monitor applications. It is finished in white and black, as the original LYD range, and also in a classic all-black version.
Each of the woofers and the tweeter are powered by a dedicated class-D amplifier, delivering 80W/50W/50W of per monitor. The amplifier features a 96kHz, 24-bit signal path and selectable input sensitivity, as well as the same Standby Mode as the original LYD speakers. Also, like the other LYD monitors, the new three-way version offers Bass Extension selection for a choice between the default setting or pushing towards maximum bass or maximum volume. Changes will affect the low-end response, but importantly the linear frequency response remains intact.
The Sound Balance option is basically a tilt filter that tips the tonal balance to emphasise one end of the spectrum while decreasing the opposite end by the same amount. This approach is different from typical shelving filters, as it alters the frequency response, but without interfering with the phase. By default the monitor is set flat, but the Sound Balance toggle switch can go for either Bright or Dark.
The LYD 48 was conceived and constructed at Dynaudio's facilities in Skanderborg, Denmark, using handmade driver units. All LYD 48 monitors are also assembled, finalised and tested here before leaving the warehouse.
The LYD 48 will ship in Q2 2017, at US$1,529/€1,099 List ex-VAT (each).


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Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, a sprawling expanse of glitzy modern architecture and centuries-old historic sights. The city is also a thriving hub of arts and culture, and is flush with gorgeous art galleries and stately museums. Shoppers will find plenty to enjoy here too, as Zurich's streets are lined with ritzy boutiques. If the urban energy ever gets too much, take a tranquil walk in one of Zurich's many green public parks and gardens.
Start your Zurich day at The Kunsthaus Zurich, the city's key museum of modern arts. Based in a looming, Neo-Grec stone building, the museum showcases inspiring works from the likes of Manet, Turner, and Munch. After, head over to the Swiss National Museum, and learn about Switzerland's riveting history and culture. The museum's displays span from ancient history up to the present day - highlights include the shiny suits of old-world armor and the rich collection of gothic art. As the afternoon rolls around, appreciate some of the city's stellar architecture. Stop by the Grossmunster, an enormous Romanesque-style church perched by the shimmering Limmat River. Tour its 15th century crypts, gaze at the contemporary stained glass, and climb one of the 2 iconic towers. If you're traveling with kids, cap off the day at the Zurich Zoo, and say hello to cute leopard cubs and cuddly panda bears.
Hotels in Zurich
There's a wide range of accommodation on offer in central Zurich. Urban explorers looking for cheap and easy accommodation that won't break the bank should stay in a 2-star hotel or guesthouse. Enjoy free WiFi - great for keeping in contact with friends and family - and free hearty breakfasts. Stay in a 3-star Zurich hotel for something slightly more special, where you can unwind in the chilled-out bar lounges and relax in spacious, naturally-lit rooms. For utter indulgence, there are a few 5-star luxury hotels in Zurich, which offer full service spas, refined restaurants, and classic concierge services.
Zurich is split into numbered and named districts. Most folks will likely stay in the City/Lindenhof district, the central historic area at the heart of Zurich. Here, you'll be surrounded by the city's historic architecture and be within walking distance of key galleries and museums. On the eastern bank of the Limmat River, you'll find Neidordorf, a mostly pedestrianized district of winding medieval streets, upscale restaurants, and jazzy bars. Splurging shoppers will find plenty of bijou boutiques here too. For a quieter area, with immediate access to Zurich's deep blue lake, stay in Seefled, south of Neidordorf.
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Zurich is easily reached by air, having an international airport based just 11 kilometers from the city center. Zurich Airport serves year-round flights from top European destinations like London and Paris, and from US cities like New York and Chicago. From the airport, the quickest way to central Zurich is to hop on a ZVV train to Zurich Hauptbanhof - the ride takes a relaxing 12 minutes. Alternatively, hire your own car at the airport and drive to the center. Once there, the city's highly efficient, ultra-clean, and extremely safe public transport system of buses, trains, and trams will take you almost anywhere in the city and its neighboring districts.
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-Prevent the other team from scoring points.
The backboard serves as an anchor for the hoop or goal, and provides rebounding surface for the ball. When you think about it this way it's easy to see how important the backboard is to the game of basketball.
Since the backboard is the anchor for the goal it needs to be very sturdy as well as made to exact specifications if being used to play or train competitively. Both of these qualities are more important for competitive players because they will tend to be more aggressive and need consistency in order to practice and develop their skills.
Backboards made out of glass are the top choice for competitive leagues and players because glass is strong, consistent (will not chip or dent) and has the best rebound. These backboards may shatter under duress unlike acrylic or metal backboards, although this is rare and there are some shatterproof glass backboards available on the market. Some manufacturers also carry limited warranties.
Cast acrylic backboards are extremely sturdy and may be all you need if you are looking for an economical and sturdy backboard. They are not the top choice for the NBA because they are not the best at rebounding.
Other backboard materials such as steel, aluminum, polycarbonate, and eco composite provide less crisp rebounds although they have other advantages such as being less pricey, more portable, vandal-resistant, or rust-resistant.
Although acrylic backboards are sturdier than glass, this is not the only standard you need to know when choosing a backboard. Almost more important is how well the material can rebound the ball.
Aside from the material used to make the backboard, other characteristics that will matter to the game include the backboard's dimensions, shape, and thickness. Although regulation backboards need to be 72″ x 42″, backboards come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, such as smaller rectangles of different widths (such as 36″ x 48″ to 36″ x 60″) as well as the popular fan-shaped backboard.
Keep in mind that no matter what material the backboard is made of, the thicker it is, the better it will tend to rebound because the more rigid (and durable) it will be. For most casual players this may not matter, but for competitive players, the more rebound the ball has against the backboard the better. One final variation between backboards is the shooters' square. Some backboards have the shooters' square cast into them as part of the material. This eliminates the possibility of it getting faded or worn. Other backboards have a white or orange stripe on the surface. The shooters' square is more important for newer players, but it helps any player perfect and practice their shot.
If you are not aiming for regulation competitive play, you will have a choice as to where you place your backboard, and whether or not it can be moved, raised, or lowered. Is your backboard going to be part of a small driveway? Consider maximizing your court space by choosing a wall-mounted backboard. Other options for backboard placement include stationary systems, portable basketball hoop systems that can be removed for the winter or wheeled out of the way, and backboards that can be adjusted to different heights to suit your various players' needs now and as they grow.
When shopping for basketball hoops and goals, backboards are a very important part of the game of basketball. They cannot be ignored because they are part of the main focal part of the game: shooting, rebounding shots, and scoring.
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Can the Saints Bring a solid D and the Vikings a productive O?
The first Monday Night Football game features the NFC South New Orleans Saints and the NFC North Minnesota Vikings. The Saints recorded two wins and two losses in the preseason, as did the Vikings. Of special note is the fact that the usually defenseless Saints allowed just 41 points in exhibition games, while the Vikings gave up a whopping 91 points. Our 2017 Saints play Vikings NFL free pick has Minnesota at -3.0 and the over/under at 47.5.
The Saints certainly have a few running backs, including former Viking and future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson and 1,000-plus RB Mark Ingram. In addition, this year they added third round draft pick Alvin Kamara. That's a whole lot of ground-gaining potential. Of course, Drew Brees will be on hand to toss the football as much as possible. Although star receiver Brandon Cooks went to New England in the off-season, New Orleans did sign veteran Ted Ginn to be their number two pass catcher and they welcome back rookie sensation Michael Thomas for his second season. There's a lot of offensive potential on this team.
The Vikings had the league's third-ranked defense last season, allowing just 314.9 yards per game in 2016. They return nearly every starter, including five who made the Pro Bowl: linebacker Anthony Barr, defensive end Everson Griffen, defensive tackle Linval Joseph, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and safety Harrison Smith. This guys will be tough to beat.
The Viking offense includes QB Sam Bradfor who was acquired from the Eagles in a quick transaction as the 2016 season started. He'll be tossing to Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen; both of whom are quality pass catchers. The ground game looks solid, as veteran Latavius Murray and second-round draft pick Dalvin Cook, along with holdover Jerick McKinnon, will all be active.
The Saints have had a lot of problems in the secondary. They turned to the 2017 NFL Draft to solve some of their problems. The secondary, which posted just nine picks in 2016, now includes corner Marshon Lattimore (Ohio State). He is speedy and tall. The frontline may be to the best part of the D. DE Cameron Jordan, a two-time Pro Bowl pick, led the club in sacks with 7.5. Nick Fairly, at tackle, had 6.5 takedowns in his initial season with the team. They have some solid young tackles coming up and brought in former Arizona Cardinals end Alex Okafor who is a fine pass-rusher. The LB unit has changed a lot and probably for the better.
Despite the solid Minnesota defense, we like Brees and company in terms of points scored. At the same time, we think that the Vikings will score some too. Our 2017 Saints play Vikings NFL free pick is the over at 47.5 and the Saints at +3.0.


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Terese A. Drew Elected as the 2014 American Board of Trial Advocates President for the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter
St. Louis — The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced today that Terese A. Drew, Partner-in-Charge of the firm's St. Louis office and a Co-Leader of the Personal Injury & Property Damage Practice Group, has been elected as the 2014 American Board of Trial Advocates President for the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter. Ms. Drew is the first female president for the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter.
Founded in 1957, the mission of the American Board of Trial Advocates is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of legal representation. By fostering improvement in the justice system, individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public will be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation.
In January 2009, Ms. Drew was voted a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Additionally, she is a member of the Missouri State Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Her litigation practice is reflected in such professional affiliations as the Defense Research Institute, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, the Transportation Lawyers Association and the International Amusement & Leisure Defense Association.
Ms. Drew concentrates her trial practice in the defense of commercial general liability claims, including medical negligence claims, products liability, premises liability, transportation and employment matters.
Since January 2006, Ms. Drew has been an Adjunct Professor at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching trial advocacy.
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BYU officials have suspend two freshman football players
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PROVO — Brigham Young University officials have suspended two freshman football players for one year and disciplined two others after reviewing apparent violations of the school's honor code, sources told the Deseret Morning News Wednesday.
Return specialist B.J. Mathis and linebacker William Turner Jr. were suspended, and defensive backs Karland Bennett and Ibrahim Rashada also were disciplined. Possible honor code penalties can range from probation to suspension and dismissal from the university.
The four did not practice with the team Wednesday.
BYU officials would not confirm the penalties because the players have a window of opportunity to appeal.
"I cannot comment until the process is complete in its entirety," university spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said.
Provo Police have spent 10 weeks investigating allegations about a possible rape and drinking in a Provo apartment in August.
No criminal charges have been filed against anyone in connection with that alleged incident. A 17-year-old Salt Lake City girl claimed she drank vodka with a large group of men, watched pornographic movies with them and then was raped by several after she passed out in a room at the Villa Apartments a block or two east of campus on Aug. 8.
The only court documents made public so far contain the names of four players, including three of the four punished by BYU. However, the documents do not contain specific allegations against any of them.
Detectives turned the case over to the Utah County Attorney's Office on Aug. 31. After prosecutors screened the case, they sent it back to police for further investigation while prosecutors continued to interview the girl and others. Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson also assigned investigators from his office to the case.
Police obtained a search warrant Oct. 4 to take blood samples from four players, but a 4th District Court judge sealed the results of the blood tests.
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By moving the certain tiles they create a category layout, and thus each store becomes unique and one of a kind, almost immediately ready to sell products on the web. Every owner of such a store changes its logo and configures it according to their own assumptions. Fully automated logistics system will make the ordered product sent directly by the warehouse to your client. You do not have to deal with it! All you have to do is to check the sales profit that accumulates in your account and that's it. Imagine that in the entire e-Commerce Automation system we introduce our own coin into circulation for value exchange. It is GuarCoin. Imagine that we allow you to use it in hundreds of thousands of e-Commerce stores. The e-Commerce Automation solution was designed for entrepreneurs who run their businesses, who are wholesalers or producers and look for the best possible way to sell their products on a large scale with little effort on their part. Thanks to the e-Commerce Automation platform, they receive a ready solution ensuring easy distribution for their products.
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RED BLUFF — Following a lengthy discussion with a packed audience in attendance to give comment, the Tehama County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to seek Community Development Block Grant Funding for the proposed Vista Way homeless shelter and the Skyview Water District system.
The county is seeking a $2.6 million grant to turn a 10,000-square-foot county-owned Vista Way facility into a homeless shelter and one-stop resource center.
Part of that application includes a secondary planning grant for $100,000 that would go to the Skyview Water District at Ponderosa Sky Ranch. The water district grant was not eligible as a stand alone application.
Board Chairman Steve Chamblin asked Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin to bring the item before the board again if the grant application is successful, so the board could consider new items brought to the county's attention.
Supervisor Candy Carlson asked what would happen if the facility reached capacity and whether there was a limit to the length of stay.
Health Services Agency Executive Director Val Lucero said that would depend on the needs of the individual. The goal is to use case management and rapid re-housing programs with PATH and Empower Tehama to ensure shelter housing is temporary. Proponents hope to keep the occupancy close to that of PATH's winter shelter, about 50.
Carlson said there is no good location, but there is a need to help those that want the help. She cautioned, as did several who work with the homeless population, not to lump all homeless people together as criminals based on the actions of a few.
Lucero said the homeless stakeholders committee, which has been working on the project since 2017, hopes to engage a private, non-profit that has experience with the population.
Empower Tehama is the fiscal agency of the grant and the county will be the lease agreement holder, so the agency will have to be one both groups have confidence in, Lucero said.
Supervisor Bob Williams said many he spoke with from other counties said a shelter facility, done correctly, works.
The security of businesses and residents in the area was a concern of several business owners, including at least two reporting multiple break-ins in the area. Proximity to the airport, lack of sidewalks and contact with children were listed as concerns.
The county has plans to bus shelter residents in as a way to limit interaction with children at Vista Preparatory Academy, Salisbury High School and Metteer Elementary School.
Several attendees spoke in favor of the shelter, including Colleen Lewis who has worked with the homeless population. She said the shelter would give help to those who want it and give law enforcement a way to deal with those who don't.
Pastor Scott Camp said he has worked with a number of homeless and those at risk. While he knows the concerns are legitimate he also knows there is no good location for a shelter. It is a problem, currently without solution, but one is needed.


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Civil Law: What It Is, And How It Affects You
Civil law is one of those subjects many people don't know much about (no, watching those court TV shows is no substitute for actually learning what civil law is), and yet it affects them every day. If you're ever involved in litigation, you may need to hire a civil lawyer.
What Is Civil Law Anyway?
Civil law deals with dispute resolution. This covers a broad range of specific areas, and civil lawyers (a.k.a. litigants) generally specialize in one or two practices. A civil defense attorney can be found in the courtroom representing a defendant in a medical malpractice suit and the next day they might deal with a dispute concerning environmental law.
Think of it this way: Many centuries ago, you might have witnessed two champions, each selected by someone involved in a dispute, fighting each other. The champion who won the fight essentially won the dispute for the person who hired them. These champions, assuming they survived, might have gone on to work for another person who had an entirely different dispute to settle.
Today's litigants act in a very similar capacity, but without the literal bloodshed and the clanging of weapons on shields. Note that civil law concerns matters which do not include criminal charges like murder, armed theft, arson, and so on. That's the realm of the criminal lawyer.
Under What Circumstances Should I Hire A Civil Defense Lawyer?
Before you start calling and sending out emails, it is best to try and understand exactly what a civil law attorney does in their job.
Civil lawyers represent clients in lawsuits as opposed to criminal trials. In general, one lawyer won't practice both civil and criminal law. A victim has to hire their own civil lawyer, which means you're not entitled to a lawyer provided by the court in a civil case.
If litigation concerns money at stake, you want a civil lawyer. You won't go to jail if you lose a civil suit, so stick with a litigant. (Talking of which, a civil lawyer can represent either defendants or plaintiffs.)
You may have heard the term "insurance defense lawyer." This refers to an attorney who specializes in representing defendants in civil cases regarding insurance claims. They are often hired by insurance companies to represent a business or individual who has been sued on a claim covered by an insurance policy.
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