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A fun exposé on corporate integrity with 'Big Boys'
Play review
by Sarita Rao 3 min. 23.11.2017 From our online archive
A tale of corporate greed and corruption is at the heart of New Yorker Richard Orloff's play "Big Boys", deftly brought to life by Actors Rep in the suitably corporate setting of Arendt House in Kirchberg.
Erik Abbott and Maximillien Jadin, the stars of Actors Rep new play 'Big Boys'
Photo: Sarita Rao
The play opens with the song "Highway to Hell" as Victor, played by Erik Abbott, swaggers onto the stage in his expensive suit. A self-adoring, manipulative, megalomaniac CEO, he is interviewing for an underling.
Along comes the insecure, upstanding and eager-to-please Norman, played by Luxembourgish actor Maximillien Jadin. Yet this is no ordinary interview and Victor is not only more ruthless than Gordon Gecko but bordering on the psychopathic.
"Why should I hire you?" he asks the snivelling Norman. And so the comedy begins. If not for his experience, skills and knowledge then perhaps because he is not dead, replies Norman.
In the first act the audience watches Victor slowly break Norman, who he first calls Gustav, then Gu, then G. He bamboozles him at work, asks him personal questions about his sexuality and sex life, gives him hopeless projects and constantly undermines him with a mad intensity.
Intense but witty dialogue
But this is not a tragedy. The dialogue is hilarious, the physical interplay between the two characters almost vaudeville. "When I want integrity I'll hire a public relations person," says Victor of Norman's innately sensible and nice nature.
There's also an element of truth. The descriptions of boardroom bravado feel a little too true, as does the reference to MBA bull shit and the advice that when things go wrong you must always find a scapegoat.
You won't find any clever lighting, as it's staged in a corporate auditorium, which provides the perfect setting for this fable. Director Christine Probst makes amazing use of this, with funny PowerPoint presentations of the company's negotiation strategy, a small X that marks the spot where Norman must stand, and the tiny children's wooden chair he must sit in. Anyone who has worked in a large organisation will recognise the hierarchy and the fashion to produce to PowerPoint info-graphics.
Abbott is convincing as the eight-times married, amoral Victor, who is nicer to his office plant than to his own mother or any of his employees.
Jadin is energetic as the quivering, down-trodden Norman who works tirelessly for his boss until his girlfriend leaves him and his parents disown him. Then there is a dramatic twist. In act two Norman is no longer nervous. It's not just a change of suit; it's a complete personality change. He has succumbed to Victor's dirty dealings and now heads up a company that he could have blown the whistle on for hundreds of corporate misdemeanours.
Final plot twist
If you think that this sounds like a good but well-worn tale of corporate degradation, think again. There is a final plot twist, heavily loaded with the best repartee that sees the tables turn once more on the "Big Boys".
You can catch a performance of "Big Boys" at Arendt House, 41A Avenue JF Kennedy, Kirchberg, on November 17-18 at 8pm and November 19 at 3pm.
Tickets cost €20 for adults and €10 for students. To book or reserve, send an email to: ActorsRep.tickets@gmail.com or call: (+352) 35 63 39
For more information about the play visit the website: big boys
and to learn more about Actors Rep, go to their website: ActorsRep.lu


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Link between tanning beds, melanoma grows stronger
Strong evidence now links tanning beds to melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer that afflicts nearly 69,000 Americans a year.
People who have ever used tanning machines were 74% more likely to develop melanoma than others, according to a study of 2,268 patients reported today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Those who tanned the most — for 10 years or more — had more than twice the risk of melanoma compared with people who never used tanning beds, says co-author Martin Weinstock of Brown University School of Medicine. Those risks didn't change when researchers accounted for age, sex, income, family history, education, skin and eye color, freckles, moles, sunscreen use or time in the sun.
About 2.5% of men and 1.7% of women develop melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society.
The study provides some of the strongest evidence yet to link tanning beds to melanoma, which kills nearly 7,000 Americans a year, says Electra Paskett of Ohio State University.
The study includes information on the newest tanning technologies, finding that machines emitting both types of ultraviolet light — UVA and UVB — increased melanoma risk, says Allan Halpern of New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Halpern and many other doctors say they're especially concerned about the risks of tanning salons for teenagers, which are popular this time of year as kids prepare for proms, graduations and beach trips. About 35% of 17-year-old girls use tanning machines, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
The new report comes at a time of increased scrutiny of indoor tanning:
•The FDA is considering recommendations from an advisory panel that suggested that teens be barred from tanning salons, or at least get parental consent before tanning.
•Congress included a 10% tax on indoor tanning in the health reform bill to help pay for expanding medical coverage and to make it harder for teens to afford indoor tanning.
•The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, in July listed ultraviolet radiation-emitting beds as "carcinogenic to humans," its highest category of cancer risk.
In a statement, the Indoor Tanning Association's John Overstreet says scientists disagree about the link between melanoma and tanning beds. "When reputable researchers are coming to vastly different conclusions, it's clear that a lot more research is needed," he says. "The science on both sides of the question needs to be weighed before consideration is given to any sweeping policy changes."
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The Perfume Industry's stinky reality
GreenBiz
Britney Spears lends her name to a perfume called Britney Spears Curious Eau de Parfum. But if you are curious about what goes into Britney's eau, don't ask Elizabeth Arden, the cosmetics giant that makes the fragrance.
Sure, some ingredients are identified on the label. They include Alpha Iso Methyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Cital, Citronellol, Diethyl Phthalate, Eugenol, Farnesol, Galazolide, Hydroxycitonelle, Limonene and Linalool.
But another 17 chemicals are not listed, and they could be bad for your health, according to two advocacy groups, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the Environmental Working Group.
It's no wonder the marketing for the perfume asks: Do you dare?
This week, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics published a report called "Not So Sexy: The Health Risks of Secret Chemicals in Fragrances." The report included the results of laboratory tests performed on 17 name-brand fragrance products revealing that, as a group, they contained 38 so-called secret chemicals. The average product contained 14 chemicals not listed on the label.
Products tested include Hannah Montana Secret Celebrity Cologne Spray (yes, it's really called that), Jennifer Lopez J. Lo Glow Eau de Toilette Natural Spray, Halle by Halle Berry Eau de Parfum Spray, Coco Mademoiselle Chanel, Calvin Klein Eternity, Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce, American Eagle Seventy Seven, Clinique Happy Perfume Spray, Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue and Old Spice After Hours Body Spray.
The report says of the chemicals:
Among them are chemicals associated with hormone disruption and allergic reactions, and many substances that have not been assessed for safety in personal care products. Also in the ranks of undisclosed ingredients are chemicals with troubling hazardous properties or with a propensity to accumulate in human tissues.
Consumers can't count on the government to protect them from potential hazards, according to the report:
A review of government records shows that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not assessed the vast majority of these secret fragrance chemicals for safety when used in spray-on personal care products such as fragrances. Nor have most been evaluated by the safety review panel of the International Fragrance Association or any other publicly accountable institution.
Now, as the headline on this blog post not-so-subtly indicates, the fact that perfume companies won't disclose their ingredients is an unfortunate thing. But is it a reason for alarm? I'm not qualified to judge. Keep in mind that advocacy groups, like the industries they target, have an agenda, which is about getting attention and raising money.
And while the 44-page report is laced with references to scientific studies, the science of measuring the effect of tiny amounts of chemicals on human health is both uncertain and controversial. See, as an example, the recent report by the President's Cancer Panel which warned of the threats from chemicals in the air, water and food, and the reaction it provoked from, among others, the American Cancer Society. Teasing out cause and effect is just incredibly hard to do.
Having said that, why anyone would choose to smear these chemicals on their face or body is a mystery to me.
Why, as a consumer, would you take any risk, when the allergic effects associated with fragrance products, according to the report, include "headaches, chest tightness and wheezing, infant diarrhea and vomiting, mucosal irritation, reduced pulmonary function, asthma and asthmatic exacerbation, rhinitis and airway irritation, sense organ irritation and contact dermatitis?"
And why as a company would you subject your customers to risk? Here's how crazy the confusion over chemicals has become: Several perfumes tested including a chemical called diethyl phthalate (DEP), which S.C. Johnson, the forward-thinking maker of Windex, Shout and Glade, agreed last year to phase out because of consumer concerns, while saying the chemical is safe.
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Presidential cancer advisors warn about environmental risks of cancer chemicals
When a government panel of experts finds the courage to tell the truth about cancer, it's an event so rare that it becomes newsworthy. Late last week, a report from the President's Cancer Panel (PCP) broke ranks with the sick-care cancer establishment and dared to say something that natural health advocates have been warning about for decades: That Americans are "bombarded" with cancer-causing chemicals and radiation, and if we hope to reduce cancer rates, we must eliminate cancer-causing chemicals in foods, medicines, personal care products and our work and home environments.
In a directive to President Obama, the report states, "The panel urges you most strongly to use the power of your office to remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase healthcare costs, cripple our nation's productivity, and devastate American lives."
When I first read that, I just about fell out of my chair. Government-appointed experts are really saying that there are cancer-causing chemicals in our food and water? That simple fact has been vehemently denied by the cancer industry, processed food giants, personal care product companies and of course the fluoride lobby — all of which insist their chemicals are perfectly safe.
ACS attacks the report
The American Cancer Society, not surprisingly, was quick to bash the report. The ACS is one of the sick-care cancer industry front groups that reinforces consumer ignorance about both the causes and the solutions for cancer. The ACS has, for decades, engaged in what can only be called a "cancer chemical cover-up" with its denials that environmental chemicals cause cancer. (http://www.naturalnews.com/010244_A…) and (http://www.preventcancer.com/losing…)
Even as cancer experts like Dr Sam Epstein have been warning about carcinogens in cosmetics, personal care products and foods (http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers), the ACS has ridiculously pretended such threats don't exist. And just to top it off, the ACS has been warning people to stay away from sunlight and become more vitamin D deficient, thereby increasing cancer rates even further.
So it's no surprise that the ACS doesn't like this PCP report that dares to state the obvious: There are cancer-causing chemicals in our food and water! "The American people — even before they are born — are bombarded continually with myriad combinations of these dangerous exposures," the report writes.
The great chemical denial
Joining the ACS in criticizing the report is the American Chemistry Council, the trade group representing the very same chemical companies that are poisoning our world right now. Remarkably, the ACS and ACC are on the same side here, denying any link between chemicals and cancer. They insist that all those chemicals in your processed foods, cosmetics, antibacterial soaps, shampoos, fragrance products, home cleaning solvents, pesticides, herbicides and other similar products are all safe for you! Eat up, suckers!
Don't worry about the chemicals, they say. Cancer is just a matter of bad luck. There's nothing you can do about it. So stop trying.
That's their message, you see, and it's a message that plays right into the hands of the cancer industry: Don't prevent your cancer and when you get sick, they'll make a fortune off your disease and suffering.
The radiation threat from medical imaging
The PCP report also takes a strong stand on the cancer risks caused by medical imaging radiation. It actually says, "People who receive multiple scans or other tests that require radiation may accumulate doses equal to or exceeding that of Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors."
I remember receiving hate mail from cancer industry shills when I once made the same statement in an article about mammograms and CT scans. (http://www.naturalnews.com/026113_m…) And yet that statement was factually quite correct: If you undergo several medical imaging tests in a hospital today, you can very easily receive just as much radiation as a person standing a few miles away from the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshoma during World War II. This is not an exaggeration. It is a simple fact of physics and the law of inverse squares. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invers…)
The environmental dangers of pharmaceuticals
Here at NaturalNews, I've been talking about the environmental pollution of pharmaceuticals for years. The fact that pharmaceutical chemicals are flushed down the drain and end up in the water supply is the "dirty little secret" of the drug industry. The problem has gone virtually unrecognized by the entire mainstream medical system… they just pretend it doesn't exist.
Yet this PCP report takes aim at it by saying: "Pharmaceuticals have become a considerable source of environmental contamination. Drugs of all types enter the water supply when they are excreted or improperly disposed of; the health impact of long-term exposure to varying mixtures of these compounds is unknown."
It's about time somebody in Washington stood up and challenged the pharmaceutical industry on the environmental effects of its toxic chemicals. HRT drugs, antidepressants, painkillers and many other types of drugs are right now polluting our oceans and waterways. You can hardly catch a fish near any major U.S. city now that isn't contaminated with pharmaceuticals.
But don't expect anyone to give credence to this warning. This entire PCP report is being largely ignored in Washington (and attacked by Big Business).
What the report really says
The President's Cancer Panel is headed by:
LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., Chair
Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery
Howard University College of Medicine
Margaret L. Kripke, Ph.D.
Vivian L. Smith Chair and Professor Emerita
The University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
These two people deserve your support for having the courage to publish a report that challenges the status quo of the corrupt cancer industry. So if you wish, send them a thank-you email for their work.
The report is entitled, "REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL CANCER RISK – What We Can Do Now"
Here are some of the highlights from the report:
• In 2009 alone, approximately 1.5 million American men, women, and children were diagnosed with cancer, and 562,000 died from the disease. Approximately 41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and about 21 percent will die from cancer. The incidence of some cancers, including some most common among children, is increasing for unexplained reasons.
• The Panel was particularly concerned to find that the true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated. With nearly 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, many of which are used by millions of Americans in their daily lives and are un- or understudied and largely unregulated, exposure to potential environmental carcinogens is widespread. One such ubiquitous chemical, bisphenol A (BPA), is still found in many consumer products and remains unregulated in the United States, despite the growing link between BPA and several diseases, including various cancers.
• However, the grievous harm from this group of carcinogens has not been addressed adequately by the National Cancer Program. The American people — even before they are born — are bombarded continually with myriad combinations of these dangerous exposures.
• Some scientists maintain that current toxicity testing and exposure limit-setting methods fail to accurately represent the nature of human exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. Current toxicity testing relies heavily on animal studies that utilize doses substantially higher than those likely to be encountered by humans. These data — and the exposure limits extrapolated from them — fail to take into account harmful effects that may occur only at very low doses.
• Only a few hundred of the more than 80,000 chemicals in use in the United States have been tested for safety.
• While all Americans now carry many foreign chemicals in their bodies, women often have higher levels of many toxic and hormone-disrupting substances than do men. Some of these chemicals have been found in maternal blood, placental tissue, and breast milk samples from pregnant women and mothers who recently gave birth. Thus, chemical contaminants are being passed on to the next generation, both prenatally and during breastfeeding.
• The entire U.S. population is exposed on a daily basis to numerous agricultural chemicals, some of which also are used in residential and commercial landscaping. Many of these chemicals have known or suspected carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting properties. Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides) approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain nearly 900 active ingredients, many of which are toxic.
• Many of the solvents, fillers, and other chemicals listed as inert ingredients on pesticide labels also are toxic, but are not required to be tested for their potential to cause chronic diseases such as cancer. In addition to pesticides, agricultural fertilizers and veterinary pharmaceuticals are major contributors to water pollution, both directly and as a result of chemical processes that form toxic by-products when these substances enter the water supply.
• The use of cell phones and other wireless technology is of great concern, particularly since these devices are being used regularly by ever larger and younger segments of the population.
• Americans now are estimated to receive nearly half of their total radiation exposure from medical imaging and other medical sources, compared with only 15 percent in the early 1980s. The increase in medical radiation has nearly doubled the total average effective radiation dose per individual in the United States. Computed tomography (CT) and nuclear medicine tests alone now contribute 36 percent of the total radiation exposure and 75 percent of the medical radiation exposure of the U.S. population.
• Many referring physicians, radiology professionals, and the public are unaware of the radiation dose associated with various tests or the total radiation dose and related increased cancer risk individuals may accumulate over a lifetime. People who receive multiple scans or other tests that require radiation may accumulate doses equal to or exceeding that of Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors.
• Hundreds of thousands of military personnel and civilians in the United States received significant radiation doses as a result of their participation in nuclear weapons testing and supporting occupations and industries, including nuclear fuel and weapons production, and uranium mining, milling, and ore transport. Hundreds of thousands more were irradiated at levels sufficient to cause cancer and other diseases.
• Numerous environmental contaminants can cross the placental barrier; to a disturbing extent, babies are born "pre-polluted." There is a critical lack of knowledge and appreciation of environmental threats to children's health and a severe shortage of researchers and clinicians trained in children's environmental health.
• Single-agent toxicity testing and reliance on animal testing are inadequate to address the backlog of untested chemicals already in use and the plethora of new chemicals introduced every year.
• Many known or suspected carcinogens are completely unregulated. Enforcement of most existing regulations is poor. In virtually all cases, regulations fail to take multiple exposures and exposure interactions into account.
• Many known or suspected carcinogens are completely unregulated. Enforcement of most existing regulations is poor. In virtually all cases, regulations fail to take multiple exposures and exposure interactions into account. [Editor's note: In other words, people should read NaturalNews! We've been doing this for years!]
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In case it isn't circled in red and green on your calendar, Christmas is December 25th. So, whether you're just starting Christmas gift shopping for the women in your life, or you're on track but still have a few stubbornly uncommon ladies to buy for, we've got you covered with great gift options for foodie gals, geeky gadget lovers, wine fans, jewelry-lovers, gardening gals, moms, grandmas, and girlfriends.
Do you want to stay on the safe side, or be a little bold in your holiday gift giving?
Will you be there when she opens her gift? If not, you may want to put extra time into the Christmas gift message.
How fun or practical is the person? If extremely practical, you may want to stick to something useful. Otherwise it may be best to have a little fun!
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"Merry Christmas Jen! I hope the coming year will be good to you and all who care about you!"
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Heard It in a Past Life
Maggie Rogers - 'Heard It in a Past Life'
Capitol Records • Jan 18th, 2019
Reviewed by Adam Grundy
Buy it on Amazon.
Talent is a remarkable thing. When you see it, you recognize it almost instantaneously, and it becomes nearly blinding to any of the other faults surrounding that artist. On the debut full-length LP from Maggie Rogers, her talent oozes through the speakers with rare confidence not usually found from a new artist. Heard it in a Past Life is a remarkable introduction to an artist who is 100% comfortable in her skin and knows exactly the type of music she wants to create.
When Maggie Rogers first introduced herself to the music world with the single "Alaska," she wowed audiences far and wide with her soulful voice and polished sound. The track itself has been streamed over 100 million times and continues to be a strong indication of what this artist is capable of.
Heard it in a Past Life kicks off with "Give a Little," which is a dancehall worthy song with some great lyrics surrounding the catchy moments. Rogers sings on the second verse, "If you would open up your heart/Drop your weapons, drop your guard/Just a little trust is all it takes/Oh, I know that you've been around/But hear me now, I'm crying out/Let me be the light upon the lake." While these lyrics were most likely written for a love interest in her life, in some ways, it seems like Rogers is speaking directly to her audience to embrace her music and accept her for who she is. The dual meanings in her music showcase her staying power as an ultra-talented singer and songwriter.
The self-reflective side of Rogers comes out in "Overnight" where she wonders what she could have done differently in a relationship that appears to be falling apart. The production allows for Rogers' voice to take center stage, as it should since she has all the musical chops you would want from a singer. The following track, "The Knife," brings some cool sounds and beats to the mix that presents Rogers as a powerful pop artist with plenty of soul. It certainly doesn't hurt when the songs feature some of the better lyrics you can find from a new artist. "Oh, the knife of insight brought me to my knees/Broke me down and taught me how to see/And I know, and I know, and I know/That maybe we should take some time, get this out, make this right/Maybe when the sun goes down, come 'round, tell you all about/When the knife of insight brought me to my knees." It's hard not to believe Rogers as she sings directly from her heart.
The current single and one of the most memorable moments from the record, "Light On," demonstrates the incredible storytelling aspect of Rogers' songs as well as her pop sensibilities that lift her music to incredible heights. From her breathy vocals in the verses to her powerful vocal prowess and delivery in the choruses, everything clicks brilliantly on this song.
The record continues to unfold beautifully in the next song and ballad, "Past Life," where Rogers sings in the final notes, "Oh, maybe there's a past life comin' out inside of me/Maybe it's the song I'm singing'/Maybe everything's just turnin' out how it should be/Maybe there's a past life comin' out inside of me/Oh, maybe there's a past life comin' out inside, inside of me." It's almost as if Rogers continues to evolve as the album plays out and she takes the listener for quite the journey through her thoughts and emotions. She is more than capable of keeping her audience's attention throughout this debut with several engaging songs with great depth.
"On + Off" features some great piano and synth element loops in the beginning while breaking away for Rogers to let her soulful side come through on the chorus. Her biggest hit to date, "Fallingwater," follows this song in just the right sequencing in the album as it delivers a surefire moment in the latter half of the LP that allows Rogers to layer her vocals beautifully. The song showcases just how powerful Roger's voice can be with very little instrumentation around it. The piano and her voice complement each other dynamically and prove that simplicity in the song structure can also be just as powerful as an asset.
"Retrograde" brings the full band back into the mix and presents the perfect opportunity for Rogers to establish herself as an artist that isn't afraid to dance a bit while she tells her story. When she sings, "Here I am/Settled in/At your house/Broken blinds keep the light coming out/And I am just the shape I'm in," it's nearly impossible not to believe every word she says as we live it with her.
The closing duo of songs "Burning" and "Back In My Body" serve as a great reminder of Maggie Rogers' beautiful soul and spirit that she presents throughout the record. It would be tough to not root for her sustained success in her career after this set of songs hits all the right notes at just the right moments. I have a feeling that this will be a remarkable year for Rogers as the accolades and awards should follow her wherever she goes. Talented doesn't even begin to describe the work of art that Maggie Rogers has put forth on her fantastic debut. As bad as the world is around us, I feel a little bit better knowing that artists like this can still exist as our silver lining and a sense of hope.
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I am writing in response to Ms. Schooley's letter regarding our president's "scary" healthcare reform published 7/31/09.
1. Only someone who is very highly vested in pharmaceuticals or insurance company stocks and securities could possibly have a motive for spending so much time and effort skewing facts and spewing outright lies about Obama's healthcare plan.
2. Do you also consider Social Security and Medicare to be a form of socialist government?
3. Due to greedy health insurance companies and people who thrive on scare tactics, my retirement savings are nearly gone, and I will soon be unable to afford the medications that keep me alive.
Let's talk about what is truly "scary!"


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Get a browser cookie by its name.

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cy.getCookie(name, options)
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cy.getCookie('auth_key') // Get cookie with name 'auth_key'
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The name of the cookie to get. Required.

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Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of `cy.getCookie()`.

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  .should('have.property', 'value', '189jd09su')
  .then((cookie) => {
    // cookie is an object with "domain", "name" and other properties
  })
```

You can check the cookie existence without comparing any of its properties

```javascript
cy.getCookie('my-session-cookie').should('exist')
```

If you need the cookie value, for example to use in a subsequent call

```js
let cookie

cy.getCookie('session_id')
  .should('exist')
  .then((c) => {
    // save cookie until we need it
    cookie = c
  })

// some time later, force the "cy.request"
// to run ONLY after the cookie has been set
// by placing it inside ".then"
cy.get('#submit')
  .click()
  .then(() => {
    cy.request({
      url: '/api/admin',
      headers: {
        'my-token-x': cookie.value,
      },
    })
  })
```

#### Using `cy.getCookie()` to test logging in

<Alert type="info">

Check out our example recipes using `cy.getCookie()` to test
[logging in using HTML web forms](/examples/examples/recipes#Logging-In),
[logging in using XHR web forms](/examples/examples/recipes#Logging-In) and
[logging in with single sign on](/examples/examples/recipes#Logging-In)

</Alert>

## Rules

### Requirements [<Icon name="question-circle"/>](/guides/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress#Chains-of-Commands)

- `cy.getCookie()` requires being chained off of `cy`.

### Assertions [<Icon name="question-circle"/>](/guides/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress#Assertions)

- `cy.getCookie()` will only run assertions you have chained once, and will not
  [retry](/guides/core-concepts/retry-ability).

### Timeouts [<Icon name="question-circle"/>](/guides/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress#Timeouts)

- `cy.getCookie()` should never time out.

<Alert type="warning">

Because `cy.getCookie()` is asynchronous it is technically possible for there to
be a timeout while talking to the internal Cypress automation APIs. But for
practical purposes it should never happen.

</Alert>

## Command Log

```javascript
cy.getCookie('fakeCookie1').should('have.property', 'value', '123ABC')
```

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

<DocsImage src="/img/api/getcookie/get-browser-cookie-and-make-assertions-about-object.png" alt="Command Log getcookie" ></DocsImage>

When clicking on `getCookie` within the command log, the console outputs the
following:

<DocsImage src="/img/api/getcookie/inspect-cookie-object-properties-in-console.png" alt="Console Log getcookie" ></DocsImage>

## History

| Version                                     | Changes                                                                                |
| ------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [5.0.0](/guides/references/changelog#5-0-0) | Removed `experimentalGetCookiesSameSite` and made `sameSite` property always available.            |
| [4.3.0](/guides/references/changelog#4-3-0) | Added `sameSite` property when the `experimentalGetCookiesSameSite` configuration value is `true`. |

## See also

- [`cy.clearCookie()`](/api/commands/clearcookie)
- [`cy.clearCookies()`](/api/commands/clearcookies)
- [Cypress Cookies API](/api/cypress-api/cookies)
- [`cy.getCookies()`](/api/commands/getcookies)
- [`cy.setCookie()`](/api/commands/setcookie)

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Sometimes discipleship looks like a birthday party. As a church family, we can partner with parents by simply being present in the life of their child. On this episode of Better Children's Ministry, David Jesse talks with Tara Thomas about what role the church plays in discipling children and some of the ways a children's ministry leader can partner with parents.
13:49 – What are we already doing well?


Stock Transport Order --> Plant.
3. You must assign a customer master record to the receiving plant.
create the customer master record as a goods recipient (VD01).
view (general plant data) for the supplying plant.
Point Determination --> Assign shipping points.
This is an intra-company transfer.
thanks to any help or suggestion.
1) You should check the shipping point assignment under SPRO-> Logistics Execution-> Shipping->Basic Shipping Functions->Shipping points & Goods receiving point determination-> Assign shipping points.
Put your plant and shipping point and check the correct assignments.
2 ) Go to table T001W and check the assignment of customer to plant.And also check the sales area in this table for both Supplying & Receiving plant.
3) Check wether the customer is in the required sales area or not.
If still u face problem kindly reply me.
Then must check the material master sales data it must be created in both receiving plant and delivering plant.
Any other point must be checked.


OWENSBORO, Ky. — Maceo farmer Tanner Stroup is a rare commodity these days.
Stroup's fat her, R a ndy, already owned a trucking business prior to getting into farming. The trucking operation is now part of hauling grain.


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Health group hails Duterte's plan to impose nationwide smoking ban
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PUBLIC health advocacy group, Health Justice Philippines, was elated Sunday over the plan of presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte to impose a nationwide smoking ban.
Health Justice managing director Irene Reyes said they are already looking forward to the time that Duterte makes true to his pronouncements.
"We are excited about his (Duterte) plan to make the Philippines practically smoke-free. For the longest time, Filipinos have been suffering from the effects of inhaling second-hand smoke everywhere," said Reyes.
She noted how a nationwide "no smoking" policy will certainly help protect millions of Filipinos against the harms caused by second-hand smoke.
"No one should be forced to inhale second-hand smoke. No one should be allowed to irresponsibly put another person's life in peril," said Reyes.
Earlier, Duterte bared his plan to replicate the no smoking policy, which he has long imposed in Davao City, on a nationwide scale.
Under Duterte's plan, there will be a ban on smoking in enclosed public areas nationwide with "smoking rooms" being prohibited.
Smoking, meanwhile, will only be allowed on the streets that are 50 meters away from establishments.
In a separate statement, the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) similarly welcomed the plans of Duterte.
"The smoke-free places implementation in Davao City being scaled up on a nationwide setting is simply laudable and the New Vois fully supports this pronouncement of presumptive President Mayor Duterte," said NVAP president Emer Rojas.
He noted how such a policy being implemented in the country would bode well for the fight versus smoking-related illnesses.
"As cancers brought about by smoking and second-hand smoke continue to rise due to the prevalent use of cigarettes in the past years, it is high time we put a stop to this rising cancer trend," said Rojas.
Smoking-related diseases kill an estimated 10 Filipinos an hour and 87,600 Filipinos every year, according to The Tobacco Atlas.
In addition, exposure to second-hand smoke increases the chance of developing lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent.
Aside from lung cancer, other smoking-related illnesses include cardiovascular, respiratory diseases, and stroke. (HDT/Sunnex)


Do you use infographics? They are the rage these days, and for good reason. They provide a simple, even clever and elegant, way to communicate processes and systems that might otherwise overwhelm your clients and prospects. Teachers have differentiated instruction with visualization for years in order to meet the needs of multiple learning styles, and marketers have jumped on that bandwagon as well. Recent studies have shown that 90% of the information we remember is due to visual influence, and that impact overrides the flood of data coming at us every day.
Infographics (or visual content or "viz") enable you to quickly showcase aspects of your business, which you can easily turn into content on social media. But now we're breaking the rules because we're writing too much.


text:
Q: Execute command on remote host fails I'm trying to execute some commands on remote host like this :
ssh -t -t -l user 172.20.20.20 <<EOF
  pid=$(ps -ef | grep [a]pp-management | awk '{print $2}') && kill -9 $pid && rm -rf CI/*
EOF

What happens is that I remain logged at remote server and the kill is not executed :
user@ubuntu:~$ pid= && kill -9  && rm -rf CI/*
kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]

Neither rm gets executed, what am I doing wrong?
I see that nothing get passed to kill -9 command, why is this?

A: The expansions introduced by $ signs in the heredoc are evaluated locally, before generating the string that is passed as input to the ssh command.
To avoid this, escape the commands in your heredoc, for instance with quotes around EOF
ssh ... <<"EOF"

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text:
import { makeActionTypes } from 'shared/helpers/redux';

export default makeActionTypes('dialog', [
    'OPEN',
    'CLOSE'
]);


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ContentSquare gets £45m in series C funding 29 January 2019
NEWS29 January 2019
ContentSquare gets £45m in series C funding
AI Data analytics Financials News UK
UK – Digital experience insights platform ContentSquare has raised more than £45m in its series C funding round, led by global investment company, Eurazeo.
The company said the new capital will be invested in research and development, focused on AI and predictive analytics, as well as helping its expansion into EMEA and America.
ContentSquare tracks customer behaviour through billions of digital touchpoints and mouse movements and uses the information to help establish better engagement, reduce operational costs and improve conversion rates.
Jonathan Cherki (pictured), founder and CEO of ContentSquare said: "Enterprises understand that improving the digital customer experience important. With this new funding we are accelerating the development of our solution, leveraging deeper analytics to expand our insights and make them smarter. Online and offline, this will provide retailers and brands with a larger return on investment and help them to identify business opportunities."
Companies it's currently working with i include Walmart, Samsung, Sephora, Tiffany, LVMH, Accorhotels, Avis, BNP Paribas, GoPro, Ikea and Nissan.
All the previous investors in the company also participated in this round. Total venture capital funding in the business has now reached £91.76m since 2016.
Since its series B funding in January 2018, the company has released two new tools – CS Live and AI Alerts, which deliver customer experience information in real-time.
Hasson Associates
Quant PM, International Research – 10 month contract
Elizabeth Norman International
Employee Experience Senior Research Executive/ Research Manager
£30000.00–45000.00
Contentsquare releases new analytics platform
Jumia partners with Contentsquare
Kerry McLaren


Challenge: Sr. Closet Factory Designer Tom Ahl faced an interesting space as he walked into a recent living room. Tom's client cut a hole in the family room wall to house their 36" tube TV. Thinking at first, this would look great, Robert soon realized he was creating a permanent modification to hold a TV that was already obsolete.
First Meeting: As Tom met with Robert a more in depth story started to come to light. Robert explained behind the hole is a fireplace for the room behind it. He wanted Tom to change everything he originally built, to have the ability to hang a 50" plasma TV, plus have storage space on both ends.
As well, Tom needed to create a heat barrier from the fireplace, and have this new custom storage solution match the current furniture in their dining room.
theater components do not overheat.
Robert easy summed up his wife's joy with this new custom designed organization solution by saying She Loves It!
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