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The 14,000-Foot FallCo View
Mackenna Yount, Prospector Editor-in-Chief
These MSHS StuCo members and CHSAA student state representatives worked hard to lead family groups and workshops and make FallCo run smoothly.
490 students, 100 advisors, 69 schools, one conference to bring Student Council groups from across the state together. The Fall Conference (FallCo), hosted by the Manitou Springs High School (MSHS) Student Council (StuCo), was a huge success. FallCo's theme for the 2019 conference was "The 14,000 ft View, Your WHY is Worth the Climb" and included workshops, leadership building activities, guest speakers, assemblies, and celebrations.
MSHS's student council has been hard at work for the past two years planning for this big event. It all started with an application at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. And then a response came, Manitou would be the first small school to host a FallCo. Last year, StuCo began planning the basic logistics for the conference and they were constantly working to pull together the two-day event. Seniors Coco Stevens and Melissa MacDonald were chairs of the FallCo committee and by working with Mrs. Stoneback, they were able to find guest speakers, build rosters for groups, putting together instructions for workshops, and helped to put together training for leadership workshops. On Aug. 5, 2019, the MSHS student council worked with CHSAA student state representatives to build and run through the FallCo curriculum. The prep work that took nearly two years paid off and MSHS StuCo was able to put together "the best FallCo" that some of the council members have ever been to.
Planning the event took "a lot of moving pieces that we had to fit together," said Stevens, "pretty much anything you changed would affect the whole thing in some way." Everyone had to work together to plan FallCo down to the smallest of details so that the day-of, everything would run smoothly. For MacDonald, the biggest roadblock in planning for the conference was "the number of hours in the day for us to get things done."
To kick-off the activities of FallCo following check-in, Student Councils from across the state filled the bleachers of the new gym and were welcomed by MSHS StuCo and the cheer team. Music blasted, pyrotechnics sparked, and the crowd was full of energy for the guest speaker to follow. The MSHS StuCo chose the co-founder of Character Strong, Houston Kraft, to be the Keynote Speaker for this year's conference. Kraft spoke about the differences between being nice and being kind: nice is convenient but kindness takes lots of work. He stressed the importance of showing compassion for others and to breakdown the barriers that prevent kindness – incompetence, inconvenience and insecurity. "Kindness actually takes work and I haven't ever thought about that," said Aiden Coté (10) "his story about the old lady on the airplane that nobody paid attention to made me cry."
Kraft led the students through exercises to connect everyone in the room and have them look at kindness in a different way. Each student had to nonverbally express one of four emotions – sad, mad, glad or afraid – and find a partner who was expressing the same emotion. Together, they learned how to give meaningful compliments to each other, talk about their emotions and what was stressful for them, and they formed bonds that connected all the students in a really special way. "Normally I don't do great with big groups of people," said Reavis, "but I got the best vibe from everyone I was around. Every single person I met was super kind and sweet."
Assisting MSHS StuCo with the planning and execution of FallCo was CHSAA state representatives, students from all over the state who went through an application process to get the leadership role. Manitou's own Caden Salladay (11) applied his sophomore year and was chosen by the CHSAA Student Leadership Committee. It was Salladay's job to coordinate 20 other state representatives during the conference. "The trust people put in me was the toughest part and meeting their expectations was a lot of responsibility," said Salladay about his coordination job, "But I couldn't ask for anything else. Being a state rep. was amazing."
During both of the days at FallCo, MSHS StuCo members and the state representatives led groups of students through a total of six "Family Group" sessions, all named after notable 14,000-foot mountains in Colorado. The leadership skills-oriented curriculum was developed over the summer when Council members and state representatives met at the StuCo retreat, where they could work out the kinks and practice the lessons. In the sessions, students talked about how they related to and applied the theme "Your WHY is Worth the Climb." The Family Groups were very meaningful to many of the StuCo members. Elena Reavis (10) said, "I don't think I'll lose touch with anyone in my family group, even the seniors. We all share a little part of us that is similar and we're all connected in a special way." MSHS council members are still in touch with the state representatives they were paired with at FallCo through social media.
On top of students going to Family Group sessions, they also went to workshops throughout day one of FallCo. There were a total of 28 workshops taught by a mix of students, teachers and advisors; students taught 17 of those workshops. Two of Manitou's own StuCo members taught workshops, Ben Schwartz (12) and Salladay. Schwartz's workshop was titled "The Importance of Body Language" and had participants look at how body posture is important in everyday life and the psychological aspect of body language.
Salladay taught a workshop and his favorite part was "teaching about something that was meaningful and impactful. One kid came up to me after crying and said it was empowering. Teaching a workshop was menacing to think about but, truly, I wouldn't change it for anything." Salladay's workshop, "A Story of Humanity and Shared Meaning", focused on a Swahili mindset called ubuntu which directly translates to "I am because we are." Senior Taylor Foky attended his workshop and said, "I feel like it really captured what we want for our council. He made his workshop very personal, especially because he mentioned the [Westboro] protest on [October] fourteenth. It was a moment I was super thankful for."
After workshops concluded, attendees flooded the big gym for a ThinkFast Interactive assembly focusing on Drive Smart, presented by the Colorado Department of Transportation. ThinkFast Interactive has trivia competitions as a form of learning focused on driver safety. Reavis said that "everyone is competitive and when you combine that with learning, it just sticks with you," which is exactly what happened. Students let their competitive side run wild while still focusing on teamwork. Participants were instructed to form teams of five and each team captain was tasked with manning a small device for the game. The game consisted of questions about driver safety as well as pop culture. Teams were also given the opportunity to earn a spot in the finals from a dance competition and a simulation to try and get someone to wear a seatbelt in the car. The final round is played game-show style and whoever answered the most questions correctly won. The energy was high during ThinkFast Interactive, even though it was a long day.
After a break for Student Council groups to get dinner, students and advisors were welcomed back to MSHS with the Event Showcase. The showcase offered activities such as a glow in the dark dodgeball tournament, games, a movie and a dance presented by Rokbox Entertainment. "You included everyone by having all of those options," said Coté, "belonging is super important for StuCo and no other FallCo has done anything like that." Dodgeball was a popular event that many students attended and participated in. Although the team of advisors "absolutely destroyed us" said Salladay, they still had a lot of fun. The dance was even more popular and Rokbox provided the music and light show that was perfect for FallCo attendees to let loose. "At this dance, you don't know everyone but it was still really fun," said Foky, "Everyone seemed happy to be there and super excited." These events gave students even more of an opportunity to bond with their peers and build unforgettable relationships.
MSHS StuCo, admin and StuCo advisor Alice Stoneback especially were the reasons why FallCo was this remarkable and amazing. They put in lots of work for this year's FallCo, as it is the last two-day conference for the entire state. For all other conferences to come, there will be four one-day regional conferences. Manitou had the opportunity to host the last of what FallCo exists as now, and MSHS's Student Council put on an amazing event that set the standard for future Fall Conferences very high. The 14,000 ft View is sure to be remembered and used as an example of an amazing and eye-opening leadership experience.
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The houses are very closely built, everyone lives in medium density apartment blocks and the space between buildings is no more than a couple metres. You have direct vision into your prying neighbours lives and they into yours.
The windows consist of glass panes, followed by thick steel barriers, enclosed in wooden louvers. Each layer reacts differently to the explosion.
The first thing you hear is a short, sharp, sonorous spike but that quickly dissipates. It's body is rapidly expanding. The air is thickening, your energy shifts off-centre.
Its's tone drops, the vibration is having a more visceral effect than that short, sharp, peak. Eventually it dies, your body is left pulsating.
Your senses are heightened by the adrenaline flooding your body. You need to move but you're paralysed, your body is trembling.
You don't think about your life, your memories or anything like that, you don't think about your loved ones. I guess you simply don't think.
You don't have time. You're numb.
Eyad turns on his back and stares up at the plaster cornices of his childhood bedroom. A miniature figurine of Michelangelo's Pieta resting on a marble bedside table shakes.
The electricity has been cut.
He grabs his phone, turns on the torch and heads down a long central corridor. The crystal chandeliers of the formal salon and dining room rattle harmoniously. The sounds of missiles, gun fire and airplanes, permeate his parents' large apartment.
Dressed in his pyjamas, he walks into the kitchen. His mother Amar is sitting on the table cutting open a pomegranate and pouring the seeds into a bowl. A number of salads, dips and fresh bread are placed on the table.
Amar lights up as soon as soon as Eyad enters. Her baby boy, who did not stop breast feeding till he was four, is finally back in his mothers arms after being away for so long. She beckons him to come and sit.
The kitchen is illuminated with a single candle on the table and a mobile led light on the bench.
"This is pure medicine, the greatest fruit in the world," she says as she continues collecting the pomegranate seeds into a bowl.
"Did you know the Europeans love our fruit and our cotton? They prize our goods for their quality… and our silk!" She continues with an effervescent smile.
"How is dad doing today?" Eyad inquires.
"I'm so glad you decided to come, you'll enjoy your stay here, eat good food, sleep in clean sheets and I'll get to take care of you to-oborni [May you bury me; Arabic way of showing love]."
Amar takes a piece of bread, overloads it with hummus and shoves it into Eyad's mouth. "Here eat this, I just made it with fresh tahini and lots of lemon," she insists.
Eyad has no choice but to accept the food.
"I shouldn't… be here…you should be there," he says between mouthfuls of hummus. "War is character building," Amar dismisses.
A louder than normal explosion rocks the building, Eyad jumps up, immediately frazzled. His heart racing, the breath sucked out of his body.
Amar is unperturbed,"There's nothing to worry about habibi [Darling]."
Eyad paces around the kitchen, "That sounded closer than the others mama! It's definitely an ISIS rocket!"
"No habibi that is not an ISIS rocket." She says, slowly drowning the dips in olive oil. "If it was then you could hear the whizzing of the bomb plummeting towards us as it approaches… sounds like a weeeeeeeeeeeeeee, before it explodes…. No no that is the sound of the military bombing ISIS to hell, Allah la yerhamon [May god have no mercy on their souls]."
Other explosives, jet planes and machine guns go off in the distance.
"That one was the Russian jets, do you hear it…do you hear it?" she asks excitedly.
"Amar….ya Amar." Eyad's father, Phillipe calls out from the bedroom. His weakened voice dominated by the pervading soundscape.
Immobilised by old age, a catheter and antibiotic drip, he is incapable of helping himself. His world has been reduced to the confines of his bedroom. His only view to the outside world; the neighbours kitchen window.
Amar gets up quickly grabbing the LED torch and heading to his direction. Eyad is left sitting alone in front of the dimly lit kitchen table.
A single candle flickers, the table is beautifully set.
Close to the pomegranate, a large bowl of fattoush salad. Plates of hummus, baba ganoush, fried bread, string cheese and labneh all smothered in olive oil and colourful spices. On the edge, a large brass mortar and pestle with freshly ground garlic.
Amar enters and sits back in front of her bowl of pomegranate. She begins gathering the seeds more aggressively. The spark has left her eyes.
"Did you try the roast capsicum dip?" she asks. "The maid and I roasted 15 kilos of fresh spicy red capsicum to make just a few jars. Our eyes were burnt from the fumes by the end of it."
"What did the doctor say?" Eyad repeats, now staring directly at her. Amar mumbles inaudibly into the bowl, her gaze unwilling to meet Eyad's. "Mama!?" Eyad is indignant.
"He spent his life working to give his children an education and a life, now he can die at any moment," the bowl in her hands trembling. "Like a dog with no dignity," the bowl falls from her hands. The floor now covered in crimson seeds and shards of china.
Eyad watches in disbelief as Amar drops to the floor to gather the mess. He makes to help her. "Don't touch the floor you'll cut yourself!" she warns shrilly.
He ignores her and starts gathering the mess with her. They work quietly for some time. Amar has a moment to compose herself, while Eyad slowly stews.
"Have you changed your mind about eating meat?" She asks teasingly.
Eyad can no longer refrain, "I don't understand why we don't just take him to Australia," his anger heightens, "His doctor is a fucking idiot, his equipment looks ancient! You're all so fucking stubborn!
Why can't we-" Suddenly the electricity comes back and a whole new layer of life and energy inhabits the space.
The sound of the TV, fridge and electrical appliances come on all at once. The whole house is brightly lit and the local news plays loudly in the background.
Eyad's emotions are dampened by the onslaught of technology.
Amar bursts with newfound energy. She jumps to the oven and sets it to preheat then runs out of the kitchen.
Returning a minute later with her mobile phone sandwiched between her ear and shoulder. She begins gathering the ingredients for her signature walnut cake.
Eyad gives up and continues eating.
"Yo-oborni teezek!" she yells joyfully into the phone. She is talking to her daughter Samia in Melbourne. "First thing I wanted to tell you was Uncle Elias didn't get hit by a missile… No no, he got hit by a stray bullet."
Amar pours in walnuts as she mixes the batter. "He was standing on his balcony, heard a sound, next thing he knows he's got a tummy ache and he's bleeding everywhere." She puts the batter down.
Grabbing a basket of dirty laundry, she continues, "We took him to the hospital, turns out the bullet was in his intestines. So the doctors stitched him up and left it in there. They're hoping it passes naturally."
She begins loading the washing machine. "Second your auntie Nour is going senile. Poor thing is losing her mind. Yes it's sad but that's what happens when you don't get married."
She grabs a stick and begins pushing it into the washing machine to get it started. "Third your dad is very sick. He could die at any moment. You need to get married and have children before he dies so he can see his grandchildren." The washing machine begins.
"How are you my darling? What are you eating, who's cooking for you?" She plugs the LED light in to recharge.
"I worry about you in Australia. Is it safe? Don't walk alone at night, don't go out late, always watch your drink. So many druggies and rapists. When are you coming for a holiday?"
"Darling, I'm wearing the black Moschino…with the mother of pearl and sapphire necklace…or with the rose cut diamond bracelet and earrings?"
"Mum, it's the fucking dentist!" Eyad is met with a dense silence. "Ok the diamonds!" He concedes. "Perfect!"
Amar wobbles precariously into the room wearing steep designer heels. She has a wide smile on her face.
"Mum are those the Padovan's?" "No darling."
"Which one of your other shoes have a heel that high?" "The Padovans…" she admits sheepishly.
"You know you can't walk in those!" Eyad all but screams in frustration.
"Leave me alone darling I love them. They're my sitting shoes. I wear them to sit. Maybe I'll accessorise with a walking cane."
"Mum!"
"They're like little chandeliers on my feet."
Eyad is again forced to concede. He has broken his tooth while eating a sunflower seed and needs a crown desperately. He can't miss the appointment, with all the checkpoints on the road, lack of taxis, it could take ages.
Downstairs the solid metal door to the apartment building swings open.
Eyad is dressed casually in his skinny jeans and jumper. Amar is coping surprisingly well on the uneven paving in her designer high heels, fitted dress and long, thick Astrakhan fur coat, complete with designer handbag and jewelry.
It's soon after dusk and the light is rapidly dwindling, the streetlights have not been switched on.
Eyad stands on one side of the road trying to hail a taxi while Amar stands at the other side doing the same. Several pass without stopping.
Finally Amar manages to hail one. Eyad walks over. "Where are you going?" asks the taxi driver.
"Just near the Vatican…" Amar begins.
Eyad leans into the taxi, interrupting Amar, "How much to the Vatican Embassy?"
The embassy is not their destination but there are no formal addresses so they must give directions based on landmarks.
"Whatever you think is fair," the driver responds.
"I'd rather you say a number." Eyad is firm, he hasn't played this game in quite some time but he is confident he can win.
"Leave it to God." "Four hundred Liras."
"Wallah [I swear to God] no one will take you for less than six hundred but for you I'll do it for five hundred." Eyad leans out, "Bullshit mum he's ripping us off."
"Yalla habibi [Come on darling] just get in the car." "Let me handle this mum."
Eyad leans back into the taxi window. "Four hundred fifty." "Five hundred."
"Four hundred seventy five." "Five hundred."
Eyad hesitates for a moment then concedes, he doesn't want to risk losing the cab. He opens the front door and sits upright, Amar nestles into the back.
The car is dimly lit with dark red bulbs on the interior back and front corners of the cab.
Like most local taxis, the rear-view mirror and dashboard are inundated with kitschy beads and fake flowers with LED lights, blue and white beads and plastic vases that say "I Love You" with a big red heart. The car is old and on the verge of collapse. The seats are overly bouncy, it makes surprisingly squeaky and hollow sounding clangs as they head towards the embassy.
They drive for some time, the streetlights flooding through the windows intermittently. Amar is swimming in her fur coat, Eyad distractedly texts on his phone.
The taxi driver watches the road ahead, covering his seat is a large jacket.
"The Vatican Embassy," he says pulling out a packet of cigarettes from a side pocket and putting one in his mouth.
He offers one to Eyad and Amar who refuse. He lights the cigarette, cracks open the window and looks over to Eyad, "So what brings you there?"
Eyad looks at him, trying to translate the words in his brain from English to Arabic, "Oh… I'm just going… to an appointment."
"An appointment. What kind of appointment?"
"A dental one, I cracked my tooth while eating a sunflower seed, " he says gleefully, expecting laughter. He is met with silence.
"And what do you do with yourself?" "I'm uh…a student."
"And what do you study?" The driver's eyes now firmly on Eyad.
"Engineering…" Eyad's sense of unease grows steadily. His eyes are unconsciously drawn over his shoulder. He is searching for what, he doesn't know. Suddenly his gaze is locked onto the drivers jacket, realising it is a military camouflage jacket.
The driver is an off duty soldier. "And where do you study?" "Uh… overseas."
"Where overseas?" "Australia."
"Have you been here long?" "Not long."
"I see you're in the army," Amar interjects with the slightest nod. "God give you strength." "Thank you madam."
"Which division are you in?" "10th division."
"Oh 10th division. That's a great division." "Thank you madam."
"We saw the news of your recent victory over those animals, may they rot in hell, on the TV just the other day…Congratulations."
"Thank you madam."
"Yes 10th division is a great division." "Yes it is, we thank God."
Amar pulls out a gold and silver laced cigarette case and puts one in her mouth, slowly lighting it. "You're led by the renowned General X, am I correct?"
"Yes madam."
"He's a fierce leader isn't he?" "Yes madam."
"Unforgiving in his ferocity," directly meeting the driver's gaze through the rear view mirror. "He uh is, yes."
"You know we're very good friends with the general… visits for coffee often." "God bless him, madam."
"We're praying very hard for all this craziness to end soon. So many people disappearing for no reason." "Madam, if I may-"
"Oh we've arrived. Just there on the kerb." "Yes madam."
The car stops on the side of the road. The taxi driver gets out and opens the door for Amar, almost bowing as she rises out of the vehicle. He drives off.
Eyad holds Amar's hand for balance as they ascend the stairs to the dental clinic. "Mum, since when did we-"
"Quiet darling."
Black velvet ropes line the entry to the rooftop night club. Flashy European cars are surrounded by scantily dressed, beautiful women and men smoking cigarettes and chatting.
Eyad, dressed smartly in a button shirt and dark chinos, stumbles out of the club and turns the corner. The loud pop music of the rooftop bar is filling the empty streets.
His cheeks are flushed red, his eyes glazed over. He turns a corner to reach the main road.
He comes across a long, softly sloping two lane bridge with pedestrian walkways on either side. It is illuminated by street lamps that give off a dark orange hue.
In the background lies the enormous silhouette of the surrounding mountains. He staggers down the decline of the bridge, drunk and hazy.
The nightclub music has long been drowned out, the air is stagnant. The silence of the mountains overbearing.
In the distance, two small flashes of light illuminate the central mountain. With dark orange flames, mushroom clouds begin to billow.
Several seconds pass before the shock waves of the explosions, tamed by distance, arrive with the softest breeze that lightly rustle his hair and unbuttoned shirt.
Eyad continues walking.
Milliseconds after; the sound of the sonic boom. It arrives with two small thumps, like that of a tabla. Eyad continues walking.

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Guidewire Software Recognised as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms, Europe, for Third Consecutive Year
Guidewire Software positioned highest for "ability to execute" and furthest for "completeness of vision"
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), the platform general insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently, today announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.'s "Gartner Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms, Europe,1" for the third consecutive year. Guidewire Software was again placed highest on both the ability to execute axis and furthest on the completeness of vision axis. A complimentary copy of the report can be viewed here.
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"Guidewire is honoured to be recognised by Gartner for the third consecutive year as a Leader in its Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms, Europe," said Keith Stonell, vice president, EMEA, Guidewire Software. "We are deeply committed to addressing the technology requirements of the Non-Life insurance industry and are setting the bar with our cloud-optimized platform that unifies digital, analytics, and the core. Our customers' success is our top priority, and we view this recognition as a shared acknowledgment with the Guidewire community."
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Eco activists labelled as terrorists by Government
Environmental campaigners have been labelled as extremists and listed alongside al-Qaeda inspired terrorists and dissident Irish republican groups.
Environmentalists reject the extremist label, saying that their protests are peaceful and non-violent Photo: Greenpeace/Cobb
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The guidance on extremism, produced by the Ministry of Justice, was sent to probation staff in charge of writing court reports or supervising a range of activists.
It says: "The United Kingdom like many other countries faces a continuing threat from extremists who believe they can advance their aims by committing acts of terrorism."
The advice lists "environmental extremists" alongside far-right activists, dissident Irish republicans, loyalist paramilitaries and al Qaeda-inspired extremists as among groups "currently categorised as extremist [that] may include those who have committed serious crime in pursuit of an ideology or cause".
David Howarth, the Liberal Democrats' justice spokesman, said that the documents revealed "a quite astonishing conflation of legitimate protest with terrorism".
The internal guidance from the Ministry of Justice's National Offender Management Service defines domestic extremism as any "unlawful action that is part of a protest or campaign".
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"Environmental extremists" are described as committing "criminal activity motivated by the broad philosophy and social movement centred on a concern for conservation and improvement of the natural environment".
But environmentalists reject the extremist label, saying that their protests are peaceful and non-violent.
Ben Stewart, of Greenpeace, said: "The climate movement has never once sought to further its political aims by using violence, which is something that Jack Straw, foreign secretary during the invasion of Iraq, can most certainly not claim.
"His Ministry of Justice would be better occupied reminding itself that peaceful direct action has a long and noble history in this country."
A ministry spokesman said: "It is not true to say that offenders who have committed criminal offences in connection with an extremist cause are 'all treated the same'. The National Offender Management Service has a programme of work that covers all forms of extremism."
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A report made by a financial institution about suspicious or potentially suspicious activity. The criteria to decide when a report must be made varies from country to country but generally is any financial transaction that does not make sense to the financial institution, is unusual for that particular client or appears to be done only for the purpose of hiding or obfuscating a transaction.
How can I detect a suspicious transaction or activity?
Generally, you should pay attention to all transactions or activities that are inconsistent with the known profile of the customer.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of some indicators.
The customer is reluctant to provide details of their identity.
A cash transaction is unusually large.
The customer requests currency in large denomination notes.
Non-disclosure of the source of funds by the customer.
Dubious explanations as to the source of funds.
If your organization is subject to the requirements of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act No. 8 of 2011 and Suppression of Financing of Terrorism Act No. 9 of 2011, you must take steps to identify any activity you suspect may be linked to money laundering or terrorist financing. If you know or suspect there is such a link you must report it to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
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Q: duplicates data while adding into table In my app when i insert data by clicking on add button data will be inserted into database and table.record will be inserted perfectly but when i add that data into table it duplicates the database data..here is the code:
 NSString *insertData=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"insert into tbl_Bills(Amount,Note,Due_On) values ('%f','%@','%@')",addAmountInDouble,val,due];
[database executeQuery:insertData];

NSLog(@"inert query: %@",insertData);
NSLog(@"value inserted");

NSString *countQuery = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Select Bill_Id,Entry_Date,Amount,Note,Due_On from tbl_Bills"];
NSArray *countArray1 = [database executeQuery:countQuery];
NSLog(@"Query:%@",countArray1);
[BillTableArray addObjectsFromArray:countArray1];

NSLog(@"Count array %@",countQuery);

NSLog(@"table array:%@",BillTableArray);
[database close];
[table reloadData];

count array is fine but table array duplicates the value..i also initialize table array in viewDidLoad() method.

A: This is because you are not clearing data out of BillTableArray before adding the new data into it.   You are rerunning your query across the entire table - thus retrieving all of your records again, including the ones you've already set up in BillTableArray on the initial view load.
The problem is this line:
[BillTableArray addObjectsFromArray:countArray1];

BillTableArray is already loaded with data from your initial viewDidLoad call, but the query you executed retrieves all of this data from the database again, and this line is adding all of those objects to the array for a second time.  So you are probably seeing duplicates of everything except the newly added items.
You probably just need to do:
BillTableArray = [countArray1 retain];

or something similar (don't forget to retain/release objects appropriately to ensure you don't lose them or leak them, not sure how BillTableArray is declared.

A: BillTableArray presumably contains all the data you already had in the table. When you re-query the database to get your added value, you will be returning everything, then adding it all again.
So, either

*

*Specifically add only the new objects to BillTableArray

*Change your countQuery to only return the new object

*Replace all the contents of BillTableArray with countArray1

A: [BillTableArray addObjectsFromArray:countArray1]; adds all the objects from array countArray1. So I guess the existing objects in BillTableArray are not removed before adding the new objects. This creates duplicates. To remove duplicates, just remove all the objects of BillTableArray and then add the objects from countArray1.
Just a small note, please make sure you name the variables starting with a lower case alphabet.

A: first of all you need to clear your table array before adding new objects :
[BillTableArray removeAllObjects];
after add new updated objects :
[BillTableArray addObjectsFromArray:countArray1];

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October 17, 2019 by NOW National
Decriminalize Prostituted People—Not Prostitution
Washington, D.C. – The Council of the District of Columbia-Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety- is considering a bill that would decriminalize those who buy and profit from the purchase of sex acts in the District. If passed into law, this bill will provide blanket approval for the exploitative and violent activities of those who control and profit from prostituted persons.
NOW has long supported removing criminal penalties that are applied to sexually exploited persons and expunging their criminal records. They are the ones who are victimized and violated. It is the buyers of sexual acts: pimps, traffickers, hotel and motel proprietors and brothel owners who must be charged with crimes and put out of business.
This bill, the misnamed "Community Safety and Health Amendment Act," would entice and embolden a criminal industry and bring it into the family of social acceptance, while collecting substantial amounts in taxes. But prostitution is a system of sexual exploitation, not "sex work."
Many prostituted persons, especially young women of color, and transwomen, are coerced into the sex trade due to difficult economic circumstances, homelessness, physical or sexual abuse, emotional trauma, coercion and abduction. No one chooses it as a profession over other career paths.
If this bill passes, Washington, D.C. would become the sex tourism capital of the world. We need protections and support for the people who are being prostituted—not subsidies for new industries based on the exploitation of women.
NOW supports legislation that would decriminalize people who are prostituted and provide programs that would help them to successfully exit the trade and access counseling, health care, housing, training and employment. This approach is known as The Equality/Nordic Model, successfully adopted by Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland and France.
But the bill before the Council is based on inequality, profits and patriarchy. That is why the National Organization for Women is testifying against it today.
Under this legislation, D.C. would see the overnight growth of a multi-billion–dollar sex tourist industry, complete with celebrity-branded chains of brothels and organized crime. This must not happen. Instead, we must decriminalize prostituted people and enforce prohibitions against the exploitative purchasers of sexual acts.


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Archetypes and the Unconscious in Harry Potter and Diana Wynne Jones's Fire and Hemlock and Dogsbody.
Mills, Alice
in: Anatol, Giselle L., ed. Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. p. 3-13.
Subjects: ARCHETYPES; DOGSBODY (NOVEL); FIRE AND HEMLOCK (NOVEL); HARRY POTTER (NOVEL SERIES); JONES, DIANA WYNNE; ROWLING, J. K.; UNCONSCIOUS
Harry Potter and the Unconscious Dimension.
Pyle, Mary
Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2022. 260 p.
Subjects: EDUCATION; FANTASY; HARRY POTTER (NOVEL SERIES); PLAY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTS; READERS; ROWLING, J. K.; UNCONSCIOUS
James Branch Cabell: wizard of the unconscious
Tarrant, Desmond
Kalki 7:93-99. 1977.
Subjects: CABELL, JAMES BRANCH; UNCONSCIOUS
Las Virgenes Locas as Product of the Unconscious,
Charnon-Deutsch, Lou
Monographic Review 3(1/2): 49-57. 1987.
Subjects: SPAIN; UNCONSCIOUS
Primordial Format: Archetypal Symbols of the Unconcious in a Science Fiction Television Series.
Turner, Charles C.
Ph.D. Dissertation, New York University, 1973. 451 p. (DAI-A 34(7): 753. Aug. 1972.)
Subjects: ARCHETYPES; TELEVISION; UNCONSCIOUS; VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV)
Psychic Presences in Cinematic Surrealism: An Archetypal Exploration into the Films of David Lynch.
Barreto Mattar, Jose Carlos
Ph. D. Dissertation, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2021. 199 p. (DAI-A 83(5)(E).)
Subjects: ARCHETYPES; BLUE VELVET (1986) (FILM); CREATIVITY; DUALISM; GNOSTICISM; INLAND EMPIRE (2006) (FILM); JUNG, CARL G.; LOST HIGHWAY (1997) (FILM); LYNCH, DAVID; MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001) (FILM); OCCULT; SUPERNATURAL; TWIN PEAKS (TV); TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (199
Realism, Dreams and the Unconscious in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro.
Holmes, Frederick M.
In: Acheson, James and Ross, Sarah C. E., eds. The Contemporary British Novel Since 1980. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. p. 11-22.
Subjects: DREAMS; ISHIGURO, KAZUO; UNCONSCIOUS
Returning to the Basement: Excavating the Unconscious in Buffy"s 'Restless".
Berger, Laura; Ferencz, Keri
in: Money, Mary A., ed. Joss Whedon: the Complete Companion : the TV Series, the Movies, the Comic Books and More. London: Titan, 2012. p. 112-125.
Subjects: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (TV); UNCONSCIOUS; WHEDON, JOSS
SF as Surrealism: Imagination & the Unconscious.
Bogstad, Janice M.
Janus 4(2/3 [12/13]): 31-33. Summer/Autumn 1978.
Subjects: IMAGINATION; SURREALISM; UNCONSCIOUS
The Unconscious: What, When, Where, Why, and of Course Who
Sharp, William
in: Langley, Travis, ed. Doctor Who Psychology: A Madman with a Box. New York: Sterling, 2016. p. 53-62.
Subjects: DOCTOR WHO (TV); UNCONSCIOUS
Unconscious, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Guffey, G. R.
in: Slusser, George E., ed. Bridges to Fantasy. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1982. pp. 142-159.
Subjects: BRADBURY, RAY; LEM, STANISLAW; UNCONSCIOUS
Unconscious, Fantasy, and Science Fiction, The: Transformations in Bradbury's Martian Chronicles and Lem's Solaris
Guffey, George R.
In: Bloom, Harold, ed. Ray Bradbury. New Edition. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2010. p. 67-86.
Subjects: BRADBURY, RAY; LEM, STANISLAW; MARTIAN CHRONICLES, THE (NOVEL); SOLARIS (NOVEL); UNCONSCIOUS
utopian search in Arthurian myth, The: the collective unconscious at work in Celtic mythology.
Struck, Cynthia Kay
Master's Thesis, Midwestern State University, 2001. 85 p. https://mwsu.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/01MIDWST_INST/1293044390001261
Subjects: ARTHURIAN LEGEND; CELTIC MYTHOLOGY; JEWISH MYTHOLOGY; KING ARTHUR; UNCONSCIOUS; UTOPIA


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State-of-the-art pharmaceutical factory – Julphar Saudi Arabia – Inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah
The SAR 200 million manufacturing facility will produce 1 billion tablets, 300 million capsules and 30 million bottles of syrups and suspensions per year
The state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Julphar Saudi Arabia officially opened during a much-anticipated on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony, which took place in Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) on April 20th in the presence of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates governmental representatives and officials.
The factory was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Minister of Health for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with auspicious presence of dignitaries including the CEO of SFDA (Saudi Food & Drug Authority) Dr. Hisham Al Jeddaei, Secretary General of Economic Cities Authority Mr. Mohanud Abdul-Mohsin Helal, CEO of Emaar Economic City Mr. Fahd Al-Rasheed, CEO of Industrial Valley Mr. Rayan Qutub & Chairman Cigalah Group Sheikh Yasser Naghi.
During the one-day event, Julphar Saudi Arabia held a factory site tour, where media and guests had the opportunity to visit the world-class facility and see its production process.
Julphar's Chairman, His Highness Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, said: "I am grateful to all for their well-founded trust in Julphar and for attending today's event. With the launch of Julphar Saudi Arabia, we are strengthening our commitment towards Julphar's biggest market: Saudi Arabia, and its people. The medicines will be manufactured locally, which will help reduce the cost of production and ensure all our high quality products are affordable to families in the kingdom. The addition of the Julphar plant in Saudi Arabia also supports the company's vision to expand its manufacturing presence in the region."
"The plant will have the capacity to produce up to 1 billion tablets, 300 million capsules and 30 million bottles of syrups and suspensions per year," added Sheikh Abdullah Bin Faisal Al Qasimi, Vice-Chairman of the Board. "Julphar Saudi Arabia also complies with international Current Good Manufacturing Practice cGMP standards. It integrates quality into all stages of manufacturing and aim for continuous improvement, which is in line with the company's objective to ensure our people's safety by producing high quality products through world-class facilities."
Julphar Saudi Arabia is the result of the collaboration between MENA's largest generic pharmaceutical company, Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries, and its local partner Cigalah Group, a leading healthcare distributor in the Saudi market.
The construction of the factory is estimated to SAR 200 million and is expected to employ Saudi talents with on-going training & development.
The 75,000 sqm. plant integrates an oral solid dosage plant and oral liquid formulation plant, which incorporate the most sophisticated processes and control systems (such as raw material transfer through closed systems, recipe management with minimal operator intervention and automated cleaning) to ensure the production of high quality products.
Julphar Appoints New Chief Quality Officer
Julphar Holds Annual General Meeting
Julphar's Chairman and Vice-Chairman Step Down
Julphar withdraws cough syrup Sedofan
UAE's Julphar Sends Life-Saving Medicine to Cairo Crash Survivors
Julphar Withdraws Profinal
Julphar Withdraws Cefuzime
Julphar Announces 2018 Preliminary Results
Julphar Launches Nationwide Healthy Living Initiative


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The Works of President Edwards, Volume 4
tioned principles let loose? When, moreover, these principles are prompted by false joys and comforts, excited by some pleasing imaginations impressed by Satan, transforming himself into an angel of light?
When once a hypocrite is thus established in a false hope, he has not those things to cause him to call his hope in question, that oftentimes are the occasion of doubting to true saints; as, first, he has not that cautious spirit, that great sense of the vast importance of a sure foundation, and that dread of being deceived.
The comforts of the true saints increase awakening and caution, and a lively sense how great a thing it is to appear before an infinitely holy, just, and omniscient Judge. But false comforts put an end to these things, and dreadfully stupify the mind. Secondly, The hypocrite has not the knowledge of his own blindness, and the deceitfulness of bis own heart, and that mean opinion of his own understanding, that the true saint has. Those that are deluded with false discoveries and affections, are evermore highly conceited of their light and understanding. Thirdly, The devil does not assault the hope of the hypocrite, as he does the hope of a true saint. The devil is a great enemy to a true Christian's hope, not only because it tends greatly to his comfort, but also because it is of a holy, heavenly nature, greatly tending to promote and cherish grace in the heart, and a great incentive to strictness and diligence in the Christian life. But he is no enemy to the hope of a hypocrite, which above all things establishes his interest in him. A hypocrite may retain his hope without opposition, as long as he lives, the devil never attempting to disturb it. But there is perhaps no true Christian but what has his hope assaulted by him. Satan assaulted Christ himself, upon this, whether he were the Son of God or no: and the servant is not above his Master, nor the disciple above his Lord. It is enough for the disciple, who is most privileged in this world, to be as his master. Fourthly, He who has a false hope, has not that sight of his own corruptions which the saint has. A true Christian has ten times so much to do with his heart and its corruptions, as an hypocrite. The sins of his heart and practice appear to him in their awful blackness; they look dreadful; and it often appears a very mysterious thing, that any grace can be consistent with such corruption, or should be in such a heart. But a false hope hides corruption, covers it all over, and the hypocrite looks clean and bright in his own eyes.
There are two sorts of hypocrites: one such as are deceiv
ed with their outward morality and external religion; many of whom are professed Arminians, in the doctrine of justification: and the other, such as are deceived with false discoreries and elevations. These last often cry down works and men's own righteousness, and talk much of free grace; but at the same time make a righteousness of their discoveries and humiliation, and exalt themselves to heaven with them. These two kinds of hypocrites Mr. SHEPARD, in his exposition of the Parable of the ten virgins, distinguishes by the names of legal and evangelical hypocrites; and often speaks of the latter as the worst. And it is evident, that the latter are commonly by far the most confident in their hope, and are with the most difficulty brought off from it. I have scarcely known an instance of such an one that has been undeceived. The chief grounds of the confidence of many of them, are impulses and supposed revelations, (sometimes with texts of scripture, and sometimes without) like what many of late have had concerning future events. These impulses about their good estate tbey call the witness of the Spirit; entirely misunderstanding the nature of the witness of the Spirit, as I shall shew hereafter. Those who have had visions and impulses about other things, have generally had such things as they are desirous and fond of, revealed to them: and no wonder that persons who give heed to such things, have the same sort of visions or impressions about their own eternal salvation. Why may they not suppose a revelation made to them, that their sios are forgiven them, that their names are written in the book of life, that they are in high favour with God, &c. and especially when they earnestly seek, expect, and wait for evidence of their election and salvation this way, as the surest and most glorious evidence of it? Neither is it any wonder, that when they have such a supposed revelation of their good estate, it raises in them the highest degree of confidence of it. It is found by abundant experience, that those who are led away by impulses and imagined revelations, are extremely confident.
They suppose, that the great Jehovah has declared these and those things to them; and having his immediate testimony, a strong confidence is the highest virtue. Hence they are bold to say, I know this or that ;-—I know certainly ;I am as sure as that I have a being, and the like: and they despise all argument and inquiry into the case. And it is easy to be accounted for, that impressions and impulses about that which is so pleasing, so suiting their self-love and pride, as Vol. iv.
their being the dear children of God, should make them 'strongly confident: especially when, with their impulses and revelations, they have high affections, which they take to be the most eminent exercises of grace. I have known several persons, who have had a fond desire of something of a temporal nature, through a violent passion that has possessed them; they have earnestly wished it should come to pass, and have met with many discouragements in it; but at last have had an impression, or supposed revelation that they should obtain what they sought. They have looked upon this as a sure promise from the Most High, which has made them most ridiculously confident, against all manner of reason to convince them to the contrary, and all events working against them. And nothing hinders, but that persons who are seeking their salvation may be deceived by the like delusive impressions, and be made confident the same way.
The confidence of many of this sort, whom that Mr. SHEPARD calls evangelical hypocrites, is like the confidence of some mad men, who think they are kings: they will maintain it against all manner of reason and evidence. And in one sense, it is much more immoveable than a truly gracious assurance; a true assurance is not upheld, but by the soul being kept in a holy frame, and grace maintained in lively exercise, If the actings of grace do much decay in the Christian, and he falls into a lifeless frame, he loses his assurance : but this confidence of hypocrites will not be shaken by sin; they (at least some of theni) will maintain their boldness in their hope, in the most corrupt fraines and wicked ways; which is a sure evidence of their delusion *.
And here I cannot but observe, that there are certain doctrines often preached to the people, which need to be delivernamed with more caution and explanation than they frequently
are; for as they are by many understood, they tend greatly to establish this delusion and false confidence of hypocrites,
* Mr. SHEPARD speaks of it, " as a presumptuous peace, that is not interrupted and broke by evil works." And says, that " the spirit will sigh, and not sing in that bosom whence corrupt dispositions and passions, break out." And that "though inen in such frames may seem to maintain the consolation of the Spirit, and not suspect their hypocrisy, under pretence of trusting the Lord's mercy; yet they cannot avoid the "condemnation of the world." Parable of the Ten Virgins, Part I. p. 139.
Dr. Ames speaks of it as a thing, by which the peace of a wicked man may be distinguished from the peace of a godly man, "that the peace of a wicked man continues, whether he performs the duties of piety and righteousness or no; provided those crimes are avoided that appear borrid to sature itself." Cases of Conscience, lib. III. Chap. vii.
The doctrines I speak of are those of Christians living by farth, not by sight : their giving glory to God, by trusting him in the dark; living upon Christ and nolupon.experiences immot making their good frames the foundation of their faith. These are excellent and important doctrines indeed, rightly understood, but corrupt and destructive, as many understand them. The scripture speaks of our living or walking by faith, and not by sight, in no other way than these, viz. When we are governed by a respect to eternal things, which are the objects of faith, and are not seen, and not by a respect to temporal things, which are seen; when we believe things revealed; that we never saw with bodily eyes; and also exercise faith in the promise of future things, without yet seeing or enjoying the things promised, or knowing the way how they can be fulfilled. This will be easily evident to any one that looks over the scriptures, which speak of faith in opposition to sight *. But this doctrine, as it is understood by many, is, that Christians ought firmly to believe and trust in Christ, without spiritual hght; even although they are in a dark, dead frame; and for the present, have no spiritual experiences or discoveries. It is truly the duty of those who are thus in darkness to come out of darkness into light, and to believe. But that they should confidently believe and trust, while they yet remain without spiritual light or sight, is an antiscriptural and absurd doctrine.
The scripture is ignorant of any such faith in Christ of the operation of God, that is not founded in a spiritual sight of Christ. That believing on Christ, which accompanies a title to everlasting life, is a seeing the Son, and believing on him, John vi. 40. True faith in Christ is never exercised, any further than persons behold as in a glass the glory of the Lord, and have the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesuis Christ, 2 Cor. iii. 18. and iv. 6. They into whose minds the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, does not shine, they believe not, 2 Cor. iv. 4. That faith, which is without spiritual light, is not the faith of the children of the light and of the day; but the presumption of the children of darkness. And therefore to press and urge them to believe, without any spiritual light or sight, tends greatly to help forward the delusions of the prince of darkness. Men not only cannot exercise faith without some spiritual light, but they can exer
AS 8 Cor. iv. 18. and v. 7. Heb. xi. 1, 8, 13, 17, 27, 29. Rom. viii. 24, foha xx. 89.
cise faith only just in such proportion as they have spiritual light. Men will trust in God no further than they know him : and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in him, further than they have a sight of his fulness and faithfulness in exercise. Nor can they have the exercise of trust in God, any further than they are in a gracious frame. They that are in a dead
a . carnal frame, doubtless ought to trust in God; because that would be the same thing as coming out of their bad frame, and turning to God: but to exhort men confidently to trust in God, and so hold up their hope and peace, though they are not in a gracious frame, and continue still to be so, is the same thing, in effect, as to exhort them confidently to trust in God, but not with a gracious trust : and what is that but a wicked presumption? It is just as impossible for men to have a strong or lively trust in God, when they have no lively exercises of grace, or sensible Christian experiences, as it is for them to be in the lively exercises of grace, without the exercises of grace!
It is true, that it is the duty of God's people to trust in him when in darkness, even though they remain still in darkness, in one sense, viz. when the aspects of his providence are dark, and look as though God had forsaken them, and did not hear their prayers. Many clouds gather, many enemies surround them, with a formidable aspect, threatening to swallow them up, and all events of providence seem to be against them. All circumstances seem to render the promises of God difficult to be fulfilled, but he must be trusted out of sight, i.e. when we cannot see which way is possible for him to fulfil his word. Every thing but God's mere word makes it look unlikely, so that if persons believe, they must hope against hope. Thus the ancient Patriarchs, and thus the Psalmist, Jeremiah, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego, and the apostle Paul, gave glory to God by trusting him in darkness. We have many instances of such a glorious, victorious faith in the eleventh of the Hebrews. But how different a thing is this, from trusting in God, without spiritual sight, and being at the same time in a dead and carnal frame!
Spiritual light may be let into the soul in one way, when it is not in another; and so there is such a thing as the saints trusting in God, and also knowing their good estate, when they are destitute of some kinds of experience. For instance, they may have clear views of God's all-sufficiency and faithfulness, and so may confidently trust in him, and know that they are his children; aud yet not have those clear and sweet ideas of


Just a short while ago we reported about a new controller making its way to the Xbox One. Well a new console bundle listing has outed the controller yet again, and revealed the Xbox One Independent Developers Pack.
The ID@Xbox Bundle was announced on Twitter by Xbox AUS and will feature 7 popular indies (Hand of Fate, Threes!, Warframe, #IDARB, The Jackbox Party Pack, Smite, and Never Alone) for the Xbox One and the new "Xbox One Wireless Controller with 3.5mm headset jack," according to a capped listing. The bundle will also include the standard 500GB HDD, download tokens for the indies titles and all the other accessories for the console to function.
The Xbox Store page that had the listing has been edited to remove the specific controller information so this one may have slipped a little early. Considering E3 is just a couple of weeks away, this could have been one that Microsoft was slated to announce at their yearly press conference.
Microsoft has been teasing big reveals for the show. Are you as excited for E3 as we are? Let us know in the comments and make sure you like our Facebook Page, join our Facebook Group and follow on Twitter for all the latest Xbox One news, reviews and competitions.


Billionaire globalist George Soros has extended his icy grip around the throat of the liberal media by buying up another $3 million in shares of the New York Times.
Although Soros already owns a large number of shares in the publication, this latest "lion's shares" purchase has massively extended his influence over the brand.
Soros last bought stock in the company when he invested $470k in 2007 - a number that pales in insignificance compared to his latest gobbling.
Soros latest investment has seen him acquire 126,400 shares in the New York Times Company through his investing firm, Soros Fund Management LLC.
According to last month's filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the shares are worth $3,046,000.
At the same time, Soros also invested money in two other media publishers: Tribune Media Company and in Time Warner Inc, according to the same filing.
RT reports: Soros Fund Management is the company that Soros uses to spread his wealth around. Soros Fund Management actively invests in stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and, as the New York Times reported recently, the Triple Crown-winning racehorse Justify.
"Soros has long had influence or given direct funding to a wide range of journalism operations from NPR to ProPublica," Gainor said.
"This is still a big step to be buying a $3 million stake in the top liberal outlet in America."
After throwing more than $10.5 million into Hillary Clinton's failed election bid in 2016, Soros has also made no bones about his desire to see President Donald Trump –who he recently called the "ultimate narcissist"– impeached and removed from office.
Trump's victory reportedly cost Soros almost a billion dollars on the market.
Since Trump's election, Soros has taken to sponsoring leftist candidates in district attorney races across the country, in a bid to reshape the American justice system in his own progressive image.
After donating $50 million to the American Civil Liberties Union in 2014, he has spent over $9 million funding candidates in 14 cities.
In San Diego alone, he spent $1.5 million propping up Democrat Geneviéve Jones-Wright's unsuccessful campaign.
Soros' Open Society Foundations project began in 1979.
The organization now enjoys an annual budget of over $940 million and operates in over 100 countries across the globe, with 26 national and regional foundations and offices.
Soros was accused of meddling in British politics when it emerged last February that he had donated almost $700,000 to the pro-EU lobby group, Best for Britain.
The billionaire's image as a human rights campaigner and philanthropist has not been well-received in his native Hungary.
The country's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been an outspoken critic of Soros and his NGOs, accusing the billionaire of meddling in Hungary's internal political affairs by funding opposition groups.
In February, Orban's Fidesz party submitted a bill to parliament called the 'Stop Soros Act,' which would curb immigration and would also affect foreign-funded NGOs.
The bill says that all NGOs that "support illegal immigration" need to be registered, while any NGO that gets money from abroad must pay a 25-percent tax.
Before dabbling in American politics, George Soros made a fortune 'shorting' Great Britain's pound sterling, which resulted in the currency's collapse in 1992.
In his native Hungary, Soros has been accused of tampering in internal affairs and pushing pro-immigration policies to destabilize Europe.


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Прапор Богданівки — один з офіційних символів села Богданівка, Броварського району Київської області.

Історія
Розроблені районною комісією символи затвердила ІІ сесія Богданівської сільської ради 3-го (ХХІІІ) скликання рішенням від 19 червня 1998 року. Після зауважень і рекомендацій Українського геральдичного товариства проекти у робочому порядку доопрацював М. Юхта.

Опис
Квадратне синє полотнище, у центрі якого жовта 8-променева зірка з накладеним червоним подвійним хрестом; по периметру йде біла лиштва (завширшки в 1/16 сторони прапора).

Зміст
Прапор побудований на основі символіки герба поселення. Зірка з подвійним хрестом є символом духовного відродження, означає світло та життя.

Квадратна форма полотнища відповідає усталеним вимогам для муніципальних прапорів (прапорів міст, селищ і сіл).

Див. також
 Герб Богданівки
 Богданівка

Джерела
 Гречило А. Герби та прапори міст і сіл України. — Львів, 2004. — Ч. 1. — С. 34.

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Богданівка


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