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So Ive been thinking about What if NIN (or better yet, Null Corporation) was on bandcamp? This week due to the digital downloads leaving the NIN store.
Since 2008 (2007 if you count Niggy but thats already put back out by Saul) theres been some rare and now out of print stuff digitally.
- Ghosts I-IV with individual track artwork
- The Slip with individual track artwork
- NINJA Tour Sampler (at least just the NINJA part)
- Welcome Oblivion with individual track artwork
- NIN Live 2013 EP (finally lossless)
- NIN 2014 Remix EP (see above)
- Any and all TR scores (used to be able to get TSN, GDT, Gone Girl lossless from NIN, lets bring that back)
- (Related to above) Waves with individual track artwork (now that you cant get it on NIN.com)
- Deviations! Maybe its time to let this be a download? (Ha, no I dont see that happening. But you *could* put it on Bandcamp as the companion to vinyl sales of the record)
- The trilogy and DEs of course
- Old catalog lossless with high quality artwork.
- Obscure remixes like Opal and the Clouser FDTS versions.
- A Proper version of FDTS itself with a merged track listing? (And a vinyl component)


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The Vancouver Writers Fest presents5. Word! (1)
EMMA FIELD, TARAN KOOTENHAYOO, VUYO MGODUKAModerator: Jillian ChristmasA favourite every year, Word! offers students and teachers the opportunity to be captivated by spoken word artists from Canada and beyond.
One of the fastest events to sell-out every year, Word! is an understandable favourite of students and teachers alike: an opportunity to be captivated by spoken word artists from Canada and beyond. Stewarded by Writers Fest Spoken Word Curator and Slam Poetry Champion, Jillian Christmas, this performance is no exception, featuring Emma Field, an active performer in the Vancouver Slam scene, Taran Kootenhayoo, an actor, playwright and poet, and a member of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, and South African born, Vancouver based poet and vocalist, Vuyo Mgoduka.
Suitable for grades 8-12 and adults.Tuesday, October 22 at 1:00pmGranville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston StTicket Prices$20 - Regular$18 - Members/Seniors$15 - Youth (under 30)(not including GST and $3.50 service charge per ticket)If you are not a registered user of Theatre Wire, register first before choosing your tickets.

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Welcome back to the Diabolical Legacy, Update #7 of SimNaWriMo! That's a silver feather in our cap, ladies and gents!
Last time, Rosie got engaged to her teenage boy toy and Mad Fireball aged into a toddler! And that's ALL that happened. We won't speak of the disappointment. Have Mad Fireball spam!
Ignore the pink thing in that second crib. It is a failure and will no doubt spontaneously combust like the defective thing it is.
Just in time to be replaced too! Bring forth the new spawn!
Lili has been chained to the chess board for the majority of her pregnancies, but finally. FINALLY! Labor comes to fruition! Lili has maxed the Logic skill! This should make Criminal promotions a lot easier to nab. (lol) Unless I'm being an idiot and its Charisma she needs, not Logic. She's too low in the chain of command for me to see. And I'm too lazy to actually look it up. Meh. >.>
She finally has the time to spend some with Mad Fireball and potty-train her.
But Grandpa Max still has to teach her to talk.
Did I mention that Rakshasa was pregnant? Welp! There you go! She was pregnant! Obviously, no longer, but she was. If you don't remember (shame on you), Rakshasa is the daughter of our dearly departed Nikita. The father of Rakshasa's kittens is one of precious Dinah's sons, Macavity and Lynx. I don't remember which.
The kittens are:
Lilith, pay no mind to the name shown for I change it later, is a Friendly and Non-destructive female kitten. She looks to have Macavity's form and eyes, but Rakshasa's overall coat coloration.
Jinx, again the name shown is wrong, is a Playful and Non-destructive male kitten. He's got Lynx's overall body shape and eyes with his undercoat coloring and Rakshasa's splotch coloring.
Clawdia (don't; you know it had to be done) is a Friendly and Neat female kitten. She's basically a female clone of Jinx.
I don't know which one we'll keep yet. Might try again for more interesting kittens, though I do love the eye bi-color.
Rosie: What the hell are you doing outside?!
Pap: Are they…fighting?!
Mori: What…do you mean?
Rosie: Don't play dumb with me!
Pap: They're fighting! I can't believe this!
Rosie: You're fucking grounded for even leaving this house, you little turd!
Mori: What did I do?!
Pap: *squeals in delight* Scream at him again!
Shut up.
What happened?
Mori: She said something about me not stealing something when I had the chance. I have no idea! Who knows what goes through that strangely twisted brain of hers!
Yeah. I'll see what Lili's doing.
Lili quickly lets him off, but I have no idea what Rosie's thing was. It wasn't even curfew yet!
To keep out of his vengeful sister's sight, Moriarty has taken to fishing in the family's pond out back. I'm thinking that his Angler trait may inspire a fishing related LTW.
Time seems to just fly on by! He's already level 4 Fishing!
Time has flown by such that its already Moriarty's young adult birthday! 8D Time for the youngest member of generation 2 to become a evilly productive member of society!
We have cake, but no party. Max is out holding meetings, and Rosie is getting very close to that last promotion anyways. And Hans is probably locked inside the fire station. But Kitty and Lili and even some of the cats are there to support Mori!
Vampires sparkle red when they age up to adulthood! I did not previously know this!
Don't look so worried, Mori! You'll roll a great last trait, I'm sure!
A dashingly handsome man who managed to grab the coveted Cat Lover trait! Max is so proud!
Of course, you know this means we'll probably never let him go now. Hey! Those cats have to be taken care of by someone!
As predicted, Mori grabbed the Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium LTW. Even though I thought long and hard about that Cat Herder LTW. But, while having Mori be a crazy old cat man was outstandingly hilarious, he already rolled the Private Aquarium wish earlier in his teenhood, so he gets to keep it.
Next time: Part Three of Birth Days Ahead! No, we're not done yet!
Young Adult Moriarty has been added to the downloads! He's a vampire, so consider yourself warned!
Thanks for reading! ^_^
Edit: Apparently, this is the 50th post of the Diabolical Legacy blog! Woo!


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Normalize Unicode to ASCII
I. Introduction:
Unicode is designed to be an universal character set that includes all of the major scripts of the words. It allows data to be transported through many different systems without corruption. It is very useful when dealing with multilingual NLP. Non-ASCII Unicode are commonly seen even in English documents, such as diacritics, ligature, punctuation, and symbols. For examples, © is used for copyright and ® for registered sign. Accordingly, UTF-8 is used as the default standard input and output format for the Lexical tools since 2005.
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most common used standard code for information interchange and communication between data processing systems. The ASCII character set contains 128 7-bit coded characters including alphabetic, numeric, control and graphic characters. Even Unicode are widely used these days, there are lots of NLP projects still only dealing with ASCII. Thus, there is a need for Lexical tools to provide users a way to convert characters from Unicode (UTF-8) to ASCII (7-bit).
II. Definition:
To provide a tool to convert non-ASCII characters from Unicode (UTF-8) to ASCII (value < 128, U+007F). The normalized result should not change the meaning of the original Unicode character. The normalization algorithm and results are described as follows.
III. Norm Guidelines:
Two fundamental principles are used as the guideline of normalizing non-ASCII Unicode to ASCII:
- Similar Semantic representation: represents the same meaning
- Similar Graphic representation: similar graphic appearance
The table below illustrates examples for the combinations of above two guidelines. Please note that different application might apply different normalization guideline.
- Examples: similar in both semantic and graphic representations
Semantic Graphic Norm? Example Notes Similar Similar Yes U+0100: [Ā] to [A] Strip diacritics Similar Similar Yes U+00BD: [½] to [1/2] Split ligature Similar Similar Yes U+201C: ["] to ["] Punctuation mapping Similar Similar Yes U+0406: [І] to [I] Alphabet mapping Similar Similar Yes U+FF2B: [K] to [K] Fullwidth letters
- Examples: similar in semantic; not in graphic representations
Semantic Graphic Norm? Example Notes Similar Different Yes U+00AB: [«] to ["] Punctuation mapping Similar Different Yes U+00A9: [©] to [(c)] Symbol mapping Similar Different Yes U+00B0: [°] to [(degree)] Symbol mapping Similar Different Yes U+03B1: [α] to [(alpha)] Alphabet mapping Different Similar Yes U+00D7: [×] to [*] Symbol mapping Similar Different Yes U+03BC: [μ] to [(mu)] Alphabet mapping
- Examples: similar in graphic; not in semantic representations
Semantic Graphic Norm? Example Notes Different Similar Yes U+2190: [←] to [<-] Common used Different Similar Yes/No U+00B5: [µ] to [u] "ul" is used for microLiter Different Similar Yes/No U+2022: [•] to [*] Use * for bullet? Different Similar Yes/No U+03BC: [μ] to U+00B5: [µ] Common used synonym or typo? Different Similar Yes/No U+00DF: [ß] to U+03B2: [β] Common used synonym or typo? Different Similar Yes/No U+00B6: [¶] to U+03C0: [π] Common used synonym or typo?
The normalization based on semantic or graphic similarity principle is the core operation for Unicode to ASCII normalization. This is called as core normalization and can be performed by:
- Symbols and punctuation mapping
- Unicode mapping
- Split ligatures
- Strip diacritics
IV. Norm Operations:
- Basic Norm Operations
There are 7 basic Norm operations used in Lexical tools for normalize non-ASCII Unicode characters to ASCII. Most normalization for Unicode to ASCII can be achieved by combining different basic operations in different order. The following table shows the lvg flows and other information of these seven basic norm operations.
Lvg Flow Descriptions Abbreviation No Operation (for ASCII) NO -f:q Strip Diacritics SD -f:q0 Map Symbols & Punctuation to ASCII MS -f:q1 Map Unicode to ASCII MU -f:q2 Split Ligatures SL -f:q3 Get Unicode Name UN -f:q4 Get Unicode Synonym US -f:q8 Strip or Map Unicode SM
- Combined Norm Operations
Different combination of above basic Norm operation can be used for different NLP. Lexical tools provide 3 most common used combined operation as shown in the following table:
Lvg Flow Descriptions Combined Flows -f:q7 Unicode Core Norm (based on semantic & graphic similarity) -f:q0:q1:q2:q, recursively -f:q5 Norm Unicode to ASCII -f:q7:q3 -f:q6 Norm Unicode to ASCII with synonym option -f:q4:q7:q3


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Ahmed Gabr: SDI Instructor Trainer Ambassador
Ahmed Gabr is the world's deepest diver. The Egyptian's name lit the world stage on 18 September 2014, when he marked the history of competitive ultra-deep diving by reaching the depth of 332.35 metres using open-circuit scuba, breaking the previous long-standing record achieved in 2005, he is one of only six men to have ever dived below 300 metres (980 ft).
Ahmed is a three-time Guinness World Record breaker; Deepest Scuba Dive, Deepest Sea Dive, and in 2015 he mobilised 614 divers for the Largest Underwater Clean-up. As an SDI/ TDI/ ERDI Dive Instructor Trainer, he is backed by 20+ years experience in sport and military diving; an ex-Special Forces officer, a graduate of the US Combat Diver course, his passion for technical diving began soon after becoming a professional dive instructor in 1996. He provides real experience & expertise, increasing sport diving's orientation toward innovative, disciplined and safe practices. Leveraging his brand and image, he supports campaigns for protection of the marine environment. This transfer of knowledge is also facilitated through his speaking engagements world-wide.
What was the first dive you did and how did it influence you to start a career in the diving industry?
In 1991 aged 18, I performed my first dive during my open water course. My initial decision to enrol in the dive training was based on my eagerness to join the military; scuba diving was the next best thing as I had not yet graduated from the military academy I was attending at that time. Like everyone in Egypt, I admired the legacy of Jacques Cousteau, his documentaries made the Red Sea famous, but it was not until I used SCUBA to experience the beauty, and to interact in this 3D environment myself, that I began to imagine life as a sub- mariner – for me it was just the coolest thing to do (…Egypt never had a space program…). Later, I joined the Army, in my spare time I continued diving and soon went on to become a dive instructor, moonlighting in tourism. My dive training also played a big part toward helping progress my military career, I passed intense physical fitness tests and was accepted into "the toughest military school", graduating from the Combat Diver Qualification Course, at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Fla., run by C Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. If it were not for that first dive, and subsequent training and experience in the Red Sea dive industry, I might not be part of that elite force, nor have achieved my record deep dive to 332.35 meters. Scuba diving has given me so much, including a rewarding occupation as an Instructor Trainer to fall back on after retiring from my 20+ year's military career
What do you believe is the most important trait of a professional educator and why?
Patience dealing with dive students at different skill levels.
What is your favorite SDI class to teach and why?
Instructor Development Course (IDC). A dive student's completion of the IDC/IE marks the culmination of their diving education and experience, it gives me great satisfaction to see they're ready to become great instructors, who will go on to train and add real value to their own students diving, and hopefully, the cycle will repeat.
What is a bucket list dive you still have?
To dive in Antarctica! It's my number one dream destination, to dive, experience and see for myself this place of unique natural beauty – icebergs, wildlife, and maybe even some wrecks. It's also a challenge, not only is it difficult to get there (it's something that most people won't ever see in their lifetime), it's the extreme environmental knowledge that I'm interested in, and the specialized skills and ice-diving equipment training. I've started my trip planning and preparation, including budgeting for it, but it will still be a while until I get there.
What is one bit of advice you would give to a perspective Instructor candidate about to embark on becoming an SDI Instructor?
A visit into the underwater world is an extraordinary experience that most people are able to achieve. The best SDI Instructors are the authentic ones who are passionate about their sport and habitat, your students will truly be impacted by interacting with you. This is a good start to ensuring your students get the best diving education and experience possible. Remember to stay objective, provide appropriate levels of challenge to match your student's skill level. With that said the first most important thing is to be diligent about following all the dive industry health and safety standards, this, as well as always showing your great personality and friendly attitude will go a long way in helping your students feel comfortable and secure so they can fully enjoy their diving.


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AAfter spending years in the gaming and hospitality industry as an executive for over 20 years, Las Vegas native Kim Miramontes has changed careers. She is now the owner and general manager of College Nannies and Tutors. The franchise offers full-service child care and customized tutoring solutions for college-bound students.
Miramontes knew she wanted to transition into a new phase of her life. "In the last year, I have been looking for a business that would serve the residents of Las Vegas." With a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Miramontes was confident she could operate the business successfully as well as provide quality services in her new field.
As a stepmother to two teenagers, Miramontes wanted to invest in College Nannies and Tutors. "What really appealed to me about the business were the families I had worked with in the past. So many families today have both parents working, and I could see how hard it was to keep balance and have everyone in the family thrive. With our business, whether they need four or 40 hours a week, we can help families. This business really resonated with me."
As for tutoring, Miramontes wanted to provide role models for students to learn from using a one-on-one approach to allow the students to achieve their highest potential. "We place someone who is strong academically and a leader in their own life. This creates a high level of engagement for our students." Some areas of expertise include college test preparation, essay writing, homework help, study skills, math tutoring and science tutoring.
With our business, whether they need four or 40 hours a week, we can help families.
The franchise was started by business school student and college entrepreneur Joseph Keeley when he took a job as a nanny caring for children. During his time as a "manny," Keeley realized that he was active role model. College Nannies and Tutors was incorporated in 2001, and the organization has expanded to over 25 states, with Miramontes owing the only franchise in Southern Nevada.
As a native Las Vegan, Miramontes believes Southern Nevada really needs the services her company offers both on the child care side and tutoring side. While Miramontes does not tutor herself, she is a certified professional leadership coach with training from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. Her desire for her business is "to provide the role models, whether nannies or tutors, so all members of the family can reach their full potential and create the lives they want."
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This subspecies has have been declining in California and is at risk of going extinct in San Diego County. The San Diego Zoo said Monday it has asked animal lovers the world over to log on to identify and classify photos. Anyone with a computer or a smartphone can visit wildwatchburrowingowl.org to perform volunteer research. The goal is to follow western burrowing owl families as they set up burrows, raise chicks, catch prey and protect their domain.
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Interest rates still on hold
October 11, 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced in its monthly statement on October 2 that the cash rate remains at 1.5%.
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Philip Lowe said: "The low level of interest rates is continuing to support the Australian economy."
According to the RBA, the cash rate is the lowest since '90s and had been unchanged for the past 25 months.
Resident real estate agent from Platinum Realty Group, Darran Deacon, said he wouldn't like to see cash rates increasing.
"There are parts of the market under pressure and rising rates would only make things tougher," said Deacon.
He also emphasised that people would be unhappy if banks raised their rates.
"Most of the banks seem to be moving rates up independently of the Reserve Bank anyways, and any upward movement by the Reserve Bank would likely be passed on in full," said Deacon.
On the other hand, San Senarathne, from Commsec (a stockbroking firm operated by the Commonwealth Bank), said an increase in the rate would ensure more stable growth of the economy.
"If the interest rate is kept as low as this for a longer period more people will borrow more and spend more than the economy can actually productively generate.
"As a result of this, there will be a rise in the inflation and you will find an overstretched economy, which could lead into a financial crisis," said Senarathne.
He also said the high cash rates can stop investors investing unnecessarily, and instead to sell and buy to what they can afford.
"More people end up borrowing more than they should actually. That's bad for the economy.
"People who can't afford, technically can't get into the market," said Senarathne.
However, a new home buyer in Currambine, Ameetha Alagan said the low cash rate helped her to buy a new home last month.
She said: "As a home buyer, the banks would be willing to lend more to me in a lower interest rate.
"Lowering/maintaining the cash rate enables us to save money when possible without having to put everything for repayments."
She said the unchanged rate would result in more disposable income which works in favour of boosting our economy.
"It would also encourage those renting to take the next bold step into purchasing a property."
Feature's editor at The Australian, Chris Kohler, in one of his business reviews wrote that the cash rate will eventually rise, but not until end of this year or the early parts of 2019.
Dr Lowe was clear the cash rate would go up, but also stated it won't happen until the inflation rate starts to increase.
He said the forecast is for "inflation to be higher in 2019 and 2020 than it is currently", and that the Reserve Bank board would be to work on "inflation return to target."
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The first thing I recommend doing is that you contact an attorney who has experience in the area of probate. If your loved one died owning assets in his or her own name those assets will likely have to go through probate.
A couple of other things that you can o in preparation for meeting with an attorney that will be helpful are, number one, make a list of any assets that your loved one owned, gather up any statements that show exactly how those assets were owned whether they were owned individually or perhaps jointly with another person as well as if there's any real estate involved get a copy of the deed that will show how that real estate was owned.
The other thing that you can do that will be helpful for when you meet with an attorney is make a list of any possible creditors that your loved one may have had. For example, did they owe anything on their credit card? Did they have a mortgage? Did they have a car loan? Those are all things that you'll want to consider and by gathering that information up now you'll be able to more efficiently interact with an attorney when you do sit down with him or her.


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Ethiopia will start energy production at the Grand Renaissance dam in December 2020, Reuters reported the water and energy minister saying today.
Ethiopia's $4 billion dam project on the River Nile, which has been beset by construction delays and criticism from Egypt, will start initial operations in December 2020, the water and energy minister said on Thursday.
The planned 6,000-megawatt Grand Renaissance Dam is the centrepiece of Ethiopia's bid to become Africa's biggest power exporter, but until this week progress had been unclear after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last ...
LONDON — Treasures taken by British troops 150 years ago could be returned to Ethiopia on a long-term loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum, the institution's director said.
A crown, a chalice, a wedding dress and a selection of jewelry are among the items in the museum's collection that are included in a new exhibition, "Maqdala 1868," set to open Thursday.
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The controls are strict to enter this building where ministers and heads of state meet twice a year to discuss the major issues of the continent. There is, however, an invisible security threat ignored by most leaders and diplomats, but one that is of utmost concern to some senior AU officials.
In January 2017, the small computer unit of the AU discovered that its servers were strangely saturated between midnight and 2 am. The offices were empty, the activity was dormant, but data transfers were at a peak. A zealous computer scientist then looked into this anomaly and realized that the ...
30th African Union Summit kicks off Sunday in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa and Libya's crisis will be one of the most important issues to be discussed by the attendees, especially illegal immigration.
Diplomatic sources said that other crises in Africa will also be a priority for the Head of the African Union Commission Moussa Faqih, with the illegal immigration issues and its report from the Council of African Peace placed on top as of high importance.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday evening for an African Union summit on governance.
He is there for the 30th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly and a number of associated meetings.
These include a session on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) which will be hosted at the Ethiopian capital at the weekend.
The President arrived in Ethiopia after announcing a major shake-up of his ...
Political Science and Public Policy Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Jean-Germain Gros, has said that in order to end the exploitation of Africa's natural resources to sustain the economies of their former colonies, African leaders must come together to build African-centric economies.
He explained that an effective Africa-centric economy would require that raw materials such as cocoa, minerals and wood be processed into finished products in Africa rather than sold in raw forms at generally low prices to the continent's detriment.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has relayed "extreme concern" to Ethiopia's visiting prime minister over the lack of progress in talks on a controversial dam, which may reportedly reduce Egypt's vital share of the Nile River and which also concerns Sudan.
In a joint news conference with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday, Sisi warned that Egypt's share of the Nile — which provides nearly all of its freshwater — was a red line.
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Addis Ababa, November 29, 2017 (FBC) -The World Bank Group on Tuesday unveiled its strategic plan for Ethiopia, which will guide the Bank's operational plan and support to the east African country for the coming five years.
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Yes, a mess. But to make it more clear, the "OSU" references should be "SOU." Not Oregon State University, but Southern Oregon University. Started out right, but..
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George W. Bush: Jeb would beat Hillary in 2016
Former President George W. Bush thinks his brother, Jeb, would "absolutely" beat Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical 2016 presidential run.
"He knows I want him to run," the 43rd president said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." "If I need to reiterate it, I will: 'Run, Jeb.' I think he'd be a great president." He cited Clinton, the former secretary of state, as his informal sister-in-law since former Democratic President Bill Clinton and his father, former Republican President George H. W. Bush, have developed their relationship over the years.
CNN host Candy Crowley asked Bush if he thought his brother could run against his sister-in-law. He replied: "Yeah, and I think he'd beat her," and said he would "absolutely" take that bet.
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Bush is the former Republican governor of Florida. Neither he nor Clinton have declared their intent to run in the next presidential election. But Clinton, who remains coy about her plans, already is considered to be the front-runner of the Democratic party. Bush has let Americans know that, if he campaigns for president, he will promise an administration that is uplifting, powerful, and practical.
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Newcastle United are set to rival fellow Premier League club West Ham United in an attempt to sign Nice striker Alassane Plea.
That is according to Sky Sports, who report that both sides have offered deals worth up to £27m for the 25-year-old, while London clubs Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur are also said to be monitoring the situation.
Plea scored 21 goals last season in the Ligue 1, and appears to be a man very much in demand. Both he and fellow striker Mario Balotelli missed Nice's first training session of the summer in an apparent attempt to force through moves away from the club.
Newcastle are in talks with Nice to sign forward Alassane Pléa. We're told they've already had one bid rejected but remain interested in the player. Pléa didn't turn up for first day of preseason training at Nice yesterday.— Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) July 3, 2018
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Viera told Sky Sports: "We were supposed to have all the players [available]. Unfortunately, those weren't there.
"We are trying to get to the bottom of it."
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Microsoft has unveiled Pyright, an open source static-type-checking system for Python that aims to be faster than existing type-checking solutions for Python such as Mypy.
Written in TypeScript and running on Node.js, Pyright doesn't require an existing Python runtime. It is chiefly designed to be used as a Visual Studio Code plugin, but can also run as a standalone command-line tool.
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Microsoft claims in the Readme for the project that Pyright is "typically 5X faster" than other Python type checkers that are themselves written in Python, such as Mypy, Pytype, and Pyre. Writing those tools in Python is convenient, but they can only run as fast as Python itself, and Python's default runtime doesn't emphasize performance. That said, the performance of these tools aren't absolutes; it depends mainly on the systems they run on and the code bases they analyze.
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Highlighted by Wednesday's (Dec. 14) FOMC rate policy announcement, the week as a whole saw its fair share of ups and downs, mostly confined to intra-day movement, but eventually ending mildly positive, at least for stocks.
The Dow recorded a pair of all-time closing highs on Monday and Tuesday, but failed to reach for the stars after the Fed announced a 0.25% hike in the federal funds rate, the first in exactly one year. The move from 0.25-0.50 to 0.50-0.75 triggered a sharp sell-off in Wednesday afternoon trading, though stocks recovered nicely on Thursday and ended flat on Friday.
If the week was uneventful for stocks, it was not the same for commodities, particularly silver and gold, or for the US dollar, which reached nearly-unprecedented highs over 102.20 on the Bloomberg dollar index. As the dollar gained, the precious metals were slammed, gold losing over $30 top to bottom, but eventually leveling off at $1134.60 at Friday's finish, a loss of just $26 from the rate announcement. Silver took a much harder hit, dropping in price on the COMEX from $17.10 an ounce on Wednesday to end the week about a buck lower, at $16.07, a six percent loss.
Following OPEC's announced production cuts for 2017, crude spiked over $55 per ounce, but retreated during the week, still ahead somewhat at 53.03 as the week's trading closed out. Despite the strong dollar - supposedly a brake on oil prices - oil managed to ramp up to the highest price in three years.
Financials and industrials led the way for US stocks, not surprisingly continuing the Dow rally spurred forward by notables Goldman Sachs, 3M, Boeing, and General Electric. The Dow Industrial Average being the only major index to finish in the green for the week, markets continue to show strength in only the largest of large caps while smaller stocks are only being nibbled upon and, in the main, sold. The fracturing of markets into large leaders and small losers cannot bode well for the continuation of any meaningful rally going forward.
Naturally, with the Fed hiking rates, if only modestly, Treasuries were sold, but mainly on the short-duration issues. The five-year note broke through the mythical 2.00% threshold this week (2.05%), while the 10-year popped briefly above 2.60%, clinging close to that level as markets went dark for the weekend (2.57%). A flattening yield curve was evident as the 30-year bond remained steady, at 3.16%, pushing down the spread between fives and thirties to a unitary 1.11%.
All of this came against a backdrop of national news media hyping futile and largely-baseless claims by the US intelligence community that Russia hacked the 2016 presidential election, somehow making Vladimir Putin responsible for the election of Donald J. Trump (who will be formally elected by the Electoral College on Monday) and the demise of Hillary Clinton, the choice of the much-discredited leftist status quo.
The folly of the intelligence claims was completely ignored by Wall Street, and rightly so. The last thing investors need is a fresh injection of political skullduggery, after slogging through nearly two years of endless campaign rhetoric from all sides.
With a week left before Christmas, retailers have yet to ring bells of any kind, neither of alarm or of joyous peals f profit. The Christmas shopping experience over the past decade has morphed from mad dashes on Black Friday to a controlled button-pushing event on computers nationwide, as the internet has revolutionized the retail buying experience and forever changed the shopping mall landscape and holiday experience.
With two weeks remaining in 2016, it's likely that markets will respond to calmer views going forward though a sharp Santa Claus rally, taking the Dow beyond 20,000, is a distinct possibility over the final ten trading days of the year.
At The Close: Friday, December 16
Dow: 19,848.60, -3.64 (-0.02%)
NYSE Composite: 11,122.44, -9.46 (-0.08%)
For the Week:
Dow: +86.65 (0.44%)
NYSE Composite: -66.57 (-0.59%)
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Market Week In Review: December 10-16, 2016; Stocks Moribund, Silver Slammed, Oil, Banks Up
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Topping the day's trade for Aled Edwards is Dyfri Dolig (lot 310), a Nectar son out of the herd's best cow Dyfri Truffle, a Jockey daughter. He knocked down at 7500gns to Hepburn Farms Ltd.
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Connecting the Troopers of Today with the Veterans of Yesterday.
Hi, im searching a long time for my dad he was stationed in bindlach 76 until september 77. Allegedly is name is william smith, and its possible that he was in 3rd plt plot c with a guy named…Continue
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He does look slightly familiar but I don't know him. I think he got there just before I left. I left in February 1975 and that photo was taken later. I have a troop roster from November 1974 and he is not on it.
I can ask some of my Facebook friends who were there if they remember him. There are also several people here on Dragoon Base who were there at the same time but they don't visit this sight much anymore.
Just after my time, Alex, so I won't be much help. I left in 1975.
Good luck with your search.
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- RealHer Lip Kit: LOVE what this stands for. It has words of affirmation to make you feel beautiful from the inside out. And the color I was sent is just perfect!
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- Briogeo Milk Reparative Leave-In Conditioning Spray: It protects your hair from heat and UV rays, and it's paraben-free and sulfate-free. It smells amazing too. This made my hair feel really soft and looked amazing!
- Deborah Lippmann Nail Polish Set: Comes in the prettiest pastel colors. I painted my nails on Tuesday. I put on 3 coats. Normally if I paint my fingernails the paint if flaking off within mere hours. It's been about 36 hours now and my paint is still looking amazing! My husband has mentioned a few times how much he likes the color too!
- Karuna Hydrating Face Mask: The perfect way to make your complexion look more refreshed and it comes with four face masks. It's also paraben-free. I tried one of these Tuesday night and it truly left my house feeling so refreshed and hydrated. It still feels softer than usual today.
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(Adorable baby unfortunately not included)
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Skillet-Roasted Chicken & Veggies
Single Recipe Kit
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Single Recipe Kit - $6.95
2 Spices & 1 Recipe
Here's proof that beef spice isn't just for beef! Hudson Bay is just as delicious as a marinade and sauce for this roast chicken chock full of seasonal root veggies. It's easy for a weeknight meal but also special enough for a weekend dinner party.
What you get: Recipe Card & 2 Spices
Skillet-Roasted Chicken & Veggies Recipe Card - 4 Servings
Hudson Bay Beef Spice - 1oz Bag
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Symtoms can include:
- Inflammation and pain in the ear
- Hearing loss
- Nausea
- A feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear
- A discharge from the ear
- Fever
There are three main types of ear infection:
- Outer ear infection (otitis externa), or swimmer's ear
- Middle ear infection (otitis media)
- Inner ear infection
A middle ear infection is caused by an excess of mucus that blocks the Eustachian tubes (connecting the middle ear to the nose and throat) and stops secretions from draining out. Bacteria and viruses then cause the fluid to become infected which leads to uncomfortable symptoms like ear pain, ear discharge and fever.
The most common type of ear infection is a middle ear infection which is caused by an infection or inflammation in the part of the ear behind the eardrum. It's often associated with earache and fever.
Treatment and prevention
Treatment options will vary according to where in the ear the infection is, what's causing it, and the extent of the infection. Generally, your GP might prescribe any of the following:
- Antibiotics
- Ear drops
- Pain relief medication
- Anti-sickness tablets (if you have an inner ear infection)
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With the coming 2018 launch of Wacom's large new 24-inch and 32-inch Wacom Cintiq Pro, they have officially cut the MSRP prices on some of their graphics tablets.
The price cut is global, with $100 USD / € 100 EUR / £ 100 GBP off the Cintiq 22HD Pen Display, and 400 USD / € 450 EUR / £ 350 GBP off both the Cintiq 27HD Pen Display and the Cintiq 27HD Pen & Touch Display.
The latest 13-inch and 16-inch Cintiq Pro models meanwhile, will keep their prices for the time being.
As for the Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 and 32-inch models that will be launched next year, Wacom will start teasing these devices over the coming months before they launch them around January 2018, with 4k displays with a billion colors and what is strived for as the maximum color accuracy possible to achieve. These Cintiq Pro models will be amazing, but will cost from $2000 to around $3500.
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Once you have found the perfect model for your trade show, event day seems to be just around the corner. Promo models have the knowledge and experience relaying client information at trade shows, allowing exhibitors to believe they are actual employees of the company they represent. To make sure your model is fully prepared on event day, here are 5 tips on how to quickly bring models up to speed on company information. Some details are linked here.


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NSW 'terror teens' to remain behind bars
Two 16-year-old boys charged with plotting an Islamic State terrorist act in Sydney after arming themselves with hunting knives had called police "pigs" and spoken of one day taking wives and slaves.
One of them had drawn comparisons between himself and teen terrorist Farhad Jabar, who fatally shot police accountant Curtis Cheng outside NSW Police headquarters in Parramatta.
The teens were denied bail when they appeared in Parramatta Children's Court on Friday, each charged with planning an act of terror - which carries a life sentence - and being members of a terrorist organisation.
They were arrested by counter-terrorism police on October 12 outside a Bankstown prayer hall after allegedly purchasing two M9 Bayonet hunting knives from a nearby gun shop which authorities believed they planned to use in an imminent attack.
The youth who had compared himself with Jabar allegedly had a handwritten note pledging allegiance to IS in his backpack when he was arrested, the court heard.
He was intercepted on a police wire in October 2015 talking to his mother, just days after the NSW Police accountant was killed, court documents have previously revealed.
"When they come, I'm going to do something to them that they have never seen before," he allegedly said.
"I'm going to do something bigger."
The other boy was previously caught overseas trying to enter "an area under control of a terrorist organisation", police allege.
He was allegedly found in possession of electronic IS literature on his return to Australia.
The court on Friday heard the boys had referred to policemen as "pigs" and spoken of one day taking wives and slaves.
Magistrate Katherine Thompson on Friday denied both applications for bail saying she wasn't convinced either would be able to abide by the proposed conditions.
"The pattern of behaviour demonstrated by (the accused) gives the court very little confidence that (the) family will have the controlling influence needed," she said.
Ms Thompson also allowed a forensics test - which the teens had previously refused - which is to include photographing their faces and taking mouth swabs and hair samples.
The boys, who appeared relaxed throughout Friday's proceedings, are due to face court again on March 31.
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Spotlight on: Chorlton
It is a common joke I hear floating about that Chorlton is too hip and trendy for its own good. While these rumours may be true, it doesn't take from the fact that it is an incredible place that you will quickly fall in love with.
Chorlton is home to Cosgrove hall farm the animation studio where the amazing Dangermouse was created. The Bee Gees spent eight years of their childhood living in Chorlton and the Stone Roses are a Chorlton band.
It was Ian Brown, the former lead singer of The Stone Roses who once famously said "Manchester's got everything but a beach", well Chorlton does have Beach Road if that counts!
Chorlton was merged into the city of Manchester in 1904 and borders Stretford, Sale, Didsbury, Withington, and Whalley Range. Since the 19th century the area's eastern boundary has changed due to the incorporation into the City of Manchester.
Getting About
Chorlton is roughly four miles from the city centre, and has three metrolink stops for easy travel in and out. The four mile extension to East Didsbury runs south from Trafford Bar with eight new stops at Firswood, Chorlton, St Werburgh's Road, Withington, Burton Road, West Didsbury, Didsbury Village and East Didsbury.
There are always loads of taxis around due to Chorlton's booming nightlife, but if taking the bus is more your style there are a large array of bus routes to get you from A to B with short wait times due to bus frequency.
Chorlton is six miles away from Manchester Airport, that is an eight to ten minute drive dependant on the traffic conditions.
Things to do
Chorlton has a large array of annual festivals spread out across the year. From, the Chorlton Beech Road Festival, Arts Festival, Book Festival, Unitary Festival to the Chorlton Big Green Happening.
There are regular markets you can visit, Helo Chorlton Green. While you are there I recommend that you call in to the impressive Horse and Jockey for a quick pint. Every year in November the pub plays host to a spectacular firework display for all the family and the pub is over 400 years old.
Chorlton has an amazing after dark scene including many restaurants and bars depending on your selective taste from Abode to Yaki Soba.
The most impressive in my opinion is Bar San Juan. According to TripAdvisor this bar is rated the best in Manchester which is all down to its amazing hospitality and their spot on ability to replicate the authentic eateries in the Mediterranean. I highly recommend anyone in the area to try this bar, that is if you can get a table!
Chorlton-cum-Hardy has a wide variety of property, and there has been increased development of modern housing and apartments. The whole area retains a country-community feel and is a popular place to live for families.
According to Zoopla in the last 12 months there have been 336 sales in the Chorlton area with the average sale price for a property being £299,688. The current average value as of April 2017 of all types of properties in the area is £294,768.
Fun fact, the highest street value in Chorlton is Cross Road with a value of £664,262 with Chandos Road South coming in close second with a value of £643,934.
For more information on Chorlton and other parts of Manchester, visit our area guides page on the website. Or if you would like more information on the available properties in the area, pop into one of our branches for a chat with one of our friendly team.
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Former Minneapolis police officer found guilty in 2017 death of unarmed woman shot after calling 911
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday in the 2017 death of Justine Damond, an unarmed woman who was fatally shot shortly after she called 911 to report a possible rape.
The decision from the jury, who received the case on Monday, followed three weeks of testimony in the trial against Noor.
The former officer was found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. However, the jury found him not guilty of second-degree murder.
Defense attorneys have said Noor was reacting to a loud noise and feared an ambush in the deadly incident. Prosecutors have argued there was no evidence Noor faced a threat that justified the use of deadly force.
Body camera footage of the encounter was played earlier this month during the trial, showing the woman's final moments, as well as officers' unsuccessful attempts to save her.
One officer's body camera showed Noor and his partner taking turns performing CPR on Damond before firefighters arrived, the Minneapolis Star Tribune previously reported. Another body camera video showed Noor being taken to a supervisor squad.
Officer Mark Ringgenberg testified Noor kept asking if Damond was OK.
"I just told [Noor] not to say anything," Ringgenberg said. "I don't remember specifics."
Noor lost his job with the police department after charges were filed against him.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Fox News' Kathleen Joyce and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Nigeria -> Benin Republic (10 hours)
I left home by 4.30 am to meet up with the rest of the crew at Forte Oil, Falomo. Some of our pals who were not going on the trip were there to escort us to the Nigerian/Benin Republic border and I remember thinking how it didn't feel like I was about to ride across several countries.
As usual, I had developed phantom malaria symptoms some days before the trip, being my mind's usual tactic to dissuade me from doing something it thinks could be life threatening. I kept getting images of international death and horror, and thoughts like "Is it cheaper to die in Togo than in Benin Republic?" kept coming to me. Ridiculous thoughts I know, but when you're afraid, the ridiculous becomes all too real.
Once we got on the road however, the only thought that could find space in my mind was the ride.
My engine's shriek soon settled into a familiar background carpet of sound that would stay with me throughout the trip.
(It's difficult to describe the joys of riding to a non-rider. Even after learning how to ride, and going on a few rides within town, it took a trip out of Lagos unto open roads for me to truly experience the exhilaration of becoming one with a machine and having its power respond to your thoughts.
It's an almost out-of-body experience, observing the cyborg-like feed of information about road conditions and possible hazards ahead, from your eyes into your mind and having your man/machine hybrid respond accordingly.)
We then proceeded to ride through some of the most nightmare-inducing roads I have ever seen in my life.
I had no idea at this time that I would be riding in pitch darkness all alone on this road a day later, dodging man-eating potholes and gun-toting border-control customs operatives and their flashing torches on my way back into Lagos. If I had known, I would surely have turned back at this very point, but then I wouldn't have had this awesome action movie of an experience.
We got to the Nigerian border by 8am and spent almost 5 hours waiting for "paper work" to be completed. We took several selfies in the spirit of Nigerian Jollof.
Benin Republic -> Togo Border (4 hours)
After sorting out the paperwork, we rode slowly across the border into Benin Republic, this time having to tow a bike that had weirdly stopped working. Luckily, a popular Bike dealer in Cotonou had sent his boys to escort us into Ghana, and they were able to lead us to the bike workshop, where we spent another two plus hours getting the bike certified fit to travel.
The time was slightly after 4pm by then.
This was the time we had planned to be approaching Accra, and we had not even fully left Nigeria. Again, if I had known what was ahead, this was another point at which I would have turned back. It's interesting to note that no other border delayed us like the Nigerian border at Seme.
Before we finally set out, we bought foreign-priced fuel for the first time. I can't remember how much this cost, but it certainly wasn't 145 Naira per liter.
I also remember seeing amazing vehicular contraptions at Seme Border filling stations, being used to ferry thousands of liters of petrol for sale in Togo.
We were advised to fill up our tanks in Cotonou since petrol was more costly in Togo. A full tank would take us from Benin to the Togo Border comfortably where we could then fill up again before riding into Togo.
This was when the journey really began.
We rode through Cotonou, led by our escorts. It was already rush hour and we kept running into traffic. It was annoying for me although they were certainly better behaved than our terrible Lagos drivers. A lot more bikes though, and it was a common sight to see well-dressed women riding motorbikes.
It started raining and the white road-marking became slippery. After my bike fishtailed a couple of times, I quickly learnt to avoid those lines. The roads were good though.
The scenery was so spectacular at some inconvenient spots that I wished I had a Gopro to record what my eyes were seeing. The process of stopping the bike, dismounting and removing my gloves before taking a picture was a lengthy one, and I didn't want to be left behind in a strange land.
We finally got to the Togo border at about 6 pm. It was projected that we would be spending just one hour in Togo.
Gists flowed around how good the roads were, and the adrenaline rush that comes with moving pretty fast. We started making plans for our anticipated 10 pm Accra arrival.
Unknown to us, "mans" was simply proposing, while our plans were busy being dismantled in heavenly places.
Togo border -> Ghana border (4 hours)
We thought we would exit the Benin Republic/Togo border before nightfall , but again, this process took longer than we anticipated. By the time we were done with the border, it was about 9 pm. We refueled just inside Togo, exhausted from the long hours of riding, and with Togo still to be crossed before getting to the Ghana border.
The estimate we had was that the Ghanaians would need about one and a half hours to clear us. We were hopeful that we could cross Togo in about one hour and get to Ghana before they closed. Tiredness was already setting in, but the consensus was to ride on.
We then proceeded to ride through the darkest towns I've seen in my life. I was so tense during this part of the trip.
If you've ever had problems with driving at night because of glare from oncoming vehicles, just imagine how much worse it would be riding on a bike through unfamiliar territory.
Ghana Border -> Accra (5 Hours)
Sleeping at the border was seriously being considered because those Immigration officials were meticulous and painstaking in checking every letter of every vehicles's VIN. I couldn't believe it, at almost 12am we were looking for VIN numbers and reading it out while the bespectacled officer followed on his notepad.
I had expected tempers to be quite short by this time, but peace still reigned supreme. Going through adversity together definitely brings people closer.
We set out for Accra, having been promised by some fast-talking Ghanaian that we could make it in 2 hours. By this time, one of us had his clutch misbehaving, but thanks to the amazing engineering of the Germans, the BMW was still performing excellently. This same bike got back to Nigeria stuck in only one gear (gear six), and still left a lot of us behind. (I'm accepting contributions for my own BMW (GS) by the way). I don't know of any other marketing that can beat what that bike did performance-wise.
It was during this last lap that fatigue set in for me. I started feeling drowsy at a point and became so worried that I would sleep and fall off the bike that I had to park and stretch my legs.
I kept my bike running and my eyes constantly peeled for danger during this short rest to avoid stories that touch. My riding partner graciously stopped ahead to wait for me, after which we continued the trip together until we met the others at the Lower Volta bridge.
I can only compare the loneliness of that stretch of road to the back roads leading to Ibadan through Epe/Ijebu-Ode. If you're familiar with that road, you know exactly how scary it would be to driving through it by 3 am.
I was able to keep myself alert only by imagining that the world had ended and we were the sole survivors (in my defense, riding at night through unlit areas is boring. No scenery or humans to stimulate the mind, just blackness and that narrow path lit by the bike's headlights). I even had imaginary action music playing in my head.
At 4.30 am Nigerian time, Saturday 25th November 2017, twenty-four hours after leaving Lagos, we rode into our hotel in Ghana, where I promptly fell asleep as soon as I checked in.