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The archaeological world and international community are in mourning as the Iraqi government announced Thursday that Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists had leveled the remains of the ancient city of Nimrud, a priceless archaeological site considered a major treasure of Assyrian civilization.
"The terrorist gangs of ISIS are continuing to defy the will of the world and the feelings of humanity after they committed a new crime that belongs to its idiotic series," Baghdad's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday. The message described the destructive act as one in which the jihadists "bulldozed [Nimrud] with heavy vehicles, damaging monuments that date back to the third century BC."
The New York Times report quotes several experts in the field at a loss to describe the damage the destruction of Nimrud has done to their craft. "This is one of the most famous and probably one of the most important sites in the world," says Ihsan Fethi, a member of the Iraqi Architects Society, to the newspaper. "I cannot even describe the immensity of this loss." The Times also gives some historical context on the importance of Nimrud:
Nimrud is the sprawling site of a city founded by the Assyrian King Shalamansar I, who died in 1245 B.C. Among the most impressive objects at Nimrud are the colossal statues known as "lamassu," mythological creatures that depict either lions or winged bulls with bearded human heads. Pairs of the 17-ton statues are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum.
While the destruction of the site itself does not mean that all its artifacts have been destroyed, it does significantly limit the amount of materials available to study from Nimrud itself–not to mention that some of the artifacts not at the site are currently in Islamic State possession. The Times notes that "the ISIS video from the Mosul Museum clearly shows at least one statue from Nimrud being defaced," referring to a video published by the terrorist group last week in which jihadists can be seen hammering artifacts on the inside of the Mosul Museum.
Despite the clarity of the Iraqi Ministry's announcement, officials made it known anonymously that the official Iraqi government does not yet have a full grasp on the extent of the destruction in Nimrud–only reports that ISIS moved trucks into the area, removed any valuable artifacts that could be sold on the black market, and used the vehicles to destroy everything else. The Nimrud site featured a significant number of large ancient Assyrian statues that may have been destroyed if the Islamic State jihadists were unable to rip them from the ground.
The news has been met with sorrow in Baghdad. Iraqi archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani lamented to the BBC that ISIS was "destroying our history."
"After they killed the human spirit, they began killing civilisation," a poet told AFP. Said another, a worker at Baghdad's Health Ministry, "A civilisation considered the pride of Iraq and the world was erased in minutes."
The United Nations has responded with a condemnation of "the strongest force," with the head of UNESCO calling the incident a "war crime" and urging other UN bodies to intervene to eliminate the Islamic State.


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MP Vanrakshak Admit card 2016 No Of Vacancies 2400
Government of Madhya Pradesh department of forest and the state Professional exam board has released notification and successfully completed the online application registration for vanrakshak recruitment 2016. The applied candidates can download the MP Vanrakshak Admit card 2016 from the official website. There are about 2400 vacant posts in forest department through forest guard recruitment.
As like every year this year also a large number of applicants have applied for these vacancies. So the board has decides not to give admit card in hand all candidates have to download them. Candidates will not be able to attend the exam if they do not have the admit card along with them.
Job details:
|Name of organization
|Madhya Pradesh Professional Exam board
|Total number of vacancies
|2400 vacancies
|Name of post
|Forest Guard
|Job type
Educational qualification:
Applying candidates must have passed 10+2 or intermediate.
Selection Process:
Candidates will be based on written test.
Important dates:
|Starting date of online application
|Last date of online application
|Application fee last date
|Last date of receipt of application form
|Examination date
Procedure to download MP Vanrakshak Admit card 2016 :
- Go to the official website http://www.vyapam.nic.in
- Select the latest notification.
- Follow the link of Hall ticket.
- Login with the details like name, registration number, DOB.
- Submit the form.
- Admit card will be generated on the screen take print out of admit card.
- Read carefully the instructions given on the admit card.
- Attend the examination center before 1 hour of exam.
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Candidates after writing the exam have to wait till the answer key will be released. So the organization will not take more time in realizing the key. Candidates can download the key from the official website.
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After last year's disappointing HTC One M9, HTC just released the company's latest flagship device in the form of the HTC 10. Initial reviews suggest that the HTC 10 could very well be the best Android device of the year. Today we compare the HTC 10 with another fine flagship of the year, the Samsung Electronics Co. (OTCMKTS: SSNLF) Galaxy S7 and see how the two devices fare against each other in terms of design, performance and specs.
The HTC 10 like its predecessors comes with an all-metal design with chamfered edges on the front and back of the device. The device measures in at 145.9 x 71.9 x 9mm and weighs 161g. There is a fingerprint sensor on the front of the device alongside the capacitive buttons and a USB-C port on the bottom of the device. The HTC 10 however does not feature the front facing Boom Sound speakers found on its predecessors and now has speakers on the bottom of the device which are now called BoomSound Hi-Fi edition.
The Galaxy S7 is also constructed with metal though there is a glass panel added to the back of the device. The device measures in 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm which makes it smaller and slimmer than the HTC 10. The S7 is also lighter than the HTC 10 weighing in at 152g. The S7 looks very similar to the S6 but with some refinements, the S7 is a gorgeous device with a lovely design. The S7 also has a fingerprint sensor on the front of the device which is integrated with the physical home button. The S7 is also IP68 certified, which makes it completely waterproof as well as dust proof.
The HTC 10 sports a 5.2-inch Super LCD 5 Display panel that offers QUAD HD resolution. The current display setting on the HTC results in a pixel resolution of 565 ppi which results in a sharp and detailed display.
The Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display that also offers QUAD HD resolution which results in a pixel resolution of 577 ppi. The S7's display offers bright colors and brilliant viewing angles and the slightly smaller screen of the S7 offers more pixels per inch as compared to the HTC 10. Both displays are very capable though the S7's display edges out the HTC 10 in terms of vibrancy.
The HTC 10 features a 12MP Ultra Pixel back camera with a f/1.8 aperture and comes with laser auto focus, OIS and a dual tone LED Flash. There is also a front facing 5MP camera with the same f/1.8 aperture, autofocus and OIS which is a first for smartphones. The HTC 10's camera is by far the best camera found on HTC smartphones and the camera performs well under all conditions.
The Galaxy S7 also sports a 12MP rear camera with a f/1.7 aperture and comes with phase detection autofocus, OIS and LED Flash. There is also a 5MP front camera, but does not offer OIS like the HTC 10's front camera. The camera on the S7 does not disappoint and offers great consistent results in all conditions. If camera is the reason you buy smartphones, then the S7 is definably the go-to device because of its excellent camera.
The HTC 10 is powered by the latest Snapdragon 820 chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM and comes in two storage variants of 32GB and 64GB. There is the ability to expand storage via a MicroSD card slot. The device also features a 3000 mAh battery which also supports Quick Charge 3.0.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 comes in two variants, with one featuring the Snapdragon 820 and the other features the Exynos Octa 8 chipset. Both variants come with 4GB of RAM and two storage options of the 32GB and 64GB and there is also the ability to expand storage via a MicroSD card. The S7 also comes with a 3000 mAh battery and supports Quick Charge for lightning fast charging.
Both devices are great in terms of design and specs and there is not much to differentiate the two smartphones. The HTC 10 offers the new USB-Type C port and OIS to the front camera, though the S7's camera is still a better performer. HTC however, has better audio thanks to the BoomSound technology that has made HTC phones stand out amongst its competitors. In the end it comes down to preference as both devices offer almost similar specs and performance.


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Your child or loved one needs a speech-language pathologist. Where do you begin? The internet is saturated with names of sole practitioners or companies offering their speech services. How do you decide which speech-language pathologist to hire for your loved one? Here is a list of the top 5 considerations for hiring a speech-language pathologist.


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The Ombudsman Service
Wed 13 Nov 2013
About the Ombudsman
If you have a problem sorting out a complaint with a property firm or company listed on our website we may be able to help.
When we talk about property companies or firms we also include Chartered Surveyors, surveyors, estate agents, residential managing or letting agents and Valuers.
Our service has been approved by the Office of Fair trading (OFT) as an estate agent redress scheme. Our work meets the requirements of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act, 2007. This means that domestic customers of estate agents have the right to take certain complaints to the ombudsman if the firm or company fails to resolve the problem.
We are also appointed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) to handle complaints about their members.
Property customers are not charged for using our service.
Our job is to investigate complaints fairly by listening to both sides of the story and looking at the facts. We will decide what action, if any, should be taken when you and a property company can't agree.
If you would like to know more about the ways we will work with you and the company to resolve your complaint, click here to read the How we work page of our website. It will open in a new window .
Is the service independent?
Yes. It is essential that we are independent from the property industry, the regulator and from consumer groups so that people can trust us to be fair. It is a key role of the Board to make sure of this.
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What You Must Know Before Negotiating Your First Salary
By Adrian Tan from CareerLadder
You're having your first interview today. You've attended career workshops and presentation seminars, your resume brims with impressive keywords, and you're dressed to kill. The interview session was 2 hours long but you believe that you've nailed it.
However, your confidence crumbles when the interviewer brings up the subject of salary. Should you give yourself more room to negotiate and ask for more? Are you killing your chances? What will happen if the next candidate asks for less?
Salary negotiations are unnerving, especially when the difference of few hundred dollars might lead to the company choosing another candidate. So how do you find the right compromise between company budget restraints and your expectations? What you need to do is to consider the following factors: market norms, business conditions, the locations of the employer's headquarters, and your own ability to close a deal.
Market Norms
Most pay raises are issued at the start, middle, and the end of the year. It would not be to your advantage to have negotiations outside of these periods, as the employer would still be using the old equity structure. A simple case of timing makes a world of difference. It has also been proven that taller people get paid more. This is according to a study in the Journal of Applied Psychology (Vol. 89, No. 3). The findings suggest that every inch above average may be worth USD$789 more per year. It could possibly be a case of perception as some may view tall people as more leader-like and authoritative. So be sure to stand straight, and consider going to your interview with that three-inch high heel if you are a lady.
You need to get a sense of what the benchmark is as well. This information can easily be retrieved from sources like the Ministry of Education's Graduate Employment Survey and the Ministry of Manpower's Basic Monthly Wage Report. Aggregate all the data and you should arrive at an average that is fairly accurate. The salary component is just one component in the compensation package. There are non-monetary components that can be considered crucial as well, such as the number of leaves, medical benefits, or the working hours. If two jobs pay the same, the one with more working hours should be perceived as less attractive.
Business Conditions
The ability for any employer to be able to pay what you want is largely dependent on business conditions. Before the bankruptcy of the Lehman Bros, banks were paying like crazy to attract talents to their company. After the crisis hit, you would be considered lucky to still have a job. Graduates that entered the workforce in 2001 (Dotcom Crash), 2003 (SARS outbreak), and 2009 (Global Financial Crisis) had to adjust their expectations or risk pricing themselves out of the tight market. So keep this in mind when negotiating your salary. Even if market conditions are ideal, you also have to consider the state of industry that you're entering. Generally speaking, banks pay more than restaurants. If you are staring at a sunset industry, no amount of negotiation skills can help you get a competitive salary.
Employer HQ
Next we have to understand the locations of the employer's headquarters. It is highly probable that they would be transacting mainly with the currency of their home country. Take note of the exchange rate between that country and Singapore. One Sterling Pound is equivalent to at least two Singapore Dollars, so an operation in Singapore will cost a British company less than 50% after exchange. Pouring a bit more into the salary budget would be insignificant for them, allowing you more room to negotiate.
Closing the Deal
All the above steps will help get a rough idea of what your salary should be. Once all this preparation work is done though, you need to actually close the deal. When discussing your salary, make sure to observe your interviewer's reactions and pay close attention to the non-verbal cues. For example, if they fold their arms and lean backwards, it would probably mean that they are not receptive to the number you've given. Play it by ear and react accordingly.
Finally, you can help close a deal by eliciting an emotional response from the other party. If you have other interviews, tell the person you're negotiating with that you need to give a response to those interviews soon. This injects the element of urgency into the negotiation, making them respond to you sooner instead of spending the time to speak with other candidates.
How did you first salary negotiation go? Did you find this article useful? Leave a comment below and tell us! CareerBuilder Singapore is the owner of JobsCentral.com.sg, one of Singapore's largest job and learning portals. Get a free career personality test and more career- and education-related articles at JobsCentral and JobsCentral Community. Alternatively, Like us on JobsCentral Facebook Page or Follow JobsCentral on Twitter for more career-centric content!


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Log message: Update to Botan 2.1.0, the new stable branch. Some of the more important changes: - Fix incorrect truncation in Bcrypt. Passwords in length between 56 and 72 characters were truncated at 56 characters. Found and reported by Solar Designer. (CVE-2017-7252) (GH #938) - Fix a bug in X509 DN string comparisons that could result in out of bound reads. This could result in information leakage, denial of service, or potentially incorrect certificate validation results. Found independently by Cisco Talos team and OSS-Fuzz. (CVE-2017-2801) - Correct minimum work factor for Bcrypt password hashes. All other implementations require the work factor be at least 4. Previously Botan simply required it be greater than zero. (GH #938) - Converge on a single side channel silent EC blinded multiply algorithm. Uses Montgomery ladder with order/2 bits scalar blinding and point randomization now by default. (GH #893) - Add ability to search for certificates using the SHA-256 of the distinguished name. (GH #900) - Support a 0-length IV in ChaCha stream cipher. Such an IV is treated identically to an 8-byte IV of all zeros. - Previously Botan forbid any use of times past 2037 to avoid Y2038 issues. Now this restriction is only in place on systems which have a 32-bit time_t. (GH #933 fixing #917) - Fix a longstanding bug in modular exponentiation which caused most exponentiations modulo an even number to have an incorrect result; such moduli occur only rarely in cryptographic contexts. (GH #754) - Fix a bug in BigInt multiply operation, introduced in 1.11.30, which could cause incorrect results. Found by OSS-Fuzz fuzzing the ressol function, where the bug manifested as an incorrect modular exponentiation. OSS-Fuzz bug #287 - Fix a bug that meant the âietf/modp/6144â and âietf/modp/8192â discrete log groups used an incorrect value for the generator, specifically the value (p-1)/2 was used instead of the correct value of 2. - DL_Group strong generation previously set the generator to 2. However sometimes 2 generates the entire group mod p, rather than the subgroup mod q. This is invalid by X9.42 standard, and exposes incautious applications to small subgroup attacks. Now DL_Group uses the smallest g which is a quadratic residue. (GH #818) - The default TLS policy now requires 2048 or larger DH groups by default. - The default Path_Validation_Restrictions constructor has changed to require at least 110 bit signature strength. This means 1024 bit RSA certificates and also SHA-1 certificates are rejected by default. Both settings were already the default for certificate validation in TLS handshake, but this changes it for applications also. - Fix integer overflow during BER decoding, found by Falko Strenzke. This bug is not thought to be directly exploitable but upgrading ASAP is advised. (CVE-2016-9132) - Add post-quantum signature scheme XMSS. Provides either 128 or 256 bit (post-quantum) security, with small public and private keys, fast verification, and reasonably small signatures (2500 bytes for 128-bit security). Signature generation is very slow, on the order of seconds. And very importantly the signature scheme is stateful: each leaf index must only be used once, or all security is lost. In the appropriate system where signatures are rarely generated (such as code signing) XMSS makes an excellent choice. (GH #717 #736) - Add support for client-side OCSP stapling to TLS. (GH #738) - Previously both public and private keys performed automatic self testing after generation or loading. However this often caused unexpected application performance problems, and so has been removed. Instead applications must call check_key explicitly. (GH #704) - Fix TLS session resumption bugs which caused resumption failures if an application used a single session cache for both TLS and DTLS. (GH #688) - The default TLS policy now disables static RSA ciphersuites, all DSA ciphersuites, and the AES CCM-8 ciphersuites. Disabling static RSA by default protects servers from oracle attacks, as well as enforcing a forward secure ciphersuite. Some applications may be forced to re-enable RSA for interop reasons. DSA and CCM-8 are rarely used, and likely should not be negotiated outside of special circumstances. - The default TLS policy now prefers ChaCha20Poly1305 cipher over any AES mode. - The default TLS policy now orders ECC curve preferences in order by performance, with x25519 first, then P-256, then P-521, then the rest.


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BAGHDAD – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat from the kingdom in years, Iraqi officials said.
The officials said, "This visit is to reestablish relations in a more stable way than previously," adding, "It's the first visit of its kind."
The Saudi foreign minister also met his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari during his visit.
Another government official said that it was the first visit to Baghdad by a Saudi foreign minister since 2003. Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Baghdad a year ago following a 25-year shutdown. – APP


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- AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 6:06 PM
who's she talking to?ReplyDelete
Lisa - I'm not even entirely sure? The world? Her hundreds pseudo-friends? Her self? All the people she thinks are listening but really aren't? Her invisible friend? Surely she's talking to some intended audience, and she thinks what she has to say is important enough for everyone else to care.ReplyDelete
It's also pretty funny when she makes comments like, "You are super annoying," not only because it's projection, but also because NO one would have any idea who or what she's talking about. It's kind of like trying to insult someone in a language they are unfamiliar with - is it really insulting if they have no clue what you are saying?
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 9:59 PM
haha i know, exactly! "you are super annoying," "you are annoying", "just wait, bitch", "i hate your boy friend," "what are you, 22, grow a pair"....okay.ReplyDelete
the hell. this is literally brain vomit. i had difficulty reading this. i guess this is like the literal narrative that is going on in her head? ACKKK, get me out of there! it's like being stuck in the movie Clueless ACKKKKKKK! noooo!
Hahaha, Lisa now THAT's hysterical. And you can tell this girl is totally two-faced too. She only has the "guts" to voice her real opinions on twitter. She's probably finger-down-your-throat sweet to all these people she complains about or puts down. How funny.ReplyDelete
"I feel like I'd be a good therapist."ReplyDelete
Given my stance on therapists, I would have to agree.
Sarcasm at large.
Lisette - I know...given the absurdity of just about everything she says, the phrase you just mentioned really takes the cake. It's one of the many reasons why I laugh so much when I'm reading her crappy tweets. It's really comical!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I'm with Lisette on the T thing.ReplyDelete
Maybe this ridiculous twit should write some sort of "Self-Help" book......that way she can whine about how it "hurts" to be her.
Told ya before, her orthopedist needs a consult-her knees are developing "wrinkles" and her implants are causing a strange form of scoliosis or early osteoporosis. "OMGGG!!!!! It's just so annoyingggggggggg!"
Anon - I had to come back to this - I just read your comment to my DH (and the previous comments on my other posts about Exhibit A tweets) and he laughed hysterically about your commentary. So spot on...and so comical.ReplyDelete


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The Wairoa Māori Standing Committee has drafted and developed a Te Reo Māori Policy for its community and if passed, they could be the first local council nationwide with a unique policy for the language.
Wairoa has a population of almost 60 per cent Māori and the council would like to see more of them fluent in the language.
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Nursing homes should think twice before using a well-known tool for diagnosing depression, researchers say
A familiar tool for diagnosing depression in dementia patients might not be very effective in the nursing home setting, according to findings recently published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia had a low diagnostic accuracy rate for nursing home residents, investigators in Australia determined. They compared the diagnoses reached through staff use of the CSDD against expert diagnoses reached through other methods.
Overall, the Cornell scale is a "highly questionable" tool, the study authors concluded. They recommended that facilities consider its complexity, the time needed to collect required information, and staff skills and knowledge related to depression.
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Avionos, a digital solutions provider focused on providing experiences for the connected consumer, announces it experienced 250 percent year-over-year growth in 2016. The company, known for its fast-paced solutions and iterative approach to custom designs for enterprise organizations, is continuing that trend and starting off 2017 full speed ahead as they maintain growth to meet additional demand.
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At a talk I gave the other night 1 of the women shared a quick strategy that she used to employ to clear kitchen clutter. She told our group that if someone was stopping by to visit with little notice she would put everything on her counters into the oven! Of course, my first thought was, did she remember to take it out before dinner?
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As my first year at The American University in Cairo draws to a close, I am more confident than ever in our community and the potential of our fine institution.
This year, we successfully confronted several challenges — but even greater opportunities remain for us to embrace as a community. In the face of difficult economic realities, we have strengthened our prudent fiscal management, and we have re-focused on our core mission of serving students. We continue as a community to work on re-imagining the student experience at AUC. Despite the sharp loss in value of the national currency this year, we achieved our objective of losing no current student due to an inability to pay tuition. More than 2,200 students received either new or additional emergency funding. In addition, we raised more than $10 million in private philanthropic contributions this year, the majority of it directed toward scholarship support. This support includes 100 new full scholarships, ensuring we are able to attract top performers from Egypt and around the world.
We are revitalizing our strategic plan through our 2020 centennial with participation of leading representatives of all our AUC community constituencies, including parents and students. This will further strengthen our preparation for our re-accreditation next year. We have brought aboard key new members of the administration's leadership team, as well as new trustees and excellent new faculty members. Together, we will be taking initiatives to sustain the excellence of the AUC experience, including a focus on health, safety and security on campus, and on digital innovation. I hope you will enjoy the accompanying video showcasing our many accomplishments, from academics to research, athletics and community engagement, which have testified to AUC's excellence this year.
As we close this academic year and set an ambitious agenda for the next, I extend a special thanks to our community — students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, Parents Association and trustees — and all AUC's friends and partners, for a successful year. I wish all a happy summer as we recharge to advance on all fronts this fall toward our celebration of our second century.
To our colleagues and friends who are observing Ramadan, Eid saeed and kol sana wa entum tay'been.


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Bootlegs Part 2on December 19, 2011 at 12:01 am
The mystery of Galanos and Schwartz's missing time will be continued next week, as in a few days we will briefly break for a special Christmas comic!
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Though not mentioned in bill SB 38 Tuesday, Florida`s greyhound and jai-alai establishments expect to benefit from the legislation that will allow the state`s thoroughbred and harness racetracks to operate on Sunday.
``The way the bill is written, the horse tracks have to close down on a weekday if they run on Sunday,`` said Les Schwartz, general manager at Hollywood Greyhound Track, which competes against Gulfstream Park. ``With Gulfstream running a couple of blocks away from us, we used to go head-to-head three days a week. Now, we`ll only oppose each other twice a week. Overall, we have no problem with the horses running on Sunday.``
The bill, which is to be signed by Gov. Bob Graham today at 9:45 a.m., was regarded in much the same way by Dania Jai-Alai General Manager John Knox.
``We don`t really want to run on Sunday,`` Knox said. ``By law, we have to race at night if we run a matinee, and because we are an indoor facility, it doesn`t make sense for us to hold a matinee on Sunday.
``The only problem we have with the bill is that it didn`t include us. It would have been nice to have the option of running on Sunday, even if we don`t plan to use it.``
According to Bob Rosenberg, director of the state`s division of pari-mutuel wagering, the passage of the Sunday racing bill will have a ``ripple effect`` on greyhound and jai-alai industries.
``Quite frankly, the general sentiment among the greyhound and jai-alai people is that they would have liked to have had the right to race on Sunday, though none would have exercised it,`` he said. ``Let`s face it, Sunday night is just a rotten time to go to a racetrack or a fronton.
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Is it almost the end of October already? I swear the holidays come so fast and it's making me stress out about buying presents. Actually right now I'm feeling a bit anxious about NANOWRIMO. I've been planning here and there throughout September and October and I like my story. I'm hoping that I'll be able to finish writing it this year and not just stop when I reach 50K.
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Stacking the Shelves post! Hosted by Tynga's Reviews, Stacking the Shelves is a chance to showcase new books, ones checked out from the library, bought, won or received for review.
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Markus Tenghamn, a Go/PHP developer and Techlead, authored a utility that tracks various cryptocurrencies. It's a command line utility and it works really well.
Markus has a writeup on his utility at STEEMIT.
For those wanting a deeper dive into how he calls the current exchange prices, you might prefer his other article, also on STEEMIT.com.
I downloaded the source, and compiled it (details on how to do that follow below.) Here's a demo of it running on my local system.
Using Go
What's really interesting, is that the author has used the Go programming language. This is the same language that was used to create the GETH utility for Ethereum coin.
Go is a highly performant language invented by Google and used for desktop and server applications. The concurrency model in Go is different than other languages. Rather than "threads," Go uses "goroutines" which are incredibly light weight and more performant.
Compiling From Source
If you have Go installed, you can compile Markus' cryptocurrency tracker, by doing the following:
At a prompt, enter: go get github.com/markustenghamn/golang-cryptotracker
If you have Go setup in the typical fashion, you'll have a local path for Go to store source code. This might be /Users/[your username]/go/src/[repo]/[username]/[project]
Type cd and the path to the Cryptocurrency project (i.e.
cd go/src/github.com/markustenghamn/golang-cryptotracker/)
Once in the project folder you'll need to create a configuration file. Markus has supplied a sample one (config.json.sample) Once you have a config.json file in the project folder, you can build.
I reviewed his code and it looks really interesting. He's setting the api endpoints he's using to grab data, in the config.json file.
then build using:
go build
Once you build, there will be a Go executable in the folder. Run the executable and you should see a terminal window load with cryptocurrency prices.


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One man was shot to death and another was wounded in an apparently drug-related shooting last night at an intersection in East Baltimore, police said.
Later, police said they arrested a reputed drug dealer in connection with the shootings. Eric Lamont "Big Eric" Johnson, 27, of the 900 block of N. Belnord Ave., was charged today with first-degree murder and a handgun felony charge.
The victims were standing in the 2100 block of Ashland Ave. about 11 p.m. when a man got out of a white car and shot Roderick Camphor, 19, of the 7200 block of Oakhaven Circle in Hebbville, in the back and chest, police said. Mr. Camphor was pronounced dead at the scene.


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Sketching in Vouvray
Well, never too late to be back…or something like that…
I went sketching just in time yesterday. It was beautful and sunny with clear skies and warm. to suddenly fall upon today where we have one of the coldest days I have experienced so far this winter..we have the blue skies, but icy icy cold with a wind that slices us relentlessly in juliennes!
After a long time of no sketching, I found myself back in that corner where I fixate on detail and try to put too much on to the paper. So my objective for the next few weeks will be to get back into only capturing the necessary, sketch faster and not worry about doing it right!
It is good to be back…!
…vouvray 1…
So, Yesterday. I stopped across the river Loire at Vouvray, a quaint village with houses set into the cliffs next to the Loire. Parking my car in the sun, flinging open the door, basking in the warmth of the sun, I did these two sketches at the same spot. Just moving my focus on with the road. With the first sketch, Vouvray 1, I used my new bottle of black ink to draw with, not realizing I bought water soluble ink. So when I washed with the watercolour, all the ink just flooded all over. With the second sketch, Vouvray 2, I just fell back on my rotring tikkky graphich pen to draw with and then added my wash of water color.
…vouvray 2 – further down rue du petit coteau..
Both sketches in pen and watercolor in watercolor sketchbook, 15,3 x 25cm.
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Good to have you back, Ronell. Love the sketches and am looking forward to more. Grand that you managed to sketch despite the cold– brave Ronell.
March 7, 2010 at 6:43 pm
The second one I can see where you were I left the car over there when I've been there.
I love both your drawings but particularly I like to see you again at the blog.
March 7, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Beautiful watercolor paintings Ronell!!
March 7, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Ooooh, as always a treat to see what you've been up to and your images here are a joy. Keep it up! They're beautiful. Incidentally, I kind of like the inky effect on the first one.
March 7, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Wonderfull, Ronell! I love these sketches, waterproof ink or not! 🙂
March 7, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Love Vouvray 1
Great phrase 'a wind that slices us relentlessly in juliennes!
March 7, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Nice 🙂 glad to see you back as I'm new to your site.
March 7, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Nice to have you back Ronell! Wonderful sketches – I like them both and am looking forward to more in the coming weeks.
March 7, 2010 at 11:22 pm
It's good to see you and your great sketches back here! Your weather sounds like Chicago. It's the little teases of spring that get me through the tail end of winter.
March 8, 2010 at 1:14 am
Both beautiful. Wish I was there painting with you. I am so ready for the warmth of the sun.
March 8, 2010 at 3:12 am
Welcome back Ronell – so good to see these lovely French sketches. I agree the floody ink doesn't matter at all, its still great!
March 8, 2010 at 8:15 am
We have that rotten wind here too, Ronell. Will Spring never arrive?!
I don't see any hint of lack of practice in these sketches – beautiful, and I'm always partial to a bit of ink running into the watercolour.
March 8, 2010 at 4:59 pm
So good to see you sketching again. I love sketches of rooftops and villages and these are fabulous.
March 8, 2010 at 11:09 pm
It's so good to see you back… well to see your sketches at least!! 😉
I love your sketches!
and the new banner too!
Welcome back!
March 10, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Both of these are great!!! I personally like the way the water soluble ink looks. It gives the sketch a rustic look. I had to laugh when you said you were sketching from the car. I do that so often…it even works when it is raining out. Thanks for giving me a little Loire Valley treat. I miss sketching there.
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Being a ghostwriter is a bit like being an actor – without the potential for fame or money – in that before you get the job you usually have to go for an 'audition'. This generally involves meeting the subject of the book (ie. the person whose name will be on the cover) so they can check you're not a stalker.
And, like an actor, you need a thick-ish skin for the inevitable occasional rejection.
Over the years I'm proud to admit that I've been turned down by some very famous names. Reasons for not hiring me have included "not funny enough", "too old" and "not Northern", yet generally these rejections have simply bounced off my rhino-like hide. You can't take it personally, I've got to meet some fascinating and wonderful people, and besides, if you're going to write your memoirs at 19 then it's no wonder you consider anyone over 25 ancient. Good luck with finding a teenage ghostwriter, love.
Yet there is one huge star who turned me down for a job – and I'm afraid to say it's been bugging me ever since, because IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MEEEE!
What happened was this. I got a call from my agent (because, like actors, we writers need agents cos we is too thicky-dumb-dumb to deal wiv money) who told me that an A-list celebrity was going to write her autobiography and, by some miracle, I was on the list of ten ghostwriters who were being considered. So far, so routine.
The weird thing was, however, my agent had no idea who the celebrity was. Not a clue. Her identity was being kept a secret because she was so famous that if we knew who it was our tiny muggle brains might explode – either that, or they wanted to keep news of her autobiography out of the papers at this early stage. Anyway, the star's PA was going to meet the ten candidates on her behalf, and would then select the final two who would be granted an audience with her majesty, which effectively meant that the ten of us would be in the weird situation of going for an interview for a job that we knew absolutely nothing about.
The star's people hadn't banked on the fact that I used to be a celebrity journalist and as soon as I heard the name of the star's PA – let's call her Daisy – I knew beyond a doubt the identity of the woman in question. Let's just say she was a Very Famous Singer (VFS).
Well, I was literally giddy with excitement. Not only was I up for this amazing job, I had an immediate advantage over all the other candidates because I knew who she was!
Armed with this covert intel, my meeting with Daisy went brilliantly. I mentioned how much I loved dogs (knowing the VFS owned one herself), I geared our conversation towards subjects that I knew the VFS would find interesting: I basically did everything I could to show that I would be the perfect ghostwriter for the VFS without letting on that I had any idea who she actually was.
Two days later my agent called to tell me I was down to the final two. I was going to meet the VFS. I'm not one to toot my own trumpet, but this was so in the bag…
And so it came to pass that a week later I arrived at an office in central London, breezily confident that I would ace this interview as I had the one with Daisy. I was shown into a room and there she was: a titchy, tiny, perfectly symmetrical, pocket-sized package of hair and teeth. Smiley and radiant. Heart-meltingly beautiful, obviously. But with a look in her eyes that said, I will fucking SLAY YOU if you cross me.
Suddenly, I was horrifically nervous.
"Ooh, I love your cardi," she said softly, still smiling.
"It's from Monsoon, but it's last year's I'm afraid." Then I remembered who I was talking to. "Although you could probably just phone up and they'd make you one for free. In fact, they'd probably pay you to wear it! Or you can have mine – but it'll cost you! HAHAHAHA!"
She continued to smile, icily polite. My nerves kicked up a gear.
"So, what sort of books do you like to read?" she asked.
My mind instantly went blank. I love reading, there's always a half-finished stack of books by my bed, I am a bloody writer for Christ's sake, but I couldn't think of anything at all, except…
"Beowulf," I said, remembering a book I had skimmed at university, 15 years ago. "The epic Anglo Saxon poem. Have you, um, read it? It's really quite good."
"No, I haven't." Of course she hasn't, you div. It's an epic Anglo Saxon poem.
"And I believe you used to work for Closer magazine?" she went on.
I flinched, vividly remembering the time her publicist had phoned me in the office and screamed at me for five minutes because of a story I'd written about the VFS's love life.
"Yes, but only doing the interviews, I didn't write the gossip stories," I said quickly. "That was… someone else. Not my sort of thing at all. I just did the chats. Nice, friendly, PR-approved stuff, you know? Besides, that was ages ago…"
And then – that was it. By some invisible sign the VFS instructed her people that I was to be dismissed. I hadn't even had a chance to tell her how much I loved dogs.
She said that it was lovely to meet me, but her eyes were telling a different story. They were telling me that I was pathetic, and she wouldn't work with me if I was the last person on earth.
Sure enough, I didn't get the job. It would have been a really tough gig: the publisher wanted the book finished in a couple of months, and access to the VFS sounded horrifically limited. It would have been stressful and demanding, and I don't even like her music that much.
And yet…
Why didn't you like me, Very Famous Singer? What the hell is wrong with me?? We could have been friends. YOU COULD HAVE BORROWED MY CARDI!


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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Happy Tock-Tober!
I am celebrating Tock-Tober today in honour of Derby's birthday. I am sure everyone will be showing their 'tocks at the Bridge too.
Happy Birthday at the Bridge, Derby!
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Thank you for the tock pics in honor of my late, grate bro Derby.ReplyDelete
Purrfect Tocks Flynn!ReplyDelete
How sweet of you to remember and celebrate, Flynn. Nice shots!ReplyDelete
Pawsome job! Tocktober is one of our most impawtant months.ReplyDelete
Great Tock shots, Flynn!ReplyDelete
We love how your tail is flying high, Flynn. Great tocks!ReplyDelete
Happy Tocktober!ReplyDelete
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Hi Flynn! Well done on the tock shots for Tock-Tober. I have no doubt that Eric and all our friends over the Bridge are celebrating this fun day too.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Sammy
Great Tocks Flynn. Well done Flynn.ReplyDelete
Happy Tocktober Flynn! You have the cutest little tocks. XOReplyDelete
Now these are some handsome tock shots! Look at that swagger!ReplyDelete
Very handsome, Flynn! Though I do miss those beautiful eyes :)ReplyDelete
Super 'tocks!!ReplyDelete
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And a happy cat you are, showing off!ReplyDelete
Great tocks, Flynn ! PurrsReplyDelete
Happy Tocktober!!!!ReplyDelete
Great 'tocks!
lookin good ther dood...de 9 tinz a day doez yur tockz good !! keep at 9 tinz a day two oh kay ~~~~~ we bee out til monday sew heerz two a deep sea smelt kinda week oh end ~~~~~~~~ ♥♥♥♥♥ReplyDelete
Flynn what a handsome set of tocks you have tooReplyDelete
Hugs madi your bfff
Jackie...you are so right about chewing. LOLReplyDelete
I find I do ok with food w just one ingredient.
Eating cheerios this morning took all my concentration. Trying to keep the little O's on the right and not let milk dribble out of my mouth.
Hugs Cecilia
purrfect tocks!! It's my Mom's birthday too! Love, Cody catchatwithcarenandcodyReplyDelete
Tick-Tock! We see your hock..and the tocks as well, MOL!ReplyDelete
Happy Tocktober Flynn! Hehe thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
Woo hoo! Very fine 'tocks there , Flynnie Flynn!ReplyDelete
Great looking ginger tocks, Flynn!ReplyDelete
Happy TockTober! You have some terrific 'tocks!ReplyDelete
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs, Spike William
Wow, those are absolutely terrific tocks. We are certain Derby is enjoying seeing all the tocks here and at the RB. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista JoReplyDelete
Happy Tock-Tober! You sure do have a nice one. *sniff sniff*ReplyDelete


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Third Annual Mother's Day Artisan Fair Comes to WaterfrontBring mom, grandma and the family to the third annual Mother's Day Artisan Fair on Sunday May 13, 10 am to 3 pm, at the Harbor Plaza, Main and Solano streets, at the Suisun City Waterfront.
Enjoy live music, meet the artists and let Mom know how much she means to you by purchasing a handcrafted gift from one of the 40+ vendors selling unique hand-crafted wares along the waterfront.
Sponsored by the Suisun City Historic Waterfront Business Improvement District, this artisan fair will have gifts to please everyone's tastes and budget.
Take a leisurely stroll along the beautiful waterfront to browse the booths before or after your breakfast, lunch or brunch with Mom at one of the many independent restaurants located in the district.
Listen to live music by Amber Snider and the Amber Snider Band during the event.
For vendor or shopping information, download the vendor information here, or call Brenda Mossa, event coordinator, (707) 399-7195.


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