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Britain was unexpectedly embroiled in a diplomatic and military dispute with Russia on Wednesday after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast of the disputed territory of Crimea.
The warship sailed for about an hour in the morning within the 12-mile limit off Cape Fiolent on a direct route between the Ukrainian port of Odesa and Georgia, prompting Russian complaints and a disagreement about whether warning shots were fired.
The British plan was to assert navigation rights in the Black Sea in support of Ukraine, which lost control of Crimea after Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014, an action condemned and not recognised by the West.
Ben Wallace, the UK defence secretary, said HMS Defender was carrying out "routine transit from Odesa towards Georgia across the Black Sea" using an "internationally recognised traffic separation corridor".
Warships are allowed to engage in "innocent passage" through territorial waters as long as it is not prejudicial to the peace or security of the coastal state, but the UK would have known sending a destroyer near Crimea would have prompted a response from the Kremlin.
Russia's defence ministry initially claimed warning shots had been fired at HMS Defender and that one of its war planes had dropped four bombs nearby to force the destroyer to leave the area.
Britain's Ministry of Defence denied both incidents took place, saying in a statement "no warning shots had been fired", but a BBC journalist who was on the board the destroyer said the Russian military had "harassed" the ship.
The BBC correspondent said Russian forces closely followed HMS Defender as it passed near Crimea. Two coastguard vessels sailed behind the destroyer, at one point closing to a gap of roughly 100 metres, while up to 20 aircraft were hovering above.
Firing was heard in the distance but it was believed to be some way out of range. UK defence sources said that Russians were undertaking planned gunnery practice, with aircraft also exercising in the area.
Of HMS Defender, Wallace said that "Russian vessels shadowed her passage". The defence minister added the crew were made aware of the exercises "in her wider vicinity".
Andrei Kelin, Russia's ambassador to the UK, said HMS Defender "did not respond to several warnings, at least the warnings were issued every 10 minutes" in an interview on Channel 4 News, and described the warship as having "gone deep, about three kilometres from, or deep into, the territorial waters over there".
The ambassador denied the Kremlin had engaged in a "nakedly aggressive" act, and said Russia had a right to defend its territory. The "British ship was not only in the Black Sea, which is a sea adjacent to Russia, but in the territorial waters of Russian Federation," he added.
Underlining the tension in the region is Britain's increasing closeness to Ukraine's military, and in particular its navy, at a time when the country remains in conflict with Russia in its eastern Donbas region and elsewhere.
Earlier this week, the two countries signed a naval deal on HMS Defender when it was docked in Odesa, which will see the two countries jointly produce eight small warships and the two countries work on creating a new naval base on the Black Sea.
Ukraine is understood to have been happy with the plan for the British warship to sail near the Crimean coast, but had hoped that the UK would be more assertive in public when the Russians began to complain.
Dmytro Kuleba, the country's foreign minister, said Russia's action showed an aggressive and provocative policy that constituted a threat to Ukraine and its allies.
"A clear proof of Ukraine's position: Russia's aggressive and provocative actions in the Black and Azov seas, its occupation and militarisation of Crimea pose a lasting threat to Ukraine and allies," he said. "We need a new quality of cooperation between Ukraine and Nato allies in the Black Sea."
Britain and Russia routinely test each other's defences, with Russian jets often buzzing close to British aerospace and warships periodically sailing down the Channel. However, incidents involving open fire are very rare.


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LONDON — A lot changed in 2020. As a result, more than ever, fashion publications are taking a stance on political and sociological issues, and are expanding their online coverage to include social unrest, legislative debates, globalization, racial injustice and environmental issues as a new generation of readers is expecting more from the magazines they engage with on a daily basis.
A quick scan of i-D magazine's website shows that the pioneer of youth culture and fashion for the past four decades now also covers why Uganda's youth is trying to remove a dictator, offers a deep dive into the life of Ukrainian cam girls and lets Nigerian activist Adetutu OJ Alabi tell the story of what it's like growing up with facial markings, on top of cheering for Lady Gaga performing at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration and getting André Leon Talley talk about Kamala Harris and the Netflix series "Bridgerton."
Highsnobiety, a daily news site covering streetwear, sneakers, cars, lifestyle and arts with a print presence, is increasingly dipping its toes in a series of coverages that voice support for survivors of Alexander Wang's alleged sexual misconduct and raised discussions on social media about why is fashion still ignoring its #MeToo movements. It also published lengthy pieces about why domestic abuse is not a "women's issue," and why Barbara Kruger's pro-choice message "Your Body is a Battleground" is poignant for today's Poland.
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For fashion photographer and founder of Hunger magazine Rankin, covering topics beyond fashion is expected at the publication.
On its website HungerTV, British-Ghanaian artist Tanoa Sasraku explains how she uses flags and moving image to question the meaning of identity, and Ph.D. researcher and founder of the Free Black University Melz Owusu speaks about why instead of decolonizing universities, alternative spaces are needed to allow radical work to really take hold.
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"We've always explored a wide breadth of content pillars and will continue to do so. This approach is reflected in our site traffic, where we see a healthy amount of unique users clicking on a diversity of pieces whether it's a think-piece, a celebrity interview, or a photographic essay," Rankin said.
"That future exists right now — you just have to want to see it," he added: "To see where we are being led. We all have to work hard to change that future by changing the way we engage with the present. The coronavirus outbreak is sweeping the world and creating a mass hysteria most of us have never seen in our lifetimes. It offers a lot of time to self-reflect and to maybe change the way we do things, and what we consume. There's access to more content than ever before and many publications, both print and digital, are going above and beyond to stretch out the parameters of their editorial offerings."
Natassa Stamouli, online editor at 1 Granary, told WWD that its readers, who are mostly fashion school students and a growing number of talent scouts and top-level management at fashion houses, are always engaged more with fashion content when placed in the greater context of education, sustainability and political awareness.
"The last year brought a more intense demand for this approach," she said: "We feel a responsibility to look into what is happening in fashion schools worldwide and question the industry at large. We will continue documenting how creative learning is affected by the pandemic, as well as how emerging designers are coping and surviving as small businesses and most importantly as people."
Some of the top stories at 1 Granary from last year range from the designers to hire initiative, showcasing graduating students from all over the world, to highlighting the issue of employability in fashion.
The Face magazine put frontline key worker, 20-year-old supermarket assistant Keziah on the cover among others. Courtesy
Since its relaunch in 2019, The Face magazine has also been connecting fashion with broader culture, including music and entertainment, and big issues like politics, the environment, race and inequality. On its website, there are discussions about why plus-size guys should be the next big thing, the impact of the pandemic on people's mental health, and the East Asian films vying to be the Oscar-winning "Parasite" of 2021.
Jason Gonsalves, brand director at The Face, admitted that some people within the industry struggled with that idea, but The Face hasn't shied away from dealing with the biggest stories and that's been reflected in where its best-performing pieces' traffic has come from.
"We ran a series of cover shoots with frontline key workers, from delivery drivers to supermarket workers, weeks before [British] Vogue followed suit and then had an incredible response from audiences," he added. "We backed up with in-depth stories like covering the teams of innovators who came together to find solutions to the ventilator shortage in hospitals, which we were pleasantly surprised to find was one of our top-performing stories of the year."
Gonsalves also revealed that its website reached 4 million unique users, generated almost 6 million page views, with a dwell time seven to eight times more than its competitors.
Markus Ebner, founder of the German fashion magazine Achtung Mode, attributed this shift by fashion titles to the end of what he called "the age of superficiality."
"We have serious problems in the world now and the audience longs for reliable and opinionated media. Classic journalism, classic fashion stories. What we do is a profession you have to train for and the influencer moment has changed that. But the pandemic exposed the no-content momentum of most," he said.
The cover of a special edition of Achtung, shot in Germany's Black Forest. Achtung/Coutresy
The magazine relaunched its website last week with an emphasis on music videos and user experience. Graphic designer Anton Loukhnovets, who recently redesigned The New York Times Magazine, is behind the new platform, which has been optimized for fashion storytelling on mobile screens.
On top of fashion stories, Achtung covers Berlin's music and arts scene, and works with artists from the Live on Earth DJ network, and DJ Gigola, to present their music in the realm of fashion.
The Berlin-based title is also changing its publication date to respond to the new seasonality. It adjusted its release date from September to December, featuring model Maike Inga wearing fall clothes shot by three photographers in the Black Forest in a cold climate. "The forest is a place of longing at the moment. No masks and crowds, fresh air and mythical environments to present the clothes," Ebner said.
In China, the shift in media coverage is a bit different. There are many regulations around publishing in the market. Publicly discussing political or sensitive issues can result in arrest and jail time. Also, as the country has been growing rapidly for the past 42 years, the majority of the population is looking to improve their quality of life with material goods, instead of questioning the system.
Lily Chou, editor in chief of Chinese independent fashion publication Rouge Fashion Book, sees that people want to learn more about positive energy, and something healing.
"Since the situation is getting better in China, people by nature always try to find a way to be better. So food, travel, music, pets, or just some sweet words, or anything that can make you smile and warm inside can be a good topic," she said.
The biannual magazine's most recent issue, "Glimpse," was based on 2020's situation while trying to predict what the future could be. Fan Bingbing, Zhou Zhennan, and Komatsu Nana front the cover, representing a glimpse of nostalgia, time travel and reflection, respectively.
Fan Bingbing fronts the cover of Rouge Fashion Book, issue seven. Courtesy
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Gifts from Sinatra and Tommy Tune among treasured items at Maxine Mesinger estate sale
Slow down for the lowdown: A dozen years after her death from complications associated with multiple sclerosis, famed gossip columnist Maxine Mesinger's name is once again in the headlines, this time with an auction of furnishings, decorative arts and celebrity memorabilia that she and husband Emil Mesinger collected over half a century of schmoozing with social headliners and stars.
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The woman who covered the lifestyles of the rich and famous from Houston to Hollywood accumulated a treasure trove of memorabilia.
The woman who covered the lifestyles of the rich and famous from Houston to Hollywood for the Houston Chronicle accumulated a treasure trove of memorabilia. Her wit and scoops on bold-faced types ("she snoops to conquer") appeared in the Chronicle six days a week from 1964 until decades later when her illness forced her to scale back.
Maxine continued to pen her column until she died from complications of multiple sclerosis in January 2001. She was 75. Emil died in June, 2013.
Among the items to be auctioned are a note to Miss Moonlight signed only "Blue Eyes" from long time friend Frank Sinatra and a book with an inscription from Tommy Tune that begins "To Auntie Max," accompanied by one of his size 13 tap shoes complete with autograph. The sterling silver tray from Carol Channing, inscribed simply "Carol Loves Maxine," reveals the close relationship that the columnist developed with numerous stars of stage and screen.
The Mesingers's son, Jay Mesinger, emailed from his base in Boulder, Colo., "It was so overwhelming to take Mom and Dad's home apart and prepare for the estate sale. Literally hundreds of pieces of collectibles and memorabilia spanning almost 50 years." Mesinger says that a portion of the auction sales will go to the Maxine Mesinger MS Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine.
Beyond the celebrity items, the auction will include furnishings and accessories in French, English and Italian styles ranging from 19th century French gilt wood furnishings to whimsical pieces in Murano glass.
Morton's William C. Medsger commented on the auction offerings, "One would be hard pressed to name a notable figure of the 20th century, including crowned heads of Europe, that is not represented in the Mesinger collection . . . Viewing this estate collection is something like a trip to Disneyland right here in our own backyard."


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- November 30, 2022 - Proposed cuts to St. Louis County budget include jail, police and public health staff
November 30, 2022 - Proposed cuts to St. Louis County budget include jail, police and public health staff
November 30, 2022 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Author/Byline: Kelsey Landis St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Reporter Taylor Tiamoyo Harris contributed to this report.
CLAYTON — A St. Louis County Council committee has suggested cutting hundreds of positions in the county jail, police department and public health department in an attempt to fill a $41 million hole in next year's budget, according to a memo from the council budget director.
The council budget committee recommended cutting 375 vacancies and 24 new jobs included in County Executive Sam Page's proposed budget, which the council considers and amends before producing a final budget.
Page's budget relied on county reserves and added 16 new corrections officers for the jail, five new staffers for the auditor's office and three new administrative positions. The recommendation eliminates all of them, saving the county $1.5 million. It also cuts 75% of the county's nearly 500 vacant positions, worth $27 million. The cuts wouldn't affect raises planned for next year, according to the memo.
"We must get control of this budget," Council Chair Rita Heard Days said at a meeting Tuesday. "We do that, as a council, with grave concern for our employees and for our taxpayers alike."
The committee provides feedback on the county executive's budget, then the full council decides how to amend the budget for a final version. Days introduced a bill with the measures, but it has several more steps before becoming final — if it gets that far. A majority on the council and Page have to approve it. A final budget must be approved by the end of the year or else stopgap funding measures are triggered.
Many of the proposed cuts were made to public safety, the county's biggest expense.
The 16 new officers included in Page's budget were added to reduce overtime and boost the jail's workforce after years of complaints over inmate deaths and understaffing. Just last week, an inmate assaulted a jail officer who was supervising 65 maximum security prisoners alone.
The new hires would cost the county just under $942,000. But with overtime taken into consideration if no new positions are added, savings would amount to roughly $635,000.
Democratic Councilwoman Lisa Clancy of Maplewood expressed concern about the cuts to new jail positions.
"These are not positions that have been open for years," Clancy said. Rather, the positions were added in response "to some very real issues we have in our justice center."
Jail Director Scott Anders said the positions were recommended by an independent audit.
"We have worked hard to hire and retain corrections officers and we are still short staffed," Anders said. "If we are unable to fill 16 positions, I'm concerned that it will result in low morale, higher turnover and force us to look at our policies designed to keep our employees and residents as safe as possible."
The budget committee, made of two Republicans and two Democrats, recommended eliminating 101 vacancies in the police department. As of Tuesday, there were 82 police officer vacancies, according to the department.
The committee also proposed declining a request from the county auditor for almost $534,000 to hire new staff, which would contribute to nearly doubling the office's budget. In October, Auditor Toni Jackson faced questioning over staff departures, a lack of regular audits, and suggesting a raise for herself in her office's budget.
Republican Councilman Ernie Trakas of unincorporated South County said the cuts don't go far enough.
"The cuts are not sufficient, and it's the responsibility of this council to make sure that whatever is finally passed leaves the county with a zero budget deficit," Trakas said.
Days wants the council to meet with the county executive monthly going forward to look for permanent solutions. A spokesman for Page said the discussion will continue.
"The structural deficit remains unchanged by removing vacant positions," spokesman Doug Moore said.
The committee suggested cutting $175,000 for three new vehicle purchases for Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell's office after it bought two SUVs earlier this year. The two Republicans on the budget committee, councilmen Tim Fitch and Mark Harder, criticized those purchases in a hearing earlier this month. Democrats Days and Shalonda Webb are also on the committee.
Other proposed cuts include:
• $800,000 for demolishing abandoned buildings, a cost that will be paid for with federal COVID-19 relief money.
• $385,000 for developing vehicle charging infrastructure.
• $30,000 for miscellaneous attorney contracts.
• 78 vacancies in the Department of Public Health worth $5.4 million.
• 29 vacancies in the Department of Transportation and Public Works worth $1.8 million.
Councilwoman Shalonda Webb of Florissant said the council awaits feedback from specific departments on how the cuts would impact them.


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We had a comment yesterday suggesting that the goal from Chris Pontius against the Columbus Crew was "a simple clean-up finish ... Anybody could have scored it."
I disagree.
Pontius wasn't just in the right place at the right time. That's not how a guy gets 10 goals. Let's think for a second about who would have been playing on the opposite wing from Nick DeLeon. It would have to be either Danny Cruz or Lewis Neal. Do we trust that either Cruz or Neal would have had the quickness, elusiveness, and soccer IQ to be sneaking into the box at the back post? Do we trust that they would have finished on target?
Pontius has a unique set of skills, and Ben Olsen has found a way to use them in a way that has made the team successful. I also disagree with Chest's comment that Pontius and Dwayne De Rosario are about even for the Team MVP nod at this point. In my mind, it's not even close. 10 goals > 10 assists. But aside from that, Pontius has six game-winning goals. There are games that this D.C. United team has won this year that they wouldn't have won without Pontius. He's been a revelation
Maybe the most important point in his favor though is that Pontius has been scoring when no one else has. You think the team has been slumping lately? That's fair. United is 3-0-3 since the beginning of June. Pontius scored the lone goal in two of those three wins. Just think what this slump would have looked like if Pontius was slumping as well.
I've been harping for weeks now that Pontius needs to get the ball more often. He's so hot right now. Give him lots of chances, and he'll get lots of goals. Pontius didn't play a perfect game, but if he scores one goal out of every three good chances, then United needs to give him at least three good chances a game. Or preferably, six. Maybe even nine.
Obviously Pontius didn't create the goal against the Crew by himself though. DeLeon has been getting a lot of credit, and rightfully so, but we can't ignore the play of De Rosario either. He smartly and patiently held off a defender and waited for DeLeon to round him before sending the ball down the field into an area only the rookie could get it. This was DeRo's best game in weeks.
We can't leave out the defense of course. Brandon McDonald, Emiliano Dudar, and Chris Korb did a very good job of limiting the number of difficult stops that Bill Hamid would have to make. He still made all of them, and the team earned a well-deserved shutout. McDonald, Dudar, and Korb have solidified their places in the starting lineup for the time being. The fourth spot? We'll have to work on that.
I guess Long Tan deserves some credit for not totally effing up Pontius' goal like I was worried he might. But just like how we asked ourselves if Neal or Cruz would have scored at the back post in a similar situation, let's also ask ourselves if Hamdi Salihi or Maicon Santos would have scored before the ball even made its way to Pontius. I'm inclined to answer yes. Tan did make a few good plays, specifically when the Crew had the ball. If he's now our top-choice starter, he didn't do anything to lose that responsibility. But if they get several chances, strikers are going to have to score sooner or later, right?


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To get started with Nets Easy, you need to create an account with Nets. If you're not a customer yet you can register here.
If you want to try the checkout before installing it in your store you can checkout our demo store here. You can also sign up for a test account so you can test it in your own WooCommerce store.
To make test purchases you also need customer test data. This information can be found here.
- Login to WordPress Admin. Navigate to Plugins → Add New (in the left column menu).
- Click on the Upload Plugin option, then click Browse to select the zip file from your computer. Once selected, press OK and press the Install Now button.
- Activate the plugin.
Required WordPress/WooCommerce settings
- You need to enable HTTPS (install a SSL/TLS certificate) in your web store to get Nets Easy to work.
- Make sure that you have enabled pretty permalinks in your WordPress installation. Otherwise callbacks from Nets back to your store won't work and orders will not be updated with the correct order status/information.
- It's important that callbacks from Nets to your store doesn't get blocked by security or caching plugins. Make sure that requests to https://yourdomain.com/wc-api/ isn't blocked.
- To get the order total to match between WooCommerce and Nets you need to configure WooCommerce to display prices with 2 decimals. More information about displaying of prices and how it can cause rounding issues can be found in this article.
- It's recommended to add/use SKU on products (even on product variants). This is needed to keep track of purchased products in orders between the two systems and to make refunds working properly.
Navigate to → WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → Nets Easy.
- Enable Nets Easy by checking the Enable Nets Easy checkbox.
- Title – Enter the title for the payment method displayed in the checkout and order confirmation emails.
- Merchant ID – Enter your Nets Easy Merchant ID. Only required if you are a partner and are initiating the checkout with your partner keys.
- Live Secret key – Enter your live secret key received from Nets.
- Live Checkout key – Enter your live checkout key received from Nets.
- Test Secret key – Enter your secret key for test purchases received from Nets.
- Test Checkout key – Enter your checkout key for test purchases received from Nets.
- Test mode – Tick the checkbox if you make purchases using the test credentials.
- Allowed Customer Types – Select if you want to sell both to consumers and companies or only to one of them.
- Email text – Custom text that will be added to the order confirmation email sent to the customer.
- Manage orders – Check this box if you want to cancel an order in Nets system automatically when the order is marked as Cancelled in WooCommerce and charge an order in Nets system automatically when the order is marked as Completed in WooCommerce.
- Debug mode – Enable debug logging. Stores requests and responses between WooCommerce and Nets in a log file. Can be found by navigating to WooCommerce > Status > Logs.
- Invoice fee ID – Create a hidden (simple) product that acts as the invoice fee. Enter the product ID number in this textfield (not the SKU). Leave blank to disable.
- Checkout flow – Select how Nets Easy should be integrated in WooCommerce. Embedded means that the checkout is embedded in the WooCommerce checkout page and partially replaces the checkout form. Redirect means that the customer is redirected to a payment page hosted by Nets.
- Auto-capture – Check this box to automatically charge the customer directly when the purchase is done. This is a feature that is mainly used when selling digital goods (where there is no shipping of goods included). The order will only instantly be set to Completed in WooCommerce if it's digital goods and no shipping is required.
- Other payment method button text – Customize the Select another payment method button text that is displayed in checkout if using other payment methods than Nets Easy. Leave blank to use the default (and translatable) text.
- Complete payment button text – Select which text you want on the Complete payment button. Only applicable for subscription based payments.
Checkout language
The plugin does automatically display the Nets Easy checkout in the same language used on the website. Current supported locales are Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German, Polish, French, Dutch, Finnish and Spanish.
The plugin is using the WordPress function get_locale() to determine the current language. If no language match is found the checkout will be displayed in English.
Change the language of your website:
- Go to the admin page.
- On the left panel, click on Settings (for WordPress, not for WooCommerce).
- Change the Site Language option to the language of your choice.
- Save changes.
The plugin itself has no limitations regarding currency.
However, please note that there can be limitations in the agreement you have with Nets.
When it comes to questions regarding supported currencies you should always talk to your payment provider. The exception is when the plugin in fact do have limitations.
You can see what currencies Nets support and read about their Multicurrency solution here.
Payment gateway icon
An icon is displayed next to the payment gateway name in checkout page.
If you want to change this icon (or modify the size of it), there is a filter available for that.
By using the filter
wc_dibs_easy_icon_html in the following way you can change it to your need.
* Filter hook wc_dibs_easy_icon_html
* Modify the icon displayed for Nets Easy payment gateway in checkout.
* Add this code to your themes functions.php file or include it in a separate functionality plugin (https://css-tricks.com/wordpress-functionality-plugins/).
add_filter('wc_dibs_easy_icon_html', 'krokedil_wc_dibs_easy_icon_html');
function krokedil_wc_dibs_easy_icon_html( $icon_html ) {
// Standard image is https://cdn.dibspayment.com/logo/checkout/combo/horiz/DIBS_checkout_kombo_horizontal_04.png.
$icon_src = 'https://cdn.dibspayment.com/logo/checkout/combo/horiz/DIBS_checkout_kombo_horizontal_05.png';
// With for standard image is 145.
$icon_width = '180';
$new_icon_html = '<img src="' . $icon_src . '" alt="Nets - Payments made easy" style="max-width:' . $icon_width . 'px"/>';
// Return the modified image html.
return $new_icon_html;
A number of different logos can be found at Nets tech site.
Order emails
Besides the text added in the Email text settings field, the payment gateway adds extra info in order emails sent to the customer. The following information is added below the order review table:
- Order date
- Nets Payment ID
- Nets Easy Payment type
- Masked card number
Subscription support
Nets Easy is compatible with the WooCommerce Subscriptions extension for handling of recurring payments.
Read more about recurring payments with Nets Easy in our Nets Easy Subscription support section or on the Nets Easy Docs site.
Order management
When an order is created in WooCommerce and a reservation number exists in Nets system, you have the possibility to handle the order management in Nets directly from WooCommerce. This way you can save time and don't have to work in both systems simultaneously.
To get started with order management in Nets via your WooCommerce store, you need to activate Manage orders settings in the payment getaway settings.
Cancel an order
- The WooCommerce order status need to be set as Processing.
- Go to the order edit screen by navigate to → WooCommerce → Orders and click on the order you want to edit.
- In the Order details box there is a selectbox named Status. Change the status to Cancelled.
- Click the Update button located at the top right on the screen.
- If everything was successful a new order note saying Nets order cancellation completed is created.
Activate an order
- The WooCommerce order status need to be set as Processing.
- Go to the order edit screen by navigate to → WooCommerce → Orders and click on the order you want to edit.
- In the Order details box there is a selectbox named Status. Change the status to Completed.
- Click the Update button located at the top right on the screen.
- If everything was successful a new order note is created with information about the activation in Nets system.
Refund an order
- The WooCommerce order status need to be set as Completed.
- Go to the order edit screen by navigate to → WooCommerce → Orders and click on the order you want to edit.
- In the Order items box, press the Refund button.
- Here you can choose to refund the full sum for an item (1), part of the sum (2) or shipping (3).
If you enter a sum manually (2) you also need to enter the correct tax to refund manually, as opposed to when you refund the full sum for an item in which case the tax is automatically calculated. With shipping (3) you need to enter the amount manually, as well as the tax. Not to be confused with the Refund manually button.
- Press the Refund via Nets Easy button.
- If everything was successful a new order note is created with information about the refund in Nets system
Compatibility with themes & plugins
- Nets Easy uses its own template file for displaying the checkout page and should work with most themes. However, the plugin is only tested with the Storefront theme and we do not guarantee that it will work with other themes. Common situations when errors occur are:
– Themes/plugins with customized template files for WooCommerce checkout page.
– Themes/plugins that modifies the checkout into a multi step checkout.
Read more about compatibility on these links:
Compatible plugins
Known compatibility issues
Krokedil and Nets do not offer help with adapting your theme or plugin within regular support.


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Christmas Lunch is a little different this year....
Although our Christmas lunch is unable to run in the usual way, the PHSG canteen staff have been providing Christmas themed meals throughout the week!
The Christmas lunch at PHSG is always a fun filled week for both the staff and the students. The canteen staff do an amazing job of providing a fabulous, tasty Christmas meal, and despite restrictions, this year they rose to the challenge once again!
Christmas themed hot meals have been offered to the students all week, along side cold options and as always catering for all dietary needs. Although the staff have not been able to serve the meals in the usual way, they have been delivering Christmas Lunch orders to respective students in their bubbles whilst taking all the Covid precautions.
The Christmas menu can be found on the School canteen webpage, click here.
Alongside the cooking of the pre-ordered meals the canteen staff do an amazing job of organising the meals ready for the deliveries. The meals are very popular amongst the students so organising the large volume is quite a challenge! There are a lot of Students who have enjoyed their lunches whilst getting into the spirit all week, despite the unusual circumstances. Well done girls for all the resilience you have shown this term!


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Have you gotten a chance to meet our awesome Chiropractor, Dr. Brandon Kulp?! Originally born in Rochester, New York and raised in the little town of Brockport, Dr. Kulp has been a quintessential part of the APR family.
After moving to Arizona in 2013, Dr. Kulp started practicing in an integrated clinic for the last 4 years before merging his clinic with APR. He now practices full-time in our Arrowhead clinic as well as working with our mergers and acquisitions team.
Greeted with a positive attitude and smile, his patients can't help but feel safe and welcomed by Dr. Kulp and the rest of the Arrowhead team.
In his spare time, the doctor enjoys the great outdoors that Arizona has to offer by hiking and camping with his family as well as the occasional day of volleyball!


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US Virgin Islands Travel Guide
Situated south of the British Virgin Islands, the US Virgin Islands is a territory of the United States of America. Purchased from Denmark in 1916, it consists of three major inhabited islands, as well as a dozen smaller cays.
Like many other smaller Caribbean islands, it subsides primarily on tourism nowadays. However, with a number of preserved sugar plantations, and an impressive fort that defended this isle from pirates over the centuries, there is plenty here to interest the culture vulture when they aren't working on their tan.
Currency: U.S. Dollars
Languages: English, Spanish
What To Do
Explore a former sugar plantation by visiting the Estate Whim Museum. Consisting of a great house, factory, mill, and slave quarters, the buildings on this twelve acre site will give you a good idea of how sugar was produced in prior centuries.
Guided tours are available, which will fill in the blanks with stories that the restored buildings here simply cannot tell.
Next, be sure to check out the grounds of Fort Frederik. Declared a National Historic Landmark, this garrison has helped to protect the town of Frederiksted from pirate attacks over the years.
Originally built in the mid-eighteenth century by the Danes and the Norwegians, this outpost was among the first on foreign soil to pay tribute to the declaration of American independence in 1776 by firing off their guns.
It was also here in 1848 where the Danish Governor signed a proclamation emancipating all slaves on St. Croix Island. With a museum and art gallery on site, this place is a must-see for cultural travelers visiting the US Virgin Islands.
The US Virgin Islands has many attractions for those that enjoy nature; for example, hikers will want to trek the Reef Bay Trail at some point in their stay, as the ruins of a sugar mill, waterfalls, and plenty of lush, undisturbed jungle can all be seen and experienced along its length.
It is the presence of petroglyphs that are the highlight of a walk along this trail however. Carved by Taino Indians over a thousand years ago, it is a landmark that makes this trek well worth the effort.
If you are an avid diver or snorkeler, you will want to spend time exploring Buck Island Reef National Monument. Surrounding uninhabited Buck Island, this coral reef is home to one of only three underwater 'trails' in the United States.
With over 18 square kilometers of corals to comb over, you'll spend the better part of a day here – don't forget to put on water-resistant sunscreen before plunging beneath the surface to explore!
Like any Caribbean island, there are plenty of beaches to discover in the US Virgin Islands. Maho Beach should be your first destination; found on the island of St. John, this place represents the Caribbean ideal, with drooping palms, sugar white sand, and crystal clear waters.
It can get busy during high season, but with manta rays that can be seen offshore, and a trail that will take you to the ruins of a sugar plantation house, sharing space with visitors is a small price to pay.
Trunk Bay is another spot on St John that is well worth a visit. Donated by Laurence Rockefeller over 50 years ago to the National Park Service, its outstanding natural setting has it competing with Maho Beach for the title of the most beautiful beach in the US Virgin Islands.
With a reef that is over 225 yards long, this is another spot that is perfect for snorkelers. If you didn't bring your mask with you, feel free to rent one, along with an underwater camera. The latter device is perfect for capturing the memories that you will make swimming through some of the most beautiful waters that you will likely see in your lifetime.
What to Eat
Looking for a savoury breakfast on your first day in the US Virgin Islands? Trying a Meat Pate is what you will want to do. A baked or fried pastry filled with ground beef, onions, garlic, bell peppers, and sometimes chiles, this greasy, flaky turnover will put a quick end to any hunger pangs.
There are many dishes that are enjoyed by locals in the US Virgin Islands, but none are as common as Salt Fish and Rice. Inexpensive and incredibly satisfying, this meal is made by frying white fish and rice together with tomatoes, onions, garlic and green peppers.
Be sure to have Sweet Potato Pie for dessert before you leave the islands. Combining sweet potato with raisins, chopped almonds, cinnamon and sugar beneath flaky pie crust, finishing your slice will be one of the toughest tasks that you will undertake during your holiday in the US Virgin Islands.


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Domino's Food & Pizza Delivery at 1410 Pinehurst Rd in Dunedin
Domino's delivers food in Dunedin just the way you want it — hot, made to order, and undeniably delicious. Enjoy handcrafted pizza, pasta, and sandwiches, all baked to perfection for you. Order food online, by calling 727-736-3030, or through the Domino's app!
Domino's on Pinehurst Rd — You Deserve the Best Pizza Delivery in Dunedin, FL
How do you combine two of your favorite things, Dunedin and pizza? Next time you're day-dreaming about an oven-baked pizza that's worthy of a little drool, order Domino's at 727-736-3030 for pizza delivery or carryout in Dunedin. Domino's on Pinehurst Rd has worked hard to perfect our recipe for delicious food and convenient Dunedin pizza delivery. Domino's pledge to baking and delivering made-to-order pizza begins with selecting ingredients that are bursting with flavor and following a solid pizza-making process. Your Pinehurst Rd Domino's starts cooking the moment you submit your order for pizza in Dunedin. Your hand-tossed, gluten-free, crunchy thin crust, or Brooklyn-style pizza crust is prepped and covered in the sauce of your choice. You can stick to a familiar flavor with an authentic marinara or kick things up a notch with Alfredo sauce, garlic parmesan white sauce, or BBQ sauce!
Next come your tasty toppings, the morsels that make your pizza yours. Domino's chef-inspired pizzas offer the most thoughtful flavor varieties to satisfy whatever makes your tastebuds happy. Kookoo for Philly Cheese Steak? Sure thing! Love all things tropical? Try the Honolulu Hawaiian Pizza with pineapple, smoked and crispy bacon, sliced ham, and more! Are you a vegetarian? Domino's loves veggies, too. Enjoy the Pacific Veggie or the Spinach & Feta! There are more than 34 million different ways to make a Domino's pizza, which means there's always a reason to order from Domino's at 1410 Pinehurst Rd!
You can design a one-of-a-kind pizza, too. The Pizza Builder puts you in the chef's shoes! Choose your pizza size, crust type (even gluten-free), cheese type and amount, and as many toppings as your heart desires. The pizza possibilities are never-ending! After all, love comes in all shapes and slices! And don't forget desserts, bread twists, drinks, and dipping sauces to hit all the Domino's food groups. Submit your order and get excited. It's normal to drool a little bit. Deliciousness is about to be ready for delivery or takeout in Dunedin!
Crave More? Order Sandwiches, Wings, or Pasta at 1410 Pinehurst Rd
Pizza lovers get it. They know Domino's on Pinehurst Rd makes some of Dunedin's best pizza. Oven-baked sandwiches, chicken wings, pasta, and salads are also on the menu! Domino's started adding non-pizza items to the menu in 2008 and has since grown to be one of Dunedin's biggest sandwich delivery restaurants. Take a bite out of Domino's oven-baked Philly Cheese Steak, Mediterranean Veggie, or Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich and you'll see what all the fuss is about! In 2009, they added baked pasta and Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake, plus a brand-new pizza recipe for cheese, crust, and sauce. The year 2011 brought chicken wings, plus more sweet and tasty treats like Domino's delectable Marbled Cookie Brownie™. For Dunedin food delivery that doesn't disappoint, choose Domino's at 1410 Pinehurst Rd. Your neighborhood Domino's on Pinehurst Rd is ready to make you happy with a colorful salad, handcrafted pasta, pizza, or sandwich!
Domino's Pizza Delivery, Takeout, & More
Domino's is on a mission to be the go-to pizza delivery company, in Dunedin and beyond, and everything they do reflects this commitment. Once your pizza, sandwich, or pasta leaves 1410 Pinehurst Rd, the Domino's TrackerⓇ will let you know! Track your order right up to your doorstep or somewhere else entirely if you're out having fun. (Wait, what?!) Yes! You can enjoy hot and delicious pizza delivery in Dunedin even if you're not at home! Domino's Delivery Hotspots® mean you can have Domino's food delivered wherever you like to hang out in Dunedin — park, beach, lake, sports field, or theater. Simply place an order online, select Delivery Hotspot, and allow Dominos.com to access your location. Find the closest Domino's Hotspot® and finish your order. You'll receive a few more instructions, but really all you'll need to do from there is get ready to enjoy your made-to-order pizza! You can also have your favorite Domino's dishes delivered right to your car with our Domino's Carside Delivery™. It's carryout, delivered. Place your carryout order as you normally would and head our way. When you arrive, a friendly team member will bring your order out and put it in your vehicle. It's totally smart and totally contact-free.
So Much To Love About Domino's Pizza at 1410 Pinehurst Rd
When you catch that first look at your Domino's pizza box, you want to feel confident that you're about to indulge in a pizza that was made for you, one with a lightly toasted crust, oodles of melted cheese, and plenty of yummy vegetables and savory meats. You also want to know that you get more than amazing food with Domino's. Join Domino's Piece of the Pie Rewards® and start earning points towards a free pizza when you order. You'll also receive access to exclusive pizza promos and offers! But if you don't do the whole "program" thing, that's alright, too. Every pizza fanatic deserves to have a little more cash in their pocket. That's why on top of crave-worthy pizza, Domino's has awesome Dunedin pizza coupons. Call your Pinehurst Rd Domino's pizza restaurant at 727-736-3030 to hear about the most up-to-date pizza deals and Dunedin coupons. Pick from a mix and match deal, combo deal, carryout deal, and more! Your local store's pizza offers are updated regularly. Domino's at 1410 Pinehurst Rd is your Dunedin pizza place for saving money and getting the food you want, when and how you want it. So, what are you waiting for? Order drool-inducing pizza, sandwiches, pasta, or chicken today! Domino's pizza store at 1410 Pinehurst Rd offers both carryout and delivery in Dunedin!


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A Stitch in Time
Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson
She\'s takes on a new job, in a new state, and . . . in a new state of mind.
Excited by her own boldness in reinventing her Image with gastric bypass surgery, and losing 150 pounds, Dee focuses on the future one step at a time, and of course . . . always in designer shoes.
With her new friend and client, Lily, Dee is taught some truths in facing one\'s inner demons, in forgiveness, unconditional love, and trust. She also meets Carter, a man who does and says all the right things. Could her life become more complicated? Yes, it can, and it does.
Read A Stitch in Time and take the journey with Dee as she realizes that while perfection has its place, so does unconditional love, forgiveness of others, and most of all, forgiveness of one\'s self. You\'ll find a place for yourself in this novel. The story belongs to all of us. It\'s an adventure into real life, for real people.


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BROTHERS and SISTERS, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who question me: Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work for a living? What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not get any of its milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the Law also say the same? For it is written in the Law of Moses, "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain" (Deuteronomy 25:4). Is it oxen God is concerned about? Or does He not speak entirely for our benefit? It was indeed written for our sake, for whoever plows should plow in hope, and whoever threshes in hope should have a share in their hope. If we have sown spiritual things to you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim on you, should we not even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure all things, so that we may cause no hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.
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Diversity and Inclusion: Best practices for an evolved workplace
An evolved workplace is diverse and inclusive. Employees aspire to work in environments that are conducive to engagement, alignment, employee-friendliness, innovation as well as performance-focused. This can be achieved by ensuring diversity and non-discrimination across the company.
Surveys indicate more than 70-80% of job seekers consider diversity and inclusion as an important factor when considering job opportunities. Apart from being a desirable factor among potential employees, diverse and inclusive companies are believed to bring innovation and make a change in the industry with strategic outcomes. According to leading analysts, organizations that are racially and ethnically diverse are more likely to have 30 to 40% financial returns than the corresponding national industry medians.
Cultivating a workplace culture that is diverse and inclusive
Employees should be the ambassadors of diversity; they should represent the company's inclusive and diverse work culture. In today's day and age, companies increasingly deal with teams spread across the world. A constant effort to create various opportunities that strengthen and develop a diverse global workforce is crucial. The organization should empower employees and leaders to become synergists for diversity, not only within the company but also with the customers by supporting global clients spanning cultural, political and social differences.
Let's dig deep into some practical strategies that promote diversity:
Equality of Opportunity
Equality of opportunity is key to ensuring diversity within the organization. The leading positions in the corporate world do not rely on gender, religion, financial status, etc., but skills like attention to detail, perseverance, passion, determination, community building and long-term strategic vision. Ultimately, professional growth in the organization should be driven by merit where career advancements are purely based on an individual's attitude, qualification, performance and ability.
Discrimination-Free Culture
A workplace should be free from any form of discrimination, be it gender, caste, disability, age, ethnicity, financial ability, marital status, etc. Clear and well-defined policies must be set out to discourage partiality in any form. HR leaders must be proactive in leading the way to bring diversity to organizations. Companies should gradually take initiatives to bring in meaningful mentorship for potential candidates, be it men or women, to help excel in their career.
Foster an Inclusive Space
Though often paired, diversity and inclusion are clearly distinct. Lack of inclusion can alienate a section of the workforce in a diverse workplace. Focusing on inclusion in a diverse workplace makes employees feel comfortable. For example, working with a global workforce means working with people who speak different languages. Speaking a regional language with an assumption of their colleagues knowing the context can exclude them from the topic in question. Reinforcing the practice of speaking a common language within the company would make everyone feel inclusive. The entire organization should be educated on practices for inclusion. Frequent feedback to capture employees' experience in the team/organization can serve as a reality check on the company's inclusion goals. Organizations should also be inclusive, in the sense, of valuing everyone's feedback and providing avenues for people to share constant feedback.
Hire People Based on their Capabilities
Recruitment at any level should be free from bias. Regardless of the position you hope to fill and the department, there are well-qualified despite their physical challenges, gender, or ethnicity. It is ultimately what an individual brings to the table for the company to progress to the next level. Companies should audit their current recruitment process to see where barriers exist when it comes to ensuring diversity.
Constantly Review Organizational Policies
The organizations should communicate the company policies to all their employees appropriately and sensitively. Any non-compliance can be raised to the HR team or the CEO. Most importantly, practices and policies surrounding promoting diversity should be revisited for appropriateness and relevance at least once a year.
Organizations need to be supportive and open-minded to help everyone perform well in their current role and climb into leadership positions. In the rapidly evolving world, organizations that have a diverse and inclusive culture will be able to solve the problems of the future better. It is time to take big decisions from a balanced perspective to ensure the growth of the economy.


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Stream Terrace Martin's New 'Velvet Portraits' LP feat. Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington + More
Terrace Martin, a man long overdue for a proper close-up, has been teasing the new project Velvet Portraits for months now. First we heard the collaborative effort "Think Of You" which featured the talents of Kamasi Washington on sax. Then came a jazzy Tribe-inspired salute, quickly followed by the old-soul flaunt of "Push." But with the album finally hitting digital and physical stands yesterday, it's time for the full reveal.
With his third studio album, Martin wrangles a who's-who of familiar faces from his To Pimp A Butterfly sessions, including Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Lalah Hathaway, as well as newer voices like Tiffany Gouche and RoseGold. Which is to say that, Velvet Portraits, like all of Martin's pieces, comes by way of committee and should captivate those newly tuned-in to the musical marvel that is Terrace Martin and all of you A-1s-since-Day-1s with equal force. Hear Terrace Martin paint with sound and color on his new Velvet Portraits LP down below. And if it's as good to you as it's been to us, head over to Bandcamp to pick up your copy today.


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Date(s) - 04/07/21
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by Dr. George Friedman
Dr. George Friedman is an internally renowned geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs. As Founder and Chairman of Geopolitical Futures, an online publication dedicated to forecasting the course of global events, Friedman combines his passion for writing and publishing for his readers worldwide who follow international affairs.
Prior to founding Geopolitical Futures, Friedman guided the intellectual vision of Stratfor, the geopolitical intelligence publishing and consulting firm he founded in 1996. In 2019, he was appointed as Senior Advisor to the Gallup organization – to help make sense of the geopolitical forces shaping U.S. and global economic and political policy.
Dr. Friedman is also a New York Times bestselling author. His most recent book, The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond – was released in February 2020 (Doubleday), and describes how "the United States periodically reaches a point of crisis in which it appears to be at war with itself, yet after an extended period it reinvents itself, in a form both faithful to its founding and radically different from what it had been." The decade 2020-2030 is such a period which will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
His most popular book, The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century (2009), predicts the geopolitical changes shaping the 21st century. The prescience of Friedman's geopolitical predictions keep this book alive as they continue to unfold in many countries. His other best-selling books include Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe (2105), predicts the borderlands where centuries old tensions are re-emerging and will spark new conflicts. Friedman's The Next Decade: Where We've Been and Where We're Going (2011), was also a best-seller. His other books on warfare and intelligence have included America's Secret War, The Future of War and The Intelligence Edge. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages.
A very popular keynote speaker on the future of international geopolitics, Friedman is in high demand at numerous conferences and industry-specific events. He has briefed for many major military and government organizations – and is frequently invited to speak internationally. Friedman appears regularly as an expert on international affairs and intelligence on major television and radio networks – and is frequently quoted in leading American and international news publications.
Friedman received his bachelor's degree from the City College of the City University of New York and holds a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University. He lives in Austin, Texas.
What Dr. George Friedman will talk about:
In his presentation, Dr. George Friedman will discusses the geopolitical trends and forces shaping the course of international affairs needed to watch in the years ahead of us. His talk will provide insight into how the current state of world events will affect the international scenery and working on the Fulbright globally.


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With pretzel mentions on foodservice menus increasing by 32.5 percent in 2013, now is the time to leverage this trend with the new Pretzel Breader from Golden Dipt.
This salty, delectable breading features coarse crumbs of real pretzel and panko for an authentic taste that customers crave. Providing even coverage, the Crispy Pretzel Breader offers a cost-effective way to put a unique spin on appetizers, desserts, and entrées.
News and information presented in this release has not been corroborated by WTWH Media LLC.


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Recently, Nick Cardarelli invited me to be a guest on his podcast, Raised on DnD! The podcast features those who plays tabletop role-playing games with children at home and students in class. Because I have both run RPG sessions at home for Irfan for 10 years and in classes for students to help them acquire English language skills, I had […]Continue reading
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A Podcast Guest at RPGA Film Studies
Yesterday, Kalum from The Rolistes Podcast released an episode of RPGA Film Studies. Kalum's guests this episode were Senda Linaugh of She's A Super Geek Podcast and I! We discuss The NeverEnding Story, the 1984 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. After talking (and laughing) about the movie, we also discuss RPG systems that would be perfect to adapt for The […]Continue reading
Interview at Asians Represent!
Late last month, I did an interview with Agatha Cheng and Daniel Kwan. It was for their podcast, Asians Represent! over at One Shot Podcast. The episode was released a couple of weeks ago. In the show, I talk about the benefits of using tabletop RPGs to teach students English here in Malaysia. Also, how RPGs can be indirectly used […]Continue reading
The Kido Watcher's Guide to Bavva
Dice For Brains is an amazing Star Wars RPG actual play podcast, gamemastered by Ross Rockafellow using Fantasy Flight Games' Force and Destiny rules. What makes the podcast stand out from other actual play podcasts is threefold: it is recorded well, crisp and clear voices of the players with hardly any disruptive external noises. Secondly, it sounds like the games have […]Continue reading
Monsters of the Shattered World Podcast, Season 2
In the début season of Monsters of the Shattered World, an imaginative fantasy podcast that features the story of an adventuring party produced by Brent Newhall, I was commissioned to illustrate two out of the five episodes that were made. The second season, however, I was tasked with completing all seven episodes of the podcasts. Here are some of the […]Continue reading
Some Sordid Sampling of Sahuagin
I've illustrated this piece for a new Troll in the Corner podcast series entitled "Monsters of the Shattered World", written by Brent Newhall and edited by Quinn Conklin. Their first podcast portrays an adventuring party's encounter with a shoal of Sahuagins. The artwork is mostly ink work supplemented by digital stars. Why digital? Because my toothbrush has yet to be […]Continue reading


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For Sale 2bedroom Filly Furnished ,Prime Mansion Promsri , BTS Phrompong ,Sukhumvit 39
For Sale 2bedroom Filly Furnished ,Prime Mansion Promsri , BTS Phrompong ,Sukhumvit 39
Prime Mansion Promsri is a condominium project, located at Sukhumvit 49/11, Khlong Toei Nuea, Vadhana, Bangkok 10110. Construction of Prime Mansion Promsri was completed in 2005. Condominium comprises of a single building, having 8 floors and includes 40 units.
Facilities at Prime Mansion Promsri include elevator, parking, 24-hours security, cctv, swimming pool, sauna, gym, garden / bbq, wi-fi.
Prime Mansion Promsri conveniently located just within 1.2 km or about 14 minutes walk from the Phrom Phong. If you drive, the nearest tollway entrance is located 3.4 km from the condo.
Numerous shops are situated within reach:
UFM Fuji Super Express is 35 m away (approximately less than a minute by foot)
The Manor - 590 m (7 minutes by foot)
Sukhumvit 39 Complex - 730 m (9 minutes by foot)
Villa Market (Sukhumvit 49) - 1.1 km (5 minutes by car)
Ufm Fuji Super - 1.2 km (8 minutes by car)
The closest schools in proximity to Prime Mansion Promsri include:
Lady Bird International Kindergarten, located within 290 m away (approximately 4 minutes by foot)
Atsarat Kindergarten (Ivy Bound) - 450 m (5 minutes by foot)
New Bambino International Kindergarten School - 520 m (6 minutes by foot)
The American School Of Bangkok - 540 m (6 minutes by foot)
The Early Learning Center International School - 660 m (8 minutes by foot)
The location, where the condo is situated, offers a good choice of restaurants. Some of them are listed below:
Shots 49 - 14 m (less than a minute by foot)
Doriwon Korean Restaurant - 47 m (1 minute by foot)
Portabello Day Cafe - 80 m (1 minute by foot)
Wine garden - 86 m (1 minute by foot)
Spring And Summer - 89 m (1 minute by foot)
Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital is the nearest hospital, which is located 440 m from the condominium. It will take about 5 minutes by foot to go there.


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Knowledge bases (KBs) can be used to store complex structured and unstructured information, and are a powerful tool for capturing real-world information with complex relationships. Automatic KB generation from free-form text and the generation of semantically meaningful text from KBs are crucial and challenging research areas in machine learning.
In the new paper ReGen: Reinforcement Learning for Text and Knowledge Base Generation Using Pretrained Language Models, an IBM research team proposes ReGen, a method for bidirectional generation of text and graph that leverages reinforcement learning (RL) to push the performance of text-to-graph (T2G) and graph-to-text (G2T) generation tasks to a higher level.
The team summarizes their main contributions as:
- Propose using RL-based sequence training — specifically SCST — for both G2T and T2G tasks. This is the first time that RL-based training has been proposed for the bi-directional generation of text and graphs.
- Demonstrate that our approach provides better performance than the best systems reported for the WebNLG 2020+ Challenge.
- Provide a thorough investigation of SCST-based training for both T2G and G2T tasks, including best rewards combination.
- Construct subject and relation-object boundaries from TEKGEN sentence-triples pairs and show the performance of our approach for both T2G and G2T tasks.
- Adapt the large-scale TEKGEN corpus (Agarwal et al., 2021) for T2G and G2T tasks and confirm the benefit of the SCST-based fine-tuning approach over CE-trained baselines.
Inspired by the idea that sequence generation tasks can be re-framed such that a model chooses the best word within a given vocabulary, the team reformulates Seq2Seq generation into the RL framework. Simply put, an agent will define a policy that selects each word during the generation procedure. In this way, the model is employed as its own critic, enabling self-critical sequence training (SCST).
The team used T5 PLMs – t5-large (770M parameters) and t5-base (220M parameters) for their evaluation experiments. The models were fine-tuned to be either specialized on T2G (MT) or G2T (MG) tasks, or to accommodate both generation directions (MT+G).
The team reported results on the WebNLG+ 2020 (v3.0) datasets in the WebNLG 2020 Challenge, which comprises two tasks: RDF-to-text generation (G2T) and text-to-RDF semantic parsing (T2G). They also used the TEKGEN dataset to test the robustness of their proposed system, using BLEU, BLEU_NLTK, METEOR, and chrF++ as evaluation metrics.
The results demonstrate that the use of RL via SCST benefits graph and text generation on WebNLG+ 2020 and TEKGEN datasets, significantly improving on previously published results to achieve state-of-the-art performance on WebNLG+ 2020 for both text-to-graph and graph-to-text generation tasks.
In their future work, the researchers plan to develop an SCST variant that better leverages the unique structure of graphs — either by performing more sensible graph-dependent sampling or by investigating alternative reward schemes more attuned to the integration of the content and structure of graphs.
The paper ReGen: Reinforcement Learning for Text and Knowledge Base Generation using Pretrained Language Models is on arXiv.
Author: Hecate He | Editor: Michael Sarazen, Chain Zhang
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China v U.S.: What Growing Tensions Mean For Latin America
While the U.S.-China rivalry is not yet a repetition of the Cold War, it will have repercussions for Latin American states at a time of acute regional weakness.
BUENOS AIRES — One often hears comparisons between the United States' fraught ties with China and its Cold War relations with the Soviet Union. It is the wrong comparison, both conceptually and politically. We should remember that perspective counts, and here in Argentina, we should view the world from the Latin American perspective.
After World War II, ties between Washington and Moscow were essentially a showdown between two contradictory socio-economic and political models. Cultural ties and material exchanges were extremely limited, with bilateral trade peaking in 1979 at $4.5 billion.
The superpowers' competition was essentially gauged in terms of their capacity for (mutual) destruction: In 1982, each side possessed about 10,000 nuclear warheads. Both sides had a shared understanding — be it tacit or explicit — of their respective spheres of influence.
In Latin America and Eastern Europe, they imposed a notion of limited sovereignty consistent with the idea that any state shifting its allegiance from one block to another could expect severe penalties. Yet both sides promoted regime change among Third World states and sought to tip them into their own ideological camp.
Washington duly entrenched the idea throughout the West that the U.S. was the main architect of the liberal international order while the Soviets were a revisionist power whose overriding aim was to overturn the existing rules of the game.
A portrait of Deng Xiaoping as part of of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China — Photo: Wang Song/Xinhua/ZUMA
Instead, today, the U.S. and China express two opposing modalities of capitalism, in spite of reforms China's late ruler Deng Xiaoping began in 1978 to modernize socialism in a notably backward country. Their relations are unfolding in the context of a faster power transition within international relations. They are similar to the rivalries of the historical great powers, though with some distinctive traits: The transition is from West to East (rather than a power shift inside the West), in a world with an unprecedented number of nuclear arsenals, and with the presence of numerous state and non-state actors (with differing degrees of resources and influence). Considering the military balance alone will not fully reveal the dynamics of Sino-American ties.
In 2019, the total defense budgets of all NATO members and the United States' biggest allies in the Pacific rim stood at around $1.1 trillion, while China's was $181 billion. Washington has 5,800 nuclear warheads, while China has 320. Beijing has had a very different nuclear posture to the Soviet Union's. Its competition is more in terms of wealth than military might,and future frictions will undoubtedly concern areas like trade, finance and technology.
Still, alongside the obvious rivalry between the two countries, there is also interdependence. Bilateral trade was worth $630 billion in 2018. China's accumulated investments in the U.S. through 1990-2019 were worth $150 billion, with the U.S. investing $284 billion in China in the same period. The relationship has other aspects. In 2019, of just under 1.1 million foreign students in the U.S., 369,000 were from China.
Our region will lose leeway in managing its ties with the United States and China.
Washington still believes in principles of regime change and interventionism, and resorts to coercive diplomacy. None of these are Chinese practices for now. With President Donald Trump, Washington has become a power dissatisfied with the international liberal order it helped build, while China seems to be carefully managing an alternative global model. The post-pandemic period will reveal whether or not this nuanced rivalry will turn into outright enmity, and if interdependence will yield to gradual disconnection on both sides, as a prelude to a strategic fight.
Reading contemporary geopolitics with a Cold War lens may lead to bigger mistakes. But the Latin American perspective cannot ignore the growing dispute between two superpowers. As this confrontation deepens and regional fragmentation increases, our region will lose leeway in managing its ties with the U.S. and China.
With either Trump or his Democratic rival Joe Biden in office, Washington will still insist on no-nonsense loyalty. China's leader will in turn make sure regional states feel the weight of its ascent in the world. States will undoubtedly wind up submitting to one or another side, though this can only weaken the autonomy of regional states as a whole. We should remember, the logic of "every man for himself" will lead to individual and collective dependency.
But here's the real paradox: We are not facing a simple choice of "unity or domination," but the prospect of becoming less viable at home and regionally even as both the U.S. and China use us as a territory to work out their own rivalry.


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The summary slide was this:
and while I was talking, I handed round a video camera and invited participants to talk to camera with answers to the following questions:
1 What aspect / item / use of technology do you love?
2 What aspect / item / use of technology do you hate?
I compiled the answers into the following movie:
The movie was technically interesting, since it had 3 other tracks as well as the sound. The other three were text tracks - searchable in the QuickTime player of the time.
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We ended our desert journey known as canonical year with a 5 day retreat facilitated by Fr. Lionel, reflecting on the life of Jesus and the covenant of God with His people. We also had an experience travelling around the desert area with Brother Elio, NDS during this Holy Week. By visiting significant places in the Bible history and our first Christian heritage we deepened more our understanding of the importance of the desert in our Christian faith.
? We went to Beth-Shemesh: as you can see in the book of 1 Sam. 6.
? Tel Azeka: 1 Sam. 14: 17; 1 Sam. 17:18
? Beersheba: Gn. 21: 9; 2 Sam. 24: 1-2; Mt. 6
? Ein Avdat, Carpentry and Ein Gadi particularly to the David waterfalls 1 Sam 24; Song of Songs 1: 13-14
? We also went to the tomb of David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel who dreamt that the desert would flourish and turn green.
? We ended our two day trip in the place of Qumran: Acts. 2: 42.
Qumran is the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in one of the caves located close to the Dead Sea near to Masada. History says that a Bedouin shepherd was taking care of his sheep and by chance he slipped and a stone fell on to one of the vessels. When he heard the sound, he went to find out what was inside of the cave and he found a vessel with a manuscript in it. And he took it and sold it to the shop in Bethlehem. Luckily the one who bought it was a well-known archeologist. He thought that it was only 50 years old but after some investigation he discovered that it was an important manuscript more than 2000 years old. At that time there were three groups (Essenes, Pharisees, and Zealots) waiting for the coming of the Messiah, and the one which was living in this area was the group of Essenes and their way of waiting for the Messiah was by living in the desert.
The Israeli people after some years found more manuscripts and now they have more than 800 manuscripts from more then 2000 years ago.
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Major Upsets Are Predictable in Sports
By Jack Singer, Ph.D. Licensed and Certified Sport Psychologist For the seventh time in NCAA tournament history — and the third time in the last two years — a 15-seed has defeated a 2-seed. Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) defeated Georgetown 78-68 in FGCU's first-ever NCAA tournament game. And, they added to their resume by […]Continue reading


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A Complete Guide for Juno Webmail Login
Juno mail is a popular Internet Service Provider that is used by millions of users all around the world. As it gives a free service for email, it is being widely used by people for communication purposes. Moreover, you can not only make one email account associated with Juno but more than one, or even […]Continue Reading


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If you want more plants but don't want to spend a lot of money on planters, then why not try making your own using old rags, plastic containers and cement?
To make these cement planters you'll need to make a slurry from portland concrete, perlite (or vermiculite) and peat moss. How much of each you want to use for your slurry, depends on what kind of texture you want to have. But a ratio of 1:1:1 is what works best for the slurry.
For more traditional, solid-looking pots, this first video demonstrates how to make faux concrete pots (often called hypertufa pots). When you're ready to pour your mix, you can use items like solo cups, plastic jugs and other throwaway containers as the moulds.
In the video, the gardener gives handy tips for preventing the moulds from sticking to the concrete mix. She also shows how to use bubble wrap or carpet lining to add interesting textures to your pot creations!
It will take at least 3 weeks for the planters to dry, so you'll need to be patient but the end results are pretty amazing!
For the second do-it-yourself planter project you can use old rags to create your pots. In order for the rags to dry properly, you'll need to make stands that are high enough so that the draped material hangs over it and off the ground.
Once you have made the slurry, you dip and cover your rag in the mixture. Then you drape it over a bucket, paint tin or pot in the size you want. Let it dry for a day or so and you will soon have some unusual looking pots to display.
Both do-it-yourself projects result in very cool planter pots. Share these tips with your friends and family!
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"I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God's upward calling…" –Philippians 3:14.
The ultimate reward is to receive eternal life with our Father in Heaven. This is the "high calling" to which Paul is referring in this verse. To "press on toward" means to exert deliberate and maximum effort for the purpose of reaching or attaining the goal. Just as a runner in a race strives for the finish line, so are we to strive for all God has planned for us.
(Read and mediate on this verse today. Let it speak to you in ways that only God can.)


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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White is getting back to his roots.
Along with boxing broski Peter Welch and producer Craig Piligian, White will help kick off "The Fighters," the new boxing reality show from the streets of Boston that debuts tonight (Thurs., Jan. 23, 2014) at 9 p.m. ET on Discovery Channel (see the video teaser here).
But don't expect a repacked version of his mixed martial arts (MMA) proving ground.
"This isn't The Ultimate Fighter. This thing stands on its own. You don't have to know anything about boxing. It's a good television show. You have to start to build the grassroots again. You have to start getting guys interested in boxing, the younger generation wanting to box. We just wanted to show a different side to boxing."
Boxing can use all the help it can get.
Outside of a few marquee names, like Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing has failed to capture the masses like it once did, as today's combat sports fan -- who wasn't around to see champions like Sugar Ray Leonard, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini or even Mike Tyson, remains indifferent toward the next generation of pugilists.
Can White -- a boxing fan at heart -- start a revolution with "The Fighters?"
If so, it may take more than one episode, or perhaps even one season. By his own admission, many of the problems that are plaguing boxing (aside from this embarrassment) have nothing to do with what takes place inside the ring. Perhaps a fresh start -- along with some fresh faces -- can change that.
Anyone willing to give it a shot?


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Month: March 2012
Labeling a service business
March 10, 2012
My last blog was a cautionary tale warning senior people not to become their own worst enemy when looking for their next job. Many describe themselves by the emphasizing the breadth of their experience and their flexible qualifications across many roles, company types and industries in order not to miss out on an opportunity. My ...Read more


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An acr file extension is related to the Acer eRecovery Management and used for its backup files.
ACR file extension - Acer eRecovery Management backup
What is acr file? How to open acr files?
File type specification:
The acr file extension is associated with the Acer eRecovery Management, a system and data backup and recovery solution installed on Acer desktop and laptop computers.
The acr file contains backup created by the eRecovery management.
This acr file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.