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2016 MORE/SHAPE Women's Half-Marathon Honors 13 Female Leaders, Including Sara Bareilles, Danielle Brooks And Padma Lakshmi, For The First-Annual Women Run The Worldâ„¢ Relay & Mentorship Program - 2016 MORE/SHAPE Half-Marathon BTS

Behind the scenes with Elizabeth Goodman Artis, Natalie Morales, Danielle Brooks, Padma Lakshmi and Sara Bareilles at the 2016 MORE/SHAPE Women�s Half-Marathon in Central Park on April 17.




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International Survey Released for World Meningitis Day Shows Parents Feel They Don't Know Enough About the Disease and its Consequences - Lenine Cunha, Portuguese Paralympian and Win for Meningitis campaign ambassador

Lenine Cunha, Portuguese Paralympian and Win for Meningitis campaign ambassador




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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® to honor legendary Hispanic TV personality Cristina Saralegui at upcoming FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala - Celeb Gala B-roll

Miami Gala celebrity B-roll for download




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Mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations inrespect of Synthetic or Reconstructed Diamonds

Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of Revenue(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)North Block, New Delhi. Dated:30th October, 2024To All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chi




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What Time Will Landman Release on Paramount+? Schedule Explained

Fans are waiting in anticipation for Landman‘s release team on Paramount+. The series, centered on the energy industry, is set to make a bold debut with its first two episodes available simultaneously. With much buzz around the series, knowing the exact Landman release date, time, and schedule will help fans tune in at the right time. Here […]

The post What Time Will Landman Release on Paramount+? Schedule Explained appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.




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Yellowstone Season 5: Who Killed John Dutton? Jamie, Sarah or Beth?

Yellowstone recently started airing part 2 of its fifth season. It resumes the journey of the Dutton’s to protect their ranch triggering high-voltage drama and entertainment. However, the most shocking aspect of the season was the death of the family’s patriarch, John Dutton. So, who killed John Dutton in Yellowstone Season 5? Here is everything […]

The post Yellowstone Season 5: Who Killed John Dutton? Jamie, Sarah or Beth? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.




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"Complete Charade": Qatar Withdraws from Ceasefire Talks, Middle East Prepares for Trump Presidency

We speak with Dutch Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani about the latest developments in the Middle East as Israel continues its deadly assaults on Gaza and Lebanon. Qatar recently announced it will no longer act as mediator for ceasefire talks, saying the two sides were not serious about reaching a deal to stop the fighting. “This entire process from the outset has been a complete charade,” Rabbani says of the U.S.-backed ceasefire negotiations, urging Egypt to follow suit and also stop acting as a mediator. Rabbani also discusses how a second Trump administration could deal with the region, saying Trump’s “erratic” behavior makes predictions difficult, but that signs point to a more aggressive posture toward Iran.




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Yoga Guru Sharath Jois: योग गुरु शरथ जोइस का अमेरिका में निधन, वर्जीनिया में ली अंतिम सांस

Yoga Guru Sharath Jois passes away: योग गुरु शरथ जोइस के निधन हो गया। उन्होंने अमेरिका में स्थानीय समय अनुसार दोपहर करीब 3 बजे अंतिम सांस ली। 53 वर्षीय आर. शरथ जोइस अक्टूबर ही अपने शिष्यों को योग सिखाने अमेरिका गए




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Sayonara and a new link

I thought I’d keep writing PCD occasionally but my inner 5-year-old defiantly stomped her feet and said, “No.”  There was no coaxing her back to the computer. Abandoning artwork and artists gathered over 18 years didn’t feel good either. That’s a lot of water under the bridge! How to solve the dilemma? My mind wandered […] Read more




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Representative Line: One More Parameter, Bro

Matt needed to add a new field to a form. This simple task was made complicated by the method used to save changes back to the database. Let's see if you can spot what the challenge was:

public int saveQualif(String docClass, String transcomId, String cptyCod, String tradeId, String originalDealId, String codeEvent, String multiDeal,
            String foNumber, String codeInstrfamily, String terminationDate, String premiumAmount, String premiumCurrency, String notionalAmount,
            String codeCurrency, String notionalAmount2, String codeCurrency2, String fixedRate, String payout, String maType, String maDate,
            String isdaZoneCode, String tradeDate, String externalReference, String entityCode, String investigationFileReference,
            String investigationFileStartDate, String productType, String effectiveDate, String expiryDate, String paymentDate, String settInstrucTyp,
            String opDirection, String pdfPassword, String extlSysCod, String extlDeaId, String agrDt) throws TechnicalException, DfException

That's 36 parameters right there. This function, internally, creates a data access object which takes just as many parameters in its constructor, and then does a check: if a field is non-null, it updates that field in the database, otherwise it doesn't.

Of course, every single one of those parameters is stringly typed, which makes it super fun. Tracking premiumAmount and terminationDate as strings is certainly never going to lead to problems. I especially like the pdfPassword being stored, which is clearly just the low-security password meant to be used for encrypting a transaction statement or similar: "the last 4 digits of your SSN" or whatever. So I guess it's okay that it's being stored in the clear in the database, but also I still hate it. Do better!

In any case, this function was called twice. Once from the form that Matt was editing, where every parameter was filled in. The second time, it was called like this:

int nbUpdates = incoming.saveQualif(docClass, null, null, null, null, null, multiDeal, null,
                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);

As tempted as Matt was to fix this method and break it up into multiple calls or change the parameters to a set of classes or anything better, he was too concerned about breaking something and spending a lot of time on something which was meant to be a small, fast task. So like everyone who'd come before him, he just slapped in another parameter, tested it, and called it a day.

Refactoring is a problem for tomorrow's developer.

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Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity

Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes




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Heartwarming Hooman Spends Big to Get Their Cute Cat Life-Saving Surgery, Now He Looks Like a Derpy Cartoon Character

Hey, feline fam. If you're lucky enough as a cat pawrent, you'll never have to take your precious pets in for some sort of medical procedure in their lifetime. However, accidents happen, cats get older, and all sorts of complications can arise when you least expect them to. But, like the pawsitive people we are, we always try to find a silver lining in the bad, and that's exactly what this heartwarming hooman did when they found out their awwdorable feline needed surgery on their lower jaw.

The surgery was a success (hooray!), and now the cute cat has an awwdorable overbite that makes hoomans everywhere smile. Seriously, it's absolutely silly and we dare you to try and not smile at it. If you've ever seen the Simpsons, he's the spitting image of Snowball, the cat. It's just the boost of smiley serotonin we needed to get through the rest of the workday, so get your derp on and scroll down to see more pictures of this kitty cutie below. Have a great day!




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24 Growling Giggle-Worthy Grumpy Feline Memes to Guarantee That You Have a Purrfectly Terrible Meownday

Ugh, is it really Meownday again? For once in our lives, we don't have anything funny to say about it - this is because we're still half asleep and our brains are back in bed. But, instead of being tucked in underneath our fuzzy blankets, we're in the cold on our way into the office. How else are we supposed to feel except grumpy? The vibes are in the air, and they aren't holiday vibes, nor pawsitive vibes, but curiously cantankerous vibes for all of us grumpy cats today.

Don't talk to us today unless you want to be growled at, grumpiness in the only company we need (and cat memes). Good thing cats are known for being grouchy, especially if you make them do something they don't want to do, so we're embracing our inner feline today and taking inspawration from these growling giggle-worthy funny felines to make sure we have a purrfectly terrible Meownday. Remember, if you expect the worst, you can never be disappointed.




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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Nel

3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC in early 2025




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Shigemitsu Harada, Hachi Sendō's Hikaru to Hikaru Comedy Manga Ends

Gender bender comedy launched in March 2023




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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Game's Trailer Highlights 3 DLC Characters

Hinata, Veldora, Milim join cast of game




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Taishi Mori's Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san Series to End in 2 Chapters

Manga about sales representative who likes condom researcher Musubu-san launched in 2017




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A Totally Original Parable Not Derived From Anything Else Really

Once upon a time a man named Barry Goldwater appeared on the political scene. And the radical cried, “Danger! A fascist!” And the people came running, but they saw that, actually, he was just a right-wing authoritarian, and he was making no effort to build a mass movement based on violence and terror in order … Continue reading A Totally Original Parable Not Derived From Anything Else Really





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638. Smart Bitches After Dark – Tara interviews Sarah & Amanda

Tara Scott, staff writer at SBTB and co-host of the Queerly Recommended podcast, is in the interviewer’s chair, asking Amanda and me questions about Smart Bitches After Dark, our new community support wing. We talk about what After Dark is, and also about the larger enshittification of different parts of the internet, and how we navigate that as a 20 year old blog. Yay blogs! I was really nervous about being interviewed, and I hope … Continue reading 638. Smart Bitches After Dark – Tara interviews Sarah & Amanda




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Work/Home Separation

the neighbors are noisy though




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Reform to challenge Labour at Senedd poll - Farage

Nigel Farage says Reform will be Labour's "main challenger" in 2026 at the party's Welsh conference.





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Tech Life: Olympic esports and Saudi Arabia

The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are happy




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'Sickening' Molly Russell chatbots found on Character.ai

The foundation set up in her memory said it would cause "further heartache to everyone who knew and loved Molly".




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BBC Arabic and the complexities of the Arab world

By Faris Couri, editor of the BBC Arabic Service


It is no secret that recent Arab uprisings have placed enormous burdens on the shoulders of BBC Arabic journalists responsible for reporting news from the region.

Covering the Arab world is not always an easy task - we need to mix sensible caution with a dose of courage in covering political issues that attract so many disputed views among Arabic-speaking audiences.

Our guiding principles are the BBC's values, its editorial guidelines, its ethical code, which are our reference points to maintain impartial, balanced and accurate reporting.

Across the Arab world - whether it's Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt or Libya, Bahrain, Syria and Iraq or the many other countries in the region - we know that audiences want access to objective and independent news, far removed from an agenda that favours one party, religion or sect against another. That is why audiences are turning to BBC Arabic.

Last year, our latest figures show that overall audiences to BBC Arabic have risen by more than 17% to a record high of 25.3 million adults weekly. That includes a big surge of 2.9 million in Saudi Arabia and 2.7 million in Egypt, where TV viewers in particular turned to the BBC to better understand the events happening in their own country. Our radio audiences are also holding up despite the reductions in transmission. Online is proving to be more of a challenge, but we are working hard to understand the needs of digital audiences and those for whom social media plays an increasingly important part in their lives.

In 2011, following the fall of the Mubarak leadership, we watched as ordinary Egyptians carried banners saying "Thank you, BBC!" But meeting the high expectation of audiences has a price and sometimes it's been a heavy one.

March 2011 brought a strong reminder of the risks that our staff face in covering the news - one of our reporters was arrested and tortured by Muammar Gaddafi's forces during the Libya uprising. In early 2012, our reporter in Yemen was beaten and received death threats from supporters of the outgoing president.

We are also challenged by those who disagree with our coverage. In countries such as Syria and Bahrain, BBC Arabic has been accused of bias.

The criticism comes from opposition and government alike. It may be a valid argument to say that getting criticism from both sides, in the case of Arab world certainly, is an indication of balanced coverage.

On Syria, for example, we had a series of documentaries looking at the civil war from a number of perspectives.

The first one, exploring what it's like to work for a Syrian television channel that's the mouthpiece of the government, was the butt of criticism and threats from Syrian opposition quarters. We followed it up with a programme charting a day in the lives of six Syrian women, five of whom were anti-government activists.

In our day-to-day news coverage, presenting a variety of voices from Syria is essential to us. And that is what distinguishes BBC Arabic from many media outlets in the Arab world which promote political views and agendas, and that is what we are determined to keep.

BBC Arabic marked its 75th anniversary in January. Arab politicians and ordinary people have expressed their appreciation of our track record of impartiality and trusted news. I am confident that the coming years will see further achievement on all our platforms - TV, radio and online.




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School leaders know fixing problems a marathon, not a sprint

But school leaders do not agree on how quickly the government should be pacing itself.




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Jury shown video of father slapping Sara Sharif

The home video was filmed less than 13 months before Sara was found dead with multiple injuries.




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GB grab more Para-Cycling golds

Great Britain win six more medals - including four golds - on day three of the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.




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GB para-cyclists top medals table

Britain's para-cyclists put in a strong performance at the World Championships in Los Angeles but the competition is improving.




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Paralympic torch heralds landmark

The Paralympic torch design has a mirrored finish so its colour adapts to its surroundings and also shines.




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Pepper ready to realise Paralympic dream

Dan Pepper faces crunch time at the GB swimming trials as an athlete with a learning disability.




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GB Paralympians fill all London 2012 places

Great Britain has a place in every paralympic sport at London 2012 as the goalball and sitting volleyball teams make the grade.




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Simmonds opposes Paralympic merger

Double Paralympic champion Eleanor Simmonds says she would not support any plan to combine the Olympic and Paralympic Games.




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Roberts misses ParalympicsGB team

Dave Roberts, an 11-time gold medallist, is left out of the Great Britain team for the 2012 Paralympic Games.




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Brothers make ParalympicsGB squad

ParalympicsGB name three sets of brothers in their boccia, judo and powerlifting squads for the 2012 Games




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Sinclair gets GB Paralympic call

Martin Sinclair, brother of Swansea's Scott Sinclair, and veteran Dave Clarke both named in GB Paralympic football squads.




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Merrien in top form for Marathon

Guernsey's Lee Merrien is in the form of this life as he prepares to try and qualify for the Olympics in Sunday's London Marathon.




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India Nature Watch - Bharatpur marshland




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Tax-News.com: BEPS MLI Enters Into Force For Cyprus, Saudi Arabia

The BEPS multilateral convention entered into force for treaties signed by Cyprus and Saudi Arabia on May 1, 2020.




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Opens COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme For Start-Ups

The Swiss Government has opened the application process for a loan guarantee scheme aimed at helping start-ups facing liquidity problems during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Tax-News.com: Saudi Arabia To Treble VAT Rate To 15pc In Response To COVID-19

Saudi Arabia has announced its decision to increase its headline value-added tax rate to 15 percent from five percent, in a surprise break from the Gulf Cooperation Council's harmonized value-added tax framework.




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Tax-News.com: Sweden To Probe E-Commerce And Rental Income Declarations

The Swedish tax authority has announced that it will be expending more resources this year on ensuring businesses fully declare income from e-commerce and taxpayers report income from home rentals.




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Bharat Biotech Unveils Oral Vaccine to Tackle Global Cholera Threat

Bharat Biotech announced the release of an medlinkoral cholera vaccine/medlink (OCV), a significant public health issue in regions with inadequate sanitation (!--ref1--).




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How Wearable Cameras Use AI Spot Medication Errors

A newly developed wearable camera system uses artificial intelligence to detect potential medication delivery errors. In a recent study published in inpj Digital Medicine.




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Tax-News.com: Sweden To Probe E-Commerce And Rental Income Declarations

The Swedish tax authority has announced that it will be expending more resources this year on ensuring businesses fully declare income from e-commerce and taxpayers report income from home rentals.




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Parasite Found in Cat Poop Holds Key to Brain Disease Treatments

Highlights: Scientists found Toxoplasma gondii may help deliver therapeutic proteins to the brain, a breakthrou




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How to Lead a Healthy Lifestyle With Himanshi Parashar

Highlights: Himanshi Parashar, an Indian model and actress, gained recognition for her role as Paavni in the popula