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Bernard McKenna
McKenna was born in Manchester into a desperately poor Irish-English family. The seventh child, he was the first to survive infancy. For most of his childhood his father was unemployed and his mother was a cleaner. He was the first boy from his school, St Wilfrid's, to win a scholarship to St Gregory's grammar school in Ardwick. At 14, he became a textile-mill clerk. He joined the Labour League of Youth, and then, at 17, the Young Communist League.
When the Spanish civil war broke out in 1936, Bernard McKenna began fund-raising for the republic. Then, in February 1937, he took a train to Paris and contacted the semi-clandestine International Brigade recruiting office. He had not told his family. After signals training, Bernard was wounded on his first day of action at Brunete in July 1937. Then, on the Aragon front, he was wounded by shrapnel, and then shell-shocked. He almost died in hospital but recovered, and fought again.
In spring 1938, he was captured by fascists on the German river Ebro and taken to an infamous camp in Burgos. There he was interrogated by the Nazi Gestapo and taken to the town's outskirts – where he expected to be executed. "That was the fate of most International Brigaders caught by the fascists," he recalled. "It was the worst moment of my life." Then, randomly selected for prisoner exchange, he spent time in an Italian prisoner of war camp before being released in October 1938. He retained, and never paid, his £4 Foreign Office bill for "repatriation".
When the Second World War was declared, Bernard McKenna joined the RAF. He wanted, he said, another go at the fascists. He spent six and half years in North Africa, the Middle East and Italy. In 1946, McKenna undertook emergency teacher training, convinced that education was the lever to bring social justice. He specialised in the educationally disadvantaged, teaching hundreds, if not thousands, of children to read.
In his old age, almost daily, he declared: "I am buoyed up by the thought that I have outlasted that fucking Franco." He died, aged 92, in 2008.
Source: Neil McKenna – Guardian August 14th 2008
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Bernard McKenna McKenna was born in 1916 in Manchester into a desperately poor family, from Irish-English stock. The seventh child, he was the first to survive infancy. For most of his childhood his father was […]
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Frank McKenna The son of a miner, Francis Hugh McKenna was born in 1928 in Felling, Gateshead. This was something of a `red' village in the 1920s, with Communist councillors. McKenna seems to have been […]
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Belper Town made it three league wins on the bounce with a 2-0 victory over AFC Mansfield at the Silver X Stadium, writes Danny Bloomer.
Second half goals from Danny South and Derry Robson, either side of an Alex Peterson red card, ensured the Nailers kept in touch with the play off places in the Evo Stick East Division.
Manager Grant Black made one change from the side that ran out 2-1 victors at Wisbech Town as Nathan Curtis replaced Piteu Crouz, who was forced to settle for a place on the substitute's bench.
Mason Coy was also named on the bench for the first time following his recent arrival from Gedling Miners Welfare.
The hosts began the encounter on the front foot and were inches away from taking the lead after six minutes when Curtis volleyed just over the bar.
Five minutes later auxiliary number nine South found himself in behind the Mansfield defence, but he saw his half volley well saved by Jason White.
After failing to make their early pressure tell, the Nailers were reduced to creating only half chances due to the away side's deep defensive line and compact shape.
Some neat build up play involving Danny Gordon and Alfred Thompson saw the latter deliver a superb cross which just evaded the head of Peterson.
Craig Nelthorpe, who was a constant menace in the midfield throughout the game, then saw his near post cross headed just wide of his own net by Jordan Annable.
The final minutes of the first half became scrappy, partly due to the fussy nature of referee Hristo Karaivanov who didn't allow the game to flow.
Belper, however, came out for the second period a rejuvenated team and almost broke the deadlock on 47 minutes. Gordon powered a low delivery into the penalty area which South steered goal wards, but he saw his effort cleared off the line.
South did not have to wait long for his next chance though, when Nelthorpe did well to work a yard on the left-hand side and plant a cross on the head of the striker who made no mistake in nodding past White.
The Nailers continued to create the better of the chances and Nelthorpe almost scored a goal of his own as he saw a powerful strike, which looked destined for the bottom corner, blocked on the line.
The home side should have doubled their lead on the hour mark when Robson failed to generate enough contact on his header to trouble the goalkeeper.
Belper were made to work hard for their victory when captain Peterson halted the run of Charlie Dawes down the left for his second booking of the afternoon.
Despite being down to ten men, the Nailers continued to enjoy the better of the game and went close to making it 2-0 when George Milner diverted Robson's low cross over the bar.
Milner went close again when he pounced on a poor clearance by goalkeeper White, but his attempted lob from 40-yards out was wild.
Mansfield created their first real opportunity nine minutes from time when Oliver Fearon's looping header was tipped over the bar at full stretch by Sebastian Malkowski.
However, just three minutes later Belper put the game beyond doubt. Milner drove at the heart of the Bulls' defence, before finding Robson in the area who calmly finished first time into the bottom corner.
The away side almost halved the deficit in the third minute of added time when Fearon was played through on goal, but his weak finish was saved by the feet of Malkowski.
The former Polish international's late save ensured the Nailers picked up their first clean sheet in the league since a 2-0 success at Frickley Athletic on November 17th.
Belper's victory ensured that they kept in touch with the play off places ahead of next Saturday's clash with tenth placed Marske United.
Belper Town: Malkowski, Thompson, Clark, Nelthorpe (Mackie 86), Peterson ©, Assenso, Robson, Gordon (Coy 89), South, Milner, Curtis (Crouz 75). Unused subs: Owen.
AFC Mansfield: White, Marsden, Annable, Lindley © (Wall 55), Lawrence (D'Laryea 80), Broadhead, Dear, Buxton, Fearon, Ward, Dawes (Ghaichem 75). Unused subs: Dudley, Crosby.
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Q: Possible to view PHP code of a website? Is it possible to somehow view another websites php files/codes?
Or to rephrase the question, Can my php codes be viewed by anybody except for those who have access to the file?
If so, how can I best prevent this?
Ps: Server OS is Ubuntu 9.10 and PHP version is 5+ (Apache2)
A: A bug or security vulnerability in the server (either Apache or the PHP engine), or your own PHP code, might allow an attacker to obtain access to your code.
For instance if you have a PHP script to allow people to download files, and an attacker can trick this script into download some of your PHP files, then your code can be leaked.
Since it's impossible to eliminate all bugs from the software you're using, if someone really wants to steal your code, and they have enough resources, there's a reasonable chance they'll be able to.
However, as long as you keep your server up-to-date, someone with casual interest is not able to see the PHP source unless there are some obvious security vulnerabilities in your code.
Read the Security section of the PHP manual as a starting point to keeping your code safe.
A: By using exploits or on badly configured servers it could be possible to download your PHP source. You could however either obfuscate and/or encrypt your code (using Zend Guard, Ioncube or a similar app) if you want to make sure your source will not be readable (to be accurate, obfuscation by itself could be reversed given enough time/resources, but I haven't found an IonCube or Zend Guard decryptor yet...).
A: Noone cand read the file except for those who have access to the file. You must make the code readable (but not writable) by the web server. If the php code handler is running properly you can't read it by requesting by name from the web server.
If someone compromises your server you are at risk. Ensure that the web server can only write to locations it absolutely needs to. There are a few locations under /var which should be properly configured by your distribution. They should not be accessible over the web. /var/www should not be writable, but may contain subdirectories written to by the web server for dynamic content. Code handlers should be disabled for these.
Ensure you don't do anything in your php code which can lead to code injection. The other risk is directory traversal using paths containing .. or begining with /. Apache should already be patched to prevent this when it is handling paths. However, when it runs code, including php, it does not control the paths. Avoid anything that allows the web client to pass a file path.
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"develops an impressive understanding of clients' business"
Rachael O'Grady is a senior associate in the international arbitration practice at Mayer Brown International LLP. A solicitor advocate, she focuses on international commercial and bilateral investment treaty arbitration and public international law.
Rachael has acted as counsel and advocate for claimants and respondents in both investment treaty and commercial arbitrations across a wide range of industries, including the satellite, telecommunications, taxation, mining, oil and retail sectors. She has particular experience in large-scale investment disputes in Africa and the Middle East.
Rachael has conducted arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, LMAA, CAS and ad hoc rules. As well as advising on complex international and domestic legal issues in such disputes, she has been commended by clients and peers for her "rock-solid case management".
Rachael publishes regularly on international arbitration and public international law. In relation to the latter, she has a special interest in the laws of outer space. She is frequently asked to speak at arbitration conferences and universities (including the University of Manchester and Queen Mary University of London). Topics she has addressed have included policy objectives in international investment law and the future of international arbitration. In addition to her native English, Rachael speaks French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Rachael currently serves as an ICC YAF (Young Arbitrator Forum) representative for Europe and Russia.
Rachael joined Mayer Brown in 2011 and was based in the firm's Paris office before moving to London in 2014. Prior to this, she was deputy counsel at the ICC in Paris for the UK and Commonwealth Team. She completed her legal training at a magic circle firm in London.
A West-African State in a pending ICSID Arbitration against the subsidiary of a mining company over the termination of a mining license in that country, with an amount in dispute of 43 million Euros.
A Middle-Eastern State in a pending ICSID Arbitration against a large multinational corporation in a dispute arising out of a waste management services contract.
A Middle-Eastern company in a pending ICC arbitration in respect of a joint venture dispute, with an amount in dispute of 38 million USD.
A Middle-Eastern company in a pending ICC arbitration, against US companies, in relation to a disputed construction contract in a North-African State.
A British Virgin Island company in a pending ICC arbitration, against US companies, in relation to a disputed construction contract in a North-African State.
A State in an LMAA arbitration concerning a disputed joint venture agreement relating to ferry services.
A French company in the context of court proceedings in an Asian country regarding the validity of an arbitration clause.
A French company in an ICC arbitration against a Chinese company in the context of a disputed distribution agreement.
Two European companies in an ICC arbitration against two French companies in the context of a disputed asset sale and purchase agreement concerning projects in France.
Rachael has been involved in international law aspects of ongoing criminal proceedings in France concerning tax evasion and money laundering.
Listed as a Next Generation Lawyer, notable senior associate Rachael O'Grady "develops an impressive understanding of clients' business" - Legal 500 (International Arbitration)2018.
"provides rock-solid case management" - Legal 500 (International Arbitration) 2017.
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Sheet Music: Study No. 13 in F major
Study No. 13 in F major
from Studi per il flauto
Niccolò Dôthel (1721–1810)
MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (2.1 MB)
Classical, Etudes, Written for Flute
Thursday 7 December 2017
Tune of the Day: Study in F major by Dôthel
The study we present today is the thirteenth piece from Studi per il flauto in tutti j tuoni e modi ("Flute studies in all keys and modes") by French-Italian flutist and composer Niccolò Dôthel (a.k.a. Nicolas D'Hotel).
Other Movements from the same Work
1. Study No. 1 in C major Flute solo
2. Study No. 2 in C minor Flute solo
3. Study No. 3 in C-sharp major Flute solo
4. Study No. 4 in C-sharp minor Flute solo
5. Study No. 5 in D major Flute solo
6. Study No. 6 in D minor Flute solo
7. Study No. 7 in D-flat major Flute solo
8. Study No. 8 in D-sharp minor Flute solo
9. Study No. 9 in E major Flute solo
10. Study No. 10 in E minor Flute solo
11. Study No. 11 in E-flat major Flute solo
12. Study No. 12 in E-flat minor Flute solo
14. Study No. 14 in F minor Flute solo
15. Study No. 15 in F-sharp major Flute solo
16. Study No. 16 in F-sharp minor Flute solo
17. Study No. 17 in G major Flute solo
18. Study No. 18 in G minor Flute solo
19. Study No. 19 in G-flat major Flute solo
20. Study No. 20 in G-sharp minor Flute solo
21. Study No. 21 in A major Flute solo
22. Study No. 22 in A minor Flute solo
23. Study No. 23 in A-flat major Flute solo
24. Study No. 24 in A-flat minor Flute solo
25. Study No. 25 in B-flat major Flute solo
26. Study No. 26 in B minor Flute solo
27. Study No. 27 in B major Flute solo
28. Study No. 28 in B-flat minor Flute solo
Classical:
Flute Sheet Music: Deutschlandlied (F.J. Haydn)
Flute Sheet Music: Minuet (L. Boccherini)
Etudes:
Flute Sheet Music: Caprice No. 24 (N. Paganini)
Flute Sheet Music: Study No. 5 in B-flat major (L. Drouet)
Written for Flute:
Flute Sheet Music: Aviary (C. Saint-Saëns)
Flute Sheet Music: Study No. 1 in C major (N. Dôthel)
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My arms ripple like the underwater river grasses all around me. My right hand holds the wooden paddle which vibrates like a twanged guitar string. Muscles quiver under fibrillating skin. I'm jelly compared to the rapid's turbulence.
Those thoughts flash through my brain. Hyper alert and unexpectedly calm, almost detached, noticing the seconds feel like days and weeks of my life unfolding. Focused, relevant thoughts suggest I may be drowning. Oh, yeah that's a possibility isn't it? So I might as well trust my helplessness and use it. Be as compliant as possible so the wood paddle can rise to the surface pulling me behind it, so the life jacket can do its flotation work, so the fluid rollercoaster can toss me up just as well as it thumps me down.
My egobrain records everything; my bodymind offers sage advice. And I follow those dictates.
"Head for the shore" . . .Do they think I'm stupid or something?
"Hang on, hang on " . . .What do they think I'm doing with that paddle?
"Are you Ok?" . . . How can I answer that one? I have no breath to shout and the incident isn't even over.
Back under I go, but I know I'm coming up again and when I do, I know I'll stay up because I noticed on the last peek above waterline that I was almost through the rapid.
As I do head to shore, kicking with all my strength and heading at a diagonal to the downstream current, still hanging on to that paddle, I'm aware that I've never been so alive. Joining forces with the elements around me humbled my ego and lifted a veil between me and life…what a shift. I experienced being present and immersed, literally, in living my dying. Unencumbered by thoughts of the past and future, free of judgment and second guessing, questioning nothing, I respond millisecond by millisecond to the endless river of experience. Such ecstasy!
My twelve year old son is traumatized by witnessing his Mum drowning. Even though I don't drown, and emerge exhilarated, he won't float a river again until he's in his twenties. I am sorry about that but grateful that we shared the experience.
I am changed permanently. Bound by wonder, truth is seared in my bones. Ego is not in charge.
This entry was posted in wonder and tagged drowning, ecstasy, flow, surrender, trust. Bookmark the permalink.
Thanks for a really arresting post. Risk taking is so essential to life, isn't it?
thank you, Kate. How wonderful that you found my blog and moments after I posted it. I looked briefly at yours and am intrigued. Will return later to read more fully. Thanks for risking!
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Together Retro Game Club: Oddworld Abe's Oddysee
Presented by Alienjesus
New to Together Retro? Don't worry; everyone makes mistakes. You can get an idea about what we're doing with our time here.
This month in Together Retro we explore the first entry in OddWorld Inhabitant's OddWorld series. Many of us have worked awful jobs in our lifetime, but poor old Abe's takes the cake – not only is he a slave, but his 'employer' RaptureFarms plans to turn Abe and all of his fellow Mudokan's into Tasty Treats and sell them to the world at large. As a humble janitor, Abe is going to have to really step it up to save the day and his species from a deadly but delicious fate.
Released for the Playstation 1 in 1997, OddWorld: Abe's Odyssee is a sinister but humorous, puzzle platformer which draws from the cinematic platformer classics of old. A best seller for the system, Abe's Odyssee was highly regarded at the time of it's release.
Abe's Odyssee is a 2D cinematic platformer with heavy puzzle elements. As Abe, you must explore the world and find your fellow Mudokan Slaves and free them, all whilst avoiding enemies and deadly factory obstacles. Careful though – your colleagues can die just like you can, so saving all 99 is a real challenge. Your goal is to safely leads as many of your friends to evacuation portals as you can.
As well as some basic platforming skills, Abe has some other unique capabilities to help him save the day. The first of which is his ability to communicate. By using a combination of the shoulder buttons and the face buttons, Abe can give various commands to NPCs such saying hi, telling them to wait or asking them to follow him. He can also fart, because it's the 90s.
In addition Abe can use a special chant which allows him to open portals and take control of enemies. This lets you scout ahead, sneak past guards and shoot to solve puzzles in a different way.
There are plenty more context sensitive commands Abe can use, so there's lots of variety in puzzle solutions.
Abe's Odyssey was originally released for Playstation and PC in 1997, with both a DOS and Windows version available for computers. A Game Boy adaptation later appeared in 1998, retitled as OddWorld Adventures. The Japanese version of the game was retitled as Abe A GoGo and received some minor visual changes.
The game has since received digital releases on PSN (playable on PS3, PSP and PS Vita), Steam and Good Old Games.
In 2014, a digital only remake of Abe's Oddysee was released for modern systems, titled Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty! It is available through digital services on the Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation Vita and Wii U consoles, as well as through various digital services on PC, Mac & Linux.
There have been several releases in the OddWorld series since the original Playstation title.
Due to the popularity of Abe's Odyssee, a sequel quickly followed just one year later in 1998, titled OddWorld: Abe's Exoddus. Versions were available for Playstation 1 and PC on release, and it's now available through various digital stores. A remake in the vein of New 'n' Tasty is in development.
The third title in the series was released as a launch title for the original XBox and was titled OddWorld: Munch's Oddysee. It moved to a fully 3D world and gameplay and featured a new playable character in addition to Abe. The game received a GBA version in 2003 and the XBox version has since been released in remastered form for Playstation 3, Playstation Vita and PC digital services.
The latest original release in the entry was OddWorld: Stranger's Wrath, originally released for the original XBox. It features a major departure in gameplay from previous entries, with a sci-fi western aesthetic, a new protagonist and FPS gunplay featuring literal 'live' ammo. It has since been remastered and released on PSN, PC, and mobile platforms.
Let us know if Oddworld really is as tasty as they say in the forums!
March 4th, 2016 at 12:25pm by racketboy
March 4th, 2016 at 12:26pm
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Total Developing Country (DCs) oil production is projected to grow by 0.24 mb/d to average 12.89 mb/d in 2012, indicating a downward revision of 35 tb/d from last month. Most of the historical revisions basically offset each other, while changes to the forecast for 2012 led to the downward revision. The Middle East supply outlook saw a marginal downward revision, while the majority of the revision came from Africa's supply outlook. The DC supply forecast indicates strong growth from Other Asia and Latin America, while Africa and the Middle East are expected to decline. Latin America remains the region with the highest expected growth in 2012 among all the non-OPEC regions. DCs' share of non-OPEC supply is seen to remain steady for the year, as per the forecast, at 24%, yet this group's contribution to non-OPEC supply growth is seen higher than that of the OECD or the FSU.
The risk associated with the DC supply forecast remains on the high side, given the various political issues connected with some of the producers in the group, in addition to other technical, environmental and weather-related factors. DC supply growth in 2012 is expected to be gradual throughout the year. On a quarterly basis, total oil supply in DCs is expected to average 12.80 mb/d, 12.87 mb/d, 12.94 mb/d and 12.97 mb/d respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2011, DC supply declined by 50 tb/d, compared with the same period of 2010, as per the preliminary data.
Other Asia's oil supply is estimated to increase by 60 tb/d and average 3.67 mb/d in 2012, unchanged from the previous MOMR. Despite the steady state, there were a few revisions that offset each other. Growth in 2012 is expected to be supported by India and Vietnam, while Indonesia and Malaysia's oil supply is expected to encounter minor declines. Vietnam's oil supply is projected to increase by 40 tb/d in 2012 to average 0.39 mb/d, flat from the previous month. The expected increase is supported by projects, such as Rang Dong, Te Giac Trang, Su Tu Trang and Lan Do. India's oil production is anticipated to increase by 20 tb/d to average 0.91 mb/d. This growth is supported by the Bhagyam project, part of the Mangala development in Rajasthan. The Bhagyam field started up in January, after delays in receiving the green light from the authorities; it is expected to reach peak capacity of 40 tb/d by the end of the year. Thailand's oil supply is anticipated to remain steady and average 0.33 mb/d, unchanged from the previous evaluation. On a quarterly basis, Other Asia's supply is seen to average 3.66 mb/d, 3.66 mb/d, 3.67 mb/d and 3.68 mb/d respectively.
Malaysia's oil supply is forecast to experience a minor decline of 10 tb/d in 2012 to average 0.63 mb/d, flat from the previous MOMR. The anticipated drop is projected on the back of declines at mature producing areas and limited new developments. The start-up of the Sepat offshore oil field, with a capacity of 20 tb/d, will provide support to the country's output, in addition to the completion of maintenance at the Sabah project.
Indonesia's oil supply is expected to average 0.91 mb/d in 2012, a minor decline of 10 tb/d, representing a minor upward revision of 10 tb/d from the previous MOMR. The upward revision occurred on the back of reports that Indonesia's major producer will drill 380 new wells and rework 211 existing wells, which will add around 15 tb/d in 2012. Furthermore, the decree by the Indonesian President to authorities to take steps to boost output to 1.01 mb/d by 2014 further supported the revision.
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SSL Certificate Authorities claim a 99.995 accuracy rate, despite headline-making Web security breaches in the last two years.
In recent years, SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) have come under attack by researchers and hackers as a possible weak link in the Internet security chain. The CAs are now fighting back with a new group known as the Certificate Authority Security Council (CASC).
The CASC aims to advance the state of Internet security and act as an advocacy and standards building group for the SSL industry. The CASC's initial membership consists of the largest CAs in the world, including GoDaddy, Symantec, Trend Micro, Comodo, DigiCert and Entrust.
"The reason for creating the Security Council is that there have been increased security threats against CAs from at least 2011," said Kirk Hall, operations director, Trust Services at Trend Micro.
In 2011, SSL CA Comodo was breached, in an exploit originally identified as a nation state attack sponsored by the government of Iran. SSL CA DigiNotar was also breached in 2011 in an exploit that enabled attackers to issue fraudulent certificates for Google.com. Earlier this year, SSL CA TURKTRUST also issued illegitimate SSL certificates for Google.com.
According to Hall, CAs have been actively trying to improve security since 2005, via the CA Browser Forum group. Hall said the CAs felt they needed a new organization with a voice that could move forward on projects that are importance to the CAs.
One of the CASC's goals is to help improve the SSL protocol itself. That effort will include improving how browser and server software works to support SSL. It also includes efforts to help CAs improve operations.
Though a few SSL CAs have been found somewhat lacking in recent years, Hall argued that CAs deserve credit for the security work they have done to date. "In my mind, no other industry group has done more to regulate itself through auditable standards than SSL CAs," he said.
Hall noted that the CA Browser Forum was created in 2005 to communicate about SSL. The first effort from the forum were the EV-SSL guidelines in 2007. EV-SSL (Extended Validation) SSL certificates are intended to provide an additional layer of trust and integrity verification into SSL certificate ownership.
According to Hall, the first public report of a wrongly-issued SSL certificate by a CA was in 2001. Over the last 12 years, Hall argued that CAs have done a stellar job of maintaining trust and security.
Noting that there are some 2 million trusted certificates issued every year by all CAs worldwide, Hall said. "We estimate that since 2001, there have been approximately 1,000 wrongly-issued certificates."
Of those wrongly-issued SSL certificates, half are directly attributable to DigiNotar, the disgraced CA that was hacked by attackers. Hall characterizes the other half as simply "mistakes" where no system or infrastructure level hacks occurred.
Doing the math, Hall estimates that since 2001 approximately 91 bad SSL certificates have been issued each year. That provides an accuracy rate of approximately 99.995 percent since 2001.
The first project the CASC is undertaking is around the critical issue of certificate revocation. Ryan Hurst, chief technology officer at SSL CA GlobalSign, told eSecurity Planet that poorly configured SSL servers still run older versions of SSL/TLS that do not support more modern cryptographic suites such as AES-GCM.
Some website owners haven't moved over to newer versions of SSL/TLS due to performance issues. Websites do have control over the way that SSL certificate revocation works, which can impact performance.
"When a browser visits a website, the browser makes a request to the CA to check to see if the certificate is valid," Hurst said.
That validation request occurs over the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP). The OCSP transaction request happens over a new TCP/IP socket and requires an additional DNS lookup as well as data transfer.
"While CAs operate robust infrastructure for doing those things, a request that is made has a performance cost associated with it," Hurst explained. "No content is downloaded from the target server until the OCSP check has been completed."
The new OCSP stapling effort allows a Web server to check its own status with the CA. The Web server will get back a properly signed and cryptographically verifiable message. That certificate validation check is then stored locally on the Web server and can be passed to Web browser clients.
"This saves the DNS lookup, the TCP/IP socket and the additional downloading of data, which addresses the perceived performance delay of deploying SSL/TLS," Hurst said.
OCSP stapling is only available on the most recent versions of SSL/TLS, however. The CASC hopes that if it evangelizes the OCSP stapling feature, more organizations will update to newer versions of SSL/TLS.
While OCSP stapling will help improve performance, it would not have made a big difference in the most recent SSL CA attacks.
SSL CAs have root certificate trust which is baked into major Web browsers. A CA trust is revoked if browser vendors, such as Microsoft and Mozilla, remove the trust. "We do revoke intermediate CAs," Hurst said.
Hurst explained that OCSP-type revocations more commonly occur when a Web server operator loses a key or there is a Web server security breach.
Revocation checking is crucial to solving SSL security incidents, stressed Trend Micro's Hall.
"It's the right response for a CA to revoke bad certificates," Hall said. "As long as revocation checking is on, that should be sufficient that a given certificate should not be trusted."
Additionally, browser vendors are not just relying on OCSP. Browsers also can blacklist a potentially breached or exploited CA to provide an additional layer of security.
"That way users get a double hit," Hall said. "There is revocation checking as well as the browser that will tell you that something shouldn't be trusted."
Hall added that it's easier now for browser vendors to push out CA updates, since the browsers themselves are updated more frequently than the past.
"But really, OCSP revocation checking is the first line of defense," Hall said.
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Butter head lettuce – when the head feels firm, cut it off at the soil surface with a sharp knife.
Romaine lettuce – upright growth habit, 8″-9″ high. You can begin harvesting outer leaves when the center leaves are 4″ high. Or harvest entire plant after maturity date, by cutting stem at the soil line with a sharp knife.
Harvest 28 days baby, 55 full size.
Medium-sized, glossy green, firm heads.
White interior, juicy, and mild.
Bright red romaine type lettuce.
Lettuce is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. Ancient Egyptians first cultivated lettuce from a weed, whose seeds were used to produce oil, into a plant grown for its leaves. The English word "lettuce" is derived from the Roman word "lactuca" (lac meaning milk in Latin) due to the white substance that is exuded when its stem is cut. Christopher Columbus brought lettuce to the Americas from Europe in the late 15th century.
Lettuce is generally grown as a hardy annual, is easily cultivated, and grows best in full sun in loose, nitrogen-rich soils. There are several types of lettuce, but three (leaf, head and romaine) are the most common.
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Full House Q2 revenue down as construction disruption continues
4th August 2022 | By Zak Thomas-Akoo
Nevada-based casino operator Full House reported a 6.3% Q2 decline in revenues from $47.4m to $44.4m compared to the same period last year as covid-era savings drained while the business faced construction-related disruption.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciaton and amortisation (EBITDA) also fell from $14.9m in the prior year period to $12.1m, a decline of 18.8%. Full House framed the decline as the product of both planned construction costs and the end of covid-era stimulus.
While much of the construction costs were planned and part of Full House's business plan, the company's plan for a temporary casino in Waukegan, Illinois has been delayed until Q4 owing to industrial action in certain sections of the supply chain.
The ongoing construction work at Chamonix Creek Casino also disrupted the neighboring Bronco Billy's casino, reducing taking from this venue.
However, Colorado, where Chamonix Creek and Bronco Billy's casino are both located, represents a relatively small chunk of the company's total revenue. Takings from the state declined from $6.4m in Q2 2021 to $4.1m in Q2 2022.
Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel in Mississippi – the largest Full House property by revenue – brought in $21.1m in revenue in Q2 2022, versus $24.2m in Q2 2021. Full House blamed the end of covid-era stimulus on this result.
Casino continued to make up a dominant share of revenue, but declined as a total share of revenue from 74.6% to 72.7% in the three months to 30 June. Revenue from "other operations", which includes sports wagering, increased to $5.6m from $2.8m.
The business added that one reason for the decline was also that the comparable period was a record high.
"The prior-year's second quarter was the company's strongest in recent years, having benefited from customers receiving government subsidy payments due to the Covid-19 pandemic."
Full House also portioned off the lion's share of the business's cash reserves to the ongoing development of the Chamonix casino, as well as the construction of the temporary casino in Illinois, which is estimated to cost $100m in total to construct and licence.
Full house CFO Lewis Fanger outlined the details:
"At June 30, 2022, we had $298.4 million of cash and equivalents, including $190.2 million of cash that is reserved for the completion of Chamonix. We also have a $40 million credit facility, which is currently unutilised except for a $1 million standby letter of credit. We are confident that our existing cash, credit line availability and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to complete both the temporary casino and Chamonix."
The mixed financial results stood in contrast with 2021's full year results, in which revenues increased 43.6% year-on-year.
During the earnings call, analsysts asked whether it would make financial sense for the business to sell-off some of its small assets to help them through the cash squeeze.
Despite the pressure, company president and chief executive officer Dan Lee did not sound concerned.
"We don't need the money to be honest," he said.
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I personally think love is a great feeling. Love makes you happy, love creates hope, love makes you graceful, love inspires, and love changes your life.
Love can be found all over the world. True love is when you can't stop thinking about the other person, can't bear a single moment without them.
According to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, they have been married for 19 years! Just as Denzel and Paulette Washington who have been married for 33 years, as well as Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness have been married for 20 years! These Celebrities are mostly all actors, from what I see all these actors must be deep in love for it to have lasted so long.
What would you do for someone? Why would we do this? Is this good for us? From left to right: Tommy K. and Chris A.
However, this kind of love is rare. Find the person that you are looking for, and ask them if you want to become closer. Seize the moment!
If you are in love with someone and they don't know, tell them how you feel. If they turn you down, at least they know how you feel. So when you see your crush walking past you, or even in gym class, tell them you like them and you can't stop thinking about them. There are so many ways to express love, this is only one of them.
You are loved every day from your family, and obviously your friends. Being in love can be hard sometimes. Whether or not it's easy, you will be loved one day.
If you change who that person is, you aren't getting to know the right person. Even if they are a weirdo, they are your weirdo and nobody else's.
In Ellen McGrath's article, on Psychologytoday.com, she writes "love is as critical for your mind and body as oxygen." She adds that "to get love and keep love, you have to go out and be active and learn a variety of specific skills. I concur, love is a rare feeling to have, learn how to control love, don't let it bring you down.
In Emily Esfahani Smith's article, on Atlantic.com, she notes that "every day in June, the most popular wedding month of the year, about 13,000 American couples will say 'I do.'" She adds that "kindness, on the other hand, glues couples together. Research independent from theirs has shown that kindness is the most important satisfaction." I agree with Emily, because I specifically agree that kindness is everywhere!
Basically, love is kindness. And kindness is everywhere. All I'm trying to say is that you are loved, nothing will ever change that. Whether you like it or not you're loved, and you know it.
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Local bikers' generosity is in high gear for the 40th annual Salvation Army Toy Run, which is this Saturday (Nov. 3) at Safeway, 16th and Lincoln avenues. The run supports the U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots drive, and organizers of the Saturday ride are asking participants to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate.
Enjoy coffee and goodies from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., then it's kickstands up at 1 p.m.!
This event has drawn hundreds of bikers in past years, and this year looks to be bigger than ever. More than 200 riders showed up just last weekend for a Harley Owners Group rally for the YWCA.
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We have reached 300 followers on this little up and coming blog!
This is a tiny update because honestly… I picked up a new project, as I usually do, and life has been busier. I'll talk more about it later because I wanted to do a whole post on that! But basically I am always hustling towards my goals and can't stop, won't stop.
I've been struggling with balance again. What is it with October, my favorite month, and feeling a sense of struggling to balance it all?
It's getting dark early again and that's been hard for me. I know that's part of it because I feel this tiredness I haven't felt in awhile, an effect of doing so much, and also- it's dark by 6:30 pm…it makes me just want to crawl into bed….
And I have started trying new exercise classes- 2 weeks ago Piyo, last week Zumba (which I have done before but picked back up after awhile) and this week Spin (I'm sore) and those have left me a little…tired, as well. With everything else. Why do I always decide to pick up a million new things at once?! Lol.
Piyo made me feel nauseas and like I was going to die, all at the same time. Spin, on the other hand, I loved and hope to make a weekly thing!
I have to digress for a minute and talk about Greig Farm in Red Hook, NY.
This place has everything you could ever need. Apple and pumpkin picking, delicious bbq food in this adorable air stream trailer, pygmy goats, and an indoor farmer's market!!
I am getting hungry again just thinking about all of the yummy food we had.
We got these smokey deviled eggs and this brisket sandwich, both were amazing. The drink,too!
I also love Sunday drives in October….
Thank you to anyone who has followed and supported this blog!
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Home Football Analysis 3 Things Jose Mourinho Must Change At Tottenham Going Into December
3 Things Jose Mourinho Must Change At Tottenham Going Into December
Phillip Ekuwem
Jose Mourinho's reign at Tottenham has gotten off to a great start having secured three wins out of three games in all competitions, and managed to put Spurs on the right track to sneak into the top four over the next six months.
To maintain a great level of success going into the second half of the Premier League campaign here are three things Jose Mourinho needs to fix at Tottenham;
3Control
One thing Tottenhham has struggled with ever since Jose Mourinho took charge of the club, and even before the Portuguese tactician arrived, is their ability to maintain control and dominance for the entirety of a matchup.
Jose Mourinho has led Spurs to three victories on the bounce, and in all three wins, Tottenham struggled to maintain their dominance and 'be the bigger side'.
For instance; in the win at home to Bournemouth, Spurs started the game on a high note, but you could tell that mid-game, the team lost its grip on the game and as a result, gave Bournemouth a chance to claw their way back into the tie.
Thankfully, the game still went in Tottenham's favour, but the game's final result could have turned out very differently had Bournemouth been more decisive.
Going forward, Jose Mourinho needs to make his side capable of maintaining their dominance for the entirety of games if Tottenham are to have a realistic chance of making it into the top four.
Steve Dec 1, 2019 At 10:00 pm
Individual brilliance? So you're saying the players aren't supposed to do brilliant things? You obviously have not been watching the games.
Tobiloba Dec 1, 2019 At 10:36 pm
Worst article I've read in a while
How blaring is it that the no 1 thing that needs to be improved on is seeing out games/defence
And you're telling me we're relying on individual brilliance when almost all the goals scored under mourinho so far have been 'team' goals
You obviously don't watch the matches or just don't know what/how to write
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Keywords play an important role in Search Engine Optimization(SEO) and they should be used properly to get maximum utility.
Cost per click (CPC) of the keyword.
Low/ medium overall competition (You can go for high competition keywords if your site is well optimized and ranks high).
Keywords that have good search volume.
High commercial intent (number of people looking to buy the product/service for a particular keyword).
In this article, we'll discuss some of the valuable places where you can strategically use your keywords to boost your SEO.
Meta title is the most crucial factor that impacts the search engine rankings. It is the first element that a viewer sees in a search result. Therefore it is essential to include your primary keyword in the title to give a good impression to the visitors.
Google typically displays the first 55 to 60 characters of the title tag or as many characters as possible in a 512-pixel display. So keep your titles crisp and include target keywords in a captivating way to compel the visitors to check out your content.
Writing a small snippet about a web page rich in keywords constitutes a good meta description. Since it appears just below the meta tag, it is necessary to optimize the content to be SEO friendly. Though it doesn't directly affect the search engine rankings, it affects the click-through rate (CTR) and bounce rate.
Xerago's Customer Value Maximization meta description perfectly includes the main keywords and limited to 160 characters.
Search engines generally truncate the descriptions longer than 160 characters. So it's a good practice to limit the descriptions between 150 to 160 characters to give full visibility to your content.
You can target secondary keywords with a proper description of page content. A meaningful and keyword rich meta description will feature well in the SERPs and will improve site's reputation.
Placing keywords in the URL structure is a good way to boost relevancy of your webpage. This helps the viewers to understand about the page content. Viewers find links with descriptive terms more authentic, so including keywords in the directory filenames will be beneficial.
Below is an example of keyword inclusion in URLs.
By looking at the above link, one can clearly see the directory names with keywords.
Page relevancy is highly determined by the keywords present in the links, and that explains the importance of including them. Nevertheless, care should be taken not to stuff keywords for the sake of it.
Creating title of every page in a website using the <H1> tag is a good practice as per SEO guidelines. This is the page title which the viewers will see when they visit your website. The key is to include primary keywords in the title and make it catchy.
If you're writing a long article, make sure you use other header tags ( <H2>, <H3> etc). Split the content into subheadings and target the secondary keywords in <H2> or <H3> tags. This way you can present your content in a logical flow.
There is no two opinion that the body text will contain keywords.
Make sure you weave the keywords naturally into the body. Also, don't manipulate the keywords – there is little chance that you might actually score against the mighty search algorithms. Bottomline, quality and relevance towers above keyword density any day.
How often have you searched a particular image and landed on the site hosting the image?
Image search has opened new avenues for SEO and it has the potential to drive traffic to your site.
There are a number of factors that help an image to rank in image search. Text surrounding the picture in the webpage provides the context and relevancy for the keyword search.
Alt tag is also a factor in image search. They provide the vision to Google bots to look through the images on a website. Therefore including keywords in the Alt tags is a good practice to describe the image in a SEO friendly way.
Use keywords in the alt text, but make sure they are descriptive and helpful.
Keywords that you're using should be short and brief.
Use 'longdesc' attribute in alt tags to help the visually impaired understand your images.
Never misuse your keywords by stuffing them as it might end up hurting your SEO rather than helping.
A webpage with long text and zero images is never interesting. To improve its appeal, you ought to include relevant images to support the content.
Below is a night view image of Burj Khalifa, Dubai.
There are millions of images out there for Burj Khalifa.
But how will you rank this picture in search results?
Having a generic image name like 'burjkhalifa.jpg' doesn't provide description of the image and it will be tough to compete in the image rankings. Instead, the image name 'burjkhalifanight.jpg' does a better job of providing a description to the image than the generic name.
Always try to provide a description in the image name which is relevant to the page content.
Breadcrumbs or Breadcrumb navigation are a set of contextual links that work as a navigation tool for a website. On most websites, a breadcrumb trail is placed below the navigation bar.
Home -> Category -> Current Page.
Breadcrumbs provide a great potential for SEO activities. You can target your keywords by including the keyword rich page titles for the links. Care should be taken to follow the same directory structure as mentioned in the URL.
Placing keywords in breadcrumbs is useful but search engines always weigh usability more than the number of keywords used. So when you use keyword rich breadcrumbs, make sure it makes sense!
So we have discussed some of the important areas for keyword placement in a webpage. If you have any questions or additional points to add, let us know in the comments section below.
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The Network Security Engineer has responsibility for researching, designing, engineering, implementing, and supporting network security solutions. This role utilizes in-depth technical knowledge and business requirements to help design and implement a secure solution. This role will be responsible for system design; standards based implementation, capacity planning, systems integration, process / procedure development and refinement, and technical support.
Professional level understanding of common network security controls, especially firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
Experience performing technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, risk analysis, supportability and effectiveness analyses for network environment, performance and capacity management.
Strong working and practical knowledge of TCP/IP and UDP/IP networking, and IPv4 and IPv6 suite.
Experience using log analysis tools to troubleshoot issues and to plan for future requirements.
Knowledge in Software Defined Networking (SDN), and network micro segmentation.
Demonstrated knowledge of common information security management frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL, CIS and NIST and an understanding of relevant legal and regulatory requirements for Payment Card Industry/Data Security Standard.
Current information security certification, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other.
Good understanding of network and server virtualization.
Lead the development of network security requirements and success criteria through collaboration with internal and external customers. Leverage these criteria and integrate business and technical knowledge when designing and developing solutions to deliver optimal, elegant solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements while delivering the best value and user experience.
Full life-cycle support for critical network security technology from ideation and strategic planning through retirement and decommissioning for all engineering and operational needs.
Sustain high-availability service levels and ensure fulfillment of business-wide service levels and operational support objectives.
Assist in Security Engineering Design and Implementation. Plan, research, and design robust security architectures based on current security best practices and industry frameworks.
Develop and maintain up-to-date baselines for the secure configuration and operations of all in-place systems.
Verify network, wireless and firewall security systems by conducting reviews and policy assessments.
Recommend new and emerging technologies to solve business problems.
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Commissioner Randolph
Commissioner Liane M. Randolph
Liane M. Randolph
Commissioner Liane M. Randolph was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Jerry Brown in January 2015. She formerly served as Deputy Secretary and General Counsel at the California Natural Resources Agency and was appointed to that position by Governor Brown in May 2011.
Commissioner Randolph's portfolio and interests focus on long-term electric and gas resource planning, energy market design, utility infrastructure, and adaptation to climate change. She is presently the lead Commissioner for approximately 85 formal proceedings spanning the regulated electricity, gas, telecommunications, transportation and water industries. Commissioner Randolph leads the Integrated Resource Plan proceeding established pursuant to Senate Bill 350, the investigations into the future of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, Resource Adequacy, Climate Change Adaptation for California's utilities, and major general rate cases, including Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Gas Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company. She is also the chair of the Policy and Governance committee at the Commission, and has spearheaded reforms to the CPUC's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Commissioner Randolph is an expert in government and administrative law. She served as Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) from 2003 to 2007, where she managed a staff of 70 in the implementation and enforcement of California's Political Reform Act. Prior to her service at the FPPC, Commissioner Randolph practiced municipal law and previously served as City Attorney for the Cities of San Leandro and Suisun City. Commissioner Randolph obtained her law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she also earned a B.A. in History.
August 2019 Newsletter with article by Commissioner Randolph: Details Matter - A Key Energy Efficiency Test Revisited
Commissioner Blog: Keeping the Lights On
Commissioner Blog: CPUC Creates Environmental and Social Justice Action Plan to Help Prioritize Equity
Commissioner Blog: Ensuring Disability Access to TNCs
Discussion by the CPUC's Commissioners of Item 10 re: Energy Storage at the CPUC's November 8, 2018, Voting Meeting
Discussion by the CPUC's Commissioners of Item 39A re: fining BART $1.3 million for three years for safety failures that led to the fatality of two workers in 2013 at the CPUC's October 11, 2018, Voting Meeting
Nov. 2018 Newsletter Article: Rebuilding Transportation Enforcement
August 17, 2018: Powering California's Future
August 2018: CPUC Considers Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
June 28, 2018: Assuring Grid Reliability in California
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California Public Utilities Commission
To request a meeting with Commissioner Randolph or one of her Advisors, please fill out a Meeting Request Form and email it to Mark Smith at Mark.Smith@cpuc.ca.gov. Please note that the meeting request form is subject to the California Public Records Act.
Follow Commissioner Randolph on Social Media
Twitter: @LRandolphCPUC
Rachel Peterson
Anand Durvasula
Legal and Policy Advisor
Suzanne Casazza
Lester Wong
Advisor for Communications, Safety, and
Jason Ortego
Policy Advisor
Administrative Support for Commissioner Randolph's Office
Email: Mark.Smith@cpuc.ca.gov
Commissioner Code of Conduct
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Q: file upload in vs code but doesn´t in prompt windows i run my code in vs code editor and it works, what i do is load a csv file and do some querys, but when i run the code in prompt windows, trows error that the system cant find the file, while in vs code load the file.
here the vs code console.
here the promprt console.
and here is where i have the folders. In data i have the csv file.
and this is the method where i upload the file:
public boolean uploadData() {
try {
fr = new FileReader(file);
br = new BufferedReader(fr);
petsList = new ArrayList<Pet>();
String line = "";
// skip headel
br.readLine();
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
String[] aux = line.split(";");
try {
if (aux.length == 6) {
Pet auxP = new Pet("NO-ID", Long.parseLong(aux[0]), aux[1], aux[2], aux[3], convertToBoolean(aux[4]),
aux[5]);
petsList.add(auxP);
}
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
// TODO: handle exception
}
}
b = true;
return true;
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
return false;
} }
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#ifndef ENSASSEMBLY_H
#define ENSASSEMBLY_H
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/* ============================= include files ============================= */
/* ========================================================================= */
#include "ajax.h"
AJ_BEGIN_DECLS
/* ========================================================================= */
/* =============================== constants =============================== */
/* ========================================================================= */
/* ========================================================================= */
/* ============================== public data ============================== */
/* ========================================================================= */
/* @data EnsPAssembly *********************************************************
**
** Ensembl Assembly
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** An Ensembl Assembly object encapsulates assembly information how an
** assembled Ensembl Sequence Region is assembled from a particular
** component Ensembl Sequence Region.
**
** @alias EnsSAssembly
** @alias EnsOAssembly
**
** @attr Use [ajuint] Use counter
** @attr AssembledIdentifier [ajuint] Assembled Ensembl Sequence Region
** identifier
** @attr AssembledStart [ajuint] Assembled Ensembl Sequence Region
** start coordinate
** @attr AssembledEnd [ajuint] Assembled Ensembl Sequence Region
** end coordinate
** @attr ComponentIdentifier [ajuint] Component Ensembl Sequence Region
** identifier
** @attr ComponentStart [ajuint] Component Ensembl Sequence Region
** start coordinate
** @attr ComponentEnd [ajuint] Component Ensembl Sequence Region
** end coordinate
** @attr Orientation [ajint] Relative orientation
** @@
******************************************************************************/
typedef struct EnsSAssembly
{
ajuint Use;
ajuint AssembledIdentifier;
ajuint AssembledStart;
ajuint AssembledEnd;
ajuint ComponentIdentifier;
ajuint ComponentStart;
ajuint ComponentEnd;
ajint Orientation;
} EnsOAssembly;
#define EnsPAssembly EnsOAssembly*
/* ========================================================================= */
/* =========================== public functions ============================ */
/* ========================================================================= */
/*
** Prototype definitions
*/
/* Ensembl Assembly */
EnsPAssembly ensAssemblyNewCpy(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
EnsPAssembly ensAssemblyNewIni(ajuint asmsrid,
ajuint asmstart,
ajuint asmend,
ajuint cmpsrid,
ajuint cmpstart,
ajuint cmpend,
ajint orientation);
EnsPAssembly ensAssemblyNewRef(EnsPAssembly assembly);
void ensAssemblyDel(EnsPAssembly *Passembly);
ajuint ensAssemblyGetAssembledEnd(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
ajuint ensAssemblyGetAssembledIdentifier(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
ajuint ensAssemblyGetAssembledStart(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
ajuint ensAssemblyGetComponentEnd(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
ajuint ensAssemblyGetComponentIdentifier(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
ajuint ensAssemblyGetComponentStart(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
ajint ensAssemblyGetOrientation(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
AjBool ensAssemblyTrace(const EnsPAssembly assembly, ajuint level);
size_t ensAssemblyCalculateMemsize(const EnsPAssembly assembly);
/*
** End of prototype definitions
*/
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#endif /* !ENSASSEMBLY_H */
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Hits é uma revista especializada na indústria musical norte-americana. Fundada por Lenny Beer e Dennis Lavinthal, que anteriormente haviam trabalhado em divulgação independente, foi lançada como uma revista impressa em agosto de 1986. Em 1997, tornou-se o periódico de maior sucesso no mundo da música.
Uma versão online da revista, Hits Daily Double, estreou em maio de 2000. Ambos on e offline, o conteúdo da revista inclui dados de propriedade semanais de vendas e airplay, uma seção para artistas iniciantes ("Vibe-Raters"), entrevistas com líderes da indústria musical, um desenho animado, notícias semanais e as tabelas fornecidas pelo Shazam, Vevo e Mediabase. A coluna "Rumor Mill", descrita como "notícias e especulações da indústria musical", tem sido amplamente acessada dentro do negócio da música desde o lançamento da revista.
Ligações externas
Revistas de música dos Estados Unidos
Revistas de economia
Revistas em inglês
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Naturally fermented with delicious Himalayan apples, Apple Cider Vinegar is 100 per cent pure and has the goodness of 'mother' of vinegar, that lends it a cloudy look, but is an affirmation of high quality unprocessed vinegar. Loaded with potent antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin A, B-complex vitamins, bi-flavonoids, acetic acid, enzymes, and minerals Apple Cider Vinegar is an elixir of life.
Weight Management: Several studies prove that Apple Cider Vinegar along with high carbohydrate meals can increase feeling of fullness that lowers your calorie intake and assists in weight management. Probiotics, the healthy bacteria in Apple Cider Vinegar improve digestion and help in weight management.
Improves Digestion: Dilute apple cider vinegar in water, add honey and have it at least thirty minutes prior to a heavy meal to stimulate digestive juices for better breakdown of food.
Boosts Energy and Improves Immunity: Raw Apple Cider Vinegar is a general health tonic and helps improve energy and immunity, because of the powerful alkalizing effect it has on your body. A swig of Apple Cider Vinegar diluted in water is just the right potion to flush the toxins out of your system.
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A comforting, calming post-shave lotion to soothe sensitive skin and reduce redness. Helps to calm the burning sensation suffered after shaving, reduces redness and soothes sensitive skin. It also forms a protective barrier and reinforces the skin.
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We're opening soon in Denver! Please leave us your email if you'd like to know when we launch and get updates on special offers.
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One of the genuine stars of London's 21st century jazz scene, drummer Moses Boyd quickly established himself in the mid-2010s as a bandleader, composer, and collaborator whose affinity for other genres like grime and electronica helped distinguish his original approach. As half of the sax-and-drums duo Binker & Moses and leader of his Exodus band, Boyd's performances and acclaimed releases, like 2015's Dem Ones (Binker & Moses) and 2016's Time and Space EP (Moses Boyd Exodus), helped set the table for his ambitious 2018 full-length Displaced Diaspora and 2020's globally acclaimed, prize-winning Dark Matter. Born in South London, Boyd began playing drums at the age of 13, taking as much inspiration from jazz greats like Miles Davis as from the grime albums of Dizzee Rascal. After initial instruction from jazz drummer Bobby Dodsworth, Boyd became a part of the jazz education program Tomorrow's Warriors while studying at Trinity Laban College, cutting his teeth at local jam sessions. He formed the duo Binker & Moses with tenor saxophonist Binker Golding and their 2015 debut, Dem Ones, earned an award for Best Jazz Act at the urban MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards. That same year, Boyd issued his first release as bandleader of the Exodus, the Footsteps of Our Fathers EP, a tribute to his jazz influences. Over the next two years, he continued to perform with the Exodus and Binker & Moses, and as a solo act under the name Solo Exodus, combining elements of jazz, grime, and electronica. Following a pair of 2016 Exodus releases, the "Rye Lane Shuffle" single, and the four-song Time and Space EP, Boyd was awarded the John Peel Play More Jazz Award at the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards. Another Binker & Moses release, the ambitious and avant-garde double album Journey to the Mountain of Forever, and another Exodus EP, Absolute Zero, arrived in 2017. Meanwhile, Boyd continued to expand his role as a collaborator, having worked with a variety of acts from electronic artists like Four Tet and Floating Points to jazz and soul artists like Lonnie Liston Smith and singer Zara McFarlane. Early 2018 saw the release of We Out Here, a compilation from Brownswood Recordings featuring Boyd and other leading lights of London's burgeoning young jazz scene, including Nubya Garcia and Shabaka Hutchings. That year also brought the Binker & Moses live outing Alive in the East? and the expansive Exodus full-length Displaced Diaspora, which featured a host of guests including Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua and Terri Walker. After an already hefty career, Boyd released his debut solo album, Dark Matter, in 2020. It showcased the many aspects of his music, including jazz, electronica, and grime influences, and included appearances from Poppy Ajudha, Obongjayar, and longtime collaborator Joe Armon-Jones. On July 23, Dark Matter was shortlisted for the 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize. The list was chosen by an independent panel of judges and revealed on host Lauren Laverne's BBC Radio 6 Music program.
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Nouvelle Veterinary, Inc., announces the release of a new Cur-OST EQ IR formula for use in horses with insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome. The new EQ IR formula is based on a proprietary blend of blueberry, bilberry and noni fruit extracts that have shown in trials to aid in the management of blood glucose levels as well as providing a natural source of antioxidants for overall health. Manufacturers recommend combining the EQ IR formula with EQ Green or EQ PLUS in order to reduce the inflammatory process that commonly occurs with glucose metabolism conditions that can lead to laminitis. EQ IR comes in a powdered blend for use as a daily supplement.
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Simon is the owner of Ministry of Bass, a car audio company based in Adelaide, Australia. In this video he speaks about his experience with Magestore POS, powered by PWA technology. If you're interested in a Magento native POS system, head to our website and let us know.
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Kokudo bezeichnet:
Kokudo (Unternehmen), ein japanisches Unternehmen (früher: Keikaku Kokudo, heute Teil von Prince Hotels)
frühere Bezeichnung einer japanischen Eishockeymannschaft
eine japanische Behörde Kokudo-chō
Kokudō (auch Kokudou) bezeichnet:
Japanische Fernstraßen, siehe Liste der Nationalstraßen in Japan
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club has announced its Official Charity Partners for the 2015 season – YMCA Derby, Ashgate Hospicecare and Derbyshire Carers.
The selection process focussed on association with Derbyshire, project delivery within the county, previous partnership work and the opportunity for Cricket Derbyshire to make a real difference.
YMCA Derbyshire is an independent Christian charity committed to helping people at times of need, regardless of their gender, race, ability or faith.
They provide housing for people facing homelessness, innovative learning and development programmes, various schemes for children and their families and other projects aimed at achieving sustainable community development.
The YMCA Sleep Easy fundraising event is taking place at The 3aaa County Ground on Friday 6th March, with around 100 participants sleeping outside so others don't have to.
Visit www.ymcaderbyshire.org.uk/sleepeasy or call 01332 579550 for more information.
Ashgate Hospicecare is an independently registered charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care and support to adults and their families across North Derbyshire.
Ashgate also provides a wide range of community based care and support services to enable people to stay in their own homes for as long as possible.
Derbyshire Carers (DCA) provides support, advice, information and representation to and for Carers.
DCA work to enable Carers to make realistic choices as to whether they wish to be Carers; and to value their own feelings and needs as well as the feelings and needs of the person they care for.
Cricket Derbyshire will promote all three charities through their channels of communication, as well as donating signed cricket memorabilia and exploring possibilities for joint fundraising events.
Derbyshire CCC's portfolio of charitable work also includes the Cricket Derbyshire Foundation which will continue to deliver projects that benefit health, education and social inclusion across the county throughout 2015.
Successes of the Foundation in 2014 included delivery of the Heart of Cricket healthy lifestyle programme to 1,200 school children and highly attended free inner city cricket sessions in partnership with the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Derbyshire CCC Head of Commercial Ryan Duckett praised the initiative.
He said: "We received a high number of applications to be one of our chosen charity partners.
"After a thorough selection process, we are delighted to have formed partnerships with three charities that are all making a real difference within our county.
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It's easy to forget to worm your cat. While pet parasites such as fleas and ticks are a more obvious problem, it's much more difficult, or sometimes even impossible to spot signs of intestinal worms. Luckily effective worming tablets such as Drontal do all the hard work for you – but how do they work?
Intestinal worms are extremely unpleasant. There are two types that affect our UK cats - roundworms and tapeworms. Both live inside your cat, breeding, thriving and stealing your cat's nutrients.
Worms can cause health problems including vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy, and in younger kittens failure to grow and poor coat condition. Often though, your cat won't show any obvious outward signs of their unwanted passengers. Some worms can cause disease in people too, so regularly worming our pets is important not just to protect them, but to reduce the risk to ourselves and our families too.
Find out more about the worms that can affect your cat here.
To combat intestinal worms in your cat, use a trusted, proven cat-worming tablet such as Drontal. It might be small, but the tablet effectively fights the most common species of intestinal worms – working to rid your cat of infection. Available in two different strengths, Drontal can be given to kittens from six weeks old. But how does it work?
Both Drontal Cat and Drontal Cat XL contain the same two active ingredients (at different strengths for different weights of cat): praziquantel and pyrantel, which work to paralyse and kill both round and tapeworms. They then result in the breakdown of the worms, which then pass out in your cat's faeces, usually unseen, though sometimes if your cat has a lot of worms, you might see whole worms passed.
Regularly using an effective cat worming tablet such as Drontal will combat worms in your cat and help keep her healthy and happy.
Find more information about Drontal Cat and Drontal Cat XL here.
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MacKenna On Monday: MTK Ban Prevents Us From Truly Appreciating Greatness Of Carl Frampton
Ewan MacKenna December 24, 2018
If this was the end of the line then, as far as boxing goes, there've been far worse exits. After all, it is an arena that causes people to hang around far too long, only to be beaten brutally and humiliatingly into a realisation well after it should have already dawned on them. Carl Frampton wasn't floored though. He wasn't …
Darren Randolph Full Of Praise For "Ridiculous" Caoimhin Kelleher
Oisin McQueirns December 20, 2018
Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph has spoken of his admiration for Liverpool's young stopper Caoimhin Kelleher as the 19-year old looks to begin his international career under new manager Mick McCarthy. Kelleher was called up to the Irish squad by then manager Martin O'Neill for Ireland's games against Northern Ireland and Wales in November although didn't feature in either …
An Insight Into Norway's Reaction To Solskjaer's United Appointment
Pundit Arena spoke with Norwegian football writer Thore Haugstad to get an insight into how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment as Manchester United manager has been viewed back in his home country of Norway. ___ Pundit Arena: Thore, firstly great to speak with you, what has been the Norwegian general public's reaction to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment as Manchester United manager? …
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: From Losing In Lurgan To The Old Trafford Dugout
On Wednesday, Manchester United announced that former striker and current Molde FK manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be taking over the reins at Old Trafford for the remainder of the season. Solskjaer will take over from the recently departed Jose Mourinho who spent two and a half years in charge of United, with the decision receiving a mixed reception from …
"It Is Tough On My Family" – Alby Mathewson On The Stark Reality Of Pro Rugby
Sean McMahon December 19, 2018
Alby Mathewson has settled into life quickly with Munster since he made the move to Limerick at the beginning of the season. Due to the processing of his work permit, Mathewson's debut didn't come until the home clash with Ulster at the end of September and he admits he is enjoying the experience thus far. "I have loved it so far. …
Win A Personal Training Scholarship Worth €3,300
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Brought to you by Setanta College Ever wanted to be a Personal Trainer? Well, now you can be thanks to Setanta College Ireland's leading sports college are offering one lucky person a chance to win a full scholarship to their Personal Training course worth €3,300. Whether it is a new career you are looking for, a chance to upskill or just …
Van Graan Backs Joey Carbery And Reveals Pride In His Players' Behaviour
Munster players and management will say that they have moved on from the disappointing defeat to Castres but one gets the sense that the result and the manner of what took place throughout the 80 minutes in France will rankle for some time. Not only did Munster lose a game they should have won – they had ample opportunities to …
Bellator Dublin: A Mammoth Night For Irish MMA In The Making
Cillian Cunningham December 17, 2018
A week has passed since the news broke that Bellator are returning to Dublin next year and in the time since, it has become increasingly clear that Scott Coker and co. have crafted an opportunity to do something incredible on February 23. Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. In the week that led up to the UFC's second trip …
MacKenna On Monday: Páirc Uí Chaoimh Warning Lights Were Ignored
Part One – Us vs Them It's over a year now since World Rugby's technical report came out for Ireland's farcical bid to bring a World Cup to a country without the infrastructure required. It made for grim (and I-told-you-so-style) reading, but for those in the GAA one element ought to have leapt out. The bow had only been taken …
Exclusive: Neiman Gracie Confident That His BJJ Is The Best In The Business
Pundit Arena had the chance to chat to Neiman Gracie ahead of his Bellator welterweight showdown against Ed Ruth at Bellator 213 tonight. It's hard not to recall memories of Royce Gracie when you watch the latest talent to emerge from the iconic family entering a tournament such as this. We all know the history behind the earliest days of …
Exclusive: Ed Ruth Focused On 170lb Grand-Prix But Wants Mousasi's Belt
Bellator blue-chip prospect Ed Ruth spoke exclusively to Pundit Arena as he gets ready to take on Neiman Gracie in the opening round of the welterweight grand-prix tonight. You'd be forgiven for questioning the inclusion of a 6-0 fighter within a tournament featuring guys as experienced as Rory MacDonald, Douglas Lima, and Paul Daley. Bellator's 170lb division is a shark-tank and the promotion's …
Exclusive: AJ McKee Setting Up For One Helluva 2019 After Bellator 212
Unbeaten Bellator prospect AJ McKee spoke exclusively to us here at Pundit Arena as he prepares to face Daniel Crawford at Bellator 212 tonight. Crossing the line from prospect to genuine contender is an inevitability for fighters who display the type of raw talent McKee does. But with his pro-record standing at 12-0, despite him being just 23-years-old, it's getting …
Exclusive: Michael Chandler Breaks Down His Champion Mindset Ahead Of Bellator 212
The legendary former two-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler spoke exclusively to Pundit Arena about his ability to deal with pressure and adversity after a career that is amongst the finest the sport has ever seen. It's hard to describe Michael Chandler as one of the game's most underrated fighters because anyone who is even slightly aware of his talent …
Sanita Puspure: Rower, Athlete, World Champion, Mom
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Holloway Vs. Aldo Vs. McGregor: Establishing The Featherweight G.O.A.T
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Ten Fighters We Would Love To See At Bellator Dublin In February
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Peter Ryan's Story Is One Of Tragedy & Triumph
Michael Corry December 11, 2018
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MacKenna On Monday: Football Cares About Customers, Not Fans
"By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself. It's just a little thought; I'm just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day they'll take root, I don't know. You try, you do what you can. Seriously though, if you are, do. There's no rationalisation for what you do and you are Satan's little helpers. Seriously. …
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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Payment of withdrawal charges
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017, Cross Heading: Payment of withdrawal charges.
Payment of withdrawal chargesU.K.
9(1)Treasury regulations may make provision—U.K.
(a)for requiring a person who is or was a plan manager of a Lifetime ISA, or the investor, to submit returns of information relating to withdrawals from the Lifetime ISA;
(b)about steps to be taken by the plan manager of a Lifetime ISA before relying on paragraph 7;
(c)specifying the date by which a withdrawal charge must be paid;
(d)charging interest on a withdrawal charge that is due but unpaid;
(e)for collecting a withdrawal charge and any interest charged on it, or otherwise for the purpose of fully implementing paragraph 8;
(f)for refunding a withdrawal charge or any interest paid on it.
(2)The provision that may be made under sub-paragraph (1)(a) includes (in particular) provision about—
(a)the information to be included in a return;
(b)the form of a return;
(c)the form or manner in which a return is to be submitted;
(d)the period to which a return must relate;
(e)the period within which a return must be made;
(f)enquiries into, and amendments of, a submitted return.
(3)The provision that may be made under sub-paragraph (1)(e) includes (in particular) provision applying or incorporating, with or without modifications, any enactment relating to the payment, collection or management of a tax.
(4)In this paragraph "withdrawal charge" means an amount payable under paragraph 8.
(5)Treasury regulations may authorise HMRC to specify any of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (d).
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Anxiety is normal and is experienced by all people. The world is filled with stressful jobs, people, events, and situations. It will not stop or wait for you when you get sick or become a victim of your mental or emotional problems.
Unfortunately, there are lots of people who make anxiety their best friend. They bring their anxious selves wherever they go, and they greatly suffer from the negative effects of the disorder. This must be put to an end, but how?
Here are some blogs that could give additional information on anxiety from real people who are combatting their anxiety disorders and issues every single day.
This is a blog started by a victim of social anxiety. Kel took years before finding a solution to her unfortunate problems. She began writing articles and posted them on the internet to help people like her who also suffer from social anxiety.
This is a blog about anxiety and at the same time, a stress blog. There are different articles written by experts, especially about panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder. The site educates people about the facts of those illnesses.
The goal of the Founder of this blog named Michal Nichols is to identify the different types of anxiety disorders and help those people who are experiencing them. There are articles, book reviews, and tools available in this blog that could help those who are plagued with an AD.
This is a blog from a certified national councilor Tanya Peterson. She writes the articles here. It is in her own opinion mixed with professional expertise that she has gained through time. It addresses all types of anxiety disorders.
There are tools that you can find in this blog that focuses on fighting your anxiety in the most common situations, for example, decreasing the triggers. The content provides techniques on how to cope with different events. The blogs are good and all original material.
This blog shares stories from different people who are living with anxiety. They give out articles to read, some references and valuable ideas on handling symptoms of anxiety disorders.
Managed by a best-selling author, Carl Vernon, the blog talks about his experiences in dealing with anxiety. He provides different materials that answer the most frequent anxiety questions and advises on how to manage and cope.
The blog's admin, Gemma, writes about her anxiety problems because she wants to make people with anxiety issues feel that they are not alone. She tackles topics such as cognitive dissonance, which is based on her own experience.
The blogger Fiona gives out various comments on how to take care of yourself when suffering from anxiety. She writes based on her experiences in coping with the mental illness.
This blog focuses on helping people by using evidence-based materials. It also provides tips on how to prevent and recover from anxiety.
The blog contains articles that are based on a patient's perspective. It focuses on how patients are fighting the mental illness, empowering other patients and their caregivers.
The blogger gives information about her dealings with anxiety. She updates every week and aims to provide support to those people who are also managing the mental illness.
Its admin, Claire, is considered an expert when it comes to anxiety. She found out after her recovery that clinical approach is sufficient to fight the disorder. Documenting her experiences, she now shares them on her blog for everyone to benefit. Different pieces of advice on dealing with anxiety and other information can be found on this website.
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Charges dismissed for We Are Seneca Lake protesters
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(Photo: SIMON WHEELER / Staff Photo)
Kelsey O'Connor, koconnor@ithacajournal.com | @ijkoconnor 9:24 a.m. EDT March 19, 2015
A number of area residents who have been protesting gas storage in Seneca Lake salt caverns had charges dismissed Wednesday night in the Town of Reading Court.
Judge Raymond Berry dismissed all charges against the 42 protesters, according to a news release from We Are Seneca Lake.
People from all over the region have held ongoing protests at the gates of Crestwood Midstream in the Town of Reading Schuyler County for about five months. Protesters have included local winemakers, teachers, students and musicians.
According to We Are Seneca Lake, in an agreement with the Schuyler County District Attorney's office, the charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct will also be dismissed against about 100 additional people whose cases were pending.
In the past, protesters have criticized Berry for handing down maximum sentences.
The defendants who appeared before Berry on Wednesday submitted an oral motion asking for their charges to be dismissed. Their statement read:
"We only have this planet. We must safeguard it for those who follow. Would that it not be necessary, but sometimes citizens of good conscience must engage in non-violent acts of civil disobedience to protect that sacred trust. As long as Crestwood Midstream Partners, or any other corporate or public or private entity, continues to threaten our way of life by the proven dangerous storage of highly compressed gas in the crumbling caverns at the Salt Point facility, I reserve the right to act as my conscience dictates in order to protect Seneca Lake, its citizens, and the surrounding environment. I reserve all rights to protest further at the Crestwood facility, although it is not my intent at this time to break the law in doing so."
Assistant District Attorney John Tunney expressed his willingness to accept a motion to dismiss after each recitation, members of We Are Seneca Lake stated.
Sujata Gibson, a defense attorney who has worked with the protesters since December, said the motion dismissals were a historic move that affirms the importance of the protesters.
"We've seen a sea change in the way the court and the prosecutors have reacted to our cases — from maximum sentences for jail terms for trespassing violations to large-scale offers to support dismissals in the interests of justice. This is a testament to the sincerity and passion of the protesters," Gibson stated in a press release.
Protesters that had motions dismissed Wednesday:
•Judy Abrams, 66, Trumansburg, Tompkins County;
•Edgar Brown, 60, Naples, Ontario County;
•Carolyn Byrne, 38, Ithaca, Tompkins County;
•Deborah Cippola-Dennis, 49, Dryden, Tompkins County;
•Joanne Cippola-Dennis, 53, Dryden, Tompkins County;
•Lyndsay Clark, 53, Springwater, Livingston County;
•James Connor, 83, Mecklenburg, Schuyler County;
•Doug Couchon, 64, Elmira, Chemung County;
•Kim Cunningham, 58, Naples, Ontario County;
•John Dennis, 63, Lansing, Tompkins County;
•Michael Dineen, 65, Ovid, Seneca County;
•Peter Drobney, 56, Corning, Steuben County;
•Martha Ferger, 90, Dryden, Tompkins County;
•Richard Figiel, 68, Hector, Schuyler County;
•Carrie Fischer, 38 Fayette, Seneca County;
•Kenneth Fogarty, 75, Guilford, Chenango County;
•Lynn Gerry, 58, Watkins Glen, Schuyler County;
•Heather Hallagan, 41, Meckenburg, Schuyler County;
•Carey Harben, 47, Hector, Schuyler County;
•Nancy Kasper, 56, North Rose, Wayne County;
•Sharon Kahkonen, 65, Mecklenburg, Schuyler County;
•Crow Marley, 55, Hector, Schuyler County;
•Faith Meckley, 20, Geneva, Ontario County;
•Kelly Morris, 55, Danby, Tompkins County;
•Paul Passavant, 48, Geneva, Ontario County;
•Kirsten Pierce, 44, Burdett, Schuyler County;
•Mariah Plumlee, 35, Covert, Seneca County;
•Leslie Potter, 70, Big Flats, Chemung County;
•Dan Rapaport, 54, Newfield, Tompkins County;
•Stephanie Redmond, 38, Ithaca, Tompkins County;
•Rick Rogers, 66, Spencer, Tioga County;
•Cat Rossiter, 62, Sayre, Bradford County;
•Laura Salamendra, 30, Geneva, Ontario County;
•Coby Schultz, 54, Springwater, Livingston County;
•Elan Shapiro, 67, Ithaca, Tompkins County;
•Brion Seime, 42, Newfield, Tompkins County;
•Stefan Senders, 55, Hector, Schuyler County;
•Audrey Southern, 31, Burdett, Schuyler County;
•Chris Tate, 52, Hector, Schuyler County;
•John Wertis, 51, Wertis, Trumansburg, Tompkins County;
•Dwain Wilder, 75, Rochester, Monroe County;
•Ruth Young, 77, Horseheads, Chemung County.
Follow Kelsey O'Connor on Twitter @ijkoconnor.
Posted by Mariah Plumlee at 1:00 pm Tagged with: Arlington Gas Storage Co. LLC, Bill Gautreaux, Crestwood Midstream, in the interest of justice, Ithaca Journal, Kelsey O'Connor, liquid propane storage, LPG facility, Methane Storage, Non Violent Direct Action, Seneca Lake Protestors, Town of Reading, unlined salt caverns, WASL, We Are Seneca Lake
Pressure Mounts to Halt Storage Permit Near Seneca Lake
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By Julie Sherwood
Newly-formed coalition is among those opposed to allowing natural gas and propane storage facilities in former salt mines along Seneca Lake.
A march in downtown Geneva Saturday called for a halt to a proposal seeking to permit liquid propane gas storage in former salt mines along Seneca Lake. COURTESY OF WE ARE SENECA LAKE TOO FACEBOOK PAGE
As the state moves into what could be the final stage in permitting liquid propane gas storage in former salt mines along Seneca Lake, those against the plan are stepping up efforts to stop it.
Next week the state Department of Environmental Conservation holds an "issues conference," which determines if the DEC will pursue further investigation of citizens' concerns on the proposal's environment effects.
"This is the endgame," said Doug Couchon, a key organizer of the "We Are Seneca Lake" group opposed to the plan. Couchon, who lives in Elmira, was a speaker at a rally Saturday in Geneva dubbed We Are Seneca Lake, Too.
Among the 300-plus protesters at the rally, which included speeches at City Hall and a march from Lakefront Park through downtown, was South Bristol resident Edgar Brown. Brown said he was encouraged by the rally and other developments putting pressure on the state to deny the permit.
"Awareness is growing, and there is an increasing feeling of solidarity," said Brown.
At the issues conference on Feb. 12 in Horseheads, Chemung County, a judge will consider information presented by pre-approved individuals and groups on the environmental effects of the proposal by Houston-based Crestwood Midstream. From there, the judge could call for a full adjudication of the concerns, or could grant Crestwood the permit.
A recent development in the growing efforts to halt the project was the formation of Finger Lakes Wine Business Coalition and that organization's Jan. 30 letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The coalition — representing wineries, vineyards and wine-related businesses from the Finger Lakes region — also participated in the push to prevent shale gas drilling in New York. Cuomo last year put the kibosh on drilling
"We view this Facility as a direct threat not only to Seneca Lake, but to the strong and growing tourism industry in the Finger Lakes," stated the letter signed by the dozens of coalition members, including Will Ouweleen of Eagle Crest Vineyards, John Ingle of Heron Hill Winery; and Doug Hazlitt of Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards. The letter also pointed to data supporting a poor history of similar gas storage facilities in salt caverns nationwide, threatening safety and quality of life.
The Finger Lakes Wine Business Coalition and other opponents say the permit would bring heavy industry, more truck traffic and unacceptable risk of catastrophic accidents to a region that thrives on tourism.
Brown expressed his feelings in a post for We Are Seneca Lake web page, saying that as the father of young sons, he wants them to "grow up to understand, love, and protect the Finger Lakes" and to model that commitment himself.
Brown added the larger story, however, is about the hundreds of thousands of local citizens who have chosen to create an exceptional quality of life for their families and future generations … in an area of "world class viticulture, cutting-edge organic agriculture, and sustainable ecotourism."
"That is a beautiful story that corporate officials in ivory towers in Houston, Texas, can never possibly hope to understand," he wrote. "There is no pocketbook deep enough to challenge and prevail against this kind of fierce, collective commitment."– See more at: http://www.irondequoitpost.com/article/20150204/NEWS/150209910/1994/NEWS/sthash.STQWstWF.dpuf#sthash.G6gWOr66.dpuf
Posted by Mariah Plumlee at 11:53 pm Tagged with: Crestwood, Crestwood Midstream, DEC issues conference, Doug Couchon, Edgar Brown, liquid propane storage, LPG is good for me, March in Geneva against gas storage, Methane Storage, The Finger Lakes Wine Business Coalition, We Are Seneca Lake, We are Seneca Lake Too
A Risk Too Far
Media Comments Off on A Risk Too Far
by Gordon Bonnet
Assessing risk is a complicated thing. The technical definition of risk — that it is equal to the statistical probability of exposure multiplied by the statistical probability of harm — seems simple enough. But in practice, calculating those probabilities is far from straightforward. And when you throw in questions like, "Are the people exposed to the risk the same ones as the ones who are benefiting from it?" and "What if the people involved in the risk assessment are very likely to be lying to you?", it becomes damn near impossible to determine.
Such is the situation we find ourselves in, here in upstate New York. The current controversy that is polarizing the region surrounds the benefits and risks of hydrofracking and storage of natural gas and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in salt caverns underneath Seneca and Cayuga Lake. You see signs in front of houses saying "Ban Fracking!" and "Friends of New York State Natural Gas" in almost equal numbers.
So let's roll out some facts, here, and see what you think.
Hydrofracking well in the Barnett Shale, near Alvarado, Texas [image courtesy of photographer David R. Tribble and the Wikimedia Commons]
Hydrofracking involves the use of sand, salt, and surfactant-laden water to blow open shale formations to release trapped natural gas. The gas is pumped back up, along with a toxic slurry of "fracking fluid" that then has to be disposed of. The gas itself is transported down a spider's web of pipelines, some of which pump the pressurized gas down into the abandoned salt mines that honeycomb our area.
In upstate New York, the permission to build the infrastructure for this massive project was granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last year, in a move that brushed aside objections from geologists and ecologists, and which appears to many of us to be a rubber-stamp approval of corporate interests over safety and clean drinking water. Now, Crestwood Midstream, a Texas-based energy company, wants to expand the current salt-cavern storage to include LPG.
So let's see what we can do to consider the risks involved in this project.
The first piece, the risk of exposure, involves looking at the history of fracking and gas storage, to see if comparable facilities have experienced problems. So here are a few accidents that have occurred in such sites:
A blast that killed one and injured two in Weld County, Colorado.
A blowout in North Dakota that released 10,000 gallons of combined oil and fracking fluid into a local creek system until the leak was sealed two weeks later.
A second spill in North Dakota of three million gallons into the Yellowstone/Missouri River watershed that has yet to be contained.
An illegal wastewater injection site in California that contaminated local agricultural and drinking water aquifers with three billion gallons of fracking fluid.
Four separate accidents in Ohio, one involving a huge methane leak from a fracking site, a fracking well leak that spilled 1,600 gallons of drill lubricant into a river, an explosion and spill that leaked 25,000 gallons of various chemicals into a tributary of the Ohio River, and a well rupture in Guernsey County that required the evacuation of 400 families from their homes.
An explosion of a gas well that required the evacuation of an entire town in Wyoming.
A spill of an "unknown amount of brine" near California, Pennsylvania, "some of which left the containment site."
What I haven't told you, however, is the time scale involved with these events.
All of them occurred within the past twelve months.
Kind of puts a new spin on the gas industry's claim that fracking is safe for humans and for the environment, doesn't it?
What seals the deal is the question of what happens after these accidents occur. The answer is: not much. The question is, honestly, not so much "what is done?" but "what could be done?" And the answer is still: not much. Such accidents are nearly impossible to remediate completely, and leave behind fouled ecosystems and contaminated drinking water that won't be useable for generations.
So as you can see from the above list, accidents really are more of a matter of "when," not "if." This leaves it to the local residents to consider what the response would be if the unthinkable happens. The result would be the salinization of a huge amount of water in the south end of Seneca Lake, which would likely be permanent as far as human lifetimes are concerned, given Seneca Lake's depth and slow rate of flushing. Aquifers would become too saline to use for drinking water or agriculture, which would destroy not only local farms but the multi-million-dollar winery industry that has become a mainstay of the economy.
And whose responsibility would it be if a problem did occur? The answer is, "Not Crestwood's." They are not insured against accidents of this scale. To quote directly from their own 10K report:
These risks could result in substantial losses due to breaches of contractual commitments, personal injury and/or loss of life, damage to and destruction of
property and equipment and pollution or other environmental damage. These risks may also result in curtailment or suspension of our operations. A natural
disaster or other hazard affecting the areas in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our operations. We are not fully insured against all risks inherent in our business. In addition, we are not insured against all environmental accidents that might occur, some of which may result in toxic tort claims.
If there was a salt cavern collapse similar to one that happened in the 1960s, the result would be nothing short of a catastrophe for the local residents, because there would be no compensation forthcoming in the way of insurance money. The only recourse would be a "toxic tort claim" against Crestwood, which would result in costly litigation that would be far too expensive for an average resident to pursue.
And Crestwood is planning on taking the same cavern that experienced a 400,000 ton roof collapse fifty years ago, and filling it with pressurized natural gas.
So if the whole thing blows up in our faces, literally and figuratively, Crestwood can cut their losses and go home to Texas. We don't have that option.
This hasn't stopped the pro-gas voices from characterizing the risk as minimal, and the people who are speaking out against Crestwood as crazy tree-huggers who have "drunk the Kool-Aid" and who are the victims of "imaginary delusions." These last phrases are direct quotes from one David Crea, an engineer for U.S. Salt, a company that is now owned by Crestwood. Responsible, intelligent people, say Crea, couldn't possibly be against gas storage in salt caverns; and he points out that a lot of the people who have been protesting the Crestwood Expansion are from the eastern half of Schuyler County, not the western half, where the facility is located.
Because, apparently, you have to live right on top of a disaster before you're allowed to have an opinion about it. This kind of illogic would claim that the objections of a woman in Oregon to the siting of a pesticide factory 400 yards away from an elementary school in Middleport, New York are irrelevant because "she doesn't live there." (I didn't make that up; read about the situation here, which resulted in dozens of children suffering from permanent lung damage.)
So sorry, Mr. Crea; it's not the concerned locals who have "drunk the Kool-Aid." There's not that much Kool-Aid in the world. It's the citizens you and your ilk have hoodwinked, and who now sit on top of a site that has a ridiculously high likelihood of catastrophic failure. And if you multiply all of those risk factors together, you come up with a figure so large that you would have to be on Crestwood's payroll to consider it acceptable.
Posted by Mariah Plumlee at 7:05 pm Tagged with: Arlington Gas Storage Co. LLC, Crestwood Midstream, David McCrea, LPG, LPG facility, LPG is good for me, Methane Storage, Salt Caverns, Sheriff Yessman, shock doctrine of gas companies, Town of Reading, Vic Furman
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Solar Schools
Powering K-12 education with solar energy
Energizing Education
Imagine this headline in the near future: "All Schools in Minnesota Utilize Solar Power." Wouldn't it be amazing if solar energy powered the education of our state's 845,404 students? It might not be so far off.
60 school districts in Minnesota already benefit from solar, and there has never been a better time for even more schools to take advantage of clean energy opportunities. A dramatic drop in the cost of solar panels, combined with new financing choices, has now made solar widely available.
Pine River-Backus
Which school districts in Minnesota are using solar energy?
Here are a few examples of schools who are tapping into these benefits.
The field and track behind Pine River-Backus High School is now home to a large solar array expected to cover about 80 percent of their electricity needs, at a discount to their typical electricity rates.
"Not only is the new solar array saving our school district money," said Pine River-Backus Superintendent Dave Endicott, "it's providing direct STEM educational opportunities for our students and getting them thinking about their own career opportunities in the quickly-growing clean energy industry."
Listen to MPR story about project
Red Wing Public Schools in Minnesota generates up to 120% of its district-wide energy consumption through a 6 MW community solar garden on school district property. The energy produced by the 15,520 solar panels is shared by the district's six schools and the community. Over the next 25 years, the school district is projected to save $7.7 million in energy costs and to earn $1 million in lease revenue.
"It was really fun for me to go before the school board because you're usually asking for money," shared Kevin Johnson, Director of Buildings and Grounds with Red Wing Public Schools, and an important player for moving the solar installation forward. "It's huge, because the millions of dollars the solar is generating goes not into my budget, but into the general budget where it can be used for books and stuff for kids."
Read article about project
Chisago Lakes
Chisago Lakes School District flipped the switch on five rooftop solar projects in the district along with a Community Solar subscription. The solar panel systems will not only save energy dollars but also provide science learning opportunities for students and help to meet the district's sustainability goals.
"Chisago Lakes Schools are projected to save $3-$6 million in energy costs over the next 25 years with these solar projects. That's a lot of car washes and bake sales," said Pat Collins, a Science Teacher at Chisago Lakes Middle School who was instrumental in making solar happen there. "But the really great part is that the students are learning about where power comes from and how clean energy will be part of their future."
Watch video about project
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Why now? There are many reasons, and here are the four most common:
Financial. The cost of solar panels has dropped 65% over the last decade, and schools can avoid the upfront investment and ongoing maintenance requirements through third-party ownership.
Educational. Access to solar allows students and teachers to connect STEM education with new technology on school grounds and with one of the fastest growing job markets in the state.
Environmental. Solar schools offset an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from nearly 221,000 cars.
Community Leadership. Schools are at the center of the community. A solar array is a great way to communicate that sustainability is a key value and inspire others.
Ok, so you've decided this sounds like a good idea.
But then you're faced with lots of decisions:
Buy it outright or enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA)?
Rooftop, ground-mount or carport?
How can we work with our electric utility?
What rebates or other incentive can we tap into?
When and how should we engage the school board?
That's where the Clean Energy Resource Teams—or CERTs—swing into action.
CERTs has been working with schools across the state to make solar a reality for years, and in the process, has developed unbiased tools and resources for other schools to utilize free of charge. Tools for site selection, requests for proposals, State contracts, calculators, and more are online and ready to use.
How can CERTs help?
We help schools understand energy efficiency and solar energy options.
Our experts will help you figure out how to take the right steps towards clean, renewable energy. We can provide technical assistance on the programs and initiatives below that will lead to energy efficiency, financial savings, community leadership, and STEM education curriculum that will help prepare students for a clean energy future.
Solar Schools Menu of Services (click to expand)
1. Address Energy Efficiency First
Get an Energy Assessment
Contact Your Utility
Many utilities provide energy assessments at either a low cost or free. Contact your utility to find out about available energy assessment options and rebates. A good start to find out about available incentives is the DSIRE website.
The Minnesota Retiree Environmental Technical Assistance Program (RETAP) employs skilled, retired professionals to provide facility assessments and community sustainability assistance to small businesses, institutions, and communities in Minnesota at no cost.
Contact: Ralph Dickinson, 651-233-3374, rdickinson6881@gmail.com
Service Area: Statewide
Local Energy Efficiency Program (LEEP)
LEEP provides technical and contractual assistance to local governments seeking to utilize LEEP to complete detailed energy audits with pre-qualified contractors.
Contact: Peter Berger, MN Dept. of Commerce, 651-539-1850, peter.berger@state.mn.us
Guaranteed Energy Savings Program
The Guaranteed Energy Savings Program from the Minnesota Department of Commerce promotes awareness and implementation of energy efficient and renewable energy measures in public facilities to provide millions of dollars in annual energy savings in Minnesota. To do this, GESP supports you every step of the way—from identifying good projects at the outset to measurement and savings verification at the conclusion.
Energy Savings Partnership
The Energy Saving Partnership is a municipal lease program offered by the Saint Paul Port Authority in partnership with U.S. Bank. Local governments and schools have access to 100 percent financing and reduced interest rates for projects that incorporate renewable energy or result in energy savings. Interest rates are low due a significant loan loss reserve.
Contact: Peter Klein, 651-204-6211, pmk@sppa.com
2. Understand Renewable Energy Options
Start by getting educated on options. CERTs provides technical assistance to understand the pros and cons of renewable energy options including community solar gardens, on-site solar, green pricing programs, and green tariffs. Your options and what might work best will vary based on your utility, energy usage, and goals. CERTs has resources on the following, and we'll cover on-site solar in-depth in the next section.
Community Solar Gardens
Community Solar Gardens are centrally-located solar photovoltaic (PV) systems that provide electricity to participating subscribers. Community Solar Gardens allow participating subscribers to gain many of the benefits of solar without having to install solar on their own building/at their own facility.
Green Pricing
Green pricing is an option offered by electric utilities that allows customers to support investments in renewable energy technologies like wind and solar. Through green pricing, participating customers pay a premium on their electric bill to cover the extra cost of the renewable energy.
Green Tariffs
Xcel Energy customers can sign up to utilize a blend of wind and solar energy. The program is fully subscribed but interested customers can sign up on a waitlist.
3. Advance On-Site Solar Procurement
Choose your Site
Solar Site Selection Checklist
Thinking about where best to locate solar at your school property? This checklist helps you walk through your options.
Minnesota Solar Suitability App
Wondering if a particular site in Minnesota is good for solar energy? This app can help.
Solar for New Construction
If you are considering solar on a building that hasn't yet been constructed, you may need to conduct an energy model and you should ensure that the building is built solar-ready. You can start with these resources.
Grow Solar Toolkit
Solar Ready Guidelines
It is important to check in with your local city and county about ordinances that might be in place that would impact your solar project. Some local jurisdictions require setbacks or structural assessments, for instance. Your solar installer should know this process, but it's worth learning in advance.
Understanding Financing Options
Third-Party Financing
Third-party financing is a popular means for local governments to finance renewable energy. Typically, the local government enters into a Power Purchase Agreement whereby they pay a fixed price per kWh for power generated by the solar array. The kWh rate is typically lower than the local utility rate. The third-party company installs, owns, operates, and maintains the solar array and can tap into tax benefits not available to the public sector.
Visit Resource
Energy Savings Partnership Funds
Solar Incentive and Rebate Opportunities
Grant and rebate opportunities will largely depend on your utility. A comprehensive list of utilities that provide solar rebates can be found at the link below.
Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards
Xcel Energy's solar production incentive program provides $0.06/kWh for 10 years for "commercial" systems up to 40kW. Local governments are considered a commercial system.
Xcel PV Capacity Credit
Xcel Energy recently worked with the solar industry, regulators, customer advocates and other stakeholders to create a new, more easily understood PV Demand Credit. The new PV Demand Credit Rider is in effect for any customer with solar systems over 40kW with a single production meter. The bill credit is 6.9648 cents per kWh for solar energy generated between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
OtterTail Power Publicly Owned Property
OtterTail Power provides cash incentives to publicly owned facilities that install non-residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Publicly owned facilities receive $1,250/kilowatt (kW) of installed solar PV nameplate (DC) capacity—up to 50% of project costs—for systems 40 kW or less in size, based on nameplate capacity.
Minnesota Power SolarSense
Minnesota Power's SolarSense program provides rebates to reduce the upfront costs of installing solar. It is an incentive based on how much energy a customer's PV system is expected to produce. Calculating the rebate depends on the design of the solar system—including tilt, orientation and shading profile—and an estimate of annual energy production from PV Watts (an online tool). To calculate the SolarSense rebate, a PV system's estimated energy output is multiplied by $0.74/kWh. Systems are capped at 40 kW (AC) or less.
Get Bids
Model Request for Proposals (RFP)
CERTs has a Model RFP for Third-Party Solar that you can download and adapt to issue your own request. CERTs will send out the RFP to its list of solar developers on your behalf.
State of Minnesota Solar Master Contract
A master contract is a base contract with pre-qualified vendors that outlines terms, conditions, and ceiling prices for design-build services. It allows for simpler, faster procurement by purchasing authorities. The State of Minnesota has a master contract for the design and installation of ground mount, pitched-roof, and flat rooftop solar installations. Individual projects may include energy storage and may be stand-alone or interconnected for net metering. The state will assist you through the RFP process. While your entity will "own" the procurement process, the state administers the master contract. To ensure your entity's success, the state will provide templates and documents, will guide you through development of your site-specific RFP, will coordinate the bidding process, and will consult with you on the evaluation methodology.
Contact: Jordan Wente, jordan.wente@state.mn.us or 651-201-2606
Get Quotes from Solar Developers
The CERTs Solar Directory lists contractors in your area on our Clean Energy Project Builder directory.
Decide on a Developer
Review and evaluate the proposals you receive based on your goals and budget. For an apples-to-apples comparison of financed proposals, you can use you can use the Solar PPA calculator (Xcel version or non-Xcel version). The calculators compare bids and provide estimates of costs and savings over the term of the contract.
4. Galvanize Your Community
You could be inspiration for others! Tell your neighbors, family, friends, colleagues, and local media outlets about your experience so they know how easy and rewarding it is to go solar. You might be surprised how influential you are! Need a helping hand? CERTs can provide guidance on communicating your success and help get the word out to local media.
Contact: Dan Thiede, thie0235@umn.edu, 612-626-0556
Host a Community Event
Get out your ribbon, giant scissors and cameras for a fun celebration of your success. CERTs will help get the word out and provide guidance to make your event a big win for your district.
Contact: Maggie Kozak, makozak@umn.edu, 612-626-0555
Host a Screening of The Power of Minnesota
The Power of Minnesota film is about people, their communities, and their stories about clean energy development around the state. Following the screenings, participants share conversations with their neighbors about what they learned and what surprised them about the film. This can be a great way to engage your broader community in a conversation about clean energy.
5. Bring Solar into the Classroom & School
Integrate Renewable Energy into the Curriculum
RREAL Solar Schools Curriculum
RREAL's "Our Solar Schools Curriculum Development" project brings age-appropriate, STEAM-integrated solar energy education to the K-12 classroom. Lesson plans include a ton of hands-on activities that cover everything from the basics of electricity, renewable energy public policies, considerations when installing renewable energy and renewable energy careers. This curriculum was designed in 2020 and incorporates the latest science standards. When completed in the fall of 2020, the curriculum will be available free online.
Contact: Erica Bjelland, erica@rreal.org, 218-947-3779
Climate Generation
Climate Generation has a comprehensive suite of curriculum for multiple subjects and grade levels, including a specific curriculum on energy that is available online and at no charge. These lessons introduce students to energy basics, emphasizes the connection between our energy use and consumption, the resulting impact on our climate and energy solutions that mitigate its impact.
Contact: Lindsey Kirkland, lindsey@climategen.org, 612-278-7147
The U.S. Department of Energy has a wide variety of tools and resources for educators, including videos, coloring books, curriculums, teacher research opportunities and more. Resources are available in English and Spanish.
Invite Energy Experts into the Classroom
Citizen Utility Board (CUB)
CUB is a non-profit consumer advocate for Minnesota residential and small business customers. We can help support school district clean energy goals and projects by providing educational activities that complement community goals. Example activities include interactive classroom or community talks and free energy bill consultations for households.
Contact: Carmen Carruthers, carmenc@cubminnesota.org, 651-300-4701 ext. 2
Minnesota Energy Center of Excellence
The Minnesota Energy Center serves as an information highway for energy education opportunities throughout the Minnesota State Colleges and University (MnSCU) system. The Energy Center of Excellence launched an "educate the educator" (E3) program that includes: (1) E3 Workshops that help teachers bring math and science classroom instruction alive; (2) Free classroom presentations, curriculum, lab kits, and industry tours; (3) Access to the Energy Trailers that bring complete instructional kits and curriculum guides to high schools across the state.
Contact: Rose Patzer, rose.patzer@mnwest.edu, 320-564-5044
CERTs Regional Coordinators
The Clean Energy Resource Teams have on-the-ground staff in each of our seven regions across Minnesota. Find your coordinator and invite them to provide a presentation and more.
6. Empower Students to Advance Clean Energy
Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) Teams
YES! (Youth Eco Solutions) empowers youth in grades 7 to 12 to create solutions to today's ecological challenges through hands-on. Annually, YES! impacts over 500 students, and as many as 20,000 community members. Through successful completion of over 1,200 ecological action projects in 12 years, YES! has demonstrated that youth are the innovators for solutions to today's challenges while building the skills they need for their future. As one student commented, "I learned the power of what just 5 people can do to make a difference in my community." We hope you will join the network of over 25 school districts that are currently hosting a YES! team and we can work together to make "Solar Possible" along with other earth-friendly projects.
Contact: Shelli-Kae Foster, shelli-kae@yesmn.org, 320-441-9254
Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) Solar Boat Regatta
At the MRES' Solar Boat Regatta teams demonstrate knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to design and build boats powered by the sun. They compete in a number of races at a lake in Eden Prairie, culminating with a one-hour endurance race.
Contact: Doug Shoemaker, dougs@mnRenewables.org, 612-308-4757
Youth Environmental Activists of MN (YEA! MN)
A core program of Climate Generation, Youth Environmental Activists Minnesota (YEA! MN) is a network of high school students taking action for a just transition to a resilient climate future for all.
Contact: Jason Rodney, yeamn@climategen.org
GreenStep Schools
Minnesota GreenStep Schools program a free and voluntary statewide best practices framework, community of practice, and recognition program for public and private K-12 schools and districts to reduce environmental impact and costs, improve health and well-being of students and staff, and provide effective environmental and sustainability education.
Contact: Jonee Kulman Brigham, kulma002@umn.edu, 651-895-7834
7. Consider Electric School Buses
The MPCA is using Volkswagen settlement funds to reduce harmful air pollution, address climate change, and invest in a cleaner transportation future. Minnesota will receive $47 million total from the national settlement, and will distribute these funds in three phases over 10 years. In Phase 2 (2020-2023), MPCA will spend about $23.5 million, or half of Minnesota's total. MPCA can use VW funds in two primary ways: fund vehicle replacements that take older, more polluting diesel vehicles off the road and replace them with new, cleaner models, and invest in electric vehicle infrastructure. To distribute funds, MPCA offers grant opportunities with a competitive application process.
Want to talk to a human?
Even after tapping into these tools, it's always nice to talk to a human to ask questions, learn who else has installed solar, and get help all along the way. Peter Lindstrom with CERTs is ready and willing to help your school move forward with solar.
Contact Peter Lindstrom with CERTs at 612-625-9634 or plindstr@umn.edu
Solar for Schools Factsheet
CERTs Schools Menu of Services
Brighter Future: A Study of Solar on U.S. Schools
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Celebrate the heritage and contributions of Native Americans with these Federal Government published books, CD ROMs, DVDs, ebooks and other publications by and for American Indians, including Indian code talkers, health, traditions and history.
Americas -- North, Central, & South collection includes citizenship publications, military and homeland security publications, including gang related resources dealing with MS-13. You will also find books that deal with America's neighboring country alliances, such as Latin America, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and Canada,
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Andrew Dessler is a climate scientist who studies both the science and politics of climate change. His scientific research revolves around climate feedbacks, in particular how water vapor and clouds act to amplify warming from the carbon dioxide that humans emit. During the last year of the Clinton Administration, he served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Based on his research and policy experience, he has authored two books on climate change: The science and politics of global climate change: A guide to the debate (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed. 2010, co-written with Edward Parson), and Introduction to modern climate change (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed. 2015). This latter book won the 2014 American Meteorological Society Louis J. Battan Author's Award. In 2012, he received the AGU's Ascent Award from the atmospheric sciences section to reward exceptional achievement by a mid-career scientist and in 2017 he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In recognition of his work on outreach, in 2011 he was named a Google Science Communication Fellow. Prior to his work on climate, his research focused on stratospheric photochemistry. He authored the book The chemistry and physics of stratospheric ozone (Academic Press, 2000) about his work on that subject.
He is presently a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and holder of the Reta A. Haynes Chair in Geosciences at Texas A&M University. His educational background includes a B.A. in physics from Rice University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University. He also did postdoctoral work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and spent nine years on the research faculty of the University of Maryland. Prior to graduate school, he worked on Wall Street in the energy group at The First Boston Corporation doing mergers and acquisitions analysis.
He lives in College Station, TX with his wife, two kids, and two lazy dogs.
His TAMU homepage can be found here.
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Social ImpactUniversity
Senior aims to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries
Helped by the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, Jennifer Bou Lahoud targets a career in neuroscience
BY Alex Kanegawa
Jennifer Bou Lahoud is on track to graduate in 2014 with a bachelor's degree from USC Dornsife. (Photo/Elias Tahan)
Jennifer Bou Lahoud walks confidently, with purpose, in front of her USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences classmates with her diploma in hand. In her mind's eye, at least, she walks as she used to, before the accident — the way she dreams she'll someday walk again.
In 2008, the 16-year-old from West Covina, Calif., went on a ski trip with family and friends that took a tragic turn. Bou Lahoud skidded off her sled and slammed into a bed of rocks and packed snow.
"The moment I landed, I felt paralyzed," she said. Everything she knew was about to change.
A teen life reconstructed
Physicians first predicted she might never regain use of her legs. But an MRI showed her spinal cord might still be intact, which meant a chance to walk again. She was hopeful, but after nine bolts, two steel rods, and a piece of her hipbone were fused to her vertebrae through a five-hour surgery, she still couldn't feel any sensation in the lower half of her body.
"Just the day before I was running up and down the hill, and now I was facing life in a wheelchair," she said.
Bou Lahoud didn't lose hope. Her spine was injured, but the determination and competitive spirit that made her a star athlete and straight-A student before the accident were stronger than ever.
Every morning when the therapists came in, I would say, 'You will see me walk again.'
Jennifer Bou Lahoud
"Every morning when the therapists came in, I would say, 'You will see me walk again,'" she said.
The road to USC
Through months of intensive physical therapy and strong support from her parents, sister and brother, Bou Lahoud eventually regained the ability to stand and take steps with assistance. Determined not to fall behind in classes, she finished high school on time and in good academic standing. She was unsure how she could attend or afford college, though, until she found out about USC's Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, supported through the Swim with Mike program. The fund helps aspiring college students who've suffered serious illness or injuries.
She jumped at the opportunity, applying both to USC and the scholarship program. "Within the same week, I got both acceptance letters and I knew that I was going to do whatever it took to make it work," she said.
Bou Lahoud pursued a double major in neuroscience and psychology, hoping to integrate the two fields into tangible research that will help other recovering spinal cord injury patients. She plans to attend grad school and earn a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and continue to bring more awareness to the needs of those with spinal cord injuries.
And she's still working hard to realize her dream of walking again.
More stories about: Commencement 2014, Disability, Scholarships, Students, Swim With Mike
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Trojans enjoy the 2014 edition of Swim With Mike, raising more than $1 million in the process. (USC Photo/John McGillen)
Swim With Mike's 2014 edition raises more than $1 million
Swim With Mike has accrued more than $15 million for the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund.
$1 million NIH grant targets shoulder pain in patients with spinal injuries
Genevieve Rimer earned her doctorate in social work at USC. (Photo/Courtesy of Genevieve Rimer)
Formerly incarcerated Trojan works to dispel the stigma that afflicts others like her
The USC student support group Unchained Scholars helped Genevieve "Genna" Rimer on her path to a doctorate in social work.
The newest Trojans show their spirit as the Trojan Marching Band and Song Girls perform at the Aug. 20, 2021, spirit rally. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Office of Campus Wellbeing and Education provides connection and community for students
The office supports Trojans' well-being by identifying sources of personal and professional meaning and inclusion in the classroom, in the workspace and among peers.
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McAllister and Giglio's investigation into the business of advertising to children on television.
The techniques used by broadcasters.
Legislation against some advertising practices.
Growing concern over the effect on children of advertisements for alcohol.
In their article, The Commodity Flow of U.S. Children's Television, authors Matthew P. McAllister and J. Matt Giglio argue that commodity flow is one of the most prominent aspects of television programming for children, and that this commodity flow and corporate brand imaging builds into the genre of children's programming a reasonably lucid selling culture. What comes from this flow of commodities is a blurring of the distinction between television content and promotional content, and shows how there exists a high level of commercialism targeted at this segment of the population. This essay will examine research concerned with advertising to children on television in an attempt to get a better understanding of how children respond to advertising, how the television industry and the companies behind them efficiently target children through the use of ?television flow? (McAllister et al, 2005: 27), and how this should be a matter of concern for all people, especially now in this new age of digitization, where the television content consumer have access to an unprecedented amount of channels, content, and of course, advertising.
Does television advertising have a negative effect on children?
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Vineland fire calls for Oct. 4
Vineland fire calls
Vineland fire calls for Oct. 4 Vineland fire calls Check out this story on thedailyjournal.com: http://vineland.dj/1LciiGW
Staff reports Published 4:07 p.m. ET Oct. 4, 2015 | Updated 3:04 p.m. ET Oct. 5, 2015
.(Photo: File photo)
At 3:03 p.m. Saturday, firefighters were sent to the 400 block of South Eighth Street for an interior gas leak.
At 7:13 p.m. Saturday, firefighters were sent to the 900 block of West Chestnut Avenue for a wires call.
Firefighters at 10:53 p.m. Saturday responded to an alarm on the 1600 block of South Delsea Drive.
At 9:45 a.m. Sunday, firefighters were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of North Orchard Road and Landis Avenue.
Firefighters at 9:58 a.m. Sunday responded to a vehicle fire at George Lane and Walnut Road.
At 12:37 p.m. Sunday, firefighters were called to the 1100 block of South Main Street for an alarm.
Firefighters at 1:47 p.m. Sunday reponded to a cooking mishap on the 3100 block of Swan Drive.
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Unlike many Victorian buildings, this 1898 theatre survived the blitz on Plymouth during the Second World War and operated as a nightclub until 2006.
Built adjacent to the swimming baths of 1872, the Grand Theatre was opened on 10th December 1898 with a performance by Lily Langtree.
A was a 3,000 seat theatre built in 1899 and closed in 1955 and was converted into shops and a warehouse.
Although this design was not constructed, a similarly planned building designed by W.G.R. Sprague opened in 1903.
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Do you want to volunteer to prepare taxes? Capstone needs you!
Save Some, Spend Some-Make the Most of Your Tax Return!
Watch Laura and Liz talk about tax time on Fox44/ABC22!
Using our VITA tax service is Free and you get your refund as quickly as you would at paid preparers.
Our filing service includes both Federal and State returns and is free to all taxpayers whose annual income in 2018 was up to $55,000. We can also file for folks who only need a Renter's Rebate or Homestead Declaration. Our VITA volunteers are IRS-trained and certified. We use IRS-specified computer software to prepare your return. You then have the choice of having us e-file your returns or to print out the forms for you to mail. Likewise, you may elect to recieve your refund electronically directly to your bank or hae a check mailed to you.
Looking to Save Money? Consider splitting your tax return between your checking account and savings account! It's easy--you provide your account numbers and bank or credit union routing numbers, decide on an amount you want deposited to each account, and we will enter the information on the proper tax form.
Before coming in to have your tax return prepared, please be sure you have all the required documents. All filers will need to present a photo ID for all adults on the return and Social Security CARDS for all people (including dependents) listed on the tax return. If married filing jointly, both spouses will need to sign the returns. And don't forget your checking and savings account numbers and routing numbers if you want direct deposit.
See below for a complete list of items to bring with you for tax preparation (some may not apply to your situation).
Many Americans look forward to tax time because it's an opportunity to use refunds to get ahead by prepaying for larger expenses, paying down existing debt, and purchasing goods that they otherwise are unable to afford during the year. It's also a great time for households to build an emergency savings account or make a deposit to a retirement account. This year, Capstone is encouraging all tax payers to deposit a portion of their refund into a savings account or a retirement account. Just think, 30-40-30! 30% to pay past debt, 40% for current use, and 30% for your future savings!
If you have just a checking account, ask your bank or credit union to open a savings account that you can use to save part of your tax return, or call Capstone's Liz Scharf at 477-5215 or lscharf@capstonevt.org for recommendations on low-cost starter savings accounts.
Not sure where to start with a retirement account? Liz can help you with that as well: Liz Scharf at 477-5215 or lscharf@capstonevt.org.
Bring your savings account number and financial institution's routing number to a Capstone VITA site and we will set up the split deposit of your tax refund.
Let the tax season be your opportunity to jump start your financial future!
Laura Sudhoff, Tax Program Coordinator, and Liz Scharf, Savings and Credit Program Coordinator, talk about filing taxes and the importance of saving a portion of your refund at tax time.
Capstone Community Action can assist Vermonters with filing their Federal and State income tax returns. We serve taxpayers who had income in 2018 of up to $55,000. We also assist those who only need to file a Vermont Renter's Rebate or Homestead Declaration.
We begin filing taxes for the public starting the week of February 4, 2019 and will continue until Saturday April 13, 2019. We will have volunteer tax preparers in our Capstone office and the Aldrich Public Library in Barre, Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, The new Capstone office in Morrisville, Brown Library in Northfield, Capstone office in Randolph, Vermont Law School in South Royalton and the Capstone office in Waitsfield, located in the Waitsfield United Church. A complete schedule with days and times for each location is posted on the "VITA 2019 Tax Season Schedule" page which can be found using the navigator bar to the left.
Want to prepare and file your own taxes? Go to: www.myfreetaxes.com No charge for those earning $64,000 or less; there may be a nominal fee for state filing for those who earn more.
Capstone has been preparing tax returns for lower income central Vermonters for nearly 25 years. Dedicated volunteer tax preparers will help you electronically or traditionally file your federal and state taxes and ensure that you receive your Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit and any other credits for which you qualify. The VITA program is supported by the Internal Revenue Service and Capstone Community Action.
Capstone will begin filing 2018 taxes the first full week of February, 2019.
For more information, email cedinfo@capstonevt.org or call our VITA tax info line at 802-477-5148.
Please note that if you are married, filing jointly, you and your spouse must both sign your tax returns. All adult filers must show photo ID and have social security cards for everyone on their return.
For questions about our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, contact cedinfo@capstonevt.org or call our Tax Line at 802-477-5148.
This tax season, Capstone is once again teaming with the IRS to be a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site and we are actively recruiting volunteers to prepare and file 2018 tax returns for income-eligible central Vermonters.
No experience is necessary; orientation and training are offered in the months of December and January. We supply all of the materials and equipment for you to become an IRS-certified VITA volunteer. You gain a great skill while helping your community!
Volunteer commitment time is based on your schedule and availability, including at least one experienced preparer per shift. Typically, volunteer tax preparers spend approximately one day per week (4 hours), during the months of February through mid-April at a Casptone tax site location they choose.
If you are interested in this great opportunity to engage with your community, look no further than Capstone's VITA program. Contact Laura Sudhoff, lsudhoff@capstonevt.org or 802-477-5176 our tax progam coordinator to learn more or to register to volunteer.
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The debates are organized not by a "commission," but by the 2 parties themselves agreeing to shut out any opposing opinion. Who makes this so? The corporate and banking lobby which comprises the leadership of each party. This ensures corporatocracy always wins, no matter what. There is collusion by these 2 parties to shut out all other opinions.
1 in 20 votes is currently going to Gary Johnson. That could be enough to decide certain states.
The election is a sham unless ALL voices are allowed to be heard.
In 1984, the cooperation between the Republican and Democratic parties led to a joint veto of almost 100 proposed panelists for the first debate. The following election cycle saw more of a grab for control by the two major parties. The campaigns of George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis met without the knowledge of the League of Women Voters (LWV) and drafted a memorandum of understanding. This secret document specified who would be allowed sit in the audience during the '88 debates and who would serve as panelists, as well as abolished follow-up questions. Under these terms, the LWV would be left to merely host and would have no say in how the debates were held.
In disgust, the League of Women Voters exposed the memorandum and resigned as hosts of presidential debates, citing the "fraud on the American voter" being carried out by the two major parties [source: PBS]. To fill the void left by the LWV, the Democrats and Republicans formed the joint nonprofit bipartisan organization the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).
The election process is already a sham. Its important to control the bewildered herd that the illusion of an actual democratic election remains.
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Home > Insights > Management Consulting > Family Business Global Report 2015: Do Family Businesses across the globe have difficulty planning l
Family Business Global Report 2015: Do Family Businesses across the globe have difficulty planning long-term?
A successful transition of business and wealth is the ultimate strategic direction for every family enterprise. Yet, as folklore and studies of both would suggest, the majority of family businesses fail to effectively sustain these two important assets beyond two generations.
With this in mind, BDO's Global Family Business group took both a qualitative and quantitative approach to examining 13 key areas of the family enterprise to identify the typical roadblocks and the most common building blocks for business continuity. The report shares the results of six years of research into family, business, and ownership issues facing Canadian families as compared with the findings from a preliminary study of family businesses in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and USA.
The study first compared and contrasted the viewpoints of almost 1,000 stakeholders from over 175 Canadian family enterprises to identify the most common roadblocks and building blocks. These common roadblocks and building blocks resulted from best practices in the family, ownership and business circles.
This data was then compared to the input garnered from international family businesses to identify any global trends and determine if there is truth in the statement that family businesses across the globe have difficulty planning long-term.
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Visualize! It really works!
by Kelly | career coach, dreams | 0 comments
"What the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve."
— Napolean Hill
Let me share the story…
A few months ago here in the Dominican Republic, one of my good American friends asked me to meet her for a working lunch. We weren't there to chat about the normal stuff: shopping, culture, politics, travel, relationships 🙂 etc.. she wanted me to help her make a life decision.
She was making okay money and was happy. The problem was that she was just offered a seat in a Masters program at an Ivy league school – what should she do? School didn't feel like the right direction but she was getting pressure to go and people were saying that she would be crazy to turn down such an opportunity! Things were ok in her Dominican life but admittedly not perfect, change was looming.
We talked for about two hours. I asked her to describe to me specific details using her senses about her picture of the ideal work environment and to transport us there together. What is she wearing? What kind of people is she working with? What does the office look like? What does it sound like? What kind of things would she like to do on the weekend? (indicating a city or a town?) Even, what kind of technology she would she be using?
We were even able to narrow down the skills that energized her and from there a few career areas appeared. Soon enough she transported us to this fantastic "ideal" picture – as she spoke, her voice changed. She was sassy, funny, confident! She could feel this picture! She was radiant!
A plan was developing! We sat there in that booth buzzing with energy!! It was awesome!!
A couple of months went by without any big changes and just a few weeks ago she left the DR after accepting a new job. We connected this morning by email and this is what she said…
"Sometimes I leave the office building, which is in midtown Manhattan, and I just look up at all the skyscrapers and look around at all the super fasionable businesspeople and I have to pinch myself because I can't believe that this is actually happening.
I was thinking just the other day as I was walking down the street… this is exactly the vision that I described to Kelly just a few months ago when we were sitting at the restaurant! That's it. I'm here!"
Congratulations and thank you Mandy for letting me share your story!
Follow Your Heart!
Kelly@transitioncounselling.com
http://www.transitioncounselling.com/
"The moment of enlightenment is when a person's dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities." — Vio Braden
About Kelly
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Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain 'excited' to judge junior series – BBC News
EP4PRO, August 9th, 2016, in ep4records
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Image caption Nadiya Hussain is keen to encourage young bakers
Former Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has said she is "excited" to be joining the show's junior version as a judge.
Hussain, who won 2015's Great British Bake Off, will judge alongside chef and food writer Allegra McEvedy.
CBBC's Junior Bake Off sees 40 youngsters aged nine to 12 competing for the title.
Hussain said: "This time last year I was in the Bake Off tent and now I get to go back and help encourage the next generation to get their bake on."
The contestants will each complete two bakes over 10 heats, including a technical bake and showstopper challenge, with four youngsters in the grand final.
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The show's previous judges have included Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, James Martin and Graham Hornigold.
Hussain, 31, has built a career since winning Bake Off which includes her first cook book, a column for The Times and a request from Buckingham Palace to make a cake for the Queen's 90th birthday. She will also present The Chronicles of Nadiya, a TV show tracing her culinary roots in Bangladesh.
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Image caption The final of Bake Off was hugely popular with TV audiences
She won last year's final on BBC One after baking a "big fat British wedding cake" adorned with jewels from her own wedding day as the showstopper.
It became the most-watched TV programme of the year with an average audience of 15.1 million people, according to consolidated figures, which include catch-up viewing.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37009763
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Techstars - General Manager
Recognized by the Boston Business Journal as a 2016 Women to Watch in Science and Technology, and as a Changemaker by HUBWeek, Reuter is an experienced entrepreneur and executive.
In her new book, Yes You Can Do This! How Women Start Up, Scale Up and Build the Life They Want (Wiley 2020), Reuter has created a manifesto encouraging women to consider entrepreneurship, and a how-to-guide to get started. As the Podcast creator and host of The 43 Percent, which has featured acclaimed guests including Dr. Pamela Stone, Nataly Kogan, Laura Vanderkam, and Lisa Oz, Reuter is committed to sharing more stories of what success can look like for women in business as they work to balance family and career.
She is also currently a GM with Techstars, an organization focused on investing in and helping to accelerate startups and has made 20 investments as a Managing Director. Prior to joining Techstars, she served as the SVP of Digital Services & Labs for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and was the co-founder and CEO of SchoolChapters, Inc.
She also currently serves on the Board of Directors at Lessonly, and as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Innovation Leader.
Listen to our exclusive ParlayMe Podcast with Claudia here:
Also available on itunes and Spotify
FutureShape360 - The 3-day event that showcases the most influential people in the crypto/NFT world
Collision Conference 2022: Where Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collide
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You focus on your business. We'll take care of your contractors.
Some of the leading names in recruitment trust us to pay their contractors in the most efficient and compliant manner. Since our inception, we've made more than two million contractor payments amounting to over £1 billion.
We're focused on making life easier for your contractors. Not only do we ensure contractors are paid efficiently and compliantly, we're on-hand to provide advice and guidance every step of the way.
While our contractors work for NWM, they're safe in the knowledge that they're covered by our comprehensive insurance policies. This includes Employers Liability Insurance (£10m), Public Liability Insurance (£5m) and Professional Indemnity Insurance (£1m)..
We work with contractors across a wide range of sectors including Accounting & Finance, Construction, Education, Oil & Gas, Engineering, Healthcare, IT, Rail and Telecoms.
Contact our Recruiter Account Management Team on 0330 333 4240 to discuss your requirements today.
Accountancy Service for your own Limited Company.
Self Employed in the Construction industry.
Why refer contractors to NWM?
Contact our Recruiter Account Management Team on 0330 333 4240, who are on-hand to discuss your requirements.
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This eBook describes various interview exercises.
This eBook describes various interview exercises including: in-tray, presentations, group discussion, role play, and media interviews. These exercises form part of the job selection process and are designed to assess factors such as your interpersonal skills, attitudes, and compatibility with the organization's culture.
How and why organizations incorporate practical exercises into their management selection processes.
How to approach an in-tray exercise and what the assessors are looking for.
Why you need to fully 'buy in' to the role play exercise even if it does not seem very realistic.
What the assessors are really looking for in the group exercise.
Why you need an efficient method for preparing presentations that leaves you with enough time to demonstrate that you can add value beyond the employer's expectations.
An excellent working tool for youngsters who are preparing an interview, particularly for the first time.
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Those awesome guys over at Autoexpress have managed to get a few snaps of a pre-production Audi R8 V10 Spider during filming for the upcoming Iron Man II movie.
The roadster, whcih is due to take on the likes of Porsche will have the same power as the coupe, pushing out 525hp and 530Nm of torque through its 5.2-litre V10 beast. 62mph should come in a touch over 4 seconds and she won't stop until she hits 180mph.
Expect the official announcement at the Frankfurt Motor Show with sales in late 2010 for a snip at £105,000.
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McAfee is amongst the most popular cyber security brands across the globe. It allows users to protect their computers and smartphones from external and internal threats. This real-time antivirus protects the device from spyware, Trojan, worm, rootkit, adware, etc. It is compatible with Windows, Android, Mac, and iOS. The protection offered by McAfee is advanced, and it blocks a majority of threats. This brand that has been around since the year 1987 is currently owned by Intel Corporation. Its security products are ideal for people who do not have many technical skills. They can easily setup McAfee from mcafee.com/activate.
To download the McAfee setup, you need to retrieve the download and installation files from the secluded servers, and these files are needed for the correct functioning of the setup on computers or other devices. Now, McAfee setup can be downloaded online or offline. The additional features include a two-way firewall, gaming mode, safe web browser, parental controls, and PC tune-up.
First, visit the following website: www.mcafee.com/activate.
Now, select the Product option.
Now, a list containing all the McAfee security items shall get displayed.
You have to choose the McAfee software that matches your needs and requirements.
You need to ensure that the chosen McAfee product is compatible with your device.
To find whether it is compatible, you have to check out the product details.
When you have chosen the product, click on Buy Now and Download.
You shall be asked if you want to log in or sign up.
After signing in, you will be directed to the Payment screen.
On this screen, you need to make the payment of the products added to the cart.
Now, simply click on the Download button.
Allow the McAfee setup file to get downloaded completely.
Visit any local retail store which keeps McAfee security products in stock.
Choose the McAfee product you want.
Keep the product activation key that comes with the product safe and secure.
Pop in the McAfee setup disk into the drive of the computer.
Just follow the directions mentioned on the screen to download the McAfee setup.
Installation of McAfee program means the procedure of making, extracting, and shifting all the essentials files for running it on the device. To start the McAfee installation, you need to run the install or McAfee setup file on a CD.
First, you must visit the folder wherein the McAfee setup file is.
To begin the process, double-click the file.
Read the McAfee license agreement.
Click on Agree when you are done.
Follow the instructions mentioned on the screen to complete the McAfee installation process.
Activating McAfee is an important portion of the entire setup procedure as unless you activate the product, you will be unable to make use of the services you have purchased. To activate your McAfee setup, you must have a 25-character alphanumeric product key. When you have purchased the product online, check your email for the product key. When you have purchased it offline, check the McAfee Retail Card.
Follow the basic steps for activating the McAfee antivirus product on your computer.
Just open the installed McAfee program on the computer.
Type the 25-character alpha-numeric product key.
Click on Activate for completing the McAfee setup procedure.
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Q: What's wrong with using int variable ? Making the application to crash This is my MainActivity.java
I used // to mark as not using on some lines and found that the line start with int t =
Is the problem that make the application to crash and force closing.
package com.example.camera_test;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final int CAMERA_PIC_REQUEST = 1337;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
{
@SuppressLint("NewApi") @Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE );
startActivityForResult( intent, CAMERA_PIC_REQUEST );
}
});
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return true;
}
@SuppressLint("NewApi") protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == CAMERA_PIC_REQUEST) {
// do something
Bitmap thumbnail = (Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data");
int t = thumbnail.getByteCount();
TextView age = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
age.setText(Integer.toString(t));
ImageView image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
image.setImageBitmap(thumbnail);
}
}
}
I added a button when I click on it it will open the camera on my device after I take a photo it will show the photo I took on a small window. It's working.
Then I added this 3 lines:
int t = thumbnail.getByteCount();
TextView age = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
age.setText(Integer.toString(t));
I wanted to show also the ByteCount of the image on screen in my device.
Once I add the line: int t = thumbnail.getByteCount(); there was an error so I did automatic fix and it added @SuppressLint("NewApi")
Then I marked with // this 3 lines once I unmarked and used the line int t = thumbnail.getByteCount(); so after I took a photo it crashed and told me it need to force close.
Why does it crash on this line ?
This is the file activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:text="@string/hello_world" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginRight="45dp"
android:layout_marginTop="62dp"
android:text="Activate The Camera" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />
</RelativeLayout>
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*I can't figure out why it crash with the int t line.
*I added a breakpoint on the int t line but it never stop there and never stop anywhere on my application when I add a breakpoint why ?
A: The getByteCount() is available from API level 12 (android 3.1+).
Are you sure you are building/running this version or above?
Also please add LogCat in the feature, much easier to find the error.
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Q: Firebase + Ionic3 Error: disallowed_useragent There are a couple of other questions/answers on this topic, but they were not using Firebase with Ionic. I just switched to the new Ionic View and right now today, my app in the old Ionic View works while the new Ionic View gives me this well known error:
403 Error - Thats an error. Error: disallowed_useragent his user-agent
is not permitted to make an OAuth authorization request to Google as
it is classified as an embedded user-agent (also known as a web-view).
blah blah blah
In my code I inject the Firebase AuthProvider and use angularfire2 to connect and it looks like
private getProvider(from: string): AuthProvider {
switch (from) {
case 'twitter': return new firebase.auth.TwitterAuthProvider();
case 'facebook': return new firebase.auth.FacebookAuthProvider();
case 'github': return new firebase.auth.GithubAuthProvider();
case 'google': return new firebase.auth.GoogleAuthProvider();
}
}
signIn(from: string) {
this.afAuth.auth.signInWithPopup(this.getProvider(from))
. . .
Again, this works great in the browser or old Ionic but not the new Ionic View. I do have a fairly big library with general OAuth connections, but I thought that one of the great reasons to use Firebase is that we would no longer have to use those libraries and manage users ourselves.
Is there a way to do the Firebase auth on an iOS/Android app via Ionic?
A: You should follow the instructions in this article. I don't think signInWithPopup method is supported, you should try signInWithRedirect instead.
I managed to fix the disallowed_useragent error by adding the following to my config.xml:
<preference name="OverrideUserAgent" value="Mozilla/5.0 Google" />
A: try this
ionic cordova build android --minifycss --optimizejs --minifyjs
solved for me
A: I highly suggest you to run this on the real device since Ionic view app has a lot of issues with native plugins and etc.
CLI
ionic cordova run android --prod --device
or
ionic cordova run ios --prod --device
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Brother Sees 'Red Flags' in Disappearance of Sister, Missing Since Last Weekend
Retired U.S. Army Captain Julia Jacobson, 37, was last seen over Labor Day weekend; her family is now in San Diego, canvassing for clues to her disappearance
By Monica Garske • Published September 9, 2017 • Updated on September 10, 2017 at 9:11 am
The brother of a retired United States Army captain who vanished last weekend in San Diego said he sees the "red flags" in his sister's case, and fears a grim outcome.
Jon Jacobson, who lives in North Dakota, flew to San Diego this week to search for his younger sister, retired Army Capt. Julia Jacobson, 37.
Julia was last heard from on Sept. 2, at around 9:30 p.m., when she sent a text message to a friend saying she was traveling from Big Bear, California, to Palm Springs, California, with another friend, according to investigators with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Julia's actual location when that message was sent is unknown.
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In person, Julia was last seen in her company car at the corporate offices of 7-Eleven on Aero Drive in Kearny Mesa. She works in corporate real estate.
Julia Jacobson, 37, a retired Army captain who served two tours in Iraq, was last heard from on Sept. 2. NBC 7's Artie Ojeda reports.
On Thursday, investigators found Julia's company car abandoned on Monroe Avenue in University Heights, east of Texas Street, about a half-mile away from her home. Julia's family told NBC 7 the car was found with its windows rolled down, at different levels, and the keys still in the ignition. Julia's black handbag was found inside, unzipped and with hardly anything in it.
One week later, Julia remains missing as her family, including Jon, grow more concerned by the second. She was with her dog, a wheaten terrier named Boogie, when she vanished.
Jon, who has worked as a private investigator in criminal cases for the past 20 years, said he can't help but fear the worst in his sister's case. Over the decades, he has worked on nearly 60 homicide cases.
"As an investigator, I know the statistics – I know the game," Jon told NBC 7. "I know how, most of the time, this story ends. I can see all the red flags."
Jon said it is extremely out of character for Julia to abruptly lose contact with her family – especially their nearly 80-year-old father, whom she calls every single day.
Those daily calls to her dad stopped the day before she vanished.
"I know how Julia's personality is; she's very much a military officer. She's very regimented, very detailed. She follows the same schedule every day," Jon explained.
"Julie's definitely not a free spirit, so to speak. She's very much a military officer. She doesn't wear the uniform anymore, but she still has the personality [of a military officer]," he added.
Jon said he last spoke with Julia about two weeks ago, when she called to get his advice on a new job she had been offered in San Antonio, Texas. Julia had decided to accept the position and was thrilled to be moving there, where her best friend from childhood lives.
Jon said his sister was preparing for her big move and excited for a fresh start. He said she had recently been through a bitter divorce.
Earlier this week, Jon's other sister called to tell him Julia was missing. At first, he thought maybe she had taken a few days off for the Labor Day weekend and would soon return.
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Julia Jacobson
But, as the hours and days passed, there was no word from Julia.
Jon said his father, who has come to expect that daily phone call from his daughter, is taking her disappearance especially hard. Julia's mother died in February, and she has been a big pillar of support for her father since then.
Again, Jon said it's strange for his sister to change her daily routine in any way and leave without telling anyone.
Since the investigation is ongoing, Jon said the family has heard few details from police.
At this point, Jon has been told by police that Julia's ex-husband met up with her on the morning of Sept. 2. By 8 p.m. that day, she was in Ontario, California, about 120 miles north of San Diego County.
"And we don't know what else has happened," he said.
SDPD Lt. Mike Holden said investigators were able to confirm Julia was in Ontario on the night of Sept. 2 through a surveillance video. Holden said Julia was with her dog at the time. The SDPD is working with the Ontario Police Department on that part of the case.
Holden said detectives have spoken with Julia's ex-husband; he has been cooperative. At this point, he is not suspected by SDPD in her disappearance.
On Saturday, Julia's loved ones, Jon and members of the community gathered at Garfield Elementary School on Oregon Street to search for Julia. Volunteers canvassed neighborhoods around her Idaho Street home, posting missing person flyers.
Jon said he's hopeful that, soon, his family will have answers. For now, he knows one thing: his sister is a fighter.
"I know she's incredibly strong. She's a Bosnian War veteran, she's an Iraqi War veteran. She's the classic strong, independent woman," he said. "She's a very powerful woman, and I know she wouldn't go down without a fight, so to speak."
Jacobson is described as 5-foot-7 and about 150 pounds. She has a tattoo on her hip of a crab holding a flower. There is no information on what she was wearing when she went missing.
Anyone with information on Julia's whereabouts can contact the SDPD's Missing Persons Unit at (619) 619-531-2277 or SDPD's Communications Division at (619) 531-2000, and reference case #17-034427.
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Hacking the Government: An Acquian Helps Push Australia Further Towards Open Data
Under normal circumstances, accessing government data, creating hacks with it -- even making products with it -- would be seen as irresponsible, and possibly criminal.
Once a year, however, a multitude of Australian Government departments across federal, state and local levels get together to do all three, and the push the government further towards open data.
The event, GovHack, was first conceived in 2009 as a Gov 2.0 Taskforce project, with the directive to take data from government APIs and use skills in Web/app development, hardware engineering, design, and UX to create a more useful and usable experience for Australians to consume. Since then it has evolved into an event that is entirely community- and volunteer-run, with an international presence and thousands of participants annually.
The Australian Federal government's acceptance of open data and embrace of open source is also key to driving the success of the govCMS project. As GovHack empowers individuals, govCMS empowers agencies with the flexibility to drive innovation without being hampered by hassles of procurement or developing features from scratch. Both result in a better user experience for all Australians and an example to the rest of the world.
Acquia become involved starting with GovHack 2014, when the events were held in Canberra. Acquians helped run both the local events and the hacks themselves. As a company, we stepped it up another notch for the 2015 event taking on the roles of both silver sponsorship and mentoring the event nationwide.
As a solutions architect, I work with customers to establish technical solutions, providing guidance about capabilities, and how to leverage tools effectively. As a GovHack mentor, I took that same approach to the teams competing, assisting them in thinking up novel ways to use government data, help engineer displays, and architect the final implementations.
I worked with teams using Drupal, other frameworks, and entirely custom application code. It was exciting to see the innovation arising from inspired teams that had open slather (Australian for "complete freedom") to play with open government data.
For teams using Drupal, we were able to provide the use of the full Acquia Cloud platform for their projects, enabling them to focus on module development and theme design rather than the provisioning of an entire infrastructure stack.
The culmination of this intense 48 hours of hacking was reached a month after the teams started working, with the bestowing of awards at the GovHack red carpet event.
Acquia and Microsoft worked collaboratively through all Public Service team entries to pick the winner in our sponsored category. Finally coming out on top for us was Pick a Park by team "Feature Creeper and the Creeps." Not only was the submitted entry a good example of what a minimum viable product should look like, but it also showed an understanding of the data sets used in the build, rather than just a blind application of data to functionality.
Great to hear also was the news that two Acquia-mentored projects -- True Stories by team "Potato Heads," and Care Factors by team "Social Hackers" -- were runners up in their respective categories.
As a GovHack sponsor and mentor, it was great fun to get involved in some of the hacks that were built, not only for the duration of the event, but also afterwards. Acquia is still providing a highly available best-of-breed Drupal platform for the Care Factors team, and I'm still working with the True Stories team on their extension and platform infrastructure. Even though it's not Drupal, the use case is compelling enough for me to think it has real potential.
As both a mentor, a technologist, and a GovHacker myself, I'm looking forward to next year's GovHack 2016, where we can enable more hacks, push for a greater degree of open data -- and improve the user experience and useability of government websites as we do it!
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Description Quarto, pp. x, 132; 7 engraved plates. Bound with: Supplement; pp. (132)-168; Second Supplement (1847)4, (35); 2 engraved plates; errata slip. Catalogue of The Valuable Collection of Coins and Medals, of the Late General Ainslie...... well-know series of Anglo-French coins. Sotheby, 3 (- 4, 5, 6) June 1840. Contemporary half calf, green label gilt, sometime re-backed, marbled boards, worn; marbled endpapers, marbled page edges; upper inner joint strengthened A fine copy. Internally unusually clean and fresh. Loosely inserted: 4 page letter from the bookseller J. Hearne, London, to the Earl of Aylesford, enclosing the volume (?) dated 14 July 1830 (?), and speaking highly of the work, with a reference to a Review in the London Literary Gazette of May 13 and June 12. (1830(?). The sale catalogue is dated 1840.
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"I love getting stuck in traffic jams," said no one ever. As testimony to finding a creative solution to this urban problem, in October 2018, Chicago-based SpotHero's parking reservation service made it to the TIME Genius Companies list. This is especially helpful at a time when drivers looking for parking spaces are known to be responsible for around 30% of in-city traffic gridlocks. Spothero allows drivers to find and e-reserve discounted parking spots from a wide network of parking operators.
Ex-financial analyst Mark Lawrence claims to enjoy driving but doesn't consider the act of parking to be quite as thrilling. He only mirrors the sentiment of a large section of the US metro population, who get stressed out while looking for limited parking slots. As reported in CNBC, it was when Lawrence and co-founder Jeremy Smith (erstwhile roommates) accumulated thousands of dollars in parking tickets that they realized that Chicago's parking process was severely broken. So, they hit upon the idea for Spothero.
If you wish to drive to the airport, instead of hailing a cab, Spothero lets you book airport parking for a steal as shown in this grid. Or you could use the platform book slots for a whole month/week, to make parking so much more affordable.
When it started off in the Charm City, as mentioned in a segment on WGN radio, Spothero partner-acquisition process was as rudimentary as going door-to-door to ask people to rent out their unused parking spaces. Customers could locate and purchase parking space from the newly launched website but as proof of purchase, they needed to show the printed ticket at the parking lot. Though it now seems antiquated, it was still a big step up from a time when people had to circle around for a spot, stop at the parking gate and pay physical cash.
Then, the free to download Spothero iPhone app was launched in July 2011. And by September 2011, Engineer and entrepreneur Larry Kiss also came onboard as a founder.
In August 2012, the company completed TechStars Chicago, an accelerator program that empowers entrepreneurs to bring new technologies to market. This taught them how to raise more capital and scale. In the same year, the startup raised capital in a seed, an angel and a venture round raking up around $3.01M.
During the Techweek Chicago Growth Summit 2017, Lawrence mentioned that Spothero focused the first three years of its life just catering only to Chicago's parking spaces. "Other parking apps had scaled to 100+ cities in that time, but we stayed put in Chicago. We tried to bring an enormous amount of value to a small group of people, versus trying to bring a little bit of value to a large group of people," he added.
To project this value, Spothero placed significant focus on online customer acquisition. So, as Lawrence mentioned in a Techweek feature, Spothero began improving its SEO ranking and setting up auxiliary websites like Airport Parking Guides and GasBuddy.
Then in June 2014, Spothero raised $4.5M during a series venture round led by Chicago Ventures. This was followed by $20M raised in a series B round in August 2015. The funding was earmarked to accelerate the startup's growth, though by this time Spothero was already growing 20% month-on-month.
In 2015, when they were trying to raise money for Spothero, Lawrence told Business Insider that some investors thought they had 'already lost' the proverbial race. This was because the on-demand valet boom was on, featuring big players such as Carbon, Valet Anywhere, Zirx, and Luxe. People seemed to prefer driving their own cars and then have it parked by valet service, with just a click of the app. But Lawrence intuitively knew that this was not a sustainable model, owing to the extremely slim margins of the valet business. It had very high operating costs, including buying parking spots and paying valet's wages. Even at times when raising money was proving to be difficult, he truly believed in the potential of the Spothero app.
But when the startup saw that competition also going the valet route, it briefly succumbed to the pressure of entering the valet market and launched a pilot valet program in Chicago and New York City. As expected, soon enough, they were forced to pull the plug on this money draining initiative. This further reinforced Lawrence's faith that an app that lets drivers book parking spots, was the best way to create a billion-dollar on-demand parking company.
By 2018, as Lawrence predicted, most of the big on-demand valet apps either closed shop or were acquired, giving Spothero the run of the parking market.
This round of funding followed a 100% YoY growth in 2016.
Then in April 2017, SpotHero strategically acquired a leading event parking reservations company Parking Panda, making the former the category-leader across all major off-street parking verticals. It also provided the firm with a strong foothold in Canada. Along the way, Spothero launched a bunch of new technology platforms and applications. And by July 2017, 13+ investors (seeing merit in Spothero) invested $30M in a series C round. This round of funding followed a 100% YoY growth in 2016.
Today, Spothero is the largest and fastest growing off-street reservation platform in North America with a presence in scores of new neighbourhoods and established partnerships with the largest parking operators. According to the brand website, Spothero has facilitated the parking of 20M+ cars across 5000+ parking facilities, owned by 500+ parking partners, in 50+ major metros. Yet, it doesn't own or operate any of these parking locations, saving on overhead costs.
All drivers need to do is locate and reserve parking through SpotHero's free iOS app, Android app or website. And end-users can enjoy discounts of up to 80% on booking the parking spot in advance, depending on the demand. It is able to provide such discounts by striking deals with the parking partners in exchange for space in Spothero's inventory. The parking app also offers pre-tax benefits.
What's more, the parking app also gives businesses the facilities to easily manage employee and visitor parking with the Spothero for Business module.
The consumer parking app Spothero, and its closest competitor ParkWhiz, is also a boon for garage owners in the region. These parking tech companies help their parking lot partners secure customers and increase revenue by capturing online demand for parking and efficiently managing excess inventory.
What SpotHero and ParkWhiz do is take a 15% cut, from these partners, on every parking spot rented.
It also has its own end-to-end parking mobility platform, HeroConnect. This SaaS product provides parking partners with 'tools to offer transactional parking functionality in any native app, website or operating system'.
In September 2016, Spothero also launched EVENTHERO that takes care of everything from inventory management to customer support to improving the guest parking experience and grow event parking revenues. It also boasts a handheld POS system, digital passes and integrated data and reporting features.
Lawrence believes that in today's day and age, it is critical for companies to be 'very creative with hiring' owing to the need for a vast range of skill-sets.
Moving away from just cars, Spothero is also in talks with scooter companies to enable the docking of these e-vehicles in parking garages. Additionally, in an interview with Built In, Lawrence mentioned that the startup plans to invest in the autonomous vehicle and smart city technologies.
In October 2017, the startup opened an office in Detroit, the auto industry hub of North America. Especially in the current world of automated cars, the move was well-timed as it would enable Spothero to strengthen relationships with auto partners and build the most intuitive parking experience for the next generation of automobiles.
Then, on January 2018, SpotHero debuted a disruptive voice-activated parking reservation feature, powered by Google Assistant, in Android Auto. By July 2018, the startup fitted 500+ Chicago-based parking facilities with license plate recognition technology, IoT sensors and other hardware to make it autonomous-vehicle ready. Along with support from SpotHero's proprietary software, these parking lots are now primed to allow driverless vehicles to automatically find, access and pay for private parking. In that sense, Spothero is truly future-ready.
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When a foreign national residing in the United States has yet to have their adjustment of status approved or has refugee/asylee status and is looking to travel as soon as possible, they are required to obtain a specific document, called an emergency advance parole, in order to be able to successfully and legally re-enter the United States. However, an emergency advance parole is reserved for those people who can prove that they legitimately need to travel soon. In order to obtain an emergency advance parole, a person must present certain documents and items.
If you are in need of an emergency advance parole or have other immigration needs, the Austin immigration attorneys at the Law Office of William Jang, PLLC, have the knowledge and experience necessary to help you. Contact our highly skilled immigration lawyers today at 512-323-2333.
A qualified immigration attorney can help ensure that you successfully file the above documents and present evidence necessary for emergency advance parole.
Whether your emergency advance parole has been denied or you are just in the first stages of applying, the Austin immigration lawyers at the Law Office of William Jang, PLLC, are ready to meet your immigration needs. Our compassionate and understanding attorneys can be reached at 512-323-2333.
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"Medicaid Expansion in Louisiana - an Update"
On September 8, 2016, Andrew Tuozzolo presented "The Road to a Healthier LA: The Politics and Process Behind Expanding Medicaid in Louisiana" CLE.
On September 29, 2015, Nicholas D'Aquilla and Michael J. Ecuyer presented "The Evolving Legal Landscape of Medicare, Medicaid and ERISA Secondary Payer Liens and Subrogation Rights, an Update and a Look Ahead" CLE.
On April 8, 2014, Susan Todd joined us to discuss "Community Healthin the GNO area- Policy Considerations and Funding Challenges."
On September 12, 2014, the Committee held "The 10 ½ Biggest Mistakes to Make in an Arbitration and the 11.38 Smartest Things to do Right" CLE with speaker Anthony DiLeo.
Medicare CLE with Michael Ecuyer and Nicholas D'Aquilla on May 7, 2014.
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Say what?!? Most White Americans believe they are discriminated against
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You've got to be kidding me. Caucasians believe they are disadvtanged? In what? By whom? They can't exactly say. But according to a new poll that's just been released, the majority of white Americans believe that they face discrimination in America.
According to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, every single racial group surveyed in the poll believe that their own group faces discrimination. But the statistic of White people saying that they face discrimination is particularly interesting because a much smaller percentage of the respondents could say that they had experienced that discrimination personally.
Fifty-five percent of Caucasians believe that discrimination exists. Naturally, non-Whites would automatically think to themselves: just who is discriminating against Whites if Whites control the vast majority of the power and money in this country?
And, fittingly, only 19 percent could say that had experienced it in their own lives while applying for jobs. Only 13 percent of Whites could say they felt discriminated when being considered for promotions or advancement, while a paltry 11 percent said they felt discriminated against while applying to or attending college.
However, far more White respondents admitted that discrimination exists against racial and ethnic minorities, at 84 percent.
Income and partisan politics play a big role in whether or not whites perceive themselves as being discriminated against. Lower- and moderate-income Whites were far more likely to say that they had experienced discrimination and to say that it exists, a group that, as we saw in the 2016 presidential election, was far more likely to vote for Donald Trump, who stoked the flames of resentment in his campaign.
"We've long seen a partisan divide with Democrats more likely to say racial discrimination is that reason Blacks can't get ahead, but that partisan divide is even bigger than it has been in the past," said Jocelyn Kiley, an associate director at Pew Research Center. "That's a point where we do see that partisan divides over issues of race have really increased in recent years."
Tags: discrimination, harvard t.h. chan school of public health, NPR, robert wood johnson foundation, white discimination
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained on Saturday at an unsanctioned rally in central Moscow, two days ahead of Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fourth Kremlin term. The 41-year-old protest leader was detained along with a number of his supporters as a huge crowd packed a central square in Moscow to protest Putin's swearing ceremony on Monday. As police grabbed Navalny some supporters shouted "Shame" in Ukrainian, a famous slogan of the Kiev uprising that ousted a Kremlin-backed regime in 2014.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of his supporters were arrested in central Moscow on Saturday during nationwide rallies against President Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fourth term in office. Police grabbed Mr Navalny, 41, soon after he showed up at the rally in Pushkin Square, as some shouted "Shame" in Ukrainian, a famous slogan of the Kiev uprising that ousted a Kremlin-backed regime in 2014. More than 700 people were arrested in Moscow, where riot police were seen beating protesters with truncheons and dragging them into police vans. Tear gas was also briefly used, according to reports. A helicopter hovered overhead in an apparent bid to drown out chants. Similar demonstrations were organised in cities across Russia, with more than 1,600 people detained by police by early evening according to the OVD-Info independent monitor. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a protest rally ahead of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony, Moscow Credit: Reuters Mr Navalny, who was barred from challenging Mr Putin in the March presidential election, had called on Russians to stage the rallies under the slogan "Not our Tsar." Along with opposition leader Nikolai Lyaskin, Mr Navalny was detained "for organising an unauthorised public event," according to a police statement cited in local news reports. An official count by Moscow police put the size of the rally at least 1,500 people. They warned they would use force and "impact munition" against the demonstrators. Scuffles also broke out between Mr Navalny's supporters and pro-Kremlin activists who descended into the square in an apparent effort to sabotage the opposition demonstration. A fighter of National Liberation Movement pushes a protester down, during clashes at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin Credit: AP Saturday's demonstration was the first major event organised by Mr Navalny since the presidential election on March 18, which the opposition leader encouraged voters to boycott. "Craven old man Putin thinks he is a tsar," Navalny said on Twitter ahead of the demonstrations. Authorities in some Russian cities issued permits for demonstrations, though many did not and mass arrests ensued. In Saint Petersburg, several thousand people marched along Nevsky Prospect, the city's main thoroughfare, chanting "Putin is a thief" and "Down with the tsar". When police tried to stop the unsanctioned march, protesters pelted them with eggs and water bottles, an AFP reporter said. More than 200 were arrested. In the Urals city of Chelyabinsk, more than 160 people were detained by mid-afternoon. In Yakutsk, some 75 were reported arrested. Russian police detain a protester at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Pushkin Square in Moscow Credit: AP Observers had expressed fears that the protests could lead to mass arrests after similar rallies in 2012 led to a huge crackdown on the protest movement. In May 2012, tens of thousands took to the streets to protest Mr Putin's inauguration for a third Kremlin term, with rallies descending into clashes with police. Criminal charges were brought against around 30 demonstrators and many of them were sentenced to prison terms of between 2.5 years and 4.5 years. Mr Putin, who is in the final days of his third term before his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, won with almost 77 percent of the vote. Before his reelection, Mr Putin had secured his place in Russian history as the nation's longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin. He has been in power since 2000.
Russian police on Saturday violently broke up an opposition rally in Saint Petersburg and detained more than 60 people protesting against President Vladimir Putin on his birthday, a monitoring group said. Artyom Platov, spokesman for OVD-Info, a group that monitors politically motivated arrests, said at least 66 had been arrested in Russia's second city and Putin's hometown. Witnesses said police violently broke up the rally in which some 3,000 people took part, throwing protesters into police vans, injuring several demonstrators and forcing some to run for cover.
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Introduce Collect to our readers and the concept behind it.
We are the store for Object: Australian Centre for Craft & Design. We specialise in showcasing the best of craft & design in Australia, and we believe that you should buy once & buy well rather than buying mass produced. All our objects, homewares, jewellery & fibre pieces are designed and hand made in Australia, by Australian artists, many of whom have significant exhibition practices and are internationally recognised. It is a great place to find collectable one-off gifts for friends & family, or that special keepsake for yourself. By shopping at Collect you support Australia's craft & design community and directly assist artists to make a livelihood from their craft.
What does Object + Collect aim to achieve?
We aim to showcase the best examples of material based practice from around Australia whether it be glass, ceramics, product design, metal smithing or textiles. Object gallery has world class exhibitions that recognise the incredible talents of Australian artists, while our organisation creates fantastic public programs, symposiums and workshops that are freely accessible by our design savvy audience. Our retail outlet Collect provides a great chance to see (and perhaps own!) Australian hand crafted & design wares.
What labels & product do you stock and which ones work best in Collect?
We are constantly updating our selection of work by over 140 artists. We are always looking for new and emerging artists across an array of materials that represent the best in Australia. We have a great online store www.collect.bigcartel.com however it only just covers a small amount of what great work we have, as we are constantly getting new one-off pieces that sell faster than we can upload it! To really keep up-to-date the best option is checking out our blog www.collectatobjectgallery.blogspot.com which features new in-store pieces, gift ideas and even recipes. Our fabulous staff, who are all makers themselves, update it regularly with all these great features. We even pop in images of the most recent exhibition in the gallery, so out-of-towners can check it out if they can't make it to the gallery in Sydney.
We certainly think long and hard about every piece that we have as they must fit our criteria of being innovative, well executed & the best of its kind. We are always on the lookout for new artists, but with a small store, we have to be very thoughtful about how everything fits together. Many of our artists create special ranges for just for us, so you'll always see something new.
You recently introduced the Icons Series – can you tell us more?
The Icons range identifies the leading pieces in Australian design, from a retailing view but also from a curatorial aspect. As the centre for craft & design we wanted to make it easier for our clients to pin point those designs that have stood the test of time, that are internationally renowned, that look good, work well and also feel great to use. Using our knowledge of design, we came up with a list of must-have design pieces, from ceramic vases by Marc Pascal, macadamia nut husk bowls by Husque to the graphic stainless steel brooches by Insync.
Which designers are you most excited about in 2011?
2011 sees another strong exhibition year at the gallery with fantastic exhibitions that take us across a range of disciplines. From acoustic instruments made from found objects, to the Australian component of the Venice Architecture Biennale, we will cover so many angles of craft & design this year. We hope that our audience has a rich and diverse experience here at Object where they can engage with artists work across retail, exhibition, studio visits and online. 2011 also sees our first Digital Object Magazine iPad app set to be launched in March, can't wait!
What do you love the Sydney design community?
Sydney has a very hungry audience for interaction with design in all its facets. Last year we created the Spring Series, 10 weeks of fun, workshops, exhibitions, making days, bicycle tours….it was great meeting all the makers, artists & designers across a spectrum of disciplines. A really nice community of like-minded people who are all grappling with wanting to create things that make a difference, that enhance people's lives and demonstrate the value of good design and what it can bring to different communities.
What new things do you have instore for Collect this year?
We are just restocking after a busy Christmas and will be unwrapping lots of exciting new pieces in the next few weeks. My two favourite pieces (and recent purchases!) are a pair of fantastic Kath Inglis earrings which are made from hand dyed PVC, which is then cut to create the look of faceted stones that catch the light and make me feel a little bit glam! I also just bought a 'Princess C, Lady J and the upper crust' brooch, a crazy ensemble of bright coloured animal heads and a palm tree montage…guaranteed to be a talking point.
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SP: Chapter 32. Friendship
On 2019-01-19 2020-04-30 By Kain GuruIn Boy's Love
St. Catherine's was a force for good in the community. Its resources were used in various ways to help people through its charitable organization.
Examples of this were having their exemplary students donate their time on the weekends to man soup kitchens, clean up streets and sidewalks, help in nursing homes, disaster relief, and so much more. This was a boon to those who received such assistance and to the students who provided it.
Many students who graduated from St. Catherine's went on to become outstanding people in the community, known for treating all people with equality and compassion.
—St. Catherine's Catholic Community Services
With lunch out of the way, the boys had the rest of the afternoon to spend together. Takahashi suggested that they get in on a game of soccer.
As they approached the field, Kato noticed that Murata and Nakamura were also playing.
"Got room for two more?" Takahashi inquired.
"Sure do. You can take my spot, I need a break," spoke one boy.
"And mine. I need to take a piss," spoke another.
So, just like that, Kato and Takahashi were on the same team, opposite Murata and Nakamura's team. Kato would have liked to have been on Murata's team.
Kato had played before. He knew how to dribble the ball properly and make a solid pass, but he was amazed at Takahashi's skill. Kato wondered if there wasn't anything that Takahashi couldn't do, besides stay out of trouble.
And of course, where there's a wolf, there had to be trouble. After one pass from Takahashi to Kato, one of the taller boys had tried to steal the ball and instead, obviously, tripped up Kato. This caused Kato to hit the ground hard. While Kato sat there for a moment, trying to ascertain if there was any damage, he heard his wolf howling, "Fucking Narita-san. What's your problem?"
The boy laughed, "I was just attempting a steal. Not my fault your uke tripped over his own two feet."
Takahashi come over and knelt on one knee, "You alright?" he asked Kato.
Maybe some wounded pride, Kato thought. "I'm fine."
Takahashi reached his hand out and Kato grabbed on while he pulled himself up. He dusted himself off and said, "I needed a break anyways." He turned and walked off the field and another boy quickly replaced him. He went to sit on the bleachers and watch Takahashi play.
There were good players on both sides, some equal to Takahashi's skill. The only thing that really prevented Takahashi from destroying the opposition was the opponent's goalie, Nakamura, who was amazing in his own right. He watched Murata also. He was a competent player. He really hoped for his friend that it all worked out between him and Nakamura.
"I'm out," Takahashi said while huffing away. Then he walked off and headed toward Kato.
Takahashi sad down beside Kato and started watching the game with him. "Sorry about that, earlier."
"Huh? Sorry? What for?" Kato was puzzled.
"Narita-san."
"Oh." Kato paused. "It wasn't your fault."
"Well, he's one of those semes who thinks I shouldn't have an uke. I think he wanted to test me."
"I see." Kato was silent for a whole minute. Then he simply spoke, "Looks like you passed."
"Huh?" Takahashi questioned.
"Instead of fighting him, you came to help me. Maybe that was the test."
"Deep," replied Takahashi.
Kato yawned a bit and leaned on Takahashi. He didn't know why he did it, but these bleachers were aluminum and there was just nothing soft or comfortable except the boy who was sitting next to him. He closed his eyes for just a moment. He was so tired. Swimming, running laps, a big lunch, soccer, a warm and sunny day, he just wanted to sit there for a minute with his eyes closed.
Then a curious sensation happened, he felt as if he was somewhat in and out of reality as whatever he was leaning against moved slightly and with big, strong arms, maneuvered Kato's body, placing his head on a soft pillow; well, to call it soft was simply to say it was softer than the hard surface he was laying on. He felt someone gently remove his glasses and move some stray hair out of his eyes. As he was contemplating these sensations, he fell asleep.
He awoke with a jolt. He was looking up in the sky, laying on his back. He then looked up at Takahashi, who was looking down at Kato with a smile. Kato blushed and quickly sat up. He had never had his head in somebody else's lap before! He straightened up and sat properly.
"How long?" Kato meekly inquired.
"Oh, I'd say about 20 minutes." Takahashi handed Kato his glasses.
"Sorry," Kato replied, putting them on.
"You snore." Takahashi chuckled.
Kato blushed a bit more. "Sorry."
Takahashi laughed some more. "Don't worry about it. You can use me as a pillow any time you like." Takahashi gave Kato a wink and laughed some more as Kato's blush deepened.
Kato looked over at the field and noticed that only Murata and Nakamura were left, kicking the ball to each other. "Takahashi-san."
"Do you know Nakamura-san?"
"A little."
"What do you think of him?"
Takahashi was silent for a few moments, then replied, "He's a quiet seme. He keeps to himself and doesn't seem to want to involve himself in the seme/uke politics. He can fight too. I don't mean like me. I mean he knows some form of martial arts."
"Yeah, his demeanor is mild. So, one of the predatory semes thought they could make an uke out of him. Nakamura-san beat his ass like he was out of some Kung Fu movie."
"Wow," Kato thought aloud.
"I was rather surprised that he took on an uke."
"Murata-san?"
"Yup," Takahashi nodded. "Nakamura-san is somewhat of a loner, but I guess even loners need a friend."
Kato couldn't resist asking, "Is that why you chose me?"
Takahashi looked over at Kato and begin chuckling, "You just don't let up, do you?"
Kato looked down at his hands.
"Stop that. Look at me, please."
Kato looked up at Takahashi. Mentally he prepared himself to be chastised. He felt his chest tighten up.
With all sincerity in his voice, Takahashi replied, "Yes."
Kato felt the knot in his chest break lose. He wasn't sure what answer Takahashi was going to give but he was glad that it was a simple one. "I thought that it was just stupid luck."
"Well, I won't deny that luck played a role. It could have been Murata-san. Or, seriously, I could have just sat back and let you fend for yourself. I didn't have to get involved. But I wanted to. I was really hoping to find a friend. As I said before, it seemed my only chance was finding an uke that didn't know my history and wouldn't judge me based on it."
Kato felt a warm fuzziness in his chest. He sighed a bit.
"Why the sigh?" Takahashi noticed.
"I had friends wherever I went. But they were always short-term friends. A few months here, a couple there. Not sure I ever had a friend longer than six months. We were always moving around."
Takahashi ruffled Kato's hair, "Yeah well, you got a friend now. So, let's try to make it to seven months, eh? Break that record."
Takahashi smiled, that bright smile. Kato didn't understand why, but he selfishly wanted that smile all to his own.
TUMBT : Chapter II – 5
SP: Chapter 33. A Different Perspective on Dating
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Coach Krzyzewski and I posed with my Duke 5 National Championships shirt. He said, "My goal is to make that shirt obsolete." He is a driven leader and motivator. His talk focused on the importance of team, all of the members with a single mission and complete dedication is what makes a great team.
S&P 500 is up 4% year-to-date, mainly driven by growth stocks.
Since March 2009, growth stocks have dramatically outperformed value stocks.
Wiser diversification requires the use of asset classes that have low correlation both between them and with stocks.
The timing of withdrawals from a 529 plan is important when trying to qualify for financial aid. Tradition's Frani Feit explains factors to consider on NJ.com.
Supplemental insurance coverage that pays for medical expenses not covered by Medicare is on the rise. Over 500,000 new supplemental policies were purchased in 2017, with over 13.6 million retirees carrying supplemental insurance coverage as of December 2017.
Not all advisers are the same. Some must meet the fiduciary standard and give recommendations in your best interest. Others meet the less stringent suitability standard, meaning the recommendation must be only be suitable for a client. Tradition, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), operates as a fiduciary. We are required to put our clients first.
Capacity Utilization Rate Is Rising - Is Inflation Next?
A measure of an economy's efficient use of its capital assets and labor force is the capacity utilization rate. This figure is released by the Federal Reserve each month and is closely watched for indications of a tight supply of resources, which can lead to higher labor and capital costs.
Unemployment fell to 3.8%, the lowest since 2000.
Confidence in the economy has driven up the U.S. dollars 4% since April.
Inflation has risen 2.7% over the past year behind wages which have grown by 2.5%.
China was the original target due to its unfair trade practices.
This could possibly be a negotiating tactic.
The U.S. economy is strong.
Earnings growth estimated at 15% for 2018.
Forbes Publishes "Reducing Volatility not just for Safety, but for Higher Returns"
We would appreciate the opportunity to work for you and earn the privilege of becoming your trusted adviser.
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[](https://travis-ci.org/hansrodtang/pull) [](https://coveralls.io/r/hansrodtang/pull) [](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) [](https://github.com/hansrodtang/pull/wiki) [](https://gitter.im/hansrodtang/pull)
A pull request checker library for [Go](http://golang.org).
**:heavy_exclamation_mark: Still in heavy development. Not everything in this document is accurate. Please wait for the 0.1 release :heavy_exclamation_mark:**
## Example
```go
handler := pull.New(
pull.Configuration{
Middlewares: pull.Middlewares{
"reopened": {
signed.Signed,
changelog.New("CHANGELOG.md")},
"opened": {
deny.New("We do not accept pull requests!")}},
})
http.Handle("/webhook", handler)
log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil))
```
## Installation
Install with `go get`
```
go get github.com/hansrodtang/pull
```
For those who prefer stable releases, you can also use [gopkg.in](http://gopkg.in):
```
go get gopkg.in/hansrodtang/pull.v0
```
## License
This software is licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md).
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How Far is Shikara Estates Phase 1?
Shikara Estates Phase I is one of the popular residential developments in Panvel, neighborhood of Navi Mumbai. It is among the completed projects of its Builder. It has lavish yet thoughtfully designed residences.
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Added on 11/07/2011 Juan Cole Ali Abdullah Saleh , Barack Obama , Cairo , Casablanca , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Essam Sharaf , France , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hosni Mubarak , Italy , John Brennan , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , Muammar Qaddafi , Mustafa Abdel Jalil , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Obama administration , Oil states , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Rabat , Riyadh , Silvio Berlusconi , Syria , Tahrir Square , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Turkey , United Nations , United States , White House , Yemen
'All Very Messy'. The Top Five Crises in the Arab Spring
1. The protest movement in Egypt, which started up in earnest again last Friday, is expanding. Thousands were camped out in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo throughout the weekend, and people streamed there Sunday evening. The crowds closed the Mugamma` administrative building. They are demanding a cleaner break with the old regime, trials for security police accused of murdering protesters, trials for the deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, and his sons, reparations for the families of the martyrs, and more and swifter democratization. There are plans for marches this week and a campaign of strikes and civil disobedience. Many in the protest movement were deeply disappointed with Saturday evening's speech by interim prime minister Essam Sharaf, which was short on specifics, in response to Friday's demonstrations.
2. Syrian Vice-President Farouk al-Sharaa chaired a nationally televised debate at Damascus University between regime supporters and a few dissidents over the future of the country. (Most in the opposition boycotted the meeting, but a few joined in.) Dissidents called for a pull-back of troops from protesting cities and the release of prisoners of conscience. As regime officials have done before, Sharaa spoke of the country moving to a pluralistic, multi-party democracy. Dear Baathist Regime in Syria: It is easy to move to pluralistic democracy. You announce the date for elections, and let other parties freely contest them. Talking about it as a far-future ideal in the absence of practical steps will only enrage your citizens. And having a debate in which those who speak on the opposing side are likely to go to jail and be tortured is a farce.
3. President Obama's national security council aide in charge of counter-terrorism, John Brennan, met with Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Riyadh and urged him to step down under an agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council of small oil states between his government and the opposition, which Saleh kept saying he would sign but always wriggled out of. He says he has had several operations for burns and injuries sustained in a rocket attack on the mosque courtyard in his presidential palace weeks ago.
4. In an embarrassing rift within NATO over Libya, French defence minister Gerard Longuet called for the Transitional National Council in Benghazi to open direct negotiations with the government of Muammar Qaddafi, while the US stuck to its position that Qaddafi must go. In the French system cabinet members seldom have much discretion to carve out their own positions, so Longuet's remarks almost certainly simply conveyed the current sentiments of President Nicolas Sarkozy. French backpedaling comes as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a close friend of Qaddafi's, complained about having been forced into a war he does not support by his own parliament. Likewise, the head of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, had signaled last week that Qaddafi might not have to leave the country, but then was forced to retract. The French and the British, along with the Saudis, dragged a reluctant Obama administration kicking and screaming into the Libya war, so right about now the White House and Pentagon must be having a fit about the French remarks. Turkey, which was pressured into abandoning its own earlier support for negotiations and into recognizing and funding the TNC, must also be bewildered. Wars are in part psychological, and the chief hope for a quick end to the conflict was that Tripoli's elites would see that Qaddafi's prospects were dim, and would bundle him out of the country or to internal exile. But instead of showing its poker face to enhance this prospect, NATO member states keep giving Qaddafi loyalists new hope. If the US is indeed committed to the UN charge to protect Libyan civilians from Qaddafi's murderous minions, now would be a good time for President Obama to play a leadership role instead of 'leading from behind.'
5. Sunday saw renewed small protests in Morocco by members of the February 20 movement, who are not satisfied with the minor changes instituted by a recent referendum, and want to see the government become substantially more transparent and less corrupt. 8,000 are said to have come out in Casablanca, and 2000 in Rabat, provoking much smaller counter-demonstrations by conservatives supporting the referendum.
'All Praise to George W. Bush': The Top Ten Myths of the Arab Spring JUAN COLE: So much that is misinformed, over-hyped and simply plain wrong has been written about the Arab Spring. So let's sort the wheat from the chaff. ...
Top Ten Arab Spring Advances this Week JUAN COLE: The Arab Spring is still producing some positive reforms and questioning of past corrupt practices, and even major governmental change....
Top Five Arab Spring Developments This Week JUAN COLE: It's been a busy few days throughout the Arab World with existing and former dictators finding the going is getting tougher....
Qaddafi Threatens West With Al Qaeda Alliance JUAN COLE: As the unfolding disaster in Japan distracts the world's attention Qaddafi's re-conquest of Libya rolls on. There will be scores to settle......
Arab Spring Update: Significant Developments JUAN COLE: Not that you'd know from watching American TV news but there have been important developments in the Arab world recently ...
To Tunisia: The Arab Spring's 'Bellwether' MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Largely forgotten in the West, Tunisia is where the great movements and ideas of the Arab Spring are fighting a huge battle. ...
Juan Cole is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For three decades, he has sought to put the relationship of the West and the Muslim world in historical context. He continues to study and write about contemporary Islamic movements, whether mainstream or radical, whether Sunni and Salafi or Shi`ite. He lived in various parts of the Muslim world for nearly 10 years.
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How to factory reset NOKIA 6103? How to wipe all data in NOKIA 6103? How to bypass screen lock in NOKIA 6103? How to restore defaults in NOKIA 6103?
The following tutorial shows all method of master reset NOKIA 6103. Check out how to accomplish hard reset by hardware keys and Vendor settings. As a result your NOKIA 6103 will be as new and your core will run faster.
Factory reset needs to be confirmed by tapping Call key.
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Glassjaw's First New Album in 15 Years Is Out Next Week
The band also shared a new single, "Shira." The long-awaited 'Material Control' is out December 1.
by Alex Robert Ross
November 24, 2017, 2:54pm
Much-loved Long Island post-hardcore band Glassjaw have confirmed details of their first new album in 15 years. It's called Material Control and it's out next week, December 1. The band have also shared a single from the album, "Shira," a bludgeoning, churning chunk of melodic punk-metal that starts out angst-ridden and rises to an expansive chorus.
The announcement ends over a decade of rumors around Glassjaw's third studio LP. Their last full-length, Worship and Tribute, came out in 2002. Since then, the band has disbanded, reunited, toured, released a couple of EPs, and even released snippets of new, supposedly album-ready music. But LP3 was never locked in.
A few Material Control details slunk out of the online retailer Amazon last week. The existence of the record itself was all-but confirmed on the band's social media pages over the last few days.
"New White Extremity," released in 2015, will feature on the 12-song album. Check out the cover art and full tracklist below. Listen to "Shira" at the top of the page.
1. New White Extremity
2. Shira
4. Golgotha
5. Pretty Hell
6. Bastille Day
7. Pompeii
8. Bibleland
9. Closer
10. My Conscience Weighs a Ton
11. Material Control
12. Cut and Run
Follow Alex Robert Ross on Twitter.
Tagged:MusicNoiseypost-hardcoreglassjawnew white extremitydaryl palumboshiramaterial control
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EdinburgRailroad Accident Attorney
About Train Accidents
Freight trains and passenger trains can extend to lengths of well over a mile, and they typically weigh tens of thousands of tons. Depending on the type of train and the track it is traveling on, a train can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. When traveling at a speed of 55 miles per hour, a train will typically require as much as a full mile to come to a complete stop. Unfortunately, when there is an emergency such as an automobile on the tracks at a grade crossing, this is far too long to prevent an accident, and the results of a collision are routinely disastrous. When a train strikes a car or truck on the tracks, the smaller vehicle is often utterly disintegrated, taking the lives of the driver and passengers. Train passengers are at risk in collisions as well, whether they are thrown forward by the forces of inertia or if the train jackknifes off the track.
Rail crossing collisions are not the only type of train accident which has the potential to cause serious injuries or death. Train derailment is another disastrous accident which may be cause by a number of different factors ranging from damaged track to defective train equipment or even mishandling of the train on the part of the engineer. There is also the possibility that two trains will collide with one another, such as in a head-on wreck which occurs as a result of a malfunctioning traffic signal or a mistake in navigating the tracks.
Whatever the cause of your train accident, you should consult with a personal injury lawyer in McAllen who can review the case and determine whether you have grounds to file a personal injury or wrongful death claim. Depending on the circumstances, you may be able to claim compensation by suing the rail company, the driver of a vehicle on the tracks, the manufacturer of defective equipment, or another party who caused or contributed to your accident.
Let a EdinburgPersonal Injury Lawyer Fight for You
Our lawyers have a reputation for taking on challenging cases and winning, and we are ready to take immediate action on your behalf. We can investigate the case to find evidence to prove your claim for damages, such as by demonstrating that the accident was caused by mistakes on the part of the engineer, conductor or other crew members, defective equipment or lack of proper inspections and maintenance, broken track, or malfunctioning traffic signals and crossing guards.
Contact us at Farah Law for a free case evaluation as early as possible after you have been injured or lost a loved one in a railroad accident, so that we can help you take your first steps toward claiming compensation!
Laceration to Face $3,000,050
We recovered a settlement for a client that suffered from a laceration to face and required plastic surgery due to an assault with broken glass.
Fractured Hip $3,000,000
We recovered a settlement for a client that suffered from a fractured hip and required over 17 surgeries due to an 18 wheeler accident.
Spinal Injury $2,000,000
Settled work accident for $2,000,000. The client suffered a permanent spinal injury. After medical bills, expenses and fees were paid, the client received $ 773,424.47.
Wrongful Death $1,250,000
We recovered a settlement for a client that passed away due to a crash by a drunk driver.
Lower Back Injury $950,000
We recovered a settlement for a client that suffered from a lower back injury due to an 18 wheeler accident.
Loss of Eye $850,000
Recovered a settlement for a client who has suffered from the loss of his left eye due to an 18 wheeler accident.
Severe Burns $750,000
Recovered a settlement for a client that suffered from a severe burn due to a Boat explosion.
Broken Leg & Ankle $715,000
We recovered a settlement for a client that suffered from leg and ankle injuries due to an 18 wheeler collision accident.
Severe Back Injury Requiring Surgery $675,000
We recovered a settlement for a client that was involved in a multivehicle crash with another 18 wheeler. The client sustained a bad back injury requiring surgery. He made a full recovery and was able to return back to work.
Boat Explosion $650,000
We recovered a settlement for clients that suffered from injuries due to a boat explosion.
Defective Earplug Hearing Loss
Hurricane Harvey Damage
Oil Refinery Accidents
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As a young child I remember being thrown into the back seat of an 80's model yellow Mercedes by my Grandmother, a real estate agent of 30+ years. "Do it right, do it now, do it with pride!" she would say to me while touring neighborhoods and local homes. However this day something was different in her. You know, grown up stuff. I asked my mentor, "Where are we going?" Her reply was "I don't know." My young mind pondered this thought for many moments and then exclaimed, "If you don't know where you are going, then how do you know when you get there?" I was but 3 years old. I learned at this very moment the importance to look forward and see what lies ahead and the value of keeping the end game in mind. Plan your work, and work your plan! Thanks Grandma.
Real Estate is a big deal. You're a big deal. At Allen Tate I have the pleasure of working with a like-minded team that understands how every transaction is different and no blanket approach can work for all situations in our intricate lives. This environment allows me the ability to do what is necessary for each client, individually catering to a personalized level of understanding and commitment. I find it of utmost importance to lead with a strategy of character and integrity, for one has nothing void of these qualities. It is my greatest honor to have the opportunity of demonstrating this each and every day to those I meet and represent in life and business.
Relocation can be tough for a family. It's exciting and rewarding though let's face it, there are a lot of moving parts. Keeping a laser sharp focus on that next career, the challenges of school enrollment, the home search process or simply arranging your life-long possessions for a cross country change can be a burden. I will keep it simple for you and provide a wealth of resources to assist in changing overwhelming to "Ahhh." Whether out of area or local, staying competitive is paramount in our ever-changing market. I look forward to earning your trust and friendship while staying ahead of the game. Don't think outside of the box, just remove it!
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Want to sponsor James Alabi?
Signed: 26/06/2018
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James Alabi's Biography
Forward James Alabi signed for the O's from Tranmere Rovers in June 2018, penning a two-year-deal in E10.
The 23-year-old started his career at Stoke City, where he enjoyed loan spells at Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town, Forest Green Rovers and Accrington Stanley before making the move to Ipswich Town in 2015.
The Southwark-born striker scored on his debut at Portman Road in Ipswich's League Cup win over Doncaster Rovers, but made no further appearances for the Suffolk Side before joining Chester FC.
It was at the Blues where Alabi had his best career spell to date, scoring 18 goals in 46 games in the 2016/17 season as he helped keep the Cheshire side in the National League before completing a move to Tranmere for an undisclosed fee.
James is currently on loan at National League side Eastleigh until the end of 2019/20 season.
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Home > Children's Ministry > Intergenerational & Home > Live It! Family Faith Formation Cards
Live It! Family Faith Formation Cards
On sale$19.95
Part Number:LiveIt
by Margaret Hutton and Ann Willott
Live It! is a resource designed for churches to offer families something short and simple that they can actually DO in the midst of today's busy lifestyles. Formed around key words (trust, gratitude, kindness, etc.), each table card provides a quote, a sentence prayer, a sharing suggestion and a Scripture lesson to help you grow. Each key word has four cards which you can use as a monthly feature (a different card each week).
Cards for the table, purse, pocket or car give parents a way to engage their children in faith formation and give a congregation a way to support their families. The four cards are offered on a single sheet which you can print, cut and mail to parishioners, provide as a single sheet for parishioners to pick up at church, include in your parish newsletter or you can email the PDF file to parishioners who can print on their own printer. These cards are designed to fit into a plastic card holder to sit on a table or you can slip them into a purse or pocket, post them on the car dashboard to put them any place where the family can see and easily use them. This is a perfect way to help parents become actively involved in shaping the faith of their children.
You receive a license for 26 months of cards (2-3 year's worth) which you can use again and again (children won't remember a card from a couple of years ago!). This resources was created by Margaret and Ann for St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson, WY.
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As the holiday season approaches, it is a great opportunity to think about how we – as community – can help some of the most vulnerable in Brampton put food on their table.
From now until December 21, Visual Arts Brampton will be holding a Food Drive in support of Knights Table - an organization that serves the needs of people dealing with issues of poverty and homelessness in the Peel Region.
Please consider donating next time you are in the studio to help us help others this season. Some of the most needed items include: Pasta Sauce, Canned Meat, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Instant Noodles, Snacks (puddings, jello, granola bars) juices, drink boxes, water, cake mixes, diapers, sanitary products, and hygiene products.
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Vittorio Barale
Via E. Fermi Varese 21020 Italy
Email: vittorio.barale@jrc.it
Affiliation: JRC
Monitoring of near-coastal environment scenarios for Integrated Coastal Management and MSP techniques, concentrating primarily on the ecosystem-based approach. Remote sensing for studies of the marine environment and use of optical observations for the assessment of marine and coastal processes.
His background includes a degree in Physics (Universita' Statale di Milano, 1977) and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Oceanography (University of California at San Diego, 1982 and 1986). He has been a Research Fellow at the Universita' Statale in Milan in 1977-1978, and Research Assistant at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, CA, in 1979-1986. While at SIO, he was Visiting Scientist at MIT in Boston, MA, in 1984, and at NASA GSFC in Washington, DC, in 1985. After working as a consultant for various national and international organization, in 1987-1989, he joined the JRC in 1990. After a brief stint as Scientific Assistant of the former Space Application Institute Director, and later as coordinator of the Space Applications Support Group in the Institute of Environment and Sustainability, he is now holding a Senior Scientist position in the Water Resources Unit of the same Institute. His job has always concerned the application of remote sensing for studies of the marine environment and, in particular, the use of optical observations for the assessment of marine and coastal processes. In recent years, his work on monitoring of near-coastal environment scenarios has led him to become involved with both Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) techniques, concentrating primarily on the definition of the related ecosystem-based approach. He is Chairman of the "Oceans from Space" conference series. He has published more than 100 scientific reports, papers and articles, and co-edited several books, including "Oceanography from Space, Revisited", published by Springer. He regularly serves as invited lecturer in University Courses and International Schools, as well as thesis advisor for graduate students from various Universities.
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Dr. Christopher Danielson has worked with math learners of all ages —12 year-olds in his former middle school classroom, calculus students, teachers, and young children and their families at Math On-A-Stick at the Minnesota State Fair. He designs curriculum at Desmos. He is the author of Common Core Math For Parents For Dummies, the shapes book Which One Doesn't Belong?, and the counting book How Many? He blogs about teaching on Overthinking My Teaching, and for parents at Talking Math with Your Kids.
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jaw crusher newzealand,jaw crusher nice Mobile Cone Crusher K Series Mobile Crushing Plant Products Center PE Jaw Crusher, Cone Crushers Bost Group.
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Jaw Crusher For Excavator [ 4.8 3176 Ratings ] The Gulin product line, consisting of more than 30 machines, sets the Jaw Crusher Buckets Bost Group.
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Page type: Our Team
Page country: France
France - ( English )
You are here: Home>Our team in France>Leadership team
Dedicated teams by brand
Morgan Philips leadership team in France
Samuel Tamagnaud
Deputy CEO Morgan Philips Group and President France, Middle East and Africa and South-East Asia
As Deputy CEO and Co-Founder for Morgan Philips Group, Samuel manages the firms operations in France, Middle East & Africa and South East Asia. Since joining Morgan Philips Group in 2013, he has played a crucial role in establishing and ensuring the success of Fyte and Morgan Philips Executive Search on an international stage. With over 25 years of experience in the recruitment and talent management sector, Samuel has operated in numerous senior leadership positions for a number of prominent search firms and has launched several successful businesses.
Henri de La Roque
Managing Director Fyte
Henri is the Managing Director of FYTE in France, where he is in charge of development for all the firm's practice areas, mainly in the field of digital, data and devs. He actively contributed to the success of the FYTE brand by participating in its creation and launch. With more than 15 years' experience in international recruitment companies, where he rapidly switched to strategic roles, Henri has an entrepreneurial spirit and is known for his ability to deploy new businesses successfully.
Perrine Dejoie
Director Morgan Philips Talent Consulting
Following a business career spanning around fifteen years and 12 years in consulting, Perrine manages the Talent Consulting activity for the Morgan Philips Group in France. Her team designs and delivers assessment processes for selection and development, including: assessment centres, 360° evaluations, appraisals, assistance frameworks, individual and collective coaching, experience workshops, and motivational and strategy events. The solutions implemented make the integration, transferability and durability of new practices possible in transforming companies.
Raphael Reclus
Managing Director Morgan Philips Executive Search
Raphael is Managing Director of Morgan Philips Executive Search and works across all professions and sectors covered by the firm. He joined Morgan Philips when his headhunting company was sold to the group. A specialist in social relations, he has held many HRM roles, the most recent at industrial integrator Boccard. An executive committee member, he created and deployed the group HRM role in Geneva. His global and innovative approach to talent management was rewarded in 2013 by Le Figaro Economie.
Jean-François Monteil
Managing Director Banking, City & FinTech
Jean-François Monteil is Managing Director of the Banking, City & FinTech practice. He advises institutions, investors, funds and companies on their talent acquisition and management strategies on a global scale. He also participates in several Compensation Committees as an independent external member. He recruits CEOs, COOs, CFOs, Global HR and CROs as well as functional and operational senior and executive profiles. He also coordinates the group's Financial Services practice and assists in their development of clients based in France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
Philippe Pillière
President Morgan Philips Outplacement
Philippe Pillière is president and co-founder of Morgan Philips Outplacement, the firm specialised in the provision of services for companies and candidates that ensure individuals' employability and mobility during career transition. Originally from the world of media, Philippe Pillière has held many management roles in the advertising department of the Figaro group, mainly as director of Figaro classified ads, then deputy managing director at Figaro Média (formerly Publiprint). He also managed the company's "trade shows" activity, including the Figaro real estate exhibition and Partir en Hiver, the tourism trade show by Figaro. Moreover, he was co-creator of the HRM of the Year and Financial Director of the Year prizes.
Xavier Bézio
Managing Director, Morgan Philips Interim Management
Xavier is Managing Director of Morgan Philips Interim Management and works across the firm's entire interim manager recruitment, for all professions and sectors. He is specialised in the urgent recruitment and interim management of executives, experts and directors. He began his career in 2003 as a recruitment consultant in the transport system sector, then in 2006 became Director of the Rail and Urban Transport department at a general recruitment firm. He then founded his own business, focusing on the recruitment of all professions related to land use planning.
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NewsSpecial Features
Anti-Vax Posters Featuring Star of David Found Across Los Angeles Area
Anti-vaccine posters that featured a Star of David on them were discovered in the Los Angeles-area. (Magen Am via JNS)
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COVID-related antisemitism on rise in L.A.
By: JNS.org
Anti-vaccine posters that featured a Star of David on them were discovered in at least two Los Angeles-area locations this week, including pasted to an electrical box outside a synagogue.
The first was found outside the Baba Sale Congregation and showed the letters "A" and "V" overlapping to form a Star of David. The same poster was found in front of a building affiliated with Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. Both fliers said, "Report Anti-Vaxxers, because you care and they don't," and included a telephone number that, according to a local media outlet, went to a restaurant in Hollywood.
The Baba Sale synagogue is no stranger to hateful messages; in 2019, vandals spray-painted "Free Palestine" on the building's exterior.
Magen Am—a nonprofit, armed security patrol in the heavily Jewish Los Angeles neighborhoods made up of former Israel Defense Forces and U.S. military veterans—has been in touch with the local police and has moved around its patrol to "cover additional daytime hours, as much of this has been happening in broad daylight," according to Leibel Mangel, the group's executive director.
The anti-vax posters were the most-recent incident of anti-Jew hatred tied to COVID-19. Just this weekend, people in nearby Beverly Hills and Pasadena found fliers on their front yards from the virulently antisemitic Goyim Defense League, that claimed Jews are responsible for or profiting from the pandemic. They were among hundreds of people in eight states across the country who also received those hate-filled fliers.
It was the second time in as many months that such fliers were left in Beverly Hills, which is "one of the only Jewish-majority cities outside of Israel," according to local officials.
In a release, the local police and city council members said "these cowardly acts and any divisive attempts of intimidation will be rejected outright…. the City condemns this unwarranted hate speech that has been unsuccessfully used to disparage a community that has, and always will, stand strong together and fight hatred of any kind.
"Senseless acts like this have no home here and will never be accepted. Our community is home to families of survivors of the Holocaust who have seen evil and will never give in to such attacks," the release went on to say.
(www.JNS.org)
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Q: Can't connect to MySQL from django website with Python 2.7, but is ok with Python 2.5 When I use Python 2.7 to connect to MySQL I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 48, in inner_run
self.validate(display_num_errors=True)
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 249, in validate
num_errors = get_validation_errors(s, app)
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\validation.py", line 102, in get_validation_errors
connection.validation.validate_field(e, opts, f)
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\mysql\validation.py", line 14, in validate_field
db_version = self.connection.get_server_version()
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\mysql\base.py", line 313, in get_server_version
self.cursor()
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\__init__.py", line 75, in cursor
cursor = self._cursor()
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\mysql\base.py", line 297, in _cursor
self.connection = Database.connect(**kwargs)
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\__init__.py", line 81, in Connect
return Connection(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\connections.py", line 187, in __init__
super(Connection, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs2)
_mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (2003, "Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)")
The same code/mysql instance works fine when I use Python 2.5 with MySQLdb driver.
How can I fix it?
Thanks!
UPD: I use MySQL-python-1.2.4.win-amd64-py2.7 with Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:24:47) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)]
A: This problem is strange, but looks like it is solved.
I tried this precompiled driver: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#mysql-python and it fails.
After it I tried this one: http://www.codegood.com/archives/129 and it is ok.
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September 2017 Pages 167 - 172
The Link Between Reproductive Life Plan Assessment And Provision of Preconception Care At Publicly Funded Health Centers
Cheryl L. Robbins,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Loretta Gavin,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Marion W. Carter,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Susan B. Moskosky,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
First published online: May 11, 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1363/psrh.12030
Federal and clinical guidelines recommend integrating reproductive life plan assessments into routine family planning encounters to increase provision of preconception care. Yet, the prevalence of clinical protocols and of relevant practices at publicly funded health centers is unknown.
Administrators and providers at a nationally representative sample of publicly funded health centers that provide family planning services were surveyed in 2013–2014; data from 1,039 linked pairs were used to explore the reported prevalence of reproductive life plan protocols, frequent assessment of patients' reproductive life plan and frequent provision of preconception care. Chi-square tests and multivariable general linear models were used to examine differences in reports of protocols and related practices.
Overall, 58% of centers reported having reproductive life plan assessment protocols, 87% reported frequently assessing reproductive life plans and 55% reported frequently providing preconception care. The proportions reporting protocols were lower in community health centers than in other center types (32% vs. 52–91%), in primary care centers than in those with another focus (33% vs. 77–80%) and in centers not receiving Title X funding than in those with such support (36% vs. 77%). Reported existence of a written protocol was positively associated with reported frequent assessment (prevalence ratio, 1.1), and the latter was positively associated with reported frequent preconception care (1.4).
Further research is needed on associations between written protocols and clinical practice, and to elucidate the preconception care services that may be associated with reproductive life plan assessment.
Full-featured version available to subscribers
Authors' Affiliations
Cheryl L. Robbins is epidemiologist, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; and Marion W. Carter is health scientist, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention—both at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Loretta Gavin is senior health scientist, and Susan B. Moskosky is acting director, Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.
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I teach a yoga class after regular work hours on Monday. By the time I get home and shower it's super late. My husband could cook us dinner, but with one car and a dog, he barely has time to go home and take the dog for a walk and it is already time to come pick me up. Oh the joys of carpooling! Here is where the crock-pot comes in handy.
I usually find the recipe I like, set up all the ingredients in the crock-pot as soon as I wake up for my morning walk with Buddy, turn it on on low for the needed time and then go to work. When we both get home, the house smells delicious and we have a warm meal waiting for us. Isn't great?! slowly I am building an archive of crock-pot recipes so we can have a few on rotation. Don't get me wrong, I love cooking, but sometimes having someone (or something) else cook for you is pretty sweet.
So far we have tried making chili, taco soup, fajitas, chicken and dumplings, beef and broccoli, and butter chicken. All were delicious! I you want to try a few recipes yourself, here is my Pinterest Board.
Today we are talking about this delicious crock-pot chili with homemade taco seasoning. I have been making this chili for years, but in a dutch oven. After some tweaking here and there, I was able to perfect this recipe so I can cook it in the crock-pot. The taco seasoning is optional. If you'd like you can just use a store bought taco seasoning. I just find that is cheaper to make your own, and it sure tastes good.
Once your chili is done, you can pair it with your favorite choice of rice, cornbread, chips… So many options out there. I am a cornbread kind of gal. Chris is rice all the way. What is your favorite way to eat chili? Let me know in a comment below.
Serve over a bed of rice, cornbread, or tortilla chips. Top with shredded cheese, green onions, hot sauce, or any favorite topping.
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Edison & Ford Winter Estates offers new kids education program series
By Staff | Oct 11, 2011
The Edison & Ford Winter Estates newest education program series is a child and parent class for children ages 1 to 3 years and their parents to involve children and families in informal learning at the world famous historical site. Grandparents and caregivers are invited and neighborhood groups are also encouraged to attend.
The classes will be themed based and combine science, invention, story book reading and hands-on activities and include immersion into the historic gardens, historic buildings and museum.
The Learning Classes will be offered year-round twice per month, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and parents can select specific dates or come regularly:
Oct. 20 – Pumpkin Party
Nov. 3 – The Wheels on the Ford
Nov. 17 – Gobble Gobble
Dec. 1 – Soaring in the Sky
Dec. 15 – See Santa
Jan. 5 – Joyful Jumping
Jan. 19 – Funky Fish
Feb. 2 – Lots of Lights
Feb. 16 – Bubble Mania
March 1 – Fun Flowers
March 15 – Edison & Ford Animals
April 5 – In the Garden
April 19 – Fantastic Fruit
The fee for class (includes one parent and one child) is $5 for Estates members; $15 for non members; $5 additional child. Reservations are requested by calling the Estates Education Department at 239-334-7419. Classes will not meet during May through September to allow for summertime family vacations.
The Estates is open daily from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The Estates is the winner of the 2009 National Stewardship Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is an official project of "Save America's Treasures" at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a Florida Historic Landmark and a National Register Historic Site.
For additional information, call 239-334-7419 or visit www.edisonfordwinterestates.org.
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Onshore windfarms could be built in the UK for the same cost as new gas power stations and would be nearly half as expensive as the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, according to a leading engineering consultant. Arup found that the technology has become so cheap that developers could deliver turbines for a guaranteed price of power so low that it would be effectively subsidy-free in terms of the impact on household energy bills. France's EDF was awarded a contract for difference – a top-up payment – of £92.50 per megawatt hour over 35 years for Hinkley's power, or around twice the wholesale price of electricity. By contrast, Arup's report found that windfarms could be delivered for a maximum of £50-55 per MWh across 15 years. ScottishPower, which commissioned the analysis, hopes to persuade the government to reconsider its stance on onshore windfarms, which the Conservatives effectively blocked in 2015 by banning them from competing for subsidies and imposing new planning hurdles. Keith Anderson, the firm's chief operating officer, told the Guardian that onshore wind could help the UK meet its climate targets, was proven in terms of being easy to deliver, and was now "phenomenally competitive" on price. The group believes that any political sting for Tory MPs concerned about public opposition to turbines in English shires would be removed because such a low guaranteed price would see only the windiest sites coming in cheap enough – which means windfarms in Scotland. "You put these projects in the right place, you will get the correct level of resource out of them to keep the costs down and you will get public acceptance of people liking them," Anderson said, citing the example of the company's huge Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow. Dr Robert Gross, director of the centre for energy policy and technology at Imperial College, said: "Onshore wind has been coming in at remarkably low prices internationally, so a contract for difference price of around £50-60 per MWh looks perfectly feasible for a good location in the UK, one of the windiest countries in Europe. "Windfarms generally need fixed price contracts in order to secure finance, otherwise volatile electricity prices can make investing in wind risky." The Conservative manifesto was seen by some in industry as softening the party's stance on onshore wind, saying that it did not believe "more large-scale onshore wind power is right for England" but not mentioning Wales and Scotland, which have some of the best potential sites. The party also promised a review of the cost of energy which the Guardian revealed last week was likely to be led by the University of Oxford economist Dieter Helm, a critic of the cost of today's renewable and nuclear power technologies. However, Anderson said he saw the report, due in October, as a good opportunity. "I would find it surprising if anybody else doing a costs review of the energy sector comes to a fundamentally different argument [to the Arup report]," he said. Leo Murray, of climate change charity 10:10, said: "It looks increasingly absurd that the Conservatives have effectively banned Britain's cheapest source of new power."
Guardian 23rd July 2017 read more »
A move from Government to exempt Britain's energy-intensive industries from some of the costs associated with renewable energy policies has ignited a debate over whether such a move is necessary for the growth of green business.
Edie 21st July 2017 read more »
Daily Top Story | Energy Policy | News | News 2017 | News July 2017 | Renewables
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Want to become a referrer to TradeStation International?
A Referrer can be an individual or a firm that recommends TradeStation to third parties in return for a fee. Typically, Referrers could be professionals or firms providing financial markets training, trading information, strategies and tools, and related services to active traders and have determined that TradeStation is a premium trading platform for their clients. Referrers are not employees or agents of TradeStation International but can recommend our products as part of their primary business or employment.
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require "formula"
require "compat/formula_specialties"
require "formula_installer"
require "keg"
require "testball"
class InstallTests < Homebrew::TestCase
def temporary_install(formula)
refute_predicate formula, :installed?
installer = FormulaInstaller.new(formula)
shutup { installer.install }
keg = Keg.new(formula.prefix)
assert_predicate formula, :installed?
begin
yield formula
ensure
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keg.uninstall
formula.clear_cache
end
refute_predicate keg, :exist?
refute_predicate formula, :installed?
end
def test_a_basic_install
temporary_install(Testball.new) do |f|
# Test that things made it into the Keg
assert_predicate f.bin, :directory?
assert_equal 3, f.bin.children.length
assert_predicate f.libexec, :directory?
assert_equal 1, f.libexec.children.length
refute_predicate f.prefix+'main.c', :exist?
# Test that things make it into the Cellar
keg = Keg.new f.prefix
keg.link
bin = HOMEBREW_PREFIX+"bin"
assert_predicate bin, :directory?
assert_equal 3, bin.children.length
end
end
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Q: Group action on subspaces of $\mathbb{R}^4$ Let $V=\mathbb{R}^4$. Let $S$ be the set of all two-dimensional subspaces of $V$ and fix $W\in S$. Let $G=GL(V)$ (the group of invertible linear operators on $V$) act naturally on $S$ and let $H=\{g\in G\,\vert\,gW=W\}.$ Show that $H$ has exactly 3 orbits on $S$.
Attempt: I know that $G$ acts transitively on $S$, so $G$ only has one orbit in $S$. When we restrict the action to $H$, then $W$ is in its own orbit, and so $H$ has at least two orbits on $S$.
I was thinking of looking at the matrix representation of $H$ and trying to calculate the orbits of $H$ on $S$ directly, but that seems quite laborious. Is there a better way to approach this problem?
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Brother duo Rohan and Al have gone and done it again with this brilliant new release.
A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll is a two track release from The Dublin City Rounders featuring "You Were Easy and I was Hard" and "The Fool".
You can buy it on Bandcamp for only €1.95.
The post Ceol Nua: The Dublin City Rounders- The Fool appeared first on Ceol Caint.
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Notably, I'm not one to beat around the bush. We all know I have a degree in Just Putting It Out There and by no means, do I ever claim that I'm always right or have a deep, theological understanding of the Bible. I have not studied the scribes or Greek and Hebrew text. Nope. I study the back of the shampoo bottle in the shower and the junk mail and that's about it.
I do, however, hold the same struggles common to every human being and that is the conundrum of unforgiveness *MOAN* I know it's probably gonna grate you a little bit. That's OK. It grated me too. I got grated good.
Now, before we dive in, it's important that we make the distinction between offence and pain. I've seen a post written by a pastor that's flying around the internet about offence and how everybody is getting too offended. I wholeheartedly agree. But, there is a big difference between getting petty (offence) and feeling pain inflicted by someone else.
Complaining that the music is too loud, there aren't enough seats, there's too many seats, the soft lighting is hurting your eyes, Carol got to lead worship but I didn't get picked, the church café doesn't sell those coffee beans that a cat digested and defecated etc.
A decade ago, I finished up bible college with an invitation by a very prominent, highly-esteemed and "Instagram famous" staff member of that very very famous bible college to attend a small gathering at his house with his wife and several other graduates. In gratitude, I emailed the couple the following day, expressing how glad I was to be invited and join them for dinner.
I received a reply from the wife saying, "Is Amanda the weird one?" Turns out, she accidentally replied to me instead of Mr Very Very Famous Bible College Staff Member. Being young and eager to please at the time, it seriously made me worry about what was wrong with me, like the chronic anxiety-filled obsessive worrier that I am. It shattered my already fragile self-esteem and to this day, it's something I have not been able to forget.
That year I finished up college, I was so burnt-out I suspected I may have had chronic fatigue. When I consulted my youth pastor about it, he just looked me straight in the eye and told me, "I think it's all in your head." He was right. It was in my head because I was depressed from being in a constant state of distress after going to classes and serving in weekend services, women's ministry, kids ministry, youth ministry, community outreach ministry and all whilst holding down a part-time job to pay my way through that 12 months (you can read about stress and distress on our church blog here).
A few years ago, I became really mentally unwell but I pushed myself beyond my limits and obligingly attended a baby shower full of Christian girls. The previous night I was awake until 5am dealing with Elias in the ER at our local children's hospital. I know for a fact that these girls were all completely aware of our son's recent Haemophilia diagnosis, in fact, one even messaged me to tell me I can "call her anytime." When I showed up, they all stuck their noses in the air and completely ignored me. Nobody would talk to me. Except one gold nugget. I don't even know her name. She walked straight up to me and started berating me publicly about the way I was dressed and how I had my hair that day (you can read the full story here). It completely broke me and from there, I spiralled further into a deep and dark depression that took almost a year to recover from.
There is offence and there is pain. There is a difference. A big difference.
Pain is everywhere. Everyone has felt it and usually, it's the ones closest to us. As the saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt. But what do we do with all this pain that has been inflicted on us in situations that are unwarranted and just plain unfair?
Admittedly, I've recounted many events where I've felt the sting from another, going over what I should've said and a strategy for counter-attack. In re-living the scenario, I'm doing myself a great disservice. I'm re-living the pain. The psychological term for this is ruminating. Ruminating the past, going over regrets and rehashing painful memories stops us from healing and moving forward.
I know, I KNOW that forgiving is biblical. It is not a suggestion, it is an action fundamental to our faith as Christ-followers. But it is SO FREAKING HARD. Sometimes, it feels like it is impossible. In fact, it's more likely that I'd be struck by lightning twice and then invited to go on tour as a back-up singer for Adele than forgive those assholes. Just sayin'.
WOW. I had never heard forgiveness explained like that. In my thirst for revenge, I had fantasies about publishing a book called, "Is Amanda The Weird One?" and sending a signed copy to the couple who were/are in a powerful and influential position leading thousands of young aspiring church leaders. I'd send the same book every day until it piled up on their desk and eventually filled the entire office space. That was my plan. I had thoughts of printing out copies of the email and mailing them across the countryside. Oh, it had me salivating at the mouth.
Something miraculous happened when I watched this clip. In only two minutes, my life completely changed. There's "OMG Kmart home deco is life-changing" and there is THIS. I realised that those people were merely extending their hurt onto me and that moving forward, I refused to take it upon myself anymore. I just made a decision: no more. And just like that, I was free.
For as long as I breathe, I will always have opportunities to become like those who inflict hurt upon me. And so will you. But now I am much more conscious of what's happening, like a spectator from the outside observing a dynamic at play: an offender who is so crippled from internal pain that it flows out of them and spills onto everybody else. And if I'm not careful, the fountain of destruct will flow onto me and into me and then I will spill it onto somebody else.
It is for us, so we don't take on their attributes and become destructive ourselves. So we can be free.
It is for them, so they can heal from their hurt.
I'll finish up with this: we are all on a journey. I have hurt family, friends and even total strangers. And to you, I say I'm sorry. I have been hurt by family, friends and total strangers. And to you, I say, you are forgiven.
PS. I actually am in the middle of writing a book about embracing your inner cray-cray and learning to love all parts of ourselves including the imperfect and messy parts. But I'll have a better title!
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#76 01/17/19
RogueLibrarian steals into 2019
By RogueLibrarian,
January 2, 2019 in Assassins
RogueLibrarian
Happy new year, Assassins!
So, here's a thing. This is the year in which I'll turn 50.
But we all know that Assassins continue to kick ass a lot longer than that.
It's been a really good year. I discovered martial arts, I made some career strides, and I'm generally getting my shit together. The eternal boss fight against middle age continues as I strive to level up in strength and resilience and looking good naked.
Salad once a week.
Healthy meal prep every weekend.
I gained a few pounds over the holiday break; time to work on getting lean around the middle again.
3 workouts a week: probably karate class, kickboxing class, and a freestyle
Don't miss a karate class
Another belt test in two months.
Something something writing. Let's say writing at least once a week this challenge. I didn't get very far with this last month, but I really want to jump-start this habit again.
SIDE QUESTS
Set some big 2019 goals
Probably one of these will be writing related, and one about doing some work with the Handstands & Rings pack I bought a few months ago
Backstory, if you're just joining us: I'm a vegetarian bi librarian sometimes author who loves rogues thieves and assassins and Ninja Warrior and I just earned my first karate belt a few weeks ago and I like hitting heavy bags and doesn't rock climb as much as I'd like to and I'm trying to write a novel and I meditate every day and I think you're caught up.
"We can be heroes"
LET'S DO THIS WEEK 0 wooooo
I have the rest of the week off work.
Kettlebell class on the calendar for about four hours from now. Tomorrow I'm taking kickboxing in the morning. LET'S SEE HOW WELL THOSE TWO GO BACK TO BACK
Healthy lunch of the traditional southern New Year's collard greens and black-eyed peas. Making a big-ass salad for dinner and some hummus to have around as a snack. The holiday desserts are almost gone and I'm almost back to my habit of fat-free yogurt for dessert.
Karate class starts up again next week.
54 minutes ago, RogueLibrarian said:
Look forward to seeing you keep kicking butt this year!
Whaaat so soon?!
22 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:
I will strive to give satisfaction!
Well, there's one every eight weeks at the end of a class cycle. I don't have to test every time. But I think advanced gold test (my next one) is pretty similar to the previous test, so I'll probably do it? I'll find out next week what's up.
Cool! If you're ready you should absolutely go for it.
raptron
Another week off? Cushyyy.
Raptron, alot assassin
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1 hour ago, Mad Hatter said:
I didn't think I'd be ready for the last one and I was wrong, so I'll talk to the instructors about it first. But I haven't seen anything to indicate that there's new material to be learned for advanced; I think I just have to ... be better at it? We'll see.
35 minutes ago, raptron said:
Right? We took off three days before my break due to Ms Rogue's work schedule, so I've had an extra long one this year. Not a complaint.
karinajean
Ooooh it's YOUUUUUUU. Yay!
(Ps that's a song I am singing to you.)
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41 minutes ago, karinajean said:
Where's the Love button
Kettlebell class down. Big-ass salad (two servings) eaten for dinner.
WhiteGhost
12 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said:
strive to level up in strength and resilience and looking good naked
Seems we're both in same fight against middle age
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NOPE that was a wildly optimistic plan. Not up for kickboxing today. Kickboxing Saturday. Today I'll try to take a walk if it's not raining.
Following!
Rebooting Ranger and Legionary
"Only a Dead Legionary Gives Up" - Day of the Starwind
"It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way" - Samurai Jack
You're an inspiration to everyone... I'm hitting 40 this year and am definitely aiming for still lifting at 100. Keep on owning it.
Asa Pond
Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt.
more detail about salad please --> I am expecting it is as fancy as you are.
^me except I know what I'm doing much, much less
5 hours ago, Moros said:
3 hours ago, Asa Pond said:
heyyyyy pretty lady how YOU doin'
Aw shucks. I'm fancy?
Lettuce, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, olives, chickpeas, red onion, spinach. Not sure that's fancy. I just made some hummus to snack on this afternoon and I'm making goulash (zucchini and tomatoes and beans) for dinner, a recipe I haven't tried before. Ms Rogue is working late (she works in TV and has a broadcast tonight) so I'm on my own for the evening.
I slept poorly last night so I took a glorious nap after lunch today, enjoying the extra vacation very much. I think this is a sweatpants on the couch day; I always forget how intense their kettlebell classes are, especially after a break. (They're short, so somehow I always think they'll be easier, but they are like 150% of a kickboxing class and I discover new muscles the next day.) And now: Netflix or Xbox? There's really no wrong answer.
Tomorrow I'm headed out to have lunch with my tattoo artist over in Athens. We usually have a beer but I've gotten pretty good at stopping at one.
4 minutes ago, RogueLibrarian said:
I mean to be fair you do seem to be a lot more well adjusted than living like a hermit in the middle of nowhere.
Keepin' the bar low, baby
17 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:
sames. don't buy into the luke skywalker hype. you generally don't whine that much or resist making the right decision.
traaki
Here for salads (it's fancy if it has artichokes in it), belt tests, birthdays, and assassin gifs!
Traaki, Level 23 Half-Orc Assassin
Current challenge: traaki gets some sun. Just a little. * Respawned on June 25, 2018
Previous: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 * Epic Quest * Battlelog
Hello, Rebels -- let's have that last week 0 check-in:
Kickboxing class this morning. Man, that's tough to come back to after a break of a couple of weeks, but I made it through at something close to full steam. How much am I going to hurt later? Interesting question.
Big-ass salad for lunch. I made pizza for dinner last night, only had one piece with a salad, and am saving leftovers for dinner tonight. We've got lots of veggie leftovers for lunches the first part of the week. I don't need to do meal prep today as a result, but I will have to start that routine again next weekend now that I'm going back to work tomorrow. (sob)
I can't take a gym break tomorrow at work, but I might do a Monday night karate class; if not, I will do a Tuesday workout. I need to get a regular schedule on my calendar again now that the semester is starting back up. I'm not looking forward to the January gym crowds!
Some potentially exciting 2019 adventures are taking shape. For one thing, we're talking about trying to do a Thailand trip to visit my family there, with a side stop in Hong Kong first. And another possible creative/adventurous/fun project with some travel later in the year that I'll talk about if it starts to materialize.
PS: I just did a quick follow-back pass; if I didn't post on your thread it's because I missed it.
Ooh adventures ahead, how exciting!
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This enchanting mini hanging carpet is sure to inspire magical potions and spells. It features three Celtic pentacles cast against a purple background. Both ends of the carpet have been finished with a lovely antiqued metal frame. The top frame has a hanging loop and the bottom frame features matching leaf tassels. Also doubles as a stunning bookmark/ribbon for your Book of Shadows! Measures approx. 13" x 2".
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I was part of a group-walk this morning (13/1/2019) in Tondiarpet in North Chennai, thanks to theChennai Photowalk Team(https://chennaiphotowalk.wordpress.com) and the ongoing Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha(Chennai Arts Street Festival).I went there with the idea of taking pictures;instead, I ended up spending most of my time talking to residents and was quite taken by some of the encounters. Here are some tidbits that might be of interest to the larger following ofthe Theru Vizha.
As expected, people were curious as to who we were and our purpose for being there. When I told one gentleman that I was from Mylapore, he quipped: "You all live by the pen, and we here live by our hands!" I don't think it was meant as a put down, but rather his way of describing the upper classes and intellectuals. Without my prompting, he talked about how his community lived side by side with Muslims and Christians, and how there has never been any sort of conflict in the neighborhood. They visit one another, talk out their differences, and,as the giant billboardsat the entry to the neighborhood indicated, they celebrate Pongal and other festivals together (Samatthuva Pongal).
"A great segway for this privileged dude from Mylaporeto start his walk in a working-class melting pot in North Madras," I thought to myself.
I spoke to a number of people about the plastic ban. The man in the corner, who was cleaning chicken (sometimes pulling the skin deftly with his teeth), told me that the ban was affecting his business and he is yet to find alternatives. However, the banana leaf merchant across from the row of butcher shops told me that his sales had gone up and that he was now also selling mandara leaves as a more lasting alternative. The man with the 'Mylapore quip' opined that the plastic ban was a good thing and problems will get sorted out in time. Some of the street cleaning ladies told me that after a few days of status quo, they had indeed begun to see a steady decline in plastic garbage.
The man operating a table-top tandoor seemed to be popular in the neighborhood and he was super busy to talk to me. When I asked him whether it was OK to take a photo, he declined with a smile, "vaanda sir." That made me wonder if I wasn't taking for granted aright to parachute into the privacy of this community, camera ready in hand.
As I was exiting the Murugan koil, I stopped at a tailor's shop to ask him if by any chance he was stitching cloth bags for sale to the community. This query lead to a fairly long conversation, in which he painted similar themes about communities and religions living together in harmony, quoting liberally in Tamil from the Quran. "Some say that religious traditions are different and irreconcilable."But, he insisted, "Naan oru kaalum athia etthukkamatten" (i.e. I will never accept that argument). He also held forth on how the way one communicates is so important to peace even when dealing with anti-social elements. He illustrated this with a story when someone held a knife to his throat in Bombay and demanded all his money. He had Rs. 125 with him, and he told the assailant that he was on his way to purchase milk for his baby; but if, however, the man felt that his need was more urgent, then he was most welcome to his cash. You can guess the rest of the story.
As I was leaving, he said he had one small request.
Oops, my Mylapore antenna went up in a jiffy. Had I spent all this time with a con man?Was he about to hit me for some money?
"You are my guest, and you must have a glass of water and a cup of tea with me,"he pleaded. After some hesitation on my part, we walked up to the busy tea shop at the corner. I declined the water, suggesting that I was already overdue for a pee. But the tea? I must say that it was the best cup of tea I have had since arriving in Chennai. My offer to pay was quickly rebuffed with how that would defeat the whole objective of treating a guest that Allah had decided to bring to his door today. When I told him that the rest of the group may be waiting for me, he wanted me to call everyone so he could treat us all to a cup of tea.
As I took leave of the tailor to try to catch up with the rest of the group, I saw a little boy dressed in a pattu veshti emerge from a kolam-decorated Hindu home. He held a stainless- steel plate in his hand, covered with another plate. He walked ahead of me and turned to enter another home a few doors away. As he entered, he called out, "Auntie!" As I passed the open door, I could see that it was a Muslim home, and the boy had just removed the cover plate, and there it was: what looked like a serving of Pongal!
For me that said it all about the neighborhood. The stench of garbage,the whiffs from rotting dead animals, and the piles of garbage on the streets momentarily left my mind as I realized that I was witnessing the true humanity of Chennai in colorful display.
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Not only does Windy City Novelties have poor quality products, but when you go to write a review for the product that you just bought on their site, they will not display it. In fact, it always says " Be the first person to review this product", even after you just got done writing and submitting your review for that product. Obviously, they know their products are garbage.
The led wands I got broke really easy, and the multi color light I got came with a bulb that did not even work.
It was too loose on my ankle. The quality was not at all what I was expecting, not great. The "leather" was crappy and had a fuzzy look. I ordered the another one from hyshous e.com and everyone loved it.
Questions? Get answers from the WindyCityNovelties staff and other customers.
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Q: Modify prestashops search algorithm I've added some database tables to prestashop 1.5.3 which contain additional product data. Now I'd like to modify the search-alorithm from prestashop to include those tables.
I had guessed that the corresponding code would be found in classes/search.php, but modifing this code does not change anything. I even deleted the whole file and the search function kept working.
Can anybody please point me in the right direction and tell me where I can find prestashops search-code.
A: Searching code is really in /classes/Search.php. I cannot see why search is still working with this file empty...
Please don't modify core files, you'd rather add your logic in the overriden one :
/override/classes/Search.php
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My most trusted advocate when it comes to determining the quality of any dog food is Dog Food Advisor. This is a fantastic site that breaks down dog foods by ingredient, discusses the quality of each ingredient, and gives an overall rating of 1-5 stars. Nearly every U.S. brand and flavor of dog food is listed on this site! I keep a personal rule to never give my dogs any food under 3.5 stars. Ideally, I stick with 4 stars or higher.
I get asked a lot about what I feed my dogs. This seems to be one of the biggest concerns any responsible pet owner has, as we want our dogs to have long, healthy lives. The first step to accomplishing this is to make sure our dogs are on as good a diet as possible.
Over the years I have studied canine nutrition quite a bit. I'm not saying I'm an expert by any means, but I have learned quite a lot. One of the first things I discovered was, as sad as it is, you CAN'T always trust your vet when it comes to canine nutrition! If you're curious why this is, check out my blog post, "Why Vets Don't Know Everything About Nutrition." When it comes to canine nutrition, you are likely going to have to find out the facts and do all of the research yourself, because the pet food companies are NOT going to tell you - or your vet - the truth!
Make sure the first ingredient is some form of protein! If it isn't then you can safely guess the majority of your dog's food is just filler. But don't just look at the first ingredient - look at the next 5 as well. If the first ingredient is protein, but the next 5 are grains and/or vegetables, then this food is mostly filler. Ideally, you should see protein listed at least 2-3 times within the first 5-7 ingredients.
Unnamed meat products can include "meat meal", "bone meal", "animal fat", "animal digest", "blood meal", etc. If it doesn't specifically state what animal these sources are coming from, don't trust it. Chances are they are coming from road kill, euthanized live stock, or even possibly euthanized pets.
Does Your Dog's Food Contain Dead Pets?
Avoid foods with multiple shapes or colors in it. There is no reason for this. Dogs don't care! That is solely for the owner's benefit and often results in a lot of unhealthy and unnecessary food dyes in your dog's food. I have also found that the only foods that really do this tend to be the lower quality ones. Basically if your dog's food looks like Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms, that's pretty much what it is!
There are a ton of different brands of dog food out there and while one is great for one dog, it may not agree with another. I feed my dogs the Kirkland brand from Costco, a 4 star food on Dog Food Advisor. It's also one of the highest quality foods for the most affordable price that I've been able to find. It's about $30 for a 40lb bag. My dogs do really well on it; however I know a few dogs that didn't do well with it. Blue Buffalo is also one of the top quality foods out there, but I've met a lot of dogs that it is simply too rich for.
Sometimes finding the right dog food that works best for your dog can be a process in and of itself. There are several brands that I do really like: Wellness, Kirkland, Fromm, Blue Buffalo, Pure Balance, California Natural, and Innova, just to name a few. There are also several brands I always warn against: Iams, Pedigree, Purina, Science Diet, Beneful, Ol' Roy, Kibbles & Bits, etc. Unfortunately there is really no one food I can recommend for every dog. As I've mentioned before, I highly recommend using Dog Food Advisor as a trusted resource to help you find the best food for your dog.
Most of the time, feeding a higher quality food also means spending more money up front. However, I have found you can usually feed less of a higher quality food than of a lower one. I had a dog in my home that was on a low-quality brand and was eating 4½ cups of food a day. I asked the owner if I could switch her to Kirkland and the dog went down to eating only 3½ cups of food a day. This can even out price-wise or can even save you money in the long run.
Overall, I feel like it ultimately comes down to health and quality of life. A person can live off Ramen Noodles, Mac & Cheese, and T.V. Dinners and be "just fine", but that doesn't mean they are healthy or going to live the longest life. The same goes for dogs. A dog can live off a cheaper, lower quality food and be "just fine", but that doesn't mean the dog is healthy or going to live very long. A less healthy dog often means more health problems to deal with and more money going to your vet, so you're really not saving much money, if any, in the long run.
Watch for my next blog post, "Canine Nutrition Part 2 - Supplements"
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