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Aqib Talib Incited Brawl Before Fatal Shooting At Youth Game, Witness Claims
Multiple eyewitnesses claim Aqib Talib sparked the altercation that ended with a man being shot dead by the former NFL star's brother during a youth football game, according to The Blaze.
"Aqib incited the whole uproar," an opposing coach told Jason Whitlock, adding, "The game would've never been stopped had Aqib not come over to our sideline to yell at the refs."
It's been one of the primary questions since news of the tragic incident came to light … what happened to spark the tragic and deadly incident?
According to multiple witnesses, Aqib became irate after a flag was thrown against the 9-and-under team he financed, spurring him to cross the field and confront the refs.
"That's what was so weird. All of the tension was between them and the refs," the opposing team's defensive coordinator told Whitlock, adding Aqib, his brother Yaqub, and the other coaches, including the man who was ultimately killed, knew each other.
"There was no problem between the coaches. We all know each other. Kerry Lewis and Yaqub have coached together. I followed Aqib's whole career, starting at Kansas. The other thing is that it was their event. They were the hosts. They hired and paid the refs. The refs weren't cheating for us," the coach explained.
After persistent complaining and threats, the witnesses say the game was called. That's when the 43-year-old man — a coach whose son played on his team — attempted to retrieve a football that was located near the Talib brothers and others.
A witness claims as the coach began to pick up the ball, Aqib swung at the man. The coach retaliated, hitting Aqib with the yard marker.
Then the brawl was on … the coach retreated, as is seemingly seen on video we posted earlier this week, as the man attempted to get away from a group of 5 people who were advancing.
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Seconds later, after the man dropped the yard marker, five shots rang out, leaving him dead on the football field.
Now, everyone's searching for answers.
"There's no justification for having a weapon at a kids' football game," the opposing head coach said.
"It's 90 degrees outside and you're wearing a black hoodie. None of it makes sense. Our babies were all there. Yaqub's kids were there. Mike's kids. Football fields are supposed to be a safe haven for these kids. This is where they go to get away from the street life. They come here to feel safe. It's not like that anymore."
NFL's Aqib Talib's Brother Turns Himself In After Youth Football Shooting
Aqib's attorney told the outlet the story was "inaccurate."
Yaqub turned himself into authorities in Lancaster, TX … and has been charged with murder.
Aqib has not been charged with any crimes.

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Sprint Hiking Early Termination Fees for Smartphones
By Ed Oswald
Sprint believes that the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger will increase costs for consumers. So is it hypocritical that Sprint is making its own plans more expensive? According to Sprint enthusiast blog Sprintfeed, Sprint will hike early termination fees on September 9.
After that date, the costs to end a contract early for smart devices--smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and notebooks--will jump from $200 to $350.
Verizon was the first to hike the ETF fee back in 2009 to $350. AT&T followed suit last year, raising theirs to $325. T-Mobile still charges $200 regardless of the type of device. Every major carrier now prorates the fee based on how many months the customer has left in their contract term, but that hasn't stopped the FCC from looking into the practice.
Higher ETFs seem to follow what has been a general trend among providers to not explicitly hike rates, but alter the current structure of their plans that could result in higher costs for the consumer.
Take for example the end of unlimited plans. Sprint is now the only true 'unlimited' carrier, as T-Mobile's unlimited plans feature a cap after a set amount of data bandwidth. And that may not last long: CEO Dan Hesse said in July that "nothing is guaranteed forever," implying Sprint may be moving away from unlimited service, as well.
Why the carriers are fiddling with these hidden costs isn't clear, as it's not like any of the carriers are struggling financially. One possibility is how competitive the industry is: it's tough to make more money. Sneakily raising the potential cost of a phone is one way to nickel and dime us even more, I guess.
Is the higher ETF necessary? You could argue that since phones are heavily subsidized, it's only fair. But do you really think in most cases the carrier is paying some $300+ more to stock a device that it's selling to you for $200 or $300 already? I really doubt it.
For more tech news and commentary, follow Ed on Twitter at @edoswald, on Facebook, or on Google+.


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Egypt to receive final $500m tranche of AfDB loan - Daily News Egypt
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Egypt to receive final $500m tranche of AfDB loan
Egypt signed on Sunday an agreement to receive the third and final $500m portion of its $1.5bn African Development Bank (AfDB) loan. The agreement was signed between Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Malinne Blomberg, the AfDB's country manager for Egypt. The AfDB loan aims to finance Egypt's comprehensive structural reform programme. …
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Egypt signed on Sunday an agreement to receive the third and final $500m portion of its $1.5bn African Development Bank (AfDB) loan.
The agreement was signed between Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Malinne Blomberg, the AfDB's country manager for Egypt.
The AfDB loan aims to finance Egypt's comprehensive structural reform programme. The dispersion of the last tranche was approved by the board of directors of the AfDB earlier in January.
Nasr explained that this loan is intended to support government programmes aiming to achieve social and economic development through job creation, and business environment improvements.
The agreement for the first $500m portion was signed in December 2015, and that for the second tranche was in December 2016.
Topics: AfDB Loan
Mohamed Samir is an economic and political journalist, and analyst specialising in the Middle East. Over the past decade, he covered Egypt's and the MENA region's financial, business, and geopolitical updates. He is currently the Deputy Executive Editor of the Daily News Egypt.
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Letter #69 is a reinterpretation of the prison letters by Shi Shui-huan, a victim of Taiwan's White Terror. The filmmaker attempts to highlight the blankness of Shi's last letter, describing the unseen history of that period. The film is a narrative made up of three perspectives: the silent writers (political victims Shi Shui-huan and Shi Zhi-cheng), the present off-camera narrators (female family members of the victims), and the interwoven first, second, and third person narration that is the discourse of the people involved in contemporary events (narrator Li Zhe-yu, and the filmmaker).


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The workbook contains one sheet with 3 buttons on it, plus hidden programming that provides the mechanics. It works by creating a data file which stores (securely) the most recent number allocated.
Auto FTP Free uploads, downloads, and synchronizes directories easily. It makes file transfers as easy as click, drag, and drop! The built-in File Manager's lets you drag and drop files and folders to and from any FTP server. Upload, or download files with a single click. Work with multiple file servers simultaneously. Start transfers and keep working while files are uploaded and downloaded in the background. Auto FTP Free never gets in your way. Use Auto FTP Free to share files, mirror directories, or back up your important documents.
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PF Auto-Typer is a simple program that simulates key presses on your computer while the focus is on another application. It reads a text file, and recopy its content into any active typing field with some given options such as delay, loop, etc. You can use PF Auto-Typer to send fake messages to your friends on an instant messenger, or for custom uses. Messages are separated by a new line in the text file, so an enter key press will be simulated at the end of each line. It also has a built-in programming language, the PFATL, to extend the possibilities (execute files, control the mouse, display messages, etc.
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Ethanol Stocks Reach 6-Week High
Committee to Request Trump Documents
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the House committee that would be in charge of impeachment says the committee will request documents on Monday from more than 60 people from President Donald Trump's administration, family and business as it begins investigations.
Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York says the House Judiciary Committee's inquiries are intended "to present the case to the American people about obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power."
Nadler isn't calling the inquiry an impeachment investigation but tells ABC's 'This Week" that House Democrats now in the majority are simply doing "our job to protect the rule of law" after Republicans during the first two years of Trump's term were "shielding the president from any property accountability."
He says "we're far from making decisions" about impeachment.


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Top Science Museums and Attractions in Philadelphia
Did you know? Philadelphia is the birthplace of America AND American medicine.
Philadelphia is home to the nation's first hospital, medical school, children's hospital, college of pharmacy, and medical library. A city steeped in science history, it's no wonder that the Brookings Institution has called Philadelphia one of the top Knowledge Capitals in the U.S. and Europe.
Here are the top science museums and attractions in Philadelphia:
The Rotunda at the Franklin Institute. Photo courtesy of the Franklin Institute.
One of the oldest and premier centers of science education and development in the United States, The Franklin Institute was founded in 1824 and was designed to inspire a passion for science in the spirit and honor of American scientist, Benjamin Franklin. Featuring 12 permanent exhibits including Your Brain, the signature walk-through 5,000 square-foot Giant Heart, the Fels Planetarium, an IMAX Theater, and much more, the popular museum provides hands-on learning experiences that introduce and reinforce key science concepts in creative and engaging ways.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Dinosaur Hall at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Photo by K. Huff for PHLCVB.
Explore the oldest natural history museum in the Americas when you dig for dinosaur fossils, stroll among live butterflies, touch live animals and take behind-the-scenes tours. The Academy's working scientists spend their days focusing on critical global issues in biodiversity, evolution, and environmental science and their research efforts provide accurate, real-time scientific information to the public on environmental and sustainability matters.
Science History Institute photo by R. Bloom for PHLCVB.
The Science History Institute holds an outstanding collection of chemistry-related objects, artwork, photographs, and books, illustrating the impact chemistry and chemistry engineering have had on the modern world. On view: Age of Alchemy.
Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
The Mütter Museum has more than 3,000 osteological specimens in its collections. One of the most notable is the fully articulated skeleton of Harry Eastlack, which used to be the only one in North America with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). Recently added is a skeleton by Carol Orzel, a local Philadelphia woman who lived with FOP. Photo by K. Huff for PHLCVB.
Examine a collection of fascinating scientific discoveries about the human body with wax models, antique medical equipment, and anatomical and pathological specimens at the Mütter Museum. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia was founded in 1787 and is one of the oldest professional medical organizations in the country, providing a place for both medical professionals and the general public to learn about medicine as both a science and as an art.
Pennsylvania Hospital
The oldest surgical amphitheater in the U.S. can be found at Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's oldest hospital. Photo by R. Bloom for PHLCVB.
The nation's first hospital, founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, offers tours of the historic Pine Building with stops at a 13,000 volume library (home to a preserved seven-pound tumor!) and "the dreaded circular room," the oldest surgical amphitheater in the country. Many respected doctors operated on patients in the amphitheater, including Philadelphia native Dr. Philip Syng Physick, known as the "father of American surgery." Pennsylvania Hospital is part of the University of Pennsylvania, whose medical school was the first in the U.S.
Objects in Penn Museum's "visible storage" section include two magical model boats featured in the critically-acclaimed Smithsonian book History of the World in 1,000 Objects. Photo by K. Huff for PHLCVB.
A "must see" destination that invites visitors to uncover the mysteries of ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Asia, and the Middle East, Penn Museum's Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display special exhibition offers publicly-accessible "visible storage," allowing visitors the opportunity to follow the path of an artifact in a three-part 6,000 sq.-ft. exhibition. See what life was like in ancient Egypt through objects representing gods, royalty, and everyday individuals. Get a closer look at breathtaking artifacts from the Old Kingdom, also known as the "Age of the Pyramids," starting in 2613 BCE, through the time of Cleopatra's death in 30 BCE. Learn more about excavation and observe conservators in action as they work to preserve Egyptian artifacts. See the museum's 3,000-plus year-old 12.5-ton red granite Sphinx, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, on display in the main entrance hall.
University City Science Center
Photo courtesy of University City Science Center.
For over 50 years, the University City Science Center has supported startups, research, and economic development in the life sciences, healthcare, physical sciences, and emerging technology sectors. By providing resources and programming for any stage of a business's lifecycle, the Science Center helps entrepreneurs and innovators move their ideas and technologies out of the lab, the workshop or the garage, and into the marketplace where they can make a difference. The University City Science Center includes Quorum, an entrepreneurs clubhouse and event space for the innovation community, Venture Café Philadelphia, a weekly gathering and mini conference that takes place every Thursday from 3-8 p.m. (free and open to the public), and FirstHand, a program dedicated to introducing middle and high school students to STEM through hands-on project-based learning.
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Photo by R. Cardillo for Wagner Free Institute of Science.
Founded in 1855, the Wagner Free Institute of Science is dedicated to providing free public education in science and its evening science courses are in their 158th year, making them the oldest program devoted to free adult education in the United States. The National Historic Landmark building houses more than 100,000 natural history specimens including fossils, shells, minerals and mounted animal skeletons and skins displayed in original wood and glass cabinets.
Cover photo of the Giant Heart courtesy of The Franklin Institute.
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Check out these titles that started as NaNoWriMo projects
hDiscoverEVPL's BlogNaNoWriMo Novels
Nov 16 2020 By Claire W.
November is here and that means National Novel Writing Month is in full swing. While NaNoWriMo serves as a national challenge for any writer to pursue the age-old dream of writing a novel, there are a number of well-established and best-selling authors who have used NaNoWriMo to motivate and jump-start their writing.
The following best-selling Young Adult books were started as NaNoWriMo projects:
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell – This book is an ode to all fangirls and fanboys out there, especially those who love Harry Potter. This book-within-a-book was so beloved by the author and fans, that she wrote two companion novels, Carry On and Wayward Son, which bring to life the popular fan-fiction her main character, Cath, wrote about in Fangirl.
Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress by Marissa Meyer – Most people aim to write one novel during NaNoWriMo, but Meyer outdid herself by writing three, or 150,011 words, in a single month. Her best-selling Lunar Chronicles series is a retelling of classic fairy tales featuring a cyborg Cinder (Cinderella), Scarlet and street-fighter Wolf (Little Red Riding Hood), Cress (Rapunzel), who is stranded on a satellite, among other fairytale-inspired characters.
Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy – This debut novel is about a 16-year-old girl, Alice, who is diagnosed with leukemia. She ropes in her best friend, Harvey, to help her fulfill a wild bucket list "that's as much about revenge as it is about hope. But just when Alice's scores are settled, she goes into remission, and now she must face the consequences of all she's said and done." Murphy is also the author of the best-selling series, Dumplin', the first of which inspired a popular Netflix adaptation.
Check out these other well-known novels that were written during NaNoWriMo:
Persistence of Memory by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Wool by Hugh Howey
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
Be sure to check out EVPL's NaNoWriMo Beanstack challenge for a chance to win a prize any writer would love.
Claire W.
Claire is a lover of stories and creative, artistic expression who believes that the public library is an ever-evolving and adaptable community touchstone. She frequently contemplates the existence of unicorns and other magical creatures and spends much of her time with her three very real dogs and husband.
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Cryptocurrency thriving in China in spite of strict regulations
In 2018, China began enforcing stricter regulation of cryptocurrency trading initiated by both the government, and the People's Bank of China (PBoC), the country's central bank. In February, the Chinese government began to block Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency websites through its "Great Firewall," thereby disabling its citizens from accessing Bitcoin exchanges and related trading platforms. For more background on the regulation enforced by PBoC, check out our article "Wider Ban on China Crypto Trading is in the Works says PBoC Official."
Another hurdle for cryptocurrency activity in China is that the usage of virtual private networks (VPNs) is against Chinese law.
"Overseas transactions and regulatory evasion have resumed. Risks are still there, fueled by illegal issuance, and even fraud and pyramid selling," said PBoC's independent news publication.
On March 6, 2018 it was reported that the Chinese government closed the accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges on WeChat.
WeChat is the most widely utilized social media platform in China. Furthermore, the social media account of OKEX, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world with a $1.7 bln daily trading volume, was shut down.
Despite the strict crackdown on cryptocurrency trading and Blockchain-related platforms, former Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges like OKEX and Huobi have continued to thrive. OKEX and Huobi are processing over $1 bln on a daily basis. We explain how this is even possible in "The Chinese Are Working Around the Government Ordered Bitcoin Ban."
Huobi and OKE, are formely two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the Chinese market prior to the ban on cryptocurrency trading.
Both exchanges relocated immediately after the ban was imposed in October 2017 to Hong Kong. Almost immediately after relocating, both experienced a massive surge in daily trading volume and demand.
In March 2018, OKEX, the virtual currency trading platform used by OKCoin, overtook Binance for the first time. Binance was, up until this month, the biggest exchange in the Chinese market.
The relocation of Huobi and OKEX from China to Hong Kong offered a loophole for Chinese cryptocurrency traders.
In October 2017, Bitcoin over-the-counter exchange TideBit COO Terence Tsang explained: "The ban did not stop them [Chinese investors] from buying cryptocurrencies. In the last few weeks, we have seen a lot of mainland customers opening up accounts at TideBit. They still want to play the game. I see a growing need in that they will come to Hong Kong or Singapore to buy cryptocurrency."
Still, as Cointelegraph reported, many Blockchain developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and analysts have been cautious to organize meetings.
Conferences, and cryptocurrency centered events are unwelcomed due to the Chinese government's tendency to ban anything that it sees as a threat to its current financial system. Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong founder Leonhard Weese explained to SCMP: "People in China will be more careful about marketing these events, and a lot of that marketing activity will come to Hong Kong in the form of conferences and communities."
In January 2018, PBoC went as far as to request banks to inspect the accounts of cryptocurrency traders in order to guarantee that bank accounts were not utilized for trading.
"Every bank and branch must carry out self-inspection and rectification, starting from today. Service for cryptocurrency trading is strictly prohibited. Effective measures should be adopted to prevent payment channels from being used for cryptocurrency settlement," the central bank explained.
While the Chinese government ordered banks to stop financing cryptocurrency and processing related payments, the buzz surrounding Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency has not diminished. In fact, forms of cryptocurrency based in China have seen an increase in demand with local conglomerates now forming partnerships with foreign blockchain projects.
On February 27, one of China's most influential retailers JD.com announced the creation of the AI Catapult Blockchain incubation program in order to fund innovative Blockchain projects and cryptocurrency.
JD.com's official statement said"[JD.com plans to] partner with innovative Blockchain startups to build new businesses and create and test real-world applications of their technologies at scale. We are excited to work with some of the world's most innovative startups to explore ways we can scale these cutting edge technologies for the future of retail and other industries, as well."
JD.com has partnered with Bluzelle, a Singapore-based Blockchain protocol targeting the deployment of decentralized Internet.
Bluzelle, known for its swarm technology which enables groups of nodes to store tiny bits of data, has already built Blockchain-based applications for many of the world's greatest tech juggernats such as Microsoft, HSBC, MUFG, KPMG, and ZagBank.
Bluzelle CEO Pavel Bains wrote "JD.com is China's largest retailer, online or offline, and the world's third-largest internet company by revenue. With more than 266 million active customers, JD is a direct seller of millions of brands from around the world and hosts a marketplace of more than 160,000 trusted merchants. The company, which owns and operates its own advanced nationwide logistics systems, has embraced AI and Blockchain across its operations."
China-based cryptocurrency NEO, the only major cryptocurrency developed in China, has also seen a dramatic increase in its market valuation.
NEO's value increased in late 2017 due to its branding as China's Ethereum. In January 2018, it peaked at $10.5 bln, larger than the current market cap of the sixth largest cryptocurrency in the market, Cardano. But in February the market valuation of NEO declined mostly due to criticisms by experts like Eric Wall and Emin Gün Sirer, towards NEO's consensus algorithm.
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Excellent antique iron railings with great patina.
They each measure: 78" Long x 56 ½" Tall.
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Two admit to theft, driving offences
Two men have pleaded guilty to a number of charges relating to attempted theft and being in possession of a stolen car
Last updated on 21 August 2018, 1:01pm
by Matthew Agius
A man from Birkirkara was remanded in custody after he admitted to a number of offences relating to attempted theft and driving.
21 year-old Tristan Tedesco pleaded guilty to charges relating to an attempted house robbery last July. A second youth involved in this case had separately pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him, but Tedesco had initially insisted that he was innocent.
In a sitting last week, Inspector Elton Taliana charged the duo with attempted aggravated theft, driving a stolen car and carrying knives in public without a police permit. Tedesco was also separately charged with damaging the Peugeot, driving it without insurance, driving dangerously and failing to stop after a traffic accident. Tedesco was further accused of committing the crimes whilst under a number of suspended sentences, breaching a probation order and relapsing.
Lawyer Mark Vassallo, requested a pre-sentencing report be drawn up. The court acceded to the request.
Lawyers Franco Debono and Amadeus Cachia appeared for the parte civile.
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Chicago Tribune Interview
On Sunday night and on his home turf, C.M. Punk returned to the WWE ring for the first time in months. This dramatic resurfacing during a pay-per-view event at Allstate Arena had been planned for some time.
Not as deeply premeditated: The Chicago native's wardrobe and spontaneous Stanley Cup Final prediction.
Punk wore boots and tights emblazoned with a Blackhawks crossed-tomahawk logo that included a subtle personal touch. Just before his match with Chris Jericho ended, Punk looked at a camera and shouted "Blackhawks in seven!"
So a day after demonstrating his puck love for the world, the WWE star talked with the Tribune about the Hawks, the Cup and his lifelong affection for hockey.
Q: How long had the idea been percolating to get the Blackhawks gear together?
A: Well, I'm not superstitious about anything in my life — except for playoff hockey. I get really kind of sketchy and weird about it. I don't like talking about it, I don't like making predictions. But I knew I wanted to make the gear to support my team, that was the basis of it.
I was at Game 7 against Detroit, when we won in overtime. I was at Game 5, when we won in overtime against the Kings. So it was in the back of my mind the whole time. I didn't want to commission the gear too early to kind of jinx them. It was always in the back of my mind.
Q: Where does one go to get Blackhawks wrestling gear?
A: We have three lovely seamstresses that actually work full time with the company. I go to one in particular. I kick around ideas with her, tell her what I want, we come up with it.
Q: Did you design it or did she have the logos in mind?
A: The logo is actually a little bit of a cross between the Blackhawks logo and my logo. If you look really closely at the top of the two tomahawks, it's a little fist with an 'X' on it. It was actually her idea. She came up with that.
Q: How far back does your Blackhawks allegiance go? To when you were a kid?
A: Yeah, just basically because I grew up in Chicago, and I always just loved hockey. Because it was, to me, more difficult and tougher than any other sport.
I remember being in eighth grade, everybody else in my class was rooting for the Penguins in '92 (in the Stanley Cup Final), and I was the only local kid rooting for the Blackhawks. I thought that was ridiculous.
Q: Why? Because Mario Lemieux was on the Penguins and all that?
A: Yeah, if you remember back then, it was trendy to like the Penguins. So like all the cool kids like the Penguins because of (Jaromir) Jagr and Lemieux.
Q: What are some of your favorite Hawks memories or games?
A: I didn't go to a whole bunch when I was a kid. I remember seeing them play at Chicago Stadium, so I was fortunate enough to see them play in that building. And I'm fortunate enough to have been at the triple-overtime game (against the Bruins), Game 7 against Detroit, Game 5 against the Kings, most recently. Those were all really, really, really good hockey games.
Q: You get to know any of the guys on the team at all?
A: I'm not one to try to parlay whatever fame I have to try to get tickets or hang out or anything. I can kind of be low-profile sometimes when I want to be.
Q: You did 'Shoot The Puck,' though, a little while back, right?
A: I did 'Shoot The Puck.' Maybe a little over a year ago.
Q: Was that terrifying or kind of fun?
A: No, that was a blast. It was a blast. I'm not gonna claim to be Sidney Crosby or anything like that. I've been on the ice before. My skating is probably worse than my basketball slam dunk, if that paints a picture for you.
Q: What's stood out to you about the experience of being at the United Center for these games lately?
A: I love the atmosphere. I've hugged and high-fived more strangers in the past three weeks than I have in my entire life. The camaraderie of the fans, how loud the UC gets, the national anthem is always a great moment, it's a lot of free overtime hockey. Honestly, it sounds corny when you say something is 'magical,' but it's been magical.
Q: And the 'Blackhawks in 7' prediction?
A: That flew right out. That was nothing that was planned. It was something I said at the last minute.
Q: That's just the belief you have in these guys?
A: I didn't think we were going to get swept, and I certainly didn't think we were going to sweep Boston or anything like that. It would have been nice to head to Boston for tonight 2-0, but I even thought that was a little unrealistic, because they're such a tough team. I think if you're a hockey fan, your gut feeling on this one is it's going seven.
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You don't have to take on another project. You don't need to take over the world. Everything can end. Things don't have to be the way they are. You have more control over your life than you think.
When we were negotiating the sale of Flagback, things got a bit intense. The discussions were difficult; taking a lot from me. Because we had investment considerations we decided to set a hard deadline for the negotiations. Knowing when they were going to end, really helped ease the tension.
We often put ourselves in uncomfortable situations we feel we can't get out of. Crazy deadlines, tough negotiations, busy schedules, etc; setting an end date for intense / stressful activities is reassuring. Permanence is overwhelming.
Although it might cost you a bit, there's always an end date to set… or a way out.


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On 01 Jul 2016 French Polynesia population was estimated as 285735 people. On 01 Jul 2017 French Polynesia population will be 288706 people. It's +1.03% (2971 people) compared with the population of French Polynesia on 01 Jul 2016. These data (statistics and projection) are based on information from the United Nations and Census on the assessment and forecasting of the French Polynesia population. French Polynesia population clock counts based on the current number of the above values at time UTC (the date and time specified above).


Jhanvi kapoor is grand daughter of kapoor family who is 20 years old (born on March 7, 1997), Hindu girl of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Janhavi Kapoor is the eldest daughter of famous Bollywood actress Sridevi. Her father Bonnie Kapoor is also a famous Bollywood actor. Her recently released film Dhadak was not successful at the box office.
Jhanvi Kapoor is one of India's most talented actresses. She was born in Mumbai. 7 March 1997 Janhvi was born in Mumbai. Her father's name is Bonnie Kapoor and mother's name is late Sridevi.
Jhanvi Kapoor's biography is very interesting, Jhanvi is a very beautiful and talented girl. Her debut movie is Dhadak. According to 2018, Jhanvi is 21 years old now. One of his sisters named Khushi Kapoor, the half-brother's name is Arjun Kapoor and the name of a sister is Anshula Kapoor. Jhanvi Kapoor belongs to the Hindu family and her sun symbol is Pisces. Jhanvi Kapoor's height is 5 feet 4 inches and weight is 52 kg. Her hair color is dark and the color of the eye is dark brown. She is India's most popular celebrity.
She completed her schooling in Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai and did her acting course from Lee Strasbourg Theater and Film Institute, California, USA.
Her latest release was the Bollywood Movie Beat in July 2018. However, Rumors are going on in Tollywood for her entry. Recently, Janhavi Kapoor debuted her ramp in the LAKME fashion week as the showstopper of NACHIKET BARVE. The DHADAK star Jhanvi Kapoor was seen wearing a blue and pink cloak on the walk.
Jhanvi's sisters Khushi Kapoor and Anshula Kapoor were on their side for her support always. Later, Jhanvi spoke to the media in an interview about her style, likes, inspiration and what she learned from her mother Sridevi.
According to sources, Jhanvi Kapoor was committed and was making a date with Shikhar Paharia, who is the grandson of famous politician Sushil Kumar Shinde and son of Mumbai businessman Sanjay Paharia. Recemtly, she is dating with Ishaan Khattar who is the Hero of Dhadak movie.


The FICPA was founded in 1905.
Walter Mucklow, T.G. Hutchinson and two other Florida accountants envisioned an association that would promote the exchange of ideas; enhance confidence in public accountants among businessmen; and encourage a high standard of efficiency in the science of accounting and the art of bookkeeping. These four men lobbied the Legislature and pushed through the first accountancy law in the Southern states. They created an accountancy exam.
FLORIDA SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS: In April 20, 1905, they organized into a group of accountants under the name of the FLORIDA SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS.
One of the first acts of the newly formed Society was the publication of a pamphlet describing the objectives of the Society, which were: 1. To promote a higher standard of efficiency in the science of accounting and the art of bookkeeping. 2. To bring together those interested directly or indirectly in matters of accounting, to promote the exchange of ideas, and to encourage mutual assistance between members. 3. To encourage the adoption of improved methods and to secure uniformity in matters of accounting. 4. To promote confidence between the public accountant, the bookkeeper, and the man of business.
FIRST ACCOUNTANCY LAW: For its first activity, the Society directed the collective energies of its members towards securing passage of an accountancy law. This was no easy task; while few states had such laws, none had been passed in any of the Southern States.
The principal efforts towards securing passage of the accountancy law were expanded by the Society's special legislative committee, composed of T.G. Hutchinson and John A. Hansbrough signed Florida's first accountancy act on June 5, 1905 and Florida became the eighth state in the Union to pass an accountancy law, being preceded by New York, 1896; Pennsylvania, 1899; Maryland, 1900; California, 1901; Illinois, 1903; Washington, 1903; and New Jersey, 1904.
A relatively simple Florida law, the 1905 accountancy act set up a three-member State Board of Accountancy and prescribed its powers and duties to provide for the examination of qualified accountants and to provide penalties for violations. The Board also was authorized to grant certificates to those candidates who passed the prescribed tests. The first State Board of Accountancy appointed by Governor Broward was composed of Mucklow, E.I. Matthews and George R. DeSaussure. The Board immediately began to function and granted its first five certificates.
FLORIDA SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS: As interest and activity in accountancy increased, the members of the Florida Society of Accountants gradually arrived at the decision to restrict membership to Certified Public Accountants. This necessitated the reorganization of the group under the new name of the FLORIDA SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS in 1916. Membership in the Society was limited to American citizens who held Certified Public Accountant certificates, issue by any State and who had been in continuous practice for themselves or in the office a public accountant for three years. Associate membership was limited to Certified Public Accountants who had not been in practice for three years.
The period from 1917 to 1923 was one of little activity for the Society's affairs. World War I and economic adjustments that occurred shortly after that conflict claimed most of the accounting profession's attention. The Florida Boom of the early 1920's left members with little time to advance the public accounting profession through Society activities.
SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS IN FLORIDA: The Society reorganized in 1924 under the name SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS IN FLORIDA. Officers were Walter Mucklow, president' T.G. Hutchinson and John A. Hansbrough, vice-presidents; J.M. Jordan, secretary; and Robert Pentland, treasurer. The Society had 20 members in total.
A NEW ACCOUNTANCY LAW: Early in 1927, serious thought was given to the ethics of the profession, including such matters as advertising and solicitation of accounting work. It was decided that the accountancy law should be amended or rewritten. A revised accountancy law was approved by the Governor to become effective July 1, 1927. The adoption of revised accountancy law attracted not only the attention of Florida accountants but that of practitioners around the nation.
In 1928, the Society was officially incorporated under the name FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS.
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CPAs: In 1955, the Florida Society of Certified Public Accountants was renamed the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). At the time, there were 811 members and 350 candidates sat for the CPA exam.
With interests in building a governmental relations program, the Board of Governors voted in 1979 to relocate the FICPA's headquarters to Tallahassee, Florida. In 1985, the FICPA moved into its new, official headquarters within walking distance of the Florida State Capitol. Four years later, the building was expanded.
When it celebrated its 100-year anniversary on April 20, 2005, it represented more than 18,400 CPAs throughout Florida. Authors Lloyd "Buddy" Turman and Heidi Tyline King published a paperback book titled "FICPA: Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants" in 2005 commemorating the milestone.
The FICPA aims to uphold the high standards of the accounting profession and ensure its continued growth and success. The organization employs 65 association professionals, who focus on programs to enhance members' competency and professionalism; support standards of independence, integrity and objectivity that also are in the public interest; promote community involvement; and monitor and actively participate in the public policy-making process.


Evan is a Senior at Columbia College of Chicago where he studies set design. This is his third show with Kokandy after working on their productions of Loving Repeating and Heathers as an ASM. He has also served as an ASM on two shows with Porchlight, Sondheim on Sondheim and Side Show and served as SM on The Basement at Columbia.
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We begin a new series of interviews with members of the Board of the Deschutes Land Trust.
Enjoying a winter's day at the Metolius Preserve. Photo: Joan Amero.
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We begin a new series of interviews with members of the Board of the Deschutes Land Trust. And we begin this beginning with a revealing portrait of Michael Emmons, the new President of the Board.
Mike Emmons lives at Black Butte Ranch; he lists his 48-year-old marriage to Gail and his children before any of his professional and business accomplishments; he's logged 1300 hours of flying time, but you are about to meet a Mike who is a little boy in bare feet, a little boy who lived, he believed, in the wilderness. I first met grown-up Mike on a tour of what is now the Whychus Canyon Preserve led by Amanda Egertson, our Stewardship Director. Mike had brought a couple dozen of his friends to experience the magic of the place. I was curious about what makes a Deschutes Land Trust Board Member and Officer tick. I asked him how he thought his childhood had prepared him to care about land enough to do something about it. He told me about going barefoot all summer and I knew I wanted to know more.
Months later, we met for lunch at a local restaurant. Mike told me more.
TTL: It's clear to me that your childhood prepared you to be the guy who is working to protect Central Oregon wild lands. You are thought of as a man with his feet on the ground. Can you say something about that little boy with bare feet?
Mike: We lived next to Takena Park in Albany, Or., and the lasting sensation was the grass of the park on your feet. I think my feet were permanently green until the fall. I took my shoes off as soon as school ended at the beginning of summer and didn't put them back on till the dread day school started in the Fall. The big test was when your feet were tough enough to run on gravel. That usually took several weeks. From then, it was pure freedom.
TTL: I know that sensory memory is important in the development of devotion to place. Will you tell our readers one of your childhood sensory memories?
Mike: Easy, smelling burning Rye Grass: From about age 15 through my second summer at University I worked on combines and at Fry Station Seed Mill about 5 miles east of Albany off a gravel road in the "country". I have always associated Fall with the burning of the fields in and around Albany, Smelled like hay or something they tried to legalize in Liberal CA. The moon was always bright orange. I played high school football and the games were always Friday nights with the smell of burning fields and that orange moon overhead.
TTL: You told me that this picture of you, your sister Karen and your brother Pat is the Wilderness Picture because of the trees in the background. Tell me about the "wilderness", the "country" of your childhood.
Mike: Father was an attorney in Salem until we moved to Albany in 1949 or 1950 to start his practice there. In Salem, we lived in the Southwest area on a hill that had a house, barn and garage. I spent my first 8 years in what I thought was the country. Mainly oak and maple trees, A cemetery was next door. We had the Lassie, garden, cow, horse, etc., To me, it was as large as Kings Ranch.
TTL: You told me that you are grateful to have grown up partly in a small town. Tell us a little about that.
Mike: Albany was about 8,000 people, maybe smaller. We had the security of riding our bikes or walking to all the schools I attended, and everywhere in the town. There was no violent crime that I can remember. Familiarity, sports, family (5 children) and one very close brother, Pat. No TV until my older brother, the nerd-Professor at Stanford until he retired, bought one of the first TVs and we watched Charlie Chan.
TTL: Often when I teach Writing from Place circles, I ask people if they had wild places in their childhoods. How about you?
Mike: We had The Fort: At the end of my paper route in southwest (I like that direction) Albany was the forest with the Calapooia River running through it. It was probably max 100 acres and logged many years ago. The Fort came into being when I was between the ages of 11 to 15. We relieved the builders in the area of two-by-fours and other building material. It was a tree house about 10+ feet off the ground. The most fun was building it. Now, my work with the Land Trust sometimes seems like an extension of that childhood enthusiasm and appreciation for the wild.
We dove into our desserts - creme brulee for me; peanut butter ice cream sundae for Mike. As he ate, it was easy to see that little boy, the kid who'd run barefoot over the Oregon earth, and learned that there is magic in wild places.
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I'm looking forward to visiting the Morris Museum to see the newly opened exhibit, Pulp Culture: Paper is the Medium, where three of my quilled necklaces are on display through December 7. Since many of you are far from New Jersey and won't be able to attend, perhaps you'd like to see them.
After a friend sent me some vibrant crepe paper that rolls beautifully, I was inspired to create a jazzy, wearable set of keys. It's a play on the Ring of Keys framed piece I made several years ago that was inspired by an antique Victrola key. Sometimes I make single key pendants... you'll find step-by-step instructions on how to make one of your own in the All Things Paper book.
The exhibit curator also chose this design; I call it Silver Teardrop Orb. You can learn to make it too, via the same book.
The third pendant is this golden design, Leaves and Loops.
Morris will be hosting workshops for children during the show - there is a paper making class this Saturday, a tour for very young children in October, and paper collage and pop-up book classes in November.
A local newspaper reporter recently did an article about my work in conjunction with the opening that you can read here. The photographer took this picture of a poinsettia ornament that he suspended on a bottle lantern that happened to be on the table... I think it's a pretty cool impromptu photo!
These are artworks, Ann. Beautiful.
Your work is superb and that is a wonderful article. I'm going to put this on my calendar of things to do this fall.
Wow! Super gorgeous. Love the golden and leaves pendant. Very exquisite look!
Congratulations on your exhibit. Your jewelry is fabulous!
Fabulous Ann!! Love your leaves and loop pendant. All the open loops make it look so fragile but your careful planning and gluing has made your pendant quite durable.
Thanks everyone! Lorraine, I hope you'll get a chance to visit Morris. Suganthi, I made the loops with three stacked strips so it truly is durable.
I'm so freaking stoked about your work being in a museum Ann! How exhilarating it must be! I do hope we'll see a photo of you standing next to your work on your blog soon! Congratulations Ann!
Wishing I was closer to New Jersey! Well done, Ann!
Congrats, on your gallery exhibit, Ann! The work is magnificent!


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require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe Projects::AlertManagementController do
  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
  let_it_be(:role) { :developer }
  let_it_be(:user) { create(:user) }
  let_it_be(:id) { 1 }

  before do
    project.add_role(user, role)
    sign_in(user)
  end

  describe 'GET #index' do
    it 'shows the page' do
      get :index, params: { namespace_id: project.namespace, project_id: project }

      expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
    end

    context 'when user is unauthorized' do
      let(:role) { :reporter }

      it 'shows 404' do
        get :index, params: { namespace_id: project.namespace, project_id: project }

        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
      end
    end
  end

  describe 'GET #details' do
    it 'shows the page' do
      get :details, params: { namespace_id: project.namespace, project_id: project, id: id }

      expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
    end

    context 'when user is unauthorized' do
      let(:role) { :reporter }

      it 'shows 404' do
        get :index, params: { namespace_id: project.namespace, project_id: project }

        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
      end
    end
  end

  describe 'set_alert_id' do
    it 'sets alert id from the route' do
      get :details, params: { namespace_id: project.namespace, project_id: project, id: id }

      expect(assigns(:alert_id)).to eq(id.to_s)
    end
  end
end


A group of prominent privacy, civil liberties, and human rights organizations have launched SecurityPledge.com, a major new campaign calling on tech companies to take concrete steps to protect their users in the wake of widely reported abuses like the harvesting and manipulation of Facebook data conducted by Cambridge Analytica. The site asks Internet users to add their name to an open letter calling on tech companies to take the data security pledge and make needed changes to ensure their users' data isn't used against them.
The organizations behind the campaign will encourage users to flock to services that have taken these steps and avoid those that haven't until they do.


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Internet of Things (IoT) in Energy
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By Drew Robb
The Internet of Things (IoT) is being promoted in the energy sector as though it is something new. In tandem with digital transformation, the utility industry, power producers, and oil & gas players are being inundated with messaging that they need to digitally transform now.
But the reality is that these trends have been going in the energy sector for decades. A move from analog to digital controls began back in the nineties, for example. Similarly, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a well-established technology that is used in equipment such as wind turbines and other industrial equipment to obtain real-time data, make decisions, and command and control energy generation, transmission and distribution. SCADA may not be as trendy a term as IoT, but they are at least cousins, if not brothers.
IoT Drives Better Energy Outcomes
Rick Veague, chief technology officer for North America at IFS, believes there are three key areas where IoT drives business value energy companies through better outcomes:
Operational awareness
Digital twins of physical assets
"IoT sensors give businesses immediate visibility into how an asset is performing and delivering on its intended outcome by continuous, real-time updates on the operating state of an asset," Veague said.
"This operational awareness can then be compared to expected outcomes, to predict when the asset should be serviced to maintain its intended outcome. This allows businesses to proactively reduce unplanned downtime, reduce cost, and improve the overall performance of the asset, and ultimately the customer.
See more: The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Market
5 IoT Energy Examples
The IoT has taken off as a concept in the energy sector. More utilities and energy/hydrocarbon producers are investing in the technology. This manifests in a number of different ways:
1. Digital twins
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical asset such as a turbine or a compressor. In essence, the digital twin exactly mirrors in the virtual world what happens in the real world. They can be used to simulate changes to determine their impact on areas such as performance, fuel consumption, maintenance, and so on.
Take on-shore and off-shore oil and gas, for example. Here, a digital twin, equipped with real-time data from IoT sensors and on-rig asset management data, provides an on-shore head office with real-time, end-to-end visibility of each individual rig's condition and performance across the process, Veague noted.
"Companies have started to build models that will provide answers to 'what if' or 'what will' questions," said Ravindra Puranik, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData.
"By replicating an asset or a portion of it in the virtual world, companies can run simulation tests on real-world problems and visualize the results in 3D. This is helping project engineers to improve their understanding of the asset, thereby enabling them to optimize its performance as per the market requirements. Thus, digital twins are gradually becoming integral to oil and gas operations."
2. BP APEX
BP began the APEX IoT project back in 2017. Its North Sea operations fill around 200,000 barrels a day, involving thousands of miles of wellbores and risers as well as a complex web of pipelines and processing infrastructure. The IoT helped BP engineers to create a simulation and surveillance system that recreates every element of a real-world plant within its APEX system.
"APEX is a production optimization tool that makes use of integrated asset models," said BP's North Sea petroleum engineer Giuseppe Tizzano. "It is also a formidable surveillance tool that can be used in the field to spot issues before they have major effects on production."
With APEX, production engineers can run simulations that used to take hours in just a few minutes, making optimization continuous. Gulf of Mexico petroleum engineer Carlos Stewart said: "Engineering time has been the biggest payback — a system optimization could take 24-30 hours. In APEX, it takes 20 minutes. APEX delivered 30,000 barrels of additional oil and gas production a day when it was rolled out."
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3. Streamlining maintenance
IFS IoT solutions enable companies to utilize the agility and speed of application development using APIs and low code. This means organizations can quickly develop applications that integrate real-time data from IoT devices, analyze it, and provide relevant and actionable business insights. The processing of IoT data is combined with machine learning (ML) models powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to transform streams of raw sensor data into actionable observations. These observations are applied directly to the maintenance operations, triggering the appropriate workflows to enable the necessary actions to achieve peak operational efficiency.
Veague said utilities use such systems to increase efficiency of maintenance. This includes issuing equipment alerts before actions are required and greatly reducing the costly requirement for manual inspections.
4. Wind power
One of Asia's largest independent power producers (IPP) in the renewable energy industry is using Uptake Radar to increase its annual energy production AEP and improve the reliability of its wind turbine fleet. Using IoT and analytics, the producer has identified an increase of 1% of energy production across the fleet. This represents $4,300 in value per turbine per year.
5. Refinery of the future
Texmark of Texas produces renewable fuels, mining chemicals, alcohols, and aromatic solvents. The company worked with PTC, CB Technologies, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on industrial IoT solutions to create smart, connected centrifugal pumps that enabled them to perform real-time data analysis and predict when the pump would fail.
"Management saw less time spent taking care of pumps that didn't require attention, and operators saw less risk to employees," said Linda Salinas, VP of operations at Texmark.
From that beginning, the company decided to build the Refinery of the Future. Leveraging ThingWorx, PTC's end-to-end Industrial IoT platform, and its Vuforia Enterprise Augmented Reality (AR) Suite, it is using the IoT to connect plant workers to information via augmented reality headsets, and to boost its predictive maintenance capabilities.
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Akin Gump Project Finance, Environment Attorneys Named As Law360 Rising Stars
Akin Gump attorneys David H. Quigley and Daniel P. Sinaiko have been honored by Law360 as among its "2012 Rising Stars," which recognizes attorneys under the age of 40 with accomplishments in major litigation or transactions.
David Quigley, honored in the "Environmental" category, is a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office in the environment, natural resources and land practice. He handles an array of environmental matters, including transactional, enforcement litigation, regulatory compliance, lobbying and legislative development. Law360 featured his work on behalf of the U.S. division of French steel pipemaker Vallourec, his victories in representing former owners of power plants in Clean Air Act litigation and his role in valuing environmental liabilities on behalf of the unsecured creditors in Chemtura Corp's bankruptcy proceedings.
Daniel Sinaiko, honored in the "Project Finance" category, is a partner in the firm's Downtown Los Angeles office in the global project finance practice. He primarily represents developers, sponsors, lenders and investors in development, debt finance, equity finance, merger and acquisition transactions for capital and infrastructure projects in the renewable energy sector. Law360 spotlighted his work on behalf of North America's largest wind and solar farms, including Shepherds Flat, the largest wind farm in North America, for Caithness Energy LLC; Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System, slated to be the largest utility-scale solar power plant in the world, for BrightSource Energy Inc.; and the California Valley Solar Ranch for NRG Energy Inc. and SunPower Corp.
A team of Akin Gump attorneys achieved a unanimous decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of firm client Steve Filarsky in the case Filarsky v. Delia, an important case concerning qualified immunity from suit for private individuals retained by the government to carry out its work.
Mr. Filarsky, an attorney in private practice, was retained by the city of Rialto, California, to conduct an internal investigation of firefighter Nicholas Delia. Delia later sued, claiming a violation of his constitutional rights during the investigation. The court of appeals granted immunity to all of the government officials involved in the investigation, but held that Filarsky was not entitled to qualified immunity because he was not an employee of the city.
A team of Akin Gump attorneys was brought in to argue the case before the Supreme Court. In its unanimous decision, the Court reversed and held that private individuals temporarily retained to perform governmental work are equally eligible for qualified immunity. The Court reasoned that such immunity ensures that talented individuals are not deterred from providing public representation or service by the threat of personal damages liability.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is advising long-standing client ExxonMobil in its ongoing multibillion-dollar joint venture agreement with Rosneft.
The two companies signed agreements on April 16 in New York to implement the long-term Strategic Cooperation Agreement, which was initially signed in August 2011, to jointly explore for and develop oil and natural gas in Russia and to share technology and expertise.
These latest agreements form joint ventures to manage an exploration program in the Kara Sea and Black Sea. Exploration began in the Tuapse licence block in Russia's Black Sea in September 2011, and drilling of the first exploration well is planned for 2014-2015. Seismic and environmental programs are also planned for the Kara Sea's Prinovozemelsky Blocks later in 2012, with drilling to begin in 2014. The two companies will also work jointly to develop technologies for oil production in Western Siberia.
International corporate transactions partners Richard Wilkie and Alexey Kondratchik in Akin Gump's Moscow office are leading the team advising ExxonMobil, supported by counsel Oleg Isaev (corporate) and associates Ivan Meleshenko (tax) and Alexander Shalaev (antitrust) in Moscow and senior counsel Ned Barlas (intellectual property) in New York.
Weil has announced a substantial expansion in its Hong Kong office, following continued growth in its private equity and M&A practices. Weil is moving to new premises in Alexandra House in Hong Kong's Central business district. This will more than double Weil's current office space and will accommodate all its current lawyers in Hong Kong as well as expected future growth.
This move follows continued momentum and accolades for Weil as one of the leading private equity and M&A practices in Asia. Weil was recently awarded Private Equity Team of the Year in Asia by the International Financial Law Review for the second year running, and also awarded Private Equity International Firm of the Year in China by Chambers Asia. This follows a highly successful year for Weil in Asia representing leading private equity sponsors, financial institutions and global and regional corporations in their most complex and important transactions.
"The Hong Kong office has seen significant growth over the last few years. We have not only outgrown our current offices but we expect continued growth in our existing market leading practice. This move will give us the space to further expand our team to meet the demands of our growing client base in Asia," says Akiko Mikumo, Asia Managing Partner and head of Weil's Hong Kong office.
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So I have a few "hand me down" dell servers. The ones I use right now have iDRAC 7 in them. I have always been annoyed at the SSL warning that comes up. I thought about rolling my own CA and generating my own certs. I shot that down though as some times I pull up the iDRACs remotely from systems where I don't want to install the custom root cert. I finally took the time to figure out how to take the Let's Encrypt free SSL cert and apply it to the iDRACs. This is mainly due to they started issuing wildcard certs as of today.
Follow the prompts and setup the verification checks as requested. If all goes well you will get a nice little dump of you have a new cert and it lives at /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/.
From there I scp'ed the private key and the full chain down to my windows vm where I have racadm installed. For quick finding for those that need racadm installed on a windows system. (Download, unzip, run installer, good to go) After that all that was needed is to run 3 commands in a command prompt in the directory where the two files I scp'ed to the system.
After the iDRAC reset itself after those commands, I now had a shiny and valid SSL cert. There can be a small hiccup, and you may get a system that says "The Remote RACADM interface is disabled". As long as you have trust in your firewalls, Overview->iDRAC Settings->Network->Services->Remote RACADM->Tick the enabled box and apply.
Next up to see if I can make Java not complain when loading the virtual console. Or perhaps scripting this some how to automatically check daily if new cert was issued and pull/push.
This entry was posted in Dell iDRAC 7, Tips / Tricks on 2018-03-13 by mindlesstux.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import migrations, models
import django.db.models.deletion

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ('dgcrm', '0015_auto_20170702_1522'),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.RemoveField(
            model_name='client',
            name='last_visit',
        ),
        migrations.RemoveField(
            model_name='client',
            name='total_paid',
        ),
        migrations.AlterField(
            model_name='result',
            name='client',
            field=models.ForeignKey(null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='dgcrm.Client'),
        ),
        migrations.AlterField(
            model_name='result',
            name='detailed_service',
            field=models.ForeignKey(null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='main.DetailedService'),
        ),
    ]


Competition in the internet sector in Senegal is getting ready to welcome a new player, and if the word is true, it would be a major one!
Announced a while ago, the new license given to the number 2 network provider will enable them to provide 3G to its subscribers. "The set up has begun in April 2013 and will enable Tigo to offer its subscribers a premium exploration in data usage and the best possible experience in mobile communication," has stated Tigo in a press release handed to the Senegalese Press Agency.
The carrier has indicated that it has invested over 25 billion FCFA in the renovation and extension of its network since the beginning of the year 2013.
"The signed contract with a top manufacturer in the telecommunications sector will help Tigo offer the latest jewels of new technologies to the Senegalese people. The information will travel at a rate of 21 Mbps thanks to the HPSA+ technology," continued the official release.