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Bruins hire ex-AG to conduct review of vetting process
The Boston Bruins enlisted former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to conduct an independent review of their player vetting process after signing prospect Mitchell Miller and parting ways with him two days later amid intense backlash.
The Bruins announced on Tuesday that Lynch, of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, will "conduct an independent review of our player review process" and ensure that "our future process reflects our core values."
Boston said it will fully cooperate with the review and make the results public.
"The Boston Bruins strive every day to live our values and meet the high standards our employees, fans and community have come to expect," the Bruins said in a statement released Tuesday. "This includes treating everyone inside and outside our organization with dignity and respect. We recently fell short of our high standards and disappointed both ourselves and many in our community."
The Bruins signed Miller, a 20-year-old defenseman, to an entry-level contract on November 4 with the intention of sending him to AHL Providence. However, the team announced on November 6 that it was parting ways with Miller after strong opposition from fans, the team's players, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Miller remains under contract with the team and is still technically a member of Providence. One of the options for the Bruins: pay Miller to stay home this season, then buy him out at the end of the year for a third of his NHL salary; or to work with Miller and the NHLPA on a settlement that would allow him to become a free agent.
He was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes in 2020, but his draft rights were given up when a story was published about how he and another high school classmate were convicted in 2016 by juvenile court of assaulting and bullying Isaiah Meyer- Crothers, a Black classmate with developmental disabilities.
In the report, Meyer-Crothers' mother alleged that Miller began abusing her son in second grade and repeatedly used racial slurs. Miller admitted in Ohio juvenile court to using racial swear words at Meyer-Crothers, physically assaulting him, and at one point tricking him into "licking a candy that Miller and another boy swept into a bathroom urinal." said a police officer. report.
Fans were outraged by Miller's signing, and Bruins veterans such as Nick Foligno and Patrice Bergeron expressed disappointment. Bettman reiterated that Miller was not cleared by his office to play for the Bruins and "I can't tell you he will ever be eligible to get into the NHL."
On November 7, Boston president Cam Neely expressed concern over failures in the team's vetting process in signing Miller. He cited "new information" when the team walked out on Miller on November 6. Neely said the fact that the Bruins never contacted Meyer-Crothers' family was "concerning" and that it was "definitely" a problem with the team's vetting process.
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AFFORDING COLLEGE: When should I start looking for scholarships?
Start looking for scholarship opportunities the summer before your senior year.
Be aware of deadlines and begin to prepare application materials. The overwhelming bulk of awards received by our graduates come directly from the colleges. Be sure to inquire about scholarship criteria when you visit or contact a college. Check out the links on NAVIANCE.
Do not wait to see what you get from college financial aid offers before you begin applying for private scholarships. Students should start in the spring or summer preceding their senior year and apply for any scholarship that seems appropriate. Check out scholarships linked to church membership, place of employment, and any credit union to which you may belong.
The www.finaid.org and www.fastweb.com are excellent free resources for scholarship information. For information about state-specific financial aid programs, go to the NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators) website and click on your state.
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship is available to Tennessee residents, attending a 4-year institution in Tennessee, who have 21 ACT (980 SAT) or a 3.0 GPA. Students must enroll within sixteen months after high school graduation.
Tennessee Promise offers two years of tuition-free community or technical college to Tennessee residents. Students must apply on the website by November 1 of their senior year and fulfill the outlined requirements to be eligible.
ACADEMIC COMMON MARKET makes degree programs not available to students in their home state available at member institutions at the in-state tuition rate. Tennessee residents have access to 116 programs through the Common Market.
Be wary of mailings inviting you to financial aid workshops. Do not pay for scholarship/financial aid searches. You can access the same information at no cost by going to one of several websites.
AFFORDING COLLEGE: Are public colleges cheaper?
Private colleges and universities have higher costs of attendance but they may also have scholarship and financial aid programs that bring the net price down to less than that at a public university.
Many of the more highly selective private colleges and universities do not offer merit scholarships. All financial aid is "need-based".
Private colleges and universities do not charge "out of state" fees. The cost of attendance is the same for all students.
Financial need can sometimes affect admissions decisions at some private colleges and universities. Ask if the school is need-blind or need-aware.
With rising costs, many schools are no longer able to cover an applicant's full demonstrated financial need ("gapping"). Ask about this.
Some small private colleges in states bordering Tennessee will match the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship award that student would receive if enrolled in a Tennessee institution.
Public universities charge an out-of-state fee which raises the cost of attending a public university outside of your home state.
Public universities offer merit scholarships for students with top test scores and GPAs and may waive out-of-state fees. Check their websites for qualifying criteria.
Need-based aid at public colleges and universities is often limited to federally-funded programs (Pell Grant, Work-Study, loans).
AFFORDING COLLEGE: What can I afford?
FAFSA,the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is required of all students who apply for financial aid and/or Tennessee residents who want to be considered for the Tennessee Hope Scholarship and/or the Tennessee Promise program. The U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA4caster helps students and families to calculate an estimated Expected Family Contribution (EFC), investigate Pell Grant eligibility, and complete preliminary work to save you time when you complete the FAFSA in the fall. You may also import your income data from the IRS website to do a "practice" FAFSA. Some colleges have financial aid estimators available on their websites.
AFFORDING COLLEGE: Where can I find scholarship info?
The www.finaid.org site is an excellent free resources for scholarship information. For information about state-specific financial aid programs, go to the NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators) website and click on your state.
COLLEGE VISITS: Do I need to go?
Campus visits are crucial. Seniors may apply for a college leave in the fall but you should do as much as possible the summer before your senior year. The students who have the most difficulty with making decisions about schools are those who have not visited any campuses. Even a "bad" visit can be productive in that it helps you to identify what you do not want in a school. If something you want to see is not included on the tour, it is quite appropriate to request to see it.
COLLEGE VISITS: Should I take the official tour?
"Level of interest," often gauged by a physical visit to the campus, is sometimes a factor in admissions decisions, particularly at more selective schools and especially in cases in which an applicant may be borderline. For this reason, it is very important to schedule an interview/information session and an official tour as part of your campus visit, especially at selective private institutions. If you do not have time for both the info session and the tour, do the tour. If you do tour with a friend, be sure that the admissions staff knows that you have been on campus.
COLLEGE VISITS: How do I schedule a visit?
Go to the college's admissions page.
Call the Admission Office for an appointment for a campus tour, info session and/or interview or schedule one on-line.
Ask if there is an admissions counselor assigned to our school/region and get that person's name and contact info. This info is often available on the admission page of the school website.
Money Saving Tip: Ask the admission office visit coordinator or receptionist if any of the local motels give a special rate for college visitors and be sure to ask for that discount when you make your reservations. Sometimes there are recommendations for local accommodations on the admissions page of the institution's website.
COLLEGE VISITS: Should my parents go?
It's best if parents can accompany students on college visits since this is a decision that affects the whole family. It will enable them to be more helpful in discussing merits and shortcomings of different schools with you. It also gives them the opportunity to ask questions about financial aid.
COLLEGE VISITS: What should I wear?
College dress culture varies from school to school, but generally you will find that summer tours are casual. SAS School Dress will always be appropriate.
COLLEGE VISITS: What should I look for when I visit?
Note the general condition of the campus, Are the facilities like labs, dorms, student union, fitness center, library, studios (if applicable) in good shape. Is there construction or renovation underway?
Be aware of the surrounding area and what is available within reasonable walking or biking distance.
How articulate is your tour guide in answering questions and representing the school?
Note library hours during the year (indicates something about intellectual rigor).
COLLEGE VISITS: What should I ask my tour guide?
What happens if you run into trouble with a course? How do you get help?
What is the most commonly encountered teaching style on campus (or in freshman courses)?
How would you describe the work load during freshman year?
Who is the best teacher or course you have had so far and why?
How common is it for students to complete internships? Does the school assist with getting internships? How do you set one up?
How did hiring go with the last graduating class? Which employers recruit on campus?
How does the school deal with drug and alcohol abuse, security issues, roommate matches and roommate problems.
Are health services and counseling available on campus?
Were there any unexpected surprises, good or bad, about the school after you enrolled?
What do you weekends? How many people leave on the weekends? Where do they go?
What are the major fun or social events during the year?
What are the most significant ways in which this school has affected you?
What were the big issues on campus this past year?
What advice would you give a freshman coming to their school?
COLLEGE VISITS: What should I ask the admissions personnel?
What are the admission requirements? How do you weigh grades vs. test scores vs. other factors?
Have there been changes in selectivity over the past 3-4 years? If so, why?
What percent of freshmen return for their sophomore year. (80%+ is what I would expect for a small private school).
How is demonstrated interest considered in admissions decisions?
Are there any plans for adding or downsizing specific programs?
Do you offer Early Decisions? What percent of the first year class is admitted Early Decision?
Is the admissions process i"need blind" or "need aware"?
Do you meet full need?
When do you recommend applying for financial aid?
Are their merit scholarships available? What are the deadlines and criteria?
COLLEGE VISITS: What should I expect in an interview?
The interview is an opportunity for you to learn more about a school, specific programs and majors, and how you may stand as far as admissions requirements are concerned. It is an excellent time to explain any unusual situations or weak spots in your educational background.
Colleges are trying to assess the academic program you have followed in high school, the level of rigor at your school, and how you have challenged yourself. They are likely to ask about your favorite courses, your academic strengths and weaknesses, and for evidence that you have taken the most advanced academic options available. They want to know about your performance as refected in grades, GPA, and honors.
They want to learn about your potential for success at their school. This includes talents and abilities beyond grades and test scores. Have you shown sustained interest and involvement in one or more non-academic activity or activities outside of classes? Are you a leader? Will you fit in to the campus culture? Do your personal and intellectual interests, non-academic commitments, thoughts on various issues, and potential contributions to campus life complement the students already there?
COLLEGE VISITS: How do I keep track of all these schools?
Make a checklist before you go of information that is important to you. Identify four or five "must have's" to use for every school. Take notes and photos during your visit. Keep track of your general feeling when on campus. Did you feel comfortable? Could you picture yourself there? Did the students you meet feel like people who could be your friends?
COLLEGE VISITS: What do I need to do after the visit?
Follow up your visit with a brief thank you note or email to the interviewer.
CHOOSING WHERE TO APPLY: What should I consider?
Program Do the academic programs available and range of options appeal to your interests and talents? Is there depth and breadth of courses in the disciplines in which you are interested? Are there accessible internship opportunities? Is the level of academic challenge appropriate for you?
Performance Do most freshmen return for their sophomore year? What percentage of students graduate within four or five years? Do they find jobs and/or get accepted to graduate schools?
Potential Will you grow personally and intellectually at this school?
Profile Does your academic profile (grades, test scores) match that of students usually admitted to the school?
Personal match Does the academic environment meet your expectations in terms of intellectual rigor and the likely curiosity and drive of your fellow students? Does the learning environment and support services meet your likely needs? Do you feel like you would fit in socially?
Participation Are there opportunities to participate in activities that have been important to you? Are there opportunities to explore new interests?
CHOOSING WHERE TO APPLY: Does size matter?
Look at a variety of schools before making this decision. The overall enrollment may be less of a factor than the opportunities for community within the college or opportunities for activities beyond campus.
CHOOSING WHERE TO APPLY: How many schools should I apply to?
In general, our college counselor recommends applying to 4-6 schools. If you are the child of a Sewanee employee and are applying for Tuition Exchange, you should apply to 5-8 schools since the program is very competitive. International students are encouraged to apply to 10-12 schools since competition for international admission is so fierce.
CHOOSING WHERE TO APPLY: Do I need a "safety school"?
It is important to have at least one school on your list to which admission is highly likely (a "safety school"), but be sure that it is a school that you would be happy to attend. One or two schools on your list may be schools where the selectivity level makes probability of admission very hard to predict or where you might be in the lower half of the applicant pool (a "reach"), but the remaining schools should be very strong matches between you and colleges admissions profile and you are a competitive applicant with a reasonable chance of being admitted.


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The Trinamool Congress will not attend the special midnight Parliament session convened to mark the rollout the Goods and Services Tax (GST), party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.
Mamata's decision to skip the session comes as the other opposition parties face a similar dilemma. Sources said that though a final call has not been taken, the parties are likely to give the midnight session a miss. The reason they said is that opposition parties did not like the way the invitation was extended. Sources in the Trinamool Congress, the Left, and the Congress had told CNN-News18 that the letter of invitation by parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar was sent to the MPs individually. The norm, they said, is to address it to party leaders only.
The Congress faces a dilemma as it has vociferously claimed that GST was its brainchild and is only being carried forward by the NDA government. Skipping the launch event would weaken this claim. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has also sent a personal invite to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, further complicating matters for the party.


The 2019 tax season is here and crypto traders are a low hanging fruit for the IRS and all tax enforcement agencies worldwide according to the international tax expert Clinton Donnelly which is our guest for this episode. You will learn a lot in this episode as we will be discussing how IRS is tracking all crypto traders and have probably mapped everyone by now and how you can protect yourself.
Since most crypto being traded is not a security, it is treated as property by the IRS. The irs wants you to file taxes like you are trading stocks, but the rules of stocks do not apply to crypto. So the best way, is to total all of your gains against all of your losses the same as you would if you were selling things on ebay. There is no wash sale rule, and since it is all property, file your taxes as a sole proprietor of your business, not as an investor. Then you are free of most of the BS. Each purchase you make is an expense and when you sell, you either increase the profit for the year or decrease it based on the total value. This is how anyone filing taxes for a small business selling goods has to do it. Any other way is stupid and just giving away your money because of the gray area and lack of definitions.
I am a taxpayer in the EU and I have no problem paying taxes. I would have even less problems if they'd deter from spending my taxpayers' money on illegal wars for resources, firearms and weapons, fossil fuels, bribery and killing innocents. Thank you!
THIS GUY IS GROSS AF. ABOUT 14:19 "THEY ALL SHOULD CALL ME… HAHAHA… ESPECIALLY THE BIGGER GUYS!" COMPLETE RED FLAG THAT HE JUST WANTS TO TAKE A BIG CUT FROM WHALES. PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER GIVE MONEY TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN THE WAY OF TAXES OR PENALTIES THAT TO GIVE $$ TO THIS SKEEVE… REALLY, REALLY, GROSS. AND YES, DESERVING OF ALL CAPS.
Can someone point me to the law that requires American Citizens to pay taxes?
The IRS is not part of the US government. It's an illegal entity with no constitutional power. This guy is clueless.
what is the rule regarding the $14k gift tax? What if someone gave their crypto away? I thought the IRS code states something along the lines of nothing needs to be filed if its gifted.
Great interview, I've never considered this before.
This guy doesn't mention most of the limits are higher the the average person watching this. Fbar is $10k or more and $50k on the 8938. He is fearmongering without explaining the important caveats.
how do they expect to find all these people?
I scheduled a Phone conference with this guy after watching. He called me RIGHT at the scheduled time didn't charge me a thing and wouldn't accept a donation. Just explained my situation and he gave me great advice for free. I can't believe he would take time out of his schedule to give me free advice. Thanks Ivan for bringing this great guy on.
Imagine the technological advancements once those 10k fine letters roll out. No more binance, no more vanilla BTC transactions, no more transparent blockchain. I'd get some popcorn.
i'm a big fan of your channel ivan and have been watching for quite some time. i have to say this is by far the worst "interview" you have ever done and you should seriously consider removing this video. i say this because this guy answered your first question with a bold faced lie and continued to lie through most of the interview, except for when it was time for him to shill his book.
Ivan this guy is a salesman. Not a great choice as a guest. Its affecting the legitimacy of your channel. Im disappointed.
I just started with Cryptocurrency trading for just over six years now. I have noticed a sharp increase of Coins related stories which are not only complete non-sense, but also false and misleading. It is clear that a lot of effort goes into creating a very positive picture for new traders in order to trick them into opening new accounts. My goal was to become a semi-professional trader. I started like any other new trader, without knowledge and little capital. I came across dozens of ads where brokers basically promised a rags to riches story if I opened and account with them. It made no sense to me, the math didn't add up. I wasn't sure about that because my heart didn't accept the offer. After my first year in bitcoin trading, I needed to decided which strategy would be best for me. I spend the next two years testing my strategy in a live account with small deposits, no more than $250. I blew a few accounts as I fine-tuned my strategy,I needed to be sure of what I'm doing before making mistakes. I had to start watching more videos on YouTube and joining any bitcoin trading online forum i come across with. There was this particular forum that got my attention because of the ideas and trading strategies they were sharing was totally amazing and I decided to pay attention to this one. There was a lot of professional investors and trustworthy traders in that forum. I made up my my mind to open a conversation with one particular person named Mauricio Pierce that I really enjoyed his lectures. He made me to fully understand what bitcoin trading is and how to control my capital while trading. I wasn't scared to invest anymore because Mauricio Pierce got my back. He made bitcoin trading very easy for me. Incase you are wondering who this man is, Here you can have his email address if you want to discuss with him. [email protected] He's very responsive and pays attention to what ever questions you have for him.
Don't trust this guy hes selling himself with FUD.
You are interviewing a Robot stuck in the matrix.
Taxation is THEFT. End of story Ivan. Move to a real place that supports freedom.
Confiscate what and how? How can IRS confiscate anyone's bitcoin without knowing the keys? Also YES, TAXATION IS THEFT. Period.
I didn't like him mocking the janitor for "only" paying $4000 in tax. At that part of the interview I felt like he was completely disconnected from the average person. That janitor's income is MORE than the median income!? I don't know what to make of this guy? I am glad for the interview though….it's something we all need 2 think about…especially in the USA. Thanks Ivan!
His website looks like one of those scsmmy bad ICOs websites.
This dudes book isn't free either. It's listed on his site for $197. I appreciate his hustle but don't advertise "Free Crypto Tax Book" when it's not free.
Excellent content Ivan! These kinds of vids are truly value adds to the community.


When I was invited by Brescia Tourism to spend a day getting to know their city a little better, I jumped at the chance to return to Italy, a country that I love more than any other (even Germany).
Recommended Reading: This post, Dreamy Amalfi Coast Photos That Will Convince You to Go There Now and this one for planning for one week in Italy.
When I arrived at the airport in Bergamo, I was picked up by a uniformed driver from DeMasi Car. He led me to a black mercedes and it was all I could to not squeal with delight. This is seriously not the kind of thing that ever happens to me, as I'm a poor writer limited to public transit in Berlin and my own two feet.
I suppressed my urge to hug the driver, attempted to remain dignified (even pretended to be regal), and we were soon on our way to Brescia.
A quick 40 minutes later, we were there. The ridiculously fast ride allowed my inner speed demon to surface, as Italian drivers treat their highways like Germany's autobahn. I had to stop myself from telling him to drive even faster.
It was just before midnight when we got to Albergo Orologio Hotel, a charming 3-star hotel located in central Brescia, only steps away from Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Loggia.
Earlier in the day, I'd been informed that the hotel staff actually leave the hotel at 11:00 p.m. and don't return until morning. I didn't have to worry, as I was provided with a pass code to access the hotel and was able to retrieve my room card, left for me at the front desk.
This large king-sized bed was exactly what needed to get a good night's rest. I love beds, I feel as if they're my friends, and I make a concerted effort to spend a great deal of time in them. I swan dived into into the middle of the bed, snuggled up under the covers, jumped on the hotel's free wifi, and watched some NetFlix before nodding off to sleep.
The day began with sunshine, so I excitedly opened my window for a view of the inner courtyard. While, I would have loved one of their rooms with a panoramic view of the city, I do have a thing for courtyards.
Albergo Orologio offers a sumptuous buffet breakfast and easily accommodated my need for a lactose free meal. I sipped on a cappuccino with soy milk, ate some lactose free yogurt, and nibbled on some tasty vegan biscotti before starting my day.
For more ideas about where to stay in the city, read about these best Brescia hotels.
Our city tour of Brescia started out at Piazza della Loggia, a Renaissance square surrounded by Venetian style buildings, including the Palazzo della Loggia. As always, Italy dazzled me with all of her beauty and history.
Unbelievably, this now restored square was bombed by a right wing group in 1974 which resulted in the death of eight people and the wounding of more than 100. Today, it's a bustling place filled with locals passing through and tourists like me, looking completely gob-smacked when taking in all of that architectural grandeur.
Leaving Piazza della Loggia, our visit of Brescia continued by wandering through the city streets where we glimpsed residents of Brescia going about their everyday life.
This brief wandering of ours was one of the highlights of the day for me, as one of my favourite things to do is walk through the cities and towns I visit, just like when I was in Latvia in November where I took tons of Riga photos.
I especially loved our stolen moments peeking into residential courtyards.
Next up was a visit to the Roman Catholic church, Chiesa dei Santi Faustino e Giovita, complete with remarkably intact Baroque frescoes and even an altar which is said to help cure headaches (yes, really).
Another reason for you to visit Brescia? Next up was a stop at Piazza Paolo VI, a square formerly known (much like the artist Prince) as Piazza del Duomo. Dating back to the Middle Ages, this grand square is now flanked by a number of important buildings such as Broletto Palace, the New Cathedral, and the Old Cathedral.
We continued our cathedral hopping at the New Cathedral.
Construction began on this massive duomo in 1604 and only wrapped up two centuries later in 1805. Architectural nuts take note, the facade is both baroque and neoclassical, while the interior dome is 91 meters, one of the highest in all of Italy.
The Old Cathedral, which sits directly adjacent to the New Cathedral, is often overlooked by tourists who are captivated by the church's rather stunning counterpart. Granted, the Old Cathedral is not as good looking, but it's a site not to be missed.
Going by as many names as a fugitive on the run, the historical and rather round church is not only known as the Old Cathedral, but Duomo Vecchio, La Rotunda, and Winter Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta.
This rare Romanesque church is thought to have been built sometime during the eleventh century. During the nineteenth century, many additions to the Medieval building were removed entirely, with only the medieval Crypt of San Filastrio remaining.
After hitting up three cathedrals in a row, we left the divine behind in favour of the more hedonistic and battle hungry Romans.
Brescia is home to one of the best preserved Roman relics in all of Italy, the Capitalium, a temple built by Emperor Vespasian in 73 A.D, with three cells dedicated to the gods Jupiter, Minerva, and Juno. Six of its Corinthian columns still stand today and is now a popular place for people like me to stare and ponder it's ancient history (yeah, that's a rare photo of me!).
It's also a hotspot for kids on fieldtrips to have their group photos taken.
Next to the temple, the Capitolium archaeological area extends to a massive outdoor theatre.
Admission includes access to the temple, theatre, and underground areas where you can view some original Roman pieces. Here I am (again!), thoughtfully checking out the Roman's work.
By far, the best part of our museum tour was the self-guided tour we took via an augmented reality experience.
You get to don a pair of geeky looking glasses that are aesthetically flattering to no one, walk through the temple and theatre, and see a computer generated representation of what the area looked like in its days of glory. Technology at its best, you can actually see and feel what it used to really be like there.
While our Brescia visit had been "like, totes amazing" so far, my heart and stomach were really just waiting for lunch. It had been two years since my last visit to Italy, where I hit up places like Brindisi, Monopoli, and Otranto, so I was hungry (pun intended) to experience authentic Italian food. I mean you can only have so many schnitzels and sausages in Germany, before it starts to get boring.
Ou lunch treat happened at Osteria del Savio, a cozy locale just steps from the Museo di Santa Giulia, where we were headed afterwards.
The antipasto plate had different types of meat, cheese, crispy bread, and deep-fried sage chips.
I opted for a pasta with chestnuts, mushrooms, and herbs.
Dessert was a fruity, lactose-free sorbet.
Of course, the meal was paired with regional wine and of course, every single bit of that meal was like tasting a bit of heaven. It took a lot of willpower to not weep tears of joy and beg to be left at the restaurant, while our group went on to the explore the gigantic museum next door.
It was time to get our art and culture on!
The jumbled Monastero di Santa Giulia and Basilica di San Salvatore is Brescia's single-most intriguing sight. Inside this rambling church and convent complex, the Museo della Città houses collections that run the gamut from prehistory to the age of Venetian dominance. Highlights include Roman mosaics and medieval jewels.
We went to not only see the sprawling museum, but take in the Marc Chagall and Dario Fo exhibit the museum is currently hosting.
Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist, a modernist, who dabbled in almost every artistic medium you could think of like painting, stained glass, tapestries, and ceramics.
Swoon! He was a romantic. My kinda dude.
Dario Fo so idolized Chagall, that he created a series of work in tribute to his hero. The second part of the exhibit features his boldly colored paintings.
And because you can't get enough of me, here I am again, checking out Fo's beautiful artwork.
The rest of the museum doesn't disappoint, like the Nun's Choir, a masterpiece of Renaissance art.
Or other frescoes like this, in the monk's cloister.
There's even moments when you can step outside.
Perhaps the best reason to visit Brescia. As our tour had wrapped up for the day, the group was given free time to go about and explore the city. This is where I went totally overboard taking photos of Brescia by night.
It was like the city seductively said in a Ryan Gosling like voice "Hey, girl." and well, I was done for in the same way I'd be if I met that handsome Canadian in person. Brescia is almost too beautiful to be real.
The Renaissance astronomical clock, much like the one in Prague, displays hours, moon phases, and the zodiac.
Just some folks going about their Christmas shopping.
Completely exhausted, I returned to the hotel to get a few zzz's before dinner.
Oh yes! It was that time, time to eat again at Trattoria Urbana Mangiafuoco. Considering our visit of religious sites that day, this literally felt like my last supper, as it was my final Italian meal before coming home to Berlin.
We were in for a wine-filled and very carnivorous dinner.
My cheese-free pasta filled with bacon, tomatoes, olives, and more was seriously one of the most tasty dishes I've ever had!
Not only was my heart happy, but my stomach was too.
Ryanair flies from Berlin, direct to Bergamo's Orio al Serio International Airport, with the flight only being one hour.
You can book a driver with DeMasi Car to take you from Bergamo to Brescia. Contact them for exact prices.
Stay at Albergo Orologio Hotel. Rooms average around €90 per night.
Admission to the Capitalium starts at €3 per person, with the augmented reality tour being another €6 per person.
Admission to the Museo di Santa Giulia starts at €10 per person.
Eat at both Osteria del Savio and Trattoria Urbana Mangiafuoco to experience delicious Italian cuisine and drink regional wine.
For more reasons to visit Brescia, check out this post from Silvia's Trips – "Brescia? Absolutely one of the places to visit in Italy!" For more Italy travel inspiration, check out this Lake Garda itinerary or consider spending two days in Florence.
Need somewhere to stay in Brescia? Check out hotel offerings on booking.com.
* Disclosure – My in Brescia was courtesy of Brescia Tourism. Any opinions expressed about my love of Italy and all things Italian are entirely my own.
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I had no idea Brescia is such a beautiful and interesting place! Well, I knew nothing about the city until now! Thanks for this post, I might actually visit it next time I find cheap flights to Bergamo!
Yeah, for sure. It's so pretty and the augmented reality museum experience was amazing.


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Q: How to get card brand using Stripe and Swift     STPAPIClient.shared().createToken(withCard: cardParams) { (token, error) in
        if error != nil {
            //fail
        } else if let token = token {
            print(token.card?.brand) //Optional(__C.STPCardBrand)
            print(token.card?.brand.hashValue) //Optional(0)
            print(token.card?.brand.rawValue) //Optional(0)
        }
    }

Does anyone know why Stripe isn't returning the card brand? I'm using a Stripe test card and the rest of the info is getting returned.

A: @OlegDanu's answer with unwrapping
As he said use STPCard.stringFromBrand(from: token.card?.brand) but card? is an Optional of type STPCard and I didn't realize that and spent some time trying to unwrap it. Anyway it's best to unwrap it first
if let card = token.card { }

Here's the code below
STPAPIClient.shared().createToken(withCard: card, completion: {
    [weak self] (token, error) in

    if let error = error {
        print(error.localizedDescription)
        return
    }

    guard let token = token else { return }

    // card is an Optional of type STPCard
    if let card = token.card {

       let brand = STPCard.string(from: card.brand)

       print(brand)
    }
})

A: So checking the API documentation I found that brand is en enum:
var brand: STPCardBrand { get }

having these values:
typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, STPCardBrand) {
    STPCardBrandVisa,
    STPCardBrandAmex,
    STPCardBrandMasterCard,
    STPCardBrandDiscover,
    STPCardBrandJCB,
    STPCardBrandDinersClub,
    STPCardBrandUnknown,
};

You could also consider using the static stringFromBrand function:

Returns a string representation for the provided card brand; i.e.
  [NSString stringFromBrand:STPCardBrandVisa] == @"Visa". Declaration

*

*(nonnull NSString *)stringFromBrand:(STPCardBrand)brand;

  class func string(from brand: STPCardBrand) -> String

Example:
print(STPCard.stringFromBrand(from: token.card?.brand))

Swift 4:
print(STPCard.string(from: token.card!.brand))

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Today we went to MyoungDong to watch the Nanta Show!
In MyoungDong, we can buy K-pop stuff, such as photos, CDs, dulls, souvenir etc.
While we are waiting for the show, we went to shop those kinds of things.
Look at our happy faces! Yeah!
Ok. now it's time to watch Nanta!
Thay have funny story line that we can enjoy.
Even they don't use any languages, we could understand what they are doing, what they want to say.
It was super fun!! You should watch Nanta at least once in your life.
After the show, we took group photos for the memory.
Very good actors, very good team work.
It's the best show ever.
There were so many people in MyoungDong. I like to walk around in the night time in Korea. Korean shops are all looked fancy!
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San Francisco has a dynamic economy bursting with employment opportunities, but there are many systemic barriers that prevent equal access to these opportunities. VYDC aims to break these barriers down and support Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees with educational and employment programs that increase access. We provide one-on-one employment support and skill development, help with high school diplomas and GEDs, assist with college preparation, and provide opportunities for paid work experience.
VYDC offers a compassionate and holistic approach to supporting low-income refugees and immigrants living in the Tenderloin and neighborhoods across San Francisco. Many Southeast Asians, including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotians, living in these impoverished neighborhoods are at high risk for becoming isolated, involved with criminal activity, dropping out of school, and developing mental health issues.
We increase awareness, reduce mental health stigma, and promote mental well-being by providing culturally relevant education regarding these important issues. We also work with youth and their families to strengthen relationships and provide education to reduce and prevent access to alcohol and tobacco use.
Despite city-wide prosperity and wealth introduced by new sectors, Southeast Asian residents in the Tenderloin remain vulnerable to poverty and displacement due to language barriers and isolation, which limits their access to relevant skills training and vital social services. These barriers restrict the social and economic development for low income Southeast Asian communities. Our job is to close this gap so all San Francisco residents can flourish. VYDC provides weekly Southeast Asian translation services and ESL courses to assist vulnerable urban youth & families living in San Francisco.


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Our online order form ensures completely secure transfer of your personal data to our office network. We appreciate the importance of keeping your data secure and take all the necesary steps to ensure that your information is protected.
When you place an order through our secure online order forms, that order is sent digitally right into our office network and imported directly into the software we use to fulfill that order. This state of the art technology allows us to further expedite the appraisal process and allows us to focus on getting the order fulfilled rather than re-entering your information.


Police have confirmed that a young man in his early twenties found dead in De Beauvoir Road, Hackney, is likely to be the same man who was previously pursued by a police car.
Police have stated that they followed a blue BMW 5 at 11pm during a routine patrol check of the area.
They failed to stop the driver.
Soon after the BMW was discovered, abandoned after it collided with several parked cars on the De Beauvoir Estate. At 12pm, a man was found nearby with serious injuries.
The London Ambulance was called and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have confirmed that this man is likely to be the driver.
A special post mortem was said to have taken place in Poplar Mortuary this afternoon and there has yet been no official identification, although the next of kin have been informed.
Police are investigating the incident further. Anyone with further information or witnesses are encouraged to call 020 8345 4955 or the police non-emergency line on 101.
he was not driving someone well know to the police was as i was told when he told some one thats all i am saying hopefully for tony sake you will find them.


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<?php
/**
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * Base class for Barcode 1D and 2D
 *
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------
 * @author  Akhtar Khan <er.akhtarkhan@gmail.com>
 * @link http://www.codeitnow.in
 * @package https://github.com/codeitnowin/barcode-generator
 */
namespace CodeItNow\BarcodeBundle\Generator;
use CodeItNow\BarcodeBundle\Generator\CINColor;
use CodeItNow\BarcodeBundle\Generator\CINLabel;
use CodeItNow\BarcodeBundle\Generator\CINArgumentException;
use CodeItNow\BarcodeBundle\Generator\CINDrawException;

abstract class CINBarcode {
    const COLOR_BG = 0;
    const COLOR_FG = 1;

    protected $colorFg, $colorBg;       // Color Foreground, Barckground
    protected $scale;                   // Scale of the graphic, default: 1
    protected $offsetX, $offsetY;       // Position where to start the drawing
    protected $labels = array();        // Array of CINLabel
    protected $pushLabel = array(0, 0); // Push for the label, left and top

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    protected function __construct() {
        $this->setOffsetX(0);
        $this->setOffsetY(0);
        $this->setForegroundColor(0x000000);
        $this->setBackgroundColor(0xffffff);
        $this->setScale(1);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the text before displaying it.
     *
     * @param mixed $text
     */
    public function parse($text) {
    }

    /**
     * Gets the foreground color of the barcode.
     *
     * @return CINColor
     */
    public function getForegroundColor() {
        return $this->colorFg;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the foreground color of the barcode. It could be a CINColor
     * value or simply a language code (white, black, yellow...) or hex value.
     *
     * @param mixed $code
     */
    public function setForegroundColor($code) {
        if ($code instanceof CINColor) {
            $this->colorFg = $code;
        } else {
            $this->colorFg = new CINColor($code);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the background color of the barcode.
     *
     * @return CINColor
     */
    public function getBackgroundColor() {
        return $this->colorBg;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the background color of the barcode. It could be a CINColor
     * value or simply a language code (white, black, yellow...) or hex value.
     *
     * @param mixed $code
     */
    public function setBackgroundColor($code) {
        if ($code instanceof CINColor) {
            $this->colorBg = $code;
        } else {
            $this->colorBg = new CINColor($code);
        }

        foreach ($this->labels as $label) {
            $label->setBackgroundColor($this->colorBg);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the color.
     *
     * @param mixed $fg
     * @param mixed $bg
     */
    public function setColor($fg, $bg) {
        $this->setForegroundColor($fg);
        $this->setBackgroundColor($bg);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the scale of the barcode.
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function getScale() {
        return $this->scale;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the scale of the barcode in pixel.
     * If the scale is lower than 1, an exception is raised.
     *
     * @param int $scale
     */
    public function setScale($scale) {
        $scale = intval($scale);
        if ($scale <= 0) {
            throw new CINArgumentException('The scale must be larger than 0.', 'scale');
        }

        $this->scale = $scale;
    }

    /**
     * Abstract method that draws the barcode on the resource.
     *
     * @param resource $im
     */
    public abstract function draw($im);

    /**
     * Returns the maximal size of a barcode.
     * [0]->width
     * [1]->height
     *
     * @param int $w
     * @param int $h
     * @return int[]
     */
    public function getDimension($w, $h) {
        $labels = $this->getBiggestLabels(false);
        $pixelsAround = array(0, 0, 0, 0); // TRBL
        if (isset($labels[CINLabel::POSITION_TOP])) {
            $dimension = $labels[CINLabel::POSITION_TOP]->getDimension();
            $pixelsAround[0] += $dimension[1];
        }

        if (isset($labels[CINLabel::POSITION_RIGHT])) {
            $dimension = $labels[CINLabel::POSITION_RIGHT]->getDimension();
            $pixelsAround[1] += $dimension[0];
        }

        if (isset($labels[CINLabel::POSITION_BOTTOM])) {
            $dimension = $labels[CINLabel::POSITION_BOTTOM]->getDimension();
            $pixelsAround[2] += $dimension[1];
        }

        if (isset($labels[CINLabel::POSITION_LEFT])) {
            $dimension = $labels[CINLabel::POSITION_LEFT]->getDimension();
            $pixelsAround[3] += $dimension[0];
        }

        $finalW = ($w + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale;
        $finalH = ($h + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale;

        // This section will check if a top/bottom label is too big for its width and left/right too big for its height
        $reversedLabels = $this->getBiggestLabels(true);
        foreach ($reversedLabels as $label) {
            $dimension = $label->getDimension();
            $alignment = $label->getAlignment();
            if ($label->getPosition() === CINLabel::POSITION_LEFT || $label->getPosition() === CINLabel::POSITION_RIGHT) {
                if ($alignment === CINLabel::ALIGN_TOP) {
                    $pixelsAround[2] = max($pixelsAround[2], $dimension[1] - $finalH);
                } elseif ($alignment === CINLabel::ALIGN_CENTER) {
                    $temp = ceil(($dimension[1] - $finalH) / 2);
                    $pixelsAround[0] = max($pixelsAround[0], $temp);
                    $pixelsAround[2] = max($pixelsAround[2], $temp);
                } elseif ($alignment === CINLabel::ALIGN_BOTTOM) {
                    $pixelsAround[0] = max($pixelsAround[0], $dimension[1] - $finalH);
                }
            } else {
                if ($alignment === CINLabel::ALIGN_LEFT) {
                    $pixelsAround[1] = max($pixelsAround[1], $dimension[0] - $finalW);
                } elseif ($alignment === CINLabel::ALIGN_CENTER) {
                    $temp = ceil(($dimension[0] - $finalW) / 2);
                    $pixelsAround[1] = max($pixelsAround[1], $temp);
                    $pixelsAround[3] = max($pixelsAround[3], $temp);
                } elseif ($alignment === CINLabel::ALIGN_RIGHT) {
                    $pixelsAround[3] = max($pixelsAround[3], $dimension[0] - $finalW);
                }
            }
        }

        $this->pushLabel[0] = $pixelsAround[3];
        $this->pushLabel[1] = $pixelsAround[0];

        $finalW = ($w + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $pixelsAround[1] + $pixelsAround[3];
        $finalH = ($h + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $pixelsAround[0] + $pixelsAround[2];

        return array($finalW, $finalH);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the X offset.
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function getOffsetX() {
        return $this->offsetX;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the X offset.
     *
     * @param int $offsetX
     */
    public function setOffsetX($offsetX) {
        $offsetX = intval($offsetX);
        if ($offsetX < 0) {
            throw new CINArgumentException('The offset X must be 0 or larger.', 'offsetX');
        }

        $this->offsetX = $offsetX;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Y offset.
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function getOffsetY() {
        return $this->offsetY;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Y offset.
     *
     * @param int $offsetY
     */
    public function setOffsetY($offsetY) {
        $offsetY = intval($offsetY);
        if ($offsetY < 0) {
            throw new CINArgumentException('The offset Y must be 0 or larger.', 'offsetY');
        }

        $this->offsetY = $offsetY;
    }

    /**
     * Adds the label to the drawing.
     *
     * @param CINLabel $label
     */
    public function addLabel(CINLabel $label) {
        $label->setBackgroundColor($this->colorBg);
        $label->setForegroundColor($this->colorFg);
        $this->labels[] = $label;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the label from the drawing.
     *
     * @param CINLabel $label
     */
    public function removeLabel(CINLabel $label) {
        $remove = -1;
        $c = count($this->labels);
        for ($i = 0; $i < $c; $i++) {
            if ($this->labels[$i] === $label) {
                $remove = $i;
                break;
            }
        }

        if ($remove > -1) {
            array_splice($this->labels, $remove, 1);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Clears the labels.
     */
    public function clearLabels() {
        $this->labels = array();
    }

    /**
     * Draws the text.
     * The coordinate passed are the positions of the barcode.
     * $x1 and $y1 represent the top left corner.
     * $x2 and $y2 represent the bottom right corner.
     *
     * @param resource $im
     * @param int $x1
     * @param int $y1
     * @param int $x2
     * @param int $y2
     */
    protected function drawText($im, $x1, $y1, $x2, $y2) {
        foreach ($this->labels as $label) {
            $label->draw($im,
                ($x1 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0],
                ($y1 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1],
                ($x2 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0],
                ($y2 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Draws 1 pixel on the resource at a specific position with a determined color.
     *
     * @param resource $im
     * @param int $x
     * @param int $y
     * @param int $color
     */
    protected function drawPixel($im, $x, $y, $color = self::COLOR_FG) {
        $xR = ($x + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0];
        $yR = ($y + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1];

        // We always draw a rectangle
        imagefilledrectangle($im,
            $xR,
            $yR,
            $xR + $this->scale - 1,
            $yR + $this->scale - 1,
            $this->getColor($im, $color));
    }

    /**
     * Draws an empty rectangle on the resource at a specific position with a determined color.
     *
     * @param resource $im
     * @param int $x1
     * @param int $y1
     * @param int $x2
     * @param int $y2
     * @param int $color
     */
    protected function drawRectangle($im, $x1, $y1, $x2, $y2, $color = self::COLOR_FG) {
        if ($this->scale === 1) {
            imagefilledrectangle($im,
                ($x1 + $this->offsetX) + $this->pushLabel[0],
                ($y1 + $this->offsetY) + $this->pushLabel[1],
                ($x2 + $this->offsetX) + $this->pushLabel[0],
                ($y2 + $this->offsetY) + $this->pushLabel[1],
                $this->getColor($im, $color));
        } else {
            imagefilledrectangle($im, ($x1 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0], ($y1 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1], ($x2 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0] + $this->scale - 1, ($y1 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1] + $this->scale - 1, $this->getColor($im, $color));
            imagefilledrectangle($im, ($x1 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0], ($y1 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1], ($x1 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0] + $this->scale - 1, ($y2 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1] + $this->scale - 1, $this->getColor($im, $color));
            imagefilledrectangle($im, ($x2 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0], ($y1 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1], ($x2 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0] + $this->scale - 1, ($y2 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1] + $this->scale - 1, $this->getColor($im, $color));
            imagefilledrectangle($im, ($x1 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0], ($y2 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1], ($x2 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0] + $this->scale - 1, ($y2 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1] + $this->scale - 1, $this->getColor($im, $color));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Draws a filled rectangle on the resource at a specific position with a determined color.
     *
     * @param resource $im
     * @param int $x1
     * @param int $y1
     * @param int $x2
     * @param int $y2
     * @param int $color
     */
    protected function drawFilledRectangle($im, $x1, $y1, $x2, $y2, $color = self::COLOR_FG) {
        if ($x1 > $x2) { // Swap
            $x1 ^= $x2 ^= $x1 ^= $x2;
        }

        if ($y1 > $y2) { // Swap
            $y1 ^= $y2 ^= $y1 ^= $y2;
        }

        imagefilledrectangle($im,
            ($x1 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0],
            ($y1 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1],
            ($x2 + $this->offsetX) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[0] + $this->scale - 1,
            ($y2 + $this->offsetY) * $this->scale + $this->pushLabel[1] + $this->scale - 1,
            $this->getColor($im, $color));
    }

    /**
     * Allocates the color based on the integer.
     *
     * @param resource $im
     * @param int $color
     * @return resource
     */
    protected function getColor($im, $color) {
        if ($color === self::COLOR_BG) {
            return $this->colorBg->allocate($im);
        } else {
            return $this->colorFg->allocate($im);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returning the biggest label widths for LEFT/RIGHT and heights for TOP/BOTTOM.
     *
     * @param bool $reversed
     * @return CINLabel[]
     */
    private function getBiggestLabels($reversed = false) {
        $searchLR = $reversed ? 1 : 0;
        $searchTB = $reversed ? 0 : 1;

        $labels = array();
        foreach ($this->labels as $label) {
            $position = $label->getPosition();
            if (isset($labels[$position])) {
                $savedDimension = $labels[$position]->getDimension();
                $dimension = $label->getDimension();
                if ($position === CINLabel::POSITION_LEFT || $position === CINLabel::POSITION_RIGHT) {
                    if ($dimension[$searchLR] > $savedDimension[$searchLR]) {
                        $labels[$position] = $label;
                    }
                } else {
                    if ($dimension[$searchTB] > $savedDimension[$searchTB]) {
                        $labels[$position] = $label;
                    }
                }
            } else {
                $labels[$position] = $label;
            }
        }

        return $labels;
    }
}
?>

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Goodyear appoints Keegan as CEO, Gibara to remain as chairman
AKRON (Oct. 1)—Robert J. Keegan, Goodyear president and chief operating officer, will take over as CEO at the beginning of 2003, the company announced. The Akron tire maker's board of directors made the decision Oct. 1. Keegan, 55, will supplant current CEO Samir G. Gibara, who will remain as Goodyear chairman of the board. Gibara, 63, a 35-year company veteran, has been CEO since Jan. 1, 1996, and chairman since July 1 of that year. Gibara also will chair a newly formed executive committee of the board of directors, the firm said. There has been much speculation of Gibara´s replacement as CEO in the past year, given Goodyear´s weak financial performance and plummeting stock price. The price of Goodyear shares hit a peak in the mid-$70 range during the first half of 1998, but sank into single digits for the first time in more than 11 years the week of Sept. 23.


Chris Baughman joined the Health Plan of San Mateo in 2008 to fulfill the position of Business Project Manager, and began to serve in an additional role as Chief Performance Officer in 2010. Chris is responsible for improving the health of the organization through increased efficiency and effectiveness, decreased costs, and better organizational quality. She continues to oversee implementation of the newly selected Managed Care Information System (MCIS) in HPSM's business units.
Prior to joining HPSM, Chris served as President/CEO of the Coastside Family Medical Center, a rural primary care clinic, and Chief Operating Officer of Endoscopy Management Services Organization, a privately held ambulatory surgery development and management company. She has 20 years of experience in hospital administration, including both community and specialty hospital settings in Chicago, Nebraska, and California.
Chris earned a B.A. degree in psychology from Ohio Northern University, a Master of Rehabilitation Counseling degree from Bowling Green State University, and a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University.


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Never take on an install contracting job that leaves you with so many questions. If you have to ask help for the basic solutions, maybe you'd be best passing on the whole job.
and... Do you know, or, are you certain of your potential rigging points? What are the point's materials? Are you certain that you know the correct rigging hardware to be used?
Do you have insurance to cover liability?
If you're not certain of the exact answers, then, you're probably not qualified.
It's nice to want to help, but, whom are you really helping if the system doesn't provide significant benefits, and the gear is not completely documented and safely installed, over what they have now?
I have done a number of jobs that did not have the proper budget, and I did my best to try and "help them out". The customer soon forgets about that they did not have the proper budget-and all they remember is that the job that was done did not quite meet they expectations.
So when it comes time for a real job (with a real budget) they don't consider you-because they remember the job you did was not quite what they expected. Did I mention they forgot that they did not have the budget to do it right.
Yes we all want to help-but as has been said- YOU will be remembered if it doesn't work. They may constantly come asking you for help to try and "fix" it.
I can tell you where the $4000 budget came from and it's because in their minds it should be sufficient to provide a system that meets their expectations. Why would they allocate money for something that isn't going to work? That they supplied speakers and have an electrician involved means they think they know something. It doesn't matter how you explain to them that if you try and work within their constraints the results will be less than desirable. In the end all they know is is that they spent all this money and it should be much better than what you gave them.
This is not the kind of relationship I would want with a customer.
We actually had a church come to us and say they were ready for an upgrade. They held a meeting and discussed the problems and voted on a budget.
They told me they had $100.00 to spend. Yes ONE HUNDRED dollars.
So what do you want me to do with that? You just spent that talking to me?
And they had a meeting and VOTED and somehow derived that $100 would "fix" their problems? ??
Ya never know where this stuff comes from.
Perhaps the overall issue is simply that of having budgets and expectations that are compatible. And as a corollary to that, having expectations that are sufficiently defined, supported and documented to make a determination that they are compatible with the budget.
I believe that meeting or exceeding expectations is a critical factor in obtaining a successful result. The size of the budget, schedule, etc. don;t matter as long as they are compatible with the expectations for the results. However, if there are limitations or conditions that make that outcome less than a certainty then it becomes vital to try to resolve that. If the limitations or conditions cannot be altered then 'expectation management', helping clients understand and determine what expectations are feasible given the relevant physical, schedule, resource and financial limitations, becomes vital. If you can't get everyone to 'buy into' a situation that you feel it tenable then it may indeed be better for everyone to not proceed.
One particular detail that stands out here is that the school apparently started to do this on their own and then changed direction. Was that simply a realization that they were in over their heads? Did some key figure in that approach become no longer involved? Or might it be that something led to nobody there wanting to take responsibility (or blame)?


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Announcing the 2019 Judith Wright Poetry Prize Shortlist
25.Feb.20
Established in 2007, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for new and emerging poets is supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation. To qualify, entrants must have no more than one collection of poems published under their own name. This year, the major prize is $6000, and second and third prize is $2000 and $1000 respectively. All three poets will be published in the first print issue of Overland in 2020.
In one of the most successful years in the history of the prize, we received over 750 entries from poets all around the world. We'd like to thank all the entrants for their brave, disruptive and original work, and our 2019 judges, Ellen van Neerven, Michael Farrell and Toby Fitch, for their hard work and dedication to the decision-making process.
After careful consideration, the judges have selected nine outstanding poems to form this year's Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist.
Congratulations to the following poets:
Grace Yee
'Chinny chin chin'
'Chinny chin chin' is about border security, exclusion and perpetual 'otherness' in white settler Australia.
Grace Yee is currently a Creative Fellow at the State Library of Victoria. She teaches in the writing and literature programs at Deakin University and the University of Melbourne. Her poetry has most recently appeared in Southerly, Stilts, Rabbit, Overland and Meanjin.
Alan Fyfe
'Eulogy for Hasan'
'Eulogy for Hasan' was written during a year studying the genre of prose poetry and it is composed for the remembrance of grief, for grief's return years after its trigger, and for a Kurdish man who was close as a father to me.
Alan Fyfe is a writer of poetry, prose, journalism, and music. He won the Karl Popper Philosophy award in 2008 and his first novel, Floaters, was shortlisted for the T.A.G Hungerford Award in 2018. He lives and works on the unceded country of the Wajuk Nation, in Perth, Western Australia.
Luke Patterson
'Kurnell'
'Kurnell' is a condensation of memory and history, of time and space, and the places that make us.
Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet and folklorist living on Gadigal lands. He is interested in the ways bioregional identities and consciousness are expressed through localised and vernacular forms. Luke's research and creative pursuits are grounded in his extensive work with Aboriginal and other community-based organisations across Australia.
Rose Hartley
'Love, surveillance, cross-infection'
'Love, surveillance, cross-infection' is about swiping right on someone with a chronic illness.
Rose Hartley's debut novel Maggie's Going Nowhere was released in January 2020 by Penguin Random House. She graduated from the Clarion Writers' Workshop in San Diego and works for a non-profit organisation. She lives in Adelaide.
'Government steals my rain'
'Government steals my rain' takes place in a seaside town containing boats, violence, sugar, hard-work and poetry.
Gareth Morgan is a poet and co director of sick leave reading series and journal. His poems have been published in Cordite, Rabbit, Australian Poetry and other places.
'No alarms'
'No alarms' is a poem about going to work under capitalism, the pulverisation of 'selfhood' by neoliberal hammers, and being visited by the ghosts of lost futures while chucking a sickie.
Dan Hogan is a writer and public primary school teacher from San Remo currently working on Darug Country. They also run DIY literary organisation Subbed In.
Lou Garcia-Dolnik
'No language for white man'
'No language for white man' contemplates how peoples, their lands and languages, in their essence resist whiteness.
Lou Garcia-Dolnik is a mixed-race Filipinx writer, editor and harpist working on unceded Gadigal Land. A poetry editor with Voiceworks and alumnus of the Banff's Centre's Emerging Writers Intensive, they were recently awarded third place in PRISM International's Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize
Naomi Cammayo
'So Long to the Tropics'
'So Long to the Tropics' picks apart the darkness of anxiety and the weight of loneliness that hangs over the persona's immigrant experience.
Naomi Cammayo is a PhD student at the University of Sydney. She is studying the work of women poet-activists from her native Philippines.
Ursula Robinson-Shaw
'Felicity Conditions'
In 'Felicity Conditions', dead fish are obstacles, sneakers are future relics, and desire is bad for itself.
Ursula Robinson-Shaw is a writer from Aotearoa, living in Melbourne. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne and co-director of Sick Leave. Her work has appeared in Overland, Cordite, Peach Mag, The Spinoff, and elsewhere. Her chapbook 'NOONDAY' was published by Puncher & Wattmann in 2019.
Congratulations again to these exciting new writers. Final results will be announced at Overland soon!
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On this tour GREAT TOURS PERU includes the highlights of the southern Coast of Peru. The gorgeous "Ballestas Islands" at The Paracas National Reserve, "The Oasis of Huacachina", "The Enigmatic Nazca Lines" and The heat, which leads us to hand in our walks, makes wonderful stay in Ica Peru.
Get contact with the Peruvian culture!
Paracas National Reserve, Ballestas Islands, Huacachina in Ica and Nazca Lines.
This is the perfect excursion for those who want to be in contact with the nature, marine life and archaeology; you will have an opportunity to enjoy your vacations.
On this occasion we offer the perfect combination on this 3 days excursion, starting and ending in Lima.
The Peruvian coast goes from the border with Ecuador on the North to the border with Chile on the South. It is a narrow plain, largely arid except for valleys created by seasonal rivers.
The Southern coast of Lima, in the Ica Region, includes the main valleys of Chincha, Pisco, Ica and the Nazca Rio Grande which have always been a great place for human settlements.
The Region of Ica that is divided into several provinces amongst which Ica and Nazca. This region is widely known for the Paracas culture (800 BC and 100 from our era) and the Nazca culture (100 BC and 600 from our era).
These cultures are notorious for their textiles and their ceramics as well as the lines traced in the desert and the great Cahuachi ceremonial Center. Treks in the Ica valley and the Rio Grande of Nazca basin give you the opportunity to see Paracas and Nazca relics. Nowadays, the majority of the archaeological remains are buried in the desert sand but several archaeological missions revealed their villages and public Centre.
Ica is well known to many travelers in Peru, due to its Huacachina oasis that is situated between enormous sand dunes. The oasis attracts many tourists as well as Peru's rich families, due to the variety of adventurous sand activities that are available.
Ica is surrounded by deserts and is famous as the capital of the Peruvian department that gave birth to the famous liquor, Peruvian Pisco. The sweet, delicious and quite particular, are a delicacy for the senses.
The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from 100 BC to 600 AD beside the dry southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande of Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley.
Having been heavily influenced by the preceding Paracas culture, which was known for extremely complex textiles, the Nazca produced an array of beautiful crafts and technologies such as ceramics, textiles, and geoglyphs (most commonly known as the Nazca lines). They also built an impressive system of underground aqueducts, known as puquios, that still function today. The Nazca Province in the Ica Region was named for this people.
The Nazca Lines are surely one of the most iconic sights in the world, and instantly recognizable by anyone. The lines are possibly even more famous for the various plausible and, frequently, implausible theories about who made them and how and when they were made, but the truth is that nobody really knows for sure.
At 03:45am, our representative will pick you up from the hotel in Lima, and then will transferred to the bus station to take a tourist bus to Nazca city, at approximately 04:15am, we will departure to Nazca by bus.
Upon arrival to Nazca at 11:00am, you will be met by our representative and transferred at Nazca airport to overflight the mysterious Nazca Lines.
We will fly over an enigmatic zone, where hundreds of years ago ancient Peruvians drew huge designs, which can be seen only from the air. Among the figures you will see an enormous representation of a monkey, a hummingbird, a condor, and a strange creature known as the Spaceman.
NAZCA TOUR: (PAREDONES, CANTAYOC AND CERAMICS).
The Cantalloc Aqueducts are underground galleys and served to transport water from one place to another, inside the valley. Their ceiling is made with flat stones and in some sections ancient Nazcas used Huarango wood (A local tree).
In the area there are over 130 aqueducts, can tell that the ancient Nazcas were experts in hydraulics.
The ruins known as Paredones were an ancient Inca administrative center, it served as an expansion base for this part of their territory. It has hallways, stone made constructions and several rooms. The Cantalloc geoglyphs are a group of needles and triangles that represent the ways made their fabric.
After our touring, we will go back to Nazca to visit a ceramic studio, where a craftsman will give us a better insight about the Nazca civilization and the colorful vessels they made hundreds of years ago.
Around 16:30hrs, after our touring, you will departure to Ica city by bus.
Upon arrival to Ica around 18:30hrs, you will be met by our representative and transferred to selected hotel to spend a night.
After breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel.
At 09:00 am. Ica City Tour; you will visit downtown Ica, regional museum, Huacachina oasis, Saint Luren Sanctuary, "El Catador" o "Vista Alegre" wine cellars.
We will visit the famous Oasis called Huacachina. The huge white sand dunes surrounding the lagoon are perfect to practice one of the most exciting sports in the area "Sand boarding".
After our visit to Huacachina, around 13:40hrs we will continue our trip to PARACAS (National Reserve) by bus.
At 14:30hrs reception in Paracas and transfer to selected hotel.
You will take an excursion to the Paracas National Reserve, the unique protected area of Peru that has a marine ecosystem.
Here you will visit the Hall of interpretation of the Reserve, Viewpoint of Birds, Beaches, several museums showing the natural history of Paracas and also the ancient Paracas culture in addition to the beautiful "cathedral", a natural rock formation.
After touring around, we will return to the Hotel in Paracas to spend the night.
Afterwards, we will depart to the harbor on the Paracas Peninsula where we will board a speedboat to take a tour at Ballestas Islands.
During our tour, you will see many attractions. Among them, stands out a huge design etched on the slope of hill, known by the local people as The Candelabro. This is an enormous figure that has nothing to do with the Nazca Lines but is thought to be an old pirate warning over two centuries old. Our local guide will explain the most important theories concerning this drawing.
Afterwards, we will continue our excursion around the Ballestas Islands, where you will see hundreds of birds flying (Peruvian Bobbies, Inca terms, Pelicans, Cormorants and others) above the Islands, as well as dozens of sea lions on the shore of the beaches, and if you are lucky you also can see the famous Humboldt Penguins and dolphins swimming nearby. It is not allowed to land on the Island, which means you will spend all the tour on the boat.
Later on, around 14:30hrs you will be transferred to the bus station to return to Lima where you will arrive around 21:00hrs.
Meal: Lunch and dinner, beverages not specified in the itinerary, you must consider a budget of US$10.00 to US$20.00 for each meal.
You will need to bring light clothes, t-shirts, shorts and long pants, sun hat, sun block, garbage bag, camera, movie camera and extra batteries for your camera, snacks, water and personal things.


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Madeleine Stowe (Los Angeles, 18 augustus 1958) is een Amerikaanse actrice.

Filmografie (selectie)
Little House on the Prairie (Portrait of Love, Annie Crane, 1980)
Stakeout (1981)
The Two Jakes (1990)
Revenge (1990)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Another Stakeout (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
Blink (1994)
Bad Girls (1994)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Impostor (2001)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Avenging Angelo (2002)
Revenge (2011-2015)

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Amerikaans filmacteur

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I am very pleased with the performance of the MAX blade in rental with both cut-off and floor saws often. The life of the blade is impressive compared to other blades on the market. You can find cheaper blade but at the sacrifice of their lifespan.


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Army searching for group of infiltrators in Kupwara
By Mushtaq Ahmed on April 28, 2018 Comments Off on Army searching for group of infiltrators in Kupwara
Kupwara: The army is conducting a search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara for militants who infiltrated from the Pakistani side and were spotted late Thursday night, after which a gunfight ensued for about an hour.
Sources said that the army's 16 Madras regiment posted along the LoC at Girat Post, Kanthwali Jammugund, in Keran sector detected suspicious movement late Thursday night. A gunfight began in the night between the army and the militants which lasted for about an hour. On Friday morning, army said that a search operation has been launched in the area and reinforcements have been brought to eliminate the group of militants who had crossed the LoC and were on way down into Kashmir valley.
Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Kupwara, AS Dinkar, told Kashmir Reader on Friday evening that the search operation was still going on.
"It was actually an infiltration bid that was foiled by army. The search operation is still on but we have no information about the casualties from the militants' side," Dinkar said.
Indian Army, Kashmir conflict, Kashmir issue, Kashmir Militancy
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I am sure you already read numerous articles about the newly announced Galaxy Note 8, and you probably already made up your mind about it or maybe no. As you already know, Samsung had a rough 2016 with the launch and recall of the Note 7. This year and during Unpacked, Sammy's President DJ Koh came out apologizing to the Note fans and thanking them for sticking with Samsung. My goal here is to give you my perspective on why it is not as bad of an idea to pre-order the Note 8.
Highest Screen Resolution 3K (2960×1440).
Yes it is a bit of overkill. As you probably know, Samsung phones not have the best memory management out there. Let's not forget to mention Touchwiz which is a "heavy" Android skin. So maybe 6GB of RAM isn't bad thing after all.
This is a welcome improvement in my opinion. So there is a wide-angle 12MP Dual Pixel camera with an aperture of F1.7 and a 12MP camera with auto-focus and F2.4. Both shooters have OIS which stands for Optical Image Stabilization.
One of my favorite things that I like about having an S Pen is the ability to take notes while the display is off (Screen Off Memo). There are other things you could do with the pen such drawing, coloring, taking screenshots and more.
Samsung is rewarding previous Note 7 owners by over allowing on trade values. They're giving $425 for phones like LG G4, Galaxy S5, S6, S6 Edge, iphone SE ($100 at Walmart) and more. Check here if you are one the lucky ones. This brings the cost of the Note 8 to $505. In the case, you didn't own a Note 7, Sammy is giving $300 for the phones (see screenshots). On top of it all, you get to choose between a free Samsung Gear 360 camera ($170 on Amazon) or a bundle including a 128GB microSD card and a wireless fast charger.


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The Kormendy relation of galaxies in the Frontier Fields clusters: Abell S1063 and MACS J1149.5+2223
Tortorelli, Luca and Mercurio, Amata and Paolillo, Maurizio and Rosati, Piero and Gargiulo, Adriana and Gobat, Raphael and Balestra, Italo and Caminha, G. B. and Annunziatella, Marianna and Grillo, Claudio and Lombardi, Marco and Nonino, Mario and Rettura, Alessandro and Sartoris, Barbara and Strazzullo, Veronica (2018) The Kormendy relation of galaxies in the Frontier Fields clusters: Abell S1063 and MACS J1149.5+2223. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477 (1). pp. 648-668. ISSN 0035-8711. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty617. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20180606-111123696
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Archive (ZIP) (Supplementary data) - Supplemental Material
We analyse the Kormendy relations (KRs) of the two Frontier Fields clusters, Abell S1063, at z = 0.348, and MACS J1149.5+2223, at z = 0.542, exploiting very deep Hubble Space Telescope photometry and Very Large Telescope (VLT)/Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) integral field spectroscopy. With this novel data set, we are able to investigate how the KR parameters depend on the cluster galaxy sample selection and how this affects studies of galaxy evolution based on the KR. We define and compare four different galaxy samples according to (a) Sérsic indices: early-type ('ETG'), (b) visual inspection: 'ellipticals', (c) colours: 'red', (d) spectral properties: 'passive'. The classification is performed for a complete sample of galaxies with m_(F814W) ≤ 22.5 ABmag (M* ≳ 10^(10.0) M⊙). To derive robust galaxy structural parameters, we use two methods: (1) an iterative estimate of structural parameters using images of increasing size, in order to deal with closely separated galaxies and (2) different background estimations, to deal with the intracluster light contamination. The comparison between the KRs obtained from the different samples suggests that the sample selection could affect the estimate of the best-fitting KR parameters. The KR built with ETGs is fully consistent with the one obtained for ellipticals and passive. On the other hand, the KR slope built on the red sample is only marginally consistent with those obtained with the other samples. We also release the photometric catalogue with structural parameters for the galaxies included in the present analysis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty617 DOI Article
https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.02375 arXiv Discussion Paper
Paolillo, Maurizio 0000-0003-4210-7693
Caminha, G. B. 0000-0001-6052-3274
Nonino, Mario 0000-0001-6342-9662
Rettura, Alessandro 0000-0002-5615-256X
© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. Accepted 2018 March 5. Received 2018 February 19; in original form 2017 November 7. Published: 08 March 2018. The authors thank the anonymous referee for its useful and constructive comments that helped to improve the quality of this paper. We also thank Dr. Peng and Dr. Cappellari for their precious advices on how to properly manage GALFIT and PPXF, respectively, and Elisabete da Cunha for providing us with a non-public library of models for the MAGPHYS SED-fitting procedure. We acknowledge financial support from the Progetti di ricerca INAF di rilevante interesse nazionelé (PRIN-INAF) 2014 1.05.01.94.02 (PI: M. Nonino). A.M. acknowledges funding from the INAF PRIN-SKA 2017 programme 1.05.01.88.04. M.P. acknowledges support from the PRIN-INAF 2014 'Fornax Cluster Imaging and Spectroscopic Deep Survey'. The CLASH Multi-Cycle Treasury Programme is based on observations made with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/European Space Agency (ESA) HST. Some of the data presented in this paper were obtained from the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST). The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. Based on observations made with the ESO/VLT at Cerro Paranal under programme IDs 60.A-9345(A), 095.A-0653(A), 294.A-5032(A), and 186.A-0798(A).
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC)
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) 1.05.01.94.02
NASA NAS 5-26555
Subject Keywords:
methods: data analysis – catalogues – galaxies: clusters: general – galaxies: clusters: individual: Abell S1063, MACSJ1149.5+2223 – galaxies: evolution – galaxies: stellar content
10.1093/mnras/sty617
Luca Tortorelli, Amata Mercurio, Maurizio Paolillo, Piero Rosati, Adriana Gargiulo, Raphael Gobat, Italo Balestra, G B Caminha, Marianna Annunziatella, Claudio Grillo, Marco Lombardi, Mario Nonino, Alessandro Rettura, Barbara Sartoris, Veronica Strazzullo; The Kormendy relation of galaxies in the Frontier Fields clusters: Abell S1063 and MACS J1149.5+2223, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 477, Issue 1, 11 June 2018, Pages 648–668, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty617
Tony Diaz


Ovarian cancer accounts for about 3% of cancers affecting American women. Each year in the United States, more than 20,000 women find out they have ovarian cancer.
Epithelial tumors develop in the outer layer of the ovary. They are the most common type, representing about 90% of ovarian cancers, and typically develop in women older than 50. Most of these tumors are in advanced stages at diagnosis.
Germ cell tumors start in the egg-producing cells. Less than 5% of ovarian cancers are germ cell tumors. Most occur in women younger than 30 and are highly curable.
Stromal tumors grow in the connective tissue that holds the ovary together and produce hormones. They are the least common of the three main types. Stromal tumors occur more commonly in older women. They are often found at an early stage because they usually cause vaginal bleeding.
At Southcoast Health, we provide an abundance of resources to patients before, during and after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. To learn more, contact Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care or find a doctor near you.
See your doctor if any of these symptoms persist for more than two weeks.
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With an expertise in cancer care, Southcoast Health provides ovarian cancer treatment to patients in Fall River, Fairhaven and across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.


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Q: How do I make an exit button in npyscreen? What I want is basically a regular npyscreen.Form, but I want the "OK" button to say "Exit".
It appears that you can't change the name of the button in the regular npyscreen.Form, so I tried subclassing npyscreen.ButtonPress:
import npyscreen

class ExitButton(npyscreen.ButtonPress):
    def whenPressed(self):
        self.parentApp.setNextForm(None)

class MainForm(npyscreen.FormBaseNew):
    def create(self):
        self.exitButton = self.add(ExitButton, name="Exit", relx=-12, rely=-3)

class App(npyscreen.NPSAppManaged):
    def onStart(self):
        self.addForm("MAIN", MainForm, name="My Form")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = App().run()

The button shows up, but when you click it, you get 'ExitButton' object has no attribute 'parentApp'.
Is there an easier way to do this?

A: Edwin's right, use self.parent.parentApp not self.parentApp.
To exit the app use switchForm(None) instead of setNextForm(None).
def whenPressed(self):
    self.parent.parentApp.switchForm(None)

reference: a post by npyscreen's author confirms this works as expected.

A: It is not the most elegant solution but it works, first of all to access setNextForm from ExitButton you should do it as follows: self.parent.parentApp.setNextForm(None). Even correcting this does not work, I used sys.exit(0) to exit.
import npyscreen
import sys

class ExitButton(npyscreen.ButtonPress):
    def whenPressed(self):
        sys.exit(0)

class MainForm(npyscreen.FormBaseNew):
    def create(self):
        self.exitButton = self.add(ExitButton, name="Exit", relx=-12, rely=-3)

class App(npyscreen.NPSAppManaged):
    def onStart(self):
        self.addForm("MAIN", MainForm, name="My Form")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = App().run()

A: There is a way to change the name of the OK Button. Modify in the desired form class the attribute
OK_BUTTON_TEXT='YourCustomNameOKButton'

Reference: built-in help for FORM class.

A: use self.parent.parentApp since ExitButton resides inside the Form, and Form has access to parentApp
use switchForm() instead of setNextForm()
class ExitButton(npyscreen.ButtonPress):
    def whenPressed(self):
        self.parent.parentApp.switchForm(None)


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