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class ModelRosavaNewsNewscomp extends Model {
  public function addProduct($data) {
    $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp SET date_added = '" . $this->db->escape($data['date_added']) . "', status = '" . (int)$data['status'] . "', sort_order = '" . (int)$data['sort_order'] . "', date_modified = NOW()");

    $newscomp_id = $this->db->getLastId();

    if (isset($data['image'])) {
      $this->db->query("UPDATE " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp SET image = '" . $this->db->escape($data['image']) . "' WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    }

    foreach ($data['product_description'] as $language_id => $value) {
      $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description SET newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', language_id = '" . (int)$language_id . "', name = '" . $this->db->escape($value['name']) . "', description = '" . $this->db->escape($value['description']) . "', tag = '" . $this->db->escape($value['tag']) . "', meta_title = '" . $this->db->escape($value['meta_title']) . "', meta_description = '" . $this->db->escape($value['meta_description']) . "', meta_keyword = '" . $this->db->escape($value['meta_keyword']) . "'");
    }

    if (isset($data['product_store'])) {
      foreach ($data['product_store'] as $store_id) {
        $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_store SET newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', store_id = '" . (int)$store_id . "'");
      }
    }

    if (isset($data['product_image'])) {
      foreach ($data['product_image'] as $product_image) {
        $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_image SET newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', image = '" . $this->db->escape($product_image['image']) . "', sort_order = '" . (int)$product_image['sort_order'] . "'");
      }
    }

    // MLS
    $i = 0;
    foreach ($data['product_seo_url'] as $store_id => $language) {
      foreach ($language as $language_id) {
        $i++;
        if ($data['product_description'][1]['name'] != '') {
          $data['product_seo_url'][$store_id][$i] = (string)url_slug($data['product_description'][2]['name']);
        }
      }
    }
    // MLS

    // SEO URL
    if (isset($data['product_seo_url'])) {
      foreach ($data['product_seo_url'] as $store_id => $language) {
        foreach ($language as $language_id => $keyword) {
          if (!empty($keyword)) {
            $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "seo_url SET store_id = '" . (int)$store_id . "', language_id = '" . (int)$language_id . "', query = 'newscomp_id=" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', keyword = '" . $this->db->escape($keyword) . "'");
          }
        }
      }
    }

    $this->cache->delete('product');

    return $newscomp_id;
  }

  public function editProduct($newscomp_id, $data) {
    $this->db->query("UPDATE " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp SET date_added = '" . $this->db->escape($data['date_added']) . "', status = '" . (int)$data['status'] . "', sort_order = '" . (int)$data['sort_order'] . "', date_modified = NOW() WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    if (isset($data['image'])) {
      $this->db->query("UPDATE " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp SET image = '" . $this->db->escape($data['image']) . "' WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    }

    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($data['product_description'] as $language_id => $value) {
      if ($value['name'] != '' && $value['meta_title'] != '') {
        $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description SET newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', language_id = '" . (int)$language_id . "', name = '" . $this->db->escape($value['name']) . "', description = '" . $this->db->escape($value['description']) . "', tag = '" . $this->db->escape($value['tag']) . "', meta_title = '" . $this->db->escape($value['meta_title']) . "', meta_description = '" . $this->db->escape($value['meta_description']) . "', meta_keyword = '" . $this->db->escape($value['meta_keyword']) . "'");
      }
    }

    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_image WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    if (isset($data['product_image'])) {
      foreach ($data['product_image'] as $product_image) {
        $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_image SET newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', image = '" . $this->db->escape($product_image['image']) . "', sort_order = '" . (int)$product_image['sort_order'] . "'");
      }
    }

    // SEO URL
    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "seo_url WHERE query = 'newscomp_id=" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    // MLS
    $i = 0;
    foreach ($data['product_seo_url'] as $store_id => $language) {
      foreach ($language as $language_id) {
        $i++;
        $data['product_seo_url'][$store_id][$i] = (string)url_slug($data['product_description'][2]['name']);
      }
    }
    // MLS

    if (isset($data['product_seo_url'])) {
      foreach ($data['product_seo_url'] as $store_id => $language) {
        foreach ($language as $language_id => $keyword) {
          if (!empty($keyword)) {
            $this->db->query("INSERT INTO " . DB_PREFIX . "seo_url SET store_id = '" . (int)$store_id . "', language_id = '" . (int)$language_id . "', query = 'newscomp_id=" . (int)$newscomp_id . "', keyword = '" . $this->db->escape($keyword) . "'");
          }
        }
      }
    }

    $this->cache->delete('product');
  }

  public function copyProduct($newscomp_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT DISTINCT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp p WHERE p.newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    if ($query->num_rows) {
      $data = $query->row;

      $data['sku'] = '';
      $data['upc'] = '';
      $data['viewed'] = '0';
      $data['keyword'] = '';
      $data['status'] = '0';

      // $data['product_attribute'] = $this->getProductAttributes($newscomp_id);
      $data['product_description'] = $this->getProductDescriptions($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_discount'] = $this->getProductDiscounts($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_filter'] = $this->getProductFilters($newscomp_id);
      $data['product_image'] = $this->getProductImages($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_option'] = $this->getProductOptions($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_related'] = $this->getProductRelated($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_reward'] = $this->getProductRewards($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_special'] = $this->getProductSpecials($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_category'] = $this->getProductCategories($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_download'] = $this->getProductDownloads($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_layout'] = $this->getProductLayouts($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_store'] = $this->getProductStores($newscomp_id);
      // $data['product_recurrings'] = $this->getRecurrings($newscomp_id);

      $this->addProduct($data);
    }
  }

  public function deleteProduct($newscomp_id) {
    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_attribute WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_discount WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_filter WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_image WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_option WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_option_value WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_related WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_related WHERE related_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_reward WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_special WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_category WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_download WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_layout WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_store WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_recurring WHERE newscomp_id = " . (int)$newscomp_id);
    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_review WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "seo_url WHERE query = 'newscomp_id=" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");
    // $this->db->query("DELETE FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "coupon_product WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    $this->cache->delete('product');
  }

  public function getProduct($newscomp_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT DISTINCT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp p LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description pd ON (p.newscomp_id = pd.newscomp_id) WHERE p.newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' AND pd.language_id = '" . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . "'");

    return $query->row;
  }

  public function getProducts($data = array()) {
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp p LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description pd ON (p.newscomp_id = pd.newscomp_id) WHERE pd.language_id = '" . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . "'";

    if (!empty($data['filter_name'])) {
      $sql .= " AND pd.name LIKE '" . $this->db->escape($data['filter_name']) . "%'";
    }

    if (!empty($data['filter_model'])) {
      $sql .= " AND p.model LIKE '" . $this->db->escape($data['filter_model']) . "%'";
    }

    if (!empty($data['filter_price'])) {
      $sql .= " AND p.price LIKE '" . $this->db->escape($data['filter_price']) . "%'";
    }

    if (isset($data['filter_quantity']) && $data['filter_quantity'] !== '') {
      $sql .= " AND p.quantity = '" . (int)$data['filter_quantity'] . "'";
    }

    if (isset($data['filter_status']) && $data['filter_status'] !== '') {
      $sql .= " AND p.status = '" . (int)$data['filter_status'] . "'";
    }

    $sql .= " GROUP BY p.newscomp_id";

    $sort_data = array(
      'pd.name',
      'p.model',
      'p.price',
      'p.quantity',
      'p.status',
      'p.sort_order'
    );

    if (isset($data['sort']) && in_array($data['sort'], $sort_data)) {
      $sql .= " ORDER BY " . $data['sort'];
    } else {
      $sql .= " ORDER BY pd.newscomp_id";
    }

    if (isset($data['order']) && ($data['order'] == 'DESC')) {
      $sql .= " DESC";
    } else {
      $sql .= " ASC";
    }

    if (isset($data['start']) || isset($data['limit'])) {
      if ($data['start'] < 0) {
        $data['start'] = 0;
      }

      if ($data['limit'] < 1) {
        $data['limit'] = 20;
      }

      $sql .= " LIMIT " . (int)$data['start'] . "," . (int)$data['limit'];
    }

    $query = $this->db->query($sql);

    return $query->rows;
  }

  public function getProductsByCategoryId($category_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp p LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description pd ON (p.newscomp_id = pd.newscomp_id) LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_category p2c ON (p.newscomp_id = p2c.newscomp_id) WHERE pd.language_id = '" . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . "' AND p2c.category_id = '" . (int)$category_id . "' ORDER BY pd.name ASC");

    return $query->rows;
  }

  public function getProductDescriptions($newscomp_id) {
    $product_description_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_description_data[$result['language_id']] = array(
        'name'             => $result['name'],
        'description'      => $result['description'],
        'meta_title'       => $result['meta_title'],
        'meta_description' => $result['meta_description'],
        'meta_keyword'     => $result['meta_keyword'],
        'tag'              => $result['tag']
      );
    }

    return $product_description_data;
  }

  public function getProductCategories($newscomp_id) {
    $product_category_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_category WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_category_data[] = $result['category_id'];
    }

    return $product_category_data;
  }

  public function getProductFilters($newscomp_id) {
    $product_filter_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_filter WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_filter_data[] = $result['filter_id'];
    }

    return $product_filter_data;
  }

  public function getProductAttributes($newscomp_id) {
    $product_attribute_data = array();

    $product_attribute_query = $this->db->query("SELECT attribute_id FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_attribute WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' GROUP BY attribute_id");

    foreach ($product_attribute_query->rows as $product_attribute) {
      $product_attribute_description_data = array();

      $product_attribute_description_query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_attribute WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' AND attribute_id = '" . (int)$product_attribute['attribute_id'] . "'");

      foreach ($product_attribute_description_query->rows as $product_attribute_description) {
        $product_attribute_description_data[$product_attribute_description['language_id']] = array('text' => $product_attribute_description['text']);
      }

      $product_attribute_data[] = array(
        'attribute_id'                  => $product_attribute['attribute_id'],
        'product_attribute_description' => $product_attribute_description_data
      );
    }

    return $product_attribute_data;
  }

  public function getProductOptions($newscomp_id) {
    $product_option_data = array();

    $product_option_query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM `" . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_option` po LEFT JOIN `" . DB_PREFIX . "option` o ON (po.option_id = o.option_id) LEFT JOIN `" . DB_PREFIX . "option_description` od ON (o.option_id = od.option_id) WHERE po.newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' AND od.language_id = '" . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . "'");

    foreach ($product_option_query->rows as $product_option) {
      $product_option_value_data = array();

      $product_option_value_query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_option_value pov LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "option_value ov ON(pov.option_value_id = ov.option_value_id) WHERE pov.product_option_id = '" . (int)$product_option['product_option_id'] . "' ORDER BY ov.sort_order ASC");

      foreach ($product_option_value_query->rows as $product_option_value) {
        $product_option_value_data[] = array(
          'product_option_value_id' => $product_option_value['product_option_value_id'],
          'option_value_id'         => $product_option_value['option_value_id'],
          'quantity'                => $product_option_value['quantity'],
          'subtract'                => $product_option_value['subtract'],
          'price'                   => $product_option_value['price'],
          'price_prefix'            => $product_option_value['price_prefix'],
          'points'                  => $product_option_value['points'],
          'points_prefix'           => $product_option_value['points_prefix'],
          'weight'                  => $product_option_value['weight'],
          'weight_prefix'           => $product_option_value['weight_prefix']
        );
      }

      $product_option_data[] = array(
        'product_option_id'    => $product_option['product_option_id'],
        'product_option_value' => $product_option_value_data,
        'option_id'            => $product_option['option_id'],
        'name'                 => $product_option['name'],
        'type'                 => $product_option['type'],
        'value'                => $product_option['value'],
        'required'             => $product_option['required']
      );
    }

    return $product_option_data;
  }

  public function getProductOptionValue($newscomp_id, $product_option_value_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT pov.option_value_id, ovd.name, pov.quantity, pov.subtract, pov.price, pov.price_prefix, pov.points, pov.points_prefix, pov.weight, pov.weight_prefix FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_option_value pov LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "option_value ov ON (pov.option_value_id = ov.option_value_id) LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "option_value_description ovd ON (ov.option_value_id = ovd.option_value_id) WHERE pov.newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' AND pov.product_option_value_id = '" . (int)$product_option_value_id . "' AND ovd.language_id = '" . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . "'");

    return $query->row;
  }

  public function getProductImages($newscomp_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_image WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' ORDER BY sort_order ASC");

    return $query->rows;
  }

  public function getProductDiscounts($newscomp_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_discount WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' ORDER BY quantity, priority, price");

    return $query->rows;
  }

  public function getProductSpecials($newscomp_id) {
    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_special WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "' ORDER BY priority, price");

    return $query->rows;
  }

  public function getProductRewards($newscomp_id) {
    $product_reward_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_reward WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_reward_data[$result['customer_group_id']] = array('points' => $result['points']);
    }

    return $product_reward_data;
  }

  public function getProductDownloads($newscomp_id) {
    $product_download_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_download WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_download_data[] = $result['download_id'];
    }

    return $product_download_data;
  }

  public function getProductStores($newscomp_id) {
    $product_store_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_store WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_store_data[] = $result['store_id'];
    }

    return $product_store_data;
  }

  public function getProductSeoUrls($newscomp_id) {
    $product_seo_url_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "seo_url WHERE query = 'newscomp_id=" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_seo_url_data[$result['store_id']][$result['language_id']] = $result['keyword'];
    }

    return $product_seo_url_data;
  }

  public function getProductLayouts($newscomp_id) {
    $product_layout_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_layout WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_layout_data[$result['store_id']] = $result['layout_id'];
    }

    return $product_layout_data;
  }

  public function getProductRelated($newscomp_id) {
    $product_related_data = array();

    $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_related WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

    foreach ($query->rows as $result) {
      $product_related_data[] = $result['related_id'];
    }

    return $product_related_data;
  }

  // public function getRecurrings($newscomp_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM `" . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_recurring` WHERE newscomp_id = '" . (int)$newscomp_id . "'");

  //   return $query->rows;
  // }

  public function getTotalProducts($data = array()) {
    $sql = "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT p.newscomp_id) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp p LEFT JOIN " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_description pd ON (p.newscomp_id = pd.newscomp_id)";

    $sql .= " WHERE pd.language_id = '" . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . "'";

    if (!empty($data['filter_name'])) {
      $sql .= " AND pd.name LIKE '" . $this->db->escape($data['filter_name']) . "%'";
    }

    if (!empty($data['filter_model'])) {
      $sql .= " AND p.model LIKE '" . $this->db->escape($data['filter_model']) . "%'";
    }

    if (isset($data['filter_status']) && $data['filter_status'] !== '') {
      $sql .= " AND p.status = '" . (int)$data['filter_status'] . "'";
    }

    $query = $this->db->query($sql);

    return $query->row['total'];
  }

  // public function getTotalProductsByTaxClassId($tax_class_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp WHERE tax_class_id = '" . (int)$tax_class_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByStockStatusId($stock_status_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp WHERE stock_status_id = '" . (int)$stock_status_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByWeightClassId($weight_class_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp WHERE weight_class_id = '" . (int)$weight_class_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByLengthClassId($length_class_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp WHERE length_class_id = '" . (int)$length_class_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByDownloadId($download_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_to_download WHERE download_id = '" . (int)$download_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByManufacturerId($manufacturer_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp WHERE manufacturer_id = '" . (int)$manufacturer_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByAttributeId($attribute_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_attribute WHERE attribute_id = '" . (int)$attribute_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

  // public function getTotalProductsByOptionId($option_id) {
  //   $query = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM " . DB_PREFIX . "newscomp_option WHERE option_id = '" . (int)$option_id . "'");

  //   return $query->row['total'];
  // }

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Books >>
The Unchosen Ones
The Sheep and the Goats
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Out to Pasture
Divine Animals: The Bovidae
Acquire Prints
Publications & Press
Exploring ideas of home, ancestry, and place
Critical Mass 2018 Top 50 Awarded >
Exhibition at Burnet Fine Art & Advisory
The Best of the Best represents my second solo exhibition at Burnet Fine Art & Advisory in Wayzata, Minnesota. The exhibition runs August 8 - 28, 2019 with an opening reception held Thursday, August, 6:00–8:00pm. I will offer an artist talk on Wednesday, August 21, 6:30–8:00pm.
The series coincides with a specially commissioned commemorative artwork for the 2019 Minnesota State Fair. The prints—illustrated with a classic photographic processing including hand-coated salt prints prints over archival pigment prints—marks and celebrates this milestone.
The Best of the Best, salt prints over archival pigment prints, 20 x 24 inches, 2019
Acquisition by Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
June 21, 2019 in Announcements
With the support of Curator Christine Renc-Carter and the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art Board of Directors, I'm proud to announce a purchase acquisition of the COLLECTOR'S EDITIONs of The Unchosen Ones (Ed 6 of 20) into the permanent collection at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
In addition, the following two prints have been accessioned into the museum's permanent collection: Josilin and Escapé, Benton County Fair, Minnesota, 2016 from the series The Unchosen Ones and Escapé (pron. es cahp é), Benton County, Minnesota, USA (2016) from the series Out to Pasture.
Writes Renc-Carter, "Your work will be a significant addition to the museum's collection of contemporary photography and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to embark on new territory to develop our artist book collection."
Escapé (pron. es cahp é), Benton County, Minnesota, USA from the series Out to Pasture (2016).
Josilin and Escapé, Benton County Fair, Minnesota, 2016 from the series The Unchosen Ones (2016).
This marks the second museum collection in Florida of work from these critically-acclaimed series. The Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg acquired work in 2018.
Star Tribune on 2019 Commemorative Art
June 09, 2019 in Featured Work
Katy Read highlights the State Fair commemorative piece in today's Star Tribune, "Portrait of champion livestock is this year's Minnesota State Fair highlighted art." I appreciated Katy's interview and feature in print:
Click to read >>
MinnPost on 2019 Commemorative Art
Special thanks to Pamela Espeland for sharing the artwork and interview on MinnPost today.
Click here to read the story >>
Behind-the-scenes time-lapse 2019 Commemorative Art
Check out this behind-the-scenes time-lapse of 2019 Minnesota State Fair Official Commemorative Artwork we created. This year's commemorative art is titled "Minnesota State Fair Supreme Champion Pairings from 2018." I appreciate the wonderful support of the staff at the Minnesota State Fair and the opportunity to collaborate with Freestyle Productions to help edit the time-lapse.
Commemorative poster and Minnesota State Fair Foundation prints >>
The commemorative poster and a limited number of signed prints and other merchandise featuring the art are available for purchase at https://www.mnstatefair.org/commemorative-art/, and will also be available during the fair at State FairWear Gift Shops and Bargain Book and State Fair Poster Carts on the fairgrounds. Proceeds will support the Minnesota State Fair Foundation 501(c)(3) mission to preserve and improve State Fair buildings, fairgrounds and educational programs.
Learn more about the commemorative art and the Minnesota State Fair: mnstatefair.org/commemorative-art/
Revolver magazine feature
May 09, 2019 in Featured Work
Revolver magazine (April/ May 2019) features 13 photographs featured in The Sheep and the Goats, much of work not previously published. The design and text compliments the work. It was wonderful working with Jimmy Hubbard and I appreciate for the opportunity to collaborate! Hits news stands May 14 >>
Revolver magazine features (April / May 2019) the photographs of R. J. Kern
Three covers for the April/ May 2019 issue to choose from.
LENSCRATCH Juried Exhibition
I'm proud to be a juror of my first juried exhibition at Lenscratch for a topic near and dear to my heart: the 2019 Ordinary Animals Exhibition. Congratulations to Janet Holmes for being first place winner.
My juror statement:
"Lewis Hine said a wonderful thing a long time ago: "We should be photographing two things. The things that should be put right and the things that should be appreciated." David Hurn used to have this quote on his wall when he was teaching. When I learned of this, it made me appreciate that a Magnum photographer such as David Hurn didn't have to be a war photographer to create an important image. There are subjects more on the domestic side that interest me more. Hope, humor, empathy are qualities I value in a photograph.
I kept the Lewis Hine quote in the back of my head when I was reviewing the 100+ submissions for the "Ordinary Creatures" online exhibition on Lenscratch. I realize the challenge of submitting work to juried exhibitions with a single digital file. Yet, I realized that challenge is a good one: we should submit work that becomes a little teaser, beckoning the viewer to see more, ask more questions, and to think. In addition, I wanted the pixels on my laptop screen in front of me to warm my heart. I enjoyed work that was thoughtfully balanced composition and light with a moment. I'm a sucker for long-term, personal projects filled with warmth and humanity. If there was a hint of this I could see in the work, it became a winner in my book."
Click here to view the work >>
ČILICHILI magazine feature
March 30, 2019 in Featured Work
Czechoslovakia's arts & culture magazine, ČILICHILI, published a selection of my work from "The Unchosen Ones" and Divine Animals: The Bovidae" series, in the March 2019 issue.
ČILICHILI magazine feature (March 2019) features the photographs by R. J. Kern.
Fstoppers feature
A two-part series on Fstoppers highlights my work, written by Eli Drefuss:
A Look at The Inspiring and Heartwarming Work of Fine Art Photographer R. J. Kern >>
A Behind the Scenes Look Into How Photographer R. J. Kern Shot This Heartwarming Photo Series called "The Unchosen Ones" >>
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Masur Museum of Art Exhibition
March 12, 2019 in Juried Exhibitions
Four works from my series, The Unchosen Ones, were selected for the 56th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, juried by Catherine Futter, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The juried group exhibition at the Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA runs Feb 28 – May 11, 2019. Futter's curatorial statement reads:
This exhibition focused primarily on IDENTITY— how identity is assigned, constructed, fluid, rejected, reclaimed, and embraced. Some works are portraits that represent a sitter's outward style and convey an inner attitude. Others are more enigmatic, more mysterious. They ask us to question our own identites past, present, and future. How do we see ourselves? How do we want to be seen?
A reception with the juror's talk and prize announcements held Thursday, April 25th, 5:30-7:30pm.
Special thanks to Lindsay Kearney, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Masur Museum of Art, for providing installation photographs of the work. I am honored to have my work exhibited with the participating artists. It has been wonderful to work with her and her team!
Participating Artists:
Elizabeth Abaravich, CA; Abe Abraham, NY; Trenton Brown, GA; Richard Buswell, MT; Paula Campbell, TN; Norm Diamond, TX; M. M. Dupay, OH; Leslie Elliottsmith, LA; Farimah Eshraghi, MA; Amy Faggard, TX; Ashley Gardner, AR; Gale Gibbs, TX; Stephanie Gonzalez, TX; Sarah Granberg, OR; Richard Greene, CA; Crummy Gummy, FL; Gao Hang, TX; Lewinale Havette, GA; Dianne Hebbert, NY; Pato Hebert, CA; Ming Ying Hong, MS; Jennifer Hoskins, SC; Shreepad Joglekar, KS; R. J. Kern, MN; Noelle King, NY; David Knox, LA; Sena Kwon, NY; Joshua Littlefield, MD; Gabi Magaly, TX; A.M. Martens, IL; Andy Mattern, OK; Corinne McAuley, AZ; Daniel Melo, CA; Rebecca Miller, MO; Jason Nelson, LA; Jim Pearson, IL; Sandi Pfeifer, FL; Nikii Berry Richey, TN; Evie Richner, TN; Sharon Shapiro, VA; Annisty Thompson, AL; Chad Thompson, SC; Tonja Torgerson, IN; Rhonda Urdang, AZ; Kevin Vanek, MS; Jiawei Zhao, NY
6th International Open Call, juried by Aline Smithson
February 25, 2019 in Juried Exhibitions, Accolades
The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts announced the awards for the 6th International Open Call, juried by Aline Smithson (founder of LENSCRATCH). I am excited and honored to share Kol and Annabell, Anoka County Fair, Minnesota, 2016 from my series, The Unchosen Ones, received second place!
Looking through the names of the 74 photographers selected, I'm proud to be listed with these friends and colleagues. I've enjoyed getting to know these artists and their personal projects (and some even swapping prints, including 1st place winner Eric Kunsman for his print, 4th of July, 2014 – Palmyra, NY). The exhibition is on view through Friday, March 15th, 2019 and is free to the public.
Little known fact: I first visited RISD in Providence in 1994 and considered enrolling in their BFA program, as my high school teacher Ricker Winsor graduated there and worked with Harry Callahan). I decided to pursue a liberal arts degree at Colgate University, however, I am excited to exhibit work in the same small town that inspired many great photographers).
Commemorative Artist for 2019 Minnesota State Fair
January 30, 2019 in Announcements
I'm honored to announce that I have been commissioned as the first-ever fine-art photographer chosen to create the official MN State Fair art. The MN State Fair Commemorative Art unveiling event will be Thursday, June 6, 2019 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m in St Paul. The original art will be on display in the Fine Arts Center during the 12-day run of the 2019 State Fair (Aug 22 - Sept 2). For more information about the fair's commemorative art, visit mnstatefair.org/art.
I can't reveal much about the final artwork , I offer this sneak peek at my working process to create one of my most ambitious commissioned photographs:
Thank you to Pamela Espeland for her announcement in MinnPost linked here >>
"R. J. Kern named 2019 State Fair Commemorative Artist," by Pamela Espeland, MinnPost, dated Jan 30, 2019.
Upcoming 2019 juried exhibitions
I'm looking forward to a strong 2019 in sharing my work in juried exhibitions. So far, the line-up for opening receptions in Jan / Feb 2019:
Photowork 2019, 32nd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, Juror: James A. Ganz, Senior Curator of Photography, J. Paul Getty Museum, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY (February 9 - Mar 23, 2019)
9th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Carrie Dedon, Assistant Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA (February 7–March 2, 2019)
Houston Center of Photography Print Auction 2019 Exhibition, Houston Center of Photography, Houston, TX January 25 - February 25, 2019. Reception January 25, 2019 at 5:30pm (I will be in attendance)
24th Arts in Harmony 2019 Annual International Show— Arts North Exhibition, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN (January 10-February 17, 2019)
Exhibition in China
November 27, 2018 in Juried Exhibitions, Featured Work
I am honored that a selection from my series, "The Unchosen Ones," was exhibited as part of the 2018 Yixian International Photography Festival in Anhui, China. Guo Jing curated the exhibition for international section at the festival, one of the most influential festivals in China. I met Guo Jing during a portfolio review at Photolucida 2017 in Portland and she exhibited "The Sheep and the Goats" in China last year as well. In addition to the Chinese photographers, there were over exhibitions from over 50 photographers from the United States, France, Russia, Australia, Italy, Egypt, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Singapore. The exhibition exhibited more than 3,200 works. View gallery >>
Photographs Courtesy Yixian International Photography Festival. Pictured left to right in group picture: Fang Huanran, Deputy President of China Photo Press; Guo Jing, Host of Yixian International Photo Festival Opening Ceremony; Hu Ning, Vice chariman of the Political Consultative Conference of Huangshan City; Reza De Hadi, a French photographic artist; and Fang Huanran, Vice President of China Photographic Newspaper.
Review of 2018 Yixian International Photography Festival
Mono Chroma Magazine feature
November 21, 2018 in Featured Work
Special thanks to Chris Kovacs who connected with my work as part of Critical Mass Top 50, he has featured my work in the November / December 2018 issue of Mono Chroma magazine, a wonderful fine art photography resource. I was first introduced to Chris's work at Classic Photographs LA in 2018 at the Susan Spiritus booth. Also featured: Daniel Garay Arango, Jane Szabo, Brett Leigh Dicks, Keith Ramsdell, Tara Cronin, and Ellen Keith.
The Unchosen Ones series featured with interview in the November / December 2018 issue of Mono Chroma magazine
Boston Globe review
"At the Griffin, photo shows that visit the animal kingdom" written by Mark Feeney, The Boston Globe, November 15, 2018 >>
Writes Feeney:
R. J. Kern's "The Unchosen Ones" shows a domesticated nature, one that humans and animals symbiotically share. It consists of 31 large color photographs taken at Minnesota county fairs. In front of a dark-gray background, Kern poses young people with a farm animal or two that he or she had entered into livestock competitions at the fairs. The animals are sheep or goats. None of the contestants won, hence the title: They weren't chosen.
So the title is descriptive. It's also ironic. Looking at what is clearly an emotional relationship between the creatures, one recognizes a different kind of choosing, of each other. Maybe accepting would be a better word. It's telling that Kern's captions usually give the animal's name as well as the young person's. There's a mutuality here, maybe even a duality. This makes for a surpassing sweetness (not sentimentality) and seeming simplicity. Why seeming? There's an unmistakable, if not clearly articulated, sense of fellow feeling. That fellow feeling finds an ideal counterpart in the combination of respect and curiosity that Kern brings to bear on it.
Culture Magazine Feature
The Winter issue of Culture features fine-art work from The Unchosen Ones and Out To Pasture series. Lots of goodies in this well-designed magazine devoted to cheese lovers. I've enjoyed exploring new ways to engage audiences with my subject matter.
Book Signing at Paris Photo
I will be signing books at Paris Photo 2018 at the Kehrer Verlag booth (SE6) 9 Nov, 4pm. See you then!
"The Unchosen Ones, Out to Pasture" exhibition review
October 30, 2018 in Featured Work
"The Unchosen Ones, Out to Pasture" exhibition review at the Griffin Museum of Photography was reviewed by Elin Spring on "What Will You Remember" in her article, "Exalting the Ordinary."
The solo exhibition is on view through December 2nd, 2018. Click to read >>
Feature Image: "Kennedy and Palamino, Anoka County Fair, Minnesota, 2016" and "Palamino and Friends, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA" © R. J. Kern, Courtesy of Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, MN and Klompching Gallery, NY.
Tags: Griffin Museum of Photography solo exhibition, The Unchosen Ones, Out to Pasture
New acquisition by the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg
September 19, 2018 in Announcements
Made official today, I am happy to share the COLLECTOR'S EDITON of The Unchosen Ones (AP1) and the COLLECTOR'S EDITON of The Sheep and the Goats (AP6) have been accessioned into the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.
In June 2018, I flew to Tampa, Florida as part of the artist panel discussion artist in Triangulate, curated by Nathan Beard, Eivind Natvig, and Kirk Ke Wang at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL. After the exhibition opening and book signing, Nathan Beard and I drove to one of my favorite museums I visited as a kid, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. A highlight was meeting with Robin O'Dell, Curator of the Photographic Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (pictured).
As luck would have it, I shared with her my monograph, "The Unchosen Ones," with an essay by independent curator Alison Nordström, PhD. O'Dell smiled and pointed out, "She was my advisor in graduate school at the George Eastman House." Small world!
This effort opened up a few doors, and after a few months of patience and persistence, the effort has paid off! Thank you Nathan Beard, Alison Nordström, and Robin O'Dell being apart of this wonderful journey.
This is the second museum acquisition of the COLLECTOR'S EDITON of The Unchosen Ones and the fifth museum acquisition of the COLLECTOR'S EDITON of The Sheep and the Goats.


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Jason Lytle and Sea of Bees took turns covering one another's songs for a limited 7″ release – Out November 23rd, 2012 on Crossbill and Off The Air Records!
When we had finished the first Sea of Bees album, Songs for the Ravens, and were trying to get people to listen to it, Jason Lytle was one of the first artists to champion Jules and the album, and that really helped open a few doors and garner the record some listeners. A year or so later, Jason emailed me asking for the lyrics to "Won't Be Long" as he was considering covering the track.
Another year or so went by and we got a call from someone involved in the Twilight soundtrack who really liked the track as well, but Twilight only uses unreleased songs. "Well, our friend Jason Lytle has a version of that song that's never been released, do you want to hear that?" Send it over they said. So I emailed Jason, but he was just getting ready to go in the studio to mix his new album, Department of Dissapearance. "It's close," he said, "but it needs to be buttoned up and mixed. Let me give it a quick listen and I'll send over the files." So we get the track and it's amazing. It didn't have any bass, so Jules added a bass part and did the harmony part that Andy Cabic (Vetiver) did on the original version. I dug the flipping of the male/female vocal parts. We mixed it and sent it off.
Months go by again, and no word from the vampire posse. We're getting antsy, because we really like the track and well, let's face it, those movies are fucking goofy. Wouldn't it be cool to do a split 7″ and have Sea of Bees cover one of Jason's songs? Team Lytle is into it. We get an advance of the new album which is great. Best yet from Jason IMO. There were several songs that would have been fun to cover, but "Get Up and Go" won out because it's just so damm catchy. You'll see. When Jason was passing through town, he stopped by and added a vocal at the end of the track and we shot the cover photo at the swingset across the street from the studio. Andrew McGranahan did the photo collage. To bring it full circle, the album is a joint release between Crossbill Records who put out the first Sea of Bees album and Off the Air Recordings which is based in Modesto, CA, hometown to Grandaddy. Vampires lose, you win. Give it a spin.
-John Baccigaluppi, The Hangar Studios / 7″ Producer
"I fell in love with this song a few years ago. I really think Jules captured a real special feel with her recording of it. I just wanted to see if my own version of it could come anywhere near hers in capturing that same sort of feel. Of course it's naturally different, but it was a joy trying."
-Jason Lytle on "Won't Be Long"
"The first time I heard this song, I felt fitted with it. I related to it at this time of my life, the song was like a sweet reminder. There aren't many songs like this one, it's a simple message, a not easy to do message. I enjoyed the time spent with it. It really was an honor to give this song a go!"
-Jules Bees on "Get Up and Go"
"According to legend, once in each millennium, the Music Gods come together and, after much debate, agree to bestow a single magical gift upon the world — a song or album or project so breathtaking, it leaves throngs of people weeping in the streets at its splendor and forever changes the way we hear music. That time is now, as Jason Lytle and Sea of Bees have opted to cover each other's songs." –Robin Hillton-NPR


This article on Houzz caught my attention. The first sentence is: According to author and educator Anthony Denzer, a solar house – one that deliberately uses the energy of the sun for heating spaces – is often thought of as a product of the 1970s. The article then goes on to talk about houses from the 1930s and later that utilized the sun for heating. This is the topic of Denzer's new book.
Solar energy is not new! Living in the southwest, I have seen the ancient cliff dwellings of the region's indigenous people. They carved communal living areas deep into the south face of rock cliffs to capture winter sun for warmth. The rocks absorbed the heat, which radiated back out in the rooms as the temperatures dropped.
Even though this is the southwest, it is not hot in every region. It's not all like Phoenix! The climate at Mesa Verde in the southwestern corner of Colorado, for instance, is definitely one of bitter winters and hot summers. It was no accident the winter sun shone into their homes!
The other benefit of an exposed south facing wall was summer shade. As the sun moved north after the winter solstice, less and less of it hit the south-facing surface. The cliff became an overhang for shade, and the rays of the high mid-summer sun did not enter the living area, keeping it cool.
These are the principals of solar energy – capture and store it in cold weather, and shade it out in warm weather.
Mesa Verde was inhabited from approximately 600-1300 AD, but going back even farther, ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks utilized the sun and the earth for heating and cooling. The Greeks were experiencing fuel shortages, and built homes and cities to capture the sun's energy. The Romans did the same, but added windows to keep the heat in more efficiently.
With our current energy and economic woes, solar is catching on in green building, but it's not a new concept. If designers and architects looked to the past for answers, they would naturally turn to more earth-inspired designs. Not only using the sun, but taking advantage of the heating and cooling properties of rock and earth. We don't need a lot of high-tech equipment and engineering to be saving energy. The sun is free!


NEW YORK (Reuters) - An executive of a California research firm was arrested on Wednesday on securities fraud and conspiracy charges after U.S. prosecutors accused him of arranging for inside information to be leaked to hedge funds, the latest development in an investigation of the industry.
The arrest of Don Ching Trang Chu of Primary Global Research stems from wiretaps and the cooperation of Richard Choo-Beng Lee, a hedge fund manager who pleaded guilty last year as part of the insider-trading prosecution of Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and 22 other traders, lawyers and executives.
Chu, 56, also known as Don Chu, was accused in a criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in New York of introducing hedge funds to corporate executives who gave them insider trading information.
The government scored a victory in the Galleon case on Wednesday when a judge ruled that telephone conversations of Rajaratnam's that were secretly recorded by the FBI were admissible as evidence at his trial. Rajaratnam has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and securities fraud and is scheduled to go on trial on January 17.
Prosecutors have described the Galleon case as the biggest investigation of insider trading at hedge funds in the United States. The investigation has widened to include subpoenas of several funds with billions of dollars under management.
In subpoenas served on SAC Capital Advisors and other hedge funds and mutual funds, authorities have asked for information about so-called "soft dollar" deals, an arrangement in which a hedge fund client executes trades through a designated brokerage that has some relationship with an expert networking firm such as Primary Global.
Expert networking firms take fees to match up hedge funds with experts in particular industries such as medicine, engineering and technology.
The investigation widened on Monday when FBI agents used search warrants to raid three hedge funds in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Lee once worked for SAC Capital. There is nothing in Wednesday's complaint accusing SAC Capital of any wrongdoing. A spokesman for SAC declined to comment.
Authorities are looking at funds established by former associates of SAC founder Steven Cohen, according to lawyers and people familiar with the investigation.
The statement said Chu served as the firm's liaison in Taiwan and that he had been with PGR for seven years.
Chu, of Somerset, New Jersey, made a brief appearance before a magistrate judge in New York and was released on a bond of $1 million. Chu was not asked to enter a plea to the charges and both of his lawyers declined to comment.
The office of Manhattan federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said Chu had been scheduled to leave the United States for Taiwan on November 28. His lawyers said Chu had planned the trip to visit family. The court was told that Chu had surrendered his U.S. passport and agreed to surrender an expired passport issued by Taiwan.
Prosecutors said Chu had arranged for hedge funds to receive confidential information on companies including Atheros Communications Inc, Broadcom Corp and Sierra Wireless Inc.
Sierra Wireless said in a statement it intended to cooperate with prosecutors in the case.
Telephone calls between Lee and Chu from July 14 to August 28 of last year were recorded by the FBI, according to the criminal complaint. It does not identify the brokerage that hedge funds were directed to by Primary Global.
However, Primary Global owns a San Francisco-based brokerage called PGR Securities. A company representative declined to comment. The brokerage's registration statement does not show any previous regulatory infractions.
Prosecutors claim that in 2008 and 2009. Lee struck up a relationship with Chu while Lee was working at Spherix Capital, a now-closed San Francisco fund that Lee managed with Ali Far.
Lee and Far have pleaded guilty to trading on inside information in the Galleon case and are cooperating witnesses.
Far worked at Galleon for many years. Lee is a former trader and analyst at SAC.
As part of his cooperation agreement, Lee agreed to tell prosecutors of any insider trading he engaged in at SAC, which he left more than six years ago.


What is a creditor? Creditors are people (or some entities) that have a right to payment or other remedy against/from the debtor who is the subject of the bankruptcy filing. Your options as a creditor depend on which bankruptcy chapter was filed, how your claim arose, and what is going on in the bankruptcy case.
Creditors in bankruptcy are entitled to be heard by the court in matters concerning the debtor's plan (in chapters 11, 12, and 13), the liquidation of the debtor's non exempt assets, and payments from the assets of the estate.
The Automatic Stay prohibits creditors from doing anything to collect their debts against either the debtor or property of the estate. Thus a creditor must immediately cease collection efforts, including telephone calls, billing or law suits that might be pending against the debtor. If you are a secured creditor on a delinquent loan, you may be able to get an order of the Court allowing you to obtain the property. This depends in large part on the kind of bankruptcy that is pending and the amount of equity in the property.


1. Be aware that an employee is legally obligated to seek to resolve the dispute through Acas before lodging a tribunal claim against you. Should this happen, Acas will most likely call you notifying you of the claim and Early Conciliation Procedure, giving you just ONE month to settle. If you already know a tribunal might not find in your favour on this one, we recommend you take the call from Acas seriously. This is not a time to do an ostrich impression by refusing to return the call.
2. Research at an early stage is a good option. Investigate what is being claimed, by who, what paperwork there is, what witnesses you have, what your defence might be etc. Don't leave it to the last minute and research is as relevant for the early conciliation process as for the employment tribunal itself.
3. Be aware that whilst an early settlement may be tempting to avoid legal costs and possible compensation, it might also raise an expectation amongst other staff that they too could get some money out of you without having to make much of an effort or even go the tribunal itself.
4. Be aware that if you don't settle during the early conciliation process and the matter proceeds to employment tribunal and a claim is lodged, you have just 28 days to respond. Time really does fly at times so this is not a time to prioritise other tasks over what might feel like a very stressful or unpleasant one. Failure to respond on time means that you lose your right to defend yourself and that can be disastrous.
5. Get some good legal advice at an early stage. We recommend Jaluch for support. And remember that someone outside your organisation might have a clearer view of the strengths and weaknesses of the claim. Sometimes its hard to see the wood for the trees!
6. Be hassled into a quick settlement during the early conciliation procedure before checking the facts or even checking they have the right to claim what they are claiming etc. Acas has no legal responsibility to check the employee has the right to bring the claim they are bringing so don't assume they will have done this.
7. Put off preparing for the tribunal until the last minute. Preparation can take weeks of effort, especially if you have to coordinate witnesses, so start early.
8. Forget to factor in the cost of legal costs when deciding whether it is worth settling out of court at an early stage. Legal costs often exceed £15K and can easily head towards £40K for a complex claim.
9. Forget to think about what, if anything, you will be letting your staff know about this claim. Sometimes a bit of communication is better than one damaging rumour.
10. Think you are alone! Being on the receiving end of a tribunal claim is often stressful so make sure you get some good support throughout the process. Choose someone who can demonstrate a bit of empathy as well as be a good sounding board and legal advisor. You might need to shop around, but getting good support will be well worth it.
10.5 If an employee has been threatening legal action then mark a date in your calendar 3 months forward. An employee has 3 months to bring a claim (it can occasionally be extended) so do a diary reminder so you know when you are most likely out of the danger zone!
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RE/MAX Gold Coast celebrated 25 years of real estate excellence in July of 2015. Since opening its doors for business in June of 1990, RE/MAX Gold Coast has achieved many accomplishments and established a solid foundation to build on for years to come.
"We are committed to being the best in the business and proud of our history providing excellent services to our community," said RE/MAX Gold Coast Broker/Owner, Michael Sipes. "To maintain our position as the industry leader, we have remained a positive force in the real estate industry that works to the advantage of buyers, seller and real estate professionals. We would like to thank our clients for their support over the years."
RE/MAX Gold Coast has a team of real estate professionals who have produced outstanding results for buyers and sellers. The firm ranked No. 180 in REAL Trends 500, an annual research report which identifies the country's largest and most successful residential firms as ranked by closed transaction sides and separately by closed sales volume.
Over the past 12 months, RE/MAX has experienced many exciting changes. They started 2014 by acquiring the local real estate boutique Cobalt Realty Group adding 45 associates to the team. They also developed a dedicated team to provide support to the new agents of Gold Coast. This team assists agents joining the Gold Coast team with an in depth introduction of the vast services RE/MAX offers its associates along with training and coaching. They also added a cleaning service and a maintenance service to best serve their clients.
The company and its team of real estate professionals strive to make a difference by giving back to the community through involvement in numerous national and local charitable organizations. RE/MAX Gold Coast is a proud contributor of the Children's Miracle Network ranking as the second highest contributor the CHLA in California.
The celebration honored the founders Glenn Sipes and Fred Evans. The Legacy Award was presented to the agents that were the first to start the company and were honored for their more than 20 years of dedication. The company also celebrated their agent's awards for 2014 with their over 240 associates, staff and affiliated services. RE/MAX Gold Coast was honored by the City of Ventura for their long time contribution and President of RE/MAX, Vinnie Tracey was on hand to congratulate the founders and the agents for such a wonderful achievement.
Award was presented to the agents that were the first to start the company and were honored for their more than 20 years of dedication. The company also celebrated their agent's awards for 2014 with their over 240 associates, staff and affiliated services. RE/MAX Gold Coast was honored by the City of Ventura for their long time contribution and President of RE/MAX, Vinnie Tracey was on hand to congratulate the founders and the agents for such a wonderful achievement.
"It is the commitment and quality of our agents that has placed us in a lead position for growth, strength, success and generosity – and we appreciate their hard work and dedication," said Glenn Sipes. "Our agents are leaders in the community, and I'm so proud to watch them positively affect the lives of others," he added.
RE/MAX Gold Coast is one of the most dynamic and respected real estate firms in Ventura County with more than 230 agents, eight branch offices, a property management company, a cleaning and handyman division and an in-house escrow company. To learn more about RE/MAX Gold Coast please contact Broker/Owner Michael Sipes at 805-339-3500 or by email at msipes@remax.net.


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Iowa House approves 4 percent flat income tax
Iowa Public Radio | By Katarina Sostaric
Katarina Sostaric
The Iowa House approved a 4 percent flat tax Wednesday with Rep. Lee Hein, R-Monticello, as bill manager.
The Iowa House passed a bill Wednesday that would phase in a flat personal income tax of 4 percent and eliminate taxes on retirement income. It would also give tax breaks to retired farmers and people who retire from employee-owned companies.
The vote was 61 to 37, with three Democrats joining all Republicans present in support of the bill.
House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley, said it's an historic moment. He said the state's budget surplus isn't for lawmakers to spend.
"This is Iowans' money," he said. "They deserve to have it back. We don't need to be spending it on growing government."
Several Democrats criticized the bill, saying the big reduction in state revenue resulting from the tax cuts could jeopardize state services in the future. And they said the bulk of the tax savings will go to the wealthiest Iowans.
"It's kind of a reverse Robin Hood," said Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville. "Rob from the poor, give even more to the rich."
Jacoby also said it's not truly a flat tax, because there are still a lot of tax credits and exemptions.
According to the governor's office, a 4 percent flat income tax rate would save Iowa families an average of $1,300. Democrats said the plan would save Iowans in the lowest tax bracket less than $20 a year.
The whole tax plan is estimated to reduce state revenue by more than $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2028, after all parts of the plan are phased in, according to a nonpartisan analysis. The current fiscal year's state budget was set at $8.1 billion.
"Some of us think that all of this surplus shows that we aren't using taxpayer dollars to raise all the boats," said Rep. Marti Anderson, D-Des Moines. "To help feed, educate, take care of the elderly, take care of people with disabilities, increase our mental health investment, make sure that our nursing homes are inspected, make sure that law enforcement has the resources that they need to do their jobs."
Democrats proposed several amendments that were rejected by Republicans.
One would have thrown out all parts of the bill except for the elimination of taxes on retirement income and pensions. Another would have preserved the 4 percent flat tax but would enact that immediately for the three lowest income brackets, while phasing the cuts in over time for the top rate.
A third amendment would only implement the 4 percent flat tax for people making less than $1 million.
Democrats also proposed adding provisions to double the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income Iowans, and to further expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. They also proposed increasing tax credits for volunteer firefighters, from $250 to $1,000.
Bill manager Rep. Lee Hein, R-Monticello, said he thinks a 4 percent flat tax is fair.
"A doctor who has spent a large amount of his time and money getting his education, only to have his high producing years taxed at a higher rate…does that sound fair to you? Doesn't to me," Hein said.
House Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, said projections show the state will have enough money going forward to pay for the House GOP tax plan.
It's not clear what Republicans' final tax plan will look like because leaders still have to negotiate.
"A lot of those discussions usually happen toward the end of session," Grassley said. "But the fact that we were here, we had the resources to pass this cut, and we had consensus from the [House GOP] caucus, we wanted to get this moving today."
The bill passed Wednesday represents most of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds' tax plan. The House GOP bill excludes her proposal for corporate income tax cuts. The House plan would also use part of the Taxpayer Relief Fund to offset the cost of the tax cuts, while Reynolds' plan would reserve those funds in case the economy doesn't grow as expected.
Senate Republicans also have a different proposal for a 3.6 percent flat income tax as well as sales tax changes that would result in funding the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
Republican lawmakers also passed income tax cuts into law last year. Those are supposed to start taking effect in 2023. The cuts will be deeper if the legislature ultimately approves one of these tax plans.
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Bunnie's Battle
By Kara Aaserud / October 2013
This suburban mom lost her sister and husband to colon cancer. She's since raised millions to fight the disease.
Bunnie Schwartz (right) is all smiles with icon Anne Murray and Amy Lerman Elmaleh (left), Colon Cancer Canada's executive director, at the 2010 Colon Cancer Canada Gala of Hope
It may seem as though life has not been kind to Bunnie Schwartz, a Thornhill, Ontario mother of three and former elementary school teacther. In 1996 her sister passed away from colorectal cancer and, if that wasn't bad enough, her husband died of the same disease eight years later. Both were 46 when they died. Many people would have retreated into their grief, but not Schwartz.
Rather than close herself off to friends and family, she decided, soon after her sister died, to spread the word about colon cancer. Thus began Colon Cancer Canada (CCC), founded with the double-pronged goal of giving her grief-stricken family something to fight for and, ultimately, to change the misconception that this type of cancer is an old man's disease.
Colon cancer is the second most common cause of death among Canadian men and women – 175 people die from it per week – and, contrary to popular belief, it bears no discrimination toward race, age or gender. When caught early enough, however, it's 90% treatable. One of the reasons why it's not talked about as much as other cancers, says Schwartz, is that many people are embarrassed by the symptoms. "People don't want to talk about stool or bloating," she says. There's another problem: Doctors don't want to test people until they're 50.
However, tests can be given earlier if requested. If people are made aware of the symptoms, which includes blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss and stomach cramps, they could ask for a test and potentially save their own life, she says.
"You can feel sorry for yourself, but that's not going to help. You have to take something bad and do something good with it."
Shortly after her sister passed away, Schwartz, along with her niece, organized around 100 family and friends for a fundraising walk. It raised an impressive $23,000. Since then, CCC has grown from a two-person grassroots campaign run out of Schwartz's basement to a massive celebrity-backed charity that's raised about $8 million over the years. It's best known for its galas, such as the Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic and a high profile "Don't Die of Embarrassment" campaign. The money she's raised has gone toward research, public awareness campaigns, access to screening and patient support.
When asked whether all this giving has given Schwartz some much deserved solace, her response is mixed, yet hopeful: "The loneliness doesn't go away," she says. "You can feel sorry for yourself, but that's not going to help anybody. My children realize that you have to take something bad and do something good with it."
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This is incompatible with Bigger's frame of reference, which is locked in the present tense. In this setting of the here and now, there is an immediacy that religion does not address. Bigger cannot bring himself to reconcile his struggles with the present in a larger configuration that religion offers. It is here where Bigger cannot accept religion. Its role is one that is in his life, present in his mother and those who believe in it. Yet, Bigger rejects it because it does not allow him to transform the world to which he is bound. Bigger is a product of the present tense, something for which religion and "the afterlife" cannot fully find use. In the Chicago of the Depression, there is only a struggle for survival in the here and now. Bigger is a product of this, and his instincts for survival are ones that preclude him from embracing religion, which cannot provide explanation as to why things are the way they are in the present. It is for this reason that he ends up rejecting religion as something that will not help him do the one thing that he finds it hard to do: To live.


There are some wonderful models in this book. I have made several of the models in this book. Pictures can be found below. There are a few models, I have yet to figure out. I love that almost all of the diagrams first show you the step, then show you what it looks like after the step. This makes it very easy to follow. I have only one small criticism. It is that mostly there are drawings of the finished models and sometimes black and white photos. There are no color photos. Sometimes especially with 3D models it is hard to get a sense of the finished model or it's depth from the drawings. This does make this book a bit less expensive than a lot of similar origami books (that do have color), but I think it would be worth the added cost to have a better idea of what the finished model looks like.
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As relações entre Irã e Omã são as relações diplomáticas estabelecidas entre a República Islâmica do Irã e o Sultanato de Omã. O Irã possui uma embaixada em Mascate e Omã possui uma embaixada em Teerã.

Os dois países compartilham laços diplomáticos e econômicos que datam do reinado de Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, o último monarca antes da Revolução Iraniana. O sultão de Omã, Qabus bin Said Al Said, morto em janeiro de 2020, travou, no início de seu reinado nos anos setenta, uma guerra de vários anos contra uma rebelião marxista na província de Dhofar. Foi com o apoio das tropas britânicas e, posteriormente, das forças aéreas e terrestres iranianas; em uma operação concebida inteiramente pelo próprio Xá que o sultão garantiu o seu governo.

Ambos os países são membros da Organização para a Cooperação Islâmica, do Movimento Não-Alinhado e do Grupo dos 77.

Ver também
 Conflito iraniano-saudita
 Perseguição religiosa no mundo muçulmano
 Conselho de Cooperação do Golfo
 Irã e as armas de destruição em massa

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Leslie Loh is an entrepreneur, angel investor and educator. He graduated from Saint Mary's University, Canada, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance and Information Technology.
At the age of 23, Leslie founded System Access Pte Ltd. As chairman and CEO, Leslie grew the company from a one-man outfit to a global banking software organization with 10 offices and 500 staff across Europe, Middle East and Asia. System Access was publicly listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2005 and was subsequently acquired in 2006 by a leading US Based global financial services software provider.
Leslie was the winner of the 1998 ASME Rotary Entrepreneur of the Year in Singapore. In 1999, Leslie received the National Youth Award (Individual) for his success as an entrepreneur. In 2006, Leslie was awarded the "Person of The Year" IT Leader Award by the Singapore Computer Society.
Mr Loh was appointed to IDA (Infocomm Development Authority) Singapore Board from 1999 to 2003 and SPRING (SME Development Authority) Singapore Board from 2011 to 2013 respectively.
Leslie's passion is to develop tech talents, nurture entrepreneurs and grow technology startups. Leslie frequently contributes time to support the development of tech community in Singapore and the region. Leslie is also a member of several national development committees involved in charting the economic strategies, manpower development, and entrepreneurship development of Singapore.
Leslie is actively involved in early stage technology start-ups investment via Red Dot Ventures. He is also the executive chairman of Lithan, an adult learning institution focusing on Tech and Entrepreneurship learning."
Jeffrey Paine is the founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures, an early stage technology venture capital fund based in Singapore investing in Southeast Asia. Jeff started and manages the Founder Institute in Singapore where he is currently overseeing its expansion in Southeast Asia, and Japan. Since 2010 the Founder Institute in Singapore has graduated over 70 companies. He is a recipient of the Founder Institute Director Award 2012 for "Greatest Ecosystem Impact" Worldwide (Singapore).
Kuan Hsu started his career in management consulting with McKinsey & Co. in the US, then focused on supply chain management in the US and China while at Solectron, an Electronics Manufacturing Services provider. He obtained an MBA/MA joint degree from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and became an investment banker in the US with Goldman Sachs executing M&A deals in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector. Kuan subsequently moved to Singapore executing PE deals at Temasek throughout the region prior to becoming a Venture Capitalist responsible for Gree Ventures' Southeast Asian operations. He has since launched his own VC fund, focusing on early stage investments in Southeast Asia.


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DHAKA, April 29, 2020 (BSS) – Dhaka and New Delhi today pledged to work together to boost food production to offset the possible food crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina this afternoon.
"The Indian premier phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around 5:50 pm and extended Bangla Nabo Barsho and Ramadan greetings to her and the people of Bangladesh," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS.
The Bangladesh prime minister also extended Ramadan greetings to Narendra Modi and the people of India, the press secretary said.
During the 12-minute telephonic conversation, he said, both the leaders mentioned that their governments have taken initiatives to increase food production to face the possible food crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic.
If needed we'll work together to this end, the two premiers said.
Sheikh Hasina said various international organisations including the United Nations have expressed apprehension that the situation may linger.
"So, all the countries of the region will've to work in unison to deal with the situation," she said.
The two leaders appreciated the steps taken by both the countries to combat the pandemic and reiterated their commitment to work together to this end.
Both the premiers also agreed to advance the initiatives that the SAARC countries took to fight the COVID-19 in a videoconference held last month in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sheikh Hasina extended her thanks to Narendra Modi for sending medicines and other medical equipment to Bangladesh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indian prime minister paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his birth centenary, the press secretary said.
Meanwhile, BSS correspondent from New Delhi said minutes after his talks with the Bangladesh premier, Modi in a tweet message mentioned that he discussed with Sheikh Hasina about COVID-19 situation and the ways India and Bangladesh can collaborate in the fight against the pandemic.
"Spoke to PM Sheikh Hasina to greet her & the people of Bangladesh on the Holy Month of Ramzan…We discussed COVID-19 situation & ways India and Bangladesh can collaborate in the fight against it," Modi said in the message.
The Indian premier added: "Our relationship with Bangladesh will continue to be one of our highest priorities."
Meanwhile, an official statement issued in New Delhi said the two leaders discussed the regional situation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and briefed each other about the steps being taken to mitigate its effects in their respective countries.
It added that both the leaders expressed happiness at the progress made in implementing the special arrangements agreed on March 15 between the leaders of the SAARC countries.
The Indian premier thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her contribution of USD 1.5 million to the SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund, the statement said.
"The Bangladesh premier thanked Prime Minister Modi for taking lead in coordinating efforts to combat COVID-19 in the region and for supplying aid to Bangladesh, both in terms of medical supplies and capacity building," it said.
"Both the leaders expressed satisfaction at continuation of supply of essential items across the border through road, rail, inland waterways and air," the statement reads.
During the discussion, it said, the Indian Prime Minister recalled the shared bonds of history, culture, language and fraternal ties and expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations between the two countries.
"The premier ensured India's readiness to help Bangladesh in containing the spread of COVID-19 and in mitigating the health and economic impact of the pandemic," the statement said.
Prime Minister Modi conveyed his best wishes for the good health and well-being of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and all the friendly people of Bangladesh, in this historic Mujib Barsho, the statement added.
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