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7 July 2020 by James Langley
SmartestEnergy signs 15-year Newhurst EfW deal
SmartestEnergy has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement deal to buy the electricity generated at the Newhurst energy from waste (EfW) facility in Leicestershire.
The deal has been announced a day after waste management company Biffa revealed construction of the plant had begun.
Construction of Biffa's Newhurst facility began on 7 July
The plant, which is under development by joint venture partners Biffa, Covanta Holding Corporation and Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG), will take in up to 350,000 tonnes of non-recyclable municipal solid waste per year and is due to be operational in 2023.
Newhurst is to generate up to 42 megawatts of electricity, which SmartestEnergy says is enough to power around 80,000 homes.
Robert Luke, head of renewable origination for SmartestEnergy's Smart Generation team, said: "Generators are increasingly looking for innovative approaches to help them play their part in the development of a smarter energy landscape in the UK and our persistence and willingness to find commercial and legal solutions on this project has underlined SmartestEnergy's credentials as a next generation company.
"The scale and complexity of this agreement required SmartestEnergy to develop a commercial solution that delivers value for all the partners and investors involved."
SmartestEnergy says it buys electricity from more than 500 projects and is a licensed electricity supplier to more than 2,500 UK businesses. The company is a subsidiary of Japanese sōgō shōsha Marubeni.
Construction of the Newhurst facility, began yesterday (6 July) and is expected to create 300 jobs.
"The facility will be a significant addition to the UK's waste management infrastructure"
Biffa
Biffa said: "We're thrilled that work has begun to construct the Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility in Leicestershire, a joint venture by Biffa plc, Covanta & Macquarie's Green Investment Group.
"The facility, which is being constructed by Hitachi Zosen Inova, will be a significant addition to the UK's waste management infrastructure."
Newhurst
The joint venture partners announced financial close on the Newhurst facility in February (see letsrecycle.com story).
An artist's impression of the Newhurst EfW facility
Planning permission for the plant was granted by the secretary of state in 2012. Biffa applied to increase the plant's capacity in 2018 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Biffa will provide 70% of the facility's fuel each year from its existing waste collection services, while Covanta will supply operations and maintenance services.
The Newhurst facility is one of two EfW projects currently proposed by Biffa, Covanta and GIG. The joint venture has also proposed building a plant at the Protos Energy Park near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire (see letsrecycle.com story).


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By Thomas Hundal
Ford, GM, Stellantis, and Toyota want EV tax credit caps lifted, Volkswagen resumes full EV production in Zwickau, holy shit look at those gas prices. All this and more on today's issue of The Morning Dump.
Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee's working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday.
Big Gas Prices Have Eclipsed Five Dollars Per Gallon
Photo credit: "Shell Gas Station" by JeepersMedia is marked with CC BY 2.0.
Well, here we are. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in America has crested the five dollar mark. Specifically, AAA clocked it at $5.014 per gallon on Monday and $5.016 per gallon on Tuesday. While we're still a few cents off from the most Americans have ever paid for regular gas, those really big numbers mean we might not be that far away. Let's break it down.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average price for a gallon of regular gas hit $4.114 on July 7, 2008. When corrected for inflation, that works out to $5.58 per gallon in today's money. A neat fact that absolutely doesn't help the situation in any way, shape, or form. Don't worry, things could get worse as they often do. It might not take long for gas prices to reach that adjusted 2008 peak. The EIA reported last week that America had 18,021,000 barrels of finished gasoline in reserve and ready to be run in engines, a good bit short of pre-pandemic levels of around 24,000,000 million barrels. You know, right in time for the summer driving season.
According to Reuters, OPEC+ fell 2.6 million barrels short of oil production targets last month, so it looks like the global supply side won't be massively easing anytime soon. The only variable we seem to have some modicum of control over is demand, which sucks because easing demand means that people like you and I are requested to curb often-necessary travel that can't be done on public transit because intercity rail largely sucks in North America.
Four Automakers Want EV Tax Credit To Apply To More Than Just Their First 200,000 EV Customers
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While EV tax credit caps are a firm check for government spending, they do have a weird side effect of punishing automakers that adopted plug-in tech early. Toyota's been selling a ton of plug-in hybrids, GM's been cranking out plug-in vehicles since the Volt in 2011, and Ford's offered plug-in hybrids and electric cars for the better part of a decade. While Stellantis doesn't have a huge history of electrification outside of recent plug-in hybrids and a few compliance-spec Fiat 500e EVs, CEO Carlos Tavares has been quite bearish on EV adoption targets. Finding common ground, these four automakers drafted up a simple joint letter to Congress asking for a removal of tax credit caps. From the letter:
"The current program only provides the tax benefit to the first 200,000 customers for each automaker. To provide greater consumer choice, we ask that the per-OEM cap be removed, with a sunset date set for a time when the EV market is more mature."
Honestly, the brief letter makes some very good points. We're in a shortage-of-everything crisis, and raw material costs for long-range EVs are on the rise. Vehicles that are more expensive to build cost more to buy, which could keep long-range EVs out of reach for the average American consumer. Tax credits are a way of subsidizing these costs, and the promises of both lower transportation costs and lower transportation emissions seem like they could be in the interests of citizens. Now, will a simple lifting of tax credit caps actually happen? It feels unlikely, but we'll see what happens. Tax credits for EVs definitely aren't sustainable in the long run, and it really feels like widespread EV adoption is a long game. However, that doesn't mean that some form of revamped tax credit system is out of the question. Let's wait and see how this one plays out.
Stellantis Aims For Level 3 Autonomy Come 2024
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While Stellantis may seem to be moving slowly on autonomy, the massive auto group seems to be working behind the scenes. In a recent press release, French automotive supplier Valeo has revealed that Stellantis will use Valeo's third-generation Scala LiDAR system to achieve Level 3 autonomy in 2024.
Honestly, Valeo sounds like a pretty solid partner. The company's second-generation LiDAR system has found a home in the optional Level 3 assist suites on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and EQS, and further LiDAR development will only improve imaging capability. While we can't say for sure where LiDAR will first appear in the Stellantis range, Automotive News Europe said that Level 3 autonomy will be offered in multiple models across Stellantis' massive array of brands. Honestly, it'll be interesting to see how Stellantis implements Level 3 autonomy. After all, Level 3 autonomy is conditional, so we could continue to see it locked to controlled-access highways at low speeds, or we could see significant variance from current implementations. Either way, it should pave the way for future Level 4 or even Level 5 capability, although both of those are likely years out at the minimum.
Volkswagen Returns To Normal EV Production
Photo credit: Volkswagen
Hey, how's this for good news – Volkswagen's going back to three scheduled shifts in its Zwickau-Mosul EV plant that builds the ID.4 crossover, ID.5 crossover, ID.3 hatchback, Audi Q4 e-Tron crossover, Audi Q4 Sportback e-Tron coupe crossover, and Cupra Born hatchback.
In an era where automobile production is so fragile, it seems like Volkswagen's successfully vaulted the latest set of supply chain barriers. According to Automobilwoche, Volkswagen's targeting production of 1,300 vehicles per day, a solid figure that should help alleviate some backlog and temper a small corner of the car market's current frenzy. Hey, a niche is a niche. Mind you, Zwickau-Mosul isn't the only place where Volkswagen builds the in-demand ID.4. Volkswagen's Emden plant in Germany also builds this electric crossover, while North American production in Chattanooga, T.N. is expected to come online this year. I know that a return to regular production for a few niche models won't put much of a dent in new car supply, but it feels like a sign of hope. With everything so up in the air right now, it's nice to see even small signs of normalcy.
The Flush
Whelp, time to drop the lid on today's edition of The Morning Dump. It's safe to say that Monday was a bit of a shitshow in the financial markets. Lots of talk about yield curves and bear markets and fears of a recession. With that in mind, let's play a car shopping game. Let's say that a recession hits and you need to ditch a car payment and pick up a cheap, reliable daily driver that costs pennies to run. What's your money on in this bizarrely inflated car market? I'm probably going with a Toyota Echo as they're positively plentiful in the land of poutine, but I'm curious to see what you pick. Is your pragmatic side drawn toward the indestructibility of a 3800 V6-powered W-body? Are you sitting on a secret hoard of Saab parts to keep a turbocharged Swedish bubble-wrap suit on the road? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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"Tax credits for EVs definitely aren't sustainable in the long run"
Why? The oil industry has proved you can survive off of tax breaks nearly indefinitely.
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I will be the only one to say this…
My Ol Shitbox, is MY ol SHITBOX. Does what I ask, doesnt complain. Looks decent, runs, drives, If I want to drive'er like grand'ma.. I can. If I wanna drive'er like my hair is on fire.. I can too.
No monthly payments. Ins went down… god fucking damn… PLEASE LORD DONT STRIKE ME!
I dont need no elec Laptop on 4 wheels. I want what I got.. or older.
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Well, congratulations on your super low gas US gas prices, even though they have climbed a bit. Over here in Europe we pay the double of that. Not kidding or anything.
My Nissan Figaro, despite being japanese and small, only gets 26 US MPGs, since it's automatic and turbo and has small wheels and high RPMs. So not using that so much at the moment..
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Vikram Bhatt Drops "Ghost" Trailer
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After a series of spooky and intense posters and teasers, the makers of "Ghost" are out with its first official trailer and this one is spine chilling!
Noted for horror thrillers such as 1920 and Raaz, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt is back with a new horror film. The movie stars Sanaya Irani and Shivam Bhaargava. It is produced by Vashu Bhagnani.
Vikram Bhatt dropped the trailer on his social media profile. He captioned it, "Absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence! The trailer of my film Ghost is here. #ghostthefilm @shivambhaargava @poojafilms @krishnavbhatt @ZeeMusicCompany #sanayairani"
The trailer starts with a murder, committed by a ghost, but the plot shifts from being a horror film to a love story with a twisted angle. Halfway down the trailer, bodies are falling.
Vikram Bhatt has written and directed the new horror film. The film is bankrolled by Loneranger Productions. The story of the film follows Karan Khanna, a politician of Indian origin in the United Kingdom, who is accused of killing his wife. He tells his lawyer that a spirit committed the murder and should be tried.
The Ghost film releases on 18th October 2019.
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Once there was a boy, and one day . . .
Within the pages of this gorgeous picture book anthology is a special letter from Oliver and more than one hundred sketches, notes, and ideas, carefully chosen from his archives and revealed here for the first time. Watch as the boy and his friends spring to life on the sketchbook pages...see the real-life starfish that appears in How to Catch a Star, learn the true story of a boy and a penguin that inspired Lost and Found, and much, much more!
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Verra Statement about Foodwatch Report
Foodwatch, a German advocacy group, recently published various allegations about the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, which is registered in Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program. Foodwatch claims that this project lacks additionality and overstated its emission reductions and that Verra has a conflict of interest in the certification process. This statement refutes each of these claims.
Additionality
Foodwatch alleges that the Madre de Dios project lacks additionality because 1) the project did not "prevent deforestation which would otherwise have occurred in the project area"; and 2) the project started sharing profits with Brazil nut concessioners only after they recouped their costs. This allegation is inaccurate. Verra only registers projects that are additional. In this case, the Madre de Dios project successfully demonstrated additionality:
It has improved the viability of Brazil nut harvesting and other sustainable activities, such as improving forest monitoring and training people in agroforestry, fish farming, and other sustainable practices. Together, these activities incentivize the conservation of forest and disincentivize agriculture, logging, and mining activities in the area.
It has taken initial steps to build a new Brazil nut processing plant and capacity-building interventions to help a federation of Brazil nut harvesters and agroforestry developers (FEPROCAMD), as well as individual harvesters, sustainably commercialize their Brazil nut business.
Using the VCS "Tool for the Demonstration and Assessment of Additionality in VCS Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses Project Activities" (VT0001), the project proved that these activities depend on revenue from the sale of carbon credits for their implementation.
Direct carbon payments to harvesters were never intended to be immediate, but were designed to happen at later stages of project implementation as part of a revenue-sharing component after the developers recouped their costs.
Baseline Setting and the Calculation of Emission Reductions
Foodwatch claims that the Madre de Dios project has been ineffective in halting or reducing deforestation and, accordingly, that its emission reductions are overstated.
REDD+ projects are designed to reduce deforestation, not to halt it completely. The deforestation rate in the project area was lower than in the "business-as-usual" scenario (baseline). This indicates that the project was successful.
The generally accepted process of setting a baseline involves identifying a reference region that faces the same deforestation risk, landscape factors, transportation networks, human infrastructure, policies, and regulations as the project area. The historical deforestation in the reference region becomes the baseline for the project area. The Madre de Dios project followed this process and confirmed it by using land-use change maps provided by the Government of Madre de Dios. The baseline for the project, validated by independent third-party auditors, is a deforestation rate of 1.23% per year. The project was able to hold deforestation to a rate of just 0.42% per year, which was also verified by independent third-party auditors.
In contrast, the Foodwatch authors selected a random reference region and employed no recognized methodology to calculate the expected deforestation rate. They also relied on satellite images and on different image processing than the project. The Foodwatch process does not result in a realistic baseline.
Foodwatch claims that the fees paid for project certification and credit issuance represent a conflict of interest. Here, Foodwatch makes several basic errors. First, the fee for opening an account on the Verra Registry is US$500, not US$115,000 per the VCS Program Fee Schedule. Second, third-party auditors – not Verra – are responsible for validating projects and verifying emission reductions, precisely to avoid a conflict of interest.
Verra welcomes feedback on its processes and systems. We continually update and improve our requirements and methodologies. However, Foodwatch has grossly misrepresented how REDD+ projects work, has used a severely flawed analysis, and makes false claims about Verra's role in the certification process. Verra rejects its findings.
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Home›Singer Music›Indonesian alt-pop singer-songwriter who wants her music "to be friends with others"
Indonesian alt-pop singer-songwriter who wants her music "to be friends with others"
As far back as she can remember, Denisa has always dreamed of standing out.
Her dream began when she was six years old, and the clip for Avril Lavigne's monster hit "Complicated" appeared on her TV screen. "I thought, 'What is this? Wow, this chick is so cool! With this tank top and this tie! "Recalls the 22-year-old. NME. "I wanted to be like her growing up: hanging out with lots of friends, playing together and skating together. "
Sixteen years later, it seems Denisa has finally discovered what sets her apart. His debut album "Bloodbuzz", released on October 15, finds the singer-songwriter navigating the aftermath of a failing relationship. The result of nearly two years of work, the alternative pop production of 'Bloodbuzz' is a far cry from the bratty pop-punk that ignited his musical awakening all those years ago. "I think my voice is too soft for that," says Denisa.
Born Bernadette Denisa Dhaniswara, the native of Jakarta spent her childhood listening to Lavigne but also Sum 41, Green Day, and My Chemical Romance. Her family temporarily moved to Kuala Lumpur and then to Bangkok, Denisa enrolling in high school in the latter city, where she says she was ruthlessly harassed by her peers.
"At one point, I was too scared to go to school. It was unbearable. I would go home, then – like a typical teenager – put my headphones in my room and be alone, "she said wistfully. "Music was my only friend."
"Pamungkas once said to me: 'just be honest in your words'"
Denisa hit rock bottom when she began to struggle with anxiety, depression and self-harm. Eventually, she discovered that music was more than just a friend – it also served as therapy. To cope with her difficulties, she "fanned herself" by scribbling original and random lyrics in her journal. Keeping a journal is still a practice that she maintains today: "Every therapist I have known has told me that if I can only meet with them every other month, just write [what I feel] in a newspaper.
After graduating from high school, Denisa returned to Indonesia and studied audio engineering at SAE Institute Jakarta. She was often hired to work the sound for live concerts by independent bands such as alternative rock band Glaskaca and pop-rock singer-songwriter Pamungkas. The latter finally became her confidante and helped her gain self-confidence to start her own path as a musician. A concise but resonant advice Pamungkas gave him: "Just be honest in your words."
In 2019, Denisa wrote, recorded and self-funded her first EP, "Crowning". Instead of channeling the pop-punk music she loved as a teenager, she decided to take inspiration from acts she grew to love as a young adult: Radiohead and Bon Iver.
"I don't want to go back on my words in five years and cringe"
Looking back, Denisa admits that she may have "tried too hard" to stand out. "I was very idealistic at the time. I just wanted to be unique and I just wanted to be a singer that you can't find anywhere else, "she explains. "Musically, I think 'Crowning' was a success, but back then I didn't really want to play it live." The benefit of hindsight also allowed Denisa to discover another major flaw in the EP: "Because I was trying so hard to be unique, I wanted my vocabulary for the lyrics to be so quirky that people couldn't. understand, "she laughs.
Denisa felt compelled to improve her lyrical art. "I don't want five years from now to rethink my words and cringe." She decided to take inspiration from Taylor Swift's "Folklore" album in 2020 and Radiohead's "In Rainbows" album in 2007, as well as Bleachers and Phoebe Bridgers.
She started working on "Bloodbuzz" in mid-2020. Produced by Denisa, Johanes Abiyoso, Kevin Valeryan and Baskara Putra and Rayhan Noor of Lomba Sihir, the album follows a chronological narrative. It opens with Denisa facing the impending end of her romantic relationship ('Ben') and ends with her finding bittersweet comfort in celibacy ('(Un) comfortably Alone'). For the distribution of the album, she teamed up with Demajors, the prestigious independent label based in Jakarta that has supported well-known names such as Candra Darusman and Gugun Blues Shelter.
Instead of trying to purposefully score supposedly unique points, Denisa decided to showcase every layer of her personality on "Bloodbuzz". The debut single from the album "You Are Not My Savior" flaunts her sarcastic side as she happily shuts up her condescending former lover ("Everything made me feel part").
80s-influenced 'J Street' expresses emotional instability as she dreads but also anticipates a whole new romance: "All around the dark side of the street / In my room on my bed I would play dead / But I felt something when you came / At that time of night when you were too close".
Denisa states her favorite lyrics in the album's closest, "(Un) comfortably Alone", influenced by hard rock. "I just wanna feel again / Would God let this pain stop? / Like a virtue, I would be by my side / Would they stay even after biting?"she asks. The song features Denisa in her state of highest emotional conflict – she has no problem being alone, but she worries about feeling numb from her loneliness." This is the phase where, like : "Will I love again?" But, at the same time, I accepted wholeheartedly that I would be alone for the rest of my life! "She laughs.
Now that "Bloodbuzz" is out, Denisa thinks she has finally discovered what makes her unique as an artist. Working on the album made him realize that the key to standing out is not to rock Avril Lavigne's tie or transform into a Thom Yorke woman, but to perfect a signature lyrical style. "It all comes down to the wording. The lyrics tell a story without using complicated vocabulary, but I can put one and one together and make it contemplative as well. "
On top of everything, Denisa hopes her music and lyrics can help others as her musical heroes helped her when she was a struggling teenager in a foreign city. "This is why I decided to study lyricism, in particular how [write] lyrics that are not only catchy, but also meaningful for people to identify with. This is my goal in making music – I want my music to be friends with others. "
Denisa's "Bloodbuzz" is now available via Demajors
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cardboard red/green anaglyphic "masks" provided for three 3-D sequences.
Canadian director Julian Roffman creates a horror film about the perils of peering into the primordial male sub-subconscious in "The Mask." The 3-D gimmick of this 1961 curiosity is how it cleverly interpolates the audience into the screen mind of a psychiatrist who dons the 3,000-year-old mask.
The first horror feature made in Canada, "The Mask" not only invites us to participate in an "ancient ritual so unearthly, so terrifying it has been wiped out of the memory of man," this black-and-white work evokes our primal encounter with cinema itself. "The greatest thrill since you first saw a picture move!" hypes a poster from 1961.
Before taking his own life in his rented room, Michael mails the "cursed" mask to Allan's office. Lieutenant Martin (Bill Walker) is on the case. Doctor Soames (Leo Leyden) at the Museum of Ancient History informs him that his late employee was "a brilliant archaeologist" who was studying this "great archaeological find" after hours.
That's your cue to put on your anaglyphic red/green mask too. "Look through your mask…If you can't take it…Take it off!" instructs that same poster. This will be the first of three weird 3-D visits to a netherworld of deliriously unclear coordinates.
We see the archaeologist with sunken eyes. He dwells like a ghoul in a zone with much dry ice. Men in masks and robes place women atop sacrificial altars. Funhouse shots startle: eyeballs hurl into the theater, snakes lunge out of eye sockets of skulls, disarmed hands grasp, and fireballs discharge from the palms of officiants.
If this is the point of view of the psychiatrist, what is his late patient doing in the psychiatrist's subconscious? Or are we experiencing replays of Michael's memories now embedded in the mask? The camera lens never simulates the eyes of the character wearing the mask and looking through its eye openings. Instead, the mask operates more like Roffman's camera: it lets us watch a 3D-movie in the 2D-movie. But we never become first-person eyewitnesses to the weirdness, reenact any murderous instincts.
How the mask works mystifies the characters as much as must have the screenwriters. Wearing it is addictive, according to one diagnosis. "The legend states that the mask can hypnotize a man, and bring out the evil in him; bring it out and magnify it," reports the Lieutenant.
"There's much to be learned here," insists Allan, in between his 3-D trips at the beckoning of the mask's reverb voice. "Man's most secret mind. Of a world that exists even deeper than the subconscious… The hope of man to know what his mind really is. What he really thinks." Killing women is what men really, really want to do, reveals "The Mask." Under the mask's influence, Allan almost strangles his secretary one night.
"I hold out the knowledge of the universe and you– you spit on it," Allan rebukes his fiancee Pam Albright (Claudette Nevins) after she resists trying on the mask herself. "Get out of my way." Then he forces her to put it on. She reports no effect. "The Mask" here implies she lacks a subconscious, or the 3,000 year-old rite admits women only for sacrificial use.


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Q: Keychain Data Not Storing in iCloud I am using the keychain to store data on the local device but have decided to adapt it for use over multiple devices via iCloud.  I have enabled the iCloud entitlement and created the necessary configuration within the Member Center.  However, while the data is being stored it does not appear that it is being stored in the cloud.  I am testing between the simulator and my iPhone device.  The simulator is logged in using my account.  Each device continues to save the data but the other device does not see the results.
I only added the kSecAttrSynchronizable and kCFBooleanTrue to the exiting setup which I understood was all that was required to make the keychain use the cloud.
Here the code used for storing and recalling keychain data.
+ (NSMutableDictionary *)getKeychainQuery:(NSString *)service
{
    return [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
            (__bridge id)kSecClassGenericPassword,(__bridge id)kSecClass,
            service, (__bridge id)kSecAttrService,
            service, (__bridge id)kSecAttrAccount,
            (__bridge id)kCFBooleanTrue, (__bridge id)kSecAttrSynchronizable,
            (__bridge id)kSecAttrAccessibleAfterFirstUnlock,(__bridge id)kSecAttrAccessible,
            nil];
}

+ (void)save:(NSString *)service data:(id)data
{
    NSMutableDictionary *keychainQuery = [self getKeychainQuery:service];
    CFTypeRef result = NULL;
    SecItemDelete((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)keychainQuery);
    [keychainQuery setObject:[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:data] forKey:(__bridge id)kSecValueData];
    OSStatus status = SecItemAdd((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)keychainQuery, &result);

    if (status == errSecSuccess) NSLog(@"Succcessfully Stored Value");
    else NSLog(@"Failed to store value with code: %ld",(long)status);
}

+ (id)load:(NSString *)service {
    id ret = nil;
    NSMutableDictionary *keychainQuery = [self getKeychainQuery:service];
    [keychainQuery setObject:(id)kCFBooleanTrue forKey:(__bridge id)kSecReturnData];
    [keychainQuery setObject:(__bridge id)kSecMatchLimitOne forKey:(__bridge id)kSecMatchLimit];
    CFDataRef keyData = NULL;
    if (SecItemCopyMatching((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)keychainQuery, (CFTypeRef *)&keyData) == noErr) {
        @try {
            ret = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:(__bridge NSData *)keyData];
        }
        @catch (NSException *e) {
            NSLog(@"Unarchive of %@ failed: %@", service, e);
        }
        @finally {}
    }
    if (keyData) CFRelease(keyData);
    return ret;
}

+ (void)delete:(NSString *)service {
    NSMutableDictionary *keychainQuery = [self getKeychainQuery:service];
    SecItemDelete((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)keychainQuery);
}

A: The simulator - version 7.1 (463.9.41) - does not have (I guess "does not simulate" is more accurate) the necessary hardware for secure management of the keychain.
You'll notice on the simulator in Settngs.app under iCloud there isn't an option for Keychain, whereas on device this option exists.
If you dig into ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/7.1/Library/Keychains you'll find the simulator's keychain. The kSecAttrAccessGroup is test for all of the items that I've put into the simulator's keychain. When running on device, I get the expected access group (my app's App ID).
All of this points me in the direction that the Simulator doesn't support iCloud Keychain sync. The 2014 WWDC session #711 Keychain and Authentication with Touch ID goes into detail about how the hardware features of the device support keychain encryption.
Two iOS devices or iOS and OS X have been the only way I've been able to reliably develop, debug, and troubleshoot iCloud Keychain sync.

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Stadtbezirk Nordost steht für Stadtbezirke in folgenden Städten:
 Frankfurt, siehe Frankfurt-Nord-Ost
 Fürth, siehe Fürth Nord-Ost
 Leipzig, siehe Leipzig-Nordost
 Moskau, siehe Nordöstlicher Verwaltungsbezirk (Moskau)
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Rubus australis — вид квіткових рослин із родини трояндових (Rosaceae).

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Це сильно розгалужена дводомна ліана або лоза зі стеблами довжиною до 10 метрів і більше. Первинні стебла зрілих ліан діаметром до 10 см, круглі в перерізі, голі, неозброєні, молоді гілки дрібно запушені, з віком стають голими (ювенільні лози часто з голими стеблами), в іншому випадку вкриті численними з широкою основою, тонкими, червонуватими, вигнутими колючками. Прилистки дрібні. Молоде листя містить 3 чи 5 часточок, ніжки до 60 мм завдовжки; листки дорослих пальмуваті, містять 3 чи 5 часточок, ніжки 30–50 мм, пластинка 30–50 × 10–35 мм, від еліптичної до яйцюватої або субкулястої форми, від гострих до тупих, основа від закругленої до косої, краї грубі й часто нерівномірно зазубрені, низ блідіший. Суцвіття — сильно розгалужена волоть до 20 см у довжину (іноді вузька малоквіткова китиця), гілочки і квітконіжки більш-менш дрібно запушені. Квітки від білих до кремових, рідкісно рожевуваті. Чашолистки 2–4 мм завдовжки, яйцеподібні, тупі, запушені; пелюстків 5, 3–6 мм завдовжки, від яйцеподібних до широко яйцеподібних. Плоди в діаметрі 9 мм, кістянок 8–15 (або більше), від жовтувато до оранжево-червоних. 2n = 28. Період цвітіння: серпень — жовтень; період плодоношення: грудень — квітень.

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Ендемік Нової Зеландії (включно з островом Стюарт).

Зростає від узбережжя до гір. Зазвичай росте в лісі, але також у чагарниках, і часто на околицях або всередині водно-болотних угідь.

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Квіти мають солодкий аромат. Плоди вживають сирими чи вареними. Сік можна використовувати як напій.

Відвар кори приймають для лікування сильного болю в животі (діє як сильне проносне). Кора кореня в'яжуча, цінна як засіб від діареї та дизентерії. Настій з листя приймають невеликими дозами для зняття закладеності в грудях, сильного кашлю і навіть болю в горлі. Листя розжовують, а потім ковтають, щоб полегшити біль у животі.

Примітки

Ендемічна флора Нової Зеландії
Рослини, описані 1786


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When a baby dies unexpectedly, I get calls. I get calls from midwives and doulas, 3am texts from bereaved fathers, emails from mothers wondering if they can take herbs to induce the birth of their still babies. In their darkest hour, they reach out for guidance, support, validation, human connection and comfort. There is a great amount of need for help.
So, I walk in, or lean in, or focus in. I am a bereavement doula- I walk in the Valley of the Shadow of Death companioning those who are just trying to breathe through their darkest day, one impossible moment to the next.
I do my best, stilling my heart, stilling my mind, being present and curious and surrounding this family in space enough to just *be* at this moment. Be with this knowledge, this obscenity, this horror- to accept the ugly and hope for an opportunity to lay a foundation for healing. But most of these people are strangers to me. At a time when these families need the *best* care, I come in and try… but I'm really flying blind.
That's why YOU, fellow birth professional, trusted midwife, beloved doula, need perinatal bereavement training. Because YOU can do it better than I can for YOUR client.
You who know this woman- who have spent hours chatting, laughing, measuring, dreaming, planning, getting to know her partner, her children, her worries, her joys and her soul- YOU are a better choice than me to companion her through the loss of her child. You know her. You know her life. You know her hopes and her fears.
And she knows you. She trusts you. She invited YOU on this journey. And now she needs you in a way that neither of you could have anticipated.
Because when her darkest day comes, your client will be looking to you for help. And I can come- I can support her, I can support you. But YOU would be a better bereavement caregiver for her than I could be.
Be ready. Know what to do and what not to do. Take the time to enter into that space where birth and death meet and find that place of stillness in you, develop that reserve of knowledge, find comfort with that darkness. Because just as much as understanding how movement impacts birth is part of your job description, so is knowing how death impacts birth.
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At AEIB, we manufacture a wide range of industrial appliances for ventilation, all of which are adapted to extracting or blowing air and heating up ambient air. In our range of equipment for ventilation, you will find air extraction turrets used for ventilating exhaust fumes, gas or toxic vapours.
The extraction turrets are designed to be installed on the roof of the building to extract air polluted with dust, fumes, vapours, toxic vapours or corrosive fumes. This equipment used for air extraction is not only designed for the industrial sector, but also for the tertiary sector, professional kitchens, sanitary units, agricultural buildings or even collective housing.
Large volumes of air can be sucked up by the extraction turrets, either vertically or horizontally, depending on how the turrets are fitted: Smoke or air can be extracted from inside the premises and directly evacuated outside the building.
Conventional extraction turrets are built with: a cap and galvanised steel baseplate, inlet filter, a reaction -type turbine or propeller and standardised engine. Specific materials are chosen for extraction turret construction. Given that they are often positioned on the outside of the building, it is important that they resist corrosion and withstand outside weather conditions (steel version available upon request).
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I was recently injured by a falling sign that had been mounted on one of the interior walls at a fast food restaurant I was visiting. The falling sign cut my head, leaving me needing stitches. Is it possible to claim for an accident in a fast food restaurant?
Whether or not you are entitled to claim for an accident in a fast food restaurant depends on who was at fault for your injury. If the signage that caused your injury was not mounted properly or was in disrepair, the fast food restaurant's management may be able to be held responsible, meaning that you may be entitled to claim for compensation. If you contributed to your own injury by fiddling with the sign, causing it to fall, you may be deemed to be responsible or partly responsible for what happened.
If you have not already had your injuries examined by a medical professional you should do so immediately. Ideally, you would have had your injury treated by a doctor at the nearest hospital's Accident and Emergency immediately after it was sustained. It is important to note that note that receiving first aid treatment or none at all can disqualify you from being able to claim compensation. A full medical report of your injury, which is only obtainable through a visit to the hospital, will be requested if the negligent party is to pay out.
You should have also made a note in the restaurant's Accident Report Book. This can also be used as evidence to strengthen your claim for compensation. Witness statements should have been taken from anyone who was with you or saw what happened – if you have not already spoken to witnesses it is not too late to so, although you should do so at the earliest possible opportunity as memories tend to fade over time.
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Aitken Spence Travels was named Sri Lanka's leading destination management company at the 24th annual World Travel Awards held in the Maldives recently a media release stated. Aitken Spence Travels is Sri Lanka's leading inbound tourism company which marked its 40th anniversary recently. The company, a joint venture between conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC and TUI, the world's number one integrated tourism company, served 153,000 visitors to Sri Lanka during its last financial year.
The World Travel Awards acknowledges, rewards and celebrates excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the World Travel Awards™ brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.
In addition to winning the Sri Lanka's Leading Travel Agency 2017 category at the awards, overcoming other key local competitors, Aitken Spence Travels was also nominated for Asia's Leading Destination Management Company in 2017.
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This year more than any other, I've been reveling in summer. Time passes so quickly, it's easy to blink your eyes and realize you've let a whole season go by without stopping to enjoy it. I've been working hard and playing hard lately. After working through the weekend trying to meet deadlines, I decided to spend an hour this afternoon lying by the pool, just to remind myself it is summer, after all. It's important to do that, you know. To stop, to slow things down a bit and take a look around, savoring the season. Don't take it for granted that you're going to get another summer. Life is so fragile.
I've made a little list of what summer is to me, and I would love for you to share what summer is to you in the comments section.
And summer is seafood. This recipe for Grilled Squid with Tomatoes and Basil is a perfect summer meal: light, fresh, colorful, and full of flavor. I'm a big fan of squid- the sweet, ocean flavor is so delicate. Squid should either be seared hot and fast or braised low and slow, as anything in between will leave it rubbery. For the recipe below, I chose to grill the squid, slicing the charred pieces into rings and tossing them with sautéed cherry tomatoes, basil, garlic, and crushed red chile pepper. Serve Grilled Squid with Tomatoes and Basil as an appetizer or tapas dish with crusty bread for sopping up the juices, or toss it with pasta for a light supper.
I hope you're having a wonderful summer filled with small adventures and simple pleasures. Don't let the season pass you by without stopping to truly savor it.
Prepare the cherry tomatoes by washing and then patting them dry. Slice half of the cherry tomatoes in half, leaving the others whole.
Heat a grill on high. Prepare the squid by patting them dry and then pouring over 1 teaspoon olive oil to keep them from sticking to the grill. Season the squid generously with sea salt. Place the squid on the grill and cook for just 1-2 minutes, until nicely charred, then flip to cook the other side. The squid will be firm and finished cooking in no longer than 4 minutes. Remove the squid from the grill and set aside to cool.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium. Once the oil is hot (but not smoking) add the crushed garlic and cook for 1 minute, allowing the garlic to infuse the oil with flavor. Do not allow the garlic to turn brown, adjusting the heat as necessary. Toss in all the cherry tomatoes and season with a couple pinches of salt and freshly ground pepper. Sauté the tomatoes for about 3 minutes, until the whole ones wrinkle in their skins and the halved slices begin releasing their juices. While the cherry tomatoes are cooking, slice the squid into 1/4 inch rings and then add the squid to the tomatoes, cooking just long enough to heat through, no longer than 1 minute.
Transfer the tomato and squid mixture into a bowl and pour over the sherry vinegar. Add the basil and toss the mixture well. Serve in 4 bowls with crusty bread for sopping up the juices.
The beautiful bowl I used to serve the grilled squid (as well as the tiny finger bowls) was handmade by the talented designer and ceramicist, Teresa Chang of Teresa Chang Ceramics. It is called the Wet Grass Bread Bowl.
Mmmm. I've never cooked squid before but you make it look so doable. A few of my favorite summer thoughts: road trips (as you might have noticed!), apple pie, all stone fruit, bbq smells on the grill, summer at my husband's family lakehouse, fresh herbs in pots all around my patio, grilled corn with herbs, frozen custard at a place called Andy's, Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO!!
Summer is definitely road trips and grilled corn. Thanks for sharing!
I really dig grilled squid – and yet, I never think of it when I'm cooking at home. I will now, though! For me, summer is the beach and ice cream and cooking on the grill. This picture of you laughing is so happy – it's contagious!
Oh yes Carrie- ice cream! Good one. I'm glad you liked the post.
Such a gorgeous shot of you! Summer in London is rubbish at the moment, but to me it's pink wine in the sun, salt water providing extra seasoning for your food and back home in Sydney, the tell tale tan from your havianas across your toes.
I hope the sun comes out for you soon. Just looked at my feet and I've got the criss cross tan lines from my sandals- it must be summer!
Oh man, I love summer.
Wow, the photographs look so vibrant and yummy! I love anything with seafood:) For me, summer is all about growing food, keep up with eating and storing some for winter time (I know I don't want to think about it), and visiting beautiful places in Gulf Islands, BC. BTW you look amazing!
Thank you Emi! You've got a gorgeous garden and it's great to take the time to do some preserving to keep your garden alive in the kitchen all year.
Jess, what a gorgeous shot of you! So happy and pretty! I'm down with the whole savouring the moments you've got while you've got them. For me summer is tending my garden, preferablely barefoot; big glasses full of cold wine; fires in my backyard fireplace; picking any sort of berry i can get my hands on; going on a road trip, even for a day, out of the city and onto gravel roads, just to smell that prairie smell. Oh, summer, there is nothing like it. I haven't cooked a lot of squid, but yours looks delicious, and those tomatoes, my God. I can't wait for mine!
Thank you Renee! Your summer sounds divine, especially the part about barefoot gardening!
Summer is absolutely bubbly white wine and alfresco dinners at home! For me, it is also: iced coffee, warm weather evening walks through the park, and salt on my skin from a day at the beach.
I'm cooling down with an iced coffee right now. Your summer sounds wonderful!
I love your blog, everything is amazing, recipes and photos.
Thank you David! I just checked out your site and I think what you do is great too! Your style really speaks to me. Looking forward to following your salads!


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The Taliban said Sunday they have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan, providing a window during which a peace agreement with the United States could be signed.
A peace deal would allow Washington to bring home its troops from Afghanistan and end America's longest military engagement of 18 years. The U.S. wants any deal to include a promise from the Taliban that Afghanistan would not used as a base by terrorist groups. The U.S. currently has an estimated 12,000 troops stationed in the country.
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Four members of the Taliban negotiating team met for a week with the ruling council before they agreed on the brief ceasefire.
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Being adequately compensated for damages following an accident in the state of Washington can be a daunting task for the typical injured accident victim. All insurance company claims adjusters are trained to spot when they can settle a claim with the injured party personally without dealing with a lawyer. Company representatives can be very helpful at the beginning of the process to have a company claims agent deny a claim or make a significantly lower offer than the actual injury value. They are not obligated to the claimant beyond paying damages, as their primary obligation is to protect their client and the company. Any Vancouver personal injury attorney understands this dilemma for injured victims, and they always advise to not sign anything until discussing the claim with an experienced accident attorney because the case could be much more valuable than realized.
Fault is still central to all auto accidents in Washington, as the state is not one of the several no-fault car insurance states across the nation. This means that unless all drivers involved in a crash carry insurance with the same provider, the respondent insurance company will be unfamiliar to the claimant. Not knowing who you are dealing with in an accident claim can be a challenging situation for the standard injured victim, and having an experienced Vancouver personal injury attorney means you have a trained professional negotiator ensuring that all of your legal rights to compensation are being enforced.
The only injured drivers in a Washington auto accident who cannot be compensated for injuries and property damage are those who are 100% at fault for the crash. Even an injured driver with 99% fault percentage can receive 1% of their total damages. This is known as pure comparative fault law. The problem is that this law is typically what the insurance claims agents use to attempt to lessen the value of the claim by increasing the fault level of the claimant driver. This is by no means a scientific process, and details can make a significant difference, such as when drivers can be proven to be using their cell phone while in transit. Your Vancouver personal injury attorney can investigate the accident for case particulars and use the evidence when settling the case for a maximum value, including ongoing pain-and-suffering general damages. This usually the most critical component of an accident settlement, and you only have one opportunity in court for most cases, which makes it vital to have solid legal representation.


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Q: Android Service get a null pointer exception when installed as system app I have a Launcher app with a service that runs as user app normally, But after I pused it into /system/app/ as a System app, It can NOT be installed, here are the strange logcat:
F/FileObserver(  367): Unhandled exception in FileObserver com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService$AppDirObserver@41130430
F/FileObserver(  367): java.lang.NullPointerException: name == null
F/FileObserver(  367):  at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:150)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:124)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.getDataPathForPackage(PackageManagerService.java:3579)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.scanPackageLI(PackageManagerService.java:3940)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.scanPackageLI(PackageManagerService.java:3382)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.access$1700(PackageManagerService.java:172)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService$AppDirObserver.onEvent(PackageManagerService.java:5541)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at android.os.FileObserver$ObserverThread.onEvent(FileObserver.java:125)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at android.os.FileObserver$ObserverThread.observe(Native Method)
F/FileObserver(  367):  at android.os.FileObserver$ObserverThread.run(FileObserver.java:88)
D/dalvikvm(  367): GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 1488K, 25% free 11974K/15816K, paused 56ms, total 57ms

A String null pointer! What happened?
Here is the related Android source code from PackageManagerService (Android4.2):
private File getDataPathForPackage(String packageName, int userId) {
    /*
     * Until we fully support multiple users, return the directory we
     * previously would have. The PackageManagerTests will need to be
     * revised when this is changed back..
     */
    if (userId == 0) {
        return new File(mAppDataDir, packageName);
    } else {
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    }
}

But I still don't know the reason.
UDPATE:
It is the reason of <original-package> tag in Manifest, Remove it and the problem gone.

A: Mostly your package name is coming as null. If you see the documentation of File you will notice that the exact exception is thrown when name part is null.

public File (File dir, String name)
  Constructs a new file using the specified directory and name.
Parameters
  dir   the directory where the file is stored.
  name  the file's name.
Throws
  NullPointerException  if name is null.


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House of Representatives to vote on marijuana legalization bill
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is set to vote on marijuana legalization at the federal level Friday, the first time either chamber of Congress has voted on the matter.
The bill is likely to pass the chamber, but the Republican-controlled Senate is unlikely to take up the legislation in the last two weeks Congress is in session this year.
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and expunge some marijuana-related criminal records. It would still be up to states to pass their own regulations on the sale of marijuana.
Nadler told USA TODAY in September the vote on the bill would be a "historic vote" as the federal government put an end to its "40-year, very misguided crusade" against marijuana.
He highlighted provisions in the MORE Act that fund community programs to benefit people previously convicted of marijuana-related offenses. He said the provisions were about "making people whole from harms suffered directly as a result of the marijuana ban," which he said disproportionately affected racial minorities.
Advocates see the vote as a part of a move toward "justice." [Read more at USA Today]


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GERMANY'S SCHALKE 04 SIGNS 18-YEAR OLD MATTHEW HOPPE
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Barca Academy Star Forward Signed With German Powerhouse Club
Smart, determined, focused are just three words that describe the highly talented and totally committed 18-year-old Matthew Hoppe.
Matthew Hoppe has just inked a deal with famed German club Schalke 04
Matthew Hoppe at Schalke 04 with his father Tom Hoppe
Schalke 04 is one of the top professional soccer clubs in the world. Founded in 1904, Schalke competes in the German Bundesliga. The club has developed a reputation for developing top American talent and takes pride in how American 19-year-old midfielder Weston McKennie is reaching new heights, going from playing with the U19s to taking on Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. And this is a path Hoppe would like to travel.
I started playing soccer at the age of four and fell in love with it instantly
Matthew Hoppe
Barça Residency Academy Striker Matthew Hoppe Leads DA U-18/19 in Goal Scoring
Barça Academy striker Hoppe leads the DA U-18/19 age group in goals scored and goals scored per games this season. Ranking #1 on the ultra-competitive U.S. Soccer Development Academy standings for Goals Scored Leaders, Hoppe scored 29 goals this 2018/19 season.
Hoppe also tops the leader board for Goals Per Game Played Leaders with a 1.45 goals per game average.
Claiming the top spot for the U-18/19 Southwest Division, Barca Academy is very proud of their striker.
Hoppe's success with Barça Residency Academy has translated to other opportunities including trials in Germany as well as a trip to trial and train at La Masia – FC Barcelona's famed youth academy.
Barca Academy Director of Coaching Sean McCafferty as overjoyed with Hoppe's opportunity to join Schalke and said, "Matt has worked hard to become the player he is today. He became a #9 at Barca Academy and has embraced all the training need to excel and become the highest-scoring player in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for his U19 age bracket. An amazing accomplishment, Hoppe scored 29 goals in this past DA season for his Barca team."
Hoppe leads the DA Southwest Division by nine goal and scored four more goals than any other U18/19 player in the nation by four goals.
"We are very proud of Hoppe and wish him the very best at Schalke," said McCafferty
At 6'2″ 175 lbs, this Barça Academy graduate was a four-star recruit. A player to watch, Hoppe is clearly one of the top youth strikers in America.
The Southern California youth was originally committed to San Diego State University (SDSU) Men's Soccer program and de-committed to take advantage of training in Germany.
Hoppe made the United Soccer Coaches Youth All-American team and was one of three forwards named to the USSDA Best XI last year.
SoccerToday Interview with Matthew Hoppe
Diane Scavuzzo: Congratulations on signig with Schalke 04. Why this club? What does this opportunity mean to you?
Matthew Hoppe: Schalke is a world-class club with an incredible staff, amazing supporters and a great facility.
Their coaching staff and directors are some of the best in the world and they have produced many successful players including Mesut Ozil and Leroy Sane.
Everything just fell into place and my manager Emmanuel Bondzie of Bond MG, Management did an amazing job of introducing me to Schalke and getting this deal completed. I am thankful for all of his hard work and belief in me.
Diane Scavuzzo: What does this opportunity mean to you?
Matthew Hoppe: This opens the door for me to compete and play with the leading players under the guidance of one of the world's best coaching staff.
Everyday will be a challenge and an opportunity to learn.
Diane Scavuzzo: Why opt to train in Germany over the USA?
Matthew Hoppe: I've always dreamed of training and playing soccer in Europe. I want to compete over there. I got my first taste of it several years ago when I went over there with Don Ebert and the Strikers SC.
Then, after training and performing well at Barcelona's La Masia in Spain earlier in the year, I knew I could play in Europe.
All I have to do is be the hardest worker and embrace the Schalke philosophy.
Diane Scavuzzo: You were committed to San Diego State University (SDSU) but chose to sign a professional contract instead of attending college next year?
Matthew Hoppe: I love Head coach Lev Kirshner and Josh Hill. I chose SDSU over so many schools. They are creating a great DI team in San Diego and building something special. Telling them I was going pro was pretty tough, but they were super excited for me and gave me great advice. They're going to be a top collegiate team in the future, and I wish them all the best.
Diane Scavuzzo: When did you first start playing?
Matthew Hoppe: I was four years old when I first started playing soccer.
My first coach ever was my dad. He coached me for much of my youth and played a major role in my development.
I have had many great club coaches, including Jimmy Nordberg, Marius Rus, and of course Sean McCafferty at Barca Academy. I've been blessed with many awesome people in my life that have helped me become a professional soccer player.
Diane Scavuzzo: What did you like best about being a resident at the Barca Academy? How did this help you prepare for the next step in your journey?
Matthew Hoppe: A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into my success at Casa Grande.
This place [Barca] has prepared me and put me in the environment to learn how to become a pro. It has taught me the importance of taking care of my body and having a healthy diet. It has also sharpened my technique, improved my decision making, and helped me to work harder than I have ever worked before.
I love that place and I will truly miss all of the people there and I have created amazing relationships that will last a lifetime.
I will miss all of the RA's, staff, and coaches. I am happy for my time there and the bond that I have created with so many great people!
Before coming to Barca, I played mostly midfield. At Barca, I started playing striker. It was new to me and required a lot of learning and patience by Sean McCafferty, but he believed in me and stuck with me. I want to thank him now and always for everything he did for me.
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Covers of "Deportee," "Hard Traveling," "I Don't Want Your Millions Mister" and "The Preacher and the Slave," plus 10 originals from George and Julius. The first album by George and Julius, songwriters and agitatorzs from New York City. This first CD is quite folky in nature, mostly acoustic and intimate. Julius was just starting his recording career at the time this was recorded (late 1998), and the songs have a freshness to them that is consistent with how these guys sound in concert. 14 songs of labor, justice and injustice. Highlights include "Too Many Guns," "Contract on America," We Are the Working Class" and "Oh Woody!" This is a nice acoustic CD for those who like their rabble rousing music without loud instruments!
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Sara walked into the hen house just after 5:30 p.m. and saw the hen with ruffled feathers sitting on the rat snake's head. She had no idea what to do next, so she posted the photos in a Facebook group that answers questions about snakes found in southeast Texas.
Just your everyday property line dispute between two neighbors in rural southeast Texas. Sara Allison Courtesy
"Look at this dummy!" she wrote to the group. "Too stubborn to get up when a rat snake wants a meal lol. What do I do?"
Sara, 32, lives in Crosby, which is about 20 miles east of Houston and about 35 miles west of her parents' property in Hull.
One of the Facebook group's administrators suggesting putting on thick gloves and moving the hen from her box so the snake could slither home, full with two egg-shaped belly bumps. The situation, as nature often intends, ended up working itself out, though.
Rat snakes are nonvenomous, according to Live Science, and they kill their prey by constriction.
"I was more worried about that hen pecking me than the snake biting me," Sara said. "I've had to pick that snake up before to move him out of the chicken house, but he's never been under a chicken before."
Neither party appears to be happy with this arrangement after a hen in Hull, Texas got mad at her snake neighbor for stealing one too many eggs. Sara Allison Courtesy
One comment on her Facebook post even zoomed in on the snake's facial expression while it was pinned under the hen's backside.
"Um, can you get your butt out of my face, please?" the commenter wrote, literally magnifying the occasional hilarity of the rural animal kingdom.
Sara told McClatchy that her parents have been in the hospital recently, so no one has been making regular trips to the hen house to collect the eggs. The opportunist snake that lives in the truck next door has been taking advantage.
But she also said that her parents were starting to feel better, so maybe future entanglements between the very protective hen and the hungry snake can be avoided.
Watch as this fearless Texas math teacher solves the slithering problem while her co-workers climb on tables and, frankly, scream.
Allison Keller shared video captured by her security camera of a snake at her front door in Spring, Texas on March 27. She was woken up at 2 a.m. by an alert on her phone that movement was detected at her front door.
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The reforms were a rare example of bipartisan consensus on the floor of the assembly.
Infants will no longer be "strangers" in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, after members passed motions to make the building more baby friendly.
The Board of Internal Economy voted Thursday to allow members to take maternity, paternity and adoptive leaves. On Monday, the assembly changed its rules and procedures to "accommodate" members who are caring for their infants in the chamber.
Regina Douglas Park MLA Nicole Sarauer moved another motion to ensure that those infants will not be regarded as "strangers." An arcane tradition of the British parliamentary system allows any member to stand and say "I spy a stranger" when outsiders are present on the floor, prompting the speaker to eject them from the chamber.
Starting Monday, infants of members will be safe from any efforts to cast them out.
Sarauer is expecting a child who should become the first covered by the reforms. She is only the second MLA known to carry a pregnancy while in office, after former Progressive Conservative MLA Gay Caswell.
Sarauer has pushed for greater efforts to break down barriers that might keep young women out of politics. She hopes the changes will make the chamber more accessible to the next crop of MLAs.
"It was an opportunity to help move the bar forward in this chamber and hopefully help encourage more people to see this as an accessible workplace," said Sarauer.
The rule changes that members passed Monday will also accommodate those with illnesses or disabilities.
"If you have a specific illness that requires you to keep your blood sugar up for a certain amount of time, you can bring a snack into the legislature," Sarauer said.
Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison is working with the Ministry of Central Services to ensure change tables are installed in both public and MLA washrooms, and to ensure there is a high chair in the Legislative Building's cafeteria for members of the public to use. There are also efforts to ensure caregivers can get special passes to assist.
There is no specific limit on the number of days members can be away for maternity, paternity or adoption leave.
The reforms were a rare example of bipartisan consensus on the floor of the assembly. One motion was moved by the Saskatchewan Party on Monday, another by the NDP. Harrison has been a supporter of the changes through his work on the Board of Internal Economy.
Sarauer said it was easy to work with government on the changes. She said it's likely members will discover new challenges and hurdles as they move forward, but called the measures a good fired step.
"Right now, I'm very happy with where we got to," she said.


Day Trips from Bologna you should do!
When I first started researching Bologna, I had come across multiple websites/blogs that told me to venture out and take as many day trips as possible. I knew looking on the map and seeing how close these great towns were; a day trip couldn't hurt!


I hear it all the time when people describe themselves in a work setting: "I'm a good problem-solver!" Are you a good problem-solver? I'm guessing you would say "Yes!"
Well, guess what? According to Michael Roberto, author of Know What You Don't Know, maybe we're all focusing on the wrong thing. According to Michael, it's not about becoming better problem-solvers. We need to be better problem finders!
I had the opportunity to catch up with Michael by phone recently and look forward to sharing that discussion with you in this cast.
To learn more about Michael, I invite you to check out his blog at http://michael-roberto.blogspot.com/. Also, don't miss Michael's other highly recommended book, Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus.
Before we wrap-up, may I ask you a favor? I invite you to tell a friend or colleague about The People and Projects Podcast. I continue to be amazed at how many people still haven't started using podcasts as part of the professional development strategy. Send them a link or tell them how to find us on iTunes. Thank you very much!
Thanks for joining us for this episode. Enjoy the cast!


The intention is that they are to be accessed by liaisons in order to create realistic, manageable student owned CLP projects - the ruMAD site has the 8 keys to madness which is of particular help. In order to access the 8 keys to madness, teachers or facilitators need to register and then access TOOLKIT.
During Term 1 2018, the following Community Learning Projects (CLP) are being developed by each of the School Teams attending the Alpine School Campus as part of their School for Student Leadership Program. These CLPs relate to their home and school communities.
During Term 2 2017, the following Community Learning Projects (CLP) are being developed by each of the School Teams attending the Alpine School Campus as part of their School for Student Leadership Program. These CLP's relate to their home communities.
Visiting with the local hospital and sharing the history of elderly peoples stories in the paper.
During Term 1 2017, the following Community Learning Projects (CLP) have so far been nominated by each of the School Teams attending the Alpine School Campus as part of their School for Student Leadership Program. These CLP's relate to their home communities.
We can get together - fundraise money to help families afford School Camps.
To raise awareness of Animal Rehousing and how to volunteer to help.
Creating a community garden for our school.
During Term 4 2016, the following Community Learning Projects (CLP) have so far been nominated by each of the School Teams attending the Alpine School Campus as part of their School for Student Leadership Program. These CLP's relate to their home communities.
Creating an information session for new families coming to Mallacoota P - 12 School.
Improve youth wellbeing in our school.
Helping a local Maffra family in need.
Building a greater awareness of domestic violence and bullying in our school.
During Term 3 2016, the following Community Learning Projects (CLP) have so far been nominated by each of the School Teams attending the Alpine School Campus as part of their School for Student Leadership Program. These CLP's relate to their home communities.


Can we talk about Ghost Recon: Wildlands' weird racist and sexist trailer?
So, the clumsily titled Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is out. Surprising, as I had heard just about nothing about it. I guess it was doomed once they figured out it would be going head to head against Zelda and the Switch. Nothing dominates the conversation like first party Nintendo software, even more so when… Continue reading Can we talk about Ghost Recon: Wildlands' weird racist and sexist trailer?


Alan Cavagnaro is a Free Agent because he will not be competing for Elites next season as he says Formula will help me improve in DWSR, it was what we original lacking with beginning and will help me achieve my lifetime goal that we missed out on last season.
AUR Interested in having Cavagnaro!
American United Racing would love to have Alan on board. We need the red, white, and blue to kick in the teeth out of everyone. Cavy fits that deal.
Cavagnaro accepts offer in hope to win a Formula Alpha race in his rookie season.
American United Racing has Cavy! It's AMERICAN POWER!
Roman Rehall Is Now Available for a contract.
As the time in the AES for Season 19 is almost here many drivers have gotten offers. Alan Cavagnaro has not just been busy racing. He has been busy signing contracts with different teams. He has gotten several offers for the AES where he cannot give up. Cavagnaro states that ,"Now I was only planning this for a season, I didn't want to commit to anything, to add on if I have gotten ANY offers I would bring it up." Now that the team I was currently on before will have 1 less driver here's a proposal.
It has been several years since this Bostanian from Boston Massachusetts has ran any race. Due to his blood clots that were severe and almost fatal he is back to racing. He ran 2.5 years in Lites and was very decent. He has spent almost a full year practicing Road Courses on open wheels just to put himself out in the open. He is back and from the looks of it is even better.
Are you up for ride with Pirahna Advencements?
AUS Is interested in Rehall.
"Get outta here and come back when you want us!" Said Xander Crosswell. Owner of American United Racing. As the word of Alan deciding not to take part this season.
Lafitte Formula Racing is offering Tim Grenwich the 22. Would you accept the offer?
OOC: You do realize Rehall isn't American right?
...Am I really going up a creek with a sign saying 'Sucker' on it?
Lol, yeah. I can change it to Ryder Smith for you, if you want. He grew up wit me..full American.
Kevin Rasmussen (DEN) to SSF?
After a while, Rapid Pair has signed 22 year old Dylan Yaser (UAE) to drive the #7. Rapid Pair will announce the driver of the #8 at a later time.


There are a total of 27 lots to be auctioned, each a prestigous bottle or decanter of cognac from some of the most prestigious houses. This is the same amount as last year but the estimated value of the lots is very much higher. Last year's pre-sale estimate totaled 78,680 euros, but the actual sale value came to 138,600 euros. But this year the pre-sale estimated value is 125,900 euros. So it will be exciting to see what the cognacs actually end up selling for.
There also is a little surprise we'll be sharing that evening, and that's that we'll be reporting live to you as the event takes place! So you might want to follow us on twitter or facebook, and if you are really into social media, why not go for our instagram account.
We are thrilled to participate in the special evening for the first time. There will be so many faces we know; old and new friends – and of course there will be the auction taking place of unique bottles – always great entertainment.
If you would like to learn more about the charity event, please visit their recently redesigned website here.
We're really excited about this event, and hope that by reporting live we can share the experience with all of those who help make Cognac-Expert.com the buzzing experience it is today.
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We show the meaning of the tag question through intonation. That wasn't a big surprise, was it? If the statement is positive, then the question tag is negative, and vice versa. Note: Negative interrogative question tags without contractions are possible but the word order is different. A Peter nunca le gustó Susan, ¿verdad? Jack paid for the dinner, didn't he? Using 'Could', 'Would', or 'Should' If the statement uses any of the modal verbs, such as 'could', 'would', or 'should', then the same verb should be used in the question tag. Julia hardly ever drinks coke, does she? Possible answers are Yes or No.
If the statement is positive the tag must be negative. Important: You can think that you know the answer but be wrong. No eres de aquí, ¿no? And when is it appropriate to use a tag question over a regular question? That's your book, isn't it? Why do we use tag questions? It is because there is no contracted form for am + not amn't. Question tags Question tags are the short questions that we put on the end of sentences — particularly in spoken English. Kate no es americana, ¿verdad? You can agree or refuse to a sentence with a question tag. Grammatical Rules Reglas gramaticales Para formar esta pregunta corta utilizaremos el auxiliar de la frase principal y su sujeto pero de signo contrario.
If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. See what just happened there? Questions tags are funny little add-ons in the English language that allow you to make a statement, and then end with a question. As far as I can see, Wade is the best, isn't he? Because they want to know if the person they are speaking to agrees with them. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. It reverses when the question tag requires a positive verb.
A Question Tag is the shortest form of a qustion using the verb plus pronoun. For example:- If the tag is not a real question it has a flat or falling intonation. Do is always a bit tricky, so provide examples that make your point clearly. There are two main types of tag questions--one for affirmative statements and one for negative statements. They are not with us, are they? Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. That was how God described what the response of the hard-hearted Israelites would be when he sent Isaiah to speak to them. Put these tips for teaching tag questions into action and marvel at how much better your students begin forming questions in general! We are all enjoying it.
For example: You have been married for four years, haven't you? If the sentence is positive, the tag is usually negative, as in the next example. I have a question about something I read today in my quiet time in the. And so God tells Isaiah, ironically, to go and make the people even more insensible and resistant. Why do they do this? Below are a few examples. He didn't read the novel, did he? Estas frases equivalen a: ¿verdad? They are called tag questions, because the question is tagged onto the end, almost as an afterthought. Our tone of voice rises. You can also read or download the study guides in my Understanding the Books of the Bible series by using the Free Study Guides link at the top of this page.
Alicia went to the movie theater, didn't she? Somebody entered the garden, didn't they? It is a big garden, isn't it? He had a bath, didn't he? By doing this, the speaker can provide all of the information needed to the listener, so that person can respond accordingly. We use shall after Let's. She has a nice kitten, hasn't she? Likewise, if the statement's verb is negative, then the verb in the question tag is positive. With modal verbs If there is a modal verb in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same modal verb. In this case, question tags are often used to solicit input or confirmation to what we are saying. They shouldn't do that, should they? Notice that the question tags that have a negative verb use a contraction. Our tone of voice falls.
En inglés es frecuente terminar las frases con otra frase corta, de signo contrario, la cual tiene la intención de pedir la opinión o buscar la aprobación del interlocutor: son las llamadas question tags preguntas coletillas. The main part of the sentence is positive, but the question tag is negative. You wouldn't do that, would you? Lesson Summary Question tags are important in spoken English because they enable the speaker to turn a statement into a question. If you aren't sure that you are using question tags properly, just remember that you must balance a negative verb with a positive verb. They consist of a statement and a tag. Note: It is possible to begin questions with the preposition. Wait here until I return, will you? Then we use the positive question tag.
Peter never liked Susan, did he? Here the helping verb does is implied because generally when we make questions with action verbs, we use a form of do for the helping verb. Why can't we just ask a normal question? Auxiliary must We must be at home at 8 pm, must n't we? In order to make a proper question tag, a few rules must be followed. Perhaps you were brought here by a search engine or by a link to one of the posts. So be sure to use them with care. One of the best ways you can do this is to give out surveys to pairs of students.