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Here's why Pete Buttigieg is talking about foreign policy when few other Democrats are
Chris Sikich
IndyStar
At first glance, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's decision to tackle foreign affairs and national security in his first major policy address was a head-scratcher.
The issue isn't among the top concerns listed by most voters and so seems unlikely to move his poll numbers significantly. But political watchers say Buttigieg, whose campaign has been praised early in the race for its media savvy, was smart to choose it over topics more pressing to most Americans, such as health care or the economy.
They think the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend used the hourlong treatise on foreign affairs last week to blunt criticism he's too inexperienced to lead the United States, reinforcing his time as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan. In the days since, he's been praised both for his thoughtful approach to intricate policy issues few candidates have addressed so far, and for delivering it at a place like Indiana University, outside the gaze of the political race.
The strategy likely bolstered his legitimacy among voters and donors who are still deciding whom to support in a crowded field, according to pundits, former politicians and political donors who spoke with IndyStar. He also saw a chance to set himself apart from a crowded field that's largely ignored foreign affairs, they say.
Of the field of 24 Democratic candidates, only U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have so far delivered speeches on foreign policy.
Buttigieg clearly knew the subject, said Larry Sabato, a political science professor at the University of Virginia who watched the speech online. Still, he was taken by how "boyish" the mayor looked and suspected his age will be a nagging problem.
"A lot of people say he is just the mayor of South Bend and there is a big world out there," Sabato said. "He is trying to show people that he knows there is a big world out there and he has a notion about how it should be run."
Buttigieg told reporters after the speech he hoped it bridged that gap for him.
"It's important for people to understand the worldview that frames my work," he said. "Rather than a record of congressional votes, I have a personal record, of course of serving (in Afghanistan), coupled with a view of how America ought to operate in the world."
'The mayor of South Bend running for president kind of boggles the mind'
Count Lee Hamilton, a former Democratic congressman from Indiana who introduced Buttigieg to the crowd of 1,850 at last week's speech, among those surprised the mayor chose foreign affairs for his first major policy address. Hamilton made his bones in Congress as a deep thinker on foreign policy and is co-namesake of IU's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
"He's very much aware that his experience level is limited in contrast to somebody like (Joe) Biden or Warren or Sanders, where they have a deeper and broader experience base," Hamilton said. "Pete has a limited base. The mayor of South Bend running for president kind of boggles the mind a little."
Hamilton, who hasn't yet backed a presidential candidate, found the speech well-researched and largely aligned with mainstream Democratic thought.
"He put a lot of emphasis on diplomacy and allies," Hamilton said. "He advocated a combination of cooperation and confrontation with China, with an emphasis on American values and goals. He was quite forceful in his criticism of (President Donald) Trump's policies."
Hamilton thought Buttigieg did well at explaining how foreign policy can help Americans at home, something he said candidates don't always do well.
For instance, Buttigieg said that an unchecked China could dominate the world economy, hurting American interests and businesses. But he thinks tariffs are a 20th-century solution that won't work, a point reinforced by struggling Hoosier farmers who have told IndyStar the U.S. trade war with China is hurting their profits.
Hamilton played a larger role in Buttigieg's Bloomington address than crowd warmer. Buttigieg's campaign called him a few weeks back about delivering a speech at IU.
"I said don't come here and give a political speech," Hamilton recalls. "If you come here, this is a serious audience and a well-informed and sophisticated audience. Speak on policy, not a cheerleading speech for Democrats. And he stayed away from that, for the most part."
Buttigieg follows the Truman Doctrine
Buttigieg has leaned on a number of former Obama-era officials to develop his foreign policy platform, but experts say it sounded more like President Harry Truman, who famously fought the global spread of Soviet-style communism in the Cold War.
Doug Wilson, who served as assistant defense secretary under President Barack Obama, has emerged as Buttigieg's leading foreign affairs adviser. He's credited with leading the Pentagon's communications strategies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and China. He's also the first openly gay man confirmed by the Senate to a senior-level Pentagon position and played a role in the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
During his address, Buttigieg made a point of saying he would counter Russian interference in U.S. elections and the political and economic expansion of China with American Democratic capitalism values. Unlike Obama, who launched military action in at least seven countries, Buttigieg argued for U.S. military intervention only as a last resort, promising an end to "endless wars."
After the speech, Buttigieg told reporters he chose Bloomington for the speech because the heartland can think globally too.
"I think a lot of people envision various oak-paneled halls in the Capitol where they think about foreign policy," he said to reporters. "But part of what I'm trying to achieve and part of what I talked about in the speech is that foreign policy needs to come home and it also needs to include the voices of the heartland."
Buttigieg's campaign did not respond to multiple email and phone messages for comment.
Pundits say the decision on location also was smart strategically. Buttigieg has been campaigning in Iowa, first up among the Democratic caucuses and primaries, but they say the speech would seem too political there.
He could have chosen a place such as California or New York, where he's been aggressively campaigning and raising money. But in the most progressive college town in his home state, pundits say, he was sure to find a large and supportive crowd at an academic setting — which plays well in news clips.
"This was a sober setting for a sober topic," Sabato said, "removed from the immediate politics of the day."
Will it play well for donors?
Buttigieg raised $7 million in the first quarter and, according to multiple news reports, is poised to double that this quarter, which ends June 30.
Some donors who have been sitting on the sidelines think Buttigieg was wise to tackle foreign affairs early on. It's clearly a perceived gap for Buttigieg, said Jeff Smulyan, a noted Democratic donor from Indianapolis.
He's met with Buttigieg and finds the mayor thoughtful, but hasn't yet decided which candidate to support. Smulyan thinks age and experience will be among the obstacles Buttigieg has to overcome. That being said, Smulyan thinks Democratic supporters who listen to Buttigieg will find him knowledgeable.
"I think (contributors) are looking for someone that resonates with their point of view in the world, but also clearly want to know 'Can this person break through?'" Smulyan said. "People are very pragmatic when it comes to writing checks."
Money is flowing into Buttigieg's campaign, of course, so clearly some donors have heard enough.
Influential Chicago businessman and Democratic activist John Atkinson was one of Buttigieg's early backers. Atkinson is an LGBT ally, he said, and so immediately donated to Buttigieg's campaign this winter, because he felt it was important to have that voice in the conversation.
But as he learned more about Buttigieg, he decided to drive to South Bend to talk to him. Atkinson liked what he's heard and has become a major financial backer, organizing several fundraisers in addition to personally donating. Once folks hear and learn about Buttigieg, Atkinson said, they want to get involved.
Atkinson doesn't think the foreign affairs address was a strategic move. He noted Buttigieg has a military background and said the mayor thinks how America approaches world affairs and national security is one of the most important issues facing the country, linked to climate change, domestic security and economic security.
Still, he conceded the speech might help Buttigieg with Democratic activists unfamiliar with his campaign.
"I think he's trying to make sure that he has got a well-framed rationale for becoming president," Atkinson said. "If you are 37 and mayor of South Bend, people will question whether you can pass the commander in chief test."
Former Democratic congresswoman and Indiana gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson, for whom Buttigieg once worked, thinks the decision to take on one of the more difficult and nuanced topics fits his character.
"It's very reflective of who he is and how he thinks and understands issues in fine detail, but also broadly how different policy areas interrelate," she said. "I think this international policy speech that he delivered at Indiana University fits very well with what his campaign should be doing. I think that he delivered that speech because it's important to the country, he's obviously a veteran and he's very policy-oriented. I think this is just who he is."
Call IndyStar reporter Chris Sikich at 317-444-6036. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisSikich.
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The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) is a public statistical release that the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has been producing since 1987. This monthly release tracks manufacturing output for the Seventh District states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin) and compares it to the manufacturing component of the Industrial Production Index (IPMFG) produced by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The chart below, taken directly from the March release of the CFMMI, shows historical data comparing the CFMMI to the IPMFG. Over the decade, Midwest output growth has lagged the nation. During the current slowdown in national economic activity, both the IPMFG and the CFMMI have slowed and declined at a very mild rate in comparison with past episodes.
Industry concentration in specific industrial sectors influences economic performance among District states. In particular, transportation equipment and machinery are bellwethers of state economic performance in the District.
Since the beginning of this decade, the automotive-intensive states of Indiana and especially Michigan have experienced a softening of their labor markets relative to the national average.
Meanwhile, by the same measure, the machinery-intensive states of Illinois and Iowa have outperformed the nation. The remaining state, Wisconsin, deviates from this pattern, being a machinery-intensive state with an unemployment rate that has deteriorated relative to the national average.
The charts below compare these states' concentration in both machinery and transportation equipment, respectively. Manufacturing activity in these industries is compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). Specifically, the Census data measure "value added" by manufacturing establishments within each state. Value added roughly corresponds to the value of shipments of manufactured establishments, net of intermediate inputs to production, such as fuel, materials, parts, and components that are purchased from other establishments. In this sense, value added is manufacturing output.
It takes much time and effort for the U.S. Census Bureau to compile these data, so that detailed information on output by specific industry sector and location are issued with a one or two year lag. The data above, for example, refer to 2005 and 2006.
To keep more current than the Census statistics allow, our CFMMI constructs sector-specific estimates of manufacturing output for the overall Seventh District. These estimates are primarily based on data reported on payroll hours worked in manufacturing establishments across the District, and these data are usually available with only one month's lag. When complete data on value added are issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, we adjust or benchmark our CFMMI data series to correspond to that data.
There are four major sectors of the CFMMI: auto, steel, machinery, and resource. The CFMMI is made up of 15 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes of hours worked data. The breakdown of the NAICS codes is given under each graph (such as the one below) on the press release every month. The auto sector components are plastics & rubber products (326) and transportation equipment (336). Primary metal (331) and fabricated metal products (332) compose the steel sector. The machinery sector is made up of machinery (333), computer & electronic product (334), and electrical equipment, appliance, & components (335). There are five categories for the resource sector: food manufacturing (311), wood product (321), paper (322), chemical (325), and nonmetallic mineral product (327). The overall CFMMI is composed of the four sector components as well as these industries: printing & related support activities (323), furniture & related product (337), and miscellaneous manufacturing (339).
As seen by the two sector charts below, taken directly from the March CFMMI release, the District's output growth paths in the machinery and auto sectors have diverged. While the machinery sector of the CFMMI is slowly outpacing the overall CFMMI, the auto sector of the CFMMI continues to fall below the overall CFMMI. Such developments can help us understand differences in economic performance around the Seventh District.
I thoroughly enjoyed the article by MS. Engel. I was wondering if the CFMMI was available for each state in the region and, if so, could I get copies in Excel for the longest series available, which I assume is seasonalized.
I was just wondering if the Fed also produces an adjusted CFMMI that takes into account trends in exchange rates or other macro-economic factors that could potentially affect manufacturing output more generally. In any case, fantastic and informative blog Emily! Good work!!!
With respect to producing state-specific estimates, the overall CFMMI can be decomposed into four sectors: auto, steel, machinery, and resource. These data are gathered from hours worked data covering the 15 NAICS codes which the CFMMI uses to create the monthly index. While these data are reported at the state level, in some instances, the states have a small survey response so that the available data are undisclosed for a given number of years.
The idea of interpreting CFMMI fluctuations in response to exchange rates or other macro-economic factors into the CFMMI could potentially be an interesting idea. Certainly, the macro-economic factors would have to be chosen carefully, and the model would need to be carefully specified and tested.


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Unforgettable loss of Mohammad Saleem Baloch advocate
By: Ejaz Ahmed
Additional advocate general Balochistan Mohammad Saleem advocate died in road accident in Kalat while he was going to Quetta with his family members. His car met an accident he and his mother succumbed to injuries and his other family members injured.
Mohammad Saleem Baloch was born in town of Sami Turbat; he received his early education in his native area. He remained active member in politics during his studies. He did LLB. He joined teaching as a profession but later on he started legal practice.
Saleem Baloch was active in politics and became vice Nazim in his UC. In 2013 National Party led government appointed him as Additional Advocate General.
He rendered his legal, social and political services for the people of Balochistan. His demise is irreparable loss for Balochistan.
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Newcomers to translation sometimes proceed as if translation were an exact science — as if consistent, one-to-one correlations existed between the words and phrases of different languages, rendering translations fixed and identically reproducible, much as in cryptography. Such novices may assume that all that is needed to translate a text is to encode and decode equivalents between the two languages, using a translation dictionary as the "codebook".
On the contrary, such a fixed relationship would only exist were a new language synthesized and simultaneously matched to a pre-existing language's scopes of meaning, etymologies, and lexical ecological niches. If the new language were subsequently to take on a life apart from such cryptographic use, each word would spontaneously begin to assume new shades of meaning and cast off previous associations, thereby vitiating any such artificial synchronization. Henceforth translation would require the disciplines described in this article.
Another common misconception is that anyone who can speak a second language will make a good translator. In the translation community, it is generally accepted that the best translations are produced by persons who are translating into their own native languages, as it is rare for someone who has learned a second language to have total fluency in that language. A good translator understands the source language well, has specific experience in the subject matter of the text, and is a good writer in the target language. Moreover, he is not only bilingual but bicultural.
It has been debated whether translation is art or craft. Literary translators, such as Gregory Rabassa in If This Be Treason, argue that translation is an art – a teachable one. Other translators, mostly technical, commercial, and legal, regard their métier as a craft – again, a teachable one, subject to linguistic analysis, that benefits from academic study.
As with other human activities, the distinction between art and craft may be largely a matter of degree. Even a document which appears simple, e.g. a product brochure, requires a certain level of linguistic skill that goes beyond mere technical terminology. Any material used for marketing purposes reflects on the company that produces the product and the brochure. The best translations are obtained through the combined application of good technical-terminology skills and good writing skills.


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Twin brothers arrested in San Juan Bautista
Twin 21-year-old brothers were arrested by San Benito County Sheriff's deputies and accused of attacking a boy while he was walking home from school.Brian Jenkins, Brandon Jenkins, and their friend, Arturo Sanchez, were charged with assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, and possession of stolen property.On March 20, a 17-year-old boy was walking home from school on the 300 block of Sixth St. when a car pulled up next to him. The Jenkins brothers and Sanchez were in the car together, Sheriff's Captain Tony LaMonica said. "Sanchez got out of the vehicle and started to hit the 17 year old several times in the head with his fists," LaMonica said."The victim's father went to the Jenkins residence to ask the brothers why they jumped his son. When the victim's father approached the Jenkins residence, Brian Jenkins came out of his residence and pointed a rifle at him. Brandon Jenkins came out of the residence with a bat in his hand and Sanchez was holding some sort of metal club in his hands," LaMonica said.The father feared for his life and left the area.While the deputies were speaking to the father at his residence later that day, the two Jenkins brothers and Sanchez drove by. They were chased down and arrested.When deputies searched the Jenkins brothers' vehicle, they found stolen property. The following day, deputies conducted a search warrant on Brandon and Brian Jenkins residence regarding the stolen property they recovered the day prior. Additional stolen property was recovered in their residence. If anyone has further information regarding this case please call the San Benito County Sheriff's Office at 831-636-4080.
Twin 21-year-old brothers were arrested by San Benito County Sheriff's deputies and accused of attacking a boy while he was walking home from school.
Brian Jenkins, Brandon Jenkins, and their friend, Arturo Sanchez, were charged with assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, and possession of stolen property.
On March 20, a 17-year-old boy was walking home from school on the 300 block of Sixth St. when a car pulled up next to him. The Jenkins brothers and Sanchez were in the car together, Sheriff's Captain Tony LaMonica said.
"Sanchez got out of the vehicle and started to hit the 17 year old several times in the head with his fists," LaMonica said.
"The victim's father went to the Jenkins residence to ask the brothers why they jumped his son. When the victim's father approached the Jenkins residence, Brian Jenkins came out of his residence and pointed a rifle at him. Brandon Jenkins came out of the residence with a bat in his hand and Sanchez was holding some sort of metal club in his hands," LaMonica said.
The father feared for his life and left the area.
While the deputies were speaking to the father at his residence later that day, the two Jenkins brothers and Sanchez drove by. They were chased down and arrested.
When deputies searched the Jenkins brothers' vehicle, they found stolen property. The following day, deputies conducted a search warrant on Brandon and Brian Jenkins residence regarding the stolen property they recovered the day prior. Additional stolen property was recovered in their residence.
If anyone has further information regarding this case please call the San Benito County Sheriff's Office at 831-636-4080.


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Ram Kumar
Sharjeel has been primarily picked to provide quick fire limited-overs style starts
In a rather surprising development, Pakistan have selected opening batsman Sharjeel Khan for the upcoming 2-Test series in New Zealand. The attacking left-hander has been called up to the Test squad for the first time in his career while Mohammad Rizwan found a place as well.
However, 37-year old left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar has been left out due to the likelihood of facing seam-friendly pitches in New Zealand. Aside from these couple of changes, the rest of the squad which is currently in the midst of a Test series against West Indies in UAE does not see any other modifications.
Insisting that the 16-man squad should cover all bases, Chief Selector and former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq said, "The Test team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions in New Zealand and the recent performances of players in the recent Test series against England and West Indies."
"The team is a fine blend of experience and youth, and the selectors have stick to the same combination of players selected against England and West Indies series earlier and believe that team will do well in the tour," he added.
Finding a stabilized opening pair has been among the area of concerns for Pakistan. Even though Sami Aslam has emerged as a dependable batsman at the top of the order, lack of viable options have forced the team management to promote Azhar Ali, who usually bats at three, to partner the sturdy southpaw. With Sharjeel in the mix, it remains to be seen if the move is targeted at bringing Ali back at his preferred position or to provide a back-up option to face the new ball.
Either way, the 27-year old's selection could also be perceived as a calculated gamble on conditions conducive for swing. Rapidly establishing himself as an integral part of the limited-overs sides, Sharjeel's role might be to attack the new ball and get his team off to fliers by putting the New Zealand seamers under pressure. On the other hand, Rizwan also doubles up as a back-up wicket keeper apart from being a middle-order alternative.
The pace department features as many as five options with three left-armers in them. Mohammad Nawaz, who made his debut in the day-night Test against West Indies at Dubai, is the only all rounder in the squad.
Hagley Oval at Christchurch plays host to the first Test of the series from November 17th while the second match is scheduled to be held from the 25th at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
Pakistan squad for New Zealand Tests: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Sharjeel Khan, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan and Imran Khan
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2016 Pakistan vs West Indies 2016 Pakistan Cricket New Zealand Cricket Asad Shafiq Misbah-ul-Haq Azhar Ali Sarfraz Ahmed Wahab Riaz Younis Khan Kane Williamson Mohammad Amir Zulfiqar Babar Rahat Ali Yasir Shah Babar Azam


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Q: How to embed a .AVC file in HTML? I'm using Avtech camera  for my project. This camera will export a video file .avc type when it detects motion. I want to play this video in my webpage.
I using vlc plugin and html5 videos tag but not work.
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The only company in the United States that produces stainless steel kegs is struggling to survive. American Keg Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvana, has already laid off one third of its workforce earlier this year and claims that US president DonaldTrump's new 25 percent tariff on imported steel and aluminum will further decrease competitiveness of domestically build kegs.
"John Giannopolous was looking for somebody who could put more money into it," Bentley said at that time. "It seemed like an interesting business. Their cash situation was terrible, but the people and the potential were huge." He hired Paul Czachor as new CEO, who was before a consultant for Geemacher, and he pumped more than $1.5 into the business to ramp up production. However it looks like the business environment for producers of beer kegs in the United State are not favorable.
Already as early as 2006, the last keg production in the US was closed. That year, Swiss firm Franke Beverage Containers bough the unprofitable keg division of Spartanburg Stainless Products (SSP) and transferred it to overseas. In the years preceding the sale, SSP already experienced declining profits in the keg market and focused on the higher margin automotive business, supplying mainly German car maker BMW with steel framework and structure parts for their sport activity vehicles, which are exclusively produced in Spartanburg County for the worldwide market.
In 2015 a $1.2 million settlement, which benefitted Harris' sister, his son born after his death and the boy's mother, could be reached with Plastic Kegs America (PKA) a manufacturing operation for full-sized beer kegs headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, and two other companies, which were involved in the distribution of the exploded keg.


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Q: Adding a record to database fails I have a program, which uses a GET call to get some data, I then need to insert the result inside the DB. I'm getting an error when I call the program:

DbUpdateConcurrencyException: Database operation expected to affect 1 row(s) but actually affected 0 row(s). Data may have been modified or deleted since entities were loaded. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=527962 for information on understanding and handling optimistic concurrency exceptions.

My table DDL :
CREATE TABLE [CampaignCustomerMatch](
  id int NULL,
  VisitorExternalId [nvarchar] (40)  NULL ,
  Url [nvarchar](250)  NULL,
  ReffererUrl [nvarchar](250)  NULL,
  ActivityDate  [nvarchar](25)  NULL
)

A part of my code which fails in the last line:
 var container = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MarkedCampaigns>(json);
 foreach (var item in container.items)
 {
      repository.addMatch(item);
 }
 await repository.saveChanges();

addMatch code:
public void addMatch(CampaignCustomerMatch ccm)
{
    _context.CampaignCustomerMatch.Add(ccm);
}

saveChanges :
public async Task saveChanges()
{
    await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
}

And my CampaignCustomerMatch class:
 public class CampaignCustomerMatch
 {
     [Key]
     public int id { get; set; }
     public string VisitorExternalId;
     public string Url;
     public string ReffererUrl;
     public string ActivityDate;
 }

I don't understand the error. While debugging, the container seems fine, the data is looking good as well. What am I doing wrong?

A: There is an entire post about it in GitHub:

remove .ValueGeneratedNever(); from the model for ID
  (it is actually AutoIncrement INT primary key).

A: In general, EF Core is used migrations to create table which is called Code-First. It seems you created Table and Model separately.
If you want to manually set id for CampaignCustomerMatch, follow steps below:

*

*Change CampaignCustomerMatch with { get; set; } for properties, otherwise, all of them will be null when inserting new records.
public class CampaignCustomerMatch
{
    [Key]
    //[DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.None)]
    public int id { get; set; }
    public string VisitorExternalId { get; set; }
    public string Url { get; set; }
    public string ReffererUrl { get; set; }
    public string ActivityDate { get; set; }
}

*Explicit set id like below:
    _ctx.CampaignCustomerMatch.Add(new CampaignCustomerMatch { id = 1000, Url = "www.google.com" });
    await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();

If you want id auto-generated, follow steps below:

*

*Change Table
 CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CampaignCustomerMatch] (
[id]                INT            IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL,
[VisitorExternalId] NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
[Url]               NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
[ReffererUrl]       NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
[ActivityDate]      NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_CampaignCustomerMatch] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([id] ASC)
);

*Change Model
  public class CampaignCustomerMatch
  {
     [Key]
    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
    public int id { get; set; }
    public string VisitorExternalId { get; set; }
    public string Url { get; set; }
    public string ReffererUrl { get; set; }
    public string ActivityDate { get; set; }
}

3.Insert Record without id
_ctx.CampaignCustomerMatch.Add(new CampaignCustomerMatch { Url = "www.google.com" });
await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();


A neighborhood once affordable to families, is now the district with the highest number of evictions in San Francisco. Not being able to afford rent in the Mission, many times leads to families being left out on the streets.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A neighborhood once affordable to families, is now the district with the highest number of evictions in San Francisco. Not being able to afford rent in the Mission, many times, leads to families being left out on the streets.
"It is very hard for the moms and the fathers to think everyday about where they can be at overnight, where they can take a meal," a parent Irma Nunez said.
Both the principal and vice principal at Buena Vista Horace Mann School came up with a plan to house some of their families at school. "They would be greeted with a warm meal, they would have a place to do their homework. They would be able to relax, not have to think about where they are going to spend the night, expressed Claudia DeLarios Moran, the vice principal.
The San Francisco Unified School District estimates there are more than 2,000 students considered homeless.
They are often referred to a "housing insecure" students, meaning they don't have a secure and safe place to sleep at night. The ideas is to house about 20 family inside one of the gyms.
San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen is now spearheading the proposal. The money to fund the temporary shelter would likely come from city hall and possible private donations. The cost to run the shelter would be between $700,000 and $900,000 a year.
"It would cover sufficient staffing to have a high level of security from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., explained Ronen.
For now the city and the school district are working out the details before it's considered by the school board.


I am inspired by the paranormal and the supernatural. In this piece I wanted to depict an otherworldly being or visitor from another plane. I gave this being an abstract quality that would render it both recognizable as an image but allow it to remain mysterious. This piece is on heavyweight paper and will need a frame for display.


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Entertainment Attorney
Colleen Kerwick
Published Victories
NY office: 1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, Suite #1245, New York, NY 10001
CT office: 1748 Farmington Ave., Suite #1, Unionville, CT 06085
Colleen (Ni Chairmhaic) Kerwick has over 18 years of experience in ENTERTAINMENT LAW AND TRIAL ADVOCACY. Her educational background includes professional degrees in Corporate Law with honors and in Law with honors from the National University of Ireland Galway. Prior thereto she studied Communications (Film) and Irish language studies at Dublin Institute of Technology with Trinity College Dublin. Colleen is admitted to practice law in the first department of the New York State Bar as well as the Federal Courts of New York and Connecticut, the Federal and State Appellate Courts and pro hac vice in a number of other jurisdictions. Her victories have been reported in the New York Law Journal, New York Times, Cois Coirbe and by the Associated Press and she was elected as a Public Interest Attorney of the Year and to the Emerald Association.
Colleen (Ni Chairmhaic) Kerwick sees the practice of law as an art-form and a craft. She is a graduate of Speech and Drama with the Leinster School of Music; a founder member of the Young Irish Film Makers in Kilkenny City and a represented actor with the agency that discovered Christopher Walken and Denis Hopper. She played the lead role in many independent feature length films. She turned down further opportunities in Hollywood, in favor of using her skill and craft in the Courtroom. Colleen serves as special NY Trial Counsel to New York City Entertainment Law Firms where she will accept a complex case for Trial or a tricky Motion. She has tried cases to verdict, with success. She handles complex trials and tricky motions on a project by project basis for other attorneys in tort cases, but does not accept any tort cases. Colleen handles all aspects of CORPORATE FRAUD, CONTRACT DISPUTE and BREACH OF CONTRACT for ENTERTAINMENT LAW clients only. Colleen may offer to accept reduced or deferred compensation on cases she strongly believes in.
Colleen (Ni Chairmhaic) Kerwick believes that an attorney who works too many hours is either inefficient and bad at their job or offers less quality hours to their clients. In her free time, Colleen enjoys outdoor pursuits, hiking, art, music and spending time with her ten year old son Nicholas and their pets – a beloved cocker spaniel dog, an ocicat, a guinea pig, a fish and, from time to time, bees, ladybugs, butterflies and praying mantis. She volunteers at her sons school and has painted murals on the entrance window of her sons school every month for a few years; serves as a Room Parent; twice chaired the multicultural and diversity committee of the PTO and serves as a community service leader for her sons cub scout pack of excellence. She also volunteers as general counsel of the The Family Civil Liberties Union and Atlantian Films.
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Now that the evenings are a lot brighter, we are that one step closer to the wonderfulness of summer. However, it also means we are getting closer to exam time.
A period of great stress, it is during this time your child can turn into a completely different person as the pressure gets to them.
Today, it seems if your kid is not signed up to an activity every single day then you are doing something wrong as a parent, which is ridiculous. Having an overloaded schedule is not good for them, particularly if they are in an exam year, so get them to cut back on one things – they can always pick it back up again once all exams are over.
Okay, it can be pretty tricky telling your teenager when to go to bed – you will usually be met with cries of "I know when I'm tired" – but do ensure they are getting enough rest and not staying up all night burning the candle.
Friendships and having a social life are just as important during an exam year as highlighting everything in a school book! Not only does it break up the monotony of studying, but it can help your teen relax, which in turn will reduce stress.
Repeat: Talk to them DON'T nag them! If your teen knows they can go to you with any problems or concerns, it will immensely help them deal with their stress levels. Studying can be really lonely so it is important you are open to their worries and concerns.
The last thing your teen needs when they are up to ninety with studying is you constantly reminding them the grades they need or what you expect to see. Obviously a little encouragement goes a long way, but don't pile even more pressure on them.
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Industry: Corporate Enterprise
Customer: Levi Strauss & Co.'s Asia Pacific Division
The Requirement
Levi Strauss & Co.'s Asia Pacific Division or LSAPD required a robust and reliable Learning Management System in order to deliver their suite of safety related learning content to their vendors in places like India, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Philippines and even USA.
The system must be able to track the course progress of the many vendors enrolled and generate comprehensive and detailed reports so that LSAPD can act appropriately in the event of non-conformance to their strict training standards.
Inchone's flagship product, the i3Corporate Learning Management System or i3Corporate LMS (ASP model), is used to deliver LSAPD's learning content to its vendors throughout the Asia Pacific. With its powerful suite of administration features such as courseware mapping, enrollment management, assessment creation and automated reminders, only a single administrator is required to manage the multitude of vendors residing on the system.
The adoption of i3Corporate LMS at LSAPD has yet again proven Inchone's eLearning system to be a successful model for delivering e-learning content to the masses by a world class enterprise. Levi Strauss is currently looking at extending the training for vendors to its European counterparts and Inchone Pte Ltd, with its proven implementation and change management strategies, stands ready to assist LSAPD in this endeavor.
Customer: Civil Service College, Institute of Public Administration and Management
In line with its vision to build a first class public service in Singapore, CSC IPAM realized it needed to provide cutting edge e-learning solutions on top of its traditional repertoire of classroom courses in the 21st century.
Another concern CSC IPAM needed to address was the wide variety of clients the college served. Each Statutory Board and Ministry has unique training needs that if met, could result in costly customization costs. Compounding this problem was the fact that the solution selected also need to be integrated with the Government Training Management System known as TRAISI.
Since day one, the Inchone i3Eduzone Learning Management System has been the Learning Management System of choice for IPAM Open Academy, the department created in 2001 to drive the e-learning initiative into the Public Service. Inchone eLearning system, with its robust features, reliability, scalability, and most importantly, its highly affordable customization potential, has facilitated IPAM OA to successfully introduce a state of the art Learning Management System for a potential pool of more than 60,000 civil servants.
"Inchone's services have effectively allowed IPAM OA to provide a more innovative LMS that provides better e-Learning tracking and reporting services to the public officers."
Ms Lau Teh Wei, Manager, Open Academy, Civil Service College
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Industry: Education
Customer: INTI College, Malaysia
INTI College, one of the leading private colleges based in Malaysia, realized that managing and supporting a pool of 14,000 students in 5 different campuses was getting increasingly difficult. Students were unable to obtain courseware related supplementary materials if they did not attend class and there was an ever increasing demand for additional administrative personnel and teachers to handle student calls.
A system was needed to not only deliver up to date learning materials to students but also to create a collaboration environment for teachers and students to participate in.
With the Inchone i3Campus Learning Management System, INTI College, Malaysia is now able to offer on-demand learning materials to all the students in its Subang and Nilai Campuses. Through the use of semester management, a unique feature of the i3Campus LMS, administrators and teachers are able to create customized learning programmes and make them available to students as and when required.
Students and teachers also make use of collaborative tools such as live chatrooms, forums and personalized emails to participate in virtual discussions and share ideas with one another. After building successful learning communities, INTI College together with Inchone is now looking at developing a pure e-learning delivery model for busy students who are unable to conform to a regular classroom schedule by early 2006.
This is in line with INTI College's plans to enable e-learning in its many campuses in Penang, Serawak, Sabah and other countries in the region.
"...my staff in the e-campus and e-Learning group for INTI Online also enjoyed the close cooperation given by your team in the execution of the project. They have complete trust in the professional manner in which your team has carried out their jobs. Congratulations for the great works! "
Mr. Tan Yew Sing, President, INTI College, Malaysia
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Industry: Logistics
Customer: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Singapore (CILTS)
Encountering overwhelming response for its diploma course on Logistics, CILTS knew that the only way to deliver quality and affordable learning to PMEB clients was through the use of a solid and full featured Learning Management System.
CILTS, through the use of the Inchone i3Eduzone Learning Management System, not only overcame its content delivery problems, but also created a collaborative community between students and online coaches.
The easy to learn and intuitive interface of the LMS are the most welcome features and characteristics for the students, many of whom are expected to be first time e-learners. The administrators are also able to retrieve detailed monthly reports and give appropriate feedback on the learning progress of their students.
"Inchone has also been awarded the certificate of interoperability from ITSC Plugfest. Therefore there should be no hesitation for anyone to look at Inchone as a potential partner."
Mr. Karmjit Singh, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation, Singapore
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Industry: Contract Chip Maker
Customer: Carsem Manufacturing, China
Carsem needs a new training system that allows users online access to training content related to different parts of the manufacturing process. Carsem realized that its existing computer-based training system was insufficient to address the needs of their workers.
To achieve better and more effective training results, Carsem required a standards compliant, web-based Learning Management System for online learning, which is highly flexible, expandable and provides ease of use for over thousands of employees. Further, the new system must carry over the records and information contained within the earlier dated system.
Through the deployment of the Inchone i3Corporate Learning Management System, the disadvantages of the current system were removed and Carsem now had the power and flexibility of learning over the Internet/Intranet without losing its past records.
The system not only provides for powerful support to human resource management with scheduled generation of complex and detailed reports such as Training Statistics and Learning Status Reports but also empowered Carsem employees to take command of their own learning development.
Customer: SEG International Training Sdn. Bhd. (SEGI)
In order to maintain its position as one of Malaysia's premier private colleges, SEGI needs to continually improve its service offerings. One of the key drivers to improvement was SEGI's desire to create a one stop learning portal for students to visit and collaborate in.
The learning portal will also serve as an avenue for students to feedback to SEGI on what kind of improvements or changes they would like to see. By facilitating this 2 way communication, SEGI hopes to provides its students with a unique and pleasurable learning experience.
Inchone together with I-Station Technologies developed and implemented a Learning Portal, titled SEGI2U, for the group of colleges under SEG International. SEGI2U uses Inchone's full-featured LMS, i3Campus tailored for learning institutions as its primary backbone.
With the learning portal in place, SEGI is now able to perform administrative, collaborative, organizational, content management and assessment creation tasks in a single integrated environment. Degree/Diploma students registered with the SEGI Group of Colleges can now obtain supplementary course materials at ease from their own homes anywhere and anytime. Potential students can also login as guests and have a tour of SEGI's LMS facilities offered before deciding to sign-up.
Inchone, with its core competency and proven track record in providing standards compliant Learning Management Systems that contain a complete suite of e-learning solutions, has facilitated SEGi in achieving an even more competitive edge in delivering standards of excellence that meets the needs of students, industries and the community.
"...We would like to express our sincere thanks for the cooperation and professional execution consistently carried out by your team throughout this period. We are truly astounded at Inchone's professional consultancy on the project implementation..."
Mr. Lee Kok Cheng, CEO, SEG International Training Sdn. Bhd.
Customer: The Singapore Police Force
The Police Coast Guard or PCG needed to keep their officers well trained through a continual assessment system. However, due to the hectic work schedules of the police officers in the force, the traditional classroom based system was proving to be less then ideal.
PCG needed a system that would be compatible with existing and new content. Further, the system would need to keep track of the training histories of each officer so that the training department can execute appropriate follow-up actions whenever required.
Inchone deployed the i3Corporate Learning Management System into the training campus located at Pulau Brani in the middle of 2004. The system proved to be such a success that the Singapore Police Force implemented i3Corporate shortly after into Police Headquarters.
In the early part of 2005, the Singapore Police Force once again expanded the use of the reliable i3Corporate LMS by introducing it into their Training Command Branch or Police Academy located at Thomson road.
The trainers located within the Police Academy made extensive use of the powerful Question Bank Management and Learning Object Repository tools to share questions and learning tools that greatly enhanced the student experience. They have also reduced the total time spent in classrooms by police officers through a blended learning approach to training.
Inchone stands poised and committed to assist the Singapore Police Force in making e-learning a continued success in their organization.
Customer: The Public Utilities Board (PUB)
Most PUB officers go through extensive Microsoft Office Application training in order to fully realize the potential of these sophisticated applications. However, these same officers found it very difficult to retain knowledge on applications they rarely use such as Microsoft Access.
Through the introduction of the Inchone i3Eduzone Learning Management System into the PUB environment, PUB officers have found a perfect learning tool that reinforces what they have learnt in traditional classroom courses.
Nowadays, PUB officers regularly access Microsoft Training Simulations to practice the creation of Macros, sophisticated Excel based Tables and so on... This newfound ability to practice what they have learnt in a simulated and safe environment has significantly increased training satisfaction and retention.
Industry: Transport
Customer: The Singapore Taxi Academy (STA)
In the past, STA made use of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) as the grading system. [OMR is a method of computerized input from (usually) paper forms]. However, this process was labor intensive and did not offer any flexibility for taxi drivers who needed to obtain their vocational driving licenses urgently.
Inchone works with Singapore Taxi Academy (STA) to set up an e-Testing System for all Taxi Drivers to facilitate and achieve higher standards of Taxi driver service and professionalism. With this new system, powered by Inchone's i3Assessment e-Testing engine, STA now offers an online testing system that gives taxi drivers greater flexibility when obtaining their Taxi Vocational Licenses or TVL.
The system also has an added advantage of reducing administrative work and overall costs. After being successfully launched in June 2005, Inchone is now working with STA on further enhancing the e-testing system to encompass even more features.
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Overcoming Evil with Good – Connection!
To pray "Your kingdom come. Your will be done" is to partner with God to replace evil with good, death with life, sickness with healing, etc. Turn this into a personal prayer. Name the areas in which evil, sin, or despair are active in your life. Then pray for the kingdom of God to come by renouncing the evil and replacing it with good.
The kingdom of heaven is the rule of God, a situation in which everything works God's way. Think about what life would be like in heaven anytime you have a moment today. When you see things that are not at all like heaven, pray quietly for the kingdom of heaven to come to earth, right there. Spiritual warfare can be as simple as an act of kindness when animosity or sarcasm or a reprimand is expected. Pray for the things that make Jesus strong to become strong in each situation.
Lord Jesus, in Your kingdom, everything works as it should. Show me how to align my prayers with Your heart so that goodness will overcome evil, and so that Your kingdom will be more powerfully evident in my home, at work, in my church, and wherever I place my feet or open my mouth to speak.
Praise God, the Creator of the heavens. Thank God for his awesome handiwork, for the beauty reflected in the stars, the moon, the clouds, and the sun. Confess those times when you wondered if God was real and you questioned if he loved you. Commit yourself to praising the Creator of the universe as you see the stars, sun, moon, and clouds. Ask him to provide you peace, knowing that he cares for you.
Ask God to help you let go of those you worry about. They, too, are in his hands.


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Q: Efficient way to do static animation with LibGDX? Doing simple platformer game with LibGDX and Android. For me not a problem to do an animation with sprite sheets but I'm wondering about efficient way to do "static animation for map elements"... for example:

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*stars on the sky

*moving grass

*moving trees
Such kind of elements may be a lot on the map and I can define such object layer in my tiled map and inject all those animated elements when game started but in that case when map builded and all elements inserted these animated elements will be animated simultaneously even if they are outside of Game Camera. What the efficient way of doing multiple 2D animations for static map objects?

A: int frameSize=2;
TiledMap map;
String tileSetName="stars";
int firstTileId=3,secondTileId=4;

Array<StaticTiledMapTile> frameTiles=new Array<StaticTiledMapTile>(frameSize);
frameTiles.add((StaticTiledMapTile) map.getTileSets().getTileSet(tileSetName).getTile(firstTileId));
frameTiles.add((StaticTiledMapTile) map.getTileSets().getTileSet(tileSetName).getTile(secondTileId));

AnimatedTiledMapTile animatedTile=new AnimatedTiledMapTile(1/2f, frameTiles);

Now AnimatedTile is ready, but not in map. Check if particular cell is in inside screen or with some offset set to particular cell where you want to place your AnimatedTile and when goes offscreen you can remove that tile.
myLayer.getCell(x,y).setTile(animatedTile);


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Q: How can I make my CE button to take up the entire last row? All I want is to make my entire last row a single button. Actually, this is a part of my calculator program. I have created another panel for trigonometric calculations. When I remove the sin,cos,tan buttons the calculator doesn't look very good with only a single button on the last row and the rest of the row blank. So after removing the sin,cos,tan buttons I tried to increase the size of the CE button by .setsize(), but in vain. I was hoping if someone could help me with that.
public final class Cal implements ActionListener, KeyListener {

Font font = new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 32);
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(6, 4, 4, 4));
JTextField field = new JTextField("0.0");
JButton[][] keys = new JButton[6][5];

final int plus = 1;
final int minus = 2;
final int times = 3;
final int divide = 4;
final int sin = 5;
final int cos = 6;
final int ce = 7;
final int perc = 8;
int op;
double ans = 0;
double accum = 0;
boolean newNumb = true;
String calc = "";

//Assign method
public void assign() {
    frame.setTitle("Scientific Calculator");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setResizable(false);
    frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

    field.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.RIGHT);
    field.setEditable(true);
    field.setForeground(Color.red);
    field.setBackground(Color.white);
    field.setToolTipText("Input Box");
    field.setFont(font);

    frame.add(field, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    frame.setVisible(true);
    frame.setSize(430, 430);
    frame.addKeyListener(this);
    // field.addKeyListener(this); //renders field uneditable
    field.requestFocus();
    panel.setBackground(Color.black);
}

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public void buttons() {
    String action;

    int i, j;
    // create the keys
    keys = new JButton[6][5];
    keys[0][0] = new JButton("7");
    keys[0][1] = new JButton("8");
    keys[0][2] = new JButton("9");
    keys[0][3] = new JButton("+");
    keys[1][0] = new JButton("4");
    keys[1][1] = new JButton("5");
    keys[1][2] = new JButton("6");
    keys[1][3] = new JButton("-");
    keys[2][0] = new JButton("1");
    keys[2][1] = new JButton("2");
    keys[2][2] = new JButton("3");
    keys[2][3] = new JButton("x");
    keys[3][0] = new JButton("0");
    keys[3][1] = new JButton(".");
    keys[3][2] = new JButton("=");
    keys[3][3] = new JButton("/");
    keys[4][0] = new JButton("x³");
    keys[4][1] = new JButton("x²");
    keys[4][2] = new JButton("%");
    keys[4][3] = new JButton("√");
    keys[5][0] = new JButton("sin");
    keys[5][1] = new JButton("tan");
    keys[5][2] = new JButton("cos");
    keys[5][3] = new JButton("CE");
    //i = rows j =colums
    for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
        for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
            keys[i][j].setFont(font);
            action = (new Integer(i)).toString() + (new Integer(j)).toString();
            keys[i][j].setActionCommand(action);
            keys[i][j].addActionListener(this);
            keys[i][j].setBackground(Color.white);
            keys[i][j].setForeground(Color.red);

            panel.add(keys[i][j]);
        }
    }//end of For loops
}


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High-Performance DC Drives (48 VDC units now available)
IronHorse® GSD1 series DC drives are high-performance Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) controllers for 12 to 48 volt equipment providing smooth control with high-efficiency operation. The GSD1 series drives are available in 10A (1/8 to 1/2 HP motor rating) and 20A (1/4 to 1 HP motor rating) versions. New models available include 48V powered units. Additional features include adjustable maximum speed, minimum speed, current limit, I.R. compensation, and acceleration. The adjustable current-limit feature protects the control, battery, and motor from sustained overloads. Starting at $115.00 , GSD1 series DC drives are available in open-frame and NEMA 4X enclosed styles, and all come standard with a speed pot, knob, and dial plate. GSD1 series DC drives are RoHS compliant and are backed with a one-year warranty.
Contact Quantum Automation for Ordering Information


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This Week in West Virginia History
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Contact: Michael Keller
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Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 30, 1796: Brooke County was established under an act of the General Assembly of Virginia. The county was formed from part of Ohio County and named in honor of Robert Brooke, governor of Virginia.
Dec. 1, 1797: Journalist and politician John S. Gallaher was born in Martinsburg. He owned or managed several Whig newspapers and was instrumental in establishing the free school system in Virginia. He played a prominent role in having early railroads routed through the Eastern Panhandle.
A print of the last moments in the life of abolitionist John Brown, portrayed leaving jail on the morning of his execution in Charles Town, Va. Under heavy guard, he pauses to kiss a child. (Library of Congress.)
Dec. 2, 1859: John Brown was hanged at Charles Town in Jefferson County. Maj. Thomas J. Jackson, later nicknamed ''Stonewall,'' was among those commanding the Virginia forces standing guard at the execution of the abolitionist who led the raid at Harpers Ferry.
Newton Diehl Baker
Dec. 3, 1871: Statesman Newton Diehl Baker was born in Martinsburg. Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, Baker served as secretary of war from 1916 to 1921. Baker oversaw U.S. involvement in World War I.
Phyllis (Smith) Curtin
Dec. 3, 1921: Operatic soprano Phyllis (Smith) Curtin was born in Clarksburg. She made her debut with the New York City Opera in 1953, where she sang both classical and modern repertoire.
Dec. 3, 1949: WSAZ-TV provided the first telecast of a Marshall College (now University) basketball game. The television station, the 72nd in the nation and the first in West Virginia, was an affiliate of WSAZ radio station.
Dec. 4, 1883: Social reformer Stella Fuller was born Stella Lawrence Cremeans in Point Pleasant. In the 1940s, Fuller opened a relief operation on Huntington's Washington Avenue. Eventually, the Stella Fuller Settlement expanded into the area's largest haven for the disadvantaged and homeless.
Daniel Fansworth
Dec. 5, 1892: Daniel D. T. Farnsworth died at the age of 73 in Buckhannon. As state senate president, Farnsworth succeeded Governor Boreman, who resigned in the last days of his term after being elected as a U.S. senator by the state legislature.
Dec. 6, 1865: Artist Annie Virginia Latham Bartlett was born in Grafton. Her clay sculptures included conventional busts as well as figurines interpreting West Virginia's historic and cultural past, with such titles as 'The Moonshiner.''
e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council. For more information, contact the West Virginia Humanities Council, 1310 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25301; (304) 346-8500; or visit e-WV at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Ralph Lester Knotts
TC Planning Commission Updating Comprehensive Plan


Golden Gate District - SF Bay Area - The Greatest Troop!
Established in 1959, Troop 343 is one of the most active Boy Scout troops in the Golden Gate District in the San Francisco Bay Area Council. In 2009, the Troop celebrated its 50th year in scouting.
Run entirely by volunteers, the adult leaders have over 350 years of scouting experience and pride themselves on the knowledge and training they bring to the scouts.
A typical year in the troop includes weekly meetings, and monthly activities such as day hikes, overnight camping trips, community service projects, a weekend ski trip, and summer camp at BSA Camp Royaneh located in the redwoods near the Russian River.
The troop's summer "high adventure" trip, for our more experienced scouts, have included backpacking in the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite, the Trinity Alps of Northern California, the High Sierras, the isolated Lost Coast of California, the Virgin River Canyon in Zion National Park, California's Catalina Island, Half Dome, and Hawaii.
Troop 343 offers great opportunities for a scout to expand his knowledge and experience in leadership. The troop instills in the scouts the duy fo helping others, especially helping younger scouts advance. The troop teaches scouts to give back to others what they have learned. This is in the finest and highest tradition of scouting.
A typical scout year in Troop 343 concludes with the advancement of several members to the highest achievement in scouting - Eagle Scout. The troop has one of the highest success rates of scouts earning the rank of Eagle in the Nation. Troop 343's leaders and parents are proud of the success the troop has had in scouts accomplishing the rank of Eagle.
Come Have Fun With Your Son In Scouting.
What's the greatest Troop? 3-4-3!!


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Q: Roles not being correctly configured when migrating Enhanced EAR from WAS6.1 to WAS8 I have an enhanced ear with ibm-application-bnd.xml defined as
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<application-bnd xmlns="http://websphere.ibm.com/xml/ns/javaee"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://websphere.ibm.com/xml/ns/javaee http://websphere.ibm.com/xml/ns/javaee/ibm-application-bnd_1_0.xsd"
version="1.0">

<security-role name="myRole">
    <special-subject type="ALL_AUTHENTICATED_USERS" />
</security-role>

This myRoleis also defined in the WAR web.xml. The mapping between the role and ALL_AUTHENTICATED_USERS worked fine in WAS6.1, but in WAS8 after I deploy de EAR I can see in "Security role to user/group mapping" that myRole Special Subjects mapped as none. I have to manually map the special subjects to "All Authenticated...".
I've tried creating an ibm-application-bnd.xmi instead, but I'm currently not using RAD and have no idea if it's possible to do it in eclipse, since it has these generated ids like ApplicationBinding_1332889227228 that I don't know how to fill!

A: Basically it may be a good idea to (1) deploy your EAR manually and set up all missing config data during this process as needed, and (2) have a look on the descriptor files generated by WAS8 afterwards. At least when moving from 4 to 5 and later on to 6 we used this "technique" to figure out how ready-to-go vendor-specific descriptors should look like. It may be necessary to strip off all pre-prepared vender-specific descriptors before executing this step.
2 Additional hints:
(a) WAS8 documentation says that WAS8 supports all previous J(2)EE standards, but generally XMI files are deprecated and should be replaced by XML files. But the "id problem" remains, since WAS8 also refers from vendor-specific files to standards compliant files by element IDs used in URL-like references. Thus any deployment of un-prepared EARs will create IDs inside the Java EE standard descriptors.
(b) It may be useful to do some research about the "new" name of your special subject: It looks like this name has simply changed from 6.1 to 8.x. For this purpose you also should take a closer look at the generated descriptor files after a successful manual EAR deployment.


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Gerald W. Kisoun (born 1953) was the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories in Canada. He was in the role from 2011 to 2017. He served as acting commissioner of the Northwest Territories between the retirement of George Tuccaro on 10 May 2016 and the appointment of Margaret Thom in June 2017.

Kisoun was born in 1953 in the Mackenzie Delta area and is of Inuvialuit and Gwich'in heritage.

In 2015 Kisoun was awarded Canada's Polar Medal; in the citation he was described as a "well-respected Elder" who had "worked tirelessly at strengthening the awareness and understanding of northern Canada and its peoples".

In February 2016 Herbert Nakimayak made a Members' Statement in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories about Kisoun's cultural contribution.

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On Saturday, May 11, residents will be able to bring household construction material to the Recycling Center on Ridge Road between the hours of 8am and 3:30pm. Allowable household construction material includes kitchen cabinets, sheetrock, plywood, wood trim, molding, wood floors, tile flooring, decking, ceiling tiles, paneling, doors, 2x4s, roofing shingles and outdoor sheds.
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As I drove one of my best friends, Max, to his surgery appointment this morning, the theme song from the old TV series, The Six Million Dollar Man, played through my mind. " . . . Gentlemen we can rebuild him, we have the technology . . . Better than he was before, better, stronger, faster." Max isn't an astronaut, and he didn't endure a severe crash. He ripped his knee ligaments during an athletic romp outdoors, racing at top speed against a friend.
The surgeon told me that the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) requires restructuring the tibia bone below the knee and inserting a chrome pin where bones will rejoin. Fortunately, the surgery will also alleviate pain associated with his degenerative joint disease and arthritis. Max's bones will heal fine, but it takes about three months for full recuperation with the first eight weeks being the most restrictive. Once his right knee heals, Max will endure a repeat operation on his left knee. Overall, he'll return to an improved athletic state for the rest of his life.
I'm looking forward to being Max's nurse. We share a magical bond. Max reminds me to take a walk and exercise when I'm frustrated, and he calms me when my fuse runs short. When our eyes lock onto each other, I feel comforted, almost like a déjà vu. He plays a large part in my writing atmosphere. With a pink-splotched-black tongue lolling out the side of his mouth, he lays by my side, occasionally turning onto his back for a belly rub. Sometimes he nudges his snout between my chair's armrest and my elbow, telling me it's time for him to eat, go outside, or get a back scratch.
Some people laugh when they hear how much I'm spending on my dog, but he's a vital part in my tiny circle of life. In terms of writing he's priceless. He soothes my surroundings, loves me just for breathing, and teaches my kids a calmness that only animals can convey. Writing wouldn't be the same if I let him go before his time. In dog years he's only 42.
How does you pet affect your writing life?
You made me love your Max. You'll have to let us know how he's doing. Probably with much less complaining than I do after surgery.
Sue, You hit my heart's button. My little buddy, Abda, a Shih Tzu. is definitely related to Max. The eye contact, telling me when to take a break, etc.
Two of Abda's most endearing acts for me is (1) the paw on my knee when I'm starting to get upset (when my nose reaches the monitor, I'm pretty sure I'm upset; but he can tell as soon as my heart rate accelerates...don't know how, but he can) and (2) he stands up in a perfect begging stance at 11 p.m. The look on his face is easy to read, "I'm a dog...and I know it's time to go to bed!"
How does he affect my writing? He allows me to write from a warm heart...the only heart I ever want to write from.
PS Abda means servant, and he knows I am.
Here, it's Sam the cat. He likes to jump on my desk and get between me and the puter.
Noodle, my short-haired tabby, helps me in more ways than one. When I'm stressed all I have to do is wrangle her up (this involves searching my loft until I find her), go bug her a little bit until she wakes up, then she'll get up, plop back on the ground and roll around on the ground so I can pet her caramel-colored belly... it's like heaven to me. All my stress melts away and I become buttery. Then I'm able to work again from a new perspective.
I could write a novel about the funny things she does, so I better stop here!
I have a dog and two cats, and they're always in my office making sure I don't get lost in writing for too long. My one cat likes to walk over the keyboard and ends up writing the odd scene. He also has a 'thing' for the cursor. The dog likes to remind me that we could have lots of fun outside.
My other cat has been a sick boy. He's costing us a lot too (read second mortgage) - but he's my cool guy cat who just lies in a kitty bed on my desk and purrs as I work.
All of them - their energy gives me energy.
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Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Chelsea all interested in Juventus star Federico Chiesa
Will Karl-Heinz Rummenigge try to convince Federico Chiesa to leave Juventus at some point?
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Bayern Munich has long been rumored to have interest in Juventus forward Federico Chiesa and former CEO and club legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that the Italy international would be an ideal fit in Bavaria.
Rummenigge, who has strong ties to Italian football from his playing days, would love to see Chiesa in red.
"I can confirm that he is a great player and he has always shown it, in the national team, at Juve and Fiorentina. He is a player for Bayern Munich," Rummenigge told RTV38 (as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia).
The problem with acquiring Chiesa, though, is that there is virtually no shot that Juventus would let him walk away. Technically, Chiesa's contract is still owned by Fiorentina, but Juventus has an obligation to buy (with conditions) at the end of this season.
It is not as if Bayern Munich is the only interested club, though. According to Sport Bible, both Liverpool and Chelsea admire Chiesa:
According to Italian journalist Niccolo Ceccarini, Fiorentina agreed a €70m (£59.7m) deal with Liverpool for Chiesa in 2020. However, the proposed transfer collapsed with the winger determined to move to Juventus.
"I'll tell you a background: Fiorentina had reached an agreement with Liverpool for €70m, but the negotiations did not go through due to the boy's desire to go to Juventus," Ceccarini told Viola News. "And so there was the famous two-year loan [to Juventus]."
Italian journalist Enzo Bucchioni says Chelsea were impressed by Chiesa in their two meetings with Juventus in the Champions League this season. Bucchioni claims the London club are now preparing a €84m (£71.7m) bid for the Italy international. He said: "Chelsea have decided to take action and offer €84m for Federico Chiesa. Evidently seeing him play twice closely has removed the last doubts and Tuchel gave the OK and the operation has officially started through intermediaries."
Given the uncertainty surrounding Kingsley Coman, it is easy to ascertain that Bayern Munich might kick the tires on Chiesa, but it seems like a real longshot that something goes awry for Chiesa at Juventus.
Report: Bayern Munich "Plans A, B, and C" revealed for the summer transfer window


Raman Lamba was a batsman who died at the age of 38 when a cricket ball hit his temporal bone resulting in an internal haemorrhage.
Biopics are the order of the day across all film industries in India. While some record success, others don't. We have had the biopic of cricketer Dhoni in Hindi which was dubbed in other languages too. Very soon, we will see the biopic of cricketer Raman Lamba. He was a batsman who died at the age of 38 when a cricket ball hit his temporal bone resulting in an internal haemorrhage which led him to a coma and eventually his demise.
Jersey is an upcoming Telugu film which will talk about Raman Lamba and the titular role is done by Natural Star Nani. Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi for his banner Sithara Entertainments, Jersey is directed by Gowtham Tinnanuri. Shraddha Srinath plays the female lead while Sathyaraj, Bhrahmaji, Ronit Kamra, Rahul Ramakrishna and others play supporting roles. Anirudh Ravichander scores music for this film and Sanu Verghese is the cameraman. The unit of Jersey has released a making video of the film that showcases the preparation of lead actor Nani for the role of Raman Lamba.
Our sources state, "Nani underwent 70 days of rigorous training and was coached by top-notch coaches". The journey of Jersey also reveals the making of the film and the various people who were involved. Apparently, there were around 250 crew members and the cricket battle was shot over 24 days which involved two international cricket grounds and five domestic cricket grounds. There were around 130 professional cricket players involved in the shot with 18 professional cricket players coming in from England. The film is slated to release next month on the 19th. Wishing the unit of Jersey the best!


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Your surgeon will operate on your spine removing the diseased disc(s) (discectomy) and replace it with an implant called a "cage" to restore the disc height and potentially allow bone to grow between your vertebrae. This is called fusion. Your surgeon may also insert screws and rods in the back of your spine to stabilize the vertebrae.


Just wondered if anyone with the Z cars suspension has had any problems with their rear brake pad wear and/or Handbrake performance?
At some point (after fitting the new suspension) I noticed I wasn't getting even wear of the rear pads, it was only like half in contact with the discs if you see what i mean? Anyway thought I must have just not seated the pads properly or something. Also before that the handbrake only just passed the MOT with the help of a friendly tester , I know they are not the greatest anyway but it was quite poor.
Anyway I came to dismantle the brakes to see what's what, the pads etc seemed to be fitted properly, the pistons are in good condition, the caliper slides freely on its pins so was a bit stumped but then i think I figured out what the problem is.
As I'm sure you know on "standard" cars the brake calipers are mounted off the hub carrier on a nice machined accurately toleranced surface relative to the hub/discs. But on this they are bolted straight onto a thick plate that's welded onto the z cars swinging arm fabrication, and I think its not quite positioning the caliper completely perpendicular to the disc. The gaps between the caliper and disc are def not equal on either side. So as well as just not coming face to face with the disc properly i think they are not sliding freely on their pins and that was causing the binding and uneven wear, poor handbrake performance etc etc.
So i haven't fixed it yet but i guess Its a case of a big hammer and maybe some heat to "adjust" these brackets and lots of taking the caliper off and on and off again until they seem to be dead over the disc.
You can buy shim washers of different thckness maybe a easier option.
Good idea Matty H, I hadn't thought of that, the powdercoating on the suspension is really very good, (infinitely better than the original GTM effort) so would be good not to damage it.
The MGF rear brakes that I fitted to my Rossa are wearing in exactly the same uneven way and I had shimmed them up exactly. The original pads that I removed from the (used) callipers were also the same and a few enquiries revealed that the MGF is well known for this so I just keep an eye on them and don't bother about it any more.
Mine was the first car to have Z Cars suspension.
I had MGF calipers before the conversion and obviously kept them afterwards.
The pad wear was more uneven after the conversion. On close inspection the mount on the swing arm wasn't perfectly aligned. A big hammer and wooden block sorted it quite easily.
The handbrake was acceptable with both set ups.
Hi Roger, I remember you well from the other forum, I was on there as Mike Ross (as I am in the real world!) You don't have your GTM anymore do you?
Yes, I think the misalignment on mine was perhaps more severe, I think callipers were sticking on the guide pins.
Anyway I fixed it as you have described by hammering the mount and fitting discs etc, measuring, taking them off, bit more hammering etc etc. once all back together they seemed to fit better against the disc.
Went through the MOT last week which is the first time I've driven it since and brakes passed no bother. I would say the handbrake is much better now, actually holds the car! I did re-route the handbrake cables as well, as the way I had them originally had fairly tight bends which wasn't helping.
When she was up on the raised platform I had a good look around and the pads seem to be wearing across the whole width now on both sides, so seems to have been fixed.
It's good to have her back on the road though, been in the garage for best part of 3 years with new babies etc not giving me much time for it. Almost forgot how much fun it is too drive these things!
Glad you are sorted and back using it. Will you be at Stoneleigh?


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Whistleblower Receives Award of Approximately $1.5 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a whistleblower has earned an award of more than $1.5 million. The whistleblower provided the SEC with vital information and ongoing assistance that proved important to the overall success of an enforcement action. However, the SEC's order notes that the award was reduced because the whistleblower did not promptly report the misconduct and benefited financially during the delay.
"This award reflects the value of the information while underscoring the need for individuals to come forward without delay so that our enforcement staff may quickly leverage the information and prevent further investor harm," said Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower. "This is especially critical and, as is the case here, may result in an award reduction where an individual provided valuable information but it came after receiving a benefit from the wrongdoing."
The SEC's whistleblower program has now awarded approximately $322 million to 58 individuals since issuing its first award in 2012. In that time, more than $1.6 billion in monetary sanctions have been ordered against wrongdoers based on actionable information received by whistleblowers.
Whistleblowers may be eligible for an award when they voluntarily provide the SEC with original, timely, and credible information that leads to a successful enforcement action. Whistleblower awards can range from 10 percent to 30 percent of the money collected when the monetary sanctions exceed $1 million. All payments are made out of an investor protection fund established by Congress that is financed entirely through monetary sanctions paid to the SEC by securities law violators. No money has been taken or withheld from harmed investors to pay whistleblower awards.
By law, the SEC protects the confidentiality of whistleblowers and does not disclose information that might directly or indirectly reveal a whistleblower's identity.
For more information about the whistleblower program and how to report a tip, visit www.sec.gov/whistleblower.
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Introducing Brides of Austin's Fall/Winter 2018 Fashion Editorial, Grace & Glamour. This ethereal yet fashion-forward gown collection was captured beautifully by Sophie Epton Photography at The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria. This incredible spread features swoon-worthy looks fit for a royal from Austin bridal boutiques including Unbridaled, Blush Bridal Lounge, Beatitude Bridal Boutique and Serendipity Bridal. You'll also see overflowing florals from Whim Hospitality, timeless hair and makeup by Gloss Beauty Boutique and sparkling fine jewelry from Nicole Mera adorning each look. Scroll through to see each and every incredible bridal look for yourself, and flip to page 76 in the new mag to see the editorial in print! Cheers to another amazing issue!


The Department of Theater and Dance offers students the ability to participate through classes, perform in departmental shows, work backstage, and join one of the many student theater and dance groups on campus.
The department produces a variety of performances each year in our state-of-the-art theaters. These range from faculty-directed productions, student-generated work, and guest artists.
Bowdoin has a deep and historic commitment to the role of the arts in a liberal education, which is supported by state-of-the-art facilities and numerous opportunities for participation. The Department of Theater and Dance manages Pickard and Wish Theaters, five rehearsal and dance studios, a performance lab, and seminar rooms.
Each year the department offers Bowdoin students a scholarship award for summer study in theater or dance. The Rutan Scholarship Award for Summer Study in Theater or Dance is given to a student with demonstrated motivation and exceptional promise in theater technique, directing, production skills, dance technique, or choreography.
The Department of Theater and Dance employs a team of students that assist in all areas of technical theater ranging from eclectics, carpentry, sound and video, stage management, and more. Students work under the supervision of department technical staff with expertise in technical theater.
Each January, Bowdoin theater and dance students travel to New York City for a unique learning experience opportunity. Students attend various performance festivals, regional and experimental theaters, Broadway shows, and more. Students have the opportunity to meet with alumni working professionally in theater and dance.
In addition to the Department of Theater and Dance, Bowdoin has a variety of student-led performance groups on campus. Sponsored by student activities, these groups meet casually or more formally to create different types of performances throughout the year.