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Open SAP BEx Query Designer to develop a query based on the Business Objects Customer cube.
Drag dimension Country into the Columns section.
Drag key figure Product Price into the Rows section.
Select the Country dimension and from the properties page select Hierarchy tab.
Select the hierarchy which you would like to activated.
Save and export the query.
Open crystal report and click the SAP menu button to create a new report.
Click the Insert menu button and select Group.
From the Common tab, select to group by Country Node ID.
From the Options tab, select Customize Group Name Field and choose Country Name then click ok.
Click the Report menu button and select Hierarchical Grouping Options.
Select Sort Data Hierarchically and choose Country Parent Node ID for the Parent ID Field.
Set Group Indent as 0.5 then click ok.
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Shooting at elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Police released the names on Saturday of 26 people shot dead in the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school a day earlier, including 20 children ages 6 and 7, in an incident that stands as one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
Six adults ages 27 to 56 - all women - were identified by authorities a day after a heavily armed 20-year-old gunman forced his way into the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Among the children, there were eight boys and 12 girls.
The gunman used a long rifle as his primary weapon, the state's chief medical examiner told reporters, adding that "all the wounds that I know of" were caused by a rifle.
Asked to describe the attack, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. H. Wayne Carver II, who oversaw the autopsies of all the victims and conducted many himself, called it "the worst I have seen."
"They were wearing cute kid stuff," he said when asked to describe the children he examined. "They were first graders. It's the kind of stuff you'd send your kids or your grandkids out the door to first grade in."
A total of 28 people died in the rampage, including the gunman. The list of names released did not include the shooter, identified by law enforcement sources as Adam Lanza, or his mother, who Carver confirmed was killed at the nearby crime site authorities had previously disclosed.
The attack, which ended when the gunman turned his weapon on himself, stunned members of the tight-knit suburban community, once listed as the fifth-safest town in the America but now in crisis.
Police earlier said they had assembled "some very good evidence" on the killer's motives.
"Our investigators at the crime scene ... did produce some very good evidence in this investigation that our investigators will be able to use in, hopefully, painting the complete picture as to how - and more importantly why - this occurred," Connecticut State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance told reporters.
Townsfolk set up multiple small memorials near the school, one made of flowers assembled around the school's sign - which reads "Visitors Welcome" - and another, further down Riverside Road where people put up more than two dozen candles ranging from small household votives to large, ceremonial candles.
Yale-New Haven Hospital opened a crisis-intervention center in the wealthy suburb of 27,000 people about 80 miles from New York City.
President Barack Obama, who a day earlier was moved to tears on national television by the tragedy, called for "meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this," but stopped short of specifically calling for tighter gun-control laws.
The nation has experienced many mass shootings, but rarely have the victims been so young. The incident also stood to revive a debate about U.S. gun laws.
The killer's mother, Nancy Lanza, legally owned a Sig Sauer and a Glock, both handguns of models commonly used by police, and a military-style Bushmaster .223 M4 carbine, according to law enforcement officials who also believe Adam Lanza used at least some of those weapons.
"We're investigating the history of each and every weapon, and we will know every single thing about those weapons," Vance said.


IZOLYATSIA congratulates the recruited Instructors of Brighter Worlds: CVTYM – an innovative educational project for Ukrainian and US youth implemented by IZOLYATSIA foundation and AS220 (Rhode Island, USA). The open call and recruitment continued through October-December 2015. The selection process was highly competitive, as IZOLYATSIA received a large number of great applications from outstanding young individuals from different parts of Ukraine. We want to thank all participants for their efforts in submitting the applications!
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Liberia protesters clash with police at rally over economy, graft
Thursday August 1 2019
Monrovian police look on as organisers of the 'June 7 protest' sit on the road in the Liberian capital Monrovia on July 31, 2019. On June 7, 2019, thousands of people took to the streets of Liberia's capital Monrovia to protest rising prices and corruption in one of the world's poorest countries. PHOTO | ZOOM DOSSO | AFP
Since Weah became president of the impoverished West African state in January 2018, inflation has soared and growth has shrunk, according to the IMF.
Last October, rumours swirled that newly-printed Liberian dollars worth US $102 million, intended for the CBL's reserves, had disappeared shortly after arrival from abroad.
Monrovia,
Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in Liberia's capital Monrovia on Wednesday during a march against corruption and economic mismanagement under former footballer turned president George Weah.
Police fired tear gas to stop the demonstrators from approaching the parliament building in Monrovia, an AFP reporter at the scene said, while protesters threw stones and bottles at officers.
Police detain a protester in the Liberian capital Monrovia on July 31, 2019. The group that organised the June 7 protests took to the streets again to protest rising prices and corruption. PHOTO | ZOOM DOSSO | AFP
Protesters sit on the road in the Liberian capital Monrovia on July 31, 2019. The group that organised the June 7 protests took to the streets again to protest rising prices and corruption. PHOTO | ZOOM DOSSO | AFP
The protesters -- in the second major rally since thousands gathered on June 7 -- called on the government to improve living conditions amid spiralling inflation.
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Police arrested at least five protesters.
Later on, additional clashes broke out when it appeared that an opposition candidate was on track to win a senatorial by-election in Montserrado county, which includes Monrovia.
Based on the results from half of the polling stations, Darius Dillon, the candidate for the opposition Liberty Party, won nearly 54 percent of the votes, while Paulita Wie, the candidate from President George Weah's Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), secured only 37 percent.
Monrovian police deploy as people protest in the Liberian capital Monrovia on July 31, 2019. PHOTO | ZOOM DOSSO | AFP
Scuffles broke out between supporters from both sides, with objects being thrown and police firing tear gas, an AFP reporter said.
Four people -- two opposition supporters and two from the CDC -- were injured, the reporter said.
The wider demonstration involved dozens of civil society associations, including youth activists called the Council of Patriots (COP) who helped Weah, 52, come to power.
"Council of Patriots announced a renewed and continued protest from Wednesday July 31th until all of our demands are met," said Henry Costa, Chairman of the COP, previously.
Police and protesters face-off in the Liberian capital Monrovia on July 31, 2019. PHOTO | ZOOM DOSSO | AFP
A footballing icon, Weah is struggling to revive the economy of a country still traumatised by back-to-back civil wars between 1989 and 2003, which claimed a quarter of a million lives.
He has stressed that his government inherited a broken economy.
Last month COP gave Weah a string of demands, including improving human rights and stamping out corruption.
The group also called for the prosecution of individuals over financial problems at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL).
Charles Sirleaf -- the son of former president and Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- was detained in March with two other CBL figures.
An independent probe found no money was missing, but flagged "concerns regarding the overall accuracy and completeness of the CBL's internal records."
More irregularities came to light related to a cash injection of $25 million that Weah ordered in July 2018 to mop up excess Liberian dollars and bring inflation under control.
Weah says he is aware of the burden of ordinary people, and improvement to health, education and roads remain his priorities.
The COP's call for demonstrations also follows the acquittal of eight former politicians, including ex-Speaker of the lower house Alex Tyler.
Police investigated allegations that he took a bribe worth $75,000 to facilitate the passage of legislation favourable to a British mining firm. But the judge said the state had not proved the accusations.

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Q: Plotting/drawing arrays from a specific date Thanks to mr_statler I managed to plot the arrays using
safePlotD1 = array.size(D1) > 0 ? array.get(D1, 0) : na
However I would need to offset the plot to the current date without using plot offset=, so it starts where the day = input.time is as shown on the picture below, many thanks:

indicator("Volume avg", overlay = false)

day = input.time(timestamp("14 Feb 2023 00:00"), "Date", confirm= false)

w1back = time >= day - 604800000 and  time < day - 604800000 + 86400000

var D1 =  array.new_float(0)
if w1back
    array.unshift(D1, volume)

var my_array = array.new_float(0)

safePlotD1 = array.size(D1) > 0 ? array.get(D1, 0) : na

plot(safePlotD1)

A: Since that at most of the bars, the array size will be 0, you can check the array size before plotting:
safePlotD1 = array.size(D1) > 0 ? array.get(D1, 0) : na
safePlotD2 = array.size(D2) > 0 ? array.get(D2, 0) : na
safePlotD3 = array.size(D3) > 0 ? array.get(D3, 0) : na
safePlotD4 = array.size(D4) > 0 ? array.get(D4, 0) : na

plot(safePlotD1)
plot(safePlotD2)
plot(safePlotD3)
plot(safePlotD4)

You can also average the results from those variables. Since some of the variables will be na, I think the easiest way to go is creating a new array and average that array:
avgArray = array.from(safePlotD1, safePlotD2, safePlotD3, safePlotD4)
avg = array.avg(avgArray)
plot(avg)

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Collection Includes: Petersburg Pilot, Petersburg Press, Petersburg Weekly Report, The New Petersburg Press, The Petersburg Press, The Petersburg Herald, The Progressive
Looking for the first draft of Petersburg's history just got a lot easier. The Public Library is now storing local newspapers online. So far, the searchable archive includes papers from the Progressive in 1913 through to the Petersburg Press in 1931. By this fall, the archive should be complete up to a year within the current paper. Anyone can access the resource for free from their home computer.
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The preservation of Alaska's history is a shared responsibility. Advantage partners with communities to archive & provide practical digital access to local historical content in print, that would otherwise be lost to the erosion of time. We want like-minded individuals to join us in our mission, and if you would like to see your local history online, please contact your local library, newspaper publisher, genealogical society, historical society, or educational institution, and encourage them to learn more about creating a Community History Archive, or have them contact Michelle at (855) 303-2727.
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Michelle has been in the Newspaper Preservation Industry for over 6 years. Michelle feels at home in The Newspaper Preservation Industry, combining her love of technology with his love of history. Michelle works with Public Libraries, College and University Libraries, Historical Societies, Genealogical Societies, and Newspaper Publishers across the United States and Canada, providing institutions with a long term preservation model (Microfilm) as well as a user friendly model (Digitization).
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A family trip to Italy has much to recommend it: an abundance of gelaterias, some of Europe's most familiar ancient history, and, because Italian food is so popular, even picky eaters can usually find something they'll enjoy, if only a slice of pizza or plate of pasta.
You probably want to balance your activities, alternating historical tours with more interactive options. Here, I've suggested five child-friendly activities, from gladiator classes in Rome to pizza making lessons in Sorrento, which you can include on a tour of Italy, as you travel down the country.
It's also probably a good idea to plan in some downtime, so I've suggested hotels that have pools and kids' clubs on the grounds.
More than any other Italian city, Venice provides an environment where you can just wander. There are no cars or Vespas to keep an eye out for, and Venice's tight-packed layout creates shade, preventing overheating. Children are likely to be entertained by the novelty of getting around by boat and if that wears thin, you can head to the beaches on the Lido.
Children (and adults) who want to try their hand at making one of Venice's signature masks can take a half-day workshop at Cà del Sol, a small collective where artisans, known as Masters, continue to make masks using traditional techniques.
On the day I visited, the Master on hand was a slight man sporting a white moustache and a black beret. The small shop was crowded with a riot of masks staring out of empty eye holes from the wall.
The options become more elaborate the farther in you venture. Near the back, you'll see mannequins bedecked in intricate leather masks, high feathered hats and brocade robes encrusted with Swarovski crystals.
Though the Master spoke no English, his assistant offered a fluent interpretation as I was introduced to the history of Venetian costumes during Carnivale. He also pointed out masks of the traditional styles and shapes, from the simple columbine, which only covers the top half of the face, to the beaky excess of the medico della peste (the plague doctor).
After the introduction, you cross the canal to the small workshop. Dominated by a paint-splattered central table, the working space is lined with shelves loaded down with brushes, paints, feathers, and other tools of the trade.
Under the Master's gentle guidance, you sketch your design and are then shown how to transfer it to the blank papier-mâché base. I'm not much of an artist, but simple techniques, honed over centuries, helped me create my own piece of Venetian history.
Where to stay: The Belmond Hotel Cipriani has one of the only hotel pools in Venice, making it a good option for families who want to schedule in downtime.
For a European capital, Rome is compact and easy to navigate. You can walk from the Spanish Steps to the Trevi Fountain in ten minutes and, from there, reach the Pantheon in another ten. It's a bit busy and you need to be on your toes, but there are plenty of pedestrian highlights, including the Forum and the cooling green Borghese Gardens.
Children bored by the cavernous Vatican Museums might enjoy climbing up to the dome of St Peter's for 360-degree views of the city.
Located on the Appian Way near the Colosseum, Gruppo Storico Romano offers aspiring gladiators and gladiatrices a chance to learn Roman-style tactics and martial arts with a hands-on gladiatorial combat class.
The visit begins at the school's museum, where they (and you) can try on faithful reproductions of the crude helmets that actual gladiators wore. You'll also hear about the different styles of fighting, including swords and shield as well as trident and net.
From there, you venture out into the fighting yard, which is covered in the same soft golden sand that carpeted the Colosseum 2,000 years ago. Adults can watch or participate as the children don traditional tunics, tied with rope belts, and undergo a series of period-appropriate calisthenics, from jumping over a line to dodging swinging sandbags.
Then they get wooden swords, lightweight shields and an introduction to the five basic cuts — head, neck, stomach and both legs — as well as the blocks necessary to stop them. By the end of the session, they can engage in a full-throated (but safe) sword battle.
Where to stay: In the heart of Rome, the Hotel de Russie has special welcome packs for children and teens, as well as a milk-and-cookies turndown service.
City, coast and ancient sites are present in this small triangle of Italy, which gives you enough options each day to alleviate any boredom.
Although you're on the coast, this isn't strictly a beach destination (think more of vertiginous cliffs than golden sands). But there are ample opportunities to get on the water, as boat routes join up Capri, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast with Naples to the north.
Naples is grittier than Rome but also feels more modern, with contemporary art to view in public places like its metro stations.
An excellent guide at Pompeii can bring the ghostly, hollowed-out city to life with descriptions and thoughtful answers to children's questions. But, for another layer of realism, I suggest a 4D tour.
At the beginning, you'll get a pair of futuristic-looking goggles. Your guide will then lead you through the streets, illuminating the history with vivid words. However, at strategic points, when words are simply insufficient, your guide will instruct you to put on the goggles.
You'll see a movie-like virtual reality recreation of ancient Pompeii. Peer at a market filled with toga-clad merchants or watch the billowing black-and-red wall of superheated destruction barrel down from the crater of Vesuvius.
The combination of ancient tragedy, natural disaster and cutting-edge technology often proves to be irresistible, even for children who may have reached the end of their tolerance for historical tours.
Where to stay: Located in Ravello, an hour south of Pompeii, the Belmond Hotel Caruso is a particular treat for children whose cinematic aspirations have been stirred by the 4D glasses. The hotel offers a 'Make your own film' package, which allows children to work with a professional filmmaker to script and then film a scene of their own devising.
According to local legend, pizza Margherita was invented in 1889 by a Neapolitan pizzaiolo (pizza maker) to celebrate a royal visit from Italy's Queen Margherita of Savoy. If, like most children, your child adores pizza then a visit to the area offers a rare chance to make the beloved dish in the place where it was born.
The class takes place in a boutique hotel that overlooks the Bay of Naples and begins with the children meeting the pizzaiolo before they roll up their sleeves and plunge their hands right into making their own dough.
Neapolitan pizza is known for its thin crust, and the children can learn how to knead, stretch and shape the dough to get the signature texture. Once they've achieved the right foundation, they'll add sauce and a few toppings (and hear why proper Sorrento pizza doesn't need too many), before using a peel to slide their creation into the searing heat of the brick oven — with the pizzaiolo's help.
Cooking doesn't take long, and it's just a few minutes before the cooked pizza is blistered at the crust and slightly charred on the bottom, the cheese melted to gooey perfection. Then, of course, the climax of the class is a chance for the children to eat their own pizza for lunch.
Where to stay: Though it reflects plenty of local character, the Hilton Sorrento Palace has all the conveniences you'd expect from the name. Almost all the rooms interconnect, and there are two pools as well as a kids' club, playground and babysitting service, for when adults want to eat something besides pizza.
Closer to Greece in its landscape than to the north of Italy, Puglia invites families to its beaches while still dousing you in the culture and history that Italy is known for. You can also expect your money to go a little bit further, as eating out tends to be excellent value.
Food is another reason to venture south. Puglia is the market garden of Italy, and the produce grown here goes into a seasonal rota of specialties that needn't do more than rely on the quality of their local ingredients.
Basilicata, the region to Puglia's west, boasts Italy's oldest city, Matera. It's also singular for its dwellings, the Sassi di Matera — caves first inhabited thousands of years ago where residents lived until the mid-1900s.
Puglia and Basilicata are much less crowded than the big cities, making them a good option for children who might need a break from all the people. And, the history here, especially in Matera, is unlike anywhere else in Italy.
Dating back almost 9,000 years, Matera is built into the side of a ravine that's riddled with caves, called sassi. Until the 1950s, the cave-dwelling inhabitants lived in squalor, but in recent decades the town has turned many of the once dark and airless sassi into chic shops, cafes and hotels.
However, many sassi have been carefully preserved to showcase the living conditions throughout history. A private tour can provide a certain thrill for children as they explore caves that resemble the setting of a Biblical movie.
Cinematic elements are everywhere. There's something deliciously storybook about having your guide pull out an oversized key and unlock a massive door that creaks open to reveal a well-preserved church. Look for the rings carved into the limestone, which locals would use to tie up animals, or the donkey bones that jut from holes to hold up rain gutters.
On a practical note, the city's layout is mostly vertical, and a tour involves going up and down steep staircases. It's unsuitable for little ones who need to be pushed, but good for tiring out too-energetic older children.
Where to stay: Puglia offers some of Italy's best beaches, and the Borgo Egnazia, near the town of Fasano, is just a brief shuttle ride away from the shoreline. It also has two kids' clubs (one for youngsters and one for teens), a children-only pool and restaurant, and small cars for helping children navigate the sprawling grounds.


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These are stories pertaining to the Legislative Session for Arkansas
Arkansas lawmakers open special session focusing on tax cuts
KASU | By Daniel Breen,
KUAR
Published December 8, 2021 at 9:27 AM CST
Members of the Arkansas House and Senate met Tuesday to kick off a special legislative session aimed at lowering income taxes for the state's top earners.
The legislature is meeting primarily to vote on Gov. Asa Hutchinson's proposal to lower the state's top individual income tax rate from 5.9% to 4.9% over a four-year span.
As was the case in another session earlier this year, lawmakers debated whether or not certain bills should not be considered, since they're unrelated to the intended purpose of the session. While neither chamber heard debate on the governor's tax plan, senators argued over two bills that would give income tax credits to law enforcement agents.
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin said the bills should not be excluded because of rules prohibiting bills not related to the governor's call for a session from being heard.
"I don't see how in the world a bill dealing with a tax credit is not germane to the subject of dealing with tax cuts and tax credits generally," Griffin said. "The legislature gets a lot of leeway, and I can't save y'all from what y'all have the ability to do, which is to kill anything, to overrule me, to do whatever."
The bills, Senate Bill 8 and Senate Bill 9, are both sponsored by Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway. Rapert accused officials, including Gov. Hutchinson, of delaying the bills since another legislative session that took place earlier this year.
"The governor's Task Force [to Advance the State of Law Enforcement in Arkansas] put in months of work and recommended that we pass a tax credit to support law enforcement officers. That promise has not been fulfilled to this point, and Arkansas is 49th lowest in the nation in terms of our pay for the average law enforcement officer," Rapert said.
While Lt. Gov. Griffin sided with Rapert that the bills could be heard, lawmakers overruled his ruling and the bills will likely not be heard during the legislative session. Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, said it's clear the bills are not relevant to the call issued by the governor for lawmakers to debate cutting income taxes.
"[The call]'s very specific about why we have been called down here, and in fact it mentioned specifically to provide a non-refundable personal income tax credit for up to $60 for individuals having an income up to $24,700," Hendren said. "That's pretty specific, and I guess the question that we're asking before the Senate today is, is a different tax credit that's nowhere mentioned in the call germane to that?"
Aside from the governor's tax cut proposal, lawmakers will consider bills relating to state funding, insulin rebates, and a bill that would allow legislators to employ security personnel. Lawmakers will convene again Wednesday morning to possibly advance the governor's tax cut proposal as well as other related bills.
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Streng Neighbors Cope with COVID
blog | July 29, 2020 - 3:13pm
Longtime neighbors Mike Grandi, Jan Scott, and Susan and David Link socialize while masked on the court they share in Elk Grove. That's Mike's dog Auggie. Photo by Dave Weinstein
David and Susan Link were looking forward to motoring to Boise, Idaho in June for a family reunion. And every summer they bask in the music of the waltz king at the Strauss Festival of Elk Grove, where Susan had served as costumier and draper and stitcher for several years. "We have been part of the festival for 20-plus years."
Instead they are spending quality time in their backyard, and gathering in masks alongside Skydome Court with longtime neighbors, in a neighborhood of mid-century modern homes built by the Streng Brothers.
The Links are proud owners since 1985 of their home in the Williamson Ranch subdivision of Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento. Mike has lived in his home since 1984, an original owner, and Jan Scott in hers since 1986, a second owner.
It was Jan who organized the first get-together, and there have been several since. "I'm ready for another one," she says.
"I sent a message to everyone. Bring snacks," she recalls. They spaced out their seats for special distancing and wore masks when not enjoying those snacks.
"We took our chairs out and sat in the court, ten feet away from each other, sitting and talking. We couldn't do anything else," David says. "Where are we going?"
David and Susan Link share a laugh in front of their Streng home. Photo by Dave Weinstein.
"We just yelled at each other," says Mike Grandi, Jan's next door neighbor, who attended with his wife Theresa.
Mike and Theresa have been playing a lot more golf since the pandemic hit, once their club reopened. They get to the course three or four days a week, he says. "It's one thing to do where you can go out and stay distant," Mike says.
He says at least eight members of the club have contracted COVID-19.
Mike, who is 79, shops for groceries for one neighbor who fears going into stores. "I don't have problems going to the store. I mask up," he says. "With my life and my age, I say whatever will happen will happen."
Jan and Mike discuss gardening during an informal neighborhood gathering. Photo by Dave Weinstein
Jan, a retired teacher, has been spending some of her sheltering time caring for about 30 doves that she has rescued and keeps in her well-landscaped backyard.
"They keep me positive," she says. "I'm caring for them to help them survive." The birds fly off in the morning and return every night.
She Zooms with friends, and has game nights on Zoom, playing Crazy 8s, rummy, Oh Hell. "We can see each others' faces and talk," Jan says. Many are friends she knows through wildlife rescue.
The hardest thing for Jan is not seeing her grown children, triplets, as often as she would like. One son works in a hospital where some patients may have the virus. "He doesn't want to bring it home to me," she says.
"They all showed up on Mothers' Day to surprise me, which was wonderful," she says. "We had a little picnic in the backyard."
Susan and David Link spend much time during the pandemic in their lush backyard, which has a redwood grove, small trails, a pool, and more. Photo by Dave Weinstein.
Like Jan, David and Susan care about the environment, and have created a garden that displays those values.
"We replaced our front yard with drip, and drought tolerant plants, after receiving help designing the landscaping by UC Davis Arboretum workers. We have continued to use 50 percent of the water we did pre-drought," David says.
Having a great garden "has proven to be a wonderful retreat during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders," he says. "We are just shy of a quarter acre, with over 50 trees on our property," David adds.
David and Susan have gotten together with family, at a distance, and with neighbors during the pandemic. It bothers him, though, that not everyone in the neighborhood or vicinity is as careful as he and Susan try to be.
"We definitely have a mix of neighbors, some who wear masks all the time when they leave their homes, like us, and others who adamantly refuse to wear masks ever," David says. "We don't understand their lack of concern for others. Refusing to wear a mask can injure others, not only the refuser, but selfish attitudes are prevalent."
The Links' garden is like another world. It was bare dirt when they bought their house in the 1980s. Photo by David Link
"We still walk or bike ride each morning, but always wear masks and walk on the other side of the pathway. Most people still fail to wear masks while walking along Laguna Creek."
Next up for the Links – camping. Not to Tahoe, which attracts crowds. They know a little place, 30 miles off the highway – serene and undiscovered.
And next up for Jan Scott – one of her sons is getting married, on the beach in Half Moon Bay. She hopes the beach isn't too crowded to find parking.


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Women's Liberation
Suzanne Fairbanks
In the midst of the social activism that characterised the late 1960s, the women's movement in Australia regained the public visibility it had first achieved at the beginning of the 20th century.1The energy of women's renewed campaigns was directed into strategies of which two stand out: work for equal civil rights through the courts and government; and actions for personal and social liberation through consciousness-raising, direct activism and alternative arenas for self-expression.
The fight for civil equality had a long tradition in the Australian women's movement, but women were becoming frustrated. Following campaigns by unions and women in the post-war period, in 1969 the Arbitration Commission awarded equal pay for women, but only for strictly equal work. The commission's decision would have no impact on women who worked in predominantly 'female' jobs. Taking their lead from the early suffragists, Zelda D'Aprano (trade unionist and communist) and teachers Thelma Solomon and Alva Geikie chained themselves to the door of the Arbitration Commission in a very public protest, which attracted wide media attention.
The success of direct protest action in gathering publicity and support led to these women's forming, with Jessie 'Bon' Hull, the Women's Action Committee (WAC), which engaged in further public protest such as insisting on paying only 75 per cent of the fare on trams as they received 75 per cent of a male wage.2Most importantly, in March 1972 WAC founded the Women's Liberation Centre in Melbourne, to provide a meeting place and support centre for feminists.
By 1972 women led by Beatrice Faust, a University of Melbourne graduate and civil liberties campaigner, established the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL), which produced a form guide to all candidates in the December 1972 federal election. The results of WEL's Australia-wide survey of candidates' attitudes to child care, equality in education and work and planned parenthood were published in newspapers in November 1972. In Victoria WEL targeted sitting members of parliament in marginal seats on polling day. When Gough Whitlam led the Australian Labor Party to victory, women's issues were firmly to the fore.
In Melbourne, the Women's Liberation Movement (WLM) was closely connected to trade unions and the workers' movement. By the early 1970s a Women's Liberation Group had become affiliated with the Student Union at the University of Melbourne. Just as universities provided a haven for anti-war and radical ideas, they proved favourable for the ideas and activism of the women's movement. Indeed, the women's movement grew when women active in trade unions, the Communist Party, anti-conscription and anti-war movements perceived that the talk of a new society mostly included the old sexism.3
At the University of Melbourne, the University Assembly formed a Women's Working Group, which first reported on the status of women at the university in 1975; this report was instrumental in forcing the university to adopt equal opportunity policies. In the Student Union, members of the Women's Liberation Group organised on campus and participated in wider demonstrations reported in Farrago.
Marilyn Lake says that the women's movement was intensely literate,4stimulated by a torrent of publications. Former student of the universities of Melbourne, Sydney and Cambridge, Germaine Greer, wrote the international bestseller The female eunuch, which pushed feminist debate in the direction of personal liberation, challenging women to define themselves and take charge of their sexuality. This challenge also informed lesbians in the women's movement.5As Jean Taylor reflects, in 1973 lesbians began to act on their own behalf in Victoria by questioning discrimination within male gay liberation and the women's movement alike.6Lesbian culture, meeting places, publications and social events began to flourish.7
As Taylor says, the 1970s might have been 'one of the most vibrant and political decades in womyn's herstory, but it was certainly nowhere near the finish of either the WLM or radical lesbian feminism'.8 Indeed, the women's movement and the lesbian and gay movements have prompted some of the most enduring, and as yet incomplete, changes in Australian social life since the 1960s.
Marilyn Lake, Getting equal: The history of Australian feminism, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1999.
Lake, Getting equal, p. 244.
Lake, Getting equal, pp. 220–1
Lake, Getting equal, pp. 241–6.
Jean Taylor, Brazen hussies: A herstory of radical activism in the women's liberation movement Victoria 1970–1979, Melbourne: Dyke Books, 2009, p. 195.
Taylor, Brazen hussies, pp. 588–679.
Taylor, Brazen hussies, p. 677.
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Skywatch: Astronomical highlights of 2019
If you like rare, subtle and potentially dangerous astronomical events, mark down Nov. 11, 2019.
Skywatch: Astronomical highlights of 2019 If you like rare, subtle and potentially dangerous astronomical events, mark down Nov. 11, 2019. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2018/12/28/skywatch-astronomical-highlights-2019/2434919002/
Dean Regas, Special to Cincinnati Enquirer Published 4:41 p.m. ET Dec. 28, 2018 | Updated 12:32 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2019
The moon turns red during a total lunar eclipse in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, July 27, 2018.(Photo: Harald Tittel, AP)
In 2018, the big astronomical stories were the return of Mars to the evening skies, the mystery object from interstellar space named Oumuamua, and the Geminid Meteor Shower. What does the universe have in store for the new year? Here are my can't-miss astronomical events of 2019.
Ultima Thule and a total lunar eclipse
On Jan. 1, about four billion miles from Earth, the unmanned New Horizons spacecraft skimmed past a small, icy object named Ultima Thule. New Horizons blasted off Earth in 2006, flew by Pluto in 2015 and is now heading out of the solar system. It should take time to get all the pictures and data back from Ultima Thule, so stay tuned to see what this far-flung world looks like.
Barring clouds, the coolest and easiest-to-see astronomical event in 2019 will be a total lunar eclipse. Often called the "Blood Moon" a lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon enters the shadow of Earth and slowly turns dark. When the moon is totally in Earth's shadow (called totality), the moon turns all sorts of eerie colors from gray to tangerine to blood red.
Check out photos of rare supermoon-blood moon
For viewers in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the next lunar eclipse occurs on the night of Sunday, Jan. 20 and carries over to the morning of Jan. 21. You will first start to notice the shadow on the moon at 10:33 p.m. EST on Jan. 20. The shadow will creep from left to right and plunge the moon further into darkness until totality – which occurs from 11:41 p.m.-12:43 a.m. EST. Then you can watch the shadow continue and leave the moon to its normal self at 1:50 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 21.
Apollo 11 crew (Photo: Provided)
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon. This year marks the 50th anniversary of their journey on the Apollo 11 mission, an astronomical feat of engineering that went where no one had gone before.
It took Armstrong, Aldrin and astronaut Michael Collins (who was the Command Module Pilot) three days to fly from Earth to the moon. There, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface while Collins continued orbiting the moon in the main capsule.
Armstrong and Aldrin made their first footsteps on the moon on July 21, 1969, spent less than a day on the surface and then headed back home. The Apollo 11 mission lasted eight days and became the most memorable event for a generation.
Transit of Mercury is a rare event. (Photo: Provided)
Little black spot on the sun
If you like rare, subtle and potentially dangerous astronomical events, mark down Nov. 11, 2019. On that day, the tiny planet Mercury will pass between Earth and the sun. Think of it as a super-miniature eclipse. It's called a transit of Mercury and it only happens about 13 times every century.
This transit of Mercury will last from 8:35 a.m. EST until 2:04 p.m. EST on Nov. 11. Since this happens during the daytime, you need to take precautions and plan ahead. You will need professional, safe solar viewing filters through which to observe the transit. Secondly, since Mercury is such a small planet and will appear as such a tiny black spot in front of the large disc of the sun, you will need to magnify the image. At minimum, you will need to use properly filtered binoculars or telescopes just to see Mercury during the transit, but it is amazing to witness the precision of heavens.
This will be the last transit of Mercury visible from the United States until 2049. So contact your local observatory, science center or astronomy club to see if you can join a transit viewing party or view it yourself with the proper safety equipment.
The annual shower happens when the Earth plows through a trail of particles left over from Halley's Comet. (Photo: AP)
Meteors showers of the year
There are two meteor showers in 2019 that may be interesting to view. The Orionid Meteor Shower peaks on Oct. 21 and 22. When you go outside that night and look for shooting stars, you'll actually be seeing pieces of Halley's Comet falling to Earth.
The other meteor shower with potential is the Leonids, which peaks on Nov. 17 and 18. Remember that meteor showers are fickle and they are rarely as advertised. But with a lunar eclipse, an out-of-this-world anniversary and a transit of Mercury, you will have plenty to look for in 2019.
Dean Regas is the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory, co-host of PBS' Star Gazers, and author of the books 100 Things to See in the Night Sky and Facts from Space! He can be reached at dean@cincinnatiobservatory.org.
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What: Three-night astronomy course. Perfect for beginners who want to learn more about observing the night sky.
When: Wednesdays, Jan. 9, 16 and 23, from 7-9 p.m.
Admission: $50 per person for the series, $40 per Observatory member
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I was over at my parents' house for the Christmas Holiday and my mom pulled out a bunch of old discs and software from 20+ years ago. One gaame was "Star Trek: Judgment Rites" from 1995. I had the CD-ROM Collector's edition with all the audio from the original actors, not just the floppy version with subtitles. It's a MASSIVE 23 megabytes of content!
DOSBox has ben providing joy in its reliable service for over 16 years and you should go check it out RIGHT NOW, if only to remind yourself of how good we have it now. DOSBox is an x86 and DOS Emulator – not a virtual machine. It emulates classic hardware like Sound Blaster cards and older graphics standards like VGA/VESA.
If a game runs too fast, you can slow it down by pressing Ctrl-F11. You can speed up games by pressing Ctrl-F12. DOSBox's CPU speed is displayed in its title bar. Type "intro special" for a full hotkey list.
Note that DOSBox will start up TINY if you have a 4k monitor. There's a few things to you can do about it. First, ALT-ENTER will toggle DOSBox into full screen mode, although when you return to Windows your windows may find themselves resized.
These are only the most basic initial changes you'll want to make. There's an enthusiastic community of DOSBox users that are dedicated to making it as perfect as possible. I enjoy this reddit thread debating "pixel perfect" settings. There's also a number of forks and custom builds of DOSBox out there that impose specific settings so be sure to explore and pick the one that makes you happy. It's also important to understand that aspect ratios and the size and squareness of a pixel will all change how your game looks.
I tend to agree with them that I don't want a blurry scaler. I want the dots/pixels as they are, simply made larger (2x, 3x, 4x, etc) with crisp edges at a reasonable aspect ratio. An interesting change you can make to your .conf file is the "forced" keyword after your scaler choice.
The instructions say that forced means "the scaler will be used even if the result might not be desired." In this case, it forces the use of the scaler in text mode. Your mileage may vary, but the point is there's options and it's great fun. You may want scanlines or you may want crisp pixels.
I've found it all depends on what your memory of DOS is and what you're trying to do is to change the settings to best visualize that memory. My (broken) memory is of CRISP pixels.
The first thing you should do is add lines like these to the bottom of your dosbox.conf. You'll want your virtual C: drive mounted every time DOSBox starts up!
Enjoy! And THANK YOU to the folks that work on DOSBox for their hard work. It shows and we appreciate it.


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This is: Jason Ng
ason Ng is a stunt performer based out of New York City that has been actively involved in movement-based activities like bboying, martial arts, and tricking since he was in high school. Jason established himself as part of the absolute top class of dancers on the East Coast in the late 2000s, and became well-known for his dynamic style, which often incorporated moves like flips and kicks.
Jason started learning stunts in 2013 and eventually transitioned into full-time industry work after his first role on the live-action rendition of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which featured major superstars like Megan Fox and Will Arnett). He has since been featured in a number of major productions and franchises, such as all the Marvel Netflix shows, Altered Carbon, The Greatest Showman, Blacklist, and John Wick. Most recently, Jason stunt coordinated the music video for Ed Sheran's South of the Border, which features Cardi B, Camila Cabello, and model Alexis Ren. The video has since amassed over 100,000,000 plays on YouTube, and was Jason's first big music video where he stunt coordinated the action sequence.
These days Jason is hoping to further his career whether it be as a performer or as a fight and stunt coordinator. Read Jason Ng's interview with Myth Magazine below for insight into his work and experiences.
Jason Ng's stunt reel featuring shows such as Iron Fist, Altered Carbon, and Daredevil
Hey Jason! Tell us a bit about yourself. How did you get into working with stunts? What was the defining breakthrough moment for you?
The breakthrough moment for me was when I hit a plateau in my dancing - I was battling, doing commercial work, and live performances such as backup dancing for artists like Will.i.am, Jason Derulo, Big Bang, etc. and also worked on a Broadway revival called "It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman." I felt sort of stuck and wasn't entirely sure what to do, so I was mostly trying to experience a bunch of different industries.
My brother, who was a stunt performer already, invited me to a stunt audition for TMNT. I went to the audition, and from there I met a lot of people in the stunt community and they showed me a lot of stuff on how to get into the industry. I ended up landing the role that I auditioned for and primarily learned on the job - I did encounter my first injury on the job, which was getting my eyelid split open, but eventually started getting the hang of it. That was the perfect catalyst for making me realize I needed to focus on this full time if I wanted to pursue stunts.
What job has been your favorite experience so far? Any especially crazy or unique stories?
Working on Netflix's Altered Carbon was one of my favorite experiences. It gave me the chance to double a lead actor that I respected a lot named Will Yun Lee. I used to watch him a lot when I first started stunts because he had these motivational training videos where he's doing taekwondo kicks. He was in a lot of action series back in the day, like Witchblade and Elektra.
It was pretty challenging - not necessarily from the actual stunts, but from all the other things that come with doubling, such as diet and physique. I had to work hard and get really shredded because he was way more jacked than I was. There was a half naked fight, and for it to look realistic I had to try to get my body type more similar to his. Worked out, though, and from certain angles we definitely looked very similar by the end.
Would definitely say that this was my favorite experience. Second would be working as an assistant stunt coordinator in Cape Town, South Africa. I got to work alongside with the stunt team I'm on called Hitz International with my brothers Brett Chan and Johnny Yang, who taught and guided me along the way. What an adventure that was!
What series was that for?
That was for a series called Warrior. It's a story by Bruce Lee that follows a martial arts prodigy that immigrated to San Francisco to find his sister.
We saw that you've recently worked on a music video with Ed Sheeran and Alexis Ren. What was that like? Is it different doing fight and stunt choreography for people who aren't as used to these kinds of movements?
The Ed Sheeran music video was really fun. My agency got it for me - they wanted a stunt coordinator that could plan out and choreograph the fights, as well as train the actors (Alexis Ren being one of them). I really enjoyed working with the actors and training them to learn the choreography. Before getting started, I talked to the director and producer to get an understanding of what they had envisioned with the action scene. I taught the actress a bunch of moves to see what she was capable of doing, and in my opinion she came out pretty badass!
How much of that music video is your choreography?
The whole fight during that segment featuring Cardi B was my choreography. The only main direction I got from the director was to have Alexis Ren getting choked.
Jason Ng and his stunt team with Alexis Ren on the set of "South of the Border"
Jason Ng and the HITZ International stunt team
Speaking of another large project, you did the motorcycle fight in John Wick, right?
There were two units for that scene - the motorcycle unit and the fight unit. I did all the fight unit stuff with people, but it was in front of a green screen. They had specialists in the motorcycle unit handle those stunts.
Are there any stunts that you haven't performed on the big screen that you'd like to do?
I've actually always wanted to do a fight on screen while being lit on fire. There's a scene of me on fire in my stunt reel, but it wasn't anything too intense. My job was mostly just playing dead while the team lit me up for about five seconds. Kudos to the fire safety team for keeping me alive!
What's the riskiest or most painful stunt that you've landed? What made it difficult?
Hahaha, I have a few, but the most recent one was getting hit by a car. It was definitely one of the most painful stunts that I've had to do. The car was going 15-16 mph, and it was an old school 1970s Impala with a flat top that definitely wasn't built to modern safety standards like modern cars are. This was on a show called Hunters - the show was set in the 70s and followed a group of Nazi Hunters.
Are there any worries about the future of stunt-doubling and how technology such as CGI and green screen could affect the profession?
There's still a lot of work - everything depends on the budget of the show. Some of the best movies with the craziest action sequences (like Terminator 2) are completely authentic. I really appreciated Mad Max a lot because although it incorporated a lot of CGI, most of the stunts and driving were completely real. The best CGI is the kind you don't even realize is there.
Do you usually get to interact with the main cast or are you usually working separately? Has there been an actor or actress that has been particularly enjoyable to work with?
It depends on the production and people, but for me I usually work with just the stunts team. There are some exceptions, though - for example, I'd say that I'm great friends with Jessica Henwick, who played Colleen Wing in the Marvel show Iron Fist. I worked with her during both seasons, and she was always awesome to work with because she trained hard, was really great to be around, and picked up fight choreography incredibly well.
What do you do for fun outside of stunt doubling? I think you mentioned that you like going to concerts and festivals?
Yeah, I love going to EDM events as a hobby, and I'd say that my favorite event of the year is EDC Vegas. I've been to Tomorrowland twice as well and had a really good time there. Artist wise, I'm a huge fan of Virtual Self, ZHU, and i_o.
Let's talk a bit more about your breaking career before stunts. What was your favorite crew breaking competition and your favorite solo breaking competition. What events are special to you?
One of the jams that holds dear to me was Kings of New York. When I had first started bboying, Kings of New York was the first Jam I ever watched lived at a breaking event. The energy during that time in the early 2000s was like no other in New York - it had that raw energy and atmosphere that the New York hip hop culture was known for. Years down the line, I won KONY in 2008 and 2010. Winning the one in 2010 was special to me because it was with my crew Floor Obsessions.
There was another jam in Sweden called Street Star that I entered back in 2011 with one of my crews, Universal Alchemy. The squad included myself, Frankie from Supreme Beings, Fantum from Miami, and Flaco. It was a crew battle - we only had four people and everyone else had eight or nine, and we entered together as Team Fourplay, haha. We won the whole competition despite coming from a competition from France a few days prior. That was probably one of the best international trips I've ever had.
So you've traveled a lot for dance back in the day, right? Any favorite places to visit or travel stories?
The first place that I was ever flown out to was Estonia, and I was really caught off guard by how beautiful it was. I was there for an international jam called The Battle of Estonia back in around 2011. I liked France as well. I was in a city called Nantes and really enjoyed the architecture and vibe there.
Another favorite travel story was when I attended Hip Hop Obsession, one of my favorite jams to watch as a teen. We lost in the semifinals to a crew called Total Feeling - one of the boys in that crew has a sister named Elodie Yung who plays Elektra in the Netflix Defenders and Daredevil franchise. Coincidentally, I was on the stunt team of Daredevil Season 2 and one of my best friends, Lauren Mary Kim, was her stunt double, so when I spoke to Elodie I mentioned that I had battled him in France a few years back, haha.
How did your dance crew, Floor Obsessions, get started?
We were originally known as Rhythm Impact. We had a bunch of bboys from different crews like Merlin from Foot Clan, Element from Full FX, and Oreo from Brooklyn Zoo. My brother was in it when I first joined as well. Eventually, everyone started branching back into their original crews. I stayed, and one day we won a showcase under the name Floor Obsession, so we decided to keep that. We entered Battle of the Year 2006 USA as Floor Obsession and we qualified to battle after the showcase segment. I was freaking out at the time because I only had less than three years of experience breaking and didn't feel confident in my skillset yet. Eventually, Floor Obsessions started branching out and a lot of asian bboys ended up staying in the crew. We became known as the crew with most of the dope Asian bboys in NYC..
Did you feel like you achieved what you wanted in breaking?
I think since I first started bboying in 2003 in my high school cafeteria, I felt like I've accomplished many of the things in my bboy career I had sought out for. As I got older, life started opening my eyes to other things and my priorities shifted from competitions and jams. The fire to compete was what drove me in the first place and I just felt it slowly burning out. If I lost interest in battling then I knew it was time to focus my goals onto other things. I still love breaking and it'll always be a big part of who I am, though.
Any advice for those who might feel stuck in breaking or in general?
My advice for anyone who felt like they hit a plateau in breaking and want to transition into something else is to experience and educate yourself in other things in life so that you may spark a passion. Be realistic with your goals. Work hard but also smart. Someone once told me that every 5 years things in your life change. Be okay with change.
Jason Ng battling as Bboy Chem at "The Breakoff" in 2010
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It's magical, it's moving, and for many parents with neuro-atypical kids it helps. It did with me.
And yet, for profoundly gifted and 2e kids, it's not – quite – right. So I have penned a (hopefully) humorous variation. My apologies to Emily in advance.
Why do I blog? Why do I write about gifted kids, gifted education and gifted homeschooling? Why do I need to write about it?


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The Minotaur II is an expendable launch vehicle that is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Launch Facility 06, that was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation. The first launch of the Minotaur II occurred on May 28th, 2000. As of May 2009, the rocket has had a total of 8 launches that have been all successful. Moreover, as of 2018 the Minotaur II is still active. On the other hand, the Minotaur II 19.21 meters long (63 feet), while having an unusual diameter of 1.67 meters (5 feet 6 inches). The rocket comes equipped with two stages from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, with an optional third stage. The first stage uses a M55A1 engine that creates 792kN of thrust (178,048 pounds of thrust). Secondly, the second stage uses a SR19AJ1 engine that produces 268kN of thrust (60,000 pounds of thrust). The third stages has three different options. The first third stage uses an M57A1 that produces 76kN of thrust (17,085 pounds of thrust). The second third stage option uses an SR-73-AJ. The last third stage option uses an Orion 50XL. The rocket can carry an impressive payload of 1,400 kilograms (3,100 pounds).
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Home Hard Rock Narnia - From Darkness To Light (CD)
Narnia - From Darkness To Light (CD)
CD (Jewel Case)
2019 Narnia Songs
Sweedish Import
Also in Red Vinyl and White Vinyl
Release date August 2, 2019. In-stock August 9, 2019.
NARNIA's new album; "From Darkness To Light" is the band's eighth studio album, and a natural sequel to the previous, self-titled album, from the band's return and 20th anniversary in 2016. The spark that NARNIA lit on last year's live album "We Still Believe – Made in Brazil", has followed the band into the studio, where this energy has been channeled and structured into a long parade of nine songs.
With the musical roots remaining deep in melodic metal, the band has both stretched on to a modern sound where the guitars still dominate, but also allows analogue 70/80's analogue synthesizers to take place in the soundscape.
The lyrics are noticeably important to the band and in true NARNIAspirit this heritage has been well managed and further refined. The album is produced by NARNIA's guitarist CJ Grimmark, mixed by the band's sound engineer Viktor Stenquist, and mastered by Jens Bogren, Fascination Street Studios.
"From Darkness To Light" will be released on CD, vinyls in different colors and digitally August 2nd , and distributed by Sound Pollution(Europe, USA, Australia), King Records (Asia) and Voice Music (South America).
The album-release will be followed up with a tour in 2019-2020, starting in South America, together with STRYPER and TOURNIQUET. First single, A Crack in the Sky, will be released on all major digital platforms May 31st, along with a music video produced by Mats Vassfjord (Grand Design and 220 Volt).
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Too "Privileged" To Be Held Liable for Defamation, Says the Commercial Division
"Relevant statements made in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings are afforded absolute protection so that those discharging a public function may speak freely to zealously represent their clients without fear of reprisal or financial hazard."
Professionals, including attorneys, and individuals may find themselves subject to a defamation lawsuit. Attorneys, more so than others, may sometimes rely on absolute or qualified privileges to protect against a claim for defamation.
Last month, the First Department in Lewis v. Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price Hecht LLP affirmed Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Andrea Masley's decision dismissing plaintiff's defamation claim based on an absolute and qualified privilege. The Lewis court explored whether Defendant Sylvia Jeanine Conley's ("Conley") purported statements both in the course of litigation and pre-litigation were protected by a qualified privilege. Ultimately, the court determined that they were.
In Lewis, Plaintiff Donald Lewis ("Lewis" or "plaintiff") worked as an attorney at Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP's ("PB") New York office. In October 2018, a PB employee accused plaintiff of sexual harassment. As a result, plaintiff was placed on administrative leave. Plaintiff was eventually terminated for violating the terms of his leave.
In March, 2019, plaintiff's counsel sent PB a draft complaint that it intended to file in court, alleging, among other things, violations of plaintiff's employment agreement. Between March and May 2019, Conley, a member of Littler Mendelson, P.C. ("Littler"), on behalf of PB, communicated with plaintiff's counsel regarding the possible settlement of plaintiff's claims.
On May 16, 2019, plaintiff filed the "First Lewis Complaint." Littler, on behalf of PB, filed a motion to dismiss that action. On June 7, 2019, plaintiff commenced the instant defamation action against, among others, Littler, alleging: (i) aiding and abetting defamation; (ii) violation of Judiciary Law § 487; (iii) intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (iv) prima facie tort. The basis of plaintiff's defamation claim was (1) Conley's involvement in PB's motion to dismiss the First Lewis Complaint; (2) Conley's statements during the race to the court; and (3) Conley's statements and conduct during settlement negotiations, prior to the commencement of any litigation.
Littler moved to dismiss the lawsuit as against it on the basis of absolute and qualified privilege. The Lewis court analyzed whether Conley's statements were in fact privileged.
In New York, "statements made in the course of litigation are entitled to absolute privilege" (Front, Inc. v Khalil, 24 NY3d 713, 715 [2015]). New York courts have held that "[t]he principle underlying the absolute privilege for judicial proceedings is that the proper administration of justice depends upon freedom of conduct on the part of counsel and parties to litigation, which freedom tends to promote an intelligent administration of justice" (Sexter & Warmflash, P.C. v Margrabe, 38 AD3d 163, 171 [1st Dept 2007]). Such privilege applies "when such words and writings are material and pertinent to the questions involved" (see id.). The test to determine whether a statement is pertinent is extremely liberal. "To be pertinent to the litigation 'the barest rationality, divorced from any palpable or pragmatic degree of probability, suffices'" (Pomerance v McTieman, 51 AD3d 526, 528 [1st Dept 2008]). However, "where an attorney's statements are so needlessly defamatory as to warrant the inference of express malice the privilege has been abused and protection is withdrawn" (Front, Inc., 24 NY3d at 718).
In Lewis, Justice Masley determined that Conley's statements made after the commencement of the various lawsuits and her statements in the motion to dismiss the First Lewis Complaint were protected by absolute privilege. Specifically, Justice Masley determined that Conley's statements in her affirmation in support of the motion to dismiss the First Lewis Complaint were pertinent to that action and attached relevant documents. Justice Masley also concluded that the supporting memorandum of law discussed case law pertinent to that action. The Court rejected plaintiff's conclusory assertion that Littler's motion to dismiss the First Lewis Complaint was frivolous. The Court also noted that plaintiff failed to identify any actual statements made by Conley after the lawsuits were commenced.
The Commercial Division also concluded that Conley's pre-litigation statements, concerning plaintiff's claims and the possible settlement thereof, were made in anticipation of litigation, were protected by a qualified privilege, rather than absolute privilege. "If the statements are pertinent to a good faith anticipated litigation, no cause of action for defamation can be based on those statements" (Front, Inc., 24 NY3d at 715). "This requirement ensures that privilege does not protect attorneys who are seeking to bully, harass, or intimidate their client's adversaries by threatening baseless litigation or by asserting wholly unmeritorious claims, unsupported in law and fact, in violation of counsel's ethical obligations" (see id.). On the other hand, applying a privilege to pre-litigation communication encourages negotiation and "should be encouraged and not chilled by the possibility of being the basis for a defamation suit" (see id.).
Although Plaintiff attempted to argue that the privilege does not apply because he did not plead a direct defamation claim against Littler (having asserted only an aiding and abetting defamation claim and other non-defamation claims), the court rejected plaintiff's argument and determined that plaintiff cannot avoid the privilege by repackaging a defamation claim.
The First Department affirmed the lower court's decision, dismissing plaintiff's aiding and abetting defamation claim and holding that defendant Conley's purported statements in the course of litigation "are immune from liability for defamation based on an absolute privilege." The Court explained that plaintiff failed to show that the statements made in the course of litigation were not "material and pertinent to the questions involved" in the litigation. The First Department similarly held that Conley's pre-litigation statements are protected by a qualified privilege. The Court held that plaintiff failed to demonstrate that Conley "did not have a good faith basis for anticipating that litigation was bound to occur."
Attorneys should be reminded to refrain from making statements that could lead to a defamation claim and to use their best judgment in determining what information should be shared with others.
However, in the event an attorney is subject to a defamation suit, he/she must ask two main questions: (1) were the statements pertinent to the litigation; and (2) were the statements made in anticipation of litigation. If the answer to either question is "yes," the defamation claim may be dismissed based on absolute or qualified privilege.


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Q: Add leading zeros left and right of hyphen I have a text column in PowerBI, with numeric digits separated by a hyphen. I need the left side to be exactly 5 digits. If it is less, then add leading zeros. The right side needs to be 4 digits. Any less, add leading zeros.
For example:

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*0002-800  -> 00002-0800

*0001-0800 -> 00001-0800

*12345-220 -> 12345-0220

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

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*Edit the query. Let's assume the text is in a column called "code".

*Split the column by delimiter, using the dash as the delimiter

*Create a new column that pads the code.1 with 0 if its length is less than 5, else use code.1

*Create a new column that pads the code.2 with 0 if its length is less than 4, else use code.2

*append the two helper columns with a dash in between

*remove the code and helper columns and rename the remaining column to your liking.

Text.Length will return the length of a string, Text.PadStart() will pad text. The formula for step 3 above is
if Text.Length([code.1]) < 5 then
    Text.PadStart([code.1], 5, "0")
else
    [code.1])

A: You can do this with one step:
= Table.TransformColumns(
    Source, {"Column", each Text.Combine({
        Text.PadStart(Text.BeforeDelimiter(_, "-"),5,"0"),
        Text.PadStart(Text.AfterDelimiter(_, "-"),4,"0")
        },"-"
    ),type text}
)


Straddling the 37th Parallel and fringed by the Southern Ocean, the south-east corner of the land known since the early 1800s as Australia forms part of the smallest, lowest, flattest and (apart from Antarctica) the driest of the world's continents.
In many ways Australia's south-east corner is atypical. It includes significant areas of forest and woodland that are dominated by species of the genus Eucalyptus. The landscape includes a diverse range of nationally and internationally significant ecosystems, is home to the planet's tallest flowering plant, significant areas of cool temperate rainforest and widespread areas of woodland in areas that receive less than 300mm of rainfall a year. Australia's south-east also contains some of the highest, most rugged and remote parts of the continent.
People have lived in the south-east for tens of thousands of years. Over the millennia much knowledge was gained about the relationship between the landscapes, the climate and weather, the soils and the flora and fauna. This knowledge significantly informed and benefitted community lifestyles.
At the end of the 1700s Britain initiated a movement of people from other lands, initially into the south-east and, following the discovery of gold in the mid-1800s, this human migration became a flood.
One of the many consequences, particularly in the south-east, of this dramatic population increase was the marginalisation of First Nation peoples and, concurrently, the loss of much of their related ecological knowledge and expertise.
To the new arrivals, overwhelmingly from the northern hemisphere, Australian landscapes were, in many ways, bewildering. The English naturalist Charles Darwin ended a visit to Australia in 1836 saying "…Farewell Australia! You ... are too great and ambitious for affection, yet not great enough for respect. I leave your shores without sorrow or regret…"; while earlier, on seeing the marsupials in Australia for the first time and comparing them to placental mammals remarked "….An unbeliever … might exclaim 'Surely two distinct Creators must have been at work'…"
To most newcomers Australia was also geographically huge and concern for the environment, and for the development of a culture that fostered the 'wise use of natural resources', took time to evolve. This website, among other things, examines that evolution, from the early British colonial days to the 1990s and the approach taken, particularly after 1907, when the first government agency dedicated to the conservation and 'wise use' of natural resources was formed in the then State of Victoria.
The creation (in 1908) of a State Forest Department and of a related Forests Commission (in 1918) arguably represented the first serious attempt by government in Victoria to embrace the need to study, care for, and to manage what had previously, in community parlance, been known widely as a major element of the 'wastelands of the Crown'.
Many people have played a role in managing these 'wastelands of the Crown'. There were those who fought for their protection and conservation from the very earliest of days, and of course those who over a long period managed the production of essential resources for a rapidly expanding Colony, and then State. This site has a focus on the people who shaped our forest environment. Their stories are an inevitable part of the narrative, because they allow us to understand the times and the circumstances under which forest management decisions, large and small, were made.
The trends, since the mid-1980s, to increasingly embed public land and natural resource organisations within large and diverse bureaucracies; and to 'privatise' various activities such as native forest-based timber production and softwood plantations.
Through a collection of images, videos, historical documents and personal recollections, this website examines the legacy of our forest managers. The site is, and will of its nature remain, a 'work-in-progress', and comments, queries and opinions are welcomed, and indeed sought.
The Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) hopes you will find this site both interesting and informative.
1. Britain's Australian colonies had federated, in 1901, to form a new nation.
2. Victoria is the second-smallest of Australia's six States, covering 227,600 km² - roughly the size of the U.K. Its capital, Melbourne, is now Australia's second largest city, with more than five million people (some 80% of the State's total population).


For manufacturers interested in long-term and cost-efficient battery solutions for hospital applications, LINAK® offers a lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery solution. The new BA21 battery plays right into the modern actuator system for healthcare applications.
LINAK solutions are known for their flexibility, with all parts fiting together across the portfolio. The products themselves are hallmarked by their durability and minuscule need for maintenance through-out a long lifetime. The BA21 Li-Ion battery is a perfect choice for that very reason.
Able to maintain full capacity (2.2 Ah) through at least 500 recharge cycles, the BA21 has a lifetime approximately five times as long as a traditional lead acid battery. It is easy to mount, fits perfectly with the CO61 control box and weighs only 0.7 kg.
BA21 comes with a built-in charger commencing as soon as the application is connected to grid. At the same time safety features inside the battery prevents deep discharge or overheating.
Furthermore, the BA21 battery comes with service data logging as standard. This means it always knows the present temperature as well as count the number of recharge cycles at any given time.
If you want to know more about BA21, lithium ion technology or how your application can benefit from this, feel free to contact LINAK.


It is a simple equation, the higher the expectation the greater the disappointment.
Disappointment is a product of a projection into the future based on our mind.
Better to go with the flow of things and focus on the journey and not the outcome. Our best comes when we focus in this moment not when we dwell on the future.
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Outgoing (original version 2011) is scored for piano, marimba (5.0), timpani, and two percussionists, and is approximately 9'30" in length. In instrumentation only, I had in mind the Sonata for two pianists and two percussionists by Bartok. The marimba part is the second piano part. There is a highly chromatic timpani part as in the Sonata. The percussion parts are really in effect a drum set part split into two parts, one playing drums and one playing cymbals, thus completing the similarity in instrumentation to the Bartok Sonata. This is a broad and expansive work, encompassing a number of different styles of music and expressive capabilities of this exciting chamber group. I also think of this work an expansion of Incoming (2002) for drum set and marimba. Both compositions are published by Keyboard Percussion Publications (www.mostlymarimba.com).


On the road again into the blue distance.
Making the best of the last bit of shade in the early afternoon.
Capricorn rest camp – far from the madding crowd.
You have not been to Namibia, if you didn't loose at least one tyre on the trip.
Walvisbay. The ocean liner "The World" docking in the background.
Lunchtime with Stefanie Eins in her Swakopmund studio.
Artist colleagues and friends Stefanie and Colleen.
The contrasts of desert and sea, dunescapes, the strength and quality of light, sharp and fading lines, illuminations and illusions of near and far between earth and sky play into Stefanie Eins' work.
The icy cold Atlantic at Swakopmund jetty.
A very jolly encounter at The Tug restaurant with cousins Brett and Leon.
The jetty at night from Brett's restaurant.
Motoring home south from Windhoek to Grünau.
Stop-over in Grünau for the night before our last stretch home to Stellenbosch.
Much hoped for rain at last.
Beautiful Pictures and wonderful people. Thank you for sharing.


MUNCIE – The Delaware County baseball tournament was suspended due to inclement weather Saturday. Yorktown was leading Cowan 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning of the first semifinal when the action was called.
The tournament will resume at 4:30 p.m. on Monday at Yorktown, beginning with the continuation of the Yorktown-Cowan game. The other semifinal, between Wapahani and Delta, will follow, and the championship game is scheduled to be played later Monday night.
Saturday's game, originally scheduled to be at Yorktown, was played at Delta due to field conditions. It was scoreless after two innings before Yorktown scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Clay Dungan had an RBI double in the third, Anthony Todd hit a solo home run in the fourth, and Blake Upchurch had an RBI double in the fifth inning. Upchurch will be on third base with one out in the bottom of the fifth when play resumes.
Jacob Preston pitched the first 3 1/3 innings for Yorktown, allowing one hit and striking out eight batters. He didn't walk any hitters. Cole Barr then came on in relief. He hit the first batter he faced, then induced a popout and a groundout to end the fourth inning. Cowan went down 1-2-3 in the fifth inning as Barr struck out the side.
Luke Miller pitched throughout for Cowan. He allowed three Yorktown hits, with all three generating runs. Miller walked four batters and struck out seven.


Damn Arbor: Breaking News: North Campus Turkey has been captured!
Breaking News: North Campus Turkey has been captured!
My fiancee and I went to go look for the turkey today and when we found him he was munching on some corn and sunflower seeds that someone from UM had given him to keep him in place. She told us that the DNR were on their way to help capture the turkey in order to relocate it to a shelter/rehabilitation center for birds where it could be with birds like itself. Turkeys are social animals and the woman from UM told us that the turkey would hang out next to cars in order to see another turkey in the hub cap reflection. So let's all wish the turkey well in its new home.
My only source is myself and I'm not a war journalist so I wasn't able to take any photographs in those tense moments.
Well, it looks like this turkey's days of pecking at hubcaps are over. I wish him the best of luck with his new flock.


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Term:Certification and Accreditation
Revision as of 00:39, 27 October 2009 by DanPhilpott (talk) (1 revision)
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A-11 Section 53
Certification and Accreditation (C&A) - Certification and Accreditation (C&A) is a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements of the system.
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Certification and Accreditation - A comprehensive assessment of the management, operational and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system. Accreditation is the official management decision given by a senior agency/entity official to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency/entity operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency/entity assets, or individuals, based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security controls.
Certification and Accreditation (C&A) - A comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system. Accreditation is the official management decision given by a [[Term:senior agency official | senior agency official]] to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, or individuals, based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security controls. SOURCE: SP 800-37
Certification and Accreditation (C&A) - Certification involves the testing and evaluation of the technical and nontechnical security features of an IT system to determine its compliance with a set of specified security requirements. Accreditation is a process whereby a Designated Approval Authority (DAA) or other authorizing management official authorizes an IT system to operate for a specific purpose using a defined set of safeguards at an acceptable level of risk.
Certification and Accreditation (C&A) - Certification is a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system. Accreditation is the official management decision given by a [[Term:senior agency official | senior agency official]] to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, or individuals, based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security controls. [NIST SP 800-6637]
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Recent Madison County Charges
Sanford J. Schmidt, sschmidt@thetelegraph.com
Published 8:24 am CDT, Friday, August 28, 2020
WOOD RIVER — Samantha L. Skelton, 28, of Wood River, and Jason M. Cox, 43, of Wood River were charged Wednesday with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
Theye allegedly possessed a stolen 2002 Chevrolet Silverado on March 23. Bail on each was set at $40,000.
WOOD RIVER — Samantha D. Kenshalo, 24, of Alton, was charged Wednesday with felony retail theft.
She allegedly took makeup, clothing and a purse from the Wood River Walmart on April 2. The value of the items was place at more than $300. Bail was set at $10,000.
WOOD RIVER — Jonathon E. Laws, 29, of Salem, Missouri, was charged Wednesday with possession of a stolen vehicle.
He allegedly possessed a stolen 2002 GMC Yukon on April 17. Bail was set at $40,000.
ALTON — Ian M. Compton, 22, of Alton, was charged Wednesday with criminal trespass to a residence.
He allegedly entered a home of a woman in the 1100 block of Danforth Street on Aug. 9, knowing the woman to be present. Bail was set at $25,000.
ALTON — Tyler M. Cunningam, 18, of Alton, was charged Wednesday with possession of a stolen vehicle.
He allegedly possessed a stolen 2017 Kia Forte on Aug. 15. Bail was set at $50,000.
ALTON — Melvin S. Surratt, 34, listed as homeless, was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felony.
He allegedly possessed a .25-caliber handgun on Aug. 18 after having been convinced of possession of methamphetamine on Aug. 18. Bail was set at $45,000.
Howard working to create winning culture at Alton
EA-WR's Beatty: Using guidelines safer than out-of-state...
Sauls ends half century at Marks Mortuary
Repairs continue from 2019 flood


Glorious sky that lasted for about 3 minutes at sunrise before it turning into a gray and drizzly day in Death Valley.
Awesome color palette and textures.
That's what Death Valley is all about, colors of the rocks. Great image!
Wonderful light, color, and detail.
So many contrasting colors! amazing sunrise!