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Bill Woodcock woody at pch.net
Acknowledging up front that I'm yet another middle-aged white dude from the U.S., I'm going to talk about some things that sometimes make people uncomfortable.  Because it's my job as a Trustee, and because the issues are important and have been unresolved for too long. I'd very much like to see serious discussion and some consensus on a reasonable way forward, that we can actually try to make happen.  So, if you think I'm wrong about things that I'm saying here, please educate me.  I won't be offended, and I'll be happy to see the conversation proceeding.
> On May 12, 2017, at 4:49 AM, Bartlett Morgan <bartlett.morgan at gmail.com> wrote:
> What kind of diversity in background is ARIN trying to achieve? Is it gender, regional or economic diversity?
I think the two kinds that have seemed the most achievable are gender and regional.
In my observation, people are much less resistant to the notion of "regional representation" (meaning that the seats on the board would be divided into a certain number elected by Canadian organizations, a certain number elected by organizations from the U.S., and a certain number elected by organizations from the Caribbean) than to, for instance, gender or ethnic representation quotas.  I think it's less controversial for a number of reasons…  Canadians are not a minority in Canada, for instance, and it leaves Canadians free to do what they want with "their" seat(s), and it doesn't leave the impression that someone of lesser merit has been selected solely on the basis of, for instance, Canadian citizenship.  So it substitutes "representation" for "tokenism" in a way that's a lot more palatable.  For this to work, it really needs to be about segregating the _electorate_, rather than labeling the _candidate_.  i.e. all Canadian organizations vote for whoever they like to fill the seat(s) that they elect, rather than all (including US and Caribbean) organizations voting for someone who identifies as Canadian.  Once you get in to the labeling of candidates as appropriate to fill specific quotas, the tokenism ick-factor comes back into play.
So, that can work, without offending anyone too badly, to achieve regional representation, which is probably close enough to regional diversity for the difference not to matter.  It's notable that this is one of the things that AfriNIC has gotten really right, over the years, and it's really helped keep the politics there balanced, and keep recriminations to a minimum.
On the other hand, if we tried to apply the same approach to gender representation, I think most people would think it was weird and creepy.  Besides which, in ARIN, organizations vote, not individuals.  And organizations don't have gender.  So it's not really an option anyway.
Which brings us back to tokenism, the gender-labeling of candidates, and quotas.
One of the things that seems to make people most uncomfortable is tokenism.  Quoting from the Wikipedia article on the topic:
Tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of racial or sexual equality within a workforce. The effort of including a token employee to a workforce is usually intended to create the impression of social inclusiveness and diversity (racial, religious, sexual, etc.) in order to deflect accusations of social discrimination.
Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter asserts that the token employee is usually part of a socially-skewed group of employees who belong to a minority group that composes less than 15 percent of the total employee population of the workplace. By definition, token employees in a workplace are few; hence, their heightened visibility among the staff subjects them to greater pressures to perform their work to higher production standards of quality and volume and to behave in an expected, stereotypical way. Given the smallness of the group of token employees in a workplace, the individual identity of each token person is usually disrespected by the dominant group, who apply a stereotype role to them as a means of social control in the workplace.
On the one hand, we have the position that's described in the Wikipedia article on tokenism, which is indeed my knee-jerk reaction to the issue…  That quotas demean the people who are selected to fill them, by implying that they are not individuals in their own right, but instead merely exemplars of a minority (or in the case of women, majority) group which they were coincidentally born into, and that they were unable to achieve the seat on their own merits.  And, indeed, I've certainly seen plenty of really unfortunate examples of people being treated that way.  But this is a problem statement, not a way forward.  Saying that it's an uncomfortable position doesn't propose a solution.
So, on the other hand, there are places where gender quotas have been very effective:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_representation_on_corporate_boards_of_directors#Encouraging_gender_diversity_on_corporate_boards
https://oecdecoscope.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/gender-quotas-for-corporate-boards-do-they-work-lessons-from-norway/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nordic-investment-fund-idUSBRE98T0LM20130930
http://kjonnsforskning.no/en/2016/10/secret-behind-norways-gender-quota-success
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/europe/german-law-requires-more-women-on-corporate-boards.html
…and a long-term consequence of quotas, is typically that they succeed, and become unnecessary, spreading equality of representation to other venues, as a matter of cultural habituation and expectations:
http://fortune.com/2016/10/31/iceland-us-women-in-parliament-congress/
And the real kicker is that the tokenism objection is only advanced in places that haven't actually tried using quotas:
https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-board-directors-really-think-of-gender-quotas
Our research also revealed a contrast between Danes' and Americans' expected impact of quotas and the actual impact of quotas as reported by the board members we spoke with from countries where quotas are already in place. We found that the imposition of quotas and goals has resulted not just in greater gender diversity, but to a more professional and formal approach to board selection.
As one former male CEO and director in Norway remarked, "In my opinion, what happened in Norway when affirmative action was introduced was that the entire recruitment process of boards was sharpened. The requirements were clarified, the election committee's responsibility was acknowledged. And the focus on the composition of the boards in general was improved. With that law, the importance of the board was upgraded, and the composition of the board. That is positive. And it might also be because you don't have to go far back before you see that the recruitment to boards and board members was heavily influenced by a sort of networking mentality, and the close network that you belonged to yourself."
In contrast, the U.S. board selection process still relies heavily on social networks. As a U.S. female director described it, the lack of board diversity in that country is part of a general lack of rigor in succession planning: "A really thoughtful board should give as much airtime to succession of the board as of the CEO.  That is not the status quo. Most boards do a hand-wave on it.  They don't discuss board succession planning. If you really give it some thought, then you would have a plan and gender diversity would be part of that plan."
In looking at this with respect to the ARIN board over the past decade, I came to the conclusion that my knee-jerk position (tokenism is demeaning) is incorrect, that that's just what most middle-aged American white guys who think of themselves as liberal think.  That instead, the correct way to deal with this is through data-driven policy-making.  The data say that quotas work, that they increase professionalism and quality, and that they ultimately make themselves unnecessary as everyone ups their game, and that's what long-term success looks like.
So I think we need to get past whatever squeamishness we have about gender quotas, and just do it.  I think that in a few years, we'll look back, and ask ourselves why we took so long.
In combination with regional representation, which may in turn improve ethnic diversity.
Finally, to address the last point in your question, economic diversity, the theory is that ARIN board members are individuals represent the ARIN membership as a whole, rather than representatives of their day-job employer organizations.  So that would sort of answer the question of whether the economic diversity you're referring to is organizational (which would make sense, since ARIN is an organization of organizations, rather than an organization of individuals, but is not what our current board structure would accommodate) or individual.  And if it's individual, I don't think we want to do that, since I don't think candidates probably want to release their tax returns, and being the "poor candidate" or the "rich candidate" doesn't really speak to ability to do the job, nor to ability to represent large or small _organizations_.  So, I think it's best to punt on economic diversity as long as individuals serve not representing their employers.  If that were to change for some reason, and board members were elected to represent their employers, I'd definitely support re-visiting this question.  In the mean time, I think there's a good argument to be made that regional representation will also yield some benefit with respect to diversity of day-job organization size too, in that the size and nature of Internet organizations in Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.S. are fairly different.
-Bill
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Tell me, just why am I doing this again?
Why am I travelling 252 miles to see people I haven't seen for thirty years, who probably don't want to see me anyway? After all – there must be a good reason why we haven't seen each other in all those thirty years, they obviously didn't want to keep in touch with me.
And what will I say to all of them, who have no doubt made tremendous successes of their lives, when they ask me what I have done with my life? Abject Failures R Us. Well, me, anyway.
Wouldn't it be easier just to turn around and go back home?
But I didn't turn round and my little Mini chugged away steadily, reducing the miles between me and this reunion.
Thank goodness it was only a society reunion and not an official university one.
And, actually, it was wonderful.
Everyone was pleased to see me and I them. Yes, I was shaking like crazy to begin with, but by the end of the day, had relaxed totally – and with no alcohol involved!
Turned out, none of us there had made wonderful successes of our lives. Some of us had been lucky in our careers, many had been blessed in marriage and children, but most of us confessed to just lurching from one thing to another and dealing with whatever came up next. That's life, after all.
We laughed over old photos, partook in a quiz, told old jokes and spared a quiet moment for the friends who had been taken early from this world. Far too many of them, it turned out.
It was surprisingly easy to tell them all about my bi-polar and Moodscope. They all completely "got" it. Maybe partly because this was the reunion of the Christian Union, which meant for those of us who were there, we maybe have slightly different values in what constitutes success. Still hanging onto our faith, albeit for most of us a much changed and matured faith, is the number one criterion. Contributing to the world is right up there too. Making money, reaching the top of the career ladder – less so.
I came away having renewed some old friendships, with a list of snail- mail and email addresses, and a warm feeling of acceptance and solidarity.
We all said "let's not leave it another thirty years!", but I bet we will. Life's like that. But this time, I won't take it personally.


Citation: C N Trueman "Cardinal Richelieu and the Huguenots"
Cardinal Richelieu was born in September 1585 and died in December 1642. Richelieu dominated the history of France from 1624 to his death as Louis XIII's chief minister, succeeding Luynes who died in 1621. Richelieu is considered to be one of the greatest politicians in French history.
Richelieu's time in office is dominated by his campaign against the Huguenots, the modernisation of the military in France, especially the navy, and involvement in the Thirty Years Wars.
As an ardent Roman Catholic, Richelieu detested the Huguenots. However, in his grand scheme to elevate the international status or France, he was willing to tolerate them as long as they were loyal to France. Richelieu, in this sense was willing to turn a blind eye to the Huguenots freedom to worship.
However, the Huguenots did not show loyalty. They were frequently associated with rebellion and disloyalty and this Richelieu could not tolerate.
By 1624, when Richelieu was appointed Chief Minister, the Huguenots had 8 "circles" in the south of France and a commander-in-chief with an army. They had created provincial assemblies and a general assembly – they were essentially a republic within a monarchy! To Richelieu this was a "political monstrosity" which could not be tolerated. His views were shared by the dévots who were becoming more and more influential at court. The Huguenots viewed Richelieu appointment with great concern.
Richelieu worked on the logic that France needed international respect in Europe. He wanted France to be respected abroad and an attractive ally which could bring in much needed funds via military alliances. Any French involvement in European affairs might have given the Huguenots the freedom to expand in southern France. For Richelieu wishes to succeed, France needed internal stability and security. The Huguenots threatened this – hence the need to attack them.
In 1624, the French became involved with the Spanish in the Thirty Years War over the Valtelline affair. With the central government so occupied, the Huguenots took the opportunity to expand their power base. In 1625, the Huguenots seized the strategically important islands of Ré and Oléron. Both of these defended the sea entrance of La Rochelle and thus aided what was considered to be the Huguenots capital. Such actions, seen as base treachery by Richelieu could not be tolerated.
Richelieu sent a royal army to tame the Huguenots but in February 1626 he signed the Treaty of La Rochelle. This was a truce inspired by the English. However, Richelieu viewed the involvement of the English with concern as this was a Protestant nation seemingly supporting the Huguenots rebels, as Richelieu would have viewed them.
The truce only gave the Huguenots more time to build up their strength. By 1627, they were in open revolt yet again – this time aided by England. The English sent troops to help the Huguenots. They had this flexibility as England was not physically involved in the Thirty Years War. There was public support in England for this as the French were still seen as England's traditional enemy.
Such actions by the English made firm action by Richelieu imperative. In 1627, he directed a campaign against the Huguenots himself. The English, lead by the Duke of Buckingham, were driven off and out of the area. Richelieu decided to cut off La Rochelle and starve out the people.
He ordered that a huge mole be built across the harbour at La Rochelle which made any Huguenot attempt to land supplies impossible. Royal troops surrounded La Rochelle inland. All Richelieu had to do was wait. The Huguenots were starved out.
Richelieu then showed his political acumen by letting Louis XIII enter La Rochelle at the head of his army on November 1st 1628. Richelieu knew that this would appeal to the king who loved to 'lead' his troops. It certainly appealed to his vanity.
Richelieu's tactic had a devastating impact on the Huguenots in La Rochelle. Before the blockade, the city's population stood at 25,000. After it was lifted, only 5000 remained alive and many of these people were in a very weak state. Richelieu insisted on unconditional surrender but was generous in victory.
In June 1629, the Grace of Alais was signed. This reaffirmed the Edict of Nantes but ordered that the Huguenot military organisation should be broken up, Huguenot fortresses should be destroyed and Roman Catholicism should be restored to areas where it had formally existed between the Edict of Nantes and Alais. The political rights of the Huguenots were removed and the government no longer made money available to educate and support Protestant clergy. However, all the La Rochelle survivors could have been accused of treason and executed – so the Grace of Alais was seen as generous.
To all intents, the state-within-a-state ended. The success against the Huguenots did a great deal to establish Richelieu in the eyes of all those involved in central government. Any other region in France that might have dallied with seeking greater freedom from central authority, now had an example of what could happen to you if you dared to challenge Richelieu. It also showed to any magnate what would happen to them if they dared to repeat their disloyalty to Louis XIII as was seen in the early years of his reign.


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Modern city buildings for N-scale are fairly hard to come by. Kato and Tomix both make a few, and there are others that can be found. But there aren't enough for the variety needed in even a small city scene. Kato has partially addressed this by making variations of their buildings in different colors, or with different details. Another thing they have done is make them modular, so several can be combined to make buildings from two to however many stories you want, although in practical terms more than eight or ten would probably look too narrow.
Kato makes a number of multi-story buildings, ranging from four floors to eight, that can be used as office or commercial buildings. More importantly, many of these are built in sections, so the middle part of a second building can be used to extend the height of a building to eight or more stories (they look a bit too thin above eight stories though).
The buildings has standard sized bases that fit with Kato's older system of scenic roadway "plates", the Dio Town road plates. Those pre-date Unitram and are not compatible with the later Unitram plates. However, the older buildings can be used on the Unitram plates. The converse is not true, and newer structures designed for Unitram plates cannot be used on the Dio Town plates, but confusingly they are still called Dio Town buildings.
Kato's 23-434A (green) and 23-434B (brick red) six-storey towers consist of a two-storey entrance level, two two-story middle sections, and a roof with elevator hut, air conditioning, and electrical cabinet, molded from several colors of plastic. Each level has a floor, and partitions that separate the elevator shaft and stairs (both empty) from the main floor, which can be snapped out for painting or detailing. The windows are also easily removed to enable painting the body (actually, not removing them is the hard part, as they're held in place by the floor module, remove it and they tend to fall out). The base is 81mm square, making it appropriate for use as a corner building on their Unitram road plates (which are sized for 81mm buildings with parking spaces, or 112mm buildings directly on the corner).
Here, two green buildings have been combined to make an eight-story tower and a four-story office building. These will be used in separate areas on the layout. Note the slight color difference, apparent on floors 5 & 6 of the 8-story tower (floors 4 & 5 for those of you who start counting with the first floor above the entrance level).
These buildings are relatively easy to add lighting to.
Disassembled there's an obvious elevator shaft between the floors (red circles). There are some outside windows that look into it, but they're fairly small. This could be used as a wire run for in-building lighting.
At ground level the shaft is concealed by a wall (red circle left), although you would need to drill a hole in the base for the wires. On each floor, a wall separates the shaft from the main floor area (right photo, lower left corner of the standing unit on the right. The wall doesn't even reach the top of the upper floor in the two-floor unit, although a cut would need to be made in the wall for the lower floor as the wall does meet the ceiling there.
Although they look similar to the first two buildings, the 23-431A (below left, in red brick) and 23-431B (right, in green brick) are a different shape and pattern, as well as being only four storeys tall (and thus harder to expand, as you only get one extra pair of floors per model (the first floor above the lobby comes off, but has a different shape due to the edge above the lobby). The base is 62mm wide and 81mm deep. The roof section is a thin attachment to the top of the upper floor, that can be removed.
This one comes apart in single-floor units, with no interior floors other than the top of the module below it.
Lighting it will be harder, as there are no holes in the floor and no interior walls.
Kato's 23-433A (light blue plastic sides) is another modular six-storey tower. Kato calls it a "Shopping Complex". There is a matching 23-433B with beige plastic, but I don't presently have one of those. The base is 81mm square.
One of the problems with this model is the ventilation shafts on the rear. If you want to add or remove floors, these would have to be discarded (or cut and glued to make them shorter or to splice in sections to make them longer). If you're only going to see it from the front, they don't really add anything, and on my eight-floor version for the Urban Station scene I staggered the ventilators to hold the back together, without bringing all of them all the way to the roof.
Here's a partially-disassembled view (the tall part comes apart into two units of two floors each).
Kato's 23-435A (left) and 23-432B (right) six-story towers are variations on the same design, with different color and an accent panel on the 432 model. Both are also offered in two colors, although I don't have the 432A (bluish plastic) or 435B (a rather hideous gray-green color). The base is 62mm along the front, with an 81mm depth.
These are also modular. They're pretty bland for Kato buildings though, looking more like one of Tomix's offerings. I think these may be best suited as starting materials for a kitbashed structure, rather than using them as-is, and they really cry out for better colors.
to go flying when it is) the floors come apart easily. Note that the panel has a tab at the top, so it needs to be pried out starting at the bottom, then pulled down once all the pins holding it to the body disengage.
Lighting these would also require some interior work. The floors pull out, but the partitioned side is open to the front (at least on the 435 versions).
At the May 2010 Shizuoka Hobby Show, Kato announced four new towers. These are eight-story structures, and they are not modular. The two corner buildings are on bases that appear to be 111 mm square, and the two non-corner buildings appear to be on bases that are 124 mm along the street frontage, and 111 mm deep. These were obviously designed to fit the Unitram road plates (link is to a Japanese page with road plate dimensions), which include six 111mm x 111mm corner lots and three 124 mm x 111 mm straight lots in the basic set.
Kato refers to these towers as "Dio Town" buildings, which is their generic name for all of their structures. But this does not mean that they would be compatible with the older (pre-Unitram) Dio Town road plates, which were sized for 62 mm and 81 mm bases.
Later, in 2012, a couple of variations on these in different color plastics and with different signage were released. The 23-436 Broadcasting building shown here is gray, but it also comes in green as 23-436B. The 23-437 5th Avenue Building (the white one with the "0101" logo) also comes with a different company name ("M's Fashion" in English) molded on as 23-437B. And the 23-438 Boutique and Office Building, normally white, comes in a yellow-brown color Kato refers to as "beige" as 23-438B (described as "Boutique and Office Building, Kouwa Bookstore"). No variant of the 23-439 Corporate Office Building was ever released.
Note: Kato's page says the space is 112 mm x 124 mm, but measuring the bases I found the dimension to be 111 mm x 124 mm.
Quintopia has a nice write-up on these, so I won't post the stock photos here, go read his article if you're interested.
I bought some later, although still before they became available in the U.S., and now have some photos of my own to show. I still don't have any of the "new" ones released in 2012 (mostly because I found the colors worse and I'd probably repaint any of them I bought).
The four towers (L-to-R): Boutique and Office Building (23-438), 5th Avenue Building (23-437), Broadcasting Building (23-436) and Corporate Office Building (23-439).
And unpacked, ready for their photo-shoot.
What's more, all four buildings are apparently equipped for lighting. There is a hole in the base, with two mounting screw-holes, and above it a strip of clear plastic runs up through the building, equipped with etched diffusers to scatter light at each floor (very similar in design to the lighting kit used for Kato trains). However, 18 months after release there's still no standard lighting unit for these.
The buildings can be easily disassembled (getting them back together isn't as easy). The base has several tabs that can be unsnapped with a flat screwdriver and some effort. And then the floors and lighting diffuser pull out. The roof is held to the building with screws on the inside top (at least on the one I've taken apart so far).
Building, with floors removed (all identical except for the ground floor) and plastic lighting diffuser (clear strip between ground floor and building).
Mounting point for some kind of building lighting.
Most details are molded on, but a couple are separate, including a window-washing crane on one building, and the elevator building on the roof of two others. Also, the exterior signs have tabs that are just pushed into slots, and can be easily removed.
Rooftop details: window-washing crane (left) and elevator hut (right).
Broadcasting Building (23-436). In Japanese テナントビル1 (Tenant Building 1). 111mm x 111mm. The floors are easily visible, and need detailing. Most floors have a sign on the window identifying a business. Oddly, some of the front window signage is printed in white lettering, and is practically invisible in front of the beige plastic floor. Some dark paint is called for there.
This building has a Sumitomo Mitsui Bank branch (a real Japanese bank) on the ground floor and the URL for Kato's Unitram page (the Japanese version) on one of the upper floor windows. One of the other stores is a hobby store, and the vertical sign on the side of the building lists a beauty salon.
As noted above, this is also available in a green version (23-436B). The signs on each floor are different, except for the bank on the ground level. The Unitram sign now says "Unitram International" in English. The side sign replaces the beauty salon with a tailor.
5th Avenue Building (23-437). In Japanese ファッションビル1 (Fashion Building 1). 111mm x 111mm. This building is mostly white with a light gray used for the lower two floors, and bears the 0101 logo of the MARUI department store in three places: embossed on the top, above the front door, and on the vertical sign along one edge. Window displays of clothing appear in three of the five windows (the other two really need detailing).
As noted above, this is available in a variant (23-437B) with a different logo ("M's Fashion") embossed on the top. The base of the variant is a dark blue and the upper floors appear light blue in most photos I've seen, with an off-white color in one (I don't own one of these).
Boutique and Office Building (23-438). In Japanese ブランドビル1 (Brand Building 1). 111mm (d) x 124mm (w). In this one, the "brand" apparently refers to the "HWV" record store on the ground level, apparently an attempt to avoid licensing HMV's trademark. The roof sign reads "Rainbow Building" in English. The upper floors are very visible, and would look good if detailed but out of the book their emptiness is very striking.
As noted above, this is available in a variant with a yellowish color (23-438B), it is subtitled "Kouwa Bookstore". This version has "Kouwa Building" on the roof sign, and four different signs in the lower window, only one of which appears appropriate for a book store.
Corporate Office Building (23-439). In Japanese ブランドビル2 (Brand Building 2). 111mm (d) x 124mm (w). In this one, the "brand" appears to refer to the Doutor coffee shop in the lobby (a chain in Japan), however "Grand Confort" is also a small hotel in Paris, although it may be an unintentional reference.
No variant of this was ever released (as of early 2016).
Finally, I put them on the layout, although I expect I'll re-arrange them before I'm done (they're a bit large for where I have them now).
I think the single largest problem with these buildings, particularly with how I'll use them, with people looking over the station and down at them, is the rooftop detail. Unlike Tomix towers, which have basically bare roofs you can customize, or Kato's modular towers, which have separate detail, on these almost all of the detail is molded on, and what little is not uses plastic with similar coloring. This makes for a very toy-like appearance close up.
For comparison, rooftop detail on two of Kato's modular towers.


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Ron just got a new sports car and was out for a drive when he cut off a truck driver. The trucker motioned for Ron to pull over. When he did, the driver got out of his truck and pulled a piece of chalk from his pocket. He drew a circle on the road and told Ron to stand in the circle and not move. He then went to Ron's new car and cut up the leather seats.
When the truck driver turned around Ron had a slight grin on his face.
"Oh, you think that's funny?" the trucker asked, "Watch this." He got a baseball bat out of his truck and broke every window in the car.
When he turned and looked Ron had a smile on his face.
This drove the driver into a rage. He got his knife back out and sliced all the tires. Now Ron was laughing. The truck driver really started to lose it. He went back to his truck and got a can of gas, poured it on the sports car and set it on fire. He turned around and Ron was laughing so hard he almost fell down.
"What's so funny?" The truck driver asked him.
Ron replied, "When you weren't looking, I stepped outside the circle 4 times."


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Q: Additional information: Procedure or function 'spCustomerRegistration' expects parameter '@other', which was not supplied I am trying to insert data into an MS SQL database table and gets this error when the other field is empty
The Other Column has Allow Nulls set to true
Additional information: Procedure or function 'spCustomerRegistration' expects parameter '@other', which was not supplied.

Model Code
 SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("spCustomerRegistration", con);
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@firstname", txtFirstName);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@lastname", txtLastName);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@stateid", ddLocation1);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@urbanrural", txtStatUR);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cityid", city_id);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@areaid", area_id);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@streetid", street_id);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@townid", town_id);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@villageid", village_id);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@houseno", txtHouseNo);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@dob", Convert.ToDateTime(DOB));
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@customeremail", txtEmail);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@customerphone", _phone_number);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@gender", ddGender);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@password", dal.Encryptdata(txtPassword));
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@customeripaddress", _cip);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@regcode", _regcode);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@customerguid", _CustomerGuid);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@other", txtOthers);
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@retval", SqlDbType.Int);
            cmd.Parameters["@retval"].Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@userid", SqlDbType.Int, 0, "id");
            cmd.Parameters["@userid"].Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
            con.Open();
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
            retval = (int)cmd.Parameters["@retval"].Value;
            pk_uid = (int)cmd.Parameters["@userid"].Value;
            con.Close();

Stored Procedure
BEGIN
            SET NOCOUNT ON;
            IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM CustomerRegistration WHERE CustomerEmail =@customeremail or CustomerPhone=@customerphone )
            BEGIN
INSERT INTO CustomerRegistration (FirstName ,LastName ,StateID, Urban_Rural, CityID, AreaID, StreetID, TownID, VillageID, HouseNo, DOB, CustomerEmail, CustomerPhone, Gender, Password, CustomerIPAddress, RegCode, CustomerGuid, Other ) VALUES (@firstname, @lastname, @stateid, @urbanrural, @cityid, @areaid, @streetid, @townid, @villageid, @houseno, @dob, @customeremail, @customerphone, @gender, @password, @customeripaddress, @regcode, @customerguid, @other )
SELECT @userid = SCOPE_IDENTITY();
SET @retval=1
            END
            ELSE
            BEGIN
            SET @retval =0
            SET @userid =0
            END

A: Sql server does not support null. when any object or value is null then you have to assign value DBNull.Value instead of null.

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[. . .] The availability of data and its analysis in historic perspective enables the companies to take decisions with respect to the upcoming events. The future consumer trends are also likely to be measured in terms of present and past data. With respect to tsunami warning system, the historic hazards database is required to be synchronized with the global Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Joseph).
The work of MacInnis and Chun is particularly relevant for aligning the consumer behavior in relation to normal market conditions, as well as the element of hope depicted in the latter half of the movie Impossible (2012). The hope for getting medical aid for the mother is one of the most significant elements for Lucas in the movie. There are different levels of expectations present in the consumer behaviors. The hope for selves, products, and outcomes are highlighted in the work MacInnis et al. There are different domains of hope that are considerable by the marketers while taking decisions about developing products and services including life, economic, physical, emotional, and achievement.
The movie depicts catastrophic human conditions faced by the tourists after the natural disaster in the region. The immediate requirements for shelter, food, medical aid, information about their missing family members dominated all the other needs. The human conditions are also relevant for development of products and services. The economic, political, cultural, legal, technological, and environmental conditions of the market have a direct impact on the consumer behaviors. The market factors can also influence the human conditions to some extent (Arnold, & Quelch, 2012). The use of integrated market and the human condition is a common practice in marketing projections.
The socio-economic background of the artists casted in the movie is presented as an upper middle class family of tourists. The British family of five (Husband, Wife, and three kids) represents a moderate socio-economic environment on a recreational trip to Thailand. The appeal created through the relevance of socio-economic background of the cast is used to highlight the message that, at one point, the family had access to all the necessities of life. After the incident, the needs and wants are changed while having the same privileges in their home country they are in need of immediate food, shelter, and medical aid.
The historic background of the event is related to the events taking place in year 2004 while Asian islands were hit by tsunami. The natural calamity was caused by an underwater earthquake in the sea. The tourist destinations offering seasonal seaside holidays were mostly affected by the event. The families of foreign tourists were injured; their loved ones were missing, and left vulnerable for days to come. The tsunami warning system was not present in the area and as a result the authorities and local businesses were not aware of the coming disaster.
The markets are defined in terms of integrated sets of actual and potential customers, products and services. The customers have a common set of needs and wants and are interrelated while making a buying decision. Having said that, the organizations are required to develop a target point of attack through assembling the invasion force, define the targets, and launch the campaign. Therefore, the general need of artistic elements that are correlated with the set of customer perceptions and product features helps them achieve higher results (Accardi-Petersen).
The movie Impossible (2012) depicts the changing needs and wants of human beings after being struck with a natural disaster. The individual conditions are also dependent on the market and prevailing situations. The most significant message of hope is presented in the film it is also related to consumer perceptions and behaviors. The companies use artistic elements resonating with their products and target audience to be identified as a brand identity and image in the market.
Accardi-Petersen, Michelle. Agile Marketing. Apress, 2011.
Arnold, D.J., & Quelch, J.A. (2012). New strategies in emerging markets. USA: Sloan management.
Daly, P., Feener, R.M., & Reid, A.J. (Eds.). (2012). From the ground up: Perspectives on post-tsunami and post-conflict Aceh. Institute of Southeast Asian.
Joseph, Antony. Tsunamis: Detection, monitoring, and early-warning technologies. Academic Press, 2011.
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There's a lot of articles already on the new shiny features of Ruby 2.5.0. But here are some problems and challenges you may encounter during the upgrade process.
Note: Devise team already fixed this one with the new Devise release.
Probably in few days, there will be a Devise gem release that will fix that for RubyGems as well.
If you use ActionCable, then it is a good to postpone the upgrade until this issue is fixed and the upgraded version of ActionCable has been released.
Note: Travis already fixed this one.
exec "$bindir/ruby" -x "$0" "$@"
If you use Dir::Tmpname#make_tmpname, it is no longer available. Long story short: you need to generate unique names on your own. Click here to see how Rails core team did it.
Cover photo by: Victoria Pickering on Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) license. Changes made: added an overlay layer with an article title on top of the original picture.
Note: If you're using old Errbit version (0.2.0, 0.4.0) and an old Airbrake version (v4) please refer to this manual to make it work with self-signed certificates.


Doctor Who's upcoming Christmas Special will get an early showcase on charity telethon Children in Need, the BBC has revealed.
Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor last appeared in The Husbands of River Song, 2015's holiday special that brought his time-twisting relationship with River Song to a heartbreaking but poetic end.
The BBC decided to hold off on a new series for 2016 - the show returns in full in 2017, with Capaldi's The Doctor accompanied by new companion Bill, played by Pearl Mackie - but there will be a brief return to the TARDIS before then, with this year's Christmas special.
The episode itself - The Return of Doctor Mysterio, a twist on superhero cinema, set in New York - won't air until 25 December, but fans will be able to get a preview of the long-awaited episode in just two weeks, during Children in Need.
"The sneak peek will see the Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi and Nardole, played by Matt Lucas, team up with an investigative reporter played by Charity Wakefield and a masked vigilante played by Justin Chatwin to defend New York from a terrifying alien invasion," the BBC says.
What the clip will entail will be a surprise for the night, but hopefully we'll see at least a bit of how Doctor Who approaches the superhero genre. The BBC has previously revealed an image of how Chatwin's character - known as Grant, out of uniform - looks costume, and it's a surprisingly solid visual. From the 'G' emblem though, it seems the "Doctor Mysterio" of the title may be the name of the supervillain of the episode.
There is one slight downside for fans of the show, though. A clip of the special means there won't be a bespoke new Doctor Who short made just for Children in Need. Previous years have seen specials such as Born Again and Time Crash produced for the charity event, helping to bring in audiences and donations.
The full episode will be written by Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. The upcoming tenth season of the rebooted sci-fi series will be his last, before Broadchurch creator and Who writer Chris Chibnall takes over.
This year's BBC Children in Need Appeal Show will air on BBC One at 7pm on Friday 18 November.


La Dolce Vita: The Hills- Who knew?
I know that a lot of us are addicted to The Hills, regardless of how vapid the show really is. Entertainment Weekly is running a feature entitled "They Shoot- Lauren Conrad Scores" which includes behind the scenes scoop, calls her "a West Coast reincarnation of Carrie Bradshaw (if Carrie were a millionaire)" and explains that the show is MTV's biggest success ever. Season 4 premieres August 18th at 10pm.
Interesting comparison, but Lauren falls way short of Carrie Bradshaw! We will see where she is in a decade.
Although, I am sure that (the fictional) Carrie Bradshaw would have been nothing like the one we know and love had we seen her in her early 20s!
I'm such a brat. Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you! We have had company coming and going for the past few weeks. Insanity.
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By Chelsea Jensen West Hawaii Today cjensen@westhawaiitoday.com | Friday, December 11, 2015, 4:24 p.m.
KAILUA-KONA — The Big Island gets a lot of sun and has a lot of rock — especially on the west side.
Now, a California-based company is looking to use both to provide renewable energy when it's needed most — at night.
Pasadena, California-based Edisun Heliostats is moving closer to bringing its solar battery demonstration project to the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. The project would test the company's renewable technology on a commercial scale using an array of mirrors to concentrate the sun's energy and convert it into high temperature heat. That heat is then channeled through a heat exchanger to generate electricity immediately, or it is used to heat locally sourced rock up to more than 900 degrees, the energy of which can be used at a later time to create power.
"We're revolutionizing the idea that we can deliver the power any time regardless of when it is captured," said Peter Stricker, Edisun's chief commercial officer.
Edisun, founded by Idealab in 2014, is changing the concentrated solar power industry by lowering costs and providing the ability to store energy for later use.
"We are trying to do inexpensive but smart. We are trying to use every engineering tool and cost to make it economical," he added.
Edisun got unanimous approval in concept by NELHA's Board of Directors this week to go forward with the project at the North Kona ocean, science and technology park. Next, Edisun must submit a final proposal for approval, which Stricker expects to do in early 2016. The project would come online later that year and would likely require one employee to maintain.
If given final approval by NELHA's board, which officials expect, the project will take over the 4-acre spot makai of Queen Kaahumanu Highway vacated last year when Keahole Solar Power closed its Sopogy operations, said NELHA Executive Director Greg Barbour. Edisun will utilize much of the existing equipment, with the exception of Sopogy's mirrors, which Barbour said might be able to be used by another tenant within NELHA. The site is already connected to Hawaii Electric Light Co.'s grid.
Edisun completed a successful prototype in Pasadena that produced 25 kWh capable of being stored for five hours and then dispatched to meet demand. The Kona commercial demonstration project would produce 100 kWh that could be stored eight to 12 hours without expensive batteries, Stricker said. The company uses the rock as the "battery" to store energy for later conversion to electricity.
"We've demonstrated that we can deliver on demand," Stricker said.
During the Kona commercial demonstration period, Edisun will provide electricity to NELHA, not including tenants. The energy will be used to offset costs to operate the facility's main water pumps 24/7. Barbour said the energy could reduce annual electricity costs by about 10 percent.
However, the goal, Stricker said, is to provide HELCO, if the utility agrees and government approval is obtained, the renewable technology to generate electricity that can offset the use of fossil fuels to meet demand during peak-use hours. It can also help balance load and generation on the Big Island electric grid.


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The most important thing that you can do for YoYo is pray for us. The bible teaches that without the help of God, we can do nothing. Over the years that YoYo has been going, we have seen many answers to prayer, from new doors opening in schools to unexpected finances coming in. Please continue to pray for our ongoing work.
We are also more than happy to visit any churches or groups who would like to have us. We would be happy to come and share a little bit more about our work and would love to pray with you. Please do contact us is this is something you would be interested in.
You can also download our latest prayer diary, to find out what we are up to this term, by clicking here.
This week (30th April - 4th May) is our YoYo week of prayer. During the week we are asking and encouraging people to pray for YoYo and our upcoming work. We have put together a resource pack to help you pray. We have also put together a PowerPoint presentation. Feel free to download and use the pack and Powerpoint for your personal prayer, with friends, family, church or small groups. Click the images below to download the resource pack and PowerPoint.


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Love the pics o f Bitsy and Millie!
Actually, there is also a calendar that I brought along for you and forgot to leave. The cover is your favorite picture of the dachshund. Now I have to remember to send you the pages on aperture, film speed and shutter speed.


El Paso Electric crews are working as safely and quickly as possible to restore power outages caused by high winds throughout our service area. Due to the high number of calls, an estimated time of restoration cannot be provided. In advance to the expected high winds, additional crews were scheduled and are currently working on all outage calls. Downed wires and poles have been reported throughout the area with the most activity being seen in central and northeast El Paso. The outage map is the best way to see if an outage has been reported in a specific area. Crews will continue working in these conditions until power to all customers is restored.


Increase the potential for enjoying your life as a parent by learning the skills necessary to do it well. This article provides you with important information that will make your job as a parent a bit easier and more enjoyable.
If you are traveling with small children, always stick to their regular mealtime and bedtime routines, if possible. Traveling can be stressful for youngsters, especially babies. Familiar bedtime routines can help him or her feel a little more comforted and secure in a new place. This will also aid in restful sleep for everyone!
Parents with teenagers should try to abstain from forcing their own preferences for college; letting the child decide what to do will make the teenager both happy, and responsible for their own mistake, if they believe it is one later on. Teens who feel that they have to go to a certain college may choose another out of spite, or even opt out of college entirely.
As a parent, it is important to remember to take care of yourself also. No matter what kind of crazy day you are having with the kids, take a few moments for personal time where you can relax and re-energize. You will feel better, and your children will be happier as a result.
Change things up often by moving the toys around or incorporating new toys into a child's toy box. Toddlers typically lose interest in a toy within a few days unless it is a beloved favorite. By rotating the toys that your toddler can play with, you add artificial novelty and variety to their playtime.
As you can see from the great tips in this article, knowing how to parent can make all the difference between parenting as a chore and parenting with joy. You should not be ashamed to take the advice of other parents who know what you are dealing with. So, you should listen to these tips.


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GM19 gives go-ahead for development of Senior ETO certification
Nautilus professional and technical officer David Appleton proposes the Senior Electro-Technical Officer motion to GM19
Nautilus International received strong endorsement from members today for its work to develop advanced certification and a proper career path for electro-technical officers (ETOs).
Proposing the Senior Electro-Technical Officer motion at the 2019 General Meeting in Rotterdam, Nautilus professional and technical officer David Appleton said the Union had already been instrumental in the development of officer-of-the-watch-level ETO certification under the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments.
This had been a great success, he continued, especially in the UK, where Nautilus went on to help develop ETO training requirements and had supported seafarers to study for ETO qualifications through the Nautilus Slater Fund bursary scheme.
However, a career path for these qualified ETOs was still lacking, he said, and the industry is losing experienced people because they cannot see a way to rise through the ranks through further study in their field of expertise.
To address this, today's Senior Electro-Technical Officer motion to the General Meeting called on the Union to pursue – both nationally and internationally – the implementation of a Senior Electro-Technical Officer certificate of competency.
Nautilus member Allan Graveson seconded the motion, pointing out that the recent rapid increase in shipboard technology made it more important than ever for ship owners and operators to recruit and retain qualified ETOs to serve onboard their vessels. Mr Graveson was a senior national secretary at Nautilus at the time the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments were being drawn up, and has made a significant contribution to the development of ETO qualifications over the past two decades.
In the discussion that followed the speeches, Nautilus deputy general secretary Marcel van den Broek was asked from the floor how the proposed senior ETO certification would affect Dutch seafarers, given that the ETO role was not part of the Dutch crewing system. Mr Van den Broek said that the work done at the IMO to develop STCW certification for ETOs applied to all countries, including the Netherlands. He conceded that ETO qualifications had not yet truly been embraced in the country at any level, but reported that work was in the pipeline by Nautilus and other Dutch stakeholders to make this happen.
The Senior Electro-Technical Officer motion was passed by a majority of full members voting, with two abstentions. It has now become a resolution mandating the Union to take action.
Nautilus International members can now watch a selection of video clips from the General Meeting via the Union's private members' Facebook group.
standards of training certification and watchkeeping
Union embraces inclusivity with reinvigorated diversity agenda
Trade unions must work harder for young members, FNV chief tells Nautilus General Meeting
Global fairness commitment from Nautilus International at 2019 General Meeting


When you zoom in on part of a video everything in that area will appear bigger – which will make small details easier to see. At the same time, the viewers' attention will be immediately drawn to the point that is being zoomed in on, making them focus on it all the more.
Before you can zoom in on part of a video, you first need to load that video into Movavi Video Editor. To do that just launch the editor and select 'Create the project in full feature mode', then click on the 'Add Media Files' and choose the video that you would like to edit.
When the video appears in the 'Timeline' area of Movavi Video Editor's interface, you can click on it to select it. In order to apply the zoom effect you will then have to click on the 'More' tab located on the left, then select 'Pan and Zoom'.
As you'll see there are three options that you can choose from under this menu: 'Zoom In', 'Zoom Out' or 'Pan'. Needless to say in this case you'll want to select the 'Zoom In' option, click 'Add', then adjust the frame that appears in Movavi Video Editor's 'Preview' window to indicate the part that you want to zoom in on.
Next, you should look at the 'Timeline' where you'll see an arrow that has a start and end point – denoting the duration of the effect. If you want you can adjust the arrow by dragging the 'keyframes' on either end of it to the left or right. At any point, you can edit the keyframes in Movavi Video Editor by right-clicking on them and selecting the option that you want.
While that is all that you need to know to zoom in on part of your video, in some cases you may want to zoom out as well after you're done. In that case, all you need to do is repeat the steps listed above but select the 'Zoom Out' effect instead. It is worth noting that you can zoom in multiple times in Movavi Video Zoomer if you want to. For more comprehensive instructions you could refer to www.movavi.com/support/how-to/how-to-zoom-in-video.html.
If and when you're completely satisfied with the changes that you've made to your video, click on the 'Export' button. In the interface that appears you'll see that Movavi Video Editor furnishes you with numerous options, and you can select the format that you want or use one of the built-in presets if you prefer. When you've adjusted the settings according to your needs, click 'Start' to save the video.
Instead of saving your video immediately, you may want to take advantage of Movavi Video Editor's other tools and features. It will let you trim out unwanted parts, merge clips together, enhance the video quality, apply various special effects and filters, incorporate audio tracks, and more. As you can imagine it is worth exploring these features and acquainting yourself with them if you want to create more impressive videos.
Now that you know How to Apply Zoom Effect with Movavi Video Editor, Why not Try it out?
When you do you will undoubtedly see the impact that it can have, and will then be able to take advantage of that when you Zoom In a Part of a Video Using Movavi Video Editor.
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Archbishop Welby warns MPs to avoid 'dangerous' language
Image caption Archbishop Welby said he was "shocked" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's dismissal of female MPs' abuse fears as "humbug" The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned Boris Johnson and other MPs to avoid using inflammatory language – as the UK prepares for a general election.Justin Welby said it was "extraordinarily dangerous for politicians to…
Archbishop Welby said he was "shocked" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's dismissal of female MPs' abuse fears as "humbug"
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned Boris Johnson and other MPs to avoid using inflammatory language – as the UK prepares for a general election.
Justin Welby said it was "extraordinarily dangerous for politicians to use careless comments" in a "polarised and volatile" society.
He told the Sunday Times that use of words like "traitor" and "fascist" had left MPs fearing for their lives.
The PM had a special responsibility to moderate his language, he added.
Last month, the prime minister was criticised for using words such as "surrender" when discussing Brexit.
Media captionFurious MPs confront Boris Johnson over his language
Mr Johnson was also accused of dismissing abuse fears of female MPs as "humbug".
The PM later told the BBC that there had been a "misunderstanding" over his intention in using the word – which he apologised for.
Asked about Mr Johnson's use of the word "humbug", Archbishop Welby said he was "shocked" and that such concerns "should never be dismissed in that way".
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A NGO, Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center that works for the Israeli causes has exposed how Facebook takes a biased approach against Jews and Israel. To prove that Facebook follows this biased behavior, Shurat Hadin initiated two pages on Facebook.
These two pages were titled "Stop Israel" and "Stop Palestine". These pages incited hatred against Israel and Palestine and had very similar contents except for the changes in the name. However, when Facebook received complaints, it pulled down the page "Stop Palestine" terming it hateful and against its policy.
It did not, at that time pulled down the page "Stop Israel", although it received a complaint for the same at the very same time. The social media giant termed the page as acceptable to the policy of the website whereas in the first instance, while addressing the complaint regarding the page against Palestine, it termed it against its policy.
It clearly shows the bipartisan approach of Facebook where it conveniently ignored one of the pages and let it continue to be displayed on its website while in the other case, it termed a similar page unacceptable and took it down immediately when it received the complaint.
Facebook, however pulled down the page after the aforementioned NGO exposed this biased approach. Facebook took the page down and also apologized citing it to be an oversight. However, now the NGO is planning to sue the internet giant for what it calls an unacceptable behavior from a company that has listings on stock exchanges. It has called for Facebook to be more responsible instead of being the one that incites such situations that might result in creating a rift between communities.


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from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
import six

from wechat_sdk.utils import to_binary, to_text

class WechatException(Exception):
    """wechat-python-sdk 异常基类"""
    pass

class WechatAPIException(WechatException):
    """官方 API 错误异常(必须包含错误码及错误信息)"""
    def __init__(self, errcode, errmsg):
        """
        :param errcode: 错误代码
        :param errmsg: 错误信息
        """
        self.errcode = errcode
        self.errmsg = errmsg

    def __str__(self):
        if six.PY2:
            return to_binary('{code}: {msg}'.format(code=self.errcode, msg=self.errmsg))
        else:
            return to_text('{code}: {msg}'.format(code=self.errcode, msg=self.errmsg))

class WechatSDKException(WechatException):
    """SDK 错误异常(仅包含错误内容描述)"""
    def __init__(self, message=''):
        """
        :param message: 错误内容描述,可选
        """
        self.message = message

    def __str__(self):
        if six.PY2:
            return to_binary(self.message)
        else:
            return to_text(self.message)

class NeedParamError(WechatSDKException):
    """构造参数提供不全异常"""
    pass

class ParseError(WechatSDKException):
    """解析微信服务器数据异常"""
    pass

class NeedParseError(WechatSDKException):
    """尚未解析微信服务器请求数据异常"""
    pass

class OfficialAPIError(WechatAPIException):
    """微信官方API请求出错异常"""
    def __init__(self, errcode, errmsg):
        super(OfficialAPIError, self).__init__(errcode, errmsg)

class UnOfficialAPIError(WechatSDKException):
    """微信非官方API请求出错异常"""
    pass

class NeedLoginError(UnOfficialAPIError):
    """微信非官方API请求出错异常 - 需要登录"""
    pass

class LoginError(UnOfficialAPIError):
    """微信非官方API请求出错异常 - 登录出错"""
    pass

class LoginVerifyCodeError(LoginError):
    """微信非官方API请求出错异常 - 登录出错 - 验证码错误"""
    pass


I am deeply saddened to learn about the terrible shooting that took place at a homelessness encampment in south Seattle. My condolences go to the families and friends of the victims.
We don't yet know everything about the circumstances around the shooting. What we do know is that this tragedy happened under conditions of homelessness, poverty, insecurity and inequality.
Seattle is a very wealthy city, and is experiencing an economic boom. But this is a boom that is primarily benefiting a small wealthy elite. Economic inequality has expanded, with the city's middle class shrinking rapidly. Funding for mental health and social services has been cut dramatically at the state and federal levels over the last decade.
Compounding those realities, working people in the city face an acute shortage of affordable housing. Big developers and commercial rental management companies are making massive profits through the skyrocketing rents in the city, as tenants increasingly get economically evicted. Research shows that for every $100 hike in average rents, homelessness rises by 15%.
It is no surprise that Seattle is experiencing a homelessness crisis.
Just last year, the Mayor declared this crisis a Civil State of Emergency, and allocated $7 million. I support any and all such funding. And I join the Mayor's call for national and state funding to act decisively on funding to address homelessness and social services.
However, the failures at the state and federal level cannot be an excuse for city-elected officials to not do everything in our power in the here and now. The $7 million allocated by the Mayor's declaration is a welcome small step forward, but it is far from enough.
Just last November, the City Council rejected my amendment to the 2016 city budget to fund the $10 million recommendation of the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness to create immediate shelter for an additional 1,000 people and provide them with human services.
City officials have been carrying out homeless sweeps. We cannot solve homelessness by sweeping it out of sight. Forcing people to abandon their tents with nowhere to go, particularly during winter when it is cold and wet, is inhumane and cruel (see my statement from the council discussion posted on January 21).
Contrary to what the corporate politicians in the city will have us believe, there are real solutions to the crisis. As an immediate measure, I urge all members of the City Council and the Mayor to allocate $10 million for additional shelter beds. More fundamentally, the city needs to use its bonding capacity to begin building thousands of units of high-quality, affordable city-owned housing. And we need to fight for rent control to defend affordable housing.
The Mayor has said that the only way we can generate additional funds for the homeless is by taking resources away from other social needs. This is not accurate. We have to demand that City officials enact new progressive revenue sources, such as by taxing big business and the rich.
This latest tragedy illustrates why I will continue to work closely with housing activists to make sure that homelessness and housing justice remains a central focus in Seattle. I invite everybody to be part of the People's Assembly on February 27, 11am at City Hall, to come together, discuss solutions to homelessness and develop a joint plan to mobilize from below to overcome the dominance of big developers, slum lords and speculators in this city.
Let's continue building our movement, uniting housing justice advocates, homeless advocates, the labor movement, and social justice activists to unite and fight to make this city affordable and safe for all.
Posted: January 28th, 2016 under Councilmember Sawant.