Discussion in 'Model X: Ordering, Production, Delivery' started by lovingit, Jan 5, 2016.
Online says delivery starts second half of 2016. My friend told me it's actually a 2 - 3 wait. What is it for a 90D?
The wait for early reservation holders has been years. The wait for new Model X 90D reservations is almost certainly less than a year.
There is probably a huge group of people who are not going to order until they can try one out and also see how the car settles in a bit. Anyone who really wants to jump in now will probably get their car in less than a year. But once it's safe to enter the water, the wait times could potentially be longer than a year, but most likely not IMHO.
No idea for those who are reserving now. The last persons invited to configure in USA this Monday (4th Jan) had booked Model X in May 2015. Have to see what happens next Monday as invites go out every Monday 1 pm Local Tesla Time. Tesla has to delivery international reservations as well. Canadian Signature are done confirming their orders. The current wait period for those who had reserved shows up on the link below.
If you order now, you wont get delivery till December and thats only if the model 3 does not start production.
Model 3 is end of 2017 at the earliest, but more likely 2018. It won't affect Model X or S production at all this year.
If you place a new reservation today, you should anticipate delivery by this December but in reality it will likely be much sooner especially if they ramp production to 1,000 units a week by the middle part of the year.
Lets face it given what we have seen in the past Model 3 by 2018 is even overly optimistic. I think reality is more in the range of 2019-2020.
The Model X was all about innovating new features (most notably the FWD). With the Model 3, I would think it's more about stripping down the Model S as much as possible to make it affordable.
Of course, that by itself could be challenging enough that it will take much longer than initially anticipated. Also, they may need to wait until the components (like batteries from their new factory) become cheaper, the timeline for that may also be beyond their control.
I'm sure the model 3 will have it's own production line and I doubt the model 3 will be aluminum to bring prices down. by building less mass (as per elon 20% smaller than model s) he can switch to steel and maintain the weight at 4500lb by using steel. also the model 3 will not be built until the giga-factory is completed from what ive read and heard elon say.


I have a confession to make: I really don't like cake. If I were re-doing my wedding, I would have pie instead of cake. Cake just isn't my thing. But this cake is an exception. In fact, as far as the actual CAKE goes, it's the best I've ever tasted. And you really can't go wrong with cream cheese frosting now, can you?
I made this recently as a double-tiered cake (cut the recipe in half) since the triple-tiered cake is just SO MUCH CAKE… but if you have lots of people you can share it with, go for the whole thing. It really is prettiest with three tiers, anyway!
For a bit of extra oomph!, set aside the 1 c. golden raisins in a bowl and cover with dark rum. Let soak overnight, or even just a couple hours before assembling the cake!
Preheat oven to 325. Oil three 8" cake pans. Set out 1/2 c. butter, and an 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese to soften (for frosting). Put pineapple in sieve to drain (and raisins if you soaked them in rum). Beat eggs in large bowl. Add sugars and beat till light and fluffy. Add oil and mix well with whisk. Add the dry ingredients and beat till smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients and divide batter equally into oiled layer pans. Bake for 40 minuges or until knife comes out clean when inserted in center of cake. Cool slightly and frost.
Mix together till smooth with a hand blender. Frost between layers and on top. Toast some coconut to sprinkle on top for garnish!
Images | Styling by Lauryl Lane.Recipe adapted from a family recipe.


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This Summer, Seamus Heaney HomePlace will continue to play host to a wide variety of artists and authors in the 191 capacity space, The Helicon.
World renowned pianist, Barry Douglas opens the new summer programme in May at HomePlace as he performs a selection of pieces from Schubert, whose work featured in Seamus Heaney's choices for Desert Island Discs.
The Ulster Orchestra makes a very welcome return to The Helicon alongside a wide variety of musical performers including the legendary Kieran Goss, the father and daughter duo Eliza and Martin Carthy and soulful Declan O'Rourke.
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Dr. Moreno grew up in a small town in western New York. While in graduate school studying to be an Audiologist, Dr. Moreno worked at a veterinary clinic, which was always her true passion. She could never seem to tear herself away from the veterinary clinic or the animals and after 3 ½ years in audiology, she returned to school to take prerequisites for veterinary school.
Dr. Moreno's advanced degrees include a B.A. in Biology and a M.S. in Audiology. She graduated and received her D.V.M. from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. Her special interest in veterinary medicine is neurology. Dr. Moreno receives great satisfaction from witnessing the bond that develops between humans and their pets.
Dr. Moreno shares her home with her goldendoodle named Murphy, 3 cats named Miss Boo, Romeo and Little Pete, and a red-eared slider named Theo.
Rebeca Lawrence, D.V.M.
Dr. Lawrence was born and raised in Nantucket, Massachusetts. At a young age, she quickly developed a bond with animals and knew that she wanted to become a veterinarian. Following high school, she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Vermont with a major in Animal Science.
In 2009, Dr. Lawrence graduated with a DVM from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, she completed a one year internship in small animal emergency and internal medicine at Greenbrier Veterinary Emergency Center located in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Dr. Lawrence has a particular interest in small animal internal medicine. Many pets have long-term conditions that require special care and monitoring. She thoroughly enjoys working closely with owners to teach them how to best care for their furry companions.
Dr. Lawrence shares her home with her husband, James, 2 year old son named Mason, a hound mix named Cisco, two cats named Misty and Socks, and eight chickens. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, crafts, and redecorating their home.
Annie Custer, D.V.M.
Dr. Custer grew up on a beef and christmas tree farm in rural West Virginia. Most of her best childhood memories evolve around the animals which she helped take care of on the family farm. It was Annie's grandparents who passed their love, respect for animals and devotion of the farm to her.
Annie's veterinary career started when she began volunteering for the local veterinarian while she was in grade school. She started in the kennels and in 1981 finally achieved her dream of going to veterinary school.
She graduated from the University of Georgia in 1985. She has practiced in Georgia, Montana, West Virginia and Massachusetts. Annie has enjoyed practicing both large and small animal medicine.
Since moving to New England in 1992, Annie has focused on small animal medicine. She has a special interest in dentistry, surgery and nutrition. She enjoys a close working relationship with her clients and feels an informed owner can help her make the best decisions for their precious companions.
Annie shares her life with Rudy and Randy her two beagles, three cats; Oliver which she adopted from People for Animals League and Whiskers and Kibbles who were rescued as feral kittens. Her life would not be complete without the love, compassion and understanding from her husband Ed and her two sons, Taylor and Patrick.
Allie Kulow D.V.M.
Dr. Kulow graduated from Ohio State University in 1996 and has been practicing in NY and MA ever since. After completing an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery in 1997, she continued to work as an associate in Rochester NY. Throughout the years, she developed professional interests in veterinary behavior, shelter medicine and internal medicine.
She relocated to MA in 2016 with her husband, 2 Border Collie mixes and a couple of cats. She is excited to join the staff at Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic
Harriet Blanton, D.V.M.
Growing up as one of five siblings on a Kansas farm, Dr. Blanton always knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up: a veterinarian, of course! "Who could imagine a better job than playing with animals all day?" says Dr. Blanton, who received her D.V.M. degree from Washington State University in 1991.
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Dr. Blanton stays active with snowshoeing, hiking, and scuba diving. In her free time, she enjoys knitting, reading and cooking. She shares her home with her husband Tim (a geologist), Ollie (a young terrier mix), two cats (Josephina and Naomi J), and Walter the cockatiel.
Amy Boulette
Amy has worked at Hubbardston Vet Clinic since September 2013. She became a certified veterinary technician after graduating from Becker College in 1995. She has worked in several different small animal clinics, but has especially enjoyed the clientele and animals at Hubbardston.
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Jenn Haggett
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Amanda Gauthier
Amanda has worked in the vet field for 13 years. She graduated from Becker College with a Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Science in 2006. Since then she has worked in small animal vet hospitals including emergency hospitals. Before she came to HVC she worked at the Tufts Foster Hospital for small animals where she worked with many different species in the specialty department. Amanda enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, especially internal medicine and behavior. Amanda enjoys her off-time camping and four-wheeling with her husband John, son Tyler and her dog Henry.
Jill Van Hoven
Jill has worked in the veterinary field for 20 years. She attended Becker College to study interior design only to realize that her true passion is animal care, starting her veterinary career in 1995. In 2005 she began work at Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic and remained at the practice when purchased by Dr. Moreno in 2013. Jill is a key employee in the day to day operations wearing many hats at the clinic. It is not uncommon to see Jill assisting the doctor as a technician, acting as a receptionist, working on inventory or even steam cleaning the carpet in the reception area.
Jill shares her home with three indoor cats and has an occasional visit from her granddog Casey. In her spare time, Jill likes to read, cook, kayak and spend time with her family and friends.
Elise Smith
Elise studied veterinary medicine at Becker College and did her internship at Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic in 2007, becoming an employee of the clinic in 2008.
Elise is a valued employee at Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic serving the pets and people of the Hubbardston area.
She shares her home with her black lab mix Ozzy and enjoys spending time with her furry niece and nephew, Casey and Ashby.
Gina Ruud
Gina has been working in the veterinary field since 2004 in both general practice and emergency medicine. She lives in Hubbardston where she was born and raised. In her free time she enjoys riding her four-wheeler, camping and relaxing. She is currently in school for nursing and anticipates graduating in May 2019, but plans on continuing in the veterinary field part time after graduation. She has several pets of her own including dogs, cats, chickens, ducks and goats.
Charlyne Wilder
Charlyne always enjoyed being around animals as well as working with the public. As a child her family included birds, dogs and even a chipmunk which her mother trained. She was delighted when the opportunity presented itself to join the staff at her local vet 16 years ago. She initially became part of Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic as a receptionist in 2005. She shares her home with her cat, Misty.
Donna has over 25 years experience as a veterinary receptionist. She spends her free time enjoying her family (especially her grandchildren), and her pets, a boxer mix named Brewer and a retriever mix named Rain. She also enjoys quilting, cooking and working in her garden.
She enjoys serving the clientele of Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic.
Christine McKelvie
After working many years in retail and pharmacy, Christine joined the team at Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic. Christine shares her home with her two dogs, Molly and Mabel.
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We spend an inordinate amount of time in our workplace. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend 87% of their life indoors. The majority of industrialized countries follow suit. So, it's fair to say the buildings in which we live and work play a significant role in our daily lives.
Interestingly – when you ask people what kinds of buildings they use – most of us have a hard time to think beyond their home and work place. A simple exercise to overcome this is to chronologically go through your last week(s) and focus your memory on what you did in context of where those things happened. And all of a sudden you will remember the time you spent waiting at the airport, picking up your kids at preschool, sweating at the gym or circling the crowded parking lot at the mall.
If we now grouped all the buildings you came up with into categories, we would probably end up with just a few such as residential, commercial and public buildings on the highest level. Whereas everyone of us has maximum control over their own homes and how smart it has to be to provide the adequate levels of comfort, security, sustainability and fun, we all rely very much on others to provide this in buildings falling into one of the other two categories.
What to expect of a connected building?
And as simple as it sounds: behind every one of those buildings there is a business model. And as we believe at Sales-force, every business model needs to be centred around the customer.
So, if we all consider ourselves as customers of whoever plans, owns or operates a commercial or public building or parts of it: What would we expect? Which services, features and experiences could add value to our stay as residents or guests?
Can you now begin to imagine how connected buildings could provide intelligent services and tailored experiences to each and every one of us? Think of apps at work allowing you to engage and balance the temperature, lighting and fresh air amongst all people in a meeting room or on a specific floor. Think of co-working spaces which know when you need how much space and what kind of equipment is helping you to get your job done – and, of course, offering a convenient reserved parking space at peak times. Think of vending machines that know which drinks to stock to ensure that your favourite one never runs out. Think of how you would like to experience work, travel, shopping, leisure activities and events.
The Internet of Things opens up a whole new world of opportunities through engaging residents and guests with highly personalized experiences. We move from connected products to a connected customer experience. This connected experience for commercial building can transform the way building operators manage their space and how the new millennial generation obtains their space and associated services.
Building technology in commercial and public buildings has been mostly focused on sensors and alarm systems, which inform different target groups in a building whenever a certain threshold is surpassed. And this mostly happens in a very basic fashion e.g. through hardware in the building. But this is not really intuitive nor user friendly. Nor does it create much value beyond basic safety. Clearly, there is a huge lack of truly value added services, especially ones which are easy to consume and use e.g. providing the most effective and pleasant shopping trail through a mall you have never been to.
Connected buildings: When do they create value?
It is not rocket science that connecting devices and services will only be successful when it creates value for customers and employees. But I believe this to be especially true for connected commercial buildings which will play a key role in differentiating companies in the battle for customers and talent.
There is an opportunity to disrupt the way the market views building management – a move from selling a product, a room, a space, to offering services within that space that then sell that room. Building operators need to shift their thinking and understand that the next generation of workers wants services, not just a space to park their laptop.
We spoke about this being a disruptive service, from the standpoint of product to service, and new ways of determining cost and contract models by supply and demand, one month contracts vs. 10 year, and based on demand rather than a set fee.
To bring this reality to life in the context of your specific environment might seem challenging. One must define a winning value proposition and create a balance between what is technically feasible to deliver the most value for the customer and solve for the underlying business case.
What value could be delivered through this experience and to or by whom?
What technologies must be deployed to deliver distinct value to the customer?


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Unless it suits Boris to have a row with the EU. When you see the sort of crap arch Brexiteer Dan Hannan is writing in the Trump Express, with at least one factual error in each paragraph, you will see there is still some appetite to have a row with the EU. Apparently Brexiteers can't get out of bed in the morning without needing something to have a row with the EU about.
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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Mon May 9th, 2022 at 10:08:59 PM EST
Yes, the Exterminator likes to keep the base stirred up, but it's generally known that it's a Moonie rag, which doesn't sit well here except with the sort of white trash imbeciles I went to high school with who are only looking for confirmation of their hate. And Hannan couldn't tell the truth if you nail-gunned it to his tongue. But the EU would be wise not to rise to the antics of de Piffle & Co. It's just a dog and pony show to convince the minions they're pwning the intellectual, internationalist perverts on the continent, same as the GQP here. But unlike what the GQP can do, the Tories are outside the EU and so can't go Trotskyite, and they lack the weaponry to cause much damage from the outside.
by rifek on Tue May 10th, 2022 at 04:05:55 PM EST
Moonies? (none / 0)
Moonies? Haven't heard of them in a long time. They still a thing state side?
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Tue May 10th, 2022 at 06:03:13 PM EST
Re: Moonies? (none / 1)
Well, they run the Washington Examiner, which lots of illiterates confuse with the Washington Post.
by asdf on Wed May 11th, 2022 at 12:33:44 AM EST
Re: Moonies? (4.00 / 2)
Ah no, I think you're confusing the Examiner with the Washington Times! (which is owned by the moonies)
They couldn't believe their luck when Jacques Chirac gave them an exclusive, and ver interview in 1986... I think he made a similar mistake...
It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
by eurogreen on Thu May 12th, 2022 at 07:40:08 AM EST
I am welcomed into the illiterate crowd then right?
by asdf on Thu May 12th, 2022 at 07:01:13 PM EST
You can be forgiven for confusing the Washington Times and Examiner. It is a sign of literacy that you are familiar with neither...
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu May 12th, 2022 at 08:28:52 PM EST
My bad. The Slimes is Moonie. The Exterminator is Philip Anschluss's...er...[checks notes]...Anschutz's fascist rag.
by rifek on Thu May 12th, 2022 at 02:17:16 PM EST


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Apple Music or Spotify: Which Music Streaming Service is Better for You
Posted by Adam Gorden on September 02, 2016 10:24:01 AM.
When talking about the largest streaming music service worldwide, the undisputed king could be Spotify, a Swedish-born service with a reported paid user base surpassing 39 million subscribers. But when it comes to the hottest music streaming service, it could remind us of Apple Music, a subscription-only streaming service developed by Apple with over 15 million subscribers so far. Given the short time since Apple Music's release, as well as its recent release on Android, it seems reasonable to take stock of how it measures up against Spotify. Now that the dust has settled, a larger question remains: Should you subscribe to Apple Music, the fast-rising star, or Spotify, the current market share leader? Now, let's take a look at the head to head comparison between Apple Music and Spotify in this review.
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Apple Music vs. Spotify: What's the Difference
In terms of the subscription fee, both Apple Music and Spotify are evenly matched. The monthly fee of an individual account to subscribe both services is $9.99 per month and $14.99 per month for a family account with up to six users. The main difference between the two is that Spotify has a free, ad-supported while Apple Music only offers three-month trial which forces users to pay.
Although the Apple Music interface certainly feels fresh and lively, we have to admit that Spotify does extremely better in this part. Both Desktop and mobile versions of Spotify provide users an easy way to browse music, access playlists, listen to Internet radio, and find new music. Each section features its own set of straightforward sub-categories giving users easy access to all of the service's features. At the meantime, Apple Music interface, for a company with a penchant for minimalist design, is probably more cumbersome than it should be. Although Apple Music is also easy to pick up and use, even when first setting up an account, navigating its extensive catalog as well as your own music can be confusing.
Currently, Apple Music is available in 113 countries while Spotify is available in 60 countries only.
One of the main reasons Spotify continues to enjoy streaming dominance is its staggering 30 million-song catalog. Couple this with the fact that it adds over 20,000 new songs each day, and there's more music in Spotify than your ears even know what to do with. More importantly, Spotify has the majority of tracks that are popular right now. However, while Spotify's catalog has been essentially unrivaled up to now, Apple's service also reportedly touts around 30 million songs — roughly similar to Spotify's "more than 30 million" figure. Moreover, Apple has taken steps to secure more exclusives than the competition. This is where Apple Music shines. A few big artists like Taylor Swift aren't available on Spotify. Aside from Taylor Swift, Apple's catalog is as ridiculously large as Spotify's with massive amounts of overlap. Obviously, Apple Music wins in this part as it has the bigger and better exclusive acts than Spotify.
Spotify offers encoding quality of the music with three choices: Normal, High, and Extreme, at 96kbps, 160kbps, and 320kbps, respectively. Apple Music, on the other hand, has a single standardized 256 kbps sound option, in AAC format, whether you are paid user or free user. For most people listening with computer speakers or Apple's earbuds, this won't sound any worse than Spotify's higher bitrate tracks. it's nearly impossible to tell the difference unless you have good headphones or a proper audio setup. But in this case, sticklers will still want to subscribe to Spotify for its highest-quality option.
DRM Encryption
Another similarity between Apple Music and Spotify is that both services are protected with DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology. That's to say, the music tracks you downloaded from the music store and saved on your devices are prohibited from copying and offloading to other devices or platforms. Fortunately, there's always a way out. If you want to get DRM-free copies of the Apple Music songs, you can use some third-party DRM removal tools, such as ViWizard Apple Music Converter (or ViWizard Apple Music Converter for Mac) to completely bypass DRM lock from the offline M4P music files and convert the tracks to MP3 or other non-DRM audio formats. You are suggested to follow this tutorial to see how to delete DRM layer from Apple Music: How to Remove DRM Protection from Apple Music. And for Spotify subscribers, you can simply refer to ViWizard Music Converter for Spotify for Windows in order to crack the DRM and convert any Spotify stream to MP3, WAV or other common formats for offline listening. To see how it works, you can read on the tutorial here: How to Convert Spotify Music to MP3.
Apple Music has Connect, which is supposed to interface musicians directly with their fans. Artists have the ability to share with their fans a host of exclusive insight and information. But in reality, that hasn't really happened. As you may find out that many artists' pages are ghost towns of aimless posts and aging music videos. However, Spotify approaches social differently. Its social functions allow subscribers to follow friends, see what they listen to, who they follow, and gives users the ability to share or recommend playlists. Spotify's social core is solid, but adding a stronger focus towards connecting people to their friends, and who they listen to, would go a long way in keeping people more engaged in the site.
Quick Overview of Differences between Apple Music and Spotify
Now you can take a quick review of the differences between Apple Music and Spotify from the following face to face comparison.
Release June 30, 2015, WWDC 2015 October 2008, Stolkholm
Subscription Fee $9.99 (individual account), $14.99 (family account) $9.99 (individual account), $14.99 (family account)
Availability 113 countries 60 countries
Users 15 million till June, 2016 100+ million till June, 2016
Music Library 30 million 30 million
Sound Quality (Free) 256 Kbps in AAC 96 Kbps, 160 Kbps in OGG
Sound Quality (Paid) 256 Kbps in AAC 320 Kbps in OGG
Supported Platforms iOS, Mac, Windows (via iTunes), Apple TV, Android Windows, Mac, PlayStation 3 or later, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Offline Listening Yes, with paid subscription Yes, with paid subscription
Conclusion: Which Streaming Music should You Subscribe?
Both Apple Music and Spotify are among the best music streaming services available today, and are differentiated in increasingly narrow ways. The fact is, which service is best for you simply depends on your own needs, with Spotify and Apple Music each offering specific services the other does not. To sum up, if you prefer to on-demand music, and you're not so interested in radio, Spotify still reigns supreme. However, if you are looking forward to being served with a constant diet of new and interesting music, then Apple music beats Spotify hands-down.
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Pan and Tilt: Smooth, timed continuous motion using three phase, ultra quiet stepper motors with encoder correction.
Pan range is 540°; tilt is 270°.
Resolution is 0.1°. Unit will calibrate to support close hangs (yoke-to-yoke).
Cooling: Free convection cooling when hung.
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Spacing: Full range of motion on 26.5″ centers.
Hangs as close as 20.0″.


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It is an old fashioned gingerbread which, like a great wine, matures with time.
The heat of real ginger slowly blends into the sweetness of the treacle to create a sublimely sticky, warming and moist feel-good taste experience. Ooh, get the kettle on! Placed in an airtight container, the gingerbread will keep for a number of weeks, if you can keep your hands off it of course!


Last Friday's Irish Examiner reported that "A shortage of new homes in Dublin and Cork has seen a surge in residential rents since January, the biggest in five years.
Clarie Neary of Savills Ireland, "We've seen a higher rise in rents in the last month than at any time in the past 5 years and 2013 is likely to see rents continue to rise in prime areas of Dublin. The shortage of properties is exacerbating the problem and we believe that while many people are reluctant to buy, rents will continue to push up even further in these high demand areas.
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The increase in rents is being driven by Ireland's largest cities. Rents in Dublin, Cork and Galway experienced their second consecutive year of growth, with annual rises of 6.4%, 1.8% and 2.3% respectively. The number of properties available to rent nationwide is also at its lowest since mid-2008.
Rents elsewhere continued to fall, with annual drops of 1.1% in Limerick city and 2.8% in Waterford. Average rents outside of the cities experienced their smallest annual decline since the start of 2008 but were still down by 1.1%.
Commenting on the report, Ronan Lyons, Economist with Daft.ie, said: "While much of the country is still dealing with a glut of properties from the bubble, it is increasingly evident that there is a shortage of rental properties on the market in urban areas, and in particular Dublin. This may be alleviated temporarily by stock currently held in NAMA coming on to the market, but ultimately Ireland's major cities will need to prevent future inflation in rents by planning for new construction."
Year-on-year change in rents - major cities, Q4 2012 Dublin: €1,089, up 4.9% Cork: €797, up 1.8% Galway: €780, up 2.3% Limerick: €638, down 1.1% Waterford: €597, down 2.8%.


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import os
from ast import literal_eval
from datetime import datetime

from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib import auth, messages
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.contrib.auth.tokens import default_token_generator
from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from django.http import (HttpResponsePermanentRedirect, HttpResponseRedirect,
                         Http404, HttpResponseForbidden)
from django.views.decorators.cache import never_cache
from django.views.decorators.http import (require_http_methods, require_GET,
                                          require_POST)
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render, redirect
from django.utils.http import base36_to_int
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _

# from axes.decorators import watch_login
from badger.models import Award
from mobility.decorators import mobile_template
from session_csrf import anonymous_csrf
from django_statsd.clients import statsd
from tidings.models import Watch
from tidings.tasks import claim_watches

from kitsune import users as constants
from kitsune.access.decorators import (
    logout_required, login_required, permission_required)
from kitsune.questions.models import Question
from kitsune.questions.utils import (
    num_questions, num_answers, num_solutions, mark_content_as_spam)
from kitsune.sumo import email_utils
from kitsune.sumo.decorators import ssl_required, json_view
from kitsune.sumo.templatetags.jinja_helpers import urlparams
from kitsune.sumo.urlresolvers import reverse
from kitsune.sumo.utils import get_next_url, simple_paginate
from kitsune.upload.tasks import _create_image_thumbnail
from kitsune.users.forms import (
    ProfileForm, AvatarForm, EmailConfirmationForm, AuthenticationForm,
    EmailChangeForm, SetPasswordForm, PasswordChangeForm, SettingsForm,
    ForgotUsernameForm, RegisterForm, PasswordResetForm)
from kitsune.users.templatetags.jinja_helpers import profile_url
from kitsune.users.models import (
    CONTRIBUTOR_GROUP, Group, Profile, RegistrationProfile, EmailChange,
    Deactivation)
from kitsune.users.utils import (
    handle_login, handle_register, try_send_email_with_form, deactivate_user)
from kitsune.wiki.models import (
    user_num_documents, user_documents, user_redirects)

@ssl_required
@anonymous_csrf
@logout_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
def user_auth(request, contributor=False, register_form=None, login_form=None):
    """Try to log the user in, or register a user.

    POSTs from these forms do not come back to this view, but instead go to the
    login and register views, which may redirect back to this in case of error.
    """
    next_url = get_next_url(request) or reverse('home')

    if login_form is None:
        login_form = AuthenticationForm()
    if register_form is None:
        register_form = RegisterForm()

    return render(request, 'users/auth.html', {
        'login_form': login_form,
        'register_form': register_form,
        'contributor': contributor,
        'next_url': next_url})

@ssl_required
@anonymous_csrf
# @watch_login
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}login.html')
def login(request, template):
    """Try to log the user in."""
    if request.method == 'GET' and not request.MOBILE:
        url = reverse('users.auth') + '?' + request.GET.urlencode()
        return HttpResponsePermanentRedirect(url)

    next_url = get_next_url(request) or reverse('home')
    only_active = request.POST.get('inactive', '0') != '1'
    form = handle_login(request, only_active=only_active)

    if request.user.is_authenticated():
        # Add a parameter so we know the user just logged in.
        # fpa =  "first page authed" or something.
        next_url = urlparams(next_url, fpa=1)
        res = HttpResponseRedirect(next_url)
        max_age = (None if settings.SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE
                   else settings.SESSION_COOKIE_AGE)
        res.set_cookie(settings.SESSION_EXISTS_COOKIE,
                       '1',
                       secure=False,
                       max_age=max_age)
        return res

    if request.MOBILE:
        return render(request, template, {
            'form': form,
            'next_url': next_url})

    return user_auth(request, login_form=form)

@ssl_required
@require_POST
def logout(request):
    """Log the user out."""
    auth.logout(request)
    statsd.incr('user.logout')

    res = HttpResponseRedirect(get_next_url(request) or reverse('home'))
    res.delete_cookie(settings.SESSION_EXISTS_COOKIE)
    return res

@ssl_required
@logout_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
@anonymous_csrf
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}')
def register(request, template, contributor=False):
    """Register a new user.

    :param contributor: If True, this is for registering a new contributor.

    """
    if request.method == 'GET' and not request.MOBILE:
        url = reverse('users.auth') + '?' + request.GET.urlencode()
        return HttpResponsePermanentRedirect(url)

    form = handle_register(request)
    if form.is_valid():
        return render(request, template + 'register_done.html')

    if request.MOBILE:
        return render(request, template + 'register.html', {
            'form': form})

    return user_auth(request, register_form=form, contributor=contributor)

def register_contributor(request):
    """Register a new user from the superheroes page."""
    return register(request, contributor=True)

@anonymous_csrf  # This view renders a login form
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}activate.html')
def activate(request, template, activation_key, user_id=None):
    """Activate a User account."""
    activation_key = activation_key.lower()

    if user_id:
        user = get_object_or_404(User, id=user_id)
    else:
        user = RegistrationProfile.objects.get_user(activation_key)

    if user and user.is_active:
        messages.add_message(
            request, messages.INFO,
            _(u'Your account is already activated, log in below.'))
        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.login'))

    account = RegistrationProfile.objects.activate_user(activation_key,
                                                        request)
    my_questions = None
    form = AuthenticationForm()
    if account:
        # Claim anonymous watches belonging to this email
        statsd.incr('user.activate')
        claim_watches.delay(account)

        my_questions = Question.objects.filter(creator=account)

        # Update created time to current time
        for q in my_questions:
            q.created = datetime.now()
            q.save(update=True)

    return render(request, template, {
        'account': account, 'questions': my_questions,
        'form': form})

@anonymous_csrf
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}')
def resend_confirmation(request, template):
    """Resend confirmation email."""
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = EmailConfirmationForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            email = form.cleaned_data['email']
            try:
                reg_prof = RegistrationProfile.objects.get(
                    user__email=email)
                if not reg_prof.user.is_active:
                    form = try_send_email_with_form(
                        RegistrationProfile.objects.send_confirmation_email,
                        form, 'email',
                        reg_prof)
                else:
                    form = try_send_email_with_form(
                        RegistrationProfile.objects.send_confirmation_email,
                        form, 'email',
                        reg_prof,
                        text_template='users/email/already_activated.ltxt',
                        html_template='users/email/already_activated.html',
                        subject=_('Account already activated'))
            except RegistrationProfile.DoesNotExist:
                # Send already active email if user exists
                try:
                    user = User.objects.get(email=email, is_active=True)

                    current_site = Site.objects.get_current()
                    email_kwargs = {'domain': current_site.domain,
                                    'login_url': reverse('users.login')}

                    subject = _('Account already activated')

                    @email_utils.safe_translation
                    def _make_mail(locale):
                        mail = email_utils.make_mail(
                            subject=subject,
                            text_template='users/email/already_activated.ltxt',
                            html_template='users/email/already_activated.html',
                            context_vars=email_kwargs,
                            from_email=settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL,
                            to_email=user.email)

                        return mail

                    email_utils.send_messages(
                        [_make_mail(request.LANGUAGE_CODE)])
                except User.DoesNotExist:
                    # Don't leak existence of email addresses.
                    pass
            # Form may now be invalid if email failed to send.
            if form.is_valid():
                return render(
                    request, template + 'resend_confirmation_done.html',
                    {'email': email})
    else:
        form = EmailConfirmationForm()
    return render(request, template + 'resend_confirmation.html', {
        'form': form})

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}')
def change_email(request, template):
    """Change user's email. Send confirmation first."""
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = EmailChangeForm(request.user, request.POST)
        u = request.user
        if form.is_valid() and u.email != form.cleaned_data['email']:
            # Delete old registration profiles.
            EmailChange.objects.filter(user=request.user).delete()
            # Create a new registration profile and send a confirmation email.
            email_change = EmailChange.objects.create_profile(
                user=request.user, email=form.cleaned_data['email'])
            EmailChange.objects.send_confirmation_email(
                email_change, form.cleaned_data['email'])
            return render(
                request, template + 'change_email_done.html',
                {'email': form.cleaned_data['email']})
    else:
        form = EmailChangeForm(request.user,
                               initial={'email': request.user.email})
    return render(request, template + 'change_email.html', {'form': form})

@require_GET
def confirm_change_email(request, activation_key):
    """Confirm the new email for the user."""
    activation_key = activation_key.lower()
    email_change = get_object_or_404(EmailChange,
                                     activation_key=activation_key)
    u = email_change.user
    old_email = u.email

    # Check that this new email isn't a duplicate in the system.
    new_email = email_change.email
    duplicate = User.objects.filter(email=new_email).exists()
    if not duplicate:
        # Update user's email.
        u.email = new_email
        u.save()

    # Delete the activation profile now, we don't need it anymore.
    email_change.delete()

    return render(request, 'users/change_email_complete.html', {
        'old_email': old_email, 'new_email': new_email,
        'username': u.username, 'duplicate': duplicate})

@require_GET
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}profile.html')
def profile(request, template, username):
    # The browser replaces '+' in URL's with ' ' but since we never have ' ' in
    # URL's we can assume everytime we see ' ' it was a '+' that was replaced.
    # We do this to deal with legacy usernames that have a '+' in them.
    username = username.replace(' ', '+')

    user = User.objects.filter(username=username).first()

    if not user:
        try:
            user = get_object_or_404(User, id=username)
        except ValueError:
            raise Http404('No Profile matches the given query.')
        return redirect(reverse('users.profile', args=(user.username,)))

    user_profile = get_object_or_404(Profile, user__id=user.id)

    if not (request.user.has_perm('users.deactivate_users') or
            user_profile.user.is_active):
        raise Http404('No Profile matches the given query.')

    groups = user_profile.user.groups.all()
    return render(request, template, {
        'profile': user_profile,
        'awards': Award.objects.filter(user=user_profile.user),
        'groups': groups,
        'num_questions': num_questions(user_profile.user),
        'num_answers': num_answers(user_profile.user),
        'num_solutions': num_solutions(user_profile.user),
        'num_documents': user_num_documents(user_profile.user)})

@login_required
@require_POST
def close_account(request):
    # Clear the profile
    profile = get_object_or_404(Profile, user__id=request.user.id)
    profile.clear()
    profile.save()

    # Deactivate the user and change key information
    request.user.username = 'user%s' % request.user.id
    request.user.email = '%s@example.com' % request.user.id
    request.user.is_active = False

    # Remove from all groups
    request.user.groups.clear()

    request.user.save()

    # Log the user out
    auth.logout(request)

    return render(request, 'users/close_account.html')

@require_POST
@permission_required('users.deactivate_users')
def deactivate(request, mark_spam=False):
    user = get_object_or_404(User, id=request.POST['user_id'], is_active=True)
    deactivate_user(user, request.user)

    if mark_spam:
        mark_content_as_spam(user, request.user)

    return HttpResponseRedirect(profile_url(user))

@require_GET
@permission_required('users.deactivate_users')
def deactivation_log(request):
    deactivations_qs = Deactivation.objects.order_by('-date')
    deactivations = simple_paginate(request, deactivations_qs,
                                    per_page=constants.DEACTIVATIONS_PER_PAGE)
    return render(request, 'users/deactivation_log.html', {
        'deactivations': deactivations})

@require_GET
def documents_contributed(request, username):
    user_profile = get_object_or_404(
        Profile, user__username=username, user__is_active=True)

    return render(request, 'users/documents_contributed.html', {
        'profile': user_profile,
        'documents': user_documents(user_profile.user),
        'redirects': user_redirects(user_profile.user)})

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}edit_settings.html')
def edit_settings(request, template):
    """Edit user settings"""
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = SettingsForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save_for_user(request.user)
            messages.add_message(request, messages.INFO,
                                 _(u'Your settings have been saved.'))
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.edit_settings'))
        # Invalid form
        return render(request, template, {'form': form})

    # Pass the current user's settings as the initial values.
    values = request.user.settings.values()
    initial = dict()
    for v in values:
        try:
            # Uses ast.literal_eval to convert 'False' => False etc.
            # TODO: Make more resilient.
            initial[v['name']] = literal_eval(v['value'])
        except (SyntaxError, ValueError):
            # Attempted to convert the string value to a Python value
            # but failed so leave it a string.
            initial[v['name']] = v['value']
    form = SettingsForm(initial=initial)
    return render(request, template, {'form': form})

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
def edit_watch_list(request):
    """Edit watch list"""
    watches = Watch.objects.filter(user=request.user).order_by('content_type')

    watch_list = []
    for w in watches:
        if w.content_object is not None:
            if w.content_type.name == 'question':
                # Only list questions that are not archived
                if not w.content_object.is_archived:
                    watch_list.append(w)
            else:
                watch_list.append(w)

    if request.method == 'POST':
        for w in watch_list:
            w.is_active = 'watch_%s' % w.id in request.POST
            w.save()

    return render(request, 'users/edit_watches.html', {
        'watch_list': watch_list})

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}edit_profile.html')
def edit_profile(request, username=None, template=None):
    """Edit user profile."""

    # If a username is specified, we are editing somebody else's profile.
    if username is not None and username != request.user.username:
        try:
            user = User.objects.get(username=username)
        except User.DoesNotExist:
            raise Http404

        # Make sure the auth'd user has permission:
        if not request.user.has_perm('users.change_profile'):
            return HttpResponseForbidden()
    else:
        user = request.user

    try:
        user_profile = Profile.objects.get(user=user)
    except Profile.DoesNotExist:
        # TODO: Once we do user profile migrations, all users should have a
        # a profile. We can remove this fallback.
        user_profile = Profile.objects.create(user=user)

    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = ProfileForm(request.POST, request.FILES, instance=user_profile)
        if form.is_valid():
            user_profile = form.save()
            new_timezone = user_profile.timezone
            tz_changed = request.session.get('timezone', None) != new_timezone
            if tz_changed and user == request.user:
                request.session['timezone'] = new_timezone
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.profile',
                                                args=[user.username]))
    else:  # request.method == 'GET'
        form = ProfileForm(instance=user_profile)

    # TODO: detect timezone automatically from client side, see
    # http://rocketscience.itteco.org/2010/03/13/automatic-users-timezone-determination-with-javascript-and-django-timezones/  # noqa

    return render(request, template, {
        'form': form, 'profile': user_profile})

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['POST'])
def make_contributor(request):
    """Adds the logged in user to the contributor group"""
    group = Group.objects.get(name=CONTRIBUTOR_GROUP)
    request.user.groups.add(group)

    @email_utils.safe_translation
    def _make_mail(locale):
        mail = email_utils.make_mail(
            # L10n: Thank you so much for your translation work! You're
            # L10n: the best!
            subject=_('Welcome to SUMO!'),
            text_template='users/email/contributor.ltxt',
            html_template='users/email/contributor.html',
            context_vars={'contributor': request.user},
            from_email=settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL,
            to_email=request.user.email)

        return mail

    email_utils.send_messages([_make_mail(request.LANGUAGE_CODE)])

    if 'return_to' in request.POST:
        return HttpResponseRedirect(request.POST['return_to'])
    else:
        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('landings.get_involved'))

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
def edit_avatar(request):
    """Edit user avatar."""
    try:
        user_profile = Profile.objects.get(user=request.user)
    except Profile.DoesNotExist:
        # TODO: Once we do user profile migrations, all users should have a
        # a profile. We can remove this fallback.
        user_profile = Profile.objects.create(user=request.user)

    if request.method == 'POST':
        # Upload new avatar and replace old one.
        old_avatar_path = None
        if user_profile.avatar and os.path.isfile(user_profile.avatar.path):
            # Need to store the path, not the file here, or else django's
            # form.is_valid() messes with it.
            old_avatar_path = user_profile.avatar.path
        form = AvatarForm(request.POST, request.FILES, instance=user_profile)
        if form.is_valid():
            if old_avatar_path:
                os.unlink(old_avatar_path)
            user_profile = form.save()

            content = _create_image_thumbnail(user_profile.avatar.path,
                                              settings.AVATAR_SIZE, pad=True)
            # We want everything as .png
            name = user_profile.avatar.name + ".png"
            # Delete uploaded avatar and replace with thumbnail.
            user_profile.avatar.delete()
            user_profile.avatar.save(name, content, save=True)
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.edit_my_profile'))

    else:  # request.method == 'GET'
        form = AvatarForm(instance=user_profile)

    return render(request, 'users/edit_avatar.html', {
        'form': form, 'profile': user_profile})

@login_required
@require_http_methods(['GET', 'POST'])
def delete_avatar(request):
    """Delete user avatar."""
    try:
        user_profile = Profile.objects.get(user=request.user)
    except Profile.DoesNotExist:
        # TODO: Once we do user profile migrations, all users should have a
        # a profile. We can remove this fallback.
        user_profile = Profile.objects.create(user=request.user)

    if request.method == 'POST':
        # Delete avatar here
        if user_profile.avatar:
            user_profile.avatar.delete()
        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.edit_my_profile'))
    # else:  # request.method == 'GET'

    return render(request, 'users/confirm_avatar_delete.html', {
        'profile': user_profile})

@anonymous_csrf
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}pw_reset_form.html')
def password_reset(request, template):
    """Password reset form.

    Based on django.contrib.auth.views. This view sends the email.

    """
    if request.method == "POST":
        form = PasswordResetForm(request.POST)
        was_valid = form.is_valid()
        if was_valid:
            # TODO: We aren't using Jingo anymore, but I'm not sure what
            # to do with the below.
            #
            # TODO: Since we're using Jingo in a way that doesn't
            # override the Django template loader, the pw_reset.ltxt
            # email template must be a Django template and not a Jinja
            # template.
            #
            # After we switch all the rendering everywhere, we can
            # probably change this back. Until then, I'm pretty sure
            # this won't get translated.
            try_send_email_with_form(
                form.save, form, 'email',
                use_https=request.is_secure(),
                token_generator=default_token_generator,
                text_template='users/email/pw_reset.ltxt',
                html_template='users/email/pw_reset.html',
                subject_template_name='users/email/pw_reset_subject.ltxt')
        # Form may now be invalid if email failed to send.
        # PasswordResetForm is invalid iff there is no user with the entered
        # email address.
        # The condition below ensures we don't leak existence of email address
        # _unless_ sending an email fails.
        if form.is_valid() or not was_valid:
            # Don't leak existence of email addresses.
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.pw_reset_sent'))
    else:
        form = PasswordResetForm()

    return render(request, template, {'form': form})

@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}pw_reset_sent.html')
def password_reset_sent(request, template):
    """Password reset email sent.

    Based on django.contrib.auth.views. This view shows a success message after
    email is sent.

    """
    return render(request, template)

@ssl_required
@anonymous_csrf
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}pw_reset_confirm.html')
def password_reset_confirm(request, template, uidb36=None, token=None):
    """View that checks the hash in a password reset link and presents a
    form for entering a new password.

    Based on django.contrib.auth.views.

    """
    try:
        uid_int = base36_to_int(uidb36)
    except ValueError:
        raise Http404

    user = get_object_or_404(User, id=uid_int)
    context = {}

    if default_token_generator.check_token(user, token):
        context['validlink'] = True
        if request.method == 'POST':
            form = SetPasswordForm(user, request.POST)
            if form.is_valid():
                form.save()
                return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.pw_reset_complete'))
        else:
            form = SetPasswordForm(None)
    else:
        context['validlink'] = False
        form = None
    context['form'] = form
    return render(request, template, context)

@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}pw_reset_complete.html')
def password_reset_complete(request, template):
    """Password reset complete.

    Based on django.contrib.auth.views. Show a success message.

    """
    form = AuthenticationForm()
    return render(request, template, {'form': form})

@login_required
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}pw_change.html')
def password_change(request, template):
    """Change password form page."""
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = PasswordChangeForm(user=request.user, data=request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.pw_change_complete'))
    else:
        form = PasswordChangeForm(user=request.user)
    return render(request, template, {'form': form})

@login_required
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}pw_change_complete.html')
def password_change_complete(request, template):
    """Change password complete page."""
    return render(request, template)

@anonymous_csrf
@mobile_template('users/{mobile/}forgot_username.html')
def forgot_username(request, template):
    """Forgot username form page.

    On POST, this view sends an email with the username.
    """
    if request.method == "POST":
        form = ForgotUsernameForm(request.POST)
        was_valid = form.is_valid()
        if was_valid:
            try_send_email_with_form(
                form.save, form, 'email',
                use_https=request.is_secure())

        # Form may now be invalid if email failed to send.
        # ForgotUsernameForm is invalid iff there is no user with the entered
        # email address.
        # The condition below ensures we don't leak existence of email address
        # _unless_ sending an email fails.
        if form.is_valid() or not was_valid:
            # Don't leak existence of email addresses.
            messages.add_message(
                request, messages.INFO,
                _(u"We've sent an email with the username to any account"
                  u" using {email}.").format(email=form.data['email']))

            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('users.login'))
    else:
        form = ForgotUsernameForm()

    return render(request, template, {'form': form})

@require_GET
@never_cache
@json_view
def validate_field(request):
    data = {'valid': True}

    field = request.GET.get('field')
    value = request.GET.get('value')
    form = RegisterForm()

    try:
        form.fields[request.GET.get('field')].clean(request.GET.get('value'))
    except ValidationError, e:
        data = {
            'valid': False,
            'error': e.messages[0]
        }
    except KeyError:
        data = {
            'valid': False,
            'error': _('Invalid field')
        }

    if data['valid']:
        if field == 'username':
            if User.objects.filter(username=value).exists():
                data = {
                    'valid': False,
                    'error': _('This username is already taken!')
                }
        elif field == 'email':
            if User.objects.filter(email=request.GET.get('value')).exists():
                data = {
                    'valid': False,
                    'error': _('This email is already in use!')
                }

    return data

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Americas Cardroom (ACR) knows how to deliver the fun. The number one US-facing poker site is once again running its Live Cage events among the tropical palm trees of beautiful Costa Rica, giving poker fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance that can't be missed.
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Domestic Violence Act "incomplete" without Family Protection Authority
Members will be next week appointed to the primary body tasked with implementing the Domestic Violence (DV) Act, President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik said on Wednesday.
According to Dr Waheed names have been nominated by the Gender Ministry to the Family Protection Authority (FPA) board.
"I have been informed that the Gender Ministry has prepared the proposal. So the members will be appointed without further delay," Waheed said:"Next week".
Under the landmark piece of legislation passed and ratified last April, a seven member board has to be appointed to the FPA.
The authority is mandated under the law to conduct programs setting out measures for taking all necessary steps to prevent domestic violence including rehabilitating perpetrators of such crimes, arrange flexible reporting mechanisms, facilitate the investigations and provide all necessary support and shelter to victims of abuse.
According to the Gender Advocacy Working Group (GAWG) created by UNFPA Maldives, a letter was forwarded to the President's Office with recommended people to be appointed for the FPA board.
"It is important to nominate people who have strong expertise on the issue from different sectors." Michiyo Yamada, Gender Specialist at UN Women Maldives noted.
"We urge the government to establish the Family Protection Authority as soon as possible, since they are mandated to lead the implementation of the DV Act, such as creating public awareness, providing services to survivors, coordinating the work of relevant institutions including police and health." she observed.
She also noted that GAWG will support and cooperate with all institutions to implement the legislation. The multi-sectoral group represents interested organisations and individuals, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination.
"Extensive ground work is needed to implement the act by training service providers and setting up the system to prevent and respond to domestic violence across the country," Michiyo added.
Recommended names were not released by the group as it is being reviewed by the government.
A Gender Ministry official confirmed to Minivan News that GAWG's nominations were taken under consideration while shortlisting the names for President's office.
Stakeholder's concerns
All stakeholders from government, civil society, judiciary and state institutions gathered at the Tuesday's national consultation workshop on UN Secretary General's Unite Campaign to end violence against women, and "agreed" on the urgency of forming a central authority to prevent domestic abuse and overcoming the existing challenges in providing protection and justice to those victims.
According to Human Rights Lawyer Mohamed Anil, who participated in the DV Act's drafting process, the "legislation is incomplete without the authority".
"It is already created from the date of ratification. On paper it exists now. But without the members authority is nonexistent, " Anil observed.
He added that the when the legislation fully comes into operation it will bring "significant new changes", one of which he pointed out is the additional power granted to the security forces to investigate abuse and violence within domestic spheres.
Should the police find reasonable evidence to believe a person is a victim of domestic abuse, the DV legislation stipulates the police can enter the place of crime without a court order and arrest perpetrators and even request for a protective order on behalf of the victim.
Due to these "extra-powers" Anil said, police are required to compile an internal regulation outlining the guidelines in dealing with domestic abuse cases.
Should the authorities fail to report or address a case of domestic abuse, they can be held accountable under the law.
The law also mandates the police to remove the victim from the abusive environment to a shelter, if necessary on the institution's own expenses.
In the most recent case of alleged infanticide on Feydhoo island, the council and islanders have been claiming in the local media that the authorities had failed to relocate the 15 year-old mother of the dead baby despite several complaints of sexual abuse within her home.
Stakeholders at the meeting highlighted that the Family and Children Center (FCC) shelters on the islands are under-equipped and too short staffed to accommodate and help victims, while budget constraint are further hampering the process.
"Look at the condition of FCC on islands. We once had to keep a sexually abused girl at the atoll state house because the shelter did not have any facilities and there was no other safe place to keep her," Shaviyani atoll Council President Moosa Fathy noted at the workshop.
"Everyone talks about these issues on stages. It is merely a political fashion show." he added, noting that there has been several cases where police and state institutions have denied support to the councils.
Therefore, at the end of the workshop, participants promised to make a coordinated effort to end violence against women and girls and promote gender equality.
"We need more commitment and concrete action." a participant noted.
Posted on June 28, 2012 June 28, 2012 Author Hawwa LubnaCategories PoliticsTags councils, Domestic violence, Dr Waheed, gender, maldives, maldives news, President office, UN Women, violence
No truth to claims that Shaheem blocked from preaching, says Islamic Ministry
Spokesperson for the Islamic Ministry Sheikh Ahmadulla Jameel has refuted allegations by the Dhivehi Post website that State Islamic minister and President of the Adhaalath Party, Sheikh Hussein Rasheed, had ordered ministry staff to prevent former State Islamic minister Sheikh Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed from preaching, delivering the Friday sermon, and appearing on TV programmes.
The website reported that the order to restrict Sheikh Shaheem from preaching originated from the President's Office, and that Sheikh Hussein Rasheed had then ordered all departments of the ministry to follow it.
The website then called for Sheikh Hussein Rasheed to resign from his post as the president of the Adhaalath Party.
However, Sheikh Ahmadulla denied saying this to the website.
"I have asked all staff at the ministry as to whether any such event took place within the ministry, but nobody knows of it," he said, adding that Dhivehi Post website had never contacted him.
Sheikh Hussein Rasheed also denied the allegations.
"First of all, the President's Office will not send me any message directly, they will always pass messages to me through the minister," said Sheikh Hussein. "It is not the current government's culture to order ministries to do things like this."
Sheikh Rasheed said the allegations were false and that the government "would not use unregistered news websites to circulate information."
Posted on January 24, 2011 Author Minivan NewsCategories PoliticsTags Dhivehi post, maldives, maldives news, President office, sheikh hussein rasheed4 Comments on No truth to claims that Shaheem blocked from preaching, says Islamic Ministry
Civil Court issues injunction on land sales
The Civil Court of Maldives issued an injunction yesterday to temporarily cease the auctioning of plots in the Male' southwest harbour, pending a ruling on the case filed by the opposition joint coalition challenging the legitimacy of the process.
''If the opportunity is given to continue the transactions, the court believes its potential consequences may be irreversible,'' reads a statement from the court.
The four opposition parties in parliament, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), People's Alliance (PA), Jumhooree Party (JP) and Dhivehi Qaumee Party (DQP), contested the policy in court on the grounds that the cabinet made the decision in violation of the Land Act 2002, article three of which states that the president should declare policy.
As the cabinet has not been approved by parliament, the coalition argues it did not have the authority to hand over the task to Male' municipality.
Moreover, the coalition claims that the transactions violate article 250[a] and article six of the constitution.
On July 20, the President's Office announced the cabinet's decision to sell off 11 plots of 50,000 square feet of land as part of the policy to develop the southwest harbour area.
"Proceeds from the sale of this land will be used to finance the development of entire harbour area, and build multi-purpose buildings to lease," the President's Office revealed at the time.
Over Rf100 million has been raised so far from the sale of four plots in the first phase of the auction.
Posted on September 23, 2010 Author Ahmed NazeerCategories PoliticsTags civil court, Court, land, land plot, maldives, maldives news, opposition coalition, President office4 Comments on Civil Court issues injunction on land sales
Police continue investigation of opposition leaders; criminal court denies arrest warrant
Youth Minister Hassan Latheef has said that police have commenced another investigation into the activities of People's Alliance (PA) party leader Abdulla Yameen and Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Gasim 'Buruma' Ibrahim.
Latheef said police had requested the criminal court issue a warrant for the arrest warrant of the pair, but this was denied.
"The criminal court declined to issue the warrant saying there were no grounds to issue an arrest warrant for the second time,'' said Latheef. "But this is a whole different case.''
Latheef said that when police requested the criminal court issue the arrest warrant, the court referred to the recent case and issued a statement signed by the chief judge of the criminal court denying the police request.
"The case concerns the influence of independent commissions,'' Latheef said. "We do not accept the criminal court's denial of the police request.''
He said that attempts by police to investigate allegation of corruption and bribery were not intended to threaten and intimidate political figures.
"We are currently monitoring to see if there are any judges involved in corruption and bribery,'' Latheef said, adding that "we are not saying that judges have been involved in such activity.''
He declined to reveal the names of the judges being observed and the courts they belonged to, claiming it would obstruct the observation.
"If there are fair and independent judges in courts, we will succeed in this case,'' Latheef claimed.
Under Secretary for the President's Office, Ibrahim Rasheed, promised the government would listen to the voice of people.
"We will investigate any act of aggression,'' he said. "The government will not cease its effort to eliminate corruption and bribery."
Posted on July 14, 2010 Author Ahmed NazeerCategories PoliticsTags corruption, gasim, maldives, MPs, opposition leaders, President office, under secretary, yamin, yoth minister11 Comments on Police continue investigation of opposition leaders; criminal court denies arrest warrant
Police testify against president's office staff member over drugs charge
Two policewomen have testified in court against the deputy under secretary of the President's Office, Aishath Eeman, after she was arrested on drugs related charge.
The police testified that Eeman refused to give them a urine sample when she was brought into the police station on suspected drug possession in December 2009.
Constable Mahdhoodhaa Saleem told the court that Eeman was requested to give a urine sample three different times, but she had refused.
Constable Thalia Ali also said she asked Eeman for a urine sample, and explained that the procedure was that the person would only give the sample if they wanted to.
When judge Abdulla Mohamed heard this, he said that giving the sample was a person's own choice and that an accusation could't be made just because someone refused to do something out of choice.
However the state prosecutor said that the judge had misunderstood, and that Constable Thaila had used the right of the police to request a urine sample.
Eeman's defense team meanwhile said that Eeman could refuse giving a urine sample as part of her right to remain silent.
The policewomen's testimony conflicted in the time Eeman was reportedly brought in. Constable Mahdhoodhaa said Eaman was brought to the station around 6:00pm in the evening, while Constable Thaila said Eeman was brought to the station between 9:00pm and 12:00pm.
Speaking on behalf of the president's office, Press Secretary Mohamed Zuhair said Eeman was "technically on leave at the moment. We are providing legal assistance for her through the president's office."
Zuhair said the case was being conducted by the judicial system, "so even if the person is from the president's office they must be investigated."
The Deputy Prosecutor General Shameem said that despite the high profile of the defendant prosecutor general's office was not giving the case any special attention and was treating it "like any other normal case."
The trial is continuing.
Posted on January 28, 2010 January 28, 2010 Author Mazin RafeeqCategories Society & CultureTags Aishath Eaman, deputy under secretary, drug charges, police, President office, prosecutor general10 Comments on Police testify against president's office staff member over drugs charge


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New York and LA Top Cities for Freelancers
Published: Jun 23, 2019 Last Updated: Jun 28, 2019 by Michael Guta In Employment 1
Skilled freelance workers have more options than ever. And as more organizations use the services of freelancers, it has become the norm. But freelancers can also choose where to work. And companies large and small now have a certain percentage of freelancers in their workforce. So where are freelancers making the most money?
Fiverr Annual Freelance Economic Impact Report
According to Fiverr's Annual Freelance Economic Impact Report, New York and Los Angeles still hold the number one and two positions respectively. And this has been the case since Fiverr started collecting the data about freelancers in 2011.
They are the top two cities in the creative, technical and professional fields. And freelancers earn a total of $25,327,806,896 in New York and $19,221,367,901 Los Angeles. But both cities also have the highest freelancer populations. And that amounts to 559,180 in New York and 420,300 in Los Angeles. So, it is not surprising they have the highest revenue.
Fiverr selected the top 25 skilled freelance markets in the U.S by teaming up with Rockbridge Associates, an independent research firm, to do the report. Freelancers or independent workers were identified on the type of work being done, and on the type of professionals.
Groups include creative arts/performances featuring artists, writers, graphic designers, performers, video and sound professionals. Technical services include data processing, architecture, design, engineering, computer/IT, and scientific professions. And professional services include legal, accounting/bookkeeping, management consulting, marketing, and business support.
Some of the data Rockbridge analyzed comes from over 20 million tax returns of the U.S. Census Bureau's Non-Employer Statistics.
Why Study Highly-Skilled Freelancers?
As a group, highly skilled freelancers are often overlooked and understudied. So this makes one good argument for the study says Brent Messenger, Fiverr's VP of Public Policy and Community. In the press release Messenger goes on to say, "By analyzing the data around these digital workers we're able to get a clear picture of the types of jobs they're doing, the amount of revenue they're generating and the cities in which they're having the most impact."
The impact of freelancers have on the economy is considerable, amounting to 1.1% of national GDP. And in some of the top 25 markets, it can get as high as 2%. This according to Charles Colby, Principal, Chief Methodologist and Founder of Rockbridge Associates.
Colby adds, "The implication is that their impact on local economies is greater because of their ability to draw revenue from outside their market and provide highly specialized services that are critical to growing local businesses." This is especially true for small businesses.
While local small businesses may not be able to afford these highly skilled workers on a permanent basis, freelancers make it possible to carry out one-off projects affordably.
As mentioned earlier NY and LA are the top cities in terms of revenue and the largest population of professional and technical freelancers.
New York was number one in technical and professional services, while Los Angeles is the leader in creative services.
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Although San Francisco is in the number six position, it relies on skilled freelance workers more than any other city. With freelancers accounting for 6.1% of the total workforce in the city, which the study says is double the national average.
The three smallest markets are Minneapolis, San Diego, and Seattle. and they all have between 78,000 and 90,000 specialized independent professionals. The study reveals cities with a population of 3.5 to 4.5 million people have similar number of skilled freelancers.
Here the top 25 cities in terms of revenue from the Annual Freelance Economic Impact report, :
New York City $25,327,806,896
Los Angeles $19,221,367,901
San Francisco $8,416,103,382
Washington, D.C. $8,082,337,397
Chicago $6,797,252,616
Miami $6,442,678,226
Dallas $6,378,848,488
Boston $5,738,286,373
Philadelphia $5,171,786,951
Atlanta $4,715,018,222
Houston $4,114,778,786
San Diego $3,562,767,933
Seattle $3,393,685,644
Phoenix $3,219,611,664
Denver $2,920,211,545
Minneapolis $2,727,113,086
San Jose $2,722,582,145
Austin $2,699,265,975
Detroit $2,569,771,052
Nashville $2,489,932,163
Baltimore $2,093,895,409
Portland $2,021,104,607
Riverside $2,001,661,107
Tampa $1,829,359,366
Orlando $1,503,507,523
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BOONEVILLE — Tom Shervinskie, a Fisheries Biologist who works for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, will offer an interactive, hands-on approach to discuss water quality in Fishing Creek on Tuesday Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Picnic Grounds in Logan Township near Booneville.
Fishing Creek is managed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as a naturally reproducing wild trout stream and is protected by the Department of Environmental Protection as a High Quality Cold Water Fishery.
Tom will conduct an electro-fishing demonstration in Fishing Creek and discuss the fish community, water quality, the impacts of land use and the regulatory protection standards in the watershed.
Electro-fishing will allow the public to see what fish live in that section of Fishing Creek.
Tom, who works for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, serves as the Watershed Analysis Section Chief in the Division of Environmental Services.
His primary responsibilities include stream and wetland obstruction and encroachment issues, state and federal permitting processes, water pollution investigations, small pond management, and aquatic ecology. Tom currently lives in the Fishing Creek watershed and will discuss environmental issues as they relate to the watershed.
This program is free and offered to public by the Sugar Valley Watershed Association. Refreshments will be served and donations or memberships accepted.
The Sugar Valley Watershed Association is a 501 c3 Non-profit Organization with the mission of educating the community about issues that impact the creek.


We did gourmet for sure last night. We made burgers topped with brie and truffle aioli. I made the buns, I packed the burgers, Thomas hand-cut the fries. And it was awesome. We picked up the book Burgers by Paul Gayler last weekend and I think we're going to be making a lot from in there.
Burgers is packed full of awesome gourmet burger ideas and not just with beef. There's salmon burgers, lamb, vegetarian and turkey burgers. Plus tons more. And even if you don't follow the recipe exactly this book is loaded with unique toppings and tasty inspiration. The Niçoise Crab Burger might just be next on my list! I highly recommend this book to anyone, because who doesn't love a good burger?? I certainly do!
I had to run a few errands after work yesterday so I stopped by Pelly's Fish Market in Carlsbad for something different. I love Pelly's but it's not on my usual route so I don't make it there very often. The scallops were huge so I bought them as a special treat for Thomas. I brought them home and proceeded to sit on the stool at the counter while Thomas cooked away. How did I get lucky enough to find someone to make me porchini crusted scallops with a roasted red pepper sauce and a side of sweet potatoes on a monday night? Yeah, baby! Score one for Heather.


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12 Books We Love That Need To Be Made Into Movies | Writer's Relief
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Some of the finest films and televised adjustments have been motivated by actually terrific books. As avid readers, we here at Writers Relief have our own preferred books that we hope will one day be made into motion pictures. Get some popcorn and prepare to find your next To-Be-Read book from our list of movie hopefuls!
Books That Need To Be Made Into Movies Right Now
Stay with Me Ayobami Adebayo.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.
Sandersons impressive novel is the very first book in the Stormlight Archive series. With its broad scope and interesting storyline, this has the prospective to be the next Game of Thrones
Set in Nigeria, this book informs the story of a young couple called Yejide and Akin whose battle to get pregnant has devastating consequences
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton.
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Lewis traditional The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has delighted in several adjustments. The Magicians Nephew explores what occurred in Narnia before that book, and has yet to be adjusted to film
Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran.
There There by Tommy Orange.
Edith Whartons novels The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence have been adjusted to film. However this cynical tale of insatiable social climber Undine Spragg has actually never ever been made into a film. A TV film adaptation by Sofia Coppola was revealed in May of 2020
Patchetts poignant novel of memory and family was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Patchetts Commonwealth is another book we like that likewise has yet to be adapted to film.
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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
Sherrilyn Kenyons stunning series made her the title "ruling queen of the hugely effective paranormal scene" by Publishers Weekly. The series follows a group of hunters who safeguard the mankind from Daimons who take human blood and souls in order to survive
This classic book from 1978 about the club and cruising scene of 1970s New York has actually typically been referred to as "the gay Gatsby." A film adaptation directed by Alan Poul was revealed in 2015, but it hasnt been made
Legend series by Brian K. Vaughan (author) & & Fiona Staples (illustrator).
A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oë.
Oës intricate but short novel tells the story of an intellectual called Bird whose world is turned upside down when his better half gives birth to a brain-damaged child, and the impact this will have on his life
The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis.
The Dark-Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson.
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Wilsons sci-fi thriller– in which the worlds international network of makers almost annihilates humankind– was slated to be adapted into a movie, but up until now the job hasnt progressed
Concern: Which book would you like to see developed into a movie or miniseries?
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