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package ariba.util.io;
import sun.io.ConversionBufferFullException;
import sun.io.MalformedInputException;
import sun.io.ByteToCharConverter;

/**
    Translates ASCII including \u0020 Unicode escapes to Unicode
    @aribaapi private
*/
class ByteToCharUnicodeEscape extends ByteToCharConverter
{
    /**
        UnicodeEscape is the name of my encoding use by Java sources
    */
    public String getCharacterEncoding ()
    {
        return "UnicodeEscape";
    }

    private static final int StateNormal    = 0;
    private static final int StateBackslash = 1;
    private static final int StateU         = 2;
    private static final int StateFirst     = 3;
    private static final int StateSecond    = 4;
    private static final int StateThird     = 5;

    private int state = StateNormal;

    private char escapedChar;

    /**
        Resets converter to its initial state.
    */
    public void reset ()
    {
        byteOff = 0;
        charOff = 0;
        state   = StateNormal;
    }

    /**
        Converts an array of bytes containing characters in an
        external encoding into an array of Unicode characters using
        Ariba's internal encoding . This method allows a buffer by
        buffer conversion of a data stream. The state of the
        conversion is saved between calls to convert. Among other
        things, this means multibyte input sequences can be split
        between calls. If a call to convert results in an exception,
        the conversion may be continued by calling convert again with
        suitably modified parameters. All conversions should be
        finished with a call to the flush method.

        @param bytes  byte array containing text to be converted.
        @param bstart  begin conversion at this offset in input byte array.
        @param bend  stop conversion at this offset in input array (exclusive).
        @param chars  character array to receive conversion result.
        @param cstart  start writing to output array at this offset.
        @param cend  stop writing to output array at this offset (exclusive).
        @return the number of bytes written to the output array.

        @exception MalformedInputException if the input buffer
        contains any sequence of bytes that is illegal for the input
        character set.
        @exception ConversionBufferFullException if output array is
        filled prior to converting all the input.
    */
    public int convert (byte[] bytes,
                        int    bstart,
                        int    bend,
                        char[] chars,
                        int    cstart,
                        int    cend)
      throws MalformedInputException, ConversionBufferFullException
    {
        byteOff = bstart;
        charOff = cstart;
        int count = 0;
        for (; byteOff < bend ; byteOff++) {
            byte by = bytes[byteOff];
            switch (state) {
              case StateNormal: {
                  if (by == '\\') {
                      state = StateBackslash;
                      continue;
                  }
                  if (charOff >= cend) {
                      throw new ConversionBufferFullException();
                  }
                  chars[charOff++] = (char)by;
                  count++;
                  continue;
              }
              case StateBackslash: {
                  if (by == 'u') {
                      state = StateU;
                      continue;
                  }
                  if (charOff+1 >= cend) {
                      throw new ConversionBufferFullException();
                  }
                  chars[charOff++] = '\\';
                  chars[charOff++] = (char)by;
                  count+=2;
                  state = StateNormal;
                  break;
              }
              case StateU: {
                  int digit = Character.digit((char)by, 16);
                  if (digit == -1) {
                      throw new MalformedInputException();
                  }
                  escapedChar = (char)(digit << 12);
                  state = StateFirst;
                  break;
              }
              case StateFirst: {
                  int digit = Character.digit((char)by, 16);
                  if (digit == -1) {
                      throw new MalformedInputException();
                  }
                  escapedChar |= digit << 8;
                  state = StateSecond;
                  break;
              }
              case StateSecond: {
                  int digit = Character.digit((char)by, 16);
                  if (digit == -1) {
                      throw new MalformedInputException();
                  }
                  escapedChar |= digit << 4;
                  state = StateThird;
                  break;
              }
              case StateThird: {
                  int digit = Character.digit((char)by, 16);
                  if (digit == -1) {
                      throw new MalformedInputException();
                  }
                  escapedChar |= digit << 0;

                  if (charOff >= cend) {
                      throw new ConversionBufferFullException();
                  }
                  chars[charOff++] = escapedChar;
                  count++;

                  state = StateNormal;
                  break;
              }
              default: {
                  throw new MalformedInputException();
              }
            }
        }
        return count;
    }

    /**
        Clear state of this converter.
    */
    public int flush (char[] chars, int cstart, int cend)
      throws MalformedInputException
    {
        if (state != StateNormal) {
            throw new MalformedInputException();
        }
        reset();
        return 0;
    }
}


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Member for Barker, Tony Pasin, has welcomed the announcement that the Australian Government will fully fund a strategy to establish Princes Highway priority upgrades between Sydney and Port Augusta.
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester has committed $5 million in federal funding with an intention of developing a 10 year program of works across three states.
"This strategy will prioritise short, medium, and long term projects across the corridor to help the individual states and Australian Government identify future funding priorities," Mr Pasin said.
"We need to work across state borders to develop a corridor plan for the Princes Highway which is a critical link for regional visitor economies, agriculture, energy, the timber industry and local traffic."
Minister Chester is keen to work with the New South Wales, Victorian and South Australian state governments to pull together any existing planning work and develop a 10 year rolling program of works.
The Australian Government has already invested $634 million to upgrade the Highway across the three states, including duplication works between Traralgon and Sale, upgrades between Winchelsea and the South Australian border; and planning for a new bridge across the Shoalhaven River at Nowra.
In addition, Mr Chester also announced the first review of the National Land Transport Network since 2014 which will allow all governments, territories and industry stakeholders to have their say on future corridor priorities across the country.
"When the last review of the National Land Transport Network was conducted the government undertook to take a regular review process of the Network to ensure it aligns with current infrastructure investment," Mr Pasin said.
The review will commence in early 2018 and will focus on the current network to see what needs to be removed or added to ensure it reflects the current passenger vehicle and freight movements across the country. A formal consultation process as part of the review will be undertaken in the new year.
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The first inclusive playground in a refugee camp
Published on 25-02-2019 at 11:47
Za'atari Refugee Camp UNICEF opened Jordan's first fully inclusive playground for children with disabilities. It is estimated that 30 per cent of Syrian refugees in Jordan have specific physical or intellectual needs.
The playground contains a swing, merry-go-round, seesaw and play complex accessible to wheelchairs, creative equipment, including a loudspeaker and xylophone, for children with sensory disabilities and a sandpit, trampoline and beanbag especially designed for children with autism.
It is the first of its kind in a refugee camp. However, like the Brazil-based ALPAPATO project, it has been designed and equipped for children with and without disabilities to play together. It is one of many steps UNICEF and the Government of Jordan is making to create spaces that are accessible for children with disabilities. Their shared goal is to contribute to a more inclusive society by making schools inclusive, enhancing early detection and intervention, improving the accessibility of services and inclusive design and ensuring accurate identification and data on people with disabilities.
The playground was designed and implemented using international best practice by UNICEF partner Mercy Corps. It is hoped that the playground will serve as a prototype for future play facilities in schools and community settings in Jordan and globally, as well as child-friendly settlements.
Tasneem, 10 years old, (front, right) and Asma, 8 years, (front, left) on the trampoline with their friends in the new inclusive playground in her school in Za'atari Refugee Camp. "I like all of them," she says about the new equipment. "Especially the beanbag. It's so nice to jump on it. I'm so happy. Photo credit: UNICEF/UN0251358/Herwig.
Robert Jenkins, a UNICEF Jordan Representative said, "in crisis-affected communities, children with disabilities are among the most marginalized, yet they are still at risk of being excluded from humanitarian assistance." Continuing he added, "our work with the Government of Jordan to build a more inclusive and accessible education system has resulted in over 4,000 children with disabilities enrolling in public schools in host communities and refugee camps since 2012. The opening of this inclusive playground provides even greater optimism for a future where all children can fully participate in learning and play."
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For years, webmasters have been asking Google for a way to identify the sources of 404 Not Found errors that are listed in the "Crawl Errors" feature of Webmaster Tools. This week, they've added a "Linked From" column that lists the number of pages that link to a specific "Not found" URL. Clicking on an item in the "Linked From" column opens a separate dialog box which lists each page that linked to this URL (both internal and external) along with the date it was discovered. You can even download all your crawl error sources to an Excel file. You can read the official post about the feature here.
Why is this helpful? Well, you can use the source information to fix the broken links in your site, place redirects to a more appropriate URL on your site and/or contact the webmasters linking to missing pages or using malformed links and ask them to fix the links. For those of you who aren't familiar with 404 errors, Matt Cutts has a more detailed post on the new feature.
The new Crawl Error Sources feature has got to be the easiest way to obtain inbound links to your site in a short space of time and best of all, the method is Google approved!


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I actually got clothes from a vending machine in Paris before.
I see a time in the near future when nearly all the retail industry will be automated. There will big long buildings which will look something like airports with any where truck 4-5 trailers to 50 -60 all backed up and hooked to the big vending machine.
People will select their goods using touch screens showing product. When this happens I see that 80 - 90% of the retail workforce disappearing within 5 -10 years of the big vending machines starting.
Selection from home may also eliminate personal attendance and home delivery by robot cars will also occur in due course.
Where this kind of automation will end I dont know and I doubt it will end. Put the resulting obsolescence of workers along side the depopulation agenda and what have we got?
The only alternative to this is as I see it, is for govts to take back their (ours actually) right to create money out of thin air using the same method the banks do, and paying many people not to work.
Apart from 'depopulating' the huge numbers of people put out of work by automation and robots, the only solution, as i see it, is to pay some people not work.


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The purpose of the Neighborhood Design Guidelines is to assist residents, neighbors, community groups and city planners in determining whether the renovation or expansion of an existing building, or the construction of a new building, is visually and physically compatible with the neighborhood character of Cow Hollow.
The key issues for the neighborhood are preservation and enhancement of its unique and historic character as perceived from the block face and the rear facades of buildings, which form a backdrop for lower neighboring districts and the Presidio National Park.
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One aspect of life where I could really tell the cultural difference–from having both lived in the Philippines and the US–would be having lunch at work. Most days I just eat lunch with Timmy inside the comforts of our car. But on days when I feel an extra dose of courage, I actually spend half-an-hour eating food and small talking with my coworkers.
I've never really paid any attention to the fact before, but after almost two years of living in this country, I realized that Filipinos have very different eating habits as compared to Americans. For one, we consume a scary amount of rice (not just for lunch but for every meal, even snacks if we have the time and convenience some days). Have you heard of a restaurant here in the US serving unlimited servings of rice? No? Ask any true-blooded Filipino about it and I bet you they've visited one at least once in their lives (if not within the current month).
One major difference is how food is shared, especially if you're not eating with your family. Whenever I eat lunch with friends and coworkers in the Philippines, it's fairly common to share food, especially if you're in a restaurant setting–we would order food for everyone and pass the plates around. Even if we're packing our own lunches or eating at a carinderia, it's common practice to share your food.
I like this practice, overall.
I mean, I'm sure there were moments when I felt bitter sharing food with somebody I didn't really care much about but was forced to because "manners". But the fact that I can't really think of an instance at the top of my head means that I really didn't mind it for the most part (or I'm just good at avoiding eating with people).
I could only imagine asking food from my "special" co-worker who throws a fit at every little thing, like having something on his desk rearranged by even a fraction of an inch, or actually being asked to do his job (ha, now that's a jab if there ever was one!).
Everybody brings or orders their own lunch at work (unless it's the company pizza day, yay!) and rarely does anybody share or ask for a piece of anybody's food. Americans are individualistic creatures. I mean, it's good because you avoid the risks of dealing with a food moocher. And you avoid the awkwardness of determining the limit of food you're willing to share. But I kind of miss the communal and sharing atmosphere of Filipinos when it comes to eating.
Have you ever run into someone that steals other people's food out of the communal fridge at work? I had only heard about it but then later worked at a couple of large places where either I or someone I knew had their food taken. Anytime it happened to me I was lucky enough to have money and access to food that I could buy, otherwise I would have been S-aaa-d!
It's very strange and I wondered whether you or your husband had ever experienced or heard about such!
Ugh, I've heard about horror stories like that from coworkers! Sadly it seems to be a pretty common thing. Fortunately neither my husband or I have experienced that (we also take an extra precaution–we prepare lunches that don't really need to be refrigerated and still stay good until lunch time. But I know that's not for everyone).
But yeah, it's just outright rude and inconsiderate to eat food that's not your own (maybe that person is going through a rough time financially and can't buy his/her own food…but still, stealing is not the way to go). I hope you catch and put a stop to that lunch thief. Until then, maybe consider bringing lunch that won't go bad for a couple of hours–or always keep a little emergency lunch money stashed away.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-With a season-high 736 fans in attendance for the annual Pink Match at the Sanford Pentagon, the South Dakota State volleyball team fell 25-18, 25-16 and 25-18 to Denver Friday night in Summit League action.
"There were some good things we did, but we really struggled with our first contact in our passing and just really struggled to get anything started from a momentum standpoint," fourth-year head coach Nicole Cirillo said. "When we had the passes, we did good things. We were able to run our offense and get some good kills, some good scramble plays, but that first contact is where we were in trouble all night."
The Jackrabbits (4-19, 1-9) were led by Makenzie Hennen, who recorded eight kills and three block assists. Sierra Peterson and Ashlynn Smith added seven and six kills, respectively.
The league-leading Pioneers (21-1, 10-0) were led by Katarina Marinkovic, who had 10 kills. Lydia Bartalo added eight kills and seven service aces. DU finished with 11 service aces.
What happened: After Denver opened the first set with a 7-0 run, the Jackrabbits got back-to-back kills by Peterson to come within 9-6. The Jacks trailed 21-15 but saw Denver's Mary Carrabine record three-straight service aces.
The teams traded points to open the second set. The Jacks led 7-5 after two-straight Peterson kills. Her third kill of the set made it 8-6. Denver responded with four-straight points for a 10-8 lead. After the Pioneers built a 17-11 lead, South Dakota State responded with a 4-1 run fueled by two Hennen kills. Marinkovic recorded three kills in a 5-1 run for a 23-15 lead.
Denver opened the third set with an 8-0 run. The Jacks scored seven of the next 11 points to make it 12-7. Denver held a 24-12 lead before Hennen led a 6-0 run with two kills.
South Dakota State returns to action Sunday when it hosts North Dakota State at 2 p.m. in Frost Arena.
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Faith Traversie: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project
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Traversie, Faith
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Faith Traversie joined her sister Theodora Means in the Bay Area during World War II and went to work as a "Winnie the Welder" at the Mare Island Shipyard. After receiving superior marks in her qualifying tests, Traversie attended welding classes and did most of her work on heavy cruisers. Traversie, a Lakota from the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota, fielded many curious questions about her identity as a Lakota woman during her two years at the shipyard. After returning to South Dakota where she and her husband Whitney "Jockey" Traversie become stalwart supporters of the American Indian Movement when it swept through the Dakotas in the 1970s. Her children and nephews were key organizers in the movement.
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Recent years have seen a proliferation of right-wing activist meetings unmatched on the left. The result: a fired-up base for the GOP.
Erm. That's why there are so many conservative conferences.
#rsrh The Atlantic on Occupiers' patriotism problem – and their own?
(Via Instapundit) The article itself is patent nonsense, mind you – the author seems to think that there's something unusual about conservatives supporting civil rights, probably because he's an academic and they can get some weird thoughts in their heads, sometimes – and not nearly as interesting as the real question: did the Atlantic mean for the picture associated with it to be ironic, or not?
Seriously, look at the flag: it's one of those offensive sneers at the supposed corporate control over America that the Activist Left absolutely loves to indulge in. If the Atlantic noticed that about the picture and used it for that reason, then it's a brilliant, subtle reinforcement of the story (possibly too subtle; nobody in the article's comment section has noticed it, as of 5:35 EST). If the Atlantic didn't notice it, then, well, it tells you everything that you need to know about the Left's intrinsic inability to give the right answer on American patriotism even when they know the right answer on American patriotism.
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Soon, Charlie finds himself in the middle of an ancient battle between La Liga, a secret society of legendary mythological beings sworn to protect the Land of the Living, and La Mano Peluda (a.k.a. the Hairy Hand), a cabal of evil spirits determined to rule mankind. With only the help of his lifelong crush, Violet Rey, and his grandmother's stories to guide him, Charlie must navigate a world where monsters and brujas rule and things he couldn't possibly imagine go bump in the night. That is, if he has any hope of discovering what's happening to him and saving his missing parents (oh, and maybe even the world).


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Property developer PT Ciputra Property Tbk (CTRP) today unveiled a maximum of 615 million shares buyback or 10% of its outstanding shares.
Ciputra Property, that is controlled by Indonesian mogul property Ciputra, aims to make higher performance of its stocks, which are still currently below the primary price. In return, the proposed buyback is expected to increase earning per share. To proceed the buyback, Ciputra Property scheduled an extraordinary general meeting on Novemver 23. PT BNP Paribas Securities Indonesia has been mandated as a buyback brokerage.


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Q: Git bisect with hints on user and file tree I am trying to run a git bisect and to make it faster I would like to:

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*only consider a subset of commits touching files in a given folder (where I know the bug is)

*and only consider a subset of commits written by me (as I am the only one who worked on the feature with the bug)

Is there a way to do that automatically with git?

A: To skip commits:
git bisect skip <commit-id-1> <commit-id-2> <commit-id-3>

To look for specific paths:
git bisect start -- <path1> <path2>

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People are the most important part of any business.
In research on complex problem solving, economists Lu Hong and Scott Page shown that teams of diverse problem-solvers can outperform a homogenous team of the very best individual workers. Product and design teams are incredibly diverse: groups of people with very different specialisations, collaborating together to work towards a common goal. It is often the case that problem solving becomes much easier when there is a shared purpose, rhythm, and a sense of camaraderie amongst the team. In this stage of the project I work as a facilitator: making certain that we all understand why we are doing the work (purpose), when we expect to have it done (rhythm) and how we're feeling about it (camaraderie and emotional support).
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NMHC Annual Meeting: How far can job growth take the value-add space?
The value-add strategy for multifamily assets is here to stay, but in what form remains to be seen. That was the topic of conversation during a panel centered on investment strategies for the country's aging apartment stock at this year's National Multifamily Housing Council Annual Meeting in San Diego.
"One thing that remains clear is that it is all about being able to tell a story about the property, and that story right now is focused on affordability and job growth," noted Ruseel Minnick, President and Managing Director of Bridge Investment Group Partners., a managing director at a private real estate investment firm.
While opinions differed on the best markets in which to invest, there was one constant: markets where there is job – and therefore population – growth are key to any value-add strategy.
The strategies aren't one size fits all, but rather focused on key submarkets where specific companies are driving job growth. Secondary markets where large tech and education industry players are staking a claim are of particular interest for investors looking to enter the space.
"The fact is, it's very tough to buy a single family home right now, and that is putting pressure on multifamily demand," noted a panelist.
With all signs pointing to multifamily rent growth normalizing, especially in the luxury space, investors continue to look toward housing stock that is less costly for consumers, while simultaneously less costly for investors.


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Hazel-E gets roasted on Twitter for waist trainer promo, which displayed some of her worst attributes [VIDEO]
Home » Hip Hop News » Hazel-E gets roasted on Twitter for waist trainer promo, which displayed some of her worst attributes [VIDEO]
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Hazel-E gets roasted for her waist trainer promo
Hazel-E rose to fame on "Love & Hip Hop Hollywood." When she was introduced, she believed she had a strong group of friends, and a loving boyfriend. In actuality, Hitmaka really wasn't that into her. Aside from that, Hazel-E really didn't have any friends. Two of her close friends, Masika and Teairra Mari, both hooked up with Hitmaka. With Masika, she went as far as dating him, and rubbing it in Hazel's face. In the time since then, Hazel-E has not been the same. Sadly, social media has used every opportunity to make fun of her.
Hazel-E found herself being cruelly taunted by people she thought were her friends. None of her ex-friends were more mean to her than Masika. She came with all kinds of hurtful insults. The most common nickname she used for Hazel was "Nasal He." While a lot of this may have been done for ratings, it was obvious Hazel-E was truly hurt by this. As a result, Hazel became increasingly a "mean girl." She began flaunting her money, bragging about her men, and making it seem like her life was so much better now.
Hazel-E, unfortunately, has gotten a lot of plastic surgery. During her time on "Love & Hip Hop Hollywood," her nose was made fun of. In addition, even the guys had their own jokes about Hazel. As a result, she has gotten more plastic surgery done. When she had plastic surgery, Hazel put her life at risk. Thankfully, she survived, as she now has a child. A few days ago, Hazel's IG Live went viral, where she was promoting a new waist trainer. While Hazel did the promo, people laughed at her new look.
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Funding for redevelopment of Fethard Harbour slipway and beach access doubled
December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 News Desk News
Fethard Harbour is one of the major beneficiaries of the latest round of Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund allocations through the Department of Agriculture.
The Fethard Harbour project will receive Government funding of €522,000, an increase on the €255,000 sum allocated towards the project earlier this year.
This investment will support the local RNLI and Coastguard units in maintaining safe access to the slipway
Welcoming the news, Minister James Browne says The redevelopment will serve as a major investment that will make the slipway and beach access safer
Cahore Harbour will receive €38,000 towards slipway works while Duncannon Harbour will benefit from a grant of €23,750 towards improved mooring points.
Small increases in funding have also been approved for projects at Wexford Harbour and Kilmore Quay.
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<p>A farm worker rakes a huge pile of corn in Gongzhuling of Jilin Province, China. China's corn subsidies have resulted in big surpluses of grain.
U.S. Trade Representatives takes next two more steps in effortr to persuade China to become more reasonable in its price support and trade policies for wheat, corn and rice.
The U.S. Trade Representative has taken two more steps in the long, laborious process of trying to persuade the People's Republic of China to abide by the rules of the WTO on the levels of support it can provide for wheat, corn and rice and on imports of those crops.
The USTR requested the formation of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel to hear arguments on why China should reduce those levels of support. It also challenged the way China administers tariff rate quotas for grain imports.
Although China's internal prices for wheat, corn and rice are significantly higher than world prices, the USTR and U.S. commodity organizations say China's administering of the tariff rate quotas is so unreasonable that U.S. and other exporting countries with lower prices are unable to make full use of the TRQs.
USDA's Economics Research Service estimates China's TRQs for these commodities were worth over $7 billion in 2015. If the TRQs had been fully used, China would have imported as much as $3.5 billion worth of additional crops last year alone.
"Real access under tariff-rate quotas is vital to global trade and to providing our farmers and ranchers the opportunity to export high-quality, American-grown products to the world," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "Although China has become a significant market for our grain exports, we could be doing much better than we are today.
Some analysts believe China now has corn reserves 10 times the size of what it needs because of its price supports for corn. USTR filed a complaint in September, noting China's market price support for all three of those commodities was $100 billion in excess of its WTO commitments.
Members of Congress and leaders of the organizations representing those commodities applauded the USTR's actions.
Actions against India and Thailand?
Ward said China provides import licenses under the TRQs contrary to several of China's WTO commitments and in a manner that effectively acts as import restrictions prohibiting the fulfillment of these TRQs.
USA Rice is also pressing the administration to broaden enforcement action against other WTO members, like India and Thailand, whose domestic support levels for rice are inconsistent with WTO rules and have resulted in large increases in production, stocks, and exports that harm U.S. rice producers and exporters, Ward said.
While any action against China brings the risk of a trade war in the current environment, some members of Congress apparently have had enough of the Chinese government's lack of transparency in its TRQs and exorbitant farm subsidy programs for grains and for cotton.
"Over the course of the past two years, the House Agriculture Committee has held extensive hearings concerning the predatory trade practices of foreign countries which employ enormous subsidies, high tariffs, and non-tariff trade practices to advantage their agricultural sectors in violation of their own trade commitments to the harm of U.S. farm and ranch families," said Conaway.
"As with its price support case, the USTR is shining a light on other policies that pre-empt market driven wheat trade, stifle our export opportunities and force private sector buyers and Chinese consumers to pay far more for milling wheat and wheat-based foods," said U.S. Wheat Associates President Alan Tracy.
China's wheat TRQ was established in its WTO membership agreement in 2001, NAWG officials said. Under that agreement, China is allowed to initially allocate 90 percent of the TRQ to be imported through government buyers, or state trading enterprises, with only 10 percent reserved for private sector importers.
The private sector portion of the TRQ is functioning well enough to be filled in recent years, in part because Chinese millers are trying to meet growing demand for products that require flour from different wheat classes with better milling and baking characteristics than domestically produced wheat provides. However, China's notifications to the WTO on TRQ usage show an average fill rate of only 23 percent.
"When you consider that China's domestic wheat prices are more than 40 percent higher than the landed cost of U.S. wheat imported from the Pacific Northwest, it would be logical to assume the TRQ would be fully used if the system were operating fairly, transparently and predictably as the rules intend. It is clearly not operating that way," said Tracy.
The facts also argue against potential claims that enforcing the TRQ agreement would threaten China's food security. China produces more wheat each year than any other single country and currently holds an estimated 45 percent of the world's abundant wheat supplies.
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BRANCA MEDIA SPIN (BMS) – IT IS SO CALCULATED, AND OH SO PREDICTABLE, I AM DECLARING IT AN "ACRONYM" (BMS)!!!
JOHN BRANCA'S MEDIA SPIN (BMS) TO ATTEMPT TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC THAT THE WILL IS NOT FAKE – WELL, IT IS NOT WORKING AND "WILL" NOT WORK (PUN INTENDED)!!!
The Article discusses the Jackson Sibling's letter sent to John Branca and John McClain accusing the pair of fraud, forgery, exploitation, and abuse.
It further depicts the siblings stating in their letter that Michael told them (his Siblings) in the months leading up to his (Michael's) death that he (Michael) despised the pair (John Branca and John McClain) and didn't want them to have anything to do with his life or his estate!!!
But that's not all! The Article declares the letter furthermore states that John Branca and John McClain lied and took advantage of their 82-year old mother, managing to get her to agree to increases in their percentage fees from the gross income of the estate.
NOW, A NEW STORY IS RELEASED ON AUGUST 17, 2012, AND THIS NEW ARTICLE CONTAINS SOME NEWLY FORMED (I MEAN RELEASED) ALLEGED EVIDENCE (OVER THREE YEARS LATER AND NOW ONLY RELEASED BECAUSE THE WILL IS BEING CHALLENGED).
THIS NEW "STORY" WE FEEL WAS OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED BY JOHN BRANCA TO TRY TO COVER UP FOR, AND TO "PUT A SPIN ON," THE FIRST MENTIONED ARTICLE THAT DETAILS THE SIBLINGS CLAIMS AGAINST THE CURRENT CO-EXECUTORS, JOHN BRANCA AND JOHN MCCLAIN.
I WONDER HOW MUCH BRANCA PAID FOR THIS NEW ARTICLE???
First The Estate said Michael Jackson was in NY when the Will was signed and the location was wrong. The witness merely wrote Los Angles because this was Micheal's home address (actually it was Neverland Ranch, Santa Barbara) now they say Michael was in California the date is wrong?? So The Estate are acknowledging the errors in the Will!! Shame they do not have the decency to do so in PRIVATE, with the Jackson Family!
THE NEW INFO IN THIS NEW FORBES ARTICLE JUST RELEASED NOW STATES (FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER) THAT THERE ARE NOW ALLEGEDLY THREE (3) PREVIOUS WILLS AND THAT THE ONLY EXECUTOR THAT IS ALLEGEDLY NAMED IN ALL THREE IS JOHN BRANCA (WHAT A COINCIDENCE – HOW CONVENIENT)!!!
This new Forbes Article states the author "separately viewed three (3) previous versions of the will" and that, as stated, all coincidentally name John Branca and one of the executors.
IF THAT IS TRUE JOHN BRANCA – THEN PRODUCE THESE ALLEGED THREE (3) PREVIOUS WILLS – WE WANT TO SEE THEM!!!
The alleged Second previous Will allegedly signed on December 10, 1997, states it now lists Michael's first born son; however, it lists Michael's first son's official name as Prince Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. and IT IS NOT! His official name taken directly off of his official Birth Certificate is: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.
This "alleged" will lists his first name wrong, the middle name is wrong; the only thing correct is the last name Jackson. Michael was a PERFECTIONIST and Michael would NOT sign a legal document as important as his Last Will and Testament that was NOT CORRECT.
The alleged Third previous will allegedly signed in March 2002 (after "Blankets'" Birth on February 21, 2002) completely leaves "Blanket" out of the Will by Name! There is NO WAY Michael would have ever signed a Will after "Blanket's" Birth and completely left his newborn Child out of it!!!
Additionally, the alleged Third previous Will lists Michael's youngest son's official name as Prince Michael Joseph Jackson, II and IT IS NOT. His official name taken directly off of his official Birth Certificate is: Prince Michael Jackson, II.
The middle name is wrong and the only other thing correct is the last name Jackson. Michael was a PERFECTIONIST! Michael would NOT sign a legal document as important as his Last Will and Testament that was NOT CORRECT.
Furthermore, It is UNETHICAL and a MAJOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST for John Branca to have authored and prepared the Will (and now we find out for the first time, there are alleged Wills) and serve as Co-Executor.
AND FINALLY, IF IT WERE TRUE THAT MICHAEL SO METICULOUSLY HAD THREE (3) PRIOR WILLS DRAFTED (ONE WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER IN MARCH 2002 AND JULY 2002), THEN WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD HE NOT HAVE HAD PREPARED ADDITIONAL WILL(S) AFTER HE FIRED JOHN BRANCA IN FEBRUARY 2003???!!!
MICHAEL WAS A PERFECTIONIST — I DON'T BELIEVE A SINGLE, SOLITARY WORD IN THIS ARTICLE!!
MORE "BRANCA MEDIA SPIN" (BMS) BY JOHN BRANCA!!!
It is irrelevant how many Wills there are prior to 2003, as this is the date John Branca was fired for Embezzlement! Who cares how many BILLIONS a crook has made for an Estate, a crook is a crook, Justice has no boundaries, does not say, if you earn a certain amount the crime is over looked!!
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Good article showing again how corporate America continues to abuse the individual farmer by using fancy lawyers and tedious language. I hope the organic farmers win their case and bring Monsanto down. Thank you for the link.
The corporate control over everything including our food has grown to a point where it is intolerable. We can't even get a fair shake in the courts because most federal judges are appointed by politicians who are beholding to big money and campaign contributions. The Obama administration dropped the ball on this one, I was so disappointed. It is really hard to imagine how the organic farmers will beat Monsanto in a kangaroo court.
Thank you for sharing this. It is important info. Time as many people as possible grew their own food.


Saugatuck Township is not quite ready to join the Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority.
Township leaders say they want a more comprehensive study of "the pros and cons" of full membership, and they want to make sure township taxpayers are "not obligated" to monetarily support the authority.
The Saugatuck Township Board held a public hearing on the matter at Wednesday's meeting where authority representatives and Saugatuck area community leaders spoke in favor of township membership, citing that doing so will greatly enhance grant opportunities to improve the harbor.
Some of them included Patty Birkholz, Michigan League of Conservation Voters Director and former five-term Michigan legislator representing the area; Ken Trester, Harbor Authority Chair and Saugatuck City Mayor Pro-Tem; and Jon Helmrich, Saugatuck Township Liaison to the authority.
"The various state and federal agencies, the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and DEQ (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) have spoke very clearly that they are more inclined to approve things (permit applications, grants) if everybody in the affected area is working together," said Helmrich.
Monetary contributions—specifically, how much the township ought to contribute—is also, as it has been before, at the center of the conservation.
"We simply don't have the same revenue stream as Saugatuck and Douglas (the two existing harbor members)," said Saugatuck Township Clerk Brad Rudich.
That attitude is reflected in a revised resolution prepared by Saugatuck Township Attorney Scott G. Smith.
The initial resolution "of intent to consider joining" was drafted by the authority for township review.
"In brief summary, the revised resolution advances the concept that the Township's general fund is generally used for essential services while the Township typically funds non-essential functions through extra-voted millages or other special revenues," noted Smith his June 30 letter to the township.
The modified resolution actually aligns with the way the authority functions, and as articulated in the original resolution, the authority had also agreed to the township not paying for previous authority projects, noted Trester.
"The way we operate, we have to go back to our parent organizations—the City of Saugatuck and the City of Douglas—and if they decide we can't spend any money on something, then we can't spend it," said Trester.


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We Need Answers: Bring Cards to Enterprise Search
By Sam Marshall | Jun 18, 2015
CHANNEL: Social Business
Imagine you wanted to know what time the next train to London was from Oxford. When you search in Google the first hit isn't a link to a site but a card like the one below. It not only gives the times but also useful additional information: a map, trip duration and tabs for walking, driving and cycling.
Enterprise search isn't like this. The same query on an intranet gives the equivalent of a link to a PDF containing the timetable for the whole region. It's almost like saying "here's the book, look it up yourself."
Image 1: Google search increasingly uses cards to give direct answers rather than linking to another site.
This is not only a poor user experience for the employee, but a direct cost to the employer in wasted time. I'd like to see enterprise search move away from results pages of links to providing pages of answers too, and cards are a powerful way of doing this.
The Appeal of Cards
There are a number of reasons why cards work well as a design pattern:
The information is self-contained, and they highlight what is most important
They are ideal for mobile devices (think Google Now and iOS Passbook)
They work well for responsive designs — larger displays can tile multiple cards
They can be manipulated: metaphors such as flipping the card over to see more detail or expanding sections work well
All of these factors mean that cards are becoming more common in consumer interface designs: Twitter, Flipboard, Facebook and Pinterest are all developing in this direction, meaning that people in the workplace will be more familiar with them too.
A Practical Example
Let's take a more typical enterprise search scenario: an employee hears the happy news that he is to become a father, so wants to know if he is entitled to paternity leave. In many cases, the search may not work at all because the answer lives in a separate HR system, or the content is labelled "parental leave" so there is no match for "paternity," but that's a whole other set of underlying problems that I won't dwell on.
Let's assume that the search does find a result. What is shown will often be a link to an employee handbook document — sometimes several hundred pages long. He will then have to open the document and repeat the search to find the right paragraph. A mock-up of how this looks in SharePoint is shown below, but the experience is similar on other search applications. No wonder we end up repeating all this information as FAQs (and there are good reasons why FAQs should be avoided).
Image 2: Example of a typical results page in SharePoint 2013.
We could improve this using "best bets" by forcing the first hit to contain useful information. In the mock-up below, the keywords "paternity leave" force the hit to be a very short document, but it contains far less information than the card concept we started out with.
Image 3: Best bets ("query rules" in SharePoint 2013) can be used to improve the experience, but only for short, textual answers.
To make the concept really work in an organization, we need to do more than simply pre-package answers. To use the small card space effectively, the answer needs to be personalized to the individual. For example, leave policies often vary by country, so the answer will need to adapt to the employee's employment location. It may even change according to years of service or grade.
Image 4: A mock-up of a personalized card showing the result for a search on "paternity leave"
It's not only the employee's profile that could be used to tailor the card though. Just as Google Now uses your location to look up "get me home" details, a card could be GPS-driven. As a sales employee nears a client, the mobile-friendly intranet card could show recent orders, press coverage and open questions from the client to the support desk.
Cards could also be used for things like company products. The first hit could be an image, sales data, key information from the CRM system about main customers, contact details for the brand manager in the employee's region, etc. Note that both these scenarios involve merging data from multiple sources — cards are not just a fancy way of showing hits.
Enterprise search is rarely at the forefront of company investments and innovation. The first move to enable something like this needs to come from search engine and intranet vendors. Microsoft is making some moves in this direction with Delve and its Next Generation Portals. Other vendors do a good job of using cards to display employee details (e.g. Intranet Connections) or conversations (RightPoint Spark), but none have focussed on making it easy to encapsulate succinct content.
It will also require content owners to think in a new way about how their content gets delivered. The perennial complaint about enterprise search is that the results are irrelevant, but in reality it's often because the answers haven't been created.
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Oslo Børs has a variety of instruments at its disposal for guiding and regulating the process price quotation. The measures available are "matching halt", "special observation", "trading halt" and "circuit breakers".
A matching halt involves stopping the automatic matching of buy and sell orders in a particular security. This prevents trading being carried out automatically through the trading system, but trades can be agreed manually through telephone contact with the other party. If members choose to conduct manual trades, they should act cautiously and customers should be informed that a matching halt has been imposed.
There are a variety of reasons that make it necessary to use a matching halt. A matching halt may, for example, be appropriate if a price sensitive announcement is about to be released. A matching halt will then give market participants time to evaluate the new information and decide whether they wish to cancel any of the orders they have entered in the trading system.
A matching halt may also be appropriate if there is a suspicion that some market participants have information that is not known by other participants, or if the security in question shows unusual changes in price or traded volume. In this kind of situation, a matching halt is used to provide Oslo Børs time to investigate whether some participants in the market have access to information about the company in question that is not available to all participants, or if there are other circumstances that are causing an unusual trading pattern.
A matching halt normally lasts for a short period of time. Oslo Børs has carried out research into the use of matching halts and how these affect market participants, and has concluded that participants act on the basis of a matching halt and take advantage of the opportunities that this provides, and this helps to make the market operate more efficiently.
Special observation is a measure used under circumstances that may make the valuation of the security in question particularly uncertain. The fact that a security is placed under special observation does not in itself impose any restrictions on trading, but it serves to notify market participants that there is some particular uncertainty over the pricing of the security. Special observation can, in contrast to a matching halt, be applied for a longer period.
A trading halt, also sometimes called a suspension, means that the security can no longer be traded through the trading system, orders are deleted and the market is notified. Oslo Børs may suspend financial instruments if they no longer satisfy Oslo Børs' terms and conditions or rules, or if called for on other special grounds. This is a serious measure, and can be used in cases where the price of the security is clearly incorrect and the situation cannot be resolved in any other way. It is possible to conduct and report manual trades under a trading halt. The need to exercise caution as described under matching halt, will in such cases be even more present.
A circuit breaker is not activated by the Market Surveillance Department, but is an automatic stop to trading that is activated by the trading system. A circuit breaker automatically stops trading, and is triggered to reduce uncertainty at times of high volatility. A circuit breaker can last for up to 4 minutes, and is triggered if there are substantial price movements in a security. The purpose of the circuit breaker is to give market participants a few minutes to evaluate any new information, review their trading position and if necessary cancel any incorrect orders.
There are two types of circuit breaker: a 'dynamic' circuit breaker uses the last traded price as its reference price, while a 'static' circuit breaker uses the last auction price as its reference price. The Market Surveillance Department of Oslo Børs is able to set the limits that will trigger a circuit breaker, based on events affecting a company and market conditions.
A matching halt normally lasts for a short period of time.
Special observation is a measure used under circumstances that may make the valuation of the security in question particularly uncertain. The fact that a security is placed under special observation does not in itself impose any restrictions on trading, but it serves to notify market participants that there is some particular uncertainty over the pricing of the security.
A trading halt, also sometimes called a suspension, means that the security can no longer be traded through the trading system, orders are deleted and the market is notified. Oslo Børs may suspend financial instruments if they no longer satisfy Merkur Markest,s terms and conditions or rules, or if called for on other special grounds. This is a serious measure, and can be used in cases where the price of the security is clearly incorrect and the situation cannot be resolved in any other way. It is possible to conduct and report manual trades under a trading halt. The need to exercise caution as described under matching halt, will in such cases be even more present.
Nordic ABM may decide to inform the public, in the event of irregular trade reports, if there is suspicion of unequal information to the public, or in response to other events.
Special observation is a measure used if circumstances attached to a borrower or a bond loan make pricing of the bonds particularly uncertain. The fact that a security is placed under special observation does not in itself impose any restrictions on trading, but it serves to notify market participants that there is some particular uncertainty over the pricing of the security.


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Dan Maag has been producing theatrical feature films since 1999, including numerous English-language productions such as DEAD FISH (2004) starring Gary Oldman and Robert Carlyle, the internationally successful thriller OPEN WATER 2 (2006), as well as the drama STREETS OF RIO (2007). His German-language productions include No.1 box-office hits like MRS. ELLA, JOYS OF FATHERHOOD, or THE NANNY. In 2012, Dan became CEO of Pantaleon Entertainment AG, which he runs as chairman of the board since its conversion to a publicly held company. As chairman, he is responsible for the day-to-day business of Pantaleon Group.


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At Bradford Curling Club, our aim is to have fun and enjoy the spirit of the game.
We ask that you respect the following:
On the ice, players are required to wear curling shoes or clean footwear that is used for curling only.
League games are played on the scheduled date unless otherwise arranged by the two skips.
Should a skip know in advance that his / her team is unable to play in a scheduled game, confer with the skip of the opposing team as soon as possible to arrange a make up game or alternate arrangements, otherwise they forfeit the game.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the opposing team, if a game is delayed because a team does not have enough players, the offending team will forfeit 1 rock and 1 end for each 10 minutes. The game is totally forfeited after half an hour.
Should a team have only 3 players, the lead and second throw 3 rocks each.
Players are asked to not walk across the ice when an opposing player is in the hack and do not get in the way of the opposing sweepers.
Once a player has thrown his / her rock, they are to avoid resting their hands, knees or elbows on the ice as it can result in a change to the ice surface that may affect later rocks in the same or later games.
Spares:
Each player must arrange for a spare and advise his or her skip. It is acceptable to advise / allow the skip to arrange a spare if required.
Spare should be the same position / league as the position being spared for.
Each team must have at least 2 original team players.
Spare Fees apply to non-members and Limited Members and must be paid at the bar ($10 per game; max 5 times per season)
Any BCC member who has not paid a Full Membership ($435 for League Fees before tax) must pay a $ 10.00/game spare fee. This fee applies to ALL leagues, no leagues are exempt from the spare fee.It is the responsibility of the sparing curler to make payment that day/night at the bar.
To promote safety and ensure a full game, players should not set up rocks for the opposing team, each player should be ready to throw his / her rock by the time the opponent's rock has come to rest, and the lead or second should set up their own skip's rock(s).
Sweepers should position themselves quietly between the hog lines whenever their opponent is throwing, and then as required to support their team mate when delivering a rock.
A skip, or vice positioned at the back of the house must avoid any activity which may disturb the opposing player in the hack.
Only the skip and / or vice of each team are allowed behind the tee line in the house once all rocks have come to a stop. Leads and seconds should position themselves at / between the hog lines very soon after the rocks come to a stop. It is the responsibility of the two vices to determine final score. Once determined by the vices, all can assist in preparations for the next end.
Prior to moving any rocks and scoring each end, each team's vice will confer with each other and agree on rock(s) position, and measure rock position as required. It is the winning vice / third responsibility to post the score for that end. Each winning game vice is responsible to ensure score cards are complete and submitted.
Should a bell ring during the game, finish that end and play one more end. Points / score is assigned as per the last valid end.
Should a rock be touched in any way (burned) by a player, the sweepers must remove the rock from play before it connects with another rock in play.
At the end of each game, the winning team offers to buy the opposing team the first drink. After which, the opposing team reciprocates.


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People are always looking for new and exciting ways to share information. This is especially true of bloggers. Bloggers want to offer readers an experience that other bloggers aren't. How do you that? One inventive method bloggers are using is infographics. Infographics are far from new though. In fact, they have used for hundreds of years. However, these are a new and exciting way to share information with your readers. If you aren't using infographics on your blog, here's a closer look at what they are and why you should occasionally use them.
Put simply, infographics are a way to easily share a lot of complex information in an easy to read format. Inforgraphics are used in brochures and by the media on a daily basis. For example, a brochure may list different types of birth control, the number of women using that method, have a pie chart so the information is easier to rationalize and include statistics in the form of a bar graph on how well each method works. In other words, infographics take what could be a long, drawn out report and condense the information so that it's easier for readers to scan over, which is what internet readers want.
It's hard to capture a reader's attention, especially if you're explaining complex information. You have to be able to hook the reader and hold on to him. Whether you're explaining the amount of money spent on movie rentals over the past three decades and how that relates to newer companies such as Redbox and Blockbuster or how green methods have reduced pollution, infographics will help ensure you don't lose your reader. However, this method should only be used for complex information. Google and other search engines rank content based on text, which means you don't want to overdo the use of infographics or you could lose your top spot. Not to mention that readers will eventually get bored looking at statistics and brightly colored graphs.
There's no denying the fact that infographics are a wonderful way to share information with readers. In fact, they may give you the leading edge. This method not only makes complex information easier for readers to digest, but offers a more interesting way of doing so. However, the method should be used sparingly or your blog could disappear from the search engine radar.
About the Author: Rolando Vanbenthuyse loves writing and blogging and is currently learning how to design his own infographics. He enjoys incorporating as much technology as possible into his business and enjoys using online fax services and other web-based solutions to work more efficiently.
No, but I found really good results for it on other blogs and it increase visibility of blog with increases in visitors.
I was using infographics in my blog. But after recent Google Panda update I've stopped publishing those. Google may consider those posts as low quality.


The Grayson School is pleased to announce that it has been granted a private academic school license for grades K-6 by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The Grayson School is the first school in the state of Pennsylvania specifically designed to meet the unique needs of gifted children and their families. Opening in September 2015, it will be centrally located for the 5-county area at 35 N. Malin Rd., Broomall.
There are approximately 32,000 identified gifted students in metropolitan Philadelphia. Of these students, many sit in their classrooms unchallenged. Research presented before the U.S. Senate found that "Academically talented students already know 40-50% of traditional course content at the beginning of the year" (From "Leaving Talent on the Table: How the United States Leaves High-Ability Students Behind," testimony before the U.S. Senate by Dr. Sally Reis, Ph.D., Principal Researcher at the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, available at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/Talent%20Act%20presentation.ppt).
While the Main Line and Philadelphia areas have many excellent private and high-performing public schools, these environments are not designed specifically to meet all of the needs that gifted children present. Additionally, ZERO dollars from the state are allocated specifically for gifted education in PA. What this means is that too often in typical classrooms, gifted students are deprived of opportunities to learn new material and feel the success born of true effort. Further, there are societal ramifications of not creating an environment that allows these children to be supported and to grow, with "Researchers estimat[ing] that 18-25% of gifted students drop out of school," according to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).
As an educational advocate, Melissa Bilash realized that gifted children and their families were struggling to find a place that was both developmentally and academically appropriate for their unique children. The educational needs of these children were going unmet. What became apparent was the glaring need for providing these gifted students with specifically tailored educational experiences. "Gifted students need and deserve a challenging education that helps them rise to their potential, just like all students," said Melissa Bilash, Founder of The Grayson School.
Thus, The Grayson School was born. The program is based on current research in gifted education, and will aim to meet the individual needs of students at their ability in each core content area.
Amy Stoios, the Director of Education, is directly responsible for coordinating all educational efforts at the school, including curriculum design and assessing student progress. Amy's educational philosophy is that, "each student should have the opportunity to develop his or her unique potential through access to a quality educational program in a supportive learning environment." This approach is the hallmark of The Grayson School, which intends to challenge gifted students at their level to allow them to progress at their own accelerated rate.
The Grayson School is currently accepting applications for selective grades for the 2015-2016 school year. For more information, please look for the article about The Grayson School in the Philadelphia Inquirer-(http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150615_Pa__to_get_its_first_private_school_for_gifted_students.html) , or visit our website at http://www.TheGraysonSchool.org.
The Grayson School is Pennsylvania's only private independent school designed specifically for gifted learners.


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Theater That Matters
Discussions of Thought-Provoking Theater
Lured Lures us in and Doesn't Let go.
November 10, 2018 January 26, 2019 / folial	/ Leave a comment
Reviewed by Nicholas Linnehan
The urge for revenge and justice can be quite strong in the face of trauma. But do two wrongs make a right? What happens when we take the law into our own hands? Well for LGBT+ people in Russia this is sadly a reality they fight against every day. To make matters worse the Russian government is sanctioning hate crimes, which further puts them at risk. Thanks to Frank J. Avella, we get a glimpse into the horror that plagues the gay community in Russia. This is happening today. It is real. His new play Lured exposes us to these crimes against humanity.
Enter Zhanna, whose brother was tortured horrifically by one of these underground extremist cults. Her Brother Dmitry fell pray to the unbelievable hate that Tatiana and Sergei, members of a hate group, are consumed with. Unfortunately, Dmitry dies due to the beating he received from them. This lays the ground for his sister Zhanna to plot actions against Tatiana and Serge, especially when the authorities did not act.
It is hard to watch the show because it makes you want to yell and scream at the inhumane treatment happening on stage. Tatiana must be a challenging a role for any actor to play. Yet, somehow Cali Gilman digs deep to unearth the heartless beast of Tatiana. My hat goes off to her, the actor not the character. David Joseph Volino is captivating as Yuri, ,Zhanna's husband. He probably had the least number of lines and could have easily checked out. Yet, every time I watched him he was truly living in the moment and experiencing the absolute terror of the situation he finds himself in. He did not need to speak to communicate how scared he was by the shear insanity he had to endure.
My one slight criticism of this provocative, in-your-face play is when Tatiana speaks about her brother. I know the playwright, Frank Avella's reasoning for including this. But instead of making the oppressed and the oppressor connect, it seems unnecessary and forced into the play. Avella has a powerful play and I didn't want to be taken out of the moment of the main story and that is what it did. But, that withstanding is minor compared to this knockout play.
This isn't a play for the faint of heart, but sometimes we need to be jolted back into reality and bare witness to the awful things happening in other countries. Lured is timely, relevant to our political climate, and heart wrenching. There were audible gasps of outrage throughout this 70 minute glimpse into Russian persecution. This is a prime example of Theater That Matters!
Lured plays now through Nov. 25, 2018 at Theater for the New City, 155 1st ave.
www. Luredtheplay.com
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Invest in the community, vote "yes" on school-bond measure
Writer believes approving the bond on May 15 will allow students to compete in a global economy.
Invest in the community, vote "yes" on school-bond measure Writer believes approving the bond on May 15 will allow students to compete in a global economy. Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: https://stjr.nl/2vNIisy
Statesman Journal Published 4:13 p.m. PT April 24, 2018
Letter to the editor.(Photo: . / Stock art)
I'm writing to support the Salem-Keizer School District bond that will be on the May 15 ballot.
A year ago I was running for Salem-Keizer School Board and discussions were already starting around a bond package. I supported it then and support it now.
The bond will allow us to meet the projected capacity needs for our high schools, as well as increasing science labs, and career and technical education (CET) space across the district.
Our community is growing and for our students to compete in the world's economy, we need to give them access to school facilities that will enhance their educational experience.
The bond also invests in security and safety upgrades at all schools. By making security conscious school-building modifications, including improving sight lines from school offices to building front doors and improving card access systems, we improve the ability of staff to protect our children.
Investments in targeted seismic upgrades will increase the ability of people to survive a major earthquake.
Our schools, and the educations they provide, are the centerpiece of building a vibrant community. This bond package is an investment in our community. I encourage you to vote "yes" on the school bond on May 15.
Mark E. Bateman
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Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by touchy85, Mar 17, 2015.
Gather your heroes and experience the magic of SoulSpark in heart-racing, spell-blazing, card-chasing combat. Enjoy one-minute warfare, anytime, anywhere on iPhone or iPad.
* Journey through the world of SoulSpark on an epic quest to save the world from corruption.
* Make your way through dark swamps and treacherous mountains to face the darkness from beyond the void.
* Face hordes of sinister undead, merciless abominations and unyielding mechanical horrors.
Wow it's out already, sort of. Card gamers should give this a go, it's got some unique mechanics. That and the devs actually are active with the community.
^ Hey do you know if this is an online only card battler or a solo offline f2p? I'm going to have to make a new account to get this but if it's another online only collector I think I'll pass on it..
So far it looks like a solo offline. I just started up in aeroplane mode and it worked. You can login on Facebook if you choose but I haven't yet and am able to play through the campaign (don't think there is anything else), while offline.
Thanks a lot. That really helped. Now to make an account. I guess it'll just be the few of us playing. Let me know if you're still liking it later. To be honest, solo card battlers are rare nowadays. They used to be popular in the early Appstore and they'd be fun to pick up and play anywhere.
To be honest, it's the break outside of the usual card battler mechanic that has me somewhat interested. But otherwise I'm not that into it. Battles at the moment for me are just a frantic rush of trying to get as much damage cards and healing cards out as possible. I don't really have time to stop and see what the opponent is playing. There isn't really time to stop and smell the roses in battle with this one. Which is why I'm thinking of suggesting a pause button to the devs kind of like how FTL works, where it's completely part of the game to be pausing constantly and strategising. They could build the game around that a little, though maybe too late. As it is, it's real time and cards have a cool down before they take effect. I'm somewhat interested but all card crazy's should give it a go.
Actually, explaining that mechanic has made me think of assassins creed recollection. Which this game isn't, but does share that real time card battler with cool downs thing. Man ACR, now that was good. What the hell ubi! Sorry, digression over.
Can someone explain the IAP? I want to remove ads, but will other IAP remove ads too?
This seems like a really good game trapped beneath freemium monetization, which is unfortunate because my patience with freemium shenanigans is at an all time low thanks to the the glut of amazing premium releases we have had recently. I'll give it a few hours but if it's a grindfest then I'm out.
If this game has a "Premium" IAP I would buy just based on the art alone! The production value is fantastic!!! I love the fast battles as a change from slower methodical turn based card games (which I love). The music is also superb. Saying that, the freemium aspect of this game is terrible. No, I do not like freemiun but that isn't the only problem here. This is not a game that is the next "million dollar" game all developers think they have made. This is s great game, but the type of game that "everyone" downloads like "stupid crush" or crossy road. This is the type of game for a particular group. Also, do the developers realize Gearthstone just came to phones? This isn't online which is awesome, but there are too many great card games on the App Store (and more to come) to have to worry about stamina bars & multiple currencies. PLEASE RETHINK THIS ISP & GIVE US A FULL UNLOCK!!!! I want developers to make money & I will pay, but not if I pay & still have stamina.
This is NOT.... "Stupid crush"
I found myself stupid paying the ad shield plus the 300 gems pack but still having the timer and the game just stop letting you to get through with a battle that will deal 10 damage to every character - with range; you can't do anything to stop this to happen.
Can you at least replay missions for gems?
How about a developer say something to what is being said in this forum. You have made a great game....but stamina nonsense needs to go! I know people spend absurd amounts of money on games, but who in their right mind would spend money & not get to play freely? I'm all for hindrances when you pay nothing, but if I spend $18 for the biggest gem option I still have limited play due to my characters needing to heal. Also, do I have to pay 4 more bucks to remove ads? As I said before, I'll pay just b/c of the art & production value but not to just spend & still be subject to a timer. Puzzle to the Middle of the Earth is an example. $5 no more limit on lives. Dungelot 2 learned its lesson & you could pay $5 & no longer have a life limit. I'm not saying $5, but pick a price to pay for ad and stamina removal. Thank you.
Hi Guys, thanks for taking the time to write your feedback.
Some really good ideas and suggestions being bounced around. Keep them coming. We read them all. They matter!
We are working on a change to the stamina/fatigue system that should make everything more clear and be less intrusive.
We'll also heavily consider an IAP to get rid of both Ads and Stamina. Thanks for the suggestion.
Oh, The next update to SoulSpark is getting very close. We'll post more info soon!
PS. did you guys remember to sign up for the Art Challenge? Win Original Art from Soulspark!