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As Hate Crimes Rise, Can America Offer More Than A Trendy Hashtag To Stop Asian Hate?
Source: FREDERIC J. BROWN / Getty
Several Asian American communities gathered for cultural Lunar New Year celebrations over the weekend, but most people didn't expect it to be the last for their family members. A new massacre killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club, casting fear throughout Asian communities. The rise in racial attacks continues, and the only beacon of hope we can offer is the ongoing phrase to "Stop Asian Hate." Read more about the growing racial tensions across the U.S.
Authorities found the suspected gunman, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday (Jan. 22) in the van that they say he used to flee after attempting to attack a second dance hall. Authorities searched for a motive for Tran, who reportedly killed 10 people at the Monterey Park ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations. The mayor of Monterey Park believes Tran may have frequented the first dance hall that he targeted, and the massacre may have been personal.
Despite their beliefs, this attack sent more fear throughout Asian American communities and darkness over the festivities being celebrated nationwide. The Monterey Park massacre was the nation's fifth mass killing this month, and it hit one of California's largest Lunar New Year celebrations.
Less than two weeks ago, one woman repeatedly stabbed an Indiana University college student of Asian descent unprovoked on a city bus. When she was asked why she did it, she told investigators she used a knife to stab the victim because she was Chinese, saying "It would be one less person to blow up our country."
These two instances are added fuel to an impending fire on a community that has been the target of high-profile violence in recent years. The obvious rise of reported harassment and attacks against Asian Americans began during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a study from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, first quarter of 2021 alone reported hate crimes against Asians in 16 of the nation's largest cities and counties rose 164% over the prior year.
There are several examples of these horrendous hate crimes against Asian communities like the fatal 2021 shooting of eight people, mostly Asian women, at an Atlanta-area spa. Prosecutors are pursuing hate crime charges based on the victims' sex and race. Two weeks ago, a New York City man pleaded guilty to manslaughter as a hate crime and agreed to serve 22 years in prison in the April 2021 assault of a Chinese-American man. Another man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and got 20 years in prison for striking a Chinese woman in 2021 with a rock.
Similar to Black American communities, primarily White Americans are taking the United States "justice" system into their own hands. Most of these widespread attacks are happening completely unprovoked and based upon their personal views of each community.
In an unjust America where people are granted free speech, a right to carry, and only 20 years of time, hate crimes are growing at a rapid rate. These hate crimes have been ongoing for years throughout American history, but with the help of social media, more attacks are visible to the public. Still, what can we do to prevent these from happening.
Right now, all we can do is spread awareness. The simple slogan, "Stop Asian Hate" rose to prominence around the same time "Black Lives Matter" became more than a trendy hashtag. As we continue to spread awareness, more people from Asian American communities are realizing the significance of joining their local boards and working the system from the inside. Still, only a small percentage of National and local legislators represent Asian American communities.
Comment your thoughts and possible solutions to the growing hate crimes in America.
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Q: Is any reason to put @NotNull annotation on @Id field in Java entity class I found code in entity class:
@Id
@NotNull
@Column(name = "ID")
private Long id;

Is @NotNull annotation have value when @Id already set?

A: @NotNull is for validation purposes, like @Size.  It defines rules for a validation engine to check whether user input is ok.  Doing validation around these annotation doesn't necessarily indicate that the object is also a JPA object but the two are often used together.
If you're using javax.validation instead of relying on failure at the DB level (constraint violations) to indicate null values, then you should use both annotations.

A: @Id is used to
 * Specifies the primary key of an entity.
 * The field or property to which the Id annotation is applied
 * should be one of the following types: any Java primitive type;
 * any primitive wrapper type;
 * String;
 * java.util.Date;
 * java.sql.Date;
 * java.math.BigDecimal;
 * java.math.BigInteger.

So it doesn't takes care of null values. To prevent null values @NotNull is used along with @Id.

A: Since id / primary key is the most important field in the table, it uniquely identify a row in the table.
So it shouldn't be null.

A: Yes this will make your id field not nullable and you have to give it mandatory.
But if you want id to autoincrement then remove it and add
@GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.AUTO)

A: My understanding is this is for static analysis and has nothign to do with hibernate/orm. Is it the intellij specific annotation ?
So at compile time you can be warned when you are about to assign NULL to a field that has been annotated as @NotNull.
And any code that is dependent knows that the returned value will never be null.

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Be My Cat: A Film for Anne to show at Tromadance 2016
Labeled the greatest found footage film since The Blair Witch Project!
by	Johnny Macabre	July 27, 2016
The Anne Hathaway based horror feature film Be My Cat: A Film for Anne directed by Adrian Țofei has been selected and will have its East Coast Premiere at the 2016 Tromadance Film Festival on July 30 at The Paper Box in Brooklyn, New York City.
It is Adrian Țofei's first film and Romania's first found footage horror movie, about a young man in Romania going to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. It premiered in the US at the 2016 Nashville Film Festival, where Adrian Țofei won the Special Jury Prize for Best Actor. The movie also won Best Film at the 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia, and has been called "potentially revolutionary and dangerous" by Dread Central.
The Tromadance Film Festival is organised by Troma Entertainment, being one of the world's most important and oldest film festivals dedicated to independent films. This is going to be the 17th edition, with Be My Cat: A Film for Anne among the four feature films selected, the other three ones being Banjo, Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Film Ever Made and Night of Something Strange. Troma Entertainment and president Lloyd Kaufman himself labeled the film a new masterpiece!
The movie's main cast consists of actor and filmmaker Adrian Țofei and actresses Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton and Alexandra Stroe, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney.
The festival's official press release: http://www.troma.com/news/24203/the-17th-annual-tromadance-announces-feature-length-official-selections/
The movie's official website: https://bemycatafilmforanne.com/
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The Allacher Forest is a forest north of Munich, in the district of Allach-Untermenzing.

Location
The Allacher Forest is located north of the Munich North marshalling train yard, between the Munich districts of Allach, Ludwigsfeld and Karlsfeld, a municipality of the district of Dachau.

Ecosystem
The Allacher Forest is a remnant of the former Lohwaldgürtel north of Munich with over 1 km² area. In addition to old linden trees and oak trees, there are also sycamore maples, spruces, mountain elms, pine trees and ash trees. Numerous types of flowers bloom here in the spring - including lungwort, cowslip or wood anemone. In addition, there are more than 300 different types of mushrooms there.

The Munich North marshalling yard - a large displacement and container station, was built on the southern edge of the Allacher Forest in 1991. This led to criticism from conservationists since 174 hectares of biotope area was destroyed. On a 5 km long and 500 m wide area, with 356 connections and over 120 km of tracks, up to 4000 railway cars are handled there every day. The Allacher Forest is now a rare riparian forest, that after massive protests from the population and the experts, the A99 motorway ring Munich Northwest crosses under the Allacher Forst in the so-called Tunnel Allach.

The landscape lake Allacher Lohe, as well as a forest classroom are found in the forest.

The Allacher Forest is designated as a nature conservation reserve (NSG-00573.01, WDPA ID: 318087) and the northwestern part is also a landscape conservation area (LSG-00120.06, WDPA ID: 395563). Furthermore, the Allacher Forst is reported together with the south located Angerlohe as a fauna-flora-habitat area (FFH area No. 7734-302) for the European biotope network to the European Union.

The Allacher Forest is part of the Münchner Grüngürtel (Munich green belt).

References

External links

 Nature reserves in Munich
 Ma pof protected biotopes

Protected landscapes in Germany
Tourist attractions in Munich

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Domestic violence trial of Ryan Giggs who is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her sister is delayed by SEVEN MONTHS to August due to court case backlog
Duncan Ferguson has been on the coaching staff of SIX failed Everton bosses but the caretaker manager has designs on the job permanently now... he can galvanise the Toffees' angry fans and is willing to make unpopular decisions - just ask Moise Kean!
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Ray Parlour says he fears ANOTHER dismal Arsenal effort against Norwich... with former Gunner insisting Canaries will 'get right at' Mikel Arteta's men and poison the Emirates atmosphere if they score first
Ray Parlour said he is 'worried' for Arsenal in their home game against Norwich
With no wins, Arsenal have made their worst start to a league season in 118 years
Parlour said that if Norwich score first, the Emirates crowd could turn on Arsenal
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Former Arsenal player Ray Parlour has admitted he is 'worried' for Mikel Arteta's side in their home Premier League tie against Norwich given the Gunners' woeful form.
The top-flight returns following the international break with Arsenal rooted to the bottom of the table, with no points, no goals scored and nine conceded.
It is the club's worst start to a league season for 118 years, and Parlour said given the state Arteta's side is in, newly-promoted Norwich will go into the contest on Saturday confident of getting a result.
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'If you were Norwich you'd get right at them for the first 15 minutes,' Parlour told talkSPORT. 'If Norwich score first, it's going to be a different atmosphere.
'You can imagine the supporters getting on their backs. I hope it doesn't happen because I really want them to do well but I'm worried that if Norwich do come out of the traps and get the first goal I'm worried that it'll turn into an atmosphere which is not good to play in.'
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Parlour said while the intent to bolster the squad was good, it would take the new players time to bed in at Arsenal and for Arteta to develop them as part of his vision for the club.
Arsenal are rock-bottom of the Premier League after their worst league start in 118 years
Another bad result against the Canaries, however, and Parlour fears the calls for Arteta to be sacked will be even louder.
'(Arsenal are) well away from that top four at the moment, we all argued under Arsene Wenger that fourth place wasn't good enough,' he said.
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Lathrop breaking five year string of rate hikes
LATHROP – For the first time in five years Lathrop residents won't be paying more for water or sewer.
On Monday the Lathrop City Council unanimously approved a measure that effectively ended the five-year rate increase cycle that they approved in 2008 after taking out a state revolving fund loan to cover the city's 17 percent portion of the Manteca Regional wastewater treatment facility.
According to City Manager Stephen Salvatore, the council had initially approved a three-year rate increase before coming back and approving the following two. Further extending it for another year would require an extensive set of hoops to jump through without much of a benefit. Growth over the course of the last year helped spread some of the cost to new residential customers and future construction will likely do the same in the next year.
Lathrop issued nearly 100 building permits last year and has already issued 130 this year.
But saving ratepayers from another hike was actually a culmination of several things done by staff to put the city in a better financial position.
During his portion of the State of the City speech, Salvatore talked about renegotiating existing sewer contracts and outstanding agreements from as far back as 13 years ago.
Adding changes to the way that the city operates its water system, he said, also played a part.
"We do more things off peak and have a more robust system with some of the improvements that we've made," Salvatore said. "All of those things drive costs down and prevent us from having to raise rates."
The city will now examine the system annually to determine whether a rate increase would be feasible before moving forward. Because of California's Proposition 218, ratepayers would end up having to approve any hike in a special election-style event – something that would end up costing the city money.
Costs associated with such an undertaking, Salvatore said, also factored into the decision to not increase rates this year.


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import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import com.aventstack.extentreports.Status;
import com.aventstack.extentreports.model.NamedAttribute;
import com.aventstack.extentreports.model.Test;
import com.aventstack.extentreports.model.service.TestService;
import com.aventstack.extentreports.util.Assert;

import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.ToString;

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@ToString
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Henry Mckenna was an Irish immigrant who came to Kentucky in 1837. With a background in distilling, Mckenna brought with him the generations-old family Whisky recipe and set up shop in Fairfield, Kentucky — just about five miles from where the current Heaven Hill Distillery is located in Bardstown, Kentucky. The story of Heaven Hill is quite a tale to tell in itself. They started back in 1933 and remain the only family-owned distillery in Kentucky, with the second largest inventory of Bourbon in the world. In 1996, Heaven Hill's production plant was almost completely destroyed by fire. The company survived and while fermenting, mashing, and distilling now occurs at the new Louisville distillery, aging, bottling, and shipping still occur in Bardstown. The question is – what do good ol' Henry and Heaven Hill have in common?
Well, besides the location, the love for Bourbon, of course. Now, you take that love for Bourbon, combine it with the classic Heaven Hill mash bill (75% corn, 13% rye & 12% barley), almost a hundred years of tradition, 10 years in the barrel, and you get Henry McKenna Single Barrel 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon. The Whiskey is Bottled-in-Bond* at 50% ABV and represents everything a proper traditional Bourbon's supposed to be. It's tasty, aromatic and packs quite a punch as well. Perfectly balanced. Last but not least – it represents outstanding value for money. It drinks like a Whiskey twice the price. But it doesn't pretend to be something it's not. It's just a good old-fashioned straightforward Bourbon made with competence and love. Henry would approve.
*Any spirit labeled as Bottled-in-Bond must be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at a single distillery. Also, the law requires that bonded spirits be aged in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision for at least four years and bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV). Henry McKenna is the longest aged Bottled-in-Bond available today, resting in the barrel through 40 Kentucky seasons.
What does Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
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Can't beat it for the price of a bottle in bond. I'm sure since it just won best bourbon it'll start selling out everywhere and be impossible to find. If you see one buy two.
Smooth and rich. Love it!
It's like drinking a liquid Cinnabon Roll - cinnamon, honey, butter, vanilla and some warm bread. Fantastic!!
A sharp front end bite. This is coming from a loyal heaven hill fan.
Really difficult to beat for the price. A solid 10-year BiB bourbon for under $50.
For a daily drinker, this juice is a hidden gem.
Bold caramel flavor at the end, lingers long enough to enjoy but short enough you want another sip.
Amazing bottle, if you get a chance to try this, don't miss out! Soon to be as hard to find as any!
Very solid for the price range for a 10 year. If you can find this one for 35 and below, worth having.
Damn good. Sweet and smooth.
Strong smell of alcohol in beginning with a smooth sweat Carmel taste in middle followed by slight peppery finish. I would recommend.
I like the kick at first, then the oak and slightly floral taste that lingers in.
Very enjoyable. Thanks for the bottle Brandon.
What's not to like? This is a great go to drinker. Smooth neat. Enjoyable.
A ten year bottled in bond under $40, how can you go wrong? Try it, you will not be dissappointed!
Very smooth, with complex flavor, should be a go to for bourbon drinkers, and the price is nice too.
Good everyday bourbon. Has a kick but not a lot of complex flavors but as the other reviewer says, check the boxes.
Absolutely love the balance. You can taste a subtle red licorice. Smooth and full of flavor. Can rarely find it here in northern Indiana.
Very smooth no bite like some bourbons . The price is reasonable and I like it better than some bourbons that cost way more.
AMAZING FOR THE PRICE. GREAT BOTTLE.
One of my favorite, affordable bourbons. Vanilla and Carmel nose, smooth and fruity flavors, with a smooth and spicy finish. Love it on ice with a splash of water.
The best bourbon under $30 that we may ever see. Smooth, minimal spice, and a huge cherry bomb on the finish. I love it. It's never been a disappointment.
No one would blink if this bottle was priced 25% higher. It should be renamed "Bang for your buck!"
This is a fantastic bourbon for this price point. It checks all of the boxes for a classic bourbon flavor profile. Vanilla...check. Caramel...check. Oak...check. Spice...check. It even has notes of sweet tea on the finish and aftertaste. This is the perfect bottle to introduce someone into the world of bourbon.
I get strong caramel and vanilla on the front end with the bang of fire on the backend. Great bottle for the price point.
Not bad whiskey, but not what I expected from a 10 year old bourbon.
Very smooth, mild flavor for the proof.
I was talking with an older gent in Total Wine who was looking for Henry McKenna 10 and they were sold out, again! I found a bottle and I can see why the sell out, it's very enjoyable.
In my mind, this tastes like a mainstream bourbon, in the best way. It's not over-the-top interesting for sure, but it checks the boxes you want checked. Makes for a great cocktail bourbon, better than most.
Needs lots of ice, or just a splash of water. Very good though.
Cinnamon, spice, caramel and a bit of fire.
For the price, this is one of the most flavorful bourbons available. In a flood of new distillers and craft whiskeys this one stands out. They have found the balance between grains, cut, aging, and barrel char that makes this one of my favorite bourbons. Even at 100 proof it tastes of spice as opposed to alcohol burn.
Pretty good, but has a lingering warmth that may be too intense for some people.
What a bargain. It's definitely a sipping bourbon, but I felt it needed a drop or two of water to open up/account for it being 100 proof. Highly recommend.
You cannot go wrong with this 10 year old bottle and Bond it has everything a whiskey should be, Carmel, maple, light smoke, from smell on the nose to the warmth on the palette it's got it to sip and make it a summer night.
Great price point for a 10 year.
Excellent everyday sipper. At that price point there is no finer bourbon.
Good, I enjoy it after a hard day working outside.
This is one of my favorite bottles. It has a nice worthiness to it that really sets it apart.
This bourbon is exactly what it says it is, the "Everyday Table Bourbon". Heavy on wheat, light on rye, yet with more kick than other wheats such as Makers Mark. Fantastic on it's own, but it shines in the perfect Old Fashioned with it's hit of cinnamon & slight caramel notes from the charred oak. This is a staple in our household, especially since the price is below $35.00 in Indiana stores!
Excellent smooth tasting bourbon. Best everyday bourbon at a very reasonable price.
Not a bad price, but a little harsh on the ethanol flavor.
This gets a 10/10 for price to quality ratio. My favorite table bourbon for the money. Where else can you find a 10 year old single barrel bottle in bond bourbon for this price? This should be on everyone's shelf who likes whiskey.
Very flavorful on ice or neat.
Very solid, and a great value at $33. Not many products can wow you in this price range, but Henry McKenna 10 year is one of them. At this price, its affordable to have a bottle on hand in your bar at all times.
Notes of peanut butter! Yum!
A great value. Smooth but flavorful. Definitely more of an easy sipping whiskey than you would expect from a 100 proof bottle.
I enjoyed how simple it was, good flavor, everything I expect out of a bourbon that you have neat at the end of a long day.
A nice surprise. A heavy nose of cinnamon and perhaps vanilla, with the taste to back it up. A strong spicy finish that gives way to a butter scotch fruit after taste. Very nice.
One of the best kept secrets in bourbon. Great bib. Full of flavor. Nice long finish. Heaven hill knows how to do it.
Smooth with nice flavor notes, not a real strong finish but solid.
Enjoying it ! Just a NICE mellow Bourbon.
Great nice and smooth .
For the price, this is a go to bourbon for me. I really enjoy the aroma, the spice and finish. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good bang for the buck!
So far one of the smoothest bottled in bond bourbons I've tasted.
Spicy yet smooth. You can definitely tell it's 100 proof. Recommended by local bartender I trust.
Smooth and rich, however a little too sweet for my taste. Overall great for the price and very good.
Good for it's price. Definitely as after taste spiciness. Still smooth at the same time.
One of my favorites. Smooth and flavorful.
There are better bourbons out there, but this is one of the best for the price. A very good daily sipping bourbon.
Top notch for the price!!
have an Eagle Rare instead!
Very smooth easy to drink-10 year old single barrel for this price is hard to beat.
Great nose of vanilla and barley. Zesty palate with complexity and a bit of a bite. Great value for a 100% proof bourbon that a scotch drinker would enjoy.
This bourbon as beats the darlings at my house in every blind tasting. Amazing and under the radar.


(Release) CLAVVS is a duo of accidental best friends. Amber Renee and Graham Marsh might never have met if not for a last minute text invitation to a stranger's house party. Conversations were shared. Jokes were made. Tunes were played. Soon the pair were writing the songs that would ultimately become their first CLAVVS singles.
New single "Lay Back" is out now.
And yet there is something hopeful and human in their music, which is evidenced in the genuine nature of their live show. Amber and Graham are energetic and emotive, unafraid to move and dance to their own rhythms. It's easy to see why they've shared a stage with fellow world music inspired acts like Ibeyi and Rhye. There is an ease to their performance that comes with experience.
Perhaps that would make sense, given that Amber grew up performing in musical theatre and singing her original Americana songs at local venues in Atlanta. And Graham spent years on the major label side of the industry, earning four Grammy's for his work with acts like Bruno Mars and Gnarls Barkley before walking away to pursue a career in music that felt a bit more human.
CLAVVS is just that— an alternative pop band that examines human experiences with candour and imagination. Based in Brooklyn, Amber and Graham craft songs that subtly challenge and subvert the pop genre, an element that stands at the heart of everything they make.


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The Myth of the Functional Alcoholic
'Functional alcoholic' is a convenient term for the denial of alcoholism. It's a handy way to differentiate between the stereotypical alcoholic and the functioning alcoholic. Both are alcoholics, but one has had more consequences than the other. In popular culture, alcoholics are portrayed as people whose lives are out of control, people who have lost everything. But contrary to popular perception, many alcoholics are successful in their professional and personal lives, allowing both the alcoholic and those around them to deny the existence of a problem. Functional alcoholism isn't a type, it's merely a stage before the bottom falls out one day.
The functional alcoholic still has a job, but how is his performance? The functional alcoholic still has a family, but is she present for them? The functional alcoholic seems healthy, but nobody escapes the physical ravages of alcoholism. The functional alcoholic has no legal troubles. Because nothing really bad has happened to the functional alcoholic, they can continue in denial.
Imagine a car that guzzles oil, the steering is a bit loose, the brakes are starting to fail. But the car is still functional. Is merely functional really something to aspire to? Functioning is akin to surviving, but functioning is not thriving. Alcohol addiction is limiting and painful no matter what stage you're at. The term functioning alcoholic is dangerous because it denies that a drinking problem is a problem. It allows both the alcoholic and those around them to think they do not need help.
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What Is the Natural Habitat of a Pig?
By Tom Ryan
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While wild pigs of different breeds are found in a variety of geographic regions spanning the globe, the conditions of those locations have many things in common. Pigs, no matter what the breed, generally share environmental wants and needs. They are adaptable beasts that can tolerate a wide range of climates. As they are found in nature, they tend to gravitate toward specific environments more than others.
Adaptable Beasts
Pigs are adaptable animals that can live virtually anywhere. They make themselves comfortable in climates both warm and hot. As long as they have access to water, food and shelter, they can make do. Pigs don't have many natural predators, and because they reproduce quickly and eat almost anything they can get their snouts around, they are able to adapt to a wide variety of locales.
Preferred Habitats
Feral pigs are non-migratory animals, so they inhabit only those regions with favorable climates. In the United States, for instance, feral pigs live in the south and southeast of the country as well as on the California coast. While pigs can tolerate living in colder northern climates -- after all, plenty of pig farms operate in the north -- wild pigs gravitate to warmer areas close to water. Pigs in the wild generally don't live more than a day's walk away from a source of water.
Breed Differences
Wild pigs in North America are descended from boars that were imported generations ago, so while their breeding may be slightly different from that of their distant cousins in Africa and Asia, they seek out similar environments. For example, wild pigs wallow in the mud as a way of protecting their skin from parasites and the harsh UV rays of the sun. They are natural scavengers with a diet that consists mostly of plants, invertebrates and small mammals and birds. Whether they live in North America or a continent across the globe, then, they naturally stay in environments where these resources are abundant.
No Pigs Allowed
Wild and feral pigs aren't found just anywhere, despite the fact that they could survive in most habitats. In some states, wild pigs are banned because they pose an ecological threat. For example, in Indiana, wild pigs are a threat to agriculture, livestock, water supplies and wildlife, and their proliferation could cause harm to the local ecosystem. While wild pigs could naturally survive there with the region's natural resources, it would be detrimental to the rest of the agriculture and wildlife. State wildlife services in Indiana and states with similar laws monitor the pig population carefully.
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HBC Shares Jump After Plan to Go Private Revealed
The retailer's reengineering capitalizes on real estate and reduces retail holdings to help shore up the balance sheet.
By David Moin on June 10, 2019
Hudson's Bay Company headquarters in Toronto
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Richard Baker hopes to take Hudson's Bay Co. private to save it — and is shrinking it as well.
Shares of HBC skyrocketed 42.4 percent Monday after its executive chairman, along with a group of other shareholders, proposed taking the company private at 9.45 Canadian dollars, or $7.13. The stock closed Monday up 2.70 to 9.07 Canadian dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Aside from Baker, the group includes Rhône Capital LLC, WeWork Property, Hanover Investments (Luxembourg) SA, and Abrams Capital Management LP. The group collectively owns about 57 percent of HBC's outstanding common shares.
The proposal values HBC's stock at 1.7 billion Canadian dollars, or $1.28 billion.
The plan to take HBC private is conditioned on HBC's deal to unload its German real estate and retail holdings. That deal, revealed Monday morning along with the bid to go private, involves selling the retailer's remaining stake in its German real estate joint venture to partner Signa for 1.5 billion Canadian dollars, or 1 billion euros, and divesting its remaining stake in Kaufhof's retail operations to Signa, which takes full ownership. In exchange, HBC will take full control of its stores in The Netherlands, where Signa has been a partner.
Baker and his like-minded group of shareholders have several motivations for taking HBC private.
For one, retailing is only getting more difficult and competitive, and going private would enable the company to plan better for the long term, without the distractions and short-term demands of the public markets.
Also, it's an opportune time for an acquisition considering HBC's stock price has been depressed, though the plan does offer a substantial premium to shareholders. HBC said the proposed transaction represents a 48 percent premium to the 6.37 Canadian dollar closing stock price on Friday, and a premium of 39 percent to its 20-day average closing price.
Baker has persistently spotlighted the value of HBC's retail real estate holdings, specifically the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in Manhattan and various other flagship properties in Canada and overseas, but that hasn't helped the stock.
In 2014, he said an independent appraiser assessed the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship at $3.7 billion, more than the $2.9 billion HBC paid to purchase Saks' entire business the year before, and Baker has formed joint ventures with real estate firms to further underscore the value of HBC's real estate. Last February, HBC finalized the sale of the Lord & Taylor flagship on Fifth Avenue for $850 million to WeWork. All of L&T's real estate and retail operations were purchased by HBC for $1.2 billion in 2006.
But Baker would believe that the market never fully understood the value of HBC's real estate and never "baked" it into the share price.
Significantly, funds from going private and from selling its Germany holdings will help HBC shore up its balance sheet and will be used to improve the Saks Fifth Avenue and Hudson's Bay operations.
Hudson's Bay in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. KOEN VAN WEEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Some observers believe that Baker, originally a real estate developer, has become less enamored of the retail sector. At the WWD Retail and Apparel CEO Summit in October 2017, in discussing the Lord & Taylor flagship deal, he said, "Being a retailer, that is too tough. Man that is tough.…The second business we are in is the real estate business. That's not as tough. It's a place where we can make a lot of money."
Baker's now-shrinking retail empire began in 2006 with the purchase of L&T, followed by the acquisition of Hudson's Bay, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt and Galerie Kaufhof in Germany. He's long been interested in buying Neiman Marcus Group and has held discussions with that company that bore no fruit and seem to have dissipated.
Beyond going private and pulling out of Germany, HBC has other transactions on the agenda. The group's stores in The Netherlands and its Lord & Taylor chain in the U.S. are both up for sale.
Last February, HBC revealed the closure of Home Outfitters in Canada and a "fleet review" of Saks Off 5th's 133 stores including closing up to 20 Off 5th locations in the U.S. The fate of the Saks Off5th off-price division is questionable given its recent disappointing performance.
Last year, the company sold Gilt to Rue La La and raised money by selling a minority stake to Rhone Capital. The company also cut 2,000 jobs in 2017.
HBC is placing its bets on Saks Fifth Avenue and Hudson's Bay in Canada, considered the company's "best growth opportunities," as Helena Foulkes, HBC's chief executive officer, said Monday.
Foulkes characterized the agreement in Germany as "an exciting milestone for HBC as it will deliver important financial and strategic benefits. Financially, it provides us with the best opportunity to capitalize on our German real estate and allows us to further strengthen our balance sheet. Strategically, we will be able to fully focus our resources on HBC's North American operations, including our best growth opportunities — Saks Fifth Avenue and Hudson's Bay."
The transaction, which means HBC completely exits its German retail and real estate operations, "is another bold action that unlocks the value of our real estate and demonstrates our resolve to creating a stronger, more capable HBC," Foulkes said.
Some of the money from the German transaction will help strengthen HBC's balance sheet by fully repaying its outstanding $436 million term loan, the company said. HBC pointed out that getting 1.5 billion Canadian dollars from the sale of the real estate in Germany topped the 1.44 billion Canadian dollar value from the joint venture deal orchestrated last year.
As part of the transaction, HBC assumes ownership of the Netherlands stores, and has retained a financial adviser to review options for that business, which has not performed to expectations, the company said. Cost-cuts in The Netherlands, including closing some stores, are expected. A spokeswoman said HBC operates "under 20" stores in the Netherlands.
Should HBC succeed in selling the Netherlands stores, it will mark its complete withdrawal from its ill-fated European expansion. Observers had questioned the viability of Baker's move into Europe under the Hudson's Bay banner, given the retailer's lack of a profile in the region, as well as the complexity of operating a department store in overseas markets.
The German deal is expected to close in fall 2019, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Signa has provided a 150 million Canadian dollar deposit.
Regarding going private, HBC's board has formed a special committee of independent directors to review the proposal. The special committee is composed of David Leith, serving as chair, as well as Stephanie Coyles, Wayne Pommen, Earl Rotman and Matthew Rubel.
Baker, in a letter to Leith pitching the go-private plan, cited HBC's need for "significant capital investment to execute its strategy" and "the high degree of uncertainty in the retail landscape."
He cited several accomplishments over the past year, including simplifying the corporate structure and strengthening the focus on the core Saks Fifth Avenue and Hudson's Bay divisions.
He also cited divestitures of non-core assets including Home Outfitters in Canada, Gilt and Lord & Taylor, and real estate transactions that have "generated significant proceeds and allowed us to deleverage our balance sheet."
"Yet despite the progress management has delivered to date," Baker said, "the company's outlook remains challenging with significant uncertainties and risks for shareholders. Further, as evidenced by HBC's sustained depressed share price, the market has failed to appreciate the company's progress and lacks confidence in its forward-looking outlook."
The special committee has retained Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP as legal counsel and J.P. Morgan Securities as financial adviser to assist in its review. A formal valuation by an additional independent valuator will be conducted.
HBC said the Baker-led group seeking to take the company private isn't interested in selling its shares to another investor, nor its is interested in the retailer or any of its material assets being acquired by a third party.
It's expected to take at least a few weeks for the special committee to conduct its review of the proposed privatization plan. The plan is conditioned on the closing of HBC's deal in Germany with Signa, expected to occur in the fall. So HBC couldn't go private before then. Proceeds from the Germany deal are part of the financing to go private.
Also required for the privatization to go through is the approval by "a majority of the minority" of shareholders who are not part of the group that made the proposal.
HBC issues its first quarter results on Thursday.
Baker's move to take HBC private marks the second time in a little more than a year that a major department store retailer has sought to move out of the stock market. In March 2018, Nordstrom family members ceased their efforts to take Nordstrom Inc. private after its proposal was rejected by a special committee advising Nordstrom's board. The family and the committee could not agree on a price.


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Say hello to Jenny LeClue, a crowdsourced "choose-our-own-adventure" game
by Kill Screen Staff
Florida based indie company Mografi is offering a new spin on the old choose your own adventure genre in their game Jenny LeClue: Detectivú.
The story features a young and curious Jenny LeClue, hoping to solve a murder crime that's rocked the otherwise sleepy town of Arthurton. After her mother is accused of committing a murder, Jenny uses her deductive skills to uncover the truth of the crime, and the secrets hidden in Arthurtown.
The episodic trilogy will allow players to become narrators in their own story, as they help uncover the perpetrator to a horrifying murder mystery. This choose your own adventure game is more than a solo adventure, however, as the choices of everyone playing the game will help shape each episode to come. As the designer puts it, "This is choosiness on a massive scale. You choose, together."
But this mystery is more than just solving puzzles and making options. As Jenny discovers secrets of her home town, she simultaneously learns about her own identity, as well as her family. As the story evolves, so does little Jenny LeClue, and her understanding of the world around her.
You can see more about Jenny LeClue:Detectivú here.
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Most days seem to be a National Day of Something — and today is no exception: it's National Sickie Day. According to most sources, the first Monday in February is the most common day for Britons to call in sick - as many as 350,000 of us. Other figures bandied around claim that the cost to the economy in lost productivity is £34,000,000 today alone.
Like most of these stats, finding a credible source is difficult. Like our old friend 'Blue Monday' it seems to be largely a thing for companies to hang their hat on to promote this or that service if you're being uncharitable — or a way of raising awareness of genuine issues if you're feeling less cynical.
An interesting fact that I happened across recently though is this snippet from the Office of National Statistics. It paints a very different picture. The number of days lost to sickness is at a record low.
The ONS is of course a highly reliable source of data and the facts show a very different picture to that being hyped by National Sickie Day: absence is falling. Not only is it falling, but it's by a considerable amount — from an average of 7.1 days in 1993 to just 4.3 days in 2017.
So is absence itself a problem? Well that depends on your own situation. Some companies do have very poor attendance records - and this is often linked to the type of business. It has long been known that absence rates in the public sector are higher than in the private sector for example; but when you consider that that includes firemen, nurses, the police and so on then that should be no surprise. Some jobs are more physically or mentally demanding than others.
People are generally healthier than they were 25 years ago.
There is a different problem: one of presenteeism.
Now possibly, there is a combination of all three at play here: after all, probably points 1 and 2 are true. There have been a lot of change in healthcare and employer attitudes over the last 25 years.
So I'd like to take this moment to talk about presenteeism.
What the ruddy heck is presenteeism when it's at home?
Employees can sometimes feel obligated to come into work when they are actually ill. A company's culture might make them feel intimidated or ashamed to admit to illness, so they find themselves tipping up behind their desk despite feeling terrible.
Sometimes, managers can be openly hostile to the idea of sickness - boasting about how little time they've had off themselves. This can set a tone of suspicion whenever people do phone in sick.
Firstly, someone who is genuinely ill isn't likely to be much use to the business if they come in. Physically and mentally, they will be operating at sub-optimal levels. The price you pay in having a full complement of staff is, counter intuitively - lower productivity.
Secondly, there's the risk of spreading illness around. One person's 'bravery' in turning up with the 'flu could result in a rash of absences in the business as a whole.
How do I know if I've got a problem with absence or presenteeism?
I'm often surprised to come across companies who simply don't know what their sickness record is. The starting point is as simple as maintaining comprehensive records: who phoned in. When did they phone in. What did they say. Who took the call. What follow-up action (if any) was taken.
Without this kind of basic record keeping, it's impossible to know whether a business has a problem with absence other than a vague sense about certain individuals' attendance.
I always recommend that companies perform proper auditing before they even start to think about dealing with a perceived problem. It's the first building block towards building a sustainable approach to the problem.
Away from these formal processes — which can lead to disciplinary issues (and if you need help on that front: look no further!) — managers need to cultivate their awareness. Partly this is through day to day observation, but also through developing a culture which takes both sickness and presenteeism seriously.
There's a lot more that can be said on the subject, but I'm going to take a pinch of my own advice here and go have a cup of tea. Self care is important.


Ty Hutchins led the Pirates with 17 kills and seven digs during the Pirates' 25-23, 25-15, 29-27 sweep in Pacific Coast Conference action Friday.
Jim Webb had 15 kills and Brendan Duff had 45 assists for OCC (12-1, 5-1 in conference).
UC Irvine sophomore Bridget Devaney tied the school record in the hammer throw Friday in the first day of competition at Anteater Stadium.
Devaney had a mark of 166-11, tying the mark initially set by Jessica Imani in 2012. Devaney finished sixth of 19 competitors in the event Friday.
Colleen Lillig used a burst down the home stretch to finish second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:22.59. Teammate Carlotta Pham placed ninth in 17:57.91.
Hannah Ruby finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:18.67, improving on her No. 6 time in UCI history, and Nicole Mendoza was seventh with a time of 12:36.39.
After three events, UCI is in third place with 20 points. Northern Arizona leads with 37 and Long Beach State is second with 28.
Field events begin at 10 a.m. Saturday with the first track event at noon.
UC Irvine's Tommy Newton-Neal earned first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on the first day of competition Friday.
He finished with a personal-best time of 9:20.91 in winning the race at Anteater Stadium.
UCI's Alex Tebbe placed third in the 5,000 meters with at personal-best time of 14:35.54. Munir Kahssay was fifth in 14:49.39 and Steven Melena finished sixth in 14:50.75.
The 'Eaters and Northern Arizona are tied for the lead with 23 points after three events. UC Riverside is in third with 19 points.


Several times a year, speakers at Quilters by the Sea's monthly meetings offer workshops on specific aspects of quilt making.
For upcoming workshops, see our Calendar.
To register for a workshop, please download and print the Workshop Registration Form. Please indicate which workshop you're interested in. Please return it to Lori Bessette at the next Quilters by the Sea meeting or send it by mail with a check to the mailing address in your membership list.
Full payment is expected at sign up to ensure your place in class. Checks should be made payable to Quilters by the Sea. Please write the date of the workshop in the memo line. Refunds are given only if your space is filled from a waiting list. In the case of a medical or family emergency, on a case by case basis, the guild may issue a certificate towards a future workshop in lieu of a refund. In the event a workshop does not fill one month prior to the event, the workshop will then become open to non-members such as other guilds, guests, etc. If a minimum number of students is not met, the guild reserves the right to cancel the workshop and all student fees would be refunded.
Workshops will be scheduled at various locations. Half day workshops begin at 9:30 and end at 12:30, full day workshops begin at 9:30 and conclude at 3:30 with cleanup until 4:00. Please bring a lunch or plan to go to one of the many spots nearby to grab a quick lunch. The guild will provide ironing boards and irons when needed.
Perfecting your applique skills. The workshop will be held at St. Philomena's School, 324 Corys Lane, Portsmouth, RI.


is to produce/put away enough produce in the spring/summer/fall that we don't have to buy any in the winter.
I have potatoes that were sprouting in the bin, planted out in the yard growing. I intend to grow the red seed potatoes I bought yesterday for winter. I also got storage onion starts. Celery was planted, it's not doing well, but I planted it. I bought 2 celeric bulbs last week, haven't been able to find the seed or starts. Figure I'll plant those, either use the stalks, get seed, have it for next year OR the bulbs will grow enough that I can harvest 1 and grow the other.
I have summer squash, red cabbage, brussel sprouts, peas, & beans coming up, home grown broccoli seed sprouting, asparagus making wonderful ferns, etc. The garden is trying hard to produce food. The problem is that my garden sits atop the septic field, all sand. All the nutriends I feed the garden just seep away. I've added compost, leaf litter, worms, potting soil, you name it. And, as long as I keep it up, the plants do okay, but stop for one week? And they go back to producing enough to keep us in salads throughout the summer.
Raised beds help, but they don't entirely change the situation. A giant sponge sits under my yard. The other side of the house is the north side, and is heavily wooded, so that won't work.
Arg. I'll manage. But I'll never have a spectacular garden here, because I have a spectacular leach field, all nearly 1/2 acre of it!


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Q: Loop de produtos do carrinho no checkout transparente do pagseguro Bom dia a todos,
Tenho uma duvida e um problema pra resolver. Estou montando um checkout transparente, e funciona por sinal. Atualmente coloco produtos no carrinho, somo os subtotais, para transformar em resultado total e fica perfeito, e quando eu monto array do checkout do pagseguro, informo um id, descricao e quantidade padrao, com o total calculado, e o pagamento eh realizado. A minha duvida e problema eh: como eu posso colocar os meus produtos no array do pagseguro, tendo em exemplo loop da sessao do carrinho, informando descricao, id, quantidade e valor, segue o exemplo:
"email=suporte@lojamodelo.com.br\
&token=57BE455F4EC148E5A54D9BB91C5AC12C\
&paymentMode=default\
&paymentMethod=creditCard\
&receiverEmail=suporte@lojamodelo.com.br\
&currency=BRL\
&extraAmount=1.00\
&itemId1=0001\ // essa linha precisa ser o loop
&itemDescription1=Produto PagSeguroI\ // essa linha precisa ser o loop
&itemAmount1=99999.99\ //essa linha precisa ser o loop
&itemQuantity1=1\ //essa linha precisa ser o loop
&itemId1=0002\
&itemDescription1=Produto PagSeguroII\
&itemAmount1=99999.98\
&itemQuantity1=2\
&notificationURL=https://sualoja.com.br/notifica.html\
&reference=REF1234\
&senderName=Jose Comprador\
&senderCPF=11475714734\
&senderAreaCode=99\
&senderPhone=99999999\
&senderEmail=comprador@uol.com.br\
&senderHash=52578d5d3336ec7a43ff1dae4794d0c5625feddcc8fbc0e80bcb0cb46c9947d4\
&shippingAddressStreet=Av. PagSeguro\
&shippingAddressNumber=9999\
&shippingAddressComplement=99o andar\
&shippingAddressDistrict=Jardim Internet\
&shippingAddressPostalCode=99999999\
&shippingAddressCity=Cidade Exemplo\
&shippingAddressState=SP\
&shippingAddressCountry=ATA\
&shippingType=1\
&shippingCost=21.50\
&creditCardToken=1e358d39e26448dc8a28d0f1815f08c5\
&installmentQuantity=1\
&installmentValue=300021.45\
&noInterestInstallmentQuantity=2\
&creditCardHolderName=Jose Comprador\
&creditCardHolderCPF=11475714734\
&creditCardHolderBirthDate=01/01/1900\
&creditCardHolderAreaCode=99\
&creditCardHolderPhone=99999999\
&billingAddressStreet=Av. PagSeguro\
&billingAddressNumber=9999\
&billingAddressComplement=99o andar\
&billingAddressDistrict=Jardim Internet\
&billingAddressPostalCode=99999999\
&billingAddressCity=Cidade Exemplo\
&billingAddressState=SP\
&billingAddressCountry=ATA".

Ou eu teria que colocar essas informacoes todas dentro do loop, e ter que colocar a montagem do xml, eu teria o retorno de status, duplicada varias vezes conforme quantidade de itens?
Tenho esse código que faz uma compra transparente do Pagseguro.

$params = array(
            'email'                     => $PAGSEGURO_EMAIL,
            'token'                     => $PAGSEGURO_TOKEN,
            'creditCardToken'           => $creditCardToken,
            'senderHash'                => $senderHash,
            'receiverEmail'             => $PAGSEGURO_EMAIL,
            'paymentMode'               => 'default',
            'paymentMethod'             => 'creditCard',
            'currency'                  => 'BRL',
            // 'extraAmount'               => '1.00',
        'itemId1'                   => '0001',
        'itemDescription1'          => 'PHP Test',
        'itemAmount1'               => $numero,
        'itemQuantity1'             => 1,

        'itemId2'                   => '0002',
        'itemDescription2'          => 'PHP Test2',
        'itemAmount2'               => $numero,
        'itemQuantity2'             => 1,

        'reference'                 => 'REF1234',

        'senderName'                => $senderName,
        'senderCPF'                 => $senderCPF,
        'senderAreaCode'            => 83,
        'senderPhone'               => $senderPhone,
        'senderEmail'               => $senderEmail,
        'shippingAddressStreet'     => $shippingAddressStreet,
        'shippingAddressNumber'     => $shippingAddressNumber,
        'shippingAddressDistrict'   => $shippingAddressDistrict,
        'shippingAddressPostalCode' => $shippingAddressPostalCode,
        'shippingAddressCity'       => $shippingAddressCity,
        'shippingAddressState'      => $shippingAddressState,
        'shippingAddressCountry'    => 'BRA',
        'shippingType'              => 1,
        'shippingCost'              => $shippingCost,
        'installmentQuantity'       => 1,
        'installmentValue'          => $installmentValue,
        'creditCardHolderName'      => 'Chuck Norris',
        'creditCardHolderCPF'       => '54793120652',
        'creditCardHolderBirthDate' => '01/01/1990',
        'creditCardHolderAreaCode'  => 83,
        'creditCardHolderPhone'     => '999999999',
        'billingAddressStreet'     => 'Address',
        'billingAddressNumber'     => '1234',
        'billingAddressDistrict'   => 'Bairro',
        'billingAddressPostalCode' => '58075000',
        'billingAddressCity'       => 'João Pessoa',
        'billingAddressState'      => 'PB',
        'billingAddressCountry'    => 'BRA'
    );

Como eu faço para o PHP pegar dinamicamente os itens do carrinho e colocar dentro do array $params[]? Para que possa ser enviados todos os produtos do carrinho?
Essa parte pega os produtos para ser gerado dentro do array pelo PHP:
        'itemId1'                   => '0001',
        'itemDescription1'          => 'PHP Test',
        'itemAmount1'               => $numero,
        'itemQuantity1'             => 1,

        'itemId2'                   => '0002',
        'itemDescription2'          => 'PHP Test2',
        'itemAmount2'               => $numero,
        'itemQuantity2'             => 1,

Ficaria assim?
$params = array(
    'email'                     => $PAGSEGURO_EMAIL,
    'token'                     => $PAGSEGURO_TOKEN,
    'creditCardToken'           => $creditCardToken,
    'senderHash'                => $senderHash,
    'receiverEmail'             => $PAGSEGURO_EMAIL,
    'paymentMode'               => 'default',
    'paymentMethod'             => 'creditCard',
    'currency'                  => 'BRL',
    // 'extraAmount'               => '1.00',

    'reference'                 => 'REF1234',

    'senderName'                => $senderName,
    'senderCPF'                 => $senderCPF,
    'senderAreaCode'            => 83,
    'senderPhone'               => $senderPhone,
    'senderEmail'               => $senderEmail,
    'shippingAddressStreet'     => $shippingAddressStreet,
    'shippingAddressNumber'     => $shippingAddressNumber,
    'shippingAddressDistrict'   => $shippingAddressDistrict,
    'shippingAddressPostalCode' => $shippingAddressPostalCode,
    'shippingAddressCity'       => $shippingAddressCity,
    'shippingAddressState'      => $shippingAddressState,
    'shippingAddressCountry'    => 'BRA',
    'shippingType'              => 1,
    'shippingCost'              => '1.00',
    'installmentQuantity'       => 1,
    'installmentValue'          => '3.00',
    'creditCardHolderName'      => 'Chuck Norris',
    'creditCardHolderCPF'       => '54793120652',
    'creditCardHolderBirthDate' => '01/01/1990',
    'creditCardHolderAreaCode'  => 83,
    'creditCardHolderPhone'     => '999999999',
    'billingAddressStreet'     => 'Address',
    'billingAddressNumber'     => '1234',
    'billingAddressDistrict'   => 'Bairro',
    'billingAddressPostalCode' => '58075000',
    'billingAddressCity'       => 'João Pessoa',
    'billingAddressState'      => 'PB',
    'billingAddressCountry'    => 'BRA'
);

$filter = preg_grep('/^itemId([0-9]{1,})/', array_keys( $params ));
    $result = array();
    for($i = 0; $i < count($filter); $i++)
    {
    $result['itemId' . ($i + 1)] = $params['itemId' . ($i + 1)];
    $result['itemDescription' . ($i + 1)] = $params['itemDescription' . ($i + 1)];
    $result['itemAmount' . ($i + 1)] = $params['itemAmount' . ($i + 1)];
    $result['itemQuantity' . ($i + 1)] = $params['itemQuantity' . ($i + 1)];

}

$header = array('Content-Type' => 'application/json; charset=UTF-8;');
$response = curlExec($PAGSEGURO_API_URL."/transactions", $params, $header);
$json = json_decode(json_encode(simplexml_load_string($response)));

?>


Article 45 of the Pawnbrokers and Cash Converters Modernization Act covers Pawnbrokers, Metal and Scrap Dealers.
Businesses that are excluded from that definition are pawn brokers, buyers from manufacturers and wholesalers, precious-metals dealers (regulated separately under the Act) and dealers in sporting goods where items are purchased under $50.
To qualify for a license the applicant must be of good moral character, must have petitioned the city or county with his name, business name, shop address, and must have a certificate from the chief of police or sheriff or the State Bureau of Investigation and an affidavit that he/she has had no felony convictions in 10 years.
"ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY PLEDGED TO A PAWNBROKER WITHIN THIS STATE IS SUBJECT TO SALE OR DISPOSAL WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO PAYMENT MADE ON THE ACCOUNT FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS PAST MATURITY DATE OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. NO FURTHER NOTICE IS NECESSARY."
"THE PLEDGOR OF THIS ITEM ATTESTS THAT IT IS NOT STOLEN, HAS NO LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES, AND IS THE PLEDGOR'S TO SELL OR PAWN."
"THE ITEM PAWNED IS REDEEMABLE ONLY BY THE BEARER OF THIS TICKET OR BY IDENTIFICATION OF THE PERSON MAKING THE PAWN."
The pawn ticket must also have provisions for signatures of the pawnbroker and the pawner.
Charges are allowed for bad checks.
The initial price is lower - because it has not been padded with precharges for personal support. The software offer includes a free introductory session to assure a smooth and easy start and that should not cost hundreds of dollars.
There are no annual support fees. Instead, payment for support is only made when help is requested. A detailed illustrated user's guide is provided so shop owners and employees with computer skills won't need to seek tutors to basically read from the manual.
Transactions for pawns, buy outright (resale), cashing checks, payday and title loans, layaways and rentals can be printed on 8.5x11 paper using a standard black/white ink printer, saving considerably on preprinted forms (which become outdated and wasted with changes in law or in shop policies).
There is an ongoing cost of keeping software current with changes in technology. The users of the software benefit from this service and there is a small annual fee of $175 for supporting this effort.
Hardware that can be used with various editions of the software include receipt and label printers, cash drawers, bar-code, fingerprint and license scanners and webcams. There are no add-ons for shipping or sales tax.
Some providers require a written contract locking the shop owner in for 3 years or more and setting the stage for price gouging.
Generally once a store owner invests time in learning a software program, he/she is unlikely to want to repeat the process. Software vendors are keenly aware of the fact and exploit it with frequent increases in fees.
Payment for Pawnbroker Pawn Shop Software is made once for lifetime use. There are no monthly or annual payments for 'support'. There is the ongoing expense of keeping the software up-to-date with technology and that expense is borne by the end users of the software who benefit from that service; therefore, there is an software maintenance fee of $175.


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Q: Print valor especifico do JSON estou criando uma aplicação cujo um dos retornos vem de uma API (retorno em JSON), e preciso coletar o valor da chave 'text' porém quando faço o retorno dessa forma:
    data = json.dumps(response)
    data = json.loads(data)
    print(data["output"][0]["text"])

Porém, ocorre um traceback:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Codigo-Fonte\app.py", line 21, in <module>
    print(data["output"][0]["text"])
  KeyError: 0

Alguém sabe me dizer onde pode estar o erro?
Segue o retorno do JSON:
{
  "intents": [
    {
      "intent": "teste",
      "confidence": 0.27630176939283047
    }
  ],
  "entities": [],
  "input": {
    "text": "teste"
  },
  "output": {
    "generic": [
      {
        "response_type": "text",
        "text": "Opa esse e o retorno do gteste =D"
      }
    ],
    "text": [
      "Opa esse e o retorno do gteste =D"
    ],
    "nodes_visited": [
      "node_1_1547121892240"
    ],
    "log_messages": []
  },
  "context": {
    "conversation_id": "fe1bb066-d16b-4001-9074-000a2eeb428f",
    "system": {
      "initialized": true,
      "dialog_stack": [
        {
          "dialog_node": "root"
        }
      ],
      "dialog_turn_counter": 1,
      "dialog_request_counter": 1,
      "_node_output_map": {
        "node_1_1547121892240": {
          "0": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "branch_exited": true,
      "branch_exited_reason": "completed"
    }
  }
}

A: Você só mapeou o print errado print(data["output"][0]["text"]), o correto seria print(data['output']['text'][0]).
Ou print(data['output']['text']) se caso queira imprimir todo o conteúdo de data['output']['text']
De uma olhada funcionando aqui https://repl.it/repls/HungryHummingPostgres


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Judge Bob Downer
Judge-ment day: Downer tells all about sitting on the bench
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Judge Bob Downer knows something about what it's like to appear before a judge as a defendant. He's been there. And it's a story he's told in court. As a UVA graduate in 1970, Downer and some frat brothers, clearly under the influence of that era's Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, decided to swipe […]
Malicious wounding charge against 'Boonie Hat' goes to grand jury
A Florida man charged with malicious wounding in the August 12 Market Street Parking Garage attack on DeAndre Harris can thank the attorney of another man for his arrest—and for dubbing him "Boonie Hat." Tyler Watkins Davis, 50, of Middleburg, Florida, was in Charlottesville General District Court April 12 for a preliminary hearing, and his […]
August 12 shooter and Market Street Garage attackers go to grand jury
Three out-of-towners who were charged following the August 12 Unite the Right rally were in court December 14 for preliminary hearings, where a judge determined there was probable cause to seek grand jury indictments. Baltimore resident and Confederate White Knights of the KKK imperial wizard Richard Preston, 52, is charged with shooting a firearm within […]
Face-punchers plead: Indiana man gets eight months in jail, appeals
Two men who were charged with punching two women in the face at unrelated August 12 Unite the Right rally events entered guilty pleas today in Charlottesville General District Court, and one, with a history of assault who was sentenced to eight months in jail, is appealing the [...]
KKK support group: Gun-firer and alleged Harris attackers remain in jail
A judge was unswayed hearing testimony from a man who first said he was threatened by the thrower of a C-VILLE Weekly box at the August 12 Unite the Right rally and who then fired his pistol to defend a man who was the target of a homemade flamethrower. Baltimore resident Richard Wilson Preston [...]
Kessler dodges disorderly conduct charge, man who spit on him pleads not guilty
The Charlottesville commonwealth's attorney today asked a judge to not prosecute a disorderly conduct charge against Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler stemming from the May 14 vigil at Emancipation Park, after torch-carrying white nationalists marched through it the night before. [...]


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About Scott Balson
Scott Balson (image above) is based in Australia and is the HEART and SOUL of this Community Channel. His love for Africa and specifically South Africa is fast reaching legendary status.
Scott dedicates his life and countless hours a day, to broadcasting and exposing the real truth about South Africa and about the politics, corruption, maladministration and all happenings in South Africa, something that the Main Stream Media in South Africa is simply no longer capable or willing to do.
The wide-reaching corruption in government, politics, polititians, government organisations and government entities, as well as the inability of the South African government and South African security services – to serve and protect the people of South Africa – spurs Scott on to protect the innocent and the minority groups in South Africa and to bring to the attention of the world the plight of ordinary South Africans.
Scott is a proud and passionate man and he serves as an example to all of us. He personifies dedication, comittment and someone willing to stand up for the principles he believes in, often at his own personal expense and often up against the wrath of those he exposes!
Scott is a best selling author of 8 books. His latest work, Children of the Mist, the lost tribe of South Africa, has taken 30 years of research through collecting a vast library of rare and valuable contemporary books and documents. The book follows the tragic history of the Griqua people from their forebears pre-1652 to their fractured state today.
Scott travelled to South Africa to launch this marvelous work and the launch took place at Kokstad during the Griqua celebration of Adam Kok III's birthday at the old laager on 14 October 2007.
Scott's interest in the Griqua stemmed from his time in the Republic of South Africa. He was schooled in South Africa and thereafter he worked for Barclays Bank in Ixopo – working at the Umzimkhulu agency near Kokstad in the late 1970's and his groundbreaking research developed from there.
Scott's biggest wish is for the South African landscape to return to such a state of normality, that he can move back to the country which he so adores.
Balson's library on the Griqua
Overview of Griqua history on-line (compiled by Scott Balson)
This Website was established due to the constant interference and censure which Scott's YouTube channels, Loving Life, Loving Life 2020 and Loving Life LIVE, endured!
This is the NEW, IMPROVED and LIBERATED platform, where all Scott's EXPLOITS and NEWS as well as LIVE STREAMS will be enjoyed and cherished, for years to come.
Welcome to the huge and fast growing Loving Life Family!
When you search the archive of well over 6 400 videos on this Website of this platform you will see that this mission to alert the world about what is going on in South Africa has been a relentless daily task by Scott Balson for years.
Scott's YouTube videos have been viewed over 25 million times on Youtube and it is, with great regret, as a result of the YouTube platform's invasive censorship policies that Scott, our host, decided to transition from Google / Youtube to his own NEW platform – which you are now on. The transition will happen slowly and gradually over time so, for the time being, the Loving Life channels on YouTube will operate as before.
For over a year Marlena de Villiers has been Scott's effective right hand and Personal Assistant – even though Scott is based in Brisbane, Australia and Marlena in Gauteng, South Africa. Marlena has been instrumental in driving the almost nightly Live Streams on the Loving Life YouTube channels. Marlena will continue to work in this key role on this new platform.
Yes, we have an amazing team here at Loving Life!
When Scott expressed frustration with YouTube in the 4th quarter of 2020, Rudi Geldenhuys stepped up to the plate and said "I will happily develop your new platform". This new Loving Life platform was first published with an "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" notice in November 2020 and STAGE 1 of development launched in the 1st week of December 2020. Webmaster supreme, Rudi, administers and continually develops our NEW PLATFORM, with the aim to provide more functionalities and provide an "EASY TO NAVIGATE" experience, for you the reader.
The objectives of this new platform – outside the censorship of YouTube / Google – remain the same as Scott's vision when he took this project on as his life mission all those years back. With Rudi's web development skills we will include, as selected by Scott, Contributing Authors and Creators, Citizen News Reporters and others on the events unfolding. The focus will be on South Africa as we provide our team of voluntary reporters with this back-up channel, free of the autocratic hand of the big Internet platforms.
We aim to have sections dedicated to projects like the independence of the Western Cape, the Real History of South Africa and a section on Christian values.
Scott's vision was always to build a great community platform and now that vision is being realised thanks to the wider Loving Life community and the channel's recognised heroes (in order of being recognised):
Patrick Fischer
Dawie Oosthuizen
Philippe van Welbergen
Dwayne Krummeck
Nicoleen from Mother's Mission
Marlena de Villiers
Shawn Pate
Fiona Timms
Dan Berriman
Winston Coetzee
Rudi Geldenhuys
Geben Jonker
Here are our current Loving Life community members representing different areas:
Winston Coetzee – our resident musician
Dan Berriman – our resident Priest
Rudi Geldenhuys – our resident IT & Web Development expert
Fiona Timms – our resident author
Lyn Ward – our resident artist
In the next few months we will be adding new features and functionalities to this platform and we encourage you to contact us regarding any news tips, suggestions for live streams as well as suggested new platform features.
Our Contact details are contained on the Contact Us Page of this Website and should be directed as follows:
Host: Scott Balson – (News, coverage of Live Events, Videos, Images, Stories, Compatible YouTube channels or Reporters for publication as well as to become Volunteer Contributors)
E-Mail: host@lovinglifetv.com
Web Admin: Rudi Geldenhuys – Registration enquiries, Alerts about errors, Development and Improvement, Suggestions to add features to the platform
E-Mail: admin@lovinglifetv.com
Live Streams: Marlena de Villiers – Looks after setting up of Live Streams and General Administration (if you have a story, she is the person to contact contact Marlena)
E-Mail: livestreams@lovinglifetv.com


The BCA is a fulltime 3 years course spread over 6 semesters. Each semester is of 16 weeks duration. The student should have a minimum of 80% attendance to appear for the semester examination.
- The course not only provides technical skills but also contributes to other personality/ attitude related skills required in a professional executive.
- The course has the flexibility of providing one entire semester to an individual to expose his/her acquired in house skills in the corporate sector.
- One of the unique features of the course is that the students are continuously trained in real life situations.
- The course is designed to make computer professional with competitive skills to meet the corporate requirements.


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Liverpool transfer move makes sense for 'incredible talent' that Alisson Becker loves
Liverpool made a transfer move this week that raised a few eyebrows. But the Reds will have their reasons for it — it might just make sense for a talent Alisson loves.
Matt AddisonLiverpool.com Editor
Things at Liverpool, these days at least, are never random. Even when things appear to make little to no sense, there will be a method somewhere — even if the theory has not always paid off perfectly.
The error in not signing a fourth senior centre-back, for example, definitely did not pay off — neither did the panic moves to bring in Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies mid-season — but the theory was that a short-term signing when Dejan Lovren left was not necessary and it was better to wait for the man they really wanted in Ibrahima Konaté.
There were eyebrows raised earlier this week when highly-rated teenage goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga moved to eighth-tier Macclesfield FC, who play in Northern Premier League Division One West, and where Robbie Savage is director of football.
READ MORE: Liverpool 'schedule private talks' for '£20m transfer' as Naby Keïta 'rejects contract offer'
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The 19-year-old, who was brought in from Fluminense in his homeland of Brazil in October 2020, probably did not expect to be playing in that division, but as ever — the move is nothing random.
It probably helps as well that Macclesfield is not far away from Liverpool — it certainly was an appeal when Harvey Elliott went to Blackburn Rovers for a season — but there is also precedent for young Reds goalkeepers getting experience at a lower league level.
Jakub Ojrzynski spent last season at Caernarfon Town in Wales and will spend the next one back in Poland with Radomiak Radom. Vitezslav Jaros, who signed from Slavia Prague in 2017, spent time with Irish Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic before he moved to the National League with Notts County in January.
Kamil Grabara, who moved permanently to FC Copenhagen last summer, had a year with Aarhus (also in Denmark) prior to that. Liam Hughes was at national league-level Stalybridge Celtic last season.
Those clubs are a rather 'random' mixture of teams at home and abroad, but there will be a number of reasons for them being chosen.
With Pitaluga, one reason is regular football. The U17 World Cup winner wanted to play regularly and while the physicality of the lower leagues will take some adjusting to, it will help his progression and adaptation to English football. He could have played regularly higher up, but is more likely to be guaranteed of minutes at this level.
"Marcelo is an incredible talent, so the next one in line [after Caoimhin Kelleher]," Jürgen Klopp said of the 19-year-old earlier this year. U23s boss Barry Lewtas described him as a 'big part' of what his side achieved in the first half of last season when speaking to Liverpool.com.
But playing regular senior football, where results really matter, is the next step in his development and Pitaluga will have the chance to advance his game in serious situations rather than just with goalkeeping coach John Achterberg.
"Marcelo is really talented," Alisson Becker said of the young stopper. Alisson had actually helped identify Pitaluga when he trained with him in Brazil (Pitaluga played for the same team as Alisson's brother, Muriel).
"I saw him a few times back in Brazil, but I could know more about him here as a goalie and as a person as well. He is a really special boy, he is really excited about having the opportunity to play for Liverpool.
"Now he has settled in and is doing really well in training. He is a boy who trains really hard and is really dedicated for what he is doing. And someone who likes to learn as well. It is really good to work with him."
Pitaluga, even if he does not become the number one at Liverpool, will play far higher up the footballing pyramid than at Macclesfield throughout the majority of his career, and the Reds rate him highly.
An eight-division drop might seem like a strange move, but there is precedent at Liverpool for similar switches. Pitaluga could have played regular football higher up the system but there are reasons to understand why the Reds sanctioned the move — after all, the Brazilian is yet to play senior football in this country other than in training in Kirkby.
It will take some performance to oust Kelleher as number two and an even bigger swing to one day overtake Alisson, but Pitaluga has talent. Macclesfield are about to experience it.
Neymar, Ballon d'Or hopes and rejection - Inside story of Fábio Carvalho Liverpool transfer eight years in the making
Liverpool have already made '£20m' Roberto Firmino decision amid Juventus transfer 'interest'
Liverpool FCFSG transfer scrutiny, Diogo Jota hope - Three things 'definitely' happen as Liverpool rebuildLiverpool is in a period of transition, as their latest defeat, once more to Brighton, showed. Diogo Jota, FSG and more will be turned to over the next few months.
Naby Keïta hands Jürgen Klopp a question and a solution as Liverpool midfield fix emerges
Naby Keïta's Brighton performance may have raised both a question and a possible solution for Jürgen Klopp in order to fix his midfield issues this season at Anfield.


ABUJA – Days after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP accused the ruling All Progressives Congress APC of being the originator of fake news in Nigeria and elevating it as a statecraft, the APC has now reacted, accusing the PDP of behaving like a "crybaby", and spewing falsehoods daily.
APC said the consequences of fake news are often dire as it inflames perceived divisions in communities, fuels hate speech, leads to violence and distorts democratic processes, among others.
"Disturbingly", APC said "the country's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its discredited agents, have continued to deploy the loathsome strategy of fake news, misinformation and distortion of facts as focal campaign strategies for the 2019 elections".
Speaking further, the ruling party said; "While the APC is not surprised at the PDP's typical theatrics in an attempt to evade scrutiny for its 16 years of misgovernance, it is instructive to the electorate that no lessons have been learnt by the prodigal party. It is indeed clear to the electorate that the PDP is not a party to either be trusted or taken seriously as it has missed out on the opportunity to apologise and show remorse for the cruelty it wrought on our country while in power.
What we witness instead is its weekly disgraceful and embarrassing shadow chasing through fake news and spurious allegations. PDP cannot pull the wool over the eyes of the good people of this country. It can cry wolf for all it cares, Nigerians won't be deceived. PDP remains a damaged product showing no regret for its retrogressive old practices which brought the country to its knees in terms of our infrastructure, economy, security, values and standing among nations of the world.
We are restoring our country to its deserved standing among the comity of progressive nations; fighting corruption and repairing our value system, diversifying our economic revenue base, creating jobs and economic opportunities for Nigerians, particularly the poor; bringing succor to the insurgency-ravaged North-East; reforming the oil industry, power, defence, pensions, and other critical sectors; creating a world-class transportation system, amongst others".
The PDP had recently asked the APC to apologize to Nigerians for riding to power using propaganda, accusing the ruling party of being the harbinger of fake news.


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Q: Programmatically populate a uint8_t array I have a uint8_t array which should look like this .
uint8_t code[1000] = {0x66, 0xba, 0xf8, 0x03}

Now I cant hard code values in that array instead , I need to insert them one by one from char buffer[300].  The content of char buffer[300] is a space delimited string of hex values "66 ba f8 03"
The code I wrote is -
        char* token = strtok(buffer, " ");
        // Keep printing tokens while one of the
        // delimiters present in str[].
        int pc = 0;
        while (token != NULL) {
            code[pc] = token; // This part is wrong. I need to cast it properly
            token = strtok(NULL, " ");
            pc++;
        }

How can I convert a string value into a uint8_t value?

A: Example code that uses strtol to convert hex number strings.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void)
{
    char buffer[300] = "66 ba f8 03";

    uint8_t code[1000];

    long val;
    char *endptr;

    char* token = strtok(buffer, " ");
    // Keep printing tokens while one of the
    // delimiters present in str[].
    int pc = 0;
    while (token != NULL) {

        /* convert as a base16 number */
        val = strtol(token, &endptr, 16);

        /* The character following the number should be the end of the string as the input string is already tokenized. */
        if(*endptr) {
            /* error handling */
        } else if(val < 0) {
            /* error handling */
        } else if(val > UINT8_MAX) {
            /* error handling */
        } else {
            /* The checks above make sure that the value fits into uint8_t. */
            code[pc] = (uint8_t)val;
        }

        token = strtok(NULL, " ");
        pc++;
    }

    for(int i = 0; i < pc; i++) {
        printf("code[%d] = 0x%02x\n", i, code[i]);
    }

    return 0;
}

The error handling depends on the rest of your program.
Notes:
strtok modifies the input string, so it must not be a const char[] or a string literal.
The loop doesn't contain a check to out-of-range access to code[pc].
Edit in the code above: A check for space in *endptr is unnecessary as space is used as the token delimiter, so we should never find a space in the result of strtok.


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I am an independent researcher in the history of economic thought, based in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. I am interested in the origin and development of 'formal' economic dynamics, and in the birth and development of the theories of crises and business cycles.
I have worked on Michal Kalecki's notion of dynamics in its relation to mechanics and dialectical materialism, on the rhetorics of Richard M. Goodwin's earliest attempt to introduce non-linear dynamics into economics, and on the origin and development of Roy F. Harrod's notion of dynamics. I have edited Harrod's inter-war papers and correspondence, and am currently working on issues related to the history of crises and business cycle theories. I have also written on Tugan-Baranowsky, Mentor Bouniatian, Clément Juglar, and on some very early episodes in the theories of crises (John Wade, Anthony Lawson and William Huskisson). I also and have inquired on the historiography on cycles and crises theories.
I am presently editing the correspondence concerning the making of Haberler's Prosperity and Depression (1937), and a book on the entries on crises and cycles in encyclopedias and specialised economic dictionaries, and am doing some more work on the writings on crises in the nineteenth century.