Unfortunately I read these books out of order – silly, I know but having heard so much about Brooks and Sasha in the two books I had read, I really was left with no choice but to rectify my mistake and read this the first book.
I have to say that despite the fact that baseball is not a huge sport over here in the UK I have fallen completely under the spell of the New York Kings and Collette West because the way she pores so much information and detail into the story means that I am completely hooked!
The book is delightful and none more so than Brooks because I read the whole thing just smiling at the mere mention of his name.
Brooks has been friends with Sasha's brother Nate for what seems to have been his whole life and as such Sasha has always been off limits, but that doesn't stop him from wanting more.
Life kicks Nate big time when the genetic heart abnormality that he has leaves him on the transplant list and out of the game that is the love of his life but in a bid to keep him in the team – Sasha offers the New York Kings a first – the opportunity to field the first woman in the league. It is a PR dream and never ones to shun publicity they jump at the chance.
So,as if her being Nate's little sister wasn't enough, she is now a team mate and it is definitely not a good idea to be having the thoughts he is having about her– Brooks really is between a rock and a hard place (get your mind out of the gutter ladies!!) but he has to find a way to make this work and to insure that the other players keep their distance.
The attraction between them does not go unnoticed and some of the others try to help them keep it under the radar but the team will protect their asset and Sasha is the publicity machines latest meal and they're not shy at feeding her to the wolves.
I loved the rest of the team and found that while I already was aware of who Jilly and Scott etc. were from my backward approach to the stories I loved seeing them early on and getting to find out what they were like before they got their own stories.
There were plenty of tears as I read this book but also lots of smile, I thought the situation with Nate and the transplant opportunity was handled to Ms West's credit, she took what is such a sensitive, important subject and showed the pressure that sort of situation puts on, not only the recipient but all those connected with them.
The scene where the team went to the hospital to see Nate had me in tears, here was the group of guys who on a day to day basis were encouraged to look after number one but when it came down to it – were all pulling for their team mate.
Told from both Brooks and Sasha's point of view the story was one that held my attention and my desire for them to beat the odds, to make it despite the obstacles that are put in their way.
I loved the epilogue and will openly admit that by the end I was surrounded by the resulting debris that I have come to expect when reading a Collette West novel – a pile of tissues!!!


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Q: Logstash/Gelf not stored all MDCs I'm using Logstash/Gelf as a log-tools in my application. I follow this sample for setting up my logger as JSON file. here is my wildfly config (standalone.xml):
<profile>
    <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:logging:3.0">
        <periodic-rotating-file-handler name="JsonLog" autoflush="true">
            <level name="ALL"/>
            <formatter>
                <named-formatter name="JsonFormatter"/>
            </formatter>
            <file relative-to="jboss.server.log.dir" path="server.json"/>
            <suffix value=".yyyy-MM-dd"/>
            <append value="true"/>
        </periodic-rotating-file-handler>
        ...
        <logger category="org.somepackgs.SoapLogHandler" use-parent-handlers="true">
            <level name="INFO"/>
            <handlers>
                <handler name="JsonLog"/>
            </handlers>
        </logger>
        ...
        <formatter name="JsonFormatter">
            <custom-formatter module="biz.paluch.logging" class="biz.paluch.logging.gelf.wildfly.WildFlyJsonFormatter">
                <properties>
                    <property name="version" value="1.0"/>
                    <property name="facility" value="java-test"/>
                    <property name="fields" value="Time,Severity"/>
                    <property name="extractStackTrace" value="true"/>
                    <property name="filterStackTrace" value="true"/>
                    <property name="includeLogMessageParameters" value="true"/>
                    <property name="includeLocation" value="true"/>
                    <property name="mdcProfiling" value="true"/>
                    <property name="timestampPattern" value="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS"/>
                    <property name="mdcFields" value="requestId"/>
                    <property name="dynamicMdcFields" value="mdc.*,(mdc|MDC)fields"/>
                    <property name="includeFullMdc" value="true"/>
                </properties>
            </custom-formatter>
        </formatter>
    </subsystem>
</profile>

In SoapLogHandler I put some fields in MDC, my application has aGeneralInterceptor for checking some business logic and I want log some extra fields (like result, duration time) after process request:
@AroundInvoke
public Object run(InvocationContext ictx) throws Exception {
    MDC.put("requestId", UUID.randomUUID());
    try{
        //other codes & business checks...
        obj = ictx.proceed();
     } catch (Exception ex) {

    } finally {
        logAfterInvokation(ictx);
    }
}

in logAfterInvokation method, I put some extra fields (like result, duration time) in MDC; But when line obj = ictx.proceed(); runs, Logstash automatically store some fields in server.json file and my extra fields never adds to this file, here is one node of my server.json file:
{
    "short_message": "short message text...",
    "full_message": "full message text...",
    "timestamp": "1558244976.376",
    "level": "6",
    "facility": "java-test",
    "logType": "entry",
    "LoggerName": "org.somepackgs.SoapLogHandler",
    "fieldName1": "fieldValue1",
    "destination": "destination1",
    "Time": "2019-05-19 10:19:36,376",
    "Severity": "INFO",
    "source": "my-App",
    "Thread": "default task-1",
    "SourceMethodName": "logMessage",
    "SourceSimpleClassName": "SoapLogHandler",
    "requestId": "d4d8482f-e9ae-4f31-acce-1629515a2ffd",
    "SourceClassName": "org.somepackgs.SoapLogHandler"
}

So why Logstash not store all of MDC contents? or How I can store all of my MDC contents to json file? Any help would be appreciated!
Updated: I think my JsonLog (in standalone.xml) placed in wrong location, Becuase It logs org.somepackgs.SoapLogHandler and the main application's flow occurs in interceptor, but when I place JsonLog for org.somepackgs.GeneralInterceptor, the SOAP-XML not logged anymore.

A: <property name="dynamicMdcFields" value="mdc.*,(mdc|MDC)fields"/>

The dynamicMdcFields evaluates every value you put through a regex that you provide in its value.
Probably, you need to update your regex or update field names that you put in MDC

A: I placed my JsonLog (in standalone.xml) in wrong location, Becuase all of MDCs is not initialized when org.somepackgs.SoapLogHandler runs, So I need create a class with name FinalLogger and call one method of this class for logging after obj = ictx.proceed(); line, something like below:
FinalLogger.logInfo("some text.");

and FinalLogger is like below:
package org.somepackgs;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class FinalLogger {
    private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(FinalLogger.class);

    public static void logInfo(String message) {
        logger.info(message);
    }
}

and in standalone.xml put jsonLog on FinalLogger:
<logger category="org.somepackgs.FinalLogger" use-parent-handlers="true">
    <level name="INFO"/>
    <handlers>
        <handler name="JsonLog"/>
    </handlers>
</logger>

Because the FinalLogger call at end of every rquest, So in time of running this all MDCs has been initialized and at this time stored in json log file.

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by Camille Rustici
February 28, 2017 2 mins
From BARCELONA (Spain) – At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this week, almost every major telecom carrier shared news of its 5G plans.
Attracting 100,000 visitors, MWC is the mobile industry's largest conference. While the new standard has long been on the agenda, this year's announcements spotlighted trials and products that will help companies launch the transition.
"It's much more than a generational change," said Mats Granryd, director general of GSMA, the industry group that organizes MWC, during his welcoming remarks. "It will connect people, things and machines on a massive scale."
Today's top wireless standard—4G LTE—theoretically offers speeds up to 100 Mbps. Full 5G will provide at least 20 Gbps and permit at least one million devices per square meter to connect to a network. It is this density and blazing speed that the industry needs for large fleets of autonomous cars, robots and much wider Internet of Things deployment.
Among the revelations, Nokia announced 5G First, a bundle of networking technologies that carriers can use to start running pilots. It is designed to enable any telecom company to quickly and easily take the first steps toward a functioning system.
Verizon Wireless wasn't hanging back. It announced a pilot test of its 5G service in 11 US cities starting by the middle of 2017.
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Place 5 to 6 tablespoons of the cooked chickpeas into your salad dish.
Wash the tomato, remove the core, and cut into thin slices. Dice into small pieces and transfer to your salad dish.
Wash the cucumber, cut off about 1/4, slice and dice into small pieces. Add to your salad dish.
Peel the outer layers of the onion, cut off about 1/4 or less (depending on the size of the onion). Slice the onion into thin layers, then dice the layers into small pieces. Add to your salad dish.
Add the balsamic vinegar and spices to the dish and stir everything thoroughly together.
This salad can be easily adapted to suit your needs, whether it be portion-wise or ingredient-wise. You can experiment with different beans, as well as swapping the cucumber for a colored bell pepper.


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Wednesday: 03.23.2011
2011 Bold Predictions-Part 1
One of the more exciting things to think about as the season approaches is which players are going to have the break through seasons? Who are going to be this year's Carlos Gonzalez, Joey Votto and Jose Bautista or David Price, Jaime Garcia and Ubaldo Jimenez? For the past few years I have tried to answer that question with "Bold Prediction" columns over at Fanball. I could've sworn I posted at least the 2009 iteration here, too, but I can't seem to find after an extensive search.
I'm hardly the only one undertaking this task as Ron Shandler and crew have their Longshot Caucus over at BaseballHQ.com and Matthew Berry has his You Heard Me! piece over at his page on ESPN. I believe he will be releasing that soon and it's always a fun read. Both are, in fact. Hopefully I am able to deliver to that end as well.
In case you don't remember from previous versions over at Fanball, the bold predictions column isn't a bunch of aimless predictions, but rather it looks at a player's whole profile, in the pros and minors, and tries to project out some best case scenarios for them. These aren't surefire bets, they are longshots that need a myriad of factors to go right if they are to happen. You should reasonably expect between 15% and 20% of them to come to fruition. The point is to get you thinking outside of the box(score) and not focus so much on what we've seen, rather entertain what we could see.
I am not going to have the Brady Anderson 50 home run season-type prediction in here because nothing in his profile would've told me that was possible so I wouldn't project it. Some of these may be "duhs" to you which simply means you're already looking at possible outcomes beyond what we've seen to date. In the end if there is a prediction you agree with and it causes you to go the extra buck on a guy and outperforms his cost, but doesn't necessarily meet the exact figure in the prediction, it's still a win (i.e. I had Gio Gonzalez projected for 175 Ks last year coming off of a season in which he had a near-6.00 ERA. He finished with 171 and a 3.23 ERA. If you bought in, you certainly profited significantly).
Some of the other calls from last year include:
Shaun Marcum will pick up right where 2008 left off
Luis Valbuena will hit 18 HR and steal 18 bases
Juan Pierre will steal 70 bases
Kelly Johnson will hit 21 HR and .300
Manny Ramirez will hit 40 HR
Nate Schierholtz will hit .320 with 15 HR
Ubaldo Jimenez wins 20 games
Billy Wagner will save 40 games ("And might very well be the league's best closer.")
Mike Stanton will hit 17 HR
Mike Jacobs will hit 35 HR
Lastings Milledge will hit 20 HR, steal 20 bases
Joey Votto will hit 35 HR, drive in 120 runs
That's a decent sample of wins and losses. As you can see, some were incredibly far off the mark by October, but you could have envisioned a scenario where they came true and you wouldn't have have been utterly baffled as to how like you probably were after Ben Zobrist's 2009 line of .297, 27 HR, 91 RBI, 91 R and 17 SB. Yes, I highlighted some of the big wins there. I definitely did not have a 58% success rate as this sample of 12 might lead you to believe. In fact, I went 18-for-73 yielding a 25% success rate. Let's see if we can top that for 2011:
Baltimore Orioles:
J.J. Hardy hits a career-high 33 home runs – A bum wrist (and other various bumps & bruises) have sapped his power the last two years after a pair of mid-20s home run seasons in Milwaukee back in 2007 and 2008. He moves to a very hitter-friendly ballpark and he is reportedly finally 100% healthy and clear of the wrist issues. He is in the midst of his prime and I'm buying the clean bill of health. He is going very late in fantasy drafts at the most scarce position on the diamond. If you out on the "studs" at short in an AL-Only, wait on Hardy.
Zach Britton pitches 120+ quality innings at the big leagues – His absurd sinker and devastating slider are major league ready while his changeup is catching up quickly. He will almost certainly start the season in AAA, but he shouldn't be there long. The O's rotation is hardly stable as it currently stands so once the Super 2 Deadline passes, he should be inserted into the big league rotation where I think he will be an instant success. "Quality innings" is a bit vague so to clarify, I'm thinking he can net a 3.50ish ERA (give or take .15 for random variance) with 6.5 K/9 and 2.0+ K/BB. The strikeouts will rise as he gains experience, but he will utilize that sinker to induce a ton of groundballs as he gains his feel for the big leagues.
Nick Markakis finally has the .300-30-100 season – I made this one last year and I'm headed to the well again. I was only off by 18 home runs and 40 RBIs last year! Joking aside, he is just too good of a player to be hitting 12 home runs in a season. A 30-home run season would be seven higher than his previous career high and 10 more than his last three seasons. He is still at the front end of his prime so don't rule out an explosion that would shock the narrow-minded.
Jake Fox's regular season home run total won't match his Spring Training total… – … because he's not good. He has eight as of this writing and even if he doesn't hit another one this spring, he still won't top that figure in the 2011 regular season. Don't waste your money.
Boston Red Sox:
Jacoby Ellsbury hits .320 with 16 HR – The speed will be there, too, but with a career high of 70 there is nothing that would be all that bold. If he met this projection, he would be a Carl Crawford-lite.
Jon Lester posts a 2.50-2.75 ERA with 24 wins en route to an AL Cy Young – I had too many wins-based predictions for pitchers last year which was dumb because I'm always beating the "skill doesn't always translate to wins" drum so I was leaving the projection in the hands of the offenses, defenses and bullpens when I was really trying to comment on the pitcher's skill. I included the 24-win mark in Lester's prediction because I think he has the appropriate backing of offense, defense and bullpen to reward his increasingly excellent skill.
New York Yankees:
Alex Rodriguez hits 52 home runs – It's hard to really predict anything that can reasonably be considered bold with A-Rod, but he's 35 years old and has back-to-back 30 home run seasons leading many to believe he is firmly into his decline phase. There is some skill erosion, but the decline is much smoother with transcendent players like A-Rod and I think he has at least one more MVP-type season in him. He is a bona fide bargain at a very thin position as he goes mid-to-late second round in many leagues. The best part about A-Rod, other than the fact that he's finally healthy again, is that there's a very high floor so why not invest?
Nick Swisher hits 38 home runs – He's actually getting better the deeper he goes into his prime and though he hasn't topped 29 in the last four seasons and 38 would be a career-high, the potential is there especially in that park. He's another guy with a high floor having played 150+ games each of the last five seasons. The batting average isn't quite the risk that many make it out to be as his .219 season in 2008 is now the clear outlier of his career.
Tampa Bay Rays:
Evan Longoria hits .324-41-133 – No, I'm not among those freaking out about his 11 homer drop from 2009 to 2010. After all, his OPS dropped a whopping .010 to .879. This guy is a superstar and as such he will have some truly excellent seasons in his career. I am looking at his age 25 in 2011 as the first such season. All three figures would be career highs and while it wouldn't necessarily come out of nowhere as he's a clear first round pick, it would definitely be a profit-laden season. Some outlets have questioned his mid-first round status, but I think it's justified even if he "just" repeats 2010 because third base is so lame after the star cut.
James Shields posts a 3.25 ERA – His base skills actually showed significant improvement in 2010 yet his surface stats were the worst of his career because of an atrocious 1.5 home run rate. He's not a flyball-heavy pitcher, in fact he's had a sub-40% flyball rate each of the last three years, yet when someone got a hold of one it was gone. His skills are just too damn good for a 5.18 ERA or even the 4.14 ERA from 2009. I'm seeing a major course correction.
Toronto Blue Jays:
Ricky Romero shaves nearly a full walk off of his control rate and takes his ERA below 3.00 – I could see the strikeouts rising up above eight per game, but I'm not betting on it just yet as he seems to understand that inducing groundballs is the more efficient way of pitching. I love that he has the groundball and strikeout in his arsenal.
Travis Snider completes his Adam Lind Path to Stardom – I hope he doesn't take every step Adam Lind has after Lind's 2010. Both had a strong call up, then regressed in their true rookie season and bounced back to average in another half season of play. Lind followed it up with an explosive 2009 hitting .305 with 35 HR and 114 RBIs. I'm not sure Snider will hit .305, but he could also top the 35 homers that Lind hit. I think a big season is in the offing and he's two years younger than Lind was during his ascension. Put Snider down for .270 and 38 bombs. His RBIs will be determined by batting order.
Brandon Morrow improves his walk rate and cuts over a run off of his ERA – With his incredibly electric stuff, Morrow could accelerate his progression with improved command. Regardless of how much he can improve his walk rate, I think there is a legitimate ceiling on Morrow's 2011 because the Jays will cap his innings. I could see the cap ending up somewhere around 175. In a surprise announcement today, he will start the season on the disabled list with elbow inflammation. Hopefully this curbs his value a few days before one of the biggest draft/auction weekends of the season. As I mentioned re: Kevin Slowey yesterday, don't draft for April. If anything, take advantage of any inherent discount brought on by his missing a start or maybe two.
Next Up: AL Central
The goal is to put these up throughout the day tomorrow. I didn't realize how lengthy they were going to get as I originally intended to go AL/NL in a two-parter. That would've been too long (that's what she said) so I'm breaking it up by division. I will also have my Middle Reliever Guide out this week. I was hoping for today, but again this project expanded a bit more than I expected.
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Friday: 02.4.2011
Daily Dose – February 4th
A quick dose today as we prepare for snow here in Austin. Yes, snow. It's still something of a novelty here, but it's not all that rare as we've had snow a couple of times in the last few years. Of course it will still paralyze the city and no one will have any clue how to drive in it. By the way, we are looking at 1-2 inches… yep, that's enough to paralyze the city. OK summer, you can come back anytime now. HURRY!!!
Beyond the Boxscore's Daniel Moroz (@CamdenCrazies) put together a great piece on the worst 30 home run seasons in baseball. I was sad to see that Curtis Granderson made the list for his 2009 season, but at least he was one of the "best". It is pretty stunning how awful the worst of the bunch was in overall value (or severe & utter lack thereof).
One of the biggest questions in fantasy baseball circles this offseason is around the projections of Jose Bautista for 2011. After his insane breakout 54 home run season, everyone is interested to see if it was a total flop or if he is a legitimate top power hitter in the league now. Jon Paul Morosi (@jonpaul) has piece out explains why he thinks Bautista shouldn't be ignored. As for his fantasy value, expectations are the key. If you are looking for another 54 home runs, you're almost certainly going to be disappointed, but if you want 32-36 with 105-115 RBIs, a decent batting average and a great on-base percentage (some leagues use OBP), then Bautista is your guy. He's not Brady Anderson 2.0, folks.
Royals Authority writer Nick Scott (@brokenbatsingle) asks whether it was the year of the pitcher or the year of the smaller bat? An interesting query that takes an in depth look at how a small change could've had a significant impact. Scott makes clear that the bat change was likely a contributing factor to the decreased offense we saw in addition to other theories floated as opposed to a singular reason.
Oh no!! One of my favorite players went to one of my least favorite teams. Lastings Milledge has joined the Chicago White Sox, hated rival of my beloved Detroit Tigers. I can't believe Milledge is already in "minor league contract" territory. I love that guy and I really thought he was going to be awesome. I guess at 26 he can still have a career resurgence (or I guess it would be a career surgence in his case). As author Satchel Price points out in a Milledge comparison, this proves that while their farm system may be baseball's best, the Royals front office remains horribly inept when it comes to free agent signings. I'm pulling for Lastings as long as he doesn't rip my Tigers.
I'm not sure when this became available, but I wouldn't be surprised if NBC saw Ron Swanson's Pyramid of Greatness go viral and then decided to make it into a poster they could sell for $19.95. Parks & Recreation just might be the best show on TV right now and it's due in large part to Ron Swanson.
Not only is Parks & Rec hilariously awesome, but it also features the lovely Rashida Jones who I have been a huge fan of since Boston Public back in 2000. She was in some things after BP, but I don't recall seeing her again until 2008 when she was on a pile of crap show called Unhitched which was also on FOX. I watched it strictly because of her. Since then she had a recurring role on The Office and I'd say that really set her career in motion with movies roles (I Love You, Man, The Social Network) and P&R all coming shortly after her Office arc. She's awesome:
The new book Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won has drawn mixed reviews from what I have read on Twitter. I've seen some say it's fantastic and a must read while others question the methodology behind some of the studies. It's on my list to read, but I'm waiting for it to come out in iBooks so I can use my iTunes giftcard to get it. That's more information than you need, but I can't recommend it one way or another right now, but I can recommend this New York Times article on the Freakonomics blog where the authors answer questions about the book.
With Spring Training (thankfully) drawing nearer, Alex Remington of FanGraphs wonders if the Grapefruit League may soon become a relic thanks in large part to the sprawling stadium locations in Florida that pale in comparison to cluster, convenient facilities in Arizona. Having been to both sites (Arizona for the Fall League only), it's hard not to see Alex's point. When I went to see my Tigers in Lakeland, it wasn't easy to plan on hitting other games. The only other venue I made it out to was Tampa to see the Yankees and that was 45 minutes away. It's just a much better set up in Arizona.
Even though I'm more of an SVU fan myself, this statistical breakdown of the first 10 seasons of Law & Order is fantastic. I always enjoy stuff like this if for no other reason than to respect the effort put into such a creation. The author ends with his rendition of the famous L&O sound which he put down as "Ka-CHUNG". I've never heard that way, for me it's always been "Dun-Dun!"
It was a sad day for Amanda Rykoff (@amandarykoff) as Andy Pettitte announced his retirement. Though she took the news pretty hard, she mustered enough energy to put together a Farewell for the Yankee legend. I'm about as far from a Yankees fan as you can get, but Pettitte was always one of the Yankees I liked as he helped me in multiple fantasy seasons. I don't think he's Hall of Fame despite a great career. It has nothing to do with the HGH issue, I just don't think his body of work merits a Hall plaque.
And those who quote his or any other Yankees' accumulated postseason numbers (most innings, most wins, whatever…), just stop. That has more to do with circumstance than it does any significant skill. Pettitte was strong in the playoffs, I'm not denying that don't quote me accumulation stats as reasons why he should be in the Hall. There just isn't a HOF case for him. Not now. Not ever. He will get more consideration than he deserves both because he is a Yankee and because of the postseason success, but in the end I think the writers will do the right thing and leave him out.
It's hard not to laugh when Justin Bieber booed essentially just for being Justin Bieber as he is here:
And spare me with this idiot crying. Shut the hell up, clown. (Hat tip to Sharapova's Thigh [@sharapovasthigh] for the video.)
Blog recommendation: If you're a baseball fan and you're not reading Buster Olney's (@Buster_ESPN) blog daily then you're missing out. It is behind the Insider pay wall, but ESPN has made that well worth it in the past few years. Olney, Keith Law (@keithlaw) and Chad Millman (@chadmillman) alone make it worth the money, but that's far from all of the valuable material you get with it. You can get Insider for $26 and it comes with a subscription to ESPN Magazine. That's a pretty great deal. No, ESPN did not pay me for this plug. I just think it's a great product. And if you've followed me on Twitter for any amount of time, you know I'm not afraid to tear into the Worldwide Leader when they deserve it (which is often).
Programming Note: I doubt anyone really cares, but since I write this at night I'm going to start dating it for the following day. A lot of times I'm not finished until after midnight anyway and it just feels kinda weird promoting a piece dated as yesterday even though it's only a few hours old when I post the link on Twitter in the morning. So basically there will be no Daily Dose for February 3rd as this one will be the for Friday February 4th.
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Inspection of Tagumbao Bridge
Gerona, Tarlac
After the groundbreaking ceremony of the Clark Green City held in Capas, Tarlac, President Benigno S. Aquino III went to the municipality of Gerona to personally inspect and lead the newly constructed Tagumbao Bridge.
Speaking before the faculty and students of the Corazon C. Aquino High School (CCAHS), President Aquino affirmed that the bridge serves as one of the flagships of the government on the many positive changes achieved over the past six years.
In his statement, he reported that the bridge was completed on 2014 with an allocated budget of PhP 375,250,000 million. The bridge will reduce travel time of the residents from 3 hours to 1.5 hours, and will serve as an alternate route going to Pangasinan.
This project, according to the President, is part of the development on the infrastructure sector of Tarlac province. He reported that the budget given to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was PhP 13.6 billion, compared to the PhP 2.06 billion from 2005 to 2010.
Through this, the Aquino administration was able to spearhead several projects that improved national roads and bridges throughout the country. Three of these were the completion of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway or TPLEX, the Paniqui-Moncada Section of the Manila North Road, and the Sapang Burgos Bridge. President Aquino added that starting this June, the construction of the 30-kilometer Central Luzon Link Expressway will begin, which will connect Tarlac City and Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija.
As of the latest, a total of 18,000 kilometers of national roads and 107,000 lineal meters of bridges were constructed across the Philippines in a span of six years.
Likewise, President Aquino gave updates on the current status of Tarlac in terms of agriculture, education, and health. To support Filipino farmers, the government allotted PhP 727.44 million for the construction of farm to market roads, and another PhP 245.48 million for production and post-harvest facilities.
On the construction of classrooms, 1,855 of these were already completed, while 801 are still under construction. These make up the 185,000 classrooms that were built in the whole country for the past six years.
Lastly, PhP 414.57 million was given to support the Health Facilities Enhancement Program in the province. This was used to fund barangay health stations, rural health units, urban health centers, and several municipal and city hospitals.


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State Briefs
Mega Millions winner sold outside Atlanta
ATLANTA --- A single ticket has won the grand prize in the Mega Millions multistate lottery drawing.
Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Friday night's drawing -- worth $132 million -- was sold in the Atlanta suburb of Mableton. The winning numbers were 21, 25, 26, 50 and 51. The Mega Ball number was 22.
J.B. Landroche of the Georgia Lottery Corp. said the winning ticket was sold at Mableton Chevron at 1450 Veterans Memorial Parkway.
An employee at the station, Ali Akber, said, "No one has showed up over here yet. We have no idea who has the ticket."
Teenagers arrested in death of store owner
DENMARK, S.C. --- Authorities accuse two Denmark teenagers of killing an 88-year-old store owner by shooting him in the back during a robbery.
According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Jason Wilson and Mark Brown Jr. face murder charges in the death of store owner Alfred Edward Myers. The two 18-year-olds were arrested late Friday.
Warrants accuse the men of going to Mr. Myers' store Thursday intending to rob him, then fleeing after shooting him.
Bamberg County Coroner Billy Duncan has said Mr. Myers died on the way to the hospital.
The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported Mr. Myers had run the store since the 1970s when he took over for his father.


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High Country Christmas (Mills & Boon Heartwarming) (A Findlay Roads Story, Book 3)
by Cynthia Thomason
She gives him peace…
But can he give her the same?
High Country Cop (Mills & Boon Heartwarming) (The Cahills of North Carolina, Book 1)
He'll always love Miranda Jefferson…
But this cop has a job to do.
Rescued By Mr. Wrong (Mills & Boon Heartwarming) (The Daughters of Dancing Falls, Book 3)
Life is meant to be lived
The Bridesmaid Wore Sneakers (Mills & Boon Heartwarming) (The Daughters of Dancing Falls, Book 2)
It takes courage to fall in love
A Boy To Remember (Mills & Boon Heartwarming) (The Daughters of Dancing Falls, Book 1)
You can't live a lie forever
Firefly Nights (Mills & Boon Heartwarming)
The road she's meant to be on
eBook First edition
This Hero for Hire (Mills & Boon Heartwarming)
He's more than her protector…
Being a cop in a small Georgia town is a pretty peaceful job, and one that Boone Braddock takes pride in. Babysitting the governor's daughter, however, isn't Boone's idea of police duty. Especially when it's Susannah Rhodes, who has an impulsive streak a mile wide.
A Soldier's Promise (Mills & Boon Heartwarming)
This time the teacher's learning the lesson…in loveBrenna Sullivan has a strict policy about not getting emotionally involved with her students. Yet there's something about the new student, Carrie, and her father that has Brenna breaking all her rules.
Christmas in Key West (Mills & Boon Cherish)
When a family emergency drags Abby Vernay home to Key West for Christmas, she has to face up to the night that left her with bittersweet memories and a secret that changed her life. Her high-school crush, Reese, has a right to know the truth…but will he find a way to forgive her?
The Men of Thorne Island (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
When Sara Crawford arrives on Thorne Island, she discovers that her inheritance is nothing like the photo in the glossy brochure the lawyer presented. For a start, the dock's about to collapse into the lake. And The Cozy Cove Inn, so charmingly depicted in the pamphlet, is in desperate need of a paintbrush and a vacuum.
The Women of Bayberry Cove (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance) (Hometown U.S.A., Book 9)
Louise Duncan has been passed over for a promotion because–according to her boss–she's too intimidating. A useful quality in court, he admits, but she scares her own clients. \"Take some time off to work on your people skills\" is his advice.
Your House or Mine? (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
An Unlikely Father (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance) (9 Months Later, Book 52)
Helen Sweeney is driving Ethan insane
First she nearly runs him down with her truck, then she's taking potshots at a sailboat with empty beer cans and leading him on a wild-fish chase! She's the craziest–and most interesting–woman he's ever met.
An Unlikely Match (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance) (Hometown U.S.A., Book 12)
\"Hogan. Jack Hogan.\"
The cocky ex-Secret Service agent is determined to point out the security risks in this eccentric little beach town. Mayor Claire Betancourt's town.
The Husband She Never Knew (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance) (Marriage of Inconvenience, Book 11)
Is their marriage ending…or just beginning?
Vicki Sorenson met Jamie Malone and married him an hour later. Both had good reasons for exchanging vows, but they had no plans to set up house. Now–thirteen years later–the new man in Vicki's life is about to propose, so Vicki arrives at Jamie's houseboat, divorce papers in hand.
Her Sister's Child (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
\" Actually, we' ve met before…\"
A Bayberry Cove Makeover (Fast Fiction)
Fast Fiction Romantic - short stories with a Happy Ever After
Blue Ridge Hideaway (Mills & Boon Heartwarming)
Armed with a can of mace and fuming mad, Dorie Howe is determined to get what's hers from the old con man who fleeced her. Even if she has to cut a deal with his ex-cop son, Bret Donovan.
Return of the Wild Son (Mills & Boon Cherish)
He'd spent the past twenty years trying to outrun his violent family history.
His Most Important Win (Mills & Boon Cherish)
Dare to dream… these sparkling romances will make you laugh, cry and fall in love – again and again!
When it comes to love… he's playing for keeps
An Unlikely Family (Mills & Boon Superromance)
Single dad – sexy cop!
Billy's a dad who knows he's in over his head – and has been ever since his daughter was dropped on his doorstep. Despite his attraction to newcomer Evie, he resents her interference…until Gemma faces a real threat, and Evie is the only one who can help.
Deal Me In (Mills & Boon Superromance) (Texas Hold 'Em, Book 4)
If he discovers the truth, all bets are off…
When Brady Carrick bets he can turn Molly Davis into a professional poker player, he has no idea the widowed mother has a grudge against him. Accepting Brady's challenge is a way for Molly to start a new life – and punish Brady for destroying her old one…


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Opinion: Wait til next year
By former Assemblymember Steven Sanders
The elections are mercifully over. This campaign cycle has been brutal. The mud has been splattered about like graffiti on the side of a building. We all need a break from politics!
Yet for the past month I have detected a different angst in the city, a melancholy unrelated to the fallout of the bitter partisan sniping. A pain that goes to our very core as a city. The shared love for our baseball teams.
Four weeks ago the Yankees walked off the fabled field at Yankees Stadium, losers to their perennial rival, the Red Sox from Boston. And worse still, the Red Sox went on to win their fourth World Series Championship of this century, twice as many as the Yankees. Thus wresting the title away from the Bronx Bombers as "team of the (21st) century"… at least so far.
Mayor de Blasio is ok with this revolting development, since in spite of his New York leadership position, his baseball allegiance remains with the boys from Beantown. Grounds for impeachment? If only.
But wait, as Yogi Berra said… "It ain't over til it's over!"
Rewind to 1918, exactly 100 years ago. The Boston Red Sox had also just won their fourth World Series of that new century the most of any club at that time. They were on top of the baseball world. The team of the century.
But Yogi was right. It wasn't over, at least not for the Yankees. Rather it was just beginning. For after the Red Sox's triumphant year in 1918, they never won another World Series for the rest of the century. Some say a cursed team. But no.
The Yankees were just better, way better. In the span of the next 86 years the Yankees would capture 26 titles before the Red Sox would win another, leaving them in the dust. The Yankees would win their 27th in 2009, the most in baseball or any sport.
History has repeated itself in 2018. The Red Sox are exactly where they were 100 years ago. So I say to New York baseball fans be stout and of good cheer.
Although gone are the superstars of years past, the Bambino, the Iron Horse, Joe D, Whitey, the Mick, Mariano and Jeter, the Yankees future is bright. With Aaron Judge hitting Ruthian home runs and a supporting cast of sluggers and new talented players, the new Yankees century is about to dawn… and the universe made right again.
Posted by Sabina Mollot in Editorial/Op-Ed/Opinion
Tagged: Boston Red Sox, yankees
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Patricia Noone says:
RE: STEPHEN SANDERS COLUMN: just what part of this piece relates to us Mets fans? where is the "shared love"?


The Chesterfield County Public Schools are looking for an additional $1.9 million after the recent conclusion of the state Assembly's general session left a hole in its budget.
The school board approved a new budget in late February, but it was contingent on whatever was ultimately approved in the state budget.
During the board's March 12 meeting, Christina Berta, the school district's chief financial officer, told the school board about three options for dealing with the lack of funding.
The board could: 1) ask the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors for the funding; 2) reduce services; or 3) reduce a salary increase from 3 to 2 percent.
The county's proposed budget already includes the school board's funding increase of $7.7 million over Fiscal Year 2019.
Also during last week's meeting, Paula Aldrous was announced as the new director of finance, replacing Yvonne "Rene" Ewing. Sharon Pope succeeded Thomas Taylor, who became chief of staff.


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Solenzara Air Base
(Redirected from Ventiseri-Solenzara Air Base)
Base aérienne 126 Solenzara
IATA: SOZ
ICAO: LFKS
Government of France
Travo, France
65 ft / 20 m
41°55′27.90″N 009°24′21.60″E / 41.9244167°N 9.4060000°E / 41.9244167; 9.4060000
Solenzara AB
Location of Solenzara Air Base, France
18/36 2,627 8,619 Paved
Source:World Aero Data[1]
Air Base 126 Solenzara (French: Base aérienne 126 Solenzara) (IATA: SOZ, ICAO: LFKS) is a French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air (ALA) base located in the village of Ventiseri approximately 40 km north-northeast of Porto-Vecchio on Corsica.
Today the Air Base is a NATO tactical training center. It hosts a French Air Force helicopter liaison squadron.
World War II[edit]
B-25J-10 43-27425, "111". 447th Bombardment Squadron, 321st Bombardment Group, Solenzara Airfield, Corsica in late 1944.
During World War II the air base was constructed by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force XII Engineer Command as an all-weather temporary field built using Pierced Steel Planking for runways and parking areas, as well as for dispersal sites. In addition, tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting. As the airfield was not located on mainland France, no Advanced Landing Ground identifier was designated, and it was called Solenzara Airfield.
The airfield was designed for fighter, medium bomber units, as well as for command and control. Known units assigned were:
HQ, 57th Bombardment Wing, 20 April-5 October 1944
310th Bombardment Group, 10 December 1943 – 7 April 1945, B-25 Mitchell
324th Fighter Group, 19 July 1944 – 25 August 1944, P-40 Warhawk
Both the 310th and 324th flew combat missions in support of the Invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon) during July and August 1944. At the end of the war, the American combat units moved out for their return to the United States. The airfield was then turned over to the French government in July 1945. [2]
^ http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=AG70333&sch=LFKS
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
USAFHRA Document 00244862 - Report of construction of Solenzara Airdrome, Corsica
Airport information for LFKS at Great Circle Mapper.
Airport information for LFKS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Air Forces in Europe
Template:USAAF 12th Air Force World War
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solenzara_Air_Base&oldid=903159684"
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French Air Force bases
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France
Airports established in 1944
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Q: How to change a button image when the button is pressed in swiftui I would like to change the image name when the button is pressed.
This is my structure so far:
struct ContentView: View {
    @State var matrix = [Int] var
    body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Test")
            HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 8) {
                Button(action: {
                    **
                    // call a func that will do some check and
                    // change the image from Blue.png to Red.png
                    **
                }) {
                    Image("Blue")
                        .renderingMode(.original)
                        .resizable()
                        .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                        .clipShape(Circle())
                }
            }
        }
    }
 }

A: I've had a look around for a good solution to this, but they all have their downsides. An approach I have very often seen (here) revolves around creating a custom ViewModifier with a DragGesture on the button content that recognizes user touch and release. There are many issues with this solution, mainly that the gesture is given priority over any other gesture. This makes it impossible to use the buttons in a ScrollView.
From iOS 13.0+, Apple provides a ButtonStyle protocol primarily made for swiftly styling buttons. The protocol exposes an isPressed variable that perfectly reflects the button state. By this I mean that when you press and hold a button and drag your finger outside its view, the variable changes from true to false just as you would expect. This is not the case with the previous solutions I linked to.
The solution to the problem is to first define a new ButtonStyle with a variable binding isPressed:
struct IsPressedRegisterStyle : ButtonStyle {
    @Binding var isPressed : Bool
    func makeBody(configuration: Self.Configuration) -> some View {
        configuration.label
            .onChange(of: configuration.isPressed, perform: {newVal in
                isPressed = newVal
            })
    }
}

And then use the style with this:
struct IconButton : View {
    @State var width: CGFloat? = nil
    @State var height: CGFloat? = nil
    let action : () -> Void

    @State private var isPressed : Bool = false

    var body : some View {
        Image(isPressed ? "someImage" : "someOtherImage")
            .renderingMode(.original)
            .resizable()
            .scaledToFit()
            .frame(width: width, height: height)
            .overlay{
                GeometryReader{proxy in
                    Button(
                        action:{
                            action()
                        },
                        label: {
                            Spacer()
                                .frame(width: proxy.size.width, height: proxy.size.height)
                                .contentShape(Rectangle())
                        })
                        .buttonStyle(IsPressedRegisterStyle(isPressed: $isPressed))
                }
            }
    }
}

Note the use of the custom ButtonStyle at the bottom of its definition.
Just a quick walkthrough of what exactly happens here:

*

*We create an Image and overlay a Button that spans its entire area using a spacer.

*Pressing the image triggers the overlaying button.

*The custom ButtonStyle we apply exposes the internal isPressed variable of the button to our IconButton view.

*We set the button image according to the exposed value.

You instantiate a button like this:
// arbitrary values for width and height
IconButton(width: 200, height: 70){
    print("Button Pressed")
}

I have not tested this code for too much, so please let me know if there are any downsides to using this.
Cheers!


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John Sarbanes & Salud Carbajal
Compare the voting records of John Sarbanes and Salud Carbajal in 2017-18.
John Sarbanes
Represented Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. This is his 6th term in the House.
John Sarbanes and Salud Carbajal are from the same party and agreed on 94 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
Disagree: 6%
But they didn't always agree. Out of 1164 votes in the 115th Congress, they disagreed on 68 votes, including 30 major votes.
Here are the votes they disagreed on
March 6, 2018 — Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
June 28, 2018 — Clark of Massachusetts Amendment No. 15
May 23, 2018 — Gabbard of Hawaii Amendment No. 3
April 26, 2018 — Lipinski of Illinois Part A Amendment No. 78
July 13, 2017 — McClintock of California Part B Amendment No. 14
June 23, 2017 — Davidson of Ohio Amendment No. 5
Jan. 5, 2017 — Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes


In some ways, digital marketing has matured, with in-house teams and outside resources collaborating to achieve established best practices. And yet, there are still areas where many marketers struggle to find ROI, or to execute at all.
Our new report, 2018 Digital Marketing Plans for Best-in-Class Success, lets you benchmark your marketing plan against the most successful among us.
We found that talent—especially MarTech talent—is in short supply, and data quality might not be as top-of-mind as it should be.
However, these objectives are not equally achievable. Improved data quality remains a critical challenge, even for these successful marketers.
In addition, data management was identified as the most difficult tactic to execute in a digital marketing plan (47 percent).
What was new a decade ago has become tried-and-true. Digital has now matured and our top marketers know how to effectively use each channel.
This means that the newer tactics—social media and MarTech—are where marketers can find the most improvements in effectiveness. At the same time, the top marketers found social media marketing and search/social ads to be the easiest to execute.
Data management, on the other hand, was seen to have limited effectiveness compared to its difficulty.
It makes sense that marketers might focus on the tactics that are easiest and most likely to provide immediate success. But this could be dangerous. A lack of quality, actionable data could become a stumbling block in the future for these marketers as machine learning and artificial intelligence begin to uncover new insights about consumer segments and behavior.
Marketers must make sure they aren't short-changing future results by de-emphasizing data quality and management today.
A full 96 percent of best-in-class marketers said their 2018 budgets were bigger—and more than half said that increase would be significant.
To succeed this year, they'll need to spend wisely. This means investing in talent, technology and data, not simply upping the ad buy. Marketers who don't make these investments this year may find greater challenges over the next few years.
What are our most important digital marketing objectives?
What are the most critical challenges to digital marketing success?
Which challenges should we focus on immediately and which in the long term?
What digital marketing channels should we consider prioritizing?
Should we consider outsourcing our digital marketing execution, and to what extent?
Partnering with vendors that can provide the expertise and technology you need is a quick way to improve results. At the same, focus internal resources on both short- and long-term initiatives to improve quickly while maintaining success over time. And don't forget to test and measure your results to show your progress, calculate ROI and justify further investments in talent, technology, data quality and data acquisition.
Expect this to be another fast-moving year, with changes in consumers' media consumption and shopping habits. Be prepared to meet your customers where they are with appealing, personalized communications.
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Manticore search: a continuation of the Sphinx search engine
September 14, 2020 by Hadi Fadlallah
In this article, we will be talking about Manticore Search, which is an open-source search engine first released in 2017 as a fork of the Sphinx search engine. We will try to describe this search engine briefly, mention some of its differences from the Sphinx search engine, and we will provide a step-by-step guide on how to build full-text indexes from SQL Server databases. Finally, we will show how to connect to the Manticore engine from the SQL Server management studio using a linked server object. In our previously published articles in this series, we talked briefly about the Sphinx search engine and how to create full-text indexes from SQL Server databases.
Indexes, Search
Building full-text indexes using the Sphinx search engine
August 4, 2020 by Hadi Fadlallah
In the previously published article, Getting started with Sphinx search engine, we talked about the Sphinx search engine and how to install it on the Windows operating system. In this article, we will talk about building full-text indexes using Sphinx. We will be covering seven topics:
Getting started with Sphinx search engine
July 10, 2020 by Hadi Fadlallah
In this article, we will be talking about the Sphinx search engine and how to use it to install it on the Windows operating system.
Different ways to search for objects in SQL databases
June 29, 2020 by Rajendra Gupta
This article explores various ways to search for database objects in SQL database such as tables, stored procedures, functions, and views.
Functions, Search
SQL FILESTREAM and SQL Server Full Text search
February 19, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta
In this article, the latest in our series on the SQL FILESTREAM feature, we are going to look at the synergy and interoperability with SQL Server Full Text search, another powerful SQL Server feature
FILESTREAM, Search
Hands on Full-Text Search in SQL Server
August 25, 2017 by Jefferson Elias
In most cases, we will use clustered and non-clustered indexes to help a query go faster, but these kinds of indexes have their own limitations and cannot be used for fast text lookup. For instance, a LIKE operator will lead SQL Server to scan the whole table in order to pick up values that meet the expression next to this operator. This means it won't be fast in every case, even if an index is created for considered column.
How to mimic a wildcard search on Always Encrypted columns with Entity Framework
March 22, 2017 by Hans Michiels
The title of this post should have been "How to implement wildcard search functionality with Always Encrypted, make deterministic encryption safer, and load initial data using SqlBulkInsert", but as you understand, that's just too long for a title.
Searching SQL Server made easy – Building the perfect search script
March 9, 2016 by Ed Pollack
The need to search through database schema for specific words or phrases is commonplace for any DBA. The ability to do so quickly, accurately, and completely is critical when developing new features, modifying existing code, or cleaning up the vestiges from an application's ancient history.
Searching SQL Server made easy – Searching catalog views
Searching the SQL Server query plan cache
February 8, 2016 by Ed Pollack
Whenever a query is executed in SQL Server, its execution plan, as well as some useful execution data are placed into the plan cache for future use. This information is a treasure trove of metrics that can allow some very useful insight into your server's performance and resource consumption. Much of this information would be difficult or impossible to acquire otherwise.
Understanding how to access and use the metadata about query execution will provide us the tools we need to answer questions about our server and gain fascinating performance data. I've found myself spending more and more time writing, tweaking, and using queries against the plan cache lately and look forward to sharing these adventures with you!
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Jun. 30, 2018 12:10 p.m.
A rally outside the American Consulate in Vancouver has gathered more than 100 people in protest of the controversial "zero-tolerance policy" that has separated families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexican border.
The protest, organized by March On Vancouver, comes 10 days after international outcry led U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse his family separation policy.
Still, officials estimate that more than 2,000 children have yet to be reunited with their parents or guardians. Experts say some may never be reunited.
During Saturday's protest, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs shared a letter sent this week to Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, condemning the criminalizing of children without papers crossing the border with their families.
"For many of us, this is reminiscent of U.S. and Canadian policies of Indian Residential School and Indian Boarding Schools, where Indigenous children were kidnapped and forcibly separated from their families and communities," the letter reads.
The group is one of many calling for Trudeau to immediately withdraw from the Safe Third Country Agreement, which allows Canada to turn back asylum seekers trying to enter the country by land from the U.S.
Groups in Toronto, Halifax and Ottawa also protested. More than 600 protests are organized for throughout the day across the U.S.
Alexandra Vaz, who organized a rally outside the American Consulate in Toronto, says she decided to act because as a mother of a young girl, the situation frustrated her.
Laura Prado, an immigrant from Uruguay who arrived to Canada in 1986, says she could not bear the notion of being separated from her child.


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Q: Unwanted Print Setup So I'm experiencing some weird behavior while trying to open a new workbook (checkwb). When the new workbook opens it opens a "Print Setup" dialog box for every single page in the workbook. Furthermore, after clicking "OK" ~200 times the code runs fine, but if I close checkwb and try to run the code again it is unable to open checkwb until I close Excel entirely and reopen, at which point the print dialogs reappear. Here's my (incomplete) code:
Sub Check()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.DisplayAlerts = False

Dim homewb As Workbook
Dim checkwb As Workbook

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim namestr As String

Dim checkarray() As Double

Set homewb = Workbooks("BranchTable Calc B31.3.xlsm")
Set checkwb = Workbooks.Open("Z:\Agrium\Redwater\E130040CP ~ Pipe Spec
Update\M-Mech\20-Eng\Calcs\Final WT Calcs All Specs\New Bechtel Agrium
comments.xlsm")

For Each ws In homewb.Sheets
    If ws.Name = "Cover" Or ws.Name = "Pipe Dims" Then
    Else:
        namestr = ws.Name & " Weld"
        checkarray() = GetCheckValues(checkwb, namestr)
    End If
Next

checkwb.Close
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.DisplayAlerts = True

End Sub

I've read weird errors like this can occur from corrupted files but the code shouldn't be able to open the file at all if it was corrupt by my understanding.

A: Setting the page view for all sheets in the target workbook to "Normal" mode fixed this problem. Thanks to Ricardo Rodrigues for the tip!


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James Blish
Note from Wikipedia -
James Benjamin Blish (East Orange, New Jersey, May 23, 1921 – Henley-on-Thames, July 30, 1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling Jr.
Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942–1944 as a medical technician in the U.S. Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His first published story appeared in 1940, and his writing career progressed until he gave up his job to become a professional writer.
Red more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blish
James Blish was a veteran of many world-shaking events, having served in roles as diverse as medical technician in World War II and writer of screenplays for the original Star Trekseries. He joined the Futurians, a group of science fiction writers, fans, editors and publishers, and eventually won the prestigious Hugo Award for his novel A Case of Conscience in 1959. Blish's death in 1975 marked the end of a bright mind, one often applied to questions of religion through the medium of science fiction.
A Case of Conscience


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North Codorus official: Cost isn't the only issue with Southwestern police
A North Codorus official said Tuesday that it isn't just the cost that's driving his township out of Southwestern Regional Police, saying the township's opinion on budgeting and staff contracts have consistently been ignored.
In October, North Codorus officials had announced the township's intention to leave Southwestern Regional Police. The police department has since tried to keep North Codorus — its largest financial contributor — from abandoning the regional department by year's end.
North Codorus Supervisor Rodney Shearer said the township should better spell out its reasons for potentially leaving Southwestern Regional.
"I feel we need to start doing that more, as much as we can — without getting into litigation problems," he said Tuesday.
The township pays nearly $1 million a year for police service, which is roughly half of the department's yearly budget. North Codorus also boasts about half of the total population within the department's four-municipality coverage region.
Should North Codorus Township abandon the department, it would leave Heidelberg Township, Manheim Township and Spring Grove as three municipalities in the department.
Contract negotiation: Among the gripes, township officials took exception when, in 2017, police board chairman Matt Bollinger unilaterally handled contract negotiations with the police union instead of involving the negotiating committee, on which Shearer sat at the time.
But the committee was locked in a stalemate with the union, Bollinger said Tuesday, and his intervention might have kept the matter heading to arbitration.
Police board members, including Shearer, were kept abreast of the proceedings throughout the negotiation, Bollinger said.
Regional police Chief Greg Bean also was involved with the contract talks without committee approval, Shearer said. Bean said his involvement was merely to provide "facts and figures."
During that time, Bean asked board solicitor Walter Tilley various scenarios for the police department and incurred about $3,000 in expenses from the solicitor without board approval, according to Shearer.
Board approval has never before been necessary when Tilley's expertise was needed, Bean said.
Budget: Shearer said when the 2019 budget came up, North Codorus Township supervisors submitted concerns and presented some ideas to Bollinger.
"Matt Bollinger decided for some reason not to share it with anyone," Shearer said.
Bollinger said he wasn't sure why he had to share that information, which he said was sent to other board members and members of the police department.
Shearer didn't remember exactly what was included in the suggestions, but he noted it included percentage of raises and health insurance costs.
He said it wasn't until recently that the board started really looking into making changes.
"It's because they understand we are very serious about leaving this time if they can't fix this thing," he said.
The township recently turned down a budget for the police department that would have cut their costs by about 25 percent.
Shearer said that a lot of the township's concerns with the budget have to do with the police contract, which he wasn't sure he was allowed to discuss.
Shearer did say he was pleased by the numbers in the contract though. He said that budget had them paying about $866,000 for police services.
More:Residents blast North Codorus plan to ditch regional police dept.
More:North Codorus rejects Southwestern police budget, faces $1M penalty for leaving department
Letter of intent: Earlier this month, township residents peppered North Codorus supervisors with questions and criticisms about the plan to pull out of the regional department.
The articles of agreement for the department state any municipality wishing to withdraw must provide at least a year's notice. Department officials have said North Codorus could be on the hook for up to $1 million if it abandons the department.
Bollinger said the police board is now working on that fee. and any budget recommended to the township would likely be the same one that was already turned down, he said.
Still, he hopes North Codorus Township will stay.
"I believe the community wants that," he said.
That sentiment was echoed by Bean.
"We want to continue serving North Codorus Township and their residents," he said.
Shearer said the township should receive proposal drafts for service from West Manchester Township and Northern York County Regional Police by April 15. The next supervisor meeting is April 16.
Shearer said the township needs to weigh the cost of leaving Southwestern Regional against the cost for services from other departments.
"We can't write anybody off until we get everything in," he said.
The police board meets again at 7 p.m. April 10 at the police station at 6115 Thoman Drive.
— Reach Christopher Dornblaser at cdornblaser@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @YDDornblaser.


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Q: Android ViewPager setOnTouchListener I have a ViewPager component, and inside the fragment, there is a WebView component, I want to detect user's tap on screen, and at the same time, user can swipe also.
Currently I am settings the onTouchListener on ViewPager like this:
            vPager.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
            float oldX = 0, newX = 0, sens = 5;
        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
            switch (event.getAction()) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                oldX = event.getX();
                break;

            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                newX = event.getX();
                if (Math.abs(oldX - newX) < sens) {
                    tap();
                    return true;
                }
                oldX = 0;
                newX = 0;
                break;
            }

            return false;
        }
    });

I find the listener is triggered only when I swipe left and right, when I swipe up and down, it's not triggered. I am swiping on the WebView component, and it has long content which need scroll.

A: You're looking only for the X, up and down moves on the Y axis


3HappyMice met for an extremely satisfying Korean meal at Big Mama!
Big Mama is one of the cheaper Korean restaurants in Singapore with pretty good home-taste Korean food.
We ordered the Dakgalbi (Spicy Chicken), Kimchi Pancake & Jjambbong (Korean Spicy Seafood Stew). If I had to pick one favourite, it must be the Spicy Chicken because it was so tasty & tender! Every chicken bit was properly marinated.
Make a reservation if you're intending to head there!


Long time since I've given you something sweet, isn't it?
Guess who stood in the kitchen with me… My Moulinex companion!
But this recipe is so much easier with the Companion because it crushes the oreos to dust!
Melt the butter. Crunch the oreo's. Blend these two with a spoon. Fill the bottom of the spring cake tin with this mixture.
Make sure it is spread equaly. It looks a bit like muddy sand.
Soak the sheets of gelatine in cold water. Fill a bowl with water and heat it a little.
Squeeze the sheets of gelatine and add them to the heated water. Stir until the gelatine is completely absorbed.
(If it is not hot enough, put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds.) Add it to the miture of cream cheese and blend well.
Put the mixture on top of the Oreo crust.
Rasp the chocolate to decorate the cheesecake.
Yum! Cheesecake is one of my favorites! Is it bad that I could go for a slice of that right now, even though it's breakfast time?!
I love Oreo and this cake sounds so perfect for an Oreo lover like me. Love it!
Does your moulinex companion work with making nut flours?! If so, I might have to look at investing – I love my kenwood food processor for most things, but it just can't get nuts fine enough!
Oh My!! My Husband would love this!! His 2 favorite Things…Cheesecake and Oreo's!! Thanks for Linking up on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! I love having You!! Pinned!!
I'll definitely come by 🙂 Have a nice week!
Wow, this sounds absolutely amazing! I love the Oreo and cheesecake combo, yum! This is one of my favorite posts from this week at What'd You Do This Weekend and will be one of my features this Monday, I hope you will join us again!
I want this in my belly right now. It looks so good, Sarah!
Oh I need a slice. Simple and tasty. Your pics look great. Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday #72 Have a great week.


This is Beaumontia grandiflora, also known as Beaumontia, Heralds Trumpet, Easter Lily Vine, and Nepal Trumpet Flower. This tropical vine is very fragrant. It likes to live in full sun where its magnificent white blossoms are on display from late Spring through the middle of the Summer. USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 11.


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