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package pw.phylame.simbs.ui.dialog;

import pw.phylame.ixin.IToolkit;
import pw.phylame.simbs.Application;
import pw.phylame.simbs.Constants;
import pw.phylame.simbs.Worker;
import pw.phylame.simbs.ds.Customer;
import pw.phylame.simbs.ui.com.CustomerConditionPane;
import pw.phylame.simbs.ui.com.PagingResultTableModel;
import pw.phylame.simbs.ui.com.PagingResultAdapter;
import pw.phylame.simbs.ui.com.TablePane;
import pw.phylame.tools.sql.DbHelper;
import pw.phylame.tools.sql.PagingResultSet;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class ChooseCustomerDialog extends JDialog {
    public static final int CUSTOMER_COLUMN_COUNT = 6;
    public static final String SQL_SELECT_CUSTOMER = "SELECT Cid, Cname, Cphone, Cemail, Clevel," +
            " Climit FROM customer WHERE Cid<>0 ";

    private JPanel contentPane;

    private JButton buttonNew;
    private JButton buttonCancel;

    private TablePane tablePane;
    private CustomerConditionPane condPane;

    private int customerID = -1;

    public ChooseCustomerDialog() {
        super();
        init();
    }

    public ChooseCustomerDialog(Dialog owner, String title) {
        super(owner, title);
        init();
    }

    public ChooseCustomerDialog(Frame owner, String title) {
        super(owner, title);
        init();
    }

    private void init() {
        setContentPane(contentPane);
        setModal(true);

        JButton buttonSearch = condPane.getSearchButton();

        getRootPane().setDefaultButton(buttonSearch);

        Application app = Application.getInstance();

        buttonSearch.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                onSearch();
            }
        });

        buttonNew.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                onNew();
            }
        });

//        buttonOk.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
//            @Override
//            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
//                onOk();
//            }
//        });

        buttonCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                onCancel();
            }
        });

// call onCancel() when cross is clicked
        setDefaultCloseOperation(DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
        addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                onCancel();
            }
        });

// call onCancel() on ESCAPE
        contentPane.registerKeyboardAction(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                onCancel();
            }
        }, KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0), JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT);

        setIconImage(IToolkit.createImage(app.getString("Customer.Icon")));

        condPane.setParent(this);
        tablePane.setParent(this);

        pack();
        setSize((int) (getWidth() * 1.2), (int) (getHeight() * 1.4));
        setLocationRelativeTo(getOwner());
    }

    private void onNew() {
        Customer customer = Worker.getInstance().newCustomer();
        if (customer == null) {
            return;
        }
        customerID = customer.getId();
        System.gc();
        dispose();
    }

    private void onSearch() {
        String cond = condPane.getQueryCondition();

        String sql = SQL_SELECT_CUSTOMER;
        if (! "".equals(cond.trim())) {
            sql = sql + " AND " + cond;
        }
        final Application app = Application.getInstance();
        final ChooseCustomerDialog parent = this;
        DbHelper dbHelper = app.getDbHelper();
        try {
            PagingResultSet dataSet = dbHelper.queryAndPaging(sql, Constants.MAX_ROW_COUNT);
            PagingResultAdapter pagingResultAdapter = (PagingResultAdapter) tablePane.getTableAdapter();
            if (pagingResultAdapter == null) {     // first search
                final CustomerTableModel tableModel = new CustomerTableModel();
                pagingResultAdapter = new PagingResultAdapter(dataSet, tableModel);

                // add action to table
                final JTable table = pagingResultAdapter.getTable();
                table.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);

                // add details popup menu
                final JPopupMenu popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
                JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem(app.getString("Dialog.ChooseCustomer.Menu.Details"));
                menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                        int row = table.getSelectedRow();
                        if (row < 0) {
                            return;
                        }
                        int id = tableModel.getCustomerID(row);
                        CustomerDetailsDialog.viewCustomer(id);
                    }
                });
                popupMenu.add(menuItem);
                table.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
                    @Override
                    public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
                        int row = table.getSelectedRow();
                        if (row == -1) {
                            return;
                        }
                        customerID = tableModel.getCustomerID(row);
                        if (customerID > 0) {
                            if (e.getClickCount() == 2) {
                                dispose();
                                condPane.destroy();
                                tablePane.destroy();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    @Override
                    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
                        if (!e.isMetaDown()) {
                            return;
                        }
                        int row = table.rowAtPoint(e.getPoint());
                        if (row == -1) {
                            return;
                        }
                        if (!table.isRowSelected(row)) {   // not selected
                            table.setRowSelectionInterval(row, row);
                        }
                        popupMenu.show(tablePane.getPane(), e.getX(), e.getY());
                    }
                });
                tablePane.setTableAdapter(pagingResultAdapter);
                setLocationRelativeTo(getOwner());
            } else {
                pagingResultAdapter.setDataSource(dataSet);
            }
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    private void onCancel() {
// add your code here if necessary
        customerID = -1;
        dispose();
        condPane.destroy();
        tablePane.destroy();
    }

    public int getCustomerID() {
        return customerID;
    }

    public static int chooseCustomer(java.awt.Dialog owner) {
        ChooseCustomerDialog dialog = new ChooseCustomerDialog(owner,
                Application.getInstance().getString("Dialog.ChooseCustomer.Title"));
        dialog.setVisible(true);
        return dialog.getCustomerID();
    }

    public static int chooseCustomer(java.awt.Frame owner) {
        ChooseCustomerDialog dialog = new ChooseCustomerDialog(owner,
                Application.getInstance().getString("Dialog.ChooseCustomer.Title"));
        dialog.setVisible(true);
        return dialog.getCustomerID();
    }

    public static class CustomerTableModel extends PagingResultTableModel {
        private PagingResultSet dataSource = null;
        private ArrayList<Customer> rows = new ArrayList<>();

        public CustomerTableModel() {
        }

        public int getCustomerID(int rowIndex) {
            if (rows.size() == 0) {
                return -1;
            }
            try {
                Customer entry = rows.get(rowIndex);
                return entry.getId();
            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException exp) {
                exp.printStackTrace();
                return -1;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void pageUpdated(PagingResultSet dataSource) {
            this.dataSource = dataSource;
            rows.clear();
            if (dataSource == null) {
                fireTableDataChanged();
                return;
            }
            ResultSet rs = dataSource.getResultSet();
            if (rs == null) {
                fireTableDataChanged();
                return;
            }
            try {
                for (int i = 0; i < dataSource.getCurrentRows(); ++i) {
                    Customer customer = new Customer(rs.getInt(1), rs.getString(2).trim(),
                            Worker.normalizeString(rs.getString(3)),
                            Worker.normalizeString(rs.getString(4)),
                            new java.util.Date(), rs.getInt(5), rs.getInt(6), "");
                    rows.add(customer);
                    rs.next();
                }
            } catch (SQLException exp) {
                exp.printStackTrace();
            }
            fireTableDataChanged();
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
            return false;
        }

        @Override
        public String getColumnName(int column) {
            Application app = Application.getInstance();
            switch (column) {
                case 0:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.ID");
                case 1:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.Name");
                case 2:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.Phone");
                case 3:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.Email");
                case 4:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.Level");
                case 5:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.Limit");
                default:
                    return app.getString("Customer.Property.Unknown");
            }
        }

        @Override
        public int getRowCount() {
            if (dataSource == null) {
                return 0;
            } else {
                return dataSource.getCurrentRows();
            }
        }

        @Override
        public int getColumnCount() {
            return CUSTOMER_COLUMN_COUNT;
        }

        @Override
        public Object getValueAt(int rowIndex, int columnIndex) {
            if (dataSource == null) {
                return null;
            }
            try {
                Customer entry = rows.get(rowIndex);
                switch (columnIndex) {
                    case 0:
                        return entry.getId();
                    case 1:
                        return entry.getName();
                    case 2:
                        return entry.getPhone();
                    case 3:
                        return entry.getEmail();
                    case 4:
                        return entry.getLevel();
                    case 5:
                        return entry.getLimit();
                    default:
                        return null;
                }
            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException exp) {
                exp.printStackTrace();
                return null;
            }
        }
    }
}

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ST. MARYS, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will offer a new variation of its popular Operational Excellence classes this month for those in the powder metal industry.
Both classes will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Community Education Council in St. Marys. Each session is $40 per participant.
The first class, Introduction to Operational Excellence, will be offered May 11. The second class, Lessons in Synchronous Flow for Operations, will take place May 18.
Operational Excellence is a philosophy of organizational leadership that stresses continuous improvement, teamwork and problem solving throughout the organization by focusing on the needs of the customer, empowering employees and focusing management attention toward sustainable improvement of organizational performance.
In the first session, participants will investigate the conflicts that traditional metrics create within organizations and will introduce the metrics necessary to change the behaviors necessary to achieve breakthrough results.
The second session will introduce the concept of synchronous flow and will evaluate different methods for managing operations.
For more information or to register, contact the Pitt-Bradford Division of Continuing Education and Regional Development at 814-362-5078 or www.upb.pitt.edu/continuinged.
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This song written by Terry Wood and accompanied by Jim Morris on Piano is one of my favorites' on Terry's New "Steelin Away With Friends" CD. Recorded at "Home Suite Home Studio" in Lebanon Mo. and Digitally Mastered at "GCT Productions" in Conway Mo.


This is not the way I had wanted to start the new year. I had hoped to continue to have morning sickness, back pain, hormonal influx, mood swings, you know... all of the good things that you get before you can hold that amazing little person in your arms. Instead I'll be going into the doctor after having what I believe was a missed miscarriage. A missed miscarriage is when embryonic death has occurred but there is not any expulsion of the embryo. It is not known why this occurs. Signs of this would be a loss of pregnancy symptoms and the absence of fetal heart tones found on an ultrasound.
I had all of the symptoms of being pregnant. The implantation cramps, the "lightening crotch" and of course the morning sickness had started. Even had the "faint" second line on the pregnancy test. But then it all went away. I have had many months of peeing on sticks with the BFN, but this of course is different and it's heart breaking. I thought I was okay with it, but this morning it hit!!
This morning I have started my new challenge groups which meant starting P90X3 first thing this morning. It honestly took me an hour to go through a 30 minute workout. I was dealing with stuff that was stuck trying to escape. Then I hit the shower... emotions overflow!! I found myself just bawling in the shower. I realized that this Whole 30 / Virgin Diet / P90X3 change is the start of a renewal. Almost a rebirth in more ways than one. I slathered on the clary sage and geranium for emotional healing, and of course for healing internally the frankincense and basil. I will make it through this, and be stronger for it. I had my power shake, and I'm ready to do this. Going forward into a new day. Women over the age of 45 can have up to a 50% chance of miscarriage, sad but it's the reality of where we are. Feeling really crampy today, and drinking my shake and just going through the motions. Trying to not make any rash decisions in my moment of emotional madness.
And you know what I mean?? Emotions where you want to quit... but I can't quit, it's not in my nature. <3 life, and going to keep going for it!


Our 826 family is waiting for you, with arms wide open, at our Cheers for Volunteers: a happy hour welcoming anyone who wants to be part of the 826 volunteer community. Some of our veteran volunteers will generously provide drinks, pizza, and other snacks for this fun evening with our tutors. It doesn't matter if you have volunteered once, three times, or one hundred and three times—stop by and raise a glass with us! We welcome all volunteers, but if you have any questions feel free to email volunteer@826valencia.org. We're looking forward to getting to know you better!


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«Люблю» — поэма Владимира Маяковского, над которой поэт работал с ноября 1921 по февраль 1922 года. Она посвящена Лиле Брик, главной музе поэта.

История создания
Поэма «Люблю» писалась параллельно с автобиографией Маяковского «Я сам». Впервые была напечатана в 1922 году рабочим издательством «Арбейтергейм», во время пребывания Маяковского в Риге. Издательство выпустило два издания поэмы, первое из которых было конфисковано полицией.

Содержание

Значение поэмы
По мнению многих критиков, поэма «Люблю» — самая светлая в творчестве Владимира Маяковского. Её разительное отличие от других его произведений в том, что в ней практически нет места мрачным размышлениям и грусти, а если таковые прорываются, то лишь с целью подчеркнуть возвышенную и пафосную лирику поэта.

А я ликую.

Нет его -

ига!

От радости себя не помня,

скакал,

индейцем свадебным прыгал,

так было весело,

было легко мне.

Структура
Структура поэмы «Люблю»:
 Обыкновенно так
 Мальчишкой
 Юношей
 Мой университет
 Взрослое
 Что вышло
 Зову
 Ты
 Невозможно
 Так и со мной
 Вывод

Примечания

Литература
 Поэма «Люблю»

См. также
 Маяковский, Владимир Владимирович
 Мистерия-Буфф

Поэмы Владимира Маяковского
Произведения 1922 года

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Justine Bateman: No More Family Ties
The Partridge Family may be coming back, but don't expect more Family Ties!
"It was specific to that '80s moment," Justine Bateman, who wrote the Oct. 12 episode of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place, tells OK!.
The actress has been keeping busy with Wizards, as well as appearing on Arrested Development with her brother, Jason Bateman, Men in Trees and most recently, Desperate Housewives.
As for TV bro Michael J. Fox's health, Justine talks about his attitude: "Michael says, 'I got a great basket of goods when my life was dealt out. This is just part of it.'"

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Santa Clara County in California is trying to encourage kids to read. Kids growing up amidst technological advancements has made them tech savvy, but at the expense of literacy as their fascination for digital products has steered them away from reading books. Santa Clara County has launched a new prototype mini library vending machine with an aim to curb declining literacy.
Over 40 % of third graders read below their grade level. The vending machine has interactive features and an attractive interface which offers more than 200 books for kindergarten and pre-school readers below the age of 5. Books can be borrowed by scanning a library card, and can be returned through a nearby return bin. The vending machine was made possible by a $35,000 grant by First 5- a local public agency of Santa Clara County.
The agency is keen to measure the effectiveness of this machine so that other cities can be inspired for the scheme. Many are sceptical about the effectiveness of this scheme due to the availability of affordable reading devices in the market.


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If I were R.C. part 3 . . . Revenge of the Jefferson
Michael De Leon
This article was actually unplanned, but since I don't have anything better to do during the
lockout, I was having some trade machine fun. Instead of finding another way to trade San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, I decided to take another stab at trading Richard Jefferson. Last time I did this, I included 10 trade ideas, but now I'm back with two more that are realistic and will not make you excited unless you really hate Richard Jefferson or really love comb over hair cuts or big beards.
1. Richard Jefferson & Antonio McDyess for Andres Biedrins & Dorell Wright: Here's the thing about Andres Biedrins. He's seven feet tall and averaged a double-double a couple of years ago, averaging 12 points and 11 boards a game. Here's the other thing about Andres Biedrins. Last season he averaged five points a game and seven rebounds and made 9 million dollars. He also fouls like crazy and isn't consistently healthy. But he's seven feet tall and can be really good when he's healthy, especially if he's not your team's primary defender. However, he, like Richard Jefferson, has three years and close to 30 million bucks left on his deal. Getting Dorell Wright would be a bonus because of his shooting and ability to run the floor. He'd be a good starter until Kawhi Leonard is ready for that role, then he'd make a great back up.
Golden State would do this deal to rid themselves of Biedrins, but more importantly because they could use Antonio McDyess' partially guaranteed contract to throw more money at Nene or Tyson Chandler. Currently Golden State is $7 million under the current cap, but buying out McDyess would get them to $12 million in cap space, which should be enough to net you Nene or Chandler. This trade isn't the perfect situation for either team, but it certainly helps and looks like a fair trade on paper.
2. Richard Jefferson & Antonio McDyess for Baron Davis and Semih Herden: It's the D, the I, the D, the D, the Y it's Diiiiddddyyyy, it's Diiiidddyyyy. You want to know how you get rid of Richard Jefferson? You take a slop contract back. Cleveland is desperate to unload Davis and would probably take a bad contract back to do it. Jefferson would fill a need at small forward, especially if the Cavs are looking to run with Kyrie Irving at point, Jefferson becomes a pretty good option. And maybe you can convince the Cavs to give you Ryan Hollins, who is a serviceable center (and kind of a punk) instead of Herden.
Why would the Spurs do it? Well they need a back up point guard and it also gives them a starting point guard if the team did decide to move Tony Parker. Here's the thing about Baron Davis, he's really not that bad. He's a big point guard who can guard both the one and the two and can punish smaller point guards in the post. The problem is he can get unmotivated very quickly in the wrong situation and takes some awful shots. Here's ESPN's John Hollinger's assessment of Diddy before the start of the 2010-2011 season:
"Big, athletic point guard who can overpower small guards in post. Good shooter with feet set but takes horrible shots, especially in 2-for-1s. Outstanding defender when motivated, but often hurt or distracted.
OK, Baron, this is getting ridiculous. Davis launched four 3-pointers a game and connected on only 27.7 percent of them. If he had done virtually anything else with those possessions — passed to somebody else, driven the lane, quick-kicked, anything — he probably would have been an All-Star. Instead, he's descended into the league's "honorable mention" category at the point guard position, because you can't waste this many possessions on such a low-likelihood proposition."
Still, when was the last time Baron Davis felt like he was on a team that could win 50 games? Maybe finally playing for a winning team and playing under a winning coach could be the motivation Baron needs to get his act together. Also, having Baron Davis' beard on your team is never a bad thing.
So what do you think Spurs fans? Is your hate for Richard Jefferson enough to take on the likes of Andres Biedrens or Baron Davis?
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Michael is the founder and editor of ProjectSpurs.com. He has a long history in journalism, sports and online media. Michael has been interviewed by the BBC, SportTalk, the Sports Reporters Radio Show, MemphisSportLive, OKC Sports Wrap and ESPN radio among others.


Spring Onion Bhajias - Fritters | Authentic Vegetarian Recipes | Traditional Indian Food | Step-by-Step Recipes | Give Me Some Spice!
I had no plans to make Spring onion bhajias but couldn't resist making them when some friends offered us these freshly grown spring onions yesterday. This is a quick and easy recipe which makes dangerously tasty Spring onion bhajias.
1. Cut and prepare the spring onions. Wash and soak them in cold water for 5-10 minutes.
2. Chop the onions as finely as you can.
3. Add the chick pea flour, bread crumbs, salt, turmeric, the ginger, garlic and chilly mixture together with the ajwain and whole coriander.
4. Add a little over ½ a cup of warm water to the mixture. You may need to add a bit more if the mixture feels a bit dry. Mix well.
5. Heat the oil in a wok or something similar.
6. NOW add the soda bicarbonate to 2 teaspoons of warm water and add to the Spring bhajia mixture. Mix well as this will help make the Spring bhajias soft.
7. Add one tablespoon of hot oil from the wok to the mixture and stir again.
8. Now the mixture is ready to fry. Using a teaspoon, transfer a small amount of mixture at a time into the oil.
9. The Spring bhajias will fluff up and rise to the top. Turn them over and cook until golden to dark brown.
10. Remove the Spring bhajias onto a kitchen paper.
11. Serve Spring onion bhajias with your favourite chutney.


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Home » Author Interviews
The Rape of Rufus? Sexual Violence against Enslaved Men
By Thomas Foster on October 27, 2020 in Author Interviews
Thomas A. Foster
Rethinking Rufus is the first book-length study of sexual violence against enslaved men. In this extract, Thomas Foster introduces us to Rufus and Rose, the enslaved woman with whom he was coerced into sexual union. Their story is not unknown to historians, but by examining Rufus's experience, Foster illuminates how the conditions of slavery gave rise to a variety of forms of sexual assault and exploitation that affected all members of the community. NOTCHES is grateful to the University of Georgia Press for permission to reproduce this extract.
Rufus landed hard on the dirt floor. Rose's kick had caught him off guard when she fought him. He had wanted to lie down. He was exhausted. The Texas sun had drained his energies. He now knew that Rose and he wouldn't sleep together that night, but he knew they would eventually have to. It was how things worked under slavery. Some called him a bully, but he knew who held the real power. Days before, his master, Hall Hawkins, told him that it was time for him to make babies. Hawkins told him to pair up with Rose. He didn't know her well but had seen her around, working. Not who he would have picked. He liked another young woman, but in this life you did as you were told or you paid the consequences. Rufus was no stranger to being told what to do with his body. Lift this. Carry that. Sleep here. Move now. Sleep with her and make babies. He hated Hawkins for telling him whom to have sex with, but he knew he had no choice. He'd been poked, prodded, stripped, whipped, leered at, and now mated. At times he wondered if they even knew he was a man. Life with Rose would work out. It was better than getting lashed for resisting, and he had wanted to have children someday and head a household. But for now, he found himself on a dirt floor, tasting blood and faced with a woman wielding a fireplace poker. Tonight, he would sleep outside.
Rufus was enslaved in Texas in the nineteenth century, but we know few other biographical details about him. We do not know his last name or where he lived after slavery ended. What we know about Rufus's own experiences during slavery comes to us from an interview with Rose Williams that took place in the early twentieth century with a representative of the federal Works Progress Administration. She characterized Rufus as a "bully" and described resisting him as he attempted to crawl into her bed. Rose's interview has been often reprinted and is well known as a vivid account of the sexual coercion of enslaved women. By imagining their clash from Rufus's perspective, we can begin to see that our current understanding of sexual violence under slavery is limited. A generation ago, Wilma King noted that discussion of Rose's experiences took place "without raising questions about its impact on her spouse." This is the first study to respond to that observation with a focus on Rufus and enslaved men.
Rethinking Rufus examines the sexual conditions that slavery produced and that enslaved men lived within, responded to, and shaped. To tell the story of men such as Rufus, this book queries the range of experiences for enslaved men. Although focused on the United States, it employs a broad chronological and geographic scope. It uses a wide range of sources on slavery—early American newspapers, court records, slave owners' journals, abolitionist literature, the testimony of former slaves collected in autobiographies and in interviews, and Western art—to argue that enslaved black men were sexually violated by both white men and white women. Rethinking Rufus is a history of how the conditions of slavery gave rise to a variety of forms of sexual assault and exploitation that touched the lives of many men, their families, and their communities.
The topic of sexual violations of enslaved men has long been in cultural circulation and is not unfamiliar. [E]nslaved people referenced sexual abuse of enslaved men in their accounts of slavery produced before and after emancipation. Through the twentieth century and right up to the present day, fictionalized accounts of slavery have contained references to men sexually accosted by enslavers, men and women, and forced to reproduce. […]
The study of enslaved men has not covered sexual assault not only because of the legacy of slavery, which characterized black men as hypersexual (and therefore always willing sexual participants) but also because of the historical and enduring understandings of sexual assault. For centuries, our culture has tended to view rape in archetypal ways as the violent sexual assault of a white woman by a stranger, most often a man of color and/or lower status. The early American legal system established sexual assault as a gendered crime, one that by definition covered only free women. In application of the law, its coverage was even narrower, with biases, especially along lines of race and status, influencing outcomes. As Sharon Block has shown, early American print depictions of rape most often highlighted the male guardian as the victim of the male perpetrator. In her study of changing conceptions of rape, historian Estelle Freedman has shown how the "meaning of rape is . . . fluid, rather than transhistorical or static," how "its definition is continually reshaped," and how its history is largely about changing understandings of "which women may charge which men" with the crime. In the era of slavery, Anglo-American culture already embraced a message about black men as particularly sexual, prone to sensual indulgence, and desiring white women. In the late nineteenth century, activists argued for a broadened understanding of rape, one that included sexual assault of African American women but still did not consider the inclusion of men as potential victims.
By the time of the mid-twentieth-century women's movement, feminist theory had shifted the cultural understanding of rape from a crime of passion, usually committed against women who bore responsibility for their victimization, to an expression of violent power, specifically as a tool of the patriarchal oppression of women. This conceptualization has successfully allowed us to better understand sexual assault and rape as a display of power rather than of sexual desire. It does not, however, help us fully understand sexual assault. Even a cursory consideration of sexual assault today can readily point to examples of abuse of power that do not include the shoring up of patriarchy. Sexual assault also happens to boys and men: dependent elderly men who are assaulted by caregivers; incarcerated men by inmates and male and female guards; boys and men in war; prisoners of war or "enemy combatants"; boys and underage youth by male and female teachers, ministers, babysitters, coaches, senior teammates, senior fraternity members—the list is long.
Using the term "rape" to describe sexual violations of men only in the title to this introduction, and even there only hesitatingly posed in question form, signals that the work does not radically revisit or reclaim the word. It may well be too entrenched in historical roots to recover and be useful today for both men and women. But Rethinking Rufus does argue that the peculiarities of slavery meant that enslaved men were victimized and sexually assaulted in complex ways and in a manner that may only best be thought of and called rape, even if our available vocabulary remains insufficient for such a study.
Rethinking Rufus takes as a starting point the basic recognition that enslaved men could not consent to sexual intimacy with enslavers because of their legal status as property and because of their vulnerability as enslaved people within the hierarchical ordering of society.
Thomas A. Foster is an associate dean for faculty affairs and a history professor at Howard University. He is the author or editor of six books, including editor of Documenting Intimate Matters: Primary Sources for a History of Sexuality in America, author of Sex and the Founding Fathers: The American Quest for a Relatable Past and editor of Women in Early America. He tweets at @ThomasAFoster.
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Click Start, control panel, Security, Automatic Updates. This will allow the Operating System to perform all necessary update. Allow this to continue until finished. It is possible that several reboots will be necessary.
In the event that Windws Update is not working, you can download the update and manually download and install from here. Windows Vista Service Pack 2. Make sure you disable your Security Software for the duration of the install.
A newer version of Internet Explorer is available from here.
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Click on Edit and select Preferences.
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Click on the Trust Manager category and Uncheck Allow opening of non-PDF file attachments with external applications.
Also, Make sure that you uninstall old versions of IE, Adobe and Java from your machine.
Finally, reboot the machine and see if you can set a restore point.
I am a bit worried about updating to service pack 2 as many people have told me they had problems with it, I'm especially worried since if something goes wrong I can't restore my system to its previous state.
I cannot update internet explorer without service pack 2 so I haven't done that.
I tried to update Java which froze for half an hour while installing setup so I closed it using task manager. However, it showed up in my computer as a new program. I doubt it's fully installed though.
I have also updated my Adobe Reader.
Thanks again for the help and I apologize for the late reply.
Additionally, SP2 has been out for a very long time and any installation problems have been worked out. That said, even if problems do occur, the SP can very easily be backed out. Without SP2 the computer will almost assuredly become infected again. Finally, without SP2, you tie my hands and there's little else I can do to help with your issues. It would be the same with other areas of G2G and with other Helpers. We notice right away. I saw it in your first scan and was just trying to clear enough Malware so that we could do the update.
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Nitrosyl ist ein Namensteil chemischer Verbindungen, die NO+- oder NO−-Ionen enthalten, für erstere ist die Bezeichnung üblicher. Die Verbindungen leiten sich vom Stickstoffmonoxid NO ab.

Die Reduktion von Stickstoffmonoxid ergibt das bei Temperaturen über −95 °C instabile Hyponitrit-Anion NO−:

Bei der recht leicht erfolgenden Oxidation von NO entsteht das Nitrosyl- oder Nitrosonium-Kation NO+:

Beispiele für Nitrosylverbindungen sind:

Nitrosylhalogenide
Nitrosylfluorid NOF
Nitrosylchlorid NOCl
Nitrosylbromid NOBr
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Schwarzes Roussin'sches Ammoniumsalz NH4[Fe4S3(NO)7]
Nitrosylschwefelsäure/Nitrosylhydrogensulfat NOHSO4
Nitrosyltetrafluoroborat [NO]BF4
Nitrosylcyanid NOCN
Nitrosylazid NON3
Nitrosylperchlorat NOClO4
Nitrosyltricarbonyltriphenylphosphanmangan(-I) [Mn(CO)3(NO)P(C6H5)3]
Nitrosyl-tris(triphenylphoshan)-rhodium [(C6H5)3P]3Rh(NO)
Nitrosylhexafluorophosphat NOPF6
Nitrosobenzol C6H5NO
Nitrosylsalze reagieren mit Wasser zu Salpetriger Säure

Organische Verbindungen der allgemeinen Form R1R2R3C-N=O, die sich formal vom NO−-Ion ableiten, werden als Nitrosoverbindungen bezeichnet. Gemeinsames Merkmal dieser Verbindungen ist die NO-Gruppe, die als funktionelle Gruppe Nitrosogruppe genannt wird.

Tritt NO (also Stickstoffmonoxid) neutral oder als Anion oder Kation als Ligand in Komplexverbindungen auf, so werden diese manchmal als Metall-Nitrosyl-Komplexe bezeichnet. Das Nitrosyl-Ion ist isoelektronisch zu CO, N2 oder CN−, besitzt den Bindungsgrad 3 und tritt als Nitrosyl-Radikal in einkernigen Komplexen in linearer oder gewinkelter Anordnung auf.

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Freshman Sheena Zeng led the Monarchs to a third place team finish among the eight 3A schools who competed at the state tournament on Saturday, March 11. Zeng defeated five of her six opponents to claim individual fourth place in a field of 133 individual entries. The team score of 14 was rounded out by sophomores Paul Brull (4 points) anMonarchs at State Chess 2017d Sheldon Weber (3 points) and by junior Ethan Rohr (2 points). Erie (17.5 points) and St. Mary's Academy (16 points) finished ahead of the Monarchs.
The junior high Monarchs claimed the distinction of the 4th strongest middle school in the state with a team score of 17. Eighth grader Japheth Briney set the pace with five wins and was well supported by classmates Seth Perrett and Hunter Flax and seventh grader Nicklas Helget all with four point contributions. Also participating in the competition were eighth grader Aakash Patel (3.5 points) and seventh graders Jesus Cano (3.5 points) and Logan Hess (1.5 points). The top prize in the middle school section went to St. Mary's Academy (19.5 points), followed by Lawrence West (19 points) and Raintree Montessori of Lawrence (17.5 points).


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Review of European Commission AIFMD Virtual Conference
Relevant tags: AIF, AIFM, AIFMD, AIFMS, AIFs, AIFS ESMA, European Commission, Regulation, regulators, Regulatory Compliance
In what could eventually pave the way for a new AIFMD 2 regime, the European Commission (EC) last month published its consultation on the AIFMD. Nine years after its launch in the aftermath of the GFC, the AIFMD generally considered a success.
But as the EU continues to pursue a capital markets union (CMU), the future and harmonisation of any AIFMD remains a core issue for the European asset management industry. With the EC AIFMD consultation open until January 2021, the Commission last week hosted a three hour webcast with leading experts to discuss how a new framework may harmonise the regulatory rules while balancing the objectives of financial stability, investor protection and market integration. There were some important insights.
Fine tuning for stability
In her opening remarks, Mairead McGuinness, the EC's Commissioner for Financial Services, was quick to point out the success of the AIFMD regime in strengthening financial stability. Where the GFC had exposed the inadequate legal patchwork that applied to alternative investments, AIFMD had put the industry on much sounder footing. Assets have grown, overall transparency has increased, and EU supervisors can better monitor risks, McGuinness noted.
But financial stability must remain central to any alternative framework, even as the EC aims to balance the sometimes competing aims of financial stability, investor protection and market integration.
'Any framework must continue to bolster financial stability,' she added, 'especially in the wake of 2020 when central banks were called upon to bolster liquidity.' Certain funds, such as property and high yield funds, for instance, continue to run into troubles, with the liquidity mismatches prompting McGuinness to ask whether 'the AIFMD directive provides participants the tools they need to respond to any shocks?'
Speaking in the first panel, Adina Gurau Audibert, the Head of Asset Management at the French Asset Management Association (AFG), agreed that the AIMFD had been vital in achieving financial stability after the GFC. Risk are well captured, she said, especially in ESMA's own data and regular reviews, and there are now very few highly leveraged funds within the AIF universe. That means that sweeping changes to risk management protocols are unlikely.
'Any future work is more about find tuning,' Gurau Audibert admitted. 'A GAP analysis will be done by regulators. It's great to see that the US reforms are inspired by the European experience, but there is always room for improvement. In Europe, certain countries permit different liquidity management tools (LMTs), such as gating, and so we should look at whether this can be harmonised across Europe under the local national competent authorities (NCAs).'
Steffen Kern, the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) Head of RAE, concurred.
'Although the AIFMD framework is comprehensive and covers the main risks, ESMA have been calling for the harmonisation of liquidity management rules for a while,' he said. 'We are hoping to have ESMA's guidelines for the coordination of Article 25 of the AIFMD published before Christmas. We'll also implement a risk-based approach to identify alternative managers that are likely to pose a risk to the system. This is about a data framework and granular portfolio detail of funds going forward, although the availability of LMTs will be important.'
Investor protection vs competitiveness
The second and third panels, meanwhile, discussed the need to balance the competing aims of investor protection and industry competitiveness.
Sven Giegold, a German MEP, said that 'we should not be opposed to funds which take risks. The real problem from my perspective is that we have created absolute legal limits to certain groups of investors to buy certain products. We should not forbid people taking certain risks, even if they are high, because his is a personal choice.'
In addition, Giegold said that one of the main problems is that the different texts between UCITS, AIFMD, and MiFID have all sorts of inconsistencies, which can never be addressed because the regulators are always amending different rules at different times
'Most people agree that we should have a capital markets union to get rid of these inconsistencies, in particular UCITS and AIFMD. But everyone wants to have their own national tweaks,' he said. 'We must have the courage to move to a common framework of laws. Otherwise we will not get the efficiency advantages Europe needs by a common capital market.'
The participants agreed that harmonisation could clearly work in some areas, such as risk management, and simplifying and clarifying the framework would certainly make it more competitive. That includes passporting rights, which have so far been a success but has forced firms to go to long lengths to show local substance.
'The EU will never have one centre or jurisdiction, especially post-Brexit,' said Patricia Volhard, a partner at law firm Debevoise and Plimpton. 'There won't be one city where everything about the fund is managed – the risk, portfolio management and marketing. But this is what makes Europe so attractive. We have national regulators that can work together.'
When it comes to substance, though, Volhard said she would rather see local regulators work better together, rather than wholesale changes to the rules or new, stringent substance requirements. 'The more AIFMs we are setting up in Europe is important, and the less bureaucratic we are the better.'
Fabio Galli, the director general of Assogestioni, the Italian association of asset management companies, echoed many of Volhard's concerns.
'AIFMD is a good investment framework, but there needs to be long-term thinking and a balance needs to be struck,' he cautioned. 'When I talk to regulators from the US and China, there is a strong awareness that regulations should be about competitiveness as well, and not just about consumer protection and stability.'
'When I work in Europe, however, I only hear about consumer protection and macro-prudential stability,' he continued. 'In Europe we should have a strong discussion about this – and have a specific requirement that competitiveness is one of the three pillars that is always considered. In China, they have a clear view on how to grow the industry of 10, 20 or 30 years. We should too.'
The deadline for responses to the EC's consultation is 29 January 2021, and we are sure to hear plenty more before then. Key issues, including substance, delegation, marketing passports, and risk management, could all change, and the EC will surely have its work cut out for it in trying to balance the oftentimes competing aims of stability, consumer protection and competitiveness.
The EC will then publish its feedback in Q1 of 2021. Whatever the case, AQMetrics will keep its clients and readers abreast of the latest developments.
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Caldwell County Sheriff's Office investigates possible murder
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible homicide in the Dale area after finding a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
According to sheriff's office Public Information Officer Sgt. William Miller, deputies were dispatched to the 7000 block of Taylorsville Road in Dale around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday after receiving report of a man who had been shot. Miller said deputies arrived on the scene and discovered a subject on the property that had suffered a gunshot wound and was deceased.
Officials said Howard Orozco Harris, 53, was arrested at the scene without incident and charged with murder. His bail is currently set at $500,000.
An investigation by the sheriff's office, with the assistance of the Texas Rangers, is ongoing.
Officials noted there was no danger to the community as a result of their investigations. Anyone with information about this incident or who would like to report crime in their area is urged to contact the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office at 512-398-6747.
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2004 Colorado College State of the Rockies conference
Program for the Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference held May 3 through May 4, 2004. Includes listings of presentations and speakers: Endurance and Sovereignty Among The Indian Nations of the Rocky Mountain West, by Charles Wilkinson; Home and Hope in the Rockies: 20 Years of Observation, by Ed and Betsy Marston; Unveiling of the 2004 State of the Rockies Report Card, by Walt Hecox (CC professor of economics) and F. Patrick Holmes (CC class of 2003); Rocky Mountain Futures - An Ecological Perspective, by Jill S. Baron; Developing a Public Science That Can Weather the Politics of Resource Management in the Rockies, by Thomas Sisk; panel discussion, On the Front Lines: Community Organizations Confronting Change, with George Sibley and Ellen Stein (CC class of 1987); "The Angry West, Revisited" : Reflections on 20 years of change in the West since Gov. Lamm's 1982 book: The Angry West: A Vulnerable Land and Its Future, by keynote speaker, Richard Lamm.
2013 Summer field work : Colorado College State of the Rockies Project
For the summer of 2013, with the focus was on large landscape conservation, the team set sights northward. With stops like Yellowstone, Bozeman, Missoula, and the Flathead River Valley, this year's field work involved meetings with conservation experts, and individuals tied to the past, present, and future of land use and conservation here in the Rocky Mountain West. In addition to the 3,400 mile journey from Colorado Springs to the Canadian Border, the team also conducted field research in Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and the Front Range of Colorado.
Colorado State Government and forests: controversy over health, climate, and roads
State of the Rockies Lecture: Nolan Doesken is a state climatologist who has been monitoring Colorado's climate for decades. Mike King is the executive director of Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Their combined expertise offesr a unique view of Colorado forests from a Colorado government perspective. Recorded December 6, 2010.
The 2009-2010 research focus was entitled, "Food and Agriculture in the Rockies Current Challenges and New Trends." The research project took place July 6-12, 2009, July 22, 2009, and July 29, 2009. The 2009-10 student project researchers spent the summer of 2009 investigating agriculture in the Rockies Region. Their analysis of multiple data sets, mapping projects, academic papers, interviews, and field experience provide a unique and comprehensive look at the challenges and successes of agriculture in the Rockies.
2007 Fall wilderness/wildlands speaker series
Presents list of lectures for the Fall 2007 Colorado College State of the Rockies speaker series: Wilderness and wildlands: is there enough? / Will Rogers, Suzanne Jones -- Designated wilderness: what's the status? / Peter Landres -- The unprotected wildlands/roadless areas: how should they be managed? / Gloria Flora -- What is the value of wilderness? / William Cronan.
2004 Colorado College State of the Rockies report card
The 2004 State of the Rockies Report Card launched an effort to provide a comprehensive and accessible annual statement on what is happening in the eight Rocky Mountain states. The contents include essays on the "state" of the region by experts; a "Rockies at a Glance" section to put the region in perspective; an overview essay on the economics and demographics of the eight-state Rockies region; 15 indicator sections that rank counties based on cultural, demographic, economic, and environmental characteristics, including thumbnail sketches of innovative communities; and an essay that highlights the distinct differences for three sub-regions within the Rockies: the Continental Divide Spine, the Eastern Plains Agricultural Heritage Zone, and the West and Southern Mountain Amenity Zone. Edited by Walter E. Hecox (CC professor of economics) and F. Patrick Holmes III (CC class of 2003).
The 2012 State of the Rockies Report Card entitled "The Colorado River Basin: Agenda for Use, Restoration, and Sustainability for the Next Generation," includes a summary of the Rockies Project Source to Sea trip, an investigation into the Colorado River's many diversions and uses, and an assessment of the "Law of the River," among many other topics.
For the 2007 Report Card new challenges include forest health and the importance of fire mitigation and disease in this region, energy development impacts on Rockies' communities and infrastructure, water use in the Rockies and the growing need for agriculture to urban water transfers, and trends in new communities, including "new urbanism". Edited by Walter E. Hecox (CC professor of economics), Matthew K. Reuer, and Christopher B. Jackson (CC class of 2006).
2010 Summer research team : Colorado College State of the Rockies Project
Biography sheet of the 2010 Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Summer Research Team.
The angry West revisited: keynote speech by Governor Richard Lamm by Lamm, Richard D.
Keynote speech from the Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference held May 3 through May 4, 2004. This keynote speech was delivered by Governor Richard Lamm, May 4, 2004.
State of the Rockies
In this overview, Walter E. Hecox, State of the Rockies project director and Elizabeth Kolbe, State of the Rockies program coordinator, present topics addressed during the 2009 State of the Rockies, including: How do environmental concerns affect life in the Rockies? How do we manage the inevitable growth here in the Rockies? What are megapolitans? Why should I care about the recreational sector of the Rockies?
The 2010/2011 project team headed north to Wyoming and Montana to visit important sites and talk to experts related to the three research themes. After eight days, over 2400 miles and numerous conversations and meetings the State of the Rockies Project Team of six students, one staff and one faculty returned to Colorado Springs to spend the remainder of the summer researching and reporting on their findings.
The climatic effects of tree growth in Colorado : the influences of climate change on the Colorado Rockies' treeline by Naylor, Jacqueline Nicole
Throughout the past century, there has been a global shift in climate. Temperatures have been rising, and while precipitation has been fluctuating, it has exhibited not obvious trends. This change in climate has led to global treeline advancement, and has presented ecological, economic, and social implications. Two of the most relevant implications, especially within the context of the western United States, are changing ecosystem dynamics and water yields. Therefore this study aims to explore the effects of climate change at treeline throughout the Colorado Rockies, with the objective to use simple meteorological data to explain and predict radial tree growth. Data was collected at ten individual mountains in five mountain ranges throughout the state. The subsequent dendrochronologies for each mountain were correlated with time, local and regional meteorology, and the other nine sites. The correlation between sites was compared to the distance between sites. Chronologies were also compared to regional wind and storm patterns. Ultimately, no significant climatic trends appeared to influence individual tree growth on a regional scale throughout the Colorado Rockies. In some sites, such as those bordering the western Colorado deserts, increasing precipitation led to increased radial growth. At a small number of sites in the Front Range and the Sawatch Range, increased summer and annual temperatures led to increased radial growth as well. The remaining sites showed no connection between radial tree growth and simple local and regional meteorological data. The dendrochronologies between most mountains were significantly correlated; the correlations ranged from 0.93 to 0.25, with most of the sites correlated at 0.6 and above. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficients between sites did not respond to the distance between mountains in a statistically significant way. Based on an analysis between site correlations, three groups emerged with inter-site correlation at 0.7 and above: west of the Continental Divide, Front Range and Central Rockies, and along the Continental Divide. In general, these groups showed a southwest to northeast orientation. Storm patterns that flow from the southwest to the northeast throughout the state act as the central variable in correlating chronologies between sites. Conclusively this study does not support the hypotheses that claim climate significantly affects radial growth, but instead provides important information that can be used to further understand the implications of climate on treeline dynamics in the Colorado Rockies.
The 2006 State of the Rockies Report Card continues the Rockies Project tradition of reporting key issues in this unique region of spectacular natural beauty, cultural wealth, abundant resources, and fragile environment. The Report Card includes analysis and discussion of some key issues that confront the Rockies: biodiversity, ranch economics, climate change, land conservation, and child development. Edited by Walter E. Hecox (CC professor of economics), Bryan Hurlbutt (CC class of 2004), and Caitlin O'Brady (CC class of 2005).
The 2008 Report Card, Fifth Anniversary Edition, attends to environmental amenities, and also pushes into social dimensions that seem increasingly to capture the spotlight in the eight states included in this report: the role of immigrants, the challenge of affordable housing, the need to restore degraded landscapes, the continuing controversies over wildland protection, and the prospect of creating a long-term regional renewable energy boom. Edited by David Havlick; Project Supervisor, Walter E. Hecox (CC professor of economics); Editor, Layout, Christopher B. Jackson (CC class of 2006); Contibutor, Matthew K. Reuer.
Program for the Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference held April 10 through April 13, 2006. Includes listings of presentations and speakers: Unveiling of the 2006 State of the Rockies Report Card, by Walter Hecox (CC professor of economics), Bryan Hurlbutt (CC class of 2004), Caitlin O'Brady (CC class of 2005); Land Conservation - Protecting Unique Landscapes and Habitats, with Tass Kelso (CC professor of biology), Jared Kapela (CC class of 2006), Bruce Runnels, Charles Bedford, Chris Pague; Preserving Biodiversity - Addressing Threatened, Endangered, and Invasive Species, with Walter Hecox, Joanna Prukop, Amanda Strauss (CC class of 2006), Randy Simmons, Anna Sher; Ranching in the Rockies - Threats and Signs of Hope, with Jack Wold (CC class of 1975), Andrew Yarbrough (CC class of 2006), Dan Dagget, Doc and Connie Hatfield, Dale Lasater, Brian Rohter, John Schiffer (CC class of 1967); Conservation in Action - Success Stories, with Caitlin O'Brady, John Fielder, Sydney Macy; Environmental Justice - Equally Protecting All Humans and the Environment, with Wade Roberts (CC professor of sociology), Angela Banfill (CC class of 2006), Jean Belille, William Snape III, Liam Downey, Kathryn Mutz, Sally L. Palmer; New Approaches to Governing the Rockies - Can Our Region's Political Voices Be Heard? with Tom Cronin (CC professor of political science), Chris Jackson (CC class of 2006), Daniel Kemmis, Michael Stratton, Sandy Buffett (CC class of 1991); Climate Change - What Happens in a Warmer Rockies, with Matthew Reuer, Gregory Zimmerman (CC class of 2006), Roger A. Pielke Sr., Roger Pielke, Jr., Auden Schendler; Rockies' History Comes Alive - John Wesley Powell Returns, with Anne Hyde (CC professor of history), Clay Jenkinson.
Program for the Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference held April 9 through April 11, 2007. Includes listings of presentations and speakers: Water Sustainability, with David Havlick, Tyler McMahon (CC class of 2007), Melinda Kassen, Gary Bostrom; Keynote speaker, Kay Brothers; Forest Health, with Brian Linkhart, Carissa Look (CC class of 2007), Merrill Kaufmann, Mary Mitsos, Phillip Kannan (CC distinguished lecturer); Keynote speaker, James Hubbard; New Communities/New Urbanism, with Ruth Kolarik (CC professor of art), Chris Jackson (CC class of 2006), Mark Johnson, Mark Tremmel; Keynote speaker, Peter Calthorpe.
The 2011 State of the Rockies Report Card is focused on the Eastern Plains, Infrastructure and Recreation. These separate but interrelated topics are all important aspects to the Rockies region.
2010-2011 Speaker series: Are our forests dying? Forest health in the Rockies
Presents list of lectures for the 2010-11 Colorado College State of the Rockies speaker series: Are the trees falling? How pine beetle and wildfire shape Rocky Mountain forests / Dave Theobald, Jason Sibold -- Big burn: the lasting legacy of the nation's largest wildfire / Timothy Egan -- The White is turning red: case study of the White River National Forest / Tony Dixon, Jan Burke -- Colorado State Government & forests: controversy over health, climate and roads / Mike King, Nolan Doesken -- Environmental groups and public involvement in forest health decisions / Suzanne Jones, Sloan Shoemaker -- Private solutions: ownership, philosophy, management.
Maximum scope by Siddoway, Christine S.
Introduction to the work of a group of researchers, including CC professor of geology, Christine Siddoway, on the EarthScope Bighorn Project who are using innovative approaches in seismology and structural geology to study the formation of the Laramide Rocky Mountains.
Speaking to a long-standing tradition of the Rockies Report Cards "grading" the region on a variety of attributes, this year includes a brief look at three areas: crime and incarceration in the Rockies, historic preservation in the Rockies, and an evaluation of regional representation by elected officials. The Report Card also tackles issues of wildlife in the Rockies, dedicating three sections to the topic: "Wildlife: Range and Condition," "Wildlife Management," and "Impacts of Energy Development on Wildlife." Tangentially, the Report Card addresses water issues and population changes with the sections: "Wild and Scenic Rivers" and "Repopulating the Rockies." Edited by Walter E. Hecox (CC professor of economics), Elizabeth L. Kolbe (CC class of 2008), and Matthew K. Reuer.
Program for the Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference held April 5 through April 7, 2005. Includes listings of presentations and speakers: Unveiling of the 2005 State of the Rockies Report Card, by Walter Hecox (CC professor of economics) and Bryan Hurlbutt (CC class of 2004); Celebrating Rockies Civic Engagement and Creativity, with F. Patrick Holmes (CC class of 2003), Cathy Robbins, Chase Whitney, Matthew Lee-Ashley, Mary Lou Makepeace, and Joseph Garcia; Toxic Rockies, with Walter Hecox, Philip M. Kannan (CC distinguished lecturer), Bryan Hurlbutt, and Caitlin O'Brady (CC class of 2005); 2005 State of the Rockies Conference Challenge Talks, with Walter Hecox, Patricia Limerick, and Terry L. Anderson; Energy in the Rockies: Patterns, Trends and Assessment, with Walter Hecox, Chase Whitney, F. Patrick Holmes, Bryan Hurlbutt, Michelle Sullivan, and John Nielsen; Energy Challenge in the Rockies, with Walter Hecox, and Amory Lovins; A New West, a New Energy Policy, by keynote speaker, Bill Richardson and respondent Matt Simmons; Native Americans Regaining Sovereignty: Success Stories, with Walter Hecox, A. David Lester, Jacqueline Johnson, Chase Whitney, Tony Skrelunas, and Ira New Breast; Sprawl and National Parks' Stress, with Chase Whitney, F. Patrick Holmes, Bryan Hurlbutt, Christie Renner (CC class of 2005), and F. Patrick Holmes; Ground Truthing: The Open Space of Democracy, by Terry Tempest Williams.
The 2013 State of the Rockies Report Card is entitled "Water Friendly Futures for the Colorado River Basin." The 2012-13 Rockies Project focus, for a second year, is the Colorado River Basin. The Colorado River Basin, covering a major portion of the eight-state Rockies region and extending into Mexico, has been the unified focus for all parts to the State of the Rockies Project during summer 2011 and the 2011-12 academic year and again for summer 2012 and 2012-13.
Ranching in the Rockies : threats and signs of hope
Part of the annual State of the Rockies Conference. Dan Dagget, environmentalist, discusses "The New Ranch: A Means Toward Equal Protection for the Land." Student researcher Andrew Yarbrough (CC class of 2006) presents the results of the ranching report card, and a panel consisting of ranchers Doc and Connie Hatfield, of Country Natural Beef; rancher Dale Lasater, of Lasater Grasslands Beef; Brian Rohter, chief executive officer of New Seasons Market; and rancher John Schiffer, Wyoming state senator, discuss ranching in the Rockies. Recorded April 11, 2006.
Environmental groups and public involvement in forest health decisions
Suzanne Jones and Sloan Shoemaker give an insight into the role of environmental group and public involvement in the forest decisions made by the government concerning the future of our national and state forests. Suzanne Jones is the central Rocky Mountain regional director of the Wilderness Society and Sloan Shoemaker is the executive director of the Aspen Wilderness Workshop. Recorded January 31, 2011.
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Are youth hostels a good way for pubs to boost their profits?
Michelle Perrett 20th June 2019
Letting out a few B&B rooms is an obvious way to expand what a pub has to offer — but what about diversifying into the booming youth hostel sector?
Offering hostel rooms can be a complicated business and one that requires the right location, offer, licensee and staff.
Gone are the days when you could just set up a load of bunk beds and wait for the bookings — the current generation of backpackers are much more demanding than that. And while backpackers can bring an energy to the business, you may not be keen on having rafts of young guests descending on the premises at all hours.
One of the big players in this sector is Beds & Bars, which has 19 venues across Europe including London, Cardiff, Newquay, Bath and Edinburgh. Its core market is 18 to 35-year-old backpackers.
Not so spartan
Sites offer a range of different-sized dorms, as well as some private rooms, with prices starting from as little as £12 for a bed in the off-peak season.
While hostels offer great value for money, Ben Kelly, group head of marketing at Beds & Bars, says traveller expectations have grown, with free Wi-Fi and continental breakfast, as well as security and privacy, becoming increasingly important.
"There are a lot of solo travellers out there who want to know their belongings are safe," Ben says.
The operator has introduced privacy curtains, key cards and lockers, as well as capsule beds in dorm rooms, to cater for these requirements.
Having the hostels on site with a pub and bar offer works well for the businesses. As well as providing a social environment, it gives an opportunity to upsell on food and drink items, which residents receive at 25 per cent discount.
"The reason our bars work so well is
because of our social element, as backpackers want to meet each other," he says.
"Our pubs are traditional and they are attractive to backpackers as they come and want to see what a pub feels like."
It's a similar story to the success of one of the newer players in the market, PubLove.
PubLove signed a deal with Ei Managed Investments to open hostel pubs in sites across London. The accommodation now contributes 40 per cent of sales at its five venues, which have between 65 and 80 beds a site. It is about to open its sixth site in London Bridge and has three more sites set to open by the end of the year.
Mark Gibbons, head of accommodation at PubLove, says one important part of the jigsaw is location. "You want easy transport so the backpackers can literally just get off the Tube or at a bus station and have a five or 10-minute walk, if that," he says.
"First of all they are looking for cheap accommodation because they are here to explore the city. The other thing with the hostel experience is meeting new people. It is that social thing and that is why people don't mind sharing with 10 other people in a room."
Since opening its first site — the Green Man in Paddington — Mark says PubLove has had to adapt its services, adding reading lights, USB charging points and wet rooms to accommodate customer demands.
"I think the up and coming market is the Asian market," he says. "They have a really strong economy and they have got money to burn. They stay longer. The average in the industry is about 2.5 to three days — with the Asian market it is probably four or five."
The Walrus Bar and Hostel at London Bridge is already witnessing this trend, attracting a large number of customers from all over the world, including South Korea.
According to Alexander Vicens, hostel manager at the 68-bed venue, the pub element, even though it does not have a commercial kitchen, is a major attraction.
It charges £20 to £30 a night with a basic breakfast offer of toast, cereals and fruit, which is also a big selling point.
He says it is crucial to have the right staff on board who can work in both the bar and the accommodation business.
"The main thing is that staff should be involved in both businesses and be able to work behind the bar, and at the same time offer an experience to the guests," he says.
"Hospitality is quite demanding and if pubs are looking to move into hostels they need to be open 24 hours."
Ben from Beds & Bars agrees, saying running a hostel is not for everyone. "You have to have the right team in place. You want a mixture of long-termers and backpackers and the systems to run a hostel such as check-in and yield management," he says.
"Don't get into running a hostel if you don't like travelling. We are all travellers and we love it."


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When preparing for your wedding, no matter the extent to which you've gone in ensuring all goes well, there are certain things that can still go wrong. In order to prevent this from happening, it's best to know what those wedding glitches are so you can plan well.
Some people wait till its getting close to their wedding day before buying their gowns and suits. The reason is so they would fit into it properly just in case they've added some weight before their wedding day. In order not to feel embarrassed, ensure you consciously watch your weight prior to your wedding so your clothes can suit you well. Grooms should ensure the buttons on their suits and trouser zip are sewn properly to prevent falling off. Your appearance on that day is your first statement to the world so do all you can to look exceptional.
Whether you are renting one or you own one, one thing you must check is how fit the car you want to use is. Make sure a mechanic services it well so you would not be disappointed on that day. Imagine on your way to your wedding and the car suddenly breaks down or refuses to start. That would be devastating, isn't it? You wouldn't want to have any delays at your wedding, would you?
Imagine your chief brides maid bailing on you on that day? The presence of these sets of people add colour to your event and makes it complete. It would not be nice if some of them do not show up. Ensure you carry them along and include them in your plans so all of them can be at your event.
These days people book their venues way ahead of time to prevent disappointments. If you want to use a hall, ensure the date doesn't clash with someone else's. Also ensure the officiating minister is kept abreast of your plans so they include you in their itinerary. You would not want your guests standing outside the venue just because your plans were not concrete enough.
To have a splendid event, ensure your event decorator and other organisers are well settled financially so they do a good job. Money motivates people to want to do more so try avoiding any inconvenience by making them happy as well. If they are dissatisfied, I believe they will do a "not so good" job.
By now, you should have gotten a DJ or band who will perform on that day. Ensure you hire a professional so you have the best of mix. One thing you don't want is having a cracked record being played or having to hear the wrong mix of songs.
Most MC's who anchor a wedding event are comedians in a way. You wouldn't want your guests to be bored, would you? Ensure you hire someone who is skilled at it and would make your guests feel at home.
These 7 wedding glitches should be avoided at all cost on your wedding day.


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BRHS Band Parents Association Craft Fair is an annual event usually held the first Saturday in December.
DESCRIPTION: Join us for the 2018 Craft Fair on December 1st! Shop an amazing selection of hand-made items inside a warm, dry, school, no matter the weather (with plenty of parking). We'll also have delicious hot food available, along with an amazing bake sale.
Come support the band programs at Bridgewater Raritan High School (the event is at the Middle School) and take care of your holiday shopping! Crafters interested in a table should email.


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THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | Polish Label Donated Sale Proceeds To The Malala Fund
If you're a minimalist in style, you will most definitely have heart of cult label, CHYLAK. The Warsaw – based label specialized in luxury, yet wallet – friendly, classic handbags and accessories. Often in patent, croc mat matte finishes, the Italian leather bags are meticulously made in Poland, with the highest attention to detail and … Continue reading THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | Polish Label Donated Sale Proceeds To The Malala Fund →
SUCCESS STORY | How Camila Coelho Went From Dior Makeup Counter To Global Creator To CEO
Camila Coelho is a Brazilian – American fashion and beauty entrepreneur. Her namesake fashion label, Camila Coelho Collection, sold out online within minutes of launch and continues to grow month over month. As a first-generation immigrant who arrived in United States when she was 14, she started following her passion for beauty and makeup right … Continue reading SUCCESS STORY | How Camila Coelho Went From Dior Makeup Counter To Global Creator To CEO →
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN | Amal Clooney Partners With Cartier To Empower Women At Dubai Expo 2020
Come October when the EXPO2020 opens in Dubai, French luxury brand Cartier plans to set up a Women's Pavilion. Dedicated to discussion about the role of women in society and how to tackle issue of gender equality, the pavilion celebrates female achiever through a series of talks. Prominent human right lawyer Amal Clooney, who has … Continue reading EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN | Amal Clooney Partners With Cartier To Empower Women At Dubai Expo 2020 →
THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | Meghan Tells London Students To 'Speak Up' For Women's Rights
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex joined high school students at the site of an historic fight for pay equality to celebrate International Women's Day, telling them they were entitled to 'speak up for what is right'. Meghan visited the Robert Clack Upper School in Gagenham, London, on Friday to 'celebrate the achievements of women' ahead of … Continue reading THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | Meghan Tells London Students To 'Speak Up' For Women's Rights →
WOMEN'S EMPOWEMENT | Huda And Mona Kattan Set To Join Vid Con Abu Dhabi Lineaup
U.S. – Iraqi beauty entrepreneurs Huda and Mona Kattan will be taking part in the UAE's Vidcon Abu Dhabi set to take place from March 25-28. The sisters are the co-founders of the Huda Beauty empire that includes the makeup brand Huda Beauty, the fragrance line Kayali and newly launched skincare line Wishful. During the … Continue reading WOMEN'S EMPOWEMENT | Huda And Mona Kattan Set To Join Vid Con Abu Dhabi Lineaup →
Lady Kitty Spencer On Being Dolce & Gabbana's New Global Ambassador
Lady Kitty Spencer as been appointed as the global ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana. It's no surprise that Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana would tap Princess Diana's niece for a global ambassadorship. The design duo's infatuation with royalty and aristocracy has been a long defining element in inspiring the rich collections of the Italian fashion house. … Continue reading Lady Kitty Spencer On Being Dolce & Gabbana's New Global Ambassador →
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MOTHERS & BABIES
HEALTH | Babies After 40: The Health & Fertility Issue
The Chances Of Getting Pregnant Over 40 A study in the medical journal 'Fertility and Sterility' confirms there is a steep drop in fertility in the 40s. researchers found 40-year-old females being treated for infertility had a 25 percent chance of getting pregnant using their own eggs. But once they hit 43 that number dropped … Continue reading HEALTH | Babies After 40: The Health & Fertility Issue →
MOTHER TO BE | Partners Will Be Allowed To Support Women Giving Birth In New York Hospitals
'In no hospital in New York will a woman be forced to be alone when she gives birth', says Governor Andrew Cuomo. 'Not now, not ever'. In response to two of the New York City's largest hospital system, New York –Presbyterian and Mount Sinai, banning support people for women in labor during the coronavirus pandemic, … Continue reading MOTHER TO BE | Partners Will Be Allowed To Support Women Giving Birth In New York Hospitals →
BABY TALK | Babies With Severe Sleep Problems May Have More Childhood Anxiety, Research Suggests
Many babies struggle to fall asleep without a parent at their side, or wake frequently during the night – a phase that's exhausting for new parents but usually passes quickly. However, infants with very disturbed sleep patterns could be at greater risk for anxiety and emotional issues in later childhood, new research suggests. Australian researchers … Continue reading BABY TALK | Babies With Severe Sleep Problems May Have More Childhood Anxiety, Research Suggests →
BABY TALK | Does Having Boys Or Girls Run In Families? New Study Say It's Down To Chance
My mother was one of four sisters. I have a younger sister, and between the two of us, we have four daughter. We're not the only one who appear to have one sex run in the family. Everyone knows a family who has a boy…and a boy…and then another, all in a row? Some scientists … Continue reading BABY TALK | Does Having Boys Or Girls Run In Families? New Study Say It's Down To Chance →
FINE JEWELRY | Kate Moss Collaborates With Messika On New High Jewelry Collection
'It had to happen', said Valerie Messika, founder of fine Jewelry brand Messika, on collaborating with Kate Moss. One of the world's established supermodels, Kate Moss has partnered with French fine jewelry brand Messika, for a captivating collection titled Messika by Kate Moss. Both strong, spirited women, Moss and Messika are placed at the heart … Continue reading FINE JEWELRY | Kate Moss Collaborates With Messika On New High Jewelry Collection →
PARIS FASHION WEEK | Audemars Piguet To Debut At Paris Fashion Week With Ralph & Russo
Paris Fashion Week is set for September 28 to October 6 in both digital and physical form, and luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet is all set to make its debut on the catwalk. The brand is partnering with London couture fashion house Ralph & Russo as it unveils its Spring / Summer 2021 Pret – … Continue reading PARIS FASHION WEEK | Audemars Piguet To Debut At Paris Fashion Week With Ralph & Russo →
FINE JEWELRY | Two 20 – Carat Diamond Watches From Jaeger – LeCoultre Have World's Smallest Movement
Jaeger – LeCoultre has held the record for the world's smallest mechanical movement – since 1929. The caliber 101, a mere 14 mm long and less than 5mm wide, is still used today. It drives two new high jewelry models from the brand, the Snowdrop and the Bangle. Both are made of 18k pink gold … Continue reading FINE JEWELRY | Two 20 – Carat Diamond Watches From Jaeger – LeCoultre Have World's Smallest Movement →
LIFESTYLE | Wear A Custom Porsche On Your Wrist
Starting on September 1, 2020, United States buyers will be able to use the Porsche Design website to configure and order custom wristwatches. The new watch configurator is based on the Porsche configurator, and will be capable of creating approximately 1.5 million unique designs. Porsche Design was founded by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche in 1972. F.A. … Continue reading LIFESTYLE | Wear A Custom Porsche On Your Wrist →
ARTS & CULTURES & ENTERTAINMENT
FASHION ISSUES | Hermes Launches Its First-Ever Digital Flagship Store In Saudi Arabia
From its line of stylish hijabs to pieces that work perfectly for customers into the more modest of fashion statements, Hermes has been focusing much more on catering to the region's contemporary woman. Now, the luxury brand is taking a key step further by launching its first flagship digital store in Saudi Arabia and United … Continue reading FASHION ISSUES | Hermes Launches Its First-Ever Digital Flagship Store In Saudi Arabia →
TRAVEL ESSENTIALS | AlUla Heritage Sites Reopen To Public End Of October
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has confirmed that the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra, the ancient kingdom of Dadan and the canyons of Jabal Ikmah will be the first sites to re-open to the public, having been largely closed off to visitors in the past period. The RCU announced that residents of AlUla will … Continue reading TRAVEL ESSENTIALS | AlUla Heritage Sites Reopen To Public End Of October →
THE ART OF BEAUTIFYL LIVING
DIOR'S TRANSIENT GARDEN SETS THE MOOD FOR PARIS FASHION WEEK
Christian Dior presented a wardrobe fit for glamorous eco-warriors in Paris on Tuesday, as models showed off looks dotted in wild flowers on a catwalk lined with trees set to be replanted around the city. Dior, part of luxury group LVMH, is one of the first major French brand to kick off Paris Fashion Week, with the likes of Kering's Saint Laurent and independent Chanel also set to showcase looks for next spring and summer
Kate Middleton Makes First-Ever Instagram Post – And It's Emotional
The Duchess of Cambridge has done something she's never done before – and royal fans are in their element! On Sunday morning, Kate made her very first Instagram post via the Kensington Royal account, where she chose a series of photos from her and Prince William's secret trip to children's orphanage during their recent tour of Pakistan.
JENNIFER LOPEZ DAZZLES IN ELABORATE WEDDING DRESS IN NYC
The CFDA-anointed fashion icon all but broke social media in September when she traipsed down the runway in the barley there green Versace dress that helped catapult her to the style stardom 20 years ago. Less than a month later, the "Hustlers" actress sent fans into a frenzy on Thursday night, after paparazzi photos of her wearing an elaborate wedding gown and veil began to spread on the Internet.
Priyanka Chopra's Top Beauty Secrets: Ayurveda, Positivity And Coconut Oil
Priyanka Chopra's glowing skin and shiny mane have garnered just as much interest as her global career and smart business moves. How does she keep her skin and hair healthy even with such a hectic schedule? By sticking to what she knows, being open to learning new things and adjusting to where she is and where she's going.
AT CAROLINA HERRERA, WILDFLOWERS BLOOM ON THE HUDSON RIVER
Wildflowers were blooming on the banks of the Hudson River on Monday, thanks to the fertile imagination of Wes Gordon at Carolina Herrera.
Gordon, now into his second year as the label's creative director, upped his game with a crowd-pleasing, flower – themed collection that was big on color and vibrant prints.
WHAT MAKES A SUPERMODEL "SUPER" IN 2019?
Say you're asked to name a supermodel. You probably wouldn't struggle to list Naomi Campbell or Linda Evangelista, or more recent inheritors of the like Kendall Jenner, Adut Akech or Gigi and Bella Hadid. But now, imagine you're asked to define what makes Campbell and the Hadid "super", and others who talk the exact same runways just 'models". Is it fame, or the fees they might command, or something more intangible?
Jessica Chastain Turns To Lebanese Designers For 'It' Premieres
Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain, who star in 'It Chapter Two' has taken to Red Carpet premiers of the movie around the world in an array of Lebanese-designed gown. The star showed off an emerald green ballgown by Zuhair Murad at the Los Angeles premiere of the film last week and took the European premiere of the horror film in London on Monday wearing a sleek black dress by Elie Saab.
Kate Middleton's New Hairstyle Stole The Show At Princess Charlotte And Prince George's School Drop Off
Through the attentions of royal admirers around the world were focused this week on four-year-old Princess Charlotte as she celebrated a rite of passage – attending her first day of school – it would be remiss to have loked past the Duchess of Cambridge as she unveiled a switch-up to her hair this week.
ANGELINA JOLIE OPENS UP ABOUT HELPING THE PLANET, RAISING STRONG CHILDREN, AND HER NEW MON GUERLAIN PERFUME
Actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Joile added fragrance muse to her list of accomplishments last year when she became the face of Mon Guerlain.
WHAT IS A LIP LIFT?
You can't go anywhere – work a spin, a casual Instagram scroll – without coming across a textbook example of a lip fillers. It's been years since Kyle Jenner first admitted to plumping her lips, yet the look hasn't dissolved from cosmetic surgeons' request lists.
DEPARTMENT STORES MAKE ROOM FOR USED FASHION
Out with the new ad in with the old.
As department stores watch their customers flock to second-hand stores, some are trying to bring them back by partnering with online resale sites.
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMAN
IVANKA TRUMP ADDS COLUMBIA TO UPCOMING SOUTH AMERICA TRIP
Ivanka Trump is adding a stop in Colombia to a previously announced trip to South America in September to focus on the economic empowerment of women in developing countries.
UAE TO CELEBRATE EMIERATI WOMEN'S DAY
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – On Wednesday, 28th August, the UAE will celebrate Emirati Women's Day, an annual event that celebrates inspiring women, supported by the government and welcomed by the community.
Emirati Women's Day coincides this year with the Federal National Council, FNC, election, which will witness considerable progress in terms of women's participation, following the decision to raise the parliamentary participation of women to 50 percent.
SAUDI ARABIA IMPEMENTS END TO TRAVEL RESTRICTION FOR SAUDI WOMAN
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over family matters, state news agency SPA, reported on Tuesday, following a flurry of royal degrees approving the changes.
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KING SALMAN PRESIDES OVER LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE OF DIRIYAH GATE
Work officially began on Diriyah Gate on Wednesday, when King Salman attended the official ground-breaking ceremony and laid the foundation stone.
Work on the SR 64 billion ($17 billion) development, one of the most important projects in the Kingdom, will bring in earnest in January. It will create a global tourism destination that combines a modern city with world-class historical and cultural attractions that reflect the area's rich heritage.
HRH CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN LAUNCHING OF OPENING ROUND OF 2ND SESSION, OF FIA ABB FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP, IN DIRIYAH
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense witnessed Friday, the launching of the opening round of the second session of FIA ABB Formula E Championship, for electric cars, in Diriyah, organized by the International Automobile Federation, at the outset of the Diriyah Season activities.
Riyadh season extended to January 2020
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) and President of Riyadh Season Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh has announced the extension of Riyadh Season.
He said in a statement that the Season will end as scheduled in mid-December, but the extension will include only some of the events due to increasing demand, namely: Winter Wonderland, Al-Murabba, Safari and Riyadh Sahara, which will be extended to 18 January 2020, while Riyadh Boulevard will be extended to the end of March 2020.
Due to high demand and the amazing turnout of Riyadh Season, the Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh announced the season will be extended to late January via Twitter on Monday.
He wrote: "We have reached 7,650,000 visitors in month (for Riyadh Season). And under the Crown Prince's directives, we're extending the season until late January".
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SAUDI ARABIA OPENS TOURIST VISAS TO U.S., EUROPEAN VISA HOLDERS
Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia are now available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU's Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries.
Executive regulations published over the weekend over the weekend stipulate that people from other countries who have a tourist or commercial visa from the United States, Britain or European Union nations can follow the same process, rather than applying at a Saudi overseas mission with additional documentation.
SAUDI ARABIA TO DELIVER FIRST BATCH OF PREMIUM RESIDENCY NEXT MONTH
Saudi Arabia is expected to deliver the first batch of premium residence permits in mid-November.
The Saudi government announced in June that it would start receiving application for those who wish to obtain special residency through the comprehensive electronic platform, SAPRC.
The Fourth Edition Of Saudi Arabia's Renowned King Abdulaziz Camel Festival Scheduled For November 1
When it comes to camels, no other nation does it better than Saudi Arabia, a country known for feats such as setting a world record in September last year for its Crown Prince Camel Festival, named the World's Largest Camel Sporting Event in 2018, and this year for Princess Jamila Bint Abdul Majeed Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz becoming the first Saudi women in history to compete in camel racing in the Kingdom. This year, another camel – related sensation that Saudi Arabia is known for is back and even bigger than ever.
SAUDI ARABIA TO HOST DAKAR RALLY ON JANUARY 5
Saudi Arabia is set to host Dakar Rally 2020 on January 5, marking the first time the history race is held in Asia. Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Chariman of the General Sports Authority, said: "Hosting the world's toughest race for many years, the Dakar Rally, is a confirmation that the Kingdom welcomes the world to see stunning views, vibrant cities and the vast desert where sand dunes converge with the sea"
CELEBERITY
KARRY WASHINGTON JUST GAVE OUT HER PHONE NUMBER TO 5 MILLION+ TWITTER FOLLOWERS. OR DID SHE?
Kerry Washington gave out some pretty private information Thursday: her phone number. Even she said she was crazy. – But if you thought there's a catch, you're right!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY ZAYED!
Almost a year after former Saudi princess, Ameerah al Taweel, married Emirati billionaire, Khalifa bin Butti Al Muhairi, the pair have just celebrate the birth of their child together, a baby boy. It has been shared on social media that the couple have named the new addition to their family, Zayed.
2 NEW LUXURY RESORTS WILL OPEN THEIR DOORS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S AL-ULA BY 2023
Just another reason to put the remarkable area packed with prehistoric sites and landmarks on your travel wish list. For its Middle Eastern debut, luxury hotel group Aman has chosen to open three resorts in Saudi Arabia's extraordinary Al Ula region.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, September 1, 2019 – King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies has announced the date of showing the international film "Born as King" starting from Thursday, September 26, 2019, in cinemas in the Kingdom and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States. The Saudi historical film talks about King Faisal's early life – from his birth in 1906 to his return from England in 1920 – and describes the first important diplomatic journey of a Saudi citizen to the British Royal Court, where there, the young Prince Faisal – 13 years old – had to meet with King George V of England, and other personalities such as Winston Churchill, Lawrence of Arabia, and Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon.
FOLLOWING HER FAT SHAMMING CONTROVERSY: REHAM SAEED BANNED FROM APPEARING ON ANY MEDIA PLATFORM FOR ONE YEAR
Last year, Egyptian presenter Reham Saaed faced a wave of criticism after her controversial comments regarding obesity. In the aftermaths of it all, it has been announced that the TV personality is banned from appearing on any media platform for one-year.
SAUDI ARABIA'S BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT EVENT TO HOST INTERNATIONAL STARTS, SHOWS
The season will run from October 11 to December 15, 2019 and host renowned artists including Bruno Mars, Pitbull, John Legend, and Alicia Keys. Concerts are scheduled to take place in a range of venues across the Saudi capital, including King Fahd International Stadium, in its biggest entertainment event to date.
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     this._zoom = z;

     if(z === 18) {
        $('.marker').css({ 'width' : '25px', 'height' : '25px', 'line-height': '25px', 'top' : '+= 10!important' });
        $('.number-id').css({'font-size': '11px'})
     }

But it seems not to work can somebody help me out here? Here is a PLUNKER, where you can see this code in src/google-maps/directive/google-map.ts in the method _handleMapZoomChange()
What it does it is setting all the elements to 10px, but what I basically wants is to set the current top position + 10px.
 $('.marker').each( function (index) {
     console.log(index + ":" + $(this).css('top'));
     var currentTop = $(this).css('top');

     $(this).css('top', currentTop + '10px');
 })

A: If you are using custom overlay, it can cause unexpected behaviour if you adjust left or top position of the marker, because that is tied to latLng position of the marker.
Instead, just use margin-top css attribute (margin-top: 10px or margin-top: -10px depending on your needs)
The same thing when drawing the marker, don't adjust position like this:
if (point) {
    div.style.left = (point.x - 10) + 'px';
    div.style.top = (point.y - 10) + 'px';
}

Instead add the offset as margin-top and margin-left to your marker's css:
div.style.cssText = `width: 25px;
                     height: 25px;
                     ...
                     margin-top: -10px;
                     margin-left: -10px;`

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