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package com.hans.newslook.ui.fragment;

import android.os.Bundle;
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
import androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager;

import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout;
import com.hans.newslook.R;
import com.hans.newslook.adapter.TypePageAdapter;
import com.hans.newslook.base.BaseRxFragment;
import com.hans.newslook.utils.baseutils.LogUtils;
import com.hans.newslook.utils.baseutils.ResourceUtil;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import butterknife.BindView;

/**
 * A simple {@link Fragment} subclass.
 */
public class TypeFragment extends BaseRxFragment {

    private static final String TYPE = "type";

    @BindView(R.id.type_tablayout)
    TabLayout mTablayout;
    @BindView(R.id.type_viewpager)
    ViewPager mViewpager;

    private String mType;
    private List<BaseRxFragment> fragments;
    private List<String> mTitles;

    private TypePageAdapter mTypeAdapter;

    @Override
    protected int getLayoutId() {
        return R.layout.fragment_type;
    }

    @Override
    protected void init() {
        LogUtils.e(TAG, "init");
        mTypeAdapter = new TypePageAdapter(getChildFragmentManager());
        mTypeAdapter.setData(fragments, mTitles);
        mViewpager.setAdapter(mTypeAdapter);
        mViewpager.setOffscreenPageLimit(mTitles.size() - 1);
        mTablayout.setTabMode(TabLayout.MODE_SCROLLABLE);
        mTablayout.setupWithViewPager(mViewpager);
        mTablayout.addOnTabSelectedListener(new TabLayout.OnTabSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onTabSelected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {
                mViewpager.setCurrentItem(tab.getPosition());
            }

            @Override
            public void onTabUnselected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onTabReselected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {

            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    protected void initData() {
        LogUtils.e(TAG, "initData");
        if (getArguments() == null)
            return;
        fragments = new ArrayList<>();
        mType = getArguments().getString(TYPE);
        if (ResourceUtil.res2String(getActivity(), R.string.gank).equalsIgnoreCase(mType)) {
            mTitles = ResourceUtil.stringArray2List(getActivity(), R.array.gank);
            LogUtils.e(TAG, "mTitles:" + mTitles.size() + ",:" + mTitles.get(0));
            for (String title : mTitles) {
                fragments.add(GankItemFragment.newInstance(title));
            }

        } else if (ResourceUtil.res2String(getActivity(), R.string.girl).equalsIgnoreCase(mType)) {
            mTitles = ResourceUtil.stringArray2List(getActivity(), R.array.girl);
            List<String> subTypes = ResourceUtil.stringArray2List(getActivity(), R.array.girl_cid);
            for (String subtype : subTypes) {
                fragments.add(GirlItemFragment.newInstance(subtype));
            }
        }
    }

    public static TypeFragment newInstance(String type) {
        LogUtils.e("TypeFragment", "newInstance type:" + type);
        TypeFragment fragment = new TypeFragment();
        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
        bundle.putString(TYPE, type);
        fragment.setArguments(bundle);
        return fragment;
    }

    @Override
    protected void fetchData() {

    }
}


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Feds providing $5.2M for redevelopment of Brock Mission men's homeless shelter in Peterborough
Greg Davis GlobalNews.ca
The federal government has announced $5.2M in funding to support redevelopment of the Brock Mission homeless shelter in Peterborough.
Ottawa is providing $5.2 million for the redevelopment of the Brock Mission men's homeless shelter in Peterborough.
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef made the announcement on Thursday.
Fundraising for new Brock Mission men's shelter in Peterborough more than halfway complete
The decrepit building on Murray Street was razed in November 2017 and services were relocated to a hall at the nearby site of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. Demolition on that church began in January but the wing of the building remains.
Construction of the new shelter was supposed to start last summer, but at the time, the project was more than $3.2 million over budget with costs ballooning to $10.7M. That prompted city council to put the project on hold until costs could be cut.
The project was re-tendered last fall with a redesign as the city made a $5-million application for federal funding.
In April 2019, a fundraising campaign to support the shelter build was more than halfway to its $2M goal at $1.2M.
WATCH: Tent city grows after Peterborough homeless shelter abruptly closes
The redeveloped shelter will provide 15 new affordable units and 30 shelter beds for homeless and at-risk men.
"Addressing housing and homelessness in our community will solve many of the other challenges we face," stated Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality.
"That's why our government has invested in Canada's first 10-year National Housing Strategy. My team and I have been working with several local groups to support building housing locally. Our efforts to reduce poverty and grow the economy are working because we are relying on the expertise of communities.
"We are committed to reducing homelessness by 50 per cent in the next 10 years."
City of Peterborough moves ahead on Brock Mission redesign
Thursday's announcement comes just 10 days after the Warming Room homeless shelter was closed due to renovations at the Murray Street Baptist church, forcing many people to begin tenting on municipal property. Brock Mission formed in 1987 and was a 40-bed shelter. Cameron House opened in 1996 for homeless women.
"I am happy to see this investment in emergency shelter for Peterborough," said Mayor Diane Therrien.
"We are facing a serious housing crisis and all levels of government must come together to make change. This is an important step in the right direction."
Bill McNabb, executive director of Brock Mission, says all 15 of the rental housing units will be affordable. Four of the housing units will be accessible as will eight of the shelter beds.
"As a small grassroots charity faced with a big need, the support through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund has made a seemingly impossible task possible," said McNabb.
"We are so excited and grateful to be able to move forward with a purpose-built facility which includes shelter and supportive housing for some of our most vulnerable homeless citizens, made possible because of the support from CMHC."
Today the Honourable @MaryamMonsef announced 5.2 Million Dollars in funding for Brock Mission. We are grateful for this investment in emergency shelter for #Ptbo. We are facing a serious housing crisis & all levels of government must come together to make change. pic.twitter.com/FGhJoCXH3r
— City of Peterborough Mayor (@MayorPtbo) July 11, 2019
The funding is from the federal government's $13.2 billion National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF) which was launched in May 2018. The aim is to build up to 60,000 new affordable homes and repair up to 240,000 existing homes over the next decade.
The NHCF also plans to create or repair at least 40,000 shelter spaces for victims of family violence and create at least 7,000 new affordable housing units for seniors and 2,400 new affordable housing units for people with developmental disabilities.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the shelter project will be held next week with construction to get underway, McNabb told Global News Peterborough.

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Kaspersky discovered a malicious dropper signed by a stolen digital certificate.
Back in 2010, stolen digital certificates infamously aided in the spread of Stuxnet and a version of Zeus. A year later, we saw hackers compromise the servers of Comodo and DigiNotar, two major Certificate Authorities, running off with numerous digital certificates. Ever wonder where they went?
Some of the stolen certificates surfaced right away—one report said the DigiNotar hack in particular might have compromised the Google accounts of more than 300,000 Iranians. Last Septemeber, ESET's Robert Lipovsky blogged about a variant of the Qbot Trojan that was signed by stolen certifcates. And in November F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen blogged about a malicious PDF bearing the (stolen) signature of the Malaysian government.
This week Kaspersky has discovered malicious droppers - programs that install malware - bearing stolen VeriSign certificates originally issued to a Swiss company called Conpavi AG.
Kasperksy calls the threat Mediyes and detects it as 'Trojan.Multi.Mediyes.a.' According to Virustotal, Ikarus, Panda, Comodo, Antiy, and TheHacker block the threat as well.
One of the droppers carries a 32-bit driver containing a malicious DLL, which gets injected into your Internet browser process. A malicious 64-bit dropper injects the DLL directly.
From there, the DLL reroutes all your search queries in Google, Yahoo!, and Bing, to a pay-per-click search engine called Search 123. Search 123 makes money off people who search and click on their results.
The Trojan appears to be targeting Western Europe only; about 5,000 users in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, France, and Italy, have installed the malware. According to Kaspersky, it has notified Symantec VeriSign and recommended revocation.


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Q: How can I get my internet connection from a specific network adapter? In my enterprise network we have two ways to surf the web, by Wi-Fi network or by LAN network.
The Wi-Fi network does not have restrictions but the LAN is restricted by firewall. I like to be connected in both at the same time because all the servers and resources are available in the LAN. But, When I am connected with both connections enable, the internet goes by LAN, with the restrictions described before.
How can I configure my browser's Internet connection to go by Wi-Fi instead of LAN when I have enable both connections? I've been thinking about the possibility of installing a proxy in my laptop and pointing it to the Wi-Fi and then configuring my browser to use that proxy. Is that a good option?

A: You can remove the Default Gateway on the LAN adapter (unless it's assigned via DHCP) and then the only gateway will be via the wireless connection.

A: You can use the 'route' command to remove the default route for the LAN interface.  This will leave the the WiFi adapter with the connection for the Internet.  Not sure if you are on linux or windows, the command will differ between the two.

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Sheathed In Splendor & Grandeur
The city that separates Asia from Europe stretches out gallantly over the Bosphorus. Istanbul has been the capital for a trio of robust empires: The Roman, Byzantine and later the Ottoman. Each, branding the city with its individual influence.
Text by Francesca Cruz | May 19, 2018 | Lifestyle
Istanbul is a city that desirously embraces the ancient and the modern world; if it were ruled by an astrological sign, it would be Pisces. Think Elizabeth Taylor: mysterious, wistful, a temptress that longs for her lover. And as Taylor played the part of the powerful seductress Cleopatra on film who (according to Plutarch) sailed into Turkey in a barge with "gilded stern and outspread sails of purple, while oars of silver beating time to the music of flutes and fifes and harps", she brought Marc Anthony, and almost all of Rome, to their knees. You expect a level of pomp, circumstance and pageantry in a land once home to some of the most powerful sovereignties that ever ruled, and with a backdrop that can only be described as pure magic.
The skyline is bejeweled with mosques, palaces, minarets, cathedrals and sleek skyscrapers, with the Bosphorus still a main artery for maritime trade. One of the best views of the city is from the Intercontinental Hotel located in the modern city center known as Taksim. The second you walk into the lavish lobby with its spiral golden staircase and Greek white columns, it feels like you've stepped onto a Hollywood soundstage. Between the spacious, elegant rooms, the modern amenities and the world-famous spa, this respite certainly puts a capital F in five-star. For Turkish and Ottoman cuisine, make sure to dine at the hotel's sophisticated Saffron Restaurant, with views of the city below.
Another wonderful restaurant with postcard-worthy views of the area is located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul. Named by Zagat as one of the best restaurants in the world, Vogue promotes local artists by displaying their art throughout its open spaces. Combining classic Turkish gastronomy with continental fare and sushi, the grilled octopus here is as divine as the vistas from your table.
When I was ready to venture out for some real adventure, I settled for the Turkey City Tour, owned and operated by Mahmut Karatekin, to assist in the exploring. Istanbul is a city lush in history with so many things to experience that it's worth venturing off with an individual that can guide you. By the end of the adventure, my guide was not just my teacher, but a fast friend…and that's part of the enchantment of Istanbul.
Places that are a must on any itinerary include the Ayasofya or the Hagia Sophia, one of the most visited monuments in the world. Constructed during the Byzantine Empire and originally a basilica, it was turned into a mosque during the Ottoman invasion. Its massive dome is a sight to behold; the combination of Byzantine frescos and Ottoman influences share space in harmony, and today it stands as a museum. Nearby, The Basilica Cistern, constructed in the 6th Century and then abandoned, was once the source of water storage for the entire city. You don't want to miss the upside-down head of Medusa that forms the bottom of one of the columns.
As I started to discover other parts of the city, I opted for a hotel with a more provincial feel to it and moved to the boutique Hotel Nowy Efendi in Sultanahmet. Cozy, tranquil and with an accommodating staff, it's just an 8-minute walk to the famed Grand Bazaar. Another boutique hotel option just a 5-minute stroll from the bazaar, and also within Sultanahmet, is Hotel Lady Diana. It was named after the late Princess Diana, once a dear friend of the owner. The hotel is known for treating all guests as visiting royalty.
The Grand Bazaar is the oldest and largest bazaar in the world — it's sure to induce ADD even if you don't have it, but in a good way. There are sooooo many shinny objects to see — from incense sticks, to oils, spices, a menagerie of glass laps, Turkish treats and delicate artisan creations. And, oh my heavens, there are also plenty of delicious Turkish treats to satiate even the hungriest of travelers. If you're going to bring something back as a souvenir, opt for local candy or tea.
The adventure continues at Topkapi Palace, home to generations of sultans and their harams. A verdant courtyard leads to the main entrance where the sultans' treasures are kept. Prepare yourself for an awe-inspiring view of the Sea Of Marmara, Bosphorus and the Golden Horn via the palace. You can also stroll through Gulhane Park and stop at the terrace that overlooks the water for some black tea before heading to the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, just steps away. It houses ancient artifacts, classical statuary and an exhibition tracing the country's history. Its crème de la crème is the sarcophagus of Alexander The Great. Cleopatra's brother, Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII, thinking it would bring him luck, traveled everywhere he went with it.
Built in 1348, Galata Tower once formed part of a sub-city belonging to the Genoese that stretched right down to the Bosphorus. You can get a fantastic bird's eye view of the city from the balcony at the top of the tower. From here, about a 40-minute walk, 15-minute taxi drive or Uber ride, (yes, you can use Uber in Istanbul) takes you to the 17th-Century Blue Mosque. The exterior of this famed structure is actually a greyish hue, but once you step inside — everyone is asked to slip off their shoes and women must cover their heads with a veil handed to them at the entrance — the ceiling is a pastel sky blue and truly breathtaking. Don't forget to pop in to the tiny mosque on the corner complex. It houses the tomb of Sultan Ahmed I, the man whom the mosque and the neighborhood are named after.
One thing that can't be overlooked is experiencing a hamam (a Turkish bath). I stopped first at the W Hotel for some lunch, located in the historic Akaretler Row Houses, an upscale neighborhood with wonderful cafés, shops and art galleries. This is a great respite to stay for the business-minded. The lunch options are seemingly endless and served tapas-style with delicious Turkish traditions melding harmoniously with contemporary flare. For the hamam, you can opt to go over-the-top splurge or traditional. Either is a great choice, depending on your mood. The Suleymaniye Hamam has been operating since 1550. The service includes being bathed by a masseuse while in a sauna followed by a massage, all for about $30.
When it comes down to it, traveling to Istanbul is as fantastical as one could possibly read about in stories that involve life-altering voyages and exotic wanderlusting. You'll find history, culture and modern comforts happily coexisting with the old world. It's easy to gather why Cleopatra, Marc Anthony and Alexander The Great were so enamored by this great land that's unlike anywhere else on Earth.
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This book was an unusual choice for workshops in Africa, but it is a book that is so much loved - even by people who criticise its sentimentality, that we decided to try it. The children in both groups liked it very much and were able to identify with the story and the characters. The original novella, by Paul Gallico, is rather difficult reading for our target age group, so we adapted the text (which is out of copyright now) for younger readers. We wanted to show them how their imaginations could fly, with books, to other countries, climates ... ideas. For those who would like to use it, here are the five parts of the story that we used in workshops. The full text can be downloaded (free) from the Internet.
This is a story about love and war … and a beautiful bird that came from a cold country. It was written over seventy years ago by Paul Gallico and has touched the hearts of many children – and adults – ever since.
Philip Rhayader lived in a wild and lonely part of England. The place where he lived was empty of people and he liked it that way. He had the wild birds for company and the sound of the sea and the wind.
He lived in an old lighthouse and there he painted the birds that he loved. He had a boat and he went out to sea sometimes, to watch and sketch the seabirds and take photographs of them for his paintings.
But he had little to do with people. They hurt him, sometimes, so he stayed away. Philip was different. His back was hunched and his hand was twisted. People were afraid of him and he hated that – so he stayed away.
Twice a month, he went to the village to buy things that he needed. People would look away from him. They thought he was ugly. They did not understand what a kind heart he had. He could see that in their eyes.
So he stayed away from other people and made his own life, with his birds.
Snow geese live in Canada, in the north where winters are freezing and full of snow. When the very cold weather comes, they fly south to warmer places.
But they always go back to the place they know as home. Their instinct drives them back, flying thousands and thousands of kilometres until they are home where they were born – in a land of snow and ice and polar bears.
In the story a snow goose is blown off her way by a huge storm. For many, many hours, she flies under the storm travelling away from the place where she wants to be. She is brave and strong and powerful, but the storm is terrible and she is very tired.
At last she sees land below her and the winds drop so that she can come down to land.
Just as she is landing, some hunters spot her and shoot at her. She comes falling, falling down to earth and there is blood on her wing and on her leg.
She lies on the cold, wet earth. Maybe she is dead?
Frith is a young girl who sees the snow goose fall to the earth and runs to help. She has never seen a bird like this before. Other geese come to the marshes where she lives – but never one as beautiful as this one.
The snow goose is so big that Frith can hardly carry her, but she manages to pick the bird up and hold her.
Frith is afraid of the man called Philip – the man with the hump on his back and the twisted hand. But people say that he is kind to animals – and especially to birds. She cannot see the bird die. She takes the snow goose to Philip Rhayader.
Rhayader took the bird inside and put it on his table. When he looked at it, he saw that it was shot in its wing and leg.
Philip tells Frith that she has found a snow goose. While he helps the bird, he tells her the story of the storm that must have blown the snow goose out of her way.
Suddenly Frith remembers that she is afraid of Philip. She turns to go.
Frith is not sure. She does not answer at first, then she starts to run away. 'Yes!' she calls back.
The snow goose soon got better and limped about with the other, smaller geese. Frith came often to see The Princess.
She was there one day when a crowd of pink-foot geese flew away, back to their home after the winter. The Lost Princes saw them go. She rose into the sky with them and left.
The Lost Princess came back. Every winter she flew home to Philip and Frith. Every winter they waited to see her and their hearts were glad.
War came to the world. Everywhere there were guns and battles, pain and death. There came a day when the call went out for any one with a boat to cross the sea to France to rescue England's soldiers. Philip makes ready his boat and sails for France.
Frith waits for him, but he does not return. He saves many hundreds of lives, sailing close to the shore and taking the soldiers to the big ships waiting in deeper water. The great white snow goose flies with him.
They became a legend that was spoken of long after the war was over – the man with the humped back and the twisted hand – and the great white snow goose that flew with him.
Only the snow goose is left to fly back to Frith. She comes home to the place where she was safe and flies in a deep circle around Frith. Then she flies back to the place she calls home.
Frith knows that Philip has gone. He will not be coming back.
The Snow Goose was published by Alfred A Knopf in America in 1941 and is now out of copyright.


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PELC is a not-for-profit organisation, working entirely for the benefit of the communities we serve. Organised as a Registered Society, PELC has a governing Council which provides oversight and scrutiny of the organisation and PELC's Management Executive Team who deliver the executive management function. The council comprises of both elected and appointed members including GPs, health professionals, staff members, patient representatives and other health and care stakeholders. Membership of the Society is open to all employees and GPs who provide services to, or are employed by the Society, together with non-working GP principals from the areas served by PELC.
Mr Brian Jones,BCAe
MBA,BS.c (Hons) BA (Hons)
Brian Jones is currently the Chief Executive and was appointed in March 2017 as a Chairman for Council. Whilst Brian Jones is Chief Executive the chair of the PELC council will be passed to Dr Jay Uduku. Brian has previously held senior leader within the field of education, operating at Chief Finance Officer and Chief Operating Officer level. He was appointed to the Board of the Health Products Regulatory Authority, Ireland by the Minister for Health in January 2016. Prior to transferring to education, he spent 7 years working at a senior level within Public Health. Brian is an experienced board member, holding roles with a number of organisations. He regularly lectures on the subject of Corporate Governance.
In addition to his duties as Non Executive Director, Brian is Patron of a number of UK based professional associations.
Dr Sarfaraz Munshi
Urgent Care Clinical Lead
MBBS BSC MRCGP
Dr Omar Hashmi
Associate Medical Director
MBBS BSc MRCGP PGCert HCL & Educ
Dr Omar Hashmi qualified from Imperial College and has worked in a number of senior GP leadership and director roles in primary & urgent care across London. He joined PELC as Associate Medical Director in August 2019. Dr Hashmi has certification in pre-hospital emergency care, education and healthcare leadership and has responsibilities as clinical lead for King George Hospital Urgent treatment Centre, Out of Hours GP training, Homeless Outreach Services and Clinical Audits.
Director of Operations and Service Delivery
Helen Mason
MA CMgr FCMI
Helen Mason has 33 years' experience in Emergency Services and Urgent Care from direct service delivery as a 999-call handler to Principal Fire Control Officer, where Helen was responsible for the successful modernisation and transformation of Essex Fire Control. Helen has 6 years' experience as a Senior Manager in London Ambulance Service Emergency Operations, leading a top performing team nationally during periods including the London 2012 Olympics, New Year's Eve celebrations, Notting Hill Carnival and Major London Emergency incidents. Helen has extensive experience in transformational change, operations, stake holder engagement, collaboration and effective performance management. At IC24, Helen was an Associate Director, responsible for 4 top performing NHS 111 contracts, 3 contact centers with over 500 staff and the GP OOH Service. Helen has an MA in Management, NEBOSH, Chief Fire Officer's commendation, NHS Leadership Academy award in Executive Healthcare Leadership and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. Helen leads on PELC's NHS 111,Urgent care center and out of hours services.
Interim Director of Quality, Governance and Nursing
Sue Elliott
Director of Corporate Services
BSc (hons) PG Cert CIPD
Jonathan is a highly experienced Senior HR Business Partner with an excellent track record of delivering complex major organisational change programmes supporting workforce development and employee engagement. Jonathan has strong skills in partnership working with operational managers to develop collaborative agendas and priorities which enhance and support complex organisational objectives. He has excellent skills and knowledge in the development of recruitment and retention strategies in competitive markets and hard to fill specialist technical roles. Jonathan is highly experienced in supporting organisations to meet complex professional regulation through proactive risk management and executable action plans.
Florence Zakari
Interim Head of Finance
Florence is a highly-experienced financial accountant with extensive project management experience in the commercial and NHS Social Enterprise sector. She has worked at a senior level in a number of urgent healthcare services since 2007. Florence has helped to set-up new Social Enterprises and had a lead role in mobilising several large NHS contracts. Her ability to lead financial projects and develop new and innovative solutions has proven successful in establishing effective new organisations.
Her varied experience includes financial project management, Financial Accounting, Strategic business reviews, Cash flow management, Asset management, Management Accounting, financial performance and corporate financial affairs.


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 Article: United States v. Eddington Published in: Cases 2013-14 Link: http://localhost:82/content/tfb/legalcases/LC2014_99.htm?l1=Trade+Finance&l2=Legal+Case+Summaries&l3=Cases+2013-14
No. 1:12-CR-95 CEJ, 2013 WL 424359 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 4, 2013) [USA]
Topics: Commercial Fraud
Note: Irvin Eddington ("Defendant"), a Vice President of People's Community State Bank, had lending authority up to USD 10,000 for unsecured loans and USD 50,000 for secured loans. Under bank procedures, he was to forward an LC that was to be issued with supporting documents to the bank's cashier to be recorded in a log of all outstanding LCs. Requests for LCs over USD 50,000 were to be presented to the bank's Board of Directors at their monthly meeting for discussion and approval, at which time the Board would also review the log of outstanding LCs.
Defendant allegedly issued irrevocable LCs to his personal associates, issued false monthly reports to the cashier, failed to reveal unreported LCs at the monthly meetings when the Board asked about anything that may not have been included on the log, and issued irrevocable LCs that were in excess of his lending authority.
When charged with embezzlement and bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344. Defendant moved to dismiss the count of bank fraud for insufficiency and failure to state an offense. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern Division, Blanton, U.S. Magistrate, recommended denial of Defendant's motion to dismiss the count of bank fraud.
Defendant alleged that the indictment for Bank Fraud did not allege essential facts constituting an offense under 18 U.S.C.§ 1344 because there were no allegations that he obtained any property owned, controlled or operated by the bank, because there was no allegation of express misrepresentations to the bank, and because he received no bribe or compensation for the conduct alleged. Defendant further contended that the facts alleged in count two of the indictment were insufficient to advise him of the nature of accusations against him in violation of the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution.
The Magistrate noted that the language of the indictment alleged suppression of the truth with the intent to deceive and active concealment, sufficient to support Count Two under 18 U.S.C.§ 1344. The Magistrate opined that it was not necessary that the Defendant obtain credit for himself or receive some payment for his actions; merely obtaining the unauthorized irrevocable letters of credit was enough for violation of the statute. Because the allegations were sufficiently specific to support the indictment, there was also no violation of Defendant's Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
In response to Defendant's timely filing of an objection to the Magistrate's report and recommendation that the indictment of bank fraud was sufficiently supported by the alleged facts, the court reviewed de novo his findings and conclusions. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern Division, Jackson, J., adopted the Magistrate's Report.
The Judge ruled that the indictment was facially valid as it included sufficient facts to meet the requirements of bank fraud and to put the Defendant on notice of the unlawful activity alleged against him. The Judge concurred with the Magistrate's findings that Defendant was clearly charged with concealing material information from the Board regarding the irrevocable LCs he issued to his associates. The Judge reiterated that concealment of information about the LCs in violation of a duty to disclose without a showing of the accrual of any personal gain by the defendant was sufficient to support an indictment.
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I saw the photos of the wake on Facebook and I had sleepless nights since then. I think that I feel some regrets about not having been able to see her before she left, and as my mind kept going back to my childhood days when she would take care of us and bring us treats when she got back to work made me feel even more sorrowful. I admit I shed a few tears when I would wake up from a dream in the wee hours of the morning and sleep would elude me.
And then, one evening in November, I had a dream so vivid I can still remember what transpired. I was a kid again, running after my younger brother in our house which we rented after that small room. We were laughing and chatting incessantly as we played tag. My brother suddenly darted into the bedroom and I followed right after him. He climbed on the bed and started tinkering with stuff on a nearby dresser. I was about to follow when a person sitting at the corner of the bed caught my eye. It was my Aunt. She looked the same as I remember he when she was still young and she was a constant presence in our home. She just sat there, as if expecting me to come through the door. Our eyes met. I saw kindness and love in those eyes. And then she smiled and gave me a small nod. For some reason I realised she had passed away and I started crying and I ran toward her outstretched arms.
I woke up at that precise moment. And in that instance I felt peace. I knew in my heart that my Aunt visited me one last time to comfort me, and that it was going to be okay. And that she was okay.


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Olivia The Band
Back To Friends Where Summer Never Ends EP
Artist Info: Discography
Album length: 5 tracks: 14 minutes, 47 seconds
Street Date: October 3, 2006
Olivia the Band follows up their 2005 national Essential Records debut with a fresh round of songs that might have even the least likely listener of pop punk singing along. If this EP proves nothing else, it's the fact that Essential's decision to drop the band was a poor one. Most record companies let a band go before the label is brought down and is quite too often a wise move, but Essential might have a blind eye in that department and therefore failed to foresee Olivia's future beyond an underwhelming debut with such promise.
As a newly independent artist in 2006 (who has since signed with Syntax imprint Up At Nite Records), Olivia the Band released one of the best independent recordings last year. However, not many people will hear the artistic quality of the EP due to it's limited release, having been made available online and at live shows only.
"Something Greater" opens the EP on a catchy, upbeat note and delivers progressive verses followed by a shouting chorus that will probably work its enthusiasm into your soul and have you singing (or at least head-bopping) along. "Letters in White Lines" which comes up next, is a song that touches on the more serious aspects of the album. It poses the question, "Can you see that it's today?," stating that you can't live for yesterday and tomorrow isn't guaranteed, so live for today because after all, that's all you have at the moment. "Are You Out There" offers a vocal style that may remind some of Relient K's Matthew Thiessen. As Christians, we all feel the effects of the world around us and sometimes can't help but feel alone. This song is a cry for help directed at God and it even admits within the verses, "I'm a lost soul." Most songs dealing with the concept of needing God's help do not claim being lost but rather focus more on the fact that help is needed and sometimes leads the listener to wonder whether or not help will be received at all. This perk to the album makes it a top choice for passing along to nonbelieving friends.
"See You Never, See You Soon" is a catchy drum and electric guitar number that is of the same sound quality of popular pop punk rock bands like Relient K and Hawk Nelson. This is used to the band's advantage though when the vocals start and make this track progress perfectly into the last ballad on the EP. And "Feelings" gives the album a happy closure. With a rhythm that's up-tempo, this song offers up a healthy portion of what made long time fans of Olivia the Band fans in the first place.
For fresh ears, this EP is anything but "played out" or "overdone." I would recommend this record for anyone looking to find a good album to hand off to unsaved friends who enjoy catchy pop/rock music. It's not subtle in its message, but the lyrics do not come off too pushy either. If you are a devoted fan of the band, chances are you have already got your copy in hand. If not, what are you waiting for? The EP is a nice appetizer as fans wait for the band's sophomore release in January.
- Review date: 12/24/07, written by Jessica Gregorius
Record Label: (Independent)
Something Greater
Letters In White Lines
Are You Out There?
See You Never, See You Soon


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Using off camera flash can be a great way to add dynamic lighting to your photos. It is particularly useful for portrait and product photography. But speedlight flashes are quite expensive. And if you have a compact camera with no hot-shoe you might think you can't use off camera flash at all.
It can be very annoying when you frame a nice photo of your subject and then when you press the shutter the camera's flash fires on full blast, making your subject blown-out white. Unfortunately there's no way you can get back that shot, but there are some things you can do to bring down the flash power for another shot, even if there are no flash settings on your camera.


Construction spending during July 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,315.4 billion, +0.1% above the revised June estimate of $1,314.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Dept. The July figure is +5.8% above the July 2017 estimate of $1,242.8 billion. During the first seven months of this year, construction spending amounted to $740.5 billion, +5.2% above the $703.7 billion for the same period in 2017.


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Q: BigQuery raises exception if query with joins are not flattened Query is:
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The error is:

Error: Ambiguous field name 'imported_at' in JOIN. Please use the table qualifier before field name.

I noticed that when it runs with only one join, of either table, then the query succeeds. imported_at is a timestamp field shared by all 3 tables (the only field shared by all 3), but it is not included in the query.
If I select flatten_results in the BigQuery options, then the query succeeds; but I wish to run future queries with nested records. None of the tables in the above query have a repeated or record field.

A: Looks like this can be GBQ bug
Try below for workaround
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Please note, depends on logic and nature of data in dataflow_raw_eu.table2 and dataflow_raw_eu.table3 , you might consider using GROUP BY in subselects, like below
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Concert Review- 01/03/13- BlackMore at the Troubadour
The Troubadour is a venue that I hadn't ever seen a band at before. BlackMore was a band I've never seen before. I was very excited, to say the least.
BlackMore. Wow. These dudes brought the house down. They walked on the stage and from the very first guitar chord there was this energy and passion that was almost tangible. Their music was phenomenal and their talent was mind-blowing. I was standing directly in front of the lead guitarist who was so flipping amazing that I didn't really care that that was all I heard. Adrian, the lead singer, jumped and twirled, head-banged and ran around the stage, and all while singing. His hair flew all over the place as his head whipped all around in his charismatic energy. I couldn't believe just how good this band was. My dad had talk talk talked about how great they were, but having never seen them live and only heard the same two songs over and over again off their poorly recorded ½ EP, I couldn't really formulate an opinion of my own. Now I have, and I couldn't agree more with my dad. During "Beautiful Hurricane," one of the two songs off the EP, I was jumping and screaming and singing along and Adrian ran over to me and shoved the microphone in my face…I had to sing. Scary! I hope I sounded ok…. Another fabulous part of the concert was the violin. Yes, I did say violin. They had a violinist who also had intense energy and added to the sound making everything only better. Sigh…this show was awesome. I got an interview with the band, Vahan's guitar pick, and a BlackMore t-shirt that looks super cool.
Finding the Lotus
Finding the Lotus was…not very good. The lead singer had a flat and uninteresting voice and the whole band seemed vaguely bored. One could say I was unimpressed.
The Nukes
The Nukes came next and WOW. They fucking kicked ass. They had a chick lead singer who is a classically trained opera singer with an AMAZING voice. They had an EXTREMELY YOUNG lead guitarist who was impressively good. Their songs were upbeat and danceable while still being rock. The lead singer had an aura of energy and spread to every one of the audience members. These guys were great! GO CHECK THEM OUT!
The Unending Thread
The Unending Thread had a chick lead singer who lacked confidence and stage presence, and spent too much time facing the stage. However, when the guitarist sang, the band became more energetic and comfortable. I was really impressed with the shyness of the guy lead singer as he handed me their album The Forum (soon to be written up as album of the week) and thanked me for watching. These guys are a pretty good band who had a lot of potential for greatness.
Symmetry came on first after a quick announcement made by a painful shrill-voiced woman in tight black pants and a flimsy, see-through top. The lead singer had dyed bangs that were really interesting to look at. At first, I was kind of confused watching the bare-footed and glassy-eyed guitarist until someone explained to me that he was blind. The lead singer announced that they would be leaving for a UK tour in a week or so which was very exciting for such a small band. They had a really great sound and some pretty impressive energy. The lead singer made great use of the stage and look just about ready to jump off and just join the audience. After their awesome performance, the lead singer handed me a business card, which—for me—is a big deal.
Awesome performance and thanks to everyone who played!
Great Job Zoey!! -Vahan :)


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Q: Parse JSON using JQuery I am receiving JSON string response from my WCF service. I wanna parse this JSON to respective objects. So i have done like below.
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    success: function(response, status, xhr) {
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            UserID = obj.UserID;
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How to parse this JSON data. can we do this using JQuery.

A: Just set dataType: 'json' in your $.ajax() call options and jQuery will parse it and provide the decoded object to your success handler.

A: use getJSON function as
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Tiger Woods Injured in Single Car Crash in Los Angeles
Aaron Savage
Aaron Savage Published: February 23, 2021
Golf champion Tiger Woods was injured in a single-car crash in Los Angeles Tuesday according to multiple sources.
The LA County Sheriff's Office posted to Twitter shortly before 1:30 PM to report that Woods was involved in a rollover crash at the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes shortly before 7:12 AM.
Woods' vehicle reportedly suffered major damage, and emergency responders had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the car.
Wood's agent, Mark Steinberg, told Golf Digest that Woods sustained multiple leg injuries and was undergoing surgery.
Live footage from the scene of the crash showed Woods' vehicle lying on it's driver's side severe damage to the front end. Deployed air bags can be seen inside the car, which was surrounded by debris. It appeared that the vehicle had run through a welcome sign in the area.
As of early Tuesday afternoon, the cause of the crash had not been determined. Again, Woods' vehicle appears to have been the only one involved.
According to TMZ Sports, Woods was in town to host the Genesis Invitational Golf Tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades, and announced earlier this week that recent back surgery might keep him from participating in the Masters Tournament scheduled to begin April 1st in Augusta, Georgia.
CBS Sports reports that the recent procedure was Woods' fifth microdiscectomy surgery on his back.
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This concluding passage in the chapter on the qualities of the religious superior brings into clear focus the priority of values that Benedictine leadership is to hold. Never are the material needs of the community to outweigh the cuna animarum, the cure, or care, of souls in the regard of the superior. Our Father Benedict wants there to be no mistaking that a Benedictine community is to be an environment wherein nothing supplants spiritual formation as the primary undertaking.
A role imposes order, discipline, and expectations upon us in order to transform us into something better. This is the classical/medieval concept of prudence, which basically referred to the process of intellection that helps us discern proper actions in light of our circumstances. Prudent behavior has the potential not only to change us as individuals, but the world we occupy. Through prudence we are empowered to bring about accord between heaven and earth.
It is the virtue of prudence, the queen of all virtues, as St. Thomas Aquinas calls her, that our Father Benedict seeks to instill in each Benedictine. Each member of the community, especially the leader, is tasked with the responsibility to act under the direction of prudence in all things. When prudence is seated on her throne, all our actions are themselves transformed into virtues. Heaven is brought to earth.


What to Pack for Hiking and High-Altitude Trekking? Your Ultimate HIKING Checklist!
What to Pack for Hiking and High-Altitude Trekking? Your Ultimate HIKING Checklist is Here!
Hiking & trekking both are basically different forms of walking into the nature for but the difference comes with the varying difficulty levels. Hiking generally has the same start & end point while trekking is longer and may have many brief layovers before the final return. The best hikes and treks are the ones done in high-altitude areas because in these areas there is a scope of unprecedented landscape views. Also, the terrain being rough and steep raises the adventure quotient of any hike or trek.
Hiking Sunglasses can be very different from your regular sunglasses. Protection from high-intensity UV light which quite prevalent in high-altitudes mountain areas is the most crucial concerns. An ideal hiking sunglass should have high UV protection, should be polarized, should be robust, should cover the entire eye area and lastly should have an anti-Fogging coating. The polarized property of glasses works against the glaring snow. As a matter of fact, the one should also choose sunglasses of right tint as during the hike or high-altitude trek eyes are bound to see views through sunglasses.
Before marching in unforeseen terrains keeping and wearing a pair of Quick Dry T-shirt & Trouser is essential. Especially if one is hiking in mountain or hilly areas or places with unpredictable rains happening. Even during summers, these are quite useful for drying out sweat fast. Nylons and Polyester fabric shirt and trousers work the best. The length of the t-shirt & trouser booth should be full so as to prevent from tanning, insect bites and more.
Protecting the feet to get any harm with the rough and unpredictable terrain it is advisable to have a pair of quick dry shoes and socks handy while packing for a Hike or a trek. Even a pair or two of quick-drying socks should also be worn and kept. In case of rains & crossing a shallow stream of water, these are extremely helpful. The quick dry shoes at the same time should also be rough & tough. Avoid wearing fashionable shoes rather focus on the features the shoes have like the grip in the sole below and more.
A light weighted but warm fleece should be worn or kept while packing for a Hike or a trek. Depending upon which season and the altitude one is opting for fleece can be used. Generally, at high-altitudes, there is a lot of wind and so a cooler climate can be expected; wearing a fleece inside acts as a protective layer from the cold winds. Additionally if going to very cold places with sub-zero temperatures then carrying a ligh weight fleece blanket is also highly recommended.
Usually one should wear one such jacket always as the top coat while starting a hike or a high-altitude trek. This acts as the first line of defence against water, wind, insect bites and more. In many adventure specialed sports store there are a variety of such Jackets displayed with details of the temperature or the climatic conditions it can withstand. Choose the best fit according to your type of Hike or trek. Again it should be light and should be more functional than fashion oriented. Wearing bright coloured jackets is advisable in case one gets lost or so, the person can be identified from a distance easily.
These are basically used for support function while walking in the natural terrain. The Hiking staff or pole is usually single while the trekking pole comes in pairs. Try and get a flexible pole so that it can be used by others as well. The flexible pole can be adjusted according to one's height. Ideally for fixing the length of the pole with respect to the height one should seek that height where the hand towards the elbow area makes a 90-degree angle while holding the hiking pole. Nowadays, hiking poles also come with add-on features like shock-proof & can also double up as a monopod camera mount.
Whether you have plans of staying at night after the hike is complete or have a multiple day trek, in both scenarios packing a Hiking Tent & Mattress is very important. Hiking tents generally are available in varied shapes and sizes. The most recommended ones are three seasons and four seasons kind of tents. Three season tents usually protect from most climatic variations while the four season tents can be used all around the year especially in the snowy and windy areas. The difference between these tents lies in the weight of both. The four season tent is heavier than the three season one and from hiking & trekking point of view, this is a crucial point to consider before selection.
As per some hiking experts, packing a mattress along is also important. Hiking mattress should be light in weight and rollable.
A headlamp is extremely important for safe hiking or trekking expedition. It helps at night time and also when crossing dark patches of forest or caves. The brightness, battery life, rechargeability, weight, water resistance and sturdiness are some of the key pointers to consider while buying it.
Keeping self-hydrated during hiking or trekking is very important. For the same, a hydration bottle should be at an easy access. Grip, insulation and sturdiness of the bottle should be considered.
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That is a very comprehensive list and the best part was the checklist for hiking .
That's an exhaustive list! We aren't much of trekkers and hikers, but would definitely refer to this list when we plan a hiking trip!
Bang on, we have done 2 hikings in past 2 years and having a hiking list is immensely helpful. You've listed out all major requisites must before preparing for hike or trek.
Your post will really come handy when someone plans a trek. Will save it for my future trips. Thanks for sharing.
I didnt know anything about Hiking. So a great read for me. Its a good list I must say. Hope will help all the people who are interested in trekking.
This list is indeed ultimate. You have covered all the essentials. I have been to hiking once unprepared and I know how much I regret it.
Yeah, many people venture for a hike or trek unprepared. We also did the same on the first one. People think denim would be good enough for the same as they are rough and tough but actually, they are not made for hiking or trekking.
I am too couched to be a hiker, but this list is amazing. Talking about all the essentials for a right, comfortable and well packed hiking trip.
Amazing hiking and trekking ideas. These tips are best for the adventure and fun. Great thoughts.
Wow! This will come in Super handy. Quite an elobarate list which pretty much covers everything.
Huh, I didn't realize there was such a thing as "hiking sunglasses." I've been getting more into high-altitude trekking recently but have just been using my regular sunglasses (with good U/V protection and coverage). Will have to check those out!


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NEW monster in the Fountain of Mischief Maze: Morgz
Morgz was the kind of monster who reads the news every day with utmost disgust. "It's crazy out there these days. So much crime, so many monsters killing dragons… It's horrible, mainly because no one's doing it in style!". He had his own concept of dragon slaying. He had the vision, but not the power or the tools.
Years ago, he had put together the dragon slayer suit he'd always dreamed of wearing. It was classy as hell but useless without magic powers, so Morgz had kept it in the corner of his closet while he carried on with his everyday job as a jeweler. He was also a collector, so every now and again, when he'd find an ornament with a special shine, he'd treat himself to it.
One day, a miner dwarf who always gave him amazing gems for a great price called him, saying "I have something that will interest you, for sure". When they met and Morgz saw the dusty, freshly-mined stone, his eyes popped out. He'd never seen something with such a beautiful shine. He bought it from the dwarf without the least intention of selling it. That little rock was going to be the final touch on his precious dragon slayer suit.
When he got home, he put the stone inside the suit's helmet and something happened — it started radiating a purple halo and, in that moment, Morgz understood that the suit had acquired the magic powers he had longed for his entire life. He put it on and felt the magic reach every bone in his body. This was his time. He's dressed to kill!
Morgz is a Dark Debuffer with Guard Down, Reverse Healing and Death Countdown skills. He can combine these status effects with others such as Nightmares or Daze. He has an Evolving Trait: At rank 0, he's Immune to Torture. At rank 1, he becomes Immune to Blind, and at rank 3, he casts Dark Protection upon all his allies at the start of the battle.


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Collapse Narrates How Historical and Contemporary Societies Have Succeeded, and Have Failed, to Live in Ecological Harmony
Via case-studies across history, Collapse offers a series of engrossing narratives, informed by impressive scholarship across multiple disciplines. Collapse illustrates how fragile is the balance between a society and its ecological environment; and offers actionable lessons in how we, as citizens, can demand that our own societies function more sustainably.
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NOTE: This is not a book review; it is a summary of the book's argument. I will do a review at some point.
The premise of Collapse (2014) is simple: the ecological environmental plays a role in the success, failure, and stability of societies. Diamond is a cross-disciplinary scholar and the book is a fascinating and very readable work of scolarship in social and cultural history, ecology, business practices, and sustainability.
The bulk of Collapse is written as case studies of past and present societies illustrating key points. I summarise the points below with examples from the book:
The characteristics of the ecological environment affect the success and destiny of human societies. Environments differ in terms of the population densities they can support, the levels and types of culture they lead to, and how hostile or hospitable they are to human societies.
Most human societies depend heavily on plant matter – in the form of gathered edibles, crop harvests, and gathered non-edibles such as firewood and leaf for manure. Plant growth rates depend heavily on climate: they're highest in tropical locations with high rainfall, in areas leeward rather than windward of a mountain (wind dries soil and plants, and blows away topsoil in the dry or fallow season when there's no protective vegetative coverage), in regions with active or recent volcanic eruptions or which receive dust fallout (both types of activity disperse mineral-rich soils). Societies founded in locations with these favourable attributes are inherently more stable; they can support higher populations and more diverse material cultures. As an example: on the island of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic have significantly different environmental conditions, which in addition to differences in culture and policy have led to very different outcomes for these two countries.
Ease of access to other societies is another crucial geographical/environmental factor in the stability of a society. Norse settlements on Greenland, and some island societies such as Pitcairn, perished when they lost contact with their motherland and other trade partners.
However, environmental determinism is rare. It is relatively rare that a human society has been extinguished by a hostile environment alone. Much more typically, the society has failed to develop an ideology and lifestyle appropriate to its particular environment, or it has developed these things but then moved away from them, e.g. because of cultural or technological changes.
On Greenland, the destiny of the Norse vs. the Inuit illustrates how, in the same environment, cultural attitudes and material adaptation can make a drastic difference to the fate of a society. The Norse came to Greenland from Iceland and Norway, bringing the material culture and ideology which they'd developed in these locations, and which was inappropriate for the very different environment of Greenland. The Norse flourished briefly in Greenland but never really adapted there, actively undermining themselves in many ways. E.g. they preferred to breed cattle instead of goats and pigs (even though cattle were much more difficult and resource-intensive on Greenland), refused to eat fish (abundant in Greenland), and distributed resources and manpower in questionable ways (sending men on walrus-hunts for ivory export rather than keeping them home to harvest winter hay, and importing church-related luxuries rather than grain and other essentials). The Norse failed to see the ecological fragility of Greenland, depended on unsustainable use of wood and iron, and refused to learn from other local cultures. Eventually, the Norse settlements on Greenland perished. In sharp contrast, the Inuit have survived on Greenland for centuries, having developed a unique culture that exploits available sustainable natural resources.
In Australia, initial settlers, wanting to recreate their native England, introduced rabbits and foxes – two alien species that have caused massive ecological and economic damage: rabbits by grazing vast stretches of grassland barren, and foxes by preying on livestock and native wildlife. Expensive efforts to eradicate these pests are ongoing. Until very recently, government policies throughout Australian history have encouraged citizens to extract renewable resources – notably wood, fodder, and foodgrains – at unsustainable rates: until recently, herders faced minimum stocking rates for livestock (instead of maximum stocking rates), and were paid to clear wild vegetation (instead of to preserve it). Economic costs including increasing costs of living and the total exhaustion of most once-arable soils have finally begun to change public attitudes and government policies.
Tikopia is a tiny island society that mainatined stability for centuries with meticulous multicropping practices, detailed regulations of type and amount of plant and animal harvest, protected areas including old-growth forest and no-fishing zones, and communal stewardship of the environment – as well as practices for population control including contraception and voluntary suicide. In the 19th century, Christian missionaries arrived, discouraged population control strategies, caused a change in attitudes about the relationship between humans and the natural environment, and set the stage for population growth and food-shortage problems. The island continues to be Christian, but has moved back towards a more sustainable lifestyle, partly by reinstating some previous population control strategies and by accepting emigration as a new strategy. (The link between religious belief systems and the ecological attitudes of a society is fascinating: our ideologies suggest, privilege, and naturalise certain ways of relating to the environment, and prohibit or undervalue others.)
Environmental causes have played a big role in the success of past and present societies. Environmental degradation often colludes with other factors – such as invasions, closing of trade routes, internal unrest and natural disasters – in causing the downfall of a society. These factors interplay: environmental degradation that leads to falling food production often causes internal unrest and also leaves the society open to hostile invasion.
Rwanda in the late 20th century provides a chilling example of how environmental problems can escalate to cause total societal Collapse. While the Tutsi-Hutu genocides are often viewed as a case of communal tensions and ethnic cleansing, Diamond makes a convincing argument that they were in fact directly tied to environmental degradation caused by high population density and overharvesting. In turn, environmental degradation led to food unavailability, increasing poverty, unemployment, disputes over land, and widening social disparity. Rwanda is the most striking exemplar of the fact that environmental degradation destroys the quality of life of large numbers of people and often sets the stage for social unrest and violence.
Environmental problems today are much more severe than people realise, and the need for action is urgent. With appropriate action, many problems can be mitigated. Globalisation has interlinked the destinies of most societies, and presents both challenges and opportunities to good environmental stewardship.
Biodiversity loss poses large economical threats to human society. Many obscure creatures provide invaluable services to humans such as soil aeration, pest protection, and crop pollination. Climate change above a certain level will drastically reduce food production in many areas. The well-established link between population stress/environmental degradation and unrest continues to show up as chronic unrest in places such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia.
Globalisation allows us to learn from other societies' best practices and failures. It has also led to environmental and social exploitation on a massive scale. E.g. Japan, while preserving its own forested area, imports cheap wood from southeast Asia and Australia, and exports value-added wood products. (Japan is also notorious for refusing to accept international treaties for environmental conservation.) Globalisation has allowed developed nations to exploit the rest of the world to extract resources cheaply and dump waste, and poorer nations to earn quick cash while allowing their long-term stability to be undermined.
It is tempting to blame big business for bad environmental stewardship. However, examples of good stewardship can be found in many industries; technology is expanding good stewardship options; and, with more consumers becoming vocal about the environment, businesses are recognising that good stewardship is essential to their public image and their ability to attract good deals. Also, some industries are intrinsically more environmentally damaging than others: e.g. hardrock mining is more damaging than coal mining, which in turn is more damaging than oil extraction. The public does need to exert pressure on businesses to practice good stewardship, but this must be done at the appropriate level: hardrock mining (mining for iron, nickel, gold, etc.) is intrinsically a damaging business, but it's not possible for the public to directly boycott mining companies. Rather, we must lobby the to-consumer producers: e.g. jewellers, automobile manufacturers, electronics manufacturers: to source their metals from a sustainably-managed mine.
As an example of excellent stewardship, Diamond describes his visit to the Chevron oil extraction site on New Guinea. The area leased by the company was in excellent ecological health, by some measures even better than the rest of the island.
Hardrock mining uses toxic agents, leads to toxic seepages from ores which are currently untreatable and permanently poison the groundwater and water bodies into which they flow, and by its very nature disturbs large surfaces of land. Historically in the U.S., the cleanup costs have in effect been borne largely by the government. In many parts of the world, hardrock mining has become unprofitable because of low ore concentrations, or because companies have declared bankruptcy to avoid sky-high cleanup costs of older operations.
In response to consumer demand for sustainable products, certification has emerged as a way for companies to claim that their products were harvested and produced with minimal damage to the environment. However, most certifications are unreliable, not based on standardised external audits; or, they fail to track all stages of production from raw-material harvest to final packaging and storage. Two exeptions include the FSC and MSC certifcations (Forest Stewardship Council and Marine Stewardship Council), which certify respectively forest-based products and fisheries. Globally, overfishing has endangered many populations of fish. However, if properly managed, fish harvests can be sustained indefinitely at high volumes.
Diamond is hopeful that our environmental problems can be managed, but he is realistic. The difficulty of measuring either the rate of environmental decline or the impact of our policies bodes poorly for both governmental action and public acceptance of mitigation policies. As well, the idea that growth and consumption can continue to grow without limit is clearly incompatible with the limited energy and material resources of the earth.
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Review: Zimbra Webmail
Last September Yahoo! announced they had acquired Zimbra, a leader in email and collaboration software focused towards businesses, ISPs and universities. It was with that same announcement that Yahoo! said Georgia Tech would be one of the first universities to adopt Zimbra's webmail application. Georgia Tech's Zimbra migration is set to take most of this semester but students may opt-in at their own will to start running it early. Naturally, I'm one of those students and will take you on a brief tour of Zimbra.
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Zimbra webmail is the most advanced webmail application I have used, and I have used .Mac webmail, the new Yahoo! Mail, Google Apps/GMail, RoundCube, @Mail and probably a few others. Just because it is the most advanced doesn't mean it's the best. As I've learned with GMail, sometimes you just need enough to get by and be clutter-free. Logging into Zimbra for the first time is like loading a full-fledged desktop application. It's responsive and has most features you would expect to find in a desktop application and a few nice surprises here and there.
Conversation View is enabled here - similar to GMail's notion of email conversations.
Stunning Search
One of those nice surprises is Zimbra's (also known as Zimbra Collaboration Suite or ZCS) amazing search functionality. GMail lets you search with the following fields: From, To, Subject, Date, Has the words, Doesn't have, has attachment, and which folder/labels to search within. Zimbra webmail eclipses GMail's search with, well, a lot more search parameters. For example, with add-on Zimlets you can perform smart searches such as searching for a package tracking number:
You can even search for even the most obscure email with dozens of advanced search fields.
Zimbra also has things you would come to expect from an enterprise-class webmail application like an address book, task list and the ability to add in LDAP/GAL directory servers. For example, Georgia Tech has setup a student/faculty LDAP server for autocompletion when typing out email addresses.
Various parts of Zimbra webmail make use of the "lightbox" effect with draggable floating modules as shown in this add attachments dialog.
Similar to how GMail lets you import email from other accounts, Zimbra lets you add external accounts. That means you can use any email account with Zimbra even if it is just setup with one, such as with Georgia Tech students.
There's a nifty iPhone interface too.
Zimlets are a "mechanism for integrating the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) with third party information systems and content as well as creating "mash-up" user interfaces within the Zimbra suite itself." Any developer can create little Zimlets to add functionality to the Zimbra Collaboration Suite but if you're not a Zimbra administrator and are just using a hosted account such as with Georgia Tech students, you're stuck with the pre-installed Zimlets. Unfortunately, I can't get any of those Zimlets to work. I think it's just a Georgia Tech issue as the campus-wide migration isn't done yet.
ZCS does RSS
The Zimbra Collaboration Suite lets you add as many feeds as you'd like. Through experience, it's good for keeping tabs on a few feeds but not much else. It's not built to be an RSS aggregator and lacks many of the fundamental features that news junkies can't live without in Google Reader.
So you want Zimbra, now what?
Fortunately there is an Open Source Edition of Zimbra Collaboration Suite for you to download and install for free. However, the Open Source Edition doesn't have all of the features of the paid editions, such as Zimbra Mobile,.. which kind of defeats the point of open source software. Alternatively, you may opt to pay a Zimbra Hosting Provider to do all the dirty work for you and set you up with Zimbra. Or you can apply to Georgia Tech and get ZCS for free, not including 25k+ a year tuition if you're out of state.
The Zimbra Collaboration Suite does a lot. You'll have to decide for yourself if you prefer using webmail that just does email, or webmail that is more of a PIM and Outlook/Thunderbird/Apple Mail replacement. I usually tend to side with the notion that less is better and from that point of view it seems Zimbra takes some of the focus away from email and puts it on the other features of the interface. For comparison, when you log into GMail most of what you see is your email. With Zimbra, you see your email and a billion little icons for various functions.
Maybe I'm approaching this from the wrong angle and ZCS is meant to be a desktop replacement web app from the ground up. In that case, spot on job Zimbra. If I had to choose between the cutting-edge Zimbra Collaboration Suite and the needs-a-revamp-since-it-hasn't-really-been-touched-since-2004 GMail, I would pick GMail. Zimbra's font for the email list is a bit too small and overall I deem the interface too have a tad bit too much visual clutter. I mean, why do I need two search bars - one for email/web/etc and one for Yahoo? I know it has something to do with Yahoo! now owning Zimbra, but what's the point to users when one search box can do everything?
Hopefully ZCS is a strong indicator of where web applications are headed in the near future. There's a tremendous amount of promise with what Zimbra has been able to accomplish in ZCS.
Verdict: Pretty sweet, but not for me. ZCS is a plush CLS63 Benz but I'd rather have a stripped-down Corvette with two turbos, a roll cage and a tank of Sunoco 116.
Do you like the Zimbra Collaboration Suite or do you prefer simpler web apps?
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Once again we see the liberal, progressive left busted bashing the women they claim to protect.
Cenk Uygur, host of the liberal left show The Young Turks (TYT), apologized last week for a series of now-deleted blog and social media posts from the early 2000s.
Following the news that progressive Cenk said such politically incorrect statements, the TYT anchor apologized to his viewers and then (taking a page out of the Hillary playbook) blamed Russia…just kidding.
Cenk went on to blame his "misogyny" on the fact that he was in his 30s and a Republican conservative.
There are a lot of allowable exceptions to this rule, but they all involve orgasms. I'll let you slide if for unseen circumstances we haven't gotten to see each other much, and you have been providing me with some excellent orgasms in the meanwhile.
Uygur's defense to his old posts was to claim he was a was a different back then; "I had not yet matured and I was still a conservative who thought that stuff was politically incorrect and edgy. When you read it now, it looks really, honestly, ugly." This post from January, 2000, however – in which Uygur slams conservative Pat Buchanan, suggests his ugliness was coming from the left.
More on Cenk Uygur's statements have been compiled by journalist Cassandra Fairbanks.
The Gateway Pundit however, has uncovered more evidence that the culture at TYT did not actually change with Uygur's political party and appears to run in his family, with Cenk's nephew Hasan Piker busted bashing women in various posts and videos.
@Wanglord @Keralian1 @TheYoungTurks @cenkuygur No, I wouldn't look. Because his naked body doesn't interest me as much as privacy rights do.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported, in March, that Ana Kasparian let it slip that she had experienced sexism when she first began working for the Young Turks — claiming that she was passed over for hosting the first hour because of her gender.
Cenk's nephew also demeaned both Liberal and Conservative women, like Sarah Palin.
As The Gateway Pundit so rightly points out, for the past year, The Young Turks has rallied against Donald Trump claiming he is a misogynist pig — perhaps those in glass houses should stop throwing stones.


Due to retirements and economic expansion, there will be significant opportunities for employment in Wisconsin's manufacturing industry, underscoring the need to ensure a robust talent pipeline now and in the years to come. Manufacturing Month helps to promote manufacturing as a viable career in Wisconsin.
In addition to the videos and a robust social media campaign, there will be numerous events hosted around Wisconsin by WMC and other Manufacturing Month partners. Click here to view all of the events.
Gov. Scott Walker proclaimed October as Manufacturing Month, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) will be promoting the state's top industry throughout the month.
Manufacturing is the number one contributor to Wisconsin's booming economy, producing more than $59 billion in total output in 2017 – nearly 20 percent of Wisconsin's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Additionally, the state's more than 9,000 manufacturers employed nearly 470,000 people in 2017.
Throughout the month of October, manufacturers all across the state are opening their doors to communities and Wisconsinites to showcase the industry and highlight the rewarding careers available to those interested in manufacturing. Nearly 100 events are taking place in Wisconsin.
A full list of events throughout the state is available by clicking here.
To celebrate Manufacturing Month, WMC Foundation will be hosting the State of Wisconsin Manufacturing Tour – making stops in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and Wausau. WMC will also be announcing the winner of the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest on Oct. 9 at the State of Wisconsin Business & Industry Luncheon.
Additionally, WMC will release a new video each week featuring a different topic important to the manufacturing industry.