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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;

namespace MarioProject
{
    public class Bowser : ICollidable
    {
        public Rectangle collisionRectangle { get; set; }
        Texture2D texture;
        public Vector2 position;
        public int hits = 5;
        float xspeed = (float)-0.2, yspeed = 0;
        int originalxpos, direction = -1, sourcex, frame = 0, shootcheck, damaged = 0, movespeed, jumpcheck = 0, width = 35, height = 30;
        Random shoot;
        List<BowserFire> Fire = new List<BowserFire>();

        public Bowser(Texture2D Texture, Vector2 location)
        {
            sourcex = 120;
            shoot = new Random();
            texture = Texture;
            originalxpos = (int)location.X;
            position = location;
            collisionRectangle = new Rectangle((int)position.X, (int)position.Y, 30, 30);
        }

        public void Update(Game1 game1)
        {
            position.X += xspeed;
            if (position.X > originalxpos + 5 || position.X < originalxpos - 5)
            {
                xspeed = xspeed * -1;
            }
            position.Y += yspeed;
            if (jumpcheck == 0 && shoot.Next(50 - 5 * (5 - hits)) == 1)
            {
                yspeed = -10;
                jumpcheck = 1;
            }
            BowserBlock(game1);
            BowserMario(game1);
            FirePower(game1);
        }

        public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
        {
            Rectangle sourceRectangle = new Rectangle(sourcex + frame * direction * 40, 210, 35, 30);
            collisionRectangle = new Rectangle((int)position.X, (int)position.Y, width, height);
            if (hits > 0 && damaged % 2 == 0)
            {
                spriteBatch.Draw(texture, collisionRectangle, sourceRectangle, Color.White);
            }
            foreach (BowserFire fire in Fire)
            {
                fire.Draw(spriteBatch);
            }
        }

        void FirePower(Game1 game1)
        {
            if (frame == 0)
            {
                shootcheck = (int)shoot.Next(1, 40 - 4 * (5 - hits));
            }
            if (shootcheck == 1 && hits > 0)
            {
                movespeed = (movespeed + 1) % 6;
                if (movespeed == 0)
                {
                    frame++;
                }
                if (frame == 4)
                {
                    frame = 0;
                    Fire.Add(new BowserFire(texture, direction, new Vector2(position.X, position.Y + (int)shoot.Next(4 + (5 - hits)) * 5)));
                }
            }
            foreach (BowserFire fire in Fire)
            {
                fire.Update();
                int collide = game1.gamePlayScreen.mario.CollisionChecker(fire);
                if (collide != (int)Mario.collisionLocation.noCollision && game1.gamePlayScreen.damageTakenCounter == 0)
                {
                    game1.gamePlayScreen.collider.MarioDamage();
                    Fire.Remove(fire);
                    break;
                }
                else if (fire.position.X < game1.camera.position.X - 10 || fire.position.X > game1.camera.position.X + 800)
                {
                    Fire.Remove(fire);
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        void BowserMario(Game1 game1)
        {
            if (damaged > 0)
            {
                damaged--;
            }
            if (game1.gamePlayScreen.mario.position.X < position.X)
            {
                sourcex = 120;
                direction = -1;
            }
            else if (game1.gamePlayScreen.mario.position.X > position.X)
            {
                sourcex = 160;
                direction = 1;
            }
            int collide = game1.gamePlayScreen.mario.CollisionChecker(this);
            if (collide == (int)Mario.collisionLocation.top && game1.gamePlayScreen.damageTakenCounter == 0 && damaged == 0 && hits > 0)
            {
                hits--;
                width += 7;
                height += 7;
                game1.gamePlayScreen.mario.speed.Y = -3;
                damaged = 30;
                game1.gamePlayScreen.hud.ScoreUpdate(2000 * (5 - hits));
            }
            else if (collide != (int)Mario.collisionLocation.noCollision && game1.gamePlayScreen.damageTakenCounter == 0 && damaged == 0 && hits > 0)
            {
                game1.gamePlayScreen.collider.MarioDamage();
            }
        }

        void BowserBlock(Game1 game1)
        {
            yspeed++;
            foreach (IStatic block in game1.gamePlayScreen.levelMgr.iStatics)
            {
                Rectangle intersect = Rectangle.Intersect(collisionRectangle, block.collisionRectangle);
                if (!intersect.IsEmpty)
                {
                    position.Y = block.collisionRectangle.Y - height;
                    yspeed = 0;
                    jumpcheck = 0;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


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Chicago, Georgia Adopt IAPMO Green Code
The State of Georgia and the City of Chicago have both incorporated provisions from IAPMO's Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement (GPMCS) in their respective water efficiency standards.
The State of Georgia and the City of Chicago have both incorporated provisions from
IAPMO's Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement(GPMCS) in their respective water efficiency standards.
Georgia Senate Bill 370, a comprehensive water conservation law that includes the establishment of mandatory efficiency standards for water closets, faucets and urinals, uses language and related definitions from the IAPMO Green Supplement for Section 8 of the bill, which revises Section 8-2-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The bill uses the Green Supplement's definitions for "water closet" and "WaterSense," as well as the supplement's provisions for urinals and a modified version of its requirements for toilets and faucets. The bill was signed into Georgia State law on March 18.
In addition, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) on March 22, released its 2010 Model Water Conservation Ordinance, a document that will be used as a resource by communities in the region employing conservation initiatives. The document's preface directly acknowledges IAPMO's contribution to its creation:
"This ordinance is a result of extensive review of over 60 existing ordinances and research on water conservation measures," the preface states. "Documents such as the Green Code Supplement of the International Association for (sic) Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense publications were important sources that informed the ordinance with up to date and state of the art material."
"It's incredibly satisfying and rewarding to see the Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement being utilized in this exact manner for which it was developed," said IAPMO Director of Special ServicesDave Viola, who served as the staff liaison to the Green Technical Committee that created the code. "This document can be applied seamlessly to a multitude of municipal programs, standards and laws."
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
IAPMO Releases First Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement
IAPMO's Green Supplement Included in National Standard Plumbing Code
IAPMO Green Technical Committee To Tackle Sustainability Issues

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A brand new look for item pages!
Every day CircleMe users are finding interesting content about their Likes, both on the activity page and from the item pages themselves. So today we've launched something very exciting: New item pages.
More visual and more engaging!
Now when you visit the page for one of your Likes, we've made it easy to see all the posts that other CircleMe users have shared on that item with the new item page layout. This is a great way to catch up on the latest news and videos related to your Likes, as well as checking out some of the shared views. As you scroll down the new item pages you'll find all the content displayed in two columns, making it easier than ever for you to find interesting stories.
Only interested in seeing videos? You can filter the content by category, meaning that clicking on 'Media' would just show you all the shared videos.
But that's not all, it's now easier than ever to share something on CircleMe! Simply click on the new 'Post' button and you can share a view, a link, or a video, all from the same menu.
We hope that you all like the new item pages, as you can use them to find and share interesting content and the new posting layout makes it really simple to start a conversation on any item on CircleMe. We'd love to hear what you think about the redesign! Get in touch with us by email at info@circleme.com, or by visiting our Facebook or Twitter accounts.


Search Engine Optimization is the process of making a site more discoverable online, such that specific search terms submitted to a search engine result in the website being near the top of the search results. It's basically the technique of making your site, and the pages in it, more discoverable to people who are searching for things that you offer.
Titles — Your page titles should be relatively short, but very specific. You need to strike a balance between being descriptive, and brevity.
Headings — HTML has six built-in, pre-formatted, headings, that within a web page are numbered H1, H2, etc. When you see a paragraph on web page with a heading, it's almost always done with a heading tag. Search engines like every page to have at least an H1 tag, and for that tag to contain some, if not all, of the words in the title of the page. Your OneEach site already uses the H1 tag for the page title; you should use the other heading tags yourself through the page, rather than formatting plain text.
Outbound Links — Links in your web site to pages on other web sites, raise your search rankings. They are raised even more if these outbound links change from time to time.
Longer Pages — Google considers anything below 300 words to be non-substantive, and ranks it lower. Media pages, such as those that feature video or have images galleries, are an exception to this.
An XML Sitemap — An XML sitemap is a text file on your site that contains a hierarchical list of the site's URLs. The XML sitemap lets you specify the URLs' relationship to each other, which allows the search engine to present the site and its most important links in an appealing way.


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package com.opengamma.util.result;

/**
 * A function taking two arguments.
 *
 * @param <T>  the type of the first argument
 * @param <U>  the type of the second argument
 * @param <R>  the return type
 */
public interface Function2<T, U, R> {

  /**
   * Applies the function to the arguments
   *
   * @param t  the first argument
   * @param u  the second argument
   * @return the value calculated by the function
   */
  R apply(T t, U u);

}

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If you've decided to pop the question to your significant other, choosing the ultimate setting to do it in is essential. A great proposal is all about setting the scene. The scene that's right for the both of you. Whether it be an adventurous way to ask your boo, like through the adrenalin-fuelled activity of skydiving, or it be something more on the romantic side as the sun sets over your favourite beach, finding the ultimate place to propose can be just as challenging as picking the right ring!
Broome's Cable Beach is a romantic hot spot for very good reasons. Ideal for beach lovers or the sunset-enthusiast, Cable Beach is Australia's pristine location without the crowd other beach locations tend to bring. Whether you and your loved one thrive on the ultimate sunset setting or you're drawn to the magic of Broome with its famed pearls and picturesque coastal wonders, Cable Beach will offer that dreamy vibe.
If you're wanting a romantic getaway here, consider Cable Beach Club Resort and Spar or Pearle on Cable Beach. For those that love the location but not a fan of sandy beaches, Gantheaume Point is the next best thing, where you can propose to your loved one on the rock cliff face overlooking the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean or opt for a romantic camel back ride along the beach with your boo.
The Kimberley coastal stretch consists of a whole outback desert and isolated beach section with some of Western Australia's best kept secrets. The rugged and remote beauty of the Kimberley coastline is easily one of Australia's greatest assets, creating a truly romantic place to pop the big question to your significant other.
Think lounging on white sands, recharging in crystal clear blue waters and exploring some of the most breathtaking cliff walls and pools with your boo. Scenic proposals are becoming a huge thing in Australia, with many heading over to Bali and Thailand to bend on one knee with a tiny box in hand. Along the Kimberley coast, you can design the scene exactly how you want to – a secluded beach, on a sailboat or luxury cruise on the Kimberley coast, a romantic dinner under the stars or tucked away in a beautiful beach resort. Whatever way you decide on, the Kimberley coast is loaded with starry-eyed and adventurous possibilities.
Create a memorable experience for you and your future fiancé by proposing in front of Broome's staircase to the moon. You may need to juggle some dates around if this one sounds like you and your loved one, as it's a rare occasion that happens only 2-3 days a month between March and October. Get a full list of the dates here.
The natural phenomenon is caused when the rising of the full moon reflects off the low tide in such a way it creates an optical illusion of stairs reaching to the moon. Said to be one of the most awe-inspiring natural experiences, the staircase to the moon is unique to Australia's North West region. And whilst it can certainly bring in a large crowd, it can also create a wonderfully idealistic setting to pop the big question.
Located about half an hour drive North of Broome, Coconut Wells is an outcrop of rocks, jagged pinnacles and deep water wells that make for an inimitable proposal setting. The best way to really view this North West beauty is to go once the tide recedes. This is when the true exquisiteness of this location is revealed.
Coconut Wells, also known as Natures Last Resort, is completely submerged when the tide is high; so finding the best times to head here is crucial. Take a luxury cruise to the hideaway, stroll along Cable Beach or simply use the stunning sunset over the Indian Ocean to be the backdrop to the ultimate occasion.
This article is written by Jayde Ferguson, who writes for Broome Kimberley & Beyond, offering a wide range of tours, day tours, scenic flights and romantic cruises in The Kimberley. With over 20 years' experience living and travelling in the region they have unmatched local expert knowledge, working with the most trusted tour operators in the region, so you can count on them to give you reliable advice on the best cruise or tour for your taste and budget. You can catch her on Google+.


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St. Benedictusberg Abbey, also Mamelis Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery established in 1922 in Mamelis, a hamlet which administratively falls within Vaals, Netherlands. It is a rijksmonument.

Since 1951 St. Benedictusberg has belonged to the Solesmes Congregation, which is part of the Benedictine monastic confederation.

History
As part of Bismarck's power struggle (Kulturkampf) with the Roman Catholic Church in Germany, monastic orders had been forbidden to accept novices. The 1872 Jesuits Law had banned the more assertively independent Catholic orders, and the Benedictines had in effect found themselves exiled. A change of pope in 1878 toned down Rome's confrontational approach, but the restrictions in Germany were relaxed only slowly, and during the 1870s large numbers of religious Catholic refugees from Germany had settled in the Netherlands and in Belgium.

A number of originally German monks remained at Affligem Abbey in central Belgium, as part of this German monastic diaspora, and in 1893 a group of them set off to found a monastery of their own, the Abbey of St. Clement in Merkelbeek, Dutch Limburg, close to the frontier with Germany. St. Clement's was the first Benedictine foundation to be authorised in the Netherlands following the Protestant Reformation, three centuries earlier. Subsequently these German monks founded (or re-founded) Kornelimünster Abbey (near Aachen) in 1906 and an abbey at Siegburg in 1914. These monasteries, like Merkelbeek itself, were at this time part of the German "pro-province" of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation.

The outbreak of war in 1914 created difficulties for Merkelbeek, with many of the monks forced to leave: not all would return. When the war ended, in late 1918, the monks decided to relocate to a site closer to the frontier with Germany, choosing to build on farmland half a kilometer outside the hamlet of Mamelis, in the southern part of Limburg. Work on construction of St. Benedictusberg Abbey began in 1922, with the first side of an imposing four sided edifice surrounding a central precinct, designed by the distinguished church architect Dominikus Böhm, working with a young Martin Weber. Construction was interrupted almost before it had started, in 1923, by the backwash from the economic crisis.

In 1927 Dom Romuald Walters affiliated the new Abbey to the Beuronese Congregation, which was then in a particularly dynamic phase, notable both for theological research and in respect of involvement with the modernisation of Gregorian liturgy. The Beuronese were also a relatively prosperous fulcrum of monastic revival.

The return of war in 1939 and the German invasion in 1940 brought massive new challenges, because the German monks were called up for military service. Those who refused were faced with sustaining their neutrality in an occupied country. Liberation in September 1944 brought no respite for the German monks in Limburg who were initially interned and then expelled to what remained of Germany.

The monastery buildings were occupied by the American Army, later being used to house "political delinquents" and returning Dutch refugees from Indonesia. Just one monk, having Dutch citizenship, was permitted to remain within the walls of the monastery, and he prevented the total pillage and destruction of the monastic records, but most of these nevertheless disappeared.

In 1947 the diocese began negotiations with the Benedictine congregation over revival of monasticism at Mamelis, and it was agreed that the foundation should be placed within the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. That happened in 1951, with the arrival in November of thirteen monks from Oosterhout.

Finally a monastery church was built, and consecrated in 1962. It received abbey status in 1964.

Today
Offices are sung in Latin, with prominence given to Gregorian chant.

From 1964 tot 1996, Dom Nicolaas de Wolf (1931-2015) was abbot. He was succeeded by Dom Adrianus (Ad) Lenglet. At the moment (June 2020) about 17 monks are living in the abbey. In addition, the abbey has about 60 oblates.

References

Further reading
 Lambertus Moonen osb, 'Abdij St.-Benedictusberg', in: Historische en Heemkundige Studies in en rond het Geuldal, Jaargang 14 (2004), pp. 251–345.
 Lambertus Moonen osb, 'Ora et Labora De monniken van de abdij St. Benedictusberg, 1951–2005', in: Historische en Heemkundige Studies in en rond het Geuldal, Jaargang 15 (2005), pp. 137–304.
 Renout Robbertz, 'St. Benedictusberg: Architectuur voor feilbare wezens', in: Desipienta: Zin en Waan, Jaargang 13, nr. 2 (September 2006), pp. 40–43.

Benedictine monasteries in the Netherlands
Christian monasteries in Limburg (Netherlands)
Rijksmonuments in Limburg
Vaals
Christian organizations established in 1922

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Full disclosure is fine provided the numbers do not reveal some awkward truths. If they show you are jacking up prices to compensate for a slowdown in unit sales, even though your products are not getting much better, an easy move is to stop publishing them.
Which is exactly what iPhone Inc (or Apple, as it prefers to be called) has indicated it will do in its next financial report. In its recent fourth quarter (covering July to September), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) sold nearly 47 million iPhones, a number that was little different from unit sales a year earlier. But the average selling price (ASP) of an iPhone soared 28%, to about $793. Thanks to that increase, Apple's sales were up nearly a fifth year-on-year, to $62.9 billion, with net profit rising 32%, to $14.1 billion. Had the ASP remained static, revenues would have grown just 4%.
Source: Apple. Notes: The ASP has been calculated by dividing product revenues by unit shipments for each quarter; the figures are at current exchange rates for each quarter.
This is not the kind of scrutiny the world's most overvalued company wants, and so it has decided to be far less transparent in future. Starting in the first quarter of 2019, it will no longer reveal its unit sales for the iPhone. To make this all seem like a more considered, strategic move, Apple will also stop publishing details of unit shipments for iPads and Macs, which have similarly become more expensive. But few people care as much about the details of these products: Together, they accounted for just 18% of company revenues in the recent quarter.
Apple has presented this shift as part of its grand plan to focus on services, but investors are not buying that story. In pre-market trading on the Nasdaq, the company's share price was down about 6.6% at the time this story was published. The focus on services is surely not in doubt. But Apple can probably manage that while it continues to publish unit figures, any sane investor must think.
The reaction of Timothy O'Shea, an equity analyst with Jefferies, was not untypical. "Apple will also stop disclosing unit sales for iPhone, Mac and iPad, fueling fears it has something to hide," he wrote in a research note. "The new model is selling fewer higher-priced devices, but with more companion items in the cart… and higher services attach rates."
If the reporting changes are a cover-up, the effort to focus less on gadgetry looks sensible. With the growing popularity of SIM-only deals, smartphone customers appear to have woken up and realized the latest handsets from Apple, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea: SEC) and every other top-end manufacturer are not a big improvement on last year's hardware. Once-excitable smartphone analysts now trudge between halls at Mobile World Congress grumbling about the lack of innovation. Samsung's answer is to develop a foldable device, it seems. Haven't we already had those with the clamshell phone?
But analysts are excited about the services business that sits on top of its devices empire. "Apple has now sold over 200 million iPhones [annually] for the last four years," said O'Shea, who maintains a buy rating on the stock. "To us, iPhone looks like a mature and stable business upon which Apple can now build a massive, higher-margin and higher-multiple services business."
That services business made nearly $10 billion in the recent quarter, with sales up 17% year-on-year. Apple is due to begin reporting gross margins for this business next year, which suggests it makes a decent profit. But continued growth here will be no cakewalk. The big beasts of Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) are chasing the same business, and their services work on products from any manufacturer, while Apple's are often restricted to its own goods. If Apple is to morph from a hardware into a services business, it may have to rethink some of its core principles. In the meantime, it can probably count on higher prices and loyal customers for earnings growth.
You are simply either missing the point or ignoring it. Companies report on themselves in basic ways like revenue and profit. They also report on numbers that are strategically important to the business. They do this over time and with great deliberation. The reason is that reporting on numbers once and never again is viewed as a Sales Tactic meant to convince the public to buy the stock.
Now here we are on the other side of things. Numbers that have been reported for years are being removed. Apple has every right to do so, but understand that analysts ask the question: "Why?" This creates uncertainty around the stock and people report on it. Now cover-up and backlash are strong words. But this is Lightreading a site that once reported that I hated Grandmothers (I can go find the article from about 2001 if you want me to).
So do analysts write with concerns when companies stop reporting on numbers that they used to? Yes, yes they do. They do it EVERY time unless there is a good reason to stop. An example of the reason to stop would be Autodesk, where they completely changed how they did business. This meant the old metrics were no longer valid. Not the case with Apple.
Not sure why comparing with oneself is not taken care of by presenting the numbers in terms of revenue. Yes, compare Apple to apples is easy but comparing apple (phone sales) to its competitors is not so simple. I get it but I'm an engineer not a bean counter and nothing comes for free.
When a "smart" company realizes market saturation and future sales will be at best incremental well for apple that's flat (or soft). Apple sees "no big win fall" in this market just product maintenance.
Some of the well known financial anylyzers are really showing their ignorance of business by reacting in such a way.
They should also realize market saturation and where is Apple going to make big gains/steps. "Service", yes that's a no brainer but real big means jumping into a new industry. They are signaling it time to move on. I have my thoughts on what it will be and it will happen within the next year. Perhaps a huge marriage to another innovative company? But I'm sure the bean counters will eventually realize this.
I am curious why Apple* is the most overvalued company.
A lot of companies stop giving guidance because they are sick of the Q to Q mentality. Recently, two financial heavy weights, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon, chime on the subject matter.
Ok, Apple's decision not to give iPhone unit number is not guidance but a metric. However, it can be weaponized by financial analysts just the same. For a number of years, analysts attacked Twitter on the MAU metric, until they have decided to stop recently. Sometimes you have to wonder if the stock price is driving the narrative and not the other way round.
I am at a loss to see the word 'overvalued' in Apple's valuation. Sure, it is more expensive after Apple and Warren Buffett started buying its stock but it is still cheaper than most S&P or its DJIA fellow members.
Financial engineers can cook earnings but not revenues. In fact, Apple will continue to guide those numbers.
Twenty some years ago, there was an ax analyst on Cicso - I forgot his name or his firm now - he would do channel check and all the leg works and he gave great analysis. As people know, Cicso was - still is - notoriously able to beat earning estimate by 1c. This guy was willing to go an extra mile to do the work. It appears the newly minted analysts don't want to do that. Instead, they want companies to give them numbers so they can plug them into their spreadsheets. Even you and I can do that!
Wow, your post is very biased.
It is always an issue when a Public Company changes its reporting. This is especially true when information is being removed. The whole point is to see the trends in the business. If product volume is going down, that is important to know. The real question is why this information is going away after years of it being there. Companies report on what they report on. They report based on the way they have run and measured their business. It doesn't matter what competitors are doing. Apple is measuring itself against Apple.
Your opinnionated article misses the point. There's nothing nothing to hide. It's called full transparency with it's future direction. Apple does not have a crystal ball to predict unit sales and if they did they would not tell you. I can only think you must have shorted the stock or have dislike great American companies. I'm sure you are aware that the parameter of unit sales is "only" provided by apple and non of it's real competitors. The bottom line is sales are up x% over the period and they expect awesome growth in the service sector! It's pains me to see opinnion oriented articles on this site.


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Mapping & Cartography
Data Visualization & Maps for Publications
GIS Resources on Campus
Selected Data Sources
Additional GIS Data Sources
The Data Management Program offers services related to mapping, cartography, and geospatial data visualization.
The Data Management Program staff can offer assistance in visualizing data and creating maps as figures for inclusion in journal articles and books. Contact us for help with:
Understanding publisher figure specifications
Sourcing background data or base layers with re-use licensing
Map clean-up for publication
Working with restricted color schemes (often black & white or gray scale)
Map production from start to finish
The UC Davis Library's GIS Data Curator provides Drop-In Hours on Wednesdays from 2:00-4:00 in the Map Room on the lower level of Shields Library. This time is set aside for any and all questions about spatial data, from simple to complex. Library patrons are always welcome to make an appointment for another time with the GIS Data Curator, Michele Tobias, to discuss spatial data.
UC Davis affiliates can sign up for email lists through the UC Davis Information & Educational Technology's Sympa list serve manager. The "Geospatial" email list is a widely-used list for UC Davis faculty, students, staff, and local community members who work with any type of geospatial data. The list can be used for announcements or questions.
Geospatial Software
The geospatial industry has a number of established, well-respected, and long running free and open source projects that may suit the needs of researchers and students. The Open Source Geospatial Foundation oversees many of these projects, including QGIS (which runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows).
Esri's ArcGIS suite of software is available to any UC Davis affiliate. Information on product availability, and licensing guides can be found at http://arcgis.ucdavis.edu
GIS Workstation
The lower level of Shields Library has one GIS workstation that UC Davis students, faculty, researchers, and other staff may to use for a maximum of two hours per day. The workstation room is located near, but outside the Map Room and is open the same hours as the Library. The workstation has the full suite of ArcGIS 10 software (available to campus affiliates) and QGIS 3 (available to anyone).
An 11″ x 17″ color scanner is available for maps and aerial photography.
Workstation use must comply with UC Davis Computer Use Policies and the Library Computer Use Policy as well as the following guidelines:
GIS software and data licensed by the library may not be used for commercial purposes.
Software and spatial data may be licensed and subject to restrictions on who can use it and how it can be used. We provide GIS users with public domain data and any other data and software that we can under the terms of the licenses.
It is advisable to save your data and project files to portable media.
USGS EarthExplorer
The USGS Earth Explorer is USGS tool for querying and ordering raster geospatial data including satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products. Log in as a guest or as a registered user. Registered users have access to more features than guests do. If you plan on using Earth Explorer frequently, you may wish to register.
Tags: Geography
The USGS National Map Viewer allows users to explore and download vector geospatial data, mainly for the United States.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)is the official repository of the United States of America's domestic geographic names data. The GNIS contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the feature location by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. Other attributes include names or spellings other than the official name, feature designations, feature classification, historical and descriptive information, and for some categories the geometric boundaries.
Coverage: United States; current
Library of Congress Digital Map Collections
Library of Congress' search tool for digital online maps.
Cal-Atlas Geospatial Clearinghouse
This government site provides free downloads for frequently used datasets of California, including basemaps, elevation, transportation, political boundaries, scanned USGS topographic maps and 2005 and 2009 aerial photography.
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Free life-saving smoke alarms a phone call away
By Dave Mast | Published 7:15 am Dec 26, 2021
Image Credit: Dave Mast
How much would you pay to protect your family from a ravaging fire?
How about getting life-saving help for free?
From July 2020 to June 30, 2021, American Red Cross has installed more than 3,200 smoke alarms through the Home Fire Campaign.
The incredible thing is they've installed every one of them for free, and they would love to see that number grow.
The Home Fire Campaign began as a way of helping homeowners combat the destructive nature of fire by installing free smoke detectors in homes. In Holmes County, Dave Crilow has picked up the mantle of serving as a Red Cross representative through the Wayne County chapter of Red Cross.
According to recent statistics, 60% of all fire deaths occur in homes that have no working smoke alarms, and the risk of perishing in a home fire is cut in half when a working smoke alarm is present.
Crilow wants families in Holmes County to have every opportunity to avoid becoming a statistic.
"In 2014 Red Cross created the Home Fire Campaign, and since then we've helped save nearly 1,000 lives across Holmes County," Crilow said. "Critical work is made possible with the support of our Red Cross partners, who have helped install more than 2 million smoke alarms nationwide."
During that span, 1,844 homes have been made safer through educational visits that have included the installations of smoke detectors.
As the Red Cross representative in Holmes County, Crilow sees himself as more of a conduit for the program, noting homeowners around the county can contact their local fire and EMS department, whose members will come into a home and install the smoke detectors at no cost.
Crilow said he enjoys serving as Holmes County's Red Cross representative, and he is passionate about promoting the smoke alarm program.
"I enjoy working with our local fire and EMS teams, doing the installations of the smoke alarms free of charge in our community's homes," Crilow said. "They care passionately about people, which is why they do what they do."
The Red Cross smoke alarms have a 10-year life expectancy and are operated on a nonreplaceable battery. Once the smoke alarm's use has expired, new ones can be installed at no cost, and fire and EMS personnel will install the appropriate number of alarms per household.
"The fire personnel have been taught where each smoke alarm will be the most effective," Crilow said.
He said while Red Cross will send in members to install alarms, Holmes County has never had to make that request because its fire and EMS teams have been so willing to do the job.
Once the smoke alarms are installed, homeowners should follow some simple instructions to ensure they are operable. Crilow advises they test each alarm monthly by pressing the small button located on the face. He also said families should design and practice a home escape plan should a fire occur including a gathering spot outside that is safely removed from the home.
Should families already have older smoke alarms that require batteries, they should change the batteries semi-annually. Crilow suggested they change the batteries at each time change in the fall and spring. Older detectors will "chirp" when the battery is low.
"If a smoke detector is more than 10 years old, it should be replaced," Crilow said. "And one of the worst-case scenarios with older alarms is when they start chirping because of the low battery and people just pull the battery out to stop the chirping and never replace them. Your smoke alarm isn't going to save anyone when it isn't working properly."
Crilow said smoke alarms should be installed in each bedroom, at key entry areas and on each floor level.
ARC said the importance of smoke alarms in bedrooms can't be stressed enough because sleeping children often will not wake up until the smoke affects them, and most fires occur during evening and early morning hours, meaning families are often sleeping. Smoke initially works its way toward the ceiling and then moves downward, meaning every second of advance notice increases the chances of surviving a fire.
"Smoke alarms that wake people up give them a much better chance of survival during a fire as compared to waking up when they actually sense the smoke," Crilow said. "Alarms give them 5 or 6 feet of clean air to escape, compared to having no alarm, where the smoke has much more time to navigate to the level of someone sleeping."
In addition to the 10-year alarms, Red Cross also offers bed-shaker units that aid those hard of hearing by vibrating the bed when the alarm sounds.
Winter is an ideal time to have smoke alarms installed because fires are more likely to take place in colder moths where people are using fireplaces, wood burners and heating units more frequently.
Contact a local fire department about getting a new 10-year-battery smoke alarm installed free of charge.
"American Red Cross and the Home Fire Campaign are working together with local fire and EMS services to save lives," Crilow said. "This is an amazing, life-saving program that benefits all homeowners, and it's absolutely free."
Be smart, play it safe and give your family a much better chance of surviving a fire by contacting your local fire department and requesting the Red Cross smoke detectors.
The safety that comes with working smoke detectors will only cost a family a free phone call, free smoke detectors and free installation.
Lavender to fill the fields at Maize Valley
Maize Valley Farm, Market, Winery & Craft Brewery, located three miles east of historic Downtown Hartville, is excited to announce it will be offering multiple ways the public can experience the Lavender Harvest in 2021.
Giving thanks to those who serve
Since there was no Memorial Day Parade this year, Rob "Pork" Givens organized a "Marlboro Appreciation Parade" held for the community with the support of the Marlboro Township Trustees on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, to honor those who have served our country and are serving the community.
Event set to celebrate stock dog Rudy's birthday
The Summit County Historical Society will be celebrating the birthday of Rudolph "Rudy" Adams, one of the five border collies that herd sheep on Mutton Hill, during its free Farm Friday event on Aug. 21.
Hartville Lions Club continues to support community
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on everyone's lives and affected small and large businesses, schools and service clubs like the Hartville Lions Club.


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I Just Watched...
By speedracer5,
May 22, 2015 in General Discussions
kingrat
6 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
since SLAP SHOT and jockstraps have been mentioned, one of the other problematic moments in the film was a subplot that the TEAM MANAGER PLAYED BY STROTHER MARTIN was once caught in a hotel room by coach PAUL NEWMAN wearing (and i more or less quote) "a black bra with tassles and a zebra skin jockstrap" and then he proceeded to come on to NEWMAN'S CHARACTER.
There's a lot of offensive stuff to parse here, the blackmail, the confusing of cross dressing [which is a straight thing] and homosexuality, but most of all: there is no such thing as a zebra skin jock strap. I just don't believe it exists. and i even went online and looked.
furthermore, fellow homosexuals, would ANY of you EVER EVER EVER have the lack of decency to wear such a thing, and one paired with a black bra with tassles no less?
you match the shoes to the purse OR YOU GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE NOW!!!!!!
Lorna, I would much rather HEAR about Strother Martin wearing a zebra-skin jock strap than SEE Strother Martin wearing a zebra-skin jockstrap.
LornaHansonForbes
Bonjour, Scum.
LocationDark City, USA
9 hours ago, Hibi said:
It was. That storm scene!. I wonder how long Lean waited to get that on screen.
I wonder how many extras drowned filming it.
CUT TO:
DAVID LEAN BEHIND THE CAMERA:
"KEEP ROLLING!!! WE'LL SEND THE WIDOW A HAM!!!"
6 hours ago, kingrat said:
What if he was also wearing a pair of Aviator sunglasses? And he turned to you and said "what We have here is a failure to communicate..."
Still no?
Yes, I remember there was a dust up with the rating as they pushed and got a PG rating and their love scene was fairly explicit. I think you saw Miles breast briefly.
A little bit more than briefly, and they are exquisite.
I wonder if She was the first actress to get a best actress nomination for a role where she had a nude scene.
13 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
I got insulted the other day on this forum for mentioning Susan Sarandon's nude scene in "Joe". 🙂
As for the question you asked above, I just looked over the Best Actress list on Wikipedia and I *think* you're right. Unless Samantha Eggar was briefly nude in "The Collector" but it's been a long long time since I saw that movie.
Roy Cronin
What about Vanessa Redgrave in Isadora? I haven't seen this recently but there may have been something.
6 minutes ago, Vidor said:
2 minutes ago, Roy Cronin said:
I googled it and according to Mr. Internet, it was JULIE CHRISTIE in DARLING.
Just now, LornaHansonForbes said:
Oh shoot, yes! From behind and from a distance in the scene near the end where she shucks her dress off as she's having a fit of hysterics after realizing what a hash she's made of her life.
Det Jim McLeod
LocationNew York
The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane (1976) TCM -8/10
Several adults get suspicious when a 13 year old girl appears to be living alone in a house.
This is one disturbing and engrossing little suspense/mystery. Jodie Foster is excellent in the lead, one of her best performances ever. Martin Sheen plays a creepy pervert with sick designs on Jodie. Hollywood veteran Alexis Smith is Sheen's mom. The film takes a few twists and turns and this could only have been made in the edgy 1970s. One of the more interesting things is the casting of Scott Jacoby as a young magician who befriends Jodie. Jacoby had been in his own "teenager alone in a house film" with the TV movie Bad Ronald.
I had seen this film years ago on TV, I forgot most of it, but the final close up of Jodie Foster's face has always haunted me. See this movie and you will know what I mean.
MrMagoo
LocationVirginia
I watched THE THIRD MAN (1949) last night. My wife had never seen it and it's been years for me.
I was surprised to see that it is often called the greatest British film of all time. Really? I get the lighting and the 15% degree off camera angles. Tight editing and exquisite use of light and shadows.
I thought the theme music was oddly out of sync with the drama and intrigue of the film. It bordered on Flamenco guitar music and seemed more "jaunty" than "mysterious". I thought the film was ripe for a different, moodier score.
I don't want to seem unappreciative of a fine, artistic film...but it did not come across as anywhere near the best British film I can recall. I would be open to other's opinions. Excellent...but best???
28 minutes ago, MrMagoo said:
every single "GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME" discussion NEEDS to have at least one person sitting in the third row scowling with their arms folded muttering "well, I didn't like it" under their breath before everyone else starts hitting them with their rolled-up programs and telling them to hush (the opposite case scenario being that one guy who really liked the Springtime for Hitler number in THE PRODUCERS.)
Usually I am that person, so I appreciate the courage it takes.
That said, I like THE THIRD MAN an awful lot, I know it was a BRITISH production, but I'm not really sure I'd call it a BRITISH FILM, odd as that may sound. I think of it more as a WORLD FILM or even EUROPEAN FILM.
LuckyDan
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The zither was a popular folk instrument in that part of the world, so it's not out of place, though maybe slightly out of time. The instrument, and the player you heard, Anton Karas, enjoyed renewed popularity after the movie.
I think the score does much of the heavy lifting in setting the movie apart from the pack. It was a good choice.
this is a link to the imdb trivia section for RYAN'S DAUGHTER, which is quite long. I am not sure how much of it is true, but I hope as much as possible is.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066319/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
I did like the film. After all these years I appreciate films more for their artistry than their core themes or story lines.
I would definitely put THE THIRD MAN in the high art category. The story was not particularly unique. Having not seen it for years and now rewatching it with a more discerning eye I simply failed to embrace the "greatest of all time" notion.
5 minutes ago, LuckyDan said:
No problem with your take. I just felt the tight, taut editing, especially during the sewer chase sequences, needed a sharp, crisp score. Strings...some horns. But then...they didn't ask me.😁
LOL. I think there may have been some brief nudity in Isadora, but has been a long time since I've seen it. She might have been the first!
1 hour ago, Det Jim McLeod said:
What a weird little movie. I'd wanted to see this film for many years. Was hoping Alexis Smith had a bigger role than it turned out to be. I doubt Smith was old enough to be Sheen's mom. She certainly didnt look it! I thought Foster looked "different". In the outro she explained she was wearing prosthetic teeth and a wig. Martin Sheen was such a creep. Glad he got his just desserts!
4 hours ago, Vidor said:
It's been so long since I've seen this, I dont remember nudity.
Thanks for the chuckles! I'm sure the part about Mitchum growing pot was true (LOL).
THE THIRD MAN holds up well on multiple viewings, so if they show it again a year from now, you might like it more.
I ADMIT I DID HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THIS SCENE, BUT HELL, IT'S SO GORGEOUS I CAN FORGIVE IT FOR SO BOLDLY CLAIMING AS FACT THAT PEOPLE IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY DID NOT HAVE PERIPHERAL VISION.
GUYS, HE'S RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE BEHIND THE ROCK. MY GOD, DO YOU BOTH HAVE20/ 2500 VISION?
HE'S. RIGHT. THERE.
BTW, CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS CURIOUS ENCLOSURE THAT FIGURED PROMINENTLY IN THE MOVIE IS EXACTLY? I am QUITE CURIOUS to know.
also also also:
ME BEFORE QUARANTINE:
ME RIGHT NOW:
Sepiatone
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LocationLincoln Park, MI
Or not. I've seen it plenty over plenty of years, and although I do like it, I like it no more than I did the last few viewings.
On 3/21/2021 at 3:13 PM, LornaHansonForbes said:
VERYCLOSE to the end of this film, the "HERO" played by PAUL NEWMAN makes a cruel, explicit, homophobic and HIGHLY sexual remark about a character's EIGHT YEAR OLD SON, SERIOUSLY, THE KIND OF THING THAT COULD END YOU UP IN JAIL OR WITH A FRACTURED SKULL IF YOU SAID IT TO THE WRONG PERSON- AND FOR THAT MATTER, BOY, DO I EVER WISH YOU WOULD!
[I'D REPEAT THE REMARK HERE TO GIVE YOU ALL CONTEXT, BUT HONESTLY, IT'S SO DEGRADING AND FILTHY IT'S NOT WORTH SHARING.]
It was one of the most breathtakingly insulting things I can recall seeing since the OLE ABE LINCOLN scene in HOLIDAY INN.
AND IT STUNG.
I never saw this movie before but I had to rent it on demand to see what the fuss is about. It was profane, raucous and HILARIOUS!. I haven't laughed this much at a movie in years! I just found it to be a satire on the violent world of win-at-costs sports.
I wasn't offended by the remark by Paul Newman's character about the son, the kid wasn't even in the scene. I sometimes get offended by things in real life, not in 44 year old fictional movies. I am not bothered by the Abe Lincoln scene in Holiday Inn either.


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KINGDOM OF THAILAND: MORE AT RISK AS THAILAND RESUMES EXECUTIONS
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Thai prison authorities carried out the country's first execution in nearly a decade on 18 June 2018. Amnesty International fears that others on death row may be at imminent risk after receiving unconfirmed reports that prisoners have in recent weeks had their applications for a royal pardon rejected.
Theerasak Longji, 26 years old, was executed by lethal injection at Bang Kwang Central Prison between 3 and 6pm on 18 June 2018. While the execution was announced to the public later on 18 June, Theerasak Longji's family told a national media outlet that they had not been notified in advance of the scheduled execution and were not given the chance of a last visit with their relative. Theerasak Longji was only allowed one phone call with his wife shortly before the execution was carried out. He was convicted of and sentenced to death for the murder of a 17 year old boy in July 2012.
Amnesty International has received information, which it has not yet been able to independently verify, suggesting that several other prisoners have had their applications for royal pardon rejected and therefore may be at imminent risk of execution. Figures provided to the organization by the Ministry of Justice in March 2018 indicated that 193 out of 510 death-row prisoners had their sentences finalized, including 108 convicted of murder and 85 of drug-related offences.
The resumption of executions in Thailand sets the country against the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty and represents a major setback for the country's human rights record. The Thai authorities committed to abolish the death penalty in the Third National Human Rights Action plan, due to be implemented by the end of 2018. They also accepted recommendations made at the country's UN Universal Periodic Review in May 2016 to review the imposition of the death penalty for offences related to drug trafficking, commute death sentences and take steps towards abolishing the death penalty.
The execution of Theerasak Longji was the first to be carried out in Thailand since 2009, and the seventh since the method of execution was changed from firing squad to lethal injection in 2003. The resumption of executions set Thailand against its own recent achievements on the death penalty. Thailand was close to mark ten years without executions, a development that could have allowed Amnesty International to reclassify the country from retentionist to abolitionist in practice as early as 2019.
Please write immediately in Thai, English or your own language:
Expressing your deep concern at the execution of Theerasak Longji on 19 June and the lack of notice to his family, and urging the Thai authorities to halt any plans to carry out further executions;
Asking them to commute all existing death sentences and establish an immediate moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty;
Expressing regret at the setback that the resumption of executions represents for Thailand's human rights record and highlighting that two-thirds of the world's countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 2 AUGUST 2018 TO:
Prime Minister of Thailand
Government House, Pissanulok Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300
Email: spmwebsite@thaigov.go.th
Salutation: Dear Prime Minister
Minister of Justice
Mr. Prajin Juntong'
Ministry of Justice, the Government Complex, Chaeng Wattana Rd., Laksi
Email: jslcenter1@gmail.com
Twitter :@pr_moj @prdthailand
Salutation: Dear Minister
And copies to:
diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.
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Justice chief vows to prioritize Comelec's vote-buying task force
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on Tuesday said his department will give "the highest priority" to the inter-agency task force against vote-buying being planned by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
"I intend to create a DoJ (Department of Justice) composite team from the National Prosecution Service, National Bureau of Investigation, Public Attorney's Office, and the DoJ action center (main and field offices) for the COMELEC's inter-agency task force against vote-buying," he said in a Viber message on Tuesday.
Comelec Commissioner George M. Garcia said last week that the poll body intends to form a team with representatives from law enforcement agencies and the Department of the Interior and Local Government to address vote buying incidents relating to the May 9 national and local elections.
Mr. Garcia said the task force is expected to act on incidents based on either formal complaints or motu proprio, meaning upon its own initiative.
Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said in February that under the election body's rules, vote-buying and selling can only be investigated upon the filing of complaints. These incidents may also be reported to Comelec's social media and email accounts.
Mr. Garcia earlier urged the public to file formal complaints on these alleged vote-buying incidents so the agency could study the evidence presented and require defendants to respond to the allegations.
"We want a formal investigation because definitely, we cannot file cases based on news reports," he said last week. "Cases with concrete evidence are the ones that can stand in court."
Videos and photos of possible vote-buying violations have gone viral on social media.
Under the Omnibus Election Code, vote buying is defined as "Any person who gives, offers or promises money or anything of value, in order to induce anyone or the public, in general, to vote for or against any candidate."
"Considering the importance of the forthcoming elections to the survival and recovery of the nation, I will direct the DoJ contingent to give the highest priority to this campaign in the next 40 days," Mr. Guevarra said. — John Victor D. Ordoñez
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Self Reliance Foundation
2009-JL-FX-0306
OJJDP FY 09 Earmarks Programs
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $200,000)
The OJJDP FY 09 Earmarks Programs further the Department's mission by providing grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, to organizations identified in the Explanatory Statement Regarding H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009), 155 Cong. Rec. H1653 (daily ed. Feb. 23, 2009) (statement by Rep. Obey, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House).
The Self Reliance Foundation (SRF) proposes to conduct a six-month Hispanic gang participation prevention and public education media campaign to reduce the rate of youth gang participation. The goal of the project is to reduce youth gang involvement through greater parental participation in the prevention of youth gangs. The project also aims to increase parental intervention at early stages of at-risk behavior. Goal two aims to build understanding on how Hispanic parents view youth gang involvement and what role parents can play in keeping their children out of gangs. The campaign will focus on reaching parents and will leverage media, outreach to inform, educate and motivate Hispanic families on the importance of avoiding gang life. Campaign materials will be available in Spanish. SRF will coordinate with Identity to research at-risk Hispanic families; develop, disseminate, and evaluate media products, including TV, radio, and media relations.
NCA/NCF
Date Created: September 7, 2009
Project INSPIRE (Identifying Needs and Supports to Partner, Intervene, Reengage and Educate youth), the City of Jacksonvilles Comprehensive Anti-Gang Program for Youth
Tampa Housing Authority Success Initiative (TSI)
Southwest Key Gang Prevention Program


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UCSC lecture series spotlights coastal policy challenges
By Tim Stephens, Staff Writer 459-2495
A ten-week lecture series at UC Santa Cruz on "Coastal Policy Challenges of the 21st Century" will be held on Wednesdays at 2 p.m., starting April 4. The lectures are free and open to the general public and will take place in Room 114 of the Physical Sciences Building on the UCSC campus.
The lectures have been organized for an environmental toxicology course (Coastal Environmental Toxicology and Policy) organized by Michael Connor, adjunct professor of environmental toxicology and executive director of the San Francisco Estuary Institute; Russell Flegal, professor of environmental toxicology; and Gary Griggs, professor of Earth and planetary sciences.
The scheduled speakers and their topics are listed below. For more information about this lecture series, please call (831) 459-4719.
April 4: Will Travis, Executive Director, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
"How does a state agency that was created to prevent the Bay from shrinking deal with rising sea level from global warming, which is making the Bay bigger?"
April 11: Judith Kildow, Social Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
"Valuing the Ocean: Choice or Necessity?"
April 18: Paul Siri, Executive Director, Ocean Science Applications, California Coastal Conservancy
"Why California is leading the way in ocean observing"
April 25: Carrie Austin, San Francisco Bay Water Quality Control Board
"Managing mercury pollution in San Francisco Bay"
May 2: Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences, UCSC
"California Coastal Hazards, Policies, and Practices"
May 9: Steve Ritchie, Project Manager, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
"The South Bay Salt Pond Resoration Project: The Wild Heart of Silicon Valley"
May 16: Brent Haddad, Professor of Environmental Studies, UCSC
"Prospects for and potential impacts of desalination in California"
May 23: Churchill Grimes, Fisheries Ecology Division Director, NOAA Fisheries Service
"Ecosystem-based fisheries management: What does it mean for Central California?"
May 30: Amber Mace, Executive Director, California Ocean Science Trust
"Putting Humpty Dumpty together again: How the California Ocean Protection Council and Ocean Science Trust provide a framework for ocean management"
June 6: Ross Clark, Environmental Scientist, California Coastal Commission
"Critical coastal areas: Developing tools and partnership on California's coast"
Additional information about Environmental Toxicology at UCSC is available online.
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Ohio lawmakers join other states in efforts to stop the clock on Daylight Saving Time
by: Jason Aubry
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Ohio joins multiple other states in the push to stop the changing of our clocks.
State Senators Kristina Roegner and Bob Peterson want to stop changing clocks twice a year, and they aren't alone. Twinsburg City Council Member Jo-Ann McFearin brought the idea to Roegner after seeing Florida pass similar legislation.
The Ohio bill requires the state to observe permanent Daylight Saving Time, which is not permitted by Federal law.
Back in 1966 the federal government passed the Uniform Time Act which requires states that observe Daylight Saving Time to all change the clocks at a set time twice a year.
When that change happens has shifted over the years, and currently it is the first Sunday in March at 2:00 a.m. (moving clocks ahead an hour) and again on the first Sunday in November at 2:00 a.m. (moving clocks back an hour).
When the clocks are moved ahead, citizens observe Daylight Saving Time and when they are moved back, we return to observing Standard Time.
The federal law does not require any state to observe Daylight Saving time at all. As long as a state falls entirely in a time zone, and it is observed across the entire state, any state can opt out of observing Daylight Saving Time and use Standard Time instead.
There are also special rules for if a state falls in two different time zones and still wants to opt-out of observing Daylight Saving Time. However, those rules don't apply to Ohio as the state is solidly inside the Eastern Standard Timezone.
If the Ohio bill were to pass a few things could happen.
First, it would be unlikely the federal government would allow it to take effect; the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation could get a court ordered injunction, thanks to the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which prohibits states from establishing laws that are contrary to Federal Laws. When this happens, the U.S. Constitution supersedes state law.
However, if that weren't the case the bill would have Ohioans spring forward in March of 2020 and never adjust their clocks again.
According to Roegner, people would less grumpy or groggy after that first Sunday in November. She also says it would cut back on workplace injuries and increase productivity.
While there is medical evidence that adjusting for the coming and going on Daylight Saving Time does occur, the body's acclimation to the time change is usually short.
As for the irritability of people after they wake up on cold wintery mornings, it's difficult to say if that is based on the difference of an hour, or simply having to wake up to a frozen Ohio. Some find it hard to be chipper when it's 12 degrees outside.
Ohio could simply not observe Daylight Saving Time at all and go with Standard Time, but that is not ideal for some who prefer it to be earlier on the clock while it is light outside.
Several states have tried to pass legislation to change whether they observe Daylight Saving Time, Standard Time, switching to a completely different time zone (looking at you Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut), and bevy of other options.
Some have failed to pass that legislation while other states simply haven't jumped on the time warp bandwagon.
Florida, Washington, and Tennessee have all passed and signed legislation adopting permanent Daylight Saving Time.
Oregon has as well, with the qualifier that it only takes effect if Washington and California also do the same. California has a bill in their state legislature right now, but it has stalled in the Senate.
Alabama, Arkansas, and Nevada, have passed resolutions which do nothing but urge Congress to make Daylight Saving Time permanent; which is kind of like asking nicely.
Here in Ohio, the Senate Bill has had three hearings and if it eventually get through the committee it is in; passed the chamber as a whole; and then through the entire process again on the House side of the building; it would go to the Governor for his signature.
All of that would have to happen before the end of session 13 months from now, minus 5 months of summer break/campaigning.
Roegner says, a resolution urging congress to act is also in the works.
Continuing coverage, here.
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Scripture tells us that Jesus remains fully human, now glorified (1Tim. 2:5). In his continuing incarnation, he is now present bodily with the Father in the "heavenly realms" (Eph. 1:20). He has gone there to "prepare" for us a "place" (John 14:2) in a "new heaven and new earth" (Rev. 21:1), which he will unveil in its full glory at his parousia at the end of the age.
The present role of the Holy Spirit in forming and directing the church (the "body" of Christ) to accomplish on earth Jesus' disciplemaking mission given to him by the Father (see more on this fifth issue below).
The church lives in the world as the community in which this absence [of Jesus in his bodily, human presence] is, or should be, acutely felt and acknowledged. Straddling the two times [our human/earthly time and God's heavenly time], it [the church] must accept the pain of the tension between them, affirming both its existence in history and its existence contrary to history. When it does so, the grasping approach to presence tends to disappear. A powerful interest in the parousia begins to take its place (pp. 264-265).
Understanding Jesus' ascension to heaven, and his ongoing session (intercession) in his glorified human body from heaven (and thus his bodily absence from earth), points toward the significant present role of the Holy Spirit, "whose task it is in the ascension to present Jesus to the Father as beloved son and heir, and to present him to us also, in his heavenly session, as brother and Lord" (p. 266). A trinitarian view of Jesus' ascension, session and pariousia point to the present vital role of the Holy Spirit in forming the church and leading it in fulfilling Jesus' Great Commission here on earth.
This blog left me quite puzzled as it seems to establish a remote Jesus. In fact, it seems to place Jesus way off somewhere in heaven quite removed from us.
This mystery is revealed by the Holy Spirit to those who believe in the name of Jesus Christ and love those who share that belief.
The best to you always!
This post makes me want to make even more effort to make Ascension Sunday special next year.
A current Christianity Today article challenges evangelicals to learn from the Eastern Orthodox about not only what we are "saved from" but also what we are "save for or to" - being like God through Jesus.
Yes, I read the CT article. It's thought provoking. The North American conservative evangelical emphasis on the *moment* of "decision" has tended (perhaps inadvertently) to minimize an understanding that salvation is an *ongoing relationship* with the Father, through in Spirit, in Jesus - not just a moment of conversion.
Your points on my post about Jesus' absence from earth are well taken, but I think you may have misunderstood my point.
What I'm talking about is Jesus' bodily presence. Jesus as a human, now glorified, is in heaven, not on earth. It's important to know this, because it tells us that there is now a human being in heaven. And we are there with and in him because he is the "vicarious" (substitutionary - representative) human.
The continuing incarnation of Jesus (God in human flesh) is sometimes overlooked, and what people see is only the divine Son of God who is, of course, omnipresent (and thus present on earth and in heaven).
But the human Jesus (now glorified human) is not omnipresent. And he sends to us "another comforter" - the Spirit who brings the blessings of Jesus' continuing humanity to us. He does so in many ways, including in the Lord's Supper where we are nurtured by Jesus own glorified, continuing humanity for us.
This also helps us understand that when the church is called "the body of Christ" that we're not talking in ethereal, non-substantial terms. The assembly of believers is indeed the presence of the human Jesus on earth. That community is formed and sent by the Spirit to extend the blessings of the risen Jesus to those on earth.
You will note in this explanation of the nature of the human Jesus the vital role of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes a focus on Jesus can be misplaced in the sense of obviating the role of the Spirit (and even of the Father).


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Don this halo and you'll look as if you've transformed into a fairy! The butterflies flitting above your head and the glittering lights really make you stand out!


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Layoffs, low ratings and a lurch closer to the right: is CNN in crisis?
Edward Helmore
Photograph: Mike Stewart/AP
At some time in the next couple weeks CNN will begin to lay off staff, part of a slimming down strategy that is affecting the whole media sector but also a move that has shocked many at one of the household names in US news which now seems to be in crisis as it adjusts to new owners keen to slash costs.
The original cable news network – and still a well-known name across the globe – has been shedding viewers, coming in last in ratings of US cable news networks during the recent midterm elections.
Related: The changes at CNN look politically motivated. That should concern us all | Robert Reich
At the same time, the cost-cutting new corporate management under the umbrella of Warner Bros Discovery has also indicated it wants to reel in a perceived left-leaning political bias in CNN's coverage.
Welcome to the painful cable news reset of late 2022, a TV drama freighted with questions about democracy, bias and the role of commercial journalism in what is supposed to a post-Donald Trump realignment of values – a premise that may itself be premature given the former US president is running for the White House again.
Over the past year, incoming management at CNN outlined a course to return to a political middle ground and to the spirit of founder Ted Turner, who sought to "make news the star". The course would be steered by CNN's chairman and CEO, Chris Licht, and supported by Warner's chief executive, David Zaslav, and libertarian cable king and shareholder John Malone.
"I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing," Malone said last year. That seemed to conform to what public polls indicate many viewers claim to want – unbiased news. But few can agree on what that looks like or if it exists. Nor is it clear they would tune in if it did.
Add to that a splintering of audiences that shows no signs of abating, staffing dramas that saw some of CNN's best known talking heads – Chris Cuomo, Brian Stelter, Jake Tapper – fired, dropped or shuffled, reduced cable carrier income and advertising revenue, $47.5bn in Time Warner-Discovery merger debt to help service, and a stock price that's halved since April. CNN and Licht are now in an unenviable position.
A man walks behind an on-air reporter outside Mar-a-lago, shortly before the former president announced his 2024 run. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP
"I hate to say it but when I look ahead, I see problems without end," one CNN executive told the FT last week.
Licht, a former late night showrunner for Stephen Colbert's Late Show, looked to shore up confidence in his vision at an all-hands meeting with staff last week.
"I own the vision for this place," he said, according to Insider. Under questioning from employees, Licht rejected the view that he is under guidance of CNN's corporate parent. "I did not take this job to take dictation from anybody," he said.
But in an interview with the FT, Licht appeared to push back on that previously enunciated vision of seeking a middle ground. "One of the biggest misconceptions about my vision is that I want to be vanilla, that I want to be centrist. That is bullshit," he said. "You have to be compelling. You have to have edge. In many cases you take a side."
Related: New 'objective' CNN appears to be making itself objectively rightwing
It's a debate that courses through newsrooms in search of audiences that may no longer exist in the way they once did. In this absence are arguments about where they would stand if indeed they did. "There is a mighty fine line between avoiding partisan hype, and journalism as difference-splitting, centrist triangulation," noted Jon Allsop in the Columbia Journalism Review over the summer.
Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at New York University, believes Licht's vision of serving a hypothetical news-consuming family – "everyone's network" – is not easy to achieve.
"Chris Licht believes that CNN devoted too much time to Trump coverage and politics, and in looking for short-term ratings CNN became over-dependent, like a sugar-high, on Trump, politics generally and punditry. A lot of people would agree with that."
But the reality may be that it's hard for any media organization to turn away from an era of political discord because it has been so good for ratings and profits. Also, in the short-term at least, the discord does not appear to be going anywhere.
Projections by S&P Global Market Intelligence in August forecast that CNN's profitability is on a pace to decline to $956m this year. That is still a hefty sum but it marks the first time it has fallen below a billion since Trump was elected.
An easy fix might be to ramp up opinionated content again but that is not the vision that Licht has enunciated. "He thinks of CNN as a powerful news brand and wants to protect it," Rosen believes.
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But what could be broken is an old view of news and particularly political coverage. Standing between two parties, similar in structure but standing for different ideologies, was only possible when both had similar aims – acquiring power on agreed terms of play. With the rise of Trump and the embrace by large swathes of the Republican party of election denialism, that model no longer works.
"The picture doesn't fit the world if you have a candidate running against the system and trying to blow up what the other party is doing as a normal party. The press can try to say we're in the middle between a war of extremes, but it isn't that and it's produced a crisis for consensus practice," Rosen said.
And that's what Licht, CNN and others in the media may now be facing. "The press has to decide how to do journalism in the presence of a threat to the democracy that permits the journalism we do," Rosen said.
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A vehicle attempted to gain unauthorized access to Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States, on the evening of Friday, January 27, the base said.The Camp Pendleton press office said the attempt was made at around 6:30 pm, and the Marshall Office deployed "final denial barriers," and disabled the vehicle.Video shows a car burning at a security barrier at Camp Pendleton main gate, which was temporarily closed.Local media reported everyone in the car was taken to the Palomar hospital in Escondido. Credit: NotInRegz via Storyful
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Q: Update multiple rows with different values in a single query I have a General Ledger Table in a database (SQL Server 2005), With columns (ID, Insertion_Date, Invoice_No, Debit, Credit and Balance).
When a user add some entries, he will be given to fill the invoice no. and amount(Debit) so Balance will automatically be added as Balance = Balance - Amount. Anyway, after having multiple rows for the same invoice, the user decided to edit the amount for a previous row. After editing the amount, the balance of the same row and the other rows should change automatically. (As: the edited row will take the new amount like: Balance = Balance - newamount, and the other rows will take the new balance and sub. with their current amount).
Example: Table GL
ID   Date       Invoice_No    Debit    Credit    Balance
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1   19/3/2014    123456        0        400        400
2   19/3/2014    123456       100         0        300
3   20/3/2014    123456        50         0        250
4   21/3/2014    123456       100         0        150
5   22/3/2014    123456        50         0        100

After Editing the row with ID 2 and making the change on the Debit Column (instead of 100 making it 50) only, The other rows will be effected so the result should look like this.
ID   Date       Invoice_No    Debit    Credit    Balance
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1   19/3/2014    123456        0        400        400
2   19/3/2014    123456        50         0        350
3   20/3/2014    123456        50         0        300
4   21/3/2014    123456       100         0        200
5   22/3/2014    123456        50         0        150

Any Idea how can I manage this with a single query. Am new at SQL and need help. Please ask for more Info. if needed.

A: I would STRONGLY advise you NOT to keep a "running total" as a field in the transaction table - calculate it in a view, stored procedure, or in the consuming application.  Otherwise a change to one record will cascade to potentially every other record in the table.

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