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Xtreme Organics Announced As Presenting Sponsor For Xtreme Fighting…
DESTIN, Fla., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Xtreme Fighting Championships (OTC:DKMR) and Xtreme Organics (OTC:SDNI) are proud to announce that Xtreme Organics is the Presenting Sponsor for XFC 45 and YoungGuns 3, which take place Friday, Aug. 6 at the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, MI, LIVE on FOX Sports 2, XFCTV.com and around the world on the XFC's many global broadcast partners.
Xtreme Organics makes CBD products for extreme lifestyles, and have been working extensively with XFC and its fighters in the development of their cutting-edge products, as well as with athletes from the world of motoX, supercross, FMX, ArenaCross, skate, surf and snow.
As previously announced, Xtreme Organics' Amplified H20 is the exclusive water sponsor for XFC 45 and YoungGuns 3. Amplified H20 is a new pH-balanced springwater from Xtreme Organics. Amplified H20 is bottled at the source in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. The springwater is amplified with electrolytes and essential minerals, with an ideal pH of 8.5. Amplified H20 is bottled in aluminum cans and bottles in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic in landfills from water bottles.
XFC President Myron Molotky: "The XFC is very excited to strengthen our working relationship with Xtreme Organics, a world-class organization on the cutting edge of CBD science. We're very excited to once again promote Xtreme Organics on the XFC's global marketing platform."
XFC CEO Steve Smith: "The XFC takes tremendous pride in working with organizations on the cutting edge of their industry, so Xtreme Organics is a perfect fit for the XFC Hexagon. This partnership will be very beneficial for both parties."
Xtreme Organics CEO: Jamie Allen: "Xtreme Organics is very excited to once again grace the XFC's famed Hexagon. The XFC is the most exciting fight promotion in the world, and we're thrilled to be working with the organization in such a large capacity."
About XFC
Xtreme Fighting Championships, Inc. (formerly Duke Mountain Resources, Inc.) is the first publicly traded premier international mixed martial arts ("MMA") organization with offices throughout the United States and South America, trading under the ticker symbol DKMR. Xtreme Fighting Championships ("XFC") is now partnered with the FOX family of networks in the United States, and has previously been carried on some of the largest open television broadcasters in Latin America – Rede TV! as well as HBO, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo Universo, Esportes Interativo, Terra TV (the largest internet portal in the world), and UOL – the largest internet portal in Latin America, and premium cable & satellite television network. The XFC has had over 185 exclusively signed fighters, representing over 35+ countries worldwide with even more growth expected. Boasting the signing of The Next Generation of Male & Female Superstars, the XFC is known for entertaining fans with the most action packed MMA events both on television and in stadium venues. The Next Generation of MMA.
About Xtreme Organics Inc.
Xtreme Organics, Inc. (A subsidiary of Scandia Inc.) is a manufacturer and distributor of organic CBD supplements developed by a team of bioscientists, doctors and world-renowned personal trainers, in cooperation with extreme sports athletes from MMA, MotoX, FMX, snow, skate, and surf. We take pride in the fact that athletes trust us to provide them with the CBN, CBC and CBG Dietary Supplements they need to Out-Perform, Out-Last, and Recover Faster than their competition. Xtreme Organics products help athletes combat their No. 1 enemy, inflammation. We spent over five years growing, testing, and developing industry-leading best practices for USDA Certified Organic Hemp before we made a single supplement. Unlike other CBG companies, we only use USDA Certified organic hemp grown on our farms in all of our products. Xtreme Organics is a proud sponsor of XFCMMA
CONTACT: Ed Knapp, ed.knapp1@gmail.com
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Q: Set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS in Docker I want to set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS inside my docker container using my key.json file but I don't want to copy this file into my container.

A:  docker run \
   -e GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/tmp/keys/[FILE_NAME].json \
   -v $GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS:/tmp/keys/[FILE_NAME].json:ro \
   gcr.io/[PROJECT_ID]/[IMAGE]

Ref: https://cloud.google.com/run/docs/testing/local

A: For anyone who is using a key file in the current working directory:
docker run \
  -e GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/tmp/keys/[FILE_NAME].json \
  -v $(pwd):/tmp/keys/[FILE_NAME].json:ro \
  gcr.io/[PROJECT_ID]/[IMAGE]

A: I used something like norththree in https://stackoverflow.com/a/59727132/223960
But I did not want to have to put in the FILE_NAME all the time:
   docker run \
     -e GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=$GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS \
     -v $GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS:$GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS:ro \
     gcr.io/[PROJECT_ID]/[IMAGE]

This mounts the credential file at the same path in the docker container as it is outside. The only advantage of this is that you don't have to figure out FILE_NAME so you can put this in your README and your coworkers can just copy and paste into their shell.

A: If you want to set credentials using docker run, you can supply the file with the --env-file flag, or supply the arguement with --env
The tricky part is, since it's in json, you would have to cat the json file, grep the variable you're looking for, replace the colon with =, and remove the brackets.  That's a lot of work.
Instead, why don't you just create file, inside the file use key = value notation, and supply the file with:
docker run --env-file my_config_file ....

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Trump knew Flynn misled officials on Russia calls for weeks: White House
| Updated: Aug 23, 2017 11:20 IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Feb. 15 (ANI): The White House had stated that President Donald Trump was fully aware for weeks, before National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was forced to resign Monday night, that Flynn had misled White House officials and Vice President Pence about his talks with the Russian ambassador. Addressing a press conference, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that Trump had been briefed "immediately" about the discrepancy late in January that Flynn, despite his claims to the contrary, had discussed U.S. sanctions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, "We've been reviewing and evaluating this issue with respect to General Flynn on a daily basis for a few weeks, trying to ascertain the truth," Spicer said. However, Spicer's comments contrast with the impression Trump gave on Friday that he was not familiar with a Washington Post report that revealed that Flynn had not told the truth about the calls. "I don't know about that. I haven't seen it. What report is that? I haven't seen that. I'll look into that," Trump told reporters on the plane. Spicer further emphasized that "the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of a series of other issues is what led the president to ask for General Flynn's resignation," adding that the President had an "instinctive" belief that Flynn had not broken any laws. (ANI)


How do you get your protein? People always ask me that question. It's never how do you get enough Vitamin C? Or how do you get enough riboflavin? It's always how do you get enough protein?
The truth is, I struggle a bit with getting enough protein. It's easier if you use dairy products, but neither my husband nor I tolerate dairy very well, especially now, more than three years since our switch away from a meat-based diet. The experience has been like peeling away the layers of an onion. The further away from meat we got, and the better we felt, the more we started noticing little things like the fact that my chronic ear infections were a result of being allergic to cow's milk. Once dairy was out of my diet—no more ear infections. Phil did try to keep eating cheese, but more and more he could not tolerate it, either. Then we learned about how ultra-pasteurization alters the shape of milk protein. I have found I can tolerate raw milk just fine. It's the pasteurized stuff that makes my lungs burn and—if I use it daily, as in my precious cup of morning coffee—the congestion it creates in my head and sinuses eventually brings on an ear infection. Since we've eschewed dairy altogether, I no longer have asthma symptoms or ear infections, and Phil has not had a single sinus infection, which he was prone to.
About the only physical symptom I was still struggling with was fatigue. I've dealt with it my entire life—fatigue and what is termed "chronic mild dysthymia," meaning that always just a tiny part of me felt sad.
Oddly, I didn't have these symptoms when I was younger and dieting, which, in the old days amounted to days and weeks of nothing but vegetables and lean meat and totally avoiding starches.
Last year, at a funeral for a close friend, I was sitting with one of her sisters when a young girl came running up with a chocolate cupcake. That cupcake had a twirl of frosting and a maraschino cherry on top. "Can I have this, Mom?" the six-year-old, bouncy towhead asked.
"Only the frosting," her mother said, and held the cupcake in such a way that the girl could capture the dollop of frosting in one clamping of the lips.
I am extremely sensitive about things spiritual. I believe nothing happens by accident and that all of life, if we let it, converges to make good things happen for us. Those sentences put a chill through me that I would swear was my friend Rachel's spirit passing through me. I unfisted the homemade roll I had just bitten into and left it on my plate.
It took me nearly a year more of clawing my way around up-and-down energy and periods of fatigue. Denial and the urge to self-destruct can be a rock-solid mountains sometimes. Give up beer? Give up cookies? Give up toast?
Finally, in June of this year, an experiment. A week away from home working. No beer. No toast. No cookies. Nothing with gluten.
Of course, it probably goes without saying I had energy like, well, like a six-year-old.
When someone drops a hammer on my head, I do notice.
Blue Moon Vegetarian includes several similar testimonies. The first weeks without meat were astonishing in terms of the changes in our energy levels, but we eventually did begin to struggle with getting enough protein. You just can't eat beans every night. Discovering hemp protein gave us another boost (see below). But I work from home most of the time, so no one knows what my days are like, and I have never confessed it, not even to Phil, but I used to have days when I could not get off the couch until noon or after. And despite how much I tried to have a positive attitude, I still could not shake that low-lying sadness. I tried everything there is to try to fight it, even serotonin-reuptake inhibitors. All they did is make me want to clean the house.
Then there it was, in all that sadness at the loss of my friend Rachel, a gift from beyond. My body, it turns out, is intolerant of gluten. I have few regrets in my life, but occasionally late at night, I have wondered how things might be different if only it hadn't taken fifty-five years to figure it out.
"There was a time when some researchers insisted that the only way to get a complete protein—a protein containing all the essential amino acids—was to eat a complete protein in the form of fish, eggs, or animal flesh. Others said you could combine incomplete proteins, such as those in grains and legumes, the combined amino acids in each coming together in the gut. Now we understand that as long as all nine amino acids are consumed at some point throughout the day, the body can do what it needs to, and we also know that hemp seed—yes, that lowly little commoner that is cousin to marijuana (and no, you can't get high from consuming it)—contains a complete protein, and pretty much is the only plant source that does.
"Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is an EFA in the omega-6 family and is found naturally in only a few food sources: hemp seed, black currant oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil. The average North American diet tends to have too much omega-6 fatty acids compared to omega-3 fatty acids, because the body also converts GLA from LA, which is plentiful in cooking oil and processed foods. For optimum health, the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids should be between 1:1 and 4:1. The typical North American diet is usually in the range of 11:1 to 30:1. This imbalance contributes to the development of long-term diseases such as heart disease, cancer, asthma, arthritis, and depression as well as increased risk of infection. Hemp seed oil is 55% LA and 25% LNA, or a ratio of 2.2:1; however, not all omega-6 fatty acids have the same effect on the body. Linoleic acid (not to be confused with alpha-linolenic acid, which is in the omega-3 family) and arachidonic acid (AA) promote inflammation, thereby also increasing the risk of disease, especially when consumed in excess.
We have been drinking protein shakes for years now. The ingredients can be as variable as the sun. I, especially, love adding a handful of kale and a tablespoon of molasses. Because of Phil's diabetes, we now skip the orange juice in favor of the actual fruit. These days we use coconut milk kefir and yogurt and almond milk instead of the cow's milk versions, but here is the original basic recipe as it appears in Blue Moon Vegetarian.
In a blender, chop bananas or other fruit. Add hemp powder, plain yogurt, fruited kefir, orange or other juice, and sparkling water. Adjust the ingredients to suit individual taste. Makes approximately two 16-ounce servings.


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Q: UIView is not receiving the touch event I'm beginner in Ipad development, so I'm trying to do an application that will have some of the twitter application features.
The issue is that I have a UIViewController which has the content. When you click on a image it should show a view that has a video in it, all above each others (as in twitter APP), the issue is that the view is appearing and it shows the subviews in it, but it dose not receive any touch event and doesn't get the background color.
So can you help me?
thanks :P

A: Make sure that the userInteraction is enabled for the image view. You can  do it from the Interface builder, or alternatively, do -
myImageView.userInteractionEnabled = YES
You can then add gesture recognizer to that imageView- in your case a tap gesture recognizer. That should work. To add a gesture recognizer:
UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGestureRec = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc]  initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleTap:)];
[myImageView addGestureRecognizer:tapGestureRec];

Then handle the tap in the handleTap: method.


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We believe that children/students should be at the centre of everything we do and receive the best possible education.
All schools in the partnership will be working towards or maintaining outstanding status.
We value and embrace each school's uniqueness and the community it serves, whilst seeking to learn from and share with each other so that we spread excellence effectively.
We aim to offer an outstanding education to all the pupils in all our schools. Our vision and values will underpin all that the Multi Academy Trust does.
We aim to realise the potential of every pupil in every school and to prepare them for a successful future in the 21st Century.
We aim to provide strong, ambitious and inspirational leadership in every school so that every pupil and every member of staff is encouraged to achieve more than they thought possible.
We aim to set challenging targets for all our schools and to use key data sets to drive progress.
We aim to use the most effective new technologies to drive attainment and progress.
We aim to offer the very best CPD in Teaching & Learning, in Leadership and Management and in Extra-curricular activities to all our staff.
We aim to develop a co-operative and collaborative ethos across all our schools so that best practice is shared in the best interests of all pupils and all staff.
We aim to deliver all of the above within a predetermined budget, which is audited and gives best value for money.


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using Bridge.Test.NUnit;

namespace Bridge.ClientTest.SimpleTypes
{
    [Category(Constants.MODULE_OBJECT)]
    [TestFixture(TestNameFormat = "Object - {0}")]
    public class ObjectTests
    {
        private class C1
        {
            public override string ToString()
            {
                return "test";
            }
        }

        private class C2 : C1
        {
        }

        [Test]
        public void TypePropertiesAreCorrect()
        {
            Assert.True(new object() is object);
            Assert.AreEqual("System.Object", typeof(object).FullName);
            Assert.True(typeof(object).IsClass);
        }

        [Test]
        public void CanGetHashCodeForObject()
        {
            var o = new object();
            int c = o.GetHashCode();
            Assert.True((object)c is int);
        }

        [Test]
        public void RepeatedCallsToGetHashCodeReturnsSameValue()
        {
            var o = new object();
            Assert.AreEqual(o.GetHashCode(), o.GetHashCode());
        }

        [Test]
        public void ObjectIsEqualToItself()
        {
            var o = new object();
            Assert.True(o.Equals(o));
        }

        [Test]
        public void ObjectIsNotEqualToOtherObject()
        {
            Assert.False(new object().Equals(new object()));
        }

        [Test]
        public void StaticEqualsWorks()
        {
            object o1 = new object(), o2 = new object();
            Assert.True(Equals(null, null));
            Assert.False(Equals(null, o1));
            Assert.False(Equals(o1, null));
            Assert.True(Equals(o1, o1));
            Assert.False(Equals(o1, o2));
        }

        [Test]
        public void ReferenceEqualsWorks()
        {
            object o1 = new object(), o2 = new object(), n = null;
            Assert.True(ReferenceEquals(n, n), "n, n");
            Assert.True(ReferenceEquals(n, Script.Undefined), "n, Script.Undefined");
            Assert.False(ReferenceEquals(o1, o2), "o1, o2");
            Assert.False(ReferenceEquals(o1, n), "o1, n");
            Assert.False(ReferenceEquals(o1, Script.Undefined), "o1, Script.Undefined");
            Assert.True(ReferenceEquals(o1, o1), "o1, o1");
        }

        [Test]
        public void ToStringOverride()
        {
            object c1 = new C1(), c2 = new C2();
            Assert.AreEqual("test", c1.ToString(), "#1");
            Assert.AreEqual("test", c2.ToString(), "#1");
        }
    }
}

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Photovoltaic solar projects have become a rather conventional asset class. The technology is proven at scale, the revenue stream looks and feels like an annuity and, with customers like Walmart and your local utility, the sizzle is gone. In recent years, investors have flocked to the space hoping to seize on the final few opportunities for high-returns, coupled with infrastructure-like stability. As the market matured, margins compressed and double digit returns are now likely permanently in the past. Still looking for sizzle, investors, now comfortable with solar as a generating asset, are exploring ways to invest earlier in the development cycle. The increased risk ought to provide increased yields, so the thought goes.
Happy to oblige, developers have been offering up their development pipelines for sale. These pipelines promise attractive returns and the offerings are timely. With the federal Investment Tax Credit set to step down at the end of the year, projects must commence construction by December 31, 2019 in order to take advantage of the current 30% tax credit. Adding to the frenzy is a sense that we may be approaching market saturation for investment grade offtake. Projects with strong contracted revenue streams from investment grade rated counterparties are scarce, and offtake tenures, once a standard 20-25 years, continue to plummet. Given these circumstances, the market will continue to see increased investment in solar platforms and development pipelines.
This is part one of a four part series exploring how to value and diligence a solar development pipeline. This series will consider commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility scale pipelines and will not address residential pipelines.
Development pipeline and operating portfolios are measured in megawatts. Generally, investments in solar portfolios at NTP ("notice to proceed") or COD ("commercial operation date") are assumed to be de-risked. System sizes tend to decrease slightly from NTP to COD, but these changes typically do not go beyond post-closing quibbles over liquidated damages.
Development pipelines, on the other hand, are mixed bag of risk. Pipelines tend to include (in order of declining risk): early stage assets, later stage assets and "NTP ready" assets. Since attrition occurs as projects move from early stage to NTP ready, developers looking to sale their pipelines often provide their views on the pull-through rate for projects in their pipelines. A common way to think of a pull-through rate is in the context of the offtake agreement. The offtake agreement, often a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), is the centerpiece of the solar project. Developers pour an enormous amount of sweat equity into acquiring offtake. Sales cycles for unsolicited PPAs last anywhere from 3 months to 3 years. Sophisticated offtakers hold competitive RFP processes that reward bidders that are willing to build projects below cost in the hope that they will be awarded follow-on business. With the exception of feed-in-tariffs directly with a utility, offtake agreements are bespoke products of painstaking negotiation. Rightfully, many developers consider the PPA to be their biggest value-add and the most critical element of a project's success.
Therefore, a potential investor may see pipelines broken down into PPA-related categories for the purposes of determining attrition. For instance, a common set of categories and pull-through rates would be as follows: Projects in the "proposal" stage have a 5% likelihood of success; projects in the "term sheet" stage have a 30% likelihood of success; projects in the "negotiation" stage have a 50% likelihood of success; and projects in the "executed PPA" stage have an 75% likelihood of success. This approach is elegant in its simplicity, while maintaining just enough number crunching for an analyst.
If you are thinking that it probably takes more than a few short clicks to get to the probability-weighted megawatt number of a development pipeline, you'd be right.
A fault in any of the four could represent a binary risk to a project. In order to value a pipeline, one must diligence each of the four pillars and be able to assign a stage of development to each project for each pillar. Complicating matters, within a single pipeline there is often a stunning lack of standardization across the project documents that govern the four pillars. Interconnection requirements vary by utility, down to the feeder. Permitting requirements vary by jurisdiction, down to the subdivision. And site control is, well, site specific.
This post will explore the first pillar of project success, Revenue Streams.
Feed-in-Tariff: This agreement generally represents the least amount of risk. The offtaker is a utility that likely maintains an investment grade rating, the agreement is drafted by a sophisticated party and the agreement itself is sanctioned by the authority having jurisdiction. Therefore, early diligence questions may be limited to any deadlines associated with the commissioning of the system and ensuring that the project generally complies with the terms of the feed-in-tariff. Additionally, look out for hefty performance and payment assurance provisions that require substantial bonding, a letter of credit or cash collateral.
Net-Metered PPAs: This PPA is executed pursuant to a net metering tariff authorized by the state public utilities commission or public services commission and implemented by the utility. It is important here to ensure that the PPA and the project are structured in accordance with the applicable net metering tariff and all eligibility requirements are met including timely submission of application. Net metering tariffs vary by state and, in some cases, by the utility territory. Additionally, some states have multiple net metering tariffs. It is not unusual to find that an executed PPA may not fit within the confines of the net metering tariff that the developer intends to use. This increases regulatory risk and may require redevelopment, transforming a later stage asset to an early stage asset. It is particularly important to understand the applicable net metering rules related to system size, co-location of multiple systems, remoteness from the offtaker, and the eligibility of the offtaker itself.
Behind-the-Meter PPA: This is a bi-lateral agreement between the system owner and the offtaker for a system located on the offtaker's property. The primary diligence question here is whether behind-the-meter PPAs are enforceable in the jurisdiction where the system is set to reside. If so, these agreements can be the simplest to diligence. Generally, the offtaker also grants site control for the project, which also streamlines review. Risk for these projects may be particularly concentrated on the individual offtaker, as the single counterparty responsible for the revenue from and access to the system. What's more, because the system is generally sited on the offtaker's land or roof, in the event of termination or at the expiration of the PPA, alternative offtake opportunities may be limited.
Contract for Differences (CFD): This is used for projects sited remotely from the offtaker, but within the same utility or regional transmission organization (e.g. PJM) territory. The CFD provides a fixed-for-floating rate and the agreement may indicate that it is for the physical delivery of power at the node. It is important to consult with a legal expert when reviewing this contract to ensure compliance with Dodd-Frank and other applicable regulations.
Community Solar: This offtake arrangement (often a form of net metering) is enjoying popularity at the moment. "Community solar" is used to designate a wide variety of project configurations in the development community. If often means a structure whereby the system owner sells electricity to the utility, provided that the system owner is able to amass a certain amount of subscribers within the utility's territory. Compliance with the precise statutory authority and the utility's guidance is critical here. Early diligence should reveal the number of subscriptions and the total megawatts subscribed, as well as the number of subscriptions and total megawatts required to be subscribed in order to commence construction and to achieve commercial operation. Additionally note that there may be quota limitations with regard to certain classes of subscribers.
Is it on the offtaker's property?
Is it on a building or near a population center where continued occupancy is expected?
How long are the roof warranties valid?
How long does the site control last?
Does the system have the right to be on the land post-PPA? For how long?
What are the renewal terms?
How competitive is the lease rate?
What alternative offtake arrangements could be made given the regulatory landscape?
Where else / for what other investments / under what circumstances does the investor take merchant risk?
Is there a hedge or insurance product to meet any floor return requirements?
Along with tenures, PPA prices continue to fall. It is important to understand each of the various revenue streams of a project individually to appreciate the significance of the portion flowing from the PPA. In certain areas with high market rates for solar renewable energy credits (SRECs), it is not unusual for PPA rates to be at $0.02/kWh or lower. It is important to understand your risk appetite and desired balance of contracted PPA revenue and market-based incentive revenue.
Most investors know to diligence the creditworthiness of the offtaker in order to determine a default rate. In recent years, many investment grade rated offtakers have made significant renewable procurements (as seen in splashy PR campaigns and Super Bowl ads). There is growing concern that investment grade rated offtake is no longer readily available in the market. Therefore, many investors are now investing in projects with unrated offtakers or offtakers with below investment grade credit. Shadow ratings are gaining acceptance. Another important consideration is PPA price. If the PPA rate is lower than the avoided cost of energy, a default is less likely. If, on the other hand, the developer were to be so lucky as to have executed a PPA with a rate above the avoided cost of energy (maybe even with an escalator), it is important to consider the possibility an economic default. Finally, if a default is a genuine concern, attention should be paid to the location of the system and possible alternative offtake arrangements.
Projects that rely heavily on SRECs or other incentives present their own set of diligence considerations. If the incentives, like SRECs, are based on production, the yield of the system is critical. Therefore, it is important to check the developer's yield assumptions, if provided. Engaging an engineer to review the early energy models for larger projects is most prudent. Another consideration is that the value of tradable incentive, like SRECs, fluctuates over time. Thus, the value of the asset changes over time. This could be a critical consideration for an asset in early stage development that relies heavily on SRECs for its economics, particularly in a state where the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) is set to decline. Such fluctuations in value could mean that an otherwise normal development delay of 6 to 9 months poses a binary threat to the economics of the project. Finally, if the incentive is grant-based, it is important to understand, at least in broad strokes, how the grant is awarded and recognized, which may affect the tax and accounting treatment of a project.
Given the diverse array of offtake varieties, it is not surprising that there is no industry standard for stages of development related to a PPA. Therefore, when considering acquisition of a pipeline or platform, it is important to understand how the developer categorizes its own development stages. Additionally, investors ought to consider their own monetization strategy for the assets in the pipeline in order to determine the relative importance of the offtake. For instance, is the investor intending to build, own and operate the assets? Is the investors looking to sell the assets at COD? Or, is there a strategy to obtain large amounts of megawatts for a different type of exit? If you have the answer to these questions during the diligence process, the relative value of the stages of development for the PPA may emerge much more clearly.
In our next post, we will discuss the second pillar – Interconnection.


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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) enhances the ability to communicate and connect with a range of people in healthy ways. In this section of the SEL Toolkit, we link to strategies and resources that will help youth work professionals teach relationship skills.
These handouts were designed to help youth work professionals model and explain positive communication skills.
The U.S. Department of State "Diplomacy in Action" site includes a helpful page describing the positive use of "I" messages.
Created by Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development, this collection of teaching materials includes activities, games, exercises, handouts, and worksheets that deal with interpersonal communication skills, relationships, conflict resolution, and public speaking.
Created by Michigan 4-H Youth Development, this toolkit provides activities to engage young people in creative expression and communication activities using different media.
This Advocates for Youth lesson plan uses role plays to teach communication skills.
This manual from the John W. Gardner Center includes many exercises aimed at building communication and social skills.
This free book by Lawrence E. Shapiro includes strategies for teaching social skills to children, particularly those with social problems.
This handout includes collaborative learning activities and tips.
This collection of team-building activities is for both small and large groups. Many of the activities are intended to be done outdoors.
This is a database of free group games, icebreakers, and team-building activities.
This Innovation Center manual offers activities for youth and adults, both separately and jointly, in preparation for working together.
The Raising Children Network describes six steps for working with a young person in order to reach a solution together.
This handout describes an inclusive process for group planning.
Developed by University of Illinois Extension, this interactive site teaches children conflict resolution skills. A teachers' guide is included.
This Child Trends brief discusses peer conflict and aggressive behaviors, ways to reduce these behaviors, and assessment.
This Child Trends literature review of 38 programs identifies practices that work, or do not work, to promote positive social skills.


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Sterling Arts Council to collaborate with…
Sterling Arts Council to collaborate with creative district efforts
Sterling Creative District proposal No. 2 encompasses 1.58 miles and focuses on helping revitalize the downtown area.
Sterling Creative District proposal No. 4 encompasses 1.25 miles and focuses on the courthouse square as the epicenter for art events.
Sterling Creative District proposal No. 3 encompasses 3.44 miles and seeks to keep Northeaster Junior College within the district boundaries.
By Lisa Young | lyoung@journal-advocate.com | Sterling Journal-Advocate
PUBLISHED: April 9, 2018 at 9:18 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2019 at 1:03 am
A number of community members met last Wednesday evening at the CSU Engagement Center hoping to establish an official steering committee for the proposed Sterling Creative District.
"The first step to creating a district is to identify who's solidly in. We need people who say 'yes' I am in and I am ready to work," said group leader Karen Torres looking for volunteers. To date, the effort has not identified a leadership body.
"I'd like to see the arts council become the entity that takes on the leadership role since they already exist," Trae Miller, Logan County Economic Development Corporation director, offered. Miller said from a practical stand point, it's important to utilize those organizations that have similar goals and not "re-invent the wheel."
Sarah Matthews, Sterling Arts Council board member, agreed that the two groups could collaborate provided they can add more board members. The non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in Sterling has dwindled over the years and with only four board members they've been forced to limit their involvement to July Jamz and the Cultural Fair at NJC.
Matthews said the mission of the arts council is to "serve its diverse audiences by promoting, presenting, and developing the arts and cultures in Northeastern Colorado," which fits well with a creative district.
Torres pointed out that trajectory of a creative district is slightly different from the mission of the arts council. She noted its uniqueness has to do with the geographical nature of the district.
"How could this fit together? Is it possible for an existing non-profit to become a different kind of non-profit? Could it become a creative district and does that make sense?" Torres asked.
Glenna Phelps- Aurich, Logan County Chamber Director, said combining the Sterling Arts Council with the creative district initiative would not be "instead of, but in addition to." The concept would be to place the creative district inside the arts council by forming a side committee that could manage the district.
Matthews joined the fledgling creative district's steering committee and agreed to work on promotions, events and fundraising. Others who stepped up were Denise Gaynor, Mandy Ritter, Keri Myers, Trae Miller, and Sandra Ray. Torres will continue to assist as facilitator and scheduler for the creative district while working with the Sterling Arts Council board to discuss how they can make the creative district a reality.
In addition to hammering out the organizational issues, the group grappled once again with the district's boundaries. Torres said that while it's important to "not get stuck" on the boundaries, they are an integral part of creating the district. Creative districts typically lay within a designated geographical area that is conducive to "walking or short travel."
The original district boundaries took up 4.55 miles and included 50 creative businesses from Front Street on the east to Division Avenue on the west and then south to Columbine Park and north to Northeastern Junior College. Several attendees suggested making the district much smaller and then phasing in more area over time.
Miller recommended beginning the district in the downtown's "white hot center" near the courthouse. Having the district downtown would continue to strengthen revitalization efforts and draw more business to the core of the city Miller said. The reduced district would be expanded overtime, allowing for more artists and businesses to join as the district proved itself.
The main opposition to shrinking the area means some artists and businesses will be left outside the district. Torres said for the district to succeed, they need buy in from as many artists and businesses as possible. The original boundaries included Northeastern Junior College, seen as a key player in the creation of the district. One proposal seeks to maintain an arts district corridor from downtown north to NJC in hopes of attracting more creative business to that part of Sterling.
"I am really interested in seeing projects like this get kicked off because we see how the arts can help revitalize the downtown area," said Will Ross, NJC art professor, who stated that regardless of where the district was located the college would participate. He emphasized the need to "cross pollinate" talents from the community and the student population.
Maps showing several options on boundaries were sent out to stakeholders via e-mail for consideration. The newly formed steering committee plans to meet again on April 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the CSU Engagement Center 302 Main Street.
Lisa Young: 970-526-9281, lyoung@journal-advocate.com
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Kent Bonham
Deputy Director, Government Relations & Outreach
Kent Bonham oversees PCAOB relations with the U.S. Congress, as well as various federal and state government agencies. He also oversees the PCAOB Scholars Program, the PCAOB forums, and other outreach events. Mr. Bonham joined the PCAOB in May 2007 after six years with Clark & Weinstock, Inc., a corporate advisory, lobbying, and consulting firm in Washington. Earlier, he served as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a member of the Senate Banking Committee.
Mr. Bonham received a B.A. from Colby College and an MBA from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
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This program is suited to leaders and professionals in the education sector who want to undertake preliminary postgraduate studies that also provide the option for future study and is equivalent to six months of full-time study. Unit offering mean it can only be study part time.
3-year full-time Bachelor degree and 2-years' full-time professional experience in the field of education; or adequate research preparation demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Faculty.
This course articulates with the Master of Education (coursework) or Master of Educational Leadership (coursework).


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Q: Query 50000 records in apex class and have processing on it I need to fetch around 300,000 accounts in my apex rest class and then work with them. I tried using aggregate to reduce the records but aggregate takes up alot of time. As mentioned, it is a rest class and i need to send a response back within 120000ms. I also tried using querylocator, but it did not help. If i have to use batch class, how can i return a list of all ids from batch class to the calling apex class ?
Thanks in advance.

A: You can use Database.Stateful in your batch to store results in some variable and in finish to processing with Rest.
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What could life have been like for such a monolith of the sea? Many theories float around about the megalodon's habitat and prey. Megalodon fossils have been discovered far and wide, from Japan to the United States, so researchers conclude that megalodon was an intercontinental species, living all over the world's ancient oceans. Due to the coastal locations where the most fossils have been discovered, experts believe the megatooth shark had similar habitats as the great white of today -- living offshore in more temperate climates and setting up nurseries in warm, shallow water closer to coastlines [source: Renz].
In 2009, a group of paleontologists from the University of Florida in Gainesville discovered the fossilized remains of a megalodon nursery in Panama that was made up almost entirely of juvenile megalodon tooth fossils. Between this new discovery and a breeding ground found in South Carolina, scientists believe that an infant megalodon could have been an average 20 feet (6 meters) long, the same size as an adult great white.
Because of its sheer size, this species was the top predator of its time and would have needed to eat a lot to survive. Experts estimate that the average adult female weighed between 50 to 100 tons (45 to 90 metric tons -- about the size of half of a blue whale) and could eat up to 2,500 pounds (1,136 kilograms) of food per day. That's over 500 pounds (227 kilograms) more than the average American eats in an entire year.
Life at the top of the food chain meant the megalodon could eat whatever it wanted, and with its supersized, serrated teeth and a wide mouth, it could disable whales and seals easily before gulping them down. A team of researchers in Australia determined the megalodon's bite force was so strong, it could crush the skull of a whale as easily as a human can eat a grape [source: Wroe]. So what happened to the megatooth shark that knocked it from the top of the food chain to complete extinction? Find out on the next page.


Terry Newman is a brilliantly funny author, and he's British. He has a new book out and he agreed to stop by and talk about it.
B: So, what are you drinking?
T: Mine's a pint of Harvey's best, which is brewed in Lewis, in East Sussex, which is where I live. It has a distinctive maltiness that produces a full rounded satisfying mouthful of pure beer joy. What are currently tippling?
B: I have huge respect for someone with an in depth knowledge of their beer. I'll have to try that one. As for me, when I can find it, I'm fond of Theakston Old Peculiar. A blacksmith (half Guinness, half Smithwick's) is my go to otherwise.
T:I knew that you'd had some time in the UK and I'd heard and you'd developed a liking for Theakstons. However, I've never heard of Smithwick's or a 'blacksmith' before – he says to his consternation.
B: I spent over a year in Cumbria and adore the real ales, though Theakston was always my favorite. I really miss that stuff. BTW for those who don't know, Terry and I met though the Harper Voyager Digital Initiative.
T: Yes – your book 'The Stolen' was the first by the HV writers that I read. I thoroughly enjoyed it to – even if I had to scrap something that I was writing!
B: What are friends for? Your book 'Detective Strongoak and the Case of the Dead Elf' was a Kindle #1 Bestseller. I admit my deep and continuing jealously over that. You must have been delighted?
T: Absolutely! I'm not quite sure what it was doing in the Epic Fantasy category mind, as it's 'classic' dwarf detective fantasy. But to see your book outselling Tolkien and Martin – albeit briefly – well it's wonderful, not to mention a little surreal.
B: A well-deserved honor. I love how you blended noir, fantasy, and comedy together. Now, your latest book 'The Resurrection Show' is science fiction, a departure for you?
T: Not really. I have always written, and enjoyed, both. The two books have a lot in common mind, both having a degree of humour and satire to them. The main difference, as you will see on the cover, is that this is written by Dalter T Newman. My co-writer is David Alter, a wonderful composer and songwriter. The whole project is based upon a fantastic collection of songs written by David, and performed by an excellent band he put together, dealing with big subjects like religion, humanism and intolerance.
B: Sounds like a source of comedy gold to me?.
T: Exactly! My brief initially was to help develop these songs into a fully interactive, all singing and dancing (maybe), stage show – one with a satirical, funny Pythonesque flavour! Our baby just grew and grew though and forced its way out in this form first – in a totally non-alien way!
B: For the record, I'd buy tickets to that show. Are we going to get to hear the music?
T: I really hope so. All the tracks are recorded. It's just a case of finding the right outlet – and then getting the stage show on.
B: There's a stage show? Really?
T: Oh yes! Everybody just has to have a stage show these days! So it's sort of the book of the stage show to be. It's set 2099 where the world is one big reality show – jammed packed full of god-bots, prayer clones, singing ecologists, a confused New Puritan, and the technologically resurrected Messiah!
B: Seems a little on the nose. Clearly one for the Bible Belt then?
T: Absolutely! Anything you can tell us about your new book – I've seen some intriguing hints.
B: Well, this is supposed to be about you and your new book, but I'll share some tidbits, since we're friends. It's fantasy western, set in the US right around the end of the American Civil War. Elves fought with some of the Native American Tribes (the Lakota specifically) against westward expansion. They were winning too. Until the humans hired the dwarves to help, and they brought along iron war machines (tanks). Not only did it turn the war, but the elves were almost entirely wiped out. The main character is a survivor of that battle, and as you can imagine she holds a bit of a grudge.
T: Elves and Native American's fighting together! That is totally cool! Hopefully there is a good guy dwarf in there as well somewhere. Dwarves get a lot of bad press. I loved your recent Sarah and Bambi story btw. It reminded of some classic short stories of my youth – which is a good thing! Any more plans for these characters? I'd love to see a 'Bambi and Sarah Save the World'.
B: Thanks! I'm trying my hand at stories that are absurd, but still make you have some feels. Yeah, I loved having a badass character named Bambi. I wasn't planning on more stories with them, but I never rule anything out. What's in your future? Any more science fiction or fantasy ahead?
T: I've just sold a science fiction audio play, which is rather cool. In the mean time I'm looking for a new home for the next two Detective Strongoak novels – both now written! And an exclusive for you, provisional title for book 2 is 'The King of Elfland's Little Sister'.
B: Congratulations! Let me know where to find that and when it's available! I'm sure you'll find a home for Nicely. You can't keep a good dwarf down. In the mean time, good luck with 'The Resurrection Show' – great cover by the way.
T; I thank you. Yes, we managed to get hold of a top illustrator call Tom Morgan Jones (friend of a friend) and David and I both loved his slightly manic, inspired penmanship!
B: I understand you and David have something else in common.
T: Yes – he's a cardiologist and my scientific area of research was cardiac function – you could say there's 'a lot of heart' in this book.
B; You could, and I love a good pun, but it's probably not a good idea.
T: Excellent point – my round I believe?
B: This is my imaginary pub, I have an imaginary bar hand to pour the pints and they're all free!
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You'll have seen lately that we've been talking a lot about Lynch syndrome; it's a genetic condition that can increase the risk of bowel cancer and other cancers by up to 80%, as well as many other cancers. But sadly we know that those with Lynch syndrome often face a delayed diagnosis and are kept waiting unacceptable lengths of times for routine appointments.
In the run up to the general election we wanted to share with you our campaign's progress and set out why Lynch syndrome needs to be prioritised by the next government.
We've been campaigning for better testing for Lynch syndrome since 2013 under our flagship 'Never Too Young' campaign. The campaign aims to improve the diagnosis and care of younger bowel cancer patients and those with Lynch syndrome are more likely to develop cancer under the age of 50.
But it's not just access to testing that is a priority – more needs to be done to improve their care once they have been diagnosed with the condition. People who have Lynch syndrome should be placed in a surveillance programme to receive regular colonoscopy every 18 months to two years. This can help to reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 72% by detecting it early.
Unfortunately, we found that many people experience delays to their appointments. In some cases people are kept waiting more than six weeks beyond their planned appointment date and this is unacceptable. Currently the management of colonoscopic surveillance is carried out locally, and this has contributed to the creation of an inequitable service and a postcode lottery of care. This means those with Lynch syndrome, who require timely and high quality care to reduce and manage their risk of bowel cancer, often fail to receive it. To address this variation we need a new approach to surveillance that ensures everyone with Lynch syndrome receives the best care and no one falls through the gap.
But a lack of leadership, locally and nationally, means no one is taking responsibility to fix these problems. That's why, our petition, is calling on the UK health ministers to step up and take responsibility.
So what are we doing to ensure Lynch syndrome is prioritised?
We'll continue the brilliant work of our galvanized supporters who have already been in contact with their MPs to raise the issue and ask for their MPs support.
We'll be working with clinicians to determine what is needed to provide the best colonoscopic surveillance for those with Lynch syndrome and how this could be adopted nationwide.
Putting bowel cancer on the political agenda. Help us by writing to your local newspaper and put public pressure on your Parliamentary candidates to make bowel cancer a priority if elected.
You'll no doubt have seen our petition calling on UK Health Ministers to urgently step in and take responsibility for improving the identification and management of people with Lynch syndrome. We've had over 2600 signatures - If you haven't already you can sign up here and if you want further updates on this, and any of our other campaigns why don't you sign up to be a campaign supporter?
Together we can STOP bowel cancer devastating families with Lynch syndrome.


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Ellie's Travel Diary Is An Immersive And Interactive Sightseeing Tour Through Korea
Video game studio Newmatic Co., Ltd. recently launched its sightseeing VR game Ellie's Travel Diary onto Steam for its Early Access release, where you can buy in and try it out for just $14.99. The devs state the game is currently about 80% complete, with its official full launch planned for some time in 2021.
Another game that was a response to the year 2020 has come to be, Ellie's Travel Diary is a VR sightseeing and immersive interactive game set in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). According to the devs and Game Press, the game acts as both "an innovative infotainment tourism title with immersive VR features" and a sandbox free-travel exploration game. Since the global COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to almost all forms of public tourism, VR (and video games in general) has stepped in to help people "visit" public places it's not currently safe to be in.
In Ellie's Travel Diary, you'll immerse yourself in the shoes of Ellie, a boy traveling to Korea for the first time, accompanied by his father, Harry, and his mother, Jenny. Korea is depicted as a vibrantly-colored miniature 3D landscape that you'll experience in both third- and first-person views. Starting from within the plane on the flight over, to landing at Incheon Airport, to the Korean subway rides to your choice of sightseeing locations, the game will engage you as both a tourist and a gamer.
During your virtual visit to Korea, you'll be able to visit numerous popular and famous Korean landmarks and locations, such as Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Namsan Seoul Tower, Jamsil Han River Park (Seoul), the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, and even fly over and view the Joseon-era King Jeongjo Tomb from a hot-air balloon. Many of these locations include interactive games and activities you'll be able to play, including archery, a laser show, a fireworks show, yacht and cable car rides, playing basketball, trying on traditional Korean clothes (hanbok), and, of course, the always-necessary art of taking photos.
Ellie's Travel Diary is sponsored by a partnership "with Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and Gyeonggi Content Agency (GCA)," with both helping to develop many of the features that set it apart from the average VR tourism and gaming product. "It was important for us to provide the fun factor along with precise information about the tour sites through the controller and game interaction", said PARK Yong Jae, Newmatic's Art Director. "Our goal was to present the joy of visiting a country in a Gulliver's Travels-like atmosphere via VR through cute and friendly graphics that could appeal to all ages."
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Taking a look at a bowl of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, you probably do not consider a health treatment that involved shock treatments and emetics administered a number of occasions a day after consuming cereal. Special points that take care of one central theme will likely be considered for publication. The authors are invited to write down a proposal using the template of the journal. For more details, please contact the editors or the secretary. Also, Conferences & Workshops could be thought-about for special points. For more particulars, please contact the editors or the secretary.
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Mr. Worth and Ms. Verma also criticized the conclusions of the Congressional Finances Office , which discovered that an earlier version of the Senate invoice would lead to about 15 million folks dropping coverage they at the moment receive via Medicaid. Both administration officers insisted that funding shifts would have restricted influence on the states, because the bill would help transfer Medicaid recipients into the personal insurance market.
The Republicans have opted out of trying to find options to these monumental problems that threaten to make the US a second fee nation. They're contemptuous of the function of presidency, as the current fiasco in Congress around raising the debt ceiling that threatens to plunge the economic system into a deep depress demonstrates. Having deserted the general public pursuits they seek to denationalise every little thing from medical care for the elderly to the submit office.
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