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August 17, 2017 David
Day 15. Saturday 12 August.
Surprise of the day was prices at the Yulara IGA: 65 cents a kg for spuds (D saw no reason not to stock up), $1.69 kg for a good size head of broccoli, and other items were comparative with Canberra or better. Perhaps it's us at home who are being ripped off? The carrots will have some serious companions and it definitely means we can delay going into the Alice (although we are planning to be there next Saturday for the Henley on the Todd Regatta.
To Uluru, and the same spiritual feeling as a decade ago. What is a decade when time is measured out here in millions of years? It's not difficult to appreciate and share the connection to this land and to the symbols it provides.
A 50 km drive took us to Kata Tjuta, which in some ways rivals 'The Rock'.
As well as viewing from a distance, we walked up the Walpa Gorge track, again awed by the majesty.
At the risk of being narky, just a comment about some of the tourists (from overseas). There are signs requesting that visitors remain on the pathway: these were frequently ignored. A billboard explained the significance of the place to the indigenous people, and how it is considered sacred, and that they approach it in silence and with respect. We visitors are asked to do the same: apparently some had not read that request, as their chatter and carry on was anything but respectful of the place. Rant over.
Back on the Lasseter Hwy to Curtin Springs (150 kms to reflect on the beauty of the day) with D on a promise. Once there, a quick set up and he received his reward: a cold Coopers Ale – and T had a Coopers Light. We took the opportunity to introduce ourselves as friends of Sylvia, a member of SWUC, whose daughter is married to the original owner's son, and manages this place, which is just a small part of the 1 million+ acres of cattle station. At the bar we met 'Irish' (Sylvia's grandson-in-law, Dave Allen) and chatted to the cheeky patriarch Peter Severin who immediately pulled out several non-pc jokes upon seeing D and drawing an immediate likeness to another famous (infamous) Aussie, Rolf Harris!
We didn't need much convincing to stay for dinner, outside, under the thatch roof courtyard, and shared home -made chilli and 'plain' sausages. The history boards in the courtyard tell the story of the transformation of the station: from sheep to cattle and the arrival of Peter and Dawn Severin in 1956, through drought and flood, the arrival of helicopter mustering and satellites, then the addition of accommodation for tourists to Uluru. Tourism complements the cattle business. The kitchen had Chinese chefs busy; we were served by a young girl from Nanking doing work experience. It is a wonderful set up, with free camping out the back, relaxed and welcoming and we shared the balmy evening with a motorcycling couple who were riding their bikes from the West (Shark Bay) to the East (Byron Bay) coasts, an expedition in the dust and sand over about 6 weeks. They were relishing a steak meal after 2 weeks of dehydrated food and before the next session of the same. With their kitchen limitations they had no use really for some extra carrots.
Day 16. Sunday 13 August.
Started the day with a visit to the office to catch up with Lindy, Sylvia's daughter. T duly made contact and fetched D from refueling duties to join the gang in the kitchen for a cuppa and freshly baked muffins. Peter was peeling spuds (his everyday chore), T was chatting with Emma (Lindy's granddaughter, age about 11), the usual stuff: school, home, friends etc. What a confident, engaging girl she is, describing her classroom with School of the Air, household chores, her best friend who lives 100kms down the road….Lindy was preoccupied with some friends who had dropped in, explaining the plans for renovation and extension of the proposed bathroom facilities, but checked in with Sylvia to let her know we'd arrived: Sylvia instructed her to show us the paper making operation.
After the friends had departed we were taken on the tour – which lasted for a couple of hours. We felt truly grateful that this time had been made available in an obviously full-on schedule. In addition to an explanation of the paper-making process, we were also treated to a discussion about life on the station and the attached businesses (campground and paper making) which are all part of a 'system' that provides a leveling or some surety of income when conditions are bad. Lindy noted that the combination of the GFC, the dollar exchange rate, a drought and the ban on live meat exports to Indonesia had combined to create a dire economic situation some years ago. Many of the cattle destined for export became too big during that period – over 350 kg – so were redirected to the domestic market, creating an over -supply. Ashley (Peter Severin's son & Lindy's husband) had been offered the same price for his cattle as he'd received in the 1970s – he queried this, with the agent stating that he already had more than he needed – 'take it or leave it'. Ashley left it. Interestingly, each head of cattle requires 250 acres, so the million+ acres supports about 4,000. Lindy said that at times they could carry much more, but had to husband the land so that it could survive the bad times.As Dianna, one of the staff, with a degree in Environmental Science remarked, they are true 'greenies' because of their care and maintenance of the land.
A couple of years ago Lindy and Ashley had 'run away' to Tasmania for a holiday and had visited the fantastic paper making operation in Burnie. A germ of an idea was planted! Ashley came on board, and the disused abattoir at Curtin Springs gained a new lease on life. As an aside, the abattoir was built many years ago to approved standards and certified for use, but 'due to local politics' the abattoir closed in the 1980s, so that now beef is sent to Adelaide for slaughter and then sent back to Curtin Springs for consumption. Anyway, that meant that this new paper-making business had somewhere to start, which was almost a perfect fit. Most of the equipment was built by the lads, apart from a Hollander beater and some deckle boards obtained from Burnie.
Having started this business, the question was: where to from here? Enter Lindy's daughter Amy, who has a creative streak that bemuses her mother: 'I gave birth to her, but I have no idea where she came from!' Amy has developed a line of jewelry made from the paper, but more intriguingly has also created 'wearable art', last year gaining second place in a competition. This year she is exhibiting in an international expo in Perth later this year. In addition to these products, paper made from local ingredients is sold. The primary ingredient is Spinifex Grass, but other grasses are also used such as Woolly Butt Grass, as well as colouring and texture agents such as the red soil, bark, clay, flowers (eg. bottlebrush), bangtails, and cow poo. The result is fantastic, and is a visual and tactile reminder of this country. Lindy explained that they are not into the commercial paper field, it's about providing an activity that keeps the tourists in the area for another day…business is really about beds and meals, so an activity that leads to this end is what the paper is about.
Have a look at www.curtinsprings.com
And it seems that there's a lovely Maya everywhere we go!
(PS. A bangtail is the tail of a cow that is cut off close to the rump during counting (about every three years). Those that have been counted will have had their tail cut off, so only the ones still with a tail are added to the tally – and that tail is then cut off).
We departed in the early afternoon, heading for King's Creek and the canyon, with a quick stop to take a look at Mt Conner.
T reflected on this family business community, the 4 generations living and working together 24/7, the challenges involved in diversification, the time/labour/creative output equation, how to meet the needs& wants of tourists while keeping the staffing levels appropriate…
Something we did notice was the absence of Indigenous workers and the presence of overseas staff, some working toward permanent residence and others here for the short term work experience.
Kings Creek is a different version of Curtin Springs: far more organized and controlled, and expensive! We are wondering why we stopped here tonight: we have a rig with power and water that can easily free camp for at least a week and we have reprovisioned. D recalls that we dropped in here in Gloria at night in 2007 to refuel and possibly to stay the night. Two things put us off back then: the price and the attitude of the Irishman serving us. He almost refused to provide fuel once we told him we were going to keep driving, because he said that meant we would almost certainly die by hitting wandering cattle. Anyway, we drove on to a rest area about 40 km up the road crawling along at 60 kph – and yes, there were lots of dark wandering cattle on the road, hard to pick up against the bitumen. We're wised up now and will be on the lookout for those free bush sites from here on in.
← Day 14. Friday 11 August…..and into Day 15. Saturday 12 August
More from Alice…… →


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	[Flags]
	public enum MethodAttributes : ushort {
		MemberAccessMask	= 0x0007,
		CompilerControlled	= 0x0000,	// Member not referenceable
		Private				= 0x0001,	// Accessible only by the parent type
		FamANDAssem			= 0x0002,	// Accessible by sub-types only in this Assembly
		Assembly				= 0x0003,	// Accessibly by anyone in the Assembly
		Family				= 0x0004,	// Accessible only by type and sub-types
		FamORAssem			= 0x0005,	// Accessibly by sub-types anywhere, plus anyone in assembly
		Public				= 0x0006,	// Accessibly by anyone who has visibility to this scope

		Static				= 0x0010,	// Defined on type, else per instance
		Final				= 0x0020,	// Method may not be overridden
		Virtual				= 0x0040,	// Method is virtual
		HideBySig			= 0x0080,	// Method hides by name+sig, else just by name

		VtableLayoutMask	= 0x0100,	// Use this mask to retrieve vtable attributes
		ReuseSlot			= 0x0000,	// Method reuses existing slot in vtable
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		CheckAccessOnOverride = 0x0200,   // Method can only be overriden if also accessible
		Abstract			= 0x0400,	// Method does not provide an implementation
		SpecialName			= 0x0800,	// Method is special

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		PInvokeImpl			= 0x2000,	// Implementation is forwarded through PInvoke
		UnmanagedExport		= 0x0008,	// Reserved: shall be zero for conforming implementations

		// Additional flags
		RTSpecialName		= 0x1000,	// CLI provides 'special' behavior, depending upon the name of the method
		HasSecurity			= 0x4000,	// Method has security associate with it
		RequireSecObject	= 0x8000	 // Method calls another method containing security code
	}
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Q: MVC 6, .NET Core RC2 Rewrite to index.html on non /api urls I am using MVC 6 with .NET Core RC2
In my startup.cs I have the following (as most people suggest):
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
{
    app.UseDefaultFiles();
    app.UseStaticFiles();
    app.UseMvc();
}

In my wwwroot/web.config file I have:
<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true" />
    <handlers>
      <add name="httpPlatformHandler" path="*" verb="*" modules="httpPlatformHandler" resourceType="Unspecified"/>
    </handlers>
    <httpPlatform processPath="%DNX_PATH%" arguments="%DNX_ARGS%" stdoutLogEnabled="false" startupTimeLimit="3600"/>
    <rewrite>
      <rules>
        <rule name="IndexHomeRule" stopProcessing="true">
          <match url=".*" />
          <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll">
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true"/>
            <add input="{REQUEST_URI}" matchType="Pattern" pattern="^/api/" negate="true" />
          </conditions>
          <action type="Rewrite" url="/index.html" />
        </rule>
      </rules>
    </rewrite>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

My goal is that all non /api urls will be rewritten to index.html for Angularjs to handle the routing with html5mode.  The main directory will load index.html but other than that I get 404 errors for every other url.  How can I set up rewriting if not through web.config?
The only controller I have right now is api/BuyersController.cs which routes using [Route("api/[controller]")]

A: The URL rewriting for ASP.NET CORE RC2 through to RTM is currently broken as it exists in your question.
The ASP.NET team is currently working on some middleware as a direct ASP.NET solution to this problem. The github issue tracking this is located below.
https://github.com/aspnet/BasicMiddleware/issues/43
There are some solutions in this other issue thread that could be of help to you in the interim.
https://github.com/aspnet/IISIntegration/issues/192

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Prison Magazine Sues Idaho's Canyon County for Censoring Inmate Mail
Ryan J. Farrick — December 26, 2021
Prison bars. Image via MaxPixel/Public Domain.
A prison news magazine has filed a lawsuit against Idaho's Canyon County for allegedly censoring and restricting the circulation of its publication.
According to Newsweek, Human Rights Defense Center—the creator of the Prison Legal News magazine—has accused Canyon County and its sheriff, Kieran Donahue, of preventing inmates from receiving the magazine.
Prison Legal News, notes Newsweek, provides incarcerated persons with information about their legal rights.
Human Rights Defense Center claims that Canyon County has prevented inmates from receiving not only Prison Legal News, but other, similar publications as well.
"Defendants have a custom and practice of rejecting magazines and information brochures sent by HRDC to prisoners at the jail," Human Rights Defense Center attorneys wrote in their lawsuit. "Accordingly, Defendants' publications and mail policies and practices violate HRDC's rights under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment."
Prisoner's ball and chain. Image via Pixabay. (CCA-BY-0.0)
HRDC claims that Canyon County began censoring and rejecting its mail as early as November 2020.
In their complaint, Center attorneys say they can identify at least 21 pieces of mail which Canyon County officials prevented from reaching inmate subscribers.
These items, says Newsweek, were returned to HRDC's Lake Worth, Florida, headquarters with various explanatory labels, such as "soliciting not allowed," "staples not allowed," and "refused."
The Associated Press notes that the Human Rights Defense Center assists prisoners seeking legal help for violations of their constitutional and other basic rights; the group has an operating presence in all 50 states.
As part of its outreach strategy, HRDC distributes books, magazines, and brochures to inmates and detainees.
Prison Legal News, a 72-page monthly magazine, includes prison-related news and analyses. HRDC also publishes another magazine—Criminal Legal News—which focuses on individual rights and criminal justice-related issues, topics, and debates.
Alongside its monthly and semi-regular publications, the organization also provides legal reference materials and self-help books to prisoners.
Canyon County's website, adds The Associated Press, explicitly says that inmates can receive books and magazines, subject to some restrictions—jail officials do not, for example, allow prisoners to possess more than five publications at any time.
Human Rights Defense Center's lawsuit claims that the organization suffered damages when Canyon County prevented it from obtaining new subscribers and rendering services to existing subscribers. The HRDC is asking the court to issue an order preventing Canyon County officials from continuing to censor its publications, as well as a jury trial to determine unspecified damages.
Canyon County spokesperson Joe Decker, says Newsweek, declined the outlet's request for comment on Thursday.
Lawsuit: Canyon County Jail Illegally Censoring Inmate Mail
Publisher of Prison Legal News Magazine Sues Idaho Jail for Allegedly Censoring Mail
About Ryan J. Farrick
Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he's an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
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Flo & Eddie vs Lacazette: Why Arteta facing crunch sale decision at Arsenal
by Chris Beattie 2020-11-28 02:02:26.000000
COMMENT: Something has to give. Mikel Arteta knows this. If he's to avoid losing another - if not two - from his young strikers pool, the Arsenal manager is going to have confront the toughest transfer decision of his burgeoning career.
Folarin Balogun delivered for his manager on Thursday night. With the youngster's contract winding down, Arteta made clear going into their Europa League tie with Molde that he wanted to hold onto the 19 year-old. The Spaniard spoke of Balogun's potential. His willingness to listen. To learn. And the Arsenal 'DNA' his game emits.
"He is a player that I want to stay at the club," Arteta said. "You can see the talent is there, the ambition is there and he can fit with our structure and progress in the future.
"He's part of the DNA and myself and the club are working to try to extend his contract."
And on the back of that, Balogun delivered, coming off the bench to score the final of Arsenal's three goals at the Aker Stadion. A first strike in senior football for the teen. And a cameo to justify all that praise from Arteta the previous day.
But there's a problem. And it's why in February last year Balogun would only commit to a new, two-year contract. The teen remains unconvinced about his first team chances as an Arsenal player. And he's not alone, with Eddie Nketiah, who started at Molde on Thursday night, also finding himself becoming more and more frustrated with his stilted progress.
Arteta knows there's some dissatisfaction growing amongst his young strikers' group. He's already lost one in the last six months: Sam Greenwood choosing to walk out on the Londoners over the summer for Leeds United. A player Arsenal's recruiting staff had fought hard to secure from Sunderland, burning off competition from Manchester United in the process, Greenwood was earmarked for big things by Arteta. The Gunners manager promoting the 18 year-old to first team training towards the end of last season and talking publicly about the Mackem's potential.
But that wasn't enough. Something pushed Greenwood to make a transfer demand. Arsenal reluctantly accepted it and sold him to Leeds in August. Four weeks later, Greenwood was being named Premier League 2 Player of the Month.
Balogun celebrates his goal at Molde on Thursday night
For Arsenal. For Arteta. This shouldn't be happening. The manager is on record that he wants to work with young players. Indeed, he insists bringing through talent from the Hale End academy was a key factor in him taking the job.
"When I signed for this club it was one of the things that excited me the most because I love to work with them and it's part of our DNA and the history of the club," Arteta also stated on Wednesday in Norway. "When we have them, let's keep them and we really think they are players that can take us to the next level."
But "keeping them", as Arteta surely knows, will involve tough calls. Risky calls. And if he doesn't want Nketiah and Balogun to follow the same Greenwood route, those calls are going to have be made sooner, rather than later.
Nketiah has proven himself at Cup level. As he has in the Europa League. And with Aidy Boothroyd's England U21s, Nketiah is the best of this generation. Twelve goals in just ten appearances proof enough why there's a growing clamour for Nketiah to be given his chance - whether that be as an Arsenal player under Arteta or elsewhere in the Premier League.
For management, Nketiah's situation isn't as acute as Balogun's. The 21 year-old will still have eighteen months to run on his contract in the New Year. But for those in charge, this should go beyond simply keeping under lock and key their best young players. Nketiah, like Balogun, needs to play. At every level where he's been granted the time to settle and adjust, he has scored goals. But now he's entering the critical years, as Glenn Hoddle, the former England manager says, and if Arteta can't find room for him, there's a real danger of Nketiah's career failing to truly launch.
"The ages of 19 to 21, 22 are so important," says Hoddle. "They learn so much so quickly during that time. If players aren't playing regularly at that age, it won't set them backwards, but they do tend to drift. You need to be pushed. You need to be playing in big matches with big players around you and that makes you a better player."
"Drift" is a good word. That's the danger now confronting Nketiah and Balogun. They don't want to be "drifting" during this key development period in their career. They want to be playing and competing. But to do so as an Arsenal player, they'll need a show of faith from their manager.
And this is where it gets difficult for Arteta. If he truly sees both Nketiah and Balogun as the future of his attack, then the obvious call is to put Alexandre Lacazette up for sale. To sell the Frenchman. Risk losing that experience and know-how in exchange for accelerating the development of Nketiah and Balogun. It'd be the biggest call of his young career, but it's a decision Balogun will be seeking as he considers committing to new terms. And you can bet the same regarding Nketiah with his contract also winding down.
And of course all this is occurring as Gabriel Martinelli prepares to return to London Colney's training pitches next month. The Brazilian, for many inside the club, a better option played through the middle than on a flank. It's a welcome headache for the manager to have. But it's one he needs to solve - and soon.
Either way, Arteta needs to be bold. To set out his stall. If he believes in the potential of Balogun and Nketiah, he needs to make room by selling Lacazette. If he can't see either player surpassing the former Lyon man, then it should be the academy pair who are encouraged to move on.
It'll be the toughest transfer decision of Arteta's tenure so far, but for the sake of their careers, Nketiah and Balogun deserve clarity from their manager.
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Chris Beattie


Monitoring and understanding soil moisture to improve management decisions.
FarmLink Research, with the assistance of Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority (CMA) Community Partnerships Program and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry National Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative have installed a network of paired soil moisture capacitance probes and automatic rainfall gauges throughout the region which upload live data to FarmLink's Member area of the website. This project is also in collaboration with Lockhart Agricultural Bureau and the Harden Murrumburrah, Mirrool Creek and Junee Reefs Landcare Groups.
Project Aim: To establish a network of remote logging soil moisture probes across the FarmLink region and Murrumbidgee catchment. To use generated data to measure and guide management decisions.
Method: Sixteen pairs of remote logging soil capacitance probes were installed, providing a geographical spread on a range of soil types across the FarmLink region. Each probe within a pair is installed in a different management zone within the same soil type (maximum 100 metres apart). Examples of management zones include different crops, stubble treatments, sowing implements, slopes, and soil amelioration treatments (lime and/or gypsum).
Project funded by: Murrumbidgee CMA, DAFF, FarmLink Research Limited.


Mowbray Rangers U13 Jags kicked off a cup game against Glenfield. A fixture in the past that has produced lots of goals as both sides play fast paced football. The early exchanges where dominated by the defence as Dolby and Bartley in the central defence nullified the early raids by Glenfield as they tried to do quick one touch paced passes through the defence. Bartley with a superb tackle took the ball off the attackers toe and looking calm passed to Aldridge who transition the play with neat feet to Worby who made a diagonal ball to a running Tyler on the left wing. Tyler who drove the ball in to the box, but Rangers were unable to meet the cross. It did how ever show how quickly defence turned to attack. The Glenfield keeper took the resulting kick and made the centre circle. Worby was alert to the poor Glenfield players control won the ball and skipped past an advancing Glenfield player. Worby looked up seeing the goal the keeper was still outside of his six yard box, decided to chip him from just outside the centre circle! The ball flew through the air up then slowly seemed to come down over the goalkeeper desperate moves backwards and dropped in to the goal. It was a calm piece of insight and skill that is ever seen on a football pitch and Worby warmly received his teammates congratulations. Glenfield stung but this made a move down the right and from the resulting corner scored. Mowbray Rangers gathered, however were in fine form and Darby Mcellard who chased every lose ball was rewarded with a corner as he broke down the right wing from right back position having been played a neat one two with Hurst -Butler. The ball was crossed in from the resulting corner and Tyler running in met the ball, to make it 2-1. Glenfield remained dangerous and with the last kick of the first half made it 2-2. Rangers came back on for the second half fired up. Faulkner made a fantastic and incisive run having broken up the Glenfield attack on the edge of the goal, noticed a gap which he drove, with grit and determination, the ball down the Glenfield left at pace, cleverly selling a dummy he passed the left winger, as the left back approached Faulkner knocked the ball past him and ran in to space behind the Glenfield defence. The central defender was then advancing as Faulkner was in the outside of the box nearing moving towards the corner he whipped in a lopping shot over the keeper toward the goal. As the ball stated to meet the line Bruce-Chapman made sure from less than 1 yard. The congratulations was shared between the two. Faulkner, Aldridge and Worby were dominating the midfield in this half and a smart ball through from Aldridge was picked up by Worby to make it 4-2. This tipped the game for as Glenfield pushed forward they left gaps. Ross pushing forward from left back made it 5-2. In a similar move down the left Homewoods neat pass played in Grant who was causing Glenfield problems and was fouled in the box, and a penalty was awarded. Ross placed the ball on the spot and fired in to make it 6-2. Young and Grant in the last few minutes combined to make it 7-2 as Young neatly placed the ball past a deflated keeper.


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Q: Vue.js - Recompute computed property in a component I searched this problem a lot with no direct answer found.
I have a computed property that depends also on the window height so I need it to be recomputed every time the window is resized. Tried using $forceUpdate() but I think it doesn't work with components. Here is my component :
Vue.component('trades-component', {

  mixins: [tradingMixin],

  created: function() {
    var that = this;
    // recompute visible trades if window resized
    $( window ).on( "resize", function() {
      that.$forceUpdate();
    });
    $( window ).resize();
  },

  computed: {

    visibleTradesCount: function() {
      var colOffset = $(".left-col").offset();
      var colHeight = $(".left-col").height();
      var tableOffset = $(".left-col #trade-history table").offset();
      var tableHeight = colHeight - (tableOffset.top - colOffset.top) - this.rowHeight;
      return Math.floor(tableHeight / this.rowHeight)
    }
  }
})

I know possible workarounds but want to know if there is a way to force recomputing a particular property or all computed properties in components.

A: This isn't as clean as @BillCriswell's answer, but if your computed has other dependencies that trigger a refresh (e.g a data change), you may want to stick with a computed.
You can force a recalc on resize by using data properties for window width and height, and adding a reference to them in your computed property.
data: function () {
  return {
    windowWidth: 0,
    windowHeight: 0
  }
}
created: function() {
  var that = this;
  $( window ).on( "resize", function() {
    that.windowWidth =  window.innerWidth;
    that.windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
  });
  $( window ).resize();
},
computed: {
  visibleTradesCount: function() {
    const x = this.windowWidth;
    const y = this.windowHeight;
    ...

Note, you may need to $(window).off("resize" in beforeDestroy().

A: You can't use a computed property for this because you're not updating anything Vue is observing. You can move visibleTradesCount from computed to methods and do:
$(window).on('resize', this.visibleTradesCount).resize()

Just make sure to debounce the resize event. Also, you should really look into accomplishing this without JavaScript.


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Case Law Update: Sterrett v. Heather Cowan and several employees of the University of Michigan
Patrick R. Sturdy | June 11, 2015
MICHIGAN CASE LAW UPDATE
Sterrett v. Heather Cowan and several employees of the University of Michigan, sued in their personal and official capacities
85 F. Supp. 3d.916 (February 4, 2015)
This case involves a University of Michigan student (now suspended) who sued several officials employed by the University after he was suspended for violating the University's Sexual Misconduct Policy. The facts reveal that the Plaintiff was a freshman in the School of Engineering and also admitted to the Michigan Research Community. After his first year and before the start of his second year, the Plaintiff was contacted by Cowan, the Equal Opportunity Specialist for the University, regarding an unconfirmed student complaint about him. During the Skype interview, the Plaintiff gleaned that Complaint concerned a sexual encounter between the Plaintiff and a female student. The Plaintiff provided detailed information regarding the sexual encounter during the Skype interview. The Plaintiff claims that prior to the interview, he was not provided with a written statement of the allegations nor was he advised verbally of the allegations against him. Subsequently, the Plaintiff received Cowan's typed summary of the interview and summaries of the witnesses' statements. The Plaintiff responded with a document alleging due process violations and concerns about omitted key facts. Cowan addressed the Plaintiff's concerns and still issued a draft sexual misconduct report. In response, the Plaintiff pointed out additional due process concerns but a final report was issued finding that the Plaintiff had engaged in sexual intercourse with the female student without her consent. The report and findings were forwarded to other school officials and the Plaintiff was issued a suspension notice through July of 2016. The Plaintiff sued. The court dismissed the Plaintiff's First Amendment claims where he claimed he was denied the right to speak to the other witnesses against him. The court found that this was not a criminal case and a student is not entitled to all the procedural safeguards afforded to criminal defendants. The court also dismissed the Plaintiff's claims against each University official, except Cowan, the Equal Opportunity Specialist, under the grounds of qualified immunity. The court did find that prior to the Skype interview, the Plaintiff did not receive adequate notice of the specific allegations against him and the Complaint stated a proper claim for due process violations. The Plaintiff is currently appealing the dismissal of the Complaint against all of the dismissed University officials.
Patrick R. Sturdy is a partner in our Livonia office where he concentrates his practice on intellectual property, business law, education law, and employment and labor law. He may be reached at (734) 261-2400 or psturdy@cmda-law.com.
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The International Technical Officials for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 have been confirmed today (Wednesday 10 June 2020) by the World Curling Federation.
The role of an International Technical Official in many Olympic sports, including curling, is performed by a vital group of volunteers with previous experience and extensive knowledge of the rules of curling.
Curling's Technical Officials are dedicated to providing and maintaining fair and equitable playing conditions in order to allow the sport to be played to the highest level.
The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will be held in Beijing's Ice Cube from 4–20 February 2022. The Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will take place in the same venue from 4–13 March 2022.
The International Technical Officials who have been awarded a position at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are:
Chief Umpire: Michael Schlatter (SUI)
Deputy Chief Umpire: Michele Gower (CAN)
Game Umpires: Wang Jue (CHN), Bob Bomas (NED), John McGowan (GBR), Susie Czarnetzki (USA), Junpyo Hong (KOR), Joaquim Reimertz (SWE), Tim Bastian (GER), Sandy Gagnon (AUS), Steen Lauridsen (DEN).
Chief Timer: Thomas Pautsch (GER)
Deputy Chief Timer: Li Lingshu (CHN)
Statistics/Game Umpire: Marta Pluta (POL)
The International Technical Officials who have been awarded a position at the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are:
Chief Umpire: Linda Kirton (CAN)
Deputy Chief Umpire: David Imlay (GBR)
Game Umpires: Yu Liang (CHN), ByungChul Kim (KOR), Octavia Traila (ROU), Rasty Michalka (SVK), Anja Huckle (GER), Darren Carson (NZL), Franziska Christ Büttler (SUI), Semi Kim (KOR).
Chief Timer: Paul Smith (CAN)
Deputy Chief Timer: Niu Xiaoxian (CHN)
Statistics/Game Umpire: Cristian Matau (ROU)
Each team of International Technical Officials has also been assigned to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games test events, taking place in 2021.
The World Junior Curling Championships 2021 (18–28 February), will act as a test event for the Olympic Winter Games, while the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2021 (6–13 March), will act as a test event for the Paralympic Winter Games. Both test events will also be held at the Ice Cube in Beijing, China.
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Sunday 11th November 2018 - Millom & Haverigg Armistice Parade From 8.30am, the parade will assemble at the Pensioners' Hall, on Mainsgate Road. The parade will start at 9.30am, and people are invited to join the parade at any stage, ahead of the service at St George's Church at 10am. The parade will then go on to the cenotaph for wreath-laying. After the parade, there will be a pie and pea lunch at Millom Palladium, followed by the singing of wartime songs. At 2:30pm, the marchers will reassemble at the harbour in Haverigg to begin a march along Main Street to St Luke's Church for a service. The service will be followed by wreath-laying at the memorial, followed by afternoon tea at the Institute.


NOTE: Forecasts for the N.E. Cape Fear River near Chinquapin are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
25 Historic and catastrophic flooding across Duplin county, comparable to the flood following Hurricane Florence. Numerous communities cut off, and travel is next to impossible. Countless homes and businesses are flooded across the county. In the River Landing community near Wallace, devastating flooding is expected with over half of the homes significantly inundated.
22 Devastating flooding across most of the county. Travel is nearly impossible with numerous roads countywide impassable or washed out. Many homes across the county are inundated. In the River Landing community near Wallace, several homes are likely inundated, with numerous residences surrounded by water or have water up to their foundations.
20 Widespread flooding across much of the county. Many roads flooded and impassable including Highways 41 and 50 and Interstate 40. Numerous homes and communities near the river are surrounded by water, with several likely inundated. In the River Landing community near Wallace, several homes close to the river are likely surrounded by water.
18 Numerous roads flooded, and some homes and businesses are likely inundated. Water floods Highways 41 and 50, and parts of Interstate 40. Areas many miles from the river are flooded due to tributaries backing up. Water threatens homes and buildings in the River Landing community near Wallace.
16 Many secondary roads are flooded. Water affects Highways 41 and 50 and travel delays are likely. Areas many miles from the river are affected as small streams backup and flood. Muddy Creek, Cypress Creek, and Island Creek flood areas around Chinquapin. Significant flooding in the River Landing community in Wallace occurs as well.
15 Secondary roads adjacent to the river flood and may be impassable. Tributaries that drain into the river flood secondary roads. Water surrounds homes and properties in the River Landing community in Wallace.
13 Low land flooding adjacent to the river and its tributaries is expected. River access docks are impacted as well.


All hail Julius, Brisbane's hip emperor of Italian cuisine. The trendy younger brother of Teneriffe's renowned Beccofino, Julius brings the same top-notch food and switched-on service to Brisbane's cultural precinct.
Beccofino owners Cordell Khoury and Paolo Biscaro partnered with Aleks Dzajkovski and Anthony Nicastro – Beccofino's host and head chef, respectively – to open Julius in 2014.
With their shared Melbourne heritage and passion for Italian culinary culture, the group delivers chic laneway dining to Brisbane's south side. In a prime spot opposite the Cultural Centre, Julius is ideal for a post-work pick-me-up or pre-theatre dinner.
Julius continues Beccofino's tradition of outstanding pizza, offering a wide selection of less-is-more toppings on rosse (with Napoli sauce) and bianchi (sans Napoli) bases. While you're watching them bubble away inside the wood-fired oven that dominates the open kitchen, try the bucanti-and-eggplant topped focaccia, or go for broke and order pasta too (the duck ragu is a favourite).
The restaurant doesn't take bookings after 6pm, but waiting at the bar is a golden opportunity to sample the extensive range of Italian wine and beer. No wonder Julius's menu suggests, 'Come early, come often'. We'd heed that advice.


Social network analysis is increasingly recognised as a useful way to explore music scenes. In this article we examine the individuals who were the cultural workforce that comprised the 'Britpop' music scene of the 1990s. The focus of our analysis is homophily and heterophily to determine whether the clusters of friendships and working relationships of those who were 'best connected' in the scene were patterned by original social class position. We find that Britpop's 'whole network' is heterophilic but its 'sub-networks' are more likely to be social class homophilic. The sub-networks that remain heterophilic are likely to be united by other common experiences that brought individuals in the network to the same social spaces. We suggest that our findings on Britpop might be generalised to the composition of other music scenes, cultural workforces and aggregations of young people. Our study differs from research on, first, British 'indie music' and social class which focusses upon the construction, representation and performance of social location rather than the relationships it might shape (such as Wiseman-Trowse, 2008) and second, the pioneering social network analyses of music scenes (such as Crossley 2008; 2009; 2015; Crossley et. al 2014) which currently lacks the explicit emphasis on social class.


RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority's (RDA) team faced resistance from employees of an illegal housing society when it went to seal its offices and did not get support from the police.
RDA had declared Blue World City on Chakri Road illegal and went on Friday to seals its booking offices. When it removed the society's gates, its employees tried to stop them and forced the team back when they had only partially removed the gate.
Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) Director Jamshaid Aftab had directed planning wing staff to conduct an operation against the society.
RDA spokesperson Mohammad Irfan told Dawn police officials of the concerned police station did not vacate the site office and did not provide proper cover and protection to RDA staff in carrying out the operation.
He said the MP&TE director has written to the city police officer Rawalpindi for the registration of a case against owners of the illegal housing scheme for creating hindrances in the performance of RDA staff's duties and complained about the attitude of the police during the operation.
He said officials of the Sihala police station also did not cooperate with RDA staff in sealing the booking office of an illegal housing society on G.T Road, opposite the NLC Camp Office.
He said the RDA has issued an advisory to the general public to not make investments in illegal housing societies in order to avoid losses.
The RDA spokesperson said the authority's director general Rana Akbar Hayat had directed the MP&TE Directorate to take strict and continuous action against illegal housing societies without fear or favour.


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TBI Travel: Aurangabad – The Silent Historian
Nabila Tazyeen
Art / History / Maharashtra / Travel
The second post in our Travel Series is about Aurangabad, a city that seamlessly blends the ancient with the modern, and gives the appearance of standing still in time. There is a lot more to this place than the renowned Ajantha and Ellora Caves, as a reluctant Nabila Tazyeen discovers much to her surprise, and now she can't stop talking about it! Take the tour with her and see the splendours of a forgotten city. All Photos Courtesy: Nabila Tazyeen
My reaction when I was first told about travelling to Aurangabad for a holiday was, "What? Why Aurangabad? What's there?" By the end of the trip, though, I was urging everybody I met to go and experience the place for themselves. Consider yourselves victim number 35 or upwards.
Aurangabad is a dry, humid place in December. Actually, Aurangabad is a dry, humid place throughout the year; what we found to be scorching heat during the time, citizens of Aurangabad thought to be pleasant weather. But there's more to the place than just that, even if the heat wave hitting you is the first thing you'll notice when you land. Truth is, the city is a melting pot of culture and history. Let me illustrate with examples: there are about 200 Mercedes cars in Aurangabad and the population is mostly very well-to-do. Like all other cities in various stages of evolution, it has the old side and new side to it. There are malls and multiplexes everywhere and a number of restaurants that are testimony to people eating out more than they eat in. Agriculture is booming because the black soil is perfect for coaxing crops like cotton, various pulses, chillies, ginger, turmeric, onions, maize and oranges to grow in abundance; so is the industrial sector, which boasts of companies like BMW who are opening manufacturing units there. Aurangabad has seen kingdoms come and go just as patiently as it has seen religions change hands and evolve.
A Jain cave at Ellora, respresenting the three worlds - Heaven, Earth and Hell
Start your trip with Ellora caves because they're closer to Aurangabad and can be covered in a day. And trust me, you will finish it in a day because it's tiring to walk the distance between each cave and crane your neck as you see wonderful carvings and paintings one after another. Ellora consists of a series of caves that were carved out in different centuries by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. One wonders about the kind of patience and dedication that must have gone into creating each one of those caves, and then the gigantic carvings inside of them. This, especially when you hear of the process that goes into making a cave: the artisans and sculptors used only a hammer and a chisel, chipping away at the stone from the top of the cave to the bottom, and then from the front of the cave to the back. You'll even see sculptures and caves that were abandoned because the stone wasn't good.
Kailash Temple, Ellora.
You'll find the Kailash Temple, one of the world's largest monoliths, at Ellora. The detailing of the carvings here is fantastic – every mythological episode has been sculpted in stone, sometimes entirely on one wall.
Try making it to Ajanta on a weekday, although I doubt that it will make much of a difference. The place is packed with people of all ages and cultures. Even the elderly get to experience the caves, thanks to their chairs-tied-to-two-wooden-poles in which a person sits and is carried to the caves. Compared to Ellora, Ajanta is much, much more beautiful, although it doesn't have the religious diversity of Ellora. The caves at Ajanta were created by Buddhist monks in mountains that are laid out in a horseshoe pattern and overlook a stream (when it rains) and a forest. The caves were accidentally discovered by an Englishman named John Smith while he was out hunting for tigers, but instead spotted a white patch of a door in the distance. For caves that are over 800 years old and defaced because of rainwater and wild growth and sun, they are fairly well preserved and exquisite. Most of the paintings and carvings are intact, with attempts underway to restore and excavate more. There are mandala patterns, apsaras and scenes from Buddha's life everywhere, with the Buddha always being at the core of each cave in one of his three most common positions – teaching, meditating or protecting. There's only one cave where you'll see him reclining, occupying seven feet of space in the process.
Reclining Buddha, Ajanta: As he lies down to take his last breath, the angels hover above him while the mortals, represented as the weeping people below him, wonder what will become of them after he dies.
There are also the Aurangabad caves, abandoned because the stone was not of sculpting quality. But I did notice something unusual in one of the temples and I'm not sure if it was someone just trying their hand at sculpting: Buddha and Ganesha were in the same cave, almost side by side.
Aurangzeb's tomb
Not many people know that Aurangzeb's mausoleum is in Aurangabad. Compared to the likes of Humayun and Shah Jahan, his grave rests in a tiny square space made of marble in a mosque in the old city, a few steps away from his mentor's grave. I've heard it said that he was a kind-hearted man and in his old age, insisted that his resting place be made using whatever money he earned by making skull caps and selling them.
The Mad King, Tughlaq, was the exact opposite of Aurangzeb. He named Aurangabad Daulatabad because of its riches – gemstones, mostly. Precious stones are everywhere, and sometimes in the caves, you'll see jade and white crystal breaking the monotony of plain rock like marbling in meat. I believe Daulatabad Fort to be the work of a genius, and maybe at some level, that's what Tughlaq was. Here's why: if I were the enemy, I would be confused at every step I took into the fort, not knowing which way to go, unaware that the elephant carvings on the top of the fort walls were indications of the route I should take; I would be killed a thousand times over by soldiers hiding in spaces that I didn't know existed; but worst of all, I would die a frightful death in the Dark Passage, which eats up light for breakfast, lunch and dinner and spews out darkness in its place. The passage is almost a kilometre long and so pitch-dark that there's absolutely no question of your eyes cannot adjust to the darkness and help you see shapes or forms of any kind. The path of the passage is circular, but you wouldn't know because you can't see. There's no air circulation whatsoever, so if I were carrying a torch, it would go out in an instant. Should I have made it to the other side of the Dark Passage, I would have been slain instantly by waiting soldiers and my body would have rolled down into the moat infested with snakes and crocodiles.
Uncanny resemblance: Bibi ka Maqbara aka Mini Taj Mahal
You could leave all that unpleasantness behind and move on to admire the beauty of the mini Taj Mahal. At first glance, it looks exactly like the Taj Mahal, but it's not. To begin with, it's not made entirely of marble. Only up to two feet of the base of the main structure is marble and everything else is limestone. The Maqbara was made by Aurangzeb's son for his mother, but since he was a prince and didn't have the treasury at his disposal, he had to keep himself content with a structure of limestone. But what he lost for in quality of construction material, he made up for with the carvings and motifs because they are absolutely gorgeous. In fact, I like them more than I liked the motifs of the Taj Mahal.
A panoramic view of Lonar Lake.
The last leg of the trip was to Lonar Lake. I first heard of it a couple of years back when a friend went on a road trip to the place. The base of the lake is a crater formed by a meteor that hit the Earth over 50,000 years ago. The water trickled in from several fresh water sources but now has a pH level of 10.5 because the minerals from the meteor are mixed in it. Rumour is that the meteor is 60-70 metres below the crater still, but it can't be confirmed because the pH level of the water makes it impossible for a person to deep-dive. The rim of the crater is almost two kilometres in diameter, and the base of the crater has rich biodiversity, with migratory birds often flocking to it during season time. The descent is 170-odd metres, with no defined path to take one down to the base. The magnetic fields in the area are strong – several temples, built at the base in homage to the gods that people thought were responsible for the miracle, are living examples of the magnetic fields; I've seen the compass change directions like crazy there. Lonar town is also full of ancient temples, but the townsfolk are quite unaware of the importance of the crater and use it as a dumping ground for sewage water. The government is taking measures to stop it, but it may take a few years before they achieve the desired results.
The Ram temple, one of over 20 temples at the foot of the crater, is quite defaced but boasts of the strongest magnetic fields
On the way back, don't forget to stop by at one of the many fields growing the crops of the region. And if you'd like to see more places, you can always ask the people of Aurangabad. My experience with them has been charming – they're extremely friendly, courteous and respectful of everyone. And I believe that to be one of the most important aspects of a great journey – local people, after all, can make or break a trip, and this time I had the good fortune of finding people who shared amazing stories and incidents. Most of everything I learned about Aurangabad, I learned from them. I hope you will too.
Nabila Tazyeen is a copywriter by profession but a traveller, shutterbug and craft junkie by passion. She blogs at www.adventuresofpotlibaba.wordpress.com and www.thatsmeinthemirror.tumblr.com
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In an almost unprecedented move against free speech and the free flow of information, video content giant YouTube has officially shuttered the Natural News channel over a short video, not even one minute long, that explains how CBD oil from the cannabis plant helped a middle-aged woman overcome terminal cancer.
The 43-second clip, which features imagery of cannabis plants growing naturally, tells a story that we hear all too often these days of a cancer patient whose conventional chemotherapy treatments failed her. She decided to try CBD oil derived from cannabis instead, and just two years later she found herself in complete remission.
This was two years after Big Pharma doctors had previously told her that she only had six weeks to live – which probably would have been true had continued taking the chemotherapy poisons they were administering to her. But she chose nature instead, and now she's a living, walking miracle demonstrating the healing power of cannabis.
It's a truly beautiful, heartwarming story that we here at Natural News were proud to share with the world – and one that we never could have imagined would have triggered the censorship brigade over at YouTube.
In a notice sent out after YouTube had already removed the video, it was revealed that YouTube "doesn't allow content that encourages or promotes violent or dangerous acts that have an inherent risk of serious physical harm or death." In other words, YouTube views CBD oil as dangerous and "violent."
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Interview: Tanith Davenport
It's release day for Tanith Davenport's paranormal novella Spiritwalker, from the Some Like it Haunted collection. She's here to talk all things Halloween!
Tell us about your Halloween story and the inspiration behind it.
My heroine Tamar Steele is a paranormal investigator and psychic whose life is turned upside down when she picks up the spirit of a murdered girl on one of her investigations. My main thought when writing it was what a genuine psychic would do in that situation – would you go to the police, or would you expect to be dismissed as a crank?
What's your favourite Halloween or paranormal book or film? Do you like things to be creepy like an MR James ghost story, or are you a fan of horror?
I love horror films, especially paranormal ones. My favourite at the moment is Hell House LLC, which is a found footage horror with a great feeling of dread throughout.
Do you have any Halloween traditions?
My husband and I usually go out for dinner on Halloween so we don't have to pretend to be out when trick-or-treaters knock on the door. Whether we do that this year remains to be seen.
What would you rather be: a ghost, a witch, a wizard, a vampire, a werewolf… or something else? What would you get up to?
I used to play a lot of Vampire: The Masquerade, so if I had those sorts of powers I could quite enjoy being a vampire. There was one breed of vampire who could kill people by singing to them – that would be right up my street.
Where do you write and when? Do you have any writing routines?
I have a day job, but I try to put in an hour every day after I finish work. I'm working from home at the moment, so it's just another hour at the computer in the living room. My only requirement for writing is that I have to be dressed – despite the image of the writer working away in her dressing gown, I have to be wearing clothes or I can't write.
Spiritwalker
Tamar Steele, a successful medium for a paranormal investigative team, should be happy with her life—but life seems to be against her. Her psychic field is being mysteriously blocked, causing her physical pain and, worse, making it more and more difficult for her to come, creating stress in her relationship with long-term boyfriend Jason.
But then, during the filming of a paranormal TV show, Tamar picks up on Leslie, the recently murdered sister of her co-worker Hana—who later tells her the murderer was in the room with them. Knowing the best way to enhance her psychic ability is through sex, Tamar must rekindle her troubled relationship with Jason and rebuild their passion as she fights to solve the murder. Can she find the killer in time?
Out now in ebook.
Tanith Davenport began writing erotica at the age of 27 by way of the Romantic Novelists' Association New Writers' Scheme. Her debut novel "The Hand He Dealt" was released by Totally Bound in June 2011 and was shortlisted for the Joan Hessayon Award for 2012.
Tanith has had short stories published by Naughty Nights Press and House of Erotica. She loves to travel and dreams of one day taking a driving tour of the United States, preferably in a classic 1950s pink Cadillac Eldorado.
Tanith's idea of heaven is an Indian head massage with a Mojito at her side.
Follow Tanith on Facebook and Twitter and find out more at her website.
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Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) provide basic, bedside nursing care for sick, injured, convalescing, elderly, and physically or mentally disabled persons. They typically work in a health care team under the direction and supervision of a physician or registered nurse and develop their skills in medical-surgical, maternity, and pediatric nursing. Licensed Vocational Nurses observe patients, perform basic assessments, and report and document changes in a patient's condition. They also measure vital signs, perform medical treatments, and administer prescribed medications. Licensed Vocational Nurses may collect samples and perform routine laboratory tests, feed patients, and record food and fluid intake and output. Some help deliver, care for, and feed newborn babies. Some LVNs perform intravenous therapy or blood withdrawal. Licensed Vocational Nurses can also supervise certified nursing assistants and aides.
Additional duties can vary greatly depending on where the LVN works. Licensed Vocational Nurses who work in nursing care facilities help to evaluate residents' needs and develop care plans. In doctors' offices and clinics, they may make appointments for patients, keep records, and perform other clerical duties. Those who work in the patient's home may prepare meals, keep rooms orderly, see that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, and teach family members simple nursing tasks.
Licensed Vocational Nurses may operate medical machinery such as cardiac output and glucose monitors. They use hypodermic needles, nebulizers, or extremity restraints. They also use computer software for calendar and scheduling and to enter medical records electronically.
Below is a definition for each skill.
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Licensed Vocational Nurses work in hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices, nursing and long-term care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, emergency medical centers, private homes, and group homes. They work a variety of shifts and since most patients need round-the-clock care, some LVNs work nights; weekends; and holidays. Some hospitals have 16-hour (double) shifts, and overtime wages may be paid after the first eight hours. Licensed Vocational Nurses may deal with stressful, heavy workloads.
The job of an LVN often involves prolonged standing, a lot of walking, some lifting, bending, stooping, and reaching. They are subject to back injuries when helping patients move in bed, stand, or walk. Dangers from infectious agents are also part of the work environment. Consequently, LVNs may face hazards from caustic chemicals, radiation, and infectious diseases such as hepatitis, tuberculosis, and AIDS. In addition, the patients they care for may be confused, agitated, or uncooperative.
Licensed Vocational Nurses can join the California Licensed Vocational Nurses' Association (CLVNA) or the Licensed Vocational Nurses League of California (LVNL). They may also join the Health Care Workers division of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
The job of Licensed Vocational Nurse will appeal to those who enjoy activities that involve assisting others. This occupation satisfies those with social interests. Social occupations involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people as well as helping or providing service to others.
The median wage in 2018 for Licensed Vocational Nurses in California was $54,439 annually, or $26.17 hourly. The median is the point at which half of the workers earn more and half earn less.
Benefits usually include vacation, sick leave, medical and dental insurance, and retirement plans.
What Do Local Employers Say About Benefits? Of the 495 employers in California, almost all provide medical insurance and dental insurance, and most provide vacation and sick leave and vision insurance benefits to Licensed Vocational Nurses who work full-time.
Of the 464 employers surveyed who responded in California, who provides medical benefits, most reported that they pay half or more of the cost of medical insurance for full-time, and most reported that they pay half or more of the cost of medical insurance for part-time Licensed Vocational Nurses.
Growth in the employment of LVNs is in response to the long-term care needs of a rapidly growing elderly population and the general growth of healthcare. Replacement needs will be a major source of job openings as workers leave the occupation. Nursing homes will offer the most new jobs for LVNs as the number of aged and disabled people who need long-term care rises. Hospitals are continually under pressure to lower costs and are progressively using more LVNs in place of registered nurses. Increasingly, LVNs will also find jobs outside the traditional hospital setting as healthcare delivery changes.
In California, the number of Licensed Vocational Nurses is expected to grow much faster than average growth rate for all occupations. Jobs for Licensed Vocational Nurses are expected to increase by 17.0 percent, or 11,800 jobs between 2016 and 2026.
Licensed Vocational Nurses must be at least 17 years of age; possess a high school diploma, or the equivalent; and complete a vocational, or practical, nursing program approved by the Bureau of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT). In addition, they must complete an application for Vocational Nurse Licensure and pay the required fees to the BVNPT, successfully pass a fingerprint background check by the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, complete a record of conviction form, and pass the licensing examination, known as the National Council Licensing Examination for Practical (Vocational) Nurses (NCLEX-PN).
There are two other methods by which an applicant can apply for licensure as a Vocational Nurse in California. One method requires that the applicant complete at least 51 months of paid bedside nursing experience in a general acute care facility. In addition to this experience, applicants must also complete a pharmacology course with 54 hours of theory and a verification of skill proficiency. Another method permits U.S. military corpsmen to take the NCLEX-PN if they have completed 12 months of active duty rendering direct bedside patient care, have completed a basic course in nursing in a branch of the armed forces, and have received an honorable discharge from the military.
Programs for LVNs are one year or longer and include classroom study (theory), supervised clinical practice (patient care), and pharmacology. Classroom study covers basic nursing concepts and patient care-related subjects including anatomy, physiology, medical-surgical nursing, pediatrics, obstetrics, the administration of drugs, and nutrition. Clinical practice usually is in a hospital, but sometimes includes other settings.
High school preparation courses in English, mathematics (including algebra and geometry), science (including biology and chemistry), physics, computer science, social studies, and foreign language are recommended.
California offers Regional Occupational Programs (ROP) for LVNs. One such program is titled ROP-Health Career Classes, Anatomy/Physiology. To find an ROP program near you, go to the California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs Web site.
Licensed Vocational Nurses in the State of California are required by law to complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years, in addition to paying a renewal fee, to maintain an active license. Courses must be taken through a continuing education provider recognized by the BVNPT.
This occupation is licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT). Contact the agency that issues the license for additional information. Click on the license title below for details.
Licensed Vocational Nurses must obtain certification by the Bureau of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT) to perform intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal. For more information, go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Career InfoNet Web site and scroll down to "Career Tools." Click on "Certification Finder" and follow the instructions to locate certification programs.
About Full-Time/Part-Time: Almost All of these firms employ full-time and most employ part-time Licensed Vocational Nurses.
About Work Experience: Of the 495 employers surveyed in California, most require new hires to have prior work experience as Licensed Vocational Nurses. In the table below, percentages may not add to 100% since employers may select more than one time period.
About Recruitment: Of the 495 employers surveyed in California, most indicate it is moderately difficult to find applicants with experience who meet their minimum hiring requirements, while some indicate it is moderately difficult to find applicants without previous experience who meet their minimum hiring requirements to fill vacancies for Licensed Vocational Nurses.
About Hiring: Of the 495 employers surveyed in California, most expect the number of Licensed Vocational Nurses they employ to remain stable during the coming year.
About Vacancies: Of the 495 employers surveyed in California, 72 percent hired Licensed Vocational Nurses during the past year. Of the hiring firms, 93 percent filled existing vacancies, 19 percent filled newly created positions, and 8 percent filled temporary assignments.
Direct application to employers remains one of the most effective job search methods. Licensed Vocational Nurses can also register with their school placement center for job leads. The California Licensed Vocational Nurses' Association advertises job opportunities as well. Newspaper classified ads and the Internet offer additional sources for job listings. Online job opening systems include JobCentral at www.jobcentral.com and CalJOBSSM at www.caljobs.ca.gov.
You can focus your local job search by checking employers listed online or in your local telephone directory. Below are some suggested headings where you might find employers of Licensed Vocational Nurses.
Select one of the top industries that employ the occupation. This will give you a list of employers in that industry in your area.
Experienced LVNs may be promoted to supervisory or administrative positions. In some employment settings, such as nursing homes, they can advance to become charge nurses who oversee the work of other LVNs or nursing aides. With additional education and a passing score on the national licensure examination, LVNs can become registered nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants.
Below is a list of occupations related to Licensed Vocational Nurses with links to more information.


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I just picked up a used 302 and some of the pots are a little scratchy. I opened it up and got some Stabilant 22 into the return level pots and they cleaned up nicely- now I'd like to give the rest a going over. Has anyone gone into the guts of one of these? I'm amazed at how much is packed into that case! I'm looking for any hints or tips, anything to be careful of, etc.
I was also personally astonished / delighted when I opened the much bulkier SQN4 to make the direct out breaker jump. Every square millimetre of these things are packed, even more so than our Nagras! (I have an SQN4 and an SD302).
The cable I need to build is a TA3F to 3.5mm, and the pin spacing between the TA3 and TA4 is different. The next Redco shipment should be here Saturday, no big deal.
So a three channel mixer shouldn't be too big a deal.
Thanks for the head's up about Sommer. I've always gotten great service from Redco, I'm just impatient about shipping. I used to be about 40 miles away from them so cheap ground shipping used to take a day or two. Now I'm on the other side of the country and have to wait several days for delivery- you know, like we had to do before Amazon spoiled our expectations of service.
I don't know how informative I am among the talent here, but I appreciate the thought! I'm trying to listen more than I talk and be helpful when I can.
I hate to ship the 302 out just to get contact cleaner squirted in the pots. I used to build, repair, and modify Cadac J-Types for a living: So a three channel mixer shouldn't be too big a deal.
Yeah, but there's so much space underneath those channel strips, Allen!
Seriously though, my apologies: I remember one of our techs on a film doing a TA3 botch job to make an input cable for one of our 788s: in fact, the cable being female there wouldn't have been any pin snapping involved. Maybe it was a TA5? But maybe it was just forcing it in if the spacing was 'nearly'?? I also remember a broken pin scenario: my other reason for disliking TA3 for oft-used inputs/outputs.
Well don't I feel like an idiot. Some gentle jiggling (on the connector) and the TA4 fit. It didn't feel like it was going to at first, and I didn't want to force it because those pins aren't the most robust.
I'm still glad I ordered the TA3s since I have to build another cable. Thanks for getting me to take another look.


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Birdman Rally
Japan International Birdman Rally 2006
Birdman Rally is a competition where members of the public build home-made gliders, hang gliders and human-powered aircraft, ranging from very serious aircraft to mere costumes, leap from a river– or sea–side jetty, or from a bridge, and compete for distance and entertainment value.
Birdman rallies occur in multiple locations around the world, including Bognor Regis and Worthing in the United Kingdom, the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia and Lake Biwa in Japan and in China, which has been created by regular entrants in the Bognor Regis event.
The oldest Birdman rally in the world started in Selsey, West Sussex, United Kingdom in 1971. Moved to Bognor Regis, where it was known as the International Bognor Birdman throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the event moved along the coast to Worthing in 2008 and since 2010 annual rallies have been held in both Bognor Regis and Worthing. The Australian competition first started in 1972 in Glenelg, South Australia but now occurs as a part of Melbourne's Moomba festival in March. In New Zealand, the Birdman Rally ran from 1974 to 1979. Started in 1977, the Japanese competition takes place every year in August, and the majority of competitors come from engineering programmes at universities. Since 1991, Red Bull is holding Birdman Rallies under the name Red Bull Flugtag.
International Bognor Birdman
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Japan's 39th International Birdman Rally
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A bug that's been in the game for awhile, and which some of you may have encountered (albeit very rarely) is the following peculiar circumstance: You start the game, you load up a new map… and suddenly, everything slowly starts to drift into the corner of the map. Finally, you end up with a giant frothing mass of dodos, and colonists, and monsters and who knows what else stuck in one corner of the map, apparently unable to move.
So… what in the world causes this mess?
Well, it's started. A very small number of builds have gone out into the wild, with minimal functionality, as part of a systems compatibility test. We have disabled pretty much everything but getting people to keep themselves alive, and some ramifications for not doing so, the least of which probably being death. Again, the possibility space is very limited with this build so we can focus on the really important stuff like hardware compatibility.
We will gradually be enabling features on the builds that are in the wild, and at the same time increasing the number of participants in our Experiments. If you're interested in participating, please sign up for "testing" via the mailing list at ClockworkEmpires.com – I promise we won't send you any news you don't sign up for (we hate it when people do that, so we're not going to be those people).
The best part of game development, for me at least, is when everything suddenly starts working. Quite often, there is a critical mass of code that you end up writing for a game, and then – in the span of a week, or even days – you go from "everything is hideously broken and we're going to die" to "Oh, this might be fun." We're right on the cusp of that right now; programming has seen some setbacks this week, mainly due to an outbreak of flu that has consumed the office. Nonetheless, we've been hard at work here in Programmertown, trying to get all the excellent artwork and ridiculous designs that people have come up with integrated into the game as quickly and efficiently as possible. Once again, let us take a tour through my folder of wonderful work-in-progress screenshots.
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(If you haven't seen it yet, get yourself up to steam on the scuttlebutt surrounding Clockwork Empires with the PC Gamer preview: Clockwork Empires: a preview of Gaslamp Games' Lovecraft-laden steampunk city-builder).
Various developers have been spotted on Clockwork Empires threads on the Bay 12 forums, Quarter to Three forums, and the SomethingAwful forums to answer your Burning Questions. Delighted minds are encouraged to round up the best responses and post them somewhere so we don't have to.
An update on updates, Workshops and workshops.
Communication is starting to get tough. We want to tell you guys about the brand new patch that has a bunch of awesome things in it, but it's not quite ready. I can tell you about one thing that we haven't told you yet though, regarding mods. I also want to talk about our lack of communication regarding the state of Odin.
First, Mods. We want to give the mod community a chance to get these fantastic creations in the hands of more people, get more feedback happening, more collaboration, and more generally awesome stuff coming out for people to play with. To do this, we are piloting a project with Valve and the Steam Workshop platform. Users will be able to search for mods, comment on them, rate and share them. The forum will still be here and we will do everything we can to make sure that the mods are available for non-steam users as well, but they have built this fantastic tool, it would be a shame not to use it to let people share content more easily. Details on how you guys can access the tools for this below.
We also want to tell you all about our new project: the real name of Project Odin, some screen shots that we have been working on, and answer any questions you might have about how it's not a tower defence game. The reason we haven't done this quite yet is that we need to make sure we're doing things right: registering trademarks, copyrighting what we can, and all that other stuff that keeps games from being duplicated before they're finished. It's lame, I know. It's also a big enough problem that it deserves a bit of our time. We didn't do a lot of this stuff before Dredmor's release, and we were lucky that it wasn't a problem. I'd rather that we didn't have to be lucky again. We are all really excited about this project, and it's killing us to have to wait to tell you. Trust me, game development is way easier when you get to talk about it.
The 1.0.7 beta should be going out to you Steam users with beta access in the next day or two [edit- or Monday for sure; whenever it gets pushed to Steam], provided little else explodes. We'll keep you posted.
This screen gave me some trouble as you can see. The challenges I faced only grew from this point.
Here you may see a new display option for Dredmor's UI in the upcoming 1.0.6 patch. It's the little things.
Here's a transcription of what Nick posted on the forums earlier today (just to get people to maybe check out our shiny new toy), we'll endeavor to keep the blog the de-facto "news" source.
– 1.0.6: Linux support and a handful of the more interesting things that need to be fixed. I'd like to get this to the beta testers by Monday. I'd like to do it earlier, but the first part of the week is consumed by rubbish Real Life Stuff. So we'll see what happens.
– 1.0.7: More fixes, and the introduction of a Super Secret Thing that we've… well, I may have talked about it before, and I wanted it to get in for the original game, but I didn't. So I think we'll put it in for 1.0.7. Again, I'd like a turnaround of about a week, a week and a half.
– 1.0.8: If necessary, more fixes. This patch may not exist, depending on where we set our cutoffs for 1.0.6 and 1.0.7. Hopefully, we get the female character in by this point.
and then various support patches for 1.1.0 moving forward.
There is also the little matter of an expansion pack. Gaslamp as a company – and myself, personally – are universally opposed to charging you for things that should be in the core game. We're committed to fixing every single one of the one hundred and forty-nine issues in the bugtracker for Dredmor, and we will keep adding more Stuff to the core game every time we send out a patch, so that you always get a little something extra.
We don't want to try to sell you 99 cent horse armour, either. That's just… lame.
That said, people have actually *asked* us for an expansion pack, so we have to make one. We think we have a concept for an expansion pack that does justify being spun off to a paid expansion, as opposed to being Horse Armour or Eyebrow Wigs or whatever, and we will be moving on this front as soon as we are happy with the state of the core game. (That is to say, Not Yet. Not For A Long Time Yet.) In typical Gaslamp fashion, said expansion pack will probably be about the price of a package of potato chips. Crawl players will like it. It also won't be anything you couldn't put in yourself with the mod support, so in effect we will be putting up an Officially Sanctioned Mod and inviting you to buy it from us. I think this is a reasonable policy. I have no idea when this will be done, either. If I had to pull an estimate out of my posterior, I would guess six months or so. It'll mainly be frontloading on the art side and less on the code side, and will be something that the company will collectively move on after 1.1.0.
There should also be an announcement about Merch in a few weeks. Buy Merch. BUY MERCH.
So that's the roadmap going forwards. Questions? Comments? Let us know! That's what we're here for.


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