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Mr. Mallard is an "AV" rated trial attorney evidencing his standing through blind peer review as having the highest possible rating for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, a distinction held by less than 2% of attorneys in Florida recognizing him as a certified specialist in this area of law. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers in Florida annually since 2010 by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He was recognized as a "Top Lawyer" by Sarasota Magazine in November 2012 and as a "Super Lawyer" in 2016. He is an Eagle Member of The Florida Justice Association and currently serves on its Board of Directors. This position allows him to be on the front lines of consumer rights in the state of Florida with direct access to the legislature. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Sarasota County Bar Association, the American Inns of Court, and is the current Vice President of the Manasota Trial Lawyers Board.
Mr. Mallard graduated from the Stetson University College of Law, annually recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the very finest law schools in the United States in the field of trial advocacy. While at Stetson, Mr. Mallard was First Runner-up Best Oralist in the Freshman Moot Court Competition, served on the Editorial Board of The Stetson Law Review and was a published committee member in the Local Government Symposium's 1990 Digest. He served as a legal extern for the Honorable Elizabeth A. Jenkins, United States Magistrate Judge, in the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, Florida in 1989-1990.
For over twenty years after his law school graduation, Mr. Mallard represented insurance companies and self-insured defendants in all types of personal injury cases. For the past several years, he has used the unique perspective and experience he gained during that time in representing victims and their families in all types of personal injury matters and in helping other attorneys and their clients settle their disputes as a circuit civil certified mediator.
Mr. Mallard has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in fourteen different counties in Florida and has obtained several million dollar or multi-million dollar settlements or verdicts for his clients which has gained him admission into the prestigious "Million Dollar Advocate's Forum".
He is admitted to practice law in all of the Florida State Courts, the United States Federal Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has spoken as a guest lecturer at the University of South Florida's College of Business Administration, the Sarasota County Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association, the Manasota Trial Lawyer's Board and has published articles on topics of trial advocacy for the Sarasota County Bar Association and the Trial Lawyer's Section of the Florida Bar. He has also authored three books on the subjects of Child Abuse/Injury claims, Nursing Home Abuse and Auto, Truck and Bicycle Accidents which can be obtained free of charge on this website.
He is married to Sara and has two daughters, Shannon and Hailey.
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BCAG invites you to Second Saturdays.
Free family art making for kids of all ages!
Food, beer, wine, & Music!
Swirladelic -Just in time for Mother's Day!
Swirladelic returns to the Gallery@1101 on Thursday, May 11, 6-8 pm. Just in time for Mother's Day! Great dad and child, or mother and child activity, and always a fun mom's night out. Make your own one of a kind silk scarf.
$45 at the door, Buy now for $40.
BCAG is working to establish a new Arts and Entertainment district. Guild President Marilyn Maitland recently spoke with the Baltimore Sun about efforts to make Catonsville the location of the first site in Baltimore County. Read the article here.
Artworks by local artist Jim Kuhlman, BWS, on exhibit at The Gallery@1101, March 30 – May 13, 2017. Join us for his opening reception Thursday March 30 6-8pm.
Yumi Hogan shares her views on the importance of arts education.
Maryland's First Lady, Yumi Hogan, visited with each student and presented the awards at the second annual Youth Art show at the Gallery@1101. This exhibit of artwork by Baltimore County students will be on display through March 26. Check it out!
Reception March 3, 6:30 – 8:00PM <First Lady of Maryland, Yumi Hogan will present awards.


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CreditCardNanny is an extension that detects forms that otherwise look secure - proper and valid SSL certificate, encrypted and seemingly safe enough to enter sensitive data such as credit card details - but actually then submit this form data in a cleartext email to the site administrators!
This extension detects such forms and warns you of the possibility that sensitive information may be exposed in clear-text, putting you and your sensitive data at risk.
You can test the extension by browsing to https://cc-nanny.appspot.com/test-secure-page - a dummy credit card form that uses a form emailer script - a very common pattern used on an alarmingly large number of websites.


FOXBORO, Mass. (January 28, 2012) – The Stonehill College men's ice hockey team earned its first victory of the season at the Foxboro Sports Center on Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 triumph over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) action.
Junior forward Christopher Gorovitz (Framingham, Mass./Tilton School) led the offense with two goals coming 15 seconds apart in the first period while freshman netminder Chris Tasiopoulos (Norwell, Mass/Thayer Academy) stopped 44 shots to help the Skyhawks push their record to 1-4-1 at home. Stonehill also received an empty net goal from freshman forward Stephen Balsamo (Atkinson, N.H./Brewster Academy) at the 19:29 mark of the contest.
For Southern New Hampshire, sophomore forward Tyler Pascucci (North Reading, Mass./Winchendon School) potted the Penmen's lone goal at 5:09 of the third period on assists by teammates Christopher Weilandt (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) and Steven Berry (Ashburn, Va./New Hampton School).
Gorovitz opened up the scoring at 8:21 of the first period sending home a shot past Southern New Hampshire goaltender Tyler Holske (Attleboro, Mass.) on feeds from Bryan Rooney (Canton, Mass./New Hampton School) and Balsamo for his team-leading eighth goal.
Gorovitz tacked onto his team-best goal mark just 15 seconds later as senior forward Patrick Greene (Weymouth, Mass./Catholic Memorial) and sophomore forward Bill Carey (Weymouth, Mass.) facilitated the offense for the junior forward.
After Pascucci's goal early in the third stanza, Balsamo sealed the victory at 19:29 with an empty net power play goal on assists from junior defenseman J.J. Sabin (Milton, Mass./Tilton School) and Rooney.
Tasiopoulos made a game-high 17 saves in the first period ending with 44 total while Holske stopped 25 shots.
Stonehill (6-8-2, 3-2-1 NE-10) hosts UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday, January 31 at the Foxboro Sports Center at 7 p.m. Southern New Hampshire (1-16-1, 0-7-0 NE-10) hosts Assumption College on Saturday, February 4 at 3 p.m.


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Oh my my! Where have I been? I just looked at my previous post and realized that I hadn't posted anything for over a month! A MONTH, I say!!!! Really??? How can this be you might ask! Wellllll, I've been meaning to post, but obviously things have gotten in the way, such as: my nasty chest cold, report cards, parent/teacher conferences, IB units, and hockey! Well, enough said. I'm back! Ha!
Actually, today's post is a quick one.
First, Deb over at Crafting Connections is having a Pin It to Win It Giveaway. All you have to do is visit her TpT store and Pin one of her products to your Pinterest boards. Then, come back to her blog and paste the URL onto the Rafflecopter. Deb is so generous that she's letting you do this up to three times A DAY. You better hurry though! This giveaway ends on Sunday 9PM CST! You do not want to miss out on this giveaway! Deb's products are out of this world!
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I am so honored to be part of Jessica's giveaway! Go and visit her blog and see what my contribution to her giveaway is! Go now because her giveaway ends tomorrow, also!
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All events are free unless posted otherwise.
To get your event or meeting in the weekly What's Happening section, send an email with date, time, location and event to jmac@cheneyfreepress.com.
Oct. 27, Medicare Open Enrollment Assistance, community library, 1 – 4 p.m.
Oct. 27, Pumpkin Carving and Harvest Party, Wren Pierson Community Center, 6 – 8 p.m., $16.
Oct. 28, All Community Costume and Glow in the Dark Dance Party, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7 – 11 p.m., $10 a person.
Oct. 31, Flightless Bird Running Club, Barrelhouse Pub and Pizza, 6 p.m.
Nov. 2, Kiwanis meeting, Sessions Village Clubhouse 2219 N. Sixth St., 7 – 8 a.m.
Nov. 2, Ladies Auxiliary meeting, 116 College Ave., 6 p.m.
Airway Heights
Oct. 27, Pizza and a movie: "Pitch Perfect 2," Airway Heights Community Center, 7 – 9 p.m., free to middle and high schoolers.
Oct. 27, 30 and Nov. 1, SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Life) for active adults 65+, Airway Heights Community Center 13120 West 13th Ave., 9 – 10 a.m.
Oct. 28, Fall community clean up, 924 South Lawson St., 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Oct. 30, City Council meeting, 13120 W. 13th Ave., 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 31, Slightly Spooky Celebration, community library, 2 – 4 p.m.
Oct. 31, Trunk or Treat, Sunset Elementary School, 6 – 8 p.m.
Oct. 28 and Oct. 31, Medical Lake Pinochle group, City Hall, 12:30 – 4 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks visit Fairchild
Cheney Congregational Church calls new pastor
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On 25 May 2007 Tom Nackaerts decided together with his partner Peter Van Dessel to develop his dream project. In an era when the compact, simple and colourless are the norm, they go in search of pure romanticism, colour and naturalness.
Young Amadeus originally worked on projects for private celebrations, home decorations and businesses. As more people became familiar with the project, the need originated for a permanent home. Tom and Peter found it in the Mechelsestraat in Leuven, where Young Amadeus opened its doors on 14 November 2008. The shop is brimming with colours, scents and romanticism. It had become a permanent fixture in the city of Leuven, but after just a few years it did prove to be a little too small.
A brand-new Young Amadeus lifestyle store opened on 1 February 2014. This was only 50 metres away from the previous location, but spacious and just as stimulating for all the senses. Flowers, plants, pottery, glassware and small furniture have all found their place here.
Young Amadeus Boutique sees the light of day in the Mechelsestraat. This is a supplement for the interior with bed linen, towels and numerous attractive gifts.


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November 2020 – April 2021 Nov 2020 – Apr 2021
Catfishin' Fun Presentation @ Bosque del Apache Festival of the Cranes Virtual Event
NMDGF staff and USFWS LE will be giving information (virtually) on catfishing to include licenses information, biology, possible areas to fish and methods. This event is open to the public and more information can be found at https://friendsofbosquedelapache.org/festival-of-the-cranes/.
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Registration opens March 1st, 2021 and closes April 30th, 2021 – (10 PM).
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Increasing the minimum starting teacher pay to $35,000. EVERY teacher will receive a raise, an average of 4.8%, with a goal of moving teacher pay to the national average within 5 years.
Making sure third graders who are promoted to the next grade can read by revising definitions and exemptions in the 2014 Read to Succeed law.
Eliminating three standardized tests for students.
*Giving teachers daily, 30-minute planning periods.
*Renaming the bill, the S.C. Education, Career, Opportunity, and Access for All Act.


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Aileen C. Hernandez papers
Abstract Aileen C. Hernandez (1926-2017) was a Black feminist known for her roles as an original Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and as the second president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She was an active member of more than 100 activist and community-based organizations concerned with racial justice, women's equality, economic equity, fair housing, education, and other social issues. The Aileen C. Hernandez papers document decades of activism by a...
Carmen Vázquez papers
Lesbian activist. The Carmen Vázquez Papers document Vazquez's activism for gay and lesbian rights; they include materials pertaining to gay and lesbian health issues, as well as Vazquez's interest and involvement in broader issues of race and class. The collection includes diaries, correspondence, biographical information, an interview, photographs, memorabilia, writings speeches.
Center for the Advancement of Women records
Women's advocacy group. The records document the daily activities of a feminist non-prift research and advocacy group. Major topics covered: women's rights, women's health, reproductive rights, women of color, affirmative action, and domestic violence.
Mary E. Hunt papers
Abstract Theologian; Feminist; Professor. The Papers document Mary E. Hunt's career as a feminist theologian. Included are published and unpublished writings and lectures; audiovisual materials featuring Hunt; files on conferences and events she attended, and her travels. There is some biographical information, as well as a small amount of material documenting the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER, founded in 1983 by Hunt and her partner, Diann L. Neu) and Women Crossing Worlds,...
Saralee Hamilton papers
Abstract Feminist; Administrator; Reproductive rights advocate. Early records of the Reproductive Rights National Network, and materials documenting international women's rights organizing. Organizations and topics include the Reproductive Rights National Network, the Black Women's Health Project, Women's International Solidarity Affair in the Philippines (WISAP)/GABRIELA, MADRE, Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights, sterilization abuse, reproductive rights advocacy and politics, lesbian...
Dates of Materials: 1911-2013; Majority of material found within 1972-2006
Survivors, Inc. records
Welfare rights activist organization. The records document the work of this welfare rights organization based in the Boston area, as well as work done by the grassroots organization Advocacy for Resources for Modern Survival (ARMS). Major topics include welfare reform, economic justice, poverty, homelessness, grassroots organizing, and cross-class and bi-racial women's organizations. Especially well-documented is co-founder Dottie Stevens' 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign.
Dates of Materials: 1973 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1990s
Women of Color Resource Center records
Women of color grassroots network; Welfare rights, reproductive rights, and women's health advocacy organization in Oakland, California. Records include publications, pamphlets and catalogs of the WCRC; programming materials, conference reports, background research files, and audiovisual material.
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So I was just making that little 1/10 step of selecting, cropping white edges and aligning textures that is such a breeze to do.
Don't mean to undermine your effort, but yeah, that's like a drop in an ocean of things needed to make a good texture, not to mention a material (so +2 other textures that need to be tested in-game). Links will do, thanks. Also bear in mind, that photos that have overblown highlights, pitch black shadows or generally shadows from intensive directional light are not good texture candidates: you can't do much with those, unless you have a RAW file.
Edited by Judith, 27 April 2018 - 05:08 AM.
a couple thatched roof textures, but they are not very HD and over a roof scale, they tend to look very blurry.
Although I think the normalmaps are pretty cheap, a few materials here might be worth looking into.
Also, Poliigon have recently updated their license to forbid use in commercial and "open source" projects. Although I don't think they can legally pull the rug like that (on content they offered before changing the license) I'd still advise against using it.
It's a shame they did that, I can't help but feel it's a sleazy attempt to wrangle cash out of people.
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Colin Kaepernick played football, he was a back-up Quarterback for the 49ers. He decided to protest police brutality during the National Anthem by taking a knee, after speaking with Veterans who said that was better than just sitting. He did not draw attention to this act, he just did it. Eventually someone noticed, asked him what he was doing, and he explained it. Then shit went crazy, he ended-up basically blacklisted from football for taking a stand, and our President turned the idea of protest in the NFL into a big thing for him to fire-up supporters about. Kaepernick repeatedly said it was not meant to disrespect troops, the country, or anything beyond his protesting police brutality towards African-Americans. He was using his freedom of speech to make a stand as many other famous athletes had done. Still, shit went crazy, and the NFL has been dealing with the ramifications since.
Nike has hired Colin Kaepernick to be a spokesman/face of an advertising campaign. This has enraged people who dislike that he had an opinion and expressed it. Now a bunch of conservatives are expressing their anger by ripping-up or burning the expensive Nike gear they own as a form of protest, I guess? I don't know how destroying something you already own really hurts Nike, but okay. Let's be honest here though, Nike knows full well what it is doing. It crunched the numbers and found hiring Kaepernick would get them more support/sales than it would anger/boycotts. A big corporation doesn't do anything solely for a moral/political reason. Nike realizes more people either support Kaepernick, or at least support his right to have done what he did, than people who are mad at him. By signing this man famous for his protest he wins because he gets money and to spread his message, and Nike wins because they get tons upon tons of press and will most likely get a ton of sales from people now eager to buy their stuff (which they undoubtedly figured to be a higher percentage than folk who will be mad).
Setting fire to shoes you already bought to spite the company you purchased them from.
Just as it is Kaepernick's right to protest against police brutality how he chooses, all these folk ripping-up and setting fire to their Nike apparel are fully allowed to do so as well. In the end though, for Nike this is all about money, and it cares a Hell of a lot more about the money it is set to make from this than the potential profits lost from angry folk. In the end money talks, and it's talking in a manner more in favor of protest and speaking-out for what's right than it is forcing athletes to be quiet in the face of ignorance.
Labels: Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, football, news, Nike, politics, race, sports


Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) With elections around the corner, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday put the cow and farmers at the centre of its budget allocation: the government has set aside an unprecedented over Rs 600 crore for the protection and welfare of cows and provided around Rs 1,500 crore for agricultural development.
Among other areas, th budget seeks to provide Rs 6,240 crore for rural housing under the Pradhanmantri Avas Yojna (Gramin) and Rs 429 crore has been made for the Mukhyamantri Avas Yojna (Gramin).
Provision of Rs 30 crore for 'Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojna' – aimed at uplift of traditional craftsman, including carpenters, tailors, basket weavers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, potters, sweet makers, barbers, cobblers and masons – has also been made.
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Q: Intersecting JLabels inside a JTable In the below image I am trying to achieve the following.I have a table and lots of labels embossed over table cells.The height of the labels is always equal to the cell height.So if two labels come in the same point one hides the another as shown in the longer rectangles with red rect over blue.Alternatively what I want is to make the height as half and there by show both the rectangles(showing starting and end points  of the rectangle since height is of no use I can half the height of the rectangle to accomodate one more in the same cell.)
I have to do this inside a JTable.To attach a label we can create a JLabel object by setting the rectangular bounds and using table.add(label);
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A: Where did you get the idea that you can do table.add(label) and hope that the label be magically painted over the table?
(Same ??? for @dpatch's answer.)
You have to use cell renderer/editor for any custom painting inside table. (Or layered pane/glass pane if it's something floating above table, but it looks like you want the labels in the cells.)
A crude renderer that paints cell (0, 0) as half-height blue on top of full-height red:
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setCellRenderer(new DefaultTableCellRenderer()
{
    private int row_ = 0;

    public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,
        boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column)
    {
        row_ = row;
        return super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, column);
    }

    public void setUI(LabelUI ui)
    {
        super.setUI(new BasicLabelUI()
        {
            public void paint(Graphics g, JComponent c)
            {
                super.paint(g, c);
                if( row_ == 0 )
                {
                    Rectangle r = g.getClipBounds();
                    g.setColor(Color.RED);
                    g.fillRect(r.x, r.y, r.width, r.height);
                    g.setColor(Color.BLUE);
                    g.fillRect(r.x, r.y + 1, r.width, r.height/2 - 1);
                }
            }
        });
    }
});

A: Check out the following presentation. I think it talks about solution to similar problem
http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/2008/pdf/TS-4982.pdf?cid=925395

A: When you find two labels that need to be in the same cell, create a JPanel with the red and blue labels each taking up half the height of the panel. Then just add the panel to the table.


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Gun-toting former Marine Winsome Sears defeats Democrat Hala Ayala is to become Virginia's first female black lieutenant governor
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Winsome Sears appears to have won the race for the No. 2 spot in Virginia on Tuesday, with almost all votes counted
Sears will be the first woman and the first black woman to take the role in Virginia's history
The former Marine ran alongside gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, who is also projected to win, on the Republican ticket
In April, Sears vaulted to victory in a crowded primary on the enthusiasm generated by a campaign photo of her posing with a military rifle
Unofficial results showed Sears with 1,591,434 votes, or 51.4 percent, with Democratic candidate Hala Ayala at 1,501,533 or 48.5 percent
By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com and Associated Press
Published: 03:11 EST, 3 November 2021 | Updated: 09:46 EST, 3 November 2021
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Winsome Sears appears to have won the race for the No. 2 spot in Virginia's state government, with almost all votes counted.
Unofficial results showed Sears, 57, with 1,591,434 votes, or 51.4 percent, with Democratic candidate Hala Ayala, 48, at 1,501,533 or 48.5 percent, CNN reported.
However, a handful of precincts have yet to be counted, including nine in Fairfax county and one on Tangier Island, as well as absentee ballots mailed by the Election Day deadline. Those dispatched ballots will be counted by November 5, the state Department of Elections said.
Sears will not only make history as the first woman to hold office, but also as the first woman of color.
The job of the state's lieutenant governor is frequently tipped as a launching pad to the governor's mansion. Half of the past 10 lieutenant governors went on to become governor.
Former Republican Delegate Winsome Sears celebrates winning the race for Lt. Governor of Virginia as she introduces Republican candidate for Governor Glenn Youngkin during an election night party in Chantilly, Virginia
Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (left) speaks with running partner Lt. Gov. candidate Winsome Sears (right) after a rally in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Sears, a gun-loving former Marine, will not only make history as the first woman to hold office, but also as the first woman of color
Lieutenant Governor Elect Winsome Sears: "There are some who want to divide us and we must not let that happen. They would like us to believe we are back in 1963 when my father came...In case you haven't noticed, I am black, and I have been black all my life." pic.twitter.com/NoJJc6qxBe
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 3, 2021
The No. 2 spots also happens to lead the state Senate, in which neither Sears nor Ayala, have served before, and to be next in line if the governor dies or is impeached. That's never happened since the office was created in 1852.
Lieutenant governors can also be the decisive factor in tie votes on most bills, but not on the state budget. Democrats have a 21-19 majority in that body, but some issues do not split on strictly partisan lines.
That said, the lieutenant governor does not have the power to introduce legislation.
Both Ayala and Sears competed for votes on the same day Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin vied for the high-profile top seat on the ticket: the governor's office. Youngkin, 54, is believed to have won 1,677,276, or 50.67 percent of the state's votes, while McAuliffe, 64, took home 1,610,142, or 48.64 percent.
Terry McAuliffe's camp was left shell-shocked by Youngkin's surge to victory in a state that President Biden won by 10 points just one year ago.
In the lieutenant governor's race, the Republican, Winsome Sears, is a former Marine who immigrated to the United States from Jamaica as a girl and vaulted to victory in a crowded primary on the enthusiasm generated by a campaign photo of her posing with a military rifle.
Sears is staunch defender of the 2nd amendment as she is pictured posing with a rifle that vaulted her to victory in the primary in April as a weapon against her
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Hala Ayala narrowly lost to Sears, who claimed 1,591,434 votes, or 51.4 percent, while she collected 1,501,533 or 48.5 percent of ballots. Here she is pictured speaking at a Get Out The Vote rally October 30, 2021 in Hampton, Virginia
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The Democrat, Hala Ayala, claims African, Hispanic, Irish and Lebanese ancestry. She frequently refers to her 'lived experience' as a single mother who almost died in childbirth.
Sears had a brief stint in electoral politics 20 years ago as a one-term delegate in the General Assembly, representing parts of Hampton roads. Her return to politics after a two-decade absence began when she served as national chairperson for Black Americans to Re-Elect President Trump.
Ayala, on the other hand, was launched into public office by her organizing role in the resistance to President Donald Trump when he was inaugurated in 2017.
Ayala won election to the House in November 2017 and quickly rose through the Democratic ranks to serve as chief deputy whip, helping to shepherd a raft of legislation into law after Democrats took control of the legislature in 2020, including abolition of the death penalty, the legalization of marijuana, and election reforms.
Sears won the nomination by beating five other candidates, including two — former Del. Tim Hugo from Fairfax County and Virginia Beach Del. Glenn Davis — who were far more active in recent GOP politics.
Ayala, in an interview, emphasized the role the lieutenant governor plays as a tie-breaking vote in the state Senate, where Democrats currently hold just a 21-19 advantage.
Virginia Democratic lieutenant governor Hala Ayala was now-former governor Terry McAuliffe's running mate
Democratic nominee for Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe's loss will come as a crushing blow to the Biden administration, which won the state against former President Donald Trump during the 2020 election. Pictured: McAuliffe speaking to his election night party and rally in McLean, Virginia, on November 2nd
When it comes to abortion rights, the lieutenant governor's post is even more important, she said, because the chamber is essentially divided 20-20 on abortion issues — Democratic Sen. Joe Morrissey has voted against some legislation that would have expanded abortion rights in the state.
Ayala noted that abortion rights could become a key issues in state legislatures across the country if the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court weakens abortion protections.
'I am a firewall for reproductive health care, and empowering individuals to make their own choices about their own bodies,' she said.
Asked whether she believes abortion rights need to be expanded, she said she supports enshrining Roe v. Wade in the state Constitution. But she declined to say whether she would vote to eliminate Virginia's requirement for minors to obtain parental consent to get an abortion.
Sears' campaign declined to make her available for an interview, responding instead with requests for a list of written questions in advance. She has also refused to answer questions about whether she has gotten the coronavirus vaccine, something for which Ayala has criticized her.
Ayala supports vaccine mandates for state workers and mask mandates in schools, her campaign said.
During the primary, Sears ridiculed mask mandates put in place by Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, posting a video in which she pulled a mask off a cardboard cutout of Northam and stomped it into the sand, with the Virginia Beach boardwalk in the background.
Until now, Sears may have be the most unconventional candidate on the statewide ballot this year. She speaks in a stream-of-consciousness style and loves to tell the story of her first campaign for office, when someone superimposed her face onto a pornographic photo.
'I looked good!' she jokes to the audience.
Sears was the first Black Republican, the first female military veteran and the first naturalized citizen to serve in the legislative body. She immigrated to the US from Jamaica as a young girl
Sears is often outspoken and loves to tell the story of her first campaign for office, when someone superimposed her face onto a pornographic photo. Here she is pictured celebrating the race for Lt. Governor of Virginia
But the story is emblematic, she says, of the obstacles she faced as a Black Republican who was taking on an establishment that expects Blacks to vote Democratic.
'The other side wants to use the problems of the past to define us and we shouldn't let them,' she told a crowd in rural Chesterfield County earlier this month. 'It is time for them to find another victim. ... Yes, we know that there are problems, but we can fix them.'
When she served in the legislature, she earned top ratings from anti-abortion and gun-rights organizations. She touted that record in her successful primary campaign, but has revised her website during the general election to remove those references.
Ayala says Sears is too extreme. In ads, Ayala uses the same photo of Sears posing with a rifle that vaulted her to victory in the primary as a weapon against her.
'My opponent has shown she's not a leader,' Ayala said. 'If somebody shows you who they are, believe them the first time.'
Winsome Sears: Virginia elects first female and woman of color in lieutenant governor office - CNNPolitics
Winsome Sears defeats Hala Ayala to become Virginia's first woman and black lieutenant governor


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Witchcraft, Islam And Humanism Are Filling The Spiritual Void Left By The Dying Church
A dramatic spiritual paradigm shift is taking place in the western world. At the end of last week, I discussed the fact that more Americans than ever before appear to be turning away from the Christian faith, and this is particularly true among our young people. And while it is undeniable that atheism and agnosticism are both growing rapidly, it is also important to point out that other faiths are on the rise in the western world at the exact same time that Christianity is shrinking. If you are a Christian, what you are about to read should concern you greatly.
Let's start with witchcraft. It has been estimated that Wicca (one very popular form of witchcraft) is now the fastest growing faith in America. Books and movies featuring Harry Potter and others that use "magic" for good have fueled a tremendous amount of interest in the dark arts these days. Just consider the following excerpt from a Salon article that was published earlier this month…
Stores specializing in metaphysical sundries (think ritual candles, blended oils, sacred herbs) like Spellbound Sky and House of Intuition in Los Angeles, while not brand-new, are suddenly crowded. In Brooklyn, Witches of Bushwick has evolved from a venue on the underground party circuit to a social collective that celebrates witchcraft as a feminist art and collaborates with fashion companies like Chromat. Of course, for those who prefer whipping up potions at home, several new witch- and occult-themed subscription boxes deliver the magical arts to the doorstep.
And social media has enabled young people interested in magic to connect with one another in a way that we have never seen before. Here is more from Salon…
Check social media: A search for #witch on Instagram yields about 2,375,000 posts — whereas one for #kardashian scores only 1,630,000. Search next time at a boutique: Tarot decks are coming back in high style, thanks to retailers like the Wild Unknown — its artful cards are in stores across the country, from upscale meccas like ABC Home in New York City to indie hot spots like Skylark in Venice Beach, California. K-Hole was right, "mysticore" is the new norm.
Yes, there are still many more Christians than witches in America.
But the ranks of those that are into the occult are growing very quickly – especially among our young people – and in many churches on Sunday morning you will be fortunate to find even a handful of young adults.
Meanwhile, Islam is on the rise in the western world as well. Much of this is due to immigration, and new mosques are springing up all over the United States and Europe.
As Islam gains ground, there has been a concerted effort in some quarters to bring Christianity and Islam together. This movement has become known as "Chrislam", and in recent years we have seen some things that many of us never imagined that we would ever see in the Christian world.
For example, earlier this year the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA was opened with a prayer offered to Allah…
"Allah bless us and bless our families and bless our Lord. Lead us on the straight path – the path of all prophets: Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad."
These were the words that rang out over the congregation at The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, USA meeting in Portland, Oregon. Wajidi Said, co-founder of the Muslim Education Trust, led the attendees in the prayer to the Islamic deity, a move arranged by the Ecumenical and Interfaith ministry staff at the assembly.
The prayer was part of the "first order of business" during the meeting's opening session, a time dedicated to praying for those affected by the Orlando shooting that occurred just weeks before.
And of course the Presbyterian Church USA is far from alone. As I have documented, Pope Francis has stated that Christians and Muslims both "worship the one God", and in 2014 he authorized Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran at the Vatican for the first time ever.
But despite such efforts to "bring Christians and Muslims together", the truth is that Islamic terrorists continue to slaughter Christians on a continual basis all over the planet. The most recent attack on a church took place in Indonesia on Sunday…
An ISIS suicide bomber today attacked a Catholic priest with an axe as he tried to blow up hundreds of worshippers at a church during Sunday Mass.
Priest Albert Pandiangan, 60, was holding the holy ceremony at the altar when the 18-year-old fanatic rushed towards him with a backpack bomb and tried to blow himself up.
But the bomb burned without setting off the explosives, so the jihadi pulled an axe from his bag and slashed the priest's arm at St Yoseph Church in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra in Indonesia.
So far there have been well over 1000 Islamic terror attacks in 2016, and ISIS appears to have a renewed emphasis on attacking churches and Christians wherever they can find them.
Without a doubt, we are also witnessing a huge increase in the number of atheists and agnostics in the western world. Europe is much farther along than the United States is in this regard, and many areas of the continent are rightly regarded to be "post-Christian" at this point.
In the UK, the Christian faith has declined so dramatically that now we are seeing the rise of "humanist chaplains" that don't hold to any sort of faith at all…
With participation in traditional faiths at near-record lows, Britain is seeing the rise of humanist chaplains providing "pastoral" support for the non-religious.
Last month the University of Westminster in London broke new ground by appointing its first official secular advisor for students.
The move followed efforts by the British Humanist Association since 2014 to train more than 100 volunteers to go into schools, hospitals and prisons in order to provide support for those who don't believe in a deity.
Fortunately, things are much different in much of the rest of the world. In fact, the Christian faith is currently experiencing explosive growth in China, India, South America and many portions of Africa.
But in the United States and Europe people are leaving the faith of their forefathers in astounding numbers, and that spiritual void is often being filled by other faiths such as witchcraft and Islam.
So what does this mean for the future of our society?
Please feel free to share what you think by posting a comment below…
*About the author: Michael Snyder is the founder and publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog and End Of The American Dream. Michael's controversial new book about Bible prophecy entitled "The Rapture Verdict" is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.*
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Headlines: June 3rd, 1997
The rash of political appointments in Whitehall has brought charges of politicising the Civil Service. John Major said: "More political appointments have been made in the last month than in the previous 18 years." A list of special advisers appointed since the general election and published by the Cabinet Office, contains 50 names.The list includes Jonathan Powell, Blair's chief of staff. Powell's appointment has triggered controversy about where the dividing line between the Civil Service and political advisers should be drawn. It is thought that he was due to take over the role of principal private secretary to the prime minister. The post is currently held by Alex Allen who formerly served John Major. Following a protest from Sir Robin Butler, head of the Civil Service, there was a denial from the prime minister's office of any plan to encroach on Civil Service territory. In this case the dividing line is being maintained.
Peter Lilley, former Social Services minister expressed concern for the machinery of government and for Civil Servants. He said: "The growth in the number of political appointments is changing the way the machinery of government operates and it is also causing anxiety among Civil Servants."
Sir Michael Brett, head of the Civil Service Commissioners, said there were strict limits on the numbers of special adviser posts and expressed concern at the prospect of any more. He said: "If there was a horde of political appointees being made civil servants, they would not be being made on the principle of fairness and open competition."
The Government stoutly defended the appointments. Peter Mandelson, Minister without Portfolio, responsible for co-ordinating and presenting policies, said the appointments strengthened "the centre of government" and would enable it to carry out its manifesto pledges. David Clark, Minister for Public Services, said the distinction between political advisers in Whitehall and permanent Civil Servants had been a grey area. "We want to be more open about it," he said. He insisted that the Government would sustain the tradition of a "professional and impartial Civil Service".
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Mutant Football League is a football game that aims to bring a more violent, mature tone to the sport. I had the chance to play the title along with another mxdwn member, Yammarii.
Before we started playing, we were given a choice of teams to choose from. Each team is unique in that there is a mechanic called "Dirty Tricks". These moves allow you to essentially cheat, and each team determines what kind of dirty tricks you can use. Once we had our teams picked, we had the usual kickoff. The biggest twist with this game is that all players have health bars, and at all points in the game, you can attack opposing players in order to take them out of the game permanently.
Also, there were all-star players that could have the most impact in the game, and once they are out, they are out for good. To add to the intensity of losing a player, various field hazards would risk any player instantly losing a unit in a split second. The addition of these hazard really added an interesting flow to the game.
At its core, Mutant Football League is still a football game. You still choose your plays, you can snap the ball, pass it, run it, score field goals, and so on. We started off going back and forth, preventing each other from scoring a touchdown. As we played along, we would use dirty tricks on each other. I would bribe the ref so the touchdown Yammarii just got didn't count, so the touchdown didn't count and he got a penalty. Yammarii then killed the ref so that he would no longer get penalized, but it also cost him a turn. As we continued on, our players would take a second to banter to the other team. As their dialogue was put up on the screen, it would also show that individual player's stats for the game, which was a cool little touch.
At halftime, neither of us had scored on each other, but we were now invited to play a mini-game which involved killing as many zombie refs as possible. There is no reward for winning, but you do get bragging rights, and it is a nice little break from the game.
Once halftime was done, we went right back at it, blocking passes, using dirty tricks, and trying to inch closer to the touchdown zone. Yammarii ended up making two great plays that put him up by 8 points. In the end, those plays won him the game.
Unfortunately, I am not a football fan, so I was somewhat lost with the gameplay, but there is a lot of character and humor in this game. The world created around Mutant Football League is rife with jokes and hilarious, over the top insults. Despite having no idea what I was doing, I still enjoyed it. Also, the voice actor behind the announcer and the characters, Tim Kitzrow, did an absolutely phenomenal job.
While Mutant Football League is already available for digital download, there will be a physical release sometime later in late Summer or early Fall of this year with the Nintendo Switch version coming as well. The physical release will also come with a patch that will update player rosters and add more hilarious and downright evil dirty tricks to every team's arsenal.


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Education is constantly evolving as our understanding of the world grows and changes. Decades ago, for example, it would have been unusual to consider including the sciences as part of the average student's curriculum. Times have changed however, and just as computers have shaped the way we live our lives, so has science and our understanding of it.
In the same vein, educators are beginning to view summer and afterschool learning programs as an essential part of a student's childhood education, rather than as an elective.
In an article for Expanding Learning titled The Potential of Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs and 21st Century Community Learning Centers for Supporting School Success, research into the most effective ways to determine success in summer or after school programs is explored. The authors' two organizations, Foundations, Inc. and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, have helped to shape these guidelines, while the 21st Century Community Learning Centers have been incorporating the techniques into its program consistently. It is from these initiatives that we have a broader picture to learn from.
Most of these guidelines require communication between programs and primary education centers, but when done correctly, they can be incredibly valuable resources.
The first point in the list addresses the importance of "aligning in-school and out-of-school learning." This means that programs should continue the lessons already laid out for students during the school day. Rather than compounding on top of their workload, summer and afterschool programs can provide tutoring, homework assistance, and fun activities to expand learning.
Next up is to "identify and respond to individual learning needs." Summer and after school programs have a unique opportunity to hone in and give individual-based guidance to students that regular schooling does not always have the luxury of providing. This extra chance to learn with the support and custom assistance beneficial to a student on an individual level is an extraordinarily valuable resource that can prevent summer learning loss and help students have a leg up for the next school year.
Equally important is the following point, "pay attention to health and school attendance." Summer and after school programs have a unique opportunity to spot mental and physical health issues that can create educational issues for students or contribute to absentees. These issues are often missed by primary educators due to class size and other factors. By paying closer attention however, these deterrents to education can be spotted and more likely rectified, permitting students the opportunity to improve their overall learning experience.
While it's important for summer and after school educators to communicate with primary educators, it is also important for them to communicate with parents, as the next point, "partner with families" outlines. Again, due to the more individualized attention that these programs can provide to students, they have a unique opportunity to also get to know the families more frequently. This allows the possibility to build positive relationships, provide assistance networking with other families, and learn more about a student's life and interests.
The final point is "partner with community groups and organizations, and treat school, home, and community as a unified system." To quote the article in Expanding Learning referenced above, "Children learn wherever they are." This is true, and it's why viewing a student's experience in school, at home, and in summer programs, as a whole rather than individual parts, can be so beneficial. The article continues, "the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative requires school-community partnerships, family engagement, and more and varied engaged learning opportunities for young people." This partnership between all facets of influencers in the student's life can provide the student with more advanced opportunities to learn to the best of their ability and grow their support system both in and outside of school.
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Q: Catching an exception in an overridden method in C# Why does the following catch block does not catch any exception?
Does this have anything to do with the override->base.Method() relationship?
On the screenshot you can see that an SqlException with a number 2627 is thrown, but the catch block never catches it.
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        try
        {
            return base.SaveChanges();
        }
        catch (SqlException ex) when (ex.Number == 2627)
        {
            Log.Error($"Duplicate key constraint violation occured while submitting changes, {ex.Message}");
            var (resource, duplicateKey) = ExtractDuplicateKeyViolationDetails(ex.Message);
            throw new DuplicateKeyException(resource, duplicateKey);
        }
        catch (SqlException ex) when (ex.Number == 547)
        {
            Log.Error($"Constraint violation occured while submitting changes, {ex.Message}");
            var (resource, property) = ExtractConstraintViolationDetails(ex.Message);
            throw new ConstraintViolationException(resource, property);
        }
    }

A: You're running your code in debug mode. VS stops execution whenever an exception is thrown and that's what you're seeing. Hit F5 to continue execution and it'll enter the catch block.

A: Turns out the issue was the thrown exception was not an SqlException, but a DbUpdateException, where the SqlException was embedded as the InnerException's InnerException...
I've solved it with the following format:
    catch (DbUpdateException ex) when (ex.MostInnerException() is SqlException sqlException && sqlException.Number == 2627)
    {
        Log.Error($"Duplicate key constraint violation occured while submitting changes, {sqlException.Message}");
        var (resource, duplicateKey) = ExtractDuplicateKeyViolationDetails(sqlException.Message);
        throw new DuplicateKeyException(resource, duplicateKey);
    }

    internal static Exception MostInnerException(this Exception ex)
    {
        var innerException = ex;

        while (innerException.InnerException != null)
        {
            innerException = innerException.InnerException;
        }

        return innerException;
    }


Microsoft is releasing its first ever personal computer, the Surface, at midnight tonight.
While it was initially pitched as a tablet to rival the iPad, the more we look at it, the more we think it's a rival to laptops. It's pretty evident in its first ad, which is built entirely around the experience of clicking the keyboard into the tablet screen to make something that's more like a laptop than an iPad.
Microsoft launched Windows 8 today in New York, and at the event we asked an executive whether the Surface was supposed to be a laptop or a tablet.
His didn't answer, but basically said it was both. He said that if you go through an airport, you'll see people with smartphones, tablets, and laptops. For one task, say, watching video, a person will pull out the tablet. Then for another task, like writing an email, the same person will pull out their laptop.
Microsoft's objective is to eliminate the need for that second step. It's supposed to be an all in one device.
Microsoft's head of communications Frank Shaw echoed those comments to us at the event. He talked about someone coming to his house to do some remodeling. The remodelers had photos on their iPad. Then when it was time to make an order, they pulled out their PC.
Whether or not that works, remains to be seen. The early reviews of the Surface have been mixed. The general consensus is that the hardware is great, but the software is so-so. This is an ironic change for a software company.
Microsoft believes it's going to work. The executive we were talking with said Microsoft saw a lot of people in meetings with iPads propped up, using awkward keyboards to type notes. Microsoft thinks its come up with a solution to fix that problem.
"Sometimes it's good to be second," says the exec, because you learn from your competition's weak spots.


MOI Qatar reported the seizure of two vehicles who were discovered drifting at Al Kheesa area.
Video recordings showed cars drifting in a dangerous way.
The went viral on social media.
The drivers were detained and vehicles were seized by the police.
A festival has opened at LuLu Hypermarkets The Festival of Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms has opened at LuLu Hypermarkets. The festival offers certified premium local vegetables in boxes, and LuLu officials indicated that premium Qatari vegetables will be made available at all Lulu outlets until the end of the season. The event is being held as part of the ongoing 'Premium Qatar Farms Programme' launched at major commercial outlets.