Boris Johnson has restated the importance of Nato's policy of mutual defence after Donald Trump suggested the US may not always come to the aid of its allies.
The Republican presidential nominee said yesterday he would weigh whether other Nato members "fulfil their obligations" to the US before deciding to protect them in the face of external aggression.
But Mr Johnson stressed the UK's commitment to the policy of mutual defence – although he insisted he was not getting involved in the politics of the US election.
"I think that Article Five in the Nato Treaty of 1948, the doctrine of mutual defence, is incredibly important," the Foreign Secretary said.
"It's something that I've repeated several times already just in the last week to various other countries, and my counterparts in various other countries around Europe, in the Baltic countries and elsewhere.
"It's something that the British Government believes in absolutely, fervently, and that we stand behind full square.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary also said the UK will lead a drive to collect evidence for potential war crimes charges against members of so-called Islamic State.
Mr Johnson is in Washington for a conference on combating IS, where he spoke out about the risk of fighters diffusing across the world as the group faces losses of territory in Iraq and Syria.
"We've got to deal with the whole cancer and its ability to spread and to metastasize, to pop up all over the world in the way that we've been seeing," he told television reporters afterwards.
"There are thousands of them and we need to start setting in train the process of gathering evidence, of getting more witnesses, so that ultimately they can be prosecuted and held to account for their crimes against humanity and that's something that I said today to everybody and got a large measure of support."


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const keyBy = require('lodash.keyby');
const keymirror = require('keymirror');

const { ACT_EFFECT_RANGE_TYPES, EFFECT_DIRECTIONS } = require('../constants');
const { expandReachToRelativeCoordinates } = require('../lib/core');

/*::
type EffectRangeFixtureField = (
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    type: 'UNIT',
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    type: 'BALL',
    radius: number,
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);

export type ActImmutableObject = {
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      type: 'REACHABLE',
      reach: number,
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  bullet: {
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  effectParameters: {
    damagePoints: number,
    healingPoints: number,
  },
  effectAnimation: {
    id: string,
    destinationType: AnimationDestinationType,
  },
  expandEffectRangeToRelativeCoordinates: Function,
};
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    id: 'MAGICAL_BLAST',
    friendshipType: 'UNFRIENDLY',
    aimRange: {
      type: 'REACHABLE',
      reach: 2,
    },
    bullet: {
      speed: 12,
    },
    effectRange: {
      type: 'BALL',
      radius: 1,
    },
    effectParameters: {
      damagePoints: 1,
      healingPoints: 0,
    },
    effectAnimation: {
      id: 'SHOCK_RED',
      destinationType: 'SQUARE',
    },
  },
  {
    id: 'MELEE_ATTACK',
    friendshipType: 'UNFRIENDLY',
    aimRange: {
      type: 'REACHABLE',
      reach: 1,
    },
    bullet: {
      speed: 9999,
    },
    effectRange: {
      type: 'UNIT',
    },
    effectParameters: {
      damagePoints: 1,
      healingPoints: 0,
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    effectAnimation: {
      id: 'SHOCK_RED',
      destinationType: 'UNIT',
    },
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    id: 'TREATMENT',
    friendshipType: 'FRIENDLY',
    aimRange: {
      type: 'REACHABLE',
      reach: 1,
    },
    bullet: {
      speed: 9999,
    },
    effectRange: {
      type: 'UNIT',
    },
    effectParameters: {
      damagePoints: 0,
      healingPoints: 1,
    },
    effectAnimation: {
      id: 'SHOCK_BLUE',
      destinationType: 'UNIT',
    },
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];

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  } else {
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};

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};

const fixtureToAct = (fixture/*:Object*/)/*:ActImmutableObject*/ => {
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  return act;
};

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const acts/*:{[id:string]: ActImmutableObject}*/ = keyBy(actList, 'id');
const ACT_IDS/*:{[id:string]: string}*/ = keymirror(acts);

module.exports = {
  _expandEffectRangeToRelativeCoordinates,
  ACT_IDS,
  actList,
  acts,
};

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Jarred Roman Sonnier, age 19, 149 Raleigh Lane, Sunset, LA, domestic abuse battery w/child endangerment; false imprisonment. Arrested by St. Landry Sheriff's Office.
Clara R. Smitlh, age 63, 137 Floyd Lane, Lot 13, Opelousas, LA, cruelty to juveniles. Arrested by St. Landry Sheriff's Office.
Johnny Craig Guillory, III, age 31, 608 Hall St., Opelousas, LA, bench warrant; simple criminal damage; attempted; simple burglary. Arrested by St. Landry Sheriff's Office.
Dustin Dwayne Higginbotham, age 34, 193 Robinson Lane, Elton, La, aggravated 2nd degree battery; entry or remain/after forbidden; bench warrant. Arrested by Eunice Police Dept.
Johnny Roy Clark, age 54, 1242 Bearb Rd., Sunset, LA, bench warrant; domestic abuse battery by strangulation; false imprisonment. Arrested by St. Landry Sheriff's Office.
Darrell Oakley, age 50, 8592 Hwy. 182, Apt. 10, Opelousas, LA, DWI 1st offense; speeding; open container. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.
Keaven Breaux, age 29, 219 Auburn, Carencro, LA, improper lane use; PWITD schedule I narcotics; PWITD schedule II narcotics. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.
Russell Solomon, age 36, 2243 Jazmine Dr., Opelousas, LA, DWI 1st offense; careless operation of a motor vehicle. Arrrested by Louisiana State Police.


Ashton Kutcher's fraternal twin brother, Michael, currently lives in their home state of Iowa with his son. Michael was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a kid and underwent a heart transplant at age 13. He now works as a motivational speaker and spokesperson for the advocacy organisation Reaching For the Stars and has traveled to Washington DC to fight for cerebral palsy funding.


The Dec. 28 groundbreaking ceremony for Grantsville City's new $3.6 million justice center was called a "milestone" by Grantsville Mayor Brent Marshall and a "momentous occasion" by Grantsville Police Chief Kevin Turner.
Such pronouncements are often said by officials while extolling — or justifying — the virtues of a new government building. But in this case, Marshall and Turner don't need to justify.
The 12,947-square-foot facility is needed for the city's police department and justice court, both of which outgrew space at City Hall long ago. It also wasn't a rushed decision or done behind closed doors. Instead, it's the result of due diligence and holding the line on costs to create a win-win solution for the city.
The due diligence started over two years ago when Marshall and Turner began a hard look at possibly building a new justice center. By May 2015 the project started to be openly discussed at city council meetings and gained traction. After that came more than a year of planning, most of which was reported in the Transcript Bulletin.
Holding the line on costs followed when Marshall, Turner and the city council established how much the city could afford. When initial bids came in higher than $3.6 million, both men and the city council worked to eliminate or cut back items to get the cost closer within budget.
Next, the city sought funding it could afford, using a $2.7 million loan from the state's Community Impact Board at 2.5 percent for 30 years. The remainder of the justice center's cost will be paid for by using $400,000 in public safety impact fees, which are generated from building permits, and $500,000 from the general fund's reserve fund. A tax increase to help pay for the facility was never publicly on the table.
When finished, what the city and citizens are supposed to get is a facility that features a courtroom, a joint service lobby for police and courts, patrol office areas, secure interview rooms, a multipurpose training and community room, and an ancillary building for vehicle and bulk evidence storage.
With that said, the new justice center is more than a new home for police and justice court; all of Grantsville is welcome there, too. And that makes good sense, for as Grantsville continues to grow, the community bond Turner mentioned may play a vital part in helping the city and its residents keep crime in check.
If there is a downside to the project, it is the location. Such a noble edifice should be prominently featured on Grantsville's Main Street. But the city saved money by using 2.7 acres of city-owned land north of City Hall and the Grantsville City Library on Bowery Street.
Grantsville's new justice center promises to be a valuable asset the community can proudly call its own. City Hall and citizens are congratulated on making a worthwhile project become reality.


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The Alarm Rings Loudly! The child stirs in his bed, letting out a groan, he reaches over tapping the alarm off. Sitting up, he rubs the sleep out of his eyes, moving the covers off himself while sitting on the side of his bed. Looking over the on the bedside table is a picture of his father, a strong man, Cloud just stares at the picture for a couple minutes, rubbing his hands on the glass covering the picture. His last memory he has of his father, even though he longs for his missing father, a person he never really has known, no tears, no emotions appear on his face. He is void of any emotion. He turns on the light and begins getting ready for school, he knows he is gonna see his friend Tifa and chances are might get into it with another kid at school today.
"First day of school, got to make sure everyone at school knows who is boss."
His mother wonders into the doorway, just staring at her bundle of joy. She has blond hair, pulled back with a couple frayed ends, the wrinkles in her forehead from the stress of raising boy alone, and not actually having the time to grieve her husband's death, coupled with Cloud's antics with the kids, she is aging more. Her dress a bright blue, with a grey belt fastening it tighter, bright green eyes, angled features round out her face. Cloud hasn't noticed his mother until she gracefully walks in and hugs him from behind, making him blush, as she bends down onto her knees to come to eye level with Cloud.
"You know I Love You right Cloud?"
"Yes mom, I love you to."
"You going to get along with the school kids today? You gotta make more friends than Tifa now Cloudy."
"Mom, I do have friends."
"Who besides Tifa? I always see you fighting and lashing out at anyone who disagrees or gets close to you."
"There is Jimmy, and Tim over there by the mansion."
"I've never met them, perhaps you should invite them and Tifa over for dinner sometime?"
"Hurry and dress, so we can get some breakfast before you have to leave. I made some eggs, and bacon and you're favorite, buttermilk biscuits."


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Over the last couple months, GC has been profiling various accounting-related credentials. CPA, CFP, CMA, CIA, CFE, CVA, CFA… it's a veritable alphabet soup of designations and employers are more and more likely to ask for a second helping these days. And you might want to pick up an MBA while you're at it too. Y'know, in your spare time. In Canada, you can go ahead an//www.cga-canada.org/en-ca/Pages/default.aspx">CGA, CA, and CBV to the mix as well.
Another day, another designation for yet another self-regulating body.
We've all heard of "grades inflation." Well, in my view, we're currently subject to "credentials inflation" at a rate that would make a Banana Republic cringe. In contrast, Zimbabwe Ben would likely nod in approval.
Beyond credentials though, there's another critical piece in the employment puzzle that you would be well advised to consider as you venture into the field. Tools.
What are an accountant's tools?
I'm not talking about the wheel barrel you'll need to cart all those credentials to your job interview. I'm talking about the business software that more and more employers want pre-installed on their prospective employees.
At the entry level, it tends to be more of a 'nice to have' than a 'must have'. But more and more, your progressive career path is affected by the type of tools you learn early in your career. There's just no way to separate accounting and finance from the technology that facilitates accounting and finance work.
In the small business space, this is less of an issue. One small business accounting package is much like another. The "canned" reports (built in) will largely suffice, point and click. Just get yourself a healthy functional skill level with MS Excel and you're ready to go.
Moving up into the enterprise, it's a different story. The difference between having experience with Quickbooks versus SAP is akin to the difference between a degree from Eastern Michigan University and Princeton.
Think about that when you are venturing out into the job market for the first time. What are your aspirations? Where do you want your career to take you?
It's difficult to blame employers for this predilection. Enterprise software is complex, subject to cryptic reporting languages, and training is expensive. The expertise is seldom institutionalized within the enterprise instead residing in the head's of one or two key people. The "gurus." Sometimes the expertise just walks right out the front door. It's just way, way easier for everyone when "the new guy" can hit the ground running.
We may see this sad reality change in time.
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, is a key person leading the charge for change. He is an out-spoken advocate of the "consumerization" of enterprise software. In Benioff's view, enterprise software should be as easy to use as Facebook and we're seeing this manifest with every iteration of the Salesforce.com platform.
Unfortunately, Salesforce is the exception rather than the rule and the incumbent systems are deeply rooted in business. The technology "stack" as it's called is built up over time and choices of enterprise systems are traditionally big, capex decisions. Change is rarely proactive and technology is normally kept well beyond the end of its useful life.
The complex enterprise systems will continue to be persistent for sometime to come. So be prepared to factor this into your career calculations. When you're out there looking for work, ask the question of prospective employers. What systems do you use? Then, research that system to figure out its prevalence in the market: Are they using some niche software product built upon an ancient architecture? Is it a proprietary system that you'll never see again? Is it a "legacy system"? Is it vertical specific?
Don't underestimate the importance of these questions. No one has the bandwidth to learn all the tools currently offered. Examine your career aspirations carefully within the context of these technology tools because it can be difficult to backpedal. The tools you learn have just as much bearing on your career as the credentials you chose.
And inflation is a fact of life.
Geoff Devereux as been active in Vancouver's technology start-up community for the past 5 years. Prior to getting lured into tech start-ups, Geoff worked in various fields including a 5 year stint in a tax accounting firm. You can see more of his posts for GC here.
I don't have a problem with that result. We can argue all day long abo really "needed" as opposed to "pushed". That's a philosophical debate, indeed, it's a MORALISTIC debate. In Obama's address to the USA (re: BP oil sands) he prayed for a "hand to guide us." Was he talking about the hand of god, or the invisible hand? … But I digress.
Sidenote: Back in the heyday of the SUV craze, there was a great interview on 60 Minutes with some analyst/pundit who described the motivation that seemed to underlie the populating of these beasts. He described it as "reptilian." The term stuck with me and I find it helpful to think about in around any purchasing decision of consequence. A well executed CRM can create a veritable "Jurassic Park" of suckers if that is what one is so inclined to create. Although, it doesn't have to be that way. It doesn't have to be evil.
My point this week though is less about CRM per se and more about what happens when an enterprise software implementation goes awry. A different kind of evil. There have been two big stories recently detailing lawsuits being leveled against firms who had been contracted to install an enterprise system and had allegedly failed to deliver on the contract.
In one case, EDS (now owned by Hewlett Packard) just agreed to pay British Sky Broadcasting $460 million for a failed CRM implementation. This was from a project undertaken in the year 2000 and abandoned two years later. The settlement is four times the value of the budgeted project cost.
In a second case, Marin County, CA is suing Deloitte Consulting for an alleged failure in rolling out an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. Marin County is seeking $30 million. Their contention is that Deloitte didn't have the technical skills on the software in question. That's an important point. This type of technical skill is of the "use it or lose it" variety.
So, is that the answer? When a software implementation goes awry, you sue everyone? Well, sometimes.
You see, buying an enterprise software system isn't like buying a vehicle. You can't just hand the wheel over to your reptilian brain and pray for the invisible hand to hook up financing and you're on your way.
There's work involved, normally a third party, that is paid to configure the software and integrate it into your organization's existing infrastructure. In a complex business model, the process of defining and integrating all the business rules, data flows, and connections can be daunting… sometimes, impossible. Failure, unfortunately, is always an option.
I've seen examples where it was clearly a management failure to provide project leadership that created an implementation failure. The example I am thinking about resulted in the company taking a $2 million dollar charge then having to start over. When I went to see them, it looked like they were heading right back down the same road. Making the same mistakes. Me? I can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped.
Some folks point to Saas products as a way to alleviate these nightmare scenarios. If only it was that easy. Wherever a business has an existing IT architecture, there is the possibility of an integration problem (assuming you want integrated systems which I have to believe that you'll want). There is another company I can think of who, when I met them, had been working for at least 6 months on an integration with a Saas ERP system and their back office. For a number of reasons, it really just didn't seem like it was going to work. And the red flag for me was that the CFO and the Director of Finance had vastly different views as to how the project was going.
These are just a couple examples I can name from my own experiences and I'm not even in the software implementation game!
The moral of the story is know the statement of work inside out. Understand the terms of the contract. Technical skills are finite. Be very clear on the desired outcomes.
And beware of the reptilian brain.


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Confused about where to live in San Jose Costa Rica?
by Ivo Henfling
Costa Rica Communities, Costa Rica Living, Costa Rica Real Estate Topics
Even those who are born and raised in Costa Rica, are confused about where to live in San Jose. Decades ago, those who were living in San Jose moved out and now some (or their children) are moving back again. What the heck is going on?
Those who have never been to Costa Rica might use google to search for San Jose. Because that's the destination on their ticket: SJO. If you search where to live in San Jose, articles will basically tell you:
The majority of expats in San Jose, actually choose to live not in the city, but outside of it. There are great options in the surrounding area, including places that are closer to the coast than San Jose.
San José is not as beautiful as Madrid, Paris, London, Amsterdam or New York. I assume it was really nice to live in San Jose 100 years ago, or even 55 years ago. There are few buildings left that show how beautiful San Jose used to be. Paseo Colon, Barrio Amon, and Barrio Otoya are still proof of the San Jose of yesteryear.
The lack of zoning and city planning turned San Jose in an ugly and messy city, with lots of traffic and busses everywhere. It's the hub of arrivals and departures. It's the place where people go to connect from one place to another.
Let me explain a bit, so you understand the city and where you can live in San Jose. Of course, once you've read this article, I suggest you contact us. It is the best way to have expert assistance for your San Jose property purchase.
Downtown San Jose is not comparable to cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam or even Panama City. For now, although it might happen in future, downtown San Jose, is not interesting as a residential area.
San Jose, also called Chepe by the locals, uses a street system just like a city in the United States. Avenues or avenidas, run from East to West and Streets or calles, run from North to South. Downtown San Jose runs more or less from Calle 14 (at Hospital San Juan de Dios) to Calle 11 (Cuesta Moras) and Avenida 9 (Barrio Amón) to Avenida 10 (AyA Central Office).
For now, real estate developers have kept away from developing residential units downtown. Only on Paseo Colon on the west side and Barrio Dent on the east side, you will find a few condominium complexes.
Condos in San Jose
San José Mayor Johnny Araya has been promoting the return of residents into San Jose. He has been able to attract residential real estate developers to build condo towers. But, they have a hard time selling them. That is mainly because the streets of downtown San José are not safe to walk at night and traffic is terrible.
Most companies that pay salaries to afford such condos have moved out of San Jose. Nonetheless, a certain niche market was created for professionals who work downtown. Many live elsewhere in the Valley but don't want to make the drive into San Jose every day. So they live in San Jose during the week and elsewhere during the weekend.
There are high-end downtown condos located on Paseo Colon, 10th Avenue, and Barrio Dent. The low-end downtown condos are under development in the southern suburbs like Hatillo and Alajuelita.
Westside San Jose
Sabana Park
Highway 1 divides downtown San José from the western suburbs. Sabana Park, which used to be the international airport, is now a large sports park with a lake and the national soccer stadium. On the north and south side of Sabana Park, you will find old neighborhoods. Slowly, residential developers are replacing old homes with 7 – 15 story buildings that offer nice amenities and views.
For expert assistance in Sabana Park, allow me to introduce agent Andrés Henfling.
Nunciatura & Rohrmoser
Just west of Sabana Park is Nunciatura, a high-end suburb that is part of Rohrmoser. This is the area of San Jose with the most condo towers under construction during 2018. The advantage of Nunciatura is the easy access to both highway 1 and 27. Shopping, banking, and medical services are everywhere.
For expert assistance in Nunciatura, allow me to introduce agent Barry Ashworth.
If you want to live in San Jose on the east side, the cool side, you'll end up in Curridabat. The city of Curridabat is really a suburb of San Jose but with its own municipality. If you like a cooler climate, you'll love to live in San Jose on the east side. There are enough shopping malls for a lifetime.
AND you'll be close to several medical centers too. On the east-side, you also have choices like Zapote, Cipreses, Dent, Pops, Freses, Escalante, and many other suburbs.
For expert assistance on the east side, allow me to introduce agent Patrick Mulheren.
Tibas and Guadalupe
In Tibas and Guadalupe, you'll find mostly older homes. The construction of large condo towers has not arrived in Tibas or in Guadalupe yet. These suburbs are for the larger middle class. Therefore, I assume that it won't take long before the residential real estate developers discover Tibas and Guadalupe.
For expert assistance in Tibas and Guadalupe, allow me to introduce agent Aurea Rosa Ureña.
Not everyone likes to live in a condo. In all the above-mentioned areas, homes are at least 35 – 40 years old and would need to be remodeled. If you're up for such a renovation feel also free to contact us now. If you like the city or beach life, try other locations in Costa Rica.
Not confused about where to live in San Jose now anymore and you are looking for expert advice? Then contact us for top-notch assistance.
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SPO, wife and daughter shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
SRINAGAR: Militants shot dead a special police officer, his wife and daughter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Monday.
A police spokesman said militants barged into the house of SPO Fayaz Ahmad at Hariparigam, Awantipora in Pulwama district on Sunday evening and fired indiscriminately.
"In the militant firing, the SPO, his wife and their daughter received critical injuries. The trio was shifted to a nearby hospital, where the SPO succumbed to injuries," he added.
In the night, the SPO's wife succumbed to injuries while in the early hours their daughter also died.
Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the assailants but no arrests have been made so far, the officials said on Monday.
The attack has received widespread condemnation.
"I unreservedly condemn the dastardly & cowardly militant attack on the J&K police SPO Fayaz Ahmed, his wife & his young daughter at their home last night. I pray they receive their place in Jannat & their loved ones find strength during this terrible time," tweeted National Conference vice president and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Another former J&K CM and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, "No words are strong enough to condemn the cowardly attack in Awantipora that claimed the lives of a JKP officer Fayaz Ahmad, his wife & daughter. May Allah Ta'aala grant them maghfirat & their loved ones the fortitude to bear this loss."
Many other political parties have also condemned the killings.
Peoples Conference chairman and former minister Sajjad Gani Lone tweeted, "Woke up to extremely distressing news of violence. An entire family fell to bullets. No respite from these thugs of violence. May they rest in peace. May the family muster courage to bear this loss".
Militants have intensified attacks on cops and security forces.
While an inspector and a constable were killed in Nowgam and Eidgah areas of Srinagar last week, a civilian died in a grenade attack on security forces at Barbarshah in the heart of the city.
(Inputs from PTI)
Two drones spotted at Kaluchak military camp in Jammu; Army stations on high alert
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate BRO's 63 infra projects from Ladakh


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Q: how to query a table? Suppose we have one table in Microsoft Access:
ID | Data

I need to select one row with a SQL query in VBA code.
In what variable to store that row? How to write that row back to the table in VBA? Could you please write simple code?

A: You need to use a RecordSet object. This site provides many examples.
Here's a an example I put together from that site. This will grab all the records from tblName and update just the first record
UPDATE Answer changed to use DAO which is recommended when using Access Tables.
Dim rs As New DAO.Recordset

Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("SELECT pkPeopleID, LastName FROM tblPeople", dbOpenDynaset)

rs.MoveFirst
rs.Edit
rs![Data] = "Foobar"
rs.Update

rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing

If you want a specific row rather than just the first row you can add a where clause e.g.
 Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("SELECT pkPeopleID, LastName FROM tblPeople Where id = 123", dbOpenDynaset)

Or you could use FindFirst instead
rs.FindFirst "id = 123"

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Engr (Mrs) Joanna Olu Maduka is the president of Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE),and first president of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN). In this interview with ABDUSSALAM AMOO, the 9th President of the NAE bares her mind on technical education and matters relating to the Academy.
In what ways has the NAE been collaborating with government and its agencies in terms of policy making towards national development?
First of all, the Nigerian Academy of Engineering is under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, like the Nigerian Academy of Science. When we have issues that we believe need attention, we usually present our opinions to the government. In addition to that, we work on different issues which we research, review and submit. We equally collaborate with relevant agencies. For instance, we have the lecture series held regularly. Whatever we come out with there and in other lecture series is forwarded to relevant authorities. We believe that government needs engineering and technology to develop the country. Engineers and technologists are the most important professionals in their countries. Look at China and other advanced nations which have had a turn around. In the last thirty years, the cabinet in China is entirely dominated by engineers. They were able to build that country technologically. They didn't depend on oil driven economy but on technology. It is oil that has destroyed Nigeria. All the problem stemmed from the free money from oil. We are doing our best developing human capacity to see beyond that.
How does the Academy determine its fellows and weed out incompetent members?
We never take quacks into Academy. The selection is very rigid and nobody can apply to join. The average age of conferment of fellowship is about sixty and each fellow member is trying to do something. We don't generally take people below sixty though we have a few members below that age. We don't want a young person who will come in here, start running around for contracts and want to make more out of it. Therefore, they cannot criticise or speak their minds about developments. We are an academy of mature people.
How much has the academy achieved its objectives under your leadership?
We've been a trying to drive the industry being the highest engineering body in the country. We are very active within the local oil and gas industry. However, we don't have a lot of money to be able to carry out many of our plans. We've recently initiated the trade centre where middle level engineering professionals are trained for the larger society. We are developing this with the assistance of the Nigeria Directorate of Employment (NDE) because of the importance of engineering to nation building.
Can you say that technical colleges are effective in Nigeria?
I would say NO. Government has not made it so despite existing policies. You go to some technical colleges you see as low as ten students. Orientation about the benefits of technical education is low. People believe it is only non-brilliant individuals that go to technical colleges. So, we need to re-orientate the public to embrace technical education. Some of us have worked on this but it is still government that is the driving force for promoting technical education.
What are the challenges of being a woman engineer?
(laughs) It's been very challenging. As at the time we started, there were very few female engineers. The profession is dominated by men. When we started the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) in 1982, there were only six of us. It is not always easy for women getting promotions and practical works to do in this men-dominated profession. We are re-orientating the public through career talks in schools and other designated places. We have made quite a lot of success in recent times but still have a lot to do. We have branches in at least 30 states of the federation today. So, we just have to continue. It is a fact that discrimination still exists and we shall surmount it someday.


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View Full Version : New Crew Domicile Rumors?
I know nothing is official until it's official, but curious if there are any rumors circulating about any new domiciles.
Or now that MKE is open, is any further expansion unlikely in the near term?
ANC is on the table. Trips will start at 0200 local with a DH that you will not be released from.
I'd imagine staffing issues will need resolved before new domiciles are on the table.
FWIW the bigwigs were in ORD today and it was mentioned that they met with UAL and explained some of the scheduling inefficiencies being handed to us by UAL which seemed to be well received. They also stated they are exploring more domocile possibilities. But they have said that before and it turned into nothing so believe it when you see it.
I would prefer a meeting about getting rid of DGS for any and all ground handling operations.
"Sorry folks we're waiting to be parked. We contracted with our competitor Delta to handle our flights. They've pulled all the workers to go work their own flight."
That is a great PA.
Many of the DGS employees in the outstations worked for United previously. I see a lot of them still wearing United lanyards.
Well received, and acted on, so it would seem. Check CSS.
I see the April/May schedule comparison on daily departures but I'm thinking that was decided months ago. Whatever they talked about recently won't show up for a couple of months. Just my thoughts.
Hmmm. With the latest update methinks you're right. No idea how we're gonna scale that wall.
So CAE and DAY bases coming soon?
Very few United people stayed over to work for crumbs at DGS. United gives DGS employees unis, lanyards, etc for working the flights. Supposedly Express by United is supposed to take all the outstations back in 3 years. Can't come soon enough.
and Avionics in DAY and MKE.
MX base first then crew base?
CAE DAY and MKE are our main mx bases where we do revenue flights. MKE is now a base, and the email from MP alluded to possibly opening up a crew domicile at a mx base in the future. Both would be two leg commutes to uncommutable schedules.
But on the bright side, upgrades are now down to less than 3 years, albeit to a reserve position with lots of upgrade bypasses to keep you on reserve longer.


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cfenv - easy access to your Cloud Foundry application environment
================================================================================

The cfenv package provides functions to parse Cloud Foundry-provided environment
variables.  Provides easy access to your port, http
binding host name/ip address, URL of the application, etc.  Also provides
useful default values when you're running locally.

The package determines if you are running "locally" versus running as a
Cloud Foundry app, based on whether the `VCAP_APPLICATION` environment variable is set.
If not set, the functions run in "local" mode, otherwise they run in "cloud"
mode.

quick start
================================================================================

    var cfenv = require("cfenv")

    var appEnv = cfenv.getAppEnv()
    ...
    // start the server on the given port and binding host, and print
    // url to server when it starts

    server.listen(appEnv.port, appEnv.bind, function() {
        console.log("server starting on " + appEnv.url)
    })

This code snippet above will get the port, binding host, and full URL to your HTTP
server and use them to bind the server and print the server URL when starting.

running in Cloud Foundry vs locally
================================================================================

This package makes use of a number of environment variables that are set when
your application is running in Cloud Foundry.  These include:

* `VCAP_SERVICES`
* `VCAP_APPLICATION`
* `PORT`

If these aren't set, the `getAppEnv()` API will still return useful values,
as appropriate.  This means you can use this package in your program and
it will provide useful values when you're running in Cloud Foundry AND
when you're running locally.

api
================================================================================

The `cfenv` package exports the following function:

`getAppEnv(options)`
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Get the core bits of Cloud Foundry data as an object.

The `options` parameter is optional, and can contain the following properties:

* `name` - name of the application

  This value is used as the default `name` property of the returned object,
  and as the name passed to
  [the ports package `getPort()` function](https://www.npmjs.org/package/ports)
  to get a default port.

  If not specified, the name will looked for in the following places:

  * the `name` property of the `VCAP_APPLICATION` environment variable
  * the `name` property from the `manifest.yml` file in the current directory
  * the `name` property from the `package.json` file in the current directory

* `protocol` - protocol used in the generated URLs

  This value is to override the default protocol used when generating
  the URLs in the returned object.  It should be the same format as
  [node's url `protocol` property](http://nodejs.org/api/url.html).
  That is, it should end with a `:` character.

* `vcap` - provide values for the `VCAP_APPLICATION` and `VCAP_SERVICES`
  environment variable, when running locally.  The object can have
  properties `application` and/or `services`, whose values are the same
  as the values serialized in the respective environment variables.

  Note that the `url` and `urls` properties of the returned object are not
  based on the vcap `application` object, when running locally.

  This option property is ignored if not running locally.

This function returns an object with the following properties:

* `app`:      object version of `VCAP_APPLICATION` env var
* `services`: object version of `VCAP_SERVICES` env var
* `name`:     name of the application
* `port`:     HTTP port
* `bind`:     hostname/ip address for binding
* `urls`:     URLs used to access the servers
* `url`:      first URL in `urls`
* `isLocal`:  true if a valid `VCAP_APPLICATION` env var was found, false otherwise

The returned object also has the following methods available:

* `appEnv.getServices()`
* `appEnv.getService(spec)`
* `appEnv.getServiceURL(spec, replacements)`
* `appEnv.getServiceCreds(spec)`

If no value can be determined for `port`, and the `name` property on the
`options` parameter is not set and cannot be determined,
a port of 3000 will be used.

If no value can be determined for `port`, and the `name` property on the
`options` parameter is set or can otherwise be determined,
that name will be passed to
[the ports package `getPort()` function](https://www.npmjs.org/package/ports)
to get a default port.

The protocol used for the URLs will be `http:` if the app
is running locally, and `https:` otherwise; you can
force a particular protocol by using the `protocol` property
on the `options` parameter.

AppEnv methods
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following methods are also available on the object returned by
`cfenv.getAppEnv()`.

**`appEnv.getServices()`**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return all services, in an object keyed by service name.

Note that this is different than the `services` property
returned from `getAppEnv()`.

For example, assume VCAP_SERVICES was set to the following:

    {
        "user-provided": [
            {
                "name": "cfenv-test",
                "label": "user-provided",
                "tags": [],
                "credentials": {
                    "database": "database",
                    "password": "passw0rd",
                    "url": "https://example.com/",
                    "username": "userid"
                },
                "syslog_drain_url": "http://example.com/syslog"
            }
        ]
    }

In this case, `appEnv.services` would be set to that same object, but
`appEnv.getServices()` would return

    {
        "cfenv-test": {
            "name": "cfenv-test",
            "label": "user-provided",
            "tags": [],
            "credentials": {
                "database": "database",
                "password": "passw0rd",
                "url": "https://example.com/",
                "username": "userid"
            },
            "syslog_drain_url": "http://example.com/syslog"
        }
    }

**`appEnv.getService(spec)`**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return a service object by name.

The `spec` parameter should be a regular expression, or a string which is the
exact name of the service.  For a regular expression, the first service name
which matches the regular expression will be returned.

Returns the service object from VCAP_SERVICES or null if not found.

**`appEnv.getServiceURL(spec, replacements)`**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Returns a service URL by name.

The `spec` parameter should be a regular expression, or a string which is the
exact name of the service.  For a regular expression, the first service name
which matches the regular expression will be returned.

The `replacements` parameter is an object with the properties used in
[node's url function `url.format()`](http://nodejs.org/api/url.html#url_url_format_urlobj).

Returns a URL generated from VCAP_SERVICES or null if not found.

To generate the URL, processing first starts with a `url` property
in the service credentials.  You can override the `url` property in the
service credentials (if no such property exists), with a `replacements`
property of `url`, and a value which is the name of the property in
the service credentials whose value contains the base URL.

That url is parsed with
[node's url function `url.parse()`](http://nodejs.org/api/url.html#url_url_parse_urlstr_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost)
to get a set of initial url properties.
These properties are then overridden by entries in `replacements`, using the
following operation, for a given replacement `key` and `value`.

     url[key] = service.credentials[value]

The URL `auth` replacement is a bit special, in that it's value should
be a two-element array of [userid, password], where those values are
keys in the service.credentials

For example, assume VCAP_SERVICES was set to the following:

    {
        "user-provided": [
            {
                "name": "cfenv-test",
                "label": "user-provided",
                "tags": [],
                "credentials": {
                    "database": "database",
                    "password": "passw0rd",
                    "url": "https://example.com/",
                    "username": "userid"
                },
                "syslog_drain_url": "http://example.com/syslog"
            }
        ]
    }

Assume you run the following code:

    url = appEnv.getServiceURL("cfenv-test", {
        pathname: "database",
        auth:     ["username", "password"]
    })

The `url` result will be `https://userid:passw0rd@example.com/database`

Note that there **MUST** be a `url` property in the credentials,
or replacement for it, in the
service, or the call will return `null`.  Also, because the `url` is parsed
first with `url.parse()`, there will be a `host` property in the result, so
you won't be able to use the `hostname` and `port` values directly.  You
can **ONLY** set the resultant hostname and port with the `host` property.

Since the `appEnv.getServiceURL()` method operates against the
`appEnv.services` property, you can fudge this object if that makes your
life easier.

**`appEnv.getServiceCreds(spec)`**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Returns the `credentials` object of a service by name.

The `spec` parameter is the same as that used by the `appEnv.getServiceURL()`
method.  If there is no service that matches the `spec` parameter, this method
will return `null`.

If there is a service that matches the `spec` parameter, the value of it's
`credentials` property will be returned.  If for some reason, there is no
`credentials` property on the service, an empty object - `{}` - will be
returned.

testing with Cloud Foundry
================================================================================

You can push this project as a Cloud Foundry project to try it out.

First, create a service name `cfenv-test` with the following command:

    cf cups cfenv-test -p "url, username, password, database"

You will be prompted for these values; enter something reasonable like:

    url>      http://example.com
    username> userid
    password> passw0rd
    database> the-db

Next, push the app with `cf push`.

When you visit the site, you'll see the output of various cfenv calls.

hacking
================================================================================

If you want to modify the source to play with it, you'll also want to have the
`jbuild` program installed.

To install `jbuild` on Windows, use the command

    npm -g install jbuild

To install `jbuild` on Mac or Linux, use the command

    sudo npm -g install jbuild

The `jbuild` command runs tasks defined in the `jbuild.coffee` file.  The
task you will most likely use is `watch`, which you can run with the
command:

    jbuild watch

When you run this command, the application will be built from source, the server
started, and tests run.  When you subsequently edit and then save one of the
source files, the application will be re-built, the server re-started, and the
tests re-run.  For ever.  Use Ctrl-C to exit the `jbuild watch` loop.

You can run those build, server, and test tasks separately.  Run `jbuild`
with no arguments to see what tasks are available, along with a short
description of them.

license
================================================================================

Apache License, Version 2.0

<http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>


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US Congress Moves to Challenge Trump Over Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
Written by Middle East Monitor
(MEMO) — A bipartisan move to block US President Donald Trump from circumventing a long-standing precedent that allows lawmakers to review major weapons sales is underway. Two senators – Republican Todd Young and Democrat Chris Murphy – both of whom sit on the Foreign Relations Committee, are planning to introduce a bill today designed to force a vote on current and future US arms sales and other military support to Saudi Arabia.
The Bill appears to be the first in a series of proposed resolutions announced last week that would require votes on each of the arms sales that make up the $8.1 billion weapons package to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, which was announced by the Trump admiration in May.
Trump circumvented Congress by declaring a national emergency on the grounds of a security threat from Iran. He swept aside objections from US lawmakers to complete the sale of arms to his Gulf allies and instigated a tug of war over who has the final say in such matters. Members of Congress, angry about the huge civilian toll from Saudi's air campaign in Yemen, as well as human rights abuses such as the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Turkey, had been blocking sales of offensive military equipment to the kingdom and the UAE for months.
The decision is reported to have angered members of both parties, who worried that Trump's laissez-faire attitude would eliminate Congress' ability to prevent not just Trump but future presidents from selling weapons where they liked.
"The process we are setting in motion will allow Congress to weigh in on the totality of our security relationship with Saudi Arabia, not just one arms sale, and restore Congress' role in foreign policy-making," Murphy said in a statement reported by NBC News.
Young said that "this bipartisan resolution simply asks the Secretary of State to report on some basic questions before moving forward with them. The ongoing humanitarian crisis and complicated security environment in Yemen requires our sustained attention and we cannot permit US military equipment to worsen the situation on the ground."
This bill is the latest tug of war between US lawmakers and President Trump, whose authoritarian style of government has put him at odds with members of Congress. This characteristic of Trump's reign has been a major talking point. According to the Institute for Policy Studies, Trump has issued 91 executive orders, significantly higher than his predecessors. Trump is also said to have used his executive privilege to take bold stands in foreign policy that diverge, in some cases sharply, from the consensus of the policymaking community.
One Middle East analysts has said that American nervousness over arms sale to Saudi is also due to pro-Israeli members of the Congress who are anxious about helping the kingdom build sophisticated weapons systems that could one day rival the Zionist state.
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This is made exactly as they do in Puglia by stretching curd into mozzarella & filling it with a luscious creamy center to create burrata. The soft, buttery center is made from fresh cream & stracciatelli (shreds of mozzarella). When you cut into the burrata, the center oozes out. It can be cut in half & served in a deep plate, paired with fresh tomatoes, fragrant basil, or peaches & rosemary.


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Q: Show that a ≡ -2 mod 4 implies a ≡ 0 mod 2 I know that a ≡ 0 mod 2 means that a = 2n for some n
similarly a ≡ -2 mod 4 means a = -2 + 4m for some m
so n = 2m - 1 ... I am not sure how to use this to show that a ≡ -2 mod 4 implies a ≡ 0 mod 2
Any suggestions?

A: You already have $a=-2+4m$.  Simply factor out a $2$.


Last week, I was on The Ray D'Arcy Show along with the wonderful Declan Groeger discussing wheelchairs, access and life.
It was a very easy-going and lighthearted morning spent mulling over serious and sometimes emotional topics. I've often found that when I am brought on to be a 'talking head' for disability, a very negative angle or tone is used by the interviewer so, for once, it was an absolute delight to have a normal discussion about life in a wheelchair.
Thanks to everyone at Today FM that made it such a pleasant experience!
You can listen to the podcast Here or just down below.


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Q: Palm OS 5 development tools A few time ago I make a question about the Palm OS 5 development tools. Here I am again.
I have seached a lot in Google and in many developer sites but all the links are broken and the sites are too old.
Does anyone know a real tool in any OS (The best wold be for Windows or Linux) so I can develop, test and deploy software for Palm OS 5????
Thanks!!!!

A: You can still download the 2004 Garnet OS Development Suite from ACCESS. This is the Eclipse CDT-based environment for building applications using 68K and ARM C/C++ compilers.  They also have documentation online.

A: the application might be still exsit, however the site now is no more Palm OS


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Q: How to change Indent "arrow" color in VSCode I am using a dark-style theme so the arrows that represent the "Tab Spaces" are not shown unless I cursor-select a part of code(as shown below in the image).

I just want to change the color of the arrows to grey(or something that will be visible)
I've searched in workbench color -> settings.json but I cannot find it.

A: Add the following item in your settings.json. Replace YOUR COLOR THEME at line 2 with the full name of your color theme (eg. "[Monokai Pro]": {)
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
  "[YOUR COLOR THEME]": {
      "editorWhitespace.foreground": "#ff0000",
  }
}

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Title: FILE: Elton John and his partner David Furnish get the gift of parenthood for Christmas
Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (APRIL 10, 2006) (REUTERS) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) ELTON JOHN ARRIVING TO OPEN THE "ELTON'S CLOSET" AUCTION CAMERAMAN (SOUNDBITE) (English) SIR ELTON JOHN, MUSICIAN SAYING: "The object of this sale is to get rid of all our unwanted street clothes, only a few as you can see, to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and, it's really an important thing, we don't want to hang onto anything we don't need anymore, and, throughout the years we have raised over two and a half million dollars by doing this kind of thing, so, I would like to, say to people in New York, whether you are visiting or whether you live in New York - come down here, the clothes have hardly been worn, some of them haven't been worn, there is the most extraordinary collection from T-shirts, to baseball caps to shoes, to flamboyance, to, classic, and spend some money and help other people who desperately need their lives to be changed and improved, and you will be doing a really good thing." JOURNALISTS THOMAS MADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TISHMAN SPEYER, SIR ELTON JOHN, DAVID FURNISH AND TERRON SCHAEFER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING FOR SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, OPENING THE SALE ELTON JOHN'S CLOTHES ON DISPLAY (3 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID FURNISH, PRODUCER, SAYING: "I think for Elton, and for me, fashion is a celebration of life. It is a real reflection of the world we live in, and, all the colour and all the design and everything, I think it brings Elton great happiness." CLOTHING ON DISPLAY (SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID FURNISH, PRODUCER, SAYING: "To me this is like a piece of couture. It's, by Tom Ford and all the detailing on it is crushed watch springs and they have all been stitched individually by hand onto the jacket, so that's a lot of workmanship, when you think of the time and craftsmanship that went into that and I loved wearing that on the night, it photographed well and it felt great, and I am sad to part with it but now someone else can enjoy it." ELTON JOHN'S CLOTHING ON DISPLAY
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Story Text: Elton John and his partner have become the proud parents of a son born to a surrogate in California on Christmas Day, US Weekly reported on Monday (December 27).
The boy, named Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, is the first for the British rock star and Canadian filmmaker David Furnish, who have been together since the early 1990s.
"We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy at this very special moment," US Weekly quoted the pair as saying. "Zachary is healthy and doing really well, and we are very proud and happy parents."
The magazine said the boy weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and it quoted a representative for the 63-year-old musician as saying that no further details about the surrogacy arrangement would be disclosed. John's spokeswoman told Reuters the report was accurate.
The pair, who entered into a civil union in 2005, tried to adopt an AIDS-infected orphan in Ukraine last year, but were thwarted by government regulations.
Their son's middle name is a possible nod to John's 1971 song "Levon," whose lyrics were written by the rocker's longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin and inspired by Levon Helm, the drummer and singer for The Band.
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Protesters hold a candlelight vigil and a march calling for the end of the drug war on September 6, 2012, in New York City. The influence of the drug war has reshaped U.S. society.
At the broadest level, the past half-century turns out to have taught me that drugs aren't just drugs and drug dealers aren't just "pushers." Illicit drugs are major global commodities that continue to influence U.S. politics, both national and international. And our drug wars create profitable covert netherworlds in which those very drugs flourish and become even more profitable. Indeed, the U.N. once estimated that the transnational traffic, which supplied drugs to 4.2% of the world's adult population, was a $400 billion industry, the equivalent of 8% of global trade.
For the previous 50 years, the U.S. prison population had remained remarkably stable at just 110 prisoners per 100,000 people. The new drug war, however, contributed to a doubling of those prisoners from 370,000 in 1981 to 713,000 in 1989. Driven by Reagan-era drug laws, parallel state legislation and a number of other factors, the prison population soared to 2.3 million by 2008, raising the country's incarceration rate to an extraordinary 751 prisoners per 100,000 population. And 51% of those in federal penitentiaries were there for drug offenses.
Ramping up criminal penalties for drug misuse will further entrench the poverty and social circumstances driving it.
Team Trump seems eager to return to a time when health problems like drug misuse were blamed on moral decay.


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