Property hazard disclosure became a standard practice in California in the 1970's. Since that time, California disclosure laws and legislation have expanded dramatically, with other states also sharpening their focus on real estate disclosure. The links below summarize important disclosure-related bills and statutes in California and elsewhere.
Another frightening "false alarm" was triggered across the California real estate industry due to circulated misinformation.
An explanation of the new dislcosure law and a safe, economical solution for both Seller and REALTOR.
Flood Disclosure Alert:: El Dorado County FEMA Maps Change April 3!
The revised FEMA maps will expand the 100-year flood zone, affecting properties in South Lake Tahoe.
Flood Disclosure Alert: San Diego County FEMA Maps Change May 16!
The revised FEMA maps will incorporate 100-year-flood zone changes made over the past 15 years and add and remove some parcels to the high-risk zone.
Flood Disclosure Alert: Solano County FEMA Maps Change August 2!
The revised FEMA maps will change the 100-year flood zone in the area between Vacaville and Dixon.
Flood Disclosure Alert: Sacramento County FEMA Maps Change August 16th!
Over 23,000 parcels affected by new flood zone changes.


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Below you'll find links to our Audio Homilies, our parish movie "The Gift of Liturgy," and our photo gallery. Follow us on facebook for more photos and videos.
Audio Homilies with Fr. Matthew
"The Gift of Liturgy" was produced by members of our parish to introduce you to the gift of a liturgical life. For some, the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church is at best a relic of the ancient world, foreign and mysterious or, at worst, an irrelevant and empty ritual. However, for those who enter into it, Liturgy both symbolizes and reveals the kingdom of heaven. Even more, liturgy grants the kingdom, that is communion with God, in the present moment. It transforms us into liturgical beings so that we are able to offer all of our life back to God, realizing the kingdom of Heaven in every moment, place, and circumstance.
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Seth Jacobson
Tories gather for conference amid gloom and unfolding chaos
Prime minister Theresa May is attempting to keep her party together while MPs such as Boris Johnson continue to snipe
Theresa May sits in the audience during the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Theresa May's ruling British Conservative party gathered in Birmingham on Sunday for their annual conference amid chaos, with senior figures openly vying for the leadership, widespread concern about the opposition Labour party, and a cyber-security scandal.
The long-simmering row between the prime minister and her former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, exploded onto the front page of The Sunday Times, which ran interviews with the pair under the headline: 'Boris vs May – now it's war'.
Mr Johnson, who resigned during the summer over the PM's favoured Brexit deal, essentially set out his stall for a forthcoming party leadership election which many in the Conservatives believe will take place within the year after the country has exited the EU on March 29, 2019.
UK's opposition will back 'sensible' Brexit deal
Britain's Labour party threatens to vote down any Brexit deal
Theresa May fights back after European rebuff
He dismissed Mrs May's Chequers proposals as "preposterous" and drew attention to the fact that the pair of them had fought on different sides of the EU referendum.
"Unlike the prime minister I campaigned for Brexit," he said. "Unlike the prime minister I fought for this, I believe in it, I think it's the right thing for our country and I think that what is happening now is, alas, not what people were promised in 2016."
Mrs May fought back in her interview, warning against those "playing politics" in the party and saying that "my message to the Conservative Party is going to be that people voted to leave the EU. I believe it's a matter of trust in politicians that we deliver on that vote for people.
"We're the party that always puts country first and puts the national interest first. And that's what I want us to be doing. The only proposal on the table at the moment that delivers that is the Chequers plan."
Mr Johnson also presented himself as the only person who could fight against a resurgent Labour party, whose conference earlier in the week in Liverpool had seen popular policies announced and a confident address from its party leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
"I think we need to make the case for markets. I don't think we should caper insincerely on socialist territory. You can't beat Corbyn by becoming Corbyn," Mr Johnson said.
"We should be proud of being Conservatives, proud of what we stand for, believe in ourselves and believe in our ability to create the wealth to pay for fantastic mental healthcare services, a fantastic social care, a fantastic NHS."
However, many of the MPs and delegates meeting in Birmingham are pressing the party high command to come up with alternatives to such vote-winning Labour policies as privatisation of national services such as water provision and the railways.
Rob Halfon, a thoughtful MP who has long pushed the party toward policies more popular with workers, said that there had been "serious stuff from Labour this week that may resonate with millions… Conservatives need a thoughtful response to this – predictable responses won't cut it with public."
And Sam Gyimah, the universities minister, warned that his party needed to listen more to their natural constituencies: "When we Conservatives veer between talking business down, ignoring voters' concerns, and telling businesses to shut up – or worse – it is a sign we have lost our way."
The latter was a clear reference to Mr Johnson, who used an expletive to wave away reaction from business leaders to a 'hard Brexit' that they had claimed would damage the country.
Claims that the party was losing its traditional competence on many issues will have struck true with Tories arriving in Birmingham this weekend, who could be forgiven for looking with envy at the slick Labour event which ended on Wednesday.
A technical error with the app that had been designed to allow delegates to find their way around conference meant that the personal details, such as phone numbers, of cabinet ministers and MPs such as Mr Johnson had been made accessible to thousands of people.
The flaw was soon resolved but the impression it added to of a party gathering against a backdrop of chaos an infighting will be hard to shake unless the Conservatives can pull off the unlikely feat of uniting behind Mrs May over the next four days.
Italian neo-Nazis and Ukrainian foreign fighters secured destructive weapon
UK launches unprecedented campaign against forced marriages
Britain now divided into 'seven tribes' fuelled by Brexit anger and Islamophobia
Qatari missile found with Italian neo-Nazi slipped through the net
Russia repatriates 33 children of ISIS supporters from Iraq
Scottish minister leaves Twitter over racist abuse
Qatari air-to-air missile uncovered in raids on Italian neo-Nazi cell
Sterling slumps as prospect of no-deal under Boris looms
Tulip Tower: London's Mayor rejects plans for new skyscraper


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We will be discussing a this topic a great deal within theistic science, so let us get started.
Isaac Newton is widely credited with developing the idea of natural law, according to which the universe proceeds in a uniform manner without the need for divine intervention.
First, we should note that this view is a myth as far as Newton himself is concerned. The website www.isaac-newton.org, by Stephen Snobelen, reveals a very religious side of Newton. This side was kept from the public even in his lifetime, so strong had the public myth become even then!
But whatever Newton thought, it is a great mistake in theism to use the phrase "without the need of divine intervention"! God did not create the universe to leave it alone, because in theism that would completely defeat the purpose of creation! Creation was made, according to theism, so God could come and dwell in us, and we in him. That is at least clear from the Christian book of John.
In that case, it is nonsense to even imagine that the universe could proceed by itself without contact with the Divine. Of course, we have to understand how this contact occurs, but as for where and when, it must be practically everywhere, and all the time.
This view is a simple consequence of theism, and of God's immanence in theism: that whereby God continuously sustains the universe. This is not merely by some philosophical and metaphysical principle, but, if indwelling is to be achieved, by something immediate and intimate. It is to be contrasted with deism, whereby God creates the universe as a clock, and then sets it to run on its own. Newton was not a deist, but the belief that the world, "though being once form'd, it may continue by those Laws for many Ages" did allow for others to increase those ages, and work against theism.
It is very important not to forget this truth of theism. It implies that there is really no such thing as 'natural law'. Rather, we have laws about the way that God dwells within the universe, and from those laws we can derive something like natural law, and that 'something law-like' will tell us now the world usually behaves when God is dwelling in it in his usual way. It are these 'usual laws' which physics has discovered up to now, but the real laws are much deeper.
Another formulation, which I describe here, says that Theism describes how the natural world reacts in the presence of God, but that this is always. It also describes how these reactions are modified when the Divine dwelling is moderated by intervening spiritual and mental choices. These, we will find out, are the souls and minds of people. And so we find out how our minds can act in our bodies, also partially depend on our bodies.
What theisic science will have to tell us, therefore, are the principles whereby Divine Immanence gets translated into the apparently-constant behaviour in the universe. That behaviour makes us think of natural laws, and think that these are constant. It makes us think that physical objects had a fixed life of their own that cannot be altered. This last statement cannot be right, if God is life itself. I start to explain this in my 1993 article "The Consistency Of Physical Law With Divine Immanence". Who said that physics was simple?


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Forming New Habits: Train to be an Amateur, Not an Expert
Note: I'm proud to have co-authored this post with my good friend Charles Wang. Charles is a co-founder of LUMOback, a former classmate, and an accomplished psychiatrist. He brings a great perspective to the art of Behavior Engineering.
Forming new habits requires a unique set of techniques.
Training to become an expert has a completely different methodology than becoming an amateur.
Using the wrong technique will doom your good intentions.
Today's top selling books are about how to acquire world-class skill. Daniel Coyle's, The Talent Code looks at how deliberate practice is required to achieve greatness. Joshua Foer shows us how we must smash past performance plateaus to be any good. Worse, Tim Ferris's 4-Hour series is doing for hipsters what crash diets do for teenage girls, making promises of quick transformations.
These authors' methods work. Yet, they are all dead wrong. They focus on techniques used by the very best in a field. But what about the other 99% of us? I bet your goals sound a lot more like, "I wish I could lose a few pounds" or "I'd like to save money", rather than "I want to win the U.S Open" or "I wish I was a billionaire".
But authors focus myopically on the techniques used by notable greats, because we all assume the great ones have discovered a secret, which if we only knew, would ensure our success as well. Implying you know this secret sells a lot of books. But there are no secrets, and what makes a Steve Jobs or a Michael Jordan is not going to help you lose that spare tire around your waste.
Instead of wishing you could "Be like Mike", you need to focus on and enjoy the small everyday tasks in order to accomplish those long-standing stubborn goals such as "I need to exercise more". In short, you need to become an amateur. An amateur is a consistent practitioner of a healthful habit. The amateur practices a behavior because they enjoy it and it becomes part of their identity. Like a runner who can't wait to hit the road or a vegetarian who prefers the taste of the food she eats, amateurs practice their behaviors for the love of the activity and require no willpower to make choices others see as difficult. Just imagine that. Amateurs gain pleasure by doing things others find difficult. What could you accomplish if you enjoyed doing the things you need to do, the things you know are good for you but you dread doing?
Unfortunately, you'll never see a New York Times Bestseller titled, "How to Become an Amateur." But in order to have the things we want in life, that's exactly the methodology we need to learn.
First, I should mention that these techniques are for forming new habits, not breaking old ones. Next, recognize that there are two distinct modes for acquiring habits, an amateur mode and the expert mode. Becoming an amateur is about going from doing nothing, or very little, to forming a consistent behavior. Changing our behavior to consistently exercise, eat right, save money, or more fully enjoy time with our family, requires forming new habits, which over time give us what we want. In fact, even goals such as consistently exercising and eating right are too big for the budding amateur. You have to break them down into much smaller actions to form new habits.
In the graph below, I define the stages of acquiring skill over time. Starting from a point of little skill, we reach a point where we make a decision to start on a journey. This initially sounds something like, "You know, I really need to workout more." But this initial thought needs to be broken down into an easily achievable behavior if we are to become amateurs. To begin forming new habits, we need to find a MEA, a Minimal Enjoyable Action. A MEA is a behavior, which is so easy and enjoyable, that we do it virtually without effort, and most importantly, we can do it consistently. Our MEA as we begin the journey to a healthy lifestyle might be, "I'm going to walk for 3 minutes each day."
In the process of regularly doing our MEA, we not only build skill but we strengthen our willpower. Studies have demonstrated that rewarding your brain with small "success experiences" builds willpower over time. Once the MEA turns into a habit, it allows for expansion into slightly more advanced behaviors, such as walking for a few minutes more or increasing the pace. Through consistent practice of the MEA, both skill and willpower are increased until doing what once seemed difficult, becomes easy. Soon, the amateur is running several miles per day, accomplishing his goal of living a more healthful life.
Over time, we reach what Foer calls the ok plateau, a stage where our skills don't measurably improve but we continue to practice. For most of us, the ok plateau is better than ok, it's just peachy. It's here where we are exercising regularly, enjoying ourselves, and leading happier lives having formed new healthful habits.
Some people aren't satisfied with being amateurs and they make a decision to become experts. Most of us are already striving to become an expert in some aspect of our lives and I would propose that we can truly only become experts in one, maybe two fields. Becoming an expert requires deliberate practice, competition, and performance goals. It is here that teachers of expert methodologies such as Covey, Foer, and Coyle can be very helpful.
It's important to recognize the different techniques used in these two distinct modes of acquiring skill and recognize that doing them in the wrong order leads to failure. Relying on rigid goals and competition before you've established the skill and willpower needed to sustain it, will lead to burn out and self-loathing.
Instead of looking for fixes in best sellers, understand how to engineer your behavior by recognizing the methodology of becoming an amateur. As an amateur, you can ditch the need to push yourself to exhaustion and instead create habits that you do almost effortlessly. Consistently and enjoyably practicing these habits makes all the difference in a life well lived.
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Khaled, member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that "the dungeon" where Güven is imprisoned does not prevent the voice of the Kurdish deputy from being heard.
My dear friend Leyla Güven, who is in the dungeons of the repressors, I send you thousands of warm greetings.
The dungeon has not prevented your voice from reaching us to mobilize the world's people, so that your request to free political prisoners, especially the great revolutionary Abdullah Öcalan, is fulfilled.
In the Turkish and Israeli prisons the revolutionaries go on a hunger strike for freedom, justice and to stop the prevailing system, which wants to end the voice of the people who want democracy.
On my behalf and on behalf of Palestinian women, I tell you that I will use my voice against all attacks on revolutionaries.
My dear friend Leyla … We say that the persecution of the dungeons will not continue. Your patience and your struggle will overcome hunger.
The harder the hunger strike, the more honorable the struggle. The people who love freedom in the world respond to your actions.
I kiss your forehead and hold your hand.


Here we pick up the vehicle directly on site and take of the buying process. It is an external employee who is authorized to carry out the transaction with the seller at a local bank and, after completion, immediatelyloads and transports the vehicle to our facility.
This is the safest way for you to transfer the money for the vehicle. Only then the vehicle will be picked up directly on payment.


Berlin, need to be at TXL for an early flight.
My flight departs from TXL at 9.00am I need to be at TXL at 7 am. What time do the TXL buses start? I was thinking of staying near Haupbanhof so I can use the TXL bus from/to the airport. Or, at this time of day do I need to get a cab to the airport? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.
1st bus runs around 5am.
When I fly TXL to EWR (also about that time) I stayed in East Berlin and had to take U-Bahn and S-Bahn plus TXL bus - and no problems, it worked out fine. No cab needed.
You may know better, but I cannot see a reason to be at an airport of the size of TXL 2 hours prior to departure.
TXL is small and has a very peculiar architectural lay-out with pretty much each gate being equipped with its separate passport and security control. So you'll always only be in line with people from the same flight.
Still though, if you're going to the US, there are extra security to go through so even though the TXL airport is set up for easy security, I would still there 90-120 mins early. I'm an American living in Berlin so I do this often. As everyone prior has stated, you have tons of public transport options at that time...should be no problem from wherever you are in the city to get to the airport. Only problem could be if your flight is on a Sunday, when the buses don't run as often or as early. Use the website above and you'll get an accurate itinerary. It is also in English.


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When an order is placed Quality kitchens Direct will send a confirmation order to the Supplier. The item will be delivered direct from the Supplier to the Customer. The Supplier will add their contact details to the delivery note. This is the point of contact if there is any problem with the order.
When the Product has been dispatched the Supplier will notify Quality kitchens Direct.
If for any reason you wish to return your purchase, with the exception of earrings, we will offer a refund or an exchange as long as this is requested within 14 days of receiving your order. Goods must be returned to the Supplier in perfect condition and accompanied by this order confirmation. Quality kitchens Direct is not liable for postage, shipping or taxes due on returned goods. Please take into account postage and shipping times when returning goods.
We recommend using Recorded or Special Delivery when returning products since Quality kitchens Direct and the Supplier will not be responsible for Products lost or damaged in transit. Postage will be refunded only if Products are faulty or an error has been made on the part of the Supplier or Quality kitchens Direct.
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The following information is extracted from the www.dti.gov.uk web site. Quality kitchens Direct complies with all Distance Selling Regulations.


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Q: How to check if a home screen short-cut exists or not? Is there a way to determine whether a particular home screen shortcut
exists?  Or is there a way to stop the Toast messages that appear
when a home screen shortcut is installed and uninstalled?
My application installs a shortcut on the home screen at device
startup time under certain conditions and I don't want duplicate
shortcuts to appear. I also don't want Toast messages appearing saying
"Shortcut created" or "Shortcut already exists" every single time the
device boots. Is there any solution to stop these Toast messages?
Thanks

A: It should not install on device reboot. use the following code:
public void createOrUpdateShortcut() {

    appPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
    isAppInstalled = appPreferences.getBoolean("isAppInstalled", false);

    String currentLanguage = Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage();
    String previousSetLanguage = appPreferences.getString("phoneLanguage", Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage());

    if (!previousSetLanguage.equals(currentLanguage)) {
        shortcutReinstall = true;
    }

     if(!isAppInstalled || shortcutReinstall){

        Intent HomeScreenShortCut= new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
                BrowserLauncherActivity.class);

        HomeScreenShortCut.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
        HomeScreenShortCut.putExtra("duplicate", false);

        if(shortcutReinstall) {
            Intent removeIntent = new Intent();
            removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, HomeScreenShortCut);
            String prevAppName = appPreferences.getString("appName", getString(R.string.app_name));
            removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, prevAppName);
            removeIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT");
            getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(removeIntent);
        }

        Intent addIntent = new Intent();
        addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, HomeScreenShortCut);
        addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, getString(R.string.app_name));
        addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE,
                Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(getApplicationContext(),
                        R.drawable.ic_launcher));
        addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
        getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(addIntent);

        //Make preference true
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = appPreferences.edit();
        editor.putBoolean("isAppInstalled", true);
        editor.putString("phoneLanguage", currentLanguage);
        editor.putString("appName", getString(R.string.app_name));
        editor.commit();
    }

}

I update it when the user change the language to reflect the name in new language.

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In 10 years, our Citizen's Legal Support Team has responded to more than 700 cases.
What is the citizen's legal support team?
Our volunteering Legal Team came to existence in December 2002, in an effort to respond to the countless citizen requests from all around Greece to help them in their fight against environmental problems.
Volunteering lawyers, environmentalists, town planners and engineers participate in this team and offer their valuable knowledge and support to local initiatives and to citizens.
Its role is to explain the legal framework and the alternative solutions, to make easier for citizens to access necessary information, to propose possible ways of dealing with the situation, and support the denouncers. Our legal team is not a substitute to the citizens action but a support to it.
In 10 years, our Legal Team has responded to more than 700 environmental degradation cases and in 2009 it was awarded for its contribution by the President of Greece, Mr. Karolos Papoulias.
The legal team has a voice of its own! In cooperation with the Policy department of WWF Greece, it publicly comments on the consequences of suggested legislation regarding the natural environment.
Would you like to ask for help from the legal team for an environmental problem you've come across? Remember that the legal team will support your denouncement, but won't be the denouncer instead of you.
Please note that your report should be written, signed and contain in detail the problem and your actions so far. We need photographs, diagrams, map extracts and any other proof you have in order to help us have a clear picture of the problem.
Collect enough evidence on the problem (photographs, testimonies, documents).
Collect basic information that will make examining it easier: Under which jurisdiction is the area? Is it under a protection regime? What is the tenure status of the area (i.e. private, public, belonging to the church)? Has there been similar initiatives by others in the past?
Unite with other citizens, organizations, unions. Collective action has a stronger impact and causes a bigger reaction from the state. Also try to mobilize the Media (local, national) in order for the story to go public.
Find the authorities responsible and contact them by pointing out your right to be informed promptly. The authorities are obliged by law to respond to citizens within a certain period of time.
Can I send a report without revealing my identity?
The legal team only deals with reports by individuals that state their name, because in this way, the unhindered communication between the citizens and the Legal Teams is secured. In no case whatsoever will we reveal your name to others, except if you give us your permission.
As the case progresses, a new briefing on the status of the environment or on the result of the actions of the responsible bodies will be necessary. The Legal Team is an effort to support active citizens and therefore can't function without mutual trust.
Will WWF take on the case for me?
WWF doesn't takes on the cases to court or assumes legal standing in place of the denouncers. We don't have the necessary resources for something like that, but even if it was possible, it wouldn't be desirable, given that what we're aiming for, is helping active citizens. In most of the cases, the citizens take the actions suggested by the Legal Team, given that they agree with them. Without the citizens themselves becoming active, we can't hope to protect the environment and improve the quality of life for all of us.
Only in the case when revealing the denouncer's identity could have serious consequences, the Legal Team will, on behalf of WWF Greece, get in contact with the responsible state agencies.
Can the team come to my location for an autopsy?
Legal Team is not capable of visiting a location, so an accusation must be as best as possible substantiated with photographs and diagrams. Besides, in order the case to be settled efficiently, it's important that an autopsy and a written substation of the problem are made by the responsible authorities.
But isn't that WWF's jurisdiction?
Jurisdiction on sanctions, decisions, looking into accusations and enforcing fines or restraining measures falls exclusively to the state agencies. As a non government organization, we are active on mobilizing citizens and we stand up for environmental law, doing what is possible on our limited resources. Experience has shown that persistent citizens can achieve a lot, especially if armed with knowledge and the appropriate tools. For example, state agencies are obliged by law to respond to citizen questions within a certain time period. We can direct you to the responsible agency which is hence obliged to respond to you.
With what subjects does the legal team deal with?
The legal team deals with subjects concerning the natural environment and the wild fauna and flora. We examine subjects that have to do mainly with the degradation of natural habitats due to various activities (i.e. tree cutting, deforestation, pollution, violations and unauthorized building in protected areas), or due to the constructions or activities with important consequences to the natural environment (i.e. road-building, mining and similar operations, tourist and industrial facilities). In addition, cases of illegal exploitation or killing of wild flora and fauna (i.e. poaching and illegal possession of species of wild flora and fauna).
The legal team is not too experienced on matters of degradation of human environment (i.e. urban pollution), or matters concerning pets. In these cases, we suggest to contact the corresponding organizations.
The Legal Team holds meetings every two weeks. Due to heavy workload, priority goes to questions submitted by supporters of the organization. According to the case, the team suggests the suitable course of action to the person interested. As the case progresses and according to the response of the responsible services, it stays by its side.
Do you want to be part of the legal team? Tell us about yourself (specialty, area of interest) and send us your contact details.
"Protecting the environment concerns all of us, even if its degradation takes place somewhere away from us. The environment is a social good and each degradation affects all of us."
"The environment is everyone's business. It's about not only today's living conditions, but our future survival in general."
"Participating in the Team is an indispensable activity and keeps on filling me with satisfaction every time, by making me feel creative and useful."
"My time with the Legal Time, translates into responsibility but also into a privilege, to be part of a substantial, complete and more importantly, collective effort to turnaround this dangerous and common for all of us course."


Thomas Fudge won a Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award in January 2018 for his business, WASE.
Thomas Fudge Wins January's Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award!
Thomas Fudge won January's Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award for his business, WASE.


The BioRowTel system measures the most essential components of rowing technique in the most practical, accurate and reliable way.
Can be quick to setup on any boat - just follow the setup instructions!
The system has a scalable design, where the main Master unit can be connected to a chain of extension units – Slaves. The Master unit provides power for all sensors, collects and records the data.
The BioRowTel software brings you all of BioRow's experience and technology, ready to go. It provides a unique averaging algorithm, which allows unambiguous analysis of large quantities of rowing data, easy comparison and evaluation of various samples (rowers in a crew, various stroke rates, previous and current data).
The calibration of the oars takes about a minute per oar and allows an accurate and reliable calculation of rowing power.
A 2D oar angle sensor which measures the movements of the oar shaft in horizontal and vertical planes. This allows the definition of the track of the blade relative to the water, hence allowing us to obtain values for catch and release slips, as well as effective angles.
A position sensor of the seat and shoulders. This allows the derivation of the velocites of different body segments (legs, trunk and arms) and their power contribution into total rowing power, which defines rowing style and allows in-depth analysis of rowing technique.
Wired handle force transducer. This is accurate, reliable, light (80g), inexpensive and can be quickly attached to the oar shaft, so it works with any oar, sweep or scull.
8D Wireless handle force sensor, which works similarly to its wired analogue, but sends data through Bluetooth and has a 3D accelerometer, 3D gyro and an external input for another wired force sensor, so it fully defines blade movements. It can also be used in kayaking.
Instrumented gates (both sweep and scull) are available for long-term monitoring of rowing technique. They measure 2D force in the oar reference frame and the angle of the oarlock.


Hey, it's Saturday! There are so many things I have to get done today, but not nearly enough time in which to do it. And the movies! So many movies. Pacific Rim: Uprising, Unsane, maybe The Strangers: Prey at Night again... Never enough hours in the day.


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Q: Windows 8 RTM Final on Macbook Air If I try to install the Windows 8 RTM Final (from MSDN) on my Macbook Air Mid 2011 using Boot Camp, I get this error:

Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu

I already formatted the disk with NTFS, removed it, reformatted and more...
Does anyone know to resolve this error?
Thank you very much

A: I had the same problem.
What worked for me was to make sure I got the rEFIt (which I had installed before) boot menu by holding the option key at reboot. I picked the windows install disk (in my case a USB stick), and the installation proceded without the error.

A: Make sure you format the drive using BootCamp Assistant
After you reboot, choose the BOOTCAMP drive from Windows installer
Delete the drive, create one partition (ignore the error) and click Next


ANKENY — Debating the state's privately managed Medicaid program that cares for over 600,000 Iowans, Fred Hubbell accused Kim Reynolds of failing to make necessary changes and Reynolds accused Hubbell of promising more than he could deliver in their first faceoff Wednesday weeks before the Nov. 6 election.
Democrat Hubbell and Republican Reynolds, candidates for governor, appeared on the Des Moines Area Community College campus in the first of three televised debates, this one sponsored by the Des Moines Register and KCCI-TV.
Hubbell criticized Gov. Reynolds for sticking with private management of the state's $5 billion Medicaid program despite persistent complaints from patients and health care providers that their care is lacking and payments are late.
Former Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, in 2016 handed off management of the health care program to private companies. Reynolds, then his lieutenant, has continued to champion privatization as a way to cut costs on an unwieldy budget item, though she has said improvements still are needed.
During the debate, Hubbell said she has not made sufficient changes.
Reynolds said "the bulk" of Medicaid patients are getting the services they need and acknowledged improvements could be made.
And Reynolds accused Hubbell of pledging to reform Medicaid without offering how the state would pay any cost increase as a result.
Hubbell said he'd take Medicaid back to where the state — not companies — has control.
Just as Hubbell sought to use the debate to highlight Medicaid, a central issue of his campaign, Reynolds challenged Hubbell to release more of his tax returns.
Reynolds released 10 years of full income tax returns; Hubbell released just cover sheets from one year of returns, from 2017 — the same year he announced his campaign for governor.
"I don't know what you're embarrassed of or what you're hiding," Reynolds told the retired businessman.
Hubbell said the information he released included total income, deductions and charitable contributions. Hubbell also said the tax information he released included sources of income. The information did note income from various boards and investments, but not which specific boards and investments.
"All of the information is out there," Hubbell said, comparing his level of transparency to that of former Republican Gov. Robert Ray.
On taxes, Reynolds said if elected she would examine the state's myriad tax credit programs and consider reducing the corporate tax rate, which she said would make Iowa businesses more competitive.
Hubbell called state income tax cuts implemented this year by Reynolds and the GOP-led Iowa Legislature "fiscally irresponsible" with federal trade negotiations impacting Iowa's agricultural economy.
"The governor wants to take more money out of taxes. That means more money out of education, more money out of health care, more money out of infrastructure," Hubbell said.
Drake University political-science professor Dennis Goldford said he gave Reynolds the edge in the debate, but wouldn't call her the winner. "The main response would be — to be continued," he said.
Goldford said Reynolds was more aggressive in her approach and Hubbell struggled to make his case for change in the face of that.
Hubbell was at his strongest when he responded to her claims about his wealthy background by saying he's not seeking to be governor for the money but rather to make things better for all Iowans, Goldford said.
But there were times, Goldford said, that Hubbell had "a deer in the headlights" look.
The two will debate again Oct. 17 in Sioux City and a third time Oct. 21 in Davenport.
Early voting in Iowa is underway. Election Day is Nov. 6.


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What's in a career?
As I'm about to embark on the next phase of my career, I recently stopped to reflect on whether the expectations for structured career path way actually do us more harm than good.
For the longest time I had visions of a linear career track. I expected that I would work my way up through a structured pathway moving through various levels of seniority within a given functional specialty on my way to an eventual retirement.
Fast forward 15 years and my career track has taken anything but a linear pathway. Not only have I moved across industries but I've also moved across different functional areas, different specialties and different roles across a variety of different levels on my journey through life.
I've deliberately taken a pathway that's provided me with the most interesting set of opportunities as opposed to a pathway that has necessarily been the most lucrative for me. As a result it's probably fair to say that I am behind my more career focused peers who pursued with an eagle eye a straight path in climbing the corporate ladder.
However being prepared to take and make several different moves outside the scope of a more traditional career path has not only made me a better business leader, but I'd say it's also significantly added to my set of life experiences and made my working life far more interesting enjoyable and tolerable than may have otherwise been the case.
As a result of my willingness to experiment I've been able to work on complex financial transactions manage the introduction of a new technology product work on a start up adventure evaluate a variety of different early-stage businesses and do it all within the scope of one career track.
In fact one could argue that this willingness to embrace a lot of different experiences has in fact opened up my next opportunity which is likely the start for me to really cashing in on my set of diverse experiences thus far.
All of which is to question how important should a linear career path be to any individual and how fixated do you need to be on pursuing that path with an objective of fast tracking your own prospects of promotion and advancement.
I believe that taking such a narrowly focused view may really start to shortchange you on life. While you may get to your end career destination faster and make bank a whole lot sooner, how many of us really look back on our retirement and say wow I was really the most ace accountant to ever walk this earth or getting to that senior director spot at age 30 was a real highlight of my life.
Of course that's nonsense. Far more likely you'll reflect back at the end of your time on a journey that was rich diverse and that offered you the ability to extract meaningful experiences provide and make meaningful contributions and afford a quality-of-life and a lifestyle that helped put everything into perspective.
So as I sit here reflecting on the next phase of my career journey and where is likely to take me I've been telling myself to continue to stay true to the maxims that have really driven what's been around the nontraditional career path and career journey thus far and that is to be open to opportunity however nontraditional it may appear to be and open to new experiences and new horizons that may not appear to make a lot of sense and may take me away from the path that is more beaten-down and more traditional.
This is particularly the case for me given I have a high level of conviction that I'm realistically in the last decade of my formal career track. Where things may go from here I have no idea and it's exciting to even ponder what opportunities may arise over this next decade and what that's likely to lead to however given the good financial fortune that we've been blessed with and the opportunities that lie ahead I can't realistically see myself engaged in a traditional formal career path for any time beyond the next 10 years.
That being said I'm determined to pursue whatever time I have left in the workforce the same way that I have done so over the last decade which is to be open to whatever new nontraditional opportunities that may present themselves.
As my first career mentor was prone to say, we each only walk this way once. Taking the time to pursue interesting intellectual opportunities and a diverse set of experiences while still being able to provide for your family should be something that's more encouraged and that we can all pursue without fear. For at the end of the day it's highly unlikely that any of us will sit back and think how fortunate we were that our career journey was a symmetrical, steady and well-balanced one.
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Chicago Odense Ensemble is a unique collaboration that came together in the winter of 2008 while Danish musicians Jonas Munk and Jakob Skott stayed in Chicago.
Via mutual friends, and a support gig for Isotope 217 in Millenium Park, a studio session was arranged for the two to improvise and lay down ideas with some of Chicago's finest improvisers, including members of Tortoise and Chicago Underground Collective.
Improvisation isn't unusual for the two, however, as they were already more than accustomed to working from spontaneity and freeform structures in long-running psych/kraut/prog unit Causa Sui, and has since then participated in a number of installments of the Impetus series on their own El Paraiso Records label - a series dedicated to impro sessions, chance collaborations and live recordings.
During the Chicago studio session hours of loose ideas, grooves and atmospherics were recorded, ranging from loud, intense musical outbursts led by cornetist Rob Mazurek, to delicate, colourful ambiences.
Later, the finest moments were edited, re-arranged and mixed by Jonas Munk in his studio in Odense, doing a great deal of cutting and pasting, and adding a psychedelic and dubby vibe to the soundscape, using delays and effects as instruments during the mixing process.
The result is something quite unique: a sonic brew that exists somewhere in between the aesthetics of impro jazz, hypnotic rock and electronica.
The closest reference for this kind of music is probably early 1970s proto-fusion jazz that strived for a similar synthesis of jazz improvisation, psychedelic rock, eastern and african sounds as well as the use of the studio as a musical tool.
Conceptually this album therefore seems more related to Miles Davis' ventures into electric music in the late 1960s that culminated in the early 1970s with albums such as "Live Evil".
Rob Mazurek cornet, Jeff Parker guitar, Dan Bitney drums and percussion, Matt Lux bass, Brian Keigher percussion, Jonas Munk guitar and electronics, Jakob Skott drums and percussion.


Can a Christian be a liberal? Given the ever widening schism between conservatives and liberals, between those who believe in traditional American values and secular progressives, I know this is a question that is starting to be asked more frequently by a lot of concerned people.
So, is there an apparent contradiction in scripture? No. Let's put both verses into context. In the 7:1, Christ is telling believers to avoid unjust criticism or gossip of individuals. In the second verse(s), Christ is making it clear that we all have the ability to know and even call out false prophets and hypocritical teaching.
And this is just a short, partial list.
Let me include a personal incident I've also had that speaks volumes about "Christian liberals".
I'm guilty of actually paying attention to Facebook at times. It is a good way to find old friends, but it's also kind of addictive as well as a very easy way to get an argument started. Case in point. I encountered an old Christian musician friend of mine from years back that I had played bass for a couple of times.
When he asked what I was doing these days, I told him about my musical activities and also mentioned these articles for ClashDaily.com. All I told him was that it's a conservative web site. That's all it took for him to hop on me with a bunch of stuff about how the Koch Brothers are financing the Republican Party and that the Tea Party is nothing but a bunch of radical anti-Americans.
He never responded back and won't talk to me any more. So much for another Christian liberal friend.
The fruit that freedom loving Christians can bring will allow us to take our freedoms back, while helping others when we can, and all the time refusing to be a doormat for liberals. So call me judgmental if you wish, but I've had it with Christians who blindly follow the liberal agenda and talking points. I'm not alone in this, so let's all pray for the wisdom to be "shrewd…and innocent".


C.J. Burks scored 28 points as Marshall romped past Green Bay 90-70 on Thursday night for the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament championship.
C.J. Burks had 25 points as Marshall narrowly beat IUPUI 78-73 in the first round of the CIT on Tuesday night. Jon Elmore added 22 points for the Thundering Herd.
Tyree Griffin had a season-high 23 points as Southern Miss topped Marshall 82-73 in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night. LaDavius Draine added 20 points for the Golden Eagles.
C.J. Burks had 21 points as Marshall beat Florida International 94-78 on Wednesday night.
C.J. Burks scored 21 points as Marshall beat North Texas 85-82 on Sunday.
Jon Elmore had 34 points as Marshall topped Louisiana Tech 90-79 on Thursday night.
Makhtar Gueye recorded 19 points and 11 rebounds as UAB beat Marshall 77-68 on Thursday night. Lewis Sullivan added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers.
Roosevelt Smart and Umoja Gibson combined to score 39 points as North Texas ran away from Marshall in the second half to post its 20th win of the season, a 78-51 victory on Thursday night.
LaDavious Draine had 18 points and Southern Mississippi opened the game with a 31-6 run and never looked back, nearly doubling up Marshall 101-51 on Saturday.
DaQuan Bracey had 25 points, six rebounds and six assists and Louisiana Tech defeated Marshall 89-80 in overtime on Thursday night.
C.J. Burks matched his season high, scoring 30 points and Marshall held on to edge Florida International 105-97 on Saturday night.
C.J. Burks had 25 points and scored the go-ahead layup with 31 seconds left to lift Marshall over Charlotte 85-84 on Saturday.
Jon Elmore scored 20 points but it was one of his season-high 10 assists that helped Marshall upend Old Dominion 70-67 to open Conference USA play Thursday night.


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Knicks: Evan Fournier adjusts to 4th qtr benching and new role off the ball
Last summer, Evan Fournier was France's best player in Tokyo Olympics. He's been clutch as he was with his former NBA teams.
Those memories seem too distant now as Fournier, the most expensive Knicks signing in the offseason, had been glued to the bench in the fourth quarter of eight of the team's first 15 games, including the last four.
"The way I look at it is that I can't just play anymore like I did with other teams knowing I'm gonna play 32 minutes at least," Fournier said. "Like I know where my shots are coming from, I know how things are gonna go for me so I can kind of get into the game knowing what to [expect]."
"Historically, I've been good in the fourth quarters and now that I'm not playing in fourth quarters, I have to bring something early on."
This is the biggest chunk of games in Fournier's career that he's not playing in the fourth quarter. Even during his rookie year, he averaged 6.8 minutes in the fourth quarter of 33 of the 38 games he played with the Denver Nuggets.
For the first time since the 2015-16 season, Fournier is averaging below 30 minutes per game.
"With the situation right now, I don't know how many minutes I'm going to play," Fournier said. So, I have to have a mindset that if I'm going to play 20 minutes, then let's just come out of the gate with extreme energy, be very alert, try to be ultra-aggressive and try to have an impact."
Fournier started the season on fire, hitting big shots against his former teams, Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic, in their first two games. During the Knicks' impressive 5-1 start, Fournier averaged 17.5 points per game, built around a remarkable 45.1 percent three-point shooting.
Then it went downhill from there.
Over his last seven games, his scoring went down to just seven points as his shooting went south (37% from the field, 23% from the 3-point line).
But it wasn't just him who had been struggling. The entire starting unit is facing chemistry issues as they have the worst plus-minus of any five-man lineup in the league right now. And the schedule is making it more challenging for them to build cohesiveness.
"We don't practice that much. We don't play five on five in practice anymore," Fournier said. "So, it's really about watching the game, seeing how you can adjust, what you can do better and once you get on the floor, do it. Read situations. From my point of view, that's really how we can get better just from watching the film. The games keep on coming."
The game on Saturday against the league-worst Houston Rockets will be the Knicks' 16th game in 30 days.
Fournier understands Thibodeau's decision to ride with the hot hands in the fourth quarter as he admitted that his inconsistent play somehow mirrors the team's play.
"Very inconsistent, obviously," Fournier replied when asked to assess his season so far with the Knicks. "Kind of like what we've been doing as a team, to be honest. We've had really good games and really bad games. In 17 games, you've got some of my best and some of my worst already. From that standpoint, there's only one thing for me to do, to keep working and have a winning attitude and do everything I can."
It's the same sentiment that Julius Randle had when he was asked to assess his season so far after their second straight loss to the Magic, the Eastern Conference's worst team.
Randle and Fournier showed encouraging signs at the start of the season that they could replicate or have a better two-man game than what Randle enjoyed with Reggie Bullock last season. But as the season progressed, their chemistry also regressed.
Thibodeau isn't about to hit the panic button. It's too early in the season. Building habits take time.
"In fairness to everyone involved, I think after 15 games last season, no one was saying that Julius and Reggie had great chemistry," Thibodeau said. "It's something that evolved over the course of the season. So, I think you have to give this a chance to work out."
While Fournier is not entirely happy with his performance and his fourth-quarter benching, he doesn't need an explanation from Thibodeau.
"I'm a 10-year vet now," Fournier said. "I watch the game, I can feel the game, so I don't need to be finessed. It's okay, my feelings won't get hurt. I want the team to play well, and I want to play well. And when I don't, it's fine. I have to do better."
With practices almost confined in the film room, how can Fournier build chemistry with the team?
"Well, communication and make sure we ask ourselves the right questions," he said.
There's no doubt in Fournier's mind that things will get better, and it's only just a matter of time.
"I always try to look at myself first and how I can do things better to be out there, obviously," Fournier said. "I'm obviously not happy to be on the bench. But I want to be out there. I know what I'm capable of and I know what I can do to help this team win."
While he's still waiting for his shot to fall again and his fourth-quarter minutes to return, Fournier's plan to attack his sporadic minutes and new role off the ball isn't just about hunting for his shots early in the game.
"[Being aggressive] means everything. It may mean running harder, getting the rebound so I can push the ball in transition. Just have more energy and be more present because when you let the game come to you all the time, you become kind of passive," Fournier said.
"Just do the little things. When you're off the ball, especially as a guy that plays well with the ball, I have to find opportunities. How can I create movement just by running or missing a screen or slipping or something like that?"


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Vanessa Hudgens: I wanted to make myself 'as ugly as possible' for 'Gimme Shelter'
by: Chris Eggertsen January 22, 2014
In her new film, Vanessa Hudgens will be one thing you probably never expected from the freshly-scrubbed "High School Musical" star.
"I was just trying to see what I could do to make myself as ugly as possible!" said the actress of her performance as Apple, a pregnant, homeless teenager in the forthcoming drama "Gimme Shelter." "Just feel as gross and dirty [as possible], and I think it worked."
Indeed, Hudgens hardly looks like herself in the new film, with boyish chopped-off hair, dirty clothes and a complexion far removed from the shiny mug you're used to seeing on magazine covers. But that's not the only thing that's different. Her voice, too, is audibly transformed.
"She didn't have a dad," said the actress. "And when you don't have a dad growing up, there's nowhere that you feel safe. So I think that she kinda just took on this masculine voice to protect herself."
There's no doubt the character is a major departure for the actress, who also garnered attention for her boundary-pushing performance in last year's controversial girls-gone-wild flick "Spring Breakers." So how does she feel about this period of "massive transformation"? Click on the video above for the full interview.
"Gimme Shelter" hits theaters this Friday.
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Same-Day Knee Replacements: Beneficial Approach for Many People
Healing can often happen best at home
Knee replacements are the second-most common surgical procedure done in the United States, and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Coordinated Health's team of orthopedic surgeons performs more total knee replacements than any other provider in the region, using the latest techniques and technologies.
Same-day knee replacements are one of the advantages of referring patients to LVHN, with Thomas Meade, MD, orthopedic surgeon, offering this procedure at the Coordinated Health Allentown facility.
Especially since Medicare began covering knee replacements as an outpatient procedure in 2018, interest has been accelerating.
Meade says the same-day knee replacement is "a tremendously simplified procedure."
"Patients go directly home from the recovery room," he says. "They don't need postoperative lab work and antibiotics. There is not as much intensive physical therapy, and, most important, half of the patients never take any narcotic pain pills due to simplified pain-management protocols."
Reduced costs – approximately one-third less – are another key advantage.
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Less invasive and less pain
Same-day knee replacements are minimally invasive.
Unlike traditional methods of the past, there is usually no kneecap dislocation or cutting of tendons. Instead, surgeons rely on natural separations between tissues and bones.
Another significant development is preemptive pain management. "We don't wait for the patient to have pain after the operation. Instead, we start non-narcotic pre-emptive pain medication 24 hours ahead of the surgery. So the patient never sees the same degree of inflammation or pain," Meade says.
Same-day surgery candidates
With fully integrated pre- and postoperative monitoring, a large percentage of knee replacements can now be done as outpatient surgeries, and they're predicted to account for 60 percent by 2026.
LVHN uses a clinically validated patient selection tool to assess each person's readiness for same-day discharge, and joint placement seminars help educate patients and families on the entire process. Even people with comorbidities or other medical risk factors can be candidates for a sameday procedure if their primary care providers or internists are engaged before the surgery to address and help minimize those risks.
Sometimes, an individual's home situation, not a medical condition, prohibits a same-day knee replacement. For example, people who live alone and don't have someone who can be with them during the first few days after surgery will have a safer recovery in the hospital. A multistory home or rural address may be another inhibiting factor.
A big determinant for a successful outcome is the person's attitude, Meade says. "Patients have to be completely engaged and want to do this. They have to believe in the system, be accountable and have a care partner who gets educated with them. "Outpatient is not only better and safer with less use of narcotics, but there are also fewer complications and it's cheaper. For all these reasons, I think it's the way of the future in value-based health care."
Providers can refer a person for orthopedic care by calling 610-402-8900. If you are a patient, call 888-402-LVHN to request an appointment.
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Isaac was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and is a senior at Wakefield High School. He takes part in many extracurriculars at his school such as the marching band, National Achievers Society, and robotics club. Most recently, Isaac joined the ACE Action Fellowship in order to better participate in the conversation around climate change. He's always been passionate about climate issues but has recently decided to try and take a more active approach to being part of the solution to this global problem.
Isaac finds climate change to be so important for one simple reason: if not properly addressed, it'll eventually kill us all. He's always been fascinated by the environment but wasn't fully aware of the rate at which it was dying. However, once he was informed of what was going on, he decided to try and help because he feels that if he isn't part of the solution, he's part of the problem. And for that reason, he decided to join the ACE Action Fellowship – to have the opportunity to be part of the solution, rather than the problem.
He hopes that, through ACE, he can learn skills that he'll use in the future to better inform, educate, and share with others in order to help prevent the further destruction of the planet. Furthermore, he hopes that he'll meet like-minded people that he can become good friends with while they work to gain experience in advocating about climate change.
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Halftracks provided protection, mobility, and support in virtually every conflict theater during both World War II and the Korean War. The M-16 version had a top speed of around 40mph and it was very versatile. With varying equipment, it could carry troops, weapons, supplies, and more. For this kit, the M-16 is fitted with a 50 caliber machine gun and is equipped with seating for six soldiers. Kit features extra storage boxes, fuel cans, seated driver, eight crew figures, flexible tracks, and opening doors.


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So you have a problem with Trump floating pardons in response to Congressional Subpoenas?
Congrats. You are what you hate.
Nobody is that stupid. She is acting for pay IMO. How much was she worth before being elected the 1st time verses how much she is worth now is our clue. Almost all of them greatly enrich their bank accounts and their friends get some of it too.
My finances are subject to IRS approval and apparently the US Congress can yell at people for their age and religious orientation.
I assume you've never been audited if you think the IRS Subpoenas your personal banking information when they go over your taxes.
The IRS also isn't supposed to target individuals.
The IRS also isn't supposed to be a political tool with political motivations.
Now the IRS may have in the past over stept its authority; but two wrongs do not make a right.
Yet the D's will say he raped a girl who just now remembered it when this fails they have no shame. Want to bet they don't get to search for a proof of a crime without knowing what crime exactly they are searching? We have to have some kind of a victim come forward normally or at least to have the perp caught while in mid action. The IRS has had 50 years of study of his returns. How many times did they arrest him for cheating? If they find you cheated they freaking ream you and 100% of us know it. So why pretend that isn't the real truth if you just wanted to know the truth? Leftism is a sickness that needs a cure soon or this won't end well for them.
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Issuance Of Transcript Now Digital – UI VC
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. K. O. Adebowale mni, FAS, has assured graduates of the University that difficulties and delays in processing and obtaining transcripts has now become a thing of the past. This he stated, is because the University has now adopted a digital approach in the processing of transcripts.
The Vice Chancellor made this statement while receiving the alumni of Sultan Bello Hall of the University of Ibadan in his office recently.
Prof Adebowale stated that his management team, in recognition of the delay and difficulties usually involved in the issuance of transcripts in UI made it a priority to tackle the challenge, thereby introducing a digital approach which makes the process seamless and fast.
The Vice Chancellor congratulated the Sultan Bello Hall alumni on the 60th anniversary of the great Hall, which has bred great men in the society.
While acknowledging a gap between the University of Ibadan and it's alumni, due to its inability to capture all students that have graduated from the University, Prof Adebowale assured all that the University now seeks to bridge the gap.
The 13th Vice Chancellor of the University expressed the desire of his management to provide 100% accommodation for student in order to avoid detachment of the students who stay off campus from the University, and to address the insecurity issues that they face. He therefore called on the University Alumni and friends to partner with the University in addressing this, by building affordable private hostels on campus.
He assured the Sultan Bello Hall alumni that the University has continued to commit considerable resources to sustain the Hall and other halls on campus, in order to ensure that their legacies live on. He however admitted that this has been a challenging task, given the paucity of fund and resources in the University. He therefore enjoined the University Alumni to support the University in this regard.
Prof Adebowale congratulated and pledged the University's support to the Alumni of Sultan Bello Hall in anyway required as they prepare for the commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Hall of great men in September.
Speaking prior to the Vice Chancellor, the team lead and Hall master of the Hall, Prof Dhikiru A. Yagboyaju stated that the visit was to intimate the University management of the intent and programmes to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the prestigious hall, and to seek the management's support. He appreciated the continued efforts of successive managements of the University in sustaining the legacy of the great Hall, of which they all have euphoric memories
Also on the visit were the Hall warden, Dr O O. Oyebode, the Assistant Hall warden, Dr. Y.A. Babarinde, past members of the hall executives, including Prof. Gbenga Larinde, Mr Kolawole Hamzat, Mr Muyiwa S. Adedayo, other members of the alumni, including the Director University of Ibadan Press, Mr O.M. Oladejo, Mr Bello M. Adetokunbo and Barr Taiwo Garba. Others include current Executive members and staff of the Hall.
Present at the occasion were the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof. E. O. Ayoola, the Dean of Students, Prof Adekeye Abiona and the Director, University Advancement Centre, Mr A.A. Adebowale Adeosun. Others include the Deputy Registrar (Vice Chancellor's Office) Mrs Morenike Afolabi and the Public Relations Officer, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu among others.
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I welcome Ealing Council's decision to allow motorbikes into bus lanes for an 18 month experiment and I profoundly disagree with the nonsense about motorbikes trotted out by Ben Owen in last week's Gazette.
I welcome Ealing Council's decision to allow motorbikes into bus lanes for an 18 month experiment and I profoundly disagree with the nonsense about motorbikes trotted out by Ben Owen in last week's Gazette.
His claim that a majority of motor-bikes and scooter are ridden by couriers and take-away riders is simply not true nor is his other claim that we are all 'speed merchants' who will endanger his safety as a cyclist.
Other cities such as Bristol and Reading have long permitted motor-bikes to use bus lanes without any adverse effect on cyclists' safety.
was so uncomfortable for the extremists who run the cycling lobby that they persuaded Ken Livingstone to suppress the report.
Equally uncomfortable was the finding from another survey by TfL of cyclists, as distinct from the cycling organisations, that found that few had encountered any problems with motorbikes where they were allowed in London bus lanes.
In fact, almost twice as many cyclists had encountered problems with buses, so presumably Ben would like to ban them from bus lanes!
Cyclists, scooter riders and motor-bikers are all vulnerable road users who need protection from drivers cocooned in the safety of their four wheeled vehicles. There are examples of bad driving from all these groups. Calling each other names will not improve road safety. There is plenty of room in London's bus lanes for all two-wheelers. If Ben cycles in accordance with the rules of the road, looks and indicates before he manoeuvres, his safety will not be at risk from motorbikes.


The relaxed approach at this vibrant Mexican bar appeals to an arty Balham gathering: the sort of folk who want some Latino tunes & decent drinks, but aren't bothered by a venue being over-styled. Not that Tacuba is an unpleasant place to spend an evening – far from it. People here drink their beers, margaritas & mojitos in a perfectly comfortable, dimly lit room full of bright colours & groovy pictures, & the barmen are colourful characters themselves. The menu consists of fair renditions of Mexican street snacks such as burritos & tacos. Those who tuck in are seldom disappointed, but given that food isn't the main point of this happening little place, it's wise to stick to the simplest dishes. Linked with Barrio in Battersea Square.
Great Venue! Truly Mexican food,cocktails amazing, and don't forget to ask for the pornstar martini or passion fruit margarita,they are hugeee!! Cool music and staff brilliant!!


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Q: Is it a good idea to use HttpSessionId to manage user session? I'm building my webapp with spring and hibernate.
Now I'm facing the problem of managing the user session.
I'm using HttpSessionId and the idea is to save is on a database when the user login, so that I'd have userId and sessionId mapped in my database.
The first question is: is that correct? I mean, I know it works, but, is it a good practise?
On the other hand, as I see it, I coundn't provide any "remember me" option, because HttpSessionId may change... How would I manage it?


This is a really useful box and very pretty too. The inside of the box is A5 and we have also included a smaller version of the box so you get two for the price of one.
The larger box is approx 10cm high, 17 cms deep and 23cm wide (flat top version) and the smaller box is 5cm high, 9cm deep and 11.5 cm wide..
The possibilities for this box are endless, great for giving a selection of handmde cards, home-made chocolates or just about anything.
This is for the download version, if you would like a postal version please drop us an email.


It's time to take matters into your own hands! These Adult Hulk Avengers 2 Gloves will complete your costume.
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Whether it's Ultron, Iron Man, or a common street thief you're tasked with taking down, these Adult Hulk Avengers 2 Gloves will make you at least feel as powerful as that enormous green guy The Hulk himself. Since we are all entering the Age of Ultron, we really recommend that you exercise caution, and you know what they say: a good offense is the best defense… or something wise like that.
Anyway, we have it on good authority that when you pick up these sweet gloves, you will benefit from the appearance of strength, the confidence that comes with that, and hopefully the fear these bad boys inspire in the hearts of all evil-doers! There will be a lot of tough battles coming your way, so crush the competition, yeah? Pro tip: don't wear your favorite tees with these—they're known to get ripped somehow.


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Q: inner product space problem $(x_n,y_n)\to 0$ If $(y_n)$ is a bounded sequence in an inner product space, and $(x_n)$ is a sequence converging to zero, prove that $(x_n,y_n)\to 0$. Where $(x_n,y_n)$ is the inner product.
Since $(y_n)$ is bounded there exists an $M$ such that $y_n\leq M$ for all $n$. I think the triangle inequality is helpful, I'm just not sure how to use it.

A: Your idea is about right, but we won't use the triangle inequality. If $M = 0$ it is trivial. Suppose $M > 0$, with $\|y_n\| < M$ for all $n$. Let $\epsilon > 0$. There exists $n_0$ natural such that $n > n_0$ implies $\|x_n\| < \epsilon/M$, because $x_n \to 0$. So if $n > n_0$ we have:$$|\langle x_n,y_n\rangle -0| = |\langle x_n,y_n\rangle| \stackrel{\color{red}{\rm CS}}{\leq} \|x_n\|\|y_n\| < \frac{\epsilon}{M}M = \epsilon,$$ using Cauchy-Schwarz's inequality. So $\langle x_n,y_n \rangle \to 0$.
(Cauchy-Schwarz must be good for something other than proving the triangle inequality, right?)


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Q: Automated testing the EF model-building process I'm doing some complex modifications to our EF model (we're using code-first) and I know it should affect my database in particular and testable ways; for instance, I should be able to assert;
The db will have an 'Item' table
'Item' will have an integer 'Id' field which is the primary key
'Item' will have a 50-character string 'Name' field

These are ripe for unit testing, but I can't find a way to test these kinds of assertion.
What I'd like is a way to get the database model from the DbContext, so that I can do something like;
var model = BuildModel(MyEntityContext);

var itemTable = model.Db.Tables["Item"]

Assert.IsNotNull(itemTable);
Assert.IsTrue(itemTable.Columns["Id"] != null);
Assert.IsTrue(itemTable.Columns["Name"] != null);
Assert.IsTrue(itemTable.Columns["Name"].Length == 50);
...

Does anyone know of a way to get hold of a description of the database structure implied by a DbContext object?

A: you could start with something like this...see if this takes you anywhere.
using(ObjectContext context = new ObjectContext())
{
var queryResult = from meta in context.MetadataWorkspace.GetItems(DataSpace.CSpace)
                  .Where(m => m.BuiltInTypeKind == BuiltInTypeKind.EntityType)
                  from p in (meta as EntityType).Properties
                  .Where(p => p.DeclaringType.Name == context.GetType().Name
                  && p.Name == PropertyName
                  Select new {Length = p.TypeUsage.Facets["MaxLength"].Value, Name=p.TypeUsage.Facets["Name"].Value, p.TypeUsage.Facets["FacetType"].Value
}

(@steve-cooper) A really helpful start! thanks. I've come up with a working class based closely on your suggestion -- I've stuck it here so I can give you the accepted answer, and so others can see the worked-up code.
    public class ModelSummary
    {
        public Dictionary<string, System.Data.Metadata.Edm.EntityType> Entities { get; private set; }

        public static ModelSummary Load(DbContext context)
        {
              var adapter = (IObjectContextAdapter)context;
              var objectContext = adapter.ObjectContext;

                var summary = new ModelSummary();

              var items = objectContext.MetadataWorkspace.GetItems(DataSpace.SSpace);

              summary.Entities =
                objectContext.MetadataWorkspace.GetItems(DataSpace.SSpace)
                .OfType<EntityType>()
                .ToDictionary(et => et.Name);

            return summary;

        }

        public bool EntityExists(string entityName)
        {
            return this.Entities.ContainsKey(entityName);
        }

        public bool EntityHasProperty(string entityName, string propertyName)
        {
            if (!EntityExists(entityName))
            {
                return false;
            }

            var entity = this.Entities[entityName];

            return entity.Properties.Contains(propertyName);
        }
    }

And the test looks like this;
    [Test]
    public void Context_SchemaIsExpected()
    {
        var summary = ModelSummary.Load(new MyContext());
        Assert.IsTrue(summary.EntityExists("Item"));
        Assert.IsTrue(summary.EntityHasProperty("Item", "Id"));
    }


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Category: Television Series
Work has kept my girlfriend and I from enjoying our usual getaway from the world to the streaming of Netflix, but we finally got around to it tonight while we ate dinner. Expecting to watch something from our typical list, we saw the unavoidable advertising for Netflix's original series Orange Is The New Black. To be honest, I really expected this was going to be a pure-bred comedy. Even the synopsis gave me that impression. I won't dare say that I knew otherwise even within the first two minutes, during which a brief montage of female nudity was put on display, which neither of us saw coming.
I'll admit that I didn't think the show was all that bad. I guess it's probably not that surprising that my girlfriend found much less taste for it. Don't think the abundance of female nudity is the reason for my interest in watching it again. Actually, I guess I am intrigued by the dramatic presentation of the prison life. Oz was a hit show a decade or so ago, but I didn't get to watch it due to my lack of an HBO subscription – though I did manage to catch an episode or two during occasional opportunities. Still, the only thing I can remember about Oz is that the newspaper editor from the Spider-Man movies played a bald-headed paraplegic. That's literally it.
But anyway. I wouldn't say anything such as "Orange Is the New Black is one of the best new TV shows," but I will say that it probably isn't anywhere near being the worst. Plus, getting to see ol' Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager play a soviet kitchen-head is entertaining in itself, especially following my shock of seeing her on the whacky CN show NTSF:SD:SUV. Still, it's worth a gander or two if you don't mind slightly unrestrained nudity and sexual themes – which is common in most HBO/ShoTime series as well (eg. The Tudors and Spartacus) – or a casually-paced drama storyline.