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  , remove                = require('es5-ext/array/#/remove')
  , pluck                 = require('es5-ext/function/pluck')
  , objectForEach         = require('es5-ext/object/for-each')
  , customError           = require('es5-ext/error/custom')
  , contains              = require('es5-ext/string/#/contains')
  , oForEach              = require('es5-ext/object/for-each')
  , DbjsError             = require('dbjs/_setup/error')
  , isNested              = require('dbjs/is-dbjs-nested-object')
  , db                    = require('../../').db
  , unserializeArrays     = require('./unserialize-arrays')
  , unserializeProperties = require('./unserialize-properties')
  , getMessage            = require('./get-error-message')
  , _                     = require('../../').i18n.bind("Controller")

  , isArray = Array.isArray, forEach = Array.prototype.forEach, push = Array.prototype.push
  , create = Object.create, getPrototypeOf = Object.getPrototypeOf
  , getObject = db.objects.unserialize, isObjectType = db.isObjectType
  , getMapValue = pluck(1);

var isFileType = function (type) {
	return db.File && ((type === db.File) || db.File.isPrototypeOf(type));
};

module.exports = function (data/*, options*/) {
	var errors = [], options = Object(arguments[1]), forceUpdate, multiples = {};

	// Unserialize data
	unserializeArrays(data);
	unserializeProperties(data);
	unserializeArrays(data);

	// Expose mandatory fields
	if (options.assure != null) {
		forEach.call(options.assure, function (name) {
			if (!data.hasOwnProperty(name)) data[name] = null;
		});
	}

	// Prepare forceUpdate map
	if (options.forceUpdate != null) {
		forceUpdate = {};
		if (isArray(options.forceUpdate)) {
			options.forceUpdate.forEach(function (name) { forceUpdate[name] = true; });
		} else {
			forceUpdate[options.forceUpdate] = true;
		}
	}

	// Validate each property
	oForEach(data, function (value, name) {
		var desc, error, current, obj, values, isMap = false, type, descProto, item, multipleConf, map;

		var handleError = function (error) {
			if (options.ignoreErrors && (!options.assure || !options.assure[name])) {
				delete data[name];
				return;
			}
			error.fieldName = name;
			error.object = desc.object;
			error.key = desc.key;
			error.invalidValue = value;
			errors.push(error);
		};

		// Ignore empty names
		if (!name) {
			delete data[name];
			return;
		}

		// Deal with eventual no DBJS property
		if (!contains.call(name, '/')) {
			if (!options.partial) {
				errors.push(customError("Unrecognized DBJS value", 'NOT_DBJS_VALUE', { fieldName: name }));
			}
			return;
		}

		// DBJS property
		desc = getObject(name);
		if (desc._kind_ === 'item') {
			item = desc;
			desc = desc.object._getOwnDescriptor_(desc._pSKey_);
			if (value || !isFileType(desc.type)) {
				throw new TypeError('Unsupported multiple item configuration');
			}
			// Delete from set of files
			if (!multiples[desc.__valueId__]) {
				multiples[desc.__valueId__] = { object: desc.object.get(desc.key), desc: desc };
			}
			multipleConf = multiples[desc.__valueId__];
			if (!multipleConf.deleted) multipleConf.deleted = [];
			multipleConf.deleted.push(item.key);
			delete data[name];
			return;
		}
		if (desc.nested) {
			descProto = desc.object.get(desc.key).__descriptorPrototype__;
			if (desc.database.isObjectType(descProto.type)) {
				isMap = true;
				type = descProto.type;
			} else {
				type = desc.type;
				if (isFileType(type)) {
					if (desc.database.isObjectType(desc.object.__descriptorPrototype__.type)) {
						map = desc.object;
						if (value) throw new TypeError('Unsupported nested map configuration');
						// Delete from map of files
						if (!multiples[map.__id__]) {
							multiples[map.__id__] = {
								object: map,
								desc: map.owner ? map.owner.getOwnDescriptor(map.key) : null
							};
						}
						multipleConf = multiples[map.__id__];
						if (!multipleConf.deleted) multipleConf.deleted = [];
						multipleConf.deleted.push(desc.object.get(desc.key));
						delete data[name];
						return;
					}
				}
			}
		} else {
			type = desc.type;
		}
		if ((isMap || desc.multiple) && isArray(value)) {
			// Unserialize multiple value
			value = data[name] = value.map(type.fromInputValue, type)
				.filter(function (value) { return value != null; });
			if (isFileType(type)) {
				// Add to set or map of files
				try {
					value.forEach(function (file) { type._validateCreate_(file); });
				} catch (e) {
					if (e.code === 'UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE') {
						e = new Error(_("Uploaded file must be in either JPG, PNG or PDF format"));
					}
					handleError(e);
					return;
				}
				if (!multiples[name]) multiples[name] = { object: desc.object.get(desc.key), desc: desc };
				multiples[name].added = value;
				return;
			}
		} else {
			// Unserialize singular value
			if (isMap || desc.multiple) {
				value = data[name] = type.fromInputValue(value);
				value = data[name] = (value == null) ? [] : [value];
				if (isFileType(type)) {
					// Add to set or map of files
					try {
						value.forEach(function (file) { type._validateCreate_(file); });
					} catch (e) {
						if (e.code === 'UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE') {
							e = new Error(_("Uploaded file must be in either JPG, PNG or PDF format"));
						}
						handleError(e);
						return;
					}
					if (!multiples[name]) multiples[name] = { object: desc.object.get(desc.key), desc: desc };
					multiples[name].added = value;
					return;
				}
			} else if (isFileType(type)) {
				if (value == null) {
					value = desc.object.get(desc.key);
					if (desc.nested && !value.name) value = null;
					if (!desc.nested && (value == null) && options.deleteNulls) {
						value = data[name] = undefined;
					}
				} else {
					value = data[name] = type.fromInputValue(value);
				}
			} else {
				value = data[name] = type.fromInputValue(value);
				if ((value === null) && options.deleteNulls && (getPrototypeOf(desc)._value_ == null)) {
					value = data[name] = undefined;
				}
			}
		}

		if (options.changedOnly && (!forceUpdate ||
				!forceUpdate.hasOwnProperty(desc._sKey_))) {
			current = desc._resolveValue_(desc.object);
			// Filter unchanged properties (when changedOnly: true)
			if (isMap || desc.multiple) {
				if (typeof desc._value_ !== 'function') {
					values = toArray(current);
					if (isMap) values = values.map(getMapValue);
					if ((value.length === values.length) &&
							values.every(function (val, index) { return !type.compare(val, value[index]); })) {
						delete data[name];
						return;
					}
				}
			} else if ((!desc.nested && desc.hasOwnProperty('_value_') && (desc._value_ != null)) ||
					((value != null) && options.meta)) {
				if (((value === null) && (current === null)) ||
						((value != null) && (current != null) &&
							!type.compare(value, current))) {
					if (options.meta && desc.hasOwnProperty('_value_')) {
						current = getPrototypeOf(desc)
							._resolveValue_(getPrototypeOf(desc.object));
						if (((value === null) && (current === null)) ||
								((value != null) && (current != null) &&
								!type.compare(value, current))) {
							value = data[name] = undefined;
						} else {
							delete data[name];
							return;
						}
					} else {
						delete data[name];
						return;
					}
				} else if ((value === undefined) && (desc._value_ === undefined)) {
					delete data[name];
					return;
				}
			} else if (value == null) {
				if (!desc.nested) {
					delete data[name];
					return;
				}
			}
		}

		if (!(desc.multiple || isMap) && options.meta && (value !== undefined)) {
			current = getPrototypeOf(desc)
				._resolveValue_(getPrototypeOf(desc.object));
			if (((value === null) && (current === null)) ||
						((value != null) && (current != null) &&
						!type.compare(value, current))) {
				value = data[name] = undefined;
			}
		}

		obj = desc.object;

		// Validate values
		if (isObjectType(type) && (isArray(value) ||
				((value != null) && !db.Object.is(value)))) {
			if (isArray(value)) {
				value.forEach(function (val, index) {
					if (db.Object.is(val)) return;
					try {
						value[index] = type._validateCreate_(val)[0];
					} catch (e) {
						if (error && !options.ignoreErrors) {
							e.fieldName = name;
							errors.push(e);
						} else {
							error = e;
						}
					}
				});
			} else {
				try {
					data[name] = type._validateCreate_(value)[0];
				} catch (e) { error = e; }
			}
		} else {
			if (desc.object.constructor.prototype === desc.object) obj = create(desc.object);

			if ((value != null) ||
					(!options.changedOnly || (forceUpdate && forceUpdate.hasOwnProperty(desc._sKey_)))) {
				try {
					if (options.deleteNulls && (value === undefined)) {
						obj._validateDelete_(desc._sKey_);
					} else {
						if (isNested(value) && (name === value.__id__)) {
							delete data[name];
						} else if (desc.nested) {
							obj = obj._get_(desc._sKey_);
							if (value == null) {
								if (desc.required) {
									throw new DbjsError("Property is required", 'VALUE_REQUIRED');
								}
							} else {
								data[name] = obj._validateCreate_(value)[0];
							}
						} else {
							data[name] = obj._validateSet_(desc._sKey_, value);
						}
					}
				} catch (e) { error = e; }
			}
		}

		if (error) handleError(error);
	});

	objectForEach(multiples, function (conf, id) {
		var value = [], deleted = conf.deleted || [], added = conf.added || [], desc = conf.desc;
		conf.object.forEach(function (file) { value.push(file); });
		if (options.changedOnly && !deleted.length && !added.length) {
			delete data[id];
			return;
		}
		deleted.forEach(function (file) { remove.call(value, file); });
		added.forEach(function (file) { push.call(value, file); });
		if (!value.length && desc && desc.required) {
			if (options.ignoreErrors) {
				delete data[id];
				return;
			}
			errors.push(customError("Property is rqeuired", 'VALUE_REQUIRED',
				{ fieldName: id, object: desc && desc.object, key: desc && desc.key }));
		}
		data[id] = value;
	});

	if (errors.length) {
		throw customError("Invalid values:\n\t" +
			errors.map(getMessage).join('\t\n'), 'INVALID_INPUT', { errors: errors, statusCode: 400 });
	}
};

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update The Land Transport Authority aims to gain cost savings of 20 percent from reducing its energy consumption, in a new three-year agreement with IBM.
update SINGAPORE--The Land Transport Authority (LTA) signed today a new three-year agreement with IBM to implement energy-efficient processes across its IT environment.
The partnership will see the LTA identify "hotspots" within its data center infrastructure where energy consumption can be reduced, according to Rosina Howe, LTA's group director of innovation and infocomm technology.
The authority is targeting to gain cost savings of at least 20 percent, though Howe said the LTA does not have a timeframe on when it plans to achieve that goal. This, she added, can only be determined after evaluating the IT infrastructure and establishing a proper strategy on how to deploy the new green initiative.
"Depending on what our diagnosis is, we may even be able to achieve the 20 percent cost savings within the first year of deployment and have that as a recurring yearly savings," she said. At the very least, that target will be achieved before the end of the new three year-agreement with IBM, she added.
According to Howe, the LTA's first foray into adopting environment-friendly processes started in 2002 when it launched an initiative to reduce its paper usage and digitize its workflow. This scheme paid off two years later, yielding annual cost savings of S$2.2 million (US$1.5 million), she said.
Under the new agreement with IBM, the LTA is hoping to extend these gains from improving its operational efficiencies to the agency's 10 data centers, she noted. These facilities support internal operations as well as services the LTA provides to the public, including Singapore's electronic road pricing (ERP) network, traffic management and e-services available on portals such as One.Motoring, she explained.
roll out green IT user policies.
Alex Tay, regional services product line manager of site and facilities services, IBM Singapore, said power and cooling are the two most costly expenditures in managing a data center.
Citing figures from an IDC report, Tay noted that by 2009, the cost of powering and cooling will exceed the amount spent on purchasing the servers in data centers.
He said that IBM focuses on three key areas--cooling, IT systems management and power--to help its customers reduce their energy consumption.
Based on methodology outlined in IBM's Project Big Green, the LTA's energy saving program is expected to be rolled out in the first quarter of 2008 following a "comprehensive, fact-based analysis" of the agency's IT infrastructure, according to the two companies.
Teresa Lim, managing director of IBM Singapore, said Big Blue will provide diagnostic and consulting services, and advise the LTA on best practices in building green IT facilities.
Michael Seow, LTA's director of IT infrastructure services and planning, noted that the exercise will not involve the replacement of existing IT systems with more environment-friendly products.
Instead, the primary objective is to assess how its current data center infrastructure layout can be tweaked and redesigned so energy consumption can be optimized, Seow explained.
Howe added that once the implementation strategy is established, the LTA may decide to call for tenders if the scale of the project is large enough to warrant doing so.
She noted that government agencies in Singapore are required to open sizeable projects for tender, and allow external parties to submit bids.
However, she added that IBM won a contract in June 2007 to manage the LTA's IT and data center infrastructures. Under the agreement, the IT vendor committed to continue introducing "innovative" new technology to the agency's IT environment, Howe said.


Editor's Note: Rick has provided an article for the Scratching Post (see above) that discusses the joys of upgrading an older kit that he explained during the club meeting.
Where is the article? Looks like a good one, but I can't find it. Can you email me?
The article is right above the pictures but it is not an exact commentary on the pictures. The video of the actual demonstration will be posted by tomorrow.


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We are shifting in 2018, and one of, if not the most anticipated phone coming our way soon would be the Samsung Galaxy S9. Images of the rendered handset has already been leaked, which has led to speculations on the specifications.
Externally, it looks identical to the Samsung Galaxy S8, except for the position of the fingerprint sensor. It has now been moved to a central position under the lens. Definitely an improvement over the S8. The new S9 will come with the Snapdragon 845, likely to include more RAM, and rumoured to contain a larger battery. The increase in battery capacity is a big plus, but overall if you are already holding to a Samsung Galaxy S8, there seems to be little features that would win you over.
Last year, the The Galaxy S8 and S8+ were officially unveiled on 29 March 2017, with pre-orders beginning 30 March and official Singapore release on 21 April 2017. I would expect similar a release cycle for the Samsung Galaxy S9.
Coming to Singapore in the later part of 2017, Xbox One X will retail for $699 SGD.
Xbox showcased a record 42 games in its briefing including 22 with console exclusivity from creators large and small. Xbox One X was designed to be the best console to create and play games on, putting the greatest graphic fidelity in the hands of the world's best game creators to create true 4K games.
The Xbox One games and accessories are compatible with Xbox One X, so Xbox gamers will already have a library of games that will look and play better on Xbox One X.
In addition, "Gears of War 4," "Forza Horizon 3," "Minecraft," "Resident Evil 7," "Final Fantasy 15," "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands," "Rocket League" and dozens of other popular Xbox One games will receive free updates to take full advantage of the power of Xbox One X.
"ANTHEM" (ELECTRONIC ARTS)."Anthem" is a shared-world action-RPG, where Freelancers challenge the wilds past the wall, exploring a vast world filled with savage beasts and ruthless marauders, but also teeming with amazing technology and forgotten treasures. Players will be able to join with their friends to unravel the world's mysteries and defeat the forces plotting to conquer humanity. Throughout their journeys, players can outfit their Freelancers with powerful Javelin exosuits, each of which are equipped with unique weapons and abilities. Freelancers can customize their Javelin with gear they earn and craft throughout the adventure, and leave a lasting mark on the world.
"ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS" (UBISOFT – WORLD PREMIERE). Journey into Ancient Egypt, the most mysterious place in history, during a crucial period that will shape the world. Discover the secrets behind the Great Pyramids, forgotten myths, the last pharaohs, and the origin story of the Assassin's Brotherhood. For the last four years, the team behind "Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag" has been crafting a new beginning for the franchise. Fight in a completely new way where you transition seamlessly between unique ranged and melee weapons, and take on multiple enemies at once. Choose your Assassin skills while exploring the full country of Ancient Egypt, engaging in multiple quests and gripping stories along a journey that will change civilization.
"CUPHEAD" (XBOX ONE AND WINDOWS 10 EXCLUSIVE). Available (finally) beginning Sept. 28, 2017, as an Xbox Play Anywhere title, "Cuphead" is a classic run-and-gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e., traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or local co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful supermoves and discover hidden secrets while you try to pay back your debt to the devil!
"DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. – WORLD PREMIERE). One of the world's most famous and beloved anime franchises returns to its 2D fighting-game roots in "DRAGON BALL FighterZ" in early 2018. Developed by Arc System Works, one of the most celebrated developers of classic 2D fighting titles, the game delivers an explosive, action-packed experience that combines classic 2D fighting visuals with advanced graphics that look and feel as if they are ripped straight out of the DRAGON BALL anime series.
"LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM" (SQUARE-ENIX – WORLD PREMIERE) "Life is Strange: Before the Storm" is a new three part standalone adventure set three years before the first game in the BAFTA award-winning franchise. "Life is Strange: Before the Storm" features Chloe Price, a 16 year-old rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, a beautiful and popular girl destined for success. When Rachel's world is turned upside down by a family secret it takes their new found alliance to give each other the strength to overcome their demons.
"METRO EXODUS" (DEEP SILVER – WORLD PREMIERE) "Metro Exodus" is an epic, story-driven first person shooter from 4A Games that blends deadly combat and stealth with exploration and survival horror in one of the most immersive game worlds ever created. Flee the shattered ruins of dead Moscow and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across post-apocalyptic Russia in the greatest Metro adventure yet. Explore the Russian wilderness in vast, non-linear levels and follow a thrilling story-line inspired by the novels of Dmitry Glukhovsky that spans an entire year through spring, summer and autumn to the depths of nuclear winter.
"MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR" (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT). In "Middle-earth: Shadow of War," players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. This open-world Action RPG is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System. The robust personalization from "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience. Available as an Xbox Play Anywhere title starting October 10.
"ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS" (XBOX ONE AND WINDOWS 10 EXCLUSIVE – WORLD PREMIERE).From the creators of the multi-award-winning "Ori and the Blind Forest" comes the highly anticipated sequel, "Ori and the Will of the Wisps." Embark on an all-new adventure to discover the mysteries beyond the forest of Nibel, uncover the hidden truths of those lost and unravel Ori's true destiny.


Traditional ways of learning required a teacher, a chalkboard, a desk, a ruler, pencil, and a textbook. A teacher with a stern, professional posture stood before the room with barely a smile on her face as she taught her class. This was the image seen in many movies and some adults actually had her in their class many years ago. She or he may have conducted a rather boring class, spending a lot of time talking over your head or talking to the chalkboard. The teacher restricted the class to textbook studies only and quizzes and tests every week. Every now and then it was a real treat for students to watch a movie in her class, even if it was boring and the film jumped around on the screen. As for field trips, forget about it, students were lucky if they got to have an additional recess from time to time. Then when test time came, the worksheets seemed to be as old as them. Oftentimes a student, with a raised arm, would say, "I can't read number 15." Then other students would nod or murmur in agreement. It would be a long school year in Mr. or Ms. XYZ's class.
Years ago the Internet didn't exist so we will just excuse Ms. XYZ for not having readily accessible information that could give her the ideas to stimulate her students. She may have been too busy grading papers or tending to her own family. Whatever her excuse, she has none nowadays. There are plenty of websites, articles, and other ways to make learning fun for children. The following suggestions may help you as a parent, who would like to assist your children or the teacher, stimulate her skills while making life more interesting for her class.
1. When beginning a new subject or topic to teach, why not decorate the class related to a theme. For instance, if you will be teaching about dinosaurs, why not have posters hanging in your classroom about dinosaurs?
2. Provide something fun related to your topic that children could take home to color, solve a puzzle or show off such as stickers or a colorful book that they can keep.
3. Always have an interesting DVD ready to "kick off" a new subject.
4. Set a time during the day, maybe Friday, where the students are required to work on a project together related to the topic. Students could try to piece a puzzle together, watch a video and write or draw what they really like from it, or play a game that will help them remember what you have taught them.
5. You may want a speaker to come in and talk about the subject other than you. Find out from parents if they know someone that would be willing to come to the classroom to speak on the topic you are teaching. Have the speaker bring something with them that will help the students remember his or her visit.
6. Talk with other teachers about what you are doing and maybe they would be willing to help you. They may be interested in getting their class to participate.
7. Research your local community on events that will aid you in your teaching. There may be a "free zoo day" and you just happened to be teaching on animals.
8. Watch out for sales. Sometimes products you may need to accompany your topic can be purchased at a reasonable price.
9. Tell parents both verbally and physically how you can use their input.
10. Visit online forums, blogs or create your own social networking profile to connect with other teachers to exchange ideas.
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Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
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305.575. Airport hazards, zoning — zoning committee — regulations, variances — penalty. — 1. It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity and impairs the utility of the airport and the public investment therein. Accordingly, it is hereby declared that the creation or establishment of an airport hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the community served by the airport and it is therefore necessary in the interest of the public health, safety and general welfare that the creation or establishment of airport hazards be prevented to the extent legally possible. The authority may for airspace clearance and navigational purposes provide for the zoning of all territory within two miles of the boundaries of an instrument authority airport and within one mile of the boundaries of a noninstrument authority airport for the purpose and intent of preventing or eliminating hazards on the ground and in the air which obstruct or interfere with the use of an authority airport, such as natural and man-made obstructions, lights, smoke and electronic interferences.
2. No such zoning regulation shall limit any existing use or require the reduction in height of any existing structure without the owner's consent or the payment of compensation for damages or loss resulting therefrom.
3. It is further declared that both the prevention of the creation or establishment of airport hazards and the elimination, removal, alteration, mitigation, abatement, or marking, lighting or shielding of existing airport hazards are public purposes for which the authority may expend funds and acquire land or property rights therein.
4. The chairman shall establish an airport zoning committee consisting of five members of the authority, not more than one of which shall be representatives of the same area within the boundaries of the authority. Each member so appointed shall serve as a member of the committee during his term as member of the authority. The committee shall recommend the adoption of zoning regulations and* hear appeals for the zoning of authority airports.
5. Before any zoning regulations are made or changed, except permissible variances, the committee shall hold at least one public hearing at which any interested person may appear in person or by counsel to present his views. The public hearings shall be held only after notice thereof has been given by publication in a newspaper having general circulation within the area subject to the zoning regulations once each week for four consecutive weeks next preceding the time set for the hearing and by posting the same notice in ten conspicuous places within the area, and all costs of the publication shall be paid for by the authority.
6. Zoning regulations of the authority shall be adopted, decided, revised or altered, only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those members of the committee present at the public hearing or at some meeting within thirty days thereafter at which at the time of voting a majority of the entire committee is present. In the event of conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section and some other permissible zoning regulation, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern and prevail.
7. All airport zoning regulations adopted by the authority under sections 305.500 to 305.585 shall be enforced by the city or county agency in which the zoning is applicable and which has the duty of enforcing zoning and building regulations within their area. The authority shall provide each city and county zoning agency with maps, charts, and visual displays as necessary and convenient for a coordinated, efficient and effective enforcement. The authority shall provide each city and county zoning agency technical advice and representation when so requested for the purposes of sections 305.500 to 305.585.
8. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to erect any structure or to change any existing structure or to permit any natural growth in variance of zoning regulations made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall apply for permission to make such variance with the authority. Such variances shall be allowed if a literal application or enforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be contrary to the public interest but would do substantial justice and be in accordance with the spirit of the regulations and the provisions of sections 305.500 to 305.585, but any variance shall be subject to such reasonable conditions as the airport zoning board may deem necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section. In granting any variance, the authority shall require, and the person, firm, or corporation seeking the variance shall install, operate and maintain thereon, at the expense of said person, firm, or corporation seeking the variance, such markers, lights and shielding as may be necessary to indicate to flyers the presence of any hazard, obstruction and interference which may result from the variance.
9. Any person, firm or corporation or any political subdivision which believes it has been aggrieved by any decision regarding zoning regulations made by the airport authority may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the zoning regulations applies for judicial review of the regulation and the method in which it was adopted. The action must be begun within thirty days after the regulation becomes effective, and the court shall hear the issues and make its determination in the same manner as judicial review may be had for any other administrative decision.
10. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of sections 305.500 to 305.585 or acting contrary to any zoning regulation which may be adopted pursuant to the provisions of sections 305.500 to 305.585 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law, and each day of violation of any such zoning regulation constitutes a separate offense.
11. No such zoning regulation shall limit any existing use without the owner's consent or the payment of compensation for damages or loss resulting therefrom in the manner prescribed by chapter 523.
(L. 1972 H.B. 1341 § 16)
*Word "to" appears here in original rolls.
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Bills Filed to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin
Bipartisan sentiment in both chambers to honor 'Queen of Soul'
Posted Aug 21, 2018 1:54 PM
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Lawmakers want to honor "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin with a Congressional Gold Medal. (CQ Roll Call file photo).
A bipartisan group of four senators have introduced legislation to posthumously award Aretha Franklin the Congressional Gold Medal for her contribution to arts and culture. The "Queen of Soul" died August 16 at age 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
There are both House and Senate versions of the legislation, which is sponsored by Michigan Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow, Gary Peters and Rep. Brenda Lawrence, who represents Franklin's adopted hometown of Detroit. The legislation is also backed by Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah and Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga.
"Aretha Franklin was soul personified and she gave us the gift of her voice, her truth and her unapologetic passion to demand compassion, love and R-E-S-P-E-C-T for women everywhere," Lawrence said in a statement, adding, "An iconic entertainer, powerful civil rights leader, history maker and a beautiful spirit I was privileged to call friend; we honor this Detroit native, the true Queen of Soul. She will be dearly missed, never forgotten and always treasured."
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award that is bestowed by Congress. Franklin was awarded the other highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President George W. Bush in 2005. Franklin performed for presidents in three decades — Jimmy Carter in 1977, Bill Clinton in 1993 and Barack Obama in 2009 — as well as Pope Francis in 2015.
Franklin used her music and status to advocate for political change and civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was a friend of her father, who was a minister and civil rights activist. Franklin, at age 26, sang "Precious Lord" at King's memorial service.
"Aretha was simply a legend. Her work and impact will be felt for generations to come, and it's long past time Congress honor her with the Congressional Gold Medal," Harris said in a statement.
The most recent Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol was for former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., who was honored earlier this year.
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With subject matter ranging from family dairy farms to the Minnesota Tibetan community, we chart the trajectory of still photographer Keri Pickett's 25 year career.
From the Twin Cities Tibetan community to her grandparents' love story to life on a rural organic dairy farm, Keri Pickett has chronicled a fascinating array of Minnesota stories in her twenty-five year photography career. The beauty of photography, according to Pickett, is that "it takes a snapshot in time and gives you an eternity to think about it." The author of three books and the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Bush, McKnight, Jerome and Target Foundations, Pickett has recently taken up documentary filmmaking as well. See the trailer for her film, "The Fabulous Ice Age" here: fabulousiceage.com/trailer/. Minnesota Music in this Segment: Lateduster http://www.firetrunk.com/lateduster.htm Zhang Ying http://www.zhangyingmusic.com Grant Dawson http://www.grantdawsonmusic.com Farewell Milwaukee http://www.farewellmilwaukee.com Dan Israel http://www.danisraelmusic.com Coach Said Not To http://www.coachsaidnotto.com Courtney Yasmineh http://www.courtneyyasmineh.com The High 48s http://www.thehigh48s.com Cosmoline http://www.myspace.com/cosmoline
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Top StoriesLawmakers Should Work To Inspire People, President Ram Nath Kovind
Lawmakers Should Work To Inspire People, President Ram Nath Kovind
On Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind has advised the Parliamentarians to grant priority to their duties as public representatives so that people can seek inspiration to release their duties as citizens.
While addressing a joint sitting of both Houses of the Parliament in the historic Central Hall, President Kovind urges all lawmakers to dedicate themselves to the work of building a "New India" and fulfill duties with utmost sincerity over the next 5-years.
"My advice to all MPs is that you should always remember the fundamental mantra of Gandhiji. He had said that every decision of ours should be guided by its impact on the poorest and the weakest person in the society," said the President of India, in his customary address after the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha.
He continued that all Parliamentarians will have to grant priority to their duties as representative of public and also as a responsible citizen of the nation. "Only then will we be able to inspire countrymen to discharge their duties as citizens," added President Kovind.
The President said that lawmakers should always remember that the voters, keeping aside all the work and overcome the difficulties, he went to the polling station to cast vote and show his responsibility towards the nation.
President Kovind said, "Your priority should be to fulfil his aspirations."
He continued that the Constitution offers guidance for ensuring economic, social, political justice, and securing equality and liberty for all citizens, and promote fraternity among all, assures the dignity of the individual.
"I believe that you all members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, as parliamentarians, will make invaluable contributions in achieving the ideals of the Constitution while discharging your duties. In this way, you will contribute effectively in ushering in a New India," said President Kovind.
He further said that 2019 marks 70-years adoption of the Indian Constitution and as a Member of Parliament, members have taken oath to discharge duties with allegiance and true faith to the Constitution of India.
"The Constitution is paramount to all of us. The chief architect of our Constitution Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar had said 'we must hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives'," added President Kovind.
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Why, I'd like that very much! Only, there's not much snow there at the moment.
Do you want a giggle? The night before last Uncle Winston called Aunt Penelope an "experienced woman" and she became quite angry with him. She can't be too very experienced, as she is only in her early 30s (I think), so I don't know why she became so upset.
Uncle Winston was in his cups again, so perhaps that was the reason. He's drank almost all the Napolean brandy Great-Great Uncle Alexander laid in, too.
Well, dear, anything is possible if Uncle Winston is willing to provide enough funds. I don't come cheap. But don't try foisting your Aunt on me. Unless she's within a couple of years of your own age and as good looking; you never know with aunts.
I would like to have him around just to look at. Rather like some of the younger stablehands, you know?
Ronie, this time of year ALL of us are hot. Rapaire and I are a lot hotter than Amos, and we have droughts also. Be more specific, please. Do you like men who sweat?
Well, then, reveal unto us your dark Secrets, oh, Whoe-monger of the Arcane!! :D What DO they expect the System Librarian to do for them?
Would I imply that a system that simply performs well and reliably might be superior to one with all the bells and whistels? Me?
Rapaire, even folks at Microsoft know that some things don't improve with change, even though they foist change upon everyone else. Do you think that could be it? Last thing I heard, their Beta version of Office won't speak to documents and files from earlier versions. . . typical, eh?
All those Microsoft jobs start out that way, and they list a lot with temps companies also. I looked at those at one time.
Taught the sprout how to make guacamole tonight, and we made a nice big batch (about 4 pounds of it). We had plans to freeze it in ice cube trays so when it comes to snack time he can just thaw two or three cubes and get out some chips. But - gasp! - we were out of chips!!! so we could hardly adequately taste this food of the gods, so I ran to the store. When I got back I found that he'd been so efficient in fitting all of the batch into the ice cube trays that he had to rebuke his sister for swiping guac off of the top of the trays in the freezer to give it a taste. We liberated some of the fresh stuff before it froze and everyone got a taste. Good thing Gluon wasn't around for this--with the garlic and onion in that stuff, its like the perfect critical mass of flavor. We might have had a nuclear reaction if that duck-dog had been in the house!
You've already posted the Whoe thing, Rapaire! Over and over.
So Microsoft wants a Software Librarian. Tricky work, ya know, not just like dealing with books and periodicals. ALl kinds of version tracking for complex program builds and different sub-combinations of files in those builds and individual file changes and managing simultaneous updates from multiple sources. No piece o'cake.


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The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth, Minnesota at the Southwestern end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon, Ontario, Canada, in the North to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the east. The shore is characterized by alternating rocky cliffs and cobblestone beaches, with rolling hills and ridges covered in boreal forest inland from the lake, through which scenic rivers and waterfalls descend as they flow to Lake Superior. The shoreline between the city of Duluth to the international border at Grand Portage as the North Shore. Lake Superior is considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America. The Superior Hiking Trail, also known as the SHT, is a 310+ mile long distance hiking single-track hiking trail in Northeastern Minnesota that follows the ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior for most of its length. The trail travels through forests of birch, aspen, pine, fir, and cedar. Hikers and runners enjoy views of boreal forests, the Sawtooth Mountains, babbling brooks, rushing waterfalls, and abundant wildlife. The lowest point on the trail is 602 feet above sea level and the highest point is 1,829 feet above sea level.


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Mitsubishi Motors Credit Rating
*The outlook revision is based on our view that it has become increasingly likely that the company's EBITDA margin will recover to over 5% in the next one to two years, thanks to efforts to improve profitability. It also reflects our expectation that the automaker will generate positive free operating cash flow (FOCF) steadily and maintain its financial soundness.
*Mitsubishi Motors' EBITDA margin is likely to recover to 5%-6% in fiscal 2021 (ending March 31, 2022) and continue improving moderately; it turned negative in fiscal 2020 due to weakened profitability and the costs of restructuring. The company achieved a 20% reduction in fixed expenses in fiscal 2020 from fiscal 2019 by reducing indirect labor costs, freezing development of new models aimed at European markets, and lowering expenses such as outsourcing costs. It will introduce competitive new models and curb incentives, which we expect will improve earnings per vehicle. The recovery in profitability will also be supported by an uptick in new vehicle sales in Southeast Asia, its key market, from this fiscal year onward.
*We see only a limited possibility that the company's profitability will weaken materially, despite difficult business conditions. The impact of an ongoing semiconductor shortage may linger into the second half of 2022, but the company aims to soften the blow of scaled-back production by securing chip inventory through negotiations with suppliers. Soaring costs of raw materials, including precious metals such as rhodium and palladium, will have a relatively small impact on Mitsubishi Motors' profitability compared with peers that have greater exposure to European markets with tighter environmental regulations. Mitsubishi Motors uses comparatively smaller volumes of such materials. Furthermore, the effect of the weaker yen should underpin the company's earnings.
*We expect Mitsubishi Motors to generate FOCF of about ¥5 billion-¥25 billion in the automobile business and maintain a sound financial base in the next one to two years. Free cash flow in its automotive business was negative by about ¥50 billion in the first half of fiscal 2021, owing to temporary factors such as restructuring costs. But it is likely to turn positive to about ¥5 billion-¥10 billion per year, thanks to an improvement in operating cash flow in the second half of fiscal 2021. In the next one to two years, we expect operating cash flow in the automobile segment to recover to ¥80 billion-¥110 billion a year amid a recovery in profitability. We anticipate the company will curb annual capital expenditures to about ¥75 billion-¥85 billion and refrain from any significant business expansion under its conservative financial management. Accordingly, we expect net cash of the automobile business to recover to above ¥150 billion in the next one to two years from about ¥140 billion as of Sept. 30, 2021. The company is likely to maintain positive free cash flow on an annual basis after shareholder returns.
We assume the following under our base-case scenario.
Growth in global new car sales of 2%-4% in 2021 and 4%-6% in 2022
Growth in new car sales in the U.S. of 9%-10% in 2021 and 5%-7% in 2022
Growth in new car sales in Southeast Asia of 1%-3% in 2021 and 4%-6% in 2022
Growth of the company's new car sales of 20%-25% in fiscal 2021 and 2%-5% in fiscal 2022
Annual capital expenditures for its automobile business of ¥75 billion-¥85 billion in the next one to two years
Annual FOCF from its automobile business of ¥5 billion-¥25 billion in the next one to two years


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NHK Documentary is about the nuclear disaster which took place in Fukushima, Japan on March 11th of 2011. In some scientific circles it has been said that the Fukushima event could potentially be a slowly changing extinction level event. This documentary focuses on the impact on the people who call Japan home.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (福島第一原子力発電所事故 ) genshiryoku hatsudensho jiko) was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. It is the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 and only the second disaster (along with Chernobyl) to measure Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
Also In NHK documentary are demonstrations of how families have been broken up as a result of the nuclear disaster.
Some fathers have sent their families 100's of miles away, to escape radiation, while they stay in the high radiation level areas to work.
Radiation levels in some of the homes, 2 years after the nuclear meltdown, are still too high for people to come back to their homes.
A number of people have already accepted that they may never be able to return to their homes.
The area up to 160 miles around Fukushima, Japan could be contaminated for up to 30 years.
Over 2 million Japanese people live in the radioactive area.
Only 4% of the 390,000 homes in Fukushima have been decontaminated.


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No teachers recruitment in Edo in 10 years – official
Mr Jimoh Ijegbai, the Edo Commissioner for Education, said the state had not recruited teachers for its public schools in the last 10 years.
Edo PDP chairman urges members to remain focused
Chief Dan Orbih, Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged members of the party not to be deterred by those who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Benin monarch calls for establishment of Oba Ovonramwen memorial site in Calabar
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has called for the establishment of a befitting memorial site in honour of Oba Ovonramwen in Calabar City, the Cross River State Capital.
Lawmaker drums support for President Buhari
Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo) says by successfully ending the perennial fuel scarcity during yuletide, Nigerians should trust President Muhammadu Buhari administration to address other challenges confronting the country.
Former Central Africa leader returns after six-year exile
Former Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leader and president Michel Djotodia returned to Bangui on Friday, exactly six years after quitting as head of state, and pledged to support peace in the troubled country.
Oba of Benin to embark on historic visit to Obong of Calabar
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N'Oba N'Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, will pay a historic visit to the Obong of Calabar, Natural Ruler and Treaty King, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, on Saturday, January 11, 2020.
Edo guber: PDP leaders meet, strategise for victory
Ahead of the Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s delegate congresses scheduled for the month of March, the leadership of the party on Tuesday held a marathon meeting to fine-tune arrangements for a hitch-free outing.
Edo governor commences payment of minimum wage
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has given approval for the commencement of payment of the new N30,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.
Edo government, PRESCO to collaborate on high-yielding oil palm seedling
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government will be collaborating with PRESCO Plc on the development of high yielding oil palm seeds as part of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), an initiative by the governor to revive the sector for global competitiveness.
CAF Awards: Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala crowned king, queen of Africa
Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane and Nigeria and FC Barcelona Women forward Asisat Oshoala have picked up the top awards for African Men's and Women's Player of the Year respectively.
Edo guber: Gideon Ikhine insists on contesting PDP primaries
An aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Engr. Gideon Ikhine, has said that he would still contest for the party's ticket even if Senator Odion Ugbesia emerges the party's state chairman.
Court sentences man to six years in prison for stealing jewellery
A Chief Magistrates' Court in Benin on Tuesday sentenced a 27-year-old man, Simon Bedangzak, to six years in prison with hard labour for stealing jewellery and clothes.
Rights group asks court to stop electricity tariff increase
The Incorporated Trustees of Human Rights Foundation has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the proposed over 40 per cent increase in electricity tariff.
Tokyo Olympics: Badminton federation prioritises qualification in 2020
The Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) is working assiduously to ensure that its players' qualifier for this year's Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.
Benin palace warns against unauthorized use of monarch's name
The Benin Traditional Council has warned individuals and group of persons in the state against use of the name of the Benin Monarch, Omo N'Oba N'Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, without consultation and clearance from the palace.
Fire guts popular Urhokpota hall in Benin
A midnight fire has razed a section of the famous Urhokpota hall in Bénin City, the Edo State capital. Urhokpota ("Okpota's gate") hall was first built during the reign of Oba Ozolua in the 15th century.
Anselm Ojezua: Why we inaugurated 41-member mobilisation committee
The Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Anselm Ojezua, has said the inauguration of a 41-man member mobilization committee to swell the membership of the party ahead of the 2020 governorship election in the state, would pull in high-value politicians in an organised, systemic fashion.
Governor Obaseki: I'm being fought for dislodging warlords, non-state actors in Edo
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Q: How to create dateadd function in SSJS by calling dateadd in ampscript I'm trying to create a dateAdd function in SSJS by calling the dateAdd function in Ampscript. The code below works. But I cannot figure out how to make the date argument dynamic. This means the function in my code always starts with the current date time and calculates a new date from there. I would like to make the function truly dynamic by passing a date to the function.
My problem is that the date in SSJS and Ampscript is not formatted in the same way. That is a problem when I pass the date into the ampscript code.
I'm aware of this question (Date manipulation Function SSJS) regarding creating a dateadd function in SSJS, but the answer there takes another approach. It tries to make the dateadd function from scratch in Javascript. I want to take advantage of the function that is already made in Ampscript.

  Printing a date in ampscript for comparison

  newDateAmpScript: %%=v(NOW())=%%

A: I would not recommend using SSJS to dynamically create and then run AMPScript like this, it is going to open a TON of risk and slow down processing and load times.
If you just want a dateadd function to reference instead of having to build something new for each need, I can give you a homegrown dateAdd() function I created/Frankensteined in SSJS that you can use. I would not call it perfect and it certainly has some odd coding and such (e.g. each case in switch needs to be filled in order to work right) but it gets the job done.
function dateAdd(date, interval, units) {

  //Backfill of Array.includes
  Array.includes = function(val,arr) {
    for(i=0;i<arr.length;i++){
      if (!r || r == false){r = val == arr[i] ? true: false;}
    }
    return r;
  }

  // Verify if date is a date
  if(!(typeof date.getMonth === 'function'))
    return 'Not a valid Date';

  var ret = new Date(date); //don't change original date

  // Verify if units are positive integers
  if (units < 1) { return 'Unit needs to be an integer of 1 or higher'; }

  // Verify if correct interval || case insensitive
  var arr = ["y","q","m","w","d","h","mi","s","year","quarter","month","week","day","hour","minute","second"]
  if (!(Array.includes(interval.toLowerCase(),arr))) { return 'Incorrect interval passed'; }

  var checkRollover = function() { if(ret.getDate() != date.getDate()) ret.setDate(0);};
  switch(String(interval).toLowerCase()) {
    case 'y'      :  ret = new Date(date.getFullYear() + units, date.getMonth(), date.getDate(), date.getHours(), date.getMinutes(), date.getSeconds(), date.getMilliseconds()); checkRollover();  break;
    case 'year'   :  ret = new Date(date.getFullYear() + units, date.getMonth(), date.getDate(), date.getHours(), date.getMinutes(), date.getSeconds(), date.getMilliseconds()); checkRollover();  break;
    case 'q'      :  ret.setMonth(ret.getMonth() + 3*(units+1)); checkRollover();  break;
    case 'quarter':  ret.setMonth(ret.getMonth() + 3*(units+1)); checkRollover();  break;
    case 'm'      :  ret.setMonth(ret.getMonth() + (units+1)); checkRollover();  break;
    case 'month'  :  ret.setMonth(ret.getMonth() + (units+1)); checkRollover();  break;
    case 'w'      :  ret.setDate(ret.getDate() + 7*units);  break;
    case 'week'   :  ret.setDate(ret.getDate() + 7*units);  break;
    case 'd'      :  ret.setDate(ret.getDate() + units);  break;
    case 'day'    :  ret.setDate(ret.getDate() + units);  break;
    case 'h'      :  ret.setTime(ret.getTime() + units*3600000);  break;
    case 'hour'   :  ret.setTime(ret.getTime() + units*3600000);  break;
    case 'mi'     :  ret.setTime(ret.getTime() + units*60000);  break;
    case 'minute' :  ret.setTime(ret.getTime() + units*60000);  break;
    case 's'      :  ret.setTime(ret.getTime() + units*1000);  break;
    case 'second' :  ret.setTime(ret.getTime() + units*1000);  break;
  }

  return ret;
}

And then just output similar to the AMPScript version:
var date = new Date(),
    interval = 'Q',
    units = 1;
var newDate = dateAdd(date,interval,units);
Write('date: ' + date + '
');
Write('interval: ' + interval + '
');
Write('units: ' + units + '
');
Write('newDate: ' + newDate + '
');

Outputs:
date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 13:28:35 GMT-06:00
interval: Q
units: 1
newDate: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:28:35 GMT-06:00

A: Here is one way to do this using the AMPscript DateAdd() function by invoking it with SSJS. I also included the AMPscript date format as a parameter, so that can be changed to match your desired format.

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Declassified List Of Obama Officials Who Unmasked Michael Flynn Includes James Clapper, John Brennan, And Joe Biden (includes list)
Eight different Obama administration officials sought to unmask Michael Flynn's identity from National Security Agency intercepts between December 29 and January 12.
A list of Obama administration officials who sought to unmask intercepted communications involving former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was declassified and released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Wednesday. The list of officials who asked the National Security Agency to unmask Flynn's name from certain intercepted communications included former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Brennan, former DNI James Clapper, former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, and former Vice President Joe Biden. The full list was first disclosed online by CBS reporter Catherine Herridge.
LINK: Biden, Comey, Clapper tried to 'unmask' Flynn
during Russia probe: report
"On 8 May 2020 I declassified the enclosed document, which I am providing to you for your situational awareness," Acting DNI Ric Grenell wrote to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc.
In a memorandum to Grenell, Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA), wrote, "I am providing a revised list of identities of any officials who submitted requests to the National Security Agency at any point between 8 November 2016 and 31 January 2017, to unmask the identity of former National Security Adviser, Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn (USA-Ret.)."
"The original list was in alphabetical order; the revised list is in chronological order, including the date the request was received," Nakasone noted.
Read the rest from Sean Davis HERE and view the list below:
DNI Declassifies List Of Ob... by The Federalist on Scribd
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Pedro, or Pêro da Covilhã or (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɾu dɐ kuviˈʎɐ̃]; c. 1460 – after 1526), sometimes written: Pero de Covilhăo, was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer. He was a native of Covilhã in Beira. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pêro da Covilhã has received more than 83,486 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Pêro da Covilhã is the 105th most popular explorer (down from 98th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 91st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Portuguese Explorer.
Pêro da Covilhã is most famous for being a Portuguese explorer who discovered the Congo River in 1482.
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Among explorers, Pêro da Covilhã ranks 105 out of 405. Before him are Cosmas Indicopleustes, Frederick Cook, Pánfilo de Narváez, Bartholomew Columbus, Carsten Niebuhr, and Sacagawea. After him are Martín Alonso Pinzón, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, João Gonçalves Zarco, Juan de la Cosa, Tristão da Cunha, and Pedro Fernandes de Queirós.
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Among people born in 1450, Pêro da Covilhã ranks 14. Before him are Gerard David, Martin Schongauer, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Marko Marulić, Francisco de Almeida, and Diogo Dias. After him are Ravidas, Veit Stoss, Heinrich Isaac, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Zagan Pasha, and Francesco Francia. Among people deceased in 1530, Pêro da Covilhã ranks 8. Before him are Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Andrea del Sarto, Quentin Matsys, Thomas Wolsey, Maximilian Sforza, and Joanna la Beltraneja. After him are Judah Leon Abravanel, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Konstanty Ostrogski, Jacopo Sannazaro, Properzia de' Rossi, and Bramantino.
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Among people born in Portugal, Pêro da Covilhã ranks 92 out of 555. Before him are Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), António Lobo Antunes (1942), Luís Figo (1972), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), António, Prior of Crato (1531), and Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510). After him are Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Jorge Jesus (1954), Antonio Damasio (1944), Berengaria of Portugal (1198), Eleanor of Viseu (1458), and João Gonçalves Zarco (1390).
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Among explorers born in Portugal, Pêro da Covilhã ranks 10. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Diogo Cão (1440), Diego Columbus (1479), Diogo Dias (1450), and Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509). After him are João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), António de Abreu (1480), and Francisco Serrão (1500).
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ISPs are being asked to block Tor in Japan, and so you have to wonder whether anonymous browsing is now tantamount to being a cybercriminal or pirate.
If you actively choose to anonymously browse the Internet anonymously, you must be up to no good -- or at least that appears to be the mentality behind police in Japan asking ISPs to block Tor.
As cybercrime and piracy runs rampant across the globe, governments are scrabbling to find ways to combat the problem. The U.K. is attempting to protect financial and banking data by teaming up with India to create a task force against cybercriminals, and Europe is considering new legislation which would overhaul intellectual property and copyright laws -- giving new powers to law enforcement agencies to enforce "technical measures" including website blocking and ISP monitoring to prevent online theft.
Across the pond, the controversial CISPA bill is on its way to the Senate. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act allows private firms to search sensitive data of U.S. citizens in the name of identifying threats and cybercrime, although critics argue that by allowing this without a search warrant, fourth amendment rights are in jeopardy.
The U.S. government has come under criticism for lax privacy and data protection practices, but it hasn't stopped President Obama from stating that cybercrime is now more of a problem than terrorism, and now more money is being thrown at cyberdefense in the new fiscal budget.
No-one denies that cybercrime and piracy is a problem, but so many governments seem to follow the same pattern. If a service -- such as the BitTorrent protocol or the anonymizing system Tor -- can be used to facilitate illegal activity, no matter the benefits, then rather than try to understand it, the system should be stamped out.
Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) seems to follow this train of thought. According to The Mainichi, officials are asking Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to voluntarily block Tor if "abuse is found."
Considering that Tor anonymizes Internet traffic, you could draw the conclusion that rather than relying on individual transgressions, officials would simply assume that making yourself untrackable and invisible online is an indication of unlawful activity. If you don't want us to see what you're doing, you must be up to no good.
It's a step beyond the agency's previous experiences of chasing cats in a hacker treasure hunt and extracting "confessions" from innocent Japanese citizens while hackers gleefully goaded police as the charged remained in custody. The government is obviously having a tough time dealing with cybercrime, and so the NPA would prefer to simply block programs and services that cause them issues. The agency have written a report which states that "blocking online communications at the discretion of site administrators will be effective" in preventing online threats. According to the publication, the NPA has cited financial fraud, online threats of murder and child abuse as main reasons why Tor should be blocked.
However, in light of how hackers have goaded and ridiculed the police department, the last reason is probably of most note: Tor's use in "leakages of security information from the Metropolitan Police Department." In other words, Tor embarrassed us, so let's get it closed down. The fact Tor has been used in pro-democracy and whistleblower situations worldwide notwithstanding.
Japanese citizens who want to use Tor for whistleblowing or simply to stay invisible don't have to worry quite yet about the agency's desire to crack down on Web freedom. One industry insider told The Mainichi that "Communication privacy is our lifeline. We won't be able to accept such a request," and with any luck, an industry backlash could force the agency to look at more sensible ways to combat cybercrime and piracy -- or they could simply go back to chasing cats.


I've recently run two closely related experiments. In the first, I analyzed my data with Bayesian Independent Samples T-Tests and Bayesian ANCOVA with uninformative priors (to my knowledge, this was the first experiment in my topic). In analyzing the data from the second experiment, I'd like to use the same analyses but with informative priors. Specifically, I'd like to use the posteriors form the first study as the priors in the second. How can I extract the parameters describing the first posteriors in JASP so that I can input them as priors in the second study (i.e., Cauchy location and scale for the T-tests, and r scale fixed effects, r scale random effects, and r scale covariates for the ANCOVA)?
Many thanks for any help you're able to provide!
Thanks for your question. If you go to my website and search for "replication Bayes factor" you should find the initial Verhagen & Wagenmakers paper, and the recent Ly et al. follow-up. These indicate what you can do to accomplish your goal.
Perfect, E.J. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.


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The snow goose (Chen caerulescens) is a large waterfowl species. It is typically 25 inches to 38 inches in length. Three toes on each foot are webbed. Its bill is flattened with a toothlike fringe along the edge to allow it to strain food from the water. It eats aquatic plants and seeds. Its call is a "yelp" or "whouk" sound.
The name "snow goose" was given to these birds because when they are feeding in a field, there can be so many of them that at a distance, the ground appears to be covered with snow. When you get closer, though, you find that not all snow geese are white.
Snow geese are also known as "blue geese" for there are three types of coloration in snow geese. The white-phase snow geese have white feathers except for their flight feathers, and those are black. These birds have a pink bill, pink feet and orange-red patches on the head. The blue-phase snow geese have blue-gray feathers, a white head, a pink bill and pink feet. There are also mixed blue- and white-phase snow geese that show both types of feathers. Young snow geese are similar in color to the white-phase birds, but their feathers are darker and the bill is dark.
Snow geese in Illinois can be found near water, on lakes and rivers and in fields where grain has been harvested. They fly in a large, irregular mass or a sort of "U" shape. It is very different from the "V" shape shown by Canada geese (Branta canadensis) in flight. Seeing a massive number of snow geese in flight or on the ground is an impressive experience!
Snow geese start moving though Illinois in late January or February on their way to the nesting grounds in the Arctic tundra. They winter as far south as the western coast of the Gulf of Mexico, although some of these birds stay in Illinois all winter, too. The fall migrants begin returning to Illinois in mid-October.
At the start of the twentieth century, the population of snow geese in North America was in decline. Since the 1970s, though, the number of breeding snow geese has increased tremendously, by more than 300 percent. There are so many snow geese in the Arctic breeding grounds and the southern wintering grounds that they are destroying habitat and affecting other species. Special hunting seasons have been established to help control the population of these birds.
Youth in Illinois have the opportunity to experience hunting snow geese through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Youth Waterfowl Hunts as well as through the regular hunting season for this species and the Conservation Order Light Goose Seasons. Learn more about the season dates and regulations through the IDNR's Digest of Waterfowl Regulations. You can download this publication from the publications Web site or the IDNR Home Page.
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Atlantic City casino sets 'term limits' on jobs
Atlantic City's big, new casino development has announced plans to hire all positions that deal face-to-face with customers on a short-term basis. This category includes everyone from bellhops to dealers, who would all have to reapply for their jobs along with new applicants every four to six years.
Developer Revel Entertainment representatives say it's to keep customer experience high. Opponents say it's a move to keep Revel's staffing costs low.
The situation becomes more volatile because the state of New Jersey subsidized construction with a quarter-billion-dollar tax incentive.
The CEO of Revel Entertainment, Kevin DeSanctis, told the Press of Atlantic City the policy essentially sets "term limits" for frontline jobs.
"We want to ensure that these high-profile professionals are always engaged with our guests," according to a Revel statement.
"These aren't jobs," insists Bob McDevitt, president of UNITE HERE Local 54. His chapter represents about 15,000 workers in the Atlantic City casinos and he's predictably irate about the move by Revel, which the union has had disputes with for several years.
"They want to treat front-line workers who serve food and drink and cook and deal–they want to treat them like professional athletes and pay them like a hot-dog vendors," McDevitt said.
The union opposed the tax deal that jump-started the flagging Revel development, now slated to open in May.
McDevitt argued that the new casino would compete for business with existing casinos, already struggling in a down economy, perhaps putting some out of business altogether.
"All along they've said this is about jobs. This is about jobs. Well, it's not about jobs," he said.
In its statement, Revel promises "a range of new employment opportunities" in the South Inlet and Atlantic City.
"The resort will attract new visitors, new revenue and drive interest from other businesses willing to invest in the city. All this will benefit the community, including other businesses in the area." it said. "We feel Revel will attract the most highly professional people who are inspired by a highly competitive work environment."
Take a look at South Philly's massive new casino, opening in the middle of the pandemic
Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia will open its doors to the general public next month in South Philadelphia. It will become the second major casino within city limits.
A record year for N.J. sports betting; casinos, not so much
Over $6 billion worth of bets were placed last year in New Jersey, which won a Supreme Court case in 2018 that cleared the way for the expansion of legalized sports betting.
'Level up': Equity investors boost Pa.'s entrepreneurs of color during pandemic
"There is a disconnect between the world of capital … and Black-owned companies," said Social Venture Circle Philadelphia Network Manager John Moore.