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These Republican radicals must pay
Timothy Egan 7:20 PM on October 29, 2013
The more difficult job will be ousting, from hardened, gerrymandered districts, the people who put ideology ahead of common sense and commerce. They seem faceless and buffoonish. They act as if they are immune from majority sentiment. But each of them is up for re-election a year from now, and the good news is that almost 75 percent of voters say most Republicans in Congress don't deserve to be sent back to Washington.
In some districts, it will be civil war. What's left of moderate Republicans are organizing to go after the crazies. "Hopefully, we'll go into eight to 10 races and beat the snot out of them," former Representative Steve LaTourette of Ohio told the National Journal. His group of fed-up Republicans, Defending Main Street, plans to raise $8 million to target the looniest of the loons.
Make Steve King of Iowa pay. As key government offices across the country were shuttered, as farmers in his district could not get their loans processed, King crowed, "We're right!" He exists because political theater requires new players in clown makeup. The Des Moines Register recently suggested a slogan for King: "Send me back to Washington so I can continue to embarrass Iowa."
Make Darrell Issa of California pay. Using the vast apparatus of his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, he is going after National Park Service rangers. Having shut down the government, Issa wants to know why popular parks and monuments were closed. The audacity! During an earlier hearing, a fellow congressman provided an answer: He held up a mirror and aimed it at Republican lawmakers.
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#2 VISITED: 08.27.15
Built » 1933
Elevation » 5900 Ft
Hike » 7.5 Miles Round Trip
Elevation Gain » 1100 Ft
Tolmie Peak Lookout is located in the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park. Perched high above Eunice Lake, the lookout offers spectacular views of the north face of Mount Rainier, as well as Mount Baker and the central Cascades. The trail starts at Mowich Lake and winds through a mix of thick forest and alpine meadows before climbing steeply to the lookout.
Tolmie Peak is named after William Fraser Tolmie, the first European to explore the Mount Rainier area. Originally from Scotland, Tolmie was hired by the Hudson Bay Company in 1832 and stationed at the newly built Fort Nisqually, a fur trading post in what is today DuPont, WA. It was while traveling to Fort Nisqually that he first saw Mount Rainier. Wishing to get a closer view of the mountain, he organized a botanizing excursion in August of 1833, and with the help of several Native American guides traveled to the foothills of Mount Rainier. During his trip, Tolmie climbed an exposed peak to get a better view of Rainier. Tolmie Peak is named in honor of that climb.
The Tolmie Peak Lookout was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, one of seven lookouts built in the park. The building is a two-story 14′ x 14′ cabin with a balconied lookout and living quarters on the second level, and storage on the ground floor. It was built from standard lookout plans developed in the 1930s by the National Park System under Chief Architect Edwin A. Nickel. The Tolmie Peak Lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
My Hike » 08.27.15
The 17 mile, potholed gravel road to Mowich Lake seemed to go on forever, and by the time I reached the trailhead, every inch of my car, inside and out, was covered in dust. With that said, I made it there in my 1997 Honda Civic without any major problems, so I imagine most vehicles will do fine (although I did watch a piece of some guy's SUV fly off as he impatiently careened around me on my way back down the mountain. And yes – I did laugh at him.)
A few miles south of Carbonado on SR 165 you'll cross an old one lane bridge on your way to the aforementioned 17 mile, potholed gravel road. The 494 foot Fairfax Bridge was built in 1921, and at the time of its construction was the tallest bridge in Washington state. Before the bridge was built, the only access to the Carbon River Valley and the mining towns of Fairfax and Montezuma was via the Northern Pacific Railroad or a long hike overland. Both of those towns fell victim to the Great Depression and are no longer there, but the bridge is still standing almost a hundred years later.
If you visit Tolmie Peak in the summer, be sure to bring a swimsuit because you will definitely want to go swimming in Eunice Lake after hiking up the last part of the trail (and in case you're thinking to yourself, "Swimsuit? Who needs a swimsuit out in the wilderness?" I should also add that there will most likely be a bunch of families with little kids milling about everywhere. It is a national park, after all…)
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From Buckley, head south on WA-165 for 1.6 miles. Turn left to stay on WA-165 and continue on for 10 more miles to the Carbon River. After crossing the one-lane bridge, stay right in 0.6 miles to continue onto Mowich Lake Road. The road is paved for approximately one mile, before turning to gravel. Follow the unpaved road to it's end at Mowitch Lake (about 16 more miles), and park on the side of the road.
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Commercial litigator Adam Trigg represents directors, officers, and founders in complex securities litigation, shareholder disputes, business divorces, and other intracompany controversies. His Silicon Valley-based clients include executives and leaders of venture capital, life sciences, biotechnology, and high-tech companies.
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Le v. L&B Laboratories Inc., No. 18-CV-332353, Santa Clara County Superior Court
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Lloyd v. Mullenex, No. 5:19-cv-03999-NC, N.D. Cal.
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Robinson, et al. v. Audience, Inc., et al., No. 2012-1-CV-232227, Santa Clara County Superior Court
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Applestein v. Medivation, Inc., No. 12-15960, N.D. Cal., 9th Cir.
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Represented XenoPort, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action alleging that Defendants failed to adequately disclose the results of carcinogenicity studies of a drug candidate. The Court granted dismissal with prejudice.
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Intel Corp. v. Nvidia Corp, CA No. 4373-VCS, Delaware Chancery Court
Obtained $1.5 billion settlement for NVIDIA in a breach of contract dispute with Intel.
Trinity Capital Management v. Power Integrations, Inc., Santa Clara County Superior Court
Defended company against attempted enforcement of lease guaranty. Achieved full dismissal with prejudice after discovery with no payment from Defendant.
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The men in Dunlap mined coal on the mountain to make coke. Coke is a fuel with few impurities and a high carbon content.
In 1899, a coal mine was opened on Fredonia Mountain overlooking Dunlap, Tennessee.
"There was no other employment around here," explained historian, Carson Camp. "You either worked in the timber, made moonshine or farmed. And when mining came along, that was an occupation that paid a wage."
"The steel industry just had to have that," said Camp. "It just makes the better grade of steel, the best grade of steel is made with melting the steel with coke."
In Dunlap, workers in 1902 used beehive ovens to heat the coal to 1800 degrees, converting coal to coke.
In the early 1900's, 700 people lived in the Dunlap area. More than half them earned a wage at the mines and the ovens.
"They were not paid by the hour. They were paid by the working ton. So if a miner loaded a one tone mining cart, which is what they'd normally hold, he got 10 cents in 1904."
In 1927, the mining operation on Fredonia Mountain shut down due to falling coal prices and the onset of the depression.
The coke ovens laid dormant for more than 50 years, garbage dumpers and rock thieves who dismantled stone from the ovens and essentially wrecked the area. In the mid 1980's local citizens formed a historical group and began efforts to clear away the debris. The property was donated, for preservation, to the Historical Association by Bowater Southern Paper Company. The park has since been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is maintained by the Coke Ovens Museum Association and The Sequatchie Valley Historical Association volunteers.


When I moved to Massachusetts it was to work on the best methods for evaluating education and other social programs and policies. One of the central issues in evaluation, if you do it carefully, is to look for unintended (and potentially very negative) consequences. Some of the concerns about early Trump policies, along with worries about how willing to lie the White House is now (and in some cases the fear that they don't know they're lying because they're delusional), are about unintended consequences. The "Muslim ban" is clearly unconstitutional, but along with the outrage many people, including me, feel over it, and the joy many of Trump's supporters feel that he is "doing something" to protect against terrorism, there is the question of what it will actually do. Given the nations he has targeted, there is little reason to think it is protecting anyone.
But the unintended consequences loom large. As the State Department's growing list of signatories to a dissenting letter shows, people who actually understand something about how ISIS and similar groups recruit know the dangers of this blanket approach. They understand that this is exactly the kind of anti-Muslim broad brush policy that links one of the world's major religions to small, cultish, violent groups that the United States should avoid at all costs. We should avoid this sort of policy not just because it is wrong, and unconstitutional, but also because it sends the message to Muslims everywhere that the US is a bigoted, anti-Muslim nation that should be opposed at all costs. They don't hate us because of our lifestyle, as George W. Bush claimed, they hate us because of what we have done in the Middle East. That doesn't mean we shouldn't support Israel, for example, but we should at least be nuanced enough as thinkers to avoid dropping a rhetorical nuclear bomb when we're trying to say a few specific groups are bad.
Bannon seems to have a very strong hand in the policy of the last two weeks, which raises the more frightening prospect that these aren't unintended consequences at all. Perhaps the people with the most say in the White House want a religious war, want a race war, want anything they can get to move the nation away from democracy. Was Trump lying or simply delusional when he insisted his inaugural crowd was larger than Obama's in 2009? Even if he is delusional, is there any reason to think Bannon is as well? Or does he, like Trump, simply disdain democracy and see open hostility toward an increasingly interconnected world as desirable? What is more dangerous, the men driving everyone toward a ditch while saying the road looks clear for miles, or the men driving everyone toward a ditch because they want to go into the ditch?
Tim – this is so well put. I may quote it in an email to my Dad, if that's o.k.
Thanks Mari. Once it is on the web, it is fair game.
Undoubtedly right. He probably talked down to Trump a little, like an adult explaining bad behavior to a child. Plus, Greg Norman.
And every slow-footed Australian center whose been a bust in the NBA.


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Autumn art shows
Andrea Marechal Watson rounds up shows in Paris, Bilbao, Basel, London and looks at the new concept of 'edutainment'
65,5 x 54,5 cm; Öl auf Leinwand
Mostly we 'know' the works of Camille Pissarro – although it is possible to confuse him with one or another of the Impressionists from time to time. So in fact how well do we know him? A new exhibition in Switzerland hopes to remove Pissarro from the subsidiary role he has long played and show that rather than being a follower of contemporaries such as Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley, he exerted considerable influence over other members of the movement.
HxB: 55.2 x 46.4 cm; Öl auf Leinwand
Pissarro was in close contact with artists of several generations, from Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin to Edgar Degas, and Mary Cassatt and a central figure in Impressionism. He was the only one to dedicate himself to the landscape and the human figure with equal assiduity.
HxB: 60 x 80 cm; Öl auf Leinwand
In the 1880s, just as Impressionism was finally also finding favour with collectors, and as artists were starting to earn good money from their works, Pissarro began to veer towards Neo-Impressionism, the movement founded by George Seurat, and linked peripherally to the anarchist movement. Some historians argue that this was the true beginning of avant garde art.
Given what has followed in the world of contemporary art, the works of Pissarro hardly appear extreme, but this exhibition does unwrap this hidden layer to the artist and allows re-appraisement of his revolutionary techniques and determination to break fresh ground.
Camille Pissarro is of particular importance to the Kunstmuseum Basel, which has eight of his paintings and numerous works on paper in its collection. Un coin de l'Hermitage, Pontoise (1878) was the first Impressionist painting to enter the public art collection of Basel in 1912 paving the way for the Kunstmuseum's collection of Impressionist art.
From 4th September to 23 January 2022 at the Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
Portrait of an Artist
This wonderful survey of 20th century British portraiture brings together 85 works by William Orpen, Hilda Carline, Evelyn Dunbar, Winifred Knights, William Roberts, and Gilbert Spencer.
With a range of self-portraits, portraits of other artists and their models and muses as well at pictures of their studios and homes, the show gives a glimpse into the personal lives of a host of modern British artists with some items rarely seen since the day they were created.
"The selections expose intimate and personal feelings and are a varied account of how these artists viewed and lived in their worlds, from the direct gaze of a self-portrait to an ephemeral moment between artist and sitter," says curator Katie Irwin.
Many of the pictures counter 'the male gaze' depiction of female sitters, particularly nudes, and there are fascinating portrayals of women by women, including Margaret Maitland Howard's rear view seated nude and Mary Potter's Painting for Life Class.
The inclusion of these, along with Evelyn Dunbar, Phoebe Willets-Dickinson, Hilda Carline, Margaret Gere, Nellie Joshua and Phyllis Dodd, reflects the Laing's commitment to redressing the imbalance of women artists in UK galleries and exhibitions, by depicting them alongside their male counterparts as complex individuals and accomplished artists in their own right.
Although the majority of the exhibition is devoted to portraits and self-portraits, such as Henry Arthur Riley's striking Me (1940-42), which depicts the artist wearing his ARP (Air Raid Precautions) uniform, helmet and gas mask, Portrait of an Artist also offers glimpses into the studios, homes and landscapes of the artists and their sitters such as Albert de Belleroche's The Dining Room of John Singer Sargent (c.1884). Albert's lifelong friendship with John Singer Sargent is an example of the relationships developed between artists, the pair shared studios in both Paris and London at different points of their career.
Perhaps presaging Tracey Emin's infamous bed, Robert Austin's My Bed, Rainy Day – painted 60 years earlier – is a pencil and crayon sketch of an unmade bed and a fine example of his draughtsmanship.
But for a lesson in draughtsmanship, nothing quite compares to Colin Gill's Portrait of Winifred Knights, 1921, signed and inscribed 'Jane' on the original backboard and chosen for the catalogue cover.
"The exhibition is a varied account of how these artists viewed and lived in their worlds. It records the quiet interiors of artists' studios and homes that will resonate with many of us following the past year, as well as the creative process that is often so mysterious to viewers, says Katie Irwin. "We hope this exhibition of works by over 50 artists will provide insight into their styles and techniques, as well as an enticing glimpse of how these artists saw themselves."
The exhibition will be accompanied by a new Liss Llewellyn publication which will feature over 130 artists and 385 illustrations.
From 11th September to 26 February 2022 at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK
Alice Neel: People Come First
Continuing to redress the imbalance between male and female artists, the Guggenheim Bilbao has chosen to mount the very first retrospective in Spain of American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984). One of the century's most radical painters, Neel was a champion of social justice whose humanist principles inspired her life as well as her art, as demonstrated in the 100 paintings, drawings, and watercolors that will appear in this survey.
Images of activists demonstrating against fascism and racism appear alongside paintings of impoverished victims of the Great Depression, as well as portraits of Neel's neighbours in Spanish Harlem, leaders from a wide range of political organizations, queer artists and performers, and members of New York's global diaspora.
The exhibition also features Neel's candid and erotic watercolors and pastels of mothers and nudes, highly unusual for a female artists in the 1930s.
Neel returned again and again to the streets of New York for her subject matter and to the diversity, resilience, and passion of its residents. "For me, people come first," Neel declared in 1950. "I have tried to assert the dignity and eternal importance of the human being."
From 17th September to 6th February 6, 2022 at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
Barthélémy Toguo: Partages
Recently commissioned to produce four doorways for the Musée Rodin, Barthélémy Toguo currently has a personal show at the Galerie Lefevre in Paris which continues a series of works created in 2020 for the Busan Biennale in Korea.
Inspired by the writings of the Egyptian poet Edmond Jabès, particularly his Book of Shares, Toguo has created links between Jabès and the Bamiléké people of the highlands of West Cameroon, whose chieftains enjoy semi-divine status.
A particular legend that inspired Toguo relates to an angry divinity who, as night falls, puts on huge shoes and laden with parcels, crosses the land handing out tears, chagrin and misery as punishments for those who have contravened shared values.
Barthélémy Toguo has taken this legend and adapted it, thus, the divine fury becomes a driver of generosity and the remodeled Bamiléké spirit performs its nocturnal wanderings more peacefully, handing out riches of all sorts to help lead the world to a better destiny.
The series of blue paintings titled Partages includes a new interactive installation which invited visitors to make a material donation or send a paper or electronic message.
Toguo, who was born in 1967, lives and works in Cameroon and Paris. His works are exhibited in the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, Tate Modern London and MOMA New York among other major institutions.
Until October 23rd at the Galerie Lelong, Paris, France.
Marcus Hodge
A collection of paintings exploring the world of the horse comes to London this autumn. In images garnered on trips taken in the last two years, Marcus Hodge explores the Marwari horses of Rajasthan, the international circus horses of Monaco, to the thoroughbreds and Arab horses of the Middle East through a unifying theme of festivals and religious gatherings.
Hodge's works are conceived instinctively rather than intellectually. "He goes off into the wilderness, on which to register, with remarkable freedom and spontaneity, whatever takes his eye," wrote art critic William Packer.
Originally a portrait painter, Hodge studied Old Master techniques for five in Palma but from classical beginnings his style has evolved to become bolder and simpler, and he ventures into abstraction.
The two most important locations where Hodge found inspiration for his equestrian works are Pushkar, Rajasthan – famed for its annual camel fair – and El Rocio Andalusia renowned throughout Spain for its colourful pilgrimage where monks from 100 brotherhoods arrive in cloth covered wagons pulled by mules.
From 5th to 27th October at the Osborne Studio Gallery, Motcomb Street, London.
Van Gogh – the Immersive Experience
Van Gogh really is the gifted artist that keeps on giving. Years ago I attended a 'novelty' lecture by an art historian dressed in a straw hat and carrying an easel to lend atmosphere to his words – and it was a very entertaining hour. But how tame that looks by comparison with the worldwide Immersive Experience which began its London run last month.
Since first opening in Italy in 2018 this travelling show uses the latest visual display technology to allow visitors to step into Van Gogh's sketches, drawings, and paintings, dramatically projected onto walls and floors and turning the host venue into a living canvas.
The 75 minute experience, which brings to life 300 works, is accompanied by a soundscape by Thomas Sohet. Visitors can also take a 10 minute VR 'walk' with Van Gogh to discover the inspiration behind eight of his iconic works including Vincent's Bedroom at Arles and Starry Night Over the Rhone River.
Billed as a new departure in edutainment, the exhibition can be completed by guzzling a Van Gogh themed tea at the Hotel Café Royal in the Oscar Wilde Lounge, where Wilde fell in love with Lord Alfred Douglas, Aubrey Beardsley debated with Whistler and Elizabeth Taylor danced the night away.
For those of a more sanguine spirit, a new book by Martin Bailey – Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers & the artist's rise to fame – is probably a better way to explore Van Gogh.
Martin Bailey is a leading Van Gogh specialist and investigative arts reporter. He has curated a number of Van Gogh exhibitions, and written bestselling books on the artist. This definitive account of Van Gogh's last few weeks – when he completed 70 paintings in 70 days – is based on fresh research and insights.
Van Gogh The Immersive Experience runs until February 2022 at Commercial 106, Spitalfields, London
Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers & the artist's rise to fame is published 21st September by Francis Lincoln
Best of the autumn arts review By Andrea Watson
Online shows are the new normal By Andrea Watson


With quality venues, spectacular weather and an abundance of things to do, Fiji is the ultimate destination for your organisation's conference or meeting. From small island getaways to international-style mainland resorts, from 'bures' on the beach to deluxe hotel suites, Fiji has your conference and incentive needs covered, no matter the budget or group size. Tourism Fiji formed the Conference/Incentive Advisory Group (CIAG) with private companies interested in joining forces to attract and further develop the MICE market into Fiji.
There are plenty of different options available to suit your conference – stay at of one of Fiji's many majestic five-star resorts, enjoying the luxurious beauty of their surroundings while taking advantage of all the modern amenities you could want. Or charter a yacht for a four-day conference, stopping at some of Fiji's many deserted white-sand, palm-studded coral isles. When your team is done meeting for the day, you'll find so many things to do you won't know where to start. From snorkelling, white water rafting and kayaking to bush walks, golf and cultural centres, Fiji has an endless offering of activities to keep you entertained. When it comes to dining, Fiji's top-class restaurants offer a range of truly multi-ethnic foods, including cuisine from Fiji, India, China, Europe, Japan, Korea and the Americas. You'll also find the best of Australia, New Zealand and the local South Pacific. You won't find a better location to host your conference or meeting. Fiji is fun and vibrant, with world-class accommodation and conference facilities containing everything you could want. The weather is superb, the people are friendly and the environment is like no other – a true paradise nestled in the idyllic South Pacific.


The Walt Disney Studios just released the preview kit for its 2014 film slate, including a first look at the new Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy.
As many of these films are still in development, we don't have official logos or even photos for some. Nonetheless, these sneak previews give us a glimpse of what Disney will offer us in 2014.
We also get our first look at the Marvel live-action film Guardians of the Galaxy, a new superhero franchise set in space. The photo in the preview is from footage shown to fans last year at the D23 Expo and San Diego Comic-Con.
Check out the full preview sheets below, which include info, photos, and synopsis.
Which film are you most looking forward to from Disney in 2014?


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The Doctrine of Changes as Applicable Both to the Institutions of Social ...
By Thomas Wright (of Borthwick, Scotland.)
pause in its constantly expanding and brightening course—that the same magnificent spectacle which has delighted our eyes, will open also on the view of many coming generations—and that morning and evening—with all their soft and truly human endearments—" will rejoice over myriads who are yet unborn."
NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
The following Illustrations are but parts of a great mass of similar matter
which the Author had prepared and which he meant at once to serve as additional notices on the leading topics of the Work-and to form a series of short consecutive treatises, which might be perused with a feeling of their affinity to each other. The size of the book, however, would have been too far enlarged, if the whole of the intended notes had been appended—and the Author has therefore confined himself to some of those which seemed to him to be the most important-still trusting, that their relation as parts of one continuous train of reflection may not be unperceived by the reader.
THE OLD HOUSE-AND OLD TIMES.
I HAVE endeavoured, in the preceding treatise, to exhibit a system of principles, and a prevailing style of thought, both in practical and more speculative matters, which in all times has characterized the house in which I live, and even the whole of the neighbourhood by which it is surrounded—insomuch, that even the ancient and venerable tower which forms the most remarkable feature of the scene, never had a master, throughout all its successive occupants, who was not devoted to the cause of loyalty-of established order—and of sound and useful principles.
Not that the men of whom I am speaking were ever characterized by a bigotted_and illiberal--and unenlightened spirit. On the contrary, they have been, in all their generations, among the most accomplished, and influential, and able—as well as among the most respectable, and exemplary, and steadfast men of the times in which they flourished_and while their hereditary character thus bears, that they were at all times the friends of established order and of good rule in their day, it also certifies that they have ever been of that order of men who are best fitted at once for upholding the state of the world, and for carrying its progressive tendencies, cautiously, and therefore successfully, forward.
All this is historical and unexaggerated fact-and surely then, it is not to be wondered, that holding, as I most assuredly do, the principles I have endeavoured to expound_and cherishing them with the most conscientious and affectionate reverence, I should feel a veneration and attachment to a home surrounded by such remembrances and invested with such associations which can never by any possibility be felt by persons whose abodes have not presented themselves to their minds with so many sacred recollections—or whose principles never were so completely identified with the very scenes they are daily and hourly treading.
Nothing in this world, however, is destined to perpetuity—and it may be that a state of the world is yet to come, in which other and opposite principles and habits of thought are to make their way even into this ancient stronghold of the better principles I have been endeavouring to expound. But if such is to be the case, I at least hope that my old house and myself shall go to the dust together—and that being as firmly attached to my principles though far from being as distinguished as the most illustrious of those by whom I have been preceded, I shall have the honour of being the last occupant of an abode which never hitherto has been tenanted by men of a different description.
No doubt, there is much truth and force in the exhortation of the Wise King—that "men should not too anxiously ask why the former times were better than these— for they do not inquire wisely concerning this." Our reverence for antiquity may, no doubt, in most cases, be but a delusion of the imagination, rioting amidst the fancied excellence of times which do not now offer themselves to our observation--it may partake of the reverence with which we regard those who have been our ancestors in the world—and to whose venerable forms we are disposed to look as the symbols of wisdom—and gravity—and prudence—and knowledge of affairs—and propriety in all sentiments and doingsmand it may thus be but one instance of that general propensity which has, in all ages, led men to think that the first ages of the world were its ancient ones" whereas, to speak truly," says Lord Bacon, " Antiquitas seculi juventis mundi ; these times are the ancient times, when the world is ancient, and not those which we account ancient ordine retrogrado, by a computation backward from ourselves."
Besides, each period of society is suited to the time of its occur. rence—and as there were, doubtless, many things in the times that are past, which were wrong and annoying, even amidst all their real happiness and prosperity, but which adverse circumstances we do not now fully appreciate, from their absence from our observation-so in the present times, with all their turbulence, and seeming disorder, and folly, there may be the elements of future good, which also, however, from the prevalence of the


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It's A Group Thing: Do The Du Outdoors!
All of this warm weather (and a chat with Stephanie, one of the cool chicks who visits Haul Buns!) has inspired me: My next small group training will be Do The Du Outdoors! We'll do a half-hour Spinning ride on the bikes inside Feminine Fitness, then 20 minutes of walking/running work in the area surrounding the gym — just like a duathlon! Ten minutes of cool-down and stretching will finish off the 60-minute class. You'll burn calories, build endurance and have a great time in the great outdoors while you do it! The six-week session will meet at 5:15 a.m. Thursdays (May 21 & 28, June 4, 11, 18 and 25). Cost is $60, no cancellations or refunds. For more information, or to sign up, contact Kim by mailing haulbuns AT gmail.com (I'm not writing out the address, because I'll get too much junk e-mail!).
Recession Fitness: Who Needs New Equipment?
Another sign of our troubled financial times: More and more people are making do with their squeaky treadmills.
Thursday: 5:15 a.m. small group training (Boot Camp Spin — final session), followed by 6:30 a.m. Step Blast at Feminine Fitness.
Why sweat alone at home when you can sweat with us at the gym???
I almost don't want to blog about these terrific workout tops from Champion for fear that you all will snap them up and I won't be able to get them anymore. Seriously, they're that good. But in the name of one Haul-er helping another, I'll give up the goods.
The Champion Powerlight Seamless Empire Tech Tank is perfect for those of us who want a cute, supportive, wicking workout tank top but don't necessarily want something that's tight around the belly. I saw a woman wearing this top last year while I was running a race. I thought it looked cute on her skinny little self, but I didn't pursue it because I was pretty sure it would make me look pregnant. Then I saw it on another, more curvy woman a few weeks ago and she looked great, so I gave it a try. It rocks! In fact, the top highlights the parts of me that I love (shoulders and arms) and falls nicely to my waist without clinging to my mid-section.
I bought two of these puppies and wore them running, teaching (Spinning and step) and taking yoga. They were super comfortable during every activity. If you want one of your very own, they're available at the Champion site and through online retailers like Amazon.
But that's just my take on workout gear. What are some brands/styles you love? Hate? Let's hear it!
Three reasons why you should do it: 1. You get to walk around Times Square like you own the place (it's shut down to traffic for the entire morning, which is pretty cool). 2. It's really inspiring to see all of the cancer survivors who take part in the event, and it's really sobering to see all of the people who run and walk in memory of someone they've lost. 3. Because it's co-sponsored by Revlon, there's free make-up in the goodie bags. Score!
What: A 5K (3.1-mile) walk/run OR a 10K (6.2-mile) walk/run OR a 4-, 10-, 25-, 33- or 63-mile bike ride. (You have so many choices!) The event is a salute to local cancer survivors and their families.
Summer's almost here, so why not get a jump on the smoothie making? This one's yummy. And here's a tip: Trader Joe's has a seriously good frozen fruit selection. Just leave some mangoes for me!
Blend on high for a minute. Drink!
If you're counting, it's 4 Points.
And so on and so forth. None of that happens, though, when I'm running or sweating it out in a challenging class. "Moving meditation" is what some people call that kind of body-in-motion, mind-in-relaxation state. So I was happy to consider myself a moving meditator and, well, move on — leaving that regular meditating to eat my dust.
But if 31 years on this planet has taught me anything, it's that I'm frequently wrong. After having a good time at some Bikram yoga classes earlier this year, I attended the Women's Yoga & Music Retreat at Silver Lake Conference Center in Connecticut this past weekend. I knew the yoga would be a lot different from the sweaty, heart-pumping kind I'm used to. But the weekend was held at the camp where I used to spend my summers as a kid, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Even if I hated it, at least I could get some hiking in.
Ladies, let me tell ya: I got a re-education real quick. I spent a very relaxing, very active weekend with some awesome women who were all about yoga as a way to reconnect with themselves. I stretched, I danced, I held poses and felt my biceps sing with the effort. It was work but it was fun, and it forced me to slow down and breathe. My mind still wandered at times during class, but much less so than in the past. And that calmer feeling? It was pretty nice.
I'm still not a 100-percent yogaphile. Some of the vocab is a little too "Kumbayah" for me, and I still really love to sweat and feel my heart thud against my ribs. But I'm open to taking more classes, especially if they leave me feeling as limber as I do today. And I'm begging you to try a yoga or Pilates class, especially if you think that it's definitely not the thing for you. Come on, cardio queens: Give yourself an hour of slow stretching and strength work. Your body — and your spirit — will thank you.


Costco is bringing the Christmas spirit to Easter with this Bunny Hutch House Kit!
You can build the perfect Easter bunny house from Costco for only $9.99!
It comes with a pre-built gingerbread house, assorted candy, and easy to use icings with tip!
Now we can build gingerbread houses without it being Christmas!


Happy February! Today I'm re-posting the Valentines I shared at Clever Charlotte last year. If you'd like to learn how to make some mini felt Valentine envelopes, read on….
I'm Gail from probably actually, and I'm happy to be here to share a wool creation for the Winter Wolle series! I love to make things for my daughter, and a few of my favorite past projects have been made from wool or wool felt. There's something so satisfying about working with wool, and I especially love felt – it has such a nice texture, and cutting and sewing with it is always such a pleasure. For me, felt and Valentines go hand in hand (I cut out loads of felt hearts for a garland last year), so I made tiny felt Valentine envelopes to house some mini Valentines.
My mom and sisters and I have a tradition of exchanging valentines, so these are for them (and one for Lila, of course).
The envelopes were cut using a Paper Source "baby" envelope template – the finished size is 2 1/8 by 3 1/2 inches (the size of a business card). Before sewing them together I added a little felt heart in the stamp corner and an "address label" that I rubber stamped on twill tape. If you crease the envelope flaps with a hot iron it leaves you with a nice rectangle on the front, making it easy to get these additions in the right place before the whole thing is assembled.
I secured everything with a running stitch using embroidery floss. Whenever I can get away with it I sew stuff by machine, but working with felt is the one time I actually prefer hand-stitching, and the embroidery floss can add a nice pop of color.
The envelopes close with two little buttons. After sewing the button to the top flap, I pulled the thread (I used embroidery floss here, too) to the inside and left it about six inches long – that remaining length of thread is used to secure the envelope shut with the bottom button, manila envelope style.
Tucked inside are little Valentines – just a felt heart stitched on by hand and a stamped message.
There you have it. Thanks so much for having me, and happy Valentine's Day everyone!
These are darling, thank you for sharing this idea!
So darling! I love these and will have to try them out, especially since I have that template from PS!
So cute! Just linked to you today!
Gail, these couldn't be cuter!! LOVE!
These are beautiful! I'm trying to re-create them for this year's Valentines and had a quick question about the labels: did you use fusible bond of some kind on the back of the twill tape, or did you use fray check on the edges, or did you just pink the edges and sew (no fray check, no backing)?
thank you! i just pinked the labels and sewed them on with no backing – i figured they wouldn't get handled too much so the pinked ends should hold up pretty well. a little fray check on the edges wouldn't hurt though!
These are so cute! I wanna make some! Where did you get the template to cut it out with or do you know where I can get others? Thank you!
The template came from Paper Source – it's their baby envelope template (http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Envelope-Template-Kit/2506_006/40713000.html) but you could also unglue a small envelope and trace around it to create your own template. Good luck!
What kind of stamp/ink did you use? I LOVE these!
These are so cute! I just made them for Easter and put a gift card inside! I substituted the heart and did an Easter egg.


More than 1,000 seniors attended an active ageing carnival in Sembawang yesterday, as part of a People's Association (PA) Wellness Programme to promote healthy living among older Singaporeans.
The event featured a mass zumba session by the Health Promotion Board as well as a basic health screening conducted by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
The Agency for Integrated Care did a sketch on dementia to highlight the importance of advance care planning.
The event, which was held near Sun Plaza in Sembawang Drive, was jointly organised by the five constituencies in Sembawang GRC: Admiralty, Canberra, Gambas, Sembawang and Woodlands.
The PA Wellness Programme was rolled out nationwide in 2010. It aims to reach out to residents over 50 by engaging them in activities to promote mental, physical and social activeness.
Food was one of the main draws at the carnival, with long queues for snacks such as kueh tutu and muah chee.
Seniors were also treated to dance performances by Sembawang GRC interest groups. They also got dressed up in retro costumes and had their photos taken at the instant print booth.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, Education Minister Ong Ye Kungand Mr Amrin Amin, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and Health, attended the event.
Joining them were Dr Lim Wee Kiak and Mr Vikram Nair.
The five Sembawang GRC MPs, as well as the seniors at the event, left their fingerprints on a 10m by 1m artwork.
The piece of art represents the past, present and future of Singapore, and people were invited to pledge their support towards Singapore's nation-building efforts on the artwork. It was also a way to mark the bicentennial next year.
The bicentennial marks 200 years since Sir Stamford Raffles' arrival on the island.
The completed artwork will be digitalised and enlarged to form a 270m-long painting that will feature during next year's Chingay Parade.
Mr Gan Hock Seng, 58, who owns a funeral service, made use of the health screening at the event.
He got himself checked for diabetes, and also to see if his cholesterol and blood pressure were at healthy levels.
Mr Gan said it was a good idea to organise such events for seniors .
He said: "It's heartening to see other seniors here who are older than me being active."


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LITERATURE: CARIBBEAN CRITICS The Islands In Between: Essays On West Indian Literature, Edited With An Introduction By Louis James, Oxford University Press (1968)
by Edward Brathwaite
Topics: Haiti, Literature, Poetry, West Indian literature, West Indies
It is unfortunate that the first full-scale published work of West Indian Literary criticism should be a book of unlinked comments on individual writers by a variety of hands, It raises the question of what West Indian literature is 'about,' its place and its meaning. If it is assumed that West Indian literature is simply the latest extension of the long honourable and well-documented line of the 'great (English) tradition', well and good; Mais, Vic Reid, George Lamming, Derek Walcott, Andrew Salkey, John Hearne, V.S. Naipaul and Wilson Harris (the West Indian writers selected/or examination in The Islands in Between) might then simply be seen as eight new talented 'English' writers, not very well known to the English-reading public at large, and therefore deserving of special attention, If this assumption is correct then the critics in Islands in Between have fulfilled their function, and done so with considerable credit to themselves.
All the essays in the collection are well written, persuasively structured and the 'literary' merits of their subjects are made clear. The only criticism one would make of the book, on this score, would be that its writers have failed to show how and where their authors fit into 'the' tradition. John Hearne writing on Wilson Harris, for instance, says that Harris' technique seems to lie 'in the symbolist tradition' (p.143). Cameron King and Louis James, writing on Derek Walcott, make reference to his 'heady Elizabethan delight in the sound and potential of words' (p.90 ), and not a little energy is spent on indicating Walcott's evolution out of 'Marvell and the metaphysicals' (p.88). Jean Creary points out that Roger Mais' style had been formed by "D.H. Lawrence, the English classical poets, Shakespeare, Turgenev, a little Dostoyevesky and Conrad, and above all, the Authorized Version of the Bible" (p.56); though in this instance the contributor went on to add that "This last – the Bible – was a cul¬tural influence as much as a literary one, for (the) sixteenth century prose of King James's Bible is part of Jamaican Creole speech itself. And Mais drew the mystical element in his writing from the rhythmical, figurative style of both Bible and Jamaican patois "(p. 56).
But in general there is no sustained attempt to justify these statements; to illustrate, in the way that critics do so well, (Miss Creary's separation of 'cultural' and 'literary' we shall have to come back to later), parallels of style, examples of influence, etc. So that though the accumulated impression of reading this book is thar West Indian writers, despite their local concerns, and despite the presence in their work of 'other' elements, are part of the English-European tradition, there is no clear demonstration of the nature of their participation; if and how they add to or modify the tradition; or if, within the context of the tradition, they have any real relevance or not.
Perhaps this was not what those writing in The Islands in Between divined it their task to do.
It is, after all, a book introducing writers to the general reader. There was clearly not enough room for 'full treatments'. Nor is there any question of our critics seeing their writers as anything other than West Indian. The book is a celebration of this point. What needs to be considered, therefore, is the impact of the book as a whole, and what, within it, its writers conceive 'West Indian' to be.


How happy are Ebates customers? With a Net Promoter Score of 80 (extraordinarily high for a company in any industry), the answer is: very. The reason, CEO Amit Patel explained at Rakuten Optimism 2018, is the company's commitment to moving on from its initial goal of loyalty to love.
So how, as a company, do you get from loyalty to love? Patel shared on stage three ways Ebates has won customers' love.
"We're a partner in helping our merchant partners understand how the market is being shaped by larger trends. By constructing that emotional journey we're ensuring that we all grow together," explains Ebates CEO Amit Patel.
One reason Ebates customers keep coming back is the company's commitment to providing them with new and better value in partnership with great brands.
Ebates partners with brands, retailers and services to offer something new. Ebates also offers its members a choice in how they get their cash back—take the "Big Fat Check," receive payment via PayPal or choose an even more valuable gift card. Shoppers love it because they can boost the value of their rewards; retailers love it because it locks in a future sale.
While Ebates allows its members to receive rewards electronically via PayPal, 50% of members still elect to receive their "Big Fat Check" in paper form. And many of them can be found celebrating by posting pictures and happy dance videos on social media—a phenomenon Patel says Ebates loves.
Happy Ebates customers often share photos and videos of their "Big Fat Checks" on social media.
The key is helping customers make better, smarter purchasing decisions. Patel points to a typical member experience: Ashley sees a friend wearing a new style of boot-cut jeans. While her friend boasts about where she found the jeans and the "deal" she got—Ashley knows she can do better on Ebates.
She quickly jumps on the app and, sure enough, Macy's has a double-cash-back deal. With a few taps and swipes, she's ready to purchase and earn her double cash back. When she opens her email, a pop-up offers her a "secret" VIP code for 40% off her entire order. She goes ahead and adds in a second pair of jeans in a different denim wash, adds a shirt, some accessories, and she's thrilled to save over $95 dollars.
Ashley is left with a positive impression of both the merchant—Macy's—and the platform that made it all possible. When members experience a savings that's larger than what they expected, and we deliver on our promise, "they see value, they feel trust," explains Patel.
Amit Patel speaking in front of a packed house at the Optimism Conference in San Francisco in September.


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Das Grundbuchamt ist Teil des Amts für Justiz im Fürstentum Liechtenstein, welches das öffentliche und mit öffentlichem Glauben ausgestattete Grundbuch führt. In das Grundbuch werden in Liechtenstein vom Grundbuchamt (Amt für Justiz) Liegenschaften, Grundstücke und die an ihnen bestehenden dinglichen Rechte eingetragen.

Aufgaben des liechtensteinischen Grundbuchamtes als Teil des Amts für Justiz
 Handänderungen
 Begründung von Stockwerkeigentum
 Beglaubigung und Öffentliche Beurkundung
 Parzellenteilungen und -vereinigungen
 Grundbuchvermessung / Grundbuchpläne
 Ausgabe von Grundbuchauszügen
 Eintragung von Grundpfandrechten
 Eintragung von Dienstbarkeiten
 Eintragung von Vorkaufs-, Kaufs- und Rückkaufsrechte
 Amtliche Schätzungen
 Eintragung von Bauhandwerkerpfandrechten
 Sonstige Eintragungen im Grundbuch
 Grundbuchbereinigung

Entwicklung des Grundbuches und Grundbuchamtes in Liechtenstein
In Liechtenstein können drei wesentliche historische und organisatorische Entwicklungsphasen unterschieden werden (1/2/4).

Verfahrensrecht in Grundbuchsachen
Die Zuständigkeit in Grundbuchsachen liegt für Immobilien gemäß Art 19 SR in Verbindung mit Art 32 IPRG jedenfalls bei den liechtensteinischen Behörden bzw. Gerichten.

Wo das Gesetz es nicht ausdrücklich anders bestimmt, ist das Fürstliche Landgericht in Vaduz zuständig. In Grundbuchsachen jedoch ist in der Regel das Grundbuchamt zuständig.

Das Grundbuchamt ist als Teil des Amts für Justiz eine Amtsstelle der Landesverwaltung gemäß Verwaltungsorganisationgesetz. Das Grundbuchamt hat seit der Novelle des SR im Jahr 2008 und Aufhebung des Art 101 Zif 3 SchlT SR primär das Landesverwaltungspflegegesetz in Grundbuchsachen anzuwenden, soweit nicht ausdrücklich die Anwendung einer anderen Verfahrensordnung angeordnet wird.

Öffentlichkeitsprinzip
Das Grundbuch ist öffentlich. Das Grundbuchamt daher, wenn jemand ein berechtigtes Interesse glaubhaft machen kann, verpflichtet, jedermann in bestimmte Blätter des Grundbuches Einsicht zu gewähren oder Auszüge davon anzufertigen und auszugeben.

Telefonische Auskünfte des Grundbuchamtes erfolgen jedoch ohne Gewährleistung für deren Richtigkeit und Vollständigkeit.

Gesetzliche Grundlagen
Die wichtigsten gesetzlichen Grundlagen für das Amt für Justiz (früher: Grundbuch- und Öffentlichkeitsregisteramt) zur Führung des Grundbuches:
 Grundbuchverordnung
 Baugesetz
 Grundverkehrsgesetz
 Landesverwaltungspflege
 Denkmalschutzgesetz

Kontakt
Amt für Justiz (AJU),

Äulestrasse 70,

Postfach 684,

9490 Vaduz,

Weblinks
 Gesetzestexte Liechtenstein

Literatur

 Weblink edition.eu.com.

Quellen und Verweise

Öffentliches Recht (Liechtenstein)

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It was late 1956, and millions of Americans sat transfixed before their televisions, watching two men locked in soundproof booths pull facts, names, and dates out of their memories to answer questions worth thousands of dollars. One competitor was Charles Van Doren, a handsome 32- year-old English instructor at Columbia University. The other was unglamorous, working-class Herbert Stempel, a 29-year-old "human computer" from New York City. The wildly popular show on which they staged their battle of wits was "Twenty-One".


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The 9th Korea Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held at the Gyeongnam Culture and Art Center in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province on October 7, 2016. The nominees were chosen from Korean dramas that aired from October 2015 to September 2016.

Nominations and winners
(Winners denoted in bold)

References

External links

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American Idol Judge Luke Bryan Injured His Hand During A Fishing Trip, And Ouch
By Megan Behnke
American Idol judge Luke Bryan is making sure to still take a trip here and there, you know in between finding the next big musical star on Idol. However, the country artist may need to rethink his vacation ideas. A recent fishing trip went south for Bryan and the result is sure to make anyone feel his pain. No really, we're talking a major ouch.
Luke Bryan recently went on a fishing trip but he got a little too "hooked" on the activity. The singer posted on Instagram a video, with the caption "Dammit," which says it all. In the video, which comes with a warning due to its graphic nature, Bryan has a fishing hook in his hand, which does not look the slightest bit comfortable.
The video, which is not a pretty sight to see, could serve as a warning for anyone who enjoys fishing, wants to go fishing and maybe isn't super used to fishing, though I'm sure accidents like this happen all the time. However, Luke Bryan is being candid in a moment of vulnerability and showing his fans that he deals with accidents just like his fans. Many of the comments are empathizing with Luke Bryan, relating to him, while others are just very, very punny or suggesting that this could be the source of a new song.
American Idol is currently in its 19th season and just wrapped "Final Judgement." The next episodes will be "All Star Duets and Solos" meaning everything is on the line. The recent episode rounded out the Top 24 for the season, but not without a little controversy, as per usual. Fishing has been known to be a relaxing activity, so that might be why Luke Bryan decided to get away for a little bit, even though it probably didn't help much after he injured his hand.
While the country singer's injury does seem like it hurts quite a bit, hopefully it won't take away from his judging duties on the singing competition as these next few weeks are about to get very crucial. With American Idol dwindling down on contestants, Luke Bryan needs to be there for every step of the way, which he surely will be. He's been a judge since Season 16 when the series returned after a two-year hiatus, just like Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
With the coronavirus pandemic, things for Idol have been handled differently, especially with auditions and the controversial eliminations. Luke Bryan's fishing trip could be an indication that he has a little more time on his hands or that he's just gearing up for the final weeks of the season as they get closer and closer to finding the next American Idol. Whatever the case, Bryan seems to be okay, and we are thankful for that. Just make sure the next time you go fishing to be careful and not get too hooked on it.
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Passionate writer. Obsessed with anything and everything entertainment, specifically movies and television. Can get easily attached to fictional characters.
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The LA Times interviewed Finding Nemo/Wall-E director Andrew Stanton about directing his first live action film, the highly anticipated John Carter. The interview also touches upon why Disney isn't taking the film to this year's Comic Con and Stanton's thoughts on the visuals of the film.
Stanton also released two concept art images from the world of Barsoom where much of John Carter takes place.
John Carter is a film adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story is based around a civil war vet who is transported to Mars, where he finds himself mixed up with 12 foot tall aliens, a princess and a world on the fringe of collapsing.
The film stars Taylor Kitsch as John Carter, as well as: James Purefoy, Mark Strong, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Bryan Cranston, Dominic West, Thomas Hayden Church, Samantha Morton and Polly Walker.
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TwoMotorGroup::TwoMotorGroup(int portOne, int portTwo, bool isInverted)
	: one(new Talon(portOne))
	, two(new Talon(portTwo))
	, controller(nullptr)
	, isInverted(isInverted)
{
	std::cout << portOne << portTwo << "twomotorgroup constructor" << std::endl;
}

void TwoMotorGroup::Set(float speed, uint8_t syncGroup)
{
	if(isInverted)
	{
		one->Set(-speed);
		two->Set(-speed);
	}
	else if(isInverted == false)
	{
		one->Set(speed);
		two->Set(speed);
	}
}

float TwoMotorGroup::Get()
{
	float B;
	float speedOne = one->Get();
	float speedTwo = two->Get();
	B = (speedOne + speedTwo) /2; //average speed from both robots
	return B;
}

void TwoMotorGroup::Disable()
{
	one->Disable();
	two->Disable();
}

TwoMotorGroup::~TwoMotorGroup()
{
	delete controller;
}

std::shared_ptr<Talon> TwoMotorGroup::getTalonOne()
{
	return one;
}

std::shared_ptr<Talon> TwoMotorGroup::getTalonTwo()
{
	return two;
}

void TwoMotorGroup::syncWith(const std::shared_ptr<Encoder> encoderSync, const std::shared_ptr<Encoder> thisEncoder)
{
	syncedEncoder = encoderSync;
	controller = new PIDController(1.f, 1.f, 1.f, thisEncoder.get(), this);
	controller->SetInputRange(-1.0f, 1.0f);
	controller->SetOutputRange(-1.0f, 1.0f);
	controller->SetTolerance(0.01f);
}

void TwoMotorGroup::updateSync()
{
	if (controller)
		controller->SetSetpoint(syncedEncoder->GetRate() / 209.131f);
}

void TwoMotorGroup::moveStraight(bool straight)
{
	straight ? controller->Enable() : controller->Disable();
}

void TwoMotorGroup::PIDWrite(float output)
{
	Set(output);
}

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S je 19. písmeno latinské abecedy. Vyvinulo se z řeckého písmene Σ (sigma).

Užití
 V češtině je s předložka pojící se se 7., 2. a 4. pádem, ojediněle citoslovce (vybídnutí k tichu, napodobení syčení).
 Zkratka s. znamená sestra, např. sestra farářka, řeholnice Ctihodná sestra (Ct. s.), ve zdravotnictví, Skautingu aj. Dříve též soudruh, soudružka (viz níže).
 V bibliografii a bibliografické citaci znamená zkratka s. stranu či strany.
 V kartografii a geografii písmeno s nebo S v češtině značí sever, v jiných jazykových souvislostech "jih" (viz angl. South, něm. Süd, v románských jazycích sud, sur atd.)
 V archivnictví skartační příznak: S (skart, stoupa) – dokument se po skončení skartační lhůty zničí.
 V biochemii je S označení pro aminokyselinu serin.
 Ve fyzice
 značky fyzikálních jednotek
 s je značka základní jednotky času v soustavě SI – sekundy.
 S je značka odvozené jednotky elektrické vodivosti v soustavě SI – siemens.
 S je značka jednotky sedimentace – svedberg (podíl rychlosti sedimentace a úhlového zrychlení).
 doporučené symboly (značky) fyzikálních veličin:
 s obvykle označuje délku, může značit např. i měrnou entropii, spin částice.
 S může značit např. obsah plochy, akci, entropii, Poyntingův vektor, sumární spin soustavy částic.
 s je označení kvantových stavů s orbitálním momentem hybnosti (resp. vedlejším kvantovým číslem) l=0;
 odtud je s označením atomového orbitalu odpovídajícího l=0.
 V chemii
 S je značka síry, z lat. sulphur.
 s je název orbitalu a s ním spojené skupiny prvků v periodické tabulce.
 stereodeskriptor S označuje "levotočivou" konfiguraci na chirálním centru. Postavíme-li model molekuly tak, aby nejlehčí radikál směřoval dozadu, potom v popředí podle velikosti od nejtěžšího k nejlehčímu jsou zbylé radikály seřazeny proti směru hodinových ručiček (doleva).
 V matematice
 S je značka obsahu, velikosti plochy dvourozměrné části prostoru.
 𝕊 označuje množinu sedenionů nebo kouli (sféru).
 V astronomii je S označení jedné ze spektrálních tříd hvězd.
 V grafických technikách je S mezinárodním symbolem pro sítotisk.
 V hudbě je S označením subdominanty.
 V šachu
 V šachové notaci je S symbolem pro střelce.
 Ve výzvě šachové úlohy značí s samomat, například výzva s#5 u pětitahového samomatu.
 V informatice se může jednat o název programovacího jazyka S.
V elektrotechnice je symbolem S značen zdánlivý výkon.
 S je mezinárodní poznávací značka Švédska.
 Na registračních značkách S značí:
 Středočeský kraj na českých značkách,
 Stuttgart na německých značkách,
 Slezské vojvodství na polských značkách,
 Salcburk – město na rakouských značkách.
 Na železnici S značí:
 historické označení elektrických lokomotiv se střídavou trakcí používané bývalými ČSD,
 označení linek příměstské a městské železnice – v německy mluvících zemích S-Bahn, v ČR Esko.
 Velké písmeno S namalované na tramvajích, autobusech a trolejbusech znamenalo zkratku pro samoobslužný prodej jízdenek ve vozidle.
 Soudruh, soudružka, súdruh, súdružka – zkratka před jménem, užívané namísto pan, paní v komunistickém Československu

Varianty
 ſ – dlouhé s jako varianta minuskulní hlásky s se objevilo v písmu raného středověku. Pozůstatkem je:
 lomítko / jako zkratka pro měnu shilling,
 znak ʃ (minuskula esh) užívaný v IPA pro neznělou postalveolární frikativu,
 výše zmíněný matematický znak ∫ pro integrál (z lat. ſumma, summa).
 ß – ostré s užívané v němčině, vzniklo jako ligatura dlouhého s a gotického z
 $ – Přeškrtnuté S je symbolem dolaru, měny více států

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Devin T. McKnight Elected Director of Sheehey
Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Devin McKnight has been elected as a Principal and Director of the firm effective January 1, 2023. Devin first joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2019, with a practice focused primarily on criminal and civil litigation. He has defended clients in matters involving trade secret appropriation, violation of employee non-competes, medical malpractice, and breach of contract. He has also defended clients in federal criminal court in complex conspiracy investigations involving drug sales and fraud.
McKnight graduated with honors from the George Washington University Law School in 2013. Upon graduating he completed a two-year clerkship with Vermont Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Skoglund, followed by a two-year clerkship with Magistrate Judge John Conroy in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. McKnight is also a graduate of the Lake Champlain Chamber's Leadership Program, and was selected to the New England Super Lawyers list in 2022 as a Rising Star.
"We couldn't be more pleased to welcome Devin to the Sheehey partnership," states Sheehey's Managing Partner, Ian Carleton. "He has exactly the kind of creativity, tenacity, judgment, attention to detail, and most of all moral compass that we look for in new partners. In some respects, he was qualified to join the partnership from day one."
Sheehey Announces New Managing Partner
Attorney Ian Carleton has been elected as managing director of Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., replacing David Austin who retired from the practice of law at the end of last year. Austin served as managing director for the past eight years.
Commenting on his retirement, Austin noted, "Like many people, I retire with mixed feelings. I am excited to begin a new chapter in my life. I will also miss working with the smart and committed group of people at Sheehey."
Carleton joined the firm in February 2003, has been a director and shareholder since 2004, and has served as the firm's Director of Litigation for the past five years. A graduate of Columbia University ('93) and Yale Law School ('99), Carleton litigates in state and federal courts in Vermont and around the country. He serves on the Vermont Commission on the Well-Being of the Legal Profession, received the Pro Bono Service Award from the Vermont Bar Association in 2019, and has been selected to the New England Super Lawyers list numerous times.
"Sheehey is a creative, flexible, energetic, and fun place to practice law," Carleton says. "I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to this firm and my wonderful colleagues for the many years of mentoring, support and friendship I have enjoyed with them. As I approach my 20th anniversary at Sheehey, I am excited, honored and more than a little humbled to step into the role of firm manager. I have big shoes to fill with David's departure."
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Why did President Cyril Ramaphosa feel he needed a panel to help him appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions to succeed Shaun Abrahams?
Now why did President Cyril Ramaphosa feel he needed a panel to help him appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) to succeed Shaun Abrahams? It is a reflection of the appalling state of affairs in SA that the president apparently does not want to be solely responsible for appointing our equivalent of a national attorney-general.
Constitutionally, the president has substantial powers of appointment. Ramaphosa seemingly had little difficulty replacing directors at huge state-owned companies. He was even able to pull Tito Mboweni out of the hat when faced with the sudden, potentially devastating resignation of finance minister Nhlanhla Nene. Some consultation would have been expected on the NDPP appointment, but a formally constituted panel?
The answer must be that the undermining of presidential legitimacy in the Zuma years is so extensive that Ramaphosa lacks confidence. He must feel he needs to protect himself from accusations within the ANC — for that is where he is most vulnerable — that in appointing a prosecutions boss he would be pursuing his own agenda.
What is this agenda? He has said what it is, and we must assume it is guiding all his appointments: to root out corruption, and to seek criminal prosecution and punishment for those who deserve it. He may be afraid to appoint unilaterally a person who, by character and record and qualifications and reputation, will have the ability and the will to drive precisely that, without fear or favour. When the wheels of justice at last begin to turn on state capture, it will almost certainly mean arresting and charging some senior members of the ANC and perhaps the cabinet, and others who have grown accustomed to being close to power.
In a sense, much of the work of the NDPP has already been done. He or she will just have to press the buttons. Talk about low-hanging fruit. We have had the public protector's damning report into state capture, the Nugent inquiry into the sabotage of the SA Revenue Service and the Zondo commission on state capture. Each of these has produced prima facie evidence for prosecutions. And there is more to come.
Ramaphosa knows this. He wants to, and knows he must, appoint an NDPP who is highly competent and courageous, and will act swiftly — but he wants somehow not to be personally associated with the consequences.
Normally one would expect the president to look to the ranks of state prosecutors and choose from the most senior, respected, qualified and experienced among them. But the criminal justice system was not normal under apartheid, and whatever state of normality it reached in the first 15 years of democracy has now receded, after a decade of increasing capture. It is not clear how much senior and untainted prosecutorial talent remains available to the state.
Should the panel look for a person who is already a public figure and a household name, whom lawyers will respect and the public can trust? If so, this would be the equivalent of the appointment of Mboweni as finance minister. He was arguably the only available heavy-hitter the markets would be prepared to accept as being on the level of ex-ministers Trevor Manuel, Pravin Gordhan and (until recently) Nene. Ramaphosa would love to appoint such a person as NDPP.
Or should the panel look for a relatively faceless senior public servant, whose legal credentials are impeccable, but who will need to build legitimacy with the prosecutors, the legal profession and the public? Such a person would have an uphill battle. Another route would be to look for someone who has left the service, but whose recall would instil new energy and boost morale.
Whoever is recommended to Ramaphosa, the president will still have to solely own the appointment. The fact that he needs to pretend he will not is more revealing than he may realise.