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Driver Spotlight: Johnny Spilotro
Johnny Spilotro, Pro Late Model Driver #77 for Scuderia SG Speed, sponsored by Diamondback Land Surveying, Polar Shades Sun Control, Bravo Tickets, Frank's European Services, Andson, Full Metal Worldwide, and CSM.
What class are you racing this season?
We are racing the pro, late model division, this season.
What is your car number and why?
I picked #77 because that was the number my father ran back at the bullring in late models and super late models and had a very successful career. I hope to do the same carrying the number as a family heirloom.
When did you start racing?
I started racing in go-karts when I was about 10, but have been racing at the bullring since I was 12 when I started in bandoleros.
What other tracks have you raced at?
We have raced at Havasu this year and plan on trying out Irwindale Speedway or Tucson speedway as well for 2021.
What do you like about the Bullring?
The Bullring is a technique-centered track. There is hardly any room for error and your line as well as your pedal modulation has to be precise in order to obtain the optimal lap time. Plus, blasting off the corners when you hit it right is the most amazing feeling inside a racecar. Not only is it a driver's track, but it's also our home track, and I am happy to see it resurrect from the ashes this year!
If there was a magic race genie, what would you race, on what track, and why?
I would choose to drive a cup car at every single cup race this year because I would love to have the opportunity to race against 40 of the best drivers in the world and to prove my worth among NASCAR's Elite.
What are your future racing goals?
My goals spread beyond the confines of the bullring. Not only would I love to race in the NASCAR Cup Series one day, but I would love it even more if I eclipsed the NASCAR championship record by winning 10 titles. Yet also, I am living my dream as a professional athlete already, and I am loving every minute of competing here at the highest level making a name for myself!
What is your favorite pizza topping?
My favorite pizza topping would probably be pepperoni and Italian sausage.
What advice would you give to a young person interested in being a race car driver?
The best advice I could give to young racers moving up the ranks is to never forget the fun factor behind the sport. It will motivate you to put in the work and the long hours in the shop, on the track, and in the classroom. Keep your vision intact and as your #1 priority and you will climb very high! Outwork all of your competitors, but never underestimate them. You do that, and no amount of money or equipment will ever defeat you!
What is your favorite pump-up song?
Can't Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.


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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ANGELENO
SKETCH AS SKETCH CAN
By Bryan Philips
Once again, Boulevard is on to something, Todd White. This issue's gallery talk featured artist, is a pretty safe bet for those possessing a critical eye, they'll be snapping up his relatively inexpensive work now before this nascent artist's career really explodes. In time, this same savvy art investor will regale fellow cocktail party attendees about this pre-cognition that led them to this latter date Hirschfield, who imbues each of his highly original works with a charm and sensitivity that servers as the subtext to the passion one captures at first glance.
Those first glances can be deceiving. At his ARTOFWHITE.com website, Todd's work might at first seem somewhat derivative of a thousand street vendors, but a closer examination reveals a true talent lurking beneath and ready to pounce. A Talent not lost on the creators of some of the most contemporary animated programming being produced today. Anyone in the know is aware of the phenomenon that 'SpongeBob Squarepants' has become. White's work for the Nickelodeon show, as well as for that network's Tiny Toon Adventures (presented by Steven Spielberg) servers as some pretty major validation for this 33 year-old Texas native. If one had the foresight to buy some of Tex Avery's and Friz Freleng's early work before they become pillars in the animation pantheon, one would roughly be having the same feeling a seasoned collector experiences when discovering White's work for the first time.
As a self-taught artist, White's work shows the lack of artistic shackles that can be the unwelcome by-product of years of "formal" Training. Indeed, his uninhibited approach to his subjects results in a visceral freedom of flow, movement and composition that is paradoxically graceful and inelegant at the same time. Whatever the process is…It works. This is one hot tip coming your way: Buy Todd White's work now, and someday it might be a better investment than southern California real estate.
If you're unsure from the examples on his well-produced website, check out his original oils in person at the Raena Gallery, 8350 West Third Street in Los Angeles 323.951.0663 or at Nic's Restaurant and Martini Bar (also Original Oils) 453 N Canon Drive in Beverley Hills.

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Texas Vista to become teaching hospital for UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine
by Iris Dimmick June 2, 2021 June 1, 2021
Dr. Manuel Estrada confers with medical student Jacqueline Yeager at Texas Vista Medical Center. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio Report
Graduates from the University of the Incarnate Word's School of Osteopathic Medicine have a new residency program option just six miles from campus on San Antonio's South Side.
Texas Vista Medical Center, formerly Southwest General Hospital, announced its new clinical affiliation with the private university and WellMed on Wednesday.
"Forty-three young doctors [will] make this a much more vibrant teaching hospital. … When you become a teaching hospital, you are making a commitment, not just to patients, but also to training doctors," Jon Turton, president of Texas Vista Medical Center, told the San Antonio Report.
Starting July 1, the new physicians will receive outpatient training at area WellMed clinics and inpatient care training at Texas Vista, Turton said. They will also serve rotations at the Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital.
"We are excited that we will have a teaching hospital right here on the Southside of San Antonio, where there is a great need for medical services," Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia (D4), whose district includes the hospital, stated in a news release. "Texas Vista, [UIW's School of Osteopathic Medicine] and WellMed are not only helping bridge the gap in health disparities but are working together to truly [transform] health outcomes in our Southside community."
Texas Vista is the first teaching hospital on San Antonio's South Side, where residents experience higher rates of diabetes and obesity and have a much shorter life expectancy than those living on the North and far Northwest sides of town.
UIW's School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), which admitted its first class in 2017 at Brooks, graduated its first class of 137 students on May 8. Some graduates are already accepted into the residency program for internal medicine at Texas Vista, said Dr. Michael Mohr, assistant dean for graduate medical education at UIWSOM.
A graduate of the inaugural class in the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine smiles while crossing the stage after receiving his diploma. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio Report
A part of the medical school's accreditation, which it received just after the first class graduated, is to have a plan for postdoctoral training, Mohr said.
"These partnerships with community clinics on the South Side [and] with hospitals on the South Side are very important not only to continue and complete the training of new physicians but also to extend the access to health care, which is so important for all people in this country and around the world," he said.
Instead of treating a singular disease, osteopathic medicine takes a "whole-person" approach that considers culture, living circumstances, mental health, and other considerations into treatment options.
Turton hopes the local program will encourage students to practice medicine on the South Side.
"Experience tells us that doctors often will land close to where they trained at," Turton said. "That's … potentially good for our hospital, [but] it's certainly good for the health care of our community as they get access to more doctors."
Texas Vista, located at 7400 Barlite Blvd. near South San Antonio High School, is a 327-bed acute care facility with specialties in cardiology, general surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, women's health, emergency services, physical therapy, wound care, hyperbaric medicine, and psychiatric services. Steward Health Care – which operates 39 hospitals across the U.S., Malta, and Colombia – purchased Southwest General Hospital in 2017 and announced its name change in March.
Texas Vista's Healthy Horizons program, also announced in March, engages residents and partners such as the San Antonio Food Bank to provide preventive health screenings and promote healthy lifestyles.
"This is about momentum," Turton said. "This is about building energy and support for those organizations and people in communities that exist on our South Side to say that we're going to provide A) a great hospital with great health care, B) improve accessibility, and C) actually create sustainability by … growing and educating tomorrow's doctors and nurses."
Becoming a teaching hospital for osteopathic med students will also benefit patients and the doctors and nurses who already work there, he said.
"As we become a teaching hospital, we actually have more eyes on our patients, more eyes on each other, [and] more intellectual activity and academic activity in the care of patients," Turton said. "Everyone becomes better as we become a teaching hospital."
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Simon Kohli – Sarod Musician
Web publicity for this Sarod musician and his colleagues work in Bristol
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Simon is an Indian classical musician living in the South West of England. Simon specialises in the Sarod, a large string instrument similar to the Sitar, but he is also now performing as singer. He took his initial training on the sarod from Ustad Wajahat Khan in London in 1993 for many years of one to one lessons. Wajahat Khan is one of the world's most renowned Sarod maestros. Simon has been performing since he graduated from the University of Winchester in 1998 with a BA Hons in World Music and English.
At that time Winchester had a thriving World music department where he was lucky enough to study Ethnomusicology with Dr Malcolm Floyd and Dr Frances Silkstone. Simon is of mixed Indian and English heritage.
Simon performs and teaches traditional North Indian Classical music on the Sarod, and vocal, both solo and accompanied by the Tabla. He can bring his own PA for audiences of up to 400 people. A raised stage and attractive carpet should be provided if possible but he can bring his own carpet if unavailable.Simon is available for stage concerts, festivals, corporate and private bookings.
Simon conducts lecture/demonstrations, workshops, improvisation workshops, and teaches Indian music privately or with small groups. He also teaches Indian music in schools to whole classes on harmonium, vocal, sitar and tabla and has fifteen Indian instruments available.


MORAGA, Calif. – The Pacific women's beach volleyball team traveled to the bay Tuesday afternoon for a mid-week matchup with No. 19-ranked Saint Mary's.
The Tigers fell to the WCC standout squad in straight sets, 5-0. Pacific's No. 3 flight (Lauren Cline/Hanne De Schrijver) and its No. 4 flight (Riley Patterson/Jadyn Tubbs) put some pressure on the Gaels in their respective sets, falling by just two points in three of the four sets. Cline/De Schrijver fell by scores 21-19 and 21-17, while Patterson/Tubbs were edged 21-19 and 21-19.
Pacific will play its final three regular-season contests in the next seven days, first traveling to Davis, Calif. on Saturday for the UC Davis Beach Tournament for games against Oregon and the Aggies.


I love taking photographs of people, places and events. I first studied photography in high school, when black and white film was the norm and digital imaging was still a dream. Today, the mechanics of picture-taking are easier and more convenient, so a session can be relaxed and fun, which makes the best picture moments.
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Army to add bite to LAC defence, is training native Ladakhi dogs for operational roles
New Delhi: The Army is training multiple native dogs of Ladakh for various operational roles as the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh continues to remain tense amid the ongoing stand-off with China, ThePrint has learnt.
The native breeds in Ladakh predominantly include the Bakharwal dog, colloquially called the Gaddi Kutta, the Tibetan Mastiff, mostly found in border areas, and even local feral dogs. The Bakharwal is descended from the Tibetan Mastiff.
"Native dogs of Ladakh are being locally trained and will used on a required basis for various functions," an Army source told ThePrint.
A senior Army officer told ThePrint that when trained, the local Bakharwal dogs can act as good guard dogs at military posts to alert sentries and others in case of any intrusion.
"On training, they can also be employed as sled dogs at the icy heights of Ladakh for casualty evacuation," the officer said, adding that a few dogs are being trained for the purpose.
The officer added that the local feral dogs could be used for mine detection on training as they have "very good sniffing powers".
Native dog breeds are in focus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, had urged people to adopt Indian breeds if they planned to keep them as pets and had said the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is also conducting research on such dogs.
"I have been told that Indian breed dogs are very good and competent. Among the Indian breeds, Mudhol hound and Himachali hound are high pedigree dogs. Rajapalayam, Kanni, Chippiparai and Combai are also very good Indian breeds," he had said.
He specifically had mentioned Sophie, a Cocker Spaniel, and Vida, a Labrador, who were involved in counter-infiltration and counter-terrorism operations, and were awarded with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) commendations during Independence Day celebrations this year.
Avalanche rescue, mine detection: roles played by dogs in Ladakh
Army sources told ThePrint that the force has dogs for explosives and mine detection in Ladakh and that they are deployed as and when required to secure lanes of communications in the forward areas.
Sources, however, clarified that the canines deployed in the Ladakh region are primarily avalanche rescue operations (ARO) dogs and are integral part of various search and rescue operations.
"Bestowed with a naturally gifted sense of smell, the ARO dogs can quickly detect the victims buried up to 20-30 ft of snow. During disasters, these silent warriors are looked upon as reliable saviours," an Army source said.
"Primarily Labradors and German Shepherds are deployed in Ladakh due to extreme weather conditions for their thick coat," an officer said.
"Until date, the Army dogs and Army dog trainers of Army Dog Units in Ladakh have been awarded 10 COAS and 07 GOC-in-C commendation cards for their contributions in search and rescue missions," the officer added.
Speaking of mountain dogs, such as the Ladakhi breeds, animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi told ThePrint that most of them survive easily at a higher altitude.
"They are sturdy, have a thick coat and are acclimatised to cold and desolate conditions," she said. "They are friendly with humans and also make for great shepherds. They are made to order for the hills.
"However, if kept in a warmer climate or in the plains, they suffer much and develop health problems that may be fatal," he added.
'Army dogs as force multipliers'
The Indian Army deploys dogs for eight different requirements — track, guard, mine detection, explosive detection, infantry patrol, AOR, search and rescue, assault and narcotic detection.
Senior Army officials told ThePrint that the dogs have had stellar operation success and act as force multipliers in various counter insurgency and counter terror operations. They have also saved lives during avalanches, earthquakes and other natural disasters.
According to data with the Army, the force's dogs have contributed to at least 53 operational successes since July 2019. They include 30 instances of recovery of IEDs and explosives, five instances where they tracked and located terrorists leading to their killing, 14 instances where they contributed in the recovery of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores, and four instances where they have contributed in the rescue of live individuals and mortal remains in snow-bound areas.
There is also an increasing demand from friendly foreign countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia for these dogs. Countries such as South Africa, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Seychelles have shown interest in getting their Army personnel trained in dog handling courses conducted by the Indian Army.


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Q: Return df containing points within radius - python There's a few questions on this but I'm getting stuck. I have a df that contains coordinates for various scatter points. I want to generate a radius around one of these points and return the points that are within this radius for each point in time. Using the df below, I want to return a df that contains all the points within the radius around A for each point in time.
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({
        'Time' : ['09:00:00.1','09:00:00.1','09:00:00.1','09:00:00.1','09:00:00.1','09:00:00.2','09:00:00.2','09:00:00.2','09:00:00.2','09:00:00.2'],
        'Label' : ['A','B','C','D','E','A','B','C','D','E'],
        'X' : [8,4,3,8,7,7,3,3,4,6],
        'Y' : [3,3,3,4,3,2,1,5,4,2],
        })

x_data = (df.groupby(['Time'])['X'].apply(list))
y_data = (df.groupby(['Time'])['Y'].apply(list))

AX_data = (df.loc[df['Label'] == 'A']['X'])
AY_data = (df.loc[df['Label'] == 'A']['Y'])

def countPoints(df, center_x, center_y, x, y, radius):

    '''
    Count number of points within radius for label A
    '''

    # Determine square distance
    square_dist = (center_x - x) ** 2 + (center_y - y) ** 2

    # Return df of rows within radius
df = df[square_dist <= radius ** 2].copy()

return df

df = countPoints(df, AX_data, AY_data, x_data, y_data, radius = 1)

Intended Output:
         Time Label  X  Y
0  09:00:00.1     A  8  3
1  09:00:00.1     D  8  4
2  09:00:00.1     E  7  3
3  09:00:00.2     A  7  2
4  09:00:00.2     E  6  2

A: Here my take on it using np.linalg.norm
def calc_dist(gp, a_label, r=1):
    dist_df = gp[['X', 'Y']] - gp.loc[gp.Label.eq(a_label), ['X', 'Y']].values
    dist_arr = np.linalg.norm(dist_df, axis=1)

    return gp[dist_arr <= r]

df_A = df.groupby('Time').apply(calc_dist, a_label='A', r=1).reset_index(drop=True)

Out[2159]:
         Time Label  X  Y
0  09:00:00.1     A  8  3
1  09:00:00.1     D  8  4
2  09:00:00.1     E  7  3
3  09:00:00.2     A  7  2
4  09:00:00.2     E  6  2

Method 2:
df1 = df.where(df.Label.eq('A')).groupby(df.Time).apply(lambda x: x.ffill().bfill())
m = np.linalg.norm(df[['X', 'Y']] - df1[['X', 'Y']], axis=1) <= 1
df_A = df[m]

Out[2262]:
         Time Label  X  Y
0  09:00:00.1     A  8  3
3  09:00:00.1     D  8  4
4  09:00:00.1     E  7  3
5  09:00:00.2     A  7  2
9  09:00:00.2     E  6  2

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Q: Export results of NET USER command from usernames in a TEXT file I have a text file with a list of usernames.
And for each username I would like to export the result of :
net user <username> /domain | findstr /R /C:"Account active"

in another text file where the results would be formatted like this :
userA - result of the command
userB - result of the command
userC - result of the command
...

I have this piece of code, but it does half of the things I want to do, as it displays in the command prompt only :
@echo off
for /F %%i in (users.txt) do (
    echo %%i
    net user %%i /domain | findstr /R /C:"Account active"
)

Could you please help me ?
Thanks a lot :)

A: Prerquisites

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*You have an input text file populated with SAM account names:

user1
user2
user3

*

*The result will be in (Suppose user1 and user3 is active and user2 inactive):

user1 - Yes
user2 - No
user3 - Yes

Then (set %InputFile% to input file path and %ResultPath% to result file path) You can use this:
@Echo off & Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
Set "InputFile=users.txt" & Set "ResultPath=result.txt"
For /f "Delims=" %%a in ('type "%InputFile%"') do (
  For /f "Tokens=3 Delims= " %%b in ('net user "%%a" /domain ^| find /i "Account active"') do set "active=%%~b"
  Echo %%~a - !active! >>"%ResultFile%"
)

Active Directory management and scripting is very flexible with Powershell:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
(Get-Content users.txt) | Foreach {
  If((Get-ADUser -Identity $_).Enabled){
    "$($_) - Yes" >>"result.txt"
  }Else{
    "$($_) - No" >>"result.txt"
  }
}


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Suits and Sans Culottes in the long hot summer
Pity us, dear reader. The G20 gathering of world leaders is being held in Brisbane this weekend, so for the last week we've been in security lockdown: public transport disrupted, helicopters buzzing overhead, parts of the city barricaded off. It is currently illegal to carry eggs, tomatoes or reptiles in the lockdown area – which is hard luck for the many thousands who live in the inner city, though possibly good luck for reptiles. There has been a sort of bipolar anxiety. On the one hand, everyone has been avoiding the lockdown areas because we've been told by Brisbane's mayor and Queensland's premier to stay away, but at the same time, the very same mayor and premier are urging us to go into the city to show the rest of the world what a vibrant, lively, multicultural place Brisbane is.
But on top of that, we're in the middle of a heat wave. It was 33°C yesterday and today is predicted to reach 40°C. Some parts of the state will have their highest November temperature on record today. I've written before about how weather and climate shouldn't be conflated, so I can't in all honesty attribute this heat wave to climate change, but it's another straw in the wind.
Official photograph of G20 leaders in Brisbane, 14 November 2014
You would never know it from the official photo, when the leaders lined up for their Class of 2014 photograph, all but a few of them in dark suits and ties. Even the women wore long sleeved jackets and trousers.
Suits are the uniform of political power. They are an all-purpose camouflage behind which politicians and businessmen conceal themselves in an enforced homogeneity that is really quite spurious. At home they may be democrats or dictators, polygamists or puritans, but in public they all look alike. So bravo to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia for bucking the trend and dressing as he damned well pleases in traditional Arab gear. The summer temperatures in Riyadh are similar to Brisbane's temperature today, so it's a sensible move too.
Meanwhile, outside in the heat, demonstrators wore a much wider range of clothing, from Guy Fawkes masks (Anonymous) to angel wings (Climate Angels) to moon suits (Ebola). The most appropriately dressed were the Aboriginal protestors, since brown skin streaked with finger marks of ochre and ash is definitely best suited to Brisbane's weather this weekend.
Aboriginal protest against black deaths in custody, in Brisbane Times, 14 November 2014
The protests so far have been orderly and peaceful, and relations between police and protestors seem to be fairly amiable, perhaps because they are fellow sufferers outside on the hot pavements. You don't often hear security forces urging protestors to make sure they drink enough to stay hydrated in the heat.
It made me think, though, how much air conditioning has changed the language and the landscape of protest. Until air conditioning, riots generally occurred during the long hot summer. As the heat rose, tensions rose and tempers frayed, like characters in a Tennessee Williams play. In the poorer areas of cities, the poor lived in crowded tenements with little sanitation or ventilation. In many parts of the world they still do. In places like Tunis or Cairo, access to air conditioning still separates rich from poor. The best solution to summer heat in crowded slums is to come out into the streets to cool off – and to gossip and complain to each other.
Communal riots often followed. Sometimes there was a political agenda. More often summer riots focused on food prices. The weeks before the autumn grain harvest were the most dangerous time as food shortages pushed up the price of bread. The fall of the Bastille took place during the northern summer on 14 July 1789. I'm currently writing about the Rum Rebellion in New South Wales, which took place late in the southern summer, on 26 January 1808. Like all mutinies, it had multiple causes, but the ragged tempers of late summer can't have helped, particularly for soldiers forced to endure the heat in unsuitable uniforms designed for British conditions.
The rich and powerful can afford to wear unsuitable clothing – jacket and trousers, long shirt and tie – because they live in an air-conditioned bubble. In France in 1789, there was no air-conditioned bubble, but the homes of the rich were warm and airy, and they had laundry maids. So the powerful wore silk knee breeches (culottes) and waistcoats of exquisite workmanship which cost a fortune to make and to maintain – the 18th century equivalent of power dressing.
The humble artisans who stormed the Bastille were given the name of sans culottes because they wore loose shirts and long trousers instead of the culottes of the court. The uniform of protest today seems to consist of jeans and tee shirt, with hoodies replacing the traditional anorak, as a defence against the omnipresence of CCTV cameras. But in 40° heat, all bets are off.
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2 responses to "Suits and Sans Culottes in the long hot summer"
sallywilde | 16/11/2014 at 3:29 pm | Reply
Talking about power, I notice that Obama's is pretty much the blackest face in the G20 line up. The G20 might include Arabs and Indians and Indonesians, but Africans seem to be out of the loop.
I have also been interested by the reactions of friends to the various dignitaries. Obama seems to win on star power, by a country mile.
learnearnandreturn | 16/11/2014 at 4:16 pm | Reply
I think Jacob Zuma of South Africa is there in the back row, his face obscured by a waving hand. But yes, I agree, it's a very white, male line up. I read somewhere that there were originally plans to include Nigeria in the 20, but they changed their mind. Who is 'They' anyway?


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Audiobooks > Thrillers > Espionage > Tom Clancy's Op-Center #10: Sea of Fire
Download Tom Clancy's Op-Center #10: Sea of Fire Audiobook
Author: Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik Narrator: Michael Kramer Publisher: Penguin Random House Format: Unabridged Audiobook Delivery: Instant Download Audio Length: 11 hours Series: Tom Clancy's Op-Center Series Release Date: May 2011 ISBN: 9780307971166
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America's most proficient covert operations team, hand-picked for its intelligence, analysis, and crisis-management skills, has had many a tough situation thrown at it. Years ago, before North Korea made its belligerent intentions known to the world, Op-Center's first mission was to thwart a crisis on the Korean peninsula. Since then, it has dealt with the machinations of Russian hard-liners, prevented the resurgence of age-old hatred in Germany, gone underground to prevent Kurdish terrorists from destabilizing the Middle East, subjugated the tensions of rebellious Basques, rescued the entire United Nations from mercenaries, and prevented an all-out war between India and Pakistan. Is it up to the challenge of preventing the next war? Absolutely.
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Jeff Rovin is the author of more than one hundred books, both fiction and nonfiction, under his own name, under various pseudonyms, or as a ghostwriter, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. He has written over a dozen Op-Center novels for the late Tom Clancy. Rovin has also written for television and has had numerous celebrity interviews published in magazines under his byline.
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area's theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.


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Justia U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion Summaries
Articles Posted in Banking
Naimoli v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
January 7, 2022 by Justia
The Second Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), alleging that Ocwen's failure to record her mortgage instruments and its actions in losing key mortgage documents constituted covered errors under the catch-all provision of Regulation X (RESPA's implementing regulation). In this case, plaintiff alleged that the errors committed by Ocwen in handling her loan modification documents were errors relating to servicing of a mortgage loan, and, consequently, were subject to the provisions of RESPA and Regulation X. The court concluded that plaintiffs' asserted errors are covered by the catch-all provision of Regulation X, which includes the terms "any other errors" and "relating to." Accordingly, the court remanded for further proceedings. View "Naimoli v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC" on Justia Law
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In re LIBOR-based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation
This case stemmed from a multidistrict litigation alleging that some of the world's largest banks and affiliated entities conspired to suppress the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Plaintiffs appeal the district court's grant of defendants' motions to dismiss antitrust claims in 23 cases based on plaintiffs' lack of antitrust standing and/or based on lack of personal jurisdiction over defendants.The Second Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings. The court agreed with the district court that plaintiffs who purchased LIBOR‐indexed bonds from third parties lack antitrust standing. The court explained that, to have antitrust standing, plaintiff must be an "efficient enforcer" of the antitrust laws whose alleged injury was proximately caused by a defendant. In this case, the third parties' independent decisions to reference that benchmark severed the causal chain linking plaintiffs' injuries to defendants' misconduct, thereby rendering plaintiffs unsuitable as efficient enforcers.However, the court disagreed with the district court's personal jurisdiction analysis and held that jurisdiction is appropriate under the conspiracy‐based theory first articulated by the court in Charles Schwab Corp. v. Bank of Am. Corp., 883 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2018), which post‐dated the district court's ruling. The court concluded that the facts alleged by plaintiffs – specifically, that executives and managers for several banks were directing the suppression of LIBOR from within the United States – were sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over the banks under a conspiracy‐based theory of jurisdiction. View "In re LIBOR-based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation" on Justia Law
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United States v. Bankasi
October 22, 2021 by Justia
Halkbank, a commercial bank that is majority-owned by the Government of Turkey, was charged with crimes related to its participation in a multi-year scheme to launder billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil and natural gas proceeds in violation of U.S. sanctions against the Government of Iran and Iranian entities and persons. Halkbank moved to dismiss the indictment but the district court denied the motionThe Second Circuit held that it has jurisdiction over the instant appeal under the collateral order doctrine. The court also held that, even assuming the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) applies in criminal cases—an issue that the court need not, and did not, decide today—the commercial activity exception to FSIA would nevertheless apply to Halkbank's charged offense conduct. Therefore, the district court did not err in denying Halkbank's motion to dismiss the Indictment. The court further concluded that Halkbank, an instrumentality of a foreign sovereign, is not entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution at common law. View "United States v. Bankasi" on Justia Law
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Next Investments, LLC v. Bank of China
In 2013, Nike and its subsidiary, Converse, brought a trademark infringement action under the Lanham Act against hundreds of participants in Chinese counterfeiting networks. The district court entered five prejudgment orders, a default judgment, and one postjudgment order against defendants, who never appeared in court. Each order enjoined defendants and all persons acting in concert or in participation with any of them from transferring, withdrawing or disposing of any money or other assets into or out of defendants' accounts regardless of whether such money or assets are held in the U.S. or abroad. In 2019, Nike's successor-in-interest, Next, moved to hold appellees—six nonparty Chinese banks—in contempt for failure to implement the asset restraints and for failure to produce certain documents sought in discovery.The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Next's motion for contempt sanctions against the Banks because (1) until the contempt motion, Nike and Next never sought to enforce the asset restraints against the Banks; (2) there is a fair ground of doubt as to whether, in light of New York's separate entity rule and principles of international comity, the orders could reach assets held at foreign bank branches; (3) there is a fair ground of doubt as to whether the Banks' activities amounted to "active concert or participation" in defendants' violation of the asset restraints that could be enjoined under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d); and (4) Next failed to provide clear and convincing proof of a discovery violation. View "Next Investments, LLC v. Bank of China" on Justia Law
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53rd Street, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n
August 5, 2021 by Justia
The Second Circuit vacated the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff in a quiet title action regarding a property subject to a mortgage held by the bank. The district court, relying on a statement in Milone v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 164 A.D.3d 145 (2d Dep't 2018), held that U.S. Bank's purported de-acceleration was motivated only by a desire to avoid the expiration of the limitations period and was therefore insufficient to de-accelerate. While this appeal was pending, the New York Court of Appeals, in Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Engel, 37 N.Y.3d 1 (2021), abrogated the proposition of Milone on which the district court relied. Therefore, this intervening decision undermined the reasoning of the district court. The court remanded for further proceedings. View "53rd Street, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n" on Justia Law
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United States v. Kahn
July 13, 2021 by Justia
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of the government against defendants as co-executors of the estate of Harold Kahn, in the principal penalty amount of $4,264,728, plus statutory additions and interest, for Kahn's undisputedly willful failure, in violation of 31 U.S.C. 5314, to file in 2009 a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts ("FBAR") for his two foreign bank accounts whose balances, at the time of his failure to file, totaled $8,529,456. The Estate contends that the district court erred in refusing to limit the per-willful-violation maximum penalty for failure to file an FBAR to the $100,000-per-account maximum set by the 1987 Treasury Department Regulation, 31 C.F.R. 1010.820(g)(2).The court concluded that the district court correctly ruled that the penalty limitation provided in the 1987 regulation, which had tracked the penalty provision enacted in a prior version of the statute, was superseded by the 2004 statutory amendment to 31 U.S.C. 5321 increasing the penalty maximum. View "United States v. Kahn" on Justia Law
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Lacewell v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
June 3, 2021 by Justia
The Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) filed suit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (together, the "OCC"), challenging the OCC's decision to begin accepting applications for special-purpose national bank (SPNB) charters from financial technology companies (fintechs) engaged in the "business of banking," including those that do not accept deposits. The district court ultimately entered judgment in favor of DFS, setting aside OCC's decision.The Second Circuit reversed, concluding that DFS lacks Article III standing because it failed to allege that OCC's decision caused it to suffer an actual or imminent injury in fact. The court explained that the Fintech Charter Decision has not implicated the sorts of direct preemption concerns that animated DFS's cited cases, and it will not do so until OCC receives an SPNB charter application from or grants such a charter to a non-depository fintech that would otherwise be subject to DFS's jurisdiction. The court was also unpersuaded that DFS faces a substantial risk of suffering its second alleged future injury—that it will lose revenue acquired through annual assessments. Because DFS failed to adequately allege that it has Article III standing to bring its Administrative Procedure Act claims against OCC, those claims must be dismissed without prejudice.The court also found that DFS's claims are constitutionally unripe for substantially the same reason. Finally, the court lacked jurisdiction to decide the remaining issues on appeal. Accordingly, the court remanded to the district court with instructions to enter a judgment of dismissal without prejudice. View "Lacewell v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency" on Justia Law
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Maddox v. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co.
May 10, 2021 by Justia
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying the Bank's motion for judgment on the pleadings. The court held that state legislatures may create legally protected interests whose violation supports Article III standing, subject to certain federal limitations. The court also decided that the New York law violations alleged here constitute a concrete and particularized harm to plaintiffs in the form of both reputational injury and limitations in borrowing capacity over the nearly ten-month period during which their mortgage discharge was unlawfully not recorded and in which the Bank allowed the public record to reflect, falsely, that plaintiffs had an outstanding debt of over $50,000.The court further concluded that the Bank's failure to record plaintiffs' mortgage discharge created a material risk of concrete and particularized harm to plaintiffs by providing a basis for an unfavorable credit rating and reduced borrowing capacity. The court explained that these risks and interests, in addition to that of clouded title, which an ordinary mortgagor would have suffered (but plaintiffs did not), are similar to those protected by traditional actions at law. Therefore, plaintiffs have Article III standing and they may pursue their claims for the statutory penalties imposed by the New York Legislature, as well as other relief. Accordingly, the court affirmed and remanded. View "Maddox v. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co." on Justia Law
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Weiss v. National Westminster Bank PLC
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the operative amended complaints in two actions seeking to hold defendant bank liable under the Antiterrorism Act of 1990 (ATA), for providing banking services to a charitable organization with alleged ties to Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) alleged to have committed a series of terrorist attacks in Israel in 2001-2004. The actions also seek to deny leave to amend the complaints to allege aiding-and-abetting claims under the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).The court concluded that 18 U.S.C. 2333(a) principles announced in Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 882 F.3d 314 (2d Cir. 2018), were properly applied here. The court explained that, in order to establish NatWest's liability under the ATA as a principal, plaintiffs were required to present evidence sufficient to support all of section 2331(1)'s definitional requirements for an act of international terrorism. The court saw no error in the district court's conclusion that plaintiffs failed to proffer such evidence and thus NatWest was entitled to summary judgment dismissing those claims. The court also concluded that the district court appropriately assessed plaintiffs' request to add JASTA claims, given the undisputed evidence adduced, in connection with the summary judgment motions, as to the state of NatWest's knowledge. Therefore, based on the record, the district court did not err in denying leave to amend the complaints as futile on the ground that plaintiffs could not show that NatWest was knowingly providing substantial assistance to Hamas, or that NatWest was generally aware that it was playing a role in Hamas's acts of terrorism. The court dismissed the cross-appeal as moot. View "Weiss v. National Westminster Bank PLC" on Justia Law
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Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. v. Bank of America N.A.
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court's grant of defendants' motion to dismiss in an action arising out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The bankruptcy court held that, in the context of synthetic collateralized debt obligations, certain "Priority Provisions" that subordinated LBSF's payment priority to claims of the Noteholder defendants are enforceable by virtue of section 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, which exempts "swap agreements" from the Code's prohibition of "ipso facto clauses."Like the district court, the court held that, even if the Priority Provisions were ipso facto clauses, their enforcement was nevertheless permissible under the section 560 safe harbor. The court explained that the Priority Provisions are incorporated by reference into the swap agreements and thus, for the purposes of section 560, are considered to be part of a swap agreement; the contractual right to liquidate included distributions made pursuant to Noteholder priority; the Trustees exercised a contractual right to effect liquidation when they distributed the proceeds of the sold Collateral; and, in doing so, the Trustees exercised the rights of a swap participant. Because the Priority of Payments clauses are enforceable under the Code, the court held that LBSF's state-law claims also fail. Finally, the district court and bankruptcy court correctly concluded that LBSF is not entitled to declaratory relief. View "Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. v. Bank of America N.A." on Justia Law
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Q: Why two independent vectors in$\mathbb R^3$ can 't generate all the vector space? Im new to linear algebra, so please just dont blast me.
I have intuitively understood why two independent vectors in $\mathbb R^3$ can't generate all the vector space, by using geometrical intuition.
But for dimensions $> 3$ i cannot understand why.
Where i can find a formal definition ( a principle or a law) that explains "why two independent vectors in $\mathbb R^3$ can't generate all the vector space" ?

A: It's because for a given finite-dimensional vector space, all of the bases have the same cardinality (namely, the dimension of the vector space). This is a standard result proven in virtually all linear algebra texts. In the case of $\mathbb{R}^3$, the space is obviously three-dimensional.

A: Suppose you have the following two vectors in $\mathbb{R}^3$:
$$e_1=(1,0,0)$$
$$e_2=(0,1,0)$$
thus you can't obtain $e_3=(0,0,1)$ by linear combinations of $e_1$ and $e_2$ thus you can't span all the space with the two vectros.
Since given two any linearly independent vectors you can assume them a basis, the same argument is valid in general.
And it is also valid in $\mathbb{R}^n$ assuming $e_1,...e_{n-1}$.

A: Just to add to the above answer. Note that if 2 vectors are orthogonal to another vector $v_3=(x,y,z)$ they don't "generate" it. Now if you have $v_1$ and $v_2$ does the following set of linear equations have any nontrivial solutions?
$$v_1\cdot v_3=v_{11}x+v_{12}y+v_{13}z=0\\
v_2\cdot v_3=v_{21}x+v_{22}y+v_{32}z=0$$
Then there  is a vector $v_3$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$  not generated by $v_1$ and $v_2$

A: If you take the span, which is the set of all possible linear combinations, of $2$ linearly independent vectors $u_1$, $u_2$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$ they will form a plane $P_1$ through the origin $(0,0,0)$. We say a basis for $P_1$ is $\{u_1, u_2\}$ which is a $2$-dimensional subspace of $\mathbb{R}^3$, being a copy of $\mathbb{R}^2$, (note this basis is not unique, we can find an infinite number of bases that span $P_1$).
Now if you take the span of $2$ more linearly independent vectors $v_1$, $v_2$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$ which  form a plane $P_2$ through the origin, with $P_2$ not equal to $P_1$, then these two planes shall intersect in a line $L$  going through the the origin. This line will be a $1$-dimensional subspace, being a copy of $\mathbb{R}^1$, of $\mathbb{R}^3$. Now we have $4$ vectors in a $3$-dimensional space, and so they cannot all be linearly independent since $4$ is greater than the dimension of the space. This means the $1$-dimensional subspace has to be the span of some vector $u'$ which is some linear combination of $u_1$ and $u_2$, and also the span of some vector $v'$ which is some linear combination of $v_1$ and $v_2$. Then we have $\{u'\}$ and $\{v'\}$ both bases for $L$.
So how do we form a basis. Say we pick $\{u_1, u_2\}$, then as long as one of $v_1$ or $v_2$ don't lie on $L$ (for then it lies in the span of $u'$) we can append this vector, say $v_1$, to the set to give $\{u_1,u_2,v_1\}$ as a basis for $\mathbb{R}^3$.
Similar reasoning applies for $\mathbb{R}^4$: $3$ linearly independent vectors $w_1$, $w_2$, $w_3$ in $\mathbb{R}^4$ will form a $3$-dimensional subspace (which is a copy of $\mathbb{R}^3$) of $\mathbb{R}^4$. If we add one more linearly independent vector $w_4$ we get a basis for the whole of $\mathbb{R}^4$. Now generalise to higher dimensions.


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Q: Pipes leading to "argument is not interpretable as logical" error? I'm encountering a bit of an error I can't explain, I've got a bs_carousel using the bsplus library.
A working version of it is of this pattern:
bs_carousel("info") %>% bs_set_data(interval = FALSE) %>%
  bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image1, if(checker1 == 1){reactable(df1[,!(names(df1) %in% c("Day"))])}))%>%
  bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image2, if(checker2 == 1){reactable(df2[,!(names(df2) %in% c("Day"))])}))%>%
  bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image3, if(checker3 == 1){reactable(df3[,!(names(df3) %in% c("Day"))])}))

However I need to put another condition in that shows each "bs_append" when a condition is met:
bs_carousel("info") %>% bs_set_data(interval = FALSE) %>%
      if(dim(df1_checked)[1] != 0){bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image1, if(checker1 == 1){reactable(df1[,!(names(df1) %in% c("Day"))])}))}%>%
      if(dim(df2_checked)[1] != 0){bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image2, if(checker2 == 1){reactable(df2[,!(names(df2) %in% c("Day"))])}))}%>%
      if(dim(df3_checked)[1] != 0){bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image3, if(checker3 == 1){reactable(df3[,!(names(df3) %in% c("Day"))])}))}

However for some reason, I get the following error:
Error in if (.) dim(df1_checked)[1] != 0 else { :
  argument is not interpretable as logical

I don't think it's a data issue (therefore I haven't posted it yet), because when I put the entire bs_carousel in the same condition, it runs fine (or at least correctly for that conidition):
if(dim(df1_checked)[1] != 0){
bs_carousel("info") %>% bs_set_data(interval = FALSE) %>%
  bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image1, if(checker1 == 1){reactable(df1[,!(names(df1) %in% c("Day"))])}))%>%
  bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image2, if(checker2 == 1){reactable(df2[,!(names(df2) %in% c("Day"))])}))%>%
  bs_append(bs_carousel_image(image3, if(checker3 == 1){reactable(df3[,!(names(df3) %in% c("Day"))])}))}

Is my syntax wrong, or am I missing something more fundamental?
Thanks for any advice

A: Not sure if this will get your end goal, but specific to your error message -- I believe this statement doesn't work because it's expecting an action after your "if" condition.
Try rewriting your logic in "if (.) dim(df1_checked)[1] != 0 else { :" to look like this psuedocode:
if (.) dim(df1_checked)[1] != 0{
    <do stuff>}
else {
    <do other stuff> }


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Guide: Out of the Huaqiang North subway station in Futian District, a few hundred meters of blocks gathered countless electronic street shops. Although it is Asia's largest distribution center for electronic products, it has been labeled as the "cottage capital" and is known as the "Putian Department" of the electronic session. In Huaqiang North, you can buy any electronic products, which is difficult to distinguish.
Out of the Huaqiang North subway station in Futian District, a few hundred meters of blocks gathered countless electronic street shops. Although it is Asia's largest distribution center for electronic products, it has been labeled as the "cottage capital" and is known as the "Putian Department" of the electronic session. In Huaqiang North, you can buy any electronic products, which is difficult to distinguish.
Recently, Taiwan's media MinsGame has made a video, comparing the 260 yuan cottage AirPods bought from Huaqiang North and Apple's original authenticity. What is the difference between the subdivisions? Let's take a look at the AirPods in your hand. Is it A goods?
When I got the Huaqiang North's cottage AirPods, Tim's exclamation in the video was really too much like, "conceded defeat and admit defeat", but you can still find a few differences when compared with Apple's original hand. .
In addition to the obvious deviation of the price, first of all, it can be confirmed by the appearance of the box. Just like Yahoo TV has once had a period to distinguish the authentic and fake shoes of Adidas, it really did the real thing, and finally passed the shoe box. Only then can we judge the true and false. Apple's genuine packaging box will be very beautiful and flawless, and the packaging of fake goods will often use some inferior production methods and materials in order to reduce the cost. Although the outer packaging looks exactly the same, it is obvious that the shell sticker of the AirPods is affixed.
After opening the package, not only has the same manual as the original one, the earphone texture is still very good, people can not help but suspect that the plastic mold of this shell is the original shell, but Tim is not enough in color "Apple White", when compared with the authentic scene, can clearly see that the color of the cottage AirPods is somewhat bleak (not to rule out the problem of shooting light).
It is easy to distinguish that when the headset is placed in the charging compartment, the AirPods flashes alternately in red, green, etc., while the original is always green, and the weight of the original factory is heavier. Apple's mold is smoother, the cottage version feelsThere will be a little bumping feeling. One more thing to note is that the original AirPods have the word Apple inside, and the inside of the cottage is not.
In the video, Allen and Tim Ge used two AirPods to replace the same song, and then wrote a difference comparison. Both of them felt that the cottage AirPods had no heavy bass. However, Allen still feels that although there is no accent, the sound quality of the cottage AirPods is actually quite good. It can be seen that the high imitation and the authenticity are really difficult to distinguish.
In fact, the most easy to distinguish is that when the two headphones are paired with the Apple mobile phone, the original factory has a connection animation, and the cottage version is just a normal Bluetooth connection.
Summarize the easiest way to identify the true and false AirPods. There are these points: price, whether there is an Apple inside the shell, whether it is smooth when opening and closing, and whether the shell will feel convex when it is touched. When charging, the small tube is continuously bright or alternately flashing, whether the sticker on the package is flat, whether there is animation when pairing the mobile phone, whether the connection is stable, and so on. Through these aspects, you can basically judge whether AirPods in your hand is a "Putian system". Although the price of the cottage AirPods has a great advantage, respecting intellectual property rights is the top priority.


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Big Hickory water towers in Bonita Springs might be demolished
Thaddeus Mast
thaddeus.mast@naplesnews.com; 239-263-4764
People spending a day in the sun at Lover's Key State Park or a quick stop up to Fort Myers Beach know the old water tower along Estero Boulevard.
Built years ago, the tower helped Bonita Springs Utilities bring thousands of residents water.
Now, the tower sits empty.
"During our meetings, we were talking about other venues to continue with the Mural Project, and one suggestion was the water tower," said Nigel Fullick, chair of the Bonita Springs Art in Public Places Advisory Board. "But, looking at the size and scope of what's required to maintain it, it wouldn't really make sense. The upkeep would be thousands of dollars. I don't think the city wants to get involved with that."
Peter O'Flinn, a city councilor and liaison to the Art in Public Places board, agreed that the tower isn't the prettiest object on the beach.
"For the people particularly in high rises in Bonita Bay and Pelican Landing, they have a really nice view looking into the Gulf," he said. "I'm not sure that water tower adds much. Big Hickory Island is a beautiful setting. If BSU wants to take it down, I'm not against that."
The old water tower remains under BSU control, but that ownership will not likely last another year, Executive Director John Jenkins said.
"When the city approached us with an idea for beautification, our plan was to take down the tower," Jenkins said. "We realized the city wouldn't likely take advantage of it, so we suggested the water tank along Interstate 75 would be a good alternative."
While the beachfront water tower is likely destined for deconstruction, the beige color water storage tanks near the interstate are not going anywhere.
"We've talked for quite a few months about having some signature statement to connote the city of Bonita Springs," O'Flinn said. "The tower can be visible from the highway with some (landscape trimming). If that's the case, having something to indicate Bonita Springs would be nice to see."
Talks between BSU and city staff about some sort of art on the tank are ongoing. Jenkins said he is open to the idea.
"The painting we do is plain without any mural — a plain beige protective coat of paint," he said. "We're trying to make it available as a community partner."
As for the empty space left by the water tower on Big Hickory, Fullick said the topic of replacing the tank with an observation tower has cropped up in a recent advisory board meeting.
"We feel strongly as a board it would be an ideal location," he said. "It'd be a great attraction for people looking for a unique view of the Gulf and the mangroves."
City beautification planning and efforts are going beyond painting the water tower.
The U.S. 41 bridge over the Imperial River has drawn attention for years, and progress has been made, O'Flinn said.
"Right now, it's a sea of concrete," he said. "It's not really aesthetically pleasing."
Plain concrete Jersey barriers separate high-speed traffic from pedestrians and cyclists. Another concrete barrier and metal railings edge the bridge.
"We're talking about the possibility of replacing (the rails) with something much more decorative that says much more of a statement that says, 'Wow, this is Bonita Springs,'" O'Flinn said.
The mural project will continue, Fullick said.
"It's one of the most popular things we've done," he said. "We're looking for another outdoor exhibit. And we welcome people donating a wall of their business or building for a mural."


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Q: Google slides auto update links /tables linked from google sheet I have a Google Slides presentation that has some linked cells/table to data in Google Sheets. Currently, I have to manually click each linked cell/table to update values.
I need a script for Google Slides that would auto-update / batch-update / refresh these links, so that the values/tables get auto-updated. Is that possible?

A: Both yes and no.
Charts
Yes! those can be batch updated:
function onOpen() {

SlidesApp.getUi() // Or DocumentApp or FormApp.
    .createMenu('Update Charts')
    .addItem("Update now !!!!!", 'refreshCharts').addToUi();
}

function refreshCharts(){
    var gotSlides = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSlides();

    for (var i = 0; i < gotSlides.length; i++) {
        var slide = gotSlides[i];
        var sheetsCharts = slide.getSheetsCharts();

        for (var k = 0; k < sheetsCharts.length; k++) {
            var shChart = sheetsCharts[k];
            shChart.refresh();
        }
    }
}

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/48254442/
Shapes/Tables
No: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/64027131
Update From Google 24/5/2019
https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2019/05/bulk-update-docs-slides.html

A: Has anyone gotten this to work?
function refreshCharts(){
var gotSlides = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSlides();

for (var i = 0; i < gotSlides.length; i++) {
    var slide = gotSlides[i];
    var sheetsCharts = slide.getSheetsCharts();

    for (var k = 0; k < sheetsCharts.length; k++) {
        var shChart = sheetsCharts[k];
        shChart.refresh();
    }
}
}

I just get this error message
"
Unable to refresh chart. Please verify that the chart is a valid chart in Google Sheets."

A: The following example setup assumes there are five slides with some linked charts:

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*first slide - main slide title/subtitle (no chart)

*second slide - contains a chart linked from the chart of a pivot table that counts the R&D staff and what they planned to do from the Google Form responses sheet

*third slide - contains a chart linked from the chart of a pivot table that counts the IME staff and what they planned to do from the Google Form responses sheet

*fourth slide - contains a chart linked from the chart of a pivot table that counts the PMO staff and what they planned to do from the Google Form responses sheet

*fifth slide - contains a chart linked from the chart of a pivot table that counts the total staff and what they planned to do from the Google Form responses sheet

The function below will update the slides with linked charts.
For it to work, it requires the Advanced Google Services: Google Slides API https://developers.google.com/slides/.
You can activate this advanced feature from your Google Apps Script IDE under Resources > Advanced Google Services... > Google Slides API. The API version is set to v1. If you don't enable it, the script will complain Slides is not defined at updateSlideCharts(...)
See the link below for more detail about RefreshSheetsChartRequest in Google Slides API v1: https://developers.google.com/slides/reference/rest/v1/presentations/request#RefreshSheetsChartRequest
function updateSlideCharts() {
  var presentation = SlidesApp.openById(YOUR_SLIDE_ID); //you need to get this slide id from your slide URL
  //if empty
  if (presentation == null) throw new Error('Presentation was not found');
  Logger.log("%s id = %s", presentation.getName(), presentation.getId());

  var slides = presentation.getSlides();
  if (slides == null) throw new Error('Slides were not found');
  Logger.log("Total of slides in %s: %d", presentation.getName(), slides.length);

  var presentationId = presentation.getId();
  var presentationRndChartId = slides[1].getSheetsCharts()[0].getObjectId();
  Logger.log("ObjectId of \"%s\": %s", slides[1].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle(), presentationRndChartId);
  var presentationImeChartId = slides[2].getSheetsCharts()[0].getObjectId();
  Logger.log("ObjectId of \"%s\": %s", slides[2].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle(), presentationImeChartId);
  var presentationPmoChartId = slides[3].getSheetsCharts()[0].getObjectId();
  Logger.log("ObjectId of \"%s\": %s", slides[3].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle(), presentationPmoChartId);
  var presentationStaffChartId = slides[4].getSheetsCharts()[0].getObjectId();
  Logger.log("ObjectId of \"%s\": %s", slides[4].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle(), presentationStaffChartId);

  var requests = [{
    refreshSheetsChart: {
      objectId: presentationRndChartId
    }
  }];

  // Execute the request.
  var batchUpdateResponse = Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate({
    requests: requests
  }, presentationId);
  Logger.log('Refreshed linked Sheets charts for \"%s\"', slides[1].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle());

  requests = [{
    refreshSheetsChart: {
      objectId: presentationImeChartId
    }
  }];

  // Execute the request.
  batchUpdateResponse = Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate({
    requests: requests
  }, presentationId);
  Logger.log('Refreshed linked Sheets charts for \"%s\"', slides[2].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle());

  requests = [{
    refreshSheetsChart: {
      objectId: presentationPmoChartId
    }
  }];

  // Execute the request.
  batchUpdateResponse = Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate({
    requests: requests
  }, presentationId);
  Logger.log('Refreshed linked Sheets charts for \"%s\"', slides[3].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle());

  var requests = [{
    refreshSheetsChart: {
      objectId: presentationStaffChartId
    }
  }];

  // Execute the request.
  var batchUpdateResponse = Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate({
    requests: requests
  }, presentationId);
  Logger.log('Refreshed linked Sheets charts for \"%s\"', slides[4].getSheetsCharts()[0].getTitle());
}

A: Linked Table
As of Aug 2021, there is still no .refresh() function for linked tables, but if your use case allows you to know the source spreadsheet and range at script writing, you can update a linked table by reading the text values, font colors, font styles, etc., from the spreadsheet and writing them to the table.  Something like this:
 function updateSheetsChart()
{
  // The range on the source spreadsheet
  var sourceRange = SpreadsheetApp.openById(SOURCE_SPREADSHEET_ID).getRange(SOURCE_TABLE_RANGE)
  var source = {
    'values': sourceRange.getDisplayValues(),
    'backgrounds': sourceRange.getBackgrounds(),
    'textStyles': sourceRange.getTextStyles(),
    'fontColors': sourceRange.getFontColors()
  }
  // The linked table on the presentation
  var table = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getPageElementById(SHEETS_TABLE_OBJECT_ID).asTable()
  var columnCount = table.getNumColumns()
  var rowCount = table.getNumRows()
  for (var col = 0; col < columnCount; col++)
  {
    for (var row = 0; row < rowCount; row++)
    {
      var cell = table.getCell(row, col)
      // Cell text
      var cellText = cell.getText()
      cellText.setText(source.values[row][col])
      // Background color
      cell.getFill().setSolidFill(source.backgrounds[row][col])
      // Font style (bold)
      var cellTextStyle = cellText.getTextStyle()
      cellTextStyle.setBold(source.textStyles[row][col].isBold())
      // Text color
      cellTextStyle.setForegroundColor(source.fontColors[row][col])
    }
  }
}

You can add more lines for font size, italics, link URLs, etc.  See the documentation for Range, Sheets TextStyle, and Slides TextStyle classes for the corresponding methods.
There are plenty of limitations: this won't copy full rich text (multiple colors or font styles in one cell), for example.
Also see this answer for a simpler workaround (but it doesn't transfer the cell formatting).