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Category: Forbidden Kinds of Wealth
Beggars: to which should we can and which should we refrain from giving to?
There are a lot of beggars, especially children, and some of them resort to tricks so that they will be given money. For example, one of them may say that he is blind and cannot see, even though his eyes are in good health, and so on. How should I deal with them? Should I give them money or not? Please note that I do not know whether they are telling the truth or not, and I cannot be certain whether they really need the money or they are using tricks to collect money. If I help them when they are tricksters – but I do not know that – will I be sinning?.
Is it permissible to silence a beggar inside the mosque?
Should beggars be banned in the mosques?
It is not permissible for anyone to ask people for money when he is not in need or he is able to earn a living. There are certain categories for whom it is permissible to ask of people. They are: the poor person who is destitute, the man who owes a debt, and the one who has been stricken by financial calamity and lost all his wealth. In these cases it is not permissible to ask for more than one needs, on condition that he does not have enough to meet his needs and is not able to earn enough for his livelihood.
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
It is permissible to ask for people for money, for the one who is in need and does not have enough to suffice him and he is not able to earn a living. He may ask people for as much as will meet his needs only. As for the one who is not in need, or the one who is in need but is able to earn a living, it is not permissible for him to ask and whatever he takes from people in this case is haraam for him, because of the hadeeth of Qabeesah ibn Mukhaariq al-Hilaali (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: It was narrated that Qabeesah ibn Mukhaariq al-Hilaali said: I incurred a debt (in order to reconcile between two parties) and I came to the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to ask him (for help) with it. He said: "Stay with us until the zakaah comes, and we will order that something be given to you." Then he said: "O Qabeesah, asking for help is not permissible except in one of three cases: a man who has incurred a debt (in order to reconcile between two parties), for whom it is permissible to ask for help until he has paid it off, then he should refrain; a man who has been stricken by a calamity that has destroyed all his wealth, for whom it is permissible to ask for help until he gets enough to get by – or he gets enough to meet his basic needs; and a man who is stricken by poverty and three men of wisdom among his people acknowledge that So and so has been stricken by poverty, then it becomes permissible for him to ask for help until he gets enough to get by – or to meet his basic needs. Apart from these cases asking for help, O Qabeesah, is haraam and the one who begs is consuming something haraam." Narrated by Ahmad, Muslim, an-Nasaa'i and Abu Dawood.
And (it is haraam) because of the hadeeth, "Whoever asks of people to accumulate wealth is asking for a live coal" and the hadeeth "Charity is not permissible for a rich person, or for one who is strong and healthy."
Narrated by the five apart from an-Nasaa'i
So what you should do is advise him, and the scholars should explain this to the people in their Friday khutbahs and otherwise, and in the media.
Repulsing or chiding the beggar is also not allowed because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "and do not chide the one who asks for help" [ad-Duha 93:10]. What is referred to here is rebuking him and raising one's voice against him; this includes both the one who asks for money and the one who asks about shar'i rulings. But this does not rule out offering guidance to the beggar who is asking wrongfully, and advising him with wisdom and beautiful preaching.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh 'Abdullah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh, Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 24/377
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
What is the Islamic ruling on begging?
He quoted the hadeeth of Qabeesah that we quoted above, then he said,
In this hadeeth the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) described the permissible kinds of asking; anything other that is haraam. If a person has enough to meet his needs whether it is from the salary of a job, or from trade, or income from some property set aside as a waqf for his benefit by a relative, or real estate, or earnings from a craft such as carpentry or blacksmithing, or from farming and the like, it is haraam for him to beg. But if a person is compelled to do that, there is nothing wrong with him asking for as much as he needs. The same applies to one who incurs a debt in order to reconcile between people, or to spend on his family and children. There is nothing wrong with him asking for help to pay off this debt.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 14/320
As for what we often see in the streets or in the mosques of beggars who ask people for money, they are not all truly needy people. In fact it has been proven that some of them are independent of means, and it has been proven that there are gangs to exploit those children and make them ask people for money. This does not mean that there are no cases that are truly deserving. Hence we think that the one who wants to give money to one of these people should try to use his own intuition to work out whether he is genuine or not. Whatever the case, the best option is to refer these people to the zakaah and charity committees so that they can do their job of finding out about their circumstances and follow up on them even after giving to them.
If you realise that someone is not in need or you think it most likely that this is the case, then do not give him anything. If you realise that he is in need or you think it most likely that this is the case, then give him something if you want to. If you see someone and it is not clear to you what his situation really is, then you may give him or you may not.
If a person gives something to someone to whom it is permissible to give, thinking that he is in need, he will have the reward for that act of charity even if it turns out later that he was not in need, and even if the money he gave him was the zakaah of his wealth. It will be accepted from him and he does not have to give it again.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "A man said: I shall certainly give charity. He went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a thief. The next morning, they said: He gave charity to a thief. He said: O Allah, praise be to You; I shall certainly give charity (again). He went out with his charity and placed it in the hands of a prostitute. The next morning they said: Last night he gave charity to a prostitute. He said: O Allaah, praise be to You for a prostitute. I shall certainly give charity (again).' He went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a rich man. The next morning, they said, Last night he gave charity to a rich man. He said: O Allaah, to You be praise for a thief, a prostitute and a rich man. It was said to him: As for what you gave in charity to a thief, perhaps it will be the cause of his refraining from stealing; as for the prostitute, perhaps it will be the cause of her refraining from fornication; and as for the rich man, perhaps he will learn a lesson and spend from that which Allaah has given him."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1355; Muslim, 1022
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If a person thinks it most likely that the one to whom he gave charity was entitled to zakaah, that is acceptable, whether he was begging or he looked poor. It is acceptable even if it turns out later on that he was independent of means; it is still acceptable. Hence when the man gave charity to the rich man and the next morning the people were saying "Last night he gave charity to a rich man," it was said to the one who had given charity and regretted giving it to the rich man, "as for what you gave in charity to the rich man, it has been accepted." Allah, may He be glorified and exalted does not burden any soul with more than it can bear and He does not oblige you to try to find out about a person so that you can be absolutely certain. This is something that is not possible, or is too difficult. If you think it most likely that this is a person who is entitled to zakaah, then give to him, and if it turns out that he is not one of those who are entitled to it, your zakaah is still acceptable, praise be to Allah.
al-Liqa' ash-Shahri, 71/question no. 9
See also the answer to questions no. 5154 and 46241.
Ruling on working for or buying magazines whose content is mostly haraam, as is the case with many women's magazines, both Arabic and western
Should they give a share to their brother who consumed their rights from their father's estate?
Ruling on money earned from haraam sources
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The Florida Gators women's golf team represents the University of Florida in the sport of golf.  The Lady Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).  They play their home matches on the Mark Bostick Golf Course on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and will be led by third-year coach Emily Glaser in 2014–15.  In the forty-five-year history of the Gators women's golf program, the Lady Gators have won nine SEC championships and two NCAA national tournament championships.

Team history

The Florida Gators women's golf program originated as an intercollegiate club team under coach Mimi Ryan in 1969.  Ryan's Lady Gators were elevated to varsity status in 1972 with the expansion of the Gators women's sports program under former University of Florida athletic director Ray Graves and associate athletic director Ruth Alexander.  The University of Florida embraced the challenge of creating a nationally recognized women's sports program, including women's golf, in order to comply with Title IX's federally mandated equal opportunities for women in college sports.

As one of the first Florida Gators women's sports teams, the Lady Gators golfers enjoyed almost immediate success in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) competition.  In the Lady Gators' first year as a varsity sports team, Ryan's Gators finished seventh at the AIAW national championship tournament, beginning a streak of nineteen consecutive top-ten finishes in the AIAW and NCAA national championship tournaments.  Ryan's golfers finished second in the AIAW national championship tournament in 1978 and 1978.

The 1981–1982 school year was the transition year for sponsorship of national championship tournaments for women's college sports in the United States.  During 1981–1982, both the AIAW and the NCAA sponsored championships; since 1982, only the NCAA has sponsored championships in women's college sports.  The Lady Gators finished third in the last AIAW championship tournament, and fourth in the first NCAA championship tournament in 1982.

Under Ryan, the Lady Gators golf program peaked in the mid-1980s, when the women's golf team won two back-to-back NCAA tournament championships in 1985 and 1986.  Led by senior Deb Richard in 1985, a Gators team that included Karen Davies, Lisa Stanley, Page Dunlap and Tammy Towles dominated the NCAA tournament field to win the program's first national championship by fifteen shots, and Richard missed winning the NCAA individual championship by a single shot.

Leading the team of Karen Davies, Lisa Nedoba, Cheryl Morley and Lisa Stanley to its second NCAA national tournament championship eight shots ahead of the runner-up team, junior Page Dunlap won the NCAA individual championship by a single stroke in 1986.  For the first time in the history of college women's golf, all five starting members of the 1986 team received All-American honors.

The Southeastern Conference sanctioned women's golf as a conference sport in 1980, and the Lady Gators enjoyed immediate success against their SEC competition, winning eight SEC team championships (1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2008).  Six individual members of the Gators women's golf team have also won eight SEC individual titles, including Lynn Connelly (1981), Deb Richard (1982, 1983, 1984), Karen Davies (1986), Cheryl Morley (1988), Dina Taylor (1995) and Aimee Cho (2003).

In 2011, coach Jan Dowling's Lady Gators tied for tenth place at the NCAA national championship tournament.  The Gators finished twelfth at the 2012 NCAA national championship tournament.

Individual honors

All-American

Eleven Lady Gators golfers have earned seventeen first-team All-American honors, including Beverley Davis (1976, 1979), Lori Garbacz (1978), Denise Hermida (1979), Laurie Rinker (1980, 1982), Deb Richard (1984, 1985), Laurie Burns (1984), Karen Davies (1986, 1987, 1988), Page Dunlap (1986), Cheryl Morley (1988, 1989), Riko Higashio (1998), and Sandra Gal (2007).

All-Southeastern Conference

Fifteen Florida women's golf team members have received twenty-eight first-team All-SEC honors, including Laurie Rinker (1982), Laurie Burns (1984), Karen Davies (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987), Page Dunlap (1986), Cheryl Morley (1987, 1988, 1989), Lisa Nedoba (1987), Lisa Hackney (1990), Laura Brown (1991), Dina Taylor (1993, 1994, 1995), Sarah Jones (1994), Kimberly Little (1994, 1995), Jeanne-Marie Busuttil (1995, 1996), Riko Higashio (1996, 1997, 1998), Sara Beautell (1997), Aimee
Cho (2003, 2004), and Sandra Gal (2007).

Players Hall of Fame

The National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Players Hall of Fame recognizes the greatest women's college golfers; five Lady Gators have been inducted, including Donna Horton White (1987), Suzanne Jackson (1993), Cheryl Morley (2000), Deb Richard (2002) and Page Dunlap (2003).

LPGA Tour professionals

Nineteen University of Florida alumnae have qualified as members of the LPGA Tour, including former Lady Gators Sandra Gal, Lori Garbacz, Lisa Hackney Hall, Donna Horton White, Deb Richard and Laurie Rinker.

Coaching staff

Emily Glaser succeeded Dowling as the Lady Gators' head coach position following the 2012 season.  The 2014–15 season will be her third.  She is supported by assistant coach Janice Olivencia.

Mark Bostick Golf Course

The Gators women's golf team hosts its home matches at the Mark Bostick Golf Course, located on  of the university's campus in Gainesville, Florida.  The university course was originally designed by noted Scottish golfer and golf course architect Donald Ross in 1921.  It was partially redesigned and rebuilt by noted golf architect Bobby Weed as part of a $4 million renovation project in 2001.  The renovated course is a 6,701-yard par 70, and the facilities include the Guy Bostick club house and dedicated practice areas for the Gators women's golf team.

The course hosts the annual Lady Gator Invitational tournament, and has also served as the site for the NCAA Regional women's tournament.

See also

 Florida Gators
 Florida Gators men's golf
 History of the University of Florida
 List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
 University Athletic Association

References

External links

Sports clubs established in 1972
1972 establishments in Florida

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The Sunday Public Sail at The Center for Wooden Boats was one of the most popular offerings from the local maritime institution. Then COVID-19 hit. The free, year-round program brought together multiple people from different households to enjoy time on the water, but because of the nature of these sails and danger of community spread of the virus, The CWB had to put it on hold.
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This group of friends made an amazing cross-country relay to reunite a mom with her kids.
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When more than 2,000 children were taken from their families at the border, Julie Schwietert Collazo found it increasingly difficult to sleep.
And as the spouse of a refugee, immigration issues were already intensely personal for her family.
One night, Schwietert Collazo was listening to the radio and heard an interview with the lawyer of a detained Guatemalan mother. Yeni Gonzalez had been separated from her three children at the border while seeking asylum.
Yeni Gonzalez speaks at a press conference. Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images.
"Something he said connected the dots for me about how some parents can be reunified with kids," says Schwietert Collazo. "He explained that Yeni was in a detention facility in Arizona and her kids were known to be in a center in NYC, and that, technically speaking, they could be reunified. She just needed to get to NYC."
Schwietert Collazo wondered what might happen if she tried to make reunification possible for this one family.
She, her husband, and some friends brainstormed and decided they wanted to try to raise bond for Gonzalez, get her to New York City, and support her until her case was heard.
Coordinating with Gonzalez's lawyer, the group immediately launched a GoFundMe, setting an arbitrary goal since they didn't yet know what Gonzalez's bond amount would be. The next morning, they learned it would be $7,500. They had already raised well beyond that overnight.
But money wasn't the only obstacle to helping bring Gonzalez and her children back together. Somehow, the group had to get her from Arizona to New York.
It wasn't as simple as planning a cross-country move. Gonzalez doesn't have a photo ID, so that eliminated the simplest and most obvious option of buying her a plane ticket. The next option — ground travel by Greyhound or Amtrak — could have put her in danger as a lone traveler. So the community got creative.
Schwietert Collazo and the group set up a rideshare relay, moving Gonzalez across the country in vehicles driven by volunteers and stopping in volunteer host homes along the way.
On July 2, Gonzalez arrived in NYC to see streets lined with supporters cheering for her. Accompanied by two elected officials and her lawyer the next day, Gonzalez visited with her children for the first time since their separation.
Gonzalez embraces Janey Pearl, one of the volunteers who helped drive her cross-country to NYC. Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images.
A nationwide injunction in June 2018 ordered all separated families to be reunited within a month. The logistics of that order, however, are proving to be nothing but pure chaos.
The injunction ordered all children under 5 to be reunified with their parents within 14 days and all older children to be reunited within 30 days. Even with the private funds and community help she received, Gonzalez's case will likely take longer than that.
For other families, the challenges of reunification are even more overwhelming.
For starters, kids — some of them preverbal — have been moved all over the country with little to no documentation that would be able to link them back to their parents. Additionally, immigration advocates and lawyers report that many parents are simply giving up their asylum claims out of desperation for reuniting with their children.
Some organizations, like the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) are stepping in to help clean up the mess surrounding separated families.
Previously, MIRC handled cases of "unaccompanied minors," defined as adolescents and teenagers who crossed the border alone. Now that very young children separated from their parents are included in that category, MIRC's work has grown more complicated.
Additionally, MIRC managing attorney Susan Reed says that most of the cases she sees unfortunately don't pertain to parents who are eligible for bond, like Gonzalez.
"It's relatively uncommon that people are getting bonds and being allowed to move forward with asylum claims," says Reed. That's because when Attorney General Jeff Sessions eliminated domestic violence and gang violence as grounds for asylum last month, he made it increasingly difficult for anyone to be granted asylum.
In addition, Reed says, prosecutors at the border are aggressive about trying to get people's paths to asylum cut off as quickly as possible.
"So far our clients who've been reunited have been reunited with parents who either have already been deported or are being deported," says Reed. "And even that hasn't been going that well."
As cases like Gonzalez's become less common, it's more important that individuals like Schwietert Collazo to step in and help with reunification where possible.
Getting Gonzalez closer to her children started with one person moving from compassion to action.
[rebelmouse-image 19478286 dam="1" original_size="1200x1083" caption="Gonzalez walks with members of the team that is helping her reunite with her kids, including Julie Schwietert Collazo, in back. Photo via Sen. Mike Gianaris/Twitter." expand=1]Gonzalez walks with members of the team that is helping her reunite with her kids, including Julie Schwietert Collazo, in back. Photo via Sen. Mike Gianaris/Twitter.
The most important thing, says Schwietert Collazo, is to trust the grassroots process.
"Each person who has shown up has been totally empowered to 'own' their part of the process and to be responsible for it," she says. "We haven't needed to lean on or involve any government representatives, and my experience is that when you trust your team, you can get things done more quickly." Her team's plan went from idea to full fruition in less than a week.
Schwietert Collazo hopes that her team's action plan can act as a model that others can use to support more detained parents reunite with their children.
In fact, on July 4, the group launched two more GoFundMe campaigns for two more moms, each one already approaching their $25,000 goal. Her efforts make it possible for others to contribute to the reunification effort by supporting her team or by starting a reunification project of their own in hopes that, eventually, all families separated at the border can be brought together again.


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Nurse who stopped to help crash victims struck and killed
On Behalf of Nguyen Lawyers, ALC | Feb 17, 2021 | Wrongful Death | 0 comments
A tragedy on a California highway robbed a 4-month-old baby and two siblings of their mother. Reportedly, the accident occurred on Highway 99 in the early hours of a recent Wednesday. The tragedy may lead to the surviving family members filing a wrongful death lawsuit.
Mother dies on the day before her 27th birthday
The 26-year-old nurse came across a crash scene involving a passenger car and a big rig only minutes after midnight. Law enforcement says she stopped next to the passenger car wreck on the center divider. She got out of her vehicle to assist the crash victims but lost her life in the process.
Driver raced away
According to the California Highway Patrol, a driver in an SUV drove into the space between the wreck and the nurse's car. After the vehicle knocked her off her feet, the SUV driver apparently stopped and briefly stepped out of the vehicle before speeding away. The crash caused fatal injuries to the nurse. Officials of CHP are now seeking the SUV driver after a witness described the vehicle and the damage to its hood area and the left front fender.
Although no amount of money could replace the three young children's mother, damage recovery could ease the financial burden. If the surviving family can prove that the SUV driver's negligence caused the nurse's death, they will have every right to pursue a wrongful death claim to file in a California civil court. Documented claims for damages would typically include out-of-pocket losses as well as noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering.


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Motorcar Parts of America Reports Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Results
-- Strong Profitability and Record Sales for the Quarter --
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2019-- Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPAA) today reported results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended September 30, 2019 -- reflecting strong profitability and record sales for the quarter.
Net sales for the fiscal 2020 second quarter increased 17.5 percent to $150.4 million from $127.9 million for the same period a year earlier, reflecting sales increases for both hard parts and diagnostic products.
Adjusted net sales for the fiscal 2020 second quarter increased 16.4 percent to $151.4 million from $130.2 million a year earlier.
"Our strong profitability and record sales for the quarter underscore the progress we are making in the execution of our strategic growth initiatives. We are on target to complete the majority of our expansion in Mexico and Malaysia by fiscal year end, which should further enhance our financial performance and strengthen our position within the non-discretionary hard parts aftermarket.
"Equally exciting, our emerging diagnostic and testing equipment business, which includes applications for rotating electrical, electric vehicles and aerospace, continues to gain traction," said Selwyn Joffe, chairman, president and chief executive officer.
He noted the company's highly regarded customer service and expanding operating footprint position the company for growth and value creation.
Net income for the fiscal 2020 second quarter was $6.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.5 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, a year ago.
Adjusted net income for the fiscal 2020 second quarter was $13.0 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, compared with $11.5 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, a year earlier.
Gross profit for the fiscal 2020 second quarter was $36.6 million compared with $25.7 million a year earlier. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the fiscal 2020 second quarter was 24.3 percent compared with 20.1 percent a year earlier.
Adjusted gross profit for the fiscal 2020 second quarter was $42.9 million compared with $36.0 million a year ago. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of adjusted net sales for the three months was 28.3 percent compared with 27.6 percent a year earlier.
The results for the quarter and gross margin were primarily impacted by two items totaling $6.3 million.
Non-cash expenses of $4.0 million, including a write-down of $2.9 million associated with the quarterly revaluation for cores on customers' shelves, and $1.1 million of amortization related to the premium for core buy backs.
Transition costs of $2.3 million associated with the move into the company's new facilities in Mexico to support the growth in sales.
Six-Month Results
Net sales for the fiscal 2020 six-month period increased 18.2 percent to $259.5 million from $219.6 million a year earlier.
Adjusted net sales for the fiscal 2020 six-month period increased 16.1 percent to $260.0 million from $224.0 million last year.
Net income for the fiscal 2020 six-month period was $38,000, or $0.00 per share, compared with net loss of $2.0 million, or $0.10 loss per share, in fiscal 2019.
Adjusted net income for the fiscal 2020 six-month period was $14.7 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, compared with $14.6 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, in fiscal 2019.
Gross profit for the fiscal 2020 six-month period was $54.2 million compared with $42.1 million a year earlier. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the fiscal 2020 first half was 20.9 percent compared with 19.2 percent a year earlier.
Adjusted gross profit for the fiscal 2020 six-month period was $69.1 million compared with $58.9 million a year ago. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of adjusted net sales for the six months was 26.6 percent compared with 26.3 percent a year earlier.
This press release includes the following non-GAAP measures - adjusted net sales, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross margin, which are not measures of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives to net sales, net income (loss), income from operations, gross profit or gross profit margin as a measure of financial performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to the company's results of operations. However, these non-GAAP measures have significant limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of the company's business as determined in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of adjusted net sales, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross margin to their corresponding GAAP measures, see the financial tables included in this press release. Also, refer to our Form 8-K to which this release is attached, and other filings we make with the SEC, for further information regarding these adjustments.
Teleconference and Web Cast
Selwyn Joffe, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and David Lee, chief financial officer, will host an investor conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time to discuss the company's financial results and operations.
The call will be open to all interested investors either through a live audio Web broadcast at www.motorcarparts.com or live by calling (877)-776-4016 (domestic) or (973)-638-3231 (international). For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for seven days on Motorcar Parts of America's website www.motorcarparts.com. A telephone playback of the conference call will also be available from approximately 1:00 p.m. Pacific time on November 12, 2019 through 8:59 p.m. Pacific time on November 19, 2019 by calling (855)-859-2056 (domestic) or (404)-537-3406 (international) and using access code: 6560267.
About Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. is a remanufacturer, manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts -- including alternators, starters, wheel bearing and hub assemblies, brake calipers, brake master cylinders, brake power boosters, rotors, brake pads and turbochargers utilized in imported and domestic passenger vehicles, light trucks and heavy-duty applications. In addition, the company designs and manufactures test solutions for performance, endurance and production testing of electric motors, inverters, alternators, starters, and belt starter generators for the OE, aerospace and aftermarket. Motorcar Parts of America's products are sold to automotive retail outlets and the professional repair market throughout the United States and Canada, with facilities located in New York, California, Mexico, Malaysia, China and India, and administrative offices located in California, Tennessee, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. Additional information is available at www.motorcarparts.com.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on the company's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the company. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the company) and are subject to change based upon various factors. Reference is also made to the Risk Factors set forth in the company's Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June 2019 and in its Forms 10-Q filed with the SEC for additional risks and uncertainties facing the company. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise.
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Six Months Ended
General and administrative
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
(2,248,000
(266,000
Basic net income (loss) per share
(0.10
Diluted net income (loss) per share
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Note: The Company revised its financial statements for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2018 and for the three months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the cumulative error for all periods previously reported was an understatement of net income of $2,938,000. Additional information is available in the company's September 30, 2018 Form 10-Q.
Short-term investments
Accounts receivable — net
Inventory— net
Inventory unreturned
Contract assets
Income tax receivable
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Plant and equipment — net
Operating lease assets
Long-term deferred income taxes
Long-term contract assets
Intangible assets — net
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Customer finished goods returns accrual
Contract liabilities
Operating lease liabilities
Current portion of term loan
Term loan, less current portion
Long-term contract liabilities
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
Series A junior participating preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 20,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock; par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 18,944,886 and 18,817,400 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company has included the following non-GAAP adjusted financial measures in this press release and in the webcast to discuss the Company's financial results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Each of these non-GAAP adjusted financial measures is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain expenses and gains. Among other things, the Company uses such non-GAAP adjusted financial measures in addition to and in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures to help analyze the performance of its business.
These non-GAAP adjusted financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company's operations that, when viewed with the GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of the Company's results of operations and the factors and trends affecting the Company's business. However, these non-GAAP adjusted financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Income statement information for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
Six Months Ended September 30,
GAAP Results:
Income (loss) per share (EPS)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Results:
Non-GAAP adjusted net sales
Non-GAAP adjusted net income
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)
Non-GAAP adjusted gross margin
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA
Note: The Company had revised its financial statements for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2018 and for the three months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the cumulative error for all periods previously reported was an understatement of net income of $2,938,000. For further information, please see the Company's September 30, 2018 Form 10-Q. As of June 30, 2018, the cumulative impact to non-GAAP adjusted net income for all periods previously reported was an understatement of $1,220,000.
GAAP net sales
Adjustments:
Return and stock adjustment accruals related to new business
Customer allowances related to new business
Impact of sales price increases related to tariffs
(Recovery) cost in connection with a cancelled contract
Adjusted net sales
GAAP net income
Cost recovery in connection with a cancelled contract
New product line start-up and ramp-up costs, and transition expenses
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
Acquisition, financing, transition, severance, new business, earn-out accruals from acquisitions, restatement-related fees and other costs
Share-based compensation expenses
Mark-to-market losses (gains)
Tax effected (a)
Adjusted net income
(a) Adjusted net income is calculated by applying an income tax rate of 25.0% to adjusted pre-tax income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018; this rate may differ from the period's actual income tax rate
GAAP net income (loss)
Cost in connection with a cancelled contract
Cost of stock adjustment accruals related to new business
(59,000
Tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective
Write-off of debt issuance costs
(a) Adjusted net income is calculated by applying an income tax rate of 25.0% to adjusted pre-tax income for the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018; this rate may differ from the period's actual income tax rate
GAAP gross profit
Total adjustments
Income tax (benefit) expense
New product line start-up and ramp-up costs, and transition expenses (a)
Acquisition, financing, transition (a), severance, new business, earn-out accruals from acquisitions, restatement-related fees and other costs
Excludes depreciation
Source: Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
Gary S. Maier


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Q: Emulei o meu projeto IONIC 2 no android e ele da ERRO Emulei o meu projeto IONIC 2 no android e ficou a tela branca e apareceu o seguinte ERRO:
EXCEPTION: Error in ./MyApp class MyApp - inline template:16:2 caused by: Connection is not defined

O que pode ser? segue abaixo o código da minha classe MyApp

import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { Nav, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
import { StatusBar, Splashscreen } from 'ionic-native';
import { BrandsPage } from '../pages/brands/brands';
import { VitrinePage } from '../pages/vitrine/vitrine';
import { ClientPage } from '../pages/clients/clients';
import { LoginPage } from '../pages/login/login';
import { TabsPage } from '../pages/tabs/tabs';
import { FuncoesPage } from '../pages/funcoes/funcoes';
import { FotosConceituaisPage } from '../pages/fotos-conceituais/fotos-conceituais';
import { FotosCatalogoPage } from '../pages/fotos-catalogo/fotos-catalogo';
import { ComprarPage } from '../pages/comprar/comprar';
import { PedidosPage } from '../pages/pedidos/pedidos';
import { ProdutosPage } from '../pages/produtos/produtos';
import { ListaClientesPage } from '../pages/lista-clientes/lista-clientes';
import { NotificacoesPage } from '../pages/notificacoes/notificacoes';
import { AnaliseCreditoPage } from '../pages/analise-credito/analise-credito';
import { TransportadoraPage } from '../pages/transportadora/transportadora';
import { NovoClientePage } from '../pages/novo-cliente/novo-cliente';
import { EmailPage } from '../pages/email/email';
import { VideosEmpresaPage } from '../pages/videos-empresa/videos-empresa';
import { ConfiguracoesPage } from '../pages/configuracoes/configuracoes';
import { VideosTutoriaisPage } from '../pages/videos-tutoriais/videos-tutoriais';
import { DescontosPage } from '../pages/descontos/descontos';
import { TabelaPrecosPage } from '../pages/tabela-precos/tabela-precos';
import { DuvidasPage } from '../pages/duvidas/duvidas';
import { SuportePage } from '../pages/suporte/suporte';
import { RelatoriosPage } from '../pages/relatorios/relatorios';
import { ListaProdutos } from '../pages/lista-produtos/lista-produtos';
import { ModalInformacao } from '../pages/modal-informacao/modal-informacao';
import { ModalPreco } from '../pages/modal-preco/modal-preco';
import { SincronizacaoPage } from '../pages/sincronizacao/sincronizacao';
import { TranslateService } from 'ng2-translate/ng2-translate';

@Component({
  templateUrl: 'app.html',
  selector: 'app.component.scss'
})

export class MyApp {
  @ViewChild(Nav) nav: Nav;

  rootPage: any = LoginPage;

  pages: Array<{title: string, component: any}>;

  constructor(public platform: Platform) {
    this.initializeApp();

    // used for an example of ngFor and navigation
    this.pages = [
      {title: 'Vitrine', component: VitrinePage},
      {title: 'Clientes', component: ClientPage},
      {title: 'Tabs', component: TabsPage},
      {title: 'Funcoes', component: FuncoesPage},
      {title: 'Fotos Conceituais', component: FotosConceituaisPage},
      {title: 'Fotos do Catálogo', component: FotosCatalogoPage},
      {title: 'Comprar', component: ComprarPage},
    ];

  }

  initializeApp() {
    this.platform.ready().then(() => {
      // Okay, so the platform is ready and our plugins are available.
      // Here you can do any higher level native things you might need.
      StatusBar.backgroundColorByHexString('#1ebb90');
      Splashscreen.hide();
    });
  }

  openPage(page) {
    // Reset the content nav to have just this page
    // we wouldn't want the back button to show in this scenario
    this.nav.setRoot(page.component);
  }
}

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package org.apache.spark.sql.streaming.ui

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
import java.util.Locale

import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util.DateTimeUtils.getTimeZone

private[ui] object UIUtils {

  /**
   * Check whether `number` is valid, if not return 0.0d
   */
  def withNumberInvalid(number: => Double): Double = {
    if (number.isNaN || number.isInfinite) {
      0.0d
    } else {
      number
    }
  }

  /**
   * Execute a block of code when there is already one completed batch in streaming query,
   * otherwise return `default` value.
   */
  def withNoProgress[T](query: StreamingQueryUIData, body: => T, default: T): T = {
    if (query.lastProgress != null) {
      body
    } else {
      default
    }
  }

  def getQueryName(query: StreamingQueryUIData): String = {
    if (query.name == null || query.name.isEmpty) {
      "<no name>"
    } else {
      query.name
    }
  }

  def getQueryStatus(query: StreamingQueryUIData): String = {
    if (query.isActive) {
      "RUNNING"
    } else {
      query.exception.map(_ => "FAILED").getOrElse("FINISHED")
    }
  }

  private val progressTimestampFormat = new ThreadLocal[SimpleDateFormat]() {
    override def initialValue(): SimpleDateFormat = {
      val format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'") // ISO8601
      format.setTimeZone(getTimeZone("UTC"))
      format
    }
  }

  def parseProgressTimestamp(timestamp: String): Long = {
    progressTimestampFormat.get.parse(timestamp).getTime
  }
}

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The lecture was followed by a crisis management simulation, in which students assumed the roles of counsellors to the ambassadors of different nations.


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Q: How can I perform Acumatica BQL JOINs in PXSelector? I have a Selector field where I want to show 5 columns from 3 different table. They are
The Item, item desctiption, item class, item class description and the default warehouse.
I have found the DACs and the fields.
InventoryItem.inventoryID;
InventoryItem.descr;
INItemClass.itemClassID;
INItemClass.descr;
INItemSite.siteID;
I have also written the [PXSelector] attribute containing the JOIN.
    #region Field of Me
    public abstract class fieldOfMe : BqlString.Field<fieldOfMe> { }

    [PXUIField(DisplayName = "Field Of Me")]
    [PXSelector(typeof(
        Search2<InventoryItem.inventoryID,
            LeftJoin<INItemClass,
                On<INItemClass.itemClassID, Equal<InventoryItem.itemClassID>>,
                LeftJoin<INItemSite,
                    On<INItemSite.inventoryID, Equal<InventoryItem.dfltSiteID>>>>>),
          typeof(InventoryItem.inventoryCD),
          typeof(InventoryItem.descr),
          typeof(INItemClass.itemClassCD),
          typeof(INItemClass.descr),
          typeof(INItemSite.siteID),
          ValidateValue = false
        )]
    public string FieldOfMe { get; set; }
    #endregion

This is the screen.

I want to learn the way I can find the default Warehouse. How can I edit the code to see the active warehouse name? I want the one with checkbox.

I have done the biggest part of the task but I still need some help to finish this.

A: I have modified your select query to do what you want.
Note that in later versions of Acumatica the dfltSiteID field in InventoryItem table will become obsolete and removed. InventoryItemCurySettings.dfltSiteID should be used instead. I have added a second query to demonstrate the use of InventoryItemCurySettings.
#region Field of Me
    public abstract class fieldOfMe : BqlString.Field<fieldOfMe> { }

    [PXUIField(DisplayName = "Field Of Me")]
    [PXSelector(typeof(
        Search2<InventoryItem.inventoryID,
            InnerJoin<INItemClass,
                On<INItemClass.itemClassID, Equal<InventoryItem.itemClassID>>,
            LeftJoin<INSite,
                On<InventoryItem.dfltSiteID, Equal<INSite.siteID>>>>>),
          typeof(InventoryItem.inventoryCD),
          typeof(InventoryItem.descr),
          typeof(INItemClass.itemClassCD),
          typeof(INItemClass.descr),
          typeof(INSite.siteCD),
          ValidateValue = false
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AP EAMCET 2021 Admit Card Released @sche.ap.gov.in; Website Goes Down
SCHE AP on Thursday, August 12 has released the admit card of AP EAMCET 2021 entrance test. Candidates who have registered for the common entrance test now can check and download their admit cards.
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JNTU Kakinada on behalf of the State Council of Higher Education, Andhra Pradesh (SCHE AP) released the TS EAMCET 2021 admit card on its official website sche.ap.gov.in. However, soon after this, the official website crashed due to Network errors and technical glitches. AP EAMCET 2021 exam will be conducted on August 19, 20, 23, 24 & 25.
The candidates who have registered for the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture, & Medical Common Entrance Test 2021 will be able to check and download their admit cards once the website starts functioning.
In order to download the AP EAMCET 2021 admit card, candidates need to visit the website sche.ap.gov.in. Thereafter, they have to click on "Hall Ticket - AP EAMCET 2021 Examination". Doing so will lead the candidate to a new login window. To access, one needs to enter his/her registration number and password. Upon successful login, admit card will appear on the screen. They have to download and take a print copy of the same for future reference.
Earlier, based on schedule and several media reports, the state council stated that it will issue AP EAMCET 2021 hall ticket on August 12, 2021. Even on the basis of past trends, the organizing agency has been issuing the hall ticket approximately 7 days before the examination. In 2020, JNTUK released the AP EAMCET hall tickets on Sept 10. Whereas, the exams were scheduled to start on September 19, 2020.
Similar to last year, the entrance test carrying 180 multiple-choice questions will be conducted at designated exam centres across Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and Telangana State. According to the pattern, 40 questions each will be asked from Chemistry and Physics. Whereas, a total of 80 questions will be based on Mathematics. The medium of the entrance test will be English and Telugu. All questions have to be answered in a duration of 3 hours.
For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded to the candidate, whereas there is no provision of negative marking in the examination. An unmarked answer will bear no marks.
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The AP EAMCET exam is conducted with an aim to shortlist applicants for first-year admissions into Engineering, Biotech, B.Tech, B.Sc, B.Pharma & other courses in participating Colleges/ Universities of Andhra Pradesh. This year, the entrance test is scheduled to be held from August 19 to September 07, 2021. The process is delayed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A faster grep (because SSE/AVX basically).
I told you it wasn't a Dyson sphere.
Spintires is one of my favoritest video games and it's (finally) gotten an update!
"That's like having a gun where the muzzle points backwards if you forget a step assembling it."
A Faster Cutting Plane Method and its Implications for Combinatorial and Convex Optimization is causing quite a stir.
I love the idea of artificial photosynthesis, though of course there's a few too many moving parts to make this actually useful right now. The real killer app would be a box that could combine normal air and electricity and produce hydrocarbons. It doesn't seem like removing CO2 from the atmosphere is like, totally insane; that little snippet sets the cost of pure carbon dioxide at ~$600/ton, Wolfram Alpha assures me that a ton of diesel fuel costs about $662 so maybe it's not that far off? Or maybe I have no idea what the actual costs look like here.
You can just stick some bits together and chuck a magnetic, webserving camera on to anything.
Remember, the cell network is not magically secure and attacks using it are getting cheaper.
But that's ok since your computer is just fucked anyway. Be sure to check out the LightEater slides, they're ... ahem ... enlightening.
Related, a good writeup about the most recent xen vulnerability.
It's been an annoying problem for me for at least a decade but it's finally feasible to assign netfilter rules to a specific process via cgroups.
From the Chinese-megastructures department: a radio telescope 2.5 times larger than Aricebo.
IEEE Spectrum has a long examination on IT failures, which I confess I haven't yet read.
Also at Spectrum, acoustic holograms, levitation and tractor beams. You know, the usual.
The most unstoppable cyberwarfare group in the world, with ~479 successful DoS attacks goes public.
Fighter jets track military blimp drifting over Pennsylvania is a delightful headline.
For example, "Cherry" comes before "banana". In a numeric sort, 9 comes before 80, but because numbers are converted to strings, "80" comes before "9" in Unicode order. Still better than Perl.
Midway through really interesting discussion on a new type of welding I stoped caring because YOU CAN WELD WOOD?!
Twitch played pokemon, now it's installing Arch linux. What could go wrong.


FULL DESCRIPTON A spacious two bedroom semi-detached bungalow which is currently being improved by the current owners. In a convenient location, close to all local amenities including shops, schools and transport links. The property briefly comprises of hallway, extended lounge, SUN LOUNGE, kitchen, two good sized bedrooms, wet room, front and rear gardens and driveway/garage. The property also benefits from gas central heating and double glazing. Viewing essential.
HALLWAY 14' 0" x 0' 0" (4.27m x 0m) Central heating radiator. Double glazed door.
EXTENDED LOUNGE 20' 4" x 12' 2" (6.2m x 3.71m) Laminate flooring. Dado rail. Coved ceiling. Living flame fire in marble surround. Central heating radiator. Double glazed French doors to garden.
SUN LOUNGE 10' 7" x 7' 10" (3.23m x 2.39m) Tiled flooring. Double glazed French doors and window.
KITCHEN 12' x 10' 9" (3.66m x 3.28m) Wall and base units. Built in oven, hob and hood. Plumbed for washing machine. Tiled flooring. Central heating radiator. Three double glazed windows.
BEDROOM ONE 12' 3" x 11' 8" (3.73m x 3.56m) Laminate flooring. Fitted wardrobes with overhead cupboards and drawers. Central heating radiator. Double glazed window.
BEDROOM TWO 12' 5" x 11' 8" (3.78m x 3.56m) Laminate flooring. Fitted wardrobes. Central heating radiator. Double glazed window.
WETROOM Shower area. WC. Pedestal wash hand basin. Fully tiled. Central heating radiator. Double glazed window.
GARDENS Lawn to front with planted borders.
Three car driveway to side with security gate.
Lawn to rear with planted borders, shed and patio.
GARAGE Power and lighting. Up and over door.
A spacious two bedroom semi-detached bungalow which is currently being improved by the current owners. In a convenient location, close to all local amenities including shops, schools and transport links. Viewing essential.


While the choices of vintage and retro style clothing for women are many, for men there are fewer options. The market for affordable new men's vintage inspired clothing or vintage reproduction clothing just hasn't caught on yet. The best options for men are custom made-to-measure clothes that may or may not be in your budget. My husband has happily made do with new "classic" menswear for most of his looks from the 1900s-1950s. As he finds new suppliers (and the budget to buy them), his collection will gradually turn to custom made menswear.
Whether you are just getting started, need a costume for an event, or are a lifetime vintage fashion enthusiast, these links should help you create a men's vintage inspired wardrobe from Victorian to the 1960s. If genuine vintage is for you, we have links to some great online shops, too.
Ready-to-wear vintage reproduction clothing is based on original patterns and style. Authenticity will vary by vendor.
– Men's Victorian clothing and Steampunk, too. R is another similar source for "Wild West" Victorian styles.
Men's Victorian and Edwardian knickers, vests, detachable collars, ascots, knee high socks, bow ties, suspenders, and other vital accessories.
– Handmade 1920s hats and wide ties from vintage fabrics. Very nice quality craftsmanship.
(1930s – 1950s) Military trousers, leather flight jackets, selvage-denim jeans, chambray work shirts, sweatshirts, army field jackets, and a lot more.
– Bespoke men's clothing, hats, shoes, and leather goods for dapper men both vintage and modern. Made in the USA.
– Vintage style men's workwear, sack suits, jackets, shirts, and caps made in New York.
– Reproduction '20s to '40s casual polos, wide trousers, work shirts, and other mostly casual items. Limited runs.
– Limited editions, some made in the USA, men's vintage workwear, casual modern clothing, and swimwear.
/ – Men's vintage '60s and '70s repo pants, shirts, and jeans. Bell Bottoms and mod cuts.
(UK) /– Retro '60s and '70s men's and women's clothing. Men's mod suits, shirts, jackets, hats and pants.
(UK) – Vintage menswear, focused on workwear to casual menswear.
(UK) – Everything tweed or not-suits, jackets, pants, formal wear, and accessories.
(UK) – Vintage British classic suits. Town and country styles. A few formal and casual looks, too.
– Men's WWII era 1940s suits, made to order.
(UK)/ Etsy – A small collection of '40s and '50s men's trousers and jackets.
(UK)– Specializes in shirts and collars from the late 1700s up to the 1940s. Also carries some trousers, vests, workwear, underwear, boys clothing, and fabrics.
(UK) – Men's 1940s and 1950s jeans and shirts.
(UK) – A nice section of men's vintage vest and coats in hard to find cuts. Made to order, but not made to measure. Items can be returned.
J – (DE-Germany) – Wonderful selection of men's 1920s to 1950s reproduction clothing. They have in all!
(UK) – Men's 1940s and 1950s pants and jackets.
(DE- Germany) – Men's repro pants, jeans, knickers, vests, shirts in the '20s to '40s styles.
(NL) / – Menswear handmade from the '20s, '30s, and '40s pants, vests, shirts and bow ties. High quality.
(UK) Men's 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s reproduction clothing. Trousers, vests, shirts, and accessories made in Great Britain.
-(UK) – Quality materials and handcrafted in England of men's and women's 1940s and 1950s style clothing. Shorts, pants, jackets, and shoes.
(UK) Visit the store in London for men's 1930s and 1940s suits and spearpoint shirts or on Great for tall gentlemen.
– Classic '50s bowling shirts with funny team names. Custom shirts available, too.
Q– A handful of men's 1950s style shirts.
/ – Made in the USA. 1950s Rockabilly shirts, T- Shirts, hoodies, lounge shirts, western shirts, and retro shirts.
(UK)– Mostly 1950s men's shirts and T-shirts.
Men's button up Hawaiian shirts, cabana shorts, and T-shirts.
(AU) – Men's 1950s Hawaiian shirt and long sleeve button down shirts.
1950s style retro shirts, bowling shirts and western shirts.
New clothing with a vintage look and feel but often updated with modern materials and "classic" cuts.
– A giant collection of imported suits, tuxedos, pants, and shirts that work well for the 1920s to 1940s wide leg, pinstripe, and zoot suit men's looks. Cheap prices. You may not get the exact item listed, but a close proximity.
1940s style Zoot Suits since 1978!
A mega warehouse of men's classic style suits in San Francisco, but they also ship worldwide. They have a wide range for Stacy Adams suits which always make great modern Zoot Suits among other brands.
– Most men shop here for classic men's clothing with a vintage look. Seersucker and linen suits for summer. Hats and two-tone shoes, too. White collar dress shirts with french cuffs. You can create an entire vintage look from just this one site.
New clothing mixed with vintage repro or inspired styles. Stock is always changing except they always have a collarless 1920s "Gatsby" shirt. Very nice quality clothing.
– My favorite store for formal wear as well as classic suits. In-store locations can tailor your suit to a more vintage fit. Classic high waist trousers are ideal for vintage styles.
– Classic and vintage-inspired men's suits, shirts, and ties. Some clothes are made from vintage patterns. High quality with prices to match.
(DE) – One of a kind, handmade, vintage inspired 1940s and 1950s men's pants and shirts.
(NL) – Men's 1950s and 1960s clothing: shirts. T-shirts, jackets, jeans, shoes, and costumes.
– Men's 1950s style clothing: Jackets, shirts, swim, shoes.
– Vintage menswear-inspired clothing. Many workwear styles but also some dapper suits.
Sahafah24.info – That is us! We know it's hard to find vintage style men's clothing, so we did all the looking for you. Use the menu at the top of the page to select your ideal decade- 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, etc. and follow the links to each clothing category. We add new suits, shirts, hats, shoes, and accessories daily. If you need help finding something just ask.
Made to measure vintage reproduction clothing. Highest quality garments, often with period correct materials and from original patterns.
High-quality 19th century/Victorian men's clothing. This is who we personally use for all our Victorian clothing. Handmade in the USA. Visit him in person at the San Francisco Dicken's Fair!
The source for men's repro zoot suits, she also makes 1915-1940s suits, pants, and vests all custom made for you.
D– Custom made "retro" suits and separates. Modern suits, too. They send you a muslin mock-up for you to try on before completing your order. Reasonable prices for the work.
on Etsy (Denver Bespoke)- Custom made clothing- suits, jackets, shirts, vests, pants and much more.
(UK) – Handmade men's 1940s and 1950s suits and separates plus knitwear such as sweater vests.
– Made to order dress shirts. The Spearpoint collar shirt is a classic late '20s and '30s style for a very reasonable price.
– Large site with mostly 1930s to 1970s vintage men's clothing and accessories.
– Quality vintage reproduction patterns for 1920s golf knickers, 1930s shirt, 1950s vest, 1930s and 1950s ties, and 1940s smoking jacket.
Men's Victorian to 1940s clothing patterns.
– Has expanded into menswear with a as well as a jacket, underwear and more to come.
Shop more vintage men's sewing patterns here.
– Men's quality shoes in mostly '40s and '50s styles.
(UK) – Men's '50s and '60s Oxfords, wingtips, loafers, and moccasin unique colors and patterns.
/ – Men's swing dancing shoes in vintage 1930s to 1950s styles, both semi-formal Oxfords, loafers and casual "sneakers." Non-dancers can wear these shoes, too.
(UK) – Men's two-tone dance shoes.
DE/UK)- Historical custom shoemaker for theater and the general public. Also from a variety of brands.
– Not vintage but "classic" suspenders, belts, wallets, and other leather goods. I especially like the Signature collection of suspenders with vintage-inspired prints such as martini glasses, dancers, cars, etc.
(ES- Spain) – All leather men's and women's dancing shoes inspired by the 1930s and beyond. Oxfords, loafers, monk straps, etc.
These classic flat sneakers have been around since the 1920s. The men's is popular with swing dancers.
– Just like Keds, Converse All Stars sporty high tops and later the low tops are vintage classics!
– Since 1850, they have made classic men's shoes. Oxfords, wingtips, saddles, patent formals, lace-up boots, sandals, and more. Wide widths, too.
– Since 1876, they have made classic men's shoes. They usually have a great two-tone saddle shoe and loafer in their regular line.
(IT / USA) – Very high-quality men's two-tone shoes. As worn in Boardwalk Empire.
(Spain) – Handmade customized creeper shoes and oxfords.
Wear unique customer designer shoes. You could play with the Oxfords and adjust the colors to get some vintage-inspired shoes.
– Handcrafted men's felt hats in any style you want.
(UK)- Mostly 1950s men's shoes, belts and argyle socks.
Your turn: Where do you shop for Vintage or vintage inspired men's clothing?
Are you a vintage reproduction clothing brand? Get listed here for free and increase your exposure with some affordable ads.
Try mapledoram reproductions for men's reproduction CC41 1940's suits and spearpoint shirts. Now doing ladies suits , blouses and ladies shoes. Check out their facebook page.
Great suits and accessories with attention to detail.
How do I buy from you?; do you have stores as such, in San Diego, California?
We are an online resource only, linking to stores that sell online, although a few have local shops. I am not familiar with what is in San Diego.
Check out Suixtil-USA.com for menswear inspired by vintage motor racing from the 40s, 50s and 60s! Same classic styles inspired by the glory days of Formula One racing.


A memorable event to celebrate the success of last year's Malet Lambert leavers to inspire our current pupils to achieve their best.
As part of an organised Wilberforce College event, Inspire, 4 Hull schools took 8 of their most high achieving pupils to Mansfield College, Oxford University.
Malet Lambert School is proud to have hosted Teachmeet, a conference for teachers in Hull and East Yorkshire to discuss research, teaching ideas and techniques.
During half term 36 pupils from Year 9, 10 and 11 ventured to the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Recruitment, Talent and Skills Bondholder breakfast event at Malet Lambert School, Friday 14th October, 2016, 7.45 am - 9.30 am.


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Report: Amazon building $600M cloud for CIA
Brandon Butler (Network World) 19 March, 2013 21:09
In what's being described as a "radical shift" in its cloud strategy, the CIA has signed a reported $600 million, 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a private cloud, according to a story in Federal Computer Week.
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Such a deal would be significant for multiple reasons. First, there are ongoing questions about whether cloud computing is an appropriate use case for important, mission-critical workloads and large enterprises. The CIA embracing the cloud to the tune of a $600 million contract could help dispel that somewhat.
In addition, the article reports that Amazon would likely build a private cloud for the government agency, meaning it would run, at least in part, on the CIA's own infrastructure, behind the CIA firewall, and not in Amazon-controlled public cloud data centers. That would be a radical shift for AWS, which does not have a private cloud offering for customers to run on their own premises.
The article reads: "While the full scope of its current contract with Amazon is not yet clear, it is likely this contract essentially brings a public cloud computing environment inside the secure firewalls of the intelligence community, thereby negating concerns of classified data being hosted in any public environment."
AWS has virtual private clouds (VPC), which are infrastructure as a service (IaaS) resources dedicated to specific customers, but it does not have a product for customers to deploy AWS-like clouds on customers own infrastructure. AWS partners such as Eucalyptus claim to fill this void. Some have questioned if private clouds are a business AWS may get into, but Bernard Golden, vice president of enterprise solutions at Enstratius, says building private clouds would not follow AWS's business model of high-volume, low-margin public cloud IaaS services.
Golden says the bigger takeaway from the CIA news is that a major government entity has chosen the AWS platform to mimic on its own premises, and not competing services from VMware or OpenStack, for example. "The CIA has access to a large amount of resources, they could have chosen any platform, and they decided this was the right architecture for their cloud," he says. "If the CIA is relying on Amazon's cloud, I think that means enterprises can be comfortable doing so."
As for AWS building what could be its first private cloud on a customer's premise, Golden says if the money is right, businesses are willing to work with clients. "If the CIA calls, you don't just hang up on them," he says.
AWS already has a stake in government cloud circles. The company has nine regions where customers can choose to deploy their IaaS services, including one in the Pacific Northwest only for government clients.
Mikhail Malamud, a former defense contractor who used to work with Amazon and founder of cloud gateway company CloudAware, which integrates with AWS IaaS Services, says he views this CIA deal as a beachhead for Amazon to expand its federal government customer base. If AWS can provide the CIA as a reference customer, it should be able to much more easily sign up other government clients.
A spokesperson for AWS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. FCW reported that neither AWS nor CIA officials would comment.
Network World senior writer Brandon Butler covers cloud computing and social collaboration. He can be reached at BButler@nww.com and found on Twitter at @BButlerNWW.
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Today Cavannagh Cave is a small, rather unsighty cave in the limestone cliffs of Katouche Valley. This is the most likely place where in 1868 were discovered large bones – remains of an extinct rodent Amblyrhiza inundata, which was up to 200 kg heavy.
As the sea level rised in the end of Pleistocene, giant hutias had less and less land to sustain them. Ancient land divided into smaller islands which were too small to maintain large populations of these large animals. As the number of giant hutias fell below 1000 and less, population was not viable anymore and species went extinct.
It is little likely that there were any live giant hutias when first people came to Anguilla sometimes around 1300 BC.
Anguilla has rather many small caves which have formed in the early Miocene limestone. Bats and other animals have lived in these caves for millenia and their dung and carcasses of dead animals accumulated on the cave floor, forming thick layer of phosphatic sediments.
These phosphates – valuable fertilizer – were mined in Caribbean caves in the 19th century. No one knows how many palaentological (and possibly – archaeological) values have been lost in process.
One such sample of phosphate sediments was sent from Anguilla to Philadelphia (United States) in 1868 to estimate the value of fertilizer. Fractions of bones were discovered in this sample and were given to American palaentologist Edward Drinker Cope. The find was very interesting – bones belonged to an unknown, enormous rodent.
Anguilla is British overseas territory with several interesting natural and man-made landmarks.
Separated by just a few miles and known as favorites of American travelers, the Caribbean islands of St. Maarten/St. Martin, St. Barthélemy (also known as St. Barth's), and Anguilla couldn't be more different.
Anguilla is known for its soft, white beaches, luxurious accommodations, excellent restaurants, and fun, low-key nightlife.
The tiny island of Anguilla lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is most northerly of the Leeward Islands. This guide for tourists describes the island's buildings, sporting activities, annual events, trees, flowers, wildlife and sea life.