Learn to create charming watercolor illustrations with the in-depth instruction of mixed-media artist, Danielle Donaldson.
Practice your drawing and watercolor skills as you create a charming watercolor illustration of your favorite things with instruction from Danielle Donaldson! In Creative Girl Workshop Watercolor Illustrations, Danielle will first show you how to arrange a pleasing composition of your favorite items. Followed by a lesson in drawing the items on a smaller scale, Danielle will then teach you her methods for adding watercolor, visual tension and mixed media elements like collage paper and washi tape. Grab your paint and get ready to illustrate!
Includes 10 mixed-media techniques including creating a composition, drawing, watercolor painting, creating visual tension and more.
Get tips for identifying and fixing problem areas at various stages in the process.
61 minutes of premier workshop instruction.
Fun creative catalyst for anyone needing a fresh take on collage and mixed media techniques. I like her carefree but thoughtful processes.
Wow! Lovely process. I will need to review the set up/drawing and shading/shadowing portions of the video a few times as Danielle's technique is unfamiliar to me...but that is to be expected. Every step of her project was fully explained. (No gaps -which I appreciate).


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package com.wilutions.mslib.uccollaborationlib.impl;
import com.wilutions.com.*;

@SuppressWarnings("all")
@CoClass(guid="{1905AE75-F502-9E7A-0A48-079BC24BFBA4}")
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    this._dispatchCall(2101,"OnNewItemCountSinceLastResetChanged", DISPATCH_METHOD,null,(_eventSource!=null?_eventSource:Dispatch.NULL),(_eventData!=null?_eventData:Dispatch.NULL));
  }
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/*
 *
 * LegendShop 多用户商城系统
 *
 *  版权所有,并保留所有权利。
 *
 */
package com.legendshop.business.service.impl;

import java.util.List;

import com.legendshop.business.dao.SkuDao;
import com.legendshop.core.dao.support.CriteriaQuery;
import com.legendshop.core.dao.support.PageSupport;
import com.legendshop.model.entity.Sku;
import com.legendshop.spi.service.SkuService;
import com.legendshop.util.AppUtils;

/**
 * The Class SkuServiceImpl.
 */
public class SkuServiceImpl  implements SkuService{
    private SkuDao skuDao;

    public void setSkuDao(SkuDao skuDao) {
        this.skuDao = skuDao;
    }

    public List<Sku> getSku(String userName) {
        return skuDao.getSku(userName);
    }

    public Sku getSku(Long id) {
        return skuDao.getSku(id);
    }

    public void deleteSku(Sku sku) {
        skuDao.deleteSku(sku);
    }

    public Long saveSku(Sku sku) {
        if (!AppUtils.isBlank(sku.getSkuId())) {
            updateSku(sku);
            return sku.getSkuId();
        }
        return (Long) skuDao.save(sku);
    }

    public void updateSku(Sku sku) {
        skuDao.updateSku(sku);
    }

    public PageSupport getSku(CriteriaQuery cq) {
        return skuDao.find(cq);
    }
}


BACK TO SCHOOL is a collection of photography and documentary film, examining the human cost of the education funding crisis that has decimated Philadelphia's public schools.
In addition to the reForm Project, a group of concerned artists are documenting the shuttered schools, as well as the stories of students, teachers, and parents whose lives have been changed by this crisis. Back to School bears witness to the effect of school closures, while exploring the multifaceted ways that Philadelphians are organizing to change one the nation's most inequitable school systems.


It is rightly said that "A dream becomes a goal when action is taken towards its achievement" and I as the Manager am committed in taking constructive and purposeful actions to produce optimistic, independent, compassionate, life-long learners and leaders who will bring glory to the School, State and the Nation.
I believe in preparing children for integration into society by instilling moral values, discipline and tolerance of each other. I emphasise that if the whole world worked on these principles then the world would be a much better place to live in. Our aims are achievable in an environment where teachers, assistants, parents and community work together for the successful development of each individual child in our care.
Happy Home is a blissful place to learn. We at school believe in the motto of love care and share and we try to make all the learning as engaging as possible. As we reach year after year to the pinnacle of success.
In the modern day education I really feel that this journey is laced beautifully with triumphs would not have been possible without you. I thank you parents, in all humility for your generosity in time, talents and resources. Thank you for constantly supporting us in every step we take and reposing your confidence in us. I deeply cherish the revered bond we have formed with you over the years. Thank you for entrusting us with the future of your children, for entrusting us to mould and sculpt their minds, enrich their souls and ignite the spark of lifelong learning in them.


When you're admitted to rehabilitation, you begin a journey toward better physical and mental functioning. Sanford Inpatient Rehabilitation programs can help you whether you're an adolescent or an adult facing temporary, progressive or permanent illness or disability.
At Sanford Health, you get access to a team of rehabilitation specialists from a variety of fields. We work together to create a care plan tailored to your condition, abilities and goals.
Choose Sanford for rehabilitation care that's accredited by CARF, the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities for our Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs. CARF accreditation is the highest recognition for a rehabilitation facility.
In addition, we have specialty accreditations in Fargo for acquired brain injury rehabilitation and in Sioux Falls for stroke rehabilitation.
You can expect education efforts during your stay in inpatient rehabilitation, including preventing and recognizing recurrence of illness or injury and learning to take care of yourself safely. Find out how Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls compares regionally in days patients stay, average patient age, next steps, patient satisfaction and more.
Visit us if you have a temporary, progressive or permanent illness or impairment which interrupts your physical function, language, cognitive adaptation, and social, vocational and economic status. Find out how Sanford South University Medical Center and Sanford Rehabilitation hospital compare regionally in days patients stay, average patient age, next steps, patient satisfaction and more.
Who Qualifies for Inpatient Rehabilitation?


You really enjoy spending your "me-time" in the forest. It's your way of letting your mind be free from the poisons of the city. You let the sound of nature soothe you. So you once more went to the forest headquarters for an escape. You closed your eyes and let your mind go blank. The silence brought you peace. However, that peace was disturbed when you heard something bumped on the walls. You looked around but you can't find a clue as to what caused it. You can't make your mind still again so you went to check outside. You pulled the door knob but it wouldn't move. So your escape into peacefulness became an escape for freedom.


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 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
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 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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#include <sys/featuretest.h>
#include <sys/ansi.h>

#ifdef	_BSD_WINT_T_
typedef	_BSD_WINT_T_    wint_t;
#undef	_BSD_WINT_T_
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#ifdef	_BSD_WCTYPE_T_
typedef	_BSD_WCTYPE_T_	wctype_t;
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#endif

#ifndef WEOF
#define	WEOF	((wint_t)-1)
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int	iswalnum(wint_t);
int	iswalpha(wint_t);
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int	iswcntrl(wint_t);
int	iswdigit(wint_t);
int	iswgraph(wint_t);
int	iswlower(wint_t);
int	iswprint(wint_t);
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int	iswspace_l(wint_t, locale_t);
int	iswupper_l(wint_t, locale_t);
int	iswxdigit_l(wint_t, locale_t);
int	iswctype_l(wint_t, wctype_t, locale_t);
wint_t	towctrans_l(wint_t, wctrans_t, locale_t);
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Home » Most Expensive » Top 10 Most Expensive Music Videos Ever Made
Top 10 Most Expensive Music Videos Ever Made
Monday, January 9th 2012. | Most Expensive
These is the top 10 most expensive music video ever made. Michael Jackson and Madonna both have five videos each on this list. A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings.
10. Busta Rhymes – What's It Gonna Be?! ($2,400,000)
Most expensive music video What's It Gonna Be
It was one of the most expensive music video ever made, costing upwards of $2 million, and was big on special effects. The video begins with a glass filled with liquid moving toward the edge of its resting area. The glass falls then the liquid makes its way back up to its resting area, transforming into Busta Rhymes as a knight in shining armour, then begins performing.
9. Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker ($2,500,000)
Most expensive music video Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker
Additionally, it became one of the most expensive music video, costing over $2.5 million. The video features Carey and her friends visiting a movie theater and catching her boyfriend (played by Jerry O'Connell) on a date with another woman. The video features Carey playing two characters, the brunette villainous named Bianca, and herself, during a physical altercation in between the two women in the bathroom.
8. MC Hammer – Too Legit to Quit ($2,500,000)
Most expensive music video MC Hammer - Too Legit to Quit
At the end of the "Too Legit to Quit" most expensive music video, after James Brown enlists Hammer to obtain the glove of Michael Jackson, a silver-white sequined glove is shown on the hand of a Jackson look-a-like doing the "2 Legit 2 Quit" hand gesture. MC Hammer appeared on The Wendy Williams Show (July 27th, 2009) and went on to tell a story about a phone call he received from Michael Jackson, regarding the portion of the "Too Legit to Quit" video that included a fake Jackson, giving his approval and inclusion of it.
7. Puff Daddy – Victory ($2,700,000)
Most expensive music video Puff Daddy - Victory
The most expensive music video for the song was directed by Marcus Nispel (although he was supposed to remain anonymous at the time of premiere) and is an homage to The Running Man. The production costs ran upwards of $2,700,000. It is listed as one of the most expensive music videos ever made.
6. Aqua – Cartoon Heroes ($3,500,000)
Most expensive music video Aqua - Cartoon Heroes
Cartoon Heroes is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua from their second studio album, Aquarius. The song was sent to radio stations worldwide on January 1, 2000.It was their first release anywhere for over 14 months, due to the time spent touring the world, resting and recording the second album. In Denmark, the song debuted at number one and went on to became the best-selling single of 2000, with sales of 32,765 copies.
5. Guns N' Roses – Estranged ($4,000,000)
Most expensive music video Guns N' Roses - Estranged
Released in December 1993, the most expensive music video is the third and final part of an unofficial Del James trilogy of videos (preceded by "Don't Cry" and "November Rain") from the Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II albums. The estimated budget was US$4 million for this most expensive music video.
4. Madonna – Express Yourself ($5,000,000)
Most expensive music video Madonna - Express Yourself
Express Yourself had a total budget of $5 million, which made it the most expensive music video in history. The video portrayed a city full of tall skyscrapers and railway lines. Madonna played the part of a glamorous lady and chained masochist, with muscular men acting as her workers.
3. Madonna – Bedtime Story ($5,000,000)
Most expensive music video Madonna - Bedtime Story
The music video for "Bedtime Story" was directed by Mark Romanek in Universal Studios, and features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. At a cost of $5 million, it is also one of the most expensive music videos of all time. In the video, Madonna is seen as being the subject of a scientific test, in which she falls asleep and travels into a dream world.
2. Madonna – Die Another Day ($6,100,000)
Most expensive music video Madonna - Die Another Day
The music video was directed by Traktor, a Swedish directing team, and filmed from August 22–27, 2002 at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California. The total production costs for the video were over $6,000,000, making it the second most expensive music video ever made, after "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.
1. Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson – Scream ($7,000,000)
Most expensive music video Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson - Scream
Generally well received amongst critics, it has been compared favorably to other accomplished pieces by Jackson. It went on to be nominated for a Grammy Award and an American Music Award. At a cost of $ 7 million, it was listed in the Guinness World Records as the most expensive music video ever made.
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This is meant to be a hub for all the blueprints created as fanwork of both SCP articles and relatively novel takes on popular Foundation fiction concepts, such as the Humanoid Containment Cell or the Secure Item Locker.
If you want to add to this list and/or would like to request a piece of fictional technology written into an SCP article, tale or mere background flavor text, contact Dr Reach or leave a message in the discussion of this page or in the original Foundation Mock-up Blueprints thread. Any additions and suggestions will be welcome!
Go to SCP-1946 and SCP-2445!
-- Suggested by Photosynthetic and Kaktus!
This is what I imagine the Foundation would use in those Sites and Areas with a non-trivial proportion of Safe and Anomalous items, like, say, Reliquary Sites; also, a good way to keep sensitive information less than accessible.
Somewhat modified (the original Incubator was meant for alien lifeforms… but if it can need an incubator, why not use the same incubator model we would use for anomalous babbees?), but definitely inspired by Tagliafierro's creation.
I was gonna search for the different ways the terms "standard containment cell" could fit the item itself, but… well. You don't really want me to link every SCP with a standard humanoid containment cell, do you!
Go to SCP-1119! And to any SCP that may require a larger cell than "small" or "standard" humanoid containment, which are probably beyond count anyways.
-- Prepping for bigger things!
I suppose it is obvious at this point, but the AID&SS was created specifically to retrofit both model and design with the DAESS (see below). Will be adapting it again for further cool applications of other examples of Foundation technologies involving rapid dispersal of air-born agents. For the time being, just be warned that this is A Thing That Has Happened.
For whenever your run-of-the-mill security and / or containment measures just don't cut it and you simply need everything in the room to BURN!! and EXPLODE!! simultaneously.
Go to SCP-1451 and SCP-2000!
-- Suggested by various users in chat!
If I have to link you to every single time a Locker has been used in a SCP article, we'll never be done with this.
What, did you think the Foundation would carry Safe and Anomalous items by hand whenever they have to evacuate a Site?
While this is a simpler, portable version of the items we know and love from SCP-2000, it can represent what the time sinks could actually look like if handled by the RCT-Δt or their agents.
This blueprint is a liberal interpretation of the article proper made for the Third Art Exchange of 2014, but Roget seemed to like it, so I guess posting it here is kosher.
-- Created by Von Pincier!
The general mapping plans of SCP-2722. I might add module plans eventually, but I've already dedicated far too much time to it; this project took me far too long, but I'm very happy with the result. The rest will have to wait.
Additionally, the reference to Area-08 as a Foundation dedicated space center puts a smile in my face. The salmon logo is a separate reference to the fact that Area-08 is placed in the Mid-Atlantic, but that's a story for a different time.
Thanks to everyone on chat for their feedback on this piece.
-- Created by Randomini, duh.
Not that it's entirely relevant in this case or in any case, since Randomini's tales are known to everybody… but in case you have somehow NOT read them yet, make a wiser use of your time and go to the Cool War Hub first.


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Q: "continue" keyword inside "if" and "while" loop I'm learning Python. My goal is to print out 1 through 5, skipping 3, using a while loop, if statement, and keyword continue. My code below prints out just 1 2, and not 1 2 4 5.
i = 1
while i <= 5:
    if i == 3:
        continue
    print(i)
    i += 1

*

*Why does this loop stop when i == 3, rather than skipping 3 and continuing with i = 4 and i = 5?

*How would you correct this code so that it prints 1 2 4 5 (continuing/skipping 3)?

A: To fix this you can do it like this, print the value when it is not three and then you don't even need to use continue:
i = 1
while i <= 5:
    if i != 3:
        print(i)
    i += 1

However, a faster and easier solution would be this:
for i in range(1, 5 + 1):
    if i != 3:
        print(i)

Or in the for loop case it would be possible to use continue because the for loop will continue to the next element:
for i in range(1, 5 + 1):
    if i == 3:
        continue
    print(i)

And just because, but you can also use a short (linewise) (and fast too) solution like this one:
print('\n'.join(str(i) for i in range(1, 5 + 1) if i != 3))

A: Once you reach 3 the program will never increase i anymore and will loop forever
You could increment before the test:
i = 0
while i < 5:
    i += 1
    if i == 3:
        continue
    print(i)

A: When you call continue, the increment will be skipped and i will be stuck at 3 forever

A: Your loop doesn't stop once you hit 3, rather it continues indefinitely as you always skip incrementing i once the value of i reaches 3.
You need to do something in your if block before you continue to ensure you don't get stuck in an infinite loop.

A: You have an infinite loop, when you reach i == 3, you want to skip it, and you do it by using continue.
continue means going back to the while condition and evaluating it.
Because you didn't increment i, the statement will always be true (always less than 5), but because you didn't change i, the if condition will also be always true. And your code loops inifintely.
You need to change the value of i before continue in the if block.

A: You're stuck in an infinite loop. When you continue, you never increment i, so it stays 3 forever.

A: Because continue makes you not fulfill the rest of your code. Therefore, you just have an infinite loop. You can see that if you run
i = 1
while i <= 5:
    if i == 3:
        print(i)
        continue
    print(i)
    i += 1

If you want to do this in this method, you can just increment i before your continue, i.e.
i = 1
while i <= 5:
    if i == 3:
        i+=1
        continue
    print(i)
    i += 1

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Gender identity and sentencing in criminal law
By Dorianne Mullin (reprinted with permission)
Is gender identity considered in criminal sentencing? It certainly was in the recent case of R. v. MacDonald, 2013 NSSC 255. In this case of "house sitting gone awry," Jesiah MacDonald, a 25-year-old transgender man, was the caretaker of a house. That in itself was no crime; however, part of his job was to care for and water the 46 marijuana plants in the house. When a search warrant was executed on the home, he was charged with production of marijuana contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. Mr. MacDonald entered an early guilty plea, and immediately divulged the name of the owner of the premises. He also had significant community involvement, no criminal record, and there was evidence that he used marijuana to combat the effects of Crohn's disease.
Part of Mr. MacDonald's motivation for committing the crime, as was noted in the decision, was to pay for sex reassignment surgery, which was not covered in Nova Scotia at the time. (That changed in June of 2013 when Nova Scotia became the eighth province to fund sex reassignment surgery.) The crown sought 30 days of incarceration and a term of probation; the defence sought probation and a fine.
In sentencing Mr. MacDonald, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Nick Scaravelli considered the purpose and principles in sections 718 to 718.2 of the Criminal Code which require weighing principles such as deterrence and denunciation with the gravity of the offence and the rehabilitation of the offender. Justice Scaravelli indicated that, absent unusual circumstances, sentences for even first-time offenders in such cases usually resulted in conventional jail time, or a conditional sentence (which was no longer available). Appropriately (and thankfully for Mr. MacDonald) Justice Scaravelli found that there were unique circumstances in the case:
Transgender people who are sentenced to federal institutions are discriminated against from the outset — they are assigned to an institution based on their anatomy, rather than identity.
"I do not doubt that changing one gender's identity is a life-altering and difficult process. The offender is a member of the trans gender community. The offender's motive for committing the offence directly relates to the process of changing gender. The offender made a poor choice in attempting to achieve that goal."
Justice Scaravelli also found that incarceration could result in difficulties for Mr. MacDonald as a transgendered person. In light of all of the circumstances, Mr. MacDonald was sentenced to probation and a fine.
This case raises the question of whether gender identity is a consideration in sentencing. Some research of reported Canadian decisions revealed five cases in which transgender identity was mentioned in some regard, and two cases (in addition to Mr. MacDonald's) where it seems to have been a significant consideration. Of course, this research did not reveal how often it was not considered in reported decisions, or whether it was considered in unreported decisions. Even still, seven cases seems low considering that a U.S. statistic has reported that 16 per cent of transgender people have been incarcerated at some point.
One case that gave due consideration was R. v. Tideswell, [1997] O.J. No. 374. The offender in this case was sentenced for break and enter, theft of a motor vehicle with a knife, harassment and a variety of other charges. The Court noted that the incidents arose prior to the accused's sex reassignment surgery, and that since the surgery, her behaviour stabilized. In sentencing the accused to 18 months incarceration, the Court also found that, given the accused's gender identity, "…extended imprisonment in the subculture of a Federal Penitentiary would constitute punishment well beyond imprisonment."
Unfortunately, this statement is all too accurate. Not only do transgender people face more discrimination and higher rates of abuse and violence while incarcerated, transgender people who are sentenced to federal institutions are discriminated against from the outset — they are assigned to an institution based on their anatomy, rather than identity. Correctional Services' Health Services Policy states that, "Pre-operative male to female offenders with gender identity disorder shall be held in men's institutions and pre-operative female to male offenders with gender identity disorder shall be held in women's institutions." It seems that to Corrections Canada, it does not matter how you identify, rather it is but how you look that determines where you are placed. A frightening prospect for those whose gender identity does not match up with their anatomy.
A case in point was the situation that Avery Edison recently found herself in. Ms. Edison, a U.K. comedian who had overstayed a prior student visa in Canada, was detained by Canada Border Services when she attempted to re-enter the country. Despite being legally identified as female in her U.K. passport and identification, she was initially detained in a male-only facility while awaiting her inadmissibility hearing because she was pre-operative and still had male genitalia. She tweeted the experience as officials were trying to figure out where to place her, and, thanks to social media, an international outcry erupted when she was sent to a male facility. After about 17 hours, she was transferred to a female institution before being allowed to fly home following an admissibility hearing.
So while cases like R. v. MacDonald can be lauded as a victory for transgender rights, situations such as Ms. Edison's serve to highlight the need for further reform.
Triangle [the publication of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference of the Canadian Bar Assocation] co-editor Dorianne Mullin is a lawyer with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice
Law Society's special meeting re TWU now set for June 10
June 10 is the date for the special general meeting of the legal profession called to overturn the decision of the Benchers (governing body of the profession) to accredit graduates of the new Trinity Western Law School.
The issue is that TWU will directly discriminate against LBGTQ people, because it will require students to sign and maintain a covenant not to have sex except in the context of a heterosexual marriage. There are also many other discriminatory aspects of the covenant that students are required to agree to.
The Canadian legal profession is deeply divided. Though the Law Society of BC approved accreditation of TWU graduates, Ontario and Nova Scotia did not.
Michael Mulligan, a Victoria lawyer, initiated a petition to require the Law Society to call the SGM. He needed the signatures of at least 5% of the profession; he got more than double that.
There are no proxy votes permitted. Lawyers have to show up in person to one of the locations of the meeting. This is especially problematic for lawyers who have court commitments.
I have had an overwhelming number of lawyers offer to help me to identify supporters and get out the vote on June 10. If you are a lawyer who knows whether you can or can't go on June 10, please email me at bjf@barbarafindlay.com. That will save us phoning you.
It is very rare to have an occasion where we have the opportunity and the obligation to stand up and be counted. I look forward to seeing everyone on June 10.
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Q: Add column in postgresql JSON I am using postgresql 9.4
I have one json column in the table and it contains the value:
"{
  "title" : "risk",
  "name"  : "David"
}"

I have to perform two functionality

*

*Update the name value to "John"

*Insert the "city" : "paris"
my final value should be in my table column
"{
  "title" : "risk",
  "name"  : "John",
  "city"  : "paris"
}"

Basically, I want update and insert query for this json column and I can not change the database to higher version

A: smth like:
update table
set jbcolumn = json_build_object('title',jbcolumn->>'title','name','John','city','Paris') where bcolumn->>'name' = 'David

in postgres 9.4
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/functions-json.html

json_build_object(VARIADIC "any")

A: There is useful || operator for JSON type in the later versions of PostgreSQL. For 9.4 version you can to create it yourself:
create function my_json_cat(json, json) returns json stable strict language sql as $$
  select json_object_agg(coalesce(x.key, y.key), coalesce(y.value, x.value))
  from json_each($1) as x full join json_each($2) as y on (x.key = y.key)
$$;

create operator || (
  leftarg=json, rightarg=json,
  procedure=my_json_cat);

with t(x,y) as (values('{
  "title" : "risk",
  "name"  : "David"
}'::json, '{
  "title" : "risk",
  "name"  : "John",
  "city"  : "paris"
}'::json))
select x || y from t;

So your final statement could be
update your_table set
  your_column = your_column || '{"name": "John", "city": "paris"}'
where ...

After upgrade to the later version of PostgreSQL just remove function and operator declarations from your DB script, nothing else should be changed.
Demo.


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Title 31. MONEY AND FINANCE
Subtitle II. THE BUDGET PROCESS
Chapter 15. APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING
Subchapter IV. CLOSING ACCOUNTS
Section 1557. Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws
31 U.S. Code § 1557. Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws
A provision of an appropriation law may exempt an appropriation from the provisions of this subchapter and fix the period for which the appropriation remains available for expenditure.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 937; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1405(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1679.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
July 25, 1956, ch. 727, § 9, 70 Stat. 650.
1990—Pub. L. 101–510 substituted "Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws" for "Authorization to exempt" in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A provision of an appropriation law may exempt an appropriation from this subchapter and fix the period for which the appropriation remains available for expenditure."
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–510 applicable to any appropriation account the obligated balance of which, on Nov. 5, 1990, has not been transferred under section 1552(a)(1) of this title, as in effect Nov. 4, 1990, with transitional provisions, see section 1405(b) of Pub. L. 101–510, set out as a note under section 1551 of this title.


8 Tips On How To Make Ear Piercing Easier For Your ChildThe when and the how!
It's not easy to get kids to do things that they know will be painful such as ear piercing, but there are ways on how to make it less painful for them.
We all know ear piercings are painful. If it is for adults, what more for kids, right?
As parents, especially those with daughters, it's difficult to make that decision for our kids. While we want them to look their prettiest (because earrings really do add glamour and sparkle), we don't want to traumatise them. So, will it be better if we get our kids' ears pierced while they're still babies?
Wendy Sue Swanson, M.D., a Parents advisor and a paediatrician at Seattle Children's Hospital, said that it is best to wait until your baby is at least six months old to get their ears pierced.
"Any time you puncture the skin, you open up the opportunity for infection, and because infants still have developing immune systems, I encourage parents to wait until their child is at least 6 months old to get her ears pierced," she said.
However, it would also be best if you wait until your child is ready to decide for herself when she would want to get her ears pierced. This way, she'll be old enough to care for her ears and keep it clean.
If you decide on letting your child decide about getting her ears pierced, still, the bigger question remains — how will you be able to help her feel the least pain during ear piercing? Here's how.
1. Get her BFF to tag along.
While you are the best person to be with her, a friend whom she trusts will also help boost her confidence. So, try to get her best buddy to come along to give words of encouragement and help ease her pain.
2. Think about where to get your child's ears pierced.
The place to get your child's ear pierced also matters. Some children want a busy area like a mall so they can be distracted and may forget the pain, while others prefer a more quiet place so they can focus. So, as you learn about what location your child prefers, go with their decision. It's their ears that are getting pierced after all, not yours.
3. Give her surprise treats to distract her.
Treats always do magic when kids are under pressure. So make sure you pack some goodies or candies to distract her or take her favourite toy that she can play with while "under the gun".
4. Let her feel you have her back.
Tell your child straight to her face that yes, ear piercings are painful, but it's not the end of the world! Describe the procedure (make sure you know how it's done by calling ahead for the details of the procedure) and try to be creative in describing how it feels, like saying she will feel a pinch. But no matter what, just don't tell her that it doesn't hurt at all.
So, your child tells you she's ready, but when you actually bring her to the place, she gets all scared and may think about backing out. Be patient. Talk to her and ask her about her doubts and fears. Encourage her that ear piercings are perhaps just a split-second thing, and while there is pain, it's totally manageable.
7. Be creative in urging your child to clean her freshly pierced ears.
Once everything is done, it's time to face another challenge of ear piercing — keeping it clean and infection-free. While you manage your child getting all whingy about the pain, getting yourself or herself to clean her ears is another battle. It would be easier if you get creative in urging your child to clean their freshly pierced ears by buying ear cleaning products with cute designs.
8. Give them their favourite earrings as a gift.
While it could take them six to eight weeks before they can change their earrings, you can also encourage them to clean their ears if you give them their favourite earrings that they can use once their piercings have healed.
Just make sure these are surgical stainless steel earrings that are considered the safest. Bruce A. Brod, M.D., clinical associate professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System suggests doing away with earrings with nickel and cobalt as some kids are allergic to these metals — even white gold as it can often contain nickel. Other metals of choice are platinum, titanium, and 14K gold.
Ear piercings could boost your child's physical beauty, but tell your child that their inner beauty counts the most — with or without earrings.
Do you have other tips to make ear piercing easier for your child?


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Software Development of Tomorrow Comes With Ethical Challenges
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25.4.2019 Suvi Kava
As technology grows more and more powerful, tech companies need to prepare for sometimes unexpected ethical issues. Our UX Analyst Suvi offers some viewpoints to the discussion that is likely to become even more complex in the near future.
Our day-to-day lives are filled with technology whose underlying principles are unfamiliar to most of us. In addition to enhancing our lives, it also sometimes sparks worry. And rightly so.
Ideally, service providers can tackle these fears with transparency, user-centred design and by recognising what kind of ethical considerations are required when building this particular service. Examples of what this could mean in practice range from the safety protocols of self-driving cars to handling private data in the type of services that utilise it.
Here are four things to consider when seeking to build ethically sound digital services.
1. Responsibility issues must be made visible
Perhaps more than ever, tech companies need to consider their role from the ethical perspective as well: is this the kind of project we want to be involved with, and what kind of effect will it potentially have on the users?
Perhaps more than ever, tech companies need to consider their role from the ethical perspective as well.
A modern software project typically has multiple parties involved in its execution: the client, design/development company, investors, distributor and – in many cases – the end users themselves. So whose role is it to raise concerns about the ethical issues if need be?
Whatever the answer, it is clear that discussion about the possible risks and how to minimise them is needed – as even the most innocent software can pose a privacy or safety risk if this aspect is not taken into consideration.
2. Transparency can be increased via public statements and external certificates
Tech companies have made public statements about their ethical principles. In addition to stating what the company can do, it is equally important to be clear about what it won't do.
Futurice has listed five ethical principles regarding its AI-related projects. All of them have to do with human rights and environmental responsibility.
In addition to stating what the company can do, it is equally important to be clear about what it won't do.
The choices and principles of technical implementations can be made even more transparent with ethical certifications. There is also a clear market for tools that can pinpoint ethical problems in AI algorithms, for example. Our client Saidot is a startup whose business idea is built around the idea of creating transparent "identities" for AIs, which in turn creates more trust towards service providers.
3. Power is always an important issue and must be used responsibly
If taking care of the responsibility aspects fall easily on the tech companies' tables, it makes sense that the same holds true for the issues of power. The internal rules of software define things that may range from the logic of recommendations in a streaming service all the way to what kind of patient information a healthcare application is allowed to access.
In the context of social media, there has been a lot of discussion about opinion bubbles, where people only ever see content from like-minded people. The same holds true for streaming services, which raises questions about the role of the services as influencers. Is there, for example, content that everyone should be made aware of regardless of their previous browsing history? Is it even possible for service providers to be neutral in this regard?
The notion of power is also tied to availability. If self-driving cars would be programmed to always prioritise the safety of their drivers in potential accidents, this could lead to situations where wealth could theoretically determine who survives a car crash. Besides the designers' good intentions, the value of human life would, in practice, be measured in dollars.
4. Keeping the line between human and digital transparent is tricky
In speculative literature, visions of the future are often filled with human-machine hybrids. Things like virtual reality, AR and digital avatars already blur this line. One ethical guideline that may follow from this is the aim to be as transparent about is as possible.
As social media applications make their way to VR, we are probably going to face new versions of the questions that arose some ten years ago with virtual world Second Life: what does projecting your own identity to a virtual world mean in terms of "real life": new strong experiences and forms of communication are sure to bring their own privacy and safety issues, for example.
What are the building blocks of the current ethics discussion in tech?
By following the discussion around the topics above, it seems that the current ethical principles are drawn from the following sources: human rights, laws and regulations such as GDPR – and last but not least, the social responsibility of individual companies.
Besides the official regulations, we need to start building an environment of trust when it comes to technology. This could even be seen as an expansion of the ethics courses currently offered by our public schools.
That being said, any all-encompassing rules for these questions are not likely to be agreed upon in the near future. What instead remains vital is a responsible mindset and transparent motives in all software projects.
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The sacrifices our troops and their families are making are an important part of Minnesotans' lives right now. If this draws attention to that, it's all to the good as far as I'm concerned.
I feel like a cat -- halfway through my nine lives.
We have the same hopes and dreams for our family as anyone else. Basically, at this point of our lives, everything we do is for our children.
The primary goal is to save as many lives as possible as quickly as possible. As they go down the hallway, they have to assess the wounds and find the bad guys.
I don't have a heroic personal story, but I do know many people whose lives have been touched by cancer.
If they can help find a way to stop these horrible diseases from taking lives early, then it's worth it.
You're taking your lives in your hands going across that water.
Everyone's saying, 'We're playing playoff hockey now,' and we are. We're playing for our lives. It's a huge game. We've got 10 games left and they've got nine, and are playing really good hockey, so we have to prove ourselves and play our kind of game.
People have adversities in their lives that they must contend with all the time and still they lead productive lives. And it is not just illness that creates adversity. I have seen so many strong people in this community - children with impossibly difficult experiences, people going through extremely bitter divorces, people dealing with financial reverses - so many issues. Luckily we live in an open society. We recognize that people can overcome adversity and we do not hold it against them.
I'm sorry I interrupted their lives over all of this just because of the dogs.
It's a metaphor for their lives: struggling, overwhelming, there's no turning back. But you see a transformation. You get to the top and you think 'I did that.' Victims of domestic abuse feel unworthy. Sometimes they feel like they can't handle anything.
We've found that if you can help remove some of the chores people have to do in their lives while they're working, it makes them appreciate the job a little more.
Partnerships between industry and education are so very important in the lives of our youth. With this program, students will have a wonderful opportunity to gain practical knowledge and experience in careers pertaining to the automotive industry.
Soldiers are literally fighting for their lives and you don't have enough respect for them to take your protest somewhere else... You have no respect for those guys that are trying to heal in that hospital... Why don't you take your protest and your free speech rights and stop sticking it in the face of people that are (sic) suffered enough. Why don't you take it elsewhere?
A rush to judgment will not ease the pain of the people whose lives have been changed forever.
I think he lives in such a rarified bubble these days, he doesn't understand what reality is any more.
Fifty-two lives, 52 reputations and 52 human beings are being damaged. This is what is brutal about this.
These girls, at this point in their lives, still want to be little girls. Then there's this other side of them that's trying to be a young adult, think they're grown, think they know as much as we do.


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Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk (12 February 1851–27 August 1914) was an Austrian economist best known for his three-volume work Capital and Interest. He was a disciple of Carl Menger and made important contributions to the theories of subjective value, capital and interest, and criticized strongly the theories of Karl Marx. He was the mentor of Ludwig von Mises. Böhm-Bawerk served as the Austrian Minister of Finance from 1895 to 1904, and was pictured on the 100 schilling note until the introduction of the Euro.
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Also featured this week: a look into the prospective future of SEO and how to utilize psychology to your advantage when writing your PPC copy.
"Similar Audiences" is rolling out for Search and Shopping campaigns in AdWords, giving advertisers the ability to target customers who are looking for the same things as existing customers, even if they're not in their remarketing lists.
Ever wondered what search is going to look like down the line? Ryan shares his predictions for the future of SEO which include growing importance in user experience, accelerated mobile pages, and AI.
If you're currently running ads on the Google Display Network, then you might want to give this a read. With data collected by SEMCopilot, a PPC account managing software, Ted dives into which categories performed best and worst in Q1 on the GDN.
When it comes to PPC copy, delivering your message effectively is key—but this is often much easier said than done. If you're interested in the impact psychological concepts like serial position effect and social proof might have on your ad copy, then be sure to give this a read.


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Michael Jackson Reveals His 'Childhood Was Lost' In Heartbreaking Interview
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Michael Jackson, otherwise known as the King of Pop, is one of the most well-known superstars in the world. Even 11 years after his death, he continues to make headlines. He died back in 2009 following cardiac arrest. An old interview he did with Oprah Winfrey has resurfaced where he discusses his childhood (or lack thereof).
The interview took place in 1993. He talks a lot about growing up and whether or not he enjoyed the experience of performing as a young child. "On stage for me was home, it was most comfortable and still is. But once I got off-stage I was very sad," he reveals in the sad interview.
Michael Jackson reveals his childhood was lost in a sad interview
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"Lonely, sad, having to face with popularity and all of that. There were times when I had good times with my brothers, pillow fights and things, but I used to always cry from loneliness," he continues. "It was from when I was very little – eight or nine. Yes when we all first became famous." Winfrey follows up and asks him, "So it wasn't what it appeared to be to the rest of us?"
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"It is wonderful, there is a lot of wonderment in being famous, you travel the world, you see things, you meet people, you go places, it's great. And then there's the other side, which I'm not complaining [about], [but] there's a lot of rehearsal, you have to give up a lot of your time, give up yourself a lot."
Not being able to do the same things other kids do
The Jackson 5 attend the NAACP Image Awards, Los Angeles, California, November 19, 1970 / Max B. Miller/Fotos International/Getty Images
That's when Winfrey had suggested that maybe Jackson's childhood was 'lost,' to which he ends up agreeing with. "Well I've come to realise, especially now, we would do our schooling which was three hours a day, with a tutor, then right after that, I'd go to a recording studio and record, and I'd record for hours and hours until it's time to go to sleep."
"So it'd be nighttime. And I remember, going to the recording studio there was a park across the street and I'd see all the children playing and they'd be making noise and I would cry. It would make me sad that I would have to go and work instead."
Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jackson interview still / YouTube Screenshot
Winfrey then asked him if this would be the price to pay for having such a different life from others. He says, "Well you don't get to do things that other children get to do. You know, the simple things that they so much take for granted, having friends and slumber parties and buddies and just hanging out. There was none of that for me. I didn't have any friends when I was little, my brothers were my friends."
That's when Winfrey wondered if there was ever a place that Jackson could escape to as a child to have some of that childhood experience. "No, and I think because I didn't have that then, now, I compensate for that. People wonder why I always have children around, because I find the thing that I never had through them."
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Queensland macaw free-flight videos go sky high on social media
By Josh Bavas
Posted Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 8:48pm Tuesday 26 Jul 2016 at 8:48pm Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 8:48pm , updated Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 9:06pm Tuesday 26 Jul 2016 at 9:06pm Tue 26 Jul 2016 at 9:06pm
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Brody Murray is kicking up a lot of dust with videos gathered by his pet macaws in free flight around scenic parts of south-east Queensland.
Mr Murray, 29, has spent the past two years establishing Queensland's first free-flight group and the videos of his macaws on the wing have become something of a hit on social media.
There are now about a dozen bird owners who regularly meet to let them fly free, and there is growing interest from people across Australia.
Roku and Aslan flying together. (Supplied: RGM Photography)
Mr Murray started free-flight work with his first pet macaw Roku and earlier this year acquired another bird named Korra.
He said his efforts initially copped a backlash from critics.
"There were a lot who believed that birds are meant to be in cages and if you take them outdoors, the risks of losing them is extremely high and a lot of people are afraid of predator birds," he said.
"I'd get messages saying, 'This is stupidity at the finest', 'You're going to lose your bird', 'You'll never get it back and you don't deserve to get it back'.
"I had some of the top breeders of macaws in Australia saying it as well, but I just kept on pushing through."
He said he learned a lot of the free-flight skills from Texas-based trainer Chris Biro.
"If you're going to be a responsible parrot owner and you're going to do something big like free-flight, you need to really invest in training," he said.
"It's really no different to a dog being off the lead and intellectually their abilities and capacity is so much greater than a dog."
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Korra flies over countryside at Tallegalla in Ipswich, west of Brisbane
He said the birds could be compared to young children.
"There's developmental stages and at each stage, they develop different sets of skills," he said.
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"The science shows you need to get them before the developmental stage before fledging (developing wing feathers) so you can really impart a lot of the training then and then during fledging.
"You can train free flight to birds that are well past that developmental stage, it's just a lot harder."
Mr Murray has gathered tens of thousands of fans from around the world on his Instagram and Facebook accounts.
His most popular videos are recorded by using a custom-made camera attached to a bird-harness on the back of his green-winged macaw, Korra.
"I try and go out once or twice a day ... and if I say, 'You want to go for a fly?', they start bobbing up and down and get really excited," he said.
"I take them out and generally they'll do a big fly and then they come back and I just play.
"I usually give them about an hour to 90 minutes' free time — most of the time they'll fly a bit or just play in the trees."
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Attached are five assorted photographs of Charlie Chaplin as they appeared on the sleekly printed pages of a 1916 issue of MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE.
"When a thing takes hold of a whole people its idiom enters the language; its individual verbiage begins to limber-up the common speech."
"So the idiom of active photography has entered the English language, at least wherever the English language is Americanized. The self-conscious valedictorian is told not 'to look into the camera'. The reporter writing of a street murder terms his description of the underlying cause a 'cut-back'."
- and most interestingly, one of the most popular elements of Hollywood verbiage is mentioned as having been noticed by the lexicographers: "close-up".
The N.Y. TIMES reported that the verb "to film" was entered into the dictionary in 1914,.
An interview with the silent film actress, Blanche Sweet (1895-1986) who, at that point in her career, had been a "photoplayer" (ie. an actor) for only six years. Prior to her contract with The Lasky Company, where she was obliged to perform at the time of this interview, she had toiled in the vineyards of such studios as Reliance and Biograph (where she was nick-named, "The Biograph Blonde"). Unlike her co-swells in that young industry, who liked to read and re-read their recent interviews from Motion Picture Magazine while loitering around the sets, we read that Blanche Sweet was very fond of reading Tennyson, Kipling and the novels of Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946). During the course of her career she had appeared in well over one hundred films.
Click here to read magazine articles about D.W. Griffith.
Click here to read articles about another Hollywood blonde: Marilyn Monroe.
"She is adorably feminine, from her curls to her toes. In Tess , Caprice, the forlorn waif of the desert island in "Hearts Adrift", she is feminine in everything she does. She can storm, but she storms like a warm-hearted, human woman, not a virago; she can coquette , but it is never the cold blooded type of flirting; Mary Pickford couldn't be cold blooded if she tried. Men of all ages, women of all types, children of both sexes respond to this wonderful little girl in a manner no other star is able to arouse. They are all good and have done some wonderful work, but Mary is child, sweetheart and friend of the whole world, and no one can ever take her place in our hearts."
Click here to read a 1923 comparison between Norma Talmadge and Mary Pickford.
Attached is a single page cartoon from 1916 that illustrated quite clearly that the relationship between movie fans and their film star magazines have not changed at all during the past ninety years.
The attached is one from a series of articles that appeared in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE penned by a Hollywood insider during the high-fashion days of silent film. The reader will be alarmed to read that even as early as 1916, "plot-stealing" and other forms of Hollywood plagiarism were in full swing.
A few weeks earlier, a California Representative had introduced an anti-plagiarism bill to Congress.
Click here to read about the Hollywood plagiarism game of 1935.
With the popularity of Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) came a large number of artificial, bootlegged Charlie Chaplin movies and a host of fraudulent 'Charlies'. All the fake Chaplins were clad the same and all answered to the same name yet all had different biographies and were not terribly funny in the slightest degree. Chaplin No. 1 did not care for this one bit and did not hold back while talking to this correspondent from "Motion Picture Magazine".
This short column appeared in 1916 answering the question for so many concerning the salary of Charlie Chaplin who served as his own inspiration for his famous character, "the Little Tramp".
Silent movie legend Erich von Stroheim (1885 – 1957) gave an account of his life and career in this 1920 interview printed in Motion Picture Magazine. The article touches upon von Stroheim's roll as producer for the movie "Blind Husbands" (1919), but primarily concentrates on his pre-Hollywood life and his disappointment with the "provincial" nature of American films.
Attached is the reminiscence of a movie-goer named Homer Dunne who recalled his feelings upon first attending a "moving photograph show" during the closing days of the Nineteenth Century. He described well the appearance of the rented shop-front, the swanky ticket-taker, the unimpressed audience and has a laugh on himself for failing to understand the significance of the medium.


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Sign Petition Against HB 163, Madigan Suspends Campaign for Speaker, Inauguration Details
Call to Action: Sign Petition Opposing HB 163
Over the last several days I have heard from hundreds of constituents urging me to vote against HB 163. This bill is currently before the legislature as a 600+ page Senate amendment to HB 163. It is being pushed by Democrats as a criminal justice bill. I believe HB 163 as written will have many unintended negative consequences that will make our communities less safe and it will make it more difficult for law enforcement to do their job.
I will be opposing this bill. Notably, this bill proposes 46 significant changes to our criminal justice system – all changes that are proposed without negotiation with those tasked with enforcing or laws. Law enforcement groups were not consulted. State's Attorneys were not consulted. Victim's Rights organizations were not consulted. Unions representing law enforcement were not consulted. And although we are used to inflammatory language around policy proposals, it is not an exaggeration to say that if this bill were to pass in its current form, it would be the end of policing as we know it. HB 163 would severely limit law enforcement officers' ability to defend themselves, would almost mandate that criminals walk free after being arrested or would delay their arrest. This bill would also create costly new mandates on our local law enforcement with threats of reducing their funding if they do not comply. This bill goes against the recommendations of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Additionally, we are hearing that the sponsors of the bill are considering adding even more changes to this bill, including a measure that would reduce to a misdemeanor the criminal charge for possession of certain amounts of heroin and methamphetamine (meth). I will continue to monitor this bill and encourage you to do the same.
It is wildly irresponsible to push a bill of this magnitude through in an abbreviated veto session. This is being pushed when outgoing lawmakers are no longer accountable to voters.
Please join me in expressing your opposition to HB 163 by signing our petition. Click here to access our petition.
Madigan Temporarily Suspends Campaign for Speaker
Late this morning Speaker of the House Mike Madigan issued a statement that he is temporarily suspending his campaign to remain Speaker of the House for the upcoming 102nd General Assembly. House Democrats voted in a private meeting between three candidates for Speaker on Sunday, and Madigan was only able to secure 51 of the 60 required votes from his caucus. Chicago Democrat Ann Williams received 18 votes and DuPage County Democrat Stephanie Kifowit received 3 votes. Speaker Madigan's statement read:
"This is not a withdrawal. I have suspended my campaign for Speaker. As I have said many times in the past, I have always put the best interest of the House Democratic Caucus and our members first. The House Democratic Caucus can work to find someone, other than me, to get 60 votes for Speaker."
I am not voting for Mike Madigan as Speaker of the House, and it is up to House Democrats to come together to find a suitable alternative to serve as Speaker. We have had enough of Mike Madigan's failed leadership. The Speaker issue remains a fluid situation that is changing by the hour. The formal election for Speaker of the House will take place on Wednesday afternoon immediately following the swearing in of the members of the 102nd General Assembly.
Inauguration for the 102nd General Assembly Set for Noon on Wednesday
The 118 State Representatives who were successful in the November 3 election will be sworn into office during an Inauguration ceremony that will be held on noon Wednesday at the Bank of Springfield Center. The ceremony will be streamed live at this link: https://ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp. Look for the link for House Inauguration.
It is a privilege to continue in the role as your State Representative and I look forward to serving as the legislative voice of the 95th House District.
106 E. Columbian Blvd. North P.O. Box 38 Litchfield, IL 62056 (217) 324-5200


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Q: Time clauses and present perfect progressive I have found a rule that we cannot use future forms when using time clauses including expressions such as: while, before, after, until/till, as, once, as soon as, as long as, by the time
Does this mean that below sentence is not grammatically correct if it contains "by the time"?
"How long will John have been working at the company by the time he retires?"

A: Your sentence is correct because after by the time, the present tense is used, not the future. What the rule means is that it would be incorrect to say:

How long will John have been working at the company by the time he will retire?


World War I field medical evacuation via wheeled stretcher.
A wounded Soldier who receives medical attention within six hours of injury increases his or her chances of survival by 600%. However, it wasn't until the invention of the helicopter that air evacuation—the fastest method of personnel rescue by far—could be fully utilized. A daring Army air rescue in World War II Burma was the first ever instance of medical evacuation by helicopter, and set the stage for techniques and technologies that would be carefully refined in conflicts to come.


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Coffee is great. Let's just put that out there right now. But sometimes even I - the coffee, caffeine addict that I am - would rather drink something other. If not that, then maybe its just too late in the day or maybe I have already had too much coffee, which is when I would choose to drink something else other than coffee.
Nowadays, I am passed sugary drinks and only want to drink more of the simple things that will truly better my body rather than just increase the amount of empty calories I consume. But this has taken some personal experimenting and time. I used to be a sweet beverage drinker only. To be quite honest, a white chocolate americano with almond milk is one of my favorite things to this day, and I used to drink one every single day. Yes - every. single. day. Believe it or not, I was legit named the "most caffeinated student" my senior year of high school because about 90% of the time you could find me walking around school with a Dutch Bros blended kicker in my hand (blended kicker = sugar plus sugar plus chocolate milk plus little coffee). Yep. Not my proudest moment… But after learning more about nutrition and health, why the way we fuel our bodies really matters, and also of how addicting sugar truly is (I would have such a bad morning if I didn't get the sugar kick right away) then I started to ween myself off of it and I have never felt better. I found that my need for sugary coffee in the morning was more of a mind game than anything and that my mind, and the sugar I was addicted to, was telling me that I needed it, when I really did/do not.
To be honest, it did take me a while to want to change this highly addictive habit, but I slowly found that after a while I actually began to like the way that I felt after drinking a cup of black coffee in the morning instead of my sugary, processed beverage. I felt cleaner on the inside, and was proud that I was no longer starting my days off on an unhealthy foot.
Soon enough, after telling myself that I liked black coffee and drinking enough of it, I actually did begin to like the taste of it more than anything else in the morning. A warm, bitter cup of joe is now what I prefer to drink. I am very thankful that I made the change because it has also decreased the amount of sugar cravings I have and has enhanced my taste buds towards enjoying more bitter, savory foods.
So now I basically only drink beverages that fuel my body the best way possible. No mind games here - when your mind gets over itself and allows you to actually begin to listen to what your body truly needs, you will begin to crave cleaner beverages, other than water. Water is great, so if you can drink water all day, props to you! I want to be like you someday! But that's a habit I am trying to get into.
These days there are so many prepackaged drinks and drink mixes out there that it can be hard to pick and choose the right ones. Rule of thumb: always read the ingredients. Stay clear of drinks with unnecessary, added sugar or other additives that may be listed. Thankfully, there are a ton of other, better brands out there that strive to put actually healthy and beneficial drinks and drink mixes in stores for our convenience. And thank goodness, because sometimes I don't know how I would be able to get through a day without them.
Through much experimenting, I have officially found some amazing companies that do just that and put the best quality drink mixes out there for our leisure and our health. So next time you feel like you need another coffee but don't need more caffeine, or just want something to sip on while you are at work or even just curled by a nice fire, check out some of these suggestions.
Sutra has got to be one of my favorite drink brands because it is just great . Filled with herbs, mushrooms, and spices, these drink mixes give you an organic energy boost without the caffeine. When I was in school, their alkalizing black hot cocoa mix was one of my go-to study drinks for late nights studying, especially since my gut is super sensitive to eating and drinking late at night. The golden chai mix is also really good iced and, in my preference, with honey due to its little spice kick. SO GOOD though.
My gut can be pretty sensitive, so whenever it is feeling a bit off, or I am feeling bloated, or when I just want a really refreshing drink, this is my favorite - cold or hot. Drinking this every day is such a good way to stay hydrated, increase vitality, decrease inflammation, and get some vitamin C in your system.
My happy gut drink: Mix into 16oz of water - 1 scoop of collagen powder, 1 teaspoon of a raw lemon/ginger tonic OR the juice of 1/2 fresh lemon with a small slice of ginger root, then add 1/2 Tablespoon raw honey (optional) - and enjoy.
Good quality bone broth can do your body so much good (wow, imagine this!). Not only is it homey and warm, it is filled with natural collagen and other healing components, is rich in minerals, boosts your immune system, is great for your skin and also helps gut health. Make sure to get low or no sodium broth, as lots of store bought broths can be very high in salt if you don't watch out! Also, double check to see if "bones" are in the ingredients listed. This means you will be getting all of these great nutrients.
Suggestion: Increase the flavor and health benefits by adding some fun things to your broth drink, such as turmeric, mct oil/ghee, black pepper, scallions, parsley, cilantro, chili, etc.
I really think Four Sigmatic's mushroom instant coffee is great (actually, for instant coffee it really is), but honestly, I put this brand on here because I also LOVE their hot cocoa mixes (see a trend here?). All of their drink mixes contain mushrooms, but the crazy thing is that you do not taste them yet you receive their powerful medicinal benefits. It won't give you the big boost that a cup of coffee will, but it will give you a little more pep in your step mid-day and a ton of other benefits that coffee cannot give.
Suggestion: Try their Revive mushroom hot cocoa with cordyceps - my fav!
One of my favorite fruity pick me ups is a glass of cold water with HUM Nutrition's tahitian vanilla and berry infusion raw beauty green superfood powder. Filled with probiotics, fiber, antioxidants, enzymes, adaptogens and other beauty foods, this fruity drink is a great afternoon sipper- especially during summer. Plus, it is really good for our digestive system! Pour the mix into a glass of iced water and top with a lemon slice and its the perfect, fresh, sweet treat.
Suggestion: Try their raw beauty green superfood drink mix in vanilla berry - YUM.
Coconut water is a great drink to sip on to combat dehydration. Naturally low in fat and sugar, it is a sweet, refreshing drink that also contains calcium, magnesium, sodium, B and C vitamins, natural electrolytes and up to 14% of your daily potassium needs. I always drink coconut water after a good sweat or as a thirst quencher in the summer.
Suggestion: When buying coconut water, make sure to read the ingredients as some brands do try to sneak in added sugars. Also, buying coconut water from a young versus a mature coconut is vital for getting the most nutrients out of the drink.
Kombucha is fermented tea that overflows with different health benefits that differ from your everyday seeped tea. Because of the fermentation process used to make tea into kombucha, natural, good bacteria is created as a bi-product. This bacteria has been said to promote a healthy gut when consuming it. Some kombuchas that are made from green/black teas have a tad bit of caffeine in them. So when I want something refreshing, kombucha is typically what I reach for as I almost always have some in my fridge.
Suggestion: Some sugar and alcohol are necessary parts and bi-products of the kombucha brewing process, so check out the ingredients to know for sure before consuming. The important thing to look for when buying kombucha at the store is to see if there is anything added after the brewing process, as some brands tend to add flavors, sugar, juices, and even added probiotics to their final product.
Matcha tea is simply whole green tea leaves that are finely ground up. So instead of consuming tea leaf infused water, when you drink a matcha, you are drinking the actual tea leaves themselves. Green tea is filled with so many antioxidants that you really cannot beat it.
Suggestion: Make this with your favorite alternative milk (I like hemp or oat with this the best!). Blend it with some collagen powder and get a warm, frothy tea. Oooo.
Tumeric lattes are probably one of my all-time favorite healthy drinks because they are just so warm and homey to me. I drink a lot of them during the wintertime. They are not really energizing, but they are seriously packed with anti inflammatory goodness. Check out the ingredients below as the combination is vital for you to reap of its benefits. Make one right before bed to help put you to sleep. Mmmm.
My mix: Warm about 12 oz of oat/ almond/ coconut/ hazelnut milk in a cup. Add 1 teaspoon tumeric powder, 1 teaspoon of coconut oil, a few dashes of cinnamon, a small dash of ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, a few cracks of black pepper (you don't need much), and a spoonfiul of honey. Add collagen powder to give it that extra boost, but then blend it all together in a blender to make it nice and frothy and enjoy!
*As a balanced living enthusiast, I like to be real about life and like to suggest healthy alternatives to things I see people already consuming on a regular basis. Ultimately, water is the best thing to drink. So as I am recommending these drinks, I also think it is important to make recommend making sure you are drinking an adequate amount of water on a daily basis as well. Also, those who are pregnant or who are thinking of becoming pregnant soon, please speak with your doctor before making any of these a part of your daily intake.
New year, new you, am I right?
2017 was a travel filled year for me! And with that, comes a lot of sitting time. Believe it or not, I became bored with music, so I began to turn to podcasts.
I will be honest, I was not a fan at first. I simply wasn't that interested in learning scientific things or listening about someone's life in my free time. You know how we all have our favorite TV shows that don't take any thinking to watch? That's what I thought podcasts would be. Just some new, entertaining mindless background noise. Yet, after a while, I found that they were something I began to really look forward to during my trips, and I started to get really into listening to them because they began to add to my day - such as motivation, new concepts, laughter, gratitude, the latest scoop, etc.
So, whether you're new to the whole podcast thing or have been listening to them for years, here are some that made an impression on me. I recommend listening to one of these the next time you're traveling, bored, or whenever.
Aside from the beautiful Australian accents, Dr. Ross Walker brings on other scholarly guests to talk about interesting health topics, such as recent research, health during the holidays, and conscious living.
I listen if: I want to learn something that is not too complicated.
Interested in what healthy leadership lifestyle looks like? This Christian podcast goes over many important aspects to being a leader, such as how to generate deep friendships, learning to listen, and other ways to navigate life. This is a feel good podcast.
I listen if: I want to feel inspired towards self improvement.
Previous bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe, drinks wine with her guests as they talk about the latest bachelor gossip, celeb news, trends, and other hilarious randomness. Overall, she just wants to empower you to be you, but if you want a little gal gossip and a laugh, this one's a good one.
I listen if: I want to laugh and know whats up in the celeb world.
Dr. Jesse Chapus and nutritionist, Marni Wasserman, feature guests that are known for their expertise on topics in health and wellness, such as quitting sugar, self care, adaptogens, and more discussions on popular eating habits.
I listen if: I want to learn something more in depth or brand new.
I love this podcast. They look at people's life journeys, such as celebrities and billionaires, and simply talk about what they went through that get to where they are at. This podcast encourages and inspires people to think outside of the box.
I listen if: I want to feel inspired in my career aspirations.
Doesn't it feel great when you wake up and the only word you can use to describe the way that you are feeling is 'fresh'? Its like coming right out of a cool shower, crunching down on some crisp veggies, or laying down on some cold bed sheets. Fresh is a great feeling.
I never considered 'fresh' as a way to describe a feeling until I traveled around Italy with a friend who was from a beach city near Rome. The whole time we traveled together, I noticed that she continued to use the word 'fresh' quite often to describe things. And just like everyone does when they are around people a lot for an extended period of time, I adopted the word and started hearing myself describe things as 'fresh' as well. I don't use the word as often now, but whenever it slips out of my mouth randomly, I dig it. Because now, for me, 'fresh' is a reminder of good times and cool things.
Feeling clean and 'fresh' is something that I have began to cherish the older I have gotten. Its a good feeling. And whenever I am not taking care of myself properly, such as not eating right or not sleeping much, my skin is one of the fist things that I notice take a hit. Let's be honest, a face with dark circles, puffy eyes, blotchy skin and some zits doesn't make you feel very fresh; that's not a good feeling.
Just recently, I have been getting more interested into holistic skincare. The more that I am learning about skincare, the more I am seeing that extra time and work invested now, the greater the reward will be later with in terms of how our skin feels and looks, just as with most things in life. What we put into our body reflects on the outside, yet how we take care of the outside o our body also shows our health, and is even more noticeable as time goes on.
So lately have added two to three face masks per week into my skincare habits with the goal of enhancing my health from the outside and not just the inside. Coming from the generation that likes things now, (I hate to admit it but) I like to see and/or feel the results from doing something as soon as possible, which is why the three face masks listed below have recently become some of my favorite go-to's. Their wholesome ingredients make my face feel fresh right after washing the mask off, yet also leave a lasting impression on the health of my skin.
Lemons and cucumbers contain high amounts of vitamins, including vitamin C. Vitamin C is best known for increasing collagen and decreasing inflammation within the skin, aka tightening and brightening skin.
Because of its fatty acids, coconut oil is anti-fungal both internally and topically; great for keeping the skin at its optimal state.
Blend 1/4 cucumber, the juice of 1/2 of a lemon, 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil, and 1/2 tablespoon collagen (optional). Paint onto face and let dry 10-20 minutes. Wash off and feel the coolness.
Lavender oil creates a calming reaction within the body, whether taken internally or topically. Its antioxidant properties help restore proper blood flow within the skin.
Due to their many phenol and antioxidant properties, oats are great for soothing, bufferering, and assisting in creating an even complection for the skin.
Blend 2 tablespoon lavender water (or 4 drops lavender essential oil + 2 tablespoon water) with 1/4 cup whole oats and 2 tablespoon melted coconut oil. Paste onto face and let dry 10-20 minutes. Wash off and feel restored.
Vitamin A is one of the most essential vitamins needed for skin. It helps reduce wrinkles, rough spots on the skin, and assists in healing wounds. Carrots and apricots are both high in vitamin A and they also contain good amounts of vitamin C. Their antioxidant properties help the skin stay tight, fresh, and bright looking.
Turmeric adds the finishing touch in this mix by detoxifying the skin as well.
Grate 1/2 large carrot into small shavings. Blend with 1/2 apricot, 1 teaspoon turmeric and 2 tablespoons coconut oil. Paint onto face and let dry for 10-20 minutes. Wash off and feel (kicked? no) rejuvenated.


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Kanwal Singh Rekhi (born August 29, 1945) (Punjabi : ਕੰਵਲ ਰੇਖੀ) is an Indian-American businessperson. He was the first Indian-American founder and CEO to take a venture-backed company public on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Career

Rekhi had worked as an engineer, systems analyst, and manager before venturing into entrepreneurship. At the age of 36, he moved to San Jose, California and co-founded Excelan in 1982, a manufacturer of smart Ethernet components, and was named president and CEO in 1985. The company went public on the Nasdaq in 1987, and merged with Novell in 1989. He remained at Novell as an executive vice-president and the -chief technology officer of the company, later joining the board of directors. Rekhi retired from Novell in 1995. After leaving Novell, he was the CEO at CyberMedia from January 1998 until its merger with Network Associates (now McAfee) in September 1998.

In 1994, Rekhi became a full-time angel investor, investing in more than 50 startups, of which he led the initial financing and was a member of the board of directors for 23 companies. His venture financings have resulted in 21 exits including six IPOs to date. Also active in Indian public policy related to venture, Rekhi advised India government policy makers in reforming venture regulations. This encouraged fund formation in India, and Rekhi was the founding limited partner behind Infinity Capital-India a successful early-stage India venture fund.

In 2007, Rekhi co-founded Inventus Capital Partners, and currently serves as managing director. During his time at Inventus, he has invested in companies including GENWI, Salorix, Poshmark, and Sierra Atlantic (acquired by Hitachi Consulting).

In 1995, he co-founded TiE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit support network to provide advice, contacts, and funding to Indian Americans hoping to start businesses. He also acted as an expert in advising the Prime Minister of India and his government for laying the foundation for the country's Information technology expansion. Rekhi has served as a trustee on the global board of TiE. He is also a former chairman of the Centre for Civil Society.

Philanthropy

Rekhi contributed $5 million to Michigan Tech in 2000. To help set up a new school of Information Technology, he donated $3 million to IIT Bombay which named one of its schools after him as the "Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology (KReSIT)"(which was merged in 2006 with the department of computer science and engineering).

Awards and recognition

In 2003 Rekhi was awarded the Bina Chaudhuri Award for Distinguished Service from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He was also awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1987 by Arthur Young and Venture magazine.

References

External links
 Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology, IIT-B

Indian emigrants to the United States
American telecommunications industry businesspeople
American people of Indian descent
Living people
American people of Punjabi descent
1945 births
Indian venture capitalists
Novell people

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