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Hague warns US over prison abuse
William Hague is meeting Bush aide Karl Rove
Allegations of prisoner abuse undermine America's standing in the world, William Hague has said in a speech to a Washington think tank.
The "loss of goodwill" could be as serious as the sharpest military defeats in the long-term, he said.
The shadow foreign secretary is in America to build bridges with George Bush's administration after a reported falling out over the war in Iraq.
He hopes to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday.
He said his visit would "pave the way" for David Cameron and Mr Bush to meet.
Mr Hague's speech comes as UN human rights investigators call for the closure the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
'Moral authority'
A UN report on conditions in the Cuba camp says the US should try all inmates or free them "without further delay".
Addressing the Johns Hopkins SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations in Washington DC, Mr Hague spoke of the "tensions created by the new realities of the War on Terror".
In standing up for the rule of law, we must be careful not to employ methods that undermine it
Shadow foreign secretary William Hague
"Reports of prisoner abuse by British and American troops, however isolated - and accounts, accurate or not, of the mistreatment of detainees at Guantanamo and extraordinary rendition flights leading to the torture of suspects, have led to a critical erosion in our moral authority," he told the School of Advanced International Studies.
"This has resulted in a loss of goodwill towards America which could be as serious in the long-term as the sharpest of military defeats.
To illustrate the point, Mr Hague pointed to an opinion poll showing the majority of Europeans believed the US posed the greatest threat to international security, something he said was "ludicrous".
"We therefore must not forget that the most important quality of democracy, which we are trying to spread today in Iraq and elsewhere, is respect for the rule of law," he said.
"In standing up for the rule of law, we must be careful not to employ methods that undermine it. "
To do so would be to set a poor example to those who look to the Western world for leadership, and would undermine achievements among emerging and new democracies, Mr Hague said.
'Right spirit'
Mr Hague also argued the need for the US and the UK to remain close allies.
He said he still believed the Conservatives were right to support the war with Iraq, but added that "it seems obvious now that the great difficulties of uniting and securing such a country were seriously underestimated".
Mr Hague told BBC News he believed his US audience would take his comments "in the right spirit".
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "mistakes have been made on Iraq".
'In the past'
"We still believe it was the right thing to do but that in the handling of Iraq over the last couple of years, many mistakes have been made," he said.
Mr Hague is in Washington with shadow defence secretary Liam Fox and George Osborne, shadow chancellor.
The trio had a 45-minute meeting with key Bush aide Karl Rove which Dr Fox has described as "extraordinarily relaxed".
It was Mr Rove who, in 2004, reportedly told ex-Tory leader Michael Howard: "You can forget about meeting the president full stop. Don't bother coming."
The Tories said any disagreements with the White House over Iraq were now "in the past".
Mr Hague was expected to meet Ms Rice on Friday.
All three members of the delegation will also hold talks with Republican senator John McCain, a possible candidate for the 2008 presidential race.
They will also meet senators from both the Republican and Democrat side, including Republican majority leader Bill Frist.
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New E-Cards Make Life Easier For Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
WFP has begun distributing electronic food vouchers, or "e-cards", to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The cards work very much like debit cards and look like them too. It's a way of simplifying life for refugees, who are now able to go into shops and buy food in the same way as any other customer. The programme is being rolled out, first in Lebanon and then in Jordan, with technical support from MasterCard.
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WFP Resumes Feeding Displaced Families At Bangui Airport In Central African Republic (For The Media)
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How TikTok Business Accounts Can Use Music
Whether you're a personal or a business TikTok user, you've probably noticed the many changes to the platform's rules governing music use. These changes have been confusing for users. They've also been criticized by music publishers, who say TikTok is not doing its due diligence to make sure it's not using music that's legally protected.
The biggest change is that TikTok will now only allow businesses to use royalty-free music in their ads. They've also introduced a commercial music library, which is designed to make the licensing process easier for businesses. This library contains a trove of free music for brands, agencies, and other companies to use. This library can help them avoid the headache of music licensing and focus on creating content.
The commercial music library is a hefty one. It features a large selection of high-quality, royalty-free music from sound publishers all over the world. You'll be able to search the library and browse through a collection of more than 150,000 tracks. TikTok has also partnered with six certified sound partners, which allows the platform to guarantee that the content it provides to its users is legally licensed. This also includes a sound effects library.
The commercial music library is a great resource for brands to find royalty-free music that they can use for their next TikTok campaign. The library is free to use in TopView ads, and it's also available through the TikTok Ads Manager. Businesses can schedule posts up to 10 days in advance, and display a business website link and email address on their profile. However, if you want to take advantage of the commercial music library, you'll need to sign up for a TikTok business account.
To use the CML, you need to designate the track you want to use for commercial purposes. This is the best way to make sure you have the rights to use the song in your video. To do this, tap on the three horizontal lines on your profile page. After that, you'll be asked to accept the Music Usage Confirmation.
As for the commercial music library, you can use it to create organic content, and you'll be able to take advantage of the library's wide selection of high-quality royalty-free music. However, you won't be able to use the commercial music library to duet with videos that have GML music.
TikTok has also changed its rules regarding the best practices for using sounds in ads. This change has left many users confused and confused about the best ways to use sounds in ads on TikTok. For the best results, you'll want to use a song with a clear license. It's also wise to avoid using popular songs in your ads. While it may be tempting to use the same song that you've been using for your videos, you're likely to cause copyright infringement issues with the original producers. If you're not sure whether you're using the right song for your video, it's best to contact TikTok's customer support team for advice.


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Beyond Cake and Ice Cream
By (author)s: Nikki Tate, Dani Tate-Stratton
Nonfiction Ages 9-12
Themes: history, food, ceremonies, family traditions, recipes, gifts, games, growing up, elders, grandparents
Pub Date: 07/Mar/2017
ISBN:9781459812987, 48080KB
Inspired by memories of fantastic family birthday parties, mother-and-daughter team Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton researched the history of birthdays in order to answer such questions as, How much does where you grow up influence the way you celebrate getting a year older? Have people always celebrated birthdays? The more they investigated, the more they realized that there's a lot more to birthdays than cake, presents, a few games and perhaps a goody bag. They discovered there are as many ways to observe birthdays as there are places in which to do it.
Sal's Fiction Addiction - July 18, 2017
"As we have come to expect, the book is beautifully designed, well-researched and will appeal to many. It is sure to inspire new ideas for an upcoming party!"
Quill & Quire - May 23, 2017
"Birthdays: Beyond Cake and Ice Cream is a book that lives up to its title…a volume that will appeal to a range of readers…Written in a style that works for a range of reading levels, from advanced primary-school readers to reluctant secondary-school readers. The colourful photos are eye-catching and support the text…Birthdays is a highly engaging read."
Resource Links - April 15, 2017
"It illuminates so much, so positively, with nuggets of knowledge that many readers love to collect...Birthdays offers a solid resource, and I'd recommend it for classroom and in-school libraries as well as public libraries."
Booklist - February 16, 2017
"The authors...occasionally write in first person, giving the informative text a more personal, chummy tone...[C]olorful photos appear on almost every page of this attractive book."
CM Magazine - February 10, 2017
"The co-authors have done a thorough job of researching historical detail about birthday origins and the evolution of traditions. Photos and sidebars serve well to anticipate reader questions or extend the learning beyond what's in the main text...Some lesser known information is of particular interest...Photos are well-chosen, clear and nicely integrated with the text...Birthdays: Beyond Cake and Ice Cream is a valuable addition to the series in which several more titles are planned."
Kirkus Reviews - January 15, 2017
"The color photos are excellent, and the text is well-researched...a useful book."
School Library Connection - January 10, 2017
"These personalized anecdotes capture the essence of what makes these celebrations special and piques the interest of the reader."
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It is fun to get creative with party themes. It can make crafting up a party as fun as attending one!
A versatile, space-saving way to create sophisticated decorative borders and strips for paper craft projects!
A versatile, space-saving way to create sophisticated decorative borders and strips!
I decided to do a whimsical take on a graduation party with a "the sky's the limit" theme filled with paper airplanes and clouds.
Beginning with the invitation, I kept it very simple by typing up a text block with the party information and printing onto white cardstock.
Punch along the top of the invitation text with the 'Up in the Clouds' border punch to mimic clouds. Cut another piece of white cardstock slightly longer and punch along the top again, offset slightly from where you began with the first punch so the designs will be staggered. Adhere both to a blue cardstock mimicking sky to complete.
Paper airplanes were fun to make as children, and still are today! Fold up some mini planes old-school style using fun patterned papers for a little whimsy. The planes for my cupcakes toppers began with a 3 by 3.5 inch rectangle. Adhere to lollipop sticks (I used a low-temp hot glue gun) to insert into cupcakes at varying heights.
Punch two different sizes of clouds in various shades of white and gray. Layer together with a toothpick in between for cloud toppers to mix in with the planes.
Fold up some extra planes to add to globes for easy table centerpieces. Hot glue a wire into the center of plane and wrap around the globe's arm. Sprinkle plane and clouds punches throughout the party for simple and inexpensive décor.
I have become a little obsessed with mini piñatas, so cute and festive. They can be used as party favors for small events but obviously become less practical with large groups. For a large graduation party, they would be fun to make for any younger children coming to the party, but most of all they are just cute party décor!
The right tools make this project come together quickly. Fold tissue paper in your school's colors to fit into paper trimmer and cut .75 inch strips. Fold the strip multiple times as shown until it's around two inches wide. Fringe-cut along one edge of the strip using Amplify® Mixed Media Shears. These are great for cutting thick materials so they let you knock out of bunch of fringe very quickly.
Unfold the fringe into long, single-layer strips. Coat a party cup (2.5 inch diameter at top) with a thin layer of white glue (apply with a foam brush) and add fringe strip around the cup, beginning at the bottom, until you reach the top as shown. Set aside to dry.
To create the top of the cap, cut 2 squares of coordinating cardstock and 1 square of chipboard (think cereal box) using the square die in the Fuse Creativity System®. This knocks out the cutting in seconds. Adhere the chipboard sandwiched between the cardstock squares with an extra strength glue stick. Attach a simple embroidery floss tassel to the middle with a brad.
Once the fringe is dry, fill the cup with goodies and adhere a single layer of tissue paper to the cup opening using an extra strength glue stick along the rim. Allow to dry fully and trim off excess with scissors. Using a low-temp hot glue gun, adhere on the cap's top to complete. Now the bottom can be poked open with a simple finger instead of a stick after serving its cuteness purpose as party décor!


Such a wonderful, wintery scene - makes me want to go on holiday!
Unfortunately I had to use a separate piece of card for the sentiment as I made a mistake - I did intend to stamp directly onto the card front, and I did so - I coloured the middle part of the sentiment with a pen but I didn't realise my stamp was slightly dirty and I left marks of the part of the stamp I didn't use. So a cover-up was needed. Nevermind!
I added some pearls to make snow drops - I used the teeniest-tiniest ones that come in a pack of Pearl Basic Jewels. I used Aqua Painters to watercolour the scene.
Isn't this great? You could create a scene for Christmas cards, Winter Solstice cards or for someone that loves skiing or snowboarding; really great for masculine cards!


Print, Impressions & Expressions, Editions & Seditions: Art in Print Today was organized by the International Printmaking Union research network. The International Printmaking Union comprises The Royal College of Art - London, Hochschule fuer Grafik und Buchkunst – Leipzig, Royal Academy of Art - The Hague, Royal Academy of Fine Arts – Antwerp, La Cambre – Brussels, Central Saint Martins - London. This exhibition and event is the first public presentation of research, dissemination and exchange, bringing together the work of leading practitioners and academics in the field of printmaking and students from participating institutions.
In dialogue are works by Robert Rauschenberg, Luc Tuymans, Jean-Michel Alberola, Christiane Baumgartner, Helmut Smits, Jo Stockham, Ingrid Ledent, Bob Matthews, Frederic Penelle, Jean Pierre Muller, Joan Miró, Frans Masereel.


Social media isn't for sissies. There's a lot of competition to get your voice heard.
The truth about social media for business is that you need an executable plan to make it worth your time, effort, and resources.
Be clear about why you're on social media, who you want to reach, and the message you want communicated about your brand. Most importantly, you must be consistent.
Here's the truth about social media for business.
You need to identify your target market. Choose social media platforms where you are most likely to find your target market. Just because everyone is talking about Instagram, it doesn't mean you need to be there. If your target market is 18-34 years old, you need Instagram for your brand. Otherwise, stay away.
You must choose your social media platforms wisely. You cannot effectively manage a social presence on every site or even the main sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Social media consultant and fellow badass Stacey Harris suggests (and I agree) that time is best spent on two primary and two secondary sites. Facebook and LinkedIn as primary and Twitter and Pinterest as secondary, for example. Spend a few minutes each day on your primary platforms and once a week on the others. If you don't have the time, hire a social media manager to help you provide consistent messaging and relevant content to your community.
You must have a consistent social media presence. Posting only when you have a house for sale or a special isn't going to get you the traction you want. You're just spinning your wheels and should quit or hire someone to help you. When you hire a social media manager, they provide consistency. You can then post videos and other relevant and engaging content when you're able to do so.
You must have a social media strategy. Back in 2010 when I started in social media, the strategy was "have a presence" but oh how times have changed. If your messaging isn't focused, you won't see the same results as when you focus on your target market and social media strategy.
You should be concerned about social media engagement not the number of followers. No one and I mean no one should be buying followers. That's so 2010. Social media is about meeting your community and letting your online community get to know your brand. Trust me when I say that you'd rather have 1,000 followers and engagement than 10,000 followers and no engagement.
You must create and share your own content to share on social media. If you're not creating your own content, then why are you on social media? Sharing other people's content is good but to build a community, you have to establish yourself as the expert by creating content on your own blog and as a guest blogger on other people's blogs.


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PlayStation 4 And Xbox One Are Energy Hogs
For all their graphical improvements and multimedia functionality, there's one place where Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 are sorely lacking: energy efficiency.
This is according to a report released on Thursday from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which found that both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 consume two to three times more electricity than the previous generation of consoles. The Nintendo Wii U is the only next-gen console that consumes less energy than the Wii that came before it, the NRDC found.
According to the NRDC's estimation, the current generation of gaming systems will eat up the same amount of energy each year as all the homes in Houston, Texas, while costing consumers nearly $1 billion annually to operate. The Xbox One's consumption is largely thanks to Kinect, an accessory that senses motions and voices and came with every Xbox One until Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would start shipping systems without it.
Because the Kinect is always on -- saying "Xbox on" will activate the system -- it serves as a huge energy suck, one which the NRDC estimates will cost upwards of $400 million every year in electricity bills. The Kinect's "always on" functionality has drawn other criticisms as well, with some charing it's an invasion of privacy and others saying it's a tool for advertisers to target Xbox owners.
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Discovered by Dr. Michael Dirr while on a drive with his mother in Cincinnati, Ohio, this oakleaf hydrangea is unique and very different. The white flowers turn to a striking red as they age on large, 6-inch long, conical inflorescence. The color holds well and does not fade when dried, making them great for flower arranging. This plant will grow to be 5-6 feet tall and wide in full sun, or full shade. Hydrangea quercifolia is native to the eastern US. You will love 'Amethyst' in your own garden. Hardy in zones 5 through 9.


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Al Fanar properties launch
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The most ambitious mixed-use development in Fujairah deserved a glorious opening and the agency was recruited to create a launch event that would rival the best in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
A star lineup of seasoned operetta performers was brought together to create a living museum of Fujairah's story, from past to present and vision for the future. This bespoke show became the showpiece of the launch event, providing investors, media and stakeholders a common platform to interact and exchange ideas centred on the development. [caption id="attachment_4075" align="alignnone" width="1024"] أفضل 10 شركات تنظيم الفعاليات في السعوديه[/caption]
Fujairah: Escan Investment and Real Estate Development has started selling one of its projects in Fujairah as the property firm revives another project along the emirate's coast in Dibba. "The crisis is affecting projects in the UAE in general but Fujairah has a shortage of accommodation over the next two years. We're part of building the supply required," said board member and acting CEO, Saeed Al Mehairie. The Al Fanar development, which was first announced at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2007, presents three towers overlooking the sea, a 30-storey commercial building and a 37-storey residential abode. It features designer apartments from studios to three-bedroom flats as well as four bedroom penthouses, equipped with smart home technology. The third 20-storey tower's use is still to be decided, Hamptons International is in charge of the feasibility study to determine whether it should be a hotel, as previously envisaged, or another commercial tower said Al Mehairie. Set right in the heart of the city, the development easily connects to the new Dubai-Fujairah fast route which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, putting Dubai International Airport within 20-minute reach. The Fanar Tower development is valued at Dh1.2 billion, Dh350 million land and the rest construction said Al Mehairie. Construction is underway and will hand over in 2013. "We decided to only launch now because construction costs were very high. Now we saved 50 per cent, good for us and the end-user." The residential units have been launched at Dh600 per square foot. Payments are to be made quarterly with 35 per cent after handover. Prices for the office units are still to be decided, the developer added. GCC residents will be able to own the units outright, while expatriates could buy through their companies as long as they are 51 per cent owned by an Emirati. Al Mehairie reckons the projects proximity to Fujairah's free zone and the port's expansion will attract a lot of businesses wishing to buy or lease space. Dubai's Salwan Property management has been announced as the exclusive sales agent for 50 per cent of the project for the next six months. Escan is also intending to forge ahead with the Golden Sand Beach Resort project, concept also announced in 2007, foundation work has been completed said Al Mehairie. top 10 event management companies in Dubai top 10 event management companies in Dubai
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The Weekly Grapevine
This week, on Bernie's new offer and Red Bull's ambitions
By Dieter Rencken
Published on Wednesday April 26th 2006
Bernie's new offer
Peace had been promised by Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone during the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, yet four races and almost eight weeks later the warring factions are, on paper at least, further apart than at any stage during the last six months.
Will it ever break out, or is international motorsport seriously staring two series in the face?
The latest salvo has been fired by Ecclestone, who is said to have reduced his offer to the 'dissidents' by 10% to 50% of the sport's annual revenues unless the parent companies, in instances where the racing operations are separately registered subsidiaries of the main company, underwrite their Formula One satellites' commitment to his series from 2008 onwards.
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Why Todt's reign is eight years longer than planned Jean Todt was only supposed to serve one term as FIA president, but in December will start his third. Two major international series have launched under his watch, but it's the transformation of the governing body's financial fortunes that he can be most proud of 1511913600 F1
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Medical Marijuana & Employment Law: Unanswered Questions For Employers and Employees
By Jason Shinn on April 28, 2011
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PDCRA)
Recently a Michigan federal court judge dismissed a case brought by a former Wal-Mart employee of five years and associate of the year in 2008, after he was terminated when a drug test was positive for marihuana. (Reported by Larry Gabriel of the Metrotimes). Mr. Casias had previously registered under Michigan's statute to use marihuana in connection with his sinus cancer and a brain tumor (Michigan spells marijuana with an "h" rather than a "j").
Following his termination, Mr. Casias sued Wal-Mart claiming he was wrongfully terminated in violation of an implied right to use marihuana for medicinal purposes during off-duty hours and in violation of public policy as set forth in the Michigan Medical Marihuana statute. The court disagreed and concluded that the statute protects against prosecution or other potential adverse state action but did not create "a new protected employee class" insulated from private sector disciplinary actions. The Casias case is on appeal to the Sixth Circuit.
Does the Americans with Disability Act Allow for an Employee's Use of Medical Marihuana?
Mr. Casias did not challenge his discharge under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a failure to accommodate his disability. And an ADA claim would have made for an interesting analysis as to whether a violation of the ADA occurred. Consider the following:
Certainly under the ADA anyone who is currently using drugs illegally is not protected by the ADA and may be denied employment or fired on the basis of such use. Further, the ADA does not prevent employers from testing applicants or employees for current illegal drug use, or from making employment decisions based on verifiable results.
But under state law, Mr. Casias was not using a drug illegally. And while under federal law, marihuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in 2009 that it did not consider state legalized medical marihuana use a crime to be prosecuted. So does this change the analysis? Probably not – a schedule 1 drug is a schedule 1 drug, whether there is enforcement or not.
But I suspect that Mr. Casias was not fired per se for using a schedule 1 drug. Rather he was fired for having a by-product associated with a schedule 1 drug that showed up in his drug test. As noted in an earlier post, Michigan's highest (pun intended) court in People v. Feezel, (2010) expressly held that (at least certain) by-products are not a schedule 1 drug in the context of operating a motor vehicle. In the Feezel case, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed a criminal defendant's conviction for operating a motor vehicle with the presence of a schedule 1 controlled substance in his body, causing death.
Notably, the Feezel Court referenced the Medical Marihauna Act and highlighted that without its limitation, "individuals who use marijuana for medicinal purposes will be prohibited from driving long after the person is no longer impaired …" Further, Feezel noted that at the time the issue was considered, no federal courts had concluded that by-products were "a controlled substance."
So returning to the ADA, as a reasonable accommodation, what if Mr. Cassia asked to be exempted from drug test screening for marihuana "by-products" only as opposed to actual marihuana or other illegal substances?
Also, assuming marihuana is not addictive, is the preceding accommodation made more compelling in light of the risks involved with addiction to prescription pain medication? For example, the Washington Post reported a 2010 government substance abuse study found substance abuse treatment admissions involving prescription narcotics increased more than fourfold between 1998 and 2008, from 2.2 to 9.8 percent.
Does Michigan's Persons with Disability Act Allow for an Employee's Use of Medical Marihuana?
Also, how would the result have changed if Mr. Cassias filed suit under Michigan's Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, MCL § 37.1101, which is the state equivalent to the ADA. Under Michigan's Persons with Disability Act, there is no provision defining "reasonable accommodation" and the only limitation on an accommodation is the requirement that the accommodation may not impose an "undue hardship" on the employer.
There is an argument to be made that nothing in the text of Michigan's Persons with Disability Act to support the proposition that a requested accommodation is unreasonable if it involves off-duty conduct by the employee away from the job site that is expressly protected from criminal sanction under state law but is criminal under federal law. Conversely, there is nothing in the text of the statute to support the proposition that an employee's accommodation to use an illegal (under federal law) schedule 1 drug is a reasonable accommodation.
It should be noted that the few decisions outside of Michigan that have addressed the issue of whether an employer must accommodate an employee's use of marihuana for medicinal purposes have sided in favor of the employer. See e.g., Ross v Ragingware Telecommunications, Inc. (California 2008) (Plaintiff did not state a claim under the state's employment discrimination laws based on the employer's refusal to accommodate use of medical marijuana); Johnson v Columbia Falls Aluminum, Co., LLC (Montana 2009) (employer's failure to accommodate use of medical marijuana did not violate Montana's Human Rights Act).
The above issues have simply not been addressed in Michigan: Cassias was the first case to address the interplay of Michigan's medical marihuana statute and the employment relationship, but it did not involve any ADA or Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act claims. Therefore, trying to offer a meaningful discussion and analysis on these issues was probably best summed up by Yogi Berra: "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." For all I know, a Judge hearing these legal theories may wonder if I was high in coming up with them in the first place (I wasn't … really).
If I was a betting man, based on decisions from outside of Michigan addressing the interplay of employment and use of medical marijuana, I think employers have the upper hand. Still, there are a number of issues that employers should continue to monitor. And in the meantime, if you're a certified medical marihuana patient, "smoke 'em if you got 'em" but you may not have a job afterwards.
Tags: ada, drug testing, medical marihuana, medical marijuana, Person's with Disability Act
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b. 1974, Quito, Ecuador. Lives and works in Miami, FL.
2000 - 2004 M.F.A. in Visual Arts, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
1992 - 1997 B.A. in Fine Arts, Central University of Ecuador, Quito.
"Meditation Labyrinth", a collaborative public art project at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Arkansas, in partnership with Petit Jean State Park, as part of the exhibition Art in its Natural State 2018. Art will be on view for a one year starting April, 28th.
YOU ARE FREE*, text-based art intervention at Miami Dade College Homestead Campus.
Gritty in Pink, curated by Lisa Rockford and Megan Castellon. Bailey Contemporary Arts, Pompano Beach, FL.
Opposing Futures, curated by Leah Brown, Peter Symons and Elle Schorr. The Projects Contemporary Art Space, FATVillage Arts District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
THE NERVE: Annual Performance Art Festival, curated by Leah Brown and Jen Clay. The Projects Contemporary Art Space, FATVillage Arts District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Pérez Art Museum (PAMM) Staff Art Exhibition, University of Miami Gallery, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL.
THE NERVE: Performance Art Festival, curated by Leah Brown, Jen Clay, and Peter Symons,The Projects Contemporary Art Space, FATVillage Arts District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Felt Sew Knot Bound, curated by Leah Brown, Martin Casuso and Peter Symons,The Projects Contemporary Art Space, FATVillage Arts District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Performia Performance Art Festival, Zones Art Fair 2014, Miami, FL.
DRESDEN PUBLIC ART VIEW / International Billboard Exhibition. 50 artworks of local and international artists shown on 50 Billboards all over Dresden City Centre, Germany, from Jul.29th-Aug.7th.
Artist's Proof - Homage to José Guadalupe Posada. International Group Exhibition curated by Jorge Galaviz. Centro Cultural Kavlin, Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Artist's Proof - Homage to José Guadalupe Posada. International Group Exhibition curated by Jorge Galaviz. Mexican Embassy Cultural Center, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Thinking on Paper - Art Fallout 2013. The Girls' Club Collection, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Fiber Optics, curated by Lisa Rockford. Gallery 1310, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Oct.–Dec. In Transition Russia, Municipal Centre for Contemporary Art, Yekaterinburg, and the National Centre of Contemporary Art (NCCA), Moscow.
Billboard Text Art - EMERGING WOR(L)DS, Tina B. – The Prague Contemporary Art Festival, Prague.
Mariano Aguilera National Salon of Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Cultural Center, Quito, Ecuador.
Organic. Edge Zones, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL.
2001 Images of Humanness, Guerrero Cultural Institute, Guerrero, Mexico.
2001 Images of Humanness, Casa Borda Cultural Centre, Taxco, Mexico.
2000 Self-affirmative Processes, Dr. J. Pilar Licona O. Gallery, Autonomous University of Hidalgo, Mexico.
1999 Maps As Self-affirmation, The British Council, Quito, Ecuador.
2001 - 2002 Post-graduate Studies Scholarship awarded by the UNAM.
Independent Museum of Contemporary Art (IMCA), Cyprus.
National Centres of Contemporary Art (NCCA), Yekaterinburg and Moscow.
Gritty in Pink, Exhibition Catalog. photo of Saliva Leaves, photo of durational performance and installation, and statement, p.54, published by Rockford Projects and Bailey Contemporary Arts, 2017.
AroundTown South Florida - Arts & Culture Magazine, November 2015 issue, p. 18, photo of Foldables Installation during the group exhibition "Felt Sew Knot Bound" at The Projects of FAT Village, Ft. Lauderdale.
In Transition Russia 2008, Catalog of the Exhibition, photography p. 262 and statement, p.327, published by NeMe (www.neme.org), Nicosia, Cyprus, 2008.
(Des)figuraciones, Catalog of the Exhibition of the Mariano Aguilera National Salon of Contemporary Art 2007, p.58, published by the Metropolitan Cultural Center, Quito, Ecuador, 2007.
Afese Magazine, No. 46, paintings on the cover and back cover, published by the Ecuadorian Foreign Service , Quito, Ecuador, 2007.


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Monster Mash; Godzilla reviewed
By dskriloff on May 22, 2014 Comments
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA
Back in the '50s, gargantuan sea-creature Godzilla made a name for himself in sci-fi cinema. An icon of movie monsters, he left devastation in his wake and battled other towering beasts, such as Mothra, Hedorah, Gigan, and even King Kong. Then, in 1998, filmmaker Roland Emmerich brought the King of the Monsters to New York City. After watching the movie, it was clear that Godzilla's legacy deserved so much better.
Now, Hollywood has Godzilla wreaking havoc once again. Director Gareth Edwards, who made the low-budget film "Monsters" back in 2010, was given the chance to helm this next outing of one of the most fearsome creatures to stomp on the big screen in his film, "Godzilla." Although the movie has a few noticeable flaws, it can take solace in the fact that its roar is louder than that of Emmerich's film.
In 1999, at the Janjira nuclear plant near Tokyo, Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston), a supervisor at the plant, tries to warn everyone there about strange, patterned tremors that may be linked to something that's not earthquake-related, but something much more dangerous. The plant soon suffers an explosion and radiation leak, which results in an evacuation and quarantine of the area.
Fifteen years later, Joe's son, Ford (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), is living in San Francisco with his wife, Elle (Elizabeth Olson), and their young son. Ford soon receives a call from Japan to go assist his father after he's arrested for trespassing in the quarantined zone. With information obtained from the closed-off area, Joe teams up with a group of scientists and a US Navy team to help track down two MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) that have awakened and are causing destruction. Joe and the rest of his team soon come face-to-face with another threat when Godzilla, after being awakened by a deep-sea expedition in 1954, resurfaces to fight the MUTOs.
Although you don't really go to a movie like this expecting decent human drama, there really should have been at least some adequate character moments, especially considering the cast includes talent like Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. In the case of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, it would have helped if he brought to this movie some of the personality from his lead role in the "Kick-Ass" films, but making it work for the grim tone of "Godzilla," as opposed to the comedic tone of "Kick-Ass."
Bryan Cranston, however, is the standout in the cast. With his scenes, Cranston is able to generate a sense of fear with his dire warnings of an unknown threat. His feelings toward the loss he has suffered from the accident at the film's beginning is where pretty much all of the film's emotion comes from, and I wish the story material offered the other cast members the chance to do more with their characters.
The screenplay by Max Borenstein doesn't have much character development, seeing as many of the people in the film are mainly just there to perform whatever duties their character requires, be it a scientist, nurse or soldier, without much else to go off of. Given how most of the first hour is dedicated to these characters, it would have helped for the story to provide a stronger reason to care for them while they were in the middle of the monsters' warpath. That doesn't mean they do a bad job with the roles they are given. It just means that there could have been a little more to them.
The fights between the MUTOs and Godzilla evoke a similar sense of awe that I felt last summer when watching the robot-monster battles of "Pacific Rim," as well as the creature-feature destruction of 2008's "Cloverfield." Before the final fight, whenever the monsters engage in combat, we only see glimpses of the brawls, so as not to spoil us right away with the monster-on-monster action. By the time it gets to the last showdown, we're ready to see Godzilla pummel his enemies.
Much of Godzilla's screen time is saved for the last half hour, leaving the MUTOs to receive more scenes than the titular monster. Although this can get a tad frustrating at times, seeing as it's Godzilla we paid to see, it's also a clever tactic. Seeing the MUTOs several times throughout the film allows us to whet our appetites before we finally get to see the King in all of his roaring magnificence.
In the first fight scene between Godzilla and one of the MUTOs, the cinematography by Seamus McGarvey frames Godzilla in a tantalizing way that, in a couple of shots, he takes up a significant portion of the screen, but we don't see his head. Up until this sequence, all we've seen are his back spikes protruding from the water was he swam. At the start of the fight, we have a shot from inside an airport as we see Godzilla stomp in from the right. A few seconds later, we get our first real shot of Godzilla in all of his glory. That's the most of what we see of him until the last half hour, but it was all worth it to see him on the big screen.
Director Gareth Edwards has the potential to become, or maybe already is, our next great filmmaker of giant-creature movies. With "Monsters" being his directorial debut for film, it was highly impressive to see what he accomplished with a minimal budget. It's refreshing to see that Hollywood noticed his skillfulness in making an independent monster movie and gave him the chance to prove himself with a bigger project of a similar genre. It's evident that his creativity for sci-fi special effects has carried over to mainstream territory.
Although I wouldn't mind "Godzilla" being a stand-alone movie, the film ends in such a way that could open the doors for a sequel. If it can bring better-written characters to go along with the outstanding creature visuals, I'd like to see Godzilla resurface from the ocean depths again.
Monster Mash; Godzilla reviewed added by dskriloff on May 22, 2014


This industry has more cowboys than a Texas rodeo!
Using a Kowhai Guy is a simple way to ensure you receive a no nonsense, quality job. Kowhai is dedicated to maintaining the high integrity of its brand and what we stand for.
Not overcharge customers under any circumstances.
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Not charge for any wasted or unnecessary time when undertaking your work.
Make sure we present an invoice showing a comprehensive description of work.
Take photos of the job before and after so that you can see what was done.
Always obtain more than one quote, in writing, for everything except the smallest or most urgent problem and take your time deciding who should do the job. But don't automatically accept the cheapest quote - a poor job can be very expensive to repair.
Ask what health and safety precautions are being taken. If they are willing to cut corners on safety how good will the quality of their work and materials be?
Be aware that the biggest or best advertisements do not always indicate the best roof restoration firms. Similarly, your local handyperson may not necessarily be the best person for the job. Roofing is a specialist profession.
It is worthwhile to check the business registration details with the national register of business names available online at www.companies.org.nz.
Cash jobs may sound good value, but will not be warrantable and how long will the business/tradesman be around, should you require follow up work. Kowhai will be there!
Ask for names, addresses and telephone numbers of recent clients so you can obtain references to make sure they were satisfied with the work performed.
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Remove any clause from the contract that suggests that the guarantee is not valid if the owner or any other person on their behalf walks on the roof after it has cured.
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Return of the Evil Dead (1973)
(aka Return of the Blind Dead )
(aka El ataque de los muertos sin ojos)
Director: Amando de Ossorio
3.5 / 5 zedheads
Not quite a sequel, not quite a reboot, Return of the Evil Dead is nevertheless the second installment in the Blind Dead franchise. Picking up the action and intensifying the dread, the Blind Dead hit the town in full force in a far more accomplished and exciting film than its predecessor.
Mmmmm. Just like Mamma used to make.
I was not thrilled with Tombs of the Blind Dead, but Return of the Evil Dead is by far a more enjoyable horror film. Retconing the origin of the Blind Dead by naming them as Knights Templar involved in witchcraft who have their eyes burned out before being murdered, the film fast-forwards to "modern day" where the townsfolk are planning to celebrate the historic torching of the Knights Templar with a burning in effigy, booze, and a big ole party.
Greet and Meet Your Meat
Jack Marlowe (Tony Kendall), the Spanish Hugh Jackman, comes into town to operate the fireworks for the festivities. Hired by the spineless Mayor Duncan (Fernando Sancho), Jack does not expect to find his ex-lover Vivian (Esperanza Roy) fixing to marry the mayor in a union of financial convenience. Jack was hired to bring the fireworks for the celebration, but he unexpectedly rekindles the fire in Vivian's heart. They conspire to run away together but their plans are waylaid when village-reject Murdo (José Canalejas) summons up the Knights Templar. The Blind Dead rise again from the ruined abbey and mount their steeds to lay waste to the revelling villagers. The blood and gore, by no means excessive, is nevertheless far more accomplished than the last outing of the Knights.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Stephen King
If you thought the Knights looked awesome on horses in Tombs of the Blind Dead, they spend the majority of this film on horseback hacking and slashing at the townsfolk and boxing people into traps. The Blind Dead, overall, don't look much different but act much more robustly. They invade homes. They smash in windows. They cavort and gallop. I love it! Where I felt Tombs of the Blind Dead lacked dread, Return of the Evil Dead manages to make use of the situation by barricading strangers in a home while the Blind Dead lay siege outside. In this way, Return of the Evil Dead works more like a conventional zombie film as the characters' personal conflicts splinter the group and make them easy pickings for the sinister Templars.
Hi-ho. Hi-ho. It's off to work we go.
Return of the Evil Dead is still not a very engrossing film. There are whole sections you can miss without losing out on anything integral to the plot. If watching the Spanish version as I did, you don't even need to read all the subtitles to follow the trajectory of the film. On the other hand, it's a fun bit of disposable horror entertainment with a larger and more interesting cast than the first film. Finally, this does the Knights justice by letting them get down to bloody business on a larger scale.
Labels: Amando de Ossorio, blind dead series, return of the evil dead, review


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Nordica brings back morning flights to Brussels in May
The morning flights of Nordica/Adria Airways to Brussels, which were suspended since 22 March following the terrorist attack at Brussels Zaventem Airport, will resume from 2 May. Evening flights on the Tallinn-Brussels route resumed already on 17 April.
Nordica has sold over 150,000 flight tickets by this year
Estonian airline Nordica in cooperation with Adria Airways has sold over 150,000 flight tickets by this year. Approximately 82,000 passengers have travelled on almost 2,500 flights in the first months of the year, from January to April. Approximately 70,000 tickets have been booked up to the end of the year. A record number of tickets was sold during the "Eesti moodi Euroopasse' (To Europe the Estonian Way) spring campaign, where sales increased by almost a half.
Nordica enters cooperation with Lufthansa via Adria Airways
Tallinn-Munich route, which is operated by Adria Airways in cooperation with Nordica, started to have a Lufthansa code-share from 27 March 2016. This is a remarkable new step in the route development of Nordica, which significantly enhances travelling possibilities to and from Tallinn.
Nordic Aviation became Nordica today
The name and brand change of Estonian young airline Nordic Aviation published in early March will officially take effect today, 30 March. The airline will start using the new Nordica trademark and a new visual brand identity, the focal point of which is the logo depicting a dragonfly.
Information for passengers with Tallinn-Brussels or Brussels-Tallinn tickets
Information to all passengers that hold Nordic Aviation / Adria Airways tickets to direct flights on Tallinn-Brussels or Brussels-Tallinn route between 22.-28. March 2016.
Nordic Aviation introduces new Nordica trademark
Earlier today, Nordic Aviation introduced the visual brand identity to be created under its new name Nordica, which focuses on a logo that depicts a dragonfly. The company hopes to transfer to the new trademark at the end of this month. The company's own aircraft will also be sporting the new design soon.
Nordica - the story behind the new name of the airline
We very much hoped we wouldn't be forced into discussing our new name in such a fashion, because we wanted all the details to be in place and for us to be able to decide where and when to present our new face to the world. But it's difficult keeping anything to yourself for very long in a place as small as Estonia. That's why it's better for us to confirm here and now that our national carrier, which currently goes by the name of Nordic Aviation Group, will soon be known simply as Nordica.
Nordic Aviation launches summer flights to Odessa
In addition to its previously announced summer destinations, Nordic Aviation, in cooperation with Adria Airways, will also be launching a new route to Odessa.
Nordic Aviation launches summer flights to Edinburgh and Croatian city of Rijeka
In addition to its previously announced summer destinations, Nordic Aviation, in cooperation with Adria Airways, will also be launching summer flights to Rijeka in Croatia and Edinburgh in Scotland.
Nordic Aviation served 17,267 passengers in January
Nordic Aviation and its partner Adria Airways served 17,267 passengers and made 568 flights in the first month of 2016. Amsterdam and Stockholm were the most popular routes.


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Stellman to Join Roman Church
I miss this picture when it was
part of Stellman's original blog.
Almost two months ago, Jason Stellman resigned from the Presbyterian Church in America because he no longer believed in sola fide and sola scriptura. This led to accurate speculation that his public interaction with Roman Catholics on the internet had made an impact. Many (ourselves included) made the educated guess that he might be leaning towards becoming a Roman Catholic, and that suspicion has now been confirmed. In a piece that was posted over at Called to Communion (evidently, that is the place to do this sort of thing) called "I Fought the Church and the Church Won," Jason stated the substance of his decision.
My stated reasons for stepping down were that I could no longer in good conscience uphold my ordination vow that as a PCA minister I sincerely accept the Westminster Confession and Catechisms as containing the system of doctrine taught in Holy Scripture. More specifically, I no longer see the Reformed doctrines of Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide as faithfully reflecting what the Bible teaches, which is why I will, Lord willing, be received into full communion with the Catholic Church sometime in the next several months.
What is most remarkable about the reasons he gives in the post are the very "protestant" methods which he used to arrive at a very personal judgment: "But what Catholicism is, I have come to discover, is true." I am fine with coming to believe that a self-authenticating authority is right. People do that every day by the help of the Holy Spirit when they believe the Scriptures. But Rome's view is not that the Scriptures are self-authenticating. For Rome, the teaching magisterium authenticates the Scriptures.
The thing is, the Called to Communion apologetic method is to tear down a person's faith in the perspicuity of the Scriptures so that one has no choice but to look around for a source with its own claims of authority, i.e. the teaching magisterium. But if the Scriptures aren't clear enough to be understood in the first place, then the conclusion that the Bible teaches submission to Roman authority is self-defeating. The Roman Catholic apologists tell you to go to Scripture to see if what they say is true, and then they tell you that you can't know what the Scriptures really say until you accept their parallel claim to authority. However, a counter-argument for the inperspicuity of the magisterium can easily be made (this book is a great example). If one is left with an inperspicuous Scripture and an inperspicuous Church, then all one has left is skepticism.
Another way to illustrate the irony of Jason's journey from Protestantism to Catholicism is to liken the journey to traveling a subway. Jason's journey was through a tunnel that modern Bunyan might call 'Personal Judgment'. Now that he has passed through that tunnel, the Pope will blow the charges behind him and tell him what a terrible way that was to travel.
For those interested, who don't live in the blogosphere, I'll show you some points of interest:
In the comments section over at the latest GreenBaggins post, Jason has already shown that he is now an amateur apologist for the Roman Catholic Church. Those interested may want to see for themselves.
James White has written a response here and then a follow-up response here. Jason met with during his final season of decision (call it what you will) and James shares some thoughts on their conversations together.
Another point of interest, which some may be interested in, is that Jason's article at Called to Communion has been taken down. When I asked the webmaster at CtC about this he said it was removed for "personal reasons" though they hope to have it up again at some point.
Turretinfan has also done sort of a blow by blow commentary on Stellman's original article. It is here that one can still read the substance of Stellman's original article from CtC.
Given the fact that for some time Jason blogged for us here at Bring the Books, we wanted to comment how delighted we are that Peter Leithart isn't claiming that Bring the Books is a gateway drug to Rome.
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Naylor Road Station is where Branch Avenue (MD 5) meets Washington, D. C. and the Suitland Parkway. With so much traffic from the six-lane roadway heading up Naylor Road, either to the Metro station or Suitland Parkway, an opportunity exists to tame and transform the wide-open, suburban strip along Branch Avenue into a more urban place; a place where pedestrians and bicyclists are on an equal footing with cars. Though the scale of development may become more intense, the street scene can be more comfortable - designed more for walks between offices and lunch spots, and to and from the Metro station, than speeding traffic.
On the east side of Branch Avenue and south of the parkway, a proposal for a major new office complex has been made on the site of an old shopping center. The State of Maryland has designated Naylor Road as a priority TOD site, and design work for streetscape and pedestrian improvements are on-going.
Redevelopment opportunities for small-scale office and retail can be found near this station that serves the local single - and multifamily residential community nearby. Appropriate zoning and guidelines are in place to ensure well-designed development.
Located on the west side of Branch Avenue at Naylor Road.
The nearest community is Hillcrest Heights.
Access is via Branch Avenue (MD 5), Naylor Road, Suitland Parkway, and Southern Avenue.
The Branch Avenue Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment (2008) is the applicable master plan for this Metro station area. The plan calls for mixed-use development within one-half mile of the Metro station.
WMATA owns 7.6 acres, including the station and parking area.
Bike Parking: There are 18 bike racks and 16 lockers available at this station.


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        ///
        /// Amount in %s reversed (can be less than the amount attribute on the transfer if a
        /// partial reversal was issued).
        ///
        [JsonProperty("amount_reversed")]
        public long AmountReversed { get; set; }

        #region Expandable BalanceTransaction

        ///
        /// (ID of the BalanceTransaction)
        /// Balance transaction that describes the impact of this transfer on your account balance.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public string BalanceTransactionId
        {
            get => this.InternalBalanceTransaction?.Id;
            set => this.InternalBalanceTransaction = SetExpandableFieldId(value, this.InternalBalanceTransaction);
        }

        ///
        /// (Expanded)
        /// Balance transaction that describes the impact of this transfer on your account balance.
        ///
        /// For more information, see the expand documentation.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public BalanceTransaction BalanceTransaction
        {
            get => this.InternalBalanceTransaction?.ExpandedObject;
            set => this.InternalBalanceTransaction = SetExpandableFieldObject(value, this.InternalBalanceTransaction);
        }

        [JsonProperty("balance_transaction")]
        [JsonConverter(typeof(ExpandableFieldConverter<BalanceTransaction>))]
        internal ExpandableField<BalanceTransaction> InternalBalanceTransaction { get; set; }
        #endregion

        ///
        /// Time that this record of the transfer was first created.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("created")]
        [JsonConverter(typeof(UnixDateTimeConverter))]
        public DateTime Created { get; set; } = Stripe.Infrastructure.DateTimeUtils.UnixEpoch;

        ///
        /// Three-letter ISO currency
        /// code, in lowercase. Must be a supported
        /// currency.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("currency")]
        public string Currency { get; set; }

        ///
        /// An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("description")]
        public string Description { get; set; }

        #region Expandable Destination

        ///
        /// (ID of the Account)
        /// ID of the Stripe account the transfer was sent to.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public string DestinationId
        {
            get => this.InternalDestination?.Id;
            set => this.InternalDestination = SetExpandableFieldId(value, this.InternalDestination);
        }

        ///
        /// (Expanded)
        /// ID of the Stripe account the transfer was sent to.
        ///
        /// For more information, see the expand documentation.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public Account Destination
        {
            get => this.InternalDestination?.ExpandedObject;
            set => this.InternalDestination = SetExpandableFieldObject(value, this.InternalDestination);
        }

        [JsonProperty("destination")]
        [JsonConverter(typeof(ExpandableFieldConverter<Account>))]
        internal ExpandableField<Account> InternalDestination { get; set; }
        #endregion

        #region Expandable DestinationPayment

        ///
        /// (ID of the Charge)
        /// If the destination is a Stripe account, this will be the ID of the payment that the
        /// destination account received for the transfer.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public string DestinationPaymentId
        {
            get => this.InternalDestinationPayment?.Id;
            set => this.InternalDestinationPayment = SetExpandableFieldId(value, this.InternalDestinationPayment);
        }

        ///
        /// (Expanded)
        /// If the destination is a Stripe account, this will be the ID of the payment that the
        /// destination account received for the transfer.
        ///
        /// For more information, see the expand documentation.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public Charge DestinationPayment
        {
            get => this.InternalDestinationPayment?.ExpandedObject;
            set => this.InternalDestinationPayment = SetExpandableFieldObject(value, this.InternalDestinationPayment);
        }

        [JsonProperty("destination_payment")]
        [JsonConverter(typeof(ExpandableFieldConverter<Charge>))]
        internal ExpandableField<Charge> InternalDestinationPayment { get; set; }
        #endregion

        ///
        /// Has the value <c>true</c> if the object exists in live mode or the value <c>false</c> if
        /// the object exists in test mode.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("livemode")]
        public bool Livemode { get; set; }

        ///
        /// Set of key-value pairs that you can
        /// attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the
        /// object in a structured format.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("metadata")]
        public Dictionary<string, string> Metadata { get; set; }

        ///
        /// A list of reversals that have been applied to the transfer.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("reversals")]
        public StripeList<TransferReversal> Reversals { get; set; }

        ///
        /// Whether the transfer has been fully reversed. If the transfer is only partially
        /// reversed, this attribute will still be false.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("reversed")]
        public bool Reversed { get; set; }

        #region Expandable SourceTransaction

        ///
        /// (ID of the Charge)
        /// ID of the charge or payment that was used to fund the transfer. If null, the transfer
        /// was funded from the available balance.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public string SourceTransactionId
        {
            get => this.InternalSourceTransaction?.Id;
            set => this.InternalSourceTransaction = SetExpandableFieldId(value, this.InternalSourceTransaction);
        }

        ///
        /// (Expanded)
        /// ID of the charge or payment that was used to fund the transfer. If null, the transfer
        /// was funded from the available balance.
        ///
        /// For more information, see the expand documentation.
        ///
        [JsonIgnore]
        public Charge SourceTransaction
        {
            get => this.InternalSourceTransaction?.ExpandedObject;
            set => this.InternalSourceTransaction = SetExpandableFieldObject(value, this.InternalSourceTransaction);
        }

        [JsonProperty("source_transaction")]
        [JsonConverter(typeof(ExpandableFieldConverter<Charge>))]
        internal ExpandableField<Charge> InternalSourceTransaction { get; set; }
        #endregion

        ///
        /// The source balance this transfer came from. One of <c>card</c>, <c>fpx</c>, or
        /// <c>bank_account</c>.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("source_type")]
        public string SourceType { get; set; }

        ///
        /// A string that identifies this transaction as part of a group. See the Connect
        /// documentation for details.
        ///
        [JsonProperty("transfer_group")]
        public string TransferGroup { get; set; }
    }
}

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Connecting to CloudBit serial console?
"We've left pads on the bottom of the board so that you can connect to the cloudBit's serial console using 3.3V UART (8-N-1, 115,200 baud) and poke around" - I'd like to do just that.
I seem to remember reading that I need USB to TTL cable (I got this: https://www.adafruit.com/product/954) and a bit of soldering. Cannot find an easy to follow instruction.
Please help. I know about the risk to hardware/warranty &c.
Ok, got it working. I found hint at the "Is the cloudBit™ open source?" (https://support.littlebits.cc/hc/en-us/articles/200785649-Is-the-cloudBit-open-source-), which points to the schematic on Github (https://github.com/littlebitselectronics/eagle-files/blob/master/WIRE/LB_BIT_w20_CLOUD/LB_BIT_w20_cloudV1-(3_3)OHW/w20-cloudV1-(3_3)OHW.pdf).
I'm not an electronics expert but connecting ground to ground, input to output and vice versa was easy (after pind were soldered to the pads). Then Putty with serial terminal did the rest. The Cloudbit logs as root on the serial console, so the system is entirely open for hacking.
Were you able to do anything interesting?


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Constitutional basis public entities has Senate's consent
The constitutional securing of the position of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba as part of the Netherlands and the arranging the voting rights of Dutch nationals residing in the Caribbean Netherlands for the Senate are now one step closer.
Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk shakes hands with Chairperson of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Ankie Broekers-Knol after Tuesday's plenary debate. (Suzanne Koelega photo)
On Tuesday, the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, the Senate, handled the first reading of the law proposal to amend the Constitution and the law change to introduce an Electoral Council ("Kiescollege") for the Caribbean Netherlands after a delay of several years. The law proposals will be approved by voting next week Tuesday with the support of a vast majority of the Senate.
With the approval of the first reading of the law proposal, the Senate has closed off the first part in the lengthy process to amend the Constitution. The law requires that two subsequent Parliaments must give their consent to amend the Constitution. The constitutional status of the three islands is now only secured in the Kingdom Charter which was amended at the time the new constitutional relations within the Kingdom went into effect on October 10, 2010.
The second reading will be sent for consultation in March 2017, immediately after the Dutch Parliamentary elections. With some luck, the amendment will be a fact by 2019 so persons with the Dutch nationality residing in the Caribbean Netherlands can vote for the next Senate that year. Currently these residents cannot vote for the First Chamber, only the Second Chamber.
The law proposal to amend the Constitution to include the constitutional status of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and the securing of the voting right of Dutch nationals of these islands for the Senate through an Electoral Council suffered much delay after it reached the Senate almost four years ago.
A unanimous Senate decided to put the securing of the change to the Constitution on hold until the evaluation process of the constitutional structure in the Caribbean Netherlands five years after the new relations went into effect had been concluded.
The Senate also demanded a solution for what was termed the "constitutional dilemma" of securing the voting rights of persons with the Dutch nationality for the First Chamber, while excluding the influence that foreigners living on the islands could have on national Dutch policies through the local Island Council elections.
As such, the Senate requested Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk to prepare a change to his original law proposal so an Electoral Council could be established, which in turn would vote for the new members of the First Chamber together with the members of the Provincial Council.
The law proposal to take away the voting rights of foreigners for the Island Councils, which the Dutch Government had prepared to solve the issue of foreign influence, would be withdrawn, Plasterk confirmed after questions by Senators Thom de Graaf of the Democratic Party D66, Ruard Ganzevoort of the green left party Groen- Links and Peter Ester of the ChristianUnion CU.
Several Senators made mention of the stubborn attitude of the Minister in the process to amend the Constitution. "It didn't go down that easily. The Minister defended his original proposal without any stubbornness. It took some time for him to bow his head and I appreciate that because a proposal to amend the Constitution is quite something and as such it has to be stubbornly defended," said De Graaf.
"It took quite some effort to get the resisting Minister this far, but three years later we finally had a law change that arranges matters in the correct manner. It could have been done faster and smoother, but we will get there," said Ganzevoort about the establishing of the Electoral Council. He said it was a "matter of honour" for the Senate to secure the voting right in a correct manner.
The Senate was critical of the choice of the Dutch Government not to term the public entity status as the final model for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Ganzevoort called it "unsatisfactory" that after being told that the final model would be established after the evaluation, the Dutch Government opted not to do so in the end. He said it remained unclear whether the islands would remain public entities or that the status of "special municipality" ("bijzondere gemeente") was still a possibility.
Ganzevoort asked Minister Plasterk whether government was still planning to evaluate the structure and to open discussions about the final model. He said GroenLinks had no objections to the public entity status as the final model, but that the party did object to an automatic fixing of this status after the promises of evaluation and discussions.
Plasterk confirmed during the one-hour plenary debate that indeed no definite decision was taken on the constitutional final model of the islands. He said that in this way the option would be left open to give content to the public entity status or to still opt for the special municipality status. He said that he did not prefer to use the term final model.
The Minister said he would consult the islands on the second reading and the execution of the voting rights and the Electoral Council. Senator Sophie van Bijsterveld of the Christian Democratic Party CDA had asked the Minister to promise that he would consult the islands.
Senator Ester wanted to know how the Electoral Council would work in practice, and whether there would be one Electoral Council or three, one for each islands. Plasterk responded that the options would be weighed and that this would be decided at a later stage.
All Senators expressed satisfaction that the first reading to amend the Constitution and to arrange the voting rights would finally be approved. "It is high time to say yes," said Meta Meijer of the Socialist Party (SP).
Van Bijsterveld said her party agreed to the chosen formulation whereby the final structure would be left open, while still providing a constitutional basis for the three public entities. She said the public entity status versus that of a special municipality was a "semantic discussion." Plasterk thanked the Senate for its persistence in the process to amend the Constitution. "That is also the role of the Senate."
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Don't blame me for parliament fire, says Mapisa-Nqakula
Don't blame me for parliament fire, says Mapisa-Nqakula.. National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula got somewhat riled up when journalists insisted she accounts for the fire that gutted Parliament's National Assembly over the weekend.
Don't blame me for parliament fire, says Mapisa-Nqakula—-
During a press briefing in Cape Town, Mapisa-Nqakula was asked if she thinks she may have "dropped the ball" and whether she takes responsibility for the blaze.
"I have not dropped the ball and I am not responsible for what happened," she said, visibly irritated.
She was further interrogated on whether the fire is an attack on South Africa's democracy.
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"Whatever happens to Parliament, is an attack on our democracy. This is a house where policy and oversight over the executive happens.
"If police report shows there was a deliberate attack, we have to accept someone is threatening democracy," said Mapisa-Nqakula.
Meanwhile, the South African Police Service is yet to give members of Parliament an official report.
A 49-year-old man was arrested in connection with the fire and is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He is facing charges of housebreaking, theft and arson. He will also be charged under The National Key Point Act.
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The suspect was caught with alleged stolen property after apparently gaining entry to the parliamentary precinct.
He was spotted by members of the Protection and Security Services (PSS) when they noticed the building was on fire.
Mapisa-Nqakula confirmed that the National House's security cameras were also working at the time of the fire.
The official police report into the fire is expected later this afternoon but until then, the circumstances surrounding the blaze remains a mystery.
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Whether you want drama, comedy, action or animated-fun, these potentially statute-grabbing films are designed to entertain.
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Directed by Luca Guadagnino, "Call Me By Your Name" is a love story between Elio, a 17-year-old boy and Oliver, a doctoral student interning for Elio's father. Set over a 1983 summer in Italy, this film explores the effect and power of love.
Directed by Jordan Peele, "Get Out" is a film that on the surface seems to revolve around the meet-the-parents-of-your-significant-other-moment in a relationship. But beneath the surface, you will discover layers of horror, disturbing realizations and suspense sure to have you on the edge of your seat.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water" is a thrilling fantasy about the connection between Elisa, a mute woman, and a highly-classified South American creature covered in scales sustained in a water tank locked in a government laboratory.
Directed by Patty Jenkins, "Wonder Woman" finally brought the much-beloved, iconic and larger than life character to the big screen. As Wonder Woman, Diana, princess of the Amazons, fights for justice and freedom against the horrors of World War I.
Directed by Michael Showalter, "The Big Sick" tests the theory of love through health and sickness. When Kumail's new girlfriend Emily falls into a coma due to a serious illness, he is forced to create an unexpected connection with Emily's worried family members in this brilliant, earnest comedy based on the real-life relationship of the screenwriters, Kumail Nanjiani (also lead actor in the film) and Emily V. Gordon.
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Directed by Sean Baker, "The Florida Project" brings childhood to the silver screen in the most poignant, funny and heart wrenching way possible. The film balances the exuberance and innocence of youth with the unimaginable strains of poverty and desperation that overwhelm a loving mother.
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Although these films are vastly different from each other, each film features amazing performances, expert direction and most importantly, an incredible story.
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Q: Out of range in a list inside a list I have a "out of range" probem. This is the code:
S = []
while( len(edges) != 0):
   e = random.randint(0,len(edges)-1)
   k = random.randint(0,1)
   Vert = edges[e][k]
   print(Vert)
   S.append(Vert)

   for i in range(len(edges)):
       for j in range(2):
           if edges[i][j] == Vert:
              edges.pop([i][0])
if edges[i][j] == Vert:

IndexError: list index out of range

edges is an list like following:
[(0, 2), (0, 3), (0, 4), (1, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 4)]

Any ideia how to fix?
I have also tried the "in" sytanx like
S = []  # Dominating Set

while( len(edges) != 0):
    e = random.randint(0,len(edges)-1)
    k = random.randint(0,1)
    Vert = edges[e][k]
    print(Vert)
    S.append(Vert)

    for i in range(len(edges)):

            if Vert in edges[i]:
                edges.pop([i])

But get the error
TypeError: 'list' object cannot be interpreted as an integer

The ideia of the code is find the dominating set in a graph and the algorithm goes as follow
#    First we have to initialize a set 'S' as empty
#    Take any edge 'e' of the graph connecting the vertices ( say A and B )
#    Add one vertex between A and B ( let say A ) to our set S
#    Delete all the edges in the graph connected to A
#    Go back to step 2 and repeat, if some edge is still left in the graph
#    The final set S is a Dominant Set of the graph

After some thinking I did another verison but still got the out of range error:
    size = len(edges)
    i = 0
    while( size != i):
        for j in range(2):
            if edges[i][j] == Vert:
                edges.pop([i][0])
                size = size-1
                i = 0
            else:
                i = i+1

A: What you're doing in the operation of edges.pop([i][j]) is actually you're creating a new list [i], and then trying to access element [j] of that one-length list.

A: for i in range(len(edges)):
    for j in range(2):
        if edges[i][j] == Vert:
            edges.pop([i][j])

When you call edges.pop(), that makes the list smaller, and the outer for loop for i in range(len(edges)) will try to iterate over an element that isn't there anymore.

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Impeachment Probe: Ex-Trump Adviser Won't Testify Until Judge Rules
Edwin Mora
28 Oct 2019 Washington, DC
U.S. President Donald Trump's former Deputy National Security Advisor Charles Kupperman defied a subpoena issued by House Democrats compelling him to testify Monday in the ongoing impeachment probe.
Kupperman's decision has dismayed House Democrat investigators, who have threatened to hold him in contempt of Congress. In a letter to Kupperman's lawyer issued Saturday, the House Democrat leaders cautioned that his absence may prompt them to "draw adverse inference" that his testimony would have fueled their impeachment agenda.
In other words, Democrats may assume Kupperman would have said something against the president if he does not testify.
Democrats have cautioned witnesses and agencies that defying subpoenas amounts to obstruction of Congress, which they could cite in articles of impeachment. Kupperman, however, is reportedly the first impeachment probe witness to be threatened with contempt for not appearing.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) lamented to reporters Monday that it was "deeply regrettable" that Kupperman was a "no-show."
"He was compelled to appear with a lawful congressional subpoena," Schiff added. "Witnesses like Dr. Kupperman need to do their duty and show up."
Jim Jordan from Ohio, the top Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, confirmed that Kupperman would wait to testify until a judge rules on the congressional subpoena compelling him to do so.
"He's waiting on the court to rule … if the court says he has to come, he's more than willing to come," Jordan told reporters on Capitol Hill.
Charles Cooper, Kupperman's attorney, told House Democrat investigators in a letter delivered Sunday, that his client would not give a deposition until a court rules on a lawsuit surrounding his appearance, the Hill noted.
Kupperman filed a lawsuit Friday essentially asking the courts to rule on whether he should testify.
The former top aide to former White House national security adviser John Bolton is worried that his testimony would "inflict grave Constitutional injury on either the House or the President," USA Today reported, adding:
Kupperman noted in the 17-page filing that if he defies Trump, he could hurt the president's ability to receive confidential advice from top aides. But if he defies the House subpoena, he could impede their constitutional duty to investigate potential impeachment and could be subject to criminal penalties for contempt. Kupperman said he didn't take a position on whether the executive or legislative branch should prevail, but that the judicial branch should resolve the dispute.
In the letter to Democrat investigators, Cooper declared:
We want to assure your clients, again, that it is not Dr. Kupperman who contests your clients' constitutional claim. It is President Trump. If your clients' position on the merits of this issue is correct, it will prevail in court, and Dr. Kupperman, I assure you again, will comply with the court's judgment.
House Democrat chairman pursuing the impeachment probe — from the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Intelligence, and Foreign Affairs — are seemingly fuming over Kupperman's refusal to testify.
Cooper's correspondence Sunday came in response to a letter issued Saturday by House Democrat leaders, threatening to hold Kupperman in contempt.
In the letter sent to Kupperman's counsels Saturday, the chairmen noted:
Kupperman's lawsuit—lacking in legal merit and apparently coordinated with the White House—is an obvious and desperate tactic by the president to delay and obstruct the lawful constitutional functions of Congress and conceal evidence about his conduct from the impeachment inquiry. Notwithstanding this attempted obstruction, the duly authorized subpoena remains in full force, and Dr. Kupperman remains legally obligated to appear for the deposition on Monday. The deposition will begin on time and, should your client defy the subpoena, his absence will constitute evidence that may be used against him in a contempt proceeding.
In light of the direction from the White House, which lacks any valid legal basis, the Committees shall consider your client's defiance of a congressional subpoena as additional evidence of the president's obstruction of the House's impeachment inquiry. Such willful defiance of a duly authorized subpoena may cause the Committees to draw an adverse inference against the President, including that your client's testimony would have corroborated other evidence gathered by the Committees showing that the President abused the power of his office by attempting to press another nation to assist his own personal political interests and not the national interest.
The White House has said it will not cooperate in the impeachment inquiry because it is "illegitimate" until the full House votes on the matter and unfair.
Kupperman was reportedly on the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that triggered the impeachment probe into claims that Trump asked for help in his reelection in 2020, the Hill noted.
Bolton is reportedly considering testifying in the impeachment probe.
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