The Trump Administration released its outline for its $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending plan that the president announced during the State of the Union Speech two weeks ago.
The program will rely on $200 billion of federal spending to spur at least $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments with state, local, tribal, and private partners. This follows the budget deal enacted last week.
Specific to expanding infrastructure financing programs will be $20 billion with $14 billion going directly to expanding existing credit programs such as Transportation infrastructure Financing Authority, Water Infrastructure Financing Authority, Railroad Financing Authority, and rural utility lending with $6 billion going to expanding Private Activity Bonds. The President's plan would also invest $10 billion to a new Federal Capital Revolving Fund, which will reduce leasing of Federal real property which would be more cost-effective to purchase. A new fund will allow some incremental revenues from energy development on public lands to pay for the capital and maintenance needs of public lands infrastructure. And, $50 billion of the $200 billion in direct Federal funding will be devoted to a new Rural Infrastructure Program to rebuild and modernize infrastructure in rural America. The bulk of the dollars in the Rural Infrastructure Program will be allocated to State governors, giving States the flexibility to prioritize their communities' needs and incentivize the efficient development and management of water infrastructure, in part, by providing more flexibility to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its partners.
The President's plan would also reform Federal education and workforce development programs to better prepare Americans to perform the in-demand jobs of today and the future. This includes making high-quality, short-term programs that provide students with a certification or credential in an in-demand field eligible for Pell Grants, reforming the Perkins Career and Technical Education Program to ensure more students have access to high-quality technical education to develop the skills required in today's economy, and better targeting Federal Work-Study funds to help more students obtain important workplace experience, including through apprenticeships.
Overall, there is plenty of potential for the recycling industry. The Administration's proposal will provide financing opportunities for training workers to operate and repair heavy machinery as well as improve our nation's transportation infrastructure. In addition to improving all modes of transportation, these projects will require sourcing materials such as steel, aluminum, rubber and other construction materials. Replacing our nation's water infrastructure is also an administration priority that will require substantial amounts of materials including steel, copper and aluminum.
For more information on the President's Infrastructure Plan, please contact Billy Johnson.


1. What is the estimated number of lawyers regulated under the CPD Scheme?
A: For CPD Year 2019, an estimated 5800 lawyers (comprising roughly 2500 Group 1 Lawyers, 1000 Group 2 Lawyers, 2300 Group 3 Lawyers and 35 s36B Foreign Lawyers) will be required to undertake CPD Activities.
2. If a Provider provides e-learning videos, how will these be classified?
A: These e-learning videos will be considered as Non-accredited CPD Activities and participants are only able to obtain Private CPD points for viewing such videos.
3. If a Provider runs events for law firms, how are such events classified?
A: Such events are classified as Non-accredited CPD Activities and the participants can only obtain Private CPD Points.
4. What is an overseas event organised by a Provider considered?
A: An overseas event is considered a Non-accredited CPD Activity.
5. If a Provider customises an Accredited CPD Activity for a law firm, how is this activity classified?
A: This is considered a Non-accredited CPD Activity for which a participant can obtain Private CPD Points.
6. What are the guidelines for instructors of Accredited CPD Activities?
A: The instructors would need to be appropriately qualified, whether by academic qualifications or demonstrated experience in the relevant area of practice.
7. A Provider organises an event that may also be attended by the general public. Can such an event be considered an Accredited CPD Activity?
A: As long as the criteria for a CPD Activity are met, the event can be considered an Accredited CPD Activity. However, it should be noted that an event which is also open to non-lawyers may not necessarily meet the criteria if the level of the event is pitched too low.
8. Why does the SILE need all the event materials for the event to be accredited?
A: The Accreditation Committee needs to review all event materials to evaluate if the event meets the criteria for a CPD Activity and determine how many CPD Points a lawyer can obtain from attending the activity.
9. What constitutes a valid attendance by a lawyer?
A: The Attendance Policy as stated in the CPD Rules and Guidelines must be met.
10. For a conference, how should attendance be accounted for?
A: At the minimum, participants should be asked to sign in at the start of each day and sign out at the end of the day. If the event is accredited by segment, then participants should be asked to sign in at the start of each segment and sign out at the end of the segment. With effect from 1 January 2017, for a multi-day conference, the Attendance Policy must be complied with in respect of each day of the conference, i.e., participants may avail of the 15-minute grace period for each day of the conference.
11. Can speakers claim CPD Points for speaking, teaching or participating in a panel of discussion in a conference, lecture or seminar?
A: Only Group 2 and Group 3 Lawyers, and s36B Foreign Lawyers can obtain CPD Points for speaking, teaching or participating in a panel discussion in any conference, lecture, seminar or workshop which deals with matters relating to the practice of the law.
12. Can a Group 2 or Group 3 Lawyer, or an s36B Foreign Lawyer claim CPD Points for participating and speaking at the same Accredited CPD Activity?
A: No, he/she can only claim CPD Points either as a participant or a speaker.
13. Why is there a need for the Course Evaluation form?
A: This is one of the ways to allow the SILE to monitor the quality of the programmes conducted by a Provider.
14. If a Provider runs a course throughout the year, how often will it need to submit the course evaluation summary?
A: The Provider will need to submit the course evaluation summary after each run of the event.
15. If a Provider runs the same course a few times throughout the year, how often will it need to submit the course descriptions, outlines etc. to the SILE for accreditation?
A: The Provider will only need to submit these documents the first time the event is run in a CPD Year. Thereafter, unless there are changes to the programme or instructors, the Provider may refer to a previously approved event when seeking accreditation for a repeat run of the event. Although there is no need to submit the documents for a repeat run of the course within the same CPD Year, the Provider will still need to apply for each repeat run to be accredited.
16. When is the latest date by which the Provider must submit its event to SILE for accreditation?
A: Providers are required to submit their event 6-8 weeks in advance because the accreditation process may take up to two weeks (provided that all the information is in order).


7 orange lights in groups of 2 or 3 moving silently from southeast to northwest. All same sized and moving relatively fast before it disappeared.
Saw a similar thing last night over Joburg, four big reddish/orange blinking objects, travelling horizontally in pairs the first two lower down, and the second two higher up and slightly behind, watched for a few minutes, and then they all dipped at the same time and disappeared.
I saw something similar in Malmesbury on Saturday evening, 9 March 2013. There were about 7 – 10 of them, moving silently into a northwesterly direction. They looked like 'fireballs' and were quite high up. Some of them seemed to disintegrate and then a line would be visible as a part of it fell. The rest just disappeared.


Powertech Encryption for IBM i will help your organization meet compliance mandates through its integrated key management solution, and strong IBM i field encryption and backup encryption features. Powertech Encryption for IBM i utilizes AES and TDES encryption algorithms, both of which follow standard (non-proprietary) specifications as published by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). AES and TDES are widely used for protecting highly sensitive data and complying with PCI DSS, HIPAA, the GDPR, and state privacy laws. Powertech Encryption for IBM i also includes comprehensive auditing features, which makes compliance reporting faster and easier.
Continue reading to learn how Powertech Encryption for IBM i can help your organization secure critical data and meet compliance requirements.
Specific sections in the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) focus on the cryptology and key management requirements for organizations. The wording of these DSS sections is listed in the following pages. Below the text from the security standard, you'll see an explanation of how Powertech Encryption for IBM i addresses that particular requirement.
3.3 Mask PAN (Primary Account Number) when displayed (the first six and last four digits are the maximum number of digits to be displayed).
Using Powertech Encryption for IBM i's granular authority controls, you can indicate which users (or groups) have access to the full PAN and which users have access only to the masked PAN. When defining the PAN's field settings in Powertech Encryption for IBM i, you can specify the formatting of its masked value. For example, a mask can be specified to show only the last four digits (e.g. ************1234) or first six digits (e.g. 485620**********) of the PAN. All other digits can be substituted with a special character such as an asterisk.
Strong cryptography with associated key management processes and procedures.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i provides strong cryptology (encryption) for protecting data on IBM i. The popular cryptology standards of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Triple Data Encryption Standard (TDES) are provided in Powertech Encryption for IBM i.
The AES and TDES standards are widely used throughout the corporate and government sectors for encrypting sensitive data. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) also approves the AES and TDES standards for protecting top secret information within the federal government.
Although PCI DSS does not specifically state the cryptology standards which must be utilized, most organizations are using AES cryptology to protect credit card information. AES is the latest encryption standard (approved by NIST in 2001) and offers strong protection (using keys up to 256 bits in length) with good performance.
3.5 Protect cryptographic keys used for encryption of cardholder data against both disclosure and misuse.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i includes a comprehensive key management solution for IBM i. This solution allows an organization to indicate the Key Officers (Custodians) which are authorized to create and manage Master Encryption Keys (MEKs) and Data Encryption Keys (DEKs).
A Master Encryption Key (MEK) is a special Symmetric Key used to protect (encrypt) the Data Encryption Keys (DEKs). An organization can create up to eight MEKs per environment on the IBM i. A MEK is generated by the product using passphrases entered by designated users. Depending on the organization's key policy, up to eight different passphrases can be required to be entered (by different users) in order to generate a MEK.
The encrypted Data Encryption Keys (DEKs) are contained within Key Stores. Each Key Store is created as a *VLDL (Validation List) object on the IBM i.
An organization can control access to the Key Store *VLDL object using i5/OS object security. Object *Change authorities can be granted only to those users that are allowed to manage the keys within the Key Store. Object *Use authority can be granted only to those users that are allowed to use the keys (for encrypting/decrypting data) within the Key Store.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i allows the creation of strong symmetric keys using the AES and TDES encryption standards. For AES, the key length can be specified up to 256 bits to offer the highest protection.
By default, keys are randomly generated by Powertech Encryption for IBM i to offer the best security. Depending on the Key Policy settings specified in Powertech Encryption for IBM i, the actual value of the Key will never be known to the user or applications. The Keys will simply be referred to by a user-defined label.
Depending on the Key Policy, a Key can additionally be generated based on a user-entered passphrase, salt and iteration count using the PBKDF2 standard (pseudorandom key function as detailed in RFC2898).
Powertech Encryption for IBM i stores Data Encryption Keys (DEKs) within Key Stores, which are created as *VLDL (Validation List) objects on the IBM i. The DEKs within the Key Stores are encrypted with Master Encryption Keys (MEKs).
The Key Store *VLDL objects can be distributed to other systems over non-secure connections. The targeted systems will only be able to utilize the Data Encryption Keys (DEKs) within the Key Stores if they implement the same Master Encryption Keys (MEKs). MEKs can only be regenerated by entering the exact passphrase values as were entered on the original system.
Encryption is the main technological solution that helps ensure a huge fine is not levied in the event of a data breach under the GDPR. How? The GDPR specifies that technological solutions must be in place to ensure data is protected, though it does not specify a particular solution apart from encryption and pseudonymisation.
There are a number of benefits to using Powertech Encryption for IBM i to encrypt data, but one in particular makes it a makes it a must-have to meet the GDPR regulation.
The GDPR states that, in the event of a data breach or a suspected data breach, the supervisory authorities must be notified AND if there is a high risk to the people whose data has been breached then those individuals must also be notified.
However, the GDPR goes on to state that if the data is encrypted or pseudonymised, and the keys are not stored with the data, then the individuals do NOT need to be notified because their data is deemed unusable.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i is a comprehensive solution for protecting sensitive data through strong encryption technology, integrated key management, and audit trails.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i was designed to simplify encryption, which has traditionally been difficult and time-consuming for organizations to implement. Every effort has been made to minimize the application changes needed, allowing an organization to implement encryption successfully for less time and money, while providing a high degree of protection.
In response to the ever-growing threat posed to information and financial systems, the New York State Department of Financial Services has passed regulation for organizations in the financial industry. Regulated entities are responsible for implementing cybersecurity programs that can match the relevant risks and keep pace with technological advances. A regulated entity's cybersecurity program that must ensure the safety and soundness of the institution and protect its customers.
Several components of the regulation are imposed to prevent data from ever being exposed, but the regulation also requires encryption of non-public information to ensure that institutional and customer data is protected in the event of a breach.
Section 500.15 Encryption of Nonpublic Information.
(a) As part of its cybersecurity program, based on its Risk Assessment, each Covered Entity shall implement controls, including encryption, to protect Nonpublic Information held or transmitted by the Covered Entity both in transit over external networks and at rest.
(1) To the extent a Covered Entity determines that encryption of Nonpublic Information in transit over external networks is infeasible, the Covered Entity may instead secure such Nonpublic Information using effective alternative compensating controls reviewed and approved by the Covered Entity's CISO.
(2) To the extent a Covered Entity determines that encryption of Nonpublic Information at rest is infeasible, the Covered Entity may instead secure such Nonpublic Information using effective alternative compensating controls reviewed and approved by the Covered Entity's CISO.
(b) To the extent that a Covered Entity is utilizing compensating controls under (a) above, the feasibility of encryption and effectiveness of the compensating controls shall be reviewed by the CISO at least annually.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i meets the recommendations provided by NY DFS to protect sensitive data with strong encryption. Powertech Encryption for IBM i is designed to simplify encryption for organizations, something that hasn't always seemed feasible to many IBM i organizations.
Powertech Encryption for IBM i uses IBM Field Procedures to securely encrypt your data at rest and uses IBM Authorization Lists to determine who can see the data. We can show the full data, partially masked or fully masked. This is even true for users with *ALLOBJ authority.


The Program Committee of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy invites proposals for papers, sessions and roundtables sponsored by SMRP at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association October 8-10, 2015 in Boston, MA. The theme of this year's meeting is "Analyzing Catholic Philosophy." More about the theme can be found at http://www.acpaweb.org/meetings/42/2015. The Program Committee welcomes submissions that relate to the conference theme, as well as submissions on any area of medieval or Renaissance philosophy. If proposing a paper, please submit the following information: (1) author name and affiliation; (2) paper title; (3) an abstract of no more than 500 words. If proposing a session please include the aforementioned information for all presenters as well as a title for the session and the name and affiliation of the proposed session chair.
Please send all submissions electronically to Gloria Frost at gfrost@stthomas.edu. The deadline for submissions is May 1.


A player's rating indicates his percentile rank in CAPS. WALLTREET is outperforming 50.67% of all CAPS players. A player's score is the total percentage return of all his picks subtracting out the S&P. A player's accuracy is how often that player has made correct predictions.
MY WAY OF INVESTING IS BUY ON DIPS ON HIGH QUIALTY STOCKS AND STAY THE COURSE,AND DO YOUR RESEARCH ON YOU STOCKS.


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Nova remnant
GK Persei: Nova of 1901 - remnant
A nova remnant is made up of the material either left behind by a sudden explosive fusion eruption by classical novae, or from multiple ejections by recurrent novae. Over their short lifetimes, nova shells show expansion velocities of around 1000 km/s,[1] whose faint nebulosities are usually illuminated by their progenitor stars via light echos as observed with the spherical shell[1] of Nova Persei 1901[2] or the energies remaining in the expanding bubbles like T Pyxidis.[3]
Most novae require a close binary system, with a white dwarf and a main sequence, sub-giant, or red giant star, or the merging of two red dwarfs, so probably all nova remnants must be associated with binaries.[4] This theoretically means these nebula shapes might be affected by their central progenitor stars and the amount of matter ejected by novae.[1] The shapes of these nova nebulae are of much interest to modern astrophysicists.[1][4]
Nova remnants when compared to supernova remnants or planetary nebulae generate much less both in energy and mass. They can be observed for perhaps a few centuries.[1] Examples of novae displaying nebula shells or remnants include: GK Per, RR Pic, DQ Her, FH Ser, V476 Cyg, V1974 Cyg, HR Del and V1500 Cyg.[1][5] Notably, more nova remnants have been found with the new novae, due to improved imaging technology like CCD and at other wavelengths.
Planetary nebula
Supernova remnant
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^ Liimets, T.; Corradi, R.L.M.; Santander-García, M.; Villaver, E.; Rodríguez-Gil, P.; Verro, K.; Kolka, I. (2014). "A Dynamical Study of the Nova Remnant of GK Persei / Stella Novae: Past and Future Decades.". Stellar Novae: Past and Future Decades. ASP Conference Series. 490. pp. 109–115. arXiv:1310.4488. Bibcode:2014ASPC..490..109L.
^ Ogley, R. N.; Chaty, S.; Crocker, M.; Eyres, S. P. S.; et al. (Apr 2002). "A search for radio emission from Galactic supersoft X-ray sources". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 330 (4): 772–7. arXiv:astro-ph/0111120. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.330..772O. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05130.x. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
^ a b Bode, M.F. (2002). "The Evolution of Nova Remnants". AIP Conference Proceedings: Classical Nova Explosions: International Conference on Classical Nova Explosions. 637: 497–508. arXiv:astro-ph/0211437. Bibcode:2002AIPC..637..497B. doi:10.1063/1.1518252.
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Nova T Pyxidis remnant
T Pyxidis Nova Remnant (HubbleSite)
Double-star systems cycle between big and small blasts (The Carnegie Observatories)
Nova Remnant comparison table (UOttawa)
Nova Remnant (UOttawa)
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Himachal in nutshell! what you need to know about it...
Himachal is a natural beauty and adventure spot . These are the main reason that people from across the world come to visit Himachal pradesh It is an ideal destination to enjoy honeymoon with your loved one with some most popular places of Himachal pradesh. Dalhousie is a hill station and named on British general governor. Manali lies at a distance of around 40 km from Kullu town. The meandering Beas River and green carpet of meadows best define Manali. Nestled by the Dhauladhar range, snow capped Dharamshala is a treat for the eyes. It is also the abode of the Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. This vibrant state offers entertainment activities, ranging from yak rides, paragliding to trekking. There is a well laid trekking route from Shimla to Leh.
Summers (March-June) – 22 °C to 37°C Monsoon (July-September) - 25°C to 31° Winter (October-February) - 0°C to 15°C
Himachal Pradesh in Summers : From March till June Summers is considered the best time to visit Himachal Pradesh. which starts from the month of March and ends in June. This time is perfect for you especially if you are living in the places with scorching summer. Here, summer is pleasant and welcoming. Travelers indulge in trekking, paragliding, camping, hot air ballooning and water sports during this time. Best places to visit in Himachal Pradesh during summers are Shimla , Kullu Manali, Dalhousie, Dharamsala, Khajjar and a lot others. The temperature in summer ranges from 22° Celsius to 37° Celsius
By Air: There are three domestic airports, namely Jubbarhatti, Gaggal and Bhuntar. Bhuntar Airport is in Kullu Manali and well connected from major cities like Shimla, Chandigarh and Delhi. But nearest airport of Shimla is Jubbarhatti Airport often known as Shimla Airport. This airport is connected with Mumbai, Srinagar, Bangalore and New Delhi. Gaggal Airport is also known as Kangra Airport and it is connected to Delhi, Kullu and Chandigarh.All the airports provide easy access to taxis, or you can opt for buses as well.
By Train: Himachal Pradesh is the state of gigantic mountains, and these rugged terrains cause a barrier for the railway line. However, the state does have satisfactory broad gauged railway stations and most of the towns are further connected with toy trains or state buses. Kalka Railway station connects the state with Mumbai, New Delhi, Howrah and Jodhpur. You can travel up to Shimla by boarding the narrow-gauged Toy Trains. Una Railway station is another important railway station that serves the state and has trains coming from different towns and cities of India.Some of the other narrow-gauge railway stations present in the state include Barog, Solan, Shoghi, Mandi, Bilaspur etc.
By Road: Himachal Government has put efficient efforts to make the state's road strong and motor-able. There are frequent and affordable bus services that run in and out of the state connecting it with other parts of the country. Most popular routes of the buses head to Delhi, Chandigarh, Kashmir and Haryana.
Major Tourist Cities
Shimla, Kullu, Manali, Dalhousie, Dharamsala
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The automatic classification of epileptic electroencephalogram (EEG) is important for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. In this paper, an epileptic EEG classification method based on wavelet multi-scale analysis and particle swarm optimization is proposed. Firstly, the multi-scale is carried out to the original EEG to extract its sub-bands of different frequency. Secondly, the Hurst exponent and the sample entropy are used to extract the EEG signals and its sub-bands. Finally, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is used to optimize the parameters of the extreme learning machine (ELM), and the obtained eigenvector is put to PSO-ELM to realize the purpose of classification of epileptic EEG. The proposed method in this paper achieved 99.7% classification accuracy for the discrimination between epileptic ictal and interictal EEG, which is superior to those methods in other studies.
Aarabi A, Fazel-Rezai R, Aghakhani Y. A fuzzy rule-based system for epileptic seizure detection in intracranial EEG. Clinical Neurophysiology 2009; 120(9):1648-57.
Chisci L, Mavino A, Perferi G, Sciandrone M, Anile C, Colicchio G, Fuggetta F. Real-time epileptic seizure prediction using AR models and support vector machines. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2010; 57(5):1124-32.
Chua EC, Patel K, Fitzsimons M, Bleakley CJ. Improved patient specific seizure detection during pre-surgical evaluation. Clinical Neurophysiology 2011;122(4):672-79.
Fisher RS, Boas WV, Blume W, Elger C, Genton P, Lee P, Engel J. Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE). Epilepsia 2005; 46(4):470-72.
Guo L, Rivero D, Pazos A. Epileptic seizure detection using multiwavelet transform based approximate entropy and artificial neural networks. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2010; 193(1):156-63.
Iasemidis LD. Epileptic seizure prediction and control. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 2003; 50(5):549-58.
Jouny CC, Bergey GK. Characterization of early partial seizure onset: Frequency, complexity and entropy. Clinical Neurophysiology 2012; 123(4):658-69.
Kennedy J. Particle swarm optimization. InEncyclopedia of machine learning 2011: 760-766. Springer US. Kovacs P, Samiee K, Gabbouj M. On application of rational discrete short time Fourier transform in epileptic seizure classification. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speed and Signal Processing (ICASSP-2014). Florence: IEEE 2014; 4: 5839-43.
Kumar SP, Sriraam N, Benakop PG, Jinaga BC. Entropies based detection of epileptic seizures with artificial neural network classifiers. Expert Systems with Applications 2010;37(4):3284-91.
Kumar Y, Dewal ML, Anand RS. Epileptic seizure detection using DWT based fuzzy approximate entropy and support vector machine. Neurocomputing. 2014;133:271-79.
Soltesz I, Staley K. Computational neuroscience in epilepsy. San Diego, USA, 2008.
Solihin MI, Akmeliawati R, Tijani IB, Legowo A. Robust state feedback control design via PSO-based constrained optimization. Control and Intelligent Systems 2011; 39(3):168.
Sood M, Bhooshan SV. Automatic processing of EEG signals for seizure detection using soft computing techniques. InRecent Advances and Innovations in Engineering (ICRAIE) 2014; 9: 1-6.
Vidyasagar KC, Moghavvemi M, Prabhat TS. Performance evaluation of contemporary classifiers for automatic detection of epileptic EEG. InIndustrial Instrumentation and Control (ICIC), 2015 International Conference on 2015: 372-77.
Xıng X, Lıu H, Huang W. Gait Pattern classification with wavelet energy and sample entropy based on acceleration signals. Chinese Journal of Sensors and Actuators 2013; 4:020.
Yuan Q, Zhou W, Li S, Cai D. Epileptic EEG classification based on extreme learning machine and nonlinear features. Epilepsy Research 2011; 96(1-2):29-38.
Yuan Q, Zhou W, Liu Y, Wang J. Epileptic seizure detection with linear and nonlinear features. Epilepsy & Behavior 2012; 24(4):415-21.
This work was supported by National Key Technology Research and Development Program (2015BAI06B00).


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Albert (II), duke of Austria, son-in-law of the aforesaid Emperor Sigismund, and king of Bohemia and Hungary, was made Roman emperor March 20, A.D. 1438; and he reigned two years. He was endowed with every virtue, a spiritual prince, kind and upright, bold, and of a ready hand in war. This Duke Albert, together with his spouse, Elizabeth, was with the consent and to the great joy of the people, crowned king of Hungary at Stuhlweissenburg, and later of Bohemia. In the meantime the electors of the empire met at Frankfurt, and decided to make him Roman emperor also; but this was not agreeable to him without the consent of the landed lords of Hungary; for in the time of Emperor Sigismund, who was also a Hungarian king, the Turks fell upon the kingdom of Hungary when, to please the Italians, he had gone to Italy; wherefore the Hungarians in accepting Albert as their king exacted an oath that he would not accept the Roman sovereignty without their authority and consent. Yet the Hungarians were summoned to the king at Vienna, and after sundry deliberations, they were moved by Duke Frederick of Austria, then still a youth, to give their consent. And so, to the great joy of the Germans, he accepted the Roman sovereignty, and with the consent of the empire he went to Hungary to proceed against the Turks. In the meantime Bishop George died at Gran. He had kept the Hungarian crown at the castle. Thereupon King Albert proceeded to the castle; and the castle was given to the queen. When the lords, as they were ordered, permitted the queen to see the crown jewels, she secretly purloined the holy crown of St. Stephen and passed it on to an old woman. Thereafter King Albert, without assistance and without delay, proceeded against the Turks with his army; and he surrounded himself with a wagon-fort between the Danube and the river Theiss. In the meantime the Turkish sultan captured the castle, blinded the son of the despot whose sister he had espoused, and returned home. When the news reached the king, he left his army and came to Ofen (Budapest); but feeling the heat of the warm month of August, he sought refreshment in melons so immoderately that he contracted a flux. Finding himself in precarious condition he determined to go to Vienna in order to recover his health in the climate in which he was reared, or to die among his own people. But when he reached Gran, and his illness became worse, he left his pregnant wife, ordered his affairs, and died in the village of Langendorf. He was buried in Stuhlweissenburg after he had reigned not quite two years as Roman emperor. All had hoped for and looked forward to much future benefit at his hands; but his time was too brief.
The Council of Basle was held in A.D. 1438 at the behest of Pope Martin. The beginning was slow, but later the assembly increased in numbers through the attendance of bishops and other prelates, and of the various cardinals who had seceded from Pope Eugenius. As Eugenius was threatened with war on every hand, and observed that the council increased in numbers daily, and that many princes from many Christian countries and places went there, placing all matters concerning Christendom at the disposal of council, he, with the common consent of all the cardinals who still adhered to him, sought to divert the council to Bologna. But the emperor and other princes, and prelates then present at Basle, would not follow the pope, but admonished him to come to Basle with his cardinals, threatening action against him if he disobeyed. Eugenius did not appear but sent a legate in his stead. Thereupon, through the instrumentality of Duke Philip of Milan, he was deposed, and Amadeus, duke of Savoy, was elected in his stead, and named Felix. This council had a good beginning but a bad end on account of the schism that followed; for Eugenius influenced the Dauphin of King Charles of France to proceed to Basle with a large army, which quickly dispersed the council.


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In Alvin Schmidt's profound book How Christianity Changed the World, he documents the amazing advancement of society due to the influence of Christianity. Women were oppressed in cultures prior to the coming of Christianity. Slavery, which was quite common before Christianity, has been almost virtually eliminated from the civilized world. There was little interest in the poor, the sick and the dying until early Christians ministered to these needs. The first hospitals were started by Christians. Education came into maturity under the influence of Christianity. The commandment against stealing redefined the concept of private property and property rights. The rise of modern science has been directly linked with the biblical understanding of the world. Schmidt documents and gives hundreds of examples of how Christianity has caused society to advance.
A few years ago we moved into a house that had more room for our growing family. It was not a new house so most of the appliances had been there for a number of years. One day after church my wife came and told me the oven stopped working. We were having people over for lunch so we went to plan B and I cooked the meat on the grill. From that time on my wife and I resigned ourselves to not using the oven ever again. I guess it's not God's will for us to have an oven. Is that how we responded? No! What is our intuitive response when something like this happens? Get it fixed or get a new one. We got a new one…better than the old one and added a microwave too. In addition, we did a lot more improvements to the house to make it better. This is an example of an advancing mindset.
We only have to look at the beginning of the Bible to find out God's heart on this. We discover that soon after Adam and Eve were put on the earth they were commissioned to advance and bear fruit.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground" (Genesis 1:28).
Schmidt, Alvin J. How Christianity changed the world : formerly titled Under the influence. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.


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Ch. 35 Contents
Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
Chapter 35: SEX TRAFFICKING, PROSTITUTION AND PUBLIC INDECENCY
§852. Aggravated sex trafficking
1. A person is guilty of aggravated sex trafficking if the person knowingly:
A. Promotes prostitution by compelling a person to enter into, engage in or remain in prostitution; [PL 2013, c. 407, §2 (AMD).]
B. Promotes prostitution of a person 15, 16 or 17 years of age; or [PL 2021, c. 469, §1 (AMD).]
C. Promotes prostitution of a person who suffers from a mental disability that is reasonably apparent or known to the actor and that in fact renders the other person substantially incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct involved. [PL 2013, c. 407, §2 (NEW).]
Violation of this subsection is a Class B crime.
[PL 2021, c. 469, §1 (AMD).]
1-A. A person is guilty of aggravated sex trafficking if the person knowingly promotes prostitution of a person 14 years of age or younger. Violation of this subsection is a Class A crime.
2. As used in this section, "compelling" includes but is not limited to:
A. The use of a drug or intoxicating substance to render a person incapable of controlling that person's conduct or appreciating its nature; [PL 2011, c. 672, §1 (AMD).]
B. Withholding or threatening to withhold a scheduled drug or alcohol from a drug or alcohol-dependent person. A "drug or alcohol-dependent person" is one who is using scheduled drugs or alcohol and who is in a state of psychic or physical dependence or both, arising from the use of the drug or alcohol on a continuing basis; [PL 2013, c. 407, §2 (AMD).]
C. Making material false statements, misstatements or omissions; [PL 2011, c. 672, §1 (NEW).]
D. Withholding, destroying or confiscating an actual or purported passport or other immigration document or other actual or purported government identification document with the intent to impair a person's freedom of movement; [PL 2011, c. 672, §1 (NEW).]
E. Requiring prostitution to be performed to retire, repay or service an actual or purported debt; and [PL 2011, c. 672, §1 (NEW).]
F. Using force or engaging in any scheme, plan or pattern to instill in a person a fear that, if the person does not engage or continue to engage in prostitution, the actor or another person will:
(1) Cause physical injury or death to a person;
(2) Cause damage to property, other than property of the actor;
(3) Engage in other conduct constituting a Class A, B or C crime or criminal restraint;
(4) Accuse some person of a crime or cause criminal charges or deportation proceedings to be instituted against some person;
(5) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, regardless of veracity, tending to subject some person, except the actor, to hatred, contempt or ridicule;
(6) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information regarding another person's legal claim or defense;
(7) Use a position as a public servant to perform some act related to that person's official duties or fail or refuse to perform an official duty in a manner that adversely affects some other person; or
(8) Perform any other act that would not in itself materially benefit the actor but that is calculated to harm the person being compelled with respect to that person's health, safety or immigration status. [PL 2013, c. 407, §2 (AMD).]
[PL 2021, c. 469, §3 (RP).]
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 431, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 672, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 407, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 469, §§1-3 (AMD).


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Abstract: Fifteen years of research studies have concluded unanimously that spreadsheet errors are both common and non-trivial. Now we must seek ways to reduce spreadsheet errors. Several approaches have been suggested, some of which are promising and others, while appealing because they are easy to do, are not likely to be effective. To date, only one technique, cell-by-cell code inspection, has been demonstrated to be effective. We need to conduct further research to determine the degree to which other techniques can reduce spreadsheet errors.


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Bringing an animal into your life can be a wonderful experience. Rescuing a dog or cat, however, is truly life-changing – for you, and your new companion. On behalf of all the dogs and cats at the Home, we'd like to first thank you for considering a Battersea animal.
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NAHT calls on government to develop an effective strategy to recruit and retain the School Business Leaders of the future – FE News
A new report from school leaders' union @NAHTnews finds that school business leaders (SBLs) are less satisfied in their roles than twelve months ago and fewer would recommend the profession to others.
In "School Business Leadership in Crisis?", NAHT identifies the urgent challenges that must be tackled to create the conditions for school business leaders to thrive, so that their schools and pupils can flourish too.
The findings paint a stark picture – one where many SBLs are enduring burnout, and few ready-made replacements are eager to take their places.
It also shows how SBLs have again proved themselves to be a vital asset to school when dealing with the unique pressures imposed by the pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on school business leaders has been profound, with many reporting that the last 12 months has taken its toll on either their family life or personal life or both, highlighting the importance of ensuring that any support available for school leaders, must include school business leaders.
A survey of 369 current school business leaders found that:
Over half of respondents (58%) are less satisfied in their role than they were this time last year.
This dissatisfaction is spilling over into their views on school leadership as a career choice, with the number of school business leaders who would recommend school leadership falling by 10% between 2020 and 2021, from 48% to 43%.
Working hours and workload are the primary explanations given for this dissatisfaction.
When asked to choose a single word to describe their experiences of being a leader over the last year, the top three choices were exhausting, challenging and stressful.
Almost four fifths (79%) reported that keeping pace with the government guidance has had the greatest impact on their workload over the last 12 months.
Three quarters (75%) of respondents disagreed that their salary fairly reflects the roles and responsibilities they undertake.
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of NAHT, said,
"Once again, school business leaders have proved to be the backbone of many schools, with often complex roles, dealing with Covid countermeasures, implementing health and safety regulations, and stretching already tight school budgets. School business leaders are under more pressure than ever before, which is impacting on their well-being.
"The education sector is potentially facing a huge loss in skill and knowledge when our current school business leaders leave or retire, and the government has yet to secure a strong pipeline for these crucial roles. An effective and holistic strategy for the SBL profession is required, one which focuses not just on recruitment but retention as well.
"NAHT has long called for a national pay scale for school business leaders, recognising their central leadership role and delivering parity and equity. The government must not delay in properly recognising school business leaders and ensuring that the critical role they play is correctly recognised and valued."
Rachel Younger, Chair of NAHT SBL Council, said,
"All children and young people in our country deserve the best that we can give them, and in order to do this, our schools need leaders who are in a position to give their best.
"Reports from our SBL members about being exhausted, overworked and underpaid – and that many of them are seriously considering leaving the profession soon because of this – need to be taken seriously. NAHT are asking the DfE to work with us to halt this downward spiral and ensure that school business leadership is the truly attractive profession that it should and could be."
The report calls for a comprehensive and holistic strategy from government to ensure that qualified school business leaders are there in sufficient numbers for now and in the longer term.
This strategy should:
Include initiatives to tackle the workload of school business leaders, integrated with those offered for the leadership profession as a whole
Resolve the issues around the disparity in pay many school business leaders face by ensuring that school business leaders are able to be paid at an equivalent level to other comparable leadership roles.
To support this NAHT is calling for a thorough review of the leadership pay structure, which should include aligning the pay of school business leaders alongside a revised School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD)
Raise the professional status of school business leaders within the sector and schools. This should include working with the sector to develop materials and guidance on how schools can embed and maximise the impact of school business leaders within their staffing structure
Provide greater support to help mitigate some of the systemic barriers to flexible working opportunities for all roles, including school business leaders.
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Morocco's growth rate has slowed in 2016, after recording an increase of close to 4.5% in 2015. The drop of over 70% in cereal production, between 2015 and 2016, is likely to limit the country's GDP to a growth rate of close to just 2% this year. This slowdown appears in the first quarter and continued in the second quarter, with an annualised growth rate of 1.4%. However, while agricultural added value contracted, non-agricultural added value increased by 2.5% in both the first and second quarters of 2016.
As in 2015, Coface surveyed 208 Moroccan companies on payment behaviour and general trends. Results from the survey reveal that Moroccan companies are sensing a slowdown in the domestic economy. Over half of the companies surveyed (55%) perceive a stagnation in activity and 28% a deterioration in the business climate where 39% were expecting a positive developments in activity during 2015 survey.
Demand continues to play its role as a driving force for activity. Household consumption grew by 2.7% in the first quarter of 2016 (2.3% in 2015) and then fell slightly in the second quarter.
Investment should increase by 5%, year-on-year, in 2016. This trend is also observable trough the survey, as 52% intend to invest.
The agricultural sector continued to show a significant decline, down by 12.1% in the second quarter of 2016, following a drop of 9% in the first quarter. Unfavourable weather conditions led to a 70% fall in cereal production, which was only partially offset by the rise in industrial and vegetable farm production. However, thanks to a good performance by the fishing segment, the decline in agricultural GDP was limited.
Manufacturing and extractive industries picked up slightly in the second quarter of 2016, up by 3.2%, following a 2.9% rise in the first quarter. This positive movement can mainly be attributed to improved performances in the agro-food, mechanical and chemical industries.
Service sectors posted a growth rate of 2% in the first quarter of 2016, improving on the 0.9% recorded for the same period in 2015. With the exception of services linked to financial activities and insurance (which declined by 0.3%), other tertiary activity sectors generated positive growth.
In 2015, more than 30% of the survey's respondents received payments between 30 to 60 days from the issue of their invoices. This percentage of respondents has decreased to 24% this year.
The number of companies declaring payment periods in excess of 90 days has increased, especially for those in the public sector.
Private-sector companies in Morocco are showing greater stability, as payment periods remain constant for 48% of the sample. Nevertheless, the percentage of companies that perceive an improvement in payment behaviour is down markedly. The survey also revealed that companies with the longest payment periods are those that most perceive a stagnation in activity. The percentage of these companies rose to 55% of the sample in 2016, up from 40.3% in 2015.
Average payment times vary according to companies' activities. Retail, as well as the building & public works sector, are characterised by payment periods in excess of 90 days (over 57% for trading and retail and 55% for construction, building and public works). Other sectors, such as business services and agro-food, report payment periods of less than 90 days (and even less than 60 days for agro-food). The building and public works sector is among those whose payment periods have changed most markedly between 2015 and 2016. This deterioration has mainly affected companies' cash situations.
The trade and retailing sector has also suffered from prolonged delays in payments, with a 23% increase in the number of companies reporting average payment periods of more than 120 days.
Business services (the third largest group in the survey sample), remains among the few sectors that have benefited from an improvement in payment periods. This sector saw a 3.8% increase in the number of companies with average payment periods of less than 30 days, while the number of companies that previously reported payment periods in excess of 120 days have fallen by 5.6%. Late payments are lower than those in the in the overall sample and 20% of business service companies also reported improvements in their cash situations. Nevertheless, despite a slight improvement in payment periods, the sector is likely to be affected by Morocco's sluggish economy in 2016, with 56% of companies expecting activity to stagnate.
While payment periods show deterioration, we note an improvement in the number of days of delays. The increase in the percentage of delays of less than 30 days could be explained by the entry into force of legislation (decided in 2014) concerning payment periods. As regards delays by size of companies, large companies tend to accumulate longer periods of delays. By sector, companies in the construction and business services segments report the greatest delays in terms of days.
During the study, Coface analysed the impact of overdue accounts on the financial health and future prospects of companies. The shorter the delay periods experienced by companies, the greater the improvement in their cash situations. Likewise, the cash situation of companies reporting delays in excess of 30 days has deteriorated. Finally, cashflow forecasts remain stable for a number of companies, regardless of delays. This could mean that companies are taking into account the payment behaviour of their clients and making provisions for possible delays in their cashflow forecasts.
Late payments, as well as extensions of payment periods, reduce the capacity of companies to invest. When companies were questioned on the reasons preventing them from investing, those reporting the highest delays pointed to financing problems. Those whose average delays are between 30 to 60 days cited poor economic prospects as the main factor.


Some time ago, we released a case study on the SAAs architecture based on the agileeas. NET platform-agileeas. NET platform development instance-pharmacy system-quick SaaS development experience.ArticleAnd provides you with a demonstration client download Based on SaaS deployment security.Source codeDownload.
Agileeas. NET platform is a rapid development platform for application systems. It helps small and medium-sized software developers quickly build their own enterprise information management development teams to save development costs and shorten development time, to quickly adapt to market changes, agileeas. the. NET application development platform consists of four parts: basic library, resource management platform, running container, and development auxiliary tools, the Resource Management Platform provides parallel design, implementation, testing, and other development processes for agile parallel development.
The SAAs deployment technology provided by drug store system cases and cases relies on agileeas. provided by the. NET platform. This case is a very representative case with relatively small specifications, it covers a series of technologies in enterprise application system development, such as ORM technology, platform addition and Insertion Technology, distributed Communication Technology/WCF/WebService, SAAS technology, and SOA ideas.
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You may have heard of Branson, Missouri -- the small town that calls itself the country music capital of the world. Branson is home base for such aging country and pop stars as Mickey Gilley, Roy Clark, Wayne Newton, Tony Orlando, Charlie Pride and Box Car Willie. With a population of 5,000, Branson boasts over 50,000 theater seats more than on Broadway), four times more motel rooms than residents, and scores of restaurants. The "Branson Boom," as it is called, happened virtually overnight. But the "boom" has not been without casualties. We travel to Branson to discover how and why the town went from relative obscurity to entertainment mecca and the social and economic implications of such rapid growth for the community and its residents.
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The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie, or simply The Prince and the Pauper, is a 2007 film directed by James Quattrochi and starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse, based on the 1881 novel by Mark Twain.

The film had a 'sneak peek' showing in Temecula, California, before being released globally on DVD. It has also screened on television worldwide, mostly on the Disney Channel, because of the Sprouse Twins' association with the network (the two played the lead roles on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck).

The countries in which it has been shown on the Disney Channel include Australia/New Zealand, Spain/Portugal (January 17, 2009), and Disney Channel Latin America, where it aired on January 31, 2009 before a mini-marathon of The Suite Life on Deck. The film had previously had a sneak peek on Disney Channel UK, but it premiered on the channel on February 6, 2009, on the same day as The Suite Life on Deck premiere.

The production company was Oak Films.

Plot

The movie opens showing super star Eddie Tudor (Cole Sprouse) on the red carpet at the premiere of one of his films. Tom Canty (Dylan Sprouse) watches it on TV and imitates Eddie (he mimics him by saying his catchphrase "Oh yeah!"), when his grandpa, 'Pop' (Ed Lauter), calls him to get ready for school. At school, the principal asks what his ambition is in life, and Tom replies that he wants to be Eddie Tudor. The principal then advises him to join the acting classes (which Pop doesn't allow him to do). He has lived with Pop since his parents died a couple of years earlier. From a young age, Tom has wanted to become an actor, partly inspired by the stories of fame and appeal of acting conveyed to him by his neighbour and best friend, Miles (Vincent Spano). Miles is a former actor who has known Tom since quitting showbiz and moving to the area when Tom was a little. He often tells Tom about his life as a star, although not revealing much as to how he lost his fame. Now 14, the same age as Eddie Tudor whom he looks exactly like, he wishes that he really is Eddie and gets frustrated with his Pop's persistent pushing for Tom to forget about the acting, and telling him to do 'real work', like helping him with his business, when Tom is not at school. He says he only pushes Tom because he cares about him. Miles, however, supports Tom's acting ambition, but warns him that it is a tough business to get into and survive in.

Meanwhile, Eddie Tudor is frustrated with his life and being told what to do all the time. He doesn't seem so interested in acting and can't understand why his single mom (Dedee Pfeiffer) pushes him so hard to stick at it. He longs for some freedom and to be able to be a normal kid. Not appreciating what he has, he constantly goofs off on set and unknown to him, he is about to be dropped from the production that they have recently started filming in Palm Beach, where Tom lives. When Tom hears about the production, he visits the lot where it is taking place, in the hope of meeting his idol, Eddie Tudor, and getting into the acting business. During a break from shooting, Tom (who sneaked onto the set and hid under a trailer) meets Eddie for the first time. Eddie, pleased to see another kid on set to hang out with, invites him into his trailer and the two talk and play Eddie's Xbox. Tom is thrilled to meet Eddie and see inside his trailer and be on a film set, also to play the Xbox, since Tom doesn't have one at his Pop's house. Eddie says that his mom doesn't care how much he plays the Xbox in his spare time, because she is so busy. Tom tells Eddie how lucky he is, in comparison to him, but he's a friend of the former actor, Milles. Eddie doesn't seem impressed by this, though, having never heard of Milles or other actors that Tom speaks about. Tom notices that Eddie doesn't seem to appear that interested in acting, choosing to concentrate mainly on his Xbox that he's playing. Tom then spots Eddie's suit which he wears on screen in the 'Spy Teen' films and asks Eddie if he can try it on. Eddie, still engrossed in the game, replies "Sure, whatever". Eddie takes notice however, when he sees Tom in his suit and hairstyle, and realises that he and Tom are identical in appearance. He then puts on Tom's clothes and changes his appearance, and they are stunned to see how much they look alike. The Assistant Director of the film Eddie's shooting then comes into the trailer and, realising that he now has a chance for a bit of freedom away from filming, Eddie (who now looks exactly like Tom) says "Well, Eddie, it was great to meet you, but I best get going", leaving a startled Tom in his place, who will now have to act just like Eddie.

The real Eddie meets Pop, who picked him up from the sidewalk that he was walking along. Thinking that he is Tom, Pop drives him home in his pick-up, lecturing him about why he should have come straight home from school. Eddie sees Tom's home and his bedroom, which has posters of Spy Teen and 'Miami Squad', which Milles starred in, on the wall. The next day he and Pop go to work (Pop runs a landscaping business and Tom sometimes helps him) where Eddie tells him that he's not Tom and explains what happened, realising that he's not having much fun or freedom planting trees with Pop, and a frustrated Pop starts thinking that 'Tom' has gone mad. Meanwhile, the real Tom realises that fame isn't everything it's portrayed to be as he has to cope with being ordered about by Eddie Tudor's mother and his agent and packing loads of filming and appearances into his day. At first, he faints with the shock of so quickly becoming Eddie and acting in a big movie, as he had for so long dreamed about. He is then accused of faking the faint by Eddie's agent and given a row by her and Eddie's mom for creating a fuss when they relocate to Miami, who dismiss his behavior as Eddie's usual playing-up and don't listen to him when he tries to explain that he is just a normal kid who switched places with Eddie for a laugh, and that they are leaving Eddie behind in Palm Beach, as well as Tom's own life. He asks if they can go back, but is refused, so Tom adjusts to his sudden new life as Eddie and enjoys it and acts well as Eddie and the character that Eddie must play, but he misses Pop and Miles. Tom Canty proves to be a 'better Eddie than Eddie', according to Elizabeth (Kay Panabaker), the cute co-star of Eddie Tudor in the production they are shooting together. She gets along with Tom much better than Eddie, which is why she realises that the boy she is now working with can't be Eddie and demands to know who he is. Tom explains all to Elizabeth and the two become close as they keep up the pretense in front of everyone around them, including Eddie's mom and Jerry (his agent), whilst they figure out what to do. Elizabeth suggests that Tom phone home, so he does, explaining all and knowing that he will be in trouble if his pop believes him.

As the days pass by, both Tom and Eddie try to tell people that they are not who everyone thinks they are. All Tom can now do is hope that his Pop comes to pick him up, whilst Eddie, upon realising that the production has moved to Miami, decides to get to the film set himself. He hotwires his boat (which was left in Palm Beach) after Miles takes the key from him and throws it into the water to stop who he thinks is Tom from running away from home. After he doesn't get very far in the boat, Eddie has to be bailed out by Milles from the police station, and driven home to Pop who starts on Miles for interfering. Miles says he just cares about Tom and doesn't want to see him going off the rails, but warns Pop that's what will happen if he keeps pushing him. Whilst they are arguing, Eddie jumps into Milles' car and drives off in it. Pop and Milles follow him in Pop's truck, losing track of him when he stops at a roadside service station to buy a veggie burger meal. At the film set in Miami, Milles and Pop bluff their way in by saying that they are extras. They also ask if there has been a kid pretending to be Eddie Tudor trying to sneak in yet, to which the security guard replies, "No sir, not yet". Later, Eddie arrives and the guard says to him, "You must be pretending to be Eddie Tudor" and lets him in. Once on the set, he spots Tom and confronts him, yelling "You're dead, punk!" and they have a brawl with Eddie ranting "You took my identity!", Tom responds with "It wasn't my fault-They switched location!". Eventually, all calms down and everyone finds out who is who and what has happened. Eddie tells his mom that he now realises that she only pushes him because she cares, to which she says "That's right", and she also reunites with Miles, whom she used to date before Eddie was born, while he was still in the business-before he went off on his own, which he tells her was because he didn't like the person he had become, not because he disliked her or acting. She understands and reveals to him that Eddie is his son.(Earlier in the movie when Miles thinks he is speaking with Tom he says "I'm not your Dad, but I care about you a lot......I've known you since you were a little kid and I've always thought you were cute, Tom".)(it is never mentioned to Eddie that Miles is his father).

The movie ends with Eddie and Miles getting to know each other for real, as father and son, and, Miles and Eddie's mom hinting to each other about getting back together. All remain friends with Tom and he is taken on by Jerry to have his own acting career, starting with a production of Mark Twain's Prince and the Pauper with Eddie. "We were going to use twins, but I think Tom and Eddie would be great" said Jerry. "They sure fooled all of us". Pop asks Tom if that is definitely what he would like to do and after hearing the excited reply finally gives his approval and blessing to Tom. Milles tells Eddie that he is a lot younger than he was when he first started acting and says that the most important thing he learned was to be gracious and treat people with respect. He asks if Eddie can do that, to which he replies, "I will now!" and he does, just insulting Elizabeth jokingly at the filming of Prince and the Pauper, which she does back. They film with Tom, whilst Milles is now trying his hand at directing, with Eddie's mom producing and Jerry (Sally Kellerman) and Pop looking on. The end credits then begin, whilst the final shot shows of Eddie and Tom chilling together and with Miles barbecuing in a garden and everyone looks happy as Milles plays football with Tom, and his lookalike that he's known for much less time but who is really his son, Eddie, proud that the boys are following in his footsteps as actors and knows that they will not make the mistakes that he did after everything that they learned in their fun adventure: A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper.

Cast
 Cole Sprouse as Eddie Tudor
 Dylan Sprouse as Tom Canty
 Kay Panabaker as Elizabeth
 Vincent Spano as Miles
 Dedee Pfeiffer as Harlen
 Sally Kellerman as Jerry
 Ed Lauter as Pop

Soundtrack
The soundtrack features music by Frequency 5 including "So Good So Strange" produced by Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas. Also includes "Life Is Good" performed by Junk, as well as "Beautiful Way", by Live Society, and "Here I Go Again" performed by Jessa. A cover of Skye Sweetnam's "This Is Me" (the opening track to The Barbie Diaries), sung by Kay Panabaker is featured.

Reception
Carrie Wheadon from Common Sense Media gave the film two out of five stars, calling it a "slow story for Zack and Cody fans only." A critic from The Dove Foundation wrote that "This is a fun film with a modern twist to the Mark Twain story, "The Prince and the Pauper"".

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Several business-related cases appear on the docket for the U.S. Supreme Court, continuing the recent trend of the Roberts' Court. The numbers so far show that 23 business cases will be heard this session. Despite hearing more business cases, this does not mean that the Court will necessarily be creating a pro-business agenda. This article will examine five of these cases that may be of interest to business owners and corporations, and how the potential decisions may impact businesses going forward.
Three cases fit into the category of employer and employee relations. In all three of these cases, Justice Kagan is recusing herself because she had prior connections as Solicitor General. The cases below present opportunities for the Court to extend further protections to workers, which could adversely impact employers and businesses.
Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., is a case from the 7th Circuit. This case deals with the Fair Labor Standards Act. An employee received warnings on different occasions for time-clock matters. The employee expressed concerns that the time clock for punching-in and out was not in a legal location. Each time, these concerns were expressed verbally to management, but they were never written down. The employee was suspended and eventually terminated. The employee claimed he was being retaliated against because he made verbal claims regarding the location of the time clock, and filed suit under the FLSA. The 7th Circuit found that the employee did not engage in any protected activity since his claims were verbal, not written. The Supreme Court is examining the issue of whether protected activity under the FLSA can be verbal, or if must be written down.
Thompson v. N. Am. Stainless, LP, is a 6th Circuit decision that also addresses an employee's retaliation claim. Thompson was fired after his fiancé filed a gender discrimination claim. He argued that he was terminated in retaliation of the claim being filed. The 6th Circuit ruled that since Thompson did not personally engage in protected activity, he had no claim under Title VII. The Court is reviewing whether or not there is a third-party claim for retaliation if protected activity is not present.
Staub v. Procter Hospital, again from the 7th Circuit, concerns employment discrimination. An employee brought suit under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, alleging that his employer terminated him because of his military service commitments. The reason this case has made it to the Supreme Court is because of the way in which the discrimination allegedly occurred. Staub felt that he was terminated because a supervisor who did not have decision-making authority had it in for him. Staub argued that this animosity should be transferred to his employer, thus making his firing discriminatory. The Court is examining the "cat's paw theory", in which discrimination is imputed to the hospital due to the actions of its employees.
These two cases are of great interest to those watching the Court this term. The Court has not examined personal jurisdiction as applied to foreign corporations since the 1980s. Since that time, business has become much more global. The concepts of personal jurisdiction at that time may not have realized the relative ease in which global transactions could take place. In both of these cases, state courts have made it much easier for their residents to sue foreign corporations, and the Court will need to determine if these rulings were appropriate.
Goodyear Lux. Tires, SA v. Browncomes from North Carolina. Two North Carolina residents died in a bus crash in France, and sued several foreign corporations in North Carolina state court. The question was whether or not the state court had personal jurisdiction over the foreign tire companies. The state court held that since the companies each had affiliates in the U.S. that purposely sold products in North Carolina, they could be subject to North Carolina courts. The Supreme Court will examine personal jurisdiction in greater detail.
J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastrois a New Jersey case also dealing with personal jurisdiction. A New Jersey worker was injured using a machine made by a British company. He sued in New Jersey state court, and the court found that they had jurisdiction using a "stream-of-commerce" analysis. The court concluded that the British company knew or should have known its distribution system included the entire U.S., and also that the company took no steps to prevent its products from reaching New Jersey. The question that the Supreme Court must answer is if the foreign company is subject to the New Jersey court's jurisdiction even if the company had no direct connection with the state.
Businesses will want to pay close attention to how the Court decides these cases. The Court could open the door to more litigation for businesses. Lawsuits would be allowed to proceed, forcing corporations to tie up more of their assets in defending themselves against various claims. If you have questions on how these cases may impact your corporation or business, please contact an experienced attorney in your area.


Skyscrapers have become an intrinsic part of the skyline in land-scarce Singapore but they are posing a problem for migratory birds.
And buildings in the central and western parts of the island are the ones birds are most likely to crash into, a new study has found.
The study, put together by bird scientists and researchers from institutions such as the Nature Society (Singapore) and National University of Singapore, found that, between 1998 and 2016, 237 migratory birds collided with buildings, and 157 of them or about 66 per cent, died.
Of the 237 collisions, 115 took place in the Central Business District area and a few residential areas on the fringes of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
In the west of the island, there were 57 collisions, largely in areas with heavy industrial land use on the edge of the Western Catchment area.
The two areas accounted for 73 per cent of all reported collisions in Singapore.
The study, the first to document bird and building collisions in South-east Asia, also found that certain species of birds are more likely to collide into buildings than others.
The study said: "The birds most vulnerable to collisions with man-made structures are migratory species whose routes pass through major urban centres.
"The problem is exacerbated by light pollution from urban buildings at night, which both attracts and disorientates night-flying birds, leading to increased collision rates in urban areas."
The rise in bird-building collision rates is not unique to Singapore. In North America, estimates of bird deaths from collisions range from 100 million to 1 billion birds a year.
In New York, a growing number of building owners are switching off non-essential lights after becoming aware about the fatal attraction birds have to lights.
Since 2005, more than 90 buildings in the city, including the Rockefeller Centre, Chrysler Building and the Time Warner Centre, have joined the Lights Out programme, which encourages buildings to take a lights-off approach to keep birds safe.
In Singapore, four species - the blue-winged pitta, yellow-rumped flycatcher, western hooded pitta and oriental dwarf kingfisher - together make up 53 per cent of all collisions.
The blue-winged pitta and the western hooded pitta fly into Singapore from the Indochina region, and do so largely at night.
"They may be particularly vulnerable in the vicinity of high-rise, brightly lit housing and office blocks, which are a feature of modern Singapore's skyline and are a deadly attraction to birds," said the study.
The study was done by Mr Low Bing Wen, Mr Yong Ding Li, Mr David Tan, Mr Alan Owyong and Mr Alfred Chia.
It was published in the June (2017) issue of Birding Asia, the bulletin of the Oriental Bird Club - a Britain-based society for ornithologists studying Asian birds.
Mr Alfred Chia, who is from the Nature Society (Singapore) Bird Group, said all it takes is for people to turn off the lights in high-rise buildings, instead of leaving them on throughout the night.
He said: "It may not be practical or feasible for building authorities to make it mandatory for building owners and developers to install bird-friendly glass in building facades."
Bird-friendly glass is a special kind of glass that has UV-reflective patches, which make the glass more visible to passing birds.
As for the current situation, Mr Chia said: "There is one thing that can be immediately done and at no cost - switching off lights in tall office buildings in the city at night. It will contribute positively to minimising the incidences of birds crashing into buildings."
Those who come across dead birds can contact Mr David Tan at 9176-8971. If the birds are still alive, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) should be contacted instead at 9783 7782.


Amsterdam is a beautiful city that you absolutely must visit at least once in your lifetime; know that it will definitely live up to its reputation before even deciding to go. There are a lot of fun things that you can do in this city, and it doesn't have anything to do with the notorious red-light district. Amsterdam is certainly not all about great weed and luxury living as is commonly thought; in fact, there are quite a lot of historically significant places that you can visit, along with great urban amenities to enjoy as well.
Below are some of the most exhilarating and exciting things that you could, and should, do while you are visiting the city.
The city is known the world over for its unique bicycle culture, and honestly, it is one of the best ways to navigate through its distinct attractions on a set of wheels. The architecture of the city makes every street a beautiful escape, so make sure you spend a good amount of time roaming the city to experience Amsterdam adventure in its rawest form.
The De Pijp is a neighborhood of former working class inhabitants which has seen its own share of evolution over a long period of time. Today, it can be referred to as the most fashionable 'hood in town, with a lot of underground bars, a lot of very distinct street art, and quaint little cafes here and there. The Cuypmarkt is a famous local food market with some great varieties of street food and other items, so you could also visit the store for some souvenirs to take back home or just to give your taste buds a treat. Along with that, the market will also have a lot of quirky clothes, fresh vegetables and fruit, and you can visit the Golem bar nearby for a fine collection of local brews.
Try a Stroopwafel, (which is a most delicious cookie in the world!), from almost any food outlet. They generally go very well with coffee, so they are available in abundance. You also cannot afford to miss trying all the amazing Dutch foods like bitterballen or the famous Dutch cheese. Amsterdam has a surprisingly versatile food scene and you can also opt for a tour with Eating Amsterdam Tours to make sure that there is no kind of taste that you miss.
Can you imagine a city with over 50 historical museums? Well, it exists! Museums in Amsterdam house some of the most definitive paintings from Dutch pioneering artists like Van Gogh and Rembrandt Van Dyck that every history and art lover would kill to see. One of the most attractive tourist locations is the famous Anne Frank's house, whose diary told the frightening tales from the Nazi Occupation during WWII. The history of this region is enriched with art and war alike, so you are bound to find some things that you can only witness once in an entire lifetime.
Very cool, Will. I agree with your recommendations – and now I want to go back to AMS – right away! Cheers, g.
Hi G! Thank you very much for checking it out. When you do go I will be looking forward to your photos. Cheers!


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Q: Binding the Model variable to an Action Method in ASP.NET MVC3 I have a controller HomeController with the following action method:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult DisplayData(MyViewModel myViewModel)
{
   // Do something with myViewModel
}

The ViewModel:
public class MyViewModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Surname { get; set; }
    public bool IsPeriod { get; set; }
}

And the following View
@model AppName.ViewModels.MyViewModel

@{ Html.RenderPartial("MyPartialView", Model);  }

I use the Url.Action how it is described here but what I get in the DisplayData action method is null. In the source code I got:

so it is passing actually the type instead of the values.
The ViewModel instead is correctly passed to the partial view. What am I doing wrong?

A: It will not serialize your entire object to the query string you must set each value explicitly, i.e.
new { nameFilter = @Model.Name, @Model.Surname, @Model.IsPeriod }

You only need provide nameFilter if your parameter is not called Name in your routing.

A: I usually add the following to my model:
public class MyViewModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Surname { get; set; }
    public bool IsPeriod { get; set; }

    public RouteValueDictionary RouteValues
    {
        get
        {
            var rvd = new RouteValueDictionary();
            rvd["name"] = Name;
            rvd["surname"] = Surname;
            rvd["isPeriod"] = IsPeriod;
            return rvd;
        }
    }
}

Then you can simply use the RouteValues property in your Url.Action() call.

Or if your prefer less (explicit) code, ignore the model changes and simply do this:

A: You are trying to create an img src link using an entire view model, I don't think this is really what you want.
Instead, you would pass the Id of whatever the model represents as a query string parameter on the link (filters).  So for example using...

To render something like...

Then you can use the Id in your action to look up whatever the resource is you are trying to display.

A: If you want to pass model the way you described then you must override ToString() method of your ViewModel class, because this is the reason why passing your ViewModel object to Url.Action method returns such a link. Also, if you want to pass your ViewModel to Action, you must prepare link in the form of "http://url/Action?Name=x&Surname=y&IsPerion=0" so ModelBinder can recognize it and bind to Action parameter.

A: Did you try this,

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From left, Poland's First Lady Maria Kaczynska, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, Britain's Prince Charles, and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, stop for a photo after the royal couple arrived at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are in to Poland for a three-day visit.
Britain's Prince Charles poses next to a Polish Tarpan horse in a primeval forest in Bialowieza, eastern Poland, on March 16, 2010. The prince is on his second day of a three-day visit to Poland.
Prince Charles' wife, Camilla, canceled plans to visit a Polish forest and a mosque with him due to back pain, his office said Tuesday.
Camilla has a pinched nerve in her back, Clarence House said. It said that, on medical advice, she canceled plans to travel with her husband from Warsaw to eastern Poland, where the prince is to visit a bison reserve in a primeval forest and a mosque belonging to Poland's tiny Muslim Tatar community.
In this photo dated Feb. 2005, a herd of bison, Europe's largest land mammal, moves in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland. It's Europe's last remaining primeval forest, thanks to preservation efforts of various kings and czars from centuries past and present. It was one of the sights Prince Charles took in during his visit to Poland.
Britain's Prince Charles and Polish President Lech Kaczynski, right, share a toast during an official dinner at the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski, right, with wife Maria Kaczynska react as Britain's Prince Charles, center, speaks during an official dinner at the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Charles gave a speech praising the historical links between Britain and Poland, mentioning the half-Polish King Canute, who ruled England in the 11th century as well as the Polish pilots who fought against Nazi Germany in the Battle of Britain.
Charles also referred to some of his charities that have been active in Poland since after the fall of communism in 1989.
Britain's Prince Charles speaks to his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, prior to an official dinner at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
During his speech Charles said, "I was particularly keen to do what little I could to help your country after the collapse of communism, having for so long held a combination of profound admiration and heartfelt sympathy for the appalling suffering of the Polish people," according to the Press Association news agency.
From left, Britain's Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczynska pose for a photo prior to an official dinner at the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, lay a wreath at the grave of Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko, a priest who was kidnapped and killed in 1984 by Poland's communist-era secret police, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, March 15, 2010.
Popieluszko, who was aligned with the anti-communist Solidarity movement of Lech Walesa, is considered a martyr for the faith by the Vatican and will be beatified in June.
Britain's Prince Charles lays a wreath at the grave of Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko, a priest who was kidnapped and killed in 1984 by Poland's communist-era secret police, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, March 15, 2010.
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visit a museum dedicated to Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, March 15, 2010.
Britain's Prince Charles, and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, on their way for a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, gestures during a meeting with Britain's Prince Charles, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
From left, Polish Prime Minister's wife Malgorzata Tusk, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall and Britain's Prince Charles pose for a photo prior to a meeting at the Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 15, 2010.
Britain's Prince Charles poses for a photo with traditionally dressed Tatar girls in the village of Kruszyniany, northeast Poland, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. On the second day of his visit to Poland, Prince Charles came to Kruszyniany, where he met representatives of the Muslim minority in Poland.
Britain's Prince Charles watches as Dzenneta Bogdanowicz makes a traditional Tatar dumpling in a Tatar restaurant in the village of Kruszyniany, northeast Poland, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.


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Unless you live under a rock, you've heard about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. People are all abuzz about it. The Star Wars merchandise available at Calendars.com would make nice gifts and stocking stuffers for fans of the movie. Founded in 1999, Calendars.com brings together the latest Internet technology with the world's largest calendar inventory to create the Web's biggest and best calendar store. Calendars.com also has a great selection of games, puzzles and gifts.
One item from the Star Wars line that would be a great gift is the Star Wars Darth Vader Lightsaber Keychain. A mini replica of the weapon used by Darth Vader, this keychain has a red light that comes on when you push a button. The light is not blinding, and is more for special effects. The lightsaber is made of plastic and doesn't feel weighty. My 16 yoa son uses it for his car keys.
Another piece from the Star Wars line at Calendars.com is the Star Wars Episode VII Tape Works. This roll of washi tape is repositionable and removable. It features repeating faces of a Stormtrooper. Washi tape is usually used for crafting purposes. My oldest daughter has actually been using it to keep her hand guards in place during roller derby practice.
One person will win a Star Wars Darth Vader Lightsaber Keychain and Star Wars Episode VII Tape Works.
My son would like the key chain. I would like the washi tape.
I am so excited about the the keychain.
My Star Wars lovin' husband would love to find the keychain in his stocking this year!
I would use the tape. My husband would steal the keychain from the kids.
How cool that keychain is...we would have to draw straws to see who gets it in my house. We all love Star Wars.
I'm most excited about the keychain.
I like both for my son but I am most excited for the keychain.
I love the key chain. It is so cool.
That looks like it would be a great stocking stuffer.
They're both awesome, but the one I am most excited about is definitely the key chain! I love key chains and I'm a huge SW fan, so this would be perfect!
I'd go with the keychain.
I would love to have the keychain!!!
I am most excited about winning the key chain.
I would love the keychain....I would earn some cool points with the kids.
I like The Washi tape best.
I'm most excited for the key chain although it would probably end up with my nephew instead of with me.
I totally need that tape!!!!
My hubby would love the key chain!
I'm excited about the keychain.
This is a difficult choice, since I love a new addition to my house keys and the washi tape works well with my new planner addiction. It has been a while that I have a difficult decision choosing one. If I had to (not that I want to), maybe the keychain since I love to show my love for Star Wars externally.
I'd like to have the keychain with the light saber kind of light on it. It looks cool.
I think that the keychain would be the winner in my home.
i like the keychain the most!
I'm most excited to own the keychain.
I would love to have this keychain.
I'm digging the keychain most of all.
I am loving the keychain!
I like the keychain the most.
I'm actually excited about both! My son would love the keychain, and my daughter would love the tape!
i really like the keychain.
I'm most excited about the washi tape!! It's so cute!
It's the washi tape of course.
Now that's a tough choice. I think my son would like them both equally!
I am most excited about the washi tape as I have a bunch but no star wars ones! I would love to hang the key-chain on my backpack!
I'd like to own the key chain.
I am more excited about the keychain!
The keychain looks like so much fun! I'd use the washi tape alot more though!
I'm most excited to own the keychain!