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Jon Allen and Brian Washburn Show Review
by Audrey J. Murten
Brian Washburn and Jon Allen were featured at The Hex Factory from October 5th through December 31st. While both exhibits appear quite contrasting at first, Washburn and Allen's contemporary takes on traditionalism fit the gallery like a glove.
Allen's works are self-proclaimed to be a "key to the past", and this perspective is made clear through his use of Germanic runes and pre-Christian imagery. This aesthetic is one shared by Hunter Yoder, and the idea of returning to a pre-monotheistic time is explored both explicitly, in Yoder's new book, "Heiden Hexology: Essays and Interviews", and implicitly in his work.
Something that connects Allen and Washburn's work is the focus on texture. Allen's work making use of spiral and almost Ben-Day dot like patterns, and Washburn using watercolor paper and thick layers of neutral colors to create an aesthetic reminiscent of tonalism. The overall effect is almost that of a simplistic, abstract George Inness, yet instead of broad landscapes, Washburn depicts smaller slices of life, and, as he puts it, "observed moments of my daily life". The moments themselves are depicted through archetypal forms and seem to go hand-in-hand with the titles of the individual pieces which give the viewer a greater idea of what it is they are seeing, such as "Mouse Trap" and "Oceanus", while other titles such as "C'est N'est Pas Une Pipe" (translated to "this is not a pipe"), a reference to Rene Magritte's painting of the same title, don't seem to give away much.
The most stunning works from the Washburn collection are "C'est N'est Pas Une Pipe", "Oceanus", and "#56 Untitled", the latter being my own personal favorite. "#56 Untitled" features a strong figure made up of geometrical shapes, outlined in bold, dark lines of what appear to be oil stick, and this contrasts beautifully with the creamy background. "C'est N'est Une Pipe", Hunter Yoder's favorite, features spiral-shaped forms, including what Hunter and I speculated to be a Hookah pipe, in spite of the title. Washburn makes much more use of dimension, lines, and implied light and shadow in this piece, making it perhaps the most visually stunning out of the five pieces featured. The focus of "Oceanus" is another very geometric shape, similar to that of "Untitled", but with a more white-washed background, which only makes the darkly filled center form pop more.
My favorite from the Allen collection is the small piece featuring laguz. The laguz, meaning water, is embodied in the blue color spectrum and pattern of tiny runes in the background that look like rain drops from a distance. Hunter's favorite is the red kenaz piece. Kenaz, meaning torch, is embodied by the red colors and swirly, fiery brush strokes. It is framed in by four walls of red runes, and is the first piece your eyes settle upon out of the whole collection. Other notable mentions include the other kenaz piece colored in green and orange, an interesting take on the rune, and the spiral piece of orange and green.
"Blue Algiz," Jon Allen 2012
"Untitled, Number 56," Brian Washburn
"Red Kenaz," Jon Allen 2012
"#53. Ceci n'est pas une pipe," Brian Washburn
"Green Kenaz with Runic Wheel," Jon Allen 2012
"#54, Oceanus," Brian Washburn
"Blue Laguz," Jon Allen, 2012
Audrey Murten is a freelance writer from Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, who has been around both Hexerei and Contemporary art since a child, she has also sold some her own Hex work to well known Folk Practitioners. Look for her latest book on literary criticism coming out this Spring.


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How many kids do Riteish and Genelia have?
Does Riteish Deshmukh have a daughter?
Is Ritesh Deshmukh Brahmin?
Who is Nitara Ritesh Deshmukh?
Do Genelia and Riteish have kids?
They had tied the knot on February 3, 2012, and had welcomed their first baby, Riaan in 2014, and their second son, Rahyl in 2016. As after two years of the pandemic, the schools are finally reopening, Genelia expressed her happiness in sending her kids back to their schools!
Apart from Hindi films, Deshmukh has made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi success Balak-Palak (2013)….
Spouse(s) Genelia D'Souza  ( m. 2012)
Parent(s) Vilasrao Deshmukh (father) Vaishali Deshmukh (Mother)
Relatives Amit Deshmukh (brother) Dhiraj Deshmukh (brother)
Who is the mother of Ritesh Deshmukh?
Vaishali DeshmukhRiteish Deshmukh / Mother
Does Genelia have a daughter?
Bollywood actress, Genelia D'souza is a proud mother of two kids. She had welcomed her first baby, Riaan Deshmukh on November 25, 2014, and her second one, Rahyl Deshmukh on June 1, 2016.
Family, Caste & Wife Riteish Deshmukh belongs to a Marathi Hindu Family. His father, Late Vilasrao Deshmukh, was an Indian Politician. Late Vilasrao Deshmukh served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for two terms. His mother, Vaishali Deshmukh, is a homemaker.
Riteish Deshmukh shared a heartwarming post for his niece Nitara, who is the daughter of Genelia D'Souza's brother. Mumbai: Bollywood stars Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza have penned heartfelt posts for their niece Nitara, who turned one on Saturday (September 25).
Who is Anil desmukh?
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh served as the Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021.
Where do Ritesh Deshmukh live?
Here's taking a virtual tour of Bollywood couple Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh's lavish Mumbai home.
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Q: react-router v5 BrowserRouter basename changes but url doesn't function App() {
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This is my index.jsx file and it's working. The problem I have here is BrowserRouter's basename changes according to the context, but it doesn't affect the URL.
for example, the first address is site.com/base/some-page. Using context, the value of lang changes correctly, and "react DevTools" says the basename value of BrowserRouter has changed too. Now, when I navigate, the address should be site.com/new-base/another-page; but it remains site.com/base/another-page and the URL doesn't change.
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In the last few days we did a lot of preparation work to be able to build Plasma packages cleanly. Our resources are limited and the buildserver feels overwhelmed sometimes, but with some infrastructure reorganisation we were able to free up the required computing power to do so. It's building as we speak and it should be complete in the next hours. After some testing, it will be pushed and made available for everybody using Redcore Linux.
Note : Please keep in mind we do not plan to ship a Plasma based ISO image anytime soon. The Plasma is being made available to install alongside Lxqt as an alternative. If you're happy with the new Plasma setup you'll be able to uninstall Lxqt afterwards.


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Whole Foods' Latest Grocery Pickup Offer Is Turning Heads
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By Hope Ngo/Oct. 23, 2020 3:54 am EST
If you weren't too thrilled by the idea of braving the crowds to pick up your shopping at Whole Foods, the supermarket is now making things easier by meeting you halfway. It's offering free, one-hour curbside pickup for all Amazon Prime members if the grocery bill order is a total of $35 or more, at all of its 487 stores across the country (via CNBC).
Whole Foods' new offer works through Amazon's website, where Prime members are invited to choose the store they want to collect their groceries from, and when they're ready to collect their shopping, they use the Amazon app to let the Whole Foods store know they're on their way.
If you're thinking "well finally!" you're not alone. Retail expert Steve Cain tells CNBC that Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, "is late to the game. They're really trying to catch up here with those who have been at this for a while."
Amazon sees a future for curbside pick-up
In the blog post announcing its latest offer, Amazon says: "While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online grocery services and prompted new customers to try services like grocery pickup, it's clear that this offering will become a more permanent solution for many customers. In fact, more than 40 percent of Whole Foods Market pickup orders each month are from customers trying the service for the first time." It's apparent that, like most businesses, Amazon has had to think of things from a long-term perspective, even if Whole Foods ended up being one of the last of the supermarket retailers to offer the service.
The new service is an add on, because Amazon hasn't discontinued its existing free, two-hour delivery service from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods, which is available to Prime members. The offer also keeps Amazon competitive against its biggest rival Walmart, which introduced Walmart Plus in September of this year. Like Amazon, Walmart Plus has a minimum charge of $35 for unlimited free delivery.
Other major supermarket players have offered curbside pick up for some time now, and these include Albertsons, Aldi, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Publix, Sam's Club, Target, Walmart, and Wegmans (via Delish).


Exclusive: Top 5 Actors Who Have Rejected The Films That Became Blockbuster After Release.
In Bollywood rejection dejection, humiliation is a part of learning. There are many actors who got rejected in their initial stage of filmy career. The Bollywood industry is work on talent mantra. There are many stars who have got rejected for their performances, on the other hand there are stars who have rejected movies.
In B-town, no one can exactly predict which film is going to be hit on the box office. Because of this confusion, many celebrities regret of not signing those Blockbuster movies. Here, we bring out some of those actors who rejected films that became blockbuster after release.
Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood Aamir khan is known for his perfect work in the tinsel town. Aamir Khan recently made a shocking revelation about one of the biggest movie of the year. The actor was going to be a part of another blockbuster, 2.0, which is touted as the most expensive film not just in India, across Asia. But In an interview to Zee ETC, Aamir revealed that he was offered Rajinikanth's role in the S. Shankar-directed movie but he could not say yes to the project because he thought it was only meant for Rajinikanth.
Salman Khan has given some of the amazing movie on the box office and his fans always praise his acting ability. Bhaijaan of Bollywood who had rejected Bajirao Mastani movie because of some issues and later on that movie offered to the Rambo of Bollywood Ranveer Singh.
The king of romance Shah Rukh Khan is known for his on screen romance with the actress. It was buzz that Munna Bhai MBBS movie was first offered to Shah Rukh Khan and later on it was offered to Sanjay Dutt . Undoubtedly, is one of the greatest roles that Sanjay Dutt has ever played onscreen. So much so, that Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. went on to become a franchise. And the movie got hit on the box office.
The queen of Bollywood Kangana Ranaut who is known for her bold statement in the filmy world. The news was revealed by the sources that before Vidya Balan, the role was offered to Kangana Ranaut as Reshma in Dirty Picture. But the fiery queen Kangana refused to take it as she previously did two movies with similar theme.
Bebo of B-town who is always given amazing hit on the box office. She is mostly known for her famous dialogue which is "Mei apni favourite hoon" from Jab We Met. The gorgeous actress had refused to work in Kaho na Pyaar. Initially Kareena Kapoor was playing the lead role in the movie Kaho na Pyaar Hai but she had to leave the project in the middle.
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Pascal Siakam's rise, as explained by the evolution of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
On the surface, maybe this is a ridiculous comparision. But both Tony Hawk and Pascal Siakam have impressive spin moves — and that's not all they have in common.
By Scott A. Levine@ScottLevineNBA Nov 26, 2019, 1:45pm EST
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It's a month into the season and I'm still blown away by how quickly Pascal Siakam went from being a rookie with an 11 percent usage rate to a two-way superstar averaging 26 points on solid efficiency. It's difficult to compare his rise from humble beginnings to any other player in the NBA. In fact, to find an apt comparison, I needed to delve outside of basketball entirely.
Since I mostly just watch basketball and play video games during my spare time, I did not have much in my knowledge base to compare him to. "Who or what improved year after year in a way that seemed impossible?" I asked myself as I pretended my phone was a skateboard, executing varial kickflips on my desk. Of course, the answer was right under my nose: the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise.
In 1998, distribution giant Activision gave small developer Neversoft the green light to start work on a skateboarding game. Neversoft brought in Tony Hawk to do some motion capture work and stamp his name on the box. According to Neversoft designer Chris Rausch, there was a moment midway through development when everyone "knew right away that this was going to be fun."
Like Siakam, however, the Tony Hawk series took a few years to realize its full potential.
2016-2018 Siakam: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
"So here I am / doing everything I can / holding onto what I am / pretending I'm a superman" - Superman by Goldfinger (featured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack)
Siakam began his career a spot starter for a 51-win Raptors team. He could not shoot or dribble, but wowed fans with his athleticism and motor. Seeing him immediately contribute to a playoff-calibre team was like loading up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the first time and starting the career mode in the Warehouse.
quizzley7 via MobyGames
The Warehouse is a basic indoor skate park. It houses only a few ramps, a halfpipe, a ledge, and a rail, but it is a perfect introduction to the mercilessly addictive trick system that powered the franchise to success. Once you beat enough objectives in the Warehouse, be it to score 15,000 points in a two-minute run or find the secret tape, you unlock School. This is another simple training-style level, but is about ten times bigger than the Warehouse. It has rails, ledges, ramps, a few quarterpipes, and two drained outdoor pools where the school's swim teams ostensibly practice.
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After the first two levels, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater suffers an identity crisis. The Mall and Downhill Jam are straight downhill courses that automatically end your run at the bottom; Neversoft stopped making these types of levels after the first game. Streets and Minneapolis are too big and empty. Burnside, Skate Park, and Roswell are skate park-themed levels that do not expand much on concepts found in the Warehouse.
Bebe Noguiera replaced Siakam in the starting lineup in January 2017. A month later, Toronto traded for Serge Ibaka and assigned Siakam to the G League. He started only one game the next season, but played five more minutes per game than his rookie year. He comprised one fifth of the prestigious Raptors "Bench Mob" of Delon Wright, Fred VanVleet, C.J. Miles, Siakam, and Jakob Poeltl. Siakam showed improvement in year two, particularly in his ability to pass and make close shots from improbable angles.
However, like the last three quarters of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Siakam's path in his first two seasons was crooked and confusing. Did the Raptors want him to eventually start or was he seen as an energy big off the bench? Perhaps he would not even be on the team, but included in the impending trade for Kawhi Leonard.
The summer passed and Siakam was not one of the Raptors sent to San Antonio. Not only did Masai Ujiri choose to keep him over Jakob Poeltl, he saw Siakam as a key part of the Raptors' future core. Nick Nurse did too as he started Siakam in his first game as Toronto's head coach.
2018-2019 Siakam: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
"Turn it up / bring the noise" - Bring The Noise by Anthrax & Public Enemy (featured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 soundtrack)
Siakam's game flourished in year three. He averaged a wildly efficient 17 points per game and played excellent defense en route to the Most Improved Player award. He made strides in almost every area of the game, but especially in his ball handling. Siakam had already showcased his passing, close-range touch, and quick leaping ability, but his newfound ability to comfortably put the ball on the floor pieced together these fragments of his game into a potent offensive package.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 introduced the trick that connected everything: the manual. For those not privy to skateboard terminology, a manual is when the skater lifts up the front wheels of their skateboard and rides balanced on the back wheels.
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The manual allowed the player to link tricks together as part of the same combo. This along with improved level design and smoother transitions from one object to the next allowed for point totals in the millions, something unheard of in the previous game.
Whether it was the Hangar, School II, Marseilles, or Venice Beach, each level set up coherent combo sequences that you could follow for high scores. Tony Hawk himself credits the second game as the one that "put us on a map". Siakam's third season put him on the map.
"I'm destroying the world" - I'm Destroying The World by Guttermouth (featured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack)
Following Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 in 2000, Activision created a branch called Activision O₂ which published snowboarding, wakeboarding, BMX, and surfing games. They expected the upcoming Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 to headline this new brand. Neversoft also felt pressure from the console manufacturers; the third Tony Hawk game would be expected to show off the groundbreaking capabilities of the newly released PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 exceeded all expectations. The levels looked better and the object layouts were tighter, with even more trick lines crammed into each stage.
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Coaches and fans alike penciled in Siakam to be the leading scorer for the Raptors in the absence of Kawhi Leonard. He started the season with a 34-point outing against the Pelicans and followed it up going 5-of-7 from three in a loss against the Celtics. Many of his three-point looks were self created above the break, a zone he shot 26 percent from the previous season. As of Tuesday, November 26th, Siakam is shooting 37 percent from that zone and is only assisted on 68 percent of his made threes (per Cleaning The Glass). His shooting ability has forced the defense to guard him differently, allowing him more space to attack the basket.
If Siakam's dribbling was the manual, his improved shooting ability is the revert, a trick that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 introduced. In Tony Hawk 2, your combo ended automatically if you landed on a quarterpipe. You cannot land back down on a vert ramp in a manual. However, in Tony Hawk 3, you could revert down a quarterpipe and then manual, continuing your combo.
With the addition of the revert, players now had total autonomy over where and when they could rack up high combos. Every object could flow into the next as part of a monster score. Much like current-day Siakam on offense, the possibilities for points in Tony Hawk 3 seem endless.
The third game's success burdened Neversoft by setting the bar even higher. Activision now demanded a new and innovative release every year. In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 the developers did away with the level timer in career mode, allowing for a free roaming environment in which the player approached a different non-playable character to complete each goal. This seemed revolutionary at the time, but ultimately made the career mode needlessly long and clunky. The fifth game, Tony Hawk's Underground took the Tony Hawk 4 formula and added a coherent story line. Underground is the favorite game of many fans of the series (I go back and forth between Underground and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as my favorite).
Like Neversoft, Siakam will face highs and lows as he acclimates to being a superstar. In an interview with Rausch, he said Activision ended up hurting the Tony Hawk series by commanding too much creative control in later titles, though Underground 2 and American Wasteland were still great games. Siakam will have better guidance than Neversoft did, as Ujiri, Nurse, and Dwane Casey before him have built a stable environment for players before and after Siakam to flourish.
Much like how I could not wait to play the next Tony Hawk game as a kid, I am eager to see how Siakam's career unfolds.


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Question : So what can possibly be better than Jiu- Jitsu ?
Yes, if you guessed more Jiu Jitsu you were right! We already know that the 10 am class is a very popular time among SDSU students and members who work 2nd or 3rd shift. We also realize the 7 pm works perfect for the 9-5 rs who come in to train Jiu-Jitsu after work. But can we serve our current students and future students better by offering an earlier class during the week? Maybe you have dinner plans after work but still want to train. Maybe you are a mom or dad and want to be home in time to read to your son or daughter before they go to bed . What ever the case may be we just made another option! Starting February 17th 2015 a 5 pm Jiu-Jitsu class has been added.
So far here is what to expect.
From the start a quick warm up and some technique to follow.
How long ? 1 hour to train and work on your technique that you learned from the day or weeks prior.
Will there be live training/ rolling ? This 5 pm Jiu-Jitsu class will have an open mat about half way through so you will get some rounds to choke and arm lock each other.
Is this an advanced or beginner friendly class? Good question and all levels are welcome because this format helps beginners get their feet wet without being overwhelmed . This also pushes the advanced level competitors to think and work quickly with less time on the clock just like competition.
See you all Tuesdays at 5 pm .
Have any more questions or concerns , let us know feedback is always appreciated .


The Housekeeping Room Inspector is responsible for the entire inspection of all areas in a unit after the room attendant has finished cleaning. At times the Room Inspector will be responsible for assisting the Room Attendant in the cleaning of the rooms. Other responsibilities are to make sure of the proper stocking of all linens and amenities for the unit. Upon completion of inspecting and approval of the unit the Housekeeping Inspector will render the unit as a 'Clean Unit'.


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Q: Getting authenticate AD users objectGuid from asp.net I am using windows authentication within an ASP.NET application. I am wondering how to best get the objectGuid from the currently logged in user?
Regards, Egil.

A: You can do this with the System.DirectoryServices namespace.
Dim entry As DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry
Dim mySearcher As System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
Dim result As System.DirectoryServices.SearchResult
Dim myEntry As DirectoryEntry
Dim domainName As String
Dim userId As String
Dim objectGuid As Guid

'Split the username into domain and userid parts
domainName = Page.User.Identity.Name.Substring(0, Page.User.Identity.Name.IndexOf("\"))
userId = Page.User.Identity.Name.Substring(Page.User.Identity.Name.IndexOf("\") + 1)

'Start at the top level domain
entry = New DirectoryEntry(domainName)

mySearcher = New DirectorySearcher(entry)

'Build a filter for just the user
mySearcher.Filter = ("(&(anr=" & userId & ")(objectClass=user))")

'Get the search result ...
result = mySearcher.FindOne

'... and then get the AD entry that goes with it
myEntry = result.GetDirectoryEntry

'The Guid property is the objectGuid
objectGuid = myEntry.Guid

There might be a better way to do this, but this works!

A: You need to use NativeGuid property. C# code:
string login = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;
string domain = login.Substring(0, login.IndexOf('\\'));
string userName = login.Substring(login.IndexOf('\\') + 1);
DirectoryEntry domainEntry = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + domain);
DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(domainEntry);
searcher.Filter = string.Format(
   "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName={0}))",
   userName);
SearchResult searchResult = searcher.FindOne();
DirectoryEntry entry = searchResult.GetDirectoryEntry();
Guid objectGuid = new Guid(entry.NativeGuid);

A: The suggest solutions are rather expensive. Rather than searching by domain and username, a better solution is to use the SID to lookup the account:
// using System.Security.Principal;
IPrincipal userPrincipal = HttpContext.Current.User;
WindowsIdentity windowsId = userPrincipal.Identity as WindowsIdentity;
if (windowsId != null)
{
    SecurityIdentifier sid = windowsId.User;

    using(DirectoryEntry userDe = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://<SID=" + sid.Value + ">"))
    {
        Guid objectGuid = new Guid(userDe.NativeGuid);
    }
}


I'm excited to finally share Natalie and Matthew's October 2018 wedding with you all. There were so many great shots It was really challenging to narrow down the selects for the blog. These two were full of life, love, and lots of laughs! They said their "I do's" at the Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel by the Sea and their wedding reception was held at The Nicklaus Club in Monterey. Before their ceremony, Natalie and Matthew wanted to do a "first look" at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. Natalie's parents got married at the Pebble Beach Lodge and they wanted to recreate some of the photos of her parents "first look." I had such a great time photographing the wedding of this lovely couple! I hope you enjoy looking through the photos.


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The Golden Ticket Trap
April 1, 2014 Read More...client-first, commitment, Do more of what you love, ethics, ethos, Ethos Capital, Ethos Capital Group, financial concerns, goals, integrity, life aspirations, lifelong relationships, listen without expectations, mindful investing, mindful wealth, Mindful wealth management, peace of mind, the do right rulecharleskochel
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Charlie pins all his hopes on finding the Golden Ticket hidden among millions of candy bars. It seems people approach investing in much the same way. If you think the Oompa Loompa's are scary, try exposing 20% of your investment portfolio in commodities, like gold, in a volatile market.
The notion that the path to long-term wealth lies in locating secret and previously undiscovered treasures in the global marketplace of securities is one regularly featured in media and market commentary.
One magazine, for instance, runs a feature called "Fund Managers' Secret Stocks," referring to supposedly "bargain" stocks the pros keep hidden. (How the stocks can be secret when splashed on magazine stands nationally is not explained.)
Likewise, a popular business broadcaster regularly tells its viewers about the "under-the-radar" stocks that Wall Street analysts don't want them to know about.
This stuff sells because it plays to a misconception about how markets work: that they are like beaches after a hot day, full of buried treasures. All you need, in this view of investing, is a virtual metal detector to find the money that people left behind.
You could get lucky this way, of course. But basing a long-term investment strategy on stumbling across the equivalent of a mislaid trinket in the sand or a golden ticket in a chocolate wrapper is not likely to be sustainable.
It's a haphazard approach, reliant on chance and requiring a lot of work that is unlikely to be rewarded. Worse, it means taking unnecessary risks by tying one's fortunes to a handful of securities or to one or two sectors.
Taking big bets on a single sector or commodity is a bit like buying a chocolate bar in the hope of finding a golden ticket. There's an element of pot luck, and you're exposing yourself to idiosyncratic risk related to that sector or industry.
On the subject of hidden treasures, gold itself can have a special allure for investors, particularly in uncertain times. Indeed, the yellow metal has had a couple of spectacular runs, in the 1970s and in the 2000s. But there have been long lean times and significant volatility in between, which makes gold a highly speculative bet.
In early 2013, the Daily Mail in the UK carried the headline, "Gold Set to Shine Even More Brightly in 2013." The rationale was that with investors scouring the world for "safe havens," gold could reach as high as $2,500 an ounce by year end.1
As it turned out, gold suffered its biggest annual loss in three decades last year, with its spot price falling 28% in US dollar terms. From an all-time high of $1,920 in September 2011, gold fell to just over $1,200 by the end of 2013.
Now, adopting some exposure to gold may well suit some investors as part of a broadly diversified portfolio, but taking speculative bets on a single commodity, sector, or stock is more akin to blind hope than to anything else.
The popularity of media stories about hidden bargains and undiscovered stocks is understandable. Like townsfolk in a bar overhearing the boasting of gold diggers down from the hills, we desperately want to believe in El Dorado. But this sort of speculation is really no different than gambling.
In contrast, sound investment starts with identifying the risks worth taking and minimizing the risks that don't come with an expected reward, like taking a big bet on gold. You can help reduce risk and increase flexibility by diversifying.
It's true that you can get lucky the other way, like the boy in the chocolate factory story. But the chances are against you. And keep this in mind: The best investment may not be the golden ticket anyway.
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Who Determines the Amount of the Property Tax Bill?
WHO DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF A PROPERTY TAX BILL?
Two things determine the amount of a property tax bill: the property�s assessed value and the tax rates of the taxing jurisdictions in which the property is located. The tax rate is determined by the amount of tax levy to be raised from all, or part, of a taxing district and the district�s taxable assessed value. The assessment is determined by the assessor and is based on the market value of the property less any applicable property tax exemptions.
Each year after the total assessed value is set, the assessor calculates tax rates based on taxing districts budget requests which are regulated by statutory limits. Each taxing district in the county sends its approved budget to the assessor. The assessor uses the budget request and the total value of all taxable properties in the district to calculate a tax rate.
The rate is expressed in dollars per each thousand dollars of property value. The tax rate of each district is combined with the rates of other districts to get the total rate. From this the assessor can easily determine the total tax you owe for support of schools, special service districts, and local governments.


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Q: ArrayAdapter showing Error: Tabbed Activity and ListView I am trying to create a Tabbed Activity which contains a List. I have created the Tabbed Activity and I want to create the list in the fragment. Each List Item contains 2 ImageViews and 4 TextViews. Therefore, I created a custom Class and a Custom ArrayAdapter. Here is the Code -

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*Coins.java - This is the fragment of the tabbed Activity.
package com.example.android.cotescol;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ListView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class Coins extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment{
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.currency_list, container, false);

        final ArrayList<CoinObject> coins = new ArrayList<Currency>();

        coins.add(new CoinObject(1, "India", 1947));
        coins.add(new CoinObject(1, "India", 1947));

        CoinAdapter itemsAdapter = new CoinAdapter(this, coins);
        ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
        listView.setAdapter(itemsAdapter);

        return rootView;
    }
}

*CoinObject.java - It is a custom class in which each object contains all the details of the coin.
package com.example.android.cotescol;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

public class CoinObject {

    private final static int NO_IMAGE_AVAILABLE = R.drawable.nia;
    private final static String NOT_AVAILABLE = "Material Not Specified";
    private final static double NOT_KNOWN = 0.00;

    private int denomination;
    private String country;
    private String countryCode;
    private int year;
    private int obverseImageResourceId = NO_IMAGE_AVAILABLE;
    private int reverseImageResourceId = NO_IMAGE_AVAILABLE;
    private String material = NOT_AVAILABLE;
    private double diameter = NOT_KNOWN;
    private double weight = NOT_KNOWN;
    private double thickness = NOT_KNOWN;
    private double value = NOT_KNOWN;

    public CoinObject(int denomination, String country, int year, int obverseImageResourceId, int reverseImageResourceId , double diameter, double thickness, String material, double weight, double value) {
        this.denomination = denomination;
        this.country = country;
        this.year = year;
        this.obverseImageResourceId = obverseImageResourceId;
        this.reverseImageResourceId = reverseImageResourceId;
        this.diameter = diameter;
        this.thickness = thickness;
        this.material = material;
        this.weight = weight;
        this.value = value;
        this.countryCode = getCountryCode(country);
    }

    public CoinObject(int denomination, String country, int year, double diameter, double thickness, String material, double weight, double value) {
        this.denomination = denomination;
        this.country = country;
        this.year = year;
        this.diameter = diameter;
        this.thickness = thickness;
        this.material = material;
        this.weight = weight;
        this.value = value;
        this.countryCode = getCountryCode(country);
    }

    public CoinObject(int denomination, String country, int year) {
        this.denomination = denomination;
        this.country = country;
        this.year = year;
        this.countryCode = getCountryCode(country);
    }

    public String getCountryCode(String countryName) {
        // Get all country codes in a string array.
        String[] isoCountryCodes = Locale.getISOCountries();
        Map<String, String> countryMap = new HashMap<>();
        // Iterate through all country codes:
        for (String code : isoCountryCodes) {
            // Create a locale using each country code
            Locale locale = new Locale("", code);
            // Get country name for each code.
            String name = locale.getDisplayCountry();
            // Map all country names and codes in key - value pairs.
            countryMap.put(name, code);
        }
        // Get the country code for the given country name using the map.
        // Here you will need some validation or better yet
        // a list of countries to give to user to choose from.
        String countryCode = countryMap.get(countryName); // "NL" for Netherlands.

        return countryCode;
    }

    public int getDenomination() { return denomination; }
    public int getYear() { return year; }
    public int getObverseImageResourceId() { return obverseImageResourceId; }
    public int getReverseImageResourceId() { return reverseImageResourceId; }
    public double getDiameter() { return diameter; }
    public double getWeight() { return weight; }
    public double getThickness() { return thickness; }
    public double getValue() { return value; }
    public String getCountry() { return country; }
    public String getCountryCode() { return countryCode; }
    public String getMaterial() { return material; }
}

*CoinAdapter.java - It is a custom ArrayAdapter
package com.example.android.cotescol;

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class CoinAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<CoinObject>{
    public CoinAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<CoinObject> currencies) {
        super(context, 0, currencies);
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        View listItemView = convertView;
        if (listItemView == null) {
            listItemView = LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(R.layout.list_item, parent, false);
        }

        CoinObject currentCoinObject = getItem(position);

        TextView denominationTextView = (TextView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.denomination_text_view);
        denominationTextView.setText(currentCoinObject.getDenomination());

        TextView countryTextView = (TextView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.country_text_view);
        countryTextView.setText(currentCoinObject.getCountry() + "(" + currentCoinObject.getCountryCode() + ")");

        TextView yearTextView = (TextView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.year_text_view);
        yearTextView.setText(currentCoinObject.getYear());

        ImageView obverseImageView = (ImageView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.obverse_image_view);
        obverseImageView.setImageResource(currentCoinObject.getObverseImageResourceId());

        ImageView reverseImageView = (ImageView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.reverse_image_view);
        reverseImageView.setImageResource(currentCoinObject.getReverseImageResourceId());

        return listItemView;
    }
}

In the Coins.java file, I am getting an error while creating an Instance of the CoinAdapter class. Also the findViewById() is shown in red. Error Picture
It would be really helpful if someone guided me to do it the correct way. Thanks in Advance.

A: Replace:
CoinAdapter itemsAdapter = new CoinAdapter(this, coins);

With:
CoinAdapter itemsAdapter = new CoinAdapter(getActivity(), coins);

Replace:
ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);

With:
ListView listView = (ListView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.list);


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Flushing a Movement
by Joey Skaggs, Editor
Filed under: Creative Activism, Culture Jamming and Reality Hacking, Political Pranks, Prank News, Pranksters, The History of Pranks
Paul Krassner reviews Pat Thomas' book, Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary ,.
Hippies, radicals, pranksters: Jerry Rubin has a bio and Paul Krassner has our review
by Paul Krassner
Jacket Copy, Los Angeles Times
Jerry Rubin (right) and Paul Krassner share a joint in the late '60s. (Fantagraphics Books, Inc.)
Pat Thomas, the author of "Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary ," had noticed that there were six books about co-activist Abbie Hoffman, but none about Jerry Rubin, so Thomas welcomed the challenge. Seventy-five co-conspirators were interviewed for revealing anecdotes galore (including me), and this tome is a unique oral and visual history heavy enough to sink into your coffee table.
Rubin had written a few books himself, though. The first was 1970's "DO iT!" Under the influence of Ritalin, he recorded all the material swirling in his mind, and his girlfriend Nancy Kurshan transcribed 700 pages that had to be severely trimmed down. That book was heiress Patty Hearst's favorite, radicalizing her, especially the part about rebelling against elite parents.
In January 1964, Rubin was 26 with a thick handlebar mustache, bored as a journalist for the Cincinnati Post. He moved to UC Berkeley for grad school, but dropped out during his first semester. He then asked so many questions about local politics, filling his notebook so much, that several activists thought he was a cop. But by May 1965, at the Berkeley campus he had organized a Vietnam teach-in, the largest in the U.S.
He called me in New York, inviting me to speak there. I urged him to also contact folksinger Phil Ochs, who could perform appropriate songs between speeches. Rubin had never heard of Ochs, but he accepted my suggestion. They would eventually become deep friends.
When Rubin was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee, he wore a rented American Revolutionary costume, and he gave out copies of the Declaration of Independence. As the marshals carried him out, he yelled, "I want to testify!" He had manipulated the media to spread his patriotic message on radio, TV and the front pages of newspapers across the country. Read the rest of this review here.
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Optimal control problems for some ordinary differential equations with behavior of blowup or quenching
Feedback stabilization with one simultaneous control for systems of parabolic equations
September 2018, 8(3&4): 789-808. doi: 10.3934/mcrf.2018035
Weak stability of a laminated beam
Yanfang Li 1, , Zhuangyi Liu 2, and Yang Wang 3,,
College of Mathematics and Information Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, USA
College of Information Science and Technology, Donghua University, School of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
* Corresponding authorr: Yang Wan
Received October 2017 Revised May 2018 Published September 2018
In this paper, we consider the stability of a laminated beam equation, derived by Liu, Trogdon, and Yong [6], subject to viscous or Kelvin-Voigt damping. The model is a coupled system of two wave equations and one Euler-Bernoulli beam equation, which describes the longitudinal motion of the top and bottom layers of the beam and the transverse motion of the beam. We first show that the system is unstable if one damping is only imposed on the beam equation. On the other hand, it is easy to see that the system is exponentially stable if direct damping are imposed on all three equations. Hence, we investigate the system stability when two of the three equations are directly damped. There are a total of seven cases from the combination of damping locations and types. Polynomial stability of different orders and their optimality are proved. Several interesting properties are revealed.
Keywords: Laminated beam, polynomial stability, exponential stability, optimal decay rate, semigroup.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35B35, 47D03; Secondary: 93D05.
Citation: Yanfang Li, Zhuangyi Liu, Yang Wang. Weak stability of a laminated beam. Mathematical Control & Related Fields, 2018, 8 (3&4) : 789-808. doi: 10.3934/mcrf.2018035
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Q: creating a user and granting no privileges Is there a difference between
grant usage on databasename.* to 'username'@'localhost' identified by 'password'

and
grant usage on *.* to 'username'@'localhost' identified by 'password'

and
create user 'username'@'localhost' identified by 'password'

assuming that the user does not already exist?  My understanding is that each of these creates a user with a password, and grants no privileges to the user.
If the user does already exist, then I expect some differences:

*

*the grant-statements will change the password to 'password'

*the create user-statement will fail with an error

A: All these statements do the same - they create new user without any privileges.
First and second do it using GRANT statement, where USAGE means - NO PRIVILEGES.
But there is a difference between GRANT+USAGE and CREATE USER statements:
grant usage on *.* to 'username1'@'localhost'; -- when password is not specified

will throw an error in case of NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER sql mode.
From the reference - NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER Prevent GRANT from automatically creating new users if it would otherwise do so, unless a non-empty password also is specified.
You are right about the GRANT and CREATE USER statements when user exists; CREATE USER will throw an error, but in this case, if you want to change the password, you can use SET PASSWORD statement, e.g. -
SET PASSWORD FOR 'username'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('new password');


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DRC's Coming to the EAC is a Tipping Point
News that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially applied to join the East African Community (EAC) is good. This is because the DRC is not only humungous in landmass but also in resources. This resource-parked country, if well utilized, apart from improving the conditions of its people, will contribute immensely to the economies of the EAC member states and the regional in general.
Since the country gained its independence, it has never been developed. This presents an opportunity for products and service providers such as construction companies to bid and win tenders to build this mega country. If the EAC becomes a solid country, the plunder of the DRC will come to an end and result into an opportunity the EAC can bank on.
Arguably, the EAC needs to work fast and fast-track the membership of the DRC as it seeks to entice other countries such as Zambia and others in the region that seek to make good of this regional unification.
In his letter for application for membership of the EAC, DRC's president Felix Tshisekedi was quoted (Daily Nation, June 14, 2019) as saying that "this request follows the ever-increasing trade between the economic players of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and those of the states of the Community." I am sure with the membership to the EAC, trade will increase and become healthier than it currently is.
The DRC has virgin soil and immense uninhabited land that can address many landlessness problems shall the bloc decided to become one single country whose citizens are allowed to acquire land and live anywhere. The land issue contributed to Tanzania, the giant of the region in land and resources, to adamantly refuse to immerse itself in the EAC. Compare the DRC's population of about 92, 000, 000 and the landmass of 2, 345, 409 km2. compared to the EAC's population of at about 170, 000,000 and the landmass of 2, 467, 202 km2. This is why the coming of the DRC to the EAC is a game changer.
DRC's EAC membership assures it of economic and political development as Tshisekedi concurs noting that "so that we can work together for the development of our respective countries and stabilise this part of Africa."
Quite frankly, the arrival of a new kid on the block into the EAC is but a game changer shall the regional body take this challenge competently and strategically.
By Nkwazi Mhango
Author of over 20 books among them: Africa Reunite or Perish and How Africa Developed Europe.


Oh, my goodness! Over the last few weeks I have been looking for a convertible mitten pattern, but I have not found any I like. Just yesterday, I was wondering if I used waste yarn (like you would in an afterthought heel or a thumb) then I could use any pattern I want. Your video came along just at the right time to confirm my thought. Now I am thinking that you could also put a flap on the thumbs for texting!


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Another Public Hearing on Toll Road Hikes. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
As construction on Metro's awesome Silver Line extends out of the hellhole urban oasis of Tysons Corner and onto the Toll Road, you may have thought to yourself, "Gee, those endless rows of orange cones must have cost a bundle. Wonder who's going to pay for them?"
Who, exactly. Better dig out that jar of change.
Currently MWAA plans to increase the main toll plaza by 25 cents each year for three consecutive years, resulting in a total increase of 75 cents by 2012. It would also increase the on- and off-ramp tolls from 50 cents to 75 cents beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
The Reston Association has already voted to support the toll hikes. But some people are not happy! Among them, the Dulles Corridor Users Group, which was established in 2005 by Chris Walker, who developed Cascades Business Center and Parkridge Business Park closer to home in Reston. In August, his group sued to stop the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority from collecting tolls as a means of funding the Silver Line extension. While that little chestnut wends its way through the legal system, the MWAA is holding a series of public meetings on the toll hikes, including one next from 5-8pm next Wednesday, September 9, at South Lakes High School.
Yay! A public hearing, right here in Reston! The last one of those went so well, after all. For some reason, though, throwing a bunch of quarters into a filthy basket on an off-ramp hasn't engendered as much of an outcry as death panels and stabbing grannies in the back. At the first of these hearings in Ashburn, fewer than 50 people attended, and many of those that did complained about the format. Apparently they weren't excited about seeing the "exhibits about the Metrorail project, including details about the cost and financing of the rail project, details about the Dulles Toll Road, planned improvements, revenue projections under the toll increase scenario and information on how the money raised from tolls is to be spent." Maybe they should jazz those exhibits up with some, you know, rad '80s art.
Here's part of what the Dulles Corridor Users Group is saying on its "web-site," including a claim that tolls will eventually reach as high as $11 and change by 2047. Which is silly, since by then there will be no oil and society will have crumbled and we'll all be hiding in the post-apocalyptic rubble from our evil cyborg masters. But anyhoo!
Most local residents are unaware that Dulles Rail total costs include not only the estimated $5.3 BILLION CAPITAL COST but $18 BILLION or more in FINANCING COSTS to be paid by DTR users. Additionally, $8 BILLION or more in OPERATING COST DEFICITS could result from Dulles Rail operations during the next 40 years.
Under MWAA plans, unless financial structure changes are made, DTR toll revenues will increase from $65 million in 2009 to $110 million in 2012. The financing plan projects future tolls of $220 million in 2020 and over $500 million annually in the 2040's with further toll increases likely to cover long overdue improvement and repair costs. As a result, you can expect to pay $11 or more in tolls each way from Herndon and Reston to Tysons Corner, even more if you are Dulles Greenway user.
The MWAA toll increase public hearing process is designed to prevent the public from learning about widespread opposition to planned toll increases.. A recent poll showed that over 90% of those voting claim present tolls are high enough already. Most Dulles Corridor residents and workers believe that DTR tolls collected during the last 25 years should be used to end tolling as occurred elsewhere in Virginia.
Can't find the time to painstakingly hand-letter an angry sign or block out a play in time for next Wednesday's hearing? You can learn more about the hearing process or comment here.
Posted by Restonian at 8:55 AM
Labels: 20190, Metro Fiasco, Reston, Road Rules, Toll Road
so where do these poor folks go...???
The Bloke From Charter Oak September 3, 2009 at 12:57 PM
As one of many Reston ---> Tyson's/Tegucigalpa commuters I'd personally like to say that the sooner I can take my sedan off of the Route 7 Conga Line and walk my hind quarters back and forth to the Metro station the better for my sanity! If the Silver Line were extended all the way out to Leesburg, then perhaps most of these newfangled Loudoun County soccer moms whining about the potential toll hikes after already getting raked over the coals by the GreedWay could also take mass transit?
<<< sorry for the first post above -- wrong thread >>>
I absolutely agree with getting the Silver Line in -- and yes -- get it all the way to Leesburg. I can't wait, to walk to a station and go downtwon...
The Bloke From Charter Oak September 3, 2009 at 1:04 PM
I already serve as a designated driver for if and when a carful of my co-workers or friends want to enjoy the occasional Friday night outing in the District, so if we could WALK from my current abode (albeit ever so humble and earth-toned) to a new train station and back, that would really save me the trouble of constantly driving us to Fairfax or Falls Church and might let me enjoy a drink of my own! A year after the Silver Line opens I can GUARANTEE rush-hour traffic congestion on Route 7 decreases. Why wasn't this idea considered sooner---as in BEFORE Reston grew to become NoVA's largest community outside the Beltway?
The Bloke -- it's been on the plans for a few decades now. At least three I think and the plan from the beginning of Metro was to get it out to the Dulles Airport. It was mostly a matter of finding funding and getting through all the red tape.
I think also a lot of 'burbers were afraid of urbers coming and stealing from them.
The only detriment to the Silverline is that there will not be express lines from the Airport.
Sigh...I just don't think this meeting at South Lakes High School about Toll Road fares has the same potential for entertaining street theater of the absurd as did the August 25 town hall meeting on health care reform. Wonder if the now-infamous (450,000 YouTube views and still counting) Officer Wesley "This Ain't America No More" Cheeks of the Fairfax County school security force will be there to once again offer his unique interpretation of the First Amendment, i.e., protest signs OK, protest signs with pictures not OK.
Anonymous September 4, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Anonymous 1:55 -- "I think also a lot of burber were afraid of urbers coming and stealing from them." Well, they're here. They live in the area near Hunters Woods Shopping Center and they're stealing from us. When you read the police reports that say "no fixed address" it can mean homeless, but it can mean "moving between addresses so nobody catches me, man"
The Bloke From Charter Oak September 4, 2009 at 8:48 AM
In regards to the "burbers fearing the urbers" why is it that the most "desirable" (and correspondingly most expensive) rentals to be found in the region are clustered near to Orange Line Metro stations? Arlington has VERY heavy Metro traffic, and it doesn't seem to have suffered any sort of quality-of-life reduction because of it. Contrariwise it always ranks HIGHER on the "Best Places" listings than our own mauve wonderland. I actually have to laugh at some of Reston's old-timers who fear that Reston will become "Arlingtonized," as if to imply Arlington is a nefarious place along the lines of Gary, IN or Camden, NJ. I don't think I'll ever fully understand why so many here are in opposition to infrastructural measures that will permit Reston to become a much more walkable and sustainable community, much as was Bob Simon's original intention. Two other places that have heavy commuter rail usage? Hoboken, NJ and Greenwich, CT. Are these violent crime hotbeds with urbers preying on the burbers? Not exactly. Ditto Vienna. Ditto Bethesda. Shall I continue?
Bloke,
I currently live in downtown DC and previously along the Orange Line in Arlington. So I obviously enjoy being in walkable, Metro accessible areas. That being said -- there is more crime here in DC and along the Orange Line in Arlington than there is in auto dependent SFH subdivisions in Fairfax County. Look at the crime stats -- Oakton, Great Falls, North Reston, etc etc etc -- all have much lower crime rates.
Also bear in mind that Arlington has over 200,000 residents. DC has in the neighborhood of 600,000, if I'm not mistaken. Reston has 65,000. Naturally there will be proportionately higher crime (in most instances) in more heavily-populated areas. My point is merely to counter the objections that many have over mass transit coming to Reston because they're afraid we'll see our crime rate skyrocket. Do you really think some thug from Anacostia will want to ride a train all the way out to Reston to break into a home when they could have done the same thing much closer to where they live?
Thing One September 10, 2009 at 12:04 AM
A sure sign that summer is over: Traffic on Wiehle Ave. this morning was backed up well past the Lake Anne dam. All those folks from Sterling and points west along Rt 7 trying to get to the toll road and office bldgs alon Sunset Hills. I certainly don't begrudge these folks trying to get to work. Just another symptom of Reston outgrowing its infrastructure. And it is only going to bet better once the Metro comes to town...er... plannned community.
Consider the rumored move by RA to vacate the covenants governing the I-zone (straddling the toll road and the to-be Silver line). Goodbye sterile office campuses and hello denser development. So RA, go for it and selectively vacate those covenants. Class-action anyone?
How about roadways that can handle the traffic? Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, build out the roads and the traffic will fill them to capacity. And that is an argument to do nothing?
While we are at it, how about putting some of that revenue for the increased tolls into subsidizing a comprehensive set of public transit bus lines that serve outside commuters headed for the Silver line and people trying to get cross-town within Reston itself. Use that money to get those bus lines up and running with routes and schedules that make sense to commuters rather than bean-counters. Bottom line: invest in establishing local and area bus systems with a sufficient ridership base so the system can pay for itself. This will take foresight. This will take time. And this will take wit, imagination, vision, and, bluntly speaking, the balls/ovaries on the part of our local and state leadership (which, sadly, is why I'm not inclined to bet on it happening). But hope springs eternal here in the planned paradise known as the DPRofR.
While we are at it, how about well-lit sidewalks on both sides of streets throughout Reston? Don't get me wrong, the bike paths are wonderful to walk along (in daylight when unarmed). But they only provide for part of what is needed. For that matter, how about looking at how an expanded sidewalk/path system can encourage us to walk to the store up to a half mile or away rather than hopping in the car? How about funneling some of those toll revenues to improving the infrastructure for pedestrian traffic throughout Reston in addition to upgrading the roads? It all improves the traffic flow. So what if the rules might not allow it? If that is the case, change the rules or come up with a workaround.


Is this why there are now more rats in Hinckley?
If you're having problems with rats you'll probably want to do something about it.
But residents in one county town are allegedly avoiding having rats removed due to the cost of the service.
New charges introduced in Hinckley are said to be putting people off paying the council for rat-catching.
The £20 fee, introduced last March, is proving unpopular with householders plagued by the unwelcome visitors.
While residents are still reporting rat sightings to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, when talk of payment is raised the complaint is quickly dropped.
The health and safety implications of this has prompted one Liberal Democrat councillor to speak out and call for the fee to be lifted.
At a recent council meeting Bron Witherford (Lib Dem Castle) directed her questions to Cllr Kevin Morrell (Con Twycross, Witherley with Sheepy) the executive member for environmental matters.
She said: "We are now getting a considerable amount of sightings of rats running through and around gardens and properties in the urban area.
"Residents who have reported this to the council have withdrawn their enquiry when advised that they would incur a cost of £20 to take this further.
"They see no reason why they should pay this amount when the rats were not nesting on their property but migrating from other surrounding sites.
Sending out the civic rat-catcher used to be a service offered for free by the borough council. However, squeezed budgets have seen the authority increase charges and also impose new charges for some of the services it used to provide with little or no cost.
Cllr Morrell said reports of rats had been on the increase over the last four years, pre-dating the introduction of charges.
He added: "There will always be natural fluctuations in rodent populations which can be caused by external factors such as the climate. It is very natural to see populations, and as a consequence numbers of service requests, fluctuate over years.
"As long as we are providing a treatment service for those that want to pay and an investigation service into matters relating to rat infestations I feel that we are providing adequate protection to public health.
He reminded colleagues if people were able to identify a local source of any infestation a service request could be raised with environmental health and officers would investigate under public health legislation.


President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolences to President of the United Mexican States Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
"I was deeply saddened by the news of heavy casualties as a result of an explosion and a fire in a fuel pipeline in Hidalgo state," the President said in his message, AzerTag reports.
"On the occasion of this tragedy, on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I extend my deep condolences to you, the families and the loved ones of those who died and the whole people of Mexico, and wish the injured recovery," the head of state said.


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Boomers Find 'Second Acts' Pursuing 'Encore Careers'
July 26, 2013 | Sharon Epperson, NBR, CNBC.com
As Americans are living longer, many are working longer. The employment picture has slowly been improving for baby boomers and pre-retirees over the last few years. Studies have shown some people in their 50s and 60s are holding onto jobs longer, while others are pursuing "second acts"—starting "encore careers" as the next chapter in their professional lives.
For many, they're now looking to be able to pursue fields and attain positions that fulfill their passion. It is also a way for some older workers to make certain that they don't outlive their savings.
"Most people are not in a position to fully retire in a traditional sense at a normal retirement age," said financial advisor Judith Rosenthal of Amerprise Financial in New York.
"The simple fact is that most people are not in a position to accumulate enough assets. …They need to be able to pursue other forms of income to supplement that lifestyle so that money can last as long as they do."
(Read more: Less Is More: The Benefits of Downsizing in Retirement)
As many as 9 million people aged 44 to 70 are getting paid for work that combines their personal passion with a social purpose, according to the non-profit think tank Encore.org. Another 31 million are interested in making the leap into "encore careers."
They're seeking new careers in the nonprofit world: healthcare, education and government. While doing altruistic work can mean a cut in pay, having some income can help those who aren't ready to retire just yet.
Louisa Hellegers, 65, said self-reflection was essential in helping her figure out what to do next. After spending more than four decades in publishing, the senior executive said she started "thinking about who I am, where I've come from, what I wanted to do."
Hellegers said she decided "what I wanted to do is what I have been doing my whole career … serve and give back in various ways to the community."
She's now using her skills as a human resources executive, focusing on people, not publishing. Hellegers is the director of organizational development at the Center for Employment Opportunities, a non-profit organization that helps men and women who are just getting out of jail find jobs.
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Beth Kempner, a 54-year-old former advertising executive, is director of public affairs at the organization. Like Hellegers, she found her position through a fellowship program run by the nonprofit organization Encore.org, which places highly-skilled, experienced professionals at the end of their "mid-life" careers into paid positions at social service organizations for their "second acts."
Kempner said while her agency's work is making a social impact, she finds her "second act" is personally fulfilling. It also provides some financial security. After the Encore fellowship, she was hired on staff at the agency.
"You feel a little more fulfilled, I think, when you get paid for the work you do," she said. "This is not the same (money) as I was making in the corporate world, but you do feel good."
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