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The California Rains Have Ruined America's Favorite Road Trip
A substantial chunk of Highway 1 in Northern California is closed after the recent damaging rain storms.
By Travis Okulski
There's one road trip everyone should take in their lifetime: A drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles along Highway 1. One of the prettiest parts of the journey starts in Carmel in the north and ends in Cambria in the south. You pass through Big Sur and go along mile after mile of gorgeous coastline for hours. It's truly wonderful.
But the recent rains in California have ruined any chance of completing that trip for the foreseeable future.
Here are a few pics of the damage to the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur. Damage due to slumping hill side from excessive rain. #castorm pic.twitter.com/oge0IzrZOM
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) February 22, 2017
The coast road is now closed between Palo Colorado in Monterey County and Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County. This is, arguably, the best stretch of road on the entire trip. The reason is that the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge (above) is cracked and no longer safe. It needs to be totally replaced and will take at least six months to fix. Also, a lot of the area right after that bridge is where hotels and restaurants are for Big Sur, which means they will surely take a substantial economic hit now that travelers can't get to them as easily.
The closed stretch of Highway 1 highlighted in blue.
Screenshot via Google Maps
While you can still drive on Route 1 north and south of the closure, you won't be making a full road trip out of it. The closures are not placed near another road that will allow you to go east towards the 101. You'd literally have to get to the closure, turn around, and drive back the way you came. And it also appears, from the screenshot of the stretch that's closed above, that you might not be able to get to the famous Bixby Bridge. If you have a lot of time, that's fine. But if you want to just drive and enjoy the surroundings, you're SOL.
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Ella Fitzgerald, Bille Jean King, and Florence Nightingale are now Barbie dolls
Mattel leans into the girl power angle.
By Siobhan Neela-Stock on February 20, 2020
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Barbie wants girls everywhere to know that they can be anything they want.
On Thursday, Mattel, the toy's maker, announced three new dolls in its Inspiring Women Series. They're likenesses of the former number one tennis player in the world, Billie Jean King, jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, and the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.
The newest dolls are part of Barbie's attempt at addressing the dream gap, which researchers say limits girls' thinking about what they're capable of and starts around five or six years old. To help combat this harmful thinking, Mattel launched its global initiative, the Dream Gap Project, in 2018 to provide girls with resources and support to help them dream big. In addition to raising funds for girls' empowerment charities, the project includes dolls that are role models who broke historic barriers.
"Billie Jean King is the definition of an inspiring woman, as she is not only a legendary tennis player, but also an equality champion. By shining a spotlight on her powerful story, along with Ella Fitzgerald and Florence Nightingale, we are continuing to show girls that they can be anything," says Lisa McKnight, senior vice president and global head of Barbie and its dolls portfolio.
The three dolls are all available for $29.99 each on Barbie's website. They're also for sale at Target, Walmart, and on Amazon. Previous dolls in Barbie's Inspiring Women Series have included Amelia Earhart, Katherine Johnson, Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks, and Sally Ride.
This isn't the first time Barbie has diversified. The past five years have seen more than 170 new looks for Barbie, including 5 different body types, 22 skin tones, 76 hair styles, 94 hair colors, and 13 eye colors, according to a Mattel spokesperson.
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More recently, in celebration of Black History Month, Barbie collaborated with Queen & Slim costume designer Shiona Turini to release a four-part series of diverse Barbie dolls (many are black), according to People. This comes 40 years after the debut of the first black Barbie doll in 1980.
Barbie, with her unrealistic body, pink convertible, and fancy dream house of yore, has gotten her fair share of criticism over the decades. But, hey, she's trying.
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2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe Teased In Massive Photo Gallery Of M240i
It packs an inline-six with an extra 34 horsepower over its predecessor.
May 17, 2021 at 2:37am ET
After an endless string of spy shots, BMW has kicked off the teaser campaign for the next-generation 2 Series Coupe. Still very much a rear-wheel-drive-based sports car, the compact coupe is featured in an extended photo gallery largely focusing on the hottest version due to be offered at launch. It's the M240i xDrive with its large trapezoidal exhausts, joined by a lesser trim (likey 230i) with a pair of circular tips.
The official teaser images don't reveal something we haven't seen before, but they serve as a good reminder the G42-generation 2er won't get the enlarged front kidney grille of its big-brother 4 Series Coupe. It retains the RWD proportions of its predecessor with a long hood and a chunky short rear, although we won't be too surprised if the new model is slightly larger.
Gallery: 2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe camouflaged prototype teasers
From the relatively few specs released by BMW, we get to learn the M Performance version retains its inline-six engine, but now it's making 369 horsepower (275 kilowatts) channeled to both axles via an eight-speed automatic transmission. Compared to the model it replaces, it produces an additional 34 hp in a sports coupe set to have a nearly 50:50 weight distribution.
A rear-biased AWD system is being promised, along with a "fully variable locking effect generated by an electric motor." The rear axle gets an M sports differential and the car as a whole is about 12 percent stiffer than the model it replaces. Both front and rear axles benefit from wider tracks to lower body roll during high-speed cornering.
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Stroke-dependent dampers come standard across the range and an adaptive M chassis is available at an additional cost, bringing electronically controlled dampers. BMW will also charge extra for the Variable Sports Steering system and says the redesigned body is significantly more aerodynamic than the outgoing 2 Series Coupe.
The new 2er is scheduled to enter production in late summer and should go on sale towards the end of the year. As for the M2, it's supposedly not coming out before 2023, so we're in for a long wait as production is apparently starting in December 2022. We have yet to see any spy shots of the 2 Series Convertible, meaning its future could be in doubt.
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This Saturday Cause A Scene is proud to present a show in celebration of Lionhart's first full year of operation. Lionhart is an organization with the mission to "empower and encourage young women struggling to know their true worth, and equip them to spread courage and confidence within their own communities." Their first birthday is an excellent reason to celebrate, and one that we at CAS are thrilled to be a part of. And what better way celebrate such a great cause than with a night of free music?
If the name Adley Stump sounds familiar, it may have something to do with the fact that you have most likely seen her on TV. Stump was a contestant on Season 2 of NBC's 'The Voice," and for good reason. The native Oklahoma native discovered her 'voice' later in life while studying PR at Oklahoma State. While late to arrive it didn't make her talent any less spectacular or noticeable. Her gift was so noticeable in fact that it led her to Nashville to audition for "The Voice," and her life hasn't been the same since. In the time since she has put her PR aspirations on hold, and is currently fully pursuing her career as country artist and singer-songwriter. Her momentum isn't slowing down either. Stump's debut single "Like This" is due to release in the coming weeks. But don't let her exposure fool you into thinking that she has forgotten her roots. In response to the devastating tornadoes that tore through her home state this passed May, Stump collaborated with Nashville songwriters and recorded the song "Weather the Storm" to benefit and bring awareness to the victims of this horrible disaster.
Also on the bill for the evening is singer-songwriter Josh Ehrmann. Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Ehrmann currently resides in Nashville where he is passionately pursuing his love for music. He released his 6-track album, Hold On, earlier this year. The talented acts Steven Fiore and Traveller will also be contributing their talents to what is sure to be a fantastic night of good music. Fiore is a singer-songwriter from Charleston, SC who has an indie-folk sound with a bit of a country twist. He has self-released three EPs in the few short years he has been recording his music and released his first full-length album, "Youth and Magic" this spring. Traveller is the new project of Nashville singer-songwriter Mikaela Hamilton, and this Saturday's show marks their debut. We at CAS are honored that they chose a CAS house show for their first live performance and we are pumped to hear what they have in store.
So clear your schedule for Saturday evening, and get your ass down to 3808 Elkins Avenue in Sylvan Park, because you're not going to find a better cause to celebrate, nor better music to listen to. All we ask for in return for your entry is that you kindly RSVP here. Doors open at 7:00PM and the party starts at 7:30PM.
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Rome – Deputy Foreign Minister with responsibility for International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, this week is visiting Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti. A confirmation of the "great importance that Italy recognizes to recent developments" recorded in recent months in the region of the Horn of Africa, after the signing of the peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and to support open cooperation to the business world that favors a development capable of attacking "poverty and underdevelopment, which are the root causes of migratory movements that affect Italy".
The Horn of Africa "is a priority area, even more so after the peace agreement", sources from the Farnesina told Advisanews, recalling the visit of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte last October to Ethiopia and Eritrea. For his part, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, has had in recent months several meetings with his counterparts from the two countries, the last of which at the Italy-Africa conference at the Farnesina. On that occasion, Moavero expressed the Italian readiness to "accompany its economic growth and sustainable development" with an "industrial cooperation and investment, a strengthening of commercial relations and collaboration in the field of culture".
During the first stage in Eritrea, from 3 to 5 December, the Deputy Minister will meet the Italian community, will visit the Italian school of Asmara and the Italian military cemetery; will then participate in the inauguration of a cardiology department for adults at the Orotta di Asmara hospital, financed with Italian funds; and "will facilitate a moment of dialogue between Italian entrepreneurs active in the tourism, agribusiness and textile sectors with Eritrean ministries and competent officials". The Italian textile company Za.Er has been active in Asmara since 2004. The vice-president will visit the plant.
On December 6 and 7 Del Re will be in Addis Ababa: after the first day dedicated to political meetings, the Deputy will meet the Comites, Italian companies, and will visit the Italian school. On the development cooperation front, he will go to the Don Bosco school, which has almost 3,000 students, and to the Institute for the development of the leather industry.
In Djibouti, the last leg of the journey, Del Re will visit the Italian military base, which provides logistic support to the national contingents operating in the Horn of Africa area and in the Indian Ocean; then it will be at the International Exhibition of Djibouti (DIFT), scheduled from 3 to 10 December, and will inaugurate an ICE desk, as a branch of the ICE in Addis Ababa.
During the visit, no new agreements will be signed, the sources have specified, but the Deputy Minister wants to bring "support for the cooperation projects that Italy has already launched and launch the idea of open cooperation to the business world".


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has forecast that his country would have difficult days during President Donald Trump's term in office.
He, however, added that domestic structures of the US, international relations and equations have serious impact on the implementation of the electoral promises of the US president.
In an interview with Ettelaat newspaper in Tehran, he said that personal ties between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart are of high importance.
In the meantime, the rivalry between Russia and the US and their domestic structures are capable of posing obstacles to the development of ties between the two presidents, he added.
Speaking about of the possible military actions, Zarif stated that President Trump's plans to help the domestic economy of the US generate the idea that he will demonstrate less interest in military adventures.
Elaborating on concerns over Trump's approach to Iran's nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action/JCPOA), Zarif said the JCPOA is not a bilateral accord between Iran and the US, adding the nuclear accord has been implemented.
The Americans neither in Trump's term nor in the term of the former President Barack Obama did not tend to help concerning the implementation of the nuclear deal, Zarif mentioned.
Saying that Trump may make efforts to renegotiate the nuclear deal, he added that Iran alongside with other signatories of the accord is against reexamining the JCPOA.
Iran and the world powers in 2015 reached a historic deal on Tehran's nuclear program removing sanctions on the Islamic Republic in exchange for curbing the country's nuclear program.
The officials from Iran and the US have recently exchanged sharp criticism amid reports on the Islamic Republic's recent missile tests.


Abstract: Eukaryotic genes are tightly regulated through a highly complex system with a number of checks and balances. When environmental conditions change, organisms need to adapt. Part of this reaction may be a shift in gene expression based on the regulation of that particular gene or gene cluster. The quinic acid (qa) gene cluster of Neurospora crassa is such a system. The up-regulation in gene expression for the qa cluster is triggered by the carbon source quinic acid. When the fungus is grown on quinic acid as a sole carbon source, the qa genes are expressed at high levels. However, when a preferred carbon source, such as dextrose, is used, the qa genes are repressed. This study will quantify the effects of changing carbon source over a three hour time period in the wild type strain of N. crassa, 74A. The focus of this study is the kinetics of induction of the various quinic acid genes as the environment changes. RNA was isolated from N. crassa grown under various conditions. Transcript levels of the various genes are detected by SYBR Green using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Results are normalized to the internal control gene, 18s rRNA, and analyzed with Bio-Rad iQ5 software. These results reveal that the up-regulation in expression of the qa genes is detectable within 15 minutes of incubation with quinic acid and reaches peak levels, higher than previously thought, within 3 hours.
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February 1, 2018 - Hotel Tech Report has named Hotelogix as a HotelTechAwards finalist based on data from thousands of hoteliers in more than 40 countries around the world. Over 100 of the world's elite hotel technology products competed for a chance to win this prestigious title.
The HotelTechAwards platform (by HotelTechReport.com) leverages real customer data to determine best of breed products that help hoteliers grow their bottom lines.
"The Property Management System is effectively the operating system of a hotel. Some businesses have built systems that are designed to run on integrations and others have focused on building a one-stop-shop for smaller hotel groups looking to streamline operations. Hotelogix has taken the later approach and their clients truly love the platform," says Hotel Tech Report's Jordan Hollander.
Hotelogix is poised for sustained growth in 2018 as it comes off of another record year. Hotelogix customers praise the company for its rapid onboarding. Legacy PMS systems can take months to install and get staff trained on where Hotelogix helps hoteliers launch in a fraction the amount of time.
"I am very impressed with possibilities offered by Hotelogix. It covers all the activities of the hotel I am managing from making confirmed or provisional reservations, modifying them, moving them around in the the table in order to create more reservation space is remarkably easy. The system allows sharing important information about the booking, the special wishes of the guests, the condition of the rooms, arrival and departure details, transfers between the different departments and offices in the hotel so that perfect service can be guaranteed. The software is regularly updated and improved according to the advice of the users" a Tanzania based general manager commented regarding Hotelogix pivotal role within his operation.


of service providers to monitor my system.I am interested to hear what others have to say regarding this issue. Thanks!
Really? For me, pro monitoring is $15/month and includes cellular backup (if you have the modem).
I find that this is much cheaper than the other options out there. The only option I have found that is the same price is simplysafe's standard monitoring... however I think the features you get with iris pro monitoring is more similar to their "interactive" monitoring, which is $24.99.
Who are those companies you are referring to that offer monitoring and provide the equipment for free for $15/month???
How can you say its a "rip off"?
$15 is still on the low side for a service like this, it's affordable to me and I'm happy that it includes the features of the $10 a month premium service I've been paying for a while and + cellular backup. The biggest thing to me though that makes it worth it, is not having to deal with any contract. This is just a month to month service and it's exactly what we need.
I am not going to take the time to debate the cost of every security companies service. I will leave that for everyone to do for themselves. An Internet search for alarm companies will provide an extensive list of comparable monitoring services for around $20.
My point is not why someone would choose one company over the other, but that I think Iris By Lowe's is taking for granted my loyalty after already investing in their product. Please take in to consideration the countless trips back and forth returning defective products and the hours on the phone with tech support that I and others have endured. In many cases, the same problem with other companies would have been solved by a technician coming to the house.
Basically, I and others have already done all the hard work and are now been asked to pay too much for monitoring only.
I find that surprising and certainly would not call it a rip off. Even the cheapest local option for us is 20$. I expect iris as some point to go up in price to the 20$ mark and still consider that a value with everything you get. To each their own I suppose.
I agree with the OP. I think Lowe's should bring the equipment we want, install it, monitor for free and give us a monthly $50 gift card for the pleasure.
Iris is a great deal. We can customise the system to your own needs. Customize rules, triggers etc. Simplisafe was 15 a month but if you wanted to use the app to arm/disarm do anysort of home monitoring it was 25... and you bought the equipment which was garbage.
For me, Iris is quite comparable and in the case of my previous provider, much more cost affective for the "same" service. I was with AT&T Digital Life prior to Iris. I paid about $70/month. The difference between DL and Iris is that DL charges more/month for each additional type of decide you add. For instance, just for basic security monitoring without additional devices, it may be $30-$35/month depending on the current promotion. If you want to add a touchscreen door lock or cameras, the monthly cost goes up. If you want to then add a thermostat or flood detector or smart plugs, the price is even higher than the previous plan. I can have all of that with Iris and still only pay $14.95/month, $16 including tax. Also, after the initial install, they charge $99 to come out and install devices each time you add something new. In some cases, they charge to come out and service the devices as well. Iris is a much better setup in comparison to that.
Excellent comparison. Thanks for sharing.


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Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the panko and cook, stirring, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Immediately transfer to a bowl, stir in the oregano, season the crumbs lightly with salt, and set aside. Wipe out the skillet.
Drop the pasta into the boiling water, stir, and cook until just al dente, according to package instructions.
Return the skillet to medium heat and add the remaining olive oil and the pancetta. Cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown and crisp. Transfer to a small bowl using a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onions to the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and red chili flakes and cook for about 2 minutes more.
Increase the heat to medium-high and pour in the wine. Let it simmer until nearly evaporated, about 1 minute. Add the clams with their liquor and cook, stirring, until the clams are cooked through, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in the butter, if using, lemon zest, parsley and reserved pancetta and toss until melted and hot.
Remove about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water and reserve; drain the linguine and toss it in the skillet. Toss the pasta with the clam sauce using tongs until evenly coated and combined, adding some pasta water or olive oil if the mixture is too dry. Season the pasta with a little salt, if desired, and a healthy grind of black pepper.
Transfer the pasta to a serving platter and scatter some of the breadcrumbs evenly over it. Serve immediately with more breadcrumbs passed at the table.


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Jeremy has actively been involved in humanitarian mine action in Cambodia since 2010, providing hands on training and support, as well as raising funds, equipment and awareness. He understands the issues surrounding explosive remnants of war in South East Asia and his commitment to helping others through Imprint Solutions is ongoing.


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There once was time when movie theaters around the world weren't filled to the brim with masks, capes, and colorful spandex. Things changed after a couple of films exploded on to the scene, mesmerizing audiences worldwide, and becoming box-office monsters. Now, for the better part of the new millennium, superheroes have taken hold of pop culture's center stage, with increasing numbers of these movies being made, marketed, and released year after year.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed sometimes when looking at the number of films that will constitute the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Extended Universe, and whatever Fox is trying to do. But keep calm. If our recent pop history has taught us anything, it's that we're in for some cool, fun, surprisingly deep stories in the next few years. Find comfort in knowing that the superhero phenomenon gave us these eight great films and that the genre is starting to try new things and explore uncharted territories.
Iron Man (2008) by Jon Favreau
It's impossible to talk about the boom of the superhero film era without mentioning the one that lighted the fuse. It wasn't the first movie to belong to the genre, but it was the one that incorporated all the traits that would come to define the Marvel Cinematic Universe that keeps steamrolling box-office records to this day, nine years after its release. Robert Downey Jr. oozed charisma as Tony Stark, billionaire, philanthropist, playboy, and armor-wearing badass, the epicenter around whom the Avengers would rally for years to come. Iron Man reminds us that superhero films can be fun and exciting at the same time.
The Dark Knight (2008) by Christopher Nolan
Unlike its Marvel counterpart, the DC film universe hadn't quite found its footing until very recently due to the badly received films that have left fans unsatisfied. This came as a surprise after Christopher Nolan's remarkable Batman trilogy, considered one of the best sagas in superhero film history. Unlike Marvel, Nolan's Batman existed in a dark, realistic setting, where crime and corruption allowed the British director to explore philosophical themes of good and evil, as well as question our complex relationship with heroes. The Dark Knight stood out from the other two, as it gave us one of the greatest villains to ever grace the screen in Heath Ledger's Joker, as well as a complex screenplay that delved into the darker side of the superhero genre.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) by Sam Raimi
Before Marvel and DC declared war on each other to conquer our ticket money, Sam Raimi had already realized the potential that existed in adapting comic books to the big screen. His Spider-Man trilogy, with Tobey Maguire as the title character, was a huge success with critics and audiences alike –that is, if you leave out Spider-Man 3, responsible for Raimi's burnout and the demise of the franchise. The second installment, though, is a great film, with appealing characters, a fantastic villain in Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus, and a solid script. It raised the bar in terms of quality storytelling and special effects for the superhero films that came after.
Unbreakable (2000) by M. Night Shyamalan
Here we take a turn from over-the-top action sequences and special effects to a slow-burning character exploration of superheroes. Nowadays, M. Night Shyamalan is Hollywood's favorite lightning rod, a director ridiculed after a series of bad films destroyed his reputation as one of cinema's most exciting young talents, but before this happened, he released Unbreakable, a small film unlike any other in the superhero genre. The protagonist, played by Bruce Willis, is a working class man going through a rough patch in his marriage, who discovers he possesses superhuman strength and invulnerability. Unlike the other entries in this list, whose stories feature a fight between good and evil, this film focuses on how obsession can corrupt people in extreme circumstances.
The Incredibles (2004) by Brad Bird
An animation studio responsible for manufacturing one of the greatest superhero films in history? Yes, it can and did happen. The Incredibles is an enchanting film, filled with complex and exciting action sequences, delightful characters, and an excellent villain. Yet what on the surface might seem like an action movie for kids, hides a deep, realistic exploration of mid-life crisis and family dynamics that will touch adults as much as it amuses children. You really gotta give it to Pixar.
Wonder Woman (2017) by Patty Jenkins
The DC Extended Universe was up in flames after two dumpster fires, Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, threatened to turn them into the laughing stock of the superhero genre. That is until Wonder Woman single-handedly saved them from having to endure an eternity of justifying their mediocre films with Director's Cuts hidden in their special edition Blu-rays. Patty Jenkins crafted a solid film, with interesting characters, a sense of humor that previous DCEU entries lacked, and the very much needed first female superhero, played by Gal Gadot. It arrived in just the right moment, when audiences pined for quality from Marvel's biggest rival.
Deadpool (2016) by Tim Miller
Although making fun of how trite and repetitive superhero movies can be, while including every trite and repetitive cliché in your own movie, is not really that revolutionary, Ryan Reynolds is so enchanting and funny as the title character that it's impossible not to love Tim Miller's take on the superhero genre. Besides, deconstruction is the first step needed before experimentation. Deadpool is witty, hilarious, and filled with epic moments that have ushered a new era of R-rated superhero films, a needed fresh take that's already being further developed after the limits of PG-13 were getting tiresome.
Logan (2017) by James Mangold
The film that reaped what Deadpool sowed, Logan is the first superhero movie that's dared to explore adult themes through gut-wrenching violence and the heartbreaking deaths of major characters. In a genre where superheroes' invincibility makes fights lose the risk factor needed to make them truly interesting, James Mangold refused to pull any punches and let us feel pain as our beloved characters suffered and fell before our very eyes for the first time in a major studio superhero film. It's a hard watch, but it's laid the groundwork needed for future films in this genre so they can dare to experiment and question the conventions that have defined it throughout its history.
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Case Name P.K. v. Tillerson IM-DC-0031
Docket / Court 1:17-cv-01533-TSC ( D.D.C. )
State/Territory District of Columbia
Case Type(s) Immigration and/or the Border
Special Collection Civil Rights Challenges to Trump Refugee/Visa Order
Attorney Organization ACLU Chapters (any)
ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
ACLU National (all projects)
ACLU of Northern California
National Immigration Law Center
On August 3, 2017, a group of diversity lottery winners and their family members filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Secretary of State and consular officials. Represented by the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, the ACLU, the ... read more >
On August 3, 2017, a group of diversity lottery winners and their family members filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Secretary of State and consular officials. Represented by the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center, and private counsel, the plaintiffs challenged the U.S. State Department's practice of denying immigrant visas to diversity lottery winners from countries affected by President Trump's March 6 Executive Order (EO). The case was assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan.
The diversity visa program awards visas to nationals from countries that have historically sent low numbers of immigrants to the United States. On March 6, 2017, President Trump issued an EO that barred entry to nationals from six majority-Muslim countries - Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. Litigation ensued immediately, and the lower courts initially enjoined the government from implementing the order (see IRAP v. Trump and Hawaii v. Trump). But on June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the nationwide injunctions and allowed the order to become effective, except as it applied to immigrants who could establish a "bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States."
The plaintiffs were nationals from countries affected by the EO who had been selected as diversity visa lottery winners for FY2017 but could not establish a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States. By statute, the State Department was required to issue visas to 2017 winners by September 30; winners whose visas were not issued by that deadline lost their slots in the program. In their complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that "nevertheless, the State Department has adopted a policy directing consular officials to deny diversity visas to nationals from the countries barred from entry by the Executive Order." The complaint argued that this practice violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and "statutes and regulations requiring the issuance of immigrant visas to diversity visa lottery winners who are statutorily eligible." The plaintiffs also argued that the defendants' practice conflated entry with visa issuance. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as a writ of mandamus requiring consular officials to issue the plaintiffs' immigrant visas. Alternatively, the plaintiffs requested that the court order the State Department to reserve any unused FY2017 visa numbers for processing following any decision by the Supreme Court in IRAP v. Trump.
On August 18, the defendants responded to the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. In their response, the defendants argued that the plaintiffs' claims were precluded by the Supreme Court's stay in IRAP v. Trump, which allowed the government to implement the EO. The plaintiffs argued that the State Department's decision to deny visas to certain foreign nationals was simply the government implementing the March 6 EO. In late August, the plaintiffs filed a supplemental brief in support of their preliminary injunction motion that included several updates to the plaintiffs' situations.
On September 29, Judge Chutkan issued an order granting in part and denying in part the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction and writ of mandamus. Judge Chutkan agreed with the defendants that the Supreme Court's June 26 decision precluded the court from issuing a preliminary injunction in this case. However, she did grant the plaintiffs' alternative request for relief. Consequently, the court ordered the State Department to report by October 15 on the number of unused visas for FY2017 and to hold those visas for the plaintiffs in the event that the Supreme Court struck down the EO.
On Oct. 10, the Supreme Court issued the following order in IRAP v. Trump: "We granted certiorari in this case to resolve a challenge to the temporary suspension of entry of aliens abroad under Section 2(c) of Executive Order No. 13,780. Because that provision of the Order expired by its own terms on September 24, 2017, the appeal no longer presents a live case or controversy. Following our established practice in such cases, the judgment is therefore vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit with instructions to dismiss as moot the challenge to Executive Order. No. 13,780. We express no view on the merits." Subsequently, the defendants in this case filed a motion to dismiss on October 20, arguing that the Supreme Court's decision rendered it moot. The plaintiffs filed their reply on November 13, arguing that the case was not moot because the court could still provide relief to the plaintiffs.
The following month, the plaintiffs submitted a series of status updates to the court. Following the court's request, the plaintiffs submitted a status update on December 4 reporting the number of diversity visas issued in 2017. The defendants responded on December 5 contesting that number. The plaintiffs claimed that the State Department issued a total of 49,067 out of the available 50,000 diversity visas, while the government claimed that 49,976 were actually issued. Additionally, on January 5, the plaintiffs filed another status update arguing that the Ninth Circuit's decision in Hawaii v. Trump supported the plaintiffs' claim that the case was not moot. The defendants followed up with a reply arguing that the Ninth Circuit's decision was irrelevant to this case.
On March 27, 2018, Judge Chutkan dismissed this case with prejudice, finding that the plaintiffs' claims were moot because the section of EO-2 at issue had expired. The plaintiffs appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (docket #18-5156).
On August 13, 2019, the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion finding that this case was not moot. The Court reasoned that the case was not moot because whether the district court retained the authority to award the plaintiffs any relief was a merits question. The Court reversed and remanded the case back to the district court. 933 F.3d 774.
On April 13, 2020, the defendants filed a new motion to dismiss in the district court. The defendants argued that the plaintiffs' claims fail on the merits because they were requesting that diversity visas from FY2017 be issued in FY2020. The defendants stated that diversity-visa applicants are not eligible to receive such relief after the end of the specific fiscal year for which they were selected.
This case is ongoing.
Jamie Kessler - 04/05/2018
Virginia Weeks - 05/25/2018
Sam Kulhanek - 04/18/2020
Preliminary relief granted
Defendant-type
Jurisdiction-wide
Terrorism/Post 9-11 issues
Immigration/Border
Admission - criteria
Admission - procedure
Visas - criteria
Visas - procedures
National Origin/Ethnicity
Arab/Afgani/Middle Eastern
Private Plaintiff
Special Case Type
Causes of Action Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Mandamus, 28 U.S.C. § 1361
Defendant(s) United States Department of State
Plaintiff Description Diversity lottery visa winners and their family members from countries covered by President Trump's travel ban and who do not have a bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations ACLU Chapters (any)
Class action status sought Yes
Class action status granted Pending
Nature of Relief Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief Litigation
Case Ongoing Yes
Presidential Executive Order on Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities
By: United States
[ Detail ] [ External Link ]
Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats
www.whitehouse.gov
Date: Sep. 24, 2017
By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President)
Implementing Executive Order 13780 Following Supreme Court Ruling -- Guidance to Visa-Adjudicating Posts
Date: Jun. 28, 2017
By: U.S. Department of State
[ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence
By: Donald Trump (White House)
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
Date: Mar. 6, 2017
By: President Donald Trump (President of the United States)
Memorandum to the Acting Secretary of State, the Acting Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
Date: Feb. 1, 2017
By: Donald F. McGahn II, Counsel to the President (The White House)
Statement by Acting Attorney General Sally Yates
https://www.nytimes.com/
By: Acting Attorney General Sally Yates (Department of Justice)
Statement By Secretary John Kelly on the Entry of Lawful Permanent Residents into the United States
https://www.dhs.gov/
By: DHS Secretary John Kelly (Department of Homeland Security)
Citation: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/01/29/statement-secretary-john-kelly-entry-lawful-permanent-residents-united-states
OLC Memo Re: Proposed Executive Order Entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"
Date: Jan. 27, 2017
By: Curtis Gannon (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel)
Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States
05/19/2020 1:17-cv-1533
IM-DC-0031-9000.pdf | Detail
Petition for Mandamus and Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 1]
Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Emergency Motion for Mandamus Relief [ECF# 2]
Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Request for a Preliminary Injunction and Mandamus Relief [ECF# 24]
Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief in Support of Request for Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 30]
First Amended Petition for Mandamus and First Amended Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 46]
Order [ECF# 50]
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 53]
Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 54]
Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 56]
Plaintiffs' Status Update and Motion to Schedule Oral Argument [ECF# 57]
Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Status Update [ECF# 59]
Plaintiffs' Status Update [ECF# 60]
Memorandum Opinion [ECF# 65] (304 F.Supp.3d 1)
IM-DC-0031-0014.pdf | WESTLAW| LEXIS | Detail
Order of Dismissal [ECF# 66]
Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants [Ct. of App. ECF# 17]
Opinion (933 F.3d 774)
Source: Google Scholar
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Genotypic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from paediatric patients in Japan
Yoko Adachi, Mariko Ando, Miyuki Morozumi, Kimiko Ubukata, Satoshi Iwata
PURPOSE: β-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) Haemophilus influenzae is frequently isolated from respiratory samples and is particularly problematic in Japan. The aim of this study was to characterize circulating isolates of H. influenzae genotypically by BLNAR-PCR and multilocus sequence typing (MLST), and to determine any associations between them. METHODS: H. influenzae isolates (n=191) were collected from paediatric patients (1 month to 12 years old) between 2000 and 2011 for three types of infections: pneumonia (n=61), acute otitis media (AOM) (n=68) and meningitis (n=62). All were characterized for capsular type by agglutination tests, and for β-lactam resistance by real-time PCR. The sequence types (STs) determined by MLST were analysed using eburst v3. RESULTS: Eighty-eight out of 191 (46.1 %) H. influenzae isolates were BLNAR by PCR; 37 of 61 (60.7 %) from pneumonia; 33 of 68 (48.5 %) from AOM and 18 of 62 (29.0 %) from meningitis cases. MLST identified 40 and 44 STs among isolates from pneumonia and AOM, respectively. BLNAR were found in singletons such as ST156 in pneumonia, and ST161 and ST396 in AOM. In contrast, eight STs were identified in meningitis, of which seven were genotypically closely related, while ST54 was the most frequent (62.9 %), unlike in the MLST database registrations, where ST6 predominated. CONCLUSION: Non-typeable H. influenzae (NTHi), mostly derived from pneumonia and AOM, were genetically diverse, in contrast to the predominance of H. influenzae type b (Hib) among meningitis cases. The associations between certain STs and β-lactam resistance among NTHi were confirmed.
Journal of Medical Microbiology
https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000721
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Lactams
Haemophilus influenzae type b
Agglutination Tests
BLNAR
H. influenzae type b,Hib
MLST
Non-typeable H. influenzae
NTHi
Adachi, Y., Ando, M., Morozumi, M., Ubukata, K., & Iwata, S. (2018). Genotypic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from paediatric patients in Japan. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 67(5), 695-701. [000721]. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000721
Genotypic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from paediatric patients in Japan. / Adachi, Yoko; Ando, Mariko; Morozumi, Miyuki; Ubukata, Kimiko; Iwata, Satoshi.
In: Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 67, No. 5, 000721, 01.05.2018, p. 695-701.
Adachi, Y, Ando, M, Morozumi, M, Ubukata, K & Iwata, S 2018, 'Genotypic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from paediatric patients in Japan', Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol. 67, no. 5, 000721, pp. 695-701. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000721
Adachi Y, Ando M, Morozumi M, Ubukata K, Iwata S. Genotypic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from paediatric patients in Japan. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2018 May 1;67(5):695-701. 000721. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000721
Adachi, Yoko ; Ando, Mariko ; Morozumi, Miyuki ; Ubukata, Kimiko ; Iwata, Satoshi. / Genotypic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from paediatric patients in Japan. In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2018 ; Vol. 67, No. 5. pp. 695-701.
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It's been such a long time since I talked about my outfit on my blog.
As I already told you guys previously, I was having an issue with my body, its not an issue actually because it's my choice. I gained weight so much this year, I guess I'm happier or stressed..haha but I choose the happy lah. I'm happy so I gained weight and I ate like crazy and seems the world will end tomorrow. I also not sure why am I like that! Maybe one of the reason is I will be 30 years old next year so my metabolism is not working like it's use before. I guess, I don't know but I'm happy to feed myself with food, any foof. So, the result, I gained weight and my body not look so nice anymore. I lose confident to pose in front of my camera for my outfit diary or famously known as #ootd. But, everything change when I found this skirt from Bundle festival nearby where I lived. I bought 3 skirt for just RM10. What's an amazing deal and finding! I love it and I feel comfortable with it also it make me look a bit slim lah, a bit lah..please! hahahhaa.
So, after so long...here is my outfit diary for last week.
Not to forget this man outfit. I love him in black and white... looking so good, my dear!
And, with his's mum...I feel so nervous inside. Should I write about it on my blog?
What the best thing about this skirt is it's cheapest and comfortable! SCORED 100%!!


This past week I've been doing a lot of self talk. I've tried to do most of it in my head, but I have no doubt that at times drivers with whom I was sharing the road were privy to a serious talkin' to going on in my car.
Last week I faced a handful of disappointments regarding my writing path. As a result, I parked myself in the middle of my house and expected those around me to throw a pity party on my behalf. Not necessarily the best example for my children, I admit, but it felt good at the time.
On Sunday, I had the privilege of speaking at both services for a church in my hometown. It was a wonderful time and I was blessed. However, after I have the opportunity to minister to others, I find that I need to bathe in some worship of my own and get this sponge soaked again. My family had already endured two services with Mom, so I went to church alone Sunday evening. Don't get me wrong, I love worshipping with my family, but there is something freeing about not having to manage children during the praise and worship time. I found myself with my arms outstretched, getting filled to the brim by the Holy Spirit. Ahhhhhh.
That's when I realized it. It's enough. What Christ has already sacrificially done for me is enough. Dying on the cross to redeem my sins….enough. Everything else is gravy. My faith, my family, my friends and home, our ministry…treasured blessings, but it's enough.
Does that mean that I will be settling down now and just riding out the rest of my days? As if… No, I'm going to be going and going and going…just like always, but not because I'm seeking His hand of blessing. I just want to see His face. I want to know Him more deeply and for that reason, I will continue to serve Him. Whatever He chooses to do with that, will be additional blessings, but if He chooses something different for us, that's okay too. He's not done with me, of that I'm certain. But, He's already done enough.
Oh, Vicki, I'm sorry. But I'm glad you were able to speak and to worship and to be renewed. God is good, ALL the time.
Ooh, sorry to hear there were disappointments. I know the Lord will turn them around and bring fruit from your labors.
Looks like you have a super-busy fall. Me, too!


The Encyclopedia of World Information.
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic were constituent members of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991 when the former became the Republic of Armenia and the latter the Azerbaijani Republic.
Armenia, as a part of the Soviet Union, saw a considerable period of peace. However, the intelligentsia of the area had suffered greatly during the rule of Joseph Stalin, with tens of thousands of Armenians being executed or deported. The tensions eased with the death of Stalin and the emergence of Nikita Khrushchev. The next 25 years saw rising standards of living, with improvements in education and health care. Many of those exiled were also able to return. From the 1970s Western tourists started to visit Yerevan and some other parts of Armenia. With glasnost during the 1980s, the situation improved considerably.
Similarly, in Azerbaijan, there was suffering under Stalin, with some Azerbaijanis having supported the Germans during World War II. This also led to mass executions and deportations. During the 1950s Azerbaijan was transformed with the enlarging of the oil industry. This continued throughout the 1960s and helped provide money for an increase in civil engineering projects and infrastructure.
In 1988 the governing council of Karabakh, officially the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, an enclave in Azerbaijan with 180,000 people, voted for unification with Armenia. Azerbaijanis, largely Shi'ite Muslims, then attacked the predominantly Christian Armenians at the Azerbaijani town of Sumgait. There was an upsurge in nationalist sentiment in both republics, with 250,000 Azerbaijanis living in Armenia and 500,000 Armenians in Azerbaijan at the start of the dispute. Many of these fled, and to make the situation worse still, in December 1998, an earthquake hit northern Armenia, destroying most of the town of Spitak, and also hitting Leninakan and Kirovakan, killing 25,000 and leaving 500,000 homeless.
With a rise in Azerbaijani nationalism in 1989, the local government started blockading NagornoKarabakh and Armenia. In January 1990 the border between Nakhichevan and Iranian Azerbaijan was torn down, and Armenians in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, were massacred. With weapons stolen from army bases and depots, Armenian and Azerbaijani militia were soon fighting each other. The Soviet army was sent in and managed to fight its way into Baku, with hundreds dying. The Communists won the elections for the Azerbaijan Supreme Soviet (parliament) in 1990, and on August 30, 1991, Azerbaijan declared independence. Armenia followed suit on September 23. Full independence came about on December 25, with the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union.
In Azerbaijan, Ayaz Mutalibov, leader under the Communists, became president, remaining in that position until May 18, 1992, when Isa Gambarov took over as acting president. On June 16, 1992, Abulfez Elchibey became president, being replaced on June 24, 1993, by Heydar Aliyev, who was acting president until September 1, when he became president in his own right. The former Soviet politician Aliyev started to exploit the oil reserves of the country. He managed to reduce unemployment and establish closer relations with Turkey. As he was dying, on October 15, 2003, his son, Ilham Aliyev, won the presidential election, for which he was the only candidate, and was sworn in as president 16 days later. In 1994 Azerbaijan became a member of the NATO Partnership for Peace, allying itself closely with the West, and since 2001 has been a member of the Council of Europe. In 2004 Azerbaijan joined the NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan.
Nearly 99 percent of the 94 percent who voted in the 1991 referendum supported independence for Armenia. It became an independent country later that year but suffered greatly from a blockade by Azerbaijan. This was made worse when Turkey also blockaded the country in April 1993 after Armenian forces launched a military offensive against Azerbaijan. As Azerbaijan sought closer ties with the West, Armenia sought more engagement with the Russian Federation. Through intermediaries from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), there has been an end to fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, although there has been much political ferment with increasing unemployment and some 600,000 people leaving the country between 1992 and 1998.
Robert Kocharyan became acting president when Levon Ter-Petrosyan stepped down and has been president from April 9, 1998. During his time in office, there has been increasing dissatisfaction with the authoritarian way in which the country has been run, with dissidents being jailed and opposition parties banned. In recent years, with economic problems plaguing the country, there has been the emergence of the Union of Right-Wing Forces that was founded in Yerevan on May 29, 2000. On March 21, 2002, at the Permanent Council meeting of the OSCE, Armenia once again reiterated its claims to Nagorno-Karabakh, with both governments now determined on a peaceful solution.


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Q: Visual Studio debug menu invisible I feel a little stupid asking this, but the "Debug"-menu in my Visual Studio installation has disappeared. It supposed to be between the "Build" and "Tools" menu, but it is simply not there. Restarting VS doesn't help. Also tried looking for a way to customize the menus, but no success.
Any ideas where it went, and how I can get it back?

A: Right click on your menu -> Customize -> Select Menu Bar -> Click Reset button
alt text http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3576/debugmenu.png
And make sure you're in debug mode :)
If this doesn't help try Tools menu -> Import and Export Settings -> Reset all settings

A: [VS2015] - During reseting be sure to choose 'General' preset. If you choose for example web dev code only it still would be invisible.

A: Inside the build menu drop down you will see the "Start Debug" submenu, you can start debugging by clicking "go" inside it. Or else you can press "F5" to start the debugging to see the Debug toolbar please follow the procedure given by Nokola.

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Know the basics of C++ and want to further sharpen your skills? Then follow along with C++ expert Advait Jayant in his next course in the C++ Algorithm Series, and master how to work with heaps.
If you need to first develop a fundamental knowledge of C++, watch this excellent video on C++. Also here are all of Advait Jayant's highly-rated videos on O'Reilly, including the full C++ Algorithm Series.
The following eight topics will be covered through a combination of lecture and hands-on to maximize your learning of heaps in C++:
Introducing Heaps in C++. This first topic in this C++ Heaps course explains the concept of heaps in C++, and contrasts heaps with arrays. A heap is a data structure which is responsible for the creation of priority queues. A heap is a complete binary tree (CBT). Learn about Min-Heap and Max-Heap properties.
Implementing Heaps in C++. This second topic in this C++ Heaps course explains how to implement heaps in C++. Follow along with Advait in this hands-on session as you create a heap and then insert new nodes into this heap.
Deleting Elements from a Heap in C++. This third topic in this C++ Heaps course explains how to delete elements from a heap in C++. Follow along with Advait in this hands-on session.
Using the Priority Queues Standard Template Library (STL) in C++. This fourth topic in this C++ Heaps course explains how to implement Heaps using the Standard Template Library (STL) in C++. Follow along with Advait in this hands-on session.
Using Functors and Solving the Bus-stop Problem using Heaps in C++. This fifth topic in this C++ Heaps course explains how to use Functors and solve the Bus-stop Problem in C++. Follow along with Advait in this hands-on session.
Finding the K-Largest Elements in a Running Stream using Heaps in C++. This sixth topic in this C++ Heaps course explains how to find the K-Largest elements in a running stream of integers using heaps in C++. Follow along with Advait in this hands-on session.
Merging K-Sorted Array using Heaps in C++. This seventh topic in this C++ Heaps course explains how to merge K-Sorted Array using heaps in C++. Follow along with Advait in this hands-on session.
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Montreal has 19 boroughs, divided up into 58 districts. The map above has one pie chart per district, except for the boroughs with tiny districts (Outremont, Anjou, Lachine, L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève), which were recombined into borough-level pie charts. The pie charts are scaled such that their area is proportional to the number of votes each one represents.
It's interesting to compare the impression one gets of the data with the work I did with ternary plots and blending 3 colours. The map above actually includes all four leading candidates as well as a small "Other" category.
This chart was generated with DimpleJS, using data extracted with a Jupyter notebook, with all sources available on Github.
The election data is actually available at the ballot-box level, with each ballot-box holding roughly 120 votes. The map above has more than 3,500 pie charts, one per ballot-box. The pie charts are scaled such that their area is proportional to the number of votes each one represents.
The overall effect is interesting to contrast with my per-ballot-box choropleth (coloured by the "winner" of the ballot box) and with my dot map. I actually built a simple page that can be used to "swipe" back and forth to compare this with the dot-map.
DimpleJS wasn't able to handle this volume of data so I used raw d3 to make this map, using data extracted with a Jupyter notebook, with all sources available on Github.


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var util = require('util'),
    base = require('../core/base');

var Client = exports.Client = function (options) {
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};

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Client.prototype._toArray = function toArray(obj) {
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Time to shoot some hoops!
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Financial data capture and processing
Bookkeeping as a service
Sales invoicing
Supplier payments
Financial management information
Management accounts
Staff and payroll
P11D compliance
Outsourced finance director and business consulting
Finance director service
Business planning & forecasting
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Founding an organisation
HMRC registration
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Accountancy Team Raises £1,300 for Homeless Charity
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Accountancy Team Raises £1,300 for Homeless Charity Purple Lime Purple Lime //www.purplelime.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PL-logo.png February 13, 2020 September 11, 2020
The team at technology-based accountancy firm Purple Lime have raised more than £1,300 for a homeless charity – including sleeping out overnight in the SleepOut for Doorway.
Three members of Purple Lime which is based at Hartham Park in Corsham, slept out in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Chippenham last month as part of their fundraising for the charity. Edd Stone, Charlotte Finlayson and Tom Taylor braved the elements to find out what it felt to be on the streets for a night.
Edd said: "Sleeping out in the churchyard of St Andrew's was quite daunting at first, particularly as we were sleeping near people's graves! The sleepout itself was fun, with a community atmosphere in the hall with a church service, card games, and fire as people avoided going to bed until 11pm."
"We were lucky with the weather, being quite a mild night and no rain until 5am. Even so with lots of equipment, I only got a few hours' sleep, and since then I have been much more aware of how lucky I am to have a roof over my head and a full belly."
Tom said: "The sleepout was an eye-opening experience for me, the conditions were poor despite having the ability to bring as many or as little clothes/shelter as I saw fit."
"The weather was mostly mild however it rained heavily from 5am making short work of my simplistic cardboard structure, it quickly led to myself and my belongings getting drenched. This gave me an insight into the unpredictability of the sleeping conditions that many homeless people face. In the cramped conditions with little padding underneath me, I found it very difficult to sleep and I found myself with some discomfort in my hip. This was from only one night of exposure to the elements."
"One thing I will take away from the experience is to be more thankful for the simple things that are often taken for granted; access to regular food & drink, comfort, shelter and warmth."
Being part of the SleepOut was just one activity the Purple Lime team took part in to raise money for the Doorway project, which provides a drop-in centre for the homeless at the Salvation Army Hall in Chippenham. Volunteers for the charity also help those who use the service with activities to reduce their isolation. This includes music, creative writing, sports, a women's group and access to services to help users 'move on' with their lives.
The SleepOut is a key fundraising event for Doorway. Director Jo Kitching said:
"A record 49 people took part in Doorway's biennial SleepOut raising almost £20,000 for our drop-in centre for homeless and vulnerably housed people in Wiltshire. There were participants from local companies, schools, as well as individuals, who braved the rain to support those who've lost their home and/or have to spend nights sleeping rough. Sleepers were able to take part in a church service at St Andrews Church followed by a performance by the Lingmara Choir before they bedded down outside, some under cardboard, some with only sleeping bags. It was a long night with the church bells ringing every 15 minutes!"
The Purple Lime team also donated around £500 of items before Christmas including Rough Sleeper Packs, socks, gloves, female hygiene products and general sanitary products. They did this instead of sending cards and gifts to their clients. The rest of the money has been raised from sponsorship for the Sleep Out – to date £830 plus gift aid.
Angela Ashworth, co-founder of Purple Lime, said: "I'd like to thank team members for sleeping rough for a night and also our clients for supporting us to raise money to help those less fortunate – and often hidden – in our local community."
Jo Kitching: "We are so grateful to Purple Lime for raising an amazing amount of money for us which made a big difference to the total. It will go to very good use throughout the next two years, providing much needed hot food, showers, laundry facilities and other support to our guests. The SleepOut is a really important source of funding for us and without it we would struggle to keep the drop-in open. We're already looking forward to the next SleepOut, booked for January 2022, which we hope will be even more successful."
Purple Lime is an innovative accountancy firm which offers companies full accountancy and finance department support through technology. Their business is paperless and is based around the online accountancy software Xero and using various apps to ensure that a company's finances are dynamic, in real time and always up to date. They also offer training in the effective use of Xero and are a Silver Champion Partner with the platform. To support their fundraising visit https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/PurpleLime
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Dr. I Sathyamurthy is a Cardiologist and General Physician in Alwarpet, Chennai and has an experience of 48 years in these fields. Dr. I Sathyamurthy practices at Apollo Spectra Hospital in Alwarpet, Chennai. He completed MBBS from Government Medical College, Aurangabad Maharashtra in 1971,FACC from Government Medical College, Aurangabad Maharashtra in 1971 and FCCP - Pulmonary Medicine from Government Medical College, Aurangabad Maharashtra in 1971. He is a member of Tamilnadu Medical Council. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Insulin Free Treatment,Cardiac Ablation,Cardioversion,Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Cardiac Catheterisation etc.
Nothing special... Very cardial and practical approach.


Vintage watches tend to be a little on the small side - especially when compared to today's modern versions. I think the smallness "peaked" in the 1940's and early 1950's although the trend probably started when Hamilton introduced it's narrow 14/0 sized 980 and 982 movements.
One of the larger small-watches is the 1951 Boyd. I like saying the name as it always reminds me of "look at the pretty boyd". It was only produced for two years.
The Boyd came in a 14K yellow gold filled case. The sterling silver dial is finished in white with solid 18K gold numerals.
Behind the dial is Hamilton's 8/0 sized, 17 jewel 747 movement. This movement replaced the larger 6/0 sized 987A in 1947 and is probably my favorite movement - as it's the easiest to learn about.
I think the Boyd is a very nice, simple looking dress watch. My example below is engraved "The Best of Texas Golf, 1951"


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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Collection (13-Disc Limited Edition Box Set) [Blu-ray + DVD]
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Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) gave the world Japan s answer to The Godfather with this violent yakuza saga, influencing filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Takashi Miike. Made within just two years, the five-film series brought a new kind of realism and ferocity to the crime genre in Japan, revitalizing the industry and leading to unprecedented commercial and critical success.
Fukasaku and his team broke with the longstanding studio tradition of casting marquee idols as honorable, kimono-clad heroes, defending their gang bosses against unscrupulous villains, and instead adapted true accounts torn from the headlines, shot in a documentary-like style, and with few clear-cut heroes or villains. The vibrancy and dynamism of the filmmaking, plus its shocking violence, Shakespearean plotlines, and wide tapestry of characters, launched a revolutionary new genre, establishing the series as one of the great masterpieces of world crime cinema.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
Limited Edition Blu-ray Collection (2500 copies)
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of all five original films
Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays)
Optional English subtitles for all five films
Limited Edition packaging and reversible sleeves for all five films including original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist
BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY (DISCS 1 & 2)
Brand new audio commentary by critic and author Stuart Galbraith IV
Yakuza Graveyard a new interview with Takashi Miike about Kinji Fukasaku and the yakuza film genre
Original trailers for all five films
HIROSHIMA DEATH MATCH (DISCS 3 & 4)
Man of Action a new interview with series fight choreographer Ryuzo Ueno
PROXY WAR (DISCS 5 & 6)
Secrets of the Piranha Army a new documentary about the troupe of supporting actors who appeared throughout the series, featuring interviews with original Piranha members Masaru Shiga and Takashi Noguchi, plus second-generation Piranha, Takashi Nishina and Akira Murota
Tales of a Bit Player a new interview with supporting actor and stuntman Seizo Fukumoto
POLICE TACTICS (DISCS 7 & 8)
Remembering Kinji a new featurette about director Kinji Fukasaku and his work, featuring interviews with Kenta Fukasaku and film critic and Fukasaku biographer Sadao Yamane
Fukasaku Family a new interview with Proxy War and Police Tactics assistant director Toru Dobashi
FINAL EPISODE (DISCS 9 & 10)
Last Days of the Boss a new interview with Final Episode screenwriter Koji Takada
Original poster gallery for the series
THE COMPLETE SAGA (DISCS 11, 12 & 13) [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
English-subtitled premiere of the 224-minute compilation edition of the first four films, previously screened only as part of a limited Japanese theatrical release in 1980 and on the Toei cable channel
Introduction by Complete Saga editorial supervisor Toru Dobashi
THE YAKUZA PAPERS [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]
152-page hardback book featuring writing on the history of the yakuza film genre, including a newly-reprinted and fully annotated edition of Paul Schrader's classic 1974 Film Comment essay Yakuza-Eiga: A Primer, a new, exclusive English translation of screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara s 1974 Scenario magazine essay on his writing process for the first four films, as well as new essays and interviews from Chris D., Grady Hendrix, Patrick Macias, Tom Mes, Mark Schilling, and Jasper Sharp
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Bernardo Bertolucci's THE LAST EMPEROR won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated; quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable the life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Ching-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, THE LAST EMPEROR is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
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October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul (Géza Röhrig) is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis. While working, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child's body, find a rabbi to recite the mourner's Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial.
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"One of cinema's most stunning extravagances and the most frightening art film you will ever see" says Film Comment's Michael Atkinson about this banned science fiction epic by controversial director Andrej Zulawski. The Polish Ministry of Culture halted production on The Silver Globe in 1978 and until the fall of communism in 1986 when Zulawski completed the film it remained both his best-known and least-seen work. In this surreal and disturbing mix of Lord of the Flies and Dune a group of space pioneers starts a colony on the moon. As the adults die off the children revert to primitive forms creating their own myths deities and social classes. Years later a politician from earth arrives and--fulfilling the moon people's prophecy--is hailed as their great messiah. In Polish with English subtitles.System Requirements:Running time: 157 mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â FOREIGN/LATIN UPC:Â 644527637099 Manufacturer No:Â DV94244
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Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe s classic tale The Black Cat , Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, from director Sergio Martino (Torso), weaves the key motifs from Poe s gothic yarn into one of the most sensual films from the Golden era of giallo. Luigi Pistilli (Milano Calibro 9, A Bay of Blood) plays writer Oliviero, an abrasive drunk who amuses himself by holding drunken orgies at his grand country manor much to the displeasure of his long-suffering wife (Anita Strindberg). But this decadence is soon rocked by a series of grisly murders, in which Oliviero finds himself implicated. Notable for giving screen starlet Edwige Fenech her first bad girl role, Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, with its many unexpected twists and turns, is just as bewitching as its title would suggest. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative Original Italian and English soundtracks in DTS-HD mono audio English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Through the Keyhole a brand new interview with director Sergio Martino Unveiling the Vice making-of retrospective featuring interviews with Martino, star Edwige Fenech and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi Dolls of Flesh and Blood: The Gialli of Sergio Martino a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the director s unique contributions to the giallo genre The Strange Vices...
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Je t'aime Je t'aime is a haunting tale of romantic obsession and time travel, a traumatic break-up caught in an endless loop. It is science fiction as only Alain Resnais ( Last Year at Marienbad ) could have made.Claude Ridder (Claude Rich) is recovering from a failed suicide attempt after the collapse of his relationship with Catrine (Olga Georges-Picot). He is approached by an obscure scientific lab, who wants him to participate in the human trials of a new time travel device. The test will send him back one year s time, for one minute. But the machine goes haywire, and Ridder gets caught in a never-ending series of temporal leaps, re-living his tragic life out of sequence. His past is a nightmare he is trying to escape, and the only exit might be his own death.Special Features: Audio interview with Alain Resnais / Booklet Essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum / Interview with Claude Rich / The Meeting of Alain Resnais and Jacques Sternberg / Trailer
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Internationally revered Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past thirty years, and Close-up is his most radical, brilliant work. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life eventthe arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbafas the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. With its universal themes and fascinating narrative knots, Close-up has resonated with viewers around the world.
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MLB Wednesday July 21st Cubs at Cardinals Betting Preview
Chicago Stunned the Home Team on Tuesday
Chicago should have some momentum coming into the July 21st Cubs at Cardinals matchup after posting a 6-run 9th inning on Tuesday night to pull out an unlikely 7-6 win as +101 underdogs. It was a nice bounce back game for the North Siders who looked very disinterested in an 8-3 loss on Monday as -111 favorites.
Oddsmakers are calling Wednesday's matchup another close one, with the Cardinals at -118 and the Cubs +109. This should be a solid pitching matchup as Chicago sends Kyle Hendricks (12-4, 3.65 ERA) up against Adam Wainwright (7-6, 3.71 ERA). The betting total is just 8, but which side has the value?
Where Did the Cubs Offense Come From?
Chicago's win probability was percentage points while facing a 6-1 deficit going into the top of the 9th inning on Tuesday. Some how, some way the Cubs were able to plate 6 in the final frame capped off by a 2-run double by Ian Happ that gave Chicago the victory that snapped a 2-game losing streak. It was the first ever blown save by St. Louis' Alex Reyes.
The big question heading into the July 21st Cubs at Cardinals contest is if Chicago is the team from the first 8 innings on Tuesday or the squad from the final frame? Chicago could be without Kris Bryant on Wednesday night after he left with hamstring fatigue and they managed just 1 hit over 8.0 IP against Wainwright at the end of May. Happ has 4 HRs in 17 career ABs vs. the Cardinals starter, but Javy Baez is just 5-32 (.156) with 11 K's vs. Wainwright.
Chicago definitely has some value at +109 with Hendricks on the bump. The right-hander hasn't suffered a loss since May 9th, going 10-0 in his last 12 starts. Hendricks has allowed 5 ER total in three starts vs. St. Louis this year (19.0 IP) and has given up 2 ER or less in 6 of his last 7 starts overall.
St. Louis Shoots For Series Win
The Cardinals could have pushed towards their second straight series win after the all-star break if they would have been able to hold on to a 6-1 lead in the 9th inning on Tuesday. St. Louis took 2 of 3 from 1st place San Francisco last weekend despite scoring just 7 total runs, but their offense has looked better vs. the Cubs.
Make no mistake, St. Louis has their work cut out for them on Wednesday vs. Hendricks. As a team the Cardinals are hitting .227 vs. the Cubs starter, but Nolan Arenado does have 3 HRs in 33 career ABs vs. the Cubs starter. Paul Goldschmidt has gone 12-38 (.316) vs. Hendricks in his career.
Wainwright dazzled in his only start vs. the Cubs this season, going 8.0 IP of 1-hit ball even though the Cardinals lost 2-1 in that May 23rd game as -131 home favorites. The right-hander struggled in his first start post all-star break, giving up 4 ER (including 2 HR) to SF over 6.0 IP last Friday. Wainwright has a 2.84 ERA at home this season compared to 5.35 on the road.
Free July 21st Cubs at Cardinals Play
This game likely won't have a breakthrough until the 7th or 8th inning with Hendricks facing Wainwright. Despite the St. Louis bullpen meltdown on Tuesday they can still be trusted, and Craig Kimbrel and Co. are basically lights out for the Cubs. There's no other way to go in this one besides banking on a low scoring game.
Cubs 4 – Cardinals 3
Free Pick: Under 8


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package org.apache.hyracks.control.cc.work;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.TaskAttemptId;
import org.apache.hyracks.api.job.JobId;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.cc.ClusterControllerService;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.cc.job.IJobManager;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.cc.job.JobRun;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.cc.job.TaskAttempt;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobProfile;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobletProfile;
import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.TaskProfile;

public class TaskCompleteWork extends AbstractTaskLifecycleWork {
    private final TaskProfile statistics;

    public TaskCompleteWork(ClusterControllerService ccs, JobId jobId, TaskAttemptId taId, String nodeId,
            TaskProfile statistics) {
        super(ccs, jobId, taId, nodeId);
        this.statistics = statistics;
    }

    @Override
    protected void performEvent(TaskAttempt ta) {
        IJobManager jobManager = ccs.getJobManager();
        JobRun run = jobManager.get(jobId);
        if (run == null) {
            return;
        }
        if (statistics != null) {
            JobProfile jobProfile = run.getJobProfile();
            Map<String, JobletProfile> jobletProfiles = jobProfile.getJobletProfiles();
            JobletProfile jobletProfile = jobletProfiles.get(nodeId);
            if (jobletProfile == null) {
                jobletProfile = new JobletProfile(nodeId);
                jobletProfiles.put(nodeId, jobletProfile);
            }
            jobletProfile.getTaskProfiles().put(taId, statistics);
        }
        run.getExecutor().notifyTaskComplete(ta);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getName() + ": [" + nodeId + "[" + jobId + ":" + taId + "]";
    }
}