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Here are some surprises you may encounter when using RZSQL with SQLite.

## Decimal is not supported

SQLite has no way to perform math on decimal numbers. It can do math on integers
or IEEE floating point numbers.

Decimals could be stored as strings behind the scenes, but operations like
multiplication would typecheck normally at RZSQL compile time while potentially
leading to catastrophic loss of precision at runtime.

If you need to store decimal numbers in SQLite, you should do it yourself (as
strings or fixed-point integers) so you don't inadvertently rely on SQLite to do
floating-point math in a radix and precision that it cannot support.

## DateTimeOffset is not supported

On SQLite, RZSQL supports storing UTC `DateTime`s, represented under the covers
as ISO8601 strings.

`DateTimeOffset` could have been supported in the same way, but comparisons
would be incorrect. Two `DateTimeOffset` values that represent the same UTC time
should compare equal, even if their offsets were different. This would not be
possible using a string representation.

## Most forms of ALTER TABLE are not supported

Only `ALTER TABLE RENAME TO` and `ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN` work on SQLite. This
matches the actual support for schema changes in this database, so it won't be
"fixed" unless SQLite itself is someday "fixed".


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package net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.descriptor.impl;

import net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.descriptor.api.PojoDescriptorBuilder;
import net.sf.mmm.util.reflect.api.AccessFailedException;
import net.sf.mmm.util.reflect.api.GenericType;
import net.sf.mmm.util.reflect.api.InstantiationFailedException;

/**
 * This is the abstract base implementation of the {@link net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.descriptor.api.PojoDescriptor} interface.
 *
 * @param <POJO> is the templated type of the {@link #getPojoClass() POJO}.
 *
 * @author Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)
 * @since 1.1.0
 */
public class PojoDescriptorImpl<POJO> extends AbstractPojoDescriptorImpl<POJO> {

  /**
   * The constructor.
   *
   * @param pojoType is the {@link #getPojoType() pojo-type}.
   * @param pojoDescriptorBuilder is the {@link PojoDescriptorBuilder}.
   */
  public PojoDescriptorImpl(GenericType<POJO> pojoType, PojoDescriptorBuilder pojoDescriptorBuilder) {

    super(pojoType, pojoDescriptorBuilder);
  }

  @Override
  public POJO newInstance() {

    try {
      return getPojoClass().newInstance();
    } catch (InstantiationException e) {
      throw new InstantiationFailedException(e, getPojoClass());
    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
      throw new AccessFailedException(e, getPojoClass());
    }
  }

}

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Q: SQL Server 2008 R2 Express password overwrite I'm using a program that requires SA log-in to SQL Server. We had issues where some 3rd party support numpty changed the SA password and never informed us, so the program couldn't log-in.
I've accessed our information via the SQL Server Management Studio. Fortunately, the 'remember password' option had been checked on the machine.
Via the object explorer, I've accessed the SA log-in credentials and changed the password accordingly. However, every time I re-load the SQL Server Management Studio, the password re-sets to the original one.
When I test the connection of the program that uses the SA log-in by manually entering the new password it appears to work OK. But when I let the program start-up automatically, Windows services is detailing that the log-in is failing due to incorrect log-in details - which I'm guessing is because SQL Server keeps reverting back to the old password?
Can anyone advise how I stop it from reverting back to the old password and overwrite with the new password definitively? (SQL Server 2008 R2 Express) I'm hoping that should help fix my more specific problem with the other program?

A: As stated in the comments to your question SQL Server will not revert a password back to the previous one used. I believe the problem you are having is that your application has the sa password stored somewhere that it needs to be saved to. That is likely why you are receiving the error regarding login credentials. I would suggest checking the documentation for your application (if it is COTS) to see where the password for the SQL Login is set at.
If the application is a Windows Service you will likely find the password set in some configuration file or registry key. I would hope not in plain text, but no product is perfect. If you find the password is not in plain text (garbled or unreadable) this would indicate that the application has some configuration API (GUI or command-line/CLI) that needs to be used to set that password so the application stores it where it needs to see it.

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Fisher co-authored a book in the '90s, Real Dream Teams. It examined winning characteristics of groups ranging from the USA's "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey team of 1980, to the first team of Americans to scale Mount Everest.
Coach Byrd echoes that philosophy, saying his proudest accomplishment this season is seeing Belmont lead the league in basketball all-academic selections with 12.
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BEVERLY A. BERNEMAN
How To Develop (And Keep!) An Effective Trademark
The marketplace can be a relentless barrage of trademarks such as brand names, logos and taglines. How can a business distinguish itself in the melee? A well-developed trademark can give a business a competitive advantage. Businesses that develop their trademarks, register them and protect them can distinguish themselves in the marketplace, attract customers and build brand loyalty. The key, of course, is how to go about choosing and developing an effective trademark.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
Create a Strong Trademark. Trademarks can be analyzed on a spectrum of protectability. At one end of the spectrum are the strong marks. These marks are fanciful, arbitrary, invented or suggestive. For instance, Xerox is a made up word. It has such as strong brand identity that Xerox Corp. zealously protects against using the word as a substitute for the verb "copy". Another example of a strong mark is "Apple" for a technology company. Here, the mark consists of a noun that has no real association with the products. At the other end are descriptive and generic marks. Descriptive marks merely describe an attribute of the product or service. Generic marks are the common name for the product or service. Descriptive and generic marks are weak by their very nature and thus should be avoided.
Make Sure No One Else is Using the Trademark. Using a mark that is already registered or used by a third party creates two major problems. The first is that third party use may diminish the value of a mark. Second, and more importantly, someone who is already using the mark has a basis to demand that the business cease using the mark and rebrand. Rebranding can be a costly and time consuming enterprise. Better to be safe by conducting due diligence at this early stage.
Register the Trademark. Registration establishes rights related to a specific class of goods or services. This relates directly to building a strong brand. Further, registration bolsters the value of the trademark and thus the value of the business.
Monitor the Trademark. In order to maintain rights in the trademark, the business has to use it and make sure no one else is using it. Each unauthorized, competing use diminishes the value of the trademark.
These simple steps can help build a strong trademark that establishes a business' position in the marketplace.
To discuss how these issues apply to your company contact: Beverly A. Berneman (312)696-1221, baberneman@golanchristie.com

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World Assembly of Jesuit Universities in Spain
Posted on: 1st August 2018
The World Assembly of Jesuit Universities was hosted by the University of Deusto from 8th to 12th July in Bilbao, Spain. The event was attended by more than two hundred Jesuits and Lay Collaborators from Jesuit Universities and Institutions of Higher Education from around the world.
The Indian delegation was one of the biggest with about 50 Jesuits. From Calcutta Province Fr Dominic Savio SJ, Rector and Principal of St Xavier's College, Calcutta and Fr Paul Arockiam SJ, Principal of St Xavier's College, Burdwan participated.
The Assembly was Chaired by Fr Arturo Sosa,SJ, Superior General of the Jesuits. The Theme was "Transforming our world together". The occasion was to reflect and examine some of the key challenges faced by Jesuit and other universities.
Accompanied by Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, the Basque president I�igo Urkullu and the Rector of the Deusto Fr Jos� Mar�a Guibert SJ, King Felipe VI of Spain presided over the official inauguration. The Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Guiseppe Versaldi and Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi addressed the Assembly. Other participants were Pedro Duque, Spanish Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Fr Michael Garanzini,SJ, the Secretary of Higher Education of the Society, the economist Fr Ga�l Giraud SJ and Pankaj Mishra, expert on Indian situation.
The formation of the International Assembly of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) was discussed and new possibilities for cooperation between universities, regional networks and the international associations were analyzed.
The IAJU has been organised into six thematic areas:
Civic and Political Leadership Formation, Education of the Marginalized, Environmental & Economic Justice, Inter-religious Dialogue and Understanding, Leadership in an Ignatian Way of Proceeding, Peace and Reconciliation.These will shape the areas of action for Jesuit education centres in future.
The participants were taken on a pilgrimage to Loyola, the birth and ancestral place of St Ignatius of Loyola, the Founder of the Jesuits. The establishment of the new International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) and the signing of the Charter took place in the Loyola Sanctuary. The IAJU ( www.iaju.org ) will provide the Jesuit universities with a clear legal status, structure and stability.
The main Jesuit universities present were Georgetown, Santa Clara, Loyola Chicago, San Francisco Universities (USA), Pontificia Gregoriana (Italy), Xavierian University (Mexico), Catholic University of C�rdoba (Argentina), Ateneo de Manila (Philippines), Sophia University (Japan). Special mention was made of the contributions by St Xavier's, Calcutta, in the field of education.
The University of Deusto was chosen as the venue in recognition of services rendered for 132 years, being the first private university of Spain in 1886. It is situated in Bilbao, the birth place of Fr Pedro Arrupe, the beloved, dynamic and saintly Superior General who guided the Society in the aftermath of the Vatican Council, facing much turmoil. After St Ignatius, he was only the second Spaniard to be the 28th Superior General (1965-83).
The Jesuits have the largest global university network in 54 countries with 210 universities, 800,000 students, 450,000 lecturers, researchers and staff and 5,000,000 alumni. St Xavier's College Bombay that has Agnelo Menezes as its first Lay Principal, is all set to welcome its first non-Christian Principal Rajendra Shinde on its 150th anniversary.
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We invite you to checkout our award winning jigsaw puzzle website www.jigfun.com.
We are an online social media like site for kids and folks of all ages who like jigsaw puzzles. The site has been designed to educate and allow kids and adults and parents to develop in a fun and benign environment. We hope we have taken online jigsaw puzzles to the next exciting level at the same time.
On jigfun.com you can make pals, enable your settings, solve and save, upload and share, like, check out your pals puzzles, get notifications, compete, try jigsaw multiplayer and review others puzzles.
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If you want to discover the world with puzzles this is the site for you. Digipuzzle.net provides photo puzzles with photos of the world wonders, world cities and national parks. You can pick a puzzle from a list or from the world or USA map. On each place you can play multiple photo puzzles games like jigsaw, 15-game, photo-mahjong, photosearch, memory, etc. But also a sudoku or a word game like wordsearch or hangman (with for example the countries of the world or US places) The site is still developing so more places (cities, wonders, park, etc) will follow. Also some educational games will be added in the future.
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National Lottery winner to keep on driving bus
Monday February 14th 2011
Despite the fact that he now has enough money to drive a top-of-the-range Lamborghini, a British lottery millionaire has decided that he's happiest behind the wheel of a double-decker bus. Kevin Halstead won £2.3million on the National Lottery in March 2010, but after spending the last 12 months enjoying his money and taking a luxury cruise, he has decided to go back to work as a bus driver.
According to a report by the Mirror newspaper, the 47-year-old said: "I do miss working on the buses. When you have been doing something for 17 years and then you suddenly stop, it does seem strange. It's the banter me and my mates had that I miss more than anything."
Mr Halstead plans to return to his bus route which runs between Bolton and Preston on a casual basis.
And it seems that his good fortune is rubbing off on others. His mother decided to buy lottery tickets last month and scooped £2,500 after matching five numbers. If she had managed to match just one more she'd have pocketed £10million.
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Perhaps best described as "affordable luxury" Blue Lake Ranch is honored to have earned its national reputation as an Award-winning accommodation in Durango. We have loyal guests who have come for generations and feel like family. Our staff seeks to make each stay a special occasion. Our guests continue to enrich our lives and we hope to do the same for each guest.
Magazine articles and the printed word have opened up the world of travel to readers. Below are a few of the many accolades the Ranch has received.
Top 25 Wedding Venues in Colorado – 2019
"The Ridgewood Event Center and Gardens is a gorgeous location for couples who want to get married in a Durango venue. The space lies amidst ponds, streams, gardens, meadows, and mountain vistas, making it one of the most picturesque in the state."
The 10 Best Small City Road Trip Destinations in the USA – 2018
"Durango is a city that has it all, from city life, outdoor experiences to culinary delights. With water activities, bike and walking trails, to a nearby ski resort, there is no wrong time of year to visit. If you're into adventure, Durango has you covered with zip-lining, hiking, biking, rafting, skiing, dude-ranches and a whole lot more."
The Best Family Reunion Location in Every State – 2018
"Travel back to the Wild West with a visit to Southwestern Colorado. This 1900s homestead has beautiful casitas and cabins, along with a meeting room large enough to host 49 guests. They grow most of the food they serve, too!"
Sunset Travel Awards 2016
Sunset Magazine lists Blue Lake Ranch as a finalist in the B&B Category.
35 Best Colorado Vacations & Weekend Getaways – 2015
"Set on 200 beautiful acres, Blue Lake Ranch Bed & Breakfast near Durango, Colorado, is the perfect getaway for those who want to get away from it all. Take romantic walks through the flower gardens and gaze across the trout-filled lake on your vacation."
NBC's Today Show Featured Blue Lake Ranch as one of four "Affordable and Most Romantic Stays in the USA" – 2015
Top Colorado Lodging Location for Bird Watching– 2006
Bird-Watching-Vacation names Blue Lake Ranch as a top Colorado lodging location for bird watching.
Top 10 Finds Worldwide – 2004
"If you didn't know that you were 11 miles west of Durango, Colorado, you might think you'd landed in the middle of a canvas by Monet."
Favorite 30 Great Inns
"At this ranch, 15 minutes west of Durango, Colorado, you could be fooled into thinking you have 200 acres of Four Corners Country all to yourself. "
Other Press & Accolades
BedandBreakfast.com names Blue Lake Ranch in the "Top Twelve Most Romantic B&B's in the USA". – 2001
BnBinns.com named Blue Lake Ranch in their "Top Ten Most Romantic Inns of the Year". – 2001
Town & Country, Traveler's Notebook "Colorado Comfy"May 2000 pg. 103-108
Birds & Bloom, Collectors Edition, "A Colorful Backyard Playhouse", 1999 pg. 44-45
Country Living Gardener, Cover, Feature Article, "Eden in the Rockies", May-June, 1999 pg. 48-55
USA Today, "Great Places for a Romantic Weekend", February 12, 1999 pg. 3D
Sunset Magazine, "Garden Guide"' February 1999, pg. 59
Albuquerque Journal, "Inn-Side Scoop", May 17, 1998 Section C pg. 1
Wildbird, "Birding in Someone Else's Yard", March 1998, pg. 62-63
Outside Magazine -Family Vacations, "Where Families Get Together", 1998, pg. 20.
Durango Herald, "B&B Hot Spot", November 18, 1997.
Bon Appetit, "Go Rest, Young Man", November 1997, pg. 32.
Conde Naste Traveler, "15 Instant Vacations", October 1997, pg. 182.
Country Home, Regional Travel Section, "Weekend Hideaways", September/October 1997, pg. 221.
Birds & Blooms, "Flowers and Guests are Tended with Care", Collector's Edition 1997, pg. 45.
Outside Magazine lists Blue Lake Ranch as on of the "Top Ten Finds", in their Annual Travel Guide 97/98, pg. 24-26.
Denver Post, "Postcard Perfect Hideaway", July 1997.
Durango Herald, Home & Garden, "By Hollyhocks Possessed", April 1997.
National Geographic Traveler, "Inns of The Rockies", March/April 1997, pg. 82-95.
Rocky Mountain Gardener, "Rocky Mountain Gardener Gardening Conference", Spring 1997.
Birds & Blooms, "Outside Inns – Gardens and Guests are Tended With Care", August/September 1996, pg. 50-51.
Durango Herald, Home & Garden Insert, "Changing Times of Fort Lewis Mesa", April 1996.
Sunset Magazine Garden Guide, "Great Gardens", Spring-Summer 1996, pg. 34-35.
Outside Magazine, "America's Top 50 Hikes", April 1996, pg. 109-121.
Family Circle, "Color, Color Everywhere", March 1996, pg. 103-104. (Pictures only)
Rocky Mountain Gardener, "Blue Lake Ranch", Summer 1995, pg. 22-23.
Victoria, "Favorite Things", June 1995, pg. 17.
Diversion, "Blue Lake Ranch", May 1995, pg. 82.
The Denver Post, "Inn For The Night", April 1995.
Sunset Magazine, "Wake Up In A Dream Garden", April 1995, pg. 108-114.
Wings West, "Remote Relaxation", February 1995, pg. 16-18.
Beautiful Gardens, "The Beauty of Blue Lake Ranch", November/December 1994, pg. 28-35.
Historic Inns, "The Top 25 Inns for 1994".
Conde Naste Traveler, "The Epicurean Cowboys", September 1994, pg. 117.
Southern Accents, "A World View", July/August 1994, pg. 20.
Victoria, "Finding Your Calling", August 1994, pg. 112.
Country Inns, "The Traveler's Garden", Winter 1993/1994, pg. 98-105.
Durango Magazine, "A Baker's Dozen", Summer/Fall 1993, pg. 28.
Sunset Magazine, "Colorado Country Gardens", June 1993, pg. 90-94.
Denver Post, "Cabin Fever", May 23, 1993, pg. 3.
Country Inns, "The Year's Top Twelve Inns", February 1993, pg. 8.
Albuquerque Journal, "Garden Of Delight", May 3, 1992, pg. 18-19.
USA Today, "Combing The World For Winning Lodgings" December 31, 1992, pg. 9D.
Country Inns, "Paradise Lies in Colorado's Southwestern Corner", August 1992, pg. 42-49.
Country Inns, "Gone Fishing", March/April 1992.
Metropolitan Home, "Walden West", April 1992, pg. 44A-C.
Colorado Expression, "Inns & Outs", November 1991, pg. 10.
The Denver Post, "Blue Lake B&B Transformed With Flowers", September 2, 1991, pg. 5E.
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, "The Business of Living", May/June 1990,pg. 39-43.
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Scheunemann, Norman E.
Scheunemann, Norman E. age 85, a loving husband and father, lost his valiant fight to cancer on Wednesday, 1 June 2016 at Maritime Gardens, Manitowoc. He was born on 25 October 1930 and the only child of Anton and Theresa (Wendt) Scheunemann of West Bend. He lived in and around the West Bend area most of his life…first working on the family farm and later for several small companies in the West Bend area. On 6 October 1951 he married the former Delores Race of the Saukville area. He was a kind gentle soul who loved his family and doing things with and for them. He also loved to garden and work in his yard but, his biggest passion was meeting new people thru his real estate career. Upon his retirement from the Gehl Company he continued on in real estate. Norm and Delores took many trips to Phoenix, Arizona to visit the oldest daughter Joan. Six years ago he and Delores moved to Manitowoc, WI to be closer to their youngest daughter June and her husband, Mike Bernsdorf. He loved going to June's farm and helping with anything and everything.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years: Delores Scheunemann, Manitowoc; and two daughters: Joan Scheunemann, Phoenix, AZ and June Scheunemann and her husband, Mike Bernsdorf, Reedsville. Also surviving are many family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents: Anton and Theresa Scheunemann. Cremation has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and per Norman's request, there will be no services and his cremated remains will be laid to rest at Washington County Memorial Park, West Bend, WI.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Maritime Gardens Assisted Living where Norman resided the last two years. The other residents and staff were all part of his family in his heart. Their compassion these last weeks for the care and comfort of "Normie" will not go unforgotten. Norman is pictured on page 223 and listed on page 268 in the 4th edition of the Seidemann Family Tree book.


A new LED headlight bulb has been made by Boslla which is able of four different colors depending on your conditions. Offering 6500 K, 4300 K, 3000 K or a warning flash. Boslla adopts "dual-color bullet patent design, silver representing white light and gold yellow light". In its construction, the company uses a0.9mm super thin copper which makes the normal high and low beam pattern. Check out the demonstration video below to learn more about the unusual LED headlight bulb.
The Boslla headlight bulb is now available via Kickstarter with early bird pledges ready from $49 for a full set. Giving a 65 percent discount off the suggested retail price of $139. If all goes well delivery is assumed to take place before the end of 2019.


This time of year, you may feel like you need to show off your skills for the coaches and college recruiters who may come out to your games. There is a lot of pressure that falls on your shoulders to play well. If you don't handle pressure well, you can end up getting crossed off recruiters' lists and hurting your team's chances. Coaches can tell when a player is pressing. They can see right away when a guy is trying to do something he isn't skilled to do, like a little scrapper trying to hit bombs in BP; it just isn't his game and it won't show his skills.
Coaches want a guy who works hard, but isn't pressing. They look for what one coach called "relaxed confidence." When you are relaxed and playing your game, you will be able to show your skills at their best because you won't be trying to do too much. Of course, relaxing in these situations is easier said than done. In order to relax, you have to mentally check in with yourself constantly throughout the game. This does not mean you check in before each at bat or new hitter you face. This means you check in on a pitch-by-pitch basis. A college-level player knows that every pitch has a new plan and a new purpose. It takes a lot of mental effort, but it's the only way to keep yourself under control when all the outside factors tell you that you should be doing too much.
Relaxing does not mean you shouldn't work hard! Working hard is a prerequisite of playing college baseball. Coaches are always on the lookout for the guy who shows something more than everyone else. Working hard starts during the pre-game and ends when you leave the field. But working hard does not mean coming unglued every swing or trying to do too much. It means confidently playing to your strengths and putting max effort into everything you do on the field. It means you need to sprint your 90's, dive at balls you may not be able to get to, make the smart plays, take the extra base, and do what you need to get noticed for the right reasons!
Coaches and recruiters want to see your skills but they recognize that you might make mistakes. Coaches have told us they are looking for "great team guys who play the game hard" and players who are "going to hustle and compete" every time they are out on the field. That means that staying positive and putting in max effort go a long way even when luck or bad hops work against you.
Sure, everyone around you is trying to do the same thing you are. All high school players want the recruiters to put their names on the top of their lists, but you can't force it. Instead of pressing and trying too hard, the best way to impress a college coach and help your team win is to trust yourself, play relaxed, play confident, and play hard.


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Legislative and Policy Update - Week of November 29 2021
This Week at Queen's Park
This week in the Legislature, plans to address COVID-19 continued to be the focus of government with announcements including, expansion of booster shots to those 50 and over, and investments in the hospital sector. In other news, and of interest to criminal lawyers and prosecutors, the Solicitor General announced expansion of the use of eIntake to Toronto courthouses and the Auditor General released her Annual Report. On the legislative front, no new government legislation was introduced this week. Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 and Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021 received Royal Assent on December 2.
On Monday, with the 788 new COVID-19 cases in the province, the government announced an enhanced strategy to fight COVID-19's Omicron variant. Also on Monday, the Financial Accountability Office released its Expenditure Monitor Report for 2021-22 citing government spending was $4.3 billion under budget through the first half of 2021-2022. Opposition parties criticized the government for underspending in a time of need for families across the province.
On Tuesday, with 687 new COVID-19 cases including four confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, the province announced the grim statistic of the pandemic death toll reaching 10,000. In non-COVID-19 related news on Tuesday, the government passed the Working for Workers Act, which requires, among other things, "that employers with 25 or more employees create a written policy about the right to disconnect from email contact and calls outside of regular work hours".
On Wednesday, with 780 new COVID-19 cases, the government announced an investment to build a new hospital in Mississauga and expand the Queensway Health Centre in Etobicoke. The Auditor General released her Annual Report which included a Value-for-Money Audit on the COVID-19 Economic Response and Supports for Business Report. The Value-for-Money Audit criticized the government for sending $1 billion to thousands of businesses, which were not eligible for funds. When questioned on the expenditure by the opposition parties, the Premier said the Auditor General's Report 'was not 100% accurate'.
On Thursday, with 959 new COVID-19 cases, the government announced the acceleration of vaccine booster shots to those aged 50 and over starting on Monday, December 13. Also on Thursday, the Solicitor General announced expansion of the use of eIntake to Toronto courthouses following its implementation in the Northeast, Northwest and Central East regions. EIntake is a digital platform that allows police officers to file criminal charges electronically
Law Society of Ontario
The Law Society's Convocation was held on November 26, 2021. Convocation approved three measures to enhance experiential training component of the lawyer licensing process;
The LSO will develop an orientation program for articling principals, work placement supervisors and licensing candidates to facilitate effective and fair experiential training
The LSO will develop free training modules designed for candidates and new lawyers focused on filling identified gaps in articling placements; and
The LSO will apply a risk-based approach to monitoring of experiential training by initiating outreach to both candidate and the principal where placements end prematurely.
Nominations for the 2022 Law Society Awards are open until December 17.
The Law Society's next Convocation will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Bill Number & Name
Bill 43, Build Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021
Bethlenfalvy, Hon. Peter, Minister of Finance
Public hearings held before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, November 29
Bill 37, Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021
Phillips, Hon. Rod Minister of Long-Term Care
Third Reading Debate, December 2
Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021
McNaughton, Hon. Monte Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Royal Assent, December 2
Third Reading, Carried, November 30
Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021
Tangri, Hon. Nina, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction
Third Reading, Carried, December 2
On October 25, 2021, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, tabled Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021. The Bill proposes amendments to a number of pieces of legislation, through six schedules, key ones of which are summarized below. The Bill received Royal Assent on December 2.
Schedule 2 proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 include; the requirement on employers that employ 25 or more employees to have a written policy with respect to disconnecting from work, the prohibition of employers from entering into employment contracts or other agreements with an employee that are, or that include, a non-compete agreement (certain exceptions are provided for), and the requirement for temporary help agencies and recruiters be licensed.
Schedule 6 proposes changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 that include the permission or requirement of the Board to distribute amounts in the insurance fund in excess of prescribed amounts among certain Scheduled employers and that such decisions cannot be reconsidered by, or appealed to, the Board or the Tribunal.
On November 4, 2021, the government presented the FES for 2021-2022. Bill 43 was subsequently introduced as the legislative vehicle for the proposed changes in FES. The Bill is comprised of 21 schedules, key ones which are summarized below. The Bill is currently before Committee.
Schedule 2 amends the Business Corporations Act to require certain corporations to prepare and maintain a register of individuals with significant control over the corporation. How that individual is determined, and information required in the register on such individuals, is outlined in the Schedule,
Schedule 4 amends the Corporations Tax Act to stipulate that the section providing that if the tax liability of a corporation under the Income Tax Act is determined with reference to a tax treaty, convention or agreement with another country, the corporation does not have permanent establishment in Ontario under the Act if it does not have such an establishment for the purposes of a tax treaty, convention or agreement, does not apply to the tax imposed under section 74 (Insurance Corporations)
Schedule 10 proposed a number of amendments to the Far North Act including, but not limited to;
Removing the objectives of land-use planning in the Act that 225,000 square kilometres of the Far North be designated as an interconnected network of protected areas in community-based land use plans
Adding that any contributions of traditional knowledge and perspectives of protection, conservation and sustainable development that are made by First Nations are to be considered during land use planning
Significant amendments with respect to the establishment of a joint body under Section 7 of the Act. Currently, discussions with the Minister relating to the establishment of a joint body that would play an advisory role with respect to land use planning in the Far North may be initiated by any First Nation meeting. The amendments will require that the discussions be initiated by at least seven First Nations. Please refer to the Schedule for further details on proposed changes to the joint body.
Schedule 12 amends the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016 to enhance protections for whistle-blowers who make good faith disclosures to Chief Executive Officers. These amendments prohibit direct and indirect reprisals against whistle-blowers and penalties are established for persons convicted of contravening the reprisals prohibition. Complementary amendments are also made to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006. Schedule 12 will come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
Schedule 13 amends the French Language Services Act. These amendments will require designated government agencies and institutions to promote the availability of access to services in French. Schedule 13 also replaces the Office of Francophone Affairs with the Ministry of Francophone Affairs, which will be responsible for the implementation of the French Language Services Act. This Ministry will also have reporting and accountability duties for the provision of French language services in Ontario. Schedule 13 will come into force on the day that the Build Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 receives Royal Assent, subject to a few sections that will come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
Schedule 14 proposes amendments to the Insurance Act providing the Authority with rule-making authority with respect to variable insurance contracts and a corresponding regulation making authority is repealed. The Statutory Conditions set out in ss. 148 and 300 of the Act are amended to provide when certain five-day notice periods begin.
Schedule 21 amends the Taxation Act setting out new rules for the eligibility and calculation of tax credits for unused tuition and education tax credits, bankruptcy, Ontario tax reduction and low-income individuals and families tax credit, seniors' home safety tax credit, Ontario job training tax credit, Ontario staycation tax credit, and Ontario child benefit
Work of the Legislative Committees
Committee hearings scheduled to be held during the week of December 6, include:
The Standing Committee on Government Agencies is scheduled to meet on December 7, to review intended appointments.
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is scheduled to meet on December 8 to review the Auditor General's Report
A full listing of Ontario regulations posted for consultation can be found on the government's Regulatory Registry website. Some of the current postings that may be of interest to OBA section members include the notices below. The OBA regularly works with our sections to review these postings. If you have any comments or questions, please let us know right away at advocacy@oba.org.
Public Consultation on New Regulations to support the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 2020
The government is proposing three regulations to support the new Act including; the Cost of Borrowing and Disclosure to Borrowers regulation, an updated General Regulation and a Sale of Insurance regulation.
Deadline for Comments: December 24, 2021
Condominium Insurance Consultation
The Ministry of Government Consumer Services, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing are engaging in a consultation on condominium insurance to understand the issues facing the sector including seeking feedback on the definition of 'standard unit', obtaining had maintaining reasonable insurance coverage, insurance rate affordability and related business code issues.
Deadline for Comments: January 7, 2021
Proposed Process Improvements to Survey Plan Corrections and Distribution
The proposed amendments to the Minister's Regulations support the move towards a more fully digital land registration services by affording the province the option to provide an electronic copy of these survey plans to municipalities who prefer digital delivery over continuing to receive couriered paper plans. The amendment will also allow ServiceOntario, to provide an electronic copy of all deposited and registered plans to the AOLS to support their land surveyor review and oversight mandate under the Surveyors Act.
Deadline for Comments: January 14, 2022
Capital Markets Act – Consultation Draft
The Ministry of Finance is consulting on a new draft Capital Markets Act (CMA) to modernize Ontario's capital markets regulatory framework. If developed into a bill at a future date, the CMA would replace the existing Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act. At this stage, the CMA is to be considered for consultation purposes only.
Moving to a Project List Approach under the Environmental Assessment Act
The province is proposing regulations and related actions to move toward a project-list approach for projects that will require a comprehensive environmental assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act.
APPOINTMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
Public Appointments Available
There are more than 130 vacant government appointments available through the Public Appointments Secretariat. Appointments that may be of particular interest to OBA members include, but are not limited to:
Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority
Deputy Judges Council
Education Relations Commission
Justices of the Peace Review Council
Ontario French - Language Educational Communications
Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority
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RÈGLES D'USAGE ET DÉGAGEMENT DE RESPONSABILITÉ
POLITIQUE CONCERNANT LES RENSEIGNEMENTS PERSONNELS
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What's this R50k Rally Challenge about?
R50k is the value of the prize for the winner of 6 rounds of the Algoa Rally Club's (ARC) rally competition for the year.
So it's not R50000 in cash?
The prize is made up of rally hardware to the value of R50k including a Polo Vivo shell with a factory built FIA specification safety roll cage and carefully prepared by GMP Motorsport for rally purposes.Together with this comes a full car size gazebo printed in the Challenge logo's generously sponsored by Cape Fabric Engineering as well as a sizeable contribution fromTeam GC Diesel Racing towards the whole package.
ATS Motorsport's amazing gift to rally in the Eastern Cape rounds off the reward for the winners with two fire-resistant race suits, driving gloves and boots and most of all 4 Dunlop rally tyres.
Any licenced rally driver and co-driver who are members of the ARC and who have access to any 2 wheel drive rally car under 2 litre engine capacity and complying with the safety standards of the sport can participate.
Yes, but surely the most expensive car will win?
With points awarded for class and overall position we believe that consistency will win the day. After the first round the Challenge is led by a 1600 followed by a 2litre and a 1400 in third spot. It's anybody's game still.
Many people ask motorsport competitors the question "you must win a lot of money when you race?" and the answer always is no, we don't race for reward. After winning the National Championship for 2012 the champion was faced with obtaining a new sponsor. There's not much personal financial benefit in the sport at all and definitely not at club level. Rugby players are rewarded with six figure retainers even when they don't win.
The 50k is being put up to draw new competitors into the sport and to reward those who continue to pursue their passion with a view to strong growth.
The promoter's wishes are that the prize will encourage new cars to join the field.
If I have talent but don't have a car what can I do?
The Algoa Rally Club is the curator of 6 Citi Golf Rally Cars previously donated by Volkswagen Motorsport which are allocated to suitable applicants under the age of 25 to rally and maintain for a year at a time to showcase their talents and seek sponsors in order to nurture the sport of Rally. These competitors also participate in the R50k Challenge.
The club committee are on constant lookout for new competitors in other forms of motorsport.
Contact the club or check out this website for more info and regular updates!
The next rally will take place in Uitenhage and the Longmore forests on 11 May 2013 followed by the VW National Rally in July.


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The Big Money published an article by investigative reporter Roddy Boyd will result in an expanding Securities and Exchange Commission of Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) and probably a new investigation by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for possible tax evasion by the company. Big Money obtained internal Overstock.com documents showing how the company withheld material information from investors about the company's internal control problems and liquidity problems in 2005 and 2006. The article details how CEO Patrick Byrne systematically intimidated, harassed, and attacked his critics to cover up mounting problems at the company. Perhaps the most surprising revelation of Roddy Boyd's article is Overstock.com's efforts to evade paying New York State sales tax in what was known as "Operation Heist and Freeze."
The Securities and Exchange Commission, which started investigating Overstock.com after this blog exposed its improper use of "cookie jar" reserves to inflate its financial performance, will surely expand its investigation based on information provided in Roddy Boyd's article. For example, the article details that internal Overstock.com documents revealed that the company's "software system couldn't track its inventory well, its accounting staff had trouble deciphering how much it owed and whom it had to pay."
It later turned out that those financial reports were restated two times: in February 2006 due to inventory accounting errors and in October 2008 due to customer refund and credit errors.
Overstock.com faces a third restatement of those same financial reports due to its improper use of "cookie jar" reserves that were exposed in this blog and are being investigated by the SEC. Therefore, Patrick Byrne's and David Chidester's Sarbanes-Oxley certifications were not only false, apparently they were deliberately false based on documents obtained by The Big Money!
In any case, the SEC investigation is already heating up. Just two days ago, Carol Remond from Dow Jones Newswires reported that the SEC subpoenaed Copper River for discovery documents obtained from Overstock.com during its legal battle with the company. Apparently, the SEC hopes that documents obtained by Copper River will help its investigation of financial reporting violations by Overstock.com.
Another instance of Overstock critics having the correct instincts, but getting some of the details wrong, is in the confusion surrounding the announcement of Overstock's design-your-own-jewelry initiative in 2006. Pitched as a value-conscious alternative to online jewelry leader Blue Nile, and offering better quality than Wal-Mart—"For what you would spend elsewhere, you can get her a lot more diamond here," went the slogan—Overstock dove into the bitterly competitive online jewelry market in January 2005.
Gradient, in a research note on May 16, 2005, offered a more detailed criticism. The report raised several questions about the deal, including whether the deal was structured as a variable interest entity to "report the top line benefits of the jewelry business without reporting 100% of the unit's losses." For a company whose losses, even before the debacle of the software upgrade, were mounting, this was—to Gradient at least—a plausible scenario.
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South Coast MP Shelley Hancock called for the Shoalhaven to be let out of lockdown despite having 14 active cases in the community on Wednesday. On Thursday, NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the Shoalhaven is among the LGAs remaining under stay-at-home orders. Another Shoalhaven COVID-19 was confirmed by Mr Barilaro at Thursday morning's press conference, taking to 15 the number of local cases. Mrs Hancock was adamant local cases were "under control", and as such, the Shoalhaven should be let out of lockdown resrictions. Read more: However, Mr Barilaro held firmly that despite whether cases may be traced, the case numbers were too "significant" to let the region out of lockdown. "They might be linked and isolated, but when was the last time they were in the community?" Mr Barilaro said at Thursday afternoon's regional media press conference. "15 cases are a significant number of cases but with the new cases in recent days, again, there is a risk." Mr Barilaro reiterated that the Shoalhaven would only escape lockdown earlier than the 70 per cent statewide vaccination rate where there are zero cases for 14 days and no sewage detections. "We'll evaluate it next week and follow the simple rule of 14 days since the last active case in the community. This is what the minimum threshold will be." Read more: Case numbers will be reviewed weekly to determine whether regional LGAs remaining under stay-at-home orders will be eased from restrictions earlier. Mrs Hancock acknowledged that local businesses are struggling but reminded the community to "remain patient" and to seek financial assistance from Service NSW where needed. Stay-at-home orders also remain in place for Shellharbour, Kiama, Eurobodalla, Bega and Wingecarribee shire. We depend on subscription revenue to support our journalism. If you are able, please subscribe here. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support.
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'Significant number of cases': NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro defends lockdown decision for Shoalhaven
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LOCKDOWN REMAINS: NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro justified the Shoalhaven's lockdown extension by the "significant" number of cases. Image: Grace Crivellaro. Inset: file image.
South Coast MP Shelley Hancock called for the Shoalhaven to be let out of lockdown despite having 14 active cases in the community on Wednesday.
On Thursday, NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the Shoalhaven is among the LGAs remaining under stay-at-home orders.
Another Shoalhaven COVID-19 was confirmed by Mr Barilaro at Thursday morning's press conference, taking to 15 the number of local cases.
Mrs Hancock was adamant local cases were "under control", and as such, the Shoalhaven should be let out of lockdown resrictions.
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'Significant number of cases': Barilaro defends lockdown decision for Shoalhaven
"15 cases are a significant number of cases."
However, Mr Barilaro held firmly that despite whether cases may be traced, the case numbers were too "significant" to let the region out of lockdown.
"They might be linked and isolated, but when was the last time they were in the community?" Mr Barilaro said at Thursday afternoon's regional media press conference.
"15 cases are a significant number of cases but with the new cases in recent days, again, there is a risk."
Mr Barilaro reiterated that the Shoalhaven would only escape lockdown earlier than the 70 per cent statewide vaccination rate where there are zero cases for 14 days and no sewage detections.
"We'll evaluate it next week and follow the simple rule of 14 days since the last active case in the community. This is what the minimum threshold will be."
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Case numbers will be reviewed weekly to determine whether regional LGAs remaining under stay-at-home orders will be eased from restrictions earlier.
Mrs Hancock acknowledged that local businesses are struggling but reminded the community to "remain patient" and to seek financial assistance from Service NSW where needed.
Stay-at-home orders also remain in place for Shellharbour, Kiama, Eurobodalla, Bega and Wingecarribee shire.
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Lisa Immordino Vreeland has been immersed in the world of fashion and art for the past 25 years. She made her directorial debut with the documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2012), and also wrote the book of the same name. The film had its European premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, and went on to win the Silver Hugo at the Chicago Film Festival and the fashion category for the Design of the Year Awards (the Oscars of design) at the Design Museum in London. Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015 and had its European premiere at Art Basel. Her third feature, Love, Cecil, is on U.S. theatrical release from June 29, and the accompanying book of the same name was published last fall. (Picture by Anne Joyce.)
How I Became an Accidental Filmmaker
By Lisa Immordino Vreeland | June 29, 2018
The director of the new film Love, Cecil on stumbling into cinema, and how she somehow ends up looking like all of her documentary subjects.


Is located in Yakutat, Alaska. Yakutat is unique in providing world class fishing in the Situk River or in the salt water bays surrounding the area. Anglers have unlimited access on the Situk River. Fishermen from the world over visit this part of Alaska to catch some amazing fish. It is one of the few rivers in Alaska that has a large run of Spring Steelhead. There is an excellent run of King or Chinook Salmon following the Steelhead. Mid-summer the river is full of Sockeyes or Reds. The fall brings Silver Coho Salmon run that can fill the rivers and bays.
All of these fish are fabulous for frying and enjoying. The beautiful temperate summer weather in Alaska allows you to fish in the daylight for nearly twenty hours, which enhances the overall fishing experience!
Many fishermen pick a particular species of salmon and plan their trip around the time these fish arrive. Silver season in the fall is the busiest time of the year with fishermen following the Silvers in the rivers and bays around Yakutat. Silvers are the most aggressive species of salmon and readily take lures and flies.
Halibut and Salmon fishing is just steps from the dock in the bays surrounding Yakutat. Many fishermen come up for this reason alone and rent a 14' boat to fish for salmon and halibut in the scenic bays and backwaters. There are hundreds of miles of bays, shoreline, and islands all accessible in sheltered bays by small boats. There are also many commercial salmon and halibut charter boats that will provide everything you need to catch your salmon and halibut.


George Sabonadiere, Year 12 has won a national scholarship for his efforts in a Speech exam.
He won top marks in his Grade 6 Public Speaking exam. According to George storytelling is the key to a successful speech. George is also competing in the Rotary 4-Way and Race Unity speech competitions later this term. He was interviewed by journalist Josh Riddiford (pictured) of the Star newspaper in March.


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July 10, 2019 | Chameleon Theory Could Change How Scientists Think About Gravity
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By Ben Shappee, University of Hawaii July 13, 2018
In this artistic rendering, a blazar is accelerating protons that produce pions, which produce neutrinos and gamma rays. Neutrinos are always the result of a hadronic reaction such as the one displayed here. Gamma rays can be produced in both hadronic and electromagnetic interactions. Credit: IceCube/NASA
Astronomers and physicists around the world, including in Hawaii, have begun to unravel a long-standing cosmic mystery. Using a vast array of telescopes in space and on Earth, they have identified a source of cosmic rays–highly energetic particles that continuously rain down on Earth from space.
In a paper published this week in the journal Science, scientists have, for the first time, provided evidence for a known blazar, designated TXS 0506+056, as a source of high-energy neutrinos. At 8:54 p.m. on September 22, 2017, the National Science Foundation-supported IceCube neutrino observatory at the South Pole detected a high energy neutrino from a direction near the constellation Orion. Just 44 seconds later an alert went out to the entire astronomical community.
The All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae team (ASAS-SN), an international collaboration headquartered at Ohio State University, immediately jumped into action. ASAS-SN uses a network of 20 small, 14-centimeter telescopes in Hawaii, Texas, Chile and South Africa to scan the visible sky every 20 hours looking for very bright supernovae. It is the only all-sky, real-time variability survey in existence.
In this QuickTake video, IceCube spokesperson Darren Grant explains the full sequence of observations that led to the identification of the first source of high-energy neutrinos.
"When ASAS-SN receives an alert from IceCube, we automatically find the first available ASAS-SN telescope that can see that area of the sky and observe it as quickly as possible," said Benjamin Shappee, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy and an ASAS-SN core member.
On September 23, only 13 hours after the initial alert, the recently commissioned ASAS-SN unit at McDonald Observatory in Texas mapped the sky in the area of the neutrino detection. Those observations and the more than 800 images of the same part of the sky taken since October 2012 by the first ASAS-SN unit, located on Maui's Haleakala, showed that TXS 0506+056 had entered its highest state since 2012.
"The IceCube detection and the ASAS-SN detection combined with gamma-ray detections from NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope and the MAGIC telescopes that show TXS 0506+056 was undergoing the strongest gamma-ray flare in a decade, indicate that this could be the first identified source of high-energy neutrinos, and thus a cosmic-ray source," said Anna Franckowiak, ASAS-SN and IceCube team member, Helmholtz Young Investigator, and staff scientist at DESY in Germany.
Since they were first detected more than one hundred years ago, cosmic rays have posed an enduring mystery: What creates and launches these particles across such vast distances? Where do they come from?
One of the best suspects have been quasars, supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies that are actively consuming gas and dust. Quasars are among the most energetic phenomena in the universe and can form relativistic jets where elementary particles are accelerate and launched at nearly the speed of light. If that jet happens to be pointed toward Earth, the light from the jet outshines all other emission from the host galaxy and the highly accelerated particles are launched toward the Milky Way. This specific type of quasar is called a blazar.
However, because cosmic rays are charged particles, their paths cannot be traced directly back to their places of origin. Due to the powerful magnetic fields that fill space, they don't travel along a straight path. Luckily, the powerful cosmic accelerators that produce them also emit neutrinos, which are uncharged and unaffected by even the most powerful magnetic fields. Because they rarely interact with matter and have almost no mass, these "ghost particles" travel nearly undisturbed from their cosmic accelerators, giving scientists an almost direct pointer to their source.
"Crucially, the presence of neutrinos also differentiates between two types of gamma-ray sources: those that accelerate only cosmic-ray electrons, which do not produce neutrinos, and those that accelerate cosmic-ray protons, which do," said John Beacom, an astrophysicist at the Ohio State University and an ASAS-SN member.
Detecting the highest energy neutrinos requires a massive particle detector, and the National Science Foundation-supported IceCube observatory is the world's largest. The detector is composed of more than 5,000 light sensors arranged in a grid, buried in a cubic kilometer of deep, pristine ice a mile beneath the surface at the South Pole. When a neutrino interacts with an atomic nucleus, it creates a secondary charged particle, which, in turn, produces a characteristic cone of blue light that is detected by IceCube's grid of photomultiplier tubes. Because the charged particle and the light it creates stay essentially true to the neutrino's original direction, they give scientists a path to follow back to the source.
About 20 observatories on Earth and in space have also participated in this discovery. This includes the 8.4-meter Subaru Telescope on Maunakea, which was used to observe the host galaxy of TXS 0506+056 in an attempt to measure its distance, and thus determine the intrinsic luminosity, or energy output, of the blazar. These observations are difficult, because the blazar jet is much brighter than the host galaxy. Disentangling the jet and the host requires the largest telescopes in the world, like those on Maunakea.
"This discovery demonstrates how the many different telescopes and detectors around and above the world can come together to tell us something amazing about our Universe. This also emphasizes the critical role that telescopes in Hawaii play in that community," said Shappee.
Publication: The IceCube Collaboration, et al., "Multimessenger observations of a flaring blazar coincident with high-energy neutrino IceCube-170922A," Science, 13 Jul 2018: Vol. 361, Issue 6398, eaat1378; DOI: 10.1126/science.aat1378
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Manusfabriken is expanding its network of scriptwriters by offering a new round of residencies during the autumn and winter of 2018–2019.
NICOLAS KOLOVOS has a background as a scriptwriter, director and dramatist. He has written and directed several short films including Fikon (Fig), which was awarded the Greek film prize IRIS (similar to Sweden's Guldbagge awards). Nicolas has also written several theatrical plays and radio dramas, and recently won Radio Sweden's short story prize for Underverket (The Miracle).
What will you work on during your residency at Manusfabriken?
KLARA ZIMMERGREN is a writer, actor and television presenter. She has published two books, Längtan bor i mina steg (Longing Lives in My Steps) and Skall vi skratta eller gråta (Should We Laugh or Cry?), with Mia Skäringer. She has also written comedy sketches for television and radio, including the cult hit Mia och Klara (Mia and Klara).
What are you most interested in writing?
"Comedic dramas. I honestly dream about writing a television series about life between 45 and 55. That part of life when you've done everything expected of you — a job, maybe a family — and you don't really see what the next step is.
Why did you apply to Manusfabriken?
The residency provides the writers with an office space in Manusfabriken at Gothenburg Studios for six months. During that time, the writers can both develop their own projects and get feedback from the other writers, and participate in other projects that Manusfabriken is conducting on commission from production companies.


Judi Friedman, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist and Marti Wolfson, Chef and Functional Nutritionist Our yoga practice will be a "recipe" for balance in navigating the seasonal transition from Summer to Fall. The cooking class will be a hands-on culinary experience that will inspire your inner cook to use the Fall bounty in colorful and flavorful dishes. The menu is plant-based and ingredients are sourced from the Chappaqua Farmers Market. The Retreat will culminate in a group dinner. All levels of yoga practitioners are welcome!
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Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition Launched on April 1
GRAND RAPIDS (April 1, 2021) The Grand Rapids Public Library is proud to announce the 53rd annual Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition. Open to Kent County residents or students, poets can submit one original, unpublished poem between April 1-20, 2021. Free to enter, the competition offers cash prizes as well as publication in Voices and the opportunity to participate in a poetry reading.
The Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition was started in 1968 to encourage excellence in writing and to provide recognition for local work of high quality. The annual contest is open to poets ages 5 through adult who reside in Kent County.
Local poets judge the first tier of the competition. They decide which poems continue on to the national judge, who makes the final decisions. Past national judges include William Stafford, Gwendolyn Brooks, Anne Sexton, James Wright, Diane Wakoski, Robert Bly, Naomi Shihab Nye, former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins, as well as former Grand Rapids Poet Laureates, Linda Nemec Foster and Patricia Clark.
About the National Judge
The 2021 National Judge is Safia Elhillo. She is the author of The January Children (University of Nebraska Press, 2017), which received the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets and an Arab American Book Award, Girls That Never Die (forthcoming from One World/Random House), and the novel in verse Home is not a Country (Make Me A World/Random House, 2021). With Fatimah Asghar, she is co-editor of the anthology Halal If You Hear Me (Haymarket Books, 2019).
Sudanese by way of Washington, DC, Safia received the 2015 Brunel International African Poetry Prize, and was listed in Forbes Africa's 2018 "30 Under 30." In 2018, she was awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. Safia is currently a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and lives in Oakland.
Guidelines for Submitting a Poem
Kent County residents can submit one original, unpublished poem to the Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition during the month of April. Divided into five categories that span all ages, the Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition offers $900 in prizes to winning poems, as well as publication and a public reading.
Open to Kent County, Michigan residents of all ages and students attending classes within Kent County including GVSU and Kent ISD.
Submissions will be accepted April 1-30, 2021.
It is free to enter.
One poem per person will be accepted. The poem must be original and unpublished. For complete submission guidelines, visit www.grpl.org/dyer-ives.
Supported by a grant from the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation-Dyer-Ives Foundation Poetry Fund, the competition is proud to carry on the mission to encourage excellence in writing and provide recognition for local work of high quality.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says his longstanding "disagreements" with Salman Khan will not come to an end courtesy a film, a filmmaker or an actress. And neither would it be on a public platform. In light of these recent pictures, SRK might have to eat his own words, unless of course, it's a publicity stunt.


AdSense optimization is based on some of the same concepts as search engine optimization. It's worthwhile to consider what happens without it.
Ask someone for a lot of money and don't tell them why. They aren't likely to hand over a dime.
Place contextual advertising such as Google AdSense on your Web site and don't optimize your pages. The end result is no different. It is like asking Google for ads but not telling the ad-serving platform what is on the page. As a result, the platform won't be able to deliver targeted advertising.
The entire basis of success with AdSense is targeted (contextual) advertising. The more optimized the page, the more targeted the ads on the page.
Contextual ad optimization is little different than search engine optimization. Success with one requires the same set of skills as success with the other.
AdSense optimization requires some initial efforts at the setup and continue improvements for better results.
Google itself recommends using no more than three display ads and no more than three ad units (smaller text ads). It also recommends using the most popular sizes — 728×90, 300×250 and 160×600 — and use design techniques that blend, complement or contrast the ads next to the content.
Other techniques include making sure the ads are viewable, meaning that they are in the viewable area of the browser and do not require scrolling to see in their entirety.
For a 728×90 leaderboard, make sure it is located below the header and not above it. The 300×250 and 160×600 work best on either side of the page, while both the 300×250 and the 160×600 work well with content wrapped around them.
Identify the 10 most popular pages on your site and focus on them for AdSense optimization, simply because they will produce the most revenue.
Each of those 10 pages should have at least one primary keyword phrase — two words in the phrase is OK while three or more is better.
That phrase should be contained in the title and meta description. It should appear in the headline and the body of the content. It shouldn't appear in more than 2 percent of the total content to avoid the appearance of keyword stuffing.
Track results based on total page click-through rate. Once the CTR for each of the 10 most important pages strongly exceeds the site average, move on to the next 10 and and then the next.
Successful publishing in any environment, whether in print or online, requires a growing audience as well as advertisers who value the content.
Although the first recommendation is a focus on the most popular pages, it also pays to look at the revenue value of the keywords on those pages.
A keyword that pays $1 a click is obviously more valuable than one that pays five cents a click. So it pays to research the value of the keywords on those popular pages.
Various free tools provide those values. The most important is Google AdWords keyword planner, which provides a "suggested bid" for each keyword that an advertiser plans to use to promote a product or service.
Sadly, there is no suggested bid for the keyword phrase that dominates this article — AdSense optimization.
But the story is much different for other keywords in the AdWords planner. "Search engine optimization" has a suggested bid of $18.81, while "seo optimization services" is $26.86.
While those bids sound attractive, the competition for them is intense and will take a huge effort to acquire audience for the site articles containing them.
It may be a better use of time to focus on secondary keywords that are more valuable enough to boost the overall site average.
The word optimization is usually used in the context of attracting search engine visitors and, in this case, higher quality AdSense ads.
AdSense optimization starts with using accurate, high-value and audience appealing keywords. But other parts of the article matter too.
Site publishers tend to publish an article and forget about it. Revisiting articles periodically is valuble if the result is more content, factual updates, grammar improvements, SEO tweaking, etc.
Search engines will respond to these changes — not as much as a response to new articles, but at least some kind of response depending on the quantity and quality of improvements.
Taking an organized approach to optimizing a site for contextual ads pays dividends — literally.
My earnings have being declining over the months and i dnt really know why.
Bennet, AdSense earnings have been declining lately for a lot of sites. One possible reason is because the U.S. economy is slowing and Google probably has less ad revenue to share with partner sites.
Also, online audiences keep growing faster than ad revenue, so competition for AdSense revenue is climbing. And more money is shifting to lower-paying mobile.
If you are using the URL channel report, you might focus your efforts on the highest-paying sections on your site and ignore the low payers for a while.
Well appreciated, And to "website design" : Its not only based on traffic, considering my traffic is growing by the day. There has being a significant drop in CPC and RPM = Earnings. Its quiet heart breaking if you have the needed traffic but continuous decrease in earnings.
I was quite disappointed with my own AdSense numbers in March — and so far this month — when I compared them to February and January. But when I compared March and the first 14 days of this month to the same period a year ago, I was surprised to see the totals were higher.
It's a good example of how the time of year can affect AdSense results.
You might also want to look at your mobile traffic. If you don't have a mobile-friendly site, it would be a good idea to make some changes to increase your mobile ad revenue. If your site is mobile friendly, it might help to experiment with ad sizes and placement to increase their CPCs and click rates.


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Wieninger Wiener Gemischter Satz 2012
Gruner Veltliner from Austria
The wine is multi-layered, aromatic and fresh with an elegant palate - very approachable and with a vibrant acidity structure. The Wiener Gemischte Satz is already very pleasing as a young wine with a fresh and spicy style. It pairs with classic Austrian dishes extremely well.
From vineyards overlooking the city of Vienna, this is a field blend of old varieties. It is crisp and spicy with an exotic ginger note along with its fruitiness, and fresh acidity. It's not for aging but will improve over the next year.
Wieninger
Fritz Wieninger is the leading wine producer in the city of Vienna and is a champion of Gemischter Satz (Geh-mish-ter Sah-ts), a traditional field blend and a favorite wine in Vienna's heurigen (wine taverns). There are over 600 hectares of vines within Vienna making it Europe's only capital city also demarcated as a wine appellation. The Wieninger winery is in the 21st district on the outskirts of Vienna, home to many of the city's heurigen and home to the famed Bisamberg hill where the Romans once cultivated the vine. Wieninger is a member of the vintner's association Österreichische Traditionsweingüter and a member of Respekt, a certifying body for biodynamic viticulture in Austria. Most of Vienna's vineyards are in the 19th and 21st of the city's 23 districts on opposite sides of the Danube river. The Bisamberg area, located in the 21st, has sandy loess over limestone and is the source for many of Fritz's wines including Grüner Veltliner Herrenholz and Gemischter Satz Bisamberg. Fritz's other source is the Nußberg which lies across the Danube in the 19th district. Nußberg sits between 175 and 360 meters above downtown Vienna with sandy or gravelly clay soils over chalk. Fritz produces a range of wines from this site, including two single-vineyard Gemischter Satz: Ried Ulm and Ried Rosengartl, both prized parcels on the Nußberg hill. Fritz Wieninger grew up in the family heurige serving the wines produced by his mother who was one of the first female graduates from the enology program at Klosterneuburg. After completing his studies and spending a year in California, Fritz returned to Vienna intent on producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. He was encouraged by Franz Mayer to continue growing Gemischter Satz, a traditional field blend co-planted and co-fermented together. "At first," Fritz said, "I didn't know what they were talking about," but later he saw the beauty of the traditional heurigen wine.
Appreciated for superior wines made from indigenous varieties, Austria should be on the radar of any curious wine drinker. A rather cool and dry wine growing region, this country produces wine that is quintessentially European in style: food-friendly with racy acidity, moderate alcohol and fresh fruit flavors.
Austria's viticultural history is rich and vast, dating back to Celtic tribes with first written record of winemaking starting with the Romans. But the 20th century brought Austria a series of winemaking obstacles, namely the plunder of both world wars, as well as its own self-imposed quality breach. In the mid 1980s, after a handful of shameless vintners were found to have added diethylene glycol (a toxic substance) to their sweet wines to imitate the unctuous qualities imparted by botrytis, Austria's credibility as a wine-producing country was compromised. While no one was harmed, the incident forced the country to rebound and recover stronger than ever. By the 1990s, Austria was back on the playing field with exports and today is prized globally for its quality standards and dedication to purity and excellence.
Grüner Veltliner, known for its racy acidity and herbal, peppery aromatics, is Austria's most important white variety, comprising nearly a third of Austrian plantings. Riesling in Austria is high in quality but not quantity, planted on less than 5% of the country's vineyard land. Austrian Rieslings are almost always dry and are full of bright citrus flavors and good acidity. Red varietal wines include the tart and peppery Zweigelt, spicy and dense Blaufränkisch and juicy Saint Laurent. These red varieties are also sometimes blended.
Fun to say and delightfully easy to drink, Grüner Veltliner is indigenous to Austria, where it has long maintained its status as the nation's most important and most planted white grape. Somm Secret—About 75% of the world's Grüner Veltliner comes from Austria but the variety is gaining ground in other countries, namely Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the United States.
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For being a person who has personally been to the Smithsonian Art Museum, I am very excited to pass on the news that the Smithsonian Art Museum will be revealing a video game exhibit next year. The exhibit will be located on the 3rd floor North and will be available to the public from March 16, 2012 to September 30, 2012. A public vote was held to decide what 80 games would make the exhibit, but along with those 80, 5 playable games will be available for the public to try out. You can see the full list of winners below.
The following games topped the public vote and will be featured in The Art of Video Games in 2012. A PDF with more information is available here. In addition to the 80 games below, five playable games will be included in the exhibition: Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst, and World of Warcraft.