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EC's re-delineation unjustified, says Maria Chin
September 15, 2016 September 16, 2016 Raevathi Supramaniam
Source: FMT
Bersih 2.0 chairman says the latest re-delineation exercise by the Election Commission is unconstitutional as it was not carried out fairly. Pic taken from FMT news.
PETALING JAYA: Electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 Chairman Maria Chin Abdullah has slammed the latest re-delineation exercise carried out by the Election Commission (EC), labelling it as totally unjustified.
Speaking to FMT, she pointed out that the Subang parliamentary seat, which is currently held by PKR's Sivarasa Rasiah, had been severely reduced in number of voters after the exercise was carried out.
"Sivarasa used to have three DUNs (assemblypersons) in his area, but now he only has two DUNs because he lost Bukit Lanjan.
"They actually shifted almost 50,000 voters from his area. That is a lot. What is the justification?
"And that area was his main support base because Bandar Utama, Tropicana and Damansara are all there.
"Now, he is left with only Paya Jaras and Kota Damansara. Paya Jaras has an army camp whereas Kota Damansara is an Umno seat.
"From over 100,000 voters in his area, it is reduced to about 73,000 now."
At the same time, Tony Pua's parliamentary seat Petaling Jaya Utara, which is "just over the border" was bloated with 160,000 voters, she said. Read more →
Human Rights & Wrongs	Bersih 2.0, Election Commission (EC), free and fair elections, general election, Maria Chin Abdullah, redelineation
Set up Taman Tugu speaker's corner — Dr Muzaffar Syah Mallow
Source: NST Online
BY DR MUZAFFAR SYAH MALLOW
AS the government is planning to spend millions of ringgit to beautify Taman Tugu in Kuala Lumpur, taking into account the fundamental human right of freedom of speech and expression, there should be a speaker's corner in the park.
Having a space for those who want to express their views openly is very important and signifies a civilised society. It indicates how much a society has developed in terms of freedom and democracy, as well as the authorities' courage in allowing citizens to express themselves. As Malaysia moves towards achieving developed-nation status by 2020, it cannot be seen to restrain citizens from voicing their opinions.
As Malaysia moves towards achieving developed-nation status by 2020, it cannot be seen to restrain citizens from voicing their opinions.
People could gather at the speaker's corner to listen, evaluate and, perhaps, challenge speakers' views. It's the people's right to be able to communicate and express their opinions openly without fear of punishment, as long as they do not abuse this right and go against social norms and the law.
It is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948. Article 19 of the declaration states that: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Read more →
Human Rights & Wrongs, Opinions & Statements	Federal Constitution, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of speech, Speaker's corner, Taman Tugu
Firms question Immigration's authority to freeze assets over illegal hires
Source: The Malay Mail Online
Migrant workers are led to have their documents inspected during an immigration raid in Kuala Lumpur. — AFP pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Immigration Department is not empowered to freeze the assets of employers who hire illegal foreign workers without a court order, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has argued.
MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said Section 56 of the Immigration Act 1963 only covers offences and punishments that should be imposed by the court upon conviction, and that freezing a firm's assets before then was premature.
"This presupposes that the punishment is imposed by the court and not the Immigration Department," he was quoted saying by local daily The Star.
He cited as example the same law's Section 56(1) (d), where "anyone harbouring any person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for believing to have acted in contravention of the Act such as not having a visa, passport or work permit, could be fined upon conviction in court not exceeding RM10,000 or jailed not more than five years". Read more →
Human Rights & Wrongs	foreign labour, freezing of assets, illegal foreign workers, labour policy
Confronting The Constitutionality of Hudud — Malik Imtiaz Sarwar & Surendra Ananth
September 15, 2016 June 27, 2017 Raevathi Supramaniam
CONFRONTING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF HUDUD
Malayan Law Journal Article Supplement Volume 4, [2016] 4 MLJ xii
MALIK IMTIAZ SARWAR
LLB (Hons) IIUM; LLM (HK); M St (Oxon)
Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
SURENDRA ANANTH
LLB (Hons) UKM
On 25 November 1993, the Kelantan State Legislature had unanimously passed the Syariah Criminal Code II 1993 ('1993 Enactment').1 The aim of the 1993 Enactment was to introduce a broader scheme of Islamic criminal law than had been hitherto established in Kelantan or any other state in the Federation and which overlapped with the federal criminal law framework.
Unsurprisingly, the 1993 Enactment engendered controversy on several fronts. It was contended that the said enactment was unconstitutional for, amongst other things, attempting to create a parallel criminal law system that went beyond the limited scope of the Islamic personal law framework permitted by the Federal Constitution ('the Constitution'), this exercise involving a usurpation of Parliament's exclusive legislative authority over matters of criminal law in the public sphere.2 It was also contended that the offences that the Kelantan State Legislature had created were offences that were not reflective of the offences under Syariah Law that were meant to be the basis of the enacted offences.3 Read more →
Opinions & Statements, Reports & Memorandums	hudud, legal analysis, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Surendra Ananth
Opposition lawmakers affected by redelineation in uproar
Map of redelineated constituencies on display at the Selangor EC office September 15, 2016. Voters have one month to file complaints, if any. — Picture by Kamles Kumar
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Election Commission's (EC) move to rename and resize several federal and state constituencies is coming under intense criticism from affected lawmakers, who said the move would confuse voters.
DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok, who has been MP for Seputeh since Election 1999, was irate to learn that her constituency will be renamed Sri Petaling.
"I am extremely unhappy with the change of name from Seputeh to Sri Petaling, because the people and voters are used to the name of the constituency, Seputeh, all this while," she told Malay Mail Online when contacted today.
She also questioned the move to carve out Taman Desa from the constituency and replace its voters with those from Bukit Jalil, and demanded the EC explain the rationale for the shift.
Kok also blamed the population growth in the area — among reasons previously cited for the need to redraw electoral lines — on poor urban planning on the part of the federal government. Read more →
Human Rights & Wrongs	Election Commission (EC), general election, parliamentary constituency name changes, redelineation
Election Commission changes names for 12 parliamentary, 34 state seats
The Election Commission (EC) is seeking to change the names of 12 parliamentary seats and 34 state constituencies nationwide. — Pix by Kamles Kumar
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — In its latest redelineation exercise, the Election Commission (EC) is seeking to change the names of 12 parliamentary seats and 34 state constituencies nationwide ahead of the next general elections due in 2018.
In an 18-page notice published in national daily New Straits Times today, the EC said the changes only affected the names of the seats and not the number of seats, whether federal or state, in the country.
The federal seats affected include one Kedah, three seats in Perak, five in Selangor, one in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, one in Negri Sembilan and one in Johor.
The five affected parliamentary seats in Selangor and the sole Kuala Lumpur seat are currently held by the Opposition. Read more →
Activists: Negligent parents should face music
According to the police, the father said he found the child in a weak state and rushed her to Kulai Hospital where medical officers pronounced her dead. — Malay Mail pic, drawn from MMO
PETALING JAYA, Sept 15 — Parents who cause the death of their children by leaving them behind in hot cars should not be let off the hook easily.
Voice of the Children chairman Sharmila Sekaran said law enforcers must pursue such cases and ensure those guilty are brought to court to avoid more cases of parents leaving their children behind in cars.
"The amended Child Act 2015 has included stricter punishments for parents who neglect their kids, however the authorities must strongly enforce it so parents are punished according to those laws," she said.
"Law enforcers must step up and recommend these parents are prosecuted otherwise there will be more cases of parents or caregivers leaving children locked up in cars for hours, causing them to die."
Sharmila said the process of testifying in court acts as an awareness by itself since parents would have to openly admit their wrongdoing which caused injury or death of their child.
"Parents who do not prioritise their child's welfare should not be handed the pity card as they must be held responsible for their actions," she added. Read more →
Human Rights & Wrongs	Child Act 2001, child injury or death, negligent parents
Election Commission posts notice of 13 new Sabah states seats
A notice of the 13 new Sabah state seats as published in The Borneo Post, September 15, 2016.
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 15 — The Election Commission (EC) posted today notices of 13 proposed new state constituencies for Sabah.
In notices published in The Borneo Post daily, the new seats are: N.02 Bengkoka, N.06 Mengaris, N.08 Pintasan, N.13 Pantai Dalit, N.17 Darau, N.24 Tanjung Dumpil, N.27 Dampai, N.44 Tulid, N.47 Telupid, N.51 Sungai Manila, N.58 Lamag, N.61 Segama, and N.70 Kukusan.
This would effectively add one state seat to the parliamentary constituencies of Kudat, Kota Marudu, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Sepanggar, Putatan, Papar, Pensiangan, Beluran, Libaran, Kinabatangan Silam and Kalabakan respectively. No changes were made to the parliamentary seats.
According to the notice, the total number of voters in Sabah stands at 995,729.
The full list of the new constituencies and the number of voters can also be viewed at the district offices and some post offices across the state from today till October 14.
Objections to the proposed recommendation can be made to the state EC office but must be in accordance to constitution.
The state legislative assembly sitting in August approved a motion for the creation of the 13 state seats. Read more →
Human Rights & Wrongs	Election Commission (EC), new state constituencies, Sabah
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Connor Campo, state champion wrestler from St. Paul's School, has been selected as the February Amateur Athlete of the Month for Greater New Orleans as selected in voting by the Greater New Orleans Sports Selection Committee, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Campo completed a fabulous wrestling career at St. Paul's with a perfect 5-0 record in February. Included in those five victories was the 132-pound championship at the state championship meet in Kenner on February 16. At the state meet, Campo scored three pins and a 17-1 technical decision in a dominant performance in his four victories after earning a first-round bye as the top-seed. He finished the season unbeaten at 46-0.
Campo's efforts helped lead St. Paul's to a fourth-place team finish in the state in Division I. The senior finished his illustrious career at St. Paul's with a record of 194-27, starting in ninth grade for the Wolves' varsity squad. He was a four-time St. Tammany Parish champion, a four-time all-6-5A performer, the 2013 district MVP and won back-to-back state championships in 2012 and 2013. Campo won at 126 pounds in 2012. He did not lose a match in Louisiana in 2012 and 2013, going 106-1 overall. His only loss was to a three-time Maryland state champion (by one point).
Campo was third at the prestigious Southeast Prep Slam event in Atlanta, Georgia in late 2012 and earned a spot on Team Louisiana for the Dixie Duals for 2012 and 2013. Campo earned All-American honors in 2011 for the USA Wrestling Cadet Folkstyle Nationals, where he finished fifth in the country in his weight class.
A four-year honor roll student at St. Paul's, Campo is being actively recruited by North Carolina and Wartburg College (Iowa).
Campo's outstanding month was selected over great efforts from SUNO women's basketball star April Perry and UNO men's standout Rarlensee Nelson. Perry averaged 26 points per game in February and was named the GCAC Player of the Year while Nelson was twice named the Independent Player of the Wee and finished with the second-best single-season assist total in school history.


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What: All Issues : Human Rights & Civil Liberties : Government Surveillance of Citizens
Who: All Members : New York, District 2 : King, Pete
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Human Rights & Civil Liberties—Government Surveillance of Citizens
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(progressive
or not)
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 191. (H.R. 3523) On an amendment to ensure a cybersecurity bill could not be used as justification for the U.S. government to restrict internet access or for an employer to ask job applicants to disclose their passwords for Facebook and other social media sites Apr 26, 2012. N Y L
Roll Call 376. (S. 990) Final passage of legislation extending expiring provisions of a controversial government surveillance law known as the "Patriot Act" for four years. Those provisions included allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the "lone wolf" provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business and library records). May 26, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 333. (H.R. 1216, H.R. 1540) Legislation limiting federal funding for graduate medical education to $46 million per year, as well as a separate bill that provided annual funding for Defense Department programs – On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to both bills. May 24, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 95. (H.R. 1) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used by U.S. intelligence agencies to obtain access to library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists. Feb 18, 2011. N Y L
Roll Call 66. (H.R. 514) Final passage of legislation extending expiring provisions of a controversial government surveillance program known as the Patriot Act. Those provisions—which were set to expire on February 28, 2011—included allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the "lone wolf" provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business and library records. Feb 17, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 45. (H.R. 514) Legislation extending expiring provisions of a controversial government surveillance program known as the "Patriot Act" -- On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill. Specifically, the bill extended provisions allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the "lone wolf" provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business and library records). Feb 16, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 36. (H.R. 514) Final passage of legislation extending expiring provisions of a controversial government surveillance law known as the "Patriot Act." Those provisions included allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the "lone wolf" provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business and library records). Feb 14, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 35. (H.R. 514) On a motion that would have required all investigations of U.S. citizens conducted under a controversial government surveillance law known as the Patriot Act to "be conducted in a manner that complies with the Constitution of the United States…" The motion also would have required courts to expedite cases brought by American Citizens who claim that their civil rights have been violated as a result of the Patriot Act. Feb 14, 2011. N Y L
Roll Call 29. (H.R. 514) Legislation extending expiring provisions of a terrorism surveillance program known as the "Patriot Act" -- On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill. Specifically, the bill extended provisions allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the "lone wolf" provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business records (such as library records). Feb 10, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 26. (H.R. 514) Passage of legislation that would have extended expiring provisions of a terrorism surveillance program known as the "Patriot Act." Those provisions included allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the "lone wolf" provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business records (such as library records). Feb 08, 2011. Y N W
Roll Call 67. (H.R. 3961) Final passage of legislation to extend several expiring provisions of the anti-terrorism law known as the USA PATRIOT Act Feb 25, 2010. Y N L
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package org.praisenter.ui.translations;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import java.nio.file.DirectoryStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.praisenter.Constants;

public final class Translations {
	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();

	private static final String BUNDLE_BASE_NAME = "messages";
	private static final Pattern TRANSLATION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^messages_(.+)\\.properties$", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.UNICODE_CASE);
	private static final ClassLoader RESOURCES_LOADER;

	static {
		ClassLoader cl = null;
		try {
			// create a class loader that loads the resource files from the locales directory
			Path path = Paths.get(Constants.LOCALES_ABSOLUTE_PATH);
			cl = new URLClassLoader(new URL[] { path.toUri().toURL() });
		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
			LOGGER.error("Failed to convert the locales folder '" + Constants.LOCALES_ABSOLUTE_PATH + "' to a URL: " + e.getMessage(), e);
		}

		RESOURCES_LOADER = cl;
	}

	/**
	 * Loads the supported locales and any locales in the locales directory.
	 * @return List<Locale>
	 */
	public static final List<Locale> getAvailableLocales() {
		Set<Locale> locales = new HashSet<Locale>();

		// default support
		locales.add(Locale.ENGLISH);

		// look in the locales directory for any additional translations
		Path localeDir = Paths.get(Constants.LOCALES_ABSOLUTE_PATH);
		if (Files.exists(localeDir) && Files.isDirectory(localeDir)) {
			try (DirectoryStream<Path> paths = Files.newDirectoryStream(localeDir)) {
				Iterator<Path> it = paths.iterator();
				while (it.hasNext()) {
					Path path = it.next();
					try {
						if (Files.isRegularFile(path)) {
							// attempt to read the name
							String fileName = path.getFileName().toString().toLowerCase();
							Matcher m = TRANSLATION_PATTERN.matcher(fileName);
							if (m.matches()) {
								String lang = m.group(1);
								Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag(lang);
								locales.add(locale);
							}
						}
					} catch (Exception ex) {
						LOGGER.warn("Failed to check type of path for path '" + path + "'.", ex);
					}
				}
			} catch (Exception e) {
				LOGGER.warn("Failed to iterate translations in '" + localeDir + "'.", e);
			}
		}

		List<Locale> list = new ArrayList<Locale>(locales);
		Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Locale>() {
			@Override
			public int compare(Locale o1, Locale o2) {
				return o1.getDisplayName().compareTo(o2.getDisplayName());
			}
		});

		return Collections.unmodifiableList(list);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the Locale that matches as close to the given locale or returns the default.
	 * @param locale the locale to find
	 * @param locales the set of available locales
	 * @return Locale
	 */
	public static Locale getClosestMatch(Locale locale, List<Locale> locales) {
		// first see if there's an exact match
		for (Locale l : locales) {
			if (l.equals(locale)) {
				return l;
			}
		}

		// next see if there's language/country match
		for (Locale l : locales) {
			if (l.getCountry().equals(locale.getCountry()) &&
				l.getLanguage().equals(locale.getLanguage())) {
				return l;
			}
		}

		// finally try to find one that just matches the language
		for (Locale l : locales) {
			if (l.getLanguage().equals(locale.getLanguage())) {
				return l;
			}
		}

		// if we still haven't found a match then return the default
		return Locale.ENGLISH;
	}

	private Translations() {}

	/**
	 * Returns the translation for the given key.
	 * <p>
	 * This method will always return a string, either the current locale's translation,
	 * the default translation, or empty string.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @return String
	 */
	public static final String get(String key) {
		// find the key in the current locale
		Locale locale = Locale.getDefault();
		try {
			// this bundle will fallback to the default bundle when the key is not found
			return ResourceBundle.getBundle(BUNDLE_BASE_NAME, locale, RESOURCES_LOADER).getString(key);
		} catch (MissingResourceException ex) {
			LOGGER.warn("Failed to find key '" + key + "' for locale '" + locale.toString() + "' and in the default translation.");
		}

		// last resort just return the key itself
		return key;
	}

	public static final String get(String key, Object... params) {
		String message = get(key);
		return MessageFormat.format(message, params);
	}
}

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Today on the site we have Roan Parrish with her own Fave Five of sorts, recommending queer romance novels that center on art to celebrate the release of her own such novel, Heart of the Steal, which is out today!
Will Fox and Amory Vaughn might be on opposite sides of the law—Will stops art thieves, and Vaughn is one. But they share a deep love of art, even if they appreciate in different ways.
I love books that focus on art, music, dance—using one medium (writing) to describe other types of art always fascinates me. Here are my top five recs for queer romance novels that center on art.
Grey Jean-Marcelin paints vibrant scenes of Haitian life and portrayals of his vodou faith, but now the color has been drained from everything and Grey wants to die. When EMT Saint saves Grey from a suicide attempt, their lives become linked together by more than coincidence. Saint is a fae, who survives by draining the life from his lovers, and since Grey wants to die anyway, it seems like a perfect arrangement. Grey can paint his last works and Saint can gain power. But when they're finally faced with the reality of losing each other, they both have to reevaluate what they need. Shatterproof is a sad, gorgeous book, and Sanders' prose is a perfect fit for the subject matter: lyrical, lush, and elegiac.
Ash is a tattoo artist, newly arrived in Chicago from Philadelphia, where he lived on the streets—the same place he created huge chalk drawings. He spends most of his time drawing in his sketchbook—memories, dreams, tattoo ideas, his roommate, Pete. Pete is an EMT who is slowly drawn to the mystery of shy Ash. As they become close friends, and then lovers and partners, the secrets to Ash's past (and Ash and Pete's future) emerge from the drawings of Ash's memories. This is one of my favorite series, period. Leigh renders Ash's mental landscape with such dreamy, elliptical prose that he remains mysterious even as we get to know him through Pete's more down-to-earth observations.
Teenager Sasha is lonely, self-destructive, and has a wall around him that's fairy tale high. He collects broken glass and uses it to make sculptures that are as beautiful as they are made to cut. Shy Thomas is drawn to Sasha, and little by little the two begin to trust one another, each seeing complementary qualities in the other. I love Fleet's prose and the way it echoes the way she uses glass in The Glass House as something broken and full of potential, fragile and strong. This is a quiet, beautiful book about the ways that people speak to us sometimes in languages we didn't know we knew.
Rough canvas begins in media res, with the backstory of rural North Carolina painter Thomas and flashy New York City art agent Marcus unfolding slowly. When his father dies, Thomas was forced to move home to North Carolina to help his mother and siblings run the family store, leaving behind his burgeoning art career, and his lover Marcus. Thomas is miserable there, his guts twisted up without Marcus, his art, or feeling like he can be himself. When Marcus comes to North Carolina to find him, and try to begin their relationship again, Thomas falls easily back under Marcus' spell. But while he knows what he wants, his sense of duty is stronger than his desire, and they both have to fight to start over again. Rough Canvas is an uncompromising book, and I love that about it. Neither character is easy to like all the time—Marcus is brittle and exacting; Thomas is longsuffering with a bit of a martyr complex—and yet through art, they worship one another, and the relationship that grows out of the ashes of those imperfections is beautiful.
This series of six mystery novellas features Peter Fontaine, a newspaper reporter in Bellingham, Washington, who finds himself at the center of the murder investigation of a local artist. Also caught up in the investigation is reclusive artist Nick Olson, with whom Peter begins a relationship. Each novella features a different art-related mystery. I haven't read these yet, but they come highly recommended by a friend with excellent taste, so I cannot wait to dive in. Art-related mysteries, amateur sleuthing, the Pacific Northwest, a reclusive artist? It's all my favorite things.
Christopher Lucen opened a coffee and sandwich joint in South Philly because he wants to be part of a community after years of running from place to place, searching for something he could never quite name. Now, he relishes the familiarity of knowing what his customers want, and giving it to them. But what he really wants now is love.
Ginger Holtzman started out as a secondary character in In the Middle of Somewhere, an m/m romance. She was the main character Daniel's best friend, and through his eyes, we saw her romance with Christopher begin to play out in the background. One of the things I heard most from readers was that they wanted Ginger to get her own story. And although I never explicitly said Ginger was queer in In the Middle of Somewhere, she always was in my head. I knew that part of her backstory with Daniel was that they had been part of the same community of queer artists and musicians back in Philadelphia. But because the person she started dating was a dude, there was no explicit signifier of her queerness in In the Middle of Somewhere.
When I started writing Small Change, then, one of the things that mattered most to me was that Ginger's queerness be legible while she was falling in love with a straight man.
The long history of the romance genre sets up the expectation that m/f romance = heterosexual romance. Not because there isn't room on the page for characters to have complex desires, but because genres are structured by rules that are assumed unless they are explicitly negated.
Now we have a much more diverse spectrum of desires represented in romance than we did twenty years ago. But from a publishing perspective, the fact that queer romance is a genre in its own standing actually underscores the separation between queer romance and m/f romance. Even though m/f and queerness are not at all mutually exclusive, there is still comparatively little representations of queerness on the pages of m/f romance, and very little expectation of it.
So it was very important to me that Ginger's romance with Christopher not erase her queerness. Indeed, her queerness is important in everything from her past dating experiences, to her business practices, to her politics. But I also didn't want queer legibility to be The Struggle of Ginger and Christopher's relationship. That is, I didn't want queerness to be a stumbling block to love, and I didn't want it to be something that Ginger needed to educate Christopher about in order for them to have a relationship. I wanted it to be a part of their love because it's a part of Ginger.
And that's what's important: who Ginger would, in theory, be interested in, not the idea that who is currently dating is a barometer of her identity.
Roan Parrish is the author of the Middle of Somewhere series. Her debut m/f novel, Small Change, is out now.


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Q: constant array separator in excel formula What is the seperator list or option to use in constant array to use in a formula excel cell ?
all the Sample ex: Guidelines in array formula and help on this show ; as vertical separator and , as horizontal separator. Certainly because i use a localized version for excel from the windows settings (french, dutch and German) it seems that only ; separator works
=MATCH("Apr";{"Jan";"Feb";"Mar";"Apr";"May";"Dec"};0)

works (giving 4)
=VLOOKUP("Apr";{"Jan", "A" ;"Feb", "B";"Apr","D"};2;TRUE)

does not accept the , syntax (The formula you type contains an error) and blink on "Jan",
I also try / see on some forum post and a space char between the quoted string but with same result.
Is there an option to specify in excel or alterantive for this separator list ?

A: For French regional settings, you would use \ (not /):
=VLOOKUP("Apr"; {"Jan"\"A";"Feb"\"B";"Apr"\"D"}; 2; TRUE)

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Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers with the most common type of heart rhythm disorder can reduce their risk of stroke and death by giving up cigarettes, a new study says.
"Smoking precipitates blood clots that could lead to a stroke, which may be why giving up lowers risk," said study author So-Ryoung Lee of Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea.
But even former smokers had higher odds for stroke compared to never smokers, the study found.
"The remaining stroke risk after quitting might be through the damage already caused to the arteries -- called atherosclerosis," Lee said in a European Society of Cardiology news release.
Stroke is the most common cause of death in people with atrial fibrillation (a-fib). People with a-fib are five times more likely to have a stroke than those without the heart rhythm disorder. And a-fib increases the risk of death two-fold in women and 1.5-fold in men.
Previous research has shown that smokers are at higher risk for a-fib and a subsequent stroke.
This study included nearly 98,000 people, average age 61, in South Korea who were diagnosed with a-fib from 2010 to 2016. They were followed until the end of 2017, for a median follow-up of three years.
Compared to current smokers, quitters were 30% less likely to have a stroke and 16% less likely to die from any cause.
However, quitters were still 19% more likely to have a stroke and 46% more likely to die than people who never smoked, but these associations were consistently seen only in men.
New and persistent smokers had even greater risk of stroke than people who never smoked. New smokers had an 84% higher risk and persistent smokers had a 66% higher risk, according to the study. The results were presented Tuesday at a virtual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology.
Lee noted that the benefits of quitting were less pronounced in people who were heavy smokers before their irregular heartbeat diagnosis.
"This may be related to longer-term damage to the blood vessels which increases susceptibility to having a stroke," Lee said.
"If you don't smoke, don't start. If you do, it's never too late to quit. Regardless of how much you smoke, kicking the habit is good for health," Lee concluded.
Data and conclusions presented at meetings are usually considered preliminary until peer-reviewed for publication in a medical journal.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on a-fib.
SOURCE: European Society of Cardiology, news release, Aug. 25, 2020
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Greenwich Public Schools 15-Year Facilities Master Plan Community Forums are this week, October 2-4 at each of the middle schools.
All are invited to see a presentation on an assessment of Greenwich Schools facilities and preview next generation classrooms.
Greenwich Public Schools have contracted with KG+D Architects to develop a comprehensive 15 year facilities master plan to include an assessment of all school facilities and to plan for maintenance, replacement cycles, renovations and next generation schools.
There will be an opportunity for public comment. Spanish translation service will be available.
Community feedback is encouraged as the Board of Education and administration work to prioritize the facilities needs of the public schools over the next several months.


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Q: How to get Cell Tower Info on a Windows Mobile CDMA Phone Tools/Env.:  C++, VS2008, WM6.1
I currently only have the HTC Diamond Windows Mobile phone available for testing and try as I may, with all of my hacking prowess, I still cannot accomplish the task of acquiring the remaining details of Cell ID and LAC, to complete my cellular location based program.
I have managed to get the MCC and MNC, but the Cell ID and LAC numbers are still hidden to me.  There must be a way of getting these, for the phone itself no doubt uses them for other things.   :/
To reiterate what I have tried, it would be the following:
RIL_GetCellTowerInfo (g_hRIL);  // doesn't even signal the 'ResultCallback' function.

RIL_GetCurrentOperator (g_hRIL, RIL_OPFORMAT_NUM);  // calls the 'ResultCallback' function and only with this am I able to at least get the MCC and MNC.

Tried the following test code too, and nothing worked.
//constants and structures for cell ID
#define RIL_DEVSPECIFICPARAM_ENABLECELLIDSUPPORT 26
#define RIL_DEVSPECIFICPARAM_DISABLECELLIDSUPPORT 27

bool mode = true;
DWORD dwFuncID=0;

if (mode)
  dwFuncID = RIL_DEVSPECIFICPARAM_ENABLECELLIDSUPPORT;
else
  dwFuncID = RIL_DEVSPECIFICPARAM_DISABLECELLIDSUPPORT;

m_hrCellIdRequest_ = RIL_DevSpecific (g_hRIL,(LPBYTE) &dwFuncID, sizeof(DWORD));

//  no 'ResultCallback' triggered either.

BYTE req[4]= {24, 0, 0, 0};
m_hrCellIdRequest_ = RIL_DevSpecific (g_hRIL, req, 4);
req[0]=26;
m_hrCellIdRequest_ = RIL_DevSpecific (g_hRIL, req, 4);

I even tried sending the serial AT commands to get something back.  eg.  "AT+CCED=0\r"
I only get a failed result of '4\r'.
I have read that the last option would be to read its internal memory.  But that doesn't seem to be a general method that would work for other phones.  And besides, I don't even know where to begin with that.
So I finally broke down with a plea for help to this fabulous community in that if you have somehow managed to get this information from this phone, can you please share it with us?
Or if it is impossible to get, can you explain in detail why that may be?
I just want closure of this once and for all.   :)

A: So after yet more digging around and stubborn "googling", it seems that the reason for the original RIL_* code not working on my phone is that I am on a CDMA (UMTS) network, and not a GSM network.
The GSM network, as I learned, provides the phone with values for MCC, MNC, Cell ID, and LAC.
The CDMA network on the other hand provides a different set of numbers, which are BID, NID, and SID.
e.g. CID -> BID, LAC -> NID, MNC -> SID, MCC -> MCC
The above RIL_* interface code is popular because there are more GSM phones/networks in the world than CDMA (North America mainly).
Now without a true GSM phone at hand, I cannot really test the RIL_* interface code I have.  The WM6.1 SDK Cell Emulator tool is neat, but not enough to release a product with.
This then leaves me once again asking for any help from a mobile cellular expert regarding a way to retreive the BID, NID, and SID values from my HTC Diamond phone, in the hope that they really do translate to Cell ID and LAC.
Google Mobile Maps on my phone somehow manages to perform this spectacle.  I can only guess they must have found a way on the CDMA network to get the cell tower info.
Any help is appreciated.  :)

A: It looks like Google does indeed use your mobile IP for location, and has no support for CDMA:
source

A: Check out the first answer here (I just tried it on an HTC Touch Diamond and it worked fine):
msdn discussion board

A: Trade your CDMA phone in for a GSM version :)


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I forgot how the first 3 or 4 months home bring out your basic survival skills. From the moment we landed in India until about 2 weeks ago, it's been a complete whirlwind. We really haven't had the down time that I had with Munni when she came home, which is why I am looking forward to summer like never before. To not have a schedule, to not have to be anywhere at regimented times, to not have to pack lunches, to not have to race home from my mom's Sunday dinner so the kids can get to bed at a decent hour, to not have to worry if the uniforms have been washed, to not deal with homework, to not have to rush, rush, rush.
I am longing for summer so we can just be.
Our week in L.A. for the The Doctors has probably been the best time for us since we've been home. It afforded us the opportunity to cocoon as a family, post Roopa's grieving, without the stresses of everyday life. I didn't have to clean, do wash, or cook. It was fabulous because we were able to just be together- living, laughing, and making positive family memories. The bonding that occurred during that time was crucial for our family. I am so, so, so very thankful for that week!
When we were in India and Roopa was experiencing intense grief, I was worried how it would affect her. We didn't get to see any of her personality in India. However, once she got home, she started letting us in and her adorable personality came shining through the fog! She literally is a dream come true. I'm not kidding when I say she is ALWAYS happy. She has never had a temper tantrum. I know, it's crazy. It's like she's not a real toddler. She wakes up with a smile on her face and tells me, "Mommy, Roopa happy!" I also love that she feels confident enough to tell us what she likes and doesn't like and what she does and doesn't want to do. It's clear she feels secure enough in our family to share. But literally, she is smiling and laughing all the time. She is definitely living up to her middle name "Joy!"
So while living with Roopa is a dream come true, her actual presence in our home has triggered emotional napalm.
Ever since Munni had started disclosing information about her past, I admittedly have not done a great job of processing it. Instead, I've compartmentalized it. I don't even know how to start confronting and dealing with it because I honestly feel like I will come undone.
When Munni entered the orphanage, she was a few months younger than Roopa. Munni's memories of her life pre-orphanage are alarming. So to see Roopa, this little person in front of me every day, sleeping in my bed every night, and then thinking about all that Munni has confided in me, and thinking about her being so small and remembering too much it's, well, I don't even have words to describe my emotions.
The first 3 months home were emotionally jarring. Munni is an observer and extremely introspective. Roopa's age and seeing Roopa with me, with her, in a family, receiving love that every 3 year old should receive, has not gone unnoticed by Munni. She saw what her life should have been. She saw the incredible loss. She sees the injustice of it all. She has been grieving what can't be undone. She regressed. She wanted me to help dress her - as in, she would lay there and not participate and I had to dress her like a baby. She still wants me to hold her all the time. She wants me to feed her. She wants to redo what should have been done in the first place. One day after school she was changing out of her uniform. I caught a glimpse of her and my heart sank. She had worn one of Roopa's pull ups to school. I wanted to cry. I know based on ALL THE INFORMATION you receive when you are going through your pre-adoption training, that for some children, it is critical for them to be able to revisit points in their history where proper love and attachment didn't occur. And when you read all of that pre-kid, you nod your head naively, vowing to do whatever you can for your child. But in real life when it slaps you in the face, you look around and find your heart in a million little pieces on the floor and wonder how in the world will you ever be able to help this sweet child find a place of healing.
It has crushed my spirit. I read and pray and plead and beg. I doubt. I fear. I remember once when I was praying for Munni before she came home and God spoke clearly to me through the book of Joel. I was lamenting what I knew of her past and he spoke to me through his promise, "I will give back what you lost in the years the swarms of locusts ate your crops" (Joel 2:25). I clung to that verse and his promise of restoration. I believed that he would restore the "locust" years of her childhood. He has to. But now that those years have resurfaced, I find myself losing my grip on his promise. I feel the waves washing over me and I can barely breathe.
Because dealing with all of this isn't stressful enough, we also had some issues at her school with some mean girls and a teacher. I did try to handle it the diplomatic way. At first. But then these emotional land mines started going off and I lost it. Not my finest parenting moments, but I don't even care. I am thoroughly convinced that William Congreve got it wrong when he wrote, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." What he should have written to be correct is, "Hell hath no fury like a desperate mother protecting her child." Feeling so out of control over what happened to her in the past, I HAD to take control of this. I had to make sure that these people wouldn't continue to hurt her. I had to make sure that Munni knows that her mom will fight for her tooth and nail and will stand up for her to anyone, anywhere. Before she came home, no one stood up for her. No one fought to protect her. No one stopped the pain. Munni witnessed her mom turn into a pit bull, fighting with righteous anger to make sure the situation was resolved to her best interest. It ended up being a positive factor in Munni's healing process. It was a turning point.
I started doing a ton of research and talked to several different counselors. I now know that I am struggling with PTSD. It was a relief to finally have some validation for everything that I had been experiencing. Unfortunately, it is a topic that is not discussed in pre-adoptive education. Nothing, and I mean nothing, can ever prepare you for the moment your child feels safe and secure enough in your relationship to open the pandora's box that has been hiding all of the traumatic events of abuse and torture that happened to them. Prior to that moment, you've had vague information and presumptions. When the truth is finally revealed, it feels as if all of the oxygen was sucked out of the room.
Part of my problem was wrong perspective. I kept putting this enormous pressure on myself that she will be completely healed in X amount of time. You know, all the pieces coming together and wrapped up nicely with the perfect ending like some sitcom. But that's not real life. And that's not what our journey to healing is. Instead, it is a long walk in the same direction, hand in hand with Jesus. There will be times when the tides are high and we are struggling to keep our heads above the water - like this past spring. And there will be times where the tides are low - as we enter into summer. I've spent hours and hours in prayer for her. I know Jesus is faithful. I know he loves her more than I ever will. One morning while I was having my prayer time, I looked out onto my garden in full bloom. Looking at the roses that took a beating from last winter, I thought about how my garden has shifted and changed over the 10 years since I started it. And isn't that the same with us? We go through some glorious seasons where we bloom profusely and our lives are fragrant with joy and contentment. But then, there are seasons where too many weeds have popped up and our previous glorious blooms are shriveled and need to be dead headed. But it is a cycle. We have the winter of our lives where things may seem dead and hopeless. Thankfully, that season isn't permanent. It is followed by spring - full of new life and promise. God spoke to me that morning through my garden. I realized that as Munni goes through life, there will be seasons where her past may stop her in her tracks. However, there will always be a spring to follow. A season of new hope and new promise. God clearly declares to us in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Being home with Munni for two years now and seeing the transformation in her DESPITE still having some shackles to her past, I have no doubts whatsoever that God has a wonderful future in store for her.
When we were on the set of The Doctors, I was anticipating some sort of assistance for Roopa and her nose. However, when they also shared that they were providing plastic surgery for Munni's scars, I was completely blindsided. The lump in my throat was so enormous that I could hardly even breathe. My heart was beating a million beats a minute. I love Munni with all of my heart and I think she is absolutely gorgeous just the way she is. But the fact that her memory is tied to each and every scar and to know that there is a promise to "erase" these visible memories, is a priceless gift for which I will be eternally grateful. I was completely stunned. I still can't believe it! Munni is THRILLED and can't wait for this to happen.
When The Doctors first contacted me, they only wanted to bring Roopa and me out for show. I explained that we were a package deal. I shared how the only reason I have Roopa, is because of Munni. Their stories are intricately entwined. When I finished telling the whole story, the intake person told me it was such a beautiful story and they completely understood what I meant. I am astounded when I see it come full circle. If not for Munni's scars and trauma, Roopa would not have been referred to me. If not for Roopa's nose, Munni would not be receiving this healing gift. My insurance flat out denied plastic surgery for her. So when I look at my beautiful daughters and I get the opportunity to share their stories, I can tell you with full confidence that God's word is true when it says, "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." - Romans 8:28 Others intended harm for my girls. God is bigger. He has redeemed them and given them a new life. He has touched so many hearts through their stories. He has changed so many lives. I am one of them. So while we continue on this path of healing, I am encouraged that we are stepping into the season of summer. We are breathing in deeply the refreshing air of his healing. We are stopping to smell the fragrance of his love for us. We are basking in the joy of his light that fills our days and warms our skin. And we are enjoying each day because we know at some point in the future, the tides will roll in again. When that happens, we will cling to each other and we will keep our eyes our Jesus, knowing that he will keep us afloat.
Thank you for sharing about real life, Kristen! It has comforted me today. Even though I'm not an adoptive mama, I definitely relate with several pieces of what you shared. Hopefully any prospective adoptive parents who read this will have a deeper understanding of what's to come down their path, or any parents who are IN THE TRENCHES, will take comfort in knowing that it's not just them. It does feel crazy sometimes to know how painful and beautiful parenting can be, ALL AT ONCE.
"...I am thoroughly convinced that William Congreve got it wrong when he wrote, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." What he should have written to be correct is, "Hell hath no fury like a desperate mother protecting her child." It just couldn't be more true. You're a teacher, I also work in education. Sometimes I feel like a traitor when I'm dealing my son's teachers, but when he needs to be protected, my inner Mama Bear comes out louder than any other part of me. I'm relieved to know you also struggled with a teacher, went to bat for Munni, and did not care that she/he is a fellow teacher. A mom's gotta do, what a mom's gotta do.
A former psychologist told my husband and I that we had been parenting in crisis mode, which is different than our normal parenting mode. Just that little bit of framing the situation and giving it a name has given me a huge perspective on our situation. It's funny how a few words from someone else can make a big difference in how we see our own daily lives. It sounded like that was similar to you learning about your PTSD. And in turn, your words might be what someone else needs to hear.
Hang in there, warrior mom! :) I'm also in the trenches, but like you, a little less so in the summer. You wrote & posted this so another mom might not feel so alone. Please know that you are also not alone.
I heard a speaker who is a counselor, speak about dealing with the grief that comes from past hurts and deficits. She said it comes up like a big wave and her best advice is to just ride out the wave when it comes. It will subside and then when it comes up again, just ride it out. For some reason that simple advice was helpful.
I would have lost heart unless I had believed I would see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living.
Thank you again. Weeping tears of trust in a God who cares, knows, and always follows through.
So good to get an update. I am so sorry for what you have been going through but so in awe of how you are dealing and coping with it. Your girls are so blessed to have you as their mother. Your faith, strength, courage, insight and wisdom will be of tremendous support. Please make sure you get the support you need as well.
Thank You so much for writing this as real as you did. I have followed your story with these girls and it has inspired me in ways you cannot believe. I will not be eligible for adoption for quite some time but reading your blog helps tremendously on the ups and downs I need to be prepared for. You are an inspiration, an AMAZING mother, and a wonderful writer.
Hi Ms. Kristen, i am from Philippines but now im working here in Dubai, just now i read in the Fridays Magazine of Gulf News, and I'm so touch and happy about the story, i thank God that he give you to this Little Girls that need a loving mother and being an instrument, everythings happen for a reason Ms. Kristen, i love kids too so much and because of you, i love kids more so much, thank you and thank you.


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Q: Hystrix: how to perform @Requestparam and bean validation? I am trying to perform some parameters validations on my rest controller, by using the JSR-303 bean validation. However, all validations are ignored when I annotate my method with the @HystrixCommand annotation.
For example :
    @RestController
    @Validated
    public class TestController {

        //This method ignore all validations :(, even if age < 10
        @HystrixCommand(fallbackMethod = "fallback")
        @RequestMapping(value = "/notok", method = RequestMethod.GET)
        ResponseEntity<String> methodNotOk(
                HttpServletRequest request,
                @Min(10) @RequestParam(name = "age") final int age
        ) {
            return ResponseEntity.ok("Age is " + age);
        }

        //This method will raised an error if age < 10, because of the age validation.
        //This is the expected behavior
        @RequestMapping(value = "/ok", method = RequestMethod.GET)
        ResponseEntity<String> methodOk(
                HttpServletRequest request,
                @Min(10) @RequestParam(name = "age") final int age
        ) {
            return ResponseEntity.ok("Age is " + age);
        }

        //Hystrix fallback
        private ResponseEntity<String> fallback(HttpServletRequest request, @RequestParam("age") final int age, Throwable e) {
            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body("error");
        }

    }

For the methodNotOk, the @Min annotation is totally ignored, so the server can respond Age is 5, which is incorrect for this test case.
But, if I remove the @HystrixCommand, all go like clockwork.
So the question is how can I validate some method parameters when using @HystrixCommand ?
Thanks for the help

A: I have the same problem and I have not found anything on the internet.
I think the cause is the order that the Aspects are loaded (HystrixCommandAspect create a proxy of your Bean before that Validator is loaded), but I can not find a way to change it using the Java configuration of Spring
My last resort has been to move the logic to another Bean with @HystrixCommand, and then use the delegate pattern in the Controller
@RestController
@Validated
public class TestController {

    @Autowired
    private TestHystrixController delegate;

    @RequestMapping(value = "/notok", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    ResponseEntity<String> methodNotOk(HttpServletRequest request,
         @Min(10) @RequestParam(name = "age") final int age) {
        return delegate.methodNotOk(request, age);
    }
}

@Controller
class TestHystrixController {

    @HystrixCommand(fallbackMethod = "fallback")
    ResponseEntity<String> methodNotOk(HttpServletRequest request,
         final int age) {
        return ResponseEntity.ok("Age is " + age);
    }
}


Payson, Utah - Russell Cashin, 93, passed away Saturday, October 20th 2018. He was born September 10th 1925 in Los Angeles, California to Russell Cashin and Helen Nunn. He married Kay Noble Cook, February 14, 1957 in the Los Angeles Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Russell was raise during the Great Depression of the early 20th century in Salt Lake City, UT. He lost his mother at the age of 8 years old. The oldest of 5 children, he bore much of the responsibility to support his family at a very young age. He attended South High School in Salt Lake City but left school in 1943 to serve as a Marine in WWII. Russell participated as a combat Marine in the invasion of Saipan in 1944. He served with honor and was the recipient of a Purple Heart from wounds received during that battle. After the war, he married Helen Petersen. Together they had two daughters, Wanda and Debbie. They divorced in 1956. In 1957 he married Kay Noble Cook. They raised 6 children, Russell H., Lynda, Ryan, Darrell, Eric and Rebecca. Russell was self employed most of his life, running his own electronic organ service business. In 1985 he and his family established Southwest Protective Services in St. George, UT. They were able to build a successful business until it was sold in 1999 at which time Russell retired. He enjoyed reading, especially ancient history and had a particular interest in the Egyptian culture. He loved playing games and spent many hours playing Chess and Cribbage with his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by Wanda Clouse (Mike), Debbie Gibbs (Ned), Russell H. Cashin (Cynthia), Lynda L. Fullmer, Ryan L. Cashin (Suzie), Darrell G. Cashin (Karen), Eric R. Cashin (Annette) and Rebecca Edwards (Ronald). He has 42 grandchildren and 70 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Kay, father Russell, mother Helen, and sisters Jeanne, Elaine, Lavon, and Carol.
The family wishes to express special appreciation to the nurses and staff of the Mervyn Sharp Bennion Veterans Home in Payson, UT. Their compassion and dedication to caring for our veterans was evident in the care they gave our father.
Funeral services will be at the Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George, UT Saturday, October 27th at 12 Noon. Interment will take place shortly after the services. Friends and family welcome to attend the services.
Arrangements are made under the direction of Hughes Mortuary, 1037 East 700 S. St. George, Utah, (435) 674-5000.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mervyn Sharp Bennion Veterans Home, 1551 North Main Street, Payson, UT 84651, (801) 465-5400.


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Quick Georgia Senate results put spotlight on efficient counting
Dan Abrams, Tyler Wornell
Posted: Dec 7, 2022 / 11:29 PM CST | Updated: Dec 8, 2022 / 02:29 PM CST
(NewsNation) — The first projection in the Georgia Senate runoff came roughly two and a half hours after polls closed in the state, highlighting the differences in state election laws that allow for swift counting in some, but not others.
Vote counting became a major target for former President Donald Trump in 2020, when states including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona took days to count votes. Massive amounts of mail-in ballots were received, which go through voter-verification processes before they can be counted.
In 2022, races also took more than a week to call in Arizona and Nevada, again because of mail-in ballots. Nevada recently employed a system that mails a ballot to every registered voter, and nearly 300,000 people in Arizona dropped off their mail-in ballots during Election Day; those couldn't even be counted until after polls closed.
That's not the case in Georgia, where more work is done prior to polls closing. Absentee ballots can be scanned in before Election Day and stored on optical scanning machines.
"All they have to do on Election Day is press a button, it tabulates, and you get the results," said Gabe Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. "Those kinds of specific logistical functions make our counting a lot faster and more efficient than it is in other states."
RNC looks to regroup following Herschel Walker's Senate loss
Explaining the system Wednesday on "Dan Abrams Live," Sterling there's nothing wrong or nefarious about the way other states count. It's just that Georgia has elected to prioritize expediency.
"They've got their processes and it works for them, and they've made legal policy choices to do those," Sterling said. "We made a policy choice to make it as fast and efficient as we could to get the accurate results out as quickly as we can."
For instance, mailed absentee ballots in Georgia must be received by 7 p.m. Election Day, while in Nevada mail-in ballots can arrive up to four days after Election Day and still be counted if they were postmarked by Election Day.
In a tight race, all of the ballots that arrive in that four-day window may need to be counted before a projection can be made.
Even though Georgia has a process in place that allows ballots to be scanned in before polls close, Sterling noted necessary steps are taken to ensure tabulation is not done early and that voting remains secure. He praised the work of local election directors and poll workers, who are typically volunteers.
"There are lots of little things you can do to make the process easier," Sterling said. "It requires good laws, good rules, and well-trained and really good election directors out there doing their jobs."


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7. Question: What is computer?
10. Question: USB IS STAND FOR?
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14. Question: The first microcomputer was introduced?
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19. Question: Main frame, Mini and Micro computers are kinds of?
20. Question: -------- computers are portable computers.
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22. Question: A serial port is also known as?
23. Question: There are two types of computer memory. Primary storage and?
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28. Question: There are namely?
a Three, Address bus, data bus, control bus.
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46. Question: CD stands for?
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I am in the process of learning few aspects before put my money for trading in stock market.
From various sources I went through some technical analysis and money management. In money management I am little confused with Fixed Fractional Trading. Lets assume that I am risking is 3% of capital in each trade and want to trade NIFTY, below is my assumption of how I should go about.
Does this mean I can trade 2 lot with a capital of 1,00,000. Reason I am confused is, somewhere I read that a trader should not use more than some percent of his capital in single trade. If that % is 10 which means I shall use only 10,000 for a trade and I can't buy 1 lot with this margin.
hi clarification needed in Options.


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Danielle Fishel is married!
Girl meets husband! Danielle Fishel is officially a married woman after saying "I do" to fiance Tim Belusko on Saturday, Oct. 19, a source confirms to Us Weekly. The Boy Meets World actress, 32, tied the knot at the downtown L.A. wedding venue, Vibiana.
Fishel wore a strapless dress for her special day, with her hair down in waves. Her bouquet consisted of purple flowers. The candlelit ceremony took place on a small staircase in a catheral. Bridesmaids wore midnight blue dresses, which tied in with the stunning overal color theme.
After the newlyweds completed their nuptials, guests -- including Fishel's former Boy Meets World costar and TV hubby Ben Savage -- were escorted to a courtyard for cocktails.
Though Fishel may now officially be married to Belusko, the actress told Us that costar Ben Savage will always be her "first husband" and Belusko "totally accepts that."
"He knows that Ben and I have been together for a long time as an on-screen couple," she explained, "and to a certain extent when you've been with someone for 20 years like that, it's impossible to have none of that rub off a little bit in person."
The 32-year-old actress married Tim Belusko, 25, in a "short and sweet" ceremony in Los Angeles.
Fishel, donning a lace Enzoani strapless gown, was escorted down the aisle by her father, Rick Fishel, to the tune of "Forever" by Brian Culbertson.
Over 200 guests, including six bridesmaids and six groomsmen, looked on as the couple of nearly five years said their I-dos in the altar area of Vibiana, a former cathedral.
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The View: James Comey, Jeff Flake, Cori Bush, Keedron Bryant, Hot Topics
Panel is Whoopi (Monday), Joy, Sunny, Sara, Meghan, Ana (Friday) Friday and Monday show combined https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-esBYXeaafQ…
What year is it? The New Radicals to perform 'You Get What You Give' at the inauguration
The New Radicals will reunite for the first time in 22 years to perform "You Get What You Give" during Biden inauguration virtual parade…


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Development Impact Fees
Development Impact Fees are one-time charges levied by local governments on new development. They are charged to developers to help municipalities recover growth-related infrastructure and public service costs. They differ from other forms of value capture including special assessments and negotiated exactions, in that impact fees can be used to pay for off-site services such as local roads, schools, or parks. Development impact fees are typically determined through a formulaic process, rather than through negotiations as done for developer contributions. Development impact fees are used by local governments throughout the United States to fund transportation improvements.1
Calculating Impact Fees
There are two common methods for calculating the impact fees for infrastructure improvements.2 The inductive method involves identifying the capacity and cost capacity of a generic facility, such as a road or fire house, and then uses those figures to calculate the cost of expanding infrastructure capacity as it is needed as new development takes place. With roads, for example, additional lane capacity would need to be added as certain population or square footage and land use thresholds are reached, with the new development paying its pro-rata share of the additional infrastructure.
The deductive method calculates the impact fee in a more tailored fashion. It determines the additional demand that population growth and/or new commercial and industrial development will place on infrastructure systems based on the amount and type of development that is specified in master plans, or facility pans for the development in question. Independent engineering analysis is done to determine what new infrastructure systems are needed and the costs are then distributed across the base of undeveloped property. The impact fees calculated by deductive method reflect the specific costs of the infrastructure to be developed and are based on local geography and required levels of service. For this reason the deductive impact fee calculation method requires much more detailed informational inputs compared to the inductive method.
The Rational Nexus Test
Foothill/Eastern and San Joaquin Toll Roads
Development impact fees are used throughout the United States, particularly in regions with high demographic growth rates. They began to be widely used in the 1970s and 1980s. They are most prevalent in places with resistance to using general revenue sources to pay for growth-related costs. The legal foundation for impact fees, as well as negotiated exactions, rests on the "rational nexus" test. This involves demonstrating that amount of the impact fee is commensurate with the new infrastructure provided by the fee. There must be a rational link between the new services and the fees the new developers are being asked to pay.
Once impact fees are collected, they should be spent in a timely fashion on the new infrastructure improvements. Impact fees are often combined with other revenue sources to implement improvements, but by law they cannot generate excess revenue above and beyond their apportioned cost of the improvements they fund.
The Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor (F/ETC) and San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (SJHTC) are a system of four toll roads extending across 51 miles in Orange County, California.
Development impact fees levied on developers of residential and commercial properties are used to supplement toll revenues for debt service payments. In 1987, California Senate Bill 1413 was passed providing the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) the authority to construct toll facilities and to issue non-recourse bonds for their construction backed by future toll revenues and development impact fees. Construction of the $3.2 billion system extended from 1993 through 1998.
The TCA charges developers of residential and commercial properties a one-time development fee, contributing towards the construction costs of the transportation facilities. Residential developments are charged a flat fee per unit, while commercial developments are charged per square foot of new buildings. Residential fees are dependent on several factors including fee zone (two zones for SJHTC and F/ETC each based on proximity to the roadways) and the nature of housing (single family vs. multifamily). The fee rate schedule increases each year on July 1st by 2.667% for SJHTCA and 2.206% for F/ETCA.
The development fees were crucial in providing seed capital for the early stages of the roads, especially during the environmental review and design periods. The development fees were successful due to the high level of new development in Orange County in the 1990s and through the mid-2000s. Although revenues from development fees dropped with the 2008 recession, local officials have worked to maintain the fees, allowing developers to pay the fee upon the completion of the project rather than making it contingent on the issuance of a building permit.
City of Fort Worth Transportation Impact Fee
Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code describes the procedure that cities in Texas must follow in order to implement impact fees. It defines an impact fee as, "A charge or assessment imposed by a political subdivision against new development in order to generate revenue for funding or recouping the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by and attributable to the new development."
The City of Fort Worth, Texas has used impact fees since 1989 to fund public water and wastewater improvements. In July 2008 the Fort Worth City Council expanded the use of impact fees with a new ordinance establishing a transportation impact fee. The city assesses impact fees on new development projects and to help fund transportation improvements that will be needed as new development occurs in Fort Worth.
State law mandates that municipalities review impact fee rates and programs every five years. In April 2013 as a result of such a review, the Fort Worth City Council approved an increase in the transportation impact fee on new single-family homes from $2,000 to $3,000. At Fort Worth's current growth rate, nearly six miles of new arterial roads are needed annually in order to serve new developments. The increased impact fee will provide funding for approximately 1.5 miles of arterial roads per year.3 The City assesses the transportation impact fee at the time final plats are approved, but the fee is not collected until a building permit is issued.
Fort Worth has a total of 27, six-square-mile Service Areas in which transportation impact fees may be collected. All fees collected within a given Service Area must be spent on eligible improvements within the same Service Area. In 2013, impact fees were levied in 19 of the 27 Service Areas. The remaining eight did not have an impact fee because no capacity-related transportation improvement projects had been designated.4
Projects eligible for funding through Fort Worth's transportation impact fee program are identified in a Transportation Improvements Plan. Only those capacity improvements included in the City's adopted Master Thoroughfare Plan are included in this document. Eligible improvements may include the addition of lanes, intersection improvements, or the extension of a new road. Resurfacing or other maintenance activities do not qualify as capacity improvements under impact fee law in Texas.
1 Noncompliance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended and its implementing regulations in 49 CFR Part 24 can jeopardize federal funding.
2 http://www.impactfees.com/publications%20pdf/impact_fees-Practical_Guide[1].pdf
3 http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2013/02/fort-worth-city-council-raises-transportation-impact-fees.html
4 http://fortworthtexas.gov/
Program Areas of the Center for Innovative Finance Support
The Center for Innovative Finance Support is a one-stop clearinghouse for expertise, guidance, research, decision tools, and publications on program delivery innovations. Our website, workshops, and myriad resources support transportation professionals in the delivery of innovative approaches.
Public Private Partnerships (P3s)
The Center for Innovative Finance Support's P3 program focuses on the potential of design-build-operate-finance maintain (DBFOM) concessions funded through tolls or availability payments to reduce project cost, improve quality outcomes, and provide additional financing options.
The Center for Innovative Finance Support's Alternative Project Delivery program provides information on contractual arrangements that allow for greater private participation in infrastructure development by transferring risk and responsibility from public project sponsors to private sector engineers, contractors and investors.
Center for Innovative Finance Support's Project Finance program focuses on alternative financing, including State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs), Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEEs), and Build America Bonds (BABs).
The Center for Innovative Finance Support's Federal Tolling and Pricing program focuses on the use of tolling and other road user charges as a revenue source to fund highway improvements, and the use of variably-priced tolls as a tool to manage congestion.
The Center for Innovative Finance Support's Value Capture program explores strategies for tapping into the added value that transportation improvements bring to nearby properties as a means to provide new funding for surface transportation improvements.
Development impact fees are one-time charges on new development to help municipalities pay for new infrastructure needed to accommodate that development.
Impact fees differ from other forms of value capture because they can be used to pay for off-site services such as local roads, schools, or parks.
Development impact fees are determined according to a formulaic process.
Impact fees must meet the requirements of a rational nexus test that demonstrates a link between the costs imposed by the fee and the services provided as a result of the fee.
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Thay.Bishop@dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/value_capture/
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Annona cherimola (česky čerimoja) je rostlina z čeledi láhevníkovité (Annonaceae). Je to opadavý menší strom poskytující velmi lahodné ovoce.

Synonyma

Vědecká synonyma
 Annona cherimolia P. Mill.
 Annona cheirimola P. Mill.
 Annona pubescens Salisb.
 Annona cherimoya – synonymum vzniklé chybou v názvu (misspelling)

Další názvy
 anona šeroplodá
 láhevník čerimoja
 láhevník čirimoja
 chirimoya
 "cukrové jablko" – lidový název

Původ a rozšíření
Annona cherimola pochází ze severní části Jižní Ameriky z And. Roste v horách tropů a subtropů.

Využití
 Čerimoja  poskytuje ovoce, které je považováno za nejlahodnější na světě. Konzumuje se měkká, sladká, pěnovitě-vatovitá dužina bílé nebo narůžovělé barvy. Z dužiny se též vyrábějí džusy, zmrzlina, džemy a jiné pochutiny.

Botanický popis
Malý opadavý strom dosahující výšky 5–7 m. Má šedavé plstnaté větvičky. Opadavé listy jsou eliptické až elipticky kopinaté, až 20 cm dlouhé, na rubu sametově plstnaté. Jednopohlavné květy. Souplodí je kulovité až vejcovité, 7–12 cm dlouhé s hrbolatým zeleně zbarveným povrchem a bělavou dužninou.

Souplodí

Ze souplodí se pojídá vatovitá dužnina. Toto "nejlahodnější ovoce na světě" obsahuje asi 1,8 % bílkovin, 0,7 % tuku, 19 % sacharidů, 3,2 % sušiny, 2,1 % minerálních látek, vitamin C a stopy provitaminu A.

Ekologické nároky
I když  čerimoja  pochází z tropů, je zvyklá na chladnější podnebí, protože roste v horách. Průměrná teplota by měla dosahovat 20–30 °C. Snáší lehké mrazy do -5 °C.

Rozmnožování
Rozmnožuje se generativně semeny, nebo vegetativně roubováním či vzdušním hřížením. Semenáče plodí ve čtvrtém až pátém roce. Ke štěpování se používají rouby z plodících rostlin.

Choroby a škůdci
 hniloba souplodí a semenáčků  – způsobuje plíseň Phytophthora palmivora
 antraknóza (hniloba souplodí) – způsobuje Glomerella cingulata
  bílá hniloba kořenů  – způsobuje Rosellina necatrix
 na čerimoje též škodí moucha Anostrepha ludens

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

Ovocné stromy
Láhevníkovité
Flóra západu Jižní Ameriky


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Aiming to provide cutting-edge networking solutions required by various industries and manufacturers, VSI is expected to provide essential networking solutions for next generation automotive and industrial applications.
VSI, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is a fabless company specialized in the design & development of high-speed link technology and is now focused on developing products of essential use in autonomous vehicles.
VSI is also working closely with automotive manufacturers networking products tailored to the demands of our customers.
In addition, VSI is a crucial member of standardization organizations such as ASA (Automotive SerDes Alliance) and open Alliance, where we participate in various standardization activities.
Close Series A funding
MOU with Automotive MCU Partner (Infineon)
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Opens US Office in Silicon Valley (Velonect)
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Dr. Steve is responsible for leading the development of the company's short and long-term strategy and vision and creating/implementing the company's technical roadmaps.
He served as VP of Engineering at GCT from 2001 to 2015 in Silicon Valley, where he led the planning, development, and mass production of multiple single-chip products.
He has over 25 years of experience in PHY Single-chip (analog + digital) design and engineering services, working with many of the top semiconductor companies worldwide for products covering 4G, LTE, WiMAX, WiFi, DMB, and Bluetooth.
In addition, he has deep insight into cutting-edge technology development and holds 40+ patents. He is one of the core contributors to high-speed automotive link standards of Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) and IEEE802.3.
He holds Ph.D/MS/BS degrees from Seoul National University.
Ji-Woong, Choi
A professor at DGIST
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Dr. Jiwoong Choi is a board member of VSI, a professor at DGIST since 2010, and Automotive Section Chair at KICS since 2019; and he is responsible for developing core PHY algorithms that can provide disruptive technical advancement high-speed networking products.
Before VSI, he was a member of the senior technical staff with Marvell Semiconductor in Silicon Valley.
He holds Ph.D/MS.BS degrees from Seoul National University and a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University.
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A professor at GIST
(A board memeber)
Dr. Minjae Lee has been a board member of VSI and a professor at GIST since 2012. He is responsible for developing innovative analog circuit architecture.
He worked for Agilent Technologies in US Silicon Valley, focused on developing high-performance ADC (Analogue Digital Converter). Dr. Lee also served as a senior consultant at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, involved in many projects.
He holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MS/BS degree from Seoul National University.
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As the Nazis begin their rise to power in Germany in the late 1920s, an American writer visits the sleazy Kit Kat Klub in Berlin and meets an English singer, Sally Bowles. The writer and singer soon fall in love. His elderly landlady gets engaged to a Jewish greengrocer despite the increasing influence of the Nazis. He has been inadvertently helping the Nazis by delivering packages to Paris for a German friend of his and ends up deciding to return to the United States, while Sally, after aborting their baby, decides to remain in Berlin.
Memorial Day for Uri in the fictional kibbutz Gat HaAmakim. A member of the kibbutz tells us about how things have changed, so much so that Uri won't recognize the place. He tells us who Uri was: the first son born in the kibbutz, warrior in the Palmach. Uri's parents are separating when he returns to the kibbutz from agricultural school; his dad has just returned from a mission abroad, bringing surviving children, over a very rough road via Teheran. Uri meets a young girl, Mika, who was brought by his dad. Mika was a well-educated girl before the war, but has a dubious past. They fall in love and move in together, and the kibbutz is not happy: everyone, including Uri's mom, thinks Uri deserves a better girl. Uri is called into service, and fights with Mika, who is pregnant, although nobody knows. Uri's platoon is ordered to blow up a bridge to stop the British soldiers reaching an illegal ship, and Uri swaps places with the bomber and is wounded badly. Mika is on her way to have an abortion, but when she learns that Uri has died, she keeps the child and makes peace with Uri's mother.
Set in the 1950s on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Meshugah is a tragicomic portrait of a community of recent Jewish émigrés living in the wake of the Holocaust. When Aaron Greidinger, a struggling novelist and advice columnist, falls in love with the beautiful mistress of a friend from his Warsaw past, dark secrets and bizarre twists threaten to break up the unusual romance. Emily Mann's adaptation of Singer's love story of lost souls in a world gone meshugah.
Lili Adler is a daughter of a wealthy German-Jewish refugee. In the summer of 1960, she meets Nick Lockridge. Lili is intrigued with Nick and thinks of him as her savior. They begin a romantic relationship but Lili's mother Eva is suspicious of Nick. Eva manipulates the relationship and at its end she is satisfied because "happiness is for others".
A headstrong Jewish ballerina, Margit Wolf, seeking her fortune in 1920s Italy falls for an up-and-coming Italian maestro, Pasquale Frustaci, and inspires the hit love song that earns him the moniker "The Italian Cole Porter." When Mussolini issues an edict banning foreign Jews from Italy, the ballerina and her maestro are forced to separate. Twenty-two years will pass before they again meet face-to-face.


We assist potential foreign investors to establish and expand their operations in the province of Brabant, the Netherlands. BOM Foreign Investments is part of the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), which aims to create, improve, maintain and develop the industrial and economic structure in Brabant, to achieve a place among the top European regions in terms of knowledge and innovation.
The region is the Dutch logistics hotspot, with 25% of all distribution centers based here. The region accounts for more than 30% of the Dutch manufacturing industry, 50% of all Dutch patent applications and more than 50% of company R&D spending in the Netherlands. Brabant is an enterprising, innovative, successful region in Europe, where life is pleasant. That's what makes Brabant unique.


The past few days have been flooded with many emotions.
A good friend of the family just came out of intensive care. After heart surgery a week and a half ago, many prayers went up for him and his family as he fought for his life. What a relief for many when he finally came out of intensive care. Prayers continue to go up for this wonderful man, yet it seems as though the worst is over.
And while there was much rejoicing it was shadowed by mourning.
In the same city that my family friend was recovering in, a family member passed away. Although the family was somewhat prepared for this loss, its never easy to cope with death.
"You give and take away.
Lord blessed be Your name."
As I've been caught in between rejoicing and mourning it seems this is pretty much sums up what I'm feeling.