The Proposed Action is to conduct at-sea training and testing activities within the Study Area. Activities include the use of active sound navigation and ranging (sonar) and explosives while employing marine species protective mitigation measures. Proposed activities are similar to ongoing activities that have been occurring in the Study Area for decades and are generally consistent with those analyzed in the 2015 Final EIS/OEIS and earlier environmental planning documents.
winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom.
Accommodate evolving mission requirements, including those resulting from the development, testing, and introduction of new vessels, aircraft, and weapons systems into the fleet.
The type and level of activities included in the Proposed Action account for fluctuations in training and testing to be able to meet evolving or emergent requirements.
Military service members must be ready to respond to many different situations when called upon. The skills needed to achieve military readiness are challenging to master and require constant practice. Training activities must be diverse and as realistic as possible to prepare military personnel for what they will experience in real-world situations and ensure their success and survival.
Equipment and systems must be tested before use by military personnel during deployment. Systems are tested in varying marine environments, such as differing water depths, seafloor types, salinity levels, and other ocean conditions, as well as replicated warfighting environments, to ensure accuracy and safety.
While simulators provide early skill repetition at the basic operator level and enhance teamwork, there is no substitute for live training and testing in a realistic environment.
Defense against enemy submarines is a top priority for the Navy. To detect potential hostile submarines, the Navy uses both passive and active sonar. Torpedoes, in-water mines, and quieter submarines are true threats to global commerce, national security, and the safety of military personnel. Active sonar is the most effective method of detecting these threats.
Sonar proficiency is complex and requires regular, hands-on training in realistic and diverse conditions. Lack of realistic training will jeopardize the lives of military personnel in real-life combat situations.
Submarines of the previous generation were noisy and could be detected with passive sonar before they came close enough to deploy short-range weapons against a vessel. Extremely quiet, difficult-to-detect, diesel-electric submarines can approach close enough to deploy long-range weapons before entering the passive sonar detection range of U.S. vessels. Active sonar has a longer detection range that is needed to allow Navy Sailors to detect, identify, and track quieter, modern submarines before they are close enough to attack.
Training and testing at sea with explosives significantly enhances the safety of U.S. forces in combat and improves readiness and equipment reliability. Training in a high-stress environment, including the use of and exposure to explosive ordnance, is necessary for military personnel to be fully prepared to respond to emergencies, national security threats, and to ensure their own safety.
For more information on the Proposed Action and types of training and testing activities, please see the project fact sheet booklet.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to evaluate a range of reasonable alternatives to achieve the purpose of and need for the Proposed Action. The Navy evaluated the potential environmental impacts of three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative.
Includes adjustments to types and levels of training and testing to meet current and future requirements.
Consists of activities and requirements associated with development, testing, and introduction of new vessels, aircraft, and weapons systems.
Reduces amount of active sonar estimated to be necessary to meet requirements.
Includes all activities under Alternative 1.
Includes additional adjustments to types and levels of activities should unanticipated emergent world events require increased readiness levels.
Authorization from NMFS would not be issued.
Proposed training and testing activities would not be conducted.
Strike warfare (dropping of ordnance) on FDM would not be conducted.
Other military activities not associated with the Proposed Action would continue.
Purpose and need would not be met.
For more information on the Proposed Action, alternatives, and types of training and testing activities, please see the project fact sheet booklet or the Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
Includes a No Action Alternative in which Marine Mammal Protection Act authorization would not be issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); therefore, proposed training and testing activities would not be conducted.
Refines the analysis of anti-submarine warfare activities, resulting in reduced levels of active sonar and fewer hours of underwater sound.
Includes analyses of training with new vessels, aircraft, weapons systems, and unmanned/autonomous systems, and decreases in other activities.
Includes analyses of testing new systems and technologies, such as radar, communication systems (or simulators), or high-energy lasers.
Includes an updated underwater sound effects model, criteria and thresholds, and marine mammal and sea turtle data.
Continues to use the most current and best available science and analytical methods.
Reviews procedural mitigation measures and considers geographic mitigation measures.


Technological entrepreneurship is reaping havoc on the the taxi industry. Taxi stock is being gobbled up and the industry, as a whole, is in a dank spot. But why?
Taxi service has changed recently. No longer is Yellow Cab the dominant force it once was. With Uber and Lyft popping up on the scene, it seems there's a giant galactic battle going on to keep balance in the taxi universe.
Fresh and determined entrepreneurs are introducing a new market for a shared economy from the likes of traditional cabs who seek to preserve the monopolistic taxi empire.
Reeked of kindred spirits when you opened the door.
Compared to Uber and Lyft, those old cogs in today's marketplace are kinda like a classic Ford Model-T car which now sit in a museum somewhere.
Is taxi going out of style?
In the 21st century, there's no longer a need to call anyone. You just simply reach down for your phone and hit your Uber or Lyft app and tell it you need a ride. And…you're done! It's quick and easy. Plus, you can see on your phone where the driver is in relation to your requested pick-up spot. And they're usually within minutes of you.
Gone are the days of standing out in the elements – hot, cold, rain, sleet or snow – wondering, "where's my cab?" Another scrupulous benefit to Uber and Lyft is, it's all paid for by credit/debit card, so you don't have to worry about not having enough cash, the need for change and that uncomfortable moment on how much to tip. Not to mention, rideshare can be lighter on your wallet, making it one of the most affordable and easiest ways to hail a ride.
Cabbies are upset with the emergence of Uber and Lyft both moving in on "their territory." Business as usual has been thrown out the window with the click of a button. Cabbies now argue over what's fair about a fare. But, the truth is, competition breeds price competitiveness. And, traditional cab drivers in major markets have to pay big money for medallions (or a license) so they can operate their cabs.
How much does it cost to get a medallion? According to CBS, in New York City, the high for taxi medallions was $1,000,000 million dollars in 2011. However, that dropped down to $250,000 dollars in 2016, according to a recent article by the Business Insider. So, you can see why a cab driver just might be a little upset with the new cabs on the block. And this is putting pressure and in some instances putting the, "business as usual" gigantic big boys (Yellow Cab) out of business.
Now, even though Uber doesn't own a single cab, they do have standards. There are some minimum requirements that must be met like simply being 21 years old. Then there are the "other requirements" like not scaring your passengers half to death with the way you "normally" drive. You can check out the best Uber cities to find out if Uber is offered in your city. Aside from Uber's minimum requirements, it's a great way to make extra cash, have some flexibility and be your own boss.
Other share economy companies follow with high standards and requirements. Companies such as Lyft, Airbnb and HyreCar also offer the option of making some extra money, with the potential of more, just by using your assets and they are striving to make it an easy, safe and profitable experience.
It is really the same as any disruptive technology. It will always take a bit of the market as it is new, effective and cheaper than the original product. For far too many years cabbies have gotten away with high charges, now with disruptive technology they are one step behind. Good on Uber and Lyft for doing this.
I'm all for disruptive technology that gives the consumer better options for the same product or service. I just question the true economics of the whole rideshare business. We know that any venture backed technology operates on the premise of grow, grow, grow, fast, fast, fast at all costs. In essence, the reason Uber and Lyft are so popular is because they take you from point A to B cheaper than a taxi in part because rides are "subsidized" to ensure fast growth and adoption. Before the dot com bubble burst we saw many other heavily backed companies grow like wildfire until the venture funding dried up. Just my two cents. Thank you for commenting.
It's crazy the degree to which medallion values have come down in recent years. That said, I also use Uber a lot more than cabs. So I guess it makes sense. A few of the smaller NorthEast regional banks with big loan books are getting pinched. Sure is interesting!
No question the loan holders for those medallions are shaking in their boots. At the current downtrend medallion prices are showing it will be reminiscent of all those banks holding mortgages for houses that are under water. They don't call it disruptive technology for nothing. Thank you for commenting.


The Chesapeake Volunteer EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and Chesapeake Volunteer Fire organizations merged in January 2003 to form one volunteer organization which is a branch of the Chesapeake Fire Department.
Our mission is to compliment the career department, provide EMS coverage at special events and public education. How do we do this?
We work with the career department by pulling duty in the stations, working right along side of those who do this for a living. Once you meet specific qualifications, you may be called upon to take the place of a career person for a designated portion of their shift.
We provide EMS coverage, upon request, at special events throughout the city. This includes the Chesapeake Jubilee, Dog Show, American Indian Festival, area high school football games, Special Olympics, company picnics, baseball tournaments, horse shows, etc. We educate the public by our good example, by offering CPR and or first aid classes, with blood pressure checks at the mall or other events, or by distributing educational information booklets or flyers.
We require a minimum 24 hours duty on the engine or ambulance per month. This can be accomplished at the stations or with special events. We help provide training in CPR, EVOC, Bloodborne pathogens, and HIPAA training at little or no cost to our members. We offer monthly training with EMS topics so that our EMS members can get their CE credits for recertification.
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Eat Up New England is always up for a good burger. I recently checked out the Griddler's on Boston Common for lunch. The first thing that caught my eye was the ambiance. I loved the logo and colorful decor inside the restaurant.
The menu is packed with tasty fast food favorites. There are burgers, hot dogs, chicken strips and grilled cheese. They also have a veggie burger and an egg sandwich on the menu. Get your sandwich anyway you want it with all kinds of add-ons like jalapenos, caramelized onions, roasted peppers and sauteed mushrooms. The sides are rockin' with waffle fries, beef chili, fried pickles (Grillo's pickles!), tots and onion strings to choose from. For dessert, there are several flavors of ice cream to choose from, shakes, several ice cream sandwiches and even chocolate-covered bacon!
Right now, Griddler's has two Boston locations: Boston Common and Beacon Hill.
After a long day of running around New York City, it's great to find a cozy restaurant to relax and have a drink or two. Eataly's new pop-up restaurant, Baita, is the perfect place to unwind. Baita is the word for a small ski lodge in the Italian Alps. After taking an elevator to the 14th floor of Eataly, you'll feel like you're in a far away land!
Baita has a full bar and a long list of bottled and draft beers. They even have the elusive Anchor Brewing's merry Christmas Happy New Year beer, although they were out the night Eat Up NE visited. There are several cold cocktails on the menu, along with warm cocktails to heat diners up on those cold winter nights.
We ordered the Sciatt to start. This is beer battered and fried piave cheese. It was delicious. For dinner, I loved the Caserecce con Ragu di Funghi aka pasta with mushroom sauce. The pasta was so tender and the mushrooms were as fresh as can be. There are plenty of hearty meat dishes on the menu including pork sausage with lentils, veal, beer-braised pork and chicken with spinach, apples and shallots.
I saved enough room for dessert. Baita's Tiramisu Classico is as good as it gets. It's ice cold and creamy. There's also coffee, cappuccino and Eataly's famous hot chocolate on the menu.
Every time I do some shopping at the Vermont Country Store in Weston, I'm sure to have lunch at the Bryant House Restaurant. The menu features comfort food classics that always warm diners up during the cold winter months.


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Illinois Senate Approves Casino Expansion But 'Grand Bargain' is appearing a Hard Bargain
por | Mar 10, 2020
Illinois Senate Approves Casino Expansion But 'Grand Bargain' is appearing a Hard Bargain
The Illinois Senate approved a bill week that is last would authorize six new land-based casinos in the state, however the proposal is stuck in limbo until lawmakers agree on a slew of other economy-boosting bills to go along side it.
Illinois State Senator Terry Link is the driving force behind major casino expansion legislation approved by the Senate final week. However, unless lawmakers agree with the rest of the Grand Bargain it's going nowhere fast. (
This is Illinois' so-called 'Grand discount,' a package that is legislative hopes to bring an end to its spending plan impasse and institute a pair of policies geared towards fixing its economic mess.
The two-year stand-off on investing between the Democratic-controlled House while the state's Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, is the longest any state has gone without a investing plan in almost a hundred years.
It is likely to on a bit longer, too, because, last Wednesday, a lot of the compromise that is sprawling had been pulled within the Senate, with Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) accusing Rauner of 'injecting himself into the proceedings' and hijacking the bi-partisan deal, which had been months within the making.
War on Illinois
Nevertheless the casino that is proposed, if enacted, would be transformational for Illinois' gambling sector, ushering in an entirely new era of gambling enterprises on dry land. Currently, casino gaming is restricted to riverboats along Lake Michigan and also the Illinois River, a nod towards the state's colorful 19th Century gambling history.
The bill would permit, for the time that is first a casino in Chicago itself, the Windy City having formerly been off limits as a result of competition with local racetracks.
Five other areas also have been earmarked for casinos, at yet-to-be-determined locations in Lake County, Rockford, Danville, Cook County, and Williamson County.
Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) said the other day Illinois is losing $1.6 billion in gambling revenue because casino expansion in neighboring states is drawing residents and their hard-earned dough across the state line.
'We're surrounded by five states that have actually announced war on Illinois and they are building casinos on our borders,' he stated.
Cash to Be Made
According to Senator Terry Link (D-Waukegan), the driving force behind legislation, research indicates that the new casinos would bring the state nearly $1 billion in set-up fees alone. The Chicago property, and those in its suburbs, would pay a license fee of $100,000 plus $30,000 per gambling position; i.e, for each slot table or machine game chair.
'The doors would most probably for conventions, that will be something that southern Illinois does not need,' added Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg).
However, others remarked that expansion could have a detrimental effect on
current riverboat casinos, which presently give 50 % of their revenues towards the state, which may suggest tax that is actual figures may not be quite as pretty as have projected.
The riverboats, however, would be allowed to house 400 more slot machines as compensation, while the bill would also authorize slots at four horse racing tracks, aswell as at Chicago airports.
South Korea Gambling Revenue Tops $17 Billion in 2016
South Korea gambling revenue surged in 2016 despite a downturn that is economic the country. In accordance with the Yonhap News Agency, the country's biggest news outlet, revenue through the lottery, casinos, and horse race sectors totaled 20.3 trillion won ($17.6 billion) final year.
That represents a 7.7 percent year-over-year increase.
Casinos expanded under ousted President Park Geun-hye's reign, and even though residents are banned from entering most establishments that are betting South Korea gambling is alive and well. (Image: Jung Yeon-Je/Getty Images)
Korean law prohibits its citizens from participating in most kinds of gambling. Residents are permitted to enter just one associated with 17 casinos that are land-based South Korea, as the remainder are foreigner-only facilities. Kangwon Land, a resort that is state-operated Gangwon, is the only casino nationals can gamble in.
While 2016 was a good 12 months for gambling, the South Korean economy has gone in a different direction.
'Due to depression that is economic people have a tendency to desire making a fortune at one swing,' Seoul National University Professor Kwak Geum-joo stated.
Very nearly half for the nation's economy hinges on the export of products and services, primarily electronics and automobiles. But China has trapped in being effective at producing similar technological devices at lower prices, which in turn is driving demand down.
South Koreans are permitted to have fun with the lottery, and also allowed to participate in the 'toto,' pari-mutuel and fixed odds sports betting.
The Journal of Gambling Studies found in its 2012 report titled 'The Effect of Recessions on Gambling Expenditures' that only lottery admission product sales were recession-proof. And in 2016, South Korea's lottery rendered that theory true.
The lottery generated almost $3.8 billion in revenue last year, more than nine percent better than its prior year performance.
Lottery's growth outpaced the other appropriate gambling markets, as Kangwon Land increased 3.8 per cent, plus the Korea Racing Authority says its horse racing revenues grew just 0.2 percent.
Expansion Projects
The country is more than willing to welcome foreigners into gaming establishments while South Korea doesn't appear to have any immediate plans to relax its strict anti-gambling laws for its people.
This spring, the united states's 18th brick-and-mortar casino will start in Incheon. The city is area of the greater Seoul metropolis, which is home to roughly half South Korea's 50 million residents. Seoul can also be the economic hub of this country, with both Samsung and Hyundai, the two largest companies in South Korea, both headquartered in the capital.
Paradise City is the first of three Incheon that is planned casino. The property that is foreigner-only feature a resort and spa to compliment a 330,000-square-foot gaming space that includes 160 dining table games and 350 slot machines.
Sega Sammy Holdings is behind the project, the company famous in the US for the Sega gambling system and Sonic the Hedgehog character. Paradise City is anticipated to start in April.
The next casino in the works is being partially financed by Mohegan Tribal Gaming, the US operator that has Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and it is currently into the process of developing another casino within the small state that is northeastern.
Parties investing in Incheon are hoping the region becomes Asia's new Macau, or at least, turns into a viable option to the Chinese special gambling region that is administrative.
Utah Raids Shut Down Hundreds of 'Slots,' But Makers Say They're Appropriate
A slot machine sting in Utah, the joint-'driest' state in America in regards to gambling, has led to the impounding of more than 500 machines in filling https://myfreepokies.com/cleopatra-queen-of-slots/ stations, small markets, ethnic markets and restaurants across hawaii.
Utah State Senator Curt Bramble was one of three lawmakers whom demanded a study into the devices having been approached by concerned members associated with public. (Image: Stacie Scott, Deseret News)
Authorities said that, over the year that is past $12 million to $24 million had flowed through the machines, installed at some 130 businesses throughout Utah. The raids began on Wednesday and they are considered 'ongoing.' While no arrests happen made, Leo Lucey, Attorney General's workplace Chief Criminal Investigator, said in an official statement thursday that the operators associated with machines could face 'multiple felony charges.'
'The Attorney General's Office has focused its procedure today on a number that is large of devices that people allege are illegal under Utah statute,' said Lucey. 'Because these products are away in the wild and can be found to anybody, they present an especially dangerous threat to youth.'
Blanket Prohibition
Lucey stated that the investigation, which included local, state, and law that is federal, have been launched over the summer after demands from three state representatives, who had in turn been approached by concerned members associated with the public.
Utah is the only state in the United States, except Hawaii, that prohibits gambling in all its forms, even lotteries and, yes, raffles. Also the act of gambling is considered a class B misdemeanor, rising up to a class an if you are caught twice.
Jason Chaffetz, US representative for Utah's third congressional region, meanwhile, has been one of the most outspoken supporters in Washington associated with motion to ban online gambling at a federal level over the last few years.
Gumball Rally
But the company that makes and distributes the machines, Intermountain Vending, said a week ago the AG's actions were 'disappointing and regrettable' and it believed it was running inside the confines of Utah law, despite its draconian prohibition of all games of chance.
The company says the devices have a 'no purchase necessary' option, while some of them give fully out gumballs whenever a quarter is added, in addition towards the possibility for winning money.
'Our kiosks' function happens to be completely tested and now we think they meet all the requirements of Utah law,' stated the business in a statement that is official Thursday. 'Now, in the place of having a reasonable dialogue and trying to resolve any perceived issues, Intermountain Vending will be forced into the unnecessary expense and inconvenience of dealing with this particular through the courts.
'Meanwhile, our merchant-customers will totally lose the advantages of increased foot traffic and retail product sales which we provide them and their clients are denied the chance to purchase our products and take pleasure in the entertaining features of our kiosks.'
In accordance with Lucey, users associated with machines either directly insert cash or 'value cards' purchased from a store clerk, in which he begs to differ on the legal loophole.
India Contemplates Legal Casinos and Sports Betting, $60 Billion at Stake
India is the country that is latest to examine the possibility for legalizing gambling, and appears available to changing existing statues. The Law Commission, the country's top law panel, is reviewing the feasibility of earning sports betting and casinos legal, as well as other types of wagering.
Asia has battled unlawful gambling for years, including separating impromptu casinos, like this one in New Dehli. Now officials are considering making gambling regulating and legal it. (Image: Hindustan Circumstances)
The motivation is financial. The Indian gambling market, both appropriate and illegal, is estimated at $60 billion yearly, and the government wants more control of that money. Legislation is the simplest way to eliminate illegal operations and bring much more revenue.
'Regulation and taxation can yield large amounts of revenue for the exchequer and check crime,' Maj Rajpal Singh, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) director told the Hindustan circumstances.
Managing Internet Gambling
The Public Gambling Act of 1867 is antiquated, written in a right time when computer systems don't exist, yet the country still adheres to many tenets regarding the legislation.
Internet gambling is a grey area within the law and though unlawful, authorities have discovered it hard to enforce.
'It (gambling and gambling) is happening through the web and its hard to stop in the absence of an updated law,' an associate associated with the commission said.
There are gambling enterprises in India already. The states of Goa and Sikkim have legalized gaming that is land-based will be the sole hubs of casino regulated play in the country.
Inching Towards Legalization
Commission chairman Justice B.S. Chauhan recently went to a three-day conference in London, according to the Hindustan Times. It was a mission that is fact-finding presenters offered talks on legislation, lotteries, and betting. Most connected with the presssing issue saw his presence being a indication that the nation is leaning towards legalization.
In another positive step, the Supreme Court asked the organization to study the chance of betting on cricket. Oahu is the national sport, but has been besieged by match-fixing scandals by orderly crime and large levels of unlawful betting. Changing the statutory law to legalize most forms of gambling would eliminate the energy of cartels.
'According to your Public Gambling Act (1867), all kinds of gambling in Asia are illegal,' stated Vikrant Pachnanda, a Delhi court that is high and managing editor of India Law Journal, a periodical that expresses views on topical legalities. 'But unlike within the US where there is the American Internet Gambling Prohibition Act [editor's note: this bill was defeated in 1999, presumably he means the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which did pass], no specific legislation exist in the system that is indian club online gambling.'

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Full council: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Posted on November 24, 2017 by Richard Osley in Leila Roy, Local Politics, Sarah Hayward, Theo Blackwell // 0 Comments
WE joked that when Theo Blackwell disappeared to fill Sadiq Khan's new £107,000-a-year digital guru role at City Hall, local journalists might feel a sense of Stockholm Syndrome and miss the guy, such was the regularity of his fuming criticisms of one story or another.
Not so much, to be honest, but you could feel the big beast's absence at Monday's full council meeting. Could it have been the first all member meeting in 15 years where the three hours passed without a heckle? Former leader Sarah Hayward, although still a councillor, wasn't there to tweet every contribution, either. Things have rapidly changed around here.
Some Labour members would say, this staid arena needs a bit more anger and that Theo's unashamedly adversarial stares across the chamber and heckles at the Tories were a good thing, in the sense that if you feel, like he and others do, that there has been a nuclear assault on local government funding, why would you meet this with a convivial chat and polite disagreement. Others said it was unnecessarily aggressive and reductive, and that jeers and point-scoring are no way to solve the argument.
Rishi Madlani, never short of a trending sound bite about WEAK AND WOBBLY POUND SHOP THERESA MAY or something, has taken up the attack dog role, with the same missing top button as it happens, but it's not the same. The room is quieter without Theo. This was a good thing for Leila Roy, at least, on Monday night who was sporting NYPD aviators to shield her eyes due to a migraine.
Newish leader Georgia Gould has already pledged to anybody who will listen that she will be the one to finally do something about these awful sessions, but without any of her ideas actually in place so far, the meeting felt a bit like a late summer term lesson where the pupils are ready to move up to the next year, and look rather bored of waiting for the change. The change in scenery will come here at May's council elections, and some councillors are actively counting down the number of all member meetings they are (sort of) required to be at before they leave the Town Hall altogether, having already decided not to run again.
They will not be here, then, to see how Cllr Gould changes things. It's potentially a brave thing for the leader to do. The lack of execution by any previous leader to reform these sessions, which now take place under the unapologetic understanding that we probably won't see a meaningful vote or a policy-making motion discussed, has felt driven by a fear, consciously or not, that anything livelier would only risk some form of minor public embarrassment.
Bringing in the angry public or more direct votes on policy, the second potentially exposing splits in opinion with one of the political groups, have always been avoided in favour of set piece questions to the cabinet, deadened further by unfunny filibuster supplementary questions. So turgid is the process of Labour colleagues asking Labour colleagues questions they either already know the answer to or, worse, have been told to ask, it was something a surprise when late into the evening the father of the house, Roger Robinson, rose to his feet to lament how nothing was being done about anti-social behaviour on council estates.
Sometimes he launches into speeches about how nothing has changed since his upbringing in Scottish tenements, but they are normally directed at the Conservative government. His unscripted weariness about the performance locally was almost more striking.
So what will Cllr Gould do? If she brings in the public, she must avoid upsetting councillors who might feel their hairbrush speeches have been unfairly curbed. She must also resist the temptation to fill any open forum with party stooges, for want of a better word.
On Monday evening, there was a moment when there was more members of the public in the galleries than councillors in the chamber, like the golden age they talk about. It may have been slightly disappointing, however, for Cllr Gould that during her own leader's address, cyclists and residents split over a bike lane in Camden Town trudged out en masse as she got up to speak. having heard the only bit they were actually interested in. It left Hampstead election rivals Hamish Hunter and James Slater, the octochamp, and some journalism students on their own up there. I'd have sent a 'save yourself while you can' if I had an A4 and a black marker pen at hand.
We should, however, at least welcome talk of reform, even if it is sorely overdue. Apparently the nap time of questions to executive members will be one of the first sections axed. Good. Also promising is the chance – and not just because I want a headline story but because, come on, they are wasting three hours of their live sin there – of a more targeted debate. A bit like the one they had this week on engine idling, but longer and on more controversial topics.
It would surely be better to have an hour on a dedicated subject rather than flitting around from one issue after another, leaving cabinet members with such a range of questions that none are dealt with in any depth or are left to email promises. Radical as it sounds, there could also be a meaningful vote at the end of the debate. It might occasionally be tough for the ruling group to be on a spot in a way it has resisted as much as possible in past, but ultimately it would be more rewarding for them too.
My eyes lit up at some of the other suggestions being proposed in Camden to improve council elections, but hold your horses. Some of our more cynical/perceptive councillors stopped me in the corridors to puncture the hope of something better.
"Georgia can change it all she likes but if she is running a council with only Labour councillors after the elections, there won't be any proper debate whatever way they set up the meeting," said one. "It's true that the more things change, the more they stay the same."
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It's called a 'Faraday cage', my friend.
Actually, most wonder why I invested in a COPPER roof years ago.
10 ground rods driven when the new service was installed about the same time.
The installer said...'Just how f===ing well do you want this grounded...man, you are obsessive." He drove 3, and I had to do the others.
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The installer said...'Just how ... well do you want this grounded...man, you are obsessive." He drove 3, and I had to do the others.
Making your own private screen room, eh?
There's nothing obsessive about that at all. In the event of a lightning strike... the more ground rods, the better--considering it's a copper roof and all. Safety first.
If like me you have removed the win 10 icon hidden it and thought your where ok then think again .
As of January 23 the win 10 update option is now a recommended update and it will upgrade your computer weather you have the win 10 icon or not .
If you try to remove it will just reinstall .
If you start up in safe mode and then remove it and hiding it you will find your machine has big problems .
4 programs like post-it notes documents may also be deleted .
Now at this point a lot of newbees will get cranky and try to reinstall win7 .
So it's better to delete the option folder and the DWORD as a clean win 7 has no value set in the option folder , There is no DWORD value at all so deleting it will stop Microsoft from doing something like this again .
However make a backup of your system and make shore it is on a external drive also make a copy of your registry and place that on a external drive .
This is not a bug with the windows 10 updater it is a DELIBERATE hack by Microsoft to force you to upgrade .
It has come to my attention as to the reason for this and I can tell you all that Microsoft has been bought buy the U.S defence department.
Do not believe what you are being told that it's a bug with windows 10 update icon . It is a new attack by the U.S government to get around your consitution and spy on you all as they can't do that since Snowden .
You have now been warned .
Just to add when I say that Microsoft has been bought by the U.S Defence I don't mean they own it but I mean paid off , bribed , threatened and are now working actively with them to spy on us all.
So don't believe what you read in papers or magazines or on face book , twitter or even at Microsoft web site it's all a con.
Message 1764916 - Posted: 14 Feb 2016, 17:52:54 UTC - in response to Message 1764836.
That's simple. Market share is a major consideration in deciding whether to buy stock, so the better the market share, the higher the stock value.
Message 1764950 - Posted: 14 Feb 2016, 19:13:57 UTC - in response to Message 1764752.
Message 1764956 - Posted: 14 Feb 2016, 19:22:39 UTC - in response to Message 1764950.
And that article is almost 3 years old.
Win 10 sends 5500 bits of data out of any computer once you upgrade .
If you do what some web site say to reduce the spying don't think you are safe you are not .
On the first update Microsoft will activate any service or app that you have disabled and start spying on you again.
As one article says 5500 bits of data before changing things and after changing things 24 hours later it is still sending the same amount of data out .
So turning stuff off and then thinking you are safe is a lie you can not protect your privacy if you use win 10 no matter what you do .
Microsoft is playing everyone for fools so don't be a fool and let win 10 on your machine or you may find at some time in the future you will be in trouble with the law as nobody is ever doing the right thing on the net .
Message 1765040 - Posted: 15 Feb 2016, 0:13:55 UTC - in response to Message 1765035.
Well if you really believe that and I have no doubt you do, then you are not safe either, remember I am on Windows 10 and I have just read and answered your post, so "they" will be able to see what you said.
I rather like Windows 10 and have now installed it on all my working machines.
Personally if you think any government including yours needs Windows 10 to spy on you then you are sadly mistaken. They already are able to hack any computer or phone they wish. Your government was able to use any data they wished form the NSA and apparently did. GCHQ have just been allowed to hack phones and computers when they need to.
So please don't delude yourself that you are safe from prying eyes you are not.
Now, are there any other machines I can install Win 10 on.
Message 1765046 - Posted: 15 Feb 2016, 0:43:21 UTC - in response to Message 1765040.
Maybe in the U.K they can but not here .they can only store your Meta data here anything else needs a warrant .
I would use win 10 if they chose to change the policy of OPT out to OPT in and changed there policy off not forcing people to upgrade change the end user right so you still have control of your machine and lastly get rid of that crappy Tiles theme or write a program that check to see if you have a touch screen and if you don't then it loads the normal GUi for a desktop and if you do have one then load the tiles then I might look again at it but until that I will not .
But what can we expect from a person that lives in a country that is even more socialist than our country is .
How's it go "yes Sir " pompus people are idiots and a pompus person is someone that uses politeness to insult everyone are you a pompus polite person and a robot that says "yes Sir , No Sir 3 bags full Sir"
Message 1765053 - Posted: 15 Feb 2016, 1:30:36 UTC - in response to Message 1765040.
From someone that lives in a nanny state that has internet filters just like the Commy's in China have .
I just started my tablet(which the upgrade service previously said was not eligible for the Win10 upgrade due to graphics hardware)and it immediately started into the 'updating your system' routine even though I have update turned off. I went into update history, sorted by date, which indicated nothing had been installed since 1/19/16.
Not believing the P.O.S. I ran the uninstall batch file and found that KB3058618 had been installed without authorization............as the Outer Limits lead in went....."you are no longer in control of your television, we control the horizontal, we control the vertical......"
Message 1765085 - Posted: 15 Feb 2016, 4:09:56 UTC - in response to Message 1765081.
You have no control Welcome to "1986" Big brother is watching you !!!!!!!
Here's my opinion on all this spying stuff (and I've said this once before in the thread.. maybe twice): when the governments of the world decide they can trust 10... then us peasants can trust it.
But seeing as most enterprises and businesses (and governments) finally moved on from XP within the past 2-3 years or so, it's probably going to be at least 5 more years before they decide to let go of 7.
And as was mentioned recently in one of the posted articles, the problem with turning some of the "telemetry" almost-completely off (which can only be done in Enterprise), is that it is combined with the same service that handles Updates, Defender, and Malicious Software Removal Tool. That's why it is "very strongly recommended" to not turn all the datalogging off, is because in order to turn it off, you have to turn most of the system's defenses off, which leaves you very vulnerable.
You just have to decide which evil you'd rather deal with: exploits and actual malicious activities from.. predominantly southeast Asia, or MS storing everything in "the cloud" to keep tabs on your every move, with everything attached to your machine's unique marketing ID number? Personally... I'll take my chances with the former--I ran 7 years on 2K and XP without AV software and used IE in all of that time and was fine, because I was careful about where I went and what I opened.
Of course, specifically what data is gathered and where it is stored and what is done with it is--for the most part--educated speculation even at this point, because MS's only answer to all the journalists' questions over the past 8 months has been "we have no comment at this time." So.. without positive or negative confirmation backed by supporting facts... it's all speculation, even still.
But there are a few things that are known, such as searching for a local file on the local machine does a Bing search (presumably to search through the filesystem indexes that are stored in the cloud), when basically every version of Windows before 10 would.. you know.. just search the filesystem indexes that are located on the HDDs that are actually installed. There's a time and a place to be revolutionary and reinvent the wheel, but in this particular case... this wasn't the time nor the place for it.
Message 1765090 - Posted: 15 Feb 2016, 4:33:15 UTC - in response to Message 1765087.
People are already having chips implanted in them so give it a few more years and you'll have "1986" + Star Treks the "Borg"
Message 1765092 - Posted: 15 Feb 2016, 4:38:00 UTC - in response to Message 1765089.
Reasonable approach, and one I subscribe to. Makes the whole thing moot, for all those business and government IT shops buying new PCs and refreshes are going to be getting W10. With end-of-sale here or coming for 7/8/8.1, no IT manager is going to hang himself out to dry by getting anything but 10.


Background: Uncorrected refractive error is a major cause of avoidable vision impairment and may have significant impact on social life, education and economic prospects of people. This condition could be easily treated by wearing spectacles, but because of attitudes and misconceptions of some communities towards spectacle wear and eye care, such methods are underutilised.
Aim: To assess the attitudes and perceptions of Sudanese high-school students and their parents towards spectacle wear.
Setting: The study was conducted in eight randomly selected high schools from the South Darfur state of Sudan.
Methods: A cross-sectional school-based study comprising 387 high-school students with age ranging from 12 to 17 years together with 47 students' parents with age ranging from 32 to 52 years. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect data from eight high schools. Semi-structured questionnaires were distributed to collect the quantitative data, and seven focus group meetings were held in the schools with students' parents to derive the qualitative data.
Results: The findings revealed that 39%, 32% and 27.1% of the students believed that wearing spectacles affected their opportunities for education, employment and marriage, respectively. A total of 36.4% of the students believed that wearing spectacles could lead to making the eyes weaker or could damage the eyes, resulting in early blindness, and 22.5% of the respondents believed that spectacles were only for older people. In general, the perception towards spectacle wear was different between genders, with females appearing to be more vulnerable to social and psychological distress when wearing spectacles compared to males. A total of 79% of the parents were aware that wearing spectacles would improve vision if an eye doctor prescribed the spectacles. However, parents reported that the disadvantages of wearing spectacles were that they reduced the power of the eyes and spectacle wear had psychological effects, particularly among females. Parents felt that their children had lost an important asset, that the community looked at them as handicapped and that their children would be blind in future.
Conclusion: The fear and stigma related to the use of spectacles are widely experienced among students and their parents in Sudan, and particularly among females. Eye health education programmes should be broadcast through the public media to promote awareness and benefits about spectacle wear and eye care.


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Local leisure centres back petition to keep gyms open
Leisure centres across Three Rivers are backing the petition to keep gyms open and are pushing to be recognised as an 'essential service' amid month-long closures due to the second lockdown.
South Oxhey Leisure Centre, William Penn Leisure Centre and Rickmansworth Golf Course managed by sports and leisure operator Everyone Active in partnership with Three Rivers District Council, had been forced to close for a prolonged period starting in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter from Everyone Active's Managing Director, David Bibby, concerns were raised about the tougher effect on the public this time round, with shorter hours of sunlight and colder weather affecting mental health and the motivation for people to exercise outdoors.
Research by industry body ukactive shows that 58% of people managed their mental health by being active during the last lockdown, emphasising the role gyms and leisure facilities can play in providing vital sanctuaries for health and wellbeing this winter.
Following the reopening of leisure facilities in July, Everyone Active, like other providers, implemented a host of strict operational measures to ensure the utmost safety across gym, swimming, group exercise and activities to protect both customers and colleagues.
This included online booking systems to manage capacity at its centres and rigorous cleaning regimes, which it believes contributes to the low transmission rate reported across UK gyms.
However, these efforts have been met with a news of a month's closure rather than recognition of the statistical data which reinforces the safe use of leisure centres.
John Sewell, Everyone Active's area contract manager, added: "This is an incredibly difficult time for the leisure industry and our centres in Three Rivers.
"We are urging our members to get behind us and to support their local centre by signing the petition to encourage the Government to keep gyms open here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/333869
"We're so proud of all our colleagues for their hard work and dedication to providing a safe environment for our customers and can't wait to reopen our doors once again."
For more information on Everyone Active, visit: www.everyoneactive.com


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Hickory Sting Begins at Fort Bliss
CitizenSoldier March 4, 2019
Cavalry Scouts from 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment train alongside Moldova's Recon Battalion during Exercise Hickory Sting at Fort Bliss Texas.
The mountainous desert terrain of Fort Bliss, Texas, set the scene of Operation Hickory Sting – a brigade-level exercise consisting of more than 4,000 National Guard Soldiers. The operation was an Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise for the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), which is made up of units from the North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia Army National Guards.
Soldiers from the Minnesota Army National Guard and North Carolina's State partner country, Moldova, also participated in the XCTC as support to the 30th.
The Army National Guard's XCTC program, coordinated and managed in conjunction with First Army and the National Guard Bureau, provides a combat-training-center-like experience, but at a home station or regional training center. The program is designed to certify platoon proficiency and brings full training resource packages to National Guard and active duty bases around the country. XCTC exercises challenge and prepare Soldiers across all military occupational specialties (MOSs) to be more lethal, effective and tactically proficient.
The 30th ABCT's XCTC exercise gave Soldiers an opportunity to conduct combined arms maneuvers focused on company-level armor and infantry situational training exercises. Soldiers from West Virginia's 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment – a sub-unit of the 30th – conducted Table XII platoon gunnery, a combined arms live-fire exercise and participated in platoon and troop-level, reconnaissance-focused situational training exercises.
Taking place in August of 2018, Operation Hickory Sting served to prepare the entire 30th ABCT for a successful completion of an upcoming 2019 training rotation at the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California. Following their NTC rotation, the 30th ABCT will be validated for a potential deployment overseas.
"We have a lot of MOSs present," said CPT Ronald Colvin, commander of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, when speaking about the Hickory Sting exercise. "Field artillery, logistics and supply elements, maintenance, fire control specialists, medics, the list goes on.
Operation Hickory Sting
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rue Lincoln 75008 Paris
Two bedroom, two bathroom: Located in the center of the coveted Golden Triangle area of Paris, beautifully renovated 204 m2 property features a large balcony with an open view
KitchenFully equipped eat-in kitchen
Floors (wood, tile)Herringbone wood parquet
Balcony/TerraceYes
SecurityuYes
Located in the center of the coveted Golden Triangle area of Paris, an area known for its palaces, mansions and Haute Couture shopping, this beautifully renovated 204 m2 property boasts 3.6 m high ceilings and beautiful volumes. The second floor (etage noble) property features a large balcony with an open view, gorgeous reception rooms, plus dining room, fully equipped eat-in kitchen, two master bedroom suites, each with its own bathroom and dressing area. The apartment boasts a smart house system that controls the lighting, sound, security and air-conditioning / heating.
Vue : Dégagée Rue Cour
Chauffage : Gaz Individuel
Étage : 2ème
Charges : 9 528 € (An)
Taxe foncière : 2 742 €
Cheminée, Ascenseur, Gardien, Double vitrage, Interphone, Digicode.
The epicenter of luxury shopping, 5-star hotels, 3-star Michelin restaurants and glamorous clubs, the 8th is the flashy side of Paris with property prices to match. While most of the bling and glitter stays within the golden triangle- bordered by three stations, Étoile, Concorde, and Pont l'Alma – throughout the rest of the 8th one finds neighborhoods with a more urban feel and every-day shops and markets. The area around Parc Monceau is especially sought-after as it is calm, residential, and consistently beautiful buildings.
The golden triangle of Etoile-Concorde-Alma has gone platinum. A luxury apartment on avenue Montaigne can sell for €25,000/m² and up, and on neighboring streets prices are not far behind in this an area that particularly attracts foreign buyers in addition to Paris residents. Apartments larger than 200m² are plentiful in the historically wealthy district around avenues Hoche and Friedland, and so are relatively reasonable prices. Average price: 10,465 €/m2, ranging from 7,481 € to 20,726 € /m2 depending on the area.
Champs-Elysées € 10,120 € 15,947 € 31,464
Faubourg-du-Roule € 8,695 € 11,762 € 16,901
Madeleine € 8,905 € 12,196 € 19,692
Europe € 8,183 € 11,098 € 16,303
When the Sun King finally died, the heavy Baroque style was as exhausted as the overtaxed peasants. Louis' great-grandson, Louis XV took the throne in 1715, just as Paris was beginning a new intellectual period known as the Enlightenment. Some of the great hôtels (mansions) of this period include the Hôtel de Matignon, where the Premier of France now lives, and the Hôtel d'Evreux, residence of the President. In 1748, at the height of the style, Jacques-Ange Gabriel designed Place Louis XV, now known as Place de la Concorde. Rococo brought improvements in practical aspects of architecture: chimneys became more efficient, sanitation was improved, and rooms were arranged with more consideration for privacy. Residential life was creeping closer to what we would recognize today.
When François I took over the French throne, he surrounded himself with the best creative minds of the time, inviting Leonardo da Vinci to Paris and hiring Italian architects to renovate the Louvre; the French capital surged with life and new buildings.
When François died in 1547, the city was torn apart by Catholic and Protestant factions. Henri IV, finally brought peace to Paris and was determined to restore its brilliance. He completed the Pont Neuf, extended the Louvre and reorganized the entranceways of the city. His most beautiful public legacy is the Place Royale. This was also the era of the magnificent private urban chateaux known as "hôtels particuliers," which developed in the Latin Quarter, the Faubourg Saint-Germain, and the Quartier du Palais-Royal (Rue Saint-Honoré) for the noble class.
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The Revolution devastated Paris and the city's architecture suffered alongside its people. Royal chambers were torn apart by mobs, churches were looted and demolished, and ordinary apartments burned. Barely a decade after Louis XVI was decapitated, Napoleon was firmly in power. The Napoleonic style is a mishmash of neo-classic impulses. Decoration was stimulated by excavations in Pompeii and archeological discoveries in Greece. Classical references pleased Napoleon, since they suited his ambitions for an expanding Empire. Napoleon wisely set up massive building projects to keep Parisians employed, and his largest urban projects shaped today's city. Napoleon also ordained that streets should be numbered odd on one side, even on the other, a remarkably practical concept that hadn't occurred to anyone before.
Mini Palais
ave Winston Churchill, 8th
tel: 01 42 56 42 42 | M° Champs Elysée Clemenceau
Go here for the duck magret and foie gras hamburger, as well as the fact that it's not often you get to eat inside a historical monument done up in a very modern decor. The rest of the food is good too, as you would expect with 3 star Michelin chef, Eric Frechon, overseeing the menu. But getting to eat inside the Grand Palais is the treat here. The terrace in the summer is a must!
20 rue d'Artois, 8th
tel: +33 (0)1 4380 1966 | M° Saint Philippe du Roule
www.restaurant-apicius.com/
Tucked away in a Haussmannian mansion near the Triangle d'Or is Apicius, the two Michelin starred restaurant of Chef Jean-Pierre Vigato. Between the stunning setting, the selection of fine produce, seafood, meats and cheeses from around France, and the convivial atmosphere, Apicius is an oasis in the middle of the 8th arrondissement. Head here for a glass of champagne on the patio bar, or reserve a table for an incredible meal.
Avenue Hoche
Two bed, two bath: Elegant renovated Haussmannian apartment, with balcony and two master suites, just steps from Parc Monceau. Perfect luxury pied-à-terre.
Ave George V
This newly renovated one-bedroom apartment is just steps from the famous Avenue des Champs Elysées and Avenue Montaigne in the historic center of Paris, with a balcony and beautiful open view. An excellent primary residence, pied-a-terre, or investment property.
2 or 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms: Spacious renovated apartment with open, Eiffel Tower views. Close to George V Avenue, in a stone building with beautiful common areas.
Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Two bedroom, two bathroom: superbly renovated, overlooking a garden courtyard just a stone's throw from the Champs Élysées and the Place de l'Étoile. Bright, quiet and located in the very center of the city.


This class is for you if you are a service-based entrepreneur and aren't making the level of income you want for the quality of work that you do.
There are lots of programs on marketing and selling, but not many on how to determine the best fee structure for your services, have successful sales conversations or how to ask for what you're worth. As a result, many service professionals feel uncomfortable and uneasy when it comes to quoting their fees, feel pressured to discount their services or even avoid sales conversations.
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On the first no-fee call, you'll learn how the traditional time-for-dollar model may be holding you back from raising your rates and severely limiting your income. Then you'll learn how you can deliver even more value to your clients than you're currently doing now. You'll also discover how to identify and pinpoint some of the beliefs, fears and internal resistance that may be preventing you from charging what you're worth.
This call is different from normal no-fee teleclasses because it is actually the first call in a 5-part teleseminar called Transformational Fee-Setting, which Jeffrey and Elizabeth will be leading during February. That means you will not only gain specific knowledge, skills and insights on how to raise your rates, but you'll get to experience how this course can dramatically improve your ability to quote your rate and structure your services in the best, most effective way. At the same time, there is absolutely no obligation to continue with the rest of the course.
This course will help you understand a variety of business models and how to choose the right one(s) for your services. Much more importantly, it will give you specific steps towards increasing your confidence about your value in the marketplace – the internal personal growth work that's directly tied to your ability to ask for and receive higher fees.
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From personal experience studying with both Jeffrey and Elizabeth, we know you will receive great and lasting value from listening to them, whether or not you decide to take the rest of the course.
If this message doesn't speak to you, this course probably isn't for you. But if you're feeling curious, nervous or excited, this is likely to be a very important next step for you. If you'd like to be notified when the next class is scheduled through the True Purpose Institute, just contact us to get on the list.


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Massachusetts is investigating allegations that 63 broker-dealer firms may still be selling private placements in GPB Capital Holdings LLC after the firm temporarily stopped raising funds.
The head of the Massachusetts Securities Division, William Galvin, received a tip from an independent firm, and began investigating GPB's sales practices. His office has requested documentation relating to sales activity in the state, marketing materials provided to investors and information related to investor suitability.
GPB recently stated it is suspending their efforts to raise new capital to take care of overdue accounting and financial reporting of two of its biggest funds, GPB Holdings II and GPB Automotive Portfolio. These two funds have raised a combined $1.3 billion in investor capital, and became eligible to release financial information to the public over a year ago. They are now required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, but missed the April 30th deadline.


Ellen Gets Thrilled By The 8 Year Old, Then This Happens… WOW!
It's without doubt that there are many ways to kill a rat. In the clip below we see how a woman named Kristen was able to tell her husband, Cory, that she was pregnant in a very clever way.
When Kristen did a pregnancy test which turned out to be positive, she decided to think of an interesting way to reveal the wonderful news to her husband. To do that, she prepared some food and put it into different containers and told Cory that they were going to play a game.
Cory got blindfolded and was given a spoon and the containers to taste and say which type of food it was. Cory was able to identify the first three foods without no problem, but when she handed her the third one, Cory could definitely recognize the taste of the baby food. She asked him some few questions before revealing that she was pregnant.
Cory could not believe and requested to see the test and Kristen willingly handed it to him. Confirming that it was not a game but real, he just bent down and kissed the belly of her wife and hugged her with tears of joy rolling down his cheek.
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Q: How to name column from table got with sys.odcinumberlist The column name of this query
Select * from table(sys.odcinumberlist(3,4,3))

is named column_value.
I would like to rename the column
This solution works but it complicate unnecessarity the code. Is there a better way to that?
select t.column_value myNumber from (Select * from table(sys.odcinumberlist(3,4,3)) ) t

A: Oracle's table syntax does generate an anonymous table, with a unique column called column_value. You don't need a subquery to do what you want, you can directly alias the column in the select clause:
select column_value myNumber from table(sys.odcinumberlist(3,4,3))

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Q: Sybase 16 startserver failed due to missing libsapcrypto.so We've installed Sybase 16 Express in our Linux box, it was able to startup right after the installation. When we recently try restarting it with the startserver -f RUN_FILE command, it failed to find the libsapcrypto.so file.
    ~/sap/ASE-16_0/bin> ../sap/ASE-16_0/bin/dataserver: error while loading shared libraries: libsapcrypto.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

We searched this file, multiple matches presented in the following paths:
./DM/OCS-16_0/lib3p/libsapcrypto.so
./DM/OCS-16_0/lib3p64/libsapcrypto.so
./DM/OCS-16_0/devlib3p64/libsapcrypto.so
./DM/OCS-16_0/devlib3p/libsapcrypto.so
./DM/REP-16_0/lib64/libsapcrypto.so
./DataAccess/ODBC/lib/libsapcrypto.so
./DataAccess64/ODBC/lib/libsapcrypto.so
./OCS-16_0/lib3p/libsapcrypto.so
./OCS-16_0/lib3p64/libsapcrypto.so
./OCS-16_0/devlib3p64/libsapcrypto.so
./OCS-16_0/devlib3p/libsapcrypto.so

A: Since this hasn't been answered yet, running this command worked for me:
. /opt/sap/SYBASE.sh

Note the different syntax to make sure the environment variables are set in the terminal session, as opposed to using this syntax:
/opt/sap/SYBASE.sh


McKinney, Texas – McKinney ISD officials presented the MISD Board of Trustees with a construction update on the McKinney ISD Stadium and Community Event Center (CEC) at a special board meeting held this week. The presentation was led by Jason Bird, MISD Chief Financial Officer, and representatives from Manhattan Construction Company and Stantec Architecture. Manhattan was hired as the construction manager for the project and Stantec designed the stadium. Both firms have extensive experience designing similar facilities.
Manhattan Construction is responsible for building AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys; Reliant Stadium and BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston and the University of North Texas Apogee Stadium. Stantec is ranked a top 10 global design firm with over 22,000 employees and 400 locations across six continents. The firm is responsible for the recent redesign of Wrigley Field, a redesign and expansion of the University of Wisconsin Student Athlete Performance Center and the 8,000 seat Texan Drive Stadium in New Caney ISD.
The stadium and CEC construction is approximately 90 percent complete. Both the home and visitor concourses and stands have been completed, the benches and reserved seating are installed, the video board is complete, the turf has been laid and the parking lots and landscaping are nearing completion. Construction crews are currently working on interior finishes in the CEC, technology throughout the stadium and safety and security items.
Once complete, the stadium will seat 12,000 spectators for football and soccer games, band performances, marching competitions and other events. The CEC will accommodate up to 500 people in a banquet-style arrangement and approximately 800 people in a lecture-style setting. The district plans to use the CEC on a daily basis for meetings, professional development and trainings, banquets and special events.
The District addressed concerns related to concrete on the home and visitor side concourses with greater than anticipated cracking. Manhattan Construction and Stantec Architecture are investigating the concerns.
McKinney ISD has employed Nelson Forensics, a widely respected investigative and forensic engineering firm, to provide a third-party evaluation of the concerns. Manhattan and Stantec have committed to work together to address any and all of the concerns, and bear the responsibility of any associated costs.
The District will provide another construction update at the Board of Trustees monthly meeting in June.


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UAE - SEHA wins two globally recognised awards for excellenc...| MENAFN.COM
UAE - SEHA wins two globally recognised awards for excellence in nursing healthcare
(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI, 14th January, 2022 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE's largest healthcare network, has won two prestigious nursing awards: the Nursing Informatics Unit of the Year 2020-2021 award, announced at the GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference, and the Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality, presented to SEHA's Ghayathi Hospital.
Aysha Al Mahri, Group Chief Nursing Officer at SEHA, said: 'Nurses are the foundation of our network. Representing the largest portion of our workforce, they play a crucial role in elevating the patient experience. Beyond their multifaceted and continuously evolving role, it is the care and compassion of nurses which often leaves a lasting impression on our patients. We are incredibly proud that our nurses' commitment to excellent patient care is being recognised through these awards; they are a testament to our world-class nursing team's hard work, devotion, and dedication.'
SEHA's Nursing Unit was awarded the title of Nursing Informatics Unit of the Year 2020-2021 at the GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference. Nursing Informatics is part of SEHA's nursing services and was established to focus on the future use of technology within nursing practice and its benefits for patients. The award aims to promote nursing informatics and the future of nursing within a new era of technology and innovation, utilising big data and artificial intelligence within healthcare services.
The second recent achievement for the SEHA nursing team was Ghayathi Hospital, a SEHA Healthcare Facility in the Al Dhafra Region, receiving the NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality. This is an annual award that honors nursing excellence and recognizes the best-performing hospital in each category. Achieving and maintaining overall excellence in nursing performance measures shows the significant commitment of the organisation to enhancing patient-centered care quality.
Samah Mahmoud, Group Deputy Chief Nursing and Allied Health Director at SEHA, said: 'We are incredibly proud to demonstrate the rich capabilities of SEHA's nurses. SEHA's Nursing Unit focuses on structured practices, highlighting innovation and digital health as we look towards the future of nursing and healthcare. To have won these awards is an inspiring achievement and testament to our nursing team's continuous time, effort, and investment into the success of SEHA, in addition to their tireless efforts in delivering world-class patient care.'


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Hoopers involves a dog moving through a course of hoops, through tunnels and around barrels, eventually at a distance from the handler.
In the 2 hour Introductory course I will help you to build your dog's confidence around the equipment, help you gain distance control and ooomph, and work towards completing a short basic course. If necessary it is possible to complete the course with your dog on a lead or long line. One you know the basics, come and "have a go" on a course.


Melt the coconut oil and cream together with the next 7 ingredients. Mix in flour and chocolate chips until JUST incorporated, careful not to over mix!
Spoon the batter into a mini-muffin tray. This recipe makes about 40 so be sure you have enough liners!
Bake for 15-17 minutes. While that's going, mix all the icing ingredients together with electric beaters. The beaters really make the icing fluffy, it's really nice. Refrigerate the icing until the cupcakes are out of the oven and have cooled off.
Spread the icing and decorate each cupcake according to your favorite team!


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