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Privacy Policy v 1.0
Effective April 6, 2021 MainBrainer AS takes data privacy seriously. This privacy policy explains who we are, how we collect, share and use Personal Information, and how you can exercise your privacy rights. We recommend that you read this privacy policy in full to ensure that you are fully informed. If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your Personal Information, then please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of Section 16.
This Privacy Policy applies to the processing of your personal data where MainBrainer AS ("We", "Us" or "Our") is the data controller or where We refer to the applicability of this Privacy Policy. When our services are provided indirectly by a third-party we act in the role of a data processor and follow the instructions of the Data Processing Agreement. If You are the customer of such a third- party please refer to their Privacy Policy. It shall also be stated in the Data Processing Agreement with the controller that the processor undertakes to carry out such appropriate technical and organizational security measures as ensue from section 13 of the Norwegian Personal Data Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. This Privacy Policy is by reference to Appendix 1 incorporated in the Terms of Service (the "Agreement") posted at www.mainbrainer.com. You agree to the processing of Your personal data by Us when You use the Site and Services.
Data collection and maintenance
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We register and maintain data that has been provided to Us or uploaded to the Site by Users, which We refer to in this Privacy Policy as "Customer Message Recipient Data." Typically, Customer Message Recipient Data relates to persons or legal entities who have opted in to receive SMS or e-mail or other types of communications from You, and may include name, e-mail address, contact information and other information. Under Our Anti-Spam Policy set out in Appendix 2 to the Agreement You can only communicate to persons who have consented to receiving Your communication or with whom You have a previous relationship authorizing the communication. Reference is made to Appendix 2 (Anti-Spam Policy).
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purposes of collected data
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We may disclose the information we collect from You to Our representatives, including Amazon, Inc. ("Amazon") with data storage facilities in Europe, United States of America and/or Asia, and Braintree Payment Solutions, LLC ("Braintree"). with payment processing facilities in the United States of America, who perform on our behalf: processing not limited to data storage and credit card processing to bill You for campaigns and Services and a live chat representative to assist us with customer service, marketing analysis, services to help manage our online advertising, customer relationship management services, internal system monitoring and performance services. These third parties are required to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of personal data and are restricted to use such data only as directed by Us under strict confidentiality. Amazon and Braintree are operating under a Data Processing Addendum and has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses ("model clauses") defined and approved by the European Commission ensuring compliance outside the European Economic Area.
Company Transfer:
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Aggregated and Anonymous Information:
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We employ industry-recognized information technology to protect the security of the information and personal data you submit to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. The importance of security for all Personal Information associated with our users is of utmost concern to us. Our secure servers protect this information using password protection and advanced encryption, and we may use firewall technology for additional protection. When you enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number, login information for our Services, or Geo- Location information) on our Offerings, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). Furthermore, all of the user data we collect is protected against unauthorized access by physical security means. We also encourage our partners and service providers to adopt and follow stringent consumer privacy policies. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. The processing of personal data in accordance with Section 13 of the Norwegian Personal Data Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. The security of Your personal data is important to Us. In the unlikely event of a personal data breach we will inform you immediately as the data controller and if the breach warrants the supervisory authority without undue delay unless that would involve disproportionate effort (in accordance with Article 33 and 34 of GDPR). We will also take measures to mitigate any possible adverse effects of the breach. If You have any questions about security and our services protecting your data, please e-mail Us at: support@mainbrainer.com. If you wish to report an incident or concern, then please e-mail us immediately at: support@mainbrainer.com.
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This accessible text aims to give a theoretical overview of approaches to gender. The book discusses the major theories concerned with the ways in which we ‘become engendered', and explains and evaluates naturalist, psychoanalytic, materialist and post-structuralist accounts.

Tensions between these different approaches are acknowledged , but stark polarities are resisted. Throughout the book it is recognized that becoming gendered implicates and is implicated by other aspects of social becoming. The work of Judith Butler is discussed in detail and its importance and limitations spelt out in key chapters on sexuality, the body, transgendering and political agency. Debates between ‘queer' approaches to gender and those prioritizing sexual difference are also brought to the fore.

Theorizing Gender aims to provide a framework for weaving together what are often viewed as opposing directions of thought. Students and researchers in sociology, philosophy and gender studies, and all those with an interest in gender will find it an invaluable resource.
Chapter One : Natural Women and Men.
Chapter Two: Psychoanalysis and Gender.
Chapter Three: The Social Construction of Gender.
Chapter Four: Judith Butler; 'The Queen of Queer'.
Chapter Five: Gender and Sexuality.
Chapter Six: Theorising Men and Masculinities.
Chapter Nine: Borderlands and Gendered Homes.
Chapter Ten: Gender and the Politics of Identity.


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NewsPersonalized Learning
A Historic Literacy Effort in California Brings Personalized Learning to English Language Learners
By Tim Newcomb | May 25, 2017
Photo: NapaLearns
Early learning app spurs nation's first countywide literacy effort in California
Preschool app helps English learners of all ages master English at their own pace
The country's first countywide digital early learning program can trace its roots back 26 years, to the day Barbara Nemko, now the Napa County, California, superintendent of schools, was listening to her young nephew have a conversation with an adult.
"At that moment, it occurred to me he was going to go to kindergarten with kids who didn't speak English," she tells The 74. "That disparity was daunting, but it was more of an observation that gnawed at me."
Two decades later, Nemko was able to turn that observation into action, partnering with Ilene Rosenthal, CEO of Footsteps2Brilliance, to bring a version of digital early learning literacy to students in Napa County.
A pilot personalized learning program in 2011 gave 16 English language learners iPads equipped with an app that contained more than 200 books and learning games in both English and Spanish, as well as full-color interactive stories. Kids could touch the screen and make things happen — prompting a cow to moo or having every word appear in red when it is said aloud to improve sound correspondence.
With around-the-clock access, students could share the learning and engagement with their parents and move through the app's reading levels at their own pace. A simple toggle button allowed kids, or parents, to switch between Spanish and English, improving comprehension in both languages for learners of all ages.
In just four weeks, reading comprehension scores among the students skyrocketed from 11 percent to 76 percent. The second year of the pilot program saw English learners identify words at a 79 percent success rate, up from 43 percent the year before.
That success prompted Napa County in 2014 to launch its Digital Early Learning initiative, a five-year evaluation study following 325 students from preschool through third grade. And in 2015, with 24 preschools across five districts engaged in the program, the U.S. Department of Education recognized it as the first countywide effort in the country.
And it continues to grow. With a public-private nonprofit helping to fund the effort, Napa offers the app free to anyone who lives in the county.
In the years since the pilot program launched, the app developers have added sequencing games and new animated stories, based on feedback from teachers working in the classroom. Students can stop language in real time while reading an illustrated story, progressing at their own pace through each page, book, or reading level.
Early on, animation ties words to images for easy contextualization. Rhyming and alliteration help with understanding, and questions at the end of each story encourage comprehension. Those assessments are geared for different levels too, ranging from simple questions with hint buttons to multiple-choice, inference, and open-ended queries.
Since typical English language learners come from homes where reading in any language isn't common, Nemko says, students enter school without exposure to many words or to written language. That uncertainty around English leads kids to remain reserved, reluctant to interact with classmates and teachers. "Now, the students come to school and they have a richer vocabulary," she says.
Because the students take their devices home, parents can join in, helping to bridge the word gap that exposes kids from lower-income homes to 30 million fewer words than children from upper-income households by age 3. "In addition to the incredible growth the kids are making in vocabulary, the parents have told us their English is improving," Nemko says. "That has been huge."
"Now parents can be reading to their children and also learn English," Rosenthal tells The 74.
A tracking system inside the app allows teachers to see what students have done — which books they have read, which phonics games they have played, and how they have progressed through the levels.
Nemko says that through ongoing federally funded research, they hope not only to highlight the success of the students involved in English language development, but also to try to correlate language improvements with cost savings by eliminating pricey remediation.
The data will come soon. Meanwhile, districts across the state and country have taken notice.
"The first message is, digital works," Nemko says. "Digital is engaging, and the one thing we know is that student engagement is the biggest measure of achievement. If you are engaged more — and this has a breadth and depth because of all the additional games and letter recognition — you are going to learn more."
Tim Newcomb is a sports, education, and pop culture writer based out of Washington state. He is the author of the book "STEM in Sports: Engineering," published by Mason Crest, and a father to three girls.
@tdnewcomb

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If you are a visitor, please check in at the Welcome Desk, located through the Orchard Kids entrance (North Building).
Sign in at the green check-in kiosk labeled, "Visitor Check-In", and take a numbered pager from the dock.
Place one nametag on the back of your child's shirt, and keep the other one with you to show at pick-up.
A volunteer will direct you to the appropriate classroom for your child.
Awana is a ministry committed to reaching boys and girls with the gospel of Jesus Christ and training them to serve him on Tuesdays throughout the school year! Awana clubs are a place where children 3-years-old to 5th grade can play games, memorize Bible verses and learn Bible lessons. Click here for more info.
The next child dedication is Sunday, May 12. If you are a church member and you'd like to participate in the next child dedication, fill out an online child dedication request form by April 28. Click here for more information.


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Q: Windows Server 2008 R2 terminal server internet radio streaming I'm setting up a terminal server for a 5 user company to replace ageing windows xp desktops. At the moment I'm experimenting with internet radio streaming because a couple of users are accustomed to their radio streams playing in the background as they work :(
After extensive testing and trial and error I have determined that the audio quality depends upon Windows Media Player (WMP) being installed. The streams the users access are always the same via Tunein.com and the Flash streams are too choppy to be acceptable.
I've installed WMP via the "Desktop Experience" feature, but I'm not keen on all the other features that get installed e.g. themes, defender. I have not been able to find any information regarding the standalone installation of WMP, so I tried VLC and that seemed to work fine.
Although, VLC is an option I would like to ask for any alternative solutions to the radio streaming requirement of my users ;)

A: Technically not an "alternative", but could be used with your initial solution. After you install Desktop Experience, you can disable the other features:

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*Themes, just disable the Windows Service

*Windows Defender, just disable the Windows Service

*Sound Recorder, remove from start menu once installed, or apply a Software Restriction

*Windows SideShow, not sure about this one. Chances of it being used are slim; has anyone ever actually seen a SideShow compatible device?

*Disk Cleanup, the users most likely won't have permission to run this anyway

*Sync Center, apply GPO to block

*Character Map, harmless and actually very useful for some people

*Snipping Tool, harmless and actually very useful for some people

*Video for Windows (AVI support), I suspect this is going to be required for WMP to work

I'm not 100% sure on this, but I believe the reason Desktop Experience is required to be installed is because Windows Server lacks a lot of the underlying functions that WMP requires to run.
However, note the following on the Technet article:

Installing Desktop Experience does not automatically turn on any of
  the features it installs. After installation, you must manually enable
  any features that require configuration changes. For example, to use a
  desktop theme, use the Services snap-in for Microsoft Management
  Console to enable and start the Themes service, and then select the
  theme.

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I considered rushing out to local record stores Friday morning to pick up exclusive Black Friday vinyl music releases. Then I started flipping through my existing collection, deciding instead to stay home and spin the stuff I already own.
Albums by Bobby Womack, Johnny Cash, Gang Starr, The Stepkids randomly made the rotation. Sample some of the best tracks from each below.


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For no particular reason, she dreams of becoming a tightrope walker; of finally achieving grace and harmony; of finding balance on the high-wire of her life, facing her fears, becoming her best self... existing.
We follow her dream and witness a series of unexpected, fantastical, initiatory encounters. We watch her transform and reveal her inner self, to herself and to others.
Balancing joy, eroticism, magic, advanced technology, performance, and music, Manfred Thierry Mugler uses all the art of showmanship to create an effervescently creative show.
The Mugler Follies invite you to experience something special: a touching, shocking, beautiful, disconcerting event, in a place where you will feel a cascade of contradictory emotions, wandering and guided through the twists and turns of Thierry Manfred Mugler's dream.
Welcome to the Mugler Follies!
In this creation, Manfred Thierry Mugler revisits the revue, a form of artistic expression that leaves him the greatest freedom. With a new atmosphere in each scene, changing from wonder to fear to laughter to empathy, a variety show embraces the most extreme folly, daring, and metamorphosis.
By creating the Mugler Follies, Manfred Thierry Mugler has employed and enhanced his long and glittering creative history, packed into the same space and time.
As a dancer, fashion designer, perfume and costume creator, photographer, and director, Manfred Thierry Mugler is clearly a man who seeks out any and every creative experience.
He created his own haute couture label and founded the Maison Thierry Mugler.
Along with Clarins, he created Angel, one of the world's best-selling perfumes.
He is also the Artistic Director of Beyoncé's world tour.
He worked with Cirque de Soleil to create Zumanity.
Here and now, Manfred Thierry Mugler is combining all his talents in one place for an utterly unique evening.


However, speakers at the rally raised concerns that central government had sent in the forces to eliminate powerful local figures and crush public expressions of dissent in Badakhshan.
Alim Sherzamonov, the head of the local branch of Tajikistan's Social Democratic Party, and a prominent figure at the rally, said people were alarmed at the move.
Other, longer-standing concerns voiced at the meeting included the feeling that the regional administration was ineffective, and that Badakhshan should be granted a greater degree of autonomy.
Despite some tough talk on both sides, the mounting tension in Khorog was dispelled in a deal between the government and influential local figures.
Some of these were former guerrilla commanders with the opposition during the 1992-97 civil war, and still retain a lot of influence locally. The official statements about lawlessness in Badakhshan may have been allusion to their presence, and some suspected the extra military force was really a threat to these individuals and their followers.
Also in February, a former opposition commander in Badakhshan, Mamadbokir Mamadbokirov, was involved in an incident in which Khorog's police station came under fire. No one was hurt, and Mamadbokirov and his men turned in their weapons after police delivered an ultimatum.
Suspicions that the Badakhshan troop deployment was another attempt to assert central authority by force were only strengthened when Defence Minister Sherali Khayrulloev told the Asia-Plus news agency that one of the organisers of the Khorog rally, Imomnazar Imomnazarov, was a suspected drug trafficker who would be "neutralised" by the military if he and his supporters did not hand over their weapons.
Some of these figures were prominent in the protests, and it is mark of their importance that leading ex-guerrilla commanders were invited to a meeting with a mission from Dushanbe headed by Interior Minister Mahmadnazar Salihov. After two days of negotiations, the commanders agreed to hand over about 300 weapons – 60 were surrendered immediately – in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
Under the deal, the extra troops will remain in the region, but an immediate aid package will be made available for 5,000 low income families, consisting of rice, flour, sugar and cooking oil. The authorities also promised to send a consignment of wheelchairs and computers, both in short supply in Badakhshan.
Badakhshan is enormous, covering 45 per cent of Tajikistan's territory, but the harsh environment of mountains, ravines and high-altitude plateau means that only 200,000 people live here, occupying only three per cent of the land.
The Pamiris – really a group of related ethnic groups – differ from the Tajiks in language and in their faith, as Ismaili Muslims who follow the Aga Khan, rather than the Sunni Islam practiced in the rest of the country.
Given the climate and lack of usable land, the Pamiris have always been worse-off than the rest of this generally poor nation, and many of them are forced to move to lowland towns or further afield to Russia to earn a living.
Consumer goods have to be transported up the one road from Dushanbe, which is vulnerable to closure by avalanches in winter. Recent years have seen a new door to the east open up with the construction of a road leading to China, and there has been an upsurge in trade with that country.
The past year has been a bad one for Tajikistan, with an exceptionally harsh winter and rising prices of fuel and food prices driven by the situation on world markets.
As Sherzamonov pointed out, the recent rally had in fact been scheduled to take place prior to the military deployment. In April, the Social Democrats wanted to stage a demonstration over issues like corruption among regional officials and a decision to cede some border territories to China, but were refused permission to do so by the authorities.
One theme that was carried over to the June rally was the degree of autonomy granted to Badakhshan. Sherzamonov said the local government currently has its hands tied because it cannot make decisions without Dushanbe's say-so.
Technically an "autonomous region", a Soviet-era distinction granted in recognition of the separate identity of the Pamiri people, Badakhshan effectively treated like just another province of Tajikistan – and is arguably worse off, because of its tenuous connections with the rest of the country.
Most observers do not think secession is seriously on the agenda.
Another analyst, Rashid Abdullo, noted that distant echoes were beign held from Kosovo's declaration of independence in February, given that the Pamiris could claim a separate ethnic and religious identity from the Tajik majority.
At a more practical level, analysts say another element in this complex political mix is that many Pamiris dislike the current Badakhshan regional government, partly because provincial governor Qodir Qosim, appointed in late 2006, is viewed as an outsider, a Sunni Tajik.
"One gets the impression that whatever the new regional chief does, his good deeds will only underline that fact the he's a Tajik from Vanch," said one political commentator, who did not want to be named.
Perhaps the most delicate issue of all is the presence of prominent former paramilitaries who constitute a potential alternative power base – and specifically, what Dushanbe plans to do about them.
"As the problems mount up, particularly social and economic ones, and are not addressed in timely fashion, the capital needs to pay more attention to them from a political point of view. These problems may be politicised by those who see themselves as opponents of the current government," said Abdullo.
While the Islamic Rebirth Party, IRP, guerrillas who made up the core of the opposition in the civil war put up a tough and determined fight, their Pamiri allies were less active and instead worked out an unspoken truce with Dushanbe. When the war ended in 1997, opposition leaders were granted a share of power while the rank-and-file combatants went through a disarmament and reintegration process.
In remote mountain areas, the reach of central government remained tenuous and some armed groups simply returned to civilian life without surrendering their weapons.
Mullojanov believes that some of the former "field commanders" are growing restive. In recent years, the Tajik leadership has quietly sacked opposition figures granted official positions under the power-sharing peace deal. And the recent operations in Garm and Kulob make the commanders suspect the government is now hunting them down in their lairs.
In Mullojanov's view, these suspicions might in fact be accurate – the deployment of forces in Badakhshan could be the precursor to a bigger plan to take out all the remaining ex-opposition guerrillas in the Garm region, stronghold of the IRP. Holding the Pamiris down with a heavy troop presence would stop them coming to the aid of their IRP allies in the event of such an operation.
For Mullojanov, the combination of disgruntled ex-guerrillas and genuine economic distress in rural areas makes for a heady and dangerous mix, and he argues that the authorities should not go lightly into a confrontation.
"That's the real complexity of the situation – were a military operation to be launched [by the government], the field commanders could easily use the discontent felt by the population to their advantage," he said.
Lola Olimova is IWPR editor in Tajikistan.


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Q: What does Bureaucratic Arts II do? The description is:

With the second level of Bureaucratic Arts, the ability to wrangle permits from the Bureaucrats becomes yours.

What does this actually mean?

A: Bureaucratic Arts II allows the player to obtain more types of permits from the Bureaucrats in  Bureaucratic Halls. As of now, the only item this enables you to obtain is the General Building Permit, which is consumed in certain phases of Street Projects. BA II is also required in the work stages of certain projects. tl;dr: BA II is only useful for Street Projects, and it is only rarely useful.
It is hinted that in the future more types permits will be added. For example, in the forum post introducing Party Packs, the developers hinted that Parties will in the future require Party Permits which presumably will require BA II to obtain. There also exists the unimplemented skill Bureaucratic Arts III, which hints that the developers may expand the skill tree in this direction in the future.


Technology is inevitable. One can say that computer was invented for a reason, and so is the internet. It can help you research, download music and games, get in touch with your friends (and enemies) and even with the entire world by flaunting your face, expensive things and even your opinions. Social media gives you freedom to say whatever you want, and of course, also gives freedom to others to react or to send you whatever they like to whatever you had posted in any way, whether it's a compliment or an insult. According to the survey conducted by a child, care non-profit Stairway Foundation Inc., 80% of Filipino teenagers aged 13 – 16 have been cyberbullied through social media.
Avoid posting too much pictures and personal information such as home address and contact number if you can. Before posting anything, ask yourself if it's something okay for the world to see. If you're not using your personal computer, don't forget to always log-out your accounts.
Be responsible in using social media.
"Think before you click." Do not post anything that can compromise your reputation. Be careful on voicing out your opinions. Since you have an internet connection to be active on social media, being active on researching and verifying the sources of a certain topic before posting is also a consideration. Avoid situation that people can call you stupid or ignorant. Avoid also posting what you are doing, where you at, what you are eating every single time. People may not bash you by that, it is just simply annoying. An annoyed person can be a bully somehow.
Avoid adding people you don't really know in your friend list online. Your friends and relatives are more unlikely to bully you. If possible, only accept request came from your schoolmates, colleagues and neighbors.
The comments and messages you got are definitely insulting and surely can hurt you in a way, but please don't respond to these hates. Yes, it's hard just to ignore those, but bullies and bashers like it when they are aware that you are affected by them and only encourages them to bully you more.
Don't be a cyberbully yourself.
As they say, respect begets respect. It's 100% sure that you'll be an online bully victim because you are also bully. It's like giving others an idea that it's okay to insult you online because you are doing the same too.
And as one of the international school in Manila that supporting an anti-bullying campaign, Reedley is hoping to decrease the number of cyber-bullied by sharing tips how to prevent being a victim.
Online bullying can be easy to spot. Are you always receiving hate messages online? Are your social media posts always accompanied by harsh, mean and cruel comments and snide remarks? Are you a cast of an embarrassing meme or photo editing? If your answers to these questions are yes, well unfortunately, you are now a certified online bullying victim.


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United Kingdom Galaxy pageant
United Kingdom Galaxy pageant is for girls and women over the age of 12. The competition crowns 5 winners who are crowned junior, teen, Ms, Miss and Mrs who will then compete in the Miss Galaxy International pageant based in the USA.
http://www.galaxypageantsuk.com/
Miss International UK pageant
Miss International UK pageant is for women of all ages based in the UK. Miss International UK crowns 1 winner who will go onto the Miss International Grand Final based in Japan.
https://www.pageantgirl.co.uk/miss-international/
Miss Teen Great Britain pageant
Miss Teen Great Britain is for girls aged 10-19 which crowns 3 winners. The 3 winners will be crowned Little, Miss and Teen Great Britain.
https://www.missteengreatbritain.co.uk/
Miss Grand England, Scotland and Wales pageant
Miss Grand England, Scotland and Wales is for women of all ages and will crown 3 winners at the finals. The titles are Miss England, Miss Scotland and Miss Wales who will then take place at the Grand International final based in Thailand and Las Vegas.
https://www.pageantgirl.co.uk/about-us/
Miss Divine UK pageant
Miss Divine UK is for women of all ages. The pageant will crown 5 winners who will be titled Junior Miss, Miss, Miss Teen, Mrs and Miss Divine United Kingdom.
https://www.missdivineuk.com/
Miss Universe Great Britain pageant
Miss Universe Great Britain is for women aged between 18-27. The pageant will crown 1 winner who will take place in the finals of Miss Universe.
http://www.missuniversegb.co.uk/
Miss Swimsuit UK
Miss Swimsuit UK is for women of all ages. The rounds consist of 3 outfits; sponsored swimwear, own swimwear and ball gown. The winner of the competition will have a pre paid trip to Mexico for the grand final of Miss Swimsuit.
https://missswimsuituk.co.uk/
Miss Diamond United Kingdom
Miss Diamond United Kingdom celebrates the beauty and diversity of every woman. The pageant is for all ages starting with mini (4-7 years), junior (8-12 years), teen (13-18 years), Miss (19+ years), Mrs (19+ married), Ms (19+ divorced), classic (45+ years) and curve (18+ years). The crowned winners will take part in the Regency Internationals in Vegas.
https://missdiamonduk.com/
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Almanac Rugby League – Jason Taumalolo: Wrecking Ball
March 19, 2019 by Almanac Admin 1 Comment
It's a rare Rugby League Day at the Almanac desk today. For our video highlight, here's a clip to showcase our choice of Player of the Round from the past weekend's matches, Jason Taumalolo from the North Queensland Cowboys.
Taumalolo, age 25, is a couple of years into a 10-year, $10 million contract with the Cowboys. He joined the club from high school and made his first grade debut as the youngest Cowboy ever at the age of 17 years, 2 months and 21 days. He is 191cm tall and weighs in at 117kgs. Imagine trying to stop that when he's coming at you at full tilt, or running at him when you have possession of the ball. The lounge room couch seems like a good (safe) place to be.
In the modern game, a running forward does well to accumulate 200 metres of territory gained in a match. On Saturday night, Taumalolo ran a staggering 301 metres in wrecking ball fashion to scatter the Dragons defenders like nine-pins.
The accompanying video, admittedly from the 2017 season, gives the code's aficionados and rugby league newcomers some idea of the power, agility and determination of this mountain of a man. The final playing the clip, taken from a match where he represented Tonga, is simply breath-taking.
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Wouldn't you love to have this bloke on your side? His contract caused a lot of debate at the time it was signed (think Buddy Franklin's deal with the Swans which was signed at a much older age than Jason's) but, on recent form, looks like a pretty good investment. Move over 'JT', here's the new incarnation JT, 'Just Terrifying'!


I'm in love with this song. Was so super touched I had to ask a few times if it was me you were singing about. Definitely made me feel like a million bucks.
The song must be about you. None of the other Criss Soles I know inspire me like you do.
The girl with the eyebrow is my muse.
Beautiful and touching. You must have a very kind heart to do something so special for her.
She's pretty cool and she's nice to cats too.
I know her! She really loves this dedication and was very moved that someone out there cared.
Next time you see her buy her a beer for me!
Great lyrics, very touching. I'd love to write a song -- you have encouraged me to have a go.
Thanks! If I've inspired you to create art that is awesome. Go ahead and give it a try, and never worry about what other people will think. Just do it.


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Q: Ajax Login saving/not saving the username and password This is for a hybrid app and I want to save the username and password on the phone with this code:
$('document').ready(function () {
    var get_user = localStorage.getItem("username");
    var get_pass = localStorage.getItem("password");
    username = null;
    password = null;

    if (get_user != null && get_pass != null) {
        alert("Tem user: " + get_user + " e password: " + get_pass);
        username = get_user;
        password = get_pass;
}

And I have another function on login with this:
$("#login").click(function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (username == null || password == null) {
        var username = $("#username").val();
        var password = $("#password").val();

        if (username.trim() == '' || password.trim() == '') {
            alert("Preenche o campo do utilizador e a password")
            return false;
        }

    var formData = {
        'username': username,
        'password': password,
    };

    $.ajax({
        type: 'POST',
        url: 'link',
        data: formData,
        dataType: 'JSON',
        success: function (data) {
            try {
                alert(data[0].username);
                alert(data[0].nif);
                alert(data[0].datanascimento);
                alert(data[0].email);
                alert(data[0].contacto);
            }
            catch (e) {
                alert("Utilizador ou password errados.");
            }
        }
    });
},
);
});

How can I do this if the username and password are set, it will call the ajax post?


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Trump Holds 1st Rally Since Contracting Coronavirus
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SANFORD, Florida — Just a week after his release from the hospital, President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since contracting the coronavirus, resuming his effort to stage a late comeback in the election's final stretch.
"It's great to be back in my home state, Florida, to make my official return to the campaign trail," Trump declared in front of a crowd of thousands of supporters, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, mostly without masks, despite the ongoing pandemic.
Trump said that, after being given experimental medication and other VIP treatment, he's feeling great and glad he no longer needs to be concerned about infection because he's now "immune."
Trump: 'I Feel So Powerful'
"I feel so powerful," said Trump, displaying no obvious signs of lingering infection. "I'll walk into that audience. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women … everybody. I'll just give ya a big fat kiss."
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, said Monday on CNN that those who recover from COVID-19 are likely to be immune for a limited period of time, but there are cases emerging of people getting reinfected weeks or months later.
With three weeks to go before Election Day, Trump — whose doctor said Monday for the first time that he had received a negative test for COVID-19 — is pushing to correct a stubborn deficit in national and battleground state polling as he continues to spread misinformation about a virus that he spent months downplaying.
That includes in Florida, which is seen as critical to his reelection chances. Trump narrowly beat his 2016 rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, in the state by just over 112,000 votes. Some recent polls have suggested a close race in the state, while others have put Democrat Joe Biden ahead.
Other Campaign Events This Week
Trump's Sanford rally was his first stop in a busy week that will include events in Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin. The robust schedule underscored the urgency he is facing to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support and triggered alarm among Republicans who fear the White House is on the verge of being lost to Biden.
And it comes amid still-unanswered questions about the impact so much travel so soon could have on the 74-year-old president's health. The progression of COVID-19 is often unpredictable, and there can be long-term complications.
After Air Force One lifted off from Joint Base Andrews, the president's doctor released an update on his health that said Trump had tested negative for the virus — and had done so on consecutive days. His doctor, Navy Cmdr. Scott Conley, said that the tests, taking in conjunction with other data, including viral load, have led him to conclude that Trump was not contagious.
For days, the White House had sidestepped questions about whether Trump had tested negative. Conley over the weekend said that the president met Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for safely discontinuing isolation and that by "currently recognized standards," Trump was no longer considered a transmission risk.
Quick Return to Stump Draws Criticism
Some medical experts, however, have voiced skepticism that Trump could be declared contagion-free so soon. And it was unclear what — if any — added precautions and safety measures the campaign planned to take to prevent the trip from further spreading a virus that has already infected so many of the president's closest aides and allies, including his campaign manager and the head of the Republican Party.
Trump's decision to so quickly return to the campaign trail drew criticism from Biden and other Democrats.
"President Trump comes to Sanford today bringing nothing but reckless behavior, divisive rhetoric, and fear mongering," Biden said in a statement. "But, equally dangerous is what he fails to bring: no plan to get this virus that has taken the lives of over 15,000 Floridians under control."
Florida state Rep. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat who is running for state Senate and who recently recovered from his own COVID-19 infection, said in a conference call with reporters that Trump should not be coming to Florida.
"It's reckless and irresponsible," Jones said.
Fauci also questioned the wisdom of holding such an event, noting the climbing test positivity rates in parts of the Sun Belt.
"We know that that is asking for trouble when you do that," Fauci said.
Trump has been eager to show the world that he is no longer sidelined by a virus that he has consistently played down and that has killed 215,000 people across the nation, including more than 15,000 in Florida.
Trump Mocks Biden for Encouraging Social Distancing
Indeed, Trump on Monday continued to mock Biden for his efforts to encourage social distancing at his campaign events, deriding as "crazy" the circles Biden's campaign uses to delineate individual space.
"He's got a lot of bad days coming," Trump said at another point.
Since his release from a military hospital after three days of around-the-clock care that included access to experimental antibody treatments unavailable to the public, Trump has used his personal experience to try to convince the public that he was right all along.
He has repeatedly told Americans who contract the virus that they're "going to get better really fast," although hundreds of people in the U.S. die of the virus every day.
Trump held his first public event since his diagnosis on Saturday, addressing a crowd of hundreds of people on the South Lawn from a White House balcony. Appearing without a mask and with bandages still visible on his hands, likely from intravenous injections, Trump spoke for just 18 minutes — far less than his usual campaign rallies, which can last upwards of 90 minutes.
He told the crowd the virus is "disappearing," even as cases have been on the rise.
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beside a moon that don't know when to quit
(place) by Mr. Hotel Sun Dec 02 2001 at 6:36:38
I was in the mode of leaving the evening, had made my way out of the smoky house, but was captivated by the dock, the pond, the moon. The party wasn't really one of those raucous affairs (most of the night was spent with our hands dancing to the rhythm of shuffled cards), but this was a strange and sane little moment: a point in time where the world and everything in it made sense.
I was on the dock, lying supine against wet wood, watching the clouds maintain a ferocious pace across the sky. The moon,
You know the old thing about the man in the moon? I mean, you've seen that old old movie where they shoot a rocket and it lands in the man's eye? I could never see The Man before, something about latitude or atmosphere or clarity of vision, but that night I could see every wizened feature, the squinting eye, wry smile, chalky and monochrome as they were.
well, it was unrelenting. It was a revelation.
This moment lasted maybe five minutes before Courtney left the house and came to the dock. She was on the same mission I was on minutes earlier: find Eric and Katherine, say good-bye, go home. She had a more pressing urgency, her boyfriend being a bit on the technicolor side of the evening, but this moon. It got her too, and we were trying to figure out ways to photograph it, through the branches maybe, and where did Eric and Katherine go? and I'm not sure but the paddleboat is missing, so we just stood and watched the moon and listened.
Luke is Going To Puke! Courtney yelled, and the sound of laughter across the lake became audible, as did the swishy-swish, soft and steady, getting louder as the boat approached, emerging from a cloud of mist that hovered atop the water. Courtney and I were painfully patient waiting for it to reach us, both of us tired and drunk and just trying to get on home.
None of these were even considered a factor when the boat finally reached us and Eric told us to HOP IN!, ensuing in a couple of comical moments, this tiny fiberglass paddleboat that was sort of taking on water with just two people, but I fit right up front with nary a problem, and Courtney was trying her hardest to get onto the back. I would look back, making as little movement as possible, trying not to rock the boat, and all I could see was Eric trying to guide the boat to the pier and Courtney's legs dangling, totally separated from the entities of her torso, her arms, anything connected to ground. This is not going to fucking work! and I am going to fucking fall splash in the water! but Eric was kind enough to give her guidance, and Katherine helped the flailing legs find purchase. Soon we were in business and comfortable enough in our brazen naivete, our assumption that NO ONE WOULD GET HURT, and we were off towards foreign lands.
You know, Guys -- this is Eric speaking -- We Honestly Just Wanted to stop By The Pier to say Hello; but we were well into our stealth mission and could not pay his words any regard. I was captain and Eric was helmsman and Katherine was the starboard engine and Courtney was hanging on for dear fucking life. Onward to the fog! was a simple enough command and we were happy to just be going somewhere, to be caught in a moment where everyone was having a good time, despite the inherent risk that they'd be dragging the pond for us the next morning. We had left the torpid party behind to stagnate on its own free will: we were having the time of your life, and you probably missed it. Onward to the fog! because I really wanted to be enveloped by it, to feel that much more that night, but, as we got closer, it wasn't a mist anymore: just a reflection of the sky, so we idled and then were all floored by the moon again. Courtney was on the countdown
which started with "in like five seconds" but she never actually started counting until about a minute later (and, even then, it was like this: "5... 4... 3... 2... ... ... ... ... 1! BAM!")
commanding the clouds blocking our view to be dispelled, and then there we were, alive in the water, finding a moment and letting it pass through us.
After some handy acrobatics, Eric was captain and I was helmsman and Courtney was the starboard engine and Katherine was standing on the rear in a daunting display of just how cocky we were becoming. Eric was happy to stand and feel like a golden god, directing us to foreign shores, paddleboat populations previously unknown to us and all our kind. During our intrepid moment, I started to get a little sentimental, singing there's somethin' in the water, besides a moon that don't know when to quit and forgetting the rest of the song. This lake could've been miles long. This lake could've been our planet. This lake was, however temporarily, our home, our night, our ephemeral representation of happiness and friendship and a thousand other abstract concepts that just abhor being stuffed into metaphors.
Katherine was captain and I was helmsman and Courtney was the starboard engine and Eric had our backs. I feel like I'm Skating On The Water, I feel like A God, and other rave reviews were flying backwards from the front. There would be brief moments where we'd be motoring along and suddenly Did you say Luke was Puking? (oh, not yet not yet, he's fine) and Where are The Others? (asleep, party poopers, fucking nerds). We were running out of room to explore, the lake was suddenly a pond again. We were less than intrepid and more than drunk and I could feel my knuckles whitening in hopes of extracting all of what the moment was worth.
Katherine set a course for home. We drifted back toward the lightless shore, leaving the moon behind.
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THE ULTIMATE COMFORT FOOD IS BACK THIS FALL FOR THE 14TH YEAR AT SELECT DQ RESTAURANTS
Oct 25 @ 1:01 pm
Chicken and Dumplings, courtesy of Texas Dairy Queen Operator's Council
The beginning of fall means cooler temps and thoughts of favorite cold-weather recipes. Across the Lone Star state, that means chicken and dumplings are back at participating DQ restaurants in Texas! The homemade recipe is a deliciously hearty dish with tender chicken, scrumptious gravy and fluffy dumplings that bring comfort just in time for fall and winter.
Going into its 14th year, chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food available in Dallas and Fort Worth.
"This is a really great dish that people are surprised to find on our menu," said Lou Romanus, CEO of the Texas Dairy Queen Operator's Council. "Based on a homemade recipe from a DQ restaurant owner's mom, chicken and dumplings are a great representation of the variety of options available for our fans at participating DQ restaurants in Texas."
This fan-favorite comfort food comes in 12-,16- and 32-ounce servings and is perfect for dine in, drive-thru and take-out, as well as delivery, where available.
Fans can keep up with all the innovative ways to quench their cravings with "The Best Treats & Eats in Texas" in the DQ® Texas mobile app.
About Texas Dairy Queen Operators' Council
There are few brands as iconic as the DQ brand. Innovative DQ treats and eats, along with the unique DQ restaurant concepts, have positioned DQ restaurants in Texas as a leader in the quick service restaurant industry. The Texas Dairy Queen Operators' Council is a nonprofit organization made up of DQ franchisees operating in Texas. The Council develops the advertising and marketing program for DQ franchisees in Texas and controls the Texas Country Foods menu along with managing supply/distribution for the nearly 600 DQ restaurants in Texas. The DQ restaurants in Texas are franchised by American Dairy Queen Corporation and the DQ franchise system includes more than 7,000 franchised locations in the United States, Canada, and more than 20 other countries, including the nearly 600 DQ restaurants in Texas.
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Legals for January, 5 2021
| January 5, 2021 12:00 AM
JAMES M. MCMILLAN (Resignation in Lieu of Disciplinary Proceedings) On December 24, 2020, the Idaho Supreme Court entered an Order accepting the Resignation in Lieu of Disciplinary Proceedings of Wallace attorney James M. McMillan. The Idaho Supreme Court's Order followed a stipulated resolution of a disciplinary proceeding that related to the following conduct. Initially, as discussed below, after Mr. McMillan failed to respond to Bar Counsel during the disciplinary investigations, the Idaho Supreme Court entered an August 24, 2020 Order interim suspending Mr. McMillan's license to practice law. On September 14, 2020, the Idaho State Bar filed a motion for an order finding Mr. McMillan in contempt for violating the Court's interim suspension Order, alleging that he was practicing law while suspended. Following an October 14, 2020 hearing, the Idaho Supreme Court issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and entered a Judgment finding Mr. McMillan in contempt of its Order. The Judgment required Mr. McMillan to pay a $5,000 fine, sentenced him to two days in jail on each of five separate contempt violations, suspended the sentence, and placed Mr. McMillan on a 30-day probation. The contempt case was ultimately resolved as part of Mr. McMillan's stipulation to resign in lieu of disciplinary proceedings. The Idaho Supreme Court found that Mr. McMillan violated the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct ("I.R.P.C.") related to 14 different client cases. In the first case, Mr. McMillan failed to engage in discovery, exchange exhibit and witness lists, and file a trial brief on behalf of his client as required by the district court's pretrial order. The district court dismissed the client's case as a sanction for that conduct. Mr. McMillan appealed that dismissal, but failed to file the Appellant's Brief, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal. Mr. McMillan never informed his client that the appeal was dismissed. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 3.2, 3.4(c), and 8.4(d). In the second case, Mr. McMillan filed his client's appeal of the district court's disallowance of a water right claim, but failed to file the Appellant's Brief, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal. Despite that dismissal, Mr. McMillan continued to inform his client that the appeal was still pending. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 3.2, 3.4(c), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d). In the third case, Mr. McMillan filed his client's appeal of the district court's adverse decision in a breach of contract case, but failed to file the Appellant's Brief despite five extensions, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal. Mr. McMillan never informed his client that her appeal was dismissed. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 3.2, 3.4(c), and 8.4(d). In the fourth case, Mr. McMillan failed to respond to his client's inquiries regarding the status of a potential lawsuit against a county and failed to respond to Bar Counsel's inquiry regarding that client's grievance. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 8.1(b), and Idaho Bar Commission Rule ("I.B.C.R.") 505(e). In the fifth case, Mr. McMillan failed to file a probate petition for a client, yet continued to inform his client that the petition had been filed and that he was awaiting court action in the probate case. After the Idaho Supreme Court suspended Mr. McMillan's license on August 24, 2020, he failed to inform his client about that suspension and continued to provide legal advice to the client. Upon termination of the representation, he failed to refund unearned fees and did not promptly return the client's file documents. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(d), 8.4(c), 5.5(a), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the sixth case, Mr. McMillan failed to timely submit a complete witness list, exhibit list, and pretrial brief in his client's divorce case and failed to file a proposed Decree as ordered by the magistrate court. He failed to inform his client that he was suspended and that the Decree was never filed. Upon termination of the representation, he failed to return the client's complete file. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(d), 3.2, 8.4(c), 8.4(d), 5.5(a), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the seventh case, Mr. McMillan failed to promptly file an Affidavit of Service confirming service of his client's Complaint upon the opposing party and failed to file a motion for a preliminary injunction regarding the client's property. He failed to inform his client that he was suspended and, after that suspension, agreed to represent the client in a new matter. Upon termination of the representation, he failed to refund unearned fees and promptly return the client's complete file. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(d), 3.2, 8.4(c), 8.4(d), 5.5(a), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the eighth case, Mr. McMillan failed to file his client's divorce petition and failed to respond to the client's inquiries regarding the case status. He also failed to inform his client that he was suspended and advised the client that he was continuing to work on the case after his suspension. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 3.2, 8.4(d), 5.5(a), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the ninth case, Mr. McMillan failed to promptly inform his client about a plea offer in the client's misdemeanor criminal case and failed to promptly file the client's notification of rights form and signed plea agreement. He failed to inform his client that he was suspended, failed to promptly return client funds after that suspension, and attempted to appear for his client's sentencing hearing one month after his suspension. Mr. McMillan also failed to promptly return the client's complete case file upon termination. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.15(d), 1.16(d), 8.4(c), 8.4(d), 5.5(a), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the tenth case, Mr. McMillan failed to file the client's petition to set aside a trustee appointment, but repeatedly informed the client that he had filed the petition and was waiting for the magistrate court to schedule a hearing. He failed to inform his client that he was suspended and failed to refund unearned fees upon termination. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(d), 8.4(c), 8.4(d), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the eleventh case, Mr. McMillan failed to timely serve the client's complete discovery responses, failed to promptly inform the client about his suspension, failed to inform the client about a hearing on the opposing party's motion for summary judgment, appeared at that hearing despite his suspension, and failed to promptly return the client's complete case file upon termination. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(d), 3.4(d), 8.4(c), 8.4(d), 5.5(a), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the twelfth case, Mr. McMillan failed to serve the client's mandatory disclosures and discovery responses in her divorce case and failed to inform her that he was suspended, despite an upcoming trial in her case. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 3.4(c), 8.4(c), 8.4(d), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the thirteenth case, Mr. McMillan failed to publish a notice to creditors in a probate case, failed to inform the magistrate court that the personal representative of the estate had died, failed to promptly prepare and file documents to appoint a new personal representative, and failed to respond to his client's inquiries about the case status. He also failed to inform his client that he was suspended, continued to practice law after that suspension, and failed to promptly return the client's file upon termination. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(d), 3.2, 5.5(a), 8.4(c), 8.4(d), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. In the fourteenth case, Mr. McMillan failed to serve his client's discovery responses in a breach of contract case and failed to keep her informed about the case status. He also failed to inform his client that he was suspended and continued to practice law after that suspension. The Idaho Supreme Court found that with respect to that case, Mr. McMillan violated I.R.P.C. 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 3.4(d), 5.5(a), 8.4(d), and I.B.C.R. 516(a) and 517. The Idaho Supreme Court accepted Mr. McMillan's Resignation in Lieu of Disciplinary Proceedings. By the terms of the Order, Mr. McMillan may not make application for admission to the Idaho State Bar sooner than five (5) years from the date of his resignation. If he does make such application for admission, he will be required to comply with all bar admission requirements in Section II of the Idaho Bar Commission Rules and will have the burden of overcoming the rebuttable presumption of the "unfitness to practice law." By the terms of the Idaho Supreme Court's Order, Mr. McMillan's name was stricken from the records of the Idaho Supreme Court and his right to practice law before the courts in Idaho was terminated. Inquiries about this matter may be directed to: Bar Counsel, Idaho State Bar, P.O. Box 895, Boise, Idaho 83701, (208) 334-4500. SHO LEGAL 3709 AD#427411 JANUARY 5, 2021
CITY OF KELLOGG ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF STREET REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES OCTOBER 1, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 REVENUE: Unexpended 2019St Funds brought forward $ 241,064 EPA Paved Rdwy Funding $1,033,765 Property Taxes $ 445,793 State Motor Fuels Tax $ 97,902 Other $ 33,005 Local Option Tax Rd Improvements $ 0 Total Revenue Received $1,851,529 EXPENDITURES: General Administration $ 123,192 Maintenance $ 390,860 Snow and Ice Control $ 28,712 Storm Sewer $ 42,397 Rd Improvements LOT $ 0 Street Cleaning $ 2,309 Street Lighting $ 54,007 EPA Paved Roadway $1,033,765 Total Expenditures $1,675,242 Balance of Funds For Future Operations $ 176,287 I, Mac Pooler, Mayor of the City of Kellogg, County of Shoshone, State of Idaho, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct report of the Street Revenue and Expenditures for the fiscal budget year, 2019-2020. Mac Pooler, Mayor ATTEST: Nila Jurkovich, Clerk/Treasurer SHO LEGAL#3690 - AD#421992 JANUARY 5, 2021
SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Annual Road and Street Financial Certification Report For Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2020 Beginning Balance as of October 1 Previous Year 1,811,837.00 Total Local Funding Sources 172,043.00 Total State Funding Sources 1,533,745.00 Total Federal Funding Sources 1,836,110.00 Total Receipts 3,541,898.00 Total New Construction 89,764.00 Total Reconstruction/Replacement 810,816.00 Total Routine Maintenance 841,042.00 Total Equipment 801,011.00 Administration Salaries & Expense 508,994.00 Other Expenditures 82,155.00 Total Disbursements 3,133,782.00 Receipts over Disbursement 408,116.10 Other Adjustments -0- Closing Balance 2,219,953.00 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS s/Mike Fitzgerald Chairman SHO LEGAL 3710 AD#427441 JANUARY 5, 2021
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SHOSHONE THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST HORIZON ALTERNATIVE MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006-FA2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2006-FA2 , Plaintiff, vs. SHAWN T. MONTEE AKA SHAWN THOMAS MONTEE (DECEASED) AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS, AND DEVISEES OF SHAWN T. MONTEE AKA SHAWN THOMAS MONTEE; HEATHER MONTEE AKA HEATHER M. MONTEE AKA HEATHER MARIE MONTEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SHAWN T. MONTEE AKA SHAWN THOMAS MONTEE; ROBERT WOLFORD; HARLAN D. DOUGLASS; SAGE HOLDINGS, LLC; WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC INVESTMENTS, LLC; STEVEN G. LAZAR; BKSMM INVESTMENTS, LLC; SM DEVELOPMENT, LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; IDAHO STATE TAX COMMISSION; STEVEN LAZAR REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 5/28/16; and DOES I THROUGH XX, AS INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY which may commonly be known as 5257 Old River Road, Kingston, ID 83839, Defendants. Case No.: CV40-19-0636 Under and by virtue of an Order for Sale of Foreclosure executed on October 26, 2020 and entered with the Court on October 27, 2020, and Writ of Execution issued on October 29, 2020 out of and under the seal of the above-entitled Court on a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure recovered in said Court in the above-entitled action on October 26, 2020, in favor of the above-named Plaintiff, I am commanded and required to proceed to notice for sale to sell at public auction the real property described in said Order of Sale of Foreclosure and Writ of Execution and to apply the proceed of such sale to the satisfaction of said Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure with interest thereon and my fees and costs. The property directed to be sold is situate in Shoshone County, State of Idaho, and is described as follows to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN GOVERNMENT LOT 12, SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 49 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, BOISE MERIDIAN, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4 FROM WHICH THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4 BEARS SOUTH 89°37'34" EAST, 2,651.99 FEET. SAID POINT OF COMMENCEMENT ALSO BEING THE TRUE-POINT-OF-BEGINNING FOR THE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING NORTH 01°11'26" WEST, 14.38 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 00°21'13" EAST, 785.63 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 89°37'34" EAST, 830.50 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING 60 FOOT PRIVATE ROAD. SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE TO THE WEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 550.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 06°38'36" AND A CHORD BEARING SOUTH 39°30'42" EAST, 63.74 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID ROAD CENTERLINE CURVE 63.77 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 42°50'00" EAST, 83.01 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE "OLD RIVER ROAD". SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTH HAVING A RADIUS OF 1470.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 06°52'33" AND A CHORD BEARING NORTH 73°01'16" EAST, 176.30 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY CURVE 176.41 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 69°35'00" EAST, 1.74 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, SOUTH 20°40'52" EAST, 417.72 FEET TO A POINT AT THE HIGH WATER MARK OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE HIGH WATER MARK OF THE NORTH BANK OF SAID COEUR D'ALENE RIVER, SOUTH 48°19'50" WEST, 528.5 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 12 THAT IS 855.00 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 12; THENCE NORTH 89°37'34" WEST, 855.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; SAID DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 20.00 ACRES MORE OR LESS. SUBJECT TO: THAT PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED AS "OLD RIVER ROAD" RIGHT-OF-WAY DESCRIBED IN BOOK 88 OF DEEDS, AT PAGE 194, SHOSHONE COUNTY RECORDS. Commonly known as 5257 Old River Road, Kingston, ID 83839. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 12th day of January, 2021, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.m. of said day, at 700 Bank St, Wallace ID 83873, County of Shoshone, State of Idaho, I will attend, offer and sell at public auction all or so much of the above-described property thus directed to be sold as may be necessary to raise sufficient funds to pay and satisfy the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure as set out in said Order for Sale of Foreclosure to the highest bidder, for case or certified funds in lawful money. The time period for redemption of the above property is twelve (12) months from the date of sale herein. The Sheriff, by a Certificate of Sale, will transfer right, title and interest of the judgment debtor in and to the property. The Sheriff will also give possession but does not guarantee clear title nor continue possessory right to the purchaser. DATED this 2nd day of December 2020. Sheriff of Shoshone County By:/s/ Kattie D. Ross Deputy Sheriff SHO LEGAL 3704 AD#425774 DECEMBER 22, 29, 2020, JANUARY 5, 2021
CITY OF WARDNER Annual Road & Street Financial Report 10/1/19 through Description 9/30/20 Receipts: Local Road Tax Levy - Property Taxes $15,122 Local Non-RHF Interest Income - Penalty & Interest $872 Local Transfer-In from Non-Highway Accounts $5,967 Total Non-RHF Local Income $21,961 State Highway User Revenue $8,115 State Inventroy Replacement Tax - Sales Tax $5,776 State Tax / Revenue Sharing $10,113 State All Other State Receipts $7,420 Total State Income $31,424 TOTAL INCOME: $53,385 Disbursements: Construction $0 Total Construction $0 Winter Maintenance $14,177 Other Maintenance $0 Total Routine Maintenance $14,177 Equipment New Purchase $0 Equipment Maintenance $5,358 Total Equipment $5,358 Total Administration $22,411 Other Street Lights $6,039 Other Professional Services - Audit Prep $5,400 Total Other $11,439 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS: $53,385 Closing / Ending Balance $0 Certification Submitted: As Required by Idaho Code 40-708 SHO LEGAL 3694 AD#422658 JANUARY 5, 2020


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Alongside experiment and theory, computer simulations (computations) are essential to developing an understanding of many physical properties of materials. Our research focuses on developing models at the interface of computation, theory, and experiment. Our research interest span array of topics at the intersection of Condensed matter physics, Quantum chemistry, and Materials Science & Engineering. We are interested in novel 2D materials and their hybrids, heterostructures, and intercalations especially at the atomic-scale; bulk semiconductors and insulators; and the physics of defects in model systems and real materials. We use quantum mechanics to investigate electronic, transport, and related properties of materials to gain a better understanding of their emerging properties. The knowledge of the underlying physics might allow us to make predictions to guide experimentalists searching for improved materials.
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We are particularly interested in a) classes of materials where poor screening effects induce a strongly coupled many-body ground state and b) designing computational approaches to predict experimentally relevant quantities using theoretical models to propose new avenues for experimental exploration of novel properties. These class of materials includes the atomically thin two-dimensional materials (2DMs), diluted magnetic semiconductors, heavy fermion compounds, Heusler-alloys, lanthanides, and actinides. They can host a rich set of electronic states and share in common unexpected and complex properties, which can not with conventional approaches. These novel properties of correlated materials for applications in diverse areas such as high mobility field effect transistors, photodetectors, photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, energy storage, and battery technology.
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HS FOOTBALL: Old Forge's Tommy Souriyavong playing with heavy heart
BY JOBY FAWCETT, STAFF WRITER / Published: July 16, 2019
CHRISTOPHER DOLAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Old Forge's Tommy Souriyavong had 52 career receptions for 868 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Old Forge's Tommy Souriyavong during a county team practice for the 85th annual Dream Game at Honesdale High School on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Christopher Dolan / Staff Photographer
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HONESDALE — When he takes the field Wednesday night, Tommy Souriyavong will most likely look to the sky, collect his emotions, then be ready to play.
He's dedicating this night to his grandmother.
This week, as he readied to compete for the County all-star team that will take on the City in the 85th Scranton Lions Club Dream Game, Souriyavong and his family suffered a great loss with the death of Keo Soulinhavong, who was 96 years old, last Tuesday.
She has been his inspiration, and will continue to be as he wraps up his career as an Old Forge Blue Devil in the annual football classic that kicks off at 7 p.m. at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"My grandma is most important to me," Tommy said. "She was always smiling, every time I see her. She is always heartwarming, every time I come near her.
"Being that it's the last game without her being here is very sad. But I know I am going to make her proud on the field."
The Old Forge community embraced Tommy, whose family, including Keo, emigrated from Laos in Southeast Asia to the United States.
This is the second year in a row a Souriyavong will play for the County all-stars. Tommy's brother, Lexus, stood out as a defensive lineman in last season's game.
His two cousins, Brandon and Corey Souryavong, were all-star linemen at Old Forge.
Unlike those three, Tommy is a scat back. At 5-feet-6, 155 pounds, he relied on his darting ability to avoid tacklers and his choppy, quick feet to become one of the most dynamic players for the Lackawanna Football Conference Division IV champion Blue Devils.
"For him not being a lineman, he still sure did make a name for himself at the receiver and safety positions," Lexus said. "He's just as strong and he has the speed to get by everybody. He plays with the mentality of a lineman and he has great speed and skill.
"We are all very proud of him and we know he will represent himself and the family very well at the Dream Game."
As a senior, Tommy earned All-Region honors in the secondary. He had 59 tackles with two interceptions and four blocked kicks.
Electrifying on offense, he caught 23 passes for 341 yards and six touchdowns, added 622 yards on kick returns with six more touchdowns and 70 yards rushing with a touchdown.
In his career, Tommy had 52 career receptions for 868 yards and 15 touchdowns with 1,857 kick return yards and eight touchdowns.
In Old Forge, his numbers earned him the nickname "Touchdown Tommy."
"It felt amazing to play at Old Forge one more time," Tommy said. "Looking at all those fans to come to support you and making highlights for them and scoring touchdowns, it felt great seeing them cheer.
"My grandma came to the games and she was proud of me being a great teammate and having fun on the field.."
When his high school playing days ended, Tommy contemplated continuing his athletic endeavors in college.
Then, he received an opportunity to play at King's College.
There he will join his brother, who enters his sophomore season as a defensive lineman for the Monarchs.
"That is phenomenal," Lexus said. "I know he was on the fence. It's going to be a special moment when he arrives at camp and the brothers will reunite at King's."
Contact the writer:
jbfawcett@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9125;
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Whenever I'm in New York City on business, in between meetings, I slip into the main public library on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. I wander up to the 3rd floor to the Rose Reading Room. When I was a working class kid growing up in Yonkers, I used to play hooky from school and travel through the tough reality of the Bronx and wander around Manhattan, where I always found my way to this majestic place. Don't ask me why I was drawn to this library. Maybe it is because the front entrance has so many steps. I've always liked climbing steps; it makes me feel strong. Maybe I liked this library because it is guarded by two lions. A kid like me needed to have a couple of lions in my life. Maybe I was drawn to the library because I love books and and even as a kid I knew books took me to faraway places I had not yet even come to dream of.
The Rose Reading room was always filled with generous light filtering in from windows that reach forever upward to a ceiling that appears to be painted with clouds like a rich variation of heaven. To this day, I feel a special tenderness and spiritual awareness that I have not come to feel for any other physical place in this world. The Rose Reading Room has changed. The entire room used to be filled with the old card catalogs stored in heavy standing furniture with multitudes of narrow drawers that held a card for every book in the library. These drawers were made of dark burnished wood and had brass pulls so highly polished that they gleamed. And in unexpected dark nooks, there used to be reading kiosks holding heavy glass cases, displaying medieval manuscripts that had been handwritten by monks. So while the Rose Reading Room has changed, the light filtering in is still the same.
When I was a kid I was scared that someone would tell me that I didn't belong here, but no one ever did. Now I have come to know that I was destined to find my way and one way or another, my destiny would find me. This is why I love libraries. I learn more about why I have come to be the person that I am today. I also love libraries mainly because they allow people from all walks of life to read books for free. I love the idea that all of us can develop a lifelong love of learning if we so choose. Books not only transform lives; books have the power to save lives and ennoble us to become better human beings. There are many libraries that I have come to know and love. I feel a special tenderness and rich spiritual awareness for libraries that I have not come to feel for any other physical place in this world. All libraries have stores of their own to tell. You have your own story to tell too. Take a random visit to the library; any library will do.


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Q: Facebook app error when leaving "native ios app" field blank I previously had a facebook app working great with my native IOS app.  I recently recreated the app to rename it for when we release to the app store.
When I select "Native IOS App" and enter the bundled Id but leave "iphone app store id" blank, I get this error:
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You have enabled a Native iOS App integration for your app, but have not specified an iPhone App Store ID or iPad App Store ID"
It says this field is optional.

A: Use 210849718975311, the iPhone App Store ID used by the sample application Hackbook found on Facebook's developer pages.

A: As a work around go ahead and add any valid iTunes app ID, even if you do not have a live app in the iTunes store. Once your app goes through iTunes you can come back and change this setting. The other alternative is to come back and add your bundle ID and iTunes information when your app is live.