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Devore presents argument against Illinois assault weapon ban, ruling expected Friday
Downstate attorney Tom DeVore speaks to reporters outside the Effingham County Government Center on Jan. 18, 2023.(WGEM)
By Mike Miletich
EFFINGHAM (WGEM) - An Effingham County judge heard roughly two hours of testimony Wednesday surrounding the lawsuit filed against the Illinois assault weapon ban. Former Republican Attorney General Candidate Tom DeVore is representing four gun stores and 862 individual gun owners who oppose the new law.
The downstate attorney argues that Democratic lawmakers passed the plan in an unconstitutional manner. Judge Josh Morrison said he needs more time to review the case and plans to make a ruling by the end of business Friday.
Morrison asked the Illinois Attorney General's legal counsel several times if there is a federal law banning assault weapons. A federal assault weapon ban took effect in 1994, but it expired on Sept. 13, 2004.
DeVore noted that he isn't focused on the Second Amendment for this case. However, he is asking the court to decide whether Illinois lawmakers violated the single-subject rule, three readings clause, and due process for the public when they passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act earlier this month.
The state argued that lawmakers did not break any laws by "gutting and replacing" the original language in House Bill 5471 and passing the proposal 48 hours later. Many political observers also know that it is fairly common for lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to file language into shell bills during the final days of a session in order to get plans passed quickly. Some may even call it the "Springfield way," as leaders have used the tactic for several decades.
However, DeVore hopes this lawsuit will lead to a drastic change under the dome.
"It's been allowed to go on for so long and it's become so pervasive that they're using it for bills that are having a significant impact on people's rights - under the Bill of Rights in the Illinois Constitution," DeVore said. "Just think if we were talking about a law limiting freedom of speech for the media, that would be a topic that would be very sensitive to everybody here standing with a camera in front of me. And so they would take that very seriously."
DeVore said this is a very serious issue and he argues that lawmakers should always work in an open and transparent manner. He also argues that the Protect Illinois Communities Act violates equal protection for all gun owners because the language excludes law enforcement and active duty military from the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Although, the state said this exception was included in the law as those individuals receive proper training to use assault-style weapons. DeVore quipped that trained people can do bad things just like un-trained people and he feels that argument in nonsense.
Morrison also said he was concerned that the new law will harm gun store owners by severely cutting their weapon sales.
"Once a business is out of business, there is nothing you can change," Morrison said.
DeVore purposely filed the lawsuit downstate where he previously had favorable rulings against executive orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. You can compare this to choosing your favorite store to buy groceries or clothes. Legal and political experts know that DeVore loves to shop for judges that will rule in his favor, similar to Gov. Pritzker choosing a higher court with Democratic judges that could side with him.
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate and state senator Darren Bailey was in the courtroom Wednesday. Bailey told the Capitol Bureau that he believes this lawsuit would succeed in any court, Effingham or Chicago.
"I do believe it would because at the end of the day, that's what this is all about - the constitutional process," Bailey said. "And if we trample the Constitution, then we are lost as a country and as a society."
DeVore is working on behalf of clients from 87 counties across the state. If Morrison rules that a temporary restraining order is needed, the decision would only apply to DeVore's 866 clients. Still, DeVore and Republican lawmakers feel this could set a precedent for other legal challenges to the legislative process in Springfield.
The Illinois State Rifle Association also filed a federal lawsuit against the ban Wednesday morning. However, that court battle will focus solely on the right to bear arms.
"Governor Pritzker and the legislators who voted for this law did this for self-serving political purposes and are not upholding the United States Constitution," said ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "The 2nd Amendment is fundamentally about self-defense, and the 14th Amendment is about not having our rights infringed. This new law makes criminals out of law-abiding citizens."
The Pritzker administration believes the assault weapon ban will be found constitutional.
Statement from WGEM Vice-President and General Manager Ben Van Ness
If you were watching our Wednesday WGEM News at Six report on the Illinois assault weapons ban lawsuit filed by attorney Tom DeVore, we owe you an apology.
Reporter Mike Miletich ad-libbed while reporting live from Effingham to say in part, '...we are in downstate Illinois where they hate the media.' That is not a fact. The facts show we have many loyal viewers who are very supportive of this television station.
Mike chose to express his opinion, which is not acceptable for a journalist working for this news organization. Our news division is disappointed by what was said, and our leadership team is addressing the matter.
Ben Van Ness
Copyright 2022 WGEM. All rights reserved.


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Anthem Magazine
Q&A with Selma Blair
Candid and revealing. There's nothing to hide for the actress behind Cruel Intentions, Hellboy and In Their Skin.
Text: Kee Chang
Images: Steven Meisel
Posted: 31 October, 2012
When I booked Cruel Intentions, I remember driving to the soundstage one morning and crying. I couldn't believe I was in California actually getting to do this.
CRUEL INTENTIONS, DARK HORSE, HELLBOY, IN THEIR SKIN, JEREMY POWER REGIMBAL, MELANIE LYNSKEY, SCREAM 2, SELMA BLAIR
A Conversation with Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala
Q&A with Ant Timpson
In Their Skin is now available on IFC Midnight VOD and opens in select theaters November 9th.
When did you first decide to give acting a try? Was there a decisive moment?
I think the first time I decided to give it a try was while I was at Cranbrook, the boarding school that I went to. I was involved in a production of T.S. Elliot's Murder in the Cathedral. Everyone left during the intermission because it was terrible… [Laughs] But my English teacher, Mr. Toner, told me not to give up. He told me to keep trying and thought I should be an actress. That was the first time I thought I could do this even though I don't know what made him say that.
Do you remember your first professional gig?
It was a movie called Strong Island Boys, a tiny independent project where I played the lead. It only showed at the Hamptons Film Festival, but Alec Baldwin gave it an amazing review. He said I was a cross between Debra Winger and Marlene Dietrich, which was the best review I've ever received.
What did you take away from that first experience?
I learned that there's a lot of waiting around and a lot of nights without sleep. I learned that I loved being on set and being around other people who love what they're doing.
What has surprised you along the way do you think?
I just didn't think I'd ever get to make a living out of doing something like this. I was hoping to score a commercial to promote bubblegum or something even though I don't have a commercial look to begin with. [Laughs] When I booked Cruel Intentions, I remember driving to the soundstage one morning and crying. I couldn't believe I was in California actually getting to do this. I was with Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar, two actresses that I thought were so talented, young and beautiful. I just couldn't believe my good fortune in getting to work with them both.
Cruel Intentions was a cultural force when it came out and you've continued to make interesting choices in roles. What was attractive about In Their Skin?
I was in New York working on Dark Horse, Todd Solondz's movie and I had just found out that I was pregnant. I met with Josh [Close], the writer, and one of the producers of the film who happened to be a friend of a friend. I thought it would be a great little movie to fit in while I was in the early stages of pregnancy. It seemed like a small, beautiful and manageable movie to do at the time.
Are you a big fan of horror?
I'm terrified of horror films. I'm really not good with gore. But I appreciate them and… No. They terrify me. [Laughs]
You were the one taunting Sarah Michelle Gellar on the phone in Scream 2, weren't you?
I was the voice on the telephone! Before I did Cruel Intentions, my agent sent me out to do this small voiceover audition and Wes Craven was there. He's even there to oversee the small things like that. When I booked it, I went into the studio the next day. I was so excited to get to say, "Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill… Die, die, die, die, die…"
Are you ever hesitant about working with a first time director like on In Their Skin?
In my career, I've worked with big directors, first time directors, on little movies… I think it's so rewarding to help people get their start in the industry or become a part of it. I still feel like I'm always on the verge of getting a big break. I just never have it even though I'm not a girl anymore and I'm a woman. I like to work with other people like me—the underdogs.
What are you looking for nowadays when it comes to roles?
Everything has dramatically changed since I became a mom. I no longer have the luxury of doing a movie for $500. I need to make a living and save up money for my baby. I can't always go off and do movies with first time directors. If I take on a role, it has to pay the mortgage or at least show off my acting chops. I have to be a little pickier these days because I'm at home with my baby every night right now. I would love to do a period piece. I would love to work with Wes Anderson. There are so many directors that I would love to work with before this is all over for me.
Hellboy was a big break for you.
Hellboy was huge for me. When Guillermo [del Toro] offered me that role, I couldn't believe I was being allowed to work with such an amazing man. The chance to walk into his imagination… He's the greatest at the kind of things he does. That was a gift. We shot the first one in Prague and the second one in Budapest. I hope we'll do a third one, but I know it's not happening yet.
How did you get involved with the Hellboy franchise?
Guillermo actually asked me to do it and I didn't have to audition for it. He had seen Storytelling and saw a quality, a certain sadness, that Liz has in Hellboy. I was invited and beyond thrilled.
Are you very structured in your process when you build a character?
I used to be. I went so far as to make journals and create entire histories of my characters. I went overboard with the preparation. I was always worse when I did something like that. I already have a quality of being disaffected, which works great for characters like Liz in Hellboy. [Laughs]. Now I really play a game of pretend. I say the lines and pretend to be that person.
Do you get very critical when you watch yourself onscreen?
I don't so much anymore. Sometimes I can see that I'm totally not there and get apologetic because I didn't hit the marks for a character. For the most part though, I don't feel that way because there are so many people involved in putting a film together. Once we finish shooting, it's no longer my responsibility. I don't get worked up when I watch myself.
Actors often talk about the downtime on set, which is out of their control. How do you deal with something like that?
In the past on set when I was waiting around for hours at a time in the middle of the night, I thanked god that I loved books. My mom taught me to have a book everywhere I went. Whether you're waiting at the carwash or waiting for a scene, a great book is a must. Sometimes I'll exercise or take a nap, but usually, I read a good book or meditate.
What are some misconceptions about the film industry?
One big misconception is that we're all billionaires. I've heard people say, "Why would you ever want to be away from your baby? Haven't you saved up enough money? Can you stay at home and take care of your baby?" I'm sure there are actors that are grossly overpaid, but I don't begrudge them because everyone deserves a great paycheck. I'm a working actress. I think people often look at you like you don't deserve anything because you supposedly make all this money and live this charmed life. There are wonderful perks for sure, but for most of us, we live paycheck to paycheck. That keeps me going for a few months, and like every other single mom out there, I have a mortgage and a nanny to pay. Life is life. I think people think actors don't have the same worries that other people have. I think most actors, except for the top 1%, are regular working people.
Do you look at your career from project to project?
That's pretty much it. I look at what I'm offered or what I know isn't right for me. I'm constantly asking myself, "Am I right for this?" Plays don't pay so I don't get to do it all the time. I really do go project to project. Now with my baby, I'm trying to stay in town for a couple of years, which is why I'm doing a TV show right now. It's all about being in the moment and figuring out what will work.
With TV, the issue becomes the time commitment.
Movies are great because you can jump in and jump out. You could end up shooting a lot of nights where you're taken away from a baby that sleeps with you. Some of those things aren't workable with TV shows, but if it's a hit show, it does become a big commitment if it's on for a long time. With TV, you're usually not shooting nights and you're home by ten o'clock. It's doable. You have to commit to shows, but it's so few and far between that something stays on the air for seven years.
What can you tell us about Four Saints?
Four Saints seems like a beautiful movie. I don't know what's happening with it to be honest. I think it's still in pre-production. I would love to do a period piece like that. Right now, I think they're trying to figure out some things about it. I actually went to make In Their Skin instead of Four Saints. It was supposed to shoot and then sort of took a break.
I saw your name next to Melanie Lynskey's and got really excited. I hope everything comes together for this project.
I would love to work with Melanie. So many people throughout my little career said I should work with her. I've loved her ever since Heavenly Creatures.

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What Is the Best Model Train Scale?
Model Train Scales
By Ryan Kunkle
Ryan C Kunkle
Model trains come in many different sizes, or scales. For those just getting started in the hobby, deciding on a scale for themselves or their children can be an important decision. The short answer is that there is no one single "best" scale because each size offers different plusses and minuses. To determine the right scale for you, consider each of the different sizes as well as your hobby space and other factors.
Understanding Scale
If you're trying to determine what scale model train you should buy, start by learning the different options you have. Scales are expressed as a proportion to the prototype. For example, the HO scale is 1:87, so an HO-scale item is 1/87 the size of the actual full-size equipment. This translates to 0.138 inch to 1 foot.
In addition to scale, model trains and other pieces may be standard gauge or narrow gauge, which refers to the scaled width of the railway track.
Z Scale—1:220 or 0.05 inch to 1 foot
N Scale—1:160 or 0.075 inch to 1 foot
TT Scale—1:120 or 0.1 inch to 1 foot
HO / OO Scale—1:87 or 0.138 inch to 1 foot
S Scale—1:64 or 0.1875 inch per 1 foot
O / O27 Scale—1:48 or 0.25 inch per 1 foot
G / No. 1 Scale—1:32 or 0.375 inch per 1 foot (there are other sizes of "G gauge" trains)
Standard Gauge—Model railway track sizes based on real-world standard gauge track
Narrow Gauge—Model railway track sizes based on real-world narrow gauge track
Age is often considered a factor when buying model trains for children, but the decision doesn't get any easier with age. Many older modelers find that the larger scales are easier and more comfortable to work with as their vision and dexterity becomes limited.
For most model train enthusiasts, the size of the trains is less important than the size of the layout. Even an efficiency apartment has room for model railroading; it all depends on your goals. Bigger isn't always better. If you don't have the space or the desire for a large layout, there are still many options, such as a smaller scale to pack in the most scenery, a mid-size scale with a switching layout, or larger-scale modules or static displays.
We all work on a budget, some tighter than others. But the relationship between scale and cost isn't quite as simple as you might think. Both cheap and expensive models are available in every size. One way to look at budgeting is to consider how many models of a given size you'll need to fill your layout's space. For example, would it be better to buy a 20-car train made up of $20 HO-scale cars or an 8-car train consisting of $50 O-scale cars? Both will cost you about the same amount and will occupy about the same space on your platform.
Ultimately, your decision about train size comes down to what you enjoy most about the hobby and what you want to do with it. Balancing these goals with your available space, budget, and physical abilities will yield the perfect compromise. Also give some thought to how well each size fits your priorities:
Do you enjoy scratch building and detailing, or would you prefer ready-to-run models?
Do you want a continuous run, lots of animated accessories, prototype-based operating plans, and/or multi-person operating sessions?
Would you like to tackle complicated switching challenges or big scenery?
Is portability important?
If you're like most model train fans, you have a variety of goals and will want to try many different challenges and creative pursuits. Spending some time thinking about all of these factors will help you make the best decision about scale and what you can do with it.
What Is Standard Gauge for Model Trains?
Model Railroad Planning
Model Train Manufacturers for Every Scale
An Introduction to G Gauge Model Trains
Toy Train Size: Electric Train Scales for Children
HO Scale Track Plans for Model Train Layouts
How to Find a Quality Model Train
The American Orphan Gauge TT Scale
Parents' Guide to Toy Trains and Electric Trains
Bachmann Spectrum Model Trains
Get Started Expanding From Train Set to Model Railroad
Popular Train Modeling Eras
Minimum Curve Radius for Model Trains
Build a Portable Model Railroad
HO Scale Knuckle Coupler Guide


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Byrd Baylor is an American author of award-winning picture books for children.
She was born on March 28, 1924, in San Antonio, Texas, and went to schools in Tucson, spent time on West Texas ranches and in Sonora (Mexico) gold mining camps. Today, she lives outside Arivaca, Arizona, in high Sonora desert. Her solar-powered adobe house was built over 25 years ago. She has no hot water and a generator for the little electricity she uses. She works on yellow legal pads or one of her 3 manual typewriters. She gets her news from a portable radio and friends drop off mail and newspapers at a cafe six miles away a couple of times a week.
Her first children's book, Amigo, was published in 1963. Most of her books are rhythmic prose poetry but she says, "That first one was in rhyme. It was about a prairie dog. The publisher asked me if I would make it a squirrel. I said no."
"I have written 25 or so children's books, a novel, lots of essays and articles, All of them relating in some way to my passion for the desert southwest, its landforms and its plants and animals and people, and always its power." Inspiration comes from the daily treks she takes in the desert. "I have learned so much by walking or just sitting on a rock."
She was awarded Caldecott Honors for her books When Clay Sings (1973) with illustrator Tom Bahti, and The Desert is Theirs (1976), Hawk, I'm Your Brother (1977), and The Way to Start a Day (1979) with illustrator Peter Parnall.


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We hope you'll be ringing out a successful financial year at month's end. In any case, here's what you should know about preparing for the new year.
End of the year. QuickBooks has been hard at work for the past 11+ months, recording and tracking and storing all of that financial data that you've entered so faithfully.
But when you turn the calendar page and make a new start January 1, your accounting software could use some closure on the year that's just passed. Here are some actions you can take to ring out the old and ring in the new. There's more you can do (we can help you with the advanced activities) but we'll just hit the highlights here.
Reconcile, reconcile, reconcile. Yes, we know it's not one of your favorite chores, but we really like to see all bank and credit card accounts reconciled by the end of the year if at all possible. Void all checks necessary and enter missing transactions.
Figure 1: You can make yourself crazy looking for a nickel when you're reconciling, but it's a critical function.
Make accrual adjustments. This is complicated, and it only applies if you accrue payroll and liabilities or prepay expenses that are then carried as assets. We'll need to create journal entries for you.
Close your books. This is totally optional. It depends on whether you want to lock last year's data to everyone except those who have the password and permissions. If you don't close them, you'll have easier access to last year's transaction details. Regardless of what you chose, QuickBooks will automatically make some year-end adjustments.
Do a physical inventory. Then compare this with what QuickBooks says. Reports | Inventory | Physical Inventory Worksheet.
Figure 2: It's good to match up your physical inventory count with QuickBooks occasionally, and the end of the year is as good a time as any.
Run income tax reports. As you know, QuickBooks lets you assign tax lines to tax-related transactions. Use the Income Tax Preparation Report and the Income Tax Summary Report. Let us know about any errors or omissions.
Check W-2 and 1099 data. You can't create these forms, of course, until after your final payroll for the year, but you can get a head start. Ask employees to verify their names, addresses and Social Security numbers for accuracy. Also, make sure that your EIN and SEIN are correct, as well as company address.
Clean up, back up. We can monitor the health of your QuickBooks data file anytime. But year-end is a good time to scrutinize your software's performance. Has it slowed down, started crashing or returning error messages? We can troubleshoot to find the problem and clean it up.
Figure 3: Frequent backups are critical, but you should be sure to have a copy of your entire data file stored somewhere safe.
Double-check tax liabilities. If you're handling your own payroll, look back to see whether all of your payments and filings have been completed.
Again, these are suggestions. QuickBooks does not require you to do any of them. There's more you can do, and you may need assistance with some of these.


"We asked for 40 billion Iraqi dinars [US$34.2 million] for the ministry's  investment budget but we were told that only eight billion [$6.85 million] could be allocated. This could prevent us from achieving our goals for this year," said Ali Shaalan, head of the Ministry's planning directorate.
"A top priority is to buy land for housing projects. We have already finished feasibility studies and designs for some of them, and we laid the cornerstone of one of them last March in the southern province of Mayssan," Shaalan told IRIN. Mayssan is about 350km south of Baghdad.
Shaalan said other projects, such as one planned in Basra Province, could be postponed until 2010 "if there are insufficient allocations this year".
In November 2008 the government cut $13 billion from its draft budget in light of falling oil prices (now down to around $47 a barrel from a summer peak of $147). The government may have to revise its budget for a third time, as the second draft was based on an assumed oil price of $62 a barrel.
In February 2008 the ministry unveiled ambitious plans to build an unspecified number of residential compounds nationwide. Each compound would have 50 buildings and each building six apartments - allowing some 300 families to buy a unit.
Schools, markets, mosques, electricity and water plants, health centres, police stations and other facilities were to have been built on each compound, but these plans are now on hold.
Shaalan said the ministry had a five-year plan, which it still hoped to implement, in which some 514 billion dinars (US$439.32 million) would be invested. Mayssan compound will cost $5 million and will be built on 8.09 hectares. The Mayssan project has started, but it is now not sure when it will be completed.
He said no project was designed to change the demography of a province. Accommodation would be provided to both those who became internally displaced persons (IDPs) after 2003 and to expatriates willing to return.


1. This sweet, sweet couple traveled to New Orleans all of the way from Australia! After several emails, and a fuzzy Skype call we finally met on their wedding day. Their gorgeous Race + Religious courtyard ceremony was perfect in every way and included 12 of their closest family and friends from all over the globe. Did you know that blowing bubbles as a send off is an Australian tradition?
2. We commonly get the question, "how far in advance do you plan elopements?" Typically this ranges between 6ish weeks and a few months, however there was one very special event we planned in one week. Holly reached out to us with a dream of getting married at Il Mercato in just one week! With the help of our amazing team of vendors, we were able to pull off an absolutely magical ceremony!
3. The Pop of Love team has produced tons of weddings under bright blue skies, but unfortunately a classic afternoon rain decided to also join us for Elise + Jordan's wedding this October. We kept the guests comfortable with music and champagne, as we quickly wiped down chairs, ( a few times! ) relit candles, and we were able to pull off their outdoor ceremony without a hitch!
4. While Pop of Love is an elopement company, we offer collections that allow you to invite up to twenty of your closest family members or friends. Many of our couples opt to invite a few guests, but Katelyn and Hugh came to New Orleans for an intimate ceremony of just the two of them. It was one of our sweetest and most romantic ceremonies – so full of love!
5. We had the pleasure of traveling all of the way up to the Northeast for Melanie and Mike's elopement in Maine. We loved the beautiful scenery and getting to work with an incredible team of new vendors. We are already looking forward to our next getaway!
6. Jessica + Jason got engaged under a grand oak tree, and it only made sense that their wedding would be under the canopy of the famous Tree of Life, one of New Orleans' most popular spots! Their entire family came down in an RV, and enjoyed a whole weekend in the city!
7. When we asked Erica + Collin how they envisioned their wedding, all they really wanted was to include all of their kids in the ceremony. This made for one of the most memorable moments all year long! How sweet is their adorable family?
8. Claire + Chris had such a gorgeous and colorful ceremony, and their story is just as sweet! Both of their parents eloped and they decided to keep up the tradition! We can't think of better family tradition to be a part of.
9. One thing we love about our couples is how much they love New Orleans.. just like us! Kris + Kyle requested their guests be greeted with all things New Orleans starting with beignets and champagne, and ended with a classic second line.
10. We had the pleasure of celebrating with Aj + Lauren for our last wedding of 2018! These two made our hearts swell throughout the entire ceremony, starting with the sweetest first look. Each of their moms peeked through the window to witness the look, and it just might have been the cutest thing we've ever seen. The chose the most fitting readings, and every single guest was teary (including the POL team!) Thank you ladies for letting us go out with a bang – we can hardly wait to see what 2019 will bring!


I was just going through a few items that I might talk about during Coffee Con, this Friday and Saturday. My presentation is Saturday the 11th, and I might do a brief show-and-tell.
How many of these objects do you recognize or know the story behind them?
If you have questions about Coffee Con, email Sue at StarbucksEditor.com. This year's activities will be held at 16500 Southcenter Pkwy, Seattle, Washington 98188, which is the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, SeaTac/Southcenter.
I'll be sitting in the show room to on Saturday, so feel free to come by and see me from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM. I'll have a table with my book Tales of the Siren.
If you can't make it to Coffee Con, the Kindle version of the book will be on sale October 10th and 11th only. Use your Kindle or the Kindle app on your phone to download Tales of the Siren for 99 cents.
Of course, if you're looking for books about Starbucks, I recommend that you buy Onward by Howard Schultz, or The Starbucks Experience by Joseph Michelli. Howard Schultz has a new book called For Love of Country, coming out in November. The Amazon.com link to it is in the side-bar of this blog.
Fall Into Fizzio. What's your favorite Fizzio customization?


If you haven't been watching MTV's Teen Wolf then you're definitely missing out, and if you have been, then you know Dylan O'Brien is an actor on the rise. O'Brien plays Stiles Stilinski, the most likeable character (in my opinion) and provides the comic relief during some of the more dramatic and intense storylines. His delivery is absolute perfection and reminds me of Adam Brody as Seth Cohen on The O.C. and looks a little like Jim Carrey. Don't believe me? Then check out this Buzzfeed article. I guess I should get to the point because I could talk about Dylan O'Brien all day.
O'Brien recently got down and dirty with Teen Vogue about life, Teen Wolf and his upcoming film, The Maze Runner. Check out some of the photos below!
I mean, look at this face! Those eyes! That hair!
The way he leans against the soda machine!
For more photos and to read the actual article, check it out the online version. The September issue of Teen Vogue hits newsstands Tuesday, August 19.
Teen Wolf airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.


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La Sacra Corona Unita es una organización criminal mafiosa de la región de Apulia (en italiano Puglia) en el sur de Italia, y especialmente activa en su capital Bari. Conocida como la quarta mafia (la cuarta mafia), es relativamente reciente; nació en 1981. Tiene conexiones con la Ndrangheta, la Camorra y la Cosa Nostra, y opera con el tráfico de drogas, la prostitución, la extorsión y el lavado de dinero.

La Sacra Corona Unita se compone de tres niveles jerárquicos diferentes. Los miembros ascienden de un nivel a otro por riti battesimali (ritual de bautismo). El simbolismo religioso es probable que le quede a la SCU como una reminiscencia de su pasado junto a la Camorra.

El nivel inferior, la Società Minore, se compone de miembros de bajo nivel que hacen el trabajo de calle. Los miembros empiezan como picciotti, gestionando el cobro del llamado 'pizzo' (pago mediante extorsión) y pasan por un periodo de en torno a los cuarenta días para garantizar que pueden llevarlo a cabo y que no tienen vínculos con la policía. El candidato también debe llevar a cabo un juramento de devoción a la Sacra corona unita.

El segundo nivel, la Società Maggiore, se compone de dos subniveles o categorías. Lo Sgarro, que solo se concede a los miembros que han matado al menos a tres personas por la Sacra corona unita. El individuo puede ahora formar su propio equipo de picciotti, conocido como filiale. Tras el adoctrinamiento, al miembro se le da un arma de fuego, una píldora de cianuro, algodón (que representa el Monte Blanco, el cual se considera sagrado), un limón (simbólicamente para tratar las heridas de los camaradas), una aguja para pinchar el dedo índice de la mano derecha, pañuelos (que representan la pureza de espíritu) y un spartenza (un regalo de algún tipo, por lo general cigarrillos).

El último nivel y más alto en la jerarquía es la Segreta Società, el núcleo de la organización donde se toman las decisiones trascendentales y que deben seguir el resto de miembros.

Etimología
El nombre de esta organización, fuertemente ligada a la religiosidad popular, se compone de tres palabras:
 Sacra (sagrada): porque cuando se afilia a un nuevo miembro de la organización, este es "bautizado" o "consagrado" como un sacramento religioso;
 Corona: debido a que en las procesiones religiosas se utiliza el rosario (o corona);
 Unita (unida): tal como son unidos y fuertes los eslabones de una cadena.

Juramento
Los miembros de esta organización, al igual que en otras organizaciones criminales italianas, hacen un juramento de lealtad y fidelidad, inspirado en la religión y la pertenencia a una familia o un clan.

Referencias

Organizaciones delictivas de Italia
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Q: Unable to uninstall a WiX Patch I am working on a Patch sample using the following link. However, I am not able to uninstall the patch either from Control Panel or from the command line MSIEXEC /i "MsiPath" MSIPATCHREMOVE="PathToMSP"
Peter Marcu's Blog: WiX: Building a Patch using the new Patch Building System - Part 3
Can anyone please let me know how to successfully uninstall or rollback a patch?
Note: I have set the AllowRemoval attribute to "yes" in the Patch.wxs file for the Patch element.

A: I would turn off logging, because apparently it's unable to perform the logging. Or try an explicit log location on your uninstall command line. Also, it could be this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2564571/-error-opening-installation-log-file--verify-that-the-specified-locate
and a detour is suggested.

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After a few pretty average ones these past 4 years. So far so good – let's hope the rain and hail stay away.
The season started well as there were bees around. As we all know now the bees are disappearing which will mean this pollination process will be under pressure. Bee Keepers actually move their boxes onto properties to help them pollinate rather than this happening naturally as there are not enough bees just flying around.
Cherries are full of vitamins A, C, E, and minerals such as iron, copper, zinc, potassium, and manganese. The high levels of anthocyanins and antioxidants found in cherries make them an excellent food to help the immune system. Cherries are a well known "brain food" and can help to strengthen cognitive function by helping to improve memory, focus, and concentration and help to reduce brain fog. Cherries are an excellent source of melatonin keep you calm.
Blend frozen bananas and frozen cherries in a food processor then freeze. A delicious dairy-free & fat-free ice cream.
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Initiated in 2002, this personal project is a multi-user web interface designed to handle, archive and print secondary school reports.
You'll find more about it on http://www.bulletinscolaire.be.
This project's Web design has been performed by Nicolas Crombez.


Characterized by bold patterns and striking studio stylings, this master portrait-maker's work is currently on view for the first time in the Netherlands. Discover his prolific output as well as a critical look at visual representation of Malian society in the mid-20th century.
During the late 1940s and 1960s, Malian photographer Seydou Keïta created an astonishing amount of studio portraits depicting his fellow locals looking their best. Keïta developed his own rich and distinctive visual language—characterized by his use of eclectic props, a palette of graphic backdrops, and vivid clothing—and many individuals, families, and couples were eager to have their picture taken by the self-taught photographer. In the late nineties, although already well-known and established in the regional context, Keïta's enormous archive surfaced in the West; at last, he gained international acclaim as a leading figure in twentieth-century portraiture. Seydou Keïta: Bamako Portraits, a retrospective at Amsterdam's Foam Fotografiemuseum, exhibits a vast selection of the photographer's modern and vintage studio portraiture, vibrantly showcasing his sensational flair and the visual legacy of West Africa during its transition into the post-colonial era.
With his combination of whimsical props and meticulous compositions, Keïta's portraits are intimate while simultaneously effusing an unmistakable degree of flamboyance. The photographer and sitter worked collaboratively: Keïta's subjects would select their own props, but would then be navigated by his intuitive direction. For Keïta, even the slightest tilt of the head or movement of the shoulder could transform the photograph, enhancing the subject's beauty.
The retrospective illustrates Keïta's prolific success as a photographer, seamlessly exhibiting his vintage prints alongside the modern ones. The vintage prints, many of which are delicately placed in hexagon-shaped display tables, convey the unique rips and tears that have formed over the course of time. They are presented as precious objects, reflecting how Keïta envisioned his work to be treasured by his customers.
These small pieces are placed in juxtaposition to his much larger modern prints, hung flush against the walls. Some of these photographs are life-size, emanating a distinctly human presence. Behind them, the walls of each room are saturated in vibrant hues that recall the bold West African colours and fabrics contained in Keïta's frame. This dynamism is enhanced by the varied and vigorous hanging: one wall is filled with scattered photographs hung in a checkerboard style, while other surfaces contrast smaller clusters of prints next to larger groupings. These curatorial choices energetically complement Keïta's theme of playfulness and draw attention to the liveliness of the photographer's sitters.
Since he never dated his photographs, Keïta's props and backdrops are not only emblematic of his style—they have also become an aesthetic symbol for the passing of time. Keïta used his props for a short time span, a few years at most. The inclusion of these very elements allowed Keïta to roughly date his own work, and this too plays a curatorial role in the exhibition, helping to guide the viewer throughout the collection. The exhibition text acknowledges this unique aspect of Keïta's output, coupling the details in the backdrop with respective timeframes. For example, during the period from 1948-1954, he used "his own fringed bedspread" in the background. From 1954-1955, a cloth with small flowers, or later still, one with an arabesque pattern. Thus, viewers are able to bridge a connection between the year, text, and image, an interplay that invites us to closely look at the details in each photograph.
At its core, Foam's extensive exhibition focuses on presenting Keïta's work in the social and historical context of Mali's post-colonial era. Championing the rejection of a Western gaze, Keïta's portraits abolish the reductive view of Africans portrayed as anthropological objects in photographs. Instead, his images are celebratory, expressing the aspiration towards individualism and identity. The lively spirit of the West African community anchored in Keïta's portraits, paired with the exhibition's curatorial flourishes, combine to offer a refreshing and lively presentation of his work. Ultimately, Bamako Portraits shows us how Keïta's artistic achievement is just as significant today as it was at the time of its creation.
Seydou Keïta: Bamako Portraits is on show at Foam Fotografiemuseum until June 20, 2018. The exhibition is in collaboration with the Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) – The Pigozzi Collection.
Animated by the ambiguous shadows of dawn and twilight, this project mixes personal photographs and found images, allowing us to dwell in the infinite mysteries of memory, identity, and the self.
Scenes from contemporary Romania, a Balkan country facing grave challenges in the aftermath of the region's harshest dictatorship.


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Electrograph to Distribute Brillian HDTVs to CEDIA Home Theater and Specialty A/V Retailers
Brillian HDTVs will be the first liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS)-based HDTVs offered by Electrograph
TEMPE, ARIZ., March 22, 2005 — In another move to build its base of distributors, Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ: BRLC) announced today that Electrograph Systems, Inc., a leading display technology distributor, will begin distributing Brillian's 720p and 1080p Gen II LCoS-based HDTVs to its base of more than 5,000 CEDIA home theater and specialty A/V resellers. Brillian's UltraContrast HDTVs will be the first LCOS-based HDTVs in Electrograph's extensive video product line up.
"We've evaluated LCOS-based HDTVs and have been very impressed with the picture quality and extensive high-performance features of Brillian's offering," said Sam Taylor, President, Electrograph Systems, Inc. "This is an ideal offering for our CEDIA home theater resellers. With customizable color temperature and gamma settings, precision grayscale, a solid-state, multi-megapixel light engine, artifact-free image delivery, plus RS232 control, Brillian offers a compelling HDTV solution for our discerning video consumers."
Beginning in March, Electrograph will leverage its eight regional sales offices and three regional warehouses to distribute the Brillian Gen II LCoS-based HDTVs to resellers in the United States and Canada.
Electrograph, which has more than 20 years of experience serving the audio/visual markets, offers a complete line of video products and display technology solutions. Electrograph is one of the world's leading distributors of plasma displays for the professional and commercial markets, including such brands as Pioneer, Hitachi, Panasonic, NEC and Samsung. The company also distributes a full line of audio products and other display technology solutions.
The HDTV monitors, based on Brillian's proprietary Gen II LCoS microdisplay technology, feature a three- or six-megapixel light engine and offer the highest commercially available LCOS contrast ratio — up to 2000:1 — in a rear-projection HDTV. The Brillian HDTVs feature exceptional grayscale performance, deep black levels, high brightness, a 170-degree viewing angle, an ultra-fine-pitch 16:9 widescreen, artifact-free full-motion video, and outstanding audio performance. Brillian HDTV products also provide software upgradeability.
The Electrograph agreement for CEDIA home theater distribution complements Brillian's recently announced relationship with Starin Marketing for the ProA/V market.
"Building our distribution channel is a critical next step and the agreement with Electrograph gives us tremendous coverage in North America as well as added momentum as we ramp production in-house and continue working to secure volume production of light engines in the second half of 2005," said Bill Fox, Brillian senior vice president of sales.
About Brillian Corporation
Brillian Corporation designs and develops rear-projection HDTVs targeted at high-end video/audio OEMs, high-end video/audio retailers, ProAV/CEDIA distributors, and their base of dealers and custom installers looking for breakthrough performance and image quality. The company is the first and only provider of Gen II LCoS technology used in these products. In addition to its high-definition televisions, Brillian also offers a broad line of LCoS microdisplay products and subsystems that OEMs integrate into proprietary HDTV products, multimedia projectors, and near-to-eye products such as monocular and binocular headsets. Brillian's LCoS microdisplay technologies address the market demand for a high-performance display solution with high image fidelity, high-resolution scalability, and high contrast ratios. The company's website is http://www.brilliancorp.com.
Brillian, UltraContrast, and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Electrograph Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1982, Electrograph Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manchester Technologies, Inc., is a national value-added wholesale distributor of display technology solutions, and the largest wholesale distributor of plasma display monitors in the United States. Electrograph offers a complete selection of display technology solutions for retailers, dealers, resellers and system integrators in the US. Electrograph's products include LCD flat panel, CRT and plasma display monitors, portable and fixed installation projectors, DVD players, touch screen monitors, custom integrated solutions and factory authorized service and repair. In addition to the company's worldwide distribution of display technology solutions, Electrograph also manufacturers a complete line of LCD flat panel, CRT and plasma display monitors. Electrograph is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York with branch offices throughout the US. For more information call 800-776-5768 or visit Electrograph's Web site at www.electrograph.com.
Hope Frank
Brillian Corporation
hope.frank@brilliancorp.com
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Panasonic Jumps Back into TV Market with Flagship JZ2000 OLED
Panasonic announces flagship OLED 4K TV for 2021, aiming to outclass the best LG and Sony have to offer in both picture and sound...
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QNED is the latest advancement in LCD TV technology that combines the advantages of QLED and NanoCell.
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The Apple TV app is now accessible on VIZIO SmartCast TVs (2016-2020 models) in the US and Canada.
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Q: error loading /scsi-qla.v01, fatal error:33 I am facing an issue, seems to be a rare one. No one has asked this question in any of the blog except for this. One of my Esxi 5.1 host (not an actual server, but just a physical workstation acting as a server) was working till last week. Don't know what happened suddenly, it started showing the error as shown below:

I can't try installing a fresh Esxi on top of this, as there is so much of data residing on this. Are there anyone who faced this kind of issue? Any idea on how to solve this, besides the way this mentioned?

A: Basically, my ESXi installation, became corrupted. I fixed it with the 3rd option.
Options:-

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*Fix as per this article

HOW TO: Fix the Error loading /s.v00 Fatal error: 33 (Inconsistent data) in the VMware vSphere Hypervisor

*Recovery Mode - Press Shift and R at ESXi Boot, if you have ever upgraded ESXi, you will be able to rollback, to the previous version, and the  upgrade again.

*Re-install ESXi. When re-installing, it will discover the older installation, and ask to upgrade or re-install, if you perform a re-install it will discover the existing VMFS partition, and ask you if you want to PRESERVE, select YES, and this will keep all your VMs, and then later at power on, just re-register the VMs with Inventory, which is browse the datastore, browse the folder, select the VMX file, Right Click and select Register VM

A: I ran into the same problem, though the error message was "error loading /s.v00, fatal error:33"
I did have my server booting from VMware intallation on an external USB.
I downloaded and created a new installer from the latest version of 5.5, which happened to be update 2 and ran it.  I wasn't given a choice to re-install, only install and upgrade.
I chose upgrade and the process went through successfully and I was then able to boot my server normally.

A: Also ran in to this problem on ESXi 7.0 (clueless as to what triggered it), as far as I know there has been no power outage. Anyway, 'upgrading' to ESXi 7.0 from a bootable usb did not fix the issue, however running a brand new install and re-registering my VM's did work.


But the touch feeling is comfortable. I wish I had big gloves.
This review is about item#16267633.
Until now I used PVC gloves but it got harder to use and needed to be replaced, but this natural rubber stuff has been used for more than half a year, but the use feeling has not changed completely and a wonderful cospa and function . Since some backlash is also attached, sticking to the hand is not so bad and easy to detach. There is no rubber smell. I would like to continue with this in the future. Thick type is somewhat expensive, but I would like to try it.
Cleaning of the outrunners at the end of the year etc.
It is the best in COSPA. Although it is inexpensive, it is satisfactory because it was sufficiently functional.
This review is about item#16267624.
It is soft and easy to use. The price is also cheap. I will repeat again.


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Everything You Need To Know About The Mystery Seeds From China
WEIRD HISTORY CRIME ENTERTAINMENT FACTS SCIENCE POLITICS SPORTS NEWS FEATURES
By Felix Behr/July 31, 2020 2:20 pm EST
This month, mysterious packages containing seeds have been appearing on doorsteps and in mailboxes across the country. In one of many sightings, WPXI met with Brenda Lynn of Jeannette, Pennsylvania: "The way I put it was, go figure because I'm always the one that ends up with things like this." One morning she found a package on her stoop. Its label declared that it contained jewelry from China.
Figuring that she had ordered and forgotten about a pair of earrings or something, she opened the package. She found no earrings, no somethings, no jewelry objects of any kind. All she found inside were seeds: "No instructions. Nothing. Just two packs of seeds and the address of course you can google but can't find anything."
Similar stories have been reported across the country. By July 29, CNN reported that all 50 states had issued some kind of warning about these seeds. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the packages had started appearing in Canada as well. The United States Department of Agriculture offered the same instructions to those who have received these packages:
Contact your state plant regulatory official or APHIS state plant health director.
Keep the packaging and mailing label intact.
Don't open the packet of seeds or plant them.
Don't discard them in the trash.
Make sure personal information hasn't been compromised.
Check the USDA and your state agencies for updates.
Don't be the overly happy person in the photo above, readying themselves to plant the seeds willy-nilly.
Brushing with infestation
The mystery behind the seeds has yet to be solved. However, the United States Department of Agriculture is working under the assumption that this is some kind of scam, not a Chinese attempt at long term botanical warfare. In a statement given on July 30, the USDA told the nation that "At this time, we don't have any evidence indicating this is something other than a "brushing scam" where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales."
The way a brushing scam works, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, is that a seller has gained access to their victim's personal information, specifically their name and address, but potentially other bits as well. They then use that information to buy their own products that are shipped to the stolen address and write reviews, which don't actually have to correspond to the object "bought." The scammer may have simply had a lot of seeds on hand.
The USDA, as Russell Redding, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Agriculture, explained to WPXI, is more worried that "Planting seeds without knowing what they are can wreak havoc with our environment, destroy agricultural crops and incur costly control efforts for years to come."
If you find a strange packet of seeds appearing, you should contact your state's Agricultural Agency for further instruction — though putting it on a shelf and forgetting about it like most ordered goods is a strong start.


Have a ticket for Suede concert for free, which Suese's fan wants to go with me, on 5 Oct.
Discussion » Nonsense » Have a ticket for Suede concert for free, which Suese's fan wants to go with me, on 5 Oct.
Suede is one of my favourite band.
wanted so much to watch their concert after their regroup.
When they realise its a free ticket, I'm sure they'll be suede.
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For years, US smartphone maker Apple has ruled the markets across the world. Having an Apple device is still a status symbol.
In the above-40 age group, with 15 percent of those surveyed indicated OnePlus as their choice for their next smartphone.
For years, US smartphone maker Apple has ruled the markets across the world. Having an Apple device is still a status symbol. But, the time is changing, as chinese smartphonemakers are now marketing their devices more aggressively.
According to the latest CMR Mobile Industry Consumer Insight (MICI) Survey findings, consumers are not focusing on smartphone specifications, but interestingly looking at premium smartphone brands as devices that "make them feel powerful" (55%), as "an extension of their lifestyle" (49%), and makes them feel like "they have arrived" (30%).
Among upcoming smartphone brands, the one that consumers are keenly looking for is OnePlus (36%), followed by Apple (34%) and Samsung (18%). The OnePlus appeal and promise is very high among consumers, the study says. In the age group of 18-32, 59 percent of those surveyed favour OnePlus, and it reigns supreme as the brand of choice for aspirational buyers seeking to buy premium smartphones.
In the above-40 age group, with 15 percent of those surveyed indicated OnePlus as their choice for their next smartphone. This trend points to OnePlus's growing and enduring brand salience, a definite worrying sign for other premium Smartphones, with its appeal cutting across consumer segments.
While all premium smartphone brands enjoy significant brand loyalty among their users, there is a small percentage of users who are considering switching to other brands. Among such users, the maximum traction to a particular smartphone brand was studied. While Apple emerged as a potential choice for OnePlus users (6%) and Oppo users (18%), OnePlus stands to gain from brand switching by users currently using Apple (9%), Samsung (15%) and Vivo (16%). A small percentage of current Apple users are considering switching to OnePlus. Samsung stands to gain from brand switching by Nokia users (9%).
Consumers look up to Apple as "the industry leader"(89%), noting it for its "innovation" (78%). Amongst women, Apple is known for its "camera" (77%). On the other hand, Samsung was noted by survey respondents for its "durability" ( 74%), and "high repeat purchase value" (46%). Among students, 55% noted Samsung for its "long usable life". Consumers consider OnePlus as the "brand that one can flaunt" (65%).
The MICI Survey findings also allude to the fact that smartphone upgrades are driving the market. Consumers want to upgrade to a premium smartphone with good build and design that provides exceptional speed and performance, and amazing gaming experience. At least 83 percent of those surveyed indicated that they upgrade their smartphone every 1-2 years.


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Larochemillay ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand: ) im  Département Nièvre in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Château-Chinon (Ville) und zum Kanton Luzy. Die Einwohner werden Millirupétiens genannt.

Geographie
Larochemillay liegt etwa 62 Kilometer ostsüdöstlich von Nevers im Morvan. Das Gemeindegebiet wird vom kleinen Fluss Roche durchquert. Umgeben wird Larochemillay von den Nachbargemeinden Villapourçon im Norden und Nordwesten, Glux-en-Glenne im Norden und Nordosten, Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray im Nordosten, Poil im Osten, Millay im Süden sowie Chiddes im Westen und Südwesten.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche Saint-Pierre, Monument historique
 Schloss La Roche-Millay, seit 2002 Monument historique
 Mühle von Montécot

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Band 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X, S. 578–582.

Weblinks

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Q: Data not getting displayed in RecyclerView. onCreateViewHolder and onBindViewHolder not getting executed I believe that the onCreateViewHolder and OnBindViewHolder is not getting run to populate the data.
The null pointer exception is on line 21 of the following code in the CheckInRecentList.java.  When debugging, the allCheckIn.size() has 4 entries in it.
The line... checkInLastDateTime.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInLastDateTime()); gets the null pointer exception I assume due to checkInLastDateTime being null.
    private void observerSetup() {
        Log.i(TAG, "observerSetup:");
        checkInLastDateTime = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInLastDateTime);
        checkInTitle = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInTitle);
        checkInDestinationName = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInDestinationName);
        checkInComments = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInComments);
        if(mViewModel.getAllCheckIn() != null)
            mViewModel.getAllCheckIn().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), new Observer<List<CheckInTable>>(){
                @Override
                public void onChanged(@Nullable final List<CheckInTable> allCheckIn) {
                    adapter.setCheckInList(allCheckIn);
            }
        });

        mViewModel.getAllCheckIn().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), new Observer<List<CheckInTable>>() {
            @Override
            public void onChanged(@Nullable final List<CheckInTable> allCheckIn) {
                        adapter.setCheckInList(allCheckIn);
                        if (allCheckIn.size() > 0) {
                            Log.i(TAG, "onChanged: all check in size greater than zero");
                            checkInLastDateTime.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInLastDateTime());
                            Log.i(TAG, "onChanged: running again");
                            checkInDestinationName.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInDestinationName());
                            checkInTitle.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInTitle());
                            checkInComments.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInComments());

                        } else {
                            checkInLastDateTime.setText("None Found");
                        }
                    }

The logcat entries for the exception is
02-11 09:29:07.888 14867-14867/com.example.checkingin E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.checkingin, PID: 14867
    java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.TextView.setText(java.lang.CharSequence)' on a null object reference
        at com.example.checkingin.CheckInRecentList$4.onChanged(CheckInRecentList.java:240)
        at com.example.checkingin.CheckInRecentList$4.onChanged(CheckInRecentList.java:234)
        at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.considerNotify(LiveData.java:131)
        at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.dispatchingValue(LiveData.java:149)
        at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.setValue(LiveData.java:307)
        at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData$1.run(LiveData.java:91)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

The full code for the fragment is
package com.example.checkingin;
import android.content.Context;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.nfc.Tag;
import android.os.Bundle;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
import androidx.lifecycle.Observer;
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider.Factory;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.util.List;

import static androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Constraints.TAG;

/**
 * A simple {@link Fragment} subclass.
 * Activities that contain this fragment must implement the
 * {@link CheckInRecentList.OnFragmentInteractionListener} interface
 * to handle interaction events.
 * Use the {@link CheckInRecentList#newInstance} factory method to
 * create an instance of this fragment.
 */
public class CheckInRecentList extends Fragment {
    // TODO: Rename parameter arguments, choose names that match
    // the fragment initialization parameters, e.g. ARG_ITEM_NUMBER
    private static final String ARG_PARAM1 = "param1";
    private static final String ARG_PARAM2 = "param2";
    private RecyclerView recyclerView;
    private RecyclerView.Adapter checkInListAdapter;
    //private RecyclerView.LayoutManager layoutManager;
    // TODO: Rename and change types of parameters
    private String mParam1;
    private String mParam2;
    private MainViewModel mViewModel;
    private CheckInListAdapter adapter;
    private MainViewModelProviderFactory viewModelFactory;
    private TextView checkInLastDateTime;
    private TextView checkInTitle;
    private TextView checkInDestinationName;
    private TextView checkInComments;

    private OnFragmentInteractionListener mListener;

    public CheckInRecentList() {
        // Required empty public constructor
    }

    /**
     * Use this factory method to create a new instance of
     * this fragment using the provided parameters.
     *
     * @param param1 Parameter 1.
     * @param param2 Parameter 2.
     * @return A new instance of fragment CheckInRecentList.
     */
    // TODO: Rename and change types and number of parameters
    public static CheckInRecentList newInstance(String param1, String param2) {
        CheckInRecentList fragment = new CheckInRecentList();
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putString(ARG_PARAM1, param1);
        args.putString(ARG_PARAM2, param2);
        fragment.setArguments(args);
        return fragment;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        Log.i(TAG, "onCreate: On Create");
        if (getArguments() != null) {
            mParam1 = getArguments().getString(ARG_PARAM1);
            mParam2 = getArguments().getString(ARG_PARAM2);
        }
    //      These were originally set up from the recycler view add to the fragment
    //          recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.check_in_recent_recycler_view);

                // use this setting to improve performance if you know that changes
                // in content do not change the layout size of the RecyclerView
                //recyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
/*
                // use a linear layout manager
                layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
                recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
*/
                // specify an adapter (see also next example)
                //checkInListAdapter = new CheckInListAdapter();
     //           recyclerView.setAdapter(checkInListAdapter);
            }

   @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {

       mViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this, viewModelFactory).get(MainViewModel.class);
       Log.i(TAG, "onCreateView: On Create View");
       // Inflate the layout for this fragment
              return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_check_in_recent_list, container, false);

    }

    // TODO: Rename method, update argument and hook method into UI event
    public void onButtonPressed(Uri uri) {
        Log.i(TAG, "onButtonPressed: ");
        if (mListener != null) {
            mListener.onFragmentInteraction(uri);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onAttach(Context context) {

        super.onAttach(context);

        Log.i(TAG, "onAttach: OnAttach");

        viewModelFactory = new MainViewModelProviderFactory(context.getApplicationContext());
        mViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this, viewModelFactory).get(MainViewModel.class);

        if (context instanceof OnFragmentInteractionListener) {
            mListener = (OnFragmentInteractionListener) context;
        } else {
            throw new RuntimeException(context.toString()
                    + " must implement OnFragmentInteractionListener");
        }
       Log.i(TAG,"OnAttach completed");
    }
    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

        Log.i(TAG, "onActivityCreated: On Activity Created");

        mViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this, viewModelFactory).get(MainViewModel.class);

        checkInLastDateTime = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInLastDateTime);
        checkInTitle = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInTitle);
        checkInDestinationName = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInDestinationName);
        checkInComments = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInComments);

        recyclerSetup();
        Log.i(TAG,"OnActivityCreated: Recycler SetUp");
        //listenerSetup();
        //Log.i(TAG, "onActivityCreated: Listener SetUp");
        observerSetup();
        Log.i(TAG, "onActivityCreated: Observer SetUp");

    }
    @Override
    public void onDetach() {
        super.onDetach();
        Log.i(TAG, "onDetach: ");
        mListener = null;

    }

    /**
     * This interface must be implemented by activities that contain this
     * fragment to allow an interaction in this fragment to be communicated
     * to the activity and potentially other fragments contained in that
     * activity.
     *

     * See the Android Training lesson Communicating with Other Fragments for more information.
     */
    public interface OnFragmentInteractionListener {
        // TODO: Update argument type and name
        void onFragmentInteraction(Uri uri);
    }
    private void clearFields() {
        checkInLastDateTime.setText("");
        checkInDestinationName.setText("");
        checkInTitle.setText("");
        checkInComments.setText("");
    }

    private void listenerSetup() {

        ImageButton editCheckInButton = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInEditButton);
        ImageButton resendCheckInButton = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInResendButton);

        mViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this, viewModelFactory).get(MainViewModel.class);
        Log.i(TAG, "listenerSetup: ");
        editCheckInButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
        //put in edit check in logic
            }
        });
        resendCheckInButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
        //put in resend logic
            }
        });

        }

    private void observerSetup() {
        Log.i(TAG, "observerSetup:");
        checkInLastDateTime = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInLastDateTime);
        checkInTitle = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInTitle);
        checkInDestinationName = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInDestinationName);
        checkInComments = getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInComments);
        if(mViewModel.getAllCheckIn() != null)
            mViewModel.getAllCheckIn().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), new Observer<List<CheckInTable>>(){
                @Override
                public void onChanged(@Nullable final List<CheckInTable> allCheckIn) {
                    adapter.setCheckInList(allCheckIn);
            }
        });

        mViewModel.getAllCheckIn().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), new Observer<List<CheckInTable>>() {
            @Override
            public void onChanged(@Nullable final List<CheckInTable> allCheckIn) {
                        adapter.setCheckInList(allCheckIn);
                        if (allCheckIn.size() > 0) {
                            Log.i(TAG, "onChanged: all check in size greater than zero");
                            checkInLastDateTime.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInLastDateTime());
                            Log.i(TAG, "onChanged: running again");
                            checkInDestinationName.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInDestinationName());
                            checkInTitle.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInTitle());
                            checkInComments.setText(allCheckIn.get(0).getCheckInComments());

                        } else {
                            checkInLastDateTime.setText("None Found");
                        }
                    }
                });
    }
    private void recyclerSetup() {

        Log.i(TAG, "recyclerSetup: ");
        adapter = new CheckInListAdapter(R.layout.fragment_check_in_recent_list);
        RecyclerView recyclerView = getView().findViewById(R.id.check_in_recent_recycler_view);
        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
        recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
        //recyclerView.addItemDecoration(new DividerItemDecoration(this, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL));
    }
}

The adapter code is
package com.example.checkingin;

import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.app.Activity;

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import java.util.List;

import static androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Constraints.TAG;

public class CheckInListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<CheckInListAdapter.ViewHolder>{
    private int checkInListLayout;
    private List<CheckInTable> checkInList;

    public CheckInListAdapter(int layoutId) {
        Log.i(TAG, "CheckInListAdapter: ");
        checkInListLayout = layoutId;
    }

    public void setCheckInList(List<CheckInTable> allCheckIn) {
        checkInList = allCheckIn;
        Log.i(TAG, "setCheckInList: ");
        notifyDataSetChanged();
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return checkInList == null ? 0 : checkInList.size();
    }

    @Override
    public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        Log.i(TAG, "onCreateViewHolder: ");
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(
                parent.getContext()).inflate(checkInListLayout, parent, false);
        ViewHolder checkInListViewHolder = new ViewHolder(view);
        return checkInListViewHolder;
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(final ViewHolder holder, final int listPosition) {
        TextView checkInLastDateTime = holder.checkInLastDateTime;
        TextView checkInTitle = holder.checkInTitle;
        TextView checkInDestinationName = holder.checkInDestinationName;
        TextView checkInComments = holder.checkInComments;
        ImageView checkInEditButton = holder.checkInEditButton;
        ImageView checkInResendButton = holder.checkInResendButton;
        Log.i(TAG, "onBindViewHolder: ");

        checkInLastDateTime.setText(checkInList.get(listPosition).getCheckInLastDateTime());
        checkInTitle.setText(checkInList.get(listPosition).getCheckInTitle());
        checkInDestinationName.setText(checkInList.get(listPosition).getCheckInDestinationName());
        checkInComments.setText(checkInList.get(listPosition).getCheckInComments());
        holder.checkInEditButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_menu_edit);
        holder.checkInResendButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_menu_share);

        ImageButton editCheckInButton = checkInEditButton.findViewById(R.id.checkInEditButton);
        ImageButton resendCheckInButton = checkInResendButton.findViewById(R.id.checkInResendButton);
/*
        editCheckInButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                //put in edit check in logic
            }
        }
        );
        resendCheckInButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                //put in resend logic
            }
        });
  */
        }

    static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        TextView checkInLastDateTime;
        TextView checkInTitle;
        TextView checkInDestinationName;
        TextView checkInComments;
        ImageView checkInEditButton;
        ImageView checkInResendButton;
        ViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            Log.i(TAG, "ViewHolder: ");
            checkInLastDateTime = itemView.findViewById(R.id.checkInLastDateTime);
            checkInTitle = itemView.findViewById(R.id.checkInTitle);
            checkInDestinationName = itemView.findViewById(R.id.checkInDestinationName);
            checkInComments = itemView.findViewById(R.id.checkInComments);
            checkInEditButton = itemView.findViewById(R.id.checkInEditButton);
            checkInResendButton = itemView.findViewById(R.id.checkInResendButton);
            itemView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View view) {

                }
            });
        }
    }
}

The fragment layout is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".CheckInRecentList">

    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/check_in_recent_recycler_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        tools:listitem="@layout/recycler_view_item"/>

</FrameLayout>

The recycler list xml is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:padding="0dp">

    <TableLayout
        android:id="@+id/check_in_recent_row"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="center|top"
        android:layout_weight="35">
        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="372dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="66dp"
                android:layout_height="20dp"
                android:layout_weight="10"
                android:text="Last Used"
                android:background="#00000000"
                android:textColor="@color/blue"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="20dp"
                android:background="#00000000"
                android:layout_weight="35"
                android:textColor="@color/blue"
                android:text="Title" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="20dp"
                android:background="#00000000"
                android:layout_weight="35"
                android:textColor="@color/blue"
                android:text="Destination" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="20dp"
                android:layout_weight="10"
                android:background="#00000000"
                android:textColor="@color/blue"
                android:text="Edit"/>

            <TextView
                android:layout_height="20dp"
                android:layout_weight="10"
                android:background="#00000000"
                android:textColor="@color/blue"
                android:text="Resend"/>
        </TableRow>
        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="372dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
            android:id="@+id/checkInLastDateTime"
            android:layout_width="66dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="10"
            android:gravity="center_vertical"
                android:text="TestView"/>

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/checkInTitle"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:gravity="center_vertical"
                android:layout_weight="35"
                android:text="TextView" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/checkInDestinationName"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:gravity="center_vertical"
                android:layout_weight="35"
                android:text="TextView" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/checkInEditButton"
                android:layout_width="66dp"
                android:layout_height="40dp"
                android:layout_weight="10"
                android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_edit"
                android:tooltipText="Edit Check In" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/checkInResendButton"
                android:layout_height="40dp"
                android:layout_weight="10"
                android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_share"
                android:tooltipText="Resend Check In" />
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/checkInComments"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="100"
                android:text="TextView" />

        </TableRow>

    </TableLayout>
</LinearLayout>

A: From what I can see of your code, you are trying to access View widgets that belong to your adapter in your fragment class. That's why it's null.
getView().findViewById(R.id.checkInLastDateTime);

..will be null because checkInLastDateTime does not belong to the fragment's layout but that of the adapter.
This issue stems from how you are implementing your RecyclerView. I'd advise that you make a function call to update the list items from the fragment to the adapter and update them within the adapter.
Further advice is to google and read up on a basic example of how RecyclerViews are implemented for more clarity.
I hope this helps.


The final plenary session of the State of the World Forum began today (Nov 1) with a challenge from Forum president Jim Garrison: a challenge to take these six days of deep discussions by brilliant minds, this great feast of ideas, and transform them into actions that really make a difference.
Garrison used a short videotape of an earlier address by Lee Butler, retired four-star general and former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, in which he laid out the issues in front of the community of mankind. Namely, whether the selfish interests of individual nations will be allowed to continue unabated until we destroy the planet. A battle for the very soul of mankind.
Former U.S. senator Alan Cranston followed. He said the number one issue for Earth was to abolish nuclear weapons. "If we don't do that and blow ourselves up, nothing else will matter."
Mr. Cranston said the world had made tremendous progress towards that end, by using a two-pronged strategy: First, at the elite level, by talking to governments and leaders. Secondly, at the grass roots level, through public action and keeping the pressure on those leaders.
* Kumar Rupesinghe, European director of the State of the World Forum spoke of co-existence and community building. He said "the positive value has to be shown" - meaning nation-states must see how peaceful coexistence was actually in their self-interest. He also proposed that co-existence be taught in schools, just like math and reading, if the world is to reach that elusive goal of a truly peaceful civilization.
*Marcello Palazzi, a businessman and social entrepreneur, said the initiative aimed to reach out to business leaders. "It's not about fundraising, it's about involving business in the issues of culture and social cohesion."
*Art historian, philosopher and painter Dr. T.F. Chen won a rousing round of applause when he reminded his audience that while immersing ourselves in the world's problems and great issues should not allow us to forget art.
"As we welcome the new century, I would like to offer a new term, " Chen proposed. "Not only do we need hardware and software, we need soulware."
Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Wally N'Dow, followed with the principles agreed upon in plenary sessions focusing on "Our Common Enterprise." This major strategic initiative of the State of the World Forum is to be presented to the United Nations in the September, 2000. That is when the State of the World Forum is set to convene parallel with the Millennium General Assembly of the U.N.
Mr. N'Dow listed some of those principles: global security, particularly concerning armaments; co-existence; the search for social inclusion; integration of youth, developing the media necessary to enhance public understanding; working with the U.N; co-operative global conversation; a world that works for everyone, and upgrading the security and quality of life.
Finally, Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, provided a little effectiveness training to energize his audience. He said it was one thing to have truth and vision, but quite another thing to be effective.
Mr. Covey said first and foremost, people must have integrity.
"You can never accomplish a worthy end without worthy means. Always be loyal to those not present, those who might think differently. Never become program-centered, be purpose-centered." Covey advised.
"Don't be exclusive, be inclusive. You can be critical, but don't be destructive."
He added it was vital that people struggle to understand the essence of another person's position.That was because once a person truly understood, and the other person knew he or she was understood, synergy began to be created.
OUR COMMON ENTERPRISE: The SWF aims to have constructed a virtual Alexandrian Library by the year 2000 containing the raw material required to build a vision of a world that works for everybody in the new millennium.