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Response to "saving the Australian wine industry"
By Jesse on April 29, 2009
This week, we asked our stalwart enophiles to go out and find a bottle of Australian wine costing between $15 and $30. By at least one account, the image of the Australian wine industry has been decimated by the flood of $10-and-under "critter bottles," so the other rule of the night was no critters. However, a second rule apparently in effect that night was "no white wines" — although we'd mandated nothing of the sort, every bottle that showed up was red. Facing a lineup of alcohol contents ranging roughly from 14 to 15.5%, we took a collective deep breath and dove right in.
Leading things off was the 2006 d'Arenberg "The Laughing Magpie" (McLaren Vale), a blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Viognier. The nose was floral — perhaps that Viognier coming through? Sasha picked up cucumber lotion, Adam got steak and charcoal, and Jason picked up raspberry truffle chocolate.
The palate, unfortunately, wasn't quite as generous. The wine ran a bit sour, with notes of big tart red berries predominant. After a while, people started to pick up some bitter dark chocolate and some unripe blackberry, along with what Jason called "a shot of espresso." Brian was disappointed by the inky wine, which he'd enjoyed before, and said it might've benefited by some decanting. At $20, this was a pass for most people, but Brian said he'd buy it again if only "to tie-dye with it."
Next up was the 2008 Layer Cake Shiraz (South Australia), which smelled like prunes, vanilla, and even rosemary and thyme. I thought it smelled like "a dark, inky jam, but without any sugar," and Liz thought it smelled like "a blueberry flatcake," whatever that is.
Miraculously true to its moniker, the wine tasted distinctly chocolate cake-y. Jason likened it to a "mocha truffle," while Adam countered with "chocolate mousse." I noted that it was heavy and very choclately, and wrote down that "I wouldn't even eat cheese with this, I'd eat… well… chocolate cake." The berry notes weren't big, and what berries there were could best be described as having a distinct raspberry chocolate liqueur character. No black pepper, and no tannins — regrettably, since those are two of our favorite elements of a corking Aussie Shiraz — but if it's cake you're into, then $18 is probably a reasonable price to pay for this novel twist on the term "dessert wine."
Third in line was the 2004 Henschke "Euphonium" (Keyneton Estate, Barossa), a kitchen-sink blend of Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot, Cab Franc, and Grenache. The nose was beguiling, with notes of vanilla, black pepper, green pepper, tobacco, and tar (along with some "pound cake," Sasha claimed). The berries were ripe and plush, but not terribly extracted. Burnt toast and coffee also made appearances on the bouquet.
The palate was a delight: "very soft," said Andrew, "but still has body." Blueberry and blackberry notes were complimented by delicate, velvetty tannins that left a powdered dark-chocolate coating on the tongue. Brian appreciated the arrival of some black pepper character, and found the wine to be quite balanced. "There's a little touch of sourness in it," someone said, to which Andrew replied "there's a little touch of a lot of things in it." At $45, this wasn't going to be on anyone's weekly grocery list, but it was certainly a nice change of pace.
Following a tough act was the 2006 Peter Lehmann Shiraz (Barossa) which boasted a nose of cloves, eucalyptus, and black pepper. Some cinammon made a fleeting appearance, and there was also something floral and perfumy about it.
The palate did its best to live up to the Euphonium's lofty standard, and, in doing so, ran a bit hot, we thought. Big notes of coffee, fruit leather, and even a little "tea" (courtesy of Sasha) were challenged by the presence of the alcohol. Some tasters also found the tartness to be a bit high, and the $15 bottle wasn't one that many people seemed eager to re-visit. Andrew, however, said he thought it was a fine price for a wine of that presence.
Next up was the 2005 Peter Lehmann "Clancy's" (Australia), a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet, and Merlot. Say what you want about this wine's provenance — it had an awesome nose. Notes of toffee, musky cologne and leather were complimented by what I described as "aged Cuban rum." It smelled a bit, then, like a guy who's been smoking a lot of good tobacco in his big leather chair.
The palate drew mixed reviews. Brian appreciated the sturdy tannins, and several people picked up notes of raspberry and even smoked meat (particularly salami), but others found it too tart. With a lackluster finish, the wine didn't live up to its $22 tariff at Whole Foods. Liz thought it might be an ideal food wine, if only it were cheaper.
The last bottle of the evening was a personal favorite of mine, the 2006 Yangarra Shiraz (McLaren Vale), which I've always appreciated for its balls-out pepper character. Sure enough, the black pepper was out in full force all over the nose. Adam smelled some coffee beans, Leah picked up cigarette smoke, and Sasha ventured into vegetable territory, noting scents of scallions and onions. Brian and Jenn agreed, stating that it even smelled a bit of caramelized onions. There was definitely something slightly root-vegetable about it. My kind of nose!
The palate was generally a crowd-pleaser, although a few people found it a bit tough to love. Big black pepper notes were complimented by charcoal, especially on the back end, along with a tart raspberry jam. A couple of winos found it too sour, but many in the room complimented the Yangarra for its "generous, plush nature," and its "spicy character on the back end." At $20, it's a bottle that several people planned to re-visit, myself among them.
The Euphonium had been the big winner, but it had also featured the big price tag, and none of the other bottles won universal acclaim. The concensus following this meeting was that there seem to be a number of good (if not great) Australian bottles in the $15 to $25 range, but perhaps no more so than Spain or even California, so the country's status as the go-to destination for value within that category is anything but cemented. We'll continue our search for dynamic Aussie bottles that blow us away, so that we might buy them en masse and contribute to the rectification of Australia's image problem.


Prior to this appointment, Dr. Buckley served as Chief Planning Officer at University of the Pacific for four years. From 2006 – 2014 she was Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at San Francisco State University and Interim Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor at Sacramento State University for 11 years. She is currently an Emerita Professor at Sacramento State University. Buckley also served as Associate Director of the International Training and Education Center at UC, Davis. She earned her BA in English from University of Georgia; MA in Linguistics from UC, Davis; and MA and Ph.D in Anthropology from UC, Davis. In addition to her work in academic affairs on strategic planning, accreditation, assessment, curriculum planning, and institutional research, she has worked extensively on teacher training grants with the Fulbright Association, Institute of International Education, Amideast, and USAID in Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Buckley has been a Commissioner for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges since 2013.
Dr. Leite has worked in the field of education for over 32 years, holding positions in administrative leadership for higher education and vocational education. He has been working continuously in the field of Health Science Education (program and curriculum development and evaluation) in the last 10 years. Dr. Leite has distinguished himself as a professional in educational administration with a strong background and extensive experience in both quantitative and qualitative educational research, particularly in the field of program evaluation using mixed methods design. He has dedicated himself to program and curriculum development and has extensive experience in accreditation procedures related to the academic standards for National and Regional accrediting agencies in the United States.


Tucson, Arizona, U.S – Former Congressman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, center, and her husband, Astronaut MARK KELLY, left, visit the phone bank at the campaign headquarters of candidate RON BARBER, right, who is running to fill the seat Giffords vacated in January. Giffords was critically injured by a gunshot wound to the head during an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011.
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Round out your fall celebration with these festive side dish recipes.
Slice acorn squash into thin wedges and roast before tossing with pomegranate juice and pomegranate seeds for a colorful fall side dish. Sprinkle with torn mint before serving.
Use individual ramekins to make perfect portions of cheesy potatoes.
Acorn squash and tomatoes need just a few ingredients and 40 minutes in the oven to turn into a crowd-pleasing side dish.
Top an Italian loaf with parsley, garlic, butter and olive oil, then bake until crisp.
These flavorful greens take less than 10 minutes to make, start to finish. Add them to your next Asian-inspired menu.
Tangy Greek yogurt makes a perfect dip for sweet beets.
Saute potatoes and wrap them with crispy bacon strips. Drizzle with melted butter and honey.
Add greens to your grits by mixing in turnip greens and lima beans.
For a special dinner side, load up smashed potatoes with butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon and green onions before baking in the skins.
Chayote (a mild Mexican squash that looks like green pear) takes on Mexican flavor in this radish and avocado salad dressed with lime juice, olive oil and salt.
Bring fresh Mediterranean flavors and color to your fall table with this cucumber and tomato salad filled with fresh herbs and bulgur.


Dr. Hina Ishaq contributed this article for Tahzib-ul-Akhlaaq, Ali Garh University's renowned Urdu Magazine. It visits the history of Sufism, its key beliefs, its evolution over time, and overall effect on Persian history and culture. All republished articles of Tahzib-ul-Akhlaaq are granted permission by Prof. Saghir with our immense gratitude, see permission here.


With the trend of "make nothing going on out there, the contour just won the competition that comes with promises of lightness and natural face. Meet the strobing, betting on skin-lighting instead in the shadow trick, as does the technique of favorite beauty Kim Kardashian to enhance features.
We know that the Brazilian love opaque skin but the truth is that the matte does not last in our tropical temperature and pressure conditions. "It's a glow imprisoned, more real to use in Brazil. We will never be able to keep the opaque skin with the weather here," said Fabiana Gomes, a senior makeup artist M.A. C in Brazil. Therefore, brushes to work, that now is the time to lose the fear of light in make and learn how to make a skin, no aspect of oil in plenty.
The girls of our English brother beat a chat with Justine Jenkins, makeup artist responsible for the celebrity face 1000 in England, and gives us direct backstage beauty pills how to seal the makeup trend. "Instead of using darker contour pigments, the strobing affixed to highlight points of the face where the light hits of course, using products with more subtle glow. It's a technique much quicker and easier, a great choice for anyone who is not pro," explains.
Hydration is not only a commandment of beauty, but the key to the strobing effect. Wash your face with a soap suitable for your skin type, finish cleaning with a tonic and close the combo with a nourishing moisturizer, also according to what your skin needs.
The choice is yours: you bet on a primer or moisturizer illuminator to eliminate steps and prepare the skin already. Killing total radiance wishes, use the product in the whole face or if you prefer, apply only in the areas of lighting: zone C (temples and top of the cheekbones), bridge of the nose, Chin and between the eyebrows.
The idea is to keep the natural look and attack only the areas where your skin really needs correction, so bet on multifunction as bb or cc cream, connecting several benefits. You can also mix your base or concealer with a moisturizer and apply on blemishes and areas which usually require uniformity, as the little draw the nostrils, are generally more reddish.
Remember that you want to capture the light glow subtly, not to reflect it. Then use your illuminator with cleverness, only reinforcing the brightness in areas C and T. Is there a menu extensive (remember we gave the ABC reporting about them on how to use IR Illuminators?) but as the idea is a natural glow, bet on more creamy or liquid formulas instead of powder.
Remember the general rule: Champagne and Pearlescent tones work for skin more pale. The darker is the tone of the face, hotter and gold must be the illuminator.
Who said that strobing is restricted to the face? Especially the multi-functional illuminators in stick or cream, which are easier to apply, can give the guys at the neckline, bone of the clavicle (the famous soap dish) and legs. Enjoy a loose pigment or scrape a little shimmery shadow, mix with a moisturizer and pass on the body and man!
Closing with a golden key, you will need a very light powder just to absorb shine in unwanted places. Prefer thin, translucent formulas, which don't weigh much on the face (read, which do not leave apparent pores or very flaky). The Veil Finish of Bare Minerals, which has finishing illuminator, is the favorite of Justine (and mine too!). Tip: apply the product with a small brush, such as a shadow, blending just to where skin tends to shine more.


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Paytm is an Indian financial technology company that offers a digital wallet, an online shopping portal, and a platform for business transactions. It was launched in 2010 and is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Paytm is used for a variety of purposes, including paying for goods and services, transferring money to others, and making bank deposits and withdrawals. It is also used as a payment gateway for online merchants.
How Paytm Started
Vijay Shekhar Sharma founded a company called One97 Communications, which provided content and services for mobile phones. One97 Communications later launched Paytm in 2010 as a platform for mobile recharges and bill payments.
Sharma has said that the idea for Paytm came to him when he was traveling and needed to recharge his mobile phone. At the time, he found it inconvenient to go to a store to purchase a physical recharge card, so he thought that it would be useful to have an online platform where people could easily recharge their phones. From this idea, Paytm was born.
How Paytm Become Popular
Paytm became popular in India for several reasons. One of the main factors was its convenience. Paytm allowed people to easily pay for goods and services, transfer money to others, and make bank deposits and withdrawals using their smartphones. This was especially appealing in a country where many people did not have easy access to traditional banking services.
Another reason for Paytm's popularity was its widespread availability. Paytm was accepted at a large number of merchants across India, making it easy for people to use it for a variety of purposes.
In addition, Paytm benefited from the Indian government's demonetization move in 2016, which made it more difficult for people to use cash for transactions. This increased the demand for digital payment methods, and Paytm's digital wallet became a popular choice for many people.
Paytm Acquisitions
Year Company Description
2015 Near.in Acquired a majority stake in online shopping site Near.in, which allowed Paytm to enter the online shopping market.
2016 Little App Acquired a majority stake in Little, an Indian mobile app that allows users to discover and book deals at local businesses.
2017 Plutus Acquired brokerage firm Plutus Financial to enter the stock trading market.
2018 Insider.in Acquired a majority stake in online ticketing platform Insider.in.
2020 Via.com Acquired a majority stake in travel booking platform Via.com.
Paytm Competitors
Paytm is a leading financial technology company in India, and it has a number of competitors in the digital wallet and online payment space.
Google Pay Google Pay is a digital wallet and online payment platform developed by Google. It allows users to make payments, transfer money, and pay bills using their smartphones.
PhonePe PhonePe is a digital wallet and online payment platform developed by Flipkart. It offers a range of financial services, including bill payments, mobile recharges, and bank transfers.
MobiKwik MobiKwik is a digital wallet and online payment platform that allows users to make payments, transfer money, and pay bills using their smartphones.
Amazon Pay Amazon Pay is the online payment service offered by Amazon. It allows users to make payments, transfer money, and pay bills using their Amazon accounts.
There are also several other digital wallet and online payment providers operating in India, including BharatPe, Airtel Payments Bank, and Axis Pay. These companies compete with Paytm in the Indian market by offering similar services and features to users.
About Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Paytm was founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma in 2010. Sharma is the CEO of Paytm and has played a key role in the company's growth and success. He was born and raised in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, and completed his education in computer science. After starting his career as a software developer, Sharma founded One97 Communications in 2000, which later launched Paytm as a platform for mobile recharges and bill payments. Sharma has received numerous awards and accolades for his work in the field of technology and entrepreneurship.
Paytm was launched in 2010 as a platform for mobile recharges and bill payments. It has since expanded to offer a wide range of financial services, including a digital wallet, an online shopping portal, and a platform for business transactions.
Paytm is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, and has offices in several other cities in India as well as in Toronto, Dubai, and Singapore.
Paytm has over 350 million users and is accepted at over 10 million merchants in India.
In 2016, the Indian government's demonetization move, which made it more difficult for people to use cash for transactions, increased the demand for digital payment methods. This helped to boost Paytm's popularity and user base.
Paytm has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its business and enter new markets, including online shopping site Near.in, mobile app Little, brokerage firm Plutus Financial, online ticketing platform Insider.in, and travel booking platform Via.com.
Paytm's founder and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, has received numerous awards and accolades for his work in the field of technology and entrepreneurship.
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Agathe Bridau, nascida Agathe Rouget em 1773 em Issoudun, é uma personagem Comédia Humana de Honoré de Balzac.

Ela aparece em apenas um romance: La Rabouilleuse, onde ela representa o tipo de mãe cega pelo amor a um filho que não o merece (Philippe Bridau).

Seu pai, o doutor Rouget, recusa-se a reconhecê-la como filha. Ele suspeita que sua esposa o enganou com o pai de Étienne Lousteau, o subdelegado Lousteau. Deserda-a em favor de seu filho Jean-Jacques.

Em 1793, ele se desembaraça dela enviando-a a Paris, confiando-a a um tio materno, Descoing, proprietário de uma loja de secos e molhados.

Em 1794, a grande beleza de Agathe impressiona Bridau, secretário do ministério do interior. Bridau, tão honesto e reto quanto Agathe, casa-se com ela tendo por dote apenas um adiantamento de cem mil francos da herança, para grande satisfação de Rouget-pai.

Fanaticamente ligado a Napoleão Bonaparte, o marido de Agathe morre de esgotamento em 1808, deixando a jovem mulher sob a proteção de Bonaparte, que cuida da educação dos dois filhos do casal, Philippe Bridau e Joseph Bridau.

Em 1811, ela recebe uma magra subvenção do Imperador, que a obriga a controlar seu estilo de vida. Ela toma um apartamento com sua tia, Madame Descoing.

Cega por seu amor a seu filho mais velho, Philippe, ela se deixa roubar por ele. E não tem nenhuma confiança no talento de seu filho mais jovem, Joseph, que, contudo, provê discretamente as necessidades da família.

Em 1814, ela já está arruinada. Mas será ainda mais quando seu filho Philippe tira sob seu nome uma letra de câmbio, e quando Mestre Roguin vai à falência, levando suas últimas economias. Mestre Desroches a aconselha a exigir de seu irmão Jean-Jacques sua parte da herança paterna, que Flore Brazier, amante dele, esperar conseguir para si através de artimanhas.

Em 1822, graças à ajuda do abade Loraux, Agathe obtem a administração de uma casa de loteria pertencente a Honorine de Bauvan.

Neste mesmo ano, Agathe se muda para Issoudun com seu filho mais jovem, Joseph. Ela retorna para lá para o casamento de seu irmão com Flore Brazier que, tornada viúda dele, casa com o filho mais velho de Agathe, Philippe, uma artimanha deste para ficar com o dinheiro do tio.

Rico com a herança da esposa, Philippe ocupa um lugar de proeminência no mundo parisiense, enquanto Agathe agoniza na mais extrema pobreza.

Os cuidados de Horace Bianchon e as atenções de seu filho mais novo não bastam para salvá-la. Ela morre se arrependendo de nunca ter amado mais Joseph.

Personagens da Comédia Humana

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Sentencing Scheduled for Perris Parents Who Imprisoned, Tortured Kids
By City News Service Apr 19, 2019
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A Perris couple who imprisoned and tortured 12 of their 13 children for years are both slated to be sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison.
David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Ann Turpin, 50, each pleaded guilty in February to six counts of cruelty to a dependent adult, four counts of false imprisonment, three counts of child abuse and one count of torture.
In exchange for their admissions, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office dropped 11 counts of torture, seven counts of false imprisonment and five counts of child abuse against the pair. Additionally, prosecutors dropped eight counts of perjury and one count of lewd acts on a minor against David Turpin, while a single count of assault resulting in great bodily injury was stripped from the complaint against Louise Turpin.
"We needed to determine whether proceeding to trial was worth having the victims testify in this case that has received worldwide media attention. We decided that the victims have endured enough torture and abuse," District Attorney Mike Hestrin said in announcing the joint plea deals on Feb. 22.
Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz is expected to certify the negotiated pleas and impose the stipulated sentences. At least one of the elder Turpin children is scheduled to address the court prior to sentencing.
The couple's 17-year-old daughter, Jordan, escaped the family's Muir Woods Road residence on Jan. 14, 2018, and told a 911 dispatcher that her two younger sisters were "chained up to their beds," shackled so tightly their bodies were bruised, according to testimony from the defendants' June 20-21 preliminary hearing.
"They chain us up if we do things we're not supposed to," the girl said in a conversation with a 911 dispatcher, played in court. "Sometimes, my sisters wake up and start crying (because of the pain)."
Jordan went on to describe how her mother and father denied her and her siblings the opportunity to attend school.
"My mother says we're private schooled, but we really don't do school," the girl said.
She characterized her mother as an authoritarian who "doesn't like us."
David Turpin, an aerospace engineer, had registered as the principal of the purported home school program set up through the California Department of Education. But prosecutors said the enterprise was bogus, and he lied on forms filed with the state.
Along with the 911 recording, sheriff's Deputy Manuel Campos testified regarding his Jan. 14 interview with the victim, recalling how Jordan's hair was filthy and her skin was caked with dirt. He said that the girl admitted "being scared to death" about fleeing her home, but felt desperate to get out and leapt from an open window.
Campos said the teenager had been planning an escape for two years and was ultimately able to procure a mobile phone discarded by her older brother. She used it to snap pictures of her younger sisters chained to beds.
The lawman said that the victim told him her sisters had been shackled because they were caught by Louise Turpin snatching candy from the kitchen - - verboten under the house "rules."
According to the witness, the girl described a compulsory sleep schedule of 20 hours a day and a middle-of-the-night meal -- combination "lunch and dinner" -- that consisted of peanut butter sandwiches, chips and microwave-heated burritos.
The girl's only exercise was pacing back and forth in the room she shared with her two younger sisters, according to the deputy.
He said the filth and stench in the bedroom was so overwhelming that the teen told him she often couldn't breathe and had to stick her head out the window for relief.
Hestrin said the victims were allowed to shower only once a year.
The siblings were virtually imprisoned, according to testimony, and the only time they were free to leave their assigned quarters was when both parents were out of the house.
D.A.'s office Investigator Wade Walsvick testified that all but one of the victims -- the youngest, a now-3-year-old girl -- were severely malnourished.
Walsvick testified that when he spoke to the oldest son, then-26-year- old Joshua Turpin, the victim revealed how he and his siblings were locked inside cages if their parents became angry with them. There were alleged beatings with paddles, "hitting on the face, slapping, pushing and being thrown across the room or to the ground," the witness said.
The children, whose ages range from 3 to 30, are in the care of county Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services staff. Most of them were hospitalized in January of last year for treatment, but they were later placed in undisclosed residential facilities, according to county officials.


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Home Commercial The importance of flexible tools in esports marketing
The importance of flexible tools in esports marketing
H.B. Duran
As more CMOs and marketing agencies turn to the esports audience, storytelling has become increasingly important. Flexible tools, such as those offered by Omnicoach, hand creative control over to brands and feed their creativity so they can tell the compelling stories that customers will remember.
One of the biggest misconceptions about marketing to esports fans is that all audiences are alike. If you are new to esports marketing, approach video game communities as you would social media outlets, in that each has developed its own tone and dedicated audience. While Instagram focuses on beautiful photography and hashtags, TikTok is to-the-point and funny. Likewise, one strategy for League of Legends fans might be different than those who play VALORANT.
For this very important reason, esports storytelling tools must be as flexible as they are effective. In addition, marketing tools should reflect each brand's individual persona, mission, and goals.
Three flexible storytelling tools
Hungarian startup Omnicoach has created a white label gamification and monetisation system that integrates marketing campaigns into challenges inside League of Legends and VALORANT. To put it simply, anyone can launch a campaign and offer prizes or discounts to gamers just for achieving a flexible set of goals.
Here are three of many possible ways that this system can help tell your story:
#1 — Your story, your way
Since Omnicoach is a white label platform, each setup is customised to its user. That means that the campaign website fits seamlessly into existing brand voice, colour schemes, languages, and more.
There's nothing more frustrating as a marketer than being confined to someone else's tools. Plus, a blocky interface can mean the difference between audience participation and ignoring a campaign altogether.
"Brands are like artists," Omnicoach Founder and CEO Dániel Ágoston told Esports Insider. "Everyone has their own style and preferred medium. You wouldn't tell Picasso to colour in the lines, and we don't tell brands and marketers how to tell their stories. We just hand you the art supplies, if you will."
Image credit: Omnicoach
#2 — User-generated content
A positive brand interaction becomes part of a consumer's life just like a fond memory. This is especially true of gamers, who pursue accomplishments and satisfying experiences in a digital environment.
Through the Omnicoach platform, anyone from a talent agency to an esports team or marketing firm can offer branded experiences. Participants are given a set of challenges to complete, such as 'destroy an enemy Tower/Inhibitor before a certain minute in League of Legends or 'diffuse the spike in a single game at least five times in Valorant'.
Gamers who participate in these custom challenges enter to win by uploading their video clips into the AI video analysis tool. Omnicoach's own image recognition system verifies that the challenge was completed, and presents the reward, etc. depending on the campaign.
A campaign with Japanese esports organisation DeToNator resulted in over a third of participants sharing their results on Twitter. In fact, Twitter impressions for the esports organisation rose 10 times during the campaign.
#3 — Owned data
Omnicoach's white label campaigns compile data automatically, so there's no need to worry about complicated setups or oversight. White label partners own any data that originates from a campaign, as well. This allows marketers and decision-makers to adjust their storytelling approach or be inspired by new ideas.
As always, ROI is imperative to a successful marketing strategy. Pilot campaigns with Omnicoach have shown that user acquisition cost decreased dramatically over traditional efforts, such as a banner on a livestream video. In addition, over two-thirds of participants actually preferred to work for their reward rather than view traditional advertising.
According to Smart Insights, 92 percent of marketers consider video to be an important part of their marketing strategy, compared to 78 percent in 2015. As the demand for video content expands, marketers will not only need to embrace this strategy but adopt new ways of standing out among the competition.
There's a good reason that over $833 million will be poured into esports sponsorships and media rights in 2021. As we have seen over the years, gaming audiences are young, tech-savvy, and early adopters. This makes them especially attractive to marketers from every industry. Just as every video game tells its own story, so can every brand — as long as you have the right tools.
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Marco Zietzling studied Computer Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zürich). After receiving his master's degree he worked for six years as a business analyst and software engineer at bmpi and conducted several projects in the financial sector in the areas of regulatory implementation (MiFID, KAG), investment reporting, and advisory processes. He joined the Finalix team in 2014.


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static void ComputeAABBTriangle(const real3& A, const real3& B, const real3& C, real3& minp, real3& maxp) {
    minp.x = Min(A.x, Min(B.x, C.x));
    minp.y = Min(A.y, Min(B.y, C.y));
    minp.z = Min(A.z, Min(B.z, C.z));
    maxp.x = Max(A.x, Max(B.x, C.x));
    maxp.y = Max(A.y, Max(B.y, C.y));
    maxp.z = Max(A.z, Max(B.z, C.z));
}
//%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
static void ComputeAABBBox(const real3& dim,
                           const real3& lpositon,
                           const real3& position,
                           const quaternion& rotation,
                           const quaternion& body_rotation,
                           real3& minp,
                           real3& maxp) {
    real3 temp = AbsRotate(rotation, dim);
    real3 pos = Rotate(lpositon, body_rotation) + position;
    minp = pos - temp;
    maxp = pos + temp;
}

static void ComputeAABBCone(const real3& dim,
                            const real3& lpositon,
                            const real3& positon,
                            const quaternion& rotation,
                            const quaternion& body_rotation,
                            real3& minp,
                            real3& maxp) {
    real3 temp = AbsRotate(rotation, real3(dim.x, dim.y, dim.z / 2.0));
    real3 pos = Rotate(lpositon - real3(0, 0, dim.z / 2.0), body_rotation) + positon;
    minp = pos - temp;
    maxp = pos + temp;
}
//%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
static void ComputeAABBConvex(const real3* convex_points,
                              const int start,
                              const int size,
                              const real3& lpos,
                              const real3& pos,
                              const quaternion& rot,
                              real3& minp,
                              real3& maxp) {
    real3 point_0 = Rotate(convex_points[start] + lpos, rot) + pos;

    minp = maxp = point_0;
    for (int i = start; i < start + size; i++) {
        real3 p = Rotate(convex_points[i] + lpos, rot) + pos;
        if (minp.x > p.x) {
            minp.x = p.x;
        }
        if (minp.y > p.y) {
            minp.y = p.y;
        }
        if (minp.z > p.z) {
            minp.z = p.z;
        }
        if (maxp.x < p.x) {
            maxp.x = p.x;
        }
        if (maxp.y < p.y) {
            maxp.y = p.y;
        }
        if (maxp.z < p.z) {
            maxp.z = p.z;
        }
    }
}
//%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
ChCAABBGenerator::ChCAABBGenerator() {
    data_manager = 0;
}

void ChCAABBGenerator::GenerateAABB() {
    LOG(TRACE) << "ChCAABBGenerator::GenerateAABB() S";
    if (data_manager->num_rigid_shapes > 0) {
        const custom_vector<shape_type>& typ_rigid = data_manager->shape_data.typ_rigid;
        const custom_vector<int>& start_rigid = data_manager->shape_data.start_rigid;
        const custom_vector<uint>& id_rigid = data_manager->shape_data.id_rigid;
        const custom_vector<real3>& obj_data_A = data_manager->shape_data.ObA_rigid;
        real collision_envelope = data_manager->settings.collision.collision_envelope;
        const custom_vector<quaternion>& obj_data_R = data_manager->shape_data.ObR_rigid;
        const custom_vector<real3>& convex_rigid = data_manager->shape_data.convex_rigid;
        const custom_vector<real3>& pos_rigid = data_manager->host_data.pos_rigid;
        const custom_vector<quaternion>& body_rot = data_manager->host_data.rot_rigid;
        const uint num_rigid_shapes = data_manager->num_rigid_shapes;
        custom_vector<real3>& aabb_min = data_manager->host_data.aabb_min;
        custom_vector<real3>& aabb_max = data_manager->host_data.aabb_max;

        aabb_min.resize(num_rigid_shapes);
        aabb_max.resize(num_rigid_shapes);

#pragma omp parallel for
        for (int index = 0; index < (signed)num_rigid_shapes; index++) {
            // Shape data
            shape_type type = typ_rigid[index];
            real3 local_pos = obj_data_A[index];
            quaternion local_rot = obj_data_R[index];
            uint id = id_rigid[index];  // The rigid body corresponding to this shape
            int start = start_rigid[index];

            // Body data

            real3 position = pos_rigid[id];
            quaternion rotation = Mult(body_rot[id], local_rot);
            real3 temp_min;
            real3 temp_max;

            if (type == SPHERE) {
                real radius = data_manager->shape_data.sphere_rigid[start];
                ComputeAABBSphere(radius + collision_envelope, local_pos, position, body_rot[id], temp_min, temp_max);

            } else if (type == ELLIPSOID || type == BOX || type == CYLINDER || type == CONE) {
                real3 B = data_manager->shape_data.box_like_rigid[start];
                ComputeAABBBox(B + collision_envelope, local_pos, position, rotation, body_rot[id], temp_min, temp_max);

            } else if (type == ROUNDEDBOX || type == ROUNDEDCYL || type == ROUNDEDCONE) {
                real4 T = data_manager->shape_data.rbox_like_rigid[start];
                real3 B = real3(T.x, T.y, T.z) + T.w + collision_envelope;
                ComputeAABBBox(B, local_pos, position, rotation, body_rot[id], temp_min, temp_max);

            } else if (type == CAPSULE) {
                real2 T = data_manager->shape_data.capsule_rigid[start];
                real3 B_ = real3(T.x, T.x + T.y, T.x) + collision_envelope;
                ComputeAABBBox(B_, local_pos, position, rotation, body_rot[id], temp_min, temp_max);

            } else if (type == CONVEX) {
                int length = data_manager->shape_data.length_rigid[index];
                ComputeAABBConvex(convex_rigid.data(), start, length, local_pos, position, rotation, temp_min,
                                  temp_max);
                temp_min -= collision_envelope;
                temp_max += collision_envelope;

            } else if (type == TRIANGLEMESH) {
                real3 A, B, C;

                A = data_manager->shape_data.triangle_rigid[start + 0];
                B = data_manager->shape_data.triangle_rigid[start + 1];
                C = data_manager->shape_data.triangle_rigid[start + 2];

                A = Rotate(A, body_rot[id]) + position;
                B = Rotate(B, body_rot[id]) + position;
                C = Rotate(C, body_rot[id]) + position;

                ComputeAABBTriangle(A, B, C, temp_min, temp_max);

            } else {
                continue;
            }

            aabb_min[index] = temp_min;
            aabb_max[index] = temp_max;
        }
    }
    // Deal with tetrahedral elements
    const uint num_tets = (uint)data_manager->host_data.boundary_element_fea.size();
    if (num_tets > 0) {
        custom_vector<real3>& aabb_min_tet = data_manager->host_data.aabb_min_tet;
        custom_vector<real3>& aabb_max_tet = data_manager->host_data.aabb_max_tet;
        custom_vector<uvec4>& tet_indices = data_manager->host_data.tet_indices;
        custom_vector<real3>& pos_node = data_manager->host_data.pos_node_fea;
        custom_vector<uint>& boundary_element_fea = data_manager->host_data.boundary_element_fea;
        real node_radius = data_manager->fea_container->kernel_radius;
        real collision_envelope = data_manager->settings.collision.collision_envelope;

        aabb_min_tet.resize(num_tets);
        aabb_max_tet.resize(num_tets);
#pragma omp parallel for
        for (int index = 0; index < (signed)num_tets; index++) {
            uvec4 tet_ind = tet_indices[boundary_element_fea[index]];

            real3 x0 = pos_node[tet_ind.x];
            real3 x1 = pos_node[tet_ind.y];
            real3 x2 = pos_node[tet_ind.z];
            real3 x3 = pos_node[tet_ind.w];

            aabb_min_tet[index] = Min(Min(Min(x0, x1), x2), x3) - collision_envelope - real3(node_radius);
            aabb_max_tet[index] = Max(Max(Max(x0, x1), x2), x3) + collision_envelope + real3(node_radius);
        }
    }
    LOG(TRACE) << "ChCAABBGenerator::GenerateAABB() E " << data_manager->num_rigid_shapes;
}

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Hi there! Whew....I think I have recovered from Bead and Button. It's exhausting and then there's always so much to do when I return. I feel like I am finally getting things back to normal. Plus, as usual, I got my annual Bead and Button sinus infection. You would think I would learn, I get run down getting ready for the show and then it happens. I swear every year it will be different, but it's not. I am happy to report the antibiotics are working and I am back to normal. Well as normal as I can be.
We have been working hard here to get things back up and running in the Etsy shops. I think I mentioned Katie before. She is one of my new helpers. I have been teaching her to photograph and list items for Etsy. I am hoping this will get things to the shop much faster than when I was trying to do it. So last week, we got some jewelry and new supply bags in the Jangles Emporium. This week we will be working all week to get the Jangles Etsy filled back up. Stay tuned, I will keep you updated.
I promise you'll be hearing from me more this week.


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Matthias Giesen (Boppard, 1973) es un organista alemán. Desde 1999 es organista titular del Bruckner-Orgel y desde 2003, director del coro St. Augustine en St. Florian.

Trayectoria
Giesen estudió de 1993 a 2001 en Colonia y Stuttgart, música eclesiástica, órgano, teoría musical y educación sonora. Sus profesores incluyeron a los organistas Clemens Ganz, Johannes Geffert y Bernhard Haas, así como a la teoría musical Friedrich Jaecker y Johannes Schild.

A partir de 1999 terminó en la teoría musical Musikhochschule Wien y con Martin Eybl un curso de composición de Heinrich Schenker. Desde 2003, Giesen trabaja en St. Florian como director musical colegiado y director de la Schola Floriana, el coro colegial de St. Florian y la orquesta de Altomonte.

Desde 2003, Giesen es profesor de teoría musical, análisis y formación auditiva en la Universidad de Música y Arte Dramático de Viena.

Giesen ha sido organizador de los conciertos de órgano de Brucknerfest Linz desde 2005 y organizador de Anton Bruckner Organ Competition Linz / St. Florian. Desde 2006, Giesen ha sido Director Artístico del festival Bruckner-Tage St. Florian junto con Klaus Laczika.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Brucknerorgel
 Clemens_Ganz
 Johannes Geffert
  Bernhard Haas
 Friedrich Jaecker
 Johannes Schild
 Brucknerfest

Organistas
Organistas de Austria


The laser industry has been front and center recently, as companies in many different sectors aim to use lasers to enhance efficiency and make their production processes more robust.
Rofin-Sinar Technologies has fought against competitors like IPG Photonics for its share of the booming laser business, but coming into Thursday's fiscal fourth-quarter financial report, Rofin-Sinar investors weren't entirely sure what to expect, as they believed that the company could grow its earnings even as revenue slid from year-ago levels.
Rofin-Sinar's results didn't answer all of the concerns that investors have, but they nevertheless surpassed what analysts had expected to see, and the prospects for future growth appear strong. Let's look more closely at how Rofin-Sinar Technologies did during the quarter and what the results say about the laser maker's future.
Rofin-Sinar survives a revenue drop to improve its earnings Rofin-Sinar's fiscal fourth-quarter results were mixed, reflecting some of the cross-currents in the industry. Revenue fell about 3% to $142 million, but investors had actually expected a decline of more than twice that amount. On the bottom line, net income jumped 24% to $14.8 million, and that produced earnings of $0.52 per share, $0.02 better than the consensus forecast among those following the stock.
Looking more closely at Rofin-Sinar's results, the strong dollar once again played a huge role in holding back growth. The company said that currency impacts, especially against the euro, cost Rofin-Sinar $13.7 million in sales, which would have resulted in nearly 7% rise in adjusted revenue on a currency-neutral basis. Currency implications also played a role in the company's geographical segments, as North American sales stayed flat for the quarter and Europe managed to hold its own as well despite the falling euro. Yet Asian revenue dropped 7%, reversing some of the gains investors had seen in the previous quarter.
Rofin-Sinar's major segments showed more consistent pressure than in past quarters. Sales from the marking and micro applications business fell nearly 6%, making up just less than half of the company's overall revenue. Macro applications posted more modest losses of 3%, and only the components segment's climb of 8% helped salvage some positive results for Rofin-Sinar's top line during the quarter.
CEO Thomas Merk was nevertheless happy that Rofin-Sinar did so much better than expected. "We continue to see the positive effects of our cost optimization strategies," Merk said, "including our consolidation efforts, and were able to further improve gross profit margin to 40% for the quarter." Merk pointed to growth in its third-generation high-power fiber laser business, an area in which IPG Photonics has enjoyed great success, as well as ultrashort pulse lasers as being strong indicators of future potential.
Can Rofin-Sinar improve even more? Still, Rofin-Sinar faces some headwinds. Order entry fell 9% to $128.8 million during the quarter, and that brought the company's backlog to $144.3 million. The strong dollar hit the value of the backlog as well, which the company said would have been almost 10% higher on a constant currency basis. Nevertheless, the book-to-bill ratio of 0.91 for the quarter showed some weakness.
Rofin-Sinar's guidance for fiscal 2016 was consistent with what investors were looking to see, albeit with slightly less optimism. The revenue range of $525 million to $545 million includes the current $540 million consensus forecast among investors, and similarly, the company's earnings range of $1.70 to $1.90 per share surrounds the current $1.85 per share projection. Yet Rofin-Sinar said that the fiscal first quarter's traditional seasonal slowness would keep results below what investors had expected, with sales of $113 million to $118 million and earnings of $0.19 to $0.24 per share. Those comments are similar to what IPG Photonics told its investors, pointing to seasonal weakness of its own.
Still, Rofin-Sinar has confidence in its long-term performance. It announced a $50 million buyback program to run for the next year and a half, and Merk said that it is in a good position to balance spending on acquisitions and organic growth with returning capital to shareholders.
In the long run, investors can expect Rofin-Sinar to continue to follow its strategic plan and carve up the growing laser market with IPG Photonics and other players in the industry. With plenty of growth to go around, Rofin-Sinar has the potential to take its fair share of business and thrive.
The article Rofin-Sinar Hits the Target Despite Falling Laser Sales originally appeared on Fool.com.


On this site, we shall give a short review of a shape memory model which is well suited for control applications. It has been originally developed by Müller and Achenbach and describes the time-dependent thermomechanical behavior of an SMA wire. It is motivated by experimental evidence of the underlying micromechanics, and the resulting mathematical structure is given by a set of differential-algebraic equations, making it fit nicely into modern mathematical theories of optimal control problems.
The main feature of shape memory alloys used for actoric applications is the capability of strong contraction upon heating. This on first glance surprising behavior is explained by inspection of the micromechanics during such a process.
The basic mechanism is a phase transition in the crystal lattice structure. In the one dimensional case, a lattice particle does either exist as the highly symmetric austenite phase A, or as a sheared version hereof. This, we call a martensitic twin phase and denote it by M(+) or M(-), depending on the direction of shear. In the absence of external loads, martensite is stable at low temperature and austenite at a higher one. Observation of a specimen during the phase transition reveals a structure of alternating layers of austenite and martensite.
The sequence of pictures in Figure 1 illustrates the behavior of these layers in a tensile experiment. Initially, at low temperature, the body is in a martensitic state, half of the layers M(+), the other half M(-). Application of a tensile external load first causes the layers to straighten, and, at a critical load level, the M(-)-layers flip into the M(+)-phase, thus contributing to a considerable length change. Upon removal of the load, the M(-)-layers do not flip back into their original phase, but when the specimen is heated, all the layers transform into the unsheared austenitic phase. This causes the body to shorten again and thus gives rise to the well-known shape memory effect. Subsequent cooling finally completes the cycle by having the martensitic twins occur again.
N is the total number of lattice layers, xA, x+ and x- denote the volume fractions of the corresponding phases, and the bracketed quantities are the expectation values of the length changes in the phases. They are calculated from statistical thermodynamics, e.g.
In equation (2), T is the wire temperature, k is Boltzmann's constant and F(D ,P) is the potential energy seen by a layer. It depends on the layer shear length D and is given by a triple-well function with each well corresponding to one of the three phases, see Figure 2. In the presence of an external load, this function has to be superposed by the work done by the load, which in the one dimensional case simply is – PD .
Figure 2 Three phases of a lattice particle and corresponding potential energy.
The quantities pab are the transition probabilities from phase a to phase b , which also can be calculated from statistical thermodynarnics, e.g.
In equation (4), A is an interfacial energy coefficient responsible for the alloy's hysteretic behavior and m is the mass of a layer.
A variant of this model is introduced, which is based on an approximate evaluation of the integrals giving the possibility of high speed computations. Such calculations provide a good overview of the features of the model like the strong temperature dependence of its load-deformation behavior. Furthermore an extension of the model has been given incorporating the possibility of electric heating, which is crucial for an application as actuator.
the latent heats of the phase transitions. The third and fourth term on the R.H.S. of (5) H± represent the leading parts of the latent heat, and the last term is the part due to creation and annihilation of interfaces between austenitic and martensitic layers.
c is the specific heat and a the thermal conductivity coefficient.
The equations (3) and (5) together with (1) constitute a system of nonlinearly coupled ODEs and an algebraic relation. Together with appropriate initial conditions and prescribed heating function j(t), it can be solved for the resulting length change D(t) or, by inversion of (1), the load P(t). One of the two has to be known, however, and it follows from the coupling to the rernaining system.


Osney Town, filmed during the recording for 'The Narrowboat Sessions' on 23rd September 2015.
"Just to prove that they can do serious from time to time here they are playing Steve's stirring song."
You're Always Right, filmed during the recording for 'The Narrowboat Sessions' on 23rd September 2015.
"Just loved having this pair on board. These guys don't just sing and play guitar they 'perform'! I just loved watching this superbly tight and yet still hilarious song of theirs called 'You're always Right!'. Fan-bloody-tastic!"
This video link takes you to The Narrowboat Sessions' Facebook page.
Skinner and T'witch performing a satirical song about dieting. Recorded for the 'Made in Leeds' TV station.
Dance The Moment, filmed during the recording for 'The Narrowboat Sessions' on 23rd September 2015.
Every summer the Narrowboat 'Cariad IV' records different musical sessions around the British Canals in aid of Cancer Research.
Dance The Moment, shown as a shadow play based on the song from the new album 'Rise'.
It was performed by Skinner and T'witch and is based on designs of figures and landscapes by Steve Skinner.
Sleeping Rough, performed at the 'Rise' album launch at Seven Arts Centre, Leeds.
The song is based on a true story of a man sleeping rough in the rain.
Breathe Deep, a song for Zimbabwe, based on a combination of tunes, one from the Shona people of Zimbabwe and the other from the Punjab.
This song will be on Skinner and T'witch's next album that they are working on in 2015.


LOST BEACH is formed by singer/songwriter/producer and Native Texan Jonny Perdue. Perdue which means "LOST" in French and the bands' now residence on the west coast is where the moniker was spawned. LOST BEACH's music has been described as weaving effortlessly through indie rock to the more danceable areas of the floor. The band's first self-produced EP, 'Nightbreak' was released in 2017 and since have released 8 singles. Now recently inked to Caveman Arts Society, LOST BEACH released their newest single, 'Shadows' in November 2018. The video for 'Shadows' was filmed in Paris while LOST BEACH was on their first European tour.


Most of the drawings in this sketchbook are studies for standing forms or heads of 1952-1953; the others include two sketches for 'Cynocéphale I' 1952 and a landscape with trees. An early study for seated figure of Christ in the Coventry tapestry may have been offprinted from one of the sheets which are now missing.
Presented by Mrs Kathleen Sutherland, the artist's widow, in 1981.


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Business Owners Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Fife's Ban on Legal Marijuana Businesses
Update: On Aug. 29, the court upheld Fife's ban, saying that I-502 does not require cities to allow marijuana businesses.
Update: August 18, 2014: The court has granted the business owners' motion to intervene in the case.
ACLU Represents Them, Seeks to Defend State's Marijuana Law
Represented by the ACLU of Washington, three state-licensed marijuana business owners today moved to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the City of Fife's ban on marijuana operations. The plaintiff-intervenors say the City of Fife's ban on legal marijuana operations within the city is unconstitutional and is preempted by state law. The suit (MMH v. Fife) is pending in Pierce County Superior Court.
"We are intervening in this case to ensure that Washington's marijuana law goes forward as the voters intended when they adopted it," said Alison Holcomb, ACLU of Washington criminal justice director and the author of I-502, the state's marijuana law.
"Federal law does not preempt our state's marijuana law, nor can individual cities opt out of state law."
In 2012, Washington's voters concluded that the state's previous policy to control the traffic in marijuana had failed and adopted a new approach to marijuana regulation and enforcement. I-502 replaced the failed prohibition approach with a robust system of strict licensing requirements and tight regulatory controls. Under the new law, the state's objectives remained the same: overcoming drug abuse and controlling drug trafficking.
At the federal level, Congress passed a law regulating marijuana and other drugs, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), in 1970. The main objectives likewise were "to conquer drug abuse and to control the legitimate and illegitimate traffic in controlled substances." When it passed the CSA, Congress made clear that it did not intend to preempt state laws that regulated drugs. Rather, the CSA expressly leaves to states the task of creating their own laws and developing their own tactics for marijuana regulation.
Since its passage, federal and state governments have operated in partnership, with the federal government enforcing federal law and state governments managing intrastate and local law enforcement. Eighteen states have decriminalized marijuana possession, and 23 states plus the District of Columbia permit the medical use of marijuana.
"State and federal laws do not have to be the same," said the ACLU-WA's Alison Holcomb. "I-502 is designed to protect the health and welfare of our state's residents and maintains Washington's traditional role as partner with the federal government. Our state's law is consistent with federal enforcement priorities. It accounts for revenues, prohibits marijuana sales to children, and reduces the risk of violence by taking marijuana out of the hands of criminal enterprises."
Further, cities, counties, and other municipalities may not prevent marijuana enterprises that are legal under state law from operating within their jurisdictions. They may enact local zoning ordinances and health and safety regulations that do not conflict with state law, but they may not forbid activity that state law permits.
The plaintiff-intervenors in the legal action are the following state-licensed business owners:
1) Downtown Cannabis Company, LLC, a producer and processor in Pacific
2) Monkey Grass Farms, LLC, a producer and processor in Chelan County
3) JAR MGMT, LLC dba Rainier on Pine, a retail store in Tacoma
Handling the case are ACLU-WA cooperating attorneys Sal Mungia of Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP and Don Scaramastra, Jared Van Kirk, and Dominique Scalia of Garvey Schubert Barer, and ACLU-WA staff attorneys Sarah Dunne, Alison Holcomb, and Mark Cooke.
The City of Fife has enacted an ordinance which prohibits any production, processing, or retail sales of marijuana in the city – regardless of whether these activities are authorized by state law.
Court Case:
MMH v. City of Fife
Washington praised for approach to pot sales


text:
package commands

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"

	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"

	"github.com/concourse/atc"
	"github.com/concourse/fly/commands/internal/displayhelpers"
	yamlpatch "github.com/krishicks/yaml-patch"
)

type FmtCommand struct {
	Config atc.PathFlag `short:"c" long:"config" required:"true" description:"Pipeline configuration file"`
	Write  bool         `short:"w" long:"write" description:"Do not print to stdout; overwrite the file in place"`
}

func (command *FmtCommand) Execute(args []string) error {
	configPath := string(command.Config)
	configBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
	if err != nil {
		displayhelpers.FailWithErrorf("could not read config file", err)
	}

	placeholderWrapper := yamlpatch.NewPlaceholderWrapper("{{", "}}")
	wrappedConfigBytes := placeholderWrapper.Wrap(configBytes)

	var config atc.Config
	err = yaml.Unmarshal(wrappedConfigBytes, &config)
	if err != nil {
		displayhelpers.FailWithErrorf("could not unmarshal config", err)
	}

	formattedBytes, err := yaml.Marshal(config)
	if err != nil {
		displayhelpers.FailWithErrorf("could not marshal config", err)
	}

	if !bytes.Equal(configBytes, formattedBytes) {
		unwrappedConfigBytes := placeholderWrapper.Unwrap(formattedBytes)

		if command.Write {
			fi, err := os.Stat(configPath)
			if err != nil {
				displayhelpers.FailWithErrorf("could not stat config file", err)
			}

			err = ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, unwrappedConfigBytes, fi.Mode())
			if err != nil {
				displayhelpers.FailWithErrorf("could not write formatted config to %s", err, command.Config)
			}
		} else {
			_, err = fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, string(unwrappedConfigBytes))
			if err != nil {
				displayhelpers.FailWithErrorf("could not write formatted config to stdout", err)
			}
		}
	}

	return nil
}


Boom Beach Follower About! | Boom Beach. All about the Game!
Welcome! If you are here then you are also a fan of Boom Beach – one of the best online strategies.
This Blog is dedicated to this game, which I've been playing for just over two years. My nickname in the game – Pikerstrow. At the current time I have developed to 65 lvl. At that moment I am a co-leader of Task Force "Chicklets".
Here I will try to lay out My own vision of the gameplay and collect other information about the Game, which I hope you will find useful.
P.S. My English isn't very good but I'm learning it! And I also hope that writting this blog will help me with this!


Herrn is the shortcut of 'dem Herr' which is dativ case.
So instead of:"sagen sie dem Herr Weber am Montag klingt gut." -> "tell Mr Weber on monday sounds good." you could say: "sagen sie Herrn Weber am Montag klingt gut."


Battle Creek, MI people regularly rely on our firm to solve their legal problems – the Law Offices of Gary Bloom. A hard-working law office with honest Battle Creek, MI personal injury lawyer, attorney Bloom has a well-earned reputation for delivering results. Whether it's auto accidents on I-94 or or elsewhere, Gary Bloom works with injury victims and gets them the compensation they rightfully deserve.
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You might think you don't need lawyer. Your case might seem straightforward. The person who caused your injury might have admitted wrongdoing. Many so-called simple cases become complicated. People change their story and deny guilt. And most insurance companies are focused only on one thing: paying people as little as possible. That's why you need a lawyer.


text: export { VolumeDownFilledAlt24 as default } from "../../";