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Jack Stauber – born April 6, 1996, in McKean, Pennsylvania – is a musician, producer, animator, and social media star known for his eclectic and humorous videos and songs, some of which have become viral sensations. Influenced by both music and animation as a child, he approached both mediums with an equal amount of enthusiasm. His music career began in 2012 when he released a series of digital singles including "Help You," "Lines," "Summer Sickness," and "Times." At the age of 16, he issued his debut album, Finite Form, which was followed two years later by Viator (2015). Jack Stauber became a viral sensation in 2017 with the release of the song "Buttercup," which was used by users of several social media platforms and became enormously popular on streaming platforms. "Buttercup" has been streamed more than 350 million times in the first five years of its release. The track was lifted from his third album, Pop Food (2017), which also included his next viral hit, "Oh Klahoma." His unique approach to animation earned him a spot on Cartoon Network's nighttime program Adult Swim, where he created several popular shorts and musical programs including Shop: A Pop Opera. His next album, HiLo (2018), was his last to be released before he began recording under the moniker Jack Stauber's Micropop. This musical project released the albums Micropop (2019), Shop: A Pop Opera (2020), and Jack Stauber's OPAL soundtrack (2020). Jack Stauber's Micropop also released a series of popular singles including "Cheeseburger Family" (2018), "Baby Hotline" (2019), and "Dinner Is Not Over" (2020).


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An Exeter City Podcast
Southend 2-2 Exeter City: 3 things we learned
1. We are a lucky, lucky team
I'm quite honestly surprised that we managed to come away from this one with a point. After a brilliant defensive display last week against Cambridge, we conceded another two soft goals and gave ourselves all the work to do.
I said on the podcast this week that we look good to score two goals a game at the moment but after that performance we've gone straight back to looking like a banker to concede two goals a game. We never really looked like scoring after going 2-1 down and it's only down to a moment of brilliance from Alex Fisher that we've got anything to show from the game at all.
Alex Fisher and Archie Collins celebrate last minute equaliser. All photo rights belong to PPA and Exeter City FC.
2. Dugout Dilemmas
It was a mixed afternoon for Matt Taylor in the dug out. With the link up play between Joel Randall and Matt Jay looking like our most threatening combination in the second half, the City boss left plenty of fans scratching their heads when MJ's number was held aloft by the fourth official. Not only did the Grecians lose Jay's flair in attack but moving Randall into a more central position stifled his ability r o attack the full back which he had done successfully to that point.
Whilst some might say that strange substitutions are straight from his predecessors playbook, Taylor did redeem himself with the addition of eventual goal scorer Alex Fisher, coming on for the increasingly marmite figure of Ryan Bowman. Fisher's looping effort in the 95th minute bailed City out of a loss against the Shrimpers but I think that Taylor will have learned a lot from what was a tough day in the dugout.
Bowman warms up ahead of game. All image rights belong to PPA and Exeter City FC.
3. Jekyll and Hyde
In a podcast earlier in the summer, I likened City's then top scorer Ryan Bowman as a Jekyll and Hyde figure for the Grecians and he's seemingly living up to the title once again.
In the past two weeks, we've seen some of the best and the worst of Ryan Bowman. I thought his performance against Cambridge in the 2-0 victory was one of the worst I had seen in a City shirt. He simply didn't look at the races, his movement was not at the standard he's shown that it can be and he failed to even get off the ground for headers he would have been hitting on target last season. This of course culminated in the almost calamitous chance five yards out from goal where he trapped the ball beneath his feet rather than simply striking home the cross put on a plate for him by Joel Randall.
The performance that Bowman turned in against Southend however was vastly improved. Remarkably, the assist that he provided for Joel Randall was his first since arriving in Exeter in January 2019. His movement and touch looked much better and he was causing an issue for the opposition defenders in the first half.
It's no secret that Bowman should already be in the scoresheet this season; he has spurned chances that you'd expect a striker playing for a side pushing for promotion to put away. Does this mean that he's not good enough to play at this level? No, he's already proved that he can do a job for a League Two side. That doesn't mean however that he's facing stiff competition from strikers behind him in the depth chart. Alex Fisher made a pretty clear statement of intent in the brief cameo that he made in Essex at the weekend. It's now up to Matt Taylor to decide whether to stick with Bowman and hope that he can play through his goal drought to establish a run of form or whether to switch to the "hot hand" and give one of the other strikers in his arsenal the opportunity to nail down a claim in the starting line up.
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Джулио Чезаре да Варано (Giulio Cesare da Varano) (1430/34 — 1502)  — итальянский кондотьер, сеньор Камерино.

Сын Джованни II да Варано, убитого в 1434 году в результате заговора. Жил в Фабриано и Кьявелли у своей тётки Торы Тринчи, дочери Родольфо III да Варано, затем в Фаэнце у других родственников.

В 1444 году с помощью Карло Фортебраччи, сына Браччо да Монтоне, смог вернуться в Камерино и был провозглашён сеньором города.

В 1447 году назначен викарием Церкви вместе со своим двоюродным братом Рудольфом IV. Но папа Николай V, учитывая их юный возраст, поручил управление городом Элизабетте Малатесте, дочери Галеаццо Малатеста, вдове Пьерджентиле да Варано.

С 1469 г. на военной службе у римских пап Павла II и Сикста IV, с 1482 — у королевства Арагон.
В 1490-е гг. генералкомендант Венеции в её войне с папой.

Основал монастырь Санта-Кьяра.

В 1502 году в Камерино вторгся Чезаре Борджа. Джулио был схвачен и помещён в крепость Пергола, где был задушен Микелотто Корелья, кондотьером Борджа. Та же участь постигла троих его детей.

Жена (с 1451) — Джованна Малатеста (1444—1511), дочь Сиджизмондо Пандольфо Малатеста. Дети:
Джованни Мария (1481—1527), сеньор и герцог Камерино;
 Венанцио (1476—1502), убит вместе с отцом.

Внебрачные дети:
 Пирро (1486—1502), убит вместе с отцом;
 Аннибале, убит вместе с отцом
 Камилла (1458—1524), монахиня, святая Римской Католической церкви.

Источники
 Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri d'Italia. Varano da Camerino, Torino, 1835
 Misteri, crimini e storie insolite delle Marche. Maria Paola Cancellieri, Marina Minelli. Newton Compton Editori, 10 ott 2013 - 320 pagine

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I think this trailer for Deep Silver's Ride To Hell: Retribution may rival The Showdown Effect for number of eye-roll inducing cliches packed into one short teaser. But where that was playing on the cartoony action of 80s blockbusters, this is an entirely more gritty affair with a (heavily Tarantino inspired) grindhouse feel. It's an odd one. Last seen back in 2008, Ride To Hell appeared to be an open world game about biker gangs - a sort of Sons of Anarchy: The Game. Now its resurfaced five years later as a B-movie brawler.
"Ride to Hell is the hard-hitting over-the-top action game of 2013 that doesn't hold back. Players take on the role of Jake Conway, a man hell-bent on bringing down a ruthless biker gang called The Devil's Hand. Jake will use any means necessary to enact his revenge, weaponizing his environment, getting up close and dirty with brutal melee combat, and engaging in high-speed shootouts on his custom hog."
Of course, because it's Deep Silver, "over-the-top" appears to mean upside-down gun-toting stippers getting knifed. SIGH.
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DONEGAL racing driver Damien Faulkner is off to Florida today for the first ever race of the brand new IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – formed from the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series.
Preparations for the first race – the Rolex 24 Hours – kick off at Daytona Beach, Florida this Thursday, and on Saturday 25th January, the Donegal champion Porsche driver will start his first race for the GB Autosports team, who have their first outing at this new series.
One of the world's finest Porsche drivers, Faulkner is a two-time Porsche Carrera GB Champion (2005-2006), two-time Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Vice-Champion (2007-2008) and the winner of his first American Le Mans race at the 2011 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
At Daytona, he will share the driving duties in the No. 81 Tully's Porsche 911 GT America as the team targets a victory in the "GT Daytona" Class. "The competition is unbelievable, with the number of cars and the level of strong teams," says Faulkner, who has a 2-year contract with the GB Autosports team. "It's going to be a monster challenge for everyone, but we are all really looking forward to it!"
The race circuit is just over 3.5 miles long and cars are expected to make about 23 stops over the 24 hour duration using an estimated 96 Continental Tyres each. "24 hour races are the hardest to predict," says Faulkner, who will share the driving with team mates Patrick Huisman, and Bob Faieta. "It's not just the role of the drivers which is crucial but the whole team – every re-fuelling and tyre change is crucial."
The team will be driving the Porsche 911 GT America, a new racecar built by Porsche Motorsport exclusively for this year's new series and new GT Daytona class. It is based on the seventh generation of the Porsche 911 street car, and represents an enhanced version of the highly-successful Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Faulkner says team GBAutosport's aim is to be competitive over the entire 24 hours, "which is what we need to win the race." From this side of the Atlantic, the race can be seen on Motors TV UK (Channel 447 on Sky Ireland) from 7pm n Saturday 25th, overnight and on to midday on Sunday 26th. You can also see it IMSA.com
A native of Moville, on the Inishowen peninsula, Faulkner has been racing for almost 20 years.
"My parents own a car dealership, so I grew up around cars. I already had an interest in racing but when I was 17, I won a voucher for the Mondello Park Racing School and after that I was hooked, and started to plan for a career in racing."
Damien won his first race the next year and his first Championship at 19, and then went on to a string of wins, including 1994 Champion Irish Formula Ford, 1995 Champion British Formula Vauxhall Junior W. Series, 1997 Champion British Formula Renault Sport Winter Trophy and 2000 Champion European Formula Palmer Audi Series.
He divides his time between the US, Donegal and Dublin, where he and Laura, his wife of 6 months, have an apartment.
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In Mississippi, Clinton had a whopping 82.9 to 16.2 edge over Sanders with 78 percent of the vote counted.
After losing to Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday in Kansas and Maine, Trump needed one of his biggest performances of the campaign to tamp down doubts about his popularity after a week of gaffes, missteps and questions about the strength of his political organization.
And he got one, demonstrating his appeal with working-class white voters in Michigan, an important battleground state, while beating back especially stiff challenges there from Gov. John Kasich of Ohio and Cruz.
With 68 percent of the GOP vote counted in Michigan, Trump led with 36.7 percent, followed by Kasich at 24.7, Cruz at 24.6 percent, and Sen. Marco Rubio at 9.2 percent.
In Mississippi, with 92 percent of the vote counted, Trump had 47.7 percent of the vote, followed by Cruz at 36.4 percent, Kasich at 8.5 percent and Rubio at 4.9 percent.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio drew about 1,000 people to a presidential campaign rally at Dolphin Aviation in Manatee on Tuesday evening.
Trump, plugging several of his business interests in a victory speech that seemed straight out of QVC, crowed about having prevailed despite "$35 million worth of horrible lies" in advertising and other attacks by his rivals.
The Republicans now turn to the biggest contests in March: Florida, where Trump is leading in the polls, and Ohio and Illinois, which have similar electorates to Michigan's.
Despite her victory over Sanders in Mississippi, the latest in a string across the South fueled by overwhelming black support, Clinton was more concerned about the outcome in Michigan and denying him any momentum coming out of the primary there. Sanders, targeting blue-collar voters in Michigan and in coming Rust Belt primaries, has been sharply attacking Clinton over her past support for free trade agreements, while she has aggressively questioned his support for the 2009 bailout of the auto industry.
In the close race in Michigan, Sanders performed well with white voters and Clinton was the overwhelming favorite of blacks, who were expected to make up around 20 percent of the Democratic electorate.
For Sanders, Michigan represented a likely turning point in his campaign. He badly needed the victory to provide much-needed political momentum heading into Ohio and Illinois next week, and to demonstrate that he is still viable even though he has fallen far behind Clinton in the race to amass the 2,323 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.
It's the first time Sanders has shown that he can prevail in a populous, racially diverse swing state that the Democratic nominee will seek to win in November, while Clinton has done so in states like Nevada and Virginia. For their part, Clinton advisers predicted that they would net more delegates from Tuesday's primaries than Sanders because of Clinton's landslide victories in heavily black parts of Mississippi.
The results in Michigan were expected to offer clues to Trump's fortunes in Ohio and Florida, which could energize or end the campaigns of Kasich and Rubio. Trump, the Republican front-runner, was aiming not only for victory in Michigan but also for a muddled outcome for his three rivals, so that none could convincingly claim to be the strongest alternative to him.
Trump's clear victory in Mississippi, one of four states voting Tuesday, showed that he remains the Republican favorite for the nomination and enjoys a fiercely loyal core of support. But the Republican opposition to Trump's candidacy is just as sturdy, and there are signs that it is widening.
If the anti-Trump forces are to break his grip on the party, their last chance may be next week, when Ohio and Florida vote and Kasich and Rubio put their candidacies on the line in their home states. If Trump does not win those two states, it will be difficult for him, or any other candidate, to capture the nomination before Republicans gather for their convention in Cleveland in July.
The results Tuesday, including Republican contests in Idaho and Hawaii, were bound to offer important insights about just how vulnerable Trump now is — and whether a Republican Party desperate to stop him can push the race to the floor of the party's convention this summer.
Even before the votes were counted, there were new signs that resistance to Trump's candidacy within his own party was growing. The number of Republicans viewing him unfavorably spiked to 46 percent in a Washington Post-ABC poll released Tuesday, the highest figure recorded in that survey since Trump entered the race last year.
He has been hurt by what has effectively been the first sustained assault from his rivals and third-party groups about his business dealings as well as by self-inflicted wounds — notably his initial hesitation to disavow the support of a white supremacist figure, David Duke, and his boasting about his sexual endowment at last week's debate.
After appearing to be running away with the race following three consecutive wins last month, Trump has also made the nomination fight more competitive by refusing to build the sort of sophisticated organization that would reflect the seriousness of his candidacy.
He was able to overcome his reliance on a skeletal campaign when the race was largely sequenced one state at a time and he could rely on the momentum gained from each new victory. But now that the contests are coming in weekly clusters, his lack of infrastructure is haunting him: He lost two of the three states holding organization-intensive caucuses Saturday.
With Rubio reaching a high-water mark of just 17 percent in the four states that voted Saturday, his voters apparently moved to Cruz. The Texas senator won two caucuses, in Kansas and Maine, and narrowly lost to Trump in Kentucky and Louisiana, the sort of conservative-leaning Southern states that Trump dominated just four days earlier on Super Tuesday.
Trump, however, was competing on more favorable terms this week. Three of four states voting Tuesday held primaries, rather than caucuses, and the two biggest delegate prizes, Michigan and Mississippi, had open voting, meaning that the Republican contest was not limited only to Republicans.
But Trump was facing late threats in both Michigan and Mississippi. Kasich spent much of the past month with Michigan all to himself, as his rivals campaigned elsewhere. And Rubio's fade benefited Kasich in Michigan, as mainstream Republicans there appeared to drift toward the Ohio governor.
There was less campaigning in Mississippi, but Cruz made a late push there by holding a rally in the Jackson area, and he picked up the endorsement of the state's governor, Phil Bryant.
Democratic delegates are awarded proportionally based on the candidates' vote shares, and Democratic-leaning states and areas — like predominantly black cities and towns — tend to have the most delegates up for grabs. Advisers to both Clinton and Sanders expected a fairly even split of delegates in Michigan but a big Clinton haul in Mississippi, which would expand the significant lead that Clinton already had over Sanders.
Heading into Tuesday's contests, Clinton had 672 pledged delegates (the result of primary and caucus wins) to Sanders' 477. In addition, she has support from 458 superdelegates — party leaders and elected officials who count toward the nomination — to 22 for Sanders. Superdelegates can switch allegiance at any time.
Sanders' advisers said that a strong performance in Michigan would augur well for him in Ohio and Illinois, given that the three states have similar Democratic electorates and that Sanders plans to continue criticizing Clinton over free trade. But they acknowledged that even if he were to win Michigan, he was not likely to gain much ground on Clinton in the race for delegates.
Staff writer John Gravois contributed to this report.


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One of my favorite parts of their wedding was the fact that we served cocktail hour drinks in beakers. Did I mention that Alicia is crazy smart and has a PHD in Chemistry?
We had made 'L O V E' letters for their wedding, for the guests to sign. After the wedding Alicia and Justin will place the letters above their mantel for years to come.
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Education and technology leaders, policymakers and key stakeholders in educational institutions need forward thinking information addressing opportunities for teaching, learning and creative expression. The NMC Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition is a publication of the New Media Consortium. This annual report provides a rich set of topics, examples and resources for use in considering new technologies that hold strong promise for K-12 institutions in the U.S. and globally.


Coke Zero is set to become the latest victim of the ongoing crackdown on sugary drinks.
The sugar / calorie free version of the classic drink is set to vanish from shelves in Australia and make way for the newer 'Coca-Cola No Sugar'.
Plans to discontinue Coke Zero were actually announced last year, after the company found that around half of customers didn't actually know the drink was sugar-free.
When the plans were initially announced, no exit date was given for Zero, however the company have now stated that the drink will be completely off the shelves by September.
Coca-Cola have reformulated 22 drinks in the Australian market since 2015 amidst growing concerns on sugar consumption and its link to obesity. Australia is also facing growing calls to follow the example of other countries in introducing a sugar tax.
Coca-Cola also recently launched their first ever alcoholic drink 'Lemon-Do' in the Japanese market, aiming to break into the country's popular chuhai market.
Chuhai are canned drinks often made up of grain-based alcohol called shochu and carbonated water flavored with fruit juice or other flavourings.


A common saying is that, "a Hong Kong second is a New York minute." It certainly feels that way with how people and traffic always seem to be rushing to the next destination.Don't get lost in the bustle! If you only have a "Hong Kong second" then this is the guide to help you understand and explore Hong Kong's neighbourhoods in a pinch.
A HK Second: The Manhattan of Asia.
A HK Minute: Central is where you'll find exclusive high-end shopping and Michelin-level fine dining at malls like The Landmark. The crazy density of skyscrapers makes it the perfect place to find a restaurant or rooftop bar with epic views. Head higher to the iconic Victoria Peak to get the most iconic view of the city. If you're looking for the nightlife scene, Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) is a must visit! Party until sunrise in one of the 100 bars and clubs all found within a few blocks radius. A stone's throw away is SoHo, where the narrow winding streets contain some of Hong Kong's most chic restaurants and exotic bars known only to Hong Kong insiders.
A HK Second: A blend of old historic and new modern Hong Kong.
A HK Minute: As one of the earliest places settled in and developed by the British, you'll find impressive colonial architecture throughout the neighbourhood. Many historic temples like the famous Man Mo Temple are found here, along with streets filled with handmade crafts and antique stores. Check out Sheung Wan's Dried Seafood Street, made up of Wing Lok Street and Ko Shing Street, where you'll see and smell shops making traditional Chinese herbal elixirs and drying exotic seafood on the rooftops and streets as they have for more than fifty years.
A HK Second: Shopping, more shopping and food. Hong Kong's Shibuya.
A HK Minute: If you're someone who likes to shop 'til you drop, head to Causeway Bay. You'll find everything from trendy clothing and jewellery to even electronics at places like Times Square, Hysan Place, SOGO, and Windsor House. For a quick break, head down to one of the excellent cafés located on Fashion Walk. If you're especially hungry after your spree, you'll be happy to know that Causeway Bay is teeming with restaurants in every style of cuisine and at any price point possible. Perfect in case you've maxed out all of your credit cards from all the shopping.
Travel tip: For a fun way to get to Causeway Bay, jump on a tram (or ding-ding in Cantonese) from Sheung Wan.
A HK Second: SYP. The hippest neighbourhood in Hong Kong.
A HK Minute: Sai Ying Pun exudes that indefinable quality that makes every "hipster" neighbourhood cool. Think Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Fitzroy in Australia or Brixton in London. From quirky boutique shops to small concept cafés, bars and dining spots, Sai Ying Pun is all about being new and looking cool while doing it. If you enjoy discovering a city at a slower pace, or if you'd rather chill with a cuppa or drink and people watch all day, you've found your match in Sai Ying Pun.
A HK Second: MK. Hong Kong from the movies.
A HK Minute: If you've watched any movie featuring Hong Kong, you'll see a city that's portrayed as rough around the edges, full of neon signs, shady characters, crowded streets and an electrifying atmosphere. Welcome to Mongkok. Be sure to check out the mouth-watering Cantonese street snacks here, like curry fish balls, eggettes, cheung fun and, if you dare, stinky tofu. Mong Kok has some of the best value shopping that Hong Kong has to offer. Sneaker Street is a great spot for shoe aficionados and Ladies Market is where you'll find jewellery, accessories and clothing all on the cheap.
A HK Second: TST. Where to see the best skyline in the world.
A HK Minute: Take a ride on the iconic Star Ferry – it's been running since 1888. Perhaps the most culturally diverse part of Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui has some of the city's best luxury shopping malls, like Harbour City. Pick up an affordable custom suit from one of the many tailors here – it only takes a day to make one. The harbourfront features a promenade where you'll find amazing alfresco dining and the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong's equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Head to the harbour early in the evening to watch an incredible skyscraper laser show, the Symphony of Lights.
A HK Second: Nature and history collide.
A HK Minute: Lantau is the perfect place to get a truly unique Hong Kong experience that stays tourist friendly. Take a gondola up to see the Big Buddha (not an exaggeration – it's one of the biggest in Asia) at the Po Lin Monastery. You'll find a simpler way of Hong Kong life at Tai O, an old fishing village where the Tanka community has lived a similar lifestyle for generations. Journey on one of the most epic hikes ever to Lantau Peak or Sunset Peak to see how Hong Kong's natural beauty is just as impressive as its skyline.


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New Yorkers Avoid 9/11 Museum in Droves
Jeanne Allen
By Fletcher6 – Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40026621
May 22, 2016; Wall Street Journal
How many years will need to pass before New Yorkers, as well as other locals from the tri-state area of New Jersey or Connecticut, will seek to visit the September 11 Memorial Museum? Some of these people lived the trauma through their daily lives and daily commutes, faithfully reading the stories of the lives lost which filled the New York Times' pages for weeks. For many residents, the event was not an international or national news story; it was their local news story, with piercing emotional connections.
Since opening two years ago in May of 2014, only 20 percent of the visitors to the September 11 Memorial Museum are locals from New York City, New Jersey, or Connecticut. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in contrast, welcomes 41 percent of its visitors from the same local area. Fifty percent of the 9/11 museum's visitors are from outside the tri-state area.
A Wall Street Journal article highlights a recent survey commissioned by the museum that interviewed a sample of tri-state residents who visit at least one museum a year. The survey established that only 16 percent of that group had been to the 9/11 Museum. Almost a third indicated that they did not plan to visit. Their reason was that they don't want to relive the day. Of the 1/3 who do not plan to visit, 27 percent said they might go in the future. More than half of the sample said they do plan to visit in the future. So the passage of time may prove the answer.
According to Kari Watkins, the executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, "It's very hard to get people to understand that it's okay to…relive those emotions…because that's what makes you stronger." The Oklahoma Memorial also memorializes a traumatic event, with deep emotional ties for its residents.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center is a nonprofit, with a mission to "bear solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993." It seeks to examine the impact of terrorism on individual lives and on communities.
In order to increase the local audience, there is a marketing campaign currently underway, showing videos of residents in a before-visit and after-visit to the museum. The campaign includes subway advertising, as well.
Even with a lack of local visitors, the museum brought in almost $60 million in ticket sales and tours in 2015, a significant jump from the 2014 figures of $40 million. Family members of 9/11 victims and first responders and recovery workers are allowed free admission. Operating costs for the museum are $72 million/year, which is covered by ticket sales, tours, and memberships. The 10 percent gap between income and expenses is filled by private contributions.
Carl Cricco, Vice President of Marketing for the Memorial, sums it up: "People are hesitant to visit, but once they do, they realize what is here."
If you are local to New York or its tri-state area, or to Oklahoma City, what is your experience with visiting or not visiting these memorials and museums?—Jeanne Allen
Jeanne Allen works at the intersection of Strategy, Innovation, and Technology in the nonprofit sector. Her consulting focuses on the nonprofit capacity building topics of Board Governance & Development, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Social Media Strategy Planning and Train the Trainers. Jeanne is an Instructor in the Duke University Nonprofit Management Certificate Program (NC), a Newswire Contributor for Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) online journal and on the Editorial Board for Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) Change Magazine, an online magazine on technology and nonprofit leadership. As a BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant, her style is a mashup of board responsibilities, innovation and technology to increase board engagement and other outcomes for nonprofits.
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Highlights of Bill 32: Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act
July 2020 - 5 min read
UPDATE: Bill 32 passed Royal Assent on July 29, 2020. As a result, the changes to the Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code, described in detail below, will begin to come into force. The now passed legislative amendments come into force on a staggered basis, with some changes to the Employment Standards Code taking effect as early as August 15, 2020.
Bill 32: Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act, was introduced in the Alberta Legislature on July 7, 2020. The Government of Alberta has stated that this Bill provides "employees and employers with clearer and more transparent rules, promoting fairness and productivity."1
If passed, the legislation will amend the Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code, among other legislation that engages collective bargaining rights in Alberta.2
The following is a preliminary review of the amendments put forward as part of Bill 32.
Proposed amendments to the Employment Standards Code
Proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Code
Deductions from Earnings
Employers may deduct from employees' pay overpayments and vacation pay provided to employees in advance of being entitled to it without written authorization from the employees
Employers cannot, however, make such deductions if more than six months have passed since the overpayment
Employers must still provide written notice to employees prior to making the deduction, but authorization from the employees is no longer required
Averaging Agreements
Employers can impose an averaging agreement for hours of work as opposed to obtaining employee agreement, as long as the group of affected employees are not bound by a collective agreement
Employers must give at least two weeks' written notice of a requirement to work an averaging arrangement, unless otherwise agreed
Bargaining agents may agree to an averaging arrangement as part of a collective agreement
If there is no collective agreement in place, averaging arrangements must be in writing
The effective period of averaging arrangements can last from 12 weeks to 52 weeks
Employers must provide a schedule that sets out the daily and weekly hours of work under the agreement, subject to amendment by the employer in accordance with the averaging agreement
Rest Periods
Employers may change employee shifts without providing 24 hours' written notice and eight hours of rest between shifts if different notice or hours of rest provisions are agreed to under a collective agreement
Employees who work a shift of more than 10 hours are entitled to a second rest period of at least 30 minutes, which may be paid or unpaid
The timing of an employee's second rest period is in the sole discretion of the employer, subject to any agreement reached with the employee
Daily Wages
Daily wages for general holidays are now calculated by averaging the employee's wages by either the four week period before the general holiday, or the four week pay period before the general holiday, at the employer's discretion
Vacation Entitlement
Periods of leave are explicitly included when calculating an employee's years of employment for the purpose of their entitlement to vacation time
Terminations and Lay Offs
Employers no longer need to provide notice of termination under section 137, which provided for varying periods of notice depending on the number of impacted employees in a group termination
Timing requirements concerning temporary layoff notices are removed
The layoff period is increased permanently to 90 days within a 120 day period
This increase does not impact the 180 day lay-off period instituted in the context of COVID-19, which remains in force
Following a termination, employers may pay employees their final pay 10 consecutive days after the end of the pay period in which they were terminated, or 31 consecutive days after the last day of employment, rather than within three days of the employee's termination
Group Termination
The notice period required for a group termination of over 50 people is reduced to four weeks
The majority of the proposed changes to the Employment Standards Code will come into force on November 1, 2020, with limited sections taking effect on August 15, 2020.
Powers of the Board and Chairs
Allow a Chair or vice-chair to sit alone to decide certain issues such as investigations or supervising votes by secret ballot, or in the event it is deemed necessary by the Chair
Permit the Labour Relations Board ("Board") to order another representation vote, only certify a trade union as a bargaining agent if no other remedy or remedies would suffice, and conversely refuse to certify a trade union if the Board believes other remedies could be sufficient
The Board may dismiss a complaint regarding fair representation where the Board determines a fair and reasonable settlement offer was made
Reverse Onus Rules
Employers only bear the reverse onus of proof in instances of dismissal or discharge
New reverse onus for unions in cases where there is evidence of intimidation or coercion, or where the provisions regarding opting-in of union dues are breached
Introduce requirement for union members to opt in to having a portion of dues go to political or other activities
Require unions to prepare financial statements that detail the trade union's affairs to each member
Allow the Board to stop the collection of union dues during illegal strikes, and order an employer to pay union dues during illegal lockouts
Failure to pay these dues during an illegal lockout may be collected from the employer by way of a civil action
Extend the timeline for the Board making its final decision to grant certification to six months after the date of application, with the potential for extensions of this timeline by the Chair – a significant extension from the previous limit of 20 working days
Trade unions may apply for certification in more than one trade jurisdiction
Strikes and Lockouts
Introduce restrictions on strikes and lockouts until a mediator is appointed and the cooling-off period has expired
Institute new limits on secondary-site picketing, eliminating unions' abilities to picket at secondary sites unless permitted to do so by the Board
The Board is empowered to either permit secondary site picketing, determine which locations may be picketed at, and make other restrictions in regards to how picketing is carried out
Picketers may not block or delay someone from crossing a picket line
Terminate the binding arbitration process for post-secondary institutions, despite such process being agreed to in collective agreement
This termination includes ongoing arbitrations, and voids any awards issued
Allow the Board to order that non-post-secondary disputes be resolved through arbitration, and no longer consider whether unfair labour practices occurred in the consideration of this choice
Instead, the Board's decision to order arbitration will focus on a party's refusal to bargain collectively, recognize the authority of the other party, and failure to make reasonable effort to conclude a collective agreement
Remove arbitral discretion to provide timeline extensions in the grievance or arbitration processes
Allow the Board to set aside awards of arbitrators, remit a matter back to the arbitrator or a different arbitrator, and stay proceedings before an arbitrator
Eliminate legislative reasonableness as the standard of review, and re-institute standard appeal provisions
Institute compulsory arbitration for collective agreements relating to major construction projects
The vast majority of these amendments to the Labour Relations Code come into force on Proclamation.
Field Law will continue to monitor the status of the Bill and will provide updates on any amendments introduced. If you have any questions about the potential impact of Bill 32, please contact a member of Field Law's Labour and Employment Group.
1 Alberta Hansard, July 7, 2020 at pg 1760.
2 Bill 32 also amends the Post-Secondary Learning Act, the Public Education Collective Bargaining Act, the Public Service Employee Relations Act, Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act, the Public Service Employee Relations Act
Caitlyn Field
,Lawyer
cfield@fieldlaw.com


I've played with Ruby on Rails quite a bit in the last year or so. Over that time, I've been both excited and frustrated with it.
I think RoR is a great tool, and it can be leveraged for a lot of web applications that are traditionally written in Java or .Net. A lot of developers and companies would be well suited to add it to their toolbox.
However, what I've personally found is that I am unable to devote the time I need to become proficient. It is pretty easy to write a quick application in RoR. The syntax is easy to pick up, and the documentation is good enough that I can muddle my way through. However, without having it as part of my day job, my one-off projects aren't enough to for my personal knowledge to reach critical mass.
The triggering event of this decision was a recent effort to build a small application recently. It is based on an implementation of a public spec, and there were several RoR and Java libraries that provided the functionality I needed. After digging into the RoR libraries, I got frustrated and found it difficult to find the hooks I needed to build what I wanted. The usage just wasn't natural enough. I gave up and went back to the warm comfort of the Java libraries.
So, while I believe that I *COULD* be more productive in RoR, I *AM* more productive in Java. Based on the total time I've spent with RoR, I've decided to give up and refocus on Java. It is hard enough keeping up with everything going on in Java and .Net, I just can't spare the time to track RoR too.
I've experienced the same problem. Most languages are alike enough that few offer a compelling enough reason to subject yourself to the learning curve for free-time one-off projects to use them for, especially if you're already strong in another language. You actually have to have a goal in mind, and that comes a lot easier if it's your day job.


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Opinion: Rebels Season One Top Ten Moments: #9: Luminara's Fate Revealed and Kanan vs. Inquisitor First Duel
Posted by Ciaran on 4/07/2015 0 comments
By Ciaran Duggan and Dominic Jones,
Today we continue our countdown of the Top Ten moments from Season One of Star Wars Rebels, as chosen by SWU readers! Today we look at the shocking climax from the fourth episode of Season One "Rise of the Old Masters,"
Dominic:
On of the big mysteries going into Season One was how did Jedi Master Luminara Unduli survived. Her return was teased in the San Dieggo Comic Con trailer and it kept fans guessing right up until the reveal. I don't think anyone expected it to be quite so gruesome. The reveal that Luminara was killed years ago and her bones, along with a hologram, were being used to lure Jedi to the prison on Stygeon Prime was one of the first season's darker twists.
If I'm being honest, I'd say that the Inquisitor's entrance left a little to be desired, but once he began sparring with Kanan, verbally and physically we knew he was truly a force to reckoned with. Executive Producer Dave Filoni described the Inquisitor as an evil Sherlock Holmes and in these moments we truly understood what he meant. Seeing the Inquisitor get inside Kanan's head the way he did was truly shocking and the acting from Freddie Prinze Jr and Jason Isaacs was some of the best of the season.
The visuals of this episode were stunning and it was great to get to see them, and experience the Inquisitor's villainy for the first time, with other Star Wars fans at New York Comic Con back in October 2014.
Ciaran:
Shocks, blitzing action sequences, twists and turns, this scene has it all. The tone of this scene was sinister and haunting, an exemplification of the contemporary time period in Star Wars which this is occurring in– the Age of the Empire. We are so used to seeing our plucky heroes triumph and yet this did not materialise in this scene, as the rebels' efforts to liberate Luminara were ultimately fruitless.
The reveal of Luminara Unduli's death was a big shock at such an early stage of the season, one of the prominent Prequel Jedi Council Masters (whose fate passed Order 66 remained a mystery) was unscrupulously unearthed to the audience. Her dead body was used as an instrument of the empire. The intention was to lure Jedi to the planet on the premise that Luminara could be rescued, only to be ensnared by the Inquisitor and no doubt any Jedi survivors were executed. In addition, this was the audiences' first introduction to a lightsaber duel on Star Wars: Rebels and it did not disappoint. The visual lighting, slickness of the lightsaber action, as well as the application of a range of force moves combined to make the inaugural lightsaber duel a very effective aesthetic.
Finally, the scene exhibits the Inquisitors' inaugural corporeal appearance in Rebels. Jason Issac's voice talent is patently put on display to the audience. The Inquisitor certainly fits into a hybrid protégée of Darth Vader and Governor Tarkin. The Inquisitor is cunning, tactical and calculated, which is demonstrated to us early in this episode, as he grasps Kanan's fighting style in the initial stages of the duel between the two characters. Moreover, the gambit to lure the Jedi to the imperial prison was so effective and showcases the sadistic disposition of his character, as he wilfully displays his adept lightsaber-fighting skills.
All in all, a memorable moment in the history of Star Wars: Rebels.
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Home / Executive Document / 2015 / Calling the Sixty-First Legislature Into the Eighth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2015-8E
This document was published in the December 1, 2015, issue (Vol. 2015, No. 23) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Governor, Administration: Calling the Sixty-First Legislature Into the Eighth Extraordinary Session, Utah Proclamation No. 2015-8E
Issued: November 16, 2015
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, since the close of the 2015 General Session of the 61st Legislature of the State of Utah, certain matters have arisen which require immediate legislative attention; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Utah provides that the Governor may, by proclamation, convene the Senate into Extraordinary Session; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary R. Herbert, Governor of the State of Utah, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Utah, do by this Proclamation call the Senate only of the 61st Legislature of the State of Utah into the Eighth Extraordinary Session at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 18th day of November 2015, at 4:00 p.m., for the following purpose:
For the Senate to consent to appointments made by the Governor to positions within state government of the State of Utah since the close of the 2015 General Session of the Legislature of the State of Utah.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah. Done at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, this 16th day of November 2015.
2015/08/E
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Erich Origen
Ramona Fradon: A Woman's Life in Comics
At the age of 85, comic book illustrator Ramona Fradon is humble and self-deprecating, but there's no denying her status as a legend in the industry. Fradon was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2006 and has received an Eisner Lifetime Achievement Award and the Ink Pot award—and for good reason. Fradon is a trailblazer. As one of the first women in the industry, she began working for DC Comics in the 1950s and has illustrated thousands of pages, though she's best known for cocreating the superhero Metamorpho and illustrating Aquaman and the iconic newspaper comic strip Brenda Starr. Despite retiring in 1995, Fradon still draws every day from the home she shares with her husband, New Yorkercartoonist Dana Fradon, in West Shokan, New York. Recently, Fradon contributed illustrations to the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Adventures of Unemployed Man.
From her home in New York, Fradon recently spoke about her strange start in the industry, her favorite projects, and her take on graphic novels. Here's what she had to say.
When you were a child, did you want to be an artist?
Honestly, I never had any ambition to be anything. I grew up in Rochester, New York, and my dad wanted me to go to art school, so I dutifully went. My whole career was sort of an accident. This wasn't supposed to be my vocation. I'm just a very passive person and I got swept along on the art track by first my father and then my husband. After art school, I married a cartoonist and we were living off of $75 a month. My husband suggested I draw a couple of samples to try to get some work, but I didn't read comic books and I didn't know anything about them. I was an ardent reader of comic strips, especially Terry and the Pirates. So I went out and bought some comic books and studied them for a couple of weeks before attempting to draw samples. Maybe I was supposed to be an illustrator, but I just never knew it. I somehow instinctively knew how to illustrate comics and how to dramatize things. I guess I had it in me.
When did you realize you had a talent for drawing?
Well, in high school, kids thought I was good at drawing, but I didn't think anything of it. I ended up graduating from the Parsons School of Design, but initially I wanted a scholarship to attend the school and they didn't think I was good enough to get one. I really don't think I exhibited any sort of talent until the '80s, when I got the job illustrating Brenda Starr. That's the first time I remember thinking I had some talent. It was bizarre to me that I experienced any sort of success before that because I think it took me a lot of time to learn the craft and even longer to hit my stride.
As a woman, was the industry welcoming to you? Were there any other women working in comics at that time?
My first job was at Timely in the Empire State Building and that would eventually become Marvel Comics. There were no women there and I never felt any sort of hostility, though it was obviously odd for a woman to be working in comics. When I began working for DC Comics, I was the only woman there, but everyone would always ask me if I knew Marie Severin. As far as I know, she was the only other woman working in the industry at the time. I was treated like everyone else. I didn't experience any sort of prejudice. Truthfully, there were just very few women who wanted to do that sort of work.
From around 1965 to 1972, you left comics to raise your daughter. Was it difficult for you to stay away for so long?
I did some work during that time on Metamorpho, but the whole time, my two-year-old daughter was clinging to my knee and wanting my attention when I had to meet a deadline. It was ridiculous, so I really enjoyed being away from the deadlines. My daughter and I used to draw together and by the time she was 16, she was better than I ever was. I guess she figured that both of her parents were already illustrators, so it'd be boring for her to enter the field.
How would you say the industry's changed over the years?
In terms of pay, it's changed enormously. When I left comic books for the Brenda Starr comic strip, the pay scale changed dramatically. I was getting $75 a page for penciling and inking, but it eventually skyrocketed to $250 or $300 a page. The movies have really changed the whole industry as well. The industry isn't geared toward children anymore; it's for grownups. The whole culture is crazy for comic books, but when I was starting out, it was like working underground in a cave. It wasn't a prestigious occupation and a lot of illustrators I knew wanted to remain anonymous; they wouldn't tell people what they did for a living because they were too embarrassed of it. Those days it seemed like writers and artists were trained in different fields and sort of ended up in comics. They were raised on classical literature and trained in serious art. Now comic book illustrators have been raised on comic books and I think that makes their work very specific and less accessible.
The look of DC Comics in the '50s and '60s have become classic, iconic images. At the time, did you know you were contributing to such a legacy?
Absolutely not. They used to stick the originals down in the basement or just burn them to get rid of them. We never got any of the work back, and if we did at the time, I'm not sure we would have wanted it. The movies really changed how those comics were viewed; they brought out certain qualities and created a universal appeal. Fans turned them into something more; they recognized something bigger inside them. The only downside is that sometimes it seems like the original characters get lost in the movies. For example, the Batman movies exaggerate every flaw and personality attribute; they're very gothic and intense.
Do you watch many of the comic book movies?
I've seen a couple, but I didn't really care for them. I think I've outgrown that stuff or it was never really something that resonated with me. I feel deficient because I know how much people love this stuff, but I just don't get it. It may have to do with all the years I spent in the industry, watching what the routine process of making comics was. It was a daily grind for us to come up with ideas and none of us had any idea that comics would become this important to the culture. You can't see it when you're in it. You just see the grind.
What is your process like? How do you go about designing how characters will look?
I have to have a script, but if I don't have dialogue, it's very difficult for me because then I don't know who these characters are. If I have dialogue, I know where they're coming from and the way they look just pops into my head; how they behave, how they're dressed, it all comes to me. Writing is so important in comics, but these days I think illustrators have too much freedom. They draw what they want and then someone else just comes in and places text bubbles around the drawings. That's not how you build great stories.
Of all the projects you've worked on, what would you say was the most fun or personally gratifying?
Metamorpho because we created characters I could identify with. I liked how they interacted. They weren't anonymous and in masks; they were real people. As crazy as they were, they were recognizable. I think women really like this project, too. More traditional superheroes don't relate to anybody; they're all about fear and aggression, and this project felt different.
I think of Metamorpho as my greatest achievement; it was my own thing and I felt like it made a difference. While working on the comic, I developed a style of my own. I had a distinctive style more out of ignorance than anything else. No one draws in my style because it's eccentric and quirky and was developed as a result of being completely unfamiliar with comic books and how they were drawn before it became my job to draw them. I have an open, simple style. I don't shade a lot or use much black. I like to think that my characters are more lifelike and believable.
What inspires the work you're doing these days?
Nothing. I'm not an artist driven to create. I draw everyday to supplement my fixed income and because it's always been a part of my life that provides stability and order. It keeps me busy and when I'm drawing, I feel like I have control over something. I still feel like it's an industry for men, having to do with their fantasies and preferences. I don't relate to the content in comic books. Compared to comic book illustrations, my drawings have a softness to them that I didn't know if people liked. When I started attending comic book conventions, I realized how much pleasure my work had given people and though that doesn't inspire my work, it makes me want to keep drawing. Before I never realized that I was in the entertainment business, but I've entertained people and that makes me happy.
What's your take on comic book conventions? Do you enjoy going to them?
I don't understand them. I don't understand why men in their 40s and 50s are still reading comic books, but God bless them because they're a lovely bunch. I notice weird things at the conventions, like how you don't ever hear babies cry at them and how kind and good the men are to their children. Maybe a different breed of men are showing up at these things, I don't know. After a convention I feel like I want to hide in a closet for a couple of days. Comic Con is just a bizarre place for me. There are many eccentric people and it sometimes overwhelms me.
What comic books are you a fan of these days?
I don't know much about what's going on with comic books these days. I've picked up things here and there and I feel like the stories in today's comic books are too complicated, I couldn't follow them and they seem very pretentious. The drawings are amazing, but the stories don't appeal to me. It's not about my age or me being crotchety, I've heard young women say the same thing. One time when I was in grammar school I accidentally walked into the boys' locker room and I felt so weird. It was bizarre, like I was in a foreign land. In the back of my mind, that's how I felt in the comic book industry as the only woman working on these projects. I'm sure women in the industry still feel that way. Women are more personal and not as objective. We're not interested in the hero's journey or these stories about men fighting evil. I've always been more interested in the relationships people have with each other.
How do you feel about graphic novels?
I love graphic novels. They're more coherent and I think some very sensitive, thoughtful stories are being told with them. R. Crumb puts out some very beautiful, haunting things. I wish that were how all graphic novels were done.
What advice would you give to young women who are thinking of getting into the comic book industry?
I don't have any real advice because I don't know much about how the industry works these days. I will say that they shouldn't even consider it unless they like the idea of having their life revolve around macho superheroes. I still hear women in the industry lament about how things are and I think it's because it's truly a man's business. I would tell them to do something else, don't enter the comic book industry. Write your own graphic novel instead.
What do you want people to know about your work?
People will have to draw their own conclusions. I'd like to think I made comics a little gentler and less violent, but that's it. Sometimes you look at comics and everything looks jumbled and ugly. Maybe you'll look at mine and think, "That's not too ugly." Lofty ambitions, huh?
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Q: Lost chronology using window.location.href I have a problem with a javascript set of functions that I made.
This functions walk the entire Html page and then add the onclick event to every anchor it finds.
It do some check on the anchor href and redirect to it (using window.location.href)
My problem is that the cronology don't work properly this way, and the :visited selector don't work anymore.
How I can preserve the chronology and let the :visited selector work properly?
Regards

A: There's no need to set location.href manually: The link will be followed properly if you don't prevent it explicitly via returning false or calling event.preventDefault() (event.returnValue = false in IE) in the onclick handler.

A: Are you tracking their visits for that session?
If so, what about a server side solution instead of using Javascript.
Each time you serve up a page request, you log that Url, Page Title, etc, into their session - That way you can keep track of where they have been.
In that regard, the :visited tags will still work and you'll have a somewhat more reliable source for page history.

A: Use jQuery?
$('a').live('click', function(event){
    // do something
});

As long as you don't call event.preventDefault in that function you should be fine.

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Spotlight on Gemma Halliday
Chick lit is dead. Or so I as told three years ago when my published decided to put an end to my first series, the High Heels mysteries. The High Heel mysteries were a chick lit series about a fashion designer turned amateur sleuth who had a bad habit of stumbling on dead bodies, as well as an incontinence attraction to a bad boy detective on the LAPD Homicide squad. At the time, I was sad to see the characters go. Not only were they the first I had sold, but by the time the series ended I'd written five books with them and felt like I'd really grown with them. As my main character had met her awesome guy, transitioning from a single gal to a women in relationship, to a women on the brink of marriage, so had I. But, I trusted my publisher's instincts and let my characters fade into the sunset along with the entire chick lit genre.
And then along came self-publishing.
Through a series of circumstances, I got the rights to this series back from my publisher at just about the time that the self-publishing revolution was taking place. So, I decided to self-publish them. The first response I got was amazing. "When is the next book coming out?" I was flattered. Excited. Happy that a new audience was not only meeting but falling in love with these good friends of mine. And as the request for more books just kept coming, I figured… why not? Three years after chick lit died, the response to the series was so overwhelmingly positive that I wrote book #6 in the series. The result? The series hit the New York Time bestseller list twice this past year and spent five weeks on the USA Today bestseller list. Wow. I could not be more humbled by the readers' love for this "dead" genre.
So, it is for my awesome readers that I've written the 7th book in the series, DANGER IN HIGH HEELS, which follows Maddie Springer's further adventures in being a new wife, a mother, and still a kick-booty fashion designer and amateur sleuth. This time Maddie is on the set of a reality hit TV series called Dancing with Celebrities, where she encounters a dead body among the eclectic cast and has very personal reason for ferreting out the killer among Hollywood's elite. I hope readers enjoy this book as much as I've enjoyed bringing these characters back to life. Long live the chicks!
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Republicans Can Get More Black Votes
Star Parker February 10, 2016 Commentary 1 Comment
The 2012 presidential election delivered a wake-up call to the Republican Party to improve communication with minorities.
The realization that the American presidency can now be won with support of less than 40 percent of white voters — Obama won with just 39 percent — was a bombshell.
When Ronald Reagan was elected president in November 1980, 88 percent of the electorate was white. In 2012, when Barack Obama was elected, this was down to 72 percent.
Pew Research projects that in 2016 the percentage of white voters will be down to 69 percent. This trend will continue, as America becomes a nation that is less and less white.
It is vital that Republicans make inroads with minorities. And to the credit of Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, efforts were initiated to do this.
But after looking at new data produced by the Pew Research Center, it's clear Republicans need to take a fresh look at their outreach efforts, certainly with blacks.
Blacks still do not appear to be buying what the Republican Party is selling. And the key point is they should be. Any company selling a product that blacks clearly should be buying, but are not, would make major-league efforts to try and understand what is going on. This is how Republicans must handle this.
For instance, 26 percent of blacks say that the Democratic Party favors the rich and 65 percent say Democrats favor the middle class and the poor. In contrast, 80 percent of blacks say the Republican Party favors the rich and 15 percent say Republicans favor the middle class and the poor.
I think the truth is just the opposite. It is Republicans who are promoting the kinds of ideas and policies needed to help low-income Americans move up the ladder. Republicans don't favor the rich. They favor those who want to get rich. Why is this not getting through?
Recently, Brookings Institution scholar Ron Haskins gave congressional testimony and summarized the major factors perpetuating poverty and limiting economic upward mobility: rising share of single-mother homes; high out-of-wedlock birth rates; growing gaps in education between rich and poor; and low work rates and stagnating wages among low-income men.
The evidence today is overwhelming regarding the central importance of the traditional family to economic success.
It is Republicans who promote the importance of traditional values. It is the Democratic Party that sells openness to alternative lifestyles, abortion, re-defining marriage and big government programs that subsidize these kinds of destructive behaviors.
Regarding education, public schools in poor neighborhoods are a disaster. Republicans promote school choice and opportunities to empower parents to choose where to send their children to school. Democrats uniformly fight these efforts.
Regarding work, the minimum wage that Democrats so love is a job destroyer. Today's anemic economy is the result of big government Democratic policies.
If "favoring the poor" means promoting policies that keep the poor poor, blacks are right. This is Democrats. But if favoring the poor means policies that maximize chances of getting out of poverty, these are Republican proposals.
Particularly astounding is that 46 percent of black Protestants say the Democratic Party is friendly to religion, compared to 25 percent who say the Republican Party is.
In a survey done last year by pollster Pat Caddell, 46 percent of Republicans, compared to 23 percent of Democrats, said they attend church "regularly." Forty-six percent of Democrats said they never attend church or refused to answer the question.
How can churchgoing blacks possibly conclude that the Democratic Party, dominated by liberals who don't go to church, who fight for abortion, same-sex marriage, and certainly against Christian values in general, is friendlier to religion?
Getting another 5 percent of the black vote can materially improve Republican prospects in 2016. It's time to get to work in these communities.
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Q: jquery ajax: how to know if it's waiting for server or server error 503? I created an ajax call with "timeout" option of 30 seconds and a modal to lock the screen.
If 30 seconds pass or I get respond from server, a callback is returned, and I can check it and unlock the modal (hide it).
But when there is a server error like "server 503", the ajax will wait until the 30 seconds pass and only then it will unlock the screen.
How to catch this a server 503 error with jquery?

A: Try :
$.ajax({
  url: 'Yoururl',
  type: 'post',
  data: {
    'YourData': 'YourData'
  },
  success: function(output) {},
  error: function(request, status, error) {
    alert(request.responseText);
    // Check error and do what ever you want to do
  },
});
}

A: If you just want to hide the modal when

*

*The server responded with results

*The server returned error

*The timeout expired

You can use jQuery AJAX's timeout option, in addition with .always() promise callback. Below is an example:
$.ajax(url, {
  timeout: 30000, // in milliseconds
  // other AJAX options
}).done(function() {
  // Handle the successful response
}).fail(function() {
  // Handle the failures (server errors and timeouts)
}).always(function() {
  // Hide your modal here
});

This will make sure that your modal is hidden always, when the AJAX call is complete.
You can read more about the $.ajax function here.

A: you should be able to read the status to detect 503.   Ive used similar to detect 404 on a past project.
        $.ajax({ url: 'somepage.php',
                 type: 'post',
                 data: {'q': ''},
                 success: function(output) {
                    alert(output);
                 },
                 error: function (request, status, error) {
                        // WE HAVE AN ERROR, LETS SEE WHAT SPECIFIC ERROR CODE...
                        if (request.status == 503){
                                // IF THE ERROR CODE IS 503, THEN WE DO SOMETHING HERE...
                                alert('I have the dreaded 503 error!')
                        }
                 },

        })


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Q: Cannot get function in C to execute properly I have a simple function that I am trying to create. I need this function to add 6 to whatever number the user decides to enter into the program. I have been working with this code for an hour now and cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong, even after looking at multiple examples from the course I am taking. I really appreciate the help.
Here is my code:
#include <stdio.h>

void closing(void);
void addSix(void);
int x;
int result;

int main()
{
    int x;
    printf("Please enter a number to add to 6: ");
    scanf("%d", &x);
    getchar();

    addSix();

    closing();
    closing();

    return 0;
}

void closing(void)
{
    printf("That's all folks.\n");
}

void addSix(void)
{
    int result = x+6;
    printf("Result: %d\n", result);
}

A: You've got both a global x variable outside of main(), and a local x inside of main(). The code inside of main() writes to the local x while the code in addSix() reads from the global x.
Remove the int x declaration in main() so that both places access the global x.

A: You have x declared as both a global variable and variable local to main. When you pass x by pointer to scanf, it refers to the local variable, not the global.
You can remove the local declaration of int x in main but this isn't really the best solution. Generally, global variables should be avoided when possible (though they are, of course, sometimes necessary/the best tool for the job).
The best solution in this case is to make x a parameter to addSix(). There are a few options here:

*

*You can have addSix return the sum and then use that return value

*You can pass the address of x to addSix and have the function modify x itself by using a pointer.

The former would look like this:
int addSix(int x) {
    return x + 6;
}

The latter would look like this:
void addSix(int * x) {
    *x += 6;
}

A: You have two variables named x. One is a local to main, and the other is a global variable.
The function addSix cannot see the local in main. It can only see the global variable.
You should change addSix so that it is passed the value as a parameter.
void addSix(int x)
{
    printf("Result: %d\n", x+6);
}

Call the function like this:
addSix(x);

Or perhaps you want your function to return a value:
int addSix(int x)
{
    return x+6;
}

Which you can call like this:
int result = addSix(x);

Both of your global variables are needless. Remove them.

A: You have a global x, and a local x variable in which you actually save the user input.
Using only the global variable will do the trick for you
#include <stdio.h>

int x;

void addSix(void)
{
    int result = x+6;
    printf("Result: %d\n", result);
}

int main()
{
    printf("Please enter a number to add to 6: ");
    scanf("%d", &x);
    getchar();

    addSix();

    return 0;
}


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What Banksy's Street Art Means To The World
The implied significance of Banksy's work and how society has changed its perception of this work as "art".
About Banksy
"Bomb Hugger" By Banksy
Produced on a wall in the East End of London, this Banksy image of a young girl hugging a bomb is a stunningly satirical stencil. Banksy has ridiculed violence and war in this image with how innocently he has depicted… Continue Reading →
Banksy's "Consumer Jesus" 2004
In the early 2000's the economic climate was declining, but for an unknown reason, the shoppers of the United Kingdom, did not stop their holiday spending. This piece of Banksy's work reflects an outrage at the level of consumerism during… Continue Reading →
Banksy's "Can't beat the feelin'"
This piece of Banksy's art has a very potent meaning that may be difficult for the average Western-World citizen to swallow. The piece captioned "Can't beat the feelin'", in Banksy's book Wall and Piece, depicts Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald… Continue Reading →
Banksy's B-Movie
"Rage, Flower Thrower" or "FLower Bomber" by Banksy
Banksy: "There is Always Hope… "
Sally on Banksy's "Consumer Jesus" 2004
Banksy's B-Movie
"Rage, Flower Thrower" or "FLower Bomber" by Banksy
Banksy: "There is Always Hope... "
"Bomb Hugger" By Banksy
Banksy's "Consumer Jesus" 2004
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Since 1999 Gary has been producing his range of Copper fountains. Working in his modest workshop in East Yorkshire, he produces high quality pieces, from original designs.
Through a process of annealing and hammering, lifelike forms are made from a plain sheet of copper. Where appropriate, all key joints are made using a specialist, hard solder, which makes a union stronger than the material itself. This enables the creation of a piece of sculpture, which may look light and fragile, but is in fact extremely strong.


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Under cyber attack: The AIIMS ransomware attack is just a reminder how vulnerable organisations can be | The Financial Express
25 Dec 2022 Anil R Tikotekar Study Leave a comment
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As the name might suggest, a ransomware attack is malware in which cybercriminals encrypt data and demand ransom for unlocking the same. In this case, they asked for Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrencies.
Cybercrimes are rising both in numbers and sophistication. The latest to find itself on the receiving end was the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, which was hit by a ransomware attack on November 23, rendering its servers non-functional for about two weeks.
As the name might suggest, a ransomware attack is malware in which cybercriminals encrypt data and demand ransom for unlocking the same. In this case, they asked for Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrencies. Although the investigation is on, the minister of state for IT called it "a deliberate and targeted effort".
Also Read: After AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital reports cyberattack but impact may not be as severe; here's why
Not just AIIMS but the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also faced several unsuccessful hacking attempts on November 30. Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, too, came under similar attacks, but the impact was limited.
Although the cyberattack at AIIMS brought the focus to cybersecurity, this is not the only ransomware attack to have been perpetrated in the recent past.
Spicejet attack
In May this year, low-fare airline Spicejet reported a ransomware attack that delayed several flights by up to six hours. "Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that impacted and slowed down morning flight departures today," it said in a statement then. Several passengers vented their anger on social media claiming many had to sit on the plane for hours. Although the attack was thwarted by the airline within hours, it was not revealed what the hackers demanded or what kind of malware affected its systems.
In May 2017, multiple companies the world over were attacked by the WannaCry malware. The malware was so fast-spreading that within two days, it affected over 200,000 in about 150 countries. The hackers demanded ransom in bitcoin.
Also Read: How to ensure cyber security, identity verification, fraud prevention in 2023
The companies impacted included Honda, Renault, Nissan Motors, FedEx, China National Petroleum, Petrobras, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, along with the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). In India, too, incidents were reported from Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Odisha, along with the police departments of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It later came to light that the attack was propagated through EternalBlue, which is an exploit created by the US NSA (National Security Agency) for Windows, which was stolen a month before the attack.
Although the total amount of damage could not be known, Symantec estimated $4 billion in damages.
In December 2017, the US and the UK accused North Korea of being behind the attack.
NotPetya
In 2017, Ukraine came under a major ransomware attack that impacted several essential sectors. The malware, which is believed to have spread through Ukraine's tax preparation program ME Doc, spread to crucial departments, companies, and enterprises, such as the National Bank of Ukraine, other banks, power grids, airports, bus and gas stations, companies, etc. Not just that, on June 27, 2017, the monitoring system of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant went offline.
Although the attack later spilled to some other European countries, too, Ukraine bore most of the brunt. The damages are estimated to be more than $10 billion.
Last year, the Colonial Pipeline in the US was at the centre of a ransomware attack, believed to have been carried out by a group called DarkSide. As the pipeline is responsible for transporting oil from the Gulf of Mexico to companies along the US East Coast, the oil supply was severely impacted. Within two hours of the attack, the hackers were able to get hold of 100GB of data. On May 7, the US government paid them $4.4 million in cryptocurrencies as ransom, and president Joe Biden declared an Emergency. Although not known for sure, the attack is believed to have been carried out from eastern Europe—Russia or Ukraine. However, some believe the hackers operate in multiple countries, including Poland and Iran.
The SamSam malware first made an appearance in 2015, however, it sharpened attacks in 2018. Multiple states in the United States largely came under the attack. As per estimates, its creators have earned $6 million through ransomware.
Although the sophistication of attacks is a factor, the state of computer systems also plays a role in all such ransomware attacks, which are affected more if the systems are out-of-date.
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