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Posted on September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 by Wayne Harada
FREE ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND CONCERT
Let the music flow.
Clarke Bright, who proudly holds the baton as bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band, is assembling one of band's biggest concerts yet.
"E Kani Mau" ("To Resound Forever)" will be staged at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Hawaii Theatre.
The event is free (you have to secure reserved seats from the Hawaii Theatre) and will showcase a panorama of island entertainers — from soloists to trios, from hula halau to a children's chorus – which will represent a spectrum of island musicianship.
"The city covers the cost for our regularly scheduled concerts," said maestro Bright, who has led the Royal Hawaiian Band for 12 years. "This is a larger, celebratory concert, that requires a sizeable cost."
Thus, funding has been provided by Karen Chang Blangiardi, wife of Mayor Rick Blangiardi, from The Creative City.
Bandmaster Clarke Bright
"I selected the guest artists based on who I thought would be a great representation of our Hawaiian musical community, and who were excellent artists," said Bright. "We are also using some of our regular day-to-day performers, who are equally gifted and respected."
The slate of participating entertainers includes Amy Hanaiali'i, Danny Kaleikini, Nathan Aweau, Karen Keawehawai'i, Keauhou, Andria Tupola, Augie Tulba, Makanani Sala, Malia Ka'ai, Kala'i Stern, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Kamehameha Schools' Children's Chorus, Halau Ka La 'Onohi Mai O Ha'eha'e, Kanani Oliveira, and Ku'ulei Hazelwood. Kimo Kahoana will emcee
"Yes – we are celebrating our resilience in continual service to the community and as the RHB – I wanted to go all Hawaiian," said Bright. " Yes, we have to create charts of varied styles. We basically take their songs and arrange it for the RHB. Our two arrangers, Todd Yukumoto and DeShannon Higa, have put in heroic efforts to allow us to accompany these artists. They are brilliant musicians who are making this concert a reality. Can't do it without them."
Royal Hawaiian Band, at Iolani Palace.
The Royal Hawaiian Band has roots in Hawaiian history; it was created by King Kamehameha in 1836, and thus has been in existence for 186 years, serving the monarchy (and now the city) in state functions, ranging from funerals to parades.
Now an agency of the city, the band is the only full-time municipal band of its kind in the United States, performing in 360 events, large and small, annually.
When its musical "voice" was silenced during the pandemic, the focus turned to assisting city initiatives, like food distribution, vaccination support, and call center. It became a healing ambassador to Queen's Hospital during the vaccination process at Blaisdell Concert Hall.
"The adjustment to little or no music was very different for us," Bright recalled. " Being a city agency, we needed to continue to remain viable while doing our best to stay safe and healthy. We started by doing some much-needed work on our music library – organizing, filing and creating digital copies. We then started to serve the community. As the pandemic continued, we reverted to chamber ensembles – primarily because of the gathering limits (crowd sizes)/ As the community continued to get healthy we eventually returned to our normal full band status. But that also changed as the community went back and forth with restrictions. We spent several seasons going back and forth from small ensembles to full band. We have gratefully maintained our full band status since March of this year."
The band has 38 fulltime members — with Don Hutchison (38 years) as the senior musician, Colton Hironaka (eight months), the newest — and Bright calls the RHB "a gem of an organization, one of the only remaining links to the monarchy."
Consequently, the program will honor Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch, who "had to stay strong for her people during a pandemic and resilient though an overthrow of her kingdom."
The concert will also feature the world premiere of a piece by Michael-Thomas Foumai, entitled "E Kani Mau," that is the theme of the freebie. Musically, it tracks the story of the Royal Hawaiian Band "as we made our way through the pandemic. We can't wait to share it with the community," said Bright. "It will become part of our regular repertoire, going forward."
To secure free tickets, visit www.hawaiitheatre.com/tickets. Information: (808) 768-6677 or www.rhb-music.com …
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These soldiers have an incredible and sometimes shocking story to tell—and it certainly does not make for comfortable reading. Secrets which have been bottled up for a lifetime are revealed, stories are told at last, and memories which have been hidden away for 60 years finally resurface. These are facets of history's most dreadful war being revealed for the very first time. Here is the story of how those responsible for the maelstrom sent their armies to conquer only to see them crushed as the world united against them; and of men who were seduced by the siren call of Hitler, only to pay a terribly heavy price. It allows the human stories to unfold within the bigger picture behind the major campaigns of World War II—from the early Blitzkrieg successes through the submarine warfare of the Battle of the Atlantic, and the brutal hardships of the Russian Front, to the last days of the Reich and the fall of Berlin. This brilliantly researched and thought-provoking book reveals unique human dimensions of the world's greatest military conflict.
Bob Carruthers is the author of German Tanks at War. Simon Trew is the author of Battle Zone Normandy.


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Author Topic: President Trump Advice Britain to Sue the European Union (Read 5059 times)
Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, leaves the BBC after appearing on the Andrew Marr Show, in central London, July
U.S. President Donald Trump advised British Prime Minister Theresa May to sue the European Union instead of negotiating with the bloc, as part of her Brexit strategy.
"He told me I should sue the EU," May told BBC television. "Sue the EU. Not go into negotiations — sue them."
Her revelation about how Trump advised her ended several days of speculation about what advice the U.S. leader had offered the prime minister.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister, near Aylesbury, Britain.
Trump said last week in an interview with The Sun newspaper that he had given May advice, but she did not follow it. The president told the newspaper ahead of his meeting with May that she "didn't listen" to him.
"I would have done it much differently. I actually told Theresa May how to do it but she didn't agree, she didn't listen to me. She wanted to go a different route," Trump said.
Trump did not reveal what advice he offered May in a press conference with her Friday. Instead, he said, "I think she found it too brutal."
He added, "I could fully understand why she thought it was tough. And maybe someday she'll do that. If they don't make the right deal, she may do what I suggested, but it's not an easy thing."
May also told the BBC that the president had advised her not to walk away from the negotiations "because then you're stuck."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray on the FBI's recent supplemental background investigation of then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Under questioning by Harris, Wray confirmed that the White House directed the FBI's investigation into Kavanaugh to be "very specific" and "very limited" in scope.
"[W]hen the FBI was directed then to do that investigation as it relates to those specific allegations, was the FBI given full discretion or was the scope of the investigation limited by the direction you received from the White House?," Harris asked.
Harris also questioned Wray on whether the FBI has investigated potential perjury by Kavanaugh during his recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Wray did not answer and said he could not discuss the issue.
At the hearing, Harris also pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on her testimony that DHS does not detain immigrant children in response to earlier questioning by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). Harris noted that a recent DHS Inspector General report confirmed children have been held in custody by Customs and Border Patrol agents for extended periods beyond what is statutorily authorized, in one instance for as long as 25 days.
"How do you reconcile the testimony you provided this committee with the report from the IG?," asked Harris.
Despite the DHS IG report confirming instances of immigrant children held in CBP custody for extended periods, Nielsen refused to acknowledge children have been detained.
HARRIS: Thank you. Director Wray, I want to thank you and the men and women of your agency for the work you do every day. I think I'm the only member of this committee who is also a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and I would like to talk with you about the Kavanaugh hearings. So I want to -- I just want to be clear about how the system works. When the FBI was given the direction to do the background investigation as it related to Dr. Ford's allegations, that's an instruction that goes to the FBI from the White House, is that correct? Not from the Senate?
HARRIS: And when the FBI was directed then to do that investigation as it relates to those specific allegations, was the FBI given full discretion or was the scope of the investigation limited by the direction you received from the White House?
WRAY: Well, Senator, I want to be a little bit careful about what I can talk about in this setting.
HARRIS: So I'm clear, I'm not asking you for the content of the investigation.
WRAY: Understood. There are MOUs and other things that go back a ways that govern this. But I think it's important -- I would say this, it's important to understand that the -- unlike most investigations like the sort that you and I and Senator Jones have all been familiar with, traditional criminal investigations, national security investigations, a background investigation is very different and that is done -- our only authority is as requested by the adjudicating agency.
HARRIS: The White House in this case.
WRAY: In this case, it's the White House.
HARRIS: And I have a lot to cover and so if we can be as succinct as possible I'd appreciate it. I know there are a lot of details and I appreciate your point. So in this situation, was your direction limited in scope or were you given full direct -- discretion to investigate whatever your agency thought was appropriate to figure out what happened?
WRAY: I think I would say that our investigation here, our supplemental update to the previous background investigation, was limited in scope and that that is consistent with the standard process for such investigations going back quite a long ways.
HARRIS: And was -- did you receive this directive in writing?
HARRIS: Was it in writing?
WRAY: I would expect that there would be written communications, but I can't speak to that here.
HARRIS: Can you find the direction and provide it to this committee? The documents?
WRAY: I would have to see what would be appropriate.
HARRIS: Okay. And who from the White House communicated the directive?
WRAY: Well as I said, the communication between the FBI and the White House for nominations, including judicial nominations, is through the FBI's security division which has background investigation specialists and the White House Office of Security and that's where the communication always is and I have spoken with our background investigation specialists and they have assured me that this was handled in the way that is consistent with their experience and the standard process.
HARRIS: Did they -- did anyone in your agency receive any direction about the scope of the investigation directly from Don McGahn?
WRAY: Well, I can't speak to what anybody throughout the organization might have received instructions on. My understanding is that the communications occurred between the White House's Office of Security and the FBI security division.
HARRIS: Do you know who determined that the FBI would not interview Judge Kavanaugh or Dr. Ford or the list of 40 plus witnesses?
WRAY: Again, I would say what I said at the beginning, which is as is standard, the investigation was very specific in scope, limited in scope, and that that is the usual process and that my folks have assured me that the usual process was followed.
HARRIS: And did the FBI look into allegations as to whether Judge Kavanaugh lied to Congress during his testimony?
WRAY: That's not something I can discuss here.
HARRIS: Thank you. Secretary Nielsen, Senator Peters during this committee hearing asked how long is too long to detain a child and you went on to testify that your agency does not detain children. However, it appears that there is some conflict then between your understanding and what the IG reported in September of 2018, when in that report which I have here, and I'm sure you've read it, there was a finding that CBP held children separated from their parents for extended periods of time in facilities intended solely for short-term detention, despite assertions by you that children were being transferred to HHS within 72 hours, as is statutorily required. For example, in the Rio Grande Valley sector, 27% of children were in CBP custody for more than five days and in the El Paso sector, 23% of children were in CBP custody for more than five days and in one case, in the Rio Grande sector, I believe a child was held in CBP custody for 25 days. How do you reconcile the testimony you provided this committee with the report from the IG?
HARRIS: But Secretary, I just have a minute left. You testified that you don't detain children.
HARRIS: I'm not finished. The IG report indicates that CBP has detained children, and not only has CBP detained children, they've detained them longer for that is statutorily allowed. How do you reconcile the IG report with your testimony this morning?
HARRIS: So does the processing involve detention?
NIELSEN: We -- it's not a detention facility.
HARRIS: Do they stay in CBP custody? Do they spend the night there?
NIELSEN: We are not able to, under the law, put them anywhere else so we will care for them until bed space opens at a detention facility at HHS.
HARRIS: In other words, you do detain children?
NIELSEN: In other words, we do not have enough detention facility at HHS because 10,000 children were sent here unaccompanied and their parents chose to do that.


Regarding the two stars, there is nothing wrong with this story or the girls hunting for their eggs, in fact my kindergarten daughter liked it very much and she's welcome to continue getting these or similar books from the library for me to read to her. I didn't find the story particularly interesting or enjoyable, chalk it up to a different set of interests.
Cute, my 4 year old enjoyed it.
Cute board book for Easter!
We love Strawberry Shortcake. Colorful and cute illustrations with a fun and sweet Easter story.


I imagine that I am in a similar position to many expat British people, both retired and younger working and looking to settle and bring up their family here and who have made substantial financial commitments to this end. Like me, they have to make a very important voting decision in June which may effect all our futures and which is very difficult to reach.
There are many compelling reasons why we might wish to leave the EU, not least the overbearing, very expensive and unaccountable central administration which seeks to impose all manner of controls on what we do with our lives, which Westminster seems powerless to refute and overrule, thanks to subservience to a EU court, again which accounts to no elected administration for its decisions. Spain, like other EU countries, seems to be able to filibuster much of this legislation in favour of existing local rules and laws, which may or may not profit us from time to time.
Then we have the issue of excessive migration, for which we may be morally sympathetic, not of our making and which is sucking too much government resource from other essential services sorely in need of attention. Not to mention our ongoing struggle to balance the books.
On the other side of the argument is the strength of the pound v. the euro, so important for all of us receiving English pensions. Also the lesson of history and the reason the last generation fought hard to unite Europe to protect EU countries from themselves and outside threats, which have seemed endless since the end of WWII.
What is missing so far in this debate are irrefutable facts which enable us to understand the significance of deciding one way or the other. I am bombarded daily by "Brexit" supporters on e-mail telling me this or that with no real substantial proof of what they purport to be the future. It is a similar story with the "Stay In" camp, although at least we have a status quo to look forward to as a back-up, if that's a plus.
Nobody has expressed an opinion as to the current state of Europe, what happens when the ECB is forced eventually to stop printing money, the effect on existing bankrupt countries, where they stand at present, the due diligence, if any, being applied to countries waiting to enter the EU zone, and the cost of funding them in the initial years. Where is the opinion from the German electorate, the paymasters, which could turn all this on it's head, and possibly signal the end of the EU as we know it?
Closer to home and what might happen, I was interested to read Ray Fleming's Looking Around article which while, bias admitted, highlighted the macro issues, to which I referred earlier.
What he doesn't say is how the Spanish government, assuming we have one in June, would react to us in the light of a "Brexit". How can he? Existing laws can be repealed or changed for new laws.
For we UK expats in Spain, what is required is some definitive evidence from the Spanish government, from the Majorcan government and the British government through its consular system as to exactly how our lives will be effected, so that in June we can make the correct vote to protect all our futures. I have no doubt the Majorca Daily Bulletin has all the contacts to extract this information. What are they telling you at present, if anything?
No fudges please, no "We shall have to see after the vote" and definitely no lies. We need facts and NOW!
I have always been an admirer of Sir John Major but, in my humble opinion, his opinions regarding the EU, published in Ray Fleming's article, are wrong or at least misguided.
Firstly, Sir John says we have the best-performing economy in Europe due to quote "domestic reforms". I wonder if these reforms would or could have taken place without Margaret Thatchers obstinance and her putting Britain instead of the EU first.
Also, could the small matter of Britain having its own central bank and currency, something we wouldn't have had if we were at the "heart" of Europe, as many people wished we had been, be also a factor ?
Sir John says that our children and grandchildren will look back at this pivotal moment in our history. With respect, remaining or not in the EU will not be a pivotal moment in our history.
Our pivotal moment will be facing up to and taking drastic measures against the ever-increasing attacks against our culture and religion, something that, so far, the EU seems to have shown very little leadership or ideas on how to tackle, which if not done soon, whatever the consequences, will leave our aforementioned children and grandchildren with a very small or possibly non-existent Europe at all.
For UK General Elections, postal votes for overseas voters are normally sent out 4 days before the election. This does not give time for it to arrive and be sent back in time for counting. However, because there are no candidates for the upcoming Referendum, postal votes will be sent out 30 days before Voting Day. This does not seem to be common knowledge but should be made so, to encourage more people to vote. The online application system is very simple to use but, even on there, the aforementioned information is not given.


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San Gorgonio Council News
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Elizabeth B.(left), age 17, was at a Walmart cookie booth in Victorville when a little boy, around 3 years old, was walking out of the exit with a Spiderman Easter basket filled with Hotwheels. The little boy was coming out of the store with no mom which was a red flag for Elizabeth. She also was wondering why he didn't just put his toys in a cart since he kept dropping them. When Elizabeth saw that the little boy was running towards the street into the parking lot she grabbed his arm as fast as she could pulling him back to safety. Elizabeth then walked the little boy over to Rusty, a Walmart employee. In true Girl Scout fashion, Elizabeth went back outside to finish working at her cookie booth. Later, Elizabeth found out that Rusty and Jason, the manager, safely returned the little boy to his mother. When asked about the events of that night, Elizabeth said that the only thing she would do differently was grabbed the little boy sooner.
The Medal of Honor "[is awarded] to a girl who has shown the presence of mind and true Girl Scout spirit saving life or attempting to save [a] life without risk to the candidates own life."(GSUSA.org). Elizabeth received the Medal of Honor, for saving the little boy's life, at the 2019 Silver and Gold Gala, held at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. As Elizabeth was walking onto the stage to receive her award and certificate, the room was quiet as the story of Elizabeth's heroic actions were being told to the audience. Elizabeth said that while on stage she felt very humbled while a letter from Sylvia Acevedo, the CEO of GSUSA, was read. On stage to congratulate Elizabeth, the first awardee in San Gorgonio Council to receive the Medal of Honor, was President and CEO Cynthia Breunig (far left), Executive Board Chairwoman Michelle Branconier (middle left), Chief of Mission Delivery Elizabeth Locke-Thomas (middle right), and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations Nancy Perdue (far right).
Elizabeth is a proud 4th generation Girl Scout legacy. Elizabeth has been a Girl Scout for about 12 years. Shehas received several Girl Scout awards including her Silver Award, Journey Sumit Pins, her Program Aid (PA) pin, her Service to Community, and Service to Girl Scouts bars. Even with all of the awards she has earned, Elizabeth says that the Medal of Honor is the most distinguished award she has received so far. She hopes that earning her Gold Award will be the next most notable achievement because of all of the time being put into it.
A word of advice from Elizabeth to all Girl Scout:"Girl Scouts isn't just about receiving awards. Stay in the moment, that's when you enjoy everything: enjoying the moment is better than planning the future."
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	class Program {
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		private static async Task Do(IBundle bundle) {
			var tasks = GetEmailsToCreate().Select(email => CreateUserIfNotExists(bundle, email)).ToList();
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		private static List<string> GetEmailsToCreate() {
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As someone who undertook the PGCE as a mature student after many years as a parent helper in school, I would just like to say that classroom assistants are a wonderful resource and deserve better pay.
Different schools treat classroom assistants differently on job criteria - and even on where they get to take coffee breaks. One school I know has its classroom assistants eat lunch and have coffee in the photocopy room.
In my probation year, I had a wonderful team of classroom assistants to help me find things in the school and support pupils in my class. They got terrible cheek from some kids.
The school has empowered staff with a yellow and red card warning system.
Pupils are much more respectful toward office staff and classroom assistants. It also shows that the school values them as a vital part of the team.


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Group & Private Tours
Signature Experience Tour
Minimum 15 people
Approx. 120 minutes
The Signature Experience will include the Steven and Laura Gates Exhibit Gallery, where guests will be able to see Drayton Hall's internationally significant furniture, artwork, manuscripts, and archaeological finds on exhibit for the first time and the Ben and Cindy Lenhardt Courtyard Garden, which will feature historically accurate botanical plantings based on Drayton family documents. In addition, The Shop at Drayton Hall will offer an extensive array of gifting possibilities that will expand on and enhance your visit. From high-end art reproductions to pieces inspired by the Drayton Family's extensive porcelain collection to local food favorites, there will be something special for each and every one of our visitors. Our new Signature Experience private group tour will feature time in each of these venues in addition to a one-hour guided house tour. Tours are led by experienced and professionally trained interpreters. Enhanced with digital images, our Signature Tour will take visitors throughout all three floors of the house and delve into the history of the site and those who lived and labored on the property. The interpreter will remain available to your group in the gallery after the tour for further questions and discussions pertaining to Drayton Hall and its history.
Port to Plantation: Slavery and the Making of the Early Lowcountry Economy
$10.00/person*
Approx. 45 minutes
This 30 minute interpretive program explores the economic ramification of slavery at Drayton Hall and throughout the Carolina Lowcountry – a history with which Charleston still grapples today. Historical interpreters present images of documents, artifacts, and maps that illuminate the nature of slavery at Drayton Hall in the 18th and 19th centuries. This is an important glimpse into the past; discover the many ways in which enslaved workers literally and figuratively built the Lowcountry economy. *Available as an add-on program only when booking a Signature Experience Tour.
A Day on the Ashley
(Package Tour with Middleton Place)
$100.00/person (includes lunch at Middleton Place)
Allow 5 hours
Charleston's most historic Ashley River plantations have created a package that invites groups to tour Drayton Hall and Middleton Place, and enjoy an authentic Lowcountry lunch. The package includes a SignatureTour at Drayton Hall, a guided tour of the Middleton Place House Museum, self-guided tours of America's oldest landscaped gardens, stable yards, freedmen's cabin, chapel, and Museum Shop, and a Lowcountry lunch at the Middleton Place restaurant.
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Donald Trump claims that he does not watch MSNBC's Morning Joe. Yet three minutes after the co-hosts commented on how lazy the commander-in-chief is, he fired back a tweet — proving that he does indeed spend his days lounging in his White House private quarters. Then, he tweeted the word "crazy" which may have been a big give-away to his inner thinking.


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I got so many nice comments in the last entry, but then today was a much different story. I totally went into binge mode, and I'm feeling very depressed as a result. This week is "Cooking" week at the camp, and I was put in charge on a dirt cake activity with the kids today. I ended up eating dirt cake, oreos, gummy worms, and then continued to eat pizza, donuts, and a muffin later.
i don't understand why I lost complete control by the end of the day. I wish I could have just allowed myself to eat dirt cake and get back on track.
I am just going to have to get back on track tomorrow. I am grateful that I have a choice today. I don't have to stay stuck. Hopefully, I will be able to sort through all this and learn from these mistakes, to better understand myself and improve my relationship to food. This will be a journey.
You can get back on track. Your SparkFriends all have confidence in you.
probably just the sugar crash! it's so hard to resist when your body is screaming for more of the same.
it's one day. so you ate more than you wanted today. do better tomorrow. don't beat yourself up. it's hard to be around kids and party food and not overeat. just keep working at this. it's a journey, indeed! but if you make the good choices most of the time, the bad choices aren't as bad, know what i mean?


Nowadays, many people have become aware about securing their accounts and data. If you're an Android user, your apps and devices will most likely connected with your google account.
Google has invest a lot to keep the accounts of their loyal users safe and secure. One of which is the Devices and Activity page. This page has a list of all devices that access your google account in the last 28 days or are currently signed in.
You'll also see details about your last activity on every device, such as the last time and place you used it to access your account. Most likely, all of the devices listed on the page are permitted by — you.
But what if you find a suspicious device that have gained access to your google account? Luckily, we have the ability to removed a Device from accessing your Google Account.
Without further ado, let's take a look on how we can removed a device from accessing your Google account.
Using Android phone or PC, open chrome browser and go to google.com. Sign in if you haven't.
Click the device you want to remove from your google account then click the Remove button. A warning message appears. Just click Remove and your done.
Please take note that this will NOT erase your device remotely.
We hope someday, google will also add the remove access button on laptops and desktops. How this goes to you? Let me hear your thoughts on the comment section below.


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My Vocab Book
Author: D. Barlow Burke
Publisher: Aspen Publishers Online
Genre: Law
The focused coverage of Examples & Explanations: Property, Third Edition , along with the proven Examples & Explanations format, which combines textual material with well-written examples, explanations, and questions that test the reader's understanding of the material covered, makes this text an invaluable means for helping students master the intricacies of property law. Among the features that have made this study aid a success: eminently clear and readable text six-part topical organization that matches the coverage of most first-year property courses and follows the organization of the best selling property casebook by Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander & Schill rich pedagogy includes boldfaced legal terms and visual aids, such as charts and diagrams, especially for common-law estates--a topic that lends itself to diagrammatic presentation the authors address principal cases used in most leading casebooks skilled and experienced authorship by long-time teachers and scholars of property law New to the Third Edition: updated coverage of takings to include recent Supreme Court cases Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Kelo v. New London, and Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. expanded introduction to trusts with clear and detailed descriptions of a trust, a grantor, a trustee, a life beneficiary, and a remainderman new substantive material added to coverage of: the recording acts the Third Restatement of Property concerning Servitudes (covenants and equitable servitudes) Private Nuisance--Chapter 27--adjacent and subjacent support updated coverage of the Rule Against Perpetuities many examples and explanations have been revised for greater clarity and effectiveness language in the text has been simplified where needed for even greater accessibility With its focused coverage, concise format, and problem-based format, Examples & Explanations: Property, Third Edition, continues to provide Property students with the help and confidence they need to master this difficult first-year course.
Examples Explanations for Property
Author: Barlow Burke
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Clear, informal, and even humorous, Examples & Explanations: Conflicts of Law, Fourth Edition, explores all topics covered in Conflicts courses, including personal jurisdiction and the Erie doctrine. It covers traditional and modern approaches to choice of law, proof of law, and enforcement of foreign country and sister state judgments. It provides up-to-date coverage of constitutional limits on personal jurisdiction, choice of law, and actions against sister states. Big-picture overviews and accurate statements of rules are reinforced with concrete examples and test-taking tips. The powerful Examples & Explanations pedagogy works especially well for Conflict of Laws where students gain understanding of rules and policies by applying them to new fact patterns. Summaries of leading cases found in most casebooks and a modular organization allows easy adaptation to any course. New to the Fourth Edition: Substantially revised personal jurisdiction chapters to add latest Supreme Court cases New material on full faith and credit and immunity of state governments to suit in sister states in response to recent Supreme Court decisions New material on proof of foreign country law in response to recent Supreme Court decision Additional material on state law proof of law that refers to new developments in state law New examples and explanations that apply most recent changes in law Continued coverage of same-sex marriage rights after Obergefell Professors and students will benefit from: Big picture introductions that provide a helpful road map Accurate summaries of specific rules of law Clear identification of problem areas and legal uncertainties Strategies for answering difficult questions Examples that illustrate practical consequences of rules Explanations that discuss the application of recent Supreme Court decisions
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Keeping up with the fast pace of change in Intellectual Property, the third edition of Examples & Explanations: Intellectual Property offers timely coverage of central concepts in the proven-effective Examples & Explanations format. Student-friendly, concise, and timely, Examples & Explanations: Intellectual Property features: complete coverage keyed to the leading IP casebooks for the survey course proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy that fills in any gaps in students' understanding of casebook assignments consistent emphasis on central concepts, without digressing into more advanced topics free-standing chapters that are easily adapted to any course structure and make this study guide useful to as a reference throughout the semester Key Concepts and Policy Issues highlighted in each chapter Updated throughout, the Third Edition includes: new developments effecting Internet service providers new material on patents, including landmark Supreme Court cases (on first sale, injunctions, patentable subject matter, licensing, declaratory judgments, nonobviousness, infringement abroad, and experimental use) and key Federal Circuit cases minimum statutory damages for downloading music originality--copyright in forms, digital images of public domain works DMCA anticurcumvention provisions new exemptions cases protecting legitimate uses of copyright protected works First Amendment limits on Congress' power to expand copyright protection international issues, such as copyright restoration for foreign works, and scope of protection abroad for US works copyright protection for databases, software, and orphan works consumers licensing, such as click-through copyright licenses and arbitration clauses new material on fair use thumbnail images in search engines Google Book case Turnitin, on-line plagiarism protection Public records in private databases Legal documents new cases on audio books, sampling, and data use restrictions new material on patents, including landmark Supreme Court cases and key Federal Circuit cases new material on trademark Trademark Dilution Revision Act use of trademarks as keywords in search engine advertising unauthorized use of trademarks in video games and films cases on likelihood of confusion standard, scope of international protection, functionality of trade dress, and fair use of trademarks new material on trade secret, such as remedies, reverse engineering, and government use of trade secret information new material on state intellectual property law, such as First Amendment limits on right of publicity; unjust enrichment and Intellectual Property law; scope of employee invention assignment agreements; preemption by federal law Intellectual Property is a big field and continually in the throes of change. Stephen M. McJohn keeps his coverage focused and current in Examples & Explanations: Intellectual Property, Third Edition. for a complete, concise, and clear introduction to central IP concepts, trust the proven-effective Examples & Explanations methodology to convey Intellectual Property concepts to your students.
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Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business
Outstanding features of Property Law: Rules, Policies, and Practices, written by Professor Joseph William Singer, a highly regarded authority in the field, include:well-written notes with clear explanations of the law so students can learn complicated rules easilystrong coverage of civil rights law (fair housing and public accommodations law) strong coverage of statutes, regulations, and statutory interpretation problem-oriented approach, applying concepts, rules, and doctrines to new situations one might find in practice, with problems updated to be currentrecent cases and interesting fact situationsMeticulously and thoughtfully updated and refined, the Fifth Edition offers:reorganized chapter sequence Part I, renamed Property in a Free and Democratic Society links the estates system to the anti-feudal policy and to the current consumer protection orientation of the subprime crisis reverses the order of previous Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 to begin with the easy-to-understand trespass material on the right to exclude and limits on the right to exclude created by common law, statutes, and constitutional law. These chapters teach from the very beginning that property rights are limited rather than absolute, that they involve social relationships, not just control over things, and that property law is defined by both common law and statutesall-new Chapter 2, The Framework of Property Relations in a Democracy, shows the connection between property law rules designed to prevent the re-emergence of feudalism and regulations designed to respond to the current subprime mortgage crisis. New material on subprime mortgages demonstrates how we can understand all of property law by thinking about the lessons of the subprime crisis Chapter 3, now entitled Competing Claims to Property focuses partly on how property rights in land were historically created and partly on how property claims emerge today. Most important, it treats these issues as involving competing claims to propertynew Part II, entitled What Can Be Owned?, puts the intellectual property chapter and the chapter on property in persons (renamed) at the beginning of the book as an introduction to the problem of defining what can be owned material on tribal property is now integrated into a coherent treatment that addresses both the legacy of conquest and contemporary legal issuesnew cases, among them:Commonwealth v. Fremont Investment & Loan (on subprime lending)Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. & J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books (on the Harry Potter copyright case)Wilcox v. Stroub (on ownership of the papers of Confederate governors of South Carolina)timely updates throughout, among them:information on Measure 37 in Oregon (and Measure 49) changes in mortgages law following the subprime crisischanges in adverse possession law in Colorado and New Yorkfuller coverage of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Actchanges in the law of same sex marriage state legislative and constitutional responses to Kelo and substantial changes in the rule against perpetuities LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP YOU IN PROPERTY LAW? TRY EXAMPLES & EXPLANATIONS: PROPERTY 3E (9780735570313) AND THE WOLTERS KLUWER BOUVIER LAW DICTIONARY: 2011 STUDENT EDITION (9780735568525) --TWO OF MANY GREAT STUDY GUIDES FROM WOLTERS KLUWER LAW & BUSINESS.
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Using the Examples & Explanations pedagogy and FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)--an original tool for understanding the complexities of California Community Property--Charlotte Goldberg presents an effective and timely overview of California's community property system. FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)--a class-tested, unique tool for determining, under California law, whether marital property is to be considered community or separate property The FITS acronym helps students to understand the roles that funds, intentions, and titles play in characterizing property as either separate or community the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy combines straightforward introductions with well-written examples and explanations that apply concepts, reinforce learning, and test understanding of material covered meticulous treatment of joint titles and reimbursement, featuring examples thoroughly illustrating all possible scenarios, including retroactivity coverage of tangible and intangible property, such as businesses, educational degrees, goodwill, and pensions premarital agreements and recent amendments to the Premarital Agreement Act Updated throughout and with many new examples, the Second Edition features: major developments regarding retroactivity of the Family Code--affecting premarital agreements, fiduciary duty, and domestic partnerships several new cases clarifying premarital agreements and fiduciary duty new case decision regarding celebrity goodwill coverage of Family Code §4 and §2640(c) Designed and written for the needs of students, Examples & Explanations: California Community Property, now in a Second Edition, combines the time-tested E&E pedagogy with a class-tested tool of analysis that makes an enormous difference in the depth and quality of students' understanding of California community property law.
Examples Explanations for Intellectual Property
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Using proven Examples & Explanations pedagogy, this comprehensive study guide provides students with a short account of the law, followed by a variety of concrete examples and explanations that help reinforce and give substance to the key rules and concepts in intellectual property law. Its flexible organization lets students move freely between topics that range from copyrights, to patents, trademarks and trade secrets. Keyed to all major IP survey courses and using compelling examples, Intellectual Property: Examples & Explanations is a straightforward guide that gives students a solid grounding in this dynamic area of law.
Aspen Student Treatise for Property
Release Date: 2016-11
This overview of property law addresses both classic and contemporary topics covered in the first-year property course in a clear, accessible format. The book offers clear explanations of property law through textual treatment, with numerous examples, analytical discussion of key cases, and issues followed by hypotheticals. Emphasis is placed on disagreements among states about the applicable rules of property law, with explanations of the conflicting issues. Key Features: New section on the subprime mortgage crisis provides a contemporary look at property law (includes a discussion of the Massachusetts SJC case Commonwealth v. Fremont) Material on the Harry Potter copyright case (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. & J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books) Recent Oregon land-use ballot initiatives regarding property owners' rights (Measures 37 and 49) and their impact A new case on ownership issues surrounding Civil War-era papers once belonging to the governors of South Carolina (Wilcox v. Stroup)
Glannon Guide to Property
Author: James Charles Smith
The proven Glannon Guide is a user-friendly study aid to use throughout the semester as a great supplement to (or substitute for) classroom lecture. Topics are broken down into manageable pieces and are explained in a conversational tone. Chapters are interspersed with hypotheticals like those posed in the classroom that include analysis of answers to ensure thorough understanding. Additionally, "The Closer" questions pose sophisticated hypotheticals at the end of each chapter to present cumulative review of earlier topics. More like classroom experiences, the Glannon Guide provides you with straightforward explanations of complex legal concepts, often in a humorous style that makes the material stick. The user-friendly Glannon Guide is your proven partner throughout the semester when you need a supplement to (or substitute for) classroom lecture. The material is broken into small, manageable pieces to help you master concepts. Multiple-choice questions are interspersed throughout each chapter (not lumped at the end) to mirror the flow of a classroom lecture. Correct and incorrect answers are carefully explained; you learn why they do or do not work. You can rely on authority; the series was created by Joseph W. Glannon―Harvard-educated, best-selling author of, among other legal texts, Examples and Explanations; Civil Procedure, now in its sixth edition. "The Closer" poses a sophisticated problem question at the end of each chapter to test your comprehension. A final "Closing Closer" provides you practice opportunity as well as a cumulative review of all the concepts from earlier chapters. You can check your understanding each step of the way. More like classroom experiences, these Guides provide straightforward explanations of complex legal concepts, often in a humorous style that makes the material stick.
Examples Explanations for California Community Property
A favorite among successful students, and often recommended by professors, the unique Examples & Explanations series gives you extremely clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that mirror those presented in the classroom throughout the semester. Use at the beginning and midway through the semester to deepen your understanding through clear explanations, corresponding hypothetical fact patterns, and analysis. Then use to study for finals by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the accompanying analysis. Designed to complement your casebook, the trusted Examples & Explanations titles get right to the point in a conversational, often humorous style that helps you learn the material each step of the way and prepare for the exam at the end of the course. The unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations series is invaluable to teach yourself the subject from the first day of class until your last review before the final. Each guide: helps you learn new material by working through chapters that explain each topic in simple language challenges your understanding with hypotheticals similar to those presented in class provides valuable opportunity to study for the final by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the corresponding analysis quickly gets to the point in conversational style laced with humor remains a favorite among law school students is often recommended by professors who encourage the use of study guides works with ALL the major casebooks, suits any class on a given topic provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures
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This highly regarded text earned its popularity by helping students build their confidence while they develop their skills. Beginning with the simple residential closing, Examples & Explanations: Real Estate Transactions, Fourth Edition, leads students through progressively more complex transactions to reach a solid understanding of the area. The text clarifies the subject by: offering point-by-point instruction, practice, and feedback on the three main subjects of all real estate courses -- investment, mortgaging, and conveyancing presenting a broad overview of each topic, followed by examples, questions, and detailed answers covering business planning and investments, from commercial real estate to more sophisticated commercial transactions presenting material along the time line needed for students to understand the sequence of events applicable in any real estate transaction serving as an introduction to the participants and servicers of the transaction and to the financial benefits of investing New examples and explanations in the Fourth Edition reflect recent developments: financial planning and investment, for analyzing pro forma statements by real estate investors mezzanine financing, in line with the current discussion of junior mortgages LLC's and the amendments of the applicable Uniform Acts mechanics liens regulatory checks on terrorism activity and money
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Examples & Explanations: Contracts, Fourth Edition, is an accessible, comprehensive treatment of first-year contracts topics. This popular and well-written study aid speaks clearly and directly to students and is designed to provide them with information, examples, and analysis in appropriate complexity and detail. Important features of this highly regarded study aid include the author's strong writing ability and skill in teaching first-year students to develop an understanding of difficult concepts clear and direct explanatory text that is specifically geared to the needs of first-year students diagrams that provide useful visual aids for students to help in remembering key points the unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations format that combines textual material with well-written and comprehensive examples, explanations, and questions to test student comprehension of the materials and provide practice in applying information to fact patterns comprehensive questions with a variety of issues in one fact situation, similar to those on law school or bar examinations New to the Fourth Edition: updated discussion of UCC Articles 1 and 2, including both the current and revised versions of the Articles and an explanation of the changes new cases and developments new and revised examples and explanations based on new cases and changes in the UCC
Examples Explanations for Wills Trusts and Estates
Author: Gerry W. Beyer
Author: Helen Norman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Intellectual Property Law Directions focuses on the practical issues of United Kingdom intellectual property law at the same time as demonstrating how the subject is being shaped by outside forces. This text is written in a lively and engaging manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered on intellectual property law courses with clarity. Intellectual Property Law Directions uses thinking points, reflective questions, chapter summaries and learning objectives to help develop students' understanding. It also uses case close-up boxes to quickly identify and explain key cases. Written by a university lecturer with over 20 years' experience of teaching intellectual property, this book provides a clear and structured approach to the subject, with a strong emphasis on student-centred learning. Online Resource Centre An Online Resource Centre accompanies the book providing web links to the major international intellectual property organisations, suggestedanswers to the reflective questions in the book, a flashcard glossary and sample intellectual property documents.
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LEGO Batman & LEGO Ninjago movies update
by Thita (admin) on March 25, 2016
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You might remember that after the success of The LEGO Movie, it was announced that other LEGO movies will be coming in the future, including the second part of The LEGO Movie scheduled for 2018, a movie based on LEGO Ninjago, and a LEGO Batman movie – both scheduled for 2017. 🙂
Warner Bros. confirmed a few days ago that The LEGO Batman Movie is scheduled for February 10th, 2017, and also released a few images from the film, as well as the first teaser-trailer. Director Chris McKay, the animation director for The LEGO Movie, says it was clear immediately how popular Batman (voiced by Will Arnett) was in his past supporting role, especially with fan-repeated lines like "I always work in black, and sometimes very, very dark grey." "We thought if we can tell a well-rounded, funny story that's action-packed, we can build a big movie around this character," says McKay. Based on the trailer it looks like the new film is going to be just as entertaining as The LEGO Movie. And Batman continues to be awesome, now with a new utility belt – I hope this becomes an official LEGO piece! And I would definitely want a LEGO Batman in a silk kimono! See trailer below.
There is no trailer for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, scheduled for September 22nd, 2017, but there is an official teaser-poster and synopsis from MovieInsider.com: "Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they're gifted warriors, using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they're ordinary teens, struggling against their greatest enemy: high school."
As far as The LEGO Movie Sequel all we know at this point is that it is scheduled for May 18th, 2018, and it will take place four years after the events in the original movie.
So what do you think? How do you like The LEGO Batman Movie trailer? Are you looking forward to the film? And what do you think of the story of The LEGO Ninjago Movie? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
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brickmaster March 25, 2016, 1:54 PM
The Ninjago story sounds a bit lame and cliche, but the Batman movie looks awesome! Look at all those suits!
Yeah, some really sweet suits there! 😀
Mythical Power Friends March 25, 2016, 2:40 PM
The Lego Batman movie sounds Awesome! I am looking forward to it! 🙂
BLProductions March 25, 2016, 4:51 PM
The LEGO Batman Movie looks hilarious. Can't say I like the music… but I do like that new utility belt piece. And all those Batsuits! We better get at least three of those. There are 2017 sets for this movie, right?
As for the Ninjago movie… I wanted them to keep the six Ninja for the movie, but now I hope it isn't them. High school? It almost sounds like the Friends. I have my doubts about this. 😕
Yeah, I'm pretty sure there are going to be sets related to all the new movies. Hope we get that utility belts and some suits too! And yes, the Ninjago story sounds a bit lame, but it can also be really good. I'm looking forward to it as I love the Ninjago episodes. 🙂
patriotninja March 25, 2016, 4:54 PM
I've had that same microwave moment. lol
LOL!!! 😀
lego trooper 91 April 4, 2016, 2:20 PM
i can't wate for lego batman it will be AWSOME (like every thing else 😀 ) the ninjago will probably be good but it sounds not that great 🙁
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In today's article we want to try to focus on a very important topic which is "How someone should apply for life insurance".
In this article, we're going to try to "shed" some light on what you the "customer" should be thinking about as well as how you the "customer" can also determine if you're online life insurance agent is doing everything he or she can to try and secure you the best possible life insurance rate out there.
If you're just beginning the process of applying for life insurance online or you've already applied for life insurance and are just wondering if you did everything "correct", we'd definitely recommend that you keep on reading!
How to apply for life insurance.
Step 1: Be able to State Out loud Exactly Why You Want Too Buy Life Insurance.
All too often people will simply decide that they've reached that "imaginary" age where it now makes sense for them to purchase a life insurance policy. From there, they decide to go out and purchase a certain amount of coverage for a certain amount of time, only to find out— 5, 10 or even 15 years later— that the insurance they purchased wasn't what they really needed.
Now there is no right or wrong answer as to why you are purchasing your life insurance, all this does is help determine what type of life insurance is best for you.
Here is an example where someone with the right intentions simply ends up buying the wrong type of policy.
48 year old client wants to purchase a $500,000 30 year term life insurance policy to protect his wife and two children who are 8 and 10 years old.
Upon seeing just how much a $500,000 dollar 30 year term life insurance policy will cost, the client decides that he would rather purchase a $350,000 dollar 30 year term life insurance policy so that the payment would be more affordable.
Cover the cost of his remaining 15 year mortgage.
Cover some of his lost wages as a result of his early death.
And make sure that his children would be protected.
Now did he do this by reducing the amount of coverage that he purchased from $500,000 in coverage to $300,000? Maybe, but chances are that should this client pass away a year from now, his family probably would have benefited much more from the additional $200,000 dollars in coverage that he simply felt was too expensive.
Wouldn't it have been better if he had kept the $500,000 in place and simply reduced the amount of years the coverage lasted for to let's say "20 years" instead of 30?
Aloud what exactly this client hoped to achieve buy purchasing his life insurance, would he have been able to reach this conclusion? We don't know but being able to state exactly why you need insurance is certainly going to go a long way towards getting the right "kind" of insurance.
Now we're not suggesting that you need to become an expert when it comes to understanding all of the idiosyncrasies when it comes to the life insurance industry, but having a general understanding of what a Term Life Insurance policy is and what a Whole Life Insurance policy is certainly something you'll want to know.
Now, we're going to provide a brief definition of each in just a second, but before we do that we want to give you 7 questions that you should use when purchasing your life insurance policy.
How much will my family receive when I die?
Will the amount that my family receives when I die ever change throughout the policy?
How much do I need to pay per month for my life insurance policy?
Will my payment ever change during the life of the policy?
Life insurance that pays a benefit in the event of the death of the insured during a specific time period or "term".
Life insurance that pays a benefit of the death of the insured which also accumulates a cash value.
Having these answers in hand along with the "basic" difference between Term Life Insurance vs Whole life insurance will go a long way towards finding the right "kind" of life insurance policy.
Step 3: Buy Life Insurance Like You Would a New TV.
Who doesn't love to go to Best Buy or Wallmart or any other "big box" stores and just stare at the "Wall of TV's"!
We'll be the first to admit that we have no idea what half of this means, but when we're looking for a TV, we still want to look at these descriptions and compare one TV vs another, and so should you!
Before you just decide to go out and buy a life insurance policy, would you like to do a bit of comparison shopping? Doesn't it make little sense to say….
We think so which is why we feel that simply requesting a quote from an insurance brokerage that has the ability to work with dozens of life insurance companies will go a long way towards finding the "right" kind of life insurance policy for you and your family.
Step 4: A Coke is a Coke, but a 30 year term isn't always a 30 year term.
OK so this is a weird one, but what we're trying to bring to your attention is that just because you've decided to purchase a particular "type" of life insurance, it doesn't mean that "who" you decide to purchase that life insurance policy from isn't also SUPER important!
Once you've actually determined the "type" of life insurance policy that is right for you, you need to understand that insurance companies are going to follow a set of "internal" underwriting guidelines that are unique for each company.
That it's quite possible that the rate class that you qualify for could change dramatically depending on which insurance company you choose to apply for.
This is why you'll want to make sure that you're actually applying for life insurance from an agent who is a "Non Captive" agent, or in other words, an agent that is free to pick and choose who he or she wishes to work with and isn't bound to just one or two different companies.
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It's been a month now since I emerged from my Koh Tao Scuba Diving School as a shadow of my former self, so I should probably wrap up our time in Thailand so that the regular readers of the blog (if any) can move from the edge of their seats.
The length of time between posts had nothing to do with my damaged ears; to be honest it's so loud back home that a bit of barotrauma will probably be the best thing for them. No, the main reason for the delay is that now I am back in Australia, I am reunited with the country's infamous internet speed (or lack thereof), which was recently ranked 56th best in the world, below such technological powerhouses as Estonia, Panama and Belarus.
It's fair to say that my body is not naturally suited to Scuba Diving. I could probably get sea sick in the bath. My eyesight is so bad that I'm virtually blind without contact lenses; my enormous nose can hold about two litres of water, and I have about thirty fillings in my teeth which probably wouldn't enjoy the pressure of being eighteen metres underwater. Added to this, my general lack of orientation and direction skills are probably bordering on a medical disability.
It was going to be an interesting four days in Koh Tao….
Ko Lipe is often overlooked by tourists due to the fact that it is a lot further South from the more well trodden Thai islands of Phuket, Phi Phi, and Pha-Ngan. However, it is one of the most picturesque places that I have ever been to; as soon as we saw pictures of it we were eager to visit and it did not disappoint.


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Q: SQL Query to return N rows from dual I want to write a SQL query which accepts a bind variable (say :NUM) and its output consists of one column & :NUM number of rows, each row having its row number. i.e. if we pass :NUM as 7, the output should be:
VAL
====
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2
3
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7

There shouldn't be any actual DB tables in query and no PL/SQL code should be used. i.e. only dual should be used in the query
Is there any way to achieve this?

A: Try something like:
SELECT 1 AS Val FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 2 FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 3 FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 4 FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 5 FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 6 FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 7 FROM dual;

It's messy, but it'll do the trick.
Edited: Ah - you need to pass in a variable to let you know how high to go...
So how about something like:
SELECT t1.Val + t2.Val * 2 + t3.Val * 4 + t4.Val * 8 AS Val
FROM
(
SELECT 0 AS Val FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 1 FROM dual
) AS t1,
(
SELECT 0 AS Val FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 1 FROM dual
) AS t2,
(
SELECT 0 AS Val FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 1 FROM dual
) AS t3,
(
SELECT 0 AS Val FROM dual
UNION ALL SELECT 1 FROM dual
) AS t4
WHERE t1.Val + t2.Val * 2 + t3.Val * 4 + t4.Val * 8 <= 7;

Ok... editing again, now using WITH:
WiTH
A0 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM DUAL UNION ALL SELECT 0 FROM DUAL),
A1 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM A0, A0 AS B),
A2 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM A1, A1 AS B),
A3 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM A2, A2 AS B),
A4 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM A3, A3 AS B),
A5 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM A4, A4 AS B),
A6 AS (SELECT 0 as N FROM A5, A5 AS B),
Nums AS (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY N) AS Val FROM A6)
SELECT *
FROM Nums
WHERE Val <= :NUM
;

A: You could use:
 WHERE ROWNUM <= :NUM

...but the table has to contain row equal or greater to the limit in the bind variable.  This link demonstrates various row number generation techniques in Oracle.
Using CONNECT BY, Oracle 10g+:
SELECT LEVEL
  FROM DUAL
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= :NUM

Confirmed by monojohnny that the bind variable can be used.  Attempts to run on Oracle 9i, though CONNECT BY syntax is supported results in an ORA-01436 error.
The only thing I'm not 100% on is if the CONNECT BY will accept the limit from the bind variable.
Reference:

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*Integer Series Generators - CONNECT BY LEVEL Method

A: I didn't come up with this answer [ so make sure any votes go the right way!!] , it just my testing notes based on 'OMG Ponies' [who wasn't sure whether the method would work with binding variable] above for reference:
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options

SQL> var num_rows number
SQL> begin select 20 into :num_rows from dual;
  2  end;
  3  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> select level from dual
  2  connect by level <=:num_rows;

     LEVEL
----------
         1
         2
         3
         4
 ...

A: Query without connect by
WITH num(n) as(select 1 from dual union all
select n+1 from num where n <= :num_limit)
select * from num

A: I'm marking this community wiki since it doesn't actually answer your requirement for no tables, but one of the first things we do when installing a database is to create a set of tables for this sort of purpose.

*

*A table containing a large number of integers (e.g., -99999 through 99999).

*A table containing every date from 10 years in the past to 10 years in the future (which is continuously added to each month and trimmed occasionally).

*A table containing each hour of the day.

By doing this, we greatly reduce the complexity, and increase the speed, of a large number of our queries at the cost of (minimal and cheap) disk space.
You should give some serious thought to that. Aside from maintaining the date table, there's not a lot of upkeep needed.

A: Another solution would require some PL/SQL to create a function to return a collection with the rows... Not as simple as the select level from dual connect by level <= :b1 approach, but it's useful in a few situations:
1) Create a number table object type ( number_tbl, in this example ) :
create or replace type number_tbl as table of number;

2) Create a function that will receive the number of rows to be generated, and then return a number_tbl object with the results:
create or replace function get_rows( i_num_rows number ) return number_tbl as
  t number_tbl := number_tbl();
begin
  if i_num_rows < 1 then
    return null;
  end if;

  t.extend( i_num_rows );

  for i in 1..i_num_rows loop
    t(i) := i;
  end loop;

  return t;
end get_rows;

3) select from your function using the table( ... ) function to turn your number_tbl object into something selectable:
select * from table( cast ( get_rows( :b1 ) as number_tbl ) );

A: connect by is such a wonderful thing. It helps you generated multiple rows with a single set of data available in dual table.  This can help you generate huge no of rows for your dummy data. For example
insert into test select a.* from test1 a,(select * from dual connect by level <=100000) b;

or you can do something like this
Example 2 : You want to print square and cube of numbers from 1 to 10.
SQL> select level "No", power(level,2) "Square", power(level,3) "Cube"  from dual     connect by level <= 10;

    No     Square       Cube
---------- ---------- ----------
     1          1          1
     2          4          8
     3          9         27
     4         16         64
     5         25        125
     6         36        216
     7         49        343
     8         64        512
     9         81        729
    10        100       1000

Hence you can manipulate it in whatever form you want. This is how you can return multiple rows from dual table.
 References : http://www.oraclebin.com/2012/12/multipe-rows-from-dual-table.html

A: Another way is to use an XQuery range expression, e.g.:
select column_value from xmltable(:a||' to '||:b);

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10

This solution is quite flexible, e.g.:
select column_value from xmltable('5 to 10, 15 to 20');

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20

A: WITH cte_numbers(n)
AS (
    SELECT 0
    UNION  ALL
    SELECT n + 1
    FROM  cte_numbers
    WHERE n < 10
)
SELECT n
FROM cte_numbers;

Returned Rows
0
1
2
3
4
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8
9
10

A: Depends on database various method can be used.
PostgreSQL has a nice feature -- series.
To get what you want just want:
SELECT * FROM generate_series(1, NUM);

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City of Oakland nears deal to transform dormitory into transitional and affordable housing
Oakland nears deal to transform dorm into transitional housing
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Oakland is nearing a deal to transform the Clifton Hall dormitory at the California College of the Arts into transitional and affordable housing.
Clifton Hall is a four-story vacant dormitory building with 63 units in the Rockridge neighborhood of North Oakland.
The top two floors of the building will provide 42 units of permanent housing for seniors experiencing homelessness and at high risk of contracting COVID-19. The second floor will become the permanent home for a 20-household family shelter.
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On the ground floor, the building will house the offices of Family Front Door, which serves as the hub for the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for homeless families in Northern Alameda County.
Occupancy will begin by moving the Family Matters Shelter from its temporary location in Emeryville to its permanent location in the Clifton Hall building.
Ten families will move to the new space from its current location. Additional homeless families will quickly be referred from the family CES to ensure that the building reaches 50% occupancy.
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Starwood's Westin brand is set to open its fifth hotel in greater Houston. The Westin, The Woodlands will debut at the end of 2015 within The Woodlands located 27 miles north of downtown Houston.
The bridge over the railway on Rochdale Road in Manchester is to be rebuilt as part of Network Rail's £1bn+ investment in the north west.
The spotlight is on Scotland for the Commonwealth Games as well the Edinburgh Festival and Ryder Cup as Homecoming 2014 makes the country the hot destination this summer.
The Peninsula Paris will open its doors for the first time in the French capital on 1 August 2014 – more than eight decades after its flagship hotel was opened in Hong Kong. This will mark The Peninsula Hotels first foray into Europe.
Qantas begins direct services between Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef Airport broadening travel options for Sydney and international customers heading to The Whitsundays.
Passengers are being reminded that train services between Chorley and Leyland will be disrupted from today, Saturday 19 July until the end of August as part of Network Rail's investment in the railway in the north west.
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Q: bug with "Extract Android String" option in eclipse I'm having trouble using the refactor feature in eclipse (Indigo on Win7 64) to move my hard coded strings to the string.xml file.
Automatic Code Generation for Strings.xml from Eclipse
It creates the entry in string.xml ok but when it builds the appropriate code, part of the code can be duplicated and the resulting code is nonsense. For example:
...setText("Inbox")

becomes:
...setText(R.string.inboxg.inbox)

instead of
...setText(R.string.inbox)

This behavior varies depending on the length of the line and what is being replaced.
Anyone seen this before, know of a fix?

A: I've had a very similar occurrence happen to me when refactoring the package name.  I can't really see a way to fix this (besides a global find and replace), perhaps an issue needs to be submitted:
Android google code issue repository:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list

I've done a quick search through the issues and couldn't find anything related.


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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 / 3:26 pm
A Passion For Sewing
Sewing is a new passion of Katherine's having taken up the pastime recently, following her foray into the pinboard-style social photo sharing website Pinterest.
"My mother sewed, but it seemed not that cool," Katherine explained on the telephone to the New York Times. "Then my sister and I started following Pinterest," which sparked an interest in making baby clothes for her two daughters. Katherine's mother bought her a sewing machine, passed on a few words of advice, and very soon her first project, a bumper for baby daughter Adalaide's crib, was complete.
Katherine Busy Making A Nightie For Daughter Naleigh
The bumper was made from green and white fabric she purchased online. "You can certainly find them cheaper to buy," Katherine confessed, "but it turned out so beautifully, the piping and trim, I am not going to get enough of this."
A knitter for many years, a pastime she took up early in her career to pass the hours on set during the long breaks between filming, she revealed to reporter Laura M. Holson that she finds sewing both more stimulating and more relaxing. "It's actually therapeutic," she said, "It requires a different kind of attention and focus."
But don't expect to see Katherine on the red carpet in Heigl couture any time soon, although she has not ruled out making some garments for herself, because she has "struggled to find the absolutely perfect T-shirt."
A Completed Skirt For Naleigh
Read the full article entitled 'Dusting Off the Sewing Machine' on the New York Times web site and in the July 5th editon of the newspaper. You can also check out some of Katherine's sources of inspiration on her Pinterest page.
Categories: Adalaide, Interviews, Magazines, Naleigh, Nancy Heigl, News
Tags: Knitting, New York Times, Pinterest, Sewing
Cath said:
Definitely check out 'The Pursuit of Craftyness' on Pinterest. You will love it!
Jen A. said:
I started the same way with Pinterest inspiring me. I, also, have two boys 1 and almost 3. I love sewing them blankets, clothes, little toys. You should check out Oliver and S patterns. You will become so addicted to them. I'm obsessed and have bought pretty much all Liesl Gibson's stuff.


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Anna Larionova and Addie Marzinske
Relationships: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
Once upon a time relationships were completely different. According to Amanda Chatel, a freelance journalist, described the dating style of the pre-19th century as "void of touching and sexual thoughts."
In the early 1900s dating emerged. This new style of courtship brought about a sense of freedom but still kept with more conservative views. Often times a man would take the role of a "gentleman caller," and the dates were most certainly chaperoned.
In the 1920s dating became even less conservative with young couples moving away from their parent's supervision with the emergence of movie theaters and prom. Prohibition also played a part in the expansion of freedom, and dating multiple people became acceptable, according to Chatel.
During the 1940s and 50s World War II consumed the dating landscape. Dating was more focused on finding a husband and someone to settle down with versus someone to have fun with.
In the 1960s and 70s dating was all about enjoying, as Shakespeare would say, "the pleasures of the flesh." Premarital sex became the norm, said Chatel, and the rise of feminism, including the availability of contraception and abortion, also increased the appeal of sex.
In the 1990s dating was no longer entirely about love, rather "hooking up". No-strings-attached relationships and "hanging out" were popular. But soon this "hanging out" led to more confusion about what really constitutes as a date.
In today's world of dating, a first date is more likely to happen online than in person, and "hooking up" is still very much a part of the courtship process, said Chatel.
The meaning and purpose behind dating and love are constantly changing, but the differences between relationships then and now aren't night and day.
The crush stage
Addie Marzinske
Just like dating, having a "crush" is a new concept for recent generations to adapt to. With an online presence, having a crush can be something as simple as thinking a guy on Instagram is hot. However, the process of pre-dating is far more complex than older generations may expect.
Take texting and social media as an example. Sophomore Tatum Gunderson is currently in a "pre-dating" or "crush" phase with someone and uses texting as her main source of communication with him. "When you're texting someone, you have the opportunity to talk about more things, so I feel like I'm closer to him," said Gunderson. "Texting has a good effect on relationships because you're always connected." Not only does she text her crush more than she sees him, but she thinks it's a positive tool for every relationship.
However, the crush stage should be approached far differently from actual dating, claims Gunderson. "Once it would turn into a relationship, I feel like it would be better to see each other more than texting, but I'd still want to maintain that online presence." To many couples, and even mutual crushes, texting and social media is essential to love.
Create boundaries
Once a relationship is established, boundaries become the next challenge. Two people often disagree with physical,emotional and mental boundaries, and sticking to them can be even more difficult. "Our boundaries were me setting them and slowly taking them away when I got used to it," said sophomore Mikayla Capouch. Because physical appearance and sex is pertinent in dating these days, talking about boundaries is crucial to a healthy relationship, said Capouch.
The process of creating boundaries before a relationship is another method of constructing a healthy relationship, too. While some people tend to jump into relationships without knowing the other person, Capouch decided to get to know her girlfriend through text for three months before dating. Because they knew each other so well, Capouch said "nothing much changed" when they began dating. Although dating is different from couple to couple, and social media emphasizes one certain way people should date, planning and talking is a completely valid way to go about modern romance.
A relationship at length
Senior Belle Qualey and her boyfriend senior Brady Anderson have been dating since May of sophomore year. The two met through hockey and bonded over their passion for the sport. Just this past August, Brady joined a junior hockey league in Wyoming and will be returning this April after the season ends.
For now the couple is doing their best to make an easy transition into this new distance brought into their relationship. "At the beginning it was kind of difficult for him to adjust to Wyoming," said Qualey. The 14-hour drive makes weekend visits impossible, so the two wait patiently for their time together every few months until Brady comes back for good.
"At the beginning it was like okay, let's create lists for winter break of things we're going to do. We just try to get him excited for little things when he comes back. It is something he can do while he's there," said Belle.
Of course with today's access to technology, communication is fast and simple. "Having technology like Skype and Facetime, I mean even just texting. We don't have to send letters even though it is nice to get things in the mail sometimes," joked Qualey. "We run pretty busy lives, so we don't text all that much, but I tend to like call him for typically like an hour or two before bed when things start to lay low. When I get done with homework and he gets done with hockey, we'll Facetime each other just for a little bit and talk about our days and any crazy thing that happened."
As for the future, the two plan to make the distance much shorter. Both Belle and Brady are planning on going to the same college or colleges within a short distance of each other. Belle has committed to the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) while Brady is still deciding between UMD and another school fifteen minutes away with the chance of playing on a higher level hockey team. The two are looking forwards to what the future will bring and they are excited to be able to do it together. "He still gets to do what he loves and I get to do something I love. We believe the best in each other, so we just continue to do our own things but we also trust in each other that we will make things work whatever happens," said Qualey.
Changing love
Technology reinvented the meaning of dating, and its grasp on teens affects sex, communication and boundaries. "Because of technology, there might even be more casual dating," said health teacher Roxy Myhre. "When I was in high school, it was very common for people to be dating all through high school."
Even with some modern changes, dating may not have dramatically changed over recent decades. Although teens and dating culture have changed, Myhre said "the dates themselves are still the same." She went on to discuss how, even though dating used to be more personal and private, it really hasn't changed that much.
When details do adjust with time, teens are faced with hard choices about dating. Young people today do not feel as much pressure to date for the purpose of finding a spouse, said Myhre. "We have more single Americans in our country than we have married Americans, and that's never happened before," she said, pointing out a bright side.
A downside, as mentioned earlier, is boundaries. Myhre said that relationships are more physical now, but there are ways to stay away from the increasing appeal of sex. About boundaries she said, "Think about what you want them to be, have them before you even meet anybody and be confident enough to stick to those and not compromise those."
Perhaps it doesn't matter what changes there are or what changes there might be in the future. What matters is the values that individuals and couples choose for themselves, she said.
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8526 Brookfield Dr is a single family residence located in Riverside, CA 92509. Built in 1980, this property features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 20,038 sq ft lot, and 1,502 sq ft of living space. The estimated market value for 8526 Brookfield Dr is $439,000.
For the surrounding community of Riverside, CA 92509, the average sale price for similar homes to 8526 Brookfield Dr is $439,606. The nearby schools are above average and include Stone Avenue Elementary, Jurupa Middle and Patriot High. The overall crime risk for this area is moderate with 1 criminal and sex offenders residing within 1 mile. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very high earthquake risk, low tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.
Property Details: 8526 Brookfield Dr
Lot Size: 20,038 sqft
Parcel Number: 166443007
Heating Type: CENTRAL
Composition Shingle Roof
2017 $5,744 (+3.84%) $37,498 $112,028 $149,526
2016 $5,721 (+3.9%) $36,763 $109,832 $146,595
2012 $1,402 $34,651 $103,517 $138,168
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In Riverside County, on a 20,038 square-foot lot. Constructed in 1980, 8526 Brookfield Dr features 3 bedrooms and 2.0 bathrooms.
As of 05/2019, 57 properties were in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned in the zip code surrounding 8526 Brookfield Dr Riverside California 92509IF(302|, and 302 properties were in in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned in Riverside. 8526 Brookfield Dr is in a state where 22,113 properties were in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned as of 05/2019, while there were 408,038 properties in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned nationwide.