Definition - "Gifted" means students who perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment.
North College Hill uses the following approach to screen students who perform or show potential for performing at high levels of accomplishment in the areas of superior cognitive ability, specific academic ability, creativity, and visual and/or performing arts.
The student may be identified as gifted if specified state criteria are met.
The data may indicate that further assessment is needed.
Assessment strategies provide additional data necessary for an identification decision and the delivery of services.
Strategies for additional assessment include individual or group testing.
Once additional assessment has been completed, the data obtained throughout the stages of identification are evaluated, the identification decision is made, and the student's educational needs are determined.
The district provides at least two opportunities a year (fall and spring) for assessment. Written requests for assessment are submitted to the building principals.
The North College Hill Gifted and Talented Program (GATE) serves students identified as superior cognitive and specific academic (reading and math) in grades three through eight. GATE provides a half day per week program with a focus on higher level thinking skills and activities. High School students have available to them Virtual High School classes, accelerated classes, independent studies, Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO), service groups, career counseling, and special interest clubs.
North College Hill School District recognized that all students learn and progress at different rates and that the time it takes to reach academic standards varies among students. The District believes students should be challenged and supported to reach their full potential and that the practice of educational acceleration is used to match appropriate learning opportunities with student abilities. Research demonstrates that acceleration, when used appropriately, is one of the most effective interventions for enhancing the intellectual growth of advanced learners.The goals of acceleration are to adjust the pace of instruction to the student's capabilities, provide an appropriate level of challenge by removing the barriers to accessing appropriately challenging curriculum and to reduce the time period necessary for students to complete traditional schooling.
Whole-grade acceleration: The practice of assigning a student on a full-time basis to a higher grade level than is typical given the student's age, for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities.
Individual subject acceleration: The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level than is typical given the student's age, for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in one or more subject areas.
Parents, students, and teachers who are interested in having a student evaluated for acceleration should contact the building principal. Acceleration referral forms may be downloaded below.
The Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS), 3rd Edition is the only acceleration guide recommended by the Ohio Department of Education. The instrument considers the following five main categories in the evaluation process: 1) Academic Ability, Aptitude, and Achievement; 2) School and Academic Factors; 3) Developmental Factors; 4) Interpersonal Skills; and 5) Attitude and Support. An Acceleration Committee issues a written recommendation to the building principal and the the students' parents/guardians and develops a written acceleration plan for any student who is admitted early to kindergarten, offered whole grade acceleration or acceleration in one or more individual subject areas.


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Wetaskiwin Search and Rescue Society (WSAR) is a nonprofit organization, comprised of trained members who work in co-operation with local RCMP and other first responder agencies to help reunite missing people with their loved ones.
We are always looking for like-minded people to join our team. If you are interested in finding out more, please send a message through 'Email Us' at the bottom of this page.


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The Role of the Holy Spirit in Biblical Hermeneutics
Robert J. May, M.Th.
Contents | Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Conclusion | Bibliography
G.D. Badcock, Light of Truth and Fire of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1997)
F.F. Bruce, The Canon of Scripture (Glasgow: Chapter House, 1988)
R. Bultmann [S. Ogden (Ed.)] Existence and Faith: shorter writings of Rudolf Bultmann (London: Collins, 1964)
J. Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, ed. J.T. McNeill, trans. F.L.Battles, 2 Vols. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1960)
Y. Congar, Tradition and the Life of the Church (London: Burns and Oates, 1964)
W.M. Dunnett, The Interpretation of Holy Scripture (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1984)
G.D. Fee, The First Epistle to the Corinthians N.I.C.N.T. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987)
G.D. Fee, Gospel and Spirit: Issues in New Testament Hermeneutics (Peabody, Mass.: Hendickson, 1991)
J. Goldingay, Models for Interpretation of Scripture (Grand Rapids/Carlisle: Eerdmans/Paternoster, 1995)
J.B. Green (Ed.), Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation (Grand Rapids/Carlisle: Eerdmans/Paternoster, 1995)
S. Greidanus, The Modern Preacher and The Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature (Grand Rapids/Leicester: Eerdmans/IVP, 1988)
W. Jeanrond, Theological Hermeneutics: Development and Significance (London: SCM Press, 1994)
W. Klein, C. Blomberg and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Dallas: Word, 1993)
R. Morgan with J. Barton, Biblical Interpretation (Oxford: OUP, 1991)
G.R. Osborne, The Hermeneutical Spiral (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1991)
L. Pietersen (Ed.), The Mark of the Spirit?: A Charismatic Critique of the Toronto Blessing (Carlisle: Paternoster, 1998)
C. Pinnock, The Scripture Principle (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985)
T. Smail, The Giving Gift: The Holy Spirit in Person (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1988)
T. Smail, A. Walker and N. Wright, Charismatic Renewal: The Search for a Theology (London: SPCK, 1995)
M. Stibbe, Times of Refreshing: A Practical Theology of Revival for Today (London: Marshall Pickering, 1995)
G.L. Anderson, 'Pentecostal Hermeneutics', in Drinking from our own wells: Defining a Pentecostal-Charismatic Spirituality (Conference Papers Vol.2, Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies) (November 12-14, 1992. AoG Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri)
M.W. Anderson, 'Reformation Interpretation', in B.L. Ramm and Others, Hermeneutics (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1980: pp.81-93)
K.J. Archer, 'Pentecostal Hermeneutics: Retrospect and Prospect', Journal of Pentecostal Theology 8 (1996: pp.63-81)
F.L. Arrington, 'Historical Perspectives on Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics', in S.M. Burgess and G.B. McGee (Eds.) Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements (Grand Rapids: Regency Reference Library/Zondervan, 1988: pp.376-389)
F.L. Arrington, 'The Use of the Bible by Pentecostals', PNEUMA 16.1 (1994: pp.101-107)
A.C. Autry, 'Dimensions of Hermeneutics in Pentecostal Focus', Journal of Pentecostal Theology 3 (1993: pp.29-50)
R.W. Bernard, 'The Hermeneutics of the Early Church Fathers', in B. Corley, S. Lemke and G. Lovejoy (Eds.), Biblical hermeneutics: A Comprehensive Introduction to Interpreting Scripture (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1996: pp.59-70)
F.F. Bruce, 'Scripture in Relation to Tradition and Reason', in B. Drewery and R. Bauckham (Eds.), Scripture, Tradition and Reason: A Study in the Criteria of Christian Doctrine (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1988: pp.35-64)
T.B. Cargal, 'Beyond the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy: Pentecostals and Hermeneutics in a Postmodern Age.' PNEUMA 15.2 (1993: pp.163-187)
B.S. Childs, 'On Reclaiming the Bible for Christian Theology', in C.E. Braaten and R.W. Jenson (Eds.), Reclaiming the Bible for the Church (Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1995: pp.1-17)
K.P. Donfried, 'Alien Hermeneutics and the Misappropriation of Scripture', in C.E. Braaten and R.W. Jenson (Eds.), Reclaiming the Bible for the Church (Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1995: pp.19-45)
J.M. Frame, 'The Spirit and the Scriptures', in D.A. Carson and J.D. Woodbridge, Hermeneutics, Authority and Canon (Leicester: IVP, 1986: pp.217-235)
D.P. Fuller, 'The Holy Spirit's Role in Biblical Interpretation', in W.W. Gasque and W.S. LaSor, Scripture, Tradition and Interpretation (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978: pp.189-198)
D.J. Hall, 'Who tells the World's Story? Theology's Quest for a Partner in Dialogue', Interpretation (January 1982: pp.47-53)
S. Hauerwas, 'The Moral Authority of Scripture: The Politics and Ethics of Remembering', Interpretation (October 1980: pp.356-370)
R.B. Hays and J.B. Green, 'The Use of the Old Tesament by New Testament Writers', in J.B. Green (Ed.), Hearing the New Testament: Stategies for Interpretation (Grand Rapids/Carlisle:Eerdmans/Paternoster, 1995)
T. Hopko, 'The Church, the Bible and Dogmatic Theology', in C.E. Braaten and R.W. Jenson (Eds.) Reclaiming the Bible for the Church (Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1995)
J.D. Johns and C.B. Johns, 'Yielding to the Spirit: A Pentecostal Approach to Group Bible Study', Journal of Pentecostal Theology 1 (1992: pp.109-134)
K. McDonnell, 'The Determinative Doctrine of the Holy Spirit', Theology Today (39:2, July 1982: pp.142-161)
J. McKay, 'When the Veil is Taken Away: The Impact of Prophetic Experience on Biblical Interpretation', Journal of Pentecostal Theology (1994: pp.17-40)
R.P. Menzies, 'Jumping Off the Postmodern Bandwagon', PNEUMA 16.1 (1994: pp.115-120)
C. Pinnock, 'The Work of the Holy Spirit in Hermeneutics', Journal of Pentecostal Theology 2 (1993: pp.3-23)
J.B. Rogers, 'The Book That Reads Us', Interpretation (October 1985: pp.388-401)
A. Rowe, 'Are there distinctively Christian approaches to Biblical Studies?', Evangel 16:2 (1998: pp.41-46)
L.M. Russell, 'Authority and the Challenge of Feminist Interpretation', in L.M. Russell (Ed.), Feminist Interpretation of the Bible (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985: pp.137-146)
M. Stibbe, 'Interpreting the Word in the Power of the Spirit: The Emergence of Pentecostal Hermeneutics', Skepsis (Autumn 1996: pp.1-8)
M. Stibbe, 'The Theology of Renewal and The Renewal of Theology', Journal of Pentecostal Theology 3 (1993: pp.71-90)
M. Stibbe, 'This is That: Some Thoughts Concerning Charismatic Hermeneutics', Anvil 15:3 (1998: pp.181-193)
J.C. Thomas, 'Women, Pentecostals and the Bible: An Experiment in Pentecostal Hermeneutics', Journal of Pentecostal Theology 5 (1994: pp.41-56)
A.C. Winn, 'The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life', Interpretation (January 1979: pp.47-57)
N.T. Wright, 'How can the Bible be Authoritative?', Vox Evangelica 21 (1991: pp.7-32)
R. Zuck, 'The Role of the Holy Spirit in Hermeneutics', Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984: p.120)

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Image caption Andrew RT Davies: "19 stone of prime Welsh beef"
Andrew RT Davies has quit as leader of the Conservative group in the Welsh Assembly after seven years in charge.
He had been criticised within the party for suggesting firms like Airbus were undermining Brexit by warning they could close UK plants.
Theresa May said the Welsh Tories had been a "strong voice for the people of Wales" under his leadership.
Interim leader Preseli Pembrokeshire AM Paul Davies told BBC Wales he wanted to take over permanently.
What went wrong for Andrew RT Davies?
Who next for Welsh Tory leader?
He has been backed by Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay, runner-up in the 2011 leadership contest.
Paul Davies said: "I've made it absolutely clear in the past that if there was a vacancy I would be interested in the post.
"We had a very frank and open discussion this morning," he said of Wednesday's group meeting with Andrew RT Davies.
"He heard the views of members, he reflected on those views and he decided that it was best to leave it to somebody else to lead the group."
The AM for Preseli Pembrokeshire said Andrew RT Davies had done a "fantastic job" as leader, showing "huge energy, huge dedication, huge commitment".
On Friday, Andrew RT Davies had accused Airbus - which employs more than 6,000 people in Flintshire - of "hyperbole" in making "threats" to leave the UK because of fears that Brexit would hit trade.
Guto Bebb, a Welsh Conservative MP and UK defence minister, condemned Mr Davies for making "inflammatory" remarks.
He also disputed Mr Davies's title as leader of the Welsh Conservatives - rather than its assembly group - and said he did not speak in such a capacity.
In a statement, Mr Davies said he was resigning as leader of the assembly group with "deep regret" following a group meeting on Wednesday.
The South Wales Central AM said it had been a "huge privilege to serve in this position since 2011, after securing the mandate of the party in a ballot of the membership".
"I look forward to supporting whoever emerges from the contest to replace me, and I will continue to place all of my efforts into advancing the Welsh Conservative cause both here in Wales and Westminster," he added.
Paying tribute to Mr Davies, Prime Minister Theresa May said: "Under Andrew's leadership, the Welsh Conservatives have provided a strong opposition to Labour in Cardiff Bay and a strong voice for the people of Wales, both at home and in Westminster."
First Minister Carwyn Jones said Mr Davies was a "decent and honest politician".
"Andrew has made his mark in Welsh politics, and his jovial and larger-than-life personality has always been a breath of fresh air during assembly proceedings," he said.
During his seven years leading the Conservatives in the assembly, Mr Davies appeared to be at odds with the wider party on a number of occasions.
In the 2016 referendum on Europe he backed Brexit while the then Prime Minister David Cameron campaigned to remain in the EU.
Some Tories were critical of Mr Davies for welcoming into the Tory assembly group ex-UKIP AM Mark Reckless - a former Conservative MP who had dramatically defected to UKIP on the eve of the Tories' 2014 party conference.
Mr Davies also denied reports of a spat with Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns over who should represent the Welsh Conservatives in TV debates in the 2017 general election campaign.
After the party then lost three Welsh seats in the June poll, he called for more clarity on who should be designated leader of the Welsh Conservatives .
Reacting to news of the resignation, Mr Cairns said: "Andrew RT Davies has played a vital role in holding the Welsh Labour government to account in the Welsh Assembly since 2011.
"As leader in the assembly he has a robust record of highlighting how a Welsh Conservative government could deliver a stronger Welsh economy."
Former Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb backed Paul Davies for the leadership and suggested he would be open to working with Plaid Cymru in a coalition.
He said: "He's got that kind of subtle set of skills which means that he's able to work with other political parties.
"If there's one thing that Wales needs more than anything right now it's an alternative to just year after year of Welsh Labour government - and the only way you're going to get that is by getting the other parties to work together in the assembly."
Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay, who Mr Davies defeated in the 2011 leadership ballot of Welsh Conservative members, told BBC Wales he would not seek election this time around, but was calling on Paul Davies to stand.
The Preseli Pembrokeshire AM served as interim Conservative group leader in 2011 after Nick Bourne lost his assembly seat and until Andrew RT Davies was elected to succeed him.
Byron Davies, Welsh Conservative chairman, said: "It has been my pleasure to work with Andrew over the years and I would like to thank him for all that he has done as leader of the Welsh Conservative group in the assembly."
UKIP AM Neil Hamilton said he was sorry Mr Davies had resigned. "Andrew is a combative Brexiteer in a Tory group which is dominated by Remainers," he added.
Paul Davies said nominations for the permanent post of leader of the Tory group would "open in due course".
A Tory party source said AMs were in conversations on whether there should be more than one candidate for the role, and therefore a contest.
But one Conservative AM said there could be a "coronation".
Another party source alleged Mr Davies's resignation followed an "orchestrated plot from both ends of the M4", warning of "very dark times for Brexiteers".
Jovial and self-deprecating Andrew RT Davies is a "take me as I am" kind of man.
Not many politicians refer to themselves as "19 stone of prime Welsh beef" and I can't think of another would-be first minister who would allow me to film them eating a plate of chips for breakfast on the campaign trail.
In the latter stages of his seven years in charge there have been obvious tensions. As a staunch supporter of Brexit he came out on the winning side, a personal high point. But it made for a strained relationship with Downing Street.
Critical comments about Airbus's threat to leave the UK angered some of his Conservative colleagues.
If he thought something, invariably he said it or acted upon it.
A case in point was his sustained backing for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon in the face of growing evidence over time that the UK government wouldn't be backing the scheme.
Earlier this year, Andrew RT Davies told me he'd be willing to step aside if it meant the Tories could form the next Government.
And so a pro-Brexit leader has made way and Remainer Paul Davies is his likely successor. That makes working with another party easier - even if forming the next Welsh Government is still a way off.
What went wrong for Tory assembly leader Andrew RT Davies?
Andrew RT Davies steps down - revenge of the Remainers?
Who will be the next Welsh Conservative assembly leader?


When El Gato Software released the EyeTV last year (Reviews, November 2002), Mac users finally gained access to a computer-based digital video recorder (DVR) with features similar to those of the TiVo and ReplayTV. A slightly different take on the concept, the Formac Studio DV/TV delivers higher-quality video recording but lacks some of a DVR's advantages.
The Studio combines an analog-to-DV converter, an FM radio tuner, and a TV tuner and capture device. To begin, install the software, attach your coaxial cable or antenna to the Studio's TV input, and then connect the Studio to your Mac with the included FireWire cable.
Once the Studio is connected, you launch the AppleScriptable StudioTVR software, and a setup assistant guides you through creating a list of the channels you receive. By default, the list displays only channel numbers, but you can enter names manually.
The Studio captures programs in DV format (unlike the EyeTV, which uses MPEG-1 format). Because the Studio's hardware box, and not the Mac's CPU, compresses the video, we were able to use it successfully on a 466MHz iBook SE and on a dual-867MHz Power Mac G4. DV offers 720-by-480-pixel resolution, which lets you choose several window sizes, up to native DV size, without loss of quality.
The Studio TVR software, however, lacks some features you'd expect from a DVR. It has no on-screen remote. You can't scroll through channels, and you have to access a drop-down menu at the bottom of the viewer just to choose a channel. Also, you can't pause or replay the last few seconds of live TV -- since DV format uses 215MB of disk space for each minute of video, the Studio doesn't record a constant buffer of material to your hard drive.
As with DVRs, you press a button to begin recording a show while on a channel. But with the simple TVR Scheduler application, you can schedule individual or repeat recordings, schedule recordings automatically via TitanTV (www.titantv.com; registration and listings are free), or even schedule recordings remotely from another Mac. There's no audio, and you see only a choppy video display while recording, but when you finish, you get high-quality video at the resolution of a standard (not wide-screen) DVD. Because of this, you can back up your favorite shows in DVD or SVCD (Super VideoCD) format.
The Studio DV/TV can also convert analog to DV, and it comes with composite and S-Video inputs and outputs, like its predecessor, the Formac Studio (Reviews, August 2001). In case you don't need TV and FM tuners, Formac also sells the $289 Studio DV without these options.
Formac's Studio DV/TV is unique in offering both analog-to-DV conversion and TV viewing and recording in DV format. If you want to watch TV in large format or record it for DVD, this device is a good choice. If you don't need to capture such a large picture -- and don't need to convert old analog tapes to DV format -- consider the EyeTV.


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Q: How to prevent 'NoneType' object is not subscriptable error' when MS SQL does not contain data in the table? Currently I get a ''NoneType' object is not subscriptable error' if I search for data that is not in the MS SQL table.
Instead of stopping Python and outputting this error, I just want it to state that the 'data does not exist' and request another search.
Here is my current code:
cursor = connection.cursor()
SQLCommand = ("SELECT Name, Location_ID "
    "FROM dbo.PB_Location "
    "WHERE Location_ID = ?")
Values = [choice]
cursor.execute(SQLCommand,Values)
results = cursor.fetchone()
os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
# note: UID column is an integer.  You can't normally take an integer and place it in a string.
# so you must add str(results[2])
print (" ")
print("Name: " + results[0] + " Location ID: " + str(results[1]))
connection.close()

The below doesn't work, but would I do something close to this?
    cursor = connection.cursor()
    SQLCommand = ("SELECT Name, Location_ID "
        "FROM dbo.PB_Location "
        "WHERE Location_ID = ?")
    Values = [choice]
    cursor.execute(SQLCommand,Values)
    while True:
        results = cursor.fetchone()
        if results is None:
            break
        os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
        # note: UID column is an integer.  You can't normally take an integer and place it in a string.
        # so you must add str(results[2])
        print (" ")
        print("Name: " + results[0] + " Location ID: " + str(results[1]))
        connection.close()

A: Oh, I figured it out...
cursor = connection.cursor()
SQLCommand = ("SELECT Name, Location_ID "
    "FROM dbo.PB_Location "
    "WHERE Location_ID = ?")
Values = [choice]
cursor.execute(SQLCommand,Values)
results = cursor.fetchone()
if results:
    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
    print (" ")
    print ("Name: " + results[0] + " Location ID: " + str(results[1]))
    connection.close()
else:
    print (" Does not exist.")
    connection.close()

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Q: How to use the dbGeography spacial data type of EFv5 with a WCF RIA domain service class I am using EFv5 which now has the geography data type. So i have an entity called Place and it has a property called geoLocation that is of type geography. VS 2012 has automatically created the code for this entity and the property type for this geography type has been declared as System.Data.Spatial.DbGeography. So everything is working fine.
But when i add a domain service class and tick to include my place entity the solution stops compiling since the domainservice.metaData.cs file does not seem to be able to create the property for the geography type. And i get an "Entity 'SilverlightApplication1.Web.Place' has a property 'GeoLocation' with an unsupported type" error message.
So how do i include this geography data type in my domain service class?
I have tried to manually add the property to the created metadata file but i still get the same error message.

A: I've had success using the DbGeography type in my domain classes within an MVC project.
I define my domain class as follows.

using System.Data.Spatial;

namespace MyApp.DomainClasses
{
    public class Address
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string StreetAddress { get; set; }
        public string InternalMailCode { get; set; }
        public string City { get; set; }
        public string Country { get; set; }
        public string PostalCode { get; set; }
        public string StateProvince { get; set; }
        public DbGeography Location { get; set; }

    }
}

Then I can query with something like this.
var myLocation = DbGeography.FromText(gpsLocation);

var addresses= (from a in context.Addresses
               orderby a.Location.Distance(myLocation)
               select a).Take(10);


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Sewell's top aide heads downtown
By CAITLIN OPRYSKO
Presented by Stop the Deficit Squawks
With Daniel Lippman
SEWELL CHIEF HEADING TO BGR: Chay English, chief of staff to Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) will join BGR Group as a vice president next month, where he will focus on financial services as well as tax and health care issues. English, who has worked for the House Ways and Means vice chair for roughly a decade, told PI in an interview that he's equipped to help the firm, whose bipartisan credentials he lauded, navigate a closely divided Washington, noting that "being a Democrat from Alabama, you learn how to play nice with Republicans." English said he's not expecting any kind of full repeal of the 2017 GOP tax bill but predicted the Financial Services and Ways and Means committees would have their hands full in the next Congress with President-elect Joe Biden's "robust agenda" in the tax and health care spaces.
GIG COMPANIES TAKE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION PUSH NATIONAL: A group of companies that rely on workers dispatched via apps is teaming up to push their preferred labor policies, launching the App-Based Work Alliance, which will "amplify workers' stories and support policies that protect their ability to set their own schedules and earn income on their terms," according to a press release.
— The coalition includes the ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft as well as food and grocery delivery platforms DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates, and comes following the companies' successful high-dollar campaign to support the passage of Prop 22 in California. The initiative, which was fiercely opposed by labor groups, allows certain gig companies to avoid classifying their workers as employees, a designation that comes with additional protections and benefits.
— Lyft and DoorDash have both hired new teams in the last week to lobby on labor and gig economy issues and the new coalition, which will lobby state and local officials as well as federal ones, builds on suspicions that gig companies will use their victory in California as a model to push for "flexible" and "modern portable benefits" for their workers.
Happy Wednesday and welcome to PI. Send your K Street tips: [email protected]. And follow me on Twitter: @caitlinoprysko.
BIDEN PICKS AMBASSADORS TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR: Biden's transition team has tapped Kenny Thompson Jr. and Theo LeCompte as its liaisons to the private sector, Transition Playbook reports. Thompson is currently the head of external affairs at PepsiCo and worked for Biden while he was vice president. He also raised at least $100,000 to help elect Biden, according to the campaign's list of bundlers. LeCompte previously worked for Uber and also served as a top Commerce Department official during the Obama administration.
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE HEAD WANTS BIDEN TO UNWIND TRUMP TARIFFS: Business Roundtable President Josh Bolten said Tuesday he'd like to see Biden move quickly to ease President Donald Trump's tariffs on a range of countries and goods, POLITICO's Doug Palmer reports.
— "'There are some things we'd like to see the incoming Biden administration do very rapidly and that includes unwinding some of the very damaging tariffs that have been put in place during the Trump administration,' Bolten told reporters during a conference call. The Business Roundtable head did suggest that the incoming commander in chief reengage with countries like China, whom Trump has hit with tariffs on more than $350 million worth of goods, to elicit concessions and the unwinding of retaliatory tariffs before scrapping the trade levies.
— Bolten, whose group counts as members some of America's largest corporations like Walmart, Apple and Johnson & Johnson, also said that some businesses had expressed concerns about Trump's refusal to concede defeat to Biden and his blockade of the transition of power, according to The Hill.
FRANCHISE GROUP OUTLINES ASKS FOR BIDEN: A top group representing franchises is asking the Biden administration to hold off on new regulations that it says could hamper the industry's recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession, including expanding joint employer status, while calling for "maximum eligibility in all" coronavirus relief programs for franchises.
— "Congressional relief programs should remain inclusive of small business franchises, which will accelerate the economic recovery and add to economic growth as new franchises begin operations," the International Franchise Association said in a memo to the transition team obtained by PI. The group also asked for small business aid policies that "continue to relax affiliation rules (as was done in the CARES Act) and other SBA lending requirements to ensure that any deserving franchise business can apply for capital," and the expansion of a restaurant relief bill to include franchises. The memo lays out more than a dozen other policy proposals that IFA says would help franchises recover from the pandemic.
RICCHETTI RECUSAL WATCH? "One of President-elect Joe Biden's closest advisors could face pressure to recuse himself from working on some of the incoming administration's key initiatives as his brother lobbies for at least two pharmaceutical companies," CNBC's Brian Schwartz reports of Steve Ricchetti, who will serve as counselor to the president in the Biden administration. "Biden's campaign ran, in part, on the idea of reducing drug prices. Some of these companies have been known to have high drug costs. If Biden moves ahead with policies aiming to reduce prescription prices, ethics experts say Ricchetti may have to recuse himself because his brother could reap a financial benefit from the same industry the administration as a whole is trying to regulate."
MINORITY LOBBYISTS PUSH BACK ON ANTAGONIZATION BY LIBERALS: New fault lines are emerging on the left over the incoming Biden administration's staffing decisions, with Black and Latino lobbyists seeking to counter demands by progressives that Biden completely reject hires with ties to K Street as potentially detrimental to his pledge for diversity in his administration, according to Roll Call's Kate Ackley.
— "'To make a blanket statement that we won't take anybody from a corporation, you start to limit who your candidates can be,' said Cristina Antelo, founder of the lobbying firm Ferox Strategies. Minority lobbyists may not have benefited from family wealth, she said, and therefore may have made career decisions that wouldn't meet a 'purity' test of only working in the public or nonprofit sectors."
— "The Washington Government Relations Group, an association for Black lobbyists, took its plea recently to members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, a five-term lawmaker from Louisiana. Richmond announced Tuesday he would join the Biden administration as a senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. The group wrote in a letter to CBC members that it was 'disheartened by the ongoing discourse regarding registered lobbyists serving our country in a Biden-Harris administration.' The group, which noted its members could 'bring the long overdue diversity necessary' for the administration to tackle race and gender matters, asked the CBC members to 'advocate for us.'"
— Progressives are dismissing those arguments, though, as evidenced by near-immediate backlash to news of Richmond's hiring. Liberal groups seized on the New Orleans congressman's past contributions from the oil and gas industries. "'The implication here is deeply insulting that the talent pool among people of color is so shallow that we have to pull from corporate America,' said Shawn Sebastian, senior strategist with People's Action. 'It is absolutely wrong that the only way to achieve diversity is through the corporate revolving door.'"
ON K STREET, A PIVOT TO BIDEN: In the days since Biden was projected the winner of the election, "lobbyists and other advisers who help clients navigate Washington are quietly highlighting ties to Mr. Biden and his team in pitches to prospective clients, while firms and interest groups that lack such ties are scrambling to secure them," The New York Times' Ken Vogel and Eric Lipton write. "Such connections are plentiful because aides and colleagues of Mr. Biden's have been cycling between government and the influence industry going back to his 36 years representing Delaware in the Senate and his eight years as vice president."
— "Perhaps the most abrupt shift is in foreign lobbying, as governments around the world face the need to build connections to an administration whose policies and approach to diplomacy will be very different from Mr. Trump's," Vogel and Lipton report. "Now, countries that hired lobbyists because of their ties to Mr. Trump and his small inner circle are recalibrating."
— Manny Ortiz, a "longtime Democratic lobbyist with close ties to Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been preparing proposals for a half-dozen nations he said have reached out to him since the election. 'It is just nuts,' he said of the surge in interest from foreign governments since the election."
— Allie Freedman is now director at Banner Public Affairs. She most recently was senior writer and digital editor at AIPAC.
— Sarah Dolan Schneider is joining S-3 Group as a VP of public affairs, Playbook reports. She currently is executive director at America Rising, and is a National Restaurant Association, Mark Kirk and Chris Christie alum.
New Joint Fundraisers
New PACs
Booths On The Ground PAC (Hybrid PAC)
Campaign to Support American Leadership (PAC)
New Lobbying Registrations
Anduril Industries, Inc.: Anduril Industries, Inc.
Barloon.Co: National Music Publishers' Association
Downs Government Affairs: Eastern Oregon University
Dutko Worldwide, LLC: Great Plains Institute
Edgepoint, LLC: Gaston College
Government Relations Group, LLC: ShieldFive
Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C.: American Victims of Sudan Terror
Hogan Lovells US LLP: Asset Marketing Services, LLC.
J M Burkman & Associates: Pls Cpa
Mckechnie & Company: Kansas Board of Regents
Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, Inc.: MTX Group, Inc.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP: CGA Capital
The Roosevelt Group: Consortium Management Group (CMG)
The Roosevelt Group: Haptec Inc
New Lobbying Terminations
loAssociation For Unmanned Vehicle Systems International: Association For Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
Alcalde & Fay: City of Kenmore, Washington
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: American Association Of Colleges For Teacher Education
Chris Iacaruso: Carlisle Brake and Friction
Cleaves Biomass Services, LLC: Biomass Power Association
Deutsche Organization Incorporated: Jordan Fresso International Group Inc.
Emergent Strategies: Burchfield Contracting LLC
Government Relations Group, LLC: Limitless Boats
Horizon Government Affairs: Quality Reviews
Horizon Government Affairs: Qualtrics, LLC
J M Burkman & Associates: Horizon Unlimited Environmental, Inc.
Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, Inc.: Job Creators Network
Mercury Public Affairs, LLC: Grand Strand Business Alliance
Ms. Missy Branson: Buhler Quality Yarns
About The Author : Caitlin Oprysko
Caitlin Oprysko covers lobbying for POLITICO and writes the Influence newsletter. She was previously a breaking news reporter for POLITICO, covering the 2018 midterms, 2020 election and everything (seriously) in between. She joined POLITICO Pro in 2016 as a web producer and also worked on Pro's Legislative Compass team, covering an omnibus spending bill, the farm bill and several appropriations bills from their introduction to the president's desk.
Before coming to POLITICO, Caitlin worked on the social desk for ABC News' D.C. Bureau, where she used social media to monitor coverage areas, curated images and videos for broadcasts, pitched and reported out stories and collaborated on breaking news.
Caitlin is originally from the Atlanta area and graduated from the University of Georgia, where she covered state and local news and worked for the student-run newscast Grady Newsource.
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package org.kuali.coeus.common.budget.framework.personnel;

import org.kuali.coeus.common.framework.rolodex.PersonRolodex;
import org.kuali.kra.award.home.ContactRole;
import org.kuali.coeus.common.budget.framework.core.Budget;
import org.kuali.coeus.common.budget.framework.core.BudgetParent;
import org.kuali.coeus.common.budget.framework.core.BudgetDocument;
import org.kuali.kra.infrastructure.Constants;
import org.kuali.kra.infrastructure.KeyConstants;
import org.kuali.coeus.common.framework.custom.KcDocumentBaseAuditRule;
import org.kuali.coeus.sys.framework.rule.KcTransactionalDocumentRuleBase;
import org.kuali.rice.kns.util.AuditCluster;
import org.kuali.rice.kns.util.AuditError;
import org.kuali.rice.kns.util.KNSGlobalVariables;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.document.Document;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.rules.rule.DocumentAuditRule;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class BudgetPersonnelAuditRule extends KcTransactionalDocumentRuleBase implements DocumentAuditRule {

    public boolean processRunPersonnelAuditBusinessRules(Document document) {
        boolean valid = true;

        if (!(document instanceof BudgetDocument)) {
            return false;
        }

        List<AuditError> auditErrors = new ArrayList<AuditError>();
        BudgetDocument budgetDocument = (BudgetDocument) document;
        Budget budget = ((BudgetDocument) document).getBudget();
        BudgetParent budgetParent = budgetDocument.getBudget().getBudgetParent().getDocument().getBudgetParent();
        for (BudgetPerson budgetPerson: budget.getBudgetPersons()) {
            if (budgetPerson.getRolodexId() != null) {
                ContactRole role = budgetParent.getProposalNonEmployeeRole(budgetPerson.getRolodexId());
                if (role != null) { budgetPerson.setRole(role.getRoleDescription()); }
            } else if (budgetPerson.getPersonId() != null) {
                PersonRolodex proposalPerson = budgetParent.getProposalEmployee(budgetPerson.getPersonId());
                if (proposalPerson != null && proposalPerson.isOtherSignificantContributorFlag()) {
                    // Audit Error
                    auditErrors.add(new AuditError(
                            "document.budget.budgetPersonnel.osc." + budgetPerson.getPersonId(), KeyConstants.WARNING_PERSONNEL_OTHER_SIGNIFICANT_CONTRIBUTOR,
                            Constants.BUDGET_PERSONNEL_PAGE, new String[] { budgetPerson.getPersonName() } ));
                }
            } else if (budgetPerson.getRolodexId() != null) {
                PersonRolodex proposalPerson = budgetParent.getProposalNonEmployee(budgetPerson.getRolodexId());
                if (proposalPerson != null && proposalPerson.isOtherSignificantContributorFlag()) {
                    // Audit Error
                    auditErrors.add(new AuditError(
                            "document.budget.budgetPersonnel.osc." + budgetPerson.getRolodexId(), KeyConstants.WARNING_PERSONNEL_OTHER_SIGNIFICANT_CONTRIBUTOR,
                            Constants.BUDGET_PERSONNEL_PAGE, new String[] { budgetPerson.getPersonName() } ));
                }
            }
        }

        if (auditErrors.size() > 0) {
            KNSGlobalVariables.getAuditErrorMap().put("budgetPersonnelAuditWarnings", new AuditCluster(Constants.BUDGET_PERSONNEL_PAGE, auditErrors, Constants.AUDIT_WARNINGS));
        }

        return valid;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean processRunAuditBusinessRules(Document document) {
        return new KcDocumentBaseAuditRule().processRunAuditBusinessRules(document);
    }
}

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Godfrey Hounsfield 1975
Medical:1900s
Godfrey Hounsfield
12 August 2004 | Age 84
The first CT Scan was performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London, in 1975.
Godfrey Hounsfield was born in Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. He perfected the Computed Axial Tomography scanner, CAT scan for short.
He worked for EMI and became interested in computers. In 1958, he helped design the first commercially available all-transistor computer made in Great Britain, the EMIDEC 1100.
With the success of the Beatles EMI had money to invest and asked Hounsfield, who had now transferred to EMI Central Research Laboratories, to come up with a new area of research. 1 He came up with the idea that one could determine what was inside a box by taking X-ray readings at all angles around the object. Godfrey thought he could use a computer to take images from X-rays at various angles and create a 3d image of the object.
Hounsfield started with a prototype head scanner. He experimented on a preserved brain and the results were encouraging. He then used it on a cow brain from a butcher shop, eventually Godfrey scanned his own brain. The medical world, and EMI, were now excited at the potential of this new technology.
A modern CT Scanner
On 1 October 1971, CT scanning was used on a patient with a cerebral cyst.
In 1975, Hounsfield built a whole-body scanner.
1979. Hounsfield and Cormack received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
1976. He was appointed Commander of the British Empire, CBE.
1981. Knighted becoming Sir Godfrey Hounsfield.
Notes 1: This is challenged by Prof. Adrian Thomas in his biography. He states the project was run on a shoe-string.
Who invented CT Scan
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Governor Cuomo Announces End of Subminimum Wage Across Miscellaneous Industries Statewide
Fight for Fair Pay
TOP Governor Cuomo Announces End of Subminimum Wage...
Order Impacts Over 70,000 People Statewide Including: Nail Salon Workers, Hairdressers, Aestheticians, Car Wash Workers, Valet Parking Attendants, Door-Persons, & Tow Truck Drivers
DOL Releases Subminimum Wage Report and Recommendations Following Intensive Study & Testimony from Impacted Individuals across Industries
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the State Department of Labor is issuing an order eliminating the subminimum wage for 'miscellaneous' industries statewide. The order impacts over 70,000 tipped employees and will end confusion and outright wage theft that evidence shows robs them of tipped income they rightfully earned. Workers that will be impacted by the new measure include: nail salon workers, hairdressers, aestheticians, car wash workers, valet parking attendants, door-persons, tow truck drivers, dog groomers and tour guides.
"In New York, we believe in a fair day's pay for a fair day's work," Governor Cuomo said. "But after an exhaustive investigation conducted by the Department of Labor, it's clear the tip system in many situations is needlessly complicated, allowing unscrupulous businesses to flout our nation-leading minimum wage laws and robbing workers of the paycheck they earned. That ends now. Today, I am directing the labor department to put an end to the tip credit in the industries with the highest risk of wage theft to help restore fairness for workers, many of whom are critical to the service industries that keep our economy moving forward."
The elimination of the tip wage for miscellaneous industries will be phased in over a one-year period, an aggressive timetable that will provide employees relief while also giving businesses time to adjust to these changes as to not inadvertently incur job loss.
The schedule includes:
On June 30, 2020, the difference between the minimum wage and current tip wages will be cut in half.
On December 31, 2020 the tip wage will be completely eliminated and workers in these effected industries will be making the normal minimum wage.
Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers in Miscellaneous Industries
LI & Westchester
Remainder of NY
Low Tips
High Tips
The ending the State's tip credit for miscellaneous industries -- bringing those workers up to the current minimum wage -- comes as the Department of Labor released a report and recommendations after conducting hearings and receiving testimony from individuals across tipped industries.
Key findings in the DOL report note that:
1) The current system of tipping disproportionally impacts the lowest-paid workers in our state: women, minorities and immigrants.
2) Miscellaneous workers receive less in tips and have widespread confusion about whether or not they are entitled to earn minimum wage or not. This has led to rampant wage theft in particular industries, and a real concern that tip credits are simply not appropriate in others, as many of their customers aren't clear that tips are expected.
New York State Law allows certain industries to pay tipped employees below the state minimum wage only if those employees earn enough in tips to make up the difference. In certain workplaces where wages and tips are both generally low, workers' income can rely almost entirely upon tips.
The industries affected by today's action were grouped together in a category known as 'miscellaneous' more than 30 years ago creating the unintended consequence of establishing a tip credit in various industries where the tip credit had previously been prohibited.
In practice, many employers in these industries find it difficult to keep track of employee tips properly, as they are not a steady and reliable source of income that can be depended upon by workers to meet their living expenses. Additionally, daily and weekly fluctuations make it difficult for workers to know whether they are being underpaid and complicated tip credit record keeping can make it difficult for employers to know whether they are meeting their obligations.
Through testimony and investigations by DOL, patterns emerged suggesting that these industries were prone to bad practices that resulted in tips not always making their way into workers' hands and were more vulnerable to wage theft schemes. A three year assessment of wage theft cases investigated by the Department of Labor published in 2018 show that nearly two-thirds of all minimum wage-related cases were in the industries covering miscellaneous industry workers, and in 80 percent of cases, underpayments were found.
A Department of Labor investigation in 2008 found that nearly eight out of every 10 car washes in New York City and one out of two across the state violate minimum wage and overtime laws, with some paying just $3 an hour. Investigators visited 84 carwashes throughout the state and uncovered $6.5 million in underpayments to 1,380 workers.
$15 Minimum Wage Phase-In and Economic Parity in New York State
Since he first took office, Governor Cuomo has worked to restore economic parity and social justice to working families in New York State, including passing a $15 minimum wage to restore economic fairness, enacting the nation's strongest job-protected paid family leave program and extending protections to public sector employees in local and state government following the devastating "Janus" Supreme Court decision. This year, the Governor continued this historic progress by enacting the Farm Workers Bill, giving thousands of farm workers in New York the right to collectively bargain and other crucial protections.
The $15 minimum wage will be fully phased in for New York City as of December 31, 2019, and is continuing to reach $15 in Long Island, Westchester and the rest of New York. The legislation was passed as part of the 2016-17 state budget, and marked a major accomplishment in the Governor's efforts to restore economic justice and fairness to working families in New York State.
The phase-in schedule on a regional basis is as follows:
For workers in New York City employed by large businesses (those with at least 11 employees), the minimum wage rose to $11 at the end of 2016, then another $2 each year after, reaching $15 on 12/31/2018.
For workers in New York City employed by small businesses (those with 10 employees or fewer), the minimum wage rises to $15 on 12/31/2019.
For workers in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties, the minimum wage increased to $10 at the end of 2016, then $1 each year after, reaching $13 on 12/31/2019.
For workers in the rest of the state, the minimum wage increased to $9.70 at the end of 2016, then another .70 each year after, rising to $11.80 on 12/31/19.
More information is available at www.ny.gov/minimumwage.


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Q: HTML special keys showing up in post description I have a UITableView with cells of posts, in the description there are space everywhere, stuff like this everywhere:
  and

and line breaks. Here is an example post:
Hello,

Text goes here   and more here   and even
more

Notice the massive line break, and weird &; things and the random three or four spaces. So my question is how do I make the description look something like this:
Hello, Text goes here and more here and even
more. And we have room for this now because
we don't have the line breaks.

It would be great if we could make it like the Mail Application description.
Thanks,

A: try this solution.
extension String{

  func decodeEnt() -> String{
    let encodedData = self.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!
    let attributedOptions : [String: AnyObject] = [
        NSDocumentTypeDocumentAttribute: NSHTMLTextDocumentType,
        NSCharacterEncodingDocumentAttribute: NSUTF8StringEncoding
    ]
    var attributedString = NSAttributedString()

    do
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    }
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    }

    return attributedString.string
}

//call this to convert string
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let foo = encodedString.decodeEnt()


The Plugwise zone control for underfloor heating, radiators and convectors is unique. The Plugwise system heats your rooms faster, more comfortably and, above all, more economically.
The Plugwise control ingeniously analyses the heating and cooling behaviour per room and regulates the temperature as efficiently as possible. An additional advantage is that even the complex water-side adjustment of your heating system will in most cases become unnecessary.
Good for the environment and comfortable for you. Easy and quick to install. We would like to tell you all the ins and outs of our zone control.
Plugwise introduces its new heating zone control with Adam, Tom and Lisa.
This "super trio" analyzes the warming up of the different rooms in the house and analyzes the influence of, among others, the sunlight, the outside temperature and the heating behavior of the boiler. After collecting the weather forecasts for the upcoming hours, the zone control predicts how the boiler can best be used to, as optimal as possible, heat up the different rooms in the house. All the above makes the smartest heating zone control a reality.
Home App: most user-friendly app to control your heating.
Anna is probably still the most beautiful but also the smartest thermostat. She does what you ask and learns from you. Anna is made of brushed aluminum.
In case you wish to upgrade your existing thermostat (Honeywell Round of Chronotherm IV) to a smart thermostat in the most simple way, Adam is the solution. With the App you can remotely control the temperature and set heating schedules. With Adam the control of your heating system becomes economical and sustainable at once! And that is very important.
The lowest threshold in saving energy. Makes the smart meter in your meter cupboard really valuable. With the Smile P1 and the Plugwise app you have, when at home, current insight into your total electricity and gas consumption and their associated cost.
Measure the energy consumption per device with the Plugwise Plug. The Plug is able to switch appliances and lighting, measure the energy consumption and pass it on to other Zigbee Home Automation products..
You can use our Plugwise apps and software to operate our products. Depending on selected system you can use one of the Plugwise apps. Whatever you choose, the operation is always straightforward.
Set the temperature per each room. In that way you can comfortably heat up the rooms you are using and save energy in the rooms that you do not use. And good to know, you can always expand.
The Plugwise Home automation products communicate via the open Zigbee standard "Home Automation 1.2".
The Plugwise Home set is the way to start with Plugwise zone heating. With Plugwise zone heating you can heat at the right temperature, at the right time, in the right room.
Then make your existing OpenTherm thermostat smart with Adam. This allows you to easily create schedules and remotely control your thermostat. And in combination with a maintenance contract, your installer can monitor the status of your heating system. That way you will never be out in the cold again.
You need Tom. It means you no longer need to set the whole house at the same temperature, and you can easily set the temperature you want for a specific room. Soon, Adam will also support this product.
Measure the energy consumption per device with the Plugwise Plug. The Plug can switch electrical devices, measures their energy usage and communicate this to other Zigbee Home Automation products, such as a gateway.
Do you wish to have a stand alone product to read out your smart meter or do you want your control your infrared equipment? This is possible! In addition to our extensive Plugwise system, you can use the Smile P1 to read out, in real time, the energy and gas consumption.
Anna is a smart thermostat. She controls the temperature and thus your comfort in your own home. As long as you have internet access, you can operate her from your smartphone or tablet from anywhere in the world.
Easily cover remaining marks caused by your old thermostat with the Anna wall plate.
With the Smile P1 you get an up-to-date insight into your energy consumption and costs. Both electricity and gas usage are revealed in the Plugwise app. You will see exactly when you used energy and how much, and what it costs.
Complete insight into your energy consumption in one app. See the current electricity consumption and what it will cost you. And the user-friendly interface makes setting timers super easy.
The Plugwise system consists of various components that work together. Do you want to start measuring the energy consumption per device and remote switching, then choose a Home package. You can easily expand the Home packages later with loose Plugwise Zigbee product.
The Start Source 3.0 package is for everyone who wants to begin saving energy at home. The app gives you an up-to-date view of the energy consumption of the connected devices, both inside and outside the home.
The Start Solar-package is ideal for measuring the yield from your solar panels. The app gives you up-to-date insight into the energy production of the connected devices, both inside and outside the home.
Do you want to change from Source to the Plugwise app? Then the Stretch 3.0 is the way to go. Simply put the Stick in the Stretch 3.0 and you can start using the app.
You place the Circle between the device and the wall socket. You can measure the energy consumption with the Circle, and you can switch it on or off remotely with one click of the button or using a timer.
Expand your Start Source/Stretch 3.0 package quickly and easily with 5 extra Circles. This gives you new insights into 5 extra devices.
The Scan is a wireless motion sensor which ensures that unnecessary lights will never again be left on. Add the Scan to your system and switch off the lighting on the basis of movement or light.
The Sense is a wireless temperature and humidity meter. Add the Sense to your system and measure the current temperature and humidity in the room.
The Stealth is an embedded module with which you can measure the energy consumption of connected lighting or devices. You can also switch the lighting or devices on or off remotely with a click of the button or using a timer.
The Stealth M is an embedded module with which you can measure the energy consumption of connected lighting or devices. The Stealth M can only measure the energy consumption and cannot be used as a switch. Among other things it's ideal for measuring the yield from your solar panels.
The Switch is a wireless switch with which a device or a group of devices can be turned on or off. Add the Switch to your system without having to lay any cables for this.
Compleet inzicht in je energieverbruik in één app. Schakel je apparaten aan- of uit, zowel binnen als buitenshuis. En de gebruiksvriendelijke interface maakt het instellen van tijdschema's supermakkelijk.
Source is the software program with which you can operate the Plugwise system through your computer, and where you can view your energy consumption. Switch equipment on or off directly, set a timer or control devices per group or area.


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NGO Accountability in Bangladesh: Two Contrasting Cases
MIR, M. & Bala, S., 2015, In: Voluntas. 26, 5, p. 1831-1851 21 p.
N-fixing trees in restoration plantings: Effects on nitrogen supply and soil microbial communities
Hoogmoed, M., Cunningham, S. C., Baker, P., Beringer, J. & Cavagnaro, C., Oct 2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 77, p. 203-212 10 p.
Nexus of Learning Style with Satisfaction and Success of Accounting Students: A Cross Cultural Study
Islam, J. & Boland, G., 2011, In: International Journal of Learning and Change. 5, 3, p. 288-304 17 p.
Nexus Between Cultural Dissonance, Management Accounting Systems and Managerial Effectiveness: Evidence from an Asian Developing Country
Islam, J. & Quazi, A., 2011, In: Journal of Asia - Pacific Business. 12, 3, p. 280-303 24 p.
Next generation sequencing analysis reveals segmental patterns of microRNA expression in mouse epididymal epithelial cells
Nixon, B., Stanger, S. J., Mihalas, B. P., Reilly, J. N., Anderson, A. L., Dun, M. D., Tyagi, S., Holt, J. E., McLaughlin, E. A. & Yenugu, S. (ed.), 13 Aug 2015, In: PLoS One. 10, 8, p. 1-25 25 p., e0135605.
Next-Generation Invaders? Hotspots for Naturalised Sleeper Weeds in Australia under Future Climates
Duursma, D., Gallagher, R., Roger, E., Hughes, L., DOWNEY, P. & Leishman, M., 2013, In: PLoS One. 8, 12:e84222, p. 1-11 11 p.
Next generation business-to-business e-commerce
O'Connell, M. & Nixon, P., 2000, Electronic Commerce and Web Technologies: Proceedings of the First International Conference, EC-Web 2000 London, UK, September 4–6, 2000 . Bauknecht, K., Madria, S. K. & Pernul, G. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 452-465 15 p.
Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
New Zealand's Royal Commission on Genetic Modification: A Critical Review
Hope, J., 2003, In: International Journal of Sustainable Development. 6, 2, p. 203–230 28 p.
New Zealand looks at how to manage multiple pests
Byrom, A., RUSCOE, W., Warburton, B. & Nugent, G., 2008, In: International Pest Control. 50, p. 28-28 1 p.
New Zealand environmental campaign management and news media coverage
Craig, G., 2010, In: MEDIANZ. 12, 1, p. 7-26 20 p.
New worlds in political science
DUNLEAVY, P., 2010, In: Political Studies. 58, 2, p. 239-265 27 p.
New wine, old wine skins: perspectives on the ' feral' Senate
Prosser, B., Denniss, R. & Warhurst, J., Aug 2016, From Abbott to Turnbull: a new direction?. Aulich, C. (ed.). Canberra: Echo Books, p. 45-68 29 p.
Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review
New weapons in the toad toolkit: A review of methods to control and mitigate the biodiversity impacts of invasive cane toads (rhinella marina)
Tingley, R., Ward-Fear, G., Schwarzkopf, L., Greenlees, M. J., Phillips, B. L., Brown, G., Clulow, S., Webb, J., Capon, R., Sheppard, A., Strive, T., Tizard, M. & Shine, R., 2017, In: Quarterly Review of Biology. 92, 2, p. 123-149 27 p.
New ways for occupational scientists to tackle "wicked problems" impacting population health
WICKS, A. & JAMIESON, M., 2 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Occupational Science. 21, 1, p. 81-85 5 p.
New Ways
HETHERINGTON, P., 2019, 1 p. Melbourne, Australia : Australian Poetry LTD.
Research output: Textual Creative Works › Other contribution
New traditions in Middle Eastern hospitality
Brownie, S., 1 Apr 2015, In: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. 3, 4, p. 304-304 1 p.
New technology, the 'control crisis' and government intervention: Lessons from Telegraphy in the 1870's
Putnis, P., 2008, Record of the Communication and Media Policy and Research Forum 2008. Papandrea, F. & Armstrong, M. (eds.). Sydney, NSW: Network Insight Institute, p. 93-108 16 p.
New standards could make consumers choose between the chicken and the egg
Henryks, J. & Turner, B., 16 May 2012, The Conversation, 2012, May, p. 1-3 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Article
News Sources and Journalist/Source Interaction
FISHER, C., 31 Aug 2018, Communication. Oxford University Press, p. 1 1 p. (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication).
Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Newspower: How others might learn from Australian journalism's loss of Control
Sykes, J., 2004.
Research output: Contribution to conference (non-published works) › Abstract
Newspapers as political instruments in media policy debate
PUTNIS, P., 2001, In: Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform. 8, 2, p. 99-112
Newspaper Commenting
FULLER, G. & RICKETSON, M., 2014, University of Canberra. 25 p.
New sources of value for health and care in a carbon-constrained world
Charlesworth, K. E. & Jamieson, M., 2017, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 39, 4, p. 691-697 7 p.
News ombudsmen and corporate social responsibility: A case study of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen
Marjoribanks, T. & Nolan, DJN., 2010, p. 1-1. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (non-published works) › Other
NEW SOLUTION OF VERTEX TYPE TETRAHEDRON EQUATIONS
Mangazeev, V. V., SERGEEV, SM. & Stroganov, Y. G., 10 Feb 1995, In: Modern Physics Letters A. 10, 4, p. 279-287 9 p.
New soil composition data for Europe and Australia: Demonstrating comparability, identifying continental-scale processes and learning lessons for global geochemical mapping
The GEMAS Project Team, Reimann, C. & de Caritat, P., 1 Feb 2012, In: Science of the Total Environment. 416, p. 239-252 14 p.
New Silica Monolith Bonded Chiral (R)-γ Butyrolactone for Enantioselective Micro High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Ghanem, A., Ikegami, T. & Tanaka, N., 2011, In: Chirality. 23, 10, p. 887-890 4 p.
News-flow in the Asia-Pacific region: Is the public interest being served?
PUTNIS, P., 1997, Cross Cultural Fronteirs: Conference Proceedings. James, H. (ed.). Canberra: University of Canberra, p. 66-78
Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution
NEW SERIES OF 3D-LATTICE INTEGRABLE MODELS
Mangazeev, V. V., SERGEEV, S. & Stroganov, Y. G., 20 Dec 1994, In: International Journal of Modern Physics A. 9, 31, p. 5517-5530
News' Australian story of ethics and self-regulation: A cautionary tale
Breit, R. & Ricketson, M., 2012, In: Television and New Media. 13, 1, p. 41-47 7 p.
News and wellbeing: Older Generations and News Consumption
Fisher, C., Park, S., LEE, J. Y., Holland, K. & John, E., 3 Sep 2020, Canberra: News Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. 68 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Reports
'News' and 'This Age'
Hetherington, P., 2020, 2 p. Canberra, ACT : TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses & Recent Work Press.
Research output: Textual Creative Works › Poem/s
News and Social Policy: Reporting of Suicide and Mental Illness
Blood, W., Pirkis, J. & Francis, C., 2004, In: Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform. 11, 3, p. 273-287 15 p.
News and loneliness: Older people's news consumption and wellbeing
Fisher, C., Park, S., John, E. & LEE, J. Y., 2020, p. 1-1. 1 p.
News and local talk: conversations about the 'crisis of indigenous violence' in Australia
McCallum, K., 2010, The anthropology of news and journalism: global perspectives. Bird, S. E. (ed.). 1 ed. Bloomington, USA: Indiana University Press, p. 151-167 17 p.
Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter
News, views and agendas: talking about Muslims
Posetti, J. & Ewart, J., 2010, Islam and the Australian News Media. Rane, H., Ewart, J. & Abdalla, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, p. 161-185 25 p.
News, time and imagined community in colonial Australia
Putnis, P., 2010, In: Media History. 16, 2, p. 153-170 18 p.
New risk-based water quality guidelines
Hart, B. T., Maher, W. & Lawrence, I., 1998, In: Water. 25, 3, p. 24-25 2 p.
New registration algorithm for determining 3D knee kinematics using CT and single-plane fluoroscopy with improved out-of-plane translation accuracy
Scarvell, J. M., Pickering, M. R. & Smith, P. N., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 28, 3, p. 334-340 7 p.
New Public Management and Public Sector Employment Relations: United Kingdom, the United States and Australia
O'Brien, J., 2002, In: The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 13, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.
New play opportunities in a Papua New Guinean School
SIMONCINI, K., Carr, V., Elliot, S., Manson, E., Simeon, L. & Sawi, J., 2015, In: Journal of Playwork Practice. 2, 2, p. 211-213 3 p.
New Players, Partners and Processes: A Public Sector Without Boundaries
Edwards, M. & Langford, J., 2002, Canberra, ACT: University of Canberra. 186 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology
New Patterns in Global Television: Peripheral Vision
Sinclair, J., Jacka, E. & Cunningham, S., 1996, United States: Oxford University Press. 250 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
New Ownership Structures and the Governance of Australian Corporations
Nicoll, G., 2002, Reforming Public and Corporate Governance. Ahn, B-M., Halligan, J. & Wilks, S. (eds.). 1 ed. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 173-194 22 p.
New multi-dimensional sorting based K-anonymity microaggregation for statistical disclosure control
Mahmood, A. N. & Kabir, M. E., 2013, International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Systems (SecureComm 2012): Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. Keromytis, A. D. & Di Pietro, R. (eds.). Germany: Springer, Vol. 106. p. 256-272 17 p. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; vol. 106).
New modes of governance and the standardization of nursing competencies
Dugdale, A. & Grealish, L., 2010, Calculating the Social: Standards and the reconfiguring of governing. Higgins, V., Kitto, S. & Larner, W. (eds.). 1 ed. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 94-110 17 p.
New media regulation: The case of copyright in telegraphic news in Australia
PUTNIS, P., 2003.
Research output: Contribution to conference (non-published works) › Paper
New media design for cultural institutions
WATKINS, J. & RUSSO, A., 2005, Proceedings of the Conference on Designing for User eXperience (dux 05). Anderson, R., Blau, B. & Zapolski, J. (eds.). New York NY: AIGA: American Institute of Graphic Arts, p. 2-11 10 p.
New mechanisms used by Pseudomonas bacteria in biological control of the take-all fungal pathogen of wheat
Nayudu, M., Samundsett, C., Kaur, R., Franklin, A., Koeck, M., Murphy, T., Millar, H., Khan, S., Groom, K., Singh, J., Macleod, J. & Zhang, Y., 2008, 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology (2008). Online
New marine core record of Late Pleistocene glaciation history, Rauer Group, East Antarctica
Berg, S., Wagner, B., White, D., Cremer, H., Bennike, O. & Melles, M., 2009, In: Antarctic Science. 21, 3, p. 299-300 2 p.


MANY sincere believers in the Bible have at times wondered about Adam and Eve losing their Paradise home and life itself for what seems to them to be a trifling transgression—eating the fruit of a forbidden tree. They have also speculated as to what happened to Adam and Eve at death.—Gen. 3:1-19.
First of all, let us note that, being the Giver of life and the blessings of Paradise to Adam and Eve, God had the right to make the enjoyment of these conditional. This he did by telling Adam that continued enjoyment would depend upon his not eating the fruit of a certain tree. In doing so, God was not asking anything too difficult of our first parents; just a simple prohibition: 'Refrain from eating of the tree of knowledge of good and bad.'—Gen. 2:16, 17.
But someone may reply, 'True, God had the right to issue such a command, but did he have to do so?' Jehovah God had freely bestowed upon Adam and Eve countless blessings. But did they appreciate these blessings? Were they grateful to their Creator for all he had done for them? For God to have continued to shower blessings upon them without their showing appreciation would have tended to make them selfish and to ignore their Benefactor.
So Jehovah God placed an extremely simple test upon them: They were not to eat from a certain clearly identified tree in a garden that was filled with all kinds of fine fruit trees; but they could eat from all the other trees. Certainly that was not too difficult a test. Adam fully knew the penalty and so did Eve. Eve, however, chose to believe the one who spoke through the serpent instead of believing God, and Adam chose to listen to his wife who said, 'Eat!' instead of to Jehovah God, who had said, 'Do not eat!' Because Adam deliberately and with full knowledge went against the divine law, God enforced his penalty.
But could not God have taken a permissive attitude, the way judges and parents today sometimes do? Had he done so, would he not have been responsible for the outcome? Has not permissiveness on the part of humans brought about disrespect for just laws and increase of crime and lawlessness? Jehovah God could not be party to any such course of action, could he? Otherwise all the other creatures of the universe would have concluded that God's Word is not reliable, that God is changeable, that he does not mean what he says, and that his laws can be violated with impunity.—Heb. 6:18.
By their actions Adam and Eve showed that they did not love their Creator, Jehovah God, with all their heart, soul, mind and strength; they showed that they did not appreciate all that God had done for them. So Jehovah God took from them both Paradise and, eventually, life itself. There is a lesson in this for us today. If we do not appreciate God's blessings, no matter what they are, we will lose them. People who do not appreciate their health sufficiently to take care of it sooner or later lose it. Husbands or wives who do not appreciate their mates are in danger of losing them in one way or another.
How were Adam and Eve punished for their disobedience, their lack of appreciation? According to some religious teachers, at death Adam and Eve went to heaven. But is that reasonable? Does the Bible say they went to heaven? Why, if that were the case, Adam and Eve would have been given a greater reward and blessing for sinning than they would have had for being obedient. Had they not sinned, the best they could have hoped for was to live in an earthly Paradise to time indefinite, for God said nothing about an existence for them elsewhere. No, it is not reasonable to conclude that Adam and Eve improved matters for themselves by disobeying God.
Well, then, did Adam and Eve go to a burning hell to be tormented forever? If God had purposed to punish them in that way, surely he should have warned them to that effect. Jehovah would then have said to Adam: 'If you eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you will go to hell and be tormented forever and ever.' But God said nothing of the sort. Then did he change the penalty for the crime after it had been committed? Why, even imperfect men realize that to be unjust. Surely God is not less just than man, is He?—Gen. 18:25.
The fact is that in sentencing Adam and Eve God said nothing about their going either to heaven or to a fiery hell. They had been given life on the condition of obedience. When they disobeyed, Jehovah had no choice but to carry out the sentence of which they had been warned and to take from them what he had given them. And so God told Adam: "Because you . . . took to eating from the tree . . . In the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground . . . For dust you are and to dust you will return."—Gen. 3:17-19.
Upon returning to dust Adam ceased to exist. He was conscious of nothing at all, even as we read: "The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all." What about Adam's soul? Since, when he was created, he "came to be a living soul," when he died he died as a soul. Yes, "the soul that is sinning—it itself will die."—Eccl. 9:5; Gen. 2:7; Ezek. 18:4, 20.
But someone may say: 'Granted, Adam's penalty was just. But is God not also merciful? Where does mercy come in?' (Ex. 34:6) Be it remembered that mercy does not mean condoning lawlessness and leaving deliberate violators of divine law unpunished. However, in permitting Adam and Eve to continue living for a time and to become parents, Jehovah God was acting mercifully toward those who did not become sinners by choice but by inheritance from their forefather. Not only did Jehovah permit Adam's offspring to enjoy life for a limited time but he eventually made provision on the basis of the sacrifice of his dearest Son for all to become free from sin and death. (John 3:16; 1 Tim. 2:3-6) As a merciful God, he has patiently allowed time to pass so that humans are given an opportunity to learn of this provision and to choose to do his will. "He does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." (2 Pet. 3:9) Nevertheless, those of Adam's offspring refusing to repent and having no desire to become servants of Jehovah God will not be exempted from punishment.—Compare Exodus 34:6, 7.


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Q: Unable to create a binary tree properly? I am trying to build a binary tree from a string input piped to System.in with Java. Whenever a letter from a-z is encountered in the string I am making an internal node (with 2 children). Whenever a 0 is encountered in the string I am making an external node (a leaf). The string is in preorder, so just as an example, if I had an input such as:

abcd000e000

I am supposed to make the following binary tree

            a
           / \
          b   0
         / \
        c   e
       / \ / \
      d  00   0
     / \
    0   0

At least that is what I think I am supposed to make according to the assignment details (in a link below). We were also given sample input and output for the entire program:
Input

a0
  0
  a00
  ab000

Output

Tree 1:
  Invalid!
  Tree 2:
  height: -1
  path length: 0
  complete: yes
  postorder:
  Tree 3:
  height: 0
  path length: 0
  complete: yes
  postorder: a
  Tree 4:
  height: 1
  path length: 1
  complete: yes
  postorder: ba

I am trying to implement a program that will do this for me with Java, but I don't think I am making the binary tree correctly. I have provided the code I have come up with so far and detailed in the comments above each method what trouble I have run into so far while debugging. If more context is needed the following link details the entire assignment and what the ultimate goal is supposed to be (building the binary tree is only the first step, but I'm stuck on it):
Link to Assignment
import java.io.*;

// Node
class TreeNode {
    char value;
    TreeNode left;
    TreeNode right;
}

// Main class
public class btsmall {
    // Global variables
    char[] preorder = new char[1000];
    int i = 0;

    // Main method runs gatherOutput
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        new btsmall().gatherOutput();
    }

    // This takes tree as input from the gatherOutput method
    // and whenever a 0 is encountered in the preorder character array
    // (from a string from System.in) a new external node is created with
    // a value of 0. Whenever a letter is encountered in the character
    // array, a new internal node is created with that letter as the value.
    //
    // When I debug through this method, the tree "appears" to be made
    // as expected as the tree.value is the correct value, though I
    // can't check the tree.left or tree.right values while debugging
    // as the tree variable seems to get replaced each time the condition
    // checks restart.
    public void createTree(TreeNode tree) throws IOException {
        // Check that index is not out of bounds first
        if (i >= preorder.length) {
            i++;
        } else if (preorder[i] == '0') {
            tree = new TreeNode();
            tree.value = '0';
            tree.left = tree.right = null;
            i++;
        } else {
            tree = new TreeNode();
            tree.value = preorder[i];
            i++;
            createTree(tree.left);
            createTree(tree.right);
        }
    }

    // Supposed to print out contents of the created binary trees.
    // Intended only to test that the binary tree from createTree()
    // method is actually being created properly.
    public void preorderTraversal(TreeNode tree) {
        if (tree != null) {
            System.out.println(tree.value + " ");
            preorderTraversal(tree.left);
            preorderTraversal(tree.right);
        }
    }

    // Reads System.in for the Strings used in making the binary tree
    // and is supposed to make a different binary tree for every line of input
    //
    // While debugging after the createTree method runs, the resulting tree variable
    // has values of tree.left = null, tree.right = null, and tree.value has no value
    // (it's just a blank space).
    //
    // This results in preorderTraversal printing out a single square (or maybe the square
    // is some character that my computer can't display) to System.out instead of all
    // the tree values like it's supposed to...
    public void gatherOutput() throws IOException {
        InputStreamReader input = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(input);

        String line = null;
        TreeNode tree = new TreeNode();
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            preorder = line.toCharArray();
            createTree(tree);
            preorderTraversal(tree);
            i = 0;
        }
    }
}

Can anyone help me with building the binary tree properly and point out what I am doing wrong that would result in the output I'm currently getting? Am I at least on the right track? Any hints?
Thanks.
EDIT:
Here's a picture of the "square" output (this is in Eclipse).

A: Your createTree() method ... doesn't create a tree.
You never attach internal nodes to anything ... you just create them, insert the value, then pass them to the next createTree() call (which does the same).

A: A quick fix can be a simple modification of your createTree(..) method,
public void createTree(TreeNode tree) throws IOException {
    // Check that index is not out of bounds first
    if (i >= preorder.length) {
        i++;
    } else if (preorder[i] == '0') {
        tree.value = '0';
        tree.left = tree.right = null;
        i++;
    } else {
        tree.value = preorder[i];
        i++;
        tree.left = new TreeNode();
        createTree(tree.left);
        tree.right = new TreeNode();
        createTree(tree.right);
    }
}

Notice you were creating a TreeNode inside this method, whereas it was already passed as an argument. So, you were not at all using the same. Whatever you did was not in the original TreeNode passed.
NB: Not arguing about the correctness of binary tree. Just fix a problem in hand. This might help the OP.

A:
but I don't think I am making the binary tree correctly

Yes, it is incorrect. In binary tree one sub-tree is "less" than current element, another one is "more". You have, for example, "b" as the parent for "c" and "e", while (if followed natural sorting) both "c" and "e" are "more".
You need to rebalance you tree in the process.
P.S. I don't know what zeros supposed to mean in the input, but if the input is limited the simplest way to build a binary tree from a sorted sequence is:

*

*load whole sequence into an array

*get middle element as the root one

*repeat step 2 recursively for the sub-arrays on the left and right of the root element

Update
And yes, as stated in some other answer, you need to have something like:
    } else if (preorder[i] == '0') {
        TreeNode subTree = new TreeNode();
        subTree.value = '0';
        tree.rigth = subTree;
        i++;

and then pass subTree into recursive call.

A: Also I see an implementation problem:
    while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {

does not seem to be a correct stop condition. It will loop forever because if you press just enter, line will not be null, but an empty string.
This one is more suitable:
    while (!(line = reader.readLine()).equals("")) {


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3 From Hell Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review
By Paul Rudoff on Dec. 28, 2019 at 1:18 AM in Home Video, Horror
With Christmas (and soon Hanukkah) now in the rear-view mirror, I'll be taking a look at several new releases that would be great to buy with all of those gift cards you just received. If you love horror movies, Lionsgate recently released 3 From Hell on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Read on to find out more...
3 From Hell is the third film in Rob Zombie's Firefly Family trilogy, following House of 1,000 Corpses (2002) and The Devil's Rejects (2005). After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis' half-brother Winslow (Richard Brake), the demented Firelfly clan are back to unleash a whole new wave of death and depravity. A firestorm of murder, madness and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell... and back.
Yes, the characters that "died" at the end of The Devil's Rejects have, magically, survived. I guess you can't keep a good serial killer down. 3 From Hell starts off with our terrorizing trio having been caught by the police. Although Captain Spaulding is executed in 1978, the many supporters of the psychopathic clan have glorified them through lively media reports. While the movie starts off as some sort of social commentary, these opening scenes have no great significance for the rest of the story, which takes place from October 2nd to early November in 1988 (though it feels more like the 1970s than the late 1980s). The remaining family members succeed in breaking out of prison and, shortly afterwards, end up in Mexico during Day of the Dead festivities.
Sid Haig only appears as Captain Spaulding in the first few minutes of the film, in what could best be called an "extended cameo". Director Rob Zombie revealed in an interview that his original script featured a much larger role for Sid Haig. However, upon receiving word that Haig was in the hospital recovering from surgery, Zombie visited him and was alarmed by the drastic changes in his physique, most notably that he had lost a significant amount of weight. Zombie realized that Haig's health was in serious question, and he was forced to reconsider Captain Spaulding's prominence in the story while keeping Haig in the film since Lionsgate was going to shut down the film without Haig in it. After numerous rewrites, Zombie introduced the character Winslow Foxworth Coltrane, played by Richard Brake, as a way of filling in for the third Firefly family member without having to replace Captain Spaulding altogether.
In addition to Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, and Richard Brake, this dark comedy is littered with appearances from other Rob Zombie regulars and genre favorites. You'll spot Daniel Roebuck as reporter Morris Green, Richard Riehle as Sheriff Wolf, Dee Wallace as prison guard Greta, Clint Howard as party clown Mr. Baggy Britches, Sean Whalen as poor soda-lovin' bastard Burt Willie, Barry Bostwick as the voice of the Narrator, and a small cameo from the always awesome Danny Trejo.
The Blu-ray disc contains the Unrated version of 3 From Hell, which is presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:55:47. The only audio track is English in Dolby TrueHD 7.1. The film includes English SDH and Spanish subtitles. The first print run includes a beautiful slipsleeve.
Below is a list of all of the bonus features that can be found on the Blu-ray disc.
Audio Commentary with director Rob Zombie
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell (1:34:28) - A feature-length documentary detailing the production with lots of candid footage.
Also included in the Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack is a second DVD disc, which contains only the audio commentary and the first 30-minutes of the documentary listed above. The movie on the DVD, which is the R-Rated version that runs for 1:55:00, is presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with an anamorphic widescreen transfer. Audio is in English only. The film includes English SDH and Spanish subtitles.
A digital copy code voucher is also included in the standard two-disc Blu-ray case.
The Movie Censorship site has a detailed list of the differences between the Unrated and R-Rated versions. Lionsgate released this movie on three different discs in three different configurations. The 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs each contain the Unrated version, while the R-rated theatrical version remains exclusive to the DVD disc. 3 From Hell is available on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack, and individual DVD. Obviously, if you want both versions in one package, get the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, as both discs in the 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack will contain the Unrated version, and the individual DVD will just have the Theatrical version. The original two movies in this trilogy - House of 1,000 Corpses (2002) and The Devil's Rejects (2005) - are collected in the DVD "Rob Zombie 3-Disc Collector's Set", along with the 30 Days In Hell making of documentary. I'm linking to a DVD set instead of a Blu-ray because Lionsgate's American-released Blu-ray of House is missing a few of the DVD's bonus features (including the isolated music score), while the Lionsgate Rejects Blu-ray is missing nearly ALL of the DVD's bonus features, including the feature-length 30 Days In Hell documentary. As a completist, I just can't recommend the Blu-ray when you get SO much more on the DVDs. Of course, there are import Blu-rays, but they are still missing a couple of things, and I try not to recommend imports unless I personally own them and can confirm no issues playing them in a U.S.-bought player.
All images were taken from the IMDB gallery of the film. This item has been provided by Lionsgate for review on this site.
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The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee (LPPC), on Thursday, reversed its decision to include the lawyer on the list of those to be formally conferred with the rank on Monday.
LPPC said its decision was informed by its finding that the lawyer "knowingly engaged in gross abuse of court process." The LPPC also barred Ikhide from applying for the SAN rank for the next five years.


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Batchelor's Shot at Brilliance
The place for discussion of all aspects of the gprejects.com website
by Londoner 08 Sep 2021, 18:23
GP Rejects may be focussed on Formula One, but the essence of being rejectful can affect every single motorsport series on the planet, and this time we've taken a look at touring cars, specifically the FIA's resumption of the World Touring Car Championship. We've come across a story so quintessentially rejectful that it almost defies belief. This is the story of Brilliance, a tie-up between a hopeful Chinese manufacturer and perennial BTCC backmarker and general spiv John Batchelor (yes, that's John B&Q for those who remember early 2000s BTCC). A entry which looked, well, brilliant on paper, but quite like Stefan GP, never turned a wheel in anger.
Another debutant to our writing roster, it's Pinkd56 who takes centre stage, having stumbled across the Brilliance story in other motorsport forums and was determined to bring it to a larger audience (well, GPR is world-famous after all ). Read his efforts right here tonight!
mario on Michael Masi wrote: The popular opinion seems to be that Masi would be out of his depth in a paddling pool
Londoner
Re: Batchelor's Shot at Brilliance
by dinizintheoven 08 Sep 2021, 23:06
Well, there's one I didn't know. I do remember "John B&Q" in the BTCC standings - usually not doing very well, I remember the Brilliance BS6 and the abortive attempt to sell it in Europe (Auto Express was really trumpeting its imminent arrival) right up to the point where its crash test showed you'd be better off driving a Fiat Panda with terminal rust into a big wall. But I'd never heard of the attempt to put those two together.
I doubt it'd have fared too well, mind - and that's before we get to what would happen had the car been in the kind of spectacular accident that touring car racing is known for; Gabriele Tarquini (of Reject fame) and Charlie Cox (of "Reject Top Gear" fame) spring immediately to mind.
James Allen, on his favourite F1 engine of all time:
"...the Life W12, I can't describe the noise to you, but imagine filling your dustbin with nuts and bolts, and then throwing it down the stairs, it was something akin to that!"
dinizintheoven
by dr-baker 09 Sep 2021, 20:41
That article was quite simply...
How shall I put it it?
....Brilliant.
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dinizintheoven wrote: GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
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Here and there.
by Freeze-O-Kimi 10 Sep 2021, 08:56
I loved this article because I'd never heard of this operation before. I guess that's the beauty of having a community like this because we all learn something we didn't know
One thing I'm curious about is the article mentioned Cyan Racing has Chinese links but I couldn't find anything along the lines because I thought Cyan were a Swedish operation. Could anyone expand on this?
Cyan Racing is runnin the Lynk & Co cars in WTCR. Lynk & Co is a parent company of Volvo that is chinese!
Freeze-O-Kimi
Bromborough near Liverpool
by Klon 10 Sep 2021, 18:32
I must say I adore your writing style and would like to see more from you in the future. A brilliant debut, no doubt. Lame puns aside, really, great job.
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by Har1MAS1415 12 Sep 2021, 20:50
For extra-rejectful measure, Batchelor also entered the 2005 BTCC with the Super 2000 Honda Civic, initially with him to drive and later with Richard Marsh but, like Brilliance in the WTCC, the car didn't appear at all!
Having said that though, his team weren't too bad in 2003, Tom Boardman scored 7 class wins and only a slow start and engine penalties stopped him from being a title contender.
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by Pinkd56 17 Sep 2021, 21:34
Freeze-O-Kimi wrote: One thing I'm curious about is the article mentioned Cyan Racing has Chinese links but I couldn't find anything along the lines because I thought Cyan were a Swedish operation. Could anyone expand on this?
Cyan Racing - despite being a Swedish team (formed from the original Flash Engineering!) is now wholly owned by Volvo and in turn Geely. So not so much a Chinese team but as the two are so intrinsically linked it is worth mentioning.
Thank you all for your kind comments however
Pinkd56
by SuperTourer0911 19 Oct 2021, 09:01
Very enjoyable article!
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