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County clerks uncertain over implementing new drivers license law for undocumented immigrants
• Published on July 2, 2019 • Last modified on November 27, 2019
New York's County Clerks are meeting in Syracuse Monday to discuss a new law that requires county departments of motor vehicles to issue drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, some County clerks who are opposed to the law are pressing forward on a federal lawsuit.
Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola has been an outspoken opponent of granting standard drivers licenses to the immigrants. And he says he won't comply with the law, which was approved in late June by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the democratic- led state legislature.
"I'm adamant that I won't do it in my office, they are going to have to find another venue," said Merola. "If somebody walks into my office, knowing that they are here illegally, we will not process a driver's license for them."
Opposition to the new law was a recurring theme at a July 1 meeting of state Republican Party leaders, which Merola was attending.
Merola says, for him, the issue is personal.
"I'm not anti-immigrant, I say this all the time, my wife is a naturalized citizen," Merola said. "But my son is also a police officer."
And he believes the licenses will hinder police from arresting undocumented immigrants who might commit crimes.
Merola, a Republican, may not have to face the choice of whether to comply with the law any time soon. He and other clerks are supporting a federal lawsuit that he says could be filed in the next several days Merola says New York's local motor vehicle offices are uniquely structured. In other states, DMV personnel work for the state, in New York many DMV employees are paid by the individual county.
"52 County Clerks have over 100 DMV offices," said Merola. "And we take an oath of office to support the constitution. "
He says he believes that oath of allegiance to the U.S Constitution supersedes state law.
Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns says he believes the law is a "violation" of federal law. He told Buffalo public radio station WBFO that he's written a letter to the Erie County Attorney asking for help to get a federal judge to issue an opinion.
Kearns says in 1986 Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, stating that it is against the law to hire someone who is in the country without proper documentation.
"When they talk about people needing transportation to and from work, that are illegal, that's illegal to hire those people," Kearns said.
The New York Association of County Clerks in mid-June issued a letter expressing concerns about the measure. The group says local DMV staff are not trained to recognize whether a foreign passport is a fake and that counties do not have the money to hire extra staff for translations.
At Monday's meeting in Syracuse, county clerks will continue to discuss their questions about the law, and what obstacles they might face in implementing it.
Proponents of the law say in other states, where the licenses have been issued for some time, traffic safety has improved, and there are fewer incidents of hit and run accidents. Senate sponsor Luis Sepulveda, during debate on the bill on the Senate floor, says not having a license means some immigrants are driving without one, but many others don't drive and have great difficulty getting to work, or taking their children to school or a hospital.
"You look at these undocumented families, they cannot take their children to schools," Sepulveda said on June 17th. "Some of them have children so sick that it brought me to tears. Because they cannot take a sick child to the hospital for medical attention."
Governor Cuomo tried to put the brakes on the driver's license measure just hours before its scheduled passage in the legislature. He said it might inadvertently make it easier for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to gain access to DMV databases. But state Attorney General Tish James said that the legislation protects against that happening.
Cuomo, speaking a few days after the measure was approved, says he does not expect any licenses to be issued until the lawsuit winds its way through the courts. And he predicts, that until then, undocumented immigrants won't try to apply for the licenses.
"Not that many people would be signing up until they know they are not going to be subject to a federal government subpoena," Cuomo said on June 21. "Which would aid in deportation."
Cuomo has the power to remove county clerks from office if they refuse to carry out a state law. The governor refused to say if he'll do that, saying it's premature to talk about that scenario until the federal lawsuit is settled.
Merola, the Rensselaer County Clerk, also says he'll cope with potential confrontation down the road.
Erie County Clerk Kearns says ultimately, President Trump and Congress need to fix the nation's broken immigration laws.
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Merger mania could return as gold hits all-time high in Canadian dollars
'When things are going downhill, and you're getting squeezed, everybody has a bunker mentality'
Gabriel Friedman
If the price of gold hits an all-time in the Canadian dollar, does anyone notice?
A little after midnight on Tuesday morning, intraday gold spot prices soared to $1,895.20 per ounce — higher than any previous closing price, according to Bloomberg data.
Yet hours later, many Canadian gold companies, big and small, were trading down.
"People don't look at gold in Canadian dollar terms," said Bruce McLeod, chief executive of Vancouver-based Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., which is struggling to raise funds to build a mine in western Nunavut. "They don't look at what's actually happening."
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"The frustrating part is you have an economic project that's permitted and nobody cares," McLeod added.
His company's stock was trading down 2.16 per cent on Tuesday to $1.36 as he seeks to raise around US$500 million to build a mine, which would produce 240,000 ounces of gold each year for about a decade. Yet even McLeod acknowledged some cause for optimism.
In fact, across the gold sector, investors and executives are hoping the stars have aligned after spot prices for the yellow metal crossed above US$1,400 per ounce last week, its highest point since 2013 — although spot prices in U.S. dollars remain far off their roughly US$1,900 per ounce peak from back in 2011.
In Canada, gold prices had also peaked in 2011 at around $1,881. But whereas the Canadian dollar largely traded on par with the U.S. dollar throughout 2011, the situation has changed dramatically and today, it is worth far less — about 1.32 Canadian dollars for every U.S. dollar — and Canadian gold producers are poised to reap the benefits of that shift.
U.S. gold futures were little changed on settlement Tuesday at US$1,418.70 an ounce, and have gained 10 per cent this month.
"As a Canadian company, gold in Canadian dollars is what's actually important to us," said Jason Neal, chief executive of TMAC Resources Inc., expected to produce around 170,000 ounces of gold in 2019 from a single mine in Nunavut.
As a Canadian company, gold in Canadian dollars is what's actually important to us
Jason Neal, CEO, TMAC Resources
Neal said he was watching television when he checked his phone and noticed that gold hit $1,894, an "all-time high," by his reckoning. He calculated that if gold stays at this level for 12 months, it would add $34 million to the company's revenues.
"For us, it's real money," he said. "We're tight and we have an insatiable demand" for funds that can be put towards exploration.
His company was one of the few gold producers trading up Tuesday, rising 4.63 per cent to $6.56 at close.
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., which operates mines in Ontario and also in Australia, was essentially flat though down 0.29 per cent, at $42.87.
"Definitely the (rising) price of gold is positive for the gold investor," said Tony Makuch, chief executive of Kirkland Lake.
It could attract more investors to the sector, make it easier for some companies to raise funds for their projects and even unlock a wave of mergers and acquisitions, Makuch said.
Neal agreed that it could have a positive affect on the sector.
"When you sit in front of a board of directors, and you're pitching M&A, the board is in a better mood to support an acquisition when there's positive sentiment in the market," he said. "When things are going downhill, and you're getting squeezed, everybody has a bunker mentality."
Still, Makuch said companies should look to acquire assets at the bottom of the cycle when prices are low. He said his own company, which had more than US$400 million in cash on hand, will look to invest in other exploration companies and to conduct its own exploration work.
"We do have to recognize as an industry it's a cyclical business," he said. "We got to make sure we don't get caught up in the euphoria, and start bringing on marginal projects."
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Winston Kaleidoscope: A Polychromatic Mix of Precious Stones
The House of Harry Winston has become famous throughout the world for its exceptional diamond jewellery creations. However, in the last year, I have watched as the brand has enhanced its repertoire with all the colours of the rainbow, and how the gems it has employed have moved well beyond the classic rubies, sapphires and emeralds. This may simply be a tribute to coloured stones, or it could signal the House's desire to experiment. Following the success of the Winston Candy collection, the House has launched the colourful new collection, Winston Kaleidoscope, which brings together a number of stunning pendants and exceptional timepieces that are both jewels and works of art.
"Mr Winston's innate understanding of the components that bring fine jewellery to life - the balance of light, texture and depth - have led to his lasting reputation as the ultimate destination for one-of-a-kind jewels. Mr Winston's passion for creating these incredible works through the use of precious gems was so immense that it was as if he saw jewels everywhere. His world was truly immersed in colour and creativity – a House tradition that persists to the present day." These are the poetic words contained in a press release about the new collection and its rich colour palette.
In 1990, Harry Winston developed something unexpected and unique: a watch pendant in the form of a gold tube, encrusted with diamonds and malachite. The item couldn't be defined by the traditional notion of jewellery and was purely creative. Released as a limited edition, it included an interesting element: a rotating work of art that performed a dynamic dance of colourful precious stones when viewed through a magnifying glass. Better known as a children's game, known as a kaleidoscope, not long ago the original piece appeared in Sotheby's Magnificent Jewellery auction in Hong Kong, selling for $32,500.
After almost 30 years, the New York-based luxury brand has returned to the idea of the kaleidoscope, reimagining the theme as a less literal collection of watches and pendants, known as Winston Kaleidoscope. Bright pink and pink-red spinel, aquamarine, tanzanite, ruby, pink morganite, turquoise, tsavorite and sapphires of various hues create the colourful patterns upon 32 pendants.
Symmetrical forms appear, almost unbelievably, to float freely thanks to a minimal use of metal – a trick that maximises the shine, sparkle and beauty of the coloured stones within each three-dimensional composition. Every pendant is accompanied by a 30-inch platinum chain, accented with single and small clusters of coordinated coloured gemstones, alongside stone-set design motifs that take the place of traditional clasps.
The pendants are accompanied by 11 different watch models, all of which possess the same brightness and whimsy as their jewellery counterparts: five high jewellery timepieces and six Premier watches. The high jewellery dial is studded with 71 diamonds and housed in a platinum case that encloses a high-quality Swiss quartz movement. The edging around the dial appears like a dynamic vortex made entirely of diamonds, complemented by black spinels or coloured gemstones. The "kaleidoscope" of six Premier models, meanwhile, scatter the bright colours upon the dial and are crafted in gold, with Swiss automatic movements.
The Winston Kaleidoscope collection is a one-of-a-kind ode to Harry Winston's gemstone excellence and the brand's design heritage, as well as a true testament to the creative collaboration of Harry Winston's team of world-renowned designers, gemmologists and craftsmen, all of whom worked side-by-side to create these exquisite pieces.
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Dawid Żółtaszek (ur. 19 stycznia 1978 we Wrocławiu) – polski kick-bokser, zawodnik mieszanych sztuk walki oraz bokser walczący na gołe pięści.

Na stałe mieszka w Wielkiej Brytanii.

Lista walk w kick-boxingu (niepełna)

Lista walk w MMA

Zawodowe

Amatorskie

Lista walk w boksie na gołe pięści

Legenda: TKO – techniczny nokaut, KO – nokaut, DISQ – dyskwalifikacja, RTD – poddanie, WO – walkower (z różnych powodów np. nieprzystąpienie do walki z powodu kontuzji)

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Dawid Żółtaszek vs Tomislav Cikotic na FAITH FIGHT w Chinach
 Dawid Żółtaszek po zwycięskiej walce na DSF Kickboxing Challenge 13

 Walka Dawid Żółtaszek vs Łukasz Lipniacki
 Dawid Zoltaszek - wywiad za kulisami

 Oficjalna strona klubu PRIZEFIGHTERS

Polscy kickbokserzy
Urodzeni w 1987
Ludzie urodzeni we Wrocławiu
Polscy zawodnicy MMA
Polscy bokserzy

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Good Fortune Sect control under Human Race island influence, a couple of hundred thousand, and these couple of hundred thousand island, there are a number of islands influences, the Good Fortune Continent some First Class big factions, including strongest, is Origin Dragon Island, Twin Cities Island, Luo Mountain Island, Anyang Island, Branch River Island, New Stone Island, Spirit Lake Island, Lasting Overgrown Island, Mountain Pond Island, Heavenly Pill Island!
They are known as Ten Great Island.
This Ten Great island, every island influence, can easily destroy 10,000 Grey Cloud Island.
This Ten Great island forces nurturing monstrous talent, natural talent amazing, almost every session Myriad Islands Great Battle top 100, are the Ten Great island of talent disciple Pack.
Like Grey Cloud Island, Dragon-Lion Island, Divine Temple Island these islands, each only had five a quotas participate, even for Ouyang Family too, only had five seats, but Ten Great island, without exception, every island, each could have 15 seats!
"Yes, Young Patriarch, a matter, we assure you reporting." Ouyang Jiang Road, then simply a Yaochi of the situation.
Speaking of which, the Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast comes along, both eyes flame rays of light around from one group scarlet-red flame baseless landing will Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast wrapped up.
He carefully watching over Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast body within all, however, due to Huang Xiaolong in Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast body within the Soul Mark and Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast Godhead Divine Soul fully integrate the body, so, Ouyang Yunfei and found nothing.
And at this point, is Foreign Devil Battlefield Huang Xiaolong, while moving, while kills Ancient God Demon Beast, devours its energy practice, but from Myriad Islands Great Battle, also some time, Huang Xiaolong intends to this opportunity to further enhance a strength.
So, Huang Xiaolong and Golden Horn Calf to Grey Cloud Island, was three months later.
Back to Grey Cloud Island, when Huang Xiaolong would Chaos Spirit Beast Black Baboon and Gold Devouring Demon Insect close up.
Although after three months, Yaochi's injury had been restored both 80 %, surface, no difference, but Huang Xiaolong or eye could see Yaochi was seriously injured.
Lu Zhuo and Gu Lingwei know Huang Xiaolong is seen Yaochi injury, to hide, to Ouyang Family Ouyang Jiang et al, take Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast the matter 11 said it.
"Ouyang Family!" Huang Xiaolong both eyes, glow.
In order to prevent accidental, so, earlier, Huang Xiaolong went from Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast, took two bottles full of blood, refined Reversing Samsara Divine Pill is enough.
Speaking of which, Huang Xiaolong. killing intent strong.
Who's got the part, while Huang Xiaolong nerves, is Yaochi, Shi Xiaofei, Li Lu and Huang Family crowd.
Yaochi both eyes runyang, later, nobody can beat you! sentence, she certainly remember, was Huang Xiaolong was Cao Family after she was saying!
At that time, Huang Xiaolong for her, anger killed Cao Yang et al, she still fresh.
Huang Xiaolong laughing said: "Fool, just said to you, this, sure." said that, turn the top ask Lu Zhuo and Gu Lingwei two people, related Ouyang Family some detailed further information.
Lu Zhuo, Gu Lingwei two people 11 answer.
"So Ouyang Yunfei has to Good Fortune Continent?" Huang Xiaolong heard Lu Zhuo said, Ouyang Family Young Patriarch Ouyang Yunfei in half a month ago, has been to Good Fortune Continent, when brow a wrinkle.
Ouyang Jiang, who took Sea Emperor Black Flame Beast, after Lu Zhuo would make all strength collection Ouyang Family news.
Ouyang Yunfei breakthrough Ancient God borders news, is he finally collected.
Lu Zhuo also went on to say: "Yes, this Ouyang Yunfei, Godhead natural talent is extremely high, concrete, we couldn't find it, but I guess I like you, body and King level Top Rank Godhead, he present strength, I'm afraid to fight for the hundred members, that you encountered him, be sure to temper, not to its conflict, to your strength, it could be the first 300, all such access Good Fortune Sect, become Good Fortune Sect disciple.".
As Huang Xiaolong convergent aura, So, Lu Zhuo, Gu Lingwei two people didn't tell Huang Xiaolong now Heavenly God Rank Ten Late Stage strength.
Huang Xiaolong Listen Lu Zhuo and Gu Lingwei two people earnestness exhortation, mostly explained, was nodded.
Huang Xiaolong heart in sneered, he also looks forward to the Myriad Islands Great Battle in with that Ouyang Yunfei touch.
That Ouyang Yunfei that body with Viper Beast Divine Physique, can handle him now 10 percent strength?
"notice of Great Whale Sect, Yuan Elephant Sect, we have ten days, to Good Fortune Continent." Huang Xiaolong to Lu Zhuo, Gu Lingwei two people, Doug.
Lu Zhuo, Gu Lingwei two people nodded is.
However, the Good Fortune Continent before Huang Xiaolong decided to Blood Phoenix Forest Hundred Beasts Mountain, got Ancestral Dragon Fruit.
Three days later, Blood Phoenix Forest Hundred Beasts Mountain over, a rays of light fluctuates, Chaos Spirit Beast Black Baboon and Huang Xiaolong, Golden Horn Calf figure emerge.


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China calls for early resumption of talks on Iran's nuclear program
Special Report: Hu attends UN, G20 Summits |
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Wednesday called on parties concerned with Iran's nuclear issue to step up diplomatic efforts to achieve an early resumption of talks on the issue.
Foreign ministers from China, the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany convened a meeting on Iran's nuclear issue at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, exchanging views on the current situation of the issue and the following steps to be taken.
A joint statement issued after the meeting said the six countries were committed to solving Iran's nuclear issue through dialogue and negotiation, hoping for an early resumption of the talks.
Addressing the ministerial meeting, Yang said it conformed to the common interests of the international community to solve Iran's nuclear issue through peaceful negotiation.
The parties concerned should seize the favorable opportunity at the moment, step up diplomatic efforts and push for a positive outcome from the upcoming meeting between the six powers, European Union and Iran, Yang said, adding that countries should seek a comprehensive, long-term and proper solution to the issue.
Yang said China will contribute to the negotiation process and work with international community in a constructive way.
The talks between the six powers and Iran are expected to be held on Oct. 1 in Turkey, according to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
The United States and other Western countries claim that Iran intends to secretly develop nuclear weapons. The UN Security Council also requires Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity.
Iran, however, insists that its nuclear plan is only for peaceful purposes, vowing to continue its uranium enrichment activity despite pressure and sanctions from Western countries.


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"""Contains the logic for `aq show network_environment --all`."""

from sqlalchemy.orm import undefer, joinedload

from aquilon.worker.broker import BrokerCommand
from aquilon.aqdb.model import NetworkEnvironment

class CommandShowNetworkEnvironmentAll(BrokerCommand):

    required_parameters = []

    def render(self, session, **_):
        q = session.query(NetworkEnvironment)
        q = q.options(undefer('comments'),
                      joinedload('dns_environment'),
                      undefer('dns_environment.comments'),
                      joinedload('location'))
        q = q.order_by(NetworkEnvironment.name)
        return q.all()

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One lot of a security, commodity or bond to be traded in forex. It usually contains a minimum of 100 shares.
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This program is designed to help the viewer realize that preconceived notions and ways of thinking about Deaf people as members of a unique minority group. The DVD also provides information about national and international organizations of and for Deaf people, employment opportunities, communication accessibility, and resources to contact for further information. A special feature of the DVD is a list of some easy to follow, non-threatening communication tips and pointers. 30 minute DVD.


Agropur Cooperative is a North American dairy industry leader founded in 1938. With sales of nearly $6 billion in 2016, the Cooperative is a source of pride for its 3,345 members and 8,000 employees. Agropur processes more than 5.9 billion litres of milk per year at its 39 plants across North America and boasts an impressive roster of brands and products across all dairy categories.
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Could Self Driving Cars Get Software Updates Via ATSC 3.0?
By Michael Balderston 12 December 2016
ANN ARBOR, MICH.—ATSC 3.0 is being heralded as the next big thing for the broadcast industry, but Sinclair is thinking outside the traditional TV set. According to Mark Aitken, vice president for advanced technology for Sinclair, the Baltimore-based broadcast group participated in a recent automotive technology event hosted by the University of Michigan's Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) where Sinclair—along with LG/Zenith—transmitted telematics firmware updates and advanced emergency alerting data from Detroit Channel 56 to Ann Arbor, Mich.
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The demonstration showed a potential alternative to cellular-based technologies for transmitting software updates for electronic control systems and firmware downloads for navigation devices that could be used in autonomous vehicles, aka self-driving cars.
"Everybody, when they think of autonomous vehicles, they think of communications and they immediately jump to the conclusion that there's got to be a cellular radio tied to one of only a very few players to drive that vehicle," said Aitken. "But the reality is the vehicles all within the same geographic location need the same data, and broadcasting is the ideal platform for providing the data."
Sinclair has also begun working out the next steps for what it would take to effectively utilize ATSC 3.0 for autonomous vehicles. It has done the engineering to map out the possibility of a Single Frequency Network (SFN) that could connect the corridor between Ann Arbor and Detroit, which would then be a model for other cities across the nation. A large part of the infrastructure is also already in place, according to Aitken. "This is not like we have to go out and plow billions of dollars into new transmission facilities," Aitken said, adding that once ATSC 3.0 is approved, Sinclair will look to accelerate its migration and have regional and national services ready within two years.
The television broadcast and automotive industries have never really been partners outside of advertising, but that could change as the automotive industry learns more about ATSC 3.0 technology. "There is in fact a thirst for broadcast content, not television content necessarily, but broadcast content to the autonomous vehicle universe," Aitken mused. "You could say that Sinclair and LG, for the first time, showed a service opportunity to the automotive industry that is untapped by broadcasters today."
The MTC conference where Sinclair and LG showcased the demonstration took place on Nov. 16. For more details on the demonstration, read a write-up about it on ATSC's blog.
For more on ATSC 3.0, see TV Technology'sATSC 3.0 silo.
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So many book reviews, so little time. CRITICAL COMPENDIUM selects five reviews daily from around the world, to feed you a spoonful of literary healing at a time. See the August 8 post for a link to my Miami Herald review of Lottery by Patricia Wood.
Breaking into Barnes and Noble's or Amazon's top echelons and "also bought" recommendations can have a viral effect, the New York Times asserts—but how do they calculate these rankings, and how obsessively to authors check them?
Can I have a Grande Americano and three copies of Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project? The AP reports that Starbucks is selling Dave Isay's book, a collection of 50 stories in an oral history project compiled on book and CD, at its stores. It's just the third featured title since they began the program last fall. Can mine be next?
Literary stars have been felled, says UK bookseller Waterstones in reaction to the announcement of the BOOKER LONG LIST. Bookies are favoring McEwan's On Chesil Beach: A Novel, while I like Nicola Barker's Darkmans. I must confess I haven't read it, but loved Wide Open and Behindlings, the latter I reviewed for the San Francisco Chronicle in January 2003.
Go ahead and post a comment—but only if you're quoted in the story. The Washington Post tech blog reports that Google is testing a feature that allows comments on news stories, but unlike blogs, which invite comments from readers, this will accept them only from the people who are mentioned therein.
Book reviews are making a comeback, at least at Truthdig.com, where former LA Times book editor Steve Wasserman has been appointed book editor of a weekly review to be launched in October. As they report: At a time when newspapers are cutting back on their coverage of books, Truthdig is acting to counter this betrayal of journalism's fundamental obligation to deliver the news that stays news. … Book coverage on Truthdig will complement its political emphasis by deepening public debate on a range of compelling issues.


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Q: Reducing repeated code in Flask and Flask-SQLAlchemy I am using Flask-SQLAlchemy and I have a database with various tables and relations. I want the user to be able to create an entry in a table like (category) edit an entry in a table and view all entries in that table.
So I have two classes Category and Revision. Category just has a name and Revision has a name and a version.
my code to add and edit are:
Category
def addCategory(name):
    cat = models.Category(name=name)
    db.session.add(cat)
    try:
        db.session.commit()
    except sqlalchemy.exc.IntegrityError:
        print "adding a row that violates the unique constraint"

Revision
def addRevision(name, version):
    cat = models.Revision(name=name, version=version)
    db.session.add(cat)

    try:
        db.session.commit()
    except sqlalchemy.exc.IntegrityError:
        print "adding a row that violates the unique constraint"

Category
def editCategory(name, newName):
    cat = models.Category.query.filter_by(name=name).first()
    if cat:
        cat.name = newName
        db.session.add(cat)
        try:
            db.session.commit()
            return True
        except sqlalchemy.exc.IntegrityError:
            print "That Category already exists"
    return False

Revision
def editRevision(name, version, newName, newVersion):
    rev = models.Revision.query.filter_by(name=name, version=version).first()
    if rev:
        rev.name = newName
        rev.version = newVersion
        db.session.add(rev)
        try:
            db.session.commit()
            return True
        except sqlalchemy.exc.IntegrityError:
            print "That Revision already exists"
    return False

The same goes for my templates. Viewing all categories is very similar to viewing all revisions. Adding a revision is similar to adding a category. etc

A: Pluggable views should help you reduce your replicated code.

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I went into this not knowing much. However, for as long as I can recall I've been a huge fan of much celebrated director Steven Spielberg, and usually seek out his movies when they land. Yet this particular effort seemed like something different whilst at the same time an excuse for Spielberg to throw his hat back into a field he'd pretty much pioneered. Does he still have it to deliver blockbuster spectacle once again?
Set in 2046, a society lives in the slums governed by rich corporations who run everything whilst the general public turn to a virtual world for escape. One such player, Wade Watts (Ty Sheridan) finds escape from his real world problems by entering the 'oasis' a vast online game where the only limitations are one's imagination, where all your favourite pop-culture, video-game and movie obsessions run wild. Following the death of the world's creator, the reclusive, eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance) it transpires he has left an 'easter egg' and if a player can find it, he will own it all, worth trillions. Of course a shady government organization lust for such power also, and so a race to unlock the game world's secrets is on.
This was an interesting cinema experience. The theatre I was in was fairly bare considering the movie had not long been released, and it got me thinking well, this isn't a sequel, a remake or a comic book movie. That's a shame that cinema going has become that marginalized, but I guess it's inevitable and probably why Valerian bombed at the box office. I predict a similar fate for this, which would be very disappointing because this was refreshing, imaginative and most importantly – a barrel load of fun. At it's core it's kind of a cross between Wreck It Ralph and The Matrix, with a sprinkling of Tron for good measure. The writer of the book it's based on clearly had many influences, and the wealth of references, cameos and nods to movies, games and music is exhausting. Initially I had trouble getting into the movie – it's a bit of an avalanche of information and visual excess … but once I adjusted I was along for the ride – and what a ride! The rag-tag team of 'resistance' who team up to beat the game are a incredibly likeable bunch especially Bates Motels' Olivia Cooke. Ben Mendelsohn also makes for a suitable boo-hiss villain and I got a kick out of each character's video-game alter egos (think avatars from games like World of Warcraft or Destiny). This is a movie that plays to the geek in us, it seemed to work for me as a gamer and a movie geek but I can see it possibly dividing audiences as a result – and well, all that recognisable imagery doesn't exactly serve the story. That matters little though, with amazing sequences like a section in the Overlook Hotel from The Shining and a ton of spectacle and fun characters, I had a blast with this.
Tired of superhero movies? See this. Want something different? See this. Love geek culture? See this. Simple as that.
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Top Ten 2017
It's that time of year again and once again I've compiled what I feel are the ten best movies I managed to see this year. Note: some may be older than 2017.
'A beautifully animated, heart-warming, emotional and funny body-swap drama'
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
'Pure escapist entertainment at it's finest. Luc Besson is back'
'DC gets it right and one of the most purely enjoyable comic-book movies in years'
'Full of heart and emotion and spectacle. The most satisfying rebooted franchise ever'
Annabelle Creation
'Atmosphere, well-judged scares and solid performances make for a surprising sequel'
'Cleverly structured and powerful relationship drama with excellent performances'
Gerald's Game
'A Stephen King adaptation that does a great deal with a very simple premise'
Train to Busan
'Korean genre cinema at it's finest. Action, thrills and a surprising amount of heart'
'A powerful true story with expert direction and great performances'
'An incredibly effective take on a familiar character turned into a road movie with powerful performances and genuine grit … and Hugh Jackman deserves an Oscar'
Honourable mentions: A Street Cat Named Bob, Hell or Highwater, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
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My 2017 – a look back (part two)
As I learnt writing the last look-back, 2017 has been a pretty packed year as far as entertainment is concerned, and there's been plenty of highlights over the months. So continuing this little bit of nostalgia, I thought I'd give a portion of this to my music highlights of the year, of which there have been many.
In the summer, Garbage made a return to the stage going on the road with the iconic Blondie for their co-headlining 'Rage and Rapture' tour which over 20+ dates travelled the United States and from what I hear was a roaring success. During the tour Garbage released a stand alone single, the politically charged 'No Horses' accompanied by a powerful, hard-hitting video (see below). It was another belter of a track from my favourite band, but wasn't the only highlight of the year for me…
Indie electro-rock band PVRIS returned with their second album 'All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell', and it was a step up from their impressive debut and cemented them as a new, unique voice in my music landscape. Add to this British four piece Wolf Alice also delivered their second album 'Visions Of Life', and like PVRIS it was an improvement over their debut and a haunting, artistic experience full of emotion and effective songs that has made them one of my favourites. A couple of more veteran artist also released new material and although I don't listen to everything out there, I am glad to have discovered Paramour with their fun, energetic album 'After Laughter' proving worthwhile. I was also happy to see the return of possible my favourite female solo artist Kelly Clarkson and her latest release 'Meaning of Life' really impressed and proved this singer still had it after her previous, otherwise forgettable 'Piece by Piece' album.
Well back to the movies and such…
July to December
As the blockbuster season continued, I didn't get around to all the big hitters but was pleased to see the latest of one of the best franchises around right now, War For The Planet Of The Apes which again proved powerful and exciting with stunning effects. Less engrossing but still fun was the rather hypoed but run-of-the-mill Baby Driver. Adding to the disappointment was the surprisingly un-engaging Christopher Nolan WWII drama Dunkirk which for a war movie directed by one of the best around, proved strangely boring and lacking in character or spectacle. It sure was 'pretty' though.
Get Out was a rather unsettling thriller and an interesting take on the racial tension subject, and hyped book adaptation Girl On The Train was an enthralling mystery with a great central performance from Emily Blunt. One of my favourite directors, Park-chan Wook returned with The Handmaiden, an erotic period movie that although a tad drawn out was an engrossing love-triangle thriller. Mark Wahlberg's based on true events thriller Patriots Day was also powerful and gripping, whilst Jake Gyllenhaal sci-fi thriller Life was particularly effective and scarily-relevant. August finished up with one of my personal horror highlights of the year, the far better than it should have been sequel Annabelle Creation.
Around this time I also watched the highly anticipated and very long awaited new season of Twin Peaks. This was probably one of my most perplexing, strangely gratifying and definitely unique experiences of the year. David Lynch's magnificently bizarre and utterly surreal 18 episode 'TV event' is still something I am trying to piece together in my head even months after finishing it. I had the box set for Christmas so may well be diving back in. That ending though….yeesh.
French cannibal horror / coming of age drama Raw proved effective if disturbing and distasteful but has certainly stuck in my head. However, the latest entry in a once beloved saga, Alien Covenant was very underwhelming, having more in common with the tiresome Prometheus than the Alien movies. Then I stumbled upon Netflix movie Gerald's Game, a surprising, engrossing and creepy-as-hell Stephen King Adaptation.
I finished (at least the story) of the highly acclaimed and heavily hyped The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and as if testament to just how much fun and appealing that game was and still is to me, I still find myself going back to finish every shrine, find every weapon and do at least the majority of side-quests. I even recently purchased the season pass. Yeah I can't get enough of this game.
The highly anticipated Blade Runner 2049 disappointed, with a plodding pace, forgettable visuals and was only marginally saved by a good turn from Harrison Ford. However all was not lost as November rolled around and the much anticipated Super Mario Odyssey was finally released … and proved to be everything I had hoped it would be. Add to this I finally got my hands on the highly acclaimed Japanese animation Your Name which proved to be a decidedly clever and thought-provoking body-swap drama.
So we come to December and particular stand-outs were Despicable Me 3 and the otherwise maligned Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Bigger name movies like Spider-Man Homecoming and even Star Wars The Last Jedi didn't fair as well for me but still had their moments. With Christmas upon us again, I always enjoy writing these look backs and considering the movies that will eventually make up my Top Ten. I'll have that particular post out on New Years Eve, so please drop by then and check it out.
I also managed to get my hands on a new phone. Previously and for about 3 years I've had the Samsung S6. However now I have the recently released iPhone 8, which I'm loving so far and along with my iPad, that's me all Apple'd-up going into the year ahead.
So there we have it. That was my 2017 in two big entertainment nutshells.
Roll on 2018.
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Facebook – 10 Years of Legal Issues and Still Counting
LPP Law
Written by Edwin Lee
Facebook, arguably the world's most successful and influential social networking site, has just turned 10 last month.
On 4 February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched The Facebook from his Harvard dorm room. Originally intended to just serve as a social networking site exclusively for university and college students in the United States, Facebook has since grown by leaps and bounds to become the largest social networking site in the world.
Facebook has attracted 1.23 billion users worldwide so far, and reportedly earned $7.9 billion in revenue in 2013.
Facebook made a grand entrance into Nasdaq stock exchange when it went public in May 2012 by having one of the largest initial public offerings in Internet history, and it continues to make headlines every now and then, the latest being the acquisition of WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion (Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in April 2012, just before it went public).
This article is not intended to talk about how awesome Facebook is, or the benefits or changes that Facebook has brought to our daily lives (for better or worse).
This article is meant to set out the various social and legal implications arising from the rapid growth and widespread use of Facebook in the last 10 years.
In this article, reference will be made to Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities ("Facebook's Terms"), which is essentially the main document that sets out the terms of use that governs the relationship between Facebook with users and others who interact with Facebook. Violation of any provisions under Facebook's Terms will result in the individual's Facebook account being terminated or suspended.
Posting third party content
Very often, we find users posting contents such as text, graphics, photos or videos not belonging to theirs on Facebook without realising that such actions could potentially amount to infringement of copyright law which can result in both criminal and civil liability.
According to Facebook's Terms, users are not allowed to post content that infringes or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law. Facebook has set up a special tool to enable users to report to Facebook if their intellectual property rights have been infringed by other users.
Facebook has the right to take down the infringing content upon receipt of such a report. It also states that repeated or continuous infringement of other's intellectual property rights may result in the individual's Facebook account being terminated or disabled by Facebook.
Who owns and controls your content?
When Facebook first started, it tried to claim ownership over all contents posted on Facebook. This had, of course, resulted in much criticism, which prompted Facebook to change its terms of use.
The Facebook's Terms now state that all users own all of the content and information they post on Facebook, and they give Facebook a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any content that users post on Facebook.
Facebook also tried to remove a sentence from the Facebook's Terms saying that "the license will automatically end when the user removes the content", and this had again caused an uproar, forcing Facebook to restore that particular sentence.
Disclosure of sensitive or confidential information
The ease of posting information online and the desire to share (or show-off) information have resulted in instances where users (knowingly or unintentionally) leak sensitive or confidential information (such as trade secret, corporate intelligence or financial disclosure in violation of securities laws) to the public.
We all know what once information gets published on the Internet, it will never get deleted.
The instantaneous and far-reaching nature of social networking makes it difficult for users to recall information that has gone public. The implication can be very serious because for information to remain confidential, it must have the necessary "quality of confidence". The confidential information will lose its confidential nature the moment it is disclosed to the public.
Lawsuits alleging defamation based on content posted on social networking sites such as Facebook are on the rise.
A defamation claim may be actionable when a person has published words which connote any imputation which may tend "to lower the other person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally", "cut him off from society" or "to expose him to hatred, contempt or ridicule".
Courts have ruled that posting on Facebook amounts to a publication to the world at large. Facebook's Terms require users not to post content that is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence, or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence. Users should, therefore, avoid making statements that are harmful, offensive or inflammatory.
Cyber-stalking and cyber-bullying
Stalking and bullying that used to only take place in real life, are now also happening on the Internet, particularly on social networking sites.
Many users tend to post too much of personal information on their profile pages, which enables anyone with access to that information to stalk them. What is more worrying is, many users are not aware that everything posted on Facebook is by default made public, and it is up to the users to restrict the access to the information to just friends or family.
Cyber-bullying can take many forms, such as posting hurtful or threatening messages on users' page, spreading false rumours online, starting pages to ridicule or spread gossip about individuals, or circulating embarrassing or compromising pictures about individuals.
It has been reported in the newspapers that many teenagers have committed suicide or suffered from anxiety and depression due to cyber-stalking and cyber-bullying that they had experienced on social networking sites. Facebook's Terms explicitly state that users are not allowed to bully, intimidate or harass any other users on Facebook, or use Facebook to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious or discriminatory.
Electronic discovery
Lawyers and prosecutors have resorted to fishing for evidence from information posted on Facebook.
Some have even applied for court orders to obtain such information. In one instance, a photo of a wife hugging an unidentified man on Facebook was accepted as evidence to support a claim for adultery. In another instance, an accused person's web chat history was admitted to prove intent to kill in a murder trial.
Many companies and businesses have leveraged on the use of Facebook as a marketing tool as it provides a platform for much more interactive communications between companies and customers.
Companies will be able to gather information of users who have liked their pages and use that information to sell products and/or services to the customers. The Facebook's Terms state very clearly that if you wish to collect information from your users, you must obtain their consent, make it clear that it is you (and not Facebook) are the one collecting their information, and publish a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it.
Employers and Schools
It is becoming increasingly common for employers to use Facebook to vet current and potential candidates for employment and background check.
Some employers have even used information gathered from Facebook as a basis for firing or taking disciplinary action against employees. In the United States, this kind of conduct has been held to have violated the National Labour Relation Act. In Germany, a new law has been passed to prohibit employers from discriminating against potential candidates based on what they do in their private time.
Schools and universities have also used information found on students' Facebook pages as grounds for disciplinary action and suspension. This has, of course, caused much controversy, and blurred the line between protecting one's privacy and relying on public information found on social networking sites.
The above are just some of the many legal issues that have arisen over the years, and the legal issues will continue to evolve and counting, as Facebook marches into the next decade.
To cite an example, a German data protection commissioner has recently raised his concern that the deal between Facebook and WhatsApp may lead to serious data protection issues as WhatsApp's users' personal data will likely be merged with Facebook data for users profiling and commercial exploitation for advertising purposes.
This article was written by Edwin Lee Yong Cieh, Partner of LPP Law – law firm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (+6016 928 6130, [email protected]). Feel free to contact him if you have any queries.
This article was first published in CHIP Magazine Malaysia.
The view expressed in this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter and does not constitute professional legal advice. You are advised to seek proper legal advice for your specific situation.
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This blog is deployed on GitHub User Pages with Wercker.

First, I’ve follow the Hugo User Guide to deploy with Wercker. But it deploy on Github project pages and not Github User pages. You can use the Hugo user guide first than replace your wercker.yml file with the following one.

I’m planning to use Hugo as my personal blog generator. So, i’ve created a repository in Github Rocket-Vision that hold my not build blog.

Then I use Wercker to build and deploy on the Github User Page repository.

Configure Wercker file

To build and deploy on Wercker, you need a wercker.yml configuration file.

Build steps

I use the arjen/hugo-build@1.6.1 step to build Hugo.

I’ve defined the theme: herring-cove and decide to not publish the drafts

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First, I need to install Git to be able to push in the right repository. It’s done by the install-packages step.

Then, I need to push into the juliengarcia.github.io and not in the Rocket-Vision. So, I use the leipert/git-push@0.7.6 step.

I configure the git token (gh_oauth param) and destination repository (repo: juliengarcia/juliengarcia.github.io param)

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Now, on every push on Rocket-Vision repository, the hugo website is build then deploy on the juliengarcia.github.io repository and available on http://juliengarcia.github.io

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Easyjet is offering discount Covid tests for passengers - here's how much they cost
Tuesday, 1st December 2020, 1:27 pm
Updated Tuesday, 1st December 2020, 1:27 pm
Easyjet is offering discounted Covid-19 tests for travellers, in an effort to boost demand for air travel.
The budget airline has agreed a deal with two private testing firms, meaning travellers will be able to get a test at a cheaper rate.
Tests from £75
Easyjet customers will be able to buy a home testing kit from Confirm testing for £75, or from CityDoc for £100.
These tests are offered at a discounted rate, with the retail price normally £119 and £185, respectively. A test in a clinic is also available through CityDoc for £150. This normally costs £200.
Testing has now become a requirement for entry to several of Easyjet's most popular holiday destinations, including Spain, Italy and Germany.
The cut-price tests mark a step forward in helping to get the travel industry up and running again, along with the reduced quarantine later this month.
From 15 December, people who arrive in England from high-risk countries will be able to end their self-isolation period early if they receive a negative test that is taken five days after they land.
Easyjet chief executive, Johan Lundgren, said, "I'm really pleased to be able to offer our customers convenient testing options at cheaper rates than are widely available on the market.
"This, coupled with the news that quarantine can be reduced with a negative test, is a key step towards travel getting back to normal.
"We continue to push for testing the efficacy of rapid testing technologies like antigen and Lamp testing which could be undertaken on departure at the airport and for further reducing quarantine, making it easier and less onerous for people to travel."
20% capacity
Easyjet has said it expects to fly no more than around 20 per cent of its planned capacity for the rest of this year, due to ongoing travel restrictions.
The company also recently recorded its first annual loss in its history by £1.27 billion.
However, improvements in testing and the possibility of a vaccine rollout in the coming weeks or months marks welcome news for the struggling travel industry. A coronavirus testing facility opened at Gatwick Airport on 1 December, allowing passengers and airport staff to get a test for £60 each, and the general public for £99.


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Inna Klein was told she couldn't unseat Judge Jose Longoria.
Klein beats odds with support of family, friends Inna Klein was told she couldn't unseat Judge Jose Longoria. Check out this story on caller.com: http://callertim.es/2iYcbLI
Krista M Torralva, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Published 5:43 p.m. CT Jan. 2, 2017
Incoming 214th District Judge Inna Klein (right) being sworn in by 319th District Judge David Stith, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, during a special ceremony at her home.(Photo: Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times)Buy Photo
Klein had no political experience and little name recognition. Longoria, a Democrat, was a four-time incumbent of the 214th district court and equipped with a wealth of campaign finances.
The local Republican party pitted candidates against Longoria before and lost. Its members didn't plan to try again in 2016.
But Klein approached the party. Klein, a Russian native whose family moved to the United States when she was a child to escape the Soviet Union, had been in Longoria's court before. She'd appeared before him as a prosecutor and as a citizen during her 2008 divorce. She knew lawyers who had lamented what they said was unfair treatment by Longoria.
Longoria has previously denied ruling unfairly and has defended his orders in civil, family and criminal cases. He did not return Caller-Times requests for comment for this article.
Klein wanted to run against Longoria, she told Brandey Batey, a friend and local Republican party vice chair.
"And I thought, 'Couldn't you start just a wee bit smaller?'" Batey said.
But Klein was determined. Seventeen months later, Klein won the November election by more than 53 percent of the vote.
"We did it. We did it," Batey cried on the phone to Klein from the Nueces County Courthouse where results were posted on Election night.
Jose Longoria (left) and Inna Klein, candidates for district judge, 214th judicial court; participate in the League of Women Voters-Corpus Christi candidate forum Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Corpus Christi City Hall. (Photo: Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times)
In a private ceremony at her home Sunday, fellow Republican Judge David Stith legally swore Klein in to office and Tuesday will be her first day on the bench.
Klein will have a public swearing-in ceremony Jan. 27 at the Nueces County Courthouse.
Finding an identity
Dinners in the Klein house start with Bella Rogoff, Klein's daughter from her first marriage, reciting a Hebrew prayer. Across the round table, her stepbrother, Alex Klein, finishes with a Christian prayer. Inna Klein and Rogoff are Jewish. Her husband, lawyer David Klein, and his son are Lutheran.
The 13-year-old seventh grader and 16-year-old high school junior traditionally eat with their parents before rushing off to finish homework or catch up with friends.
Inna Klein said her identity is deeply rooted in family. She started each forum and debate with the same introduction:
"I am Inna Klein. I am a wife, a mom, a daughter, a sister and a pet owner."
Incoming 214th District Judge Inna Klein stands with her family Alex Klein, 16, (from left) Bella Rogoff, 13, Klein and husband David Klein, after she was sworn in Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, by 319th District Judge David Stith. (Photo: Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times)
Even Marvel, the family's 2-year-old black Newfoundland that waits by the dinner table for last morsels, got a nod.
Maintaining family dinners during the grueling campaign was a priority, Klein said.
"It was important to keep some sort of normalcy," she said.
She does not have strong roots, however, in her party affiliation. Declaring a party and putting a label on herself was confusing and challenging, Klein said.
In Massachusetts, where Klein became a U.S. citizen at age 23, went to college and started her legal career, judges are appointed.
Though Klein typically votes conservatively, she said, she had not identified with a political party.
"The whole thing was very difficult when it came to identifying myself," Klein said. "The judge's robe is not blue or red for a reason."
Building support
Klein set out in 2015 with a small group of supporters and limited finances.
A tightknit group of lawyers told her she had their vote, but were hesitant to show public support, Batey said. If Klein lost, the lawyers still had to practice in Longoria's court. Any financial contributions would show on campaign finance reports.
Defense lawyer Chris Dorsey and wife, Nueces County prosecutor Jenny Dorsey, were among the few who from the beginning campaigned for Klein. The couple were longtime friends of David and Inna Klein. The Kleins were wed in the Dorseys' backyard.
"There was no doubt we'd support Inna," Dorsey said.
Batey had never run a campaign before. But as she and Klein met with consultants whose fees ranged from $16,000 to about $50,000, Batey believed she could do the job for free.
Candidate Inna Klein for the 214th District Court talks on the phone before adjusting her campaign signs Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at Danny's Tire Service in Corpus Christi. (Photo: Gabe Hernandez, Caller-Times)
Nights and weekends were spent knocking on doors and handing out informational fliers. Klein booked lunch meetings and spoke at forums. But one of the pillars of their campaign was an aggressive social media presence that included a Facebook page dubbed "No Way Jose."
People who felt wronged in Longoria's court united on social media and rallied around Klein.
"It wasn't just six guys in the driveway drinking a beer and talking about how they got screwed in their divorce," David Klein said.
Inna Klein collected testimonials, which she carried in a 2-inch binder to debates and forums.
A significant turning point, Batey believes, is when Democrat Debbie Rios threw her support for Klein after losing in the primary. Rios' cousin, who'd worked on Rios' campaign, turned her attention to Klein.
Finding a new normal
The weight of 17 months on the campaign trail crashed down on Klein the day after the election, she said.
"The exhaustion just sunk in almost like a vegetative state," Klein said.
Days after the election, the family traveled to Israel for an already-planned birthday celebration for Bella.
Shortly after they returned, Klein went to Austin for new judges' school. As Klein navigates her way through the job as a state district court judge, she and her family said they will be finding a new normal with a different schedule and different responsibilities.
But they'll be more likely to sit down for dinner together again.
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Fiverr is one of the easiest ways to begin your journey to online success that's out there.
You put up some gigs featuring the best of your skills and sit back hoping for a sale. But after a couple weeks you've only received 1 or 2 sales, and this is discouraging.
This was me when I first started selling on Fiverr, and now I make hundreds every month doing virtually no work off of one single gig.
Let me share with you a couple insider tips and tricks that'll help you to gain more attention and potential sales on your gigs.
After reading this article I'm confident that you'll have gained applicable knowledge to use on your own gigs to generate more sales and higher profits.
My name is Jesse Hall and I'm the owner of TechUnmasked, a blog dedicated to helping people in their internet marketing travels. Articles like this one is just a hint at the stuff I help people with over at my blog and it's a passion I've developed over the years.
This isn't another one of those "do this and that for unexpected results!" type of article. The tips I'm about to show you have proven themselves time and time again to work, but it's not going to be an overnight success story.
These tricks are going to take dedication and persistence to execute, and they're not 100% guaranteed to work on every gig. Remember, in any situation persistence is key.
It's the 21st century, so by now most people have a smart phone, especially those of us in the IM business (if you don't have one, definitely go get one as they're extremely useful business tools).
In the app store for both Android and iOS users Fiverr has developed a highly useful app. It can be used to check your messages, sales, revenues, purchase a gig, etc..
The most useful feature on this app though is its push notifications. If you turn these on for the Fiverr app you'll instantly be notified about new orders and messages.
Since most of us have our phones on us all the time, this is a useful way to get in contact with potential buyers and respond to questions when you're away from your computer.
A fast reply time will make your buyer feel special and they'll be more likely to post a positive review. Who knows, maybe they'll tip you or become a repeat buyer!
Get out of the mind set that you have to be making thousands a month to be a business. It's not true, and the more you treat your gigs as a business the more professional you'll appear.
Getting out of the mindset that you're "just another freelancer" or you're "just another service" is the wrong way to go about it.
Instead treat it like it's your entire future. Put 100% of your effort to it because there arehundreds of other sellers who are making a comfortable living just off of this service.
The description is a very simple way to boost your gig rankings if done correctly, just like the descriptions of YouTube videos.
A simple way to get started on your description is to find similar gigs to what you're putting up that has a good description and is already ranking well.
From here you can either copy and paste the description and edit it to fit you, or just copy the basic style of it and write your own.
You always want your description to be informative about what they'll be receiving and why they should come to you. It's not necessarily a bad idea to briefly introduce yourself to help the buyer feel more psychologically connected.
Don't just go throwing up gigs at random – that's stupid.
Put yourself in the buyers shoes. Is what you're about to put up something you would buy?
If the answer is no, then that's probably the same answer a lot of other people which in turn is going to result in no sales and more frustration/demotivation.
Whatever service you decide to provide needs to be simple yet helpful. Make it appealing in a way that the buyer won't be able to refuse!
I always make it a habit to deliver in a day or less. Do this a couple times and your gig will be marked as "express delivery".
As you could probably guess, Fiverr likes express deliveries and so will your buyers.
I haven't found anywhere where this has been confirmed, but express gigs seem to rank better as well in the Fiverr search engine (which would make sense).
It can sometimes be difficult to deliver in a day or less, so it's okay if you don't all the time. Remember you can put your gigs on "vacation mode" if you're going to be unavailable for an extended period of time.
Lets face it, there's just some people who aren't the sharpest tool in the shed.
It's nearly 100% guaranteed that at some point in your business venture you'll deal with someone who just isn't all that smart and it can be very frustrating.
The biggest mistake you can make is to be rude to them whether they're a customer or not. A rude comment can cause them to leave a nasty review, and 1 review like that will kill your gig and make leveling up much harder.
It's hard to do, but in the reality of business the customer is always right.
Not all gigs need to have a sample video, but this is for those that do.
If you have a different section in the video you'd like to be displayed, there's a simple way to fix that. Go to your gig and click "edit video".
From here, click on "gallery" and this will take you to where your video is. Scroll down until you see it, then hover over the top right corner of the video and click on the edit button (square with a pencil on it).
Now you can simply fast forward or backward to the part you want to be displayed as the thumbnail and click "set as preview". It may take a day or so for the changes to appear, so be patient.
I've experimented with this in the past and found it's drove a lot more sales if the preview is on the right spot. Try to find something that displayed the main part of your video and sticks out from everything else in the results.
These are just a few of many things you can do to improve your gig, but these have proven the must successful in my experience.
You can find more tips from varying sellers over at the Fiverr forum.
If you have any questions feel free to ask them below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible with a response!


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An 8 cylinder, rear wheel drive, all-independent suspension sports car that weighs under 3,500 pounds, all for around $10,000, is a profile that's hard to ignore when shopping for performance on a budget.
The C4 Corvette is often overlooked by car enthusiasts, as are most American cars from the 80's and early 90's. Tightening emission standards robbed horsepower and styling of the era wasn't always what you would call "classic". The C4 Corvette though always managed to shine through as an icon of its era and if you search for the right years of the generation, you are going to get a great performance bargain. With proper maintenance and basic set-up, the C4 would be very capable at a road course, autocross, or spirited driving around town. The key is knowing those ideal years within the generation that get you the best platform for the value.
The 13 model years from 1984 to 1996 brought 4 different motors, 2 different manual transmissions, mid-generation interior and exterior refreshes, and 3 different suspension packages in most years, so there is a lot of information to sift through on the C4 generation. This guide will take you through the years of the C4 generation, focusing on key performance and durability progressions, and hopefully a step closer to finding the right car for you.
Since we're geared towards finding bargain performance value for a newer track or sports car enthusiast, the breakdown leaves out the ZR-1 and Grand Sport models due to their collector car status. Also left out of guide are the automatic transmission options. While they're fine for cruising around town, the automatic 4 speed transmissions of the era just aren't how to experience the performance of driving a C4 Corvette.
AVOIDING THE EARLY YEARS
The first model year was also the only year the C4 generation came with the L83, a 5.7L small block V8 equipped with the Cross-Fire injection system. Thank goodness it was short lived as the motor only produced a measly 205 hp at 4,300 rpm, though a more modest 290 ft-lb of torque @ 2,800rpm. Still, the motor was only enough to send the Corvette to 0-60 mph in just under 7 seconds. In 1984 these may have been quick cars, but today you'll find a whole host of affordable cars that would accelerate right past this past year Corvette. To be fair, the L83 represents the very early days of electronic fuel injection as emission regulations forced carbureted motors into the history books. The top end of the motor, with its dual throttle body injection system and highly restrictive intake manifold, wasn't fully developed and just left owners with a fussy and slow sports car.
1986 Corvette interior (Image source: Bringatrailer)
In 1985 though, Chevrolet introduced the L98 small block motor into the Corvette. With its Tuned Port Injection (TPI), the motor produced a mild 230 hp @ 4,000 rpm but a grin inducing 330 ft-lb of torque at 3,000 rpm. Corvettes with the L98 motor are really a blast to drive around town. The lower half of the rpm range provides plenty of fun as you put the torque down to the pavement. However, once you start to wind the motor out past 4,000 rpm, it runs out of breath quickly. Like the L83, the motor is held back by a restrictive intake system, but still, the low end torque and the wide array of small block Chevy aftermarket parts available give these years Corvettes potential. What holds them back though is the manual transmission.
From 1984 to 1988, Corvettes came with the Doug Nash 4+3 manual transmission. The transmission is effectively a Borg Warner Super T-10 4 speed with an automatic overdrive system mated to the back end. The automatic overdrive of this hybrid transmission is where it goes wrong for these year Corvettes. The transmission was plagued by reliability issues as owners frequently lost a functioning overdrive system. Having just Super T-10 4 speed doesn't sound too bad, but the reverse gear is part of the overdrive system as well. If the overdrive fails, you have now also lost reverse. Keeping up on maintenance, as the overdrive section has its own fluid and filter, and clutching in and out of the overdrive can help the reliability but it is just best to stay away from these transmissions. An article on Jalopnik explains the engineering behind the transmission well if you are interested in learning more.
1989, THE ARRIVAL OF THE ZF 6-SPEED
Finally, beginning in 1989, Corvettes were equipped with the ZF-6 speed transmission. A durable transmission manufactured by German car parts maker, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, who was also a major transmission supplier to Ford in the 1980's. The top two gears were manually selected overdrives, as typical of a 6-speed manual transmission, with no automatic hybrid system subject to failing. Many C4 owners will swear this only transmission they would want to own in this generation of Corvettes. The ZF-6 would stick with the Corvette all the way until the end of the generation in 1996.
The L98 engine is still powering the Corvette, which had received a bump in horsepower and torque, now at 240 hp and 345 ft-lb, two years earlier as a result of hydraulic rollers and an improved exhaust system. 1989 really marked the start of where the full powertrain was worthy of the Corvette name. The L98 motor and ZF-6 transmission combination stayed until 1991. These year Corvettes make great driving cars and excellent candidates for autocross today.
Chevrolet had created the Corvette Challenge car in the late 80's following a period of dominating SCCA showroom class racing. So much so that the Corvette was eventually banned and the SCCA gave the Corvette its own race series, the Corvette Challenge. The dedication to performance of these years also made it to the suspensions of the road going Corvettes. The 1989 to 1991 base model Corvettes had some of the sportiest suspension set-ups of the generation. Even more, the Z51 suspension package in 1989 and 1990 had the same sway bar sizes and spring rates as the race going Corvette Challenge cars. 1989 also introduced the J55 Heavy Duty brake package which offered larger rotors and calipers at the front axle over the base JL9 brake package.
1989 Chevrolet Corvette Challenge Car (Image: Bringatrailer)
In 1990, the Corvette got an interior refresh to go with the introduction of the driver side air bag at the steering wheel. The digital dash of the 80s was replaced with analog gauges, though a small digital screen still took center stage to primarily display speed, fuel level, and mileage.
Digital dash of the 1984 – 1989 Corvettes
In 1991, the Corvette got its mid-generation exterior refresh that softened up some edges, replaced the circular taillights with rounded corner square lights. The black, mid-body, trim band around the Corvette was now color matched with the body. The side marker lights up front were now continuous from the front to the side of the bumper. Overall, to many, the refresh offered an upgrade in styling. 1991 would be the only year that owners would get the new styling along with the L98 engine, making it a very unique year.
1992 BRINGS HORSEPOWER
The L98 motor was retired after 7 years of powering the Corvette, then in came the LT1 in 1992. The new 5.7 liter small block V8 brought the Corvette right to the 300 horsepower milestone, peaking at a higher 5,000 rpm. The motor brought an extra 60 hp and an extra 1,000 rpm to the power band compared to its predecessor. However, torque dropped to 330 ft-lb at 4,000 rpm. Some of the low end brute was lost with transition to the LT1, but the top end of the motor was immensely improved. In 1993 though, a new cam profile brought the torque back up to 340 ft-lb at a lower 3,600 rpm. The result was now a 0 to 60 mph time of around 5.7 seconds.
1993 Corvette in Medium Quasar Blue Metallic (Image source: Bringatrailer)
The LT1 had some new, unique features compared to the traditional Chevy small block, in the Opti-spark ignition and a reverse cooling set-up. The Opti-spark brought the distributor to the front of the motor, just behind the water pump, and while it brought many advancements to the ignition system, it also became a sore spot on the Corvette. The Opti-spark was prone to collecting moisture inside the unit. The moisture interferes with the optical sensors and it loses the ability to properly to distribute spark, leaving the engine running rough or not running at all. Placing the Opti-spark underneath the water pump, which had its weep hole right near-by, was a precarious decision by GM engineers. Not to mention if the Opti-spark does fail, you now have to completely remove the water pump to replace it. The Opti-spark has brought a lot of frustration to Corvette owners, to say the least.
1995 BRINGS REFINEMENT
In 1995 though, Chevrolet introduced a revised Opti-spark design for the LT1, which most notably featured a venting system that placed a vacuum line between the distributor housing and the throttle body. The passing years have shown that the updated design is much more reliable than the earlier version, which otherwise distracted from a great motor. The LT1 was also used in the early 4th generation F-body, the Impala, and other models as lower power variants. The motor was a popular choice for Chevrolet which also means there is a plenty of parts, both OEM and in aftermarket upgrades, available if you need replacements or want to build up the motor. The ECM in in these years was also based on a MAF sensor, rather than Speed Density, and became much easier to properly tune than the earlier LT1 years. 1995 is also the last year for OBDI, with OBDII introduced in 1996.
Also in 1995, the J55 Heavy Duty brake package became standard issue on all Corvettes. This is the same brake package that came with the Z51 models from 1989 and up. The 13" diameter rotors with larger calipers provided much better braking performance than the old base (JL9) brake package. The year prior also introduced passenger side air bags, R134a based air conditioning, and some additional interior refinements. R134a refrigerant is what is still used in modern cars. With it, you at least have the ability to easily service your A/C system which is a nice luxury to have for hot climates.
LT4 Motor
In 1996, the final year of the C4 Corvette, Chevrolet introduced the LT4 motor to all manual transmission models. The LT4 was a LT1 block with upgraded heads, valve train, and other improvements that saw the horsepower jump to 330 @ 5,800 rpm. Many believe Chevrolet was conservative with the published horsepower rating as to not detract from the introduction of the LS1 in the 1997 Corvette which had 345 horsepower. Either way, you definitely feel the extra horses when driving an LT4, especially at the top end. If you are looking to buy a C4 Corvette with the intent to spend some time on large road courses, this is the ideal motor and car to have.
If you are looking to do autocross: 1989 – 91 Corvette
If you are looking to do track days: 1996 Corvette LT4 or a 1995 Corvette for a lower price point.
If you are looking for a great weekend sports car: 1995 Corvette (lots of refinement with a great price point)
Ultimately, any Corvette from 1989 to 1996 with the ZF 6 speed transmission would be a great weekend sports car. If you like the retro styling, go for 1989. If you like the upgraded styling with easy low end torque, go for 1991. Even though 1992-1994 were more prone to Opti-spark issues, those can be overcome with aftermarket replacements (particularly, if you have the DIY passion). The buying price will increase with the newer model years, the refinements have made them more desirable, but even then there will still be plenty of cars available in good shape at around $10,000.
For those looking to head the track for some weekend thrills, check out our starter's guide to track preparing your C4 Corvette.
This buying guide should just be the start of your research if you are looking to purchase a C4. There are still some quirks not mentioned here and some tricky maintenance you'll want to be aware of as these cars now 25 to 30 years old. Topics like the slave cylinder, the dual mass flywheel, or the FX3 adjustable suspension are good places to look into. The research is an important part of the journey, so keep it going.
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