Yaya Jammeh, a rock-ribbed divisive dictator who rules Gambia with a clench fist accordingly, with mysterious spiritual ideology and brilliantly fooled many of his platoon of armed guards, professing of having a third eye and forfeited himself with deceptive psychological powers which many would fell on his sword. It's difficult to fathom his incestuous relationship with religious leaders who glorifies his sins and shortcomings as never to be mentioned in the parlors, his transgressions against the Gambian citizens makes other known dictators around the world crimes seem trivial and he doesn't care what anyone else thinks except his trophy wife. His dependence on spiritual adviser has ruin our economy, continue to witch hunt people, and sadly has brought with it a reign of terror— anyone who doesn't adhere to praising Yaya Jammeh or is viewed as a threat to his power — have been rounded up in jail or exterminated. This continues to be a nagging concern for all Gambians.
He is strangely reticent about the everyday hardships that bedevil the lives of the poor Gambians — particularly women and youths, lacks similar sympathy for our struggling farmers, and opposition members according to him are meant to be killed or jailed for treason. What baffles most Gambians is— he throws Gambia's national wallet opens to musicians, foreigners, and his undeserving friends for admiration whiles he does the bare minimum for Gambians. Oddly enough, it is very troubling for 22years, this man whom was entrusted with safeguarding the life of the former Gambian president, took over the country by the barrel of the gun with an ego of self-entitlement to everything and he is very well known for his unanimous calumnious statements despite staining our country with his albatross scandals. He continues peddling his narrow minded political aims which does not fit Gambia, whiles tapping the empathy and sorrow of many unsuspecting Gambians as a crybaby victim of anathema, sadly with a bold straight face despite all of the tortures, extrajudicial killings and breaking our Central bank broad daylight.
As the saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me". Gambians are fatigue by the rancor lately between Yaya Jammeh and the civilians, they are more fatigued by endless court proceedings, and rightly disdained about his use of excessive force against our women and elderly men. We are further confused by the bad tone set by his administration, especially with his laundry list of numerous executive orders that impose policies against our will. The fact is that, the ramifications of his policies, whether with good or bad intentions, their consequences will be around with us to deal with for a long time. Yaya Jammeh does confessed to crimes during overheated crusades of bad news especially when he is cornered, but does not admit any wrong doing, rather— wants his surrogates defending his character, or flatly denying charges for him. Well, now he has more explaining to do because many of his actions has an odor about it that won't be easily perfumed.
The man who took over Gambia with the naive belief that rampant corruption, breaking the barriers of tribalism in work place, extending privilege to all, reignited dozens of conspiracy theories in Gambian minds about the first republic and he vowed all what was needed was to trust him with a fresh start to lead Gambia to prosperous nation the west would be coming to seek jobs as maids. Okay that was funny! It is hard to comprehend today and it is equally troubling that those were words of Yaya Jammeh. He tapped danced all over everything he accused of PPP and become extraordinarily skilled now in looting nations resources, seizing properties, stubbornly devotion to his thorny agenda policies, reshaping the nation to match his vision, blaming colonialism for all our problems, very oppressive, our economy is in a free fall, Gambia is stained with blood prints, human rights problems continue to fester and made Gambia very isolated regime. After what Gambians went through for twenty-two years, words are not enough to thrill us anymore. What worries most Gambians is election is around the corner but Yaya Jammeh isn't deterred by the failing economy, he isn't bordered by the hardship around the country, he is more resolute on terrorizing Gambians, more lethal, continues his arresting spree of Gambia and endangers people of all political persuasions.
Here is the answer from him though hard to swallow. According to Yaya Jammeh's internal numbers which he shared with the country months ago during his tour in May 2016, there are over one million Gambians and eight hundred thousand foreigners in "his" country. So you do the math and ask yourself if his social re-engineering is a success. Let's recap 1994 to date events that is worthy of the nation to remember. When Gambian journalists started asking questions that he seemingly had no clear answers, he started burning media houses such as radio one FM and independent newspaper, killing journalist like Ebrima Chief manner and Deida hydara etc. When Koro Ceesay questioned the junta about stealing from government coffers, they beat him to death and burnt him off in his car. When patriot military personnel were concerned about their reputations being ruined by bandits like Yaya Jammeh, he exterminated them all and lied about coup inNovember 11th. After the commissions of inquiry, he set- up exonerated first republic of any wrong doings he accused them of, he shields the records and justice Algahly mysteriously died. Fast forward to 2016, when Solo Sandeng ask for reformed, he beat him to death and they buried him "like a dog" according to lawyer Darboe. When Lawyer Darboe and his executives asked for his body, he was given 3 years in jail sentence. When Tina Faal got fed up and left the APRC party, she was accused and kidnapped at mile 2 prison. When the youth asked for jobs, he showed them the high seas for backway travelling. So when he asks for our vote this time, we shall not be fool again. So does Gambia deserve another five more years of this hell? You be the judge.
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Live in Tokyo est un album du pianiste de jazz américain Brad Mehldau sorti en 2004 chez Nonesuch Records. C'est son deuxième album enregistré en piano solo, et son troisième album live.

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La version japonaise du disque est différente :
 CD 1

 CD 2

Personnel
 Brad Mehldau - piano

Références

Album de Brad Mehldau
Album publié par Nonesuch Records
Album live sorti en 2004
Album en solo
Album de piano

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The video from my recent mug.org visit is now online. It's my ZFS introduction, as well as a brief talk about Ed Mastery.
I had originally planned a talk about ed(1), but the ZFS talk went too long. (That first speaker was a real blabbermouth.) Instead, they asked me to talk about why the book was a secret, how I arranged sponsorship for that book, and how the various versions of that book came to be.
This talk is a little rough, because I wasn't prepared to give it. I completely winged the whole thing.
It's also the first talk where I drop the F-bomb, live and on camera. Because I have to rehearse my talks beforehand if I want to eliminate the cussing.
My talk from BSDCan 2017, on the OpenBSD Web Stack, is now live. It appeared a couple of weeks ago, but I only found it now.
I've updated my YouTube playlist with all of these, as well as a couple older talks I missed and a BSDNow interview.


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Stat Health Systems commences software rollout
Written by Simon James on 06 March 2011 .
Stat Health Systems has commenced the rollout of their new practice software for both general and specialist practice, dubbed 'Stat'. As a fully integrated solution, the product contains both clinical and practice management features, including billing, claiming and appointment functionality.
Stat has been in live beta testing since August 2010. Since this time the company has migrated its prescribing data system to MIMS, having originally developed the software to use a competing solution from First DataBank.
Carla Doolan, Stat Health System's Sales and Marketing Manager touted the product's flexible 'multi function interface' as a major strength of the software: "This allows the user to commence a new action without completing the previous action. The user has the flexibility to return to the incomplete task at any time, and can be progressing an unlimited number of tasks. This was the most frequently requested feature from the market when initial user requirement surveys were undertaken.
"All initial screen designs are referred back to our focus group, which consists of doctors, nursing and practice administration staff for their input. This liaison with the market will continue to be a focus of ours."
Ms Doolan also listed other notable features of the product, including fine grained security controls, a task manager and a recall manager with audit functionality, and user definable macros to speed up common tasks.
With the intention of focusing solely on their own product as the rollout continues, the company has announced that it will be ceasing support of its Stat Online Claiming System (SOCS) and Stat Services support at the end of June 2011.
Stat is being sold on a 'concurrent user' basis, with customers given the option to pay for ongoing annual licence fees in monthly instalments, should they so wish.

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When it comes to exercise, one of the main things that can put people off is the cost of joining a gym. Although you can find lots of affordable offers, often they're not the best quality and they're packed full of people at all hours of the day.
Before the days of YouTube, it used to be impossible to follow workout routines and classes at home unless you went out and bought a DVD. Now, there are lots of videos and routines available online for free. Ranging from 15 minutes to an hour long, you can switch and change up your workout every single day if you wanted to. For examples, you can visit YouTube here.
If you're going to be doing your own workouts at home, it may be worth investing in some of your own weights. Whether you're buying the smaller handheld weights that perfectly accompany a routine or larger weights that help tone and build muscle - having your own set at home is a great way to motivate you to work out whenever you've got a spare minute.
If you enjoy having your own weights at home, you may want to consider setting up your own home gym, space permitting. Although it will be more expensive, to begin with, having your own gym at home means you never have to pay for your membership. Also, having your gym in a place that is easily accessible means that you're much more likely to go and workout as it means you don't have to leave your house.
If you want to start working out at home, you can visit home gym equipment store.
If you don't like to exercise on your own, consider inviting a friend over to join you. Whether you do some training in your garden, workout in your home gym or you go for a run around your local area - working out with a friend might help keep you more motivated.
If you're looking for some inspiration for ways to work out at home, following fitness bloggers and influencers is a great place to start. Often they'll post videos of the workouts they're doing at home, helping give you new and fun inspiration every day. If they're not posting video routines you'll find them sharing their favourite snacks, how they stay motivated and they're top tips for working out. It's a win-win situation! For inspiration on who to follow, try searching #fitnessbloggers on Instagram.
Are you looking to start getting fit at home? What are your goals and plans? Let me know in the comment section below.


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Qasam UDaanjhalle Kii
Amit Sharma	Rides, Travel	 June 5, 2011 3 Minutes
When this rider was little and rode bikes only as a pillion (or sitting on the tank), he dreamt of a place. A place high up in the mountains. A place where the landscape was white and brown, and the sky was bluest. A place where the terrain was unforgiving but the people were friendly, where monks lived, where kids were as pretty as dolls, where houses were clustered atop hills. A place where it was scorching hot out in the sun and chilling in the shade just at the distance of a few feet. A "cold desert" which was nowhere near Antarctica!
The place where, as he would later know, riders would go in big numbers every year. The place which would later become one of the hottest tourism spots in the country, where a major TV reality show's first season would be shot, where a motorcycle company would organise an annual trip to.
But before all that, for him it was the place where Dara and Karan went on horsebacks to capture Yogi Thakur, who was out of jail and wanted revenge on his old accomplice Raja Singh, and Bacchulal of Akaalgadh fame spoke the immortal words "क़सम उड़ानझल्ले की" (qasam udaanjhalle ki).
Err what??? Are you wondering whether I have lost it completely?
Ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about the movie Joshilaay, the one which began as a Shekhar Kapur movie, but couldn't be completed as such. It still is one of my favourite films to relax with. One of the reasons for this is Shekhar Kapur's direction in the first half, another being R. D. Burman's score, then there's Anil Kapoor's on-screen attitude, and Satish Kaushik with his inimitable dialogue delivery. But more than that, what drew me, the little would-be-rider, into this movie was the unique looking "desert". Never before had I seen a place so beautiful and interesting being portrayed as a badland. Before Joshilaay, deserts and tough places were always amidst the sands of Rajasthan or rocks of Karnataka. Which is why this movie took me in so deeply. Joshilaay introduced me to the dream that is Ladakh.
Years later, I would see another movie. Not so commercial. Never seen at the theatres. The only popular star this movie has is Danny Denzongpa. And if you cared enough, Raj Zutshi. Set in Ladakh, shot in Ladakh, with dialogues in Hindi and Ladakhi. The cinematography and direction wowed me again, but in a manner different from that of Joshilaay. It wasn't a hero film or an epic film. It was a sensitive film, telling an intricate story of a girl, and her father. Frozen continued the dream I have had for so long.
But why am I telling you about this dream of mine? Because it is going to come true soon.
Amongst the two big & impactful pieces of news in my life, this one is more urgent and delightful. I am going to Ladakh after all these years of dreaming. Along with my steed.
Towards the end of this month, three of my friends and I are riding off from Jammu towards Leh. Yaay!!!
Preparations have begun. The countdown has started. I dream of Ladakh every day now. I plan to keep the blog updated with the preparations, and with the ride as and when it unfurls itself.
For you to enjoy, here's an all-time favourite song of mine from Joshilaay, and then a short scene from Shivajee Chandrabhushan's Frozen. Towards the middle of July, I plan to start sharing my impressions and interpretation of the land. Hope it lives up to whatever expectations you have from me 🙂
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We are excited to debut this updated version of the classic Marnie Dress! The waist has been given a wide band for an extra flattering look and there are now pockets for those of you that were wanting them! This version is gorgeous in a floral rayon with shades of lavender, mint green, and bright blue.


fundraising event of the year!
at Universal's Islands of Adventure!
The event will be held just inside the park gates. We will have private, after-hours access to a section of the park where we'll enjoy food and drink (three drinks per ticket), silent auction, 50/50 raffle and networking with the best industry talent from across the state. Proceeds from the event will benefit WIFT-FL's future scholarship and grant programs.
Parking is FREE after 6:00 P.M.!
Check out the video from last year's great event!
Early Bird ticket pricing will be in effect until November 9.
Standard ticket pricing will be in effect from November 9 to November 30.
From December 1 to December 5, "Week Of" pricing will be in effect.
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Even as you show your love to your dog, you need to be careful and observe specific rules when feeding them. You need to be well informed of the best treats that are meant for your dog so as not to cause any form of poisoning or health complication. The article highlights foods which are not healthy for your pet.
When you combine the dough with the yeast, you should cover it well so that your dog does not fist on it. When the dog consumes the dough that is increasing, it will keep doing so in the dog's stomach and which can be risky. Some of the effects of the dog eating the dog can include blockages and bloating which are painful, and you can learn here for more about the impact of raw dough.
The reason why your dog might suffer from kidney and liver failure can be as a result of them consuming grapes and raisins. With several types of treats and supplements available for the dog, you should keep grapes away from them. You can learn more here on the types of products that you can give to your dog.
You can think that chocolate is not dangerous for the dog, but unfortunately, they contain caffeine which affects the health of the dog. Too much caffeine from the chocolate may cause stomach issues and complications such as heavy panting, high blood pressure and other complications. Being very well informed about the best products for the dog can ensure that you avoid the dangerous ones and you can view this site for more.
Most of the pet lover does not have any qualms giving their dog's cooked bones, but it may prove to be a danger to the dog. Your pets will quickly attack the cooked bones because they are soft and then swallow the parts which may cause digestion issues. Giving your dog raw bones is the best way to prevent any unforeseen dangers and you can check here for more on the dog's products.
The candy and gum have artificial sweeteners which may be lethal for dogs. The low blood sugar level produced by the substance known xylitol which is present in candy and gum can lead to seizures and liver failure to your dog. It is important to be informed about the best way to protect your dog, and the candies and gums should not be close to your dog when you want it to have the best health.


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Aw NFL Naw: Football City, USA (Archrival Of Surf City, USA) (Week 11)
Posted by Dan MacRae | November 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pour yourself a glass of wine, dim the lights and dig into three McCain's Deep and Delicious cakes, it's time for Aw NFL Naw.
Looking At Costumed Men Prancing Around On Grass: Last week, I went from having no televised football (like I was a goddamned animal!) to having an absurd amount of it (like I was a goddamned supercool animal!). On Sunday, I dove face first into the world of NFL RedZone and it was glorious. It's like heroin dipped in KFC chicken skin good. Huzzah for RedZone and the NFL's weird supervillainy way to allow these things to happen. Bring on the barcodes on skulls, I'm ready. (Apologies to the Illuminati for giving away their plans for 2012.)
Rooms Where Shootings Happen, Also Dancing: On Tuesday, Giants wideout Victor Cruz was at a nightclub where a shooting took place. Cruz was 1) Unharmed 2) Not involved in the shooting in any capacity 3) Probably not wearing a Plaxico Burress/Cheddar Bob style of steppin' out sweatpants. Shootings that take place at locations where NFL players frequent aren't all that uncommon. In fact, it happens in all sorts of leagues. The Arena League is often dealing with players being at the scene of shootings at Chili's locations. It's just part of the nightlife. That said, it'd be a lot cooler and a lot more glamourous if the weapons used in these incidents weren't guns but something like a golden pocketwatch covered in SuperTyphoid spores. Not only is that more interesting, it just sounds like the kind of thing millionaires should possess when out for a night on the town. You've got to show off at the club, you know?
DeSean Jackson For Comptroller: Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell recently predicted that Andy Reid needs to pretty much run the table, if he's going to stay as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. It always sounds neat when a past or present Governor, Premier, Prime Minister, President or Lady Pope comments on a sporting event. It's easy to be dismissive of them ("If you're as right about the Dodgers bullpen as you were about the chemical fire near the orphanage, you can take a hike, pal."), but the great thing about sports is that we all get to make wild blanket statements about what we imagine will happen and not really get punished for being completely wrong. Gabbin' 'bout sports puts us in this weird zone where we all get to be arrogant about Juan Castillo together, like we're one big family of people making frowny faces to demonstrate how we displeased we are with strangers. Of course, Rendell works part time as an analyst, so we can just shrug and go "pffft, I already fucking knew that, you dope" and move on to our next bit of complaining.
Come Back Up With People, All Is Forgiven: Nickelback is playing the halftime of Detroit's Thanksgiving game next week and the announcement prompted an online petition to get the band banned from playing said game. I don't Nickelback, I have no interest in seeing the band play in any sort of venue, but what do Lions fans think would happen if Nickelback were banned? Do they think The Smiths are going to reform to swoop into the much lauded Ford Field Football Done Stopped For A Bit Halftime Show? All sporting events are chock-a-block with the worst music imaginable. That's just part of the shitball culture. If Nickelback were banned, Kid Rock would be helicoptered in to play All Summer Long while cheerleaders acted out scenes from Transformers 3. Just use that time to go to the washroom and hit the concession stand. Put on a special "Not Nickelback" playlist while you're waiting in line and you'll be free from overhearing that thing you hate. Just remember that they will be playing equally terrible songs throughout the entirety of the game anyway.
Week 11 Game To Watch With Your Eyeballs And/Or Listen To With Your Earpowers: Bengals at Ravens. A crucial NFC North match-up that can have serious consequences to the loser's playoff aspirations. Well, at least the cities of Cincinnati and Baltimore have a lot of positive and happy things to fall back on if their NFL franchise is a bust this year.
Week 11 Game Not To Watch With Your Eyeballs And/Or Listen To With Your Earpowers: Seahawks at Rams. SeaRams. A thing that could be genetically engineered, but should it be? Send an essay in to Prairie Dog of your feelings on this issue and we can give you course credit.
Let's Talk Ricky J: Why would you release a single advertising how rapist-y you are? On "No Means No", Ricky J (not to be confused with Ricky Jay) tries to play the role of the misunderstood lothario copping to a never say die attitude. The result is just creepy, slimy and about as endearing as stealing bone marrow from a Care Bear at knifepoint. Watching the video fills me with bewilderment and could possibly be used as evidence that anyone that exists a Stitches location should be bear sprayed for five minutes straight. Yuck, Ricky J. Just yuck.
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Q: I want to push a local project into a Bitbucket Repository without synchronizing the local project with the full Bitbucket Repository I have several software repository for different customers. Each software repository on Bitbucket has its own local project on my computer right now, which is connected with its specific Bitbucket Repository. All software projects are mostly similar to each other. There are just some folders and files unique. So, each time I develop a new version of this software, I need to implement the changes manually in each local project with my editor, and pull each project to the Bitbucket Repositories. But I want to do it different. I just want to have one project local, where I develop the software, and push it into all Bitbucket Repositories, which are all a bit different to each other. So I need to override some common files and folders on the Bitbucket Repositories for that.
I am thankful for any solutions, or a Link of a service set up, I could use for my intention!
Alex
I tried it with .gitignore, but straight after I set .gitignore either it does not work, and overrides all for each Repositories when i push the project (I made tests for it), or it works, but just after this command:
git rm -rf --cached .
But it removes all files, and after it, it pushes all files, like in .gitignore set up.
The problem is, that I do not want to remove all other files in the repositories. It is necessary for my intention, to let the repositories on Bitbucket be different than my local project, and just push specific folders and files, and ignoring everything else.
So I can use in .gitignore:
*
!... specific files I want to overwrite
But .gitignore is just working, after deleting all files with that command written above, which removes files, and let`s us add all local files after (syncronizing repositories and local project).
So, how is it possible, to push local changes from a project, which is NOT synchronized with a repository on bitbucket (has different files and folders), and merges them automatically, without any errors. Can I use .gitignore with a special set up, without the git rm -rf --cached . commant, but to let it work still, too?
Or is there a solution with a manual bitbucket set up for that?

A: You could use branches. Since the code is reused, have it all in a single repository and use per-customer branches.
This question is not specific to Bitbucket, but is about Git in general IMO. I think that Bitbucket does not have and special feature on top of git to facilate this workflow.

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Ivory Joe
Martyn Burke
AuthorHouse, 2000 - Fiction - 320 pages
Here is a love story that begins with the divorce: a riotous, colorful, nostalgic tale of an unusual girl's coming of age amid the swirling adult world of New York nightlife, with its Runyonesque mix of gamblers, showgirls, and zoot-suited mobsters.
Christie Klein isn't fazed by the wild parties thrown by Leo, her utterly lovable, charmingly irresponsible father, while her mother Tina spends yet another night in jail for illegally picketing Leo's Seventh Avenue dress factory. Christie and her sister, Ruthie, are accustomed to the liquor and the smoke, the raucous laughter and, always, the wonderful music.
For Christie, music means her mother's newest quest: stardom for Negro singer Ivory Joe in a world dominated by white singers and mob-controlled record companies. By necessity Ivory Joe is a boxer. But by calling he is a heart-busting singer and pianist who practices his craft nightly in dusty back rooms. With his group, the Classics, Ivory Joe is ushering in a strange, pulsating, erotic new music that would come to be known as rock 'n' roll.
Through it all, Christie tells us the tangled love story of her parents, who met in a 52nd Street nightclub when Leo came in to shake down Tina's date for an overdue gambling debt. Leo grew up in the Bronx along with other street kids who pushed garment racks on Seventh Avenue before going into loan-sharking for the Mafia. Tina grew up in a shabby Brooklyn walk-up, smart and tough enough to do anything: road-managing Ivory Joe and the Classics in the bitterly divided deep South, succeeding at photojournalism, organizing unions even keeping the affection of an irrepressible rake of an ex-husband.
Now, Christie and Ruthie who longingly compares her preadolescent womanhood to the voluptuous nudes on the back of Leo's gambling cards earnestly scheme to put their parents' rocky marriage back together. But the girls have plenty of growing up to do themselves before they can help the wildly incompatible Tina and Leo or cope with Ivory Joe's turbulent ascent to success.
In this warm, witty novel set in a more innocent time, 1950s' America, Martyn Burke establishes himself as a writer with a sure voice of his own. Burke's evocation goes far beyond nostalgia: He conjures up unforgettable characters and achingly real personalities who linger long after the last page has been turned.
Ivory Joe and the Classics are an up-and-coming rock 'n' roll band in 1950s New York. Through an accidental meeting, Christie and Ruthie's left-wing mother Tina becomes their manager. Although Tina is ... Read full review
MARTYN BURKE's previous novels include Laughing War, The Commissar's Report, Ivory Joe, Tiara, The Shelling of Beverly Hills, and The Truth About the Night. He is also a documentary film maker, whose Under Fire: Journalists in Combat won a Peabody Award in 2013. He has written extensively for film and television, most notably as writer of HBO'S timely and biting political satire, The Second Civil War; and writer/director of the hugely successful cable movie Pirates of Silicon Valley, which was nominated for five Emmys including Best Screenplay and Best Picture, the Producers Guild Award for Best Film, Directors Guild Award for Best Directing and the Writers Guild Award for Best Screenplay. His work has been nominated for numerous awards, including Emmys, Directors Guild, and Writers Guild awards. Recently, a series based on his novel The Commissar's Report, was sold to HBO. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he now lives half the year in Toronto and the other half in Santa Monica. As a journal
Title Ivory Joe
Author Martyn Burke
Publisher AuthorHouse, 2000


Digital Marketing Trends In Hotel Industry – The power of internet cannot be denied. The world is on the single screen and is digitizing daily. Are you an hotelier? Looking for latest digital marketing trends in hotel industry? 2017 has been a refreshing start for all, you can actually feel it. The hotel industry is fast mushrooming at an increasing rate. If you are not following the trends, surely your competitor will apply them and win the race. More than 90% of people connect with hotels online which makes digital marketing a must for hoteliers.
Technology has taken over the world within few years. When people were unaware of the word "Internet", the digital world builds it base! Now every hotelier wants his name on the list of first pages to get on the top. Traditional marketing is a benefit for those who get personal but digital marketing help you grab those eyes which went ignored. In this blog, you will read about some of the best digital marketing trends in hotel industry in 2016-2017.
Google+ profile is rising enormously. Have you seen the film strip like feature of Google search page? Carousel is the name. It showcases different categories from movies to hotels. If you want to get featured on this, it is suggestive to optimize the Google+ profile regularly. Who knows you can get to feature there. It increases the sales and booking higher than expectation. Sitelinks are also a great feature showcasing four to six links of your website effectively. One of the main things to do is maintain a Google+ profile.
Mobile is the new friend and is sure to stay for decades to come. Currently, mobile contributes to 25% of the aggregate travel market. It is expected to grow more in 2017. Being in hotel business, you need to own an app, so that your customers can connect to you. If you are new to the business, then surely you can invest on making a good customer friendly websites. These websites should be optimized at a level, that they are mobile friendly. It should not take long to load on the small screen.
Social media can never fade. Most of the time, people use it to see their notifications, tagS, messages etc being shared on these platforms. Target the popular social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, Scoopit!, Pinterest. These days, social platforms like Instagram and Snapchat are at rise, you can make an account here. You can share your contents of important links here. It is a part of Social Media Marketing. This helps you multiple sales to booking multiple times by building a brand image.
Platforms like Snapchat, Meerkat & Periscope offer momentum marketing. The [posts and photos are momentary and are available only for a few time or even seconds. Start your "Now or Never" campaign to arouse the curiosity of your brand. You can use to float coupons and discounts for attracting customers. You may need to invest in advertisements to constantly play on social media. This is because social media algorithms are modified in a way that help promote and influence consumers.
Travelers love hotels which have online facilities! Booking abandonment tool is a great way to influence and drive traffic towards your website. Post demonetization, India has been a breeding ground for banking and online facilities. Mobile payment has been one of the main trends to look up in 2017. Get yourself in link with online transactions through apps like Paypal etc.
The year saw a rise on consumers comparing services, prices and many more. Through platforms like Trivago etc. people compare hotels prices to have a look many of its features. This is called meta-search. So, keep it in mind which is trending this year and coming years.
Video is at rise. The brain gives visual information 90% rather words. So, invest a good time on beautiful images and traveler blogs. This influences the customers mind very well. Your services will predict the influencer which is the customers. The travelogues make a great deal with indirect promotion. It is called influencer marketing when people share, tag or post about your service.
Digital marketing is the trending one. Investing in online marketing can actually help you garner more profits. Being in hotel business, you need to build a brand name and attract good customers for better leads and a returns.


text:
Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Components.utils.import('chrome://greasemonkey-modules/content/prefmanager.js');
Components.utils.import('chrome://greasemonkey-modules/content/util.js');

// this file is the JavaScript backing for the UI wrangling which happens in
// browser.xul. It also initializes the Greasemonkey singleton which contains
// all the main injection logic, though that should probably be a proper XPCOM
// service and wouldn't need to be initialized in that case.

function GM_BrowserUI() {};

GM_BrowserUI.init = function() {
  window.addEventListener("load", GM_BrowserUI.chromeLoad, false);
  window.addEventListener("unload", GM_BrowserUI.chromeUnload, false);
  window.messageManager.addMessageListener('greasemonkey:open-in-tab',
      GM_BrowserUI.openInTab);
  window.messageManager.addMessageListener("greasemonkey:DOMContentLoaded",
      function (aMessage) {
        var contentType = aMessage.data.contentType;
        var href = aMessage.data.href;
        GM_BrowserUI.checkDisabledScriptNavigation(contentType, href);
      });
};

/**
 * The browser XUL has loaded. Find the elements we need and set up our
 * listeners and wrapper objects.
 */
GM_BrowserUI.chromeLoad = function(aEvent) {
  GM_BrowserUI.bundle = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"]
      .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService)
      .createBundle("chrome://greasemonkey/locale/gm-browser.properties");

  // Update visual status when enabled state changes.
  GM_prefRoot.watch("enabled", GM_BrowserUI.refreshStatus);
  GM_BrowserUI.refreshStatus();

  document.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu")
    .addEventListener("popupshowing", GM_BrowserUI.contextMenuShowing, false);

  GM_BrowserUI.gmSvc = GM_util.getService();
  // Reference this once, so that the getter is called at least once, and the
  // initialization routines will run, no matter what.
  GM_BrowserUI.gmSvc.config;

  // Initialize the chrome side handling of menu commands.
  GM_MenuCommander.initialize();

  GM_BrowserUI.showToolbarButton();

  // Make sure this is imported at least once, so its internal timer starts.
  Components.utils.import('chrome://greasemonkey-modules/content/stats.js');
};

/**
 * Opens the specified URL in a new tab.
 */
GM_BrowserUI.openTab = function(url) {
  gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab(url);
};

/**
 * Handles tab opening for a GM_openInTab API call.
 */
GM_BrowserUI.openInTab = function(aMessage) {
  var browser = aMessage.target;
  var tabBrowser = browser.getTabBrowser();
  var scriptTab = tabBrowser.getTabForBrowser(browser);
  var scriptTabIsCurrentTab = scriptTab == tabBrowser.mCurrentTab;
  // Work around a race condition in Firefox code with E10S disabled.
  // See #2107 and #2234
  // Todo: Remove timeout when http://bugzil.la/1200334 is resolved.
  GM_util.timeout(function () {
    var newTab = tabBrowser.addTab(
        aMessage.data.url,
        {
            'ownerTab': scriptTab,
            'relatedToCurrent': scriptTabIsCurrentTab,
        });

    var getBool = Services.prefs.getBoolPref;

    var prefBg = (aMessage.data.inBackground === null)
        ? getBool("browser.tabs.loadInBackground")
        : aMessage.data.inBackground;
    if (scriptTabIsCurrentTab && !prefBg) tabBrowser.selectedTab = newTab;

    var prefRel = (aMessage.data.afterCurrent === null)
        ? getBool("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent")
        : aMessage.data.afterCurrent;
    if (prefRel) {
      tabBrowser.moveTabTo(newTab, scriptTab._tPos + 1);
    } else {
      tabBrowser.moveTabTo(newTab, tabBrowser.tabs.length - 1);
    }
  }, 0);
};

/**
 * The browser XUL has unloaded. Destroy references/watchers/listeners.
 */
GM_BrowserUI.chromeUnload = function() {
  GM_prefRoot.unwatch("enabled", GM_BrowserUI.refreshStatus);
};

/**
 * Called when the content area context menu is showing. We figure out whether
 * to show our context items.
 */
GM_BrowserUI.contextMenuShowing = function() {
  GM_BrowserUI.getUserScriptUrlUnderPointer(function(aUrl) {
    var contextItem = document.getElementById("greasemonkey-view-userscript");
    var contextSep = document.getElementById("greasemonkey-install-sep");
    contextItem.hidden = contextSep.hidden = !aUrl;
  });
};

GM_BrowserUI.getUserScriptUrlUnderPointer = function(callback) {
  var culprit = gContextMenu.target || document.popupNode;
  if (!culprit) {
    callback(null);
    return;
  }

  var mm = gBrowser.selectedBrowser.messageManager;
  var messageHandler;
  messageHandler = function (aMessage) {
    mm.removeMessageListener("greasemonkey:context-menu-end", messageHandler);

    var href = aMessage.data.href;
    if (href && href.match(/\.user\.js(\?|$)/i)) {
      callback(href);
    } else {
      callback(null);
    }
  };
  mm.addMessageListener("greasemonkey:context-menu-end", messageHandler);

  mm.sendAsyncMessage(
      "greasemonkey:context-menu-start", {}, {"culprit": culprit});
};

GM_BrowserUI.refreshStatus = function() {
  var enabledEl = document.getElementById("gm_toggle_enabled");
  var checkedEl = document.getElementById("gm_toggle_checked");

  if (GM_util.getEnabled()) {
    checkedEl.setAttribute('checked', true);
    enabledEl.removeAttribute('disabled');
  } else {
    checkedEl.setAttribute('checked', false);
    enabledEl.setAttribute('disabled', 'yes');
  }
};

// Not used directly, kept for GreaseFire.  See #1507.
GM_BrowserUI.startInstallScript = function(aUri) {
  GM_util.showInstallDialog(aUri.spec, gBrowser);
};

GM_BrowserUI.viewContextItemClicked = function() {
  GM_BrowserUI.getUserScriptUrlUnderPointer(function(aUrl) {
    if (!aUrl) return;

    var scope = {};
    Components.utils.import(
        "chrome://greasemonkey-modules/content/remoteScript.js", scope);
    var rs = new scope.RemoteScript(aUrl);
    rs.downloadScript(function (aSuccess) {
      if (aSuccess) {
        rs.showSource(gBrowser);
      } else {
        alert(rs.errorMessage);
      }
    });
  });
};

GM_BrowserUI.showToolbarButton = function() {
  // See #1652.  During transition, this might be set, but not readable yet;
  // transition happens in an async callback to get addon version.  If existing
  // version is "0.0" (the default), this hasn't happened yet, so try later.
  if ('0.0' == GM_prefRoot.getValue("version")) {
    setTimeout(GM_BrowserUI.showToolbarButton, 50);
    return;
  }

  // Once, enforce that the toolbar button is present.  For discoverability.
  if (!GM_prefRoot.getValue('haveInsertedToolbarbutton')) {
    GM_prefRoot.setValue('haveInsertedToolbarbutton', true);

    var navbar = document.getElementById("nav-bar");
    var newset = navbar.currentSet + ",greasemonkey-tbb";
    navbar.currentSet = newset;
    navbar.setAttribute("currentset", newset);
    document.persist("nav-bar", "currentset");
  }
};

GM_BrowserUI.openOptions = function() {
  openDialog('chrome://greasemonkey/content/options.xul', null, 'modal,resizable');
};

GM_BrowserUI.checkDisabledScriptNavigation = function(aContentType, aHref) {
  if (!aHref.match(/\.user\.js$/)) return;
  if (aContentType.match(/^text\/(x|ht)ml/)) return;

  // Handle enabled (i.e. show script source button) navigation by default.
  var msg = GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('greeting.msg');
  var buttons = [];

  if (!GM_util.getEnabled()) {
    // Add options for disabled state.
    msg = GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning');
    buttons.push({
      'label': GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning.enable'),
      'accessKey': GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning.enable.accessKey'),
      'popup': null,
      'callback': function() { GM_util.setEnabled(true); }
    });
    buttons.push({
      'label': GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning.enableAndInstall'),
      'accessKey': GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning.enableAndInstall.accessKey'),
      'popup': null,
      'callback': function() {
        GM_util.setEnabled(true);
        GM_util.showInstallDialog(aHref, gBrowser);
      }
    });
  }

  buttons.push({
    'label': GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning.install'),
    'accessKey': GM_BrowserUI.bundle.GetStringFromName('disabledWarning.install.accessKey'),
    'popup': null,
    'callback': GM_util.hitch(this, function() {
      GM_util.showInstallDialog(aHref, gBrowser);
    })
  });

  var notificationBox = gBrowser.getNotificationBox();
  notificationBox.appendNotification(
    msg,
    "install-userscript",
    "chrome://greasemonkey/skin/icon16.png",
    notificationBox.PRIORITY_WARNING_MEDIUM,
    buttons
  );
};

GM_BrowserUI.init();

/**
 * Handle clicking one of the items in the popup. Left-click toggles the enabled
 * state, right-click opens in an editor.
 */
function GM_popupClicked(aEvent) {
  var script = aEvent.target.script;
  if (!script) return;

  if ('command' == aEvent.type) {
    // left-click: toggle enabled state
    script.enabled =! script.enabled;
  } else if ('click' == aEvent.type && aEvent.button == 2) {
    // right-click: open in editor
    GM_util.openInEditor(script);
  }

  closeMenus(aEvent.target);
}

/**
 * When a menu pops up, fill its contents with the list of scripts.
 */
function GM_showPopup(aEvent) {
  // Make sure this event was triggered by opening the actual monkey menu,
  // not one of its submenus.
  if (aEvent.currentTarget != aEvent.target) return;

  var mm = getBrowser().mCurrentBrowser.frameLoader.messageManager;

  // See #2276
  var aEventTarget = aEvent.target;

  var callback = null;
  callback = function(message) {
    mm.removeMessageListener("greasemonkey:frame-urls", callback);

    var urls = message.data.urls;
    asyncShowPopup(aEventTarget, urls);
  };

  mm.addMessageListener("greasemonkey:frame-urls", callback);
  mm.sendAsyncMessage("greasemonkey:frame-urls", {});
}

function asyncShowPopup(aEventTarget, urls) {
  function uniq(a) {
    var seen = {}, list = [], item;
    for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
      item = a[i];
      if (!seen.hasOwnProperty(item))
        seen[item] = list.push(item);
    }
    return list;
  }

  function scriptsMatching(urls) {
    function testMatchURLs(script) {
      function testMatchURL(url) {
        return script.matchesURL(url);
      }
      return urls.some(testMatchURL);
    }
    return GM_util.getService().config.getMatchingScripts(testMatchURLs);
  }

  function appendScriptAfter(script, point) {
    if (script.needsUninstall) return;
    var mi = document.createElement("menuitem");
    mi.setAttribute("label", script.localized.name);
    mi.script = script;
    mi.setAttribute("type", "checkbox");
    mi.setAttribute("checked", script.enabled.toString());
    point.parentNode.insertBefore(mi, point.nextSibling);
    return mi;
  }

  var popup = aEventTarget;
  var scriptsFramedEl = popup.getElementsByClassName("scripts-framed-point")[0];
  var scriptsTopEl = popup.getElementsByClassName("scripts-top-point")[0];
  var scriptsSepEl = popup.getElementsByClassName("scripts-sep")[0];
  var noScriptsEl = popup.getElementsByClassName("no-scripts")[0];

  // Remove existing menu items, between separators.
  function removeMenuitemsAfter(el) {
    while (true) {
      var sibling = el.nextSibling;
      if (!sibling || 'menuseparator' == sibling.tagName) break;
      sibling.parentNode.removeChild(sibling);
    }
  }
  removeMenuitemsAfter(scriptsFramedEl);
  removeMenuitemsAfter(scriptsTopEl);

  urls = uniq(urls);
  var runsOnTop = scriptsMatching( [urls.shift()] ); // first url = top window
  var runsFramed = scriptsMatching( urls ); // remainder are all its subframes

  // drop all runsFramed scripts already present in runsOnTop
  for (var i = 0; i < runsOnTop.length; i++) {
    var j = 0, item = runsOnTop[i];
    while (j < runsFramed.length) {
      if (item === runsFramed[j]) {
        runsFramed.splice(j, 1);
      } else {
        j++;
      }
    }
  }

  scriptsSepEl.collapsed = !(runsOnTop.length && runsFramed.length);
  noScriptsEl.collapsed = !!(runsOnTop.length || runsFramed.length);

  var point;
  if (runsFramed.length) {
    point = scriptsFramedEl;
    runsFramed.forEach(
        function(script) { point = appendScriptAfter(script, point); });
  }
  point = scriptsTopEl;
  runsOnTop.forEach(
      function(script) { point = appendScriptAfter(script, point); });

  // Propagate to commands sub-menu.
  GM_MenuCommander.onPopupShowing(aEventTarget);
}

/**
 * Clean up the menu after it hides to prevent memory leaks
 */
function GM_hidePopup(aEvent) {
  // Only handle the actual monkey menu event.
  if (aEvent.currentTarget != aEvent.target) return;
  // Propagate to commands sub-menu.
  GM_MenuCommander.onPopupHiding();
}

// Short-term workaround for #1406: Tab Mix Plus breaks opening links in
// new tabs because it depends on this function, and incorrectly checks for
// existance of GM_BrowserUI instead of it.
function GM_getEnabled() {
  return GM_util.getEnabled();
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Three men were arrested after a woman was found with serious injuries in Horbury.
Police were called to an address on Millfield Road at about 3.43pm on Tuesday (November 27) by paramedics who had attended and found a 42-year-old woman with serious facial injuries.
She was taken to Pinderfields Hospital and then to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment to what had been determined were significant head injuries.
She is still in hospital and receiving treatment for her life threatening injuries.
A police spokesman said: "Detectives have arrested and bailed three men in connection with the incident and are continuing enquiries to determine the exact nature and circumstances of what took place."


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<?php

namespace Openl10n\Bundle\InfraBundle\Listener;

use Openl10n\Domain\Project\Application\Event\CreateProjectEvent;
use Openl10n\Domain\Project\Model\Project;
use Openl10n\Domain\Project\Application\Event\EditProjectEvent;
use Openl10n\Domain\Project\Repository\ProjectRepository;
use Openl10n\Domain\Project\Repository\LanguageRepository;
use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;

class LanguageListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
{
    protected $projectRepository;
    protected $languageRepository;

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public static function getSubscribedEvents()
    {
        return array(
            CreateProjectEvent::NAME => array('ensureProjectDefaultLocaleOnCreation'),
            EditProjectEvent::NAME => array('ensureProjectDefaultLocaleOnEdit'),
        );
    }

    public function __construct(
        ProjectRepository $projectRepository,
        LanguageRepository $languageRepository
    )
    {
        $this->projectRepository = $projectRepository;
        $this->languageRepository = $languageRepository;
    }

    public function ensureProjectDefaultLocaleOnCreation(CreateProjectEvent $event)
    {
        $project = $event->getProject();
        $this->ensureProjectDefaultLocale($project);
    }

    public function ensureProjectDefaultLocaleOnEdit(EditProjectEvent $event)
    {
        $project = $event->getProject();
        $this->ensureProjectDefaultLocale($project);
    }

    private function ensureProjectDefaultLocale(Project $project)
    {
        $defaultLocale = $project->getDefaultLocale();

        $locale = $this->languageRepository->findOneByProject($project, $defaultLocale);

        if (null === $locale) {
            $language = $this->languageRepository->createNew($project, $defaultLocale);
            $this->languageRepository->save($language);
        }
    }
}


text:
Artur Serhiiovych Lohai (; born 12 September 1993) is a Ukrainian actor and singer the best known acting in reality television show Kiev Day and Night, portraying in real name character. He was The X Factor contestant in 2014.

Early life and career
Artur Lohai was born on 12 September 1993 in Vesele, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. He studied international tourism in Zaporizhzhia National Technical University for two years. In his early age, Artur enjoyed listening music of various musicians such as Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, John Newman, James Arthur, Ivan Dorn and Eminem. Artur aspired to participate in The X Factor and to become a singer. Artur returned to Kyiv and participated to Ukrainian version X Factor from August to November 2014.

Categorized into Georgian singer Nino Katamadze, Artur included TOP-12, and took 12th position. In 2017, Artur played in Millennium Theatre portraying as Bruno in the play of Thirst, based on novel "Camera Obscura" by Vladimir Nabokov. He rose to prominence in the 2016 reality soap opera Kiev Day and Night, taking his real name in the character.

He began casting several films since 2019: such as Secrets, Big Uncles and Community. Artur also portrayed as Andrii Vasylenko in 2020 drama series To Catch the Kaidash. He portrayed as a supporting role.

Personal life
Artur has dated Kiev Day and Night co-star Yevheniia Lohai, which she appeared as role of Diana in season 4. They were married in May 2018 and together have two children, Lev Lohai and Herman Lohai.

Filmography

Television and film

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
Ukrainian male stage actors
Ukrainian male television actors
21st-century Ukrainian male actors


The words 'know thyself' (or 'gnothi seauton' in Ancient Greek) were famously inscribed above the forecourt at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In Plato's telling, Socrates believed that the value of self-knowledge consisted in one's ability to recognise the limits of what they know, which, Socrates ultimately thought, was nothing. In the centuries since, thinkers who have tried to discern the nature of the self have come to radically different conclusions. Thomas Hobbes advocated introspection – attention to one's own thoughts, feelings and desires – as a means to understanding others. Sigmund Freud developed his theory of the unconscious, introducing the notion that much of what makes up the self is hidden and unknowable. And in the contemporary era, the experimental psychologist Bruce Hood has turned to brain research to fundamentally question whether there is any self to know.


text:
CAREERS AT MURRAY & ROBERTS
Energy, Resources & Infrastructure Platform
Mining Platform
Power, Industrial & Water Platform
The Oil & Gas platforms' extensive service offering spans the full asset life cycle, including specialist engineering, construction & EPC, commissioning, and operations & maintenance. Services are provided on new build facilities (greenfields) and operating facilities (brownfields).
The businesses within this platform are:
CH-IV – Houston, USA
Clough – Perth, Australia
Clough Booth Welsh – Ayrshire, Scotland
Clough Enercore – Calgary, Canada
Clough Murray & Roberts – Cape Town, South Africa
e2o – Adelaide, Australia
The platform's strategy is focused on:
Continued geographical diversification of its oil and gas service offerings into international growth markets;
Continued focus on commissioning and brownfields oil and gas opportunities, in Australia and internationally; and
Tactical diversification into civil infrastructure markets in Australia
The business has two regional operating divisions:
Australia & Asia Pacific Operations; and
Americas & EMEA Operations.
The two regional operating divisions focus on delivering specialised EPC services to their respective regions. The operating divisions also leverage Clough's client network in Australia to develop and maintain relationships beyond Australia and support the expansion of services across the project life cycle.
Energy, Resources & Infrastructure Platform [PDF - 1MB]
Businesses within the platform
Cementation AG – Salt Lake City, USA
Cementation Canada – North Bay, Canada
Cementation USA – Salt Lake City, USA
Merit Consultants International – Vancouver, Canada
Murray & Roberts Cementation – Johannesburg, South Africa
RUC Cementation Mining – Perth, Australia
The Underground Mining platform's extensive geographic footprint covers six continents and its service offering spans the project value chain including specialist engineering, shaft construction, mine development, specialist mining services, including raise boring and grouting, and contract mining.
Recent projects include the construction and rehabilitation of 15 shafts and 21 decline projects in Canada, USA, Australia, South Africa, Zambia and Indonesia. The platform employs 54 raise and blind-hole boring machines globally, one of the largest fleets of large-diameter boring machines in the world. It has also sunk the deepest single-lift shafts in South Africa (South Deep: 3 000m) and the USA (Resolution: 2 100m), as well as the deepest secondary shafts in Canada (Kidd: 3 014m) and the USA (Hecla Lucky Friday: 2 922m).
Mining Platform [PDF - 3MB]
Businesses within the platform:
Murray & Roberts Power & Energy, primary focus on the power sector but also operates in other complementary markets (oil and gas and resources and minerals)
Murray & Roberts Water including its subsidiary Aquamarine – specific focus on water and domestic and industrial wastewater treatment
The Power & Water platform's service offering includes feasibility studies, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and repairs & maintenance work. Contracting models include EPC and the more traditional SMEIPP construction services. The platform's capacity and capability is complemented by key strategic partnerships.
Power, Industrial & Water Platform [PDF - 3.07MB]
The Corporate Office
The Corporate Office plays a leading role in the strategic direction and support of our local and international businesses. The Corporate Office includes the executive committee, company secretarial services, finance and treasury services, employee benefits, a small core IT team and general support staff.
The Corporate Office is also responsible for investor relations and discharging Murray & Roberts' responsibilities as a listed company on the stock exchange.


text:
Biografia
Laureatosi presso la Ohio State University, si è inizialmente dedicato alla regia di film a basso costo per la sola visione in Cina e Hong Kong.

Nel 1996, Yu entrò temporaneamente nel progetto Snakes on a Plane come regista e supervisore della sceneggiatura; posto che poi andò a David R. Ellis.

Yu ebbe tempo di rifarsi nel 1997, quando fu contattato per dirigere La sposa di Chucky; quarto capitolo di una lucrosa serie cinematografica.

La pellicola, che risultò un buon block-buster riuscì a far notare il regista, che nel 2001 diresse il poliziesco Codice 51, con l'interpretazione di Samuel L. Jackson.

Nel 2006, prese parte di regista e produttore nella biografia dell'artista marziale Huo Yuanjia, conosciuta globalmente come Fearless con protagonista Jet Li.

Yu è stato impegnato a trasporre il videogioco Blood: The Last Vampire (videogioco) per il cinema, la release avvenuta nel 2009 con The Last Vampire - Creature nel buio.

Filmografia

Regista
 Cheung laap cheing ngoi (1979)
 Jiu shi zhe (1980)
 Xun cheng ma (1981)
 Jui gwai chat hung (1983)
 Ling qi bi ren (1984)
 Si yan zi (1985)
 Long zai jiang hu (Legacy of Rage) (1986)
 Meng gui fo tiao qiang (1988)
 Gwang tin lung foo wooi (1989)
 Qian wang 1991 (1991)
 Wu Lin sheng dou shi (1992)
 Huo tou fu xing (1992)
 Bai fa mo nu zhuan (1993)
 Bai fa mo nu zhuan II (1993)
 Ye ban ge sheng (1995)
 Warriors of Virtue (1997)
 La sposa di Chucky (Bride of Chucky) (1998)
 Codice 51 (The 51st State) (2001)
 Freddy vs Jason (2003)
 Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) (2006)
Fear Itself - episodio Scambi di personalità (2008)
Saving General Yang (2013)

Sceneggiatore
 Ka le fei (1978)
 Cheung laap cheing ngoi (1979)
 Jui gwai chat hung (1983)
 Bai fa mo nu zhuan (1993)
 Bai fa mo nu zhuan II (1993)
 Ye ban ge sheng (1995)
 Blood: The Last Vampire (2008)

Produttore
 Ka le fei (1978)
 Fu gui bi ren (1987)
 Fu gui zai po ren (1988)
 Gai tung aap gong (1988)
 Gwang tin lung foo wooi (1989)
 Huang Fei Hong xiao zhuan (1992)
 Xia ri qing ren (1992)
 Tong ju guan xi (1993)
 Li Luo Fu qi an (1993)
 Bai fa mo nu zhuan (1993)
 Bai fa mo nu zhuan II (1993)
 Hua tian xi shi (1993)
 Huang Fei Hong dui Huang Fei Hong (1993)
 Chung kam juk (1994)
 Warriors of Virtue (1997)
 Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) (2006)
 The Last Vampire - Creature nel buio (2009)

Collegamenti esterni

Sino-americani


text:
Saturday Seminar | Business | Business | Business | Nov 21, 2020
Reforming Federal Income Tax
Aaron Kaufman, Jamison Chung, and Brianna Rauenzahn
Tax experts discuss income tax law, loopholes, and policy proposals.
That is how much President Donald J. Trump reportedly paid in federal income taxes each year in 2016 and 2017. Americans with adjusted gross income—the amount of money an individual earns through wages, dividends, capital gains, and other sources minus certain deductions—of around $25,000 typically pay more in federal income taxes than President Trump did in those two years.
How can someone who claims to be worth $8.7 billion pay only $750 in federal income taxes?
Taxation occurs when an authorized entity, typically the government, imposes an involuntary fee as a means of raising money. Taxation exists in the United States at the federal, state, and municipal level. As one tax policy organization states, taxes generally fall into three categories: "taxes on what you earn, taxes on what you buy, and taxes on what you own."
Federal income tax, as the name suggests, is a federal tax on the income that individuals earn. The federal government derives its general power to tax from Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that "Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes." The 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, further establishes the power to tax income by giving Congress the "power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived."
Congress has delegated much of its authority to administer the tax laws to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Congress founded the government office that Americans know today as the IRS in 1862 to raise funds to help finance the American Civil War. Since then, income tax rates have fluctuated with different administrations. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the latest in a litany of American tax legislation, has "helped push the tax rate on the 400 wealthiest households below the rates for almost everyone else."
This recent tax cut, along with numerous loopholes that allow for the exemption of what might otherwise be taxable income, has allowed individuals such as President Trump to reduce their tax obligations significantly.
Critics point to this seeming inequality as another failure in America's broken tax system. Although certain taxpayers might continue to boast about being "smart" by exploiting tax laws, some economists urge that a more progressive tax system—a system where higher earners pay a higher tax rate—along with increased enforcement of tax violations, can help "fix tax injustice."
In this week's Saturday Seminar, scholars discuss income tax law and proposals to change an imperfect system.
"America taxes wages, not wealth," Edward McCaffery of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law writes in the Indiana Law Journal. McCaffery notes that this distinction between wages and wealth has allowed the savvy rich who technically generate little to no annual income to avoid paying income taxes. New tax law proposals from politicians such as U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) represent steps in the right direction but still do not fully erase the wages and wealth distinction, he argues. Instead, McCaffery pushes to replace the current income tax structure with a spending tax that "would tax people on what they spend, whether financed by wages or wealth."
A wealth tax would apply to an individual's entire net worth, including bank accounts, stocks, and luxury goods. Some critics argue that such a tax would be unconstitutional because it is a direct tax. All non-income direct taxes must be apportioned based on state population; the federal government cannot collect them directly from the taxpayer. The University of Texas at Austin School of Law's Calvin H. Johnson, however, argues that wealth taxes are not direct taxes and are exempt from the apportionment requirement. He explains that "wealth taxes were once considered direct taxes" because wealth was "presumed to be equal among the states." Because that assumption no longer holds, Johnson argues that the founders' definition of a direct tax does not cover a modern wealth tax. Like an import tax, the Constitution allows the federal government to levy a wealth tax without apportionment, Johnson suggests.
The tax reform debate focuses too much on economic efficiency and too little on promoting equity, argues James R. Repetti of Boston College Law School in an article published in the Florida Tax Review. Repetti advocates progressive tax structures, which institute a higher tax rate on wealthier individuals and a lower tax rate on poorer individuals, to address wealth inequality. Progressive tax systems promote democracy by "ensuring that the voice of the poor is not entirely eclipsed by the wealthy," Repetti claims.
In an article published in the Houston Law Review, Heather M. Field of the University of California Hastings College of Law claims that the term "tax loophole" describes a wide and disparate range of provisions. Field fears that the term's lack of precision muddies discourse about tax policy. Instead of trying to define the term more precisely, Field argues that the true meaning of "tax loophole" might be uncovered by identifying the normative policy objection and the persons blamed for the issue. Identifying the contextual meaning of "tax loophole" can facilitate meaningful conversations about tax reform, Field claims.
Most major regulations undergo centralized review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before implementation. Tax regulations, however, do not undergo this review, explains Clinton G. Wallace of the University of South Carolina School of Law. In an article published in the Alabama Law Review, he argues for requiring OMB review for certain categories of tax regulations. For example, when a regulation would allocate private tax revenue for public use, Wallace recommends that OMB review the agency's estimate of how much revenue the regulation would generate. This review, he claims, would ensure that the agency properly carries out what Congress intended when it gave the agency power to enact the regulation.
Taxpayers use IRS Form 1040 for personal income tax returns. Jay Soled, tax professor at Rutgers University, and Kathleen DeLaney Thomas, director of the UNC School of Law Tax Institute, discuss in a Boston College Law Review article how Form 1040s are almost always filled out by tax return preparers or software companies. Both operate under "little regulatory oversight," according to the authors, which allows tax preparation services to exploit the gap between Congress's goal of maximizing its tax revenue and tax preparers' attempts to minimize their clients' tax obligations. To close this tax gap and increase tax compliance, Soled and Thomas argue, Congress should increase oversight of both kinds of tax preparers.
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Una donna in vendita (Mujer comprada) è una telenovela argentina realizzata nel 1986. Protagonista di questa storia è l'attrice venezuelana Mayra Alejandra, affiancata dall'argentino Arturo Puig.

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Una donna in vendita è tratta da una storia originale di Ligia Lezama, madre della protagonista Mayra Alejandra. Prodotta da Raúl Lecouna, fu trasmessa in Argentina su Canal 11 di Buenos Aires (oggi Telefe) tra il 1986 e il 1987.

In Italia è andata in onda per la prima volta su Retequattro nella stagione televisiva 1991-1992. In seguito, la telenovela è stata replicata dal canale satellitare Lady Channel e da alcune emittenti televisive locali.

Nel 2009, TV Azteca in collaborazione con Telefe Internacional, realizzò un remake della telenovela dal titolo Mujer comprada, come l'originale, con protagonisti Andrea Martí e José Ángel Llamas.

Trama
Michelangelo e Laura sono in piena crisi matrimoniale: l'immaturità e l'abuso di alcool da parte di lei e la mancanza di fedeltà da parte di lui, hanno logorato il loro rapporto. Oltretutto, Michelangelo vorrebbe un figlio, ma Laura non può esaudire il suo desiderio a causa della sua sterilità, conseguenza di un aborto clandestino cui si era sottoposta tempo prima all'insaputa di suo marito.

Un giorno, Laura - nell'ospedale in cui è ricoverata per un tentativo di suicidio - incontra Angelica, una ragazza disperata perché sua madre, dopo un attacco al cuore, sta per morire senza che possa far nulla per poterla salvare: non possiede, infatti, il denaro necessario per farla operare all'estero.

Laura vede in lei la soluzione al suo problema: le darà il denaro che le occorre, ma in cambio dovrà sottoporsi all'inseminazione artificiale, ossia dovrà prestare il suo utero per permettere a lei e suo marito di diventare genitori. La ragazza, tra mille dubbi, accetta. Michelangelo, che casualmente conosce Angelica, ignorando che sarà la madre di suo figlio, si innamora perdutamente di lei.

Personaggi
 Angelica Villar (Mayra Alejandra): è una ragazza umile e orfana di padre che, per pagare un'operazione molto costosa che potrebbe salvare la vita alla madre malata di cuore, accetta di diventare una madre surrogata.
 Michelangelo Lombardi (Arturo Puig): è un uomo di un'alta posizione sociale. Sposato con Laura, desidera ardentemente un figlio.
 Laura Simonal Lombardi (Cecilia Cenci): moglie immatura e alcolizzata di Michelangelo.
 Consuelo (Luisa d'Amico): la madre di Angelica.
 Daniele (Boris Rubaja): il fidanzato di Angelica.
 Francesca Villar (Sandra Cappa): sorella di Angelica, segretamente innamorata di Daniele.
 Ofelia (Marcela López Rey): la zia di Angelica e Francesca.
 Cosimo Simonal (Emilio Comte): è il fratello di Laura, medico; sarà lui a praticare l'inseminazione artificiale ad Angelica.
 Susy (Graciela Stéfani): amica di Angelica, si innamora di Cosimo.
 Aldo (Humberto Serrano): fratellastro di Michelangelo, si infatua di Angelica.

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But money continues to pour in to support the Maine senator's 2020 opponent.
Last Saturday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), considered a moderate swing voter, fulfilled her promise to vote in favor of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
The Judicial Crisis Network was very pleased.
The dark-money conservative advocacy group, which campaigned for Kavanaugh, announced Tuesday that it is launching a six-figure television and digital ad campaign in Maine to thank Collins for ultimately supporting the judge's successful Supreme Court bid.
Never mind that part of Collins' speech last week decried the "dark money" spent on anti-Kavanaugh campaigns.
As Kavanaugh's confirmation vote loomed late last week, Collins was one of a handful of senators yet to announce a stance on the judge, whom several women had accused of sexually assaulting and harassing them when they were in high school and college.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted to oppose Kavanaugh, but Collins joined Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and red-state Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) to ensure his confirmation. He was confirmed in a 50-48 vote, one of the narrowest margins in U.S. history.
Collins is now facing a wave of criticism for supporting Kavanaugh. The Judicial Crisis Network's ad buy will likely do little to protect her seat, given the whopping sum her opponents have raised so far.
Thanks to a crowdfunding effort, the as-yet-undetermined Democratic challenger for Collins' seat in 2020 has already amassed a war chest of around $3.65 million, as of Tuesday afternoon. Around $1 million of that was raised in the 24 hours after Collins officially sided with the controversial nominee.
The crowdfunding page is steered by activist Ady Barkan, who co-founded the progressive Be A Hero campaign, the Maine People's Alliance and Mainers for Accountable Leadership. Barkan kicked off the campaign in mid-August to fund Collins' eventual opponent if she chose to vote for Kavanaugh.
An organizer of the crowdfunding campaign told HuffPost the page will be able to receive donations for an undetermined amount of time.
Collins' office issued a statement last month dismissing the fundraiser as a bribery attempt.


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A new detailed study of notes and sketches by Leonardo da Vinci has identified a page of scribbles in a tiny notebook as the place where Leonardo first recorded the laws of friction. The research also shows that he went on to apply this knowledge repeatedly to mechanical problems for more than 20 years.
The sketches and text show Leonardo understood the fundamentals of friction in 1493
Ian Hutchings
Scribbled notes and sketches on a page in a notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, previously dismissed as irrelevant by an art historian, have been identified as the place where he first recorded his understanding of the laws of friction.
The research by Professor Ian Hutchings, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College, is the first detailed chronological study of Leonardo's work on friction, and has also shown how he continued to apply his knowledge of the subject to wider work on machines over the next two decades.
It is widely known that Leonardo conducted the first systematic study of friction, which underpins the modern science of "tribology", but exactly when and how he developed these ideas has been uncertain until now.
Professor Hutchings has discovered that Leonardo's first statement of the laws of friction is in a tiny notebook measuring just 92 mm x 63 mm. The book, which dates from 1493 and is now held in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, contains a statement scribbled quickly in Leonardo's characteristic "mirror writing" from right to left.
Ironically the page had already attracted interest because it also carries a sketch of an old woman in black pencil with a line below reading "cosa bella mortal passa e non dura", which can be translated as "mortal beauty passes and does not last". Amid debate surrounding the significance of the quote and speculation that the sketch could represent an aged Helen of Troy, the Director of the V & A in the 1920s referred to the jottings below as "irrelevant notes and diagrams in red chalk".
Professor Hutchings's study has, however, revealed that the script and diagrams in red are of great interest to the history of tribology, marking a pivotal moment in Leonardo's work on the subject.
The rough geometrical figures underneath Leonardo's red notes show rows of blocks being pulled by a weight hanging over a pulley – in exactly the same kind of experiment students might do today to demonstrate the laws of friction.
Professor Hutchings said: "The sketches and text show Leonardo understood the fundamentals of friction in 1493. He knew that the force of friction acting between two sliding surfaces is proportional to the load pressing the surfaces together and that friction is independent of the apparent area of contact between the two surfaces. These are the 'laws of friction' that we nowadays usually credit to a French scientist, Guillaume Amontons, working two hundred years later."
"Leonardo's 20-year study of friction, which incorporated his empirical understanding into models for several mechanical systems, confirms his position as a remarkable and inspirational pioneer of tribology."
Professor Hutchings's research traces a clear path of development in Leonardo's studies of friction and demonstrates that he realised that friction, while sometimes useful and even essential, also played a key role in limiting the efficiency of machines.
Sketches of machine elements and mechanisms are pervasive in Leonardo's notebooks and he used his remarkably sophisticated understanding of friction to analyse the behaviour of wheels and axles, screw threads and pulleys, all important components of the complicated machines he sketched.
He wanted to understand the rules that governed the operation of these machines and knew that friction was important in limiting their efficiency and precision, grasping, for example, that resistance to the rotation of a wheel arose from friction at the axle bearing and calculating its effect.
"Leonardo's sketches and notes were undoubtedly based on experiments, probably with lubricated contacts," added Hutchings. "He appreciated that friction depends on the nature of surfaces and the state of lubrication and his use and understanding of the ratios between frictional force and weight was much more nuanced than many have suggested."
Although he undoubtedly discovered the laws of friction, Leonardo's work had no influence on the development of the subject over the following centuries and it was certainly unknown to Amontons.
"Leonardo da Vinci's studies of friction" by Professor Ian Hutchings is published in the journal Wear. The paper can be accessed in full via: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043164816300588
or http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/uploads/Hutchings_Leonardo_Friction_2016_v2.pdf
A general article on tribology that discusses its importance in modern engineering can be found at:
http://www.ingenia.org.uk/Content/ingenia/issues/issue66/hutchings.pdf
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Rulers of the Planet is a new band that Tomás is producing, with former members of the Shanks and Semi. Tracking and overdubs were done at bpm Studios with Finny. Tomás reckons it's the nicest sounding space in Cork… Colm O'Sullivan has been playing the rough mixes on his Green On Red Show, Red FM 104- 106. You can hear the band here, recorded by Kieran Hurley at Cork Campus Radio 97.4FM. Recording is now back on schedule after Barry (singer) had his jaw rebuilt- he now resembles Dave Grohl, giving the band a competitive advantage in the marketplace! Slated for release at the end of March. Look out for the studio diary, coming soon…
The music composed by Tomás and Ken for the Brian Friel play Translations is online. We would like to do some theatre work again, email us with projects.
Listen to the Theremin track on the mp3 page.
We've run out of server space! When this is sorted, the complete works of The Charms will be uploaded as mp3. In the meantime, I've got final year exams to study for, so you'll have to wait…
THE GIG: Final year music degree at UCC, and all that producing means that we can't gig til June. In the meantime, music work is still going on.
Ken is working hard in his ergonomically redesigned studio Latest addition is a Johnson J-Station, also being used on Rulers of the Planet. Quite a cool thing it is.
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Our broken tax system
By Tony Novak May 19, 2019 May 19, 2019 Government, News and Politics, Taxes
This isn't the type of tax blog post that I normally write. But after decades of writing and over 2,000 tax-related posts, columns and other publications, I sense that our tax system is spinning out of control, pulling our nation into a death spiral. It is time to speak out.
Almost three decades ago I was accepted by Villanova Law School as the first Masters of Taxation candidate who was neither a CPA (at that time) nor an attorney. There was a push for diversity in the student body at that time. I was a young MBA working is solo practice as a Registered Financial Planner (no longer a recognized credential) and a Registered Investment Adviser. My work as an evening school instructor and creative work in employee benefit plan design apparently caught the attention of the admissions office to allow me to sneak in and broaden my background in tax policy. I still recall an early lecture in a course "Introduction to Taxation" where the professor argued that the primary duty of a democratic government was to tax its citizens. I resisted the concept at that time, but now recognize that it is true.
The primary function of government
Other publications list "preserving order", "defend against foreign enemies", "manage economic conditions", "redistribute income and resources", "provide public services". and "prevent externalities" (like pollution) as the primary functions of government. Yet these functions are only possible for a government with the financial resources to do so. Government's success in collecting taxes precedes its ability to tackle any of these other listed functions. It is accurate to say that the primary function of government is to collect taxes from its citizens.
The failure to collect tax
We are on an unsustainable path of financial irresponsibility. The failure to assess tax, the failure to collect tax, and the failure to allocate tax collections as intended by elected government are all serious problems today. It's never been easier to get away with being a tax cheat. We like to say "crime doesn't pay" but the evidence says otherwise. The fact is that is you are a person of substantial means who chooses to cheat on your taxes then the large probability is that you will get away with the cheating. Now with the 'tone at the top' encouraging this behavior from the White House, we should expect to see a further rise in tax cheating.
Tax cuts do not pay for themselves
There is a persistent false rhetoric that "tax cuts pay for themselves". It is important to recognize the existence of plenty of high quality research in this area and to repeat that there is no credible evidence that tax cuts pay for themselves. Tax cuts eventually generate, at most, a third of the amount of trimmed revenue. A widely cited study by the Congressional Budget Office concluded that economic growth from a 10 percent cut in individual income tax rates would, at best, recover 28 percent of the lost revenue. At worst, the study concluded, a tax cut can hurt the economy through the negative economic impact of higher deficits. The Congressional Budget Office now forecasts that by the middle of 2019 we will enter into a decade long contraction of Gross Domestic Product that is made worse by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Debt doesn't matter until it does
Just like a person paying living expenses on a credit card, the debt doesn't matter until they need to make a payment or get an increase in the spending limit. That's where we are now. It is increasingly difficult for our government to make its debt payments and another larger increase in debt ceiling will be needed in only a few months. Future government shutdowns will likely be worse than in the past. A shut down government, broke and ineffective, and the resulting public chaos, all from inadequate tax revenues combined with undisciplined spending.
What's the answer?
Fortunately there is a clear and effective solution. We need financial professionals, not politicians looking for votes, in charge of our tax system. But let's not hold our breath waiting for that to happen!
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Hours after I wrote this post Pete Buttigieg announced at a campaign event "You don't blow a hole in the budget with an unnecessary and unaffordable tax cut for the very wealthiest". Buttigieg endorsed four tax hikes when asked about the deficit, saying he favored a "fairer, which means higher" marginal income tax, a "reasonable" wealth tax "or something like that," a financial transactions tax, and closing "corporate tax loopholes."


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heyyy - that's what I do!!!!
Short of checking for Viruses and Adware/Spyware, I can't think of anything. I take it you have already try the .bak file and the .sv$ files.
I take it you have already try the .bak file and the .sv$ files.
Yep, tried them. No joy.
And virus scan, adware/spyware has not thrown anything up after a few on-demand full scans.
Time for a drink I think.
a user in my office just notified me of this message and after a brief google search i came across a discussion on the autodesk forums. autodesk doesn't know what it is and there is currently no solution. upon a short troubleshooting exercise on her machine I've noticed that it is directly related to hatching.
go to the autodesk forums and look for thread ID=597064 in the Autocad Architecture discussion group.
I am getting the same Error Message now two.
Has this ever been resolved.???
There have been some 'pretenders to the throne', but so far this kingdom has gone unconquered. Some suggest it is hatch related, whilst others say it isn't, I have tried every suggestion on the net, and a few of my own with no joy.
I'm with snoopy...have a architecture 2008 file now that seems to pop up the message hourly "warning: an error occured during save, we recommend that you recover on the drawing"....can not execute anymore saves until I run recover which does not find anything. when I purge it keeps finding a "material" named general.chip...I even did a purge of the regapps per lyn allen and it still pops this error. also I can not seem to find the thread mpednault mentions above either..
Is it possible to save it under a new file name? This has happened to me before and if I remember correctly it got rid of the problem for the time being.
only on one drawing, only on one computer. when i recover it sometimes disassociates all the dims - could it be a problem with dims?
I am getting this error fairly regularly, once or twice a week. Several fatal errors as well, which are almost better, since AutoCAD attempts to save recovery files (they are almost always garbage though).
I am using Civil 3D 2014, Intel Xeon 3.5GHz, 32GB RAM, Win 7 Pro. AutoCAD is simply awful at handling memory and while the current versions are quite stable, as soon as you add an extension like Civil or Piping, you are subject to a whole litany of crashes and errors.
The only fix for this is copy everything into a new drawing, or abandon any unsaved progress and close and reopen the file.
run audit once and a while?
Audit doesn't work at all for this error. Running audit before and after the error occurs, finds 0 errors in the drawing.
Do you clean up your drawings on a regular basis using such commands as Overkill, -Purge (twice; once for Regapps and once for All) then run Audit?