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By Jade Sims
It all started with a pillowcase dress…and grew right into a around the world move: crafters utilizing their ardour to assist these in desire. The Craft wish blog-which organizes crafters to make hand-crafted goods for charities-has attracted fans world wide. This booklet, written by means of the site's founder and that includes crafting's most well-liked begin, celebrates the reason and encourages others to hitch in.
Each venture is matched with a particular charity, with substitute feedback for neighborhood areas to give a contribution the article. The projects-all with attractive photos, step by step directions, and templates-include: joyful quilts for hospitalized young children, tender dolls for Nicaraguan orphans, tug toys for animal shelters, knit gloves for homeless shelters, a material backpack for schoolchildren in Africa, a classy handbag for girls relocating out of abusive relationships, and knit scarves for fostercare young people warding off to varsity. participants diversity from cloth designers Amy Butler and Heather Bailey to renowned authors and bloggers similar to Amanda Soule (www.soulemama.com, Handmade Home), Karri Meng (French General), Amy Ray (Doodle Stitching), Celine Dupuy (Simple Sewing with a French Twist), Vickie Howell (Craft Corps), Cathie Filian (Creative Juice), Susan Wasinger (Eco Crafts), and Betsy Greer (Knitting for Good).
In addition, there are many valuable the best way to provide in the neighborhood and globally, the right way to provide thoughtfully and correctly, and the way to empower these you're helping.
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Deep Dish Apple Pie…Oh My!
I stumbled across a Pampered Chef Deep Dish Pie Plate in my garage. I got this plate as a gift; however, I never used it then forgot about because it was buried amongst random stuff in my garage. Well, once I pulled it out of the box, I knew I had to make something amazing and delicious! This particular pie plate is stoneware and I immediately fell in love with it and now I want to purchase everything in the stoneware collection! I had some Granny Smith apples in the fridge, so I decided to make a deep dish apple pie. Deciding on what to make was the easy part, but determining which recipes to use…well, that was another story. After browsing allrecipes and recipeszaar for what seemed like hours, I finally decided on the crust recipe and the filling recipe. The topping I winged from a previous apple tart that I made, it includes rolled oats, which in my opinion takes a typical crumb topping to another level! This pie turned out delicious…the apples cooked beautifully, the caramel sauce in the pie added just the right amount of sweetness and the crust was tender and flaky! I am posting each recipe with my adaptations. The links will take you to the original recipes. If you have some extra time this week, get in your kitchen and make this pie. I promise you will not be sorry!
In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes: I halved the original recipe which was perfect for a 9 inch deep dish pie plate. The recipe I posted is the halved version.
1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Toss the apples with the cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Meanwhile, place the crust in your pan.
4. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over apples. Pour slowly so that it does not run off. Cover with crumb topping (recipe below).
Prepare Oatmeal Streusel Topping by combining flour, teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and oats. Mix thoroughly, then cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
Apple pie is one of my favorites!
oh my is right! I love how thick this is and not runny at all. Perfect.
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Oh! My… hide that page from my family! if not, I'll be in trouble and will have to make dozens of those!
Thick apple pie is the absolute best and this one looks magnificent.
Man, this apple pie looks amazing. I'm so glad that you took out your deep dish pie pan. And, you did all the work and found the best apple pie component reicpes for us. Totally awesome!
I love, love, love apple pie with crumb topping. Yours looks amazing. I really need to post mine one of these days.
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Loved this apple pie. I made it Friday night for my husband's birthday and he said that I need to keep this recipe because it is the best ever.
I love the idea of a caramel sauce! Do you think I could do a crust on top? I am a pie crust addict! Just wondering if it would be too wet for a pie crust on top.
Phenomenal! I made it tonight, and it was a big hit with my family. We used a combination of Jonathan, McIntosh, and Ida Reds, which worked well. It was my first time using my garage sale Pampered Chef deep dish pie plate, too:) Thanks!


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Coronavirus: eBay and Amazon failing to prevent sellers profiteering on essentials during crisis
eBay and Amazon Marketplace are failing to crack down on a spate of coronavirus-profiteering by sellers after a Which? investigation uncovered a wide range of products for sale on marketplaces with inflated, and often ridiculous, prices.
At the start of this month, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned that traders should not be exploiting the coronavirus outbreak to take advantage of people through price gouging, and threatened to take strong action if the problem persisted.
However, the consumer champion's snapshot investigation suggests third-party sellers are still brazenly ripping-off consumers and using the current situation to list overpriced items that are difficult or impossible to find in local shops.
Which? found consistent overpricing of household items, including cleaning products, thermometers, baby formula and tampons – products that are all currently in particularly high demand during the coronavirus outbreak.
There were hundreds of active listings and auctions for dramatically overpriced items, including a £40 thermometer priced at £300 on eBay and £150 on Amazon. A £3 bottle of disinfectant was on sale for £29.99 on eBay – a markup of up to 1,000 per cent – and was more than three times the recommended price on Amazon.
Meanwhile on eBay's auction site, a flurry of bids sent the price for a bundle of three bottles of Dettol spray and three packets of antibacterial wipes soaring to £210.
Which? also found that consumers were actually buying these overpriced products from eBay, despite the extortionate prices. For some listings taken down during the investigation, eBay showed that multiple items had already been purchased before the listing could be removed.
The research also demonstrated a failure of 'filters' and other checks put in place by eBay and Amazon to adequately protect consumers, despite both having stated publicly that they have taken action on the issue.
When Which? asked eBay on 9 March what action it was taking to protect customers from price gouging on antibacterial gel, it said it had filters in place to prevent the listing of these items. But these listings continue reappearing, suggesting the systems in place are not working effectively.
Amazon seems to be having more success, with a number of active listings disappearing during Which?'s investigation. However, more are still appearing.
Which? is calling on eBay and Amazon to take more effective action against third-party sellers trying to take advantage of consumers at this difficult time.
Online marketplaces should be bringing in far stricter controls to identify and prevent these practices of charging unjustifiable high prices for essential products. They must communicate their policies clearly and directly with sellers.
This investigation raises serious broader questions about the checks and balances that eBay and Amazon currently have in place and their inability to prevent harmful listings, a problem raised repeatedly by Which? through its research and investigations.
If the systems used by the tech giants are not capable of preventing harmful listings from appearing at all, then better manual systems need to be put in place to identify and remove them.
While online marketplaces are taking action, both claim to have removed listings and suspended or terminated accounts during the coronavirus crisis, this investigation shows they need to be doing more. If they fall short, the CMA's new coronavirus taskforce needs to take action to stop these practices. The CMA has already engaged with the big platforms to find out more about what they're doing to address the issue of retailers on their sites charging very high prices for essential items.
Given the exceptional circumstances brought about by coronavirus, the government should consider how it will work with the retail sector as a whole to tackle irresponsible price-hiking – bringing together businesses, including supermarkets and online marketplaces, as well as Trading Standards and the CMA – to agree how to keep essential items, that should be accessible to all, at reasonable prices.
Sue Davies, Head of Consumer Protection at Which?, said:
"Online marketplaces have taken some action against coronavirus price gouging, but our investigation shows unscrupulous sellers are still cashing in on people's fears by selling essential items at extortionate prices on eBay and Amazon.
"These companies must make good on their pledges to stamp out coronavirus profiteering, and if they fall short the CMA must be ready to take strong enforcement action.
"The government should consider how it will work with the retail sector as a whole to keep the price of essential items reasonable as the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak continues."
Which? searched for essential household items on eBay and Amazon Marketplace between 16 and 19 March 2020.
Which? is a non-profit organisation working to make life simpler, fairer and safer for consumers. During the coronavirus crisis, Which? is making a range of news, advice and guides available for free for anyone who needs it at https://www.which.co.uk/news/coronavirus/
Examples of over-priced items:
In one of the most extreme examples researchers saw a digital thermometer, which people worried about coronavirus are purchasing to check body temperature, selling for almost £300 on eBay and and almost £150 on Amazon when the typical price is around £40.
They also spotted Dettol Liquid Antiseptic Disinfectant, which is typically around £3, being sold for £29.99 on eBay – a 1,000 per cent mark up – and for £9.53 on Amazon.
Carex antibacterial hand lotion
250ml bottles of Carex, which often retail for just £1, were seen priced at Amazon and eBay for over £10 each. One eBay listing showed the item priced at £100 – it was labelled 'last one', with three others apparently already sold. Another at Amazon was available from a third party seller for £26.41.
A 50ml bottle of Carex antibacterial hand gel was being sold for more than £100 by multiple sellers on eBay, despite usually costing around £1.50. A multipack of four 300ml Carex Aloe Vera gels apparently sold for £9,999, although we believe this may have been a test or a hoax.
Bleach products
One eBay seller listed a 750ml bottle of Domestos Thick Bleach on eBay for £6.95, despite the accompanying picture showing that the bottle is clearly labelled with the price of £1. A similar bottle of Domestos bleach was being sold on Amazon for £7.66.
On eBay an 18-pack of Tampax Compak Pearl were found for £6.31, rather than the usual £3.15 at Boots. 257 packs had been sold.
Tampax Compak was available in bulk on Amazon – despite the image showing the RRP is £2.99, eight boxes were priced at £48.64 rather than £18.32.
On eBay, Which? found sellers offering six packs of infant formula, which is vital for young babies that aren't being breastfed, for over £100 – in Sainsbury's, infant formula usually costs around £10 a pack. Some sellers were selling individual 800g packs for around £40, while another was priced at as much as £60.
Active auctions rife on eBay
Most of the products above were for sale with a 'buy it now' price, but Which? also took a look at auction style listings, where sellers can bid for an item. Concerningly, we spotted a raft of overpriced items being aggressively bid on by shoppers, driving the price up even higher.
A bundle of three Dettol Sprays and three packs of antibacterial wipes had 78 bids with less than an hour to go, with a price of £210. The starting price was £0.01, and there were 11 bidders who quickly upped the price.
One listing for three cans of Dettol Antibacteral disinfectant Spray had attracted 38 bids with less than four hours remaining, and the auction cost was up to £49.
An eBay spokesperson said:
"All the items flagged by Which? have been removed and enforcement action has been taken against the sellers.
"We announced on Friday additional measures to tackle coronavirus-related price gouging. This is a continuation of the aggressive action against price gouging, which has included suspending hundreds of accounts, removing hundreds of thousands of listings, and suspending scores of bad seller accounts. Specifically in the face masks and hand sanitiser categories, only pre-approved whitelisted vendors will be allowed to sell these items.
"We are continually monitoring the situation and will consider widening the ban to include other categories if appropriate."
An Amazon spokesperson said:
"There is no place for price gouging on Amazon. We are disappointed that bad actors are attempting to artificially raise prices on basic need products during a global health crisis and, in line with our long-standing policy, have recently blocked or removed tens of thousands of offers. In addition to removing these offers, we are terminating accounts."

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Robert Service
The Lark by Robert Service
Robert William Service's poetry always seemed to carry a somewhat different perspective to it. In fact, he preferred not to refer to his poems as such, referring to them as "verses" instead, as he felt it was a more accurate description of the works he created. 'The Lark', one of his works born from his experience in the First World War, and dedicated to the memory of his late brother, Lieutenant Albert Service, stands out from the many other war-torn verses Service created to mark this time. It was first published in Service's war-inspired volume, Rhymes of a Red Cross Man in 1916. 'The Lark' shows a different side of the war, and a different side to the soldiers typically depicted in stories concerning it, Service's included.
The Lark Analysis
Stanza Three
From wrath-red dawn to wrath-red dawn,
The guns have brayed without abate;
From yon down-trodden gold of grain,
The leaping rapture of a lark.
The highly imagery-infused first verse of 'The Lark' paints a powerful — and very red — picture for the reader, describing in the first line how days blend together in shades of red; the red of the rising sun, and undoubtedly the red of bloodshed as well. The dawn is personified, and described as being angry. The sense given by these lines is one that suggests that nature itself abhors the atrocities being committed on its soil, and the sun itself would rather not rise in the morning and have to shed light on the war. The light is red, the fields are red, and even the hate is described as being somewhat red. For the narrator, war is clearly all that exists in the world; this first verse describes only the unceasing firing of guns and the "fields of hate" on which they fire.
All of this changes when, during a moment of silence, a lark appears on one of the few unspoiled elements of nature in the scene, and begins to sing rapturously — euphorically. The use of the word "rapture" is so heavily out of place in the lines that precede the last one that it is easy to understand the feelings the narrator might suddenly feel when a gloriously blissful song breaks through the morning's dose of death and decay.
The structure followed in this first verse remains consistent throughout the poem — each verse is eight lines long, each line is eight syllables long, and the last work of each line rhymes with the last word on the second line afterwards (AABB). This is a common, simple approach to verse that results in a consistent, easy-to-read poem for the reader.
Stanza Two
A fusillade of melody,
That sprays us from yon trench of sky;
Hurls at us hopes of such strange things
As joy and home and love and peace.
The beginning of the second verse — "A 'fusillade' of melody" — does an excellent job at describing the narrators immediate reaction to the bird's song. "Fusillade" is a word used to describe a rapidly sent barrage of missile or gunfire, and is a word that would be a common one on the battlefield. Soldiers such as the narrator would consider a fusillade to be a harbinger of death, something to be avoided at all costs, and to constantly be prepared for. The choice of words that follows is very intentional — the "spray" of melody from the "trench" of sky are war-based imageries. The instinct of each soldier is to regard the lark as an enemy, and this enemy relentlessly sends forth its song, which the soldiers regard as a "strange thing," as it contains within it undertones of "joy," "love," "home," and "peace." To the soldiers, war is the only thing in the world; the song of the lark is meaningless and confusing to them.
Pure heart of song! do you not know
That we are making earth a hell?
Lo! we who pant in war's red rain
Lift shining eyes, see Heaven too.
In this verse, the narrator actually becomes seemingly angry with the bird, asking if it is actually doesn't realize that it has no place in the world the war is creating. He ponders at the meaning of the song — does the bird not realize that the soldiers are fighting a war? Is it that the bird wants to express that there is still goodness in the world? Whatever the cause of the bird's song, the narrator realizes that it is not yet in vain. When they look up to see the bird, they see its eyes, and for a moment, see the world as the bird does, and its song takes on meaning. There is the repetition of the "red" imagery, as the narrator states they can see through the haze of red, of blood, of dawn, and are now perceiving a sense of Heaven, a brief reprise of the sense of joy, home, hope, and peace so perfectly encapsulated in the rapture of a lark.
For Robert Service, and many people like him, World War One became the entirety of the world. It was all-encompassing, and the horror, the red described by the narrator here, was so awful and powerful that it is difficult to describe in words over a century later. What is certain is that the reminder of a world outside, so nicely portrayed through the lark in the poem, was exactly as described by Service here — it was a reminder of Heaven, a vision of peace and home and joy waiting for each person outside of the atrocities they needed to survive. The sentiment expressed in 'The Lark' may well be one of the purest forms of hope, the kind that survives and surpasses anything in the world, no matter how dark, no matter how wretched, and no matter how red.
A Rolling Stone by Robert Service
The Woman and the Angel by Robert Service
The Passing of the Year by Robert Service
Andrew joined the team back in November 2015 and has a passion for poetry. He has an Honours in the Bachelor of Arts, consisting of a Major in Communication, Culture and Information Technology, a Major in Professional Writing and a Minor in Historical Studies.
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Joe Danger was Hello Games first title and it was released on the PlayStation Network last year. Since then the game just blew up, getting high scores from the likes of IGN, Game Informer and Eurogamer and pretty much gaining recognition worldwide!
Well they're back again with the announcement of Joe Danger: The Movie and I got the chance to play and talk about the game with the ever happy, Sean Murray from Hello Games who was cool enough to walk me through it and answer a few questions.
You can see the walkthrough video below!
So Joe Danger is back again and he's starring in his own movie. The movie set levels where obviously inspired by well… movies and I'm not talking about The Matrix or Spiderman of this time but a little more old school like Robocop and The Rocketeer, the type that the current generation would have no idea about.
I remember recalling Joe Danger in a slime kind of level which reminded me of Ghost Busters and the Mine Cart level, looking like something out of Indiana Jones. It was easy to see where the ideas where coming from but it was more impressive to see how they were able to implement it into the game's universe and have it work side by side with what was already available.
A new feature would have to be the addition of more than one vehicle in the game. In the Original Joe Danger, you were only on a motorbike but now you'll be flying around in a Jetpack, sliding through snow in with a Ski or speeding through a Mine in a Mine Cart. It was good to see that the team was expanding on the idea of speed in general to challenge the player. Now I don't mean Joe going at ridiculous speeds constantly but gradually shifting it between levels so the player doesn't get too accustomed with the gameplay.
As for the controls, it does pretty much feel the same and the setup worked nicely before so why fix something that isn't broken. Of course as they introduce new gameplay elements, they could require an extra button or so but we'll just leave that to any announcements that could happen down the line.
The version I played was still really early in development so what platform the game will be coming out on and such details could greatly change over time. The only thing I can say is to keep an eye on the Hello Games website – http://www.hellogames.org/ for more updates.


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use Symfony\Component\Intl\Data\Util\ArrayAccessibleResourceBundle;
use Symfony\Component\Intl\Data\Util\LocaleScanner;
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/**
 * The rule for compiling the language bundle.
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 * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
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{
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        'ak' => 'aka',
        'ar' => 'ara',
        'ay' => 'aym',
        'az' => 'aze',
        'bo' => 'bod',
        'cr' => 'cre',
        'cs' => 'ces',
        'cy' => 'cym',
        'de' => 'deu',
        'dz' => 'dzo',
        'el' => 'ell',
        'et' => 'est',
        'eu' => 'eus',
        'fa' => 'fas',
        'ff' => 'ful',
        'fr' => 'fra',
        'gn' => 'grn',
        'hy' => 'hye',
        'hr' => 'hrv',
        'ik' => 'ipk',
        'is' => 'isl',
        'iu' => 'iku',
        'ka' => 'kat',
        'kr' => 'kau',
        'kg' => 'kon',
        'kv' => 'kom',
        'ku' => 'kur',
        'lv' => 'lav',
        'mg' => 'mlg',
        'mi' => 'mri',
        'mk' => 'mkd',
        'mn' => 'mon',
        'ms' => 'msa',
        'my' => 'mya',
        'nb' => 'nob',
        'ne' => 'nep',
        'nl' => 'nld',
        'oj' => 'oji',
        'om' => 'orm',
        'or' => 'ori',
        'ps' => 'pus',
        'qu' => 'que',
        'ro' => 'ron',
        'sc' => 'srd',
        'sk' => 'slk',
        'sq' => 'sqi',
        'sr' => 'srp',
        'sw' => 'swa',
        'uz' => 'uzb',
        'yi' => 'yid',
        'za' => 'zha',
        'zh' => 'zho',
    ];
    private static $blacklist = [
        'mul' => true, // Multiple languages
        'mis' => true, // Uncoded language
        'und' => true, // Unknown language
        'zxx' => true, // No linguistic content
    ];

    /**
     * Collects all available language codes.
     *
     * @var string[]
     */
    private $languageCodes = [];

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function scanLocales(LocaleScanner $scanner, $sourceDir)
    {
        return $scanner->scanLocales($sourceDir.'/lang');
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function compileTemporaryBundles(BundleCompilerInterface $compiler, $sourceDir, $tempDir)
    {
        $compiler->compile($sourceDir.'/lang', $tempDir);
        $compiler->compile($sourceDir.'/misc/metadata.txt', $tempDir);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function preGenerate()
    {
        $this->languageCodes = [];
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function generateDataForLocale(BundleEntryReaderInterface $reader, $tempDir, $displayLocale)
    {
        $localeBundle = $reader->read($tempDir, $displayLocale);

        // isset() on \ResourceBundle returns true even if the value is null
        if (isset($localeBundle['Languages']) && null !== $localeBundle['Languages']) {
            $data = [
                'Version' => $localeBundle['Version'],
                'Names' => self::generateLanguageNames($localeBundle),
            ];

            $this->languageCodes = array_merge($this->languageCodes, array_keys($data['Names']));

            return $data;
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function generateDataForRoot(BundleEntryReaderInterface $reader, $tempDir)
    {
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function generateDataForMeta(BundleEntryReaderInterface $reader, $tempDir)
    {
        $rootBundle = $reader->read($tempDir, 'root');
        $metadataBundle = $reader->read($tempDir, 'metadata');

        $this->languageCodes = array_unique($this->languageCodes);

        sort($this->languageCodes);

        return [
            'Version' => $rootBundle['Version'],
            'Languages' => $this->languageCodes,
            'Aliases' => array_column(iterator_to_array($metadataBundle['alias']['language']), 'replacement'),
            'Alpha2ToAlpha3' => $this->generateAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping($metadataBundle),
        ];
    }

    private static function generateLanguageNames(ArrayAccessibleResourceBundle $localeBundle): array
    {
        return array_diff_key(iterator_to_array($localeBundle['Languages']), self::$blacklist);
    }

    private function generateAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping(ArrayAccessibleResourceBundle $metadataBundle)
    {
        $aliases = iterator_to_array($metadataBundle['alias']['language']);
        $alpha2ToAlpha3 = [];

        foreach ($aliases as $alias => $language) {
            $language = $language['replacement'];
            if (2 === \strlen($language) && 3 === \strlen($alias)) {
                if (isset(self::$preferredAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping[$language])) {
                    // Validate to prevent typos
                    if (!isset($aliases[self::$preferredAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping[$language]])) {
                        throw new RuntimeException('The statically set three-letter mapping '.self::$preferredAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping[$language].' for the language code '.$language.' seems to be invalid. Typo?');
                    }

                    $alpha3 = self::$preferredAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping[$language];
                    $alpha2 = $aliases[$alpha3]['replacement'];

                    if ($language !== $alpha2) {
                        throw new RuntimeException('The statically set three-letter mapping '.$alpha3.' for the language code '.$language.' seems to be an alias for '.$alpha2.'. Wrong mapping?');
                    }

                    $alpha2ToAlpha3[$language] = $alpha3;
                } elseif (isset($alpha2ToAlpha3[$language])) {
                    throw new RuntimeException('Multiple three-letter mappings exist for the language code '.$language.'. Please add one of them to the property $preferredAlpha2ToAlpha3Mapping.');
                } else {
                    $alpha2ToAlpha3[$language] = $alias;
                }
            }
        }

        return $alpha2ToAlpha3;
    }
}

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Ron Funches Bio, Wiki, Net Worth, Married, Wife, Son, Family, Weight Loss
Ron Funches Bio, Wiki, Career, Net Worth, Age, Weight Loss, Married
Quick Facts of Ron Funches
Who Is Ron Funches?
Is Ron Funches Married? Who Is His Wife?
Ron's Career
Ron Funches's Net Worth
Ron's Age, Height & Weight
$500 thousand.
1983 /03 /12
Actor, Comedian, Writer
5 Feet 9 Inches
Douglas McKay High School
Last Updated on April 26th, 2019
Ron Funches is an American comedian, writer as well as an actor. He came to fame after his appearance in the American television sitcom that aired on NBC Undateable and also in 2015 comedy film Get Hard. In addition, his other TV series credits are; We Bare Bears, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, The Eric Andre Show and many other.
Ron has maintained his professional life well but his personal life seems to be quite complicated. To know about Ron's personal life as well his net worth, read the article below.
Ron Funches was born on March 12, 1983, in Los Angeles County, California. He holds American nationality and belongs to black ethnicity. Growing up, he spent his childhood along with his mother and sister in Chicago Illinois.
When Ron was 13, Ron moved to Salem, Oregon. There he attended Douglas McKay high school.
Though Ron has successfully maintained his career, on the other hand, his personal life is quite complicated. He was married once in his life. Though he did not reveal more about his wife, all we know is the couple lived together in Salem for many years.
The couple has a son Malcolm Funches from their marriage. Later, it was diagnosed that their son was autistic needing special care. As Ron used to be busy in his work, they both parted their ways in 2012.
Ron Funches with his son. Image Source: Sporkful.
As of 2019, Ron has taken comedy as a mean to tolerate the sufferings of life. Moreover, back in 2015 October, Ron announced to People magazine that he met his girlfriend on Tinder. Further, he also shared dating tips via video.
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During his childhood, Funches never thought of being an actor or a comedian. At the age of 23, he began pursuing comedy in Portland, Oregon after working at a series of jobs that he felt he was not suited for. Furthermore, he has also a role in the 2015 comedy film Get Hard. In addition, in 2016, Funches played in the American parody film Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as a member of The Fat Boys and the same year he gives his voice in the American computer-animated musical comedy film Trolls.
Likewise, Ron has played in numerous film and TV series. Some of his TV series are Transparent, Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, The Adventures of Puss in Boots and The Eric Andre Show.
He played in the American animated television series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! and also in American adult animated web television series Harley Quinn. As of now, Ron is playing in the American sitcom series Man with a Plan alongside Matt LeBlanc, Liza Snyder, Jessica Chaffins.
Ron Funches' net worth is estimated to be around $5500 thousand as of 2019. He earns the income from his career as a comedian as well as a writer, actor, and voice actor. The average salary of a TV actor is $15k to $25k per episodes. But if the actor/actress is more experienced in the entertainment industry, then they can earn $150k to $300k per episode.
As Ron is also a voice actor, the voice actors usually make $3000 a month and some of the voice actors also earn $250k per episodes.
In addition, Ron also played in the American comedy film Get Hard which was made under the budget $44 million and collected the box office $111.8 Million. Likewise, his other movie Trolls earned $346.8 million box office which was made under the budget $125 million.
Ron is able to lead a luxury life with his accumulated wealth.
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Ron is 36 years old as of 2019. He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches. The actor has amazed his fans by his Weight Loss in 2012. He lost his 100lbs and came up to 245 lbs from 355 lbs. He decided the decision of weight loss regarding his mother's anxiety about his health.


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A box of 1000 plastic carry out bags or T-shirt bags can be purchased on Amazon.com for $25 plus tax. So that is about 2.5-cents each. Obviously, large retail stores pay less than 2-cents each at bulk prices.
So for a typical family that uses about 20 plastic carryout bags per week it would cost retail stores less than $21 per year. Of course, you the customer pay for those bags through higher prices.
If the family chooses to use paper bags, they will be available for purchase at 10-cents each. Since paper bags hold more, we can assume 15 paper bags per week. That means the family would pay $84 per year for paper bags including tax. If the fee is 25-cents per bag that would be $210 per year.
If the family chooses to use the cheaper reusable bags, the cost is about $2 each. A two-car family will have at least 8 bags per car or 16 bags costing $35 including tax. These bags must be hand washed and hung up to dry. Washing the bags in the sink usually involves letting the bags soak in a solution of soap and bleach to kill bacteria. The process is a nuisance and could take as much as three hours a month. Over the course of one year, you are looking at 36 hours of your time. Using a wage rate of $12.00 per hour, half of California's average labor rate, that labor is valued at $432.00. While your out-of-pocket cost is only about $35, adding the value of your labor brings the total cost to $467 per year.
If the family chooses to use more durable reusable bags that are machine washable and dryer safe the cost will be approximately $6.00 each. The family will pay $103 for 16 bags including tax. In addition, the cost of machine washing and drying your reusable bags once per month will add as much as $18 per year to utility bills. Labor, to put the bags in the washing machine and dryer and folding the bags and putting them in your car, is estimated to be about 16 hours per year and valued at $192.00. Your out-of-pocket costs are $121, adding the value of your labor brings the total cost to $313 per year.
On the other hand, if you value your time as worth $12 per hour, it actually becomes less expensive to use the cheaper reusable bags, toss them in the trash and replace them with new bags every other month or so. Your out-of-pocket costs will be less than $210 per year, and you benefit by saving time.
Of course, to really save money, stress, and time you can do what many others do and simply purchase your own box of plastic carryout bags, keep them in your car and then bring some with you when shop. Or you could skip bags altogether and carry your purchases out of the store stacked in your arms.
No matter which solution you choose to carry your purchases home, it will cost you. And you will be yearning for those good old days when merchants offered a free bag for shopping in their store.


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Q: cycle in jsp can't use variable On my jsp page I have:
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                            int a = 8;
                            int iter = 4;

                            for (int i =0; i <iter; i++){ %>

                                <%  for (int j = 0; j <3 ; j++) { %>
                                <%if (a>=0) {%>

${products[a].description}  <input type="checkbox" class="cb" >

${products[a].price}

                                <%}%>

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                        <%}%>

1) How to receive a and iter variables from mvc?(
  I had tried request.getParameter("a"); in jsp, and
    model.addObject("a", a);
)
2) why products[a] give me a emty place in browser?
Products - list with enteties.

A: You are in the view code and this is isolated code. You cannot access them in your servlet instance (this is what you are trying to do right?)
What you can do is to declare some variables as Model in your Controller and Pass Model to your View. This is the idea of MVC.

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PDF2 PDF |Add To My Favorites | Version: 09/20/19 - Enrolled 09/10/19 - Amended Senate 09/06/19 - Amended Senate 08/30/19 - Amended Senate 07/05/19 - Amended Senate 06/20/19 - Amended Senate 05/17/19 - Amended Assembly 04/11/19 - Amended Assembly 03/21/19 - Amended Assembly 02/20/19 - Introduced
AB-792 Recycling: plastic containers: minimum recycled content and labeling.(2019-2020)
Enrolled September 20, 2019
Passed IN Senate September 13, 2019
Passed IN Assembly September 14, 2019
Amended IN Senate September 10, 2019
Amended IN Senate August 30, 2019
Amended IN Senate July 05, 2019
Amended IN Senate June 20, 2019
Amended IN Assembly April 11, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Members Ting and Irwin
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Mark Stone)
(Coauthors: Senators Skinner and Wiener)
An act to amend Sections 14549.2 and 14549.3 of, and to add Sections 14547 and 18017 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling.
AB 792, Ting. Recycling: plastic containers: minimum recycled content and labeling.
(1) Existing law, the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, requires every beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state to have a minimum refund value. Under the act, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is required to calculate a processing fee for each beverage container with a specified scrap value, which is required to be paid by beverage manufacturers for each beverage container sold or transferred to a distributor or dealer. The department is required to calculate the processing fee in a specified manner so that the actual processing fee generally equals 65% of the processing payment that the department is required to pay to processors if the scrap value of the container having a refund value pursuant to the act is less than the cost of recycling.
Existing law provides that a violation of the act or a regulation adopted pursuant to the act is a crime.
This bill, on and after January 1, 2021, would require the total number of plastic beverage containers filled with a beverage by a beverage manufacturer, as specified, to contain, on average, specified amounts of postconsumer recycled plastic content per year pursuant to a tiered plan that would require the total number of plastic beverage containers to contain, on average, no less than 50% postconsumer recycled plastic content per year on and after January 1, 2030, except as specified. The bill would impose civil penalties, in specified amounts, on a beverage manufacturer for a violation of these requirements, except as specified. The bill would authorize the department to enforce these provisions and would authorize the department to conduct audits and investigations of a beverage manufacturer for the purpose of ensuring compliance. The bill would exempt from the California Public Records Act information resulting from those audits and investigations. The bill would require penalties collected to be deposited in the Recycling Enhancement Penalty Account, which the bill would create. The bill would require moneys in the Recycling Enhancement Penalty Account to be expended upon appropriation for the sole purpose of supporting the recycling, infrastructure, collection, and processing of plastic beverage containers in this state. The bill would require the department to contract with a research university for a specified study and would authorize the department to allocate moneys from the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, upon appropriation, for the study. The bill would require the study to be completed by May 1, 2025. The bill would prohibit a city, county, or other local government jurisdiction from adopting an ordinance regulating the minimum recycled plastic content requirements for plastic beverage containers. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) The act requires the department to pay a market development payment to a reclaimer, as defined, for empty plastic beverage containers that have been collected for recycling in the state, and that the reclaimer washes and processes into flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form that is then usable as input for the manufacture of new plastic products, as defined, by product manufacturers in the state. The act also requires the department to pay a market development payment to a product manufacturer, as defined, for plastic flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form of plastic purchased from a reclaimer and used by that product manufacturer to manufacture a plastic product in the state. The act makes these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2022.
This bill, for when the department is determining which entity to make a market development payment to, would require the department to prioritize allocations that increase the collection, production, procurement, and usage of beverage-grade recycling plastic in beverage containers, as specified.
(3) Existing law requires a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value, as specified, to annually report to the department the amount of virgin plastic and postconsumer recycled plastic used by the manufacturer for plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value for sale in the state in the previous calendar year.
This bill would require, beginning March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, a plastic material reclaimer to report to the department, under penalty of perjury, the number of empty plastic beverage containers, as specified, that the plastic material reclaimer has collected and sold in the previous calendar year. The bill also would require, beginning March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer of postconsumer recycled plastic to report to the department, under penalty of perjury, the amount in pounds of "food-grade" flake, pellet, sheet, fines, or other forms that were sold in the previous calendar year and their capacity to produce "food-grade" material, as specified. By requiring that the information be submitted under penalty of perjury, this bill would expand the crime of perjury and impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the department to post on its internet website, beginning July 1, 2020, a specified summary annually, and, beginning September 1, 2020, a specified analysis biennially.
(4) Existing law requires all rigid plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers sold in the state to be labeled with a code indicating the resin used to produce the rigid plastic bottle or rigid plastic container.
This bill would specify that the above labeling requirement does not apply to rigid plastic containers or rigid plastic bottles that are medical devices, medical products that are required to be sterile, prescription medicine, and packaging used for those products.
(5) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Sustainable and resilient markets for recycled materials are essential to any successful recycling system.
(2) Since the inception of the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Division 30 (commencing with Section 40000) of the Public Resources Code), California has depended on foreign markets to accept the recyclable materials that are collected for recycling in the state.
(3) Developing domestic markets for recycled materials benefits the environment and the state's economy and is critical due to the loss of foreign markets.
(4) China's 2018 National Sword policy bans the importation of recycled mixed paper and certain types of recycled plastic and imposes a stringent 0.5 percent contamination limit on all other recycled material imports.
(5) California's recycling facilities are struggling to find markets for recycled materials, resulting in the stockpiling of these materials.
(6) California must reduce its reliance on unpredictable foreign markets for its recycled materials.
(7) California has established minimum recycled content requirements for glass containers, rigid plastic packaging containers, newsprint, trash bags, and other products. However, California does not require the use of recycled content in plastic containers regulated under the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500) of the Public Resources Code).
(8) Plastic bottles can be recycled and can contain recycled content to close the loop in the recycling stream. Other products manufactured using recycled plastic beverage containers are generally not recycled and, therefore, do not provide the same closed-loop system.
(9) Many companies have already taken the initiative at closing the loop by using plastic bottles that contain 100 percent recycled content. Since November 2010, Naked Juice Company has been using bottles made with 100 percent postconsumer recycled content for all of its juices and juice smoothies. In January 2018, Danone, which owns the natural spring water brand Evian, announced that it will make all its bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025.
(10) The requirements imposed by this bill are reasonable and are achievable at minimal cost relative to the burden imposed by the continued excessive use of virgin materials in beverage containers in California.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that any moneys collected as penalties for violations of this act be appropriated in the annual Budget Act for the purposes of market development and increasing the recycling of plastic beverage containers, including, but not limited to, for funding processing payments not covered by processing fees and for funding market development payments.
Section 14547 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
(a) (1) Between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2024, inclusive, the total number of plastic beverage containers filled with a beverage sold by a beverage manufacturer subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), for sale in the state shall, on average, contain no less than 10 percent postconsumer recycled plastic per year.
(2) Between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2029, inclusive, the total number of plastic beverage containers filled with a beverage sold by a beverage manufacturer subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), for sale in the state shall, on average, contain no less than 25 percent postconsumer recycled plastic per year.
(3) On and after January 1, 2030, the total number of plastic beverage containers filled with a beverage sold by a beverage manufacturer subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), for sale in the state shall, on average, contain no less than 50 percent postconsumer recycled plastic per year.
(4) (A) At least annually or at the petition of the beverage manufacturing industry not more than semiannually, the director shall consider whether the minimum recycled content requirements required pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, should be waived or reduced. If the director receives a petition from the beverage manufacturing industry, the director shall consider the petition within 60 days. If the director makes a finding that a minimum recycled content requirement pursuant to this subdivision should be adjusted, the adjusted rate for the requirement shall be in effect until a new determination for the requirement is made or upon the expiration of the requirement's effective period, whichever occurs first. The director shall not adjust the minimum recycled content requirements above the minimum postconsumer recycled plastic content percentages required pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive. In making a determination pursuant to this paragraph, the director shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following:
(i) Changes in market conditions, including supply and demand for postconsumer recycled plastics, collection rates, and bale availability.
(ii) Recycling rates.
(iii) The availability of recycled plastic suitable to meet the minimum recycled content requirements pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, including the availability of high-quality recycled plastic, and food grade recycled plastic from beverage container recycling programs.
(iv) The capacity of recycling or processing infrastructure.
(v) The progress made by beverage manufacturers in achieving the goals of this subdivision.
(B) The beverage manufacturing industry or a beverage manufacturer may appeal the director's decision made pursuant to this paragraph to the Office of Administrative Hearings within 45 days of the director's decision. An administrative law judge shall hear the appeal within 45 days of the request for an appeal. The administrative law judge's review shall be de novo.
(C) For purposes of this subdivision, "beverage manufacturing industry" means an association that represents companies that manufacture beverages.
(b) (1) Beginning January 1, 2022, a beverage manufacturer that does not meet the minimum recycled plastic content requirements pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be subject to an annual civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision. Beginning March 1, 2023, the violation level and penalty shall be collected annually, if a waiver has not been granted pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), and calculated, based upon the amount in pounds, and in the aggregate, by which the beverage manufacturer does not meet the minimum recycled content requirements required pursuant paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a), according to the following:
(A) If a beverage manufacturer has an overall compliance rate of at least 75 percent but less than 100 percent of the minimum recycled plastic content requirements pursuant to subdivision (a), that shall be a Level 1 violation.
(B) If a beverage manufacturer has an overall compliance rate of at least 50 percent but less than 75 percent of the minimum recycled plastic content requirements pursuant to subdivision (a), that shall be a Level 2 violation.
(C) If a beverage manufacturer has an overall compliance rate of at least 25 percent but less than 50 percent of the minimum recycled plastic content requirements pursuant to subdivision (a), that shall be a Level 3 violation.
(D) If a beverage manufacturer has an overall compliance rate of at least 15 percent but less than 25 percent of the minimum recycled plastic content requirements pursuant to subdivision (a), that shall be a Level 4 violation.
(E) If a beverage manufacturer has an overall compliance rate that is less than 15 percent of the minimum recycled plastic content requirements pursuant to subdivision (a), that shall be a Level 5 violation.
(2) The penalty amounts assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall be as follows:
(A) For a Level 1 violation, the penalty range shall be five cents ($0.05) to fifteen cents ($0.15) per pound.
(B) For a Level 2 violation, the penalty range shall be ten cents ($0.10) to twenty cents ($0.20) per pound.
(C) For a Level 3 violation, the penalty range shall be fifteen cents ($0.15) to twenty-five cents ($0.25) per pound.
(D) For a Level 4 violation, the penalty range shall be twenty cents ($0.20) to thirty cents ($0.30) per pound.
(E) For a Level 5 violation, the penalty range shall be twenty-five cents ($0.25) to thirty cents ($0.30) per pound.
(3) In lieu of or in addition to assessing a penalty, the department may require a beverage manufacturer to submit a corrective action plan to the department detailing how the beverage manufacturer will come into compliance with subdivision (a).
(4) The department, in determining whether to assess a penalty and the amount of the penalty, shall consider, prior to assessing a penalty, all of the following:
(A) The nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation and the various remedies and penalties that are appropriate in the given circumstances, with the primary emphasis on protecting the public health and safety and the environment.
(B) Whether the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation have been corrected in a timely fashion or whether reasonable progress is being made to correct the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation.
(C) Whether the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation demonstrate a chronic pattern of noncompliance with subdivision (a).
(D) Whether the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation were intentional.
(E) Whether the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation were voluntarily and promptly reported to the department before the commencement of an investigation or audit by the department.
(F) Whether the violation or conditions giving rise to the violation were due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the beverage manufacturer or were otherwise unavoidable under the circumstances, including, but not limited to, unforeseen changes in market conditions.
(G) The size and economic condition of the beverage manufacturer.
(5) A beverage manufacturer that is assessed penalties pursuant to this subdivision may pay those penalties to the department in quarterly installments or arrange an alternative payment schedule subject to the approval of the department.
(6) Penalties assessed pursuant to this subdivision may be appealed to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
(c) A beverage manufacturer shall pay the penalties assessed pursuant to this section, as applicable, based on the information reported to the department pursuant to Section 14549.3 in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(d) (1) The department may conduct audits and investigations and take an enforcement action pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14590) against a beverage manufacturer for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this section based on the information reported pursuant to Section 14549.3.
(2) The department shall keep confidential all business trade secrets and proprietary information about manufacturing processes and equipment that the department gathers or becomes aware of through the course of conducting audits or investigations pursuant to paragraph (1). Information submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall not be subject to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(3) A beverage manufacturer may obtain copies of the department's audit or investigation of that beverage manufacturer conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(e) (1) The department shall consider granting a waiver, reduction, or extension of the penalties assessed pursuant to subdivision (b) for the purposes of meeting the minimum recycled content requirements required pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) to a beverage manufacturer that has demonstrated progress toward meeting those requirements in either of the following circumstances:
(A) The beverage manufacturer has failed to meet the minimum recycled content requirements required pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a).
(B) The beverage manufacturer anticipates it will not be able to meet the minimum recycled content requirements required pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a).
(2) In determining whether to grant the waiver, reduction, or extension pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A) Anomalous market conditions.
(B) Disruption in, or lack of supply of, recycled plastics.
(C) Other factors that have prevented a beverage manufacturer from meeting the requirements.
(f) The Recycling Enhancement Penalty Account is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 14580 and paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 14591.1, penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Recycling Enhancement Penalty Account. Moneys in the Recycling Enhancement Penalty Account shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act for the sole purpose of supporting the recycling, infrastructure, collection, and processing of plastic beverage containers in this state.
(g) (1) The department shall contract with a research university to study the polyethylene terephthalate and high-density polyethylene markets for all of the following:
(A) Analyzing market conditions and opportunities in the state's recycling industry for meeting the minimum recycled plastic content requirements for plastic beverage containers required pursuant to subdivision (a).
(B) Determining the data needs and tracking opportunities to increase the transparency and support of a more effective, fact-based public understanding of the recycling industry.
(C) Recommending further policy modifications and measures to achieve the state's recycling targets with the least cost and optimal efficiency.
(2) The study shall be completed no later than May 1, 2025.
(3) The department shall allocate moneys from the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the study.
(h) A city, county, or other local government jurisdiction shall not adopt an ordinance regulating the minimum recycled plastic content requirements for plastic beverage containers.
(i) This section shall not apply to both of the following:
(1) A refillable plastic beverage container.
(2) A beverage manufacturer that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (g) of Section 14575.
(j) The Legislature encourages beverage manufacturers to use plastic beverage containers that contain 100 percent recycled plastic content.
Section 14549.2 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Certified entity" means a recycling center, processor, or dropoff or collection program certified pursuant to this division.
(2) "Plastic product" means a finished plastic product that requires no further thermoforming, shaping, or processing before being sold for its specified use. "Plastic product" does not include plastic flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form that is an output from a reclaimer's processing of empty plastic beverage containers.
(3) "Product manufacturer" means a person who manufactures a plastic product in this state.
(4) "Reclaimer" means a certified entity that purchases empty plastic beverage containers that have been collected for recycling in the state, and that washes and processes, in the state, those empty plastic beverage containers into flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form that is then usable as input for the manufacture of new plastic products by product manufacturers in the state.
(b) In order to develop California markets for empty plastic beverage containers collected for recycling in the state, the department may, consistent with Section 14581 and subject to the availability of funds, pay a market development payment to a reclaimer for empty plastic beverage containers collected and managed pursuant to this section and to a product manufacturer for plastic flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form of plastic purchased from a reclaimer pursuant to this section.
(c) The department shall make a market development payment to a reclaimer or product manufacturer in accordance with this section only if the plastic beverage container is collected, washed, and processed into flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form, and is used in manufacturing, in the state, as follows:
(1) The department shall make a market development payment to a reclaimer for empty plastic beverage containers that are collected, washed, and processed as specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), including to a reclaimer that uses the services of a third party to process the empty plastic beverage containers into a form usable for the manufacture of new plastic products.
(2) The department shall make a market development payment to a product manufacturer for plastic flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form of plastic purchased from a reclaimer and used by that product manufacturer to manufacture a plastic product in the state, including to a product manufacturer that uses the services of a third party to process the plastic purchased from a reclaimer in manufacturing the plastic product.
(3) The department shall determine the amount of the market development payment, which may be set at a different level for a reclaimer and a product manufacturer, but shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per ton. In setting the amount of the market development payment for both reclaimers and product manufacturers, the department shall consider all of the following:
(A) The minimum funding level needed to encourage the in-state washing and processing of empty plastic beverage containers collected for recycling in this state.
(B) The minimum funding level needed to encourage in-state manufacturing that utilizes flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form processed from empty plastic beverage containers collected for recycling in this state.
(C) The total amount of funds projected to be available for plastic market development payments, and the desire to maintain the minimum funding level needed throughout the year.
(4) The department may make a market development payment to both a reclaimer and a product manufacturer for both the empty plastic beverage container and for the flake, pellet, sheet, or any other form processed by the reclaimer from that same empty plastic beverage container.
(d) When determining which entity to make a market development payment to, the department shall prioritize the allocation of moneys available pursuant to this section to increase the collection, production, procurement, and usage of beverage-grade recycling plastic in beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560).
(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2022, and, as of January 1, 2023, is repealed.
(a) (1) For the purposes of this section, "bottle grade" means a material that is safe and suitable for use as input for the manufacture of new plastic beverage containers and that meets all of the following standards:
(A) The standards in Section 170.39 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(B) The minimum standards for material generally deemed acceptable by beverage manufacturers to be used in beverage containers based on the type of beverage in that particular type of beverage container.
(C) All state and federal health and safety standards for food.
(b) On or before March 1 of each year, a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), shall report to the department the amount in pounds and by resin type of virgin plastic and postconsumer recycled plastic used by the manufacturer for plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value for sale in the state in the previous calendar year. The manufacturer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(c) On or before March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, a plastic material reclaimer shall report to the department the number of empty plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), that the plastic material reclaimer has collected and sold in the previous calendar year. The report shall specify the amount of empty plastic containers sold in this state for beverage processing. The plastic material reclaimer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(d) On or before March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer of postconsumer recycled plastic shall report to the department the amount in pounds of "food-grade" flake, pellet, sheet, fines, or other forms that were sold in the previous calendar year and their capacity to produce "food-grade" material. The report shall specify the amount of material that meets beverage manufacturer specifications for "bottle grade" material. The report shall include the amount of "food-grade" material sold in this state for beverage processing. The manufacturer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(e) The department shall post the information reported pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, within 45 days on the department's internet website.
(f) No later than July 1 of each year, the department shall post on its internet website a summary of the information described in subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive. Beginning September 1, 2020, the department shall biennially post on its internet website a summary analysis of the information described in subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive.
(g) This section shall not apply to a refillable plastic beverage container.
This division does not apply to rigid plastic containers or rigid plastic bottles that are medical devices, medical products that are required to be sterile, prescription medicine, and packaging used for those products.
The Legislature finds and declares that Section 2 of this act, which adds Section 14547 to the Public Resources Code, imposes a limitation on the public's right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies within the meaning of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution. Pursuant to that constitutional provision, the Legislature makes the following findings to demonstrate the interest protected by this limitation and the need for protecting that interest:
In order to appropriately protect the trade secrets and other proprietary materials of businesses, it is necessary to limit access to the proprietary information of businesses complying with the recycled content mandates.


This weekend I finished a round of deep edits on my second WIP. I'm not sure what the differences are between "deep edits" and "rewriting" but, for now, we're calling it "deep edits." And, as I've said on twitter, I have a whole new appreciation for editing. I thought I appreciated it, but it was a whole other thing to spend months (and months) editing scene after scene. The doing gave me a deeper understanding. Whew!
Not that I'm done and ready to ship my story out. I'm going to go through it again (and again) until it's polished, or as polished as I can get it.
Somehow, by editing I added 10,000 more words–wait, I think it was more like 16,000! Anyway, after deep edits I was at 95,300.
And then I made a decision to rework my beginning. I'm struck by the idea of figuring out not just a hook, but where the story begins. I think that's so hard to see for yourself. So, for a long while now, I've had, essentially, a prologue chapter for both my hero and my heroine. I know, I know. Those are a no-no. Whatevs. I like prologues. I wrote them as chapter 1 and 2 because I needed to see where each character was right before their life was about to change. I wanted to be in their world and see what was working and what was all messed up. I love the idea of a first draft is when you are telling yourself the story.
Then, though, there was an issue with my inciting incident. That change moment. I've sort-of known this, but hadn't said it out loud: my incident is in chapter 5. Yeah. Like 6000 words in.
Soooo, even after rewriting my chapter 1–gladly–I am effectively tabling those first five chapters because not enough happens in them story-wise. Character development and groundwork for plot development, yes, but there's not enough momentum. Nor do my two protagonists–the hero and heroine–meet until chapter 5. I don't believe the hero and heroine have to meet on page one. I've read (and adored) plenty of romances where that hasn't happened. But, I need to see if their meeting will get those first, few critical chapters going.
Feel free to share tips you have for how you know where a story starts.
Happy Writing and Reading and Happy New Year!


If you are thinking of starting to play basketball you should know something about ankle sprains or rolling your ankle. It is very common in the basketball world. It is actually the most common and frequent basketball related injury you hear about.
If you are a basketball player, part-time, or full-time, you know how critical ankle injuries are. In reality they are really troubling. The timing of it is always at the very worst. It happens when you least expect it to.
Your precious ankles are always at risk. Even after injuring their ankle(s), players wait on recovery and a lot of times hit the court again even when their ankle(s) are not fully healed. This is a risky practice and or habit. That is why we are suggesting you the best shoes in the market that may help prevent ankle injuries.
As you scroll below you will see a list of the best ten basketball shoes for ankles. Although they are all different in cushioning, traction, and obviously design, we can assure you that they all have one thing in common. That is they are ankle 'priority first' type of shoes. They will not fail you. So check out which one you like and if it fits your budget or not. We are also here to guide you on how you can prevent bad ankle injuries. For more scroll below.
Why You Need Ankle Support?
Playing any sport at any time can make you prone to any injury. As we discussed earlier, ankle injuries are the most frequent injuries in basketball. These common injuries on the ankle(s) can be avoided. Doing ankle exercises can reduce the probability of injury. Basically, working out your ankle can make it more stable, stronger, and control over. There are some products like compression socks, special socks, and ankle braces that help prevent ankle injuries. Yes, they do work, and they work well, no doubt about it.
However, on our website we do avoid ankle braces because they are harmful to the knees. You are saving one part of your body but sacrificing the other. You would rather risk an injury on your ankle than the knees. Yet, here we are suggesting you how to avoid ankle injuries. Invest in the basketball shoes that are really good in ankle support. This is totally worth it.
What to Look for in Basketball Shoes for Ankle Support?
Do not compromise with anything. Get exactly what you want. Do not sacrifice here and there for the greater good. Purchase the greater good. One of the most key factors in selecting your basketball shoes should be the appearance. Style is very important to the consumers. We do not encourage you to sacrifice this category. Select the style that you like best, yet, gives the best support that fits your needs. Learn to balance that out.
In this method, you will pretty rule out half the market, or maybe more. You are now narrowing it down for yourself, a variety of selected options now. Remember one thing, as mentioned earlier, you need to select the basketball shoes that you approve. That means you like their style and mainly when coming down from a rebound or a vertical leap, the shoe gives you maximum cushioning for the safe landing. That pair should be your go to selection. It looks good and it keeps you safe on the landing. Couldn't ask for more if I was you.
Normally basketball shoes are medium length. Also low tops are ankle height, they give less protection and cushioning for your ankles. However, high-tops has the extra support around your ankle. Take a look how high-top basketball sneakers look like.
In the sport of basketball there is a lot of running and jumping. Players are coached to make abrupt cuts and harsh changes in direction during offense and defense. These high-impact actions, continuously directed on hardwood floors, place great stress on the ankles. Naturally it would, logically speaking. Basketball players are usually very large, heavy individuals, and their weight places even more pressure on their susceptible ankles.
High-tops continue to be the shoe of choice for mainstream players. The Pro-Ballers though are starting to wear low-cut sneakers that don't have any added ankle support. Since they lack the extra material, low-cut shoes are considerably lighter than high-tops, aiding to improve speed and quickness on the court. However, they are just the opposite of High-tops in terms of ankle support. More material around the ankle(s) mean more protection and cushioning. Picture above speak a thousand words.
You can see these days that most of the NBA players are wearing high-top basketball shoes. When I say most it is around 70%. It does not mean all of them. There are a lot of professional players out there who have weak ankles. Yes, it is a fact. Obviously, nobody wants an injury at any time, and it is painful to deal with these ankle injuries. The players who have strong ankles usually tend to go with mid-top or low-top basketball shoes.
As you know, basketball requires a lot more side-to-side gesticulation or movement. More than any other sport in the world. A lot of pivoting in this game. This make ankle support more necessary, so a lot of folks do prefer high-tops these days.
Our general advisor Dr. Uddin has recommended us that anyone who has weak ankles or frequently rolls their ankles should definitely consider using high-tops. If you are playing basketball once a week or twice a week or so, mid-tops should be fine. But, regardless of your playing time, if you got weak ankles you should definitely consider high-top basketball shoes.
One thing you should definitely know is that no matter how well you prepare yourself during landings or running or even sliding in the games, an ankle injury may happen either way. It is almost inevitable if you have less protective shoes on. An injury happening is part of the game, nature of the game really, it is bound to happen one day to all players.
Ankle injuries usually occur due to improper adjacent movement on the foot, awkward landing, landing on someone else's shoes, etc. Basketball shoes does not guarantee you an injury free experience. The sneakers we have suggested you above are the best in terms of minimizing the risk of ankle injuries.
Other factors of getting ankle injuries or injuries due to the ankle are unnecessary products and lack of exercise, which also involves fitness levels. If you are not fit or out of shape, you naturally do not have complete control of your body.
Remember your ankles are resting on your feet. If you cannot control your weight, obviously you are a disaster away from God knows what. The other reasons are the unnecessary products that you do not benefit from. For example, ankle sleeves and compression socks are good, but ankle braces are not. Ankle braces do help you prevent ankle injuries. Yes, it does work and help for sure. However, ankle braces are also the reason why players have knee injuries. You rather have an injury to the ankle than the knee. Knee injuries can end careers. Ankle injuries are one recovery away.
As you are contemplating between which basketball shoes are best for you, provides the most support, cushioning, and balance for your ankles, we would like to give you some extra tips that may help you select the right pair.
As we have mentioned earlier above High-tops are an important factor in selecting the type of basketball shoes. High-tops typically improves the surrounding and overall support you can get from basketball sneakers.
Do not just go for shoes with ankle support. Do check their overall balance, but at the same time, protection level is first priority. Notice if the traction is good. Evidently, the style catches the eye first, so do consider the looks of the shoe a top priority as well. Make sure if they are a good fit for you. We all want to avoid those blisters from tight shoes. Always wear a point above your foot size, ex: if you are a 10, wear a 11. Last but not least, do not forget the comfort level of the shoe. Again, we do not want to be in pain while wearing basketball sneakers. You want that comfort. Do not forget these factors!
We would recommend the Adidas Performance Men's Crazy 1s, only because they are so unique and nothing like the shoes we have today. The other pairs that we have suggested above are all really good, however, in terms of being different and giving you the maximum support, we have selected the Adidas Performance Men's Crazy 1s for you. They have more cushioning and is shaped like a playstation or a box really. In terms of style, we like it. Yes, that may be an opinion that does not go well with others, however, be different. Be unique. Where is the harm? Learn to love it. Keep your ankles safe!
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Class Gravity

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public class Gravity
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This class is the gateway to the framework. It provides helper methods to initialize the
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Field Summary

static java.lang.String
COMPONENT_PROXY_CLASS_NAME_KEY

          This is name of the property that specifies the class name of the custom
 ComponentProxy.

static java.lang.String
DYNAMIC_WEAVER_CLASS_NAME_KEY

          This is name of the property that specifies the class name of the custom
 DynamicWeaver.

static java.lang.String
PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME_KEY

static java.lang.String
PLUGIN_MANIFEST_FILE_PATH

          This is the path of the plugin file that Gravity will use to search for plugins.

Constructor Summary

protected
Gravity()

Method Summary

static Gravity
getInstance()

protected  java.lang.String
getPluginLocation(java.net.URL url)

protected  java.util.Enumeration
getPluginManifestFiles()

 java.lang.String
getProperty(java.lang.String key)

          Gets the gravity property value for the supplied _key.

 void
initialize()

          Initializes the framework by loading the framework properties from the default properties
 file - gravity.properties.

 void
initialize(java.util.Properties props)

 void
initialize(java.lang.String fPath)

          Initializes the framework by loading the framework properties from the supplied file path.

 void
initialize(java.net.URL url)

          Initializes the framework by loading the framework properties from the supplied URL.

protected  MutableContainer
newMutableContainer()

 void
setProperty(java.lang.String key,
            java.lang.String value)

          Sets the gravity property with the supplied _key/value pair.

 void
shutdown()

          Wipes out the gravity properties.

 Container
startup()

          Initializes the framework from the default properties file and builds the Container.

 Container
startup(java.util.Properties props)

 Container
startup(java.lang.String fPath)

          Initializes the framework from the supplied properties file path and builds the
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 Container
startup(java.net.URL url)

          Initializes the framework from the supplied URL and builds the Container.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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PLUGIN_MANIFEST_FILE_PATH

public static final java.lang.String PLUGIN_MANIFEST_FILE_PATH

This is the path of the plugin file that Gravity will use to search for plugins. The path is
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PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME_KEY

public static final java.lang.String PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME_KEY

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COMPONENT_PROXY_CLASS_NAME_KEY

public static final java.lang.String COMPONENT_PROXY_CLASS_NAME_KEY

This is name of the property that specifies the class name of the custom
 ComponentProxy.

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DYNAMIC_WEAVER_CLASS_NAME_KEY

public static final java.lang.String DYNAMIC_WEAVER_CLASS_NAME_KEY

This is name of the property that specifies the class name of the custom
 DynamicWeaver.

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Gravity

protected Gravity()

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getInstance

public static Gravity getInstance()

newMutableContainer

protected MutableContainer newMutableContainer()

initialize

public void initialize(java.util.Properties props)

initialize

public void initialize(java.net.URL url)

Initializes the framework by loading the framework properties from the supplied URL.

initialize

public void initialize(java.lang.String fPath)

Initializes the framework by loading the framework properties from the supplied file path.
 The file path is relative to the classpath root.

initialize

public void initialize()

Initializes the framework by loading the framework properties from the default properties
 file - gravity.properties. The default properties file is expected to be in the classpath.

getPluginManifestFiles

protected java.util.Enumeration getPluginManifestFiles()

getPluginLocation

protected java.lang.String getPluginLocation(java.net.URL url)

startup

public Container startup(java.util.Properties props)

startup

public Container startup(java.net.URL url)

Initializes the framework from the supplied URL and builds the Container.

Returns:
Newly built Container.
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initialize(URL)

startup

public Container startup(java.lang.String fPath)

Initializes the framework from the supplied properties file path and builds the
 Container. The file path is relative to the classpath root.

Returns:
Newly built Container.
See Also:
initialize(String)

startup

public Container startup()

Initializes the framework from the default properties file and builds the Container.
 The file path is relative to the classpath root.

Returns:
Newly built Container.
See Also:
initialize()

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key)

Gets the gravity property value for the supplied _key.

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.String key,
                        java.lang.String value)

Sets the gravity property with the supplied _key/value pair.

 Properties are only expected to be set during startup prior to building the Container
 which should typically happen in a single startup thread.

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Wipes out the gravity properties.

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