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swilled down with chilled rosé and icy prosecco.
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We are attending the lawn party again, on June 13th.
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Pharma patents: Clear the way but careful where you tread
This article was first published on European Pharmaceutical Review, September 2016
A generic should clear the way
Following the seminal decision of Mr Justice Jacob (as he then was) in Smithkline Beecham v Generics1 and Smithkline Beecham v Apotex2 , it has been accepted that a generic pharmaceutical company who plans to launch a generic product should seek to "clear the way" of any patent he might infringe by starting (and finishing) a revocation action against that patent before launching onto the market. In Novartis v Hospira3, the Court of Appeal confirmed that a generic should clear the way for his product not just in the High Court but in the Court of Appeal too4.
In Merck v Teva5, Teva didn't seek to clear the way and Mr Justice Birss granted Merck a permanent injunction to prevent Teva from infringing its patent. In his judgment Birss J stated that "the questions the court is asking in every case [regarding an quia timet injunction] is whether, viewed in all the relevant circumstances, there was a sufficiently strong probability that an injunction would be required to prevent the harm to the claimant to justify bringing proceedings." He added that, in doing so, the Court should look at the generic's objective and subjective intentions with regard to the potential infringement.
Does clearing the way support an injunction?
On 10 August 2016, Birss J handed down his judgment in Actavis v ICOS6. In this case (which was in fact four cases joined together), Birss J was faced with many issues regarding the validity of two of ICOS' patents. The part of the judgment concerning infringement consists of only a small fraction of the decision (11 paragraphs of the total 491 paragraphs).
However, in these paragraphs, Birss J addressed the question of whether "a generic pharmaceutical company can seek to clear the way with a revocation action, with a contingent intention to launch a product if the action succeeds, without being held to be threatening to infringe the patent and thereby subject to an infringement counterclaim?"
Birss J followed his approach in Merck v Teva with regard to quia timet injunctions and found the relevant objective factors to be: (i) the large and valuable market; (ii) the MAs granted to the generics; and (iii) the revocation proceedings brought by the generics.
He stated the relevant subjective factor was that the generics' intention to launch was contingent on the revocation of the patents but noted that intentions can change and that no undertakings regarding the contingency of a launch had been given.
Looking at the position overall, Birss J found that ICOS' infringement counterclaim was justified by the sufficiently strong possibility that a permanent injunction would be required to prevent the generics from infringing its patents until their expiry.
In doing so he said that "[b]ringing proceedings to revoke [the patents] is not proof of an intention to sell but it also supports the inference based primarily on the marketing authorisation" and that "the inference on which this quia timet infringement action is based does not derive solely or even predominantly from the fact [the generics] have sought to clear the way by applying to revoke patents. It derives from the marketing authorisation process."
Therefore, it was the combination of having a granted MA and starting a revocation action to clear the way that gave rise to the injunction.
So should a generic clear the way or not?
A generic planning to launch a generic product needs to clear the way of any patents it would infringe to prevent it being subject to an injunction. Such a generic also needs to get a granted MA for their generic product because, in clearing the way, it may open the floodgates to other generics and will want to place itself in the best position it can to be the first generic product on the market following patent revocation. Starting the MA process once the path is clear would be leaving it too late.
As matters now stand, it appears that to avoid being subject to aquia timet injunction, a generic should not only clear the way but also provide an undertaking to the relevant patentee that it will not launch its generic product unless the patent is revoked or until the patent expires.
This should give the patentee some comfort that an injunction does not need to be put in place.
[1] Smithkline Beecham plc v Generics (UK) Ltd 2001 WL 1346930
[2] Smithkline Beecham Plc, Glaxosmithkline UK Ltd v Apotex Europe Ltd, Neolab Ltd, Waymade Healthcare plc [2002] EWHC 2556 (Pat)
[3] Novartis AG v Hospira UK Limited [2013] EWCA Civ 583
[4] Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd v Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd, Sandoz Ltd [2016] EWHC 1581 (Pat)
[5] Merck Sharp Dohme Corp., Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Teva Pharma B.V., Teva UK Ltd [2013] EWHC 1958 (Pat)
[6] Actavis Group PTC EHF, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Teva UK Limited, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Generics (UK) Ltd v ICOS Corp. [2016] EHC 1955 (Pat)

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The Meadowlands circuit in New Jersey hosted the CART championship for the fourth time in 1987. Mario Andretti took his fourth pole of the year for Newman-Haas but was still looking to repeat his season-opening victory from Long Beach. He shared the front row of the grid with Bobby Rahal, who had won the previous round in Portland. A grid of 26 cars contested the race on the short, 2.7-kilometre circuit.
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A very green oil, slightly sharp scent on top of the nutty tamanu fragrance.
This organic oil is quite liquid - even at 18 degrees. This may vary - other variants of tamanu can be quite solid until ~30 degrees.
Rubs well into the skin and is highly beneficial.
I love using this oil for repair. It crystallizes a bit with weather changes, but blends well with other oils.
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The kids are excitedly asking me to put treats inside already, but I told them they have to wait for Easter. Meanwhile, bunny is our wall decor.
The festive season of Christmas gives everyone a reason to decorate their houses. Not everyone put decors on Valentines, Halloween, etc. but Christmas? Hah! Count everybody in to deck their houses with trimmings, lights and sparkling decors!
Stores are filled with lots of decorating stuff but I preferred to practice my beginner sewing skills and made some Christmas projects.
Christmas buntings on the wall sewn by me & the ceramic angel up there made by Caity in their school.
My little girl putting sparkling stickers on the tree in the stockings before we hung it.
Caity making Christmas tree cone… Have to make more!
It's really fun making all these decors! Aside from saving few money, I get to put my craftiness (and the kids' too) into use. Next on the list is to make a Christmas wreath to put outside our main door.


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Nintendo cuts Wii U sales projections
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While the Wii U won't be an instant flop like the Virtual Boy, sales projections released by Nintendo today show it probably won't match the runaway sales success of the original Wii, either.
Nintendo sold 3.06 million Wii U units worldwide from its November launch through the end of 2012. That's nearly as much as the 3.19 million units of the original Wii Nintendo sold back in the 2006 holiday season.
But Nintendo doesn't think it can keep that momentum up. Back in October, the company said it expected to sell 5.5 million Wii U units through the end of March. That number has now been cut down to 4 million, meaning Nintendo expects to sell fewer than a million systems worldwide in the first three months of 2013.
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The universe's most lethal hunters return stronger, smarter, and more deadly than before. This time they're taking to the small-town streets of suburbia in new 'The Predator' trailer!
This reboot/sequel, which is directed by Shane Black (who played Rick Hawkins in the original Predator), takes the hunt from the jungle to the city outskirts. Rory McKenna, a young boy with autism, accidentally triggers the arrival of the Predator. But this isn't your daddy's Predator – these bad boys have genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species, making themselves stronger and deadlier than ever before.
R.I.P Humanity: This is what robots will look like when they hunt you down in the future. I'm not entirely convinced Skynet hasn't taken over the Boston Dynamics company already!
Do they really do this for fun? – Man at the rodeo taking part in a 'bull game' gets charged head on by a bull and thrown into next week!
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Nicoise salad, that lovely Mediterranean dish, is usually made with tuna. This version features grilled chicken, a delicious alternative to the fish. All the other good things that make a Nicoise salad a classic - the potatoes, olives, beans, and a grainy mustard vinaigrette- remain, creating a colorful and multi-textured dish. Here's a chance to use those "rainy day" grilled or broiled chicken cutlets you've cleverly prepared and stored. Or, using a grill pan for speed and convenience, prepare the cutlets especially for the salad -it's worth it!
In a small bowl, combine vinaigrette ingredients. Season to taste with the salt and pepper and whisk to blend.
Toss potatoes with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette while still warm. Reserve.
Toss green beans with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette and reserve.
Arrange the mesclun in the center of a plate and drizzle with vinaigrette; arrange the tomatoes, olives, eggs, and chicken strips around the greens and drizzle with remaining dressing. Sprinkle with capers and parsley.


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NewsLocalLarnaca murder: 13-year-old hospitalised in Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital
Larnaca murder: 13-year-old hospitalised in Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital
A 13-year-old who is suspected to have killed his 9-year-old sister on Tuesday was transferred to Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital, philenews reports.
Authorities issued a compulsory hospitalisation decree against the 13-year-old, after he was examined by a child psychiatrist.
He was transferred to a specially prepared unit at Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital, last night.
The exact cause of death of the 9-year-old girl will be determined today, following a planned autopsy.
At around 5 pm Tuesday the father of the family claims that, upon his arrival at home from work in Ayios Ioannis, Larnaca found the girl in a pool blood with her brother standing next to her.
After he alerted authorities, the girl was taken to Larnaca General Hospital where doctors pronounced her dead.
She was allegedly stabbed by her 13-year-old brother during an argument while they were both at home alone.
The boy reportedly faces psychological problems and was expelled from school last year due to delinquent behaviour.
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package org.apache.carbondata.view.rewrite

import java.io.{File, PrintWriter}

import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util._
import org.apache.spark.sql.optimizer.MVRewrite
import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfter

import org.apache.carbondata.view.MVCatalogInSpark
import org.apache.carbondata.view.testutil.ModularPlanTest

class Tpcds_1_4_Suite extends ModularPlanTest with BeforeAndAfter {
  import org.apache.carbondata.view.rewrite.matching.TestTPCDS_1_4_Batch._
  import org.apache.carbondata.view.testutil.Tpcds_1_4_Tables._

  val spark = sqlContext
  val testHive = sqlContext.sparkSession

  test("test using tpc-ds queries") {

    tpcds1_4Tables.foreach { create_table =>
      hiveClient.runSqlHive(create_table)
    }

    val writer = new PrintWriter(new File("batch.txt"))
//    val dest = "case_30"
//    val dest = "case_32"
//    val dest = "case_33"
// case_15 and case_16 need revisit

    val dest = "case_39"   /* to run single case, uncomment out this */

    tpcds_1_4_testCases.foreach { testcase =>
      if (testcase._1 == dest) { /* to run single case, uncomment out this */
        val mvSession = new MVCatalogInSpark(testHive)
        val summaryDF = testHive.sql(testcase._2)
        mvSession.registerSchema(summaryDF)

        writer.print(s"\n\n==== ${testcase._1} ====\n\n==== mv ====" +
                     s"\n\n${testcase._2}\n\n==== original query ====\n\n${testcase._3}\n")

        val rewriteSQL = new MVRewrite(mvSession,
          mvSession.session.sql(testcase._3).queryExecution.optimizedPlan,
          mvSession.session).toCompactSQL.trim
        LOGGER.info(s"\n\n\n\n===== Rewritten query for ${testcase._1} =====\n\n${rewriteSQL}\n")

        if (!rewriteSQL.trim.equals(testcase._4)) {
          LOGGER.error(s"===== Rewrite not matched for ${testcase._1}\n")
          LOGGER.error(s"\n\n===== Rewrite failed for ${testcase._1}, Expected: =====" +
                       s"\n\n${testcase._4}\n")
          LOGGER.error(
              s"""
              |=== FAIL: SQLs do not match ===
              |${sideBySide(rewriteSQL, testcase._4).mkString("\n")}
              """.stripMargin)
          writer.print(s"\n\n==== result ====\n\nfailed\n")
          writer.print(s"\n\n==== rewritten query ====\n\n${rewriteSQL}\n")
        }
        else {
          LOGGER.info(s"===== Rewrite successful for ${testcase._1}, as expected\n")
          writer.print(s"\n\n==== result ====\n\nsuccessful\n")
          writer.print(s"\n\n==== rewritten query ====\n\n${rewriteSQL}\n")
        }

        }  /* to run single case, uncomment out this */

    }

    writer.close()
  }
}

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Applications are Open for BPCnet.org BPC Plan Workshop in Denver, CO (August 3-5, 2022)
by Heather Wright | Jun 15, 2022
Applications are now open for the upcoming Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Plan Workshop, hosted by BPCnet.org in Denver, CO from August 3-5, 2022. Each department may send up to three representatives to attend.
BPCnet.org Releases New Tool in the Statistics and Data Hub
by Heather Wright | Nov 2, 2021
BPCnet.org is happy to announce the newest addition to its Statistics and Data Hub, which allows users to view and download institution-specific data on postsecondary engineering degrees awarded by institution. Updates to the hub were made possible through a collaboration with the NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Partnerships Launching Underrepresented Students.
Announcing Two Departmental BPC Plan Working Sessions on October 22 and November 11
by Heather Wright | Oct 19, 2021
BPCnet.org is hosting two working sessions on October 22nd (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET) and November 11th (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET). These working sessions will be tailored toward departments that are seeking to update an existing Departmental BPC Plan or create a new one.
New NSF CISE Core Programs Solicitation Includes Updates to BPC Plan Requirements
by Heather Wright | Oct 5, 2021
In September of 2021, the NSF CISE an updated Core Programs solicitation (NSF 21-616) with new guidelines for submitting Project BPC Plans. Departments and PIs should use BPCnet.org to find resources on the new guidance impacting proposals submitted in accordance with the solicitation.
Attend the Upcoming BPC Plan Panel at Tapia Conference
by Heather Wright | Sep 8, 2021
Please consider attending "The NSF's BPC Initiative: Resources and Opportunities to Contribute" on Wednesday, September 15 from 1:30 – 2:15 CDT!


I don't plan to duplicate content very often between my work website and this blog, but I've got a post up over on my writing site today that I think will hold equal appeal to the freelance folks who follow me over there, and the parenting folks who follow me over here.
In what is definitely my only Pinterest-worthy parenting moment ever, I'm making a boredom box to help us get through the summer holidays.
If you'd like to read about it, and get 150+ suggestions for things you can do with your kids during the holidays, head on over and have a read.
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I mentioned in a post last week that we'd done our application for DorkySon's reception place. With that task out of the way, I've had to turn my attention to the other big thing that I knew this year would bring.
Today's guest post is from one of my favourite bloggers, and a wonderful writer, Molly from Mother's Always Right. If you want to say hello to Molly you can pop over to Facebook or Twitter.
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Aspergillosis is a pet health condition caused by infection with Aspergillus, a common fungus found in dust, grass and hay. Outdoor pets and those living on farms are more susceptible to the condition than other dogs and cats because they have more contact with the fungus. The infection occurs in both dogs and cats, but canine Aspergillosis is more common than the feline form of the disease.
Aspergillosis has nasal and disseminated forms. Nasal aspergillosis is the most common form of this pet disease. In this condition, Aspergillus causes inflammation and tissue damage in the nasal passages and sinuses. If left untreated, this infection can result in significant destruction of the nasal turbinate bones. In some severe cases, the fungus also invades the eye orbit and the bones of the skull. Disseminated aspergillosis is rare. It usually occurs only in pets with immune systems weakened by other conditions. This condition occurs when the fungus enters through the nose and spreads to the lungs. From the lungs, Aspergillus enters the blood and spreads to other parts of the body. The most commonly infected areas are the spine, kidneys and eyes, but the infection can spread anywhere in the body. Symptoms of this pet health problem develop slowly over a period of several months.
Signs of nasal aspergillosis include the following: Sneezing, Swollen nose, Bleeding from the nose, Decreased appetite, Discharge from one or both nostrils, Pawing at the nose, Discoloration of the nose, Symptoms of disseminated aspergillosis vary but often include one or more of the following: Lameness, Back pain, Swelling in the limbs, Inflammation of the eyes, Fever, Weight loss, Loss of appetite, Weakness, Muscle loss, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Lethargy and Enlarged lymph nodes.
Veterinarians treat nasal aspergillosis with antifungal drugs. These drugs can be infused into the nasal passages while the animal is under anesthesia or given orally. In most cases, successful treatment requires infusion of the drugs. Some animals with disseminated disease recover without treatment due to immune system action. In other cases, antifungal drugs are needed to control symptoms. While it is possible to clear the fungus through the use of medication, very few animals are cured completely. In most cases, treatment only helps alleviate symptoms, and the pet must be carefully monitored for recurrence of the infection. Severely ill animals can die from the disease.
Dogs with narrow heads and long noses, such as Collies and Greyhounds, are more susceptible to nasal aspergillosis than other dogs. German shepherds are more likely than other dogs to develop the disseminated form. Among cats, Persians are more likely to be infected than cats of other breeds.


Current International Studies graduate student Shannon East documents the journey of Yadira Janet Mendoza, a child migrant worker from Chiapas, Mexico. See Mendoza's journey from working in the fields to owning her own business. Check out Shannon's work and 10-minute documentary, "A Woman of Courage", and other student documentaries about Latino Roots in Oregon at http://latinoroots.uoregon.edu/our-course.


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Joint Replacement Bundled Payments Save Nearly $1K Per Episode
CJR, a joint replacement bundled payments model, saved hospitals and Medicare in its first two years without impacting quality of care, a new report finds.
Hospitals participating in a joint replacement bundled payments model through Medicare saved $997 per episode during the first two performance periods, according to a second annual report on the model conducted by the Lewin Group.
The model, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement, launched in April 2016. Run by the CMS Innovation Center, CJR is a mandatory bundled payments model that incentivizes nearly all hospitals in 67 geographic regions to improve care quality and total costs of care for lower extremity joint replacements using a single payment for all the services during a 90-day episode
However, if hospitals failed to lower costs for the episode below their benchmarks, Medicare penalizes the facilities. And since 2017, the hospitals have had to repay Medicare for a percentage of financial losses.
The report examined the first two performance periods of the model, which included LEJR episodes initiated on or after April 1, 2016, and that ended by December 31, 2017. During that time, Medicare potentially saved $17.4 million, the report showed.
Researchers could not say for sure whether Medicare saved during the two years considering savings estimates ranged from losses of up to $41.2 million to savings of up to $75.9 million during the CJR performance years. However, they did say the results show the CJR model "continues to be a promising approach to reducing payments for an episode of care that begins with LEJR surgery."
"This evaluation indicates that a range of hospitals, with varying resources and circumstances, can and do respond to the incentives under a mandatory episode-based payment approach for LEJR episodes to reduce per episode payments while maintaining quality," they added.
CJR is one of Medicare's only mandatory alternative payment model. CMS rarely requires compulsory demonstration participation for providers, who largely oppose mandatory alternative payment models. The agency even went so far as to cancel mandatory bundled payment models for cardiac care before the models launched in 2018.
However, CMS has not taken mandatory models off the table. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a November 2018 speech that the agency has plans to roll out a mandatory bundled payment model around cancer care. HHS anticipates building on the lessons and successes of CJR moving forward, he added.
Using CJR as a model for future mandatory demonstrations may be fruitful, the Lewin Group indicated in its report. The nearly $1,000 in savings per episode translated to a 3.7 percent decrease from CJR baseline payments, researchers reported.
The savings identified in the second annual evaluation report represented an improvement from the first evaluation report. In that report, Lewin Group found that hospitals reduced spending on LEJR episodes by 3.3 percent during the first performance period.
Decreases in LEJR episode spending stemmed from less intensive post-acute care use, the report showed.
Specifically, compared to hospitals outside the scope of the bundled payment model, CJR hospitals discharged a relatively smaller proportion of patients to an inpatient rehabilitation facility and a relatively larger proportion of patients to a home health agency.
CJR patients with a skilled nursing facility stay also spent relatively fewer days in provider care compared to patients cared for by providers outside of the model.
"These shifts in utilization resulted in statistically significant decreases in IRF and SNF payments, which drove the decrease in average episode payments," the report stated.
Furthermore, the report showed no negative impact on quality of care as measured by unplanned readmission rate, emergency department visits, and mortality. In fact, CJR and comparison patients reported similar improvements in functional status and pain levels from pre-hospitalization to the end of the 90-day episode.
Lewin Group also found no evidence that CJR led to a boost in LEJR episode volume or that hospitals postponed services until after an episode concluded to maximize savings. Although, the report did show some evidence that CJR patients undergoing elective surgery and without major complications or comorbidities were healthier during the intervention period, suggesting patient selection or induced demand. Researchers plan to investigate the finding in future reports.
Researchers also intend to examine how recent changes to CJR will impact hospital and Medicare savings.
When canceling compulsory cardiac care bundled payment models, CMS also scaled back the mandatory nature of CJR, reducing the number of metropolitan statistical areas required to participate from 67 in 2017 to 34 in 2018. Hospitals in the remaining MSAs could voluntarily participate.
CJR is an experiment for Medicare not only in terms of whether bundled payments can lower costs and/or improve quality but also whether mandatory models work. The agency currently has data on the impact a mandatory joint replacement bundled payment model has on hospitals and savings, and the agency will soon have information on how making the model voluntary affects savings.
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'Duck Dynasty' Ratings Slide Continues
Filed By John M. Becker | January 26, 2014 3:30 PM | comments
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Earlier this month we all enjoyed a little schadenfreude when we learned that ratings for the season premiere of Duck Dynasty -- its first episode since the national controversy touched off by patriarch Phil Robertson's racist and homophobic remarks -- were down nearly 30 percent from the previous season's debut episode.
Well, the slide didn't stop there. Writing in Variety, Rick Kissell reports that episode 2, which aired last week, garnered the show's lowest ratings since 2012:
One week after returning to kick off its fifth season with a 3.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 8.5 million viewers overall, "Duck Dynasty" slid to a 2.9 in the demo and 6.65 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. This is the smallest same-night crowd for an original episode of the series since the second-season finale drew 6.45 million in December 2012.
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SAN DIEGO -- Mets fans won't have Lucas Duda to kick around anymore. The often-maligned first baseman was dealt to the Rays for minor league relief prospect prospect Drew Smith Thursday before the Mets took on the Padres.
Smith was the Tigers' third-round pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Dallas Baptist University, before being acquired by Tampa Bay on April 28, 2017 as the player to be named later to complete an earlier trade that sent Mikie Mahtook to Detroit on January 18, 2017.
In 79 career minor league games, all relief appearances, Smith is 5-4 with a 1.80 ERA with 13 saves and 140 strikeouts. Smith, 23, was just promoted to Double-A at the beginning of this month.
In 31 combined games between Class-A, Double-A and one Triple-A appearance this season, Smith is 1-2 with a 1.60 ERA with seven saves and 40 strikeouts.
According to a scout who has seen the 23-year old Smith pitch, he works with a mid-90's fastball, "but flat and a slider that is not very sharp." Arm problems in the spring of 2016 caused other teams to consider him a significant injury risk, according to an industry source.
The Mets assigned him assigned to Double-A Binghamton.
Terry Collins said he was not told anything about first-base prospect Dominic Smith coming up yet, but a Mets source said that he would likely be coming up to take Duda's spot within the next few days. Thursday night, Jay Bruce moved from right field to play first base.
Bruce is another of the veteran pieces the Mets are hoping to move before Monday's trade deadline. An industry source said that interest in the slugger is moderate, but the Mets are trying to package him with other pieces to increase the market.
The deal sending Duda to the Rays, where he will be a designated hitter, is just the first step in that attempt to replenish a farm system depleted by the Mets injuries in 2016-17 and making a run to the World Series in 2015 and the Wild Card Game in 2016.
When the Mets left Citi Field Sunday after a loss to the A's, players were confident that they would not return after the 11-day, 10-game, West Coast road trip with the same 25 guys in the clubhouse that they left with.
"It would be crazy if they didn't make any moves," one player expecting to be traded said. "They have to try and rebuild for next year."
And while the Mets players knew that this was likely to happen, it still sent something like a shockwave through the team Thursday.
"I've heard rumors and stuff. It's part of the game, but you don't really know until it comes to fruition," said Duda standing in front of his locker wearing a grey-and-blue T-shirt with "METS," emblazoned on it. "I have mixed emotions. The guys here, I have grown close to. I am very proud to have been a New York Met. Like I said a first-class organization for top to bottom.
"And, I'll be very proud to be a Ray."
Duda was drafted by the Mets in 2007, made his major-league debut in 2010 and played 760 games with the Mets. Duda's 125 home runs in a Mets uniform are seventh-most in team history and his 71 homers at Citi Field are the most in the ballpark's history.
"He was a tremendous part of this team for a long time and we wish him all the best and thank him for everything he did in New York," Collins said. "He was very responsible for our success in 2015-16."
Duda may take away fond memories of his time in New York, but Mets fans -- and some in the organization -- were tough on the lumbering 31-year old. Many blamed his throwing error in Game 5 of the 2015 World Series for the Mets loss.
Duda, however, remembers the run to the 2015 World Series as the highlight of his time in New York. And now he hopes to get another taste of the playoff with the Rays.
"I am blessed to be in the situation I am in," Duda said. "The Mets are a first class organization top to bottom, I enjoyed my time here and I am excited to join the Rays. They are in the hunt and that should be fun."
Duda was headed back to New York to meet his new team for a four-game series with the Yankees.


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SunPower May Expand 750MW of Production Capacity, Says Deutsche Bank
A research note released by Deutsche Bank indicates that SunPower could announce to expand its PV production capacity as much as 750 MW. Yet, in SunPower's press release of 2Q14 financial results, the company only notes that it will start constructing a 350MW facility in early 2015.
Since the second half of 2013, SunPower's capacity has been constrained. The new 350MW "Fab 4" in Philippines, which would lead solar cell and module technology to the next generation, was announced in 2013; SunPower further announced "Fab 5" in February 2014, another major facility. PV Tech points out that the previously announced 1.4GW Malaysian "Fab 3" has not yet fully equipped, and the 750MW expansion mentioned by Deutsche Bank could be in relation to this facility.
SunPower's capacity expansion plan. (Photo Credit: SunPower)
Tom Werner, SunPower president and CEO, stated: "We are continuing to reduce our costs and with the ramp of our next generation technology and processes in Fab 4 starting in early 2015, we will further expand our cell efficiency leadership, lower manufacturing costs and increase capacity to meet the robust demand for our solutions."
2Q14 Financial Results
SunPower released its financial results of 2Q14. The GAAP revenue stood US$508 million and non-GAAP revenue was US$621 million. During the same period, the GAAP earnings per share was US$0.09 and non-GAAP earnings per share was US$0.28.
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16 Best Things to Do in Marina Bay
What is Marina Bay Most Famous For?
Marina Bay has been the biggest winner in the fast-paced development of Singapore. The whole Marina Bay area has undergone a transformation of epic proportions and is now the de facto center of Singapore for visitors. The S$5.5 billion Marina Bay Sands complex is the focal point of the bay, and many of the great things to do and see in the area revolve around this epic building and resort.
The variety of attractions at Marina Bay wouldn't be complete without the famous Merlion, Singapore's symbol and most sought-after photo-op. Aside from pretty things to see, the area is packed full of fun and fascinating things to do as well – all of which are great for the whole spectrum of different visitors that flock to this stunning spot every year.
Gardens by the Bay is an incredible futuristic park featuring giant manmade tree structures (called the 'Supertree Grove') which towers into the sky. This Singapore attraction has won countless awards and continues to wow the endless succession of visitors who have the chance to get up close and personal with the trees by using the impressive Skywalk over the gardens.
Come nightfall, the 50-meter-tall trees are brilliantly illuminated with a kaleidoscope of colors, making the whole park even more spectacular. The show starts around 8pm and is completely free (unless you want to use the Skywalk where there is a small charge).
Location: 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953, Singapore
Open: Daily from 9 am to 9 pm, Outdoor Gardens open daily from 5 am to 2 am
ArtScience Museum
The ArtScience Museum in Singapore stands proudly as a landmark in itself at Marina Bay. While most traditional art or science museums attract visitors purely for what is found inside them, at ArtScience Museum, this is not the case.
The iconic lotus flower design of the building is simply stunning – making this attraction worth a look purely for its spectacular architecture. Inside is just as impressive, with over 20 gallery spaces across a total area of 50,000 square feet highlighting all things creative and historical in Singapore (exhibitions are subject to regular change).
Location: 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956, Singapore
Open: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm
Marina Bay Sands SkyPark
Venturing up to the Sands SkyPark, perched at the very top of the awe-inspiring, 3-pronged Marina Bay Sands complex, is a great way of seeing the iconic Singapore skyline in all its glory.
Entrance is around S$23 for adults and S$12 for the kids, though some almost identical views can be enjoyed from the luxurious Sky@57 restaurant or the sumptuous CE LA VI Skybar – both of which are similarly located on the top floors of the Marina Bay Sands resort.
Location: Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956, Singapore
Open: Daily from 9.30 am to 10 pm (Saturdays and Sundays until 11 pm)
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The Merlion is not just any ordinary statue. This solid concrete, 70-tonne, water-spouting, half mermaid-half lion figure is a mythic symbol of Singapore, and probably the most sought-after photo-op for visitors to the city-state.
Whilst the iconic statue is the main focal point, the surrounding area has a nice terraced seating area (free to use) where you can relax, take in the view or have yourself a little picnic (or cheeky beer at night). There is also a purposely built jetty stretching out over the water, providing a great platform for that all-important photo of the Merlion, or the rest of the Marina Bay, which is just as stunning.
Location: Merlion Park, 1 Fullerton Rd, Singapore 049213, Singapore
The Singapore Flyer is one of the world's largest observation wheels and is a perfect way getting a great view of that stunning Singapore city skyline. Towering 165 meters into the sky (it also has a similar diameter – being a giant circle), guests can get some breathtaking views all whilst making their way around the loop at a very leisurely pace (at 0.21m per second).
Famous sights such as the Singapore River, Raffles Place, Marina Bay, and the CBD can all be seen from the comfort of your air-conditioned capsule. A capsule fits up to 28 passengers, though there's usually much less on a single ride.
Location: 30 Raffles Avenue, Singapore 039803, Singapore
Open: Daily from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm
Marina Bay Sands Casino
The gigantic 15,000-sq-m Marina Bay Sands Casino is part of the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Inside, you'll find over 500 gaming tables, 1,600 slot machines and in the center of it all, a huge seven-ton chandelier made up of more than 130,000 Swarovski crystals.
This Singapore attraction is much more than just a place where you can throw away your vacation savings money or win big in an evening. In fact, many of the visitors here come simply just to watch the intense betting action (particularly the poker and blackjack games) or play small on one of the 5¢, 10¢, 20¢ machines for a bit of fun.
Location: 4 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018973, Singapore
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a vast arts and culture center in Singapore's Marina Bay that boasts a separate concert hall, theatre and outdoor performance area. A great range of live shows, local and international musical performances and cultural displays are held regularly across this multi-purpose venue.
The small minority that claims that Singapore is lacking in culture really need look no further than this fantastic venue, which also hosts regular free events, great for the whole family. Find Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay by taking the MRT to City Hall or Esplanade Circle Line station. From there it's a short walk – just look for the 2 large aluminum and glass domes on the riverfront.
Location: 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981, Singapore
Open: Daily from 8 am to 2 am
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Spectra Light Show at Marina Bay Sands
Every evening, Marina Bay in Singapore becomes illuminated by the jaw-dropping, award-winning Spectra light show. From 8pm daily (with later shows too), fluorescent lasers are beamed across the water, projected from the top of the iconic Marina Bay Sands Resort, as well as the adjacent Art Science Museum.
The great thing about this Singapore attraction is that it's totally free, can be enjoyed from a variety of viewpoints around the bay. If you miss it, there's always one to see the next day! Get up close to Marina Bay Sands and you'll hear the music too – but this show is really more about the visuals.
Open: Sunday to Thursday at 8 pm and 9 pm, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, 9 pm and 11 pm
Marina Bay Golf Course
Marina Bay Golf Course was Singapore's first ever 18-hole golf course and is open to the general public. As well as boasting some great facilities and challenging fairways, Marina Bay Golf Course's real specialty is its stunning views that it boasts over the Singapore skyline and vast Marina Bay.
You'll find a host of tricky water traps and awkwardly placed bunkers, and there's also a driving range and putting green to brush up on your skills before taking to the main course – a par of 72 (over 18 holes).
Location: #01, 80 Rhu Cross, 01, Singapore 437437, Singapore
Open: Daily from 7 am to 10.45 pm
CE LA VI
CE LA VI on the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands offers uninterrupted views of the city and bay. With a cocktail costing around the same price as the entry to Marina Bay Sands observation desk and CE LA VI's slightly more elevated location, it has quickly become one of Singapore's hottest rooftop venues.
For those not lucky enough to be staying at the Marina Bay Sands hotel, a few drinks at CE LA VI Singapore is a perfect way to enjoy a little of the luxury this iconic building has to offer.
Location: Marina Bay Sands North Tower, 1 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
Open: Daily from 11 pm until late
Flight Experience Singapore
The Flight Experience center on Raffles Avenue offers a completely unique experience in Singapore – you can 'fly' your very own Boeing 737-800, albeit in an ultra-realistic simulator. As well as some pre-flight training, you get your very own licensed pilot to guide you through take-off, cruise, and landing, lasting up to 90 minutes.
You'll have a whopping 24,000 airports to choose from, and you can fly over some iconic cities either at night or day. These include the nerve-wracking decent into Hong Kong's harbor airport, or over the spectacular Manhattan skyline into New York's JFK.
Location: 30 Raffles Ave, Singapore 039803, Singapore
Marina Barrage
Marina Barrage is a multipurpose site in Singapore, in that it's part dam, part tourist attraction and recreational site. It's just a short walk away from another of the city's major attractions, Gardens by the Bay, and is on the very southern tip of the main island.
The rooftop park part of the dam is especially popular for picnicking and kite flying. With the main elevated section of grass overlooking the city's skyline, the place is also popular among sightseers and for taking in the stunning Singaporean sunsets.
Location: 8 Marina Gardens Dr, Singapore 018951, Singapore
Marina Bay Sands is an icon of Singapore's ever-growing city skyline. The 3 skyscrapers have – what seems to be – a high-speed train balancing precariously across the top. In fact, this is one of the highlights of Marina Bay Sands Hotel: a huge, rooftop pool with sweeping views of Singapore.
The location of Marina Bay Sands is another plus point as the MRT underground is close by and you can walk to several of Singapore's top attractions, such as Gardens by the Bay, the Merlion, and the ArtScience Museum.
Location: 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956, Singapore
National Stadium Singapore
The National Stadium in Singapore is an all-purpose sports arena where you can watch the Singapore National Soccer team play their home matches, together with exhibition cricket, rugby, athletic, and live music events.
The spectacular dome-shaped stadium is visible from all over Singapore, with its retractable roof and red/white seating making it stand out as one of Singapore's most famous landmarks. The stadium is by far the biggest in Singapore, holding up to 55,000 people – though the customizable seating can be reduced for smaller events.
Location: 1 Stadium Drive, Kallang, Singapore
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Singapore F1 Grand Prix
Singapore Grand Prix is the only F1 race that's held at night. The seasonal GP also regularly presents a cool mix of top music performances and enhanced on-track action. The Marina Bay Street Circuit is Singapore's street-based F1 circuit around the bay area. Measuring 5.1 km long with 23 turns, the picturesque harborside location has been compared to the likes of Monaco's and Valencia's circuits.
As one of the few counter-clockwise circuits in F1 racing, the whole Marina Bay Street Circuit is brilliantly illuminated using 108 power cables connecting 12 twin-power generators to 1,600 light projectors. Another unique feature of the Singapore street circuit is that between turns number 18 and 19, the racetrack goes underneath a section of the grandstand at The Float.
Location: Marina Bay Street Circuit, Pit Building, 1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore 038975, Singapore
South Beach Singapore
South Beach Singapore partly defines Singapore Downtown's skyline, with 2 40-storey skyscrapers towering over the Marina Bay area as well as an onsite lifestyle mall, a couple of luxury hotels, office spaces, and hundreds of permanent residences.
You can find the complex is on South Beach Road (hence the name), walking distance from famous Singapore attractions such as Raffles Hotel, The Marina Bay, Esplanade, and The Singapore Flyer. It's also home to the fancy boutique hotel, The South Beach Singapore.
Location: 30 Beach Road, Singapore 189763, Singapore
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Spring Green Educational Foundation's commitment to an honest look at the opioid crisis and how we can change this from destroying the lives of countless others.
Spring Green was created and operates under a simple belief; our job is not to judge, nor it is our job to figure out if someone is deserving of something. Rather our responsibility lies in lifting the fallen, restoring the broken and healing the hurting. We make it our Foundation's work to hold ourselves to this mantra and have been able to impact countless lives through this belief. We regularly assess the needs of our community and make it our priority to positively impact change whether it be through addiction, restorative justice, or supporting our schools to invest in the youth who will one day be leading our world. We invite you to join us in seeing the light in others, and treating them as if that is all we see.
Spring Green is proud to work in partnership with organizations that support our mission of healing, restoration and creating connection throughout our community. We recognize the value of collaboration and proudly serve alongside these institutions.
SGEF has hosted hundreds of Challenge Day programs throughout northwest Ohio, changing the lives of students and school staff in a powerful, positive, experiential day where students and adults are focused on connection, empathy and inclusivity. These attributes beautifully line up with SGEF's mission and the partnership SGEF formed years ago remains strong and growing. Most recently the leaders of Challenge Day hosted a weekend workshop with participants from the Chasing Hope film and DART program to create a community that works collectively toward restoration and healing.
SGEF has developed a strong relationship with the Lucas County DART (Drug Abuse Response Team) unit of the Toledo Police Department. DART works fiercely to address the number of deaths and overdoses in Lucas County related to drugs, particularly Heroin. In their work to eliminate the loss of lives and educate the public, SGEF has teamed up with them in the making of the documentary Chasing Hope as well as the Middle and High School edition of the film intended for use throughout all schools in Ohio. In both films, DART is highlighted as a resource and solution to the crisis the nation faces but particularly northwest Ohio.
The District Superintendent for the United Methodist Church of the Maumee Watershed District has asked all church leaders to partner with Spring Green in the sharing of the Chasing Hope film. "As a pastor, I was extremely impressed with the emphasis on the value of life in the movie. These children and young adults are not portrayed as statistics but as precious people loved and created by God..." Scot Ocke. Through this action Chasing Hope is being shown in churches and having open and honest discussions on how to best support the healing of this crisis and move forward toward restoration.
This edition of Chasing Hope (CH) which was created with the middle and high school youth in mind, goes way beyond the scope of educating an adolescent on the facts surrounding opioid abuse. After watching this film the viewer will understand addiction, why risks are so much greater in adolescence, what comes with addiction including incarceration, violence, and possibly death. The viewer will get a chance to look at their own coping skills, how they make decisions, and learn how closely linked prescribed opioids are to heroin. Compliant with Ohio Governor Kasich's educational requirements to teach opioid prevention, this film comes with a discussion guide which opens up a dialogue between presenters and youth for grades 6-12.
Parent: It has been said parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about and the hardest thing in the world to do. What makes SGEF's Diversion program so unique is we offer a parenting class that runs simultaneously with the teen class. Using the popular and highly success Parent Project curriculum, trained facilitators discuss discipline, dealing with the adolescent child who is defiant and offers effective tools on how to change unwanted behavior. In addition, parents will be given the latest trends teens are using among their peers as well as social media.
Youth: Nothing changes if nothing changes. Simple right? Yet we get frustrated with teens when they continue to make poor choices that bring about negative consequences. Through these classes, youth will learn how to identify their thinking patterns and the direct impact they have on the relationships and circumstances in their lives. This ten-week course works on self image, decision-making, communication and so much more. Our recidivism rate is one of the lowest in the area and for good reason, we are a comprehensive program that works with teens weekly, including requiring community service hours and a social worker on staff to be sure all issues are successfully being addressed.
"As a former member of the diversion program, I learned and also changed so much after going through the class. I went from being at the lowest point in my life to being the best I've ever been. This class not only teaches you about the effects of drugs and alcohol, but it also teaches you about manors and life guidelines to follow. I think that other people should take advantage of this program so they can also get the help they need. In the long run diversion is a great program for all teenagers when it comes to fixing unhealthy habits."
Thousands of students and staff have been impacted through the Challenge Day program, which focuses on breaking down barriers that lead to bullying, isolation and oppression.
Organizations have requested to use Chasing Hope for their population.
Schools in 35 states have shown Chasing Hope to their middle and high school students which will serve over 10,000 students..
Parents have watched this film in hopes to show their children and create a discussion about opioids and how they cope with stress.


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Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My load is light.


NEW Oldham coach Steve Deakin admitted it would be a 'dream' come true if he was to take his hometown club into Super League.
NEW Oldham coach Steve Deakin with chairman Chris Hamilton.
NEW Oldham coach Steve Deakin admitted it would be a 'dream' come true if he was to take his hometown club into Super League.
The former Catalans Dragons boss signed a deal to take charge of the Roughyeds until the end of the 2007 season after John Pendlebury's sudden departure on Monday.
Deakin, who has been overlooked for the job once before, said the lure of the Roughyeds was too strong to resist.
He said: "It's a club with outstanding potential and ambition that matches that of my own.
"I want to coach in Super League and the opportunity to do that at my home club is the best prize I could possibly get - it will be a dream realised."
Deakin had been in France since 2003, building the Dragons side up for their first year in Super League, when he was unceremoniously axed in December last year.
The former Huddersfield assistant, who has also worked at London Broncos, Keighley and Sheffield, will be assisted by Keith Brennan who took charge of Oldham for Wednesday's Northern Rail Cup tie at Halifax.
He said: "Over the next four weeks, I've got to discover the strengths and weaknesses of my players.
"Everybody has an opportunity, I've got no preconceived idea in terms of players, so we'll see how they go in training.
"The only three certain places are mine, Keith's and the physio's."


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Dunken Published: August 26, 2020
Spicy Chicken McNuggets will be available at McDonald's starting on September 16th. The fast food giant says the new nuggets will be "breaded with a sizzling tempura coating made of both cayenne and chili peppers."
They're also introducing a new dipping sauce to really spice things up. "Mighty Hot Sauce" is made with crushed red peppers and spicy chilis.
Vice President of Menu Innovation, Linda VanGosen said, "This is the first time we've introduced a new flavor of our classic Chicken McNuggets in the U.S. since they came to menus in 1983. As our customers have been asking for Spicy McNuggets for some time now, we couldn't think of a better time to bring them to our menus. We can't wait for McNuggets fans to get a taste of these new spicy options."
A new McFlurry will be available on September 16th as well. The new Chips Ahoy! McFlurry will feature vanilla soft-serve, caramel topping, and Chips Ahoy! cookie pieces blended throughout.
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Q: Attempt to present UINavigationController whose view AppDelegate
   initialViewController = storyboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("LoginViewController")as! UIViewController
    }

    self.window?.rootViewController = initialViewController
    self.window?.makeKeyAndVisible()

Takes me to LoginViewController
let vc = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("CardsNavController") as? UIViewController

self.presentViewController(vc!, animated: true, completion: nil)

I click on the login button takes me to CardsViewController
func goToProfile(button: UIBarButtonItem) {
   pageController.goToPreviousVC()

}
Clicking on back button which is part of the UINavigationController runs goToProfile (above)  and takes me to ViewController.swift because that's where the pageController is declared.
let pageController = ViewController(transitionStyle: UIPageViewControllerTransitionStyle.Scroll, navigationOrientation: UIPageViewControllerNavigationOrientation.Horizontal, options: nil)

The error shows up here
func goToPreviousVC() {
    //let currentControllers = self.navigationController?.viewControllers
   if viewControllers.isEmpty   {

    setViewControllers([profileVC], direction: UIPageViewControllerNavigationDirection.Reverse, animated: true, completion: nil)
    pageController.presentViewController(profileVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
 else {
    let previousVC = pageViewController(self,  viewControllerBeforeViewController: viewControllers[0] as! UIViewController)!
    setViewControllers([previousVC], direction:  UIPageViewControllerNavigationDirection.Reverse, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }

Error:
Warning: Attempt to present <UINavigationController: 0x15ce314e0> on <MyApp.ViewController: 0x15cd2c6f0> whose view is not in the window hierarchy!

Basically the flow is like this  AppDelegate -> LoginViewController -> ViewController and I need to get to ProfileViewController.
ProfileView has ProfileNavController while CardsView has CardsNavController
ViewController has a storyboardID of pageController.
Both ProfileView and and CardsView are embedded within UINavigationControllers (hence the NavController extension).
The second time I run the app after a fresh install it works perfectly (all the controllers get loaded okay). Should I push viewControllers in AppDelegate?

A: I've checked your code using Xcode 7, which may not be ideal for resolving this issue because I had to covert your code to Swift 2.0, but here was what I found out.
ISSUE

*

*First time opening the app, this block:
if currentUser() != nil {
    initialViewController = pageController
}
else {
    initialViewController = storyboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("LoginViewController") as UIViewController
}

self.window?.rootViewController = initialViewController

Will initialize LoginViewController and make it the current window's rootViewController.
At this point there is no pageController initialized

*When user taps on the button to go to the Profile screen, this method will be called
func goToProfile(button: UIBarButtonItem) {
    pageController.goToPreviousVC()
}
At this point, pageController is initialized, and off course, there is NOTHING in the viewControllers array. Let's see what happen in the goToPreviousVC method:
Original method looks like this:
    let nextVC = pageViewController(self, viewControllerAfterViewController: viewControllers[0] as UIViewController)!
    setViewControllers([nextVC], direction: UIPageViewControllerNavigationDirection.Forward, animated: true, completion: nil)

One thing you can see obviously is: calling viewControllers[0] could give you a crash because viewControllers is an empty array.
If you use Swift 2.0, it doesn't even let you compile your code :)
SOLUTION
Let's go directly to the solution: Ensure that the pageController is available before trying to call it's viewControllers.
I blindly tried fixing you code in Swift 2.0 and found out that this method would work for you:
BEFORE: In LoginViewController.swift line 63
        let vc = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("CardsNavController") as? UIViewController

        self.presentViewController(vc!, animated: true, completion: nil)

AFTER: Let's fix it like this
    let navc = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("CardsNavController") as! UINavigationController
    if let viewControllers = pageController.viewControllers where viewControllers.count == 0 {
        pageController.setViewControllers([navc.viewControllers[0]], direction: .Forward, animated: false, completion: nil)
    }
    self.presentViewController(pageController, animated: true, completion: nil)

It's working well here and probably I don't need to show you how the screen transition should look like :)

In case you would like to have the fixed source code as well, please find it HERE. Basically I converted your code to Swift 2.0 and ignored unnecessary parts like Facebook authentication for faster investigation.
Good luck & Happy coding!

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Many Happy Returns for Genesian Theatre
A small theatre in a large city is celebrating an enormous milestone. Sydney's Genesian Theatre celebrates its 70th Anniversary in August 2014. Over the years the Theatre has introduced some of today's leading artists with Bryan Brown, John Bell, Peter Carroll, the late Nick Enright, Judi Farr, Angela Punch-McGregor and even a young Baz Luhrmann among the thousands of performers to have graced the intimate theatre's stage.
Theatre Director Roger Gimblett said that 2014 was extremely significant for the company, marking not only 70 years since it's formation at a meeting of members of the Catholic Youth Organisation held on 15th August, 1944, but additionally 60 years occupying its historic Kent Street premises.
Originally St John's Church and dating from 1868, the building (which is said to be frequented by a couple of friendly ghosts) served as both a church and a poor school until 1932 when it became the Kursaal Theatre, housing the Sydney Repertory Company. In 1938 it became the first Matthew Talbot Hostel before becoming the home of The Genesian Theatre in 1954.
On 8 April 1954 the curtain opened on a performance of Murder in the Cathedral so on Tuesday 8 April 2014 the theatre celebrated with a rehearsed workshop of sections of the T.S. Eliot play and a party.
Although the building is still owned by the Catholic Church and the company retains links with the church, membership of the group is open to all. In addition to between six and eight main-stage shows a year, the company holds classes with industry professionals, workshop productions and social events.
Extraordinarily, given the continuous nature of its programme, the Genesian Theatre runs on a totally volunteer basis with a significant percentage of the annual profits being donated to charities. This year's worthy causes include St Vincent de Paul, Barnardos and Youth off the Streets.
While perhaps best known for staging hugely popular murder mysteries (its eight week season of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap sold out every seat in the theatre weeks before opening), the Genesian also staged the Sydney premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves; new work by Dusty and Shout author Mel Morrow and, recently, the world premiere of a new musical based on Oscar Wilde's The Star Child.
It also has an established reputation for Shakespeare, having an unexpected hit in 2012 with The Merchant of Venice directed by 22-year-old Constantine Costi, who subsequently was accepted into the NIDA Directors course.
Gimblett said the theatre had a certain 'circle of life' with two of this season's directors being aged in their 70s and three more in their 20s.
"As with any community theatre people come and go. We have people go on to further theatre study at institutions such as WAAPA and NIDA and we have those for whom theatre will only ever be a hobby.
"What we try to do is create a sense of 'company' where there are no stars and everyone participates in all aspects of producing theatre. We don't get it right every time, but, whether it's the ambience of the building or the nature of the group, more often than not our cast and crew seems to develop a very tight and long-lasting bond."
After 70 years some surprises can crop up. During its recent production of Pride and Prejudice the theatre was honoured to entertain Cecilia Bradley, a foundation member, who had played the part of Miss Bingley in the Genesian's production of the play in 1945. Cecilia, now in her 90's, was delighted with the show and stayed to meet the cast afterwards.
The 70th celebrations continue mid-August with various events culminating in a Gala Dinner on Friday 15 August. Past members and supporters of the company are welcome to join the festivities.
Despite the birthday the shows must go on, and Gimblett said the Board of the theatre had worked hard to set a suitable season to mark the celebrations. Sherlock Holmes - the Final Adventure during July/August, followed by the traditional murder-mystery – this year Agatha Christie's Spiders Web. The season also features Peter Shaffer'splay exploring the life of Mozart, Amadeus, opening on the 25th of October. Terence Rattigan's moving drama of family loyalty The Winslow Boy, which was recently revived on Broadway, andShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream round out this season in early 2015.
In addition an ongoing maintenance programme is planned on the 146 year old building to keep the curtain going up each weekend for the next 70 years on new generations of enthusiastic amateurs and future stars.
www.genesiantheatre.com.au
Images: Outside the Genesian Theatre; The Comedian (1945); Frankensteiin (2014); Pride and Prejudice (2014) and By Jeeves.
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Ascending Butterfly: Sunday, January 17, 2010 - This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and great giveaways!
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The curator of Tutbury Castle has told how she wept as Notre-Dame went up in flames before travelling to Lichfield Cathedral to pray for the world-famous Parisian landmark.
The 850 year-old French cathedral has been devastated by a massive blaze which ripped through the ancient structure while it was undergoing £130 million of renovation work.
Lesley Smith, curator at Grade II listed Tutbury Castle, which is more than 900 years old, was one of millions around the world left horrified at the photographs and footage as flames ravaged the tourist attraction.
She said: "It was devastating and unbearable to watch.
"I wept especially as the spire came down. It was horrifying to see.
"I also went to Lichfield Cathedral last night, Monday, April 15, to pray for the building.
"The amount of work that went into that building over hundreds of years and it was almost destroyed in two hours."
Ms Smith also highlighted the links between Tutbury Castle and Notre-Dame which welcomes 30,000 visitors a day on average.
Mary, Queen of Scots married at Notre-Dame, and was imprisoned several times at Tutbury Castle before her death at Fotheringay, near Peterborough.
Ms Smith said: "I have a relationship with Notre-Dame as a lot of people do. I had my rosary for Mary Queen of Scots blessed there as she married there."
The site is home to numerous paintings, sculptures and statues, a medieval organ and the stained-glass Rose Windows, which date back to the 13th century.
The relic of the crown of thorns and several priceless artefacts were taken from the cathedral to Paris City Hall for safekeeping, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo confirmed on Twitter.
Ms Smith said: "There is a lot more left than we thought there would be.
"I was desperate for them to get everything out, such as a Blessed Sacrament and the artwork.
"The artwork is a way of knowing those who made it. There is nothing written down about them as many could not read or write so they are the silent millions.
"It is such an important building."
The incident has sparked concern at Tutbury Castle to ensure its fire preventative measures are up to scratch.
She said: "We have just upgraded our fire system in the castle.
"We had an arson in the marquee kitchen a few years ago. Fortunately it was designed to withstand, and in fact we had fire crews do training here because the way it was designed was so excellent and it did not spread.
"I know about 25 years ago we had a chimney shoot off the top, but we have it swept regularly which we are very cautious about.
"These places are so precious.
"We should stand together, be very positive and do what we can."
The castle also upgraded its security system following a burglary early last year.
The blaze at Notre-Dame began at around 4.30pm British time, reaching the roof of the cathedral, destroying the wooden interior before toppling the spire.
The fire was declared fully extinguished around 15 hours after it began.
However, firefighters who worked through the night managed to save the Paris landmark's main stone structure, including its two towers.
The Paris prosecutor's office said it was currently being investigated as an accident, with officials saying it could be linked to extensive renovation works taking place.
Notre-Dame is one of Paris's oldest and most recognisable buildings, and work began on it in 1163.
Can you spot the 'ghost' in this picture taken in Burton town centre?


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Council to take second look at $610K apartment grant
An image of how The Vistas at San Marcos would look on completion. Image from the City of San Marcos.
An incentive of as much as $610,000 for a downtown apartment complex is back on the San Marcos City Council agenda next week after the council deadlocked on the matter last week.
The applicant, 401 North Fredericksburg Acquisition, LLC, is asking for five years of property tax rebates to demolish an old building and construct the apartment complex in the city's central business district between Fredericksburg and Comanche Streets and between Lindsey Street and Pat Garrison Street.
The project, called The Vistas at San Marcos, would include about 200,000 square feet with 593 beds in 257 units. The complex would employ five people full-time at an annual payroll of $208,000, according to a city staff memo to the city council.
The matter was neither approved nor denied in a 3-3 vote at last week's city council meeting. Mayor Susan Narvaiz voted with Councilmembers Kim Porterfield and Fred Terry in favor of the proposal. Councilmembers Gaylord Bose, John Thomaides and Ryan Thomason voted against it. Councilmember Chris Jones abstained.
The item had been on the consent agenda before Thomason asked to have it pulled for discussion in open session. Thomason said future developers in the neighborhood are likely to ask for incentives if the council were to grant incentives in this case.
"I believe it's moving forward whether we support it or not," Thomason said, explaining his opposition to the grant. " … It starts a bad precedent and creates a negative competitive advantage."
The staff memo to council said the developer would spend $950,000 on the project to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The developer would spend another $775,000 for street improvements, including underground burial of cable, telephone and electrical lines, new sidewalks and landscaping, among other features.
The staff memo to the council said the development "supports the City Council's goal of Smart Growth by creating a walkable community near multiple amenities such as Texas State University, Downtown, Entertainment, Shopping and Restaurants. The development would also include elements that support the goal of beautifying San Marcos with landscaping and aesthetics."
Under the proposal, the city would rebate a portion of the added property tax collection from the property improvements back to the developer for five years.
The staff memo said the city presently collects $12,194.00 in property taxes on the 2.7 acres and would, even with the rebate, collect $29,107.00 per year after the improvements.
The facility would be scheduled for completion on or before Aug. 15, 2011.
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16 thoughts on "Council to take second look at $610K apartment grant"
scott davis on 02/26/2010 at 1:21 am said:
It is good to see that Thomason is living up to his name as a fiscal conservative. Good job Mr. Thomason. Now, just vote against it again and we will all be happy when it fails! The really stupid thing is that I have heard the developer has already applied for and recieved some of his/her permits! Once you get a permit, you are not going to back out just becasue the city does not succumb to your request of tax abatement.
Charles Sims on 02/26/2010 at 1:29 am said:
This is really worse than the 2.5 million dollar give away for Spring Town. In my wildest imagination I would never have thought that the City would give six hundred thousand dollars to a developer to help build another apartment complex next to TSU. This project should live or die on it's own financial viability. This is City government gone wild. An apartment complex only generates two or three jobs and they are not well paying jobs.
I am leaving town for a week an can not attend the Mayors "Development Meeting" so please, everyone possible needs to go to this and tell the Mayor to stop this kind of nonsense.
mark.g on 02/26/2010 at 6:35 am said:
What's the occupancy rate for existing apartment complexes?
Ted Marchut on 02/26/2010 at 7:17 am said:
How about a poll, to see what we think the city would NOT give money away for?
cws on 02/26/2010 at 7:32 am said:
LEED Certification should not cost $950,000 for that project. It gets a lot of its LEED points just based on location alone.
dano on 02/26/2010 at 8:07 am said:
There is more to economic development than simply job creation. The City is getting an eyesore removed, and a viable business in its place. Not only that, but it is a business that supports the City's master downtown plan. Property tax revenues generated by that location would increase 2 1/2 fold.
If you say "no" to everything that comes along, you'll soon be left with nothing….
This one doesn't cause me near the heartburn that Springtown does. Downtown redevelopment is always more difficult–the City of San Antonio has eliminated nearly all development fees for downtown properties for that reason. Downtown residential is still a largely unproven concept in the world of real estate financing, even when it is a sure thing like college housing. With this, the private property owner is getting an incentive to address those difficulties, and the city still gets a net increase in collections even after the rebate (this is an important difference compared to the Draft House proposal).
I'm not saying this is a good proposal yet (at a minimum, it sounds too high), but I'm willing to listen. Funding this is more of a philosophical issue than a financial issue, given that the city is still getting some opportunity benefit. We should keep in mind that the project already received significant density bonuses, parking concessions, etc. through the PDD. Dano makes a very important point that incentives are not ALL about job creation. A strong residential presence in downtown makes a huge difference for downtown economic development. Every city in Texas that has a growing downtown residential market got the ball rolling using some type of significant incentive.
Ted Marchut on 02/26/2010 at 10:00 am said:
Incentives for an apartment building that would have gone in anyway? Really?
Steve Harvey on 02/26/2010 at 10:02 am said:
My impression is that this will be a quality development creating a significant upgrade to the downtown area. I believe it resonates with the intent of the Downtown Master Plan. True, we have limited dollars for economic development. And, we really need more jobs in San Marcos. But, we need more of the right infrastructure improvements. And, density in the downtown area reduces urban sprawl and fits into livable walkable community development.
Incidentally, I'm not sure who it is that says no to everything, Presenting the opposition in that light is just an easy, convenient (and wildly inaccurate) way of dismissing the other side.
This is a waste of money.
Also, if we are so concerned about creating a compact city, that we need to pay people to build apartments downtown, then why in the world would we possibly entertain requests to rezone properties on the outskirts of town, for MF and Commercial use? Perhaps I would be more readily convinced, if there were some rhyme or reason to these decisions. As it stands, I just see another developer asking for a handout and the city getting ready to write another check.
Larry Rasco on 02/26/2010 at 10:58 am said:
There are already nearly 100 apartments downtown, and as far as I know they were built without incentives. The apartments there presently are older, but they are hardly an eyesore. This project should live or die on its own merits. This an outrage, and I can not beleive anyone could support this.
Thad on 02/26/2010 at 2:58 pm said:
Why have we gone so far down this rabbit hole at all levels of government? "Free Market" and "Limited Government" are apparently obsolete ideologies that were immediately attacked before the ink could dry on the Constitution of the United States. The ten planks of the communist manifesto have been fully implemented. At what point do we stop burrowing down the rabbit hole and take a stand?
scott davis on 02/26/2010 at 6:28 pm said:
This project has already filed for a building permit and I heard had already recieved a demolition permit for the old structure. No one is going to pull permits if they don't intend to build. Incentives should only be used to lure things that we want, not just give a handout.
Charles Sims on 02/26/2010 at 11:50 pm said:
don't think some of you have a good understanding of where this apartment will be built. It is not really in the downtown area. It is higher up and to the West of the campus. This is not a blighted area. This is the location of Balcones Apartment complex which was one of the first "Student Apartments" in San Marcos. Yes, it is kind of old but it is still very serviceable. Go to Google map and do the Satellite view and you will have a better understanding of where this project is located. This is above Pat Garrison Street and the campus will be across Fredericksburg. I do not consider this down town. When W.C. Carson proposed a development closer to downtown, the City not only didn't give an incentive, the City fought him tooth and nail. That project keeps getting put off because it is not economically feasible at this time. If the City is interested in downtown residential and commercial development, let's give Carson the money. At least he lives here and spends his money here.
How much tax will we lose when the existing apartment buildings are torn down? The developers and the City never compute these type of figures. They figure the tax increase (which will be a long time coming) as if they current land is vacant and worthless.