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SGA addesses senator absences
[email protected]|November 3, 2011
Student Government Association is cracking down on senator tardiness and absences. Vice President of Internal Affairs Scott Hessel and the Committee for Internal Affairs created a new policy to address the issue of absences.
According to Hessel, the policy being proposed would allow for two unexcused absences, three maximum, before a bill of impeachment would be made for that senator. In order to avoid an absence mark, senators must be present at roll call, although the type of absence allocated depends on when a student reaches the meeting.
If a student reaches a meeting before legislation begins but is late to roll call, they will receive a "half-absence." Students who reach the meeting after legislation begins will be given a full absence.
"To be counted fully here, fully present, be here at roll call," Hessel said.
Furthermore, the policy dictates rules for senators leaving before adjournment. Students who leave before deliberations end will receive a full absence, while those who leave after deliberations but before adjournment will receive half an absence.
Exceptions are made for SGA events taking place during SGA meeting times. For instance, for events such as the SGA barbecue, students will be given a 15-minute window after the event starts and before it ends to check in or out of the meeting.
Should senators need to be absent from senate meetings, Hessel proposed a policy of "working off" absences.
"The policy is, if you work an extra two hours at our 'Office Hours' table, you can work off half an absence," he said. "Realistically, if you work four hours at the table, you would be able to work off up to that one excused absence."
The policy's strictness concerned senators.
"My concern is the full absence, after the legislation begins, gives no incentive to show up if you're already that late," Black Student Alliance Senator Alexander Salazar said. Tardy students should be given a one-fourth absence if they arrive just as the legislation begins or a half absence if they arrived during the legislation, he said.
According to Hessel, the committee was trying to create the fairest policy, since missing legislation would be bad for the senator's constituents. Some senators felt that the legislation should be withdrawn for further review by the committee and the senate.
"I recommend that this is something we vote on, so we can get all of senate's input," Salazar said.
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Students and alumni help Moore tornado victims
Looking back, David Snuffer sees his days spent in the Moore tornado recovery are best described as surreal.
Snuffer had finished substitute teaching a second-grade class at Union elementary the afternoon of the storm.
The 2011 alumnus is a 1st Lt. in the Oklahoma National Guard and was living in Tulsa at the time.
Hours after dismissing his own class, Snuffer found himself picking through debris in the wasteland of Plaza Tower Elementary in Moore, Okla.
The storm took 24 lives, seven of them being children at the school where Snuffer helped with cleanup and recovery after the EF5 monster hit May 20.
"It was the most devastating scene I had seen," Snuffer said.
The tornado struck the school at 3:19 p.m. After learning of the storm's fury, Snuffer slipped on his National Guard uniform, grabbed his rescue bag and drove west toward the destruction.
Once at the epicenter of the destruction, the West Virginia native began setting up lights for search-and-rescue efforts.
Survivors and first responders worked in the rubble, listening for voices buried in debris.
The stench of gas leaks explained the flames dotting the now-unrecognizable landscape. Snuffer remembers the musty smells of wet, crushed concrete and insulation—like inhaling the heavy air of a basement.
The buzz of generators and screams of sirens punctuated the night.
"You could hear helicopters circling overhead," Snuffer said. "There was still rain falling, and all of us kept looking up at the sky, checking for more storms."
Snuffer only returned to Tulsa for a few hours sleep before he headed back to Moore or another day of recovery.
By the third day, Snuffer was joined by a group of 20 ORU volunteers wanting to help with the cleanup.
Bobby Parks, director of the missions and outreach department, helped mobilize the group from Tulsa.
"We wanted to be strategic," Parks said. "We didn't want to get in the way [by] trying to be heroes."
Instead, Parks and his team met Snuffer at a church on the outskirts of Moore, bringing with them water, food and hygiene products for residents and volunteers.
Partnered with the disaster relief organization, Convoy of Hope, ORU's two dozen volunteers drove through neighborhoods offering supplies.
The team spoke with survivors and helped them find clothes, valuables and medication lost in the storm.
Plans for a follow-up outreach effort from ORU are in the works, Parks said. The university's baseball team plans to help with cleanup in Moore Sept. 7.
As Snuffer watched students and staff respond to the disaster, he said seeing his alma mater in action was a welcome relief to the devastation.
"When I saw them in their bright yellow ORU shirts, I was definitely proud to be a Golden Eagle right then," Snuffer said. "It was awesome to see students living out the motto of going into every man's world."
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Winter is a tough time to host a birthday party. It's cold and generally unpleasant outside, forcing you to be creative with your indoor party theme. This year, embrace the chilly weather by hosting a Winter Wonderland party. It offers the best part of Mother Nature's frosty venue, but in a much warmer space.
Decorations - The colors for this theme are white, light blue and silver. Check the holiday clearance racks or your own decorations for snowflakes, icicles and white or blue lights. Inexpensive décor includes DIY centerpieces made from glitter-sprayed tree branches. You can create your own paper icicles to hang from the ceiling or doorways and balloons are a great way to decorate in the theme colors.
Food and Drinks - Start with easy white snacks like popcorn, yogurt pretzels or mozzarella sticks. Serve up white cheddar mac and cheese, pizza made with white garlic sauce or cheesy potato pancakes. Your guests will love blue Gatorade, blue raspberry lemonade or blueberry smoothies to wash them down. Desserts are easy with the use of blue food coloring, coconut shavings or blue gelatin mix.
Snow Pile - Fill two large pots with Styrofoam packing peanuts (a great way to recycle from the holidays). Purchase several mini toys from the dollar store or party store, making sure to have at least two of every toy. Place matching toys in opposite pots and mix well with packing peanuts. Two players compete to find the toy you called out - yo-yo, pencil and so on. The first one to find it gets to keep theirs. Refill the pot for the next round.
Shovel the Snow - Purchase three large bags of cotton balls and spread them out on the floor. Players are blindfolded and given a large serving spoon and a bowl. Players need to scoop up as many cotton balls as they can in a minute. Another way to play is to purchase colored cotton balls - white, blue and yellow. The game is played the same way, but this time players lose points for picking up the dreaded yellow "snow."
Walk Through the Blizzard - This is a great game to work out some of the wiggles. Decorate a hallway with streamers of paper attached at different heights and stretching from wall to wall. The kids have to make their way through the maze and back by climbing over, sliding under and going around the paper. Players break into teams and go through one at a time to gather the winter items on the other side - a hat, gloves, scarf, jacket. The fastest team through the blizzard is the winner.
Snow Slime - A fun winter craft is snow slime. You will need a 6 ounce bottle of Elmer's glue, ½ tablespoon of baking soda and ¼ tablespoon of eye contact solution. Mix well. Add glitter or food coloring as desired. Store in a plastic storage container or mason jar with lid.
Hand Warmers - Use up scrap fabric or buy flannel material to create 3 x 3-inch squares. Depending on the age and skill of your guests, you can pre-sew three sides together. Let the guests fill them with uncooked white rice, and then hand sew the bag to seal it shut. Bags can be heated in the microwave for 30 seconds and held in hands to warm up.
Snow Flake T-shirts - Purchase white or light blue T-shirts, blue and silver glitter, Elmer's glue and plastic snowflake stencils. Have the kids outline the stencils with a pencil and then retrace with glue. Shake glitter over glue to create cool snowflake designs. This messy project is a real crowd pleaser - at least for the kids.
Goody Bags - Fill a mason jar with packages of hot cocoa mix, mini marshmallows and white chocolate chips. Attach a note with directions to make snowman soup: "Add a cup of hot water, one package of cocoa mix and marshmallows and chocolate chips to taste. Stir well and drink slowly."
Pam Molnar is a freelance journalist and mother of three. Pam and her family love hosting themed parties for any occasion. Follow her on Etsy at Pam's Party Printables.


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ST. PETE FLIGHTS, REAL AND VIRTUAL, PART 1
TWO HIGHLY significant events in aviation history involved the cities of St. Petersburg, one in Russia, the other in Florida. What's more, they happened within months of each other in 1913-1914. Here's the first of two St. Pete Flights.
The Russian (soon to be American) Igor Sikorsky designed what came to be the world's first four-engine aeroplane, the Bolshoi Baltisky, the Grand Baltic or, simply, the Grand. And grand it was.
An excellent source is The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky, by Dorothy Cochrane, Von Hardesty and Russell Lee. Both Amazon.com and ABEBooks.com list this book.
Its wood and fabric biplane configuration had a wingspan of 88 ft. 7 in. (A Boeing 737's is 93 ft.) The Grand featured a balcony out front, its door opening to a fully enclosed flight deck with dual controls; this, in a time when many thought a pilot needed exposure to the wind for confidence and safety.
The Grand's balcony was equipped with a spotlight. One of its four Argus 100-hp engines is prominent, as is the Tsarist crest on the nose. This and other photos from The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky.
Aft of the flight deck, its eight passengers had large windows, wicker chairs, a folding table, electric lighting provided by a wind-driven generator and a cloak room. I like to think the table held a samovar dispensing tea. Some reports say there was even a loo as well.
Skeptics called the huge aeroplane "the Petersburg Duck." They doubted that such a large and heavy craft—the Grand weighed about 9000 lb.—could get off the ground. But on May 26, 1913, it did.
My Microsoft Flight Simulator model of the Bolshoi Baltisky gives Tsar Nicholas II a view from the balcony.
In July, Sikorsky flew the Grand 22 miles to Krasnoye selo, the site of Russian military maneuvers. There, no less than Tsar Nicholas II inspected the aeroplane. A month later, the Grand established a record flight of 1 hour 54 minutes with eight passengers aboard.
Here's Tsar Nicholas II again, to the right of Sikorsky on the balcony of the Bolshoi Baltisky.
A freak accident put an end to the Bolshoi Baltisky. In September 1913, the aeroplane was parked on the flight line as another aircraft passed over—and lost its engine! The motor fell through the Grand's port wing and caused considerable damage.
The tangled mass on the ground is an engine that broke loose from a passing aircraft and fell through a wing of the Grand. Igor Sikorsky is the man at left.
Alas, Sikorsky lost interest in the Grand. He was already deep into design and development of his next project, the Il'ya Muromets, an aeroplane even larger than the Grand.
The Bolshoi Baltisky remains important in the history of aviation—and an intriguing project in the flight-sim hobby.
The virtual Bolshoi Baltisky does a flyover of the Kremlin.
Meanwhile, tomorrow, across the Atlantic, in another St. Petersburg…. ds
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Not about this plane, but: In Sikorski's autobiography, he said he had an early dream that he was walking down a passageway like that of a railway car, lined with small passenger compartments, and was convinced by the nature of the vibrations that he was in an airplane. Decades later, in the corridor of one of his first flying boats, he suddenly recognized it as the airplane of that old dream.
This entry was posted on October 27, 2012 by simanaitissays in Vintage Aero and tagged Bolshoi Baltisky, Grand Baltic, Igor Sikorsky, St. Petersburg.
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Figurine brand is making a move into video games.
A Kickstarter campaign has launched to bring Bad Taste Bears into the world of app games.
Bad Taste Bears is a collectable range of over 400 naughty bear figurines, and the brand will be turned into an app game if the campaign reaches its goal of £50,000 by November 4th.
The game, for iOS and Android, is made up of a series of fast paced mini-games each featuring a different Bad Taste Bears character.
If funded, the game will be released in March 2015.


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Editorial: Make Some Part Of Christmas Honors Yours
Dec 6, 2012 at 4:11 AM Dec 6, 2012 at 4:27 AM
It is a national phenomena with a Fort Smith twist, and if you choose not to be a part of it, you will deny yourself a chance to participate in one of the great new traditions of the season.
For the fourth year in a row, volunteers with the local Christmas Honors program will lay an evergreen wreath on each of 13,500 graves in the Fort Smith National Cemetery. They do it to show their respect, to pledge their remembrance, to say, �I know what you sacrificed. Now rest in peace.�
Christmas Honors is part of the national Wreaths Across America, which had its birth in 1992, when the Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, first arranged to lay wreaths on graves at the Arlington National Cemetery. The company expanded the program from year to year, and by 2008, wreath-laying ceremonies were held at more than 300 locations nationwide.
Thanks to the passion of Philip Merry, Fort Smith began its practice of honoring those at the National Cemetery in 2009. Here organizers made the decision that every grave would receive a wreath, a commitment few cemeteries or organizations can make, a fitting commitment for a community that values its service members and its military history.
The community responded to Mr. Merry�s ideas with a passion that met his. School children, civic organizations, corporations and individuals come together to make the insanely huge program successful.
You can be a part of as much of the proceedings as you wish; your working hands will be welcome at every step. Christmas Honors has many parts here; if you can not make it to one event, there are others to choose from.
On Friday morning, beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing through midday, volunteers will spruce up the evergreens, adding new bows where necessary to make sure each looks as sharp as befits a military grave.
Wreaths will be distributed Saturday morning. Family members may decorated the graves of their loved ones.
The honor of decorating the graves of the cemetery�s unknowns goes to Northside High School�s JROTC members. The students in full uniform will decorate and salute the graves of each unknown service member, as they have each year. Volunteers will decorate the other graves.
Throughout the morning, children�s choirs will perform. Just before the 11 a.m. ceremony, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith�s ROTC company will post the colors and Don Bailey will perform the national anthem. The 188th Fighter Wing will perform a flyover right at 11 a.m.
At 5:30 Monday night, a candlelight vigil will be held at the flagpole at the National Cemetery. The Fort Smith Fire Department�s Pipe and Drum Corps will perform and the Fort Smith Chorale will offer both patriotic and Christmas music. The evening ceremony will close with a firing line salute by the Fort Smith Police Department.
At 11 a.m. on Dec. 15, the Wreaths Across America Commemorative Ceremony will be held, tying Fort Smith�s memorial to all those across the country. Once again the UAFS ROTC will post the colors, and Alyse Eady will sing the national anthem. UAFS Chancellor Paul Beran will provide the invocation. The event will end with a firing line salute by members of the 188th Fighter Wing.
The graves will remain decorated until Jan. 19, when volunteers will collect them from the graves and prepare them for storage until December 2013�s holiday season.
This year, Christmas Honors is proud to present Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin. Hill�s recent book, �Mrs. Kennedy and Me,� details Hill�s experience as the U.S. Secret Service special agent assigned to protect first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
Hill was in the motorcade the day President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas, a day he remembers vividly, he told the Times Record recently. �There are some things seared into my mind forever; it will never leave me,� Hill said.
Hill will speak about his experiences at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fort Smith Convention Center. He will be available to sign copies of his book from 6-7 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Tickets are free and available at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Those attending are asked to bring two nonperishable food items.
Hill also will speak at the ceremony Saturday morning.
Christmas Honors says something about what�s best in Fort Smith, its volunteer spirit, its respect for those who serve and the willingness of residents to put aside their bickering for things that really matter.
Surely you can find your part in this, even if it�s only to take some time to walk among the graves, which will be decorated for more than a month. You will feel better for it.


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MIDITATION is the fourth album by Klaus Schulze released under his alias Richard Wahnfried, originally released in February 1986.
A few fragments of Miditation are used in the soundtrack for the radio play Dr. Faustus elektrisiert.
Midiaction was later (perhaps by mistake) reissued on JUBILEE EDITION as Ludwigs Traum. Two other versions are issued on JUBILEE EDITION as well, and they are longer but they lack the background drum track. Those tracks are Ballet Pour Le Docteur Faustus and The Unspoken Thing.


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Billings Army veteran asks for help finding stolen uniform
By: Mitch Lagge
BILLINGS — Army veteran from Billings, Clint Burdette, is asking for his basic training uniforms back after his Heights storage unit was broken into two separate times in 2021.
"People just don't have any respect for anything anymore. It's tiring. You work to get the things you have and somebody else just thinks that they can help themselves to it and not have any recourse in it at all," Burdette, 41, told MTN News on Saturday.
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Cling Burdette, an Army veteran from Billings, holds photographs of his uniforms that were stolen from KO Storage in the Heights sometime in late November or December of 2021.
Burdette first moved his belongings into KO Storage of Billings in 2019. He didn't have any problems until 2021, when Burdette said a malfunction left the front gate open for about a week, while at the same time security cameras on the property weren't working.
"The camera is not up and running. There's no way to help find out what day and when and where. What type of vehicle was up at the door and stuff. If they came in a vehicle? Which I like to think they would have, but you never know," Burdette said.
Damage done to the top wall of Clint Burdette's storage unit, when thieves went over the top of the adjacent unit to steal his belongings.
In April, 2021, thieves bought the storage unit next to Burdette's and cut into the top of the walls to climb over the gap. Burdette said they riffled through his belongings along with other items in adjacent units.
"They went from left to behind and I wouldn't be surprised if they went to the right side as well," Burdette said.
Tools, cooking equipment, a crossbow and irreplaceable sentimental items all gone to the thieves. But it got worse in November or December last year, when Burdette found an unfamiliar lock attached to his storage unit. And still no working cameras to find the culprit, he said.
Clint Burdette is pictures in the top row, far left of this photo from 2001 showing the type of uniform that was stolen.
"Then they put a padlock of their own on so they could come help themselves to anything they wanted. It's probably a good thing I came by when I did and spotted that or else I could have been wiped out completely," Burdette said.
This time, Burdette's Army basic training uniforms were gone. Those uniforms are a scary thing to lose for Burdette, because they are sewn with a tag that contains his name and social security number.
"Who knows what they are going to do with it or if they are going to toss it in a dumpster or something too. I really don't know," Burdette said.
The uniform looks like the one shown in the photo above and photo below. The shoulder of the shirt has a private first class insignia and a white tag sewn in it with Clint Burdette's name and social security number
An image from 2001 showing Clint Burdette in his uniform that was stolen from his Billings storage unit in late 2021.
If you happen across the uniform at thrift stores in the Billings area, Burdette can be reached at 406-697-3848. He is also available on Facebook. View his profile to send him a message by clicking here.
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Under a pale moon and with the soft rustle of silk and satin, she runs, her long dark hair streaming out behind her. Her golden slippers glide soundlessly on the forest floor as she heads towards the enemy's encampment, bow in hand. Quickly and effortlessly, she notches an arrow and draws back on the string of the handcrafted bow, drawing a bead on the nearest bandit that had sacked her village. On this night she would have her revenge and they will feel the fire from the Phoenix Archer!


However, if the number of entrances is used as an index of beaver burrowing activity and density it can be a reliable indicator.
They concluded that: (1) breeding occurred during the fall and winter, (2) burrowing activity was largely limited between fall and late spring when the habitat was wet and (3) crayfish aestivated when the habitat was dry.
Burrowing trials were conducted using a ten gallon tank filled with about 10 cm of substrate (washed sand).
The burrowing owl is one of our charismatic birds, it's a symbol of the wide open spaces we once had in Southern California," said Daniel Cooper, a conservation biologist, who owns Pasadena-based Cooper Ecological Monitoring Inc.
To all appearances, just another family of burrowing owls, eking out its quiet, rural living somewhere on the dry plains of the West.
People are trying to help burrowing owls by protecting land where owls still live.
Almost as soon as the burrow is finished, rabbits, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, burrowing owls, beetles and three different species of flies move in.
Under the final rule, EPA will continue to require sediment testing using at least two sensitive marine species that must collectively represent three characteristics -- burrowing, filter feeding and deposit feeding -- that make them susceptible to exposure to sediment contaminents.
Moreover, burrowing animals are worldwide ecologically important as their actions provide shelter or breeding habitat for many other animals and thus add up valuable contribution to increase species diversity (Hansell, 1993).
Furthermore, burrowing by loricariids may enhance rates of erosion, thereby increasing sediment loads (Nico et al.
Large burrows observed in photographs were created by the deep burrowing infaunal C.
Fifteen Western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) were captured over two winters (2001-2003) in southern Texas and examined for ectoparasites.


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Journey Through the Clouds to Better Data Backup and Retention
When global airport group daa moved to Office 365, it found its on-premises backup service was no longer enough to handle its data backup and retention needs. So it turned to the cloud.
Karen D. Schwartz | Oct 11, 2021
If you've ever passed through a major airport in Ireland, perhaps stopping along the way to pick up a snack or duty-free item, chances are you have experienced the expertise of daa.
Formerly called the Dublin Airport Authority, government-owned daa manages two of the three largest airports in Ireland, along with subsidiaries dedicated to airport retailing and aviation consulting.
This diverse organization, with operations in more than a dozen countries, faces multiple challenges related to data backup and retention. Until a few years ago, most of daa's 200TB of data was backed up via Veritas NetBackup on-premises across an environment of 25 physical and virtual servers. The data included data from critical airport applications, along with infrastructure data and regular file server data. While it took the 80-strong IT staff many hours each week to keep things backed up, it worked fairly well for years.
However, things began to get more complicated when the organization adopted Microsoft Office 365, a cloud-based application suite. Despite trying different methods, daa's IT team couldn't make the existing on-premises backup system work properly with Office 365 data.
"We needed something that was very scalable, and could back up and restore data across all of our workloads, because expanding our on-premises infrastructure meant engineering time, potential hardware issues and network support," said Kevin Ryan, daa's IT operations lead. "For something with the potential data growth of Office 365, we needed something that had the scalability, at reasonable expense, to mirror that growth."
Must-Have Data Backup and Retention Security Features
As a semi-state organization, daa has a lot of eyes on it, especially when it comes to security.
Key requirements for a new backup solution included full encryption of data at rest and in transit, multifactor authentication and compliance with international information security standard ISO 27001:2013.
Because daa is based in Ireland, it also must adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union's data protection law that protects personal data belonging to EU citizens and residents and requires that the data be stored in the EU. That gets tricky with cloud services, which tend to have data hubs across the world. To ensure compliance, Ryan's team decided to choose only cloud services that house the data within Europe.
The ability to extend the native Office 365 retention period was another must-have. In addition to providing executives with the ability to retrieve email past 90 days or divisions with important data for a new project, there are plenty of legal reasons for longer retention periods, Ryan said. For example, if a former employee's data is required for legal reasons, it might not be available without extra retention and backup, ideally in a different service. While Office 365 Legal Hold can help, Ryan noted that it requires knowing what's needed in advance, which isn't always possible.
Ryan's team also wanted more granular backup for permissions, which it considered an essential part of the security equation.
"In some cases, the restoration capabilities can be as or more important than the actual restoration of the data itself," Ryan explained. "For example, permissions of a SharePoint file structure online may need to be recovered to a point in time before an event, which could have had permissions altered. That means that people could have access to data who shouldn't have access to it, which can be extremely disruptive and cause data loss and leakage."
Retaining all data to one location also wasn't an option, which ruled out Microsoft Office 365's native backup. That made it key to choose another backup option. Doing so also would give daa an exit strategy away from Office 365 in the unlikely case that it was required.
"In the unlikely case that we would move something, like our email service, back on-premises, having an independent source for our data would be essential," Ryan said. "Microsoft would still give us access to our data, but that wasn't good enough. We needed to have at least one other option."
All of these factors added up to one truth: daa needed more backup, with more features, than Office 365 alone could provide. Focusing on a cloud-based backup solution made sense, Ryan said, and AvePoint Cloud Backup seemed to check all of the boxes.
Today, AvePoint intercepts all of daa's Office 365 data, replicating it as it lands in any Office 365 service and backing it up within a few hours. If anything should happen in the intervening few hours, Microsoft's retention window will kick in. Once the data is backed up in AvePoint, daa can restore it if and when required.
With an on-premises solution backing up about 200TB and the AvePoint backing up about 38TB of Office 365 data, daa would seem to be all set. But there was still the problem of its public-facing websites, which the organization had been backing up in a physical colocation data center managed by a third party. When the contract lapsed, the IT team chose to go with a cloud-based solution. Azure backup was a simple solution for a cloud-to-cloud problem.
As data continues to grow, daa continues to retain all of it, at least for the time being. Ryan admits that it's not the best option, and the IT team plans to address retention issues soon. The team also is considering other options for consolidation, such as reducing the number of backup solutions, consolidating when possible.
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Q: Pass a variable to python including hash # or special characters - Error message: Login failed for user 'test1' I am trying to run a query from a container
When I use below method to pass the variables it is working fine.
import os
username = 'test1'
password = 'foo]#BAR'
database = "master"
server="xyz.com"
query="some random query"
os.system('mssql-cli -U '+username+' -P '+password+' -d'+database+' -S '+server+' --query "'+query+'"')

but when I pass the environment variable and run it, I hit below error
export password=foo]#BAR
import os
username = 'test1'
password = os.getenv('target_env')
database = "master"
server="xyz.com"
query="some random query"
os.system('mssql-cli -U '+username+' -P '+str(password)+' -d'+database+' -S '+server+' --query "'+query+'"')

Anyone can help to fix this issue?
Thanks

A: I found the issue,
I run the python through a bash file, it worked when I run it directly from my local.
For some reason (not sure why) bash changed the password variable to a different value

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Q: Can I integrate HMS nearby Service and analytics kit into my Unity Game? and How? I want to add HMS nearby Service and analytics kit into my unity Game, I read through a few Q&As here but those answers are here and there, not complete.  Could anyone tell me what I really need to do so to integrate them into my code properly? thanks

A: For overall procedures as to how to deploy your Unity Game into Huawei App. Gallery, please refer to the official documentation at: https://api-udp.unity.com/guideDoc/HUAWEI
The easiest way to integrate HMS Kits into your unity Game, you can use HMS Unity Plugin. The HMS Unity Plugin is a tool that helps developers to quickly integrate Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) to their games in Unity without worrying about the boilerplate codes that have to be written in the background. All the necessary backend code is dealt with for you, and all you have to do is to focus on your own game and HMS features.
Huawei plugin's GitHub page is at: https://github.com/EvilMindDevs/hms-unity-plugin/tree/2.0 Please make sure to download the latest version of the plugin for the corresponding Unity version.

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*To start using the plugin you must go to link, for the readme of the official GitHub page of the plugin and complete the phases, starting from the phase called "1 — Register your app at Huawei Developer" to "4 — Connect your game with any HMS Kit", so that the AppGallery Connect side of your application is done. HMS requires AppGallery Connect configurations to correctly work with the in-game features you want to implement.

*Currently available HMS Kits in Huawei plugin are:

*To use any kit, you must import the plugin (downloaded from the releases page) and click on the kits that you want to use. One example:

*Configure your manifest

*Connect your game with the HMS Managers

*Connect the HMS Callbacks with your game


The alternative method of filtering is available in the data controller views. Property "View Filter" allows specifying an expression that will be embedded in the SQL statement composed by the application framework at runtime.
Suppose you want to filter a list of customers by a specific country.
Start the application generator and select your project, choose Design.
Locate the page Customers in Project Explorer, expand container1 and view1 nodes.
Double-click grid1 to active its properties.
Enter the following expression in Filter Expression property of the Sort and Filter section.
Click OK button to save the changes and click Browse button on the tool bar. The generator will start the app in your default browser.
Navigate to Customers page and observe that only customers from the USA are displayed.
Select any customer by clicking on a link in the first column. The form view editForm1 will be activated.
Notice that only customers from the USA are visible when you navigate between records in the form view with the help of navigation buttons.
The form view automatically inherits the value of Filter Expression from the last view that was presented to the user.
Static view filters work great when you need to present several alternative views of data. Users cannot remove the view filters and apply their own criteria on top of the view filter expressions.
View filter can also reference properties of the business rules class associated with the data controller of the view.
For example, you can define the following filter that contains a parameter.
View 'grid1' uses a filter with 'RegionName' parameter. Business rules class of the controller must provide a value for this parameter. The filter is defined as (Country = 'USA' and Region = @RegionName).
The application framework does not know how to determine the value of RegionName.
Right-click the data view view1 in the Project Explorer and choose Show Controller option.
Double-click Customers controller on the Controllers tab of Project Explorer.
Enter CustomersBusinessRules in the Handler property of the controller and click save.
Exit the Designer and proceed to generate the project.
Select the project name on the start page of web application generator and click Develop.
Visual Studio or Visual Web Developer will start.
Open ~/App_Code/Rules/CustomersBusinessRules.cs(vb) class and enter the definition of RegionName read-only property.
Navigate to the Customers page and observe that only customers from the state of Oregon are now visible.
Notice that the value returned by RegionName property of the business rules class does not become a part of SQL statement. The application will compose a SELECT statement that incudes the view filter expression text with the resolved names of the data fields. An actual command parameter will be created . The property value will be assigned to the parameter value.
If you want to create a filtering expression as a dynamic fragment of SQL at runtime then consider using dynamic access control rules.
If more than one value needs to be passed to the view filter then consider changing the filter definition as follows (we have replaced "=" with "in").
Change the property definition to return a list or an array of values.
Customers from the states of Oregon and Washington are now available in the list.


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Boris Johnson slammed after praising Thatcher's coal mine closures
By Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant Political Correspondent
BORIS Johnson has been slammed after praising Margaret Thatcher for giving the UK a "big early start" in the transition away from coal by closing so many mines.
The Prime Minister laughed as he made the comment to journalists after he was asked about setting a deadline for the end of oil and gas exploration.
Elsewhere, he insisted a second independence referendum is "about as far from the top of my agenda as it is possible to be".
Mr Johnson held a virtual Q&A with the media as he visited the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm development on the final day of his trip to Scotland.
His comments have been met with oppositon.
Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Lives & communities in Scotland were utterly devastated by Thatcher's destruction of the coal industry (which had zero to do with any concern she had for the planet). To treat that as something to laugh about is crass & deeply insensitive to that reality."
Lives & communities in Scotland were utterly devastated by Thatcher's destruction of the coal industry (which had zero to do with any concern she had for the planet). To treat that as something to laugh about is crass & deeply insensitive to that reality. https://t.co/QY0Y59UO3K
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) August 5, 2021
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said: "Thatcher devastated communities across Scotland. Many still bear the scars of brutal Tory cuts.
"Yet again, Boris Johnson has shown he is completely out of touch with Scotland by making unbelievably crass jokes at the expense of our mining communities."
Scottish Labour MSP Neil Bibby said Mr Johnson's comments were "callous and foolish".
He said: "It's clear that the Prime Minister has no understanding at all of the damage done by the closure of the mines.
"To attempt to turn one of the most divisive and destructive periods in British history into a retrospective victory for the environment is deeply offensive to the people and communities who faced considerable hardship and misery."
Scottish Greens MSP Gillian Mackay said: "Thatcher's decimation of the coal industry had absolutely nothing to do with environmentalism and everything to do with her despicable anti-trade union ideology.
"Communities across Scotland were decimated by these cruel and vindictive policies which destroyed industry and left workers high and dry."
Mr Johnson was asked if he agreed with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who said he wanted to see a "hard-edged timetable" for the end of oil and gas exploration.
The Prime Minister said he understood the importance of the oil and gas industry to the north-east of Scotland, and that contracts which have been signed "should not just be ripped up".
He added: "But we need to transition, and we need to transition as fast as we reasonably can."
He said the potential of Scottish wind energy is "just incredible" and provides an opportunity to generate "high wage, high skilled jobs".
Pushed on a deadline for the end of oil and gas exploration, given the timeline to reach net-zero emissions, he said: "You look at what we've done already. We've transitioned away from coal in my lifetime.
"Thanks to Margaret Thatcher who closed so many coal mines across the country, we had a big early start and we're now moving rapidly away from coal altogether."
Mr Johnson laughed as he made the comment, and added: "I thought that would get you going."
He said: "We're now down to less than 2 per cent, 1%, I think, of our energy comes from coal."
Asked about independence, Mr Johnson said converting the vaccination programme into a "big jobs bounce-back" was his priority.
He said: "I think the priority for our country as a whole is bouncing back together, working our way forwards from this pandemic together, and I think the opportunities are absolutely phenomenal.
"The emphasis, I think, has got to be on economic recovery, and I think constitutional change is not top of my agenda, let me put it that way."
The Prime Minister was asked if he would agree to an independence referendum during the coronavirus recovery.
He said: "Well, I think I've said several times now within the course of this discussion that I think that the focus should be on economic recovery and constitutional change is about as far from the top of my agenda as it is possible to be."
Mr Johnson would not be drawn on Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove's recent comments that a second referendum would happen if it was the "settled will" of Scots.
Elsewhere, he rejected calls for a safe drugs consumption room to be set up to help tackle Scotland's drugs death crisis, saying he feared such a facility could "encourage" greater consumption of illegal substances.
Powers over drugs laws are reserved to Westminster.


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The Death Valley Express
An account of Badwater Bill's continuing adventures and his attempts to cross from the lowest point in Death Valley to Mt. Whitney
Death Valley Express II Crew
Tracking Bill
Spitzer: More than a space telescope. It is part of my family and a piece of who I am.
Originally posted 6/26/2019 to the Spitzer Science Center Spitzer team blogs - http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/explore/blog
For Mike Jura, an original SIRTF Science Working Group member, my advisor, mentor, and friend. It is my wish that all the truths he spent his life searching for have now been revealed to him.
We often think about Spitzer as being a 16-year-old. That is the time it has been operating after its launch on a Delta II Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral. But, it is much older than that. Never a mission to not challenge its supporters, Spitzer was a long time in coming from concept to launch, with many pot holes in the road to keep things interesting. The initial Spitzer concept was first pitched to NASA Headquarters in 1971. It did not launch until 2003.
But, I am not here to talk about all of that history. Because, compared to those who saw Spitzer from concept to launch and beyond, I am but a newbie.
I first started work on the Spitzer project in July 1997. Twenty-two years ago. At the time, the observatory was called SIRTF, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. The Spitzer Science Center, then called the SIRTF Operations Center (SOC) was just starting. I was one of the two first scientists hired to the SOC staff. There were a handful of us trying to figure out how we were going to operate this NASA Great Observatory on a significantly reduced budget. Prior to going to the SOC, I was a full-time research scientist.
Initially, my role with SIRTF was ill defined, because everything needed to be done, and we were just starting to staff up. I handled "User Tools," and helped to define the instrument operating modes. Those had to be determined well before the instruments were built and the observatory and ground software developed, because the operations could, and did impact the entire observatory development in multiple ways. Later, I would become the lead for the Multiband Imaging Photometer for SIRTF Instrument Support Team. The challenges were many, and the pressure and stress of "getting it right" was intense. But, it was worth every minute, and I started to see my impact on nearly every aspect of the operations system. As SIRTF and the instruments grew into the Observatory it was supposed to be, we did not think of it as a thing we were just building as a job. No. It became part of us, as important as my left arm. We worked on it by day, thought about it in the evening, and dreamed about it at night. Mostly that was good. Sometimes it was too much. We all needed to have distractions. For me, that was running. I ran long, long distances in the desert, in the summer. I both escaped and solved many work-related problems while "out there."
SIRTF brought me more than job satisfaction. I met my wife there, too. Deborah had been the US Resident Astronomer for the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) and was stationed for three years near Madrid, Spain. When she returned, she became the lead for the Science Operations Team at the (then) SIRTF Science Center (SSC). By then the staff had grown and roles well defined. Our day to day work did not overlap very much, but we collaborated on a number of problems that needed solving. One such problem was a proper definition and diagram of the SIRTF focal plane – how the instruments would see the sky relative the each other and how those openings in the focal plane were placed relative the observatory's rotational axes. This is not as easy as it sounds, because the optics played a role in inverting and rotating how the focal plane was projected. The only time we would know if we really got that right was the first time SIRTF would take data in orbit.
After seven intense and all too short years, I finally stood with Deborah on a beach in Cape Canaveral as we watched SIRTF lift off into space in a spectacular night launch. We had tears in our eyes. We had done it. We had helped to put a Great Observatory in space.
But, would it work? Launch is difficult on a satellite. It is shaken hard, pushed by intense g-forces, and let go to float away and begin its life alone. We had to wait. It would be hours before we would know much of anything.
Well, things did not start off exactly as planned. When we learned the status of the Observatory, it was initially found to have entered Safe Mode. That happens autonomously if the flight computer determines there is an anomaly that needs to be corrected before continuing. With that, my role was to wait nervously as the Anomaly Team went into action for the first time, and a bit sooner than expected. Deborah was a member of the Anomaly Response Team, so she had a job to do right away. As it turned out, this was not a crisis. The Observatory did the right thing when it detected a communications error, which was a ground fault, not one with any of the flight system. A recovery plan was made. All was well. We went back to "normal" life and waited for the next major event – the opening of the telescope cover.
There is no need to go into detail about how those significant events went. The Spitzer Space Telescope completed all events and went through its in-orbit check-out period on schedule. Deborah and I wanted to find out if we got the focal plane right. We had waited years for that one moment when we stood silently over the instrument scientist as the first image was displayed. Yes, we had gotten it right. If not, there would have been a much different image.
That was the most intense and fun time of the entire development cycle. We saw real data. We saw real astronomical objects at wavelengths never before examined. We learned about the instruments, the telescope, and the spacecraft – how well they worked, what did not work so well (very little), and we started to do science with some of that early data. A firehose of information was pointed directly at us. We had planned for this. But, until it actually happened, we could not appreciate how that would really feel. It was hard. It was tiring. It was exhilarating. We were on our way to discover new truths about the Universe.
It was time for science.
The Helix Nebula as seen by Spitzer
The initial "cold mission" (when Spitzer was cooled by a tank of super-fluid helium) was a total success. It happened as we had hoped and planned. The three instruments preformed nearly flawlessly, and the telescope was perfect.
The astronomical community came out en mass to propose for Spitzer observations. New discoveries were made. Our understanding of the Universe and how it works was moved forward in profound ways. We confirmed old ideas that could not be tested without Spitzer. We learned fundamentally new things.
The Flame Nebula as seen by Spitzer
After a couple of years, Spitzer operations became something like routine. I found I was better at the high stress, never the same thing each day, type of work that is development. An opportunity opened up and I moved on, reluctantly. I went on the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Telescope and then the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
However, it seems for me, nothing remains the same for long. An opportunity at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC was offered and I accepted. I am now a NASA Program Scientist in the Astrophysics Division.
To my absolute delight, I was quickly assigned to be the new NASA HQ Spitzer Program Scientist. From this position, I oversee the Spitzer Space Telescope operations and ongoing mission. Mostly, my role at this point is to not break anything. Through its long mission, the Spitzer operations teams have become well-oiled and extremely effective.
It was like coming home after a long trip away. It is also a bittersweet return.
The limits of technology, orbital mechanics, and simply not being designed for such a long life at a very large distance from Earth make it time for the Spitzer mission to end. That day will be January 30, 2020. The day before, Spitzer observations will stop. Its time as a producer of unique and precious data will end. The Observatory will wait quietly for a day.
Then, with a single stroke of a computer key, the command sequence to turn off the observatory will be sent. It will take some 15 minutes for that command sequence to travel through space to be received by the Spitzer computers. Spitzer will then sleep after a long, productive life. Forever to float in deep space.
As we had traveled to Florida for the first day of Spitzer's life in space, my wife and I will travel to California and JPL for its last day. We will be there with our friends who became family. We will hold hands as the command sequence is sent. There will be tears. Tears of sadness and of joy. Sadness because something truly grand has come to an end. Joy for the success we have achieved. Joy because we will be there with the family of which we have become a part. Joy to be together again as we all say a fare thee well to the other family member we sent off on its own to learn the truth in the vastness of space, to seek the imponderable. And so, it did.
Spitzer is more than a piece of hardware to many. To me, it is the culmination of a dream. A dream that I might one day have an impact on the world of science, to help change textbooks, to learn the truth about how the Universe works. While my own research has had a minor impact, it has been through my support of the Spitzer Space Telescope and the astronomical community that I have had that impact I dreamt about. By helping to make Spitzer work, and providing the community and the world with an amazing tool, I made science happen. I could not have asked for more.
While the observatory itself will come to an end, Spitzer's legacy will continue. The data taken will be studied again and again, and discoveries will continue to be made at least into the next generation of scientists. Its impact to science will never diminish.
Spitzer will live on forever.
Onward.
"Badwater" Bill Latter
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To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. - Tennyson
Who is Badwater Bill?
BILL LATTER
(William B. Latter; born 14 July 1956) regularly runs and races long distances, having done numerous marathons and ultra-marathon distance runs. The numbers on a clock do not drive him; for Bill running is a metaphor of life – one he wishes to experience to the fullest. He has been on the long recovery road from a back injury that threatens to end his distance running and walking entirely and forever. For now he walks. He walks long, long distances. Each summer since 2010, he attempts to run and walk from Badwater Basin, Death Valley to the Mt. Whitney Portals - a distance of 135 miles. Sometimes he tries to summit Mt. Whitney and return to the start, a distance of nearly 300 miles. Bill finally had corrective surgery for his back in February 2013. It was a front and back double fusion of L4-5 and S1. His recovery has been fantastic, with effectively no pain remaining. He is now on a path to run again. It will take a while, but progress is positive. Stay tuned - the adventure continues!
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The original goal of the __SpectNetIde__ assembler was to have a simple tool that allows you to compile
Z80 assembly code and inject it into the ZX Spectrum virtual machine. As the community has started
using it, I've been receiving feature requests to add some useful capability to the Assembler.

Here is a list of important features the __SpectNetIde__ suports:

* __Full Z80 instruction set__, including the initially undocumented Z80 registers and instructions
(such as the 8-bit halves of `ix` and `iy`, namely `ixl`, `ixh`, `iyl`, `iyh`).
* __ZX Spectrum Next extended Z80 instruction set__
* __Alternate syntax versions__. All directives, pragmas, and statements have multiple versions so that
you can use your preferred notation. For example, you can use `.loop`, `loop`, `.LOOP` or `LOOP` to
declare a loop. All of the `.defb`, `DEFB`, `.db`, `DB` (and a few other) tokens can be used for defining
byte data. The `.endw` and `WEND` tokens can close a WHILE-loop.
* __Z80 Preprocessor__. With preprocessor directives, you can carry out conditional compilation and include
other source files. You can inject symbols for debug time and run time compilations separately. *In __SpectNetIde__
you can use powerful macros, too, notheless, they are not preprocessor constructs (see below)*.
* __Fast compilation__. Of course, it depends on the code, but the compiler can emit code for about 8.000
source code lines per second.
* __Rich expressions__. The compiler can handle most arithmetic and logic operators we have in C, C++, C#
Java, and JavaScript. You can use integer, float, and string expressions. The language support more than 40
functions that you can use in the expressions (e.g: `Amp * sin($cnt * Pi() / 16))`)
* __Rich literal formats__. Decimal, float, hexadecimal, binary, and string literals are at your displosal.
You can use multiple variants for hexadecimal numbers (`$12ae`, #12AE, 0x12AE, 12AEh), and binary numbers
(0b00111100, %00111100, %0011_1100). In strings, you can use ZX Spectrum specific escape codes, for example,
`\i` for INK, `\P` for the pound sign, and many others.
* __Assembler control flow statements__. You can use loops (`loop`, `repeat`..`until`, `while`..`wend`,
`for`..`next`) and conditional statements (`if`) to create an assembler control flow. These constructs
can be nested and provide local scope for labels, symbols, and variables.
* __Powerful dynamic Macros__. You can create macros with arguments. In the macro bodies, the current values
of arguments can replace entire instructions, operands, or parts of expressions. Moreover, through arguments,
you can inject multiline instructions and statements into macro declarations.
* __Modules__. You can use modules to serve both as logical containers to separating partitions of the code and namespaces to create scopes for labels and symbols.

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Lynwood Unified Gives Books to Preschool Students for Winter Break
Lindbergh Elementary preschool student Aria Martinez asks her mother to read her two to three books each night before she goes to bed. This winter break, she'll have another option for her reading list after receiving a Whisker Haven tale on Dec. 14 when the District gifted more than 700 preschool students with a new book for winter break.
Each school provided the book during Winter Family Engagement Day, which invited families to join students for celebratory activities. All girls received a Whisker Haven box set that included the book, a toy and puzzle. Boys received a Marvel box set with the same contents.
"My daughter, Aria, is always excited to get her hands on a new book because she loves being read to," Lindbergh parent Priscilla Ruiz said. "She has two other siblings so it's a great way for her to get my undivided attention, but also sparks her imagination."
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Lynwood Unified's Early Childhood Education Department has made literacy a focus this year. ECE unveiled a lending library in every classroom beginning this school year and makes Bookflix, a digital literacy resource, available to all families. The District also provides a summer literacy bag.
LUSD's ECE program was recognized in 2017 by the Quality Start Los Angeles Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for providing quality educational environments at its 12 elementary sites.
"Early education is the foundation for success inside the classroom and out," LUSD Board President Gary Hardie Jr. said. "Our ECE program is doing a wonderful job of emphasizing literacy and creating an open environment where everyone can share in the success of the students."


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Decorative scarab pieces were common in ancient Egypt and frequently featured in amulets, talismans, charms and jewelry. Hand painted in a green and gold finish, this scarab sits on a flat hieroglyphic carved base.
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Rose & Company has announced that Peter Smith joined the firm's New York office on July 11 as managing director.
Smith is an industry veteran who, according to his LinkedIn profile, started his career in 1968. He most recently worked at Barclays, where his most senior position was as US head of institutional corporate marketing. He specialized in building relationships in the industrial, consumer, retail and business services sectors, while overseeing the firm's US sector teams.
Smith joined Barclays as part of its acquisition of Lehman Brothers in 2008. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1997, where he jointly managed the firm's New York institutional equity sales desk and oversaw the desk's corporate access efforts. He started his career at J&W Seligman & Company and has also worked at Dean Witter Reynolds.


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PHOENIX -- Opponents pitch around Paul Goldschmidt at every opportunity. The Miami Marlins had little choice Wednesday, and the All-Star first baseman made them pay. Goldschmidt doubled in the last two of Arizonas three runs in the 10th inning, and the Diamondbacks rallied to beat Miami 4-3 to take two of three in the series. Miami had taken a 3-1 lead in the 10th on Donovan Solanos two-run double off Brad Ziegler (4-1), who got the victory. In a nine-pitch at-bat, Aaron Hill opened the Arizona 10th with a pinch-hit single off Steve Cishek. Ender Inciarte walked on four pitches, then David Peraltas RBI single cut the lead to 3-2. On the next pitch, Goldschmidt hit one to the left-centre gap for his major league-best 35th double and his fifth career walk-off hit. "Hes had to be real patient," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "He got up there in a situation where they had to throw to him, and he really stung it." Goldschmidt said he was just trying to get the tying run home from third. "Youve got a guy at third and nobody out, a chance to tie the game," he said. "You just try to put the ball in play. Youre trying to hit it hard, but I just tried to remind myself theres a lot of ways to score that guy. You try not to put too much pressure on yourself." Cishek (4-5) blew his third save in 23 opportunities. "It just seems like the couple of times hes had struggles, its just been up in the zone," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "He has to throw strikes. Thats pretty much the key to any closer and today he just wasnt able to do that." Nathan Eovaldi blanked Arizona on two hits and nursed a 1-0 lead through seven innings before giving up a leadoff triple to Didi Gregorius in the eighth. Nick Ahmed singled on the next pitch for his first major league RBI to tie it 1-all. It appeared Miami was headed for its second final-inning win in a row, after Marcell Ozunas two-out, two-run homer in the ninth gave the Marlins a 2-1 victory Tuesday night. Adeiny Hechavarria led off the 10th with a single off the glove of third baseman Martin Prado and advanced to second on Jeff Mathis sacrifice bunt. Pinch-hitter Reed Johnson struck out before an intentional walk brought up Solano, who was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on June 25. Solano doubled to the left-field corner, bringing both runners home to make it 3-1 for Cishek, who earned the save Tuesday night. "Thats a tough one to swallow," Redmond said. "Weve had a few of those. Weve got to lock that down." Arizona tied it in the eighth after right fielder Giancarlo Stanton made a diving attempt on Gregorius sinking liner and the ball got past him, rolling to the fence. Eovaldi left after Ahmeds tying hit, and pinch-hitter Cody Ross singled off reliever Mike Dunn. The runners advanced on Inciartes sacrifice bunt, Goldschmidt was walked intentionally to load the bases and Miguel Montero ended the inning by bouncing out to second. Eovaldi went seven innings plus two batters, allowing a run on four hits. Josh Collmenter held Miami scoreless through five. But in the sixth, Christian Yelich and Solano singled with one out before Stanton hit a sacrifice fly to centre. Ozuna doubled to lead off the seventh, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. He was stranded, though, when Collmenter fanned Hechavarria and Mathis, and Eovaldi lined out softly to first. Collmenter gave up one run and seven hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking one. NOTES: Stanton was 0 for 11 in the series and is 3 for 24 through six games on the road trip. ... Mathis struck out three times, twice with runners in scoring position. ... Both teams have Thursday off. The Marlins wrap up their nine-game, cross-country trip with three games against the Mets in New York. Henderson Alvarez (6-3, 2.27 ERA) starts Fridays opener against Mets RHP Zack Wheeler (4-8, 4.07). ... Arizona plays a weekend series in San Francisco. The Diamondbacks Mike Bolsinger (1-5, 5.13 ERA) faces Giants RHP Tim Lincecum (8-5, 3.91) in Friday nights opener. Cheap Authentic Lions Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Lions Jerseys . - The Baltimore Ravens have hired Steve Spagnuolo to be their secondary coach and assistant head coach. http://www.cheapdetroitlionsjerseysauthentic.com/. The Professional Referee Organization, which manages game officials for the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS, notified the Professional Soccer Referee Association of the lockout and said replacement officials will be used. Cheap Detroit Lions Jerseys . "Im not doing enough to help them," Durant told The Oklahoman on Monday of his 28-9 team. "Im shooting too much. Im shooting too many threes. Im not helping them out at all. Lions Jerseys China . Some teams got significantly better, some teams divested themselves of talent and some teams had quiet afternoons, keeping the status quo.DALLAS -- Carmelo Anthony gave the Knicks an early lead and his New York teammates made it stand up. Anthony scored 15 of his 19 points in the first quarter to lead five Knicks -- three of them reserves -- in double figures and New York held off a late rally to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 92-80 Sunday night. New York led by as many as 19 points and held on when the Mavericks got within six in the last minute and a half to finish 2-1 on a four-day trip through Texas. "Its been a successful trip," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "We lose a two-point game in Houston in which we had an opportunity to win. We played great in San Antonio. And to come in here and beat Dallas, whos playing well at home and playing well this season, it should be a boost for our team." Kenyon Martin scored a season-high 14 points, starter Andrea Bargnani had in 13, Amare Stoudemire added 11 and Tim Hardaway scored eight of his 10 in the fourth quarter. In addition, Beno Udrih had eight assists, Iman Shumpert scored seven points in the last 2 minutes and J.R. Smith had seven points and seven rebounds. "I thought our bench was fantastic, and we are going to need our bench to play like they played tonight," Woodson said. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle agreed. "Everybody on their team played well. Name a guy that didnt." Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Mavericks, who lost their fourth consecutive home game. Their previous low score had been 87 points twice this season. The Knicks had allowed a season-low 78 in a victory at Chicago on Dec. 11. Anthony scored six points during a 12-0 run in the first that gave the Knicks a 24-13 lead. He also led New York with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in the quarter. He finished with seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and a blocked shot. After that, Dallas Shawn Marion picked up his man-to-man defence on Anthony. He didnt score in the second quarter, but the Knicks still outscored the Mavericks 23-18 for a 52-35 halftime lead. Bargnani had seven points in the second. "I sprained my (right) ankle on the second play of the game," Marion said, "and I hurt my Achilles a little bit. "I decided I had to make it hard for (Anthony). I was able to help the team after that." In the third quarter, Martin scored six points in a 1:13 span that gave New York a 58-39 lead. He returned after missing Fridays game at Houston because of a sore left ankle. "It was a little tender," Martin said, "but I knew Tyson (Chandler) was under the weather. AAt that point, it was mind over matter.dddddddddddd" Martin filled in after starting centre Chandler left because of illness, and had 10 of the Knicks 15 points in the quarter. "I didnt even know if Kenyon was going to play tonight," Woodson said. "We needed all of Kenyon tonight to carry this win." The Mavericks had shot 36 per cent (13 for 36) from the field in the first half and were 0 for 8 on 3-pointers. Dallas missed 8 of 17 free throws, including four by Nowitzki. He was 3 for 7 from the field and 5 for 9 from the foul line to finish with 11 points and seven rebounds in the half. The 35 points were the Mavericks fewest in the first half this season. The Hawks held them to 34 in the second half of an 88-87 loss at Atlanta Nov. 29. The Mavericks rallied from the 19-point deficit at 58-39 with an 18-7 run that reduced New Yorks lead to eight. That run followed a blistering timeout message from Carlisle. "We didnt play well defensively. We made a very poor showing in the first half. I didnt have them ready. I will take the blame," Carlisle said. The third quarter ended 67-57. Dallas pulled within six at 84-78 with 1:33 to play on Monta Ellis jump shot. Shumpert came back with a 3-pointer. "Melo found me when I was open," Shumpert said. "I think they just forgot about me, left me over there. When youre wide open, you just got to knock it down." It was Shumperts only successful 3-pointer in three attempts against Dallas, but he was 13 for 17 (76 per cent) in the three Texas games. For Dallas, Ellis and Vince Carter scored 13 points, Jose Calderon had 12 and DeJuan Blair added 11. "They got hot early, and we didnt really start till late," Mavericks rookie guard Shane Larkin said. "Late in the game, we didnt really have any legs." NOTES: Chandler left because of an upper respiratory illness after playing the first 4:25. . Metta World Peace was not with the Knicks for the fourth consecutive game. He has said he would undergo platelet-rich plasma therapy Monday in New York. New York coach Mike Woodson said, "Well know more when we get back." . This was just the fourth time the Knicks have won as many as two games in 14 three-game trips to Texas. . Carter played in his 1,100th NBA game. . Nowitzki had one steal, leaving him one short of 1,000 for his career. . Center Samuel Dalembert was benched for one game because he was late for practice Saturday. He said he hasnt been able to sleep at night, and "Im taking steps to make sure that doesnt happen again." ' ' '


The Irish legal market continues to boom, as does the insurgence of international law firms into the market; with recent announcements from Covington & Burling and Simmons and Simmons and Pinsent Masons, all launching in Dublin. The influx into the capital shows no signs of slowing down as those firms look to grow their offices.
As Brexit continues to dominate the headlines, it's not surprising that many firms have taken the opportunity to establish a foothold in this market, focusing on some of their key practices. There's already significant opportunities for those in the market to take advantage of these launches as they look to grow, but as the leading Irish firms are experiencing, it's not always easy to find the talent you are looking for.
2017 has certainly seen an increase in people moving to Ireland, and not just those that are looking to return home. We've increasingly seen Ireland become the destination of choice for people who are looking for an overseas move, yet concerned with the long term effects of Brexit on the United Kingdom. It is seen as somewhere you can gain excellent experience and really develop your career.
Firms are making the most of this influx in the transactional areas and remain keen to hire from the newly qualified level upwards to grow their practices.
All indicators for 2018 show no sign of a slow down on either work flow or recruitment. There will continue to be a high demand within Corporate, Funds, Banking, and Asset Finance. One of the key questions remains over whether we will see significant relocation of financial institutions to Dublin and in turn an increase in the demand for in-house lawyers – something which is going to even further reduce the number of lawyers looking within private practice.
If you would like to know more about recent developments in the market or have a confidential discussion about potential opportunities or hiring, please feel free to get in touch.


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Tax loophole saves Florida firms millions
By Jason Garcia and Staff Writer
Feb 17, 2013 | 1:57 PM
Recognized across much of the country by its bright-red logo, Circle K has hundreds of convenience stores in Florida, selling everything from coffee and engine oil to ice cream and potato chips.
But for at least a decade, when Circle K's cash registers rang in Florida, a portion of the sales was passed on to a company subsidiary in Delaware -- beyond the reach of Florida's corporate-income tax.
Circle K was paying "royalties" to itself, with the company's Florida business paying its Delaware one for the right to use the corporate logo on store signs, plastic mugs and paper napkins. The arrangement allowed Circle K Stores Inc. to shield $56 million in profits from Florida's income tax during a three-year period -- and saved the company as much as $3 million in taxes.
Circle K, a unit of the French-Canadian conglomerate Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., is one of at least 100 companies -- and potentially more -- that have used similar intracompany payments to siphon profits out of Florida in recent years, according to records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. Others include cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. Some corporations have avoided tens of millions of dollars apiece in Florida income taxes, the records show, dwarfing Circle K's savings.
It all appears legal -- thanks to an apparent "loophole" in Florida's corporate-income-tax law that was exposed during a little-noticed lawsuit between Circle K and state tax authorities. And unless the Florida Legislature acts, the judge in that case has ruled, he and others are helpless to stop the practice.
"No, I don't think it's fair. ... I think these are business activities in the state of Florida," state Circuit Judge Charles A. Francis said during a December 2011 hearing in Tallahassee that pitted Circle K against the Florida Department of Revenue. But "the loopholes are loopholes or whatever. And if they're there and the Legislature doesn't act to correct it, I think that's nothing I can do anything about."
Aggressive "tax planning" strategies such as the one used by Circle K have contributed to an erosion of the corporate-income tax, which generated just less than $2 billion for Florida last year. Although U.S. corporate profits rebounded to record levels in 2012, Florida's corporate-tax collections remained 20 percent below their pre-recession peak.
Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature has rejected previous attempts to clamp down on such tactics. But after a deep economic downturn that forced spending cuts for everything from universities to mental-health programs, attitudes in the Capitol could be changing.
"I'm a fiscal conservative, and I have no desire to milk more money out of companies. But I also believe in fairness in taxation," said state Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, chairman of the House Finance & Tax Subcommittee. "I don't like the idea of a shell game being played to avoid taxes."
Another GOP lawmaker agrees.
"That's clearly a loophole that needs to be fixed," said Sen. Thad Altman, R-Viera.
Representatives for Circle K and parent company Alimentation Couche-Tard did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
To use the trademark strategy, a company transfers ownership of its logos, patents and other "intangible" property to a subsidiary incorporated in a tax-haven state such as Delaware or Nevada. It then has its other businesses pay royalties to that subsidiary for the right to use the trademarks.
In Florida, those operating businesses can then deduct the royalty payments from their taxable income, reducing what they pay Florida under the state's 5.5 percent corporate-income tax. Meanwhile, the Delaware or Nevada company often won't file a Florida tax return at all, because it has no employees or physical property in the state.
Tax authorities across the U.S. have been aware of the strategy for many years. A number of well-known companies have used it, including Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart Stores and Home Depot.
But because corporate-tax returns are confidential, the scope of the problem in Florida was largely a mystery -- until the state went to court with Circle K in August 2010.
Circle K followed a model similar to those used by others. Circle K Stores, which owned and licensed stores in Florida, paid royalties equal to 1.5 percent of its total sales to "Circle K Enterprises," which owned the trademarks.
According to court records, that reduced Circle K Stores' Florida tax bill by $830,000 in 2005, $990,000 in 2006 and $1.2 million in 2007. But Circle K was just one company among many.
During the Circle K lawsuit, Florida tax auditors revealed that they had found 98 other companies using the same strategy from 2000 to 2011. All the cases had been settled rather than pursued in court, often for 30 percent or less of the amount in dispute. None of the companies was identified.
In some cases, the amounts of money at stake were enormous. One company had been assessed $46 million for back taxes and penalties; another had been assessed $35 million. There was no record of how much either company wound up paying in their settlements.
More companies may be engaging in the practice but have not been discovered in state audits.
One other business has been identified by name as using the strategy in Florida: Reynolds American, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based tobacco company, which avoided $4.6 million in state taxes from 2005 to 2008, according to documents from separate litigation.
Reynolds settled before its case had advanced as far as Circle K's. It ultimately paid $1.8 million in back taxes -- less than half of the amount initially charged. A spokesman for the company would not comment.
When other states have challenged a company's trademark subsidiary in court, the central question has typically boiled down to whether the state could tax an entity that had no physical property or employees in that state.
But in its lawsuit with Circle K, Florida tax auditors ran into a different issue entirely.
Under Florida law, companies are generally allowed to ignore the money they make from royalties when computing their state-income-tax bill. But there is one exception. Miners, oil drillers and other mineral-producing companies are required to count royalty income while doing their taxes. That's partly because royalties can be a major revenue stream for mining and drilling companies.
Lawyers for Circle K flipped that clause on its head. They argued that, because Florida specifically said mineral companies had to include royalties in their taxes, nobody else had to.
The judge agreed. He said Circle K Enterprises was subject to Florida's tax laws -- but also ruled that those very laws meant it owed no tax.
"I don't know why they [lawmakers] put it the way they did it, but clearly royalties have not been something that the Legislature said we're going to tax, except on the mining situation," Francis said during the December 2011 hearing.
Florida quickly settled with Circle K before the judge could enter a potentially precedent-setting written ruling. And the terms of that settlement were sealed.
jrgarcia@tribune.com or 407-420-5414
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Reducing Environmental Impact: What Can Be Done?
We all know we should do more to help the environment. A lot of focus has been on what governments and organizations can do to reduce human impact on the environment. But even as individuals there are lots of things we can do to make a difference. The following are simple ideas that each individual can do to help the environment.
Turn everything off when it's not in use. This includes all lights, televisions, and computers. If you know you're not going to use something for a few days completely unplug it. Even if the appliance or device is turned off it can sometimes still use energy if it's plugged in.
Most people will never notice a one or two degree difference in the temperature but it will save on energy and lower costs over time. There are several temperatures that can be lowered in the average home. A few include the heater and the hot water heater.
Saving water and saving energy can both be accomplished by installing a low flow shower head. If your plumbing can handle it, install a low flow toilet. Leaky faucets and toilets can add up quickly to higher bills and an enormous amount of water wasted. Always fix leaks as quickly as possible. Even little things like turning off the water while brushing your teeth can make a difference.
Buying a fuel efficient car is great, but what's even better is leaving the car at home every chance you get. Use public transportation, ride a bike to work, or at least carpool. When you do drive make sure to plan out your trips. Run all your errands, especially those that are in the same area of town, on one day.
Even though we don't use as much paper as in the past, there are still ways we can cut back. Whenever documents have to be printed make sure to use both sides of the paper. Cancel any magazine subscriptions you don't read or consider getting an online subscription if it's available. And always recycle any newspapers or magazines you do get.
Planting a tree or a garden can do wonders for the environment. You don't need a large space to plant something green and leafy that will absorb carbon dioxide. If you're an apartment dweller get active in your local community garden. If your city or town doesn't have a community garden it's time to start one!
We all know we need to recycle paper, plastics, and other materials. But as fast as technology has changed and the speed with which many people have bought new phones, has created a rapidly rising environmental hazard. By some estimates electronic scraps now account for more than 50 percent of all toxic waste. Learning how to recycle these devices is crucial.
Many phones have precious metals that can be recycled and used again. Unfortunately, the circuit board and the coatings on cell phones can be toxic. These devices should not be burned as that would release toxins into the environment. Several electronics retailers provide drop boxes for old phones. Contact your wireless provider when you're ready to recycle. Many charities, local and national, have cell phone recycle programs as well.


I've been avoiding the one piece of work I knew I needed to get accomplished over my maternity leave: finding a recipe (or two) to make for a food tasting and demo. I've been at a total loss…and without a kitchen, in my defense. Last year, we held a HUGE healthy holidays with diabetes event at work and I made 4 recipes. It was amazing and well-received…and a LOT of work. I knew I had to scale it back this year, but I still wanted it to be delicious and memorable for attendees.
If my toddler has to try everything and take a "no thank you bite" just to be sure she doesn't like something…an adult can be expected to do the same. Our pediatrician uses the bite per age methodology. Two years old = two bites, three years old = three bites…and so on. I'm not sure that would be a good approach with adults, but when in groups, adults are usually polite enough to at least give something a shot.
I've already done stuffing and cauliflower mashed potatoes. I knew I wanted something having to do with fall vegetables and so I came across this gem of a recipe that uses both brussels sprouts AND butternut squash – two vegetables people may or not be comfortable making (or eating).
With the perfect balance of savory, sweet, hearty, and tangy, it's the perfect Thanksgiving side dish that is carb-controlled, high in fiber, and very filling. On my Thanksgiving plate, it satisfies both the potato and the salad…which only leaves more calories (and carbs) for dessert. Right? Right! Plus, it's totally delicious.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and toss the squash cubes with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 30-35 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the quinoa and 1⅓ cups water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir, reduce heat to low and cover. Allow to simmer for about 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat.
Place the thinly sliced brussels sprouts in a large bowl and top with the hot cooked quinoa and chickpeas; toss well and allow to sit for 2-3 minutes to softened the brussels. Add the squash and toss again.
Prepare the dressing by combining all ingredients and whisking well.
Pour the dressing over the quinoa-brussels mixture and toss. Add walnuts and cranberries; toss to combine and serve immediately.
My parakeet loves brussel sprouts and so do I. Super healthy!