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Arkansas expected to hire Gragg as new athletic director
University of Tulsa athletic director Derrick Gragg is expected to be named the new athletic director at the University of Arkansas, according to a source. Gragg earned his Ph.D.in higher education administration at the University of Arkansas in 2004. Arkansas has four candidates now in consideration for its athletic director position, a source familiar with the search has confirmed to SEC Country.
Hunter who says he mistook woman for a deer charged with manslaughter
Billquist, a 43-year-old hospital worker, died at UPMC Hamot hospital in Erie, Pa. Billquist's shooting death happened some 40 minutes after sunset, which occurred at 4:46 p.m. Jadlowski was arraigned in Chautauqua County Court in front of Judge David Foley where he pleaded not guilty. Several hundred people attended Billquist's funeral Wednesday in a simple white country church with a steeple.
Sanofi Taking $118.5M Charge, Seeks Restrictive Label for Dengue Vaccine
Dengue is different than most infectious diseases because a person's second infection is typically much more serious than the first. The trial results found that for people who hadn't previously been infected by dengue, vaccination would make the disease worse should they subsequently become infected.
Rishard Matthews To Pay Tribute To Colin Kaepernick With Custom Cleats
With the cleats, Matthews joins at least five National Football League players who will promote social causes with their "My Cause, My Cleats". Others choose a larger charity to support or to draw attention to a disease or cause. Kaepernick has been the center of a national dialogue-turned-controversy on race and national anthem since 2016 when he chose to kneel as the anthem played to bring awareness to social injustice issues in America.
(JPM) Reaches $104.50 52-Week High; Resources Connection (RECN) Has 1.29 Sentiment
When we divide the last trade volume by the 3-month average volume, we found out a relative volume of 1.78. From the start of year 2017 to present date JPM reported surged performance of 20.21%. Its segments are Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking and Asset Management. It has a 15.19 P/E ratio. The Consumer & Community Banking segment offers services to consumers and businesses through bank branches, automatic teller machines (ATMs), online, mobile ...
Twin Falls equips police with Narcan amid opioid epidemic
Roughly half of those deaths were from prescription opioids. The Twin Falls Police Department is not the only law enforcement agency in the Magic Valley to consider using Narcan. The Ramsey County sheriff's office began using Narcan in March because they saw a need to respond to opioid overdoses. Thueson describes what an officer responding to an overdose will do: "The officer will deploy the Narcan by inserting the tube into a nostril and depressing it, administering the drug".
Man Who Inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Passes Away
The diagnosis was hard for Anthony and his family, said his wife, Jeanette Senerchia, but the dad was devoted to his daughter, 9-year-old Taya . While battling ALS, Senerchia created the Anthony Senerchia Jr . I was just going to donate money'. This past weekend, Anthony Senerchia Jr . - who is considered to have inspired the famous ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - passed away at 46 after battling the illness for 14 years.
Flu claims more victims in NC
According to the state's influenza surveillance report, there's a high number of influenza-like illnesses going around, and, that's also a good indicator of how much actual flu we're seeing. By giving people choices, we remove some of the barriers that prevent vaccination. Tulsa and Oklahoma counties reported the highest number of flu-related hospitalizations, with 23 and 26, respectively.
Sizing up the valuation on UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH)
It has outperformed by 16.06% the S&P500. ( NYSE :NGS). Lucus Ltd Liability Company invested 0.35% of its portfolio in Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. Its down 0.82, from 1.98 in 2017Q1. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of UNH . The company's outstanding shares are 57.05 Million.
Boko Haram kills two in Adamawa attack
He said many houses were also set on fire during the attack by the terrorists. "At Sanga, the terrorists on sighting the approaching troops from their observation post, they dashed into the adjoining Amchada forest". Mr. Kamale, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES on telephone on Thursday, said while the military continued to make claims of "decimating" the insurgents, the situation in Madagali had been "grossly under-reported" in a series of security reports filed by the military to Mr.
Pope heads to Bangladesh with Rohingya crisis looming large
Arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar Nov. 30, Pope Francis wasted no time in mentioning the plight of the refugees who have been a source of concern for him for more than two years. Meanwhile, Mr Hamid has accused Myanmar's military of committing "ruthless atrocities" against Rohingyas and is demanding global help in returning them safely to their homes and integrating them into Myanmar society.
Brokerage Overview of: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA)
In US, 57 percent of kids on track for obesity by 35
The researchers applied those trajectories to virtual populations of current school-age children, tracking them from now to age 35. Still, Ward expressed some surprise at how strongly being obese at a very young age predicted obesity decades down the road.
Carrie Fisher Posthumous Grammy Nomination
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Position Trimmed by Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC
About 1.37 million shares traded. (NYSE: BAX ) or 4,580 shares. It has outperformed by 15.85% the S&P500. The stock of Delek US Holdings, Inc. The institutional investor owned 61,393 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock after selling 6,631 shares during the period.
Sorry but dogs are actually smarter than cats
The study found that dogs have twice as many neurons as cats in their cerebral cortex, which is associated with thinking, planning and complex behavior. Sorry to break it to any cat lovers out there but dogs are *apparently* smarter. They might chew your shoes, occasionally pee on the rug, or snarf down your entire dinner the minute you turn your head, but it turns out your family dog is measurably smarter than your cat.
FDA: Processed bone treats could be deadly for dogs
Siegfried Mayer, veterinarian at Metairie Small Animal Hospital. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a grim warning for dog lovers thinking of getting a special treat for their pups. Though no specific recall has been issued, the FDA is urging pet owners who have experienced bone-related health issues to report them via the agency's online complaint form .
Stellar results for Novartis, Teva anti-CGRP migraine drugs
The drug , called Erenumab, was administered to more than 900 sufferers via a monthly injection in the latest trial, with positive results. Migraines, often characterised by an intense headache and sensitivity to light, as well nausea and vomiting, can typically last from four to 72 hours.
Sign-up pace much slower in week 4 of 2018 Obamacare enrollment
He attributes the numbers to two factors: enrollees are anticipating a shorter signup period, and plans for most people are less expensive than they were past year. "Insurers are still required by law to provide reduced deductibles and co-pays for low-income marketplace enrollees", said Larry Levitt, senior vice president for special initiatives and co-executive director of the Foundation's Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance.
I Helped Build APC, Can't Leave Like Atiku - Adamawa Governor
Agoro told journalists in Ibadan that Atiku's resignation from APC shows that he is desperate to become the president of Nigeria. "The former vice president is more than matured enough to decide what he wants to decide for himself". "And again, Baba Buhari did not tell us that he is going to run in 2019", she had said . National Youth Caucus, says that no governor or National Assembly member on the platform of APC will defect to the People's Democratic Party ( PDP ).
The Detective Pikachu Movie Casts Its Female Lead
Just the other day it was reported that the movie's lead actor has been found , and now a report from The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the movie's lead actress has also been found in the form of Kathryn Newton . In addition to Big Little Lies , Newton's past credits include Lady Bird , Paranormal Activity 4 and Bad Teacher . Rob Letterman ( Goosebumps ) is set to direct the film based on a screenplay by Alex Hirsch ( Gravity Falls ) and Nicole Perlman ( Guardians of the ...
Big Boss 11: Hina Khan mocking Sakshi Tanwar and Gauhar Khan
Karan Patel slammed the actress for her behaviour and called her fake after she was seen treating Shilpa Shinde badly. This time she has crossed all her limits by insulting her contemporaries Gauahar Khan, Sakshi Tanwar And Sanjeeda Shaikh on national television.
Stocks fall ahead of GDP numbers, F&O expiry
Investors turned conservative on Tuesday as the Sensex broke its forward march of eight days after the participants chose not to lower their guard further ahead of September quarter GDP data. The caution was partly because of the upcoming expiry of derivative contracts slated for Thursday. The broader NSE Nifty slipped 8.95 points or 0.09 per cent to end at 10,361.30 after shuttling between 10,392.95 and 10,345.90.
Veteran linebacker Lamarr Houston rejoins Bears
Houston signed with the Texans Oct. 11 after defensive end J.J. Watt and linebacker Whitney Mercilus suffered season-ending injuries. The 30-year-old had one shining moment, scooping and scoring on a fumble recovery in the Week 9 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Why I traveled to Cote d'Ivoire with governors
According to a statement issued yesterday by the Head, Media and Public Affairs at the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), Abulrazque B. barkindo, the governors' forum said President Buhari had approved the setting up of committee to fast track the release of the Paris Club funds to states.
Wenger Confirms Boost But Midfielder Set To Miss Huddersfield
The pair are both out of contract at the end of the season but Wenger says he is hopeful they will still be Arsenal players next term. "Unless something unbelievable happens there's no reason why that should change". "If it's my decision, yes (they would stay longer)". It would be baffling for Arsenal to let Jack Wilshere leave on a free transfer now. "That would frighten me to death".
Black Mirror's Black Museum Trailer Is a Disturbing Attraction
Black Museum tells the story a lone traveller who stumbles across a tourist-friendly crime museum with a shocking star attraction. A release date for Black Mirror Season 4 is yet to be confirmed. There are a few tidbits that recall earlier episodes of Black Mirror , suggesting that the whole series takes place in a shared universe. Fun. Again, there's no premiere date set just yet, but some fans are speculating that Netflix will drop season 4 without any sort of warning.
Ducks offer new deal to Willie Taggart amid FSU speculation
Taggart came to OR from South Florida after OR fired Mark Helfrich following the 2016 season. There have been several moves in College Football over the last week highlighted by former Oregon Coach Chip Kelly heading to the UCLA Bruins and Sunday saw Dan Mullen moving from Mississippi State to Florida.
World Health Organization sounds wake-up call to counter stall in anti-malaria fight
He further added that with almost three-fourth of the share of the regional burden, India's successes have significantly contributed to the reduction of the burden of malaria for the entire Southeast Asia region. Nadda at a high-level round table on "Accelerating the Elimination of Malaria in the Southeast Asia Region". Malaria mortality rates decreased by 2,000 during the same period.
Paswan expresses helplessness in controlling rising onion price
Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the onion yield this year was expected to be lower since the area under onion cultivation had come down to 1.90 lakh hectares in 2017-18 from 2.65 lakh hectares in 2016-17. 80 per kg today, a trader said. "It is likely to come in January", he said. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation has been asked to procure onions from Nashik, Alwar where prices are lower, about Rs 28-32 per kg.
AFC Bournemouth vs Burnley Preview: Cherries look to build more momentum
The Clarets have played against Arsenal , Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham so far this campaign, and have earned five points out of a possible 15. Over a period of games we've played the top sides and got closer to them, some we've got great results against and some we've just got close to. Alexis Sanchez's late penalty last Sunday was the first goal that Burnley had conceded in almost 360 minutes of football.
Here's how use the newly redesigned Snapchat (Hint: It's not as hard)
Some wanted no changes at all and wanted the company to preserve its quirky exclusivity. Snapchat is due to unveil a major overhaul of its app shortly, after a poor third quarter earnings performance and ongoing criticism that it's too hard for normal people to use.
How wedded bliss can lower risk of developing dementia
They base their findings on data from 15 relevant studies published up to the end of 2016. "This research points to differences in levels of physical activity and education underlying much of the differences in dementia risk between single, married and widowed people".
Here's a condom that can rate performance
It boasts the ability to detect STIs, assess performance and even calculate how much calories a person burned while having sex. The company released the condom's first photos Tuesday. As an added bonus, the i.Con lights up during action. The "smart condom" lasts for about 6-8 hours of usage when it is fully charged. The condom firm said its invention would help men see how they "stack up to other people from around the world".
Singapore activist charged for protesting without permit
Local non-government organisation, AWARE has expressed its concern via its Facebook page in regards to the charges filed against Jolovan Wham, a well-known labour and human rights activist in Singapore by the authorities. Wham has also been charged over his involvement in a vigil outside Changi prison and a silent protest on a train, which was held in support of Malaysian national S.
WSU teen crowdfunds for St. Jude after her tweet went viral
There are so many other families that need so much more. So far, it's been retweeted more than 195,000 times and gotten more than 452,000 likes. The 19-year-old Washington State University student from Seattle tweeted from her personal account on November 25 that she would donate 50 cents for every retweet and 25 cents for every "favorite" she received to St.
Study indicates diabetes, obesity behind 800000 cancers worldwide
Here's a seriously good reason to watch your diet: Excess weight and diabetes cause almost 6 percent of cancers worldwide, a new study reports. Noting that the number of cancers attributable to diabetes and a high BMI is likely to increase dramatically by 2025, the authors concluded that these "projections are particularly alarming in view of the high, and growing, economic cost of cancers and metabolic diseases, and highlight the importance of integrated control measures to tackle common ...
Arsenal won't sell Ozil, Sanchez in January - Wenger
At the moment, as long as they are here, they have to give their best for the team and for the club. United would officially have to wait until the summer to open negotiations due to Premier League rules, but Wright fears that the reported move will still go ahead.
Local charges not likely after woman killed in apparent hunting accident
Charges are expected this week against the hunter who police say shot and killed 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist, mistaking her for a deer . Thomas heard her scream after he fired, called emergency services and stayed with her until they arrived.
Analysts See $0.82 EPS for General Mills, Inc
General Mills (NYSE: GIS ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 20th. It closed at $53.65 lastly. DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) has declined 16.80% since November 26, 2016 and is downtrending. On Thursday, June 30 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Outperform". The company was maintained on Thursday, March 23 by Argus Research.
Movie Trailer: Love, Simon
He's also fallen in love with one of his classmates online - but has no clue who that person is. If you've been waiting for another good teen movie, wait no longer because Love, Simon is coming. Directed by Greg Berlanti ( Dawson's Creek , Brothers & Sisters), written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger ( This is Us ), and based on Becky Albertalli's acclaimed novel, LOVE, SIMON is a amusing and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and ...
Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Affect McDonald's (MCD) Share Price
The stock of McDonald's Corporation ( NYSE : MCD ) earned "Buy" rating by Nomura on Monday, January 4. It has outperformed by 1.55% the S&P500. Grandfield & Dodd Llc acquired 26,543 shares as M & T Bk Corp (MTB)'s stock declined 6.32%. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Wednesday, August 12 by Deutsche Bank. The stock of McDonald's Corporation ( NYSE : MCD ) earned "Buy" rating by SunTrust on Thursday, October 8.
Contestant with Down syndrome competes in Miss Minnesota USA
Kalie Wright , of Eagle Bend, was named Miss Minnesota USA 2018. "I want to do this, on my own and I'm really, really proud of myself". The audience gave her a standing ovation as she accepted the awards. Speaking to People earlier this year, she said , "I want to show my personality". "I went from a special needs pageant to the biggest pageant in the world".
HIV being caught sooner in more people, CDC says
So while we celebrate our progress, we pledge to work together to end this epidemic forever. "The HIV epidemic continues to rise at an alarming pace in the European Region, mostly in its eastern part, which is home to nearly 80 percent of the 160,000 new HIV diagnoses ".
Israel and US Racing to Prevent Publication of UN Business 'Blacklist'
Vice President Mike Pence says President Trump is "actively considering" moving the United States' embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to its capital, Jerusalem. Every president since the law was passed, including Trump, has exercised the national security waiver, an action that must be taken every six months.
Viagra to be sold over the counter in United Kingdom for £20
Drug manufacturer Pfizer is preparing for the launch of Viagra Connect in the spring. Men seeking out the little blue pill will be able to buy Viagra Connect-which has the same central ingredient as regular Viagra-for about £19.99 for a pack of four pills and £34.99 for an eight-pack at the pharmacy.
Judge: New Hampshire Doctor Who Doesn't Use Computer Can't Regain License
A judge now dismissed her request to regain her license. Konopka told the New Hampshire Union Leader she believes the current healthcare system values EHR use and computerized medicine over professional judgement, and favors expensive specialists over individualized care.
NASCAR Hall of Fame vehicle owner Bud Moore dies at 92
In his later years, Moore worked with many elite NASCAR stars including Dale Earnhardt , Fireball Roberts , David Pearson , Billy Wade, Darel Dieringer, Bobby Isaac , Buddy Baker , Benny Parsons , Bobby Allison , Ricky Rudd and Geoffrey Bodine .
I will resolve all crises in PDP as chairman - Gbenga Daniel
He however said the Ondo delegates were men and women of honour who would vote their conscience and for the best candidate that would do the party good. Daniel stated this during his visit to Ilorin, Kwara State in continuation of his campaign for the top job. He reassured Dokpesi that PDP members in Niger would not fail him.
Beware of those dog bone treats, FDA warns
The products listed are said to possibly contain ingredients such as preservatives, seasonings, and smoke flavors and may be dried through a smoking process or by baking. "We recommend supervising your dog with any chew toy or treat, especially one she hasn't had before". The FDA did not specify any particular brands of bone treats.
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B in the City TV, a weekly (Thursdays) Art & Culture Internet show, introduces an all-new online stage for Detroit's local artists, small businesses and the cultural arts community with interviews, in-studio performances, how-to segments and more. Come along with poet and author Ber-Henda Williams on her ventures around town to meet its creative souls and visit the cultural mainstays of metro Detroit. Join us every Thursday and learn how in Detroit, Art Is Life and it's fun to B in the City.
Host: Ber-Henda Williams; Writer/Director: Karla Thornhill Coleman; Co-Producers: Karla Thornhill Coleman, Ber-Henda Williams; Director of Photography/Video: Prentiss Malone, PM3 Productions; Original Music: Prentiss Malone, PM3 Productions; Graphic and Production Designer: Stephan Franklin; Executive Producers: Karla Thornhill Coleman, Ber-Henda Williams, Prentiss Malone, Stephan Franklin.
I'll admit it, I'm a geek and proud of it! I love video games, can write computer code, and I loooove gadgets. While I don't have to have the latest and greatest in cellphones, when I do upgrade I tend to add all the bells and whistles I can afford!
When my old cellphone went kurplunk a few years back I entered the SMARTphone world. I heard a lot of hype about these phones, but wasn't sure if it was worth the cost (these plans are not cheap). I'm not cheap, but I'm frugal so before I implement a new a new piece of technology or add anything else that will cost me money I like to weigh the practicality of the decision.
I started with a Plam Centro (Do they still make those? LOL) and it was cool. Ultimately why I was a yes was to have the ability to combine my PDA (Electronic Calendar) with my phone AND sync them with my calendar while on the Go!
I am committed to being FREE. I don't like be tied down to a desk or a city. No I don't have commitment issues, because I am committed to being free :-). My dream is to be able to travel and live my life without having to put my business on hold. If I want to work in front of the lake instead of being trapped in my home office or tethered to wi-fi at a coffee house or something, I can do that (awesome right?).
So what on earth does this have to do with Authors and writing?
Well guess what, when you become an author…you become a business or rather a personal brand!
Yep if you plan to sell your books you are instantly in business and have to go to work on getting your brand established (get your name out there and your works sold)! With that in mind, don't you want to spend MOST of your time writing and as little possible running the business side of being an author?
One of the tools that will help you with that is a SMARTPhone! It's a must have tool for every small business owner. So in part 1 of this 2-part series, I'm sharing my experience as I entered the SMARTPhone market and making the case for every person in business to have one. So back to the story!
I use the Google Apps for business to run my back office (yes I can and do help small businesses implement and learn how to use these tools) so that means my email, contact list, and calendar are powered by google and with all of the lovely Apps out there for the SMARTphones I cab sync them from anywhere!
So if I make an contact while at a networking event, I enter the data on the spot and INSTANTLY my address book is updated. Same for appointments and events. This means less work entering data and keeping my schedule straight. Pretty SMART huh?
Since my first experience with Palm I have upgraded and experienced both the Blackberry and the Android operating systems. I have not made the investment into an iPhone, mostly because although I love Apple, my life is very PC and Google. Currently I'm using the DROID 2 from Motorola and while it has had its kinks its decent. Since I'm frugal, I'll probably keep it until my contract is up or they offer a discounted UPGRADE! In addition to the calendar and contacts features, I use my phone for accepting payments on the go (gotta be able to make money at any time), blog, tweet, stay connected on Facebook, make and take business calls, email, and soooo much more.
End of the day, EVERY entrepreneur Author who is serious about their business selling their books needs to invest in a SMARTphone. It helps you stay quick, accessible, and connected to your business personal brand (aka YOU) from wherever you are. If you're worried about needing your space, don't worry…they all come with an OFF BUTTON!!
Stay tuned for Part 2 where I"ll break down how to optimize your phone for your business personal brand.


Man-animal conflict is an existential crisis not for animals, but for human beings, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said today, and stressed the need to address the root cause behind it.
Prabhu said the human population must urgently focus on optimising conservation efforts. Addressing a gathering to celebrate the World Elephant Day today at the Indira Gandhi Centre for National Arts in New Delhi, the Union minister acknowledged the sacrifice of S Manikandan and his family.
Senior IFS officer Manikandan died in March after he was attacked by a wild tusker in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. Prabhu conferred the "Best Elephant Warrior Award" to Manikandan. The objective behind celebrating the World Elephant Day is to focus attention of stakeholders to support conservation policies, including improving enforcement policies to prevent the illegal poaching and trade of ivory, conserving elephant habitats, providing better treatment to captive elephants and reintroducing some captive elephants into sanctuaries.
Director General of Forests Siddhanta Das said in the quest for development, human intervention has fragmented habitats of elephants and destroyed forests, which in turn has led to the occurrence of man-animal conflict.
"Elephants keep walking an eating for 18 hours a day and defecate half-digested food, including grass, bamboo and leaves over a wide area, giving rise to another chain of events. If elephants are confined to one place, nature's linkage is broken," Das said, pointing out the need to protect their habitat and corridors.
Actor Dia Mirza, brand ambassador of Wildlife Trust of India, said the only way to involve more and more people in conservation efforts is to build a narrative of engagement. Mirza hoped that 'Gaj Mahotsav' will provide an opportunity to conservationists, policy-makers, people and particularly children, to come together to conserve and protect wildlife and elephants, in particular.
The Environment Ministry and Wildlife Trust of India kicked off the 'Gaj Mahotsav' today. The four-day celebration will continue till August 15 and will include sessions on policy, art exhibitions, film shows, music and entertainment.
An area has been earmarked on IGNCA lawns for the display and sale of elephant-themed products and produce from various NGOs invited to showcase their work. The 101 elephants displayed at IGNCA during Gaj Mahotsav symbolize the 101 elephant corridors that need to be protected, an official statement said.
During the event, the award for making a significant contribution to the cause of conservation of the Asian elephant was given to John Burton and Vivien Burton. The efforts of the Assam government in putting back 15 elephants into the wild were also acknowledged.
"Mere Desh Ki Zameen" – the "Wild Anthem" composed by lyricist Prasoon Joshi and sung by Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani and Benny Dayal was also released.
A presentation by the Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, directed by Dadi Pudumjee, using specially created, colouful 'Tolu Bomblatta shadow puppets' from Andhra Pradesh was made before the gathering.


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A bit lackluster and not much in the way of choices... Just clicking the middle of the page and letting the game play itself in what seems more like a linear story. The concept needs a lot more polish. Perhaps more than 4 hours would let the author do that.
Neat concept, and I enjoyed where this went.
It's definitely the four hour-sized version of the game, but making a complete anything in four hours feels like a accomplishment.


On Sunday, Philadelphia police discovered around 100 toppled gravestones at the Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery, just one week after roughly 170 gravestones were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri, the New York Times reports.
Police responded to the scene Sunday morning after receiving a complaint from a man who said that three of his relatives' headstones had been knocked over. They discovered that about 100 gravestones had been vandalized in total, but weren't ready to disclose whether or not they had a suspect in mind or had identified a motive.
The Philadelphia mayor and the Pennsylvania governor have already condemned the incident, as well as local Jewish leaders. According to the Times, advocacy groups are offering a combined pool of $13,000 for anyone who might have information regarding the vandalism.
"We are doing all we can to find the perpetrators who desecrated this final resting place, and they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement. "Hate is not permissible in Philadelphia."
Last Monday, 11 Jewish community centers around the country reported receiving bomb threats before police found roughly 170 damaged headstones at a Jewish cemetery in University City, Missouri, though it's not clear if the threats were connected to the vandalism. Tarek El-Messidi, a Muslim activist, launched a fundraiser in response to the Missouri vandalism and has raised $130,000 as of Monday, the Washington Post reports.
Naomi Adler, the chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, has launched her own fundraiser to raise money to clean up the damage at Mount Carmel, estimating that it will cost between $450 and $500 to repair each headstone.
"It's horrific," Alder told the Times. "It's a desecration of a sacred Jewish space."


Star Trek: Discovery Episode 5 – Into the night.
Question: Why do you watch Star Trek?
We all have our reasons for watching the various incarnations of Star Trek. My own are based around nostalgia, a shared experience with a father that I don't really remember tied to stories that made me go WOW! as a kid. Star Trek led to Blakes 7, which led to Dr Who which was followed up by The Tomorrow People. These obviously led to the sci-fi genre at my local library. If I need to go back and look at something positive from my childhood this is where I always end up.
And it started with a 7-year-old boy watching reruns of his dads' favorite show, cuddled up with him on a sofa in Perth, Western Australia. There's an emotional connection there, something precious to me.
Which is why I won't be watching any more episodes.
So what killed it for me? Was it the Mary Suing? Well, not this week. THIS IS THE PART WHERE I SAY SPOILERS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!.
Burnham was a bit part player this week, instead, we focused on the captain, Lorca. He was captured and the team had to go and rescue him. They had to come up with a workaround for the Spore-Drive, which the brilliant genius lieutenant duly provided, while Burnham was acting as the onboard spokesperson for PETA. All well and good.
We followed the captain into captivity and were shown the brutality of the Klingons, who were sub-par with ISIS, to be honest. There was a nasty white man who wanted to spout out some bilge about the evils of colonialism, despite being a rampant capitalist, while also whining about how the good guys started the war. All while having the universes most amazing beard. Seriously, the last time I saw grooming as neat at this was at Crufts, let alone in a cell reserved for human scum. Oh, and he was a coward too, constantly choosing others to be beaten. I know the show's writers aren't reading this, but let me tell you a secret. You ready?
Torture is about hurting people. Letting a sociopath chose someone else to be hurt doesn't cause them pain. It gives them pleasure, the opposite of pain. If you want to hurt El Groomio you'll have to actually, you know, hurt him.
So that whole part of the show sucked, but not enough to make me stop watching.
The bit at the end where it's revealed that the Brilliant Genius Lieutenant is gay? Not enough to make me stop watching. If there had been gay guys in the original Star Trek my dad would have still watched it and would have been happy that I watched it too. There would have been comments about my uncle, who is gay. My dad loved him so much he named me after him.
Nope, what did it for me was the swearing.
And I'm okay with that. I gave the show five hours of my life, but it won't get any more. What I am going to do is go back and watch the episodes of DS9 and Enterprise that I missed, because I know that the writers on those actually valued me. Life is too short to give your attention to people that don't like you, never forget that.


The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of Guyana saw a reduction of 21.7% in total marine deaths for the year 2015.
In the year 2014, the total number of boat accidents totalled eight while in 2015 the number dipped to five. Also for 2015, the number of incidents recorded dropped from 16 to 12 when compared to 2014. The year 2015 recorded no act of piracy when compared to the 2014 which recorded four, according to the report.
However, the accidents that occurred were as a result of unlicenced boat and operators. As a result of the accidents, 207 life jackets were distributed to all 10 administrative regions while MARAD helped in promoting safety awareness, particularly in schools.
In addition, the United States Coast Guard, in collaboration with MARAD, held a capacity building training for security officers.
The report also showed that of the $223.690M budgeted for the department in 2015, the sum of $217.690 was utilised by the end of the year.
For 2016, Rogers is hopeful of accomplishing a number of goals in building the capacity of the administration. These include the placement of buoys at the Berbice, Essequibo and Demerara Rivers.
Further, all efforts will be made to revive the National Maritime Security Committee.
MARAD is working to establish safety centres in various regions around Guyana. Marine Cadets will also receive training on vessels ranging from 50-80 metres in length. They are expected to be qualified mates by the second half of 2016.
MARAD's 2015 report also showed that Guyana signed an agreement with Barbados to provide training of pilots and engineers in 2016.


Do the problems of life seem too difficult to bear? Are you facing pain that you feel unable to handle? Depression strikes us all at times, for various reasons and to varying degrees. Dr. Thurman helps those who are weighed down by depression get back up and move forward toward recovery and well-being. He also discusses negative thinking that develops as a product of depression and shows how to develop positive thought patterns to augment other treatment strategies.


Raining again!! But what the heck we are on holiday. We were going to catch the 10am bus but we procrastinated too much and ended up catching the 11am bus which was 11 minutes late. All was well though because we thought we had missed it.
First stop on reaching Bude was coffee, of course, so we headed off to the beach cafe LIFE IS A BEACH. Great cafe and evening bistro. Lots of people having breakfast…….why didn't we think of that.
Off we set up the coast past Crooklets beach,( more beach huts,) and up the coastal path.
The view blew our minds, you can never capture the beauty in a picture but we had a good go and took quite a few.
You will have to excuse my hair as it was very windy!!!!
Compared to the walk yesterday, this side was very undulating and although it was a shorter distance it was harder going. At one point one of the hills had 100 steps to climb and it certainly got our hearts pumping.
Once again the weather couldn't make up its mind from one minute to the next. Whilst taking Stickman's picture the heavens opened once more. Poor Stickman!
This part of the coastal path is owned by National Trust and they certainly have their work cut out for them as the path has eroded in numerous places and bridges or fences have had to be erected.
At Sandymouth we stopped off for the toilet and a little lemon shandy at the cafe. National Trust run so I asked for a stamp in my NT passport. That's 2 this holiday as I had one in Boscastle too. A nice young man stopped us and persuaded us to sign up for a magazine and support the RNLI. We got lots of free goodies and, much to Dave's disgust, a kite!! You are carrying that !! He informed me but he did soon relent and let me put it in the rucksack. I do love him.
We were very excited as we headed on to Duckpool as coming up was the gushing waters of Sandymouth waterfall. 🤣🤣🤣well it was a good job we didn't walk all that way just for that!! More like a trickle.
Moving on there were more stunning views to behold and some nature to spot. Kestrels in the sky and cows in the grass. We sat having a drink and a snack by the cows and then realised one of them was an extremely large bull. He didn't seem to mind us being there but we kept a close eye on him.
Duckpool was the end of our coastal path walk today and from there we headed inland…. Goodbye sea until we see you again, oh yes that will be tomorrow. This was where it all went wrong….. yes you guessed it….. Dave had the map and we were heading into the woods following his footpath!!!!! As you can see that was extremely difficult.
But as always he navigated us out back to safety, and a lovely walk back through the wheat fields and the lane leading back to Wooda.


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Home / Metal News / Copper / Mexico extends countervailing duty on imported CRC
Mexico extends countervailing duty on imported CRC
Jul 2,2015 16:19 CST
The Mexican Ministry of Economy has announced extension of countervailing duty applied on imports of cold-rolled coils from Russia and Kazakhstan for another five years.
SAO PAULO (Scrap Monster): The Mexican Ministry of Economy has announced extension of countervailing duty applied on imports of cold-rolled coils from Russia and Kazakhstan for another five years. The decision follows the recently conducted review by Mexican authorities. The CV duty will now be valid through June 30th, 2020.
The release issued by the Ministry of Economy states that quotas will remain at 15% for CRC imported from Russia and 22% for CRC products imported from Kazakhstan. There is no change in quotas determined by the 2010 review.
The petition seeking review of countervailing duties was filed by domestic producers- Altos Hornos de Mexico (Ahmsa) and Ternium. The investigation had undertaken detailed studies on CRC imports into the country between 1st January, 2009 and 31st December, 2013. The CV duty extension will be applicable for cold-rolled steel sheet with a width equal to or larger than 600 mm and a thickness equal or greater than 0.5 mm but not exceeding 3 mm, under HS codes 7209.16.01 and 7209.17.01.
Mexico had first applied countervailing duty on CRC imports in June 1999. The decision was renewed for another five years in December 2005, followed by another extension in December 2010.
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China's aluminium foil export sees limited impact by US antidumping decision
The impact on China's overall aluminium foil exports following the US final determination in the antidumping and countervailing investigations remains to be seen.
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An 8.2-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mexico
An 8.2-magnitude earthquake shocked Chiapas, Mexico at 12:49 pm September 8, China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported.
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Mexico to See More Mining Investment in 2017 on Higher Metals Prices
Investment in Mexico's mining industry will grow this year due mainly to rally of metals prices, the country's mining body said.
Mexico extends anti dumping duty of Steel from Russia for five years
Mexico government has renewed the antidumping duty of 29.3 percent for another five years on imports of steel plate from Russia, the ministry said in a country's official gazette.
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Mexico extends existing provisional iron ore export permits to Dec 2016
The Mexican Economy Secretariat (SE) has officially announced its decision to extend the validity of existing provisional permits to export iron ore until December 2016.
Global DRI output rebounded during May 2015
The World Steel Association indicates that the world direct reduced iron (DRI) production in May this year has increased significantly by 4.2% when compared with the previous month.
Mexico to impose anti-dumping duties on cold rolled Steel from China
Mexico's government said on Friday that it would impose anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled steel sheet from China after an anti-dumping investigation.
AISI hails legislation to address currency manipulation in trade agreements
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) extended strong support to the legislation to address the trade-distorting practice of currency manipulation.

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Yann Le Crouhennec ist im Rahmen der dieses Jahr beginnenden Kooperation mit Conny Becker in Die (Frankreich) im September in den Lichtenberg Studios.
Vortrag, Diskussion zu seiner Arbeit.
During this stay in Lichtenberg studios, I focus on the scale relations between architecture and human beings by underlining their formal and symbolic meanings and observing human life and behavior in public and private spaces. I used drawings, photographs, installation and street interventions.
Yann Le Crouhennec is a visual artist that uses different media, depending on his preoccupations and the need of the situation. He's a painter that uses the light as a brush to make photographs. He uses video as a poetic media including sound, music and (his) text in addition to the images he makes or remixes. Time and its effects is a matter he uses much in his works. He has been exhibiting for 30 years in a lot of countries in Europe and abroad.
YLC photographs: The eye explores the abyss that the sight opens. The act of seeing never stops to transform things and beings. Look at this bacchanal of photons and pixels whose waves, its living form, energy and its infinite consequences we feel. The photographs I make are a trace of it. It reflects the perception of a sensible time and being.


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NFL player Antonio Brown, accused of sexual assault, ruled eligible to play Sunday
Posted 4:51 pm, September 13, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
NEW YORK — Antonio Brown, the controversial NFL wide receiver accused of raping a former trainer, will be eligible to play Sunday, according to ESPN.
ESPN's Adam Schefter said Brown will not be placed on the "commissioner's exempt list," which would have prevented him from making his debut as a New England Patriot Sunday.
At this point, NFL will not place Antonio Brown on commissioner exempt list, as there is no criminal investigation, making him eligible to play Sunday vs. Miami, per sources. NFL has opened its investigation, which will include interviews with Antonio Brown and his accuser.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 13, 2019
The NFL has opened an investigation into a lawsuit by Brown's former trainer, claiming the football player sexually assaulted her on three occasions in 2017 and 2018, according to ESPN.
Brown had become a highly controversial figure after his tense departure from the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by another high-profile exit from the Oakland Raiders, from whom he never played a game.
Brown was signed by the Patriots shortly after his release by the Raiders. He did not take the field in last week's Week 1 game due to eligibility rules relating to his team change.
The Patriots play the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Week 2 of the NFL season.
New England Patriots admit to inappropriately filming the sideline and field at their next opponent's game
Browns' Myles Garrett insists Steelers' Mason Rudolph used a racial slur. The Steelers quarterback denies it
Cleveland Browns' star suspended after helmet swing and a brawl
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Forgot to tell you.. Today is such a scary day. My family is going to the hospital to get the last results of my mothers health.. If she is cancer free or not so wish us luck and hopefully it will all be over!
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Expand acrylic painting skills and techniques for illustration and atmosphere in this chill Monday-evening course. Projects encourage explorations of composition, color theory, and techniques to for creating atmosphere and light to develop a narrative within the world of the canvas. Required materials list provided.
Mondays, 6 - 9 p.m. | 1/26 - 4/27
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[artinfo] Last Call for Applications for the Second edition of the $100, 000 Future Generation Art Prize
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Last Call for Applications for the Second edition of the $100,000 Future
Generation Art Prize April 10th, 2012 *Application submission is closing on
May 6, 2012*
Application procedure for the second edition of the biannual Future
Generation Art Prize, launched by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, is closing
on May 6, 2012. *Applications available online at the competition's
website: **futuregenerationartprize.org<http://www.futuregenerationartprize.org/>
The Prize is open to all artists up to the age of 35 with the aim of
acknowledging and giving long-term support to a future generation of
artists. The Prize is unique because of its global reach and highly
democratic form of application via the Internet.
The artists may apply with their work without any restrictions concerning
gender, nationality, race or artistic medium. Participants must fill in all
fields of the Application Form and upload a photo or video of between three
and seven of their artworks.
Since February 6, 2012, young artists from all continents, living in 97
countries, have applied for the second edition of the Future Generation Art
Prize.
More than 50 international non-profit art organizations based in over than
38 countries support outreach to artists around the world as well as 100
correspondents engaging young artists under 35 from wherever they may live
and work.
The winner will be announced in December 2012, coinciding with an
exhibition of the shortlisted artists at the PinchukArtCentre in Kiev from
October 2012 to January 2013.
The Main Prize winner will receive a total of *$100,000*: $60,000 as a cash
award, and $40,000 toward the production of new work.  An additional *
$20,000* will be allocated to fund artist-in-residency programmes for the
Special Prize winner.
*Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Andreas Gursky and Takashi Murakami* are Mentor
Artists for the Prize, providing advice and support for the winning artist.
Andreas Gursky will present an exhibition of his own works at the
PinchukArtCentre parallel to the shortlisted artists exhibition.
The panel of international jurors for the will be announced along with
names of 20 artists shortlisted for the Prize in June 2012. Mykyta Kadan,
the winner of the national PinchukArtCentre Prize 2011 will also
participate, bringing the maximum number of artists in the exhibition to 21.
A distinguished international Board oversees the Future Generation Art
Prize. In addition to chairman *Victor Pinchuk* and the four Mentor
Artists, the Board's membership includes *Eli Broad*, *Dakis Joannou*, *Elton
John*, *Miuccia Prada* and art museum directors *Richard
Armstrong*(Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum),
*Glenn D. Lowry* (The Museum of Modern Art),  *Alfred Pacquement* (Musée
nationale d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou) and *Sir Nicholas
Serota*(Tate).
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Q: Enabling Filestream - Adding Filegroup filestream doesn't work I am trying to enable Filestream in my database (i am working on (localdb)\v11.0).
I went to the SQL server configuration manager and enabled the filestream, so far so good then i went to my object explorer and opened the properties of my server and in the Advanced Tab i changed FileStream Access level to full access enabled.
I made a query to add a filegroup for my filestream but i always got the following error :
Msg 5598, Level 16, State 3, Line 1
FILESTREAM feature is not supported on user instances.
this is the query i tried to execute:
ALTER DATABASE QuizDatabase ADD
FILEGROUP FileStreamQuizDatabase CONTAINS FILESTREAM;
GO

I've no idea what am i doing wrong or if i should enable something else.
thanks in advance

A: Filestreams seem not to be supported in the (VS integrated) Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (which you appear to be using)
according to this (same issue) you have to use an ordinary sql server

A: LocalDB doesn't support filestream, use SQL Express or full edition.
Here's a feature matrix:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jerrynixon/archive/2012/02/26/sql-express-v-localdb-v-sql-compact-edition.aspx

A: You have to enable the File stream at the service level.

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*Go to SQL Server configuration tool folder --> SQL server Configuration manager --> SQL server services --> Your instance.

*Double-click and navigate to file stream tab.

*Enable and apply.

*Restart your instance and you should be good to go.

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Fiction General Futuristic TCL #13 - Autumn 2014
Sluicing the Acqua
By Juliana Rew on Thursday, February 5, 2015
Even at a distance in the hazy daylight, Sylvana could see Captain Ruggero Barsetti frowning at her as she walked down the dock carrying her diving suit. It was easy to read his thoughts: Her belly was growing, and it wasn't seemly for her to be working so hard.
"What are you doing here, little one?" he said gruffly. It wasn't his usual custom to be tender.
"I'm going out to Gate 38. Giorgio reported that something was causing it to snag. He could see it on his sonar on the big boat, but he didn't have a diver. If it turns out to be a building, we are going to have our work cut out for us. Another big incursion is coming."
"I appreciate your dedication, but I am aware of the gate problem," the Captain retorted. "We are working on it. You should just go on home and take it easy until the baby arrives."
Sylvana looked down at her calloused hands. "You know I can't do that, cugino," she said to her older cousin. "If I quit my job, I'll never get back on. I'll soon have another mouth to feed now, you know."
"You're a member of the clan. We'll take care of you," Ruggero said. He added, "Have you thought of joining the farming initiative after the baby comes?"
"And what will we use for fresh acqua? The only measurable rainfall is out over the sea. No, I don't think the farming is going to happen soon."
The Amborgettis were building freshwater collection platforms several miles offshore, but it was a risky venture in her view. The storms could be ferocious, and it was still too dangerous to subsist out on the exposed ocean. She'd stick with diving salvage from old buildings.
Sylvana felt a little guilty about playing the baby card, but she was the chief diver for the Barsetti clan. Maybe someday she could take it easy if the new farming project got off the ground. Or on the ground. There would be plenty of easy work then dusting off solar panels, to funnel back energy and provide additional light for the crops. But for now she had to keep her independence with Franco gone.
Sylvana and her relatives lived, barely, in one of the few coastal cities on Earth to survive the Gemini, the twin extinctions. The first disaster was widespread starvation initiated by runaway global warming. People moved from drought-stricken areas to the continental shores, only to fall victim to flooding and tsunamis. Then, as if humanity were not facing trials enough, an untracked extra-solar system ice ball struck Mexico in nearly the same spot as an asteroid had 66 million years ago. Any species unable to live on sludge, worms, and detritus had a difficult time in the aftermath.
Fortunately, humans are omnivores, and Sylvana's scavenger ancestors had been fairly clever about turning dead plant and animal material into foodstuffs for people. Also luckily, there were a lot fewer people who needed to be fed. Those living in what remained of southern Europe clustered around Tristezza, or Trieste, as the Italians used to call it half a millennium ago. Now the name simply meant "sadness."
Since the Gemini, Tristezza had watched its sister city across the Adriatic slowly succumb to the rising sea levels. Venezia had battled encroaching waters from the surrounding blue Adriatic Sea for centuries, and spent multiple fortunes hiring Dutch engineers to remove river silt and hold back the tides that threatened to overwhelm its lagoons. Venezia's MOSE, with its series of gigantic steel sluice gates anchored below the surface, was a wonder of the world. When high tides threatened, the gates would float to the surface to protect the city. But after the Gemini, Venezia's population dwindled, and, sensing a bargain, Tristezza negotiated to buy, dismantle, and move Venice's gates to its own waterfront. Then the ocean erased any other signs of the great city.
Sylvana's clan all worked to preserve the coastline and maintain the gates of Tristezza. Another clan, the Amborgettis, was responsible for running the pumps that constantly filtered the Adriatic waters for food and potable acqua. Although the climate had cooled considerably, the Adriatic Sea's low salinity and moderate temperatures provided a climatic refuge for the remaining human population.
Sylvana's scientist husband, Franco, had spent most of his life aboard sailing ships that Tristezza sent out each year, traveling around the boot of Italy and up the Ligurian Sea, looking for pockets of surviving species that might be suitable for refilling ecological niches or providing sustenance for humans. Franco had died five months earlier when his ship Santo Antonio tragically sank on the rugged Cinque Terre coast. Everyone thought it must have been in one of the aftershocks that continued to radiate across the ocean bed. Icelandic volcanoes regularly spewed ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere, cooling and darkening the hemisphere.
The argument over for the moment, Sylvana donned her suit, while the captain waved to Giorgio to bring the rowboat closer to the dock. The Barsettis owned 16 boats of varying sizes, all created from digital models and constructed of liquid plastic.
Giorgio rowed with one of the plastic oars and nosed the boat up, holding it steady so that Sylvana could step in.
Sylvana flashed a smile and clambered aboard. She sat near the prow to monitor the echo locator, perching her helmet in her lap. To save fuel, Giorgio made the two-mile row out to the gates. Sylvana silently counted his strokes to estimate when they were close to the 38th sluice. The sea was a touch choppy today, making it a bumpy ride.
As the water slapped against the sides of the boat, she unsnapped a long telescoping pole from the interior wall and unfolded it over the water. Giorgio rowed in a tightening circle, while Sylvana poked into the murky water. The tide was not yet officially an incursion, so it should be low enough that she could find the gate without having to try to inflate it with compressed air.
Ah, luck was with her. Her pole hit something solid.
"Let's stop here, Giorgio," she said. Her red-bearded oarsman tossed over a heavy anchor, which would slow them down, although the rope wasn't always long enough to reach the sea bottom. The rope would be her lifeline if she was unable to see the surface, which was most of the time.
Sylvana tucked in her long braid, as Giorgio helped her don the helmet and twist the air hose onto the valve. She slipped into the chilly water and began descending the anchor rope. As the surface closed over her, she could see only a bit of pale sun overhead. It was a short journey to the obstruction they had located. She could barely make it out with her torch, but it appeared to be part of an old wooden dock from the original Trieste marina that had slipped under water about 80 years ago. It should have floated out to sea, but part of it was stuck about 50 feet below the surface, maybe on one of the gate pylons. Chunks of plastic and other trash were accumulating on the obstruction. She pried a piece loose and tucked it into her catch bag.
She tugged on one of the timbers, but it didn't budge. She would have to surface and get more rope. And more help. Maybe with two or three boats they could dislodge it and pull it inland. Wood was a valuable commodity, even if waterlogged.
Sylvana's efforts to move the dock kicked up a dark green slow-motion cloud, probably dead algae that would have been useful as food, except that now she couldn't see anything. She swam around for a while without finding the boat. She reminded herself not to panic and hyperventilate. After what seemed like an eternity, she heard Giorgio pounding on the rowboat hull. She swam in what she hoped was the right direction and with relief grabbed the anchor rope.
Giorgio pulled her in, and said, "What took so long? What did you find?"
Exhausted, Sylvana began shedding her suit. She noticed that Giorgio stared a little, and was a little embarrassed that he probably was looking at her expanding stomach. She started to tell him about the submerged find, but suddenly she felt queasy, and spots swam before her eyes. She sank toward unconsciousness, and the last thing she remembered was Giorgio shouting soundlessly as he struggled to pull up the anchor.
Sylvana sat up and looked around. She was in a strange bed, but the room was familiar. Whitewashed plaster walls with pictures of Jesus and the Virgin Mary on the bureau. She was at Ruggero and Anna's. Her salt-flaked diving suit lay across a bench.
"I've got to get back home," she muttered, throwing the blanket aside and clambering out.
"Oh, no you don't," her cousin Anna said, appearing from nowhere and insisting she get back in bed.
"Here, I've brought you some soup. You need to gain your strength. Ruggero said he doesn't want you going out again until after the baby is born. Eat up; this might be the last for a few days. Someone vandalized my slug sterilizer in the backyard, and some greedy gulls got most of this week's harvest. They're worse than rats."
Reluctantly, Sylvana took the bowl and spoon. Maybe she was a bit hungry after all. Sniffing the warm garlicky broth appreciatively, she could see what Rugerro saw in the little Anna. She was a great cook and handy with tools. As Sylvana drank the liquid in the soup in a single draught, Anna announced, "The queen said she wants to see you."
Oh great, Sylvana thought, nearly choking on a rubbery but tasty slug. I'm totally broke, and now I'm probably going to get banished.
Sylvana sat on the bed wearing her best dress, as Cristina swept into the room. Tristezza's queen held a lion cub in her arms, which she nuzzled and then sat gently on the floor next to her. The kit was on a leash, but Sylvana had never seen a lion up close and was a bit nervous. Among all the animals saved from the old Trieste Zoo, the lions were Tristezza's pride and joy. So, of course, Cristina had to have one as her mascot.
"How are you doing, darling?" the queen said. Officially there was no such thing as royalty, but everyone called Cristina the queen, because she handled all the administrative duties for the clan and served as a liaison with the Amborgettis.
"I'm fine, thank you, Queen Cristina. I don't know what all the fuss is about. I'm anxious to get back to work."
"Well, we'd like to talk with you about that," Cristina said. "We don't think you'll be going back to that job. . . You see–"
"What? Why not? I'm a certified diver, and my troubleshooting record speaks for itself."
"That's not it at all, dear," Cristina said. "Please don't interrupt me. We just think you're the right person to take over for Franco."
Now Sylvana felt confused. I'm no explorer, she thought, and Franco died in a freak accident. Didn't he?
"What can I possibly do?" Sylvana asked.
"Franco was on a mission for the crown," Cristina said. "Er, we mean, we were working with him on a special project."
The queen held out a red leather-bound book. "This was Franco's journal. It explains everything. You know, after Franco, you are our best technically trained citizen. I think only you will be able to figure out what he was onto, before he was so sadly taken from us.
"Rest and read the journal, and after the baby's born, we want you to go to Cinque Terre to investigate." Sylvana knew what that meant. It was royalty-speak for: You do what we want, or we'll take one of your loved ones hostage.
"But what about the baby? I need to be here for him–or her," she protested.
"Don't worry, we'll take care of the little one, no matter what happens," Cristina said.
"You can't keep my baby from me," Sylvana repeated, her voice rising.
"Just think of it as extra motivation, dear," Cristina said. "The sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back." The cub at her feet let out a yowl, and she glanced at the orologio on her wrist.
"We've got to be going. We've got another meeting about the farm initiative with the Amborgettis. You know, if you play your cards right on this thing, you might get a position on the farm board, and perhaps a share of the sea farm. If we find the fresh water we need, that is." She scooped up the lion and hurried out the door. Sylvana jumped to her feet to bow as Cristina left.
Sylvana disgustedly pulled off the lace scarf Anna had lent her to cover the gap in the back of her now-too-tight dress and paced back and forth. The heavy kohl eyeliner she had applied so carefully had run down her cheeks. She wiped a hand across her eyes and sat down again on the bed. Her eyes fell on Franco's journal.
He'd often told her the history of the Gemini disasters. The Earth had always been an ocean planet, but recently sea level had risen another 200 feet, and a good deal of the remaining inland was high plains deserts and mountains. Freshwater lakes had vanished long ago. It was said that when the ice sheets melted, Greenland would spring upward, but that only been a few feet, and the continent was under water.
Though familiar with Franco's scientific work, Sylvana had never violated his privacy by looking in his private journal. How had Cristina gotten it anyway? She opened the cover and began to page through the book. It seemed to mostly be painstaking entries about species and quantities of resources he was cataloging for his work. Not really a private journal, after all.
Ah, here was an entry that mentioned Cristina:
Pressure from queen. No choice, with S.
Did the "S." refer to Sylvana? Had Cristina threatened to do something to her if Franco didn't do her bidding? She determined to get to the bottom of this, and started reading more carefully, diving until she was totally immersed. She reached the bottom without finding anything.
Franco had traveled to the rugged coastline of Cinque Terre on two occasions, but Sylvana didn't see anything unusual in the entries, except the reference to Cristina near the end of the journal.
She had to get home and look for Franco's private journal, if there was one. She told Anna she was returning to her own cottage, over her cousin's objections.
"I'd be more comfortable at home," she said, thanking Anna and gently shooing her out of the way to slip out.
When she got home, she was not too surprised to see that all of her and Franco's belongings had been ransacked. Obviously Cristina's people were looking for the same thing she was. She surveyed the damage and began putting chairs right side up and dishes back on the shelves. Dejectedly, she surmised that she was not going to find anything either.
She felt a kicking in her stomach, and said, "All right, all right, I'll sit down, bambino." She lay on her mattress, which she had left bare since hearing of Franco's death five months ago. She hadn't even had the chance to tell him he was going to be a father. . .
She dozed fitfully, dreaming that Franco had returned to her. "I thought you were gone," she said to him. "Never, my beautiful one," he replied, stroking her hair and embracing her. They kissed and made love until the chill air awoke her. Another dark dawn. Franco was dead, and the baby was jumping, telling her to eat some breakfast.
The next night she dreamed of Franco again. He bent over his journal, writing in the small yellowish pool of light thrown by the solar lamp. The lamp took days to charge up on the porch outside, so he always used it sparingly. He smiled when he saw Sylvana and held the book out to her. "I've found something wonderful, cara." Then she woke up.
This was getting to be an obsession, she thought to herself, making up a cup of bitter espresso substitute. Although it was still breakfast time, she wished she could have a mug of alcool. She missed the sting in her throat and the radiating warmth afterward. But that was a pleasure to be saved for after the baby…
She could even see the color of the journal in her dream. It was dark blue, not like the one Cristina had given her. Sylvana walked over to Franco's chair, with the solar lamp sitting on the table beside it. She had picked it up from where the searchers had tossed it and put it back in its place. Luckily, the panel hadn't been damaged. The panel. It was dark blue.
She ran her finger over the glass surface, feeling the bumps over the diamond shaped separators holding the pieces in the casing. To her surprise, the glass slid aside, revealing a slim book inside.
She read the first entry:
Funny, isn't it? "Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink."
She recognized the line from the famous poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Franco detailed how he had come across some articles in the Tristezza database on early attempts at seasteading. It seemed that the technical challenges on the high seas were too difficult, with the sea expected to demolish or capsize even the most solidly built floating domiciles. And floating residences built near the shores would inevitably be subject to political disputes and water shortages. Critics called them "paradises for fools."
Franco had laid the idea aside for a while, reporting that he had made an encouraging discovery. He had encountered some large swaths of chlorophyll-rich plankton in the Mediterranean a dozen miles off the Cinque Terre coast. And equally surprising, he saw dolphins and fin whales. The ecosystem was making a comeback! He felt this held great promise, and was eager to report it to the queen. The increase in chlorophyll signaled an increase in solar radiation, which could be harnessed to start to grow crops on land again. Although there was still the limiting factor of the scarcity of fresh water, some could be distilled using solar energy and solar stills, now that there was more sunshine available.
Still, Sylvana had not seen anything too startling in Franco's journal. Everyone knew solar radiation was increasing as the atmospheric dust settled out; that was why the queen had proudly announced the new farming initiative, in cooperation with the Amborgettis. She didn't see why the queen would be after Franco–and her–from what she read. Sylvana felt the baby kick again, and closed the journal, replacing it in the solar lamp. She would read more tomorrow.
Sylvana didn't get back to the journal the next day, or the next. The baby had decided to make an appearance. She walked slowly down to Anna and Ruggero's place, wincing as the pains came closer together.
Anna called for the midwife, who appeared quickly, accompanied by two goons from the queen's retinue.
"You can't come in here. Wait outside," Anna ordered them. They settled at the front door, prepared for a long wait. First children often took their time. Anna closed the door, as Sylvana began her work. "The queen's men have arrived before the baby even comes. It's disgraceful."
The birth was a difficult one, and Sylvana got to spend time with little Mario while she recovered. Guards remained in front of Ruggero and Anna's house to make sure she didn't leave without warning.
Sylvana agonized over whether to tell her cousins about the journal. She felt it was key to resolving the mystery of Franco's discovery, but she didn't want to involve them if it might endanger the family. Finally, she decided to talk with them as soon as Ruggero got back from the gates. He had been overseeing the effort to free Gate 38 from the obstruction she had identified, and it looked like all the sluices were now lifting and sinking properly.
"Why would Franco hide a journal from the queen?" Ruggero asked quietly as they sat around the dinner table that night. "He was her pet scientist, and she was always parading him around at public events." Sylvana said she wasn't sure yet, but she pointed to the guards outside his door as evidence that something hadn't been right between them.
"That might help explain the piece of rudder I found in the junk hung up in the gate," Ruggero said. "Now I'm sure it was from the Santo Antonio. I built that ship from scratch. I think the rudder was intentionally damaged and probably failed completely by the time Franco got to Cinque Terre. Very dangerous on that rocky shore."
Anna shivered and crossed herself.
Finally they agreed that Anna would go to Sylvana's house and retrieve the diary, telling the guards that she needed to pick up some clothes and supplies for Sylvana and the baby.
Anna returned an hour later with a basket of diapers and a container of seaweed flour.
"They actually had the nerve to search me and the basket," she said. "But I put Franco's idea of a false bottom to good use. I'll bet those men were the ones who tore up my drying rack. Here you go." She handed the slim blue volume to Sylvana.
Sylvana retreated to the bedroom and opened the book to the page where she had left off. She spotted something that drew her interest. Franco wrote:
Apparently the Israelis were onto the idea of seasteading. Living in a country with enemies on three sides, they sought to build a structure that would support a thousand settlers in the Mediterranean and move on the open ocean. They would operate floating farms using stocks from seed banks all over the world and design a fresh water generating system that used solar stills. If solar energy was lacking, electricity would be generated using heat exchangers that captured energy from ocean waves or even radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) like those used on satellites. This is interesting, since radioactive material from old nuclear power plants along the coasts is plentiful. But the problem is how to get to it, because those plants are now submerged.
Sylvana wondered what became of the project, which was certainly ahead of its time. Israel had ceased to be a country about 200 years ago, and its former citizens were forced into another diaspora. "So much for being the chosen of God," she said under her breath.
Sylvana read several more entries about Franco's preparations for his next voyage and his interactions with queen Cristina.
Serious error in judgment. Shared the story of the Israeli seastead with the queen, and she latched onto it with a vengeance. Pressing me to find this legendary sea city for Tristezza. The problem is, it isn't even legendary–no one knows if it ever existed, or where. Probably at the bottom of the ocean, rotting away, like Atlantis.
An entry dated a week later:
Pouring through some of the records regarding the disbanding of Israel. Now have a clue where the floating city went. It was indeed being built in the Mediterranean, possibly off the southern coast of Italy near Sicily. It was real!
Sylvana's heart quickened, and she began to read faster. Franco's investigation led to the plans for the city, code-named Simcha.
Initially skeptical about this plan. Pontoons not sufficient for long-term. Thought the ocean would almost certainly eat up the little city, just like others before it. Then saw the additional plans for sluice gates similar to those in Venice to be built near Palermo. In case of extreme weather, the city would float to a position centered on the gates, which would rise to protect it from flooding. But this can't be right, can it? The Venice gates are much too fragile to work on the open seas. . . But Palermo still exists; it's on high ground. . .
It appeared Franco hadn't told Cristina what he'd found. Sylvana sat down to write a letter and called to Anna to ask her to deliver it personally. Anna tucked it into her bosom and headed out the back door.
Sylvana inhaled deeply and then held her breath as she tore out the page, stared at it one last time, and threw it in the fire. The flickering fire was one of the few colorful things left in the world. Mesmerized, Sylvana watched as the page caught, blue flames licking the edges and curling it until only black ash remained. Only then did she exhale.
Equipping for another voyage around the horn of Italy. Told the queen it is another trip to the Cinque Terre. Wish I could take S. with me. She is the best deep sea diver in Tristezza, but C. denied my request. I'll bet S. would give her eye teeth to see such gates, with their feet sunk deep in bedrock. Truly a godsend.
That was the last entry. Sylvana tore out the page and crumpled it before adding it to the fire.
Suddenly she heard a pounding on the door. Anna burst into the room.
"The guards! They found the lamp. I must have left it open in my hurry to bring the book."
Two burly men pushed Anna aside and pounced on Sylvana, tearing the book from her grasp.
"That's private property," she yelled, struggling against the iron grip binding her.
"You're under arrest," the guard said. As they dragged her to the hallway, Sylvana saw a hooded woman slip out the front door carrying something she treasured even more than the book. She screamed.
Cristina's masque of joviality was slipping rather badly.
Sylvana stood before a curved table of clan elders, with the queen at the center. Rubbing her wrists, Sylvana tried to get feeling to return. Off to the side, a nursemaid held Mario. Sylvana was charged with treason.
"By God, you'll tell me what Franco's journal said, or you'll never see your child again," Cristina warned. Sylvana's stomach felt like it was filled with broken glass. She noted that several Barsettis had managed to barge their way into the hearing, as well as a few Amborghettis wondering what all the excitement was about.
She had spent two nights in the cells below the Tristezza city hall. Although she was used to being in cold, dark places from her years of diving, she couldn't help thinking this might be the end and that she'd really blown it. She agonized over the trouble she'd caused for Franco's cousins Ruggero and Anna. The queen held Ruggero responsible as head of the family and had confiscated his boats. Sylvana was terrified that the queen held Mario captive–what could she do when they had taken everything?
But now that she could see the baby, Sylvana felt better. They seemed to be taking good care of him, at least. She thanked the stars that Franco had kept his theories to himself, or she would have no leverage at all. Sylvana straightened her shoulders and spoke.
"I demand a public trial."
"Are you insane? You have no rights, here, you traitor," the queen said.
"Perhaps not, but unless you release me, my baby, and my family's property, everyone will know that you murdered my husband."
"That's preposterous," Cristina said. "I had nothing to do with his death."
"You wanted his discovery all for yourself and sabotaged his ship. You thought you had Franco's journal–the red book you originally threatened me with–but you were disappointed to find it held nothing about the whereabouts of Simcha."
"Simcha? What is that?"
"It means 'joy' in Hebrew. I believe it is the seagoing city we've all been looking for. I've sent word to Palermo with Giorgio offering my services in recovering it."
"But I took your family's boats!"
"You must have missed one," Sylvana countered, her confidence growing. She grinned inwardly at the thought of red-haired Giorgio rowing the little boat out beyond the sluices under cover of night until he could turn on the pulse engine. She fervently hoped her vision was a reality.
"But– Palermo? Why didn't you tell me before?"
"Franco thought it was too important for you to keep all to yourself, Cristina. We're going to share it with everyone. We all thought the ocean had taken our cities away, but we're going to learn to live in the new ocean world, you know."
"You foolish girl. You burned all of the evidence in Franco's journal. No one will know you even existed, once we execute you."
Sylvana took a moment to savor her impending escape from the trap Cristina had laid for her.
"Not everything has been burned. I already mentioned Giorgio, didn't I? One thing I didn't mention is that Franco sent all the plans and locations to Palermo before he went on his last trip. They know everything, and they are waiting for me there. You may as well release me. And you may as well resign, because otherwise Palermo will only negotiate with the Amborgettis."
The room erupted as the Barsetti clan mobbed their heroine and made to carry her out on their shoulders. But she resisted the tide for a moment before joining the flow, her arms outstretched to snare the prize the nursemaid held out to her. In the confusion, Cristina slipped out a side door.
Sylvana gazed out over the flotilla of ships from Tristezza gathered to start a new life as seasteaders in the archipelago. A small pod of dolphins skipped alongside the boats in greeting.
Ruggero shouted, "Sonar's showing something big below!" A cheer rose from the crowd. Anna stood beside him at the prow, clasping a cross on a chain around her neck as she prayed for blessings on her husband and the new citizens of Acqua Simcha.
She shifted the sling holding three-month-old Mario and pointed toward the "island" of Palermo and its submerged sluices, where the floating city of Simcha would harbor.
"Look, Mario. That's where we're going," Sylvana said. "Mama's going to help bring up Papa's city." The sky glowed a light silver along the horizon, and Mario was the first baby to feel the warmth of the sunrise in a long time.
The Colored Lens #13 - Autumn 2014


In the Fall of 2015 brother Minoru Chen had a special time of fellowship with the working saints in Northern California. This fellowship was held at a camp in the Bay Area and, in fellowship, is freely available to our Living to Him readers.
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Destination Medical Center (DMC) congratulates Gianrico Farrugia, M.D. in his newly elected role as President and CEO of Mayo Clinic, replacing John Noseworthy, M.D. Dr. Noseworthy was instrumental in the formation of DMC and has been steadfast in his support of this initiative. Dr. Farrugia is a visionary and innovative leader with an impressive career with Mayo Clinic. Rochester is experiencing phenomenal growth, and DMC looks forward to continued collaboration with Dr. Farrugia as we partner with Mayo Clinic, the state of Minnesota, local municipalities and community organizations to secure Rochester's status as a global destination for health and wellness.


The Kenyon Review presents a reading with Stewart O'Nan.
Stewart O'Nan will be reading from his newest novel "Henry, Himself," the prequel to his beloved novel "Emily, Alone." Stewart is the author of sixteen previous novels, including "City of Secrets;" "West of Sunset;" "The Odds;" "Songs for the Missing;" "Wish You Were Here;" "A Prayer for the Dying;" and "Snow Angels." His novel "Last Night at the Lobster" was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He was born, raised and lives in Pittsburgh.


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The 3rd National Cultural Heritage Awards – 2018
The 3rd Cultural Heritage Awarding ceremony.
On 24th May 2018 at the Mayor's Parlour, KCCA Premises, Kampala, more than 160 people including representatives of government, civil society, cultural heritage enthusiasts, the media and well wishers gathered to witness the 2018 National Cultural Heritage Awarding ceremony. The Heritage Awards aims at raising awareness about the importance of safeguarding national cultural heritage for future generations by recognizing the outstanding contribution made by individuals, families and institutions to preserve and promote this important heritage.
The Chief Guest, Hon. Godfrey Kiwanda, the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, together with the Secretary General for the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO recognized the outstanding contribution of the Mugula Family and the Catholic Diocese of Masaka, for preserving and promoting tangible cultural heritage; and Rev. Fr. Richard Kayaga Gonzaga, Ms Annet Nandujja, Mr. Taga Nuwagaba and Mr. Robert Rukahemura Akiiki for preserving and promoting intangible cultural heritage. See summary of their contribution to the preservation and promotion of Uganda's cultural heritage.
The Chief Guest emphasized the need to place cultural heritage – and culture in general – to the centre of Government's development agenda and in determining the country's development objectives. To emphasise the value of heritage promotion, Hon. Kiwanda highlighted that his line Ministry will change its name to 'Ministry of Toursim, Wildlife and Heritage'
'… thank you so much especially for recognizing what we do in the field of culture. I am looking for a special place to properly hang my Award. I did not know anyone would notice my effort in my lifetime. I mean it because whenever culture is raised as a topic, people take a walk or wear an impatient expression to switch to something else. Only if they knew how hurt i get every time they do that… ' – Taga Nuwagaba, 2018 Heritage Prize winner
Call for nominations and the criteria for selection
Early this year, a public call was circulated seeking nominations of individuals, groups or organisations that have made outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting Uganda's heritage – whether built, natural or intangible. Over 90 entries were received out of which 15 made it to the long list which was assessed by a panel of cultural heritage experts to select the best 6 nominees who are being awarded today. The selection criteria included evidence of consistent contribution by the awardee to the aspect for which they are being awarded, the effort to transmit the cultural aspect and its benefits to other people (especially to young people and the community), a first-time national recognition and award and the aspects' reflection of the diversity of Uganda's cultural heritage.
Why the Heritage Awards?
The National Heritage Awards responds to the urgent need to preserve and promote Uganda's rapidly vanishing cultural heritage. It is with much concern that we continue to witness neglect and demolition of our valued cultural heritage properties across the country in the name of "development" as well as the disappearance of valued intangible cultural heritage.This situation is largely attributed to a lack of heritage education, insufficient political will demonstrated by the non-existence of a substantive heritage development body (such as a Ministry of Culture), resulting in limited investment in national heritage development and promotion.
Call for action!
We all have the responsibility to define what aspects of our heritage should be preserved and passed on to future generations. Uganda's diverse cultural heritage, if harnessed, has the potential to become a vehicle for nation building, empowerment, national identity, as well as economic development, through fostering mutual respect and social cohesion; promoting cultural entrepreneurship and cultural tourism cohesion. Let us jointly celebrate each and every effort to promote and preserve our national heritage!
In 2013, CCFU initiated the National Heritage Awards to recognise individuals and Organisations for their excellent contribution to preserving and promoting our heritage – whether build, natural or intangible. During the 13th International Conference of National Trusts in Entebbe, the first National Heritage Award ceremony was held followed by the 2nd National Heritage awards held in 2016 as CCFU marked 10 years of existence.
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A: In some cases this message appears where the field type is ENUM and the sent data didn't define in ENUM range .
So that's need to check the ENUM values in your table and update them before submiting.

A: The problem is that column pay_totals can't store whatever you are getting from the input because is too big.
Possibles solutions
SQL: ALTER TABLE [orders] ALTER COLUMN [pay_totals] VARCHAR(MAX)
MYSQL: ALTER TABLE [orders] MODIFY COLUMN [pay_totals] VARCHAR(60000)

A: Some times this error occurred due to inserting data into extra columns like ('created_at','updated_At') in pivot table. Below solution works for me.
Error Code
$users=User::create($input['data']);
foreach ($input['products'] as $product) {
    if (array_key_exists('special_price', $product)) {
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    } else {
        $userProducts[$product['id']] = ['special_price' => ''];
    }
    $userProducts['created_at'] = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString();
    $userProducts['updated_at'] = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString();
}

//individual product with special price of each product
/*
Output before code correction

array (1 =>
array(
    'special_price' => '',
),
'created_at' => '2019-04-07 14:28:27',
'updated_at' => '2019-04-07 14:28:27',))
*/
$users->products()->sync($userProducts);

Code Correction
$users=User::create($input['data']);
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    } else {
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    }
    // below lines are after code correction
    $userProducts[$product['id']]['created_at'] = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString();
    $userProducts[$product['id']]['updated_at'] = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString();
}

//individual product with special price of each product
/*
Output after code correction

array (1 =>
array(
    'special_price' => '',
    'created_at' => '2019-04-07 14:28:27',
    'updated_at' => '2019-04-07 14:28:27',
),)
*/
$users->products()->sync($userProducts);

A: Same error can be occurred due data type mismatching. As an example,if you are assigning an string to float, you will get this error. so be sure to check whether the data are in correct type. I got this error on symfony.

A: It is maybe because you have declared different datatype (e.g. ENUM) and you are sending different datatype in frontend(e.g. string). so at that time you might get this error.


For the last few weeks I've been working on this new drawing. I don't work on it regularly. Whenever I'm bored, or have nothing else to do, I bring it out and start to draw. I'm using pen. I'm drawing on a 18x24 sheet of britol paper.
I'm not sure where it's going. I have some ideas, but not sure about them just yet. I don't want to think too much with this drawing. I do that a lot. I over think and over plan most things in my life.
There's a lot going on, but it's kinda like how I feel my brain works sometimes. I have a lot of clouded thoughts. It makes it hard to focus. The constant counting doesn't help too much either. I want to start working on it regularly. There is someone I want to give it to.


Almost 119 million people, or 23.7 % of the EU population, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
We, members of the European Minimum Income Network, are convinced that this is not inevitable, but the consequence of political choices. One of these political choices to be made is the progressive realisation of well-designed Minimum Income Schemes: guaranteeing income support for everybody who needs it, for as long as they need it, enough to live a life in dignity and fully participate in society, adapted to the cost of living in every European country.
1. Well-designed Minimum Income Schemes support people and families with limited financial means to live in dignity.
2. Well-designed Minimum Income Schemes support people to be active in society and facilitate their progressive (re)integration into the labour market.
3. Well-designed Minimum Income Schemes are essential to ensure cohesion and to manage transitions in the current changing world of work.
4. Well-designed Minimum Income Schemes set a minimum floor for income levels and therefore help to ensure decent wages and help to reverse the dangerous trend of 'working poor'.
5. Well-designed Minimum Income Schemes are indispensable for more equal societies and more equal societies are better for the whole of society.
6. The money from Minimum Income is immediately spent in local shops and on local services so is crucial to maintain economic activity particularly in areas experiencing high levels of disadvantage.
7. Minimum Income Schemes represent a small percentage of social spending and have a high return on investment, while the cost of non-investment has enormous negative impacts for individuals concerned and high long-term costs for society.
8. In cash-based societies the absence of good quality Minimum Income Schemes exposes people to take intolerable risks.
The European Pillar of Social Rights sets out "the right to adequate minimum income benefits ensuring a life in dignity at all stages of life for everyone lacking sufficient resources"; ensuring progress on the access to this right, affirmed in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, is essential for the credibility of the EU.
Well-designed Minimum Income Schemes are adequate to live in dignity, providing comprehensive coverage for all people who need the schemes for as long as they need it, and promote people's empowerment and participation in society.


The Cadillac SRX is all-new for 2012 – under the hood that is. The current generation luxury crossover came to life a couple of years ago after a complete transformation that brought SRX from a "don't-call-me-a-wagon" wagon to a modern sport-luxe utility.
Sharing the same platform as the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain, the 2012 SRX now sports one engine offering, that being a peppy direct-injection 3.6-liter V-6 that cranks out 308hp and 265 lb. ft. of torque. This is sent to the front or all four wheels via a six-speed automatic gearbox with a driver-selectable Eco mode for enhanced fuel economy.
SRX models sporting the AWD chassis gain a limited-slip rear differential that allows power to be distributed to the wheel with the best traction.
The new SRX bespeaks modern Cadillac and features state-of-the-art amenities and sharp styling cues. It offers quiet and confident ride and handling while not giving up too much driving enjoyment.
Cadillac packages the SRX in "collections" as opposed to trim levels. Our recent tester arrived sporting membership in the Premium Collection with AWD running gear and very stylish new-for-2012 bright finish 20-inch aluminum wheels. A tire inflation kit replaces the spare tire.
Occupants are bathed in luxury with leather surfaces everywhere and ventilated and heated seats and this year the heated steering wheel is thrown in although that is one item we did not have the opportunity to test as summer was heading into extra innings.
A large 8-inch touchscreen is at the center of the dash as well as your infotainment world inside the SRX and nearly all physical adjustments in the crossover Caddy are power-assisted. Should the scenic view switch from the side windows to overhead, the SRX has that covered thanks to the Ultraview power sunroof.
Our test model also featured a dual screen rear seat entertainment system with its own DVD player and wireless headphones.
The SRX seats five in comfort and offers ample space in the rear for storage that includes a movable cargo fence with additional cargo space available under the cargo floor for total concealment.
Pricing for the 2012 Cadillac SRX begins around $35 grand for a base model with our loaded AWD Premium Collection tester coming in at $51,055. Fuel economy from the new SIDI 3.6 is 16 mpg city and 23 mpg highway.