Gaoligongshan is located in western Yunnan bordering Myanmar, extending from the Tibetan Plateau to Indochina, and is the watershed of the Irrawaddy and the Salween Rivers; as such, Gaoligongshan is considered one of the world's richest biodiversity hotspots. Since 2014, Kadoorie Conservation China Department has been collaborating with the Tengchong Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve (GLGS). We started off with a 4-year field survey to inventory the biodiversity of this majestic forested massif, yielding a number of exciting discoveries, including the first record of Red Serow (Capricornis rubidus) for China, rediscovery of the Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata) for Yunnan after 30 years, and discovered a number of new-to-science species and new records for China. Capacity building of GLGS staff, enhancement of education and publicity materials and monitoring of the Gaoligong Gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) are other aspects of our collaboration. We collected detailed records of the surveys into a field guide "Biodiversity of Tengchong, Gaoligongshan", which is available in KFBG Farm Shop.


Live Nation Inc. signed a 10-year agreement with rapper Jay-Z that includes live shows, recordings and millions of dollars that the performer can invest in new businesses.
Jay-Z, whose given name is Shawn Carter, received options to buy 500,000 shares of Live Nation stock at $13.73 each, the Beverly Hills concert promoter disclosed in a regulatory filing. Additional financial terms are not being released, the company said.


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If you're looking for C & F Enterprises Quilts and Bedspreads, then you will find here many.
These Beautiful Bedding Sets from C & F Enterprise deliver high Style at a Great Value.
You can Buy them at good price at the convenience of your own, by sitting at the corner of your Bedroom or anywhere else.
We are here for you to list top rated and with good reviews Quilts and Bedspreads. It is always Easy to find the Designer look with C & F that made its Reputation by offering nicely coordinated Accessories including-Quilts, Bedskirts and Shams.
C & F has the right look for your Bedroom Decor, so let's choose the Bedding Set, which suits your needs.
The pure cotton Natural Shells Quilt and Bedding have an enchanting ocean and seashell theme, which looks Elegant on it!!
The Colors are Subtle and the quality is good. Customers love it!!
Facing of this Beautiful Quilt is 100% cotton and backing is 100% polyester. Again filling is 100% Cotton.
The Quality and Fabric is so good that Customer love it!!
Full / Queen Quilt, Bed Skirt, Two Standard Pillow Shams, Two Euro Shams and Five Five Decorative Pillows.
It is Extra soft quilt and filling is stuffed inside 100% cotton fabric with a holiday garland theme.
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Whispering Sands King Quilt by C & F has good Reviews from it Customers.
Decorate your master suite, guest bedroom, kids or teens room or beach house with the Whispering Sands Bedding Ensemble Collection.
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Beautiful Bedding Set C & F Enterprises Cora Blue Standard Sham with good Reviews.
Cora Quilted Standard Pillow Sham features Coral colored.
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Cover is 100% cotton, but filling is 100% polyester.
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Material of this quilt set is 100% cotton face and cotton fill. It is machine washable on gentle.
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Outdoorsy Timberline pieces together geometric patterns and solids in a harmonious blend of warm and cool tones.
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The soft Green ferns and butterflies are on the light colored background which gives a serene ambiance.
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A great accent for a chair or bedroom. Measures 18″ x 18″. 100% Cotton with 100% Polyester Fill.
Coordinates With C & F Knotty Buoy Quilt Set.
The standard sham coordinates with the same pattern as the quilt.
The Nantucket Dream Quilt Set will make your bedroom, beach house or Country Cottage feel like an island vacation. The quilt combines all shades and hues of blue to bring all the colors and the heat of the tropics straight to you. The wonderful combination of these striped, gingham, Plaid and solid fabrics create a beachy and nautical atmosphere. This exciting pattern can make your bedroom a tropical paradise like no other!
The quilt is luxury oversized with a 100% cotton cover and is 100% cotton filled. It is prewashed and should be machine washed on gentle and then line dried.
Sea Shell square decorative pillow features embroidered Green, Blue and Teal sea shells on a white background.
It is beautiful and customers love it!!
Enjoy lively, nautical-themed bedding with GREEN SHELLS.
Decorate your beach house with this Beach and Tropical ensemble.
The Quilt features blue and white shells floating in a green sea on the quilt and reverses to a green, blue and white stripe.
The Euro shams and Bedskirt are the same stripe pattern. Add the Draperies and Valances to adorn your windows.
The large assortment of Decorative Pillows add that special designer touch.
It look so nice and the colors blended with each other nicely!!


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Q: How can I hook into and edit the text of a wp_nav_menu  tag? I'm trying to change the text displayed for the anchor tags in the wp_nav_menu li's.
I actually managed to do this with jQuery, nothing fancy, because I am certainly no professional. You can see the basic code here:
jQuery(document).ready(function () {

    jQuery('.menu-item-30 > a').html('');

});

It works, this code will find the anchor tag in the desired nav menu li and change the icon to a tiny little house for the home page. The problem is that when I load the page, for the briefest second, before the house loads I can see the original text in that anchor tag which is "home" and it looks unprofessional. What I am trying to say, is that the page loads and then this code noticeably runs after.
Therefore, I figured this is maybe where filters and hooks come into play. However, from what I understand, you can't really wrap jQuery in PHP and set it as a filter, right? Maybe I just need to change "ready" in jQuery to something else.
Therefore, how can I change the text in between  and  from 'Home' to  while at the same time, having it load while the page loads and not after?

A: One way to achieve such effect would be to use wp_nav_menu_objects hook.
function modify_home_in_nav_menu_objects( $items, $args ) {
    foreach ( $items as $k => $object ) {
        // you can also target given page using this if:
        // if ( 'page' == $object->object && 2 == $object->object_id ) {
        if ( 30 == $object->ID ) {
            $object->title = '';
        }
    }
    return $items;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_objects', 'modify_home_in_nav_menu_objects', 10, 2 );

PS. Should it really be fas and not fa in there?

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Read Chad Tilburys Blog Investigating WMI attacks here.
Chad has over 20 years of experience working with government agencies, defense contractors, and Fortune 500 companies. He served as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, where he investigated and conducted computer forensics for a variety of crimes, including murder, abduction, espionage, fraud, hacking, intellectual property theft, child exploitation, terrorism, and computer intrusions. He has led international forensic teams, built forensic departments, and spent over eight years as an incident response consultant and technical director with Mandiant and CrowdStrike. Here at SANS, Chad is a senior instructor and co-author for two six-day courses: FOR500: Windows Forensic Analysis, which focuses on the core skills required to become a certified forensic practitioner, and FOR508: Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics, which teaches sophisticated computer intrusion analysis and advanced threat hunting techniques.


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UPDATE: Butler County deputy shot Liberty Twp. suspect who pointed weapon in doorway, sheriff's office says
A man was shot and killed by a Butler County Sheriff's Office deputy on Tuesday morning, Jan. 12, 2021, at the Lakota Pointe Townhomes. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
Crime & Law | Updated Jan 12, 2021
By Lauren Pack
An hours-long Liberty Twp. standoff that started Monday evening ended with the suspect shot and killed by law enforcement, officials said.
Deputies were first called just after 5 p.m. to a domestic violence report in the 6800 block of Yoakum Court in the Lakota Pointe Townhomes, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, Junius Thomas, had kicked in the door there, and the female resident called 911.
The woman who made the 911 call fled. Thomas was armed and "extremely agitated" when deputies arrived, the sheriff's office said. Deputies, who were briefly inside the residence but unable to take Thomas into custody, called for the SWAT team after exiting, so they called the SWAT team after going back outside, the sheriff's office said. Contact continued with Thomas until there were about 90 minutes without communication.
That's when the SWAT team used an armored vehicle to open the door, hoping to use a robot to check on Thomas. But Thomas closed the door, and when SWAT members again used the armored vehicle to open the door, Thomas "appeared in the doorway and raised his gun" toward the team members, the sheriff's office said.
That's when a deputy shot Thomas, and he died at the scene. The deputy, who has not been identified, is an eight-year veteran of the sheriff's office, according to a news release.
"This is never the end result we look for in this type of incident but unfortunately, for the safety of the community and our law enforcement officers, it was a necessary one," said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.
We'll continue to update this story as we learn more.

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MIKE STARTED working at the Alliance and Leicester building society making tea and delivering the mail before being encouraged to do accountancy exams by Alan Mawby.
As a training accountant he was offered a job at RF Brookes Ltd in Leicester as their management accountant and this was his 1st step into the food industry.
After a couple of years he was offered the Job of Company Secretary and head of Finance for RF Brookes by his boss and long time mentor Rick Turnbull. Then after a few more years RF Brookes' success created an opportunity to build a new factory, and Rick introduced a new way of organising the business. Splitting the site into 5 profit responsible business units and Mike was offered the opportunity to run one of them, Line 4, the smallest of the 5 with just one line, a vegetable quiche for Marks and Spencer's. The love of starting up something from scratch started here and he was introduced to the high expectations of Marks and Spencer's both on the quality of the food and the environment they expect their food to be made (Thank you Judith Humberstone).After two years the line had grown to £5m turnover, had introduced the 1st ever chilled filled Yorkshire pudding with some of the nicest silverside beef and rich gravy, and made a good profit and the team work was excellent. He was then promoted to the largest of the Business units in RF Brookes Ltd, Brookes Kitchens. This was all about working with a skilled shop floor that had to prepare and cook the beef / chicken and vegetables and provide them for the other 4 business. Working alongside key people who took meat off a bone , removed core from peppers taught Mike all about how pride in your work and respect can create a great team spirit and great results.
Then in 1999 Rick asked Mike to Move to Wales and run Avana Bakeries, a big celebration cake supplier to Marks and Spencer's, who were at the time having a few issues. A big decision but Mike at the time felt it was right and with his Eldest Daughter just about to start School and his youngest child just about to be born the Woods Family moved to Wales!
They would be lying to say that was not hard on the family but the business went from strength to strength , winning new business and expanding its markets and even won team of the year in the Division of RHM that it belonged. Then the business had a significant fire and 40% of the factory was taken out. No one was hurt but the impact was devastating. The response from everyone was though was amazing. Within 6 days they were back in production, within 6 weeks they won new contacts and within two years a brand new extension was added onto the repaired old building and Mike Felt it was time to move on.
It was around this time that Mike started to feel something was missing in his life despite having a great family and success in work he was questioning 'is this all there is to life'. He began exploring faith. 1st with Buddhism and then after singing the U2 song 'I still haven't found what I am looking for' had a meeting with God.. From that day he offered is life to God and has been searching to find Gods purpose for his life.


WASHINGTON – On August 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, voted to adopt conflict minerals regulations for section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Following the vote, the Enough Project analyzed the 356-page text and published a new policy brief that summarizes reporting requirements for companies, and outlines key implications for the advocacy community.
Over the next four years, hundreds of companies that file annual reports with the SEC will have to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the minerals in its products. These regulations are designed to help reduce the trade of conflict minerals, which has been a major funding source for armed groups in eastern Congo.
Many companies will have to comply with the law, but how they comply will depend in part on how narrowly or expansively companies and the SEC interpret the final rule, and how effective non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups, and other human rights advocates are at monitoring compliance.
According to the brief, two of the major compliance concerns that advocates will closely monitor are whether companies that should file section 1502 specialized disclosures actually do, and whether each companies' minerals country of origin inquiry produces a conclusive result. Due diligence is only triggered when a company knows or has reason to believe its minerals came from Congo or neighboring countries. Companies may perceive an incentive to conduct a country of origin inquiry that produces inconclusive results, believing they would not have to conduct due diligence in such a case. Advocates will need to monitor good faith compliance in the conduct of these inquiries.
The policy brief is the first of a series of Enough Project briefs on the implementation of section 1502.


We tend to remember and take comfort in those memories of warm family dinners, where we are surrounded by our favorite people sharing delicious food, some laughs and warm hugs. Contributing to this family scene is the dining room set you rely on. Let the Amish Woodmont Dining Chairs become part of those cherished memories as they offer supportive and comfortable solid wood furniture that the entire family will enjoy. The Woodmont is a sight to behold, with a sculpted central back splat that is waiting to hold you comfortably. The shapes of the Woodmont are positively contemporary with strong and attractive natural wood handcrafted beautifully.
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India Test Juggernaut Keeps Home Invincibility Rolling On
Much has changed in Indian cricket since the national team last lost a test series on home soil nearly 10 years ago. Former captain MS Dhoni retired from test cricket, Virat Kohli took up the mantle to lead India to the top of the rankings before stepping down this year and four different coaches have been in charge of the team. But India's relentless home domination continued. They have hosted 42 matches since England claimed a famous 2-1 victory in 2012. The hosts have lost two tests but won every series — 15 in a row after the 2-0 sweep of Sri Lanka.
Several teams have come to Indian shores with high hopes of conquering the "final frontier". Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and England have toured twice since 2012 and lost every series.
Bangladesh and Afghanistan were also thrashed while Sri Lanka have now gone 22 matches without a win in India — the most by any team in a country.
Many of India's victories have been achieved in emphatic fashion, often without having to bat a second time.
As a result, competition for places has become cut-throat and batting stalwarts such as Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, with 177 test caps between them, have been dropped.
Against Sri Lanka, they were not missed.
A rapidly maturing Shreyas Iyer cemented his place in the middle order with two half-centuries on a Bengaluru pitch that aided the Lankan spinners and Hanuma Vihari showed promise at number three.
BIG SHOES
Dhoni's shoes were probably the biggest to fill but the daring Rishabh Pant has made the wicketkeeper's job his own.
Pant had proved his mettle overseas and in the past 14 months has contributed match-turning knocks lower down the order.
Lightning-quick glove work, sound judgement on reviewing decisions and fireworks with the bat contributed to a player of the series award against Sri Lanka.
Pant has had his critics, mainly for his propensity to throw his wicket away with rash decision-making.
But his skipper Rohit believes he has learned to play a delicate balancing act between trusting his instincts and curbing them.
"As a cricketer you want to evolve. In the past, I've made a few mistakes, but I want to keep improving. My mindset is not the same," Pant said. "I used to think too much about what I might miss. Now I'm focusing on my process."
With India playing matches across all three formats throughout the year, squad rotation has been key to keeping players fresh — especially fast bowlers.
Jasprit Bumrah has played 29 tests for India but the Bengaluru game — where he picked up eight wickets — was only his fourth at home.
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"He's quite keen to make an impact in test cricket. Going forward, you will see Bumrah playing tests in India and abroad, but we need to look after these guys."
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A sofa can stick in your mind for a long time after you sit on it. Think about a person you haven't seen in a while, you probably can't remember their eye colour but I bet you can recall vaguely what their sofa looks like- kind of strange, yes. This may have some deep psychological contention to do with the feeling of personal safety, but what ever! The point is that your sofa can stick in people's minds for a long time after they come to visit you; so better have one that leaves a positive impression on them! Have no fear though, our professionals know how to present a striking sofa- take a look at some of these sofas that are sure to stick in your memory.
Look at how much this sofa suite jumps out at you; it may not be to everyone's taste, but it is, nonetheless, impressive and, moreover, memorable. Using a very non-invasive colouring scheme will help your sofa present itself- instead of you having to work around it. A colourful, comfortable sofa, a warm fire, a good book and some wine; you won't be forgetting this sofa any time soon.
The off-white (used to paint this room)'s slight green pigment is being reflected by all that natural white light hitting the sofa. The metamers in the couch and wall are also emphasised greatly by the dark of the rug as, otherwise, any natural light hitting the floor would help to counter that effect- as it is, little direct light is hitting the wood.
This can completely transform how your room looks and help your sofa become the centre piece- not the TV! A deep red in a slightly pink tinged room will have a similar effect and make that sofa stand out a mile. Give it a test, what do you have to lose?
OK, this isn't technically a sofa- but I bet you're interested in it aren't you. The 'Sitscape' from Hackenbroich Architekten is a holistic product seating that aims to accommodate every comfort mood: like a normal sofa, a chaise lounge, flat out and smooth undulations for all your possible chiropractic activities. Yes, it looks uncomfortable, however the materiel used to make it is much more soft that it appears and actually relaxes somewhat when pressure is applied upon it. This product is custom made and can come in a variety of shapes and designs. For a full view of the project click… … . here.
Reminiscent of a 50's diner sofa but brought into the modern age with smooth structural curves in the frame and alternating colour design, this sofa is sure to catch anyone's eye. Got any sofas that you like from our listings? Let us know in the comments.


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Volume 11 Number 5 of Touchstone. The magazine focused on undergraduate opinion and included contributions from Amherst College, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College students. From March 1936 to February 1950 the periodical was published eight times a year under the title of Touchstone. From March 1950 to 2001 the magazine was published under the title of Sabrina. No issues were published in the years 1943-1945, 1955-1958, 1964, 1958-1970, 1972-1980, 1994-1996, and 1998-1999. The magazine included humorous elements as well as "the genuine literary efforts of budding writers." Entries in issues varied in form including drawings, comics, poems, short stories, articles, photographs, editorials, and jokes. The editors of this issue were James Douglas, Jr., Richard Maxson, John O. Todd, Jr., Claude Namy, and John Pearson.
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Basic features of Investment Trusts.
Investment Trusts are public limited companies quoted and traded on the stock exchange and investing in areas of investment such as UK Growth, Far East, Emerging Markets and Special Situations.
A management team select stocks for the trust and continually buy and sell shares according to the theme of the investment trust and its mission and market conditions.
Shares in Investment Trust are traded on the stockmarket and private investors can buy shares in the Investment Trust as you would for individual shares.
The Investment Trust enable you to spread risk by investing, through the trust, in the numerous companies whilst benefiting from the experienced management team who continually monitor, buy and sell shares accordingly.
When buying shares in an investment trust company you become a shareholder and your shares will rise and fall in value according to supply and demand for the shares.
You may hold shares in as many different investment trusts as you like. Charges include the brokers deal cost plus there is a bid/offer spread of around 5% for buying and selling shares. There is also usually a management charge of between 0.3% and 0.5% per annum.
The overall charges of an investment trust are generally cheaper than a unit trust.
These are intended as a medium to long term investment.
You are not certain to make a profit, you may lose money / make a loss.
Level and bases of and reliefs from taxation are subject to change.
The investor is taxed as for any other share. Dividends are received with a tax credit of 10%. Non-taxpayers cannot reclaim this tax. Lower rate and basic rate tax payers have no further liability. Higher rate taxpayers are liable to a further 22.5% on the grossed up dividend.
It is worth remembering that there is no capital gains tax or income tax to pay for any shares, funds or trusts that are held in a stocks & shares ISA. Most investment trusts qualify for stocks & shares ISA and ISA account are available to be opened and managed online. More below.
What are the benefits of investment trusts?
Your money is pooled with other investors money, reducing costs and increasing investment opportunities plus you have the benefit of an experienced management team.
The risk is spread because you are investing in a wide range of shares.
Managers. expertise means your money is invested effectively.
The charges are low so more of your money starts working from the moment you invest.
You can invest small amounts from as little as £25 a month or lump sums of £250. Combine the benefits of investment trusts and ISAs and you have an effective and tax-efficient way to invest in the stockmarket.
You can hold investment trusts in a self select ISA, subject to the general ISA rules for qualifying share investments.
You may take out a stocks and shares ISA online and invest in funds, unit trusts, investment trusts, stocks and shares as well as bonds and some lower right insurance products.
Many investment trusts allow regular monthly savings from as little as £25, whereas many unit trusts set a minimum £50 for regular contributions, often rising to £250 on many popular funds.
There is no capital gains or income tax to be paid on returns on any shares or trusts held within an ISA.
Stock markets are volatile and risk and reward are linked. In general terms, the higher the potential for growth, the higher the risk and stocks and stock markets do not always rise..
If investment in a building society deposit account can be described as low risk, then investments in unit trusts can range from low to medium risk in the case of most gilt funds, to medium risk for most UK growth and income funds, through to high risk for specialist funds.
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A pox on anyone who tries to extract a message from The Odyssey. It's not that The Odyssey doesn't mean anything. Quite the opposite. It's just that a work of art isn't like a fortune cookie which can be cracked open, its message to be plucked out and read aloud over dessert. Instead, a work of art is like a deep, active pond into which you can cast your line and draw up any number of things, depending on the season, the time of day, your skill as a fisherman, and your willingness to wait.


Despite claims of being horribly underfunded, Kansas school cash reserves set another new record of $952 million this year. And that's just their operating funds; districts also set new records for capital outlay reserves ($528 million) and debt service reserves ($581 million). Total carryover cash reserves, including record-setting federal cash balances of $48 million, hit $2.1 billion.
174 districts increased operating cash reserves in 2018, while the other 112 districts decreased reserves.
The data comes from the Kansas Department of Education and reflects balances as of July 1 each year. District-level data can be downloaded from KansasOpenGov.org; there are charts like the one shown above and spreadsheets listing individual fund balances or totals by major category.
Every district needs some level of operating reserves each year, but the growth in operating reserves between 2005 and 2018 shows more than $400 million in money provided to educate students was used to increase bank balances. Government funds operate like checking accounts; the annual balance grows when more money is deposited than is spent.
School officials have offered several excuses over the years to rationalize burgeoning cash balances, but none of the explanations stand up to accounting and statutory scrutiny.
There's no record of school districts telling courts or legislators that they lacked sufficient cash reserves prior to Kansas Policy Institute's discovery that schools had $705 million in operating reserves at the end of the 2009 school year. That's significant for several reasons. School cash reserves were at $452 million at the end of the 2005 school year, just before the last big court-ordered funding increase began; four years later those operating cash reserves reached $705 million, meaning a significant portion of the increase wasn't needed to educate students.
The Department of Education advised districts to consider increasing reserves while the state was late making payments during the recession, but that doesn't explain away the increase leading up to that point or additional increases that occurred once payments were made on time.
Some legislators and education officials blame a Sebelius-era budget-balancing gimmick for the 'appearance' of large cash reserves. Schools' final aid payment of the 2003 fiscal year was delayed one month (from June to July); the payment didn't count as spending on the state's books until the new year but schools were required to report the money as received in June, thereby giving the appearance of having more money on hand July 1 than they actually had.
But even though that practice has continued ever since, the effect on the increase in ending cash reserves was a one-time event, as districts received the same number of payments each year thereafter. Accordingly, the increase in year-end cash balances results from spending decisions.
Some education officials claim schools only have a few days' worth of spending on hand, but such claims only count a small portion of operating reserves. Most often that claim is based on the balance in the Contingency Fund, but that is just one of about a dozen funds holding operating cash reserves. At the end of the 2017 school year, districts averaged 19.3 percent of operating expense in reserve, and that includes operating spending on KPERS retirement funding and federal spending. No reserves are needed for KPERS and federal funding isn't included in the operating cash reserve totals.
Another common but very misleading claim is that school operating cash reserves are restricted. The most common example cited is money set aside for debt service payments, but that money isn't included in the operating cash total. As noted earlier, that $581 million is accounted for separately. Many of the restrictions that once existed on operating funds have been modified by the Legislature but districts have used very little of their new authority. Only a third of Special Education reserves can be spent on other needs, but a third of the $192 million left over at the end of last year could have done more good elsewhere. The $68 million left over in the Food Service fund can't simply be transferred out (because of poor accounting practices that fail to separate state and local tax dollars from other sources) but there's still a way to effectively use that money; instead of transferring new money into the Food Service fund, spend it down to zero and get implement better accounting practices in the meanwhile. The same can be done in other areas.
The fact that many school districts haven't spent all of the state and local tax dollars they've received over the years, and instead, used it to increase cash reserves underscores the hypocrisy of claiming to be underfunded.


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Q: How to fire JavaScript event when user drags text into textfield? I have a form that formats text which is input by several textfields, and I would like to make it possible for the user to type text, paste text, and drop text into the textfield. The JavaScript event is format(). I have used the onkeyup="format() when a user types text and pastes text, but I can't figure out what event will allow a user to select text, drag and drop it over the textfield, and fire the event to automatically update the formatted text. I have tried ondrop, onmouseup, and onchange all to no avail. I have a feeling that the onmouseup property is working, but the problem is that the event fires right after the mouse is released, before the text textfield has the new user text, so it looks as if it didn't fire, when indeed it did, but there was nothing in the textfield. Could this be? If so, could I use setTimeout to delay the event by 500 milliseconds (or something) until the text is there?
Here is the javscript:

Here is one of the 7 textfields that I have (I have the onkeyup which covers type and paste, but I don't know what to use for drag and drop):
<form class="right_aligned" name="form" method="get" action="" id="form"   onkeyup="format()" onmouseup="format()" ondrop="format()">

<input ondblclick="this.value=''" type="text" name="publication" value="Publication..." id="publication" style="border:1px solid;border-color:#B0B0B0;width:225px;padding:4px;margin:10px;color: #000;"
ondrop="format()" ondragover="{this.value=''; this.style.color='#000';}" onfocus="if (this.value==this.defaultValue) {this.value=''; this.style.color='#000';}"  onblur="if(this.value=='') {this.value=this.defaultValue; this.style.color='#000';}">

...and here is the contenteditable div that the text is output to:

By the way, this is for a Firefox extension, so cross browser is not an issue. It just has to work in Firefox.

A: There may be another way out there, but you can use setTimeout with a 1 millisecond time and it seems to work just fine:

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<textarea ondrop="formatOnDrop(this)" onchange="formatOnChange(this)" id="textarea"></textarea>

<input type="text" id="inputtext" ondrop="formatOnDrop(this)" onchange="formatOnChange(this)"/>

function formatOnDrop(el){
    formatElement = el;
    //alert('ondrop: ' + el.id + ' was changed to ' + el.value);
    setTimeout(function(){format()},1);
}
function formatOnChange(el){
    formatElement = el;
    //alert('onchange: ' + el.id + ' was changed to ' + el.value);
    setTimeout(function(){format()},1);
}
function format() {
    alert('format: ' + formatElement.id + ' was changed to ' + formatElement.value);
}

http://jsfiddle.net/rREsh/3/
Note, the formatOnChange() function is never called when selecting and dropping text, but it does fire onblur when copying and pasting.


I had my civil partnership since 2006. However, our relationship had been struggling and my partner just moved away from UK and left me behind here. I had already got my perminent resident permit last year. However, one of the immigration staff doubt my status in UK when I entered to UK back from travelling last December. Actually, he asked my status with my partner. I replied he left me and moved to another country. Then he kept my passport for checking in his office about 30 minutes. When he gave me back my passport, I asked him what was wrong with my visa? He said so many people just terminate their relationship after they get the perminent residency in UK. (but the fact is I don't even have my divorce yet) So I worry about my next travelling. Will I get any similar trouble again when I come back to UK from another country next time? Did the immigration staff make any record for me by his own doubt/judge so I can't come back to UK again after travelling? Looking forward to hearing from someone to help some advices soon?
You have to remain two more years until you have been resident in the UK for five years before you can appeal for citizenship.


In summary, online shoppers can differ from offline shoppers in terms of profiles. Online shoppers tend to be younger, wealthier, better educated, have higher 'computer literacy' and more disposable income. However, perhaps as the Internet becomes a more mainstream shopping channel the differences in consumer profiles will not be so marked as wider sectors of the world at large are able to gain access to digital channels. The next part of this section explores the expectations and motivations of online consumers (see also Activity 10.1).


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New Jersey's pension amendment, Florida's new Congressional map, and calls for Chicago Mayor Emanuel to resign: US state blog round up for 5 – 11 December
USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs.
On Thursday, VTDigger takes a close look at the aftermath of Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin's abandoning of single payer healthcare reform in the Green Mountain State last December. They say that there are still some 'live embers' of the system, in the form of incremental proposals such as a payroll tax to fund free primary health care and the expansion of low-cost health care to those under 26.
Heading down to New York, State of Politics reports that state lawmakers will next month discuss the recent zero-percent growth in the state's cap on property taxes. They comment that the flat growth is of concern for local government and school officials in the state, who are facing rising costs. Staying in the Empire State, Times Union has a timeline of the rise and fall of Dean Skelos – the former State Senate Majority leader who was this week found guilty of public corruption.
New Jersey's PolitickerNJ this week reports that the state Senate's president, Democrat Steve Sweeney has fired back at criticism from state GOP over his recently proposed constitutional amendment to tackle the Garden States $80 billion pension shortfall. New Jersey Republicans had expressed concern that the Democrats were attempting to legislate by constitutional amendment, with Sweeney responding that the amendment would not stop future administrations from altering the pension system.
Donald Trump Credit: Gage Skidmore (Flickr, CC-BY-SA-2.0)
Moving on to the Keystone State, PoliticsPA has the news that the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, has banned Donald Trump from the city in response to Trump's call to ban all Muslims from entering the US. He is also reported to have called Trump 'an asshole' during the press conference. Staying in Pennsylvania, raging chicken press writes Friday that the state House's Speaker, Mike Turzai has been criticised by state Democrats for apparently attending a GOP fundraiser at the same time that the state's 164-day budget stalemate may be coming to an end.
On Monday, Delaware Liberal has the news that the state's Governor, Jack Markell has announced a resolution that will officially apologize for the state's role in slavery, to mark the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th amendment.
Heading down to the Sunshine State, The Shark Tank looks at how Florida's newly approved Congressional map will affect the state's delegation. They comment that while most are likely to be safe, the redistricting process means that several may not be returning to Washington DC in 2017.
Yellowhammer reports that the US Department of Transportation announced this week that it would be launching an investigation into whether the closure of 31 rural Department of Motor Vehicle offices caused civil rights violations. State Democrats have argued that the closures were targeted at areas of the state with a high percentage of minority residents, who were more likely to be disenfranchised as a result.
Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana credit: Gage Skidmore (CC-BY-SA-2.0)
Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal has less than a month left in office before Democrat John Bel Edwards takes over. Something Like the Truth wonders how Jindal will spend his final days in office, given that his approval rating is at 20 percent. They say that despite his failings, Jindal will be spending the next few weeks touting his achievements.
Arkansas Times this week looks at the state Governor, Asa Hutchinson's political strategy aimed at re-branding Arkansas' private health care option (which is funded by Medicaid). They say that while Hutchinson has argued that the private option in the state is ending, it is simply being renamed.
Moving on to Texas, Burnt Orange Report argues that the state's Governor, Greg Abbott, is willing to risk the state's Medicaid funding in order to defund Planned Parenthood in the state.
On Monday, Plunderbund writes that despite their desire to implement 'right to work' legislation in Ohio, the state's Republicans know that it would hurt their election fortunes next year, as it would mobilize the state's labor movement against them. Later in the week, they argue that the state's Attorney General, Mike DeWine is again wasting the state's time and money, this time by launching an arbitrary investigation into Planned Parenthood in the state.
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In Michigan this week, eclecta blog says that this week state House Republicans passed a bill which would eliminate straight-ticket voting on state ballots. They comment that the bill may not pass in the Senate as it does not make voting hard enough, as it included a link to another bill which would allow for 'no excuse' absentee ballot voting.
Capitol Fax of Illinois this week has the news that Governor Bruce Rauner has stated that for now, he is not pushing a right to work agenda for the state, though his proposals to allow local governments and school districts to decode who is collectively bargained is holding up the state's budget agreement. Staying in the Prairie State, Progress Illinois report that because of the ongoing controversy over the shooting of Laquan McDonald by police last year, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel's disapproval rating now stands at 67 percent. Emanuel also apologized for the case at a City Council meeting this week. Later, they say that State Representative LaShawn K. Ford has introduced a bill which would legalize the recall of Chicago's mayor.
West and Pacific
Blog for Arizona this week looks at the first 'WTF' bill of the session, one which mandates that in order to be eligible for election as county school superintendent, a person must hold a degree in business, finance, or accounting.
In New Mexico, Joe Monahan writes that the state's Governor, Susana Martinez, has responded to a new report which ranks the state as the worst run in country, by stating that she is 'working to reform and improve' the state's education system and economy.
Idaho Governor Butch Otter Credit: Jake Putnam (Flickr, CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0)
Over in Idaho this week, Eye on Boise says that the state's Governor, Butch Otter, has defended recent payments to the state's former chief lawyer, Tom Perry, for his work on their sage grouse lawsuit. Otter and GOP leaders have been criticized for not using the services of the state's Attorney General, and instead paying Perry half of his former annual salary for two month's work.
Moving on to the Golden State, Flashreport argues Monday that new taxes are not necessary in California, arguing that the state's government is 'awash in cash', with the state's budget estimated to be up by $3 billion by the end of the fiscal year. On Thursday, Political Blotter wonders if California will ban guns ales to those on terror watch lists, after Congress has repeatedly turned away from enacting the measure as a federal law. Fox & Hounds, meanwhile, urges policymakers not to 'doom Los Angeles' to a permanent housing shortage by accepting calls for a citywide moratorium on the building of high-density housing in the city.
Featured image: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel. Credit: Daniel X. O'Neil (Flickr, CC-BY-2.0)
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Bernd Vöhringer (* 24. Oktober 1968 in Sindelfingen) ist ein deutscher Politiker der CDU. Seit August 2001 ist er Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Sindelfingen.

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Bernd Vöhringer absolvierte von 1985 bis 1987 eine Ausbildung zum Industriekaufmann bei IBM Deutschland in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. 1990 nahm er ein Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaft an der Universität Hohenheim auf, das er 1996 als Diplom-Ökonom erfolgreich abschloss. Bereits während des Studiums arbeitete Vöhringer bei der deutschen Niederlassung von Hewlett-Packard in Böblingen, zunächst als Marketing-Assistent, nach seinem Hochschulabschluss als Produktmanager. 2000 wechselte er zur Münchener Unternehmensberatung Droege & Comp. 2003 promovierte Bernd Vöhringer mit der Schrift Unterstützung der kommunalpolitischen Führung durch Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie im Rahmen des New Public Management.

Vöhringers politische Laufbahn begann als Vorsitzender des Kreisverbandes der Jungen Union Böblingen. Von 1994 bis 2000 war er Mitglied des Gemeinderats der Stadt Sindelfingen, wo er von 1997 bis 2000 auch die CDU-Fraktion führte. 2001 wurde Bernd Vöhringer zum Oberbürgermeister seiner Heimatstadt Sindelfingen gewählt, bei Amtsantritt war er der jüngste Oberbürgermeister in Deutschland. 2009 und 2017 wurde er jeweils wiedergewählt.

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