We do what we do in order to change the world. This is especially true for organisations: from independent consultants to global super powers. So why do so many of us forget this and end up focussing on the wrong things for too long?
In this article, I'll introduce you to 'User Stories' in real-life. This Agile story telling technique will encourage you to focus on outcomes and purpose (valuable change), rather than features and churn (the red herring). And you can start it straight away.
I am goal driven. I'm also very lazy. And I love trying new things. In the wrong hands (my own!) this has led to many different stories.
My daily yoga practice is driven by purpose: I want the outcome of remaining physically active, flexible and healthy, so I can realise the value of keeping doing the things that bring me joy in my life for as long as possible.
The function of serving this purpose is to actually practice yoga.
Let's try this out for size in an organisational context.
The purpose of a learning designer is to change the way people behave in the world, aiming for a particular set of valuable outcomes, and is not simply to design learning. Producing learning materials, instructional design, facilitation and scaffolded resources, as well as the learning design itself, are all simply functions of this purpose.
In Agile, we document requirements for specific types of people in short, regular, value-based stories. 'User Stories' focus on outcomes and value, rather than function. We leave the function (how) at the door and come back to it later.
With an Agile mindset, our preference is for collaboration over contractual agreement. We especially don't want to create a weighty set of design documentation, which could be misunderstood and inhibit change as our understanding of realising the value develops.
So, user stories are kept discreet, in order to prompt focussed discussion between stakeholders and producers, with an aim of increasing shared understanding of the value to the user of the outcome.
As [a user], I want to [reach an outcome], so that I can [realise value].
Let's use my yoga practice example.
As a man approaching a significant birthday, I want to remain active, flexible and healthy, so I can keep doing the things that bring me joy in my life for as long as possible.
Here we're focussing on a specific user (me!), a defined and testable outcome, and the value to the user that the outcome will deliver. We haven't mentioned the function or 'how' in the story at all. We'll come back to that later.
Here's an example of a badly formed user story.
As a man approaching a significant birthday, I want to practice yoga regularly, so I remain active, flexible and healthy.
And we're left making assumptions about why this particular user might find value in 'remaining active, flexible and healthy'. Maybe it's because I'm a champion limbo dancer with a big competition coming up next week. Is yoga the best preparation for a limbo dancing competition. I can tell you, it is not!
Let's try this with a Learning Design example.
As a Learning Designer, I want managers to tell stories on social media.
We've picked the wrong user to focus on. The manager should be the subject of our story. In this case we're not considering how the Learning Designer can attain value.
Instead of our 'want to' relating to an outcome, we've jumped to a function. In effect, we've now decided/designed how we will satisfy the requirement and so skipped the chance to keep an open mind to solutions.
We've totally skipped the 'so I' part of the story, and therefore not considered the value that would be delivered. This makes it difficult to prioritise the story over others, and to know what effort is worth investing.
So let's write a better story.
As a manager, I want to influence decision makers in my organisation, so I can achieve my goals more quickly.
This time we have a clearly defined user, and a testable outcome. The value is still vague though. What specific goals does the manager want to achieve as part of this user story? I'll leave you to ponder that.
Okay, I think I get it. What happens now?
User Stories are often used in Lean and Agile teams, but not exclusively. If you're not using Scrum or Kanban, user stories can still be a great way to capture and prioritise Agile requirements.
Once you have a collection of user stories, you can begin to prioritise and refine them. This ideally happens within your team, where each story is discussed, questioned and improved.
At this stage, it's not unusual for big stories to be broken down in to several smaller ones. This is a good thing – it demonstrates that you're improving your understanding of the users, outcomes and values. Make a note of the new stories and add them to the collection. Treat them as independent user stories from this point.
You might also discover a story that you initially decided had a great deal of value, which ends up being canned after discussion with your team. Don't feel bad about this. You might have discovered this three months down the line. You just saved three months of wasted effort!
Teams are now able to reorganise and prioritise user stories on outcome rather than function, so more valuable stories can be identified and tackled first. This is often done using stickies on a board or table, or on a cloud-based board, like Trello.
You've reviewed and prioritised all your user stories with your team. It's now time to get things done.
Pick the top story from your collection, and decide with your team how you could best deliver the outcome. Different methodologies suggest different approaches to agreeing this. This article isn't a full guide to Agile Practices, but it makes sense to test the assumption you made in the user story with the minimum investment.
Do this with real users if you can, and concentrate on using as little effort as possible to complete the test; at this point you don't have evidence that the story is valid or valuable, and you want to minimise any waste your time.
If you got the result you hoped for, then you have satisfied the user story, and you can pick another from the collection. You might write more user stories that build on the first success. Review, reprioritise, then pick the most valuable story in the collection and go again.
And if you didn't get the result you wanted then you've learned quickly. Be grateful for failing fast. Now pick yourself up and choose another story from the collection (it could be the same one), and go again.
User Stories are a great way to keep a team focussed on delivering outcomes and value, and of building a shared understanding. They help you to avoid working on the wrong things for long, especially if revisited regularly.
Next time you want to introduce or improve something with your team, try out user stories. I'd love to hear how you get on, and it might be your first step to a more Agile mindset.


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Detroit ready to claim Stanley Cup
PUBLISHED: May 31, 2008 at 11:01 p.m. | UPDATED: November 13, 2015 at 7:14 p.m.
PITTSBURGH — Now that they've silenced the Igloo, the Detroit Red Wings are ready to rock Hockeytown.
Wherever they play, they're beating the Pittsburgh Penguins with defense.
After the Red Wings grabbed the lead on Jiri Hudler's third-period goal, top-line forward Henrik Zetterberg and the rest of Detroit's penalty-killers held off Pittsburgh during a lengthy five-on-three power play and beat the Penguins 2-1 Saturday night at Mellon Arena, taking a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Detroit will get the first of three potential chances to hoist the Stanley Cup for an 11th time Monday night at home in Game 5.
"It never gets old," said defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, seeking his fourth title with the Wings in 11 seasons but first as captain. "We know as a team we haven't won anything yet … but sure you're excited about being in a position like this."
Hudler snapped a 1-1 tie 2:26 into the third period, but the Penguins had a golden chance to get even just after the midway point of the period when Andreas Lilja's interference penalty on Sidney Crosby gave the Penguins a five-on-three power play for 1:27.
"When you see their lineup on the faceoff, (Evgeni) Malkin, Crosby, (Marian) Hossa, (Sergei) Gonchar, you're just hoping, praying," Hudler said.
Crosby had the best scoring opportunity, but Zetterberg tied up the Penguins captain's stick at the right post and didn't allow him to get off a shot.
"It's a challenge to play against such good players, especially when you're down two guys," Zetterberg said. "You practice a lot on it during the year, and it's fun to have a chance to do it in a game."
Zetterberg also did what the Red Wings do best: control the puck. After scoring 43 goals in the regular season, the Swedish forward is second in the NHL with 12 more in the postseason. He is also a finalist for the Selke Trophy, given to the league's top defensive forward.
Crosby wasn't overly impressed with the effort.
"He made a good play on me, got my stick," Crosby said. "I don't think he did anything out of the ordinary besides what any other guy would do on a five-on-three."
The Penguins were 9-0 in the Igloo during the postseason and hadn't lost at home since Feb. 24, a span of 17 games. Now they will have to figure out how to win at Joe Louis Arena to force the series back to Pittsburgh for Game 6.
That'll be a tough task considering they couldn't even score a goal in two games there to open the series.
Six teams have survived long enough to reach Game 7 after trailing 3-1 in the Finals, but only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs — who fell behind 3-0 to the Red Wings — came all the way back to win.
Pittsburgh would have to win twice in Detroit, where the Red Wings are 9-1 during the postseason, to capture the Stanley Cup for the third time.
"We have to win one to get back," Crosby said. "That's the way we're thinking. They scored two, we scored one, so I don't think they're running away with it. We'll battle them in Detroit and see what happens."
Hudler set up the Red Wings' when he smacked in a backhander from the bottom of the right circle with his back to the net. Brooks Orpik's clearing attempt from behind the net was kept in by defenseman Brad Stuart, who sent the bouncing puck back down low.
Rookie center Darren Helm chipped it to Hudler, who snapped a drive off Marc-Andre Fleury's left arm and inside the post for his fifth of the playoffs. That was enough to hand Fleury his first home loss in 19 home starts, dating to Nov. 21.
"It's a lot of fun, obviously, in the Stanley Cup Finals," Hudler said. "It was kind of a lucky goal, but I'll take it. I was thinking, 'I shouldn't be here right now. I want to play good D first.' "
Chris Osgood made 22 saves to improve to 13-3 in the postseason. He has allowed four goals in the series. Fleury stopped 28 shots.
With less than a minute left in the advantage, Penguins coach Michel Therrien called timeout to give his struggling power-play unit a rest. It didn't help.
Malkin put a shot off the outside of the net, and the red goal light switched on, giving the fans false hope. The Penguins didn't record a shot during the two-man edge.
"There's no doubt we needed to get that goal," Therrien said. "We didn't execute well. We got a good chance to tie up the game right there, and we didn't do the job."
The night didn't start out in the Red Wings' favor, even though an octopus splattered in the Pittsburgh end near the completion of the national anthem. Dallas Drake took a roughing penalty that led to Hossa's power-play goal early in the first, before Lidstrom tied it for the Red Wings 4:15 later.
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Minnesota Timberwolves |
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Shorthanded Gophers fight en masse but fall 61-57 to Indiana
Hockey Day in Minnesota: Finally, it's White Bear Lake
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High school roundup: Unbeaten Central boys basketball team gives Highland Park first loss of season

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If your home has the Nest Thermostat you have probably heard about the recent problems and may be living in fear of the dreaded technology glitch that is causing many Nest users to lose heat in the dead of winter.
Nest Support has published an informative page with the very convenient title "What to do if your Nest Thermostat has become slow, unresponsive, or won't turn on." Yes, that's really the title.
Nest Thermostats that were updated recently to software version 5.1.3 or later may have some problems, including becoming unresponsive, not effectively charging the battery, or turning off completely. Nest suggests recharging and restarting your thermostat to fix the issue and get it up and working again.
If your Nest Thermostat is turned on but you can't control it or it's slow, try manually restarting it and turn the thermostat off and then back on again. If your Nest Thermostat is off and won't turn on, take the thermostat off the base and charge it using a a USB charger plugged into the wall or a computer.
After around 10 minutes of charging, unhook the Nest Thermostat from the USB cable. If the unit has turned on during this time, shut it down and then turn it back on again, manually restarting the system. Once it has fully restarted, plug it back in to complete charging. After about 60 minutes of charging, disconnect the Nest Thermostat and reattach it to its base.
You should be be ready to go and this point, but again, for more detailed instructions and information, please go to Nest Support.
If you have gone through both of these processes and the Nest Thermostat is still showing signs of problems, you will need to bring in some backup. Enter us! If Pardee Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning put in your Nest Thermostat, please feel free to call us at 843-410-6103 or schedule an appointment online. If your Nest Thermostat was not put in by Pardee Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning, please contact Nest Support here.
Finally, do not let this incident panic you about your Nest's reliability. By owning and properly utilizing Nest, your thermostat is actually saving money for you every day. When set it up appropriately, Nest intelligently learns your lifestyle, then adjusts your heating and cooling use to optimize energy savings constantly, which typically results in payback within the first year. And, Nest is still one of the only thermostats under $300 on the market that does this. So don't let one incident get you down. You were smart to invest in a Nest, because a smart thermostat is still one of the best investments in your home that you can make.


Centerless grinding of mechanical parts.
Grinding of a mechanical part is an operation intended to improve its surface state.
Grinding is performed on a machine tool designed especially for this purpose: the grinding machine. The aim is to rectify, or make a surface approach a perfect shape (in general: plane, cylinder or cone).
Grinding is often used to prepare friction surfaces, for example the seating of a shaft that rotates in a journal bearing or in a sealing ring. It can also be used to give the part a particular shape after the mould has been previously machined to the complementary shape.
In the case of cylindrical grinding, the part rotates about itself in parallel with the axis of the grinder.
We have 4 centreless machines and 1 centred machine for external grinding of between Ø 3 and Ø 120mm.


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 Калвах, Лукаш (род. 1995) — чешский футболист.
  (род. 1944) — чешский врач и невролог.
  (1883 — 1932) — австрийский художник.

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Dorvilleidae é uma família de Polychaeta pertencente à ordem Eunicida.

Géneros
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 Anchidorvillea Hilbig & Blake, 1991
 Apodotrocha Westheide & Riser, 1983
 Apophryotrocha Jumars, 1974

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IAML Congress 2020 in Prague postponed
Submitted by Stanisław Hrabia on 26 March, 2020 - 13:31
This was originally published on March 26, 2020. Please see the IAML Congress 2021 page for the latest information and announcements.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its increasing spread, the IAML Board and the Organizing Committee of the IAML Congress 2020 have decided to postpone the Congress in Prague to 2021 (new dates will be announced soon).
This has not been an easy decision to make. We were very excited to welcome everyone to Prague with a rich professional programme and an exciting series of accompanying events. But now our priorities are focused on the safety of all of us and our loved ones. We sympathize with all our colleagues in different parts of the world who are experiencing a very difficult time.
The Organizing Committee in Stellenbosch, South Africa, has also agreed to postpone the IAML Congress originally planned for next year. This will now take place on 19-24 June 2022. We are very grateful for their quick and supportive response.
We are aware that some colleagues had already made travel plans and we have made this decision as quickly as possible in the hope that they are able to recover at least some of the costs incurred. Registration fees that have already been paid will be refunded by the Organizing Committee, during April (for detailed information please ask amca@amca.cz).
The IAML Board will report back to all members with more details about our activity in the coming months.
Meanwhile we wish you the very best of health and look forward to welcoming you to Prague in 2021.
The IAML Board and the Organizing Committee of IAML Congress in Prague
IAML 2020
Czech Republic / Česká Republika


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Striking a fabulous pose in the April issue of Harper's Bazaar, Miranda Kerr channeled fifties fashion wearing a lovely green dress and the ultra-luxe Marc Jacobs Metallic Ankle Strap pumps. The pumps have a classic design with modern touches. The front has a pointed toe with cut-out sides. The body of the pumps is made of pale gold leather. There is a single black strap that goes around the front to a single button closure. The gold shoes look neutral and go perfectly with Miranda's dress and gold satchel. The heels on the pumps are not too high so they will be easy to walk around in, but will still give you some height.
We love how elegant Miranda looks here in the magazine wearing these Marc Jacobs shoes. The pumps will be easy to wear with many different outfits and colors. To look sophisticated like her, wear a green dress and satchel handbag with these pumps when going to a day event.


Recently, I was introduced to the Good Life Project, which is an online initiative that strives to get people to improve their own lives. I was particularly struck by the project's "Living Creed", which is essentially a list of very sensible ideas with which to examine your own life and push you to improve it.
One piece of the creed that really stood out to me is represented in the title of this article. Presence, not presents.
The idea behind it is simple. You're going to provide a lot more value in the lives of the people you care about by simply being there rather than providing financial affluence. If you start really applying that idea throughout your life, you can start to see how much impact it can have.
For me, at least, I look first at my children and at my wife. I try really hard to keep my writing work separated from the time we can spend together. I write when they're all at school and/or work and I also write when they're all asleep. I try very hard to keep my work out of the picture when I have time to spend with them – in the mornings, in the evenings, when they have events that matter to them, on the weekends.
I could easily fill that time with more activities to earn more money, but what do I really need that money for?
I could buy more things, of course. I could earn enough to afford some amazing vacations. I could earn enough to buy my children every educational opportunity in the world. I could earn enough to give them gifts that they would deeply enjoy and would make them the envy of the neighborhood.
In exchange for that, though, I would have far less time to spend with them. When I did have time to spend with them, I would be distracted from them, paying attention to my phone or trying to de-stress.
As long as I'm providing for their basic needs – food, shelter, and so on – I can make the choice to give those core people in my life lots of my presence.
The more quality, focused time I can spend with the people that matter in my life, the stronger those relationships are going to be.
When I think about the relationships in my own life – my relationship with my parents, with my wife, with my children, with my close friends, and with acquaintances, too – I don't think about their affluence.
I think instead of the moments when they gave of themselves. I think of the moments when we were able to deeply connect with each other as people.
Those moments weren't borne out of a big paycheck. Those moments were borne out of people recognizing that the most powerful gifts they have to give to the people around them are time and attention.
This comes full circle, too. If you spend a little less of your life's energy trying to earn a few extra dollars so you can have an extra goodie, you have more energy left over to devote to the people you care about. You still have all of your needs met – you just "lose" some forgettable items or experiences.
Presence, not presents. It's a pretty good creed to live your life by.


Changes to the regulations surrounding agent fees in the Premier League could clubs in the top-flight millions in the transfer market.
The 20 shareholders of Premier League clubs are due to meet on Friday, where a proposal to cut down the fees payable to representatives of players during the summer and winter transfer windows will be discussed.
One of the main changes on the cards is the scrapping of dual regulation, which would see the end of agents being able to command a fee from both the selling and buying club.
Agent fees have become a major talking point in recent years and there are currently no limits or caps involved for work undertaken by an agent in relation to a transfer or contract negotiations - but a report from the Telegraph suggests that is about to change.
If proposals go ahead, clubs in the Premier League could save a significant amount in the market - as it has been revealed that clubs in the top-flight paid a total of £260m between February 2018 and January 2019.
During that period, Liverpool forked out around £43.8m and Chelsea paid £26.9m, while Manchester City paying £23.5m in agent fees and Manchester United following with £18m - the four highest figures of Premier League clubs.
Further changes are on the cards with FIFA discussing a potential framework with the Premier League for how transfers and agent payments are regulated moving forward, which could include an exam system for these representatives.


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Revealed: The 19 areas splitting £2.5m in careers hubs funding
Freddie Whittaker
Mon 20th May 2019, 0.01
The government has announced the names of 19 areas that will join its careers hubs programme, but they will split just half the amount of money handed out in the first round.
Damian Hinds, the education secretary, said today that £2.5 million will go to 19 local enterprise partnerships across England. Between them they will form 20 "careers hubs", which will each work with up to 40 schools and colleges to train staff to give better careers advice and offer pupils more "encounters" with employers.
Each area will have one careers hub except the north east, which will have two.
It takes the total number of areas involved in the programme to 39 and the total number of schools and colleges involved to 1,300. Last July, Hinds announced that the first 20 areas would split £5 million in funding. It is not known why the amount on offer has been reduced for the second round.
The Careers and Enterprise Company, which runs the careers hubs scheme and distributes the funding on behalf of the government, has also reported "rapid improvement in careers support" in the first wave of 20 hubs, with progress strongest in disadvantaged areas. The project has also received the backing of the Confederation of British Industry.
"It is so important that young people get to know about a range of different jobs and careers so they can see the possible opportunities out there," Hinds said today.
"Good careers education is such a valuable asset that helps children to explore future possibilities and go on to lead happy rewarding lives."
He said the hubs would bring to together schools, colleges, universities and employers to share "their expertise and improve the careers education on offer to make sure young people have the information they need to make the most of their talents".
"Today's investment will give thousands more young people access to expert careers guidance as they take those first exciting steps into their future."
The CEC said today that schools and colleges involved in the first round of careers hubs are now outperforming the national average on every single one of the eight Gatsby benchmarks of good careers guidance, which are used by the government to rate schools' performance on careers.
Of those involved, 58 per cent are providing every student with "regular encounters with employers", while 52 per cent are providing every student with experiences such as work experience, shadowing or workplace visits.
The improvements were strongest in the Tees Valley, Lancashire, the Black Country and Liverpool City Region, three of the most deprived areas in the first wave, the CEC said.
Claudia Harris, chief executive of the company, said it was proof that careers education "is improving across the country".
"The accelerated progress we're seeing in the first wave of careers hubs shows that this model is working and delivering for young people, with schools and colleges in this first wave of careers hubs already outperforming the national average across all aspects of careers education."
The CEC was criticised last month after FE Week's sister paper Schools Week revealed the quango will no longer become self-sustaining, as was originally promised when it was set-up by former education secretary Nicky Morgan.
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West of England
Thames Valley Berkshire
North East x 2
Swindon & Wiltshire
SEMLEP
Heart of the South West
The 20 areas in the first wave
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
Leeds City Region
York, North Yorkshire and East Riding
Stoke & Staffordshire
Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
The South East (East Sussex)
Leicester & Leicestershire
Heart of South West (Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay)
Liverpool City Region
New Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk)
FE white paper sets out 'ambitious' reforms
Hull College Group to close down Goole campus
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'The benefit-risk balance is unclear': Government pauses daily Covid contact testing in colleges
Henley campus for sale after Coventry College breaches loan conditions
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It is very clear more needs to be done across England to urgently improve young people's access to impartial career guidance. Which would serve young people (parents and employers) best? (A) direct funding to schools to help meet their statutory duties for careers provision at a time of a major funding crisis OR (B) distributed decreased level of funding via a quango. Schools and colleges involved earlier in the Gatsby Benchmark pilots in the N.East region received £9k direct funding and access to a £150k innovation fund! Why was this "evidence-based" model not replicated across England?
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"We were quite influenced by the Downliners Sect" - David Bowie
"The first British R&B I heard was the Downliners Sect. I heard the Pretty Things later but the Downliners Sect were IT" - Van Morrison
Contemporaries of The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds, the Downliners Sect was formed by deerstalker-hatted rhythm guitarist Don Craine in the spring of 1963. Their brash and exciting brand of R&B soon gained them a residency at London's Studio 51 club where they recorded their first E.P. At Nite in Great Newport Street, now a rare collectors' item. A version of Jimmy Reed's Baby What's Wrong became the unit's first single for EMI and entered the charts in its first week of release. This was followed by Little Egypt which brought international interest and took the band into the Swedish top 10.
The group went on to record many classic R&B singles as well as three albums, The Sect, The Country Sect and The Rock Sects In which is notable for the inclusion of Why Don't You Smile Now which was part-composed by Lou Reed and John Cale prior to their founding of The Velvet Underground. A ghoulish E.P. The Sect Sing Sick Songs also gained them much notoriety and a blanket radio ban. After the release of the Graham Gouldman penned Cost of Living, a final one-off Pye single I Can't Get Away From You was released before the group disbanded.
The Masonics were formed from the ashes of Thee Milkshakes and featuring Mickey Hampshire (vocals), Bruce Brand (Drums) and John Gibbs (Bass) with guest vocals from Miss Ludella Black. Musically, The Masonics are influenced by Chuck Berry, Link Wray, The Sonics, Bo Diddley, Johnny Moped and The Beatles.
Their 1991 eponymously titled debut album on Hangman Records carried on the sound and the spirit of Thee Milkshakes who were founded by Mickey Hampshire and were originally known as Mickey and the Milkshakes. More albums have followed on Sympathy for the Record Industry, Vinyl Japan, Damaged Goods and Dirty Water Records.
The Fallen Leaves believe in the D.I.Y. Punk Ethos. Comprised of Robert Green (vocals), Sir Robert Symmons (guitar), Mathew Karis (bass) and Brett 'Buddy' Ascott (drums), The Fallen Leaves are one of London's best kept secrets.


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You might be surprised to learn that actress Roseanne Barr has five children. Even more surprising, her firstborn was given up for adoption. They later reunited and ended up working together on the show Roseanne.
While Roseanne has been married three times, she only had children with two of her husbands. She is currently dating Johnny Argent and has been since 2003. Learn more about all of Roseanne's children below.
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Roseanne had Brandi when she was only about 17 years old. She was so young, she decided to give her up for adoption in 1971. Later in life, tabloids found out about the story so Roseanne decided to find Brandi herself. They reunited and Brandi actually worked with her mom as a production assistant on the show Roseanne.
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Several years after she gave birth to Brandi, she married Bill Pentland. They were married for 16 years and had three children together. The first was Jessica. When her parents divorced, she struggled with alcoholism and got help. Later, she also worked on Roseanne as a writer and producer.
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She also became a writer for Roseanne and is just a year older than Jessica.
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He also works in the industry and has been involved in The Tipping Point, Rockin' with Roseanne, and Why I'm Not on Facebook.
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British and Foreign State Papers
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Towns; others formed plans, to attack Portugal; others assembled in large numbers, and took an oath against their legitimate Sovereign, and against the fundamental Laws of the Portuguese Monarchy, going so far as to proclaim Foreign Princes as having a right to the Crown of Portugal. Such was the degeneracy of these Monsters! And all this, Gentlemen, was allowed by the Authorities! All was in fact done at the instigation of the Spanish Government!"
At last the moment arrived when the mask was to be thrown off. Whilst the Spanish Government were promising the restoration of the arms to the Portuguese Government, those arms, and many more, were given to the Portuguese Rebels, who attacked Portugal on different sides. Gentlemen! I cannot think on these horrible transactions, without being overwhelmed with grief and filled with indignation. May this be the only example of Portuguese disloyalty; and may history conceal the shameful fact from our posterity!
The Most Serene Infanta Regent, on receiving intelligence of the of the Rebels, immediately gave me orders to send a Note to the Spanish Ambassador, informing him that he was suspended from his functions, until the Cabinet of Madrid gave a clear and satisfactory explanation of the insult committed. Two Couriers were instantly dispatched to Madrid, with orders to the Chargé of Correspondence, who was there, to demand not only satisfaction, but a recognition of the present Government within 48 hours.
Should the Spanish Government attempt to satisfy us with words instead of deeds, there can be no doubt that its intentions are to con, tinue to make war agai tinue to make war against us: I say to continue, because what it has already done is in fact war. But should that occur, and should we want assistance, we possess our faithful and powerful Ally, who, with the greatest celerity, will fly to our aid. England will not delay an instant to assist us; and, as the Government is already authorized by the two Chambers to admit Foreign Troops into the Portuguese Territory, it will make use of that authority with circumspection; but it will not hesitate a single instant, should it find that measure to be necessary for the salvation of the State. I have, therefore, to announce to the Chamber that, should Portugal be attacked, with increased numbers, I have already applied to the English Government, in order that, in formity with Treaties, it may dispatch to us a force sufficient to enable us to resist our Enemies. I again repeat to you, Gentlemen, that we can, and ought, implicitly to rely on our faithful and ancient Ally.
I fear I have already too much encroached d on the attention of the Chamber, but I cannot conclude without first explaining, what I ima gine, principally, to have given rise to the proceedings of the Spanish Government.
Acust. The conduct of the Portuguese Rebels, and, above all that of the Viscount Canellas, the Marquis de Chaves, the Viscount de Monte Alegre, Magessi, &c. &c...
2d. The conduct of the Apostolick Junta, which holds great sway over the Spanish Government. That Junta, whose ramifications extend to Portugal, is composed of Men, who, covering themselves with the mask of Religion and of Royalism, conceal the most horrid crimes -that infamous Institution is undoubtedly the most baneful pest of modern Society, and ought to be accounted the most formidable enemy of the throne, the altar, and civilization.
3d. The embarrassed state of the negotiations, owing to the Marquis de Moustier, Ambassador of France, in Madrid. This Ambassador must not be confounded with the Government which he represents: from the latter, as I have already observed, we have received the strongest assurances of friendship, and I have, as I ought to have, the fullest confidence in its sincerity; but, I repeat it, the Marquis de Moustier, by not chusing to comply with the Instructions he received from his Government, acted very inimically to the cause of Portugal, and rendered the kind offices which His Most Christian Majesty was pleased to offer to us nugatory.
I think it right, no longer to take up the attention of the Chamber; but should it think proper to take a more enlarged view of the state of our relations with Spain, I shall be enabled to lay before it all the Correspondence which I have had with the Mission at Madrid, and all other Documents which can in any way tend to elucidate the merits of the question.
That my efforts may be useful to my Country, and that I may always deserve the name of a Portuguese, is the only glory to which I aspire. FRANCISCO D'ALMEIDA.
MESSAGE of the President of The United States to Congress, transmitting Correspondence with The Netherlands, relating to Discriminating Duties.-18th January, 1827.
To the House of Representatives of The United States.
Washington, 18th January, 1827. IN compliance with a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 6th instant, I transmit, herewith, a Report from the Secretary of State, together with Copies of the Correspondence with the Govern ment of The Netherlands, relating to discriminating duties.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Department of State, 17th January, 1827.
THE Secretary of State, to whom has been referred the Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 6th instant, requesting the President to communicate to the House, if compatible with the publick
interest, the Correspondence with the Government of The Netherlands, referred to in his Message, and relating to discriminating duties, has the honour now to report, that, in conformity to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 21st January, 1825, a Report, on the 10th February, 1825, was made from this Department, submitting Copies of the Correspondence which had taken place up to the latter period, upon the subject-matter of the present Resolution, to which Report a reference is respectfully requested. Copies of the Correspondence, in relation to the same subject, which has since taken place, are now herewith reported. All which is respectfully submitted.
PAPERS ACCOMPANYING REPORT.
H. CLAY.
1. Mr. Clay to the Chevalier Huygens. Washington, 10th December, 1825. 1062 2. The Chev. Huygens to Mr. Clay... Do. 3. Mr. Clay to the Chev. Huygens.... 4. The Chev, Huygens to Mr. Clay... 5. Mr. Clay to Mr. Hughes...
12th Do.
27th April,
(1.)—Mr. Clay to the Chevalier Huygens.
Department of State, Washington, 10th Dec. 1825. ACCORDING to the respective Regulations of The United States and the Kingdom of The Netherlands, each professes to act towards the other, in regard to Navigation, upon the basis of perfect reciprocity and equality. The United States have not deviated from their professions. The Vessels of The Netherlands and their Cargoes, consisting of the produce and manufactures of that Kingdom, or of such produce and manufactures as are most usually first shipped from its Ports, pay no higher duties, in the Ports of The United States, than their own Vessels and their Cargoes of similar produce. On the 7th of March, 1823, at Brussels, Mr. Everett, then representing the Government of The United States in The Netherlands, addressed an Official Note to the Baron de Nagell, stating that several articles of the Dutch Tariff established a difference of duties in favour of goods imported in Dutch Vessels; and, in particular, that the Law of the 26th August, 1822, creates, in the form of a drawback, a general discrimination to the same effect, according to which one-tenth of the duties paid upon the importation or exportation of all goods in Dutch Vessels, is to be returned, with the exception of those articles, the importation or exportation of which, in Dutch Vessels, is otherwise favoured, specifically, by the Tariff. On the 27th of May, 1823, the Baron de Nagell returned an answer to the Note of Mr. Everett;
in which he does not contest the existence of the above provisions of the Laws of The Netherlands. The Baron laboured under a misconception of the views of the American Government, in supposing that it contemplated an abolition of the principle of equality which it had adopted in the Ports of The United States between American and Dutch Vessels, as Mr. Everett shewed in his Reply of the 31st of the same month of May. The limitation of the duration of the Acts of Congress, by which that equality had been established, to the 1st of January, 1824, having been prescribed for the purpose of bringing the whole subject under the review of our Legislature, it was accordingly again taken up, and on the 7th January, 1824, a new Act was passed, (which took effect on the 1st of that month,) according to which the principle of equality is applied to all Foreign Powers who may be disposed to adopt it; and the continuance of this new Act as to time is indefinite. The Congress of The United States supposed that the Kingdom of The Netherlands had done away all discriminations unfavourable to the Vessels of The United States, in a fair competition with Dutch Vessels in the Ports of The Netherlands; and accordingly, in enumerating the Foreign Powers, to which the Act is to be extended, first designates that Kingdom. By the 3d Section of the Act it is declared, in effect, that its operation is to cease as to any of the Nations enumerated, which shall not continue to apply to Vessels of The United States the principle of equality between them and its own, of which the Act is predicated. A copy of this new Act of Congress was communicated to the Chevalier de Reinhold, by Mr. Everett, on the 22d March, 1824.
It is not my intention to discuss the question presented by Mr. Everett to the Government of The Netherlands. Whatever may be the form of the Law, it is manifest, that, if in the Ports of that Kingdom Vessels of The United States pay, in export or import duties, 10 per cent. more than Dutch Vessels, or Dutch Vessels pay 10 per cent. less than those of The United States, there does not exist an equality between them. This proposition is too clear to be considered as open to argument. If the Government of The Netherlands think proper to originate such a difference, or, having created it, think proper to continue it, we shall not controvert its right to do so. But we are entitled to know its dispositions in this respect. I am directed, therefore, by the President, to inquire of you, if you are authorized to state that the Vessels of The United States, and all goods and merchandise of the produce and manufacture of The United States, laden therein, and imported into any of the Ports of The Netherlands, are now exempted from all and every discriminating duty of impost and tonnage, direct or indirect, whatsoever, other or higher than is levied upon the Vessels, and similar goods and merchandise therein imported, belonging to the Subjects of The Netherlands; and, especially, if the
Laws referred to in Mr. Everett's Note herein before-mentioned, of the 7th March, 1823, so far as they have an unequal operation upon the Vessels of The United States, in comparison with Dutch Vessels, have been modified or repealed. It will afford the President much satisfaction to find, in your answer, that the contingency provided for in the third section of the Act of the 7th January, 1824, has not arisen, and, consequently, that it is not his duty immediately to withdraw from Dutch Vessels the privileges which they now enjoy in the Ports of The United States, equal with their own Vessels.
The Chevalier Huygens.
I pray you, Sir, to accept, &c.
(2.)-The Chevalier Huygens to the Secretary of State. (Translation.)
Washington, 12th Dec.mber, 1825. THE Undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of The Netherlands, near The United States of America, has had the honour to receive the Note which Mr. Clay, Secretary of State, addressed to him, dated the 10th of this month, relative to representations made in 1823 and 1824, by the Chargé d'Affaires of The United States, near the Government of The Netherlands, against a deviation from the admission, at duties equal with the National Ships, of American Vessels in the Ports of The Netherlands, caused by certain fixations of duties in the Tariff of The Netherlands.
The Undersigned, not being furnished with Instructions in regard to this question, regrets, exceedingly, his inability to answer, in a positive manner, the demand, contained in the aforesaid Note: "If the Laws which gave rise to the representations of Mr. Everett, in 1823, so far as they operate unequally upon American Vessels, in comparison with the Vessels of The Netherlands, have been modified or repealed ?"
The Undersigned thought that the differences, in this regard, had been discussed or explained between Mr. Everett and Mr. Reinhold, charged at that time with the Port Folio of Foreign Affairs, and that the result of this discussion was not of a nature to suppose than an uniformity of measures between the two Governments was far distant. It may be that the change of Persons in the mutual Missions, and the interruption of diplomatick relations, have been the cause that the state of the question is such as is represented, without being removed or decided.
The Undersigned, however, believes to a certainty, that his Government, having adopted a system of reciprocity, in its commercial Relations with friendly Powers, is always disposed to apply this system in regard to The United States.


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Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer
by Jason Denzel | Nov 28, 2014 | Watching
The first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here! Here's the link to see it on YouTube, and here are some thoughts on what they show us:
Who's narrating the teaser trailer? The voice is clearly intended tone ominous, and my first thought was that it was a Sith or other bad guy, possibly voiced by Andy Serkis, or Benedict Cumberbatch–who has been rumored to be a part of the movie. That may still be the case, but I also wonder whether that's the voice of Luke Skywalker. Remember, actor Mark Hamill is a talented voice actor, and he's done some iconic bad guy voice before. (Most notably, IMO, the voice of Fire Lord Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender). So I wouldn't be surprised if this is the voice of Luke, who's living as a hermit somewhere remote. (Like a desert planet?)
I love that the first character we see for this next generation of Star Wars films is a person of color. I wonder if John Boyega (who is listed first amongst all the actors on the cast list) is actually a Storm Trooper, or just pretending to be one, much like Han and Luke did in the original 1977 film. He looks pretty out of sorts here. Maybe he crash landed here?
Also, just a thought: the name of the movie is "The Force Awakens," right? And the first shot we see is of one of the main characters appearing to wake up suddenly.
This shot makes me all sorts of happy. Not only is it fun and quirky, promising us that this new Star Wars film won't lose that spirit, but we can see what appears to be some old Pod Racing engines in the background. I know the prequel series isn't well-loved by everyone, but I think it's important that these new films pay them tribute and treat them as important cannon. Besides, the pod racing scene was one of the cool things about The Phantom Menace.
Also, somebody on Twitter said this, which was awesome:
In the #ForceAwakens trailer you may have missed FIFA unveiling the 2022 World Cup ball #StarWars pic.twitter.com/b9cukUPvVW
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) November 28, 2014
These next few shots of Storm Troopers remind me of the opening shots of Saving Private Ryan. Even though we can't see their emotions on their faces, they seem ready and determined.
Blaster upgrades! Maybe these new Storm Troopers won't miss as often?
I wonder where they're landing? We have no idea, of course, but it would be cool to see something like Coruscant again.
Daisy Ridley, everyone! I'm amazed at how much this young woman looks like Natalie Portman. And she has a strong Skywalker vibe about her in this shot and the next one. If she doesn't turn out to be Han and Leia's daughter, I'll feel cheated. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing her character.
More evidence that Daisy's character takes after her maternal grandfather, a certain Anakin Skywalker.
This guy isn't Wedge, but man, he sure has that look. This pilot is wearing the old Rebel Alliance logo, but I like how it's especially beat up and painted. I wonder what the red signifies?
X-Wings! Still the coolest ships in the Star Wars Universe. (Other than the Millennium Falcon, of course). Not sure which planet they're on here.
A new Sith! (Or possibly Luke, gone to the Dark Side, but I doubt that). What I especially love is that this triple-lightsaber's blades aren't as clean as other lightsabers we've seen before. Look at the edge of the blade. Notice how it's rough and torn up? Very nice touch.
Also of note: this Sith is stumbling through the woods. Could he also have been recently awoken? The final part of the voice-over says that both the Dark and Light side will awaken.
I'll admit it: this energetic shot of the Millennium Falcon flying brought a tear to my eye. How can you not grin like crazy seeing it back like this? I wonder who's flying it though? My personal guess is that if Han has a daughter, she's likely to want to take it for a joy ride.
Some people have pointed out that the Falcon has some modifications. I think this is great. It's been 30 years, so of course they're going to keep fixing that ol' hunk o' junk.
I've got a good feeling about this film. I cannot wait.


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Q: For Nlog, If I have two error level email type config, how to choose which specified email config when I used logger.Error("xxx")? I have two type error in my program,when _logger.Error("xxx"), and the first error type I want send email to A(configured in nlog.config)  ,and the second type I want send email to B, how to do it ?

<target name="A" xsi:type="Mail" from="" to="" subject="" smtpServer="" smtpPort="0" skipCertificateValidation="true">
      <layout xsi:type="JsonLayout" includeAllProperties="true">
        <attribute name="text" layout="${message}" />
        <attribute name="level" layout="${level:upperCase=true}"/>
        <attribute name="fileName" layout="${var:fileName}"/>
        <attribute name="logGroupName" layout="${var:logGroupName}"/>
        <attribute name="logStreamName" layout="${var:logStreamName}"/>
        <attribute name="category" layout="${logger}" />
        <attribute name="exception" layout="${exception:format=@}" encode="false"/>
      </layout>
    </target>

<target name="B" xsi:type="Mail" from="" to="" subject="" smtpServer="" smtpPort="0" skipCertificateValidation="true">
  <layout xsi:type="JsonLayout" includeAllProperties="true">
    <attribute name="text" layout="${message}" />
    <attribute name="level" layout="${level:upperCase=true}"/>
    <attribute name="fileName" layout="${var:fileName}"/>
    <attribute name="logGroupName" layout="${var:logGroupName}"/>
    <attribute name="logStreamName" layout="${var:logStreamName}"/>
    <attribute name="category" layout="${logger}" />
    <attribute name="exception" layout="${exception:format=@}" encode="false"/>
  </layout>
</target>

A: You would introduce two rules with name attribute set to logger names that won't appear anywhere else. We usually create loggers with GetCurrentClassLogger, so they are named after the classes they are created in. So, you name these two to something that can't possibly be a class from your project. And you set final="true" for them:
<rules>
   <logger name="MailerA" minlevel="Info" writeTo="A" final="true" />
   <logger name="MailerB" minlevel="Info" writeTo="B" final="true" />
   <logger name="*" minlevel="Info" writeTo="logFile" /> <!-- if you have it -->
</rules>

And in your code you create loggers with specified names and use them when you want to send email to specified targets:
Logger mailerA = LogManager.GetLogger("MailerA");
Logger mailerB = LogManager.GetLogger("MailerB");

mailerA.Error("xxx");
mailerB.Error("yyy");

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Twitter Thinks Diddy Just Came Out Closet As 'GAY'!!
Steve Harvey Furious w/ Rob Gronkowski For Smashing Statue On Live TV!!
Sean "Diddy" Combs has always been plagued with various rumors about his sexuality. On one hand Diddy is known as a ladies man, who has dated some of the most beautiful women in the world.
On the other – there have always been whispers about his sexuality since his days at Bad Boy Records.
And now Twitter believes that Diddy may be finally ready to come out of the closet – as either a gay or bisexual man.
Last year, Diddy released a collaboration with Devontae Hynes called "Blood Orange" – a song which celebrates LGBT love. Also in the video are Tyler, the Creator and A$AP Rocky. Tyler came out of the closet years ago, and Blood Orange came out as sexually fluid in 2018. A$AP was also plagued with gay rumors over the years but he's insisted he's straight.
Well Twitter finally saw the video, and folks are convinced that Diddy "came out" in it.
Specifically, at 3:12 in the song, Diddy appears to confess to possibly being LGBT. As he says the following words, the video shows multiple same-sex male couples – who are Black:
He says:
Yeah, sometimes I ask myself – what is it going to take for me not to be afraid to be loved, the way I really want to be loved.
I know how I really want to be love. But I'm scared to really feel that, you know.
Zoe Kravitz Attends Red Carpet Movie Premiere – Wears No Makeup!!
Like you want something, but you don't know if you can handle it.
You give me that hope that maybe one day I'll get over my fears and receive . . .
Last year, Diddy was plagued with gay rumors – when he appeared on Nore's podcast. The Drink Champs, and appeared to be flirting with fellow rapper Fabolous. Fab seemed uncomfortable with the alleged playful flirtation by Diddy.
And years ago, rapper Xzibit claims that he caught Diddy in the club – with a man in an alleged romantic moment. Listen:


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On his way to perform at the Whitney Museum as part of the "Blues for Smoke" series, Lonnie Holley visited the WFMU studios and recorded almost 2 hours of improvised cosmic soul. His new album from Dust-to-Digital is called "Just Before Music."
Y'all Can't Pay Me For This Song by Lonnie Holley is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.


Losing a loved one to cancer can be extremely difficult, this can be even worse if the cancer death was caused by a defective drug that caused the cancer. Recent scientific evidence has shown that some drugs may cause an increased risk of bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, and thyroid cancer. If you have lost a family member to cancer and believe the cancer death was related to use of a defective drug or product, it is important to make sure that the death is properly investigated and if linked to a defective drug, properly reported to the FDA. For questions about a Defective Drug Cancer Death Lawsuit or Defective Product Cancer Death Lawsuit, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Cancer Death Lawyer Jason Coomer with your name & contact information or use our online form for a free case evaluation.
As a Texas Cancer Death Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer works with families that have lost a loved one from defective drugs and products that cause cancer. In working with these families, he investigates and reviews pharmacy records, medical records, death certificates, and autopsies to help determine if a defective drug or product was the cause of a person's cancer and death.
He started working on product liability cancer death lawsuits while he was in law school working at a large asbestos law firm. He reviewed many cancer death lawsuits that went to trial and received large verdicts. Since becoming a lawyer in 1995, he has worked with many families and other cancer death lawyers on product liability cancer death cases.
Actos has been prescribed to more than 10 million Americans since its approval for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The popular diabetes drug, Actos, manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co, has been linked to increased risk of bladder cancer and has been pulled off the market in some European countries. Actos is now under review by the FDA to determine if it will be pulled from the market or additional black box warnings will be added to the drug.
Actos is a diabetes drug with global sales of approximately $4.8 Billion each year. Recent scientific evidence has recently shown that the Diabetes Drug Actos may cause an increased risk of bladder cancer. If you have suffered bladder cancer or have lost a person that you love from bladder cancer and you or your loved one was taking Actos, please feel free to e-mail Texas Actos Bladder Cancer Lawyer Jason Coomer with your name & contact information or use our online form for a free case evaluation.
As an Actos Bladder Cancer Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, helps families that have lost a family member from bladder cancer. For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page on Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits.
The diabetes drugs, Januvia and Janumet, may cause an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients using Januvia. If you have lost a loved one from Pancreatic Cancer, please report the adverse action to the prescribing medical doctor as soon as possible.
As an Januvia Cancer Death Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, helps families that have lost a family member from cancer including pancreatic cancer. For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page on Januvia Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits and Janumet Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits.
The consumer group, Public Citizen, has filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the agency immediately remove the diabetes drug, Vicoza, from the market the increasingly prescribed diabetes drug Victoza (liraglutide [rDNA origin] injection) because it puts patients at higher risk of thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, serious allergic reactions and kidney failure that outweigh any documented clinical benefits. Public Citizen claims that the diabetes drug, Victoza, has a number of possible side effects including pancreatic cancer. This side effect is extremely dangerous, because once a person has pancreatic cancer and that cancer spreads, a patient stands just a 1.8% chance of surviving for longer than five years.
If you have lost a loved one from Pancreatic Cancer or have suffered acute pancreatitis, hemorrhagic pancreatitis, accute necrotizing pancreatitis, or pancreas cancer; and have been using Victoza or another diabetes drug, please report the adverse action to the prescribing medical doctor as soon as possible. For more Victoza Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit, Victoza Cancer Death Lawsuit, or Diabetes Drug Pancreas Cancer Lawsuit information, please feel free to contact Victoza Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer, Victoza Diabetes Drug Cancer Lawyer, and Victoza Pancreas Cancer Death Lawyer Jason Coomer a Texas lawyer, or use our online submission form.
For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page on Victoza Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits and Victoza Cancer Death Lawsuits.
Texas Dangerous Drug Attorney Jason Coomer commonly works with other lawyers throughout Texas, the United States, and the World including Houston Cancer Death Lawyers, San Antonio Cancer Death Lawyers, Dallas Cancer Lawyers, New York Diabetes Drug Cancer Lawyer, Chicago Diabetes Drug Cancer Lawyers, and other Texas Cancer Death Lawyers. By sharing information and working together, his law firm and other firms throughout World are able to provide better representation for their clients.
If you have lost a person that you love from cancer including bladder cancer or prancreatic cancer and your loved one was taking a drug that might have caused the cancer, please feel free to e-mail Texas Cancer Death Lawyer and Texas Diabetes Cancer Lawyer Jason Coomer with your name & contact information or use our online form for a free case evaluation.


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The Mob Gets the Tax Man, @TheMobMuseum Receives Donation of Artifacts from the Estate of Famed IRS Investigative Chief Elmer Lincoln Irey
The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, recently added to its Archives a collection of artifacts related to U.S. Treasury Department official Elmer Lincoln Irey (1888–1948), famed chief of the U.S. Treasury Department's law enforcement agencies. Active from 1919 until his retirement in 1946, Irey eventually oversaw the operations of the U.S. Secret Service, the IRS Intelligence Unit, U.S. Customs and the Bureau of Narcotics, the Alcohol Tax Unit and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Irey led investigations credited with the prosecution of many notorious mobsters, including Al Capone, Waxey Gordon, Leon Gleckman, Johnny Torrio, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, Moe Annenberg, Tom Pendergast, Frank Nitti, Paul Ricca and Louis Campagna. He is also recognized for the capture of suspected Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann. The Irey artifacts, which include newspaper clippings, correspondence between Irey and Charles Lindbergh as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt, photographs and other records, were donated to the Museum by the Gridley family.
The Mob Museum Archives are available to scholars, researchers and working press on an appointment basis. Building an archival collection enables the Museum to serve as a resource for those working in the fields of organized crime and law enforcement.
"We're extremely grateful to Carole Irey Gridley and the entire Irey family for donating this collection to the Museum," said Jonathan Ullman, executive director and CEO, The Mob Museum. "Adding important materials such as these to the Museum's Archives is one of our long-term priorities. Irey's investigative work for the U.S. Treasury Department was instrumental in apprehending many of the early 20th century's most infamous Mob figures."
A new exhibition, including the Irey objects and artifacts, is in development at the Museum with its public opening expected to be announced next year.
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K + J came to me from two dear friends whose wedding I photographed last Summer. A destination wedding of sorts and friends from all over the world descended on Steamboat. As You Wish handled the coordination and all the vendors pitched in to take this event over the top. Local Flavor dealt with the delicious food & cake, DJ Digg is such a fantastic talent (Top 5 DJ for me), and Last Call Events put the floral arrangements together. Everyone met up at Torian Plum Plaza for prep fun. The scene of titans of modern industry trying to work the bow ties was a scream. Both bride + groom has been in start-up marketing and management since ending school, and all the trial and error made for two fun seekers. No obstacle (or mixed drink) too big! Trusted friend Thomas officiated the vow exchange on Thunderhead Mountain lawn that came with selected readings from relatives, and a lot of tears from Krista. She couldn't believe it was glorious day it was, and what a perfect mate she found in Jeff.
My daughter Helen shot this wedding with me, and we both agreed Krista + Jeff put together the best cocktail hour of all time. As it turns out, it was the cocktail TWO hour. In those 120 minutes, the bride and groom got to hug, toast and laugh with every single guest that filled the tent — highly recommended. The guests don't mind as long as the photographer doesn't steal you away (we didn't).


I just had an oil change in my 1998 v6 mustang.
5w20 in. Any idea on what this is or how to fix it?
Ok thanks, that solves the whistle, but the other noise wasn't happening before the oil change, it started the day after. You think something got damaged?


This thought-provoking book discusses a scripturally-based view of English Bible translations such as the Geneva Bible, the KJV, and the NKJV. It considers and responds to several KJV-only allegations against the NKJV with many facts from the Geneva Bible, the KJV, and the NKJV. It demonstrates that a consistent application of KJV-only allegations would harm the KJV itself. Problems with inconsistent, human KJV-only reasoning are properly exposed.


I'm a woman who makes a declaration—to the world and to myself—and then I make it come true or at least I try.
I was born in Tehran, Iran, to a family that wasn't religious. We were culturally Muslim. I wore mini-skirts. I drove. I never thought things would change. At 18, I married but I went to college. It was a great life, with a lot of money that came from oil. I knew I wanted children. In 1974, two months after graduation, my daughter was born. In 1978, the uprising in Iran started. We were all against the Shah. We thought we were cool. We even shouted, "Death to the Shah." But eventually, my ex-husband saw what was really happening and said it was time to leave.
In January 1979, we moved to Washington, DC. I went from a life of incredible privilege to a life where money was very tight. In 1988, after marriage counseling and years of trying, we got a divorce. It was very difficult.
I took a course about "breakthroughs". I realized that I was playing the victim and wasn't taking responsibility. They asked us to make a declaration of what we wanted our lives to be about. I stood up in the room and declared, "I am committed to peace in the world." I got a law degree, specializing in international relations. While in a "Magic of Empowerment" course, I met a man. We went to lunch. I was so moved by what he was saying I started to cry. We became very good friends. The third time he asked me to marry him, I said, "Yes!" But really, as soon as Nick told me that he helps people figure out what their ideal career is, I was hooked.
In 1990, we married. I started a non-profit organization, "Mideast 200," to promote peace and human rights in the Middle East. I designed a peace walk. There were 16 countries including Palestine and 93 people on our first walk.
In 1994, my daughter went to Iran. She wore a hijab. Only 15 years before, I was wearing a mini-skirts.
I also started a "Women of Vision Conference," that went all over the world. In 1995, I was honored as "Peacemaker of the year" by American University.
I was always good with my hands. I got an email for a juried competition, for artists from the Iranian-American community. I didn't know why I received the email. But I was taking a course in making collages. It wasn't an art course, but a self-development and transformational course. The teacher was an artist, and very encouraging. I entered the completion and I got in. I got into the next juried show that I entered. For me, that cemented the idea that I really was an artist.
I started to take drawing and painting classes and I continue to do so—I became a welder. I love it! It is so empowering to be using tools that are traditionally used by men. I made a lion, titled "Africa," out of steel. I wanted it to encourage and inspire women. It was shown in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.


The Plano School District offers Dual Language Programs that value the equal acquisition of two languages, English and Spanish. Students participating in this program spend time learning academic content in English as well as Spanish. Dual Language classrooms develop bilingual, biliterate and bicultural students, who are able to achieve proficiency in both English and Spanish within an environment that embraces diversity and strives for excellence. Plano CUSD #88 offers a Dual Language program that begins during kindergarten.
P.H. Miller School offers a Two Way Immersion program. The Dual Language- Two Way Immersion program consists of native English speaking students and native Spanish speaking students. Each year, 20 English speaking students and 20 Spanish speaking students are accepted into the Dual Language -Two Way Immersion program at the kindergarten level. Entrance into the program is based on an evaluation and application process.
Students are only eligible to enter into the Dual Language - Two Way Immersion program at the kindergarten level. If a student is coming from a Dual Language program in another district, he or she will be assessed to determine if the Dual Language program in the Plano School District is the best placement. Placement in the program will be determined on the student's abilities and if space is available. *Please indicate during registration if a student is coming from a Dual Language program in another district.
Dual Language Program requires a long-term commitment. This commitment was established based on the number of years needed to become proficient in a second language. Plano School District requires that all students, especially those in the Dual Language program, be in school when school is in session. Developing content knowledge and communication skills in two languages is a slow and gradual process. The program is designed based on the process of second language acquisition. The design and goals of the program are such that students will be capable of achieving the same or better than their grade level peers who are not in dual language (based on dual language research and best practice).


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Q: SQLiteException "cannot commit - no transaction is active" while inserting with CONFLICT_REPLACE I have some trouble updating my database.
This is the log:
12-02 16:18:57.502: D/Data Update(21218): Start updating databases
12-02 16:18:57.502: D/Data Update(21218): update size: 5
12-02 16:18:57.502: D/Data Update(21218): updating table cemeteries
12-02 14:28:51.877: I/SqliteDatabaseCpp(18826): sqlite returned: error code = 1802, msg = statement aborts at 13: [INSERT OR REPLACE  INTO cemeteries(id,name) VALUES (?,?)] , db=/data/data/de.l_one.app.shaufelv14/databases/poidatabase
12-02 14:28:51.877: E/SQLiteStatementCpp(18826): native_execute (step): errno = 2, error message = No such file or directory, handle = 0xdc0b70
12-02 14:28:51.877: I/SqliteDatabaseCpp(18826): sqlite returned: error code = 1, msg = statement aborts at 2: [COMMIT;] cannot commit - no transaction is active, db=/data/data/de.l_one.app.shaufelv14/databases/poidatabase
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826): Update failed
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826): android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: cannot commit - no transaction is active
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement.native_executeSql(Native Method)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement.executeUpdateDelete(SQLiteStatement.java:90)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.executeSql(SQLiteDatabase.java:2006)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.execSQL(SQLiteDatabase.java:1946)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.endTransaction(SQLiteDatabase.java:764)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement.releaseAndUnlock(SQLiteStatement.java:273)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement.executeInsert(SQLiteStatement.java:115)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insertWithOnConflict(SQLiteDatabase.java:1807)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at de.l_one.app.shaufelv14.DataUpdater.update(DataUpdater.java:102)
12-02 14:28:51.887: E/Data Update(18826):   at de.l_one.app.shaufelv14.MainActivity$5.run(MainActivity.java:104)

This is the code I use to insert new Data:
int updateSize = 0;

// cvs is an ArrayList<ContentValues> array with each entry holding
// the new values for a certain table
// I know I could use a Map but let's change one thing after another

for(ArrayList<ContentValues> list : cvs)
    updateSize += list.size();

Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "Start updating databases");
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "update size: "+updateSize);

if(updateSize > 0) {

    dbHelper = ShaufelDatabaseHelper.getInstance(context);
    connection = dbHelper.getWritableDatabase();

    for(int i=0; i<cvs.length; i++) {
        String table;
        switch(i) {
            case 0: table = "cemeteries"; break;
            case 1: table = "customers"; break;
            case 2: table = "graves"; break;
            case 3: table = "orders"; break;
            case 4: table = "plants"; break;
            case 5: table = "plantevents"; break;
            case 6: table = "services"; break;
            case 7: table = "serviceevents"; break;
            default: throw new RuntimeException("wtf");
        }
        Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "updating table "+table);

        for(ContentValues cv: cvs[i]) {
            // replace updated values, insert new ones
            connection.insertWithOnConflict(table, null, cv, SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_REPLACE);
        }
    }
}

The strange thing about this is that the Exception is not thrown everytime. It's more like this:
If you start the App and log in, the Update works. If you then log out and back in (without closing the app) the update happens again but this time with the Exception.
If you close the app (not just pressing home but forcing a close with the android system) it will work again until you log out and back in.
The updates all contain the same data (we are currently testing this stuff) and it's run by the same code and yet it works only half the time.
This is run on Android 4.0.3 on a HTC Sensation.

A: 1802 is SQLITE_IOERR_FSTAT, which happens when the database file gets deleted while a connection is still open.
Are you doing any kind of file deletion in your update?


Have you ever been stuck in the middle of Easton Road and Bristol Road while making a left turn and wondered how do I safely get out of this intersection? You are not alone. There is always that one intersection. It's the one drivers will go out of their way to avoid because it's a pain.
When a motorist sees a sign stating Do Not Block the Box think "Do not block an intersection".
This tactic is designed to improve traffic flow. When a driver enters an intersection and is unable to travel all the way through, they impede cross traffic movement block crosswalks. This is a danger to other travelers. Not only the crosswalk but bike lanes are also blocked.
Motorists, even if rushed, need to remember that blocking the Box (Intersection) is unsafe, illegal and causes traffic congestion.
Warrington has two main locations where the Box is frequently blocked: Bristol Road and Stuckert Road near Easton Road (Rt. 611). The Township painted lines in a box at that intersection to remind drivers not to block the intersection.
The second location especially affects our police department and public safety. Lower Barness Road is blocked by cars especially when Titus Elementary school is opening. Motorists need to be reminded that Police egress to answering calls for help is this driveway off of Lower Barness Road. Sometimes when the Township's driveway access is blocked, the police have to clear traffic which delays response to an emergency.
Chief Friel reminds residents that stopping in an intersection or crossing is a violation of the PA Motor Vehicle Code and could subject drivers to fines and court cost around $142.00. The Board of Supervisors will soon consider an ordinance to authorize the placement of signs at these two locations.