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Stevi mayor vetoes council appointment for Ward 2
June 25, 2019 By Michael Howell Leave a Comment
At a press conference on Friday, Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey issued a veto of the Town Council's recent resolution appointing Jim Crews to fill the vacant Ward 2 council seat. The mayor cites potential violations of the public's right to know and the right to participate in public decisions as his primary concern.
The Town Council suspended its rules at a meeting on June 13 and appointed Jim Crews to the Ward 2 position on the council left vacant by Jerry Phillips' resignation. At a previous meeting on May 23, the council considered two applicants for the position, Crews and Dempsey Vick. Crews, who drew some strong public comments in opposition to his appointment primarily related to bullying, withdrew his application verbally during the meeting. Without any interview, the council voted unanimously against appointing Vick.
On Monday, June 17, Crews emailed Mayor Dewey stating, "after careful deliberation I hereby accept the appointment made IAW 7-4-4112 of the Montana Code with the understanding that it expires upon the election of a candidate in the next election.
Please advise as to the swearing in date and time. I have a fairly busy summer schedule so prompt action would be appreciated. I request that Judge O'Connor perform the swearing in."
Dewey emailed Crews the next day, stating that the lawfulness of his appointment had come under question, specifically the adequacy of the public notice, and the question had been referred to the Town's attorney.
"Until the Administration is convinced that the appointment took place in a manner that satisfies the public's right to know, and provide input on the action, we will be taking no further action on Council's decision," he wrote.
Town Attorney Brian West said that he was researching the question and would respond that day and stated, "As clarification, I would note that there is zero concern about Mr. Crew's ability to serve. Second, the Council can suspend its own rules – which have traditionally provided the process for appointment of a vacancy – and did so. The state and local laws do not dictate an exact process to follow (example requiring interviews, etc…) and so with rules suspended a motion to appoint a former applicant and passing vote of the counsel [sic] should qualify as appointment with Mr. Crew's acceptance."
The town attorney in a letter dated the same day confirms that in his opinion the Town Council acted within its authority under the law when it suspended the council rules and appointed Crews to Ward 2.
In terms of the public's right to know and participate in government decisions, he concentrated on the issue of the public's right to participate in the decision of the Council.
"In this instance, the question boils down to whether the language of the agenda items gave sufficient notice for the public to reasonably participate before a final decision was made. Two separate agenda items contain language that the Council would consider the Ward 2 vacancy for decision, though I concede neither name the candidate. The second half of New Item 10(a) specifically states after suspending rules and intent, '…[to] nominate and appoint a candidate to the Council from Stevensville, Ward 2.' Both actions were carried out at a public meeting and with opportunity for members of the public to comment and therefore were sufficiently noticed for the action to stand," he wrote.
He goes on to note, however, that a review of a number of prior agenda items indicates that in the past, the Town has noticed appointments as a single agenda item and typically referenced the individual who was to be appointed.
"Any time there is a departure from the normal protocol, there is an increased chance that the decision could be challenged leading to additional delay and administrative costs for the Town," he wrote.
"I am not advising that it is mandatory, however if there is any lingering concern over the notice, the Council, at its discretion, could notice the matter for a future special meeting with the name of the considered candidate and re-affirm its decision, thus removing any question about the notice. That said, as it stands, I would state again that the text of the agenda did give the public notice of the Council's intent to appoint a replacement," he concludes.
In his veto announcement, Mayor Dewey stated, "Throughout the process to replace the vacancy created by the resignation of Jerry Phillips, there have been procedural inconsistencies and questions of legality surrounding the final appointment. As the top-elected-official of Stevensville, I insist that the process to fill the vacancy of Councilmember in the 2nd Ward be repeated in complete compliance with the procedures set forth in the Council's adopted rules. Extra attention should be given to protect and guarantee our citizens' rights to know and participate."
Referring to the Town Attorney's advice to hold another meeting to assure compliance, Dewey states, "As stewards of the public trust, the Council should take every possible precaution to protect the Town of Stevensville from additional cost, or worse, litigation because of malfeasance, failure to follow through on their adopted policies, and disregard for the constitutional rights of our citizens."
"In conclusion, it is in the best interests of the Town of Stevensville, the Town Council, and most imperatively the citizens of Stevensville to confirm my veto, and undertake the process that they have adopted under their Council rules."
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Regular readers should by now be well aware of the importance of using people-first language when referring to people living with obesity (as in "patient with obesity" not "obese patient").
As I have noted in previous posts, living with a condition is not the same as being defined by that condition – this is why we do not refer to people living with dementia or cancer as being "demented" or "cancerous".
As elegantly pointed out by Lee Kaplan in a presentation he delivered at the Harvard Medical School Center For Global Health Delivery consultation on obesity, currently being held in Dubai, there is also a pressing clinical argument for speaking of obesity as a disease rather than a descriptor of a "state".
Take for e.g. the case of a patient with hypertension, who, thanks to effective on-g0ing anti-hypertensive treatment has managed to control his blood pressure levels over the past 10 years. In fact, at no time in the past 10 years has the patient ever presented with elevated blood pressure. Any clinician would agree that this patient would still be declared to have "hypertension" despite currently not being "hypertensive".
Similarly, a patient whose depression is well-controlled with an anti-depressant is still a patient living with "depression", although they are not currently "depressed".
Likewise, we can probably all agree that a patient who has undergone coronary bypass surgery, is still someone living with coronary artery disease, even if they have not experienced a single angina pectoris attack since their surgery.
In all of these cases, hypertension, depression, and coronary artery disease would continue to appear on their medical problem list.
When applied to obesity, this means that even if someone has successfully managed to lose their weight to a level that they are no longer clinically "obese", they are still someone living with "obesity". Even if their BMI (not a good measure of obesity) should drop to below 25, they are still someone living with obesity (albeit, as in the case of the above examples, living with "controlled" or "treated" obesity).
Thus, they continue to have "obesity" even if they are currently not "obese" – ergo, the diagnosis "obesity" should remain on their problem list.
Furthermore, given the high rates of recidivism, keeping obesity on the problem list serves as an important reminder to the clinician to continue supporting and reinforcing ongoing obesity treatment (even if this treatment is only behavioural).
It should be evident from this analogy that although the use of people-first language may seem like semantics, it does have very real consequences for long-term clinical management.
As readers will be well aware, n terms of health risks, fat is not fat is not fat is not fat.
Rather, whether or not body fat affects health depends very much on the type of body fat and its location.
While there have been ample attempts at trying to describe body fat distribution with simple anthropometric tools like measuring tapes and callipers, these rather crude and antiquated approaches have never established themselves in clinical practice simply because they are cumbersome, inaccurate, and fail to reliably capture the exact anatomical location of body fat. Furthermore, they provide no insights into ectopic fat deposition – i.e. the amount of fat in organs like liver or muscle, a key determinant of metabolic disease.
Recent advances in imaging technology together with sophisticated image recognition now offers a much more compelling insight into fat phenotype.
In this regard, readers may be interested in a live webinar that will be hosted by the Canadian Obesity Network at 12.00 pm Eastern Standard Time on Thu, Nov 23, 2017. The webinar provides an overview of a new technology developed by the Swedish company AMRA, that may have both important research and clinical applications.
The talk features Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder at AMRA and Ian Neeland, MD, a general cardiologist with special expertise in obesity and cardiovascular disease, as well as noninvasive imaging at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, US.
Registration for this seminar is free but seats are limited.
To join the live event register here.
I have recently heard this talk and can only recommend it to anyone interested in obesity research or management.


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Q: How to delete a record by any column value using Hibernate with Struts 2 I am using Struts2+Hibernate and have been understanding by example on net. In one of the examples here struts2+hibernate example
What I can see and do is, to delete an user by their id, as we can see there, a delete link is provided to each user in the list, and the session.delete() deletes the record by id. Now I want the user to enter the name in text field given there and that should be able to delete by the name. So far I have tried like this
ActionMethod:
public String delete()
{
    //HttpServletRequest request = (HttpServletRequest) ActionContext.getContext().get( ServletActionContext.HTTP_REQUEST);
    //userDAO.delUser(Long.parseLong( request.getParameter("id")));
            userDAO.delUser(user.getName());
    return SUCCESS;
}

DAOImpl:
@Override
public void delUser(String userName) {
    try {
        User user = (User) session.get(User.class, userName);
        session.delete(user);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        transaction.rollback();
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

I hope there is a way that Hibernate can delete a row by any field value provided. The above does nothing.

A: Why not simply use JPQL delete query? This will not require hibernate to restore any object from DB to simple delete it. Here's how you can delete user by name without loading it from DB first:
    Query query = em.createQuery("delete from User where name=:name");
    query.setParameter("name", "Zigi");
    int deleted = query.executeUpdate();
    System.out.println("Deleted: " + deleted + " user(s)");

A: The problem you have with Hibernate you can't get the persistence instance by some property value, only can do it by id. If you want to find an instance by userName try this
public static final String USER_NAME = "userName";

private List<User> findByProperty(String propertyName, Object value) {
    log.debug("finding User instance with property: " + propertyName    + ", value: " + value);
    try {
        String queryString = "from User as model where model." + propertyName   + "= ?";
        Query queryObject = getSession().createQuery(queryString);
        queryObject.setParameter(0, value);
        return queryObject.list();
    } catch (RuntimeException re) {
        log.error("find by property name failed", re);
        throw re;
    }
}

public List<User> findByUserName(Object userName) {
    return findByProperty(USER_NAME, userName);
}

@Override
public void deleteUsers(String userName) {
  try {
    List<User> list = findByUserName(userName);
    for (User user: list)
      getSession().delete(user);
    log.debug("delete successful");
  } catch (RuntimeException re) {
    log.error("delete failed", re);
    throw re;
  }
}

that will delete all users with the given name, to delete the unique user make sure the user_name field has unique constraint. It could be done via annotation on the table
@Table(name = "user", uniqueConstraints = {
        @UniqueConstraint(columnNames = "user_name")
})

A: You have to write a query to get the user by userName.
e.g.
String qStr = "from User user where user.userName = :userName";
//then run the query to get the user
Query q = session.createQuery(qStr);
q.setParameter("userName", userName);
List<User> users = (List<User>) q.list();
//if the list is not empty, then users.get(0) will give you the object

A: public void deleteUser(Integer id)
{
    session = sessionfactory.openSession();
    tx = session.beginTransaction();
    try
    {
        Query q=session.createQuery("delete from UserValidateLogin where userId=:userId");
        q.setParameter("userId",id);

        q.executeUpdate();
        tx.commit();
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    finally
    {
        session.close();
    }

}

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During the Chinese Year of the Rooster our whole family became vegetarian. I remember this distinctly, since that was the last year we slaughtered our own rooster to eat for the holiday. We had a very small farm, and used to raise chickens; my older daughter sold our many colored eggs to the local health food store, and occasionally we would slaughter and eat a chicken for our own pleasure. But that year, somehow we became attached to our chickens, naming them, petting them, talking to them. We made terrible farmers. Once they became companions, it was impossible to eat them! And, of course, it very easily carried over to other animals as well, and we gave up eating flesh.
Over the years I gradually stopped eating any animal products for ethical reasons, although the rest of my (immediate) family still likes to eat cheese, and the occasional egg that our ten year old chickens lay in the warmer months. Yes, we still have some of our original chickens, and yes, they still lay eggs when they feel so inclined. We probably have the oldest laying hens on record! Primarily because of our diet, we are healthy, happy, full of energy, and love to eat our vegan gourmet meals. I am so thankful that one of our roosters pointed the way to a better life for us all, people and animals alike.


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Nancy Horne, Irish-American swimmer who led women's swimming, dies at 99
Written by Staff Writer at CNN
Triathlete and diving legend Nancy Horne competed alongside some of the greats of the modern age: Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis, Conor McGregor, Alex Morgan and Shawn Johnson, to name a few.
Her incredible story began when Horne was a member of the US Olympic swim team in 1936 and a few months later, at the Berlin Olympics, she met 16-year-old Alva Levi, who was trying out for the US team as a springboard diver.
Alva competed in the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium and in 1924 in Paris, where she placed third in the women's platform competition.
Alva Levi (second from right), competing in the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Credit: AP Photo/John Gotti 2, Christina Bertram, RATP Foundation
"I found my next future husband," Horne said in a 2016 interview. "I loved every second of it."
Marrying Levi two years later and moving to Holland with her, Horne was employed by a banking firm in Amsterdam and was also part of the Dutch national diving team.
At the age of 22, Horne beat all of the men — and all the women — in the trans-Atlantic women's long-distance race and gold medals in three different Olympic sports followed. She also broke the trans-Atlantic swim record.
A newly crowned Nancy Horne accepting her first gold medal in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the 1925 International Diving Championships. Credit: AP Photo/John Gotti
A recurring figure in country's sporting history, Horne's death on Wednesday at the age of 99 is the latest public and former British sporting icon to pass away, following her contemporaries boxing champ Tony Owen and Olympic swimmer and golfer Tom Simpson.
Horne later used her Olympic titles to promote athletics on television and state TV for two decades, and finished as a senator for the Women's Sports Club of Chicago.
While she lived to see the rise of women's sports in general, Horne stopped short of promoting opportunities for women competitors at first.
For example, Horne rejected the idea of women's swimming having a women's section at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Horne gave her alma mater, Yale University, an honorary degree after it won the women's soccer title in 1930, she said in the interview.
It was Horne who introduced swimming to the members of America's Triathlon Club on the East Coast, said Jim Wilson, president of the 95-year-old organization.
Horne was the "greatest all-sport athlete" to be "born and bred in the United States," said Wilson, who helped her promote triathlon racing in the late 1930s.
Sports Illustrated called Horne "America's finest all-sport athlete."
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Q: Android App opens second instance when "launched" after back button pressed Short Version:
An application I have been developing opens a second instance when it is "launched" after the back button has been pressed.
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When the application is launched from the "home screen" it works fine- if the application is sent to the background by pressing the back arrow button, by pressing the circle button, or the square button to change to a different app - and then the application is resumed through the multi-tasking menu it works  perfectly - resuming exactly where it left off - not showing the splash screen again and most importantly not opening a second instance. However if the application is sent to the background and then launched again from the home screen a second instance of the application is created! The splash screen displays again and the main activity is displayed on the screen rather than the last activity that was on the users screen! This is obviously not the desired behavior and many solutions I have attempted do not work.
Manifest:
<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
    android:launchMode="singleInstance">
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait"
        android:launchMode="singleInstance">
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name=".Settings_area"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
        android:value="AIzaSyDieXTCaFoIL0kJ_IM4UMBSQL3sNn92AWM" />

    <activity
        android:name=".MapsActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_maps" />
    <activity android:name=".Splash"
        android:launchMode="singleInstance">

        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>

    </activity>
    <activity android:name=".aboutPageActivity" />
    <activity android:name=".turnOffFromNotification"
        android:noHistory="true"></activity>
</application>

Edit:
I have also attempted to replace launchMode in the application tag with singleTask and singleInstance.

A:
However if the application is sent to the background and then launched again from the home screen a second instance of the application is created! The splash screen displays again and the main activity is displayed on the screen rather than the last activity that was on the users screen!

This is an expected behavior of Android. The back button (its default implementation) is intended for a user to notify the system that he/she is done with the current Activity letting Android to destroy the Activity's instance.
Note, such a behavior has nothing in common with the android:launchMode attribute.

This is obviously not the desired behavior and many solutions I have attempted do not work.

You can't change it. It's a matter of a user who decided to leave the Activity and OS destroying the Activity's instance no more needed.

A: The situation was resolved by removing android:launchMode="singleInstance"> from everywhere except the <application> tag. Apparently launch mode is best used when the goal is to create another task - which was not the desired behavior. Stock Android masked this behavior while the modified version of Android with Touchwiz did not.

A: It saves the current Instance...(it will not destroy it).
when you open app again that time it will reopen the same Instance.
import android.view.KeyEvent;

public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
{

    if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK)
    {
        moveTaskToBack(true);
        return true; // return
    }

    return false;
}


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Anna Elisha Mghwira (* 23. Januar 1959 in Singida, Tansania; † 12. Juli 2021 in Arusha, Tansania) war eine tansanische Politikerin.

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Anna Mghwira wurde im Wahlkreis Mungumaji in Singida geboren. Ihr Vater war Leiter bei Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), ihre Mutter war Landwirtin, Anna Mghwira war eines von neun Kindern. Im Jahr 1982 heiratete sie Shedrack Maghwiy, mit ihm hatte sie drei Söhne.

Sie starb im Alter von 62 Jahren im Mount-Meru-Krankenhaus in Arusha.

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Von 1968 bis 1974 besuchte sie die Nyerere Grundschule, von 1975 bis 1978 die weiterführende Schule in Ihanja, dann wechselte sie auf das theologische Seminar der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche, wo sie 1981 ihre schulische Ausbildung beendete. Danach studierte sie Theologie an der Tumaini University und schloss dieses mit einem Bachelor ab. Bei einem nachfolgenden Studium an der juristischen Fakultät der University of Dar es Salaam erlangte sie 1986 ebenfalls einen Bachelor. Später studierte sie an der University of Essex, dieses Studium schloss sie mit einem Master der Rechtswissenschaften ab.

Politische Laufbahn
Ihre politische Aktivität begann bei der Tanganyika African National Union, wo sie Mitglied der Jugendliga war. Ende der 1970er-Jahre reduzierte sie ihr politisches Engagement zu Gunsten ihres Studiums. 2009 trat sie der Partei Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) bei. Sie war dort zuerst Bezirkssekretärin und später Bezirksvorsitzende. Im Jahr 2012 verlor sie die parteiinterne Nominierung für die Nachwahl des Wahlkreises Arumeru East gegen Joshua Nassari. Drei Jahre später verließ sie CHADEMA und gründete die Partei Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), deren erste Vorsitzende sie wurde. Im gleichen Jahr trat sie als einzige Frau bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen an. Vom Sieger dieser Wahl, Präsident John Magufuli, wurde sie zur Kommissarin der Region Kilimandscharo ernannt. Von dieser Position trat sie 2021 zurück.

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Politiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Tansanier
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Gestorben 2021
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import * as Transmitter from 'transmitter-framework/index.es';

import {formatDateKey, parseDateKey} from './date_utils';

export default class DaysWithIntervals {

  constructor() {
    this.collection = new Transmitter.Nodes.OrderedMapNode();
  }

  createChannel(dayTargets, intervals) {
    const ch = new Transmitter.Channels.CompositeChannel();

    ch.defineSimpleChannel()
      .inForwardDirection()
      .fromSources(dayTargets.collection, intervals.withDays)
      .toTarget(this.collection)
      .withTransform(
        ([daysPayload, intsPayload], tr) => {
          const dayIndexes = daysPayload
            .map( (day) => day.dateIndex )
            .collapseValues();
          const intIndexes = intsPayload.collapseValues();

          return dayIndexes.zip(intIndexes)
            .map( ([dayTargets, ints]) => fillRange(dayTargets, ints) )
            .expandEntries().updateMapByKey(
              (dayIndex) => new DayWithIntervals(dayIndex).init(tr)
            );
        }
      );

    ch.defineFlatteningChannel()
      .inForwardDirection()
      .withTransformFlat(
        (payload) => payload.groupKeysByValue().unflattenToSequences()
      )
      .withFlat(intervals.withDays)
      .withNestedAsDerived(
        this.collection,
        (dayWithIntervals) => dayWithIntervals.intervalSet
      );

    ch.defineFlatteningChannel()
      .inBackwardDirection()
      .withFlat(intervals.collection)
      .withNestedAsDerived(
        this.collection,
        (dayWithIntervals) => dayWithIntervals.intervalSet
      );

    ch.defineFlatteningChannel()
      .inForwardDirection()
      .withTransformFlat(
        (payload) => payload.map( (d) => [d]).unflattenToSequences()
      )
      .withFlat(dayTargets.collection)
      .withNestedAsDerived(
        this.collection,
        (dayWithIntervals) => dayWithIntervals.dayOptional
      );

    return ch;
  }
}

class DayWithIntervals {
  constructor(dayIndex) {
    this.dayIndex = dayIndex;
    this.intervalSet = new Transmitter.Nodes.OrderedSetNode();
    this.dayOptional = new Transmitter.Nodes.OptionalNode();
  }

  init() {

    return this;
  }
}

function fillRange(dayIndexes, intIndexes) {
  dayIndexes.sort();
  intIndexes.sort();
  const range = [];
  const endpoints = [
    dayIndexes[0],
    intIndexes[0],
    dayIndexes[dayIndexes.length - 1],
    intIndexes[intIndexes.length - 1]
  ].filter( (date) => date != null ).sort();

  if (endpoints.length === 0) return [];

  const start = parseDateKey(endpoints[0]);
  const end = parseDateKey(endpoints[endpoints.length - 1]);

  let current = start;
  while (!current.isAfter(end)) {
    range.push([formatDateKey(current), current]);
    current = current.clone().add(1, 'day');
  }
  return range;
}

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What began as a false labeling allegation under the Lanham Act became a discovery dispute when defendant Gnosis' initial production amounted to only 107 pages. Believing relevant documents and email had been withheld, the plaintiff identified several deficiencies and requested further discovery from the defendant. After two months and several additional requests, the defendant had produced an additional 6200 pages but had not disclosed the allegedly missing documents.
During an evidentiary hearing, the defendant admitted to several discovery abuses. The defendant had not installed a written litigation hold and, as a result, had not stopped the automatic deletion of all emails more than 15 days old. The company had performed only a cursory document search and argued that it had failed to produce the requested documents because of its poor understanding of the search tool provided in its email client.


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Evernote – Is It Time For Goodbye?
Evernote and I go back a long way. Some years back I received an email from the company saying I was one of the first adopters of the note-taking service. I think that relationship is about to end. There have been no major, significant advances in the app for some time. The company's own forums are full of dissatisfied customers and even Steve Dotto has taken a sarcastic sideswipe after Evernote announced a major upgrade to its logo. I admit things like logos are a matter of personal taste, but this alleged upgrade is seriously fugly as far as I am concerned. So, I have started to look at alternatives and was surprised to find there isn't a lot out there – with one exception.
Evernote Alternatives
The obvious place to start was with Microsoft's OneNote, sadly this fell at the first fence. I run NordVPN and when I tried to connect OneNote I got a message saying I was not connected to the Internet. Looking through various Microsoft forums I discovered that this was a common issue. The advice being dished out by OneNote gurus at Microsoft was that we NordVPN users should raise this with the VPN provider. Actually, no. Evernote and the other services I looked at all connect just fine, so it is your problem Microsoft and I won't be using your product.
I looked at the highly touted Notion but it just didn't gel with me. I also discovered that Zoho has increased its portfolio of services with a notebook option that purported to import Evernote notes. Sadly, after watching the syncing line for three hours creep across the screen, it failed to pick up all the notes, so that got the elbow.
I then stumbled across Nimbus, which appears to have been around for a good many years and you can import all your Evernote notes, although this has to be done using the Windows app. I quickly found out how good and responsive the support from Nimbus was when the downloaded exe file refused to install the program. I under half an hour a fresh download was made available and I was up and running.
The desktop app bears an uncanny resemblance to Evernote so you will feel right at home from the word go. Nimbus operates on a freemium basis with the pro version costing $45 a year. This gives you all the obvious benefits which are spelt out here.
I have opted for the premium version while I play around with the service. As you would expect, Nimbus is available on multiple platforms and I found the Android app on smartphone and tablet syncs perfectly. There is also a web clipper for browsers, another essential pluspoint.
What's Wrong At Evernote?
First, the company tried to increase the price of its premium package to $70 a year which met with a pretty universal outcry. It is now down to $42 a year. The company has also been hit by a series of high-level walkouts. The company has lost its CTO Anirban Kundu, CFO Vincent Toolan, CPO Erik Wrobel and head of HR Michelle Wagner. The company did not comment on a reason for the departures, but a source close to the matter told TechCrunch that "Evernote is in a death spiral… Paid user growth and active users have been flat for the last six years and their enterprise product offering has not caught on."
My first reaction to this is "Oh shit." I have been with the company for around a decade and it has served me well.
It is only day two of using Nimbus but it is well designed and has a host of cracking features.
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Golem Group
RoboCup
Gallery and Videos
Registration Material
The group was created within the context of the project "Diálogos Inteligentes Multimodales en Español" (DIME, Intelligent Multimodal Dialogues in Spanish) in 1998 at IIMAS, UNAM where it has been established since. The goals of the DIME project were the analysis of multimodal task-oriented human dialogues, the development of a Spanish grammar, speech recognition in Spanish, and the integration of a software platform for the construction of interactive systems with spoken Spanish. By 2001 the group started the Golem project with the purpose of generalizing the theory for the construction of intelligent mobile agents, in particular the Golem robot. A first result was a version of a theory for the specification and interpretation of dialogue models which is still a corner stone in the group's philosophy.
Since 2011, we have participated at the RoboCup@Home competition: Istanbul 2011, Mexico 2012 (8th place), Netherlands 2013, Germany 2016 (6th place) and Japan 2017. We have also participated in the Torneo Mexicano de Robótica (TMR) in 2012 (1st place), 2013 and 2016 (2nd place), and the German Open in 2012 (3rd place), 2018 (3rd place) and 2019 (5th place). We won the Innovation Award of the league at the RoboCup 2013 for our demo in which the robot uses its audio-localization system to perform a waiter role in a noisy enviroment.
During the span of 2014 and 2015, the team developed the iteration of the Golem presented in Germany 2016, Golem-III. This version uses a set of modular behaviors programmed in SitLog, a knowledge base system, a system for detecting, identifying and tracking persons, and a audio-activity tracker. In terms of hardware, this implementation uses a robotic torso, which includes a 2-DOF robotic neck and two 5-DOF robotic arms. In the iteration presented here, Golem-III has a new platform for diagnostic, decision making and planning, which was built as an inference machine platform that is useful for dynamic environments, error detection and recovery.
You can see some related pictures and videos gallery.
You can find the team members here and the registration materials here.
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ABOUT CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
Cartagena de Indias is an open, legendary treasure that preserves the mysteries of past times in the Caribbean. Cartagena de Indias is the fifth largest city in Colombia and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.
Colombia: Located in the northwestern region of South America, Colombia is the main port of entry to the continent and shares borders with five nations: Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Panama. It is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest country in South America after Brazil, Argentina and Peru.
Colombia´s geostrategic position in the middle of the American continent facilitates travel from visitors coming from around the world. With more than 611 international weekly frequencies, 5.000 national weekly frequencies and six international airports, Colombia is definitely a modern and well-connected country.
Due to its privileged location on the continent, Colombia counts with different altitude levels, climates and natural elements making it the second most biodiverse country in the world. Covering just around 1% of the earth´s surface, it possesses around 10% of all flora and fauna of the world. In Colombia, you can find three mountain ranges, access to the Amazon River, an extensive coastline over two oceans, the Amazon jungle, countless high plains, immense valleys, deserts and a great wealth of water resources.
Colombia in the world is:
1st Orchids, birds, butterfly, emeralds, carnations and palm
2nd Plants, fish, fresh water, roses
3rd Coffee, reptiles, bananas
4th Carbon, mammals, ferro-nickel
One of the most beautiful cities in Colombia, Cartagena de Indias, is an ideal location to host congresses, conventions and meetings. Its excellent geographic location, made the city shelter for many treasures of the Spanish Crown. In order to defend the city from pirate attacks and invasions, an 11 km fortress was built. Due to Cartagena´s historical heritage, the UNESCO declared the city a "World Heritage Site" in 1984.
• Population: 1,030,149 inhabitants
• Climate: Tropical, humid
• Temperature: 20ºC to 30ºC. Relative humidity: 90%
• Access: Air, Maritime, River and Land
• Location: 10x to 20' Latitude North. – 73c 33' Latitude West
• Altitude: 2 meters (6.5 feet) above sea level
• Extension: 609.1 square kilometers
• Currency: Colombian Peso 1 USD = $2,000 Colombian Pesos
• Economic activity: Tourist services, Commercial, Industrial and Logistic
Cartagena features a rich fusion cuisine, combining ingredients from its African, Spanish and Indigenous roots as well as the food brought by Arabic and Spanish immigrants. Its local cuisine is mainly composed by seafood dishes, like fish and shellfish and accompanied with coconut rice, fried plantain and salad.
Typical dishes also include the so-called "sancocho" made of fish or meats with large pieces of plantain, potato, yucca and other vegetables. You can also find the traditional "arepa de huevo" (egg filled arepa) or a "carimañolas" best described as a Yuca Fiter with meat inside.
Cartagena also boasts a wide range of exotic fruits including sweet coconut, mango, pineapple, papaya, guava among others which are sold by the palenqueras, the iconic fruit vendors that walk around the streets or beaches carrying a bowl of fruits so artistically in their heads.
The city has numerous good restaurants inside and outside the walled city. Arabic, Cuban, Italian and traditional Colombian restaurants can be found in the modern and historic areas representing the diversity and the flavors brought about by immigrants and inhabitants of the city.
Cartagena offers multiple bars, cafes, casinos and discotheques around the city. When walking through the walled city you will find salsa night clubs, lively restaurants in the different historical plazas and bars/cafes on top of bulwarks and fortresses.
A t night, you may enjoying a horse drawn coach ride or take a long walk through the Old City admiring the splendid view lit up by romantic colonial street lights. For something more intense, you may jump in a"chiva" or bright colored-painted buses that tour around the city with a live music band aboard and an open bar.
Chiva Rumbera
WHAT TO DO IN CARTAGENA DE INDIAS / SITE SEEING & EXCURSIONS
In Cartagena you can walk trough the historical San Felipe's Fortress, buy handmade souvenirs at Las Bovedas, visit La Popa's Convent and have a beautiful sight of the city, learn about the Inquisition period at its museum palace, enjoy the Caribbean beauty of Rosario's Islands, have a walk trough the Walled City or take for a ride in chiva or carriage and finally, have a romantic dinner at any of the city's old plazas. You can also enjoy the sun at the beach, day-light walk trough its streets, romantic sunsets as well as clubbing nights that mix modern and antique stages.
Touring the Walled City in a horse-drawn coach and observing the colorful colonial houses is a true pleasure. Every single street in Cartagena has a history of its own. It is impossible not to visit magnificent sites like the Palace of the Inquisition, the Clock Tower, and the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas.
Chiva Tour: Tour the city in the unique "Chivas Rumberas" by day or night where visitors can enjoy the live music and national drinks offered by the open bar on board the chiva. The Chiva Rumbera gives a tour around the fortifications of the city, including the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas and the walled city as well as the modern area of the city.
Rosario Island:
One of the many options is a trip to the Rosario Islands, a small and charming coral archipelago located just 45 minutes by boat from Cartagena. Its white beaches and transparent waters invite sun and beach lovers to become immersed in a marvelous landscape.
La Popa Convent:
The hill of La Popa is a good site to appreciate the Heroic City from a distance, with a beautiful view that includes the Caribbean, the Island of Tierrabomba, the tourist area, the walled downtown, La Boquilla, the northern zone and the city in general.
Fort San Felipe de Barajas:
It is the biggest Spanish fort in the New World.
The Walled City:
Enjoy a walk in the picturesque colonial streets of Cartagena, discover the remains of history on every wall and fort built at the time of the Spanish conquest.
Totumo Volcano:
Enjoy a swim in the medicinal and therapeutic mud of the Totumo Volcano, just 20 minutes from the city.
Horse drawn Carriage:
Boarding a horse drawn carriage through the walled city transports you to colonial times and gives a touch of magic to your trip.
Walking Historical Tour: Walking through the main historical attractions within the walled city you will find museums, plazas, theaters, cathedrals among other historical attractions:
VENUES FOR GALAS AND SOCIAL EVENTS
Cartagena is the perfect place to conduct social gatherings of any kind. Cartagena's walled city and fortifications allow for unique venues unlike any other in the world. Each site provides a touch of elegance and romance, fit for galas, social events and corporate meeting inaugural and closing events. Some sites that are recommended for this purpose are:
ϖ Aduana Plaza: It is the largest square in the city where the Customs House was located and where all the trade was controlled. Currently, the building adjacent to the plaza houses the District Municipality. Seating Capacity for the event: 2000 PAX
ϖ San Ignacio and San Francisco Bulwarks:
Were built around 1630, their mission was to discourage any attempt against the dock and to cooperate with the defense of Bocagrande.
San Ignacio-Seating Capacity for events: 500 PAX, San Francisco Bulwark- Seating Capacity for events: 350 PAX
ϖ "La Proclamación" Plaza: It was given the name of Proclamation Plaza on November 11, 1811 when the city congregated on the plaza to support the signing of the Independence Act. Seating Capacity for events: 150 (300 cocktail) PAX
ϖ San Felipe de Barajas Castle: San Felipe Castle is the largest Colonial Spanish forte in Colombia and an outstanding example of military engineering from the Colonial Period. It was originally built between 1639 and 1657 and later enlarged in 1762. Seating capacity for events: 1000 PAX
Cartagena Convention Bureau
Email: asesora@cartagenatravel.com
Skype ID: cartagena.convention.bureau
MSN: bonillas3000@hotmail.com
Tourist office of Cartagena
http://www.turismocartagena.com/?la=en
Proexport
http://www.colombia.travel/
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Attorneys Offer Tips on Defending Cast-Iron Pipe Claims
By Best Plumbers On Jun 22, 2022
A decade ago, it was questionable sinkhole damage that proliferated in Florida property insurance claims. More recently, "free roof" requests, roof claims and thousands of lawsuits have rocked the industry.
Now come cast-iron drainpipes, which are common in homes built before 1975.
According to insurance attorneys, surveyors and engineers, the pipe systems have become targets for some of Florida's largest law firms. It's possible the pipes will lead to many more claims and lawsuits in the years to come after the Florida legislature takes action to reduce roof claims and litigation." We're seeing patterns. Patterns in property claims," said Cassandra Hand-Gallegos, expert witness and CEO at CCMS & Associates in Dunedin, Fla., speaking at the Florida Defense Lawyers Association Claims Conference in Orlando last week.
"The biggest problem isn't what's going on in the pipes, it's what's going on in the insurance claims industry," said David Grindley, a civil forensic engineer who also spoke at the conference.
For example, a recent television ad from Orlando-based Morgan & Morgan, which bills itself as America's largest personal injury law firm, shows large amounts of cash that could be available to homeowners whose homes are over 45 years old and who may have problems with sanitation . Replacing the plumbing in a home can cost anywhere from $20,000 to $100,000, Morgan & Morgan's website notes.
Another plaintiff's law firm, Florin Roebig of West Palm Beach, reports that about 76 million US homes have cast-iron plumbing, "an alarming number" of which have problems. That risk is high in Florida, with its high humidity and saline soil, the company's website says.
Grindley and Hand-Gallegos said many of these claims were exaggerated. Cast iron pipe doesn't often need full replacement, and there are ways to prevent erroneous or false pipe claims and litigation, they argue.
"Cast iron is superior to other materials in many ways," Grindley said. "The pipes are very rigid. They are strong and won't break if you hit them with a shovel while digging in the garden."
The pipes have been in use in many households for more than a century. But they can rust to a degree and develop deposits on the inside that can restrict the flow of drain water, something a growing number of claims have tried to capitalize on, he said.
Grindley said many insurance claims start with a clogged kitchen sink. In a number of cases his company has investigated, homeowners, public surveyors or plumbers have claimed that mold and mildew under sinks are the result of stuck cast iron pipes.
More likely, he said, the growth is due to years of leaks in plastic drains or utility lines, or seepage at the pool's edge.
One way to tell if the clog in the main drain pipe is under the house or under the sink is to see where the overflow started. A secured main drain line will push the water up through the lowest opening first, Grindley explained. If the sink, 36 inches off the floor, overflows — but the floor-level shower drain doesn't — it means the sink drain is clogged, not the drain lines for the whole house.
For this reason, it is important for insurance adjusters to interview homeowners where and when the fuse was discovered whenever possible.
"Always ask: Where was the claimant at the time of the defection? Where did they stand? in the kitchen? "In the bathroom?" Grindley said. "When they say 'the kitchen,' we're skeptical it's the main drain line."
Another rule of thumb: Household drain lines don't hold that much water. If the whole house is flooding, it's probably due to a utility line or external water source – not a clogged drain pipe.
Many homeowners insurance policies completely exclude water line damage. Others rule out damage from creeping leaks. Despite the use of these endorsements, however, all-weather water claims and litigation appear to be on the rise in Florida and have resulted in a number of appeal rulings — some for insurers, others against — in recent years. The exact wording of the insurance contract is often disputed.
To investigate and defend against cast iron pipe claims, Grindley and Hand-Gallegos offered several other rules for insurance companies and their adjusters and appraisers to follow:
Examine the house carefully. This may require a video inspection inside the drain lines to determine the condition of the pipes and find any obstructions. Check vent and stack tubes for proper airflow. Map the location of pipes.
Obtain building permits to determine if plumbing installation and repairs have been performed correctly. Check the damage history. Report to the carrier any information not provided.
Determine if the blockage can be easily resolved. In most cases, blocked lines can be removed with a water jet or with a root cutter or a simple auger. (But be prepared to quickly mop up any water that might spill out during the procedure.)
And if cast-iron pipes are clogged, it does not mean that the entire system needs to be replaced. Often, pipes can be cleaned and then lined with polymer sleeves that will last for decades.
Be prepared to counteract the "hydrostatic test" often employed by plaintiffs' experts. The test is designed to look for leaks in a drainage system by plugging outlets and filling the pipe with water, Grindley explained. If the water level drops in a relatively short period of time, this can indicate a leak. Grindley said the test is misleading and almost always shows "leakage" because drain lines are not typically pressurized and are not exposed to these conditions in everyday use.
Beware of additional damages or "last resort" claims such as B. "Contaminated or damaged soil" around the pipes. "Ground is ground. Is it contaminated just because sewage came in contact with it?" Grindley asked. "You can put some lime on it and 24 hours later you're good to go."
If it is determined that the drain pipes do in fact need to be replaced, consider routing them around the outside of the home rather than using the disruptive and expensive method of having to cut through the concrete slab in multiple rooms.
And watch out for claimants' experienced plumbers reporting that a full pipe replacement is necessary when those plumbers have a vested interest in getting the job done. Grindley quoted from a plaintive plumber's report that the system was about to fail simply because it was 66 years old.
"Anyone here who is 66 or older?" he asked the crowd of insurance defense attorneys and appraisers. "Have you failed?"
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We realize that some claims require immediate attention and cannot wait until regular business hours. To help you through these situations, we offer the claim forms above. For your convenience, we also provide a listing of our carriers with their claim numbers and online forms below. If a claim is submitted directly to the carrier, please notify us of the loss as soon as possible.


Facebook today announced their timeline. Timeline is the new profile. Facebook timeline is the facebook's way of telling your story. It collects your status messages, photos, video and apps from facebook to tell your story.
Though it appears to be innovative, I am not sure if it can add much value and if it can help Facebook retain its user base.
SEE ALSO: Facebook - A Life Saver.


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Phil Niekro
Philip Henry Niekro (pronounced NEE-kro) (born April 1, 1939), nicknamed "Knucksie", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played 24 seasons in the majors, 20 of them with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves. Niekro's 318 career victories are the most by a knuckleball pitcher and ranks 16th on the overall all-time wins list.[1] He won the National League (NL) Gold Glove Award five times, was selected for five All-Star teams, and led the league in victories twice and earned run average once. Niekro was also a key to the only two division titles Atlanta won before 1991.
Niekro signing an autograph in 1982
Born: (1939-04-01) April 1, 1939 (age 80)
Blaine, Ohio
April 15, 1964, for the Milwaukee Braves
September 27, 1987, for the Atlanta Braves
Win–loss record
Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1964–1983)
New York Yankees (1984–1985)
Cleveland Indians (1986–1987)
Toronto Blue Jays (1987)
Atlanta Braves (1987)
5× All-Star (1969, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984)
5× Gold Glove Award (1978–1980, 1982, 1983)
Roberto Clemente Award (1980)
2× NL wins leader (1974, 1979)
MLB ERA leader (1967)
NL strikeout leader (1977)
Pitched a no-hitter on August 5, 1973
Atlanta Braves No. 35 retired
Braves Hall of Fame
Member of the National
80.34% (fifth ballot)
Phil and his brother Joe Niekro amassed 539 wins between them, the most combined wins by brothers in baseball history, and Phil's 121 career victories after the age of 40 is a major league record. His longevity is attributed to the knuckleball, which is a difficult pitch to master but is easy on the arm and often baffles hitters due to its unpredictable trajectory.
Niekro was the last MLB pitcher to have both won and lost 20 or more games in the same season. With the 1979 Braves,[2] Niekro finished with 21 wins and 20 losses. This was his third and final 20-win season and his second and final 20-loss season.[3] That season, Phil and Joe Niekro were National League co-leaders in wins.
Niekro was born in Blaine, Ohio, and grew up in Lansing, Ohio. [4] He attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio, and was a boyhood friend of Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek. The baseball field on which he played at Bridgeport High School's Perkins Field athletic complex was renamed "The Niekro Diamond" in 2008 after both Phil and his brother, fellow major league pitcher Joe Niekro. The brothers were the sons of a coal miner[5] who had pitched semipro baseball and had learned to throw a knuckleball from another coal miner. He later taught his sons the pitch in their backyard while they were kids. In addition, Phil played American Legion Baseball growing up.
Niekro was signed to the Milwaukee Braves by scout Bill Maughn in 1959 for $250.[6] He pitched for minor league teams at several levels for the next few years, appearing mostly as a relief pitcher. While he was briefly promoted to the Class AAA Louisville Colonels in 1960, he spent the entire next season with the Class AA Austin Senators. He returned to Louisville in 1962 and recorded a 9-6 win-loss record. He missed the 1963 season due to military service.[7]
Major League careerEdit
Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1964-1983)Edit
1964-1969Edit
Niekro debuted with the Milwaukee Braves in 1964, working 15 major league innings and spending time with the team's class AAA minor league affiliate.[3][7] He stayed with the major league team all year in 1965, appearing in 74 2⁄3 innings in 41 games and recording six saves.[3]
In 1966, Niekro split time again between the Braves and their minor league system, going 4-3 with a 4.11 earned run average (ERA).[7]
Niekro led the league with a 1.87 ERA in 1967, earning an 11-9 record with 10 complete games and 9 saves.[3] He had begun the year as a relief pitcher but had earned a job in the starting rotation during the season.[8]
Before the 1968 season, sportswriter Fred Down described the Braves' pitching staff as "chaotic" and reported that team leadership was planning to use Niekro as both a starter and a reliever in the coming season.[8] He appeared in 37 games, finishing with a 14-12 record and 15 complete games. He appeared in relief three times, earning two saves.
In 1969, his first All-Star season, he had a 23–13 season with a 2.56 ERA,[3] finishing second in Cy Young balloting to Tom Seaver. The Braves went to the playoffs, where Niekro was 0-1 with four earned runs allowed in an eight-inning appearance against the New York Mets.[3] Niekro's playoff loss came against Seaver. The team was eliminated from the playoffs after losing the next two games.[9]
Niekro in 1974
In 1970, he went 12-18 with a 4.27 ERA in what turned out to be a down year. He surrendered a league leading 40 home runs that year, a feat he wouldn't repeat until 1979.[3]
From 1971-1973, he combined for a record of 44-36. The Braves finished 3rd, 4th, and 5th in their division respectively. On August 5, 1973, Niekro threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. The no-hitter was the first for the Braves after moving to Atlanta.[3]
In 1974, Niekro led the league in several pitching categories, including wins (20), complete games (18), and innings pitched (302.1). He finished third in the voting for the Cy Young Award that year.[3]
From 1975-1976, he went 15-15 and 17-11 respectively while making a second All-Star appearance in 1975.[3]
Between 1977 and 1979, Niekro was the league leader in complete games, innings pitched and batters faced. In 1979, the 40-year-old Niekro led the league in both wins (21) and losses (20). He finished sixth in Cy Young Award voting in both 1978 and 1979, and made his third All-Star appearance in 1978, as well as winning three consecutive gold glove awards from 1978-1980.[3]
From 1980-1981, he went 15-18 and 7-7 respectively while leading the league in games started (38) and losses (18) in 1980.[3]
In 1982, at the age of 43, Niekro led the team with a 17–4 season while winning his fourth gold glove and appearing in his fourth All-Star game. On October 1, with the Braves clinging to a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Niekro beat the San Diego Padres almost single-handedly by throwing a complete game shutout and hitting a two-run home run. Niekro started Game One of the subsequent NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched well, but the game was called on account of rain just before it became official. He pitched six innings of Game Two and left with a 3–2 lead. However, the Cardinals scored two late runs after Niekro left the game and would eventually sweep the series.[3]
In 1983, he went 11-10 and won his fifth gold glove. After the season, the Braves released him.
New York Yankees (1984-1985)Edit
Phil Niekro's number 35 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 1984.
In 1984, he signed with the New York Yankees. He went on to win 16 games and make his fifth and final All-Star appearance.
On October 6, 1985, Niekro gained entry into the 300 win club with a shutout win over the Toronto Blue Jays. At 46 years, 188 days, Niekro became the oldest pitcher to pitch a shutout in the major leagues. This record stood for nearly 25 years before Jamie Moyer (47 years, 170 days) bested the feat in May 2010. He did not throw his trademark knuckleball throughout the game until the final hitter,[10] former AL MVP Jeff Burroughs. Prior to facing Burroughs, Niekro's teammate and brother Joe visited the mound in the role of "substitute pitching coach" and jokingly suggested that an intentional walk was in order.[11] Instead, Niekro struck Burroughs out to end the game. He finished the 1985 season with a 16-12 record, the final time he won 15 or more games in a single season.[3] He was released by the Yankees before the 1986 season started.[12]
Cleveland Indians (1986-1987)Edit
After two seasons in New York, Niekro pitched for the Cleveland Indians in 1986. He went 11-11 in 32 starts.
He started the 1987 season with the Indians, going 7-11 in 26 starts.[3]
Toronto Blue Jays (1987)Edit
On August 9, 1987, Niekro was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Darryl Landrum and a player to be named later, who was later revealed to be Don Gordon.[12] After going 0-2 in 3 starts, the Blue Jays released him.
Second stint with the Atlanta Braves (1987)Edit
On September 23, 1987, Niekro signed with the Atlanta Braves.[12] On September 27, he made his final start of his career, going 3 innings and surrendering 5 runs in the no-decision. The Braves lost the game against the Giants 15-6.[3] Niekro retired at the end of the season.
At the age of 48, Niekro was the oldest player in major league history to play regularly until Julio Franco played at age 49 in 2007. He set a major league record by playing 24 seasons in the major leagues without a World Series appearance. His total of 5,404⅓ innings pitched is the most by any pitcher in the post-1920 live-ball era. He only appeared in the postseason twice, making a playoff start in 1969 and again in 1982, both for Braves teams that lost the series.
Pitching repertoireEdit
His pitching featured the knuckleball, which frustrated major league hitters. Ralph Kiner compared Niekro's special pitch to "watching Mario Andretti park a car."[13] Pete Rose said, "I work for three weeks to get my swing down pat and Phil messes it up in one night... Trying to hit that thing is a miserable way to make a living."[14] Catcher Bob Uecker was also frustrated by the pitch at times, saying, "Niekro struck out a hitter once and I never touched the ball. It hit me in the shinguard, bounced out to Clete Boyer at third base and he threw out the runner at first. Talk about a weird assist: 2-5-3 on a strikeout."[15]
Career statisticsEdit
W L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB SO WP HBP
318 274 .537 3.35 864 716 245 45 29 5404.0 5044 2012 2337 482 1809 3342 226 123
Later lifeEdit
After the end of his professional baseball career, Niekro managed the all-women Colorado Silver Bullets baseball team. Niekro tutored his nephew, Lance Niekro, to throw a knuckleball after Lance's unsuccessful stints as a power-hitting first base prospect with the San Francisco Giants.[16]
Niekro was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997, his fifth year of eligibility. He was the only player elected that year; Tony Pérez and Don Sutton were among the notable players who were not elected. After he was notified, Niekro said, "Giving a description of today's phone call is impossible. I've been stunned before. I just didn't prepare myself this year. I was not going to get myself so high."[17] The year before, Niekro had received the most Hall of Fame votes out of all the players in the ballot, but had not received the required 75 percent of votes for election.[17]
Niekro is a member of the Kiz Toys Board of Advisors. Kiz Toys is a toy company based out of Cumming, Georgia, and Niekro advises the company on the KizSport baseball line, reviewing product designs and development on an ongoing basis and offering suggestions on current and future products.
The Gwinnett Braves' stadium has a restaurant named Niekros after him; it features the Knucksie Sandwich made of barbecue and cole slaw atop a corn muffin, said to be his favorite. Phil and his family have continued to support the students of Bridgeport High School with the proceeds from the annual golf tournament "The Niekro Classic".[18]
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^ Phil Niekro – BR Bullpen
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Phil Niekro Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ "Phil Niekro Goes Home to Visit His Ailing Father". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1985. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
^ Knuckleball (2012, movie)
^ a b c "Phil League Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ a b Down, Fred (February 27, 1968). "Harris planning dual role for Phil Niekro". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ "1969 NLCS". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ Quinn, T.J. (September 2003). "Road to 300: with Roger Clemens becoming the 21st pitcher to win 300 big league games, here are the stories of seven others who reached the same milestone". Baseball Digest. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
^ Smith, Claire (October 7, 1985). "Niekro Gets 300th Win--a Shutout of Blue Jays". Los Angeles Times.
^ a b c "Phil Niekro Trades and Transactions".
^ "Ralph Kiner Quotes". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
^ Clark, Dave (2012). The Knucklebook: Everything You Need to Know About Baseball's Strangest Pitch—the Knuckleball. Ivan R. Dee. p. 74. ISBN 1566639700.
^ Knuckleball Quotes
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007. CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ a b "Phil Niekro enters Hall alone". The Nevada Daily Mail. Associated Press. January 5, 1997. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ Smith, Claire (January 8, 1997). "Coal Miner's Gift Is Treasured by Son". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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Phil Niekro's Knuckler Lounge, a nightclub in Atlanta in 1969
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The Google+ Photo Editor Has Been Down For Days, No ETA For A Fix
Sarah Perez	@sarahintampa / 8 years
Google+ users are wondering what has happened to the service's Photo Editor, which has been down for days. Specifically, users had previously been able to access an "Edit" button on their photos shared on Google+'s site, in order to perform editing functions like cropping, adding effects, text, or decorations to photos, and more.
This button used to appear next to the "Share" option in Google+ Photos, which remains today. Also still available are the more advanced "Auto Enhance" and "Highlight" functions under the "More" menu at the top of the photo's page. In addition, users can rotate, zoom and delete photos via the buttons on the menu.
Chromebook and Chromebox owners (computers running Google's Chrome OS) don't have an "Edit" function on their special Google+ Photos app, which leaves limited options for accessing the features that are currently missing. Editing photos now only works on mobile apps, and via the older Picasa desktop software program.
According to various reports and tips from TechCrunch readers, the "Edit" button seemed to have disappeared during the Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., which could now frustrate users who are trying to tweak and share their holiday photos on the Google+ service. The outage does not appear to be limited to the U.S., or any specific region.
Google+'s "Help" account responded to a user's concerned post about this problem yesterday evening, saying: "We aware of this issue and are currently investigating," but declined to provide additional details as to what caused the problem, or when they may expect a resolution. A longer thread here, however, saw no official comment from Google.
The delay in fixing this problem is likely due to the holiday, as many U.S. employees, including Googlers, were off over the weekend and on Monday. That means the issue has probably only seen a day's worth of work, amid other catch-up efforts. Still, one has to wonder which weekend warrior shipped code that broke this thing, instead of BBQ'ing like the rest of us did.
We've asked Google if it could provide additional details on the ongoing outage, and will update if we hear back.
Google has responded with the following statement, but no other information or an ETA to a fix:
We've received reports about our desktop photo editing tools, in which the edit button may not be available. Our team is aware of the issue, and we're working to bring back this capability as soon as possible. Rich photo editing remains available in the Google+ apps for both Android and iOS.
UPDATE, 9/6/13: Google+ Photo Editing functions appeared to come back online around or after 4:30 AM ET.


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Rod Meloni, Reporter, CFP ®
Natasha Dado, Web Producer
Published: June 15, 2021, 6:02 PM
Updated: June 16, 2021, 7:19 AM
Tags: News, Michigan, All About Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Sexual Assault, Bo Schembechler, Coach, Assault, Investigation, Sports, Football, Wolverines, College Football, Crime, Dr. Robert Anderson
Jim Brandstatter defends Bo Schembechler amid claims he knew about U-M doctor's abuse
Schembechler family releases statement in response to allegations
Published: June 15, 2021, 6:02 PM Updated: June 16, 2021, 7:19 AM
Jim Brandstatter defends Bo Schembechler amid claims he knew about doctor's abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Jim Brandstatter, the Michigan football play-by-play announcer is defending Bo Schembechler against allegations that the late Michigan football coach knew about athletes being sexually abused by Dr. Robert Anderson.
This comes after the son of Schembechler, Matt Schembechler, claimed he told his father about the alleged abuse by Anderson.
Details: Son of Bo Schembechler says he told his father about abuse by Dr. Robert Anderson
Read: Everything Bo Schembechler's son, 2 former Michigan football players said about doctor abuse case
"I got tremendous sympathy for those who suffered the misconduct of Dr. Anderson. Don't get me wrong there that conduct is inexcusable, but in my opinion to tie Bo to that is also wrong, especially just on allegations. Let's face it, Bo is being connected with no real documentable proof," said Brandstatter.
Read even more: 2 former UM football players, ex-NHL player among alleged sexual abuse victims of Dr. Anderson
During his weekend WWJ Radio appearance Brandstatter stated he does not believe Matt Schembechler's account.
Matt Schembechler claimed he was a 10-year-old who rode his bike alone to a sports physical, ended up molested by Dr. Anderson and that his father punched him in the chest upon hearing about the abuse.
Brandstatter says it does not add up.
"If Bo knew about this stuff, there is no way it would have continued especially with his own family, that stuff in my judgement just wouldn't happen," said Brandstatter.
Schembechler died 15 years ago and cannot defend himself.
"My defense of Bo's integrity and character should carry as much weight, I think anyway, there are others out there who don't think so, but carry as much weight as his accusers. In law, isn't every accused afforded the right to a vigorous defense? Well Bo is gone now and he has no defense," said Brandstatter.
Read full Schembechler family letter
The family of Bo Schembechler released a letter Tuesday, defending him from recent criticism surrounding his handling of claims about the reported sexual abuse.
On Tuesday, Cathy, Glenn and Megan Schembechler issued a letter to share their side of the story. You can read the full letter below.
DETAILS: Family of Bo Schembechler issues letter defending him amid criticism of his handling of doctor abuse claims
The Michigan Sexual Assault Hotline offers anonymous assistance and support without judgement. It can be reached at 855-864-2374.
Letter From Cathy, Glenn and Megan Schembechler by Natasha Dado on Scribd
Rod Meloni
Rod Meloni is an Emmy Award-winning Business Editor on Local 4 News and a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional.
Natasha Dado
Natasha Dado is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit.


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Q: F6 shortcut for NppExec not working anymore in Notepad++ I can't seem to get F6 to work anymore to pull up the Execute in Notepad++'s NPPExec function. It was working fine until two days ago. None of the other function keys work to pull up Execute either.
Any ideas what happened?
Thanks.

A: You must have installed a new plugin which uses the same shortcut. The collisions are poorly handled in N++. Go to settings->shortcut mapper->plugin commands to fix this.


Two Wheels and Other Things » Blog Archive » Oysters.
This is going to get graphic and I am only writing this more for myself so I can come back to it the next time I want to slurp down an oyster shooter and pop myself in the nut sack with a nail gun. So, if you have the stomach for it, keep going.
I woke up Thursday morning with a bit of diarrhea but not awful… I headed off to work and felt fine until the first 30 minutes at my desk. My stomach seized and the cramps were unbearable. I ran off to bathroom and after a monumental "evacuation" I automatically started throwing up. Cold sweats, shivering and dizziness followed and I knew I had to go home. I had to stop twice on the way home to throw up, once on 99 which was a bit embarrassing but I made it. The next 6 hours were pretty much the same thing. Good thing we have more than one bathroom since I was bored with the decor in the one, I just switched to the next. I like to puke in new environments. About 5pm I started holding down liquid. I picked up a Gatorade and sipped it diluted with half a bottle of water. At 7 I ate a piece of bread and it felt like heaven… my first bit of food since the day before and it held! Oh the glory.
All in all, I lost 4-1/2 pounds, a great view of our toilets and a massive pulled muscle in my lower back. My hydrating is going well thanks to a few bottles of HEED and some chocolate milk and I've been chowing down on avocados, bananas and a delicious turkey sandwich.
Rosanna says no more Oysters… I say, No @#$^ problem.
Ugh. Huge loss. Oysters, especially those from here abouts are one of my favorite foods. Oh, BTW my best friend spent a summer during law school working in a furniture factory and actually did shoot himself in the nuts with nail gun. He said it sucked at the time, but he's gone on to make one of the most beautiful children in the universe since. So maybe you'd prefer that to your next oyster shooter!