Amanda Palmer is Neil Gaiman's wife.
I begin my review of Amanda's debut book The Art of Asking with that cheeky statement for two reasons. First, in the unlikely event Amanda ever reads my review, I suspect that sentence will cause her to grimace and possibly even curse my name. Then she'll smile. Second, it accurately and succinctly conveys how I came to know of her.
I've enjoyed Neil Gaiman off and on for many years now, recently having had my literary man crush for him reignited thanks to Ocean at the End of the Lane. I'm no fanboy and never took it upon myself to dig into Neil's personal life but I became somewhat intrigued when the name Amanda Palmer kept appearing on his Twitter feed. I just had to find out more about this woman who was not only married to one of the quirkier authors out there but was about to release a book of her own.
Until that point, I had zero knowledge of who Amanda Palmer was. I'd never heard of her name, her music, her Kickstarter, her Ted talk, her fandom, her infamy, her controversy, her anything. Nor had I even seen her face and believe me, those eyebrows would have left an eternal impression; like demon contrails across my mind's sky.
The magic of Google, Wikipedia, and YouTube quickly resolved the mystery of my plenary ignorance of Amanda Palmer. Suffice it to say, this was just not my type of music; or musician, quiet honestly. The high water mark for my artistic audacity was my wishing to dress as Boy George for Halloween when I was 12. Over the past thirty years those flood waters of boldness have receded leaving a muddy puddle of comfortable dullness.
As for musical tastes, I typically put the classic in rock and the cheese in eighties pop and on occasion I even put the cliché in country. I'm exactly what you'd expect from a white, suburban, middle-aged Canadian dad though I do own a Sensational Alex Harvey Band greatest hits CD, the obscurity of which is a faint beacon of hope that the mainstream hasn't completely consumed me.
Having thoroughly established my dislike of Ms. Palmer after fifteen minutes of online research I naturally took refuge in cynicism and determined that Amanda's book was nothing more than an unearned perk thanks to her famous husband. Hey, I didn't say I was proud of doing it. Sometimes the internet gets its troll stink on you and that vile grime does not simply wear away with age.
Still, the book title, The Art of Asking, kept gnawing at my curiosity. I watched the Ted talk that precipitated the book and decided if nothing else, were I to read the book, I would at least enjoy scoffing at the anecdotes of being a human statue. I spent many years working in the downtown core of a major Canadian city and I viewed buskers and related "artists" as nothing more than sentient weeds spreading from sidewalk cracks and building crevasses.
So, yeah, I was skeptical but requested the book from the local library anyway. Then something wholly unexpected happened.
The time of life when you read a book has every bit as much influence on your enjoyment of that book as does the subject matter or quality of writing. Some books are great only if you read them at the right time. It's why you never laugh at The Monster at the End of this Book quite like you did when you were 3. It's also why teens become worshippers of Ayn Rand and millions of married women made the intolerable Fifty Shades of Grey a mega-seller. When life experience and a book align perfectly the eruption brands your very soul.
My first experience with such a confluence of book and life occurred in 1997. I was 25 and had recently moved thousands of kilometres from home to start my first 'real' job. I was all alone for four straight days and nights performing a pump test on water supply wells for an oil production operation in the empty prairie of western Saskatchewan. It took me an hour to make all the required measurements and then I'd have four hours to waste away until the next set of measurements.
I filled those lonely, isolated hours eating Doritos and Oreos and reading a book that would alter my mind. Surrounded by endless horizon, under the mystic glow of comet Hale-Bopp, I devoured Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. At that time, in that place, that book spoke to me like no book had before and few have since. It was as close to a spiritual experience as I've ever had. I will never read it again; I don't want to ruin that amazing memory.
My life has changed a lot since those days. In this time and in this place, basically an interminable period of mid-life existential brooding, The Art of Asking was not only entertaining me it was deeply moving me. It was entrancing me. It was sucking me in and bludgeoning open my mind from its smug, skeptical encasement. I needed to read this book now; my life and this book are aligned. Had I read this in 1997, oh who am I kidding, there was no chance in hell of me ever reading a book like this when I was 25, let alone being changed by it.
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer is part autobiography and part manifesto. Using intimate stories sporadically pulled from the breadth of her adult life, Amanda sculpts a captivating treatise on trust and humanity and relationships and, of course, the simple, terrifying act of asking.
To say Amanda has lived a colourful life is beyond understatement. Our lives could not be more different. She truly embraces living for the moment best shown by her propensity for crashing on couches of fans found via Twitter the very day of her shows. I, on the other hand, make spreadsheets planning all accommodations for a camping trip months in advance. Hers is a life that bewilders, alarms, and ultimately fascinates me while mine is safe.
There are moments when the shock and extremism does get a little much for even the vicarious. Giving your naked body as a canvas for an audience to decorate with Sharpies may seem like a triumph of trust but, fans or not, it just comes across as reckless. Chapters later when someone does violate this supposedly sacred trust in a similar situation and Amanda is angered and hurt, I couldn't sympathize. I guess I remain saddled with blaming-the-victim tendencies.
Otherwise, Amanda's heartfelt and honest writing gave a voice to art forms and lifestyles I'd never paid much heed to, or worse, had openly mocked. The courage and purpose involved in working as a living statue was a revelation. I never imagined something so seemingly silly involving such complex interplay of emotion momentarily between strangers. It not only altered my misconceptions of street performers but profoundly transformed my perception of Amanda herself. The crazed, attention-seeking, niche musician became a philosopher and astute witness of the human condition.
I've been gushing for a few paragraphs now and I don't want to leave the impression that this book is one big metaphysical, neo-hippie bible. There is a bluntly practical, dare I say commercial, aspect to this book with regards to re-envisioning how to pay for art (music, literature, visual). This is where Amanda details the history of her Kickstarter funded album, the first such crowd-funding effort to raise over one million dollars.
The lessons here are pragmatic and useful in this social media driven world where entire generations are growing up with expectations of free content and no privacy. As an aspiring blogger I found this material insightful. The power of Amanda's fandom purposefully cultured via social media is astounding and those who stubbornly resist this new reality would be wise to read this book if just for this information.
That being said, I think it would be misguided to view Amanda's thesis of letting people pay for art rather than making them pay for art as some kind of revolution. I think the very uniqueness of her art and, most importantly, the uniqueness of her fan base is predisposed to accepting alternative funding methods. I applaud them for it, but I somehow doubt mainstream acts would benefit similarly. Nor are such acts likely to embrace discarding accumulation of wealth as a priority for their art and performance. The message is a noble one and we'll see more artists embrace this direct support by fans model in the coming decades. It's both new and old as a means to endow the arts, but it's not a panacea.
Practicality aside, this book is primarily a human venture. The raw, personal narrative involving Amanda's relationships with Neil as well as her beloved neighbour and mentor, Anthony, is where the universal appeal of her message really shines. Society burdens us with so much baggage we have become creatures incapable of asking for the one thing that by our very nature we are most inclined to give; help. In a sincere and touching way, Amanda exposes our insecurities, ones she herself shares despite her preaching, and begs us to "take the donut" and just ask for help.
That's what this book is really about. It's not a revolutionary way to sell records but rather it's a revolutionary way to interact with the people, both loved ones and strangers. We all need help at some point in our life and we shouldn't feel any shame in asking for it nor should we be uncomfortable in giving it. We've idolized the individual for so long we've forgotten that even the self-made have had a helping hand somewhere along their path to glory. What is society if not a commitment to helping each other to lift us all?
I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Set aside preconceptions and skepticism and read it. I can't promise it'll change your life but it might change your outlook. It'll surely make you think. I haven't stopped doing so since I finished it going on three weeks ago. Just like Heinlein did back in Saskatchewan, Palmer has gotten into my head and fired some dormant neurons.
The Art of Asking is well written and avoids most of the eye-rolling drivel found in some autobiographies written by celebrities. The book jumps around in time which some might find confusing, but I found that Amanda navigated this non-chronology deftly. It's well paced and an easy read without being lightweight.
Having no previous familiarity with the author gave me somewhat of a clean slate to build an impression of Amanda upon and I found her likeable and authentic despite a chasm of difference between our lives. I may not appreciate her particular brand of art but I can't help but think she'd be a fascinating person to talk with for many hours. She is a living testament to the notion that it is not wise to judge a book by its cover.
I give The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer a full 5 baby dill pickles out of 5. It is joyful, sorrowful, shocking, and inspiring. There are laughs and tears and cringes and awakenings. A very cool book and well worth reading. I'm a better person for reading it and intend to better myself still. I ask you to give it an honest chance and read it.
5 baby dill pickles out of 5… I'll definitely give it a read!


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Q: When should I use the FACTORY_TEST permission in Android? While looking for a way to give root permissions to an Android app, I read the official documentation and went through the permission FACTORY_TEST in the Manifest.Permissions page.

public static final String
FACTORY_TEST
Since: API Level 1
Run as a manufacturer test
application, running as the root user.
Only available when the device is
running in manufacturer test mode.
Constant Value:
"android.permission.FACTORY_TEST"

So I had my answer for the root question, but I was left with the FACTORY_TEST permission… Do you know when this permission should be used? I can't find a lot of documentation on the subject.
It's only for self educational purposes.
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Do you know when this permission should be used?

It should be used by a device manufacturer. AFAIK, it cannot be obtained by an ordinary SDK application.

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Kamut wheat (Triticum durum) is referred to as an ancient grain because it has not been altered using modern agricultural methods. It has a sweet, nutty flavor. The grain itself is extremely high in protein. It also contains a high mineral concentration, namely selenium, zinc, and magnesium. This grain variety is widely considered a high-energy wheat, and provides the body with abundant energy in the form of complex carbohydrates. Kamut grass has low oxidation levels so it loses very little nutritional content when it is ground and processed.
Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum) is culled from the common wheat plant. It has roots in ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago and was used for its positive effects on health and vitality. It was perhaps even used in early Mesopotamia. It provides well over 100 elements and at least 6 enzymes needed by the human body, in addition to other minerals, vitamins, over 20 amino acids, and chlorophyll. Fresh wheatgrass juice is high in oxygen and is used to provide vitality and mental acuity. In the early 1900s Charles F. Schnabel attempted to popularize wheatgrass and started experimenting with its beneficial effects with a high degree of success. Today it is used as an ingredient in nutritious drinks and shakes and the pungent tasting juice is often drunk by itself. Wheatgrass is touted by some to help in lowering blood pressure and perhaps offers some benefits for those with cancer.
Young barley grass (Hordeum vulgare) likely offers the most balanced nutrient profile of all green plants. It has an abundance of vitamins, minerals, proteins, amino acids, antioxidants, active enzymes, and chlorophyll. The juice from this extremely nutritious grass contains 11 times the calcium found in cow's milk; it has almost 5 times the iron content of spinach. Remarkably, it has 7 times the vitamin C found in oranges and 80mg of vitamin B12 per 100 grams. It also possesses many antioxidants which are widely known to protect the body from damage caused by free-radicals.
Oat grass (Avena saliva L. [Fam. Graminae] is widely used as human food, in animal feed, and as livestock forage through the world. This ancient cereal grass has been discovered by paleobotanists to have been around since at least 2000 BC. Traditionally, along with other usages, it has been utilized for anti-aging, cleansing, hives and other skin problems. Today in Europe it is used as a nervous system restorative, to assist in convalescence and to help strengthen a weakened immune system. Practitioners of alternative medicine in use it to treat shingles, herpes zoster, herpes simplex and neurasthenia. Green oat grass is rich in vitamins A, B, C, E and K. It is also rich in iron, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, protein and anti-oxidants, among many other nutrients.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial, flowering, clover-like, leguminous plant in the pea family. It is widely considered to be the world's richest land plant mineral source and is also widely cultivated as a major forage crop. Alfalfa is high in protein, calcium, many minerals, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin K. Alfalfa has been utilized as an herbal medicine for over 1,500 years. The word "alfalfa" actually comes to us from the Middle East and in Arabic means "father of all foods. In early Chinese medicine as well as Ayurvedic medicine, physicians used young alfalfa leaves to treat a number of disorders related to digestion and the kidneys.
Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) is a genus comprised of close to 55 species of grasses native to warm and tropical regions of the Old World and Oceania. Lemongrass can make a pleasant smelling and tasty tea, often given to children for upset stomachs, coughs, and colds. In recent years, research has been done which found that lemongrass may have an effect on the death of cancer cells. More research is being done on these findings. The essential oil has also been used externally to treat ringworm, lice, athlete's foot, arthritis, and scabies.
The use of barley (Hordeum vulgar) grain, as a food product at least, dates all the way back to the Stone Age, with some believing that barley might be the oldest grain in the world. Modern research suggests that sprouted barley malt aids in the production of aerobic bacteria in the lower segment of the colon by helping to normalize proper bacterial colonies. This also lowers the risk of infection by invading toxic bacteria. Today, science recognizes that the fiber in sprouted barley malt might lower high cholesterol and prevent stomach cancer although this is not definitive and more studies need to be done.
Soy beans (Glycine max L. Merr.) have been around since ancient times. It is fairly understood that soy sprouts originated in China and from the third century AD, soy sprouts were called dadou huang chüan, which translated to "soybean yellow curls" or "yellow rolls." What these actually were seem to be fresh soy sprouts which were dried and then used medicinally. At this same time, they were generally given to women after childbirth to purify their milk and increase their strength. Modern usages of soy sprouts are in salads and in culinary recipes, although the whole soy bean must be cooked with "wet" heat. Just one cup provides 28% of the recommended daily value of protein which is twice the protein found in eggs and more than beef. Soy sprouts are very high in essential fatty acids, minerals and 6 of the eight B vitamins, and are very high in phytochemicals.
Garbanzo beans or chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) are an edible legume of the family Fabaceae. They are a good source of zinc, folate and protein. They are also very high in dietary fiber and hence a healthy source of carbohydrates for persons with insulin sensitivity or diabetes. There is also a high reported mineral content, most notably phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and zinc. In research from 2008, the sprouts of the garbanzo bean have a significant effect on beta carotene, protein digestibility and protein solubility.
Brown rice (Oryza sativa) is unmilled or partly milled rice. It is just one kind of whole, natural grain available today. The germ layer, which is activated by soaking brown rice, contains many vitamins and minerals. There is a bioactive ingredient in this that some researchers believe is of great benefit to humans. Although brown rice and white rice have similar amounts of calories, carbohydrates, and protein, the main differences occur in the processing and thus the ultimate nutritional content wit brown rice and its germ being much healthier.
Flax (Linum usitatissimum), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. Flax is native to the region stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to India. Flax seeds contain very high levels of dietary fiber including lignans, however ingesting large amounts may cause intestinal blockages. Flax seeds also contain an abundance of micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids. Today, flax seeds are known to possibly lower cholesterol levels, especially in women. Initial studies suggest that adding flax seeds to the diet may benefit people with certain types of cancers of the breast or prostate, although evidence on the effect on prostate cancers in largely inconclusive. Flax may also ease the severity of diabetes by stabilizing blood sugar levels.


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Legendary basketball coach Ray Meyer coached at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724-354 record and was awarded the AP Coach of the Year award in 1980 and 1984. Meyer coached a College All-Star team that played a coast-to-coast series against the Harlem Globetrotters for 11 years. One of his best players was George Mikan, who Meyer recruited. The autograph includes TRISTAR Authentication. The ball includes signs of aging, as shown.
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Cara Delevingne sure knows how to work the camera! Spotted on her DKNY shoot in NYC, Miss Delevingne was having all kinds of fun on set for the new campaign.
Wearing a string of hot Donna Karan outfits and getting to jump around New York on yellow cabs with her fellow model Jourdan Dunn, she was in her element pulling some classic Cara faces. The self-confessed tomboy even nearly had a Marilyn Monroe moment, in a red fluted-hem dress and killer platform heels.
Most of the collection fitted the model's signature style, with cut-off denim shorts, baggy boyfriend jeans and dungarees. We love the crisp white shirt, patch jeans and clutch bag for day-to-night laid-back cool, but we have to say one of our fave looks is Cara in her all-American football outfit complete with DKNY helmet, personalised football tee and heeled sporty shoes.
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Barack Obama: First CRM President?
Sen. Barack Obama may be the first U.S. president to use CRM technology as a tool to encourage constituent feedback and participation, if his campaign's efforts along those lines are any indication. Of course, that's assuming he wins — and his staffers are hoping CRM will help accomplish that feat.
Much ink has been spilled about what, exactly, has been the secret of Barack Obama's overwhelming success. There is no denying his charisma or the appeal of his message, but a behind-the-scenes look at how his political machine operates — namely, how it empowers its people on the ground to operate — is worth a look as well.
Blogger Bill Ives has written three posts on the way Obama's campaign uses Web 2.0 technology to improve connections among staff, as well as with voters.
In his latest, he looks specifically at Obama's implementation of RightNow Technologies' CRM software.
The more comprehensive of the RightNow (Nasdaq: RNOW) initiatives, though, is the Obama Answer Center, says Ives.
"When you come to the Answer Center the first question is, 'What is the Answer Center and how does it work?' The campaign can then adjust the next questions depending on the topics of most interest. For example, when I looked the next question was 'Has Senator Obama released his tax returns?' Clicking on this you go to a format used for all questions. This happens to be the standard RightNow template for answer centers so many people remark that they have seen this format before in such places as Environmental Protection Agency, Electronic Arts, and Nikon, [and they] understand it," he explains.
Ives supports Obama politically, he told CRM Buyer, but that is not the reason he is writing about his campaign's use of technology.
"As far as I know," he commented, "the only other presidential candidate to use CRM technology in the race was Mitt Romney." However, Romney's deployment of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) did not match Obama's outreach to voters and campaign staff, he added.
"What is unique is that he is giving his volunteers tools to use themselves," Ives said. According to Ives, talk on the campaign trail is that should Obama win the presidency he would continue to communicate with constituents through the Web.
It would be difficult to match Obama's level of tech outreach, David E. Johnson, CEO of the political consultancy Strategic Vision, told CRM Buyer.
"Obama is doing everything right in the tech world, while Hillary is playing catch up," he observed.
That assessment is not based on Clinton's ignorance of the wonders of Web 2.0 technologies, Johnson was quick to add. Rather, it is her campaign staff's failure to recognize they would be running a different race than they are right now.
Brent Leary, cofounder and partner of CRM Essentials and author of Brent's CRM Blog, and Paul Greenberg, author of CRM at the Speed of Light, are crafting a series of videos to talk about "what's going in the space, what we like, who we like and even who (and what) we don't like," Leary writes in his blog.
"Yup, we'll call folks out when we have to. Plus we'll have the occasional guest on for interrogation purposes. And if you know either of us, you know the opinions won't be lacking," he promises.
Until then, for those in the industry — both of you — who don't know Greenberg, you can watch him in "CRM and the Social Customer," a video developed by social networking platform Neighborhood America. It highlights comments Greenberg and others made at its executive summit in January.


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At Byron Bay High School we support and encourage students to pursue representative selection at all levels.
We are not only keen to extend our talented sports men and women to achieve their personal goals, but also to strengthen school pride by encouraging sportsmanship, leadership and co-operation on the sporting field. The school has a proud record of individual and team achievements in a variety of sports including Soccer, Surfing, Golf, Surf Lifesaving. Many of our students have gone on to be selected to represent at zone, regional, state and national championships, where they have enjoyed enormous success or been selected in AIS development squads. We have also had former students become World Champions and Olympic medallists.
Byron Bay High School competes in a wide range of CHS Knockout competitions for both junior and open teams.
Knockout competitions - Entry into CHS competitions is by school nomination where teachers are available to coach teams. Students from any year are given the opportunity to trial for inclusion in a knockout team, although senior students tend to dominate in the Open teams due to size and experience. Selection trials and training are generally announced on assembly or in the Daily Memo. We usually enter teams in soccer, netball, basketball, AFL, touch football, water polo, beach volleyball, cricket and volleyball. The school also participates in the Tennis, Golf, Surfing and Surf Lifesaving Competition.
Representative Teams - trials are held for a wide range of sports and students from years 7 to 12 are eligible to attend. Students need to be highly competent in these sports to be selected. Selections may be made via representation in a school team or if no school team participates, students may trial on an individual basis. If students are selected in a zone team they then train and play at an all-day Far North Coast Zone carnival. A North Coast representative team is selected on the day and this team plays against the other regions in a state carnival. Selection in state teams occur for only a few sports, which go on to play at National Championships.
Gala Days – on occasions a variety of gala days are organised within the zone providing students with the opportunity to play sport against other schools in the area.
Some carnivals are for Open teams and other for Junior Teams.
All students interested in representing the school in their chosen sport,
should ask the Sport organiser for more details.
Sport is an important part of the curriculum at Byron Bay High School and we are very proud of our sporting tradition.


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The 2009–10 season will be Sheffield Wednesday's fifth consecutive season in the Football League Championship and 108th season in The Football League since being elected to the Football League First Division in 1892 (from The Football Alliance).

Chronological list of events
2 May 2010: The club are relegated to League One after a final day home draw against Crystal Palace.
4 March 2010: Chairman Lee Strafford rules out the possibility of the club going into administration.
26 February 2010: Defender Frank Simek receives a call-up to the United States men's national soccer team.
11 January 2010: Alan Irvine appointed as Manager.
13 December 2009: Brian Laws leaves the club by mutual consent after a nine-game winless run with the club in 22nd position in the League.
19 August 2009: The club release plans to develop Hillsborough Stadium
23 July 2009: Owls season tickets sales exceed 13,000 (actual figure 13,060)
15 July 2009: Wednesday turn down a £1.5 million bid from Burnley for Marcus Tudgay in a statement the club called the bid "derisory" and "unwelcome"
13 July 2009: Owls win JPL Cup in Malta
17 June 2009: The Championship 2009–2010 season fixtures were announced.
16 April 2009: Owls reveal that the logo of the Sheffield Children's Hospital will be featured on the shirts rather than that of a sponsor.

Team kit
The team kit's for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma. The logo of the Sheffield Children's Hospital will be featured on the shirts rather than that of a sponsor.
£1 from every shirt sale will go to the charity, after a month of being on sale 6,000 home shirts had been sold.

Pre-season

Sheffield Wednesday's 2009/10 pre-season programme:

Fixtures schedule

Football League Championship
(Please note League fixture lists are copyright of The Football League and can not be published without permission)

Fixtures for the 2009–10 season were announced by The Football League on 17 June 2009 at 10am.
Sheffield Wednesday will face Barnsley at Hillsborough on the opening day of the season, the season continues away to new boys Peterborough on 15 August and the final day clash is away to Crystal Palace on 2 May.

"The Owls will be looking for another six points from the Steel City derby clashes on September 19th (at Bramall Lane) and 17 April (the penultimate home game of the season). Vital SWFC members are looking forward to the away day at St James' Park: the meeting with the Magpies is on August 19th, the return fixture a mouthwatering clash at Hillsborough on Boxing Day."

For a comprehensive list of fixtures go to the official SWFC web site fixtures page

League results

League results summary

League round by round

Results

Legend

Domestic cups

FA Cup

League Cup

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned Out

First-team squad

Left club during season

References

External links
Sheffield Wednesday FC official site
Sheffield Wednesday FC on Soccerbase

2009-10
2009–10 Football League Championship by team

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Biografia

Dopo aver esordito con alcuni ruoli teatrali presso lo Utah Shakespeare Festival, fa il suo esordio cinematografico nel film La stanza delle meraviglie nel 2017, a soli 12 anni. Per tale ruolo ottiene delle canditure a vari premi, tra cui i Critics' Choice Awards, Saturn Awards e i Florida Film Critics Circle's Awards. In seguito al fortunato debutto ottiene il ruolo di Regan Abbott in A Quiet Place - Un posto tranquillo: il film si rivela un successo di pubblico e critica e ciò dà la possibilità a Simmonds di tornare a interpretare il ruolo del sequel A Quiet Place II. Contemporaneamente inizia a lavorare anche in televisione, apparendo nelle serie TV Andi Mack e This Close. Nel 2021 viene annunciata la sua partecipazione a una serie televisiva tratta dal romanzo True Biz di Sara Novic. Nel 2022 l'attrice gira il film Helen & Teacher, in cui interpreta il ruolo di Helen Keller.

Attivismo
Nel 2020, durante la pandemia di COVID-19, ha preso parte a un progetto volto alla creazione di mascherine che includessero un pannello trasparente così da consentire alle persone sorde di leggere il labiale. Sempre nel 2020 la rivista Seventeen l'ha inserita fra i 15 adolescenti che si sono maggiormente distinti nell'ambito dell'attivismo.

Filmografia

Cinema
 Color the World, regia di Juliette Hansen - cortometraggio (2015)
 La stanza delle meraviglie (Wonderstruck), regia di Todd Haynes (2017)
 A Quiet Place - Un posto tranquillo (A Quiet Place), regia di John Krasinski (2018)
 A Quiet Place II (A Quiet Place: Part II), regia di John Krasinski (2020)

Televisione
 Andi Mack - serie TV, episodi 3x07-3x10 (2018-2019)
 This Close - serie TV, episodi 2x02 (2019)
 Close Up, regia di Alex Kalymnios - film TV (2020)

Riconoscimenti
Critics' Choice Awards
 2017 – Candidatura come Miglior giovane interprete per La stanza delle meraviglie
 2018 – Candidatura come Miglior giovane interprete per A Quiet Place
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
 2017 – Candidatura coma Pauline Kael Breakout Award per La stanza delle meraviglie
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award
 2018 – Candidatura come Best Performance by an Actress 23 and Under per A Quiet Place
Saturn Award
 2017 – Candidatura coma Miglior attrice emergente per La stanza delle meraviglie
 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
 2017 – Candidatura coma Best Youth Performance per La stanza delle meraviglie
 2018 – Candidatura come Best Youth Performance per A Quiet Place
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award
 2017 – Candidatura coma Best Youth Performance per La stanza delle meraviglie
 2018 – Candidatura come Best Youth Performance per A Quiet Place
Women Film Critics Circle Award
 2017 – Candidatura coma Best Young Actress per La stanza delle meraviglie

Doppiatrici italiane
Nelle versioni in italiano dei suoi film, Millicent Simmonds è stata doppiata da:
 Lucrezia Roma in A Quiet Place II

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Attori sordi
Attivisti per i sordi


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City Council Beat: Last council meeting of 2019 a panoply of democracy
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By Tom Travis
It was a jam-packed evening of activity at city hall on a chilly and snowy December Monday night, the last city council meeting of a tumultuous year for the city's legislative body.
The council meetings this year have been five, six, seven, eight and even nine hours long, some stretching past midnight. This year there have been arms raised, voices yelling, threats made, name calling and numerous points of order and points of information — too many to count.
Beginning in January, 2019, the then Finance Committee chairperson, Eric Mays (1st Ward) was ousted from that role. Fast forward to the Fall of 2019, when he was reinstated and re-appointed as chair of the Finance Committee he had been ousted from by now Council President Monica Galloway (7th Ward).
Some citizens voiced weariness about the council's frequent squabbles, among them resident Mezon Green, who donned a clown outfit at one meeting to make a point about a council that struggles to get business done in an efficient way.
Now with a new mayor in the executive branch and a new council president and vice president, the watchful citizens of Flint will have an opportunity to hold the council accountable for their actions in the new year.
The council year ended with three council sub-committees–legislative, governmental operations, and finance, on which all members participate — meeting one by one in the council chamber, followed by a mere one-hour official meeting of the council as a whole.
Council competed with pro-impeachment demonstrators
Some drama at the last meeting did not occur in the council chambers, for once: this time there was action outside on the front sidewalk of city hall. It was the day before the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach the 45th President of The United States, and citizens of Flint gathered to voice their support and disdain for the impeachment hearings and process.
Impeachment demonstrators in front of City Hall (Photo by Jan Worth-Nelson)
Members of the press left their seats several times to check the action from the council's third floor windows.
The two sides of the issue–anti- and pro-Trump– bantered back and forth outside on the sidewalks, lining Saginaw Street. The overall council proceedings lasted just over six hours while the protest took up half that time.
Meanwhile, the council saw a demonstration of the contested new parking meters, heard concerns from the ACLU and a private citizen about a proposed camera surveillance ordinance, received a summary of Mott Community College's strategic plan, and reviewed information from the city administrator about leadership positions in the new administration.
About those parking meters
DDA Director Gerard Burnash demonstrating new parking meters (Photo by Tom Travis)
Gerard Burnash, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) arrived with one of the new parking meters that have been installed in downtown Flint over the last few months.
Burnash set up the machine, plugged it into an outlet and fired it up for a demonstration. He summarized that the meters were installed downtown during the late summer and fall, and acknowledged the new meters have been fraught with complaints and frustrated residents complaining about them on social media.
Council members raised one specific concern and proposed one resolution about the meters. They noted that in years past residents had one hour free to park in front of city hall to pay water bills or do short drop-in business.
The new parking meters, in contrast, begin charging as soon as the driver pulls into the spot. The new system is high tech and has a camera system that takes a picture of the vehicle license plate. City Attorney Angela Wheeler clarified the City Council, not the DDA, sets the time for the parking meters.
Councilperson Jerri Winfrey-Carter (5th Ward) moved to extend the free time for parking meters in front of city hall up to three hours. Councilperson Eva Worthing (9th Ward) seconded the motion. Councilperson Maurice Davis (2nd Ward) then made a substitute motion upping the amount to four hours and Councilperson Kate Fields (4th Ward) seconded. Council President Monica Galloway (7th Ward) moved that resolution to the next council meeting for a decision.
Concerns raised on business surveillance system proposal
Attorney Glenn Simmington (www.simmingtonlaw.com) voiced concerns, along with with Genesee County and State of Michigan representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) regarding a pending ordinance calling for mandated camera surveillance at every business in the city.
Attorney Glenn Simmington (Photo by Tom Travis)
Simmington said, "I'm not here to threaten a law suit. I'm here tonight because I've examined the ordinance and others with the ACLU have examined the law suit and there are some concerns."
Simmington said he and the ACLU as a whole believe the ordinance is problematic because as written it is mandatory that businesses install cameras.
According to Supreme Court rulings and other cases, he said, there is a distinction made in the level of scrutiny of businesses that do have mandatory surveillance with cameras compared to those using non-camera or non-mandated surveillance techniques. These two types of businesses are dealt with in legal matters when a crime occurs and the camera system is used.
Another problem Simmington raised is that the ordinance would require 24/7 camera coverage from the surveillance system. The ACLU is concerned about business' rights to privacy. The ordinance would require cameras to be running even after the business is closed and no one is in the building.
Simmington raised privacy and 4th Amendment issues that the ACLU sees as problematic throughout the ordinance.
The 4th amendment, part of the Bill of Rights and sometimes referred to as the "Search and Seizure" amendment, covers "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Councilperson Eric Mays (1st Ward) stated the proposed ordinance is being properly processed through city council committees. The surveillance system, he noted, was brought to council by the previous mayor and police chief.
Councilperson Kate Fields (4th Ward) moved to postpone deciding on the resolution until the new mayor and new administration bring it back to council.
Mott Community College's "Mott Strong" plan
Walker-Griffea addressing Flint City Council (Photo by Tom Travis)
Mott Community College President Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, the 7th president and first African-American and first woman to lead the college, presented a three-year strategic plan, titled "Mott Strong," for the future of MCC. Representatives of MCC have been making the strategic plan presentation throughout the community.
Walker-Griffea noted that among the 1,100 community colleges in the country, MCC ranks among the top 150. She explained funding for MCC is tuition-driven, even more so as state appropriations have declined and because of shrinking local property taxes.
She stated, "We do not want our tuition to increase so that it becomes unmanageable for our students."
She noted the college adds $440 million dollars to the Genesee County economy each year and provides over 6,800 jobs to the area. For every dollar MCC spends, taxpayers in Genesee County receive $2.90 in return. "It's a better bet than the lottery," she said.
Wearing MCC logo colors of black and gold, Walker-Griffea explained the three-point strategic plan is built on the words "Commitments, Civility and Compliance."
"Commitments are to our students' success. Civility means that we have to work with each other with mutual respect and we have to trust each other. Compliance means that we are always seeking that we are legal and have physical obligations met and are at par with where they need to be," she said.
In the March 10, 2020 election, MCC is coming to voters to support an $80 million bond proposal, spread over 20 years. The .79 mil proposal would cost about $31.60 per year for the life of the bond for the owner of an $80,000 home.
According to MCC officials, the bond money would be used to renovate, remodel, improve, equip and re-equip college buildings and sites for instructional purposes.
City Hall leadership questions
City Administrator, Clyde Edwards was present and has been present for every City Council meeting since assuming his role for new Mayor Sheldon Neeley. Edwards was called forward to answer council's questions and clarify roles and appointments in the new administration.
Edwards said Amanda Trujillo is the acting finance director. Tamar Lewis, who had been in that position, is no longer employed by the City of Flint, according to an email from Marjory Raymer, City of Flint director of communications.
Edwards also clarified that there are two Department of Public Works (DPW) directors: Rob Bincsik is DPW director over water, and newly appointed by Mayor Neeley John Daly is interim DPW director in charge of roads and transportation.
Council President Monica Galloway (7th Ward) asked Edwards and the City Finance Department to find out if there is budget money for two DPW directors.
Also, council members asked about Tyree Walker, presently serving as the city's interim human resource director. Walker presently works as VP of Human Resources at Hurley Medical Center and is on loan to the City of Flint, Edwards said.
The City Council challenged the reasoning for Walker being paid $136/hour and working 28 hours a week for 60 days. Galloway said she's not judging if he's worth that amount of money, but just concerned that for a city like Flint in serious financial situation, if it is a wise expenditure.
EVM Staff Writer Tom Travis can be reached at tomntravis@gmail.com.


Here, at 11 Westferry Circus is also the home of the Deutsche B?rse AG UK Representative Office and the Eurex London Office.
The new Deutsche B?rse office, incorporating nine of the Group companies (including the Eurex Group of companies) is situated in Canary Wharf – one of the major "Finanzplatz" areas of London. Our location is ideal in that the greatest concentration of our customers, in terms of business generated, is within a short walk of the office – and the City of London, where the bulk of the rest of our customers reside, is 20 minutes away by Tube or the DLR.
In total there are approximately 150 people working for Deutsche B?rse Group in London. The vast majority have the sole focus on serving our clients here. The Cash and Derivatives segment (the Xetra and Eurex divisions) make up approximately 65 staff with the remainder working for Clearstream, MNI News, the European Energy Exchange and STOXX.
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Microsoft have announced that Windows Phone is being investigated by regulators regarding what kind of oversight is in place to make sure mobile applications don't encroach on user privacy rights.
Regulators have made some inquiries at Microsoft about the role the company plays in monitoring privacy policies of apps on Windows Phones, said Mary Newcomer Williams, the Microsoft attorney. "Suddenly, they're realising this is something they should be concerned about but they're not sure how to tackle it," she said. "Regulators are interested in looking to platform providers to play an enforcement role in this space." That's because there are so many mobile applications that it would be a major undertaking for regulators to oversee all of them.
She suggests that the best solution might be for a third-party organisation to educate application developers on proper privacy practices and possibly run a certification programme to demonstrate that apps comply with set requirements.
Williams spoke on November 14 in Seattle at a conference put on by Law Seminars International about legal issues in mobile broadband.


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Ricardo Navajas é um coordenador de futebol, ex-voleibolista e ex-treinador de voleibol brasileiro.

Carreira

Desde criança era praticante de esporte até os 7 anos, estudou em escola de período integral, que funcionava em sistema de internato, onde pela tarde participava de atividades extracurriculares voltadas a prática esportiva e artes. Já no primário o gosto pelo vôlei e futebol só aumentaram.
Teve trajetória como jogador, realmente, foi bem extensa, com passagem rápida por muitos times: Pinheiros,Tietê, Mogi, Palestra do Rio Preto, Pindamonhangaba. O governo municipal em Suzano era bem presente quando tratava de esporte de alto rendimento. Em 1991, ingressou na faculdade de Educação Física da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, quando foi convidado para assumir a Coordenadoria de Esportes. Além de jogar para o time da cidade, também trabalhava as categorias de base, treinando a juventude e verificando a infraestrutura necessária.

Quando o Milton Serra, que era o técnico do time adulto do Suzano, foi contratado no início de 1990 para montar e dirigir uma equipe de ponta no Palmeiras. Ele levou consigo alguns jogadores do time principal do Suzano e juvenil comandado por Navajas estava prestes a subir para o profissional o secretário de Esportes Arnaldo Marin Júnior e o Estevam Galvão de Oliveira, então prefeito de Suzano o convidaram para assumir a equipe de Suzano, onde foi firmado um contrato com a Hoechst para disputar Superliga, nesta competição conseguiu a 3ª colocação e onde foi revelado os talentos do vôlei, como  Max Jeferson Pereira, Xisto, Marcelinho e Dante, os resultados e inventimentos foram surgindo
No voleibol  foi tri-campeão brasileiro, octacampeão paulista comandando o vôlei de Suzano,. onde atuou por muitos anos, abandonando a modalidade a conseguir um feito enorme conduzir a Seleção Venezuelana de Voleibol Masculino aos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2008, permaneceu no cargo de 2007 a 2009 além de ser técnico, também coordenador técnico de desportos do Comitê Olímpico.

No futebol, teve passagem pelo Poços de Caldas (MG) não tendo destaque em sua carreira, depois seguiu para Santo André (SP) como diretor, onde conseguiu o acesso à Série A do Brasileirão em 2008 e o vice-campeonato paulista em 2009. Em 2009 foi contratado pelo Guaratinguetá (SP), foi um dos responsáveis pela transferência do clube à Americana (SP); presidiu o Americana Futebol Ltda., mas foi demitido pelo proprietário do clube-empresa antes do início da série B deste ano. Navajas até carreira politica enveredou em 2011.

Títulos e Resultados

Clubes

Campeonato Paulista de Voleibol Masculino

1992-Campeão treinando o Hoechst Suzano
1993-Campeão treinando o Nossa Caixa Suzano
1994-Campeão treinando o Nossa Caixa Suzano
1995-Campeão treinando o Nossa Caixa Suzano
1997-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano
1998-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano
1999-Campeão treinando o Report-Nipomed Suzano
2002-Campeão treinando o Ecus Suzano

Liga Nacional de Voleibol

1992/1993-Campeão treinando o Hoechst Suzano
1993/1994-Campeão treinando o Nossa Caixa Suzano

Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol

1994/1995-Vice-Campeão treinando o Nossa Caixa Suzano
1995/1996-Vice-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano
1996/1997-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano

Flanders Volley Gala

1995-Campeão treinando o Nossa Caixa Suzano (Saint Nikklas )
1996-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano (Saint Nikklas )
1997-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano (Saint Nikklas )
1998-Campeão treinando o Report Suzano (Saint Nikklas )

Seleção Venezuelana de Voleibol Masculino

Jogos Pan-Americanos

2007-4º Lugar (Rio de Janeiro, )

Liga Mundial de Voleibol

2008-16º Lugar (Rio de Janeiro, )
2009-16º Lugar (Belgrado, )

Jogos Olímpicos de Verão

2008-10º Lugar (Pequim, )

Navajas, Ricardo
Voleibolistas do estado de São Paulo


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Aqueduct Betting Horse Racing Tracks
Sportsbook » Horse Racing Betting Racebook & Wagering Online » Aqueduct Betting Horse Racing Tracks
Aqueduct opened on Sept. 27, 1894 in Queens, New York. In 1941, a new clubhouse and track offices were built.
The track itself has three courses: The Main Track (dirt) has a circumference of 1 1/8 miles (1811 m); inside of this is the Inner Dirt Track (consisting of a special type of dirt over which races are run during the winter months), which is exactly one mile (1609 m) long; and the innermost course is a turf (grass) course, spanning 7 furlongs plus 43 feet (1421 m). Today a single meeting is held annually at Aqueduct beginning on the last Wednesday in October and runs all the way through the first Sunday in May. Races are run on the Inner Dirt Track between the second Wednesday in December and the third Sunday in March in most years.
Hall of Famer Kelso won 20 of 27 career starts at Aqueduct. Aqueduct was the first New York track to host a Breeders' Cup on November 2, 1985. The Cigar Mile is named for the horse who won the race (then the NYRA Mile) in 1994.
Major Races: $150,000 First Flight Handicap; $150,000 Long Island Handicap; $150,000 Red Smith Handicap; $350,000 Cigar Mile; $200,000 Remsen Stakes; $200,000 Demoiselle Stakes


YOU WERE ADORNED WITH FAITH AND WISDOM.
ALL GLORIFIED ONE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU!
LET US, THE SINFUL AND UNWORTHY, FLEE FERVENTLY TO THE THEOTOKOS!
LET US FALL DOWN IN REPENTANCE, CRYING FROM THE DEPTHS OF OUR SOULS!
HELP US AND HAVE MERCY ON US, O LADY!
DO NOT TURN AWAY YOUR POOR SERVANTS, FOR YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE!
WHEN YOU BEHELD YOUR SON AND GOD WILLFULLY CRUCIFIED.
THAT HE MAY GRANT US REMISSION OF OUR SINS.
THEREFORE WE CEASELESSLY MAGNIFY YOU IN SONG!
WE BESEECH YOU TO GRANT US YOUR GRACIOUS MERCY.
WHICH DESTROYED THE GATES OF HELL!


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Uninsured Rate for 18- to 25-Year-Olds Remains Lower
But more 26- to 64-year-olds lack health coverage than in the past
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fewer 18- to 25-year-old Americans are uninsured in the third quarter of 2012 than in past years, with the 23.4% now lacking coverage down from a high of 28.7% in the third quarter of 2009. But, at 19.4%, the percentage of uninsured 26- to 64-year-olds is still trending higher.
Gallup and Healthways initially picked up a decline in the uninsured rate for 18- to 25-year-olds in the fourth quarter of 2010, when it fell to 26.3% -- from 28.0% in the third quarter of that year -- after the healthcare law provision allowing Americans up to age 26 to remain on their parents' plans went into effect. The rate declined further to 24% in the first quarter of 2011 and stayed at about that level for some time before inching down slightly to the 23% range in the second and third quarters of 2012.
At the same time, 26- to 64-year-olds have become more likely to be uninsured, with the percentage lacking coverage now at 19.4%, up from 15% in January 2008, when Gallup and Healthways first started tracking Americans' health insurance coverage. This reflects a combination of higher unemployment and reduced benefits for those who are employed.
The 2.7% of seniors who were uninsured in the third quarter of 2012 is the lowest Gallup has found, but is statistically similar to the rates recorded over the past four years. This stability is due to the large majority of seniors qualifying for Medicare.
About 17% of All U.S. Adults Remain Uninsured; Employer-Based Coverage Still Down
The percentage of all U.S. adults who are uninsured was 16.9% in the third quarter of 2012, similar to levels recorded over the past year. However, more Americans are uninsured now than were from 2008 through 2010.
Slightly more Americans reported getting their health insurance through an employer last quarter, at 44.8% -- this is still down, though, from the high of 49.8% found in January 2008.
About one-quarter of Americans continue to get their health coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, or military/veterans' benefits, slightly higher than in 2008 and 2009. Another 11% get their coverage through "something else," which could mean they purchase it themselves.
The increase in the percentage of all Americans who were uninsured in the second quarter of 2011 coincides with Gallup's decision to include more cellphone-only respondents in the U.S. beginning April 1. Thus, some of the increase in the uninsured could reflect the greater representation of cellphone-only respondents -- who tend to be younger -- in Gallup samples.
It remains clear that the 2010 Affordable Care Act is having a significant impact on young adults. Fewer Americans aged 18 to 25 lack health insurance now than did before the provision in the law allowing those up to age 26 to stay on the their parents' plans went into effect in September 2010. However, Americans aged 26 to 64 have yet to benefit from the law in a major way, which is because the main components of it -- the individual mandate and insurance exchanges -- don't go into effect until 2014.
About the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index tracks well-being in the U.S., U.K., and Germany and provides best-in-class solutions for a healthier world. To learn more, please visit well-beingindex.com.
Results are based on telephone interviews conducted as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey July 1-Sept. 31, 2012, with a random sample of 90,998 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, selected using random-digit-dial sampling.
For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±1 percentage point.
Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample includes a minimum quota of 400 cellphone respondents and 600 landline respondents per 1,000 national adults, with additional minimum quotas among landline respondents by region. Landline telephone numbers are chosen at random among listed telephone numbers. Cellphone numbers are selected using random-digit-dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday.
Samples are weighted by gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education, region, adults in the household, and phone status (cellphone only/landline only/both, cellphone mostly, and having an unlisted landline number). Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2011 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older non-institutionalized population living in U.S. telephone households. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting and sample design.
For more details on Gallup's polling methodology, visit www.gallup.com.In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
For more details on Gallup's polling methodology, visit http://www.gallup.com/.
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Discover what more than 15,000 people in 10 countries say about their finances.
Swing-State Voters Trust Obama More to Address Medicare
Voters in 12 key election swing states trust President Barack Obama over challenger Mitt Romney to address issues facing the Medicare system, 50% to 44%. Obama holds a slightly larger advantage on this issue among voters nationally.
Republicans Have Greater Access to Basic Necessities
Democrats and independents struggle more than Republicans do with access to basic necessities. Republicans are more likely to have health insurance, visit the dentist regularly, and have enough money for food, medicine, and shelter.
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Stable Across States So Far in 2012
Texas residents continue to be the most likely in the U.S. to lack health insurance (25.5%) in 2012 and those in Massachusetts remain least likely (4.1%). Uninsured rates across states are stable so far in 2012 compared with 2011.
Gallup Health Series: ACA, Mental Health, Fitbits and More
by Justin McCarthy
Gallup will release the findings of its annual Health and Healthcare survey in the coming weeks.
Gallup https://news.gallup.com/poll/158114/uninsured-rate-year-olds-remains-lower.aspx


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Are you in the process of purchasing a house? We've put together a list of essential plumbing items to investigate. Your home inspector may find some of these, but the actual condition may need to be professionally evaluated.
Obvious existing or repaired water damage. Pay special attention to the basement, ceilings and under sinks.
Condition and location of the main water shut off.
Gas piping and connections to appliances. Is everything up to code?
House sewer- are there leaks? What's the condition of the sewer line? How old is the piping?
Water heater style, age, condition, location, any code issues. Know your options for replacement in the future.
Water, sump, or sewage pumps and their condition.
Working condition of all indoor and outdoor faucets.
Shower or tub/shower- does it leak at the tile, shower door, show signs of mildew?
Is there a yard irrigation system? What maintenance has been done on it recently?
Pool houses water issues & fixtures.
Water softeners- water & drain piping connections.
Stops and supplies for all water fixtures.


This article contains the release notes for ActivePDF DocConverter Enterprise 2010 R4.1 (Build 5.4.1.14032).
The following table lists fixes made in DocConverter Enterprise R4.1.
The LibreOffice converter resolved the issue.
.DOC file won't convert properly with PDFPrint.
A PostScript subsystem of DocConverter was updated.
DocConverter hangs indefinitely when attempting to convert a Microsoft Office document that contains macros.
DocConverter was updated to improve handling of macros in Microsoft Word.
When the PostScript file is converted with DocConverter Enterprise, bold characters are lighter than when using Adobe.
PDF to Text does not convert text in white, hidden font.
Text is now converted from PDF, regardless of color and hidden quality.
A Microsoft Word document converted via the Microsoft Office converter shows "There is a problem Reading this Document (40)."
.PPT file under Windows 2003 32-bit English with French Regional settings fails to convert when the PDFPrint option is used.
DocConverter was updated to handle French Regional settings.
FILE SPECIFIC: File generates Error -10270.
A shared Toolkit component was updated.
Bookmarks are stripped when Compatibility Level is set to 1.5.
Fixed the manner in which bookmarks were transferred.
The following table lists known issues with DocConverter Enterprise R4.1. When a known issue is fixed, it is moved to the Bug Fixes table. Note: The availability of a workaround does not imply that a particular issue will not be fixed.
.DOC fails to convert to PDF/A.
Colors are changed in conversion of PPT/PPTX files to PDF/A.
PPTX file unable to convert to PDF/A.
PDF/A-1b does not support transparent images. Documents containing transparent images were failing on conversion to PDF/A. Therefore, PDF/A-2b support has been introduced to accommodate these files. A workaround was added to optionally force DocConverter to use the PDF/A-2b standard, which supports transparent images. Note: Using this workaround, all PDF/A outputs generated will adhere to PDF/A-2b standard, rather than to PDF/A-1b.
See Conversion of Word and Powerpoint Using PDFExport Could Result in a PDF/A Error for workaround details.
Selecting the Personal hot folders option for How to Handle Sub Directories in the CUI results in the error, "Invalid value for HowToHandleSubDirectories."
The option for Personal hot folders is not functional. Select a different option for Watch Folders.
See Invalid Value for HowToHandleSubDirectories when Configuring Watch Folders for workaround details.
Excel files with workbook protection are failing due to an issue within Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2010.
Upgrading Microsoft Office 2007 to Service Pack 3 (SP3) resolves this issue.
See Converting Workbook Protected Excel Files Using MS Office 2007 Converter Results in Errors for workaround details.


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Q: Android - differences between WLAN and 3G connection I would like to know what exactly the differences are between a WLAN connection to the internet, or a 3G connection to the internet.
I am coding an App which uses session handling, which works fine when I'm connected via WLAN, but not at all when I'm connected via 3G. How can that be? Is there something I need to be aware of that I am not?

A: For accessing the internet, Android doesn't do anything special relating to the type of connection you're using.
However, there are some potential reasons why your session-handling mechanism may not work:

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*the mobile network you're on may filter out certain packets or items, such as HTTP headers, that your app uses for session tracking

*if you started a session while on WLAN, then continue your session over a mobile connection, the server will see you have a different IP address - this could cause the server to see you as a separate user

*similarly, the mobile network could be presenting a different IP to the server with each connection you make from the phone

How does the session-handling mechanism work?
Do you have access to the server so that you could identify any differences between the two types of requests?

A: I figured out what the problem was. When calling the webservice, I am receiving "HeaderProperties", and one of them contains the cookie I need. When connected via WLAN, I get the cookie with HeaderProperties.get(2).getValue(). However when connected via 3G, .get(2) only contains a timestamp, to get the cookie, I need to get the fourth entry (i.e. HeaderProperties.get(3).getValue()).


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Das Unternehmensgesetzbuch (UGB) behandelt in Österreich das Unternehmensrecht. Beim Unternehmensrecht handelt es sich um zivilrechtliche Sonderbestimmungen, insbesondere das Firmenrecht, Vorschriften über Personengesellschaften des Unternehmensrechts, Vorschriften über die Rechnungslegung und bestimmte Vorschriften über unternehmensbezogene Geschäfte. Beim Unternehmensgesetzbuch handelt es sich um das 1897 erlassene deutsche Handelsgesetzbuch, das im Jahr 1938 in Österreich eingeführt wurde und im Jahr 2007 schließlich den heutigen Gesetzestitel erhielt.

Teile des Firmenrechtes, Rechnungslegungsvorschriften, spezielle stellvertreter-, schuld- und sachenrechtliche Normen, Absatzmittlergeschäfte und Teile der Transportgeschäfte werden wie bisher im HGB auch im UGB geregelt sein.

Gliederung
Das Unternehmensgesetzbuch gliedert sich in fünf Bücher:
 Erstes Buch (§ ff. bis  UGB): Allgemeine Bestimmungen (Begriffe und Anwendungsbereich, Firmenbuch, Firma, Unternehmensübergang, Prokura und Handlungsvollmacht)
 Zweites Buch (§ ff. bis  UGB): Offene Gesellschaft (OG), Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) und stille Gesellschaft (stG)
 Drittes Buch (§ ff. bis  UGB): Rechnungslegung (Bilanzierung etc.)
 Viertes Buch (§ ff. bis  UGB): Unternehmensbezogene Geschäfte (wie Spedition etc.)
 Fünftes Buch (§ ff. bis  UGB): Seehandel

Geschichte
1862 wurde das im Deutschen Bund geltende Allgemeine Deutsche Handelsgesetzbuch unter der Bezeichnung Allgemeines Handelsgesetzbuch im Kaisertum Österreich eingeführt. Dieses Gesetz wurde im Jahr 1897 im Deutschen Reich durch das Handelsgesetzbuch abgelöst, welches wiederum nach dem Anschluss Österreichs an das Deutsche Reich mit 1. März 1939 auch in Österreich eingeführt wurde (ausgenommen waren die §§ 59 bis 83 über Handlungsgehilfen und -lehrlinge sowie die §§ 84 bis 92 über Handlungsagenten). Die Einführung erfolgte durch die Vierte Verordnung zur Einführung handelsrechtlicher Vorschriften im Lande Österreich vom 24. Dezember 1938, die am 1. März 1939 in Kraft trat. Diese Einführungsverordnung enthielt auch zahlreiche Bestimmungen, die zur Harmonisierung mit den Normen des österreichischen Allgemeinen bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches (ABGB) – welches nicht durch das deutsche BGB ersetzt wurde – erforderlich waren.

Auch nach dem Jahr 1945 wurde das Handelsgesetzbuch in Österreich in Geltung belassen. Seither entwickelten sich das deutsche und das österreichische Handelsgesetzbuch getrennt, auch wenn die Kernbestimmungen immer noch vergleichbar waren. Ab dem Jahr 2000 wurde die Umgestaltung in ein Unternehmensgesetz vorbereitet. Die Reform erfolgte in Form einer umfangreichen Novelle () des Handelsgesetzbuches, das bei dieser Gelegenheit in Bundesgesetz über besondere zivilrechtliche Vorschriften für Unternehmen (Unternehmensgesetzbuch – UGB) umbenannt wurde. Sie trat im Wesentlichen am 1. Jänner 2007 in Kraft. Die Reform wurde mit dem Unternehmensrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2008, das 2009 in Kraft trat, nochmals angepasst.

Mit der Novelle entfiel auch der Kaufmannsbegriff; an seine Stelle trat der Begriff des Unternehmers, der bereits vorher für das Konsumentenschutzgesetz geschaffen worden war und von dort übernommen wurde. Im Unterschied zur ursprünglichen Fassung des Handelsgesetzbuches ist das novellierte und als Unternehmensgesetzbuch bezeichnete Gesetzeswerk wieder besser mit dem ABGB vereinbar. Insbesondere wurden die in der Einführungsverordnung zum Handelsgesetzbuch (EVHGB) enthaltenen Bestimmungen direkt in das Gesetzeswerk eingebaut.

Durch die Novellierung werden in Zukunft die grundsätzlichen sachenrechtlichen Regelungen wie auch Grundsätze des Schuldrechts wiederum im ABGB (wie etwa gutgläubiger Eigentumserwerb oder Schadenersatz) reintegriert sein.

Siehe auch
 Für die Situation in Deutschland und der Schweiz siehe Handelsrecht
 Für die Situation in Liechtenstein siehe Allgemeines Deutsches Handelsgesetzbuch

Literatur

Weblinks
  im Rechtsinformationssystem der Republik Österreich (RIS)
 HaRÄG 2005 auf ris1.bka.gv.at

Einzelnachweise

Rechtsquelle (20. Jahrhundert)
Handelsgesetzbuch
Gesellschaftsrecht (Österreich)


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In the past, many moons ago, I mentioned once about meeting someone who was being led astray, by those who promote witchcraft.
My first encounter, aside from visiting seers, etc., was when I lived in Brampton, about 1992-1993.
If you knew me at this time in my life, or have read a little about this era in my life, you'll know that my life had fallen apart. Totally. It was at this time when I moved house and as I was unpacking came across the old Gideon's New Testament Bible, that I had received when I was about 10 years of age.
It was at this time, when I realized that I had grown far away from God and rededicated my life to Him.
This was also the era when I felt that if ever there was a time when I needed some counselling, it was then. I began to meet with a woman who was a very friendly lady. A counsellor that I respected.
At least, until she suggested that since I felt the need to be closer to God, I should join her in worshipping with her group. Wicca.
Wicca, is witchcraft. And, I told her so.
This lovely woman was rather insulted when I said this (FYI... I stopped receiving counselling from her, because of her opposite relationship to God. What is scary to me, is that she is probably still counselling others and leading them astray!). Even so, I let her know that because this group was a group worshipping Satan, I could not join her. She argued with me that White magic was not like Black magic.
Hmmm... Where had I heard this, before? More to be said about that another time, for a family member had also told me a similar thing, about that same time in my life.
You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realize that Wicca is definitely witchcraft.
While some Christians celebrate November 1st as All Saints Day, witches have their own New Year's celebration on the very same day.
In my opinion, you don't need a university education to realize that Halloween is the most important holiday for witchcraft. Samhain, the lord of darkness, rises from the underworld, this Wiccan Holiday Insights site tells us.
Hmmm... What were we talking about yesterday? Wasn't it Ephesians 6:12, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."?
My goodness. If you cannot understand by now, what I have been saying about witchcraft being sinful, I pity you. And, I will pray that God will remove the blinders from your eyes.


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French Twist
Paris is changing, one craft beer and third-wave coffee at a time
By Alison Spiegel
From The New Paris by Lindsey Tramuta, photographs by Charissa Fay. Published by Abrams c 2017.
When I arrived in Paris early one morning in late May, the city was still sleeping, but the irresistible romance that attracts millions of visitors each year was already shining brightly. And I fell hard for all of it, just like always.
This visit, however, wasn't about hitting the museums or sights that have made Paris so iconic. It was about observing what Lindsey Tramuta, the journalist behind the blog Lost in Cheeseland, calls the "new Paris." In a book by the same name that came out this spring, Tramuta documents the recent rise of a creative class propelling the city forward in every arena, from dining to design.
Living in Paris for the past 11 years, Tramuta, an American, has witnessed a revolution—one in which young chefs and artisans have set out on their own to embrace the modern world and bring international ideas into a city both blessed and cursed by its heritage. "The idea was to capture a moment of change that has fostered all kinds of new opportunities in the city," Tramuta says of her book.
"The trouble with an internationally fetishized public image," she explains, "is that the city becomes a prisoner to its own defined history, hemmed in by its former successes. . . . So to protect its legendary reputation, the city has historically turned inward and resisted change." Not so anymore.
Photo: Paul Bowyer
Today, young cooks are embarking on their own path to open banh mi shops, newfangled ice cream parlors and envelope-pushing small-plate spots, instead of spending years on end climbing the ladder in someone else's kitchen. Craft beer and cocktails are taking the place of wine on the dinner table, and third-wave coffee is descending upon old-school cafés.
Leaving the boutique Hotel Bachaumont one morning—itself an emblem of this new movement, thanks to its trendy cocktail bar—I turned the corner not to find a traditional café but Matamata coffee shop whipping up lattes alongside avocado toast. Later, I wavered between grabbing a taco at Candelaria and a cone at Glaces Glazed, where ice cream maker Henri Guittet's flavors are a far cry from the classics. Scoops of mango sorbet with Espelette pepper or pistachio and black sesame might be commonplace in a city like New York but didn't exist in Paris a decade ago. Walking around, it was impossible not to notice all the other recent arrivals, too: sushi counters, burger joints and cold-pressed juice bars.
Before you lament what might feel like "Brooklynization" encroaching on the city (a fair concern, considering the fact that two years ago, Le Bon Marché dedicated its fall theme to the borough), take comfort in the fact that the new Paris has room for upgrades on traditional fare, too. Take Bontemps Pâtisserie, which head pastry chef Fiona Leluc opened with her sister after leaving the finance world. One bite of the buttery shortbread, and I was completely hooked.
In some cases, too, the new Paris means breathing fresh life into old establishments. Clown Bar, for example, a historic bistro from the early 20th century, took on an entirely new sensibility in 2014 when Tokyo-born Sota Atsumi took the helm, bringing with him irreverent and Japanese-spiked twists on French staples. And Daniel Rose of Spring in Paris and Le Coucou in NYC—a key chef Tramuta references in the book for his spins on the classics—resurrected an old bistro called Chez la Vieille this December.
Another spot that represents this new movement to a T, and also happens to be the hottest restaurant in Paris right now, is Balagan from the folks behind the Experimental Group, otherwise known as the driving force behind the city's cocktail revolution with hit bars like the Experimental Cocktail Club. Serving exquisite Israeli food—kubaneh bread and deconstructed lamb kebabs, eggplant and labneh—with a theatrical flair not seen in most French dining rooms (for the real show, order dessert), it was the meal that blew me away and the one Tramuta "can't stop raving about." It's an entirely new kind of restaurant for the city, but both Romee de Goriainoff, one of the founders of the Experimental Group, and Tramuta agree, Parisians are ready for it.
So what caused this seismic shift in Paris's food scene? Though the movement has been brewing for years, it picked up steam after the financial crash of 2008, which forced people to choose alternative paths but also consider what they value most. "People couldn't afford to eat the way they used to," Tramuta says, and on the flip side, they were also inspired to strike out on their own and start fresh.
The new Paris also grew out of an opening to international influences, as it became increasingly easier to exchange ideas with a global community. Also, the pace of life has, of course, sped up for people across the board, which has created a space for an on-the-go economy that had been slow to take off.
Crucial here, however, is that all of these changes have blossomed without sacrificing the cornerstones of Parisian culinary identity. I may have been waffling between tacos and fancy ice cream, but I was doing so inside a café where not one person around me had a phone out to Instagram a glass of rosé. And when I got my two scoops, they weren't supersized to American standards; they were small enough that I could head straight to dinner, where tables stayed full late into the night, with no one rushing on to the next thing. The guiding principle is still that "we should be consuming less and consuming better," as Tramuta puts it, and that's what keeps the best of Paris alive.
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Ed Zink – bicyclist, rancher and Durango native – dies at 71
Lifelong resident owned bike shop, co-founded Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
By Mary Shinn Health & topics reporter
Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 7:51 PM
Updated: Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 9:56 PM
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Ed Zink, owner of Mountain Bike Specialists and co-founder of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, at his shop on Main Avenue in May 2012. Zink, a lifelong Durango resident, died Friday after suffering a heart attack.
Ed Zink not only co-founded and directed the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, but he also rode many years in the race, including in 2011, when this photo was taken.
Ed Zink, owner of Mountain Bike Specialists and co-founder of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, at his shop on Main Avenue in May 2012. Zink, a lifelong Durango resident, died Friday at Mercy Regional Medical Center after suffering a heart attack.
Ed Zink in the old cabin on his farm. Zink was a pillar of the community as a longtime business owner, cycling advocate and owner of Waterfall Ranch.
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Ed Zink was a longtime mountain biking advocate who helped shape the cycling culture in Durango. "The cycling culture that has come about in the last 50 years would never have happened without Ed Zink," said Iron Horse Director Gaige Sippy.
Ed Zink, 71, owner of Mountain Bike Specialists, died on Friday after complications of a heart attack. Zink was a community leader who helped shape the culture of cycling in town. He was a Durango High School and Fort Lewis College graduate.
Ed Zink, a founder of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, owner of Mountain Bike Specialists and longtime La Plata County rancher, died Friday from complications of a heart attack. He was 71.
Family and friends said they will remember Zink as a man who constantly served his community.
"He lived a life of service at an individual level, at the community level and just cared about making the community a better place," said his son, Brian Zink.
He said his father had a "servant's heart" and was willing to stop what he was doing to volunteer for La Plata County Search and Rescue and help those in need.
"He did that without hesitation or regret or frustration," Brian Zink said.
Ed Zink, a Durango native and a pillar of the local community, was owner of Waterfall Ranch, a longtime advocate for mountain biking and chairman of the Iron Horse organizing committee for decades. He also led efforts to bring the first World Mountain Bike Championships to Durango in 1990 and organized the event.
Ed Zink, center, owner of Mountain Bike Specialists, holds a state of Colorado proclamation from former Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2018. The proclamation named March 1 Ed Zink Day. Durango Mayor Dick White, right, also read a proclamation naming March 1 Ed Zink Day in Durango. John Whitney with Sen. Micheal Bennet's office, left, and Trails 2000 Executive Director Mary Monroe Brown are also pictured.
His contributions to the community were recognized by former Gov. John Hickenlooper who named March 1, 2018, as Ed Zink Day.
Zink is survived by his wife, Patti Zink, and his three children, Brian Zink, Tim Zink and Kristi Zink.
The Durango community recognized Zink's contribution in 2005 when he was named Citizen of the Year. During that ceremony, he shared his love for Durango with the crowd:
"I grew up in one of the best places in the world. The only smart thing I did was stay here. I couldn't imagine how my life could be better. ... All I've done is have crazy ideas. Ideas like people who have perfectly good cars ride their bikes to Silverton."
Ed Zink before the start of the 2005 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road race. Zink was a founder of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and the chair of the organizing committee for decades.
Zink founded the Iron Horse with Tom Mayer, one of the brothers on which the race was based. Mayer, a cyclist, famously bet in 1971 he could get to Silverton on his bike faster than his brother, Jim, who worked on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad line from Durango to Silverton. Zink later helped organize international events, such as the Olympics in Atlanta and Nagano, Japan.
He had the vision and drive to think big and make things happen, especially when it came to planning trails and events, said Trails 2000 Executive Director Mary Monroe Brown.
"He did that his whole life and inspired other people to walk in his footsteps, to help carry the torch he lit for Durango," she said.
Director of the Iron Horse Gaige Sippy said that while Zink had an extensive mountain bicycling resume, he wasn't a typical cyclist.
"Ed wasn't a shaved-leg type of cyclist," Sippy said.
Sippy also recalled Zink as a hard worker throughout his life and attentive listener.
"He was confident he was going to learn something from everybody he spoke to," he said.
Zink got into business after his father, John Zink, purchased Crawley Sporting Goods in 1968.
John Zink asked Ed, who was 20 at the time, if he would like to run the shop and Ed accepted the offer, according to "Waterfall Ranch: The History and People of a Special Place in the Animas Valley," a book about the Zinks' family ranch.
Ed Zink, owner of Mountain Bike Specialists, displays the store's trophy for winning Best Mountain Bike Shop in the United States. He received the award in Las Vegas at the Interbike trade show in 2016.
Crawley Sporting Goods became the Outdoorsman, a general sporting goods store. Then in 1987, Ed Zink bought the Fort Collins-based Mountain Bike Specialists. The business won best Best Mountain Bike Shop in the U.S. in 2016 at the Interbike industry trade show in Las Vegas.
On the shop's website, Zink and all the staff answered questions about biking. To the question, "What is your favorite bike to ride?" Zink wrote: "The next one I am on." To the question: "Favorite trail in Durango?" he answered: "The last trail I did."
Zink was also well-known as the owner of Waterfall Ranch, which celebrated its 100-year anniversary under the ownership of the Zinks in 2017.
Ed Zink's grandfather, John J. Zink, and his family moved from Nebraska to Southwest Colorado in 1910.
Zink was the only one of his five siblings never to move away from the ranch and took on much of the responsibilities of running the ranch in the late-1980s and early 1990s.
Ed Zink discusses some of the plants being grown in the wetlands on his ranch in the Animas Valley. Ed and his wife, Patti, converted 50 acres from hay fields to wetlands and were recently in the news for adding 15 more acres to the wetlands.
Ed Zink is reflected in a family heirloom mirror that hangs in the old cabin on his farm.
Zink and his wife, Patti, have restored 50 acres of the 150-acre ranch to wetlands and were recently approved to restore another 15 acres. The couple started researching wetlands banking in 2006 because they wanted to purchase neighboring property that had been part of their family's original ranch but couldn't afford to just raise hay on it. Wetlands banking allowed the family to restore property and then "sell" those acres to agencies or developers who are building on wetlands in other areas, according to Waterfall Ranch.
Ed also served on numerous boards, including the Animas Consolidated Ditch Co., USA Cycling, Trails 2000, San Juan Mountain Association, The Durango Herald's board of directors and many others.
"Ed, like his father, John, was comfortable in both rural and city environments and a leader in each," said Richard G. Ballantine, chairman of Ballantine Communications Inc., which owns the Herald. "We asked Ed to join the Herald's board of directors because the Ballantine family admired his imagination and creative energy and his perceptive insights into events and people. He delivered all that. There was also no fuzziness with Ed. He believed in setting goals and then accountability."
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.
Contributions in memory of Zink can be made to Trails 2000 and the Mercy Health Foundation.
mshinn@durangoherald.com
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