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Acid base theories: Svante Arrhenius
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Svante Arrhenius was one of the towering giants of chemistry in the years surrounding the turn of the century. His most important contribution to chemistry was also his first - the idea of electrolytic dissociation. This idea, first published in 1883 and in refined form in 1887, was the mainstay of his doctoral dissertation. It was the source of much hurt in his life.
The basic idea is that certain substances remain ionized in solution all the time. Today, everyone accepts this without question, but it was the subject of much dissention and disagreement in 1884, when a twenty-five year old Arrhenius presented and defended his dissertation.
He was bitterly disappointed when the dissertation was awarded a fourth class (non since laude approbatur - approved not without praise) and his defense a third class (cum laude approbatur - approved with praise). Essentially, he got a grade of D for the dissertation and a C for his defense.
He could not obtain a job within his native Sweden, but he did get a travel grant and worked outside the country for several years. He did return in 1891, but even in 1895, his elevation to Professor of Physics was bitterly opposed as was his overdue election to the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1901.
However, he received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his electrolytic dissociation theory and that effectively ended public criticism. Considering the rejections and the criticisms over the years, Arrhenius must have been very, very happy to win the Nobel. The ChemTeam would have been and it would bet that you would also have been, dear reader!
Before diving into the theory and its problems, the ChemTeam feels it is necessary to point out that at least one influential member of the chemical establishment feels that the Arrhenius theory should not be taught to beginning students.
The ChemTeam will reserve judgement on this point while stressing to all students reading this that the Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory is the most important one to focus on.
II. The Acid Base Theory
Arrhenius published two articles on acids and bases, one in 1894 and the other in 1899. However, the ChemTeam thinks the actual first statement of the theory is in his 1887 publication concerning the electrolytic dissociation theory. The ChemTeam is working on finding out. In any case here it is:
Acid - any substance which delivers hydrogen ion (H+) to the solution.
Base - any substance which delivers hydroxide ion (OH¯) to the solution.
Here is a generic acid dissociating, according to Arrhenius:
HA ---> H+ + A¯
This would be a generic base:
XOH ---> X+ + OH¯
When acids and bases react according to this theory, they neutralize each other, forming water and a salt:
HA + XOH ---> H2O + XA
Keeping in mind that the acid, the base and the salt all ionize, we can write this:
H+ + A¯ + X+ + OH¯ ---> H2O + X+ + A¯
Finally, we can drop all spectator ions, to get this:
H+ + OH¯ ---> H2O
These ideas covered all of the known acids at the time (the usual suspects like hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, and so on) and most of the bases (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and so on). HOWEVER, and it is a big however, the theory did not explain why ammonia (NH3) was a base. There are other problems with the theory also.
III. Problems with Arrhenius' Theory
1) The solvent has no role to play in Arrhenius' theory. An acid is expected to be an acid in any solvent. This was found to not be the case. For example, HCl is an acid in water, behaving in the manner Arrhenius expected. However, if HCl is dissolved in benzene, there is no dissociation, the HCl remaining as undissociated molecules. The nature of the solvent plays a critical role in acid-base properties of substances.
2) All salts in Arrhenius' theory should produce solutions that are neither acidic or basic. This is not the case. If equal amounts of HCl and ammonia react, the solution is slightly acidic. If equal amounts of acetic acid and sodium hydroxide are reacted, the resulting solution is basic. Arrhenius had no explanation for this.
3) The need for hydroxide as the base led Arrhenius to propose the formula NH4OH as the formula for ammonia in water. This led to the misconception that NH4OH is the actual base, not NH3.
In fact, by 1896, several years before Arrhenius announced his theory, it had been recognized that characteristic base properties where just as evident in such solvents as aniline, where no hydroxide ions were possible.
4) H+, a bare proton, does not exist for very long in water. The proton affinity of H2O is about 799 kJ/mol. Consequently, this reaction:
H2O + H+ ---> H3O+
happens to a very great degree. The "concentration" of free protons in water has been estimated to be 10¯130 M. A rather preposterous value, indeed.
The Arrhenius theory of acids and bases will be fully supplanted by the theory proposed independently by Johannes Brønsted and Thomas Lowry in 1923.


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Filipino-American Treat Conrad Huey will resume his ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour campaign in the prestigious BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells beginning today at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California.
The 30-year-old netter, however, will be playing with a new partner in Martin Klizan of Slovakia. They will be facing the four-seeded pair of Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil in the first round.
Huey's former partner Max Mirnyi of Belarus has Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria as tandem this time in the tournament which offers a whopping $336,920 to the doubles champion and 1,000 ATP ranking points while the runners-up stand to receive $164,420 and 600 points.
The other notable names in the draw are Spain's Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco, Americans Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka and India's Mahesh Bhupathi, American John Isner and Canadian Milos Raonic, France duo Richard Gasquet and Benoit Paire, and top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands and Horia Tecau of Romania.
Recently, Huey and Mirnyi won the ATP World Tour-Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco, Mexico.
Huey also steered the national men's tennis team to a 5-0 win against Kuwait in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group II tie held at the Valle Verde Country Club in Pasig City.
He connived with former Australian Open juniors doubles champion Francis Casey Alcantara in winning the crucial doubles match against Kuwaitis Abdulrahman Alawadhi and Abdulhamid Mubarak, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.


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A: That issue is a Highcharts bug and it is reported here: https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/issues/11509
As a workaround, you can set:

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Live demo: https://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/ot2fa94v/
API Reference: https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/chart.height

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Country's biggest grain producer, Mato Grosso faces lack of qualified workers
The state of Mato Grosso, in Mid-west of Brazil, is the country's biggest grain producer, and it has on soybean its most important crop. Despite of being the number one on this scenario, the state still shows some difficulties to find qualified workers.
This lack of workers comes not only from people that moved out urban areas and does not know how to manage the required services, but also because there is not so many qualified workers to deal with high technologies.
"Nowadays there is a demand, but we have not enough qualified workers to supply those needs", says Rui Prado that takes partof an Agricultural group in the state.
On the first two months of 2012, the sector had the highest hiring average in Brazil, with more than 21.446 new jobs, according to the Ministry of Employment. With more capable workers Agriculture sector could be more competitive.
Until 2020, for example, the swine sector would expand on 180% its growing average, same number as aviculture. Soybean would growth 49%, says the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics. "Till 2020 we must qualify about 1 million persons to be able to deal with our local needs", concluded Rui Prado.
In the next few days the National Rural Service of Rural Learning should make a survey to figure out the biggest lack on the sector and start qualifying people. Last year, for the sake of comparison, 45 thousand persons were qualified by this service.

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In the Llano de Chajantor plateau (Figure 1) of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile, an international astronomical facility of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is currently being constructed in collaboration among Japan, North America, and Europe as an ultimate radio telescope at the millimeter/submillimeter wavelengths (Figure 2).
Japan constructs sixteen parabolic antennas for the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) as part of the ALMA, and three of them were assembled in Chile in the latter half of last year (Figure 3).
One of these three antennas (12 m in diameter) was equipped with a Japanese receiver and was used to obtain the first radio image of the moon at a wavelength of 2 mm (140 GHz). The obtained image shows clearly the temperature distribution of the moon and weak radio emission from the right half of the moon, which is dark in the optical image (Figure 4). This is the first radio image of this celestial object taken with a Japanese ALMA antenna in Chile.
Japan achieved this milestone with the ACA antenna as planned in its fourth year of the Japanese 8-year ALMA construction schedule, which will be completed in 2012.
After completion, ALMA will become a paramount radio telescope with a spatial resolution of 10 times higher than the Subaru Telescope or the Hubble Space Telescope. After it becomes fully operational in 2012, ALMA is expected to produce valuable information on the formation of the galaxy in the early universe and formation of the planetary system as well as the evolution of the universe, by taking the advantage of the millimeter/submillimeter wavelengths, which are very suitable to explore the mysteries of the universe.
This first radio image is one of the important milestones, which checked the fundamental antenna performances.
installed in the Chajantorplateau (altitude 5,000 m).
radio image quality from ALMA.
cannot be obtained in the optical image.


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Buffalo chicken sushi with carrots, celery, blue cheese and crumbled cheese tortilla chips.
Last week I went out for sushi and that got me thinking about making sushi at home. Although I am still a bit leery about making actual sushi at home with raw fish, that does not stop me from having a bit of fun with sushi in the form of this buffalo chicken sushi! I am totally addicted to buffalo chicken in all forms and when I came across the recipe for buffalo chicken sushi on Choosy Beggars I immediately bookmarked it to try later! This sushi contains all of the flavours of buffalo chicken wings including the buffalo chicken, blue cheese, carrots and celery all rolled up in rice and nori. Sushi is actually pretty easy to make at home and this tasty buffalo chicken sushi is definitely worth the effort! You can serve this buffalo chicken sushi with soy sauce, hot sauce or even blue cheese dressing for your dipping pleasure and I served it with a drizzle of mayo and hot sauce.
Bring the water and rice to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 18-22 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the vinegar, sugar and salt in a pan over medium heat until the sugar and salt have dissolved, set aside and let cool.
Spread the rice out in a large wide bowl and fold in the vinegar mixture.
Place a sheet of nori on a sushi mat with the shiny side down and cover 3/4's of it with a thin layer of rice. Place a row of buffalo chicken, celery, carrots, blue cheese and crumbled tortilla chips down 1 inch away from the edge and roll it up. Repeat 3 more times.
Slice the rolls into 6 pieces and enjoy!
What a great idea! I also love sushi and have wanted to make it at home but haven't done so because of the raw fish issue. You'ev solved teh problem. Beautifully!
WHAAAAAAT. Only you, Kevin. Only you! This is BRILLZ.
going to include this with my "friday links" roundup!
It was great getting to meet you in Seattle at BlogHer Food this year, Kevin! I think your recipes are consistently amazing and this one proves it. I love buffalo chicken salads and would never have thought of turning the flavors into sushi. Looks and sounds delicious!
A terrific idea! I like it. Those sushi look really tempting and tasty.
I laughed out loud at the idea! Now of course I have to try this.
omg fellow Buffalo Chicken lover here! Love this idea!
What a fun sushi roll!
Hmmm hmmm so wanna try, but the last time I tried making sushi I was banned from Japanese night lol.
Looks delicious! I've made sushi at home, but always with marinated fish, never chicken.
Everything is better with buffalo sauce! Including sushi? Hmm. Have to try it! And making sushi at home (with raw fish) is not traumatic at all! I think you'd love it.
After cutting back on the hot sauce a bit, I think I'd love every bite of this sushi! Great idea and reminder that we can make sushi with whatever fillings we want, Kevin, and still get excellent results.
Kevin – we're so glad that you had as much fun with this idea as we did!! You did a great job on rolling the sushi too, judging by the lovely pics. Cheers to reinvention!
Not kidding my mouth filled up with saliva the entire time I read your post! I'm Buffalo Chickens Biggest fan. no joke. I die for it. This sounds amazing.
Ooo chicken sushi sounds lovely!
I agree that making raw fish sushi is intimidating, and if you don't have access to sushi grade fish, it's probably not a good idea anyway. Luckily, there are a lot of maki combinations that include vegetables or cooked food. My personal favorites are grilled asparagus with sesame and smoked salmon and avocado. Good for you for thinking outside the box to use your favorite buffalo flavors. You'd better watch out that Nobu doesn't steal this one.
I love this sushi. This is like a complete meal for me. This looks delicious that's why I will try this at home.
Love this! My two favorite foods in one!
I love sushi but hate fish. Vegetarian sushi gets boring after a while, so this is great!! Very creative.
You have gone too far, sir.
I DEFINITELY GOTTA try this!!!!
Excellent idea, I think this is the single form of Buffalo Chicken that restaurants here in Buffalo do NOT have! Super creative, I can't wait to try it. Love your blog, never posted before, but I am constantly pinning your ideas!


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Q: How to use rowwise with do function with if else of ifelse? I have data frame which contain column, which is list.
data frame contain json reponse as column, and second column is list which is converted from JSON using following code.
vectorize_fromJSON <- Vectorize(fromJSON, USE.NAMES=FALSE)
z <- vectorize_fromJSON(data_df$json_response)

I am using rowwise with do function to extract information for list.
However, I am not able to use if with it.
Working code
t <- data_df %>% rowwise %>% do(
   test = class(.$json_list$cbas$dslscc)
)

I want something like as follows:
t <- data_df %>% rowwise %>% do(
     test = ifelse(class(.$json_list$cbas$dslscc)=="list", TRUE,
     .$json_list$cbas$dslscc)
)

following is error:

Error in
  .$json_list$clear_bank_attributes$days_since_last_successful_check_cashed$nil
  :    $ operator is invalid for atomic vectors


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In 2016, we created a Deinonychus bust (above), the very first of our 'fleshed out' replicas, which proved to be more popular than we could have imagined , we wore out an entire set of moulds on the first run, and the second edition never even made it to the website before they sold out. We have responded to customer requests and have brought these back for a third and final edition, as a new resculpt and mould, with better detailing, and enhanced artwork based on what most of you have asked us for.
We have been very busy this last year working on some other fantastic projects with our skeletal and fossil replica work for the site and customers around the world, but for 2019 in general we are looking forward to focusing in on some new designs and services we can offer with our fleshed out paleo creations, from rigid cast life sized models to flexible skin puppets and practical effect animatronic life sized dino's, we've even been asked for some ultra accurate dinosaur suits!
All of our following services are available as pre-order currently, so if there's something that would potentially suit your requirements, please contact us and we will be happy to offer a free no obligation design appraisal and quote to match your needs exactly.
Our Deinonychus is due to come back as a new revised, higher detailed and more accurate version sometime Feb-March, we also have the option with these to produce full body statues, around 11 feet in length for exhibitors and theme parks etc.
Another possibility we have for these is casts in flexible skins that can be worn as a suit, we are looking into the viability of an ultra accurate version, for promotions, theme parks and travelling exhibitors. We have run some initial tests with materials and some scale working drawings and they are perfectly possible, we are seeking interest at this stage to see if they can be put into production. Please contact us for details, and we will be happy to provide more information.
We now have access to a wealth of new materials and techniques which makes animated Dinosaurs possible for us. With the knowledge and experience we have developed in moulding and casting, we have trialled many new materials such as latex foam and urethane rubbers finished with airbrush and the moulding processes necessary and can create ultra realistic flexible dinosaur skins and details.
Enquiries we have already have include some small hand operated baby dinosaur puppets that you can hold under your arm - for mobile exhibition companies in the UK and Europe to a life sized Tyrannosaur experience for visitors, yes - inspired by a movie scene but designed to be a very realistic interactive display, built on an aluminium articulated frame operated by manual and simple animatronics for a natural fluid movement.


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As a composer and sound artist, Julien Beau explores the use of prepared instruments, field recordings, everyday objects, and electronic sounds. He often combines organic noises with electronic sounds to create a very eerie, suspenseful universe with underground artists through video, performances, installations, design or workshops. Raised with notes and structure, initiated in recording and sound research, his works ranges from classical and avant-garde, poetry and symbolism, still in the freest expression, entre chien et loup.


The Folklore Academy is a student organisation that promotes local student tradition at the university. The initiation ritual of student baptisms belongs to the cultural heritage of Belgian student folklore. Maxime understands very well that those unfamiliar with this tradition or the underlying symbolism of some its rituals may find the dirty blur at the tent, blue-haired Cinderellas on the Esplanade or the loud clamor on campus, rather unorthodox. VUB baptisms are certainly not something the international students are instantly aware of. Despite that, they are very welcome to participate. University societies are indeed proud of their traditions, and want to share them with the entire student community. "You're free to say 'no', but you can also just say 'yes' if you want to. And you do not have to be baptised to join the student folklore and parties on campus.", says Maxime.
In all cases campus life is never boring and there are thousands of ways to experience the Belgian student tradition. The bottom line is 'free choice'. You can participate or not, but you are welcome anyway. As for the baptisms: they aim to create a genuine group feeling and are organised with a sense of commitment and responsibility.
We would like to thank Maxime from the VUB Folklore Academy for his open testimonial about the myths of the traditional student folklore at VUB.


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Metro to hold community meeting for Purple Line Extension project on June 6
by Steve Hymon , May 22, 2013
Here is the news release from Metro:
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will hold a community meeting to discuss preparation for construction for the first section of the Purple Line Extension on Thursday, June 6, 2013 from 5:30-7:30 p.m at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard in the fifth floor Terrace Room.
Environmental planning has concluded and approvals have been received, allowing work to move forward toward bringing the Purple Line Extension to the Westside. Construction of the first section of the subway extension will begin in 2014. Extending from its current terminus at Wilshire/Western, this section adds three new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega.
When completed, the full extension will add nine miles of subway to the Metro Rail system with additional stations at Wilshire/Rodeo, Constellation/Ave of the Stars, Wilshire/Westwood, and Westwood/VA Hospital.
Residents, business and property owners near Wilshire/LaBrea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega are especially urged to attend. Metro staff will present information and will be available to answer questions.
The location is served by Metro Lines 20, 720, 217 & 780. Validated vehicle parking is available in the Museum's 6th Street underground garage. Enter from 6th and Ogden.
Spanish and Korean translation will be available at the meeting.
ADA Accomodation: Special accommodations are available to the public for Metro-sponsored meetings. All requests for reasonable accommodations must be made at least three working days (72 hours) in advance of the scheduled meeting date. Please telephone the project information line at 213.922.6934 or call the California Relay Service at 711.
For more information about the Purple Line Extension, go to www.metro.net/purplelineext
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Tagged as: community meeting, Measure R, Purple Line Extension, Westside subway extension
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More congestion relief coming to Santa Ana Freeway
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Mary Freeland says:
The link for more info about the Purple LIne Extension which you provide in the last line of this story is no longer valid. I would very much appreciate a valid link.
Steve Hymon says:
Hi Mary;
Try this: http://www.metro.net/projects/westside/
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source


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Ever wonder what I do for a living? Check it out: Chronicling America is now live!
That site is the direct public access portion of the National Digital Newspaper Program. The program details are all there on the Library's NDNP page. Feel free to check it out if it suits you; I won't go into it much more here.
But I will talk about the technical aspects of the program. It has consumed me for the last few years now, so I have a lot to say! Those posts will come out in the future, under the Digital Libraries category here on my site. If you're interested only in that, you can subscribe to the Digital Libraries RSS feed.
The Washington Times: March 31, 1905 – I found this page while doing a test search for cheese , and the headline in the middle of the page immediately struck me: "Wanted Men-Haters to Act as Teachers". Oh how far we've come in a mere 102 years! The differences in culture between then and now astound me, and the Chronicling America repository is replete with examples. Words, articles, and pictures that today would be considered racist, misogynist, and classist abound. The title of The Colored American might be seem out of place today, but in 1905 it was just a descriptive newspaper title.
The San Francisco Call: June 10, 1900 – Bathing suits were indistinguishable from cocktail dresses! How did anybody swim in these things?
The San Francisco Call: September 7, 1901 – The assassination of President McKinley is big news. What a front page!
The Washington Herald: July 11, 1909 – It seems somebody who lived in the same building I do – almost 100 years ago! – lost a hat pin, and would like it returned. I'll keep an eye out for it. I wonder how much the reward was?


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COLUMN: Don't ban the term Latinx or the culture
by Teresa Puente January 24, 2023 January 24, 2023
The new governor of Alabama, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has banned the word Latinx in state government business. Republican governors, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, are waging a cultural and political war against immigrants and people of color.
COMMENTARY: Biden Administration must do more on immigration
by Patricia Guadalupe January 17, 2023 January 16, 2023
Biden has not done enough on immigration. The Biden administration promised to get rid of the Trump-era Title 42, a presidential executive order that allows U.S. immigration officials to turn away migrants at the U.S. borders without a hearing. Immigrant advocates called the program a clear slam at immigrants, and while the current administration says it wants to see it end as it wends its way through the courts, the Biden White House has proposed to deal with an influx of immigrants by allowing a certain number of migrants each month – 30,000 – from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on "parole" if they pass a background check and if they have financial sponsors here in the states. The White House has not said why migrants from those particular countries would be allowed in and others left out.
EL NAYARIT, former Echo Park eatery, hub for undocumented, queer Latinos
by Brenda Fernanda Verano January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
In 1922, Natalia Barraza immigrated to the United States alone. In 1922, Natalia Barraza immigrated to the United States alone. She had grown up in Tecuala, a small town in Nayarit, Mexico. Although she immigrated not being able to write, read, or speak English, Barraza opened up El Nayarit, a Mexican restaurant formerly located in the Echo Park community Los Angeles. With time, the restaurant became a well-established community hub for immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and women.
COMMENTARY: Immigrants and children need better prenatal care policies
by Theekshana Fernando January 3, 2023 January 2, 2023
Undocumented immigrants living in the United States are less likely to have the prenatal care they need compared to other immigrants and U.S. citizens. They may lack financial resources, access to health care providers and have difficulty navigating the health care system.
EDITORIAL: Let LA voters decide de León's fate at City Hall
by CALÓ NEWS Editorial Board December 26, 2022 December 27, 2022
There is a democratic process and the voters who are disgusted with de León, or Breed, or any other politician can start a recall. We support the recall as it is part of the democratic process. Let the voters of the 14th District decide if they want de León to represent them.
VERONIQUE DIAZ, Latina healthcare worker shares pandemic experience
by Amairani Hernandez December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022
Diaz is a mother of three children; two boys and a girl. She started as a volunteer at Clinica Romero when one of her children was in high school. "Someone from Clinica Romero gave us a workshop one day and I raised my hand and participated," Diaz said. Around that time, a promotora from Clinica Romero mentioned to Diaz that she would be a good candidate as a community health worker. "I told the promotora I was too shy for that and that I couldn't do that, but she convinced me and here I am, six years later.
JOSE BARRERA, LULAC state director discusses moving past City Hall scandal
by Jasmine Contreras December 13, 2022 December 13, 2022
CALÓ NEWS interviewed Barrera to further discuss how Latino and other LA communities who were harmed by the scandal can heal, what is crucial for the LA City Council to focus on that can help Latinos, whether Latinos have appropriate representation on the LA City Council and more.
TIFFANY ROMO, health manager for LA County helps Latinos fight COVID-19
by Amairani Hernandez November 29, 2022 November 28, 2022
At the height of the pandemic, there were nearly 900 workers across LA County; the number now is around 400, said Tiffany Romo, health program manager at the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. As a health program manager at the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Romo manages projects and implements community outreach planning as well as writing grants. "I love my job because I get to serve my community and help people improve their health and well-being," Romo said.
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CALÓ ON THE STREET: Should de León, Cedillo resign?
by Jasmine Contreras October 25, 2022 October 25, 2022
CALÓ NEWS spoke with Latinos on the streets of LA about De León's refusal, the issue of racism within the Latino community, and what the community needs from its officials going forward.
COLUMN: Hate has no place on LA City Council or in our Latino Communities
by Teresa Puente October 14, 2022 October 14, 2022
Many of us in the Latino community have heard friends and family members use racist language. We also have been the victims of racist language- anti-Black, anti-Brown and anti-Indigebous – and sometimes from those within our own community.
COMMENTARY: On Nury Martinez saga, Last Days and Lasting Daze
by Miki Turner October 14, 2022 October 15, 2022
To Nury: I don't know why you felt the need to disparage a defenseless little 8-year-old Black boy. You were in a position to truly help your people and mine. The allyship between Black and Brown Angelinos was growing. But once you indicated that only white kids are entitled to do what children do, a lot of doors were being slammed from View Park to East LA.
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Commission on the State of Hate seeks to reduce hate crimes in CA
by Brenda Fernanda Verano October 11, 2022 October 11, 2022
One of the biggest problems when it comes to hate crimes is the reporting of such crimes and the inaccurate data of hate-driven incidents in the state of California. The attorney general's office stated that the California Department of Justice recognizes the data presented in its reports may not adequately reflect the actual number of hate crime events that have occurred. There are two appointees on the commission from LA: Bamby Salcedo, 53, and Dr. Erroll G. Southers, 65. Salcedo is the president and chief executive officer of the TransLatin@ Coalition, which advocates for transgender and gender nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in LA. In 2021, Bamby visited the White House to speak on the issues of safety, inclusion and opportunities for transgender individuals. She was the HIV and Health Education Services project coordinator from 2007 to 2015 and the Transgender Harm Reduction project coordinator from 2007 to 2009, both at Children's Hospital, LA.
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Quercus Technologies will present a technical paper in the session "Sensor&Detection Systems -Urban Applications" at the ITS World Congress in Viena in October.
Eng. Jordi Picazo, responsible manager for Traffic Management & Enforcement in Europe & Middle East will participate as a speaker with the selected paper "A virtual-loop based approach to traffic management and road safety in cities"
Quercus Technologies –producer of license plate recognition systems- has built on their experience in artificial vision to create a new product range of virtual-loop based ITS detection devices for traffic management and enforcement. SmartLoop TS and BirdWatch Red Light are non-intrusive and all-in-one units that detect vehicle presence and red light running respectively.
The paper is included in the Technical Session: Sensor & Detection Systems - Urban Applications that will take place on Thursday 25 of October 2012.


Oh my goodness, we had so much fun with Morgan and Alex's wedding day! After loving their adventure engagement session with us in the Hoh Rainforest of Olympic National Park, these two invited us to join them for their intimate wedding day in Mount Rainier National Park. Side note: Morgan - I'm thinking we should do a one year anniversary session in North Cascades National Park so we can cover all of Washington's gorgeous National Parks ;) A few months before their wedding day, we all realized it would still be super snowy at the location we had planned for their intimate ceremony, so Morgan, being the most chill bride ever, shrugged it off and figured we'd pick a spot week of. As it turned out, the cabin they'd rented on AirBnb had a gorgeous lawn with perfect little wooden benches next to a rushing creek. It made for the perfect ceremony setting in the woods and was even visited by a family of deer minutes before they began (if that isn't good luck, I don't know what is!).
One awesome element of their ceremony was a surprise from Morgan to Alex - he'd always loved violin and joke he was going to just buy one one day and teach himself to play it! After seeing me post about a mountaineer violinist I followed on instagram (yes you read that right, Anastasia plays violin on mountains) Morgan arranged for her to play during their ceremony. Alex was so surprised when the live violin began as Morgan came down the aisle. Their ceremony was so sweet, and after a meal together and cutting their cake, their family began the celebration at the cabin while we made our way up the mountain for some sunset portraits. The snow ended up being so gorgeous and Morgan and Alex didn't think twice about throwing on some micro spikes to make their way up the slope. Anastasia joined us as well and played a gorgeous song for their first dance high on the mountain. As the temps began to drop, they pulled out their wedding gift to each other, a gorgeous wool Pendleton blanket and wrapped up for the remainder of the photos. The sunset was absolutely gorgeous and as the day ended, we all agreed it couldn't have been more magical! We all hiked down as the last bit of light painted the skies around us a dark purple.
Morgan and Alex were kind enough to invite us back at the cabin for a campfire, drinks, and more cake! Charlie even got to join ;) We ended up parking the van in their driveway that night and when we woke up with a classic wedding photographer hangover (no, not from drinks, just from working on your feet all day!!), they served us a delicious breakfast and sent us on our way with leftovers in hand! It was such a wonderful day and we felt seriously loved and thankful to work with Morgan and Alex and their amazing families!
For couples planning an intimate wedding with just a handful of guests in a beautiful location, we reccomend looking through AirBnB for a cabin that might serve as your getting ready, ceremony, and reception space. Some of these bigger cabins can work perfectly as a "wedding venue" if you're inviting anywhere from 5-20 people to your wedding. Morgan and Alex's wedding cabin even had a separate suite for Morgan to get ready in that they used a their own suite that night. It was a great way to keep everyone on-site/nearby (some of their guests stayed in an additional cabin a few houses down), and allow all the events to take place close together. Having their ceremony there worked out nicely too, keeping the timeline flexible and simple. If you're planning your wedding in a National Park or some other rad place, feel free to reach out to us for cabin suggestions - we can often tell which ones will work well as mini-venues and which ones won't!


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We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
letter from Birmingham city jail, 1963
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June 1st - 5th
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What happened in 1985 following the Heysel Stadium tragedy?
UEFA banned English football clubs from playing in Europe.
What was the album of the century and when was it released?
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in 1967.
Who died in 2016 at what age?
Muhammad Ali died aged 74.
Who shot whom in 1968?
Sirhan Sirhan shot Senator Robert Kennedy.
Why and when did the great guns fire?
They fired for the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
What the BBC ignored:
June 1 - 1962: Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel
June 1 - 1990: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production
June 1 d- 2015: Cruise Ship Eastern Star sinks in the Yangstze river killing over 400
June 2 - 1962: During the 1962 World Cup police intervene in the match between Chile and Italy: one of the most violent games in Football's history
June 2 - 1979: Pope John Paul II becomes the first Pope to visit a Communist country
June 3 - 1991: Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people
June 3 - 2017: Islamic terrorists murder 8 people and wound dozens more in the London Bridge Attack
June 4 - 1970: Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
June 4 - 1989: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other
June 5 - 1989: An unidentified man halts a column of tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests
June 5 - 2004: Ronald Reagan dies aged 93
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Buddhist Temple Reconstruction Going To Court
By Chad Petri, WKRG.com, Dec 17, 2008
A disagreement between a builder and temple members has escalated to a civil dispute
Irvington, AL (USA) -- This is what you'll see if you stop by the Watlao Buddahrakha Temple in Irvington. It's a building project that's paused after dispute between temple leaders and the contractor.
"[We] feel that whatever unused portion of the funds as no further construction was done on the temple," says Lawyer for the Temple Ronald Goleman. In March, fire destroyed the temple. They hired Ryan and Company Builders Inc to start construction in September with a $20,000 down payment. Goleman says work stopped because the contractor needed more money.
"[Temple leaders] felt that strange in a falling economy that the cost of materials was rising by the week," says Goleman
Builder Allen Ryan says temple representatives kept changing the scope of the project, thereby driving up costs. He says he'd be willing to refund some of the deposit minus time, material and labor costs.
Ryan says that leaves about $5,300. Goleman says his clients are owed $15,000 to $17,000.


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Timmy the Teeth shares his 10 favorite albums of 2018
Timmy the Teeth, a self-described "wonky-tonk" songwriter from American Fork, Utah whose music — a blend of story-based folk and off-kilter Americana, shot through with equal parts honesty and humor — echoes his city's mix of rural charm and city smarts. His warm, organic, timeless sound is exactely what I am looking for as Songpickr and I think that's the reason why Timmy's music became one of my absolute favorites.
Timmy the Teeth shares his 10 favorite albums of 2018:
1) John Prine - Tree Of Forgiveness
2) Kurt Vile - Bottle It In
3) Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed
4) Brent Cobb - Providence Canyon
5) Charlie Crockett - Lonesome As A Shadow
6) Colter Wall - Songs Of The Plains
7) Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
8) Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
9) Aaron Lee Tasjan - Karma For Cheap
10) Phosphorescent - C'est La Vie
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After logging nearly a half-decade as the touring drummer for Joshua James, Timmy kicked off his solo career with 2015's "Just Another Day". The album became a regional hit, re-establishing Timmy not only as an instrumentalist, but as a frontman, too.
Two years later, the follow-up record "Ain't That Bad" doubled down on his reputation as a first-rate songwriter, with 11 new songs that find Timmy taking stock of love, life, and all points in between. "I've always liked a organic, raw sound," Timmy explains. "Josh has a really good ear for capturing that vibe. Also, he lives just down the street, so the whole experience felt like I was home."
His second album "Ain't That Bad" was co-produced by Timmy and Joshua James. Neighbors as well as bandmates, the two tracked the album at James' home studio in American Fork. Sessions lasted one week, with an emphasis on live vocal takes and natural-sounding arrangements.
There's a laid-back swagger to "Ain't That Bad", whose songs were written by Timmy and decorated with acoustic guitar, pedal steel, piano, and harmonica. "Jewelry Box" nods to his side-job as a woodworker, while "Dollar Daze" finds him mixing the twang of his voice with the buzz of a synthesizer riff. He pulls double-duty as the album's drummer, too, stomping his way through the fuzzed-out rock song "Till It's Gone" before driving songs like "Hoot Hoot" — a nostalgic, countryfied tribute to his grandmother — forward at cruising speed.
Speaking of driving, Timmy knows a thing or two about sitting behind the wheel. Having spent years in the van with Joshua James, he's now traveling the country on his own tours, opening up for songwriters like American Aquarium frontman B.J. Barham, Imagine Dragon's Dan Reynolds, and Damian Jurado along the way. With Ain't That Bad, he's exploring new territory, delivering positive-minded, roots-driven music with a wink.
More information incl. tour dates, etc. on his website...
https://www.timmytheteeth.com/
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If you are interested in entering the police force, preparing for a non-operational role or even posts in the military or security services then this may be the course for you. Taught by serving and retired police officers and other industry professionals, this degree will give you an insight into…
The Experience of Special Constables in Northamptonshire report summary – March 2015
There is an extensive recruitment drive at present to increase the number of Special Constables for Northamptonshire Police. It was recognised that there are a significant number of gaps in the understanding of the whole Specials experience and that consequently there was a need for research to explore this. The…
Anti-Social Behaviour in Northamptonshire report summary – February 2015
Over the course of 2014 the IPSCJ, commissioned by Northants Police, carried out research into Anti-Social Behaviour in Northamptonshire. For a summary of the findings, click the link below. Anti-social Behaviour in Northamptonshire – IPSCJ The project had three main aims, namely: (i) To build a picture of the scope, scale…
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Bombay Velvet is a 2015 Indian period crime-drama film directed and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, based on historian Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in lead roles with Kay Kay Menon, Manish Choudhary, Vivaan Shah and Siddhartha Basu appearing in supporting roles. The film was released on 15 May 2015. The film, made on a budget of ₹120 crore, only took ₹22.27 crore in the first week and was a commercial disaster.


When talking about Daylight saving time and business productivity, the focus is often placed on when Daylight saving time begins in the Spring. We lose an hour of sleep and an hour of business, and it can throw even the most productive of us for a loop. However, there are safety and productivity concerns surrounding the end of Daylight saving time as well. As it gets darker earlier, you may notice your staff looks a little less productive as the winter blues set in.
The end of daylight saving time undoubtedly brings increased safety risks to the worker of all kinds and in all industries. As we get excited to set our clocks back and gain that precious extra hour, the changes to our internal clocks can leave us feeling off and in turn, we're more vulnerable to safety risks like sleep deprivation and hindered awareness.
Though the end of daylight saving time can mean more sleep, falling back can still impact workers' internal sleep patterns–making for more tossing and turning before heading to work Monday morning. Also, many rely on the extra hour to stay up late with other activities, making it harder to focus at work and creating a higher risk for injuries and accidents.
Without a doubt, sleep deprivation can delay employee reaction times, impair decision-making, and negatively impact work performance. Employers can combat these risks by reminding employees to slowly start altering their regular schedules as the end to daylight saving time approaches.
Be alert and pay attention to activity happening around you; avoid talking on your cell phone or texting while walking.
Walk with purpose, and have your keys ready before you exit your building.
If you are biking or walking to work, check your gear to make sure lights and reflectors are bright enough to be seen. Wear highly visible, reflective clothing.
While many people look forward to their extra hour of sleep, falling back can mean actually mean more hours on the job for shift workers. Employers who have shift-work employees should avoid having employees work back-to-back shifts, particularly the week after daylight saving time ends.
Workplace safety is always important but should be top of mind with the time change. For those workers putting in the extra hours, take extra care to make sure that the workspace is safe by controlling safety hazards and providing bright lighting. Also consider having healthy food options at the worksite, providing a safe place for 20-30 minute naps, and access to safe exercise facilities.
It becomes clear that because of these impacts to sleep, health and safety, business employees can be less focused and in turn less productive at work. As winter sets in and daylight diminishes, people spend more time indoors, get less exercise and socialize less. This can leave employees unfocused, restless and unengaged.
It's no secret that an unmotivated and unengaged team is no good for business. When your employees are unfocused, tired and dragging their feet, core tasks get done slower and operations start to lag. Even worse, the unproductivity can be contagious, trapping employees in a cycle of getting less and less done as the winter settles in.
The best and easiest way to keep employees engaged and motivated as the daylight fades is to create a comfortable and healthy environment for workers to arrive at each day.
Keep the office at a comfortable temperature, make sure employee workspaces are ergonomic, ensure you have designated spaces for employee breaks and meals and keep the environment sanitary to avoid the spreading of winter viruses.
Everyone needs to be reminded that they're doing a good job now and then. Use the grim end to Daylight saving time as an opportunity to appreciate and recognize your team for their commitment to business demands and goals.
Also, going further to celebrate employee birthdays or offer acknowledgment for personal accomplishments and life events. These small extra moments of connection and celebration really bring the culture of employee appreciation full circle.
It's important to remember that employees get more done when they take regularly scheduled breaks during the workday. As Daylight saving time ends, be especially prudent about encouraging team members to take breaks.
In fact, you could even implement yoga breaks or walking groups to help employees incorporate some fun and physical activity into their workday. This will keep employees from getting bogged down and will break up the workday, ensuring that work periods are more productive.
The best way to keep your team members engaged is to actually engage them. Schedule training upgrades and business workshops for these winter months to serve as brain-boosters that break up the dark and gloomy days.
Even better? Implement a weekly 'check-in' session where employees can share their experiences from the frontline and offer ideas for streamlined improvement. You can even create an incentive program that encourages employees to keep ideas moving and keep minds sharp all winter long.
The official end of longer, sun-shiny days can leave even the best employees unmotivated and poorly focused. However, businesses can prepare for these negative impacts ahead of time. Understanding the impacts and implementing strategies to keep employees healthy, safe and motivated all winter long will help organizations survive the end of Daylight savings time without issue.
Your IT Technology Team issues a reminder to local businesses: don't forget to set your home and business clocks back this Sunday, November 5th, 2017. Even more important? Make sure to take care of your internal clock and fall back safely!


British Columbia is the most western Canadian state and Vancouver is its capital city.
However you travel to Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, whether by air, road or rail, the journey is filled with spectacular landscapes. It's located in the Cariboo region, rich with history of the gold rush and is Canada's 'cowboy country'.
The ranch sits in its own private valley surrounded by the rolling Cariboo Mountains with scented pine forests, hidden lakes, craggy peaks, breathtaking canyons and golden grasslands. From the time you enter Super Natural British Columbia to when you arrive at Echo Valley Ranch and Spa you will experience the wonders of nature!
Depending on your preferences, the driest and warmest months are June - September, but if you want to experience the stupendous Fall (Autumn) colours choose September - October. You will be able to view a huge range of wildlife at any time of year, but April - June is best for bears!


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Tornadoes rip through Texas
Fifteen million residents living within the possible path of destruction
Huge tornadoes have ripped through Houston, Texas leaving a devastating path of destruction.
A senior housing facility in Deer Park was one of the properties damaged, prompting the evacuation of residents.
Emergency and city workers are currently removing debris from roadways and attending urgent calls for help.
The National Weather Service issued a warning on Tuesday just moments before the storm hit.
Over 15 million people living along the Gulf Coast, including in Houston and New Orleans were at risk.
Thankfully there are no reports of any serious injuries or fatalities at this stage.
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If you like historical fiction, you might be interested in this short story set in the time of the book of Job in the Ancient Old Testament. It's a very quick read, and it's a very interesting analogy.
Not knowing how to pronounce any of the names was a little weird for me.
But I loved the inner battle raging behind the outward one. The real enemy is not Leviathan. When Anath realizes that, everything changes.


Residents of Osun state have been asked to remain calm and law-abiding on the tribunal's announcement of Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2018 state governorship election.
Recall that Naija News reported that the Election Petition Tribunal for Osun Governorship Election on Friday declared Adeleke of the PDP, who challenged the victory of Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the election.
He said that the governor and his party, the APC, by right and law, would approach the appellate courts: the Appeal and Supreme courts, to challenge the judgment of the tribunal.
"Oyetola is still in-charge and he remains the governor of Osun state; APC is still the party in control of the state.
"Announcements had been made on radio and television stations for people of the state to remain calm with regard to the tribunal's judgment.
"I want to appeal to residents to remain law-abiding and give support to the government.
"I also want to warn hoodlums not to use the judgement pronouncement to disrupt the peace being enjoyed in the state.
"I am using this medium to call on security agents to charge and prevent any breakdown of law and order in the state," Salaam said.


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FONG CHUCK v. CHIN PO FOON
District Court of Appeal, First District, Division 1, California.
FONG CHUCK v. CHIN PO FOON et al.
J. H. Sapiro, of San Francisco, for appellant. J. H. Brill, of San Francisco, for respondents.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment denying him specific performance of an agreement to purchase real estate, from an order purporting to correct clerical errors, and from an order refusing to set aside and strike from the files an order directing judgment to be entered for defendants. The following table of dates discloses the problems involved on the appeals from the two orders:
ment ordered for plaintiff.
ment order for plaintiff.
June 15, 1944—notice of motion for new trial served, and filed.
June 16, 1944—findings and conclusions signed and judgment entered decreeing specific performance of contract.
June 23, 1944—motion for new trial argued and submitted.
August 15, 1944—61 days after service of notice of motion for new trial an order was filed setting aside the findings and judgment and ordering judgment for defendants.
September 15, 1944—judgment for defendants filed.
October 24, 1944—court denied plaintiff's motion to strike order of August 15, 1944, and made an order purporting to correct the minutes to show that the order actually entered August 15th was entered August 14th, on the ground that August 14th was the date the order was actually made.
Plaintiff contends that the trial court had no power thus to correct the minutes under the facts disclosed by the record. This argument is based on the following premises:
1. The 60 day time limit within which a trial court may lawfully pass on a motion for a new trial starts to run from the date of filing and serving notice of intention to move for a new trial and not from the date of notice of entry of judgment if the first mentioned date is earlier. This premises is entirely sound. Rubens v. Whittemore, 2 Cal.App.2d 575, 38 P.2d 153; Iske v. Stockwell-Kling Corp., 128 Cal.App. 192, 17 P.2d 203. Under this rules the time within which the trial court lawfully could pass upon the motion for a new trial expired on August 14, 1944.
2. A determination under § 662 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which section permits a trial court in passing on a motion for a new trial to vacate and set aside the findings and judgment and enter judgment for the other side (Clarke v. Fiedler, 44 Cal.App.2d 838, 113 P.2d 275; Spier v. Lang, 4 Cal.2d 711, 53 P.2d 138; Wyman v. Monolith Portland C. Co., 3 Cal.App.2d 540, 39 P.2d 510), must be made within the 60 day time limit prescribed for the hearing and determination of motions for a new trial. This premise is likewise sound. Gustafson v. Blunk, 4 Cal.App.2d 630, 41 P.2d 953; Knight v. Paulton, 125 Cal.App. 688, 14 P.2d 94; see discussion 8 Cal.Jur.Supp. p. 545, § 130b.
3. The order by which the court directed that the original findings and judgment be set aside and judgment entered in favor of defendant was signed and filed August 15, 1944. This was too late, being the 61st day from the serving and filing of notice of intention to move for a new trial. Thereafter, when plaintiff moved to set aside this order on the ground that it had been filed too late, the court, on October 24, 1944, entered its order correcting the clerical error to make it read made and filed August 14, 1944, and expunging the August 15th date from the files. This order recites that on August 14th the court had determined to enter judgment in favor of defendant and so informed the clerk and directed the clerk to enter such an order, but the clerk, through mistake and inadvertence, did not enter such order until the 15th, but that the motion was actually determined on the 14th. The court thereupon denied the motion to set aside the original order. The appellant urges that under the facts the court had no power to make the challenged orders of October 24, 1944. This basic premise is unsound.
It is well settled that courts of record, on their own motion or upon motion of either party, ex parte or on notice, have inherent power to correct, nunc pro tunc or otherwise, clerical errors in their records in order that such records shall apeak the truth. Judicial errors may not, of course, be so corrected. However, it is for the trial judge in the first instance to determine whether the error is clerical or judicial, and his determination, in the absence of a clear showing to the contrary, is final. In making such determination many times the facts are completely within the knowledge of the trial judge. He has a right to rely on his memory, and in such cases his recollection is conclusive. Carpenter v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co., 14 Cal.2d 704, 96 P.2d 796; Livesay v. Deibert, 3 Cal.App.2d 140, 39 P.2d 466; King v. Emerson, 110 Cal.App. 414, 288 P. 1099, 294 P. 768; Keller v. Cleaver, 20 Cal.App.2d 364, 67 P.2d 131; Bastajian v. Brown, 19 Cal.2d 209, 120 P.2d 9; Serpa v. Davidson, 51 Cal.App.2d 619, 125 P.2d 603. It is now also well settled that if the trial judge makes up his mind as to the disposition of a pending matter and so informs the clerk, the failure of the clerk to enter the order on that date is a clerical and not judicial error and may be corrected. Keller v. Cleaver, 20 Cal.App.2d 364, 67 P.2d 131; see, also, Livesay v. Deibert, 3 Cal.App.2d 140, 39 P.2d 466. These rules apply to the facts here presented. Disregarding conflicts in the record created by the testimony of the clerk, and disregarding conflicts in the judge's own testimony, as we must (Bastajian v. Brown, 19 Cal.2d 209, 120 P.2d 9), the evidence supports the findings contained in the October 24th order. The trial judge stated that he knew that August 14th was the last day he could act; that late in the afternoon of that day he called in the clerk and discussed the matter; that he first told the clerk he had decided to grant the motion for a new trial, and then told the clerk he had decided to order judgment entered in favor of defendants. He was positive in his recollection that on the 14th he told his clerk that he had decided to set aside his original findings and judgment and order judgment for defendants; that there was no doubt that he had made up his mind and signified his intention to his clerk on the 14th.
Plaintiff contends that reading the judge's statements as to his recollection as a whole and giving due consideration to the clerk's testimony, all that appears is that on the 14th the trial judge had determined to grant the motion for a new trial and was then in doubt as to whether he could enter judgment for defendants, which doubt he did not resolve until the 15th. It is urged that while the court perhaps could have corrected its order in October to grant the motion for a new trial it had no power to then order judgment for defendants. It is the law, as already pointed out, that when a motion for a new trial is made the court may either grant that motion or, under § 662 of the Code of Civil Procedure, order judgment for the other side. It is also the law that the court cannot grant the motion for a new trial and then order judgment entered for the other side. The proper procedure is to deny the motion for a new trial, and, at the same time and as part of such ruling, to grant the alternative relief provided by the section. Sparr v. Byers, 139 Cal.App. 668, 34 P.2d 787; Spier v. Lang, 4 Cal.2d 711, 53 P.2d 138; Bureau of Welfare, etc., v. Drapeau, 21 Cal.App.2d 138, 68 P.2d 998; Gruben v. Leebrick & Fisher, 32 Cal.App.2d Supp. 762, 84 P.2d 1078. It is true that the clerk testified that on the 14th the trial judge told him he had decided at least to grant the motion for a new trial but that he might order judgment for the defendants, but that he was in doubt about his power to do so, and requested the clerk to ask the attorney for the defendants to call on the 15th to discuss the question. He also testified that the judge did not definitely decide to exercise the power until the 15th. This evidence would have supported a finding that the trial judge did not rule on the motion until the 15th, which was too late. But that testimony did no more than create a conflict. The trial judge stated that on the 14th he had definitely decided to order judgment entered for defendants and so informed the clerk, and that he assumed it would be entered that day. It is true that during his testimony the trial judge occasionally confused the granting of a new trial with an order directing entry of judgment for the other side, but reading his testimony as a whole it supports the order of October 24th. All conflicts with the supporting testimony must be disregarded. That being so, the two orders of October 24, 1944, must be affirmed.
On the merits, the judgment denying specific performance entered September 15, 1944, must be affirmed. The evidence shows the following facts: In October or November of 1943 the father of the owner of the property orally listed the real property in question with the licensed real estate brokers Hogan and Vest at a price of $30,000 net. This would mean $30,000 plus a commission of $1,250. On January 7, 1944, the real estate firm and plaintiff, who was then a tenant in the building in question, executed a document designated as a 'Uniform Agreement of Sale.' This agreement recites that $500 has been received from plaintiff on account of the purchase price of the real property in question. The conditions of sale are set forth in detail. It is signed by W. T. Hogan for Hogan and Vest, 'Agent for Seller.' Immediately under the broker's signature is the following:
'The undersigned, hereinabove designated as the purchaser, hereby agree[s] to purchase the above described property for the price and according to the conditions above specified. Subject to Approval of Seller
(Signed) Fong Chuck, Purchaser.'
Immediately below this is a printed form of approval intended to be signed by the seller. The trial court found that this agreement of January 7, 1944, was signed by Hogan without the written authority of defendant owner. That finding is supported by the uncontradicted evidence, and is not challenged by plaintiff.
The evidence shows that on January 8, 1944, the broker delivered to defendant owner copies of the above agreement that had been signed by the broker and plaintiff. The total purchase price stated in that agreement was $31,250. Defendant owner signed 'Chin' in the space for approval on one of the copies but then stated that he would not sell unless the $30,000 net also included his income tax on the transaction. He testified that he customarily signed his name 'Chin, Po Foon,' and that 'Chin' was not intended as a complete signature—that he signed 'Chin' and then discovered that his and Hogan's intentions were not clear and for that reason did not complete the signature. He also stated that he and his father told Hogan when they listed the property and when he brought the agreement to them that they would not sell unless they could invest the money received in some suitable property. Defendant owner then wrote the broker a letter admittedly drafted by Hogan and recopied by defendant owner and addressed to the broker, reading:
'In regard to the property owned by me at 822–1/212 824 Washington Street my father in quoting a price of $30,000.00 net did not figure in his price the income tax which amounts to some $2,200.00. I am now quoting to you the correct price we want for the property
This letter was signed by defendant owner and dated January 10, 1944. When it was delivered to Hogan, defendant owner and his father also discussed with Hogan prospective properties that were to be purchased by defendant owner if the sale went through, and Hogan gave defendant's father the addresses of three such properties, none of which were acceptable to defendant owner.
On January 11th the plaintiff re-executed the contract above referred to, changing the price to $33,450, and inserting the words 'I hereby increase my offer to Thirty Three Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty ($33,450.00).' Hogan took the re-executed document to defendant owner telling plaintiff he would get the seller's signature. Defendant owner then refused to approve or to go through with the sale.
The complaint in this action simply alleges that defendants own the property, that on January 11, 1944, the defendants gave Hogan written authority to sell the property for $33,450, that plaintiff agreed to buy and defendants refused to sell. No estoppel or ratification is pleaded. It seems quite clear that the complaint does not state a cause of action (Thompson v. Scholl, 32 Cal.App. 4, 161 P. 1006), and that under the evidence the findings in favor of defendants are amply supported. There is no allegation or proof that defendants ever executed an agreement for the sale of the real property or that the broker had written authority to execute a contract of sale on the defendants' behalf. All that the pleadings and the proof show is that on January 10th the broker had written authority to list the property for sale. That is not sufficient to confer authority to enter into a binding contract of sale. Under §§ 2309 and 1624 of the Civil Code the authority of an agent to enter into a contract on behalf of his principal to sell real property must be in writing. The law is clear that a broker's authority under a written listing of real property is simply to secure a purchaser, and unless the writing expressly so provides, he has no authority to enter into a contract of sale. Thus where the broker is authorized 'to sell' he merely has authority to find a purchaser and he has no authority to bind the owner by a contract of sale, if no such power is expressly conferred, These principles are elementary and have frequently been stated by the courts. See many cases collected and commented on 4 Cal.Jur. p. 565, § 13; 3 Cal.Jur.Supp. p. 175, § 13. It must be remembered that we are not here dealing with cases involving the broker's right to his commission. Normally, the commission is earned when the broker produces a purchaser ready, able and willing to buy. But whether Hogan earned his commission on this deal is not involved in this case, and we refrain from expressing any opinion thereon. We mention the point only because most of plaintiff's cases deal with the rights of the broker. Those cases are not in point.
It is perfectly clear that when the property was orally listed with the brokers in 1943 they had no valid authority at all, in the absence of some facts, not here contended to exist, constituting an estoppel. On January 7, 1944, when Hogan signed the uniform agreement of sale as agent for the seller and accepted the $500 deposit from the buyer, it is equally clear that, then having no written authority at all, he had no legal right to bind the sellers to anything. That is admitted by plaintiff. Moreover, this so-called agreement obviously was an offer to buy inasmuch as it expressly provided it was subject to approval of the seller. So much is clear. This document provided for a selling price of $31,250. This was presented by the broker to the defendant owner for his approval. He started to write his name thereon, but before he had completed his signature, refused to go on with the transaction. So far it is clear, and plaintiff admits, no contract at all had been consummated. At that moment the sellers could have lawfully refused to sell to plaintiff or to any one else. Then defendant owner, at Hogan's dictation and request, signed the letter of January 10th. That letter is the key to the entire case. What does it provide? It is addressed to the brokers and simply authorizes them to quote the property at $33,450. It is obvious that if an authorization 'to sell' does not empower the broker to enter into a contract to convey, then an authorization 'to quote' the property confers no such authority. All that the letter of January 10th did was to list the property with the brokers at the fixed price. When Hogan received this letter he had written authority to seek a purchaser but no legal authority to bind the seller to a buyer.
This legal relationship was not changed by what happened on January 11th. On that date the prospective purchaser was shown the letter of January 10th and thereupon re-executed the documents of January 7th with the new purchase price of $33,450 inserted, and with the statement 'I hereby increase my offer to Thirty Three Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty ($33,450.00)' likewise written on the face of the document. This document still contained the provision that it was subject to the approval of the seller, which approval was never given. Legally the document constituted and the plaintiff designated it an offer to buy. That offer never having been accepted, and there being no facts pleaded or proved to constitute an estoppel, no contract of sale was ever entered into between plaintiff and defendants. Nor did the letter of January 10th constitute a ratification of what the agent had done on January 7th. It seems too clear to require citation of authority that the 'quoting' of a higher price could not be a ratification of a purported contract at a lower price.
For the foregoing reasons the orders and judgment appealed from are affirmed.
PETERS, Presiding Justice.
KNIGHT and WARD, JJ., concur.


President Muhammadu Buhari has said millions of people from all parts of the country will join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the next few months.
Buhari said this in a letter he sent to Basheer Mohammed, a former senator, who recently defected to APC from the Peoples Democratic Party.
The letter dated January 25, 2018, and entitled 'Re: Declaration for APC,' was a response to an earlier one written by Mohammed.
The letter read: "I was most delighted to receive your letter informing me of your impending decision to formally declare for our great party, APC.
"Furthermore, I am very encouraged to learn that you are bringing thousands of new supporters into the fold. We are expecting millions to join us in the next few months.
Buhari is yet to publicly declare for the 2019 election but there are clear indications that he would run.
Last week, his campaign office was inaugurated in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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