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Mark Horwitz and Vince Citro Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List
Mark Horwitz and Vince Citro have more than 45 years of combined experience handling criminal defense cases in Orlando, throughout Florida, and also across the United States.
ORLANDO, FL, August 20, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — The Law Offices of Horwitz Citro, P.A. is pleased to announce that Mark Horwitz and Vince Citro are recognized in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Mark Horwitz and Vince Citro have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 in the fields of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Mark Horwitz and Vince Citro have more than 45 years of combined experience handling criminal defense cases in not only Orlando, Tampa, and throughout Florida, but also across the United States.
Additionally, Mark Horwitz was previously named the 2020 Criminal Defense: General Practice "Lawyer of the Year" in Orlando by Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers has published its list for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals.
Its first international list was published in 2006 and has since grown to provide lists in over 75 countries. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 9.4 million votes were analyzed resulting in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.
"Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. After almost four decades, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals worldwide," says CEO Phillip Greer.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are currently practicing law and in good standing with the Bar.
Mark L. Horwitz and Vincent A. Citro are board-certified as criminal trial specialists by the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Less than 1% of all Florida attorneys acquire this certification in criminal law, and even fewer are certified by the NBTA. Both are former federal prosecutors with more than 45 years of combined legal experience and are dedicated to providing a vigorous criminal defense. The firm accepts cases in Orlando, Tampa, and throughout the United States. They have handled criminal investigations and cases in federal courts throughout the country including Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, and California.
If you are facing state or federal authorities in complex criminal issues, you need experience, expertise, and hard work in your corner. The Law Offices of Horwitz Citro, P.A. is ready to help answer your questions and defend your rights. Contact us immediately following an arrest, or after learning you are under investigation. Call to request your consultation now at 407-843-7733.
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University of Serial Cheaters is both factual, speaks to their endemic culture, and is a good smack moniker.
This would be a good time to ask for opinions on the U-S-C boards.
Over on The Dome we're all about 11 years old. This board talks real football and doesn't need to taunt. Stay above the bums and criminals down south and drop the BS. Just kick their butts.
Some of us have enough trouble with the Queen's English as it is, without a lot of static from the software. What if we were - crazy I know - allowed just to type what we wanted to type and have it show up in our posts?
So if you want to call USC Uneaten Sriracha Condiments or Used Stretched Condoms or anything wildly clever like that or put a cute little dollar sign where the S should be just to show your awesome grasp of irony, go for it. We will all know how cute and clever you are. Seriously, the Tech site doesn't auto-change UGA, but posters have probably a dozen names of varying viciousness for the flagship university out in Clarke County. Some even call it weird things like "UGA" or "Georgia."
Thank you kindly for considering and (most likely) ignoring my suggestion.
And you know, they just hate "Southern Cal" for some reason. Their version of "Frisco" I guess.
I really liked Shamed Coaches. Much more clever and apropos than any of the others.
(09-05-2016, 04:22 PM)jacketree link Wrote: Super weird idea.
And they hate "Southern Cal" because of the association with Cal.
At a minimum, University of Seventh Choice doesn't make any sense gramatically - it should be Seventh Choice University, which, now that I think about it, really should be the moniker for S.anta C.lara U.niversity, because let's be real - would any true Stanford fan even have U.SC on their list?
(09-05-2016, 05:45 PM)2006alum link Wrote: At a minimum, University of Seventh Choice doesn't make any sense gramatically - it should be Seventh Choice University, which, now that I think about it, really should be the moniker for S.anta C.lara U.niversity, because let's be real - would any true Stanford fan even have U.SC on their list?
True story: When I was a freshman, it was known as University of Santa Clara. I still have old tee shirts with U.S.C. on them. Given the fact that their colors and initials were almost identical, they changed the actual name of the University.
Any of those acronyms for you ess see are fine by me. I can't stand the place. My youngest was a junior and he and I were on the 110. He had played in a volleyball tournament and he'd toured UCLA, UCI, UC San Diego. He'd been on the UCSB campus many times for the Dos Pueblos volleyball tournament. I convinced him to check out the U.S.C. campus. We were out of the car for five minutes and he said, "Can we go? I really don't want to go here." I said, "Are you sure? We've only seen a few buildings." He quoted my older son who said, "I'd rather go to a junior college than go here."
I have a confession to make. I once had lunch at the USC University club. A former work colleague took a VP position at USC and when I visited him -- he took me and a friend to lunch at the University club.
I have a pic somewhere.
Maybe the University of SoCal. Appropriately dismissive.
You don't need photoshop when they remove Reggie Bush but still proudly display OJ's trophy and jersey.
Crackhead (reformed) next to a double murderer.
Wasn't the Reggie Bush payoff scandal the start of the landslide that lead to sanctions?
P.S. I liked Literature's Greatest Losers, too. Mainly because many or most Trojan fans would go "Huh? What?" if they ever read it.


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A year after surgery, Elliott, 49, back at U.S. Amateur for first time since 2007 August 21, 2011 By Dave Shedloski
Gene Elliott battled a heart condition for the first five months last year and was hospitalized eight times as his heart raced for up to 160 beats a minute. (John Mummert/USGA)
Erin, Wis. – The rest of Gene Elliott's life began on Feb. 14, 2000, when he underwent emergency open-heart surgery to repair an aneurysm on his aorta.
The doctors said after the surgery, 'Go live your life. You're going to be fine now. We fixed it. You're good to go.' So, that's what I did, the West Des Moines, Iowa, golfer recalled. I mean, if I was going to die, I was going to die that day. But you just never know.
Indeed, you just don't. Elliott, 49, is back in the U.S. Amateur for the first time since 2007, and although he suffered a rough day Monday at Erin Hills, shooting a 6-over-par 78, he was nonetheless happy to have had a go at a golf course that measures more than 7,700 yards.
Hey, 8,000 yards isn't exactly up my alley. But you have to play the cards you're dealt, he said with a shrug.
Elliott, a reinstated amateur, has, at times, been an ace, winning the 1998 Porter Cup and finishing as the stroke-play medalist in the 1999 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. The equipment business owner also has won his state amateur and state open twice apiece. This week's Amateur appearance is his seventh among 22 USGA events in which he's participated.
But his golf has been trumped several times by health issues, most recently a year ago when he underwent a procedure to correct an afibrilation in his heart. He battled the condition for the first five months and was hospitalized eight times as his heart raced for up to 160 beats a minute.
Between that and medications that sapped his strength, it's no wonder he didn't play golf for most of the year. Golf just wasn't a lot of fun, said Elliott, who had the surgery June 22 in Minneapolis.
He didn't return to the course until October, but when the new year began, his game started coming around. Leading up to this week he'd been on a bit of a roll, winning the Waterloo Amateur and then the state amateur at his home course, Glen Oaks, with his 17-year-old son, Sam, on the bag as his caddie.
Then came his success in the U.S. Amateur qualifier. Monday's disappointing day will make it difficult for him to be among the top 64 players to advance to match play, but Elliott just chuckled at the suggestion that maybe he'd bitten off more than he could chew at Erin Hills.
Look, I'm not a bomber like these kids are. I have to go with what I've got, Elliott said philosophically. It was funny walking up to some of the tees and the volunteers were all happy to see me in there, trying. They're saying, 'Hey, you're one of us.'
But, you know, it's just fun being here. I'm healthy and I'm over last year, which wasn't so great. So to be doing this again, I'm not going to complain about a golf course being too hard or anything.
Then he added, But I am looking forward to playing Blue Mound [Golf & Country Club] tomorrow [for the second round of qualifying]. Yeah, it's 6,600 yards. Now that's my kind of golf course. And you never know.
Yes, you just never know.
Dave Shedloski is an Ohio-based freelance writer whose work has previously appeared on USGA websites.

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HCD 2017 Call for Papers
Preliminary Programme
Day 1 (16. October 2017)
Organisation committee
Study tour 1: East London
Study 2: Watford, Hertfordshire
StreetGym walking tour (free)
StreetGym urban running tour (free)
Media Pack and Sponsorship Information
Hotel and Accommodation information
Wednesday 18 October
The Crystal building
Olympic Park walking tour, including Tumbling Bay playground
The Crystal, a Sustainable Cities Initiative by Siemens, is one of the most sustainable buildings in the world. It operates as a sustainable events venue and as the world's largest exhibition on urban sustainability. The structure also serves as Siemens' Centre of Competence Cities, a technology and innovation centre bringing together political decision-makers, infrastructure experts and the general public in order to develop concepts for the future of cities and their infrastructures. Jog on our kinetic mats to turn on the lights; try to run your city sustainably for 40 years on our simulator; calculate your water footprint with one of our quizzes; and immerse yourself in our two cinema experiences!
Hear about the bid for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the architectural build, the greening of the landscape, and the post-games project to change health outcomes for one of London's poorest neighbourhoods. Following the story of the Games, the tour includes iconic venues, such as the London Aquatics Centre, the Copper Box Arena and Lee Valley VeloPark. Participants will also get to see the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health & Wellbeing Centre, designed by Penoyre & Prasad, and Tumbling Bay, an award-winning expansive, landscape-embedded, fence-free play space. The play space caters for children of all ages and abilities, and presents an interesting case study in maximising play value and the acceptability of risk.
Organised by SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange in collaboration with The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, the Healthy Cities Design 2017 International Congress & Exhibition will be held at the Royal College of Physicians, London, on 16–17 October, 2017.
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Liza Corso and Robert Blake discuss the benefits from cross-jurisdictional sharing of essential public health services and offer examples of successful collaboration from around the nation. Liza Corso and Robert Blake discuss the benefits...


This FM transmitter claimed to be a very good transmitter. This circuit is worked very well since this circuit is actually copied from available electronic kit.
Frequency range is 100-108 MHz. The circuit is only mono circuit, and accepts an audio input from either a microphone or other source. The input impedance is 1Mohm. The input sensitivity is 5mV and the max input signal is 10mV. The transmitted signal can be picked up on a FM radio. The circuit can be used for short-range transmission, eg. for wireless microphones.
The power supply to use is 9-14 V DC, one of the little rectangular 9V batteries is fine. Connect this to the + and - points on the PCB. The sound input goes to the points marked "MIKE". The antenna should be connected to the point marked "ANT". The emitter's output impedance is 50 ohms. You can make your own fancy antenna if you like.


It is recommended that students complete English 11 prior to enrolling in this course.
English 12 at Navigate seeks to help students develop the literacy skills necessary to succeed in the modern world. The course will delve into a variety of forms of literature including short stories, novels, plays and poetry. As they work through the course material, students will be asked to demonstrate their literacy skills through a number of methods including: creative writing, literary analysis, oratory presentations and visual creations.
The midterm and the final test will need to be supervised at a testing facility in your community. NIDES staff can help you make these arrangements.
You will study and write paragraphs with specific purposes. You will write and rewrite an expository essay based on a given topic.
You will learn to analyse stories by looking closely at setting, character, plot, point of view, symbols, and theme. You will write a major essay on one of a choice of four short stories.
You will learn to identify common patterns in plot and character development and show how these patterns relate to particular themes. You will write a major essay on character development throughout a long narrative. Navigate will send you the novel The Kite Runner or you can arrange with me to substitute another novel of your choice to study. Email me and explain briefly why you think your alternative novel is suitable for English 12. You will have to supply your own copy of the novel.
You will study how literary techniques create meaning in a variety of poems and write six short analyses as part of a poetry portfolio.
You will study the Shakespearean play, Hamlet. You will analyse the personalities and motivations of the main characters in the play and represent their thoughts and feelings in in a variety of media.
All school-age students must write the English 12 Provincial Exam. If you are an adult student, please check with your NIDES counsellor and the post-secondary education facility you want to attend in the future to see if you need to write the English 12 Provincial Exam.


Glendalough Hermitage Centre is a place of silence, wonder and retreat. In this ancient and sacred place, we seek to protect the solitude and silence for all who come. We welcome people at all stages of their spiritual journey and invite pilgrims to come and stay in one of our five hermitages for short or long periods. When requested, we offer spiritual accompaniment or direction. Guests and visitors are very welcome to join us in our daily prayer.


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Q: How to add round edges on top bar of dynamically created stacked bars using Recharts? At the moment I am creating a stacked bars chart like that:
Compnent:
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    data={mappedValues}
    margin={{
      top: 20,
      right: 80,
      bottom: 20,
      left: 20,
    }}
  >
    <CartesianGrid stroke="#EBF0FA" vertical={false} />
    <XAxis
      dataKey="periodFixed"
      axisLine={false}
      tickLine={false}
      tick={<CustomizedAxisTick />}
    />
    <YAxis
      yAxisId="left"
      axisLine={false}
      tickLine={false}
      tickFormatter={formatYAxis}
      stroke="rgba(99, 110, 131, 0.5)"
    />
    <YAxis
      yAxisId="right"
      orientation="right"
      axisLine={false}
      tickLine={false}
      stroke="rgba(99, 110, 131, 0.5)"
    />
    <Tooltip />
    {legendFlag ? (
      <Legend
        wrapperStyle={{
          paddingTop: "25px",
          paddingLeft: "10px",
        }}
      />
    ) : null}

    {groups.map((data, i) => (
      <Bar
        key={i}
        dataKey={data}
        yAxisId="left"
        stackId="a"
        fill={data === groups[0] ? colours[0] : colours[1]}
        barSize={barSize}
        radius={[4, 4, 0, 0]}
      />
    ))}
    <Line
      type="linear"
      yAxisId="right"
      dataKey="transactions"
      stroke="#ADD868"
      dot={false}
      strokeWidth={3}
    />
  </ComposedChart>
</ResponsiveContainer>

But the result I get is something like this:

and I am trying to find a way to add only radius on the top bar of stacked bar chart.
Is there any quick way or a solution for that? Thanks!

A: I found a workaround for this task,
I used Cell for the Stacked Bars and fixed it like that:
{groups.map((data, i) => (
      <Bar
        key={i}
        dataKey={data}
        yAxisId="left"
        stackId="a"
        barSize={barSize}
      >
      {mappedValues.map((entry, index) => (
        <Cell
         key={`cell-${index}`}
         fill={data === groups[0] ? colours[0] : colours[1]}
         radius={renderRadius(entry, data, index)}
        />
      ))}
   </Bar>
))}

Where mappedValues is my main data object. Then in my function I checked every time if I was on the top bar and if I had value for it:
const renderRadius = (entry, data, i) => {
 const length = groups.length - 1;
 if (data !== groups[length]) {
   if (entry[groups[length]] === 0) {
     return [4, 4, 0, 0];
   } else {
     return 0;
   }
 } else  {
   if (entry[groups[length]] !== 0) {
     return [4, 4, 0, 0];
   }
 }
};

While the groups were coming from the response:
const groups = props.data.arrStatsData[0].groups;

And that works! If there is any other better solution please let me know :)

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Making Main Street: Buildings in Transition
Last Friday we enjoyed welcoming more than 100 people to an opening reception for the new art installation at the McConnell Mansion that coincided with Moscow's Artwalk. Old friends and new acquaintances stopped by to see the beautiful prints of Kristin Carlson Becker, a local artist. Her pieces are a perfect fit for the Mansion because each playfully presents the curious histories of many downtown buildings. The colorful prints that make up "Making Making Street: Buildings in Transition" not only draw on historic photos but also on prints produced by Palouse Prairie students who worked with Kristin over the past year. The results of this inventive collaboration are fun, lively, and intriguing.
The exhibit will be up at the McConnell Mansion for much of the summer, so don't miss your chance to see these unique tributes to local history in person!
Artist Kristin Carlson Becker discusses her prints with visitors
An old cigar display case from the Moscow Hotel displays a few prints, including that of the Moscow Hotel
The print exhibition is augmented by brief historical descriptions of the buildings and historic photos
The exhibition includes prints of twenty of Moscow's historic downtown buildings
To see more of Kristin's work, visit her website here.
Recently I have been away to conferences, attending both the American Alliance for Museums (AAM) conference in Seattle as well as the Northwest Archivists conference in Spokane. I would like to take a few moments of your time to share what I learned at these conferences and how I believe we can incorporate that knowledge into the Latah County Historical Society.
At AAM 2014 I learned about the latest trends in the museums. One of the more interesting sessions discussed the re-imagining visitor encounters with objects. This session highlighted on catering interpretation to the families in creating exhibits and displays in order to drive engagement. Another session that was particularly interesting was the idea of banishing the guided tour in historic houses. According to their research only 38% of core museum attendees enjoy guided tours; therefore 62% of core attendees (people who self-identify as enjoying museums and visiting them frequently) do not enjoy guided tours. This statistic has got me thinking about ways to interpret the McConnell Mansion without reciting a guided tour. These ideas have gotten me thinking about changing the interpretation of the McConnell Mansion. I do want to caution the readers that this change is not something that might happen overnight, rather with careful long-term planning.
As part of the AAM conference I went to a working lunch for the Historic House Network (HHN), a small facet of the AAM group. This lunch session was a great way for me to meet other professionals working in historic houses. It was interesting to meet other historic house professionals and talk about the common challenges in the field. The most exciting part of this lunch was that the HHN is looking for leaders. I applied for a leadership position with the HHN to provide more opportunities for historic houses to share their experiences and how they are thriving.
One of the more fun parts of AAM 2014 was the Emerging Innovators Forum. I was fortunate enough to present at the Emerging Innovators Forum this year, presenting Mobile Interpretation on a Shoestring Budget. For this presentation I brought many QR Codes that I have been working on creating with the Latah County Historic Preservation Commission. These QR Codes told the history of Latah County buildings and showed LCHS archival images. To augment the presentation of the project I prepared an outline for attendees to take home that explained the process of creating QR Codes for use in their own institutions. At this forum I received great feedback from attendees regarding this project. The Emerging Innovators Forum was only open to attendees for a few short hours, however the insight I gained and people I met were invaluable.
The other conference that I attended was the Northwest Archivists conference in Spokane. The focus of this conference was a bit different than the AAM conference since its only focus was archives. This gave me an opportunity to meet with archivists in the area to discuss best practices in archives. At this conference I was able to create a plan for re-organizing the rolling shelving here at LCHS. I was also involved in some sessions that discussed some newer archival techniques. One of the more interesting presentations discussed collecting active materials. In order to do this the owner of the materials still needed to use the records. Therefore the archive scanned the originals and handed them back to the owner. These scans were then placed into a digital repository for use by researchers. While this is not possible at LCHS at the moment I am watching this project closely as our stacks fill up at LCHS this may be a potential option down the road.
These two conferences have given me plenty to consider as I look for more challenges moving forward here at LCHS. I would like to thank the Latah County Historical Society for supporting me in these two conferences and I am excited to bring these new ideas into our historical society.
- Zachary Wnek
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Raise It Up! - A Flag Day Celebration
Each June 14th Americans celebrate Flag Day and commemorate the official adoption of the star-and-stripe-spangled banner on that date in 1777. This year the holiday is taking on an added layer of significance because 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of "The Star-Spangled Banner." In the fall of 1814, Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore's harbor by the British navy. When dawn broke, Key was so moved to see the flag of the United States still flying over the fort that he immediately penned a poem on the back of an envelope. Within weeks his poem, "The Defense of Fort McHenry," was circulating in eastern cities by way of broad sheets and newspapers.
Image accessed at http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-lyrics.aspx
The poem was eventually put to music and the name was revised, in part to reflect that it had taken on a broader significance, no longer just a remembrance of the War of 1812. It was not until 1931, however, that Key's words were adopted as America's official national anthem.
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While most Americans know Key's first verse by heart, many may be surprised to learn that three additional verses were written in the days following the bombardment. Below, you will find the entire text of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
'Tis the star-spangled banner - O long may it wave
And this be our motto - "In God is our trust,"
The Latah County Historical Society is proud to participate in the Smithsonian Institute's 2014 Flag Day celebration, collectively known as "Raise It Up." Under the direction of the National Museum of American History, groups across the country are coming together this Saturday, June 14th to commemorate the creation of our beloved anthem and to join in on a record-breaking chorus of "The Star-Spangled Banner." To find out more about this event and about the history of the song, flag, and more, visit the event site here.
Join us at Friendship Square in downtown Moscow at 11:40 am on Saturday, June 14th to be part of "Raise It Up!"
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Historian Keith Petersen Introduces the Real John Mullan
Join us on Tuesday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Moscow's 1912 Center, 412 E. Third Street, as we launch Idaho State Historian Keith Petersen's new book, John Mullan: The Tumultuous Life of a Western Road Builder.
Between 1858-1862, Mullan constructed the first engineered highway in the Pacific Northwest, a road that helped cities like Walla Walla, Missoula, and Helena boom, and set the route for Interstate 90. Today, that accomplishment is recognized with dozens of massive monuments, interpretive signs, exhibits, and highway markers. But Mullan completed his road as a 32-year-old. He lived nearly another half century. Until now, his fascinating life after the road has been a mystery.
Come learn about the real John Mullan. We'll have light refreshments and locally crafted beer from the Moscow Brewing Company, and Keith will be autographing books after his presentation.
Below is an excerpt from the Prologue of John Mullan.
John Mullan as he appeared as a young Army officer while constructing his road. Photo courtesy of Keith Petersen
This monument to John Mullan is in the town of Mullan, Idaho. It is one of more than two dozen monuments that mark the road's route in three states. The Mullan Road is one of the most monumentalized events in American western history. Photo courtesy of Keith Petersen
"Twenty-five-year-old Rebecca Mullan found herself in Manhattan on May 7, 1863, Cyrus Field at her elbow. Yes, that Cyrus Field: The "world-renowned parent" of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. Field guided Rebecca through the grand Clinton Hall at Astor Place, selecting two seats from which to observe the evening's lectures at the American Geographical and Statistical Society. Rebecca intently awaited the night's first oration, by Captain John Mullan, her husband of ten days, there to discuss the Pacific Northwest, a region he knew as well as any man; a place Rebecca would soon call home.
"Rebecca sat anxiously as Henry Grinnell, the Society's president and founder, advanced to the podium to introduce her husband. Grinnell, retired from the family transatlantic shipping business, now focused on financing polar expeditions. Grinnell Land, a peninsula deep in the Canadian arctic, bore his name, testimony to exploration philanthropy. A heady atmosphere filled the Hall, but the thirty-two-year-old Mullan, well educated, self-assured, and the focus of considerable press attention himself as "The Northwest Road Builder," confidently commenced his address.
"Mullan described his time with Isaac Stevens' Pacific Railroad Survey when he explored five possible rail routes through the Rocky Mountains. He detailed his multi-year effort to construct a military road connecting the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, finally fulfilling Thomas
Jefferson's vision when he had sent Lewis and Clark west fifty years earlier. He narrated tales of the region's Indians.
"Mullan spoke on—and on: thirty minutes, sixty, ninety. Always meticulously well prepared for any task, Mullan's zeal served him poorly on this evening. Henry Grinnell must have grown restless, for the main attraction remained to come, a report on Arctic explorations, now deterred well into the night. Mullan's discourse underwhelmed The New York Times, which charitably termed his presentation "a lengthy but still interesting paper," before devoting the bulk of its story to the ongoing Arctic excitement.
"As Mullan accompanied Rebecca out of Clinton Hall late that evening, it would not have occurred to either to ponder whether Mullan's career might have peaked a few hours earlier as he prepared to give his invited presentation to the nation's most prestigious geographical organization. Until then, Mullan's life had been an ascending arc: Presidential appointee to West Point, explorer extraordinaire, Western road builder, aspirant to become Idaho's first territorial governor, recently-appointed commissioner of a western railroad. Rebecca and John, still relishing this honeymoon evening spent with luminaries, would have had no way of knowing that their future held considerably less predictability."
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Petra Crutchfield, Mayor Kathy O'Nan's administrative assistant, (left) videos O'Nan and Graves County Judge-Executive Jesse Perry Monday in the city council chambers to urge local residents to take steps, such as wearing masks, to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
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City, county joining forces to fight COVID
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As local COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Mayfield's mayor and Graves County's judge-executive are partnering with the Graves County Health Department to raise their combined efforts to encourage people to keep combatting the coronavirus.
Mayor Kathy O'Nan and Judge-Executive Jesse Perry spoke on WYMC radio and made a social media video Monday to encourage people to take steps to fight COVID-19 through social distancing, wearing masks and using hand sanitizer.
"It's nothing we haven't been doing," Perry said. "It's just an awareness campaign."
O'Nan said the city and county have been working to try and stem cases through their own means and at City Hall or the Graves County Courthouse, but wanted to present "a united front."
"Now we're a team working together. We've got the goal line in our sites because we're so much better than where we were," she said. "In that first video (in the spring), I said we'd all be going back to football games in the fall. Well gosh, we're far from that. Nobody likes wearing masks or likes restrictions, but it's just time for us all to get on board."
And to help in that effort, O'Nan and Perry will be visiting local businesses next week to check on their needs and also provide masks and hand sanitizer collected by the health department. Perry said for some, having those supplies at hand can encourage people to use them.
"It's like me," he said. "If I have it in front of me, I'll use it."
The Graves County Health Department issued a public health order Monday requiring employees and customers of all public facing businesses, including all retail businesses, to wear face coverings while shopping. The order, which will remain in effect until it is determined a state of emergency no longer exists, covers a timeline from when the state of emergency was declared in Kentucky on March 6 to local declarations to the declaration by President Donald Trump of a national state of emergency due to COVID-19.
Health Department Director Noel Coplen said doing the recommended steps of wearing a mask while in a social setting and social distancing can be a good way to kickoff the holiday season.
"If I walk into a business wearing a mask, it's a point of kindness to those employees. A lot of business employees have been treated poorly. I think kindness has kind of left this year and we need to bring kindness back and be respectful of somebody else," he said.
And as restrictions on businesses like restaurants have been rolled out from the state, following the recommended guidelines to fight the coronavirus can help re-open businesses faster.
"If the bank tellers all wear masks and one's sick, the rest won't be quarantined," Coplen explained. "But if they're working together and not wearing masks and one is positive, the rest has to quarantine."
The health department reported 124 new COVID-19 cases in Graves County from Saturday to Tuesday. That increased the total case count for the county since March to 1,652 cases. There was also one new death that raised the Graves County figure to 42 since March.
At the beginning of November, Graves County had reported less than 900 total cases.


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Ally Bank Data Breach Class Action 2021 – Customers Claim Ally Is Responsible For The Hacking Incident…
By Consider The Consumer on August 20, 2021
Ally Bank Is The One To Be Blamed For The Data Breach It Experienced In Early 2021
Digital financial services company Ally Bank is accused of being solely responsible for a data breach incident in 2021 that affected its customers after third-party players obtained clients' usernames and password information over their official website.
Ally Bank Data Breach Class Action Litigation Explained
Click to access David-De-Medicis-et-al.-v.-Ally-Bank-et-al..pdf
The Ally Bank Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit seeks to take Ally Bank to court for alleged management negligence and other charges.
Filed in a court in New York, complainant David De Medicis contended that the data breach incident Ally Bank has experienced in early 2021 is due to their own fault.
Handed with a notification letter detailing the whole ordeal, De Medicis shared that Ally Bank inadvertently allowed online hackers to access countless clients' usernames and passwords via a programming code loophole. In addition to that, Ally Bank has shared how he and other customers may take the necessary steps to protect themselves from possible identity theft incidents.
Complainant De Medicis has shown his frustration in the situation via the class action filing. He argued that Ally Bank should have checked their program and upheld the highest standards of security for their customers' best interests.
The class action even accused Ally Bank of delaying the announcement of the said data breach incident for weeks. Affected clients were only informed of the event after two months of the data breach.
Class Action Brief Information
Ally Bank is officially facing a slew of charges in relation to the data breach incident and the subsequent actions concerning the said event. They include breach of implied contract and negligence.
The Ally Bank Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit also retorted that the bank violated Virginia's Personal Information Breach Notification Act.
The plaintiff is also asking the court to allow the formation of a Class group consisting of any Ally Bank client in the United States whose username and password information was exposed in the data breach incident.
About Ally Bank
Ally Bank is a Utah digital financial services business under its parent company Ally Financial. Founded in 2009, Ally Bank has a variety of financial products and services ranging from deposits to loans. The company is well-known for its convenience and how it is readily available and accessible for mobile and desktop users.
Editor's Note on Ally Bank Data Breach Class Action 2021:
This class action feature briefly details the litigation filed against Ally Bank after its customers fell victims to a recent data breach incident wherein their username and password information was allegedly stolen by unauthorized parties. Recently, Ally also agreed upon a settlement worth $787.5 million over repossession class action.
Case Name(s) & No.: David De Medicis, et al. v. Ally Bank, et al.; Case No.: 7:21-cv-06799
Jurisdiction: United States (U.S.) District Court for the Southern District of New York
Products/Services Involved: Customers' private data
Allegation(s): Ally Bank did not take the necessary steps to prevent a data breach incident from hitting them and affecting their customer base.
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Q: Creating custom data type in c++ I'm writing a program to find the value of pi, and want it to show more than the standard 16 decimal places.
How do I create a variable that can hold more than 16 decimal places?
My current program is written below.
Using Dev-C++:
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<math.h>

int factorial(int a)
{
    int b=1,c=1;
    for(c; c<=a; c++)
    {
        b=b*c;
    }
    return b;
}

int main()
{
    cout.precision(300);
    long int n,a;
    long double z=0,pi,num,den;
    for(n=0; n<1000000; n++)
    {      //begin for
        num=(pow(factorial(2*n),3))*((42*n)+5);
        den=(pow(factorial(n),6))*(pow(16,(3*n)+1));
        z=z+(num/den);

        pi=1/z;
        if(n%1==0)
        {
            cout<<z<<endl; //test print statement
            cin>>a;
            cout<<pi;
            cout<<endl;
        }
    }
    getch();
    return 0;      //end for
}

A: If you don't want to use an existing high-precision arithmetic library, then here are a few pointers for writing your own. It will be a fair amount of work (and quite fiddly to debug), but quite a good learning exercise if you've got the time.

*

*Store each number as an array of smaller "digits". For a very simple (but inefficient) implementation, these could literally be decimal digits, with values from 0 to 9 - this will then be very easy to print. For a more efficient implementation, I'd probably use 32-bit values for the "digits". You'll also need to decide how to represent negative numbers, whether the array should be fixed or variable size, and (for working with non-integers) whether the decimal point should be fixed or floating.

*Implement basic arithmetic using the algorithms you learnt in primary school: addition with carry, subtraction with borrow, long multiplication and long division.

*pow and factorial, needed for your algorithm can be implemented simply as repeated multiplication; other algorithms are available if this isn't fast enough (and for functions like sqrt and sin that can't be represented exactly with basic operations).

A: Sounds like you want a bignum library. Have a look at the GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library for a widely-used open source alternative.

A: You can use one of the bigint libraries on the internet, for example: https://mattmccutchen.net/bigint/


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CUNY Union Delegate Assembly Supports Migrant Caravan, Demands Asylum for Refugees
PSC CUNY represents more than 25,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York. Delegate members also donated more than $600 dollars for aid to the caravan in Mexico.
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The following statement was drafted and signed by members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), CUNY Delegate Assembly on November 8, 2018. The PSC CUNY union represents more than 25,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York. The Delegate Assembly is the leadership body of elected delegates drawn from the several different campuses of the University. Delegate members also donated more than $600 dollars to help La Izquierda Diario bring direct material aid to the caravan while in Mexico.
If you are a PSC CUNY member and would like to add your name to the statement contact James Hoff: [email protected]
PSC CUNY: We Support the Migrant Caravan
We, the undersigned members of the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York, affirm our unconditional support for the workers and families of the migrant caravan currently travelling through Mexico to the United States, as well as our opposition to the xenophobic response of the US administration and the right-wing militias that have threatened their safety.
As teachers and employees of the City University of New York (the largest and most diverse urban university in the country), we are all too aware of the challenges and struggles faced by migrant children and their families. Many of our students are from South and Central America. Many of them, like the members of the caravan, have fled violence, persecution, and poverty, (often direct products of US policy and intervention) only to sometimes encounter more of the same. Many of them are undocumented immigrants, who live daily with the fear that they will be forced to end their studies or that their families will be jailed and deported. We know the extraordinary contributions that such students have made to our university and our communities, despite these hardships, and we know that our society is richer thanks to their hard work and intelligence.
Like workers and unionists everywhere we support the universal right of voluntary migration and asylum, and we condemn the violence of our militarized borders, which arbitrarily separate working people and pit them against one another. We support the rights of all immigrant workers to organize themselves everywhere they live and work, and we welcome them into our unions as well as our communities because their presence makes us stronger.
We demand that the members of the caravan be given immediate sanctuary and asylum in the United States and we commit ourselves and our union to helping them in their travels, to aiding those who make it to the US regardless of immigration status, and to complete non-compliance and non-cooperation with any and all attempts by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to find, detain, deport, or otherwise harm undocumented immigrants. Further, we call upon rank and file unionists everywhere to join us in our defense of the caravan and to urge their union leaderships to organize material and political aid and support for all migrants wishing to enter the United States.
Jay Arena, College of State Island
Andrew Battle, Hunter College
Marcella Bencirenni, Hostos Community College
Nina Conelly, Graduate Center
Carrie Conners, LaGuardia Community College
James Davis, Brooklyn College
Iris Delutro, School of Labor and Urban Studies
Francine Egger-Sider, LaGuardia Community College
Meg Kallaman Feeley, Kingsborough Community College
Susan Fountain, School of Professional Studies
Barbara Gabriel, PSC CUNY
John Gallagher, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Jeremy M. Glick, CUNY
Joan Greenbaum, Graduate Center (Retired)
Maya Harakawa, Graduate Center
Jennifer Harrington, Baruch College
James Dennis Hoff, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Carol Huong, City College
John Hyland, LaGuardia Community College (Retired)
Ines Carrera Junco, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Susan Kang, John Jay College
Peter Kolozi, Bronx Community College
Andrew Levy, Borough Of Manhattan Community College
Marvva Lilly, John Jay College (Retired)
Angeles Donoso Macaya, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Graciano Matos, City College
Cecilia McCall, Baruch College (Retired)
Patricia S. Rudden, New York City College of Technology
Jacob Segal, Kingsborough Community College
Youngmin Seo, Laguardia Community College
Tonya Shearon-Patterson, CUNY
Constantino Spanagiotakis, New York City College of Technology
Anh Tran, Graduate Center
Carly Smith, Baruch College
Travis Richard Sweatte, Graduate Center
Lynne Turner, Graduate Center
Rachel Yowens, Laguardia Community College
Elizabeth Hovey, CUNY
Juan Ferre, Graduate Center
Tatiana Cozzarelli, Graduate Center
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Protests in Colombia Spur Government to Hunt Down Youth
In the aftermath of the 2021 "National Strike" in Colombia, the Duque government is treating youth like terrorists and has launched a series of murders, disappearances, and prosecutions.
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Labor Unions, Environmentalists, and Indigenous People Unite to Defeat Mining Interests in Argentina
A zoning law would have opened up the southern Argentinian province of Chubut to large-scale mining by multinational corporations. But the law was defeated in just five days by an alliance of environmentalists, workers, youth, and indigenous people. Their fight points the way forward for other movements around the world.
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Hundreds of thousands of people went into the streets of Santiago to cheer the election of Gabriel Boric. Many are hoping for an end of neoliberalism. But Boric and his party were instrumental in pacifying the popular rebellion that began in October 2019.
Runoff in Chile: For Defeating Kast and the Right, without Confidence in Boric or His Project
Gabriel Boric's wide margin of victory over José Antonio Kast in today's Chilean presidential vote was a surprise. It was a rejection of the strengthening of the Right wing in the first round of the elections. Now that fight against the Right must move to the streets, where the demands from the October 2019 rebellion must be raised again.
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Eleanor Marx: A Punk in the 19th Century
Eleanor Marx, the youngest daughter of Karl Marx and herself a socialist activist, was born on this day in 1855. A citizen of the world, she resonated with Shelley and Ibsen and participated in the main theoretical and political debates of her time.
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Why "Partygate" Threatens to Bring Down UK Prime Minister
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the midst of a growing political crisis after it became clear that he and his aides violated Covid-19 regulations by having parties. These parties are a slap in the face to the working people of Britain, who were banned from seeing their families while the Prime Minister drank with his cronies.
Massive Demonstrations in Mali Against ECOWAS Strengthen Ruling Junta
Sanctions against Mali have, predictably, helped legitimize the ruling military. It cannot be ruled out that international pressure on the military is working. But this success could become a "Pyrrhic victory."
New York's Eviction Moratorium Ends Today. We Demand Free Public Housing For All
New York's eviction moratorium expires today, and hundreds of thousands of households across the state are at risk of eviction. We cannot turn a blind eye to a single eviction, and we must demand rent cancellation and free public housing for all.


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Al Rayan Bank finally makes a profit
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The bank, which was founded in 2004, made £1.2m after tax in 2014 after losing £5.5m in 2013. It also upped its operating income from £4.4m to £11.8m – a £168% increase year-on-year.
Al Rayan Bank was renamed from the Islamic Bank of Britain in October 2014 after it was acquired by Qatari bank Masraf Al Rayan in March of the same year.
At the same time Masraf Al Rayan pumped £75m into the UK bank – money which has been spent on improving its online banking service, revamping its website and funding high value transactions such as commercial and development deals.
Robert Sharpe, the bank's chairman, said: "The financial year 2014 has been a momentous one in the Bank's history and has laid the foundations for a prosperous future.
"The £75m additional investment from Masraf Al Rayan was a transformational event, the first results of which we have proudly announced today.
"The board believe that stakeholders in the bank including shareholders, customers and employees have good reason to be optimistic about its future prospects.
"This is based on Al Rayan Bank having a clear and balanced strategy to increase assets, liabilities and shareholder value, having a strong risk culture and a regulatory capital position that is well above the regulatory requirement."
In 2014 the bank upped the value of its issued home purchase plans (residential mortgage lending equivalent) by 50% to £311.6m.
And at the same time it more than trebled (304%) the value of its issued commercial property finance to £138.5m.


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Khalil Williams will leave a lasting impression on Indian Creek
By Katherine Fominykh
kfominykh@capgaznews.com |
Earning spots in numerous all-star games like Wednesday night's Apple Valley Waste Senior All-Star Classic, Indian Creek's Khalil Williams amassed approximately 900 points in three years with the Eagles, averaging 17.9 per game this winter with 10.2 rebounds. (Matthew Cole / Capital Gazette)
When Indian Creek coach Josh Pratt walked in late to his film study practice, he might have seen a group of young basketball players taking advantage of their delayed work and horsing around. He might have seen his assistant coaches trying to do what they could so as to not waste time but to also not overstep on Pratt's plans.
Instead, Pratt saw senior forward Khalil Williams standing before his squad of mainly freshmen, sophomores and juniors, leading the film session.
"I think that's why kids liked him," Pratt said. "It wasn't just about him, and him telling people what to do. It was a team focus — 'this is what we have to do.' I let him go for 10, 15 minutes before I said anything."
That particular afternoon was just one moment among many in Williams' trajectory to becoming a leader for Indian Creek. By his example, Indian Creek transformed from a team that began its season with one league win and eight losses into one that won five-straight games en route to the MIAA B Conference postseason.
All-Star Basketball Classic provides numerous interesting storylines
Old Mill head coach Rick Smith will get one last opportunity to lead his four seniors on the basketball court during the 31st annual Apple Valley Waste Senior All-Star Classic. That is one of many interesting storylines going into Wednesday's event at Arundel High.
By Bill Wagner
Earning spots in numerous all-star games like Wednesday night's Apple Valley Waste Senior All-Star Classic, Williams amassed approximately 900 points in three years with the Eagles, averaging 17.9 per game this winter with 10.2 rebounds.
"This year, if he didn't score 15 to 20 points, we wouldn't, as young as we were, have a chance of winning," Pratt said.
Williams didn't always play this role. As a sophomore, he was the sixth man, a spark off the bench, per then-coach Will Bartz. As a junior, Williams supported six seniors, predominantly shot-blocking and rebounding.
Then came the Gerstell Academy game in late December of his junior season. Williams exploded for 20 points in the victory. There were coaches from college programs in the seats; Pratt remembers them telling him, "He has potential to be a Division I player."
"For me, personally as a coach, that was his kind of 'coming out party,'" Pratt said. "I was like, this kid has something."
Indian Creek's Khalil Williams will attend High point University in the fall. (Matthew Cole / Capital Gazette)
With four freshmen filling Indian Creek's ranks this winter, Williams knew he was done playing supporting actor. Pratt knew that too.
"He was just a presence inside," the coach said. We put him up top of the zone, he'd bring the ball up. We put him in on out-of-bounds plays, where he's coming off screens. I tried to find every way I could get to get him the basketball."
With his team's expectations on his back, Williams upgraded quickly. Whereas in the beginning of the season, when he'd opt to travel on the wing in transition, he'd started leading breaks, either making the right pass to the right player or pulling up, popping in a mid-range shot or a 3-pointer. He reeled off 28 points against Reservoir, 27 against St. Paul's, 25 against future state finalist Broadneck.
Though he was never boisterous or loud, when Williams spoke, his teammates and coaches listened, in sideline huddles and when debating game plans in practice.
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"In a small setting, because he's a quiet dude, he got to have more of a voice," Bartz said. "He probably wouldn't have in a bigger school."
It was by following Williams' even keel, Pratt believes, that Indian Creek did not submit to its early-season troubles and rallied in later games when they were down by a dozen. Pratt never once witnessed his senior consumed by frustration or foul trouble. Because of that, and Williams' self-conditioning, Pratt often played his senior for all 32 minutes by the second half of the winter. If he'd rested Williams for even a minute, Williams would say, "I'm good, coach. The team needs me."
"When you're in a rut, having a player like that as a senior leader is the most valuable player you can have," Bartz said, "because it allows everyone else to believe."
Broadneck falls to Roosevelt in Class 4A state final
Eleanor Roosevelt turned a three-point deficit after one to a 16-point advantage at the half and went on to defeat Broadneck, 77-48, in the Class 4A state final on Saturday night at the University of Maryland's Xfinity Center.
By Bob Hough
In January, the Eagles hit their turning point when they downed St. John's Catholic Prep. Junior Khiyon Washington drained the game-winner, but Williams set the backcourt screen to open the floor. Pit against three players hovering around 6-foot-5, Williams managed 15 rebounds, three blocked shots.
After the win and on, Pratt walked into a changed locker room.
"They'd all start jumping around, I'd start jumping around," he said. "It was like the pressure was off. Khalil was jumping around. You could see the emotion, how happy he was."
Williams transferred out of Old Mill into Indian Creek his sophomore year, guided by Bartz. The coach drove his new student to and from school daily, sitting with his 3-year-old son Teddy in the backseat. As they drove home one day, Teddy reached for Williams' hand and said, "Khalil, I love you."
Bartz accepted the basketball head coaching job at Gilman, his alma mater, in 2017. It should have been a "no-brainer." But because of Williams, it wasn't.
"When I left Indian Creek, it was gut-wrenching," Bartz said, "to leave him. … You get so close with kids like that, they become part of your family. It's hard, still, to not finish with him."
There are those for whom it's a struggle just to roll out of bed in the morning, but not Williams. He trains in the weight room three days a week, shooting every day he can. He molded himself into the sort of Division I player that could also wield a 4.0 GPA, earning him a presidential scholarship to High Point.
Yet, at the same time, Williams' school life extends outside of basketball as fruitfully. He sings for the solo choir. He leads open-house tours and journeys to other schools like Glenelg Country to lead talks on diversity.
"I just think it's a good thing to do," Williams said. "I've been given an opportunity to make my mark in the school and I didn't want to waste that."
Bartz had urged Williams to try out for the school musical in his first year. He landed a part, playing Zeke in High School Musical.
"He totally dove in and trusted me," Bartz said. "I encouraged him to try new things and get outside his comfort zone a little bit."
This spring, Williams will also play the role of Specs in the musical Newsies. He hadn't tried out for any specific part — the supervising teachers assigned various roles to the students after performing a song and a monologue. When he auditioned, Williams channeled his own life into the text.
"It wasn't always easy," Williams said. "My mom and I really worked to get to this point. I took that energy I had, those struggles I had, and put them into the words, put them into the songs."
At High Point, Williams plans to study finance while growing his game with coach Tubby Smith. He'll see a familiar face in former Southern High standout Curtis Hlland, currently a freshman for the Panthers.
Even 350 miles from Indian Creek, though, Williams hopes he'd left a lasting impression on his teammates and his community.
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"All the greatness was already in him. There was no hocus pocus or anything like that. Khalil is Khalil," Bartz said. "He just needed the medium to show everyone."
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According to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, the next generation of Red Belly blockchain is developed jointly by research and development teams from the DATA61 Center of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Sydney. The R&D teams recently completed the first large-scale global experiment. Trail conducted on the global cloud computing of Amazon Web Services (AWS) shows that the new generation is faster, more efficient, and more suitable for global application than the previous generations.
This latest trail aims to test the performance of the Red Belly blockchain on a global scale.


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Q: How to list schemas in postgres from rails console? I would like to get a list of schemas in the current database from the rails console. Currently, I am executing raw sql to get the info via
ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("select schema_name from information_schema.schemata")

Is there a more correct way to retrieve this information from the rails console with ActiveRecord?

A: i have tried the following ,it works for me.
data = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute('select * from information_schema.schemata')
data.each do |schema|
  puts schema['schema_name']
end

it returns the schema names.

A: The SQL query you used is very correct. Information schema is part of SQL standard.
ActiveRecord does not have a ready method for this.
So it seems there is no better way.


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Q: I have trouble using reDim in VBA, can't figure out how it works I would like to write a function, where the input is a string (e.g. ACGTTGCATGTCGCATGATGCATGAGAGCT) and an integer (e.g. 4). The function should be able to identify the sub-string(s) with the length of the integer that are the most commonly repeated in the input string. I think I am supposed to use reDim, and although I have researched how it is supposed to work, I just cannot figure out the proper syntax.

Code Challenge: Solve the Frequent Words Problem. Input: A string
  Text and an integer k. Output: All most frequent k-mers in Text.

Function BIOINFO2(txt As String, k As Integer)

Dim FrequentPatterns As String
Dim ptrn As String
Dim n() As Integer
Dim i As Integer
Dim s As Integer
Dim j As Integer
Dim maxCount As Integer

For s = 1 To Len(txt) - k + 1
    ptrn = Mid(txt, s, k)
                For i = 1 To Len(txt) - Len(ptrn) + 1
                        If Mid(txt, i, Len(ptrn)) = ptrn Then
                        ReDim n(i)
                        n(i) = 0
                        n(i) = n(i) + 1
                        End If
                Next i
                maxCount = Application.Max(n(i))
        For j = 1 To Len(txt) - k + 1
            If n(i) = maxCount Then
               FrequentPatterns = FrequentPatterns + " " + Mid(txt, s, k)
            End If
        Next j
Next s

BIOINFO2 = FrequentPatterns

End Function

A: This is just to clarify the ReDim issue, not the logic of your code.
You use ReDim to resize an array (losing the values stored in it), ReDim Preserve to resize an array while keeping the values.
If you know the required size of your array beforehand, you should allocate it with the correct size at the start, as in
Dim arr(1 To m) As Long

If you don't know the required size, you can resize it later on like this
Dim arr() As Long
'Do stuff and find out you need the array to hold m elements
ReDim Preserve arr(1 To m)

Your case is somewhat in between because you know the size right at the start of your function but it is not a constant size. You can Dim an array with a specific size only if it's constant so in this case you need to declare it without bounds first and then ReDim with the correct size.
Dim arr() as Long
ReDim arr(1 To m) As Long

Redim arr(m) is the same as Redim arr(base To m) where base is either 0 or 1. The default value is 0 but you can set it using Option Base 1 at the beginning of your module.
You can find out the highest and lowest array indices using the UBound and LBound functions so a loop that loops over all the values could look like this
For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
    'Do something
Next i

That way you avoid problems with different bases.
It is usually better to do as little resizing of arrays as possible. In the worst case scenario, the system has to copy the whole array to another location in the memory where there is enough free space.

A: Just to show that VBA is not needed for a task like this:
(A1 would be your string and A2 the length)
=MID(A1,MATCH(MIN(LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(A1,ROW(A1:INDEX(A:A,LEN(A1)-A2+1)),A2),""))),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(A1,ROW(A1:INDEX(A:A,LEN(A1)-A2+1)),A2),"")),0),A2)

This is an array formula and must be confirmed with ctrl+shift+enter!

At least to get the first possible solution.


Living This Life Outloud: The Wonderful World Of What?
People are always basking in the glory of celebrations, when you get engaged there is a party.
That is truly fabulous, however, I started to wonder why do we only celebrate the "gushy gushy times"
why do we not celebrate other times and then I found these like minded people!
I think there is something very therapeutic in celebrate almost all the events you want to share.
Who knew that celebrating your divorce could be the next big thing!
What's next? or do I even want to know?
This post is classic you! you make me laugh everytime!
@Ace what is it you like best about her, come on tell us all! no secrets!
@Donna Your easy (to make laugh that is) but I won't tell others..... don't you even get that Ace guy going!


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Clash of the World of Warcraft?
Tags: clash, clash of the titans, Pegasus, warcraft, world of warcraft
I saw Clash of the Titans tonight, and the good news is that it's not another In the Name of the King (which still holds the title for worst movie ever made).
For those of you who have never played World of Warcraft, and have no interest in ever playing it, skip the next paragraph for the sake of your sanity.
Nutshell: it wasn't so bad for the first movie in a WoW franchise. I mean, it had beautiful and often ridiculous scenery, a rich storyline that no one cared about (including the characters). Everyone's on some kind of quest, but the details are vague and no one feels like tabbing over to Wowhead to get the right coordinates. There were the usual fights over loot. (Draco: Hey Perseus, take that sword. It's way betterz for your dps. Perseus: No way! I'm hoarding my DKP for a shield upgrade.) Like so many raids, Perseus's crew has too many melee-types and not enough healers, but they did manage to pick up a warforged warlock. (Ooops, my bad. I've drifted off into D&D territory.) And the game . . . I mean, movie . . . ends with a bad-ass Boss Fight. Too bad the Kraken was nerfed to hell in the last patch. (And his drops were crappy, too: a doe-eyed damsel that no one wants to nail and two sets of pally leggings.)
In all honesty, I expected very little out of this remake, and I got my wish. I despise things in movies that make no sense, and every scene had at least one bit of silliness that couldn't be ignored. The short list: flying horses that wander around the forest grazing aimlessly waiting to be found by equally aimless heroes, vast deserts in the middle of ancient Greece, bronze swords that can pierce stone pillars and hold up the weight of two grown men, and a main hero who learns how to be an expert swordsman in less than forty-five seconds because, like, he's a demigod. (Thank goodness we can skip the training sequence montage!) Let's not even get into the plot. (Transformers + Dungeons&Dragon + semi-Greek mythology = Clash.) The acting was . . . well, I give the performers credit for getting through their lines without laughing.
Did I like anything about it? Sure. For one, I took my wife, and any time spent with her is worthwhile. Second, Hades (God of the Underworld) was given a very slick appearance—understated (for this movie) black armor and smoky wings. I just wish Ralph Fiennes had dropped the annoying gravely-whisper affectation. Oh, and the black Pegasus was a nice touch.
But none of this matters because Clash made a bajillion dollars in its first weekend, so the geniuses behind this fiasco are probably being feted like ancient Greek kings by the Hollywood crowd. Get ready for Clash 2: Rise of the Fallen Lich-King Underworld God.
Hey, no one ever said life was fair.
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Hey, did you play a NE hunter on the Llane server? I think we used to be in a guild together…


Thunder Creek Equipment's 50-gallon DEF Transport Tote – the DTT50 – provides easy transport of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the field while maintaining DEF purity through the company's exclusive 2-in-1 DEF pumping system. The tote fits easily in the standard bed of a pickup truck and is ideal for contractors and rental houses that are adding more Tier 4 Final fleet equipment that requires DEF.
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This site lists important events of the world scout movement in chronological order. More information on «B-P», the founder of scouting, can be found here.
1899: The British general Robert Baden-Powell publishes «Aids to Scouting». The manual is very popular among young people in England. In the following years «B-P» developes a youth development concept based on his experiences in the army.
1907: As retired officer, «Bi-Pi» organises the first scout camp on Brownsea Island with 20 young people from different social backgrounds. This event marks the beginning of the world scout movement.
1908: The book «Scouting for Boys» is published by «B-P», reworking his earlier publication. He also writes about his experiences from the camp on Brownsea Island in it. Scouting spreads around the world through various promotions.
1912: The Girl Guides are founded under the leadership of «B-P's» sister Agnes. Two years later, his wife Olave Baden-Powell takes over from her.
1919: The International Council is founded to aid international cooperation between girl scouts. In 1928, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) emerges from it.
1920: The World Scout Bureau is set up in London, which later becomes the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). In the same year, the first World Scout Jamboree takes place in London (United Kingdom). It's participants name «B-P» the first Chief Scout of the World.
1931: The first World Scout Moot is held in Kandersteg (Switzerland).
1932: Olave Baden-Powell is elected Chief Guide of the World.
1941: The 83-year-old Robert Baden-Powell dies in Kenya and leaves behind a farewell letter to the scout movement.
1957: The ninth World Scout Jamboree is held in Birmingham (United Kingdom) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the scout movement and «B-P's» 100th birthday.
1958: The Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) takes place for the first time, where scouts from all over the world meet over the radio.
1981: The UNESCO awards WOSM with the prize for peace education.
1982: The 75th anniversary is celebrated with the «Year of the Scout».
1988: The UN awards the scout movement for its environmental engagement.
1997: The Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTI) is founded.
2007: The scout movement celebrates its 100th anniversary with the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Hylands Park (United Kingdom).
2016: The scout movement has more than 40 million members from 216 countries all around the world.


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Q: When i press Space nothing, it does not "Jump", why? It should work but it does not
public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public CharacterController controller;

    public float speed = 12f;
    public float gravity = -9.81f;
    public float jump = 1f;

    public Transform groundCheck;
    public float groundDistance = 0.4f;
    public LayerMask groundMask;

    Vector3 velocity;
    bool isGrounded;

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        isGrounded = Physics.CheckSphere(groundCheck.position, groundDistance, groundMask);

        if (isGrounded && velocity.y < 0)
        {
            velocity.y = -2f;
        }

        float x = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
        float z = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

        Vector3 move = transform.right * x + transform.forward * z;

        controller.Move(move * speed * Time.deltaTime);

        if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump") && isGrounded)
        {
            velocity.y = Mathf.Sqrt(jump * -2f * gravity);
        }

        velocity.y += gravity * Time.deltaTime;

        controller.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime);
    }
}

i expected to press space and jump but it won't do it.


What to Do With the W-2 Form?
The W-2 tax form is a very important tax document, as, despite its small size, it influences both employer and employee tax payment. It means that every company is obliged to issue these templates for every person they pay more than six hundred dollars per year. As the official IRS website says, the deadline for issuing those samples for 2018 to the governmental institutions, as well as employees is the thirty-first of January 2019. Pay attention to the fact, that every employee is obliged to notify the company he works at about any changes in the marital status, address, getting some medical insurance plan or obtaining dependent relatives or kids, as this information influences taxes.
Everybody knows that tax information, filed in time helps companies to avoid financial penalties and thus, save money. But what to do if you are late with them fully or partially or have mistakes?
1.	If you file incorrect or incomplete W-2 form, the IRS will assess penalties to your business.
2.	The Internal Revenue Service highly recommends you to file those documents electronically if there are more than 250 employees in the company.
3.	There is a wide variety of solutions, that can help you with it. You can complete forms in an Adobe, ApowerPDF, PDF-XChange desktop apps or process it online with PDFfiller, SmallPDF or Formswift.
4.	Those who still late with the forms, but not later than a month after the deadline — before the end of February are obliged to pay twenty dollars per one template. The full sum still depends on the number of documents the company issued late and the company size. The highest penalty rate is $536,000 in one year for large businesses or $187,500 for small businesses.
5.	If the company filed W-2 tax forms later than thirty days but before the first of August, then the rate is higher. The fine increases to $100 per every sample, with a maximum fine of $1,609,000 for large companies, or $536,000 if you have a small business.
6.	Those who fail to file their forms by August 1 will owe IRS a $260 per every single W-2, or $1,072,500 a year for small businesses and $3,218,500 annually for others.
7.	If you do not know what category your organization belongs to, then examine the income of a company per three latest tax years.
8.	If the sum increases $5 million than you will have to pay taxes in accordance with the highest rate. On the other hand, if the sum is equal to or less than the company is classified as a small business.
9.	Those who fail to file forms to the Social Security Administration by the end of the year will have penalties, issued by this governmental institution as well.


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Inclusive Behaviours in Insurance Pledge
Inclusive Behaviours in Insurance – The CEO Pledge
Anticipating the future and ensuring our organisations are ready for it is an inherent part of being a leader. We have an opportunity to shape the wider profession as part of a leadership legacy, particularly when it comes to what kind of culture we aspire to create.
We need diverse teams in order to ensure that we deliver the best possible solutions for our customers' risk and insurance needs. As an industry we are making progress on diversity and inclusion, but there are undesirable behaviours in pockets of the industry that cannot be tolerated if we are to truly attract the best talent.
By setting the standard for inclusive behaviours from the top, and doing so as a collective, we will support the profession in attracting the brightest talent and enable our people to contribute to their fullest.
To deliver on this vision, we commit to ensure that, when interacting with our employees, everyone can expect to:
be treated with respect, courtesy and dignity
be treated in a manner free from discrimination and objectification
not be harassed, bullied or victimised
be dealt with in an honest, transparent and legal way
We expect the same behaviours from those we work with and will take action to address any circumstances falling below our expectations.
As an organisation we will take action if:
our employees are harassed in any way, either by fellow employees, suppliers, customers or business partners
our employees are treated differently or discriminated against due to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, gender or sexual orientation
there is any abuse of position or seniority, particularly when directed at those more vulnerable or more junior than ourselves
As leaders we also commit to:
ensure our organisations have a clear procedure for reporting any inappropriate or discriminatory behaviour
regularly communicate on the importance of inclusive behaviours
ensure there are significant repercussions for the perpetrators of such behaviour
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London Travelodge Hotels
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The Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford
Hotel Rating: 3 Star Free WiFi (30 mins) √ Onsite Parking √ Reception 24/7 √
Birchanger Lane, Bishops Stortford, England, UK, CM23 5ST
Distance From Stansted Airport: 3 miles (4.8 km)
An ideal location for the business or leisure traveller with budget rates at the Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford.
All bedrooms are en-suite. In your room you will find a television and coffee and tea facilities. The hotel supplies an iron and ironing board, hairdryer and extra sheets and towels. Toiletries are not supplied but the Travelodge can supply Toothbrush and toothpaste, Shower gel and shampoo.
Onsite is a Bar cafe combo where guests can enjoy a quick snack or drink. Here breakfast buffet is served in the morning with dinner served at night (wide selection of dishes). Vending machines for drinks and snacks mean you have options 24 hours.
Breakfast buffet is an all-u-can-eat affair with the choices including muffins, croissants, bagels, toast, kelloggs cereal and yoghurt as well as hot drinks and juice.
The bar is fully licensed meaning a good selection of drinks is available (wines, lagers, beers, soft drinks and spirits).
Fully licensed bar
The Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford hotel has a meeting room with space for up to 35 guests. There is WiFi (fee applies).
Nearest: Railway Station: Bishops Stortford 1.4 miles (2.3 km), Tube Station: Epping 13 miles (21 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 8 0.4 miles (0.6 km).
The Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford originally opened in 2003 (as the Best Western Stansted Manor) and is less than 3 Miles from the passenger terminal at London Stansted International airport. Set well back from the road and on the outskirts of Birchanger, a small village of some 1,000 residents. Nearest Town is Bishops Stortford at 1.5 miles where you will find the Anchor Street leisure Complex with bowling alley, cinema, bar and health club. Birchanger Green Services is close by (less than 1/5th mile) where you'll find a few shops and fast food outlets. The hotel is sited on 8 acres of Metropolitan greenbelt land and is out of the airport Flight path. The nearby M11 motorway will take you to the airport to the north (around 10 minutes drive) or to North East London to the south. However it links with the M25 London orbital motorway meaning you have good links to all the London airports. Local places of interest include Waytemore Castle and Gardens (1.5 miles) ( Norman stone motte and bailey fortress), Bishops Stortford History Museum (1.8 miles), House on the Hill Toy Musuem (1.9 miles), Mountfitchet Castle (1.9 miles) (accurate reconstruction of the 1066 castle and settlement).
Wireless Internet: 30 minutes internet access is complimentary (no charge), 24 hours is £3, 1 week is £12, 2 weeks is £20, 1 month is £35
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 1 of 1 for hotel in Birchanger and rated 4 out of 5 from 1053 reviews)
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Travelodge chain your closest choices would be:
Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow: is 7.9 miles (12.7 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 90% and rates start from about £28.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 3 star hotels is 66%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Travelodge Hotels across the chain average 76% so this hotel is one of the better rated Travelodge hotels.
Compared to surrounding hotels: The hotels rating of 80% is 5143% below the 5223% average guest rating for the area around Stansted. Therefore compared to hotels around the airport its rating is well below average.
Milesfaster ranking: 528th from 865 London hotels, 3rd of 43 Travelodge Hotels, th of 38 Stansted hotels, and 142nd of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider: Another hotel that is much like the Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford and not too far (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) would be the 3 star Days Inn London Stansted Airport, where prices begin from around £33 and which has a 75% guest satisfaction rating. The Days Inn London Stansted Airport also offers: free WiFi.
Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 4 Star Novotel Stansted Airport seems like a possible option, it's only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from here. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 86%.
Note: There are two Hotels that are called Travelodge Stansted. This hotel and then the Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow being the other.
Shuttle:
There is no airport transfer bus provided. Journeys to the airport are via road (car/taxi).
Directions: Take Exit M11 at Junction 8. Take the A120 signposted for Bishop Stortford/Birchanger. At the next large roundabout, turn right (signposted Birchanger) and get into the Birchanger lane. The Best Western Stansted Manor Hotel is currently signposted 200 yards along Birchanger Lane
Parking: Free for guests. 70 spaces available
Note: Until March 2010 this hotel was called the Best Western Stansted Manor
Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford Locality Information
Bishops Stortford, Stansted, Stevenage, Harlow, Hertford
Stansted Airport (3 miles, 4.8 km), Cambridge (22.2 miles, 35.8 km), Luton (24.4 miles, 39.3 km), London City (26.5 miles, 42.6 km), Heathrow (39.4 miles, 63.4 km)
Nearest Stations:
Bishops Stortford (1.4 miles, 2.3 km), Stansted Mountfitchet (1.8 miles, 2.9 km), Stansted Airport (3 miles, 4.8 km), Elsenham (3.4 miles, 5.5 km)
Days Inn London Stansted Airport 0.3 miles (0.5 km) 75%
Novotel Stansted Airport 0.8 miles (1.3 km) 86%
Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 1.0 miles (1.6 km) 73%
Linden House Stansted 1.9 miles (3.1 km) 84%
Stansted Airport Lodge 2.1 miles (3.4 km) 64%
Holiday Inn Express Stansted Airport 2.3 miles (3.7 km) 78%
Premier Inn Stansted Airport 2.3 miles (3.7 km) 82%
Hampton By Hilton Stansted Airport 2.9 miles (4.7 km) 88%
Stansted Lodge 3.0 miles (4.8 km) 87%
Elsenham Lodge 3.3 miles (5.3 km) 76%
Radisson Blu Hotel Stansted Airport 3.3 miles (5.3 km) 82%
Desalis Hotel 3.4 miles (5.5 km) 66%
Little Bullocks Farm 4.0 miles (6.4 km) 95%
Willows Guest House 4.3 miles (6.9 km) 88%
Down Hall Hotel and Spa 5.6 miles (9.0 km) 83%
Green Man Hotel Old Harlow 6.8 miles (10.9 km) 71%
Saracens Head Hotel 7.3 miles (11.7 km) 81%
Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow 7.9 miles (12.7 km) 90%
Stansted Skyline Hotel 8.2 miles (13.2 km) 30%
Swan Hotel 8.3 miles (13.4 km) 78%
Holiday Inn Express Harlow 8.5 miles (13.7 km) 79%
The Harlow Hotel By AccorHotels 8.8 miles (14.2 km) 65%
More Stansted Airport Map:
>>> VIEW ALL STANSTED AIRPORT HOTELS ON A MAP
book a room at the Travelodge Stansted Bishops Stortford


Over-current, over-voltage and over-heating protection for more safe. It can cut straight and curve lines. Special design will cause slighter vibration.
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