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Enigma.io offers users a simple search feature.
Analysts, journalists, and citizens seeking to use government records to trace a company's activities face a daunting task.
Since the U.S. federal and state governments don't use common identifiers, researchers often expend considerable time and resources to identify information reported by the same company to different government agencies.
That's where Enigma comes in. Enigma, one of the Coalition's newest members, has pioneered a novel way to illuminate relationships between companies.
Enigma scrapes a wide variety of federal and state level government websites to glean such fragments. Enigma also petitions for and buys additional information from agencies and commercial vendors. Once all those pieces of data are on its platform, Enigma applies its own algorithm to pull them together and link them to the same entity.
There are many disparate identifiers in use across the federal and state governments to identify private-sector companies. Without an algorithm like Enigma's there is no way to map the many separate identifiers to one another to track one company's filings and activities across government.
In 2010, the Treasury Department's Office of Financial Research (OFR) announced it would seek to rally U.S. financial regulatory agencies to adopt a common identifier for the companies and firms reporting to those agencies under the securities, commodities, and banking laws. But that identifier, the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), has so far only been put in place for derivatives reporting to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). And outside financial regulation, progress toward common identification has been even rarer.
Enigma founder Marc DaCosta says that if government identifiers were standardized, Enigma's platform could become even more powerful, offering access to more, and more reliable, data. Enigma has recently joined the Data Transparency Coalition as the trade association's fourth Startup Member. DaCosta says he hopes the Coalition can persuade governments not only to make more data available overall, but also to make sure that it is standardized through common identifiers.
DaCosta says that the open Internet serves as a good model. When you type in a web address, for example, you need not know on what server that website is located. The Internet works so well in part because identifiers for websites–uniform resource locators or URLs–are universally used and freely available to the public. In a similar way, citizens should be able to run a simple search for a company and have access to all of that company's public data in one place.
Through its advocacy of government-wide data reporting standards in federal spending, financial regulation, and elsewhere, the Data Transparency Coalition is seeking to make DaCosta's vision a reality.


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Billable Solution
When attorneys and clients negotiate fees
Back Article Feb 2, 2010 By Adam Weintraub
Stop me if you've heard this one: A lawyer dies young and arrives at the Pearly Gates.
"There must be some mistake!" he wails. "I'm only 31!"
St. Peter consults the records and disagrees. "Judging by the number of hours you've billed, you're at least 73."
People have joked about lawyers and billable hours for as long as the system has existed, and there's been talk for a decade or more about shifting to alternative billing methods. Now that talk is rising toward a clamor as the economic downturn puts pressure on businesses to cut costs.
One of the places they're looking to cut is spending for legal services, and law firms and clients are exploring all kinds of new ways to handle the work and bill for it. Approaches to improve efficiency include flat fees for either a whole case or each phase of it, volume discounts, "circuit breakers" that require client approval if costs go too high, and even shifting some work to lawyers in less-expensive markets in other states.
Lawyers in the Capital Region say the shift sets up tricky balancing acts between cost and quality, and risk and predictability. While some specialized work and complex litigation is likely to remain hourly, they say, better management tools and new approaches are making many kinds of legal work less handcrafted and more like a commodity. It's a shift, largely driven by big corporate clients, that's changing the way firms do business and how they position themselves to compete.
"This is a very big time of change in the legal business," says Norm Hile, managing partner at the Sacramento office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, "and the economic collapse has made it happen a lot faster."
Orrick — a San Francisco-based firm with more than 1,100 lawyers in 22 offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia — has been among the early standard bearers of the shift to new models. The firm opened its Global Operations Center in West Virginia in 2002 to provide low-cost back-office support to the whole firm, and has started hiring lawyers there to handle some tasks for clients. Orrick also announced in late 2009 that it had signed a one-year, flat-fee deal to handle all legal work for Levi Strauss & Co. except for intellectual property matters.
"We have been urging our clients to do this for a number of years, … but it's getting more traction now," Hile says.
Gene Livingston, managing shareholder at the Sacramento office of Greenberg Traurig LLP, says he's seen more interest in alternative fee structures in the past couple of years. "It's always been about the bottom line, but the downturn has underlined it," he says. "Our firm is of the opinion that this is a permanent shift in the market."
After 20 years of talking about them, "there has been a significant, by historical standards, move toward alternative fees," says Joe Altonji, a vice president in Chicago with legal consultants Hildebrandt Baker Robbins. "They're happening across the country, but … they're being driven largely by the big companies."
The notion behind the shift is pretty simple, Altonji says. "People don't want to buy an hour of lawyer time. They want to buy a solution to a problem." Some solutions are simpler than others, and for those simple matters a fixed fee arrangement can make sense. It can also work for more complicated work if there's enough business volume that the firm can project typical costs and work loads "There are parts of [law practice] that will remain highly customized. … But most of the work done in this country is not that unique, one of a kind thing."
Some kinds of legal work have long been on a fixed rate model. Government relations work is typically handled on a monthly or annual retainer. Estates and trusts often are handled for a flat fee, based on the complexity of the work involved. But lately transactions, appeals and even litigation are increasingly seen as fair game for flat fee arrangements.
"What will work in this world is when a client really does want to be a partner and [make a deal to] cut their costs without beating up the law firm," Altonji says. With a fixed fee arrangement, "you have a price, and you make more money if you deliver services cost-effectively."
That approach might require a different mix of lawyers, new technology to cut costs and manage risks, and a clear focus on how to get work done efficiently. It also could demand new skills for partners, particularly in project management.
A survey of large law firms in 2009 by The American Lawyer found that 82 percent of those that responded had used some sort of flat-fee arrangement, but that it reflected a small piece of total revenue and mostly covered routine matters. A related survey of corporate counsels found that 39 percent expect the amount of work billed on other than an hourly basis would increase in 2009, and more than one in four said it would increase by more than 20 percent.
The Capital Region has relatively few of the giant corporations that have been the biggest force in pushing for changes in legal fees. Still, as the capital of a heavily regulated state, Sacramento has its share of law offices that handle matters here for big corporations based elsewhere. Locally based clients also have become more interested in alternative fees.
"People don't want to buy an hour of lawyer time. They want to buy a solution to a problem."
Joe Altonji, vice president, Hildebrandt Baker Robbins
"Up until about six months ago, when push came to shove clients were unwilling to move away from the hourly billing model," says Michael Kvarme, managing partner at Sacramento-based Weintraub Genshlea Chediak PC. But the firm recently took on litigation where the client is paying a flat monthly rate, and other clients, particularly in real estate, have inquired about monthly or quarterly fees.
McDonough Holland & Allen PC hasn't seen any pressure from large clients for flat-fee deals, possibly because of the kinds of cases it handles for those companies, says Jim Leet, chairman of the Sacramento-based firm. That's not to say that clients aren't looking to control costs, though.
"We entertain alternative fee arrangements all the time; the key is whether they're fair for both parties," he says. A flat fee might be appropriate for regular, routine work, such as handling uncomplicated purchase or sale transactions, he says, while for riskier work it might be more appropriate to put a fee cap in place.
It's common to set up billing guidelines, such as requiring client approval before the firm incurs certain kinds of charges or assigns more than a certain number of associates to a case, Leet says. "I think people really want to add certainty to the budget process. … With clients that have regularity of work, you can get a pretty good idea of what things are likely to cost."
But there can always be surprises. Greenberg Traurig recently agreed to charge a flat fee for an appeal of a California regulatory decision. From the early filings, it looked like a fairly straightforward case, but when the sides began trading filings, a host of new issues were raised, all of which had to be addressed, Livingston says. "We'll have to write off some of that time."
The Miami-based firm handles litigation work in Sacramento for national companies, including some "where we've agreed to flat-fee arrangements for certain aspects of the case" such as the discovery phase, Livingston says. "I know of other situations where we have proposed discounts of billable hour rates based on volume."
Those volume discounts match up with a trend among big corporations to strip down the number of law firms that handle their outside work. The Levi Strauss deal with Orrick may be the most extreme example, but it's far from alone. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., for example, has cut dozens of law firms since 2004 and by last year was down to 19, with each working for a flat fee paid in monthly installments.
Downey Brand LLP — with 130 lawyers, the biggest law office in Sacramento — is focusing some of its business development efforts on expanding and deepening relationships with Fortune 500 clients, looking to tap into the fewer-firms-at-a-better-price trend. "There have been some clients that have asked about volume discounts if they are able to increase their volume," says managing partner Jeff Koewler.
The shift sets up a new dynamic for law firms competing for business. The push by big companies to cut legal costs and concentrate on a smaller number of firms in some ways favors national law firms that can handle higher volume. But it also hands some advantages to smaller firms in markets where costs are lower. That's part of the reasoning behind Orrick's West Virginia center, which allows some work from expensive markets to be handled at a low-cost location.
The focus on containing costs has made firms in low-cost markets more attractive. "One of the things we've seen, particularly in the past year and a half, is regional firms with lower billable rates have become a lot more competitive," Hile says.
Says Koewler: "There's an opportunity for firms like ours that do very good work at a lower cost. Cost reduction will survive long past this economic downturn."
The ample space, available labor and comparatively smaller salaries in Sacramento makes it a low-cost market for Greenberg Traurig, says Dan Leacox, director of government affairs for the firm here. About 10 employees at the firm's local office handle case calendars, research and other tasks for Greenberg offices as far away as Miami.
Some fear that the emphasis on cost control and treating legal services as a commodity could hurt the quality of work, but most see advantages to using automation and lower cost workers to handle largely routine legal work.
The transition, though, will take training and new tools. Several of the local firms interviewed say they were taking steps to get ready, whether through staff training, new models for setting lawyer compensation, more comprehensive systems for tracking costs or rethinking what skills their leaders need.
"I don't know of a single law firm that has project management skills as one of the criteria for partnership," Altonji says. "In five years, I bet I'll know a lot."
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Hospitals, law firms and state agencies involved in implementing the Affordable Care Act have seen a sizable bump in workload — and in some cases, staff sizes — as they prepare for the major overhaul mandated by the 2010 law and to adjust to other industry changes.
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A Defining Moment for Ethanol
This spring, as the U.S. ethanol industry ratcheted back production by more than 45 percent, taking 8 billion gallons of capacity off line, it did anything but retreat from the COVID-19 crisis. It rose to the challenge, and stepped up to help.
By Geoff Cooper | June 10, 2020
These are indeed trying times. But it is in such times that real character is revealed. And the character of the U.S. ethanol industry has demonstrated itself to be resilient, innovative and extraordinarily generous.
I cannot overstate the devastation that COVID-19 has wreaked upon the U.S. ethanol industry. From the beginning of March to the middle of April, well over half of the ethanol plants in the United States either idled completely or significantly slashed output. Nearly 8 billion gallons of production came offline in just six weeks, representing 45 percent of the ethanol industry's annual production capacity.
But the story of ethanol and the coronavirus in 2020 is not just about gallons. Other critically important products manufactured at an ethanol plant are also at risk—livestock feed, corn distillers oil and carbon dioxide gas used in food and beverage markets, wastewater treatment, medical uses, and other applications.
Given such horrific market conditions and unprecedented challenges, nobody would blame the industry if it retreated, waited for the public health crisis to pass, and became consumed solely with its own survival. But that is just not in this industry's DNA. When the U.S. ethanol industry sees a challenge, it steps up to help. Period. In the face of the COVID-19 scourge, many ethanol producers have volunteered to be foot soldiers in the effort to protect public health and the food-delivery systems. I have never been prouder.
Recognizing the need for significantly increased supplies of hand sanitizer to protect the general public and help stem the spread of the virus, several RFA member companies retooled to be able to produce the higher-quality alcohol used in sanitizer. And working with local partners, ethanol producers have dramatically increased supplies of ethanol for this purpose.
The switch from fuel-grade ethanol to the high-purity grades required a lot of work behind the scenes to encourage government agencies to relax burdensome regulations and remove roadblocks, at least temporarily. In response to requests and input from RFA, both the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved quickly to issue guidance and slightly modify regulations to enable fuel ethanol plants to increase production of the grades of alcohol suitable for hand sanitizer. More than two dozen plants are doing so now, many for the first time, working with local businesses and charities to get the product out to hospitals, first responders, the general public and those who need it the most.
Another example of the U.S. ethanol industry helping out in the fight against COVID-19 and the havoc it has wrought on our economy is our work to help maintain a reliable supply of carbon dioxide. CO2 is used in the processing, packaging, preservation, and shipping of many foods and beverages. In addition, CO2—in different forms—is used in various aspects of the healthcare industry, and is also an important component in many municipal water treatment systems. It is a ubiquitous and critically important component of our food supply and public health. Approximately 45 ethanol plants capture and sell CO2 to a variety of customers; in fact, ethanol plants capture 3 to 3.5 million tons of CO2 annually, representing 40 percent of the national supply.
In April, the RFA joined with the beer industry, the North American Meat Institute, and the National Turkey Federation, among others, in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence stressing the importance of maintaining a reliable CO2 supply and preventing shortages of this critical product in the face of such a widespread reduction in fuel ethanol output.
Sooner or later, the nation will put this pandemic behind it. The economy will recover. Our industry will bounce back. And when we look back at this terrible crisis, we will be proud of the instrumental role the U.S. ethanol industry played in getting through it. Once again, our industry's true character will have been revealed to a grateful nation.
Author: Geoff Cooper
gcooper@ethanolrfa.org


As the name suggests here in this article we would be discussing about a Finance Lease.
It is a method of financing assets in which they remain the property of the finance company that hires them and the lessee pays for the hire of the asset(s). The lessor charges a rent amount as a reward for doing it. The lessor has the asset ownership but the lessee has the exclusive use of the asset (subject to terms and conditions of the lease agreement).
These leases are either fully amortising i.e.
To a balloon rental (which may be equal to the estimated value of the asset at the hire term's end.
A Finance lease substantially shifts all the risks and rewards linked to the ownership of the asset to the lessee. With the use of a finance lease the asset appears on the lessee's balance sheet with outstanding rentals represented as a liability.
Additional line of finance that may not affect core banking arrangements.
When the Finance Lease Contract is about to expire, you may be given an opportunity to extend it or return the asset to the financer, depending on the agreement terms and conditions. But in most situations most cases, lease extension option is provided at the end of the primary lease period. If the extension is not done, then the asset is returned to the company, to be sold further.
In other situations, the asset could be sold to a third party by the lessee. In such cases, the lesseess acts on the behalf of the lessor and may be given a rental rebate equating to a part of the proceeds from the sale. All this is dependent on the terms and conditions in the finance lease agreement.


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Pregnancy and Drug Use
September 18th, 2021 Pregnancy and Drug and Alcohol Use
Carefully constructed, unbiased scientific research has not found that prenatal exposure to any criminalized drugs cause specific or unique harms. While there are numerous studies reporting findings that certain substances may increase a particular risk of harm, such as lower birth weight, research has not found that any criminalized substances are abortifacients, cause miscarriages or stillbirths, or cause specific harms or impairments to the children prenatally exposed. In general, the risks associated with prenatal exposures to any of the criminalized drugs have been found to be comparable to or less than those associated with legal substances much more commonly used. Some newborns prenatally exposed to opioids, legal and illegal, may experience treatable and transitory withdrawal symptoms. These babies do not develop any differently from other children.
In addition, the U.S. Department of Justice has clarified that testing positive for a substance is not the same as having been harmed or even affected by that substance, explaining that "[d]rug tests detect drug use but not impairment. A positive test result, even when confirmed, only indicates that a particular substance is present in the test subject's body tissue. It does not indicate abuse or addiction; recency; frequency, or amount of use; or impairment." U.S. Dept. of Justice, Drugs, Crime, and the Justice System: A National Report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics 119 (1992).
While no research confirms the safety of most drugs, legal and illegal, used by pregnant people, research does not support widely held, unscientific beliefs about the relative risks of harm from prenatal exposure to criminalized, controlled substances.
Key Research Includes
Deborah A. Frank et al., Growth, Development, and Behavior in Early Childhood Following Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: A Systematic Review, Journal of the American Medical Association (2001).
Mishka Terplan et al., The Effects of Cocaine and Amphetamine Use During Pregnancy on the Newborn: Myth versus Reality, Journal of Addictive Diseases (2011).
Tricia Wright et al., Methamphetamines and Pregnancy Outcomes, Journal of Addiction Medicine (2015).
Walter K. Kraft & John N. van den Anker, Pharmacologic Management of the Opioid Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Pediatric Clinics North America, (Oct. 2012).
Matthew R. Grossman et al., An Initiative to Improve the Quality of Care of Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Pediatrics (May 2017).
Ciara A. Torres et al., Totality of the Evidence Suggests Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Does Not Lead to Cognitive Impairments: A Systematic and Critical Review, Frontiers in Psychology (2020).
P. A. Fried & A. M. Smith, A Literature Review of the Consequences of Prenatal Marihuana Exposure: An Emerging Theme of Deficiency in Aspects of Executive Function, Neurotoxicology and Teratology (2001).


The 90s were a fun time for beauty products and makeup experimentation. From Bonne Bell's Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers to Sun-In hair bleaching spray, these beauty must-haves definitely hold a nostalgic place in our hearts. Not all products were left in the dust, however. Below we have listed a few throwback beauty products that might be worth a re-visit.
Pond's Cold Cream Cleanser is undoubtedly the original cleansing balm. Made from 50% moisturizer, this classic face cream dissolves all traces of makeup and deep cleans while infusing your skin with moisture in one easy step. Beloved since 1907, this cream has been has withstood the test of time.
Yes, the hair claw clip is making a comeback this year, and if this accessory doesn't transport you back to the 90s, then we're not sure what will. As seen at the Spring 2018 Alexander Wang Runway Show, large claw clips were paired with sleek, slick-backed hair and dark black rectangular sunglasses, giving the claw an almost Matrix vibe. Goody has been a longtime maker of these clips and popular hair products in general, and even though they might be in style again, they actually are a great way to help hold your hair in place when you're washing your face.
Scrunchies are another former hair faux pas that might be sneaking their way back into style. Nothing was more popular in the 90s than the colorful, fabric-covered hair wraps. They disappeared for a while as many trends do but, according to WWD, they have reappeared in some unexpected places. Designers like Balenciaga and Mansur Gavriel both used them in their most recent fashion shows and retailer everywhere are introducing silk ones to help you achieve dent-free locks even while you sleep.
L'Oreal Paris's Elnett Satin is a legendary hairspray, that become known as the gold standard hair product for red carpet events and photo shoots in the 1990s. Launched 1960's, this breakthrough hairspray has an ultra-fine mist that leaves hair feeling brushable and soft, yet offers strong hold that lasts all day. Up until 2008, this hairspray was only available overseas but because was so coveted, it was constantly being secretly smuggled by stylists nationwide backstage to photo shoots and red carpet events. Thankfully, you can buy this miraculous product online now without the hassle.
MAC's Clear Lipglass is a unique lip gloss that creates a glass-like finish on your lips. A longtime makeup bag staple, it can be worn on its own, over a lip pencil or lipstick and it is the best product for creating a shine that lasts. Formulated with jojoba oil, this gloss is less sticky than most and will soften and condition the lips. It can also be mixed with pigments or worn alone for that coveted "wet" look.
MAC Cosmetics was the place to brand to buy makeup from in the 90s and their lipstick options were unparalleled compared to other prestige label's offerings at the time. Brown lipstick and matching liner was hot in the 90s, with plenty of celebrities rocking the trend, including Jennifer Aniston's character on Friends. Now, the brown lips look look is back, and MAC is still one of the best companies when it comes to flattering shades.
Tommy Hilfiger's Tommy Girl Perfume made its debut in 1996 and quickly became the must-have scent for cool girls everywhere. The perfume has fragrance notes of lemon, honeysuckle and lily with a sandalwood base. If you're going to start pining for some 90s nostalgia fragrances, this one would be a great place to start.


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Family-friendly films on some of the silver screen's most iconic balloon adventures such as The Red Balloon (1956), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) … and more.
Flight, fantasy and inflated balloons hold sway as a selection of brave young heroes go on bold expeditions, make new friends and follow their curiosity.
Part of a season of events and activities curated in response to Floating Utopias: The Transformative Power of Inflatable Art (23 May – 29 September 2019).
Floating Utopias is a playful and poetic exhibition that explores the social history of inflatable objects, showing how they have been used in art, architecture and social activism over the decades.
Various times.
The Red Balloon (1956) | 34 min | 17 & 24 June, 1 & 8 July
12.00 p.m., 1.00 p.m., 2.00 p.m., 3.00 p.m., 4.00 p.m, 5.00 p.m. & 6.00 p.m.
Young hero Pascal meets a red balloon on his way to school and follows it on an adventure through 1950's Paris. To Pascal the balloon is a friend and co-conspirator, a vehicle for fantasy and escape.
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) | 185 min | 2 & 9 July
12.00 p.m. & 3.00 p.m.
A 1956 adaptation of Jules Verne's literary classic, which follows a Victorian gentleman who claims he can travel around the world in 80 days. Unlike the novel, the cinema adaptation included a dramatic crossing of the Alps in a helium balloon – considered by some the true star of the film.
The White Balloon (1995) | 85 min | 3 & 4 July
10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 1.00 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 4.00 p.m. & 5.30 p.m.
An allegorical tale following a young girl on her way to market as she navigates obstacles and unsavory characters and makes loyal new friends who help her complete her mission. An award-winning Iranian children's film, written by art house auteur Abbas Kiarostami.
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) | 119 min | 13 & 14 July
10.00 a.m., 12.00 p.m., 2.00 p.m & 4.00 p.m.
When young Sophie is cursed and transformed into a 90-year old woman, she need the wizard Howl to help her to break the curse. The story is full of symbols and mystery, including Howl's magical castle which is both an armour and an escape pod for Howl who finds it difficult to get to know people … until perhaps he meets Sophie.
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Catherine McAuley was the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy. Although she never came to New Zealand, her legacy lives on in the lives of her Sisters and all those who uphold the charism of mercy. Catherine McAuley always put the needs of the poor and vulnerable at heart and her life reminds us of our Mercy Values.
Cecilia Maher was named as the Sister of Mercy who led the group which came from Ireland to New Zealand in 1850 in response to a call from Bishop Pompallier. Cecilia is our link back to Catherine McAuley and the start of the Mercy order; she would have known Catherine before her death in 1841. Cecilia's bravery in taking on such a huge challenge reminds us that our vision is 'to see the need and make the difference'. Being women who will make a difference takes courage and persistence. The day after the Sisters arrived in Auckland following their five month voyage, they began teaching and caring for the sick.
St Peter Chanel was the first martyr and Saint of Oceania. It should give us all inspiration to aspire to be just like St Peter Chanel. God calls us to be 'saints'. St Peter Chanel was a patient, kind, loving and forgiving. St Peter Chanel followed on from St John the Baptist and prepared the way for Christ to grow in the hearts of the people in Futuna.
Pompallier
Named after Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier, the Marist priest who came from France to be the first Catholic Bishop of New Zealand. Pompallier spoke Maori fluently and wrote the hymn we often sing 'Mo Maria'. He was present at the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840 and argued for the clause guaranteeing religious freedom. This action reminds us of our Mercy Values of Justice and Respect for Human Dignity.
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Revelation 2 and 3 – Var's blog!
The book of Revelation is the last book in the Bible. Most of Revelation, is hard for me to understand. But there are a few things that isn't too hard to get.
In Revelation chapters 2 and 3, Jesus is talking to the 7 churches and giving them encouragements and warnings. And some of the warnings to the churches are very strong ones.
However, Jesus did appreciate the churches for: their perseverence, being faithful, doing good works and not denying His name during time of trials. And, some of the warnings to the churches were: being lukewarm in faith, forsaking the love they had at first for God, enticing the church to sin, tolerance to sin and the like. And Jesus spells out in red and white to the churches that they must be "Zealous and Repent". Note here that Jesus is not talking to the world, but to the churches, which is You and Me.
We live in a day and age where churches no more are teaching their congregations to walk in purity and to flee from sin. None on the media either! However the Bible talks about the need to repent from Genesis to Revelation. God spoke through Noah, Moses, through the prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joel and then in the New Testament came John the Baptist preaching repentance and Paul and Peter, and in the final book of the Bible, Jesus closes with some real strong rebukes, to Repent from sin.
Repentance is crucial to walk a pure life in God's eyes. The more conscious we become of our sins, as and when the Holy Spirit of God convicts us, we need to run to the throne of God to Repent, and be cleansed by the blood of Jesus. Jesus loves His Church, His Bride. But, just as a husband has no pleasure in an immoral wife, so does Jesus have no pleasure in a bride that loves the 'world' more than 'Him'! Therefore it is imperative that the bride sits at the feet of her master, to be made clean, pure and Holy!!!
God's love REBUKES, but it is for us to "Be Zealous and Repent". The coming of the Lord, is closer than we think. However, He is not coming for the church, but He is coming for His Bride, who go the extra mile, to stay pure and Holy in her Master's eyes.
Prepare and Have a Fabulous month ahead!!!
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I know Anu!!! Wow…..!!! This post first goes to me….. I recollect this verse, "Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear." 1 Peter 1:17.
Amen. We have to persevere.


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Cargo ship disallowed from leaving Norway
TOPICS:Cargo shipHarrierJulia ShippingNorwayTide CarrierTodayWaste
Cargo ship "Tide Carrier". Now renamed "Harrier" Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Scanpix
Posted By: Pieter Wijnen 12. July 2017
Cargo ship is considered as waste – disallowed from leaving Norway
The Ministry of Climate and Environment classifies the cargo ship "Harrier" as waste and the ship can therefore not leave Norway. The ship's owners are disappointed and surprised by the verdict.
The shipowners in Julia Shipping had complained of the decision that the ship "Harrier" is considered waste, but the complaint was rejected by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, writes both Stavanger Aftenblad and Bergens Tidende.
– The company is surprised and disappointed that the ship is considered waste. We have submitted thorough and comprehensive documentation that the ship is operational, says Richard Bjerk, lawyer for Julia Shipping in the matter.
In February the freighter "Tide Carrier", presently registered as "Harrier", suffered from engine failure off the coast of Klepp in Rogaland. The Environment Agency is of the opinion that the freighter was on its way to Pakistan to be illegally scrapped when it got into trouble outside Jæren in February, and reported the ship owners in Julia Shipping. The shipping company claims that the ship is to be repaired. The Directorate of Environment is satisfied with the current verdict.
– We find that the Ministry has come to the same conclusion as us, namely that both the ship and the contents of the holds are considered waste, says Senior Advisor Harald Krogh Ankerstad.
The ship must either be repaired or scrapped in Norway – otherwise necessary permits must be obtained for this to happen in one of the countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Bjerk is pleased that it is being opened for the ship to be exported for rebuilding and states that scrapping is not an applicable option.
background: Cargo ship with engine failure investigated by the police
Berge took bronze in Wrestling
Norway extends partnership with World Food Programme
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Interpreter for Norwegian forces in Afghanistan has been killed


The two potential coalition parties (the ANO movement and the Social Democrats) have finally reached the consensus on how the country should look like under their second term of governance. But the fate of the coalition will be decided similarly as in Germany – by social democrats' internal referendum.
Equally promising is that many politicians have clearly understood what clever solutions are: connecting the already existing services, using of the current state of knowledge, putting pressure on solutions implemented through open online platforms, encouraging interactions with citizens, among others.
In recent weeks, Prague City councillors have found a new hobby – they verbally attack the popular Airbnb sharing platform, which brings annually more than 700,000 foreigners to the Czech Republic. However, the arguments used to support an immediate regulation of Airbnb are definitely not based on rational analysis of the topic.
There are so many question marks around the revenues coming from the careful obtaining of political information, that the voters will probably decide that it is not even worth it. And that they would rather go to a pub. From the economic point of view, it is an absolutely logical thing.
One of the most important factors in shaping country's political system is the electoral system. It determines the number of relevant political parties and how they work internally. This article will discuss the workings of the proportional voting system for the lower chamber of Czech Parliament1 and its impact on the Czech political system.


A soldier fires a machine gun as he takes part in a military exercise in the village of Tsentoroi, 80 km (50 miles) southeast of Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny, Russia.
Chinese special forces want to be trained in tackling suicide bombers at a private institute in the Chechen city of Gudermes. Moscow is presently studying the proposal.
China has requested the Russian government to allow its special forces to be trained in anti-terror measures at a private institute in Chechnya.
The Security Council of Russia and the Russian Foreign Ministry are studying the proposal, Daniil Martynov, head of the privately run Chechen International Special Forces Training Center in Gudermes said.
He added that the Chinese military approached the center at the Annual Warrior Competition in Jordan, where a Chechen division won first place.
In July 2016, a Chinese security services delegation visited the Chechen capital of Grozny. This month a Russian delegation, comprising of representatives of the institute, paid a return visit to the Xinjiang region in Northwest China, which faces a separatist insurgency.
According to Martynov, the Chinese are ready to "fly [to Chechnya] tomorrow," however the training will only be possible when all the security clearances are obtained.
The Chechen International Special Forces Training Center in Gudermes is scheduled to run at full capacity in 2018.
The facility, which is spread over 400 hectares, will have its own runway and about 40 training facilities for anti-terrorist drills in simulated urban environments.
The center will also have a wind tunnel, a training field for mine-explosives and a paratrooper's complex.
The center, which is backed by private investments and gets no government funding, is the brainchild of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. In November 2016, Kadyrov said he was looking for foreign instructors, including some "tough guys" from the U.S.
The center plans to employ 200 people. Ten American instructors have applied to work in the center, Kadyrov said last month.


There are very few price areas where risk capital can be invested in gold, with a reasonable degree of confidence that a "significant low point" will be established there.
In my professional opinion, those price areas are major HSR (horizontal support and resistance) zones.
These key HSR zones are most apparent on the weekly and monthly gold charts.
Please click here now . Double-click to enlarge. On this monthly gold chart, note the buy-side HSR in the $1227.50 area. Even when the gold price "arrived" in this key area, it still declined about $50 further, to $1180.
When there is no major buy-side HSR in the current price area, it is very difficult to make accurate predictions about the next major rally.
Long term technical oscillators on that monthly chart suggest that the big rally from the $1227.50 HSR zone can continue, but without major buy-side HSR in play now, it's a bit of a crapshoot to guess when a sustained move higher will commence.
As gold rallied into the $1390 area, Indian gold dealers began mentioning the possibility of a dip towards the $1300 area. Their bids appear to have diminished in the $1360 - $1390 zone.
While hedge funds kept buying near the highs, they generally use a lot of leverage. They have to exit the market quickly when it declines. Without heavy support from physical dealers, gold tends to experience violent intermediate trend sell-offs around key Western fundamental events like FOMC meetings, comex option expiry, and US employment reports.
On that note, please click here now . That's a snapshot from the CME website of the comex April gold option contract. Those options expire tomorrow (March 26).
While there are lots of call options outstanding, there are also many put options with a $1300 "strike" price. Put option holders profit if the price of gold is well below their strike price on expiry day.
Deep-pocketed banks that hold the other side of that trade are likely to be buyers of gold futures contracts in this general price area, in an attempt to prevent put option holders from making large profits.
Please click here now . That's the daily gold chart. There is minor trend HSR at $1308, $1300, and $1280. Gold is currently trading above all three of those prices.
Because of the severe drawdowns that many gold market investors have experienced over the past few years, emotions can run very high on any disappointing sell-off, like the current one. It's important for investors to fight those emotions and maintain their focus on the big picture.
It's likely that Indian dealers are already beginning to come back into the gold market, and that should reduce price volatility almost immediately.
Please click here now . That's a daily chart of the US dollar versus the Indian rupee. The dollar broke below key HSR yesterday.
Breakdowns that occur on low volume tend to be significant, and that's the case here. A major decline in the dollar against the rupee would increase the amount of gold that Indians can buy. That's bullish for gold.
Please click here now . That's the daily silver chart. Note the stokeillator, at the bottom of the chart. The lead line is at about 20, which is where decent minor trend rallies can begin.
While Indian dealers have reduced their gold imports over the past year due to government red tape, they have increased silver imports quite significantly. Silver is my favourite metal right now, and a Narendra Modi win in the upcoming Indian election could help silver prices recover quite nicely. Modi has been weighed in silver by local dealers, and he is endorsed by all the major Indian bullion associations.
Please click here now . That's the daily CRB (general commodity index) chart. The RSI oscillator become massively overbought. I highlighted that with a red circle. The overbought condition has now dissipated.
Note the position of the stokeillator at the bottom of the chart. It suggests a general commodity rally should start very soon, but that rally is likely to be only a minor trend move. In the commodity sector, and especially in gold and silver, some patience is currently required, but I don't see anything to be overly concerned about.
Generally speaking, most technical indicators are oversold on commodity index monthly charts, but a little overbought on the weekly charts. They are generally "almost oversold" on the daily charts.
Emotionally, that's a very tough situation for investors. Commodities can rally a bit now, but they are unlikely to begin a fresh sustained intermediate trend higher until the weekly chart indicators approach oversold levels.
Please click here now . That's the daily GDXJ chart. The stokeillator lead line is at 25, and the price is near the main uptrend line. A rally seems imminent. Most investors in the gold community are junior stock enthusiasts. The good news is that even if GDXJ fails to rally significantly, many individual issues should bounce nicely higher.
Once tomorrow's option expiry day is out of the way, and physical dealers in India are back in the market, the current price volatility should lessen. The gold market is probably just days (and maybe just hours) away from regaining the "steady as she goes" type of price action that it exhibited on the rally from $1180 to $1290!


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Opinion » Commentaries
Jordan Cunningham mocks COVID-19 restrictions
By Rita Casaverde
Some of our friends are still grieving the loss of their loved ones. Some are still trying to recover from the virus. A dear friend of mine is still struggling with COVID-19 side effects, working to get her sense of smell and taste back. Still, the most tasteless comment comes from our own state Assembly member, Republican Jordan Cunningham. Following the GOP rules of conduct, Jordan decided to mock COVID-19 restrictions, once again.
This time, on March 25 he posted a Facebook picture of him at a soccer game with the caption: "Friends, I risked my life today ... attending my kid's soccer game," in response to the one-parent-rule guidelines from the California Department of Public Health. He added, "Here is photographic evidence to prove the incredible danger." The picture portrayed families watching a game respecting social-distancing guidelines.
Some constituents laughed at his comments, while others have called out his recklessness. Jordan went a step further and responded to some comments, saying it was sarcasm, but then he added: "The Constitution still exists, and still prevents arbitrary and capricious government dictates. So while my tone is joking, I am dead serious."
Yes, he said "dead serious" while mocking restrictions that are meant to err on the side of caution, because we have lost 550,000 people too many, including 255 SLO County residents. Can you believe that we pay this man to represent us in Sacramento? A six-figure salary even. What a waste of taxpayer money.
We're now in April of 2021, and the rise in hospitalizations in 19 states is threatening a fourth COVID-19 wave. Doctors are telling us that we're not out of the woods yet, that we need to be patient and follow COVID-19 guidelines, but this doesn't seem to faze our state Assemblyman. As much as Jordan Cunningham avoids talking about Trump, his words and behavior show us the stark similarities. Both endorsed by the Republican party, both downplaying a life-threatening virus, both attacking Democratic governors, both against safety guidelines, and both risking us all. Birds of a feather.
My utmost respect to the front-line hero who left a comment in his post: "As a hospital worker, your indifference has put my life and my families' life in peril. As I continue handling hundreds of tests daily, I am sure glad elected people like you get to voice their inconveniences. Perhaps the voters next time will remember this. I sure will."
We all will. Δ
Rita Casaverde is the chair of the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party. Send a response for publication to letters@newtimesslo.com.


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package com.example.tests.contacts;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;

import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import com.example.tests.TestBase;
import com.example.utils.SortedListOf;

public class ContactModificationTests extends TestBase{

	@Test(dataProvider = "randomValidContactGenerator")
	public void modifySomeContact(ContactData contactModificationData){

		//save old state from DB
		SortedListOf<ContactData> oldModelState = app.getContactHelper().getContacts();

		int index = getRandomIndexForList(oldModelState);

		//actions
		//get DB-record for modified group and pack it into ContactData-object
		ContactData dbFilledContactBeforeModification = app.getContactHelper().getContactFromDBByUIIndex(index);
		//modify contact
		ContactData uiFilledContactBeforeModification = app.getContactHelper().modifyContact(index, contactModificationData);
		//check, that UI form have the same field values as in corresponding DB-record
		assertThat(dbFilledContactBeforeModification, samePropertyValuesAs(uiFilledContactBeforeModification));

		//save new state from UI
		SortedListOf<ContactData> currentUIState = app.getContactHelper().getContacts();
		//save new state from DB
		SortedListOf<ContactData> currentDBState= app.getContactsFromDB();
		//save new state from Model
		SortedListOf<ContactData> currentModelState = app.getModel().getContacts();

		//compare states
		if("yes".equals(app.getProperty("check.db"))){
			assertThat(currentModelState, equalTo(currentDBState));
		}
		if("yes".equals(app.getProperty("check.ui"))){
			assertThat(currentModelState, equalTo(currentUIState));
		}
		if("yes".equals(app.getProperty("check.db_to_ui"))){
			assertThat(currentDBState, equalTo(currentUIState));
		}
	}

}

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LAYDEN'S NOT BITTER, PAL SAYS
By Marc Berman
KNICK NOTES
Former Knicks GM Scott Layden never believed he got a raw deal.
"He wished they would've had more success," said Nuggets assistant GM David Fredman, who worked with Layden at Utah and was best man at his wedding. "I don't think Scott's the type of person who blames anybody but himself."
One year ago tomorrow, Layden got a stocking stuffed with coal – blindsided with a holiday dismissal.
Layden, who has four daughters, still resides on the Upper West Side, unemployed. The Knicks are paying him for this season and next, as he signed a seven-year deal when he bolted Utah in 1999.
"Honestly, I know it's hard to believe, but he harbors no animosity," Fredman said. "It's not what he's about. His family loves New York. I'm more apt to take a shot."
Layden, who didn't return a phone message yesterday, has worked overseas for Adidas basketball camps and is a guest analyst for NBA TV. He's seeking a league job and will step up his search after his second-oldest daughter graduates high school this spring. Last spring, his oldest daughter, Sarah, graduated and now attends Boston College.
"Next year moving [from New York] won't be that big a deal," Fredman said. "He's been in contact with a lot of teams. He misses it. He's ready to go back to work by now."
Layden attended the Nuggets' and Spurs' training camp to keep current and was also invited to the John Stockton retirement ceremony last month.
Layden helped draft Stockton but wrecked his Knick regime by trading for injured Antonio McDyess on Draft Night for Marcus Camby and the seventh pick that could've been superstar Amare Stoudamire.
Vince Carter commenting on the Knick pursuit. "I knew they were interested and I could see a great fit. The New Jersey thing just popped up. When I got the phone call, I was like, are you sure?"
Commenting on Carter yesterday, Isiah Thomas said, "With the CBA, we're really not allowed to comment on other teams' players. We wish Jersey a lot of luck."
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My Top 5 Tech YouTube Channels
Technology has far exceeded what I thought would ever be possible. We can now purchase phones with bendable screens and even bluetooth-enabled toilets to take our home to the next level. Yes, bluetooth-enabled toilets… we live in the future. My main source for tech news and reviews are youtube channels as they often get early access to these new products so they can show them to the world. No, I've not seen a review of that bluetooth toilet. Anyway…
I'm subscribed to multiple tech channels, which is why I wanted to showcase five of them in case you're looking for new content to discover.
Unbox Therapy (Visit channel)
If I could describe Unbox Therapy in one word, it would be style. From the urban background music to the host's personality, you feel like whatever you are about to witness is the coolest thing out there. I've been subscribed to the channel for over a year, and it's increased my interest in new phones and speakers, among other gadgets.
I don't upgrade my phone unless it's absolutely necessary, but it's nice to have a channel that keeps me updated on the affordable and luxurious phones that will be released to the market in the future. Unbox Therapy also features news videos where they react to the latest rumors and announcements. They provide elaborate insight that helps a casual tech person like me get an idea of what's to come in the future.
Also, they have a dog that shows up on videos.
Austin Evans (Visit channel)
I'd describe Evans' channel as a mix of fun and interesting videos about how far technology has come. The reason I subscribed was because his team has produces a series of "How To Waste $X.XX on Amazon" videos, where they set a random budget and buy a bag of largely unnecessary but fun gadgets that make for interesting videos to watch.
Did you know Amazon sells a microwave that can be paired with Alexa? I do, and it's thanks to Austin Evans and his team.
Evans does share a common theme with Unbox Therapy, in that both cover the latest phones and laptops on the market, but their personalities are radically different so I'm always looking forward to getting each person's perspectives on the latest news. Another benefit of subscribing to Evans' channel is he also does videos about budget laptops and phones, as well as videos where he attempts to build the best gaming PC for modern times.
Digital Foundry (Visit channel)
This channel does the hard work that allows gamers with multiple consoles to decide which one is best for the latest games. They provide extensive analysis on how games perform on each console, breaking down the resolution, framerate and the tricks the developers use to get the best results upon release. I've learned a lot thanks to Digital Foundry, as their team goes over the little details I would never notice such as how shadows in video games differ per console.
As of this post, they published a video comparing the Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 version of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. This is a beautiful game that many thought would not perform well in Nintendo's hybrid console, but through magic and expert development it's actually a decent version to experience.
Digital Foundry explained how the developers were able to experiment with shadows, resolution and modifying a few details to create a comparable experience that can be played on a television or on the go.
RPSC3 (Visit channel)
Video game preservation is something I'm very concerned about, especially when it comes to disc-based games that have a lesser lifespan when compared to cartridge-based games.
There are games that can no longer be purchased due to licensing issues, meaning that if you did not buy them upon release they are a thing of the past. The biggest and most recent example of a video game disappearing is PT (Playable teaser) which was removed entirely from the Playstation 4's online store and can't even be redownloaded by people that had already obtained it. This is why I believe in emulation as it allows us to continue playing games even after our consoles are no longer functional.
The team behind the RPSC3 emulator have achieved magical outcomes, as they've developed a functional Playstation 3 emulator that already allows you to play games such as Ni No Kuni at an adequate level of performance. Keep in mind Nintendo 64 emulation still isn't at 100%, so having Sony's previous generation already playable through emulation is impressive. Is it still far from perfect? Of course it is.
It's been well documented that Sony's third console was hard to develop for and is even harder to emulate as it requires beefy computers to get decent results. I'm excited for what's to come as they regularly update the emulator.
I'm a proud supporter of their Patreon campaign, even though I haven't even tried the emulator myself! Why do I support them? Because Sony hasn't been the best at making their old catalog accessible, so I want to see this become a huge success.
Oh yeah, this post is about Youtube channels! Their videos are straight-to-the-point demonstrations of how their games are currently running. Available now are videos about Red Dead Redemption, Demon's Souls, Persona 5, God of War, Infamous and more. The best part? Most of them are running at 4K!
This Does Not Compute (Visit channel)
I subscribed to This Does Not Compute around two years ago because I was captivated by the host's voice, tone and pacing. Far too many channels TRY REALLY HARD TO BE UP IN YOUR FACE AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF JUMPCUTS. This channel is about one person's opinion about technology in a relaxed and un-rushed way.
In the channel you can find podcasts that range from 20 to 40 minutes in length, and focus on a variety of topics including vintage tech, favorite gadgets and concerns about the future. There is also a wide variety of reviews focusing on gaming accessories and teardown videos that allow us to see the insides of our favorite devices.
My favorite content of his is the podcast-style content because it's so laidback and relaxed that I can have it running in the background and I truly appreciate his perspective on things.
Plus, this channel is a big contrast to Unbox Therapy. Being subscribe to channels that cover similar subjects but in completely different ways means I can double-dip on content that I love and feel like I'm watching something brand new.
What are some of your favorite tech Youtube channels? Let me know as I'm always looking for new content to consume.
Also, let me know what other type of blog posts you would like to see in the future as I want to slightly reduce my focus on video content for the time being to focusing on improving my mad writing skills. Disregard those last words.
Thanks for reading and I hope you consider visiting any of these channels!
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If you keep all your ledger transactions in one big file, it can quickly become messy and unwieldy. Fortunately, ledger has a feature that allows for easily separating different accounts into different files, without losing the ability to report on them all at once.
A full ledger system will contain not just a record of transactions for one account, but ones for many accounts, in many types of commodities (i.e. not just money but stocks, mutual funds, foreign currencies, etc.), and extra metadata such as historical prices for commodities, and lists of pre-defined valid account names (to catch data entry errors). All this would be overwhelmingly messy if crammed into one single journal file.
And, if you've created a .ledgerrc file, you can reference this main journal in there using the --file flag, so you don't even have to specify it on every invocation.
The only tricky question that can come up is where to list transactions that go from one account to another. They could go in either account's file, but not in both (or they'd actually be duplicated). The simplest answer is to establish a convention like that transactions are always listed in the source account's journal (or the destination's; it doesn't matter).
Another (more sophisticated) option, which I first learned from Oliver Cardoza is to have the source account list the transaction as going out to an intermediary "Transfers" account, and then have the destination account also list the transaction in its journal, but receiving the funds from the intermediary account instead of the original source. This has the benefit of listing the transaction in both places where it's relevant, and it also lets you catch errors, delays, or hidden fees, by checking whether your "Transfers" account always balances out to zero. The downside is that it can obscure the source/destination of the the transaction (and thus, implicitly, the reason for the transfer); but this can be avoided by carefully specifying the payee description.


Peters, Bram; Herens, M.C.; Brouwers, J.H.A.M.
The aim of this project was to explore the theme of social innovation for nutrition-sensitive and sustainable agriculture, resulting in examples of improved production and consumption of nutritious food. Social innovation refers to the generation and implementation of new ideas about how people organize interpersonal activities, or social interactions, to meet one or more common goals and in the process change basic routines, resources, and decision-making processes. In the country context of Myanmar, this research aimed to capture a variety of social innovation cases related to processes of agricultural transformation. Through the method of a collaborative case study write-shop, Myanmar-specific social innovations were identified, illustrating various forms of social innovation across the cases with citizen engagement processes. The write-shop method, in combination with the embedded expertise of development practitioners, proved to be a promising approach to identify niche innovations, distil insights, reframe actions, and promote critical thinking among different actors.


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package edu.upc.eetac.dsa.beeter;

import edu.upc.eetac.dsa.beeter.entity.BeeterRootAPI;

import javax.ws.rs.GET;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
import javax.ws.rs.core.SecurityContext;

/**
 * Created by nau on 12/04/16.
 */
@Path("/")
public class BeeterRootAPIResource {
    @Context
    private SecurityContext securityContext;

    private String userid;

    @GET
    @Produces(BeeterMediaType.BEETER_ROOT)
    public BeeterRootAPI getRootAPI() {
        if(securityContext.getUserPrincipal()!=null)
            userid = securityContext.getUserPrincipal().getName();
        BeeterRootAPI beeterRootAPI = new BeeterRootAPI();

        return beeterRootAPI;
    }

    public String getUserid() {
        return userid;
    }

    public void setUserid(String userid) {
        this.userid = userid;
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La Copa Federal de Fútbol Femenino es un torneo oficial organizado por la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. Se juega por el sistema de eliminación directa e incluye 32 equipos provenientes de la Primera División A, la Primera División B, la Primera División C y de Ligas del Interior. Es el equivalente a la Copa Argentina masculina. Su primera edición finalizó en febrero de 2022, siendo la mitad de sus participantes del área metropolitana y la otra mitad del Interior del país, una competición similar se disputó en 2015 bajo el nombre de Supercopa Femenina de Argentina.

Formato

El torneo se llevará a cabo a través de la clasificación de clubes de la Primera División A y Ligas del Interior. Contará con dos fases preliminares:
 Fase Preliminar Regional: Es organizada por el Consejo Federal y clasifica a 8 equipos provenientes de las Ligas del Interior a la fase final.
 Fase Preliminar Metropolitana: Es organizada por la AFA. Participan los mejores 8 equipos de la Primera División A.
 Fase Nacional: Los 16 equipos clasificados se eliminan entre sí por el formato de eliminación directa en partidos hasta alcanzar la final donde se consagrará al campeón.

Finales

Véase también
 Copa Argentina (fútbol)
 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino de Primera División A
 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino de Primera División B
 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino de Primera División C

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Reglamento de Copa Federal de Fútbol Femenino (AFA)

Campeonatos de fútbol femenino entre clubes de Argentina
Argentina

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16.375" x 10.25" x 5.625"


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WAY-166818 is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen related to WAY-200070 which is used in scientific research. It acts as a highly selective full agonist of the ERβ, with 57- and 164-fold selectivity for the ERβ over the ERα in the rat and mouse, respectively. At the human ERβ and ERα, WAY-166818 has IC50 values of 29 nM and 1227 nM (25-fold difference), respectively. The compound has been verified to cross the blood-brain-barrier in rodents.

See also
 8β-VE2
 Diarylpropionitrile
 ERB-196
 FERb 033
 Menerba
 Prinaberel
 WAY-214156

References

Alcohols
Benzoxazoles
Phenols
Selective ERβ agonists
Synthetic estrogens