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The Manatee Did It (Southern Beach Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
Author: Shostak, Kay Dew
Jewel Mantelle has never lived in the South, much less on the coast, so moving from Chicagoland to the historic North Florida coastal town of Sophia Island seems like just the adventure to fix her marriage. However, when she arrives she finds that it's awfully hot and humid there and that these Southern folks really like to hug.
Her husband's past on the island includes a creaky old house in the historic district and lots of nosy relatives he'd forgotten to mention. When one of the Mantelle cousins turns up dead, Jewel needs something she's never really had before—friends. As her lunch bunch puts on their detective caps to get to the bottom of this murder, Jewel discovers that she may get more than she bargained for out of Sophia Island.
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Author: Cheever, Sam
Cozy Animal Mystery
Agnes Willard is moving into Silver Hills. She's worried about the change and concerned about fitting in. Luckily for her, Florence Bee has decided to take Agnes under her wing.
When Agnes' cat Tolstoy escapes as they're getting Agnes settled into her new apartment, they quickly find him across the hall, perched on a dying woman's chest.
The new friends soon learn three things from the experience:
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Author: Muse, Ben
Sometimes second chances can kill you.
From the moment he woke that early March morning, Chase Hampton knew, once he was released from prison later that day, he was never going back. No matter what.
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Author: Lewis, Lizzie
Inspirational Cozy Mystery
When Janika Jones' husband is found dead, his death is initially assumed to be suicide. Sam Jones was a detective with the local CID, and Janika is determined to prove he was murdered. Realising she has detective skills of her own, she trains to be a private investigator, and sets up an office above the Button Up coffee shop owned by Abi Wells, a girl she knew at school as Abi Button.
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Historical Regency Fiction
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His genetic code could destroy all life.
Shadow Recon pilot Micah Case awakens above an alien world, with no memory of his past and a mysterious voice inside his head. Worse, his own military is hunting him… and he has no idea why.
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Author: Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Contemporary American Fiction
Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year's Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn't expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they've eloped.
Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met—and who doesn't even know Elsie exists.
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Author: Mora, Anya
Domestic Thrillers
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Ledger Stone is not the man I thought I knew.
What I'd thought was a whirlwind romance has turned out to be a hurricane laced with lies.
It started with one.
Will it end with another?
The Wife Lie is a domestic suspense novel where secrets are buried deep.
Penny Stone gave up everything for the husband she thought she knew — and now she must uncover the truth: just how much of her marriage was a lie?
And is their love worth fighting for?
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Coming of Age Fantasy
Lily Ruckler is adept at one thing: survival. Born a Mystical hybrid, her mere existence is forbidden. Then Lily becomes deeply entrenched with those who would destroy her simply for existing — The Mystical Kings. Being named future King of the Shifters shoves Lily into the spotlight. But with risk comes a certain solace — her friendships with the other three Kings: a wicked Vampire, a wild-child Mage, and a playboy Elemental. Backed by their faith and trust, Lily begins to relax into her new life. Then chaos erupts as the fragile peace between Commoners and Mysticals is broken, and suddenly Lily realises the greatest threat was never from within, and her fear takes on a new name: human.
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Alternative History Fiction
The unforgettable story of one woman's perilous journey to save, The Forbidden.
Rebaa's adopted tribe lies slaughtered behind her. Rebaa's lover, Juran, lays down his life for hers and now she must use all of her cunning and extraordinary powers to survive the inhospitable wilderness alone, ensuring that Juran's sacrifice was not in vain.
But Rebaa's battle for survival has only just begun…
Hunted by savage predators and more terrifying still, the nightmarish Eldrax, a murderous chieftain who will stop at nothing to possess Rebaa's mysterious powers for his own, her very existence becomes a life or death chase in the pursuit and quest to reach the one place that surely offers salvation and a safe haven she can call home.


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Enjoyed listening to you at Southpoint yesterday afternoon!
Tucker House is great! I went to a catered Christmas luncheon there somwhere between 15-21 years ago (don't remember which agency it was for - LOL!). Food was eh, but the decorations and the house itself was great.
NRG, I am glad you found some places to share your gift of music! I can't imagine this time of year without it. I'll get the opportunity to sing with the Triangle Brass Band tomorrow night. (Well, I'm one of 150 singers, that is!) Can't wait to hear what they sound like. Our one and only rehearsal was in a high school cafeteria! Lovely acoustics!
Hope it sounded OK. I need to do a better job planning out my gigs next year. I played on Thur, Fri, Sat, and Sunday and my chops were kinda worn out by Sunday at Southpoint.
Sorry we didn't get to meet!
You were there? Cool! Hope it sounded OK. I need to do a better job planning out my gigs next year. I played on Thur, Fri, Sat, and Sunday and my chops were kinda worn out by Sunday at Southpoint. Sorry we didn't get to meet!
I was the guy in the brown jacket. I wasn't certain it was you until I checked the schedule you'd posted here, but I had an inkling. I love that Southpoint supports local musicians and performers and allows them to perform there. You and others there have much more talent that I would ever hope to have, so I always enjoy listening for a bit.
I'll be playing one last time at Electric Beanz Coffee Bar in Raleigh (website) - This Saturday December 18th from 5-7pm.
After that I am retiring the Christmas Carols until Christmas 2011.
I've scored a new location this year. I've been approved to play at North Hills in Raleigh. If you see me out there playing stop by and say hello!
Congrats! Tell me some dates and times so I can swing by!
Please post your holiday performance schedule as it develops.
That's what I was going to suggest--Apex, Cary, and Morrisville have parades.


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Wanted: Dead or Alive exhibit opens
July 22, 2019, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
On Monday, July 22, the Oklahoma History Center will open its newest exhibit, Wanted: Dead or Alive. This photography exhibit is comprised of images of some of Oklahoma's most infamous criminals and will be on display until February 29, 2020.
Images utilized in the exhibit have been drawn from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the University of Oklahoma Western History Collections, the National Archives, the vast photographic archives of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and private lenders. The 38 black-and-white images on display consist of mugshots, crime scene locations, and group shots with criminals and law enforcement officers. They span more than 70 years, starting before statehood in 1907 and reaching into the late 1950s.
While there may be a few familiar names, such as the Doolin and Dalton Gangs and Ma Barker, the exhibit showcases stories that might not be as well known. Visitors will learn about whiskey towns, the Tulsa Central Park Gang, Spencer State Bank, Wanda Bartram, Ralph Roe, and many more. Many of the people featured were born and raised in Oklahoma or moved here and began their lives of crime. Sometimes the stories are as much about the location as the individual. Although many of the tales feature truly despicable characters, others tell of people who temporarily went astray. Some of the accounts include strange twists and turns, and there is even an unsolved mystery.
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105
www.okhistory.org/historycenter
Water/Ways exhibit closes
Antique Doll exhibit closes
Voices of Hunter's Home: Enslaved People exhibit opens
« The Day We Walked on the Moon (2019) film screening
Okietales »

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Carl-Dieter Spranger (* 28. März 1939 in Leipzig) ist ein deutscher Politiker (CSU).

Er war von 1991 bis 1993 Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und von 1993 bis 1998 Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung.

Ausbildung und Beruf

Nach dem Abitur 1957 an der Oberrealschule Ansbach absolvierte Spranger ein Studium der Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, welches er 1962 mit dem ersten juristischen Staatsexamen beendete; 1966 bestand er das zweite juristische Staatsexamen. Bis 1967 war er wissenschaftlicher Assistent an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. 1967 trat er als Gerichtsassessor in den Staatsdienst ein. Von 1968 bis 1969 war er als Staatsanwalt tätig. 1969 erfolgte seine Ernennung zum Landgerichtsrat. Seit 1977 ist er als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen. Von 1972 bis 1976 war er Stadtrat in Ansbach.

Familie
Carl-Dieter Spranger ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder.

Partei
Seit 1968 ist er Mitglied der CSU. Von 1969 bis 1976 war er Vorsitzender des CSU-Kreisverbandes Ansbach-Stadt. 1973 wurde er zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden und 1989 schließlich zum Vorsitzenden des CSU-Bezirksverbandes Mittelfranken gewählt. Ab 1977 gehörte er dem CSU-Landesvorstand an.

Abgeordneter
Von 1972 bis 2002 war er Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages. Hier war er von 1980 bis 1982 Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgruppe Inneres/Umwelt der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion. Von 1999 bis 2002 war Spranger stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Auswärtigen Ausschusses.

Carl-Dieter Spranger ist stets als direkt gewählter Abgeordneter des Wahlkreises Ansbach in den Bundestag eingezogen. Zuletzt erreichte er hier bei der Bundestagswahl 1998 50,4 % der Erststimmen.

Ihm wird folgendes Zitat zugeschrieben: "Frieden und Freiheit sind auch im Innern wichtig, aber da in erster Linie für die Normalen, nicht für perverse Minderheiten, Terroristen, Verbrecher und Randgruppen".

Öffentliche Ämter

Am 4. Oktober 1982 wurde Spranger als Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim Bundesminister des Innern in die von Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl geführte Bundesregierung berufen.

Nach der Bundestagswahl 1990 wurde er am 18. Januar 1991 zum Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit ernannt. Seit dem 22. Januar 1993 hieß das von ihm geleitete Ministerium Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung. Nach der Bundestagswahl 1998 schied er am 26. Oktober 1998 aus der Regierung aus.

Ehrungen
 1983: Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
 1991: Orden El Sol del Perú
 1997: Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Einzelnachweise

Entwicklungsminister (Deutschland)
Bundestagsabgeordneter (Bayern)
CSU-Mitglied
Staatsanwalt (Deutschland)
Richter (Landgericht)
Rechtsanwalt (Deutschland)
Mitglied des Auswärtigen Ausschusses (Deutscher Bundestag)
Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
Person (Bundesministerium des Innern)
Person (Ansbach)
Träger des Großen Bundesverdienstkreuzes mit Stern und Schulterband
Träger des Ordens El Sol del Perú (Großkreuz)
Ehrenbürger von Ansbach
Deutscher
Geboren 1939
Mann

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Behind the screen with MC Distribution
20 days have passed since the music film week « Something Must Break » (27 July- 2 August) came to an end and we still haven't gotten over this breathtaking journey into the lives of legendary music artists. This festival, which screened top-quality movies, was a great success. But a festival is nothing without its organizers. Let's have a look behind the screen, where Eva Bader and Omar el Kadi will tell us more about their work at MC Distribution.
MC Distribution, based in Beirut, is a company that promotes independent cinema in Lebanon, in the rest of the Middle East and in some North-African countries. "Our task", Omar tells us, "is to select movies, buy the copyrights and screen them in cinemas all over the region". But movies do not appear on screen overnight and this task is far from being easy. Indeed, in order for us to sit back and let ourselves be taken in by a movie, MC Distribution has to go through all sorts of hurdles, invisible to the moviegoer's eyes.
"One of the obstacles is censorship", deplores Eva. "We cannot show the public any movie we'd like them to see, which is a problem when it comes to selecting the movies we'd like to screen". "It is also hard to convince cinemas to show our movies", adds Omar. "Indeed, the vast majority of moviegoers enjoy commercial and easy movies, while our trademark is art house cinema that stimulates reflection!"
One thing is sure, MC Distribution can be proud of being unique in its field and promoting movies that go off the beaten track. But it must be hard indeed when we consider that the typical moviegoer tends to crave special effects and stories where they "all lived happily ever after". Luckily enough there is Metropolis, a cinema that screens movies in the same vein, for a public which does not go with mainstream. The music film week "Something Must Break" was in fact the result of a collaboration between these two entities. Ideal partners? It is enough to appreciate the success this festival was to say yes, ten times yes.
Eva Badr and Omar el Kadi have not spoken their last word and are ready to surprise us with new projects. Top on the list: the launching in DVD of Lebanese movies that will take spectators all over the world on a trip to the Cedar country.


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Buzz draws up identical play, with a twist, for game-winner
In the closing seconds of Marquette's miraculous comeback win over Davidson, Buzz Williams tinkered with a play that, 12 days earlier, had won him a Big East regular season title. The change was minor, but it made all the difference on Vander Blue's eventual game-winning layup in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 59-58.
First we look back to Marquette's March 9 matchup against St. John's. With 7.4 seconds remaining, Williams called for a Davante Gardner (white dot) high ball-screen on Vander Blue (blue dot, of course), with Trent Lockett and Junior Cadougan (inbounder) in each corner to rid of any potential help defense. But notice Jamil Wilson (red dot), who starts down-low, where his defender, JaKarr Sampson, is sitting, waiting for Blue's drive.
Wilson eventually makes his way back to the 3-point line, trying to clear out space for Blue. But because Sampson (yellow dot) started in the paint and saw time was winding down (3.0 seconds), he knew Blue's only choice was to shoot. Passing wasn't an option, making guarding Wilson a non-factor.
By the time Blue goes up for his layup with 1.6 seconds remaining, both Obekpa and Sampson (yellow dot) are there to contest the shot. Luckily Blue floated it over both, but it wasn't easy. You can see Gardner (white dot) trailing the play, and Jamil Wilson out near the free throw line.
So today, in the closing seconds of his tilt with Davidson, Williams found himself in a similar situation, with almost the same amount of time on the clock (6.7) and needing a high-percentage look at the basket. He was awarded an "extra timeout" when the officials went back to look at how much time should be put on the clock after a Davidson turnover, allowing him to draw up almost an identical play to the one on March 9.
But there was one difference that gave Blue a much easier look at the basket.
Looking at the set-up of the play, it almost mirrors the one on March 9. Gardner (white dot) is preparing to set the high ball-screen for Blue (blue dot), while Cadougan and Jake Thomas (where Lockett was vs. St. John's) stood in the corners, out of the play.
But instead of having Cadougan inbound the ball and putting Wilson (red dot) down-low, trying to force his defender out of the paint when he left, Wilson inbounded the ball and trailed the entire play. His defender (yellow dot) did, too.
When Blue drove to the basket, Gardner's defender again switched onto him, same as the St. John's play. But Blue beat Obekpa, too. It was Sampson coming from the weak side that gave him the most trouble. Except this time, when Blue went past Cohen, there was no one there attempting to block the shot weak-side.
Because Wilson trailed the play instead of starting down-low, there was absolutely no help defense from the Wildcats once Blue beat the switch. De'Mon Brooks (yellow dot) was in the same defensive position St. John's Sampson was, but because Williams had Wilson (red dot) trail the play Brooks and his location had no way of getting to the weak-side to help contest the shot.
Both shots went in, and Marquette won both games, but these are the little tweaks that can go unnoticed. Williams had extra time to call the perfect play, and he added his own tweak to it that made it an even higher percentage shot.
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Q: How to selectively join based on if column in right table is null or not? Imagine you have a Business table.

Id
BusinessName

1
Goodlife

2
BadLife

3
OkayLife

We also have a BusinessContact table containing all contacts for the business.

Id
BusinessId
Email
ContactType

1
1
Manager@Goodlife.com
2

2
1
NULL
1

3
1
Employee@Goodlife.com
3

4
2
Owner@Badlife.com
1

5
2
NULL
2

6
2
Employee@Badlife.com
3

I want to join BusinessContact on Business
so example sql:
SELECT Business.Id, Email, ContactTypeId FROM Business
JOIN BusinessContact ON Business.Id = BusinessContact.BusinessId
WHERE ContactTypeId IN (1,2) --we only want managers and owners

This would give me the following table:

Id
Email
ContactTypeId

1
Manager@Goodlife.com
2

1
NULL
1

2
Owner@Badlife.com
1

2
NULL
2

What I want to do is only join the contact which has an email address and also always prioritize owner on the join. So if the owner of the business (ContactTypeId = 1) has no email adress, which is the case for BusinessId = 1. Then join the Manager contact.
So the expected result would be:

Id
Email
ContactTypeId

1
Manager@Goodlife.com
2

2
Owner@Badlife.com
1

Edge cases:

*

*If both manager and owner email addresses are null then either the business is included with email and contactypeId columns as null or the business is not in the result table. Whichever outcome does not matter.

*If both owner and manager have email addresses, we always prioritize owner and that would be the only contact on the resulted table

A: You want the best contact per business. I suggest to use a lateral join on the top contact row for this:
SELECT b.id, b.businessname, bc.email, bc.contacttypeid
FROM business b
OUTER APPLY
(
  SELECT TOP (1) *
  FROM businesscontact bc
  WHERE bc.businessid = b.id
  AND bc.contacttypeid IN (1, 2)
  ORDER BY
    CASE WHEN bc.email IS NULL THEN 2 ELSE 1 END,
    bc.contacttypeid
)
ORDER BY b.id;

Use CROSS APPLY instead, if you want to dismiss businesses without owner and manager emails. In that case also make the email mandatory:
SELECT b.id, b.businessname, bc.email, bc.contacttypeid
FROM business b
CROSS APPLY
(
  SELECT TOP (1) *
  FROM businesscontact bc
  WHERE bc.businessid = b.id
  AND bc.contacttypeid IN (1, 2)
  AND bc.email IS NOT NULL
  ORDER BY bc.contacttypeid
)
ORDER BY b.id;

A: maybe this can help
select b.id,
       isnull(bc1.email, bc2.email) as email,
       isnull(bc1.contacttypeid, bc2.contacttypeid) as contacttypeid
from   Business b
  outer apply ( select top 1
                       c.email,
                       c.contacttypeid
                from   BusinessContact c
                where  c.businessid = b.id
                and    c.contacttypeid = 1
                and    c.email is not null
              ) bc1

  outer apply ( select top 1
                       c.email,
                       c.contacttypeid
                from   BusinessContact c
                where  c.businessid = b.id
                and    c.contacttypeid = 2
              ) bc2

Try it out in this DBFiddle
The result

id
email
contacttypeid

1
Manager@Goodlife.com
2

2
Owner@Badlife.com
1

A: We join to the BusinessContacts twice, once to get the owners and once to get the manager and then use coalesce to get the owners Email if we have it and the managers Email if the owners Email is null.

>     create table Business(
>     id int,
>     bname varchar(20));
>     insert into Business values
>     (1,'Goodlife'),
>     (2,'BadLife');
>     create table BusinessContact(
>     id int,
>     businessId int,
>     Email varchar(30),
>     contactType int);
>     insert into businessContact values
>     (1,   1,  'Manager@Goodlife.com', 2),
>     (2,   1,  NULL,   1),
>     (4,   1,  'Employee@Goodlife.com',    3),
>     (3,   2,  'Owner@Badlife.com',    1),
>     (4,   2,  NULL,   2),
>     (4,   2,  'Employee@Badlife.com', 3);
>     GO
>
>

8 rows affected
>

>     select bname "Business Name",
>     coalesce( o.email, m.email) "Email Adress"
>     from Business b
>     left join
>       (select businessid,
>       email from BusinessContact
>       where contactType = 1) o on b.id=o.businessid
>     left join
>       (select businessid,
>       email from BusinessContact
>       where contactType = 2) m on b.id=m.businessid
>     GO
>
>

> Business Name | Email Adress
> :------------ | :-------------------
> Goodlife      | Manager@Goodlife.com
> BadLife       | Owner@Badlife.com
>

*db<>fiddle [here](https://dbfiddle.uk/?rdbms=sqlserver_2017&fiddle=a53e4481efb5b2190ee474cfaca29989)*

A: Hey this query should work
SELECT
b.BusinessName, bc.Email, bc.ContactType
FROM Business b
INNER JOIN BusinessContact bc ON(b.Id = bc.BusinessId)

WHERE bc.ContactType = (
SELECT MIN(bc1.ContactType)
FROM BusinessContact bc1
WHERE bc1.BusinessId = b.Id
AND bc1.Email IS NOT NULL
AND bc1.ContactType BETWEEN 1 AND 2)
ORDER BY b.BusinessName

See example here dbfiddle

A: SELECT businessid,email,contacttype FROM
(
SELECT b.id,
c.*,
ROW_NUMBER () OVER (PARTITION BY businessid ORDER BY contacttype) rn
FROM businesscontact c
INNER JOIN business b
ON b.id = c.businessid
WHERE email IS NOT NULL
) temp  WHERE temp.rn = 1
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While we love all sorts of yoga and Pilates, there's just something about completing a class in a heated room that gets our blood pumping. Pun intended. We're certifiably addicted, and considering our most popular classes are those held in the heated studio, it seems you are too!
If you're new to this practice, we understand that working out in 30 degree temperatures and humidity levels of 40%, can be kinda daunting. But maybe if you knew some of the incredible benefits of hot exercise, it might put your mind at ease? Here are just a few of our absolute favourite reasons.
We all know it's important to warm up before a workout, but thanks to the warmer temperatures inside our studio, this process is a lot faster. Within just a couple of minutes, your muscles will limber up and prepare your body for exercise. You can put down the skipping rope now.
We won't sugar coat it: a hot yoga or Pilates class is no easy feat. But it's perfect if you're looking to challenge yourself, and reap some bonus rewards along the way! Your heart rate will increase more than normal, and by the end of the class, you'll be so proud of your efforts, we guarantee you'll want to come back.
Sore back from sitting at your desk all day? Aching muscles from this week's exercise regime? Can't touch your toes? Heated workouts can help! The added heat will soothe your tight muscles and loosen your stiff joints, and you might surprise yourself when you move into a downward dog. Over time, you'll notice increased flexibility all over your body.
We all love a good sauna sesh to banish the toxins from our body. Think back to the last time you relaxed in a sauna… Remember how good you felt afterwards? A heated workout boasts the same benefits; losing all that sweat means a quick detoxification process and an immunity boost.
At CORE+, we focus on the mind just as much as the body, and it's for this reason we couldn't imagine our classes without a little added heat! The higher temperatures mean you'll have to push yourself to the limits, and from this you'll build strength and stamina. Throw in some deep stretches and relaxed muscles, and you'll not only feel strong mentally, but you'll also have a very clear mind.
There's nothing that compares to that post-workout feeling – except maybe, that post-workout feeling when you've successfully completed a hot Pilates or yoga class! Trust us, you'll want to give it a try.
Intrigued? Visit the Classes section on our website to find out which hot classes we offer, plus more information on each.


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Environment | Water News
As Rising Temps Hurt MN Lakes, Pilot Project Seen as a Solution
Conservation Groups Criticize State Water Board's Side Deals for Delta Water
Public Hearing Deadline Nears for Darby Creeks' EPA Designation
Drought Conditions in AZ Improving
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Minnesota has warmed 1 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Scientists and clean water advocates say that's having a ripple effect on lakes and rivers, in part through more intense rainstorms. (Adobe Stock)
The San Francisco-San Joaquin Delta is the heart of California's water system. (Steve Martarano/USFWS)
Forty-one species of freshwater mollusk live in Darby Creek waters, eight of which are on the Ohio endangered list, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Adobe Stock)
According to Arizona's state climatologist, the last two monsoon seasons and triple-dip La Niña winters are all playing a role in the long-term drought improvements. (Adobe Stock)
Nadia Ramlagan, Producer
WALKER, Minn. -- Minnesota is coming off a streak of extremely hot weather. But year-round, the state is warmer than it used to be, and concerns about rising temperatures and their effect on lakes isn't going away.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota said the state is one of the three fastest-warming in the nation.
Studies have looked at how forests and agriculture are affected, but Jeff Forester, executive director for Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates, said he'd like to see more research about the effects on waterways. Despite not having a clear picture, he said those paying close attention already know that lakes are in trouble.
"Obviously, a lot more algae bloom; significant changes in hydrology, so, either too much water, not enough water," Forester explained. "And you know, this is driven kind of by the combination of warmer water and these pulses of rain."
Forester is referring to the greater frequency of heavy rainstorms and the runoff they produce. In northern Minnesota, Forester's group is working with organizations in Cass County on a project that teams up environmentally conscious farmers with lake associations, to reduce agricultural runoff.
That project, called Up the Creek Meats, asks lake associations to buy meat in bulk from farmers who've adopted practices protecting waterways.
Tasha Schlangen, manager of 3Sixteen Ranch in Fort Ripley, is one of the producers behind the effort. While it's too early to say whether the idea will catch on, she thinks it's a good approach to keep regenerative farmers in business, and reduce the industry's impact on lakes.
"I think it's a great way for farmers to get their name out, and for the residents to buy locally, and just a good way for the environment and, you know, [to] keep the lakes fresh," Schlangen said.
Forester's group is also trying to educate lakefront property owners to restore their shorelines. He said a combination of more research and action is needed to gain momentum to keep lakes as fresh as possible. Even so, he believes not all the effects of climate change and rising temperatures can be reversed, and said Minnesotans will have to adapt, including their choices of fish.
"You know, we're not going to have walleye lakes, like we have now," Forester said.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency estimates 56% of the state's waterways are impaired, mostly in the southern half of the state, where there is more urban and agricultural runoff.
Disclosure: Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates contributes to our fund for reporting on Environment, Public Lands/Wilderness, and Water. If you would like to help support news in the public interest, click here.
The State Water Board now says it will take another two years to finalize the San Francisco-San Joaquin Delta water management plan, and it is proceeding with voluntary agreements with water agencies in the meantime.
Conservation groups spoke out at a workshop held by the board late last week - and some are asking the board to scrap the voluntary agreements.
Ashley Overhouse - California water policy advisor with Defenders of Wildlife - said a new plan to put more water into the estuary is crucial since four species of native fish have made the federal endangered species list since 1992, bringing the total to 6.
"At this point, we're trying to avoid extinction for most native fish populations that rely on the Bay-Delta," said Overhouse. "We're talking about not just delta smelt, we're talking about all runs of salmon, longfin smelt, and sturgeon. They would be completely wiped out."
Over-pumping of freshwater, pollution and climate change contribute to poor water quality. Multiple water agencies pump water from the delta and send it to the farms of the Central Valley and to cities in Southern California.
Other agencies are resisting entreaties to release more water into the delta. The group representing public water agencies, the State Water Contractors, spoke out in favor of the board's decision to move forward with the voluntary agreements.
Overhouse said the whole process has dragged on far too long.
"One of the reasons why this has been held up is due to political reasons," said Overhouse. "Water agencies have delayed the planning process significantly in order to negotiate the amount of water that they would have to release."
The water board is taking public comment on the report that establishes the scientific basis for the voluntary agreements, now through February 8.
The Bay-Delta plan is supposed to be updated every three years but the last major update took place in 1995.
Disclosure: Defenders of Wildlife contributes to our fund for reporting on Climate Change/Air Quality, Endangered Species & Wildlife, Energy Policy, Public Lands/Wilderness. If you would like to help support news in the public interest, click here.
DRAFT SCIENTIFIC BASIS REPORT...IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS FOR THE...SAN FRANCISCO BAY/SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA... the (California) State Water Resources Control Board 1/1/23
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FRAMEWORK OF VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS... the (California) State Water Resources Control Board 2/4/20
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND BOARD WORKSHOP ON DRAFT SCIENTIFIC BASIS REPORT... the (California) State Water Resources Control Board 1/5/23
Disappearing mussel species and threatened water quality from development have prompted advocates to push for increased protections for Ohio's Big and Little Darby Creeks.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Outstanding National Resource Waters classification is the highest level of protection under the Clean Water Act for waterways with exceptional recreational or ecological significance.
Chris Tavenor, associate general counsel with the Ohio Environmental Council, said the deadline to submit public comments on the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's review of the Darby Creeks is January 31.
"Ohio currently has no rivers, lakes or streams that received this level of protection," said Tavenor. "Essentially, the designation would significantly limit all future new point source pollution into the streams."
Submit comments online at 'theoec.org.'
Forty-one species of freshwater mussels live in Darby Creek waters - eight of which are on Ohio's endangered list, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
The Pew Charitable Trusts says the federal government has been slow to use the special designation, despite mounting evidence of worsening pollution in the nation's freshwaters.
Environmental groups recently appealed the approval of a new wastewater permit that would double the amount of polluting discharge the Plain City water treatment plant is allowed to release into Big Darby Creek.
Tavenor said the "outstanding" designation would likely block any future discharge permits.
"It wouldn't change how things have been permitted in the past," said Tavenor, "but it would limit and change how any future permits would go on and make it very, very difficult for any new point sources to be created."
According to an Environmental Integrity Project Report published last year, 51% of assessed river and stream miles across the nation - around 700,000 miles of waterways - are polluted.
This story was produced in association with Media in the Public Interest and funded in part by the George Gund Foundation.
Tell the Ohio EPA: Classify Big and Little Darby Creeks as Outstanding National Resource Waters the Ohio Environmental Council 2023
Appeal Challenges Plain City Wastewater Permit to Protect Ohios Big Darby Creek the Center for Biological Diversity 11/3/22
The Clean Water Act at 50: Promises Half Kept at the Half-Century Mark the Environmental Integrity Project 3/23/22
More U.S. Rivers Deserve Outstanding Designation Pew 5/4/21
Arizona's drought conditions are improving.
Erinanne Saffell, state climatologist, said it is important to note Arizona evaluates short-term and long-term drought, both of which have recently improved.
Saffell explained when looking at short-term drought, things like precipitation, soil moisture and vegetation are essential in understanding short-term effects. For long-term drought, Saffell pointed out she evaluates precipitation trends over 24, 36 and 48 months, incorporates temperatures, and essentially looks at how thirsty the atmosphere is.
"Both of those give a sense of where we are," Saffell remarked. "We've seen improvement with the short-term drought and the long-term drought, but some areas of the state remain entrenched in that drought. "
A map relating to short-term drought from the agency's Twitter feed showed a majority of the state is currently experiencing no drought or abnormal dryness. Some parts of Mohave and Coconino counties, however, still remain under a severe drought.
Saffell noted the last time these kinds of conditions were seen in Arizona was more than two years ago, and said a state which values water as much as Arizona should be happy to see the current levels.
She added while the monsoon season of 2020 was disappointing, the 2021 and 2022 monsoons brought significant rainfall. But more times than not, the water does not make it into the state's aquifers. Saffell emphasized what really leads to the recharge of Arizona's aquifers is the winter precipitation, which comes in the form of snowpack.
"Fortunately, snow water equivalent -- and that's kind of how we measure that snowpack here in the lower Colorado region and the lower Colorado Basin -- we are at 200% right now of our median at this time," Saffell reported. "Hopefully we can continue that, but we will see what happens."
She added according to projections, Arizona was expected to have a drier winter season but has so far been experiencing more moisture.
Drought data Office of the State climatologist 01/12/2023
Rio Verde Foothills is considered a "wildcat subdivision." Homes can be built in these subdivisions and are not required to provide basic services such as having a fixed water supply. (Adobe Stock)
AZ Community Starts New Year Waterless
The Susquehanna River begins in upstate New York and flows 284 miles through Pennsylvania, before reaching Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. (Christian Hinkle/Adobe Stock)
Report: PA Actions Key to Chesapeake Bay Restoration
The massive spill in Kansas marks the 23rd time that the Keystone Pipeline has leaked since it launched in 2010. (anankkll/Adobe Stock)
Group: KS Keystone Spill a Cautionary Tale for MI Pipeline
All projects being funded by the grant program and valued over $150,000 must include a minimum local contribution of at least 30%. (Adobe Stock)
$15 Million Allocated to Utah Wastewater Reuse Projects


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Messi vs Strobl
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Is Messi better than Strobl? Here is our 1vs1 opinion:
Who has more goals in 2019/2020? Lionel Messior Tobias Strobl?
Lionel Messi's has the following offensive skills. He has 13 goals and a total of 29 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 25%. He had a total of 26 big chances. Expected goals can only be provided to logged in users.
Tobias Strobl has the following offensive skills. He has 0 goals and a total of 0 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 0%. He had a total of 0 big chances.
Who has more assists in 2019/2020? Lionel Messi or Tobias Strobl?
Regarding the passing and playmaking skills we can see the following picture. Lionel Messi has a total of 6 asssists, 16 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and he created a total of 22 chances.
Tobias Strobl has a total of 0 assists, 0 key passes and he created a total of 0 chances.
Another important metric to measure the players performance is the pass completion rate in general and more importantly the pass completion rate into the opponents box – because this is where most goals are made. Lionel Messi has a pass completion rate of 79.54 % and a rate of 26.67% for passes into the box. Tobias Strobl has a pass completion rate of 91% and a rate of 0 % for passes into the box.
Expected goals, expected goal build up and expected goal chain value are only visible to our logged in users.
Who is better in defense: Lionel Messi or Tobias Strobl?
Lets have a look at Lionel Messi's and Tobias Strobl's defensive skills. Lionel Messi has a total of 0 blocks, 4 ariel duels and a total number of 28 tackles.
Tobias Strobl has a total of 1 blocks, 5 ariel duels and a total number of 3 tackles.
Given all statistical values we believe that Lionel Messi is the better player at the moment. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.
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TK> to quote me, I wish you would put what I was orginally responding to.
old post of mine, I was allowed to dig up your response to it.
I've never understood just why this is.
contrary to your continued insistence that they simply "tolerate"
exclusively in the open ocean far from land.
TK> don't live on shorelines that have a significant amount of wave action.
TK> last two points you seem to be conveniently ignoring in your responses.


The Houston SPCA has established an animal emergency hotline (713) 802-0555 and is preparing to receive hundreds more animal victims.
The Houston SPCA has received more than 600 animal victims of Hurricane Katrina. We opened our doors to 263 canines and felines from the Louisiana SPCA before the storm hit and now we have accepted animals from evacuees at the Houston Astrodome, Reliant Arena and George R. Brown Convention Center.
We anticipate hundreds more in the coming days and weeks.
Monetary donations are most needed to help us care for the hundreds of extra animals in our shelter now and those we will be taking in and caring for in the coming weeks and months. Click here to donate now to the Houston SPCA.
For more details on the Houston SPCA's relief efforts, please CLICK HERE to go to our Katrina Information page.
Oh Mia, you are such a beautiful kitty cat! Thanks for visiting my blog. When my two-legged one gets her next paycheck, I'm going to go online and send some cash to the Houston SPCA for all of those kitties and other beloved animals.
we gave them a donation too. so many animals in need. we're going to not do christmas here and donate instead.
How wonderful! I'm so glad to see someone finally thinking of the animals!


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Verified Volunteers
www.verifiedvolunteers.com
Background Screening for Employees and Volunteers
Children's Safety… our priority.
"Through training for adults and children, as well as background screening for employees and volunteers who work closely with minors, Adventist Risk Management's Child Protection Plan equips local leaders to make the church a safe place, says ARM Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer Arthur Blinci.
"It's part of our mission to help protect the ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church," says Blinci, citing Children's Ministries, Youth Ministries, Pathfinders and Adventurers as a "core component" of that mission. "Faith-based communities have a moral, ethical and legal responsibility to protect children from harm when they're in our care," he says.
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN
"Verified Volunteers offers background checks of the highest quality and accuracy. We use proprietary technology and a set of unique criminal locators to find more criminal records at America's county and state courthouses and to deliver the most accurate information available about your volunteers.
We are expanding the breadth and depth of the background checks that have typically been offered to volunteer programs. Our screening process goes far beyond the stale, instant database background checks and incomplete searches of other providers. And, with our optional identity validation product, we are closing gaps that exist in even extremely robust volunteer screening programs."
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY MAGAZINE
"The process of recruiting, screening, and training staff is fast becoming a critical area of safety. I expect that those who serve in children's ministry must be Christians who are growing in their relationship with Jesus. Beyond the spiritual maturity of these people, though, the church is also required to do all it can to run background checks and protect the children from abusive adults. The church may be accused of being negligent if no policies exist for the screening and training of people who work with children."
OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES
Why Verified Volunteers?
After one year of researching and vetting, Verified Volunteer surfaced to the top as being the best fit for our Church organization.
Will the training element still be included in the background check process?
Yes! Not only are we having the training portion of it, but we will be able to customize it as a denomination should we feel that other elements need to be included.
Will the training and process be offered in Spanish?
Yes, and it will also be offered in French and Portuguese.
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Aquiwater carrier services opened in Mithanpura.
Nearby Juba Sahni Park Aquijal carrier services private limited was opened on friday.Organisation owner Kunal Gautam was told on friday that the student of class 12 getting simple knowledge to concurrently ready to prepare medical and IIT courses for the students who interested in what ever courses.
17th march to 24th march exam will held for the students of class 10 exam of learner and for class 12 Master key exam will held on.


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The Aussie housing crash is accelerating
There is also clear evidence that what is destined to become the largest draw-down in Aussie housing market history is gradually extending to Brisbane and Perth.
Christopher JoyeColumnist
Updated Jul 1, 2022 – 10.10am, first published at 9.19am
In what should come as no surprise to regular readers of this column, Australian house prices declined for the second month in a row in June – and the pace of losses is accelerating sharply.
According to CoreLogic's market-leading daily hedonic index, dwelling values in the five largest cities fell by more than 0.8 per cent in June, following a 0.4 per cent loss in May.
Once again, the steepest losses were in Sydney, where dwelling values dropped by a chunky 1.5 per cent in June (versus -1.0 per cent in May), and Melbourne, where home values fell by 1.0 per cent (versus -0.7 per cent in May).
House prices in Australia's two largest conurbations are therefore declining at a double-digit annualised pace.
Since their peak earlier this year, Sydney dwelling values have now lost 3.1 per cent while homes in Melbourne have declined by 1.9 per cent.
There is also clear evidence that what is destined to become the largest draw-down in Aussie housing market history is gradually extending to Brisbane, where home values look to be rolling over, and Perth, where prices are moving sideways again.
Pity the poor home buyers who went out and borrowed vast sums based on the RBA's guidance that they would not lift interest rates until 2024 at the earliest.
RBA backs away
Pity the poor home buyers who went out and borrowed vast sums based on the RBA's guidance that they would not lift interest rates until 2024 at the earliest. Stephen McKenzie
Sharp house price declines are an important signal for the Reserve Bank of Australia, which has said it will be watching housing conditions – and their impact on household spending –like a hawk.
The housing market is, after all, the purest exemplification of the monetary policy transmission mechanism in practice.
The RBA also looks to have backed away somewhat from its fixation with a 2.5 per cent "neutral" cash rate point estimate, which was being bandied around willy-nilly as some sort of reasonable target.
In his most recent speech, the RBA's governor, Phil Lowe, said: "I want to emphasise though that we are not on a pre-set path [to a specific interest rate end point].
"How fast we increase interest rates, and how far we need to go, will be guided by the incoming data and the board's assessment of the outlook for inflation and the labour market."
Lowe stressed that the RBA "will be paying close attention to developments in the global economy, the evolution of labour costs and how household spending is responding to higher interest rates".
Last October, Coolabah forecast that national house prices would fall by a record 15 per cent to 25 per cent after the RBA's first 100 basis points worth of rate increases (see here and here). We expected those increases to start in the middle of this year at the earliest.
As it turned out, the RBA initiated the first increase in May. Peak-to-trough housing cycles in Australia typically take one to two years, although much depends on whether the RBA starts cutting rates after it completes its monetary policy tightening process.
More volatile Australian housing cycles
For more than a decade we have warned investors to expect much more volatile Australian housing cycles as a result of the huge increase in household debt and the regime change in the interest rate elasticity of savings and spending decisions.
There have been some surprising claims that Coolabah's housing forecasts are outlandish, even though they are fully supported by the RBA's own model of the housing market, which actually points to even larger price declines and has been belatedly embraced by most bank economists.
Perhaps the craziest response to our forecasts has been the suggestion that Australians should expect house prices to rise, not fall, in response to interest rate increases.
Setting aside the fact that this proposition has no logical basis, it is empirically eviscerated by case studies of rate increases triggering house price falls in 2007-2008, 2010-2012 and 2017-2019.
In 2017-2019, house prices dropped by 10 per cent to 11 per cent after the prudential regulator imposed macroprudential constraints that forced banks to materially lift their investment property loan rates.
We also know that interest rate cuts in 2008-2009, 2011-2016, 2019-2020 and 2020 all precipitated substantial appreciation in national dwelling values.
It should be simple for even a child to understand the idea that as the cost of buying a home rises and falls, the value of the asset will adjust accordingly.
The same principle also applies to equities: as the interest rate one applies to value the stream of cash flows attributable to any company increases or decreases, the value of the shares in that company will also rise or fall.
This is precisely why Coolabah forecast a 30 per cent to 60 per cent decline in US equities last December because we projected that 10-year bond yields in the US would increase from their 1.3 per cent level at the time to north of 3.2 per cent.
It is also why we were extremely bearish on our own asset classes (specifically duration and credit), and other sectors, such as crypto.
More comment from Christopher Joye
Be afraid: the zombie economy can't last It might not happen overnight, but the inflation and wages outbreak in the US is highly likely to end in sharp falls in stock and property prices, and the deaths of zombie companies.
Will higher interest rates crush cryptocurrencies? Zero cash rates may have been a key driver of the appeal of non-income producing assets like bitcoin.
Why the Greenspan-Bernanke put option may have expired It's been a Ponzi-like game of pass-the-parcel in the hope that there is always a greater fool who is prepared to accept the low-rates-for-long meme.
US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates harder and faster The Fed is under pressure to raise interest rates faster than markets expect as wages growth and inflation run at their highest levels since the early 1990s.
It's reasonable to assume equities will return to pre-pandemic peak With the Fed behind the inflation curve, expect six to seven interest rate hikes this year and a torrid time for stocks.
Christopher Joye is a contributing editor who has previously worked at Goldman Sachs and the RBA. He is a portfolio manager with Coolabah Capital, which invests in fixed-income securities including those discussed in his column. Connect with Christopher on Twitter.
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A Tuna Christmas Tickets
This satiric nature in a musical aspect was written and created by the tandem of Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, with the help of Ed Howard. 'A Tuna Christmas' musical play is the second of the series; before there was 'A Greater Tuna' and 'Red, White and Tuna'. Depicting a fictional setting in the southern part of North America, the city of 'Tuna', Texas is also the third smallest city in the whole State.
Describing the simple life of the residence in a small town through musical form, Williams and Sears comically delivers the two act show as portraying every role in their part; regardless of its age, gender and what for in a different and eccentric way possible. The musical had its first debut in 1981 with 'A Greater Tuna' premiere. Ed Howard directs the play while the two actors have to capacity to go around the whole process of production.
The plot focuses on the yearly competition of Christmas Yard Display, in which the championship has been bagged 14 times consecutively by Vera Carp. The unknown at mystical 'Christmas Phantom' however, has a passion of crashing down the yearly event, but by this time, wants to set the entire contest on fire. In addition to that, some of the subplots are present such as: Stanley Submiller, an aspiring taxidermist played by Wiiliams expresses his will to leave Tuna at the end of his term; Bertha Bumiller, played by Sears, is exceeding her best to keep the family tied together especially this holiday season and the problem of Joe Bob Lipsey to overcome challenges on his production of A Christmas Carol.
On the other hand, 'A Tuna Christmas' has been nominated in different categories; Joe Sears won as a Best Actor in the Los Angeles Dramalogue Award in 1993 and William got nominated twice as a Best Actor as well.
However, on the latest news about 'A Tuna Christmas', the three of them are currently handling different personal project as we speak, there will be no scheduled tour of the musical show, but do not forget to check out the local show as it might be there. And let us wait for the available news in the future. Meanwhile, there are still 'A Greater Tuna' and 'Red, White and Tuna' to wait.
Perfect for those who are interested in watching a funny musical with different taste, 'A Tuna Christmas' is sure one of the best. Please check below for available tickets for A Tuna Christmas for a location near you.
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It's that time of year again… the hustle and bustle of the holidays are upon us! If you are like me, you may still be searching for that perfect gift for everyone on your list. Perhaps this year, as you make your list and check it twice, you may want to consider a charitable remainder trust.
A charitable remainder trust is an irrevocable trust that allows the donor, or anyone else you name, to receive each year either a fixed dollar amount from the trust or a percentage (at least 5%) of the value of the trust. The right to receive this distribution is either for the individual's lifetime or for a period of years not to exceed 20 years. At the end of the term, the amount remaining in the trust is distributed to a qualified charity. Generally, a qualified charity is one that has been deemed tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service.
Moreover, the charity will serve as trustee of the trust and will be responsible for investing and managing the asset(s) to produce income for you. Because the charity is also the remainder beneficiary, it has an incentive to increase the value of the trust, which in turn, benefits not only the charity, but you as the income beneficiary of the trust.
In addition to the income benefit, there are three primary tax benefits. First, after you have transferred the asset(s) to the trust, you may take an income tax deduction, spread over five years. You are not, however, allowed to deduct dollar for dollar the amount that you gave. Rather, you are only allowed to deduct the amount of the "gift," which is the amount donated less the amount of income you are expected to receive. Second, whatever the charity receives at the end of the trust term, is not subject to estate tax. Similarly, the donation will not be subject to gift tax based on the amount the "gift," unless the income beneficiary of the trust is someone other than the donor or their spouse, in which case, there may be a gift tax imposed on the amount of income that is paid to the income beneficiary. Lastly, because the charity is tax-exempt, there is no capital gains tax on the sale of the asset(s) in the trust. So, you can turn non-income-producing property that has increased significantly in value from the time at which you acquired it, into cash without having to pay capital gains tax on the profit. This enables you to invest the full proceeds of the sale into an income-producing asset.
Further, you can elect to have either fixed annuity payments or a percentage of the current value of the trust. If you choose the fixed annuity, you will receive a fixed dollar amount each year. This is beneficial if the trust has a lower than expected income return because you will still receive your fixed payment. Sounds great, but be careful. The higher your annuity is, the lower your income tax deduction. Also, if the trust does not generate enough income to cover your annuity payment, then the trust's principal will be used. The more principal that is used, the less likely it is that the charity would receive anything at the end of the trust term and consequently, the less likely it is that the charity would accept your donation in the first place.
Conversely, if you elect a percentage of the value of the trust, your payments will reflect any gains or losses in value of the investments each year. And, it is important to note, that once a decision is made, you cannot change it later. If you are considering a charitable remainder trust, call ERA Law Group, LLC at (410) 919-1790 before making a final decision. Happy gift giving!


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Q: I am using log4j 1.2.12 on a maven project, but it isn't displaying 'debug' messages. How can I resolve this? I am using log4j 1.2.12 and maven doesn't seem to be detecting the log4jproperties file
Here is my folder structure:

Here is my log4j.properties:
# Root logger option
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, stdout

# Direct log messages to stdout
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

Yet it still cannot be detected.

A: I've resolved this issue, it seems we weren't using log4j but using log4j2. They have different configurations, which is why I cannot see any debug messages.


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Additionally, regularly utilize white towels to clean. By using decorated towels, you run the risk of transferring the dye to your carpet. Regularly clean up fresh new blotches through scraping on the outer edge inward toward the center. By doing so you will not be extending the soiled area. Hot water really helps to set unsightly stains instead of eliminating all of them, for that reason you should never utilize it. Regarding nail polish, meticulously blot as much as you possibly can while still in its liquefied condition. When it's too late, slowly make use of nail polish remover, soak up and then use much more remover, alternating back and forth until you take it all. Greasy and also gummy spots clean up is best when cold. Have some ice inside a plastic bag and then hold it all to the blotch right up until it sets hard. Scrape all the hardened mark and then clean the remains with a liquid cleaning agent.
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Von: Isaac Marion
Gesprochen von: Kevin Kenerly
R is a zombie. He has no name, no memories, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He is a little different from his fellow Dead. Amongst the ruins of an abandoned city, R meets a girl. Her name is Julie, and she is the opposite of everything he knows - warm and bright and very much alive, she is a blast of colour in a dreary grey landscape.
For reasons he can't understand, R chooses to save Julie instead of eating her, and a tense yet strangely tender relationship begins. This has never happened before. It breaks the rules and defies logic, but R is no longer content with life in the grave. He wants to breathe again, he wants to live, and Julie wants to help him. But their grim, rotting world won't be changed without a fight....
©2011 Isaac Marion (P)2011 Blackstone Audio Inc. Published in the UK by Random House Audiobooks
Serie: Warm Bodies, Titel 1
Kategorien: Literatur & Belletristik
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Hosting a kid's birthday party can be overwhelming with so many details like food, themes, invitations, cake and more. Trying to come up with fun games that everyone will enjoy adds to the stress. Here are five great activities that are easy to plan. A bonus: you can find the materials around your house.
Dress Up Relay – Fill two suitcases or boxes full an equal amount of clothes that are large enough to fit the players. Put the suitcases or boxes next to each other in a large area like a back yard where kids can race to them. Divide the kids into two equal teams. Have the teams form two lines at the start of the relay. The first players in the lines run to the clothes and put them on over what they are wearing. When completely dressed, the players take off the dress up clothes, put them back in the box and run to the end of the team line. Then the next players go. The team to finish first wins.
Elephant Tug of War – Divide kids into two even groups. Try to make sure each group has the same number of smaller and larger kids. Have the teams pick one child to be the elephant. Make a line on the ground or floor with a piece of tape or chalk. The elephants hold hands and try to pull each other across the line. Each child gets a chance to be the elephant. The team that pulls its opponents across the line the most times wins.
Guess What's in the Bag – Put things from around the house into a non-transparent bag. Items can be toys, fruit, coins, dog biscuits and other things that might be difficult to guess by feel. Have players put a hand in the bag, hold one item and guess what it is.
Three-Legged Race – Pair up the children with kids of similar sizes. Have each kid stand next to his or her partner with arms around waists. Tie partners' inside legs together with scarves or other pieces of fabric so the team has only three legs. Use ropes or something to mark the starting and finish lines. The pair that crosses the finish line first wins.
Treasure Hunt – Hide objects or party favors indoors or outside. Have kids find the items off a list you provide them. The list can provide clues. The treasure hunt can be done in teams or individually.


Olympic rower Gearoid Towey struggled with a loss of identity after competing for the last time at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
What were your highlights as an athlete and what do you miss most about your time competing on the world stage?
There's not that much I miss, as I have moved on to other things but there's a number of elements that I have really fond memories of.
I loved the feeling of being really fit and sharp, the fittest I could possibly be.
I loved the travel and training in different places with a bunch of people I got along really well with.
I enjoyed the buzz of racing at any level and the preparation and build up to those races.
I liked that fact that I didn't have to search for motivation to get out and train – I just did it. That kind of disappeared when I retired from rowing!
The thing I am most proud of is winning world medals and competing at 3 Olympics in all three rowing disciplines – sculling, bow-side and stroke-side; that's pretty rare. Maybe if I had stuck to one I might have won an Olympic medal.
Could you tell us about your retirement, specifically when you knew it was time to 'hang up' the oar?
I retired at the Beijing Olympics and I knew without a doubt that I would be retiring there. I knew it was time to move on to other things in life. I am someone who needs a lot of plates spinning in my life at the same time with lots of different projects happening.
I got to the point where I couldn't handle the one-dimensional aspect of sport any more. It was great while it lasted, but I wanted to do something else other than rowing at that point in my life. I guess I wasn't enjoying it to a level where I felt comfortable letting it dominate my existence any longer.
Two years earlier, I had competed in the Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race and nearly lost my life several times (a whole other story) – so I came back from that with a slightly different view of the world and my place in it. Rowing didn't seem as important any more.
I think your view changes as you get older as an athlete – you tend to look more holistically at your life. If your sporting career can tick all the boxes in terms of enjoyment, fulfilment, community, growth, health, learning etc – then it is easier to stay involved.
When less than half of those boxes are being ticked you have to examine what you are doing. And that's when I decided to stop. When I was a younger rower, all those boxes were being ticked for sure.
What emotional challenges did you experience in retirement and how did you overcome them?
When I retired, I was determined not to be one of those people who repeatedly came back to the sport for "one more go" – purely because I knew I could, with a few months of training.
My instincts told me it was over and I didn't want my head to overrule that.
As a measure against that I completely flipped my life upside down, to get as far away from sport as possible to get myself to the point of no return. I auditioned for drama school in London and got in; I started that about one month after Beijing 2008.
Acting life was similar in terms of discipline and focus and doing a performance in a play did feel like competing in a race – meticulous preparation, build up, nervous energy, adrenaline, performance etc but it also came with a night life culture that I embraced very easily and I had great fun that year.
After one year I didn't feel anything like an athlete anymore and that was part of my plan.
However, I decided after 18 months that acting at that level was going to require a lot of focus and graft, and at that point I wasn't up for it. The other factor was money – stage actors don't get paid a lot and I needed to survive!
I am someone who doesn't believe in over planning, so that was when I asked myself the question, Now what? What do I want to do now? And for the first time in my life, I didn't have the answer right away.
That affected me way more than I ever imagined it would. And that's the loss of identity piece that we talk about in our work with athletes.
I felt destabilised for the first time in my life, a little bit directionless and realised that finding something else as satisfying as rowing was going to be a longer process than I imagined.
Were you adequately prepared to deal with retirement? Can you remember what the most powerful piece of advice you were given was?
On paper yes, I was very well prepared. I had a degree from University, lots of interests outside of the sport, I wanted to retire and chose when to do it. Pretty ideal really.
The thing I underestimated was the process of finding that next purpose. Having a degree wasn't enough.
At the beginning, it might seem like you are stretching the bungee cord extremely at either end – lots of major changes and feelings but gradually you come to a balanced spot when your future life makes a bit more sense.
Just ride the extremes for a while and hopefully you finish the bungee jump with a smile on your face!
Having successfully navigated through your own transition, is there anything you would change or wish you knew at the time?
I probably would have spoken to more ex-athletes while I was still competing. Just to get a flavour for what might be in store. Some warning signs of potential pitfalls, things that went well for people, things that didn't.
We all have our own journey to take but learning from others who have walked the path is always useful.
That's the cornerstone of what Crossing the Line is all about now. It's run by athletes for athletes. People sharing their experiences for others to learn from. Spending time really knowing what you value in life is very important. I had an idea of what they were but mainly in the sporting context.
I probably would have spent more time getting to know Gearoid the person as well as Gearoid the rower. Because when you finish sport, the person is all that's remaining – it would be good to know that person a bit better before embarking on the next adventure.
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Nikkei, Inc. is a Japanese media company which owns The Nikkei and the Financial Times. Its first publication was in 1876 with the publication of The Chugai Bukka Shimpo (Domestic and Foreign Prices News). In 1946, the company name was changed to Nihon Keizai Shimbunsha, while the newspaper changed its title to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, both of which were later shortened to Nikkei.

Nikkei is an employee-owned company; the law does not allow Japanese newspapers to be publicly traded.

In addition to the Japan-based The Nikkei newspaper (the world's largest business daily in terms of circulation), Nikkei, Inc. owns and publishes two international publications: the Nikkei Asia weekly newsmagazine and the London-headquartered Financial Times daily newspaper. Furthermore, it is the owner of the TX Network, of which TV Tokyo is the flagship station.

Nikkei, Inc.'s current holdings include companies in books, magazines to digital media, database services, broadcasting, and other activities such as economic/cultural events.

Criticism

Nikkei Inc. through its main publication The Nikkei is said to have formed an "institutionalized" relationship with the national government through the so-called "press clubs", where large national newspapers such as The Nikkei are given "privileged access to officials, whose perspectives they end up sharing." This symbiotic relationship between the government and national newspapers and broadcasters leads publications to "avoiding any actual confrontation with the administration".

According to reporters such as Shusuke Murai and Reiji Yoshida from The Japan Times, the Nikkei is "depending too much on leaks — apparently provided by corporate insiders — and the paper is often seen as reluctant to bluntly criticize Japanese firms." The New York Times reporter Hiroko Tabuchi said the Nikkei's purchase of the FT "Worrying", further stating that "[The] Nikkei is basically a PR machine for Japanese biz; it initially ignored the  2011 Olympus accounting scandal (which FT broke). Nikkei has also hardly covered the Takata airbag defect; almost no investigative work on that issue whatsoever. Nikkei is Japan Inc."

Holdings

Nikkei Inc. specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news. Its main news publications include:

 Financial Times, the London-headquartered daily newspaper.
 Nikkei Asia, the company's flagship English-language business and politics journal that launched in November 2013. It was previously known as the Nikkei Asian Review.
 , a leading economic newspaper.
 , a weekly financial newspaper that replaced Nikkei Kinyu Shimbun (Nikkei Financial Daily) in March 2008.
 , an industry newspaper
 , a commerce newspaper
 , an English-language business newspaper

Nikkei sells these newspapers around the world, in their original languages and in translation. It also makes many of its Japanese articles available in English through wire services, an English-language website, and a licensing agreement with LexisNexis.

In Japan the price of the newspaper morning edition is 160 yen. The afternoon edition is 70 yen and subscription is 4,509 yen/month (morning and afternoon edition).

Nikkei agreed on 23 July 2015 to buy the UK-based FT Group, which includes business daily Financial Times, for the equivalent of $1.32 billion from Pearson PLC.

On 30 November 2015, Nikkei completed acquisition of Financial Times from Pearson plc.

Nikkei also owns TV Tokyo and Nikkei CNBC, which provides coverage of the Japanese market during trading hours and rebroadcasts CNBC during off-hours and weekends.

Nikkei Group affiliate companies
Major companies:

 Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP)
 Nikkei CNBC
 Nikkei Radio Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Nikkei)
 QUICK Corporation
 Nikkei Science (50%)
 Nikkei National Geographic (50%)
 TV Tokyo (33.3%)
 TV Osaka (19.9%)
 TV Aichi (19.9%)
 TV Hokkaido (19.9%)
 TVQ Kyushu (19.9%)
 Rating & Investment Information, Inc. (58.6%)
 Financial Times (100%)
 Winkontent – Monocle Magazine (not disclosed)

References

Magazine publishing companies of Japan
Book publishing companies in Tokyo


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Safe and Sound Schools To Host the Inaugural National Summit on School Safety
Historic event will bring together the nation's renowned school safety experts, thought leaders, and school-based crisis survivors to Houston, March 29-30, 2019
Newtown, Conn. – Feb. 28, 2019 – Safe and Sound Schools, a national school safety non-profit founded by Sandy Hook parents, today announced it will host the National Summit on School Safety on March 29-30, 2019. The event, co-hosted by Region 4 Education Service Center, will take place at the Region 4 ESC McKinney Conference Center in Houston, Texas.
The National Summit on School Safety is the premier gathering of the foremost authorities on school safety. The intensive, interactive two-day conference will cover the key areas essential to comprehensive school safety with inspirational keynotes, leadership round tables, workshops, and hands-on learning activities.
Featured speakers include Alissa Parker, co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools, Dr. CJ Huff, retired superintendent of Joplin Schools, and Michele Gay, co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools.
"This first-ever event truly spans all areas of school safety to provide the most comprehensive coverage of safety issues our schools face today: mental and behavioral health; school climate and community; health and wellness; operations and emergency management; physical environment; and school law, policy, and finance," said Michele Gay, co-founder and executive director at Safe and Sound Schools. "By bringing together the nation's experts in each of these disciplines, the National Summit on School Safety offers actionable takeaways, tools, and resources school communities can start implementing immediately."
Featured speakers at the 2019 National Summit on School Safety include:
● Michele Gay & Alissa Parker, Sandy Hook Mothers and Co-Founders of Safe and Sound Schools
● Dr. CJ Huff, education advocate and retired superintendent of Joplin Schools
● Frank DeAngelis, Retired Principal of Columbine High School
● Patrick Ireland, Columbine Survivor
● Lisa Hamp, Survivor of the Virginia Tech Shooting and School Safety Advocate
● Dr. Lina Alathari, Chief of the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center
"We are witnessing a renewed focus on school safety efforts and more demand for the programs and resources we provide," said Gay. "This Summit is an extension of Safe and Sound School's mission to educate and empower all stakeholders, and ultimately, ensure the safest learning environment for our youth."
For more information about the Summit, sponsorship opportunities, or to register, visit the website.
Summit Partners
Crime Stoppers of Houston (Premier Partner), Allegion, Amulet Ballistic Barriers, Axis Communications, Campus Safety Magazine (Media Partner), CrisisGO, The Hackett Center for Mental Health, H&H Medical Corporation, Huper Optik Security Window Films, Johnson Controls, NaviGate Prepared, PBK, Raptor Technologies, Scholar Chip, and Status Solutions.
About Safe and Sound Schools
Michele Gay and Alissa Parker founded Safe and Sound Schools in 2013, following the tragic deaths of their children at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Safe and Sound Schools works with school communities and mental health, law enforcement, and safety professionals to create and ensure the safest possible learning environment for all youth. The non-profit organization delivers crisis-prevention, response, and recovery programs, tools, and resources, backed by national experts, to educate all members of the school community, from students and parents, to teachers and administrators, to law enforcement and local leaders. Winner of the 2015 New England Business Association Innovation Award for nonprofits, Safe and Sound Schools continues to answer the growing needs of school communities with custom programs, assessments, and training, reaching schools in every state in the country. For more information, visit www.safeandsoundschools.org.
Azia Celestino
Safe and Sound Schools
acelestino@safeandsoundschools.org
February 28, 2019 /by safesound
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Our First State of School Safety Report is Here
May marks the fifth anniversary of our organization's start, and it was important to us to mark the occasion with something meaningful to show our progress and highlight opportunities for improvement in school safety. True to our mission, we wanted to create something useful and practical, with the potential for immediate benefit to communities throughout the country.
From this need, we developed the idea to issue a report on "The State of School Safety" to provide insights and bring to light perspectives from parents, students, educators (teachers, administrators, staff, mental wellness professionals, and SROs), and the general public. After all, school safety isn't one person's job – we all share in the responsibility to keep our students safe.
In addition, as you know, the Straight-A Safety Improvement model starts with "assess" as the first step. The State of School Safety Report is an assessment of sorts… the first collective step we took on behalf of school communities throughout the country. Let's face it, if we don't have a good handle on what is going on, how can we really address it?
The State of School Safety Report illustrates several school safety issues communities need to address, such as communication between educators and other stakeholders (particularly parents and students), student dissatisfaction with current safety conversations and actions at their schools, the need to broaden our current narrow view of safety issues and gain more input from the entire school community, and finally, dive deeper into the unique challenges of smaller schools.
We know there is no one-size-fits-all approach to school safety, but we hope you can use this report to start a conversation in your community. See if our national findings ring true for your school, or if your specific school community has other school safety priorities. You can read a summary of the research in our press release, or download the full report at www.safeandsoundschools.org/research. Thank you for all you do to improve the safety in our schools.
We know that you, too, are committed to the safety of the entire school community – where your child, or a child you know, goes to school – and beyond. If you have never supported our sweeping efforts to address the safety of schools across the complete spectrum, and in ways that reach every single school community, would you consider doing so today? A donation in any amount sustains our mission of making all of our schools safe and sound. If you would like to make a donation to help us mark our fifth anniversary, you can do so by clicking the button below. Thank you.
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