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Vol. 12, Issue 229 - Friday, August 17, 2007
Obituaries | Vital Stats | Weather | Surf | Subscribe
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Jason Genegabus / jgenegabus@starbulletin.com
Anna Bannana's
2440 S. Beretania St. / 946-5190
Hell Caminos, Upstanding Youth, Temporary Lovers and Golfcart Rebellion, 9 p.m. 18+
Corrupt Absolute, Haole Rot, Green Eyes and B.M.F., 9 p.m. No cover.
Monday: "Open Mic Night," 9 p.m.
Tuesday: "Open Honolulu," 9 p.m.
Arnold's Waikiki
339 Saratoga Rd. / 924-6887
Natural T, 9 p.m.
Natural T, 10 p.m.
Rico, 8 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday: the Geezers, 7 p.m.
Thursday: Anjj and Friends, 8 p.m.
Boardriders Bar and Grill
201-A Hamakua Dr. / 261-4600
Pressure Drop and One Drop, 10 p.m.
Ooklah the Moc, 10 p.m.
"Free Karaoke Night," 10 p.m.
Monday: "Tournament Night," 9 p.m.
Wednesday: Curbside, 9 p.m.
Chai's Island Bistro
Aloha Tower Marketplace / 585-0011
Raiatea Helm, 6:45 p.m.
Robi Kahakalau and Sean Na'aua'o, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Robert Cazimero, 6:45 p.m.
Thursday: Melveen Leed, 6:45 p.m.
Chez Sports Bar and Grill
Westridge Shopping Center / 488-2439
Gyn and the Blue Light Funk Band, 9 p.m.
Nightlife 808, 9 p.m.
"Karaoke Night," 8 p.m.
Wednesday: The King Pins, 8 p.m.
Don Ho's Island Grill
Barry Choy, 5 p.m.
"Heat" with DJ Hong, 10 p.m.
"Al Waterson and You Karaoke Contest," 6 p.m.
Duke's Canoe Club
Outrigger Waikiki Hotel / 922-2268
Maunalua, 4 p.m.
Kapena, 4 p.m.
Fashion 45 Nightclub
Waikiki Trade Center / 922-4599
"Glamorous," 10 p.m.
"Erotic City," 10 p.m.
"Refine," 10 p.m.
Tuesday: "Kingston Town" with Positive Regime, 10 p.m.
Thursday: "The Threads," 10 p.m.
The Cruz Sisters, 5:30 p.m.
Hard-2-Oppose, 9 p.m.
Resistor, 8:30 p.m.
"Sunday Sunset Jam" with Weldon Kekauoha and the Makaha Sons, 5 p.m.
Wednesday: Manoa DNA, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: Guy Cruz Band, 8 p.m.
Hank's Cafe
1038 Nuuanu Ave. / 526-1410
The Unreachable Roles, 6 p.m.
Eric Petersen, 9 p.m.
The Geezers, 8 p.m.
Thursday: Chicago Bob, 8 p.m.
Hanohano Room
Sheraton Waikiki / 922-4422
Ginny Tiu, 5:30 p.m.
Jimmy and Corey Funai with Jazujin, 9 p.m.
"SKYLiNE," 9 p.m.
Stardust, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Noly Paa, 6 p.m.
Wednesday: "The Listening Room" with DeShannon Higa, 5:30 p.m.
Hula's Bar and Lei Stand
134 Kapahulu Ave. / 923-0669
Guy Cruz, 5:30 p.m.
Guy Cruz and The Guys, 5 p.m.
"Double Double Sundaze," 9 p.m.
Wednesday: "Hip-Hop Hump" with DJs KSM and Al-X and the 808 Boyz, 9 p.m.
Thursday: "Cosmo" with DJs KSM and AL-X and the 808 Boyz, 9 p.m.
Indigo Eurasian Cuisine
"Get Fresh," 10 p.m.
"Electrolyfe," 10 p.m.
Tuesday: "Wrath of Grapes" with Maria Remos and Intricate Mediums, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: Swampa ZZ, 8 p.m.
Irish Rose Saloon
478 Ena Rd. / 947-3414
Piranha Brothers, 9 p.m.
Elephant, 9 p.m.
Monday: The Mixers, 9 p.m.
Tuesday: Bongo Tribe, 9 p.m.
Jazz Minds Art and Cafe
1661 Kapiolani Blvd. / 945-0800
Lundgren Jazz Funk, 9:30 p.m.
Tempo Valley, 9:30 p.m.
Monday: "Monday Night Jazz Artists Collective," 9 p.m.
Wednesday: Amber Ricci Quartet, 9 p.m.
1372 S. King St. / 955-3000
"Fortune Fridays," 8 p.m.
DJ Phil, 8 p.m.
"Soul Food Sundays," 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: "Over the Hump Wednesdays," 9 p.m.
Thursday: "Open Mic Night," 6:30 p.m.
Kemoo Farms Pub and Lakeside Lanai
1718 Wilikina Dr. / 621-1835
Missing Dave, 9 p.m.
Slug, 9 p.m.
Kincaid's Fish, Chop and Steakhouse
Ward Warehouse / 591-2005
Ben Vegas and Maila Gibson, 8:30 p.m.
IMUA, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: "Miller Light Thursdays" with eight0eight 7:15 p.m.
Kona Brewing Co.
Koko Marina Shopping Center / 394-5662
Naluhoe, 7 p.m.
Weldon Kekauoha and Friends, 7 p.m.
Ledward Kaapana, 6 p.m.
Living Room @ Fisherman's Wharf
1009 Ala Moana Blvd. / 538-3808
"Reality" with Kurious and Furious Styles Productions, 10 p.m.
"Speakeasy Saturdays," 9 p.m.
"Faded 5 Sundays," 10 p.m.
Thursday: "Redda Fire" with DJ Jahson the 45 Revolver, 10 p.m.
Lotus Soundbar
2301 Kuhio Ave. / 924-1688
"Stylus," 10 p.m.
"Inspire," 9 p.m.
"Champagne Sundays," 10 p.m.
Tuesday: "Tuesday's Temptation," 10 p.m.
Thursday: "Addiction Thursdays," 9 p.m.
Ala Moana Shopping Center / 947-2900
"Hot Hawaiian Nights" with Keahiwai, 7 p.m.
Backyard Pa'ina, 9:30 p.m.
Lawrence Kidder, 4 p.m.
Be-On Paradise, 9:30 p.m.
John Feary, 4 p.m.
Rock Steady, 9 p.m.
Monday: Kawao, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Hot Rain, 9:30 p.m.
43 N. Hotel St. / 550-0496
"Pacific Standard," with DJ Ira and guest DJs James Amato and Santiago, 9 p.m.
Tuesday: "Kaleidoscope," 9 p.m.
Wednesday: "Acid Wash 80's," 9 p.m.
The O Lounge
"The Butterfly Effect," 9 p.m.
"The Light," 9 p.m. 18+
Wednesday: "Big Wednesdays" with the Vertical Junkies, 9 p.m. 18+
O'Toole's Irish Pub
902 Nuuanu Ave. / 536-4138
Jay Elliot, 5 p.m.
The Mixers, 9 p.m.
Doolin Rakes, 9 p.m.
"Jamie Winpenny's Local Band Night," 9 p.m.
Monday: Mike Love, 9 p.m.
Wednesday: Bongo Tribe, 9 p.m.
Panama Hattie's
99-016 Kamehameha Hwy. / 485-8226
"Sharkey's Comedy Club," 8 p.m.
"Puro Party Latina @ La Zona," 10 p.m.
"Riddim Nights" with One Drop, 10 p.m.
Wednesday: "Salsa Party" with Son Caribe, 9 p.m.
Thursday: "Promiscuous Thursdays," 9 p.m.
Pipeline Cafe
805 Pohukaina St. / 589-1999
"Foreplay Fridaze," 10 p.m. 18+
"Da Hui Surf Bash," 4 p.m. All ages.
"Red Stripe Reggae Night," 10 p.m. 18+
"Michael Pangero Family Fundraiser," 5 p.m.
Tuesday: "Bombasstic Tuesdays: Cherry Bomb Edition," 9 p.m. 18+
Thursday: Rebelution, Lalea, Konfrontation and Most High, 9 p.m. 18+
Red Lion University
2535 Coyne St. / 949-5466
"Freaky Fridays," 10 p.m.
"South of the Border Saturdays," 10 p.m.
Monday: "Broke Ass Mondays," 9 p.m.
Thursday: "Dallah Ballah Thursdays," 9 p.m.
thirtyninehotel
"Frequency," 9 p.m.
"Double Joy Disco" with DJs Mark Chittom, Koichi, Duck and Grady Gillan, 9 p.m.
Tuesday: Newjass Quartet, 9 p.m.
Wednesday: "The Rising Melody" with Biku, 8 p.m.
Tiki's Grill and Bar
ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Hotel. / 922-5883
Ka'ala Boys, 5 p.m.
20 Degrees North, 7:30 p.m.
Ellsworth Simeona, 10 p.m.
Christian and Sani, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Ualei, 6 p.m.
Thursday: Johnny Helm, 9 p.m.
572 Kailua Road / 262-3343
"Foam Party" with DJ Idle, 9:30 p.m.
82Fifty, 9:30 p.m.
Zanzabar Nightclub
"Stereo" with DJs Big John and Da Lion of Judah, 10 p.m.
"ISIS," 10 p.m.
"Sizzlin' Sundays" with DJ Mike D, 10 p.m.
Tuesday: "Hot Latin Tuesdays," 8 p.m.
Thursday: "Thirsty Thursdays" with Rick Rock and DJ Wu-Chang, 9 p.m. 18+
Inside | August 17
» Prophecy and Honor: It was a question of loyalty
» Hero finally gets his due
» Ki Ho'alu: Talented beyond their years
» Explore isles' dual personality
» Films light native rites
» Well-placed items create a coastal ambience
» Gripping encounter fuels 'John'
» At The Movies
» Nightcrawlers
» Our Picks
» In the Mix
» Island Mele
» About Time
» Crawlspace
» 3 die in Maui auto plunge
» Kaiser and HMSA bleed cash during '07
» Family gets $9.4M in Tripler verdict
» Old Varsity Theater is new Laugh Factory spot
» Fire exacts environmental toll
» Firefighters rein in Waialua brush fire
» Some H-2 trees spared
» Big Isle fire threatens Waimea community
» Isle investors buying Mid Pac fuel chain
» Broker guilty in securities fraud case
» Indicted Kauai doctor's license suspended
» Accountant's priorities were family, community
» Ocean Watch
» Photo Finish
» It's a snap for Sauafea
» Sample claims UH drug tests not random
» Wahine stay focused
» Wie opens with 75 at Canadian Open
» MMA rivals unite under EliteXC banner
» Hawaii ranks No. 1 in cost of business
» Cyanotech loss widens to $7.4M in fiscal year
» Pacific Beach Hotel workers hold rally
» Isle resort home prices hit record
» Hawaii Stocks and Mutual Funds
» Small changes add up to relieve city traffic
» Electric rates keep cost of business high
» According to Joe
Columns | August 17
Ocean Watch
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Your Choice To Donate Welcomes Indian Residential School Survivors Society To Charity Car Program
Jul 14, 2021 | Charities, Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Your Choice To Donate is delighted to welcome the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) to our charity car donation program!
The IRSSS began in 1994 as a working committee of the First Nations Summit and in 2004 became formally the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
The IRSSS provides essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and those dealing with Intergenerational traumas. These impacts affect every family and every community across B.C. and Canada. This fact is most evident in the Corrections Canada Services and the numbers of First Nations people incarcerated, Child and Family Services child apprehensions, the high number of people on social assistance, unemployment and underemployed, lower levels of education, the lowest number within an ethnic minority of "determinants of health". The list of impacts is extremely high while the services available to effectively assist impacts of Residential Schools remain quite low.
One of the Society's goals is to continually expand their support to partner organizations and maximize access to culturally sensitive, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual care.
To learn more about the Indian Residential School Survivors Society visit their website at www.irsss.ca. You can also visit and like their Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/SurvivorsSociety.
Vehicle donations provide valuable financial resources to support the running of local charities like the IRSSS. With minor repairs, some vehicles may be worth more to a charity resold. If not, the vehicle will be recycled with parts and any metal sold for the benefit of the charity. Each vehicle is evaluated to determine the best course of action.
Vehicles are towed free and at no cost to the charity. Once the vehicle is disposed of the proceeds are donated to the charity chosen by the donor.
To donate a used or no longer needed vehicle to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society click here.

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I grew up in Brisbane, after I relocated back to Asia for few years, my job remain to have much relevance with Australia. When I started to do freelance writing, I decide to create a Queensland specific blog to tell more people about this beauty sunshine happy state! Why Banana Barbie? In the old days, people often refer Queenslander as "Banana Benders" for our strong agriculture sectors. Instead to be a benders, I choose my favourite Qld activities Barbee (BBQ) and tried to have a nick name with obvious Qld flavour, so there is: "Banana Barbie", cute hey~ I look forward to be friends with many, and welcome your thoughts/recommendation on more beautiful/fun Queensland destinations. Have a g'day.


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With the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks and a turbulent period for Bollywood hits, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan have both stepped up to give Bollywood a major boost with two blockbuster hits.
Shahrukh's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has been a great success. Directed by Aditiya Chopra, the film has outdone all the Bollywood movies in the released in the recent past. Box office takings of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi topped Rs 900 million within two weeks of the film hitting the cinemas. Yash Raj Films have something to smile about with this movie giving them their latest massive hit further to their previous big hit with Shahrukh Khan's Chak De India and also it surpassing the initial takings by Dhoom 2, regarded as one of the highest grossing movies of all-time. The film is tipped to be one of the all time blockbuster movies of Bollywood of all time.
No doubt the movie will also give a major boost to newcomer model-turned-actress, Anushka Sharma, who stars opposite Shahrukh Khan, in the lead female role. Anushka, a resident of Bangalore but originally from Dheradun in India, got the part through the conventional way via a modelling agency and an audition. She recited some lines by Kajol from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as part of the tasks to get selected for the role.
Once getting the role of Taani, Anushka had the challenge of acting with the superstar Shahrukh Khan. Anushka said that SRK made her feel very comfortable and allowed her to be herself, which made it easier for her to get into her role. Anushka wore very little makeup in the movie and has made her mark as a natural beauty in Bollywood.
The second Khan, to give Bollywood a boost, is the most versatile actor in Bollywood, Aamir Khan with his release of Ghajini. The movie has taken 100% takings in the first week, even giving a challenge to the first week takings of Rab Ne Bana De Jodi. Studio 18 who distributed the film, who also released two of the biggest openers in 2008 – 'Singh Is Kinng' and 'Golmaal Returns' were extremely pleased with the figures of the opening week for the new Aamir Khan hit.
Aamir Khan who worked out heavily to develop his muscles and six pack for the role in Ghajini has already began to make a major return for his efforts with a huge reaction at the box-office. The advance bookings of tickets made the action-thriller earn over Rs 35 crore, something not heard of in the past.
The film is a remake of a Tamil hit movie with the same name and Aamir is joined by Asin, a sensational South Indian actress of Dasavatharam fame and Brit-bred Jiah Khan who starred in Nishabad opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
The film is Asin's first Bollywood movie. But she was the female star of the same Tamil movie. Asin plays Kalpana as in the original but the Bollywood version has been changed with different sets and a change to the style of the movie. Asin has been an ardent admirer of Aamir Khan's movies, his acting and him as a person. Ever since she was young she has seen him as an inspiring actor, so this role was a dream come true for her.
Jiah plays Sunita, a character who is a medical girl staying in Mumbai studying brain studies at a hospital where Aamir Khan is eventually admitted. She said working with Aamir Khan was quite a good experience for her and Aamir helped her with the Hindi and Urdu dialogues.
Therefore, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini with Sharukh Khan and Aamir Khan respecitvely are likely to contribute over 20 per cent of the overall box-office collections of top 50 Hindi films released in 2008. Giving Bollywood a much deserved boost after all the hardships suffered by Mumbai.
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The Venice Boulevard Line (formerly the West 16th Street Line) was a local streetcar line of the Pacific Electric. It operated between Downtown Los Angeles and Vineyard Junction, where riders could transfer to interurban cars. Nearly all Venice Short Line cars did not accept local passengers, leaving this as the primary streetcar service along its namesake boulevard.

Route
From the outbound terminal at Vineyard Junction, the line ran east on Venice Boulevard (formerly known as 16th Street), turning north at Hill Street and running until the Hill Street Station. Early runs continued slightly further north to 4th Street and ending at Broadway. Later in its life, cars operated west of Vineyard as far as San Vicente and Genesee Street. Near Western Avenue, a set of sidings allowed interurban cars to bypass locals.

History
Portions of the route were constructed by the Los Angeles Traction Company beginning in 1896, and it was completed between Hill Street Station and Vineyard the following year by the Pasadena and Pacific Electric Railway Company. Built to a 42-inch gauge, an additional rail was added in 1908 by Los Angeles Pacific Railroad making a dual-gauge corridor which was shared with the Los Angeles Railway. The short stub track on Fourth Street downtown was installed at this time to help turn the new standard gauge cars.

At the time of the Great Merger of 1911, local service on the line was almost entirely being operated by interurban cars. Dedicated runs began in September 1911. Running to 4th and Broadway ended in 1912 when the line was through-routed with the Echo Park Avenue Line. All interurban cars became exclusive in May 1916, thus elevating the status of the Venice Boulevard Local to be similar to the Watts Line in relation to the Southern Districts. On October 26 of the same year, the line was separated from the Echo Park Line and instead rerouted through with the Hollywood Line. Around 1932, West 16th Street was renamed to Venice Boulevard.

Additional through-routings were instated in the 1930s. Night and Sunday service was re-routed through Echo Park again in 1932. Between 1932 and 1935, rush hour cars were additionally routed to the Western and Franklin Avenue Line. Eventually in 1938, all service was rerouted to the Hollywood Line.

Starting in 1939, evening and Sunday service was being absorbed by interurban runs. With the discontinuance of the Sawtelle and Westgate Lines on July 7, 1940, the Venice Boulevard Line was extended along the old route via a private right-of-way to Genesee Street. The Venice Short Line again began doing local service starting in 1941, continuing until 1943 when it did so only during nights and Sundays.

Sunday and evening service was converted to bus operations starting September 17, 1950 — trips between Vineyard to Genesee continued to operate as a shuttle. Regular service ended two weeks later in October when the Venice Short Line franchise car to Vineyard fulfilled the obligation to operate along the route. That ended after December 28, 1950.

See also
List of California railroads
History of rail transportation in California

References

External links
Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California

History of Los Angeles
Light rail in California
Pacific Electric routes
Railway lines opened in 1896
Railway lines closed in 1950
Closed railway lines in the United States

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No film reached the giddy heights of Drag Me To Hell this year, but there were some notables.
The Social Network is hitting the top of many critics' "best of" lists, and with good reason. I reviewed it with much enthusiasm earlier, so there's no need to elaborate. Suffice to say it's a wicked, wildly entertaining film about what sounds like a stultifyingly dull subject. Good work by Fincher, Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg and...yes...Justin Timberlake.
Get Low, with Robert Duvall as a strange hermit who decides to throw his own funeral party—while he's still alive—is just terrific. With great support from Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black, this offbeat, charming film wanders into Horton Foote territory...and does it well.
Let Me In, Matt Reeves' Americanization of the great Swedish original, Let the Right One In, was a perfectly acceptable remake, with some notable changes. The children are the focal points in this version, and the adults are reduced to near-"Charlie Brown's teacher" status. Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moritz are wonderful as the kids, and it's a shame—audiences stayed away in droves. The only sour note for me was the rather ridiculous speeded-up Gollum-style computer animation for the vampire, which really wasn't necessary at all.
127 Hours, Danny Boyle's excellent but hard-to-watch survival drama features a star-making performance by James Franco. Jackass 3D is, of course, a guilty pleasure and delivered everything you expect from these guys...hilariously rude antics that test the gag reflex, funny nudity and frat-boy camaraderie.
Another film that was fun in 3D was The Final Destination. The Wolfman was okay, but I actually enjoyed it more when I caught it on cable a second time. Daybreakers was terrific, while The Crazies was just so-so.
I liked Black Swan and Toy Story 3 very much, but Leo DiCaprio struck out twice in my opinion with Shutter Island and Inception. The Fighter was cliched, shrill and enervating. Splice was fun and Polanski showed some of his old spark with The Ghost Writer. I really hated How To Train Your Dragon, but Tony Scott's Unstoppable was a surprisingly enjoyable, old-fashioned thriller. And I thought the remake of Clash of the Titans was far more enjoyable than the original. What can I say?
I'm burned out on bad remakes, so I didn't even bother with Nightmare on Elm Street or I Spit on Your Grave. George Romero really gave his fans the raspberry with the ridiculously bad Survival of the Dead. I'm looking forward to Kevin Smith's political horror film Red State, set for a March release, and I'm curious about what the hell Dario Argento is going to do with Dracula 3D.
The Oscar race will surely involve The Social Network, Get Low, The Kids Are All Right, Inception (sigh) and Black Swan. I think Eisenberg, Duvall and Franco are going to duke it out for Best Actor.
Television provided more diversion. After a slow start, The Walking Dead picked up steam and I'm looking forward to its return. It's a challenge to make a continuing series on a subject as finite as a zombie apocalypse, but it's smart how they're handling it. And it's certainly the goriest show ever aired on basic cable!
Also making a welcome debut this year was HBO's Boardwalk Empire, a riveting story of Depression-era bootleggers and gangsters. Steve Buscemi is great as "Nucky" Thompson, the boss of Atlantic City, and Michael Pitt made a really smart career move by taking the role of Jimmy Darmody, Nucky's protege. The always-welcome Kelly Macdonald is also good as Nucky's on-again, off-again mistress. And Michael Shannon—the creepiest FBI agent ever!
Michael C. Hall is bound and determined to win his Emmy for Dexter, and this season introduced many new layers to his character, which always helps when vying for the little gold statue. And speaking of smart career moves, Julia Stiles was just terrific as Lumen Pierce, his partner in crime.
It's also smart that the other characters are involved in interesting dramas of their own—LaGuerta and Batista's rocky marriage, Deb's revolving bedroom door—even the stepchildren are developing interesting stories.
I can't wait for the new season of Breaking Bad. This insanely entertaining show was rewarded with two well-deserved Emmys for Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul as methamphetamine manufacturers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. They get into such nail-biting situations, and you just know it's not going to turn out well.
I wasn't crazy about this season of True Blood, but it doesn't mean I'll stop watching it. The werewolves aren't doing much for me. We need more weird creatures and less soap opera. Hopefully it'll pick up.
I'm looking forward to HBO's miniseries, Mildred Pierce, stars Kate Winslet as the long-suffering mother of nasty. scheming Veda, played by Evan Rachel Wood, who is making the move over from True Blood now that she's (maybe) dead. It's directed by Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven). I wonder if Winslet is going to channel Joan Crawford or make the character her own. You just know it's going to be nice and warped.
Well, this is the last post of 2010. I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year!
Russell Adams said...
That pretty much sums up 2010 for me. I'm excited about the new MILDRED PIERCE series for HBO. They'd better get it right, or Joan Crawford will come back to poison their Pepsi!
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Hernandez: Coast Guard Certification Conclusive Proof of MDLEA Jurisdiction
In United States v. Hernandez, et al., No. 15-10810 (July 28, 2017) (Rogers (6th Cir.), Hull, Marcus), the Court upheld the defendants' drug-trafficking convictions under the MDLEA.
The primary issue on appeal was whether the vessel was subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as a vessel without nationality. The Court concluded that it was because the Coast Guard's certification that Guatemala neither confirmed nor denied its registration was conclusive proof satisfying the jurisdictional requirement. The Court found that the defendants could not look behind or challenge that certification, even where, as here, it turned out that the vessel was in fact registered in Guatemala, and the defendants claimed that the Coast Guard possessed information that would have easily led it to reach that conclusion. The Court, in a lengthy discussion, reached that conclusion as a matter of both statutory construction and international law. The Coast Guard's certification is conclusive proof, even if inaccurate or the product of bad faith, because the statute delegates such matters to the diplomatic branches. Relatedly, the Court rejected the argument that, by the time Guatemala neither confirmed nor denied registration (making the vessel subject to US jurisdiction), the defendants were no longer committing the drug offense.
The Court also rejected several additional arguments by the defendants. It found the evidence sufficient to support the convictions. It found no reversible prosecutorial misconduct because, even though some remarks made during closing did "not reflect the high standards to which the Government should hold itself," they were not sufficiently prejudicial. The Court found that the accidental destruction of the vessel and other items did not violate Brady or Arizona v. Youngblood. The Court briefly rejected various hearsay-related arguments. And the Court upheld sentencing enhancements for both acting as a captain, where the defendant identified himself as such and held a captain's license, and for recklessly creating a substantial risk of death, where the defendant engaged in aggressive maneuvering of the vessel.
Little: Constructive Possession of a CP Email Where Stored on the Server
In United States v. Little, No. 16-10664 (July 28, 2017) (Ed Carnes, William Pryor, Dubina), the Court affirmed a conviction and sentence for possessing and transporting child pornography.
As for the conviction, the defendant argued that venue was improper in Florida for his possession conviction, because he received an email with child pornography attached while he was in Texas and did not open that email while he was in Florida. The Court rejected that argument for two reasons. First, the Court found that the defendant unquestionably possessed a different email containing child pornography while in Florida, since he sent that email to someone else. Even though that email was also the subject of the transportation count, that did not violate double jeopardy because possession and transportation have different elements. Second, and in any event, the Court found that the defendant had constructive possession of the Texas email while he was in Florida, because he had the power to retrieve that email from the server, and he expressed an intention to do so by discussing trading child pornography. Applying plain error, the Court also upheld the denial of a motion to sever the possession and transportation counts, emphasizing that they involved the same time-frame, same email account, and similar subject matter.
As for the sentence, the Court found that the district court did not err in applying the five-level enhancement for distributing child pornography with the expectation to receive a thing of value, pursuant to U.S.S.G. 2B2.2(b)(3)(B). The Court found no clear error in finding that the evidence reflected an expectation of receiving child pornography, which was a thing of value. The Court also upheld the two-level enhancement for using a computer in connection with the charged offense, pursuant to U.S.S.G. 2B2.2(b)(6). The Court found that applying the enhancement did not result in impermissible double-counting, because his base-offense level did not fully account for his use of a computer. Agreeing with five other circuits, the Court reasoned that, because not all transportation cases necessarily do require the use of a computer, that use was not fully reflected in the base-offense level for that count.
Martin: Florida Fleeing and Eluding is a "Crime of Violence" Under Guidelines' Former Residual Clause
In United States v. Martin, No. 16-11627 (July 27, 2017) (Ed Carnes, Tjoflat, William Pryor) (per curiam), the Court held that the defendant's Florida conviction for fleeing and eluding was a "crime of violence" under U.S.S.G. 2K2.1(a)(4)(A). The Court relied on prior precedent holding that this offense qualified under the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act, and the residual clause in U.S.S.G. 4B1.2 (and incorporated into 2K2.1) had the same meaning. It therefore qualified under that clause. The Court recognized that, although Johnson had declared the ACCA's residual clause void for vagueness, Beckles held that the residual clause in 4B1.2(a)(2) was not unconstitutionally vague. Finally, the Court noted that the Sentencing Commission had deleted the residual clause in 4B1.2, but that amendment had not taken effect at the time of the defendant's sentencing. And the Court declined to apply that amendment retroactively because it was substantive, not clarifying, since it eliminated an entire class of offenses from the "crime of violence" definition.
Gill: Firearm Possession under 2K2.1 "Unlawful" if Prohibited by State Law
In United States v. Gill, No. 16-11306 (Ed Carnes, William Pryor, Dubina) (per curiam), the Court held that, for purposes of U.S.S.G. 2K2.1(b)(1), the "unlawful" possession of a firearm includes possession that is unlawful under state law. The defendant argued that, because the firearm in question was manufactured in Florida and did not move in interstate or foreign commerce, it was not unlawful under federal law and therefore should not count for purposes of 2K2.1. The Court rejected that argument, finding that the firearm was nonetheless unlawful under Florida's felon-in-possession statute, and that was sufficient for the Guideline. Although the government did not make that argument below, the Court was free to affirm on that alternative ground, because all of the relevant facts were contained in the PSI, those facts were not disputed, and the Court could take judicial notice of the Florida statute. Finally, the Court found that the facts demonstrated the defendant's possession of the firearm because there was joint custody of the safe in which it was found, and that safe contained other items admittedly belonging to the defendant.
Burke: State Sentence Imposed After Initial Federal Sentence but Before Federal Re-sentencing is "Prior Sentence"
In United States v. Burke, No. 16-16458 (July 19, 2017) (William Pryor, Ed Carnes, Dubina), the Court held that the term "prior sentence" under U.S.S.G. 4A1.1(a) includes a state sentence imposed after the defendant's initial federal sentence but before the district court vacated that sentence and re-sentenced him.
In 2010, Burke was sentenced as an armed career criminal. In 2011, a Florida state court sentenced him on a variety of offenses. In 2016, the district court granted Burke's 2255 motion based on Johnson, vacated the initial sentence, and conducted a full re-sentencing. At that re-sentencing, the court treated the 2011 Florida sentences as "prior sentences" for purposes of calculating his criminal history. The court of appeals held that this was correct because, when a district court vacates a sentence, that sentence becomes void in its entirety. "[V]acatur in our Circuit wipes the slate clean," and re-sentencing is de novo. Therefore, the 2011 sentences became "prior sentences" when he was re-sentenced in 2016. In so holding, the Court joined the Eighth and Ninth Circuits and rejected a contrary decision from the First Circuit. It also rejected Burke's reliance on the rule of lenity, finding the text of the Guideline clear, but also doubting that the rule of lenity applies to the advisory Guidelines at all.
The Court also rejected Burke's argument that his 1999 Florida armed robbery conviction was not a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. 2K2.1, because that argument was foreclosed by binding precedent in Fritts and Lockley.
Lange: Florida Aiding and Abetting Attempted Manufacture is "Controlled Substantce Offense"
In United States v. Lange, No. 16-15164 (July 17, 2017) (William Pryor, Ed Carnes, Moore), the Court held that the Florida offense of being a principal to the attempted manufacture of a controlled substance qualified as a "controlled substance offense" under U.S.S.G. 4B1.2(b).
In so holding, the Court relied heavily on the commentary to the Guidelines. Although the commentary listed aiding and abetting, attempting, and conspiring to prohibit manufacture, the Court found that this list of inchoate crimes was inclusive, not exclusive. Applying general rules of statutory construction, and declining to read the Guidelines narrowly, the Court found that the commentary also encompassed principal liability for aiding and abetting attempted manufacture. Like the enumerated inchoate crimes, this crime also sought to prohibit manufacture. To support its conclusion, the Court also relied on Florida's principal liability law and the federal law of aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. 2.
Applying plain error, the Court also rejected the defendant's argument that the government engaged in sentencing factor manipulation by encouraging five separate criminal transactions during a sting operation instead of arresting him after the first transaction. The Court noted that the government must engage in "extraordinary misconduct" in order to engage in sentencing factor manipulation, and the Court had never previously reduced a sentence on that basis. The Court found no error, let alone plain error, because nothing required officers to make an arrest after the first transaction in a sting operation.
Wright: Non-Descript PII not an "Access Device" and Traffic Citation Not an "Arrest"
In United States v. Wright, No. 15-14833 (July 14, 2017) (Hull, Marcus, Rogers), the Court addressed a variety of Guidelines issues, ultimately vacating the sentence and remanding for further proceedings.
First, for purposes of the fraud loss Guideline and identity-theft statute, the Court held that debit/credit cards and social security numbers qualified as an "access device." The Court, however, held that "personal identifying information" -- without any evidence about what that information contained -- was not an access device. Because the district court's loss calculation turned on that issue, and there were no factual findings regarding the PII, the Court remanded for further proceedings.
Second, the Court affirmed the denial of a two-level minor-role reduction under De Varon, finding that the defendant possessed and transmitted lots of PII. Although she claimed that she feared for her safety, her refusal to identify any other members of the conspiracy meant that she failed to meet her burden to establish that she had a lesser role.
Third, the Court affirmed the denial of a reduction for acceptance of responsibility because, although the defendant had cooperated and pled guilty, she was convicted for misdemeanor marijuana possession during pretrial release, finding that evidence of continued, but unrelated, criminal conduct after an arrest supports the denial.
Fourth, the Court held that a diversionary disposition resulting from a nolo plea qualified for criminal history points, even though adjudication was withheld. The Court also held that a traffic citation did not constitute an intervening "arrest" for purposes of 4A1.2(c), a question that had divided two circuits.
Louis: Drug-Trafficking Convictions Reversed for Insufficient Evidence
In United States v. Louis, No. 16-11349 (July 10, 2017) (Wilson, Tjoflat, Robreno), the Court reversed a defendant's drug-trafficking convictions for insufficient evidence.
The Court emphasized that, in order to find the defendant guilty of conspiracy to posses cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, the government was respectively required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew the object of the conspiracy and that he was in possession of cocaine. The Court found that, while there was sufficient evidence that the defendant knew that the boxes in question contained contraband that was illegal under some law, there was insufficient evidence to establish his knowledge that the boxes contained drugs. The government relied heavily on the defendant's presence and flight, but the Court found this evidence, without more, to be insufficient. The Court also rejected the government's reliance on an entrustment theory because, despite the large quantity of drugs, the defendant was present with the drugs only briefly and was never left alone with them.
Melton: Promise to File 5K or Rule 35 Motion is Not a Promise to File a 3553(e) Motion
In United States v. Melton, et al. Nos. 15-15738, 15-15743 (July 10, 2017) (Ed Carnes, Rosenbaum, Higginbotham), the Court reversed orders granting defendants relief under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) to sentences below the statutory minimum based on 18 U.S.C. 3553(e).
Generally, a defendant sentenced to the statutory minimum is not entitled to a reduction under 3582(c)(2). The district court went below the statutory minimum here by effectively forcing the government to file a 18 U.S.C. 3553(e) motion, believing that this was necessary in order to give the defendants the benefit of their plea agreement. The Court reversed because, although the plea agreement contemplated the government filing a 5K1.1 or Rule 35 motion (and the government did in fact file a 5K motion at the original sentencing), the agreement said nothing at all about a 3553(e) motion. And the Court refused to imply such a promise into the agreement, distinguishing between 3553(e), 5K, and Rule 35. Because the plea agreement did not include such a 3553(e) promise, the Court concluded that the district court lacked authority to re-write the agreement and go below the statutory minimum when granting 3582(c)(2) relief. The Court declined to address whether the government is permitted to file a 3553(e) motion in a 3582(c)(2) proceeding in order to give the defendant the benefit of his bargain.
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package project

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"runtime"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"

	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/cmd"
	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/cmd/mutagen/daemon"
	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/cmd/mutagen/sync"

	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/pkg/filesystem/locking"
	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/pkg/identifier"
	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/pkg/project"
	"github.com/mutagen-io/mutagen/pkg/selection"
)

// flushMain is the entry point for the flush command.
func flushMain(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
	// Compute the name of the configuration file and ensure that our working
	// directory is that in which the file resides. This is required for
	// relative paths (including relative synchronization paths and relative
	// Unix Domain Socket paths) to be resolved relative to the project
	// configuration file.
	configurationFileName := project.DefaultConfigurationFileName
	if flushConfiguration.projectFile != "" {
		var directory string
		directory, configurationFileName = filepath.Split(flushConfiguration.projectFile)
		if directory != "" {
			if err := os.Chdir(directory); err != nil {
				return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to switch to target directory")
			}
		}
	}

	// Compute the lock path.
	lockPath := configurationFileName + project.LockFileExtension

	// Track whether or not we should remove the lock file on return.
	var removeLockFileOnReturn bool

	// Create a locker and defer its closure and potential removal. On Windows
	// systems, we have to handle this removal after the file is closed.
	locker, err := locking.NewLocker(lockPath, 0600)
	if err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create project locker")
	}
	defer func() {
		locker.Close()
		if removeLockFileOnReturn && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
			os.Remove(lockPath)
		}
	}()

	// Acquire the project lock and defer its release and potential removal. On
	// Windows systems, we can't remove the lock file if it's locked or even
	// just opened, so we handle removal for Windows systems after we close the
	// lock file (see above). In this case, we truncate the lock file before
	// releasing it to ensure that any other process that opens or acquires the
	// lock file before we manage to remove it will simply see an empty lock
	// file, which it will ignore or attempt to remove.
	if err := locker.Lock(true); err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to acquire project lock")
	}
	defer func() {
		if removeLockFileOnReturn {
			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
				locker.Truncate(0)
			} else {
				os.Remove(lockPath)
			}
		}
		locker.Unlock()
	}()

	// Read the project identifier from the lock file. If the lock file is
	// empty, then we can assume that we created it when we created the lock and
	// just remove it.
	buffer := &bytes.Buffer{}
	if length, err := buffer.ReadFrom(locker); err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to read project lock")
	} else if length == 0 {
		removeLockFileOnReturn = true
		return errors.New("project not running")
	}
	projectIdentifier := buffer.String()

	// Ensure that the project identifier is valid.
	if !identifier.IsValid(projectIdentifier) {
		return errors.New("invalid project identifier found in project lock")
	}

	// Connect to the daemon and defer closure of the connection.
	daemonConnection, err := daemon.Connect(true, true)
	if err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to connect to daemon")
	}
	defer daemonConnection.Close()

	// Compute the selection that we're going to use to flush sessions.
	selection := &selection.Selection{
		LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", project.LabelKey, projectIdentifier),
	}

	// Flush synchronization sessions.
	if err := sync.FlushWithSelection(daemonConnection, selection, flushConfiguration.skipWait); err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to flush synchronization session(s)")
	}

	// Success.
	return nil
}

// flushCommand is the flush command.
var flushCommand = &cobra.Command{
	Use:          "flush",
	Short:        "Flush project synchronization sessions",
	Args:         cmd.DisallowArguments,
	RunE:         flushMain,
	SilenceUsage: true,
}

// flushConfiguration stores configuration for the flush command.
var flushConfiguration struct {
	// help indicates whether or not to show help information and exit.
	help bool
	// projectFile is the path to the project file, if non-default.
	projectFile string
	// skipWait indicates whether or not the flush operation should block until
	// a synchronization cycle completes for each sesion requested.
	skipWait bool
}

func init() {
	// Grab a handle for the command line flags.
	flags := flushCommand.Flags()

	// Disable alphabetical sorting of flags in help output.
	flags.SortFlags = false

	// Manually add a help flag to override the default message. Cobra will
	// still implement its logic automatically.
	flags.BoolVarP(&flushConfiguration.help, "help", "h", false, "Show help information")

	// Wire up project file flags.
	flags.StringVarP(&flushConfiguration.projectFile, "project-file", "f", "", "Specify project file")

	// Wire up flush flags.
	flags.BoolVar(&flushConfiguration.skipWait, "skip-wait", false, "Avoid waiting for the resulting synchronization cycle(s) to complete")
}


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This year was one of the most painful for the Saudi economy in decades. Growth slowed sharply and speculators bet against the Saudi currency as the government fought to curb a deficit that totalled a record 367 billion riyals ($98 billion) in 2015.
But when Riyadh reveals next year's budget in about two weeks, it will claim more progress in controlling its finances than many thought possible 12 months ago, bankers and analysts in touch with Saudi economic officials said.
That may allow it to focus on another key reform plank: diversifying the economy beyond crude exports and fostering private sector growth.
"Next year there will be a much more balanced budget and increased focus on creating jobs and development projects that directly help the economy," a senior Saudi banker told Reuters.
Economist Ihsan Bu Hulaiga forecast the budget would be designed to "move out from low economic growth to higher growth".
Drastic spending cuts overseen by King Salman's son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, appear to have cut the deficit significantly beyond the 326 billion riyals originally planned in the 2016 budget.
Several top Saudi economists predicted on average an actual 2016 deficit of 240 billion riyals. That would be about 10 percent of gross domestic product – still unsustainable in the long term, but down from 15 percent last year.
Spending cuts in 2016 included emergency orders to ministries to cut the value of contracts, months-long delays in the state's payment of debts to private sector companies, and unpopular cuts to state employees' allowances.
Meanwhile, government departments had been asked to propose cuts to projects aimed at revamping infrastructure and diversifying the economy before they even launched, an official source said.
Because the spending cuts have already been so drastic, further falls in the deficit may have to be slower. But the government may have created room for itself to loosen the purse strings slightly next year.
The rally in oil prices in response to last month's OPEC agreement to cut output, with Brent crude now at $55 a barrel compared to an average of $45 this year, should help.
Also, steps introduced this year to boost non-oil revenues, although small compared to the overall budget, will be in place for the entire year in 2017. These include higher municipal and visa fees, and a tax on undeveloped urban land.
Meanwhile, savings may come from further anticipated cuts to domestic energy subsidies. Saudi Fransi Capital predicted a 20 percent hike in electricity tariffs and a 40 percent rise in gasoline prices.
Riyadh, however, might not raise the cost of natural gas feedstock for firms, as it did in the 2016 budget, to support the petrochemical industry, some analysts said.
Some economists think next year's budget may be modestly expansionary in nominal terms.
The 2016 budget plan projected spending of 840 billion riyals, down from actual spending of 975 billion riyals in 2015.


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Q: Inserting a list item via REST in SharePoint 2010 I have a .NET project that needs to add a list item to a Sharepoint 2010 list. After doing a bit of reading I though that using the RESTful services that come with SharePoint 2010 would be a good way to do this.
When I run the code, I have no errors returned and if I run the REST service _vti_bin/listdata.svc/ReturnToWork I can see my new entries in the list. However, when I browse my list via the SharePoint site, the entries are not there.
My code is:-
AttendDataContext context = new AttendDataContext(new Uri(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AMS.SharePoint.URL"]));
    string sUserName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AMS.SharePoint.UserName"];
    string sPassword = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AMS.SharePoint.Password"];
    string sDomain = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AMS.SharePoint.Domain"];

    public void AddReturnToWork(tAbsence oAbsence, tEmployee oManager)
    {
        ReturnToWorkItem oRTWItem = new ReturnToWorkItem();
        oRTWItem.Title = String.Format("{0}, {1} ({2}) : {3}", oAbsence.tEmployee.LastName, oAbsence.tEmployee.FirstName,
            oAbsence.tEmployee.EmployeeNo, oAbsence.AbsenceStartDate);
        oRTWItem.Site = oAbsence.tEmployee.Site;
        oRTWItem.Department = oAbsence.tEmployee.Department;
        oRTWItem.Manager = String.Format("{0}, {1} ({2})", oManager.LastName, oManager.FirstName, oManager.EmployeeNo);
        oRTWItem.AbsenceID = oAbsence.AbsenceID;
        oRTWItem.Employee = String.Format("{0}, {1} ({2})", oAbsence.tEmployee.LastName, oAbsence.tEmployee.FirstName,
            oAbsence.tEmployee.EmployeeNo);
        oRTWItem.AbsenceStartDate = oAbsence.AbsenceStartDate;
        oRTWItem.ReasonForAbsence = oAbsence.Reason;
        oRTWItem.RTWDate = oAbsence.RTWDate;
        oRTWItem.WorksAccident = false;
        oRTWItem.AccidentDate = oAbsence.AbsenceStartDate;
        oRTWItem.PINs = String.Format("{0}{1}", oAbsence.tEmployee.PIN, oManager.PIN);
        oRTWItem.EmployeePin = oAbsence.tEmployee.PIN;
        oRTWItem.ManagerPin = oManager.PIN;
        ReturnToWorkRTWStatusValue oRTWValue = new ReturnToWorkRTWStatusValue();
        oRTWValue.Value = "New";
        oRTWItem.RTWStatus = oRTWValue;

        context.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(sUserName, sPassword, sDomain);

        context.AddToReturnToWork(oRTWItem);
        context.SaveChanges();

Can anybody advise what I've missed?

A: Apologies. It turns out the code was adding the records, but due to the volume of records already in the list I was filtering to find the records and the column I was filtering on (RTWStatus) was not populated with the value 'New' that I expected.
Just for information purposes, I've rejigged the code anyway to be slightly more readable (IMHO) and displayed below
context.AddToReturnToWork(
    new ReturnToWorkItem()
    {
        Title = String.Format("{0}, {1} ({2}) : {3}", oAbsence.tEmployee.LastName,
        oAbsence.tEmployee.FirstName, oAbsence.tEmployee.EmployeeNo,
            oAbsence.AbsenceStartDate),
        Site = oAbsence.tEmployee.Site,
        Department = oAbsence.tEmployee.Department,
        Manager = String.Format("{0}, {1} ({2})", oManager.LastName, oManager.FirstName, oManager.EmployeeNo),
        AbsenceID = oAbsence.AbsenceID,
        Employee = String.Format("{0}, {1} ({2})", oAbsence.tEmployee.LastName,
            oAbsence.tEmployee.FirstName, oAbsence.tEmployee.EmployeeNo),
        AbsenceStartDate = oAbsence.AbsenceStartDate,
        ReasonForAbsence = oAbsence.Reason,
        RTWDate = oAbsence.RTWDate,
        WorksAccident = false,
        AccidentDate = oAbsence.AbsenceStartDate,
        PINs = String.Format("{0}{1}", oAbsence.tEmployee.PIN, oManager.PIN),
        EmployeePin = oAbsence.tEmployee.PIN,
        ManagerPin = oManager.PIN,
        RTWStatus = new ReturnToWorkRTWStatusValue()
        {
            Value = "New"
        }
    }
);

The RTWStatus still isn't being populated, but that's another problem entirely!

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Important Current Affairs Quiz 12th July 2020
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Que. 1
Who has been welcomed as the first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot by the US Navy?
Madeline Swegle
Bev Orton
Mangwashi Victoria
A.A.A. Morris
Alene Duerk
Option 1 is correct i.e. Madeline Swegle.
US Navy has welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot.
Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle had completed naval flight school and would later in July 2020 receive the flight officer insignia known as the "Wings of Gold."
Swegle's milestone comes more than 45 years after Rosemary Mariner in 1974 became the first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet.
Capital – Washington, D.C.
Currency – US Dollar.
President- Donald Trump.
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In which state, samples of milk and dairy products will be collected under the campaign ''Pure for Sure'' in July 2020?
Option 3 is correct i.e. Rajasthan.
A campaign has been launched in Rajasthan to ensure the purity of milk and its products.
Samples of milk and dairy products will be collected under the campaign ''Pure for Sure'' from July 8-14, 2020.
All the necessary equipment and facilities are being provided to all the food safety officers.
Information related to samples will be provided by the food safety officers on the FSSAI app.
Rajasthan:
Number of Districts – 33.
Lok Sabha seats – 25.
Rajya Sabha seats – 10.
Registered GI – Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Kathputlis, Sanganeri Hand-Block Printing.
In July 2020, the Competition Commission has approved the proposed deal of Eros International Plc with which of the following?
STX Filmworks Inc
Marco Alliance Ltd
Viacom Inc.
Both 1 and 2
Option 4 is correct i.e. STX Filmworks Inc and Marco Alliance Ltd.
The Competition Commission has approved the proposed deal involving Eros International Plc, STX Filmworks Inc and Marco Alliance Ltd.
Eros is an Indian entertainment company that acquires, co-produces, and distributes films.
Under the two-step transaction, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Eros will merge into STX.
As per the Dun and Bradstreet's Country Risk and Global Outlook Report, the global economy is likely to contract by how much per cent in 2020?
Option 3 is correct i.e. 5.2.
The global economy is likely to contract by 5.2% in 2020, says a report.
This was stated in the Dun and Bradstreet's Country Risk and Global Outlook Report, that covered 132 countries.
The report said any recovery into 2021 is going to be curtailed by several factors.
The Asia Pacific region is unlikely to shake off the economic effects before the end of 2020.
According to data from the RBI, which state has raised ₹30,500 crores in the fiscal 2020-21 and has topped market borrowings among States in the country?
Option 1 is correct i.e. Tamil Nadu.
According to data from the RBI, Tamil Nadu has raised ₹30,500 crores in the fiscal 2020-21 and has topped market borrowings among States in the country.
Tamil Nadu accounted for 17% of the borrowings done through the issue of bonds (known as state development loans).
It is followed by Maharashtra ₹25,500 crores (14%), Andhra Pradesh ₹17,000 crores (9%) and Rajasthan ₹17,000 crores (9%).
Tamil Nadu:
State Animal – Nilgiri tahr.
State Bird – Common emerald dove.
What is the rank of India in the Economist Intelligence Unit's report on "Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control"?
Option 3 is correct i.e. 8.
India has been ranked eighth for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries, according to a new report.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report on "Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control", examines the findings from the EIU's Index of Cancer Preparedness.
Australia (92.4), South Korea (83.4) and Malaysia (80.3) lead the region.
The CM of which state has launched 8 technology-driven solutions under 5T initiatives for Home and General Administration departments?
Option 4 is correct i.e. Odisha.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has launched 8 technology-driven solutions under 5T initiatives for Home and General Administration departments.
He extended the dateline for online delivery of public services to October 2 from August 15, 2020 in view of the pandemic.
The technology solutions for public services launched include Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS) and e-Pravesh app.
Odisha:
State Animal – Sambar deer.
State Bird – Indian roller.
National Parks – Bhitarkanika National Park, Simlipal National Park.
Dams – Indravati Dam (Indravati River), Hirakud Dam (Mahanadi River).
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive for coronavirus and have been taken to which of the following hospitals?
Nanavati Hospital
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
P. D. Hinduja National Hospital
Seven Hills Hospital
Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre
Option 1 is correct i.e. Nanavati Hospital.
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive for coronavirus and have been taken to a hospital.
The actors are at the Respiratory Isolation Unit at the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai.
Both of them have mild symptoms.
Amitabh Bachchan lives in Mumbai, which has been one of the worst hit cities, recording 91,745 cases and 5,244 deaths so far.
The government of Maharashtra along with which of the following banks is setting up a stress fund that will restart stuck slum rehabilitation projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other urban areas of the state?
Option 4 is correct i.e. SBI.
The government of Maharashtra along with the State Bank of India is setting up a stress fund.
This will restart stuck slum rehabilitation projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and other urban areas of the state.
The government will infuse Rs 700 crore to Rs 1,000 crore in this fund aimed at providing financial support to revive such projects.
Maharashtra:
Dams – Koyna Dam (Koyna River), Jayakwadi Dam (Godavari River), Wilson Dam (Pravara River), Vaitarna Dam (Vaitarna River), Mula Dam (Mula River).
Que. 10
In July 2020, which of the following has signed an MoU with Karnataka MSME and Mines department to promote the states arts, crafts and handloom sectors?
Option 3 is correct i.e. Flipkart.
Flipkart has signed an MoU with Karnataka MSME and Mines department to promote the states arts, crafts and handloom sectors.
It will bring them on to e-commerce and provide market access.
The partnership under the Flipkart Samarth programme will enable local artisans, weavers and craftsmen of Karnataka to showcase their hallmark products to a pan-India customer base.
Karnataka:
National Parks – Anshi National Park, Bandipur National Park, Bannerghatta National Park, Kudremukh National Park, Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park.
Dams – Alamatti Dam (Krishna River), Krishna Raja Sagara Dam (Kaveri River), Tungabhadra Dam (Tungabhadra River), Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam (Vedavathi River), Supa Dam (Kali river).
Registered GI: Channapatna Toys & Dolls, Mysore Sandal Soap, Mysore Jasmine
Who is the author of the book titled "His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography"?
Yu Hua
Tsering Shakya
Tenzin Geyche Tethong
Jamyang Norbu
Option 3 is correct i.e. Tenzin Geyche Tethong.
A new book on the Dalai Lama will be released in October 2020.
It features over 400 never-before-seen photographs and documents from the life and times of him.
The 352-page book, "His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography", in making for nearly five years, has been written by one of the Dalai Lama's closest aides and advisor of over 40 years — Tenzin Geyche Tethong.
ISRO is gearing up to lift off Amazonia-1 satellite of which country in August 2020 onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)?
Option 2 is correct i.e. Brazil.
ISRO is gearing up to lift off Brazil's Amazonia-1 satellite in August 2020 onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
Amazonia-1 will be the first satellite for Earth Observation that is designed, assembled and tested in Brazil.
The launch of the Brazilian satellite is confirmed, but there is not clarity on a date for the planned launch.
Capital – Brasilia.
Currency – Brazilian real.
President – Jair Bolsonaro.
National Sport – Football.
SEBI has revamped its committee that advises the capital markets regulator on matters related to regulation and development of mutual fund industry. The advisory committee on mutual funds is headed by whom?
Shyamala Gopinath
Shikha Sharma
Kalpana Morparia
Usha Thorat
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Option 4 is correct i.e. Usha Thorat.
SEBI has revamped its committee that advises the capital markets regulator on matters related to regulation and development of mutual fund industry.
The 20-member advisory committee on mutual funds is headed by Usha Thorat, former deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Earlier in 2013, the panel had 15 members and was headed by Janki Ballabh, former Chairman of SBI.
An Indian battalion stationed with which of the following has won an environment award in July 2020?
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria
United Nations Mission in Sudan
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
Option 2 is correct i.e. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
An Indian battalion stationed with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has won an environment award.
It has been awarded for a project that aims to decrease waste generation, reuse plastic, build greenhouses and compost pits.
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col gave the annual environmental awards to seven Missions entities.
IRDAI has issued a circular allowing health and general insurance companies to offer which Policy for a minimum sum insured of Rs 50,000 and maximum sum insured above Rs 5 lakh?
Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana
Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana
Central Government Health Scheme
Chief Minister's Comprehensive Insurance Scheme
Option 1 is correct i.e. Arogya Sanjeevani.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued a circular allowing health and general insurance companies to offer Arogya Sanjeevani Policy for a minimum sum insured of Rs 50,000 and maximum sum insured above Rs 5 lakh.
At present, the Arogya Sanjeevani Policy comes with a basic health cover of minimum sum insured of Rs 1 lakh and maximum of Rs 5 lakh.
Arogya Sanjeevani is a standard health insurance plan that is offered by multiple health insurance companies in India.
This policy is being sold as per the IRDAI directives.
Which of the following has signed an agreement with Education Above All (EAA) Foundation to carry out $100 million joint projects to put out-of-school and at-risk children into quality primary education?
Option 4 is correct i.e. ADB.
The Asian Development Bank and Education Above All (EAA) Foundation have signed an agreement.
Both will carry out $100 million joint projects to put out-of-school and at-risk children into quality primary education.
The organizations will implement projects in up to 10 countries to ensure that at least 320,000 out-of-school children realize their right to a quality primary education.
ADB:
Headquarters – Mandaluyong, Philippines.
President – Masatsugu Asakawa.
Founded On – 19 December 1966.
WHO has announced an independent review of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Who among the following will lead the review?
Helen Clark
Jenny Shipley
Option 4 is correct i.e. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark.
WHO has announced an independent review of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, will lead the review.
It is expected to deliver an interim report in Nov 2020 and a "substantive" report to the World Health Assembly at its 2021 meeting in May 2021.
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland.
Director-General – Tedros Adhanom.
According to World Meteorological Organisation, at least one or more months during the next five years will be how much degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels?
At least one or more months during the next five years will be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels.
This was warned by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
A 1.5 degrees Celsius rise in average temperature over pre-industrial times is the threshold beyond which many regions, including India, will record extreme temperatures and increases in frequency.
WMO:
Founded On – 23 March 1950.
Secretary General – Petteri Taalas.
Which of the following has announced its partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Digital India in July 2020?
NASSCOM
Kakatiya Sandbox
Option 2 is correct i.e. T-Hub.
T-Hub has announced its partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Digital India.
T-Hub will lead Digital India's Scale Up program for hardware and IoT startups across India.
MeitY and Digital India aim to provide scale up opportunities to the startups and make them ready in terms of product, investment and new market access.
Operation Samudra Setu, which was launched in May 2020, has culminated after successfully bringing how many Indian citizens back to their homeland by sea?
Option 4 is correct i.e. 3,992.
Operation Samudra Setu, which was launched on May 5, 2020, has culminated after successfully bringing 3,992 Indian citizens back to their homeland by sea.
It was launched as a part of the national effort to repatriate Indians from overseas amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Airavat, Shardul and Magar participated in this operation which lasted over 55 days.
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Do you need a Kiosk Management solution that's easy to set up and doesn't require technical kiosk server hosting? KioCloud could be the solution you're looking for.
Kiosk management is the ability to remotely maintain and monitor your kiosks. With kiosk management tools like KioCloud, you can view usage statistics, update content, create reports, monitor kiosk health, and more – all without being on site with each deployed kiosk.
KioCloud is a cloud hosted, subscription-based Kiosk Management solution. KioCloud is a way to manage your kiosks without the added technical work and cost of hosting a server yourself. KioWare hosts your server, making it simple to set up, manage, and maintain your devices. Basically, KioCloud is a KioWare hosted version of KioWare Server, accessible via any browser.
What is the difference between KioCloud and KioWare Server?
The primary difference is that KioCloud is the cloud-hosted alternative to KioWare Server, which is a self-hosted solution installed within your network environment. With KioCloud, we manage the technical kiosk server hosting for you, and you can access your kiosk management console from any device with an internet connection without the need to set up remote access to your internal server.
Another difference is the pricing structure. KioCloud is subscription based and paid annually while KioWare Server is a one-time perpetual license, with optional annual Support.
Aside from the hosting and difference in pricing structure, KioWare Server and KioCloud offer the exact same kiosk management features.
KioCloud is used with client-side kiosk software that locks down your deployed devices to a particular application, website, or browser, restricting users to only permitted activities and actions. With client side kiosk software (KioWare Full), you can secure your kiosks and then manage those kiosks remotely with KioCloud.
Which client-side KioWare products can I use KioCloud with?
KioCloud works with any of the following client side kiosk software options: KioWare Full for Windows which is built on a Chromium Browser, KioWare Classic Full for Windows which runs an Internet Explorer browser, and KioWare Full for Android which runs on Android devices. If you're running iOS, contact Kiosk Group for information on connecting to KioCloud.
How much does KioCloud cost?
KioCloud is an annual subscription per device, and a quantity discount does apply. If your client side software is KioWare Full for Windows or KioWare Classic Full for Windows, KioCloud starts at $81.62 per device per year, and is discounted starting at 20 client side licenses. If your client side software is KioWare Full for Android, KioCloud starts at $73.75 per device per year, and is discounted starting at 5 client side licenses.
How do I get started with KioCloud?
A fully-functioning free trial of KioCloud is available for 30 days with no credit card required. Go to kiocloud.com to sign up for your free trial.
You'll need to configure your KioWare config tool for KioCloud on each of your devices. Jump to the appropriate time in this video for your KioWare product.
For KioWare Classic for Windows, download and install KioWare Classic Full for Windows onto your devices. Open the configuration tool and click on the Kiosk Management tab. Enter a Kiosk Name and Kiosk Unit, where the combination of the two are unique. Confirm your Kiosk Connection Type is set to LAN Connection.
Enter the KioWare Server URL as https://kws5818.kiocloud.com. Click on Advanced Server Settings and type in your KioCloud Site Name which was provided to you by a KioWare team member. Click OK. Click the Test Server Communication button to confirm that the device is talking to KioCloud.
If you want to send Server Commands, click the Server Commands button, and click to check the box for Enable Server Commands.
For KioWare for Windows, download and install KioWare Full for Windows onto your devices. Open the configuration tool and click on the Kiosk Management tab. Enter a Kiosk Name and Kiosk Unit, where the combination of the two are unique.
If you want to send Server Commands, click to check the box for Enable Server Commands.
Click on Advanced Server Settings and type in your KioCloud Site Name which was provided to you by a KioWare team member. Click Done.
Enter the KioWare Server URL as https://kws5818.kiocloud.com. Click the Test Communication button to confirm that the device is talking to KioCloud.
Your settings in the configuration tool are automatically saved.
For KioWare for Android, download and install KioWare Full for Android onto your devices. Open the configuration tool and tap on KioWare Server then tap on Server Connection Settings.
Enter the KioWare Server URL as https://kws5818.kiocloud.com. Enter the Site Name associated with KioCloud, which was provided to you by a KioWare team member. Enter Kiosk Name and Unit Name, where the combination of the two are unique. Tap on the Test Server Communication option to confirm that the device is talking to KioCloud.
If you want to send Server Commands, go back out of your Server Connection Settings to the KioWare Server tab, then tap to check the box for Enable Server Commands.
Whether you're running KioWare for Windows, KioWare Classic for Windows, or KioWare for Android, once your devices are configured for KioCloud in the configuration tool, you can modify other config tool settings such as enabling remote monitoring, usage statistics reporting, and content updating.
When you turn on Statistics Logging, KioCloud collects device usage statistics and generates reports. Data collected includes page usage, session usage, session page list, content traversal, and more.
By turning on Remote Monitoring, you'll be assured that your devices are up and running, and notified when there's an issue. In the KioWare configuration tool, set a Heartbeat Interval to whatever time interval you want to receive heartbeat information from your devices. The heartbeat data contains information that's essential for diagnosing issues, including roughly 30 performance statistics.
You'll configure KioCloud later to know what to do when a heartbeat is missed. Typically it changes the status of the device to Warning or Error, at which point – as long as you also configure email settings in KioCloud – you'll receive an email notification of the device's status change.
When Content Updating is on, you can remotely update content from content files that are pushed to the devices you choose. You can configure your devices to regularly check for content updates, and you can also initiate a content update from KioCloud. From the KioWare configuration tool, select an Update Interval and Content Update Root Path.
At this point, KioCloud is completely set up on the client side. Now you can access KioCloud.
To access your KioCloud console, open a browser, and go to: https://kws5818.kiocloud.com. Enter your login and password which were provided to you by a KioWare team member.
Once you're logged in, at the bottom left, find the [Select a Project] dropdown menu. Choose Unassigned. Your configured devices are initially placed in the Unassigned project, so the right side of your screen will now show the devices you configured for KioCloud. You can click on each one and get familiar with the settings available.
At the very least, there are a few settings you'll want to explore under Site Settings. From the left nav, click on Site Management. Now click on Site Management in the top nav, then click Site Settings.
First, we highly recommend establishing email settings so that notifications can be sent and received. Set your email "from" address and SMTP settings.
Many of the rest of the Site Settings have default settings but we still recommend that you review them.
Scroll down until you see Remote Management. If you are using a remote logon tool, make sure you set your preferred connection URL format.
Scroll down further to the section for Automatic New Kiosk Creation. Choose whether you want to enable this feature – which creates any new kiosks in KioCloud automatically – and select the Default Project. This is how KioCloud knows which Project new devices should be assigned to.
Next, scroll down to Data Cleanup Settings and set the number of days data should be kept for Remote Monitoring, Content Update History, and Statistics.
Finally, if you enabled server commands in the client, scroll down to Server Command Interval and specify the number of seconds between server commands. The shorter your time interval, the more often a device will check in for server commands. This increases network traffic, so only set your time interval as short as you actually need it to be. If necessary, you can adjust the interval at each device in case you need a different setting for a particular device.
Don't forget to scroll to the bottom of Site Settings and click Save! This will save all of the Site Settings you've just modified.
That's really all you need for your initial KioCloud configuration, but for a bit more advanced configuration, let's talk about device organization.
We already covered which Project your devices are initially placed in, and how to change that default setting. (Remember? It was in Site Settings). But how do you create new Projects? And how do you organize existing and new kiosks so you can find them all?
Here's how to create a new Project: From the left nav, click on Site Management. Now click on Site Management in the top nav, then click Create Project. Name the Project, then click the Add Project button.
If you have existing kiosks you want to move into that project, go back to Site Management from the left nav, click on the Project the kiosk is currently in, and click on the kiosk. From the top nav, click on Utilities, then click Move Kiosk.
At the moment, your KioCloud Site is organized into Projects and within Projects are your kiosks. Flat organization by Project is the simplest way to organize devices, and is typically used for smaller quantities of devices.
The second way to organize devices is by Ad-hoc Grouping, which is a customizable multi-layered structure. Within your KioCloud Site there are Groups, and within Groups you can have additional Groups, Projects, and/or Kiosks.
This is a more sophisticated style of organization that lends itself well to higher quantities of devices and offers lots of organizational flexibility.
To create a Group, click on Groups at the very top left of your KioCloud console, then click Create New Group. Enter a group name, then select the type of item the group will contain – additional Groups, or Projects, or Kiosks.
With the help of Groups, Projects, and individual Kiosks, as well as two styles of organization that play well together, you can organize your devices in KioCloud in whatever way makes most sense for you.
KioCloud is now completely set up!
If you have an active KioCloud subscription, your account supports the number of devices you purchased in your subscription.
If you have a trial of KioCloud, your account supports the number of devices you requested. Contact us if you need additional devices for testing purposes.
If you'd like additional help, your next step is to schedule a demonstration with a KioWare team member who will go over KioCloud with you.
If you have questions, want a trial, are ready for a price quote, or need assistance with KioCloud, just contact us and we'll be happy to help.


Logix practices responsible lending, and respectful administration of the loans we grant. We recognize that there are situations in life that call for reexamination of a loan contract. If you have a mortgage or other consumer loan with Logix, read this important information.
Are you having difficulty making your mortgage payment? Do you need assistance?
It's not too late! We may still be able to help you keep your home, even if you are delinquent on your Logix Real Estate Loan. There are options available which include Repayment Plans, Loan Modification, as well as Liquidation Plans such as Short Sales, and Deeds-in-Lieu of Foreclosure.
Please fill out and return our Borrower Financial Statement or Short Sale Request or contact an LFCU Loss Mitigation Counselor at 888-718-5328, extension 2430 to discuss your situation. We are available Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm PT.
You may also contact the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 800-569-4287.
Are you having difficulty making payments on your Logix vehicle loan, personal loan, credit card or line of credit?
If you are experiencing a financial hardship and would like to discuss how Logix may assist you, there are options available.
Please contact our Asset Recovery Services Department at (888) 718-5328, ext. 2053 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Homeowners who fall behind on their payments will often be contacted by unscrupulous companies offering loan modification services.


"Honor the past, encourage the present and grow the future" is the mission statement of Andy Everetts, president of the 40th Triennial Old Home Week.
While staying true to a history of limiting the commercialization of the celebration, funding is needed as expenses continue to climb with the event's popularity, Everetts said as he announced sponsorship opportunities at Monday's meeting of the Old Home Week Association.
The triennial Old Home Week costs $90,000 to $100,000 and there is currently about $46,000 in the OHW money market.
"People ask 'How can you keep it going with a $6 badge?'" according to Everetts, who also said OHW receives generous donations from individuals and businesses.
An Old Home Week badge, which this year will spotlight the springhouse at Ebbert Spring, sells for $6 and provides admission to all the Aug. 3 to 10 events.
Sponsorships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sponsors will be listed in the 2019 OHW program and can post a banner or sign at their events.
Everetts noted businesses may want to get together and split up the sponsorship amounts.
A number of the reports on Monday's meeting were "we're getting there," "we'll start meeting soon" and "all set."
Everetts said he is still being contacted by people who want to volunteer and committee heads should let him know if they need help. A press release will go out around mid-March seeking participants in the community worship service. Registration for the Fred Kaley 5K Run is now available online. Bonnie Shockey said a list of ideas is being compiled for Reminiscing. "It is not about sharing history, it's about experiences," she said, explaining the panelists talk about their memories.
Association meetings are open to everyone and the next one is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the Rescue Hose Co. multi-purpose room, 842 S. Washington St.