Asolvi has made it an acquisition a month so far this year following up January's deal for Purpose Software with a move to snap up Vantage Computing.
This is the fourth acquisition made by the privately-owned Norwegian-based firm in three years, with it now owning a trio of UK firms to strengthen its position in this market.
The terms of the latest deal were not disclosed but with Asolvi looking to build on its service management portfolio Vantage comes with a cloud-based offering that allows SMEs to get greater insights into their operations.
The four deals it has made since 2017 have all been designed to add more range to the field service management tools it can offer. The firm has now added Vantage Online and Service Accent to Purpose Software's 2Serv and CBS products, which sit alongside its existing Evatic, Tesseract and WinServ solutions.
"The acquisition of Vantage Computing was a natural move for us," said Pål M. Rødseth, CEO of Asolvi, who was already familiar with its latest target.
"Previously a competitor of Purpose Software, which we acquired last month, Vantage Computing complements our Evatic solution as it will help reach more customers that are smaller in size. We are very excited to work with Tony Milford and his team and are looking forward to drawing on the strength of the Asolvi family to utilize Vantage Computing to its full potential," he added.
Milford, who is CEO of Vantage Computing, said that it made more sense for the firm, which has been going since 1992, to become part of a larger organisation and it would be joining an outfit that had its eye on becoming a market leader, "in service management solutions for document management".


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Binanderean–Goilalan is a language family of New Guinea, proposed by Timothy Usher under the name Oro – Wharton Range, that unites the Binanderean (Guhu–Oro) and Goilalan (Wharton Range) families and the Purari isolate:

Binanderean languages
Goilalan languages
Purari language

References

External links
 Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Oro–Wharton Range

Language families
Papuan languages

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Opinion // Editorials
JOSHUA LEONARD, executive director of an East Bay nonprofit agency that serves foster children, has filed a lawsuit alleging that California discriminates against foster children with disabilities. The current "completion rule" states that foster children who have not completed high school by the age of 18, but have a strong possibility of doing so by the age of 19, may continue receiving foster-care benefits until they are 19. But children who school administrators do not believe have a strong possibility of graduating by the age of 19 - and this includes many, if not most, children who suffer from mental disabilities and are receiving special education - do not benefit from the completion rule. They lose their benefits, including their housing, at age 18.
Leonard's agency works with foster children ages 15-19 who live in group homes. All of the children his agency serves have mental disabilities. His agency was spending lots of time trying to help these children prepare for life on their own - and noticing how difficult it was for them. It's difficult for all foster children who emancipate at the age of 18 to find housing and a means of supporting themselves, but it's even more difficult for those who have mental disabilities - and no clear way to finish their education, even their education from high school.
It seems clear to us that the state should honor federal disability laws and allow these young people to receive foster-care benefits until the age of 19. There is a strong possibility that the lawsuit will succeed - in a previous case, Fry vs. Saenz, a California appeals court held that the school completion rule in another state social service program violated federal law. But it's a crying shame that child advocates have to go to court over this at all. What's really needed is a change that would allow foster children to receive services - housing assistance, at the very least - until they are at least 21.
California already has such a law, sort of. According to law, the court may retain jurisdiction over a foster child until she reaches the age of 21 - the problem is, there's no funding for these special circumstances. Children remain wards of the court with no support.
Our Legislature needs to respond to this ridiculous discrepancy with funding. Our courts need to ensure that the state isn't discriminating against mentally disabled children in the meantime.

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Should the United Nations Protect Religions from Defamation?
CP Opinion | Thursday, April 23, 2009
By R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Christian Post Guest Columnist
Suddenly, I find myself in an awkward and uncomfortable position. I find that I must agree with Peter Singer on an issue of importance. This requires some soul-searching.
Peter Singer teaches bioethics at Princeton University and is one of the most influential figures in the animal rights movement worldwide. He is also, in my judgment, one of the most frighteningly radical and dangerous thinkers of our times, holding such a low view of human dignity that he would defend infanticide on the grounds that the human infant (and toddler) has not yet acquired the hallmarks of human dignity. The very idea that any human being has to acquire capacities in order to be granted personhood is reprehensible. The suggestion that some animals possess a greater right to life over some humans is immoral on its face. It is a moral scandal that Peter Singer teaches at Princeton University - or in any credible academic institution.
Yet, when he is right, he is right. Intellectual integrity requires that we evaluate ideas and truth claims on the basis of their truthfulness and credibility, and not on the basis of who asserts the idea or claim.
Writing in The Guardian [London], Singer goes after a resolution recently adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The resolution, put forth by representatives of Muslim-dominated member nations, calls for the "defamation of religion" to be considered a human rights violation - a crime. The only religion mentioned in the text of the resolution is Islam.
As Singer explains, "The resolution was originally proposed by the 56-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and was put to the human rights council by Pakistan. It supports that it was aimed at such things as the derogatory cartoons of the prophet Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper three years ago."
Now, the Islamic states want to make the "defamation of religion" a human rights violation. The language of the resolution is expressed in diplomatic fog, but the intent is nonetheless clear. The resolution speaks of recognizing "the valuable contribution of all religions to modern civilization and the contribution that dialogue among civilizations can make towards improved awareness and understanding of the common values shared by all humankind." The resolution then goes on to express its concern "that defamation of religions, and incitement to religious hatred in general, could lead to social disharmony and violations of human rights, and alarmed at the inaction of some States to combat this burgeoning trend and the resulting discriminatory practices against adherents of certain religions and in this context stressing the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions and incitement to religious hatred in general and against Islam and Muslims in particular."
Again and again, Islam is referenced as the only religion singled out for protection against defamation. The reason for this is central to the identity of Islam, which is an honor religion. Thus, in the Muslim dominated world, blasphemy is a serious legal matter.
Anti-blasphemy laws have a long history. Classical Christianity must take both blasphemy and heresy seriously, of course, but the church should not call upon the state to prosecute charges of blaspheming God or corrupting the truth of the Gospel. Heresy and blasphemy must be answered by the church, not by the state.
As Peter Singer reported, "Germany opposed the resolution. Speaking on behalf of the European Union, a German spokesperson rejected the concept of 'defamation of religion' as not valid in a human rights context, because human rights belonged to individuals, not to institutions or religions."
Germany is right in this case, as is Peter Singer. Singer, we should note, is motivated to oppose blasphemy laws because they would threaten secularists. Christians should oppose the same laws on very different grounds - including the imperative of sharing the Gospel with all persons everywhere. Bold witness to the Gospel of Christ will be considered offensive to other belief systems under the wording of this United Nations resolution.
Singer summarized his argument by insisting that, "while attempts to stir up hatred against adherents of a religion, or to incite violence against them, may legitimately be suppressed, criticism of religion as such should not be."
From the very beginning of the Christian church, believers have had to bear the offense of the cross. Our Lord was Himself despised and rejected of men, ridiculed and scorned. So also were His apostles, and all who would follow Christ faithfully.
We are called to defend the faith, but not to defend the honor of the faith, much less our own honor. We are confident of this: God will vindicate His own name, and Christ will judge the nations in righteousness. Until then, we are not to seek laws that protect our beliefs from defamation. Instead, we must seek laws that protect our right to share and to preach the Gospel.
This United Nations Human Rights Council resolution offends Peter Singer, and it offends me as well. The United Nations has no right to protect adherents of any religious belief system from being offended. It should expend its energies defending the religious liberty of all persons everywhere. That policy would put the offense where it belongs.
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The argument can be made that today's authors have to do more self-promotion than ever before in the history of the written word. These days, it's not enough to generate good work and shake the right hands. Modern publishers consider a number of external factors before extending that coveted contract.
One of the most important factors, in many publishers' eyes, is how expansive your fan base is— your social media followings (among many other factors) are huge indicators of your ability to promote your work via your own connections and thus make yourself a profitable publishing investment.
In this installment of "In the Public Eye", PR expert Julie Schoerke offers tips on establishing a large, loyal following whilst making general, real connections.
This week I had a fascinating call with a serial entrepreneur. Michael Lyons has a series of novels coming in the future. He has planned five books, and written two, but he already has 3,000 readers through social media, personally engaged with him and his series—which is the tip of the iceberg from what he's targeted by the time the first book launches.
What does Michael Lyons have in common with veteran author Jenny Milchman? Jenny's road to publishing is well-documented and celebrated as a success for those who persevere. It took her more than 12 years, but she got a Big Five publishing deal and is now well-known in in the mystery/thriller world.
Jenny's passion has been connecting kids and independent bookstores. Not a direct link to mystery/thrillers, but it has given her the opportunity to connect with hundreds of bookstores, and she's accrued thousands of fans in a really authentic way.
Jenny and Michael are both great examples of authors who start marketing and building influence before they even have a publishing date. They make real connections with real people.
What can you do now to make authentic connections with readers and/or tastemakers around the country?
How old are the people who will read your book and share it?
What groups or organizations do they belong to or identify with that you can begin cultivating?
As you begin to build your base of contacts, don't go for quantity over quality. Connect with other authors and tastemakers in the industry such as librarians, booksellers, book reviewers, bloggers, book club mavens, etc. Hiring someone in a third-world country to get you a bunch of followers is meaningless if they don't actually share your passion.
When you connect on social media, don't just "friend" someone, engage them. Ask their advice, let them know about some quirky fact you just picked up, as well as—of course—retweeting, liking their posts, etc.
Michael sends direct messages to each person he connects with on social media. He starts a dialogue that asks questions and their advice. This provides a back and forth exchange. His novels feature kids who grew up in military families, known as "brats". As a former military "brat" himself, he knows where to look to find real groups and "virtual" (online) groups that cater to the interests of alumni of that lifestyle, and kids who are living it today.
Jenny meets hundreds of people in person and then connects with them on social media. She always engages in valuable conversations on a myriad of topics that are important to the people she is "friends" with. Jenny has a radio show that explores the topics that are of interest to mystery writers and readers. She is the founder of "Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day," which occurs each December with more than 700 bookstores involved.
Be your real, genuine self. Cheryl Rainfield is a great example of an author who shares her triumphs, her challenges and her social concerns as well as her beloved dog's health with her friends and fans on social media.
Lori Rader-Day is always posting funny, interesting things on Facebook. And she is the queen of events and fun! She makes herself available to groups in the Chicago metropolitan area all of the time and is a popular fixture at mystery conferences.
I wouldn't miss Charles Salzberg's posts on social media for anything because they make me laugh or enrage me. He knows how to entertain and inform in short pithy ways.
Kay Kendall is an author's author who is always lifting up other's careers and shining a bright light on her colleagues and those books she knows her sphere of influence will like.
In order to "woo" your future audiences, you must be diligent in staying connected with fans, tastemakers, and colleagues in the "real" world at conferences, book festivals, and professional organizations—as well as Facebook groups, Twitter meet-ups, etc. If you are visiting a city, collect data from your social media to learn who is in that area that you could meet face-to-face for a "Dutch" dinner or drinks.
Be on the lookout for valuable content (articles, blogs, etc.) that they will be interested in, and build your email list to share information with these folks that they will be glad to have. When your book is ready to release, these folks will feel like they have more of a stake because you are real to them. That is how you establish a loyal fan base while remaining authentic and genuine.


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Big Jake
For other uses, see Big Jake (disambiguation).
The second version of the theatrical release poster.
Screenplay by
Harry Julian Fink
R. M. Fink
Michael Wayne
Patrick Wayne
Christopher Mitchum
Narrated by
George Fenneman
William H. Clothier
Harry Gerstad
Batjac Productions
Cinema Center Films through National General Pictures
May 26, 1971 (1971-05-26)
$7.5 million (North American rentals)[1][2]
Big Jake is a 1971 American Technicolor Western film starring John Wayne, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Hara. The picture was the final film for George Sherman in a directing career of more than 30 years. It grossed $7.5 million in the US, making it one of the biggest hits of that year. The supporting cast features Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Glenn Corbett, Jim Davis, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr. and Hank Worden.
Plot[edit]
In 1909, near the Mexico-United States border, Martha McCandles runs a massive ranch with the help of her sons Jeff, Michael, and James. The Fain Gang (The Fain Brothers, the Devries Brothers, John Goodfellow, Kid Duffy, Breed O'Brien, Pop Dawson, and Trooper) attacks the ranch, brutally slaying many members of the staff. Jeff kills the Devries brothers, but is badly wounded; his son, Jacob "Little Jake" McCandles, is kidnapped before the gang flees to Mexico, leaving behind a ransom note for $1 million ($30.6 million today).[3]
Martha places the ransom in a strongbox, and delegates from both the United States Army and the Texas Rangers offer to take the box for her. Martha decides instead to send for her estranged husband Jacob "Big Jake" McCandles, who wanders the west as a gunfighter with his black Rough Collie mix, simply named "Dog". Jake arrives and they confer in secret about what to do with the box.
Michael McCandles, the youngest son, arrives on a motorcycle with news he has found the kidnappers. Martha decides to allow him and his older brother James to set off with the Rangers in REO Runabouts to try to overtake the kidnappers. Jake disapproves, and sets off with the box, a mule, packhorses, and his elderly Apache friend Sam Sharpnose, preferring to do things the old fashioned way.
The kidnappers ambush the Rangers, killing three of them and putting the cars out of commission. Jake allows his two sons to accompany him. Relations are strained between Jake and James after the former's long absence from home, but Michael is delighted to see his father again and impresses him with his skill as a sharpshooter. However, Jake is put off by Michael's more modern and genteel ways.
John Fain, pretending to be only a messenger boy, intercepts the group and warns them bandits are now after the box. He tells them the gang will kill Little Jake if Big Jake (who pretends to be a hired hand during the encounter) doesn't do things exactly the gang's way. He gives them further instructions on where the exchange will take place, in the town of Escondero.
On arrival, the family checks into a hotel and lays a trap for the bandits, killing them. During the attack, the strongbox is accidentally opened, revealing the money has been replaced by newspaper clippings. Both boys believe Jake has stolen the money, until Jake reminds them of the people that were killed by the Fain Gang, and that their brother Jeff has also been badly and possibly fatally wounded. He tells them that he and Martha, refusing to pay for that, took the money out.
Pop Dawson arrives with a message to meet the gang with the money in an old fort outside town. He tells them the rules - they are to ride together, and not try anything until after the gang has left with the money, because their own sharpshooter Duffy is hidden far away with a rifle trained on Little Jake at all times. Big Jake convinces Dawson that Michael was killed by the bandits, so he, James, Sam, and Dog follow Dawson to the fort.
Fain reveals he is the ringleader, and reiterates Dawson's threats. Jake throws the key to Fain while Michael gets into position atop the fort with his rifle. Just as Fain opens the chest and realizes the deception, Big Jake opens fire and kills Fain's brother Will, who is holding Little Jake. Michael takes out Duffy, Sam kills Trooper, and James shoots down Dawson and O'Brien but breaks his hand.
Fain and Big Jake find themselves both wounded and in a stalemate from behind their respective hiding places, and Big Jake tells his grandson to run to James. Goodfellow slashes Sam and Dog with his machete, killing the Indian, and pursues Little Jake into a stable, where Dog attacks Goodfellow a second time and is killed. Big Jake, out of bullets, makes a run for it and kills Goodfellow with a pitchfork in the stables.
John Fain corners the weaponless grandfather and grandson outside the stable, but Michael, having come down from his perch, shoots Fain from behind. As Fain dies, Big Jake finally reveals his true identity to him, and to Little Jake, who has never met his grandfather before. Reunited at last, the family acknowledges their renewed bond and prepares to go home.
Cast[edit]
John Wayne as Jacob McCandles
Richard Boone as John Fain (Leader of Fain's Gang)
Maureen O'Hara as Martha McCandles
Patrick Wayne as James McCandles
Christopher Mitchum as Michael McCandles
Bruce Cabot as Sam Sharpnose
Bobby Vinton as Jeff McCandles
Glenn Corbett as O'Brien, aka Breed (John Fain's Gang)
John Doucette as Texas Ranger Capt. Buck Duggan
Jim Davis as Head of lynching party
John Agar as Bert Ryan
Harry Carey Jr. as Pop Dawson (John Fain's Gang)
Gregg Palmer as John Goodfellow (John Fain's Gang)
Jim Burk as Trooper (John Fain's Gang)
Dean Smith as James William "Kid" Duffy (John Fain's Gang)
Robert Warner as Will Fain (John Fain's Brother, John Fain's Gang)
Jeff Wingfield as Billy Devries (John Fain's Gang)
Everett Creach as Walt Devries (John Fain's Gang)
Roy Jenson as Gunman at bathhouse in Escondero
Virginia Capers as Delilah
Hank Worden as Hank
Ethan Wayne as Little Jake McCandles
William Walker as Moses Brown
George Fenneman as Narrator
Tom Hennesy as Mr. Sweet
Chuck Roberson as Texas Ranger
Production[edit]
John Wayne and Richard Boone at the film's premiere at John Wayne Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm in 1971
Written as The Million Dollar Kidnapping, which was used as the shooting title, it was filmed from early October to early December 1970, in the Mexican states of Durango and Zacatecas,[4] including scenes shot at the El Saltito waterfall and in the Sierra de Órganos National Park.[5]
John Wayne's son, Patrick, portrays James McCandles. Robert Mitchum's son, Christopher, portrays Michael McCandles. Wayne's youngest son, Ethan, portrays Little Jake.
Reception[edit]
Howard Thompson of The New York Times encouraged theatergoers to "stick it out" until the exciting climax, to which the rest of the film was a "long prelude" that "simply jogs along fairly tediously on the rescue trail, with the star being his laconic self, plus conventional spurts of violence, likewise the saddle humor."[6] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2 stars out of 4 and wrote, "With a little bit of restraint, the latest John Wayne Western, 'Big Jake,' might have been one of the veteran star's recent best. The most obvious excess, and this is unusual for a John Wayne film, is violence."[7] Arthur D. Murphy of Variety wrote that the film had "[a]n above-average script, plus excellent direction by vet George Marshall and superior photography by William Clothire on Mexican locations," but was "gratuitously violent far beyond the legitimate requirements of the action plot."[8] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times stated, "To say that 'Big Jake' is a typical John Wayne western is pretty much to say it all. His fans should be well-satisfied with its tried and true combination of action and comedy. 'Big Jake' is scarcely distinguished but is certainly enjoyable."[9] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post called it "a rather insufferable sort of 'typical' Wayne vehicle" with "an undercurrent of vindictiveness that spoils the ostensible humor. It's obvious that young actors are needed to appeal to younger viewers and to perform the kinds of physical action that require youth and dexterity and that Wayne is just too visibly massive and slow to accomplish these days—but they're treated almost exclusively as stooges ... There's no good reason why the young leads in a Wayne picture shouldn't be allowed to function with at least as much importance and dignity as Ricky Nelson in 'Rio Bravo' or the young actor who played opposite Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott in 'Ride the High Country' or, better yet, Montgomery Clift in 'Red River.'"[10] Allen Eyles of The Monthly Film Bulletin declared, "Another genial celebration of Big John's ability to carry a film practically single-handed. Although supported by the group of dependables who usually appear in his films, as well as by a good proportion of his family, it is the Wayne personality—carefully catered for by the script—that accounts for most of the pleasure."[11]
Home media[edit]
Big Jake was released to DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on April 29, 2003, as a Region 1 widescreen DVD and on May 31, 2011, as a Region 1 widescreen Blu-ray DVD.
List of American films of 1971
John Wayne filmography
^ Big Jake, Box Office Information The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, January 7, 1976, p 44
^ "Value of $1,000,000 from 1909 to 2022". In2013dollars. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ Eyles, Allen (1979). John Wayne. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-02487-0.
^ Hughes, Howard (2008). Stagecoach to Tombstone: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Westerns. I.B. Tauris. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-84511-498-5.
^ Thompson, Howard (May 27, 1971). "Wayne Returns". The New York Times. 33.
^ Siskel, Gene (June 1, 1971). "Big Jake". Chicago Tribune. Section 2, p. 8.
^ Murphy, Arthur D. (May 26, 1971). "Film Reviews: Big Jake". Variety. 20.
^ Thomas, Kevin (July 1, 1971). "'Big Jake' Latest Wayne Western". Los Angeles Times. Part IV, p. 13.
^ Arnold, Gary (July 8, 1971). "'Big Jake': Typical Wayne". The Washington Post. B14.
^ Eyles, Allen (August 1971). "Big Jake". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 38 (451): 159.
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Films directed by George Sherman
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
Heroes of the Hills (1938)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Red River Range (1938)
Mexicali Rose (1939)
The Night Riders (1939)
Three Texas Steers (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Colorado Sunset (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
The Kansas Terrors (1939)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
South of the Border (1939)
Ghost Valley Raiders (1940)
Covered Wagon Days (1940)
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
One Man's Law (1940)
The Tulsa Kid (1940)
Under Texas Skies (1940)
Frontier Vengeance (1940)
The Trail Blazers (1940)
Lone Star Raiders (1940)
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
The Phantom Cowboy (1941)
Two Gun Sheriff (1941)
Desert Bandit (1941)
Kansas Cyclone (1941)
Citadel of Crime (1941)
The Apache Kid (1941)
Death Valley Outlaws (1941)
A Missouri Outlaw (1941)
Arizona Terrors (1942)
Stagecoach Express (1942)
Jesse James, Jr. (1942)
The Cyclone Kid (1942)
The Sombrero Kid (1942)
X Marks the Spot (1942)
London Blackout Murders (1943)
The Mantrap (1943)
False Faces (1943)
The West Side Kid (1943)
A Scream in the Dark (1943)
Mystery Broadcast (1943)
The Lady and the Monster (1944)
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
Renegades (1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
Talk About a Lady (1946)
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
Personality Kid (1946)
Last of the Redskins (1947)
Black Bart (1948)
River Lady (1948)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
Larceny (1948)
Red Canyon (1949)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)
Sword in the Desert (1949)
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
Comanche Territory (1950)
The Sleeping City (1950)
The Golden Horde (1951)
The Raging Tide (1951)
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
Back at the Front (1952)
Against All Flags (1952)
The Lone Hand (1953)
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
War Arrow (1953)
Border River (1954)
Dawn at Socorro (1954)
Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
Count Three and Pray (1955)
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
Reprisal! (1956)
Comanche (1956)
The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
Ten Days to Tulara (1958)
The Son of Robin Hood (1959)
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
The Enemy General (1960)
None but the Brave (1960)
The Wizard of Baghdad (1960)
The Fiercest Heart (1961)
Smoky (1966)
Big Jake (1971)
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Part I of III
Gov't spending must fall for Bob's plan to work
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 7:27 AM
Minister Bob Richard decided to go for one big loan now and spread it over the next three years. So he is attacking the Bermuda Government's financial predicament with a plan that can work. I hope it does work.
The strategic plan and best outcome is displayed in the chart. At this stage, don't sweat picky details of $1 million here and $2 million there. We're dealing with — for Bermuda — gargantuan numbers and a million or two difference here and there doesn't materially affect the big picture.
However, this is a democracy. If you'd prefer to delve into detail, then go ahead. But you'll go without me.
The best way to explain Bob's plan is to work through the numbers as shown on the chart above.
First, the basic assumption is that Bob will take up the whole $800 million in this calendar year. That simply makes good sense.
The first impact will be to take the total Debt owed and on which interest must be paid up to ($1,469 +$64 + $800) $2,333 million. Assuming an average interest rate of 5.9%, that will mean an annual interest only cost of $138 million. At this stage, don't sweat the biggest number. Until 2018, its size is not important.
The second impact is that between now and 2017, Government will not make any cash contributions to the Sinking Fund – and Bob has told us that. So Government will 'save' about $58 million a year; and it will earn some small amount of interest.
The consequence of the two impacts is that between now and March 2017, Bob has effectively fixed or controlled Government's annual Debt Service Costs [DSC] at about $138 million.
But remember that KEMH hospital project that is not costing us any money now? That comes on stream on 1st April 2014. That is when Bermuda will begin paying for that 'free' build. According to ex-Minister Zane DeSilva, the initial annual and on-going payment for that Public Private Partnership will be $27 million a year. This $27 million will act exactly the same as the interest costs for that $2,333 million of Public Debt. So let's call it Quasi-Debt [QD].
So Bob's real annual bill for paying for 'borrowings' will be $138 million on DSC + $27 million on KEMH QD = $165 million a year on DSC + QD.
So until March 2017, that $165 million is the annual 'butcher's bill'. That $165 million comes off before Government spends anything on 'free day care', Post Office subsidy, Personnel Costs, etc…
The result of the arithmetic combining of those facts is set out in the line of figures that tabulate the NET SPENDING by Government. This net spending is the total amount spent IN BERMUDA on Bermudians and services to Bermudians. That $165 million of DSC is money that scoots overseas and does not stay here long enough to grow GDP. In fact, that $165 million acts the way a big leak in a bucket acts.
On the chart, look at the bottom line that tabulates GDP. Up to 2013, GDP numbers are as reported. For 2014, and in line with statements already made by Minister Bob, GDP is not expected to grow. Between 2015 and 2018, the chart optimistically projects some small growth in GDP. The chart reflects this by showing a 10% improvement, relative to 2013. That's anaemic growth. Not healthy growth. But it is growth.
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Now look at the top line where Government Revenue is shown. The figures up to 2013 are as reported. For 2014 to 2018, the Revenue is predicated on GDP. The reality is that Government can only extract taxes from the 'GDP bucket'. If the GDP bucket is emptying — which is what has been happening since 2008 — then Government must extract less or BORROW more. Everybody knows what's been happening between 2008 and 2012. That's right! Government was borrowing!
GDP is expected to flat-line. This creates a consequential flat-lining in all Government revenues. Government's revenue prospects going forward are as shown in the tabulated figures. These are conservative — not pie-in-the-sky — projections.
Now the most important lines of all. These are Government overall spending and consequential net spending. These lines shows the outcomes of arithmetic additions and subtractions. The net spending line shows that Government's NET SPENDING will and must decline.
That is the arithmetic outcome of Minister Bob Richard's big borrow decision. This decision results in a sound and workable plan. That plan however, will work itself out within the unchangeable laws of arithmetic.
As shown by the lines on the chart graphic, a series of good financial decisions can result in 'closing the gap'. The chart shows that the gap can be closed by March 2017, but only if spending is reduced — OR — revenue, thus GDP, rises by over ten per cent a year — every year — starting June 2013 – right now!
In Part Two I'll explain some important details and issues that will help you see, as clearly as possible, what can and cannot be done between now and March 2017; and what is more or most likely to happen – in the real world, not the world of political rhetoric.
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Click on New Capture to open a new capture window and then click on the Start button to initiate the capture process. Then, open SSMS and connect to the clustered SQL Server 2008 instance using the default setting;, as soon as the connection completes, go back to Network Monitor and stop the capture process.
As you can see, the answer in the SSRP traffic comes from the SQL Server Network Name resource in the cluster (sql2008.contoso.lab), not from the cluster node where the SQL Browser service is running. This is expected because I am initiating the communication with the virtual server name in SQL Server, not with the cluster node.
As you can see from the second image the Browser service is providing the correct information to the client via SSRP, including the instance name, version, and TCP and NP information (you can also see from this frame there are two instances in the cluster, one for SQL Server 2000, represented by Version = 8 and another one for 2005, represented by Version = 9). However, the SSRP response in this case is not coming from the SQL Server Network Name "SQL2005" but from the cluster node where the instance is currently active, "JORGEPC-VM-CN1".
"When you connect to the named instance, the client network library sends a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) request packet to the IP address of the named instance. Then, SQL Server Browser returns a UDP response packet that contains the information about the connection endpoints.
You can learn more about loose source mapping in the this MSDN link.
For the SQL Server and Windows Server versions affected by this problem, 3 different workarounds are provided on the abovementioned KB944390 article.


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Dalle elezioni politiche in Italia del 2008 è stato eletto per quattro volte deputato per le legislature XVI, XVII, XVIII e XIX nelle liste de Il Popolo della Libertà e di Forza Italia.

Come imprenditore opera nella sanità (la catena di strutture che fanno capo all'ospedale romano San Raffaele), nell'immobiliare e nell'editoria (Il Tempo, Il Giornale, Corriere dell'Umbria e, attraverso una fondazione, Libero).

Biografia

Attività imprenditoriale
Nato nel piccolo Comune abruzzese di Sante Marie, si trasferisce a Roma dopo l'adolescenza con la sola licenza media, lavorando dapprima come commesso di una farmacia, in seguito come portantino presso l'ospedale San Camillo, dove si dimostra molto attivo come sindacalista. Apprese le necessarie conoscenze sul mondo sanitario, entra in società con altri imprenditori e politici in una vecchia casa di cura per lungodegenti di Velletri, di cui riesce a ottenere la maggioranza del capitale.

Inizia a coltivare anche i rapporti con il mondo politico, da Gianfranco Fini a Massimo D'Alema. Negli anni Novanta, acquisisce Cofiri insieme alla famiglia Merloni, entra nel capitale del Mediocredito Centrale, ha un ottimo rapporto con il banchiere Cesare Geronzi e con la Banca di Roma, divenuta in seguito Capitalia, entrando nel patto di sindacato e riuscendo ad ottenere prestiti per poter acquistare partecipazioni e rilevare immobili quali il palazzo di via delle Botteghe Oscure di Roma, detto il Bottegone, che fu per circa quaranta anni la sede della direzione del Partito Comunista Italiano.

Nel biennio 2000 - 2001 suscita scandalo la vicenda dell'Ospedale romano, sulla via Laurentina, appartenente all'Istituto San Raffaele di Milano, che - dopo un lungo contenzioso - è venduto dall'istituto diretto da Don Verzè alla famiglia Angelucci per un importo di molto inferiore a quanto pochi mesi dopo fu pagato dalla Regione Lazio per ricomprarlo dagli Angelucci. Su questa vicenda vi furono inchieste giudiziarie e interrogazioni parlamentari, per ora ancora ferme alla Procura della Repubblica di Roma. Sulla vicenda Don Verzè scrisse un libro.

Dalla fine del 2008, la famiglia Angelucci, attraverso la società veicolo lussemburghese TH S.A., ha fatto parte, con il 7,1%, del capitale azionario di Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana.

Ha cinque figli: Alessandro, Andrea, Giampaolo, Simone e Benedetta.

La struttura
La sua finanziaria si chiama Tosinvest, holding di cui detiene la maggioranza delle azioni, e prende il nome dalle prime due lettere (TO - SI) dei nomi del fondatore Antonio, detto Tonino, e della prima moglie Silvana Paolini. Tosinvest, controllata da una società con sede in Lussemburgo, la Tree sa, controlla la società Tosinvest Sanità, la quale gestisce case di cura riabilitative e cliniche private convenzionate in tutta Italia (26 strutture, in particolare nel Lazio e in Puglia,  posti letto,  dipendenti), e Tosinvest Editoria, attiva nel settore dell'informazione con i quotidiani Il Riformista (pubblicato dal 2002 al 2012), Libero (dalla sua fondazione nel 2000) e, dal 2016, Il Tempo, e altri quotidiani locali dell'Italia Centrale, ceduti nel 2022 a Polimedia. Oltre a gestire le attività immobiliari con Tosinvest Real Estate e di facility management, cioè servizi e manutenzioni immobiliari, con Natuna (ha vinto la gara per l'appalto al Senato).

Attività politica
Alle elezioni politiche del 2008 è stato eletto alla Camera dei Deputati nelle liste del Popolo della Libertà nella circoscrizione Lombardia 2, risultando il deputato con il minore tasso di produttività in assoluto, occupando il 630º posto su 630 nella classifica per l'indice di produttività, con 101 presenze su  (0,46% di presenze e 99,54% di assenze). È stato poi rieletto deputato nel 2013 nella medesima circoscrizione, risultando nuovamente il componente della Camera più assente con il 99,59% di assenze, e nel 2018 da capolista di Forza Italia nel collegio plurinominale Lazio 1 - 02. Passato alla Lega, alle elezioni politiche del 2022 viene eletto per la quarta volta come capolista nel nuovo collegio plurinominale Lazio 1 - 02. Risulta attualmente il deputato più ricco, con una dichiarazione dei redditi per il 2022 di 4.581.988 euro.

Procedimenti giudiziari
La società Tosinvest nel 2007 è stata al centro di uno scandalo su presunte tangenti versate ad un agente segreto. Nell'estate 2008, la famiglia Angelucci è stata coinvolta dai media nella Sanitopoli d'Abruzzo, vicenda di mescolanza tra affari e politica che ha portato all'arresto e alle conseguenti dimissioni del governatore regionale Ottaviano Del Turco, accusato di intascare tangenti da alcuni imprenditori della sanità attivi in Abruzzo.

Nel febbraio 2009 esplode un altro scandalo e per Antonio Angelucci la procura di Velletri chiede l'autorizzazione all'arresto, mentre esegue mandati di cattura per il figlio Giampaolo e per altri 12 indagati, nell'ambito di un'inchiesta per truffa da 170 milioni di euro ai danni della Regione Lazio. Antonio Angelucci finisce ancora sotto inchiesta, assieme a tre dei figli, per associazione a delinquere finalizzata a reati tributari nel 2014.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Deputati della XVI legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XVII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XVIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana


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SLOVAK WORD OF THE WEEK
Kokaín
THE TOP word this week should be "referendum". After all, it's not that often that people get a taste of direct democracy. But Saturday's nationwide plebiscite is not drawing any attention. Even the unconventional idea of parliamentary speaker Richard Sulík taking a drug test to prove he hasn't been to any wild cocaine parties lately, as opposition leader Robert Fico hinted, is more interesting than the voting. Why is it, that a non-existent cocaine scandal can beat Sulík's referendum? There are several reasons:
1. Slovakia has a bad history of referenda. Out of the six plebiscites held since the country gained independence in 1993, four failed because of low turn-out and one was mired by the government. And the one on EU entry attracted just barely enough voters to meet the 50-percent attendance requirement. Even the biggest enthusiasts must be sceptical about the chances of this referendum. Especially given the latest opinion polls that indicate only a fifth of citizens are planning to take part.
2. The questions are inappropriate. Stripping MPs of their immunity against prosecution is a legitimate point. But setting price limits for government limousines? The question about getting rid of concessions used to finance public broadcasters most likely violates the constitutional ban on referenda dealing with "taxes or deductions". Introducing internet voting in a country where buying votes is already standard practice is a tricky matter. Changing the press law is a fine goal, but even Sulík's own culture minister now says that media legislation is not such a huge priority.
3. There's little enthusiasm among the ruling elite. Ján Figeľ, head of the Christian Democratic Movement, says he will have better things to do than voting in the referendum. SDKÚ chairman Mikuláš Dzurinda refuses to say what he'll do. And these two are both Sulík's coalition partners. The opposition has instructed its supporters not to vote and President Gašparovič is being mysterious about what he thinks about the matter. Not an approach which would inspire the masses.
4. Even the organisers don't seem convinced. The referendum was planned as a marketing tool for Sulík's SaS party. Now it's in government and the plebiscite has lost its meaning even to those who conceived it. The SaS is running a modest billboard and internet campaign but has not done any actual face-to-face campaigning and even missed the deadline for sending its representative to the Central Referendum Committee, which is supposed to oversee the event.
The country should admit it has a problem and kick its bad habit: the one of holding absurd referenda.
20. Sep 2010 at 0:00 | Lukáš Fila
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'The gang' (and, you know, everyone else) imperiled—a satisfying ante-upper indeed!
Since there was a bit too much familiarity about the crew of the Roci by book four—a sense that if they pooled their efforts they could somehow triumph against any obstacle, even an alien one—it seemed the series was building to a problem serious enough to jeopardize the synergistic relationship the four had. Sure enough, Nemesis Games almost immediately sends all four main crew members off on disparate quests, with little chance to affect each others' situations.
This sort of 'scattered to the ends of the earth solar system' setup entails some risks. Since we have grown accustomed to having the Roci's crew (not to mention the Roci herself, practically a fifth main cast member at this point) demonstrate the importance of interpersonal relations by solving every problem together, how will the story proceed if we, the readers, are denied the pleasure of seeing them work together (and denied any meaningful glimpse of the Roci, out of commission temporarily due to damage sustained in Cibola Burn)?
I'm pleased to say that the authors of The Expanse did a masterful job of what is essentially back-story exposition (no easy task to avoid the typical sort of "You know I don't like snakes…(and I'm saying this now because lots of snakes are in the near future)" clumsiness, but they managed it!), giving us a major glimpse into everyone's past (well, everyone but Holden). We learn, in essence, some of the key reasons such a skilled group were on the Canterbury in the first place: what they were running from, and why. Since the core relationship on the Rocinante is the one between Holden and (Naomi) Nagata, it is only fitting that it is this romance which is most directly imperiled by the reemergence of these shady pasts.
All this might sound pretty small-time—the ghosts of the main characters' misdeeds rearing their ugly heads might be scary to those individuals, but it would hardly measure up to the sort of civilization-ending threat these four (+ the Roci) have faced previously. At the risk of being terribly mysterious (thank you, The Sphinx from Mystery Men!), I'll say only that the stakes turn out to be all too high, the threat all too dire. Just when we thought the worst that was in store was the addition of new crew members to the Roci, and the risk that both the diegetic dynamic and the reader's appreciation for the tight-knit crew of four could be shaken, we discover that the true danger is to the core of human civilization itself!
Bonuses: +1 for masterful exposition, without a single "But you KNOW I can't eat strawberries!" ham-fisted foreshadowing, +1 for successfully upping the ante—with a vengeance!
Funny how main characters seem to survive just about anything, eh Naomi? Keep swimming around unprotected in deep space--I'm sure everything will work out!
Nerd coefficient: 8/10 "A bit of alright", as the Australians say!
Reference: Abraham, Daniel and Ty Frank. Nemesis Games. Orbit, 2016.
All the comments and opinions written here are solely Zhaoyun's, longtime lover of space opera and fantasy literature and reviewer for Nerds of a Feather since 2013, and should not necessarily be taken to represent all Nerd-kind.


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A Rake by Starlight: Chapter 10
by C. B. Wright 13 December 2013 1 August 2022 0
WHEREIN Our Hero's Daring Plan Encounters an Unfortunate Wrinkle
The Fool's Errand was not a tempting target for most pirate ships, and Grif was almost completely convinced they were the only ship in the system. That said, as they sat in orbit around Uru he couldn't shake a vague sense of paranoia. They'd launched the fuel drones thirty minutes ago—four unmanned, cylindrical craft designed to dive deep into a gas giant's atmosphere without being crushed like a grape, collect all the hydrogen they could, then return to the ship for processing. It would take another hour or two before collection was complete. Until then, Grif had nothing to do but keep the ship in orbit and twiddle his thumbs.
He was impatient to leave, but the ship needed fuel. He sighed and waited.
Most starships had the ability to process hydrogen into fuel. Hydrogen converters had been standard equipment on space-faring vehicles almost since the very beginning of interstellar flight: in the very early days of exploration, refueling with hydrogen had been the only practical way to support manned exploration. Gas giants were relatively common features of star systems, and if you could make it to a gas giant on a full tank you could collect all the hydrogen you needed, process it, then move on to the next gas giant on a full tank.
As governments grew, the tradition of using gas giants as refueling stations came into direct conflict with the tradition of people owning things and not wanting to give them away for free. Gas giants were declared "national resources" and leased to companies that harvested it, processed it, and sold it at prices far above what it actually cost to harvest and process. Most spacers were outraged at this—some traditions ran strong in space-faring communities, and one of those traditions was that "fuel was free." Ships that were concerned with being legitimate choked down their outrage and paid for the fuel. Ships that played rather more loosely with the rules looked for systems that were poorly patrolled, where it would be possible to stop off at a gas giant and refuel before the owner of the planet had a chance to respond. This was particularly easy to do out in the fringe.
Grif yawned and tried to think of something he could do that would take his mind off waiting. A moment later he bolted upright as both Morgan and Faldyth started shouting at the same time.
"Incoming ships on sensors—"
"—receiving signals from multiple signature keys—"
"—two heading this way—"
"—keys are a mixture of Tylaris Barony and Alliance military craft—"
"—feeding data to tactical—"
Grif looked down at his tactical screen and saw seven dots appear on the outermost edge of the system diagram. A moment later a long string of numbers and letters appeared over each dot—the signature key for each ship—and a moment after that five of the signature keys were replaced with the make and model of that ship.
"Tylaris Barony warships," Morgan reported. "Calibre class."
"Two aren't updating," Grif said. "Why aren't the last two updating?"
"We don't know anything about them," Morgan said. "There's nothing to display. They're Alliance, though."
Grif's vague sense of paranoia grew considerably more focused.
"Still collecting information," Morgan said. "Hold on… there. OK, keep in mind there's a three hour delay, but it looks like they just dropped outside the gravity well, and two are moving in. I have visuals on all seven, sending to your screen."
Grif's screen updated, dividing into seven equal panels, each displaying an individual ship. The Tylaris warships were clearly top of the line—definitely overkill in this system. One of the Alliance vessels was also obviously a warship, though he didn't recognize the model. The other Alliance ship was unlike any ship Grif had ever seen, but it still looked strangely familiar.
"Anyone recognize the squat, oblong ship with the—"
"We have three more ships," Morgan said. "Three more Alliance warships just dropped from tach near the weird one."
"Grif…" Amys sounded distinctly unhappy. "We're in an awkward position."
"You mean orbiting around a gas giant and not emitting a signature beacon?" Grif laughed nervously. "Yeah, we might as well send them a message saying 'hi, we're just stealing your fuel, hold up a bit and we'll be happy to pop off when we're done.' Also, Faldyth, do not send that message."
"And we just got pinged," Morgan added. His voice was calm and remote. Once upon a time Morgan had been a scientist, and that part of him had taken over, analyzing and reporting data, pushing everything else to one side.
Grif hit the intercom. "All hands, general alert. Ten ships just dropped at the edge of the system. They are Tylaris Barony and Alliance navy. Ktk, when do the drones come back?"
Ktk replied they would return in two hours.
"All right. Stand by." Grif turned the intercom off. "Morgan, what are they doing?"
"I don't have enough information," Morgan said. "But what we're looking at now is a few hours old, so whatever it is they're going to do… they've already done it."
"So they may already have seen us," Faldyth said.
"You heard Morgan," Amys said. "We got pinged. I guarantee they saw us. Grif, I don't think we need to guess why they're here."
"No," Grif said. "We don't need to guess why. What they're going to do about it… well, that might be worth a guess or two. Morgan, are they moving to intercept?"
"Don't know yet," Morgan said. "It'll take some time to tell. Maybe half an hour."
"It requires math."
Grif sighed. "Well, get to it."
The half hour crawled by. Grif tried to distract himself by tracking the progress of the fuel drones, but that only reminded him that he had to wait at least two hours before he could do much of anything. There was no point running until they had fuel.
Finally Morgan finished his calculations. "Two of the Tylaris Barony warships are headed this way. The rest of the ships are just… sitting tight. Not moving at all."
"Really?" Grif asked.
"Yeah," Morgan said. "I don't get it. The Alliance warships have taken up positions around the unknown Alliance ship—I guess they're escorting it—but the other Tylaris warships aren't doing much of anything."
"I wonder why they're only sending two in," Grif said. "It doesn't make any sense."
"Two is probably enough," Morgan said. "I've worked up a tactical assessment of those ships. Sending to your station."
Grif looked at his screen as Morgan's information scrolled by. He whistled softly. They were outgunned and out-armored—the Calibre class put the Kessler to shame. "Looks like the only advantage we have is speed. We'll probably need that. They're definitely closing?"
"Straight toward us," Morgan confirmed. "Well, more specifically, straight toward Uru, and we're the only interesting thing around."
"I don't know," Amys said. "There's probably an expensive cloning facility around here somewhere."
"Yeah…" Grif frowned at his tactical display. "If they're looking for that, they definitely won't want us around…"
"So we're expecting things to get rough," Morgan said.
"Well," Grif said, "something tells me they're not here to talk."
But why only two ships? That's what bothered him. They didn't need to send all five ships in, but why only send two? Not that it mattered—Grif had no intention of trying to fight. As soon as the fuel drones returned they were leaving the system in the opposite direction. There was no way the ships could catch up to them before they escaped the gravity well and hit tach…
All of a sudden everything clicked.
"Damn!" Grif said. Then, once again for emphasis: "Damn it all to hell!"
There was a brief silence on the bridge.
"…is there something you want to tell us, Captain?" Morgan asked.
"Amys," Grif said. "You see the—"
"Yeah," Amys said, "I see it. We are so royally humped right now."
"See what?" Morgan asked, obviously confused. "I know I'm just a simple scientist, unfamiliar with your spaceman ways, but aren't we going to run?"
"Of course we are," Grif said. "But they're going to catch us."
"I don't think we can win that fight," Amys said. "We can't put enough distance between us after they close—"
"—we'll need to try, though," Grif said. "Maybe we can manage a skip if they don't—"
"Sorry," Morgan interrupted, "but I thought I gave you all the tactical data. Grif, we're faster than they are. We can outrun them."
"The two ships coming after us aren't the problem," Grif said. "It's the two ships that are hanging back."
"I still don't—"
"Morgan," Amys said, "look at their position. They're still outside the gravity well."
"Ah," Morgan said. "Yes, I see. They can jump anywhere we want to go…"
"…but we can't jump anywhere," Grif said. "Not until we leave the gravity well…"
"…because ATIDs don't like gravity," Morgan finished.
"Humped," Amys repeated.
"We still have a shot," Grif said, trying to sound more confident than he felt. "Amys, we're not going to engage them directly. We're going to try to stay alive long enough to skip out of range, then we can try to—"
"Grif…" there was something odd about the tone of Morgan's voice that made Grif worry.
"Go ahead, Morgan."
"I just discovered something interesting," Morgan said. "I know what that fifth Alliance ship is."
"Well don't keep it a secret," Grif said. "Misery and company, right?"
"Turn it on its side," Morgan said.
Grif stared at the image of the mysterious fifth Alliance ship and started rotating it on his screen. He gaped—once he saw it standing with it's nose pointed "up," he recognized it immediately. The bridge and the engines obscured it a little, but if you removed them…
"A comm tunnel?"
It looked almost exactly like a comm tunnel. It was smaller than the ones he was used to seeing, and it was laying sideways to better distribute the mass as it was integrated into the ship. But if that's what it was…
Grif shook his head. "That's not possible. Comm tunnels can't be that small. They can't move."
"Pretty sure this one can," Morgan said. "Now that I know what to look for, I'm picking up all the right traces on my scanners."
Comm tunnels were the exclusive technology of the Smit Barony. They controlled all faster than light communication in known space, and they guarded the secrets of that technology with ruthless efficiency.
"How did they do it?" Faldyth asked. "House Smit would never permit this."
"That must be why they built it into a military ship," Amys said. "It's harder to sabotage a military ship."
"Whatever they did," Grif said, "I'm very unhappy with the Smit Barony right now. This is a hell of a time to lose your grip on a goddamn monopoly."
"Even if we do get out of here," Amys said, "That ship can call ahead. If they get a fix on our heading—which they probably will—they'll be able to make a call to each likely stop along our destination and arrange for a welcoming party."
"Humped," Grif agreed. He pushed his chair out into the bridge proper, clicked it into place, and stood. "Right. Amys, we're going to the Wardroom. Faldyth, tell Cyrus and Ktk to meet us there. Morgan, transfer the tactical map to the big table. Also, you have the conn."
"Uh…" An expression of mild panic flashed across Morgan's face. "Grif, I can't fly this thing."
"You can't?" Grif frowned irritably. "I though you were learning."
"I am learning," Morgan said. "On a simulator. I'm not anywhere close to doing it for real. Not yet."
"I can pilot her," Faldyth said.
"Oh." Grif was pleasantly surprised. "Good. Then you have the conn, Faldyth. Morgan, keep track of everything our very special friends are doing. Let me know the minute they do anything weird or untoward."
"Weird or untoward," Morgan said. "Got it."
Amys stepped up beside Grif and they both headed into the lift.
"The bridge is yours, Faldyth."
The door closed, and the lift hummed slightly as it descended.
"So…" Amys kept her voice calm and even. "What's the plan?"
"Grasp at straws," Grif said. "Roll the dice. Try to think of something clever. Don't get killed."
"I like the last part," Amys said. "I'm not as sold on the first three."
"Well obviously 'don't get killed' is the most important one. Unfortunately, it hinges on the other three…"
They waited in silence as the lift took them further into the ship.
"I'm going to kill Dak," Amys said finally.
"I want to be there when you do," Grif said.
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I was wondering if it's possible to manage a Xiaomi Mi Robot vacuum cleaner with HA but without having to ever allow traffic between the robot and the Internet nor having to use the Mi Home app. I understand after reading the documentation that the token can be extracted directly using miio (not 100% guaranteed, it seems) or by dumping it from the phone application which requires registering the device etc, I assume.
Would it be possible to extract the token without having to connect to the internet neither the phone app nor the vacuum cleaner? I guess the answer is no if I'm using the phone app but perhaps it's possible using miio as AFAICS it basically looks for the device in the LAN however I fear that if the robot never has internet access it might not be able to initialise itself or something.
Once the token is extracted no matter how (miio or via the phone app), would it be possible to fully control the robot from HA if all the internet traffic from/to the device is blocked? There are some comments here pointing to the fact that the device might not work if it does not have Internet access, thus my question.
Valetudo - Xiaomi Vacuum Dustcloud alternative, Live Maps Share your Projects!
Thanks for those links, I had seen them already but I was looking for something more lightweight if possible. Navigating through the dustcloud wiki again I came across this which could be what I'm looking for!
I used the app for the initial setup and that was it. Grabbing the key was a pain. I ended up having to extract the key from an IOS backup. It worked great once I plugged the key into Home Assistant. I haven't used the app in a while and control everything with Node-RED and Home Assistant. The HA controls happen within a second, e.g. pausing or starting the vacuum. I also set up Node-RED to send Pushover alerts if the vacuum has an issue.
Probably one of the few automations that has my wife's approval. Waking up and having the main floor completely vacuumed went a long way with credits for future projects :).
Does it mean it won't get new features going forward (till someone add them to the customized firmware)?
Can it still be controlled via the xiaomi home app?


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WallCrossSection Renaming in the Revit 2022.1 API

Breaking news from the Revit development team:

 WallCrossSection versus WallCrossSectionDefinition

Last week, we mentioned the unfortunate breaking change inadvertently introduced with the Revit 2022.1 API update
by renaming WallCrossSection to WallCrossSectionDefinition and
suggested a fix for the BuiltInParameterGroup enumeration value.

Here is the workaround suggested by the development team to also address the ForgeTypeId modification to support both versions of the API:

As you know from
the Revit API discussion forum thread
on Revit API 2022.1 update change WallCrossSection to WallCrossSectionDefinition,
there was a breaking change introduced in Revit 2022.1:

BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_WALL_CROSS_SECTION

ForgeTypeId.WallCrossSection

were renamed to

BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_WALL_CROSS_SECTION_DEFINITION

ForgeTypeId.WallCrossSectionDefinition

respectively.

A solution for the first name change in the enum value was already suggested in the forum discussion thread:

The actual integer value can be used instead to define a constant like this:

  var PG_WALL_CROSS_SECTION = (BuiltInParameterGroup) (-5000228);

This value be used in both Revit 2022.0 and Revit 2022.1 without causing the problem.

A workaround for the second rename, the WallCrossSection property of the ForgeTypeId class, can be implemented using Reflection in all .NET languages.

Here is a sample code snippet in C#:

using System.Reflection;

. . .

  ForgeTypeId id = new ForgeTypeId();
  Type type = typeof(GroupTypeId);
  PropertyInfo propOld = type.GetProperty("WallCrossSection",
    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static);

  if (null != propOld)
  {
    id = (ForgeTypeId) propOld.GetValue(null, null);
  }
  else
  {
    PropertyInfo propNew = type.GetProperty("WallCrossSectionDefinition",
      BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static);
    id = (ForgeTypeId) propNew.GetValue(null, null);
  }

Or, if you prefer a more succinct version, use this:

  Type type = typeof(GroupTypeId);

  PropertyInfo prop = type.GetProperty("WallCrossSection",
    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static)
      ?? type.GetProperty("WallCrossSectionDefinition",
        BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static);

  ForgeTypeId id = (ForgeTypeId) prop.GetValue(null, null);

We tested it here, and it works for both Revit 2022.0 and Revit 2022.1.

Non-breaking change – © Datamation


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Q: Dynamic Bootstrap Table/Form using JSON I'm using the following code to generate a dynamic form inside of a table (Requirement is to use bootstrap tables for consistent layout site-wide).
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('select.changeLanguage').change(function(){

        $("#ValuesFromDB").empty();
        $.ajax({
                type: 'POST',
                url: '/includes/admin/return.php',
                data: {LanguageSelectedDropdown: $('select.changeLanguage').val()},
                dataType: 'json',
                success: function (data) {
                $('#divid').show();  //Show the hidden div

                $.each(data, function (index, item) {
                    var eachrow = ""
                         + '
' + item[0] + '	'
                         + '<input type="text" class="form-control" id="' + item[1] + '" placeholder="' + item[1] + '" onkeyup="submit()">
'
                         + '';  // placeholder (item 88)
                $('#ValuesFromDB').append(eachrow)

                });  // END EACH ROW FUNCTION
            }  // END SUCCESS
        });  // END AJAX
    });  // END CHANGE FUNCTION
}); // END DOCUMENT READY

The basic concept is that I have a dropdown box to select a language.  Once selected, the database is queried and the form, along with the table is generated into a previously hidden div (#divid).
This all appears to be working and the page looks like it's generated correctly.
The /table/form layout is as follows;

                        Original
                        Translation

                    <form id="languageset">

                    </form>

                <button type="submit" id="submit" class="btn btn-default"><?php echo lang('Save Changes'); ?></button>

I don't see any issue with the way that this is set up however, when I try to submit the form using;
  $(function () {
        $('#languageset').on('submit', function (e) {
          e.preventDefault();
          $.ajax({
            type: 'post',
            url: '/includes/admin/return2.php',
            data: $('#languageset').serialize(),
            success: function () {
              alert('form was submitted');
            }
          });
        });
      });

Nothing happens except the alert.
Digging in to this a little, the generated source code shows;

                        Original
                        Translation

                    <form id="languageset"></form>

Value1	<input class="form-control" id="field1" placeholder="field1" onkeyup="submit()" data-cip-id="cIPJQ342845640" type="text">

Value2	<input class="form-control" id="field2" placeholder="field2" onkeyup="submit()" data-cip-id="cIPJQ342845641" type="text">

                <button type="submit" id="submit" class="btn btn-default">Save Changes</button>

So, the question...  The form in the generated source code appears to be opening and then closing without containing any of the data that I'm appending in the AJAX success - Why?

A: There's something funny about the bootstrap table formatting.  I've re-designed the form to be set in a DIV and this is now all working.
        $.each(data, function (index, item) {
            var eachrow =
                   '
'
                 + '' + item[0] + ''
                 + '<input type="text" class="form-control" name="' + item[0] + '" id="' + item[0] + '" value="' + item[1] + '">'
                 + '
';
        $('#ValuesFromDB').append(eachrow);

I'll worry about the layout later.

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This weeks Historic Home in Minneapolis is 4700 Lake Harriet Pkwy W.
Built in 1910 by Bertrand and Chamberlin, it was designed for Harry S. and Paula Pierce. The home sits on a small hill east of Lake Harriet, giving sweeping views of the Lake. Influences of Prairie Style are seen in the windows and roof design,. The most striking feature of the home is the frieze located on the second story which depicts a wooded scene with knights and maidens.
The most recent sale of the home was in 1997 for $745,000 and has an estimated value, now 10 years later, for just over $2 Million. It's interior was updated at the time of sale with about 3000 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, sunrooms, verandas and more.


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8 Days A Week – Dec. 27- Jan. 3
All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, 203 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701, or fax to 444-7289, at least two weeks prior to event. Submissions are printed as space allows. Photographs and art are also considered.
YOUTHCAN! HOLIDAY CRAFTS at 10 a.m. today through Saturday at Community Imagination Studio, 818 N. Sang Ave. in Fayetteville. $5; no pre-registration. communityimaginationstudio.org or 442-8585.
ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE at 7 p.m. Friday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free for ages 9-12. jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
"IMAGINE A MOMENT" YEAR END CELEBRATION at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $85. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
WORLD PEACE MEDITATION, a synchronized global event, at 5:30 a.m. Monday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. unityfay.org or 442-0680.
THE CATE BROTHERS BAND at 9 p.m. Monday at the Comsopoliton Hotel in Fayetteville. $20 and up; room and dinner packages available. georgesmajesticlounge.com or 527-6618.
FIRST NIGHT FAYETTEVILLE: "TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN" at 6 p.m. Monday on the Fayetteville Square. Music by Fastball, Chase Missy, Thanks for Nothing, Emily Kaitz and Drew Pierce, Still on the Hill, Kelly and the Flip Band and Naturally Brass. Also dance performances, jugglers, puppeteers, poetry slam workshop and performances by Terrence Youngblood, "BigFoot Love" by Ceramic Cow Productions and more. Midnight firework finale. $5-$10. firstnightfayetteville.org or 443-4797.
THE ART AMISS "BLUE MASQUERADE" BALL at 9 p.m. Monday at The Urban Table Bar and Grille, 1 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. Door prizes, art raffle, living art presentation; local DJs, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. $10; 18 and over. artamiss.org or 422-7305.
FRIDAY MORNING MOVIES FOR FAMILIES: "SHREK THE THIRD" at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4340.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE at 7 p.m. today at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian Disciples of Christ Campus Center in Fayetteville. 521-0808.
GREENDRINKS, a casual gathering to learn more about creating a greener local environment and economy, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Smilin' Jack's, 262 N. School Ave. in Fayetteville. Must be 21 to participate in organic wine tasting. 225-2077.
WEST AFRICAN DRUMS with Kouakou Yao "Angelo" at 6 p.m. and Dance at 7 p.m. Fridays at Gymnastic Joe's, 5300 Hailey Ave. in Springdale. $10. afriqueaya.org or 587-0888.
DRESS UP AND DANCE at 8 and 9 p.m. Fridays at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave. in Fayetteville. $10, dressing up required. scarpino.com or 409-3772.
FAYETTEVILLE INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Trinity United Methodist Church. 756-3298.
FAYETTEVILLE FREE THINKERS at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. fayfreethinkers.com or 442-6738.
BUDDHIST MEDIATION AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUP at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Arkansas Yoga Center, 1949 N. Green Acres Road, in Fayetteville. 521-2395.
A COURSE IN MIRACLES at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. unityfay.org or 442-0680.
STILL MIND MEDITATION AND CHANTING at 9 p.m. Sundays at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St. in Fayetteville. som.org or 527-6804.
EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS, a 12 step program like AA, at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at Sequoyah United Methodist Church, 1910 Old Wire Rd., in Fayetteville. emotionsanonymous.org or 409-4490.
SAVE-A-LIFE, funded by The Cancer Challenge at Bella Vista Village, offers free cancer screenings for qualified people with financial need at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Call to see if you qualify. jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 525.
THE JONES CENTER COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER in Springdale offers a variety of free and low cost exercise classes for adults and children, including Water Aerobics Classes for $25 per month. 756-6550, ext. 132.
ARKANSAS CANOE CLUB NORTHWEST CHAPTER at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Picasso's Pizza, Arkansas Hwy. 16 West. 263-1420.
OZARK MOUNTAIN TRAILMASTERS at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave., Room 136, in Springdale. 756-2862.
MINOR MATTERS
XBOX NIGHT at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free; for ages 9-12. jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
COUNTRY PICKING at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. All ages and players welcome; Free. 571-2920.
THE GYM is available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. Free for seniors 60 and over. 571-2920.
BREAKFAST at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. $2-$5. 571-2920.
BINGO at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. 571-2920.
CERAMICS at 9 a.m. Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. 571-2920.
NEWCOMERS BRIDGE at 12:30 p.m. Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. 571-2920.
SOPHISTICATED LADIES TAP AND JAZZ CLASSES Mondays and Wednesdays at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. 876-1324.
ACRYLIC PAINTING at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. 571-2920.
LIFT EXERCISE at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center, 945 S. College. With Melissa Powers. 571-2920.
LINE DANCING at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 109.
AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
ENTRIES TO FAYETTEVILLE IN BLOOM MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST due the first of each month. jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us or 575-8253.
AUDITIONS FOR "BYE BYE BIRDIE" at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Jan. 3 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.
ENTRIES BEING ACCEPTED FOR FAYETTEVILLE MARDI GRAS PARADE on Feb. 2 including walking groups, floats, clubs and cars. Contact Dixie Rhyne at dementedkrewe@yahoo.com or 846-4794.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FAYETTEVILLE MARDI GRAS PARADE on Feb. 2. Volunteers needed to man barricades and help with safety while walking in the parade. Contact Patty Lebbing at 466-7380.
ENTRIES FOR THE LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL accepted through Feb. 15 at littlerockfilmfestival.org. $10-$35 per film entry, based on feature length and submission date. Festival is May 15-18. 501-352-5687.
AUDITIONS FOR NEIL SIMONS "BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS" at 7 p.m. Feb. 18-19 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.
ENTRIES FOR THE T TAURI FILM FESTIVAL accepted through Apr. 1 at ttauri.org. Must be 18 and under; new film critic writing category.
ARSAGA'S, 1582 Crossover, in Fayetteville. arsagas.org or 527-0690. Jeanie and Susan Wyant through December.
ARSAGA'S, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557. "Art Salon" featuring works by Cedar J. Kindy, MM Kent, Path Hennon, Esyule Gamache through December.
THE COMMON GROUNDS, 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 442-3515. Rhonda Jones, Sarah Creasman, Elise Taylor and Amber Lawson through December.
CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY, 125 W. Central Ave., Bentonville. massey.crystalbridges.org or 418-5700. "America's Wildlife and Wildlands: The Journeys of Susan Morrison" through Feb. 24.
ddP GALLERY, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. ddpgallery.com or 442-0001. "Small Works 2007" through Jan. 19.
FRAMEWORKS 645, 645 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 443-1692. Drawings and paintings by Nanci Ballew through December.
JULIE WAIT DESIGNS ART GALLERY, 318 S. First St., Rogers. juliewaitdesigns.com or 631-8706. Nature photography by William Dark through Feb. 29.
MAISON DES TARTES, 481 S. School, Fayetteville. 521-1004. Works by the Fayetteville-four, Golsa Yaghoobi, Robert Andes, MM Kent and John Newman, through December.
WHITE LOTUS SALON, 4750 E. Mission Blvd., Fayetteville. 582-4806. Paintings by Alice Lynn Greenwood through December.
GALLERIES, ETC.
ART EMPORIUM, 2914 N. College, Fayetteville. 521-4141.
ARTFUL SPACES, 266 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. 582-5554.
ENIGMA, 15 N. Block Ave., Fayetteville. 587-0304.
FLAT ROCK STUDIO, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. flatrockclay.com or 521-3181.
FUSION FINE ARTS GALLERY, 109 N. Main St., Bentonville. 273-9278.
HEARTWOOD GALLERY-An Artists Collective. 428 S. Government St., Fayetteville. 444-0888.
POOR RICHARD'S ART & THE RABBITS LAIR, 116 S. First St., Rogers. poorrichardsart.com or 636-0417.
TERRA STUDIOS, 12103 Hazel Valley Road, Durham. 643-3314.
WISHING SPRINGS ARTS AND CRAFTS GALLERY, 8862 W. McNelly Road, Bella Vista. villageartclub.org or 273-1798.
ARKANSAS AIR MUSEUM, Drake Field, 4290 S. School Ave., Fayetteville. 521-4947. Aircraft from all eras of aviation history. Located in an historic hanger.
ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER, Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock. arkarts.com or (501)372-4000. 50th Annual Delta Exhibition through Jan. 20. "50/50" through Jan. 29. 2007 Collectors Show and Sale through Sunday.
CLINTON HOUSE MUSEUM, 930 California Drive, Fayetteville. clintonhousemuseum.org or 444-0066.
GRAVETTE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 503 Charlotte St. SE, Gravette. 787-7334. Early 1900s restored home with displays representing Gravette's history.
PEA RIDGE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, 15930 U.S. 62, Garfield. 451-8122. Self-guided road tour, 10-mile hiking trail, Civil War museum and bookstore.
PEEL MANSION MUSEUM AND HISTORIC GARDENS, 400 S. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. 273-9664. 1875 Italianate mansion with historic roses and plants.
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK, 506 E. Douglas St., US Hwy. 62, Prairie Grove. 846-2990. Civil War battlefield with original buildings.
PRICE TOWER ARTS CENTER, 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK. (877)424-2424. "Oklahoma Moderne: The Art and Design of Olinka Hrdy" through Jan. 13.
ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 322 S. Second St., Rogers. 621-1154. rogersarkansas.com/museum. "Down a Lazy River: Float Fishing on the White River" through Dec. 2008. "Discovering the Bluff Dwellers" through Sept 2008. "That's Entertainment: From Vaudeville to Cable TV" through Jan. 2008.
SHILOH MUSEUM, 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. 750-8165. springdaleark.org/shiloh. Exhibits of early life in the Ozarks. Original buildings on the grounds. "Scenes of Boone County Photo Exhibit" through April 25. "Tech-Knowledge-Gee!" through June 8. "Open Season" through Jan. 19.
SILOAM SPRINGS MUSEUM, 112 N. Maxwell St., 524-4011. "Primitive Tools of Arkansas" through Feb. 2.
"ANNIE" at 7 p.m. Jan. 8-11 and Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. Jan. 12, and at 2 p.m. Jan. 12-13 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $17-$47. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
SPIRITUAL CINEMA: "10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA" at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. unityfay.org or 442-0680.
JUGGLING WITH JARED WORKSHOP at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 and 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Free; for teens. faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4324.
SPIRIT OF LIFE SERIES: "Wings Set Me Free: Hopes, Dreams, Expanding Vision" with Rev. Barbara Hamilton-Holway at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 13 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 901 W. Cleveland St. in Fayetteville. fayettevilleunitarian.org or 521-8422.
FPL FILM CLUB: "TRUE GRIT" at 7 p.m. January 14 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Free. faylib.org or 571-2222.
YOUTH CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP at 4 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required, free; 6-week session; for grades 3-5. faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4450.
TEEN CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP at 4 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required, free; 6-week session; for grades 6-12. faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4450.
CHERRYHOLMES, America's first family of bluegrass, at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $12-$24. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
ARTIST'S RECEPTION FOR WILLIAM DARK at 5 p.m. Jan. 18 at Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., in Rogers. juliewaitdesigns.com or 631-8706.
DIVE IN MOVIES: "HAPPY FEET" at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free; Feb. 15: "Arthur and the Invisibles". jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
PAINT THE TOWN RED BENEFIT for the American Red Cross, featuring music by Molten Lava, at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Fayetteville Town Center. $75; casual attire. nwapaintthetownred.org or 442-6540.
NORTH ARKANSAS SYMPHONY CONCERT at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $28-$40. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
COVER TO COVER ADULT WINTER READING FESTIVAL begins at 2 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Music by Strange Heroes. 13 week program, prizes; for those 18 and over faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4450.
FIND IT AND FUND IT: GRANT SEEKING BASICS AND BEYOND at 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4450.
"BROADWAY ON ICE" with Dorothy Hamil at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24-25 at the Alma Performing Arts Center, 103 E. Main in Alma. $30-$45. almapac.org or 632-2129.
BEAVER LAKE EAGLE WATCH WEEKEND with cruises at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Jan. 25-27 from Rocky Branch Marina. Hosted by UA Professor of Biology Doug James, Morning News Outdoors writer Flip Puttoff, Morning Star Rehabilitation Center's Lynn Sciumbato and the Belle of the Ozarks Mary Anne Viator and Jim Helt. Reservations required; $7.50-$18. 800-552-3803.
JAZZ VOCALIST KARRIN ALLYSON at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $18-$28. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
ROGERS LITTLE THEATER VICTORY GALA at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $75. RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.
"BIRDS OF PRAY & WILDLIFE REHABILITATION" with Lynn Sciumbato of Morning Star Rehabilitation Center, at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Prairie Creek Steak and Seafood Co. Buffet dinner at 6 p.m.
SHELTER CRAFT at 9 a.m. Jan. 26 and Fire Craft at 9 a.m. Jan. 27 with the Ozark Tracker Society. $75 each day, registration required; minors must be accompanied; bring your own lunch. ozarktrackers.org or 841-8132.
RILEY B. KING CONCERT at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 at the AUD in Eureka Springs. $116.50. theaud.com or 800-737-4040.
WORLD FAMOUS LIPIZZANER STALLIONS at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena, 1335 W. Knapp in Fayetteville. $17.50-$22.50. uark.edu/depts/dekep/events/lipizzan/lipizzan_details.htm or 800-882-8258.


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Florida Senate - 2014                              CS for SB 260
By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Latvala
590-02109A-14                                          2014260c1
2         An act relating to unaccompanied homeless youths;
3         amending s. 743.067, F.S.; defining the term
4         "unaccompanied homeless youth"; providing for a
5         certification; authorizing certain unaccompanied
6         homeless youths to consent to medical, dental,
7         psychological, substance abuse, and surgical diagnosis
8         and treatment, and forensic medical examinations for
9         themselves and for their children in certain
10         circumstances; providing that such consent does not
11         affect the requirements of the Parental Notice of
12         Abortion Act; providing an effective date.
14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
16         Section 1. Section 743.067, Florida Statutes, is amended to
17  read:
18         743.067 Unaccompanied homeless youths.—
19         (1) For purposes of this section, an "unaccompanied
20  homeless youth" is an individual, as defined in 42 U.S.C. s.
21  11434a, who is also a certified homeless youth, as defined in s.
22  382.002, and who is 16 years of age or older and is:
23         (a) Found by a school district's liaison for homeless
24  children and youths to be an unaccompanied homeless youth
25  eligible for services pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Homeless
26  Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 11431-11435; or
27         (b) Believed to qualify as an unaccompanied homeless youth,
28  as that term is defined in the McKinney-Vento Homeless
29  Assistance Act, by:
30         1. The director of an emergency shelter program funded by
31  the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development,
32  or the director's designee;
33         2. The director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center
34  or transitional living program funded by the United States
35  Department of Health and Human Services, or the director's
36  designee;
37         3. A clinical social worker licensed under chapter 491; or
38         4. A circuit court.
39         (2) A minor who qualifies as an unaccompanied homeless
40  youth shall be issued a written certificate documenting his or
41  her status by the appropriate individual as provided in
42  subsection (1). The certificate shall be issued on the official
43  letterhead stationery of the person making the determination and
44  shall include the date of the finding, a citation to this
45  section, and the signature of the individual making the finding.
46  A health care provider may accept the written certificate as
47  proof of the minor's status as an unaccompanied homeless youth
48  and may keep a copy of the certificate in the youth's medical
49  file.
50         (3) An unaccompanied homeless youth may:
51         (a) Petition the circuit court to have the disabilities of
52  nonage removed under s. 743.015. The youth shall qualify as a
53  person not required to prepay costs and fees as provided in s.
54  57.081. The court shall advance the cause on the calendar.
55         (b) Consent to medical, dental, psychological, substance
56  abuse, and surgical diagnosis and treatment, including
57  preventative care and care by a facility licensed under chapter
58  394, chapter 395, or chapter 397 and any forensic medical
59  examination for the purpose of investigating any felony offense
60  under chapter 784, chapter 787, chapter 794, chapter 800, or
61  chapter 827, for:
62         1. Himself or herself; or
63         2. His or her child, if the unaccompanied homeless youth is
64  unmarried, is the parent of the child, and has actual custody of
65  the child.
66         (4) This section does not affect the requirements of s.
67  390.01114.
68         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.


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