Does what we are doing as missions coaches really make a difference? How would you answer that question? How do you respond when asked about coaching's effectiveness by missions organizations, sponsoring churches or by missionaries?
Preliminary survey results obtained through Coaching Mission International's (CMI's) Asia program suggest that coaching provides a variety of clear benefits from the missionary's perspective. CMI obtained survey data from 16 on-field missionary leaders asking them to rate satisfaction in 7 life areas; and to rate their ability to handle stress, their clarity about life purpose and roles, and finally, on whether they were receiving adequate care and support as leaders and people. Surveys were completed both before and after 24 coaching sessions provided by 7 professionally trained and cross culturally experienced missions coaches over Skype.
What was the result? CMI found that in EVERY area surveyed, average mean scores were improved, meaning that average missionary satisfaction in every life category went up, overall level of stress and burnout went down, and missionaries on average had increased clarity about their personal calling and the roles they were called by God to fulfill. These are amazing results!
Particular improvements were seen in missionary satisfaction with their development as a leader.
In the area of leadership development alone, these results are very important. The Mission Commission of Evangelical Alliance, in their 22 nation study on missionary retention, report that missions organizations that provide opportunities for ongoing personnel development and training are more likely to retain their workers (for more information on this study, see Tim Olson's article on this site titled "7 Best Practices"). Keith Webb, in his article "Coaching for On-field Development" in Evangelical Missions Quarterly in July of 2008, states that missionaries need ongoing personalized learning and that "field based development is a key factor in missionary longevity and effectiveness".
There is more research to be done regarding the use of coaching in the missions world. However, preliminary results are tremendously encouraging! Coaching can increase missionary's life satisfaction, clarity about call, reduce burnout, and give isolated and resource-restrained missionaries opportunities for personalized leadership development. These are significant gains for missionaries and for God's work in missions around the world!


Are there any good business support groups out there that I can interact with?
I've started a home-based business and am finding the experience stressful and, often, lonely. Are there any good support groups out there that I can interact with?
Like all business realities, there are the good, the bad and the ugly and then there are the useful, the helpful and the dreadful rip offs.
It really comes down to what sort of support you are seeking and the extent that it is emotional or technical support that you are looking for at this time.
More and more people are realising that they can make a go of a home based business, but have a similar experience to you: it's difficult, lonely and never ending.
Networking can become a belonging thing rather than a real support for your business development and equally it can be an invaluable window into the prior experience of those that have been through it all and survived to make a real go of it.
Those that are fully developed membership organisations – see here for example, that started with a few women helping each other, sharing business contacts, information and ideas for success.
It's also a good idea to check out what's on offer for business networking through your local council. You never know, you may make good friends as well as great business contacts.


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My New Hampshire Picks
It is time once again to peer deeply into my somewhat-foggy crystal ball, and attempt to pick the winners of tomorrow night's New Hampshire primary. Before I get to that, though, some old business needs to be brought up. First, we have some very recent old business and then some truly ancient business, so bear with me.
So far this year, I'm not doing very well in the prediction business. Last week I boldly made my Iowa predictions, but they didn't turn out so hot. I had Bernie Sanders narrowly defeating Hillary Clinton, and I had the GOP lineup as: (1) Trump, (2) Cruz, (3) Rubio. Counting the Democratic race as only one pick (with only two candidates, being right about the order shouldn't count as two picks, whether right or wrong), I only got one right out of four. So my stats look pretty dismal here at the beginning:
Total correct 2016 Democratic picks: 0 for 1 -- 0%
Total correct 2016 Republican picks: 1 for 3 -- 33%
Total overall correct picks: 1 for 4 -- 25%.
To be blunt, that record is nothing to brag about. Being an eternal optimist, however, means I believe it'll get better over time, as we get deeper into the primary calendar. Which brings up my full record, which I really should have looked up last time (but was too lazy to do), for my initial pick-the-primaries column. The previous presidential race featured a sitting president, so there was only one party to predict. Here's how it turned out for me, when primary season came to an end:
[Final 2012 Primary Pick Stats]
Total correct 2012 Republican picks: 41 for 60 -- 68%.
I did a little better back in 2008, when there were two exciting races to follow:
Total correct 2008 Democratic picks: 43 for 60 -- 72%
Total correct 2008 Republican picks: 37 for 50 -- 74%
Total overall correct picks: 80 for 110 -- 73%.
Of the final two picks I made in that article, I got only one correct (South Dakota went for Clinton). I post these results because I think political prognosticators should be held to the same standard as those who predict sporting contests for a living -- your full record of how accurate your predictions are should always be publicly available, in other words. But that's enough old business, let's get on with making educated guesses about tomorrow night.
I'm going to start with the Democrats, because it is a much easier call -- unless the polls have been wildly inaccurate all along (which is always a real possibility, especially in New Hampshire). The only real question is how big a margin Bernie Sanders will win by.
Bernie's been polling anywhere from 15 to over 25 points ahead of Hillary, but my guess is that the result is going to be closer than expected. My gut tells me Bernie will get at least a double-digit margin, so I'm going to say he wins by 12 percent. Hillary will (no doubt) attempt to spin this as a victory (for beating expectations), in the same way Bernie tried to spin Iowa as a victory. Then it'll be on to Nevada and South Carolina, where the strength of minority voters' support for Clinton will be tested. Bernie will have the momentum heading out of New Hampshire, so late shifts in the next two contests are possible, but not in any way guaranteed.
The Republican field is in disarray -- and that's putting it politely. Up until Saturday night, the conventional wisdom held that Donald Trump would likely win, followed by either Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, or possibly by Rubio then Cruz. Then Rubio had a rather spectacular meltdown at the debate, where he hilariously tried to answer the charge that he was just repeating a memorized talking point -- by repeating the same memorized talking point, over and over again. Hoo boy. Time for the Rubiobot to get a software upgrade, obviously!
Now things are completely up in the air. Rubio lost his momentum, and could be headed back downwards. Trump didn't seem to take any major hits during the debate, but his stock also seems to be sliding a bit with Granite State voters.
There is an intense fight going on between Rubio and "the governors" -- Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Chris Christie. While Christie was the one to savage Rubio onstage at the debate, he doesn't seem to have benefited from the takedown much at all. Even before the debate, his poll numbers were around half what Bush and Kasich were getting. This doesn't seem to have changed much. Likewise, even after a decent debate performance, Bush doesn't seem to be gaining support with the public.
John Kasich, however, seems poised to have a very good night. Kasich doesn't seem to have the negatives that Bush and Christie do among New Hampshire Republicans, and Kasich has devoted almost his entire campaign effort to winning New Hampshire -- which means a lot of town halls and personal contact with the voters. Kasich tried the "out-campaign everyone on the ground" strategy, and it might just pay off in a big way for him. If voters who had been leaning towards Rubio are now having major second thoughts, Kasich is in the best position to pick them up.
My biggest question is how Kasich does against Rubio. Will Marco hold on to enough voters to place second, or will he slip back to third? Cruz is also somewhat of a dark horse, as he's at a respectable second or third in many polls, but doesn't seem likely to appeal to undecided voters in New Hampshire (who are known for being much more pragmatic than emotional about their presidential choices).
The order of not only the top three finishers but the top six will be important tomorrow night, because even if the totals are very close (I could see third through sixth place being in a very tight range) it is going to be important who manages to beat the others -- because after New Hampshire both the Republican establishment and the big GOP donors are going to be clamoring for several candidates to exit the race, to "clear the field" for who gets the honor of taking on both Trump and Cruz. So placing fourth is a big deal over placing fifth or sixth -- something that normally not many people would care about.
I went largely with the polls in my Iowa picks, and that didn't turn out so well, so this time around I'm going on nothing more than guessing who has the last-minute momentum, and how big that momentum will be.
I think Trump's going to win the night. If he doesn't, then his campaign will be in real trouble (since they will be seen as not being able to turn out actual voters when it counts). But I think he'll carry the night, even if he doesn't get as big a margin as the polls now show. For second place, I'm going to go out on a limb and predict Kasich beats expectations. I think he'll pick up a lot of the last-minute undecideds as well as siphoning votes away from Rubio.
Third place is a tough one to pick. I could either see Cruz or Rubio making it (or possibly even Bush), but for no real concrete reason I'm going to pick Rubio. I think Cruz isn't all that appealing to average New Hampshire Republicans, so I don't see him getting a last-minute surge, but I also think that the Republicans he does appeal to are likely pretty solid in their choice and won't have last-minute doubts. Rubio's last-minute momentum is heading backwards at the moment -- and last-minute shifts often get bigger on the day of the election. So the smarter pick would probably be Cruz for third place, but I think Rubio will be able to hang on to enough voters to outperform Cruz tomorrow night.
Without a whole lot of confidence, I'm placing my bets on (1) Trump, (2) Kasich, (3) Rubio on the Republican side. My Democratic pick is a lot easier, because no matter what the margin turns out to be, I think Bernie Sanders easily beats Hillary Clinton. Those are my picks -- if you disagree, then please share yours in the comments.
Cross-posted at The Huffington Post
33 Comments on "My New Hampshire Picks"
Paula wrote:
I hope you're wrong about Kasich! I'd rather see Bush squeak ahead of him.
Seems like Trump's momentum is losing a bit of steam -- maybe it's just that other things have been going on (Super Bowl, etc.). But he doesn't seem to be all over the news quite so much. Not that he won't still win NH though. It would be nice if the novelty would wear off because he's just so tiresome to hear about…
I got a call tonight from the local Dem party inviting me to an event to watch Thursday's debate and the volunteer said they were just trying to drum up general enthusiasm for the election. Not sure what to make of that. For political junkies this campaign season thus far has been notable for how unusual and unpredictable it's been. But for normal folks? Not sure they've noticed as yet.
[ Permalink ] [ Monday, February 8th, 2016 at 18:34 ]
rdnewman wrote:
It appears that the NY Magazine has been listening to Michale:
There are three reasons, in descending order of obviousness, for a liberal to earnestly and patriotically support a Trump Republican nomination. The first, of course, is that he would almost certainly lose...
Second, a Trump nomination might upend his party. The GOP is a machine that harnesses ethno-nationalistic fear...to win elections and then, once in office, caters to its wealthy donor base. As its voting base has lost college-educated voters and gained blue-collar whites, the fissure between the means by which Republicans attain power and the ends they pursue once they have it has widened.
The third reason to prefer a Trump nomination: If he does win, a Trump presidency would probably wind up doing less harm to the country than a Marco Rubio or a Cruz presidency. It might even, possibly, do some good.
Full article at http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/02/why-liberals-should-support-a-trump-nomination.html.
Not convinced those are same reasons Michale has in mind though...
in the same way Bernie tried to spin Iowa as a victory.
Oh, there wasn't any "TRY" about it. :D Bernie won the Iowa popular vote.. This is so close to a fact to BE a fact..
Now, I am on record as stating that the popular vote don't mean dick... But ya'all are ALSO on record as saying that the popular vote IS relevant...
So, Bernie won Iowa...
RD,
heh... I am not convinced that Trump is a sure lose in the General. My main reason for believing this is that whoever the Dem nominee is, they will be extremely wounded. Hillary by the indictment hanging over her head and Sanders by the "socialist" label...
My secondary reason for believing this is that those who are saying it have been spectacularly and consistently WRONG about Trump for almost a year now..
Why would they suddenly start being right??
I honestly believe that a Trump POTUS-ency won't be as bad as people might think.. They can say what you want about Trump, laugh and ridicule him to hell and back.. But it simply CANNOT be denied that Trump is a successful businessman... He knows HOW to win...
That's a factor that has been sorely missing from our President of the last 7 years...
If Trump is smart, he will elevate his SecDef to almost Co-President status and let him/her deal with the Commander In Chief duties and concentrate on what Trump is best at... Or, better yet, choose a VP with a strong National Security and Defense background who can run the CinC duties...
I think Trump WILL be that smart.. Despite the ego and arrogance, he appears to be smart enough to realize (at least in private) that he doesn't know it all and will surround himself with people who will make up for his deficiencies..
I just can't see him being as successful as he has been without this ability..
[ Permalink ] [ Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 at 03:22 ]
You might be on to something in your predictions, CW... :D
http://www.unionleader.com/Kasich-Sanders-win-early-voting-in-Dixville
Kasich had a ... er... "strong" showing.. :D heh
http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/states/nh/Dem
I think that THAT is how it's going to remain in New Hampshire..
Bernie will win by a 2-1 margin or close to it..
In other words, Bernie is going to DECIMATE the Clinton "juggernaut"...
Hillary Clinton's campaign is the 1980's Soviet Red Army...
FEEL DA BERN!!! :D
While Trump and Sanders smell victory, Hillary Clinton contemplates humilation
Hillary Clinton is running on one issue: Hillary Clinton. Unfortunately, very few Americans like Hillary Clinton.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/donald-trump/12147434/Hillary-Clinton-is-fighting-for-her-political-life-in-New-Hampshire.html
OUCH.....
"And the ref takes a point away!!!"
-Jim Carrey, LIAR, LIAR (A movie about Hillary Clinton) :D
i thought liar liar was about a guy who was magically rendered unable to lie, and (subtext) how lying is such a fundamental necessity to function in modern day society. being a politician is about lying artfully, and in a way that enables the best results for one's constituents. in the movies the truth can be funny, but in real life it can also be ugly. relative to the lies of last five presidents, hillary's lies seem pretty minor - or at worst, par for the course.
"Do you like my new dress?"
"What ever takes the focus off your head."
~liar, liar
, but in real life it can also be ugly. relative to the lies of last five presidents, hillary's lies seem pretty minor
Perhaps...
But Presidents "lie" for 4 years, 8 years...
Hillary has been lying CONSTANTLY for almost half a century...
In short, from all available evidence, it appears that Hillary doesn't know HOW to tell the truth..
Her first instinct is to lie...
That's what is so sad about her...
Michale..
"What's it gonna be??"
"A pockmark eventually!!!"
"You have bad breath caused by gingivitis. You couldn't get a porn star off. Your hairpiece looks like something that was killed crossing the highway. I don't know whether to comb it or scrape it off with a shovel and bury it in lyme. Loser! Idiot! Wimp! Degenerate!!! SLUT!!!!"
Ahhhh the memories... :D
neilm wrote:
@rdnewman[2]
Interesting article. I think the comparison of a Trump presidency to the Arnie governorship is a bit is a stretch - the most militant organization Arnie had to deal with was the Teachers' and Nurses' unions, so the potential for a oopsie that causes 100,000's of deaths before Trump grows up is much greater. Also, Arnie had eight years to learn - it is very likely that a President Trump would face a nomination challenge from his own party in 2020.
Also, everybody would laugh at us. Even more than in 2004 when we re-elected idiot boy.
Trump and Sanders get the gold, the only question is if either underperforms the polls. Silver and bronze among the Republicans is a tough call: Kasich or Rubio? Anybody else in the 2 and 3 positions would surprise me. Momentum says Kasich.
Also, everybody would laugh at us.
A helluva lot less than our enemies are laughing at us now...
Yeah, I can hear Bin Laden laughing - but there also seems to be a lot of gurgling as well - do you think he is OK down at the bottom of the Indian Ocean ;)
No, but EVERYONE can hear Putin laughing.. And the Ayatollahs and the Republican Guard laughing..
Hell, Kim Un was laughing his ass off as he launched another missile..
And there was Obama, acting like a Brit Bobby..
STOP!!!! Or I'll say 'stop' again!!
And, for the record, Obama Bin Laden is "gurgling" thanx to the enhanced interrogation techniques implemented by George Bush...
This is documented fact, from the lips of Obama's SecDef..
What Clinton said in her paid speeches
Recalled one attendee: 'She sounded more like a Goldman Sachs managing director.'
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/clinton-speeches-218969#ixzz3zhJiHXWQ
Well, now we know why Hillary won't release the transcripts of her Goldman-Sachs speeches..
Bernie's first mistake..
Bernie Sanders to Huddle With Al Sharpton
Is the controversial activist and MSNBC host feeling the Bern? Or is he telling Hillary Clinton not to take his endorsement for granted?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/09/bernie-sanders-to-huddle-with-al-sharpton.html
This can only end badly for Bernie....
If Bernie has to kow-tow to the biggest racist and hate-monger on the planet to insure that Hillary does NOT get the nomination??
I guess I am down with that..
The ends justifies the means and all that...
Yer welcome... :D
TS,
Did you see that the politico gambler wrote another article this week? He likes his Terd Cruz bets.
Team Clinton is castigating Bernie because he ALSO gave "paid speeches"..
Why yes he did...
In 2014, Sanders made $1850 in paid speeches and gave it all to charity... In that same year, Clinton made $21 million in speeches.. And kept it all....
Clinton is a joke...
FEEL THE BERN....
Paula [1] -
Your guess is as good as mine for who comes in where in the GOP NH race!
rdnewman [2] -
You talking about cross-party mischief in the primary? I'm just starting to deal with comments for the past few days, so I guess I'll see the Michale reference later...
Bernie won the popular vote in IA? Say what? There are no accurate numbers, so how did you come to this conclusion?
I heard none other than Hugh Hewlett (sp?) on Charlie Rose last night -- a conservative radio host -- make the same three GOP picks as I did. Don't know if we're going to be right or not, but at least others have seen the same indications...
Hey, I'm interested. Here's a question for you. If the worst GOP candidate from the pack -- in YOUR opinion -- won the nomination, and Bernie was the Dem candidate, would you ever consider voting for him? Just curious, I won't hold you to it later, I promise...
Michale [16] -
Yeah, I saw that article too. I think this could be a growing issue for her. It'll be interesting to see how she handles it, because it kind of seems like a lose-lose scenario. She releases the transcripts, then she's got to defend her comments. She doesn't release the transcripts, then the chorus of "what's she hiding?" grows louder. We'll see how it plays out.
Note to everyone: today's column is up. It's really nothing more than an open thread to discuss tonight's NH results, so everyone can join in.
Logical inference...
FACT #1
The Iowa State Democrat Party released vote totals during the 2008 Caucus
The head of the Iowa State Democrat Party is in the bag for Hillary Clinton
If the popular vote favored Clinton, the totals would have been released...
The fact that the numbers AREN'T being released makes it a pretty safe bet that they favor Bernie...
Probably not... Because even the worse GOP candidate is better than ANY Democrat candidate...
But, I can promise you this.. I will support Bernie for the Dem Candidate with my dying breath!!! :D
Yea, Hillary is in the classic ROCK/HARD PLACE scenario... She is damned if she does and she is damned if she doesn't...
According to reports from those that were there, if the transcripts ARE released, they will be very VERY damning...
So, you can bet that they WON'T be released.. And that may hurt Clinton JUST as bad...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/09/iowa-democrats-stonewalling-on-vote-totals-but-have-released-past-numbers.html
The polls were right! A democratic socialist and moose. o' lean-y got the nods. All in all, that makes NH sort of moderate, except hardly anybody is actually in the center. Bimodal? Bipolar?
@ts [25]
moose. o' lean-y? is that sorta like hetty leary or frank o'francis?
[ Permalink ] [ Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 at 13:05 ]
Ahh!! I get it now!!!! :D
Mussolini... :D
[ Permalink ] [ Thursday, February 11th, 2016 at 02:48 ]
Cut me some slack..
It too me YEARS to realize that the Movie NAME "Galaxy Quest" was a simple take-off of "STAR TREK"... :D
nypoet22 - 26
Two key elements: 1) Make plenty of linguini, throw it against the wall and only use what sticks. 2) A hearty, dare I say authoritarian, Brown Shirt Sauce.
M -27,28
Trump's got the jaw, he's got the strut, all he lacks is a balcony. In the end I think he'll get hung up by partisan politics.
JFC-20 Thanx for the alert, I have now. Politico Gambler probably holds contracts on just about every candidate by now. The pro is always looking for fish buying too high or selling too cheap. The fish just go by their gut...and get gutted by guys like the Gambler.
If we're going with a house-parts analogy, then reality clearly shows that all Trump lacks is a ceiling.. :D
TheStig and nypoet22 -
Funniest character name in a book I ever came across was in a Robert Anton Wilson trilogy -- "Justin Case".
Michale -
A favorite in comments after NH results was quoting the scene from Young Frankenstein where Igor says he got the brain from someone called something like "Abby Normal."
TheStig [29] -
OK, I could almost hear the "ba-dum-DUM" drum roll during "...get hung up by..."
In the end I think he'll get hung up by partisan politics.
Another day, another TRUMP IS TOAST prediction.. :D
[ Permalink ] [ Friday, February 12th, 2016 at 03:02 ]

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154.0 km (95.6 miles) NNE of Reliance, NT, Canada
Accuracy: 10 m (32 ft)
(visited by Matthew Sturm, Jon Holmgren, Chris derksen, Arvids Silis, Glen Liston, Henry Huntington and Dan Solie)
19-Apr-2007 -- This confluence visit is dedicated to Ms. Faulk's Special Education Class at Dwyer High School in Jupiter, Florida!
Seven U.S. and Canadian scientists traversed by snow-mobile from Fairbanks, Alaska to Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada in March and April of 2007. This 4200 km trip was to measure snow cover and to talk to kids in schools along the way. On April 19th our route on Alymer Lake (frozen) took us within 7 km of the confluence at 64°N, 108°W, so we drove to that location. The weather that day was cold and cloudy, with poor visibility. However, upon arrival at the confluence, we were rewarded with seeing a musk-oxen herd (photos included).
The confluence itself is in an area of rolling terrain, mostly rocky, with moraine boulders and cobbles littering the ground surface.
#1: The confluence: white and hard to see much
#2: M. Sturm holding the GPS at the confluence
#3: The Expedition Members at the Confluence
#4: Looking north (disappointing Ehh?)
#5: Looking East (also disappointing: South and West look the same)
#6: More interesting. These animals were about 300 m from the confluence...obviously they had bagged it before us.


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Q: Apache2 - Forward a value from URL param OR cookie, whichever is present I managed to use apache to strip off a url param and stuff it in a header to be passed on to another server. See this question for reference.
Now I would like to add to this by getting the value for the header from a cookie if it's not present in the URL. Here's what I tried:
<VirtualHost *:80>
  RewriteEngine On

  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)memberUuid=(.*)$
  RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1:9000/$1 [CO=memberUuid:%2:localhost,E=memberUuid:%2,P]

  RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} memberUuid=(.*)
  RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1:9000/$1 [E=memberUuid:%2,P]

  ProxyPreserveHost On
  ProxyPass /excluded !
  ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
  ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9000/

  Header add iv-user "%{memberUuid}e"
  RequestHeader set iv-user "%{memberUuid}e"
</VirtualHost>

This still works if the memberUuid is in the URL, but it doesn't seem to work with the cookie. I have the memberUuid cookie in my browser, but if I leave the URL param off, the iv-user header has an empty value.
I also tried ([^;]+) for my regular expression, as recommended in this post.
I'm sure that my mistake has a lot to do with me being a complete apache idiot. I'm a complete noob and not embarrassed to say it. Enlighten me please!
Edit
I've updated my virtual host so that apache will set the memberUuid cookie in the user's browser if it comes from the query string. That way, I can be sure that the cookie is present on the next request (I was previously having the destination server do this).

A: This might not be the only issue (I've never done cookie matching in mod_rewrite before); but  I think it's because your backreference for the RewriteRule is still %2. You only have one parenthesised match in the previous RewriteCond, so it expands to nothing. Try [E=memberUuid:%1,P]

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Tesla Giga Berlin buildout halted anew as state office demands €100M security deposit
Credit: @gigafactory_4/Twitter
By Simon Alvarez
Tesla's construction of its Gigafactory Berlin facility has been halted once more, this time reportedly over a security deposit that the electric car maker was reportedly unable to provide on time. The security deposit, which is worth €100 million ($120 million), is allotted for the potential demolition of the Giga Berlin site if the facility's final permits end up being rejected.
As noted in a recent report from local news agency Zeit, a decision from the State Office for the Environment has demanded that Tesla provide Giga Berlin's security deposit by December 17. As the electric car maker was reportedly unable to meet this deadline, work on the Gigafactory complex, such as the installation of painting machines in the paint shop, would be halted for the time being.
Tesla has been building Gigafactory Berlin at a lightning-quick pace, in no small part due to the facility's use of prefabricated concrete materials. However, a final building permit is yet to be secured by the electric car maker. Tesla has so far been utilizing partial approvals to build several key sections of the upcoming facility, and for the most part, it has worked. The Gigafactory Berlin complex has grown significantly over the past year.
Without a final approval, the possibility of Giga Berlin being ultimately rejected still exists. If this were to happen, Tesla or another company must demolish the structures that have already been built on the site. The $120 million security deposit serves as funding for this scenario.
Tesla has been granted an extension to file its security deposit for Gigafactory Berlin. The new deadline is set for January 4, 2021. Tesla has not issued a comment about the recent halt so far.
Gigafactory Berlin has seen some roadblocks in recent weeks. Just recently, Tesla had been ordered to stop its tree-clearing activities in a section of the Gigafactory site over environmental concerns. Despite this, expectations are still high that Model Y production could begin sometime in 2021 at the Germany-based factory.
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Nov. 08, 2016 | 12:02 AM
Neymar nears trial over transfer corruption case
Barcelona's Neymar reacts . REUTERS/Albert Gea
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on November 08, 2016, on page 14.
Sandro Rosell
National Court
The prospect of Barcelona superstar Neymar standing trial moved closer Monday as a Madrid judge accepted an appeal by prosecutors for corruption charges to be brought against the Brazilian, a court filing said.
The case initiated with a complaint from Brazilian investment company DIS, which owned 40 percent of Neymar's sporting rights at the time of his transfer from Santos.
The company believe it was cheated of its real share because part of the transfer fee was concealed by Barcelona and Neymar.
Moreover, DIS also argued the precontract agreement between Neymar and Barca impeded other clubs from making offers for the player, affecting the value of the transfer fee.


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Q: Prism Modules and databases I'm busy learning Prism 4 and the in and outs of everything, but I've yet to see a tutorial/walk through on what I want to accomplish. Hoping someone here has or has worked on a similar project.
My application is a basic CRUD application that I've broken down in to separate areas of concern and hence modules. However, I want all the modules to share one common local SQL Express database. The database will start off with just a limited number of tables to start with and each module will check the database for the tables it needs and if they are not there, create them. How can I go about accomplishing this?
I've thought about just adding in all my tables initially but this seems to break the principal of modularity in my mind. Perhaps my thinking is wrong, but what would be the point of loosely coupled modules if the database is already fully aware and strongly coupled to a given module from db creation?
Looking for some insight.

A: You seem to be asking two questions.  The first is: How can I use PRISM to ensure that my module specific schema exists in the database, and if not, create it.    The second question is:  how can I best structure my data layer such that it is decoupled in a modular application.
To answer your first question about how to do the module schema check, I say this:
If you've been going through Prism, you've no doubt thought up a couple of ways to accomplish it.  As with anything in programming, there are many ways to accomplish it.  If I needed to do this with Prism, I'd probably do the following:  Create a class (MyPlugInModule.cs) in my module assembly which implements the Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Modularity.IModule interface.  I would then put code in either the constructor, or in the Initialize method, which checks the database to see if the module schema exists.  If it does not, then create it.
To answer your second question about how to best structure your data modularity, I say this:
Like Goblin says, it really depends on what type of modularity you are trying to accomplish.  If you are selling this application and you want to sell modules as independent packages, then you probably do not want to create a data model to support a package until the end user has paid for it.
You should be able to use Entity Framework to ensure that your modules are able to share entities with the base application modules. Additionally, depending on what your requirements are, or if your architecture will allow, you may want to abstract your model/data layer into assemblies that are not perfectly aligned with your modules.  This will reduce code duplication and dependencies.
On an application that I am currently working on, we're using WPF with MVVM, PRISM with MEF, and WCF data services.  Our client modules share a data assembly which communicates with our main data service endpoint that sits on top of the base application model (authentication/role tables, application data, etc).  When tables in our database are created that are specific to the domain of a module, a new model and service endpoint are created on the server, and a separate assembly is created on the client to communicate with the data model.
If the module specific model changes, only the affected components have to be changed, since module specific data is encapsulated in its own service and client assembly.  It is a better option from an isolation standpoint for testing, security, etc.  The downside of course is if the base application model changes, all of the associated module specific implementations have to be updated.
But again, it really depends on your requirements.  If you stick with PRISM 4 with MEF, modular design patterns, and entity framework 4, you should be able to come up with a good solution that is modular without being tightly coupled.

A: If your modules are truly independent - how about a database per module? If you need foreign keys between your modules - they are in essense not really encapsulated - and I'd put the whole database into play from the get-go. Much easier to keep the schema up-to-date betweeen updates.
Modularity comes in many flavours - business-perspective (pay-per-module), modularity in terms of responsibilities etc. etc.
My 5 cents :)

A: This response is for anyone coming here that wants to see code that hooks up a local database. It works for me, not sure if it's best practice or not.
I'm using prism and I needed to get my database working. Here is what I did. The Entity Framework seems to "just work" for putting the database somewhere.
Bootstrapper.cs file:
....
protected override void ConfigureContainer() {
    base.ConfigureContainer();
    // Register my navigation
    Container.RegisterType<IAppDatabaseContext, AppDatabaseContext>();
}
....

My AppDatabaseContext.cs file:
public class AppDatabaseContext : DbContext, IAppDatabaseContext {
    DbSet<MyModelOne> MyModelOnes { get; set; }
    DbSet<MyModelTwo> MyModelTwos { get; set; }
    DbSet<MyModelThree> MyModelThrees { get; set; }
}

public interface IAppDatabaseContext {
    DbSet<MyModelOne> MyModelOnes { get; set; }
    DbSet<MyModelTwo> MyModelTwos { get; set; }
    DbSet<MyModelThree> MyModelThrees { get; set; }

    int SaveChanges();
    // Other methods needed to use the DbContext
}

In one of my ViewModels:
public ConstructorMethod(IEventAggregator eventAggregator, IAppDatabaseContext dbContext) {
    _db = dbContext; // I then use this in my Observed Properties
}


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Thea Myhrvold – CEO and Founder, Getbee
Who is Thea Myhrvold?
Founder of Getbee, a software enabling brands to bring the human touch into the online sales process – from live product recommendations to purchase, via a branded video call.
Globally recognized founder and CEO with a record of accomplishment in technology and innovation for more than 10 years. Digitally transforming industries like learning, wellness and retail. Demonstrated execution from a simple idea to a global business. Known for strong leadership and communication skills with ability to build and scale technology startups. Proven track record of delivery, impact and results.
An advocate for women and diversity in technology. With a belief that technology can be a force for good, for people and the planet. With both Arabic and Norwegian heritage, her international experiences and perspective has shaped how she aims to scale global impact.
From coding one of the first edtech game-based apps, to launching a global marketplace for learning with TeachMeNow, and now scaling a global B2B technology that digitally transforms the future of work with Getbee, she has a proven track record of delivery, impact and results. Securing partnerships with Microsoft to Expo2020 and One Million Arab Coders.
Thea has been recognized with numerous awards including being an Expo2020 Global Innovator, The Cartier Woman's Awards, INC. Arabia's Top Female Startups, Mercedes Benz Brand Ambassador and top 10 Linkedin Power Profile all under the age of 30. Regularly quoted in international media in Forbes, Bloomberg, Skynews, The Financial Times, The BBC, Gulf News, to name a few.
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Through technology and the direct application of legal skills, we are educating the next generation of lawyers.
Vermont Law School has a tradition of being at the leading edge of legal education. It has seen once avant-garde initiatives, such as our general practice and semester-in-practice programs, legal clinics and international programs, become models for widespread adoption. The Center for Legal Innovation builds on this history, with a focus on the current challenges for effective and affordable education for the lawyers of the 21st century.
New challenges mean new approaches, many of which involve technology.
The Center for Legal Innovation is dedicated to helping create a future where innovation and entrepreneurial energy redefine legal education, the practice of law, and law itself. Through the collaborative efforts of faculty, students, practitioners and industry experts, our current projects include researching ways to standardize contracts, transform legal education through distance learning, and create transparency in financial transactions. We provide both a scholarly and practical environment for an exploration of what law is and a platform to influence what law will be.
"Evidence Challenge" is an educational game published by Jeannette Eicks and LexisNexis in 2014. The program is an interactive web-based exam prep and assessment tool that helps law students prepare for exams by providing a simulated courtroom experience. Jeannette recently presented a TEDx style talk on educational games for students at the LegalED conference on Igniting Law Teaching.
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Beloved St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music and musicians, is memorialized in lovely stained glass, part of a crystalline tableau designed to enhance the entrance of any chapel, church, music room or music hall. Breathtaking imagery and the depiction of various musical instruments decorate this astonishing work of stained glass art, with vibrant, rich colors of the rainbow and gem like accents that sparkle like diamonds. The flawless imagery and shifting light patterns bring this beautiful stained glass panel to life for all who behold it, inspiring awe and touching the heart.


On "spiritual men and women as political operatives and mechanics", we are launching in 2019 the Descendants of Issachar.
Spiritual men and women — Millennial and Gen Z generations — will be placed on the front lines, going door-to-door on conservative campaigns during summer break. The work will be hard and grueling, but those who are looking to change America over the next ten years will be placed on a Team with other young conservatives and earn $2,000 per month, plus free housing.
For the Millennial, we'll begin with training, going through potential pitfalls, messaging help, and the do's or don't of a door program. Once trained, you'll be placed on site with a campaign or group Team. The Team leader has experience at running a door campaign and your Team will be a small group of like-mind and values leaders. It will be a tremendous summer for those looking for an opportunity to impact the nation over the next decade.
Your team will knock thousands of doors a month, along with making phone calls and writing post cards to perspective voters. You will be the front line of the campaign with those seeking to reestablish the Judeo Christian heritage and biblical-based culture in America.
Plus, you make money during your breaks, develop a skill set, determine if you want to work in politics, travel, and gain real world experience.
Our goal is to work with you during your college career to help you develop. The first summer you might be a knocker, the next summer a Team Lead and the next year you might get your own small race to manage. By the time you graduate, you will have developed the skill set necessary to make a jump into politics full time as we seek to bring spiritual men and women, Millennial's and Gen Z's, to the public square.


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Stags v Grimsby re-arranged
Mansfield Town's Sky Bet League Two home match against Grimsby Town has been re-arranged for Tuesday 06 November 2018 (7.45pm).
The game was originally scheduled for tomorrow but was postponed due to international call-ups to three of Stags' players.
Match tickets purchased for the original fixture will remain valid for the new date.
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Brussels waffles[61] are prepared with an egg-white-leavened or yeast-leavened batter, traditionally an ale yeast;[62] occasionally both types of leavening are used together. They are lighter, crisper and have larger pockets compared to other European waffle varieties, and are easy to differentiate from Liège Waffles by their rectangular sides. In Belgium, most waffles are served warm by street vendors and dusted with confectioner's sugar, though in tourist areas they might be topped with whipped cream, soft fruit or chocolate spread. Variants of the Brussels waffles – with whipped and folded egg whites cooked in large rectangular forms – date from the 18th century.[63] However, the oldest recognized reference to "Gaufres de Bruxelles" (Brussels Waffles) by name is attributed from 1842/43 to Florian Dacher, a Swiss baker in Ghent, Belgium, who had previously worked under pastry chefs in central Brussels.[64] Philippe Cauderlier would later publish Dacher's recipe in the 1874 edition of his recipe book "La Pâtisserie et la Confiture". Maximilien Consael, another Ghent chef, had claimed to have invented the waffles in 1839, though there's no written record of him either naming or selling the waffles until his participation in the 1856 Brussels Fair.[65][66] Neither man created the recipe; they simply popularized and formalized an existing recipe as the Brussels waffle.[67]
Waffle makers range widely in quality and features, not to mention in the waffles they produce. Opinions on what exactly constitutes a great waffle vary enormously from person to person. Some people want them brown and crispy, others like them softer and fluffier. We set out to find the model that could make the most broadly appealing waffles with the least hassle.
Like most electric waffle irons, the Cuisinart WMR-CA waffle maker isn't meant to be submerged, and the waffle plates are built right into the machine, so you can't remove them for a good scrubbing. Surprisingly, removable plates are relatively rare, especially in the American/traditional waffle maker category. But the Black and Decker G48TD (Est. $40) has them, which makes it very convenient to use. Not only do the non-stick waffle plates pop out for easy cleaning, they also have a completely flat reverse side (also non-stick). Flip the plates to their flat side and open the G48TD's lid all the way, and you have yourself a mini griddle for cooking things like pancakes and bacon; or close the "floating" hinged lid and use it to toast sandwiches.
Use one of our Pizelle makers to prepare cannolis that look like they were created by a pastry chef with a professional-style stove. Coated aluminum baking plates cook cannoli shells evenly and let the shells slide out without breaking apart. The cast aluminum plates also quickly recover temperature so the next batch can cook without losing a lot of time. The traditional size for a pizelle is just under 5", and a pizelle maker can cook two shells in just under 30 seconds.
The Presto FlipSide 3510 Belgian Waffle Maker draws an unqualified recommendation and Best Buy designation from a professional test kitchen. Thousands of happy owners agree, saying it makes the best waffles they've ever eaten and does so consistently, waffle after waffle. The 3510 is small enough for even the tiniest kitchen, and includes a nice array of features that make it very simple to use. Durability is another plus, with some owners reporting they've had theirs for years.
The professional-style rotating design bakes extra-thick Belgian waffles in minutes. The unique 180° flip design evenly spreads the batter for waffles with a crispy outside and fluffy, tender inside. Countdown timer and digital display signals when baking time is up. Easy to store! Dual function base locks in a vertical position for compact storage.
Today there are many (many!) Belgian waffle makers on the market. We set out to find the best one by making hundreds of waffles and by going the extra waffle-making mile by consulting a postdoc in MIT's mechanical engineering program to learn the basic thermodynamic principles at work in waffle irons. After a month of waffles for breakfast and for lunch, we had a solid winner—an iron that made picture-perfect Belgian waffles, two at a time, in under 5 minutes.
Sunday brunch, or any-morning brunch, is better with warm, golden waffles. Crisp and light and scented with vanilla, waffles are the shape of a perfect breakfast, cupping pools of melted butter and maple for a lavish start to the day. Even though there's always a place in my heart for frozen Eggos, nothing beats the taste of homemade waffles, and making your own lets you skip the busy brunch rush. A great waffle iron and Stella's recipes for buttermilk or yeasted waffles make homemade waffles a cinch.
That non-stick coating and oil combo not only results in pretty waffles on your plate, it also means cleanup is a snap because you won't have to scrub bits of stuck waffle out of the grids. Some electric waffle makers have removable plates that can be tossed in the sink or dishwasher. If you're dealing with an electric waffle maker that doesn't have removable grids, you can't dunk the whole thing for a good cleaning -- so a soft-bristle toothbrush or damp rag are your best cleaning options.
A thick, fluffy, 7-1/4-inch-diameter Belgian waffle is already divided into four sections and ready to be shared when it comes out of this handsome waffle maker. That's because the grids' dividers are high enough to separate the sections. The grids are nonstick, meaning they readily release the four-piece waffle and easily wipe clean. A ready light shines when the waffle maker is properly heated to accept the batter and shines again when the waffle is cooked. With its chrome housing and stay-cool black synthetic handles, this 650-watt appliance looks great on the counter. Afterward, the cord wraps around the hinge, plus you can stand the waffle maker upright for compact storage.
This is my second waffle maker from CucinaPro. I loved the first one. This particular model not work from the first time I used it. The maximum heat is only lukewarm...appears the cooking level mechanism is broken. I cannot return it because I am past the 30 days return window from Amazon. Bad quality assurance inspectors to let this machine get out of the factory.very disappointing to me.
The versatile four-waffle size allows you to feed large or small crowds, but this sturdy machine is still relatively compact, and it can easily store vertically or horizontally. Not only is it about the same price as our former top pick, the Proctor Silex 26016A (which is no longer being manufactured), it even feels of better quality and comes with more great features.
The team at Groom+Style hope you found this review useful to your decision-making process – we can smell the waffles cooking in the kitchen already!  If by chance you are also looking for replacement pots and pans feel free to continue reading the teams review of the top 5 best saucepan and pots.  Or probably a better option is to buy a quality home ice cream maker, because what's better than waffles and ice cream?
By the 16th century, paintings by Joachim de Beuckelaer, Pieter Aertsen and Pieter Bruegel clearly depict the modern waffle form.[21] Bruegel's work, in particular, not only shows waffles being cooked, but fine detail of individual waffles. In those instances, the waffle pattern can be counted as a large 12x7 grid, with cleanly squared sides, suggesting the use of a fairly thin batter, akin to our contemporary Brussels waffles (Brusselse wafels).[22]
As on many waffle makers, two indicator lights sit on this machine, one red and one green. But unlike any of our other picks, the Hamilton Beach 26009 does not indicate when your waffle is ready. The red light merely indicates preheating, while the green light tells you only that the machine is ready for baking. This means making waffles requires a little extra attention, but in our tests, watching for the machine to stop steaming was an accurate marker. You could also set a timer.
If you're craving the sweet and mouthwatering taste of a waffle, but can't decide the flavor or ingredients, you're in good company. The Hamilton Beach® Flip Belgian Waffle Maker fits you like a glove. Its deep-grooved waffle grid design is built to handle any type of batter you pour in. Simply choose your recipe and it will handle the rest – effortless flipping, fast, even cooking and browning control.
With a little flick of the wrist, The Hamilton Beach® Flip Belgian Waffle Maker lets you effortlessly bake, make and flip perfect waffles just like a gourmet restaurant chef. Best of all, the adjustable browning control makes waffles golden brown and crispy on the outside and meltingly tender on the inside. To cook waffles like the best restaurants do, simply preheat the waffle maker until the READY light comes on. Then, pour in waffle batter and flip to lock in place. Waffles are done in 5-8 minutes, depending on the setting and the recipe. Using an oven mitt, flip the waffle maker back and open the cover to a perfect waffle.
The Cuisinart Round Classic Waffle Maker wins this category by a landslide, not because of fancy bells and whistles but because of the one thing it does very well: Turning out thin, crunchy American-style waffles. Cooking time is quick -- about three minutes per waffle -- and as long as you apply a little oil to the grid, its non-stick coating releases those waffles quickly and cleanly. The three-year warranty is impressive in this price range.
We spent days reading through many of the reputable websites and reviews on waffle and waffle makers, as well as the popular subreddit r/cooking to determine what matters most in a waffle maker. We dug deep into what the experts said was most important, and narrowed the large number of waffle makers to just six that we determined to be the best overall.
The Kalorik Traditional Belgian Waffle Maker makes large, fluffy, Belgian-style waffles with ease. Pour your favorite waffle batter onto the non-stick coated plates and close the lid, the waffle maker does the rest! Equipped with an adjustable temperature control knob, you can cook your waffles to perfection, make them as soft or as crispy as you would like. The unit features power and ready indicator lights, so that you always know when your waffle maker has reached its optimum cooking...
American waffles[71] vary significantly. Generally denser and thinner than the Belgian waffle, they are often made from a batter leavened with baking powder, which is sometimes mixed with pecans, chocolate drops or berries and may be round, square, or rectangular in shape. Like American pancakes they are usually served as a sweet breakfast food, topped with butter and maple syrup, bacon, and other fruit syrups, honey, or powdered sugar. They are also found in many different savory dishes, such as fried chicken and waffles or topped with kidney stew.[72] They may also be served as desserts, topped with ice cream and various other toppings. A large chain (over 2,100 locations) of waffle specialty diners, Waffle House, is ubiquitous in the southern United States.
One other nice, though not strictly necessary, feature is the toggle switch, which allows you to select either a "crisp exterior/moist interior" setting or an "evenly baked" setting. For the most part, these settings work as promised: The former produced waffles with a custardy interior, while the latter produced more evenly crisp waffles. The only caveat is that, on a lower browning setting, your crisp-exterior, moist-interior waffles may come out underdone.
We went on a Sunday morning and the place was crowded but we we're seated down pretty quickly. We were offered the option to seat inside or outside, we decided to sit inside since it was a bit chilly. The seating arrangement we're kind of too close to each other but doesn't seem to bother anybody. The menu were pretty straight forward. They had three specials which they offer including a Khalua flavored hot chocolate with vodka (Just what I need on a Sunday morning ;) Overall, a great place to start your morning.
There are a zillion waffle irons. I own a bunch of them, but my favorite is the Manning-Bowman "Twin-O-Matic" both because of its unusual design and the way that it implicitly fosters "togetherness." The "twin" was designed by Karl Ratliff explicitly for the 1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR. The Twin is a direct descendant of Mr. Cole's design but with an added Art Deco zest. This unique design won world awards and is the ONLY waffle iron shown in Tony Fusco's noted "ART DECO" BOOK, Volumes 1 and 2. It consists of 2 pieces: a double TOP/BOTTOM Waffle Iron derived from the Coles patent (above) and a circular chrome plated "trunion mount" that has 2 heavy Bakelite Cradles to support the irons. It is somewhat unique because it has both a Thermometer and a Thermostat.
Service: 5 stars. The host staff and waitstaff were VERY friendly and made it all work. On of our party couldn't decide what to order after everyone else did. Our server put the order in and my biggest pet peeve at a restaurant is someone's food finally coming out after everyone else is finish eating. But alas that did not happen. Our server made it happen and all of our food came out together, very quickly I might add.
Hungry diners know whether or not their breakfast is ready when the Cuisinart's convenient "ready to bake/ready to eat" indicator lights with corresponding red and green hues come on. The Cuisinart features a cool-touch lid and round, non-stick cooking plates with four quarters, giving users the option of having a single waffle or dividing it up. We particularly like how this waffle maker, in its brushed stainless steel housing, stands on end for convenient storage in tight spaces.
Although the Krups Belgian Waffle Maker is our top pick, for the reasons laid out in the slides below, you should also consider the Oster CKSTWF2000 Belgian Waffle Maker in Stainless Steel, the All Clad 99011GT Stainless Steel Belgian Waffle Maker 2-Square, the Cuisinart WMR-CA Round Classic Waffle Maker, the Chef's Choice Pro Express Waffle Maker, and the Black & Decker G48TD 3-in-1 Waffle Maker.
We considered looking at dual-purpose waffle makers with interchangeable plates such as the T-fal EZ Clean Sandwich and Waffle Maker (SW6100) but ultimately passed. Appliances that try to excel at two disparate tasks often fail at one, and from reading the reviews, it seems clear that this T-fal model—which is now discontinued—might make great sandwiches but fails to make excellent waffles.
For this guide, we interviewed Daniel Shumski, author of the blog and cookbook Will It Waffle?; J. Kenji López-Alt, culinary director of Serious Eats; Tim Kemp, culinary manager of home cooking delivery service Blue Apron; and Matt Maichel, the ex-chef/owner of the catering company Waffle Which Way. Between them, they have made many thousands of waffles and other waffled items over the years and have used upward of a dozen waffle makers.
FABULOUS! The coconut oil was a great addition. Only word of warning is remember to take the rest of the rest of the waffles out of the oven. [heated to 350, then off. I made a double batch. The 3 of us taste tested the first 2. Made the remainder, putting them in the oven till completed. I didn't remember there were more waffles left in the oven till doing the dishes. This for sure is replacing the recipe I used for 25 years.
"... No appetites are safe from the magnificent Southern Creole cuisine when visiting Wells restaurant, located uptown in the Big Apple. Famous for more than their chicken and waffles, Wells entertains customers with Caribbean flair and a frenzy of live music. Harlem hasn't been the same since Wells opened in May 1938. The owner, Elizabeth Wells, is determined to bring people a humble, homey atmosphere with exciting home-style cooking, but with a twist of island flavor and a lot of fun. Joseph T. Wells, the late husband of Wells, had a record of cooking techniques in the mix. Working as a waiter and manager of a restaurant in Florida, Joseph took his craft to New York during the late 1920s. It was inevitable for the young entrepreneur to start his business and, by the spring of 1938, the restaurant bearing his name opened its doors. Elizabeth Wells entered the picture later. They married in 1966, even though she had joined the establishment in 1963. The married couple produced a son named Tommy Wells. With an avalanche of victory for the restaurant, Wells bloomed as one of the greatest hot spots in Harlem, with a bevy of entertainers who dropped in...Wells has been spinning the wheels of the restaurant with tip-top soul food and no regrets..."


JENIN (Ma'an) -- Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jenin early Wednesday as soldiers detained an Islamic Jihad leader in the northern West Bank city.
Around 12 Israeli army jeeps entered Jenin before dawn and detained Abed al-Halim Ezz al-Din after raiding his home, locals told Ma'an.
Palestinians threw rocks and empty bottles at the forces, who fired dozens of tear gas grenades, they added.
An Israeli military spokesman said soldiers detained two Palestinians in Jenin, as well as two in Nablus, one in Qalandiya and another in Beit Liqya.
He told Ma'an that around 150 Palestinians rioted in Jenin. They threw rocks and molotov cocktails and rolled burning tires toward the forces, the army official said, adding that soldiers responded with riot dispersal means.
In Nablus, Israeli forces detained 31-year-old journalist Mohammad Anwar Muna during a raid on his home. Muna works for Al-Quds Press. Soldiers confiscated his computer and cell phone, locals told Ma'an.
Ahmad Mohammad Abu Jamous, 30, was also detained in Nablus, locals said.
Meanwhile, soldiers handed out several orders summoning Palestinians in Nablus to attend questioning with Israeli intelligence, they added.


Handy for when you need to revisit a page but don't want to forget about it.
WHEN YOU'RE BROWSING the web, there will always be a time where you will have too many tabs open.
The problem isn't figuring out which one is vital but not forgetting to go back to certain ones, hence why we leave them open. You can close them but unless it's for a site you visit regularly, then it's likely you'll forget to return to it.
Thankfully there are a few plugins that can help you overcome this problem and there are two available for Chrome and Firefox respectively.
In the case of Chrome, you have Tab Snooze which allows you to close a tab (or tabs) temporarily and tell it to pop up at a later time.
The plugin features are pretty self-explanatory. You can snooze them until later in the day or at a future date or you can open it up periodically meaning a certain tab – say your work email – opens up at a specific time on certain days.
For Firefox, you have the similarly named SnoozeTab which offers similar functionality.
It's not as feature heavy as as Tab Snooze but it does have features like Rainy Day, which will bring up a tab again randomly within six months, and When I'm Free which brings up a tab whenever the user spends more than 20 minutes on sites like Facebook and Reddit.
And if you want to take it a step further, you could just install a plugin like OneTab to clear up all of your open tabs and save them for future use. It won't get rid of them entirely so you can revisit them later.
Email "Too many tabs open? Here's how you can snooze them for later".
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UK Government to Release Crypto Regulations in the Coming Weeks
March 29, 2022 by Elah Mae Ariate
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Mar. 29, 2022 | ECONOMY
Within the next several weeks, the UK government may publish long-awaited proposals to regulate the cryptocurrency industry.
According to CNBC, the UK government may publish long-awaited plans to regulate the cryptocurrency sector in the coming weeks.
It is thought Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a new regulatory regime for crypto focusing on stablecoins, the less volatile type of cryptocurrency backed by more traditional asset classes such as gold or cash, according to the report.
UK Crypto Regulation
Several ETPs track digital assets related to stablecoins, notably the 21Shares Terra ETP (LUNA), which can track the price of any fiat currency on a continuous basis.
Although the rule is still being finalized, sources informed the news site that it will most likely be favorable to the crypto business, offering much-needed legal clarity.
In the digital asset industry, the United Kingdom is currently an outlier in Europe because it lacks a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. in October 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prohibited the sale of crypto derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to ordinary investors, based on the report.
Last week, the EU Market in Crypto Regulation (MiCA) progressed to the next stage of discussions without banning crypto assets based on proof-of-work, such as bitcoin.
The Treasury has engaged with top industry players, including the crypto exchange Gemini, which has its own stablecoin, the Gemini dollar, backed by the US dollar.
The Rise of Stablecoins
Tether, the largest stablecoin, has seen its assets climb from $4 billion two years ago to more than $80 billion.
Their increase has concerned regulators, who are worried that they may not be backed by an equivalent number of reserves and may possibly be used for criminal purposes.
It follows the release of the Bank of England's appeal last week for authorities to expand regulatory frameworks to reduce the risk posed by cryptocurrency.
Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden directed the federal government's most extensive research and future regulation of cryptocurrencies. A step that might push regulators closer to authorizing spot cryptocurrency ETFs on US markets.
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Jenny Slate is in negotiations to join Tom Hardy in Sony's "Venom" movie.
Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed are also on board with Ruben Fleischer directing. Sony had no comment on the casting.
Sources say Slate will play a scientist in the film.
Scott Rosenberg ("Jumanji") and Jeff Pinkner ("The Dark Tower") and Kelly Marcel will write the script for "Venom," with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing the movie, along with Amy Pascal. Palak Patel and Eric Fineman are overseeing the project for Columbia Pictures.
The studio has made it clear that Spider-Man will not appear in these stand alones but have left the door open for Venom to possibly appear in other "Spider-Man" related pics. "Venom" is set to hit theaters on Oct. 5, 2018.
Since its inception in 1988, the alien symbiote Venom has been one of "Spider-Man's" most popular characters, making the film a top priority for Sony. Venom made his first big-screen appearance in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 3," where he was portrayed by Topher Grace.
Slate has already shown her range in 2017, jumping from dramas like "Gifted" to lighthearted dramedies like "Aardvark" and "The Polka King." She recently starred in "Landline" for Amazon, reteaming with Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm, the filmmakers behind her 2014 comedy "Obvious Child."
She just wrapped production on Drew Pearce's "Hotel Artemis" opposite Jodie Foster and Sofia Boutella and lent her voice to Illumination's "Secret Life of Pets 2."
She is repped by WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.


Chattahoochee officials clashed with members of a family they are currently in a legal dispute with during the Monday, July 24 meeting of the Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County. The main dispute is over a zoning infraction, but commissioners also got an earful of complaints – aimed chiefly at County Manager Thomas Weaver – on a variety of other topics.
Wanda Rivers was the main spokesperson for the family. She described their frustration over how the county has hit them with what they believe are unreasonable ... The rest of the story.


I remember the good old days when President Obama and his Justice Department weren't so worried about nasty racists and felons having guns. I remember when President Obama and his Justice Department refused to do anything about New Black Panthers with guns, even New Black Panthers with criminal records possessing firearms and others threatening to kill cops.
He wasn't always so concerned about the wrong people having guns.
Over four years ago, I wrote a piece headlined "Eric Holder's Continuing Favors to Criminal New Black Panthers."
It is illegal under federal law (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1)) for any felon to possess a firearm. As one federal prosecutor told me, "these cases are among the simplest to win. It's like taking candy from a baby. Did a felon hold a gun, or not? Period." It matters not if the gun was loaded, or even works."
According to this criminal complaint, in 1978, Jackson "with another black man did stab and rob comp[lainant] on the highway 4024 W. Girard Ave. . . Charged:" robbery, theft, possession of an instrument of a crime, probation offense with a weapon , criminal conspiracy, simple assault and aggravated assault. On January 10, 1979, Jackson was sentenced for robbery and criminal conspiracy convictions, both first degree felonies under Pennsylvania law.
Mike Roman has reported at Election Journal that Jackson has also been arrested and served time for dealing drugs.


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Rock the Earth Urges Secretary of the Interior to Protect Roan Plateau
Ago 16, 2013 | Gobierno, Medio Ambiente, Servicios Profesionales
Internacional (Marketwired, 16 de Agosto de 2013) Jewel of Colorado Public Lands Threatened by Plans to DrillRock the Earth, a national nonprofit environmental organization that partners with the music industry, today announced that it is in the process of delivering more than 2,000 online signatures by mail to Washington, D.C. from a petition campaign and 450 postcards to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, urging the agency to protect Colorado's Roan Plateau from oil and gas drilling.
The petition urges the Department of the Interior to protect the Roan Plateau by adopting a management plan that keeps energy development off of the top of the plateau and out of important wildlife at the base of the plateau. Sign the petition here.
Public interest law firm Earthjustice filed suit in 2008 to challenge the Bush-era BLM leasing plan on behalf of Rock The Earth, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Colorado Mountain Club, Colorado Trout Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Wild, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society and Wilderness Workshop. In June 2012, Federal Court District Judge Marcia Krieger ruled in favor of the environmental organizations challenging the plan and remanded the plan back to BLM for further study and review of, among other things, a community alternative supported by Rock the Earth that would keep the bulk of the Roan undisturbed and intact while allowing for limited gas well development, as well as a review of cumulative air emissions impacts from the drilling of thousands of new natural gas wells in the region.
Roan Plateau Threatened
The BLM has acknowledged that drilling the Roan in Western Colorado, would cause permanent and irreversible losses of native trout populations and rare plant species, and also that wilderness-quality lands and opportunities for backcountry recreation would be permanently destroyed.
The Roan Plateau includes some of the last remaining, intact, unprotected, wilderness-quality lands in Colorado. Rising 3,500 feet above the Colorado River Valley, the Roan Plateau is currently threatened by calls for the drilling of thousands of new natural gas wells. Colorado's Roan Plateau is one of the most important areas of public land left in the State of Colorado. The Roan provides a home to a variety of rare plants and threatened species, as well as large tracts of pristine wilderness-quality land for 33 species of mammals, 125 species of birds and 12 species of reptiles and amphibians.
Widely known as a "biological hotspot," the area is home to black bear, cougar and some of the state's prized deer and elk herds. Sensitive species include plants that grow nowhere else on Earth, and one of the more pure strains of native trout in the world. This is all threatened by possible oil and gas development.
Helpful Links/Resources
Roan Plateau Timeline
Roan Plateau Facts & Figures
Judge Krieger's full opinion
About Rock the Earth
Rock the Earth is a national nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to protecting and defending our natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the worldwide environmental community to ensure a sustainable and healthy planet for all. Thanks to generosity and support of a network of music industry partners and the world wide environmental community, we are able to carry out grassroots organizing, education, and legal action to mobilize public support and empower social change. Please visit www.RockTheEarth.org for more information.
Marc Ross
Rock the Earth
marcr@rocktheearth.org
Joanna Kulesa
PR for Rock the Earth
joannak@rocktheearth.org


Innovative technologies are those that fundamentally change how things are done in business and society. Five technologies that fit this description are selected yearly by IBM as a part of the "5 in 5" program. This program is IBM's opportunity to showcase to the world innovative technologies birthed at its Research global labs. To earn a spot on the list, the technologies must be capable of fundamentally disrupting the status quo in the next five years.
At Think 2018 in Las Vegas, where this year's "5 in 5 at a Science Slam" was held, IBM featured an ultra-miniaturized cryptographic anchor that can help fight product fraud. This tech comes from the "Industry Platform and Blockchain" team at IBM Research Zurich lead by Andreas Kind.
At a production cost of less than 10 cents, and with a size smaller than a grain of salt, the crypto anchors are deemed world's smallest computers. They contain several hundreds of thousands of transistors and can collate, monitor and even act on data. Customers can expect to get the products in hand within 18 months.
The new tech can be used to verify authenticity of products using a cryptographically secure, tamper-proof signature. This is one physical use case for blockchain technology aimed at improving IoT solutions. Applicable areas include pharmaceuticals, supply chain and the whole journey from manufacturer to consumer for any product.
When a product's authenticity is verifiable, instances of fraud and counterfeits are eliminated. This works by the customer crosschecking that the product's information match the records kept on the blockchain since the product's manufacture.
Effects of counterfeits in the market range from financial to health risks. Markets usually affected include pharmaceuticals, makeup and cosmetics, food and household items. A way if verifying these products would be by embedding crypto-anchors in them.
You can watch the presentation for crypto-anchor and others in the "5 in 5" here.


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import pytest
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse

from .. import factories as f

pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db

def test_upvote_user_story(client):
    user = f.UserFactory.create()
    user_story = f.create_userstory(owner=user, status=None)
    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=user_story.project, user=user, is_admin=True)
    url = reverse("userstories-upvote", args=(user_story.id,))

    client.login(user)
    response = client.post(url)

    assert response.status_code == 200

def test_downvote_user_story(client):
    user = f.UserFactory.create()
    user_story = f.create_userstory(owner=user, status=None)
    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=user_story.project, user=user, is_admin=True)
    url = reverse("userstories-downvote", args=(user_story.id,))

    client.login(user)
    response = client.post(url)

    assert response.status_code == 200

def test_list_user_story_voters(client):
    user = f.UserFactory.create()
    user_story = f.create_userstory(owner=user)
    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=user_story.project, user=user, is_admin=True)
    f.VoteFactory.create(content_object=user_story, user=user)
    url = reverse("userstory-voters-list", args=(user_story.id,))

    client.login(user)
    response = client.get(url)

    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.data[0]['id'] == user.id

def test_get_userstory_voter(client):
    user = f.UserFactory.create()
    user_story = f.create_userstory(owner=user)
    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=user_story.project, user=user, is_admin=True)
    vote = f.VoteFactory.create(content_object=user_story, user=user)
    url = reverse("userstory-voters-detail", args=(user_story.id, vote.user.id))

    client.login(user)
    response = client.get(url)

    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.data['id'] == vote.user.id

def test_get_user_story_votes(client):
    user = f.UserFactory.create()
    user_story = f.create_userstory(owner=user)
    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=user_story.project, user=user, is_admin=True)
    url = reverse("userstories-detail", args=(user_story.id,))

    f.VotesFactory.create(content_object=user_story, count=5)

    client.login(user)
    response = client.get(url)

    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.data['total_voters'] == 5

def test_get_user_story_is_voted(client):
    user = f.UserFactory.create()
    user_story = f.create_userstory(owner=user, status=None)
    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=user_story.project, user=user, is_admin=True)
    f.VotesFactory.create(content_object=user_story)
    url_detail = reverse("userstories-detail", args=(user_story.id,))
    url_upvote = reverse("userstories-upvote", args=(user_story.id,))
    url_downvote = reverse("userstories-downvote", args=(user_story.id,))

    client.login(user)

    response = client.get(url_detail)
    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.data['total_voters'] == 0
    assert response.data['is_voter'] == False

    response = client.post(url_upvote)
    assert response.status_code == 200

    response = client.get(url_detail)
    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.data['total_voters'] == 1
    assert response.data['is_voter'] == True

    response = client.post(url_downvote)
    assert response.status_code == 200

    response = client.get(url_detail)
    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.data['total_voters'] == 0
    assert response.data['is_voter'] == False

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George Michael photo by Ros OGorman
UK Charts: Classic Wham! Last Christmas Is Back At No 1
by Paul Cashmere on December 18, 2022
Wham! have returned to Number 1 in the UK with their classic track Last Christmas.
Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael once again reach the summit of the Official Singles Chart, boasting 11.4 million streams, making Last Christmas the most-streamed in the UK this week.
Originally released in 1984, Last Christmas once held the record for the best-selling single never to have hit Number 1 in the UK; famously kept at Number 2 by Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? it first went to Number 1 on New Year's Day 2021, at the time breaking a chart record (now held by Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill) for the longest time a track has taken to top the Singles Chart.
This is Last Christmas's second stint at Number 1, and Wham!'s fifth Number 1 single overall. Discover Wham!'s Official Charts history in full now.
Last week's chart-topper, Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You, is pushed down to second place this week (2), and there are a total of six Christmas tracks inside the Top 10 today; including Ed Sheeran & Elton John with Merry Christmas (4), Brenda Lee's Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (5), Michael Bublé's cover of It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (7), and The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl's Fairytale of New York (10) which breaks into the upper echelons of the chart for the first time this year.
Elsewhere, Stormzy's Firebabe moves up one place to Number 8, a new peak for the tender ballad featuring vocals by rising singer-songwriter Debbie.
Outside the Top 10, R&B siren SZA sees three singles land inside the Top 40 following the release of her long-awaited second album SOS; Kill Bill (15) and Nobody Gets Me (27) are this week's highest new entries, while viral banger Shirt rebounds 33 places back into the Top 40 (36).
As the race for this year's #XmasNo1 officially begins, we have more Christmas songs than ever on the chart; 26 in total, one more than last week. It's a record week for Bobby Helms' holiday staple Jingle Bell Rock (11), which reaches its highest-ever peak in the UK in 65 years, after originally being issued in 1957.
Each Christmas song charting this week reaches a new peak for 2022. In full, these are: Shakin' Stevens' Merry Christmas Everybody (13), Ariana Grande's Santa Tell Me (14), Band Aid and Do They Know It's Christmas? (16), Andy Williams' It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (19), Chris Rea's Driving Home For Christmas (20), Elton John once again with Step Into Christmas (21), Lizzo's Amazon Music Original Someday At Christmas (22), Wizzard with I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (23), Dean Martin's Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!, Let It Snow! (29), Leona Lewis's One More Sleep (31), The Ronettes' Sleigh Ride (32), Michael Bublé's second appearance this week with Holly Jolly Christmas (33), Jose Feliciano's Feliz Navidad (34) and finally, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and their Plastic Band with Merry Xmas (War Is Over) (35).
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We're not in the 1950s any longer, where people would be recruited, trained and maintained by an employer for life. The change from one employer to many employers to complete changes in career to increasingly working independently or as a contractor have been seen and felt by people for decades now. Arguably it works well for people, who get to set their schedules, provide what services they want, and work as much as they'd like.
If you can work doing whatever work you're capable of, when you want when it's available you're not hoping some "superior" recognizes you and decides you're worth promoting. Contract style work arguable turns the whole idea of management/labor on it's head, letting people succeed if skills, hard work and luck favor them.
The disadvantages, if you've ever worked as a contractor or self employed, are numerous, too. You have to pay for your own insurance and benefits. Time off comes out of your own pocket. If things don't go well, no big company is there to bail you out.
A lot of the problems with working as a contractor are from the government. While you hear the old chestnut "Small business is the backbone of this country," politicians do little for small businesses, and a lot against them. Big businesses are subsidized, given tax breaks and bailed out. Small businesses are expected to fail. The health insurance system, pre and post Affordable Care, is a disaster for small business. You basically get to pay for insurance and not get any benefit from it.
Robert Reich, the famous professor, speaker, and former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, seems to feel quite differently. While he's clearly against policies that favor big business, he also seems against policies that support small business – by which I mean the smallest businesses. Take a look at this brief video to see his ideas for making everyone employees.
You don't need a doctorate in economics to see what he's proposing and know it would squash entire industries, opportunities for work, and would make companies extremely careful about using contractors. His idea seems to be to do away with sharing economy work and make 9-5 employees of nearly everyone. This is not what everyone wants, by a long shot. He may have good intentions in mind for people, but they certainly aren't what those people have in mind. And you can imagine what would happen if a business would have to provide expensive benefits for any contractor who worked 20+ hours a week for them – they would not use contractors. This would harm businesses that use contractors, hard the contractors, and impact tax income for the governments regulating them.
My opinion isn't theoretical. Many years ago I worked for an organization in Virginia, where anyone working over 35 hours a week would have to get full time benefits. They made sure I never worked more than 35 hours a week. There are a lot of similar regulations in other states, and companies do exactly the same thing. So instead of someone being able to work a lot of hours at one place, where they might learn and be recognized and be promoted, instead they have to work 3 or 4 jobs to have 20 hours at each.
While it's a nice idea to force greedy businesses to provide for their contractors, the truth is sometimes businesses can't afford to hire people as full time employees and provide benefits. I've been in this position. It would have been hugely beneficial for me to offer full time employment to great people I worked with. But I couldn't afford it. So in the new world order where I'd have to provide expensive benefits to contractors who did too much work for me I'd have to use multiple people to avoid that, which would be less efficient, or I'd have to send all the work abroad, or just shut down.
The days of big businesses providing all work and people being the labor force are over. Trying to regulate commerce with this anachronistic view is harmful to everyone, and will only hurt people more. Instead of the government meddling more and getting involved with how big businesses work more, they need do less. Fewer regulations on health care, which would allow for individuals and groups to get decent health care. No subsidies or tax breaks or bail outs for big business. Fewer rules and complexities for small businesses.
If people in government actually care about small businesses, they need to stop hurting them. If they want to stop big businesses from tricking and cheating them and hiding all their money abroad, they have to stop helping and enabling that.


Isaac Newton is English popular author who has born in December 25 1642 and died in March 20 1727. Isaac Newton will alive forever with us by positive inspirational quotes and speech. We have collected 13 positively inspiring quotes from this author, where there was many people has inspired by these quotes.


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Knoxville musician brings 'American Idol' judge Katy Perry to tears during audition
Maggie Jones
Knoxville singer-songwriter David Francisco's "American Idol" audition made one of the judges shed some tears Monday night.
Francisco's audition was the last of the night. He shared his story of tragedy and recovery with judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
His wife, Kristi Platillero, joined him at the audition, and the way she looked at him while he sang Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" brought Perry to tears.
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"I'm just losing it," said Perry.
"The way she was looking at him with the purest kind of love," she added.
After his performance, Richie and Bryan hugged Francisco.
"You are an inspiration to us all," said Richie.
"I want you to be very proud of yourself," he added.
Francisco received a golden ticket from the judges and will advance to next stage of the show, Hollywood Week.
'I don't take anything for granted now'
While living in Nashville, Francisco was hit by a car that ran a red light and suffered a spinal cord injury that initially left him paralyzed on April 27, 2016. Doctors told him he'd never walk again.
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"When they told me that I was paralyzed, I thought everything was over. Music is over. Relationships are over. I cried every single day for months, and then I'm in bed one night, and I see my foot move just a little," said Francisco.
Now, he can walk and is continuing to recover.
"I don't take anything for granted now," he said.
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Francisco and his wife now live in Fullerton, California. He graduated from Christian Academy of Knoxville and the University of Tennessee.
"American Idol" airs at 8 p.m. Sundays and Mondays on ABC.