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Q: How to serve separate page (Orchard template) for phones Using Orchard 1.8.1 I have written a simple image gallery that displays thumbnails and a lightbox. It is just a template that is driven by an Orchard Projection, using a Shape Layout. Works just fine. However, for phone users there is no point displaying thumbnails and it's better to just display the lightbox (with touch support). So I have also implemented that in a separate template. But how can I get Orchard to switch templates depending on the UserAgent string?
I have tried implementing Theme switching (http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/dynamically-switching-the-theme-in-orchard), but it's a really ugly solution when I really want to just replace one view, and still enable implementers to switch themes. This is NOT an issue of styling; it's an issue of changing the content based on the device.
I tried implementing DisplayModeProvider as described here: http://www.campusmvp.net/blog/displaymodes-in-mvc-4. But although the filter was called, it had no effect on view names.
Are Projections problematic here because the shape name is set? Is there a better way to go about this?

A: Create an alternate when you see a mobile browser, preferably from a shape table provider.

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The Wine of Saint Martin's Day by Pieter Bruegel has preoccupied me since 2009, after coming across it in the fifth Bruegel book I ever purchased. For the most part, the books have the same familiar images—of peasant dances, children at play, allegories, and the winter panoramas—that are the highlights of his painting career in the Netherlands. But the reason I had for collecting them lay in seeing familiar paintings in varying levels of detail. The black and white, or color, images offer slightly differing perspectives on paintings I feel I know well.
"The Elder Peter Bruegel" published in 1938 by the Willey Book Company, contained an essay by Aldous Huxley and a new Bruegel painting that I had never seen before. The new painting was titled Feast of St. Martin and the image in the book appeared to be a detail. A complete image of the painting was absent. The black and white detail showed the figure of St. Martin riding a horse and, to his left, a crowd of people in varying levels of drunkenness climbing over each other as they waved, poured, or reached for a jug of wine. After a frustrating and fruitless on-line search to find the rest of the painting, I gave up and decided to begin a drawing transcription of it, using the detail image.
Several things struck me about the composition: St. Martin appears to be exiting to the right of the painting leaving the celebration given in his honor. In this detail only two beggars take notice of St. Martin as they reach for him rather than reaching for a jug of wine. To the left are the peasants, climbing over each other, and not appearing particularly happy considering it is a party. Bruegel's incredible draughtsmanship gives us overlapping forms and movement, setting up a rhythm that moves us from foreground to background to the top of the picture where we see the beginning of a landscape with more folks drinking.
Throughout the year that I worked on the drawing, I periodically searched for an image of the entire painting and in 2010 I got lucky. I came across a NY Times article announcing that a new Bruegel had been (re-)discovered. It was the Feast of St. Martin, now titled the Wine of St. Martin's Day and, for the first time, I was able to see the rest of the painting. How exciting! It turns out that the detail from the Willey book was only one fourth of the painting, and I decided to finish the drawing by adding the remaining three fourths. Since then, the painting has been purchased and restored by the Prado in Madrid. Below is the initial drawing transcription, one of several transcriptions I created.
The painting's unique composition is a departure from the other paintings by Bruegel. For example, in the Procession to Calvary, the landscape dominates the painting and acts as a container for the multiple dramas that unfold. In Wine of St. Martin's Day, the painting space is compressed, pushing the landscape to the edges of a rectangle that barely contains all the activity within it. Most of the figures are stacked vertically and, as they move up and across, they create a mound of humanity clustered around a wine barrel. The overall effect is that of a pinwheel from which some of the peasants have spun off to land at the edges of the painting where various vignettes unfold. In these, Bruegel gives us social commentary on excess. We see two drunken men engaged in hair pulling, a woman giving a baby a sip of wine, and two men already passed out.
As St. Martin prepares to exit the painting there are two additional beggars that approach him from the bottom right corner. In this arrangement of figures Bruegel highlights and gives us the entirety of the miracles attributed to St. Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier born in 316 AD and a convert to Christianity. Here we see the story of St. Martin, as a soldier and a catechumen, riding on his horse and encountering a beggar shivering in the cold. He takes his sword and cuts his cloak in half and gives it to the beggar. That night he dreams that Jesus appears wearing the cloak saying "Here is Martin a Roman soldier, he clothed me." This highlights his piety. He was also said to have healed the paralytic and both figures approaching him are crippled.
Bruegel is a visual anthropologist and by consigning the story of St. Martin of Tours to the lower right of the painting, he shifts the central focal point to his countrymen as they celebrate the Saint's feast day, which coincides with harvest time, when new wine is ready to be consumed. This is the subject that dominates the painting. Similar to the Procession to Calvary where the Christian story is buried among the many activities of those gathering and traveling to see the crucifixion, the religious aspect is not central to this painting. As is often the case in Bruegel's work, his countrymen are the real subject matter. Here the gaiety that is found in Peasant Dance is absent and chaos reigns instead.
The bird's eye viewpoint in the painting is fascinating and unsettling. It allows us to look down on the scene, while simultaneously drawing us up to the band of light across the top of the painting's horizon. In the glow of light we see figures stumbling or dancing home in the distance. Rather than giving us a uniform arrangement of shapes, the painting is populated by distinct and expressive characters. They invite our eyes to dart across the surface, discovering each one, laughing at some, and wincing at others. In The Wine of St. Martin's Day Bruegel hints at piety run amok; it is a veritable tragic comedy.


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Early critical decision works for Corning Inc.
Using science to constantly improve glassmaking materials and techniques set up the company's longevity and growth
Larry Wilson
CORNING — Early in its corporate history, Corning Inc. made a critical decision.
The company would not try to survive by using only traditional glassmaking materials and techniques. Instead, it would use science to constantly improve both. That decision proved to be the bedrock on which the company's longevity and growth are based.
One result of that decision was the commitment to set aside a significant portion of its sales — usually about 10 percent — to fund research, development and engineering.
As sales have grown, sometimes the percentage devoted to RD&E efforts has varied. In both 2014 and 2015, it was at 8 percent. That sounds like a decline, but in absolute dollars it was not. With sales at $10 billion in 2014, 8 percent amounts to about $800 million.
In earlier years, when sales were at $6 or $7 billion, 10 percent was $600 million to $700 million.
Today, the Fortune 500 company says it is focusing its research in three areas:
* Growing existing businesses.
* Developing opportunities for products which can be made with its existing technical and manufacturingcapabilities.
* Investing in long-range opportunities in each of its market segments.
In other words, the Twin Tiers' largest employer plans to use existing materials or manufacturing processes to spin off new products. Two of the products that have potential for spinoffs in the coming years are Gorilla Glass and Willow Glass.
Gorilla Glass was developed nearly a decade ago as the protective cover glass for the Apple iPhone. It has since become one of the best-selling smartphone products in history. Now, Corning Inc. is working to develop Gorilla Glass for both automotive and architectural applications.
Willow Glass, an extremely thin, flexible product, is targeted for use in new generations of consumer electronic products and in architectural settings.
The existence of a significant fund to help support such spinoffs from current products helps Corning Inc. stabilize its innovation pipeline. If its research scientists see an opportunity to capitalize on new market trends, they know the necessary financial support is available.
That's how the big winners of the past, such as optical fiber and liquid crystal display glass, were developed. That's how the big winners of the future will follow in their footsteps.
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Jammu, Jan 9 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth President, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, was granted bail by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu city on Saturday.
A PDP spokesman confirmed that Waheed Para was released on bail by the NIA court.
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The NIA court sent Para to 30-day judicial remand on December 20.
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Arroyo in Pink at the Giro, Greipel Wins Stage
HTC-Columbia's sprinter won stage 18 at the Giro d'Italia while Spaniard David Arroyo stayed in the pink jersey.
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BRESCIA, Italy
Germany's Andre Greipel won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday as Spaniard David Arroyo held onto the overall leader's pink jersey with three stages left.
The shortest non-time trial stage of the Tour ran over a pancake-flat 151 kilometers from Levico Terme to Brescia and came down to a sprint finish despite a two-man breakaway that lasted for more than 100km.
Colombia sprinter Greipel edged New Zealander Julian Dean of Garmin and Liquigas's Tiziano dell'Antonia in the final dash to the line with another Kiwi Gregory Henderson of Sky in fourth. Greipel had been expected to win a sprint finish earlier in the tour but explained that he had been hampered.
"I'm not a machine but a human being," he said. "It's because I got sick two days before the Giro that I hadn't won a stage yet but it was worth staying in the race. I've had to wait for a long time."
Following the fireworks of earlier in the week, this stage was a chance for the overall title contenders to rest their legs ahead of the next two potentially decisive mountain stages on Friday and Saturday.
"It was a pretty quiet stage," said Arroyo. "After the first hill 5km after the start, the situation was pretty much under control. We'll see what happens tomorrow. We don't want to let (Vincenzo) Nibali, (Ivan) Basso and (Cadel) Evans go. We'll defend the jersey."
About 20km in Oliver Kaisen of Omega Pharama-Lotto and Alan Marangoni of Conlago made a break but with the pace relatively high in the bunch due to the short stage, they never managed to open up more than a three minute gap. That started to come down gradually over the final 50km as the sprinters teams moved to the front to make sure this break would not go all the way.
With the peloton closing in, Kaisen gave up with 4km to go but Marangoni kept battling for another 2km before he saw the train pass him. At that point Sky were in command of the lead-out, trying to set-up Henderson for the big finish.
However, Greipel, a two-time winner of the Tour Down Under, got himself on Henderson's wheel and when he kicked for home, there was nothing anyone could do about it.
"Today was the last chance for a bunch sprint finish," said Greipel. "We took the responsibility to chase the breakaway down with Sky. We experienced different weather conditions today with sun, rain and wind but the course was made of wide roads with no dangerous corners, so it went well."
In the overall standings Arroyo maintained his 2min 27sec lead over Italian Basso, with Australian pair Richie Porte (2:44) and world road race champion Evans (3:09) next ahead of former Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre at 4:41.
Those five are expected to contest the overall title over the next two days before Sunday's finale.
Stage 18 Results
1. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) 3hr 14min 59sec, 2. Julian Dean (NZL/GRM) at 0:00sec, 3. Tiziano Dall'Antonia (ITA/LIQ), 4. Greg Henderson (NZL/SKY), 5. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM), 6. Graeme Brown (AUS/RAB), 7. Sebastian Haedo (ARG/SAX), 8. Michiel Elijzen (NED/OLO), 9. Fabio Sabatini (ITA/LIQ), 10. William Bonnet (FRA/BTL), 11. Sebastien Hinault (FRA/ALM), 12. Alessandro Donati (ITA/ASA), 13. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/BTL), 14. Filippo Pozzato (ITA/KAT), 15. Marco Velo (ITA/QST), 16. Robert Forster (GER/MRM), 17. Mathieu Claude (FRA/BTL), 18. David Arroyo (ESP/GCE), 19. Pablo Lastras (ESP/GCE), 20. Maciej Bodnar (POL/LIQ) all at same time
22. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) same time, 25. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC), 26. Michele Scarponi (ITA/AND), 31. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM), 35. Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ/AST), 44. Richie Porte (AUS/SAX), 46. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ), 55. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CTT) all at same time as winner, 124. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 37sec, 151. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 6min 33sec
1. David Arroyo (ESP/GCE) 76hr 26min 37sec, 2. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) at 2min 27sec, 3. Richie Porte (AUS/SAX) 2:44, 4. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 3:09, 5. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CTT) 4:41, 6. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ) 4:53, 7. Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) 5:12, 8. Michele Scarponi (ITA/AND) 5:24, 9. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 9:21, 10. Robert Kiserlovski (CRO/LIQ) 9:32, 11. Marco Pinotti (ITA/THR) 10:28, 12. Alexander Efimkin (RUS/ALM) 10:59, 13. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MRM) 11:36, 14. Dario Cataldo (ITA/QST) 14:10, 15. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) 14:34, 16. Bauke Mollema (NED/RAB) 15:24, 17. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 21:07, 18. Mauricio Ardila (COL/RAB) 23:22, 19. Dario Cioni (ITA/SKY) 23:48, 20. Francis de Greef (BEL/OLO) 28:37.
26. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 37:32
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Atlanta to fund legal support for people facing deportation
Maggie Lee November 10, 2017 10:17 am
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Atlanta is setting aside $150,000 for legal defense for people who are accused of running afoul of federal immigration law under a new program with the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice.
A September rally in front of Atlanta city jail in favor of permanent residency for Dreamers. The federal government holds people on immigration charges at the jail. Credit: Maggie Lee
"Atlanta is proud to be a welcoming city that stands up for the civil and human rights of every person. I am proud to join the launch of the Safe Cities Network and offer — for the first time in our city's history — legal defense to individuals facing deportation," said Mayor Kasim Reed in a written statement on Thursday.
Atlanta City Council voted to approve a budget amendment in June which allocated $150,000 from the general fund for the program, according to a Reed spokeswoman.
Of these funds, $100,000 goes to the Vera Institute as the city's legal services provider. Vera matched an additional $100,000 in funding. And $50,000 goes to the Tahirih Justice Center, which specializes in providing legal services to women and girls fleeing violence.
The city is not yet able to say how many clients they expect to serve, or how the clients will request the service. The spokeswoman said those details will be available at a launch of the initiative later this year.
Vera will also provide technical expertise and support, like helping to find, identify and train the legal service providers.
David Schaefer, managing director for advocacy at the Latin American Association, said the demand is high for legal services among people facing deportation.
People are not guaranteed the right to an attorney in Immigration Court.
Atlanta's announcement "is a good thing, it's a good thing for sure. There's so much need right now. I can't tell you how much need there is right now."
He said the deal highlights the willpower of the city of Atlanta to be a part of the conversation about people adjusting their immigration status, of people being a part of the community. He said it also puts a spotlight on the need for legal services.
"Even if it's a candle, it's a very dark place, it's a very dark room here in Georgia," Schaefer said.
Atlanta's Immigration Court denies asylum applications more often than other courts and sets bonds above the national average, according to seven weeks of research by Emory University law students in 2016. The school and the Southern Poverty Law Center have called for an investigation into the court, claiming some judges have expressed prejudice and hostility toward people in court.
There are also several places where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds people in Georgia: Stewart Detention Center, Irwin County Detention Center, and Atlanta's own city jail. Critics have called for the closure of all three, saying detainees are subject to poor medical treatment, deplorable health conditions and misuse of isolation.
Atlanta's the only Deep South city to be a part of the new Safe Cities Network. Vera, headquartered in New York City, advocates for improvements to justice systems in the interest of fairness, safety and strengthened communities.
Folks who go with a lawyer into deportation proceedings increases the chances that they will establish a right to remain, according to Vera research.
"Common sense immigration policies like those embodied by the SAFE Cities Network ensure that all people, regardless of background, income, and history, are guaranteed a fair day in court. Not only does such public funding for indigent immigrants facing deportation maintain trust within our communities, it ultimately increases public safety and keeps deserving families together," said Vera President Nicholas Turner, in a press release.
Updated with comments from David Schaefer
Maggie Lee is a freelance reporter who's been covering Georgia and metro Atlanta government and politics since 2008.
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Here's the thing, I have NEVER recommended a single book on Digital Marketing.
Simple, it's a space that's moves far too quickly to be able to read a book about it. By the time it's published new features have been released, stats have changed a new network has come on the scene, etc.
The world in general is moving far too quickly and books are one of the slowest moving mediums.
Don't get me wrong, I read books. I just don't read books based on how to run your Digital Marketing.
Instead I read books about business, about marketing principles, about economics, about how companies run and about the people that do these amazing things.
Why do I read these style of books?
These books are directly transferable to how you run and more importantly market your business.
People mistake "marketing" for artwork and adverts. This is not the case.
Marketing your business is ALL about how your business succeeds. How people perceive you and your brand.
It's about how you interact with your prospective clients, then your customers and all the other relationships you have as a part of your business. This includes your suppliers, partners, employees, managers, bosses, EVERYONE!
So when I talk about reading books about marketing, I'm really talking about reading books about creating a better complete environment around you, your life, your business, your product and your clients.
What are some of my favourite books?
This is a hard question, but there are a few ALL time classics that will help you to build your marketing and your business at the same time.
– It's a great read from one of the fathers of marketing. Think about the TV series of Mad Men, David Ogilvy was the original Mad Man in advertising. This is his take on the industry, written in 1983 (the year I was born), but more importantly, it tells you the very basics you should understand about any form of marketing.
– This guy has worked with hundreds of small businesses over the years. He understands how companies work and most importantly he understands why they fail. Read this to get a better understanding of what you need to do, whether it's your company or not, you will walk away understanding more about marketing yourself and your business.
– I was really lucky to be involved in a company that had the partnership to train other companies in the Franklin Covey way. I've been through this book, cover to cover a couple of times now and occasionally I go back to it, refer to it, and sometimes simply re-read one particular chapter. I can't recommend this enough, as you can use these methods for yourself and your business.
– I'm a BIG fan of Tim Ferris, but don't think this book is about not working. It's almost the opposite. It's how you can run your business in the most effective way possible. How you can leverage your time and your money to make the best life possible for yourself. Implement these things to marketing your business and you'll relieve stress and see increased results. It's worked for me!
– All about startups, this book can be read quickly and easily to help you understand more about your offering as a business. What is it that we are actually doing, what do we want to do, where do we want to take our products. Remembering that it's all about the clients needs, not our own, this book should help you rediscover your business's meaning.
– Another fantastic read that will directly impact the way you think about everything you do when it comes to marketing your business. This book can be about your personal life just as much as it can be applied to what you are doing for work. Ask yourself the simple question, do people buy your product, or do they buy your why?
I could go on and list more, but I think this is a great starting point. Enjoy the books, but most importantly remember, the best practices, for your life or your business can be applied to so many things in the world. Whether it's your business or if you work in marketing for someone else, each and everyone of these books will help you build your life in the most profitable way possible.
During this year, I've been travelling a lot, but whilst on "downtime" travelling on planes, trains or buses, I'm trying to encourage myself to read more. My favourite though was a weekend in Koh Ta Kiev in Cambodia, which was simply stunning. No electricity, wifi or mobile signal, which meant in just 48 hours I read an entire book. It's been years since I've done that.
Let me know if you have any favourites that have really helped you change the way you live and work, I always love good recommendations.
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Lesbemums
My name is Kate and my wife's name is Sharon. We've been together for 13 years (married for 7) after meeting online. In 2015 our son was born after trying for two years via at-home artificial insemination.
When we first met I wasn't really interested in having my own children as I was never that maternal. If someone brought a newborn into the office I would pass on my obligatory congratulations and small talk, but then promptly put my headphones on. I would show more interest in free cakes or a puppy!
However one day, after a few of our friends had started making babies of their own, and my sister giving birth to the first baby of the family (we're a small family!), my body started giving me the signals that it was time to start making my own. How or why it decided at that point I'll never know, but either way, I started aching for my own family.
Although we had briefly discussed adoption, we didn't feel that it was for us at the time, so we decided on the route of making one.
Lucky number 13. . Although these days we celebrate our wedding day as the main 'anniversary', we always acknowledge the years we've been together as a couple. . Today, we've been together 13 YEARS (although Sharon is in a different country on a business trip! 😂). . Happy 'Couple' Anniversary, darling. . . . #Pixel4 #TeamPixel #LGBT #LGBTFamily #RainbowFamily #RainbowFamilies #GayFamily #TwoMums #TwoMoms #SSParents #SSFamilies #SameSexParents #SameSexFamily #Pride #LoveIsLove #PrideMatters #LGBTQ
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IUI Or IVF
You probably won't be surprised to hear that it's incredibly difficult to make a baby as a female same-sex couple, and even more so for gay men! If you don't have a willing donor or surrogate, or money to pay for fertility treatment, your options are limited, to say the least.
Our problem was the latter, in that we did not have thousands upon thousands of pounds to pay for IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) or IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation). Even if everything inside me was working (which we later find out it didn't) it would have cost in the region of £3k-£5k at the very least, and at that time there were no payment plans! For a society that was becoming more inclusive, what with same-sex marriage becoming legal in 2013, it wasn't very inclusive to those that weren't rich! Equally, we wouldn't be eligible for assistance from the NHS until we had tried with a known donor for at least 12 cycles!
So just like the way we found each other, we turned to the internet to find ourselves a donor.
Pride Angel
Now, don't get me wrong, it's not as seedy as you might think. There are websites out there that act as a matching service for couples wanting to start a family but are facing difficulties, and it's one of these websites – Pride Angel – which is where we found our donor. Pride Angel isn't just for LGBTQ couples though, it's for anyone. Anyone who needs eggs, sperm, an oven, a co-parent, you name it. It's also an excellent source of information and advice to starting your own family; from the legal bits to choosing your donor. Nowadays there are Facebook groups, but in our day (I say that as if it's decades ago, it was only five years ago!) they didn't exist as they do now.
Of course, this method comes with its own risks, but when you're in our situation you have to go with it and protect yourself as much as you can (for example, making sure the health of your donor is examined, writing a donor agreement, and meeting in a safe location). We were fortunate enough to meet our son's donor early on (I've known some couples meet dozens of donors before finding the right one) and until the end of time, he'll forever be known as our superhero.
This photo was meant to be about our weekend in London, but right now I'm going to give in to my emotions and tell you that it's gone down hill and we're not having a good time. This was taken a few hours ago. You really don't want to see our faces now. It's pretty much the opposite of these faces, I can guarantee you. . The thought of London during the build up to Christmas sounded like a nice idea, what with the Christmas lights and lit up trees outside hotels, not to mention a visit to @hydeparkwinterwonderland, and up until now we've had a good day, but it's suddenly become the worst idea in the world. . I can deal with crowds and traffic, but when the tube stations suddenly started to close and our original plan(s) for dinner went out the window several times over, we quickly lost our buzz. We also have a four year old who is… Well… A four year old. Selfish with poor timing pretty much sums him up, but enough said on that. . We are all beyond stressed and are absolutely taking it out on each other right now. It's not pretty. T is tired, Sharon is now suffering with anxiety, and I'm just done with it all. . . . #LGBT #LGBTFamily #RainbowFamily #RainbowFamilies #GayFamily #TwoMums #TwoMoms #SSParents #SSFamilies #SameSexParents #SameSexFamily #Pride #LoveIsLove #PrideMatters #LGBTQ
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Who's the Mama?
Deciding who was going to be the oven was easier than you'd imagine. I was younger (only by five years) and at the time slightly healthier. Sharon had the better maternity package (seriously, you look into everything – you might as well!) but in the end, we decided that it was I who was going to carry our baby.
That suited us just fine, although I was somewhat regretful when it came to the birth later on. Sharon, not so much. The only thing now standing in our way, apart from the sperm, was now the law.
At the time, for Sharon to be registered on the birth certificate with equal parental rights we had to be married before conception. Otherwise, Sharon would have to go through a lengthy adoption process – even though, by this time, we had been together for well over 5 years. This enraged me, as it appeared that, yet again, we had to jump through hoops to be treated as equals. Nowadays it's a little more relaxed, however, according to the gov.uk website, there are still a few extra hurdles that same-sex couples have to go through in comparison to opposite-sex couples.
So, we got married (well, civil partnered (we 'upgraded' this later on)). Marriage was never actually on our list of things to do for some reason – I guess we felt we didn't need to validate our relationship with paper and a ring – but when we finally got round to it we had a wonderful time sharing that moment and celebrating our love with those closest to us.
It was a small affair (again, budget issues) with all our friends and family around us. We had the ceremony at a gorgeous registry office in Lewes, East Sussex, and had the reception at our home. Little did our guests know though that once it was all over we would be swiftly moving onto stage two; baby-making.
Our Superhero
Choosing a donor was relatively easy. We went with one who looked like Sharon a little and also lived far enough away that school drop-offs wouldn't be awkward, but not too far that would have meant a lot of travel on his part.
Surprisingly, there were quite a few to choose from – each with their own story as to why they were doing it in the first place. We eventually found some that we liked the look of (again, not as seedy as it sounds, folks!).
After chatting to a few, we met up with one that we connected with, and after the necessary checks and agreements were made we began trying via Artificial Insemination (aka the Turkey Baster route). This lasted a few cycles before, suddenly, he ghosted us. One day decided to not reply to our texts or calls. We were devastated. The work that goes into finding a donor and setting everything up is emotionally and physically draining. That's before you even start trying.
But we couldn't dwell on the what-ifs and the regret of wasting our time with someone who had clearly chickened out without the courtesy of letting us know (I'm not bitter, honest). We had to carry on if we wanted this baby. So back to Pride Angel, we went, and after chatting to a few more potential donors we found our Superhero.
Call it fate or intuition, but this one was different. Whilst the other one ticked the boxes, otherwise, we wouldn't have agreed to him being our donor, this one was 'The One'. I don't know whether it was because he was a father himself or whether there was more to his story than what he was letting on. but in the two years, we were trying for our son he was just there for us.
Making a baby as a lesbian couple is a minefield. There are no 'early nights' when it comes to trying, and sperm comes at a premium. When we first started trying over five years ago, the community we have today didn't exist. A lot of the couples we followed either conceived or were conceiving via IUI or IVF, or they had travelled abroad, and whilst they're all viable options when wanting to conceive, if you're anything like us – where your funds are limited – it in turn lowers your chances of ever having a baby. Even Lesbian magazines didn't really discuss options outside of (expensive) fertility treatments! What we wanted was inclusive conception options, but all we found was exclusion! This was amplified a few weeks ago, when we took over the @samesexparents Instagram. Very quickly – when we shared our story of our conception journey – we realised that even today, in 2019, couples are still unaware of their options, which is in no way their fault. The information just isn't out there. After that, I then opened the proverbial floor back over on our page and I let people ask us (sensible) questions on how we conceived, and the responses were overwhelming. So with this in mind, I thought I'd finally share our process (which includes answers to several of the questions put to us). If you still have questions though, please do not hesitate to ask or pop us a message. We're not experts, and what worked for us may not work for you, but I just want to put that information out there.
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To make matters worse, along the way I also happened to find out about some fertility issues, after we had visited a Kinesiologist following dozens of failed attempts. I don't know what prompted us to visit them – perhaps despair and desperation – but I'm so glad we did as two cycles after my treatment had finished I fell pregnant. We were their 56th couple to see her about fertility issues. We'd also contributed to her 100% success rate.
I wish I'd gone to her sooner, but you never really think it's your fault as such that you're not falling pregnant. You blame it on the way you ran down the street on insemination number 5, or that spicy burger on insemination number 12. Those trousers were a little tight on insemination number 8, maybe that's the reason you didn't fall pregnant this month. As a child, and certainly as a girl, you're told not to even sit next to a boy otherwise you might fall pregnant. So why, with a body displaying no obvious issues or restrictions, am I not falling pregnant. If straight couples can have 'accidents' why, as someone who is intentionally placing (a lot of) sperm into my cervix am I not falling pregnant?
In the two years, we were trying for our son it became our life. Sharon charted my temperature (and other stuff!) every day and researched until her eyes were square. I turned down job opportunities (in the fear/hope that I would be pregnant and didn't want that awkward conversation of having to take maternity leave just as I'm starting a new job) and put all my concentration on trying for that baby. I went to the gym, changed my diet, and read so many books and forums. We saved every penny in case we suddenly fell pregnant, which meant we didn't holiday or treat ourselves often.
Time just stood still
It honestly became our life, our obsession, for two years. I could never tell you who had the harder job. Me, who had the weight of the world on my shoulders trying to make this work and feeling like a failure for not succeeding, or Sharon, who had so little control over anything and couldn't give her wife the greatest gift.
This resulted in a lot of resentment. Against people who I felt didn't appreciate their children enough or those who appeared (based on face value, wrong I know!) to have it easy. I was just so angry. None of it was fair. Two years doesn't sound long, and looking back – now that our son is almost five – it's not that long. But when you concentrate on every minute of each day, reading the symptoms and listening to what your body is telling you, a 'two-week wait' can feel like a lifetime.
Mummy & Mama
Meeting our son for the first time was a feeling I'd never experienced before in my life. Although we'd seen him a handful of times and felt him inside me throughout my pregnancy; moving around and making himself comfortable, nothing really prepares you for when you hear their cries and touch their skin.
Last week I received an email from T's school notifying us about the upcoming 'Relationships and Sex Education' lessons that are being rolled out in Primary and Secondary schools, which will eventually become mandatory by 2020. . You have no idea how excited I am to finally know that schools will be including families like mine into the curriculum so that, one day, words like "gay" won't be used as an insult and children like mine, or those who identify as LGBTQ, won't feel so isolated. . But as soon as the email came out, it wasn't long before the mumblings about sex education started. Rhetoric about what genitals should be called, that children are "too young" to know about this (ie. The real names as opposed to nicknames such as "foof"), that parents don't want awkward questions being asked. Thankfully, nothing directly related to LGBTQ education was mentioned, but I fully expect it to happen based on the comments today. . Firstly, questions should be answered and honest conversations should be had – as early as possible – otherwise children will just grow up to be as ignorant as the people still making derogatory comments in school today. Secondly, grow up. Society is changing, and if new lessons mean that your children will be more informed about people and their bodies then isn't that a good thing? I know it's awkward, but just get over it. They'll only ask a few times, probably say Vagina and Penis a hundred times more, but then they'll be well equipped. Isn't that all we want for our children?
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It suddenly becomes very real
Before that point, it just felt like a dream and that suddenly I was going to wake up or have the carpet ripped from underneath you (this wasn't helped by the fact that I repeatedly had those types of dreams, often waking up and getting brought back into reality). After two years you start to believe that it isn't meant for you. That you should just stop and face reality.
But something, someone, just drives you to keep going. I'm not often one to admit defeat.
Even now I can't quite put it into words the feelings and emotions I had the day we met our son. I'd done my job, given Sharon the greatest gift, and created our family. We'd finally come to the end of a long and tiresome journey, but at the same time started the beginning of another. Despite Sharon researching until the early hours of most mornings, nothing can prepare you for that rush of love. That feeling of finally joining 'The Parent Club'. That feeling of finally being 'complete'.
Was it worth it? ABSOLUTELY.
Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.
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The South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) was adopted and published on 25 February 2016. There followed a period of six weeks in which interested parties could have challenged the SWDP, or elements of it, in the High Court. No such challenges were lodged so the SWDP remains as adopted and published by the three Councils. The SWDP is an integral part of the Development Plan (which also includes the Minerals and Waste Local Plans prepared by Worcestershire County Council) for the administrative areas of Malvern Hills District, Worcester City and Wychavon District. Planning decisions by these Local Planning Authorities and the Government's Planning Inspectorate must be taken in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Hard copies of The South Worcestershire Development Plan document can be requested by emailing contact@swdevelopmentplan.org , or by telephoning 01386 565000. Please note there will be a charge of £20 + p&p (£5.22 for first class and £2.57 for second class).
The Councils are required to maintain an adopted Policies Map which illustrates geographically the application of the policies in the adopted development plan. The Policies Maps can be viewed on the Interactive Map. Hard copies of Policies Map will not be published as part of the final printed plan, but can be printed off on request, at a charge, when required.


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2019 ACE Award Southwest District
2020-02-16T15:50:28-06:00By Seana Graber|
2019 Southwest District ACE Award
Dolly Talbert, Luverne
Presented by Seana Graber, SW District Chair
The Southwest District was proud to present the ACE Award to Dolly Talbert. Seana Graber, choir director for the Luverne Public Schools, nominated Dolly because of her dedication to the choral program at Luverne Middle and High School and for being an advocate for music throughout the community of Luverne.
Dolly has been one of Seana's accompanists for 9 years and was accompanying choirs before Seana took over the position of choir director. Dolly also plays the piano at church, gives piano lessons, and is always available to accompany soloists at church and throughout the community.
Dolly has given of her remarkable gift of music to many throughout the community. She was a music teacher and choir director in the Luverne school district for over 20 years and now she accompanies 3 of the 4 choirs and accompanies soloists and small ensembles for contest.
When Dolly walks in the choir room, the students are so excited to see her. The magic truly begins when she sits down at the piano. Dolly will give helpful input on what the choirs are working on and will interact with the choirs during rehearsal. Dolly's ideas and opinions are trusted and valued by Seana.
Dolly is certainly the heart and soul of the choirs she accompanies. Dolly has given so much to the students of Luverne Middle and High School and to the community of Luverne. Dolly has always been and will continue to be an advocate for choral excellence.
About the Author: Seana Graber
Seana Graber is the Southwest District Chair. This is her seventh year as the choral director for Luverne Middle and High School. In her 27 years of teaching, she has taught vocal music to grades K-12 in southwest Minnesota. Seana graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and has a master's degree in teaching and leadership from SMSU in Marshall, MN.


The German government halves its expectation for economic growth in 2019. According to the Spiegel magazine, Berlin is now counting on mediocre 0.5 percent growth for the German economy, while 1 percent was predicted in January.
The German Ministry of Economic Affairs will release official figures next week. Europe's largest economy is facing a headwind from the weakening world economy, continuing trade tensions and uncertainty due to Brexit. For 2020, the experts expect an improvement of 1.5 percent, says Spiegel.
Earlier this month, five leading German research institutes also lowered their economic forecasts. They now expect a growth of 0.8 percent for this year from 1.9 percent previously predicted.


Form-ready, Delicious style tagging made easy.
This example is as simple as it gets. Duplicate tags are prevented by default. You can also delete tags by pressing backspace or hovering and clicking with your mouse.
It's easy to prepopulate the text field as well. Just pass an array of tags as displayed below.
This example takes advantage of how much CSS control Taggle.js allows you to have. Specify your own duplicate CSS class by using the duplicateTagClass option. Try entering one of the already existing tags to see a subtle alert notifying you of the tag.
Want to hook into before a tag is added or removed? Okay. Want to call a callback function after a tag has been added or removed? Fine.
I'm using innerHTML for simplicity however you should look into innerText or textContent depending on what browser you're supporting.
You can programatically add and remove tags as well.
Sometimes you'll want to restrict the users to adding only certain tags.
Conversely, you'll want to restrict the users from adding certain tags.
Tag fields can be really useful because it makes it easy for your users to provide the type of data values you need without having to worry about if they submitted values with trailing spaces, extra commas, etc.
As you can see below, it's easy to style Taggle.js with just a little bit of css.
By default a class of taggle will be assigned to each tag. If you need more, add them in one string separated by spaces.
Set to true if you want to allow duplicate tags to be entered in the taggle field.
Set to true if you want to allow tags to retain case as entered in the taggle field (lowercased by default).
Allow the saving of a tag on blur, rather than it being removed by default.
Clear the input element on blur if there is a text value.
The class name that will be set onto duplicate tag.
This will be the class added to the taggle field div when focused.
If true then input will be focused when container receives a click event.
Since a hidden input is appended for each tag added, you might need a name for them when submitting to the server.
Keycodes that will add a tag. Comma, Tab, and Enter are the recommended and default keyCodes.
If your taggle field is within a form, it might be useful to specify a tabIndex so that a user can still tab through form fields like normal.
These will be the tags that should be preloaded in the taggle field when the plugin loads.
The default delimeter character to split tags on.
Add an ID to each of the tags that will be available in onTagAdd, onBeforeTagRemove, & onTagRemove.
Limit the number of tags that can be added.
Tags that the user will be restricted to.
Function hook called with the to-be-added input DOM element.
Hook fired before the tag li element is appended to the DOM. This gives the author a chance to edit the list item before it is added. Must return an li element.
Hook fired before a tag is added. Provides the event and tag text. Return false to prevent the tag from being added.
Hook fired before a tag is removed. Provides the event and tag text. Return a falsy value to prevent the tag from being removed. The callback argument can be called to remove the tag.
Callback fired whenever a tag is added. Provides the event and tag text.
Callback fired whenever a tag is removed. Provides the event and tag text.
Pass an array of strings or just one string to programatically add tags at an optional index.
Edit tag text at a specified index.
Move a tag from a certain index to a another index.
Pass a string to remove the most recent occurance of the tag. Pass true to the second argument to remove all occurances of the tag.
Remove all tags at once, including duplicates.
Get an object with an array of the tag text and an array of tag list elements.
Get an object with an array of the tag list elements.
Get an array of the tag text.
Get the actual text input.
Get the original textarea container.
Disable all button and input elements within the component via the disabled attribute.
Enable all button and input elements within the component by removing the disabled attribute.
Sets arbitrary data on the instance.
Gets the arbitrary data on the instance.
Disable all events for the taggle instance. Applies to all default elements created by the library.


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Unemployment compensation for low-paid...
Consumer Protection + Asset BuildingBasic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment compensation for low-paid workers
Bill would replace Ohio's stringent earnings test
Michael Shields & Zach Schiller
Late last month, three U.S. senators introduced a bill to begin reforming the nation's unemployment compensation (UC) system.[1] The measure — the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act — sponsored by Ron Wyden of Oregon, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Michael Bennet of Colorado, would take several steps to strengthen UC.[2] One of the proposed changes has special resonance in Ohio: setting a new test for how much one has to earn in order to qualify for benefits. Individuals would need to earn at least $1,500 in a year and $1,000 in at least one quarter during that year to qualify.
As this report describes, such a measure would be especially beneficial in Ohio. Nearly 600,000 Ohio workers would gain coverage under the strengthened UC program. Bill sponsors offered it to be included in the Build Back Better package through budget reconciliation as the Wyden Amendment. Congress should include the plan in the budget reconciliation package now being considered or pass it as a stand-alone bill.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
COVID relief legislation approved by Congress provided vital support to Ohio workers unemployed after the pandemic struck. Among the relief was an expansion of UC to many workers who don't ordinarily qualify, including contract workers, the self-employed and those who didn't meet state earnings requirements to receive benefits.[3] Altogether, the program providing such benefits — Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) — paid nearly $11.3 billion between March 15, 2020, and Sept. 26, 2021, to 1,277,502 jobless Ohioans who did not qualify for regular unemployment benefits.[4] This aid, though often difficult to access, was a crucial support for families. The Census Bureau found that altogether, without unemployment benefits, 5.5 million people would have been pushed below the poverty line last year when they lost their jobs through no fault of their own;[5] PUA was a key component of that aid. The federal dollars flowed into communities across the state, allowing Ohioans to put food on the table and pay their rent or mortgage. Their spending helped keep businesses afloat and bolstered the state budget. The program also demonstrated the huge gaps that exist in the traditional UC system, including the many workers misclassified as independent contractors who normally would not be eligible for benefits.[6]
The PUA program was especially helpful in Ohio because for nearly all of the last 20 years, a smaller share of unemployed workers here have received unemployment compensation than in other states. Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor show that Ohio's "recipiency rate," as it's called, has been below the national average. The share of those receiving benefits rose dramatically across the country last year,[7] but the long-term fact is inescapable: Fewer unemployed Ohioans have gotten benefits than their counterparts in other states.
There are several gaps in Ohio's UC system that cause so few workers to be eligible for benefits most of the time. This report focuses on one that is most obvious: Our stringent standard for how much one must be paid to qualify, one of the highest in the country. Policymakers have set that minimum at 27.5% of the state average weekly wage, averaged over at least 20 weeks of work in a year.[8] This year, that amounts to $280 a week, or an absolute minimum of $5,600 in earnings. Only Arizona, North Carolina and Washington state have a higher minimum amount than Ohio. (Maine's is the same.) Many states require far less in earnings. The $5,600 figure for Ohio is an absolute minimum, based on working 20 weeks. A worker employed all year would need to make at least $14,560 to qualify. Last year, 16 states had less stringent base period earnings requirements than the Wyden amendment proposes.
Based on this year's state minimum wage of $8.80 an hour, the $280 weekly earnings requirement means a minimum-wage worker working 31 hours a week will never qualify for benefits. A significant share of restaurant workers and others most hard-hit by the pandemic recession found themselves in just this position. For instance, nonsupervisory workers in Ohio's retail trade industry averaged 29.7 hours a week last year.[9] Unfortunately, data are not available on how many Ohio workers qualified for PUA because they didn't meet the state's stiff earnings requirement for regular UC benefits. However, in 2019, 10.2% of those who applied for benefits were denied because they lacked sufficient wages. [10]
Ohio's high earnings requirement doesn't just affect minimum-wage workers. A worker making $10 an hour working 25 hours a week, or someone making $13 an hour working 20 hours a week, also would never meet the earnings test. Moreover, low-paid Ohioans must work many more hours than their better-paid counterparts in order to be covered.
Table 1 shows the number of hours Ohioans in several cohorts must work in order to qualify for unemployment benefits in case they are laid off. An Ohioan paid the 10th percentile wage — less than 90% of all workers — must work 26.8 hours per week to qualify for unemployment benefits under Ohio's current rules if they are laid off. This is more than four times the hours a highly paid worker at the 90th percentile would have to work (5.9 hours). The typical (median) Ohioan would have to put in 13.5 hours per week to qualify for unemployment compensation if they are laid off.
This also means that women, Ohioans of color, and others who face low pay are less likely to be covered by unemployment compensation, and must work more hours to be eligible. The typical Ohio woman would have to work 2.5 hours more than her male counterpart to qualify for benefits. The typical Black Ohioan would have to work four hours more than their white counterpart.
Source: Wage data from Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey 2020. Hours estimates from Policy Matters Ohio based on $269 per week, the minimum pay threshold to qualify in 2020.
Policy Matters Ohio analyzed data from the 2019 American Community Survey to determine who in Ohio is eligible for UC coverage, and who would become eligible under the Wyden amendment. Our ACS data extract is from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, available here.[11] Data include 2019 labor force members only. CEPR cleans the dataset, organizes responses into variables used in this analysis, and makes figures available to researchers. Respondents were excluded from analysis if they lived in institutional group housing (mostly prisons); were classified as self-employed, members of the military, or unpaid workers; or were paid an hourly wage less than $4.30 per hour, half the 2019 minimum wage.[12] Because many survey respondents were excluded from the analysis, our findings produce conservative results in all categories. A complete methodology is available from Policy Matters Ohio.
More than half a million would be covered
Currently, the earnings requirement in Ohio law excludes more than 15% of all workers — nearly 750,000 Ohioans — from unemployment compensation if they lose their job. Based on census survey data, Policy Matters Ohio estimates that 591,000 Ohio workers who wouldn't currently qualify for benefits because they don't meet the stiff earnings test would be covered under the Wyden amendment. It would extend coverage to four in five of the Ohioans currently left out (12.3% of Ohio workers) if they are laid off. The bill also would bolster coverage of women and Black workers, who are more likely to lack eligibility now because of the strict earnings test.
The share of workers currently excluded from unemployment coverage in Ohio varies with workers' characteristics. The Wyden amendment would make coverage more equitable. Currently, 85.4% of Ohio working men make enough to be eligible for UC benefits if they lose their job; only 81.2% of women do. Under the Wyden amendment, 96.4% of working women and 97.1% of working men would qualify. Racial disparities also exist. Based on earnings, eligibility ranges from 80.2% for Black Ohio workers to 85.4% for white. The Wyden amendment would cover 96.1% of Black Ohio workers and 96.9% of white workers. Currently, a substantial majority of prime age workers are eligible, but many older and younger workers are not. All age cohorts from 25-64 have eligibility rates around 90% or higher. That falls to just 73.0% for older workers aged 65+, and 65.5% for those aged 20-24. The Wyden amendment would cover nearly 99% of prime age Ohio workers and more than 94% of both older and young adult workers. For teens, just over a fifth are now eligible; that share would rise to seven in 10.
Table 2 gives full breakouts of Ohio UC coverage by gender, race, and age cohort. Latinx Ohioans are approximated by Hispanic Ohioans, a largely overlapping category with Latinx.[13] Ohioans of other races are grouped together due to small sampling sizes; they include Indigenous people, Asian Ohioans, and many others.
Source: Policy Matters Ohio analysis of ACS 2019. Data extract from Center for Economic and Policy Research. *Note that the total number of workers estimated here, 4,817,207, is less than the size of the overall employed workforce (as reported from the CES in table 3). Our analysis excludes many survey respondents as discussed in our methodology.
Ohioans in certain industries hard-hit by COVID-19 were more likely to be excluded from regular UC state benefits based on earnings. The accommodation and food service industry comprised a quarter of all jobs destroyed by COVID-19 between February 2020 and April 2020 (230,000 jobs), and a fifth of those still missing by August 2021 (56,400 jobs). Yet based on the American Community Survey, workers in accommodation and food services are nearly three times as likely to be excluded from unemployment benefits: 44.5% are left out, compared with 15.5% of workers overall. Three quarters of accommodation and food service workers now excluded from benefits would become covered under the Wyden amendment. Table 3 gives the breakout of industries for Ohio jobs destroyed by COVID-19 and still missing today, and for Ohio workers excluded from UC benefits.
Source: UC coverage estimates from Policy Matters Ohio analysis of ACS 2019. Data extract from Center for Economic and Policy Research. Job loss figures from Current Employment Statistics (CES) February 2020, April 2020, and August 2021. *All workers column from CES. This figure differs from the estimate of total workers described in our UC eligibility analysis because we excluded some respondents from that analysis. See our methodology for details.
Many of the working people who lack coverage because of Ohio's earnings requirement are highly connected to the workforce. Table 4 shows the weeks and hours worked by Ohioans now eligible for state unemployment benefits should they lose their jobs, those who would be newly covered under the Wyden amendment, and those who would remain excluded. Workers who would be brought in under the Wyden amendment worked an average of 26 hours per week for 37 weeks in 2019.
Source: Policy Matters Ohio analysis of ACS 2019. Data extract from Center for Economic and Policy Analysis.
While the typical Ohioan who would gain unemployment protections under the Wyden amendment works part time, it's clear that they are also deeply connected to the workforce. People work part time for a number of reasons. Some are unable to find full-time work. Others juggle paid work with other time commitments including caring for children or aging parents; these caregiving responsibilities are especially likely to fall on women.
The cost of adding this coverage would not be large. Currently, if they qualify for benefits, Ohioans who made less than $996 a week are eligible this year for half of their previous wages. Those newly covered under the Wyden proposal made $214 at the median. For them, the typical benefit would amount to $107 a week. While a median benefit amount for those already receiving benefits isn't immediately available, the average weekly benefit paid in the first eight months of 2021 was $377.39.[14] The Wyden plan would increase the share of workers covered by 14.5%. Given the much lower pay of newly covered workers, even if they were somewhat more likely to become unemployed and stay on UC benefits a bit longer than those receiving them now, the cost to Ohio's UC system of including them would be much less than 14.5%.
Recommendations & conclusion
Ohio's UC system needs to be modernized for today's economy and labor force. In a variety of ways, it does not meet today's needs. Workers who must leave work to care for ill family members, or are victims of domestic violence, or who must leave their jobs because they are following their spouse to a new job elsewhere, are not covered by Ohio's UC system, as they are in many other states.[15] Uber, Lyft and other drivers are explicitly barred from regular UC coverage under a law approved in 2015.[16] At the same time, employers pay taxes on only the first $9,000 in each employee's wages, an amount that hasn't changed in more than 25 years. This has undercut the solvency of the system.
The Wyden amendment is not a total overhaul of the UC system that will address these failings. However, in addition to its more reasonable earnings test, it includes other needed reforms, such as requiring that all states provide at least 26 weeks of benefits, as Ohio and the vast majority of states do. This would restore that standard across the country, which was eroded after the last recession when some states reduced benefit terms. It would also bolster access to benefits through a variety of means, including a mandate that online claims-filing systems can be readily understood, including by those with limited English proficiency. The provision reducing the minimum earnings threshold to $1,500 per year with $1,000 in at least one quarter — analyzed in this report — is the single most important provision for Ohio.
Congress should include the plan in the reconciliation package now being considered or pass it as a stand-alone bill, protecting the UC program and expanding it to cover many of those who temporarily gained access through the PUA program.
The report authors thank Zane Mokhiber of the Economic Policy Institute for reviewing our research methodology and code.
[1] A companion bill was introduced October 12 in the House of Representatives. See: "House Democrats Introduce Legislation To Strengthen And Reform Unemployment Insurance," https://bit.ly/3BHNKLa.
[2] U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, "Wyden, Bennet, Brown introduce bill to provide down payment on unemployment insurance reform," Sept. 27, 2021, https://bit.ly/30iUVvu.
[3] A list of reasons someone could be eligible for PUA is available from the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services: https://jfs.ohio.gov/ouio/pdf/COVID-19-CARES-Act-Reasons.pdf
[4] Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Presentation to the Unemployment Compensation Modernization & Improvement Council, Sept. 30, 2021, p.4. These numbers are in addition to the nearly 1.1 million Ohioans who receive benefits through the regular unemployment compensation program. The PUA program ended in Ohio Sept. 4.
[5] United States Census Bureau, "Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020," Sept. 14, 2021, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage.html
[6] National Employment Law Project, "Independent contractor misclassification imposes huge costs on workers and federal and state treasuries," Oct. 26, 2020, https://bit.ly/3AHXrrC.
[7] Serious questions have been raised about the reliability of recent recipiency data. However, recipiency has fallen dramatically this year.
[8] Ohio Revised Code Section 4141.01 (R)(1)
[9] Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Office of Workforce Development, Bureau of Labor Market Information, "Average Weekly Hours of Production or Nonsupervisory Employees, 2020," https://ohiolmi.com/?page85481=1&size85481=48.
[10] That figure includes some who wouldn't qualify under the Wyden plan, while it excludes others who lacked sufficient wages to qualify and didn't apply. According to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, 809,464 out of 2,222,869 agency determinations on new claims between April 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, or 36.4%, were found to have insufficient employment and earnings. However, a substantial number of new claims were denied because of attempted fraud, making it hard to tell how valid such numbers are. Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, UC 207 Form, Quarterly Determinations, Redeterminations, & Appeal Decisions, https://ohiolmi.com/home/UIclaims#c3, and U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, Data Downloads, "ETA 218 Benefit Rights and Experience," https://bit.ly/3jwR4lL.
[11] Center for Economic and Policy Research. 2021. ACS Uniform Extracts, Version 1.6. Washington, DC.
[12] Excluding respondents paid less than half the minimum wage follows the method outlined by Eve Perry, Sarah Thomason and Annette Bernhardt, "Data and Methods for Estimating the Impact of Proposed Local Minimum Wage Laws," Center for Wage and Employment Dynamics, June 1, 2016, https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/data-and-methods-for-estimating-the-impact-of-proposed-local-minimum-wage-laws-3/. Hourly wages in the ACS are calculated from annual wages using weeks and hours worked, and tend to skew low. Perry et. al have noted that this appears to stem from errors in reporting of hours and weeks worked. Despite these data imperfections, the ACS provides the best available data source to run this analysis. Grouping of most respondents into status as currently covered, newly eligible under the Wyden amendment, or excluded is not affected by this issue.
[13] The term "Hispanic" is used in Census Bureau surveys to describe a person from — or whose ancestors were from — a Spanish-speaking land or culture, whereas "Latinx" describes individuals of Latin American origin. "Hispanic" is not always embraced by members of the community, both because it excludes some Latin Americans — Portuguese is spoken in Brazil —and due to the association with Spanish imperialism. "Latinx" is the gender-inclusive term for "Latino" and "Latina." In this dataset, Hispanic people are identified as those who reported belonging to a specific Spanish-speaking nationality or "Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino." Shown here as a separate category, Hispanic people may be white, Black, or another race.
[14] Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Summary of Activities Under Regular Ohio Unemployment Compensation Law, December 2019, at https://ohiolmi.com/_docs/UC/Monthly/UC199_1912.pdf Median figures are not available.
[15] U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, Comparison of State Unemployment Laws 2020, at https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/comparison/2020-2029/comparison2020.asp
[16] Ohio Revised Code Section 4925.10. Some unemployed drivers received PUA benefits.
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Dubai records over AED 9.1 billion in weeklong real estate transactions
A total of 2,926 real estate transactions worth over AED 9.1 billion were conducted during the week ending 23rd December, 2022, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
The DLD report revealed that 159 plots were sold for AED 877.59 million, while 2,233 apartments and villas were purchased for AED 5.44 billion.
The top three transactions were a land in Business Bay sold for AED 100 million, followed by a land that was sold for AED 96.5 million in Al Safouh First, and a land sold for AED 100 million in Business Bay.
Al Hebiah Fifth recorded the most transactions for this week with 66 sales transactions worth AED 177.34 million, followed by Al Yufrah 2 with 21 transactions worth AED 28.72 million, and Jabal Ali First with 12 transactions worth AED 38 million.
The top three transfers for apartments and villas were an AED 315 million apartment in Jumeirah First, an AED 183 million apartment in Business Bay, and an AED 85 million apartment in Palm Jumeirah.
The value of mortgaged properties for the week landed at AED 2.65 billion, with the highest being a land in Palm Jumeirah, mortgaged for AED 794 million. Meanwhile, 79 properties were granted between first-degree relatives worth AED 172 million.


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Q: I have an array of objects in Javascript.How to loop through it to find the number of occurances of 'fname' key var eachMapping = [{"fname":"John"},{"fname":"John"}];
var count = 0;

    for(var i = 0; i < eachMapping.length; i++){
        for(var prop in eachMapping[i]){
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A: First of all: using a single "=" changes the value of eachMapping[i][prop] instead of checking for simularity. Try changing it to "=="
Second: U don't need to double loop. Try:
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   if(eachMapping[i]["fname"]){
       count+=1
    }

}

A: Try this code:
function count(obj) {
   var count=0;
   for(var prop in obj) {
      if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
         ++count;
      }
   }
   return count;
}

A: You don't need two loops. Just one would do and to only check if property is there in obj or not.
for(var i = 0; i < eachMapping.length; i++){
       if(eachMapping[i]["fname"]){
           count+=1
        }
}

A: I think we can use filter function here..
  var data =  [{"fname":"John"},{"fname":"John"},{"kname":"John"}];

as above data contains 2 object with key fname so it will return 2.
 data.filter(function(val, ind) {
return val.hasOwnProperty("fname");
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Rat, vrijeme, ljubav... je prvi album hrvatskog rock sastava Spaček iz 1992. godine. Na njemu se nalazi sedam najboljih pjesama iz dotadašnjeg djelovanja.

Album je izdan u "nezavisnoj produkciji" pod okriljem Stupida, studentskog popularno-informativnog dvotjednika, na 500 audio-kazeta.

U ljeto 1993. godine svojim prvim spotom za singl "Prva Dama", Spaček zauzima prvo mjesto u tadašnjoj najrelevantnijoj nacionalnoj glazbenoj top ljestvici u emisiji Hrvatske televizije Hit depo.

Pjesme

Produkcija

Članovi sastava

 Dragan Brnas - Fudo, vokal, gitara
 Goran Martinac - Gogo, klavijature, programiranje
 Goran Komazin - Meka, gitara, prateći vokal
 Jurica Bebić, bas-gitara, prateći vokal
 Draženko Nižić, bubnjevi

Ton majstori

Denis Mujadžić - Denyken (A1, A2)
Bruno Molnar

Gosti i suradnici
Jašar Murtezani
Nikša Bratoš
Jurica Popović, producent
Nikša Martinac, design omota

Izvori

Albumi iz 1992.
Hrvatski glazbeni albumi
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We collect you from your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk with your private professional and knowledgeable local tour guide. You will have a great one-day private tour to history and nature today. You will first explore Ephesus Ancient City & Virgin Mary House and continue to Pamukkale. You will visit Hierapolis Ancient City and Enjoy on Calcium Terraces of Pamukkale. At the end of the tour, return back to your hotel in Selcuk or Kusadasi.
You will be picked up right from your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk in the morning by your professional local tour guide and private vehicle. Drive to Ephesus Ancient City.
At the end of the private Pamukkale tour, drive back to Kusadasi and transfer you back to your hotel. Tour ends.


We like cash but if you need to pay by credit card it's a minimum of $10.00 and we do charge an extra 5%, NO CHECKS. You are responsible for removable of items, all items must be removed by date provided, bring boxes and paper for glassware. Please bring help to load any heavy items and tools if you need to take item apart. Please see website for Double K auctions.
We are doing half off most items today! Come see us and get a deal! Lots of welding tools , sheet metal, angle iron, I-beams, farm tools, buckets, grader, vintage furniture, vintage toys, beds, dressers, tractor, fire wood, and more.
There is MCM furniture, toys from the 50's and 60's.
All metal is in back woods nicely displayed.


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Proceedings of the Potomac Street Irregulars
by Janet Pollard | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog
The Potomac Street Irregulars (PSI) will meet on Tuesday, June 14, in the Parlor House, 724 S. Potomac St., Waynesboro. The dinner meeting starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the feature presentation. The event is open to the public, but reservations are required.
Crystal Claggett will lead the discussion about the Cross-Scadden Shooting of 1911. In that case, William Cross was tried for murder in the death of John Elmer Scadden. The shooting occurred at Scadden's home near Bagtown, Washington Co., Md. The particulars of the case and the outcome of the trial will be disclosed during the meeting.
To make reservations, email events@antietamhistory.org or call 717.762.2006 no later than Sunday, June 12.
PSI is a study group of Antietam Historical Association. Since 2013 its monthly meetings have focused on crime in local history. One member presents the facts of a particular case and then urges the group to analyze the case. PSI's findings are published in the series "The Proceedings of the Potomac Street Irregulars." Antietam Historical Association was founded in 2006 to interpret the history of the region in Maryland and Pennsylvania drained by Antietam Creek.
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Who are the visual artists creating India's incredible music album art?
Who are the visual artists creating India's incredible music album art?
Pink Floyd's iconic 'Dark Side Of The Moon', The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Nirvana's 'Nevermind'- there's no denying the power of a great album cover.
Album art is a visual manifestation of the very songs it encapsulates; the imagery, often as cutting-edge, strange, weird and wonderful as the music itself and the band that created it.
Delhi-based Reuben Bhattacharya describes his style – rooted in different kinds of art – as 'contemporary Heavy Metal Art'. And it's an apt description given that Reuben has created artwork for plenty of metal bands, including Textures and Slipknot.
"The album art not only had to be true to the identity of 'Dashavatar' (10 songs describing 10 avatars of Vishnu) but also had be accurate in mythological aspects and retain the 'demonic' element of the band. I wanted to balance these extreme points and reinvent the idea in a visual manner that the metalheads could relate to.
Follow Reuben Bhattacharya's work on Facebook and Instagram.
Sanjana and Sachin Bhatt, siblings and talented musicians and designers, comprise half of Blankfound, a collective of artists from Bangalore. "[It's] our way of giving back to the independent music community," they explain. Blankfound has created album art for Indian indie bands The F16s and Black Letters amongst others.
"The F16s and us go way back. We love their music (even the old unreleased stuff) and they love our art.
Saloni Sinha depicts imaginative and alternate worlds in a style that's dreamy, whimsical, and simply gorgeous. "I tend to draw inspiration from nature, things and people around me, and outer space. And then I amalgamate different things for a new shape and vision," she explains.
"I connected well with Vishal J Singh (the founding member of the band) and we had a long discussion, initially speaking about how we've all grown up spiritually, and then onto addressing the control of a subconscious mind and offering a fresh and new perspective on things.
The upcoming album is a multi-genre masterpiece, which has a range of sounds and hence, the new art style. The album art was conceptualised with this different take, and portrays life, nature and freedom metaphorically.
Check out Saloni Sinha's work here.
It's surprising to learn that Bangalore-based Anoop K Bhat has not had any formal training in illustration or art given his eloquent use of simple black lines in his work.
"Anirudh (Cinema of Excess) got in touch with me in March last year. I think he'd seen some of my work and asked me if I'd be available to draw some art for him. He sent me stuff over e-mail and I instantly took a liking to what I heard, it had certain honesty to it which really drew me to it. I think that's when I became obsessed over how we were to go about packaging the release. I didn't want an ordinary jewel case with a little foldout stuck inside; it just didn't convey the vibe, the warmth and the honesty.
Anirudh would always speak to me about his studio, where the band jammed, wrote most of the music and hung out. That's pretty much what shaped the concept for the art.
The dense foliage at the back is meant to represent the 'excess'; the excess of media, excess of ideas, excess of music, an excess of whatever you want it to be – through which the three bees discover something special and decide to extract the most of it. And the flowers on the cover are actually from Anirudh's backyard, the spread at the back is a tip to this creeper at the studio – the album is full of stuff like that.
believe hasn't been done before by an Indian band). It really conveyed the warmth of the music.
Find the Cinema of Excess Bandcamp page here. Check out more of Anoop K Bhat's illustrations and designs here.
Did we miss out on your favourite Indian music album art? Let us know in the comments below!