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BILLINGS v. EDWARDS
Esther Anne BILLINGS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John EDWARDS, et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Moriarity & Tepper, John L. Moriarity and Marc J. Poster, Los Angeles, for plaintiff and appellant. Revere, Citron & Wallace and Douglas C. Berard, Santa Monica, for defendants and respondents.
Defendants obtained a summary judgment against plaintiff Esther Anne Billings based upon facts deemed admitted by her because she failed to respond to defendants' Request for Admissions of Fact. (Code Civ.Proc., s 2033.) After plaintiff's Motion for Relief under Code of Civil Procedure s 473 was denied she filed this appeal.
Plaintiff and appellant commenced a personal injury action (slip and fall) against John Edwards, Kenny Edwards, Bryant Exterminators and John Edwards Pest Control, defendants and respondents. On May 18, 1979, Carol Laurie, an employee of defendants' counsel, served upon plaintiff's attorney, defendants' answer to the complaint. On the same date, according to defendants' counsel, another employee, Linda Hinton, in the same office, served upon plaintiff's attorney a request for admissions and corresponding interrogatories propounded upon the plaintiff by defendants in the matter.1 The request for admissions was made pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2033. The provisions of section 2033 that are pertinent to this appeal can be summarized as follows:
(a) A party to an action may serve on any other party a written request for the admission of the truth of any relevant matters.
(b) The request must contain at the end thereof notice that: "If you fail to comply with the provisions of Section 2033 of the Code of Civil Procedure with respect to this request for admissions, each of the matters of which an admission is requested will be deemed admitted."
(c) Each of the matters of which an admission is requested shall be deemed admitted unless, within a specified period (usually 30 days), the party to whom the request is directed serves either a denial of those matters, an explanation why the party cannot admit or deny those matters, or an objection to the request.
(d) "Upon failure of a party served with requests for admissions pursuant to this section either to answer or to file objections within the period as designated in the request or as extended by the court, the party making the request may then serve upon the other party a notice in writing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, notifying the party so served that the genuineness of such documents or the truth of such facts has been deemed admitted. Once such notice is served, the party upon whom such notice is served shall not have the right to apply for relief under the provisions of Section 473 unless a motion requesting such relief is served and filed within 30 days after service of such notice." (Emphasis added.)
On June 22, 1979, defendants' counsel having received no response to the request for admissions, served upon plaintiff's counsel a notice of default by certified mail, return receipt requested. A copy of the request for admissions was attached to the notice. On June 25, 1979, the return receipt was signed by plaintiff counsel's secretary.
On August 9, 1979, defendants' counsel, having received no motion from plaintiff's counsel pursuant to section 473, filed a notice of motion for summary judgment based upon the admissions of plaintiff.2 On August 22, 1979, plaintiff finally moved for relief under section 473. The motion was supported by a declaration of Diane L. Mounce, legal secretary for plaintiff's counsel. She stated that on August 10, when the notice of motion for summary judgment was received that she searched the file and discovered that the request for admissions had indeed been received, however, it was stapled with the answer to the complaint and was thought to be a part of the answer rather than a separate pleading.
John L. Moriarity, attorney for plaintiff, also filed a companion declaration stating that his secretary received the envelope allegedly containing the 30-day notice of default and that the secretary signed the receipt as requested, but the envelope did not contain the notice.
The trial court denied as "untimely" the motion for relief pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473 and inasmuch as the admissions effectively eliminated any liability on the part of defendants, the court granted summary judgment to the defendants.
Once a party is served with notice of default under section 2033, he or she has only 30 days to file a motion for relief under section 473. Plaintiff argues that the Legislature never intended such an unfair forfeiture of substantive rights on a procedural technicality. She contends that the default provisions of section 2033 were clearly intended for the obstreperous litigant who despite two warnings nevertheless persists in refusing to participate in an important procedure for determining which issues are to be litigated in the lawsuit. Plaintiff claims she is not such a litigant and should not be deprived of her day in court.
The provision in section 2033 mandating that relief from default (pursuant to s 473) for failure to respond to requests for admissions must be filed in 30 days, was enacted as an urgency amendment in 1978. (Stats.1978, c. 12, s 3, p. 70, urgency, eff. Feb. 18, 1978; Amended Stats.1978, c. 265, s 1, p. 549.) We disagree with plaintiff's argument concerning the Legislative intent behind the amendment. Two cases, Zorro Inv. Co. v. Great Pacific Securities Corp. (1977) 69 Cal.App.3d 907, 914, 138 Cal.Rptr. 410, and Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp. (1976) 55 Cal.App.3d 737, 744, 127 Cal.Rptr. 838, had given the trial court power to relieve a party from the consequences of a defective response to a request for admissions. And Kaiser further held that "the six-month limitation for exercise of judicial discretion to relieve from default pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473 is inapplicable to action relieving from the consequences of a defective denial to a request for admissions." (55 Cal.App.3d at pp. 744-745, 127 Cal.Rptr. 838.) The section as amended was obviously designed to restrict the trial court's power to relieve from default as interpreted in Kaiser and followed in Zorro by limiting section 473 relief to a period of 30 days from service of a "deemed admitted" notice.
In addition to the above reason for the amendment, it is also clear that the emergency legislation was designed to forcefully expedite a conclusion to this specific form of pretrial discovery. Early admissions of key facts or issues will inform all parties to the litigation of the merits of the case, and will hopefully lead to settlement or even dismissal of an action. Such a result is a positive step in alleviating the heavy case loads facing our courts, which is a problem of concern to the Legislature.
Cases cited by plaintiff stating that statutes pertaining to procedural rules must be liberally construed to avoid forfeiture of substantive rights are not in point. The language of section 2033 is clear and unambiguous and cannot be liberally construed to give a party more time to seek relief than is mandated. Furthermore, the section is not as harsh as plaintiff contends. First, the request for admissions must notify the party served that failure to comply with the section will result in a requested admission being deemed admitted. Second, and most important, the Legislature, to insure due process and protection to the answering party, provided another safeguard. If there is no response to the requests within the designated time period, the requesting party may then serve a second written notice, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, notifying the party served that the truth of such facts has been deemed admitted. The section then provides that the defaulting party has only 30 days to seek relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473.
Plaintiff's argument that she was denied relief because of technical mistakes is unconvincing. It was admitted that an envelope allegedly containing the notice of default was received. The envelope, placed in evidence as an exhibit, contained the name and address of the sender. If the envelope did not contain the notice, certainly the fact that it was certified with return receipt requested demanded action on the part of the recipient to inquire of the sender the nature of the missing document.3
Plaintiff next contends that a strict interpretation of section 2033 violates her constitutional rights to due process and equal protection of the laws. Her argument concerning due process is that failure to give her relief from the default deprives her of a property right in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. We outlined earlier in this opinion how due process protection had been written into the procedure by the Legislature, therefore this argument is basically incorrect.
Insofar, as plaintiff's motion sought relief under section 473, the trial court was bound to deny it as untimely since it was filed in excess of 30 days after the "deemed admitted" notice. The only basis upon which plaintiff could seek relief from default at that point was the inherent equity power of the court to grant relief in cases of extrinsic fraud or mistake. "Even though a party seeking relief from default bases his motion solely on section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court has power to treat the motion as one for equitable relief." (Davis v. Thayer, 113 Cal.App.3d 892, 910, 170 Cal.Rptr. 328; Marianos v. Tutunjian, 70 Cal.App.3d 61, 64, 138 Cal.Rptr. 529.) There is nothing in the record before us to indicate the trial court considered whether there had been extrinsic fraud or mistake. Had it done so, based on the facts before us, it could have properly found that no such showing had been made. The court apparently believed that plaintiff's attorney had received the second written notice and had failed to act. "Ignorance of the law, at least where coupled with negligence in failing to look it up, will not justify a trial court in granting relief (citations), and such facts will certainly sustain a finding denying relief. (Citations.)" (Security Truck Line v. City of Monterey, 117 Cal.App.2d 441, 445, 256 P.2d 366.) In any event plaintiff is entitled to have the case remanded to the trial court for consideration of the sole issue of extrinsic fraud or mistake. If the court finds that the evidence does not support such equitable relief, then plaintiff's motion must be denied, and the summary judgment is affirmed. If relief is granted for extrinsic fraud or mistake the summary judgment is reversed.
The equal protection argument is unpersuasive. Plaintiff, after stating the well known principles of equal protection, claims there is no rational basis for singling out requests for admissions and arbitrarily limiting the procedure for relief from default, to thirty days, when six months is allowed for other procedural defaults. The equality guaranteed by the equal protection clause is equality under the same conditions and among persons similarly situated. The Legislature may make a reasonable classification of persons and activities as long as the classification is not arbitrary and has a substantial relation to the legitimate object to be accomplished. (5 Witkin, Summary of Cal. Law (8th ed. 1974) Constitutional Law, s 341, p. 3635.) For reasons stated earlier in this opinion, the Legislature had a legitimate problem to remedy and section 2033 was its answer. We do not believe the section has established the kind of "class" that the equal protection clause is concerned with, but if it has, everyone within the class is certainly treated equally and in the same manner.
Plaintiff, in an argument raised only by a footnote in her opening brief, states: "It should also be noted that Defendants' request for admissions did not contain the statutory warning at the end thereof as required by Section 2033. While this is a technicality, nevertheless Defendants have all along sought to prevail in this lawsuit on just such technicalities."4 Section 2033 provides that the original request must contain the magic words at the end thereof. We are satisfied that defendants complied with the section. (See Exhibit A attached hereto.) The required statement is at the end of the request portion of the document. The numbered request then followed. Plaintiff could not have been misled and would have been clearly warned in compliance with section 2033.
The order denying plaintiff's motion for relief is reversed and the matter is remanded for consideration on the merits as outlined herein. Each party to pay own costs on appeal.
EXHIBIT 'A'
The following interrogatories are propounded upon you by Defendants JOHN EDWARDS, KENNY EDWARDS, BRYANT EXTERMINATORS & JOHN EDWARDS PEST CONTROL in accordance with the provisions of s 2030(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure. In addition, the following Request for Admissions are propounded upon you to be answered within thirty (30) days after service thereof, in accordance with s 2033(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure. Each of the matters of which an admission is requested should be deemed admitted unless, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, you serve upon REVERE, CITRON & WALLACE, attorneys for defendants either (1) a sworn statement denying specifically the matters for which an admission is requested or setting forth in detail the reasons why you cannot truthfully admit or deny those matters, or (2) written objections on the ground that some or all of the requested admissions are privileged or irrelevant or that the request is otherwise improper in whole or in part. If written objections to a part of the request are made, the remainder of the requests shall be answered within the period designated and a denial shall fairly meet the substance of the requested admissions. When good faith requires that a party deny only a part of a matter of which an admission is requested, or that he qualify his response thereto, he shall specify so much of it as is true and deny or qualify only the remainder.
For the purposes of these Requests for Admissions and Interrogatories, "accident" means the incident, occurrence or omission upon which the action is based.
IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF s 2033 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE WITH RESPECT TO THESE REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS EACH OF THE MATTERS OF WHICH AN ADMISSION IS REQUESTED WILL BE DEEMED ADMITTED, OR ANY ONE OR ALL PROPOUNDED HEREIN.
REVERE, CITRON & WALLACE
By: /s/ Barry Zalma
BARRY ZALMA
Attorneys for Defendants JOHN
EDWARDS, KENNY EDWARDS,
BRYANT EXTERMINATORS and
JOHN EDWARDS PEST CONTROL
1. Both services were made by mail.
2. The deemed admissions negated any cause of action against the defendants on the crucial issues of liability and damages.
3. We are not unmindful of California Evidence Code section 641 that a letter correctly addressed and properly mailed is presumed to have been received in the ordinary course of mail. However, for the reasons stated above, plaintiff's inaction, after admitting receipt of the envelope, would hardly support a section 473 motion.
4. See summary of paragraph (b) of section 2033 on page —— of this opinion.
HASTINGS, Associate Justice.
STEPHENS, Acting P. J., and ASHBY, J., concur.


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The Transformation of Great American School Districts How Big Cities Are Reshaping Public Education
Edited by William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, and Mark Blyth
Pub. Date: June 2008
Look Inside the Book
In The Transformation of Great American School Districts, William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, and Mark Blyth argue that urban education reform can best be understood as a long process of institutional change, rather than as a series of failed projects. They examine the core assumptions that underlay the Progressive Era model of public education—apolitical governance, local control, professional hierarchy, and the logic of confidence—and show that recent developments in school governance have challenged virtually all of these assumptions.
Drawing on case studies of five urban districts—Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles—they trace the rise of new ideas and trends that are reshaping the institution of public education: mayoral control, shifting civic coalitions, federal and state involvement, standards-based accountability, and the role of educational outsiders in district administration. Although each city has evolved along a different path, the editors argue that a set of new underlying ideas is being auditioned in the transition to a new institutional model and describe the process by which institutional change occurs.
The Transformation of Great American School Districts provides fascinating portraits of the governance changes now occurring in America's major urban school systems, along with a trenchant discussion of the extent to which these changes signal a new direction for American education. The book will make a strong contribution to research on the politics of education in the United States and shows the promise of applying insights from the new institutionalism to research on educational governance. — Brian Rowan, Burke A. Hinsdale Collegiate Professor in Education and Research Professor, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
An important analysis of the evolution of urban education and some provocative ideas about what might be next. Whether your interest is urban schools or American education more generally, you'll learn from this book. — Andrew J. Rotherham , Co-Director of Education Sector, Member of the Virginia Board of Education, and Author of Eduwonk.com
This cogent collection employs a cultural/historical lens to assess the challenges communities face in their decades-long struggles to transform failing urban school systems. These groundbreaking reflections make a persuasive case for devoting more attention to the political, cultural, and social dimensions of district reinvention—an endeavor that is often treated as a technical challenge alone. — Warren Simmons, Executive Director, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
William Lowe Boyd is Batschelet Chair Professor of Educational Leadership at the Pennsylvania State University and editor of the American Journal of Education. A widely published specialist in education policy, politics, and administration, with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, he has served as president of the Politics of Education Association, as an officer of the American Educational Research Association, as a Fulbright Scholar in Australia and England, and as a visiting scholar at ten universities abroad. His has combined his interest in music and education though many summers in leadership roles at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. In November 2002, he received the "Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award" from the University Council for Educational Administration.
Charles Taylor Kerchner is research professor at Claremont Graduate University. His academic work specializes in educational organizations, policy, and teacher unions. Along with David Menefee-Libey, Laura Mulfinger, and Stephanie Clayton, he is completing Learning from L.A., a book on institutional change in public education based on a case study of Los Angeles, to be published by Harvard Education Press. He received his PhD from Northwestern University, and prior to joining the CGU faculty in 1976 he was assistant director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and a reporter and editor at the St. Petersburg Times in Florida.
Mark Blyth is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Johns Hopkins University. His research interests lie in the fields of comparative and international political economy. He is the author of Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge University Press, 2002), and has published in such journals as The American Political Science Review, Comparative Politics, World Politics, and West European Politics.
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by Eileen Qiu December 3, 2018
Few dining options available for students remaining on campus during winter break.
As the fall semester nears its end, students and faculty start to dream of the sweet release of winter break. Most head home for a well-deserved rest and some holiday cheer, but students staying on campus have little to no options in terms of food or entertainment.
An overturned snowman at Los Olivos, which will be closed during winter break. (Eileen Qiu | The Poly Post)
Students living in the suites or the dorms have few options for sustenance during break. The only places open are Vista Market near the suites, Subway and PolyFresh in the BSC and the Pony Express near the CLA. However, those establishments will only be open for the first week of break from Dec. 17- Dec. 23.
Los Olivos dining commons will host a holiday luncheon Thursday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Brandon Gomez, a fifth-year accounting student who works at Los Olivos said the luncheon is the only holiday-themed event offered at the dining commons.
"Other than that [the luncheon], we're going to be closed for basically all of break," Gomez said.
Options for food might be limited, but the Games Room Etc. in the Bronco Student Center will be open for students who might be bored during the holidays.
Emily Slack is a fourth-year accounting student who works at the front desk of the games room. She said there aren't any events specifically geared toward holiday festivities, but the games room will still be open during the first week of break if students on campus want to go play games.
Alex Chang, a fourth-year mechanical engineering major who lives at the University Village, said he stayed on campus during break when he was in his third year of college and still regrets it.
"There was just nothing to do, and the campus was literally empty," Chang said.
He said he had to stay on campus for an additional week after fall 2017 finals ended before catching a flight back home. Chang said that because most students and faculty leave campus, he understands why campus usually closes during break, but he would appreciate more options in terms of meals for individuals like him.
Rachel Nascarenas, a secretary from the housing office, said there aren't any specific events catered to students who stay on campus during break, but resident advisors (RAs) will be on duty during break, except on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
"The office will be open, so students can call us or an RA if they have questions or contact university police if there is an emergency," Nascarenas said.
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Also known as the Devonshire is a county in the United Kingdom. People from all over the world flock to Devon all round the year. This is one of the most fantastic destinations of United Kingdom. The county has undoubtedly the best sandy beaches, historic buildings, stunning landscape, windswept bays and pebbled coves. This is one of the UK holiday destinations, which offer some of the exhilarating outdoor activities. If you're in Devon, you're bound to get inspired by the immense beauty of nature.
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Last but not the least, the list of the beautiful UK holiday destinations would remain incomplete without the mention of the cosmopolitan city, London. Situated right on the bank of the river Thames, London is known to be one of the fascinating places of the world. The amazing attractions of the city, right from the Madame Tussauds Museum to witnessing the city from the London's eye, London has it all for its visitors.
These are some of the best attractions of UK. The panoramic landscape, the idyllic serenity on one hand, the cultural heritage and the hustle and bustle of London, United Kingdom has it all. Enjoy your tour to the amazing UK holiday destinations and bring back some beautiful memories with you.
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US, Poland sign joint document on 5G technology cooperation
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
Vice President Mike Pence and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki signed the deal in Warsaw, where Pence is filling in for President Donald Trump, who scrapped his trip at the last minute because of Hurricane Dorian.
The signing comes amid a global battle between the U.S. and Huawei, the world's biggest maker of network infrastructure equipment, over network security.
The agreement endorses the principles developed by cybersecurity officials from dozens of countries at a summit in Prague earlier this year to counter threats and ensure the safety of next-generation mobile networks.
"Protecting these next generation communications networks from disruption or manipulation and ensuring the privacy and individual liberties of the citizens of the United States, Poland, and other countries is of vital importance," the agreement says.
Pence said the agreement would "set a vital example for the rest of Europe."
During a visit to Sweden last week, Morawiecki said decisions were being taken that would make Swedish networking and telecommunications company Ericsson invest in 5G development in Poland.
The U.S. has been lobbying allies to ban Huawei from 5G networks over concerns China's government could force the company to give it access to data for cyberespionage. Huawei has denied the allegation.
The U.S. has called for an outright ban on Huawei, but European allies have balked at that.
A senior Trump administration official told reporters during a briefing ahead of the trip that the agreement would help ensure secure supply chains and networks and protect against unauthorised access or interference by telecommunications suppliers, some of which are controlled by "adversarial governments."
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Q: lastIndexOf() to find last alphanumeric character I have a string, and I need to find the last occurrence of any alphanumeric char in this string. Whichever the last alphanumeric character is in the string, I want that index. For
text="Hello World!- "

the output would be the index of 'd'
text="Hello02, "

the output would be the index of '2'.
I understand I could do it in a 'brute force' kind of way, checking for every letter and every number and finding the highest index, but I'm sure there's a neater way to do it, but I can't find it.

A: Use regex to do the heavy lifting.
To get the index of the last alphanumeric character (-1 if no alphanumerics in the string):
int index = str.replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z0-9]*$", "").length() - 1;

To get the character itself:
String last = str.replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z0-9]*$", "").replaceAll(".(?!$)", "");

A: This will work as expected and it will even work on almost all Unicode characters and numbers:
public static final int lastAlphaNumeric(String s) {
    for (int i = s.length() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        char c = s.charAt(i);
        if (Character.isLetter(c) || Character.isDigit(c))
            return i;
    }
    return -1; // no alphanumeric character at all
}

It is also much faster than the other answers ;)

A: convert string into character array and get the length of that array will give you the last index of any string...

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50-70 people.... Mike must live in a mansion!!
It's not a mansion. It's The Unreality Zone. Our biggest party had 150 guests.
Mark, that photo is dated July 12, 2014. Here is one taken moments later that has you in better focus but the rest of the crew out of focus.


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Last year, auditors reported that officials at Hartford's acclaimed Capital Prep magnet school had ignored the lottery and hand-picked more than 100 students for the school years beginning in 2013 and 2014, a revelation that tarnished the school's reputation as an academic powerhouse. That audit was released a day after The Courant reported that at least 10 athletes who attended Capital Prep either bypassed the lottery or were ensured seats regardless of the lottery's outcome.
For years, Capital Prep officials had insisted all students were selected randomly. They later acknowledged those statements had been false, and claimed for the first time that the school's governing documents allowed Capital Prep to go outside the lottery. State education officials rejected that assertion and docked the school about $200,000 in state tuition aid.
After the state discovered 47 students had been admitted outside the normal process for the 2016-17 year, school officials defended some of those decisions, saying they involved foster children moving from town to town, international students in foreign-exchange programs, and students moved for safety reasons. Nevertheless, the state withheld nearly $360,000 from schools that went around the lottery.
Although state education officials put schools on notice that they face financial penalties if improperly enrolled students are found, state auditors Thursday called for more action to ensure that magnet schools are meeting their obligations under the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation suit, brought a generation ago to provide better educational opportunities for black and Latino Hartford students.
The Sheff agreement requires magnet schools to fill at least 25 percent of their seats with students who are not black or Hispanic. The auditors said picking students outside the lottery can allow schools to "manipulate the enrollment data" and meet the Sheff mandate by giving preference to white and Asian students, as appears to have happened at least one year at Capital Prep.
Education officials pushed back, saying the enrollment audits and financial consequences are sufficient to address the problem of schools bypassing the lottery.


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Q: What does adding a "c" do in a VB.NET character array? I would like to use the String method IndexOfAny to check if a character exists in a specified string.
Examples I've found online, of using the IndexOfAny method include a "c" after each character in the character array when using VB.NET. However, when I look at examples of simple character arrays in VB.NET, I dont see any such "c" after each character. What does the "c" do? Is it optional?
Dim s1 As String = "Darth is not my father."
' Find the first index of either "x" or "n"
Dim i1 As Integer = s1.IndexOfAny(New Char() {"x"c, "n"c})

A: That is a suffix for a literal of type System.Char. So
Dim foo As Char = "x"c

Will compile (when Option Strict is set to either On or Off). Without the c, it would be interpreted as a string. For more information about literal suffixes in VB.NET, take a look at the MSDN page, "Constant and Literal Data Types".


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import {describe, it} from "mocha";
import {expect} from "chai";
import {sanitizeReturnPath} from "./authenticationUtil";

const loginCallbackUrl = "https://beta.territorybro.com/login-callback?return=/";

describe("sanitizeReturnPath", () => {

  it("absolute path", () => {
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("/page", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/page");
  });

  it("relative path", () => {
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("page", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/page");
  });

  it("query parameters and hash", () => {
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("/some/path?some-query#some-hash", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/some/path?some-query#some-hash");
  });

  it("same domain", () => {
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("https://beta.territorybro.com/page", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/page");
  });

  it("different domain", () => {
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("https://malicious.example.com/page", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/");
  });

  it("XSS", () => {
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("javascript:alert(1)", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/");
    expect(sanitizeReturnPath("data:text/html,<script>alert(1)</script>", loginCallbackUrl)).to.eql("/");
  });
});

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<?php

namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Schema;

use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;

/**
 * Schema manager for the Drizzle RDBMS.
 *
 * @author Kim Hemsø Rasmussen <kimhemsoe@gmail.com>
 */
class DrizzleSchemaManager extends AbstractSchemaManager
{
    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function _getPortableTableColumnDefinition($tableColumn)
    {
        $dbType = strtolower($tableColumn['DATA_TYPE']);

        $type = $this->_platform->getDoctrineTypeMapping($dbType);
        $type = $this->extractDoctrineTypeFromComment($tableColumn['COLUMN_COMMENT'], $type);
        $tableColumn['COLUMN_COMMENT'] = $this->removeDoctrineTypeFromComment($tableColumn['COLUMN_COMMENT'], $type);

        $options = [
            'notnull' => !(bool) $tableColumn['IS_NULLABLE'],
            'length' => (int) $tableColumn['CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH'],
            'default' => isset($tableColumn['COLUMN_DEFAULT']) ? $tableColumn['COLUMN_DEFAULT'] : null,
            'autoincrement' => (bool) $tableColumn['IS_AUTO_INCREMENT'],
            'scale' => (int) $tableColumn['NUMERIC_SCALE'],
            'precision' => (int) $tableColumn['NUMERIC_PRECISION'],
            'comment' => isset($tableColumn['COLUMN_COMMENT']) && '' !== $tableColumn['COLUMN_COMMENT']
                ? $tableColumn['COLUMN_COMMENT']
                : null,
        ];

        $column = new Column($tableColumn['COLUMN_NAME'], Type::getType($type), $options);

        if ( ! empty($tableColumn['COLLATION_NAME'])) {
            $column->setPlatformOption('collation', $tableColumn['COLLATION_NAME']);
        }

        return $column;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function _getPortableDatabaseDefinition($database)
    {
        return $database['SCHEMA_NAME'];
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function _getPortableTableDefinition($table)
    {
        return $table['TABLE_NAME'];
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function _getPortableTableForeignKeyDefinition($tableForeignKey)
    {
        $columns = [];
        foreach (explode(',', $tableForeignKey['CONSTRAINT_COLUMNS']) as $value) {
            $columns[] = trim($value, ' `');
        }

        $refColumns = [];
        foreach (explode(',', $tableForeignKey['REFERENCED_TABLE_COLUMNS']) as $value) {
            $refColumns[] = trim($value, ' `');
        }

        return new ForeignKeyConstraint(
            $columns,
            $tableForeignKey['REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME'],
            $refColumns,
            $tableForeignKey['CONSTRAINT_NAME'],
            [
                'onUpdate' => $tableForeignKey['UPDATE_RULE'],
                'onDelete' => $tableForeignKey['DELETE_RULE'],
            ]
        );
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function _getPortableTableIndexesList($tableIndexes, $tableName = null)
    {
        $indexes = [];
        foreach ($tableIndexes as $k) {
            $k['primary'] = (boolean) $k['primary'];
            $indexes[] = $k;
        }

        return parent::_getPortableTableIndexesList($indexes, $tableName);
    }
}


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Q: replaceAll("\\<.?>") vs replaceAll("<.?>") When using angle brackets in Java regex, what is difference between "\\<" and just "<"?
When I tested, the result was same(or I might miss some cases).
If they are same, why people add "\\" redundantly? Like this or this?
Note: I'm not asking how I can remove HTML from string, so please don't recommend me like JSoup or JTidy.

A: The angle-bracket characters can technically be used for lookahead and lookbehind captures, so it can make sense to quote them defensively if the pattern is adding any segments that are provided at runtime.


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Blood Privilege
Blood Privilege was commissioned by Second Skin Theatre Company of London, England. Productions. It was produced at the Richmond Shepard Theatre in New York City in February, 2013, and at the White Rabbit Cocktail Club in London in March, 2013, where it broke the theater's box office record. It's scheduled for a production at Theater Company of Lafayette, Colorado, in March, 2017.
Elizabeth Bathory is a beautiful young Hungarian/Slovakian noblewoman who was born during the last years of the 16th century. When her parents die, the king assigns her progressive cousin, Count Cuyorgy Thurzo, responsibility for her education and upbringing. However, she is impregnated by a peasant, and the King removes Elizabeth from Thurzo's care and marries her to the brutal soldier Count Ferenc Nadasdy, with instructions for Nadasdy to train her in the appropriate behavior of Hungarian nobility. Appropriate behavior, in this case, includes exercising draconian discipline over the serfs belonging to the estates under her control.
While Nadasdy is away during prolonged wars with the Turks, Elizabeth becomes a capable manager, but she also becomes increasingly addicted to the power of her position and the brutality with which she can exercise it. When Nadasdy returns during a lull in the fighting, Elizabeth refuses to cede control of their properties. The struggle escalates, and she has him murdered.
Now a powerful and independent noblewoman, Elizabeth accumulates a retinue of sycophantic charlatans anxious to capitalize on her wealth. She becomes obsessed with trying to retain her youth and beauty, and is eventually accused of beautification rituals involving the sexual torture and murder of a large number of young women. The King, under increasing pressure from a population which has had enough of this sort of treatment, is finally forced away from the nobility's long-standing position of defending such actions as being within its rights and prosecutes Elizabeth as a scapegoat. At the same time, he attempts to seize her wealth for personal gain.
At the end, Elizabeth is convicted and walled up in a room in her castle, where she lives out the final years of her life.
4 Responses to "Blood Privilege"
1 | "L*** Man" in Colorado, "Blood Privilege" in New York and London « Don Fried — Playwright & Author
[…] other good news this week is that my latest play, Blood Privilege, will be produced in New York City in February and in London in March, 2013, by Second Skin Theater […]
2 | Thomas Smith
I saw it, very well done. But I checked the wikipedia article on her and there is no mention of an original romantic relation between Elizabeth and Thurzo. Did you add that in? Not that I'm complaining
donfried
I'm delighted you liked it.
No, there was nothing in my research that indicated a romantic relationship between Elizabeth and Thurzo. On the other hand, the history of her early life is sparsely documented and inconsistent. An important thing for a playwright working on historically-based material to do is to fill in the blanks with things that are dramatic and don't conflict with any of the known facts. If you stick too closely to what's known, then it tends to be boring.
My play "Shakespeare Incorporated," which is about the Shakespeare conspiracy theories — who really wrote the works attributed to him — takes that a step further. It's ridiculous, 3/4 of the way to a farce, but it's also historically possible.
Regards, Don
3 | 4 Week Run for "Blood Privilege" in Philadelphia, Oct 2015 | Don Fried -- Playwright & Author
[…] Theater of Philadelphia is going to present Blood Privilege October 2 – 24, 2015. Very […]


FBC Golden Treasures was organized in 1994 to provide activities for senior adults at FBC Savoy. During that time many outings and trips have been planned and enjoyed by the members. The group is designed for FBC members 50 years of age or older, but is open to all ages. The group's scheduled meeting is the second Saturday of every month, and the hostesses decide the theme and place for the meeting. Whether it's pot-luck at the church with dominoes and cards, enjoying an entertaining group, or eating out at a nice restaurant, this group always has a great time!


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Q: ipad - extract images from application? is there a way to extract images from an app I downloaded?
I can do this on Android, but iPad?

A: Starting with iOS SDK 3.2 (and up) you can use pngcrush to undo the iOS PNG optimizations.
Use the command:
$ /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/pngcrush -revert-iphone-optimizations "~/Path/To/The/Apps.app/Image.png" "~/Path/To/Place/The/Reverted/Image.png"

See http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa1681/_index.html for complete info.
The iOS SDK is available for free download at: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
You can download pngcrush without downloading the iOS SDK from: http://pmt.sourceforge.net/pngcrush/

A: In the latest xcode the path is:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/pngcrush
... so make sure you edit the path in pngcrush.
Also, (for noobs), if you get permission denied its because the file is not an executable yet, do chmod +x [filename]

A: Well, there's a great github project by Cédric Luthi to do this:
https://github.com/0xced/UIKit-Artwork-Extractor
It can browse and extract the iOS internal artwork as well as the artwork of any ipa file in iTunes.

A: Yes.  Find the app .ipa file in your "Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications" folder.  Make a copy somewhere and rename it to a .zip file.  Unzip the file.  In the Payload folder, right click on the .app file and select "Show Package Contents."  You can now access all of the app's resources.
PNG files will be encoded for the iPhone and need to be converted to be viewable on your Mac/PC.  There are several utilities for this.
I've used atPeek to automate this entire process, but it isn't a free application (I think it's $5):  http://www.atpurpose.com/atPeek/

A: *

*Extract the contents of the ipa file (as per @TomSwift's answer)

*I wrote this PHP cmd line script that will convert/uncrush all images in a directory. It's a cmd line script and is tested on OSX only.
Arguments:

--indir (directory containing PNGs)
--outdir (directory where converted PNGs will be placed)
--pngcrushpath [optional] (path to pngcrush, if not specified it will default to the standard)

Example Use:

php uncrush.php --indir /MyIPAs/MyApp.app/ --outdir
  /MyIPAs/Converted/

Script Source:
<?php

$args = getopt('', array(
    'indir:',
    'outdir:',
    'pngcrushpath::'
));

$inDir = @rtrim($args['indir'], '/');
$outDir = @rtrim($args['outdir'], '/');
$pngCrushPath = isset($args['pngcrushpath']) ? $args['pngcrushpath'] : '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/pngcrush';

if(!is_dir($inDir)){
    error('INPUT DIR IS NOT VALID - DIRECTORY NOT FOUND ' . $inDir);
}

if(!is_dir($outDir) && !mkdir($outDir)){
    error('OUTPUT DIR IS NOT VALID - DIRECTORY WAS NOT FOUND AND COULD NOT BE CREATED ' . $outDir);
}

if(!is_file($pngCrushPath)){
    error('PNGCRUSH BINARY NOT FOUND');
}

$pngs = glob($inDir . '/*.png');

foreach($pngs as $png){
    msg('CONVERTING - ' . $png);
    convert($png, $outDir . '/' . basename($png));
}

msg('DONE');
exit;

function error($str){
    $f = fopen('php://stderr', 'w');
    fwrite($f, $str . "\n");
    fclose($f);
    exit;
}

function msg($str){
    $f = fopen('php://stdout', 'w');
    fwrite($f, $str . "\n");
    fclose($f);
}

function convert($inPng, $outPng){
    global $pngCrushPath;

    exec($pngCrushPath . ' -revert-iphone-optimizations -q ' . $inPng . ' ' . $outPng);
}

?>

I wrote this script for my own use today, I hope it is of use to someone else. Feel free to modify and repost elsewhere, but please link back to this answer on SO.

A: Here an article how to use pngcrush in shell script, looping and converting all images founded:

*

*PNG Images - From AppStore to Local folder
hope this helps.

A: The best tool I found to extract images from iPad/iPhone apps accessing them directly from the device is iFunBox
Get it at http://www.i-funbox.com/


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FM receives UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Front, Diplomacy, Headlines
(Abu Dhabi) – H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, was updated on the latest situation in Yemen during a meeting with the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Progress of the UN efforts in the country, which receives full support of the Yemeni legitimate government, was also discussed.
Sheikh Abdullah and the UN envoy exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments and reviewed avenues of the humanitarian partnership and methods of co-ordinating relief and developmental activities and programmes in Yemen in a way that serves joint humanitarian aspirations.
HH emphasised the sincere keenness of the UAE's wise leadership to alleviate the suffering of the brotherly people in Yemen, improve their humanitarian conditions and stand by them in these current circumstances.
Sheikh Abdullah underscored that the UAE would spare no effort in extending all possible assistance to ease the repercussions of the current events in Yemen on the Yemeni people through the Saudi-led coalition to support the legitimate government.
The UN Special Envoy said the UAE maintains a good reputation in the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Yemen, indicating that this supportive stance for the Yemeni people was not strange or new to the UAE's leadership. It was a natural extension of the generosity of the late founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
August 3, 2015 /by Asiya Mahar
Tags: Diplomat Magazine, International Diplomat Magazine, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of UAE, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen
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Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2012 Kicks Off
Craig Becomes Britain's Highest Paid Actor
King attends Windsor Horse Show
Eurozone,IMF Agree on New Deal
PM receives Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
Conference of Arabian Gulf & Regional Challenges held
President's horse crowned champion Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed receives outgoing envoys


I have quietly been doing a few sewing projects over the past few weeks, on my steep learning curve of self-taught dressmaking. Firstly, I turned a dress past its best into a peplum top. It looks good over a pencil skirt, belted, and I've also worn it over black cropped trousers. It's not as faded in real life as it looks in the photo below, so I'm hoping to get a little more wear out of it before it gets consigned to being a duster.
I made some pyjama bottoms to go with the Sorbetto top I made, also out of the curtain fabric from the jumble sale. I doubt I'd wear both pieces together; my husband already calls these my 'Mr Blobby pyjamas'. The pattern is the 'Margot' from Love at First Stitch by Tilly Walden.
I'm sparing you my just-woke-up face, it's not pretty!
I found some jersey fabric in a charity shop in North Wales for £2, so I hunted for a simple top pattern and found the free 'Natty' top pattern by Addie K Designs. I am really pleased with it, but sewing stretch jersey is a bit fiddly to say the least. My ballpoint needles couldn't cope and I ended up going back to using a regular needle. I think I stretched it a bit in places but you can't tell too much. I've already worn it out of the house, to work one day.
I still haven't finished that mock-up circle skirt (metres of hemming to do, a tad boring that bit!), but I've made headway on my 1920s one-hour dress, that I'm making from a sheer curtain I found in a charity shop. Unfortunately it still looks very much like a curtain, so there is much more work to be done before it resembles anything lovely and garden-party appropriate.
Over the last couple of months I have accumulated so many patterns. My husband came back from a charity shop with a pile for me, bless him. Some super ones and a few dodgy '80s ones, ha! I just didn't notice patterns in charity shops before but now I seem to find them everywhere I go. They're not all my size so I will have to do a bit of resizing but that's another challenge I'm keen to take on at some point. Take a look at some of the patterns I've acquired, which one's your favourite?
The beach dress on the bottom left comes with an option to make a matching hat!! I think that pattern is my favourite for that reason.
That middle one looks a bit Star Wars doesn't it?
These Prima patterns were a job lot for £1. There's a jumpsuit (1930s beach pyjama potential?), high waist trousers, and classic dress patterns. Should keep me busy over the winter!
I've got some holiday coming up and have a particularly busy patch at work, and so am not sure when I'll get a chance to make something from scratch again. I'll keep you posted when I do complete another project. Sewing sign off, for now.
I'd recommend doing a simple top like the Natty in stretch fabric as a practice, it really was ok once I twigged that my stretch needles weren't heavy duty enough for my fabric. I too would love to recreate some Chanel jersey items, hence jumping in at the deep end!!
You have really hit the ground running on the sewing front! Well done you! I always love to see other peoples sewing projects, keeps me inspired!
Well inspiration from your lovely self has certainly fuelled my sewing - so thank you!
You are just tearing through these projects! It's so impressive! I'm working my way through Love at First Stitch (as well as some other projects) but it is taking me an embarrassingly long time. I have already worn my Margot pyjamas so much that they died and were mended and died again. You've picked up some really cool patterns there, and I look forward to seeing what you do with them!
It does take a lot of time, that is the downside! I perhaps got carried away with the patterns but nothing wrong with aiming high!!
I adore a Jiffy pattern, I always snap them up when I find them - they're a delight to follow!
You are killing it with the sewing projects! I'm so annoyed with myself, I haven't even been able to finish my one little sewing project that I started... um, I honestly don't want to think about how long ago. Way to go!
You've been very busy! Love like you turned the peplum, it's more wearable now. Love your stash of vintage patterns, I'm so jealous!
I think that 60's style dress in the bottom right of that one photo has to be the prettiest, but I also that big swing coat :) It's nice to hear that you're enjoying sewing, I wish I could sew too, but I've always been poor in handicrafts.
Hard to pick a single fave, but I am rather leaning towards Simplicity 5259. I'd wear that anytime!
Oh, well done you! Wearing things you're prepared to wear out of the house is a massive step. Your sewing is coming along so fast, it's really inspirational.
5259 is my favourite. With a slimmer skirt, it'd be perfect!


There must be something terribly wrong with the state of Pakistan that in its largest province, state schools no longer recite the national anthem and are giving up on the Pakistani flag. Tragic, that such alarming reports flashed in the national newspapers and on the internet are a subject of little debate and introspection across the country. Either that nobody really cares as to what happens to the tribals in the southwest of Pakistan, or that there is soft censorship at play. Such is the level of self-censorship on the issue of Balochistan that the ongoing insurgency finds scant mention in the otherwise, hysterical electronic media of Pakistan. True, there are brave exceptions in the public arena, but the eerie silence on Balochistan is disturbing for any Pakistani who believes in the territorial and federal integrity of Pakistan.
Only during the last six months, dozens of Baloch political activists have been reported dead. It is difficult to ascertain exact numbers, given the lack of credible information. But palpable violence defines the state of Balochistan. On the one hand, there are Baloch activists, leaders and professionals who are being targeted by 'unknown' forces and on the other hand, thousands of 'settlers' (mostly Punjabis) have been leaving the province, as their lives are no longer secure. A wide array of Baloch separatist groups exist in the province, whose source of funding is unknown and whose political agenda is vague, despite the overall banner of 'independence'.
The history of Balochistan is stymied by the imposition of a national narrative and its symbolic manifestation remains the refusal of the Khan of Qalat to accede to the new state of Pakistan in 1947. Thus, historical grievance has swollen to a degree where 'Pakistan', at least in the 'Baloch' districts, is now an imagined enemy to be countered with the narratives spun by the separatists. There is also the story of 'exploitation': from the inadequate (and perhaps misappropriated) Sui gas royalties, to the Gwadar port which is not under Baloch control; while the natural wealth of the province is perceived as being looted by 'foreigners'.
It is so much terrifying. Not that open injustices and crimes are hapening, not that there is no judicial system and no governance is in place. It is scary because we are not rising as a nation thise corrupt and selfish system.
We need to rise and take the matters in our own hands. If we do not do anything now, children will keep on surrendering themselves to the extermists who just use them. We need justice.


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Lutheran Parish Nurses International
Parish Nurses Who We Are, What We Do, And How We Do it
Replicated with Lutheran Parish Nurses International
By Marcia Schnorr, EdD, RN-BC
The original descriptive study (2012) was completed by Carol A. Lueders Bolwerk, RN, PhD, Director of Parish Nurse Ministries at Concordia University Wisconsin. The study is available at www.lcms.org/health/parishnurse/resources or www.lpni.org
Lutheran Parish Nurses International, NFP (LPNI) is a network of parish nurses serving Lutheran congregations and their communities throughout the world. The largest number of Lutheran parish nurses are found in the United States of America (USA). One or more Lutheran parish nurse has been identified in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Madagascar, Norfolk Island, Palestine, and Papua New Guinea. Expressions of interest have been received by one or more individuals in several other countries but no Lutheran parish nurse has been identified.
Monthly Listserve discussions, annual study tours and intentional on-site visits for various purposes have suggested that there are both commonalities and differences among the Lutheran parish nurses in the global community.
The same survey used by Dr. Carol Lueders Bolwerk in her study was distributed to a convenience sample of Lutheran parish nurses who are part of the Listserve and/or participated in the LPNI Study Tour in 2015. 24 (27.5%) were returned from a possible 87. (It is known that there are many more Lutheran parish nurses in the global community but not all known to LPNI.) Surveys were returned from Australia (4), Canada (2), Norfolk Island (1), Palestine (1), Papua New Guinea (5), and the USA (11). A diaconal nurse from Finland explained that the survey was difficult for her to complete because she is in academia rather than practice. It is speculated that language difficulties and intermittent internet capabilities made it difficult for some to respond.
All of the responding parish nurses were female. All except two served within their own faith community and were members of the church they serve. Other descriptors noted are
The ages ranged from 39-79 with bimodal distribution of 3 each for ages 66 and 67. The mean age is 60.9 years.
Nineteen respondents identified themselves as Caucasian; five were from Papua New Guinea; one identified herself as Asian.
Nursing education included licensed practical nurse (3), diploma (7), bachelor's degree (7), masters as terminal degree (1), doctorate (2), other- CHW (2).
Parish nurse education courses varied from on-site 2-8 days or electronic or distance learning (with times varying from months to years). On-site courses were taken by 14 parish nurses; 8 participated in either electronic or distance learning courses; 1 did not take a course; 1 did not answer.
Length of service ranged from 4 months to 27 years. The mean was 8.6 years.
Twelve identified themselves as serving as a parish nurse coordinator either in their congregation or a network. One took a parish nurse coordinator's course; the others did not.
Twelve said they serve with other parish nurses. Most cited 1-8 other parish nurses; two cited 60-70.
Twelve consider themselves as "volunteer" parish nurses with hours per week described as 2-3 (2), 5 (1), 30 (1), varies (8)
Eleven were paid a salary; 1 receives a stipend plus mileage and expenses; 10 receive no payment; 2 did not respond.
Those who receive payment listed the hourly rate as under $5 (2), $7 (1) $10 (2), $12 (1), $19 (1), $20 (1), $22 (1), $25 (1)
Some parish nurses identified other benefits such as insurance (3) and mileage (5)
Fifteen of the parish nurses consider themselves employees or volunteer employees of a church. Others identified hospital, nursing home, Lutheran Outreach Ministries, Consortium, Inner city Lutheran Schools, government, nursing school, clinic, or "other" as a place for employment. Two stated that they had no appointment.
Seven said they served more than one congregation.
The parish nurses serve in locations considered rural (6), suburban (8), urban (5), inner city (2), island (1) town (2)
Parish nurses serve in congregations of various sizes from less than 100 (1), 101-200 (2), 201-300 (4), 301-400 (3), 401-500 (5), 501-600 (2), 701-800 (1), 801 and above (2)
Parish nurses cited usual Sunday attendance as less than 100 (4), 101-200 (6), 201-300 (3), 301-400 (4), 401-500 (2), 501-600 (1), and 701-800 (1)
With the exception of the parish nurses from Papua New Guinea who whose congregations ranged from 98-100% Papua New Guinea ethnicity, the congregations were reported as 60-100% Caucasian, 0.01-35% African American, 0.1-25% Hispanic, 0.01-25% Asian. The parish nurse from Norfolk Island reports multinational islanders and Caucasian.
The respondents were from the following Lutheran bodies:
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod- 10
Lutheran Church in Australia- 4
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America-1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada-1
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land-1
Evangelical Lutheran Church Papua New Guinea-4
Lutheran Church Canada-1
Renewal Lutheran Church (Gutnius Lutheran Church PNG)-1
Other (Parish nurse is a member of the LCA but living on Norfolk Island where there is no Lutheran Church)- attends SDA- 1
The "typical" parish nurse in LPNI is female, Caucasian, 60.9 years of age with either a diploma of bachelor's degree in nursing. She probably completed an on-site parish nurse course. She serves in the congregation where she is a member and has been in the position for 8.6 years serving as coordinator for a team of 1-8 other nurses. She receives some remuneration but it may or may not be a salary. Her congregation has a membership of 401-500 and could be located in either a rural, suburban, or urban setting.
Comparison to Findings in Study by Dr. Carol Lueders Bolwerk
There were similarities and differences between the findings in the original study by Lueders Bolwerk in the USA and the smaller replicated study with LPNI.
In both studies all the respondents were female.
In the original study, ages ranged from 35-86 (with a mean of 65 and 65% being 60 years or older). In the LPNI study, ages ranged from 39-79 with 60.9 being the mean and a bimodal distribution of 66 and 67.
In the original study, 98% were identified as Caucasian. In the LPNI study, 78% were Caucasian.
In the original study, 39% had been parish nurses less than one year. In the LPNI study, the average length of service was 8.6 years with a range of 4 months to 27 years.
In the original study, 84% served within their faith denomination and church membership. In the LPNI study 91% served in their own faith denomination and church membership.
The spread across various levels of nursing education were similar in both studies.
The survey asked for the respondent to identify ages served, special groups served, and activities that they include in their parish nursing.
Thirty-nine percent of the respondents identified the following populations served in the "infant through high school" division: infants/toddlers (6), preschoolers (5), primary grades (9), middle schoolers (8), and high school (9).
Activities identified were
Infants/toddlers: speak at MOPS, newborn gift bags with Baptism encouraged, immunization information, help in nursery, nutrition, mix diet
Preschool: health topics at school, play group helper, hearing and vision checks, physicals, nutrition, mix diet
Primary: as requested by teacher, school health, vision and hearing, health teaching, personal hygiene education, blood pressure, height and weight
Middle school: sex education for parents, school health, vision and hearing, BMI, physicals, health education, peer pressure education
High school: sex education for students, topics upon request, hearing and vision, physicals, BMI, blood pressure, height and weight
The original study identified health screenings, health education, vacation Bible school, hand-washing education and resources for parents as the main activities for infant to middle school groups. The LPNI study did not identify vacation Bible school as an activity in which the parish nurse participated.
The original study listed health education, health counseling, first-aid and CPR for the high school students. The LPNI study did not include first-aid and CPR but was a continuation of physical exams and screenings.
Seventy-eight percent of the respondents identified service to the "college to senior" division: college (6), middle aged (17), and seniors (20)
College: resource person, teach healthy choices, BMI, BSL, blood pressure, weight and vision.
Middle-aged: health teaching, teach Bible studies, blood pressure clinics, visitation, walking groups, grief, flu shot clinic, BMI, prayer, sharing food, weight, vision
Seniors: visitation, arthritis exercise, foot care, Bible study, blood pressure clinic, newsletter, Lutheran Womens Missionary League, senior groups, walking group, medical equipment closet, assist with doctor visits, assist with shopping, monthly German group, BMI, BSL, food, weight, vision, recreational activities, diabetes education, flu shot clinics, celebrate recovery group, medication education, prayer shawls
The following special groups were identified by the respondents: elderly (10), frail elderly (7), retired (3), developmentally disabled (4), widowed (8), veterans (6), chronically ill (7), coffee and friendship (2)
The original study identified health education, first-aid, and CPR for the college student. Parish nurses identified blood pressure screenings, health education, visitation, exercise ministries, monthly newsletters, and flu shot clinics as their main service for the middle aged and older adult. The LPNI study found similar listings but also had walking groups and BMI as common activities.
Fourteen respondents report a budget (ranging from $800-$22,880). Three obtain money from grants and donations. One reports a "large fund from selling Sunday newspapers and donations". Nine respondents did not identify any source of funding.
Thirteen have a health committee with 1-9 members that provide support in the ministry. Committee members may include clergy, other nurses, teachers, elders, psychologists, lay people, members of the seniors group, and church board members. Meetings vary from semi-annually to bi-monthly.
Ten respondents have secretarial help. Twenty acknowledge clergy support. Eight have funds provided for travel, continuing education, and workshops.
Fourteen respondents said they were supported by their family. Some said their husband or other family members love, support, and help with programs and other needs. One said "my family does not feel this is 'real nursing.'" One said her family seems proud. One said that her spouse is a non-Christian. Two said they live alone and do not have a family.
Sixteen feel supported by their clergy. Comments included "he won't let me cut my hours down," "he encourages me," "pretty free say in program," and "he keeps me informed." One said they were in a vacancy, but has been supported in the past.
Fourteen felt supported by their congregation. Comments included "many do not think there is a need for a nursing position in the church…a few think it should be stopped." "Most do not get involved with activities, however, do ask medical questions." "Those who have not used my services are sometimes not sure what I do." Some report support through verbal acknowledgment, notes, and/or donations.
Eleven feel supported by their community saying there are often more from the community attending their programs than members. Others say that people in the community do not know what parish nursing is and so do not actively support it.
The international study and the original study were similar in many ways. Both studies had between one-half to two-thirds feeling support from clergy, family, and family as well as in having a committee.
The international study showed that parish nurses reflected the ethnicity of their country with the exception of countries with multiple ethnicities. In countries with mixed ethnicity, parish nurses in the study were Caucasian. The average age for parish nurses in Australia, Canada, and the USA was older (63.6) than the average age for parish nurses in Palestine and Papua New Guinea (51.3). (The average for the ample population was 60.9 years.)
In most demographics the international study and the original study were similar. The roles for parish nursing were similar across the sample population but the specific programs varied with socio-cultural norms and needs. All parish nurses provide a Christ-centered ministry with prayer, devotions, and ministry of presence and visitation being a regular part of their ministry.
Continue to develop opportunities for parish nurses in the global Lutheran community to promote, support, and equip parish nurses in their ministry.
Identify a "national representative" for each country known to have Lutheran parish nurses to assist with identification of Lutheran parish nurses and to serve as a liaison in disseminating information. [This representative will help to minimize obstacles due to language barriers, time differences, and unavailability of electronic media.]
Increase sample size in future research.
Continue to offer cost-effective study tours (including scholarship and suggestions for funding) throughout the global Lutheran community.
Utilize Skype and similar methods for two individuals or small groups to network, pray, and learn from one another.
Abstract Doctoral Thesis
Abstract Licentiate Thesis
Bibliography of Parish Nursing Books
Parish Nurses Who We Are


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Judging a Book By Its Cover
Sunday, March 04, 2012 Anonymous 2 comments
Last night following the 5-1 Penguins victory over the Colorado Avalanche, Adrian Dater wrote his initial post game reaction for The Denver Post. Dater has been with the paper since 1991 and has written a book on the Red Wings and Avalanche rivalry. However, he decided to take the fact that plenty of Penguins' fans showed up to the Pepsi Center to give attitude about celebrating and showing pride in one team. Obviously many fans of the Penguins are using the term "snarky" to describe the article.
This is a post that has been brewing because the Penguins' fan base is one that likes to bicker among itself as to whether someone is a "true fan." With the lockout and drafting Sidney Crosby there is a natural divide that falls in with a separation in generations. At times it seems there is a difference in 1995 and 2005 fans. In reality, it shouldn't matter how you got there as long as you are a fan.
Dater uses the term "stub-hubbed glory" to explain the infiltration of Penguins' fans at the Pepsi Center last night. That is a subtle product placement tool, but I imagine any fan would use the service if that is where the tickets are, especially if it is a better price. Regardless of how they got the ticket, these people decided to go support their team the only time they were in town. Good for them.
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
The most alarming statement from Adrian Dater is one referring to where these fans live.
I think I finally agree with those who say: If you love your city and team so much, why do so many hundreds of you live in Denver or wherever?
So if you decide to pursue a career that doesn't exist in the town that your favorite sports team resides in, you should probably quit your job or if you decide to follow your partner as they pursue their dream or...(it goes on and on). How does this affect people that grew up away from any major sports city? It is a shame to think that if you leave your town you may need to stop cheering for that team. There is a lot of inferring in this paragraph, but moving should not be an issue when it comes to affiliation.
Dater is not the first person to bring this or similar topic up and will not be the last. A few months ago the brother of Penguins' announcer Paul Steigerwald, John, got in hot water for saying that Brian Stow should not have warn his jersey to the rivals teams stadium. Stow was beaten at a Giants vs. Dodgers game and his age had a lot to do with why Steigerwald brought it up. He did not feel adults should wear jerseys. In a similar thought, Dater felt the reaction of fans at the Pepsi Center after each goal was outrageous.
You'll read other reactions today that may have an attacking feel or perhaps a defensive feel. We understand Dater's reaction and the team he writes for is falling out of the playoff race, but do not feel it is our place to state how one should show their pride in a team. We think this is a further call for unity. It doesn't matter if you wear a Penguin jersey one night or if you were a fan for two years. It doesn't matter if you live in Fort Collins or Aspinwall. You are a fan and as long as you aren't hurting anyone else that is okay by us. Be proud, be responsible. We are Pens Universe.
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CrackerLilo said...
Thank you for this. It's really a stupid and nonsensical point, and one I don't think would have been made if the scores had been reversed. There are so many reasons why a person may cheer for a team that isn't based where they live. Center Ice and Gamecenter are immensely grateful for us, I'm sure. The owners of the Pepsi Center are probably grateful to have had butts in seats (and feet in concession lines) too, no matter what team they came for.
burgh34 said...
You know I use to hear this same crap when I lived in Seattle from the Seahawks fans. The simple fact of the matter is, once a Pittsburgher always a Pittsburgher. Try not letting your "home team" fans sell their tickets, until then deal with it ass-clowns


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Deep Secure Content Threat Removal Platform
Executive View
The Content Threat Removal Platform by Deep Secure operates at the network boundary, intercepts and analyzes incoming data, extracts only the useful business information while eliminating malicious content and then creates new, clean data for onward delivery. In this way, it defeats zero-day attacks and prevents covert data loss, all transparent to end users.
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Over the course of the past few years, the threat of cyberattacks has been on a constant rise. There are no signs that this will change in the foreseeable future. Organizations must defend themselves against such attacks, which is a challenge for several reasons. Among these reasons are a dynamic, ever-increasing attack surface, but also the fact that attacks remain unknown for a certain period, until someone detects them. On the other hand, the need for exchanging information constantly increases in the hyperconnected business world we face in the age of Digital Transformation. New and better solutions for cyber-defense are a must nowadays.
Figure 2: Phases of an attack – moving from the unknown to the known.
When we look at the phases of attacks, there is a period where these attacks are unknown, and it takes additional time to protect against attacks once they are identified. The most critical phase is what is indicated as phase 2 in figure 1, the time where attacks are run but haven't been identified. This period can be very short, e.g. in the case of many ransomware attacks that become immediately visible, but also can run for years. But even in phase 3, after identification, it takes from a couple of hours to days or even longer until effective protection by traditional approaches is available, during which time other less skilled attackers can create new attacks exploiting the same vulnerabilities.
In other words: Traditional security technologies such as signature-based Anti-Malware that protect against the "known" can only be one element in a protection strategy, as they are not sufficient anymore. The need is for additional security technologies that go beyond detection and protect against so called "zero-day attacks", which are attacks using a yet not known attack pattern.
The second reason why organizations must act is the ever-growing attack surface. This dynamic attack surface is due to the rise of the IoT, the increase in communication, the distributed and hybrid IT infrastructures using cloud services, and so on.
Factually, exchanging information with business partners, customers, and consumers is at the core of the Digital Transformation. Organizations must be able to share information and receive information, without being constantly exposed to threats. Establishing a track record for guaranteeing its customers, business partners, and users access to clean, secure business content is essential in the age of ever-increasing cyber-attacks. Providing secure data is about removing barriers for successful collaboration.
When we look at approaches for protecting against the unknown, we observe several ways to support organizations. There is the emerging field of "Cognitive Security", where AI (Artificial Intelligence) and other advanced technologies are applied to, e.g., identify anomalies. On the other hand, we observe a growing number of approaches for isolation, which provide a separate environment for dangerous activities such as web browsing. Other technologies – marketed as Content Disarm and Reconstruct – try to analyze content and strip everything that could be part of an attack vector. These approaches are not contradictory but compatible elements of an IT security infrastructure that is better suited to protect against the unknown. Organizations need to look at these new techniques and enhance their traditional IT infrastructure for mitigating the risk imposed by cyber-attackers.
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Securing content by transformation is not a simple challenge, given that attacks can be woven deep into content, such as macros that are required to work with office documents. However, we see vendors appearing on the market that deliver on that promise. Even while there remains some trade-off, the potential increase in security makes it worth evaluating such tools and adding them to the IT security infrastructure.
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Q: How to call functions from a custom base adapter I have this code in my custom base adapter. I have a check boxes on each row in a list view, which are working fine and i have them linking with my database. However, when the check box is ticked i want to update the contents of a textview which is in the main activity this custom base adapter was started from.
 public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
  ViewHolder holder;

  if (convertView == null) {
   convertView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_row_view, null);
   holder = new ViewHolder();

   holder.bought = (CheckBox) convertView.findViewById(R.id.checkbox_bought);

   convertView.setTag(holder);
  } else {
   holder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();
  }

  holder.bought.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

      @Override
      public void onClick(View v) {
          // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          if(((CheckBox)v).isChecked()){
             //update textview in activity
          }else{

          }
      }
  });

Here is the function i would like to call when the check box is ticked, which is also where you see the custom base adapter beginning shown above.
  private void fillData() {
      db.updateTag(tag);

      totalCostView.setText(String.valueOf(tag.cost));
        listOfTodos = db.getAllToDosByTag(nameOfList);

        final ListView lv1 = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listItems);
        lv1.setAdapter(new MyCustomBaseAdapter(this, list, tag));

    }

A: You can create getInstance method in your activity then call the method through it as following:
class MainActivity extends Activity{
   private static MainActivity sMainActivity;

   @override
   private void onCreate(Bundle bundle){
       sMainActivity = this;

And create the get method
public static MainActivity getInstance() {
        return sMainActivity;
}

Then in your adapter call the following line:
MainActivity.getInstance().fillData();

Note: Make sure that the activity is currently opened to avoid any NullPointerExceptions

A: assumming that you have your adapter as an inner class , you can call outer class methods like
OutherCLassName.this.fillData();

if you have your Adapter in separated file, you just need to pass an Activity trought adapter constructor and then just call the method on activity variable :)