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Branstad launching Teacher Leadership listening tour
By The Iowa Statesman If nothing else, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is brave. With school districts preparing to layoff teachers and other support staff, unsure how much state funding they will receive in the coming fiscal year — their budgets are to be certified today — he announced a […]
by Bob Eschliman ·	April 15, 2015 ·	Comments are Disabled ·	Politics, State
Branstad signs three more bills into law
By The Iowa Statesman Tuesday afternoon, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed the following three bills into law: • House File 488: An act to establish the Iowa Reading Corps, to be administered by the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service. • Senate File 267: An act to establish the confidentiality […]
Formerly First in the Nation: Part 1 – History has a surprise in store for you
By Bob Eschliman Editor Iowa used to be first-in-the-nation is than just its quadrennial presidential caucuses. It used to be the best in the nation, and the envy of the world, in education. Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, and whether you're siding with Republicans […]
Shooting War: Battle raging over Second Amendment rights in Iowa
By Bob Eschliman Editor The omnibus gun bill proposed earlier this session was supposed to be a miraculous achievement in improving Second Amendment rights in Iowa. It had broad bipartisan support in both the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, and the Democrat-controlled Senate. It had support from Second Amendment advocates […]
Holt addresses House on religious freedom
By Bob Eschliman Editor A state legislator's on religious freedom sparked an outcry from the other side of the aisle mere minutes after Monday's Iowa Religious Freedom Day came to an end. State Rep. Steven Holt (R-Denison) to up the matter of religious freedom during points of personal […]
Organizer pleased with Iowa Religious Freedom Day turnout
From Press Release State Sen. Jake Chapman (R-A) said he was pleased with Monday's turnout in support of religious freedom at the Iowa Statehouse. Senator Chapman, who was the event's primary organizer, was joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and citizens from across Iowa who are interested in […]
Branstad announces ROTC Governor's Cup recipients
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today will present the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Governor's Cup ROTC Award for outstanding achievement to ten students from The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, Drake University, University of Dubuque, Buena Vista University, University of […]
Branstad to sign Iowa Reading Corps bill
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad has announced that he will sign House File 488 at 3:50 p.m. this afternoon in the Governor's Formal Office of the Iowa State Capitol. House File 488 is an Act relating to the programs of the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service […]
Branstad announces new volunteerism program
From Press Release Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the launch of Give Back Iowa, a six week challenge running from April 14-May 31 to engage Iowans in employer supported volunteering. "Give Back Iowa complements my 'Call to Service' initiative to increase the number […]
Branstad signs school start date bill into law
By The Iowa Statesman Friday, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed Senate File 227 into law. The bill states, in part, "…the school calendar shall begin no sooner than August 23." It also imparts financial penalties on districts that start school before that date. The bill passed the Iowa House […]
House, Senate move to 'protect' more bills
By Bob Eschliman Editor As Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) noted during Thursday morning's floor speech, next week begins the most restrictive portion of the session calendar as it relates to bills that are eligible for debate. As a result, the Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House each […]
Bipartisan effort to promote religious freedom in Iowa
By The Iowa Statesman Religious freedom is very likely to be one of the most important issues of the 2016 election cycle. And, it's an issue that doesn't necessarily correspond to one party or the other; it's an issue that impacts everyone. Iowa Religious Freedom Day will be the […]
by Bob Eschliman ·	April 9, 2015 ·	Comments are Disabled ·	Politics, State
Grassley extends deadline for Iowa Veterans Fellowship program
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today announced an extended dead, now April 15, for a new fellowship program in his state offices for Iowans with recent military service. Grassley encourages these veterans to consider and apply for the program. "This program will help these veterans gain […]
Senate tackles gubernatorial appoitnments
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa Senate confirmed the appointment of 16 of Gov. Terry Branstad's appointees on Wednesday. The Iowa Constitution requires all gubernatorial appointees must be confirmed by a two-thirds vote – at least 34 members – of the Senate. Many appointees may be confirmed "en bloc," […]
House sends gun bill back to Senate
By Bob Eschliman Editor A few weeks ago, the Iowa House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted the omnibus gun bill, House File 527, in a bipartisan 75-24 vote. That bill was ignored by the Senate, which instead adopted its own bill that only legalized the production, purchase, and possession of […]
Branstad signed six new bills into law
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following six bills into law: House File 455: an Act requiring the submission of a corporate governance annual disclosure to the commissioner of insurance by certain insurers of insurance groups, and including penalties and applicability date provisions. House File […]
Bill Watch: Focus will soon turn to budget
Bob Eschliman Editor As the 2015 legislative session winds down to its final weeks, the number of new bills being created as slowed down tremendously. But, the number enrolled bills – those adopted by both chambers and sent to Gov. Terry Branstad for his signature – has substantially increased. […]
Low-English learners may soon earn schools more funding
By Bob Eschliman Editor Local school districts with larger numbers of immigrant students will soon see funding from the State of Iowa – at the expense of districts that do not. Senate File 472, if adopted, would increase the additional weighting of English Language Learner students from 0.22 […]
House adopts amended county compensation bill
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa House of Representatives unanimously adopted a bill that amends the process by which the compensation of county officers is established. Senate File 167 was amended and adopted by the Iowa Senate last week, and prohibits county boards of supervisors from authorizing separation allowances […]
Trump headed back to Iowa
By The Iowa Statesman Businessman and likely Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be returning to Iowa tomorrow to speak and meet with conservative leaders in the state. He also announced additional hires to his Iowa campaign staff. Trump will be in Iowa to meet with Warren County GOP […]
by Bob Eschliman ·	April 7, 2015 ·	Comments are Disabled ·	State
Branstad to sign school start date bill
By The Iowa Statesman Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has announced he will sign Senate File 227 at 1 p.m. Friday on the west steps of the Iowa Statehouse. SF 227 establishes Aug. 23 as the earliest school start date, with the exception of elementary and middle schools with year-round […]
Senate OKs bill to allow school districts to refinance debt
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday meant to provide local school districts with greater flexibility to leverage their construction debt. Beginning with the upcoming school year that starts July 1, Senate File 485, if adopted, would allow school districts to impose a Physical […]
Santorum coming to Iowa
By The Iowa Statesman Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), is returning to Iowa for a two-day swing this week. The 2012 winner of the Iowa Caucus will visit the Des Moines area, as well as Mount Pleasant. During his stops, he will be holding private meetings with concerned […]
Sands talks about 'discounted' optional flat tax
By The Iowa Statesman Last month, The Iowa Statesman reported on a number of bills being considered that would alter or amend Iowa's individual income tax provisions. House Ways and Means Committee chairman Tom Sands (R-Wapello) issued a statement this week that one of those provisions moved out of […]
LSA releases report on audit of IDPH, boards
By Bob Eschliman Editor Friday, the Legislative Service Agency released a special audit report of the Iowa Department of Public Health that found need for process changes in four semi-autonomous boards under IDPH's authority. The audit, conducted by the Auditor of State's Office and reported to the LSA in […]
Branstad, Reynolds to lead trade missions to South Korea, Brazil
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that they will lead trade missions to South Korea and Brazil respectively. Both trips are aimed at expanding trade and investment opportunities and are being coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Brazil is Iowa's […]
General Assembly protects bills from final funnel
By Bob Eschliman Editor Using procedural processes to ensure they survived the final legislative funnel for this session, the Democrat-led Iowa Senate and Republican-led Iowa House of Representatives protected 52 bills this week. Thursday, the Senate quickly moved 16 bills to the unfinished business calendar. They were: Senate File […]
Iowa Army National Guard names Soldier, NCO of the Year
From Press Release The Iowa Army National Guard's finest warriors gathered at the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center March 20-22, 2015 to compete in the annual Best Warrior Competition. The three-day competition tested the Soldiers' physical, mental and professional skills. Eleven privates first class and specialists competed for […]
Republicans rebuke state senator
By Bob Eschliman Editor Last month's vote on Senate File 257, the transportation funding bill that, in addition to increasing fees, increased Iowa's motor fuel tax by than 45 percent, hasn't sat well with many Iowans. And, as a result, it's reopened old wounds for many grassroots Republicans. […]
By the Numbers: U.S. Census Bureau releases latest county population estimates
By Bob Eschliman Editor Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest county population estimates, effective July 1 of last year. The new estimate found Iowa's population has grown to 3,107,145. In 2010, the official Census declared the state's population as 3,046,355. The data has been compiled and […]
IFC: Omnibus Gun Bill not dead yet
Bob Eschliman Editor Iowa Firearms Coalition is certain that the Omnibus Gun Bill is not yet dead, even though the final legislative funnel dead is effectively at the end of business today. Monday, the Senate adopted Senate File 427, which gutted most of the provisions of the sweeping gun […]
Democrats attempt to bring expansion of Iowa Core to House floor
By Bob Eschliman Editor Wednesday morning, Education Democrats in the Iowa House attempted to bring a bill to the floor that would primarily expand the "academic indicators" for which students will be measured via the Iowa Core Curriculum. State Rep. Todd Taylor (D-Cedar Rapids) made a motion at the […]
Bill Watch: Time running short for bills to clear final funnel
Bob Eschliman Editor For legislators who are fighting for specific pieces of legislation, time is running short. While the official legislative dead to clear the second and final legislative "funnel" is the end of business Friday, in reality, there won't be much – if any – business conducted Friday. […]
IPIB adopts new policy for complaints outside its jurisdiction
By Bob Eschliman Editor At its meeting last Thursday, the Iowa Public Information Board adopted a new policy regarding the referral of complaints that are outside its jurisdiction. IPIB is a nine-member board appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, of which no than three members […]
Senate approves omnibus-lite gun bill
By Bob Eschliman Editor Loing on the surface, the Iowa Senate – in a broad, bipartisan way – voted to undo a than 30-year-old injustice inflicted upon Iowa gun owners. But, that's just on the surface. In adopting Senate File 427 on a 46-4 vote Tuesday, the Senate […]
Anti-bullying bill advances in Iowa Senate
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa Senate to up a few matters of "old business" during the late morning session Tuesday. First, it adopted Senate File 345, which is part of Gov. Terry Branstad's comprehensive anti-bullying agenda for 2015. The Senate to up the bill Monday, but hit a […]
Gronstal withdraws motion to reconsider school start date bill
By Bob Eschliman Editor During the morning opening of the Iowa Senate on Tuesday, Iowa Senate Majority Leader conceded defeat on Senate File 227, which will set the earliest school start date as Aug. 23. SF 227, a compromise bill that allowed for continuation and expansion of year-round calendars […]
House quickly disposes of business
By The Iowa Statesman The Iowa House of Representatives got a lot done Tuesday, but that didn't include passing any new pieces of legislation. The chamber quickly moved through its morning formalities, and then quickly adjourned for the day after just five minutes. Representatives had a number of committee […]
Prayer at Capitol event to take place in response to Wiccan invocation
By The Iowa Statesman In response to the news that a wiccan priestess from Cedar Rapids has been invited to give the morning invocation in the Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday, April 9, a group of central Iowa Christians will hold a "Prayer at the Capitol" event that […]
Pastor tells of interaction with Gronstal
By The Iowa Statesman Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) apparently has had his fill of listening to pro-life conservatives who want to talk about bringing the House's abortion prerequisites bill up for a vote. Under current Senate rules, the majority party's leader dictates what bills may […]
by Bob Eschliman ·	March 31, 2015 ·	Comments are Disabled ·	Politics, State
Branstad signs 14 bills into law
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following bills into law: House File 131: an Act concerning the definition of beer for purposes of beer brewers and wholesalers. House File 202: an Act relating to licensure of retired volunteer dentists and dental hygienists. House File 266: […]
Branstad to sign 'sledding bill' tomorrow
By The Iowa Statesman Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has announced he will sign the "sledding bill" into law during a special bill signing ceremony at 2 p.m. tomorrow in his office. House File 570 is an Act providing for an exemption from municipal tort liability for claims arising from […]
Senate defers anti-bullying bill
By Bob Eschliman Editor A bill meant to toughen Iowa's anti-bullying laws, a signature piece of Gov. Terry Branstad's 2015 agenda, hit a momentary snag Monday in the Senate. Senate File 345 proposes a number of amendments to existing Iowa Code that were enacted in 2007 as they relate […]
Friday is second legislative 'funnel' deadline
By Bob Eschliman Editor Friday is officially the last day legislation may pass out of committee and still be considered for adoption by either chamber of the Iowa General Assembly. But while that is the official dead, bills that have not passed out of committee by the end of […]
Four candidates to speak at NICHE Capitol Day
From Press Release The Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators has confirmed its -up of potential presidential candidates who will attend the eighth annual "Homeschool Day at the Capitol" on Thursday, April 9. "There was strong interest from a number of potential and likely candidates and we're very happy […]
Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board looking into legislator's mileage
By Bob Eschliman Editor © The Iowa Statesman Questions about mileage expenses have forced the resignation of U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL). Now, the expenses of an Iowa legislator has raised similar questions. State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) was first elected to his seat in the Iowa House […]
Video: Fridays in the House of Representatives
By The Iowa Statesman Fridays in the Iowa House of Representatives are short and sweet. Most legislators, in both chambers, use the day as a "traveling day" to return to their districts for the weekend to meet with constituents and to host legislative forums. But, when there is business […]
'Water Tax' bill advances in committee
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa House Ways and Means Committee has introduced a bill similar to one introduced last month in the Iowa Senate that would establish a metered water excise tax. House Study Bill 229 exempts from the state sales tax the sales price from the sale […]
Senate approves property tax exemption for fixing up public nuisance properties
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa Senate voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a bill that would provide a limited property tax exemption for "eyesore properties" that are repaired by their owners. Senate File 480 would authorize a city or county to provide a property tax exemption for up to […]
House unanimously adopts amended military funeral protest bill
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to adopt four bills. Among them was a bill to expand the distance from funerals and memorial services, funeral processions, or burial services in which protests are prohibited. As originally constructed, House File 558 would have created […]
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An attempted murder investigation has opened after two men were attacked by a woman and her friends on a bus in Genoa for supposedly 'being gay' – leaving one of them in a life-threatening condition.
A 40-year-old-man and his friend were savagely attacked in July while returning home from a night out on a bus in Genoa.
"Perhaps it was his friend's eclectic look, or the fact that they were two men of the same age travelling together," the 40-year-old's girlfriend told La Stampa, in an attempt to find some kind of motive for the assault.
A female passenger reportedly became aggressive towards him, and asked: "Are you looking at my boyfriend?" while showering him and his friend with homophobic insults.
The woman and her group of five friends then attacked both men, stamping on their hands, faces and backs. They also attacked them with chains, La Stampa reported.
The man and his friend eventually managed to free themselves from the shower of blows and got off the bus, battered and bruised, to take a taxi home.
But the attack left the 40-year-old with a cerebral hemorrhage.
Once home with his girlfriend, he brushed off her concerns, telling her that he was fine and didn't need to go to hospital. However, over the next week his condition deteriorated slowly.
A week later, he was rushed to Genoa's Villa Scassi hospital, where he was given emergency surgery and placed in a coma to save his life.
He has now re-emerged from the coma but can neither eat nor speak, and is still in a serious condition.
Following the random and brutal attack the public prosecutor's office has opened an attempted murder investigation.
So far the police have only charged the bus driver with aiding and abetting the thugs - as he allegedly failed to intervene during the attack.


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MPH Student Aids in Windstorm Emergency Response
April 4, 2016 By aking50
MPH student Jared O'Connor says he didn't get much sleep in the wake of the epic windstorm that swept through Spokane and North Idaho on November 17th, 2015.
That's because he was up in the early hours of the morning and late into the night updating a Google Map he'd developed that showed Spokane area residents the locations of shelters, schools, public libraries, and grocery stores that were open in the days after the storm when much of the area had lost power. His map also tracked the locations of the Duracell truck that had arrived in Spokane days after the storm to provide free batteries and power charges for area residents.
To fulfill his MPH program internship requirement, O'Connor happened to be interning at the Spokane Regional Health District in the Emergency Preparedness department when the storm struck. As it uprooted trees, took down power lines, and damaged property across the region, O'Connor says thought to himself, "I need to do something."
He decided to start building his Google Map as a practical resource for the community. To him, it felt like a fairly minor way he could quickly contribute to the Regional Health District's emergency response efforts.
To his surprise, his little map quickly became a big deal to many community leaders who were coordinating the region's efforts.
"I got it up at 10 p.m. the night of the windstorm, and by the next morning when I went to work, it already had 1,000 views," said O'Connor. Overall, it received about 20,000 views in the aftermath of the storm.
O'Connor suspects that, at first, people started discovering it while searching online for places of shelter open in Spokane after the storm. Quickly, though, the map was shared on local news, cited by the Mayor's Office and the Spokane County Sheriff's Department, and added to the Regional Health District's website.
"It picked up a lot of momentum and people just started viewing it a lot," said O'Connor.
O'Connor said he spent a lot of time in the week after the storm monitoring openings and closures of area facilities and resources and updated the map throughout each day as he got new information. He said he started being included in high-level conversations about the emergency response efforts among community leaders as a result of his work on the map.
O'Connor is now in his final semester of EWU's MPH program and has already been hired as Health Education & Emergency Preparedness Specialist for the Washington Poison Center. He's based in the Spokane Regional Health District offices and works among the same people he worked with as an intern.
He credits his experience during his internship and the accolades he received for his work on the map as the key factor in getting hired in a public health career a few months ahead of graduation.
"My boss [at the Spokane Regional Health District] just raved about me," he said. "She gave me awesome references."
For most Spokane residents, the windstorm was at the very least a temporary nuisance; for many, it was devastating. For those most vulnerable in the wake of the storm, O'Connor may have just been in the right place at the right time to make a difference.
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This report provides an overview of the irrigation sector in each country in terms of (1) the environment and capacity state of engineers and engineering communities, (2) technical protocols in planning, design, construction management, operations and maintenance, (3) training and capacity building activities, and (4) research and development. The document reveals the state of technical capacity in each country and suggest priority actions towards its improvement through an investigation of conditions related to more than 16 technical targets and 80 milestones.
This paper reports on key discussions and results of the 1st Rhine-Mekong Symposium, held on 8-9 May 2014 in Koblenz, Germany. The participants recognise the common challenges and differences as well as the potential for further cooperation.
This report describes the biomonitoring survey conducted in 2011 in the Lower Mekong Basin which contributes to the evaluation of the overall ecological health of the river.
The Water Quality Report card contains the most important information found in the Annual Water Quality Report condensed in to an easy to digest format. The report card is also translated in to the four national riparian languages allowing it to be widely distributed within the Member Countries of the MRC.
This document provides a summary of the Rapid Basin-wide Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Tool (RSAT).
This report analyses time series of data collected at more than 50 locations on capture fisheries in the Lower Mekong Basin, including dai fishery in Cambodia, lee trap fish in Southern Laos, fish larvae monitoring in Cambodia and Viet Nam and fish abundance and diversity monitoring in the four Mekong Member Countries. It provides status and trends of fish abundance and diversity, biomass and size for multispecies assemblage and for important species.
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There is so much to see in Hiroshima. Be it World Heritage sites, famous shrines and temples, museums, local culture and entertainment - Hiroshima has it all. See our recommendations in each of the sections below and experience all that Hiroshima has to offer.
Whether it's being awestruck by a dynamic kagura theater performance, or becoming one with Japanese culture by wearing a traditional kimono, there's plenty to experience during your trip to Hiroshima. See below for more recommendations.


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The Grandview Heights and Bainbridge Paint Valley high school football teams have a couple things in common. Both are making their first postseason appearance since 2015, and both played in leagues that produced multiple playoff qualifiers.
The eighth-seeded Bobcats will travel to just outside Chillicothe to battle top-seeded Paint Valley on Friday, Nov. 2, in the first round of the Division VI, Region 23 playoffs.
The Bearcats are 10-0 and won the Scioto Valley Conference, which also had Chillicothe Southeastern (Region 23), Chillicothe Unioto (Division IV, Region 15) and Frankfort Adena (Region 23) reach the postseason.
"For the first time in the history of our league, we had four teams make the playoffs," Paint Valley coach Pete Hollon said. "It was a tough fight to get through that."
Grandview is 7-3 overall and finished 2-3 in the MSL-Ohio after losing to Columbus Academy 42-21 on Oct. 26. London (Division IV, Region 16) and Whitehall (Division II, Region 7) also reached the postseason from the MSL-Ohio, while Academy finished ninth in Division V, Region 19, one spot out of the playoffs.
Senior running back/defensive end Hudson Jump started as a freshman for the Bobcats when they reached a state semifinal before losing to eventual state champion Kirtland 13-9. He said the playoffs are a totally different game.
"It's different in the playoffs, and anything can happen," said Jump, who has rushed for 999 yards and 11 touchdowns on 122 carries. "When we were there my freshman year, we didn't think we could make it that far. If you catch fire, anything can happen."
Paint Valley has a run-based offense and also loads the box defensively to try to limit its opponent's running game.
"They like to throw the ball as much as (Hilliard) Davidson does," Grandview coach Jason Peters said. "They don't want to throw the ball. They want to be able to control the line of scrimmage and control the clock. It will come down to the team that will win the game will control the line of scrimmage."
Through nine games, quarterback Bryce Newland had completed 55 of 88 passes for 880 yards with nine touchdowns and one interception. The Bearcats had used a three-back rushing attack of Iann Cockrell (86 carries, 755 yards, 8 TDs), Brayden Ison (69 carries, 494 yards, 8 TDs) and Lane Mettler (79 carries, 437 yards, 9 TDs).
"We play a pro-base offense with tight ends," Hollon said. "It's pretty much old-school football. This is my 23rd season here, and I haven't changed a lot since then."
Defensive back Andrew Walker led the team with 77 tackles. Mettler had 74 tackles at linebacker and Cockrell had 72 at defensive back.
The Bobcats have been led offensively by Jump, but Harrison Morosky has 436 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 50 carries despite missing two games with injury.
Kyle Casey is 59-for-104 passing for 857 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions. Luke Lachey has 38 catches for 649 yards and 10 touchdowns.
"They play physical, hard-nosed football," Peters said. "We'll have to tighten down our screws and be ready to play."
The winner plays in a regional semifinal Nov. 9 against fourth-seeded Shadyside or fifth-seeded Adena at a site to be determined.


If you want to lose your liberty in a hurry, there's no better way to do it than a DAICO.
ICOs, or "initial coin offerings," schemes where companies launch their own "coins" and sell them as investments to the public without filing a registration statement or publishing a prospectus.
Oh, I should add that Vitalik came up with the DAICO concept. It is, therefore, automatically brilliant.
Given the fact that the original DAO's inflexibility caused its implosion, and given recent regulatory developments, I am astounded that anybody would think it prudent to launch one. But launch one they have.
blow up the deal and return the ICO funds to investors on a pro rata basis.
There are, of course, problems with this approach. The first is that tokenholders are generally passive rather than active investors: the original DAO could pass resolutions with a simple majority drawn from quorum of 20% (meaning as little as 10% +1 of the investors could bind the remaining 90%). No resolution ever passed because none of the tokenholders actually cared enough about what the DAO was doing in order to participate. Their primary motivation was to sit on their hands and wait for their investment to pay off.
When we consider that there are more responsive ways to ensure capital is used well (such as, say, putting an investor director with wide discretion and a veto power on a startup's board) it strikes me that the existing solution is more responsive and fit for purpose than the quite binary, all-or-nothing DAO solution.
Second, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here, because the SEC literally wrote a report about the original DAO scheme, likened it to a security, and cited as authority for this proposition not one but TWO cases relating to an infamous 1970s pyramid scheme that landed its promoter in federal prison for nearly a decade.
These facts diminished the ability of DAO Token holders to exercise meaningful control over the enterprise through the voting process, rendering the voting rights of DAO Token holders akin to those of a corporate shareholder. Steinhardt Group, Inc. v. Citicorp., 126 F.3d 144, 152 (3d Cir. 1997) ("It must be emphasized that the assignment of nominal or limited responsibilities to the participant does not negate the existence of an investment contract; where the duties assigned are so narrowly circumscribed as to involve little real choice of action … a security may be found to exist … .
[The] emphasis must be placed on economic reality.") (citing SEC v. Koscot Interplanetary, Inc., 497 F.2d 473, 483 n. 14 (5th Cir. 1974)). By contract and in reality, DAO Token holders relied on the significant managerial efforts provided by Slock.it and its co-founders, and The DAO's Curators, as described above. Their efforts, not those of DAO Token holders, were the "undeniably significant" ones, essential to the overall success and profitability of any investment into The DAO. See Glenn W. Turner, 474 F.2d at 482.
To which the crypto world responded, "whatever, YOLO, we'll just launch it in Switzerland." Putting philosophical arguments about the moral case for exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction to one side for the moment, recent litigation in the ICO world has shown that U.S. federal courts are willing to reach across borders in securities litigation. Ignore America at your peril.
I believe every ICO I've seen is a security.
Most DAOs appear to be a legal no-no, per the SEC (and likely other national securities regulators as well).
Most ICOs appear to be a legal no-no, also per the SEC (and likely other national securities regulators as well).
Most DAO users are less interested in managing their chosen project than they are in offloading their coins at a massive profit on new entrants as quickly as possible.
To close, a DAICO is nothing more than a new acronym for the same old bad ideas. The broken DAO concept, in particular, requires extensive rethinking and movement onto private/permissioned blockchains in order to shed its pyramid scheme-like qualities and serve a useful function. On account of which I am completely amazed that anyone would want to combine the DAO and ICO concepts under any circumstances.
Hi Preston, first thank you for the article.
Couldn't the DAICO be improved in a sense that if done in legal framework, it could make participation in a governance process bit more easier compared to existing solutions (of if made more user friendly)?
Secondly, isn't the voting problem more generally rather than specific to DAICO? Voting system used can be improved. I don't think DAICO as a general term insist on this specific implementation.
Hi Peter! You're most welcome and thanks for your thoughtful comment.
Short answer: yes; long answer, it's not as easy as it looks. The DAICO concept strikes me as quite a binary approach to corporate governance; either more money is given to the project, or the project is destroyed. In the real world there is considerably more latitude available to corporate and shareholders in their decisionmaking – they don't fetter their discretion ahead of time. This "DAICO" does.
Jay Clayton called out the so-called "gatekeepers", the lawyers and auditors who have been advising the ICO teams for misleading their clients, so if this is truly the case, wouldn't you agree that a more balanced criticism of the technologist who is merely trying to innovate better and more healthy startup protocol, should also mention the frictions within the legal community over their responsibility for advising their clients on these matters. If it seems like there is a shoe about to drop, why would you as a lawyer advise your client to still carry on? The reality is that a [name of firm redacted] attorney for instance probably has a lot more to lose by NOT pushing their clients forward at their own peril.
In my experience the perceived friction is on account of a small but extremely vocal minority of "crypto-lawyers." The view among securities lawyers I've spoken with on the subject has been more or less unanimously against unregistered ICO offerings.


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Arkansas Legislature Health Care Health Care Reform Medicaid Medicare Obamacare Private Option
Brace Yourselves, Taxpayers: The Obamacare 'Private' Option Will Be Even Worse Next Year
June 19, 2014 Nic Horton	0 Comments David Sanders, health care, health independence accounts, medicaid, Medicaid expansion, medicare, obamacare, private option
On Tuesday, Arkansas Obamacare supporters rolled out a set of changes to the state's newest entitlement program, misnamed the "private" option. According to proponents, these changes will increase "personal responsibility." But a closer look reveals that state decision-makers are trying to reduce the amount of "skin in the game" for Medicaid expansion enrollees, shifting even more of the financial burden onto taxpayers.
In order to create "personal investment" in the free health plans, Arkansas will ask the federal government for permission to do the following (which is weird because we've been repeatedly told that the PO gives Arkansas "control" over our healthcare system):
We will require those below the poverty line (but above 50% FPL) to make $5 monthly contributions to "Health Independence Accounts"; and
We will require those above the poverty line (but below 138% FPL) to contribute $10-$25 per month
If the contributions are made, that's it — there are no other out-of-pocket expenditures required for enrollees. Taxpayers will pick up the rest of the co-pays, deductibles, premiums, etc. But that's not all: when the enrollees make their monthly contribution, the taxpayers will chip in a $15 contribution as well. Based on the projected number of enrollees from 50-138% FPL, this could end up costing taxpayers an additional $30 million per year.
If enrollees fail to make their monthly contributions, for those below the poverty line, the claim will be passed off to a third party for collections — but taxpayers will still pay for this enrollee to receive care, and taxpayers will still cover all of their cost-sharing.
For those above the poverty line, if they fail to make their contributions, they will be billed by the provider and can be denied care, but, for a myriad of reasons, I think it's unlikely that this will actually happen. What is critical to note here is, even if enrollees never make their monthly contributions, they will not be removed from the program.
What happens with the funds that are put into the HIAs? The contributions are capped at $200, but here's the catch: none of these funds are used for medical care. Instead, the money sits there and receives (in many cases) a generous 3-for-1 match, funded by hard-working folks like you, the taxpayers.
If an enrollee ever leaves the "private" option, they get to take the $200 with them and use it towards other health insurance (I wish I could get this deal). To state the obvious, the idea that any of this encourages "personal responsibility" is just ridiculous. Here are just a few of the ways taxpayers are getting a raw deal:
1. These accounts are far from what we've been promised.
Advocates of the Obamacare PO have long declared their adoration for health savings accounts and promised along the way that HSAs and true "personal responsibility" would be a key feature of the program (at some undetermined point in the future). Just last month, Senator David Sanders, the father of this Arkansas-Obamacare disaster, penned an op-ed in a Utah newspaper. In that letter, Sanders said:
In year two, those individuals who fall between 50 to 100 percent of federal poverty line will be required to pay co-pays.
Of course the idea that nominal co-pays would have a large impact on controlling costs is silly to begin with, but Sanders's declaration about the HIAs is simply untrue — or, as he might say, "patently false." In reality, as previously mentioned, those from 50-100 percent won't pay any co-pays at all under these "Health Independence Accounts." Instead, they'll pay a $5 contribution and have all of their co-pays covered by taxpayers. I have to wonder why Sanders would make this claim just a few short weeks ago, only to be proven so completely wrong so quickly.
I contacted Sen. Sanders yesterday morning for his comments on the HIAs, hoping to learn exactly how they encourage any "personal responsibility" at all. Mysteriously, I have not heard back from him. Likewise, Sen. Missy Irvin also failed to return a call; in the past, she's conditioned her PO support on the implementation of health savings accounts and, as of now, I have no idea whether she'll find the boondoggle that DHS just unveiled satisfactory.
2. The HIAs will actually reduce the amount of cost-sharing / "skin in the game" for Medicaid expansion enrollees above the poverty line, moving "personal responsibility" significantly backwards.
Currently, enrollees from 100-138% of federal poverty are subject to a maximum of $604 in cost-sharing. Under the HIAs, enrollees can pay $10-25 per month (depending on their income) and forgo all other cost-sharing requirements, meaning the maximum amount of cost-sharing for this group will be $120-300. This change will absolutely result in significantly less "skin in the game" than this group has had thus far. Are taxpayers really expected to believe that this is moving our state towards more "personal responsibility?"
3. "Private" option enrollees below the poverty line (and above 50% FPL) will pay a microscopic fraction of the cost-sharing that even traditional Medicaid allows.
Rep. John Burris, another outspoken advocate of the Arkansas-Obamacare expansion, said during the original debate over the adoption of the plan:
You have so much more flexibility and cost-sharing in that Private Option exchange than you do under Medicaid.
This claim was certainly not true for those under the poverty line for Year 1 of the PO — they had absolutely no cost-sharing at all. But for next year, if the HIAs are approved, this will not be true for any of the "private" option enrollees: there will be no co-pays in the "private" option for those who make their monthly contributions.
(Based on the latest available data, more than 80% of enrollees are below the poverty line and had absolutely no cost sharing this year.)
Traditional Medicaid rules allow for cost-sharing of up to 5% of income. Based on that percentage, someone making 99.9% of FPL previously could have faced cost-sharing of roughly $613 per year. Under the HIAs, however, this individual will only be required to pay $5 per month or $60 per year. So, despite the promises of "skin in the game," these beneficiaries will pay less than 10% of the burden that they might share under traditional Medicaid rules.
Similarly, someone near the upper income limit for private-option eligibility could've faced cost-sharing of over $800 in old Medicaid. Now, their cost-sharing will be limited to just $300. And finally, those in the PO who are below 50% of the poverty level will continue in the program with no out-of-pocket expenses whatsoever.
What happened to all that "personal responsibility?" These enrollees would have more "skin in the game" in old Medicaid than they will in the "new and improved" Medicaid that Arkansas politicians have created.
4. The only "incentives" in the HIAs are bad ones.
In his Utah op-ed, Sen. Sanders also said:
Year two will also see the introduction of health saving accounts — Independence Accounts — injecting consumerism into the Private Option by incentivizing the newly covered to make wise choices about their health care spending.
This, too, is just wrong. Because there is no connection between the funds in the HIA accounts and the trips an enrollee makes to the doctor, there is no incentive for enrollees to make "wise choices" at all. In fact, there is a (bad) incentive for enrollees to stay in the plans longer (at least 6 months) in order to get free money from taxpayers and go to the doctor as much as they want, without any financial consequences. A more appropriate name for these new accounts would be "Government Dependence Accounts."
It would be generous to say this entire saga reminds me of a really bad (and really expensive) Saturday Night Live skit. The advocates of this disastrous Obamacare program still seem to think that if they continue to throw out as much private-sector, management-consultant lingo as humanly possible, somehow the program will be a success. "Competition! Free markets! Cost-sharing!" But unless this lingo actually evolves into tangible policy outcomes, it's simply an extravagant word game that's being played to give politicians cover for the health care disaster they've brought to our state. It's just governing by buzzwords.
The lack of actual personal responsibility in these HIAs is simply the latest in a long string of empty promises from "private" option architects. Much of this is the result of the legislature abdicating their responsibility to craft policy and dumping it off on state bureaucrats by statutorily instructing them to "develop" these accounts. DHS could announce tomorrow that their new HIAs will also include a new Cadillac SUV for every PO enrollee, and that the gift of this new car will help promote "personal responsibility." Maybe David Sanders would defend that, too. But ultimately, no matter how much politicians try to spin it, a "toy Yoda" isn't a Toyota, free stuff will never encourage personal responsibility, and these "Health Independence Accounts" aren't anything like actual health savings accounts — which is what we were promised. More on that tomorrow.
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Q: Getting HttpErrorResponse error in angular for Delete request I am trying to send a Delete request from my movie.component.ts page to delete a review. But I am getting HttpErrorResponse error. Where am I going wrong?
here is a screenshot of the error message I am receiving in the console:
HttpErrorResponse
movie.component.ts
 deleteReview(reviewID: any) {
    this.webService.deleteReview(reviewID).subscribe((res) => {
      alert('Review deleted');
    });
  }

web.service.ts
deleteReview(id: any) {
    return this.http.delete(
      'http://localhost:5000/api/v1.0/movies' + id + '/reviews/' + this.reviewID
    );
  }

Here is my back-end Delete method
@app.route("/api/v1.0/movies/<string:id>/reviews/<string:reviewID>", methods=["DELETE"])
def delete_review(id, reviewID):
    movies.update_one(
        {"_id": ObjectId(id)},
        {"$pull": {"reviews": {"_id": ObjectId(reviewID)}}}
    )
    return make_response(jsonify({}), 204)

A: Typo in web.service.ts. Forgot a slash after /reviews/. Second a typo on this.reviewIDw.
So in your error you see the value of reviewID is undefined. This can bring this CORS error, too. Then the route was not found.
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Category: Wiping over the socks
How should he do wudoo' and pray when he has a cast on his right arm?
How can a person fulfil his religious obligations of wudoo' and prayer when his right arm is broken and is in a cast?
He needs to put on special socks before getting out of bed and doing wudoo'; can he wipe over them?
He wiped over his socks for three days when he was not travelling. Does he have to repeat his prayers for the two days?
Praise be to Allah.
If a person is unable to move his right arm and use it when doing acts of worship, then he must be careful to adhere to the following shar'i rulings:
Firstly:
Wudoo' and ghusl are obligatory and are not waived because of his right arm being broken, because he can use his left arm to take water and make it reach the parts of the body that must be washed when purifying himself. He must be careful and deliberate when doing that, so that he can make sure that the act of purification is done properly.
With regard to the right arm which is broken and in a cast, it is sufficient, when doing wudoo' and ghusl, to wipe over it lightly so that the plaster will not be affected, and it can be wiped once only and does not have to be done repeatedly, unlike washing the arm [as is usually done]. Thus the act of purification will be sound, in sha Allah. It is also essential to note that the fingers or elbow of the right hand, if they are uncovered, must be washed; wiping is only acceptable with regard to the part that is hidden beneath the cast.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him] said:
Sometimes the cast covers the palm and the fingers are not covered. In that case, it is obligatory to wash the fingers and the cast may be wiped over. Similarly, in the case of [a cast on] the leg, the toes may be not covered, so they must be washed and the cast must be wiped over.
End quote from al-Liqaa' ash-Shahri (61/27).
The rulings on casts have been discussed previously in detail, in the answers to questions no. 69796, 148062 and 163853.
With regard to prayer, the actions of the right arm may be summed up as follows:
Raising the arm when saying the four takbeers (when commencing the prayer (takbeerat al-ihraam), when bowing, when standing up from bowing, and when rising from the first tashahhud).
Placing the right hand over the left hand when standing.
Resting on the arm when prostrating.
Placing the hands on the thighs when sitting.
Pointing with the forefinger when reciting the tashahhud.
In all of these cases, if you can move the arm that is in plaster and do these actions if possible, then that is better and is preferable. If you are not able to complete the full movement with your arm, then you should do as much as you are able. If you are not able to move it, then there is no blame on you, and you only have to move the left arm when doing these actions, with the exception of pointing with the forefinger, which should be done only with the right hand.
The shar'i evidence for all of the above is two general fiqhi principles, for which there is testimony in many religious texts of the Qur'an and saheeh Sunnah.
The first principle is that hardship dictates leniency, the evidence for which is the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "Allah does not burden any soul with more than it can bear" [al-Baqarah 2:286].
The second principle is that what one is able to do cannot be waived on the grounds of what one is unable to do, the evidence for which is the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "So fear Allah as much as you are able" [at-Taghaabun 64:16]. This is an important principle concerning which the scholars say: It is one of the basic principles that cannot be overlooked so long as the principles of shari'ah are adhered to.
See: al-Ashbaah wa'n-Nazaa'ir by as-Suyooti (p. 293)
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
There are many religious texts which indicate that the actions that are enjoined are subject to the condition that one be able to do them, as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to 'Imraan ibn Husayn: "Pray standing; if you cannot, then sitting; and if you cannot then lying on your side." Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1117).
The Muslims are unanimously agreed that if a worshipper is unable to do some of the obligatory parts of the prayer – such as standing, sitting, bowing, prostrating, covering the 'awrah, facing the qiblah, and so on – then what he is unable to do is waived in his case. Rather what he is obliged to do is that which if he seriously wanted to do it, he could do it. Rather it is important to note that the shar'i definition of one's ability to comply with the commands and prohibitions is not the ability to do so even if it leads to harm. In fact if a person is able to do something but it would harm him, then he is regarded as being like one who is unable to do it in many instances, such as purifying himself with water, fasting when he is ill, standing in the prayer, and so on, in accordance with the words of Allah, may He be exalted (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship"
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
"[Allah] has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty"
[al-Hajj 22:78]
"Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you"
[al-Maa'idah 5:6].
In as-Saheeh it is narrated from Anas that the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) said: "You have been sent to make things easy, and you have not been sent to make things difficult."
End quote from Majmoo' al-Fataawa (8/438-439).
Ruling on wearing one pair of socks over another when one did wudoo' wiping over the first pair
With regard to wiping over the socks, it is not essential to intend that at the time of putting them on
It is permissible to wipe over the khuffayn with a cloth or for someone else to wipe them
My mother's rights over me, my rights over her, and the extent of my independence
She dislikes her husband but he refuses to divorce her and he does not give her her rights
Making du'aa' after the obligatory prayers is bid'ah
Virtues of the Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah
Broken ties of kinship and relationships


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Back in January, I shared a recipe for ginger-almond biscuits that I had created for the "Reading and Refreshments" feature on my siblings' and my website. Developing the recipe was very exciting for me, since the book we were spotlighting was my own novel. It was such fun to recreate a food that I had written about—certainly without any thought of ever making it myself!
Although I do a recipe for "Reading and Refreshments," every month (my siblings allow me this privilege, as cooking is my area of expertise), I don't often allow them to cross over to this blog—I'd rather make new ones. But having said that, I simply must tell you about the recipe that I made for last month's feature.
We were highlighting my sister's novel this time, and she went into great detail (like any proper novelist would) about exactly what she wanted. The story is about a princess who, tired of royal restrictions, is given a year to travel about the country in disguise, to find out if there is some other way of life that she would prefer. She is accompanied on the journey by her occasionally domineering cousin Pete; and along the way, a young gypsy maiden and a mysterious knight join their little band.
So, do you have the picture? Medieval travelers roaming the countryside on horseback, searching for adventure, braving dangers, escaping from bandits, etc. What would they have been eating?
Well, at one point in the story, they have pancakes. (I can't go into more detail than that, because it would spoil one of the funniest parts of the book.) But obviously these pancakes would have been very different from the ones we usually eat today.
In the first place, travelers would not have been carrying eggs, milk or butter with them; so all those ingredients were out. I used yogurt and oil instead, which have slightly better keeping qualities. For flour, my sister wanted a blend of spelt, the wheat most commonly used in Europe during the medieval period, and almond meal. The pancakes were to be served with a wild berry sauce, as the foursome go berry-picking in the wilds during one of the most significant scenes in the book.
The only "wild" berries I could get my hands on were frozen wild blueberries, which are, I am aware, completely inauthentic, since blueberries are an American fruit and would not yet have been introduced to Europe at the time of the novel's setting. However, I had to make do with what I could find. I don't know exactly what kind of berries would have been growing wild in Central Europe during the Middle Ages; if you do, I should love to hear your suggestions.
They also would have used something other than cornstarch as a thickener for their sauce (or, even more likely, nothing at all—I suspect they weren't as picky about those kinds of things back then.) Still, on the whole, I thought it was a very good effort at replicating the circumstances of the novel, and was very interested to see how it would turn out.
And these pancakes are really quite delightful, so rich and velvety, and the tart berry sauce contrasts wonderfully with their earthy, nutty flavor. I will definitely make them again—even though I am a modern cook who has a refrigerator to keep her eggs and milk fresh and maple syrup to serve on them.
I am sharing this recipe with the Cook, Blog, Share linky run by Lucy of Supergolden Bakes, an absolutely gorgeous blog that I have just discovered. Go over and take a look! Her recipes and photography are stunning.
I am also linking up with the #FamilyFoodies Pancake Party hosted by Vanesther of Bangers and Mash and Louisa of Eat Your Veg.
Another egg-free recipe, and also suitable for those who are avoiding wheat but can still tolerate spelt.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, almond meal, baking powder, and salt.
Add the yogurt, oil, and honey and stir just until the batter is smooth. Set aside to rest for 15 minutes or so.
While the batter is resting, preheat an oiled griddle to 325°F and prepare the sauce.
Combine the blueberries, honey, and 2 tablespoons of the water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining tablespoon of water and whisk the mixture into the boiling sauce. Continue to boil, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Stir in the cinnamon and pour the sauce into a serving pitcher.
Scoop ½-cup portions of the batter onto the preheated griddle and bake until the cakes are well-browned, 5-8 minutes per side. Be careful when flipping them, as they are a bit more delicate than ordinary pancakes, due to the lack of egg and lower amount of gluten.
Transfer pancakes to plates and serve with the berry sauce.
Thank you, Lucy. I think your photography is gorgeous. I was surprised by how well these photos turned out–I took them in a mad dash on a morning when I had an early appointment and had to get out of the house. And yet I like them better than many photos that I spent an afternoon styling and shooting! Oh, the perversity of it all . . . sigh.
Wow, these pancakes look amazing. I'm interested in trying out spelt flour so this recipe is very appealing, I especially like the blueberry sauce.
Oh, definitely give spelt a try. You'll never want to use regular wheat flour again!
Hi Alexandra – am featuring your pancakes on #CookBlogShare roundup – cant seem to find you on Twitter?
Thank you, Lucy! My Twitter account is @lassintheapron.
Absolutely love your 'medieval' pancakes and could eat quite a pile of these, I'm sure! Thanks so much for linking up with the Family Foodies pancake party!


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Dozens killed after buses collide in central Senegal
[Source: Aljazeera]
At least 40 people have been killed and 87 injured after two buses collided near Kaffrine in central Senegal.
The accident occurred on the Number 1 national road at 3:15 am (03:15 GMT) on Sunday.
President Macky Sall said 40 people were killed in the "grave" accident and announced three days of national mourning.
The bus, with a 60-seat capacity, was heading to Rosso near the border with Mauritania, the fire brigade said, adding that the number of people onboard was unknown.
Victims were taken to a hospital and medical centre in Kaffrine, he said. The wreckage and demolished buses have since been cleared and normal traffic has resumed, said Fall.
Public prosecutor, Cheikh Dieng, said early investigations suggested that the accident happened when "a bus assigned to the public transport of passengers, following the bursting of a tyre, left its trajectory before colliding head-on with another bus coming in the opposite direction".
According to experts, this is one of the heaviest death tolls from a single incident in recent years in a country where road accidents are common largely because of a lack of driver discipline, poor roads and decrepit vehicles.
In October 2020, at least 16 people were killed and 15 more injured when a bus collided with a refrigerated lorry in western Senegal. Local media said that the lorry was hauling fish to Dakar.


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Modified date: December 23, 2019
Lawyer and judge Edward Terry Sanford is best remembered for his involvement in two high-profile Supreme Court cases, serving in one as a lawyer and in one as one of the justices. After graduating Harvard Law School, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General of the United States in 1907.
That year, Edward Terry Sanford served as the lead prosecutor in the case of United States v. Shipp et al. The case involved Senator Joseph Shipp, the sheriff in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1906. Shipp was deemed responsible when a black prisoner, Ed Johnson, was lynched after being convicted of rape by an all-white jury. Despite a successful appeal to the Supreme Court, the case of United States v. Shipp et al. alleged that Shipp had deliberately disregarded a court order and allowed the lynching of a prisoner, leaving him open to charges of contempt of court.
Edward Terry Sanford traveled to Chattanooga to prepare evidence for the government and question witnesses. For nearly two days, Edward Terry Sanford also questioned Sheriff Shipp about the incidents in question. After his preparatory role in the trial, Edward Terry Sanford believed he had established the guilt of the sheriff, as well as several of his deputies and several lynch mob members.
The resulting Supreme Court trial took place in December 1906. Using the evidence collected by Edward Terry Sanford, the prosecution successfully argued for the conviction of Sheriff Shipp. After this success, Edward Terry Sanford was appointed to district judge status in Tennessee in 1908.
In 1923, Edward Terry Sanford was appointed to the US Supreme Court. Though he wrote 130 opinions as a judge, his most influential case was held in his first year on the bench. The 1923 case of Gitlow v. New York had its origins in the 1919 arrest of Benjamin Gitlow, a New York assemblyman who was a member of the Communist Party and had published an article arguing for the violent overthrow of the American government. During the course of his New York trial, Gitlow argued that because the article had resulted in no violent actions, he should be exonerated, but was convicted regardless.
The court heard the case in 1923 and issued its opinion, written by Edward Terry Sanford, in 1925. The issue at stake concerned the legality of the New York state laws and whether they violated the first amendment. Edward Terry Sanford wrote on behalf of the seven justices who concurred that the first amendment was equally applicable to federal and state governments.
However, their ruling also established a new legal precedent for restrictions that could be placed on first amendment expression of speech. Where previously the "clear and present danger" rule had been used, the opinion written by Edward Terry Sanford relied upon the "bad (or dangerous) tendency" rule. This ruling established that states could regulate speech before it led to destructive consequences, as long as federal first amendment standards were not violated.
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Q: How to apply autocomplete in manytomany field in django I would like to apply the autocomplete option for my Preorder.preorder_has_products.through model in order to be able to load products with autocomplete(i tried unsuccessfully).Moreover, I have an inline implementation in order to be able to select for one preorder more than one product. The obstacle is that I have a manytomany field(preorder_has_products) as you can see below and I do not know how to implement the autocomplete.
models.py
class Preorder(models.Model):
    client = models.ForeignKey(Client,verbose_name=u'Πελάτης')
    preorder_date = models.DateField("Ημ/νία Προπαραγγελίας",null=True, blank=True, default=datetime.date.today)
    notes = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True, blank=True, verbose_name="Σημειώσεις")
    preorder_has_products=models.ManyToManyField(Product,blank=True)

    def get_absolute_url(self):
        return reverse('preorder_edit', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})

class Product(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField("Όνομα",max_length=200)
    price = models.DecimalField("Τιμή", max_digits=7, decimal_places=2, default=0)
    barcode = models.CharField(max_length=16, blank=True, default="")
    eopyy = models.CharField("Κωδικός ΕΟΠΥΥ",max_length=10, blank=True, default="")
    fpa = models.ForeignKey(FPA, null=True, blank=True, verbose_name=u'Κλίμακα ΦΠΑ')

forms.py
class PreorderHasProductsForm(ModelForm):
    product = ModelChoiceField(required=True,queryset=Product.objects.all(),widget=autocomplete.ModelSelect2(url='name-autocomplete'))

    class Meta:
        model=Preorder.preorder_has_products.through
        exclude=('client',)

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(PreorderHasProductsForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.fields['product'].label = "Ονομα Προϊόντος"

PreorderProductFormSet = inlineformset_factory(Preorder,Preorder.preorder_has_products.through,form=PreorderHasProductsForm,extra=1)

my views.py for autocomplete
class NameAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
    def get_queryset(self):
        # Don't forget to filter out results depending on the visitor !
        if not self.request.user.is_authenticated():
            return Product.objects.none()

        qs = Product.objects.all()

        if self.q:
            qs = qs.filter(product__istartswith=self.q)

        return qs

my template is written based on this tutorial : https://django-autocomplete-light.readthedocs.io/en/master/tutorial.html
and finally my url for autocomplete:
url(r'^name-autocomplete/$',views.NameAutocomplete.as_view(),name='name-autocomplete'),

My result based on the above snippets is depicted in the attached image.

what could be wrong? I guess one possible issue could be the reference to the manytomanyfield table. Any idea?


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If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is looking for any heartfelt sound bites for a potential 2016 presidential bid, she may need to look no further than what was said on stage of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Global Impact gala on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Clinton received the Global Impact Award for her leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Nigel Barker hosted the gala, which also celebrated the foundation's 25th anniversary. Actresses Julianna Margulies, Gloria Reuben and Mary Steenburgen all deliveredreadings from Elizabeth Glaser's book, "In the Absence of Angels: A Hollywood Family's Courageous Story." Michael Feinstein performed, kicking off his medley with a rendition of "Luck Be a Lady."


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NHL Second Round Predictions
As a review, here are my predictions from the first round. The results are in parentheses, bolded if I got the winner correct.
Vancouver over Chicago in 6 games (Vancouver in 7 games)
San Jose over Los Angeles in 7 games (San Jose in 6 games)
Phoenix over Detroit in 7 games (Detroit in 4 games)
Nashville over Anaheim in 6 games (Nashville in 6 games)
Washington over New York Rangers in 5 games (Washington in 5 games)
Philadelphia over Buffalo in 5 games (Philadelphia in 7 games)
Boston over Montreal in 5 games (Boston in 7 games)
Pittsburgh over Tampa Bay in 7 games (Tampa Bay in 7 games)
So I got three out of four right on each side. Not bad, though that Detroit/Phoenix series was a slap in the balls.
Both conferences in one post from here on out.
Western Conference Semifinals
#1 Vancouver Canucks vs. #5 Nashville Predators
Vancouver had a rough time closing out the Blackhawks in the first round. Chicago has been a thorn in the Canucks' side for years, and you knew they weren't going to go away easily, but they were a lucky bounce away from ousting the President's Trophy winners and making everyone forget about the Caps' collapse last season.
But Vancouver did pull out the victory, and they're still the most skilled offensive team in the country. The thing that concerns me about this series for Vancouver is the state of Roberto Luongo, both physically and mentally. He got benched for game 6 (then came in as an injury replacement), and barely won in game 7. He wasn't on top of his game at the end of the series, and he knew it. Does that carry over?
I think it does. My "gutsy" pick last round didn't pan out at all, with my underdog Coyotes not winning a single game, but I'm going back to the well again. I'm taking the brutal Predators, led by their outstanding goalie Pekka Rinne, to grind the Canucks to a halt and move on to the conference finals.
Prediction: Predators in 7
#2 San Jose Sharks vs. #3 Detroit Red Wings
Every time I start to write something on this matchup, I delete it. These two teams are just so dynamic that it's impossible to pick against either of them. The Sharks are peaking at the right time, and with Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau, Ryan Clowe, and phenom Logan Couture, their offense is as talented as anybody's. But Detroit's got a couple of legitimate megastars in Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, and a lineup riddled with winners like Niklas Lidstrom, Kris Draper, and Mike Modano. So how do you pick between them?
Goalies. The Sharks have got a goalie who showed last year that he's got the skills and the head to win a Cup. The Red Wings have a young goalie who keeps pushing the envelope to show how amazingly inconsistent a goalie can be. In a matchup between two juggernauts, you take the one that has the goalie who can turn in consistent, effective performances.
Prediction: Sharks in 6
Eastern Conference Semifinals
#1 Washington Capitals vs. #5 Tampa Bay Lightning
If the Capitals go deep into this postseason, I have to think we'll look back at game four against the Rangers as a turning point. Down three goals coming into the third period and hearing it from the rowdy Madison Square Garden crowd, the Capitals hunkered down, played aggressive and responsible hockey, equalized the game in regulation, then won on a decidedly non-Capitals-style goal by Jason Chimera in double-overtime.
That goal, and in fact that whole game, is a sign that this isn't last year's Capitals team. The mid-season course correction that Bruce Boudreau undertook to rededicate the team to defense and puck control has been completely embraced, and you can't understate the importance of Jason Arnott's addition to this team. While I was sad to see David Steckel go in the trade, the Caps needed a playmaking second-line center, and Arnott has been all that and more. His presence has been tremendous in helping the Capitals find goals that they couldn't before.
Tampa Bay had to come back from three games to one to beat Pittsburgh in the first round, and it was impressive that they were able to turn things around. They also flashed some of their vaunted offense, outscoring the Penguins 13-4 in those last three games. But you can't forget that they got down 3-1 in the first place. Against this Capitals team, the Lightning don't overcome that deficit. Let's hope the Verizon Center remains friendly for Washington this weekend.
Prediction: Washington in 5
#2 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #3 Boston Bruins
We were a game away from booting both of these teams in the first round, but the Sabres and Canadiens (respectively) couldn't close the deal. Now we've got a matchup between two very talented and downright ornery teams that should end up being very entertaining.
Boston holds the advantage at goalie, as Tim Thomas actually deserves a little bit of consideration for the MVP. While he didn't play every game (and in fact came into the season as the #2 goalie behind Tuukka Rask), he turned in one of the best statistical seasons a goalie has ever had. Ever. A 2.00 goals-against-average is simply unheard of. The Flyers, meanwhile, started three different goalies during their series against Buffalo, and while it seems clear that Brian Boucher should start, none of them is a game-changer.
But that's okay, they don't need to be. Philadelphia's strength is the depth of their skaters, both at forward and defense, and their rough and tumble attitude. They had ten different guys register at least 9 hits during the series, and their top two scorers (Claude Giroux and Danny Briere) were both also in the top three of hits on the team. That tells me that the whole team has a commitment to being physical, not just the fourth-liners. In the end, I think that physical nature and the offensive skill players for the Flyers will help them outlast the Bruins in what figures to be a nasty affair.
Prediction: Flyers in 7
LET'S GO CAPS!
By GoodPointJoe at April 28, 2011
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Discussion in 'Ask The Experts' started by pigerwoods, Jul 13, 2015.
Guys, I am looking for a little advice please. I am pretty new to the whole higher end music thing, I am by no measure an audiophile and don't know the correct terminologies, so please be patient with me. I will try to explain everything as best I can. Recently my ipod classic crashed on me so I bought a Fiio X5 2nd generation player, which I am more than happy with, currently all my music files are MP4 (any advice?) as I just dragged them from my itunes library. While in the store, I also made an impulse buy of a pair of OPPO PM3 headphones. It seems I made a little bit of a rookie error and didn't really spend as much time test driving them in the store as I should have. Now, don't get me wrong, there is no doubt that these are great headphones but to be honest, I am finding the sound a little disappointing for my taste and expectations. I like my music loud(ish) with some base but not overwhelming. I also like to be "immersed", probably with a fuller, warmer sound. What I am finding with the current set up, is that although it is very accurate and certain vocals or instruments sound amazing, the sum of all parts together feels a bit thin, detached and quite linear. I am finding my ear concentrating on an individual instrument as opposed to feeling "wrapped" in the whole song. At volume, It feels to my ear quite shrill and almost synthetic and emotionless (but not distorted). It's a weird thing to say but it almost feels that the depiction of some instruments is so accurate and pronounced, that they don't gel with other instruments and almost sound out of tune. The sound all seems to be foreground with little in the way of depth and background…Crazy I know but I am just trying to explain as best I can.
The other frustration is that when I am listening to some tracks where I know there is a lot going on in the background (for example the strings on Street Spirit by Radiohead or the little background riffs and soft drumming on a lot of MUSE tracks) but they just aren't relayed. I know they are there but they are not being projected… The same goes for big emotional piano or string sections (again Muse tracks or Roads by Portishead) I am left feeling like the headphones have a lot more to give…but don't. I am even finding myself sometimes reverting back to my crappy old 40 quid Sony MDR-XB500's…like an old comfort blanket. I have played with the gain and equalizer on the Fiio but still don't really get what I am looking for.
Will a portable amp help with the issues that I have (badly) described? If so, do you have any recommendations (not too pricey or bulky) please? Do the headphones need time to settle in? Are my expectations too high for the setup? Again, sorry for the length of post but I am trying to decide whether to go down the road of a portable amp or just call the job a bad one and look for alternative headphones. Any help greatly appreciated thanks.
Guys, I am looking for a little advice please. I am pretty new to the whole higher end music thing, I am by no measure an audiophile and don't know the correct terminologies, so please be patient with me. I will try to explain everything as best I can. Recently my ipod classic crashed on me so I bought a Fiio X5 2nd generation player, which I am more than happy with, currently all my music files are MP4 (any advice?) as I just dragged them from my itunes library. While in the store, I also made an impulse buy of a pair of OPPO PM3 headphones. It seems I made a little bit of a rookie error and didn't really spend as much time test driving them in the store as I should have. Now, don't get me wrong, there is no doubt that these are great headphones but to be honest, I am finding the sound a little disappointing for my taste and expectations. I like my music loud(ish) with some base but not overwhelming. I also like to be "immersed", probably with a fuller, warmer sound. What I am finding with the current set up, is that although it is very accurate and certain vocals or instruments sound amazing, the sum of all parts together feels a bit thin, detached and quite linear. I am finding my ear concentrating on an individual instrument as opposed to feeling "wrapped" in the whole song. At volume, It feels to my ear quite shrill and almost synthetic and emotionless (but not distorted). It's a weird thing to say but it almost feels that the depiction of some instruments is so accurate and pronounced, that they don't gel with other instruments and almost sound out of tune. The sound all seems to be foreground with little in the way of depth and background…Crazy I know but I am just trying to explain as best I can. The other frustration is that when I am listening to some tracks where I know there is a lot going on in the background (for example the strings on Street Spirit by Radiohead or the little background riffs and soft drumming on a lot of MUSE tracks) but they just aren't relayed. I know they are there but they are not being projected… The same goes for big emotional piano or string sections (again Muse tracks or Roads by Portishead) I am left feeling like the headphones have a lot more to give…but don't. I am even finding myself sometimes reverting back to my crappy old 40 quid Sony MDR-XB500's…like an old comfort blanket. I have played with the gain and equalizer on the Fiio but still don't really get what I am looking for. Will a portable amp help with the issues that I have (badly) described? If so, do you have any recommendations (not too pricey or bulky) please? Do the headphones need time to settle in? Are my expectations too high for the setup? Again, sorry for the length of post but I am trying to decide whether to go down the road of a portable amp or just call the job a bad one and look for alternative headphones. Any help greatly appreciated thanks.
This needs a one-on-one consultation with an expert. It's too broad to answer in a forum like this one.
An amp could improve the sound for you but I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make. The X5 shouldn't have a problem with powering the PM3 - something like the FiiO E12 might help as it will deliver a lot more power to the headphones and it has the option of a bass boost.
Personally I think that the PM3 is the best closed back a its price point - it could just be a case of you getting used to their sound and giving them a bit more time to burn in.
The other option is to go for a different headphone - something like the B&W P7. It is around the same price and the sound quality might suit your tastes more.
The B&W P7 may be the best thing - it wouldn't be mistaken for "thin and detached" as the OP described.