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Posted on February 20, 2018 by Delaware Gazette
Harlem residents want smarter development
By D. Anthony Botkin - abotkin@aimmediamidwest.com
"We want the trustees to really consider what is smart for the community," said Brittany Bowers, a member of a group of Harlem Township residents who are rallying against the rezoning of a property for a proposed 500-unit storage facility on Fancher Road. The group plans to attend the next township trustees meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in township hall at 3883 S. State Route 605, Galena.
A group of Harlem Township residents has banded together in an effort to "rally the troops" for Wednesday's Harlem Township Board of Trustees meeting.
Trustees will consider and possibly take action on rezoning 13 acres of land to a Planned Commercial and Office District. The request has already cleared the township's zoning commission.
According to the residents who own property near the land being considered for rezoning, the proposed use is for a 500-unit storage facility on Fancher Road. Residents said the land is currently zoned agricultural.
"We're not against development. We understand that is going to happen," said Brittany Bowers, the property owner who lives next to the 13 acres that are proposed to be rezoned. "We want the trustees to really consider what is smart for the community. Is a 500-unit storage facility best for our community when most of us have outbuildings? It will not bring more jobs to the community because it's a kiosk."
Bowers said if the proposed rezoning takes place and the storage facility is allowed to be built, the facility plan shows an 800-foot privacy fence that will run along her driveway.
"It will be 419 feet of privacy fence and then it turns into a chain link fence," she said.
Bowers said the plans propose a "stormwater retention area at the back of the property that already floods." She said the area floods onto her property and with a retention pond, it will only get worst.
"We have a petition started on Change.org that has close to 200 signatures," she said. "The signatures don't count against a referendum but show support against the rezoning. As a group, we're trying to rally the troops and show the trustees that we don't want this in our community."
According to Bowers, Harlem Township is supposed to be a lower-density community.
"In order to build a house it has to be a minimum of two acres," she said. "Having 10 buildings on a single lot is not low-density."
Maintaining property values is another concern of Bowers.
"Our property values are at risk for those of us surrounding the property," she said. "I bought my house a year ago. Am I going to be upside-down on my mortgage if property values dip low enough?"
Bower said the people proposing the storage facility are not from the area, but live in Lancaster and Blacklick.
"They're not part of the community, and they're not invested in the community," she said.
Susi Perry, a resident who lives across the street from the property, said the proposed storage facility will be a kiosk and unmanned.
"There won't be any income taxes collected," she said.
Perry said she has investigated other storage facilities within the area and found many are not at capacity.
"Within a five- to six-mile range of the proposed facility, I think there were five or six of them that aren't even at capacity," she said. "If you have five or six facilities that are only an acre in size, how can there be a demand for a 13-acre facility?"
"It's not needed. It's not necessary," Perry added.
Jennifer Slater, a township resident, said, "Cardinal Self Storage, literally five miles away, has 454 units with a 41 percent vacancy right now."
According to Herman "Judge" Berk Jr., people are concerned about possible criminal activity, and the criminals hiding in the outbuildings and barns of the surrounding residents.
Berk said the parking and storing of motor homes and boats will only lead to the theft of generators and boat motors.
"If you build a place like this you're putting a smorgasbord out there for them," he said. "If you have crime across the street, nobody will move into the area."
Berk said the lights will be on 24 hours a day. He said the residents moved to the country to get away from the lights.
The Harlem Township trustees meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in township hall, 3883 S. State Route 605, Galena.
http://www.delgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/02/web1_DSC_0598.jpg"We want the trustees to really consider what is smart for the community," said Brittany Bowers, a member of a group of Harlem Township residents who are rallying against the rezoning of a property for a proposed 500-unit storage facility on Fancher Road. The group plans to attend the next township trustees meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in township hall at 3883 S. State Route 605, Galena.
By D. Anthony Botkin
abotkin@aimmediamidwest.com
Contact D. Anthony Botkin at 740-413-0902. Follow him on Twitter @dabotkin.
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Firstly, "shank" is the official term for the band of the ring and some people may call this the engagement ring setting.
So now that you know the term, we can delve into the most popular shank styles and hopefully bring you one step closer to discovering your dream engagement ring setting.
Split shanks are graceful and complement many diamond sizes and shapes. This particular style of shank divides into two, before joining with the centre stone, giving the appearance of two separate bands. The split shank can be designed in many different styles. The split shank can be simply separated with a space in between or even woven, twisted, or free form. The shank will merge back together towards the middle of the band to create a single band under the finger.
The cathedral shank is one of the most traditional setting styles, imitating the grandeur of cathedral architecture. The way that the shank is crafted in a cathedral style lifts the centre diamond higher off the finger to highlight its beauty and prominence. In this style, the shank delicately tapers upwards to frame the centre diamond between elegant archways.
Fishtail style shanks can have a very vintage feel. Here, the small diamonds that line the shank are held together and separated by small cut-outs in the metal that are in the shape of small "v's". The way that the diamonds are set in this style of engagement ring setting gives the illusion of more sparkle and larger diamonds.
A knife-edge shank is characterised by the sharp edge that runs around the outside of the shank. This shank style features two smoothly slanted sides that meet at a point, encompassing the shank and creating a sleek and classic look. Depending on the design of the ring, "sharper" or "softer" knife-edge shanks can be found.
The word "pavé" literally means "paved". This describes how the pavé engagement rings have a shank that is "paved" in small diamonds, creating a sparkling avenue that gives the illusion that the shank is made entirely of diamonds and making the centre stone pop. The pavé style on the shank are set close together, separated by very small metal beads.
The bead-set shank style is closely related to the pavé style. The shank is often set with many small diamonds, like pavé, but what makes it a bead-set shank is characterised by tiny metal beads that line either side of the shank. While there are also metal beads in the pavé shank style, there typically is only one metal bead fastening up to three diamonds whereas in bead-settings there are multiple beads running along the band securing the diamonds. The delicately placed beads give off a glamorous feel while securing the diamonds that run along the shank.
In a channel setting, the diamonds are set along the shank in a metal channel. This shank style fastens the featured diamonds between two parallel walls of crafted metal. This style gives the shank a smooth and elegant, modern look.
The twist shank style has become increasingly popular over the past few years. As the name suggests, the metal of the shank twists creating a lovely interlacing design around the finger. The twist can either be very tight or looser. This is usually dependent on whether the shank is pavé or just metal.
A tapered style is one where the shank either tapers off towards the centre gemstone, or tapers outwards along the band as it circles under the finger. Most common is the style where the shank tapers on either side of the centre stone, creating a delicate resting place for the centre gem and highlighting its prominence.
An interlocked shank style is where the wedding band and the engagement ring setting fit together perfectly. This style has many interpretations, from where the wedding ring fits inside of the engagement ring, to where the wedding ring has the exact detailing and design of the engagement ring. The interlocked shank style particularly complements bespoke and custom-designed rings.
The micro pavé shank style is similar to the pavé style except that the diamonds along the shank are even more delicately crafted. This gives the illusion that the pavé diamonds fuse together, making a brilliant band of dazzling light.


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At the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the Informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States to be held in Saint Petersburg on October 7.
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At a world economic forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka, George Soros spoke about his concerns that equity markets are returning to the same conditions that caused the deep recession of 2008. He notes that overall, equity markets have lost a total of $2.5 trillion and warns that this means the world economy is about to fail catastrophically. Soros has always been outspoken and a very busy activist in political matters of U.S. foreign policy. The market on politico.com events of the past year do seem to validate his concern.
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The cast and crew of the late '00s reality show Can You Duet have recorded a Christmas card that puts all others to shame. That they included a touching message to Season 1 finalists Joey + Rory makes it even more special.
The duo shared the video with fans on Facebook, but it was posted to Vimeo on Tuesday afternoon. The CMT reality show was how the American public first learned of Joey + Rory. It launched their careers in 2008, and started a journey that would include many professional and personal highs and lows. Joey Martin Feek is currently in home hospice battling cancer. Stars like Caitlin and Will (Season 1 winners), Meg Linsey (of Season 2 winners Steel Magnolia) and Brad and Marylynne Stella (of Season 2 finalists the Stellas) turned up to sing and say "Merry Christmas" to her and her family.
Others who make the finely-produced sing-along and Christmas card include Nick Brownell and Jeremiah Richey (Season 1 runners up), Ryan Larkin (Season 2, third place) and Sixwire. Richey's message is the most emotional. He turned his in remotely, and breaks up as he wishes them both the best.
The production doesn't appear to have any purpose aside from sending good cheer to Feek as she battles cancer. The song they sing is "It Must Be Christmas," written by Steve Mandile.
Upon seeing the video, Rory writes about how the show changed their lives.
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Rory Feek continues to keep fans updated on his wife's battle through his This Life I Live blog. His most recent post showed the couple's 1-year-old daughter with Santa Claus.


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Q: How to check what template file is actually being used I'm using Rspec 2 and Rails 3.2. I want to check in my rspec test that in some situation specific file was rendered. Like this:
it "should render mobile templates" do
 get :index

 response.should render_template('index.mobile.erb')
 response.should render_template('layout/application.mobile.erb')
end

Above rspec code fails like this:
 Failure/Error: response.should render_template('index.mobile.erb')
   expecting <"index.mobile.erb"> but rendering with <"pages/index, layouts/application">

I read that it was possible with Rspec 1.x. But I can't do this check with Rspec 2 and rendered_template matcher.
P.S. I found rails assertion assert_template and its file option, but  this option is ignored by rendered_template.
UPD There would be the same error if I checked for index.html.erb instead of index.html.erb

A: I can't verify it exactly but I think the file extension .mobile is the cause of the problem.
Rails would regard .mobile as a kind of template engine but not part of the template name.
You can try to rename the template as index_mobile to check if that is correct.
I suggest to use more explicit name like
pages/index_mobile.erb
mobile/pages/index.erb # This would be better for organization.
pages/mobile/index.erb

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Each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) coordinates a global campaign to mark World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) as a reminder not only to participating countries, but also to each of us, as individuals, of the role we can play in supporting our local and national medical services. World Blood Donor Day 2017 focuses in particular on blood donation in emergencies and crisis situations.
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According to the WHO, in the past decade alone, disasters have caused more than 1 million deaths, with more than 250 million people being affected by emergencies every year.
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Information technology pioneer and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley shares her personal journey of autism in the context of our developing understanding of the condition.
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A song about autism that recorded by the schools profoundly autistic pupils and their support staff.
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After Giles died she dedicated her life to the autism sector. She started to focus an the big question - what autism is, as distinct what it looks like.


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Ethiopian-Canadian Grammy Winning Artiste 'The Weeknd' Releases "Starboy" Album!
The Weeknd (real name: Abél Makkonen Tesfaye) was born on 16 February 1990, in Scarborough, Ontario, a district of Toronto. He is the only child of Makkonen and Samra Tesfaye, who were Ethiopian migrants to Canada in the 1980s. While many argue about his origin and nationality, a lot can be derived from The Weeknd's style of music and fluidity. His latest body of work - the 18-track album titled "Starboy" is a phenomenal work of art. 'The Ethiopian Weeknd' as the Neo-Afrikan Voices love to call him, does great justice in this Billboard chart-topping album. The Grammy Winner finds common ground between being a child of the night to an almost cheerful but morbidly poetic character as he takes listeners on a roller coaster journey through time and space.
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Evaluating non-rigid image registration performance is a difficult problem since there is rarely a "gold standard" (i.e., ground truth) correspondence between two images. The Non-rigid Image Registration Evaluation Project (NIREP) was started to develop a standardized set of common databases, evaluation statistics and a software tool for performance evaluation of non-rigid image registration algorithms. The goal of the work in this thesis is to build up common image databases for rigorous testing of non-rigid image registration algorithms, and compare their performance by a diverse set of evaluation statistics on our multiple well documented image databases. The well documented databases as well as new evaluation statistics have been and will be released to public research community. The performance of five non-rigid registration algorithms (Affine, AIR, Demons, SLE and SICLE) was evaluated using 22 images from two NIREP evaluation databases. Six evaluation statistics (Relative Overlap, Intensity Variance, Normalized ROI overlap, alignment of calcarine sulci, Inverse Consistency Error and Transitivity Error) were used to evaluate and compare registration performance. This thesis provides a complete and accurate reporting of evaluation tests so that others are able to get access to these results and make a comparison of registration algorithms they concerned in their specific use. Moreover, this work followed the recommendations of the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) initiative to disclose all relevant information for each non-rigid registration validation test.
Wei, Ying. "Non-rigid image registration evaluation using common evaluation databases." MS (Master of Science) thesis, University of Iowa, 2009.


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Drive-by shooting injures 2 at funeral at Nashville church
Published: November 26, 2022, 6:11 PM Updated: November 26, 2022, 8:51 PM
A crime scene is taped off at New Season Church in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Metro Nashville Police say two people suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening in a drive-by shooting Saturday outside the church as people were departing funeral services for 19-old Terriana Johnson, who was fatally shot earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise) (Jonathan Mattise, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A drive-by shooting in Nashville on Saturday injured two people as they and others were walking out of church from the funeral of a woman who was fatally shot earlier this month, according to police.
Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Don Aaron said the afternoon shooting occurred outside New Season Church, where a funeral service had just ended for 19-year-old Terriana Johnson. The hearse was parked out front with the rear door open and people were filing out of church as the shots began, Aaron said.
Police say they are on the lookout for a black late-model Honda Civic with a temporary tag, from which one shooter or more fired as the car passed by, hitting an 18-year-old woman in the leg and a 25-year-old man in the pelvis. Neither were considered life-threatening injuries, Aaron said.
Some attendees of the funeral services for Johnson — who was not a member of the church that was hosting — were armed and fired back at the car, Aaron said.
The shooting occurred before Johnson's body was brought out of the church, according to police, and her burial took place later in the afternoon.
Authorities remain on the lookout for a 17-year-old charged with criminal homicide in Johnson's fatal shooting on Nov. 14 at Watkins Park. Police allege that the teen opened fire on a car in which Johnson was riding after Johnson and the suspect's sister were involved in a fight moments earlier.
Aaron said the shooting "appears to be some type of beef between two groups of people," but not necessarily between members of the two families.
"This was just a brazen shooting," Aaron told reporters. "These persons have no regard for human life at all."


Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager is no longer working on zombie game Dead Island 2 after the company's vision for the title «fell out of alignment» with publisher Deep Silver's.
As a result of Yager's removal from Dead Island 2, the company shut down Yager Productions, which was a «single-purpose» division of the company created specifically to work on the game. Many jobs were lost, but the impact on personnel was lightened somewhat by Germany's provision of guaranteeing three months' pay. Other people left on their own accord to start new companies.
I think they perceived that nothing was to be done for the present, and had gone away to breakfast at Henderson's house. There were four or five boys sitting on the edge of the Pit, with their feet dangling, and amusing themselves—until I stopped them—by throwing stones at the giant mass. After I had spoken to them about it, they began playing at «touch» in and out of the group of bystanders. Among these were a couple of cyclists, a jobbing gardener I employed sometimes, a girl carrying a baby, Gregg the butcher and his little boy, and two or three loafers and golf caddies who were accustomed to hang about the railway station. There was very little talking. Few of the common people in England had anything but the vaguest astronomical ideas in those days. Most of them were staring quietly at the big table like end of the cylinder, which was still as Ogilvy and Henderson had left it.


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Flame's fast-spreading growth recognised
Published: 03 April, 2019
Flame Heating Group is celebrating continued success after winning a prestigious business award.
The Boldon-headquartered company won Scale-Up Business of the Year at the North East Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Awards.
The FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards recognise the best small businesses and the self-employed from across the UK, from every sector and industry and from businesses of all ages and all sizes.
Since Flame was established, in 2011, it has achieved year-on-year, double-digit growth, and employs in excess of 60 staff.
Over the last 12 months, Flame has opened three trade counters in Scotland – its first outside of the North East – and expanded into the North West with the opening of a branch in Carlisle.
Flame currently operates 12 trade counters across the UK and is expecting to launch further outlets, as well as double its headcount over the next three years. In November 2018, the merchant also invested in a new head office in Boldon.
This latest awards success follows Flame winning the Let's Grow Award at the 2018 North East Business Awards.
As a result of winning the regional Scale-Up accolade, Flame will now contest the national FSB award on May 23 at the UK Final.
John Savage, Managing Director of Flame Heating Group (pictured), said: "I am incredibly proud of the progress Flame has made in recent years, which is testament to the hard work and dedication of our growing team. To be recognised by the FSB is welcome news and shows just how far the company has come in a relatively short period of time.
"We have plenty of scope for further expansion and investment in our services and infrastructure, which will help us achieve our ambitious growth strategy. I am excited for our future and hopefully we will celebrate continued award success along the way."
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Naylor identified as UK National Champion at European Business Awards
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Q: How far should I abstract my pseudo-database? I'm building a [Process-Tracker] thing In Excel. I would use Access but I can't guarantee that the End-Users will all have it.

So there will be a list of open cases, with a history of the previous steps in the process, the next step to be completed, key information etc. In a nice tabulated layout and sorted by next due date.
E.G.
[UNID] | Client A | Person B |,,,,| Step N | [task] | [Due Date] | [Other Info] |,,,,| Step 1 |..| Step 2 |..

I've spent a week trying to build one and realised that it needed way more abstraction.
I've come up with a new structure and I wanted to know, is it a good structural model or do I need to abstract the data into more layers?
I would really like to avoid starting from scratch again.

Design:
The basic units will be CaseItem objects and ProcessStep objects.
CaseItem objects will have as properties:
A unique ID
An ordered list of KeyInformation
A list of the IDs of the associated ProcessSteps
ProcessStep objects will have as properties:
A bunch of general properties (description, due date, is completed, date completed, completed by etc.)
An index for their stage in the process.
A unique ID consisting of their index concatenated with the CaseItem ID E.G. Case ID = #00000001, Step 12 ID = #00000001,#12
There will be a [Hidden] Master Sheet storing all item data.

A: Let me speak from personal experience: this is a great sounding idea which you will regret doing.
Excel is just not a good database tool. Just some of the reasons:

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*Nearly impossible to have appropriate systems for permissions (which users can view/modify specific data. At least use xlVeryHidden if you go this route for your main "data sheet"). You will have to create a lot of custom dialog boxes or deal with really complicated/frustrating locking on sheets. This is a nightmare.

*It's not designed to be a database. It's spreadsheets. Doing queries/etc on it can be done (you can write SQL vs spreadsheets if you hate your life want) but why? There are so many better tools, specifically designed for this purpose.

*Shared workbooks are a disaster waiting to happen when many people update them frequently

*It doesn't model table logic with queries/views easily

*Each data view will have to be custom created (it does not have the easy table/query logic that Access does, for example. You can create forms/views much more easily with a TON more expanded logic than in Excel)

These reasons are made even worse in that many tools (such as Access) exist that are specifically designed to provide easy functionality to do all of the things you want to do with a database.

this is as much about me gaining experience in designing/implementing software as it is about the end result

You are asking about gaining insight into writing software. If you are a carpenter trying to learn how to put nails in a board, you wouldn't use a saw - you'd use a hammer, nail gun, etc.
Trying to make this application in Excel is the equivalent of using a saw to learn how to nail. It might work, sure. But you won't really learn how to put nails into a board the right way.

I've come up with a new structure and I wanted to know, is it a good structural model or do I need to abstract the data into more layers?

There are two answers here.
First, if you want to use Excel, you are going to want to actually minimize how well designed your database schema is. When designing a database you want it normalized as much as possible. However with Excel, you don't actually want to do this, because it creates a nightmare for actual implementation. You want to use range lookups and then have a single sheet for all the lookups. In a database these would be tables with foreign keys.
Second, I would strongly suggest looking into Microsoft Access for what you are doing. It will make this design process go from being insanely frustrating/complicated to very simple. For that route:

A unique ID consisting of their index concatenated with the CaseItem ID E.G. Case ID = #00000001, Step 12 ID = #00000001,#12

This is the sort of thing that Excel is going to make you do. Because you are thinking in a spreadsheet the concept of a unique key hardly makes sense to you (since you will "see" the key).
If you instead use a real database program you can make it:
CaseItem table
 - Unique ID
 - Misc information
 - CurrentProcessStep

ProcessStep table (for definition of process steps. these items can be reused)
 - Unique ID
 - Misc information (description / etc)

CaseProcessSteps table (matches processsteps to caseitems
 - CaseItemID
 - ProcessStepID
 - Date related items

You could also have a separate table for date information if you'd like.
This is more like a database. Not a spreadsheet. Representing the above in a spreadsheet gets really hard conceptually because if you do it like this, you need a query to represent the data in "human readable" format - since it's all using IDs (like a database should) but Excel fails for that. You can do a SQL query or a bunch of index/match/vlookups, but this is a complete hacky thing.
This sort of setup is trivial to implement in Access. It's also a million times easier to make appropriate views to enter/edit this information in Access than Excel..


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Whiteman wants more goals
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Ben Whiteman is looking to continue his good run of form this weekend as Rovers travel to face Blackburn in Sky Bet League One.
The 21-year-old midfielder scored his first goal for the club against Bradford City on Tuesday evening, and says he is looking for more of the same in the game at Ewood Park.
"I'm looking to try and improve my goal tally from last season, the quality of the team should allow me to do that but I have to be disciplined and know when to make runs forward," he said.
"A lot of goals I scored last year were similar to the one against Bradford, I like to strike the ball with the side of my foot and create some pace on it.
"I enjoyed the celebration, I finished the goal well and it was late in the game so I was happy to go and celebrate in front of the fans."
Whiteman has slotted in to the defensive midfield role with ease in the opening two competitive fixtures and feels that is a position which suites his combative style of play.
"I like the physical side of the game, I enjoy getting my foot in and making things happen which helps me to develop the defensive side of my game as well," he added.
"The standard in training has been really high, the manager and his coaching staff won't let that slip and we need to go into every session as if it's a game.
"Blackburn have got a squad full of quality players but so have we and we believe we can go there and get the three points."
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Q: Can an account used to create a post marked as spam from 6 users still be used to create new posts? When a post is flagged from six users, the post is automatically deleted and blocked from the Community user.
What happen to the account? Can the account still be used to create posts, maybe some months later, and from another person using a different computer, or connecting from a different place?
If the account can still be used from another user, do I (as moderator) get an automatic flag when an account used to post spam is later used again?

A: Yes, they can post from the same account again.
And they have.
At least one pharma spammer has reused their account - look at the user's metasmoke page. They've posted two spam posts - (1) and (2), within minutes of each other. They do get IP hobbled when we destroy the account, though.
Also this user - they posted a spam question at 04:45, which was deleted after 18 seconds. They then posted a second spam question at 06:41, which was deleted 5 seconds after it was posted. See also a list of posts that were marked as spam by Charcoal after a previous post of the user was marked as spam by Charcoal.

A: When a post is successfully marked as spam, the following happens:

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*Post is locked

*Post is deleted

*Post author gets a -100 reputation penalty

And that is it. No further automatic results. The user who posted the spam can still post as usual, and is limited by the ordinary rate limits that apply to all users. There is no auto deletion of such users, or any automatic flag raised when they post again.
That said, posts successfully marked as spam are being fed to SpamRam, so at some point nobody will be able to post the same spam again as it will be auto blocked. Also, SE staff can trigger IP block for heavy spammer. However, neither of those are triggered by single spam post.


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Chargers say local blackouts are "likely"
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on August 6, 2009, 8:02 PM EDT
The San Diego Chargers, in an unusual move, have disclosed on the team's official web site that local blackouts are a distinct possibility for the 2009 season.
"Yes, local television blackouts are a definite possibility," COO Jim
Steeg said. "Our goal right now is to make everyone aware that tickets are
still available and that, at this point at least, blackouts are
likely."
Cue the "those last several hundred seats are the worst several hundred seats in football" crowd.
But Steeg apparently has factored into his comments the reality that some of the seats at Qualcomm Stadium aren't ideal.
"We have a lot of tickets to sell for all of our games," Steeg said, "and these are better seats than we've had available in recent years."
Steeg says that both preseason games, against the Seahawks and the 49ers, likely will be blacked out. That apparently will be only the start.
Imagine how bad it would be if the Chargers weren't any good.
It makes us wonder how bad it will be for the teams that aren't any good.
46 responses to "Chargers say local blackouts are "likely""
Cecil says:
What an amazing football town.
JoeSixPack says:
LT still thinks they'd sell out 9 out of 10 times.
INVAIDUH says:
Their fan is gonna be upset….. Well maybe..
SixBurghDude says:
That Philip (with only 1 Lin his name, but many more on his record) Rivers is a godsend!
CardHock says:
Cecil,
I can only imagine how great your life is. Where do you live Pittsburgh?. Enjoy.
Deegizzle says:
The simple thinker in me says that this is just a way to advertise and hopefully sell tickets.
The conspirist in me says that this is the Chargers' brass trying to put it out there that San Diego isn't supporting them anymore to align themselves for a move to southern California.
Stuart Scotts left eye says:
greeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaatttt.. Florio at it again after knowing that there is a severe problem at the Q yet takes as many jabs at West Coast teams he can. Yes Florio, it does not snow here often and our mortages are upsidedown. Hate us all you want but it doesn't take away the fact that we need a new stadium, whether in SD or Anaheim.
empty13 says:
i am not convinced that socal is the place to keep a team or move a team.
the most popular sport thataways is now futbol.
@ Deeeegizzle,
uh…..San Diego is in Southern California. It's about as Southern as Southern California can get.
56lightsout56 says:
yeah it is; John Madden coached here, Al Davis too, and Don Coryell-who should be in the HOF coached to name a small few.
be that as it may, that's just a nice marketing ploy by Mr Steeg, who used to work in the NFL's HQ in new york and knows what he's doing and
it isnt the first season the Bolts have stated there may be potential blackouts. it isnt that worrisome.
empty13,
orly? I don't think I've ever heard that before. you sir should go on David Letterman and tell the world that joke because I think you are a STAR! A STAR my friend. You are the next Jerry Weinstein or Max O'Connor maybe! Hell, if you work hard enough Richard Chrisy might be in your sights. Only the sky is the limit for such a comedian as you!
@empty13.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaal!
rivers is like 32-16 regular season and 3-3 in the playoffs.
last time pitt won a sb… 8-8 the next year.
wow the steelers went 8-8 one year. just like the chargers.
Al Davis' 40 Time says:
Police have been strict in San Diego lately. If you get caught speeding the police hand you a ticket… to a Chargers game. If you get caught again they give you another ticket, and this time they make you go.
What do you call 50+ millionaires watching the super bowl? The San Diego Chargers.
Thank you, thank you very much. I remember when Elvis was alive.
Now I must get back to judging players soley on their forty times.
Mark0226 says:
Deegizzle says: The conspirist in me says that this is the Chargers' brass trying to put it out there that San Diego isn't supporting them anymore to align themselves for a move to southern California.
Um, last time I checked, San Diego is IN Southern California.
southernboi727 says:
The Chargers should just go throw back and play back in LA when they had the horse as one their logos.
as big as a hat says:
San Diego is aligning themselves for a move to Southern California? How much further south can they go before they have to change their name to the Baja Burros?
On a more positive note:
Surf's Up!!!
no thanks, those people arent even funny. and i write my own material, thank you very much.
have been on the road out to the left coast, and that futbol stuff isnt most popular only in socal
try seattle too
mrf47 says:
Move the team to Tornoto…or Portland…or Oklahoma City…or San Antonio.
Oh, Cleveland could use a real team…so could Detroit.
Empire Jones says:
Dear "Everyone with SIX in their screen name because we all have forgotten about your six world titles":
I love you all and your two cents.. or about 1 1/2 cents more than the entire city of Pittsburgh is worth.
Be glad you have a great football city and such devoted fans, because that's all you have.
And to all the PR haters, enjoy what is left of Big Ben's legacy. When he eventually gets carried off the field, there always a job with Hotels.com rating what hotels have the easiest chicks to impress with the "I'm a former NFL superstar" line.
Pittsburgh. The armpit of America. Enjoy the stank. We all know Ben does.
Oh. He thought I said skank. His bad. Then again, it usually is.
dracula58 says:
Empire….those 2 late season beatings in Pittsburgh still stinging?
I am sure you Geography Nazis both know what city I am referring to.
Jonesy,
You forgot about our Stanley Cup Champion Penguins, who gave us our 2nd Title in 4 months, which is exactly 2 more than your city has won in nearly 50 yrs. of big time competition!
At least I can say that my hometown professional teams have won 12 World Championships in my lifetime……which is EXACTLY a dozen more than you can claim!!!
UFL says:
L.A. does not want the Chargers or any team.
Why in the heck would the Chargers move to L.A.?
At least they get some support and have a decent home field advantage.
In L.A. they would have none.
You think 20,000 Raider fans showing up at the Q is bad,
You would have about 60,000 if the team moved to L.A.
Chargers, Vikings, Jaguars stay home. We dont want you.
Stuart Scotts left eye says: @ Deeeegizzle,
Deeeegizzle clearly knows what you don't… that for years the Chargers have quietly been threatening a move to South San Diego given the lack of support….
Oh, you don't think they'll do it Central San Diego? Don't push them… they will.
Of course this is really going to be hardest on the fans who live in North San Diego as they'll have a much longer walk to get to the game. And the Northerners are really cool cats – what with being on the emancipation side in the Civil War and all.
But then again… no one said the NFL was ever fair.
dracula58,
Trust me they don't sting at all…those Bolt fans are too giddy over Philip's 300 yds. passing in the last game, no matter that the bulk of those came when the game was no longer in doubt…hey, if you can't deliver when the game is on the line, just check it down to the safety valve & let him take it to the house to pad your numbers after the game has already been lost!
Apparently they covet fantasy stats in SD, most likely because they know nothing about winning!!!
…….so what about the Riverside County guys? Or to make things worst, the San Bernardino County guys? *lowers head in shame
That's not true. You likely can't imagine it at all.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been on a nice run. Don't forget that the Phillies are World Series Champs!!!
mrf47 says: Don't forget that the Phillies are World Series Champs!!!
I think everyone did.
BurghDude,
I love how you say "stat fans"… because as I always say and will say yet again… NUMBERS are the only way to evaluate players without bias.
And oh yes… I know… two SB rings. Sad this is, Rivers owns basically everything else.
I will make a friendly "wager": if Ben beats Rivers in the QB race this season, I will publically admit that you were right.
Care to return the favor?
sevendollarbologna says:
Aww.. priced yourself out of the market, did you?
Joe surfboard can't pay the man for the tix & can't watch it on the tube either. Good job NFL
Philtration says:
Keep making fun of Jay Cutler Charger fans (or fan)
Laugh until your team is playing in L.A. in 2011.
Darth Ringo says:
What?? Don't the people know Shawne Merriman is back??
How could anyone pass a chance to see such epic greatness in person if they had a chance to see such epic greatness in person?
Sourdough says:
I'm curious why there are so many Steeler & Penguin fans….but those very same "proud" Pittsburgh fans shun their Pirates!?! Oh, that's right, that teams stinks. As a matter of fact they are the 'proud' owners of MLB's longest streak for consecutive losing seasons. Funny how you don't see the same 'pride' in the Pirates.
Enjoy living the dream in your dirty city!!
ruben831 says:
SD BANDWAGON!!!
only if the team is winning will they fill up he stadium i'm at every raider game and we always SELL OUT the stadium WIN-LOSE-TIE… RAIDER TILL I DIE BABY!!!
Why is it funny Sourdough? They are not worthy of fan interest. If anything, is shows a degree of discimination. This is a football message board. Stay on topic bro. Not everyone in this country thinks San Diego is utopia. A dirty city……you're not a seasoned traveler are you? If you were you'd know every major city in the USA suffers from a filth problem. See the big picture dude. Lay your head on the pillow at night, secure in knowing San Diego is paradise but wake up Sunday morning and it's the same old San Diego Super Chargers. A team that talks a lot but produces very few results.
Joe in Toronto, Canada says:
Stay classy, San Diego.
Somebody move this team already, urgh.
This Steeler fan is the biggest troll on PFT. Maybe some day he will get a job and won't have so much time on his hands to troll.
Kevin from Philly says:
Don't worry San Diego, I can guarantee the November 15th game will be a sellout.
Empty, the only reason soccer might be on top there, is that the Padres suck this year.
Sourdough, assuming you're from San Fran, I wouldn't talk too much – the one trip I made out to SF did not impress me. SF looks a lot better when you fly over it than when you walk through it.
This is just the start on the blackout front. The NFL will be okay with TV money, but just wait and see what happens in the NBA and NHL. Teams are going to be hurting big time.
Sourdough,
The reason you don't hear the same pride from 'burghers is because the Pirates are a small market team (owned by a FOOL, who's only interest is turning a profit even if it's only a 7 figure profit), competing (I use that term rather loosely) in a league where the playing field is not level, as there is no discernable salary cap, thus rendering them no more than a minor league "feeder' team for all the big boys…Similarly the Penguins have gone thru several down periods where they were also the dregs of their league, the difference in fan support is because in the salary capped NHL there is always hope that even rebuilding teams have a chance to be competitiive in the future.
Newsflash: MLB is a joke & it's not because the Pirates suck, it's because teams like the Yanks & Sox can not only afford to pay 1 player what the entire Pirates payroll equals, but not even be satisfied with that monumental advantage, those overpaid jerks have to juice-up to further distort their advantage!
Dracula: A degree of 'discrimination!?! I know funny and that is funny. Being a fan of a losing team isn't always fun…but it makes for a loyal fan because you stick w. the team thru thick and thin, not being a runner who follows only when their team is winning. Thus, your attempt to explain why the people of Pittsburgh don't back the Pirates comes off as laughable. You can fool yourself Drac but you don't fool me.
I care not what you think of San Diego but when you live in a city that's biggest claim is a sports team, one in which you personally have done nothing to contribute to on the field, and where one can purchase a house on a credit card because nobody wants to live there, it is easy to understand why people from the 'burgh have an inferiority complex. I mean, come on, your fellow citizens have a complex about Cleveland for goodness sake. Cleveland!?!
As for being a seasoned traveler I travel to Pittsburgh frequently because my corporate office is located downtown and I guess it depends how you define being 'seasoned' considering I type this from New Orleans after having spent two weeks in the Cook Islands and having traveled to most every major US city numerous times for biz and internationally for pleasure. So 'dude,' I do see the big picture and it involves more than traveling from Pittsburgh to Beaver Falls in search of the next, overrated, Primanti's sandwich.
Kevin: Do you see the irony in your comments r: SF being a dirty city? I hate to bring up the obvious, but you are from Philly. Wow, now that's a city I love…to leave.
Enjoy your day gentlemen.
SBD: You are preaching to the choir. The Padres are in the same boat as the Pirates. Now that Jake Peavy was traded to the White Sox their payroll is $20 million. I am friends w. a few peeps from Pittsburgh and they know nothing about the finances of the Pirates as you do, yet they never claim to be proud they are a part of your city. People love the bandwagon my friend Again, you guys can fool yourselves but you aren't fooling me.
That's a nice comeback Sourdough but I simply don't believe you and unfortunately you'll never prove it. I have however, over the years come to understand when people resort to taking shots at cities it usually means their team is a band of chronic underachievers. That would pretty much sum up the history of the San Diego Super Chargers. Go ahead, take shots at the city of Pittsburgh. If it makes you feel better trash the city and the fans some more. The subject here, on this website is the NFL, not best places to live in the US. With that in mind, you and your San Diego Super Chargers never have, do not now, and never will occupy a seat at the NFL's head table but I love your beaches and resturants. You do live in a great city I must admit.


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Q: I want to make a loop by using iterator way, but there is an error I have the following code:
QList<QTreeWidgetItem *> selectedItems = ui->treeWidget->selectedItems();
for(QList<QTreeWidgetItem>::iterator i = selectedItems.begin(); i != selectedItems.end(); i++){
    qDebug() << i;
}

But there is an error:
conversion from 'QList<QTreeWidgetItem*>::iterator' to non-scalar type 'QList<QTreeWidgetItem>::iterator' requested

A: Have you tried QList<QTreeWidgetItem *>::iterator ?

A: Your code seems to contain different types referred, namely:
QList<QTreeWidgetItem *> selectedItems = ui->treeWidget->selectedItems();
                      ^

for(QList<QTreeWidgetItem>::iterator i = selectedItems.begin(); i != selectedItems.end(); i++)
                        ^

You can see that you use pointer in the former case, but not the latter. This is also what the compiler is trying to write to you. You will need two changes to address this issue:
for (QList<QTreeWidgetItem*>::iterator i = selectedItems.begin(); i != selectedItems.end(); ++i)
 //                      ^
    qDebug() << *i; // Need to change to dereference, respectively

You could just as well use the foreach construction as follows as it is slightly shorter to write and comprehend:
foreach (QTreeWidgetItem* item, selectedItems)
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The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of world motorsport and the federation of the world's leading motoring organizations, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Corpay's Cross-Border business to become the "Official FX Payment Supplier of the FIA".
Through this collaboration, the FIA will have the option to utilise Corpay's innovative solutions to help mitigate their foreign exchange exposure from a single point of access.
Alexandre Gueschir, FIA Marketing and Events Director, said: "We are delighted to welcome Corpay, a global leader in business payments, as FIA's Official FX Payment Supplier. We look forward to introducing Corpay through our corporate events and business partner network and continuing to grow this partnership in the longer term."
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Live updates as Essex schools announce closures for Friday due to snow
Some schools will remain closed on Friday after a week of snow across Essex
Many schools across Essex have remained closed today (Thursday, March 1) due to heavy snowfall, with the majority of them deciding that it was too unsafe for students and staff to attend.
Blizzards have battered the county over the past few days, with many children able to enjoy a day playing outside instead of going to school.
School closures may be music to the ears of the children, but it can be a real problem for parents who have had to stay home or scramble at the last minute to arrange childcare.
The 'Beast from the East' has caused chaos on Essex's roads, with schools taking to various forms of communication to inform parents and students that it is too dangerous to travel to school.
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Essex County Council has been publishing and updating a list of schools forced to closed, also noting any specific reasons such as boiler breakdowns or unsafe travel conditions.
Essex weather: Hour by hour updates for Thursday as snow hits the county
Follow our live blog below to find out whether your child's school has been affected by the snow:
William De Ferrers, 11:15am start 21:25
Takeley Primary, Dunmow 21:22
Full list of closures as of 9pm 21:00
Moulsham Junior School, Chelmsford 10AM 20:00
Full list 7pm 19:44
Schools closed as of 9pm tonight
Click here for the extensive list as of 9pm.
William De Ferrers, 11:15am start
William De Ferrers, South Woodham Ferrers
The school said: "We intend to open the school on Friday 2nd March with a later start time of 11.15am. The weather conditions will continue to be monitored and should there be a change to these arrangements these will be communicated early"
Takeley Primary, Dunmow
"We aim to open for a 10am start giving staff & children enough time to travel in safely. A further decision will be made in the morning."
De La Salle, Basildon will not be open tomorrow:
"Regretfully we have made the decision to close the school site until Monday 5th March due to adverse weather conditions. "
CSS Basildon
Children's Support Service in Basildon will be closed tomororw.
They said: "Due to the continued adverse weather conditions, and anticipated disruption to travel, all CSS centres will be closed. All off site tuition and Alternative provision placements are cancelled."
Boxted St Peters Church of England
Boxted St Peters Church of England, Colchester,
They said: "To give as much notice as possible, we've made the difficult decision to close tomorrow (2/3/18). We feel this is in the best interest of pupils, parents and staff. Apologies for any inconvenience."
Plume School, Maldon
Plume School Maldon are closed tomorrow:
"Due to the fact that the weather remains precarious, unsettled and uncertain in terms of tomorrow's forecast, in light of the local, surrounding and outlying roads and pathways remaining somewhat hazardous, and due to the fact that with many Essex schools closing tomorrow I may have had a real staffing issue due to my colleagues needing to stay at home with their children, I have made the decision to close the academy tomorrow, Friday 2 March 2018."
Mersea School
Mersea School will be closed tomorrow, the school said: "The school will be closed again tomorrow, Friday, March 2. There is some snow day homework on the website."
Full list of closures as of 9pm
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-snow-school-closures-essex-1281698
White Bridge Primary School, Loughton
Winter Gardens, Canvey Island
The Alderton Infant School, Loughton,
The Billericay School, Billericay,
The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College, Wickford
The Edith Borthwick School, Braintree
The Fitzwimarc School, Rayleigh
The Howbridge Infant School, Witham
The King Edmund School, Rochford
The King John School, Benfleet
The Phoenix Primary School, Basildon
The Pioneer School, Baildon
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead,
The Stanway School, Colchester,
The Thomas Lord Audley School, Colchester,
Thomas Willingale Primary and Nurdery, Loughton
Vange Primary School and Nursery, Basildon
St Margaret's Church of England school Halstead
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School, Harlow
St Michael's Church of England, Braintree
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Hawkwell, Rochford,
St Thomas of Cantebury Church of England, Brentwood
Stock Church of England, Ingatestone
Sunnymede Infant School, Billericay
Tabor Academy, Braintree
Takeley Primary School, Dunmow
Tanglewood Nursery Chelmsford
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery, Harlow
Templars Academy, Witham,
Tendring Primary School, Clacton
Tendring Technology College, Frinton
Terling Church of England, Chelmsford
Silver End Academy, Witham
Rydene Primary and Nursery School, Basildon
South Benfleet Primary School, South Benfleet
South Green Junior School, Billericay
South View School, Witham
St Andrew's Church of England, Epping
St Andrew's Church of England, Sudbury
St George's Church of England Primary School, Colchester
St George's Infant School and Nursery, Colchester
St Helena School, Colchester
St Helen's Catholic Infant School
St James Church of England Primary School, Colchester
St Katherine's Church of England Primary, Canvey Island
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Colchester
Marketfield School, Colchester - school and college sites both closed
Messing Primary School, Colchester
Millhouse Primary School, Basildon
Monwick Infant School and Nursery and Junior School, Colchester
Montgomery Infant School and Nursery and Junior, Colchester
New Rickstones Academy, Witham
North Primary School and Nursery, Colchester
Oak View School, Loughton
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, Clacton
Ongar Primary School, Chipping Ongar
Perryfields Infant School, Chelmsford
Perrygate Infant School, Colchester
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre, Chelmsford
Ramsden Hall Academy Billericay
Rickling Church of England, Saffron Walden
Rivenhall Church of England, Witham
Roach Vale Primary School, Colchester
Runwell Community Primary School, Wickford
Merrylands Primary School, Basildon
Market Hall Academy, Harlow - YR 11 only
Market Hall Academy, Harlow - will open for year 11 students only, trainers and other sensible footwear is permitted, no other year groups are expected to attend.
Manningtree High School,
Maltings Academy, Witham
Lincewood Primary School, Basildon
Layer-De-La-Haye, Church of England, Colchester
Moulsham Junior School, Chelmsford 10AM
Moulsham Junior School, Chelmsford - Will be open at 10am Friday, March 2, to allow all staff to arrive safely and the site to be made safe for entry
Lambourne Primary, Romford,
Laindon Park Primary School and Nursery, Basildon
Kingswode Hoe School, Colchester
Kings Ford Infant School and Nursery, Colchester
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School, Brentwood
Janet Duke Primary School Basildon
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England, Brentwood
Iceni Academy, Colchester
Howbridge Church of England Academy, Witham


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Russia suspects arson in massive Moscow fire: Local media
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Dec 9, 2022: According to a report by Anadolu Agency, Russian officials suspect arson is behind a massive fire in the Moscow region which started early Friday and is still burning, according to local media reports.
A security guard was reportedly killed in the fire, according to Sergey Poletykin, head of the Emergency Ministry's branch in the capital.
A total of 141 firefighters and 47 fire engines are currently involved in firefighting efforts at the scene.
Earlier, the fire reportedly spread to an area of 18,000 square meters (about 194,000 square feet) in the Mega Khimki shopping mall northwest of Moscow, with the entire building ablaze.
Later it was reduced to an area of 7,000 square meters (75,350 feet), the reports said.
The blaze reportedly began around 6.00 a.m. Moscow time (0300GMT).
The reason for the fire will be investigated after it is extinguished.
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East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust have become the first trust in the UK to install the Merivaara Practico Shoulder Arthroscopy operating table in all of it's hospitals.
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Using the Practico has been shown to save on average 20 minutes per patient, improving productivity by 20%.
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Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle: From hawker to global brand
Audrey Kang
Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore 3 July 2017
Chef Chan Hon Meng captured attention worldwide when his hawker stall won a Michelin star in 2016.
One year ago, it was just a nondescript stall among the thousands of hawker stalls spread across Singapore. Today, Singaporean chef Chan Hon Meng's Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodles is a two-time Michelin star winner with six outlets around the world, with another outlet set to open in Melbourne.
Chef Chan's original hawker stall at 335 Smith Street was awarded one Michelin star yesterday (29 June 2017) for the second time at the Michelin guide Singapore 2017 Star Event.
The hawker – along with fellow Michelin recipient Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle – captured attention around the world as the first hawkers in the world to receive the star rating last year.
Chef Chan has been busy since receiving the star in July 2016, opening three standalone shops in Singapore and two outlets in Taipei and Bangkok under the "Hawker Chan" name within a year.
Foodies can still get their $2 Michelin meal at the original Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle at the Chinatown Market and Food Center, or choose to pay slightly more at the three Hawker Chan shops locally, which sells dishes at around $5.
Chef Chan at his original Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle hawker stall at Chinatown Market and Food Center.
The first Hawker Chan outlet opened a short distance away from the hawker stall in November 2016, just four months after Chef Chan won the star. Located at 78 Smith Street in Chinatown, the outlet is air-conditioned and can seat 80 diners. It was awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand Singapore 2017 in June this year.
The second Hawker Chan shop in Singapore was unveiled in February 2017 at 18 Tai Seng Street, a short distance away from two other Michelin-affiliated eateries Tim Ho Wan and Tsuta.
Chef Chan made his first overseas venture just two months after the Tai Seng branch opened, with the launch of a Hawker Chan shop in Taipei in April 2017. The Taipei outlet is priced similarly to the existing Hawker Chan shops in Singapore. He also opened another local shop, at 450 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, in the same month.
He also recently opened his second overseas outlet in June 2017, just days before he was awarded the Michelin star for the second time. Located in the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Bangkok, the shop is also priced similarly to the Singapore outlets.
Chef Chan confirmed with Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore that a third overseas outlet in Melbourne is in the works. This outlet was reportedly set to be launched in October 2017 in Melbourne's CBD, but chef Chan could not confirm when exactly the shop will open.
"I am opening a new outlet outside of Singapore, in Melbourne, because the people there have an appreciation for Singaporean food. It's also easier to get licensing in Melbourne compared to other countries. There will be plans to open new outlets overseas in future, but we are currently still carefully considering," Chef Chan said.
Chef Chan has kept busy since receiving the star in July 2016, opening three standalone shops in Singapore and two outlets in Taipei and Bangkok under the "Hawker Chan" name within a year.
Despite the rapid growth of the Hawker Chan brand since he received the Michelin star last year, Chef Chan insists that he is not rushing to expand.
"I think the pace is just right. By right, we can open a lot of stalls in Singapore in a year but we didn't dare to do that because we need to find good cooks and look for a location where rent is not too expensive. We need to maintain the existing standard in all outlets, to make sure we can control the process so that there is not much changes to our offerings," chef Chan said.
He plans to travel to Melbourne every few months to ensure that the quality of the food is not compromised.
"It's a must [to visit the overseas outlets]. Every few months, we will visit the shops to check on the quality. The Taiwan outlet for example, we will go over to do a 'spot check' every couple of months to make sure that they do things right and address any problems."
He added, "No matter what, we still need to continue to work hard to give customers our best. Even if there are long queues, we will have to continue maintaining our standard."
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The time is nearly upon us to crook our necks and stare up into the night sky exclaiming enthusiastically 'Oooooooo' & 'Ahhhhhhh' as we watch bright lights and colour and transform the November sky.
Since the 1600's, when Guy Fawkes was arrested while guarding explosives planted underneath the House of Lords, Bonfire Night has been a truly British tradition. Following this incident, people all over London began to build bonfires, lighting them in celebration that the assassination of King James I had been unsuccessful or perhaps (for some), in honour of Guy Fawkes' intention! Either way, since then, this tradition has evolved throughout England and beyond with Firework displays, celebrations and bonfires marking this significant day.
Whether it's a large community event or a small gathering, when it comes to organising your own Firework night, ensuring the safety of your spectators is paramount.
Following official DTI Regulations and guidelines can ensure that the event is carried out in the safest way possible. Without adhering to these regulations, the local authorities or land owner (if not your own) may not allow the event to take place and/or it could invalidate your insurance policy.
Here's a few safety points to consider when organising a community fireworks nights.
With larger events, notify local authorities such as the Fire Brigade, Police and Ambulance services. It's a busy time of year but if you give them enough notice prior to your event, they should be able to assist & help the best they can.
Employ the services of a group of stewards to be responsible for crowd control, assigning at least one steward per 250 spectators. From start to finish the stewards need to ensure each spectator is kept safe. It also gives the spectator a point of contact should a problem arise so make sure they are visible wearing high visibility clothing.
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Allow at least 50m x 20m for your firing area, beyond this you will need a dropping zone for spent fireworks of 100m x 50m in the downwind direction. Spectators should be kept back on the opposite side from the dropping zone at least 25m from the firing zone.
Each and every event is different, but needing an insurance policy is almost mandatory. In the days following Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night stories of accidents fill the newspapers, so it's important that your event doesn't become a statistic.
Our firework specific policy offers cover to both the organiser of the event and those releasing the fireworks, (if the same person) automatically offering cover for a bonfire within the same policy. Like with any event and any insurance company, the premium will be determined by the amount of visitors attending and the level of Public Liability required but also, in the case of fireworks, who it is letting them off.
In the case that the entire fireworks event had to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions (deemed too unsafe by the local authorities to take place) & without the option for postponement, any irrecoverable costs up to the sum insured & in connection with the event, would be covered.
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Failing to buy extra racks – when dealing with business transactions, you are often taught to buy only the amount you need: no more and no less. This is usually to ensure that you won't end up with short of what you really need, or conversely, with more than you actually need. However, you should not be applying that theory here – when it comes to warehouse storage solutions, you will find that a few purchases in extra will actually benefit you down the road. After all, if you think about it, purchasing a few extra pallets will come in handy in the future, especially if you have plans for expansion in the near future.
Buying used when you actually need brand-new – buying used goods, whether that is tyre racks or wooden pallets, can often be useful, especially if your business is low on funds at the moment. However, depending on what exactly you are planning to store, that choice might actually backfire for you: after all, used racks and pallets mean that their integrity is, in one way or another, compromised. If the goods you plan to store are on the heavier and compact end (i.e. you can store more goods on a pallet due to their compact size), a used pallet might have a greater probability of breaking, or at the very least, they can break far more quickly. Therefore, before you invest in used equipment for your warehouse, consider whether that is actually the right choice for you or not. Check this website to find out more details.
Ignoring damages – tied to the above point is the propensity to ignore visible damages on pallets. As pallets are racked up over one another, the presence of damage can easily mean more than a small mishap, and as such, they should not be overlooked. Even a small issue such as a broken bolt can greatly reduce the weight a pallet can withstand, and a damaged pallet can break far more easily. Therefore, make it a point to routinely inspect pallets, and to repair any pallets with noticeable damages as quickly as possible.
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Ah, those were the days! I love the picture of Holden sitting in the fridge. Just the right height, Mom!
Omg I got a Peloton in December and it's the best thing ever!! I am loving it! This is coming from a totally off-the-exercise-wagon-for-far-too-long person. If I'm being honest, I've never been a big fan of exercise and now I have to force myself to take a day off of the bike! What's your Peloton name so I can follow you?! I'm #EvolvingAmy.
A quick and healthy recipe that I just discovered. It is in the oven for awhile but truly only take 5 minutes to get it ready to bake.
I weighed the cheeses and converted to cups…1 cup ricotta and 1 1/4 for the parmesan.
This was great to read because in thirteen months, this will be my life. Please tell me more about the sleep coach!!
I need to do one of these posts!
Amen to higher quality pants. I brought a bunch of $10 pant at Primark after giving birth and now they are all stretched out and just meh. You get what you pay for! I just bought a pair of Banana Republic jeggings off of Thred Up and as soon as I put them on I was like whoa. The difference is remarkable. Have you tried Thred Up? All the blogs were promoting it and I was never into it, but the items I got were in great condition.
I have your Italian Pork Chops on my menu for this week! It's one of my go-to recipes. So quick & easy.
No idea how people lived without Amazon haha.
New house tour, please! Holden is the perfect combination of the two of you!


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