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NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 8 denied rehearing of its ruling affirming summary judgment in favor of a manufacturer of Chinese-manufactured drywall, ruling that the equitable tolling principles of American Pipe did not render a homeowner's claim for damages timely.
Association Appeals Florida Court's Ruling On Statute Of Repose
DAYTONA BREACH, Fla. — Oral argument was requested June 4 in a Fifth District Florida Court of Appeal case challenging a trial court's grant of partial summary judgment on claims related to allegations of faulty stucco work on townhomes based on calculating Florida's statute of repose from the issuance of certificates of occupancy, according to the court docket.
Roofing Spat Dismissed Days After Judge Allows Acts-Of-God Affirmative Defense
MINNEAPOLIS — Days after a federal judge in Minnesota ruled that the maker of allegedly defective roofing membranes may plead acts of God but not spoliation of evidence as an affirmative defense in response to a supplemental complaint from Target Corp. that increased the number of stores at issue by two, the parties on June 30 filed a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice and the judge dismissed the case.
11th Circuit Affirms Drywall Class Counsel Award From Individual Counsel Fees
ATLANTA — It was not an abuse of discretion to award 45% of attorney fees obtained by individual counsel who negotiated private settlements in fractured multidistrict litigation against Chinese drywall manufacturers to the global settlement class counsel as common benefit costs and fees, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled June 9, affirming the judgment of a federal judge in Florida.
HOA Appeals Arbitration Order For Some Claims To Florida Appeals Court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A homeowners' association that is appealing a trial court's ruling compelling arbitration of its claims in regard to 71 of 148 homes in a community based on the developer's assertion that the original owners are bound by an arbitration agreement and still held the deeds to those homes has moved for oral argument in the case, according to a May 12 docket entry in the First District Florida Court of Appeal.
Florida Condo Owner Files Class Suit Over Building's Partial Collapse
MIAMI — In a putative class complaint filed June 28 accusing a condominium association at a Surfside, Fla., building that partially collapsed on June 24 of negligence and breach of contract, a condo owner asks that the Miami-Dade County, Fla., Circuit Court coordinate all the litigation and discovery that will ensue as "there are, and will be, many more victims of this terrible disaster and any and all insurance proceeds need to be gathered and shared by the proposed class appropriately and equitably" and appoint her counsel as interim lead counsel.
Homeowners Challenge Expert, Claims Exclusion In Suit Over Defective Roofs
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A trial judge improperly excluded expert testimony, limited defective roof claims to actual damage and permitted the builder to raise an untimely statute of limitations defense, two homeowners tell a California appellate court in a May 17 opening brief asking for reversal of judgment and a new trial.
Louisiana Panel Upholds Discretionary Immunity For Parish Government
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana statutes give a parish government and its employees an affirmative defense of discretionary immunity against claims related to issuance of permits and approval of a subdivision that was damaged by flooding, a Louisiana appeals panel ruled June 22, partly affirming and partly reversing a trial court's judgment in favor of the parish government and its employees on several motions for summary judgment.
Judge Allows Acts-Of-God Affirmative Defense In Roofing Spat, Strikes Spoliation
MINNEAPOLIS — The maker of allegedly defective roofing membranes may plead an acts-of-God affirmative defense in response to a supplemental complaint from Target Corp. that increased the number of stores at issue by two, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled June 21, denying Target's motion to strike newly asserted affirmative defenses on that count but granting it as to spoliation of evidence, which the judge said "is not an affirmative defense."
Some Class Settlement Opt-Out Forms Struck; Sanctions Denied In PEX Piping Suits
SAN ANTONIO — Ruling on motions for sanctions and curative action filed simultaneously by NIBCO Inc. in two parallel class actions over allegedly faulty piping after counsel in one of the cases sent communication to class members in the other case after a preliminary settlement was reached urging them to opt out, a federal magistrate judge on June 10 issued an order in the preliminary settled case striking certain class settlement opt-out forms and reopening the opt-out period for affected class members but denying sanctions and an order on June 15 in the other case dismissing it in part as moot.
North Carolina Panel Affirms Attorney Fee Award To Defendant, Vacates Amount
RALEIGH, N.C. — A trial court was within its discretion to award a reasonable attorney fee to a contractor because the court's findings of fact support a conclusion that homeowners who asserted claims of fraud and deceptive trade practices "should have known that the action was frivolous or malicious," the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled June 15, vacating and remanding the $12,000 award amount because the trial court didn't support it with sufficient findings of fact.
Magistrate Dismisses Consumer Fraud Claim In Illinois Breach Of Contract Suit
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Standing alone, a property owner's allegations that a contractor failed "to fulfill the express and implied promises in the contract" to repair a roof are not actionable under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, a federal magistrate judge in Illinois ruled June 15, granting the contractor's motion to dismiss as to the consumer fraud claim but denying dismissal as to the breach of contract claim.
Justice Dismisses Owner's Foundational Damage Suit Against Neighbors, Engineer
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York state court justice on May 26 dismissed a property owner's suit against the owners of a neighboring building and their engineer for foundational damages caused by construction, finding that the engineer did not work on the foundation and that the claims against the neighboring owners were time-barred.
Washington Supreme Court Asked To Decide If Contractor Liability Should Be Limited
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Five construction industry associations appearing as amici curiae in support of a contractor on May 10 urged the Washington Supreme Court to reverse a state appeals court ruling that overturned precedent limiting a contractor's liability when the contractor follows the project owner's plans and specifications.
New Jersey Supreme Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Leaky Window Damage
TRENTON, N.J. — In a trio of orders issued June 1, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced that it will not review an October appellate decision that revived allegations by a condominium owners association that a window installer and others violated a preservation easement deeded to two historic buildings.
Homeowners Get Attorney Fees On Top Of Damages For Defects, Tennessee Panel Rules
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Homeowners won twice June 10 when a Tennessee appeals court affirmed a $125,000 damages award for their home's construction defects and reversed denial of an award for their attorney fees and remanded for a calculation of the fees and costs they are entitled to for receiving the "significant" damages award.
Michigan Court: Previous Defect Claim Bars Later Roof Collapse Claims
DETROIT — Res judicata bars commercial building entities' suit because even if the specific defects giving rise to a roof collapse weren't known in a previous construction defects lawsuit, due diligence would have uncovered them, a divided Michigan appeals court said June 3.
Couple: Knowledge Of Leaks Did Not Equal Knowledge Of Water Intrusion Issue
NEW CASTLE, Del. — A Delaware couple tells the Delaware Supreme Court in a June 8 brief that their knowledge of two minor leaking incidents in their new home did not constitute constructive knowledge of a "systemic and catastrophic" water intrusion issue, arguing that a trial court incorrectly found that because of these earlier incidents, their later claim was barred by the statute of limitations.
Homeowners In 4 New Florida Lawsuits Say Stucco Was Improperly Installed
Homeowners in four lawsuits filed against builders in state courts in Florida during May claim that their homes have been damaged by stucco that was not installed in compliance with state and local building codes as well as American Society for Testing and Materials' (ASTM) standards.
Subsequent Buyers Say Enforcing Arbitration Clause Would Be Unconscionable
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida couple told the state's high court in a reply brief filed May 6 that enforcing an arbitration provision contained in the original deed to a home they purchased would be unconscionable because they had no notice of the clause and were not in contractual privity with the builder of the home.
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Press conference: Rijeka vs. Istra 1961
A press conference was held today ahead of the match of the 36th HT First League, between Rijeka and Istra 1961. The match is scheduled for this Saturday, July 25 at 9:05 p.m.
The press conference was attended by the head coach of Istra Ivan Prelec and the player Gedeon Guzina.
The last championship game, similar to the previous two – there is no result significance for us, we cannot change the situation, but it is important because of self-confidence. We are playing against Rijeka, which has a good chance to secure second place, so we certainly have a demanding match ahead of us. We will give our maximum and then concentrate on the match against Orient. – says coach Prelec.
After the last game with Dinamo, we showed that we can play with everyone. I think that the atmosphere in the team is very good and that we will do our best in Rujevica to play the game as well as possible and to enter the match with the Orient in the best possible mood – says Gideon.
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  public void testComparison() {
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Q: Is it possible to read a specific file directly from a zip file that is stored on S3? I have a file called story.txt in a zip file called big.zip that is stored in an S3 bucket called zips-bucket.
I want my Python code to read the content of just story.txt without downloading or even scanning the entire big zip file.  Is it possible?  How?

A: No, in your particular case it is not possible. However, S3 offers a functionality called S3 Select that can selectively read a portion of the file if some requirements are met. You can check out the documentation.

A: Yes, this is possible. You will need to import the smart-open and zipfile modules. Say your compressed file is in s3://zips-bucket/big.zip. Do the following:
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import zipfile

with so.open('s3://zips-bucket/big.zip', 'rb') as file_data
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Joseph-Marie Lo Duca (; 18 November 1905 or 1910 – 6 August 2004) was an Italian-born journalist, novelist, art critic, and film historian best known as the co-founder in 1951 of the influential French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma with André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Léonide Keigel.

Biography

Lo Duca (originally Giuseppe Lo Duca) was born in Milan, Italy in 1905 or 1910 to a family of Sicilian origin. Fascinated from an early age with reading and writing, he published his first novel La sfera di platino ("The Sphere of Platinum") in 1927. His later work, translated and published in France, won the enthusiasm of André Breton, Paul Valéry, Marcel Griaule, and Jean Cocteau.

To avoid arrest after a feud with sculptor Arturo Martini, Lo Duca emigrated to Paris in 1935 where he was eventually appointed director of the Centre international de documentation photographique et cinématographique de Paris (International Centre of Photographic and Cinematographic Documentation of Paris). With Paul Valéry, he co-wrote Conversation sur l'histoire along with monographs on painters including Henri Rousseau and Giorgio de Chirico.

In 1942, having assembled a wealth of rare documents and objects related to cinema, Lo Duca established the Musée Canudo at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris with the goal of founding the International Museum of Cinema in Rome. The project for the Rome museum, however, did not survive the war.

In 1948, he published Le dessin animé (The Animated Cartoon) with a preface by Walt Disney. His  Histoire du cinéma (1942) was translated into 12 languages, and Technique du cinéma (1948) became a noted reference work.

His novel Journal secret de Napoléon Bonaparte (The Secret Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte), published in 1948 with a preface by Jean Cocteau, received enthusiastic reviews from Georges Bataille, Jacques Audiberti, Joseph Delteil, Marcel Pagnol, Jean Dutourd, and Jacques Chastenet. André Breton claimed the author had invented "history-fiction", a new literary genre. Acknowledged as his greatest success, the novel was re-published in France in 1980 and 1997.

In 1951, he co-founded the Cahiers du Cinéma and remained on its editorial board until 1955.

Between 1958 and 1967, Lo Duca co-edited the Bibliothèque internationale d'érotologie (International Library of Erotology) published by Jean-Jacques Pauvert. A specialist in erotic art, his works include Eros im Bild (1942) with a preface by Georges Bataille, L'erotismo nel cinema (1945), Storia dell'erotismo (1968), Dizionario di sessuologia (1972), Manuel des confesseurs (1982), and Luxure de luxe: arte erotica nei fumetti da Botticelli a Lichtenstein, (1983). Erudite with a taste for provocation, he published Les mines de Sodome (2001), a trilogy of sexually explicit short stories, when he was over 90 years old.

In 1951, Joseph-Marie Lo Duca found a copy of the negative of Carl Theodor Dreyer's second version of 'The passion of Joan of Arc' in the Gaumont Studios vaults. Lo Duca then made several significant changes, including the addition of a Baroque score and the replacing of many intertitles with subtitles. For many years, Lo Duca's version was the only one available. Dreyer himself objected to this cut, however.

In 1960, he edited the novelized French version of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. In 1974, he wrote the preface to the French edition of the screenplay of Amarcord written by Fellini and Tonino Guerra.

Interviewed by Radio France in 1999 about his long career, he highlighted his defense of the freedom of artistic expression under severe French censorship during the 1960s.

In 2004, he granted his last major interview to Canadian filmmaker Damian Pettigrew on the creative relationship between Fellini and his wife Giulietta Masina as well as Italian writer Mario Tobino's influence on the screenplay of La Dolce Vita.

In 1998, he moved from the Paris suburb of Nanterre to Samois-sur-Seine near Fontainbleau where he died in 2004. The municipal library was renamed La Bibliothèque Lo Duca in his honour.

Selected works
La Sphère de platine (1927)
Histoire du cinéma (1942)
La Technique du cinéma (1948)
Le Journal Secret de Napoléon Bonaparte (1948)
L'Histoire de l'Erotisme (1961) - A History of Eroticism (trans. Kenneth Anger, 1966)
Erotique de l'Art (1966)
Dictionnaire de sexologie (1972)
Et si nous parlions des crétins ? (1973)
Les Mines de Sodome (2001)

References

Notes

Further reading
Magda Tassinari, "I sogni senza fine del giovane Lo Duca" in Resine. Quaderni Liguri di cultura, a.XXX (2009), n.119-121, pp. 11–25
Pier Luigi Ferro, "Un'epopea eroicomica della macchina onnipotente e onniveggente: La Sfera di Platino di Lo Duca" in Resine. Quaderni Liguri di cultura, a.XXX (2009), n.119-121, pp. 27–44
Pier Luigi Ferro. "Il carteggio tra Lo Duca e Angelo Barile" in Resine. Quaderni Liguri di cultura, a.XXX (2009), n.119-121, pp. 49–61
Giuliana Rovetta, Un italiano in Francia sull'onda del futurismo" in Resine. Quaderni Liguri di cultura, a.XXX (2009), n.119-121, pp. 63–74

External links
 Lo Duca biography at Babelio

20th-century births
2004 deaths
Italian emigrants to France
Military personnel from Milan
French film historians
Cahiers du Cinéma editors

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August 10, 2009 tony	2 Comments
A thriller about the banking industry? You'd be forgiven for assuming it would be dull and full of tedious exposition, but with minor reservations you'd be wrong. Clive Owen plays an Interpol agent trying to track down the truth about a giant bank's involvement in weapon sales, money laundering and other illegal activity. He is assisted or thwarted by various individuals and organisations along the way including an American DEA, Italian police and the bank itself.
The International is long but engaging and although I wouldn't describe it as always gripping, it does demand your attention and keep you hooked through to the end. Not least as a result of excellent performances from Owen and the cast around him. I was particularly engaged by Armin Mueller-Stahl's presence on screen, understated and calm yet totally real.
The story has a few holes and you have to wonder why it takes the police so long to arrive to a gun fight in a major public place in New York, but there's nothing there that ruined the experience for me. I do wish more movies took more time to avoid the little niggles like this, but I wonder if any film actually manages to achieve that. The cinematography was subtle but really supported the cast and dialog. There aren't many action set pieces so it wouldn't be true to call this an action-thriller but the one major set piece is certainly thrilling. The writers opted to avoid any twists and instead build tension through Owen's growing frustration at the cases progression and the threat on the lives of those around him. I give them credit for that.
The end is downbeat, but rather expected and the newspaper headline snapshots during the closing credits do justice in wrapping up a couple of questions the main ending left you with. Overall this was a surprisingly enjoyable film which probably deserved more credit than it got from the critics.
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jodythebad says:
I love Clive Owen bank plot movies! I'm glad you liked this one well enough – it's on my huge pile of "things to do" and I may bump it up higher.
We've got Duplicity or Knowing arriving next from LoveFilm, if it's more Clive Owen action in Duplicity I'll let you know 🙂
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Apparent suicide under investigation at West County Detention Facility
The West County Detention Center.
An Antioch man in custody at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond apparently committed suicide on Saturday, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.
At about 6:15 p.m., a deputy sheriff escorted a mental health clinician to the cell of 42-year-old Gregory Lynds and, after opening his cell door, found Lynds unresponsive with a bed sheet wrapped around his neck, the sheriff's office said.
Despite life-saving measures taken by deputies and jail medical staff, Lynds was pronounced dead at the scene.
His death is under investigation, the sheriff's office said.
Lynds was originally booked into jail by Antioch police on Oct. 2 on two felony charges of elder abuse likely to produce great bodily harm or death, two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, parole violation, and battery on a peace officer, the sheriff's office said.
The investigation into his death is being investigated by the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office and sheriff's office.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600. For any tips, email: [email protected] or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
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Traffic school is the term used for driving courses covering safe driving practices and general highway safety. In the U.S., traffic safety courses are provided as a service to moving violation offenders often as a part of pretrial programs. While most traffic schools are seen as boring, long, and laborious, several businesses offer courses with a comedic touch, which are known as "comedy traffic school." In comedy traffic courses the curriculum and instructors are significantly more entertaining, which would theoretically make the class more entertaining and effective.
When offenders receive a ticket or a moving violation, they can elect to take a driving course to decrease or completely negate the fine. At the same time, driving courses usually result in a significant reduction in the number points added to the driver's record. With direct correlation to an insured's insurance premium, the higher the number of points, the higher the insured's insurance premium will be.
In most cases, drivers can only elect traffic school a certain number of times relative to the date of the driving infraction. This safeguard prevents people from simply driving recklessly and disregarding the highway laws without having to suffer the consequences from repeated abandonment. At the same time, the driving course encourages students to implement the driving practices they learned in the course.
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In this setting, the student sits and listens to the instructor as they cover the driving rules of the state as well as other safe driving techniques.
The exam in the classroom driver course is given under the instruction of a notary or the instructor. Once the student passes the exam, they are given their certificate.
After the student is given the certificate, he or she takes the documentation to their respective court to have their driving record corrected or tickets dismissed.
Internet courses lack the personal touch of the traditional classroom setting but is significantly more convenient.
In most states, students are required to take a final exam as a condition of completion.
After the student completes the class, he or she will receive either an unsuccessful or successful completion status. When the student completes the course successfully, the student will receive a course certificate. Some states send the certificate of completion directly to the Court/DMV, but other states mail it to the student's address. In this case, the student must take the certificate to the court to have applicable driving record points or tickets will be dismissed or removed.
DVD/CD/ On Demand is another option for completing the course and presentation while at home.
The user must purchase or rent the compact disc or DVD for instruction. On the other hand, the student can request a telecast.
The student watches and listens to the driving rules of the state and various driving techniques discussed in the presentation.
After the student completes the presentation material, he or she then takes the test in front of a notary to get their certificate.
The student then takes the certificate to their respective court to have the points removed off of their driving record or to have the ticket dismissed.
The offering of driver improvement courses isn't confined to the United States. Multiple provinces and states in Canada, Europe, and Australia also provide some form of traffic school. However, the course is administered and taken on a much larger scale in the United States. In most cases, an organization must be certified by either a traffic safety body or the organization's respective state. The providers who offer these courses are usually certified by respective state road/traffic safety bodies, such as the DMV, DOT, DHSMV, etc.
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from collections import deque
import math
import numpy as np
from scipy import signal

class Channel:

	def __init__(self, name, min, max, maxNum, offset=0.0):
		self.name = name
		self.min = min
		self.max = max
		self.num = 0
		self.sum = 0
		self.buffersum = 0
		self.size = maxNum
		self.buffer = deque(maxlen=maxNum)
		self.offset = offset

		self.npBufferSize = 800
		self.npBufferPos = 0
		self.npBuffer = np.zeros(self.npBufferSize)

		self.lastVal = 0

	def __repr__(self):
		return "%s (%.1f-%.1f)" % (self.name, self.min, self.max)

	def calibrate(self):
		self.offset = -self.buffersum / min(self.size, self.num)

	def smooth(self, x,beta):
		window_len=50
		sampleRate = 10
		cutOff = 0.01
		fir_coeff = signal.firwin(window_len, cutOff)
		smoothed = signal.lfilter(fir_coeff, 1.0, self.npBuffer)
		return smoothed

	def putValue(self, value):
		# deque buffer
		if self.num >= self.size:
			self.buffersum -= self.buffer[0]
		newValue = value
		self.buffersum += newValue
		self.buffer.append(newValue)
		self.num += 1
		self.sum += newValue
		"""
		# numpy buffer
		self.npBufferPos += 1
		if self.npBufferPos >= self.npBufferSize:
			self.npBufferPos = 0
			self.smoothed = self.smooth(self.npBuffer, 1)
			self.gradient = np.diff(self.npBuffer)
			try:
				self.onUpdate(self)
			except:
				#raise
				pass
		self.npBuffer[self.npBufferPos] = value
		"""
		# Auto Calibration
		#if self.num % 100 == 0:
		#	self.calibrate()

	def calibrate(self):
		self.offset = -self.buffer[-1]

	def getValue(self):
		#if self.num > 0:
		return self.buffer[-1] + self.offset

	def getAvg(self):
		return self.sum / self.num + self.offset

	def getBufferAvg(self):
		val = self.buffer[-1]                           # current value
		avg = self.buffersum / min(self.size, self.num) # moving average
		mix = 0.5 * val + 0.5 * avg                     # weighted average
		dif = math.pow((val - avg) / 20, 5)             # differential
		rng = 0
		#for i in self.buffer:
		#	rng = max(abs(avg-i), rng)
		#return rng
		return avg + self.offset
		if dif > 50:
			#self.buffersum = val * self.size
			return val + self.offset
		else:
			return avg + self.offset

	def getRng(self):
		rng = 0
		der = 0
		avg = self.buffersum / min(self.size, self.num)
		for i in self.buffer:
			#rng = 0.01 * max(pow(avg - i, 4), rng)
			der = der + pow((avg - i) / 4, 2)
			#der = der + abs(avg-i)
		der /= self.size
		return der

	def getDeriv(self):
		val = self.buffer[-1]                           # current value
		avg = self.buffersum / min(self.size, self.num) # moving average
		mix = 0.5 * val + 0.5 * avg                     # weighted average
		dif = avg - val
		#dif = 5 * math.pow(dif / 20, 6)             # differential
		return dif

	def getDiff(self):
		avg = self.buffersum / min(self.size, self.num)
		result = avg - self.lastVal
		self.lastVal = avg
		#return math.pow(result, 2)
		if self.num>2:
			result =  self.buffer[-1] - self.buffer[-2]
		else:
			result = 0
		return math.pow(result, 4)


Father's Day was a great low-key day for our family. We had a great day just enjoying each other's company!
Robin truly is the greatest daddy in the world. Emma has no idea how lucky she is. Robin works from home so she gets to see him most of the day every day. Last week Emma was out with my mom and I shopping and out of the blue she said, "I want to go home and see my daddy." She really starts going through withdrawals when she is away from him for more than 3 hours. We really are very fortunate and I'm so thankful that he get to participate so much in her life. She truly is a daddy's girl.
Last weekend we had a great evening with our good friends, The Hedgecocks. We had dinner at Oliveto's and then treated ourselves to some yummy snow cones.
Chloe and Emma eating ice cream. Chloe was finished with hers in about 2 minutes and Emma took teeny tiny bites and finished hers in about 20 minutes.
Waiting for snow cones- both girls requested "PINK" snow cones.
Two weekends ago I had scheduled on my calendar 3 intense days of potty training. That was my FIRST mistake. I scheduled potty training according to MY schedule. I was off work for several days and Emma had just turned 2 and half and I decided NOW was the time for Emma to tackle this challenge of toddler-hood.
Emma is such a smart girl, I know she understands the concept, but she also wants to do things on HER time table. She did not like me telling her what to do and when to do it.
I will admit that I had a great 2 days at home with Emma while we attempted potty training. I was completely focused on her for 2 days- I wish I could do that more often! She is so much fun.
And his name will be….
Ok, so we got a sneak peak ultrasound last week and found out that we are for sure (like 110%) having a boy. Words cannot express how excited we are! I would have been fine either way- I know that Emma would have loved having a little sister and we already have all of the "girl" stuff. However, I know that mommy will really love having a little boy. Since I was a little girl, I've always dreamed of having a son, is that weird?
I also think that Robin will love having a son- he feels a lot of pressure- you know, for him to turn out ok! However, I have no doubts that Robin will set a great example of how to be a nice Christian man.
We have decided to name his Foster, my maiden name. We haven't quite settled on a middle name but that will come very soon.
Yes, I've already ordered a personalized onesie from Pottery Barn with Foster's name on it. :) I'm just a little bit excited.
Saturday night we took a road trip with our Connect Group to the Bartlesville Kiddie Park. It was really neat for me to be able to go back the Kiddie Park because I practically grew up at the park when I was little. My grandparents lived in Bartlesville for many many years and this was my favorite place to go with them when I went to stay with them for a week every summer. It's very funny how the park seems a lot smaller now that I'm an adult. When I was little, I remember thinking it was like Disney World!
It was really neat to be able to bring Emma to the Kiddie Park. It's the perfect place for toddlers and preschoolers. I knew that she would be timid and a bit scared of the rides… and she was! We tried to convince her to ride several of the rides but she was content to watch her friends! Finally, after an hour and a half daddy asked her if she wanted to ride the swings and she said, "Yes!" So we threw her on the swing and held our breath. She did great! She smiled the entire ride.
She also agreed to ride the train with both mommy and daddy and the carousel with daddy twice. That was the extent of her riding adventures- the swings once, the train once, and the carousel twice. I'm positive that she'll ride more rides next time we go- she just has to take it all in and observe once first.
She loved the ice cream cone and cotton candy that we got to have- what a treat!
Last Saturday we met my family at Marble Slab on the Riverwalk to eat ice cream and celebrate my cousin Haley's 10th birthday!
Emma thoroughly enjoyed her "pink ice cream." She didn't care what flavor she got- she just requested that it be PINK.
One of Emma's sweet friends, Kennedi, turned 2 last week. Emma was very excited to be invited to her Bounce House Birthday party!
Emma stayed in the princess bounce castle pretty much the entire party. She LOVES to jump.
Thanks Campbell's for a great evening!
Last week Emily got to come over for a morning of fun. The girls started their day by having a tea party. When I asked them what they were eating and drinking Emily said, "Coffee and crackers." I promise I didn't really give them coffee!
Emma loves to peek through the fence to our neighbor's yard- yes we are missing a picket! Emma and Koby don't want us to fix the fence though!
2 days after Emily came to our house they invited us to come swimming at their neighborhood pool. The girls had a great time playing in both the baby pool and the "big girl pool." Here are the girls taking a quick snack break. They devoured the grapes in about 2 minutes!
Summer time means SWIMMING TIME! Yippeee! I'm not sure who loves swimming more, Emma or mommy?
Unfortunately, we don't have a neighborhood pool like we did in our previous neighborhood, however, we have several sweet friends who have invited us to come swimming with them.
Last week, we went joined my good friend Carrie and her 3 sweet kiddos for a fun afternoon of swimming. Carrie and I were good friends in the youth group at church during high school and I'm so glad we've kept in touch. I always have so much fun when we get together. I'm kicking myself for not getting any pictures of her kids! She also invited Lorie (also in the youth group with us!) and her little girl Addy to come swimming. It was great to catch up with Carrie and Lorie.
Thanks Carrie for inviting us to swim- we had a great time!
Our summer is off to a great start! Who knew a 2 and half year old's social calendar could fill up so quickly during the summer? We've been swimming, going to Birthday parties, and spending tons of time outside.
Thanks John, Susan, and Emily for a very fun evening!


The top of the range intertap model with Flow Control (FC). It has all the advantages of the traditional Intertap design and is made from 304 grade stainless steel. In addition to this, it also had the added advantage of the flow control leaver on the right hand side of the tap. This adjustment gives the operator full control over the flow speed. This makes balancing your beer lines a snap. This type of tap is typically suited to customers who are often switching from one beer style to the next and want maximum flexibility in their draft system.
The Intertap™ FC cannot be used with the shank spring so this tap should be manually turned off after use.


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CRYPTOGRAPHY. SZABIST – Spring 2012. Cryptography. This chapter presents the following: Cryptography/Encryption/Ciphers Public / Private Key Cryptosystems Digital Signature Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Applications of Cryptography.
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CRYPTOGRAPHY SZABIST – Spring 2012
Cryptography This chapter presents the following: • Cryptography/Encryption/Ciphers • Public / Private Key Cryptosystems • Digital Signature • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) • Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing • Applications of Cryptography
What is Cryptography? • Cryptography is a method of storing and transmitting data in a form that only those it is intended for can read and process. • What are the possible uses of encryption?
What is Cryptography? • Cryptography is a method of storing and transmitting data in a form that only those it is intended for can read and process. • What are the possible uses of cryptography (encryption)? • Tool in warfare • E-commerce transactions • Financial transactions • Government • Detect accidental or intentional alterations of data
The History of Cryptography • Cryptography has roots that begin around 2000 B.C. • Encryption methods evolved and used to hide information from others. • A Hebrew cryptographic method ("Atbash")require the alphabet to flip ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ	ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA • For example, the word "security" is encrypted into "hvxfirgb." What does "hazyrhg" come out to be?
The History of Cryptography – contd. Around 400 B.C.,… • Spartans used a system of encrypting information • a message is written on a sheet of paper that was wrapped around a wooden stick, which was then delivered and wrapped around a different rod by the recipient. • The message was only readable if it was wrapped around the correct size stick, which made the letters properly match up.
The History of Cryptography Later, in Rome, Julius Caesar (100–44 B.C.) • A method of shifting letters of the alphabet, shifted the alphabet by three positions. The following example shows a standard alphabet and a shifted alphabet. • Alphabet - ALGORITHM • Number Of Locations – KEY Standard Alphabet: • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Cryptographic Alphabet: • DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABC • Encrypt the word 'LOGICAL SECURITY'
The History of Cryptography Standard Alphabet: • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Cryptographic Alphabet: • DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABC • Encrypt the word 'LOGICAL SECURITY'
Cryptography – Definitions & Concepts • Encryption / Decryption Process • Cryptosystem! • Message • Algorithm also known as Cipher • Key Space • Key • 128, 256, 512, or even 1,024 bits and larger (i.e. 2512)
Cryptography – Definitions & Concepts • Cryptosystem! • Message • Algorithm also known as Cipher • Key Space • Key • 128, 256, 512, or even 1,024 bits and larger (i.e. 2512)
Cryptography – Definitions & Concepts • Kerckhoffs' Principle • the only secrecy involved with a cryptography system should be the key and the algorithm should be publicly known. • if security were based on too many secrets, there would be more vulnerabilities to possibly exploit. Q: Would you agree or disagree with this??? • Write down the reasoning with the answer.
The Strength of Cryptosystems • Strength of encryption method from algorithm • The secrecy of the key • The length of the key • Can be broken through BRUTE FORCE ATTACK • Processing Power • Necessary Recourses • Time GOAL "Make Compromising Too Expensive and Too Time Consuming"
Services of Cryptosystems Cryptosystems can provide the following services: • Confidentiality - Renders the information unintelligible except by authorized entities. • Integrity -Data has not been altered in an unauthorized manner since it was created, transmitted, or stored. • Authentication - Verifies the identity of the user or system that created information. • Authorization -Upon proving identity, the individual is then provided with the key or password that will allow access to some resource. • Non-repudiation - Ensures that the sender cannot deny sending the message.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Private key cryptographic systems are based on a symmetric encryption algorithm • Following are some of the examples of 'Symmetric Algorithms': • Data Encryption Standard (DES) • Triple-DES (3DES) • Blowfish • RC4, RC5, and RC6 • IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm) • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Private Key Cryptosystems • DES (Data Encryption Standard) • Block of 64 bits and key of 56 bits (additional 8 bits for parity check) is used • No longer considered a strong cryptographic solution since its entire key can be brute-forced by large computer systems within a relatively short period of time. • DES is being replaced with AES, a public algorithm that supports keys from 128 to 256 bits and onwards in size.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Triple DES (3DES) (also known as TDEA - Triple Data Encryption Algorithm) • 3DES was a quick fix to DES on the way to AES. • More secure then DES but because of the extra work 3DES performs, there is a heavy performance hit. • It can take up to three times longer than DES to perform encryption and decryption.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Blowfish • The key length can be from 32 bits up to 448 bits. • It was intended as a replacement to the aging DES as many of the other algorithms were either proprietary and thus encumbered by patents or kept as government secrets, this wasn't the case with Blowfish. • Bruce Schneier, the creator of Blowfish, has stated, "Blowfish is un-patented, and will remain so in all countries. The algorithm is hereby placed in the public domain, and can be freely used by anyone."
Private Key Cryptosystems • RC4 • It is used in the SSL protocol, and was implemented in the 802.11 WEP protocol standard. • RC4 was developed by and considered a trade secret of RSA Data Security, Inc. until someone posted the source code on a mailing list. • Since the source code was released nefariously, the stolen algorithm is sometimes implemented and referred to as ArcFour or ARC4 because the title RC4 is trademarked. • The algorithm is very simple, fast, and efficient, which is why it became so popular.
Private Key Cryptosystems • RC5 • RC5 is a block cipher that uses block sizes in algorithms of 32, 64, or 128 bits, and the key size goes up to 2,048 bits. • RC6 • RC6 is a block cipher that was built upon RC5, so it has all the same attributes as RC5. • The algorithm was developed mainly to be submitted as AES, but Rijndael was chosen instead. • There were some modifications of the RC5 algorithm to increase the overall speed, the result of which is RC6.
Private Key Cryptosystems • International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA) • A block cipher that operates on 64-bit blocks of data. The 64-bit data block is divided into 16 smaller blocks. The key is 128 bits long, and IDEA is faster than DES when implemented in software. • The IDEA algorithm is considered to be harder to break than DES because it has a longer key size. • IDEA is used in the PGP and other encryption software implementations. • It was thought to replace DES, but it is patented, meaning that licensing fees would have to be paid to use it.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) • After DES was used as an encryption standard for over 20 years and it was cracked in a relatively short time once the necessary technology was available. • AES has replaced the DES as the cryptographic algorithm standard (Due to the short key length of DES). • In 1997, NIST announced the initiation of the AES development effort and made a formal call for algorithms. • On 2 October 2000, Rijndael was selected algorithm for the AES. • For AES the block length was fixed to 128 bits and three different key sizes (128, 192 and 256 bits) were specified.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) – contd. • Rijndael works well when implemented in software and hardware in a wide range of products and environments. • It has low memory requirements and has been constructed to easily defend against timing attacks. • Rijndael is now the algorithm required to protect sensitive but unclassified U.S. government information.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Advantages: • User has to remember only one key for both encryption and decryption. • Generally less complicated and, therefore, use up less processing power than asymmetric techniques and also ideally suited for bulk data encryption. • Disadvantages: • How to communicate the keys to those with whom you want to exchange data, particularly in e-commerce environments where customers are unknown, untrusted entities. • A symmetric key cannot be used to sign electronic documents as the mechanism is based on a shared secret.
Private Key Cryptosystems • Following are the strengths and weaknesses of symmetric key algorithms: • Strengths • Much faster (less computationally intensive) than asymmetric systems. • Hard to break if using a large key size. • Weaknesses • Requires a secure mechanism to deliver keys properly. • Each pair of users needs a unique key, so as the number of individuals increases, so does the number of keys, possibly making key management overwhelming. • Provides confidentiality but not authenticity or nonrepudiation.
Public Key Cryptosystems • Public Key Cryptosystems are based on an asymmetric encryption process, • two keys work together as a pair. One key is used to encrypt data, the other is used to decrypt data. • With asymmetric encryption, one key - the secret or private key is known only to one person; the other key - the public key is known by many people. • A message that is sent encrypted by the private key of the sender can be deciphered by anyone with the corresponding public key (authenticity of the sender is ensured). • A message that has been sent encrypted using the public key of the receiver can be generated by anyone, but can only be read by the receiver. (confidentiality is ensured).
Public Key Cryptosystems • Asymmetric keys are often used for short messages such as encrypting DES symmetric keys or creating digital signatures. • If asymmetric keys were used to encrypt bulk data (long messages), the process would be very slow; this is the reason they are used to encrypt short messages such as digests or signatures • The following are examples of asymmetric key algorithms: • RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) • Elliptic curve cryptosystem (ECC) • Diffie-Hellman • El Gamal • Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
Public Key Cryptosystems The Diffie-Hellman Algorithm • Address the shortfalls of symmetric key cryptography, the issue of secure distribution of the symmetric key. • The first asymmetric key agreement algorithm, called Diffie-Hellman. • How Diffie-Hellman works, • User A and User B would like to communicate over an encrypted channel by using Diffie-Hellman. • They would both generate a private and public key pair and exchange public keys. User A's software would take the private key and User B's public key and put them through the Diffie-Hellman algorithm. • User B's software would take the private key and User A's public key and insert them into the Diffie-Hellman algorithm on the computer. • Through this process, User A and User B derive the same shared value, which is used to create instances of symmetric keys.
Public Key Cryptosystems The Diffie-Hellman Algorithm – contd. • So, User A and User B exchanged information that did not need to be protected (their public keys) over an untrusted network, and in turn generated the exact same symmetric key on each system. They both can now use these symmetric keys to encrypt, transmit, and decrypt information as they communicate with each other. NOTE: key agreement is different from key exchange.With key exchange functionality, the sender encrypts the symmetric key with the receiver's public key before transmission. • The Diffie-Hellman algorithm allows for key distribution, but does not provide encryption or digital signature functionality. • It is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, because no authentication occurs before public keys are exchanged.
Public Key Cryptosystems RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) • RSA is a worldwide de-facto standard and is used for encryption / decryption, digital signatures generation and verification and key exchange (i.e. Key encryption) • It can be used as a key exchange protocol, meaning it is used to encrypt the symmetric key to get it securely to its destination. • RSA has been most commonly used with the symmetric algorithm DES / AES. When RSA is used as a key exchange protocol, a cryptosystem generates a symmetric key using either the DES or AES algorithm. • RSA has been implemented in applications, operating systems by Microsoft, Apple, Sun, and Novell; and at the hardware level in network interface cards, secure telephones, and smart cards..
Public Key Cryptosystems El Gamal • El Gamal is a public key algorithm that can be used for digital signatures, encryption, and key exchange. • El Gamal is actually an extension of the Diffie-Hellman algorithm. • Although El Gamal provides the same type of functionality as some of the other asymmetric algorithms, its main drawback is performance. When compared to other algorithms, this algorithm is usually the slowest.
Public Key Cryptosystems Elliptical Curve Cryptography • More efficient form of public key cryptography based on the elliptic curve discrete algorithm. • ECC is more efficient than RSA and any other asymmetric algorithm, it demands less computational power and, therefore, offers more security per bit. • For example, an ECC with a 160-bit key offers the same security as an RSA-based system with a 1,024-bit key. • ECCs work well on smart cards, wireless devices, cellular telephones requiring strong cryptography but have limitations such as bandwidth, power supply and processing power. • In most cases, the longer the key, the more protection that is provided, but ECC can provide the same level of protection with a key size that is shorter than what RSA requires.
Public Key Cryptosystems • Following are the strengths and weaknesses of asymmetric key algorithms: • Strengths • Better key distribution than symmetric systems • Can provide authentication and non-repudiation • Weaknesses • Works much more slowly than symmetric systems • Mathematically intensive tasks
Digital Envelope • A digital envelope is used to send encrypted information, using symmetric keys, and the relevant key session along with it. • It is a secure method to send electronic documents without compromising the data integrity, authentication and non-repudiation, which were obtained with the use of asymmetric keys. • Implemented using a combination of Public and Private Key Infrastructure.
The One-Way Hash (Hash Function) • A one-way hash is a function that takes a variable-length string and a message and produces a fixed-length value called a hash value. • For example, if A wants to send a message to B and he wants to ensure the message integrity, he would calculate a hash value for the message and append it to the message itself. • When B receives the message, he / she performs the same hashing function A used and then compares the result with the hash value sent with the message. • If the two values are the same, B can be sure the message was not altered during transmission. • If the two values are different, B knows the message was altered, either intentionally or unintentionally.
The One-Way Hash (Hash Function)
The One-Way Hash – contd. • The hashing algorithm is not a secret, it is publicly known. The secrecy of the oneway hashing function is its "one-wayness." • Various Hashing Algorithms • MD2 • MD4 • MD5 • SHA • HAVAL • Tiger • The hashing one-way function takes place without the use of any keys.
The One-Way Hash – contd. What if someone intercept the message, alter it, recalculate another message digest, append it to the original message, and send it the targeted user?
The One-Way Hash – contd. • What if someone intercept the message, alter it, recalculate another message digest, append it to the original message, and send it the targeted user? • Message Authentication Code (MAC).
The One-Way Hash – contd. • Message Authentication Code (MAC). • A MAC function is an authentication scheme derived by applying a secret key (code) to a message in some form. • Three basic types of MACs: • Hash MAC (HMAC) • CBC-MAC • CMAC
The One-Way Hash – contd. • Message Authentication Code (MAC). • Hash MAC (HMAC) • A symmetric key is concatenated with the message
The One-Way Hash – contd. • Message Authentication Code (MAC). • Hash MAC (HMAC) • The sender concatenates a symmetric key with the message, put through a hashing algorithm which generates a MAC value. • The MAC value is appended to the message. • The sender sends the message (with MAC attached) to the receiver. • The receiver concatenates a symmetric key with the message and puts through a hashing algorithm and generates the MAC value. • The receiver compares the two MAC values. If they are the same, the message has not been modified. Note: The sender does not send the symmetric key with the message.
The One-Way Hash – contd. • Message Authentication Code (MAC). • CBC-MAC • Sender encrypts a plain text message with a symmetric block algorithm, the last block is used as the MAC. • The plaintext message and the appended MAC are sent to the receiver. • The receiver encrypts the message, creates a new MAC, and compares the two values. If they are the same, the receiver knows the message was not modified and from which system it came.
The One-Way Hash – contd. • Message Authentication Code (MAC). • C-MAC • CMAC works the same way as the CBC-MAC, but is based on more complex logic and mathematical functions. • the symmetric algorithm (AES or 3DES) creates the symmetric key. • This key is used to create subkeys. The subkeys are used individually to encrypt the individual blocks of a message. • Class Assignment?
The One-Way Hash – contd. • Message Authentication Code (MAC). • C-MAC
Summary – One way hash
Digital Signatures "an electronic identification of a person / entity created by using a public key algorithm and intended to verify to a recipient the integrity of the data and the identity of the sender" • A digital signature is a hash value encrypted with the sender's private key. • hashing function ensures the integrity of the message; and • signing of the hash value provides authentication and non-repudiation.
Digital Signatures • Different steps and algorithms provide different types of security services: • A message can be encrypted, which provides confidentiality. • A message can be hashed, which provides integrity. • A message can be digitally signed, which provides authentication, nonrepudiation, and integrity. • A message can be encrypted and digitally signed, which provides confidentiality, authentication, nonrepudiation, and integrity. • Some algorithms can only perform encryption, whereas others support digital signatures and encryption. • When hashing is involved, a hashing algorithm is used, not an encryption algorithm.
Digital Signatures Digital Signature Standard (DSS) • It was developed for federal departments and agencies, but most vendors also designed their products to meet these specifications. • The federal government requires its departments to use RSA, or the elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA). • RSA is considered the best known and most widely used digital signature algorithms.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) "A framework to issue, maintain and revoke public key certificates by a trusted party known as a PKI" • PKI allows users to interact with other users and applications, and obtain and verify identities and keys from trusted sources. • Key elements of the infrastructure are as follows: • Digital certificates • Certificate authority (CA) • Registration authority (RA) • Certificate revocation list (CRL) • Certification practice statement (CPS)


SAN DIEGO (March 20, 2019) – Driftwood Acquisitions and Development (DAD) – a privately held investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development and investment syndication of quality hotel assets – announces its entry into the California market with the $85.7 million acquisition of the 353-key Marriott Mission Valley in San Diego. The firm also intends to develop a second hotel on the southwest corner of the same site.
DAD is inviting accredited investors to co-invest in this hotel through its unique syndication platform, which allows clients to invest in institutional-quality, fully-financed, income-producing hotel projects in the United States.
DAD will pursue continual operational growth initiatives at the Marriott Mission Valley, including carrying out a multimillion dollar capital improvement program, encompassing full guest room renovations and further upgrades to the outdoor pool area.
Recognizing San Diego's further potential as a lodging market, DAD will parcel a 1.75-acre piece of land located on the current 7.4-acre Marriott Mission Valley hotel site. The proposed 130,000-square-foot, 150-key hotel will include 5,000 square feet of meeting space and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Construction is estimated to begin in 2021.
Built in 1988, Marriott Mission Valley is located at 8757 Rio San Diego Drive. The 353-key property has over 37,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with hotel amenities including Dine Entertain Network (DEN) Restaurant, M Club Lounge, a business center, fitness center, outdoor swimming pool and convenience store.
Since launching in 2015, DAD has built a portfolio that includes 17 operating hotels and two new-build developments under construction. All of its properties are managed by DAD's sister company, Driftwood Hospitality Management (DHM), a leader in providing solutions-based services for the domestic and international hotel industry with over 20 years of expertise in hotel acquisition, development, repositioning, renovation and operations.
Driftwood Acquisitions & Development, LP (DAD) is a Miami, Florida-based company with a first-of-its-kind business model allowing accredited investors to co-invest in fully financed, institutional-quality, cash-flowing hotel assets at low entry points (minimum $50,000 investment). DAD selectively acquires high-quality hotel assets with its own capital, installs new professional management, and then allows clients to participate in the investment.
DAD is also a reputable leader in the EB-5 Investor program, a government initiative to attract foreign investment to create jobs in the U.S. Since its founding in 2015, DAD has helped foreign investors secure U.S. resident status and created hundreds of jobs by developing EB-5 qualified hotels. For more information, please visit www.dadlp.com.


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Abandoned Pepsi Factory Turned into Massive Grow Op
Study Finds Legal Cannabis Reduces Illicit Grows in National Forests
What's in Your Stash? Autumn Saylor, Stay-at-Home Mom, Treating PTSD With Cannabis
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We've all enjoyed reading about the various abandoned mansions, idol factories and underground nuclear bunkers, which clever cannabis cultivators have quietly put to good use in England…until they got caught.
Now, on our side of the pond, we have our very own abandoned factory that has been vacant for a decade and will soon be reincarnated into a huge indoor marijuana grow.
Pepsi hits the spot, the sweet spot that is.
Doyen Elements, which is a holding company that leases real estate properties out to legal cannabis companies, just bought an old Pepsi bottling plant in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Once completed in 2019, the facility could potentially produce up to 70,000 pounds of flower a year.
According to a recent report in Forbes, the company is one of the lucky real estate investment firms that are making money from legal weed without actually touching the plant.
Pueblo County, which was struggling to recover from the steel-market crash of 1982, has become the pot rush town for the booming legal weed industry.
In fact, Pueblo County approved the world's first marijuana-funded college scholarship two years ago, and now the concept is gathering steam elsewhere.
Doyen Elements CEO, Geoff Thompson, said the same technology that provided the air filtration system that sucked carbon dioxide out of the air in the Pepsi plant can be used to inject CO2 in the grow rooms and feed the pot plants, improving yield up to 30 percent. Who knew?
According to Business Insider, Doyen Elements also plans to team up with a robotics company to bring in trimming robots capable of uprooting plant cuttings used for cannabis breeding and sending them on a conveyor belt to their destination.
Thompson, a serial entrepreneur who has worked in real estate and financial services, said Doyen Elements will assist in all operations—without ever touching the plant.
Why would they not want to touch the plant?
Judging by the fact that over the last year, the company has gobbled up 16 small businesses across real estate, logistics, consulting, financial services, R&D and green technologies to help marijuana growers who lease, maybe they're too busy.
Doyens has another reason: the company wants to capitalize on the fast-growing market without dealing directly with a Schedule I drug.
"We like to say we can do everything for [legal cannabis operators] other than me physically going in there and trimming plants," Thompson told Business Insider.
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Notes: Caverswall Castle is a privately owned early 17th century English mansion built in a castellar style upon the foundations and within the walls of a 13th-century medieval castle. It is a Grade I listed building in Caverswall, Staffordshire.