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It is intended to be worn on bad hair days when you need something to distract and draw attention to. This gorgeous skirt will be the full focus because it is simply that delightful.
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My partner is not putting out as much effort as he should...leaving me to do all the work. Now for a new business like mine, it's becoming a setback. How do I tackle?
Yours is a classic communication problem. Who hasn't had another person leave them holding the proverbial bag? Not pulling their own fair share of the load? Well, take heart and take my advice: it's all about knowing how you feel and how to share those thoughts with others.
What don't you want to experience?
How do you want to feel about the partnership?
How do you want to behave, or for your partner to behave?
How is his behavior specifically setting the company back and making you feel?
Really think about these questions so you get a clear understanding of exactly what you are wanting. The feelings you want. The goals you desire. The experiences you want. What you want from yourself, your partner, the relationship, the business. Bring all these thoughts and goals to the surface first. This is the most important first step.
Often, most people skip this self-reflection step and go right into the action mode. Without this inner landscape to help you know what you desire, however, you won't be able to make the best choices.
Once you know what you want and don't want from the partnership situation, share it with your partner. Don't hold back.
Partnerships that work, work because there's honesty and no judgment in sharing what is "your" truth. Tell your partner what's working for you and what's not quite right yet. Then allow your partner to do the same.
Do you need more tools, more employees to alleviate the problem?
Do you need to nail down better work schedules and work responsibilites for each of you?
How will you be held accountable for your performances?
Should you hire a business coach, find a SCORE mentor or talk to other partners who've been down your road?
Is space and time a big issue that needs to be addressed?
Finally, be truthful. Don't be afraid to tell the truth. Know if you fully communicate, you will establish a long-lasting relationship with your partner. If you don't nip your negative feelings in the bud, they are only going to blossom and grow. Communicate your feelings and goals for the partnership; work together to overcome these issues; and create a plan of action for getting back on the right track, together.


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Q: C# list of generic class with different parameter How to store a list of generic class with different parameter
namespace Cmd;

public abstract class BaseDto
{
}

public abstract class BaseMessage<T>
{
    public readonly T Data;

    public BaseMessage(T data)
    {
        Data = data;
    }

    public abstract string Embed();
}

public abstract class BaseTopic<T>
{
    public abstract IEnumerable<BaseMessage<T>> Order();
}

public abstract class Dto
{
}

public class Dto1 : Dto
{
    public string? Name { get; set; }
}

public class Dto2 : Dto
{
    public string? Address { get; set; }
}

public class Message1 : BaseMessage<Dto1>
{
    public Message1(Dto1 data) : base(data)
    {
    }

    public override string Embed()
    {
        return $"{Data.Name}";
    }
}

public class Message2 : BaseMessage<Dto2>
{
    public Message2(Dto2 data) : base(data)
    {
    }

    public override string Embed()
    {
        return $"{Data.Address}";
    }
}

public class Topic1 : BaseTopic<Dto1>
{
    public override IEnumerable<BaseMessage<Dto1>> Order()
    {
        var dto = new Dto1();
        var msg = new Message1(dto);
        return new List<BaseMessage<Dto1>> { msg, msg };
    }
}

public class Topic2 : BaseTopic<Dto2>
{
    public override IEnumerable<BaseMessage<Dto2>> Order()
    {
        var dto = new Dto2();
        var msg = new Message2(dto);
        return new List<BaseMessage<Dto2>> { msg, msg };
    }
}

is it possible to create a list of topics?
ex :
var topic1 = new Topic1();
var topic2 = new Topic2();
var list = new List<BaseTopic> {topic1, topic2}

what I want is to loop through the list and call message.Embed() after topic.Order got called
I considered using the base DTO class, but it did not work. The error message stated that the argument is not assignable
The BaseTopic class has a generic type parameter because its method requires a generic return value.

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Home / News & Insights / Court considers "back to back" provisions in construction sub-contract
Court considers "back to back" provisions in construction sub-contract
In the recent case of Chan Chi Lam trading as Hoi Fat Construction Company v Lam Woo & Co Ltd & Ors, HCCT 52/2014, Hong Kong's Court of First Instance had to consider what should be the applicable rate of payment for works under work orders where no contractual rate had been agreed and also whether a "re-measurement clause" had been incorporated into the contract and, if so, how it should be interpreted.
The Defendant, Joint Venture (JV), was the Main Contractor of the Water Supplies Department (WSD) for the replacement and rehabilitation of certain water mains. The Plaintiff, Chan, was one of the JV's Subcontractors for water mains works.
Claim and Counterclaim
Chan claimed against the JV for HK$4.833 million, allegedly due to him for works carried out and included in a final account submitted to the JV. The JV claimed that Chan was liable to it for certain contra charges and that after deducting such and taking into account previous payments made to Chan, Chan had been overpaid by HK$6.195 million, which it sought to recover by way of counterclaim.
The JV argued that for some of the works in question, no rates had been agreed and that such should therefore be assessed on a reasonable price or quantum meruit basis. The JV also argued that it was a term of the Contract between the JV and Chan that Chan's work under all of the orders for mains work was subject to re-measurement, on a back-to-back basis, against what the WSD or its engineers assessed and certified on their re-measurement of the works under the Main Contract (WSD Re-measurement). The JV's case was that the Contract between the JV and Chan incorporated price terms and conditions including a Re-measurement Clause which provided: "Method of Measurement: as per the Main Contract. All the BQ quantities are provisional and subject to re-measurement as based on back-to-back basic (sic) …" Chan, on the other hand argued that he had agreed with the JV that his work would be assessed "in accordance with the agreed rates of similar works items in other works orders" (Similar Work Rates Basis). He also claimed that the JV had been assessing and, under all of the JV's interim payment certificates, paying, for his works in question on such a basis. As for the WSD Re-measurement Clause, Chan argued that on its proper construction, it simply meant that the method of measurement of the works was to follow that of the Main Contract between the JV and WSD, but that the WSD re-measured quantities were not binding upon Chan.
Was the Re-measurement Clause incorporated into the Contract between Chan and the JV in respect of the work orders without agreed rates?
The Court was satisfied that the Re-measurement Clause had been incorporated into the Contract between Chan and the JV by the course of dealings between them, to become part of the terms and conditions of the Contract and all work orders under it. The works under all work orders were similar in nature, the Court said, and it could not reasonably be envisaged that different terms would apply to the different work orders for the mains work, when these were accepted and worked upon at around the same time. No factors had been put forward by Chan as to why the work under the orders with no specific rates agreed should be measured differently to the other work he did under the Contract.
How was the Re-measurement clause to be interpreted?
The Court held that apart from specifying that the method of measurement under the Main Contract was to be adopted for the Contract, the Re-measurement Clause clearly stated that the quantities in the bills of quantities were "provisional", and subject to re-measurement, on a back-to-back basis. Reading the re-measurement clause as a whole, the "back-to-back basis" must, the Court said, refer and apply to the re-measurement of the quantities, which were stated to be provisional only at the time of the Contract. The Contract was to be "back-to-back" to the Main Contract, such that the re-measurements made under the Main Contract were to apply to the Contract.
The Court said that considering the context of the Contract and works carried out under it, it would not be unusual for the parties to agree that the work would be valued on a re-measurement basis. The Contract involved breaking up sections of the existing road surface, excavation to the required trench depth, laying replacement water pipes, reinstating the road surface, and then moving on to another section of the road to repeat the work sequence, until the newly laid replacement pipes reached the total length required. According to Chan, very limited documents were provided before work was commenced. Generally, calculation of the final price of work on the basis of "as built" (or "as worked") quantities is applicable, the Court said, where the precise extent of the work is not known in advance, or where there are inherent or contingent elements of uncertainty or unpredictability as to quantities, as in cases where the unascertained levels of ground surfaces may affect the final excavation quantities, or where the extent of the particular work in question may be inherently unpredictable or provisional. In this case, much of the work was underground, and the full extent of the work may not have been known until after excavation, and until the utilities pipes underground were exposed.
In the circumstances, the Court rejected Chan's contention that the "back-to-back" reference in the Re-measurement Clause only meant the adoption of the method of measurement under the Main Contract. There was no uncertainty, it said, in either the English version of the clause or Chinese notes specifically agreed to and countersigned by Chan. If Chan did not understand what "re-measurement" of actual quantities meant, or what "provisional quantities" were, the Court said, he should have consulted experts before signing the Contract or the quotations. In construing the Contract and its provisions, Chan's subjective declarations of his understanding of the Re-measurement Clause was neither admissible nor relevant, the Court said. Nor should the court consider any unfair consequences of a construction of the plain wording of a clause.
What should be the rate for assessing payment to Chan for work orders without agreed rates?
The JV's case was that for those work orders without agreed rates, such rates should be assessed on a reasonable price basis. Chan's case was that it had been agreed between himself and the JV that his works under the relevant work orders without agreed rates were to be assessed in accordance with the agreed rates of similar works items in other work orders. However, Chan had not pleaded for each relevant work order without agreed rates which "other order" contained "similar work items", the agreed rates of which would by agreement apply. Further, no explanation or particulars were given by Chan in evidence as to which other work orders were relevant for considering the similar work or similar rates.
The Court accepted the single joint expert's Agreed Rates Schedule. The expert had arrived at standardized and reasonable agreed rates by discounting the agreed rates without further adjustment or discount factors, averaging the agreed rates to one standard rate for each of them, excluding unreasonably high or low rates, and fine-tuning the rates to make them consistent with each other. The Court also accepted the expert's explanation that these rates could be used both as rates on quantum meruit or reasonable price basis, and as rates for the Similar Works Rate Basis where no rates were specifically agreed between Chan and the JV.
"Back to back" is a common term used in construction sub-contracts as a convenient way to pass the obligations of the main contractor under the main contract to the sub-contractor. Whilst we may have a general feeling as to what it means, the precise meaning of the term can only be ascertained after consideration of all circumstances of each case. If a dispute arises in relation to the term, the conclusion of the Court or arbitrator may surprise at least one of the parties. We therefore do not recommend using such term in properly drafted sub-contracts.
Kwok Kit (KK) Cheung
Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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package rewrite // import "miniflux.app/reader/rewrite"

import (
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"text/scanner"

	"miniflux.app/logger"
	"miniflux.app/url"
)

type rule struct {
	name string
	args []string
}

// Rewriter modify item contents with a set of rewriting rules.
func Rewriter(entryURL, entryContent, customRewriteRules string) string {
	rulesList := getPredefinedRewriteRules(entryURL)
	if customRewriteRules != "" {
		rulesList = customRewriteRules
	}

	rules := parseRules(rulesList)
	rules = append(rules, rule{name: "add_pdf_download_link"})

	logger.Debug(`[Rewrite] Applying rules %v for %q`, rules, entryURL)

	for _, rule := range rules {
		entryContent = applyRule(entryURL, entryContent, rule)
	}

	return entryContent
}

func parseRules(rulesText string) (rules []rule) {
	scan := scanner.Scanner{Mode: scanner.ScanIdents | scanner.ScanStrings}
	scan.Init(strings.NewReader(rulesText))

	for {
		switch scan.Scan() {
		case scanner.Ident:
			rules = append(rules, rule{name: scan.TokenText()})

		case scanner.String:
			if l := len(rules) - 1; l >= 0 {
				text := scan.TokenText()
				text, _ = strconv.Unquote(text)

				rules[l].args = append(rules[l].args, text)
			}

		case scanner.EOF:
			return
		}
	}
}

func applyRule(entryURL, entryContent string, rule rule) string {
	switch rule.name {
	case "add_image_title":
		entryContent = addImageTitle(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "add_mailto_subject":
		entryContent = addMailtoSubject(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "add_dynamic_image":
		entryContent = addDynamicImage(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "add_youtube_video":
		entryContent = addYoutubeVideo(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "add_invidious_video":
		entryContent = addInvidiousVideo(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "add_youtube_video_using_invidious_player":
		entryContent = addYoutubeVideoUsingInvidiousPlayer(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "add_youtube_video_from_id":
		entryContent = addYoutubeVideoFromId(entryContent)
	case "add_pdf_download_link":
		entryContent = addPDFLink(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "nl2br":
		entryContent = replaceLineFeeds(entryContent)
	case "convert_text_link", "convert_text_links":
		entryContent = replaceTextLinks(entryContent)
	case "fix_medium_images":
		entryContent = fixMediumImages(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "use_noscript_figure_images":
		entryContent = useNoScriptImages(entryURL, entryContent)
	case "replace":
		// Format: replace("search-term"|"replace-term")
		if len(rule.args) >= 2 {
			entryContent = replaceCustom(entryContent, rule.args[0], rule.args[1])
		} else {
			logger.Debug("[Rewrite] Cannot find search and replace terms for replace rule %s", rule)
		}
	case "remove":
		// Format: remove("#selector > .element, .another")
		if len(rule.args) >= 1 {
			entryContent = removeCustom(entryContent, rule.args[0])
		} else {
			logger.Debug("[Rewrite] Cannot find selector for remove rule %s", rule)
		}
	case "add_castopod_episode":
		entryContent = addCastopodEpisode(entryURL, entryContent)
	}

	return entryContent
}

func getPredefinedRewriteRules(entryURL string) string {
	urlDomain := url.Domain(entryURL)
	for domain, rules := range predefinedRules {
		if strings.Contains(urlDomain, domain) {
			return rules
		}
	}

	return ""
}

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Polish Addict Nail Color Jellyfish I: Like Glitter and Snow (and Jellyfish)!
Continuing my thing for indie polishes, today I have to show you another indie polish - Polish Addict Nail Color's Jellyfish I! I bought this from Mei Mei's Signatures sometime back when the brand was on sale. Apparently Jellyfish I is so named because there are multiple Polish Addict Nail Color shades named Jellyfish. There's Jellyfish, Jellyfish I, and Jellyfish II. Looking at other photos and swatches I've seen, they all follow the general formula of a white crelly base that flashes some other shade, and varying colours of contrasting glitter.
Jellyfish I is a white crelly base that flashes gold, and has small round purple and blue glitters in it. It does kind of remind me of jellyfish, but with this season, it being Christmas and all, I'm also vaguely reminded of snow when I look at the nail polish. Snow with bits of dirt and rock in it. Slushy snow.
The polish itself was not difficult to apply. I feel like indie formulas can be rather hit-and-miss - some have great application almost on par with mainstream brands, and some make you feel like application is a losing battle to dab the huge glitter chunks here and there on the right places in your nails. Generally, with Jellyfish I, I felt like I didn't really have to resort to any special powers of polish technique to place the glitter. No major issues with the brush either. What you see is three coats, although I might've gotten away with two.
Polish Addict Nail Color Jellyfish I: Pretty good application, no weird glitter behaviour either!
Weartime on this was average - I was using it with my DIY peel off base coat (aka Elmer's glue) and this lasted about average on me - which is probably four days? I always feel like with certain types of polishes the Elmer's glue base coat shortens the life of my mani, so I can safely assume it would be longer with a normal base coat (I'm guesstimating somewhere between 5-6 days before any major visible faults appear).
So there you have. My early forays into the wide world of indie polishes! I really like this colour, and I think all around, it's a winner - nice girly and dainty colour, good application with no funky glitter or brushes, and decent weartime. So far, I haven't tried too many indie brands (still exploring around) so if anyone has any recommendations, let me know!


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Home » HOW DO YOUR NUMBERS STACK UP?
HOW DO YOUR NUMBERS STACK UP?
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In addition to receiving the full, 100+ page report, participants also receive a confidentialCompany Performance Report, which presents their company's own ratios and data, computed in a manner consistent with the full report. Survey participants also receive a bonus: an interactiveFinancial Insights Toolfor identifying the profitability impact of various "what if" scenarios. This easy-to-use Excel-based file on CD is sent to each participant, pre-loaded with their own company's results, along with industry norms. With this tool, the profitability impact of improvements to accounts receivable, inventory turns, fixed expenses, gross margin and sales can be easily determined.
The OPR is compiled by the independent firm of Industry Insights, Inc., a highly reputable survey research firm in Columbus, OH. Upon receipt of each completed survey, Industry Insights assigns a confidential company code number and all name identification is then removed. Thereafter, each form is handled on an anonymous basis, and at no time is any individual firm's data revealed to anyone, either in or outside of the industry.
ASA member wholesalers will receive their invitations to participate in the critical survey within the month of March. Those who submit their forms by the early deadline will receive a "Quick Turnaround Summary" in advance of the final reports, which are issued approximately 90 days later. The OPR is available to ASA members who participate for $150, a small investment for a huge amount of valuable information which, if carefully used, can pay back in spades.
For more information, contact Chris Murin at 312-464-0090, ext. 213 or email cmurin@asa.net.
SAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE RATIOS
PLUMBING & PVF FIRMS*
Net Profit After Tax to Net Worth
Net Sales to Total Assets
Net Profit Before Tax to Net Worth
Net Profit Before Tax to Total Assets
EBIT to Total Assets
Gross Margin on Net Sales
Current Asset Turn (Sales/Current Assets)
Total Debt to Net Worth
Net Sales to Working Capital
Average Invoice Size
Average Billing Line
Overall Sales per Employee
Overall Gross Margin per Employee
Vendor Rebates as % of Sales
Number of SKUs
* The OPR provides breakdowns in these and other areas among plumbing firms, PVF firms, plumbing & PVF firms and HVAC and other firms. Further analysis compares all reporting firms to those identified to be in the "High Profit" category (those whose before tax return on assets are in the upper half of those reporting).
This data excerpted from the 2006 Operating Performance Report, copyright 2006, American Supply Association.
SAMPLE EXCERPT OF A COMPANY "REPORT CARD"
Company #500
NET PROFIT AFTER TAX TO NET WORTH: FAIR
Return on net worth (RONW) is one overall measure of company profitability, expressing the percentage return earned on the owner's investment in the business. Your firm's RONW was below the typical performance level for reporting companies in the industry, suggesting that some concern may be warranted. If you choose to investigate for possible profit leaks, some possible areas of review are asset turnover, profit margin, and financial leverage (the three basic components of RONW).
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Q: Ellipses aligned on the same boundary point I want to create a cascade of ellipses in TikZ. However, with my code, I get the ellipses to have the same center. But what I instead want, is that the ellipses have a common point on their boundary (and not the same center).
Below is my MWE with the concentric ellipses (which I don't want) and after that is an image with my intended outcome.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) ellipse (1cm and 5cm);
\draw (0,0) ellipse (1cm and 4cm);
\draw (0,0) ellipse (1cm and 3cm);
\draw (0,0) ellipse (1cm and 2cm);
\draw (0,0) ellipse (1cm and 1cm);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

A: This is a starting point:
\documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) arc (-90:270:1cm and 0.5cm);
\draw (0,0) arc (-90:270:1.5cm and 1cm);
\draw (0,0) arc (-90:270:2cm and 1.5cm);
\draw (0,0) arc (-90:270:2.5cm and 2cm);
\draw (0,0) arc (-90:270:3cm and 2.5cm);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

A: \documentclass[tikz,border=2mm]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}

\foreach \i/\j in {1/.5, 1.5/.75, 2/1, 2.5/1.25}
\node[ellipse, draw, anchor=south, inner sep=0pt] at (0,0) {\phantom{\rule{\i cm}{\j cm}}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Review
shonaharding	 June 10, 2019	 Leave a Comment
Well what can I say about season 11 apart from Scarlet was robbed. Nina was robbed. And Silky got way too many free passes and did not deserve to get to the final. As is tradition, let's break down the queens shall we?
Soju was most definitely a character. She seemed to have a huge heart and despite her cyst talk making me want to gag (and not in a good way) she seemed fun and I enjoyed watching her. I think if she polished herself a bit more she could be a real contender in the drag race scene.
Kahanna Montrese
I'll be honest, I don't really remember Kahanna. With so many girls this season it was hard to keep up with all of them and if you didn't have the personality you did just fade away. Unfortunately this was Kahanna for me.
Honey Davenport
Damn when Honey came back with that beard I was shook, that is one good looking man. And as a drag queen Honey looked stunning and it was a shame to see her go, although her drop off the stage did look awful and I wasn't surprised.
Mercedes Iman Diamond
Mercedes is an absolute gem and was so lovely to watch. She brought new insight into the world of drag and was the meme of the season. I loved watching her but I definitely think she wasn't as strong as some of the other contestants.
I was shocked when Scarlet left – to think Ra'Jah had constantly been in the bottom blew me away that she was eliminated especially with how strong her acting performance was. I think she's gorgeous, funny, and reminds you that you should always be your own cheerleader.
Ra'Jah O'Hara
Ra'Jah was definitely the villain of the season. While I did miss her shade when she was gone I wasn't sad to see her leave. I do believe she should've been eliminated earlier on though – I felt she got a lot of chances compared to other girls.
I expected more from Plastique but it's definitely true that beauty can only get you so far. While she may not be the best actress or dancer I definitely see a bright future for her because she is just so stunning!
Shuga I felt was quite quiet and so could be lost easily but she had a big heart and came across as someone you'd enjoy hanging out with. I wouldn't be annoyed to see her pop up again – All Stars perhaps?
Nina West is everything! I'm amazed she didn't go further. She's so charismatic, hilarious, kind and has a wonderful moral story behind her. I adore Nina West and I am so glad she has so many fans and followers because she does truly deserve it.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Miss Vanjie really surprised me this season. She seemed polished, level headed, took criticism and learnt from it and I'm amazed she didn't get further in the competition. I adore her and I know she has a bright future ahead of her and she'll do great things.
Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Now I'm going to be completely real here, no shade, I really didn't enjoy Silky. She came across as cocky, slightly delusional, and wouldn't listen to others or learn from her mistakes. She bigged herself up to be very anticlimactic and I'm amazed the judges allowed her so many free passes. I'm just glad I don't have to watch her every week anymore.
A'keria Chanel Davenport
A'kiera certainly grew on me. I found her quiet at first but after twerking and crying she sold me on her personality. I also thought she was gorgeous but did I expect her to get to the finale? Definitely not. But I was pleasantly surprised and she seems great.
I loved Brooke from the first week. She was a clear winner in my eyes and I wasn't surprised at all that she made it to the final. I did feel the judges were harsh on her as I felt she ticked every box but I'm still proud of where she got in the competition and I look forward to see what comes from her in the future.
And finally, the winner is:
This didn't surprise me. Yvie was a fantastic contender and I enjoyed watching her every week. She has a great personality, wears insanely brilliant outfits and has many different sides to her which makes her so versatile. My favourite moment of the whole season is still her twerking while crying. It was the craziest thing I'd ever seen and I found it so hilarious. I believe she was a worthy winner and I look forward to see what she does next.
So congratulations Yvie. what did you guys think of Drag Race Season 11?
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Comfort Art Hotel Siru (Brussels; tel. 02/203-35-80): An art-aficionado owner had the innovative idea of inviting Belgium's top artists to decorate a room with a painting, sculpture, or installation on the theme of travel. Many took up the challenge, and now each room is a miniature single-exhibit art gallery. The art is, obviously, contemporary, so the response from guests can vary. Some regulars ask for a different room each time so that after a hundred visits they'll have toured the full "gallery"; some always ask for the same room; others, shaken by an unsettling image, ask for a room change in the middle of the night.
Welcome (Brussels; tel. 02/219-95-46): This is the best little hotel in Brussels, a small place with a big welcome, and the standard of the rooms is high. Try to get proprietor Michel Smeesters to tell you about his hotel's history, preferably over a glass or two of Kwak beer -- but be careful: It's a long story and Kwak is strong beer.
Egmond (Bruges; tel. 050/34-14-45): Think of the Egmond as your own country mansion, for not much more than a hundred bucks a room. There's just one problem with this image: The Egmond is not actually in the country. In compensation, it has its own grounds and gardens, and stands next to the Minnewater (Lover's Lake).
Firean (Antwerp; tel. 03/237-02-60): Some hotels would be notable enough if they only shared the Firean's Art Deco style and Tiffany glass decor. So, having an inventively fitted out interior, a fine restaurant, and proprietors who care about service makes this one stand out from the crowd.


The first thing we need to realize is that you and I are sinners. We fall short of being a good person, least of all Godly. The Bible says "there is no one good person…not one." We can only become who God created us to be through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ came into this world to pay our sin debt in full. There is only one way to be reconciled with God the Father, and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Repenting of your sins means to turn away from them. To do that we need to realize we have sinned and say we are sorry to God. He wants us to be changed from our sinful nature into the nature of His Son, Jesus Christ. To do that we need to realize we sin and confess them to God. He in turn forgives us and accepts us into His family.
Asking Jesus Christ to be Lord of your life.
Lord Jesus, I humble myself before you, and ask you to forgive me of my sins. To wash me clean with Your blood that was shed on the cross for me. I ask you, Lord Jesus, to come into my life to be my Savior and my Lord. I believe that you are the One and Only Son of God and that you alone can reconcile me to the Father. Thank you for coming into my life. Change me daily into the person God the Father created me to be. I give you my life. In your Holy name, Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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Two lanes are closed on the M6 motorway due to an accident in Cheshire this afternoon.
The lanes are shut on the southbound carriageway between Junction 19 and Junction 18, near Knutsford.
Inrix, the traffic data company, reports lanes two and three are closed and traffic is queuing in the area.
A Highways England spokesman said: "2 lanes (of 3) are closed on the M6 southbound between J19 and J18, just after Knutsford, due to a collision. Our Traffic Officers have just arrived at scene. updates to follow."
The accident is believed to have taken place shortly after 2pm today (Saturday October 20 2018).
Traffic England are currently reporting 30 minute delays - and Highways England say there are three mile queues in the area.
We will bring you live updates as we get them on the feed below.
We're now getting reports all three lanes have reopened on the M6 motorway, although there are still long delays according to traffic data company Inrix.
The accident on the M6 involves two cars. One car is sideways across lanes one and two (of three).
Traffic data company Inrix are currently reporting 73 minute delays against expected traffic.
Highways England are now reporting three and a half mile queues on the M6 due to the accident.


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"The rumors are true," she wrote, noting the club has been operating for more than 30 years.
The owners and legal representation of the club could not be reached for comment.
Ohio Department of Transportation spokesman Brian Cunningham said the property was acquired in anticipation of Brent Spence Bridge improvements.
In March 2016, the state petitioned to take over the property and other parcels around it in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, according to court documents.
In May 2017, the state agreed to pay $675,000 for the property, the documents state.
The settlement stated the bar could continue to operate until June 30, and the state would take possession of the land on July 2.
Dimon said in her Facebook post that the exact date the club will close has not been determined.
During early LGBT rights events in the 1980s, The Dock was often the destination for marches, according to the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Greater Cincinnati.
Jonathan Byard used to work at The Dock. He credited a former manager Michael Dorobeck with starting fundraising for AIDS awareness.
"It was huge," Byard said. "On Friday and Saturday night, hundreds of people would be there. There's nothing like that now."


The capital of Solaria was a very harmonic, bureaucratic society. Everything about it showed signs of technological superiority, while also embracing natural and magical heritage. The city was a bastion of harmony, of balance, home to towering structures, simpler houses and natural wonders in equal numbers. Towers could be seen jutting into the sky like silver and concrete needles, people hurried about their business, as small as ants to one that may be watching from the higher floors as they moved from building to building.
I find that fantasy writing comes naturally to me, I can be particularly imaginative. When I write, I try to envision myself as the character I am writing about, seeing through their eyes, hearing through their ears. I try to feel what they would be feeling (and it often works particularly well, I find sometimes during a particularly emotional scene it can actually affect me quite strongly, I am not ashamed to admit.). I lose myself in the world I am creating.
This was a VERY short fastwrite, only a few minutes, if that.
Another assessment for one of my Creative Writing papers, written in late 2012, intended as a book extract, though this exerpt was scrapped some time in 2013.
This was written for an assignment in one of my first Creative Writing papers for my Bachelor of Arts degree at AUT.
This fastwrite was done using a rather unusual method - I had a group of people on a messageboard I frequent each give me one element of a story to work with, then once I had the 5 main elements, I had to do a fastwrite with the material I had been given. Please note: This is a first draft, so I am fully aware there is going to be some grammatical errors.
'I want power. I want the ability to protect those I care about...' That was the thought that went through his mind as he saw his love running towards him, a creature of pure shadow chasing behind. The sky overhead was an eerie amethyst color, as if someone had painted over the usual crystal blue color he loved to stare up at so much. He watched helplessly as the shadow beast drew ever closer, occasionally the woman he loved looked behind her, all she could do was run, if she stopped to try to cast a spell to defend herself then the beast would be on her, it would be over.
The building towers over all the others within the city, keeping a silent vigil as it watches over the surrounding buildings, like a sentinel. Its design is rather unusual, but undeniably modern, built of sturdy concrete and metal, apart from rings of windows at regular intervals which house viewing platforms for those who make the trip up the immense tower to look out at the indescribable view from within. The tower bears all manner of metalic spikes, prongs and protrusions on the topmost portion of the tower. It is hard to describe what it would bear similarity to.
Over the years there were lots of changes... it began with the shift of power to a new government, but this in truth was nothing but a farce, it was a carefully constructed coup d'etat by power-hungry politicians bent on 'reshaping' the world as they saw fit, as they deemed what a 'world' should be. The changes were gradual, but unyielding.


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Q: Aligning LVM's (vSphere) I would like to know if it is necessary to align LVM's in it?
I'm using VMware vSphere and as it is a best practise to align the disks (to 64 or 128 kb) I want to align every disk.
Thanks
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I'm using VMware vSphere and as it is a best practise to align the virtual disks (to 64 or 128 kb).

A: If you create datastores in raw LUNs using the VI/VSClient in 3.5 or 4 it automatically aligns the disks. If you do it during installation or via the CLI you have do go out of your way. Hope this helps.


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Educational metaverse: how technology innovates and makes lessons more engaging
A digital world in which teaching is as accurate and effective as in traditional classrooms. The metaverse proposes this in education or educational metaverse. This proposal transforms the role of teachers and gives them new possibilities for students to feel more surprised by the classes.
The metaverse is a system based on virtual reality technologies. According to Jeremy Bailenson, Professor of Communication at Stanford University (United States), "Unlike other media, virtual reality is a compelling way to deliver information."
He made these statements in 2018 when a Stanford study concluded that 62% of parents believed virtual reality would bring educational experiences to their children. A year earlier, Bailenson had presented research that found that characters in virtual reality experiences could be more influential on young children than characters viewed on televisions or computers.
Previously, in 2009, another study by Bailenson showed that elementary school students who had 'swam' with killer whales in a virtual simulation believed long afterward that this activity had happened in real life.
In this post, we discover all the possibilities that the new technology of the educational metaverse, complemented by augmented reality in education, offers to teachers and students.
1 Education in the metaverse
2 Benefits of the metaverse in education
Education in the metaverse
The pandemic showed the need for virtual or hybrid environments in which to teach. Once the worst is over, new technologies are not far from traditional education.
According to a study by Ipsos and the World Economic Forum conducted in 2022, the sector in which the world's population expects the metaverse to have the most significant impact is virtual education and training (66%), ahead of entertainment (64%) and virtual work environments (62%). These figures demonstrate knowledge about the metaverse and awareness of its possibilities.
The traditional classroom can be replicated in a virtual space to bring education into the metaverse. But in this environment, immersive training courses that are appropriate for each moment must be developed. Other experiences of traditional educational centers can also be transferred, such as extracurricular activities or completing administrative procedures without queues.
Benefits of the metaverse in education
Teaching knowledge about specific contents that cannot be taught in the classroom: because they are dangerous, far away, and difficult to access (for example, a human body from the inside)…
Increased student motivation.
Encourages interactivity between people in different places: students with teachers, students with other students…
Personalization of teaching to the rhythms of each student.
New role of the teacher as a companion instead of a transmitter of knowledge.
Stanford University, in the United States, launched the Virtual People course. Using virtual reality glasses, teachers and students shared thousands of minutes in a novel environment. The study discussed the evolution of, of course, virtual reality in areas such as communication, engineering, and popular culture. Each student created an avatar for the virtual classes, and the professors separated them into circles for some activities.
The Monterrey Institute of Technology in Mexico developed the Tec Virtual Campus, a metaverse in which students and faculty coexisted. The experience, in the words of Professor Nancy Herrera, allowed a playful and academic experience at the same time: "We were able to have, as strange as it may seem, a coexistence as close as possible to face-to-face." As can be seen in the following video, the avatars moved through classrooms, soccer fields, or concerts.
The San Pablo CEU University Foundation also created a prototype university metaverse in Spain. The pilot project, in which 200 students participated, allowed students to review lessons while reducing their stress. Several activities coexisted in this metaverse: interaction between students, virtual classes to reinforce face-to-face courses, a testing site for future exams, and administrative procedures… Microsoft was the technological partner: the platform on which the metaverse was based was Minecraft, the same platform used by the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, in Seville, for its virtual campus.
The educational metaverse is not just the preserve of higher education. It can be applied in schools, institutes, or academies. If you want us to help you develop yours, contact us.
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Here are some recent trends we are seeing and information on how you can protect yourself.
Someone will call you claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Callers will threaten police arrest, deportation, license revocation and other things.
Don't talk to the caller or give out any information.
Report the call to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, either online at IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting or by phone at 1-800- 366-4484.
These scams are similar to IRS Phone Scams. Someone claiming to represent your bank will call you and claim your account has been compromised. They will ask for account or card information.
Report to the call to your bank.
The scammer may contact you via phone, letter, email, text or through social networking sites. They will say you have won a large sum of money and must transfer funds to him/her to secure this prize.
Never give out information to someone via social networking sites, even those you have spoken to for long periods of time.
Check your bank accounts to ensure no fraudulent transactions have been made. If they have, report them to your bank and file a police report.
The scammer will contact you claiming to represent a law enforcement agency. They will claim you have a warrant out for your arrest and they are going to turn you in unless you transfer money to them.
Check with your local law enforcement agency to determine whether there is a warrant out for your arrest.
It is easier to hang up on (or disconnect from) the person and double check the validity of their request than it is to get your money back later.
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INSIGHTS | House trailblazer Brianna Titone burns up the political spaces
Joey Bunch
It seems like no time ago that I didn't give Brianna Titone much of a thought or much of a chance in Colorado politics.
I was mistaken. Her political star continues to ascend, so add Joey B to the list of doubters Titone has proven wrong.
The two-term state representative from Arvada is the 100-member legislature's first and only transgender lawmaker. Four years ago, she seemed like the longest of long shots. I'd never heard of her when she jumped in the race in House District 27, a red district that looked hard to flip.
Titone has since moved from the back bench of the General Assembly to being a front-row policymaker.
The recognition has followed. On Tuesday she spoke to other Democrats from around the country on a panel titled, aptly in her case, "Running in a Red District" for the National Democratic Training Committee.
Last week, Titone was a panelist for the American Petroleum Institute's discussion on workplace diversity and inclusion.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't even count the number of LBGTQ+ employees among the roughly 97,000 people who work directly in oil and gas extraction nationwide. The workforce, though, was 80.6% white and just 14.9% female last year.
Titone said she speaks to a lot of companies about how to be more inclusive, but the problems and outcomes are predictable.
"There are a lot of really good people you want to hang on to," she said. "By creating a space where they don't feel welcome, you're going to lose (them) accordingly. People want to be themselves. They want to come out. If they don't feel safe coming out, they're going to move on. If they come out and they don't feel welcome, they're going to move on."
Titone, so far, is unopposed for a third term.
She surprisingly won her first term by edging a well-liked, well-qualified Republican, Vicki Pyne, in 2018 by just 439 votes out of nearly 50,000 cast. Two years later, in a rematch, Titone won by 1,892 votes out of close to 61,000.
"I had a really hard time fundraising because nobody wants to bet on the three-legged horse in the horse race, because that's how they viewed me," she said of her first race two years earlier, when her campaign raised $80,732. "They viewed me as someone who could never win … And there were a lot of (Democrats) who donated to every other candidate, but then me, I got maybe 50 bucks."
Last year, Titone raised $195,944 in campaign cash to Pyne's $63,895.
She campaigned on policies, not her gender identity.
"I did not run on being a trans person," she said to fellow Democrats. "I ran on being the person who wanted to do the work for the district. You have to say the same thing over and over again. You have to mean it. You have to believe it. You have to live it. And that's how you convince people, with authenticity."
Her legislative record bears that out. Titone co-sponsored legislation that removed panic (to learn or suspect a victim is gay or transgender) as a heat-of-passion defense in a criminal case. The bipartisan bill passed both chambers collectively 98-1.
Her name and growing influence are on many of the most consequential bills of the last two sessions: restructuring gas and special fuels taxes, putting surplus state property to good use, free menstrual hygiene products in schools, creation of a kidney disease task force and mandatory insurance coverage for an annual mental health exam, to name a few.
She didn't start out that way. Her first session, Titone carried bills related to rental application fees and urban drainage control.
Before Titone came along, House District 27 had been red for a while. Lang Sias held it until he became the running mate for Walker Stapleton, the Republican nominee for governor in 2018. Two years earlier, Sias won the seat by 13 points, or 6,452 votes.
In 2014, Republican Libby Szabo won it by nearly 15 percentage points. The last Democrat to represent the district was Sara Gagliardi, who won by 1,500 votes in 2008, as Obama fever afflicted the state. She lost her reelection in 2010 to Szabo by 2,402 votes, after the fever broke.
Service is Titone's thing. She joined the volunteer fire department when she was 16 and served for seven years. A native of New York state, she tried to join the FBI immediately after 9/11 but couldn't get in.
"Politics was probably the last thing I ever thought about," the 43-year-old said this week.
Carrie Hackenberger, the associate director of the American Petroleum Institute, who moderated the talk about inclusion last week, said Titone's talk was "exactly" what leaders in the natural gas and oil industry needed to hear.
"We are deeply proud of the strides our industry has made in recent years with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond, and we're looking forward to continuing to build on that progress," she said, adding, poignantly, "If the events of the past 18 months have taught us anything, it is that society has needed a fundamental reset, and this discussion acutely highlighted that reality."
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  module Models
    #
    # A snapshot of a web app configuration.
    #
    class SiteConfigurationSnapshotInfo < ProxyOnlyResource

      include MsRestAzure

      # @return [DateTime] The time the snapshot was taken.
      attr_accessor :time

      # @return [Integer] The id of the snapshot
      attr_accessor :snapshot_id

      #
      # Mapper for SiteConfigurationSnapshotInfo class as Ruby Hash.
      # This will be used for serialization/deserialization.
      #
      def self.mapper()
        {
          client_side_validation: true,
          required: false,
          serialized_name: 'SiteConfigurationSnapshotInfo',
          type: {
            name: 'Composite',
            class_name: 'SiteConfigurationSnapshotInfo',
            model_properties: {
              id: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'id',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              name: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'name',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              kind: {
                client_side_validation: true,
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                serialized_name: 'kind',
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                }
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                }
              },
              time: {
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                required: false,
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                serialized_name: 'properties.time',
                type: {
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Miltrade Honours Staff's 10 Years of Contribution
by Miltrade Admin March 19, 2022
Since 1993, Miltrade Technologies Pte Ltd has been creating value for our customers through our innovative solutions and technical expertise.
Recently, Miltrade recognized several staff for their 10 years of contributions to the company, namely Jesson Teo, William Neo, Rofino Lim, Farren Toh, Cai Yikun, and Amy Wong. They have constantly gone above and beyond for their respective customers, and Miltrade is proud to have them on the team.
"I want to congratulate everyone who's going to receive this 10-year award," said Richard Yong, CEO of Miltrade Technologies. "I believe that to learn anything seriously and do something really good, it takes about 10 years. And so, to spend 10 years with Miltrade, that tells me something very clearly, that there is a lot of loyalty and belief in what we do."
Jesson Teo
Jesson joined the company in 2012 as a Senior Service Engineer working on the maintenance, repair, and upgrading of the Landing Aid System (ASIST). For the last few years, he has been providing engineering consultancy to other MRO teams.
He remains passionate in his primary role and is looking forward to expanding his job scope to grow with the company in the many years ahead.
William Neo
William joined the company in 2012 as a Service Engineer, working on projects such as the Mobile Gunnery Target System and GPS system. For the last few years, he has been part of the team providing technical support to DSO sea trials.
William says that he has been with Miltrade through its many ups and downs over the years and is looking forward to new challenges. He is always learning and enjoyed his time in Miltrade.
Rofino Lim
Rofino joined the company in 2012 as a Service Engineer working on naval remote weapon stations. Beside managing the delivery schedule, he's involved in the installation, troubleshooting, and repair of the system. Due to his excellent performance the last few years, Rofino has since been promoted to senior service engineer.
Rofino enjoyed his time in Miltrade and is appreciative of his with excellent colleagues and bosses.
Farren Toh
Farren joined the company in 2012 as a Service Engineer managing the underwater sonar system overhaul. Her work involved interacting with customers to coordinate schedules, as well as managing project suppliers.
Farren is grateful for the opportunity to work on other systems outside of managing the sonar system overhaul program. She looks forward to contributing to the best of her abilities.
Cai Yikun
Yikun joined back in 2012 as Purchasing & Admin Executive. Over the past 10 years, Yikun has excelled in supporting the Finance department, and he continues to provide integral support to both Management and Project Leaders on operational finance matters.
Yikun notes with pride that his 10 years with Miltrade is the longest he's been with a single company. He enjoys the friendly environment, and his colleagues has been helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable.
Amy joined Miltrade in 2012 as a Customer and Sales Support Executive. She provides logistics support for the MROS Division which includes shipping, sourcing, and purchasing. In addition, Amy is also integral in managing stock inventory for the company, with her diligence always ensuring spares are adequate and available.
Amy says she has enjoyed working at Miltrade and likens it to working with family members.
"Today, the recognition of our 10-year award recipients marks an important milestone in their respective careers" said Richard, "this shows loyalty, innovation, and the belief in our company's mission".
Founded in Singapore in 1993, Miltrade Technologies has its roots in the military, supporting sea, air, and land operations and logistics. Our technical specialists and distinguished sales team form an unrivalled and highly skilled company where 70% of our employees are technical and service support staff.
Miltrade Technologies excels thanks to employees like Jesson Teo, William Neo, Rofino Lim, Farren Toh, Cai Yikun, and Amy Wong, who embody the Miltrade Service Mantra and whose dedication and expertise over the past decade have allowed the company to thrive and succeed.
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Q: Written row has all default values (null, 0, etc.) I am using Laravel 5.1 and trying to insert a row into a remote database that connects through an SSH tunnel and it's reading just fine. I have a local DB and various remote DB's. This code used to work, I just cloned my droplet in DigitalOcean so that it would point to another remote DB and the issue arose.
I get a primary key ID back when I create the remote Promotion but when I read it back and check it on MySQL Workbench all the fields have default values, mostly NULL and 0. Any idea what's going on?
The below config is for the remote DB I'm trying to write to.
DB Config
'prod' => [
    'read'      => [
        'options' => [
            PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET time_zone = \'-04:00\''
            ]
    ],
    'write'     => [],
    'driver'    => 'mysql',
    'host'      => env('PROD_DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
    'port'      => env('PROD_DB_PORT', '3306'),
    'database'  => env('PROD_DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
    'username'  => env('PROD_DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
    'password'  => env('PROD_DB_PASSWORD', ''),
    'charset'   => 'utf8',
    'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
    'prefix'    => '',
    'strict'    => false,
],

Model
<?php

namespace App\Models\Remote;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Promotion extends Model
{
    protected $connection = null;
    protected $table = 'Tournament';
    protected $primaryKey = 'tournamentId';
    protected $guarded = ['tournamentId'];
    public $timestamps = false;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->connection = env('APP_ENV');
    }

    public function gameplayLogs()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('GamePlayLog', 'tournamentId');
    }

    public function scopeActive($query)
    {
        return $query->where('status', 3);
    }
}

** Creation **
public function deployPromotionMain($id)
{
    $post = json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input"), true);
    $today = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
    $promo = \Promotion::with(['assets'])->find($id);

    $data = [
        'name'                      => $promo->name,
        'description'               => $promo->description,
        'gameId'                    => intval($promo->gameId),
        'categoryId'                => intval($promo->categoryId),
        'subCategoryId'             => intval($promo->subCategoryId),
        'advertiserId'              => $promo->advertiserId,
        'advertiserCost'            => 0,
        'gamePlays'                 => $promo->gamePlays,
        'promoStartDate'            => '2015-01-01 00:00:00',
        'promoEndDate'              => '2015-01-02 00:00:00',
        'createdDate'               => $today,
        'updatedDate'               => $today,
        'promoFileDuration'         => 0,
        'eventStartDate'            => $promo->promoStartDate,
        'eventEndDate'              => $promo->promoEndDate,
        'eventStartTime'            => '0:00 AM',
        'eventEndTime'              => '11:00 PM',
        'minPlays'                  => 1,
        'maxPlays'                  => 0,
        'minAge'                    => 18,
        'maxAge'                    => 0,
        'scoringId'                 => 1,
        'minLevel'                  => 1,
        'maxLevel'                  => 0,
        'tournamentDifficultyId'    => 1,
        'timeId'                    => 1,
        'timeOut'                   => 15,
        'defaultPrice'              => 0,
        'limitGames'                => 1,
        'distributorId'             => 0,
        'stateId'                   => 0,
        'locationTypeId'            => 0,
        'questionSetId'             => 0,
        'status'                    => 3,
        'sendEmail'                 => 1,
        'kioskModelId'              => 2,
        'triviaCategoryId'          => 1,
        'duration'                  => 0
    ];

    foreach ($promo->assets as $a) {

        switch($a['assetTypeId']) {

            case 1:
                $data['eventFilePath'] = 'uploadfiles/tournament/event/'.$a['assetName'];
                $data['promoFilePath'] = 'uploadfiles/tournament/promo/'.$a['assetName'];
                break;
            case 2:
                $data['imageFilePath'] = 'uploadfiles/tournament/image/'.$a['assetName'];
                $data['thumbnailFilePath'] = 'uploadfiles/tournament/image/'.$a['assetName'];
                break;
            case 3:
                $data['iconFilePath'] = 'uploadfiles/tournament/icon/'.$a['assetName'];
                break;
            case 7:
                $data['ruleFilePath'] = 'uploadfiles/tournament/rule/'.$a['assetName'];
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }

    foreach ($post['env'] as $env) {

        if ($env == 'dev') {

            $dev_promo = \PromotionRemote::create($data);

... //At this point I dumped $data and it had the right values but the entry had all null's and 0's and whatnot.

NOTE: \Promotion:: is the promotion in the local DB, I am basically copying it over to the remote DB.

A: This did the trick:
class Promotion extends Model
{
    ...

    public function __construct($attributes = [])
    {
        parent::__construct($attributes);

        $this->connection = env('APP_ENV');
    }

    ...
}

Because I have a constructor on my class that extends Eloquent's Model, I need to call Model's constructor as well before I do anything.


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