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namespace Pagekit\Blog\Controller;

use Pagekit\Application as App;
use Pagekit\Blog\Model\Comment;
use Pagekit\Blog\Model\Post;
use Pagekit\User\Model\Role;

/**
 * @Access(admin=true)
 */
class BlogController
{
    /**
     * @Access("blog: manage own posts || blog: manage all posts")
     * @Request({"filter": "array", "page":"int"})
     */
    public function postAction($filter = null, $page = 0)
    {
        return [
            '$view' => [
                'title' => __('Posts'),
                'name'  => 'blog:views/admin/post-index.php'
            ],
            '$data' => [
                'statuses' => Post::getStatuses(),
                'authors'  => Post::getAuthors(),
                'canEditAll' => App::user()->hasAccess('blog: manage all posts'),
                'config'   => [
                    'filter' => $filter,
                    'page'   => $page
                ]
            ]
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @Route("/post/edit", name="post/edit")
     * @Access("blog: manage own posts || blog: manage all posts")
     * @Request({"id": "int"})
     */
    public function editAction($id = 0)
    {
        try {

            if (!$post = Post::where(compact('id'))->related('user')->first()) {

                if ($id) {
                    App::abort(404, __('Invalid post id.'));
                }

                $module = App::module('blog');

                $post = Post::create();
                $post->setUser(App::user());
                $post->setStatus(Post::STATUS_DRAFT);
                $post->setDate(new \DateTime);
                $post->setUser(App::user());
                $post->setCommentStatus((bool) $module->config('posts.comments_enabled'));
                $post->set('title', $module->config('posts.show_title'));
                $post->set('markdown', $module->config('posts.markdown_enabled'));
            }

            $user = App::user();
            if(!$user->hasAccess('blog: manage all posts') && $post->getUserId() !== $user->getId()) {
                App::abort(403, __('Insufficient User Rights.'));
            }

            $roles = App::db()->createQueryBuilder()
                ->from('@system_role')
                ->where(['id' => Role::ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR])
                ->orWhere('permissions REGEXP '.App::db()->quote('(^|,)(blog: manage all posts|blog: manage own posts)($|,)'))
                ->execute('id')
                ->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_COLUMN);

            $authors = App::db()->createQueryBuilder()
                ->from('@system_user')
                ->where('roles REGEXP '.App::db()->quote('(^|,)('.implode('|', $roles).')($|,)'))
                ->execute('id, username')
                ->fetchAll();

            return [
                '$view' => [
                    'title' => $id ? __('Edit Post') : __('Add Post'),
                    'name'  => 'blog:views/admin/post-edit.php'
                ],
                '$data' => [
                    'post'     => $post,
                    'statuses' => Post::getStatuses(),
                    'roles'    => array_values(Role::findAll()),
                    'canEditAll' => $user->hasAccess('blog: manage all posts'),
                    'authors'  => $authors
                ],
                'post' => $post
            ];

        } catch (\Exception $e) {

            App::message()->error($e->getMessage());

            return App::redirect('@blog/post');
        }
    }

    /**
     * @Access("blog: manage comments")
     * @Request({"filter": "array", "post":"int", "page":"int"})
     */
    public function commentAction($filter = [], $post = 0, $page = 0)
    {
        $post = Post::find($post);

        return [
            '$view' => [
                'title' => $post ? __('Comments on %title%', ['%title%' => $post->getTitle()]) : __('Comments'),
                'name'  => 'blog:views/admin/comment-index.php'
            ],
            '$data'   => [
                'statuses' => Comment::getStatuses(),
                'config'   => [
                    'filter' => $filter,
                    'page'   => $page,
                    'post'   => $post,
                    'limit'  => App::module('blog')->config('comments.comments_per_page')
                ]
            ]
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @Access("blog: manage settings")
     */
    public function settingsAction()
    {
        return [
            '$view' => [
                'title' => __('Blog Settings'),
                'name'  => 'blog:views/admin/settings.php'
            ],
            '$data' => [
                'config' => App::module('blog')->config()
            ]
        ];
    }
}

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India today insisted on early financing of the Green Climate Fund to reach the USD 100 billion target.
India today insisted on early financing of the Green Climate Fund to reach the USD 100 billion target, as Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar arrived here to participate in crucial negotiations to reach a historic deal to be signed next year in Paris.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established with a proposed USD 100 billion budget in order to assist developing countries with climate-related projects.
India has been at the forefront of keeping the pressure on the developed countries to meet their commitment to provide climate finance.
India has made it clear that a robust global agreement in Paris next year is directly linked to the predictable availability of financing through the Green Climate Fund.
As the climate talks entered its second week, Javadekar said "the real issue" in Lima "is that [the Green] Climate Fund must become a reality".
He said finance would be a "main point of decision in Lima" because the current level of funding is only at USD 9.7 billion.
He said that India and other developing countries were hoping the GCF would be funded at a rate of USD 10 billion every year until 2020 to reach the USD 100 billion target.
Javadekar said that the concept of intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) to be included in the Paris 2015 agreement "is a major achievement" because it allows each country to determine their own way forward on climate action.
In addition, the Minister said he expects "heated debates" on including more adaptation elements in the draft text as well as INDCs.
Javadekar also noted that "India will make comprehensive climate legislation" in its next budget session that "will ensure a better environment".
Javadekar was addressing a crowd of prominent business leaders and legislators at a Global Legislators Organization (GLOBE) event at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru on what to expect this coming week and the importance of climate finance.
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita also addressed the event.
Javadekar is the former President of GLOBE India, succeeded by Kalita.
He pointed to a study done by the organisation "on what countries are doing on climate change and their performance".
He said that he will hold bilateral meetings on Monday and Tuesday on the sidelines of the Lima talks.
He did not indicate which countries India would be meeting with.
Final week of UN climate negotiations face the daunting task of bridging wide gaps on the shape and content of the global deal.
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Wristwatches, The History
By Fay Bikel on March 23, 2010 0
The year 1504 marked a major milestone in the history of timekeeping. It was then when Peter Henlein invented the first portable clock in Nuremberg, Germany. Those first watches were usually either carried in a pants or vest pocket attached to the end of a chain, or they were worn as a pendant attached to the end of a chain or a cord suspended around the neck. Watches worn on the wrist made sporadic appearance as early as the late 1500s. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have worn a watch encased in a bracelet. One of the first people known to have worn a wristwatch is the French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). He attached his pocket watch to his wrist with a cord. The first wristwatch was actually invented in 1868 by Swiss watchmaker, Patek Phillipe. As interesting as it may seem, the wristwatch was not fully accepted by society at first. Wristlets, as they were called, were worn only by women as a fashion accessory.
Delicate, hand-made, gem-encrusted wristwatches were worn by women of royalty as an expensive jewelry piece. At that time, it was considered more of a "passing fancy" rather than a serious timepiece, since few believed wristlets could be made to achie ve any level of accuracy, nor could they endure the rigors of daily human activities. In 1904, French jeweler, Louis Cartier, created the first man's wristwatch. Cartier designed the watch to aid his pal, Mr. Alberto Santos-Dumont-a Brazillion Aviation Pioneer, who found the pocket watch to be very inconvenient and impractical while flying. Cartier's watch, named the Santos, was designed with a leather strap, a distinctive square bezel, and a buckle. This watch became the blueprint for watches designed to this very day. The history of the wristwatch took a turn with the approach of WWI. The military leaders demanded all servicemen to wear wristwatches which would enable them to tell time with a quick glance rather than to have to dig into pockets-which was crucial while in battle. Leading watchmakers supplied military personnel with durable, accurate timepieces with large numerals, luminous hands and markers, and a metal grid over the dial for protection.
At the end of the war, these victorious troops arrived home with souvenir trench watches, named for the trench warfare they were used in. Furthermore, in 1917 Louis Cartier designed the Cartier tank watch-named so to describe the newly introduced armored cars on the Western Front. Consequently, the public's perception was quickly changed-wristwatches became the standard for both women and men. From then on, wristwatches were continuously improved and modernized. New styles, models, and shapes were constantly introduced by the many leading brands. In the 1920s many more important wristwatch features were introduced. Heuer (now TAG Heuer) began making a reputation for precise timing particularly in aviation and auto racing. They utilized one dial and a single casing for the stopwatch and wristwatch they combined. John Harwood developed a self-winding mechanism which he patented in 1923. In 1926, Rolex, though a relative new-comer to the watchmaking industry, invented a water-resistant watch, the Oyster.
Tissot created an anti-magnetic design in 1929, and the fragile glass covering the dial of many models were replaced with a more durable plastic crystal. At the same time, some innovations developed in relation to the watch mechanism. First came the automatic watch, which did not need to be wound manually. Then came the quartz watch in the late 1920s. Today you can find wristwatches of any color, shape, and style to suit and event, activity, or wardrobe. With today's modern technology, when clocks are installed in all cars, i pods, and cell phones, wristwatches are not necessarily worn as a timekeeping device, but rather as a symbol of status and style-similar to what it was when it all began.
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Chicago, Ill. – May 20, 2019 – Chamberlain University announced today that Fozia Ferozali, EdD, MSN, RN has been appointed president of its Sacramento campus. Dr. Ferozali is responsible for the Sacramento campus' College of Nursing, which offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program, including overall academic excellence, student services, support and success.
Dr. Ferozali began her career as an RN serving patients at the bedside. Shortly after, she began teaching pre-licensure nursing students and continued her career teaching future nurses. Eventually, she was responsible for overseeing pre-licensure and graduate-level nursing programs at Walden University. Dr. Ferozali has earned multiple honors and awards, including the President's Award from Cedars-Sinai, Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare Award, Empirical Nursing Excellence Award, Nurse of the Year Award (Cedars-Sinai), and many others.
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COYO CEO, earns Honorary Degree from Heriot Watt University
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Our very own Alison Watson MBE, CEO of Class of Your Own and driving force behind Design Engineer Construct!, has been recognised with an Honorary Degree.
Alison received a Doctor of Engineering from Heriot-Watt University on Tuesday, 10 December, for her immense contribution to the sector and for forging new links between industry, academia and young people.
Alison has worked tirelessly, since 2012, to develop the ground-breaking accredited learning programme Design Engineer Construct! (DEC). As a result, many more young people are gaining real-world experience and developing highly desirable specialist skills in areas including structural engineering, surveying, architecture and civil engineering.
Alison has partnered with Heriot-Watt University in developing and delivering DEC since its inception in Scotland.
After receiving her Honorary Degree, Alison said: "It's been a pleasure and a privilege to work with the wonderful staff and students at Heriot-Watt University. Scotland is a special place with special people who have a solid respect for innovation and determination. Some of my challenges have seemed enormous, however the support of the University has been constant and I owe a debt of gratitude to colleagues who have shown me such respect, kindness and faith.
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COYO and Virgin Hyperloop One forge partnership for learning
The past year has been extraordinary at Class Of Your Own. We've been working closely with Bentley Systems, Topcon Positioning Systems and Virgin Hyperloop One to develop a new curriculum focused on 'Future Infrastructure".
The first exciting project challenged teams from four DEC schools to design a Hyperloop Station in their own towns, and then in a show-stopping finale, adapt their projects for a site in Singapore.
Students presented to top-class judges, including Virgin Hyperloop One's Harj Dhaliwal, Managing Director, Middle East and India. The team chosen to represent the UK's young engineering talent were then flown to Singapore to present at Bentley's 'Year In Infrastructure' and meet real life engineers working on amazing projects around the world.
But the relationship with Virgin Hyperloop did not stop there. Last week, COYO CEO Alison Watson met again with Harj and his team to formally agree a partnership to support more young people coming into the sector through the further development of the programme to aid learning and research.
The FUTURE HYPERLOOP accredited programme will be available for schools everywhere from September 2020, just in time for the World's greatest show on Earth… Expo 2020.
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A standing ovation took place at the Bentley Systems 'Year In Infrastructure' Awards when young DEC students Faye, Alizah, Ryan and Wictor were called to the stage by none other than Chief Executive Greg Bentley to be presented with a 'Special Recognition Award' for their winning work on DEC Future Hyperloop.
The four, from Drummond Community High School, Edinburgh were joined on stage by Head Teacher Jodie Hannan and DEC Teacher Mark Holden.
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Class of Your Own Announces School Curriculum Partnership with Bentley Systems
Here at COYO, preparing young people for working life has always been of the utmost importance. By the time they're 16 years old, DEC students have a breadth of knowledge required by aspiring young professionals and also have developed a range of skills, behaviours and competencies that prepares them for a digital industry.
They naturally focus on people and the planet, designing for a world where everyone matters and are well aware of the positive impact a great building design can have on a local community.
Combine this positive impact with the major benefits that infrastructure can bring to communities in different towns, cities and indeed countries, and you can transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
After ten years repositioning the Built Environment as a top career destination for young people, we're very proud to announce 'DEC For The World's Infrastructure' with Bentley Systems – a new, dynamic curriculum for young people that allows them to design their own sustainable solutions for the global challenges of the future.
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The COYO Teacher of the DECade is…
This year, to celebrate COYO's tenth anniversary, we began our search for our 'Teacher of the DECade'.
We wanted to champion the impact a great teacher has on young DEC learners across the UK and beyond; a teacher who has inspired their students to aspire to a career in what we consider to be the greatest industry in the world.
Well, we've had some really terrific entries and it's been so rewarding to read about their efforts and ambitions. It's been SO DIFFICULT to choose a teacher that represents all that is great about DEC and education for a modern, Digital Built Environment.
But choose, we had to, and we're delighted to announce the Teacher of the DECade is…
Samantha Morcumb of Atrium Studio, Ashburton in Devon.
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Bentley Systems Announces Drummond Community High School Team as Winners in First Future Infrastructure Challenge: DEC Hyperloop
Bentley Systems, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, announced Drummond Community High School of Edinburgh, Scotland as the winning team of the first ever Future Infrastructure Challenge: DEC Hyperloop, which took place April 7 through 9.
Hosted by Bentley Institute and Class of Your Own, the challenge included sixth form students, ages 16 to 18, from four schools in the UK whose assignment was to conceptualize a design of a hyperloop transport system and stations for Singapore.
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COYO partners with University of Edinburgh and Balfour Beatty to support Castlebrae DEC students
Following recent reports into the value of DEC from Heriot Watt and Salford Universities, it's great to see other leading universities joining the charge to inspire and support the next generation of Built Environment professionals.
Huge thanks to the wonderful staff and graduates of the University of Edinburgh, who have joined forces with Castlebrae High School to support teachers and students as they start their own (ad)venture(!) through the DEC learning programme.
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New report is evidence DEC benefits industry and academia in supporting development of genuine pipeline of AEC talent in secondary schools
Alison Watson MBE, CEO of Class of Your Own
"On behalf of Class Of Your Own, I'm very pleased to see the launch of the NSC/CITB funded Heriot Watt University 'Mutual Benefit' report which outlines the first year of an ongoing academic research project currently being undertaken with DEC teachers and learners at Drummond Community High School in Edinburgh.
The report presents clear evidence of the benefits of the Design Engineer Construct! Learning Programme to industry and academia in supporting the development of a genuine pipeline of AEC talent in secondary schools.
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"Heriot Watt University fully supports the DEC initiative and are delighted to participate. Our staff and students involved have been blown away by the responses from pupils.
Working with the young talented pupils at Drummond High School has been inspirational for all involved. Developing their knowledge of the various roles undertaken in the built environment is helping the sector to attract new talent.
The job opportunities at all levels, the use of new technologies and the impact this can have on human life, environment and sustainability has enthused pupils to consider undertaking a rewarding career.
This report clearly demonstrates collaborative working between Heriot Watt University, Drummond High School and Laing O'Rouke is making a big impact, creating an exciting future for pupils. Congratulations to all involved."
Please join us in celebrating this report by sharing with your networks – Heriot Watt University will issue a press release on 6th September via leading industry and education media channels, and across social media.
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May we take this opportunity once again to thank you for your continued support – this report represents a huge leap for the Construction industry as top choice for technical and professional STEM careers, right where it belongs!
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Alison Watson to speak at IPSEF Middle East 2018
Class of Your Own's CEO Alison Watson will be speaking at this year's International and Private Schools Education Forum (IPSEF) in Dubai this September.
IPSEF's unrivalled blend of speakers, exhibitors and delegates create a unique and powerful platform for anyone needing to identify best practice in planning and delivering a new school, and those wanting to make connections with potential investors, suppliers and regulators.
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Seven new board members join the ranks of the Innovation Centre, championing change, diversity and inclusiveness.
In recognition of the need to address board diversity head-on and reflecting the growing appetite for innovation across the industry, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed three women among seven new additions to its governance board.
Alison Watson MBE, Founder and CEO of Class of Your Own Ltd, Jeanette MacIntyre, Managing Director of Indeglas Ltd and Sara Thiam, Regional Director of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Scotland have been appointed as board members. They join renowned industry expert Mark Farmer, founder of Cast Consultancy and author of 'Modernise or Die' – the UK Government Review of the Construction Labour Model in 2016, Dave Philp, Global BIM Consultancy Director at AECOM, Steve Petrie, Business Improvement Lead for Balfour Beatty and Douglas Morrison, STEM and Innovation Lead at City of Glasgow College, bringing the number serving on the board up to 16.
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package org.apache.flink.table.runtime.triggers

import java.lang.{Long => JLong}

import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.ReduceFunction
import org.apache.flink.api.common.state._
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.windowing.triggers.Trigger.TriggerContext
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.windowing.triggers.{Trigger, TriggerResult}
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.windowing.windows.GlobalWindow
import org.apache.flink.table.api.{TableConfig, Types}
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.triggers.StateCleaningCountTrigger.Sum

/**
  * A [[Trigger]] that fires once the count of elements in a pane reaches the given count
  * or the cleanup timer is triggered.
  */
class StateCleaningCountTrigger(
    minRetentionTime: Long,
    maxRetentionTime: Long,
    maxCount: Long)
  extends Trigger[Any, GlobalWindow] {

  protected val stateCleaningEnabled: Boolean = minRetentionTime > 1

  private val stateDesc =
    new ReducingStateDescriptor[JLong]("count", new Sum, Types.LONG)

  private val cleanupStateDesc =
    new ValueStateDescriptor[JLong]("countCleanup", Types.LONG)

  override def canMerge = false

  override def toString: String = "CountTriggerGlobalWindowithCleanupState(" +
    "minIdleStateRetentionTime=" + minRetentionTime + ", " +
    "maxIdleStateRetentionTime=" + maxRetentionTime + ", " +
    "maxCount=" + maxCount + ")"

  override def onElement(
      element: Any,
      timestamp: Long,
      window: GlobalWindow,
      ctx: TriggerContext): TriggerResult = {

    val currentTime = ctx.getCurrentProcessingTime

    // register cleanup timer
    if (stateCleaningEnabled) {
      // last registered timer
      val curCleanupTime = ctx.getPartitionedState(cleanupStateDesc).value()

      // check if a cleanup timer is registered and
      // that the current cleanup timer won't delete state we need to keep
      if (curCleanupTime == null || (currentTime + minRetentionTime) > curCleanupTime) {
        // we need to register a new (later) timer
        val cleanupTime = currentTime + maxRetentionTime
        // register timer and remember clean-up time
        ctx.registerProcessingTimeTimer(cleanupTime)
        // delete expired timer
        if (curCleanupTime != null) {
          ctx.deleteProcessingTimeTimer(curCleanupTime)
        }

        ctx.getPartitionedState(cleanupStateDesc).update(cleanupTime)
      }
    }

    val count = ctx.getPartitionedState(stateDesc)
    count.add(1L)

    if (count.get >= maxCount) {
      count.clear()
      TriggerResult.FIRE
    } else {
      TriggerResult.CONTINUE
    }
  }

  override def onProcessingTime(
      time: Long,
      window: GlobalWindow,
      ctx: TriggerContext): TriggerResult = {

    if (stateCleaningEnabled) {
      // do clear directly, since we have already deleted expired timer
      clear(window, ctx)
      return TriggerResult.FIRE_AND_PURGE
    }
    TriggerResult.CONTINUE
  }

  override def onEventTime(time: Long, window: GlobalWindow, ctx: TriggerContext): TriggerResult = {
    TriggerResult.CONTINUE
  }

  override def clear(window: GlobalWindow, ctx: TriggerContext): Unit = {
    ctx.getPartitionedState(stateDesc).clear()
    ctx.getPartitionedState(cleanupStateDesc).clear()
  }

}

object StateCleaningCountTrigger {

  /**
    * Create a [[StateCleaningCountTrigger]] instance.
    *
    * @param config table configuration.
    * @param maxCount The count of elements at which to fire.
    */
  def of(config: TableConfig, maxCount: Long): StateCleaningCountTrigger =
    new StateCleaningCountTrigger(
      config.getMinIdleStateRetentionTime,
      config.getMaxIdleStateRetentionTime,
      maxCount)

  class Sum extends ReduceFunction[JLong] {
    override def reduce(value1: JLong, value2: JLong): JLong = value1 + value2
  }

}


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The Mendocino Voice (https://www.mendovoice.com/2018/09/small-spot-fire-breaks-out-just-north-of-willits/)
Small spot north of Willits controlled (updated 11:10 p.m.)
By Adrian Fernandez Baumann, Managing Editor | September 2, 2018
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UPDATE 11:10 p.m. -- More engines are being released from the incident, and the fire is under control, thanks to the quick work of local fire departments and CalFire.
MENDOCINO Co., 9/2/18 -- A fire has broken out at about the junction of U.S. Route 101 and Renyolds Hwy., just north of Willits in the Little Lake Valley. As of 10:30 p.m. the fire was a small spot fire, about 30 ft. by 30 ft. square.
The fire is burning on Schow Rd. across from Reynolds Hwy. Several engines have responded, but the bulldozer has already been recalled. The fire is apparently surrounded by driveway, and poses little threat and the majority of responding resources have already been canceled.
According to scanner traffic the fire was apparently caused by a BBQ that was knocked over on someone's back deck.
Wildfire breaks out in Lake Co., between Kelseyville and Hopland (updated)
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When we decided a bit over a year ago that it was time for Dear Husband to leave his job and start on his own, it was of course covered in planning and we knew exactly how long we could manage until his income started to grow.
And then, what happened? Exactly one month after he started his own thing, our car broke down and we knew that it was not worthwhile to have it fixed. Oh, what sorrow, our "beautiful" burgundy Volkswagen Golf from 1995 that had a lot of sentimental value but not much else… It probably should and could have been foreseen and planned ahead that it was about to happen, but in our plan it was not supposed to happen for at least another year. How weird that things does not happen the way you planned, that would have made everything much easier!
Most financial experts agree that everyone should have an emergency fund. Today we have one and transfer additional funds to it every month. The consensus is that you should have around 3-6 months of what equals your living expenses in your emergency fund. That way, if you suddenly find yourself without work or unable to work, you will have some money on the side that will prevent you from getting into further problems and that saves a lot of worries in times that are already hard.


Just picked up a Pentax m 100mm f4 Macro with dental scale and decided to give it a test run in the yard.
1st under natural light on Helicoid K for 1:1 (clover blossom).
Next I tried 1:2 with diffused flash (bee).
Then I tried to lay stealth in some bushes but could never seem to lock focus before subject skittered away.
Took a while to figure out the problem.
DO NOT let the cat join you on that Macro outing.
Really like this lens, seems to produce as well as my copy of the Tamron 90.
Picked up this lens to try with IR as the Tamron 90 macro suffers from hotspots. It performs stellar with the Tiffen 87.
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June 06, 2013 News » Whistler
Woman assaulted on Valley Trail
Whistler RCMP is investigating an attack on a cyclist that occurred on the morning of June 1. They received the call at roughly 3:45 a.m., about 40 minutes after the attack took place — the victim lost her phone in the unprovoked attack on the Valley Trail between Whistler and Blueberry Hill.
According to the woman, she was riding her bicycle southbound and passed a group of males. While passing, one of the males kicked her bike and she fell off. As she was getting to her feet one of the males kicked her on the buttocks. The girl then picked up her bike and rode off, with the men chasing her for about 200 metres before giving up.
The woman only got a good look at one of the suspects. He's described as South Asian, five-foot-eight or –nine with a beard, jeans and hoodie. He was between 25 and 30 years old. The group contained three white males and another South Asian male.
She was not injured in the attack, but lost her phone in her fall from the bike. Police are now attempting to track the phone.
If you have any information contact the Whistler RCMP at 604-932-3044 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Man hit with hammer in dispute
A 19-year-old Pemberton male was still in custody on June 4 and awaiting a psychiatric assessment after attacking a 48-year-old male with a hammer on Sunday, June 2.
The RCMP got a call at 11:15 p.m. regarding a female that was heard screaming on Balsam Street. The police met the witness when they arrived who said a female left the house and drove off.
That's when the police received a report regarding the assault. The injured male had been taken by his daughter to the Pemberton Clinic for treatment, where they got a description of the suspect.
The suspect was located in the backyard of a neighbouring residence and arrested for assault. He was known to the family, and may have been dating the daughter of the victim.
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Most of the mainstream Republican Party presidential candidates advocate extreme positions on immigration, including mass deportations. They deny the reality of climate change science and evolution. They think torture is fine, oppose gay marriage, and remain silent about the murder of abortionists. Amid this shift to the right, some "moderate" Republicans say they're still a legitimate voice within the party. But does it matter?
This entry was posted in and tagged 2016 presidential campaign, Abortion, Donald Trump, fascism, Feminism, gay marriage, gay rights, mass deportations, Moderate Republicans, Nazis, Rockefeller Republicans, Torture on December 4, 2015 by Ted Rall.


Mabou – Strathspey Place will welcome The Barra MacNeils to the stage this fall.
The well-known family band, featuring siblings Stewart, Sheumas, Kyle, Lucy, Boyd and Ryan, will perform at the theatre in Mabou, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale Monday at 1 p.m. through the Strathspey Place box office, which can be reached by phone at 945-5300.
The Barra MacNeils are one of the island's most successful and recognized musical groups and they're currently celebrating 25 years of making music together.


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Palm oil labor abuses linked to world's top brands, banks
A little girl holds palm oil fruit collected from a plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, Nov. 13, 2017. An Associated Press investigation has found many palm oil workers in Indonesia and neighboring Malaysia endure exploitation, including child labor. (Binsar Bakkara/Associated Press)
By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell | AP
September 24, 2020 at 4:37 a.m. UTC
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA — An invisible workforce of millions of laborers from some of the poorest corners of Asia toil in the palm oil industry, many of them enduring various forms of exploitation, with the most serious abuses including child labor, outright slavery and allegations of rape, an Associated Press investigation has found.
In Malaysia and Indonesia, these workers tend the heavy reddish-orange palm oil fruit that makes its way into the supply chains of many iconic food and cosmetics companies like Unilever, L'Oreal, Nestle and Procter & Gamble.
Together, the two countries produce about 85 percent of the world's estimated $65 billion palm oil supply.
Palm oil is virtually impossible to avoid. Often disguised on labels as an ingredient listed by more than 200 names, it can be found in roughly half the products on supermarket shelves and in most cosmetic brands. It's contained in paints, plywood, pesticides and pills. It's also present in animal feed, biofuels and even hand sanitizer.
The AP interviewed nearly 130 current and former workers from two dozen palm oil companies who came from eight countries and labored on plantations across wide swaths of Malaysia and Indonesia. Almost all had complaints against their treatment, with some saying they were cheated, threatened, held against their will or forced to work off unsurmountable debts. Others said they were regularly harassed by authorities, swept up in raids and detained in crowded government facilities.
They included members of Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, who fled ethnic cleansing in their homeland only to be sold into the palm oil industry. Fishermen who escaped years of slavery on boats also described coming ashore in search of help, only to be trafficked onto plantations -- sometimes with police involvement. They said they worked for little or no pay and were trapped for years.
The AP used the most recently published data from producers, traders and buyers of the world's most-consumed vegetable oil, as well as U.S. Customs records, to link the laborers' palm oil and its derivatives from the mills that process it to the supply chains of top Western companies like the makers of Oreo cookies, Lysol cleaners and some of Hershey's chocolatey treats.
AP reporters witnessed some abuses firsthand and reviewed police reports, complaints made to labor unions, videos and photos smuggled out of plantations and local media stories to corroborate accounts wherever possible. In some cases, reporters tracked down people who helped enslaved workers escape. More than a hundred rights advocates, academics, clergy members, activists and government officials also were interviewed.
This story was funded in part by the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Though labor issues have largely been ignored, the punishing effects of palm oil on the environment have been decried for years. Still, giant Western financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and the Vanguard Group have continued to help fuel a crop that has exploded globally, soaring from just 5 million tons in 1999 to 72 million tons today, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sometimes they invest directly but, increasingly, third parties are used like Malaysia-based Malayan Banking Berhad, or Maybank, one of the world's biggest palm oil financiers. It not only provides capital to growers but, in some cases, processes the plantations' payrolls, with arbitrary and inconsistent wage deductions that are considered indicators of forced labor.
"This has been the industry's hidden secret for decades," said Gemma Tillack of the U.S.-based Rainforest Action Network, which has exposed labor abuses on palm oil plantations. "The buck stops with the banks. It is their funding that makes this system of exploitation possible."
The AP found widespread labor abuses on plantations big and small, including some that meet certification standards set by the global Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, an association that promotes ethical production – including labor practices -- and whose members include growers, buyers, traders and environmental watchdogs.
Some of the same companies that display the RSPO's green palm logo signifying its seal of approval have been accused of continuing to grab land from indigenous people and destroying virgin rainforests that are home to orangutans and other critically endangered species.
As global demand for palm oil surges, plantations are struggling to find enough laborers, frequently relying on brokers who prey on the most at-risk people. Many foreign workers end up fleeced by a syndicate of recruiters and corrupt officials and often are unable to speak the local language, rendering them especially susceptible to trafficking and other abuses.
They sometimes pay up to $5,000 just to get their jobs – an amount that could take years to earn in their home countries — often showing up for work already crushed by debt. Many have their passports seized by company officials to keep them from running away, which the United
Nations recognizes as a potential flag of forced labor.
Countless others remain off the books, including migrants working without documentation and children who AP reporters witnessed squatting in the fields like crabs, picking up loose fruit alongside their parents. Many women also work for free or on a day-to-day basis, earning the equivalent of as little as $2 a day, sometimes for decades.
The AP talked to some female workers who said they were sexually harassed and even raped in the fields, including some minors.
The workers AP interviewed came from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the Philippines and Cambodia, along with Myanmar, which represents the newest army of exploited laborers. The AP is not fully identifying them or their plantations to protect their safety.
"We work until we are dying," said one worker sitting in a room with two other colleagues at a Malaysian plantation run by Felda, a government-owned company. Their eyes filled with tears after learning Felda was one of the world's largest palm oil producers.
"They use this palm oil to make all these products," he said. "It makes us very sad."
The Malaysian government was contacted by the AP repeatedly over the course of a week, but issued no comment. Felda also did not respond, but its commercial arm, FGV Holdings Berhad, said it had been working to address workers' complaints, including making improvements in recruitment practices and ensuring that foreign laborers have access to their passports.
Nageeb Wahab, head of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association, a government-supported umbrella group, called the allegations against the industry unwarranted: "All of them are not true," he said.
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association said it has been striving to improve labor conditions for the last five years. Soes Hindharno, spokesman for the country's Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, said any company violating government rules and regulations on serious issues like child labor and not paying women workers could face sanctions, including having their operations shut down.
Unilever, L'Oreal, Nestle and Procter & Gamble all said they do not tolerate human rights abuses and investigate allegations raised about companies that feed into their supply chains, taking appropriate action when warranted, which can include working with suppliers to improve conditions or suspending relationships when grievances are not properly addressed.
Deutsche Bank reiterated its support of human rights, Vanguard said it monitors companies in its portfolio for abuses, and JPMorgan Chase declined comment.
Maybank expressed surprise at the criticism of its standards, saying that "we reject any insinuation that Maybank may be involved in any unethical behavior."
Associated Press reporters Sopheng Cheang and Gemunu Amarasinghe contributed to this report.