Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you all had a great time this weekend, I sure did! Follow me on Instagram to check out what I went as this year, in the meantime here's a little wishlist I put together with a few items that caught my attention from Shein inspired by Married with Children, one of my favorite tv shows.


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The Trust for Public Land - Everyone Deserves a Park
Empowering Construction Innovation
Aren AI
Gryps
BronxPro
Victorian Heart Hospital
Financing Advisors
Thomas C. Barrett
Tom is the Chairman of the OECD Infrastructure Governance Forum based in Paris. He is concurrently a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, focusing on global infrastructure finance and development. He was formerly the Chief Representative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Minister of the European Union Delegation to the United States. Tom led the EIB's structured finance and advisory activities throughout the European Union and the EIB/EU Action for Growth Initiative. He has also been Chairman of EPEC, the European 3P Expertise Centre, to facilitate the implementation of 3Ps by the EU Member States. He was the Founder of the Management Board for the Marguerite Infrastructure Fund, an $800 million Strategic Pan European Institutional Public Private Partnership. He earned an MBA at INSEAD in France and his BA from the National University of Ireland.
Andrew Carman
Head of Investments and Global Chief Operating Officer SQN Capital. Former CEO America's Siemens Cities & Industry finance, leading infrastructure/P3 investment teams as well as transportation and smart cities financing platforms. Extensive financing and portfolio management investment experience across infrastructure (P3's), transportation, municipal and commercial energy efficiency, water technologies, solar and distributive energy technologies. Former GE Capital Executive covering industrial, transportation and healthcare finance MBA Kellogg School Northwestern University, BA Bates College
Mark Milstein
Mark Milstein, PhD is clinical professor of management and director of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He conducts applied research in and oversees the center's work on market and enterprise creation; business development; clean technology commercialization; and sustainable finance. Mark serves on Cornell's Academic Programs and Policies Committee, Cornell's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Engaged Learning + Research at Cornell, Cornell's Public Engagement Council, and Cornell's Senior Leadership Climate Action Group. He earned a BA in economics and Japanese from the University of Michigan, an MBA in general management and an MS in natural resource policy from the University of Michigan's Corporate Environmental Management Program and PhD in strategic management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Richard Park
Dr. Park is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Ascend Partners, a growth-oriented, healthcare focused private equity firm. Ascend's mission is to build thriving communities by partnering with companies and entrepreneurs who are improving healthcare access, affordability and quality for underserved populations all while delivering top-tier private equity returns. Dr. Park also founded and acted as the CEO of CityMD, a company that maintains over 120 urgent care walk-in medical clinics in an effort to give all citizens access to quality healthcare. Since its start in 2010, CityMD has served kindness to over 2.8 million unique patients in Metro New York and Seattle. CityMD was the first urgent care provider in Metro New York allowed to accept Medicaid insurance. It transformed the urban healthcare model based on the pillars of quality, speed, and exceptional experiences. Dr. Park graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in 1999 and the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School. He has extensive experience in emergency medicine at both Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Nassau University Hospital.
Richard Roberts
Richard is Principal and Chief Business Development Officer for Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC. With over 19 years in affordable and urban market investments, Richard has worked in the government, for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including serving as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, where he was responsible for the investment of more than $1 billion into New York City and the creation of over 30,000 units of affordable housing. He is the founding Managing Director of the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. Richard serves on the boards of Citizen's Housing and Planning Council (Chair), the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, and Habitat for Humanity New York City. He holds both a BA and JD from Yale University.
Jan Svejnar
Jan is the James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University. He is co-founder and Chairman, CERGE-EI. Jan is a Fellow of the European Economic Association and Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research (London) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn. He previously served as Economic Advisor to President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic, and he was one of two presidential candidates in the Czech Republic in 2008. He received the 2015 IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor. Jan earned his BS from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and his MA and Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.
Bracebridge H. Young, Jr.
Brace is the Chairman of the Board of Social Finance, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing investment capital to drive social change. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer at Eclat Impact in 2016 and Chief Executive Officer and a Partner at Mariner Investment group from 2000-2015. He joined Mariner directly from Goldman Sachs, where he retired as a Partner, after a 20-year career in Fixed Income in New York, Tokyo, and London. He serves as Board Chair of GWAVE, a wave-based renewable energy company. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a coeducational day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brace earned a BA from Bowdoin College and an MBA from NYU.
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Glen Clova Half Marathon, the final race in our 2017 Grand Prix took place in November. We had a great turn out of 37 runners who braved the cold to run this beautiful but challenging course with constant ups and downs from start to finish. The last few miles into a bitter headwind were particularly tough. Despite that, the team's performance was fantastic with a number of PBs and Standards achieved. There was also a number of half marathon debutants who did absolutely brilliantly and prizes for both male and female teams.
Well done all! A great end to this year's Grand Prix!


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Stefan Rudolph (* 23. November 1962 in Friedland (Mecklenburg)) ist ein deutscher politischer Beamter und Politiker der CDU. Er war 2011 vom 4. Oktober bis zum 14. November Mitglied des Landtags von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Er war  vom 7. November 2006 bis 25. Oktober 2011 und vom 14. November 2011 bis 14. November 2021 Staatssekretär im Wirtschaftsministerium Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Leben und Beruf
Nach dem 1981 abgelegten Abitur und dem Grundwehrdienst studierte Rudolph an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Güstrow und schloss 1987 als Diplomlehrer im Fach Staatsbürgerkunde ab. 1990 wurde er von der Hochschule für Recht und Verwaltung Potsdam zum Dr. rer. pol. promoviert. Bis zur Wende war er Mitglied der SED.

Ebenfalls 1990 stieg Rudolph in die Landesverwaltung Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns ein: Im Bereich des Innenministeriums arbeitete er zunächst an der Polizeischule Neustrelitz/Landespolizeischule Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und stieg dort vom Fachlehrer bis zum Vertreter des Leiters der Landespolizeischule auf. Anschließend war er von 1994 bis 1995 Büroleiter beim Innenminister Rudi Geil (CDU). 1995 wurde er zum Direktor der Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung, Polizei und Rechtspflege mit Sitz in Güstrow ernannt. Von 2004 bis zu seiner Ernennung zum Staatssekretär 2006 war er als Vizepräsident am Landesrechnungshof von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern tätig.

Im Dezember 2021 wurde er Hauptgeschäftsführer des Unternehmerverbandes Vorpommern.

Stefan Rudolph ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder.

Politik
Vom 7. November 2006 bis zum 25. Oktober 2011 war Rudolph Staatssekretär und Amtschef im von Jürgen Seidel (CDU) geführten Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Am 14. November 2011 wurde er erneut Staatssekretär im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Bau und Tourismus unter dem neuen Minister Harry Glawe. Von November 2016 bis November 2021 war Rudolph Staatssekretär im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Gesundheit.

Rudolphs Ferienhaus auf Usedom
Rudolph und ein CDU-Gemeinderatsvertreter kauften 2013 von der Gemeinde Benz auf Usedom direkt am Balmer See je ein Grundstück und bauten dort ein Ferienhaus. Der Verkauf wurde vom damaligen Benzer CDU-Bürgermeister Karl-Heinz Schröder durchgeführt. Dieser hatte bereits 2006 CDU Innenminister Lorenz Caffier, seiner Ehefrau und zwei weiteren Personen Grundstücke am Nepperminer See verkauft. Die genannten Verkäufe 2006 und 2013 fanden ohne öffentliche Ausschreibung der Verkäufe zum Höchstgebot statt, welches der Gemeinde sicher höhere Einnahmen beschert hätte. Anwohner beschwerten sich über Zerstörung des nach  BNatSchG gesetzlich geschützten Schilfgürtels auf Rudolphs Grundstück. Dagegen behauptete das Amt der Gemeinde Benz, auf Gemeindegrund sei Schilf gemäht worden. Der Gemeinderat änderte extra den bestehenden Bebauungsplan, damit die geplanten Ferienhäuser von Rudolph und des CDU-Gemeinderatsvertreters Seeblick bekamen. Im September 2020 wurde der Bebauungsplan Balmer See geändert, damit Rudolph und sein Nachbar für die Uferbefestigung selber zahlen müssen.

Schriften
 Menschen- und Bürgerrechte in der politischen Bildung an den POS : eine kritische Untersuchung, Diss. Potsdam 1990

Weblinks
  beim Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Bau und Tourismus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
 Ministerpräsident Dr. Harald Ringstorff ernennt Staatssekretäre, Pressemitteilung vom 7. November 2006
 Dr. Stefan Rudolph, CDU auf landtag-mv.de

Einzelnachweise

Staatssekretär (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Landtagsabgeordneter (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Politiker (21. Jahrhundert)
Schullehrer
SED-Mitglied
CDU-Mitglied
DDR-Bürger
Deutscher
Geboren 1962
Mann
Direktor einer Hochschule

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Not all vacations are created equal...sometimes you spend all your free time running from here to there and you find yourself exhausted. This summer, bring your family to Cabin Fever Round Lake Resort in beautiful West Michigan. Set within 500 acres in the Manistee National Forest, we specialize in relaxing family vacations and a great camping experience. Our cozy log cabins sleep 2-10 people and feature all the amenities. Enjoy swimming, boating, and fishing on Round Lake, which will keep everyone happy for hours. Owners Dan and Connie Quinn purchased the resort in the fall of 2010. They have been business owners in this community since 1981.
You'll love the comfy, warm feeling of staying in one of Cabin Fever's authentic log cabins. Cabins 3 & 4 each have one bedroom and sleep two...perfect for a couple getaway. Cabin 5 has two bedrooms and can sleep four to six people which is great for small families. Cabin 1 has three bedrooms and sleeps eight; Cabin 2 also has three bedrooms but can sleep 10...enough to accommodate two families. Each cabin offers a fully furnished kitchen, dinette, living room, and full bath. Microwaves, linens, and towels are also provided, so you have nothing to worry about except how much fun you'll have!
Cabin Fever also has an awesome campground, featuring six sites with full water, sewer, and 50amp service hook-up. Full hook-up is $35 per night and tent camping is just $18 per night. Nothing is better than sleeping under the stars on a warm summer night, and Cabin Fever along Round Lake is the perfect location.
Cabin Fever Round Lake Resort is the kind of place you want to bring your family for a good old-fashioned vacation. Use our grills and firepits and eat outside on one of our picnic tables. If you plan to fish, we have a limited bait store, and provide life vests for boating. Kids will love the playground and the waterslide, and there's plenty of space for them to run and expend some energy. If visiting in the cooler months, all cabins have propane heat. Pets are welcome for a small additional charge. If you prefer, we also offer tent and RV sites.
While vacationing in the area, be sure to take in some of the local attractions. There are golf courses, beaches, lighthouses, and great restaurants within a 30 minute drive. Enjoy all the summer festivals in Ludington, Scottville, and Baldwin...as well as parks, sculptures, a children's museum, and murals in Ludington.
We are located 19 miles east of Ludington, at 6503 E. Sugar Grove Rd, Fountain, MI 49410. If coming from the south, take US-31 to US-10 and head east to Benson Road, then north three miles to Sugar Grove Road. Resort is on right. From the north, take US-131 then west on US-10 to Walhalla. Turn right on Benson, three miles north to Sugar Grove and right to the resort.
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was a Japanese samurai, geographer and explorer.

Mogami was born in Dewa Province which is now part of Yamagata Prefecture).

He explored and mapped Hokkaido and Sakhalin and some of the Kuril Islands in 1785–1786. In his reports to the Tokugawa shogunate, he emphasized the need to defend the islands. He compiled a preliminary Ainu-Japanese dictionary in Ezo Soshi.

Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Mogami Tokunai, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 20+ works in 40+ publications in 3 languages and 130+ library holdings.

蝦夷草紙 (1790)
蝦夷國風俗人情之沙汰 (1791)
蝦夷方言藻汐草 (1804)
度量衡統 (1804)

Notes

References
最上徳内 150年祭実行委員会 (Mogami Tokunai Sesquicentennial Committee). (1987). 最上徳内の遺徳を偲ぶ: 百五十年祭記念誌 (Mogami Tokunai no itoku o shinobu: hyaku-gojūnensai kinenshi. OCLC  022705749
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005).  Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ;  OCLC 58053128

External links
 Ezo Soshi

1755 births
1836 deaths
Deified Japanese people


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#define UVSOURCE_XYZ		1	// compute UVW from object XYZ
#define UVSOURCE_MESH2		2	// use UVW2 (vertexCol) coords
#define UVSOURCE_WORLDXYZ	3	// use world XYZ as UVW
#ifdef GEOREFSYS_UVW_MAPPING
#define UVSOURCE_GEOXYZ		4	// generate planar uvw mapping from geo referenced world xyz on-the-fly
#endif
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This class is available in release 4.0 and later only.\n\n
This class describes a texture used by the interactive renderer. This includes
all the information about the mapping channel, tiling, etc. A table of these is
maintained by the texture data member of class Material.\n\n
There are data members related to maps which specify how the texture should be
applied. These are specified independently for color and alpha and include a
scale. For example, for normal multiplication (modulation) application of a
texture, the entries would be:\n\n
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colorScale = GW_TEX_SCALE_1X\n\n
alphaOp = GW_TEX_MODULATE\n\n
alphaAlphaSource = GW_TEX_TEXTURE\n\n
alphaScale = GW_TEX_SCALE_1X\n\n
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alphaScale = GW_TEX_SCALE_1X\n\n
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alphaOp = GW_TEX_REPLACE\n\n
alphaAlphaSource = GW_TEX_TEXTURE\n\n
alphaScale = GW_TEX_SCALE_1X
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Indicates if the material uses textures. Nonzero indicates textures are
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int faceMap;\n\n
Indicates if the material is face mapped. Nonzero indicates it is.\n\n
DWORD_PTR textHandle;\n\n
The texture handle.\n\n
int uvwSource;\n\n
The UVW source used.\n\n
UVSOURCE_MESH\n\n
Use UVW coordinates from a standard map channel.\n\n
UVSOURCE_XYZ\n\n
Compute UVW from object XYZ.\n\n
UVSOURCE_MESH2\n\n
Use UVW2 (Vertex Color) coordinates.\n\n
UVSOURCE_WORLDXYZ\n\n
Use World XYZ as UVW.\n\n
int mapChannel;\n\n
The mapping channel used.\n\n
Matrix3 textTM;\n\n
The texture transformation matrix.\n\n
UBYTE tiling[3];\n\n
The UVW tiling. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_REPEAT\n\n
GW_TEX_MIRROR\n\n
GW_TEX_NO_TILING\n\n
UBYTE colorOp; \n\n
The color texture operation. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_LEAVE\n\n
Use the source pixel value\n\n
GW_TEX_REPLACE\n\n
Use the texture pixel value\n\n
GW_TEX_MODULATE\n\n
Multiply the source with the texture\n\n
GW_TEX_ADD\n\n
Add the source and texture \n\n
GW_TEX_ADD_SIGNED\n\n
Add the source and texture with an 0.5 subtraction\n\n
GW_TEX_SUBTRACT\n\n
Subtract the source from the texture\n\n
GW_TEX_ADD_SMOOTH\n\n
Add the source and the texture then subtract their product\n\n
GW_TEX_ALPHA_BLEND\n\n
Alpha blend the texture with the source\n\n
GW_TEX_PREMULT_ALPHA_BLEND\n\n
Alpha blend the source with a premultiplied alpha\n\n
UBYTE colorAlphaSource;\n\n
The color blend alpha source. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_ZERO\n\n
Use no alpha value\n\n
GW_TEX_SOURCE\n\n
Use the source alpha\n\n
GW_TEX_TEXTURE\n\n
Use the texture alpha\n\n
GW_TEX_CONSTANT\n\n
Use a constant BGRA color as an alpha\n\n
GW_TEX_PREVIOUS\n\n
Use the previous texture stage alpha\n\n
UBYTE colorScale;\n\n
The color scale factor. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_SCALE_1X\n\n
Multiply the tex op result by 1\n\n
GW_TEX_SCALE_2X\n\n
Multiply the tex op result by 2\n\n
GW_TEX_SCALE_4X\n\n
Multiply the tex op result by 4\n\n
UBYTE alphaOp;\n\n
The alpha texture operation. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_LEAVE\n\n
Use the source pixel value\n\n
GW_TEX_REPLACE\n\n
Use the texture pixel value\n\n
GW_TEX_MODULATE\n\n
Multiply the source with the texture\n\n
GW_TEX_ADD\n\n
Add the source and texture \n\n
GW_TEX_ADD_SIGNED\n\n
Add the source and texture with an 0.5 subtraction\n\n
GW_TEX_SUBTRACT\n\n
Subtract the source from the texture\n\n
GW_TEX_ADD_SMOOTH\n\n
Add the source and the texture then subtract their product\n\n
GW_TEX_ALPHA_BLEND\n\n
Alpha blend the texture with the source\n\n
GW_TEX_PREMULT_ALPHA_BLEND\n\n
Alpha blend the source with a premultiplied alpha\n\n
UBYTE alphaAlphaSource;\n\n
The alpha blend alpha source. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_ZERO\n\n
Use no alpha value\n\n
GW_TEX_SOURCE\n\n
Use the source alpha\n\n
GW_TEX_TEXTURE\n\n
Use the texture alpha\n\n
GW_TEX_CONSTANT\n\n
Use a constant BGRA color as an alpha\n\n
GW_TEX_PREVIOUS\n\n
Use the previous texture stage alpha\n\n
UBYTE alphaScale;\n\n
The alpha scale factor. One of the following values:\n\n
GW_TEX_SCALE_1X\n\n
Multiply the tex op result by 1\n\n
GW_TEX_SCALE_2X\n\n
Multiply the tex op result by 2\n\n
GW_TEX_SCALE_4X\n\n
Multiply the tex op result by 4  */
class  TextureInfo : public BaseInterfaceServer {
public:
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	 faceMap   = 0;\n\n
	 textHandle   = 0;\n\n
	 uvwSource  = UVSOURCE_MESH;\n\n
	 mapChannel  = 1;\n\n
	 tiling[0] = tiling[1] = tiling[2] = GW_TEX_REPEAT;\n\n
	 colorOp   = GW_TEX_MODULATE;\n\n
	 colorAlphaSource = GW_TEX_TEXTURE;\n\n
	 colorScale  = GW_TEX_SCALE_1X;\n\n
	 alphaOp   = GW_TEX_LEAVE;\n\n
	 alphaAlphaSource = GW_TEX_TEXTURE;\n\n
	 alphaScale  = GW_TEX_SCALE_1X; */
	DllExport TextureInfo();
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	DllExport TextureInfo& operator=(const TextureInfo &from);

	int			useTex;
	int			faceMap;
	DWORD_PTR	textHandle;  // texture handle
	int 		uvwSource;
	int         mapChannel;
	Matrix3 	textTM;  // texture transform
	UBYTE 		tiling[3]; // u,v,w tiling:  GW_TEX_REPEAT, GW_TEX_MIRROR, or GW_TEX_NO_TILING
	UBYTE		colorOp;	// color texture operation
	UBYTE		colorAlphaSource;	// color blend alpha source
	UBYTE		colorScale;	// color scale factor
	UBYTE		alphaOp;	// alpha texture operation
	UBYTE		alphaAlphaSource;	// alpha blend alpha source
	UBYTE		alphaScale;	// alpha scale factor
};

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This class describes the properties of a material used by the interactive
renderer.
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Point3 Ka;\n\n
Ambient color setting. The values for x, y, and z range from 0.0 to 1.0. These
correspond to red, green, and blue respectively.\n\n
Point3 Kd;\n\n
Diffuse color setting. The values for x, y, and z range from 0.0 to 1.0. These
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Point3 Ks;\n\n
Specular color setting. The values for x, y, and z range from 0.0 to 1.0. These
correspond to red, green, and blue respectively.\n\n
float shininess;\n\n
Shininess setting. This value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.\n\n
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Shininess strength setting. This value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.\n\n
float opacity;\n\n
Opacity setting. This value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.\n\n
float selfIllum;\n\n
Self Illumination setting. This value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.\n\n
int dblSided;\n\n
Double sided material setting. Nonzero indicates double sided material;
otherwise single sided.\n\n
int shadeLimit;\n\n
Shading limit setting. See
Rendering Limits.\n\n
Tab\<TextureInfo\> texture;\n\n
The table of textures used by this material.  */
class  Material : public BaseInterfaceServer {
protected:

public:
	/*! \remarks Class constructor. The data members are initialized as
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	 Ka[0] = Ka[1] = Ka[2] = 0.3f;\n\n
	 Kd[0] = Kd[1] = Kd[2] = 0.9f;\n\n
	 Ks[0] = Ks[1] = Ks[2] = 0.9f;\n\n
	 shininess  = 10.0f;\n\n
	 shinStrength = 1.0f;\n\n
	 opacity   = 1.0f;\n\n
	 selfIllum  = 0.0f;\n\n
	 dblSided  = 0;\n\n
	 shadeLimit  = 3;\n\n
	 TextureInfo texInfo;\n\n
	 texture.Append(1, \&texInfo); */
	DllExport Material();
	/*! \remarks Class destructor. */
	virtual ~Material() {};
	DllExport Material& operator=(const Material &from);

    Point3		Ka;
    Point3		Kd;
    Point3		Ks;
    float		shininess;
    float		shinStrength;
    float		opacity;
	float		selfIllum;
	int			dblSided;
	int			shadeLimit;
	Tab<TextureInfo> texture;
	DllExport BaseInterface *GetInterface(Interface_ID id);
};

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Q: Override Cmd+Shift+[ in Chrome? The goal is to override Cmd+Shift+[ in Chrome.
This question is similar and was considered already, but unfortunately does not help. Cmd+Shift+[ is not a prohibited combination, so it's unclear why it can't be overridden.
The code below overrides Cmd+[, but fails to override Cmd+Shift+[. Instead, the browser default for Chrome occurs instead.
How to override both Cmd+[ and Cmd+Shift+[?
Codepen: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/pXbBZr?editors=1111
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The Braintree PHP library provides integration access to the Braintree Gateway.

## Dependencies

PHP version >= 5.2.1 required.

The following PHP extensions are required:

* curl
* dom
* hash
* openssl
* SimpleXML
* xmlwriter

## Quick Start Example

    <?php

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Answer the following questions with complete detailed responses.CA16-2 ETHICS (Ethical Issues—Compensation Plan) The executive officers of Rouse Corporation have a performance-based compensation plan. The performance criteria of this plan is linked to growth in earnings per share. When annual EPS growth is 12%, the Rouse executives earn 100% of the shares; if growth is 16%, they earn 125%. If EPS growth is lower than 8%, the executives receive no additional compensation.In 2014, Joan Devers, the controller of Rouse, reviews year-end estimates of bad debt expense and warranty expense. She calculates the EPS growth at 15%. Kurt Adkins, a member of the executive group, remarks over lunch one day that the estimate of bad debt expense might be decreased, increasing EPS growth to 16.1%. Devers is not sure she should do this because she believes that the current estimate of bad debts is sound. 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"Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted for legislation that would have ensured the continued ability of innovative companies to offer stock options to rank-and-file employees," Dreier stated. "Both the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continue to ignore our calls to address legitimate concerns about the impact of FASB's new standard on workers' ability to have an ownership stake in the New Economy, and its failure to address the real need of shareholders: accurate and meaningful information about a company's use of stock options." "In December 2004, FASB issued a stock option expensing standard that will render a huge blow to the 21st century economy," Dreier said. "Their action and the SEC's apparent lack of concern for protecting shareholders, requires us to once again take a firm stand on the side of investors and economic growth. Giving investors the ability to understand how stock options impact the value of their shares is critical. And equally important is preserving the ability of companies to use this innovative tool to attract talented employees." "Here We Go Again!" by Jack Ciesielski (2/21/2005, http://www.accountingobserver.com/blog/2005/02/here-we-go-again) On February 17, Congressman David Dreier (R–CA), and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D–CA), officially entered Silicon Valley's bid to gum up the launch of honest reporting of stock option compensation: They co-sponsored a bill to "preserve broad-based employee stock option plans and give investors critical information they need to understand how employee stock options impact the value of their shares." You know what "critical information" they mean: stuff like the stock compensation for the top five officers in a company, with a rigged value set as close to zero as possible. Investors crave this kind of information. Other ways the good Congresspersons want to "help" investors: The bill "also requires the SEC to study the effectiveness of those disclosures over three years, during which time, no new accounting standard related to the treatment of stock options could be recognized. Finally, the bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and report to Congress on the impact of broad-based employee stock option plans on expanding employee corporate ownership, skilled worker recruitment and retention, research and innovation, economic growth, and international competitiveness." It's the old "four corners" basketball strategy: stall, stall, stall. 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The 10 Dumbest Things Said About Cars During The Election
Marty Padgett,
Nov. 6, 2012, 3:16 PM
Whew! It's finally over. Almost. When Election 2012 gets filed away in some extraterrestrial media-storage device, we hope the rest of the universe looks on us with a sense of pity — because this year's silly season has been sillier than usual.
Especially when it comes to cars. At times, it seemed as if we'd have a serious discussion about the GM and Chrysler loans, about environmental policy, and about the future of mass transportation. And then reality descended — or moderators lost control — and the four nominees for the two highest offices in the land descended into the kind of factless, petty bickering that makes our political process look only slightly more savory than sausage-making.
It's difficult to single out the dumbest things said about cars in the past, well, forty-eight months of this election cycle. That's not to say there aren't some strong front-runners, in both the race to be the next President and Vice President of the United States. We haven't had to stretch back very far in recent memory to come up with some memorable ones — fact-challenged statements that crash into logic like an Italian-owned, Michigan-made sportscar slamming into a taxpayer-funded electric car built in Finland.
Now we know how this girl feels.
Our candidates for the worst moments of this campaign:
More: The Car Connection General Motors Barack Obama Mitt Romney


First things that entered my mind upon applying T. Le Clerc's Vert Electrique nail polish was disco, nightclub, sequins, and new year. The metallic, almost marbly look of it is definitely season appropriate.
Check out the swatch below, see what I mean? Create a totally eye-catching and glamorous look by mixing and matching with T. Le Clerc's coordinating Velour Eyeshadow Pens.
Aside from Vert Electrique, T. Le Clerc offers three other shades this Fall/Winter 2013 in deep tones with glossy or metallic finishes. Choose between Pourpre Laque,Vert Métal and Pourpre Electrique.
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When issues affect the entire value chain, CAAR actively looks for opportunities to join forces with like-minded industry groups to ensure all sides of the industry have a seat at the table and the ag retail voice is represented and heard.
Over the past 12 months, CAAR has partnered with various stakeholders to address several initiatives and regulatory issues. According to Mitch Rezansoff, CAAR's executive director, each issue has presented an opportunity for stakeholders to work together to strengthen the industry.
In anticipation of the new CSA B620-14 and B622-14 regulations, which came into effect in January 2018, CAAR worked closely with Fertilizer Canada to represent the industry in talks with Transport Canada. The new regulations increased the frequency of required hydrostatic testing and visual inspections for anhydrous ammonia truck and nurse tanks, leaving approximately 20 per cent of tanks in Canada out of compliance.
The joint effort made by the two organizations resulted in a compromise, just in time for spring application. Transport Canada agreed to provide ag retailers time to complete hydrostatic testing and granted CAAR a temporary certificate TH 0653.1, valid until the end of June, which ensured adequate anhydrous ammonia resources for farmers.
By working together, CAAR and Fertilizer Canada turned a potential crisis into what Rezansoff describes as a "no news is no news" situation. "There was little-to-no disruption. It was business as usual," he says.
Rezansoff says regulators are starting to recognize the importance of giving all stakeholders a seat at the table early in the process because it's much easier to introduce changes when they've had input from everyone who will be impacted by the outcome.
Making sure retailers and farmers have an opportunity to give input was at the center of another significant issue that CAAR addressed in 2018 – a proposed phase-out of two neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics). According to Rezansoff, it was important for CAAR to be involved because its members and their customers will be directly impacted by the loss of these valuable and commonly-used tools.
The phase-out, currently being reviewed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), would effectively end agricultural use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, which are used as seed treatments on canola, corn and soybeans to protect them from yield-robbing insects. The phase-out has met resistance from grower and crop associations, many of whom have formed an industry coalition to oppose it.
Rezansoff says CAAR and the coalition were also opposed to the manner with which the review was developed and implemented, as it did not give manufacturers and grower associations opportunity to provide response until quite late in the process.
To ensure the retail voice was represented, CAAR provided input to the industry coalition and strongly encouraged its members to submit their own comments during the PMRA's 90-day comment period, which closed on Nov. 13, 2018.
With a decision expected in early 2020, it's too soon to say what the outcome of the review will be; however, Rezansoff says representatives from the coalition are expected to provide updates to delegates at the 2019 CAAR Conference during the Industry Update presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Conference delegates can also look forward to hearing about another exciting initiative which will bring together CAAR and two of its industry partners to pool resources and share expertise.
Working with the Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA) and the Prairie Certified Crop Advisers (PCCA) Board, CAAR plans to create a hands-on training program to help agronomists improve their understanding of the capabilities of the latest equipment and what it can achieve with the right agronomic advice.
Rezansoff hopes that the program will be ready to launch at the 2020 CAAR Conference, drawing more agronomists to the annual event by providing an excellent opportunity for education and skills development. He says that partnering with the WEDA and PCCA is the only way that this initiative would be possible, as it allows all three groups to pool their resources, knowledge and expertise.


I'm collecting examples of children's speech influencing the speech of adults, and on Dec. 18 I heard one more.
MSNBC moderator and legal analyst Ari Melber said General Mike Flynn pled guilty to lying to the  FBI but later tried to take that plea back; Flynn implied he was really innocent due to being duped or entrapped in his FBI interview.
Ari Melber's comment to all this: "You can't take it back.  There are no backsies in federal court when you plea."


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Lawsuit alleges MIT professor 'groomed' young women, ran 'sexually charged' lab
By Jeremy C. Fox Globe Correspondent,Updated December 7, 2021, 9:06 p.m.
A person passed in front of the Great Dome on Killian Court at the MIT campus in Cambridge.Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg
A woman whose sexual harassment allegation forced a prominent Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor to resign from a biomedical institute has filed a civil lawsuit claiming he coerced her into sex and that the laboratory he ran had a "toxic and sexually charged" environment.
The woman, whom the Globe is not identifying because she is the alleged victim of sexual harassment, filed a counterclaim Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court against Dr. David M. Sabatini, who in an October lawsuit said he was the victim of false claims made to "exact revenge against a former lover."
After an investigation into the allegations, Sabatini was fired by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, forced to resign from the Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research, and placed on administrative leave by MIT, which is considering revoking his tenure, according to court documents.
Sabatini's lawyers denied the new allegations against him.
"David Sabatini, the actual scientist, colleague, manager and mentor, bears no resemblance to the person described in the recently filed counterclaim, and that will become clear as this case progresses," his attorneys said in a statement.
MIT and the Whitehead Institute did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Ellen Zucker, a lawyer who represents the woman who filed the suit, declined to comment.
In the October lawsuit, Sabatini said he had a consensual sexual relationship with his accuser but ended the affair in 2019, informing her "on multiple occasions that he did not want a long-term relationship." But she continued to pursue him and eventually "fabricated claims that Dr. Sabatini had sexually harassed her (when in fact the exact opposite was the case)," according to his lawsuit.
But in her lawsuit, the woman said that Sabatini "groomed" her "while she was a graduate student under his mentorship, inviting her to social events at his lab where alcohol flowed freely" and where conversations were "85% sexual [and] 15% science." Before supporting her advancement, Sabatini asked whether she was "fun" and sexually available, according to the lawsuit.
Sabatini created "a highly sexualized lab environment" where colleagues discussed sexual exploits and where he tried to engage women in discussions about their sex lives and rewarded those willing to flirt with him, according to the lawsuit.
He allegedly pursued an undergraduate student working in his lab, offering to pay for a flight and hotel so he could spend time with her while traveling abroad, according to the lawsuit. In a meeting with another young woman, Sabatini allegedly said he wanted to work on "a project trying to figure out why pubic hair is the length that it is."
The woman who filed the lawsuit says Sabatini coerced her into sex in 2018 after inviting her to Washington, D.C., to meet his colleagues. In his hotel room, he proposed they begin having casual sex and attempted to brush away her concerns about his influence over her career, according to court documents.
"In the end, although she never consented, he had his way," the lawsuit stated.
Sabatini's demands for sex continued, occurring more than 10 times in 2018 and 2019, often expressed though obscene text messages, the lawsuit alleged. When the woman tried to cut ties with him, he allegedly told her she was "crazy."
The woman eventually left the Whitehead Fellows Program two years early to get away from Sabatini, according to court documents.
When a new director came to the Whitehead Institute in 2020, she initiated a survey on sexual harassment, which led to an investigation of Sabatini's lab. Sabatini allegedly interrogated subordinates about their participation in the survey and investigation and threatened them not to raise concerns, according to the lawsuit.
In April, the woman told investigators about her experiences with Sabatini and he soon began a campaign of retaliation, telling others that she had pursued him sexually and embarked on a vendetta when she was rejected, her lawsuit claims.
Her lawsuit alleges that Sabatini sexually harassed her, retaliated against her, created a hostile work environment, committed assault and battery against her when he coerced her into sex, intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon her, and interfered with her career.
It seeks attorneys' fees, punitive damages, and compensatory damages for the harm to her reputation, emotional distress and suffering, and payment of her medical bills.
Jeremy C. Fox can be reached at jeremy.fox@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @jeremycfox.


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Black Sabbath rocker Tony Iommi received a special gift on Christmas Day after learning a lump he had removed from his throat wasn't cancerous.
Last month (Dec16), the 68-year-old revealed he was going under the knife after doctors discovered the lump, and he explained his doctors would not know if it was cancerous or not until they performed the surgery.
The guitarist now reveals he got the good news about the lump over the holidays.
"I had the treatment when I got back from (touring) South America (with Black Sabbath)," he tells U.K. rock radio station Planet Rock. "I went in for the throat (operation). They found a lump at the back of my sinus, in the throat, and we had to have it checked in case it may have been cancerous. But it turns out it wasn't, which I found out Christmas Day, which is brilliant.
"So far (I'm all good). I daren't say that. I'll probably fall down the stairs now."
In 2012, Tony was diagnosed with lymphoma but in August (16) the musician revealed the cancer had gone into remission.
He explained how receiving his original cancer diagnosis "knocked him for six" but made him realise he had to make more time for family life rather than constantly being on the road.
"It really did change my life as far as what I have to do now," he told the Irish Times. "I have to live what life I've got because I have been on the road nearly 50 years. I need to be at home more and I need to pay more attention to my friends and family."
Black Sabbath return to the road on 17 January (17) with a concert at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany before wrapping up their final tour in their native Brimingham, England in February (17).


Hey gang! Our Mardi Gras fun run was such a hit last year that we wanted to bring it back for another round! As alwasy, our fun run events are FREE and open to everyone!
A yoga warm up will be offered that morning starting at 8:00a.m.
The fun run will start at 8:30 a.m.


"Fake news" is the cause du-jour that has energized many into a movement to stop the spreading of falsehoods. Ironically, the crusaders who point their finger at alleged sources of fake news may also be guilty of promoting it; Fake news accusations are sometimes used to promote misinformation and half-truths. Unfortunately, fake news has become a meme that is becoming trite and meaningless. The promotion of fake news may be found throughout history, but real estate fakery is well established in the industry.
Fake real estate news isn't always a manufactured story. It is more often a story that is misleading. When reporting real estate, the media typically sensationalizes a headline without reporting all the facts, which can make you draw inaccurate conclusions. An example of this is when the local media report on rising national average home prices, giving the false impression that the local market is expanding at the same pace. This is a mischaracterization of the local market because the regional data is often much different from the national trends.
So, if a snow filled and cold February is to blame for poor home sales, was Snowmagedden and Snowzilla the reason for increased home sales during February 2010? Of course not. And although home sales increased 5.1% year-over-year here in Montgomery County MD during February 2010, it was mostly due to increased home buyer demand that some speculate was due in part to the availability of first time home buyer tax credits.
Consumers also perpetuate fake real estate news by exaggerating their (good and bad) experiences, usually offering unsolicited advice or posting to the internet (to real estate forums and websites). Facts are often distorted or misrepresented about specific real estate situations, such as divorce, short sales, and foreclosure. Unfortunately, people in similar situations who are looking for answers are at their most vulnerable; and can take the "advice" as gospel, seeking a similar outcome with their transaction.
More real estate fakery on the internet comes in the form of fake reviews. Fake reviews has been an ongoing issue for a number of years. And although the online real estate portals have claimed to use artificial intelligence and other means to thwart the trend, fake reviews and those who provide them have adapted and have become more sophisticated such that it is increasingly difficult to spot. Even back in 2011, Cornell researchers claimed that detection of fake reviews is "well beyond the capability of human judges" (Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, pages 309–319).
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) code of ethics prohibits deceptive practices, which includes posting or encouraging fake reviews. However, Lani Rosales of AGBeat (Sketchy new trend – hiring fake online review writers) argues that there has always been an element posting fake Realtor® reviews and testimonials.
Real estate agents are also culpable for spreading fake news, which may be why agents are often characterized as being fake or phony sales people who will bend the truth to make a sale. Of course there are some in the industry who fit the stereotype, but many are "straight shooters." Unfortunately, it is common for agents to use puffery to make a home seem nicer (until you visit it and realize the "rustic charmer" is a neglected home). Not as often, agents may create a history for the home that is not real to promote a lifestyle or even hide relevant defects.
When it comes to real estate news, advice, and listings – don't take anything for granted. Don't fall prey to real estate fakery – know the source, and verify the information with a local real estate professional or your real estate agent.


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Undergraduate Gibson earns prestigious ASME scholarship
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Sam Gibson, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was chosen to receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Standards & Certification Scholar Award.
The ISCS Award provides $10,000 to its recipients, and Gibson said his award will enable him to finish work on his engineering degree, which includes a minor in engineering leadership.
"These awards enable immense degrees of freedom within completing my degree," said Gibson. "They will tremendously lighten the financial burden and ultimately allow me to create a much larger impact in a prompt manner."
Gibson, who is from Harrisburg, South Dakota, has already had a big impact within Nebraska Engineering. He joined the ASME chapter as a freshman. By his sophomore year, Gibson was elected vice president and tasked with recruiting new members. Facing challenges from the pandemic as well, Gibson set up innovative networking events with professors and industry leaders.
The lessons learned from this process led Gibson to develop a unique marketing model that has helped to significantly raise membership in the ASME chapter. Those campaigns included advertising in campus buildings, attending club fair events, creating online flyers, and direct mailing.
"I was successful in organizing engaging events. However, I was not successful in recruiting members to attend these events," Gibson said. "From four active members two years ago to realizing our potential with now more than 65 members, we have effectively provided unique opportunities to engage in engineering projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I have learned and grown tremendously through this experience in empowering others to achieve highly in engineering and innovation."
Gibson, who is from Harrisburg, South Dakota, also received a $1,000 Crystal Group Innovation Scholarship. This award recognizes the academic accomplishments, leadership and participation in both school and community activities of full-time students pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering, business, or a related major. Scholarship recipients receive a $1,000 scholarship payable directly to the institution in which they are enrolled.
After graduating in 2023, Gibson aspires to pursue a career in management consulting with a focus on interacting with firms across fields of aerospace, defense, energy, technology, industrial, consumer products and private equity.
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Among the numerous varieties of ants in the world, the fire ant is one of the most invasive. The fire ant, or Solenopsis as it is known by its Latin name, is reddish in appearance and about a quarter of an inch long. It is typically distinguished by its dull red color, which can range from reddish black to reddish brown. It has a prominent stinger that it uses to attack trespassers. The fire ant typically lives in mounds that have a diameter ranging from 1 to 2 feet and a height of around half a foot. These mounds can house very large colonies, serving as a home for up to a quarter of a million workers. Each mound carries a queen, which tends to live up to two years while the worker ant lives up to 150 days after reaching adulthood in about 30 days. Gardens are the most appropriate places to find fire ants and their nests. The fire ant typically prefers sunny and dry areas rather than dark and moist environments.
The fire ant is not the normal, everyday house ant. Known for its aggressive nature, the ant will attack almost any intruder repeatedly. It first attaches itself to the victim by the use of its mandibles, and then injects the victim with its venom through the use of the stinger. Fire ant bites can be quite painful for most, and even fatal for some human beings. If anyone experiences a fire ant sting, a topical histamine or a cold compress can offer some relief. If a victim experiences nausea, severe itching or sweating, then emergency medical attention should be sought immediately. The active constituent of the fire ant's sting is alkaloid in nature and can be extremely uncomfortable and sometimes painful for victims. After being bitten, the area that has been stung takes the form of red bumps that can eventually result in scarring.
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