Section 1.01. Name. This Corporation, known as Connecticut Chapter of US Lacrosse, Inc., is a nonstock corporation established under the Connecticut Revised Nonstock Corporation Act (the "Nonprofit Corporation Law").
Section 1.02. Purpose. The purpose of the Corporation is to serve as a recognized chapter of US Lacrosse, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("US Lacrosse"), to promote and develop the sport of lacrosse at all levels in the chapter region defined for the Corporation by US Lacrosse (the "Chapter Region"), and to provide support and services to benefit members of US Lacrosse and the lacrosse community. The Corporation shall conduct its activities and programs in a manner consistent with the purposes of US Lacrosse and the terms and conditions of the Corporation's Chapter Agreement with US Lacrosse (the "Chapter Agreement"), and shall endeavor to maintain its status as a recognized chapter of such organization.
Section 1.03. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation shall be 81 Hope Street, Niantic Connecticut. The Corporation may have any number of other offices at such places as the board of directors may determine from time to time; provided the registered office shall be located in the state of incorporation. The address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the board of directors upon notification to the appropriate state authorities.
Section 1.04. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January in each year.
Section 1.05. Members Same as Directors. For all purposes of these bylaws and the Nonprofit Corporation Law, the Corporation shall not have Members.
Section 1.06. Associates. The board of directors may, by resolution, establish one or more classes of persons who shall be entitled to receive such benefits as the board may specify, including the right to receive newsletters or other mailings from the Corporation, sponsorship or other special recognition, and invitations to participate in or attend events sponsored by the Corporation. The board of directors may, by resolution, require such persons to pay dues or donations, perform services or make certain other contributions as a condition for the receipt of such benefits. Such persons may be called "associates," "friends," "patrons", "sponsors," "members" or other such designation, but in no event shall such persons be deemed to be Members of the Corporation for purposes of these bylaws or the Nonprofit Corporation Law.
Section 2.01. Powers. The board of directors shall have full power to conduct, manage, and direct the business and affairs of the Corporation and all powers of the Corporation are hereby granted to and vested in the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Law.
Section 2.02. Qualification and Selection. All directors shall be of the age of majority in the State of Connecticut. Except in the case of vacancies, each class of directors shall be elected by the remaining directors then in office. Nominees for directors shall be limited to those persons nominated by the Nominating Committee and such additional nominees as may be nominated in writing by at least five members of US Lacrosse who reside within the Chapter at least 10 days prior to the date when directors are to be elected. When selecting nominees the Nominating Committee shall seek to identify and nominate persons who will help achieve or maintain balance on the board of directors with respect to various lacrosse constituencies in the Chapter Region (including, but not limited to, youth groups, high schools, colleges, clubs, leagues, and officials/referees), both on the men's and women's side of the game.
Section 2.03. Director Emeritus. Nothing herein shall preclude the board of directors from awarding an honorary title of Director Emeritus to any person upon such terms and conditions of merit or contribution to the Corporation as the board of directors may from time to time deem appropriate; provided, however, that no Director Emeritus shall be entitled to exercise any of the rights, voting or otherwise, of the directors or officers of the Corporation. Directors Emeritus shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors and shall be appointed by a vote of the board of directors and may be removed by a vote thereof.
Section 2.04. Number of Directors. The board of directors shall consist of such number of directors not less than five (5) or more than twenty-five (25), as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.
Section 2.05. Vacancies. Vacancies among the board of directors, including vacancies resulting from (1) an increase in the number of directors, (2) the death, disability, resignation, leave of absence or removal of a director, or (3) the unavailability of any person willing to serve as director representing a certain lacrosse constituency, may, at the discretion of the board of directors, be left vacant or filled on an interim basis, in either case by vote of the majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum at a meeting of the board of directors. Each person so elected shall be a director to serve for the balance of the unexpired term, subject to the right of the board of directors to vote to remove an interim director.
Section 2.06. Removal of Directors. Any director may be removed from office, without assigning any cause, by a majority vote of the board of directors. If any director is removed, the resulting vacancy may be filled by the Board at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2.07. Resignations; Leave of Absence. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. The resignation shall be effective upon receipt by the Corporation or at such subsequent time as may be specified in the notice of resignation. If any director resigns, the resulting vacancy may be filled by the board of directors at any regular of special meeting. A director may request a leave of absence by giving the Corporation written notice thereof, which leave shall become effective at the specified time in the discretion of the board of directors with limitation to its rights hereunder.
Section 2.08. Place of Meeting. Meetings of the board of directors may be held at such place as the board of directors may from time to time appoint, or as may be designated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2.09. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held at least once every two months at such time and place as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors. At such meetings, the directors shall transact such business as may properly be brought before the meeting, including approval of reports presented by the Treasurer, the Committees and others. The Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer shall deliver a Treasurer's Report at each regular meeting covering the period since the previous regular meeting. The Secretary or Assistant Secretary will circulate copies of the minutes of the previous meeting prior to the next meeting. Notice of regular meetings need not be given unless otherwise required by law or these bylaws.
Section 2.10. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held whenever called by the president or by two or more of the directors. Notice of each such meeting shall be given to each director by telephone or in writing at least 24 hours (in the case of notice by telephone) or 48 hours (in the case of notice by telefax or electronic transmission) or five days (in the case of notice by mail) before the time at which the meeting is to be held. Every such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting, but need not state the purpose of the special meeting.
Section 2.11. Quorum, Manner of Acting, and Adjournment. A majority of the directors in office shall be present at each meeting in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Every director shall be entitled to one vote. Except as otherwise specified in the articles or these bylaws or provided by statute, the acts of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the board of directors. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present and voting may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. The directors shall act only as a board and the individual directors shall have no power as such, except that any action which may be taken at a meeting of the directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors in office and shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation.
Section 2.12. Participation in Board and Committee Meetings. One or more directors may participate in a meeting of the board of directors or a committee thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
Section 2.13. Organization of Board Meetings. Every meeting of the board of directors shall be presided over by the President or, in the absence of the President, the Vice President or, in the absence of the President and the Vice President, a chair chosen by a majority of the directors present. The Secretary or, in his or her absence, any Assistant Secretary or, in the absence of the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary, a person appointed by the chair, shall act as secretary.
Section 2.14. Advisory Board. The board of directors may appoint one or more individuals to an advisory board (the "Advisory Board") for the purpose of engaging individuals identified by the board of directors as having expertise in certain matters pertinent to the Corporation's business to give reports and advice to the board of directors in such manner and with such frequency as the board of directors may determine, for the purpose of providing the board of directors with information that may assist the board of directors in making decisions that are in the best interest of the Corporation, provided that, no member of the Advisory Board shall be entitled to exercise any of the rights, voting or otherwise, of the directors or officers of the Corporation, and provided further that, the board of directors may remove any member of the Advisory Board at any time and for any reason.
Section 2.15. Executive and Other Committees.
The creation or filling of vacancies in the board of directors.
The adoption, amendment or repeal of the bylaws.
The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board.
Action on matters committed by the Bylaws or a resolution of the board exclusively to another committee of the board.
b) Nominating Committee. The board of directors shall have a Nominating Committee which shall be formed in advance of each annual election of directors. The board of directors shall, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate at least three (3) directors to serve on such committee. The Nominating Committee shall identify and solicit candidates from, among other places, various lacrosse constituencies (including, but not limited to, youth groups, high schools, colleges, clubs, leagues and officials/referees) on both the men's and women's side of the game.
c) Management Committee. The board of directors may have a Management Committee, which shall be chaired by a director and composed of three (3) officers and/or directors of the Corporation appointed by the President. The Management Committee shall be responsible for, among other things, financial audits, financial reporting to US Lacrosse as required by the Chapter Agreement, recommending amendments to these Bylaws, and insurance obligations. If the Corporation does not have a Management Committee and the foregoing responsibilities are not assigned to another committee of the board of directors, the Executive Committee shall be responsible to satisfy such responsibilities.
d) Additional Committees. The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, establish the additional standing committees, including those similar to the names and function of the committees listed below. Each Committee of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
The board of directors may also establish such other committees as the board of directors may deem appropriate from time to time, including ad hoc committees to investigate grievances and complaints submitted to the board of directors and resolve or otherwise make recommendations to resolve such grievances or complaints. Each committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Corporation. In the absence of specific requirements herein, the President shall appoint all Committee chairs and members and any alternate members of each Committee.
e) Powers of Committees. No committee of the board of directors, other than the Executive Committee, shall, pursuant to resolution of the board of directors or otherwise, exercise any of the powers or authority vested by these bylaws or the Nonprofit Corporation Law in the board of directors as such, but any other committee of the board of directors may make recommendations to the board of directors or Executive Committee concerning the exercise of such powers and authority.
f) Continuous Duty. The establishment of any committee of the board of directors and the delegation thereto of power and authority shall not alone relieve any director of the fiduciary duty of such director to the Corporation.
g) Quorum for Committees. A majority of the directors in office designated to a committee shall be present at each meeting to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the acts of a majority of the directors in office designated to a committee shall be the acts of the committee.
h) Miscellaneous Committee Matters. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Committee shall (1) be chaired by a director appointed by the President, (2) consist of such numbers of directors or other persons as these Bylaws shall require or, in the absence of such requirement herein, as the President shall designate; and (3) establish its own operating procedures. Each Committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the board of directors at each regular board meeting. Each Committee shall determine its dates, times and places of meetings.
Section 3.01. Notice, What Constitutes. Whenever written notice is required to be given to any person under the provisions of the articles, these bylaws, or the Nonprofit Corporation Law, it may be given to the person, either personally or by sending a copy thereof by first class or express mail, postage prepaid, or courier services, charges prepaid, or by facsimile or electronic transmission to his or her address (or to his or her facsimile number or electronic mail address) supplied by the person to the Corporation for the purpose of notice. If the notice is sent by mail or courier service, it shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail or with a courier service for delivery to that person or, in the case of facsimile or electronic mail, when sent unless the facsimile results in a failed confirmation report received by the sender or the electronic mail is returned as undeliverable. A notice of meeting shall specify the place, day and hour of the meeting and any other information required by law or these bylaws.
Section 3.02. Waivers of Notice.
a) Whenever any written notice is required to be given under the provisions of the articles, these bylaws, or the Nonprofit Corporation Law, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of the notice. Except as otherwise required by Section 6.05, neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of a meeting need be specified in the waiver of notice of such meeting.
b) Attendance of a person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except where a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.
Section 3.03. Modification of Proposal Contained in Notice. Whenever the language of a proposed resolution is included in a written notice of a meeting required to be given under the articles or these bylaws or the Nonprofit Corporation Law, the meeting considering the resolution may without further notice adopt it with such clarifying or other amendments as do not enlarge its original purpose.
Section 3.04. Exception to Requirement of Notice. Wherever any notice or communication is required to be given to any person under the provisions of the articles or these bylaws, or the Nonprofit Corporation Law or by the terms of any agreement or other instrument or as a condition precedent to taking any corporate action, and communication with that person is then unlawful, the giving of the notice or communication to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply for a license or other permission to do so.
Section 3.05. Conference Telephone Meetings. One or more persons may participate in a meeting of the board or a committee of the board by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 4.01. Number, Qualifications and Designation.
a) The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers as may be designated by the board of directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Only directors of the Corporation shall be eligible to serve as officers. The board of directors may elect from among the members of the board a Chairman of the board who shall also be an officer of the Corporation.
b) In lieu of the standards of conduct otherwise provided by law, officers of the Corporation shall be subject to the same standards of conduct, including standards of care and loyalty and rights of justifiable reliance, as shall at the time be applicable to directors of the Corporation. An officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable, as such, to the Corporation for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, unless the officer has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under the articles of the Corporation, these bylaws, or the applicable provisions of law and the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the responsibility or liability of an officer pursuant to any criminal statute or for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.
Section 4.02. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected every other year by the board of directors, and each such officer shall hold office until the second annual organization meeting of directors following such election and until a successor shall have been elected and qualified, or until death, resignation, leave of absence or removal. No officer shall serve more than two (2) consecutive two (2) year terms of office. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the term limits set forth herein may be waived by US Lacrosse under unusual circumstances in response to a written request made by this Corporation to US Lacrosse, provided that any such written request shall specify the circumstances that make it difficult for this Corporation to maintain an effective governance structure while at the same time enforcing the term limits that are applicable to the officers of the Corporation. Such special circumstances could include, without limitation, the inability of this Corporation after diligent efforts by the Nominating Committee to identify qualified individuals to serve as officers of the Corporation. Any determination to make any such written request to US Lacrosse for a waiver of the term limits applicable to officers shall be made by the Executive Committee and shall include such additional information as US Lacrosse may request. In addition, if the term of office of an officer of the Corporation extends beyond his or her term of office as a Director of the Corporation as established pursuant to Section 2.05 above, such officer shall be elected to serve as a Director for a second consecutive three (3) year term if such officer is not then subject to the term limits set forth in Section 2.05 above. If such officer is subject to the term limits set forth in Section 2.05 such officer shall nevertheless continue to serve as a Director for the remainder of his or term as an officer without the necessity of this Corporation making any request to US Lacrosse for a waiver of the term limits under such circumstances.
Section 4.03. Removal. Any officer, committee, employee or other agent of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors or other authority which elected, retained or appointed such officer, committee or other agent whenever in the judgment of such authority the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights of any person so removed.
Section 4.04. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, leave of absence, removal, disqualification, or any other cause, shall be filled by the board of directors, and if the office is one for which these bylaws prescribe a term, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section 4.05. General Powers. All officers of the Corporation, as between themselves and the Corporation, shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as may be determined by resolutions or orders of the board of directors, or, in the absence of controlling provisions in resolutions or orders of the board of directors, as may be provided in these bylaws.
Section 4.06. The President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the activities and operations of the Corporation, subject, however, to the control of the board of directors and the Chairman. The President shall sign, execute, and acknowledge, in the name of the Corporation, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments, authorized by the board of directors, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors, or by these bylaws, to some other officer or agent of the Corporation; and, in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of President, and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the board of directors or the Chairman.
Section 4.07. The Vice President. The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the board of directors, the Chairman or the President.
Section 4.08. The Secretary. The Secretary shall record all the votes of the directors and the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors and of committees of the board in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; shall see that notices are given and records and reports properly kept and filed by the Corporation as required by law; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and see that it is affixed to all documents to be executed on behalf of the Corporation under its seal; and, in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary, and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the board of directors, the Chairman or the President.
Section 4.09. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have or provide for the custody of the funds or other property of the Corporation; shall collect and receive or provide for the collection and receipt of moneys earned by or in any manner due to or received by the Corporation; shall deposit all funds in his or her custody as treasurer in such banks or other places of deposit as the board of directors may from time to time designate; shall, whenever so required by the board of directors, render an account showing all transactions as Treasurer, and the financial condition of the Corporation; and, in general, shall discharge such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the board of directors, the Chairman or the President.
Section 5.01. No Compensation; Reimbursement for Expenses. The board of directors shall serve without compensation, but may by resolution authorize the payment to a director of actual reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out his or her duties as a director, including expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the board of directors and committees. Subject to Article VI below relating to conflicts of interest, and to the provisions of the Conflict of Interest Policy of this Corporation, this section shall not preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for such service.
b) The contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved, or ratified by the board. Interested Directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board which authorizes the contract or transaction, but they cannot participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the meeting when the matter is being discussed.
c) A committee of the board upon which the director does not serve, duly designated in accordance with law, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director reasonably believes to merit confidence.
Section 7.02. Presumption. Absent breach of fiduciary duty, lack of good faith, or self-dealing, actions taken by the board, committees of the board, or by individual directors, or any failure to take any action, shall be presumed to be in the best interests of the Corporation.
Section 7.03. Notation of Dissent. A director who is present at a meeting of the board, or of a committee of the board, at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his or her dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless the director files a written dissent to the action with the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or transmits the dissent in writing to the Secretary immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. The right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of the action. Nothing in this section shall bar a director from asserting that minutes of the meeting incorrectly omitted his or her dissent if, promptly upon receipt of a copy of the minutes, the director notifies the Secretary, in writing, of the asserted omission or inaccuracy.
Section 8.01. Limitation on Liability of Directors. A director shall not be personally liable, as such, for monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take any action as a Director unless: (a) the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under the Nonprofit Corporation Law; and (b) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct, or recklessness. This Section shall not apply to (1) the responsibility or liability of a director pursuant to any criminal statute, or (2) the liability of a director for the payment of taxes pursuant to federal, state, or local law. Any repeal or amendment of this section shall be prospective only and shall not increase, but may decrease, a director's liability with respect to actions or failures to act occurring prior to such change.
Section 8.02. Director and Officer Insurance. The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against that liability under the Nonprofit Corporation Law. The Corporation's payment of premiums with respect to such insurance coverage shall be provided primarily for the benefit of the Corporation. To the extent that such insurance coverage provides a benefit to the insured person, the Corporation's payment of premiums with respect to such insurance shall be provided in exchange for the services rendered by the insured person and in a manner so as not to constitute an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Section 9.01. Representative Defined. For purposes of this Article, "representative" means any director or officer of the Corporation.
Section 9.02. Third-Party Actions. The Corporation shall indemnify any representative who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a representative of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the action or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not of itself create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 9.03. Derivative and Corporate Actions. The Corporation shall indemnify any representative who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a representative of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of the action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation. Indemnification shall not be made under this section in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the person has been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas of the judicial district embracing the county in which the registered office of the Corporation is located or the court in which the action was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the court of common pleas or other court shall deem proper.
b) If such a quorum is not obtainable or if obtainable and a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
Section 9.05. Advancing Expenses. The Corporation shall pay expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in defending any action or proceeding referred to in Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding upon receipt of any undertaking by or on behalf of the representative to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article or otherwise.
b) The Board determines that under the circumstances indemnification would constitute an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Section 9.07. Duration and Extent of Coverage. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a representative of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representatives of that person.
Section 9.08. Reliance and Modification. Each person who shall act as a representative of the Corporation shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance upon the rights provided by this Article. The duties of the Corporation to indemnify and to advance expenses to a representative provided in this Article shall be in the nature of a contract between the Corporation and the representative. No amendment or repeal of any provision of this Article shall alter, to the detriment of the representative, his or her right to the advance of expenses or indemnification related to a claim based on an act or failure to act which took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
a) The assets and liabilities, including the trust funds, of the Corporation as of the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the report.
b) The principal changes in assets and liabilities, including the trust funds, during the year immediately preceding the date of the report.
c) The revenue or receipts of the Corporation, both unrestricted and restricted to particular purposes, for the year immediately preceding the date of the report, including separate data with respect to each trust fund held by or for the Corporation.
d) The expenses or disbursements of the Corporation, for both general and restricted purposes, during the year immediately preceding the date of the report, including separate data with respect to each trust fund held by or for the Corporation.
Section 10.02. Signed Chapter Agreement. The President shall sign the Chapter Agreement on an annual basis, reaffirming the Corporation's duties, rights and prerogatives as a US Lacrosse chapter.
Section 10.03. Other Information. The Corporation shall provide US Lacrosse with such other information as may be required by the Chapter Agreement, including, without limitation, the following: (1) copies of tax returns and filings, (2) a list of the board of directors and members of the committees of the board of directors (together with contact information, term of office), (3) certificates of insurance, evidencing the Corporation's insurance coverages (including Directors and Officers Liability Insurance), and relevant participation survey information requested by US Lacrosse regarding lacrosse organizations and activities in the Chapter Region, including those that are not affiliated with US Lacrosse.
Section 11.01. Checks. All checks and notes shall be signed by such one or more officers or employees of the Corporation as the board of directors may from time to time designate. No expenditure of $500 or more and no commitment to expend such amount shall be made without the prior approval of the board of directors.
Section 11.02. Contracts. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or to execute or deliver any instrument on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
Section 11.03. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositaries as the board of directors may approve or designate, and all such funds shall be withdrawn only upon checks signed by such one or more officers or employees of the Corporation as the board of directors shall from time to time designate.
Section 11.04. Amendment of Bylaws. These bylaws may be amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be adopted, by vote of a majority of the board of directors of the Corporation in office at any regular or special meeting of directors. Such proposed amendment, repeal or new bylaws, or a summary thereof, shall be set forth in any notice of such meeting, whether regular or special.


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The purpose of this code is to establish and maintain standards for practitioners, who are members of NZANLP, and to inform and protect members of the public seeking and using their services.
All members of this Association are required to abide by existing codes appropriate to them. They thereby accept a common frame of reference within which to manage their responsibilities to clients, colleagues, and members of this Association and the wider community. This code aims to provide a framework for addressing ethical issues and to encourage optimum levels of practice.
This Association has a Complaints Procedure, which can lead to the expulsion of members for breaches of its Codes of Ethics & Practice.
NLP is a meta-discipline which focuses on the discovery and coding of patterns which distinguish the most capable of the practitioners of some particular discipline (managerial practice, medical practice, sports, therapy...) from the average practitioner. These distinguishing patterns are the substance of NLP.
(Reference: John Grinder letter to NZANLP, 1998).
This code relates to the use of NLP applications by a practitioner in professional practice. Only when both the user and the recipient explicitly agree to enter into a practitioner-client relationship does it become "professional practice"' rather than "the use of practitioner skills".
Members are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible and professional manner at all times and abide by the Code of Ethics, Rules and Constitution of the Association. Failure to do so shall result in disciplinary action.
Members shall recognise an obligation to the client at all times, and shall practice their profession to the best of their ability for the benefit of the client. All reasonable steps should be taken to ensure the safety of the client.
Members shall take all reasonable steps to monitor and develop their own competence and to work within the limits of their competence. They should refer on any client to another member, or specialist, competent to deal with any presenting issue beyond their capability.
Members shall keep in confidence all information derived from a client, or from a colleague regarding a client, and except where the law requires otherwise, divulge the information only with the express permission of the client, or where failure to take action would constitute a menace or danger to the client or another member of the community.
The terms on which services are being offered should be made clear to the client before commencement. Subsequent revisions of these terms should be agreed in advance of any change.
Members shall not exploit a client for financial gain through misleading guarantees, inferences or misrepresentation.
Should any dispute or difference arise between members, the members concerned shall make a determined effort to settle it between themselves. Should agreement not be reached they shall submit it for settlement in accordance with the rules of the Association.
Members must ensure that advertisements and other public announcements are such that they will not bring the Association into disrepute.
Members shall display current membership Certificates and Code of Ethics in a prominent position in their premises, or make them available on request to clients in other contexts.
This code applies to specific situations that may arise in day-to-day practice.
The practitioner-client relationship is the foremost ethical concern, but it does not exist in social isolation. For this reason, the practitioner's responsibilities to the client, to themselves, colleagues, other members of the Association and members of the wider community are listed under separate headings.
Practitioners should take all necessary steps to ensure that the client suffers neither physical nor psychological harm during consultation.
Practitioners are responsible for working in ways that promote the client's control over his/her own life, and respect the client's ability to make decisions and change in the light of his/her own beliefs and values.
Practitioners do not act on behalf of their clients. If they do, it will be only at the express request of the client, or else in the exceptional circumstances detailed in 8.
Practitioners are responsible for setting and monitoring boundaries between the professional relationship and any other kind of relationship, and making this explicit to the client.
Practitioners must not exploit their clients financially, sexually, emotionally, or in any other way. Engaging in sexual activity with the client is unethical.
Clients should be offered privacy for sessions. The client should not be observed by anyone other than his or her practitioner(s) without having given his/her informed consent. This also applies to audio/video taping of consultations.
Any publicity material and all written and oral information should reflect accurately the nature of the service on offer, and the training, qualifications and relevant experience of the practitioner.
Practitioners should take all reasonable steps to honour undertakings offered in their promotional information.
Work with clients should be on the basis of a clear contract.
Practitioners are responsible for communicating the terms on which the session is being offered, including availability, the degree of confidentiality offered, and their expectations of clients regarding fees, cancelled appointments and any other significant matters. The communication of terms and any negotiations over these should be concluded before the client incurs any financial liability.
It is the client's choice whether or not to participate in a session. Steps should be taken in the course of the professional relationship to ensure that the client is given an opportunity to review the terms on which services are being offered and the methods being used.
Practitioners are expected to make explicit to the client any relevant conflicts of interest.
If records of consultations are kept, clients should be made aware of this. At the client's request information should be given about access to these records, their availability to other people, and the degree of security with which they are kept.
Practitioners have a responsibility to establish with clients what other therapeutic or helping relationships are current. Practitioners should gain the client's permission before conferring with other professional workers.
Practitioners should monitor actively the limitations of their own competence through consultative support, and by seeking the views of their clients and other practitioners. Practitioners should work within their own known limits.
Practitioners have a responsibility to themselves and their clients to maintain their own state, effectiveness, resilience and ability to help clients. They are expected to monitor their own personal functioning and to seek help and/or withdraw from practice, whether temporarily or permanently when their personal resources are sufficiently depleted to require this (see also 3).
Practitioners should not practice when their state, functioning or good judgment is impaired due to personal or emotional difficulties, illness, disability, alcohol, and drugs or for any other reason.
Practitioners will make appropriate referrals when they recognise their inability to consult a client or clients.
Practitioners should have received adequate basic training before commencing professional practice, and should maintain ongoing professional development.
Practitioners should review periodically their need for professional indemnity insurance and to take out such a policy when appropriate.
Practitioners should take all reasonable steps to ensure their own physical safety.
Practitioners should not conduct themselves in their NLP-related activities in ways, which undermine public confidence in either, their role as a practitioner or in the work of other practitioners.
If a practitioner suspects misconduct by another practitioner they should implement the Complaints Procedure, doing so without breaches of confidentiality other than those necessary for investigating the complaint.
Practitioners should be accountable for their services to colleagues, employers and funding bodies as appropriate. The means of achieving this should be consistent with respecting the needs of the client.
No colleague or significant member of the caring professions should be led to believe that a service is being offered by the practitioner which is not, as this may deprive the client of the offer of such a service from elsewhere.
Practitioners should accept their part in exploring and resolving conflicts of interest between themselves and their agencies, especially where this has implications for the client.
Practitioners should work within the law.
Practitioners should take all reasonable steps to be aware of current law affecting the work of the practitioner.
Practitioners will take all reasonable steps to take account of the client's social context.
Professional Members are to complete regular supervision and ongoing professional development, as required by the Management Committee of NZANLP.
Supervision provides a means for a practitioner to maintain and increase their skills through self care, introspection and reflection. It is a way of having confidence in your own abilities as a practitioner that you can provide the best service you can to your clients.
Professional Development allows practitioners to maintain, develop and enhance their skills in NLP and other relevant areas.
Whenever possible, the discussion of cases within supervision or professional development should take place in a manner that maintains the anonymity of clients.
Confidentiality is a means of providing the client with safety and privacy. For this reason any limitation on the degree of confidentiality offered is likely to diminish the usefulness of the service provided.
Practitioners treat with confidence personal information about clients, whether obtained directly or indirectly or by inference. Such information includes name, address, biographical details, and other descriptions of the client's life and circumstances that might result in identification of the client.
Practitioners should work within the current agreement with their client about confidentiality.
Exceptional circumstances may arise which give the practitioner good grounds for believing that the client will cause serious physical harm to others or themselves, or have harm caused to him/her. In such circumstances the client's consent to a change in the agreement about confidentiality should be sought whenever possible unless there are also good grounds for believing the client is no longer able to take responsibility for his/her own actions. Whenever possible, the decision to break confidentiality agreed between a practitioner and client should be made only after consultation with another experienced practitioner.
Practitioners should take all reasonable steps to communicate clearly the extent of the confidentiality they are offering to clients. This should normally be made clear in information prior to consultancy or initial contracting.
If practitioners include consultations with colleagues and others within the confidential relationship, this should be stated to the client at the beginning of the consultation.
Care must be taken to ensure that personally identifiable information is not transmitted through overlapping networks of confidential relationships. For this reason, it is good practice to avoid identifying specific clients in consultative support and other consultations, unless there are sound reasons for doing so (see also 2.4.5 and 8.2).
Any agreement between the practitioner and client about confidentiality may be reviewed and changed by joint negotiations.
Agreements about confidentiality continue after the client's death unless there are overriding legal or ethical considerations.
Practitioners hold different views about whether or not a client expressing serious suicidal intentions forms sufficient grounds for breaking confidentiality. Practitioners should consider their own views and practice and communicate them to clients and any significant others where appropriate (see also 5.2).
Special care is required when writing about specific situations for case studies, reports or publication. It is important that the author either has the client's informed consent, or effectively disguises the client's identity.
Generally speaking, there is no legal duty to give information spontaneously or on request until instructed to do so by a court. Refusal to answer police questions is not an offence, although lying could be. In general terms, the only circumstances in which the police can require an answer about a client, and when refusal to answer would be an offence, relate to the prevention of terrorism. It is good practice to ask police personnel to clarify their legal right to an answer before refusing to give one.
There is no legal obligation to answer a solicitor's inquiry or to make a statement for the purpose of legal proceedings, unless ordered to do so by a court.
There is no legal obligation to attend court at the request of parties involved in a case, or at the request of their lawyers, until a witness summons or subpoena is issued to require attendance to answer questions or produce documents.
9.4 Once in the witness box, there is a duty to answer questions when instructed to do so by the court. Refusal to answer could be punished as contempt of court unless there are legal grounds for not doing so. (It has been held that communications between the practitioner and client during an attempt at reconciliation' in matrimonial cases are privileged and thus do not require disclosure unless the client waives this privilege. This does not seem to apply to other kinds of cases).
The police have powers to seize confidential files if they have obtained an appropriate warrant. Obstructing, the police from taking them in these circumstances may he an offence.
Practitioners should seek legal advice and/or contact this Association if they are in any doubt about their legal rights and obligations before acting in ways which conflict with their agreement with clients who are directly affected.
Announcements of professional services should be accurate in every particular.
Practitioners should distinguish between membership of this Association and accredited practitioner status in their public statements. In particular, the former should not be used to imply the latter.
Practitioners should not display an affiliation with an organisation in a manner that falsely implies the sponsorship or verification of that organisation.
The use of personally identifiable material gained from clients or by the observation of client interactions should be used only after the client has given consent, usually in writing, and care has been taken to ensure that consent was given freely.
Practitioners conducting research should use their data accurately and restrict their conclusions to that compatible with their methodology.
Practitioners will, from time to time, find themselves caught between conflicting ethical principles. In these circumstances, they are urged to consider the particular situation in which they find themselves and to discuss the situation with other experienced practitioners. Even after conscientious consideration of the salient issues, some ethical dilemmas cannot be resolved easily or wholly satisfactorily.
Ethical issues may arise which have not yet been given full consideration. The Standards & Ethics Committee of this Association is interested in hearing of the ethical difficulties of practitioners, as this helps to inform discussion regarding good practice.


RRRP processed 15 new cases this week and provided 19 new referrals for clients. Financial assistance, suicide and mental health, and physical health care needs were the top areas clients sought support and assistance with. RRRP served two new clients that were suicidal or at-risk of suicide and two new clients that were facing homelessness. RRRP also had inquiries for education related needs and guidance with VA disability claims. Clients continue to report a reduction in stress after working with RRRP's Veteran Transition Managers.
Puppies Behind Bars is a non-profit organization that trains prison inmates to train dogs for injured veterans and explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Puppy Behind Bars' Service Dogs for Those Who've Served Us was established in 2006 and provides service dogs to combat veterans who deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and sustained injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Labrador Retriever Puppies are trained in prison from 8 weeks to 20 to 28 months of age and then each puppy is effectively matched with a veteran in need. Puppies Behind Bars is currently training approximately 50 dogs in four different prisons and each will be placed with a veteran once training is complete. Puppies Behind Bars is a trusted partner of IAVA's and our Rapid Response Referral Program (RRRP) has referred 10 veterans in need to this amazing and unique program.


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Toyota Supra 2023 Specifications – Reliability – Price – Performance – Features
Sports-CarsToyota
Features Toyota Supra 2023 :
EXCELLENT DRIVING EXPERIENCE
This year it offers a six-speed manual transmission
modern exterior look
strong acceleration
Disadvantages of Toyota Supra 2023 :
Rear view restricted
Cabin space is small
Pricing for the base model is $46000
Toyota Supra 2023 specifications
A sports coupe with a turbocharged engine of 255 horsepower. The information system consists of an 8.8-inch screen, a digital gauge cluster, and cruise control. and 10.2 cubic feet of cargo space.
Toyota Supra 2023 exterior
Toyota looks beautiful and sporty. The exterior look is distinctively aggressive with elegant, sophisticated LED headlights. Each headlight gets a set of 6 LED 2-level lights. DRLs run across the bottom and extend to the middle of the front. The car gets a unique double bubble roof, which is designed to improve airflow and improve aerodynamics by reducing air intake. It has dynamic LED taillights etched into the sculpted rear. It blends cleanly with the flowing lines at the back.
The car gets 18-inch alloy wheels as standard, while the top models come with 19-inch alloy wheels with rims. The Supra's overall silhouette looks charming – because the design provides it with an optimum drag coefficient and excellent downforce, resulting in great handling.
Toyota Supra 2023 interior
Toyota Supra 2023 two-seater sports car. Its seats are fully supportive and comfortable enough for long trips. There is enough head and legroom for tall riders. Leather upholstery and manually adjustable seats are standard. Options include heated and electrically adjustable seats.
The vehicle has a sleek interior with clean lines and most high-quality materials, such as quilted upholstery, metallic accents and soft plastic. The dark interior contributes to the Supra's sporty look. The cab is isolated from most wind and road noise, even at high speeds.
On the downside, small windows and thick roof pillars limit visibility to the side and rear, and the low roofline can make it difficult to get in and out of the car without hitting your head. However, these things are common for luxury sports cars.
The information system consists of a knob-controlled screen and a touchpad in the center console. The menus are clear and the graphics are sharp. It's very easy to use while driving, thanks in part to the physical buttons and knobs for the main audio and climate controls.
Standard infotainment features: 8.8-inch screen, digital gauge cluster, four speakers, HD Radio, satellite radio, Bluetooth, USB, keyless entry, push-button start, dual-zone automatic climate control, cruise control.
Features available on top models: Apple CarPlay, navigation, 10- or 12-speaker audio systems, and a smartphone charging pad.
The Toyota Supra 2023 comes in four grades: 2.0, 3.0, 3.0 Premium, and A91-MT. The main difference between these models is the engine. The 2.0 has a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, while other models are equipped with an inline six-cylinder turbocharger.
base model 2.0
Equipped with a 255-horsepower four-cylinder engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive. Standard Features: 8.8-inch display, matching digital instrument cluster, satellite radio, four-speaker stereo, Bluetooth, USB, keyless entry, push-button start, dual-zone automatic climate control, Alcantara leather upholstery, and manually adjustable seats. Additional standard features include a rearview camera, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, forward collision warning, pedestrian detection, front automatic emergency braking, LED headlights with automatic high beams, and 18-inch alloy wheels.
3.0 . model
It features a 382-horsepower turbocharged six-cylinder engine, heated and power-adjustable seats, a 10-speaker stereo, adaptive suspension, a limited-slip differential, larger brakes, and 19-inch wheels.
3.0 Premium
This model adds full leather upholstery, navigation, wireless device charging, 12-speaker stereo, and a head-up display.
The driver assistance package includes adaptive cruise control, front and rear parking sensors, blind spot monitoring, and rear cross traffic alert.
Model A91-MT
Production is limited to 600 cars for the North American market. This model gains a carbon fiber front end, carbon fiber rear spoiler, 19-inch matte black wheels, and leather upholstery with Alcantara Red accents.
Toyota Supra cargo area
The sports car has a cargo area of 10.2 cubic feet. This may not sound like much, but the car's distinctive design makes it a usable space.
Toyota Supra 2023 engine
Toyota Supra is offered with two engine options. The base engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a turbocharger, producing 255 horsepower and 399 Nm of torque. The other 3.0-liter engine with a six-cylinder turbocharger produces 382 horsepower and 498 Nm of torque.
All Supra models came with an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive, but this year a six-speed manual is an option, but only with the 3.0-liter six-speed turbocharged engine.
Both engines are equipped with the Launch Control system, which allows the 382-strong engine to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. The basic engine accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 5 seconds.
The exhaust tone sounds a bit muffled and a sport exhaust is highly recommended. However, the short wheelbase, wide track and low center gravity make the Supra exceptionally enjoyable to drive.
Other changes made to the Supra lineup for 2023 include revised tuning of the suspension and steering systems and the introduction of a new driving mode called Hairpin+, which allows additional wheels to be rolled on one of the rear tires to help turn around tight turns.
Safety and Security Supra 2023
Eight airbags
Traction and stability control
Pre-collision warning with pedestrian detection
Lane departure warning with steering assistance
Brake Assist is standard
Rear view camera with parking assist lines and cruise control
dynamic radar cruise control
Point monitoring with rear traffic alert
Parking sensors with emergency brake
Real-time traffic information
Toyota offers a range of driver assistance features standard across the Supra lineup, including automatic emergency braking. Additional features such as adaptive cruise control and blind spot monitoring can be added via the Driver Assistance Package.
Supra 2023 fuel efficiency
Most efficient is the turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which earns ratings at 25 mpg city and 32 highway. The more powerful models get 22 mpg in the city and 30 on the highway. This is more efficient than the Camaro and Cayman. For more information on fuel economy, visit our website EPA.
Toyota Supra 2023 exterior colors
glowing yellow
black cosmos
ceramic silver
Supra 2023 gets a warranty similar to competitors. 3-year Limited Warranty covers 60,000 km, 5-year Powertrain Warranty covers 100,000 km.
Toyota Supra vs BMW 2 Series Coupe
The BMW has a large cabin and gives you the option to carry two other passengers, thanks in part to a practical pair of rear seats. However, despite having the same engine as the Supra, BMW produces less power. However, they are much cheaper and more practical in general. But, when you add the Supra's impressive driving dynamics and impressive handling into the equation, the Supra becomes the best recommendation in the segment.
Toyota Supra vs. Porsche 718 Cayman Coupe
The Cayman Coupe is a pleasure to drive. It is also much more powerful in its base model. Being a Porsche, the Cayman offers impressive interiors and a futuristic infotainment system. But their exorbitant prices may not be compatible with most buyers. If money isn't an issue, the Cayman Coupe is the best option, but the Toyota sports car is a product with more value for money.
Toyota Supra vs. Audi TT Coupe
The Audi TT has great build quality and a plush cabin with good interiors, but it's neither as powerful nor as fun to drive as the Supra. Audi is also about $5,000 more expensive than the Supra and has the lowest top speed among the competition. Its acceleration numbers are also not very interesting. Although it has an excellent Quattro AWD system, the powertrain and idle driving dynamics disarm and without a doubt, the iconic Supra takes center stage over the TT Coupe.
Toyota Supra 2023 price
The base 2.0 model with a 255 horsepower engine starts at $46,000. The 3.0 model comes with a 382 horsepower engine that starts at $54,000.
The Supra is a flagship model of the brand's cars, and advanced features and design distinguish the vehicle from the competition. In general, the price and performance are ideal for a luxury sports car.
BMW m8 2023 Specifications – Features – Price – Frequently Asked Questions
Toyota Camry 2023 Specifications – Reliability – Price – Performance – Features

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Go ahead – sit on that display!
What museum would encourage kids to do something like that? Mystic Seaport, actually. More specifically, at the Discovery Barn "Force in Motion at Sea" exhibit. It is a buffet of hands-on learning opportunities. Children and adults are encouraged to learn by doing. From decoding signal flag messages to learning how sailboats sail with and against the wind. This exciting interactive learning space introduces the scientific concepts behind simple machines to demonstrate how vessels work and how sailors managed life at sea in the past and still do today!


New for 2018, every 4th Thursday of the month will be Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce Member Night at LaBelle Winery in Amherst!
Exclusively for SVCC members, LaBelle Winery will host a happy hour from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, offering members hors d'oevures, a complimentary glass of wine, music, and a beautiful location to come mingle with your fellow Chamber members!
But that's not all! Stay after the Chamber Happy Hour and meet family and friends for 50% off wine by the glass or bottle!
Happy hour is free for members,please register.


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Jeff Barnes
Jeff Barnes was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in the small town of Madras. As a young boy, he loved to play sports. Mr. Barnes interest in helping students began his junior year in high school. He was a peer tutor at Madras Elementary and was also a fifth and sixth-grade boys basketball coach for Kiwanis. He continued to coach and tutor throughout his senior year, and his passion for helping kids grew more and more. He knew then that what he wanted to do in life was to help and teach children.
Mr. Barnes started his college career at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon. There he received an Associate of Arts Degree before transferring to the University of Oregon, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. Upon graduating, Mr. Barnes stayed in Eugene for a few years and worked at a local school. In 2012, Mr. Barnes attended Pacific University where he obtained a Master's Degree in Special Education.
During his time in Eugene, Mr. Barnes developed a love for running, snowboarding, and surfing. He still enjoys doing these activities today, as well as cheering on his Oregon Ducks and the Portland Trail Blazers. Mr. Barnes also met the love of his life while living in Eugene. He and his wife, Callie, have an eleven-year-old yellow lab/husky mix named Bauer and a seven month old daughter named Harper Grace.
Email: jbarnes@parkacademy.org


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package org.scf.codeGen.tabel2Bean.jdbc;

import org.scf.codeGen.tabel2Bean.util.Constant;
import org.scf.codeGen.tabel2Bean.util.ProptertiesUtil;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class JDBCUtil {

	private Connection con = null;
	private static JDBCUtil jDBCUtil ;
	private JDBCUtil(){
		// 注册数据库驱动
		try {
			Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
		} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		// 创建数据库连接
		createConnection();
	}
	public static JDBCUtil getInstance(){
		if (jDBCUtil == null){
			jDBCUtil = new  JDBCUtil();
		}
		return jDBCUtil;
	}

	/**
	 * 创建数据库连接
	 * @return
     */
	private Connection createConnection(){
		//读取属性配置文件
		ProptertiesUtil pro = ProptertiesUtil.getInstance(Constant.cfgFilePath);
		String url = pro.getValueByKey("url");
		String username = pro.getValueByKey("username");
		String passwd = pro.getValueByKey("passwd");
		try {
			con = DriverManager.getConnection(url , username , passwd) ;
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return con;
	}
	public static void closeCon(Connection con){
		try {
			con.close();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	public static String convertDatabaseCharsetType(String in, String type) {
        String dbUser;
        if (in != null) {
            if (type.equals("oracle")) {
                dbUser = in.toUpperCase();
            } else if (type.equals("postgresql")) {
                dbUser = "public";
            } else if (type.equals("mysql")) {
                dbUser = null;
            } else if (type.equals("mssqlserver")) {
                dbUser = null;
            } else if (type.equals("db2")) {
                dbUser = in.toUpperCase();
            } else {
                dbUser = in;
            }
        } else {
            dbUser = "public";
        }
        return dbUser;
    }
	//获取一个数据库的所有表和视图
	 public Map<String,Map> getTables(String packagePath) throws SQLException {
		 Map<String,Map> result = new HashMap<String,Map>();

	        DatabaseMetaData dbMetData = con.getMetaData();
	        // mysql convertDatabaseCharsetType null
	        ResultSet rs = dbMetData.getTables(null,
	                convertDatabaseCharsetType("root", "mysql"), null,
	                new String[] { "TABLE", "VIEW" });

	        while (rs.next()) {
	            if (rs.getString(4) != null
	                    && (rs.getString(4).equalsIgnoreCase("TABLE") || rs
	                            .getString(4).equalsIgnoreCase("VIEW"))) {
	                String tableName = rs.getString(3).toLowerCase();  // 得到表名
	                Map rootMap = new HashMap();
	                List list = new ArrayList();
	                ResultSet colRet = dbMetData.getColumns(null, "%", tableName, "%");
	                while(colRet.next()){
	    				String fieldName = colRet.getString("COLUMN_NAME");
	    				String variableType = "String";
	    				String jdbcType = colRet.getString("TYPE_NAME") == null ? "varchar":colRet.getString("TYPE_NAME");
	    				if(jdbcType.equals("varchar")){
	    					variableType = "String";
	    					jdbcType = jdbcType.toUpperCase();
	    				}else if(jdbcType.equals("datetime") || jdbcType.equals("timestamp")){
	    					variableType = "java.util.Date";
	    					jdbcType = "TIMESTAMP";
	    				}else if(jdbcType.equals("int")){
	    					variableType = "Integer";
	    				}
	    				//String variableType = colRet.getString("TYPE_NAME").equals("varchar") ? "String" :"Integer";
	    				Map rootMap1 = new HashMap();
	    				rootMap1.put("fieldName", fieldName);
	    				rootMap1.put("fuFieldName", firstUpper(fieldName));
	    				rootMap1.put("variableType", variableType);
	    				rootMap1.put("jdbcType",jdbcType);
	    				list.add(rootMap1);
	    			}
	    			rootMap.put("metaDataList", list);
	    			rootMap.put("packageName",packagePath);
	    			rootMap.put("beanName", tableName.replace("_", ""));
	    			rootMap.put("beanNameClass", firstUpper(tableName.replace("_", "")));
	    			rootMap.put("tableName", tableName);

	    			result.put(tableName.replace("_", ""), rootMap);
	            }

	        }
	        return result;
	    }

	 private String firstUpper(String str){
			String c = str.substring(0,1);
			String upperC = c.toUpperCase();
			return upperC+str.substring(1);
	}

}

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I have a query as to how role association happens upon user registration ? for example, anyone registering with corporate LDAP should automatically get associated with 'Enterprise user' role and if a partner registers with abc@mypartner.com, he gets associated with mypartner role.
is it possible to automate user-role association or its a manual work an administrator has to do to associate applicable role to each user thats registering with portal.


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Q: Incorrect output with Haskell function which uses lists and zip My code is supposed to take a string, e.g. ccccchhrrre and return a list of pairs [('c', 5) , ('h', 2) , ('r', 3), ('e', 1)].  The first part of the pair is a letter and the second part is the number of times it is repeated til the next string occurs.
Currently, however, my code returns [('c',11)] - which is the first character and length of the total number of characters in the string:
> fun4 "ccccchhrrre"
[('c',11)]

My issue is with fun4. When running func3
> fun3 "ccccchhrrre"
["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"]

fun3 :: String -> [String]
fun3 "" = []
fun3 xs = fun2 xs : fun3 (drop(length(fun2 xs))xs)

func4 :: String -> [(Char, Int)]
func4 fun3 = zip (fun3)[length fun3]

I appreciate any help that includes detailed explanations.

A: There are a couple of issues.  The first is that, when you write:
func4 :: String -> [(Char, Int)]
func4 fun3 = zip (fun3)[length fun3]

the fun3 in this definition has absolute nothing to do with the fun3 function you previously defined.  If you turned on compiler warnings (e.g., using the flag -Wall), it would warn you that the binding for fun3 in this definition of func4 "shadows" the existing binding.  This means that it's treated the same as if you'd used a complete separate name:
func4 :: String -> [(Char, Int)]
func4 bob = zip (bob) [length bob]

So, when you evaluate:
func4 "ccccchhrrre"

the function fun3 isn't used at all.  Instead, it's expanded by the definition of func4 to:
func4 "ccccchhrrre"
= zip "ccccchhrrre" [length "ccccchhrrre"]
= zip "ccccchhrrre" [11]

and since strings in Haskell are lists of characters, this is the same as:
= zip ['c','c',...] [11]

When you zip two lists and one is shorter than the other, the zip ends when the list runs out, so this yields:
= [('c', 11)]

and ignores the second and following elements of the character list.
What you probably wanted instead was to write func4 to take a string argument and pass it to fun3:
func4 :: String -> [(Char, Int)]
func4 xs = zip (fun3 xs) [length (fun3 xs)]

Unfortunately, this won't type check.  The problem is that this is equivalent to:
func4 "ccccchhrrre"
= zip ["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"] [length ["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"]]
= zip ["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"] [4]
= [("ccccc", 4)]

which has type [(String, Char)] instead of the [(Char, Char)] you were expecting.
If you've learned about map, you may consider it useful to know that:
> map head ["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"]
"chre"
>

and "chre" is equivalent to the list ['c','h','r','e'].  If you could somehow get a list of the lengths [5,2,3,1] the same way you got a list of the heads, these lists would zip up great.
If you don't want to use map, you might find it helpful to write a func4 that processes the output of fun3, like so:
> func4 ["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"]
[('c',5),('h',2),('r',3),('e',1)]
>

It would have a slightly different signature, but a similar structure to your fun3:
func4 :: [String] -> [(Char, Int)]
func4 [] = []
func4 (str : strs) = ??? : func4 strs

and then your final function could chain fun3 and func4 together:
rle :: String -> [(Char, Int)]
rle str = func4 (fun3 str)

A: The other answer provides a good explanation of the problems in your code. Here is a slightly different solution, which I find easier to understand.
fun3 can be replaced with an existing function, Data.List.group. group takes a list and produces a list of lists, which contain adjacent elements which are equal:
> Data.List.group "ccccchhrrre"
["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"]

The work that fun4 is supposed to perform can also be simplified by the use of map. The anonymous function \x -> (head x, length x) takes one argument x, and produces a tuple whose first element is the head of x, and whose second element is the length of x. Mapping this function over the output of group should give us the desired result:
> map (\x -> (head x, length x)) ["ccccc","hh","rrr","e"]
[('c',5),('h',2),('r',3),('e',1)]

We can now combine both group and our map into one function, and give it a more appropriate name:
-- Count adjacent repeated characters
countRep :: String -> [(Char, Int)]
countRep str = map (\x -> (head x, length x)) (List.group str)

Just for fun
The function we wrote can be used on any list whose items can be compared for equality! Here it is, in point-free style:
countRep :: Eq a => [a] -> [(a, Int)]
countRep = map (liftA2 (,) head length) . List.group

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By Daniel Kitchen
Posted on April 30, 2021 at 11:55 pm
With the 87th of the 2021 NFL Draft (23rd in the third round), the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Illinois offensive lineman Kendrick Green to compete for a starting role along the interior of the O-line. Here is an introduction to the Steelers' new blocker.
Green has spent his entire football career within the borders of one state. His hometown is Peoria, Illinois, just 90 minutes and 91 miles from the University of Illinois. Green spent his high school career along the line, but starred as a defensive tackle, rather than offensive. He topped 100 tackles in his final season, making 33 tackles for loss and recording 15 sacks as his team won a state championship. During his H.S. career, Green was an all-state selection by several outlets.
Green was initially recruited as a defensive tackle, where he was rated as a three-star prospect. He selected Illinois over 20 other offers, including Iowa, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Ole Miss. He made visits to Iowa, Minnesota, and UCF in addition to Illinois. Green ranked as a top 30 defensive tackle in his class, and a top 10 prospect in Illinois. His reasons for selecting Illinois over more prestigious programs were his high opinion of the coaching staff, and wanting to represent his home state.
HIS TIME IN COLLEGE
Green enrolled as a DT with the Illini, but received a redshirt his debut season in 2017. During that redshirt year, Green was converted to the offensive line.
Beginning his playing career as a redshirt freshman in 2018, now along the offensive line, Green immediately became a full-time starter at left guard. He didn't miss a start during the team's 12-game season, as Illinois added over 130 rushing yards to their prior season average per game, finishing second in the Big Ten in total rushing and 12th in the country. Illinois went 4-8.
Green was again a 12-game starter at left guard for the Illini in 2019 as a redshirt sophomore, and added his first career start at center. Illinois finished ninth in the conference in rushing while going 6-7. Green received his first accolades that season, appearing on the All-Big Ten team as an honorable mention. He also received All-American status from Pro Football Focus, as an honorable mention.
Green spent his junior season in 2020 as a full-time starter, beginning with another five starts at left guard before kicking further inside as a center for the final three games of the season after the team's starter was hurt. Illinois jumped up to third in the Big Ten in rushing that season, but finished 2-6 in the shortened year. Green finished his career with 33 consecutive starts.
Green was named an All-American by USA Today and was a consensus All-Big Ten first team selection. He was the first Illini player on offense to be named an All-American and Big Ten first-teamer since 2011, the first lineman to be an All-American since 2009, and first lineman to be on the Big Ten first team since 2007.
Green played 33 games in his Illinois career, starting all of them. Four of those starts came at center, the other 29 at his primary position, left guard. He played over 840 snaps each of his two full seasons, and over 500 in his shortened final season. Here are his stat lines by year:
2020 (8 games): 527 snaps (316 at LG, 211 at C), no sacks, two QB hits, four hurries, and six pressures allowed, four penalties
2019 (13 games): 866 snaps (751 at LG, 115 at C), three sacks, two QB hits, 15 hurries, 20 pressures allowed, seven penalties
2018 (12 games): 846 snaps (all at LG), one sack, three QB hits, 11 hurries, 15 pressures allowed, nine penalties
PRE-DRAFT RUMBLINGS
Kendrick Green was not a player strongly linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to Day 2 of the NFL Draft. The Steelers did send o-line coach Adrian Klemm to the Illinois Pro Day but Green was not a frequent pick made in mock drafts for the team. Green was named a player with the potential to go sometime during Day 2 of the draft, however.
Here is a scouting profile on Green, authored by our Jonathan Heitritter.
HIS PITTSBURGH FIT
The key to Green's fit for the Steelers is how they announced his selection. Pittsburgh announced Green as a center, not a guard. Meaning they view the versatile lineman as someone set to compete for the starting job with B.J. Finney and J.C. Hassenauer, rather than serving as a backup at guard behind Kevin Dotson and David DeCastro.
Green lacks significant experience at the position, but warranted a valuable selection in the eyes of the franchise's front office. Given that status, Green will likely be afforded every opportunity to compete for the starting job despite his lacking resume. He could win the job and start Week 1 for the Steelers over Finney and Hassenauer. Or, spend a season backing up one of those two players and the team's guards while refining his game for a shot at starting in 2022.
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Unite Union have stranglehold over Labour candidates and policy
Posted by Flavia Mann 106D on April 22, 2015
Mail investigation reveals that over half of Labour candidates in key seats are sponsored by Unite Militants
More than half of Labour candidates in winnable seats sponsored by Unite
Analysis conducted by the Mail lays bare the union's grip on Ed Miliband
Its £14.3million contribution makes it the biggest donor to the Labour party
Many of Unite leader Len McCluskey's demands have become party policy
By Daniel Martin for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:53, 21 April 2015 | Updated: 23:52, 21 April 2015
More than half of Labour candidates in winnable seats are sponsored by just one hard-left trade union.
Fifty-four of the party's contenders for 106 target constituencies are either members of Unite, or are endorsed or partially bankrolled by it.
The analysis by the Mail lays bare the extraordinary stranglehold the union's firebrand leader 'Red' Len McCluskey has on Ed Miliband.
Tories say the general secretary's degree of influence is payback for the huge sums Unite has given to Labour since 2010.
Its £14.3million contribution makes it the biggest donor to the party. Together, the unions have handed £40million to Mr Miliband – two thirds of the Labour leader's funding. The avalanche of cash is reflected in the party's candidate list. Of 410 new faces for the General Election on May 7, one in three – 133 – have links with Unite.
Labour's close ties with the union will be on display on Friday evening when Mr McCluskey will be the special guest at a major rally in Glasgow.
Party leaders hope the intervention of the former supporter of the Trotskyist Militant Tendency will help fend off the threat of the SNP.
Many of the Unite leader's demands have become party policy under Mr Miliband, including the abolition of the spare-room subsidy or bedroom tax.
Labour is also pledging to adopt other Unite-inspired policies such as a ban on zero-hours contracts, a large increase in the minimum wage, scrapping fees for employment tribunals and rent controls.
Mr Miliband has announced plans to part-renationalise the rail network – another policy pushed by Mr McCluskey – and Labour has repeatedly refused to rule out increasing corporation tax, a change the Unite leader has argued for.
Two years ago, Unite was mired in scandal for trying to 'manipulate' Labour's selection of a candidate in Falkirk by stuffing the local membership with its supporters.
Henry Smith, Tory candidate for Crawley, said: 'Labour is nothing more than the political wing of the trade unions, with Ed Miliband an appointed puppet who squeaks whatever Red Len tells him to. The consequences could not be dire: more wasteful spending, more unaffordable borrowing and higher taxes for hardworking families.'
Mr Miliband was elected Labour leader in 2010 thanks to the support of the unions. The frontrunner, his brother David, won more support among Labour MPs and party members. But Ed won more support among the unions, pushing him over the winning line. Trade unions gave £148,000 toward his leadership campaign – including £115,000 from Unite. Mr Miliband was endorsed by Unite, with the then two co-general secretaries, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley, urging members to vote for him.
After the result was announced, the new Labour leader was observed putting an arm round them and saying: 'Thank you.' Fifty-three of Unite members had voted for him. Since Mr Miliband became leader, the unions have donated £40.4million to the Labour Party, according to the Electoral Commission. Unison has handed over £8.1million while the GMB has donated £6.9million and Usdaw £6.1million.
Another £2.6million has come from the CWU, £730,000 from UCATT and £690,000 from the union Community.
In target seats, 84 per cent of Labour candidates have union links.
Harriet Harman, Andy Burnham and Chuka Umunna are all Unite members.
A spokesman for Labour said: 'We are proud to have selected a wide range of candidates with varying backgrounds including carers, military personnel and business people.
'Trade unions have no undue influence over Labour's candidate selection process, and unlike the Tories who stand up only for a privileged few, Labour is on the side of millions of hardworking people.'
A spokesman for Unite said: 'There is no such thing as a Unite MP or candidate, there are only Labour candidates. We fully support all Labour candidates.'
The bully with his boot on Red Ed's throat
Commentary by Leo McKinstry
Len McCluskey's Unite union is a potent and sinister force in British politics
Out on the election campaign trail under blue skies in South Wales, the trade union firebrand's manner was as warm as the weather. 'Didn't you once call me a slab-faced Marxist?' the famously militant leader of Unite asked me with a grin that was more genial than menacing. I had to confess I had.
But that did not stop 'Red' Len McCluskey giving me the time of day on a street in Neath as he conducted a two-day tour of the Principality to drum up support for Labour's cause.
Watching him in action, it was clear that he is highly popular with activists. His gospel of traditional hard-left socialism goes down well with the converted, as does his hackneyed anti-Conservative bile. 'We look to Wales as a beacon of hope to show what a Labour government can do. The Tories might have the money but we've got the working people on our side,' he said to cheers and applause.
Yet all the smiles cannot hide the reality that McCluskey and his union are a potent, sinister force in British politics, seeking to use their financial and organisational muscle within the Labour movement to drag Britain back to the dark days of the 1970s.
As the Mail reveals today, the sheer scale of the influence Unite holds on scores of Labour candidates is chilling given the socialist revolution the union would seek to impose.
Indeed, McCluskey, a former Liverpool dock worker who keeps a drawing of Lenin in his office and once boasted of presiding over more strikes than any other union boss, is quite open about his yearning for that period when the unions held the government to ransom: 'We are supposed to believe that the Seventies was a horrible time. It wasn't. It was a time of great advances for working people,' he has said.
Labour's umbilical link to McCluskey's union has received much less attention in recent days than a potential deal with the left-wing, anti-austerity SNP, yet it is just as potentially disastrous for the governance of this country.
Not only is Unite – which has a claimed membership of 1.42million – intertwined with the Labour Party's structure, MPs and finances, but it also remains addicted to the failed socialist policies of the past, including a major expansion in the public sector, less flexibility in the workplace, higher taxation and ever more state spending.
Just like Nicola Sturgeon, McCluskey wants to make Labour bolder, 'more radical, courageous and brave'. Only last month, he appeared to threaten illegal action if a Tory Government pushed through further restrictions on strikes in the public sector. 'When the law is misguided, when it oppresses people and removes their freedoms, can we respect it? I am not really posing the question, I'm giving the answer. It ain't going to happen,' he declared.
Despite all his talk about the oppression of working people, however, he has not done badly for himself. Last year it was revealed he received a £5,000 rise, taking his pay and pensions package to £140,281.
McCluskey's determination to influence Labour was all too evident in Wales. With an air of quasi-regal grandeur, he visited several factories, gave talks to Labour activists and held a number of photo opportunities – including one in Cardiff at the statute of that old champagne socialist Nye Bevan.
When I spoke to McCluskey, he downplayed his hardline socialism, instead talking about the need for investment in industry and the economy. And he denied that he had too much influence over Ed Miliband's party: 'If only that were true,' he said, while proclaiming his loyalty to the cause. 'Unite is supporting Labour 100 per cent,' he said, adding that is now campaigning 'all over the country'.
Yet there was something synthetic about McCluskey's protestations of support for Labour.
As I watched him at close quarters, it became more apparent that he was going through the motions. When asked in an interview with BBC Radio Wales about Miliband's leadership, McCluskey could say only: 'He's doing OK'. Beneath the surface, I have no doubt he longs to hear Ed offering more nakedly socialist policies, rather than trying to appeal to Middle England.
Moreover, if Labour and Unite really think that McCluskey is an asset in the election, they are doing their best to keep quiet about it.
When I tried to find out McCluskey's schedule for his Welsh visit from any number of Unite and Labour sources, including McCluskey's own press officer, I was greeted with either hostility or silence.
No one would give me any information. It was only through persistence and good luck that I managed to track him down, to the outrage of his press officer who asked me paranoiacally: 'How did you find us? Did you fit a tracking device to Len's car?'
That kind of anxiety and suspicion shows more than just a lack of confidence. It reveals a fear that, just as with Sturgeon's spendthrift radicalism, the hard-Left dogma of Unite is likely to alienate floating middle-of-the-road voters.
Such fears are, of course, only too justified. For this is no small-town demagogue. On the contrary, McCluskey is pivotal to Labour's future because of the stranglehold his union has over the party.
It was Unite and the other affiliated unions that ensured Ed Miliband was elected leader in 2010 against his more moderate brother David, who enjoyed greater popularity among Labour MPs and the rank and file. Since 2010, Unite is estimated to have donated at least £14.4million to Labour's coffers.
The dominance of Unite runs right through Labour's organisation, with huge implications for the make-up of a putative Miliband government.
One recent analysis showed that 159 Labour MPs from the last parliament receive sponsorship from Unite or are members of the union, including senior frontbenchers such as Harriet Harman, Angela Eagle, Hilary Benn and Sadiq Khan. In addition, 133 Labour candidates at this election are reported to have links to Unite. As Martin Mayer, chairman of Unite's political committee and a member of Labour's National Executive recently admitted, the union is involved in a 'serious attempt to win back the party'.
Tragically for Britain, there is now a real danger that an incoming Labour government would be forced to lurch even further to the Left, not just by SNP by also by Unite, with Miliband too weak to stand up to those who are determined he will be their puppet in Downing Street.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3049576/Union-s-sinister-hold-Miliband-Mail-investigation-reveals-half-Labour-candidates-key-seats-sponsored-Unite-militants.html#ixzz3Y1hLEZRu
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A group organized in Grass Valley to raise the sales tax on account of all the crime increasing in the fair city. They talked, they posted, they wrote letters to the editor and commentaries, approached the City Council. Things are going to hell and we need more police and similar resources. It passed.
Only the facts don't back this up. Crime here, low and the lowest among all our neighboring counties for a long time, is going down, not up.
Same with you and me when we fall for this trap as old as humanity, when instead of maturing into sages, we become part of the problem ourselves.