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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: What You Need to Know
Ken Weingarten | Dec 31, 2020
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On 12/27/20, this act was signed into law which extends certain provisions that were passed back in March with the CARES Act (see our earlier blog). While the most noteworthy aspects about this act are the $600 stimulus check and extended unemployment benefits, this new law does present some tax planning and financial planning opportunities. Below we go over some of the major aspects:
$600 Stimulus Check & Income Limitation
This second wave of stimulus checks follows similar guidelines as when the first $1,200 checks were sent earlier this year. Depending on your AGI, filing status and children that qualify for the Child Tax Credit, the amount you receive can decrease after crossing certain income thresholds. For every $100 made beyond these thresholds, your stimulus check benefit be reduced by $5. Below are the phase-out thresholds depending on your filing status:
Single Filer: $75,000
Joint Filer: $150,000
Head of Household Filer: $112,500
Below is a handy chart that illustrates how much you can expect to receive once the AGI thresholds are crossed:
Unemployment Benefits Extension
Back in March when the CARES act was passed, unemployment benefits were increased by an extra $600/week. While this benefit ended in July, this new law has once again increased weekly benefits for the next 11 weeks, albeit at lower $300/week additional benefit.
Under normal circumstances, the maximum period of receiving unemployment benefits is 26 weeks (6 months). Given the current situation, some individuals may find themselves in a situation where this 6-month period will end soon. This new law has extended Unemployment Compensation benefit period as well as the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (designed to provide unemployment benefits for self-employed individuals) for an additional 11-week period.
Required Minimum Distributions in 2021
The waiver of RMDs from retirement accounts (i.e. IRAs, 401k plans, etc.…) for 2020 will not be extended for 2021. As such, individuals (age 72+ in 2021) should begin preparing for RMDs in 2021. With this, comes tax planning scenarios and the potential use of Qualified Charitable Distribution if you are charitably inclined.
Charitable Contribution Tax Benefits
One of the tax benefits included in the CARES act back in March 2020 was the introduction of an above-the-line deduction for cash contributions made to qualified charities. Initially, this deduction was capped at $300 for taxpayers filing single or jointly. For joint filers, this could have been construed as a penalty as they could not get $300 per spouse. This new law extends this deduction for 2021 as well as removing the restriction for joint fliers, essentially allowing them to claim a deduction of up to $600. It should be noted that this 'above-the-line' charitable deduction is only available to those who are claiming the standard deduction in 2021. If you are itemizing deductions, then you cannot claim this above-the-line deduction.
Another charitable tax benefit that has been extended for 2021 is the ability to deduct up to 100% of your AGI through cash contributions to a qualified charity. Any carry forward charitable contributions cannot be counted towards the total deductible cash contributions. Contributions must be made in throughout the year in order to qualify for this benefit. It is unlikely that many people would want to deduct 100% of their income, so we do not anticipate recommending this for many clients.
Income Thresholds for the Lifetime Learning Credit
2020 is now the final year in which the above-the-line Tuition and Related Expenses deduction can be taken. While it is unfortunate that some taxpayer will miss out on this, beginning in 2021, taxpayers will be able to take advantage of higher income thresholds in order to qualify for the Lifetime Learning Credit. The new income for 2021 are as follows:
$80,000 - $90,000 for single filers (up from $40,000 - $50,000)
$160,000 - $180,000 for joint filers (up from $80,000 - $200,000)
Basically, both the Lifetime Learning Credit and the American Opportunity Credit will share the same income limits going forward.
FAFSA Changes
Beginning 07/01/2023, the FAFSA will be undergoing major changes. For starters, the application itself will be simplified by reducing the number of questions, from the current 108 to about one-third of this amount.
The Expected Family Contribution (i.e., financial assets used to determine financial aid awards) will be referred as the Student Aid Index. In general, FAFSA applicants can expect a simpler application and simpler formula that can help this annual process go smoother.
Tuition Loan Reimbursement
The CARES act introduced a provision that would allow small businesses to provide up to $5,250 of annual, tax-free education reimbursement to employees paying down principal or interest on qualified student loans.
For both the employer and the employee, this provision would eliminate the employment tax liability up the $5,250 limit. Before this new law, this tax benefit was only available for the 2020 tax year. Now, it has been extended through 2025.
With this tumultuous year wrapping up, consulting with a fee-only financial advisor about these upcoming changes & more will help you navigate what lies ahead for you.
Weingarten Associates is an independent, fee-only Registered Investment Advisor in Lawrenceville, New Jersey serving Princeton, NJ as well as the Greater Mercer County/Bucks County region. We make a difference in the lives of our clients by providing them with exceptional financial planning, investment management, and tax advice.
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Mrs. Miner's Kindergarten Monkey Business: Happy Birthday to Your Students -- Printable Freebies to Make it Fun and EASY!
Happy Birthday to Your Students -- Printable Freebies to Make it Fun and EASY!
Have you ever asked a kindergarten child why it's their birthday? Most of them truly have no idea what it means when it is their birthday. You get some of the funniest answers! I even videotaped their answers (unplanned) because it was so funny one time. The truth is, even though many have no idea WHY it is their birthday, they know it is their VERY OWN special day and I think it is important that, as their teacher, we recognize it and allow them to feel EXTRA special on their day.
I buy crayons when they go on sale for a quarter because who doesn't love a brand new box of crayons with 24 different colors?
I sharpen a fancy pencil, since an unsharpened pencil does no good for the children who have no sharpeners at home!
I buy a pack of colorful Happy Birthday reward stickers (Target's Dollar Spot has had packs of 24 for the past few years--for a dollar, of course!).
I put all of it in Dollar Store Loot bags.
Each child gets a half sheet of paper and writes/copies "Happy Birthday, _____" and decorates the page for the child. I cannot take credit for this FABULOUS idea, though. My first, incredible kindergarten teaching partner (DK) has always done this with her kinders. I even make the birthday child make one for themself so they can see how they wrote and drew when they were in kindergarten! I staple them all together and put it in the birthday bag for the child to take home and look at with his/her family.
I blow it up as big as I can and post it in the room. It is so fun! Ask your principal to come in on his/her birthday and do this chant for them!
So, you see, although I am long winded and it took me lots of words to tell you about our birthday celebrations, it doesn't take much time or money to make a child feel special on their very OWN day.
Click on the pictures if you would like to have the printables to help you celebrate your students' birthdays.
P.S. Don't forget your summer babies (I was one, so I never forget). We either celebrate half birthdays or I will have a birthday "party" for all of the summer birthday kiddos, depending on the year.
One more thing! Here is my birthday organizer that I post in the classroom so I can refer to it throughout the year. But, I also go ahead in my plan book and put in all of my students' birthdays at the beginning of the year.
Thanks for sharing! I love this! We have a birthday graph in our class with pictures of who is 5 and who is 6. The kids love moving their photo to the 6 year old side. We also sing a song that is on a Jack Hartman CD with songs about August to June. It is a movement song... The first line is...You can swing with the monkeys on a coconut tree, it's your birthday. The kids love to act it out.
This is great, thanks for sharing! I have 3 birthdays coming up this week, so this will come in very handy!


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Featured Game: Designer City
Corona SDK, Featured App, Game Development
Two million downloads, plus another five to six thousand per day… let that sink in for a moment. This is the dream for many indie developers and, for one indie studio using Corona, it's a reality. Sphere Game Studios, a small studio in the United Kingdom, has achieved extraordinary success with Designer City.
Designer City is a building game where you construct a city and its infrastructure. The game features over 600 buildings and dual play modes where you control the amount of management you have to apply. It has over 60 challenges, 250 achievements to complete, and 1,000 levels of progression.
Game designer Adrian Mulhall came up with the idea after playing other city builder games and challenging friends to races like "first one to a million residents," but he felt that most recent builder games lacked the luster of the original SimCity games. Finding Corona's active developer community and great documentation, he set out on an eight month adventure, learning Corona and mobile development, prototyping, and testing. Since the initial release on Android, he's taken the last 20 months listening to customer feedback, refining/extending the feature set of the game, and releasing monthly updates.
Designer City is available for free with in-app purchases on the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Amazon Appstore.

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Children's Books by Melinda Kinsman
Buster Dog's Fact File
Buster really lives with the gang's friend M. He visits a lot, and always tries to help out, so the others let him be in their gang.
Role in the Top of the Wardrobe Gang Team:
***In Charge of Collecting and Delivering Post***
What does he do?
Carries the gang's letters upstairs from the hall, and takes them to the postbox down the road. (This takes a while, as he only has short legs.)
Traveling by car with a good view out of the window, playing ball, and getting lots of hugs.
Being used as a pillow (though M says that was what he was bought for.)
Favorite Food:
Toffee popcorn
Interesting Fact About Buster:
He travels a lot with M, and sometimes has to squash himself into M's climbing helmet to fit in her hand baggage on airplanes. (This makes the rest of the gang laugh, as he looks like an upside-down turtle!)
What he dreams of doing with any money he makes from selling books:
Hiring his own car and driver, so he can be driven around whenever he wants.
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Q: SIGABRT runtime error in xcode 6.1 (Swift) The only change that have been made to the code from the initial have been made in ViewControl.swift
override func viewDidLoad() {
    newMessage.hidden = true

    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

@IBOutlet weak var newMessage: UILabel!

@IBOutlet var newButton: UIButton!

@IBAction func newButtonAction(sender: UIButton) {
    newMessage.hidden = false
    }
}

yet I'm getting a SIGABRT error in AppDelegate.swift on
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {

Is this an Xcode 6.1 error or is there something wrong with my code?

A: There is most likely something fishy going on in you xib/storyboard. Check the connections to make sure all your IBOutlets and IBActions are connected correctly and that there aren't any connections left over from old, deleted or modified variables.
Other than that, it's hard to say without more information. Check out this and this for more help.

A: Seems like Xcode doesn't break at the exception point - look into the error console for more information. See photo to see which window to select (it's the blue icon on the right).

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Upgrade Your Bag Collection With These Must-Have Designer Brands
FASHION TIPS 21 September 2022
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Let's face it, a bag is everyone's can't live without accessory - it's used on a day-to-day basis for work, uni, running errands and more. Aside from being functional, as a bag adds the finishing touch to any outfit, most people look for bags that are quality, stylish and ooze class. Meaning that the creme de la creme is typically from premium designer brands.
Luckily for you, as Bundlex is the best b2b brands distributor in Europe, we've got a variety of handbags, rucksacks, clutch bags and luggage from luxury designer brands for you to choose from.
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Put Your Best Foot Forward: Choosing The Best Designer Sneakers For Your Offering
Sneakers are one of the hottest trends in footwear, but how do you pick the right ones for your store? We've put together a complete guide for buying luxury sneakers that will help you create a desirable offering for your customers.
Champion: Quality Sportswear since 1919
Sports brands and athletic wear have become a staple part of the luxury market, with Champion standing out and establishing itself as one of the leading athletic wear brands in the world. Not only is Champion a world leader in creating luxury sportswear, but it is one of our best-selling wholesale clothes brands. In this blog post, we'll do a deep dive into the iconic sportswear brand Champion's history as well as look at why including it in your offering can help to elevate your store.
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Cathexis announces the acquisition of Jones Engineering
June 3, 2022 2505 Views
Cathexis Holdings LP, a multi-strategy holding company, has just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Irish based Jones Engineering Holdings International Limited for an undisclosed sum.
Jones Engineering is a leading mechanical, electrical and fire protection contractor operating throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. The Company offers a wide range of engineering and building services including design, project management and installation working with a blue-chip client base across 19 countries.
The Company, founded in 1890, is based in Ireland and retains a strong local heritage despite its global footprint. It has significant experience in a broad range of sectors including life sciences, data centres, industrial, food & beverage, offices and renewable energy with a track record of delivering high quality work, safely and on-time.
Jones Engineering had turnover for the financial year ended December 2021 in excess of €900m and employs over 4,600 people globally.
Strategic rationale for the transaction
Cathexis has identified Europe as a key investment target. The construction market has been central to the region's economic success and Cathexis has strong conviction for the future growth of the industry. This follows Cathexis' recent announcement of a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment in the Irish mechanical and electrical engineering contractor L. Lynch & Co Ltd ("Leo Lynch") on 17 May 2022.
The acquisition of Jones Engineering provides a unique opportunity to invest in a leading international player in its sector and provides a significant platform for future growth across the region. Jones Engineering has track record spanning over 130 years, with experience gained through the completion of high-profile projects for blue-chip clients across many different sectors and geographies.
Cathexis is committed to the growth of Jones Engineering and Leo Lynch. The financial backing and capabilities of Cathexis will enhance the ability of both companies to expand their presence domestically and internationally.
Commenting on today's announcement Cathexis Holdings LP said: "Cathexis has a strong conviction for the future growth of the construction industry, and Jones Engineering offers a unique opportunity to acquire a leading international mechanical, electrical and fire protection contractor in the sector. Supported by our deep financial resources and experience of scaling companies, we believe that further investment in both Jones Engineering and Leo Lynch will allow for growth both domestically and internationally. We recognise the strong Irish heritage of both businesses and Cathexis will respect this as it targets ambitious growth in the future".
Commenting on today's announcement, Eric Kinsella, majority shareholder and Chairman said: "Jones Engineering is proud of our heritage and of our reputation as a leading international engineering services contractor for major infrastructure projects in the pharmaceutical, IT and data centre industries. We have experienced strong and continuous growth over the past 30 years of our stewardship. We are excited by the many opportunities emerging for continued global expansion. We selected Cathexis as the new owner for the Group given our shared vision of growing our operations to take advantage of huge opportunities in Ireland and globally for the services we offer.
Jim Curley, Chief Executive Officer of Jones Engineering said: "We were impressed by the commitment of Cathexis and believe they are best placed to lead the company into the future for the benefit of both our employees and our clients. Our clients will benefit from the ability of the Company to leverage the financial strength and strategic capabilities of an international investor while our employees will benefit from Cathexis' commitment to investment in the continued success and growth of the Company."
Cathexis was advised by EY Corporate Finance and Pinsent Masons LLP. Jones Engineering was advised by McCann FitzGerald LLP.
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How can CBD Help for Anxiety?
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a chemical component of Marijuana sativa that's a pharmacologically broad-spectrum medication. In more straightforward terms, CBD has a broad variety of possible healing, as well as medical impacts. For years, CBD has been attracted an raising the rate of interest for its possible beneficial impacts on the nerve system. We tend to hear a great deal concerning CBD in the context of dealing with epilepsy, several sclerosis, as well as nerve discomfort. There's likewise the capacity for dealing with an array of neuropsychiatric problems, from injury as well as anxiety to stress , Depression and also Panic.
Cannabidiol (CBD), a Marijuana sativa component, is a pharmacologically broad-spectrum medicine that in the last few years has actually attracted enhancing rate of interest as a therapy for a series of neuropsychiatric conditions. The objective of the present evaluation is to figure out CBD's prospective as a therapy for anxiety-related problems, by examining proof from preclinical, human speculative, medical, and also epidemiological research studies. We discovered that existing preclinical proof highly sustains CBD as a therapy for generalised anxiousness condition, panic attack, social stress and anxiety problem, obsessive-compulsive condition, and also trauma when provided really; nevertheless, couple of research studies have actually examined persistent CBD application. Proof from human researches sustains an anxiolytic duty of CBD, yet is presently restricted to intense application, likewise with couple of researches in medical populaces. Generally, existing proof shows CBD has substantial possibility as a therapy for numerous anxiousness conditions, with demand for refresher course of persistent as well as healing impacts in appropriate scientific populaces.
What Does CBD Share With Prescription Anxiousness Medications?
Countless clinical research studies – mainly on pets, however, some on humans as well – have shown that CBD could create anxiolytic or anxiety-reducing results. CBD regulates the very portions of our brain as prescription / anti-anxiety drugs like Prozac, Xanax Etc. Studies have found that CBD can regulate serotonin levels in the brain by preventing or regulating the brain's capacity to reabsorb serotonin. Creating the equilibrium of the brain's chemistry and regulated seatonin results in the "peace of mind" effect. It has been found that CBD can promote the brains ability to generate brand-new nerve cells in the hippocampus, where this effect (or neurogenesis) has been revealed to minimize the fight or flight effect and anxiety.
A 2013 research in Existing Neuropharmacology showed the link in between cannabidiol as well as neurogenesis in human beings. A 2016 pet research revealed that CBD could create a fast-acting antidepressant as well as anti-anxiety impact by boosting serotonin transmission in the mind.


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Q: Set editable=False only in subclass I have a field "name" that is automatically constructed from "first_name" and "last_name" in one of the subclasses:
from django.db import models
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

class Actor(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(_('name'), max_length=60)

class Company(Actor):
    pass

class Person(Actor):
    first_name = models.CharField(_('first name'), max_length=30, blank=True)
    last_name = models.CharField(_('last name'), max_length=30, blank=True)
    email = models.EmailField(_('e-mail address'), unique=True)

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if self.first_name or self.last_name:
            self.name = (self.first_name + ' ' + self.last_name).strip()
        else:
            self.name = self.email
        super(Person, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

I would like the "name" field to be editable in the Actor and Company models, but not in the Person model.  How can I accomplish that?
I can't override the field definition by adding
name = models.CharField(_('name'), max_length=60, editable=False)

to the Person model because Django raises a FieldError ("Local field 'name' in class 'Person' clashes with field of similar name from base class 'Actor'").

A: Forget about editable and exclude the field in the model's ModelAdmin instead:
from django.contrib import admin

admin.site.register(Person, exclude=['name'])


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Current: Faster Than Light: Pushing Into The Unknown [Interview]
Faster Than Light: Pushing Into The Unknown [Interview]
IMAGE COMICS: How do you see the sci-fi in FASTER THAN LIGHT? Are you working in hard or soft sci-fi, or does that kind of categorization even apply?
BRIAN HABERLIN: More towards a "Larry Niven" style, a realistic sci-fi. There has to be at least some scientific theory, some plausibility behind story situations and plots to make them believable. When we set rules, we won't break them. I think we also do that by the look of the book, having everything with that NASA feel still. The spacesuits and the ship look like something we'd probably build next, with function above aesthetics. They'll have missing panels and exposed wiring, as the Discovery herself is a work in progress and was launched before really being ready.
IC: FASTER THAN LIGHT is a sci-fi tale that acknowledges the existence of other sci-fi stories, including Star Trek. How has being conversant in science fiction influenced how you're creating this story?
BH: We have the benefit of having our story basically take place today. So, I really reference existing sci-fi as someone would in our culture. I've seen or read most, if not 99%, of all sci-fi out there. Some I'm happy I experienced and some I wish for that time back, but there it is. So, I have a ton of this stuff to reference, but we'll also reference all the other aspects of our lives...we'll see iPhones, we'll see Krispy Kremes... When our crew goes home it will pretty much look like our world today, maybe with some newer electric cars and smaller phones, bigger tablets...but essentially it's us right now out there, waaaay before we're ready. Think of FASTER THAN LIGHT as being a NASA mission on steroids.
IC: The invention of a faster-than-light drive by Dr. Saul Fredericks changed the world, but there are still a secretive Council pulling strings and threats presented by the alien races the crew discovers. How do you describe the tone of this series?
BH: Sort of original series Star Trek mixed in with The Martian and Gravity. While there is the potential for the alien threat, our crew knows it's through exploration that we can save the day. They have to be open to finding allies and knowledge that might help them and not lose that sense of wonder at being out there, even though the reason we are out there is a potentially dark one. But Earth is still Earth, so we'll have political intrigue, greed, religion, and general power plays messing with our crew and its mission.
IC: There's a looming threat on the way in FASTER THAN LIGHT, and a secret behind how humanity first gained access to faster-than-light travel. What does this creeping doom add to a story about exploration for you?
BH: It's a dramatic card to play. They're my big bad wolf, my zombie horde, my smoke monster from Lost...are they coming? ...are they here already? I know all there is to know about them...but I'll be revealing that in a bits-and-pieces kind of way. I think readers who pay attention will get a sort of blind men describing an elephant take. Each reader will fill in the gaps of information in their own way.
IC: We've seen what life is like for the astronauts on the ship, and a little bit of life for the other characters, but what's the status quo for humanity back on Earth like?
BH: Pretty much like it is today. The story basically takes place tomorrow. Now, I'll be slipping in little changes here and there, like you'll see a hybrid Apple/Microsoft logo from their merger, but the crew will still be checking their Instagram, Facebook, etc. Captain Forest has about 1.5 billion likes on his page!
IC: How are you creating the visuals for FASTER THAN LIGHT? Are you working traditionally or digitally?
BH: It's a mix. A hybrid approach. So there is 3D, digital, and hand work thrown in. I'll be doing a tutorial shortly to demonstrate the process.
IC: What was the inspiration behind the integration of Ultimate Augmented Reality in the storytelling?
BH: Trying to offer more bang for the buck. But, also exploring a new method to add to conventional print storytelling. We've added a voice-acted Captain's Log to each issue with the Captain's personal insights into the story, an eight-level retro 8-bit game on the cover to issue 3, and multiple interactive pages with "sourcebook"-like info on the characters or things we feature in the story. We also have the ability to change the story...a crude example of that is in issue 5, where we have some bad guy aliens chatting amongst themselves. In the comic, it is in "alien," so you can't read or understand it...but then you hold your device over the page and it goes into translate mode and the words on the page become English.
The challenge with the AR is to do stories we can only do with that...we're not there yet, but I think we have it so it really adds to the experience and is especially fitting in a sci-fi work.
And while we're talking about "bang for the buck," how about free? We're not resting during our break. I'm enlisting some of my A-list writer friends to do standalone stories that focus on an individual crew member. The first up will be "The Hermit" by myself and David Hine...if you liked David's and my work on SPAWN, then you'll love this. Expect it to be on the scarier side of the FASTER THAN LIGHT dial! The rest of my fellow creators we'll announce later...but they're GREAT and I'm really excited about their insights and takes on things in FASTER THAN LIGHT!
Your first look at the cover for David Hine's Mission Log:
From FASTER THAN LIGHT #5:
FASTER THAN LIGHT is available in ongoing single issues and an upcoming collected edition. For more info on UAR and the FREE intermission comics, visit the official site.
Brian Haberlin


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Q: Nextcloud with apache2 behind nginx proxy: 502 Bad Gateway Error before you are looking at my configuration I want to apologize in advance for the mess. Its the first time working with apache and nginx and I just basically copied every tip from stack overflow into my config in the hope of something that would work.
After a reboot of my Raspberry Pi, when trying to access my nextcloud server under xxx.duckdns.org, I get a 502 bad gateway error by nginx.
Nginx config:
map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
  default upgrade;
  ''      close;
}

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name xxx.duckdns.org;
  return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

# SSL configuration
server {
  listen 443 ssl;
  server_name xxx.duckdns.org;
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xxx.duckdns.org/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xxx.duckdns.org/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot

  # Improve HTTPS performance with session resumption
  ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
  ssl_session_timeout 5m;

  # Enable server-side protection against BEAST attacks
  ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
  ssl_ciphers xxx;

  # Disable SSLv3
  ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;

  # Diffie-Hellman parameter for DHE ciphersuites
  ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem;

  # Enable HSTS (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security)
  add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubdomains";

  # Enable OCSP stapling (http://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox)
  ssl_stapling on;
  ssl_stapling_verify on;
  ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xxx.duckdns.org/fullchain.pem;
  resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=300s;
  resolver_timeout 5s;

  location / {
    set $fixed_destination $http_destination;
    if ( $http_destination ~* ^https(.*)$ ) {
       set $fixed_destination http$1;
       }
    proxy_set_header Destination $fixed_destination;
    proxy_set_header Host $http_host;

    proxy_pass https://192.168.0.254:8080;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_redirect http:// https://;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
  }

}

Apache2 config:
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
  <VirtualHost 192.168.0.254:8080>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/nextcloud
    ServerName xxx.duckdns.org
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/nc-access.log combined
    ErrorLog  /var/log/apache2/nc-error.log
  </VirtualHost>
  <Directory /var/www/nextcloud/>
    Options +FollowSymlinks
    AllowOverride All
    <IfModule mod_dav.c>
      Dav off
    </IfModule>
    LimitRequestBody 0
    SSLRenegBufferSize 10486000
  </Directory>
  <IfModule mod_headers.c>
    Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains"
  </IfModule>
</IfModule>

Thanks in advance!


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by Craig.
I am heartily amused by the fact that Justin Trudeau is "as frustrated" as the rest of us Canadians over the slow rate at which COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out in Canada. Thanks Justin, but the difference between you and the rest of the great unwashed is that you can do something about your government's lacklustre performance!
Meanwhile, "India plans to vaccinate some 300 million people between January and July". That's about eight times the population of Canada by two months sooner. These are projections, of course, but it shows you how low the Canadian government is aiming.
Now, I know that we're reliant on foreign supplies of vaccines since the Conservative Party ran the drug companies out of Canada (someone needs to tell Michelle Rempel that when she hypocritically accuses Trudeau's government of "incompetence"), but there just doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency. We've had vaccines for about a month now, and only a third of them have been injected. I heard one of the doctors explain on one newscast or another that we just don't understand; it's a multi-step, time-consuming process that requires consent and record keeping. Meanwhile, Israel (who I do recognise are a tiny country compared to Canada without the geographical and meteorological challenges of Canada) is racing ahead and putting the rest of the world to shame in terms of the percentage of their population they've vaccinated.
Here's an idea: If we can run an election across the country in a twelve-hour period (that also requires multiple steps and record keeping), why can't we use the same infrastructure to do the same with vaccines? I'm not suggesting that we'll vaccinate all 40 million people in twelve hours, but we certainly won't have vaccines sitting in fridges doing no bloody good!
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Couple of photos from last nights party. If I get time I'll post some more. Not likely though.
I'm really hungover though. So I'm going to go for a wander down Princes Street and buy some new jeans. My levi's split down the crotch last week, strangely enough just after I sent the rest of my clothes on their way home.


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American Journal of Environmental Protection. 2017, 5(2), 25-32
DOI: 10.12691/env-5-2-1
Local Community Participation in Restoration of Watersheds in Uganda
S. Akello1, , N. Turyahabwe1, H. Sseguya2, P. Okullo3 and J.G. Agea1
1Department of Extension and Innovation Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere, University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala- Uganda
2International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Regional Hub for Eastern Africa, P.O. Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O Box 132, Moroto, Uganda
Pub. Date: June 27, 2017
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S. Akello, N. Turyahabwe, H. Sseguya, P. Okullo and J.G. Agea. Local Community Participation in Restoration of Watersheds in Uganda. American Journal of Environmental Protection. 2017; 5(2):25-32. doi: 10.12691/env-5-2-1
Despite the involvement of the local community in Awoja watershed activities, restoration was not fully achieved. Studies on community participation in Awoja watershed have focused on its importance with little known on the extent to which they participate, yet the level of community participation determines the success of restoration of watersheds. This study analysed the extent of local community participation in restoration of Awoja watershed of Eastern Uganda. It was conducted in Ngora district and respondents were asked about two restoration sites of FIEFOC and COBWEB. Data were collected from 237 respondents using a questionnaire from April to July 2015. Descriptive analysis and independent t-test were employed to analyze data. Results indicated that overall level of local community participation in Awoja was average with varied patterns in social, economic and environmental participation. Results showed significant differences between level of participation in overall (P=0.034) and environmental (P=0.044) in FIEFOC and COBWEB restoration sites. Community involvement at all project phases should be encouraged to create a sense of ownership and guidance in similar upcoming projects.
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Phoenix Velo is a "training group" based in Mission BC. Their Wednesday night training sessions at the Mission raceway are very popular and are often frequented by Svein Tuft, Christian Meier, and Jeff Sherstobitoff (to drop just a few names).
Racing takes place at the Mission Raceway unless it is raining or the track is booked for a motor racing event. In the event of rainy Wednesdays, they will meet at Matsqui Park on the south side of the river and do a training session similar to our Saturday morning workouts.


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Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena (en ) est une salle omnisports située à Doha au Qatar.

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