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Aeroflot Starts Regular Flights To Surgut
On May 18, 2007 Aeroflot starts regular passenger flights on the route Moscow – Surgut – Moscow.
The flights will be implemented on the air craft TU-154M on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Departure from Moscow SU877 at 13:05, arrival to Surgut at 18:10.
Departure from Surgut SU878 on Monday at 19:20, arrival to Moscow at 21:00, departure from Surgut on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 19:20, arrival to Moscow at 20:45, departure from Surgut on Friday at 20:00, arrival to Moscow at 21:55.
Moreover, on the night of Thursday/Friday there will be a flight SU879/880.
Departure from Moscow SU879 on Thursday at 20:35, arrival to Surgut on Friday at 1:50, departure from Surgut SU880 on Friday at 6:50, arrival to Moscow at 8:05 (local time).
Main aim of this route opening is establishment of connection between Surgut and the centre of the country as well as international Aeroflot destinations from Sheremetyevo airport with respect to growing demands for air carriages of the regional population.
The new route will give an additional opportunity to the residents of Surgut to travel on 89 Aeroflot routes and 728 destinations of the Sky Team allied companies, whose participant is Aeroflot. The flight from Surgut provides to passengers access to a wide alliance network in 149 countries in the world, a possibility of convenient connections in world airports and participation in premium programs for often flying passengers of Sky Team air companies.
Travel planning, details and reservation are available by phones: 8-800-333-55-55 – 24-hour free number of Aeroflot Information and Reservation Centre. Call centre in Moscow (495) 223-5555. Tickets are sold through agency network in Surgut: for tickets buy and issue please call (3462)458-350.
JSC "Aeroflot – Russian Airlines" (AFLT) is a certain leader of civil aviation in Russia, actually a national carrier. Being the largest domestic airline company it transports over 7 mln. of people annually and together with its subsidiaries – about 9 mln., i.e. 23% of the total amount of Russian air passengers. With a fleet of 90 air crafts it flies to 93 destinations in 47 countries (302 flights a day). The company controls 51% of the Russian market of regular international flights and about 12% of domestic flights. Net profit in 2006 made 7,9 bln. rubles.
Aeroflot is one of the oldest airline companies and one of the most known commercial brands in the world. The company was founded in 1923; it is based in Moscow in the international Sheremetyevo airport. In 2006 Aeroflot became the first Russian airline company to enter the global alliance SkyTeam. Joint route network of the alliance includes 728 destinations in 149 countries that gives Aeroflot passengers boundless opportunities of choice. Bonus programs of all alliance partners extend to Aeroflot clients. More information about SkyTeam benefits is available at www.skyteam.com.
Aeroflot is the only certified operator of international operational safety audit (IOSA) in Russia.
Tickets to Aeroflot flights with on-line payment, technology of e-ticket and more detailed information about the company are available at www.aeroflot.ru.


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Towards the Ariane Desktop: Display Output for Ariane on FPGA under Linux (S/B/G) - iis-projects
Towards the Ariane Desktop: Display Output for Ariane on FPGA under Linux (S/B/G)
1 Status: Completed
3.1 Tasks
3.1.1 Hardware Design
3.1.2 Software Design
3.1.3 Stretch Goals
3.3 Project Supervisors
3.4 Practical Details
Type: Bachelor's Thesis
Semester: Spring Semester 2021
Student: Roman Marquart
Start: March 15, 2021
Hand-In: June 28, 2021
Professor: Prof. Dr. L. Benini
Georg Rutishauser: georgr@iis.ee.ethz.ch
Nils Wistoff: nwistoff@iis.ee.ethz.ch
Robert Balas: balasr@iis.ee.ethz.ch
Ariane (recently renamed to CVA6, [1]) is an open-source, general-purpose RISC-V CPU architecture which implements the RV64GC instruction set and is capable of running Linux. Intended as a research and demonstration platform, it has been taped out in several incarnations and can be mapped to an FPGA device for low-cost evaluation and testing. The supported target for FPGA emulation is the Genesys II board, and the mapping flow and auxiliary hardware environment provided by the Ariane maintainers offers a rich feature set, making it possible to run RISC-V programs on custom hardware in real time.
On Ariane, user interaction with the programs running on the CPU was until recently limited to an UART link, which only allows for text input and output and requires a computer to be connected. In a previous project, a display peripheral (called PAPER) was integrated into the FPGA platform and tested.
PAPER is an AXI-compliant peripheral module which supports the streaming of image (framebuffer) data from memory, as well as possessing the capability of streaming a text buffer in VGA text format – such as the Linux Virtual Terminal's internal text representation – from memory and graphically rendering the text it contains. While PAPER has been successfully integrated into the FPGA platform and tested using simple bare-metal examples, driver support under Linux has not yet been implemented, and the current hardware implementation still has a prototype character.
The overall goal of this project is to take a step towards a fully-featured autonomous Linux system based on Ariane with extensive user interaction support. To this end, you will work to provide usable display output, directly from the FPGA's HDMI port, on the FPGA port of Ariane. This will involve both hardware design tasks to improve maturity and extend the current feature set, as well as software development in the form of Linux driver development.
In this project, you will learn to work with and extend an advanced processing system all the way from the RTL/hardware level to the Linux kernel and userspace levels. This will provide you with unique insights into the workings of such a platform, and these insights will apply readily to the Linux systems you will encounter in your academic, professional and private lives. You will learn how hardware peripherals are designed and integrated into processing systems, as well as how to establish software support for them both in bare-metal applications and under Linux.
Support for higher resolutions: Due to the current structure of the AXI infrastructure, output resolutions are limited to a maximum of SVGA (800x600) at a 60 hertz refresh rate. By refactoring the AXI infrastructure, you will eliminate this restriction and allow resolutions of Full HD and beyond.
Resource reclamation: Currently, FIFOs are implemented in HDL, which results in relatively high flip-flop utilization. By replacing them with Xilinx primitives, the FF utilization of the peripheral can be reduced by ~66%.
Support for Runtime-Configurable Resolution: Currently, the frequency of the output pixel clock is fixed at compile time. In order to make the resolution runtime-configurable, you will replace the fixed-frequency clock generator with a configurable one. This will make it possible to change the output resolution while the system is running and without requiring time-intensive re-implementation.
Verification: The assembled platform must be thoroughly tested to ensure complete and correct functionality. Furthermore, it must be ensured that the modifications don't impact the system's critical path.
Bare-Metal Driver Adaptation: The existing bare-metal software framework is kept as platform-agnostic as possible, but certain specifics must be adapted to correspond to the specific platform. The goal is to achieve an easy-to-use library which provides user-friendly support for both image and text display in bare-metal applications.
Linux Device Driver: In order to interact with the PAPER peripheral under Linux, it must be abstracted by a simple device driver kernel module. This driver will allow higher-level drivers (e.g. a console driver) to interact with the peripheral through a unified interface.
Linux Console Driver: A prototype console driver for Linux exists, which allows the output of the linux console to be displayed from the first line on PAPER's original target platform, the ZEDBoard. The objective is to develop this driver to provide a more streamlined integration into the Linux kernel and to port the resulting software to source tree for the Linux distribution targeting Ariane.
Stretch Goals
Depending on your progress and interests, several further steps can be considered, such as:
Feature Extensions (HW): As an example for an optional goal, the PAPER module's functionality could be extended to allow for runtime-customizable fonts in text mode.
Linux display driver (SW): In order to provide graphical output under Linux, a framebuffer driver or a KMS/DRM display driver can be implemented.
Input Peripheral Support (HW): In order to completely remove dependence on serial UART input, support for keyboard input over PS/2 or USB could be implemented. This may be realized with a dedicated hardware peripheral (re-using an existing open-source core is the most time-effective option), or by using GPIO pins to "bit-bang" the PS/2 protocol. The Genesys II board has both a dedicated USB HID host which converts USB to PS/2 and a general-purpose USB 2.0 controller which is attached to the FPGA with an ULPI interface.
Input Peripheral Support (SW): If support for PS/2 keyboard input is implemented, this will require software support under Linux.
We can also discuss targeting a subset of the tasks above depending on your time frame and interests. Possible follow-up work could involve a tape-out of the system.
Strong interest system design and hardware/software interaction
Experience with HDLs (preferably SystemVerliog) such as taught in VLSI I
Basic knowledge of operating systems
Composition: 40% RTL Implementation, 20% Verification, 40% Software Design
Project Supervisors
Practical Details
Detailed Project Description
[1] https://github.com/openhwgroup/cva6
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the farmers' market claimed the berries, the veges fed the deer.
or leaned against the tractors' wheel the ghost crop still concealed.
when they said goodnight and went to bed he wasn't privy to their pain.
and found him on the tractors' seat, rain muffling his cries.
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Today, we really are spoilt for choice when it comes to just about everything including the availability of different types of accommodation. When planning a week-end get away or business travel in the United Kingdom, do you really have that much time to browse through travel and accommodation directories? Knowing exactly what you are looking for will cut out a lot of the hassle and having the option of making a booking while 'on the go' will save even more time and hassle.
The first type, which are often a popular choice for those on business travel, are the Chain Hotels such as the Hilton, Marriott and Holiday Inn. This type of accommodation can be found in most of the UK's major cities. These hotels are targeted at the needs of business travellers by the fact that the guest-rooms are equipped with spacious desks and Internet connection. The advantage of this type of accommodation is that they are often located near airports and, or major Railway Stations for easy access. They are also equipped with facilities such as a fitness centre, dinning area, conference rooms, and lounge area in which to relax. The disadvantage is that they are generally a more expense choice of stay and are impersonal due to the volume of guests who come and go everyday.
Citizens of the UK consider Bed and Breakfasts to be a traditional type of accommodation. Typically, bed and breakfasts are private homes with fewer than 10 bedrooms available for commercial use. Rooms are offered to guests usually for week-end or mid-week stays as well as breakfast in a common dining area. The advantage of this type a accommodation is that the host will invariably want to make sure that you are comfortable and feeling at home, they are generally less expensive than a hotel stay and they offer a more personal touch. Bed and Breakfasts are, however, not all suited to those on business travel because guest rooms aren't equipped with a desk and Internet connection.
Holiday Resorts cater primarily to leisure travelers and are generally found close to the beach, near established ski slopes and in or near theme park attractions. This type of stay usually has facilities for recreational activities such as a swimming pool, tennis courts, golf course and one or two dinning facilities. Prices vary depending on the location and are ideal for family holidays.
Lastly, there is the choice of a serviced apartment, which are ideal for leisure travel, business travel as well as for those looking for temporary accommodation while relocating to a different town or county. Serviced apartments are fully furnished with a fully equipped kitchen. The advantage of staying in a serviced apartment is that you pay per apartment and not per person, so if there is more than one of you, it is less expensive than a hotel stay of equal standards. You also have all the typical comforts of home and flexibility to prepare your own meals and invite friends to savour your cooking.
Quick access to making a reservation is sighted by many as a key criteria when choosing a preferred type of accommodation for business or leisure travel. If you are one of those people who run a tight daily schedule then you may well like the fact that Cotels have launched the availability of an app you can download from the App Store which will allow you to make a booking while 'on-the-go'. The Cotels serviced apartment app will also give you directions on where to collect your apartment keys, park your car and make your way up to your apartment. Just another service Cotels offer guests to take the stress out of finding and booking accommodation. So if you are looking for accommodation in Milton Keynes, be sure to download the app!
Cotels – Serviced Apartments is a great place to stay. These serviced apartments Milton Keynes are situated in the City Centre close enough to all the many activities and entertainment facilities of this vibrant City.


Former heavyweight world champion David Haye will make his return to boxing against Australian Mark de Mori at London's O2 Arena on 16 January.
Haye has not fought since he stopped fellow Briton Dereck Chisora in 2012.
The 35-year-old has been training with Shane McGuigan - son of former world champion Barry - and is aiming to reclaim the world title he lost to Wladimir Klitschko in 2011.
De Mori has lost only once in his 33 career bouts.
The 33-year-old Perth-born boxer's last defeat came in 2004, and 26 of his 29 victories have come via knockout.
"I could have picked an easier opponent," said Haye. "I could have fought someone who'd been knocked out a couple of times but I wanted to give people someone to get excited about.
"He is top 10. I don't want to fight complete nobodies. I believe if I can do what I'm doing in the gym on 16 January then I'll be better than I used to be."
De Mori said: "One thing his team may not know is that 90% of my career I trained in my dad's garage.
"I had a few fights with my wife in my corner. That's the guy they have seen on Youtube and are preparing for. But I've lived in Croatia for the last two years and have gone from training in my garage to training with a coach who is a two-time Olympian.
"So I've gone from self-trained guy with my wife wiping blood from my face to being properly trained. My strength has gone to another level."
Haye claimed the heavyweight world title by beating Russian giant Nikolay Valuev in 2009 and successfully defended it twice.
But he then lost a unanimous points decision to Ukrainian Klitschko - only the second defeat of his 28-fight career.
Klitschko will attempt to maintain his 11-year unbeaten streak against another Briton, Tyson Fury, in a world title fight in Duesseldorf, Germany on Saturday.
Haye has seen three previous attempts to return thwarted by injury.
After pulling out of a bout with Manuel Charr because of a hand injury in 2013, Haye then saw two fights against Fury cancelled because of a cut head and a shoulder injury.


This opportunity is appropriate for students with a broad spectrum of interests, but who wish to gain in-depth knowledge about the communications field, entrepreneurship, banking, economic development, or the nonprofit sector.
This is a cooperative internship, working hand-in-hand in a creative environment with staff and board members, implementing a dynamic social media strategy and presence for FSC First in the community. Projects include weekly and/or bi-weekly email communications and design, develop and produce monthly e-Newsletter and design and product marketing brochures and collateral. Projects also include supporting marketing and communications efforts for FSC First special events such as receptions and client trainings.
Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer. Constant Contact and InDesign or related design/publishing software.
An inquisitive intellect, independent spirit and maturity are key attributes for the successful candidate.
Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Must be able to converse directly and by phone. Must be able to concentrate for long periods of times.
Our non-profit organization is a small company with many competing priorities. The ability to react to a changing environment and work across all levels of staff and management is necessary to be successful. The candidate must possess a strong initiative and positive attitude.
For more information about FSC First, visit our website at www.fscfirst.com.


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Q: How to make EditText was exactly vertical? How to make EditText was exactly vertical ?
Thsi is my ScreenShot http://snag.gy/rJpZ4.jpg
This is my XML layout code
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A: Use layout_weight Property
Try this code:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="One"/>

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

        </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Asdds"/>

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

    </LinearLayout>

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        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

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            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="KKssooasscasfas"/>

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Kasfas"/>

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:padding="10dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

A: Use Table layout.
Take this as reference forum.codecall.net/topic/70354-tablelayout-programatically/

A: try this
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
     >
<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_margin="5dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:padding="10dp" >
    -

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="first_name"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="user_dob"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="user_gender"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linear_layout_patient_detail_values"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="left"
            android:text="Name"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="left"
            android:text="12/22/1978"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="left"
            android:text="M"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

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Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Semi-Final draw
The Football League
The draw for the Area Semi-Finals of the 2015/16 Johnstone's Paint Trophy has been made live on Sky Sports' Soccer AM.
Teams are grouped in two sections for the Area Semi-Finals - north and south - with the eventual winner of each section progressing to the final at Wembley on 3rd April.
The Area Semi-Final draw is as follows:
Northern Section
Fleetwood Town v Morecambe
Wigan Athletic v Barnsley
Southern Section
Oxford United v Yeovil Town
Southend United v Millwall
Area Semi-Final ties will be played during the week commencing 7th December 2015.


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package org.headlessintrace.client.connection;

import java.util.List;

import org.headlessintrace.client.connection.command.IAgentCommand;
import org.headlessintrace.client.filter.ITraceFilterExt;
import org.headlessintrace.client.request.BadCompletedRequestListener;

public interface IConnectionList {

	/**
	 * TODO:  Add code to see if we're already connected to this host.
	 * @param host
	 * @param port
	 * @return
	 */
	IConnection locateConnection(HostPort hostPort);

	/**
	 *
	 * @param conn2
	 * @param connectionCallback
	 */
	int disconnect(IConnection conn2,
			IConnectionStateCallback connectionCallback);

	IConnection connect(IConnectionStateCallback connectionCallback,
			HostPort hostPort, IAgentCommand[] startupCommands)
			throws ConnectionException, ConnectionTimeout, BadCompletedRequestListener;

	int size();
	List<IConnection> getConnections();

	IConnection connect(IConnectionStateCallback connectionCallback,
			HostPort hostPort, IAgentCommand[] startupCommands,
			ITraceFilterExt filter) throws ConnectionException,
			ConnectionTimeout, BadCompletedRequestListener;

	void add(HostPort hostPort, IConnection c);

}

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b. Operating Systems internals and design principles, Stallings, Prentice-Hall, 2009.
The design and implementation of operating systems. Virtual memory and memory management, resource allocation, device drivers, process creation, control, communications and scheduling, file systems, data protection, security, parallel processing and time-sharing. The class includes a significant operating system implementation project.
1. Memory: paging, access protection, virtual memory, page faults and swapping.
2. File systems: Physical characteristics of media, error detection and correction.
9. Construction of major operating system components.
Operating systems are case studies in the design of software systems, components, and processes, students undertake a significant implementation project.
Designing and implementing operating system components is a perfect example of identifying, specifying, and solving a computer engineering problem.
Students have to explain and document their projects.
Operating system technology at first sight seems to have stagnated; a thorough study of the subject reveals that real progress does occur, and not actively keeping up with developments means actively falling behind.
The protection of data against theft, accidental loss, and illicit modification is a significant contemporary issue.
There is a significant programming project that requires a great deal of low-level programming and knowledge of machine level actions.


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GOP Senator Says 'Antifa Scumbags Threatened' His Family as Congress Readies to Certify Biden's Win
© AP Photo / Stefani Reynolds
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https://sputniknews.com/us/202101051081660366-gop-senator-says-antifa-scumbags-threatened-his-family-as-congress-readies-to-certify-bidens-win/
Josh Hawley was the first Republican senator to assert he would object when Congress meets on Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, calling for a commission to look into allegations of election fraud.
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has taken to Twitter to fume that "Antifa scumbags threatened" his wife and baby daughter while demonstrating outside his family's house in Washington, DC.
A video shared on social networks showed a number of activists participating in what was referred to as a "candlelight vigil" outside the senator's estate, while largely remaining on the street.
GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler Says She's Set to Oppose to Joe Biden's Electoral College Win
At one point, a few protesters are seen carrying a placard to the front door of the residence and ringing the doorbell, while another activist makes a speech through a megaphone. A woman can then be seen looking out of the window, but not going up to the door.
In the video, activists are heard loudly chanting slogans like "due diligence has been done, Biden-Harris has won", referring to President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, whose victory the Missouri senator intends to challenge at a joint session of Congress this week.
Hawley, 41, subsequently tweeted that the group's vigil consisted of "screaming threats through bullhorns, vandalizing property, pounding on the doors of homes and terrorizing innocent people and children", dubbing the scene outside his family's home in Fairfax County "leftwing violence".
Tonight while I was in Missouri, Antifa scumbags came to our place in DC and threatened my wife and newborn daughter, who can't travel. They screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door. Let me be clear: My family & I will not be intimidated by leftwing violence
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 5, 2021
Meanwhile, the activists themselves told The Washington Post that they had staged a peaceful vigil to protest a GOP plan to object to Congress' certification of the 3 November vote results. They claimed they hadn't engaged in vandalism or even knocked on Hawley's door.
Last week, Hawley became the first senator to publicly announce that he would voice his objections when Congress assembles on Wednesday to debate the Electoral College vote, and would thus trigger a heated floor debate.
More than 10 others have since vowed to join him in his motion to challenge votes from some battleground states, as President Trump has repeatedly blasted the latest presidential election as "the most corrupt" in US history due to numerous instances of alleged voter fraud.
The incumbent president's team has in recent time been challenging the results in courts of law across the country, although their suits have largely been turned down due to a "lack of evidence". President Trump insists that the only thing he personally is striving for is a fair count of all legal ballots.
Despite his scepticism of his Democratic rival's win, he instructed Oval Office officials to get ready for a transfer of power on Inauguration Day on 20 January.
White House List of Potential Ginsburg Replacements Includes Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, and Josh Hawley
Walmart Apologizes for Calling Hawley 'Sore Loser' After His Tweet Contesting Biden's Win
Calls For Resignation Emerge as Senator Hawley Being Accused of Taking Part in 'Coup Attempt'
US, Electoral College, Joe Biden, vice president, Kamala Harris


8 hours of standing in the sun holding a rod starts today.
Yesterday was the first day that I've had the opportunity to ride on the Dragin Fly since the last tournament, over a month ago. Not only did I get a chance to ride along, but I also got a chance to hook a few fish. Tournament starts tomorrow, it's going to be crazy, we had over 50 bites yesterday. I did some calculations and the Dragin Fly is closing in on billfish # 10,000, over 1000 since Jan. 1.
The Run Off, Capt. Brian and Marty are ready to roll, already stacking some meat on the dock!
In case you don't know it, that is one big snook. Just enough for Never Enough. Tagged and released.
I'm in charge of sending proof of life pictures of Anna's dog, usually required with the daily newspaper in order to verify date. His appearance has changed. We were on the before bedtime piss walk when Riley caught wind of something and gave chase. I usually encourage the little guy to run the rabbit around the yard at home, here in Costa Rica he is all about the coates, which are like raccoons, he loves it when they scramble up the palm trees to escape is ferociousness.
Last night he bolted after something, cornered in the bushes in front of my van which I was standing next to. Then I heard it. Sounded like two distinct burst of spray from a Windex bottle. Out comes Riley from the shrubs with this funny look on his face and then the wall of skunk stench hits me. Powerful stuff at that range.
There was no tomato juice in the house, now there is no more pasta sauce, ketchup or bloody mary mix and Riley's hair was died pink until I picked him up from the groomer about an hour ago.
Caught a 20 pound roosterfish from the beach this afternoon.
I just had to say that. No, no pics.
See you at the Dixie Deer Classic, on my way.


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Video – the top of the Matterhorn is razor-thin
Mark Frauenfelder 11:10 am Mon Sep 21, 2020
My palms got sweaty watching climber Tim Howell walk along the Matterhorn's razor-thin ridge to reach its peak.
This awesome 360 degree camera footage shows the moment a thrillseeking climber reached one of the highest points of the Matterhorn. Tim Howell, 31, filmed himself balancing precariously on a narrow ridge that connects the Italian summit and Swiss peak of the Matterhorn mountain range. He had a breathtaking view of Cervin, Italy, to the right and Zermatt, Switzerland, to the left from his lofty vantage point.
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DCCC Staffer and 'Dreamer' Will Do Anything It Takes to Win Back House
Javier Gamboa, brought to the U.S. when he was 11, is a rising star in a political system where he cannot vote
Javier Gamboa, director of Hispanic media for the DCCC, is one of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers waiting to see how Congress decides their fate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 12, 2018 at 5:00am
Everyone at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is in overdrive to flip the House blue this November. That's their job.
But perhaps no one in the office feels a more profound sense of urgency to get it done than Javier Gamboa.
"Winning back the House and electing more people who can fight for me, it's my No. 1 priority," the 28-year-old said recently.
Gamboa is the organization's first and only full-time staffer who's also a "Dreamer," one of the nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States as children who receive legal protection through the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program.
His clock is ticking.
If lawmakers don't reach a deal to codify DACA in legislation by President Donald Trump's March 5 deadline, Gamboa's protections will expire in December, just a month and some change after the 2018 midterms. If Democrats don't take back the House, Gamboa fears he could be handcuffed, put in the back of a truck and sent back to Mexico, a land as foreign to him as the North Pole is to a lizard.
"It's scary," he said. "What happens after November if we don't win?"
As director of Hispanic media at the DCCC, Gamboa is in charge of a narrow but extremely important column of the Democrats' crusade for the House majority. At least 20 of the 101 Republican-held seats the group is targeting are in districts where Hispanics represent 10 percent of the population or greater.
Democratic House leadership has tried — with mixed results — to force a solution on DACA by wielding their leverage over the ongoing budget negotiations.
But if they can gain a majority in the House in 2018, Democrats wouldn't have to threaten to shut down the government to get the votes they want.
Watch: DACA Protesters Sit on Senate Steps, Get Arrested
Breathtaking rise through the ranks
Gamboa has risen through the ranks at a breathtaking pace since graduating from the University of Wyoming in 2013. He got his start that year as director of new media and digital communications for the state party, a small-shop operation where he was able to gain experience in multiple areas of the Wyoming party machinery.
"There were three of us on staff at the time," said his first boss, Robin Van Ausdall, then the state party's executive director. "Javier was the fourth."
It was a new position created for him, a second-semester senior at Wyoming.
Did he have any experience creating graphics for digital platforms like Facebook and Twitter? Nope.
Had he ever organized a communications strategy for 23 county party chairs to get everyone on the same page? No.
Had he ever even worked a full-time job?
But he caught Van Ausdall's eye as a volunteer at the state party's biggest fundraising event of the year, a "high-stakes day," she said. Van Ausdall had been sifting through applications for a while and hadn't quite found the type of person she was looking for — because Gamboa hadn't applied.
Gamboa was everywhere that week, a ball of energy.
"That's exactly the kind of person that we need when you have a staff that small," Van Ausdall said. "You need a person who just jumps in and helps and does — whatever."
So she called him as he was driving back in his Jeep Grand Cherokee for his last semester of college and told him she wanted to hire him after graduation.
"I was on Cloud 9," he said.
He was even more thrilled — and relieved — the following day when she told him that it didn't matter that his DACA application hadn't gone through yet.
In fact, it didn't matter to anyone at the state party.
'The best person for the job'
"My thought process was let's get the best person for job," said Pete Gosar, the Wyoming Democratic Party chairman at the time. "It's easy to see with Javier's career, we made a wise selection."
Everywhere he has worked, colleagues laud his infectious personality.
When Texas Democratic party deputy executive director Manny Garcia noticed how effortlessly the "gregarious" Gamboa could "fill up a room," he quickly shifted him from digital strategy — where his outsize personality was walled off behind a computer screen — to a front-and-center communications position.
"He is not from Texas, but there is a lot of Texas in him," Garcia said.
At the DCCC, Gamboa is one of the most popular employees on staff.
"Javier is a smart operative and critical part of the DCCC team," communications director Meredith Kelly said. "But it goes far beyond that — Javier is funny, loyal, compassionate and tough. He's a great colleague and an even better friend."
Gamboa does not hide from his undocumented status.
One morning in January, Gamboa, 6-foot-2 with stooping shoulders, walked into the lobby of the Democratic National Committee wearing straight-cut jeans, a dark blue blazer, and a black T-shirt with bold white lettering: "WE ARE ALL DREAMERS."
Proudly pinned to the top of his Twitter page is a tweet letting his followers know how many days he has left until his DACA protections expire.
Gamboa was not always so open, though. He used to be much more secretive.
His American story began in 2001, when he was about to turn 11. His family had secured tourist visas to visit the U.S. from Delicias, Chihuahua, in north-central Mexico. They went to Wyoming.
Gamboa's father began working in construction. His mother is a custodian.
"Your typical immigrant jobs," Gamboa said.
He enrolled in public school the following year in seventh grade. That's when he feels he started to become American.
"Going to classes, building friendships, studying, being part of our public education system — you start to take ownership, and you start to realize that this is your life now," he said.
"When you're transitioning from junior high to high school, you've already made your group of friends, you've already been part of pop culture. You understand the latest TV sitcom that everyone's talking about."
'This is my home'
By the end of middle school, he realized, "This is my home."
There were, of course, insecurities arising from being an undocumented immigrant, compounded by the adolescent awkwardness and thirst for acceptance that affects everyone in those years.
Never was his status so apparent as when all his friends began turning 16. Gamboa, surrounded by excited teens going to the DMV, fended off questions about when he was going to get his driver's license.
"You have to lie," Gamboa said. "You're fearful whether or not you're going to be accepted by your peers and your friends and whether or not they're going to be turned off by knowing that you're undocumented."
As DACA takes center stage in Washington in ongoing negotiations for a sweeping immigration deal between Democrats and Republicans, Gamboa is struck at times by his dual role as a recipient of the program and a communications professional who deals with it as a matter of policy.
When Trump announced in September he would not renew DACA in 2018, Gamboa was in charge of preparing a press release and sending it out to his media contacts.
"I remember freaking out because as a communicator and a professional, you want to send it out right off the bat," he said.
"But at the same time this is your life."


St Louis Cardinals Kyle Lohse - R 5-8 1.378 WHIP 4.83 ERA will face Houston Astros Wandy Rodriguez - L 13-10 1.20 WHIP 2.77 ERA. Houston offense has gone into the tank recently and the Astros are Under 12-4 in their last 16 home games. Last 7 head to head games have gone Under. Cardinals 4-1 Under in their last 5. Lefty Wandy has been lights out in his last 3 starts with a 1.35 ERA in his last 20 IP. Wandy has pitched two gems the last time he has faced St. Louis.


Yesterday's Close: July corn futures finished the session up ½ of a cent, this after trading in a range of 6 ¼ cents. Funds were estimated sellers of 4,000 contracts on the day.
Fundamentals: Grain futures started the week on stronger footing thanks to positive developments with China and on-going concerns over the crop in Brazil. The recent headlines regarding trade should be taken with a grain of salt as there are no details yet. Weekly export inspections came in at 1,527,994 metric tons. The USDA released their weekly Crop Progress report yesterday which showed that 81% of the corn crop is now planted with 50% emerged; both of these are in line with the 5-year average. Weather here in the states will start to become more important as this crop starts to develop.
Technicals: The market made a run at the top end of the range yesterday which we have had defined as 407-408 ½. As mentioned in yesterday's report: "If you have been long the market this would be a spot to look at reducing or hedging if you're a producer". We continue to be friendly the market over the intermediate term, but we have been rangebound for the last month which as provided some excellent opportunities to be nimble. If the market cannot stage a breakout, we would not be surprised to see prices retreat towards the lower end of the range which comes in from 394 ¼-397 ¼.


Exercise is a way to maintain health and especially to treat some health conditions such as plantar fasciitis.
Plantar fasciitis is one of the main causes of pain in the heel, which occurs when the band of tissue that holds the arch of the foot is irritated or inflamed.
In this article, you will find great valuable content with some of the most effective plantar fasciitis exercises to treat pain caused by symptoms of this health condition. 6 plantar fasciitis exercises that work and you will love.
It is interesting to know that every year more than two million people suffer from plantar fasciitis and much of them are subjects of different therapies to recover.
This problem causes intense pain in the heel, which invites you to limp once you try to take steps. Although it may be extended toward the edge of the feet, it is likely that the intensity of the pain decrease or disappear after walking for a few minutes or make you exercise the affected foot.
Up to the time of this ailment, researchers have not been able to identify a specific cause that explains the problem.
The muscles of the calf muscles are tense and complicating the flexion of the foot and pull of the fingers bringing them closer to the tibia.
Perform a repetitive impact activity (jogging or playing sports).
Start a new activity, or of greater intensity than usual.
Feel pain in the base of the foot near the heel.
Pain when taking the first steps after getting out of bed in the morning or after a long period of rest.
Intense pain after exercise or other activity that involves movement.
Exercise is one of the best therapies to reduce and prevent the bothersome symptoms of plantar fasciitis, especially when tend to be recurrent.
To strengthen your feet and this health condition of plantar fasciitis can do some stretching exercises and more that we show you here.
1. The Step or Platform Straight.
Looking for a step or platform straight, and stand at the end with the tip of the foot and the heels slightly elevated.
Low heel with care without bending the knees, letting the fingers are raised in a natural way.
Tense the foot for 30 seconds and then return to the start position. This is one of my favorites plantar fasciitis exercises.
Perform 10 repetitions of the exercise 3 times a day.
Lean with his hands on a wall, stretch your arms and make sure that one of your legs is well stretched backward while the other is stretched forward. Without taking off the heels of the ground, slide the body forward and tensile during 30 seconds to feel the stretch.
Perform 10 repetitions 3 times a day.
Using a can or a golf ball exerts pressure on it using the sole of the foot and begins to roll it to relax you.
Made of 30 to 50 repetitions for the sole of the foot is free from the tension.
4. Stretch The sole of the Foot.
Stretches the sole of the foot as much as you can and, using your hand, fold back the fingers, especially the thumb.
Do the exercise first with the knee bent and then stretch it.
Try to keep the tension 30 seconds and do 10 repetitions 3 times a day.
5. Stretch with circular Movements.
Stretches the sole of the foot, the heightening of the fingers and, with the pads of the fingers of the hands, made a slight pressure on the plantar fascia stretched making circular movements.
The Massage for a few minutes, until you feel that the sole of the foot relaxes.
Extends a towel on the floor and then tries to crease it with the fingers of the feet.
Keep the tension 30 seconds and stretch the feet with a smooth movement to relax them. If you want, instead of the towel is good to consider a stretcher of legs and feet you can get a good price on amazon called stretch-ez by optp is one of my favorites.
Complete 10 repetitions and do it 3 times a day.
The plantar fasciitis exercises are very important, but most important is to consider the prevention of plantar fasciitis, to do this we recommend you to read the articles on the treatment of plantar fasciitis as well as much content about.
Don't increase suddenly the weekly mileage (no more than 10%) lands with the ball of the foot to decrease the tension on the plantar fascia.


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In with the new: a hasty look at the most interesting albums of 2009
So you're sick of reading end-of-the-year polls are you? Me too. I've already exorcised that demon. With nowt else happening as the nation sinks into the collective food and drink binge known as Christmas, maybe it's a good time to have a quick peek at what musical treats next year has in store…
Only a handful of release dates have been announced so far, so it's impossible to preview the year as a whole, but what do we know about already?
In late January, if all goes to plan, Animal Collective will have critics all a-flutter over their new album Merriweather Post Pavillion. I wasn't too keen on last album Strawberry Jam, but you can guarantee this will be nothing if not experimental. On the same day Andrew Bird releases his eleventh album, Noble Beast, which I've already heard a muso friend describe in glowing terms.
A week later and we have a big new album closer to home to get excited about. Franz Ferdinand return after three years with Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. You've probably heard one of the singles – Lucid Dreams or Ulysses – and it sounds like the stylish Glaswegians are aiming straight for the indie disco, if indie discos still exist in 2009. Also on this day The Strokes' bassist Nikolai Fraiture releases his first album as Nickel Eye. I've already heard the promo: it's alright.
Into February and Montreal's latest buzz band Handsome Furs bring us their second album Face Control. It's being put out by Sub Pop, which means it must be good. Fact. An early contender for album of the year also arrives in the form of Hush by Asobi Seksu. I've heard it already and it's rather good – poppier than Citrus but as epic as ever.
Commercially, the big album of February will most probably be Lily Allen's follow-up to the six times platinum Alright, Still. Called It's Not Me, It's You, expect more 'witty', 'edgy' lyrics from the mouthy LDNer.
In March The Decemberists return with The Hazards of Love. Can we expect more sea-shanties and literary singalongs from these Pitchfork favourites? Time will tell.
And that's about the point where all firm dates for your diary dissolve and we are left with lots of TBA-style conjecture. But others virtually guaranteed to come up with new music in 2009 include these notables: The Strokes (they're expected to return to the studio in February), Outkast, Rufus Wainwright, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, The National, Morrisey, Matisyahu, U2 (yawn), The Fray (yawn), Kate Nash (yawn), Lionel Ritchie (yas!), Papa Roach (yawn), The Rifles (meh) Lady Sovereign (meh), The Feeling (YAWN!!!) and Kylie Minogue (yawn).
But all these pale into insignificance in comparison to what will surely be the album of the year: X Hits, the long-awaited greatest hits collection from failed reality TV show group Liberty X! Get in!
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Will someone make Mark Ronson disappear, please?
The first time I heard the name 'Mark Ronson', I think it was a radio play of his cover of Radiohead's 'Just'. It was one of those times when you take a mental note of the name and check their MySpace later.
Ronson's funked-up version of 'Just' may be a stoke of genius, but his current determination to become a popstar is just getting annoying.
There's really no need for Mark Ronson to go out and sell 'Mark Ronson' to the world. He's already established himself as a heavyweight producer, performing mixing-desk duties for two of the most, erm, commercial female artists of today: Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse.
His solo debut Versions proves the point. It's not the work of a popstar. It's a producer having a bit of fun, interpreting his favourite English bands and singers. With the exception of 'Valerie', it was underwhelming.
But now here is… MARK RONSON, ALL OVER THE TV.
Last weekend he was doing his usual, half-arsed rhythm guitar thing at Glastonbury, and tonight he was doing his usual, half-arsed rhythm guitar thing at O2 Wireless. Except this time it was during Wiley's hit 'Wearing My Rolex'. Listen carefully: what part of this synth-laden, electro-grime composition was the skinny-suited one actually playing? Hmmm.
If that wasn't enough to send the nausea scale off the limit, Ronson sounds like a boring, pretentious, narcissistic, mid-Atlantic tosser whenever he deigns to be interviewed.
The man is a gifted producer, and he may look cool and all that, but he's a shit popstar. He needs to get back to the studio and stay there.
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A recent study in Psychological Science sheds light on an interesting way to make better decisions. According to research conducted by the University of Twente in the Netherlands, people make better decisions when they have to "go." Researchers had study participants drink five cups of water and then answer a series of questions forty minutes later. The participants were more likely to make better choices when their bladders were full.
But rather than wait until your decision makers have to "go" to make decisions, there are other ways that can drive great decision making for your organization. Good decisions are critical in leading a business toward success, so owners and managers should pay close attention to these keys.
Examine the decisions that have been made in the past.
Evaluating how decisions have paid off, or not, in the past can lead to better decisions in the future. Do a self-analysis and consider the decisions that have been made and how those decisions panned out. Ask team members to evaluate projects after they are completed. Look at the things that went right during the project and the things that went wrong. By using a combined effort, the entire company can start to make better decisions.
Although team members contribute to the decision making process, ultimately the decision is yours to make. After evaluating input and considering options, you need to be independent in the decision making process. This way you'll end up making a strong decision that will get things done – rather than a group decision that may be muddled by conflicting interests.
As the University of Twente study shows, it's sometimes better to make decisions quickly – based on instinct – rather than belaboring the decision. Turning off your mind, or switching to a different problem for a moment, can actually make it easier to make a decision on the first problem. Your brain will have the opportunity to scan through your memory bank and find just the solution you're looking for.
Understand that you sometimes have to start from scratch.
Often times, the decision making process is stalled when you try to avoid undoing past decisions. For example, you may be limiting your options if you don't consider scrapping your progress and beginning from square one. When you're making a decision, you need to consider what will be best for your organization, not necessarily what will preserve what you have created so far.
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AAJA Seattle member Shawn Chitnis answers questions on Asian American Small Market Broadcast Journalists
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Shawn Chitnis, co-cordinator of the Asian American Small Market Broadcast Journalists group, with Lori Matsukawa, AAJA Seattle chapter founder and KING 5 anchor, at the AAJA National Convention in Boston. (Photo submitted by Shawn Chitnis)
On Nov. 1, AAJA launched the Asian American Small Market Broadcast Journalists (AASMBJ) group. The group, which will be advised by George Kiriyama, AAJA's vice president for broadcast and a reporter for NBC Bay Area, was created to provide support and guidance for AAJA members who are in their first job, either at a small media market or in an entry-level position at a larger media market.
AAJA Seattle member Shawn Chitnis is serving as co-coordinator for the group. Chitnis, 23, is currently a reporter for KNDO-TV in Yakima. He is a 2008 graduate of the University of Southern California and a Seattle area native. Before coming to KNDO, he spent several summers working on the assignment desk for ABC News in Los Angeles and New York.
Chitnis met with fellow Yakima reporter and AAJA Seattle member Mai Hoang recently to answer questions about the group.
Q: Why did you want to get involved?
I am in a small market, so I can certainly empathize with the struggles of being in that situation. I believe very strongly in AAJA. I've been a member for two years, since I was a senior in college. In the limited time I've been a part of it, I feel I got a lot out of it and been able to connect with amazing people. (I want to do) anything I can to give back to the organization, and this is a first step toward that.
It's very difficult to be in a small market in general. I think those who are members of AAJA may have additional challenges because they might be from larger cities and are adjusting to a smaller town or a part of a country they're not familiar with and, honestly, a community that isn't as exposed to Asian Americans as where they're from. Take my situation, for example, (moving from) Seattle to Yakima. They're both relatively diverse areas, but understanding of Asian culture is substantially different.
Q: What are some things from your small market broadcast journalism experience that you will share with the group?
The first thing is understanding what is needed in a smaller market and what small market news directors and small market TV stations are looking for. My experience was fairly exclusive to large markets, having grown up in Seattle, going to school in LA and interning in those (larger) markets. So perhaps I wasn't properly exposed and didn't know what small market news looked like and what was going to be expected of me in a small market.
Feedback and guidance is very difficult to get at any stage in your career, forget about being in a small market. Once you land that job, which in itself is a difficult step, you have to make sure you have the proper network to give you the right critique so that you are advancing; that you are improving. And so whatever your next goal may be – it might be staying in that small market and taking on a larger responsibility or it might be moving to a larger market – you need to have someone or a group of people who can help you do that.
Q: Tell me about your duties as the group's co-coordinator.
Both Maria (Hechanova, a reporter and producer for KYMA in Yuma, Ariz.) and I, the two co-coordinators, have been tasked to lead the organization. We're figuring out our social media presence. We're trying to figure out how to have a show at AAJA-LA in 2010 and we are really working with our peers to figure out what is needed to make AASMBJ a success.
What's neat about our situation is that I'm a year in working for a small market and Maria is a few weeks, maybe a month, into it. We're people who can actively benefit from AASMBJ. We're all going to be learning from each other and seeking each others help.
Q: How will AASMBJ integrate into the main AAJA group?
First of all, we're a sub-group of AAJA and AAJA is what makes this organization alive. Our advisor is AAJA's vice president for broadcast. Our associate advisors are active in AAJA and are in mid- to large-size markets so AAJA surrounds us and everything we do will be an extension of AAJA.
We're working to figure out how we're going to have a presence at the (AAJA National) Convention in 2010. Maybe it will be a mixer, maybe it will be a panel.
We have folks in small markets throughout the country. When we all come together for our convention, we want people to know that there is a place you can go during that time to connect with those who are going through the same things.
Q: How do you join the group?
We have a created a Facebook group (it can be found by searching for AASMBJ on the social networking site), which is going to be the core of AASMBJ. That is where we will do our primary order of business – putting out information, offering job postings, offering feedback and helping other members of AASMBJ connect with their peers. We're also on Twitter right now. Twitter will keep you up-to-date and keep you in the loop, but we'll push you to Facebook.
If you really want to be involved in AASMBJ, you have to be an active AAJA member, so you can join the Facebook group. And from there, we'll do everything we can help connect people, create feedback, create forums and create a sense of community.
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Sandy Rios of the American Family Association spent today criticizing the Obama administration for pushing the narrative that House Republicans may try to impeach President Obama, while at the same time insisting that Republicans should seriously consider impeaching the president.
Qumu, however was released in 2007, two years before Obama took office.
Bush released over 500 Guantanamo Bay detainees, with a thirty percent recidivism rate.


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Q: How to call a polymorphic function which depends on multiple Typeclasses in Kotlin/Arrow I've created a function which is polymorphic in the Monad it needs to use, instead it depends on the typeclass instances that exists for this Monad. It looks like this:
fun <M> M.logic(...): Kind<M, String>
      where M: MonadReader<M, Dependency>,
            M: Effect<M> =
   fx.monad() {
      val dependency = ask().bind()
      val response = effect { ...using dependency here... }.bind()
      response
   }

I'm using the MonadReader to get a dependency, and I'm using Effect, well, for effects. Now I assumed, that all I need is to use some Monad Transformers to get to this constellation of a Monad "at the end of the world" (i.e. in main()). Something like ReaderT<ForIO, Dependency, Unit>.
However, I can't seem to create a suitable M (or any context) to call this method on. How can I call this method on an exact monad that has the necessary typeclass instances?

A: This is the code snippet you're after:
fun <M, F> M.logic(): Kind<F, String>
  where M: MonadReader<F, String>,
        M: Async<F> =
  fx.monad {
    val dependency = ask().bind()
    val response = effect { dependency }.bind()
    response
  }

object Transformer:
  Async<KleisliPartialOf<ForIO, String>> by ReaderT.async(IO.effect()),
  KleisliMonadReader<ForIO, String> by ReaderT.monadReader(IO.monad())

Note that Async is what you're after, not the poorly named Effect. And you need two generics, one for the composition and another for the content.
Transformer.run {
  logic()
}

The Async instance for Reader was added on January 2020, and will be available on the next release, either 0.10.5 or 0.11.0: https://github.com/arrow-kt/arrow/commit/6aaae6998de612eb0eec948697f1c477649230be


The EKU Colonel's Cupboard is proud to announce the start of our new AmeriCorps TASK VISTA Member, Emily Sledd!
From January 7-13, 2018, EKU students gave up part of thier winter break to give back with the Nature Conservancy in Grand Isle, LA. Students from a variety of majors had the opportunity to serve over over 330 hours, working to help a community and better themselves.
Fall 2017 Campus Cooking Challenge a Success!
Join us for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Monday, November 13, 9pm: Bring 3 canned goods to Justice League Bingo to get an extra card!
Spend your winter break on the beach of Grand Isle, Louisiana! Work with the Nature Conservancy doing trail work, presenting to school children, and removing invasive species!
#EKUServes- Over 3,900 Hours Served by EKU Students Last Year!
From September of 2016 to September 2017, EKU students have logged 3,975.1 service hours through various community service innitiatives! According to The Non-Profit Times (2015), each hour of volunteer work is worth up to $23.07 an hour, meaning that EKU Students have contributed $91,705.56 of value to thier community!
Six student competed in the second Campus Cooking Challenge, a cooking show style competition, to raise awareness for the Colonel's Cupboard, EKU's on campus emergency food pantry. Students were tasked to cook the best dish using only ingredients provided in the Colonel Cupboard Food Boxes in less than 45 minutes.


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September 28, 2017 / 2 minutes read
In the automotive world, mid-cycle refreshes are not uncommon occurrences. Halfway through a model's life-cycle, car companies often will give it some new touches to keep it fresh as newer competitors come out. Maybe some new headlights and taillights, possibly some new tech and maybe even an engine or two. Most of the time, it's just to keep the car relevant and to maintain customer intrigue. However, sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes, it's to bring life into a car. Unfortunately, that time is now for the BMW 7 Series.
The new G11 7er is a good car. It's high-tech, spacious, incredibly luxurious and has good performance, overall. Though, it does have one big problem and it wears a three-pointed star. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a dynamite machine, a car that customers can't seem to stop buying. To be fair, it's the better of the two cars. As a luxury sedan, the S-Class is unrivaled in its class. It's stylish, wonderfully opulent, packed with technology and effortlessly luxurious. While the 7 Series is great in its own way, it just isn't as popular as the S-Class. So BMW needs to breathe some life back into its flagship luxury car.
To do so, the Bavarian brand is already working on the car's mid-cycle refresh, or LCI in BMW-speak. This will be an important LCI for BMW and its 7 Series. While the 7er is great under its skin, neither its exterior or interior design really garner praise from customers in the segment. Sure, the build quality is superb, the materials are fantastic and the luxury tech is from the future. However, it just doesn't look as exciting or as luxurious as the S-Class, which just received its own refresh and looks better than ever.
This newly refreshed 7 Series was recently caught doing some pre-production testing, wearing heavy camouflage around its updated areas (we don't own the spy photos but they can be seen here). It's said to be getting new headlights, taillights and even Kidney Grilles. Those are really the largest areas of complaint for customers in this segment. That and the weird hockey-stick trim on the side. The newly refreshed 7er is also said to be getting some new interior features and also some new self-driving tech. The latter is likely to combat the upcoming Audi A8, which is the first production car in history to be capable of Level 3 Autonomy.
The BMW 7 Series has more great competition than ever, especially from Mercedes-Benz and soon-to-be Audi. So BMW really needs to step it up with this refresh if it wants to start pulling sales back from its German rival. This is a good way to start.
[Source: CarScoops]
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9 responses to "SPIED: 2019 BMW 7 Series LCI spotted testing"
Arunabh says:
This update can't come soon enough !!
The staleness was pretty much always there in G11/G12.
Can't believe it's already time for this…!
Ferro says:
I know right? feels like like it was unveiled earlier this year
itaiti says:
BMW had a couple of years of starring at the Merc W222 before they released the G11 7 series. If i can be frank the BMW is simply outclassed even though it is competitve
Dan Cowan says:
7er has ALWAYS been an ALTERNATIVE to S-Class, since not all of us aspire to look like elderly doctors. Or cabbies.
Very well put. The 7 is for those who want to look elegant and the S class is for taxis and those who want to pretend to be elegant.
7er also more fun to fly out of parking garages evading enemy agents while driving from the back seat.
emulajavi says:
7 series front is the most beautiful and balanced front en design in a lot of time! I hope it stays! Nowadays people only seem to like aggressive front ends with upside down kidneys
Senne says:
I do not agree. The 7 Series is a subtle, yet sporty luxurious limousine. It's SUPPOSED to not be as shouty as the S Class. Sure, the S Class is still more popular. But the 7 Series is just as luxurious, has just as much tech, is perhaps even better built with even better materials everywhere and has a touch of sportiness that the S Class doesn't have. That being said, I do hope they will give the 7 Series OLEDs, that will look awesome, imo the only thing that can really be considered a mistake is the "hockey stick". I think they can do a better job there.
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Селіна (Селіній ;  , IV століття) — третій єпископ готський.

Біографія
Селіна народився від батька гота та матері фригіянки. Сократ Схоластик писав, що Селіна вільно розмовляв обома мовами (готською і, ймовірно, фригійською), завдяки чому, з рівною легкістю навчав у церкві обома мовами. Єрмій Созомен називав у Селіни замість фригійської грецьку мову. За єпископа Ульфіли Селіна був переписувачем, після смерті Ульфіли став його наступником — єпископом готів. Єрмій Созомен повідомляв, що Селіна готовий був релігійним лідером і майже всі готи підтримували його. Селіна очолював аріанську християнську громаду.

Під час архієрейства Селін між аріанами в Константинополі стався поділ. Причиною поділу стало питання про те, чи міг Бог називатися Батьком раніше існування Сина. Дорофій з Антіохії вчив, що Батьком не можна ні бути, ні називатися раніше існування Сина. Марин із Фракії вчив протилежному: Бога завжди можна називати Батьком, навіть раніше існування Сина. Аріани розділилися на дві громади, кожна з них почала робити особливі молитовні збори. Прихильники Дорофія залишалися в колишніх своїх місцях, а Марину влаштували власні молитовні будинки. Прихильники Марина отримали назву «псафіріани» (), бо Феоктист псафірополь () — пиріжник, продавець пирогів, родом із Сирії, з особливою палкістю стояв за думку Марина. Селіна Готський, а разом з ним і готи, прийняли думку Марина, тому псафіріани отримали іншу назву — «готфяни (готти)» (). Розкол в аріанстві продовжився 25 років. Він закінчився під час правління імператора Феодосія II Молодшого та в консульство воєначальника Плінфи ( ). Аріанами було прийнято думку псафіріан, вони встановили собі у майбутнє час не торкатися цього питання.

Література
 Д. Н. Беликов. Христианство у готов (Казань, 1887) стр. 182.
 Ермий Созомен. Церковная история. Книга 7. Глава 17. О том, что Феодосий Великий сослал Евномия в ссылку, о преемнике его Феофроние, об Евтихие и Дорофее и их ересях; также о Псафирианах и о том, что арианская ересь разделилась на разные толки, а константинопольские ариане теснее соединились между собою.
 Сократ Схоластик. Церковная история. Книга 5. Глава 23. О константинопольских арианах, переименованных в псафириан.
Аріяни
Християнство Криму
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Abraham Stein (geboren am  13. Januar 1818 in Wanfried, Kurhessen; gestorben am 18. September 1884 in Prag, Österreich-Ungarn) war ein deutscher Rabbiner.

Leben
Abraham Stein war der Sohn von Nathan Stein. Von 1824 bis 1826 war er, bis zu dessen Tode, Privatschüler seines Onkels in Eschwege. Dann kehrte er nach Wanfried zurück. 1831 arbeitete er als Hauslehrer in Osterode, Königreich Hannover und betrieb dort Privatstudien des Talmuds und des Lateinischen.

Abraham Stein studierte von 1832 bis 1834 am israelitischen Lehrerseminar in Kassel. Danach war er als Lehrer und Hauslehrer tätig. Beim Landesrabbiner Nathan Adler studierte er den Talmud. Sein Abitur legte er am Fuldaer Gymnasium als Externer ab.

Ab 1842 setzte er seine Studien in Bonn und ab 1844 in Marburg fort. Dort legte er 1844 das kurhessische rabbinische Staatsexamen ab. 1843 wurde er Mitglied des Bonner Wingolf.

Von 1845 bis 1847 war er Leiter des Lehrerseminars in Kassel. Er war Anhänger der konservativen "Theologen-Versammlung" (1846) Zacharias Frankels.

1848 promovierte er in Jena über Die Accente des Decalogs.

1848 wurde Stein Rabbiner in Filehne, Provinz Posen, 1850 in Alt-Schottland (polnisch Stare Szkoty) bei Danzig. 1850 war er als Landesrabbiner in Kassel im Gespräch, wurde dann aber Rabbiner der Altschottischen Gemeinschaft in Danzig. Von 1864 bis zu seinem Tod war er Rabbiner der Reformgemeinde an der Maisel-Synagoge in Prag, von 1858 bis 1868 außerdem Talmudlehrer an der dortigen von Salomo Juda Rapoport geleiteten Talmud-Tora-Schule.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Das jüdische Schulwesen. In: Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums. Ein unpartheiisches Organ für alles jüdische Interesse. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Philippson, Leipzig 1849, S. 370 f. (über das Kasseler Seminar).
 Die vier Kelche. Predigt, 1852.
 Moscheh's letzte Sorge. Predigt, 1853.
 Israels Religion ist seine Mutter. Predigt, 1855.
 Geschichte der Juden in Danzig seit ihrem ersten Auftreten in dieser Stadt bis auf die neueste Zeit nach handschriftlichen Quellen dargestellt. Danzig 1860 (Nachdruck Danzig 1933) (Digitalisat in der Pomeranian Digital Library).
 Über den Unterricht im Talmud nach Wissenschaftlicher Methode. Prag 1866.
 Der Feldzug. Acht Predigten, Prag 1866 (Nachdruck Berlin 1867).
 Gedächtniß-Rede für den ersten Rabbiner zu Prag, Hern Salomon Löb Rapoport. Verlag des Thalmud-Thora-Vereins, Prag 1867 (deutsch, hebräisch; ).
 Talmudische Terminologie, Zusammengestellt und alphabetisch geordnet. Freund, Prag 1869 (deutsch, hebräisch; ).
 Der Mensch im Bilde Gottes. Predigt zur Hundertjahrfeier des Toleranzedikts. Prag 1881.
 Děje Israelitích od nejstarsi doly az na njenejsi časy. Prag 1884.

Literatur
 Albert Stern: Offenes Sendschreiben an Herrn Dr. A. S., Rabbiner in Prag. Pest 1870.
 Markus Hirsch: Trauerrede, gesprochen am Sarge des verblichenen Dr. A. S., Rabbiner und Prediger der Meiselsynagoge in Prag. G. Schmelkes, Prag 1884.
 Samuel Back: Ein Wort der Wahrheit, gesprochen am Sarge des Rabbiners Dr. A. S. D. Kuh, Prag 1884.
 Moritz Tauber: Ehre, dem Ehre gebührt! Worte der Trauer gesprochen am Sarge des seligen Herrn Dr. A. S. G. Schmelkes, Prag 1884.
 Meyer Kayserling: Die Jüdische Litteratur von Moses Mendelssohn bis auf die Gegenwart. Berlin 1896, S. 765, 821, 850 (Digitalisat).
 Salomon Wininger: Große jüdische National-Biographie. Band V. Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) 1925–1931, S. 605.
 Samuel Echt: Die Geschichte der Juden in Danzig. Leer (Ostfriesland) 1972, S. 357 f.
 Rudolf M. Wlaschek: Biographia Judaica Bohemiae. Dortmund 1995, S. 200.
 Hanna Domańska: Żydzi znad Gdańskiej Zatoki. Warschau 1997.
 Andreas Brämer: Rabbiner und Vorstand. Zur Geschichte der jüdischen Gemeinde in Deutschland und Österreich 1808-1871. Wien 1999, S. 168, 217.
 Susanne Blumesberger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe: Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert. Band 3: S–Z, Register. Hrsg. von der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Saur, München 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8, Nr. 10015.
 STEIN, Abraham, Dr. In: Michael Brocke und Julius Carlebach (Hrsg.), bearbeitet von Carsten Wilke: Biographisches Handbuch der Rabbiner. Teil 1: Die Rabbiner der Emanzipationszeit in den deutschen, böhmischen und großpolnischen Ländern 1781–1871. K·G·Saur, München 2004, ISBN 3-598-24871-7, S. 832 f.

Weblinks
 Abraham Stein bei jewishencyclopedia.com

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Rabbiner (Deutschland)
Person des Judentums (Prag)
Person (Danzig)
Korporierter im Wingolf
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Gestorben 1884
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Penshurst, Kent
HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: Penshurst Place, one of the best Elizabethan manors in England
Penshurst village shop
A beautiful, historic village astride the River Medway, Penshurst is famous for sumptuous Penshurst Place, an Elizabethan manor set in superb gardens. The village lies on the northern edge of the Kentish Weald, roughly 6 miles south of Sevenoaks, and is mostly contained within the High Weald AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
The village owes its existence to Penshurst Place, the ancestral seat of the powerful Sidney family. The Sidneys built the mansion in 1341 and still own it today - albeit in name only. The Sidney line died out in the 18th century and the estate passed by marriage to Sir John Shelley, who took the Sidney name.
The house is without question one of the finest fortified manors in England and is full of fine art and furniture. The mansion and extensive gardens are regularly open to visitors.
The Sidneys owned the Leicester Arms, now a popular hotel. The hotel is named for Viscount De L'Isle, created the Earl of Leicester in 1618.
The 16th-century Old Guildhall
This lovely Grade I listed building has a history stretching back to 1115, and there may have been a much earlier Saxon building on the site. The first priest was installed in 1170 by Archbishop Thomas Becket, his last official act before his murder in Canterbury Cathedral. The medieval church was heavily restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1864 and as a result much of the interior has a Victorian feel.
The most interesting historic feature is the Sidney Chapel, which holds memorials to the Sidneys of Penshurst Place. The oldest memorial is a broken effigy to Stephen de Pencester (d. 1299). Far more ornate is the tomb of Sir William Sidney (d. 1554), grandfather of the Elizabethan poet Sir Philip Sidney. A cross commemorates Thomas Bullayen (Bullen), brother of Queen Anne Boleyn. As you can tell, spelling in Tudor times was erratic and inconsistent.
You enter the churchyard through Leicester Square, an incredibly picturesque horseshoe of historic timber-framed buildings dating to the late medieval period. One side of the Square is occupied by the timber-framed Old Guildhouse, built in the 16th century. The Old Guildhouse is linked by a timber archway that allows entrance to the churchyard.
The Dole Table
In the churchyard, near the south porch, is a medieval dole table, looking like a table tomb. This is one of just a handful of dole tables to survive in English churchyards. During the Middle Ages the dole - a small portion of money, clothing, or food - was left on the dole table for the poor of the parish on special occasions, such as St Thomas Day, 21 December.
The village itself is filled with pretty timber-framed buildings, but perhaps the most picturesque building is the post office, with an entrance shaped like a huge horseshoe.
Most people come to see Penshurst Place and don't stop to see the village itself, which is a real shame, because Penshurst is a lovely, peaceful place, with everything that makes a traditional English village so special. Chiddingstone Castle is close by, as are Hever Castle and the stately home and garden of Groombridge Place.
About Penshurst
Address: Penshurst, Kent, England
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Penshurst Place - 0.4 miles (Historic House)
Chiddingstone Castle - 2.2 miles (Historic House)
Hever Castle - 3.3 miles (Castle)
Groombridge Place Gardens - 3.4 miles (Garden)
Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery - 4.2 miles (Museum)
Spa Valley Railway - 4.3 miles (Family Attraction)
Tunbridge Wells Chalybeate Springs - 4.3 miles (Historic Building)
Tonbridge Castle - 4.4 miles (Castle)
Nearest Accommodation to Penshurst:
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Did Enron employees lose their pensions?
Many of those workers were also Enron shareholders. As stock in the company dropped from more than $80 per share to mere pennies, tens of thousands of people saw their pension and investment accounts depleted or destroyed. All told, Enron employees are out more than $1 billion in pension holdings.
1 What happened to the retirement plans of many of Enron's employees?
2 How did the Enron scandal affect employees?
3 What happened to Arthur Andersen pensions?
4 Did people get money back from Enron?
5 How much in pensions and retirement funds has disappeared with the fall of Enron?
6 How much money did Enron employees lose in retirement funds?
7 How many employees lost their jobs from the Enron scandal?
8 What was the average severance pay for fired Enron employees?
9 What caused the collapse of Enron?
10 What was the main illegal activity that Enron took part in?
11 Who was the accounting firm for Enron?
12 Could Enron have been prevented?
What happened to the retirement plans of many of Enron's employees?
Employees suffered steep losses in their 401(k) plans because more than 60% of the assets were in Enron's stock at one point, and the stock has dropped to about 50 cents a share from a peak of $90 last year.
How did the Enron scandal affect employees?
Some longtime Enron employees lost hundreds of thousands of dollars as the value of stock they accumulated in Enron's boom times tumbled in a period when they were not allowed to sell it. Some lost a precious weekly paycheck and crucial health benefits.
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What happened to Arthur Andersen pensions?
Retired accountants lost their pensions when Arthur Andersen was indicted for its role in the Enron scandal and the firm's clients took their business elsewhere. Its active employees were able to secure new jobs, but retirees were left with nothing because the firm's pension plan was, by then, unfunded.
Did people get money back from Enron?
And the California-based law firm that ran massive Enron shareholder litigation for more than six years will get $688 million — plus interest — for its work, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon ruled late Monday.
How much in pensions and retirement funds has disappeared with the fall of Enron?
As stock in the company dropped from more than $80 per share to mere pennies, tens of thousands of people saw their pension and investment accounts depleted or destroyed. All told, Enron employees are out more than $1 billion in pension holdings.
How much money did Enron employees lose in retirement funds?
The nation's largest fund for retirees, the California Public Employee's Retirement System, lost $40 million from its Enron holdings, while the fund's overall portfolio holds $150 billion.
How many employees lost their jobs from the Enron scandal?
Further, thousands and thousands of workers have lost their jobs. Some 4,000 Enron employees were let go after the company declared bankruptcy. The AFL-CIO estimates that 28,500 workers have lost their jobs from Enron, WorldCom and accounting firm Arthur Andersen alone.
What was the average severance pay for fired Enron employees?
Agreement calls for laid-off employees to receive severance of up to $13,500 each. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – A group of former Enron Corp. employees, backed by activist Jesse Jackson and the labor union AFL-CIO, won a $28.8 million severance package for about 4,200 laid-off employees of the bankrupt energy trader.
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Greed caused the downfall of both the corporation by developing a system where no one was actually looking out for the good of the company. The hunger fueled executives to make decisions in their own personal interest, at the sacrifice of the company, which led to the Enron collapse.
What was the main illegal activity that Enron took part in?
Enron executives used fraudulent accounting practices to inflate the company's revenues and hide debt in its subsidiaries. The SEC, credit rating agencies, and investment banks were also accused of negligence—and, in some cases, outright deception—that enabled the fraud.
Who was the accounting firm for Enron?
The Andersen Effect gets its name from the former Chicago-based accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP and its connection to what became known as the Enron scandal.
Could Enron have been prevented?
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Season 2Meet the Characters
Miguel Velez III
Owner, Miguel's Riverside Barber Shop
For as long as he can remember, Miguel Velez III has loved the science of the barber shop. The owner of Miguel's Barber Shop in downtown Bristol Borough, Velez operates a three-chair shop where conversation and camaraderie are all part of the experience. A craftsman, Velez makes his customers feel at home and he thrives in new and old styles. But make sure you make an appointment, because the shop is booked most days and Velez and his barbers are in high demand. This is the story of Miguel's Barber Shop.
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What does living and working in Bristol Borough mean to you?
Working in Bristol Borough means a lot to me. It's where I was raised, it's my hometown.
How did you feel when Bristol Borough won Small Business Revolution?
When Bristol Borough won the main street contest I was thrilled. I had every person I could think of voting for my town. I knew it would help the town enormously. It was that boost of confidence we all needed.
What was one big struggle you were facing before Amanda and Robert came to Bristol Borough?
One of my biggest struggles was that I had no space to expand my business nor did I have the funding I needed to do so. I was at a plateau.
What was your favorite part of the Small Business Revolution experience?
Meeting and getting to know the people behind the Small Business Revolution, they were awesome and easy to work with. They made this experience an unforgettable one.
What was the hardest part of the Small Business Revolution experience for you?
The scheduling and coordinating of photo shoots, meetings, conference calls, etc. Due to the nature of my job and being appointments only, it was difficult having to schedule around that.
What have you learned about yourself in this process? What have you learned about your business?
I've learned I have a lot of patience, as well as how to multitask. One thing I've learned about my business is that it has way more potential than I thought.
What is the one thing you hope viewers take away from this season in Bristol Borough?
I hope they see the time and effort it takes to put into your business. It's not easy running any business, but if you're passionate enough about it and have the right guidance, it can become successful. Anything is possible.
One word you would use to describe your experience?
Blessed.
Would you do this again?
I don't think I would do this again. Only because there is so much time involved and it is hard to be away from my business.
What services provided by Deluxe did you find to be the most helpful to you and your business?
The most helpful service provided to my business was the new website.
What was one piece of advice Robert or Amanda gave that will stick with you well beyond SBR?
One piece of advice that has stuck with me was from Robert, he told me I need to be more efficient with my timing on my services I provide.
What would you say to other small businesses or people in small towns thinking of nominating their town?
I would definitely tell other small towns who are thinking of nominating their town to absolutely do it. It generates an amazing buzz in your town, which most small towns need. It creates a bond throughout the town, everyone is uplifting and supportive. The help you get from Small Business Revolution is truly a blessing.
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