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                    sum, non atrocitate animi moveor—quis est enim me mitior?
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                    omnium gentium, subito uno incendio concidentem; cerno
                    animo sepulta in patria miseros atque insepultos acervos
                    civium; versatur mihi ante oculos aspectus Cethegi et furor
                    in vestra caede bacchantis.

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                    Cum vero mihi proposui regnantem Lentulum, sicut ipse se
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S.A. Automobili Marengo war ein italienischer Hersteller von Automobilen.

Unternehmensgeschichte
Das Unternehmen aus Genua begann 1907 mit der Produktion von Automobilen. Die ersten Fahrzeuge wurden am 16. März 1907 vorgestellt. Der Markenname lautete Marengo. 1909 endete die Produktion nach nur wenigen hergestellten Exemplaren.

Fahrzeuge
Die ersten Modelle, darunter der 8/10 HP, verfügten über Ein- und Zweizylindermotoren. Zur Wahl standen zwei- und viersitzige Karosserien. 1909 folgte das Luxusmodell 12/12 HP mit Vierzylindermotor und 1326 cm³ Hubraum.

Literatur

 George Nick Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 2 G–O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (englisch)
 Autorenkollektiv: Enzyklopädie des Automobils. Marken · Modelle · Technik. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1989

Ehemaliger Pkw-Hersteller (Italien)
Ehemaliges Unternehmen (Genua)

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Q: Python MySQL-Connector Inserting Long Text Strings Python script running on Windows VPS (shared hosting, remote MySQL connection, limited resources). Inserting text into a MySQL database on Linux. The MySQL data type is "text". When the text is less than 3,000 characters it works fine. When its more than 3,000 characters it times out. Here is the code:
import mysql.connector

try:
    mydb = mysql.connector.connect(host="", user="", password="", database="", connection_timeout=15)
    mycursor = mydb.cursor()

except Exception as e:
    print(e)

sql = "INSERT INTO tableName (experience) VALUES (%s)"

val = ('THREE THOUSAND CHARACTERS OF TEXT') # WORKS FINE

val = ('FOUR THOUSAND CHARACTERS OF TEXT') # TIMEOUT ERRORS

try:
    mycursor.execute(sql, val)
    mydb.commit()
    print("record inserted")
except Exception as e:
    print(e)

mycursor.close()
mydb.close()

Here are the errors:
2055: Lost connection to MySQL server at system error: 10054 An existing connection was forcibly closed...

And when I remove the timeout parameter from connect:
2055: Lost connection to MySQL server at system error: 10060 A connection attempt failed because the connected...

The only solution that I can think of is to somehow buffer or upload the text in chunks, but I don't think that can be done with a single record. Help sincerely appreciated.

A: You didn't read the comment completely
the connection timeout is only the time it wait till a connection is established
The wait_timeout is the time the process wait till a query is finished.
So increase the wait_timeout
 cursor.execute('SET GLOBAL wait_timeout=28800')

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Q: Docker container cannot use its host's /etc/hosts file After I joined some of my Ubuntu servers (mostly 20.02) to an AD domain(using realmd and sssd), they're unable to use their host's /etc/hosts file! Which they could do before they were a part of AD.
Has anyone ever faced anything like this before?
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Time for U.S. Senate to Act on U.N. Women's Treaty
By: Linda Tarr-Whelan | December 17, 2009
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(WOMENSENEWS)–Today is an important 30th anniversary for women's rights.
On Dec. 18, 1979, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, or CEDAW, making it a watershed day for women around the globe.
This international agreement was Eleanor Roosevelt's dream and is one of the pillars of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The global community went on the record to challenge every government to protect the human rights of women and girls by working together.
In those heady days, I was deputy assistant to President Jimmy Carter for women's concerns. We expected speedy action after he sent the treaty to the Senate.
That wasn't what happened.
CEDAW–the only international instrument that comprehensively addresses women's rights within political, civil, cultural, economic and social life–is still unfinished business here in the United States, but not in the rest of the world.
As a former ambassador in the late 1990s, I was often challenged on the United States' failure to act. We rightly see ourselves as champions of human rights, but for a generation we've neglected to become full partners in the global movement for gender equality.
Accountability is why the treaty makes a difference. It provides activists with a set of agreed-upon benchmarks to use when they press for change and monitor their governments.
Helping Activists Win
In Ukraine, Nepal, Thailand and the Philippines pressure on their governments to live up to the treaty provided the backbone for laws to curb sexual trafficking.
India developed national guidelines on workplace sexual assault. Nicaragua, Jordan, Egypt and Guinea have seen increases in literacy rates.
San Francisco, the only U.S. jurisdiction to adopt CEDAW as part of its local legal code, now has more streetlights to decrease sexual assault and newly gender-balanced boards and commissions.
It's time to get our house in order, because CEDAW isn't just for far-away women. It also matters to women here.
Adopting the women's treaty would provide a spotlight on progress, a self-assessment tool and the incentive to do better. Eighty-three countries have proportionally more women in Congress than we do. The gender wage gap saps the family purse. Paid family leave, standard practice in the rest of the industrialized world, remains out of reach.
With CEDAW in place, U.S. women's rights champions could face our government with a new level of accountability.
Virtually every other country has joined this global cooperative effort. Activists and governments on every continent use this universal women's treaty to advance and empower women.
The United States, however, stands shoulder to shoulder with the only outliers who have not ratified CEDAW–Sudan, Iran, Somalia and a few small island nations.
Internationally, although we "talk the talk" and sometimes "walk the walk," our absence as partners on gender equality shortchanges women.
Our forceful voices and strong support are needed by women whose rights are routinely trampled in far corners of the world. America's clout matters to women struggling for basics like owning property or going to school, or where girls are trafficked or face rank discrimination every day.
30 Percent Tipping Point
Ratifying CEDAW would take 67 votes in the U.S. Senate.
Our path would be much easier if our Senate, like those of 23 other countries including Rwanda, Argentina, Angola, Costa Rica and much of Europe, had 30 percent women.
The 30 percent figure is the tipping point, where women's ideas, values and priorities are heard and heeded.
My book, "Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World," details how 101 countries have embraced this model, why it works and how we can get there.
We can't wait for balanced leadership in the U.S. Senate. CEDAW must be ratified without delay or political games.
President Obama should lead the way to create the day he portrayed when he spoke of a 'new beginning' at Cairo University on June 4. He said, "I am convinced that our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons. Our common prosperity will be advanced by allowing all humanity–men as well as women–to meet their full potential."
Let's show we mean what we say. The clock is ticking.
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously said, "Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights."
The women of the world are watching and waiting. We must honor them and act now.
Linda Tarr-Whelan is the author of "Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World" and a Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow. She served as ambassador to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women in the Clinton administration and as deputy assistant for women's concerns to President Jimmy Carter. Her Web site is www.lindatarr-whelan.com.
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user06362 on December 18, 2009 at 10:11 pm said:
Thank you to Linda Tarr-Whelan and Women's eNews for pointing out this disgraceful anniversary.
You wouldn't think that approving a treaty to end discrimination against women would be so hard for the US House and Senate to pass.
Ukraine, Nepal, and Thailand have approved it and are using it to reduce sex-trafficking–good news!
The US refuses equality to women, along with Sudan, Iran, Somalia–not news at all.
So CEDAW was Eleanor Roosevelt's dream, as well as Linda's when she worked for the Carter administration.
Here's what Langston Hughes said about a dream deferred:
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore–
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over–
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
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Q: mysql Search range by year I want to get the date of birth of a cat as a range of years.
The year range is as follows, and several selections are possible.
Year : [2000, 2010, 2020]
If I select 2020, the period from 2020-01-01 to 2029-12-31.
If I select 2000, 2020, the period from 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31 and 2020-01-01 to 2029-12-31.
<TABLE>
CAT {
 ID number,
 Birth DateTime,
...
}

I have searched for various ways through books and Google, but I can't find the way I want to do so..
select * from CAT
where   birth between '2000-01-01' and '2009-12-31'
or      birth between '2010-01-01' and '2019-12-31'
or      birth between '2020-01-01' and '2029-12-31'

I tried to use 'Between' or '-01-01', but if [2000, 2020] is selected, it must be connected with 'or'.
The more or, the slower the speed.
Please tell me a good way to do range calculations being able to use index.
The index is being used for BirthDate.
Add) In my db, the query of 'SUBSTRING(YEAR(CAT.birth),1,3) IN (200,202)' works quickly.
I have 500,000 data, can I use it like this?

A: All you need to do is add index to column birth and run your query above with BETWEEN and OR.

A: if you are using mysql, did you tried with YEAR() function ?
Example:
SELECT * FROM cat WHERE YEAR(birth) BETWEEN 1990 AND 2018 ORDER BY YEAR(birth) ASC;
Please check this Mysql YEAR()

A: If you expect to get more than about 20% of the rows from a table, then an INDEX will be eschewed for simply scanning all the rows.
Otherwise, having INDEX(birth) will help with certain queries, but none of the ones mentioned so far.  Each of them is not "sargable" .
To use the index (and be efficient for a limited range of years or date range), something like this is probably what you need.  This example covers 2 calendar years.
WHERE CAT.birth >= '2018-01-01'
  AND CAT.birth  < '2020-01-01'

BTW: SUBSTRING(YEAR(CAT.birth),1,3) can be simplified to LEFT(CAT.birth, 3), but that still cannot use the recommended index.
BTW:  A 'bug' in your code:  Since birth is a DATETIME, and '2009-12-31' excludes but midnight of the morning of New Year's Eve.  Note how I avoided this common 'bug' by using < and the next day.  This works whether you have DATE, DATETIME or DATETIME(6), etc.


Toronto-based indie press Coach House Books is celebrating with author Tamara Faith Berger after her novel Maidenhead was chosen by the editors of San Francisco-based literary magazine The Believer for its 2012 Believer Book Award, as "the strongest and most under-appreciated" fiction book of the year.
The shortlist for Canada's biggest prize for fiction, the C$50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize, was announced Monday morning in Toronto.
The jurors — Irish author and screenwriter Roddy Doyle; Canadian publisher, writer, and essayist Anna Porter; and American author and satirist Gary Shteyngart — read 142 submissions from 51 publishers in Canada. They selected the five finalists from a long-list of 13 books.
When Google's eBookstore first launched in Canada in November, its retail partners were limited to a consortium of campus bookstores and the McNally Robinson stores. But a new deal between the Canadian Booksellers Association and the consortium known as Campus eBookstore has opened the door for independent CBA members to start selling e-books through the Google eBookstore immediately.
The CBA said that Queen's University's bookstore and McNally Robinson tested the Google's e-book solution for the past 18 months, going live in November. Since then, the CBA has worked with Chris Tabor, president of Campus eBookstore and director of Queen's University Bookstore, to tailor a platform that meets the needs of independent booksellers. Anthony Van Alphen of Reads Books in Carleton Place, Ont., a member of the CBA tech committee, was the first to test it out from a small indie store perspective.
Esi Edugyan's novel Half-Blood Blues is this year's winner of the C$50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's richest prize for fiction.
Although Edugyan's book was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, as well as Canada's other two prominent fiction awards, the Governor General's Literary Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction prize, the Victoria- based author still said she didn't really expect to win and hadn't prepared a speech beyond a few scrawled notes.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's richest prize for fiction, has a new democratic element. Readers now have an opportunity to vote for their favorite title. The C$50,000 prize has always been awarded by a jury from a shortlist drawn from books submitted by their publishers, and a few years ago, the prize began releasing a longlist. Now readers will be able to nominate their own choice from a list of all of the eligible titles published during the year. The book that gets the most votes will be given a place on the longlist.
Elana Rabinovitch, director of the prize, says the primary intent of the prize has always been to bring Canadian literature into the spotlight. Over the prize's 18 year history, organizers have seen that "people have an opinion, sometimes a very strong opinion about the books," she said. They have also wanted an opportunity to see a list of all of the eligible books published in that year, and it was gratifying to be able to provide that, she said of the prize's new "Crazy for CanLit" feature.


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What travel accessories do you swear by? Let us know in the comments!
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Q: AccessLevel cannot be resolved to a variable I have made the following class in java spring
import java.time.LocalDate;

import javax.persistence.Embeddable;

import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Value;

@Embeddable
@Value
@NoArgsConstructor(force=true,access=AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
@AllArgsConstructor(staticName="of")
public class BusinessPeriod {
    LocalDate startDate;
    LocalDate endDate;
}

Unfortunately, in the line     @NoArgsConstructor(force=true,access=AccessLevel.PRIVATE), it complains that
AccessLevel cannot be resolved to a variable

How can i fix the problem?

A: I think you forgot to:
import lombok.AccessLevel;


Klaxons have been added to the line-up of this year's Glastonbury festival.
The band have been confirmed to play the Park Stage of the site at 7:50pm (BST) this Saturday (June 27).
Earlier today, N.E.R.D. were announced as another last-minute addition to the Glastonbury bill, and are set to play a set on the Pyramid Stage on Friday (June 26).
This year's festival is headlined by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur.


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Originally published Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 08:00a.m.
Raymond Theis Sr. passed away peacefully in Kingman, Arizona on Dec. 2, 2018 and was born on Aug. 5, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan. Raymond served our country as a Marine and participated in two tours of duty in Vietnam. He then went on to work in the line of Transport and Retired in 1999. Since then Raymond and his late wife Joan resided in Kingman.
Raymond is survived by his son; Raymond Theis Jr. (Diana), daughters; Jennifer Theis Eder (Mike), Sharon Stewart Marta (Rick), Tina Marone, Deena (Chris) Mavros, Cindy St. James, 15 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Raymond was an active member of the VFW and Eagles, a service will be held at noon, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 at VFW Post 10306, 3036 John L. Ave., Kingman, Arizona 86409.


McKinley, Inc. was appointed Receiver of this 52,000 sf mixed-use center outside of Indianapolis, IN. Since its appointment McKinley has remedied an environmental issue, successfully appealed the property taxes, worked with the local authorities to permit enhanced tenant signage, leased up several vacant suites and worked through significant tenant delinquencies. McKinley has acted as Receiver in multiple states throughout its twenty-state platform and performed numerous workouts for lender-owned and REO properties.
McKinley achieved 100% pre-leasing, creating an asset value that triples the construction cost for this 42,000 sf in-fill development in Norfolk, VA. Prominent national tenants at this development include Qdoba Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. JANAF Bravo is an outlot development to JANAF Shopping Yard, a 1 million sf regional power shopping center that is currently 98% leased.
McKinley was hired by a special servicer for the loan to perform asset management, leasing and property management for the 850,000 sf Charlestowne Mall. McKinley immediately undertook an aggressive cost-cutting strategy that resulted in over $1.5 million in annual savings, as well as implemented a new leasing strategy, resulting in over $10,000,000 of value creation. McKinley has been retained by the new owner to design and implement a multimillion dollar redevelopment and repositioning plan.
McKinley has proudly provided property management, asset management, and construction services for two owner-occupied, Class A medical office buildings, Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute and Michigan Orthopedic Center. Both buildings are located on the St. Joseph Hospital campus in suburban Ann Arbor.
McKinley represented a west coast buyer in the purchase of this 40,000 sf Midwest asset on a tax-free exchange. McKinley identified the property and closed on the acquisition of the property within the constraints of the 1031 tax exchange timeframe; leased the shopping center to 100% occupancy; procured permanent, long-term financing; and performed property management services.
In 2002, McKinley embarked on a five-year, $10 million renovation to Chelsea Clocktower, a Michigan historic landmark. Completion of the project coincided with a celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Clocktower in 2007. The Clocktower has become the new central gathering point in downtown Chelsea.


We got back from the Shareware Industry Conference in Boston on Sunday. Another good year. We always come back with either one big idea that pays for the conference, or a bunch of little ones that do the same. This year, it's the bunch of little ones.
Peter updated the GetRight.com homepage based on things from the critique session, they drew our card out of the hat this year. But overall, they liked our designs and pages. By far the best reviewed site. (Yeah Peter!) They especially the navigation button and buy page layouts.
Speaking of "Buy" pages, we forgot the cards with the coupon on it, so posting it here :) This is a coupon for 50% off GetRight Pro. It expires the end of this month, so if you're interested, do it now.
We have been pretty lucky with the drawings for prizes too, and this year was the best so far. Shawn won an Xbox 360 and Rock Band. Pretty awesome!
Now to just keep going thru the notes we all wrote.


Hi, I'm at the mall again. If you are among the small number of people in the world who don't want to see everything that is beautiful in the world die you will have been following this blog closely. And if you have been following this blog closely you will know I have been at the mall a lot lately.
I come here because it is important for an American to spend some time seeing everything in the world as a product available for purchase.
Yes, you can buy that.
And then once you can buy everything a real American says "Wow, look at all the things I don't need." while fake Americans... don't read my blog, vote wrong, and... continue shopping.
We are going to take over the world. It will be beautiful. We will be ale to buy everything. But there will be nothing we don't already own.


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Home Animals Russia Orders All Orcas And Belugas Released From 'Whale Jail' With Help...
Russia Orders All Orcas And Belugas Released From 'Whale Jail' With Help Of Leonardo DiCaprio
Russian Authorities have ordered to release up to one hundred whales that were being kept in 'whale jails' by companies known for their illegal capture and selling of the animals.
Environmental organizations have spent several months for this campaign of releasing the whales, which were kept in cramped pools near the Pacific port city of Nakhodka, in the far east of Russia, with the help of high-profile activists like Leonardo DiCaprio and Pamela Anderson.
The FSB, the country's federal security service, has started to charge against the companies who are operating this 'whale jails'. The companies have been fined for the illegal capture of the whales, and have a history of selling the animals to amusement parks in the past.
The Independent reports that the FSB follows the president Vladimir Putin's wishes, as a spokesperson for the president, revealed he was concerned by the companies' actions and wanted to free the whales.
According to the FSB, the animals were kept in 'unsatisfactory conditions, and must be released into their natural habitat'.
It was said that there were 11 orcas, five baby walrus, and 90 beluga whales being held in the 'whale jails' according to a Change.org petition. They were apparently intended to be sold to 'aquariums and Chinese buyers'.
According to Dmitry Kobylkin, Russia's ecology minister told the TASS news agency:
"We are doing everything we can. No one objects to releasing the orcas, but the most important thing is to release them properly."
A global campaign has been launched by conservation group Greenpeace and the celebrity activists to highlight the cruel treatment of the whales and fought to bring an end to the practice, likening it to torture.
The whales were kept in only measured about 10 meter square of the cramped, confined areas while in the wild, orcas will travel up to 100 miles a day.
Even though four linked companies were lacking the facility, the whales were kept in the same location.
Please sign this petition and join me in speaking out against the inhumane capture of orcas and belugas in Russia. https://t.co/OED9zJ9fnz
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) February 26, 2019
When one of the companies refused to issue a quota for capturing whales, it reportedly tried to sue Russia's Federal Fishing Agency in 2017. As the ruling revealed the company had a contract with another company in China to supply whales for 'educational purposes', the lawsuit was unsuccessful.
Authorities are trying their best to release these animals from their cramped 'jails' back into the wild. They also want to take actions against the people responsible for this issue.
sources used: www.unilad.co.uk


We were recently sent some Little Brian paint sticks and a Scotch Tape Dispenser by Colour&Fun and we decided to use them to make our own DIY Christmas gift tags.
We partly decided to make some gift tags as home-made unique ones do add a lovely personal touch but, also I had run out of the ones I'd bought previously and only needed a few more. They were actually so easy to make and fun.
The Little Brian paint sticks are actually amazing! I used to love and hate painting with the boys when they were younger. Love that they were getting to be creative and have fun painting pictures. Hate that there was always so much mess and someone was always guaranteed to knock over the pot of water that we'd use for cleaning the brushes in between different colour usage.
The Little Brian paint sticks solve the 'hate' side of things, as children can paint without any mess. Also the paint sticks are a nice size for little hands too, so it's easier for smaller children to join in.
I don't think our gift labels turned out too badly at all! You can buy the Little Brian paint sticks on Amazon. Where you can also buy the Palm Green Scotch Tape Dispenser on there too. Or you can buy a Purple Scotch Tape Dispenser or a pink one.
The tape dispenser is really good and so handy! You can either turn the side cog bit and then small bits of tape are cut off ready for you to use – they're the perfect size for wrapping gifts. Or you can use the side cutter part and cut off pieces of tape in whatever size that you want. I wish it had arrived at the start of my gift wrapping, as it's such a handy time saver.
I need to think of something else crafty that I can do with the paint sticks now, as I really enjoyed making the gift tags!
such a creative and fun idea. I was looking for some creative thigns to do with my kids this christmas, this is 100% going on the list.
We LOVE Little Brian Paint Sticks, same as you, my kids loved painting but I dreaded it because of the mess but these little guys are amazing! They last ages too. Your tags are fab, I'm so not creative but I think even I could have a go at something like this!
They really are ace aren't they?!


TALLAHASSEE — A U.S. Supreme Cloister cardinal Monday that overturns a federal law banning best sports action throws addition agrarian agenda into the complicated apple of Florida gambling.
But with voters accepting a adventitious in November to accept a built-in alteration authoritative any amplification of bank accountable to voter-approval agency sports action may not appear to Florida anytime soon.
"But I'm abiding with this ruling, it will actualize some absorption amid the pari-mutuels, the (Seminole) Tribe, and absolute interests," said Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, the admission Senate admiral who has been point-man for his alcove on a host of bank issues.
The aerial cloister ruling, in a New Jersey case, is accepted to spawn sports action in a cardinal of states attractive to approve and tax added gambling, at tracks, aloft hotels and added venues.
In Florida, jai-alai frontons, horse- and dog-tracks accept been acute accompaniment assembly for years to acquiesce added aperture machines at their facilities.
Now, sports action could become addition allotment of the negotiations — which consistently comedy out adjoin the accomplishments of the state's bank bunched with the Seminole Tribe.
"This has big implications for Florida," said Nick Iarossi, whose lobbying audience accommodate Jacksonville Greyhound Racing, Melbourne Greyhound Park, and Ocala Breeders' Sales, Inc.
"This is one added acumen for the accompaniment to do article abiding to advance the gaming industry, amid countless affidavit already out there," he added.
At the Daytona Beach Antagonism and Agenda Club, admiral said Monday's cardinal is pivotal.
"It's apparently the best accessible book for states that appetite to appoint in sports wagering," said Fred Guzman, admiral and accepted administrator of both the Daytona Beach and Orange City antagonism and agenda clubs.
"I anticipate this goes a continued way (toward) bringing an actionable action into the light," he added.
The Seminole Association pays the accompaniment $300 million-a-year for operating casinos on its seven reservations. If sports action was approved, the accord with the association would accept to be reworked — alike as federal law would additionally acquiesce the association to action sports betting.
Galvano said there is no absorption amid assembly to do annihilation with sports action afore the November elections. John Sowinski, admiral of No Casinos, Inc., the anti-gambling organization, said that makes sense, abacus that voters should adjudge the matter.
"Anything that makes this big a change to the mural of bank should be done by the voters," said Sowinski, who spearheaded the proposed November built-in amendment, which needs to win approval from at atomic 60 percent of voters to become law.
The diction of the "voter ascendancy of gambling" Alteration 3 is focused mostly on bank gambling, but lawmakers, and lobbyists on both abandon of the affair accustomed that sports action would be included in that term.
While acclamation accept apparent the alteration polling at or aloft 70 percent abutment amid voters, some analysts said Monday that sports action is about beneath opposed. Opponents of the alteration said it would be astute to acquaint voters that it could apathetic the addition of sports action in Florida.


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Who is Chelsey Reist? Wiki Age, Parents, Husband, Net Worth
Chelsey Reist Wiki Bio
Early life, parents and education
Chelsey Marie Reist was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on 4 January 1987 – her zodiac sign is Capricorn and she holds Canadian nationality. She is an actress, TV host and a dancer, who is probably known best for her portrayal of Harper McIntyre in the mystery science fiction series "The 100", created by Jason Rothenberg, and which starred Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley and Marie Avgeropoulos. It follows 100 juvenile delinquents sent back to Earth from a spaceship 97 years after a nuclear war devastated the planet. It aired from 2014 to 2020, while Chelsey left the cast in 2018. The series won nine awards and was nominated for 38 others, including a Primetime Emmy.
Chelsey was raised in Edmonton alongside her sister Jenna and their brother by their parents, but about whom nothing is known as they prefer to stay away from the media's attention.
Chelsey grew up being interested in dancing, and started taking lessons aged five. It was while attending high school that she became interested in acting, as she joined the school's drama club and appeared in various plays, often as a lead character. Upon matriculating in 2005, Chelsey enrolled at Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting in 2009.
Chelsey made her debut film appearance in 2008, when she portrayed Femme Fatal in the short mystery drama "The Key", and was then seen in several short movies, such as "Static State", "The Compass" and "In the Key of Evil".
She appeared in her first feature film in 2012 entitled "Crowsnest", but which received poor reviews, and the same year saw her portray the supporting character Patty in the romantic comedy "A Bride for Christmas", which starred Arielle Kebbel, Andrew W. Walker and Kimberley Sustad – it follows a man who has to marry a specific woman by Christmas to win a bet. The following year saw her portray Rachel in the horror "No Tell Motel", and in 2014, Chelsey appeared as Carla in the romantic comedy "When Sparks Fly".
Chelsey Reist
In 2016, she was cast to play Alexis Caine in the crime thriller drama "Dark Harvest", written and directed by James Hutson who also starred in it alongside A.C. Peterson and Cheech Marin. It follows a police officer and a marijuana grower, as they team up to stop a psychopath from raping and killing women; the movie won seven and was nominated for one other award. The year 2017 saw Chelsey portray Amanda in the romantic comedy "Wandering Hearts", but which failed to attract any attention, and she also starred as XX in the short drama "Not Falling Together".
Three of Chelsey's most recent roles in movies have been in the 2019 sports comedy "Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls", the short western "Murphy's Law" and the romantic drama "The Christmas Ring", both in 2020.
She has recently been cast to portray Violet Zuerst in the upcoming thriller "Land of Nod".
Chelsey made her debut TV series appearance in the 2011 episode "Yakuza" of the action crime drama "True Justice", and the appeared in single episodes of various series, such as the drama "City Lights", the science fiction action "The Tomorrow People" and the crime mystery "Garage Sale Mysteries".
2014 saw her portray a beautiful woman in a single episode of the mystery crime comedy "Psych", which starred James Roday Rodriguez, Timothy Omundson and Dule Hill, and follows a fake psychic who is hired by the police to help them solve crimes – the series won five and was nominated for 31 other awards.
Some of Chelsey's following roles were in the romantic drama "Cedar Cove", the drama "Miranda's Rights" and the science fiction drama "Aftermath". Her first notable performance after "The 100" was in the 2020 comedy "Flimsy", in which she starred as Phina alongside Keilani Elizabeth Rose and Grace Dove, but which was cancelled after airing 13 episodes.
Chelsey's most recent role in a TV series has been in 14 episodes of the science fiction drama "NarcoLeap", in which she starred alongside Madison Smith and Austin Eckert, and which follows a college student who is capable of leaping into other people's bodies during narcolepsy. It was nominated for six awards.
Chelsey has a single writing credit: the 2011 episodes "The Underwear Affair Race" and "Taboo Naughty But Nice Show" of the series "City Lights".
She served as the walla artist for the making of two 2010 movies – "Growing the Big One" and "Amazon Falls".
Chelsey was a camera operator during the shooting of the 2012 movie "Crowsnest".
She has appeared in six 2010 episodes of the documentary series "Discovering Great Towns", and has been invited to make guest appearance in various talk-shows, including "Kingdom Geek", "Home & Family" and "Noches con Platanito".
Chelsey has been nominated for a single award: a 2019 Leo Award for Best Performance by a Female in a Web Series for "NarcoLeap".
Chelsey is more or less secretive when it comes to her love life, and has shared very little concerning her past and present affairs. There are rumors circulating the internet that she was in a relationship with actor Christopher Larkin, who starred alongside her in the series "The 100" playing her boyfriend on-screen, however, both have stated that they are only close friends.
As of February 2021, Chelsey is in a relationship with Mark Milburn, a photographer who is currently working for Peeled Media as a creative director. According to the two's Instagram accounts, they have been together since 2016, but there are no signs of an engagement. They spend most of their spare time together, including working out and traveling, which they both enjoy.
Chelsey is interested in photography herself, and her boyfriend has taught her some tricks in the past two years. Many of the pictures uploaded onto her Instagram account have been taken by her.
Chelsey was once crazy about parties, but nowadays enjoys staying at home and having a glass of wine by herself.
feelin' f*ckin' powerful post audition.
Posted by Chelsey Reist on Tuesday, November 12, 2019
She enjoys being in nature rather than in overcrowded cities, and has recently gone camping with her boyfriend high up in the mountains.
Besides working out at the gym three to four times each week, Chelsey is also practicing boxing.
She has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Channing Tatum, Robert De Niro and Angelina Jolie, and a couple of her favorite movies are "Dear John", "Meet the Parents" and "Mr. and Mrs Smith".
Chelsey's age is 34. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, her height is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) and she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).
As of February 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.


Post by: mozz, Apr 25, 2019 at 6:28 AM in forum: What's left to Talk About?
Post by: mozz, Apr 24, 2019 at 4:31 PM in forum: What's left to Talk About?
18 gauge lamp cord is fine. Use a quality plug such as switchcraft or neutrik.
Any wiring diagram for that? I'm guessing instead of going direct to ground, it's using a resistor. Have you thought about 2 coils in parallel?
Do you like the vintage frets? The 2 necks I just picked up have them.


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Q: efficiently determining if a polynomial has a root in the interval [0,T] I have polynomials of nontrivial degree (4+) and need to robustly and efficiently determine whether or not they have a root in the interval [0,T]. The precise location or number of roots don't concern me, I just need to know if there is at least one.
Right now I'm using interval arithmetic as a quick check to see if I can prove that no roots can exist. If I can't, I'm using Jenkins-Traub to solve for all of the polynomial roots. This is obviously inefficient since it's checking for all real roots and finding their exact positions, information I don't end up needing.
Is there a standard algorithm I should be using? If not, are there any other efficient checks I could do before doing a full Jenkins-Traub solve for all roots?
For example, one optimization I could do is to check if my polynomial f(t) has the same sign at 0 and T. If not, there is obviously a root in the interval. If so, I can solve for the roots of f'(t) and evaluate f at all roots of f' in the interval [0,T]. f(t) has no root in that interval if and only if all of these evaluations have the same sign as f(0) and f(T). This reduces the degree of the polynomial I have to root-find by one. Not a huge optimization, but perhaps better than nothing.

A: You could certainly do binary search on your interval arithmetic.  Start with [0,T] and substitute it into your polynomial.  If the result interval does not contain 0, you're done.  If it does, divide the interval in 2 and recurse on each half.  This scheme will find the approximate location of each root pretty quickly.
If you eventually get 4 separate intervals with a root, you know you are done.  Otherwise, I think you need to get to intervals [x,y] where f'([x,y]) does not contain zero, meaning that the function is monotonically increasing or decreasing and hence contains at most one zero.  Double roots might present a problem, I'd have to think more about that.
Edit: if you suspect a multiple root, find roots of f' using the same procedure.

A: Sturm's theorem lets you calculate the number of real roots in the range (a, b). Given the number of roots, you know if there is at least one. From the bottom half of page 4 of this paper:
Let f(x) be a real polynomial. Denote it by f0(x) and its derivative f′(x) by f1(x). Proceed as in Euclid's algorithm to find
f0(x) = q1(x) · f1(x) − f2(x),
f1(x) = q2(x) · f2(x) − f3(x),
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fk−2(x) = qk−1(x) · fk−1(x) − fk,

where fk is a constant, and for 1 ≤ i ≤ k, fi(x) is of degree lower than that of fi−1(x). The signs of the remainders are negated from those in the Euclid algorithm.
Note that the last non-vanishing remainder fk (or fk−1 when fk = 0) is a greatest common
divisor of f(x) and f′(x). The sequence f0, f1,. . ., fk (or fk−1 when fk = 0) is called a Sturm sequence for the polynomial f.
Theorem 1 (Sturm's Theorem) The number of distinct real zeros of a polynomial f(x) with
real coefficients in (a, b) is equal to the excess of the number of changes of sign in the sequence f0(a), ..., fk−1(a), fk over the number of changes of sign in the sequence f0(b), ..., fk−1(b), fk.

A: Use Descartes rule of signs to glean some information. Just count the number of sign changes in the coefficients. This gives you an upper bound on the number of positive real roots. Consider the polynomial P.
P = 131.1 - 73.1*x + 52.425*x^2 - 62.875*x^3 - 69.225*x^4 + 11.225*x^5 + 9.45*x^6 + x^7
In fact, I've constructed P to have a simple list of roots. They are...
{-6, -4.75, -2, 1, 2.3, -i, +i}

Can we determine if there is a root in the interval [0,3]? Note that there is no sign change in the value of P at the endpoints.
P(0) = 131.1
P(3) = 4882.5

How many sign changes are there in the coefficients of P? There are 4 sign changes, so there may be as many as 4 positive roots.
But, now substitute x+3 for x into P. Thus
Q(x) = P(x+3) = ...
  4882.5 + 14494.75*x + 15363.9*x^2 + 8054.675*x^3 + 2319.9*x^4 + 370.325*x^5 + 30.45*x^6 + x^7

See that Q(x) has NO sign changes in the coefficients. All of the coefficients are positive values. Therefore there can be no roots larger than 3.
So there MAY be either 2 or 4 roots in the interval [0,3].
At least this tells you whether to bother looking at all. Of course, if the function has opposite signs on each end of the interval, we know there are an odd number of roots in that interval.

A: It's not that efficient, but is quite reliable. You can construct the polynomial's Companion Matrix (A sparse matrix whose eigenvalues are the polynomial's roots).
There are efficient eigenvalue algorithms that can find eigenvalues in a given interval. One of them is the inverse iteration (Can find eigenvalues closest to some input value. Just give the middle point of the interval as the above value).

A: If the value f(0)*f(t)<=0 then you are guaranteed to have a root. Otherwise you can start splitting the domain into two parts (bisection) and check the values in the ends until you are confident there is no root in that segment.
if f(0)*f(t)>0 you either have no, two, four, .. roots. Your limit is the polynomial order. if f(0)*f(t)<0 you may have one, three, five, .. roots.


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Dear CUPE member,
Are you a hobby photographer? A poet or musician? Perhaps you're a storyteller who has a way with words, a talented illustrator who does animation, or a gourmet chef with a great recipe to share. If you're any of these things—and many more—we want to hear from you!
Next spring, CUPE BC will be publishing a special May Day edition of Public Employee magazine as a supplement to the regular issue. Produced in time to celebrate International Workers Day, this issue of our flagship publication will feature content—articles, photos, and graphic images—generated entirely by our members. We want to feature CUPE members from all sectors and all corners of the province by having you share your hidden talents while telling us your own stories of work, life, culture, and community. Perhaps there's another member you'd like to tell us about—or even interview: someone with a cool job most people wouldn't think is CUPE work, a member who's involved in international solidarity issues like migrant farm worker advocacy, or one who's well known as an event organizer for concerts, arts festivals or Pride parades. Perhaps it's an amateur archivist who has great stories or old photos to share about their local's history. Or a CUPE member who has served in public office—or still does—and wants to reflect on their political action experience.
For submissions, we're looking for written contributions of up to 250 words in length and high-resolution photographs of two megabytes (MB) or higher. Depending on the volume of contributions, not all submissions may be published. But every participant will receive CUPE swag and be entered into a prize draw.
Please send your contribution by February 1, 2022 and e-mail it to: info@cupe.bc.ca
Karen Ranalletta President CUPE British Columbia
Trevor Davies Secretary-Treasurer CUPE British Columbia
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To consider the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Members' Allowances with effect from 1 April 2019.
Mrs Sally Parnaby, Chairman of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP), was invited to present the Panel's report to Council. The report recommended an increase up to a maximum of 2% on the Basic Allowance for 2019/20 to bring it up to £4,118.76 per annum.
• Co-optees' Allowance be increased by up to a maximum of 2% to bring it up to £38.38 per meeting.
Mrs Parnaby thanked those Members and officers who had provided valuable input and, on behalf of the Panel, asked Council to accept the recommendations.
On behalf of the Council, the Chairman thanked Mrs Parnaby and the Independent Remuneration Panel for their work.
In moving the adoption of the recommendations, Councillor Giles Archibald, Leader and Promoting South Lakeland Portfolio Holder, expressed gratitude to the Panel for its work. He stressed that the position of a councillor could not be reserved for the independently wealthy and that, in order for the allowance to be meaningful, it needed to be increased to reflect inflation. He also pointed out that the position of Chairman of the Planning Committee was an onerous task.
Councillor Dyan Jones, Environment Portfolio Holder, seconded the motion.
Councillor Ben Berry proposed an amendment, "To agree the proposals of the Independent Remuneration Plan, except the increase of 2% to the basic allowance for 2019/20 and that the money saved be directed to fight poverty in South Lakeland." The amendment was seconded by Councillor James Airey.
Councillor Archibald did not wish to accept the amendment, however, indicated that he would be content to consider a further amendment that the Leader's allowance for this year be used to fight poverty in South Lakeland. He believed, however, that it was important for every Member of the Council to have the opportunity to serve as a councillor and that it would be setting a bad precedent not to increase the allowance in line with inflation. He reiterated though that he was willing, should Council so wish, to direct all of the Leader's allowance to be used to fight the critical issue of poverty in South Lakeland.
Councillor Berry suggested that he would be content to include the Leader's allowance within his amendment and clarified that it would now read, "To agree the proposals of the Independent Remuneration Plan, except the increase of 2% to the basic allowance for 2019/20, plus the Leader's pay rise for 2019/20, and that the money saved be directed to fight poverty in South Lakeland." Councillor James Airey indicated that he was content with the inclusion of the Leader's allowance within the amendment.
Councillor Archibald, however, did not accept this amendment either, maintaining that it was appropriate for Members to receive an allowance commensurate with the work that they carried out. He stressed that the Independent Remuneration Panel existed to provide advice on allowances and that it was entirely appropriate for councillors to receive these allowances, some in need of the money in order to carry out their role. He remained, however, content to direct his Leader's allowance to fight poverty in South Lakeland and suggested that, should Councillor Berry choose to also suggest that the Leader of the Opposition's allowance be included, then he would be happy to support this as well.
The Solicitor to the Council clarified that the current amendment was for the proposals of the Independent Remuneration Panel to be agreed, except the increase of 2% to the basic allowance for 2019/20, plus the Leader's allowance for 2019/20, and that the money saved be directed to fight poverty in South Lakeland. Having taken advice from the Finance Team, she pointed out that it would not be possible to ring-fence the money saved and that it would be put back into the Council budget in the usual manner.
Councillors Andrew Jarvis, Jonathan Brook, Vicky Hughes, Vivienne Rees and Matt Severn all spoke against the proposed amendment for a number of reasons. It was felt inappropriate for the money to be hypothecated from one source to another; there were Members who had little other income; it should be left to individual Members to decide on how to use their increase; and Members worked hard for their resident, some using their allowances for the good of their communities.
A vote was taken on the proposed amendment, which was lost.
Prior to a vote being taken on Councillor Archibald's substantive motion, he sought further clarification from the Solicitor to the Council with regard to the possibility of an amendment for the Leader's allowance to be directed to fight poverty. The Solicitor to the Council said that such an amendment could be moved, however, reiterated that it was not possible to ring fence funds. Councillor Archibald wished to make it clear that this had been his intent.
RESOLVED - That the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel and the Members' Allowance Scheme for 2019/20, as attached at Appendix B of the Panel Report, be adopted with effect from 1 April 2019.


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Cremation has become the preferred method of disposal in Britain. Approximately 72% of all recorded deaths are now followed by cremation. All Christian denominations, including the Roman Catholic Church, allow cremation. Cremation is also acceptable to Sikhs, Hindus, Parsees and Buddhists, but Orthodox Jews and Muslims forbid it.
Many people choose to appoint a funeral director to assist them with making their funeral and cremation arrangements, and are very grateful for their expertise and services. Funeral directors can give advice on all the procedures and documents needed to register the death.
Some people, however, for a variety of reasons, do not wish to use a funeral director and we can assist in facilitating this. They may feel that passing the body of a loved one over to a stranger is wrong, or some feel that personally organising a funeral is their final tribute to the deceased person. Others may simply wish to save money by doing everything themselves. For such 'Personalised' or 'Independent' funerals, arrangers use their own vehicles or suitable transport in lieu of a hearse.
We hope you find the following information useful, whether you decide to use a funeral director or not.
Your appointed funeral director or a member of the Bereavement Services Team can help you ensure that you have correctly completed all of the relevant paperwork ahead of the burial.
At a minimum of 3 working days before a cremation (unless for cultural purposes), we need to be in possession of a fully completed Cremation Application form, a green disposal certificate and two Medical Certificates (Form 4 & 5) or a coroners certificate and, if you are using one of our chapels, a Memorial Service Preliminary Form.
We have a choice of 2 chapel at Cambridge Crematorium, the smaller East Chapel and the larger West Chapel. Please click here for more information.
We can also offer families and friends the option of holding a funeral service for their loved one at Newmarket Road Chapel, in the grounds of Cambridge City Cemetery. Once the service ends and the families and friends have left the chapel, attendants will transport the deceased in the council's private ambulance to the crematorium. For further information about holding a funeral service at Newmarket Road Chapel, please contact our Bereavement Services Team.
How long is a funeral?
At Cambridge Crematorium, our funeral services have a maximum length of 30 minutes. We have 15 minute intervals between each of our funeral times in order for our chapel attendants to prepare the chapel for you.
If you are having a service elsewhere and then coming to us for a committal only, you still have use of the chapel for 30 minutes, although you may finish sooner.
It is also possible to arrange a cremation with no funeral service at all. As a mark of respect for the deceased, the coffin will still be accepted through one of our chapels.
What music can we play?
We obtain our music through an external supplier called Wesley Media. They have an extensive library of tracks to choose from and are able to source some tracks which are not currently in their library if required.
If you are using a funeral director, please inform them of your choices so that they can made sure it will be available for you. If you are not using a funeral director, please inform us of your choice and we will order it on your behalf.