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Detroit to resume water shutoffs this month
Tyler Van Dyke
Detroit, the poorest large city in America, is set to resume mass water shutoffs for tens of thousands of households in the coming weeks.
Residents who are 60 days behind or owing $150 or more on their water bills will have shutoff notices placed on their doors beginning May 11. They will be allowed only 10 days to pay their bills or file for assistance before their water is turned off.
City officials have said that as many as 25,000 households are behind on their water bills. Assuming an average household size of three, the shutoffs could affect more than ten percent of the city's population.
Last year, more than 30,000 households had their water service disconnected. The city temporarily suspended shutoffs over the winter, as cold temperatures made them impracticable.
The city has already begun shutting off water service to 8,000 accounts it claims are receiving water illegally.
Detroit's water shutoff policy is intimately connected with the city's bankruptcy, which slashed retirees' health care and pension benefits while privatizing city services and handing over public assets to well-connected speculators.
The bankruptcy paved the way for the spin-off of the city's water department to a regional authority, in preparation for its ultimate privatization. This process has been accompanied by a draconian program of water shutoffs and rate increases aimed at making the future water authority attractive to investors.
This year, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department announced a rate increase of 3.4 percent for Detroit residents, including a 16 percent increase for the sewerage portion of the bill. The surrounding municipalizes will have water rate increases of as much as 12 percent.
Detroit's water shutoff policy has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, which declared that "Disconnection of water services because of failure to pay due to lack of means constitutes a violation of the human right to water and other international human rights."
In a stunning example of Orwellean doublespeak, DWSD Director Sue McCormick said in a statement last month that the goal of the water department was "to make sure that our customers can keep their water on."
Gary Brown, the city's chief operating officer, told the Detroit Free Press that assistance is available to anyone who needs it. He declared, "The bottom line is whether you are in that [shutoff] category or not, you need to come in and get on a payment plan." Brown added, "Then you will be assured that your water will not be cut off."
He did not mention the fact that while the total amount of unpaid water bills in the city is estimated at $42 million, only some $4.2 million is available in relief. Mathematics dictates that the available funds will only help a small share of those in need, leaving the rest without one of the most fundamental requirements of civilized life.
The Detroit News noted that the assistance program has received only 3,800 applicants since August, a fraction of the tens of thousands of households whose water was shut off during that time. Only half of the applications were approved. Furthermore, more than 30 percent of qualified households have been unable to make payments, placing them in danger of shutoff.
Facing widespread criticism of the completely inadequate assistance program, the Duggan administration introduced certain tweaks to its rules, including raising the maximum balance covered by the assistance program. However, none of this changes the fact that the resources provided are woefully inadequate to the need, and that tens of thousands of households will inevitably be left without water as a result.
Officials are also working on a new income-based assistance program, with the collaboration of various community and civil rights groups, to be rolled out in July under the new Great Lakes Water Authority. But even this program would offer a pittance in aid: $6 million, or slightly more than is currently available.
Last year, US bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled against a challenge to the city's water shutoff policy, declaring that there is no "fundamental enforceable right to free or affordable water… Just as there is no such affordable right to other necessities of life such as shelter, food and medical care."
As the WSWS had warned, the decision to carry out mass water shutoffs in Detroit has set a precedent for other cities throughout the United States. Earlier this year, the city of Baltimore announced that it would begin shutting off water to as many as 25,000 residents.
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International Compliance Training Views and Blogs : The Risk Based Approach to Money Laundering- Seriously Wounded, Dying or Dead?
So the UK's lead regulator the Financial Conduct Authority has pulled its list of High Risk Countries. The previously unpublished list of 95 countries was published on July 18 following a freedom of information request in early July.
According to who you listen to there are between 191-196 Countries in the world, so nearly half of the world is high risk according to the FCA. Nor have the FCA have been willing to disclose the criteria for this assessment (we are told however that this list is not purely driven by Money Laundering risk). If the Regulator won't show their workings, is it fair that they expect firms to clearly detail the rationale for their risk assessments?
The Government of the Cayman Islands has complained to the FCA that the inclusion of the Caymans was inappropriate and unfair given the level of regulation on the island, and the Caymans rating for AML risk by various international agencies.
This recent development raises some interesting issues. The Risk Based Approach (RBA) clearly requires firms to undertake a risk assessment of their own customers, products, services, jurisdictional exposure and delivery channels. The rationale is that no one understands a firm's business better than the firm itself. However as we have seen with a spate of UK enforcement cases (e.g. Habib Bank AG Zurich, Alpari Ltd, Standard Bank) these risk assessments must be based on a range of credible internal sources and not wholly subjective judgements. The whole rationale of the RBA is based on the concept that firms can make their own assessments and design controls proportionate to the risk they have identified.
What we are seeing now is firms being asked to play a game overseen by a referee who has a rule book that they are not prepared to disclose.
The FCA's Financial Crime: A Guide forFirms is another example of the tension between the RBA, and the emergence of prescriptive rule making by stealth. The consolidated thematic reviews of financial crime issues, with their examples of good and poor practice have been criticised by many in the Industry as becoming a de facto compliance checklists. The FCA has denied it is using these lists as a formal checklist but there remain many practitioners convinced they are the benchmark that will be used during monitoring visits.
To be fair to the regulator they are trying to raise standards and achieve fairness in consistency in the regulated sector, but if the RBA is really going to work, firms must be given the freedom to adopt proportionate controls and exercise a degree of subjective judgement. Unless those subjective judgments are clearly irrational or not capable of justification regulators must be willing to accept that there will be differences of opinion. At the end of the day firms must be allowed to manage their own risks with the boundaries of common sense.


When you put together panels comprised of Fortune 500 and multi-national business leaders, innovative technology providers and NGOs who analyze the environmental impacts of how businesses operate, you get the opportunity to find out what's working, what needs to change, and how to move towards those ideals. We're highlighting some of the conversations and questions that were discussed at the GSC's 3T Summit that took place in NYC on November 7th and hope it provides insight into the dynamic responses of multiple industries to positively contribute to more sustainable supply chain practices.
Opening Remarks by Wanda Lopuch, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, Global Sourcing Council Technology, Transparency, Trust: the 3T Summit (#GSCTTT18), presented by the Global Sourcing Council (GSC) in collaboration with Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv, was part of the GSC's thought-leadership series addressing major issues in today's supply chains.
Research conducted by CSB Research Scholars, and Tensie Whelan, Director of the CSB. The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business framework monetizes the benefits of sustainable practices. This framework can be applied to practices throughout an organization that have already been implemented, are currently in development, or for future projects.
At GSC's 3T Summit, Maureen Kline, Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability for Pirelli Tire North America, participated in a conversation entitled, "Challenges and Opportunities for Responsible Sourcing as the Rules of International Trade Change," with GSC Board Member and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan and CO., Noel Smyth. Read Pirelli's 2017 Annual Sustainability Report here.
These highlights feature a recap of the 3T Summit, consisting of photos, academia biography's of the panelists and information about the event!


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iPod Touch Gaming Ad Shakes Things Up
Friday December 12, 2008 9:23 am PST by Arnold Kim
Adage points to a major new ad campaign from Apple which is currently running on http://games.yahoo.com/. Apple's latest web ad goes outside the usual bounds of traditional banner ads by affecting other portions of Yahoo's page (the ad must be initiated by the visitor).
Apple's newest online ad has a pretty cool media placement -- something that we're starting to see more and more. Its agency, TBWA/Media Arts Lab, created an iPhone ad for Yahoo Games, where the iPhone action -- in this case, gameplay -- begins to move all the elements on the page.
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Besides the uniqueness of ad placement, it also demonstrates that Apple is continuing to push the iPod Touch as a gaming platform. Games continue to be the largest portion of the App Store and one iPhone game (Fieldrunners) was even chosen by Time Magazine as one of the Top 10 games of 2008. TouchArcade.com covers the emerging iPhone and iPod Touch gaming scene which has seen some recent notable releases including Dropship (Ngmoco), Hero of Sparta (Gameloft), and Centipede (Atari).
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With this thought in mind English Poem Recitation Competition was organised at Junior Wing. The students of Grade 2, 3, 4 & 5 participated with great zest and zeal. The students recited beautiful and thought provoking poems with proper pronunciation and intonation. They used props to make their poems alive. The rest of the students of Grade 2 to 5 participated in the Recitation Activity conducted in their classes by the respective class teachers.


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Amid consternation in Israel, Teva shuts down Netanyahu's request to keep Jerusalem plant open
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Dec 20, 2017 10:37am
About 320 workers are expected to lose their jobs at Teva's Jerusalem plant in 2018, with another 500 to be let go in 2019 when the facility closes.
Thanks for the advice, but no thanks. That's what Teva told Israeli officials Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged the debt-laden drugmaker to keep open its manufacturing facility in Jerusalem in the wake of last week's announcement of stunning cuts worldwide.
In a meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Teva CEO Kare Schultz continued to commit to keeping Teva's headquarters in Israel but said that if the company doesn't take drastic steps to improve its financial condition it could be the target of a takeover, CNBC reported.
The company plans to trim its global workforce by more than a quarter, 14,000 jobs, and shutter or sell a number of offices and plants. Thousands of those layoffs are targeted in Israel.
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About 320 workers are expected to lose their jobs at the Jerusalem plant in 2018, with another 500 to be let go in 2019 when the facility closes. Netanyahu had proposed shuttering plants in Ireland instead, where Teva isn't a "symbol" as it is in Israel, Globes reported Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, Teva is unable to consent to the request of the prime minister and ministers and avoid the closure of the plant in Jerusalem and the company will continue in the phased closure of the plant by the end of 2019," Schultz told CNBC, following a meeting with Netanyahu and other ministers.
RELATED: As Israel strikes to protest layoffs, it's déjà vu for Teva on a larger scale
Protests in Israel over the Teva cuts began Sunday and disrupted activity at most of the company's sites in Israel, the news organization said.
Teva has been dogged by $35 billion in debt it assumed as part of its acquisition of Allergan's Actavis generic drug business for $40.5 billion. The timing of that deal proved disastrous: It came as U.S. prices for generic drugs slid and competition to Teva's blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone stepped up.
Following the meeting Tuesday, Netanyahu said Schultz had proposed working with the government to train workers and find other employment for most of those at the Jerusalem site.
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ST JAMES THE GREAT LOCKED OUT: SETTLEMENT REACHED IN NEWPORT BEACH
Making All Things New:
St. James the Great Episcopal Church and the Redeemer Center for Diocesan Ministries
Key principles:
— The church's sudden closing hurt the people of St. James. Their leaders countenanced hurtful statements and tactics. This cycle of hurt strained relationships in the diocese. We will end the cycle by sharing our narratives openly and honestly, using reconciliation in relationship to rediscover our unity and purpose as a diocesan family in Christ.
— The diocese will continue to engage in discernment about mission and ministry in south Orange County. The diocese has no plans to sell the church. The diocese reserves the right to make whatever decisions about its resources that it may think best for the glory of God and in service of God's people.
— While this reconciliation and discernment work goes on, the people of St. James should be able to worship in the church and experience renewal and inspiration from the celebration of Holy Eucharist and service to God's people in community. St. James pledges to participate fully in the work of diocesan reconciliation and discernment and abide by their outcomes.
— The diocese will use a portion of the facility as the Redeemer Center for Diocesan Ministries. Tenancy will be at the bishop's discretion. The bishop will oversee its work, and those leading its justice, outreach, service, or spirituality ministries will report to the bishop.
— Once St. James has been granted mission status, it will be invited to resume use of the church. Once Bishop Taylor, by the grace of God, is diocesan bishop, he intends to name Canon Voorhees as vicar. All understand that vicars and bishop's wardens serve at the discretion of their bishops and that bishops, as rectors of mission churches, oversee all their operations, mission, and ministry. Once formed and seated, the St. James Bishop's Committee and wardens will enter into a standard letter of agreement with the vicar, requiring the signature of the bishop.
Until this preparatory work is complete, the diocese may reopen the church for weekly celebrations of Holy Eucharist by supply clergy. Bishop Taylor and Canon Voorhees will be among those on the rota.
The diocese and St. James will diligently observe all canonical and diocesan requirements and procedures governing mission churches. St. James understands that the proposed 2018 Mission Share Fund budget for mission churches is fully obligated for the sake of communities where the need is great. The diocese will do all it can to assist St. James in restarting.
— St. James will stop using communications strategists and social media to advocate in connection with its relationship to the diocese. The diocese and St. James hereby repudiate all past and future anonymous correspondence sent on their behalves. If those responsible for Save St. James The Great wish it to persist as a non-profit organization, they will change its name and devote it to a religious or charitable purpose.
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Die Gemeinde wird von Danizy im Norden, Versigny im Osten, Fressancourt im Südosten, Bertaucourt-Epourdon im Südwesten sowie Charmes im Westen umgeben.

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Top 10 YouTubers in Pakistan 2022
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Top 10 YouTubers in Pakistan 2022 Many people in Pakistan launch a YouTube channel. But those that stay constant and demonstrate their perseverance and passion take the lead on this platform. Famous Pakistani YouTubers have contributed to the company's success. Many Pakistanis Youtubers launched their channel while staying at home in 2023 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Home-based chefs' recipes, entertainment, beauty product unboxing videos, pranks, entertainment, tech videos, and a variety of other high-quality material have gained popularity during this time, allowing YouTubers to get more subscribers and monetize their channels in a short period.
Here are top 10 pakistani youtubers
1 – Kitchen With Amna\'s cooking
Subscriber: 4.08 M
Amna Riaz is one of Pakistan\'s most popular female YouTubers, and she is the first Pakistani woman to obtain the YouTube Gold Play Button. Her channel is known as Kitchen with Amna, and it features her cooking knowledge and very delicious meals that are easy to make. She began her YouTube channel in 2016, and since then, she has amassed 47 million views and over 3.71 million subscribers, making her Pakistan's most subscribed female YouTuber. In the list of Top 10 Pakistani YouTubers, she is on top.
P 4 Pakao, Nadir Ali
Subscriber 3.61M
Nadir Ali is the king of entertainment and the creator of P 4 Pakao. Pakistan's most popular YouTube channel. For the past three years. It has evolved into an entertainment channel. It was also the first independent Pakistani channel to reach a million subscribers or followers.
He does, however, hold the distinction for being the first to reach 2 million YouTube subscribers. His pranks and humor troll the internet and memes demonstrate an interest in covering his work. For his P 4 Pakao channel, he currently has 3.49 million subscribers.
Nadir Ali is dedicated to his profession; he started his YouTube channel approximately six years ago and now has millions of followers on YouTube and Facebook, where his videos are popular, and many of them go viral. According to reports, Nadir Ali earns more than Rs.50 million every year from his YouTube channel.
3 – Asad Memon – Food Fusion
Subscriber: 3.55
Asad Memon has a professional, easy, and distinctive cooking channel that showcases tasty recipes on YouTube. The channel\' Food Fusion\' is popular on Pakistani YouTubers and on Facebook, where people are flocking to try out its dishes. Asad Memon started this channel to teach people how to create different recipes step by step while watching videos. Meanwhile, the concept of making videos primarily without words by simply mentioning ingredients and stages has made it a lot easier for people to keep track of all the ingredients and cooking steps. This internet culinary program is well-liked by people of all ages, not just in Pakistan but throughout the world. Asad and Saima, co-owners of a company with a similar name, have established a wonderful local brand around their food as well as their YouTube recipes.
4 – Mubashir Saddique – Food Secrets of the Village
Subscribe: 3.23 M
Mubashir Saddique should be on your Top 10 Pakistan Youtubers to Follow list if you\'re seeking some quality stuff. He is a food vlogger that operates the Community Food Secrets Youtube channel, where he highlights the simple lifestyle that is widespread in his village. His videos are unique in that he cooks with modest wooden and handcrafted tools. What's more fascinating is that he raises his vegetables and explains to his viewers how people in rural employ primitive cooking methods while sharing famous traditional recipes, making him a popular Pakistani Youtuber with a large following.
5 – Qasim Ali Shah
Qasim Ali Shah is a highly accomplished motivational speaker, influencer, trainer, author, and well-known public speaker from Pakistan. His YouTube channel, which he runs under his name, features various motivational and educational films about how to change your life. He also offers training sessions, making him Pakistan's most popular YouTuber in the educational category. He also operates a nonprofit organization known as the "Qasim Ali Shah Foundation," and his videos have aided many people in pursuing their dreams.
6 – Shoaib Akhtar
Subscriber: 2.72M
He maintains his funny demeanor on YouTube. However, we can see him speaking largely in Urdu in several of his recordings, which are intend for a local audience. He covers all elements of Pakistani and international cricket in his writings. He also conducts interviews with well-known cricketers, and the channel is one of Pakistan's fastest-growing since we all love cricket.
7 – Ducky Bhai – Saad ur Rehman
Subscribe 2.75M
Saad ur Rehman, often known as Ducky Bhai, is a popular male Youtuber in the Comedy genre. He primarily posts short comedic skits on his Youtube account, which he also goes by the name Ducky Bhai. His humorous PUBG gaming videos, which are immensely entertaining and interact with other players openly, are fan favourites. He\'s also known for prank calls and other videos that feature smart and off-beat comedic remarks. His roast videos propelled him to fame on YouTube at first. He is number 7 on the top 10 Pakistani YouTubers list.
8 – Asad Ali TV
Subscribers 2.16M
Pakistani tech analyst Asad Ali TV also provides tech reviews. In his YouTube videos, he talks about IT audits, guidance, and deceptions daily. Among Asad Ali\'s many advantages is that he posts recordings in simple Urdu, which draws local and cross-border viewers alike. Local web-based media and social media success story Asad Ali of Faisalabad, Pakistan, has heralded as an example of overcoming adversity. When asked about the advantages of online media, he described how Pakistanis might benefit from it in an interview with Pakistan Television.
9 – Shahmeer Abbas
subscribers on YouTube: 1.62M
Local star Shahmeer is sweeping the internet, including all social media platforms, with his dancing moves and prank flicks, in which he pranks random people on the street and has become a household. As a result, one of the fastest-growing Pakistani Youtubers.
10 – Awesamo Family
Subscribers 1.48 million
There is a well-known entertainment channel known as Khujlee Family called Awesome Family. As a result, all of their content focuses on their You can learn something from them and have a good time at the same time. Awsome Family is on number 10 of Top 10 Pakistani YouTubers list.
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Trial opens for Vancouver couple accused of imprisoning boys
Pair say closed room was safe place; state says they found kids inconvenient
By Laura McVicker
Published: May 21, 2012, 5:00pm
This image shows two children confined in John Eckhart and Alayna Higdon's apartment. Their faces have been blurred to protect their identities. An unblurred image was entered into evidence in Clark County Superior Court.
John Eckhart listens to his attorney, Jon McMullen, Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Photo
"Convenience, computer games and extended smoke breaks" are what led a Vancouver couple to imprison two young autistic boys in a dark room for hours on end, a deputy prosecutor told jurors on Monday.
When an apartment maintenance worker conducted a routine premises check and found the children, "he didn't observe the boys doing anything to harm themselves. There was no damage to property, no reason for these boys to be kept in the room," Deputy Prosecutor Dustin Richardson said.
However, the defense suggested the child-proofing was intended to protect severely autistic boys who routinely harmed themselves, including bashing their heads through windows, jumping from furniture and wandering from the apartment.
The confinement was "not a matter of convenience, but a matter of safety," said Jon McMullen, one of two defense attorneys.
The opening statements came on the first day of the trial of John Eckhart, 31, and Alayna Higdon, 27. The couple are charged with unlawful imprisonment of Eckhart's sons, ages 5 and 7, between Oct. 1, 2010, and April 12, 2011.
Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis is presiding over the trial, which is expected at last through Thursday.
The case hinges on whether Eckhart and Higdon deliberately imprisoned the boys, or whether they took reasonable safety precautions because of the boys' autism. Autism is defined as a complex developmental disability that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in social interaction and communication skills.
The prosecution and defense plan to call psychologists with opposing views on what is reasonable restraint.
Richardson said Eckhart was known to take hours-long smoking breaks every day, as the boys were watched by their older brother, who was 9. Eckhart also was known to play video games during the day, Richardson said. Higdon, a college student, was away from home most days.
The boys were kept in the room during meal times and let out only for treats and a daily bath, the deputy prosecutor said. There were no toys in the bedroom, no light and only a child-sized race car bed without bedding.
Richardson said he planned to present evidence that the boys are now able to function properly without being locked up. The elder of the two is in a foster home, while the younger lives with his biological mother in Tillamook, Ore.
"He's easily redirected and doing quite well," Richardson said of the youngest boy, while saying the older has a more severe form of autism, but is faring better than he had at home.
In his opening statement, McMullen told jurors that the boys were locked in the room for their safety, and that the makeshift cage door was Eckhart's last-ditch effort at increasing the child safety of the house.
McMullen said his client tried less-restrictive measures, such as using a baby gate, but the boys could easily escape and were known to wander from the apartment at night.
He said psychologists will testify that the makeshift gate was appropriate considering the boys' risk to themselves.
"On its face, a concept of a gate — a big baby gate — for kids to see and hear is not a problem," McMullen said.
In his opening statement for Higdon, defense attorney Brian Walker reiterated McMullen's defense. Walker said the boys had the mental and emotional maturity of a 1- and 2-year-old and required the added measures.
"Child-proofing doesn't end with kids like that," Walker said. "It continues."
What Eckhart had constructed was wire shelving bolted so that it covered the entire doorway and locked in the middle with a carabiner-type latch. Police described it as a cage-like door.
The terms "cage" and "cage-like door" drew exasperation from the defense during a pretrial hearing Monday morning. McMullen asked the judge not to allow witnesses to use the term.
"There was no cage. This was just a bedroom with a modified door," McMullen said. "It was something that one police officer coined and the media latched on to."
The judge told McMullen he wasn't going to micromanage what words each witness used.
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My precious trouble makers keep me on my toes. Unfortunately, I told them it was Mother's Day yesterday, but they didn't quite understand. They gave me some presents, just not what I was hoping for ;) So, my day started off with Stella running away from me (we were at our WV property for the weekend) which means I had to chase her down. Fortunately she listened when I called her. Then, we proceeded to have breakfast, which they inhaled in mere seconds, as usual, and then I get the look like I cheated them on food.
Will and I packed up to head back home. In the course of packing, we noticed a nice bulldog stain on one of the beds and carpet. So, I got to scrub vomit. Then, before we could load up, they took their potty break. And Stella struck again. I had the joy of pulling the grass out of her hiney that was stuck (very carefully, of course).
Once in the car, we were serenaded by the many noises of three bulldogs...burps...snoring...and passing gas. Fortunately windows roll down so we can get breaths of fresh air!
They got all dirty and stinky playing around at camp, so the day couldn't end without the back breaking task of bathing ALL three of them. Then, that means you have to wash beds and blankets, and all the bulldogs stuff. I'm happy it smells like clean dogs around here.
I'm so blessed to be a bulldog mom. They can't say the words, but I know they love me :) They test my patience and my sanity some days, but life would be mighty boring (and quiet) without them.


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The lake is located deep within the Tatra National Park, and It is reached by foot in about two hours from the nearest road that allows motorized access. Many other tourists, including myself, opt to take the journey by horse-drawn cart, a large number of which are operated by the local Górale inhabitants.
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'Imitation Girl' | Film Review Imitation is Flattery
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With a high mind and a slow pace, Imitation Girl turns what would be a good film into a middling one that is fairly hard to recommend.
Imitation Girl saunters around with the best of science-fiction, in my opinion, because it introduces sci-fi elements into a world otherwise recognizably modern. While there is a lot to say about films that take the path of meticulous world-building (Blade Runner, for example), as is evident by the countless amounts of schlock released under the genre's banner, the ability to successfully build entire worlds that are convincing is a formidable, laudable feat very few can achieve, especially when production teams work without Hollywood budgets. So I am able to accommodate far less development on the world-building front in a film if there are significant developments on others. Such is the present case.
Written and directed by Natasha Kermani (Shattered, The Turing Love Affair), Imitation Girl opens with an extended shot of a simple sale of liquor, which proves a smart choice. The choice is smart because it establishes an atmosphere that is quiet and unhurried and on the edge of safety, almost lonely, sensations that will be repeatedly felt throughout. Not only this, the opening also allows for sudden small changes in tone — which will also occur throughout — as following the sale we see the delinquent who bought the liquor set up to have the shock of his life when the sky opens up and out falls… well, something not exactly terrestrial. The impact is obfuscated, but what we know is that ooze seeps over a lady's magazine now abandoned by the boy and that this ooze begins to linger over the name Julianna Fox.
Julianna Fox is an adult film actress. She spends her days going from film sets to stripper joints and back to film sets again. She has become accustomed to a certain humdrum involved with the work. In one telling scene she zones out and is asked by the director if she needs something in particular to happen in order to work. She does her work and carries on with her day. Later, from a chance meeting outside of work while going about her day, we learn that Julianna knows how to play the piano, or at least she did. It reminds her that she was once going somewhere with her life, somewhere she would still like to go if she could. As played by Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman, Jug Face), Julianna seems to have forgotten much more about life than most people will ever learn.
It's what she's forgotten about life that is, in fact, the subject of Imitation Girl. To teach this lesson, the film's genius is to introduce an element into the world that is stripped of humanity and has to build that humanity from the ground up. How would it look to have someone start their life in the middle? Would they be able to make it? Would they be better for having started in the middle? Would there be a revolutionary conversion for the rest of us? What would be the person's assimilation time back to normal? I, for one, do not have those answers. But I will add to those questions one of my own: Must fatigue and depression inevitably set in?
That Carter is able to play the inexperienced alien character, the Imitation Girl, convincingly and with distinction from the adult actress Julianna Fox is a satisfying feat because, while the original Juliana grows more despondent with life, the imitating Juliana must become more enthralled, more appreciative. Sure, the imitation may resemble a child from time to time, but as we grow older many of us remember that in the selfish forgetfulness that is our childhoods, we were able to enjoy the moments before us and were able to create without limits. Childhood in the body of an adult makes us wish hopelessly to return again to such moments so that we may feel again such unparalleled simplicity. Sometimes, even, as is the case in this film, to be in the presence of childhood innocence makes us better people. Of course, these desires to return to the past must be only an intermittent indulgence. Julianna did not learn that lesson. She has made enjoyable things unenjoyable because she has engaged with them immoderately.
But things are not all bad in the present, and it is the appreciation for life coming from the imitating Julianna that leads to the very interesting conclusion, which I will not ruin. Of note, however, is the way in which knowledge is presented variably in the film. If we knew more than we know now, would we be in a better place in our lives? Could we find true love and beauty in the world? How would we behave if we were ignorant of the exploitative nature and the evil intention of some? Would good things follow? These are interesting considerations to make when we understand that knowledge is traditionally treated as if it were a cure-all to our troubles, that if we were but a tad more knowledgeable all things could be made right. Here, in this film, that notion is not presented as if true. The message seems more that knowledge should not be gained haphazardly. Such a wise pronouncement must also be accounted a feat.
The greatest setback for this film, however, is its too deliberate pacing has the potential to confuse and has more than a little potential to suck the life right out of scenes that are otherwise good viewing. This reality must be considered before making the decision to see this film, because depending on one's personal tolerance, Imitation Girl may be a terrible encumbrance despite its many engaging themes.
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Here all important changes and additions are listed.
Changes can now be seen under git-History. But please be patient, as this changes will not be uploaded immediately. We prefer to check them before uploading. So this can take some days!
Incipits now use the svg-format (vector image) and therefore look more beautiful, especially if enlargened.
Two new, small manuscripts for baroque lute added: Concertino (unknown origin, possibly Czech) and Fundamenta per Lieutho.
Both Radolt ensemble books for 1. lute and 2. and 3. lute added.
More than 400 manuscripts and prints are listed now. The site will be continuously updated.
Manuscript for Baroque lute D-RpAN62 added.
Many manuscripts and prints for Rennaissance lute are added (partly not yet with incipits).
New manuscripts copy of the Leipzig Kohaut Divertimento und Lute concertos by Kohaut added.
New manuscripts Egger 1766, a manuscript in private possession for mandora and lute with many ensemble pieces - the ensemble parts are missing - and US-Rm Ms. 186, a manuscript with accords nouveaux, added.
New manuscript Wemyss Manuskript added.
Livre du Luth PL-Wn396 is now online.
New manuskript Herrn Deckerts Geistliche Lieder (Chorals by Mr. Deckert) added.
Added new manuscripts S-Lu ms Wenster G34 and S-Lu ms Wenster G37.
Barbe-manuscript (F-PnVmb-7) is available online now.
New manuscript Romanesca - 2 Suites for Baroque lute, D-LEm III.12.16 added.
New manuscript Partie in B Major by Lauffensteiner added. This manuscript stems from the Harrach library and was possessed by Robert Spencer.


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package fi.ill.gremlin.audio;

import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.player.AudioPlayer;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.player.event.AudioEventAdapter;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.track.AudioTrack;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.track.AudioTrackEndReason;
import fi.ill.gremlin.commands.AuthoredAudioTrack;
import fi.ill.gremlin.commands.Music;
import fi.ill.gremlin.commands.SkipData;
import net.dv8tion.jda.core.EmbedBuilder;
import net.dv8tion.jda.core.events.message.MessageReceivedEvent;

import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;

/**
 * @author MinnDevelopment, DV8FromTheWorld, haze
 * @since 3/26/2017
 */
public class TrackScheduler extends AudioEventAdapter {
    final AudioPlayer player;
    public Queue<AuthoredAudioTrack> queue;
    public AuthoredAudioTrack current;
    public MessageReceivedEvent event;
    AudioTrack lastTrack;
    private boolean repeating = false;

    /**
     * @param player The audio player this scheduler uses
     */
    public TrackScheduler(AudioPlayer player, MessageReceivedEvent event) {
        this.player = player;
        this.event = event;
        this.queue = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
    }

    public void queue(AuthoredAudioTrack info) {
        Music.getSkipMap().put(info, new SkipData(Music.GLOBAL_SKIPS_REQUIRED, new ArrayList<>()));
        Music.getSkipMap().entrySet().parallelStream().forEach(e -> System.out.printf("%s - %s\n", e.getKey(), e.getValue()));
        Boolean val = player.startTrack(info.getTrack(), true);
        if (!val) {
            queue.add(info);
        } else {
            this.current = info;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Start the next track, stopping the current one if it is playing.
     */
    public void nextTrack() {
        // Start the next track, regardless of if something is already playing or not. In case queue was empty, we are
        // giving null to startTrack, which is a valid argument and will simply stop the player.
        AuthoredAudioTrack data = queue.poll();
        if (data != null) {
            Music.getSkipMap().remove(this.current);
            player.startTrack(data.getTrack(), false);
            this.current = data;
        } else {
            this.current = null;
            player.startTrack(null, false);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onTrackEnd(AudioPlayer player, AudioTrack track, AudioTrackEndReason endReason) {
        this.lastTrack = track;
        // Only start the next track if the end reason is suitable for it (FINISHED or LOAD_FAILED)
        if (endReason.mayStartNext) {
            if (repeating)
                player.startTrack(lastTrack.makeClone(), false);
            else
                nextTrack();
            AudioTrack curTrack = player.getPlayingTrack();
            event.getChannel().sendMessage(new EmbedBuilder().setDescription(String.format("Now playing: **%s - %s** [%s]", curTrack.getInfo().title, curTrack.getInfo().author, Music.formatDuration(Duration.ofMillis(curTrack.getDuration())))).build());
        }

        if (endReason == AudioTrackEndReason.FINISHED && this.queue.isEmpty()) {
            event.getChannel().sendMessage(new EmbedBuilder().setDescription("Finished playing! Leaving...").build());
            event.getGuild().getAudioManager().setSendingHandler(null);
            event.getGuild().getAudioManager().closeAudioConnection();
        }

    }

    public boolean isRepeating() {
        return repeating;
    }

    public void setRepeating(boolean repeating) {
        this.repeating = repeating;
    }

    public void shuffle() {
        Collections.shuffle((List<?>) queue);
    }
}

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Q: Installed django on hostgator(shared), but it's giving 404 error instead of showing Welcome page I have installed Django on Hostgator shared plan.
I am able to access to mydomain.ca/admin (actually mydomain.ca/index.fcgi/admin), and able to login as superuser.
However, when I go to mydomain.ca, it displays

Page not found (404)
  Request Method: GET
  Request URL:    http://mydomain.ca/index.fcgi/
  Using the URLconf defined in src.urls, Django tried these URL patterns, in this order:
  ^admin/
  The current URL, , didn't match any of these.
  You're seeing this error because you have DEBUG = True in your Django settings file. Change that to False, and Django will display a standard 404 page.

If I'm correct, it should show "It worked!" website instead, since I have not added anything to my app yet.
I have followed the tutorial on http://support.hostgator.co.m/articles/django-with-fastcgi
My .htaccess looks exactly same as the one in the tutorial, and my index.fcgi looks like
.#!/home/user/mydjango/bin/python
import os
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, "/home/user/mydjango/source")
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'src.settings'
from django.core.servers.fastcgi import runfastcgi
runfastcgi(method="threaded", daemonize="false")
Could anyone assist me to solve this problem?
Thank you!

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M (13-11, 6-6 SEC) concludes a three-match road swing and junior outside hitter Hollann Hans aims for her 1,000th career kill when the Aggies take on the 25th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (19-5, 10-2 SEC) Sunday in Knoxville. First serve is at 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) at Thompson-Boling Arena, and the match will be televised on ESPNU.
Texas A&M is coming off a 3-1 victory at Auburn on Wednesday in which Hans had 24 kills to give her 996 for her career. The match ended the Aggies' stretch of five consecutive five-set matches played and also snapped A&M's four-match losing skid.
Tennessee is riding a five-match winning streak, a streak that began with a 3-2 victory at Texas A&M on Oct. 19. The Lady Vols, whose only two conference losses have been to league-leader Kentucky, are coming off a 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-23) victory at Ole Miss on Friday, putting Tennessee in a tie with Florida for second place in the SEC standings.
Volleyball fans across the nation will be tuned into the match as the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee reveals a top 10 listing during the match. The reveal will give a first glance at potential teams competing for top seed positions in the upcoming 2018 Division I Women's Volleyball Championship tournament.
· Texas A&M holds a 10-7 lead in the all-time series, which began in 1982.
· A&M has never lost an SEC match in Knoxville, where the Aggies are 4-0 since joining the league in 2012.
· A&M is 5-3 all-time in contests held in Knoxville.
· A&M is 5-3 against Tennessee in matches played in College Station, including 4-2 in SEC matches only.
· In the most recent meeting, Tennessee held on to a 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12) victory against Texas A&M on Oct. 19 in College Station to snap an eight-match losing skid against the Aggies. It was the Lady Vols' first victory over the Aggies since Oct. 19, 2012, at Reed Arena in the teams' first meeting as SEC foes.
· In the most recent meeting, A&M outside hitter Hollann Hans led all players with 22 kills as well as a personal-best 21 digs to record the only 20-20 of her career. Outside hitter Brookah Palmer had a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs, and setter Camille Conner also added a double-double with 54 assists and 12 digs and also contributed a match-high and career-high seven blocks. Opposite hitter Samantha Sanders pitched in 11 kills to tie her season high. A&M libero Amy Houser and defensive specialist Allison Fields finished with 14 digs apiece.
· Tessa Grubbs, who returned to the lineup for the first time since Sept. 28, led the Lady Vols with 19 kills, and Erica Treiber and Addisyn Rowe added 12 kills each.
· Tennessee narrowly outhit A&M, .202 to .195. A&M led in kills (66-61), but committed a season-high 30 attack errors. The Aggies also led in assists (65-57), digs (80-76), and blocks, 11 to 9.5.
· A&M, playing its second consecutive five-set match and it fifth five-setter in SEC play, took an 11-10 lead in the final set, but A&M's 12th service error of the night tied the score for the final time and marked the start of a 4-0 run that put the Lady Vols at match point, 14-11. Hans kept A&M alive with a kill, but Grubbs answered with a kill to seal the win for Tennessee.
· Texas A&M is in sixth place in the SEC standings with a 6-6 conference record.
· Three of A&M's four matches against ranked opponents have been decided in five sets, including narrow 3-2 SEC losses against No. 11 Florida, No. 15 Kentucky and No. 24 Missouri.
· The 3-1 victory at Auburn on Wednesday ended a streak of five consecutive five-set matches played by the Aggies.
· With six conference matches remaining, A&M has already played a program-record eight SEC five-set matches this season, surpassing the previous record of six five-set matches played in both the 2012 and 2014 SEC seasons.
· Five of A&M's six conference losses have been in five-set matches.
· A&M has played 98 sets this season and has already surpassed the 88 total sets played in the entire 2017 season.
· For the season, A&M is 6-2 in three-set matches, 4-2 in four-set matches and 3-7 in five set matches.
· In SEC matches only, A&M is 2-0 in three-set matches, 1-1 in four-set matches and 3-5 in five-set matches.
· Texas A&M is 3-3 in SEC away matches and 3-7 in all true road matches this season.
· A&M is outhitting its opponents, .229 to .199 in all matches and .226 to .220 in SEC matches only.
· A&M fell from 78 to 86 in the most recent NCAA RPI (rating percentage index), released on Monday.
· Hollann Hans has 996 career kills and needs only four more kills to become the 19th player in program history to join the Aggies' 1,000-Kills Club.
· Hans needs only 34 points to give her 319.5 points in the SEC season and break the school record of 319.0 points set by Alisia Kastmo in 2012.
· Hans needs 49 points to give her 540 points for the full season and break the school record for points in a season during the 25-point scoring era. The record is currently held by Kelsey Black, who had 491 points in 2010.
· Although A&M has played in a record-setting 10 five-set matches, Hans continues to lead the SEC and is 12th in the nation with 5.17 points per set.
· Hans leads the SEC with 5.29 points per set in SEC matches only.
· Hans is second in the SEC and ninth in the nation with 0.46 aces per set.
· She leads the SEC with 0.57 aces per set in conference matches only.
· Hans is third in the SEC and 19th in the nation with 4.40 kills per set.
· She ranks fourth in the SEC with 4.37 kills per set in league play.
· Hans has posted double-figure kills in each of the last 11 matches and in 21 of 23 matches played.
· She has reached the 20-kill milestone a team-high 12 times, including in eight of the last 11 matches.
· Hans also set a school record with eight aces against Georgia on Sept. 23, breaking the previous A&M all-time record of six, reached 12 times, most recently on August 30, 2013, by Allie Sawatzky against South Dakota State.
· Hans has served at least one ace in 12 of the last 13 matches.
· She has a school-record 31 aces in the SEC season, breaking the previous school record of 24 aces in an SEC season, which she set last year.
· Hans, only a junior, already has a school-record 72 aces in her SEC career, shattering the previous record of 46 set by Shelby Sullivan (2012-15).
· She is second on the team in digs per set, and she proved she also can block as she recorded a career-high and match-high eight blocks—including a career-high three solo blocks—at Missouri on Sunday. Her three block solos are the most in a match by an A&M player this season and ties the A&M record for most solo blocks in a five-set SEC match.
· Conner is the only player who has appeared in all 98 sets.
· Conner is third in the SEC with 10.16 assists per set for the full season and is fourth in the league with 10.02 assists per set in SEC play only.
· Conner is second on the team and is tied for seventh in the SEC with nine double-doubles in all matches.
· She is second on the team and tied for fourth in the SEC with six double-doubles in SEC matches only.
· Senor libero Amy Houser has reached double-figure digs in 16 consecutive matches and 21 matches overall this season.
· Houser is eighth in the league with 3.86 digs per set for the full season. She is ninth in the SEC with 3.80 digs per set in SEC matches only.
· Houser has a team-high 508 service receptions. She also has a team-best .967 service reception percentage among players who have at least 15 reception attempts.
· Middle blocker London Austin-Roark, who has started all 24 matches, leads A&M with 0.94 blocks per set in conference matches only.
· She also leads A&M with 0.82 blocks per set in all matches.
· Sophomore middle blocker Makena Patterson leads A&M and is ranked sixth in the SEC with a .342 hitting percentage in conference matches only.
· After having appeared in only one match over the first nine matches of the season, sophomore opposite hitter Samantha Sanders has appeared in each of the last 15 matches. She tied her season high and recorded her fourth double-digit kill performance of the season with 11 kills against Tennessee (10/19).
· Freshman defensive specialist Allison Fields, who played libero in the final set in the sweep against Nicholls, has started 20 of 24 matches and has posted double-figure digs 10 times, including a career-high 20 digs against Missouri State.
· Junior Sydnye Fields, a transfer from North Carolina, made the first two starts of her A&M career at Missouri on Sunday and at Auburn on Wednesday.
· Freshmen defensive specialist Taylor Voss has seen action in each of the last 21 matches, typically coming in to serve for a middle blocker.
· Tennessee (19-5, 10-2 SEC) is riding a five-match winning streak after defeating Ole Miss, 21-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-23, on Friday in Oxford, Miss.
· The Lady Vols, whose only two conference losses have been to league-leading Kentucky, are tied with Florida for second place in the SEC standings and are No. 30 in the NCAA RPI.
· On Monday, the Lady Vols entered the AVCA Top 25 for the first time since 2012, coming in at No. 25.
· The Lady Vols are 11-1 in home matches and 6-4 in true road matches.
· Tennessee leads the SEC with 13.90 kills per set for the full season and 14.24 kills per set in SEC matches only.
· Junior outside hitter Tessa Grubbs is the reigning SEC Player of the Week after averaging 5.13 kills per set and totaling 41 kills for the week, including a career-high 27-kill performance in a come-from-behind victory against Georgia.
· Addisyn Rowe is the reigning defensive player of the week.
· Eva Rackham is in her first season as a head coach. She came to Tennessee from North Carolina, where she spent nine seasons as an assistant coach for the Tar Heels.
· Rackham, who coached Texas A&M transfer middle blocker Sydnye Fields at UNC, was the 2014 AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year.
· Texas A&M returns home for a two-match homestand next weekend, playing host to South Carolina on Friday, Nov. 9 and then taking on Ole Miss on Sunday, both at Reed Arena.
· The Sunday match against Ole Miss begins at 2 p.m., and it will be Military Appreciation Day.


Earth Day 2019 Activities, Quotes And Celebration Ideas: Every year Earth Day is celebrated all around the world in order to support the protection of the environment. Earth Day has continuously drawn more and more people in each succeeding year. Globally, several events are held to exhibit support for environmental safety as well as protection.
Earth Day is a global day dedicated to earth which is celebrated every year on April 22. The day was initially celebrated in the year 1970, Earth Day now comprises of events in more than 193 countries, which are at present coordinated internationally by the Earth Day Network.
Earth Day brings attention to a large number of matters in requirement of attention, such as the depletion of the ozone layer, pollution of the ocean, average temperature change, wreckage left over on land, preservation of the Earth's ecosystems, energy preservation, soil corruption, corrosion, overpopulation, nuclear concerns, the introduction of wastes and toxicants into the desert and the seas, nanotechnology, the depletion of the Earth's natural resources, and the deforestation of rain forests.
April 22nd is the day to celebrate Earth Day with earth day events, activities, crafts and many more. On this day people all around the world plant trees as it helps to diminish greenhouse gas discharges, increase the amount of oxygen, control pollution, avert soil erosion, control floods, be responsible to provide a home to wildlife and many more.
Clean up litter on roads in order to keep your surroundings neat and clean. Ask the people of your locality to participate in cleaning the roads and surroundings.
Various plays and seminars are held in the schools where children are taught small basic things in order to contribute to saving the earth such as to save water while brushing teeth, switching off lights and fans before leaving room, use both sides of a paper, avoid unnecessary packaged items, have a preference for locally grown food, etc.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Avoid unnecessary packaged items and buy as less as possible. Recycle old jars, waste paper, cans and find additional uses for things that you no longer use.
Create lovely work of art to display your worries for the environment and with the help of others, you can create an art exhibition where you can show all such artwork related to the environment.
Various plays, seminars, rallies, etc. will help in drawing the attention of the people and will give a strong message to the people.


On Monday afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer addressed a scrum of reporters in the Capitol to announce that Democrats would provide the votes to keep the government open until February 8, given Mitch McConnell's agreement to address "Dreamers" on the Senate floor next month.
Of course, the reality is that President Donald Trump didn't have much to do with the deal—his last meeting with Schumer to avoid a shutdown was famously unproductive. Yet the official, speaking on condition of anonymity so as to describe confidential conversations, assured me that Trump's legislative affairs team has been on the Hill in the last several days "working this" and giving "regular updates" to the president, who, the source added, "has been very engaged." The official added that a group of senators supportive of Trump's immigration vision were meeting at the White House on Monday afternoon.
The three-week stopgap bill to fund the government will sail through the House, the staffer said, "as fast as they can get the papers turned around." The fate of a bipartisan compromise on DACA, however—not to mention one that both chambers can agree on—is far less promising.


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import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.*;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorBundle;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditor;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.TextEditor;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.JBPopupMenu;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
import com.intellij.ui.EditorNotificationPanel;
import com.intellij.ui.EditorNotificationProvider;
import com.intellij.ui.EditorNotifications;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
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  @Override
  public @Nullable Function<? super @NotNull FileEditor, ? extends @Nullable JComponent> collectNotificationData(@NotNull Project project,
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      return null;
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    return fileEditor -> {
      if (!(fileEditor instanceof TextEditor)) {
        return null;
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      if (!Boolean.TRUE.equals(editor.getUserData(EditorImpl.CONTAINS_BIDI_TEXT)) ||
          Boolean.TRUE.equals(editor.getUserData(DISABLE_NOTIFICATION))) {
        return null;
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      panel.setText(EditorBundle.message("bidi.content.message"));
      panel.createActionLabel(EditorBundle.message("bidi.content.choose.message"), () -> showChooserPopup(editor));
      panel.createActionLabel(EditorBundle.message("notification.hide.message"), () -> {
        editor.putUserData(DISABLE_NOTIFICATION, Boolean.TRUE);
        EditorNotifications.getInstance(project).updateNotifications(file);
      });
      panel.createActionLabel(EditorBundle.message("notification.dont.show.again.message"), () -> {
        PropertiesComponent.getInstance().setValue(DISABLE_NOTIFICATION.toString(), "true");
        EditorNotifications.getInstance(project).updateAllNotifications();
      });
      return panel;
    };
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  private static void showChooserPopup(Editor editor) {
    ActionManager actionManager = ActionManager.getInstance();
    AnAction group = actionManager.getAction(IdeActions.GROUP_EDITOR_BIDI_TEXT_DIRECTION);
    if (group instanceof ActionGroup) {
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      AWTEvent event = IdeEventQueue.getInstance().getTrueCurrentEvent();
      if (event instanceof MouseEvent && ((MouseEvent)event).getComponent().isShowing()) {
        JBPopupMenu.showByEvent((MouseEvent)event, popupMenu);
      }
      else {
        JBPopupMenu.showByEditor(editor, popupMenu);
      }
    }
  }
}


Would you run a Wednesday Night N4 Series?
Looking to gauge interest before we go any farther b/c if no one will run its not worth doing.
I tried a payout season once in the Pick a Winner Series. Nobody wanted the money lol.
There's really no reason why we can't do the Pick a Winner Series again. Just move it to Wednesday. If we keep it strict like in Season's 1 and 2, maybe have a road course, two short tracks, two intermediates where we have to lift a little and three pure draft tracks. Have it be an 8 race season without a chase, and we can do some payouts too. This will give Ken a reason to show up so he can run the series. Tim can also make the race because it is on a Wednesday. JB will probably show up for Short Tracks and Road Courses. I'll show up as long as Ken and Tim can, with the hope that Craig and Scott will abandon their decision to quit. Maybe make the races 25-30%, not too long but not like a shootout either. Just an idea to think about since we are running out of options.
Also if there ends up being extremely low attendance, just run it anyway. Part of the problem is that we get discouraged when only four or five people make it. Until it gets to the point where literally one person shows up, there's no reason we can't run a race. JB will probably be on teamspeak to entertain us when our car count is low anyway, so we can just talk about random junk while we race.
tony ill have to send you my idea, i think it ill help generate interest tremendously.
I'm in if you all start a new series up. Holla.


I thank you so much for the lovely quick pages that I was able to download without a problem at all. I of course chose the rectangle version as that is what I use 99% of the time, although they are all so beautiful no matter what size they are.Hope this goes through, I left a thank you for the stickers awhile back and I notice it didn't come through. Hugs.


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Serenity, Elegance and Beauty
Muraba's hallmarks of excellence are evident from conception to execution.
By Robb Report Studio
Muraba
In the city yet apart from the bustle of Dubai's core, Muraba offers a serenely luxe lifestyle in a superb location in Palm Jumeirah. Not only are there inspiring ocean panoramas and a view of Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa, but also the location affords the sight of the rising and setting sun. Developed by Muraba Founder Ibrahim Al Ghurair and designed by Pritzker Prize–winning RCR Arquitectes, the residence includes just 50 extraordinarily private units—46 two- and three-bedroom apartments and four five-bedroom penthouses—each one facing the sea.
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The aesthetic is contemporary, minimalist and sophisticated, flawlessly crafted with extreme care and only the finest materials. "Seen from the outside," notes RCR Founding Partner Carme Pigem, "the building is serene and restrained. Its modest scale and simple materials lend it a nobility and strength, in contrast to the extravagance of its neighbors. By renouncing excess and avoiding the glib attempts at 'icon-making' that characterize so many developments around the world today, Muraba defines a new era in Dubai property."
An unusual feature of the project are the glass fins that filter the light flooding the residence even as the illumination changes throughout the day. The fins focus the expansive vistas from each apartment, but at the same time, screen the residents from outsiders. This emphasis on privacy is enhanced by the three elevator cores, allowing only one other neighbor in each arrival lobby.
Each room and element of the residences showcase the innovation and creativity of the architects and the intense emphasis on quality on the part of the developer. The Muraba residences are a building "that is a unitary set," notes Pigem. "You can recognize each unit and its uniqueness and yet every unit is part of a larger project. In addition to the interior-exterior relation is an aspect that created a sophisticated experience and represents a new philosophy of living."
Floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room make the most of the panoramic views and minimize the difference between the indoors and outdoors. Rooms flow seamlessly from one to the next, enhancing the holistic feel of the residence. This feeling is deepened by the clean lines and contemporary look of the kitchen and dining areas.
The master bedroom similarly is designed to embrace the dressing room and bathroom, transforming it into a single coherent space. Equal attention to detail is evident in the master bath, which continues the atmosphere of light and openness, always balanced with a concern for privacy.
Internationally recognized luxe fixtures and furnishings are used throughout, including Gaggenau kitchen appliances, Skyframe windows and Panzeri lighting, among other renowned brands.
The four penthouses raise all these elements to the highest level, each with four double bedrooms, extended living areas and a private elevator lobby.
For relaxation and rejuvenation Muraba offers a swimming pool overlooking the Arabian Gulf, connected to a fully equipped indoor gym and a therapeutic vitality pool and other spa amenities.
Says Al Ghurair, "Charting our own path, with the aim of crafting experiences rather than building real estate while remaining viable was challenging, but we really believe that we have been able to deliver on the promise of creating an exceptional living experience."
The result is Muraba, whose innovation, excellence and unending luxury is unmatched in Dubai and across the globe.
A New Architectural Gem in Dubai


མཚན་ཉིད་རྩོད་གླེང་ is a form of study at Namgyal Monastery. མཚན་ཉིད་རྩོད་གླེང་ helps to sharpen the focus and understanding of Buddhist Philosophy. A critical view is taken to the texts, that is, nothing is taken for granted, understanding is arrived at only though your own reasoning.
བོད་ཡིག Monks first are introduced to a text by their teacher and follow the same debate patterns as the teacher. As monks grow more accustomed to the procedure of debate they will be able to pick up a topic more readily and debate it.


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Acentrella turbida je druh jepice z čeledi Baetidae. Žije ve Střední a Severní Americe, a to v celé Kanadě, v severním Mexiku a v kontinentální části USA. Jako první tento druh popsal kanadský entomolog James Halliday McDunnough v roce 1924.

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filed: October 22, 2014 • Oklahoma
Insurer accused of ducking Shell wind farm's repair costs
Credit: By David Siegel, Law360, New York (October 22, 2014, 2:15 PM ET) -- law360.com ~~
Wind energy company UpWind Solutions Inc. on Monday accused Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Co. in Oklahoma federal court of acting in bad faith by denying coverage for damaged gearboxes in turbines at a wind farm co-owned by Shell Oil Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
The complaint alleges Companion used a pre-existing damage exclusion in the policy it provided UpWind to deny coverage for gearboxes without adequately investigating the nature of the damage to turbines at the Whitewater Hill Project.
"Companion breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing, through conduct that was unreasonable under the circumstances, by denying coverage to UpWind without conducting an investigation, by misinterpreting the terms and conditions of the policy without a basis in law or fact, and by withholding the payment of the policy's benefits that are due and owing," the complaint said.
UpWind obtained $3.45 million in extended warranty contractual liability coverage from Companion for a period from 2011 to 2016, according to the complaint. The policy covered any "expenses" UpWind was contractually obligated to pay resulting from damage to the covered wind turbine equipment.
Companion's denied coverage for claims submitted in 2013 and 2014 for repairs to two gearboxes, invoking the policy's pre-existing damage exclusion clause, but UpWind claims the insurer failed to perform an adequate investigation to reach that determination.
"To mask its deficient claims handling, Companion complained that UpWind did not provide information regarding the gearbox claims, even though Companion stated that it had sufficient information to determine that the 'pre-existing damage exclusion' applied to bar coverage," the complaint said.
UpWind claims Companion intentionally misread the scope of the pre-existing damage exclusion in an effort to justify its refusal to provide coverage for the gearbox claims.
"Companion undertook no meaningful investigation of the gearbox claims, and instead denied coverage to UpWind based on conflicting excuses and knowing misinterpretations of the language of the policy," the complaint said.
The complaint asks for compensatory damages, citing the fact UpWind had to pay for the repairs to the gearboxes, in addition to punitive damages for Companion's alleged breach of faith by intentionally misreading the exclusion clause.
Andrew N. Bourne of Bourne & Zakheim LLP, who represents UpWind, says the company made the prudent business decision to purchase insurance against damage to its equipment.
"It is unfortunate that UpWind must file suit in order to vindicate its contractual rights and secure the coverage it purchased, but our client looks forward to its day in court," Bourne said.
A representative for Companion did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
UpWind is represented by Andrew N. Bourne of Bourne & Zakheim LLP and Robert A. Nance of Riggs Abney Neal Turpen Orbison & Lewis PC.
Counsel information for Companion was not immediately available.
The case is UpWind Solutions Inc. v. Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Co., case number 5:14-cv-01148, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Source: By David Siegel, Law360, New York (October 22, 2014, 2:15 PM ET) -- law360.com


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The Bairns are back in action this weekend as we welcome Dundee United to The Falkirk Stadium. Ray McKinnon's men remain unbeaten in 2019 and will be looking to continue their fine run when the Terrors come calling.
The Club Shop will be open from 09:30 – 16:00 on Friday and 09:00 – Kick Off on Saturday for those wishing to purchase in person.
Dundee United fans will be housed in the Imperial Cars North Stand. Sections A, B, C, D & E will be open. Entry is via pay at the gate, cash only.
Behind The Goals is open once again from 12:00pm until kick off. Entry is free for over 18's with no ticket required. Plan your matchday and get in early to enjoy the pre-match atmosphere, Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur is showing live. We will also be open after the match until 7:00pm.
50/50 Tickets will be on sale around the ground ahead of kick off, our Crossbar Challenge will be back at half time with the prize pot returning to £400.
Our 48-page Matchday Programme in partnership with Curtis Sport will also be on sale around the ground priced at £3.00. This week's edition includes Ray McKinnon's Manager's Notes, an opposition preview, an in-depth interview with January recruit Mark Waddington, a feature on former player Kevin McAllister and more!


Al-Farisiyah, a village in the northern Jordan Valley that existed since before Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967, and was completely demolished by Israel in 2010: The community currently comprises five compounds. About 300 people live in the community year-round, and another 200 live there only in winter. All the residents live in tents or shacks and earn their living as shepherds and farmers. The compounds of the communities compounds are not connected to the power or water grids; and average water consumption is just 20 liters a day, far short of the World Health Organization's recommended minimum of 100 liters per person per day. There are no schools in al-Farisiya, so the children must walk about five kilometers every day to reach school in the village of 'Ein al-Beida. There are two schools in 'Ein al-Baida, one for boys and one for girls, each combining an elementary school and a high school.
Alan Dagharmeh and members of his family, residents of al-Farsiya, with the remains of their property. Photo: 'Atef Abu a-Rub, B'Tselem, 10 August 2010.
Settlements and settlement outposts completely surround the community: Giv'at Sal'it and Mehola to the north of al-Farisiyah; Shadmot Mehola and Rotem to the east; and Maskiyyot to the south. The military has also declared the village and extensive areas to its south, north, and west as a firing zone. Other nearby land has been declared part of the jurisdiction or municipal area of nearby settlements. Israel uses these designations to completely block off access by al-Farisiyah residents to most of the surrounding land, where they have grazed their flocks for years.


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Rise of the Machines: Robotic Garage will North America's largest
Posted on | August 1, 2013 | No Comments
It's not the set of the latest Terminator movie, but the automated garage slated for Willoughby Square Park in Downtown Brooklyn represents the future of parking.
Perry Finkelman, CEO of Automation, talks of designing machines, manipulating machines—even machines that send text messages. It's not Rise of the Machines he speaks of … not exactly. But the technology that will control the 697-car underground parking garage that Automation plans to build beneath Willoughby Square Park in Downtown Brooklyn very much relies on them.
A human driver parks the car on a pallet, and then computer-operated machines take over: an automated touch screen provides a simple set of directions, and lasers make sure the vehicle is positioned correctly, running a series of safety checks, before computer-programmed robotics swirl the vehicle to a snug underground resting place.
The city tapped Automotion and its partners to build the $35 million garage. American Development Group will serve as project manager of the parking lot and the roughly $5 million dollar park above it, which is slated to become the epicenter of a $2.5 billion mixed-use cultural center.
Too often you have developers looking at price and not dealing with safety issues or reliability, thinking that all automated parking systems are the same. They're not. Mr. Finkelman wanted to create some sort of trapezoid design to deal with the construction costs—not underpinning as much and using the natural contours of the soil to hold back the soil pressures, as a tool to be competitive. The designer is Solomon Rosenzweig with SRPE, and they are the structural engineers for the project. Their collaboration, the genesis of their drawings, which were actually on the back of a napkin, is what ended up being designed.
This is a technology and construction methodology that has not been used in the U.S.but has been used in Europe—a whole concept of making something extremely environmentally friendly. We figured out that we would be saving 17,000 gallons of gas a year just from [not] driving around the ramps in a conventional garage. That's a staggering amount of money and fuel—and a waste that we won't have.
Above will be a one acre public park with grass, trees and benches. All of the old buildings will go except for one that is landmarked as a former home along the underground railroad.
So with respect for history, and a nod to the future, this project will unfold over the next two years.
Adapted from the Commercial Observer
By Al Barbarino
Category: Domestic News, North American Projects, Robotic projects in planning
Tags: automated parking > Brooklyn > Robotic parking > Willoughby Square Park
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