Are older workers holding back the next generation?
The composition of the U.S. workforce is changing dramatically. People are living longer and healthier lives, allowing them to work beyond what was once considered a typical retirement age. At the same time, younger workers are trying to gain a foothold in a job market that increasingly values both experience and credentialing, even for entry-level positions that may not have required a degree in the past. This confluence of trends raises several issues, including whether Baby Boomers are displacing Millennials in the workforce or holding them back from advancement, the impact of underemployment on Millennials, the cost to employers of an aging workforce and what will happen once Boomers begin to retire in greater numbers.
Baby Boomers represent one-quarter of the labor force, and the average retirement age is higher than it was two decades ago.
Many Millennials are overskilled or overeducated for the jobs they are taking, which can have long-lasting effects on future employment prospects and earning potential.
Delayed retirements have both positive and negative effects for employers. Although they are able to retain experienced staff, they incur increased costs to maintain these older workers and must plan for the impending brain drain when they do retire.
Burke, Ronald J., Cary L. Cooper and Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, "The Multi-Generational and Aging Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities," Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015. Experts discuss the changing American labor force, its challenges, opportunities and how to work and manage within it.
Taylor, Paul, "The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown," PublicAffairs, 2016. A Pew Research Center senior fellow describes how the United States is shifting – socially, politically and demographically – due to current generational conflicts.
Carmichael, Sarah Green, "Millennials Are Actually Workaholics, According to Research," Harvard Business Review, August 17, 2016, https://tinyurl.com/jlly8ju. A Harvard Business Review editor looks at studies on Millennial attitudes toward vacation and time off.
Fry, Richard, "Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force," Pew Research Center, April 11, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/yc9fqz7c. A researcher parses the generational data on the U.S. labor force.
Lutz, Jessica, "The Underemployment Phenomenon No One Is Talking About," Forbes, July 21, 2017, https://tinyurl.com/y9maklsd. A writer explores the disparity in retirement savings between high- and low-income earners and the impact of rising life expectancy on retirement funds.
Weise, Michelle, "First jobs matter: Avoiding the underemployment trap," The Washington Post, June 1, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/y8l7vxss. The chief innovation officer at the Strada Institute for the Future of Work explains the negative long-term impact of starting a career underemployed.
"America's Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges," U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, December 2017, https://tinyurl.com/y9ds7bsr. A Senate committee explores the challenges faced by the growing number of older Americans in the workforce.
"The Permanent Detour: Underemployment's Long-Term Effects on the Careers of College Grads," Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Burning Glass Technologies, May 2018, https://tinyurl.com/yaw4pwf5. A report looks at the impact of underemployment on college graduates, including their long-term earnings and job prospects.
"Why Employers Should Care About the Cost of Delayed Retirements," Prudential Financial, 2017, https://tinyurl.com/ya65z28a. Researchers for the insurer estimate the high cost to employers when older workers choose to delay retirement.
Blau, David M., and Bruce A. Weinberg, "Why the US science and engineering workforce is aging rapidly," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 11, 2017, https://tinyurl.com/y8z38hx5. Two scholars report on concerns surrounding an aging scientific workforce.
Carnevale, Anthony P., Andrew R. Hanson and Artem Gulish, "Failure to Launch: Structural Shift and the New Lost Generation," Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Sept. 30, 2013, https://tinyurl.com/y6v7wl9h. Researchers explore how shifts in the economy forced younger workers to delay their careers, but conclude that this delay is not being caused by Boomers remaining in the labor force longer.
Copeland, Craig, "Labor Force Participation Rates by Age and Gender and the Age and Gender Composition of the U.S. Civilian Labor Force and Adult Population," Employee Benefit Research Institute, May 8, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/yay2z73z. A review of Census Bureau workforce statistics and their possible implications.
Sawyer, Bradley, and Nolan Sroczynski, "How do health expenditures vary across the population?" Kaiser Family Foundation, Dec. 1, 2017, https://tinyurl.com/y6vbznv3. Researchers explore the differences in spending on health care by demographics and overall health.
Hoffower, Hillary, "The 'lost generation' of millennials born in the 1980s may never be as rich as their parents," Business Insider, May 22, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/yckm3t7u. Millennials who entered the job market during and after the recession likely have found themselves still struggling to accumulate wealth several years later, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Sherman, Erik, "Underemployment Takes An Outsized Toll On The Economy, According To A New Study," Forbes, Sept. 25, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/ybrs6nl7. Underemployment could be the root cause of low wage growth, in the United Kingdom as well as in the United States, according to a recent study by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research.
Smith, Noah, "Why Millennials Are Sour on the Economy," Bloomberg, Sept. 28, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/y8u9qstp. Chronic underemployment has left Millennials with a pervasive feeling of disappointment, says a Bloomberg columnist.
"The doctor is out: Many millennials choose convenient drop-in clinics over traditional doctor's offices," ABC News, Oct. 9, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/y8prlhk5. Millennials are much more likely than Americans ages 50 to 64 to use alternative health care services, with one-third of Millennials saying they do not go to a primary care physician, according to a 2017 Employee Benefit Research Institute survey.
Fox, Ashley M., "Why Millennials Hate 'Retirement,' And What They Actually Need To Do Financially,'" Forbes, Sept. 21, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/y97jthgq. Millennials thinking ahead to retirement should look into company options besides pensions, develop alternative income streams and cultivate independent investments, advises a former Wall Street analyst.
Pandey, Erica, "The future of student debt: How employers might help," Axios, Oct. 11, 2018, https://tinyurl.com/ycmkpq99. Some employers are responding to the student debt crisis facing Millennials by helping them pay off their student loans.
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Preheat oven to 325F or 300F Convection.
Place white sugar and lavender into work bowl of food processor. Process until lavender is very fine.
Add remaining sugar, flours and salt to bowl, pulse to mix.
Add butter and pulse. Add vanilla and lemon juice, pulse until mixture becomes a coarse meal. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula.
Press walnut sized balls of dough into floured shortbread mold, bang out onto parchment covered cookie sheet. Repeat.
OR Press or roll dough 1/2 inch thick, and cut into 2×2" squares. Place on parchment covered cookie sheet.
Sprinkle top of shortbreads with sea salt and coffee sugar.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until slightly golden around edges.
Makes about 2 dozen shortbreads.


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require 'test_helper'

class DashboardCategoryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
  test "should not be able to create a category without name" do
    dc = DashboardCategory.new order: 0
    assert_not dc.save, "Saved an invalid DashboardCategory"
  end

  test "should not be able to create a category without order" do
    dc = DashboardCategory.new name: "Yoo"
    assert_not dc.save, "Saved an invalid DashboardCategory"
  end

  test "should not be able to create a category with the same order" do
    order = 1
    dc = DashboardCategory.new name: "Yoo", order: order
    assert dc.save, "Did not save a valid DashboardCategory #{dc.errors.messages}"

    dc = DashboardCategory.new name: "Another Yoo", order: order
    assert_not dc.save, "Saved an invalid DashboardCategory"
  end

  test "should be able to create a category" do
    dc = DashboardCategory.new name: "Ayyooo", order: 2
    assert dc.save, "Did not save a valid DashboardCategory #{dc.errors.messages}"
  end
end

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Diego Pablo Sevilla won in Zamora
Diego Pablo Sevilla began on Saturday to collect the fruit of hard work and dedication with which trained this winter to get his first victory of the year and second of RH + / Polartec, with hard sprint on slightly slope where he brought glistening his full potential.
The victory of Rafa Diaz Justo Team came after a race of 108 kilometers which brought together the best riders of the Spanish squad, also gathered Sunday to contest the G.P. Iberdrola.
After a day of many alternatives, Juan Camacho launched a scathing attack in the final kilometers that could only follow a Lokosphinx rider, despite which were hunted by the main pack before the last kilometer.
Diego Pablo Sevilla took advantage of his top speed, especially in a sprint like this, on slight climb, and won clearly, while Camacho was third. The good performance of Alberto Contador Foundation men was completed with the team victory.
In the Trofeo Iberdrola, however, luck did not accompany Sevilla, that suffered a puncture, while the best man in the RH+ / Polartec Team was Diego Noriega, fourteenth. Fran Pérez, meanwhile, was fourth and first under-23 in Astillero's race.
Rafa Diaz Justo, who is already working on the events for next week, the Subida a Gorla and G. P. Ontur, highlighted "the momentum going through Sevilla, which is preparing thoroughly for the Tour de Bretagne, his first major international goal of the season."
Marco Della Vedova joins the sporting management area of the U23 structure
Tommaso Bessega: "What I like most about this sport is the competition and the speed"

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Home SPORT Tennis Nadal expecting lengthy wait before tennis returns
Nadal expecting lengthy wait before tennis returns
Rafael Nadal thinks the global nature of tennis means there is little chance tournaments will go ahead any time soon as sport continues to be paralysed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Novak Djokovic also anticipates a lengthy delay before tennis can be played even behind closed doors, with the world number one expecting players to have to wait a "few months".
The French Open, which Nadal has won a record 12 times, has been postponed until September, shortly after the US Open, while Wimbledon was cancelled earlier this month for the first time since World War II.
But the prospect of either grand slams at Roland Garros or Flushing Meadows being played with fans appears increasingly remote.
"Tennis is a global sport," Nadal told Spanish radio station Onda Cero on Wednesday night. "We go from country to country and a lot of people have to move around.
"It seems difficult to me for any big tournament to be played in the short or medium term."
Football's major leagues are preparing to play behind closed doors for several weeks to complete their seasons and avoid losing considerable sums of money from broadcasting contracts.
But tennis tournaments are more reliant on fans for their income, making it more complicated to stage competitions in empty stadiums.
"It is not an easy decision," Djokovic told the same programme. "I am ready but I think we have to wait a few months."
"If you could play behind closed doors, I would be delighted but I think it's very difficult," added Nadal.
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The CIPD is launching a free guide on managing the menopause at work in order to help break the silence surrounding the 'taboo' topic.
Business owners will be interested to learn that as many as 59% of women between the ages of 45 and 55 who are experiencing menopausal symptoms say it has a negative impact on their work.
Furthermore, 30% said they had taken sick leave because of their symptoms – but only a quarter felt comfortable enough to tell their manager the real reason for their absence.
This was due to privacy (45%), embarrassment (34%) and having an unsupportive manager (32%).
To break the stigma associated with the menopause, the CIPD has released free guidance on managing the menopause in the workplace. It recommends that employers educate and train line managers so they are knowledgeable and confident to have sensitive conversations with staff about their symptoms and any adjustments that might be needed.
It emphasises that even small changes like having a fan or access to flexible working can make a big difference in how women manage their symptoms and thrive in their jobs.
Rachel Suff, senior policy adviser for the CIPD, commented, "It's likely that nearly every workplace in the UK has someone experiencing the menopause right now but many managers are in the dark on how best to support them. Rather than it being a workplace taboo, line managers should be ready to treat the menopause like any other health condition and have open, supportive conversations with women in their teams.


The Miami Fury will resume tryouts in July for the 2017 season. There have been many inquiries regarding the requirements to join the organization.
You do not have to have any football experience to tryout for the team. Be sure to show up on time and ready to workout with cleats or tennis shoes.
After tryouts are completed the team owner will contact all individuals whom have made the team.
If chosen to join the team the individual will participate in fundraisers, community service and team building activities. There is a player fee that each individual is responsible for before the start of the 2017 season.
For additional details regarding joining the team please contact Gayla at 786-229-7487 or info@miamifuryfootball.com.


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Image caption Four web giants are accused of breaking the law
Complaints have been filed against Facebook, Google, Instagram and WhatsApp within hours of the new GDPR data protection law taking effect.
The companies are accused of forcing users to consent to targeted advertising to use the services.
Privacy group noyb.eu led by activist Max Schrems said people were not being given a "free choice".
If the complaints are upheld, the websites may be forced to change how they operate, and they could be fined.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new EU law that changes how personal data can be collected and used. Even companies based outside the EU must follow the new rules if offering their services in the EU.
In its four complaints, noyb.eu argues that the named companies are in breach of GDPR because they have adopted a "take it or leave it approach".
Media captionWATCH: What is GDPR?
The activist group says customers must agree to having their data collected, shared and used for targeted advertising, or delete their accounts.
This, the organisation suggests, falls foul of the new rules because forcing people to accept wide-ranging data collection in exchange for using a service is prohibited under GDPR.
"The GDPR explicitly allows any data processing that is strictly necessary for the service – but using the data additionally for advertisement or to sell it on needs the users' free opt-in consent," said noyb.eu in a statement.
"GDPR is very pragmatic on this point: whatever is really necessary for an app is legal without consent, the rest needs a free 'yes' or 'no' option."
Privacy advocate Max Schrems said: "Many users do not know yet that this annoying way of pushing people to consent is actually forbidden under GDPR in most cases."
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Image caption Lawyer Max Schrems is a privacy advocate
The complaints were filed by four EU citizens with local regulators in Austria, Belgium, France and Germany.
Analysts and regulators had expected complaints to be filed shortly after the introduction of the law, as organisations and privacy advocates argue over how the law should be interpreted.
'Huge fines'
Some companies based outside the EU have temporarily blocked their services across Europe to avoid falling foul of the new legislation.
However, others such as Twitter have introduced granular controls that let people opt out of targeted advertising.
Companies that fall foul of GDPR can be – in extreme cases – fined more than £17m.
Facebook said in a statement that it had spent 18 months preparing to make sure it met the requirements of GDPR.
Google told the BBC: "We build privacy and security into our products from the very earliest stages and are committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation."
WhatsApp has not yet responded to the BBC's request for comment.
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The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope Foundation is pleased to announce that the Ronald McDonald House Charities Global grant and its matching grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Texarkana doubled their support for the UACCH Kids' College program through the award of an $8,000 gift to the UACCH Foundation. This gift is made possible by local McDonald's owners Steve and Celia Montgomery and their McDonald's customers.
The Montgomerys shared with the UACCH Chancellor during the recent check presentation that a portion of each "Happy Meal" purchased at local McDonalds is set aside to support programs like this. The Montgomerys and McDonald's have been supporters of the UACCH Kids' College program for many years. The UACCH Foundation appreciates the increase in support for this program held each summer at the College for children in 1st – 6th grades. Registration for Kids' College is underway, so interested individuals should visit the college website.
Please help the UACCH Foundation express our appreciation to Steve and Celia Montgomery for their support of this program. For more information about the UACCH Foundation, visit the college website at www.uacch.edu. Register Today for classes, including Kids' College and let UACCH be your bridge to a brighter future!


Check out these futuristic pain management technologies that are being used by today's doctors and innovators.
Pain management is rapidly changing. There are two driving forces for this. First, the growing opioid crisis has encouraged a national dialogue. More health care professionals are looking for alternative therapies to opioids. Second, breakthrough technologies are creating innovations in pain management that we could have never predicted even 20 years ago.
The result is a push to adopt new and alternative therapies to manage long-term pain. They're also needed to promote overall health and wellness. Let's look at some of the most exciting and effective options that are now available to you.
When it comes to managing everyday pain, doctors have looked to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
This treatment can provide relief for serious nerve and other pain. The treatment works by sending electrical pulses across your skin along nerves. This blocks pain signals from reaching the brain.
This is combined with a release of endorphins, which naturally provide relief from pain, including acute pain.
Originally, nerve stimulation therapy was only available for pain relief in physical therapist and doctor's offices. Now an OTC device available from Omron combines electrical stimulation treatment with heat. You can find the Omron Heat Pain Pro TENS device online and in pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens.
Chronic pain from conditions like arthritis, osteoporosis and fibromyalgia along with injuries can be challenging to treat. After years of clinical trials and a growing demand for advanced pain medication, doctors have come to rely heavily on opioids.
Those prescriptions come with their own set of dangers though. ActiPatch is another device that uses electrical stimulation to reduce pain.
This non-invasive device uses electromagnetic pulses to dampen your perception of pain. Studies have shown that ActiPatch was highly effective, with 67% of people either reducing or eliminating opioid use. It also has other benefits including improved sleep and mobility. In addition, unlike TENS therapy, patients using the patch feel no tingling or heat.
This type of treatment has actually been available for a while. It's recently gained popularity as another alternative to prescription medication. Radiofrequency ablation is an excellent treatment option for chronic patients and the elderly as an alternative to surgery.
Doctors use radiofrequency (RF) therapy generated to remove the nerve supply from a part of the body. This works to reduce pain perception through the nerves.
This is the type of breakthrough many think of when it comes to innovations in pain management. In this fascinating use of health care technology, researchers explore the role of psychology and pain. A primary example right now is the game Cool!. In this treatment, patients wear a VR headset and explore an immersive world.
Although it might sound a little like sci-fi, studies show it's working. Patients receiving VR treatments have reported a 60% decrease in pain. They also report relief lasting for between 2-48 hours after playing the game.
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On behalf of Robert R. Hart, Jr., Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Friday, September 15, 2017.
Dublin police said that a Columbus 28-year-old man was driving with a 12-year-old child in his vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 25. When authorities made the traffic stop, they noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the man's vehicle. It was unclear what prompted police to make the stop.
When an officer made contact with the man, he reportedly admitted to drinking three beers prior to driving. The driver was asked to perform field sobriety tests that were recorded on the officer's dash cam before being taken into custody. He faces charges of child endangerment as well as OVI.
A driver who is charged with drunk driving is not necessarily guilty of the offense. It simply means that an officer may have been under the impression that a driver could have been impaired. However, it is possible that a vehicle was being driven erratically because there was a problem with its alignment or a flat tire. Furthermore, the driver may have been experiencing a medical emergency with symptoms that mimicked those of being under the influence of alcohol.
Those who are facing an OVI charge may wish to talk with an attorney. A lawyer might be able to create a defense to the charge in an effort to obtain a favorable outcome for a defendant. In some cases, OVI charges may be thrown out before trial. It is also possible to negotiate a plea bargain that may reduce the charge or the penalties that a person may face. Possible penalties for an OVI conviction include a fine, jail time and license suspension or revocation.


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On 23 of August at 2pm you can listen to Philippa speak, to glean knowledge from her decades of research and her time employed by royalty, delegates and celebrities such as Kate Winslet. She has also been on the New Zealand National Board of Pregnancy Help, a committee member for Parent Centre Christchurch and Canterbury Homebirth, and is a member of the Infant Mental Health Association Aotearoa New Zealand.


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Stokes moves up to career-best rankings
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has moved up to take career-best positions in both batting and bowling, in the ICC Test Player Rankings after a fine show in the third Test against South Africa at The Oval, which his side won by 239 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
Stokes has moved up 12 places to joint-25th position in the rankings for batsmen with scores of 112 and 31, while also gaining two places to reach 19th position in the list for bowlers after grabbing one for 26 and two for 51.
His effort also sees him overtake South Africa's Vernon Philander to take fifth position in the list of all-rounders.
In the latest rankings, which also take into account performances in the first Test at Galle in which India defeated Sri Lanka by 304 runs on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, saw other England players make notable gains too.
Jonny Bairstow has gained three slots to reach ninth position with scores of 36 and 63, opening batsman Alastair Cook has moved up three places to 12th position with scores of 88 and seven, while in the bowlers' rankings, James Anderson (up one place to joint-third) and Moeen Ali (up one place to 18th) have made upward movement.
Debutants Tom Westley (70th) and Toby Roland-Jones (54th) have entered the rankings in style among batsmen and bowlers, respectively.
For South Africa, left-handed opener Dean Elgar's innings of eight and 136 have lifted him three places to 15th position while left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has gained four slots and attained a career-best 22nd position after his four wickets at The Oval.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan's scores of 190 and 14 have lifted the left-hander 21 slots to 39th position, while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has leapfrogged Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath to wrest back the second position among bowlers to again make it a 1-2 for India with Ravindra Jadeja retaining the top spot.
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Did you know that water is actually a chemical? That's why we call it H2O--water is made up of the chemical elements, hydrogen and oxygen! What would water look like if you could split water into its two parts? Try out this experiment to find out!
This experiment involves electricity and water. USE CAUTION AND SUPERVISE CHILDREN. Do not allow children to touch the water while the battery is connected.
When you hook up the wires, electricity flows in a loop from the battery, down one of the pencils, through the water, then up the other pencil and back to the battery. The electricity actually breaks the water molecules apart into it parts — hydrogen and oxygen! The bubbles you see on the tips of the pencils are the hydrogen and oxygen gas created by this reaction. In fact, hydrogen gas is created at one of the pencils, and oxygen gas is created at the other. This process is called water electrolysis.
If you watch very closely, you might be able to see that more bubbles are forming on one pencil than the other. That's because of the "2" in the name "H2O". When a water molecule splits, you end up with 2 hydrogens for every oxygen, so you see more hydrogen bubbles than oxygen bubbles.
Use pliers to remove the metal eraser piece from the pencils. Then, sharpen both ends of the pencils.
Using the pushpin, make two holes near the middle of the plastic lid directly across from each other. Widen the holes with pliers until a pencil fits snuggly in them.
Fill the cup about halfway with water. Add some baking soda and stir it up. If you don't still see some baking soda at the bottom of the cup after stirring, add more baking soda until you do. Then put the lid on the cup.
If you want to add to this experiment, you can try it first with plain water and then with baking soda water. If you do, you'll see only a few bubbles forming in the plain water (or maybe none at all), while adding baking soda to the water causes more bubbles to form. That's because plain water doesn't allow electricity to pass through it very well. Adding the baking soda makes it easier for the electricity to flow through. (In other words, baking soda water is a better conductor of electricity than plain water.) More electricity means that more water molecules are split, creating more bubbles!
Push one pencil into each of the holes so that the tips of the pencils are submerged in water.
Place the 9V battery into the battery snap. Then, connect the loose wire leads to the leads coming off the battery snap.
Matching colors will make this easier! Match red wire leads to red wire leads and black wire leads to black wire leads.
Connect one end of the alligator clips to the wire leads. Remember to match colors!
Connect the other end of each of the alligator clips to the exposed tip of the pencils.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – As part of the continued celebration of its 25th season, Major League Soccer today announced The 25 Greatest presented by AT&T – honoring the 25 brightest stars in league history. Four of the 25 players selected competed for the San Jose Earthquakes during their career: Jeff Agoos (2001-04), Dwayne De Rosario (2001-05), Landon Donovan (2001-04), and Chris Wondolowski (2005; 2009-Present). Additionally, Steve Ralston was an assistant coach for San Jose from 2015-18, while also serving as interim head coach for the final six matches in 2018.
Jeff Agoos
D.C. United: 1996-2000; San Jose Earthquakes: 2001-2004; MetroStars: 2005
A three-time honoree in the MLS Best XI and a member of the MLS All-Time Best XI (2005). Winner of the MLS Defender of the Year award in 2001. Five-time winner of MLS Cup, second-most in league history. Also won the Supporters' Shield (twice), U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, and Copa Interamericana. A 9-time MLS All-Star selection.
Dwayne De Rosario
San Jose Earthquakes: 2001-2005; Houston Dynamo: 2006-2008; Toronto FC: 2009-2011; New York Red Bulls: 2011; D.C. United: 2011-2013; Toronto FC: 2014
A six-time member of the MLS Best XI, winner of the MLS Most Valuable Player award in 2011. Won the MLS Golden Boot in 2011. Scored 104 league goals, ninth-most all-time. A four-time winner of MLS Cup, twice was named MLS Cup MVP (2001, 2007). Also won the Supporters' Shield and U.S. Open Cup. A 7-time MLS All-Star selection.
San Jose Earthquakes: 2001-2004; LA Galaxy: 2005-2014, 2016
Second all-time with 145 goals, all-time leader with 136 assists. All-time leader in postseason goals (25) and assists (15). Named seven times to MLS Best XI (most ever) and member of MLS All-Time Best XI in 2005. Winner of the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player; won 2008 MLS Golden Boot. Six-time winner of MLS Cup (most of any player) and two-time MLS Cup MVP, twice winner of the Supporters' Shield, and one U.S. Open Cup championship. A 14-time MLS All-Star selection, most of any player in league history.
Chris Wondolowski
San Jose Earthquakes: 2005; Houston Dynamo: 2006-2009; San Jose Earthquakes: 2009-present
The league's all-time leading goal scorer with 166 goals. Tied for the then single season goal-scoring record with 27 goals in 2012. Winner of the MLS Most Valuable Player award in 2012. Twice won the MLS Golden Boot (2010, 2012). Named to MLS Best XI on three occasions. Two-time MLS Cup champion. A 5-time MLS All-Star selection.
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Mar 5, 2017-The government has decided to extend spending authority to all the ministries a day after the budget is presented in Parliament to expedite public spending, especially capital spending.
The constitution promulgated in September 2015 makes it mandatory for the government to present annual budget on the 15th day of Nepali calendar month of Jestha (May 28). Based on this provision, the budget of this fiscal year was presented on May 28.
"This, we believe, is one of the reasons that delayed capital spending this year," said Min Bahadur Shrestha, vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), the apex body that frames the country's development plans and policies.
The government has so far been able to spend only around 19 percent of the capital budget of Rs312 billion. Such a low spending even after around eight months into this fiscal year has drawn criticisms.
Although there are many reasons for slow capital spending, such as lack of project readiness, delay in initiation of procurement process, frequent change in project staff and problems in land acquisition, the government hopes the decision to extend spending authority a day after presentation of the budget will prop up expenditure.
Currently, all the ministries have to get NPC's approval prior to implementing central-level projects. Such permission needs to be taken because of provisions in the Financial Procedures Rules and the Financial Administration Regulation. These provisions, however, prevent the government from implementing budgetary programmes from the first day of the fiscal years.
To expedite capital spending, the Finance Ministry, from now onwards, will also automatically approve projects and programmes sent using Line Ministry Budgetary Information System (LMBIS), the software introduced to make budget planning process scientific and ensure funds are not allocated for various development projects in a haphazard manner. Projects and programmes are incorporated in the LMBIS after tripartite consultation between the NPC, the Finance Ministry and the line ministry responsible for rolling out those projects and programmes.
complete the project, challenges in implementation of the project, estimated cost of the project and expenditure plan over the years. Yet many ministries submit programmes in a haphazard manner, ultimately delaying project implementation.


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Q: Connecting to localhost via system IP address I am using Linux Mint 15, and I am running a Ruby web server(Thin) on port 3000.
I can connect from my machine via localhost:3000, but the moment I type in the system IP address (eg. http://192.168.43.250:3000) (that I get from ifconfig), then I get a 'Webpage not available' message.
I would like to connect to my web server via a tablet over a wi-fi connection for testing purposes so I need to be able to connect via the system IP address.
What am I missing here?

A: This is usually caused by 2 things.
1. Firewall
The firewall may be blocking packets from getting to your web server. To confirm you can temporarily disable it.
$ sudo ufw disable

Then try accessing the server again, http://192.168.43.230:3000. If that works then you can add an exception to the firewall to allow this port through. First re-enable it.
$ sudo ufw enable

Then allow traffic to that port.
$ sudo ufw allow 3000

2. Not binding to port
Each interface and therefore each IP address that your computer has, each have ports associated to it. So your localhost IP address (127.0.0.1) as well as any other IPs (192.168.43.250) each have ports. You can bind to port 3000 for all interfaces (IPs) by often specifying your IP as 0.0.0.0. But in your case you can also just bind to 192.168.43.250.
To start thin you should only need to do this to get it to bind to port 0.0.0.0:
$ sudo thin start -p 3000

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I get a 'Webpage not available' message.

If you are using chrome and you click the "More" button and see at bottom:
Error code: ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE

Then it's because of you firewall.  If you are using iptables, you need to add a rule like:
-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3000 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT

3000 is the port number in your original question.

A: sudo ufw reset
If, for whatever reason, you need to reset your cloud server's rules to their default settings, you can do this by typing this command:
Refer below link:
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The 73rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Grand Hyatt Washington on May 31 – June 1, 2000, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

Twelve-year-old George Abraham Thampy, from Saint Louis, Missouri won the competition by correctly spelling the word "demarche". Thampy had taken third place in the prior year's bee, and fourth place in the 1998 bee. He also took second place in the National Geography Bee a week before winning the Spelling Bee. Thampy was the second home-schooled student to ever win the Bee. The first was Rebecca Sealfon at the 1997 bee.

Second place went to 12-year old Sean Conley of Newark, California who missed "apotropaic". He went on to win the next year's Bee. Third place went to 14-year old Allison Miller of Niskayuna, New York, who missed "venire".

There were 248 spellers this year. 138 spellers were eliminated in the first day of competition. The first place prize was $10,000, followed by $5000 for second, and $3000 for third place.

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SAG Awards pit 'Hacks' leading lady Jean Smart against supporting player Hannah Einbinder
by Matthew Stewart
Immediately after she was named the best comedic TV actress of 2020 by the Screen Actors Guild, Catherine O'Hara praised her "Schitt's Creek" costar Annie Murphy as "a beautiful soul" and stated, "I share this with [her]." The on-screen mother-daughter duo were placed in direct competition here less than seven months after they both triumphed at the Emmys, where O'Hara was deemed a lead while Murphy was classified as supporting. Since SAG does not separate TV performers by role size, showdowns like this are fairly common. Indeed, there has been at least one instance in this category ever year since 2017, and Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart of "Hacks" are now looking to continue the tradition.
HBO Max's "Hacks," the first season of which concluded in June, focuses on struggling Las Vegas stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Smart) and her new writing partner Ava Daniels (Einbinder) as they navigate their working relationship and personal lives.
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Trade unions on Friday welcomed the 'imminent signing' by President Cyril Ramaphosa of four bills into law which will give effect to a R3 500 monthly National Minimum Wage to begin on 1 January 2019.
In a statement, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union said it "enthusiastically welcomes" the move. Trade union federation Cosatu said the expected signing of the bills into law "show[s] the power of workers when united" and were "historic victories".
A source close to the presidency said the bills would be signed on Friday.
The National Minimum Wage Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill and the Labour Relations Amendment Bill were passed by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in August and trade unions have previously complained of the delay by Ramaphosa in signing them into law.
The minimum wage has been more than four years in the making, following the signing of the Ekurhuleni Declaration by business, government, labour and civil society, represented at the National Economic Development Council (Nedlac) in November 2014.
Professor Imraan Valodia who chaired the National Minimum Wage Advisory Panel described the imminent signing into law of the minimum wage as historic as it will address the difficult situation the poorest percentage of households find themselves in.
Valodia who is also the Dean of Commerce, Law and Management at Wits University made the R20 per hour proposal in November 2016 and despite inflation averaging approximately 5% annually since then, the legislation will still cover a "significant number" of people who earn below this.
"At R20 per hour, we're quite happy ... it won't lead to a massive drop in employment levels and the implementation must be done well. The exemption process is an effective way to deal with potential job losses," Valodia said.
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The Tibetan Plateau has long been considered one of the last places to be populated by people in their migration around the globe. A new paper by archaeologists at the University of California, Davis, highlights that our extinct cousins, the Denisovans, reached the "roof of the world" about 160,000 years ago — 120,000 years earlier than previous estimates for our species — and even contributed to our adaptation to high altitude.
Credit: Peiqi Zhang/UC Davis
The article, which was published online this month in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution, suggests that a cross-look at archaeological and genetic evidence provides essential clues to reconstruct the history of the peopling of the region.
Denisovans were archaic hominins once dispersed throughout Asia. After several instances of interbreeding with early modern humans in the region, one of their hybridizations benefited Tibetans' survival and settlement at high altitudes.
Those conclusions are among findings that led Peiqi Zhang, a UC Davis doctoral student who has participated in excavations of an archaeological site above 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) in Tibet, and Xinjun Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA who studies Denisovan and other human DNA, to ask the question: What do we know about how and when the region was peopled? Xinjun Zhang earned her genetic anthropology doctorate at UC Davis in 2017. The two researchers are not related.
The two scholars conducted a review of evidence of human dispersal and settlement in the Tibetan Plateau, integrating the archaeological and genetic discoveries so far. "Before our article, there was a lack of comprehensive review bringing both fields together, especially with an equal emphasis," Peiqi Zhang said.
4 periods of occupation
Archaeological investigations suggest four major periods of occupation, beginning with Denisovans about 160,000 years ago and followed by three periods of humans who arrived starting around 40,000 years ago, 16,000 years ago and 8,000 years ago.
"Based on archaeological evidence, we know that there are gaps between these occupation periods," Peiqi Zhang said. "But the archaeological work on the Tibetan Plateau is very limited. There's still a possibility of continuous human occupation since the late ice age, but we haven't found enough data to confirm it."
Denisovans were first identified in 2010, based on DNA extracted from a girl's finger bone found in a cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia. Her DNA carried the haplotype highly similar to the Endothelial Pas1 (EPAS1) gene, which in living populations is known to improve oxygen transport in the blood. Most modern Tibetans carry a high frequency of the EPAS1 gene.
In 2019, a jawbone from a cave on the Tibetan Plateau was tentatively identified as Denisovan, but it could not be determined if the mandible carried the same gene. "We don't know whether the Denisovans are adaptive to the hypoxia of the Tibetan Plateau at this point," Peiqi Zhang said.
Little is known about the biology and behavior of the Denisovans on the plateau.
Genetic studies show that Asians and Oceanians (people of Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia) inherited different amounts of Denisovan DNA, Xinjun Zhang said.
"It could mean that the interbreeding happened somewhere in Asia in the ancestral Asians before the further subdivision of local populations that we see today," she said.
And it happened more than once. "From the genetic studies, we can detect that all East Asians, including the Tibetans, interbred with two distinct Denisovan groups, with one of such events unique to East Asians (and the other shared with other South Asians)," said Xinjun Zhang.
"Since all East Asians show the same patterns, we have reason to believe that this interbreeding event (the one that's unique to East Asians) happened somewhere in the lowland instead of on the plateau."
Zhang and Zhang propose two models of human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau as a framework for scholars that can be tested by future discoveries:
Intermittent visits before settling there year-round about the end of the ice age, about 9,000 years ago.
Continuous occupation beginning 30,000 to 40,000 years ago.
In either model, Denovisans could have passed the EPAS1 haplotype to modern humans about 46,000 to 48,000 years ago.
"The main question is whether they're staying there all year-round, which would mean that they were adapted biologically to hypoxia," said Nicolas Zwyns, a UC Davis associate professor of anthropology and the paper's supervising author. "Or did they just end up there by accident, and then retreated back to the lowlands or just disappeared?"
It's unclear when Denisovans went extinct, but some studies suggest it may have been as late as 20,000 years ago. "Although we don't know if they were adapted to the high altitude, the transmission of some of their genes to us will be the game changer thousands of years later for our species to get adapted to hypoxia," Zwyns said. "That to me is a fantastic story."
Other co-authors are Xiaoling Zhang and Xing Gao, both of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, and Emilia Huerta-Sanchez of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Peiqi Zhang's research is supported by a Baldwin Fellowship from the Leakey Foundation, and Xinjun Zhang's by the National Institutes of Health.
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Even though Roque Santa Cruz remains absent with a calf injury, Mancini believes he has enough cover to cope.
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Colleen Jones
Building upon the success it's had in expanding PreK programs, the St. Johns County School District is gearing up to add even more offerings for this summer and next school year.
Since 2015, the school district has doubled its enrollment, capacity and resources for early childhood learning and, under the leadership of director Brian McElhone, is ahead of schedule in meeting the goals the department set for itself when it decided to make preschool learning a priority three years ago.
PreK enrollment in St. Johns County public schools has gone from 160 in 2015, to 329 in the 2017-18 school year. Making more space and teachers available, the district could see those numbers climb much higher in the near future.
Currently, the program operates 47 PreK classrooms across the district and educates 690 children ages 3 to 5. With the recent opening of another room at The Webster School, McElhone was able to place eight more 3-year-olds with another teacher he lined up.
"We follow a certain formula," McElhone explained. "Once we hit a tipping point for funding sources through [students who would enroll], we can add another teacher and another classroom."
Those funding sources are the federal Head Start program; state Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program; and state Exceptional Student Education program, which caters to preschoolers with developmental disabilities.
The district picks up the bill for additional teachers, paraprofessionals and classroom space as the program grows.
The summer PreK program has increased its footprint as well, expanding from just three classrooms at one site in summer 2016 to this summer's nine classrooms at three sites. This includes Ocean Palms Elementary in Ponte Vedra Beach, which McElhone said he hope helps families in the northern part of the county. The hours are set up similarly to the school year, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to make the program convenient for working parents. Classes are taught by the same level certified teachers using the appropriate curriculum for kindergarten readiness, but the summer program has other "camp-like" elements like arts and crafts and water games.
Summer VPK is expected to register about 100 kids for classes in June and July for a total of 300 hours of instruction. Another summer program for preschoolers is run by Five Learning Years (FLY) to engage children at Woodlawn Terrace Apartments in St. Augustine. Many of those children never set foot in an academic environment before they enter kindergarten, said director Mary Alice Hays.
It's that early exposure — to learning, social interaction, following rules and routines — that those in the PreK world say is needed to get children ready for school later on.
As she observed Rosalind Sandcroft, one of her PreK teachers in the classroom at The Webster School last week, principal Bethany Groves said, "The earlier we can get them in here, the more likely they are to be successful in school."
Sandcroft had her young students gathered around her for a reading lesson which then turned into a science lesson when Sandcroft asked what the funnel in her hand was for.
"It helps small things go in small place," one little girl volunteered.
"That's exactly right," Sandcroft said, beaming, "Now, let's see what would happen when if I put the sand in here?"
More than a dozen sets of eyes followed the bright blue sand as it filtered its way from the funnel into a water bottle below.
"Oooh," said another student, "It looks like ocean water now."
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Premises Licence and Club Premises Certificate Register up to 2014
The following Register contains details of Premises Licences, Club Premises Certificates and Temporary Event Notices (authorising where appropriate the sale and supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshments), issued under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.
The following application information is not detailed in the registers: changes of Designated Premises Supervisors (DPS), transfers, interim authority and notifications of interest in premises. A hard copy of the Licensing Register information can be made available on request, at the District Council's Licensing Office at the Town Hall, Matlock during normal working hours.
Premises Licence, Club Premises Certificates and Temporary Event Notices Register up until 2014:
A-F [PDF 11.4MB] G-M [PDF 8.21MB] N-U [PDF 9.68MB] V-Z [PDF 2.95MB]
Temporary Event Notices given during period 2017 - 2019
The following link provides information in respect of Temporary Event Notices (TENs) given for events that have taken place or will be taking place during the period 2017-2019:
Click on link to view details of Temporary Event Notices given for events during the period 2017 -2019 [PDF 519 KB]
Register of current applications received for New/Variations to Premises Licences/Club Premises Certificates and for formal Reviews pending a decision:
Licence Application Details
An application for a new Premises Licence has been made by Bradmans Limited in respect of 19 Dale Road, Matlock, DE4 3LT.
The application seeks to permit:
The sale of Alcohol on & off the premises between 10:00 am to Midnight daily & Late Night Refreshment 23:00 to Midnight.
Non-standard timings: Christmas Eve extending to 01:30 am on Christmas Day & New Year's Eve to 01:30 am on New Year's Day
The full application can be viewed here:
Bradmans Advert Notice [PDF 205.36KB]
Bradmans Application [PDF 169.16KB]
Bradmans Application signature page [PDF 1.49KB]
Bradmans Plan [PDF 1.01KB]
For any queries about the application, contact the Licensing Team by:
telephone between the hours of 9am and 5pm on 01629 761313 where a voicemail message can be left and a member of the Team will call you back; or
email to: licensing@derbyshiredales.gov.uk.
The closing date for representations in respect of this application is 5th February 2021. (Representations made by email must contain the full name and postal address of the person making the representation and reasons for the objection taking account of how any grant would undermine or promote the 2003 Licensing Act objectives).
ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR NEW LICENCES TO SELL ALCOHOL, AND/OR PROVIDE REGULATED ENTERTAINMENT AND LATE NIGHT REFRESHMENT
From 1st January 2021, to ensure proper advertisement of new licensing applications, during these difficult times, we will advertise them on the Council's social media channels as well as on our own website. This is to ensure that members of the public and local residents and businesses have the opportunity to comment on an applicaiton during the 28-day period, despite not being able to easily pass the site to view the advert notice.
Although we are not required to advertise in this way by law, it seems a reasonable task to undertake in lockdown 3, now that we are starting to receive a small number of new applications for licences, that still have to be determined within the legal timescales. Problems with advertisements can delay the process.
Any representations can be made to the Licensing Manager, Regulatory Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN, or by email, as detailed above.
Any queries regarding the application can be made to the Licensing Manager by telephoning 01629 761374.
NOTE: Representations must be 'relevant' (as defined in the Licensing Act 2003) - Government Guidance on making representations can be viewed here: Guidance for Interested Parties [81KB]
You must provide your full name, postal address details and daytime contact telephone number within your representation, as we may need to contact you to discuss your representation before the end of the consultation period.
Any representations not resolved within the consultation period will be reported to a meeting of the Licensing and Appeals Committee. Your telephone number and email address will be redacted from the Officer's report if the matter is referred to a Committee for the application to be determined. Anyone making a relevant representation will be invited to attend and speak at the meeting - these meetings are usually held in public, and may be recorded.
Representations can also be made in respect of applications for a Review of a premises licence or a club premises certificate during the life of the licence or certificate. Government Guidance on applying for a review of a licence can be viewed via the following link https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/images/documents/R/Review_of_Premises_Licence_-_Guidance.pdf
Temporary Event Notices (TENs)
The Licensing Act 2003 makes provision that only the Police and Environmental Health are permitted to make representations in respect of Temporary Event Notices (TENs), and must do so within 3 days of receipt. These Notifications are not required to be advertised.
Scrap Metal Dealer Register
Scrap metal dealers registered in Derbyshire Dales. This register is maintained by the Environment Agency
Taxi Driver, Vehicle and Operator Public Register Information
For details of Hackney Carriages (taxis), Private Hire Vehicles (mini-cabs, pre-booked), PHV Operators and taxi drivers licensed by Derbyshire Dales District Council, please see below or if not accessible, please contact the Licensing Team.
An application for a new Premises Licence has been received from Arfan Ali in respect of Anayas Indian Restaurant, 23-25 Dig Street, Ashbourne, DE6 1GF.
It is proposed to re-licence the above premises under the Licensing Act 2003. The premises were licensed from August 2014 until recently when the premises licence lapsed.
This application seeks permission to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises between 17:30 and 23:00 hours every day of the week - (these are the same hours previously licensed).
The full application can be viewed here
The plans of the premises can be viewed here
The application can also be inspected on request during office hours (9am-5pm) at the District Council Offices at the Town Hall, Matlock, DE4 3NN.
The licensing team can be contacted by telephone (01629) 761313 or by email to: licensing@derbyshiredales.gov.uk.
The application can be viewed on the Council's Licensing Register website page http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/services-business/licensing/public-register
Representations can be made in writing between:
Saturday 7th March 2020 and Friday 3rd April 2020
(representations made by email must contain the full name and postal address of person making representation and reasons for objection).
Any representations can be made to the Licensing Manager, Regulatory Services, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town Hall, Matlock,
DE4 3NN, or by email as above - (any queries about the application can be made to the licensing manager by telephoning 01629 761374).
An application for a Premises Licence has been submitted by Deborah Jane Cowen for a Music Festival to be held at Matlock Football Ground, Causeway Lane, Matlock, DE4 3AR on the weekend of 11th and 12th July 2020.
The application seeks the provision of live music and the sale of alcohol on Saturday, between the hours of 11am and 22:15pm; and on Sunday between the hours of 11am and 8:15pm, for a maximum capacity of up to 5,000.
PLEASE NOTE: the activity of providing Late Night Refreshment (ie hot food or drink) is only licensable after 23:00 hours and before 05:00 hours.
The full application can be viewed here [PDF 4.18 MB]
The plans of the proposed site/premises can be viewed here [PDF 374 KB]
The applicant has been invited to attend a Derbyshire Event Safety Advisory Group meeting (DESAG) early in March to discuss the proposals and measures they intend to put in place to ensure that if the licence is granted the event will go ahead safely and with minimum noise disturbance. It is inevitable there will be some noise - so this has to be managed.
The meeting will be attended by representatives from the relevant/statutory authorities – including the District Council's Licensing and Environmental Health Teams, the Police, Fire and Ambulance services, and Derbyshire County Council's Emergency Planning, Highways, Safeguarding and Public Health Teams.
The meeting will provide an opportunity for the applicant to present an Event Safety Management Plan they have produced specifically for the event, which considers some of, if not all of the following areas:
Fire Safety, First Aid, Food, Drink and Water Provision, Camping, Communications, Contingency Planning, Information and Welfare, Insurance, Licensing, Marquees and Temporary Structures, Noise, Risk Assessment, Safety Barriers, Site Preparation and Facilities, Stewards and Security, Toilets, Waste Management and Traffic Management.
If you want to know more about the DESAG and planning an event of this size, more information is available on Derbyshire County Council's website at https://www.derbyshireprepared.org.uk/get-involved/hosting-public-event/
Representations can be made up until Midnight on Thursday 19 March 2020. The consultation period for a full variation is 28 consecutive days starting the day after receipt.
Representations can be sent by post to: Licensing Manager, Regulatory Services, Town Hall, MATLOCK, Derbyshire DE4 3NN or by email to: licensing@derbyshiredales.gov.uk for the attention of the Licensing Manager.
NOTE: Representations must be 'relevant' (as defined in the Licensing Act 2003) - Government Guidance on making representations can be viewed here.
You must provide your full name, address details, and daytime contact telephone number, within your representation which can be submitted by post or by email.
Any representations not resolved during the consultation period will be reported to a meeting of the Licensing & Appeals Committee. Your email address and telephone number will be redacted from your representation before it is included in the Officer's report, if the matter is referred to a Committee for the application to be determined. These meetings are usually held in public.


Wigan is the poor cousins of the teams from Liverpool. For the longest time they were something of a cuddly club, one that would never cause offence and would play nice football. Then they began to discover success and eventually wound up in the Premier League where they now serve as some kind of nuisance and banana skin as they tend to make up the numbers year in year out.


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from __future__ import absolute_import

import responses

from mock import patch
from exam import fixture
from django.test import RequestFactory

from sentry.integrations.github.integration import GitHubIntegration
from sentry.models import Integration, ExternalIssue
from sentry.testutils import TestCase
from sentry.utils import json

class GitHubIssueBasicTest(TestCase):
    @fixture
    def request(self):
        return RequestFactory()

    def setUp(self):
        self.user = self.create_user()
        self.organization = self.create_organization(owner=self.user)
        self.model = Integration.objects.create(
            provider='github',
            external_id='github_external_id',
            name='getsentry',
        )
        self.model.add_organization(self.organization.id)
        self.integration = GitHubIntegration(self.model, self.organization.id)

    @responses.activate
    @patch('sentry.integrations.github.client.get_jwt', return_value='jwt_token_1')
    def test_get_allowed_assignees(self, mock_get_jwt):
        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/installations/github_external_id/access_tokens',
            json={'token': 'token_1', 'expires_at': '2018-10-11T22:14:10Z'}
        )

        responses.add(
            responses.GET,
            'https://api.github.com/repos/getsentry/sentry/assignees',
            json=[{'login': 'MeredithAnya'}]
        )

        repo = 'getsentry/sentry'
        assert self.integration.get_allowed_assignees(repo) == (
            ('', 'Unassigned'),
            ('MeredithAnya', 'MeredithAnya')
        )

        request = responses.calls[0].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'Bearer jwt_token_1'

        request = responses.calls[1].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'token token_1'

    @responses.activate
    @patch('sentry.integrations.github.client.get_jwt', return_value='jwt_token_1')
    def test_create_issue(self, mock_get_jwt):
        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/installations/github_external_id/access_tokens',
            json={'token': 'token_1', 'expires_at': '2018-10-11T22:14:10Z'}
        )

        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/repos/getsentry/sentry/issues',
            json={'number': 321, 'title': 'hello', 'body': 'This is the description'}
        )

        form_data = {
            'repo': 'getsentry/sentry',
            'title': 'hello',
            'description': 'This is the description',
        }

        assert self.integration.create_issue(form_data) == {
            'key': 321,
            'description': 'This is the description',
            'title': 'hello',
            'repo': 'getsentry/sentry',
        }
        request = responses.calls[0].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'Bearer jwt_token_1'

        request = responses.calls[1].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'token token_1'
        payload = json.loads(request.body)
        assert payload == {'body': 'This is the description', 'assignee': None, 'title': 'hello'}

    @responses.activate
    @patch('sentry.integrations.github.client.get_jwt', return_value='jwt_token_1')
    def test_get_repo_issues(self, mock_get_jwt):
        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/installations/github_external_id/access_tokens',
            json={'token': 'token_1', 'expires_at': '2018-10-11T22:14:10Z'}
        )

        responses.add(
            responses.GET,
            'https://api.github.com/repos/getsentry/sentry/issues',
            json=[{'number': 321, 'title': 'hello', 'body': 'This is the description'}]
        )
        repo = 'getsentry/sentry'
        assert self.integration.get_repo_issues(repo) == ((321, '#321 hello'),)

        request = responses.calls[0].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'Bearer jwt_token_1'

        request = responses.calls[1].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'token token_1'

    @responses.activate
    @patch('sentry.integrations.github.client.get_jwt', return_value='jwt_token_1')
    def test_link_issue(self, mock_get_jwt):
        issue_id = 321
        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/installations/github_external_id/access_tokens',
            json={'token': 'token_1', 'expires_at': '2018-10-11T22:14:10Z'}
        )

        responses.add(
            responses.GET,
            'https://api.github.com/repos/getsentry/sentry/issues/321',
            json={'number': issue_id, 'title': 'hello', 'body': 'This is the description'}
        )

        data = {
            'repo': 'getsentry/sentry',
            'externalIssue': issue_id,
            'comment': 'hello',
        }

        assert self.integration.get_issue(issue_id, data=data) == {
            'key': issue_id,
            'description': 'This is the description',
            'title': 'hello',
            'repo': 'getsentry/sentry',
        }
        request = responses.calls[0].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'Bearer jwt_token_1'

        request = responses.calls[1].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'token token_1'

    @responses.activate
    @patch('sentry.integrations.github.client.get_jwt', return_value='jwt_token_1')
    def after_link_issue(self, mock_get_jwt):
        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/installations/github_external_id/access_tokens',
            json={'token': 'token_1', 'expires_at': '2018-10-11T22:14:10Z'}
        )

        responses.add(
            responses.POST,
            'https://api.github.com/repos/getsentry/sentry/issues/321/comments',
            json={'body': 'hello'}
        )

        data = {'comment': 'hello'}
        external_issue = ExternalIssue.objects.create(
            organization_id=self.organization.id,
            integration_id=self.model.id,
            key='hello#321',
        )

        self.integration.after_link_issue(external_issue, data=data)

        request = responses.calls[0].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'Bearer jwt_token_1'

        request = responses.calls[1].request
        assert request.headers['Authorization'] == 'token token_1'
        payload = json.loads(request.body)
        assert payload == {'body': 'hello'}


Can industrial development empower women in developing countries?
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text:
Shoppers shun hospitality in favour of supermarkets in December
Households shunned pubs, restaurants and bars in December as the rise of the Omicron variant saw people spending near-record amounts in supermarkets and celebrating the festive period at home, according to new supermarket data.
Researchers at Kantar found that sales hit £11.7 billion in December – just 0.2% down on the record-breaking same month a year ago when strict restrictions were in place.
However, part of the impressive sales results was due to rising inflation, with supermarket prices now 3.5% up – a rate of food price inflation not seen since January 2018.
Sales in the 12 weeks to Boxing day were also up 8% on the same period in 2019 before the pandemic, although compared with a year ago over the 12-week period they were down 3% to £31.7 billion, Kantar said.
Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: "People seized the chance to enjoy Christmas with friends and family after last year's muted festivities, and grocery sales hit £11.7 billion over the month of December alone.
"This lofty spend figure is down just 0.2% on record 2020 sales when several areas faced restrictions and the data suggests that while there weren't formal rules in place across the UK this year, many people celebrated at home again due to Omicron.
"We can really see just how much spending accelerated in December compared with earlier in the year by looking at the average trend during March to November when sales were down by 2.5% against 2020."
Sales of mince pies hit £62 million – up 7% on 2020, and £61 million was spent on Christmas chocolates – a jump of 21%.
Sprout sales were down, Kantar said (PA)
Managing all that extra food also led to an 8% rise in sales of indigestion remedies.
Some traditional products were shunned, however, with sprout sales down 3%, Kantar added.
There was also a shift towards more vegetarian Christmases, with chilled vegetarian ranges increasing in sales by 6% and frozen equivalents up 4%, Mr McKevitt said.
He added: "The appetite to celebrate and splash out that little bit more this year pushed sales of luxury own-brand products up across the board.
"Sparkling and still wine sales grew 22% and 18% respectively, while crisps surged by 31%.
"Tesco's Finest and Sainsbury's Taste the Difference are easily the largest premium own-label ranges, but we saw the fastest growth from other ranges such as Asda Extra Special and Iceland Luxury."
Despite the rise of the Omicron variant, in store shopping remained popular, with the largest number of in-store visits since before the pandemic in December.
Mr McKevitt said: "Shoppers clearly trusted that supermarket shelves would remain well stocked and they didn't feel the need to rush out much earlier to get their favourite festive treats."
Online sales fell in December by 3.7% against 2020 and accounted for 12.2% of sales.
On a store-by-store basis, all major grocery businesses failed to increase sales during the 12-week period to Boxing Day compared with a year ago – when restrictions were in place that saw the hospitality sector and non-essential retailers closed.
Aldi performed best, with sales flat, followed by Lidl with a 0.3% fall – although both saw their market share fall. The worst-performers were Co-op down 6.6%, Morrisons down 6.5% and Iceland down 6.1% – but all three saw market share increase.


Colin Petramale, is originally from Schenectady, NY and completed a BA in Spanish at SUNY Oswego. In recent years, he has worked at Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly in Chicago. He completed an MA in Theological Studies at the University of Dayton, where he was also a campus minister for first-year students. Colin has a passion for making faith real for people of all ages and accessible to those around him. He believes that ministry invites us to be present to the unique story of each individual.
Colin also participates on all themed retreats by offering conferences, workshops or general spiritual guidance throughout the weekend. Check back for future retreats led by Colin.


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1 in 4 black transgender people are HIV positive.
February 3, 2011 • By Trenton Straube
A groundbreaking national survey aimed at tracking discrimination and its impact on the health of transgender people produced alarming findings: 2.64 percent of the respondents were living with HIV. That's four times the rate of the general population (0.6 percent).
Even more telling is that 24.9 percent of black trans people were HIV positive, as were 10.92 percent of Latino respondents (versus 0.78 percent of whites).
"It's really clear throughout our report that racism is such a compounding factor," says report coauthor Justin Tanis, D.Min., of the National Center for Transgender Equality, which conducted the survey along with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Tanis points out that higher levels of racial discrimination, which black trans people often face, can correlate to higher risk of HIV.
Other factors linked to higher HIV rates were making less than $10,000 a year, being unemployed and not having a high school diploma.
The study also suggests employment discrimination may force someone into prostitution for survival (61 percent of HIV-positive respondents had done sex work), and bias or harassment in medical settings may lead trans people to postpone or refuse care.
Survey data, Tanis says, indicate that trans people need HIV prevention tailored for them. Too often, trans people get materials for men who have sex with men. In short, prevention campaigns for trans people need to transcend stereotypes
#African American
#sex work
Gilead Sciences Awards $10M in 20 Grants for Racial Equity
But What About Georgia's HIV and LGBTQ Situation?


text:
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  'use strict';

  function formatUser(user) {
    return Select2.util.escapeMarkup(user.email);
  }

  this.select2({
    minimumInputLength: 1,
    multiple: true,
    initSelection: function (element, callback) {
      $.get(Spree.routes.users_api, {
        ids: element.val()
      }, function (data) {
        callback(data.users);
      });
    },
    ajax: {
      url: Spree.routes.users_api,
      datatype: 'json',
      params: { "headers": { "X-Spree-Token": Spree.api_key } },
      data: function (term) {
        return {
          m: 'or',
          email_start: term,
          addresses_firstname_start: term,
          addresses_lastname_start: term
        };
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        return {
          results: data.users,
          more: data.current_page < data.pages
        };
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    },
    formatResult: formatUser,
    formatSelection: formatUser
  });
};

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('.user_picker').userAutocomplete();
});


text:
We are delighted to confirm our full fixture list for the 2019/20 season in the Southern Premier League South.
Our campaign begins at home against Salisbury on Saturday 10th August. The first month of the season includes six fixtures with the visit of relegated Truro City and promoted side Blackfield & Langley.
Our Bank Holiday fixtures for 2019/20 are:
Hendon (A) on August Bank Holiday
Walton (A) on Boxing Day
Hendon (H) on New Years Day
Walton (H) on Easter Monday
We make the longest trip of the season is Truro City on Saturday 18th January with them making the 558 mile round trip to us on August Bank Holiday Saturday.
April will conclude the regular season with an Easter trip to Hayes & Yeading before we host Walton Casuals on Easter Monday and finish off the season with games against last season's Southern Premier South play off finalists Met Police (H) and Poole Town (A) on the final day of the season.
You can keep up to date with all of the Chesham fixtures this coming season without having to lift a finger. Simply subscribe to the fixture lists and get all of the games automatically updated on your PC/laptop/mobile device as and when they're announced or rearranged, including our preseason friendly matches.
Simply click one of the links and all of our fixtures will be added to your calendar. If any fixtures get changed or added such as friendlies or cup games, these will automatically be updated in your calendar so you'll always be on top of the fixture list.
You only have to do this once, then as long as you're logged in to your Google account on any particular device then it will sync to that device automatically.
First Team Fixture Link– https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cHJlc3NAY2hlc2hhbXVuaXRlZC5jby51aw
Jeanmal Prosper joins the Generals
Update from the Manager (09/09/18)
Prediction League launched for 2018/2019


text:
Q: PHP PDO - Json encode with UTF-8 I have this data to datatable cell: AlgoVital  Plus čćš so some characters is utf-8
Here's my database schema

After that I make json file with php and send it to fronted:
//header
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...
...
//at the end of php file:
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    //echo $jsonTable;
    } catch(PDOException $e) {
        echo 'ERROR: ' . $e->getMessage();
    }
    echo $jsonTable;

and HTML head is OK too:
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
    <meta charset="utf-8">

but I cant show data with utf-8 characters... WHy?
JSON is not format with utf-8 characers... etc. where I have some characters like čćšž then I just get NULL at JSON file, when I use json encode
How I can solve this?

A: Try this
$table = '[{name: "PHP",version: 5.6}]'; //your json data
$jsonTable = json_encode($table, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
$myObj = json_decode($jsonTable);
echo $myObj->name;

A: Try with this:
$table = utf8_encode($table);
$jsonTable = json_encode($table);