Been doing a LOT of my favorite kind of craftwork; combining old and upcycled with new. Most of these things you may have already noticed in the last post with the pictures of my space at Stars, because that is where most of it went. But I'll tell you HOW I did things here, and show you the 'befores'.
This angel has a rather grim look on her face, but I LOVED her widespread wings! And she was inexpensive enough to risk if her makeover didn't turn out as I'd envisioned it would.
First I just spray painted her white. (craft paints would have worked fine too. We just had a short break in the rain so I WANTED to go outside!) Pondered adding some 'pixie dust' varnish to her wings . . . .
Decided on a crown instead. It distracts from her face enough that is doesn't appear as grim; to me at least!
I had a bunch of these little tags leftover from last year's ornament production (printed them on my computer and cut them out by hand) Thought this "Gloria en Excelsis" one suited her.
And this is how she ended up.
This is a PLASTIC vase. Was a tad dirty even after I scrubbed and bleached it, so I gave it a quick coat of white spray paint at the same time I was painting the previous angel. Painting over vintage plastic stuff is a good way to make it LOOK more like ceramic too.
First I stuffed the base (it went down to the very bottom!) with styro peanuts up to the bowl part. Tossed in a grabful of my own hand made paper shred basket filler, and added some frosted glass balls and one ornament (all thrifted!). Then added a little tag to the ornament.
Alas, the ornament broke in transit to Stars, even though I had wrapped it VERY carefully.
But it still looked okay with just the frosted balls. I may take a replacement on my next trip, if it hasn't already sold!
Crochet thread and styro cone tree with paper punch ornaments. There were a couple of spools of green crochet thread mixed in with a big bag of whites and creams that I bought at the thrift store recently. Oftentimes I'll just donate the colors I don't want back to the thrift store on my next trip.
But I saw some cute string cone trees on Pinterest, and I had these candle bases leftover from a previous project (bases from the electric windowsill candles that I only needed the candles on) so I decided to try one. I just added a cone of paper to the top of my styro cone since it was flat and I wanted my tree pointed.
I blued a matching piece of green cardstock to the bottom of the cone, then I just started wrapping. And wrapping and wrapping . . . I actually used the WHOLE thing of green crochet thread! The red 'paper punches' were confetti that came in a gift set from a friend last year. I just 'dotted' tacky glue on the tree, about ten dots at a time, then stuck the dots to the glue.
Kind of Dr. Seuss-ish, don't you think?
Cloche made from an inverted candle holder; glued knob on with e6000 as a handle.
Tiny cloche made from a smaller candle holder with glass knob (formerly a spice jar top with the plastic tip removed!) Tiny bottle brush tree in a tiny salt shaker under the cloche.
These little red feather bird ornaments with crowns are for sale in my etsy shop. Adding quite a bit more Christmas gifts and decor over the next week.
Be back with more of my recent crafts in a couple of days. Right now I've got to CLEAN house and BAKE goodies for OUR Thanksgiving dinner with my son and his girlfriend, tomorrow.


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Q: Redirect Events in VB.NET I have a MyUserControl in which I have Button1 and Button2 buttons.
I need to "delegate" that button clicks to the MyUserControl's Button1Click event and Button2Click event respectively.
Bellow is a stub I don't really know finishing...
  Private WithEvents Button1 As Button
  Private WithEvents Button2 As Button

  Public Custom Event Button1Click As Eventhandler
    AddHandler(ByVal value As EventHandler)
      AddHandler Me.Button1.Click, value
    End AddHandler

    RemoveHandler(ByVal value As EventHandler)
      RemoveHandler Me.Button1.Click, value
    End RemoveHandler

    RaiseEvent(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
      Me.Button1.Invoke(???)
    End RaiseEvent
  End Event

I wonder if I need the WithEvents in the buttons declaration, and how to achieve the RaiseEvent part...

A: If I understand your setup correct, you might want to just handle the events and pass them on to a custom event. Like this:
' This is defined in your control
Public Event Button1Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

' Other stuff here

' This is the handler for the Button1.Click Event.
Public Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender as Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    ' Raise our custom event to the outside
    RaiseEvent Button1Click(Me, e)
End Sub

Edit:
What happens here is a simple relaying of events, it breaks the event-chain and fires it's own event in between.
MyUserControl
 +-> Custom Event: Button1Click
 +-> Control: Button1

Now if Button1 gets clicked, the event chain is looking like this:
Button1.CLick() -> Calling EventHandlers
 +-> MyUserControl.Button1_Click(Object, EventArgs) -> Raises its own Event
      +-> Parent.MyUserControl_Button1Click(Object, EventArgs)
          ' Application Logic executes here

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The team found that some of the new blood pressure genes were already known to be associated with other diseases. For example, the APOE gene is well known for its association with Coronary Artery Disease and Alzheimer's Disease, but this is the first time that it has been detected as having an effect on blood pressure.
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care, said: "This large and significant piece of research shows how multiple genetic factors influence blood pressure, providing evidence that is likely to translate into preventative and curative measures for patients in years to come. This collaboration between researchers at four NIHR Biomedical Research Centres exemplifies how NIHR infrastructure pools UK research capacity to support world leading research."
"Knowing which genes cause high blood pressure may help us to spot the people who are at risk, before the damage is done. Those at risk can be treated—either with medication or lifestyle changes—potentially preventing thousands of heart attacks and strokes every year."


It is said that the end of the Bronze Age began in 1200 BC, when the use of iron or metal came into the foreground as a better material for weaponry. Since then, almost every nation found it necessary to harness their environment's iron resources to produce weapons for their warfare technology. Hence, metals even then played an important role in order for a territory or region to survive. Until mining methods were soon developed wherein mining technology had greater negative impact on the natural environment than the wood burning process that the cavemen discovered.
In the U.S., the mining industries brought acid mine drainage problems that led to a series of chemical reactions. It resulted into contamination of both surface and groundwater as natural sources of drinking water. The growth, development and propagation of fish and other aquatic life became disrupted. Waste water pipes, bridges and other metal structures submerged underwater resulted to corrosion and subsequently acid run-offs.
The Appalachian Coal Fields is the region where mining activities took place and where most of the mines produced different forms of metals. Some mines closed due to the advent of the Civil Wars in 1861-1865. Mines were abandoned and soon, the mine drainage problems surfaced with significant levels of toxic content. In fact, most of the mining industries in the Appalachian Coal Fields have since closed due to economic recession but not without leaving pollution problems. It is said that of all coal fields, Western Maryland has the most severe case of water pollution. The drainage run-offs carry acid, iron, aluminum, sulfur and other toxic substances into the nearby streams.
Inside these abandoned mines, mineral deposits became exposed to the Earth's oxygen and resulted to chemical reactions which produced sulfide bearing mineral deposits. It later formed into a substance called pyrite (FeS2) and underwent another chemical reaction when it started to precipitate. The acid substance produced after precipitation is called "poisonous copper leachate" and it leaked into underground waterways reaching several miles and mixing with river water.
Based on this, the greater negative impact of technology, especially on land and water, all started when man discovered iron or metal as the best form of weaponry. The US may have eased down on metal mining but it relies on China for its supply of rare metal, since the latter country provides 97% of rare-earth metals bought in the world market.
Technology that was used for warfare brought other detriments that emanated from the manufacture of chemical weapons for mass destruction.
Large amounts of Mercury waste material was said to have been released in the environment at the time when nuclear weapons were being manufactured. TNT or Trinitrotoluol, is a known environmental hazard because of its ability and persistence to seep into the ground. The most frightening of all are the weapons of Biological Warfare which can be used even if there are no wars being waged but simply to sow terror. Infectious microorganisms in some form or substance will be released to cause death by way of diseases that will affect all living things, man, animals and plants.
It can be surmised that the accumulation of negative technological impact can be remedied by green technological concepts and change of lifestyle. In fact, everyone is encouraged to be patient and that the completion of environmental rehabilitation may take place not in our lifetime but of the future generations. Yet, whatever is being done to improve environmental conditions today can be easily wiped out with just one launch of warfare technology tomorrow, as man continues to engage in acts of war and terror. The more sophisticated the weapons, the more distressful the impact of technology on natural environment will take place.
Lynn Landes is freelance journalist in the United States specializing in voting technology and the environment. Her articles can be found at EcoTalk.org. Landes is a former news reporter for DUTV and commentator for the BBC.


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ESRB introduces a new label to indicate that a game has loot boxes
Posted on April 20, 2020 April 16, 2020 Author emilemillar	Comments Off on ESRB introduces a new label to indicate that a game has loot boxes
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which is the organization that rates the content of video games, announced a new label today to indicate that a game will offer in-game purchases of loot boxes or similar types of items that provide a player with randomized rewards.
"This new Interactive Element, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), will be assigned to any game that contains in-game offers to purchase digital goods or premiums with real world currency (or with virtual coins or other forms of in-game currency that can be purchased with real world currency) for which the player doesn't know prior to purchase the specific digital goods or premiums they will be receiving (e.g., loot boxes, item packs, mystery awards)," according to the ESRB. The label will be applied to "loot boxes, gacha games, item or card packs, prize wheels, treasure chests, and more," the organization said.
The new label will sit below the game's content rating, as seen in the photo above. The ESRB originally introduced the "in-game purchases" label in February 2018, but that label was broad enough that it could be applied to any game that offered any sort of buyable digital good, including non-randomized items like subscriptions, season passes, or upgrades to disable ads.
Loot boxes have come under heavy criticism for resembling gambling by hooking gamers and children into spending real money in the hope of acquiring sought-after in-game items. The ESRB said today since creating the in-game purchases label, "game consumers and enthusiasts (not necessarily parents) have reached out to us asking the ESRB to include additional information to identify games that include randomized purchases."
Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have committed to requiring publishers of games on their platforms to disclose the odds of receiving items from loot boxes and are targeting sometime in 2020 for that policy to take effect. And many major game publishers have also committed to disclosing loot box odds by the end of 2020.
GoPro's Hero 8 Black action cam is now $100 off its regular $399 price
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Journey, thatgamecompany's classic game that first released on PlayStation 3 in 2012, will be available on Steam on June 11th. Journey was previously only available on PC via the Epic Games Store, where it launched last June. In the game, you play as a hooded figure traveling toward a tall mountain on the horizon, navigating […]
Motorola will announce its next flagship phone on April 22nd
Motorola's planning to make its biggest flagship phone announcement in years on April 22nd, the company announced today. The event will, of course, take place virtually. The company confirmed the date and time with a tweet today, and it will presumably follow up with details as the event nears. The company is expected to announce […]
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The Cable: Webb fires back at critics of his Burmese outreach Webb fires back at critics of his Burmese...
Webb fires back at critics of his Burmese outreach
In recent weeks, Virginia Senator Jim Webb has ignited a fierce controversy over U.S. engagement with Burma while the Obama administration is still debating its policy toward the thuggish, isolated Southeast Asian state. Webb, a Navy secretary under Ronald Reagan and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, has plenty of critics, who portray ...
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In recent weeks, Virginia Senator Jim Webb has ignited a fierce controversy over U.S. engagement with Burma while the Obama administration is still debating its policy toward the thuggish, isolated Southeast Asian state.
Webb, a Navy secretary under Ronald Reagan and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, has plenty of critics, who portray him as a military man distrustful of diplomats and politicians alike. But Webb, who chairs the formerly sleepy Senate Foreign Relations Asia subcommittee, is nonetheless a one-man blur of diplomatic activity, and Asia hands are taking notice. Many, however, see him as a bull in a China shop, gallivanting around Asia upsetting the delicate balance the Washington foreign-policy establishment is working to maintain.
Webb's supporters point out that his extensive Asia experience goes back decades and his diplomatic activism is based on his historical perspective and his independent connections there.
Webb's five-nation tour of Southeast Asia last month made huge news; he was the highest-level U.S. official in years to meet with the leaders of Burma's reclusive military junta and he had a private meeting with Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. The fallout from Webb's trip has reinvigorated the Washington debate over Burma policy, centered around Webb's controversial push to engage the brutal Burmese dictatorship, which he says should include consideration of easing sanctions.
The pushback against Webb's initiative has been severe, driven by a loose alliance of democracy advocates, former Bush administration officials, and a segment of the neoconservative intellectual brain trust.
In an exclusive interview with The Cable, Webb defended his stance on Burma and sought to correct the record on a number of rumors and reports about what actually happened when he traveled there.
First, Webb stood by statements he made in a Thailand press conference, when he said that Suu Kyi had told him she was open to the idea of lifting some sanctions against the military government now holding her captive and that she has spent much of her life fighting.
"The statements that I have made about her or the discussions that we had are my best attempt to show respect to her situation," said Webb, "It was my distinct impression from the conversation that she would not be opposed to lifting some of the sanctions."
Immediately after Webb's trip, Suu Kyi's lawyer Nyan Win, who is also a spokesman for her National League for Democracy party, told the Irrawaddy newspaper, an expatriate publication based in Thailand that is critical of the junta, that she hadn't endorsed lifting any sanctions and that she favored working internally with the government led by senior General Than Shwe, whom Webb also met with.
"Only the people who were in the meeting know what was said," retorted Webb.
Webb also flatly denied several points made in a scathing Weekly Standard article entitled "A Tangled Webb in Burma." The magazine, run by neoconservative thought leader William Kristol, has been hammering Webb on a constant basis by running critical stories and blog posts on its Web site, run by former McCain campaign staffer Michael Goldfarb.
For example, Webb never placed a hold on the nomination of Kurt Campbell to be assistant secretary of state for East Asia, as the story claims, he said. The delay in moving the nomination was due to the need to thoroughly examine Campbell's business dealings related to StratAsia, the consulting firm he founded with Bush administration NSC Asia director Michael J. Green.
Nor, says Webb, did he in fact finally relent on the Campbell nomination after "multiple, pleading calls" from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as the article alleges, adding that Clinton played no role in Webb's trip to Burma.
In her own trip to Thailand for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) conference in July, Clinton had hinted that the United States might "expand our relationship with Burma, including investments in Burma," leading some observers to speculate that the secretary might share some of Webb's controversial views.
Webb swatted such speculations away. "Hillary Clinton has neither helped not hindered me on this," said Webb, "She has never in any way opened up a door with me on this issue or helped to shut a door."
"If we had relied on the State Department, we wouldn't have gotten the meetings that we got, quite frankly," he added.
What is much harder to deny is that leaders of the Burmese democracy movement were extremely upset with Webb's talk of lifting sanctions, taking to the op-ed page of the Washington Post to criticize his actions and calling them "damaging to our democracy movement."
But Webb said engagement of the Burmese government is needed to combat growing Chinese influence there, has the best shot of opening up Burma through economic penetration, and besides, he argues, the sanctions haven't worked.
"Indeed, they have allowed China to dramatically increase its economic and political influence in Myanmar, furthering a dangerous strategic imbalance in the region," Webb wrote in the New York Times. (The senator's use of the name "Myanmar" is itself controversial, as it is the name chosen by the junta in 1989 and is rejected by many Burmese opposition groups and ethnic minorities.)
Everyone's a Critic
One former senior official told The Cable that Webb was planting the seeds of discord between the United States and some Southeast Asia allies by giving false hope about what the U.S. government might be willing to do in terms of altering its Burma policies.
Webb has gotten far ahead of the administration's ongoing comprehensive policy review, which is expected soon, the official said.
Webb rejected that criticism, telling The Cable that he was clear with his interlocutors about his role in the U.S. government and besides, as a senator it's not his job to work on behalf of the administration.
Another worry, the former senior official said, is that Webb's approach gave too much legitimacy to the junta and sent the wrong message to that whole region, namely that the U.S. was moving away from promoting democracy and human rights, and was growing more willing to support bad actors and less committed to supporting civic reformers.
"Burma is a proxy fight in Asia as for which of these divisions in ASEAN will be the future," the official said."
Webb's support for the 2010 Burmese elections, which all but the most optimistic observers feel will be far from fair, will only serve to cement the new Burmese constitution, which enshrines military rule, according to the official.
"Political realism is, you try to take what you can get and build on it," Webb responded, "If we develop relationships, we can improve the environment under which the elections are held."
Some Asia policy hands reject Webb's contention that engaging the Burmese junta is necessary to combat growing Chinese influence there. Burma has never been a Chinese client state, one expert said, and China's dollar diplomacy in Burma isn't reason enough to warrant America sacrificing its commitment to core values.
"We will never be mercantilist and cynical enough to beat the Chinese at their own game," said the expert, "It's a winning strategy to focus on democracy and human rights."
In recent weeks, Beijing has expressed some displeasure over the Burmese government's ongoing fight with restive minority groups in its eastern regions, and the resulting instability has sent thousands of refugees streaming into China.
Georgetown University professor David Steinberg defended Webb in a recent Asia Times article, saying that Burmese democracy advocates "miss the point of Webb's visit."
"Webb has started a process that is important. Where it will go, we don't know," said Steinberg, "We know what will happen if the policy of isolation will continue … nothing."
Policy Vacuum
Inside the U.S. government, different parts of the administration have different views on how to handle Burma. The uniformed military is "value-neutral," one source said, meaning they generally see benefits in engaging with other militaries.
But new Obama civilian Pentagon officials such as principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Affairs Derek Mitchell and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer have their own well-formed Burma ideas.
Mitchell and Green, the Bush-era NSC official, penned an article in Foreign Affairs in 2007 arguing the junta should be engaged, but only in conjunction and coordination with regional allies and only after the release of Suu Kyi.
What's unknown is where Hillary Clinton and ultimately President Barack Obama come down on how to deal with Burma. Clinton has hinted that the administration review could recommend some change on sanctions.
The results of that review, which is being led by Campbell and the deputy assistant secretary responsible for Southeast Asia, Scot Marciel, are expected any time now.
The position of special envoy to Burma is also vacant. Green was nominated by George W. Bush for the job in the twilight of his second term, but the clock ran out on that administration before he was confirmed.
The Obama team was inclined to let the Green nomination go through as an olive branch to the McCain campaign (for which Green was an advisor). But then-subcommittee chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-CA, scuttled the idea because her demand for a favor from Vice President Joseph Biden in exchange for her acquiescence was rejected, sources said.
No new envoy has been nominated, but sources said that Human Rights Watch's Tom Malinowski is a top contender. Malinowski, who was reportedly in the running to head the Democracy, Rights, and Labor bureau at the State Department but ran into snags over whether he was considered a "lobbyist" under the administration's disclosure rules, penned an op-ed in 2006 entitled, "Call Cruelty What It Is," which compared Bush administration interrogation practices with those of Stalin.
Webb plans to hold a hearing on Burma, to be scheduled for October, according to an aide.
Photo of Webb's press conference in Thailand by AFP/Getty Images
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Viewing Frank D. Merchant (1866-1943).
Frank D. Merchant (1866-1943).
Frank Davidson Merchant always wanted to be a patent lawyer. To that end he studied mechanical engineering in high school in Minneapolis and later worked as a machinist and draftsman for local companies, earning enough to attend college. At the University of Minnesota he majored in engineering, graduating in 1893, and from the Law School in 1896. Several years later he formed a partnership with H. C. Kilgore that eventually included his two sons. Over the years he filed basic patents in several fields, most memorably for the zipper. He died after a long and productive career on February 11, 1943, at age 77. In memorial services for the Hennepin County Bar Association a few weeks later, Jesse Van Valkenburg reminisced:
"In his many years in the patent business Mr. Merchant had handled many very important matters for inventors, some of whom later became famous. The farm machinery business was largely developed in the Northwest, and Mr. Merchant handled numerous important patent matters in this great field, and he was always proud of the fact that he had prepared and filled in his very early days in the business, the original patent on the zipper fastener, and often in later years he would tell how those patents had expired and the inventor had died before public recognition was attained."


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Q: Group a List of timestamps (Date objects) by day in a HashMap construct We are starting with a List of timestamps, which are Date objects. We need to group all timestamps which belong to a unique day. For example, when a user logs into our server, a timestamp is added to a single List. We want to be able to parse this list and separate all the Date objects which belong to the same day. The end goal is to be able to easily show all logins separated by day on a UI, as well as to show the number of logins which occurred per each day.
The end HashMap construct should look like this:
Key                          List<Date>

2018-07-11
                  2018-07-11 08:14:08.540000
                  2018-07-11 10:46:23.575000

2018-07-12
                  2018-07-12 12:51:48.928000
                  2018-07-12 13:09:00.701000
                  2018-07-12 16:04:45.890000

2018-07-13
                  2018-07-13 14:14:17.461000

A: Here's the java8 way of doing it.
List<LocalDateTime> loginTimes = Arrays.asList(LocalDateTime.of(2018, 5, 7, 8, 10),
        LocalDateTime.of(2018, 5, 7, 9, 15, 20), LocalDateTime.of(2018, 6, 22, 7, 40, 30));
Map<LocalDate, Long> loginCountByDate = loginTimes.stream()
        .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(LocalDateTime::toLocalDate, Collectors.counting()));

First group the login times by date and then count the number of logins by each date. This is the best solution I can suggest, but it mandates you to use Java8.
Here's the output.
{2018-05-07=2, 2018-06-22=1}

A: This is the solution we came up with. The parseTimeStamps method takes the list of timeStamps iterates over it, and uses a Calendar object to set the hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds to 0, thereby giving us just the day. We then check our groupedUserLogins HashMap to see if it contains a key with that date. If it doesn't, we create a key with that day, and a new list of Date objects as the value associated with that key. Subsequently, we add the timestamp(ts) to the list associated with that day.
In the next iteration, if we come across a key in our HashMap which matches our stripped Calender object, we immediately add that timestamp (ts) to the list associated with that existing day.
I created the following method, which returns a HashMap> where the key is a Date object and the value is a List of Date Objects. The method accepts a List of timeStamps and groups them by day. It then returns those grouped timestamps in the aforementioned HashMap construct.
 public class GroupDatesByDay {

    HashMap<Date, List<Date>> groupedUserLogins = new HashMap<Date, List<Date>>();
    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

    public HashMap<Date, List<Date>> parseTimeStamps(List<Date> timeStamps) {

    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss.SSS", Locale.US);
    List<Date> timeStamps = new ArrayList<Date>();

        for (Date ts : timeStamps) {

            cal.setTime(ts);
            cal.set(cal.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
            cal.set(cal.MINUTE, 0);
            cal.set(cal.SECOND, 0);
            cal.set(cal.MILLISECOND, 0);

            if (!groupedUserLogins.containsKey(cal.getTime())) {

                groupedUserLogins.put(cal.getTime(), new ArrayList<Date>());
            }
            groupedUserLogins.get(cal.getTime()).add(ts);
        }

        keySet = groupedUserLogins.keySet();
        keyList.addAll(keySet);
        return groupedUserLogins;
    }
}

We end up with groupedUserLogins which has now conveniently stored all unique days as keys pointing to a List which holds our timestamps, as Date objects. The biggest advantage of this data-structure is that the keys, as well as the values are still Date objects, giving us future flexibility.
Please feel free to provide alternate solutions, or improve upon what I have presented.


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Mobile SmartCity partners with The Bridgeville Borough Parking Authority
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Mobile SmartCity powered by Pango partners with the Bridgeville Borough Parking Authority, to provide mobile payment solution. Mobile SmartCity Corporation, is proud to announce that it has entered an Agreement with the Bridgeville Borough Parking Authority to provide its Mobile Payment Solution powered by Pango. "We are very excited to be partnering with Bridgeville Borough [...]
Mobile SmartCity partners with The Metropolitan Association in Orlando, FL
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Mobile SmartCity partners with The Metropolitan Association in Orlando, FL, to provide their SmartCity solution. April 25,2017- Mobile SmartCity Corporation, is proud to announce that it has entered an Agreement with The Metropolitan Association in Orlando FL, providing its SmartCity solution for mobile parking payment, permit management, space rental program, enforcement, ticket collection and other [...]
Pango ends agreement with the PPA
Pango USA and the Philadelphia Parking Authority have jointly agreed to suspend the MeterUp program in the City of Philadelphia effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 12. Since the last quarter of 2016, when Pango was purchased and new ownership inherited the PPA Agreement, Pango has tried to work with PPA to find solutions that were [...]
Pango launches 4.0 version and Pango SAVE
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Pango USA, a Smart City company providing mobile payment services for parking, transit, ride-hail and other city services, has announced the release of its new Pango 4.0 mobile app in North America as well as a new corporate image.
Parking by Phone (Park News / Parking Today) Acquires Pango USA
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Under the agreement, Parking By Phone owns and takes over the US operations for Pango including the customer contracts, the intellectual property, the daily operations, the Pango software, the Pango brand name, and employees


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Q: free-jqgrid: hide/show column affect to frozen column? I have a jqgrid with 2 frozen columns. Frozen works fine if I do not anything.
After I hide/show another columns (not frozen columns) frozen is not working.
I use free jqGrid version 4.14.0
I don't know what happen.
Can anyone help me! Thanks in advance..

A: If you use low-level methods showCol, hideCol, showHideCol directly then you should choose yourself which one from two solution ways provides the best performance in your case.
Showing/hiding of columns is relatively slow, because all rows of the grid, column headers (inclusive the filter toolbar) need be looked through and the inline css style on the corresponding cells be changes (display property should be set to none or the none value should be removed). After that the with and the height of the grid could be changed too. If the grid has frozen columns, then the same should be done in the frozen dives. Additionally the width and the height of frozen dives should be recalculated and the height of every row of the frozen columns should be recalculated too.
Thus one have two alternatives:

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*hide/show all columns which you need by calls of showCol, hideCol, showHideCol and then trigger jqGridResetFrozenHeights event on the grid to force recalculation of all width/height properties of frozen dives

*destroy the frozen columns by call of destroyFrozenColumns, apply hiding/showing the columns by calling of showCol, hideCol, showHideCol and to recreate frozen columns once more by call of setFrozenColumns.

I recommend you to make some tests to choose, which one from the above two ways provides the best performance in your application.


Ideal for varied uses in fitness, physiotherapy as well as rehabilitation.
Sand-filled no bounce design for slamming on solid surfaces. 23cm diameter.
· Provide muscular toning, strength, power, coordination, balance and resistance.
· Enable greater mobility and involve different parts of the body: arms, legs and trunk.
· Offer high intensity work for muscles and joints.
· Are an excellent way of aerobic training.
· Develop explosive strength and stamina.
· Prevent muscle and joint injuries.
· Contribute to correcting bad posture.
· Serve as a relaxation technique and help to eliminate accumulated tension.
· There are different sizes and weights to adjust the exercise to each user.
· Suitable for all ages.
Training with medicine balls requires great body control, so you have to bear in mind the size and weight of the ball in order to avoid injuries and work as efficiently as possible.
Medicine balls are different weights and sizes. The greater the weight of the ball, the greater the size and the colour will also be different. Generally, the minimum weight of the lightest ball is 1 Kg, and the heaviest is 15 Kgs.
A suitable weight for the medicine ball is determined according to the exercise you are going to do and the level of strength of the user and the number of repetitions. For power training, the weight of the medicine ball should be 30%-50% of your capacity. For activities that involve multiple joints, the medicine ball should be big enough to be able to control it with both hands. For abs workouts, the size of the medicine ball should be smaller and lighter so as to be able to maximize the speed and technique.
A good way to start to train with medicine balls is to choose a light one at first to learn posture and technique, and progressively increase the weight as you advance through the exercises and training and increase your strength.


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08 Jun FIRS circular on the implementation of the amendment made to Value Added Tax provisions in the Finance Act 2019
The Finance Act 2019 (the Act) provided various amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act. The FIRS information circular is issued for the information and guidance of the public, taxpayers, and tax practitioners in line with the provisions of the Value Added Tax Act.
This publication seeks to give more insights as well as offer explanations and interpretations on some of the matters clarified in the FIRS circular.
Definition of Goods & Services
The Finance Act provides that VAT now applies on both tangibles and intangibles goods such as copyrights, trademarks, right in mineral resources, assets, jetties, etc. Goods are considered to be supplied in Nigeria if they are physically present, assembled or imported for use in Nigeria. Also, if the beneficial owner of the rights in the goods is a taxable person in Nigeria and the rights are situated, registered or exercisable in Nigeria.
Also, VAT is chargeable on services that are either rendered in Nigeria by a person physically present in Nigeria at the time of providing the service, or provided to a person in Nigeria, regardless of whether the services are rendered within or outside Nigeria. However, Services rendered to and consumed by a Nigerian resident while physically outside Nigeria, is not liable to VAT in Nigeria.
The circular reiterates that the VAT rate has changed from 5% to 7.5% with effect from the 1st of February 2020. Thus, all transactions carried out from the 1st of February shall reflect the new rate.
The FIRS states that the cut-off dates should be determined as follows:
A service is supplied when it is performed, or an agreed milestone is reached.
Goods are supplied upon delivery or transfer of risk, whichever occurs first.
</ol type="i"> Furthermore, where it is not practicable to determine the time of supply, the FIRS may rely on the dates indicated on the relevant invoices, bills, debit notes, goods-received notes, waybills, journal entries as the date of supply.
Where a contract of taxable supplies is signed prior to 1st of February 2020 and supplies or performance occurred on or after the 1st of February 2020, applicable VAT is 7.5% while for continuing contracts for which supplies or performance is measured on the basis of milestone achieved, VAT rate for milestones achieved on or after the 1st of February 2020, is 7.5%.
Registration and Deregistration
All taxable persons are required to immediately register for the tax upon the commencement of business. However, where a taxable person permanently ceases to carry on trade or business in Nigeria, such person shall notify the FIRS of such cessation within 90 days for the purposes of deregistration.
The penalty for failure to register has been amended as follow:
First month of default, is now N50,000
Subsequent months in which failure continues is now N25,000
</ol type="i"> Where a taxpayer fails to notify the FIRS of cessation of business, penalties for failure to file returns will continue to apply. Also, taxable supplies made after cessation shall be deemed to have been made on the day immediately preceding cessation.
Registration by Non-Residents
The circular explains that a Non-Resident Company (NRC) that "makes taxable supplies" to a company resident in Nigeria should:
register for the tax with the FIRS using the address of the person to whom it is making a supply; and
include VAT on its invoice.
</ol type="i"> However, NRCs that have a fixed base in Nigeria should register using the address of the fixed base and comply with charging, filing, payment and other requirements as if it were a Nigerian company.
Self-Account Provision
The FIRS clarify that the self-account provision imposes a duty to withhold and remit VAT on a taxable person to whom a supply is made in Nigeria where:
the supplier is a person exempt from charging VAT under the Act or otherwise failed to charge VAT;
the supplier is a foreign company without a fixed base (permanent establishment) in Nigeria, whether not VAT is included in the invoice.
</ol type="i"> The taxable person, when accounting and remitting the VAT, shall provide a schedule of all taxable transaction for which it is self-accounting, in the form prescribed by the FIRS, indicating the tax identification numbers of the suppliers in the schedule.
Introduction of VAT threshold
The Finance Act introduced a threshold for taxable person to charge, collect, remit the tax, and file monthly returns to the FIRS. Taxable persons with taxable supplies of less than N25million are exempted while taxable persons with taxable supplies of N25million and above are not.
Taxable supplies for determining the N25m threshold is defined to include all supplies for a consideration irrespective of whether they are VAT exempt. However, this excludes the taxable supply of the capital assets and sale of the whole or part of the business.
A taxable person may determine if the threshold has been met as follows:
A business that made taxable supplies of N25m or above prior to 1 February 2020 should continue to account for VAT, even if taxable supplies in the current year are below N25m;
A business that made taxable supplies less than N25m prior to 1 February 2020, but makes or expects to attain the threshold in the current year should account for VAT in the month it meets or expects to meet the threshold; and
A business may volunteer to account for VAT (subject to notifying the FIRS), even though it does not meet the VAT threshold.
Business Sold or Transferred
The Finance Act exempted VAT on any asset employed in trade or business sold or transferred, to a related party for the purposes of better organization of that trade or business based on the following criteria:
The company must prove, to the satisfaction of the FIRS, that one company has control over the other or that the companies are controlled by some other person or are members of a recognized group of companies.
The entities involved must have been related for not less than a consecutive period of 365 days before the reorganization. The transferred assets should not be disposed of at least a year after the transaction. Where the assets are sold within this period, any concessions granted will be withdrawn by the FIRS, and the applicable VAT shall be recovered. As such, VAT that is chargeable upon the transfer shall be treated as due but unpaid from the date it ought to have been paid if there was no concession; and the penalty and interest shall be charged accordingly from the transaction date.
Exported Service
The FIRS circular highlighted the criteria for a service to be categorized as exported service as follows:
the service must be provided by a Nigerian resident to a non-resident.
the non-resident person to whom the service is provided must be outside Nigeria when consuming the service.
The Finance Act defines exported service as a service rendered within or outside Nigeria by a person resident in Nigeria, to a non-resident outside Nigeria, provided that a service supplied to the fixed base or permanent establishment of a non-resident person shall not qualify as exported services.
Furthermore, the FIRS Circular also clarifies that the following do not qualify as exported services:
Where a non-resident person is in Nigeria or consumes the service while in Nigeria;
Where a non-resident provides a service through its fixed base in Nigeria;
Where a Nigerian resident provides service to the fixed base of a nonresident in Nigeria; and
Where a service is provided to a consumer who is in Nigeria, on behalf of a non-resident person.
Penalty Regime
The Finance Act implemented new penalty for different default categories.
Failure to register: Initial month is N50,000 while each subsequent month of failure is N25,000.
Failure to notify of change of address or permanent cessation of trade or business: Initial month is N50,000 while each subsequent month of failure is N25,000.
Failure to submit returns: Initial month is N50,000 while each subsequent month of failure is N25,000.
Failure to remit tax: 10% of the VAT payable plus interest at the prevailing CBN minimum rediscount rate.
WYZE takeaway
The FIRS provided a note that services rendered to and consumed by a Nigerian person while outside Nigeria would not be liable to VAT. This clarifies the ambiguity as transactions like foreign hotel bills and training where the recipients were physically abroad should not be taxable services in Nigeria. Furthermore, the circular clarifies that an invoice can be issued at any time where the supply occurs.
NRCs that make any taxable supply to Nigeria to register for VAT is impracticable and can be an unnecessary administrative and compliance burden for the FIRS and the affected NRCs. It is important for taxpayers to be fully aware of changes to the tax laws and FIRS' position as contained in the relevant Information Circulars to minimize the risk of inadvertent non-compliance.


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Plan Your Trip to Historic Rome
The Historic Center of Rome is probably one of the most significant, historical, and impressive world heritage sites in the world. Like the cities of Kyoto, Jerusalem, and Angkor, there is a bevy of incredible sites sprinkled across Rome—and much of Italy for that matter—that could be named world heritage sites on their own right. The most significant and recognizable location in Rome is the Colosseum which was recently named as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
What to See in the Historic Center of Rome
Trajan's Column
Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna)
Papal Rome Structures
Best Things to Do in Rome
Getting to the Historic Centre of Rome Sites
Getting Around Rome
Where to Stay in Rome
The Colosseum, prominently located in the Historic Centre of Rome, is easily one of the most recognizable historic sites in the world.
Italy has the most number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. There are 51 sites in total recognized by UNESCO within Italy. One of these sites is the Historic Centre of Rome and the Holy See. This property comprises the Vatican and the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
The history of Rome has existed since the 4th or 5th century BC. To this day, visitors marvel at the remains and ruins of monuments from the period of the storied Classical Roman Empire. Some of these monuments include the famed Colosseum and the Roman Forum (also known by its Latin name, the Forum Romanum).
The property was added to the UNESCO list in 1980; however, it was extended in 1990 to include the properties of the Holy See, such as the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura.
From the World Heritage inscription for the Historic Centre of Rome:
Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the center of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century. The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban VIII, includes some of the major monuments of antiquity such as the Forums, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the religious and public buildings of papal Rome.
Discover Roman history at every turn when you wander Rome.
Planning a trip to the Historic Center of Rome? Much of what you'll want to visit is easy on a large loop of Rome—best spread across a couple of days. All told, you will want at least three days in the city, with one whole day in Vatican City, and another spent just exploring the historic center of Rome. The third day is ideal for other top sites, like the Trevi Fountain. For your day exploring the Historic Center of Rome UNESCO sites, these are the top attractions and monuments you must plan into your walking itinerary.
The Pantheon is one of the most notable tourist destinations in the historic center of Rome. It was a former Roman temple but is now converted into a church. The Pantheon's construction was commissioned for by Augustus during his reign. However, it was Emperor Hadrian who saw the completion of the Pantheon.
This Roman triumphal column is another important structure within the Historic Centre of Rome. The column was built to commemorate the victory of Roman Emperor Trajan in the Dacian wars. This freestanding column was completed in AD 113.
The evening lights across historic Rome paint the ancient buildings in entirely different vibes.
This rectangular square is one of the most notable squares in Rome, Italy. At the center of the square is the statue of Giordano Bruno. The name of the square literally translates to "field of flowers", which is derived from the fact that the square was once a meadow.
This famous attraction in Rome, Italy consists of the monumental 153 stairway steps. The stairway is a work of architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi. The steps were constructed in the early 18th century and officially opened in 1725.
The famed Spanish Steps is one of the UNESCO sites listed in the Historic Center or Rome.
There are also several religious buildings that belong to the Papal Rome that is part of the UNESCO site. These sites and monuments sit outside of the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See. These monumental structures include the following: St Paul's Outside the Walls, Santa Maria Maggiore, and the San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran).
Find yourself completely charmed at the Trevi Fountain—and don't forget to toss a coin over your shoulder so you'll always return to lovely and historic Rome.
Plan your time wisely because there is more to see in the Historic Center of Rome than just the historic churches, monuments, and sites. No trip to Italy is complete without diving into the best food in the city (perhaps even taking a cooking class), and seeing many of the other major monuments that comprise beautiful Roma that fall outside of the UNESCO site. Here are a few of our favorite other things to do in Rome that you should plan into any trip itinerary.
Visit the Trevi Fountain! No trip to Rome is complete without throwing a coin into Baroque beauty of the Trevi Fountain. Sure, you'll be standing next to 1,000 other travelers, but it's worth visiting nonetheless.
Take a cooking class. Nothing says visiting Italy like learning how to make pasta from scratch with an Italian mamma.
Sample all the gelato. No matter where else in the world you've sampled gelato, it will never compare to tasting the creamy deliciousness of a handmade gelato in Italy. For the true gelato aficionado, you can even learn how to make it at one of Rome's oldest gelato factories.
Eat your way across the city. Join a food tour so you can find the best local spots to sample Italy's most famous dishes.
Get lost in the city's fabulous piazzas. One of your most memorable days in historic Rome might just be getting lost and wandering around this ancient city filled with modern charms. Find a hidden square and sip wine to the tinkling sounds of a nearby fountain.
No trip to historic Rome is complete without visiting to Vatican City—it's easy to get there from most anywhere in Rome using public transportation.
If you want to plan a trip to the Historic Centre of Rome, you can travel via plane (for international tourists). There are two international airports in Rome: Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino International Airport or GB Pastine/Ciampino International Airport.
From the airport, you can settle a private transfer to your hotel—Uber works here if you're into ridesharing. Once in Rome, you will find a wide range of transportation options, such as taxis or via railway to get to the historic center of Rome.
If you are traveling from other parts of Italy, you can take a train to get to the Historic Centre of Rome—the Italian rail service is reliable and the network is extensive across all of Italy. Roma Termini is the main railway station in Rome, hence, you must travel via this station. There are also several other railway stations to choose from in Rome.
Finally, you can also drive to Rome from other parts of Italy. Driving to Rome is relatively easy and rental cars in Europe are more affordable than their counterparts in the U.S., particularly if you can drive a manual transmission.
We love the Rick Steves Pocket Rome guide for its practical tips and maps to help you navigate. If you like something even more compact, the StreetSmart Rome Map is fantastic and includes the subway routes, bus information, and includes pinpoints for every historic and interesting attraction in Rome.
Don't forget to pack a European plug adapter as well so you can use your Smartphone to navigate as needed.
Rome is large and there are no shortages of hotels in nearly every pocket of the city. The best neighborhoods for travelers planning a trip to Rome include: Testaccio for foodie travelers, the Historic Center for those keen to thoroughly explore all of the top historic sites, and Ancient Rome & Monti is another choice if it's your first time in Rome and you want easy access to all the city offers.
The best hotels at every budget level include:
Boutique hotel: The Inn At The Roman Forum
Mid-range hotel: Internazionale Domus
Budget hotel: Hotel Des Artistes
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Sharon Hurley Hall
Great photo, especially with the sky streaming in the background. This is a place I'd love to visit. I've been to the Arenes in Nimes and got a real sense of history. I bet it would be even greater here.
Like this one, good wide angle here. I think you have a signature style with your clouds, whenever I see your pictures the clouds seem to draw the viewer into the picture as well as set the mood.
Alex Berger
The Colosseum is incredibly difficult to capture well, fantastic job.
jessiev
gary – excellent shot. one of the best photos i've seen of the colosseum, EVER! love the sky, and that guy's big face on the construction/ad.
Jason Nugent
The coolest thing about this photo is the sky. Nicely captured.


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Domaine Des Enfants
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Domaine Des EnfantsLouise Hurren2014-12-12T17:20:20+01:00
Domaine des Enfants was founded in 2006, but the concept existed long before that. As a child in Switzerland, Marcel Bühler had always dreamed of becoming a gardener. Over the years he somehow digressed and ended up in Zürich, at Crédit Suisse. Feeling dissatisfied, he left Zürich on sabbatical and eventually became not a gardener but a winegrower, and this is what Domaine des Enfants represents: the return to childhood dreams.
After studying at Geisenheim School of Oenology and some time spent in Barcelona, Marcel settled in the Roussillon, drawn to the region by its magnificent landscapes, complex and diverse soils and ancient vines. In 2010 he found a partner: Carrie Sumner, a native Oregonian, had first came to the region in 2008, working on a project for Abe Schoener of Napa Valley. After years working in the New York city restaurant business Carrie began her winemaking career in Napa working on Abe's Scholium Project, which then led to following harvests in Maury. Marcel and Carrie met at the Maury café: the two have been working as a team ever since.
Domaine des Enfants' mission is to preserve the existence, diversity and inherent qualities of the Roussillon, presenting its wines as a product of nature: farming sustainably and enhancing biodiversity are logical consequences. "We are constantly seeking equilibrium within ourselves, in nature and in our wines," explains Carrie. "Healthy, lively soils are the prerequisite for expressive and characteristic wine, so most of our vineyards are ploughed by horse, and the vines are weeded by hand and picket. We do not perform 'winemaking' – rather, our wines are the exact result of what the vineyards create, thanks to our work during the year. We try to intervene very little with the natural process and give the wines time to find harmony and balance. We do not just want to make great wine, but we would like to provide people with our personal thoughts, animating them to think about the authenticity to be found in our work."
8 Bis Boulevard Pierre Basco
66220 Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet
www.domaine-des-enfants.com


Ever wanted to explore the glorious wonders of the Great Ocean Road but just weren't keen on leaving the comforts of home behind?
Problem solved. Warrnambool Beach Backpackers is the home away from home you've always wanted.
Owned and operated by Geoff Morris and Pru Luker, the Warrnambool Beach Backpackers is a step away from your more conventional backpacker establishment.
It's the little things that make the big difference, form the heated rooms to the licensed bar, pool table and welcoming atmosphere. You may never want to leave!
Only 300 metres to the beach, the hostel is perfectly situated for the adventurous keen to dabble in some horse riding and water sports, or for the more sedate looking to just soak up the beautiful location.
You can take a bike ride along the new Warrnambool to Port Fairy Rail Trail. It passes through farmland in Port Fairy, Koroit, Illowa and Warrnambool and is designed to showcase the rural scenery of the Moyne Shire – an attribute familiar to many, but also very much appreciated by visitors to the region.
You can take a walk or ride along the Lady Bay Promenade,taking a short stroll to PickeringPoint and Thunder Point to watch the sunset and visiting Lake Pertobe Adventure Playground where there's lots of playgrounds walking tracks,boat rides, picnic areas and sheltered BBQ facilities.
You could hire a surfboard and catching a few waves along the shipwreck coast.
In the winter months you can also enjoy whale watching. Just a short drive from the hostel is the Tower Hill Reserve, a retreat for an abundance of wildlife including koalas and emus - the perfect guests to share a picnic.
For more information please visit http://flagstaffhill.com/education-resources/Middle-Island-Project/meet-the-maremma-tours/.
Where the Great Ocean Road Begins!


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Q: What is the difference between "had had to" and "have had to"? What is the difference between "had had to" and "have had to"? Please provide examples and elaborate explanations. What do each mean in the sentence?

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*have had to

*had had to

These are both perfect constructions, which you may read about in stupefying (yet inadequate) detail here.
The perfect is constructed with a form of HAVE as an auxiliary verb followed by the past participle of the lexical verb. In these cases, the lexical verb is also HAVE, employed in the construction HAVE to ≈  must. The past participle of HAVE is had, so these constructions end with had to.  In have had to ... the auxiliary is cast in the present-tense form, which is have with a first-person subject, so this is a present perfect. In had had to ... the auxiliary is cast in the past-tense form, which is always had, so this is a past perfect.
Examples of the use of these constructions:

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I have had to explain the perfect construction many times.

When I say or write that sentence I mean that explaining the perfect construction many times is a component of my present history and experience.

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Two minutes ago I wrote that I had had to explain the construction many times.

That sentence means that explaining the perfect construction many times was a component of my history and experience at that time in the past.

A: While StoneyB's expertise in answering such questions may sound too technical for a learner (especially a non-native), here I'd try to explain it at least in a simpler way, if not better!
Yes, it is difficult for non-native speakers to understand double verbs that too when they are sitting with each other!
Let's start with something very common what you and I fully understand. If I give you a chocolate to eat, you may say -

I eat a chocolate

But then, in good English we practice

I have a chocolate/breakfast etc.

This means those all items you eat.
So, be clear, we'll not use 'eat'. Instead, we'll use 'have': I eat breakfast = I have breakfast
Writing that again:

I have breakfast

Here, 'have' is used as a main verb. And, we are talking about the present situation i.e. present tense.
NOW, what if this present tense gets a little old matter? In other words, little time has passed and you want to tell that same sentence.
You know that it is called as 'present perfect' because here we connect the present thing with the recent past.
So, if you have breakfast at say - 8 am, and if you reveal it at 10 am or so, what do you say with our old tradiitional writing?

I have eaten breakfast

The entire sentence is now present perfect. You see that 'eat' here became 'eaten' because it's past (participle).
But as we discussed, we don't use 'eat'. Instead, our original word was 'have'. So, replace 'eaten' with the past participle of 'have' which in this case is 'had'
Tell me, what do we write now?

I have had breakfast.

Note that in this example, the main verb is again 'have' and not 'had' because 'had' is actually 'eaten' if you remember!
I think it'd be now easy for you to understand 'had had'.

I had eaten had breakfast

The example is in past perfect.


NRA-ILA | Three Arkansas Pro-Gun Bills Pending Action!
Three Arkansas Pro-Gun Bills Pending Action!
Three pro-gun bills are currently pending action in the Arkansas Legislature.
Senate Joint Resolution 3, introduced by pro-gun State Senator Steve Faris (D-27), would amend the Constitution of the State of Arkansas to recognize that the people have a right to hunt and fish. Passage of SJR 3 by the General Assembly would allow the voters of Arkansas to decide if hunting and fishing will be protected for future generations. This measure is critical, as anti-hunting groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will one day turn their sights on Arkansas in their efforts to eliminate our nation's long-standing traditions of hunting and fishing.
House Bill 1237, authored by pro-gun State Representative Beverly Pyle (R-83), would permit churches to decide for themselves whether they will allow Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry their firearms when attending church. Currently, state law singles our churches as the only private property where firearms are prohibited. This bill passed out of the House Judiciary Committee this week, but was re-referred to that committee on Thursday, February 5.
Finally, House Bill 1097, introduced by pro-gun State Representative Randy Stewart (D-23), would allow a Right-to-Carry permit holder to secure his self-defense firearm in his vehicle when parked in the campus parking lot of any private or public institution of higher learning. It would also allow the same when the vehicle is parked in the parking lot or parking area of the State Capitol grounds. Currently, the prohibition on carrying a firearm by a Right-to-Carry permit holder in either area includes a prohibition on keeping the firearm secured in a vehicle. This means that, in order to comply with the law, permit holders would need to leave their means for self-defense at home if their travel might include a visit to either prohibited area. HB 1097 would remove this burden, while still maintaining the prohibition against actually carrying a concealed firearm at either location.
Please contact members of the House Judiciary Committee and urge them to support HB 1237 and HB 1097. Also, please contact your State Legislators and respectfully urge them to support SJR3. Contact information for the Judiciary Committee can be found below. To find contact information for your State Legislators, please click here.


The more traditional Chocolate Mousse.
Separate the eggs, place the egg whites in a larger bowl and the yolks in a smaller one. Chop the chocolate and place in a medium bowl, over a pot of boiling water on medium heat (otherwise known as a double saucepan) until melted. Remove and allow to cool a little, while you whip the egg whites with a small hand held mixer until they are just beginning to hold their form. Once you have completed the egg whites, in another large bowl whip your cream.
Add your egg yolks, one at at time to the cooled chocolate mixture, mixing until smooth and thick. Add your chocolate mixture to the cream and brandy, folding to combine. Finally, fold in the softly beaten egg whites.
Spoon into your desired serving dishes, before refrigerating until set which should be a minimum of around 5 hours, or around 24 hours if you are using a salad bowl. On the salad bowl note, you will need to double the mixture quantity in order to fill the vessel.
If you are not consuming within 48 hours, be sure to cover the tops of your serving dishes with cling wrap, to ensure the top of the mousse does not dry out.
I'm thinking it may be a lovely dessert to take around to friends tomorrow night but I feel that restraint in the serving size may be necessary.


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by NUNAverse | Apr 12, 2021 | Daily Media Clips
Good morning, NUNAverse:
On Thursday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Bears Ears National Monument and met with tribes and elected officials as she prepares to submit recommendations on whether to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to downsize that site and Grand Staircase-Escalante, another Utah national monument. Tribal and environmental organizations are suing to restore the monuments' original boundaries, arguing that President Trump didn't have legal authority to change monuments his predecessor created. The outcome of Haaland's negotiations will shed light on how the Biden administration plans to respond to other public lands disputes and will likely impact subsequent conversations with other states on natural resources.
The Biden administration has halted its predecessor's decision to sell the federal archives building in Seattle, following months of opposition from tribes across the Pacific Northwest. The records at the National Archives facility date to the 1840s and include documents key to the histories of 272 federally recognized tribes in Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho who have often resorted to the archives to vindicate their treaty rights and their oral traditions.
The Indigenous Peoples Day Newton Committee is calling on the organizers of the Boston Marathon to move the twice rescheduled date for the race because it now conflicts with a day meant to commemorate the contributions of Indigenous people. The group said its first planned celebration of the Oct. 11 holiday in the Boston suburb of Newton has to be canceled because of the marathon's new date. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said the city, which has the longest stretch of the marathon course, can handle both events, and is offering to host an Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on a field at a local high school.
J.C. Seneca, owner of the Seneca Nation's Tallchief Territory, home of Native Pride Travel Plaza, partnered with the president of G-Health Enterprises to hold a COVID-19 vaccination pop-up site at Seneca's truck stop on Wednesday. It was one of the first COVID-19 pop-up vaccination sites held at a truck stop in the country. Throughout the day, some 400 tribal citizens, truckers and motorists received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the busy truck stop, located south of Buffalo, N.Y. on the Seneca Nation.
Finally, the United States Space Force (USSF) welcomed its first female American Indian Intelligence Officer, Captain Haida StarEagle, member of the Matinecock Tribe. The U.S. Space Force is the newest branch of the Armed Forces and was established within the Department of the Air Force, meaning the Secretary of the Air Force has overall responsibility for the USSF, under the guidance and direction of the Secretary of Defense.
Interior Secretary Steps Into Utah Public Lands Tug-Of-War
AP News, Sophia Eppolito, April 8
For decades, a public lands tug-of-war has played out over a vast expanse of southern Utah where red rocks reveal petroglyphs and cliff dwellings and distinctive twin buttes bulge from a grassy valley. A string of U.S. officials has heard from those who advocate for broadening national monuments to protect the area's many archaeological and cultural sites, considered sacred to surrounding tribes, and those who fiercely oppose what they see as federal overreach. On Thursday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was the latest cabinet official to visit Bears Ears National Monument. Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, met with tribes and elected officials at Bears Ears as she prepares to submit recommendations on whether to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to downsize that site and Grand Staircase-Escalante, another Utah national monument.
Indigenous Lawyer Nominated As Solicitor Of Interior Dept.
Native News Online, Alina Bykova, April 8
The Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that Robert Anderson (Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe) has been formally nominated as Solicitor of the Interior Department. He has served as Interior's Principal Deputy Solicitor since Jan. 20, 2021. Anderson's nomination has been transmitted by the White House to the United States Senate, the Interior Department said in a statement. Anderson worked as a law professor at the University of Washington for 20 years and also directed its Native American Law Center. He has been the Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School for the past 12 years.
One Of The First Truck Stop Vaccination Pop-Up Sites Held On Seneca Nation
Native News Online, April 8
J.C. Seneca, owner of the Seneca Nation's Tallchief Territory, home of Native Pride Travel Plaza, wants to do his part to stop further spread of COVID-19. On Wednesday, he partnered with Dr. Raul Vazquez, president of G-Health Enterprises, to hold a COVID-19 vaccination pop-up site at Seneca's truck stop. It was one of the first COVID-19 pop-up vaccination sites was held at a truck stop in the country. Throughout the day, some 400 individuals received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the busy truck stop, located south of Buffalo, N.Y. on the Seneca Nation. The vaccine was offered to tribal citizens, truckers and motorists who shop at the truck stop.
How One Native American Tribe Fought Off The Pandemic To Save Its Culture
The Hill, Anagha Srikanth, April 8
For centuries, Indigenous peoples have fought to preserve their languages and cultures from erasure in textbooks and classrooms. In Wisconsin, where schools have begun reopening and some campuses are no longer requiring face masks despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Ojibwe immersion school Waadookodaading is staying virtual, despite the challenges remote learning has posed for the community.
Child Welfare Law Is Battered By Court. Still Standing
Indian Country Today, Mary Annette Pember, April 8
Along with her new title, Deb Haaland, secretary of the Interior inherited top billing as the lead defendant in the latest decision in an ongoing case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Previously the case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit was entitled Brackeen v. Bernhardt naming Haaland's predecessor David Bernhardt as lead defendant. The baton has passed; the case is now entitled Brackeen v. Haaland. On April 6, the 5th Circuit issued an unusually lengthy decision in this complicated case leaving experts in Indian child welfare law busy trying to fully unwind the implications for the act, American Indian law and the U.S. Constitution.
Fifth Circuit Court Keeps And Strikes Portions Of Indian Child Welfare Act
Native News Online, Jenna Kunze, April 8
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Congress has the authority to enact the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), while striking down a portion of the law that gives preference to Indigenous families in the adoption of Native American children. The lawsuit—Brackeen v. Haaland, formerly Brackeen v. Bernhardt— was brought by Texas, Indiana, Louisiana, and individual plaintiffs, alleging that ICWA is unconstitutional for discriminating against non-Native families in the placement of Native children.
Fishing Rights Untouched In Alaska Takeover Of Navigable Waters
Indian Country Today, Joaqlin Estus, April 8
The state of Alaska has announced it's taking over management of navigable waters from the federal government. Gov. Mike Dunleavy in late March accused the federal government of ignoring state rights and delaying conveyance of title to land under navigable waters to the state despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sturgeon v. Frost two years ago. Sturgeon's case and Dunleavy's announcement don't change management of subsistence fisheries, a vital economic, social and cultural activity for Alaska Natives, Miller said.
Space Force Swears In First Indigenous Female Intelligence Officer
Native News Online, Darren Thompson, April 8
On March 12, the United States Space Force (USSF) welcomed its first female American Indian Intelligence Officer: Captain Haida StarEagle, member of the Matinecock Tribe. Her father, Chief Samuel Little Fox, led the invocation during the induction ceremony. Established on Dec. 20, 2019, the U.S. Space Force is the newest branch of the Armed Forces. The USSF was established within the Department of the Air Force, meaning the Secretary of the Air Force has overall responsibility for the USSF, under the guidance and direction of the Secretary of Defense. According to Public Affairs Advisor to the Vice Chief of Space Operations Lynn Kirby, Captain StarEagle is not the first Native American woman in the Space Force.
Biden Halts Sale Of National Archives Center In Seattle
AP News, Gene Johnson, April 8
The Biden administration has halted its predecessor's decision to sell the federal archives building in Seattle, following months of opposition from people across the Pacific Northwest and a lawsuit. A federal judge had already temporarily blocked the sale, pending a lawsuit by Washington, Oregon and more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes. The records at National Archives facility date to the 1840s and include documents key to the histories of 272 federally recognized tribes in Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho.
Native Americans: Move Boston Marathon From Oct. 11 Holiday
AP News, Philip Marcelo, April 8
Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling on the organizers of the Boston Marathon to move the already rescheduled date for the storied race because it now conflicts with a day meant to commemorate the contributions of Indigenous people. The Boston Athletic Association announced in January that the 125th edition of the marathon would be pushed back from its traditional April running to Oct. 11, assuming road races are allowed to take place under Massachusetts' COVID-19 restrictions by then. But the Indigenous Peoples Day Newton Committee complained the new day undercuts a day reserved for recognizing the contributions of Native Americans, past and present. The group said its first planned celebration of the Oct. 11 holiday in the Boston suburb of Newton has to be canceled because of the marathon's new date.
Sun, Tribal Owners Add Native American Images To Jerseys
AP News, Pat Eaton-Robb, April 8
While many teams have been moving away from using Native American names and symbols, the Connecticut Sun have added them to their jerseys as a way to honor the heritage of the team's tribal owners. The Sun are owned by the Mohegan Tribe and play their games at Mohegan Sun Arena, which is part of a casino resort on tribal land. Chief Many Hearts Lynn Malerba said it's important to the Mohegans that they be the ones to determine the images associated with the tribe and the team. The team's three looks will each include references to the tribe, including a Mohegan symbol first painted on bark and traditional baskets hundreds of years ago. The mark's 13 dots have several meanings to the tribe, including the 13 moons of the year and the 13 sections on the shell of the turtle on which, according to tribal belief, mother Earth was created, the chief said.
Plans Move Forward For Indigenous-Led School In Rapid City
AP News, April 8
Grassroots organizers are planning to open the first Indigenous-led community school in Rapid City which will be focused on building educational equity for Native American students. After two years of attempting to pass legislation that would establish and fund such schools in South Dakota, the NDN Collective organization is taking steps to open the school in the fall of 2022 with 40 kindergarten students. NDN Collective, an Indigenous team of grassroots organizers, says the school will help close the "opportunity gap" between American Indian students and those of other races.
Michigan City Seeks Expert To Discuss Future Of Custer Site
A city in southeastern Michigan wants to hire an expert to try to reach a community consensus over the future of a monument dedicated to Gen. George Custer. Custer, who lived in Monroe, has long been recognized as a heroic Army officer, first during the Civil War. But critics note that he also went to war against Native Americans before dying at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. Custer is immortalized in a statue that shows him on a horse in St. Mary's Park in downtown Monroe. The city council voted Monday to seek a consultant who would work with the community. Options include adding more information about the Indian wars, moving the monument to another location or removing it from public view.
U.S. Forest Service Investigating Defacing Of Ancient Native American Site In Georgia
The U.S. Forest Service law enforcement is investigating the defacing of pre-European contact petroglyphs done in Track Rock Gap, located in Chattahoochee National Forest in northern Georgia. The petroglyphs are historic pieces of art that were carved by Creek and Cherokee over 1,000 years ago, according to the U.S. Forest Service. When the vandalism took place is not known, but the defacing was announced on the U.S. Forest Service Facebook page on Monday. Petroglyphs are protected by the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. The Muscogee Creek and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians work closely with the U.S. Forest Service to preserve the Track Rock Gap petroglyphs.
Pandemic Hinders Vet Service On Navajo Nation, Dogs Multiply
Indian Country Today, Vida Volkert, April 8
Last year, the pandemic forced Navajo authorities to shut down three of four animal shelters, leaving the only open shelter in Fort Defiance, Arizona with only two officers working for the most part of 2020. Navajo Nation Animal Control manager Kevin Gleason stated that homeowners are allowed to have up to four dogs, but the policy is difficult to enforce when the Navajo Nation has only six animal control officers for an area that spans about 27,000 square miles. Gleason said his officers normally pick up or receive about 20,000 to 30,000 dogs a year. In 2020, his program picked up or received about 7,000. Gleason estimates the dog population on the reservation to be back at 250,000 dogs, just like 10 years ago.
Federal Official Rescinds Haskell Orders On Employee Speech
The director of the Bureau of Indian Education has rescinded directives that regulated public communication for employees at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence. BIE director Tony Dearman notified Haskell faculty and staff in a letter Tuesday that he was rescinding a directive that forbid Haskell employees from publicly discussing issues they had with the school without going through a chain of command. A second directive said Haskell employees could not talk to the media without prior permission.
CPN: Disproportionate Representation Of Native Americans In Foster Care
The Shawnee News Star, Mary Belle Zook, April 7
Native Americans are up to four times more likely to have their children taken and placed into foster care than their non-Native counterparts. Oklahoma Department of Human Services reported in 2020 that Native children represented more than 35 percent of those in foster care, yet Native Americans make up only around 9 percent of Oklahoma's population. While the Indian Child Welfare Act has existed since 1978 and provides added protections, numerous factors continue to impact the unequal rate of Native American representation within the foster care system.


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Opening Day is finally here. In the past we usually are fighting snow or really cold weather for the home openers but these days in MI the weather has been pretty great. So if the Spring Time bug has bitten you get out and see a game!!! The West Michigan Whitecaps are opening the season up against the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Monday April 9, 2012 with Fireworks!!


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4 Completely Off the Wall Sitcom Episodes
We don't ask a lot from our television sitcoms. Seriously, how else can you explain shows like According to Jim? One of the things we do ask for is a little consistency. You know, like if you're going to make a show about the all-American family you might want to leave out random appearances by dinosaurs or superheroes (on second thought, no, don't do that, because that would be awesome).
Anyway, sometimes a show's writers will start feeling a little frisky – or possibly get a little high – and decide to really mess with the audience's mind. What we're left with are episodes such as…
Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool (Family Matters)
Now it'd be tough to argue that Family Matters was really ever what you'd call a "normal" sitcom. For example, at one point, two of the protagonists (Carl and Urkel) decided the best way to settle their differences was to appear on American Gladiators. But at its core it was a show about family. And, well, matters therein. Also: an annoying nerdy neighbor who really had a hard-on for cheese and catch phrases. But, mainly, it was about family (originally).
So that's why the episode entitled "Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool" was so completely off the wall. By this point in the show, the central theme of family had been pretty much abandoned, but if it was holding onto the edge of a cliff, this was the episode that stomped on its fingers until it let go and went plummeting to its death. This, of course, was the episode that introduced Stefan Urquelle, Steve Urkel's alter ego who was everything Steve was not. As in: cool, smooth and not remotely funny.
Apparently Urkel was the most brilliant scientist on the planet based on this creation, but instead of inventing anything useful like a cancer vaccine or hoverboards, he decided to selfishly come up with a machine that would make him cool in order to win Laura's heart. Come on Steve, if you're going to become cool to get the girl, you could at least set your sights a little higher.
Oh yeah, look at how…um, cool? He is?
My Favorite Orkan (Happy Days)
Before the Fonz literally jumped a shark, giving birth to that phrase which (would itself become tired and cliché), the gang at Happy Days found themselves in one of the most out of left field episodes ever seen on television. Robin Williams, the cocaine fueled man-squtch, popped into town playing Mork (soon to be of Mork and Mindy fame).
Happy Days, inspired at least partially by the classic film American Graffiti, had been a nice, normal look at the traditional family in the 1950's, along with their short hoodlum friend who liked to give the thumbs up a lot. Psst… remember that, it's important later.
Anyway, out of nowhere, an alien named Mork pops into town in order to abduct Richie Cunningham for a number of experiments back on his home planet of "Ork". Naturally, Richie is none too pleased with this idea as he was fairly protective of his sphincter (we're right there with you, Richie).
That's not the kind of leather jacket a rational man would mess with.
To make a long story short, this all builds up to a final battle between Mork and the Fonz, because Richie was too much of a wuss to fight his own battles. Mork freezes Fonzie in time, but through the sheer awesomeness of his thumbs (told you that would be coming back into play!) and his ability to turn on and off the jukebox by hitting it, Fonz overpowers Mork. In the end, Richie wakes up and we're meant to believe it was all a dream until Mork shows up right at the end of the episode, giving a report to his alien boss. Soon after, he's told he'll soon be travelling to the year 1978 and his own lackluster spinoff.
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Jun 25, 2018, 10:21 ET
OTTAWA, June 25, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, will be in Vancouver on Monday for events that connect Canadian science to growing the economy and creating jobs.
The day will begin with the Minister announcing Canada's contribution to a major international scientific institution.
After the announcement, the Minister will speak to the Vancouver Economic Commission about Canada's historic support for science and how it strengthens our economy and creates ideas that are the seeds of new small and medium-sized businesses.
9:15 a.m. (PT) – announcement at Robson Square
11:15 a.m. (PT) – speech at Vancouver Economic Commission
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How to Frame a Pyramid Hip Roof
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Jagg Xaxx has been writing since 1983. His primary areas of writing include surrealism, Buddhist iconography and environmental issues. Xaxx worked as a cabinetmaker for 12 years, as well as building and renovating several houses. Xaxx holds a Doctor of Philosophy in art history from the University of Manchester in the U.K.
A hip roof has four slanted sides, unlike a gable roof that is shaped like a tent and has only two sides. A pyramid hip roof is built on a square building, with four triangular sides that meet at a point at the top. A pyramid hip roof differs from the more common hip roofs that are built on top of rectangular buildings because it has no ridge beam, only a point.
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Nails, 3 1/2 inches long
Pick the pitch of the roof you are building. The pitch is the number of vertical inches that a roof descends over the span of 12 horizontal inches. A 45-degree roof has a 12/12 pitch, because it drops 12 vertical inches over 12 horizontal inches. The pitch of the roof determines the length of hip rafters that you need, which are the four corner rafters that define the corners of the roof.
Cut the four hip rafters at a 45 degree angle for a 12/12 pitch roof. Cut bird's mouths at the bottoms of the hip rafters. A bird's mouth is the notch at the bottom of a rafter that fits over the top of the wall.
Install two opposite hip rafters to lean against each other and extend to diagonally opposite corners of the roof. Secure the two hip rafters by nailing them together at their top ends and nailing them to the top of the wall at the bottom ends,. Use 3 1/2-inch-long nails.
Install the second pair of hip rafters to butt up against the top joint of the first two hip rafters. The second two each need to be cut 3/4 inch shorter to accommodate for the thickness of the first two hip rafters on which they are leaning.
Install the rest of the rafters to extend from the sides of the hip rafters down to the tops of the walls. Unlike the hip rafters, the rest of the rafters are installed at a 90-degree angle to the walls.
The result, if you are looking down at it from above, is a central X formed by the four hip rafters, with filler rafters extending from the hip rafters at a 45-degree angle from the hip rafters and a 90-degree angle from the wall where they are attached.
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Thousands of Eugene residents have signed on to the campaign to pass earned paid sick days in Eugene (visit www.everybodybenefitseugene.org to add your name to the effort.) A majority of the city council has indicated their support for an ordinance as has Mayor Piercy. Passing an earned paid sick days ordinance will help thousands of Eugene workers by giving them added financial security and the ability to take care of themselves or their family when they get sick.
And yet a majority of the Lane County Board of Commissioners have decided that they hate this idea and are trying kill it with hard-ball politics and hastily crafted over-reaching ordinances. They seem to think that things are just fine for working families in Lane County and even if they aren't, the interest of business trump the needs of low-wage workers.
Certain commissioners are threatening to hold hostage the Farmer's Market land-swap proposal and stall on the state-mandated Envision Eugene process unless the city drops its proposal to improve the lives of working people. I find this outrageous and hope you do too.
In addition a majority of the commission has voted to advance a last minute hastily crafted ordinance that would prevent any city in the county from passing laws related to wage, hours and working conditions in their city. Talk about over-reach! These commissioners know (even bragged) that passing their ordinance will land them in court. I can't think of a more irresponsible action than to deliberately seek a court fight with another jurisdiction. This is a terrible waste of tax-payer dollars spurred on by the Chamber of Commerce and others who oppose Eugene's ordinance but who have been unable to defeat it based on it's merits.
Right now supporters on the council are holding firm in our support for Eugene's earned paid sick days ordinance. Stay tuned as we approach the July 21st public hearings for both the county commissioner's ordinance and the City of Eugene's. Show up and show your support for working families. Now's the time to stand together to let the opposition know that "Working families deserve a break!" and you want the Eugene City Council to give them that break.