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CROATIAN TOURISM – ĐAKOVO
Motifs: facade of Đakovo Cathedral and Đakovački vezovi Festival The stamps were issued in 10-stamp sheetlets, and the Croatian Post has also issued a First Day Cover (FDC).
CROATIAN TOURISM – ĐAKOVO, Đakovački vezovi Festival
Founded as a cultural and tourist event on the occasion of the International Tourist Year, today it has grown into a symbol of the heart of Slavonia – Đakovo. Đakovački vezovi Festival has long since surpassed all that can be a traditional folklore event: today it is a basis of which new generations of admirers of cultural treasures are growing.
CROATIAN TOURISM – ĐAKOVO, facade of Đakovo Cathedral
Đakovo Cathedral, built from 1866 to 1882, is a monumental masterpiece of Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic architecture, a magnificent monument of sacred art in which important European and Croatian artists of the 19th century.
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, DR. FRANJO TUĐMAN
Motif: Portrait of dr. Franjo Tuđman and the Flag of the Republic of Croatia The stamp was issued in a souvenir sheet of one stamp, and Croatian Post has also issued a First Day Cover (FDC).
His political activity resumed in early 1989, when he initiated the formation of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) with a campaign to overcome ideological divisions in the Croatian national body. As the head of the party, in the spring of 1990 he won the multi-party elections and was elected President of the Presidency, that is, the President of the Republic of Croatia.
EUROPA – STORIES AND MYTHS
Motif: The mythological Tree of the World The stamps were issued in a 16-stamp (2 x 8) se-tenant sheet, and the Croatian Post has also issued a First Day Cover (FDC).
EUROPA – STORIES AND MYTHS, Perun
Our ancestors believed the universe around them was divided into two basic elements, according to which they divided everything that exists into heaven and earth. Up and down. Light and darkness. What connected the heaven and the earth was the vast "Tree of the World" as the axis that held everything together.
EUROPA – STORIES AND MYTHS, Veles
JOINT CROATIA – SWITZERLAND EDITION, Lakes
Motifs: Lake Visovac and Lake Cauma The stamps were issued in a 9-stamp sheetlets, and the Croatian Post has also issued a First Day Cover (FDC). The joint edition was realized with the Swiss Post Ltd on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
JOINT CROATIA – SWITZERLAND EDITION, Lake Cauma
The lake is surrounded by dense coniferous forest and can only be reached by hiking and a funicular built in 1939 and renovated in 1988. The fairy-tale lake, with its turquoise waters and a picturesque islet in its center, provides visitors with unforgettable moments.
JOINT CROATIA – SWITZERLAND EDITION, Lake Visovac
The island was first mentioned in historical sources in 1345 under the name Lapis albus (White Rock), due to its solid stone base, whereas the name Visovac appears in documents a whole hundred years later. Visovačko Lake is the largest extension and accumulation of fresh water from Skradinski Buk to the strait Među gredama, approximately 9 km long.
100 YEARS OF PENSION INSURANCE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE CROATIAN PENSION INSURANCE INSTITUTE
Motif: Model family and the building of the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute The stamp was issued in a 10-stamp sheet with 10 labels, and the Croatian Post has also issued a First Day Cover (FDC).
One hundred years ago, on 14 May 1922, under the Workers' Insurance Act, the Central Office for Workers' Insurance was established in Zagreb, an institution that preceded the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (HZMO), as a public institution for workers' pension insurance (then social insurance). The Workers' Insurance Act, for the first time in the entire Monarchy, uniquely established and regulated health and social insurance for workers in these areas.

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A85: Dutch with c4 & Nc3
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
Dutch with c4 & Nc3
A85 Sub-variants:
Games on Database: 5162
Last Played: Jan 2023
34.5% 26.8% 38.7%
Download master games
Played frequently by:
Viktor Korchnoi 11 games
Ivan Farago 10 games
Yuri Drozdovskij 10 games
Vladimir P Malaniuk 25 games
Pavel Potapov 21 games
Anna Muzychuk 14 games
Possible continuations:
3... g6 2454
33.5 % 26.2 % 40.4 %
3... e6 1780
3... d6 813
3... b6 46
37 % 26.1 % 37 %
3... c6 38
3... d5 23
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While Mayor de Blasio throws too much public subsidy at his armada of ferries, there's another war on the high seas we're more than happy he's waging: trying to shut down the bright floating billboards that have been popping up around our coastal city.
In court papers filed in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday, his administration accused Ballyhoo Media of violating half-century-old city zoning laws restricting water-based ads that can be seen from a highway.
Between billboards, taxi roof ads, bus ads, LinkNYC kiosks, subway tunnels and train posters and more, it's all but impossible for a New Yorker to avert their eyes from a commercial pitch for even a moment.
But we still have the parks. We still have the rivers. So it must remain.


We count on unfinished spaces like the garage for storage, so utilizing all of the available room becomes essential in meeting storage needs. Sometimes the only alternative for storage is to look up. Most garages have unfinished space above the rafters. But, there are lots of plans and hardware available online and at the local hardware store to help you maximize other space in the garage as well. Building a loft may suit your needs or contact one of the many companies offering services to design and install storage systems. If you are interested in tackling it yourself, consider using Fleximounts storage accessories. For example, heavy gauge steel racks are available in five sizes and the height can be adjusted from 22" to 40". The packaged solutions offered, guide you to choosing the products that best fit your space. A gallery of photos shows real life garages with storage solutions obtainable with the use of these products that also include wall shelves. Storage hooks are available that work with this system, so not only can you stow all of your holiday decorations off the floor and out of the way, but you can hang items like extension cords and lawn tools.
Bicycles can take up lots of floor space in your garage, but there is a multitude of bike racks to help solve this storage problem. When your head stops spinning at examining just how many choices are out there, here is a clever one for you to consider. The Racor Pro Bike Lift allows you to store a bike overhead without the clumsy dance of turning it upside down and boosting it over your head. Just roll your bicycle into the garage, hook it up, and hoist it with the cord and pulley system. This lift will work with ceilings up to 14' high and bikes up to 50 pounds, plus the price is less than $20.00. You also may want to check out the ladder lift manufactured by the same company.
If you have more than one person in your household participating in more than one sport, you already know the effort it takes to keep track of all the gear. Gym bags, bats, balls, shin guards, skates, helmets…Are they in your trunk? No, that was emptied out for hauling groceries and stuff was tossed on top of the freezer or under the workbench. How about a locker system in the garage, for keeping track of these things? There are numerous websites offering a variety of lockers in different colors, sizes and materials. Consider a locker for each family member to encourage responsibility of keeping track of their own equipment. Also, nobody's stuff has to touch anyone else's stuff, definitely a plus with feuding children.
Whether you're storing bikes, sporting equipment or something else in the garage, there is a storage solution for you!


The Dashboard widgets display general information about the Traps management service and link to filtered views by endpoint characteristic. Each chart is described in the following table.
Surfaces statistics on unresolved security events by the severity level of the event and links to a filtered list of unresolved events by the severity that you select. By default, this chart displays data from the last 30 days. Use the Events Time drop-down to change the data collection period.
Displays the total number of registered agents and the distribution of agents by platform. Also provides links to filtered lists of endpoints for each platform.
Displays information about your Traps management service license including the license expiration date and the number of license seats that are currently allocated. If you are close to running out of license seats or your license is about to expire, consider renewing or purchasing additional licenses. To review all licensed endpoints (excludes endpoints with Zombie or Unlicensed status), click the statistic about number of seats used.
Displays the distribution of agents by content version and links to a filtered list of endpoints by latest or outdated content versions.
After a new content update is available, agents gradually receive the latest policy as they check in with Traps management service. If an agent uses an outdated policy for an extended period of time, consider manual steps to ensure the agent can connect to Traps management service.
To view the release date associated with the current content update version, view the About information from the drop-down menu next to your user name.


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Pitot House
ADMISSION TO THE PITOT HOUSE
| Guided tours are offered: Wednesday through Saturday, 10am to 3pm.
| last tour begins no later than 2:15pm
appointments not required
| group tours and special tours available by appointment only
closed major holidays
The Pitot House is a National Trust for Historic Preservation Partner Place. Members of the National Trust will receive a $2 discount on admission costs!
Pitot House1440 Moss Street
The Louisiana Landmarks Society is a non-profit 501(C)3 preservation advocacy organization, established in 1950. With founders such as Samuel Wilson, Jr. and Martha Robinson, Landmarks rapidly defined preservation advocacy in New Orleans by leading the charge to preserve Gallier Hall in 1950 and defeat the proposed Riverfront Expressway a decade later. Today, the spirit of the organization's founders lives on in Landmarks' annual "New Orleans' 9 Most Endangered" listing of at-risk historic properties. Landmarks' preservation activities restored the c. 1799 Pitot House to its Creole West Indies colonial charm and current use as a site for preservation education.
Focusing their efforts to the New Orleans area, Landmarks' mission is to promote historic preservation through education, advocacy and operation of the Pitot House.


Google has launched a new feature in Google Plus that would allow users to enhance the videos they upload. Previously they had launched the same features for Photos and now you can make the videos better. Whenever you upload a video Google will see if the video can be enhanced. If so, then a banner will pop up in the web application of Google Plus which will prompt you to see the changes. You can choose to apply the potential changes in video for all videos by selecting the automatic upload or do it separately for every video.
This feature has already been used in YouTube uploads where you could enhance the video and see the preview. The preview and the original video appears in a box partitioned into two halves. This same feature is added to the settings of the video uploads in Google Plus Photos. The feature is available for Google+ on Mac, Windows and ChromeOS. Facebook is the next web app to launch this feature.


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Category: Laws and Codes
(a) (1) For purposes of the provisions of this code and the Unemployment Insurance Code, and for the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, a person providing labor or services for remuneration shall be considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) The person is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact.
(B) The person performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business.
(C) The person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as that involved in the work performed.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any exceptions to the terms "employee," "employer," "employ," or "independent contractor," and any extensions of employer status or liability, that are expressly made by a provision of this code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, or in an applicable order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, including, but not limited to, the definition of "employee" in subdivision 2(E) of Wage Order No. 2, shall remain in effect for the purposes set forth therein.
(3) If a court of law rules that the three-part test in paragraph (1) cannot be applied to a particular context based on grounds other than an express exception to employment status as provided under paragraph (2), then the determination of employee or independent contractor status in that context shall instead be governed by the California Supreme Court's decision in S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations (1989) 48 Cal.3d 341 (Borello).
(b) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex), do not apply to the following occupations as defined in the paragraphs below, and instead, the determination of employee or independent contractor status for individuals in those occupations shall be governed by Borello.
(1) A person or organization who is licensed by the Department of Insurance pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1621), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code.
(2) A physician and surgeon, dentist, podiatrist, psychologist, or veterinarian licensed by the State of California pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code, performing professional or medical services provided to or by a health care entity, including an entity organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or professional corporation as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code. Nothing in this subdivision shall apply to the employment settings currently or potentially governed by collective bargaining agreements for the licensees identified in this paragraph.
(3) An individual who holds an active license from the State of California and is practicing one of the following recognized professions: lawyer, architect, engineer, private investigator, or accountant.
(4) A securities broker-dealer or investment adviser or their agents and representatives that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or licensed by the State of California under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 25210) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 25230) of Division 1 of Part 3 of Title 4 of the Corporations Code.
(5) A direct sales salesperson as described in Section 650 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, so long as the conditions for exclusion from employment under that section are met.
(6) A commercial fisherman working on an American vessel as defined in subparagraph (A) below.
(A) For the purposes of this paragraph:
(i) "American vessel" has the same meaning as defined in Section 125.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(ii) "Commercial fisherman" means a person who has a valid, unrevoked commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7850) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 6 of the Fish and Game Code.
(iii) "Working on an American vessel" means the taking or the attempt to take fish, shellfish, or other fishery resources of the state by any means, and includes each individual aboard an American vessel operated for fishing purposes who participates directly or indirectly in the taking of these raw fishery products, including maintaining the vessel or equipment used aboard the vessel. However, "working on an American vessel" does not apply to anyone aboard a licensed commercial fishing vessel as a visitor or guest who does not directly or indirectly participate in the taking.
(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, a commercial fisherman working on an American vessel is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits if they meet the definition of "employment" in Section 609 of the Unemployment Insurance Code and are otherwise eligible for those benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(C) On or before March 1, 2021, and each March 1 thereafter, the Employment Development Department shall issue an annual report to the Legislature on the use of unemployment insurance in the commercial fishing industry. This report shall include, but not be limited to, reporting the number of commercial fishermen who apply for unemployment insurance benefits, the number of commercial fishermen who have their claims disputed, the number of commercial fishermen who have their claims denied, and the number of commercial fishermen who receive unemployment insurance benefits. The report required by this subparagraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(D) This paragraph shall become inoperative on January 1, 2023, unless extended by the Legislature.
(c) (1) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to a contract for "professional services" as defined below, and instead the determination of whether the individual is an employee or independent contractor shall be governed by Borello if the hiring entity demonstrates that all of the following factors are satisfied:
(A) The individual maintains a business location, which may include the individual's residence, that is separate from the hiring entity. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits an individual from choosing to perform services at the location of the hiring entity.
(B) If work is performed more than six months after the effective date of this section, the individual has a business license, in addition to any required professional licenses or permits for the individual to practice in their profession.
(C) The individual has the ability to set or negotiate their own rates for the services performed.
(D) Outside of project completion dates and reasonable business hours, the individual has the ability to set the individual's own hours.
(E) The individual is customarily engaged in the same type of work performed under contract with another hiring entity or holds themselves out to other potential customers as available to perform the same type of work.
(F) The individual customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment in the performance of the services.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision:
(A) An "individual" includes an individual providing services through a sole proprietorship or other business entity.
(B) "Professional services" means services that meet any of the following:
(i) Marketing, provided that the contracted work is original and creative in character and the result of which depends primarily on the invention, imagination, or talent of the employee or work that is an essential part of or necessarily incident to any of the contracted work.
(ii) Administrator of human resources, provided that the contracted work is predominantly intellectual and varied in character and is of such character that the output produced or the result accomplished cannot be standardized in relation to a given period of time.
(iii) Travel agent services provided by either of the following: (I) a person regulated by the Attorney General under Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 17550) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code, or (II) an individual who is a seller of travel within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 17550.1 of the Business and Professions Code and who is exempt from the registration under subdivision (g) of Section 17550.20 of the Business and Professions Code.
(iv) Graphic design.
(v) Grant writer.
(vi) Fine artist.
(vii) Services provided by an enrolled agent who is licensed by the United States Department of the Treasury to practice before the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Part 10 of Subtitle A of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(viii) Payment processing agent through an independent sales organization.
(ix) Services provided by a still photographer or photojournalist who do not license content submissions to the putative employer more than 35 times per year. This clause is not applicable to an individual who works on motion pictures, which includes, but is not limited to, projects produced for theatrical, television, internet streaming for any device, commercial productions, broadcast news, music videos, and live shows, whether distributed live or recorded for later broadcast, regardless of the distribution platform. For purposes of this clause a "submission" is one or more items or forms of content produced by a still photographer or photojournalist that: (I) pertains to a specific event or specific subject; (II) is provided for in a contract that defines the scope of the work; and (III) is accepted by and licensed to the publication or stock photography company and published or posted. Nothing in this section shall prevent a photographer or artist from displaying their work product for sale.
(x) Services provided by a freelance writer, editor, or newspaper cartoonist who does not provide content submissions to the putative employer more than 35 times per year. Items of content produced on a recurring basis related to a general topic shall be considered separate submissions for purposes of calculating the 35 times per year. For purposes of this clause, a "submission" is one or more items or forms of content by a freelance journalist that: (I) pertains to a specific event or topic; (II) is provided for in a contract that defines the scope of the work; (III) is accepted by the publication or company and published or posted for sale.
(xi) Services provided by a licensed esthetician, licensed electrologist, licensed manicurist, licensed barber, or licensed cosmetologist provided that the individual:
(I) Sets their own rates, processes their own payments, and is paid directly by clients.
(II) Sets their own hours of work and has sole discretion to decide the number of clients and which clients for whom they will provide services.
(III) Has their own book of business and schedules their own appointments.
(IV) Maintains their own business license for the services offered to clients.
(V) If the individual is performing services at the location of the hiring entity, then the individual issues a Form 1099 to the salon or business owner from which they rent their business space.
(VI) This subdivision shall become inoperative, with respect to licensed manicurists, on January 1, 2022.
(d) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to the following, which are subject to the Business and Professions Code:
(1) A real estate licensee licensed by the State of California pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Business and Professions Code, for whom the determination of employee or independent contractor status shall be governed by subdivision (b) of Section 10032 of the Business and Professions Code. If that section is not applicable, then this determination shall be governed as follows: (A) for purposes of unemployment insurance by Section 650 of the Unemployment Insurance Code; (B) for purposes of workers compensation by Section 3200 et seq.; and (C) for all other purposes in the Labor Code by Borello. The statutorily imposed duties of a responsible broker under Section 10015.1 of the Business and Professions Code are not factors to be considered under the Borello test.
(2) A repossession agency licensed pursuant to Section 7500.2 of the Business and Professions Code, for whom the determination of employee or independent contractor status shall be governed by Section 7500.2 of the Business and Professions Code, if the repossession agency is free from the control and direction of the hiring person or entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact.
(e) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to a bona fide business-to-business contracting relationship, as defined below, under the following conditions:
(1) If a business entity formed as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation ("business service provider") contracts to provide services to another such business ("contracting business"), the determination of employee or independent contractor status of the business services provider shall be governed by Borello, if the contracting business demonstrates that all of the following criteria are satisfied:
(A) The business service provider is free from the control and direction of the contracting business entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact.
(B) The business service provider is providing services directly to the contracting business rather than to customers of the contracting business.
(C) The contract with the business service provider is in writing.
(D) If the work is performed in a jurisdiction that requires the business service provider to have a business license or business tax registration, the business service provider has the required business license or business tax registration.
(E) The business service provider maintains a business location that is separate from the business or work location of the contracting business.
(F) The business service provider is customarily engaged in an independently established business of the same nature as that involved in the work performed.
(G) The business service provider actually contracts with other businesses to provide the same or similar services and maintains a clientele without restrictions from the hiring entity.
(H) The business service provider advertises and holds itself out to the public as available to provide the same or similar services.
(I) The business service provider provides its own tools, vehicles, and equipment to perform the services.
(J) The business service provider can negotiate its own rates.
(K) Consistent with the nature of the work, the business service provider can set its own hours and location of work.
(L) The business service provider is not performing the type of work for which a license from the Contractor's State License Board is required, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to an individual worker, as opposed to a business entity, who performs labor or services for a contracting business.
(3) The determination of whether an individual working for a business service provider is an employee or independent contractor of the business service provider is governed by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(4) This subdivision does not alter or supersede any existing rights under Section 2810.3.
(f) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to the relationship between a contractor and an individual performing work pursuant to a subcontract in the construction industry, and instead the determination of whether the individual is an employee of the contractor shall be governed by Section 2750.5 and by Borello, if the contractor demonstrates that all the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The subcontract is in writing.
(2) The subcontractor is licensed by the Contractors State License Board and the work is within the scope of that license.
(3) If the subcontractor is domiciled in a jurisdiction that requires the subcontractor to have a business license or business tax registration, the subcontractor has the required business license or business tax registration.
(4) The subcontractor maintains a business location that is separate from the business or work location of the contractor.
(5) The subcontractor has the authority to hire and to fire other persons to provide or to assist in providing the services.
(6) The subcontractor assumes financial responsibility for errors or omissions in labor or services as evidenced by insurance, legally authorized indemnity obligations, performance bonds, or warranties relating to the labor or services being provided.
(7) The subcontractor is customarily engaged in an independently established business of the same nature as that involved in the work performed.
(8) (A) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a subcontractor providing construction trucking services for which a contractor's license is not required by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, provided that all of the following criteria are satisfied:
(i) The subcontractor is a business entity formed as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation.
(ii) For work performed after January 1, 2020, the subcontractor is registered with the Department of Industrial Relations as a public works contractor pursuant to Section 1725.5, regardless of whether the subcontract involves public work.
(iii) The subcontractor utilizes its own employees to perform the construction trucking services, unless the subcontractor is a sole proprietor who operates their own truck to perform the entire subcontract and holds a valid motor carrier permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(iv) The subcontractor negotiates and contracts with, and is compensated directly by, the licensed contractor.
(B) For work performed after January 1, 2020, any business entity that provides construction trucking services to a licensed contractor utilizing more than one truck shall be deemed the employer for all drivers of those trucks.
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, "construction trucking services" mean hauling and trucking services provided in the construction industry pursuant to a contract with a licensed contractor utilizing vehicles that require a commercial driver's license to operate or have a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.
(D) This paragraph shall only apply to work performed before January 1, 2022.
(E) Nothing in this paragraph prohibits an individual who owns their truck from working as an employee of a trucking company and utilizing that truck in the scope of that employment. An individual employee providing their own truck for use by an employer trucking company shall be reimbursed by the trucking company for the reasonable expense incurred for the use of the employee owned truck.
(g) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to the relationship between a referral agency and a service provider, as defined below, under the following conditions:
(1) If a business entity formed as a sole proprietor, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation ("service provider") provides services to clients through a referral agency, the determination whether the service provider is an employee of the referral agency shall be governed by Borello, if the referral agency demonstrates that all of the following criteria are satisfied:
(A) The service provider is free from the control and direction of the referral agency in connection with the performance of the work for the client, both as a matter of contract and in fact.
(B) If the work for the client is performed in a jurisdiction that requires the service provider to have a business license or business tax registration, the service provider has the required business license or business tax registration.
(C) If the work for the client requires the service provider to hold a state contractor's license pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, the service provider has the required contractor's license.
(D) The service provider delivers services to the client under service provider's name, rather than under the name of the referral agency.
(E) The service provider provides its own tools and supplies to perform the services.
(F) The service provider is customarily engaged in an independently established business of the same nature as that involved in the work performed for the client.
(G) The service provider maintains a clientele without any restrictions from the referral agency and the service provider is free to seek work elsewhere, including through a competing agency.
(H) The service provider sets its own hours and terms of work and is free to accept or reject clients and contracts.
(I) The service provider sets its own rates for services performed, without deduction by the referral agency.
(J) The service provider is not penalized in any form for rejecting clients or contracts. This subparagraph does not apply if the service provider accepts a client or contract and then fails to fulfill any of its contractual obligations.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:
(A) "Animal services" means services related to daytime and nighttime pet care including pet boarding under Section 122380 of the Health and Safety Code.
(B) "Client" means a person or business that engages a service contractor through a referral agency.
(C) "Referral agency" is a business that connects clients with service providers that provide graphic design, photography, tutoring, event planning, minor home repair, moving, home cleaning, errands, furniture assembly, animal services, dog walking, dog grooming, web design, picture hanging, pool cleaning, or yard cleanup.
(D) "Referral agency contract" is the agency's contract with clients and service contractors governing the use of its intermediary services described in subparagraph (C).
(E) "Service provider" means a person or business who agrees to the referral agency's contract and uses the referral agency to connect with clients.
(F) "Tutor" means a person who develops and teaches their own curriculum. A "tutor" does not include a person who teaches a curriculum created by a public school or who contracts with a public school through a referral company for purposes of teaching students of a public school.
(3) This subdivision does not apply to an individual worker, as opposed to a business entity, who performs services for a client through a referral agency. The determination whether such an individual is an employee of a referral agency is governed by subdivision (a).
(h) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to the relationship between a motor club holding a certificate of authority issued pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12160) of Part 5 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code and an individual performing services pursuant to a contract between the motor club and a third party to provide motor club services utilizing the employees and vehicles of the third party and, instead, the determination whether such an individual is an employee of the motor club shall be governed by Borello, if the motor club demonstrates that the third party is a separate and independent business from the motor club.
(i) (1) The addition of subdivision (a) to this section of the Labor Code by this act does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law with regard to wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission and violations of the Labor Code relating to wage orders.
(2) Insofar as the application of subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this section would relieve an employer from liability, those subdivisions shall apply retroactively to existing claims and actions to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subdivision, the provisions of this section of the Labor Code shall apply to work performed on or after January 1, 2020.
(j) In addition to any other remedies available, an action for injunctive relief to prevent the continued misclassification of employees as independent contractors may be prosecuted against the putative employer in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General or by a city attorney of a city having a population in excess of 750,000, or by a city attorney in a city and county or, with the consent of the district attorney, by a city prosecutor in a city having a full-time city prosecutor in the name of the people of the State of California upon their own complaint or upon the complaint of a board, officer, person, corporation, or association.


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Никола́й Ива́нович Суббо́тин ( — ) — русский историк церкви, публицист, доктор богословия, заслуженный профессор и преподаватель Московской духовной академии; .

Биография
Родился  года в семье протоиерея старого Покровского собора в Шуе Владимирской губернии. Окончил Шуйское духовное училище (1842) и Владимирскую духовную семинарию (1848). В числе лучших четырёх выпускников был отправлен в Московскую духовную академию, которую окончил в 1852 году третьим магистром XVIII курса. Выпускное сочинение — «О заслугах духовенства в отношении к верховной власти в России».

В октябре 1852 года он был назначен преподавателем в Вифанскую семинарию: в высшем отделении читал церковную историю и церковное законоведение; в среднем отделении преподавал церковно-библейскую историю. С ноября 1853 года был одновременно помощником инспектора семинарии. Свою магистерскую диссертацию «Об отношениях духовенства русского к князьям с XI в. до половины XV в.» он представил в 1854 году (была напечатана в «Прибавлениях к творениям святых отцов»). Был утверждён в степени магистра 12 ноября 1854 года, а спустя год был перемещён в Московскую духовную академию, где с ноября 1855 года в звании бакалавра, а с 24 февраля 1859 года в звании экстраординарного профессора преподавал библейскую герменевтику и учение о вероисповеданиях, ересях и расколах. С ноября 1857 года исполнял также обязанности помощника инспектора, с сентября 1860 — помощника библиотекаря, а с ноября 1862 года был библиотекарем Московской духовной академии — оставаясь в этой должности до мая 1864 года, когда был определён секретарём Комитета для цензуры духовных книг.

По новому уставу 1869 года из учения о вероисповеданиях была выделена отдельная дисциплина, и Субботин возглавил с 1870 года новую кафедру истории и обличения русского раскола. В этом же году он был избран членом совета Московской духовной академии.

В 1872 году он стал учредителем Братства святого Петра Митрополита.

К 1874 году он завершил большой труд «Происхождение, так называемой, Австрийской или Белокриницкой иерархии» (М., 1874), который был представлен им в качестве диссертации на степень доктора богословия, которой был удостоен в июле того же года. В сентябре он был утверждён в звании ординарного профессора Московской духовной академии, а в ноябре академическим советом был избран помощником ректора по церковно-историческому отделения и занимал эту должность до сентября 1883 года.

С 1875 года Николай Субботин был редактором журнала «Братское слово», статьи которого вызывали негодование у старообрядцев. В январе 1879 года советом академии он был определён одним из редакторов журнала «Прибавления к Творениям Святых Отцов» (до сентября 1883 года).

В январе 1881 года в связи с 25-летием службы при Московской духовной академии он получил звание заслуженного ординарного профессора. В 1884 году был избран в члены правления академии.

Субботин дружил и состоял в регулярной переписке с обер-прокурором Святейшего синода Константином Победоносцевым.

В октябре 1894 года Субботин оставил преподавание, получив при отставке чин тайного советника, и посвятил себя литературной работе. С 1893 по 1899 год был редактором журнала «Братское слово», посвященном расколу.

Публиковал свои статьи в газетах и журналах «Московские ведомости», «Русский вестник», «Душеполезное чтение», «Вера и Церковь», «Православный путеводитель».

Скончался  года на своей даче в Томилине и был похоронен 2 июня 1905 года, при участии в отпевании по единоверческому чину митрополита Владимира (Богоявленского), в московском Никольском единоверческом монастыре, у северной стены алтаря Никольского храма, рядом с могилой своего друга и соработника — архимандрита Павла (Леднева).

Вскоре после кончины Николая Субботина 17 октября 1905 года был издан царский Манифест, вводивший гражданские свободы, в частности, свободу совести и свободу вероисповедания, после провозглашения которых старообрядцы получили законное право создавать общины и строить свои храмовые здания, с чем категорически был не согласен и против чего активно боролся профессор Николай Субботин.

Деятельность
Н. И. Субботин занимает видное место в литературе о русском старообрядческом расколе. Им было опубликовано огромное количество документов за всю историю старообрядчества — вплоть до хроники современных ему значимых событий старообрядческой жизни. Субботин считал, что изучение «раскольниками» своей собственной истории приведёт к их «просвещению» в отношении собственных заблуждений. Однако эффект от издания его многотомных «Материалов к истории раскола» зачастую был обратным: старообрядцы, скупавшие целые тиражи «Материалов», ещё более консолидировались идейно, участились случаи возвращения из единоверия в «раскол». Вместе с тем сами единоверцы получили мощную идейную легитимацию: из «терпимых» они стали претендовать на ранг «исконных».

Субботин изменил сам подход к старообрядчеству, при котором конфессиональное старообрядчество стало рассматриваться не в прежнем «просвещенческом» ключе, но в политическом: неправота староверов не в их «тёмности», но в их антицерковности, имеющей в XIX веке, по мнению Субботина, сугубо политический, антигосударственнический характер. Посему лучший способ преодоления раскола — это предоставление староверам автономии в рамках Церкви. «И гонение на раскол, и покровительство расколу составляют крайности, которых одинаково следует избегать в интересах православной русской церкви и русского государства, крепкого православием». Как практический деятель против раскола Субботин был убеждённым сторонником системы вероисповедных ограничений и одним из самых горячих противников распечатания рогожских алтарей.

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Литература

 Боченков В. В. «Все не соберусь, не успеваю обработать давно задуманный труд — историю Белокриницкой иерархии»: Письма Н. И. Субботина к П. П. Пекарскому // Старообрядчество: История, культура, современность. — , 2012. — Вып. 14. — С. 73—82.
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Ссылки
 Громогласов И. М. Николай Иванович Субботин, профессор Московской духовной академии.
 Субботин Николай Иванович
 Портал Богослов.Ру: Субботин Николай Иванович

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Pike County Coroner Jason Jones told The Associated Press that a relative of the family told him the two women had an appointment at the office and gave Branen Carter a ride. The family came from Foxworth, about 40 miles east of McComb.
Department of Homeland Security Cmdr. Russell Adcox confirmed the assault and shooting, which occurred about 11 a.m. The Federal Protective Service, which provides security for government agencies, released a statement:
"At approximately 11:00 A.M. Central, a protective security officer at the McComb, Mississippi, Social Security Administration Office witnessed an individual attack and stab two other individuals in the lobby, ultimately shooting the attacker. Three individuals were taken to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. The details of this incident are currently under investigation by the Federal Protective Service, McComb Police Department, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation."
Director of Communications for the Federal Protective Service, Robert Sperling said his agency has a long history of using armed security guards at federal agencies it oversees.
"It's a cornerstone. We have officers in Social Security offices and most federal agencies across the country, such as the IRS," Sperling said.
Sperling said the department would release the identity of the security guard once the investigation is completed.


You've taken the steps to develop a quality, attractive employee value proposition (EVP). Well done! Creating this is the first step towards marketing yourself and finding the right candidates for your company.
But as the old adage goes, it's what you do with it that counts.
A good EVP should be clearly and cleverly divided into a few main selling points. These might be the ways that your teams integrate together; the difference your company's work is making to your industry; it might be your vibrant office life. Either way, it should be manageable and divided into themes that you can use to inform what content you produce.
A good EVP should not only identify the most appealing and attractive things about your company, it should outline the best ways to communicate them.
Using this you can look at each month (or blocks of three months), and put together a calendar based on your themes. So, if you have four themes and you want to publish four pieces of content a month – and these can be blogs, feature articles, whitepapers, etc. – you can plan to have each piece hit a different theme of your EVP. That way, month by month, you're creating a well-rounded picture of your company that doesn't scream of mindless propaganda. After all, the best candidates want you to show them what you can offer them, not just tell them.
A good EVP should not only identify the most appealing and attractive things about your company, it should outline the best ways of communicating them. From the way that you describe your company, your values (or perhaps it's your 'principles'), to what you call your staff, a good EVP will create coherence throughout your content. When creating content, always keep your EVP to hand and use it as a crib sheet. If ever you're not sure about how to word something, look it up. And if it's not there, raise it with the agency that created it and work with them to add it.
Once you've created a coherent and fully-zazzed EVP, spread it around your company. You've no better advocates for working there than your staff, and the sooner they know that you want them to discuss working there, the sooner they'll be okay with doing it.
You can even go beyond that; encourage them to share your content and to create content of their own. If your employees are given to tools to do so – your EVP – they'll be more inclined to do so.
Like any good content strategy, planning and proper implementation is the key to success. You'll need to make sure you have a strong, professional agency to plan a strategy that can not only communicate your identified EVP, but do it in a way that doesn't ignore the fact that you're still speaking to people.
Identifying and creating your EVP is the first step, but it's an important one that will help you attract the best talent in the long run. What would you include in yours?


Today, Kount released the findings from the fifth annual Mobile Payments & Fraud Survey, which is conducted to understand and measure the state of mobile payments and mobile channel fraud across industries. The report highlighted some surprising findings when it comes to mobile security, given the ubiquity of mobile fraud, and the lack of urgency felt by some merchants to protect themselves against the inevitable risk this widespread adoption presents.
In fairness, merchants have made a lot of progress when it comes to mobile security, but they still have a long way to go in order to minimize fraud risk.
For the first time, the survey examined merchant opinions regarding the payment systems and platforms most associated with mobile risk, in addition to some of the themes and viewpoints that have been examined in years past. What did we find? 60 percent believe 'browser-based' mobile payments are those at the greatest risk of fraud and, although 25 percent of merchants today say that the 'mobile channel' is higher risk than 'web e-commerce,' nearly 40 percent of merchants indicated that they have seen an increase in mobile channel fraud.
Despite consistent gains in mobile adoption, merchants are showing that they are becoming more complacent about managing risk in the mobile channel. Only a small fraction of merchants (8%) today believe that the mobile channel is far riskier than traditional ecommerce, surprisingly down from 14 percent last year. Merchants also remain fairly trusting of mobile wallets, with more merchants believing that fraud will decrease rather than increase as consumers more widely adopt mobile wallets (37% vs. 29%, respectively).
The report also examines where most organizations stand on data breaches and public sentiment, finding that the majority of merchants (68.4%) have not made changes to their fraud prevention following a data breach, even though more respondents said consumer perception was the most damaging aspect of a breach.
Since the inaugural Mobile Payments and Fraud Survey was conducted in 2013, merchants have nearly doubled their mobile payments options online and in-person: the percentage of merchants who support a mobile app for online shopping has more than doubled (from 21% in 2013 to 44% in 2017); the acceptance of mobile payments at the point-of-sale nearly doubled (from 15% to 29%); and mobile apps supporting in-store shopping experiences nearly tripled (from 5% to 13%).
Regardless of the influx of new mobile wallet options, merchants have been slow to adopt the payment method (with only 22% of merchants accepting mobile wallets) – perhaps because the majority of merchants (70%) anticipate consumer mass adoption of these mobile wallets is still two to five years away. Those that do accept in-store mobile wallets prefer PayPal (48%), Apple Pay (48%), and Android Pay (38%), respectively.
The key takeaway? Merchants have made consistent progress with each passing year when it comes to fraud and mobile payments, but we're still a long way away from the level of protection needed across the industry. With card not present fraud on the upswing and the majority of merchants reporting no changes to their fraud prevention practices after a breach, the industry at large is leaving itself open for recurring (and oftentimes preventable) fraud attacks.
Want to learn more? Download the entire report here. With five years of data under our belts, the study is more comprehensive than ever, able to identify persistent findings and changing trends around many aspects of mobile channel payments and risk.


Fluidity are working with both GoPro (www.gopro.com) and X-treme Video (http://www.x-tremevideo.com/) to come up with the first big viral video for Freerunning, using the GoPro HD camera.
An amazing HD camcorder used for sports, the video is going to be a big hit with the channels having around 35K subscribers!
Craig and Frazer went to the Bridgend Mashup Festival, which took place in the streets of Bridgend. With skate ramps, graffiti, pole vault, dancing along with many other activities and big names (Flowdem performed a set on stage).
We had massive crowds, as we provided some workshops and freerunning displays.
In May 2011, Jake and Rhidian were hired by e-sensual dance company to provide a mix of free running, acrobatics and dance at the prestigious annual gay pride event in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. Along with other freerunners from across the UK (JJ Goda and Contrix of Urbanfreeflow).
The group spent a month out there, constantly rehearsing dance and acrobatic routines , leading up to shows with crowds of over 27 thousand people. In addition, along side other international performers they were involved in providing street entertainment in the run up to the main festivities and choreographing acrobatic routines.
Another Piece with S4C for the Y Llew series, this featured Fluidity and some friends running through the bay, with Rhid talking about the group .


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Luisa Casati Stampa di Soncino, Marchesa di Roma, geboren Amman (Milaan, 23 januari 1881 - Londen, 1 juni 1957) was een excentrieke rijke Italiaanse erfgename, mecenas en mode-icoon. Ze behoorde tot de bekendste vrouwen uit de Europese high Society uit het begin van de twintigste eeuw.

Leven
Luisa was de dochter van graaf Alberto Amman, een rijke Italiaanse textielfabrikant, en zijn vrouw Lucia Bressi. Ze kreeg een brede opleiding, met veel aandacht ook voor omgangvormen, en gold als bijzonder intelligent. Haar moeder overleed toen ze dertien was en twee jaar later stierf haar vader, waarna ze samen met haar zus Francesca tot de rijkste vrouwen van Italië werd gerekend.

In 1900 huwde Luisa Camillo Casati Stampa di Soncino, Marchese di Roma (1877–1946), met wie ze een dochter kreeg, Christina (1901–1953). Het bleek echter geen goed huwelijk en tot de dood van haar man in 1946 leefden de echtelieden grotendeels gescheiden.

Flamboyante levensstijl
In 1903 leerde Luisa de schrijver Gabriele d'Annunzio kennen, met wie ze een jarenlange verhouding zou hebben. D'Annunzio vereeuwigde haar in zijn roman Forse che sì forse che no. In de periode tussen 1903 en 1913 reisde ze veel door Europa en verkeerde in kringen van de hoogste adel en de high society van Londen, Parijs, Venetië, Rome, Capri en München. Haar leven vulde zich met spraakmakende bals, banketten, en feesten, die ze vaak zelf organiseerde. Haar excentrieke verschijning en de schandalen over haar liefdesleven haalden met grote regelmaat kranten en tijdschriften. Ze kleedde zich altijd in weelderige japonnen en kwam openlijk uit voor haar biseksuele geaardheid. Spraakmakend was een grotesk kostuumfeest in de stijl van de achttiende eeuw dat ze in 1913 in Venetië organiseerde in het door haar kort daarvoor aangekochte Palazzo Venier dei Leoni aan de Canal Grande. In Venetië wandelde ze regelmatig over straat met haar twee jachtluipaarden aan de lijn. Ook hield ze slangen in haar huis.

Muze en model
Luisa Casati was de muze en mecenas van veel jonge kunstenaars, onder wie de Italiaanse futuristen Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Fortunato Depero en Umberto Boccioni. Ze gold als een van de meest geportretteerde vrouwen uit haar tijd. Een bekende uitspraak van haar was: ik wil een levend kunstwerk zijn. Ze werd ook wel een vrouwelijke dandy genoemd en kon het bijvoorbeeld uitstekend vinden met de schrijver-dichter-dandy Robert de Montesquiou.

Tot de kunstenaars die Luisa Casati schilderden of fotografeerden behoren Giovanni Boldini, Augustus John, Kees van Dongen, Romaine Brooks, Ignacio Zuloaga, Giacomo Balla, Jacob Epstein, Man Ray en Adolph de Meyer. De schrijvers Tennessee Williams en Jack Kerouac lieten zich door haar inspireren. Haar fameuze japonnen werden ontworpen door Léon Bakst, Paul Poiret, Mariano Fortuny en Erté. Op het gebied van de mode gold ze als een van de belangrijkste trendsetters van haar tijd. Ook hedendaagse ontwerpers als John Galliano, Yves Saint Laurent en Tom Ford zeggen zich nog steeds door haar te laten inspireren.

Laatste jaren
Het vermogen van Casati bleek uiteindelijk niet onuitputtelijk en mede door haar exuberante levensstijl en een aantal verkeerde investeringen, bleek ze in 1930 plotseling een miljoenenschuld te hebben. Om haar schuldeisers te ontlopen nam ze de wijk naar Londen, waar ze tot haar dood in 1957 in relatieve armoede leefde, ondersteund door vrienden. Ze werd begraven in 'Brompton Cemetery'.

Het leven van Casati werd meermaals verfilmd, onder meer met Vivien Leigh (1965) en Ingrid Bergman in de hoofdrol. Op 21 maart 2020 ging "Ritratto" in première bij De Nationale Opera: een opera van Willem Jeths over het leven van Luisa Casati.

Literatuur
 Scot D. Ryersson und Michael O. Yaccarino: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 2004. ISBN 0-8166-4520-5
 Scot D. Ryersson, Michael Orlando Yaccarino: The Marchesa Casati: Portraits of a Muse. New York: Abrams, 2009. ISBN 0-8109-4815-X.

Externe links
 Website Luisa Casati Stampa di Soncino, Marchesa di Roma
 Luisa Casati op dandyism.net
 Biografie van Luisa Casati
 Genealogische informatie

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Nov. 7 is National Wayang Day, declares Jokowi
Jakarta / Fri, December 14, 2018 / 04:31 pm
'Wayang' means shadow or imagination in Javanese. (JP/Stefanus Ajie)
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has declared Nov. 7 as National Wayang Day.
The declaration was made on Dec. 11 during a meeting with Indonesian artists and culture experts at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Among the attendees were poet M. Aan Mansyur, historian Bonie Triyana and musician Jaya Suprana.
The Education and Culture Ministry's culture director general, Hilmar Farid, was also present at the meeting. He said Jokowi signed a presidential decree regarding the matter in front of the guests, tempo.co reported.
Read also: 'Wayang suket', an almost extinct children's toy
Hilmar explained that the decision to declare Nov. 7 as National Wayang Day originated from community proposals. He said this decision would help the community to celebrate and develop wayang.
Wayang is one of Indonesia's most prized cultural heritages, and has several forms including wayang kulit (leather puppets) and wayang golek (wooden puppets). UNESCO designated wayang kulit as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on Nov. 7, 2003. (iru/kes)


Listen to the many species of Peruvian birds, as they call to their mates through the leafy canopy. Learn about the habitats essential to the livelihoods of the endangered Amazon River dolphins, taricaya turtles and manatee. Photograph a three-toed sloth as he peers down at you while dangling from a nearby branch. Spacious and indulgent, yet intimate enough to feel entirely exclusive, the Aqua Expeditions incorporates relaxed yet refined lounging and dining areas.


The album cover Morten illustrated.
Morten Harket is a Norwegian singer, most known for being the vocals for the band A-ha. He also has had a solo career since 1993, but evidence shows he had planned a solo career much earlier.
Spirit Battle was recorded in 1979 at the Cross Music Studio where he was accompanied by Geir Kolbu. The album's recordings supposedly used the organ from the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway. However, they never finished recording the album. The only thing to ever come out was the album's cover. Not even a single track from it is confirmed to exist.
Morten may have the original tapes from the recording session. Many demo tapes from his band A-ha, along with the band called Bridges, (an A-ha precursor) have been found thanks to members keeping the old tapes. Geir is pretty mysterious, he really only worked with Morten in both solo writing and a band called Soldier Blue, and he made a song for the album Wild Seed which could possibly be from the Spirit Battle album.


Williamson County offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday on December 24, 25, and 26, 2018, as well as on January 1, 2019 for the New Year's holiday. The Commissioners Court will not meet December 25, 2018 and will have a short meeting with agenda items pertaining to elected officials' offices and staff only on January 1, 2019. The Commissioners Court regular meetings are held on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. in the historic courthouse, 710 S. Main Street, Georgetown.
The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, 1855 S.E. Inner Loop in Georgetown, will be open Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Christmas Day, and open regular hours on December 26, from noon to 6 p.m. The shelter will be open New Year's Eve 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be closed New Year's Day except for lost dog or cat intake and reclaim.
The Williamson County Landfill, 600 Landfill Road in Hutto, will accept Christmas trees for recycling December 26, 2018, through January 12, 2019, free of charge for Williamson County residents. Flocked trees are not accepted for recycling. The landfill will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Call (512) 759-8881 for more information.


Sounds like the frame could not be level.
The leaders are critical. The leader for the back has to go under the two back leaders. Look for a handi quilter video I mark the top of each leader with a large pin so I know which side is the top part to pin.
I had all the same issues when I first started using my Handi Quilter. Hubby all but remade the frame.
Welcome to come see how I do mine when we get home next week.


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Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the Harvard community is discriminated against based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity by exclusion from participation, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination from any University program or activity. HMS has adopted the University-wide Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy. In addition, the University's Sexual and Gender Based Harassment policy addresses sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct alleged to have occurred between September 1, 2014, and August 14, 2020. Copies of all of these policies can be found here: https://titleix.harvard.edu/policies-procedures. Procedures for handling complaints against HMS and/or HSDM faculty are detailed below.
Title IX Resource Coordinator for Faculty
Keri Godin, Director of Professional Integrity
Keri_Godin@hms.harvard.edu
Procedures for Handling Complaints Involving Faculty Pursuant to the Harvard University Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy
In accord with Harvard University's Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy (the "Policy"), which applies to all Harvard students, faculty, staff, Harvard appointees, and third parties, Harvard Medical School ("HMS") and Harvard School of Dental Medicine ("HSDM") are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the HMS/HSDM community is, on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any University program or activity.
Allegations that a member of the HMS or HSDM faculty (meaning any person possessing an academic appointment in the Faculty of Medicine) has violated the Policy ordinarily shall be investigated by Harvard's Office for Dispute Resolution ("ODR") in accordance with the Procedures for Handling Complaints Involving Students Pursuant to the Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy ("University Procedures") with the following modifications:
Once a complaint is received by the ODR and has been assigned to an ODR Investigator for an initial review, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Title IX Coordinator for the Faculty of Medicine ("Faculty Title IX Coordinator") will appoint a Title IX designee to serve as part of the Investigative Team.
If either the Faculty Respondent or the Complainant chooses to appeal the conclusions reached in the Investigative Team's final report, the appeal will be heard in accordance with the University Procedures by an appeals board comprised of three members. Ordinarily, the appeals board will include at least one member of the Faculty of Medicine, and at least one other Harvard faculty member.
When the investigation is completed, the final report will be provided to the Complainant, the Faculty Respondent, the Faculty Title IX Coordinator, and the Faculty of Medicine Standing Committee on Rights and Responsibilities ("the Committee"). The Committee will accept as final and non-reviewable the report's findings of fact and its conclusions as to whether a violation of the University Policy has occurred.
Upon receipt of the Investigative Team's final report, the Committee has wide discretion to recommend sanctions to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (the "Dean"). The Committee will: provide the Faculty Respondent an opportunity to be heard with respect to sanctions; provide to the Faculty Respondent a draft of its sanction recommendations and an opportunity to respond; consider any written response by the Faculty Respondent to the draft sanction recommendations and modify the recommendations if it feels such action is warranted; and include the Faculty Respondent's written response to the draft sanction recommendations when it submits those recommendations to the Dean. The Dean will make the final determination as to sanctions. Sanctions and corrective actions may include, but are not limited to, counseling, warning, reprimand, suspension, probation, monitoring, community service, modification and/or limitation of professional duties, dismissal from the Faculty of Medicine, and any other restriction, limitation or punishment determined by the Dean to be warranted by the circumstances.
In certain cases, however, it may be appropriate for the Office of the Dean to modify these procedures, in light of the Procedures for the Discipline of Officers involving grave misconduct or neglect of duty arising under the Third Statute of the University. In such cases, all parties will be notified of the procedures that will be followed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, cases involving allegations against Faculty of Medicine appointees who are not employed by HMS/HSDM but instead are employed by or associated with HMS/HSDM affiliated institutions or whose primary appointments are at other Harvard Schools will be handled as follows. If the subject of a complaint (the "Respondent") has an HMS or HSDM appointment but is employed by or associated with an HMS/HSDM affiliated institution (and not employed by HMS/HSDM) and/or has a primary appointment at another Harvard School, and the alleged conduct took place outside HMS/HSDM, then these procedures ordinarily will not apply and HMS/HSDM or ODR will refer the matter to the relevant affiliated institution or Harvard School for investigation under any procedures of the affiliated institution or other Harvard School that may be applicable. However, where the alleged conduct either took place at HMS/HSDM or could create a hostile environment at HMS/HSDM, or in other limited circumstances to be individually determined by HMS/HSDM, HMS/HSDM may conduct joint proceedings with the affiliated institution or other Harvard School or may address the matter, in whole or in part, under these procedures. In all such cases, HMS/HSDM may, at any point after a complaint has been raised, take temporary or permanent action with respect to the Respondent's academic appointment status at HMS/HSDM.
If a person against whom a complaint is brought held an HMS or HSDM academic appointment at the time of the alleged incident giving rise to the complaint, but no longer holds such an appointment, then the Dean or his or her designee shall determine whether and in what manner the complaint should be handled.


Sanford Laboratories of Aberdeen recently received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists, according to a news release.
Inspectors examined the laboratory's records, quality control procedures, laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and overall management.
The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program, according to the release.
The Sanford laboratory manager is Patrick Bezenek. Sanford Laboratories-Aberdeen is now one of 7,000 CAP-accredited facilities world-wide, according to the release.
USDA report confirms the safety of food in the U.S.


Sideline - a name that symbolizes great, traditional bluegrass presented by music veterans, who after venturing out on their own, have made their mark as one of the most sought after bands in the genre. Their fan base is growing, their music has consistently topped charts and their touring schedule is packed! Colors & Crossroads is Sideline's third offering on Mountain Fever Records and will no doubt help the six-member group continue their forward trajectory.
Steve Dilling (banjo and guitar), Skip Cherryholms (guitar), Brian Aldridge (mandolin), Nathan Aldridge (fiddle), Brad Hudson (dobro), and Jason Moore (bass) collectively shine on this 12-track album, along with a guest vocal from Dudley Connell on the Reno & Smiley classic, "Unwanted Love." The first single, "You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone," was released last month and is already a hit with radio programmers and fans.
In promotion of the band's new album, Sideline set out on a western states tour, playing their first show on November 3rd in Scottsdale, Arizona, before continuing on to San Diego, California where they will perform a string of nine concerts in different venues, winding up the Colors & Crossroads tour with a show in Las Vegas on November 14th. Interested fans may keep up with the band's tour updates via their Facebook page.
Colors & Crossroads is now available to radio via AirPlay Direct or a direct digital download by emailing a request to radio@mountainfever.com . Consumers may purchase the single and pre-order the album via iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. For more information on Sideline, please visit www.sidelinebg.com  and for more about Mountain Fever Records and its stellar roster of artists, visit www.mountainfever.com .


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Residents are covered by malpractice insurance for those activities officially sanctioned by the Department. Disability and health insurance are provided as part of your employment.
Residents are eligible for 15 working days of vacation per year. Additionally, 5 days of educational leave are provided. The Department of Anesthesiology provides a stipend ($2,000 per year) for each resident to cover expenses for anesthesiology meetings and/or textbooks. Maternity/Paternity leave policies can be found at the GME web site. Residents with unique leave requests may discuss their concerns with the residency director.
Scrub wear, lab coats, ID badges, meal allowance and beepers are provided by the hospital. The University of New Mexico Main Campus offers a variety of facilities available for resident use. An anesthesiology library and lounge equipped with computers and Internet access is located adjacent to the operating rooms.


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Q&A: Andrew Vloyanetes Explains Three Pillars of Sonos Success in CI Channel
By Patrick McCarthy
With the recent onboarding of Sonos to the Azione Unlimited group, it seems the beloved audio manufacturer has finally hit a climax to the story that they have been telling for the past year or so.
During the biannual buying group event, Andrew Vloyanetes took a moment to explain the journey Sonos has had, where they want to go, and what's in store for the industry. As the current Head of US Sales and Installed Solutions, Vloyanetes has been at Sonos for nine years, starting in the training and education department, shortly moving over as one of two account managers for the once dubbed Custom Integrator channel.
But it wasn't until he started his position as the Director of Global Business Development that Vloyanetes saw the bigger picture for the CI industry come together.
Technology Integrator: Where exactly does the about-face for Sonos come from? Does it start with Patrick Spence taking the helm a year ago?
Vloyanetes: Yeah I would say that Patrick took over the company there was this new interest around what is this custom integrated channel that we do business in and tell us about the business model. We wanted to understand that a little bit better.
Then, most recently, we hired Patrick's backfill, which was our Chief Revenue Officer [Matthew Siegel] who came on board. He's done an amazing job of starting to understand the customer journey type pieces around the channel, figuring out how do the customers buy the product and getting a good strong foundation around that. If you look into the typical marketing funnel, the installer does the top, almost entire part of that funnel through referral business, through life events, through customers buying a new home or building a new home, and then intersecting with that customer at that event that they're having.
It's just a different sales cycle than what Sonos has been used to in the past. And just really highlighting that's how installers are bringing the product to market.
TI: Expand on how that has changed how you view your audiences and how to differentiate the CI channel from retail.
Vloyanetes: We've developed our strategy where we're top level with what we call Installed Solutions. So Installed Solutions for us is any business where an installer is in a home consultatively selling the product. We break that out into an AV integrator bucket, a security bucket, a national homebuilder bucket, and then we're trying to understand HVAC and electricians and what's going to happen there as well.
And the interesting thing about electrician trade - a trade that has been around for fifty, sixty, seventy years - they had no reason to touch a network as recently as three years ago. Now they're putting WIFI controlled lights in. HVAC, right? No business touching the network. Now they're installing Wifi controllable thermostats.
So you're starting to see some paradigm shifts in these longstanding, massive verticals where we've identified as could be potentials where a user could play an important role. So when we're looking at the AV integrator vertical, [Siegel] has tasked us with come to come to us with a strategy around this vertical.
TI: And what is that strategy?
Vloyanetes: Well, the strategy builds off three verticals. One is trust, the other one's advocacy, and the last one's credibility.
So what you're seeing with us, and we will see more of this roll out with Azione, is that we're trying to build trust with that dealer. We're getting away from the place where we used to do promos retail, but the installers wouldn't have access to it. We would offer special promos directly from Sonos that the installers wouldn't have access to and it starts to break apart that trust part of the equation.
The second piece on trust is, is that we have an amazing field team of account managers now that manage the individual accounts inside the territory. That was a really big focus of ours over the past year. We've started the launch things like dealer tech support numbers, and I laugh because I know that these things are like, like table stakes for a lot of companies, but it's one of those things we just never had employees for, and now we have a dealer install number. We also came to the market with a freight program which was unheard of at Sonos.
Just a lot of these smaller things that are adding up to the trust bucket to say, 'Look, dealer, we're here to help support your business.'
On the advocacy front, we've done a lot of work with people like Richard and some of the trade publications to better understand what's making the trade tick. What are you hearing or what do you see? How can I help influence your reader base around the product and show why Sonos is good for their business?
And then the last piece is really about credibility. We launched our works with Sonos platform recently, and the first list of companies on that works with Sonos program were almost all solely focused in the CI space. So one of our most amazing partners is Dana Innovations who developed an audio express keypad specifically for Sonos. We went deep with integration with Crestron and developing our programs for their specific dealers. We even have a few more partners to come later this year. That helps us build out the credibility part of the equation.
So, those are the three main pillars that we're working with, and it's, it's the strategy is actually playing out really well.
TI: Looking from a hardware standpoint, obviously voice control is a big deal but it doesn't seem like you want to kick longstanding control companies out. What's the sweet spot for being a supplemental tool in the industry and not stepping on any toes?
Vloyanetes: We don't want to be the smart home operating system inside the home. We want to be able to participate in whatever operating system is going to be inside that home. So if it's a home driven by Crestron, we have our platform with API's that allow us to integrate with their system for two main focuses.
Really what we're trying to chase after, especially with voice, but with kind of integration with Crestron, with Control4, with Savant is to decrease time to music. That's super important to us. How quick does it actually take to get something playing? So for a customer that might be your voice, which we think is the ultimate time to music. For example, that might be walking into the house and pressing a button and the shades come down, the lights turned on, and music starts playing. That's decreasing time to music.
We also think that we have two different listeners at Sonos, one is lean forward and the other is lean back. The lean forward is 'I want to listen to Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, and lean back is more of a Pandora listener; 'I want to play jazz' in the background. Partnerships with Dana Innovations iPort product keeps that customer, who just walked into the kitchen, just hit a button and their favorite Pandora station started playing.
I think that that's where we'd really to be in that connected home story, but we're not world dominance, smart home, take over everything and have it be a DIY type product. For us, it's squarely focused on being the audio platform for any home.
TI: Last question. Why Azione? Why Richard?
Vloyanetes: For us, it was two things. Richard and I really hit it off day one conversation. Actually, I'll backup once. It really started with Jason Sloan from Dana Innovations. Jason and I sat down and I kind of laid out the plan of where we were trying to shape things and the three pillars that we want to go after and just asked for his candor and to help me out, help me understand where I should do this, how do I do this and really guided me towards Richard.
He told me to go sit down with Richard and have a conversation with him and be an open book. He may say Azione is not for you and you may say Azione is not for me, but just hear him out. So Richard and I spent the better part of the day going through the strategy of what it was we were trying to accomplish and just had a really good dialogue that worked out really well.
We've got great relationships with the other buying groups that are out there. We feel that the first one for us to take a step into, Azione was really the right fit. It was consumable, it's easy to get our arms around it because we don't have a ton of people resources dedicated to this. Being able to have something that's consumable and able to profile the dealers is important to us too. We really want candid, varied feedback. We don't want a bunch of "me too" type feedback.
We've already seen it in the first two months. Since we've been part of Azione and the engagement we're getting from the dealers on the slack channels that we have and the feedback that we're feeding into our product team, has given us a much quicker time to responses and these were all the things that we believed in from Richard from approaching the group and it's been a phenomenal relationship for the first two months.
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