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A rare original vintage 1950s autograph book page, clearly signed in ink by John Garfield
Robert Taylor on reverse of this page. From the wonderful 1950-60s entertainment autograph book of Valerie Evans of Tooting London containing many notable film stars of the period. Many autographs are dedicated to her and from the notations we believe she worked in the publishing industry and travelled between the UK / US and Canada during this period. AFTAL Dealer No13 and UACC RD Memorabilia UK COA
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About John Garfield
JOHN GARFIELD d1952. American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros stars. Called to testify before the US Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities. he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this incident led to his premature death aged just 39 from a heart attack on May 21st 1952. He is acknowledged as a predecessor of such method actors as Marlon Brando and James Dean.
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Q: Feedback requested for my circuit (automated brewery) I am building an automated fermentation controller for a brewery which integrates 110V and runs an Arduino with respective sensors and other valves.
Can you offer any feedback on my overall schematic below? New to working with high voltage (left side)

A: GND shouldn't connected to earth ground (main ground). But you can protect low voltage circuits with varistors connected to earth. In case 110V would appear on a 5V or 12V line, the varistor will clamp and trigger the circuit breaker. Use varistor with working voltage +- 2 volts above the voltage of the line.
The amperage of the main circuit breaker should be as low as possible. If you installation will never use, in any circumstance, more than 5A, then choose a 5A breaker. it will be safer.
It's much safer to use a differential breaker, for use in bathrooms, since you are working with liquids.
I would use 12V relays and valves. Less curent needed. Using a separate power supply for the relays and valves is a good idea.
I would also use as many 12V, 15V or 24V devices as possible instead of 110V ones if you can find them.
Don't use thin wires with low voltage where significant current must be drawn (>1A).
Working with "high" voltages is more a matter of care in the montage, the quality and robustness of the connectors and the isolation. The high voltage part should be distinct and physicaly separate from the low voltage part. Don't put high voltage wires near or above the low voltage section.
Put the high voltage section in a separate enclosure.
Use only monolithic wires except with moving parts if any and the main cord if the installation has to be plugged in a wall outlet.
Every metallic part should be grounded to earth ground.

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Puff Pastry Carrots is a very beautiful and tasty dish. It is suitable both for Easter and for everyday meal.
Leave the puff pastry dough on the counter for an hour or two for defrosting, then lightly roll the dough, cut into strips 1-1.5 cm wide and coat with beaten egg.
Fold each strip in half along the entire length and slightly roll.
Wrap each strip spirally around a metal horn, starting from the narrow part.
Add an orange food coloring to the beaten egg left after coating the dough.
Coat each carrot with orange colouring and bake in preheated oven at 200 C degrees for 20 minutes. Let the carrots cool completely.
For the filling mix the cottage cheese, chopped garlic, salt, pepper and chopped fresh herbs.
Mix and stuff each "carrot". You can also stuff carrots with any other salad you like.


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Grand Victoria Casino buys former Courier-News building
By Mike Danahey
Elgin Courier-News |
The Grand Victoria Casino bought what used to be The Courier-News building in downtown Elgin in May for $450,000. (Mike Danahey / The Courier-News)
The downtown Elgin building that once held The Courier-News was sold in late May to the Grand Victoria Casino.
"We purchased this building primarily for additional office space, dressing rooms for our events, overflow parking and limited storage," Grand Victoria Advertising & Public Relations Manager Marilou Pilman said. The casino is not far from the building, and the parking lots for the two facilities are next to each other.
This was the second sale of the building at 300 Lake St. since The Courier-News closed its office in December 2010.
According to public documents, in May, the casino bought the building for $450,000 from Starfire Electronics. In June 2011 Starfire bought the building from Publishing Properties LLC for $195,000.
The 27,616 square-foot Courier-News building was allowed to operate on a lawful nonconforming basis as a newspaper printing and publishing business from 1956 until December 2010. The Courier-News began publishing in 1925 after two Elgin papers that had been around since the late 1800s merged.
In May, the Grand Victoria Casino bought what used to be home to The Courier-News in Elgin for $450,000. (Mike Danahey / The Courier-News)
The Courier-News' parent company in 2010, Sun-Times Media, closed the building and moved operations to an office in Aurora that oversees the Courier News, the Aurora Beacon-News and the Naperville Sun.
Tribune Publishing bought the Courier-News and the other suburban holdings of the Sun-Times in late 2014. Since the building's closing, Courier-News reporters have been working remotely, with editors based in Aurora.
Former staff from the 1990s and beyond have colorful memories of their time in the building, which was showing its age and was mostly empty at the end of its days as a newspaper office.
Former reporter Matt Baron, who runs his own public relations and media services business, recalled "a loose newsroom atmosphere that permeated the 90s." The hijinks included crank interoffice calls and tossing toys across the office, Baron recalled. Some staff also kept a quote book of witty quips made by coworkers.
Fellow former reporters Allison Hantschel, publisher of First-Draft.com, and Sean Noble, Director of ReadyNation-Illinois, and Senior Policy Associate at Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-Illinois, noted the building was home to feathered friends, too.
"I remember lots of finches nesting outside our windows, under the second-story awnings, and they essentially became our newsroom pets." Noble said.
Retired managing editor Paul Harth has mostly fond memories of the building and of the people with whom he worked.
Of course, there was also the view out the newsroom windows of an occasional drug deal going on down the street or the sound of small arms fire coming from the neighborhood while working a Saturday night shift," Harth said. "The opening of the casino (in 1994) ended that stuff for the most part, making the area safer but less interesting in a way."
Harth said the most vivid memories he has are of the old press starting up each afternoon "when we were a p.m. paper and actually were printed there. The whole building would shake and soon that day's newspapers would be brought up to the newsroom, literally hot — actually just a little warm — off the press."
Harth added," Everyone would grab a copy and start reading. Holding that paper in your hands and reading your own story or one by one of your co-workers was kind of an affirmation of your work, and I never ceased getting a charge out of it."
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Walter Noddak (Berlin,  - Berlin, ) est un chimiste allemand.

Biographie
Il découvre le rhénium en 1925 avec sa future épouse Ida Tacke, et Otto Berg.

La même année, ces savants avaient également annoncé la découverte de l'élément 43 (technétium) et avaient proposé de le nommer masurium. Leurs arguments n'ayant pas convaincu, à l'époque, la découverte ne leur a pas été attribuée, et il a fallu attendre 1935 pour que la découverte de cet élément ait été reconnue. Rétrospectivement, il n'est pas certain que la décision de leur refuser l'attribution de la découverte du technétium ait été justifiée.

En 1928 ces savants peuvent extraire  de rhénium en traitant  de molybdénite.

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Chimiste allemand
Physico-chimiste
Étudiant de l'université technique de Berlin
Professeur à l'université Otto-Friedrich de Bamberg
Professeur à l'université de Fribourg-en-Brisgau
Professeur à l'université de Strasbourg
Lauréat de la médaille Liebig
Membre de l'Académie allemande des sciences Leopoldina
Naissance en août 1893
Naissance à Berlin
Décès en décembre 1960
Décès à Bamberg
Décès à 67 ans

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Is it possible Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a more compelling reason to skip Thursday's debate being hosted by Fox News and Google?
Turns out a Muslim activist and a Mexican immigrant will be allowed to ask questions at the debate, according to the Gateway Pundit.
But who are these "new voices" that Google is bringing to the debate?
Apparently, Noor is a self-described Muslim activist who has been very critical of Trump. In a December 2015 video, Noor said she was speaking out on "hate crimes against Muslims" because the "current social environment for Muslims today is not safe or just" — an image of Trump is then displayed along with several newspaper headlines announcing that he would shut down mosques if elected.
"We have a presidential candidate whose loudest message reeks of hatred and Islamophobia," she said at one point in the video.
@chescaleigh Ooohh girl, Ray Kelly really made my blood boil! Thank God you chimed in and served it! Absolutely loved your responses!
As for Dulce Candy, she seemingly advocated on behalf of illegal immigrants when she noted in a YouTube video that she entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 1994 — it's not clear what her current immigration status is.
With backgrounds such as these, it's easy to see how this could be seen as an ambush in the making for Donald Trump.


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Interview with the founder of The Adventure Project, Becky Straw.
The Adventure Project is a social enterprise designed to give people jobs, not handouts. Becky Straw's journey started at Columbia Graduate School where they taught social enterprise administration and nonprofit management. She worked at UNICEF which led her to a connection with Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water. At the time Scott was just getting started and Becky persistently pushed to get on board and help Scott out.
While helping to launch charity: water for three years, she handled operations and management while spending time in Africa and Haiti. While working in those countries Becky noticed something. What stood out was that the water wells were not always working and people were not maintaining them. Actually, a third of all wells – a sector-wide problem – is broken in Africa.
Gallup is working on a 10-year study and released the report early with preliminary results. What they found is that everyone's dream was a good job. Becky is working in areas where people earn less than $2 per day. Her team brings the tools and training so they can help build their skills and begin to thrive on their own.
Co-founder Jody Landers is a mom to 6 kids. She didn't have a lot of money to give but wanted to know if what she did give makes a difference. The United States is one of most philanthropic countries in the world. Becky and Jody thought, "what if we could channel that generosity to drive change?" Making it tangible, measurable and in a way that gives people dignity. Give people a little capital, training and whatever they need to succeed.
The Adventure Project acts like a venture capitalist providing venture capital. They seek out the best local partners based on great data to ensure what is being done is successful. The second important factor is innovation. For example, testing new ideas that will trigger big social change, such as the well mechanic program.
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namespace ZendTest\Validator;

use DateTime;
use ReflectionClass;
use Zend\Validator;

/**
 * @covers     Zend\Validator\IsInstanceOf
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_Validator
 * @subpackage UnitTests
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2013 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 * @group      Zend_Validator
 */
class IsInstanceOfTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * Ensures that the validator follows expected behavior
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function testBasic()
    {
        $validator = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('DateTime');
        $this->assertTrue($validator->isValid(new DateTime())); // True
        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid(null)); // False
        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid($this)); // False

        $validator = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('Exception');
        $this->assertTrue($validator->isValid(new \Exception())); // True
        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid(null)); // False
        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid($this)); // False

        $validator = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase');
        $this->assertTrue($validator->isValid($this)); // True
    }

    /**
     * Ensures that getMessages() returns expected default value
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function testGetMessages()
    {
        $validator = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('DateTime');
        $this->assertEquals(array(), $validator->getMessages());
    }

    /**
     * Ensures that getClassName() returns expected value
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function testGetClassName()
    {
        $validator = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('DateTime');
        $this->assertEquals('DateTime', $validator->getClassName());
    }

    public function testEqualsMessageTemplates()
    {
        $validator  = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('DateTime');
        $reflection = new ReflectionClass($validator);

        $property = $reflection->getProperty('messageTemplates');
        $property->setAccessible(true);

        $this->assertEquals(
            $property->getValue($validator),
            $validator->getOption('messageTemplates')
        );
    }

    public function testEqualsMessageVariables()
    {
        $validator  = new Validator\IsInstanceOf('\DateTime');
        $reflection = new ReflectionClass($validator);

        $property = $reflection->getProperty('messageVariables');
        $property->setAccessible(true);

        $this->assertEquals(
            $property->getValue($validator),
            $validator->getOption('messageVariables')
        );
    }
}

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Daniel Lord Smail
Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of History
On leave 2019-2020
Daniel Lord Smail is professor of History at Harvard University, where he works on the history and anthropology of Mediterranean societies between 1100 and 1600 and on deep human history. In medieval European history, his work has explored the social and cultural history of the cities of Mediterranean Europe, with a focus on Marseille in the later Middle Ages. He has covered subjects ranging from women and Jews to legal history and spatial imagination, which was the subject of his first book, Imaginary Cartographies: Possession and Identity in Late Medieval Marseille (1999). His current research approaches transformations in the material culture of the later Middle Ages using household inventories and inventories of debt recovery from Lucca and Marseille. Smail's work in deep history and neurohistory has addressed some of the methodological and theoretical underpinnings of these approaches to the human past. His most recent article in this vein asks whether there is a history of the practice of compulsive hoarding. His books include The Consumption of Justice: Emotions, Publicity, and Legal Culture in Marseille, 1264-1423 (2003); On Deep History and the Brain (2008), and, with Andrew Shryock and others, Deep History: The Architecture of Past and Present (2011).
Smail has received awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and his publications have received several prizes. In 2007, he received the Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize from the undergraduates of Harvard University, and, in 2014, the Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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Voters in the countries overwhelming believe Clinton would create better diplomatic relations with their country, but for Russian Federation, which sided with Trump. Trump has made up ground among whites, particularly those without college degrees and women. But even if he runs the table in these swing states, his "tipping point" would still have to come from states where Clinton holds wide leads .
Saturday's announcement by the Shi'ite militias added another force to the coalition of fighters seeking to crush Islamic State in Iraq, but will also raise concerns about the role the Popular Mobilisation fighters will play. "The idea behind this.is that the western part of Mosul has been uncontested so far", El Shayyal said. The UN cited reports indicating IS has forcibly taken civilians into Mosul, killing those who resist or who were previously members of Iraqi security forces.
The quake's epicentre was located at a very shallow depth of one kilometre, six kilometres north of Norcia , according to the US Geological Survey ( USGS ), which measured the magnitude at 6.6. Transport authorities shut down the metro to check for damage. A number of other churches were also ruined on Sunday, Italian media reported , including Norcia's Cattedrale di Santa Maria, which was built in the 16th century, while the town hall belltower had deep cracks running through its walls.
Duterte sparred with the USA bitterly over the extrajudicial killings he ordered as part of his anti-drug war. "I want them out and if I have to revise or abrogate agreements, executive agreements, I will". 26). Japan is the biggest trading partner of the Philippines, followed by the U.S. and China. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct.
The RealClearPolitics website , which tracks most major polls, shows Clinton leading Trump by an average of 5 percentage points. More than 8 percent of likely voters said they were still undecided. Republicans hold only a tiny lead over Democrats in mail-in votes so far, according to reports. The results are based on a weighted sample of 368 Democrats, 299 Republicans, and 318 Independents.
President Barack Obama is returning to Florida to help Democrat Hillary Clinton get out the vote. Commentators suggested the leaked video from 2005 which showed the Republican nominee bragging about sexually assaulting women sparked a fire in the First Lady, who has often revisited the subject of gender equality when talking on behalf of Clinton.


I am really interested by the SVN feature from Dreamhost, but I will need to import a dump created from a latest version of subversion than the 1.1.4. So I would like to know if there is any plan to upgrade the subversion to the latest version ?
If not, I know that we can install our proper subversion server, but is it possible to access it via HTTP and not SSH ? I will need to access it behind a proxy (the port 80 is the only open), anyone had experienced that ?
If someone can tell me that he managed to connect to his self-installed SVN from a proxy, I would really appreciate.
Although I have never tried it, I would assume that you could use tunnelling to let ssh connections go through port 80.
I didn't know you could set up your own, newer server on dreamhost. How do you do that?
By the way, go to your control panel and vote for upgrading stock svn on Dreamhost and let's hope for the best.
Thanks for the suggestion, I will look how to use ssh tunneling.
Well, use a creditcard at signup (and the promo 9999, if it still works), and you pay around 20$, which you can get back up to 97 days after signup. IMO, it's easier to play around than speculating.
Note that the newest subversion version is at http://subversion.tigris.org/downloads/subversion-1.4.2.tar.gz, and not 1.3.0, as stated in the wiki. I am hesitant to edit it in there, as I don't know if the procedure still works with the new version, but maybe someone will give it a try - perhaps you.
I would not recommend using Subversion on Dreamhost. I've been using it for a few weeks and have some unsolvable problems that really make it unusable.
I've spent enormous amounts of time on the SVN mailers working on the problems, and basically, it boils down to the fact that Dreamhost is using a very old release that has some bad bugs.
Personally, I don't think they should even offer it - unless they are able to provide updates to fix bugs it isn't really fair to the users. As was explained to me, they aren't going to try to update SVN on its own - they will just pick up updates as they get new Debian releases.
I have managed to install Subversion 1.4.0 on my account (not from source, but from a precompiled version).
And I can connect it behind my proxy using Putty proxies settings (as TortoiseSVN use Putty sessions to connect).
The next step will be to look if it is possible to acess it via http.


"All you have to do is twist the silver wire into curliques and shapes to fill the mold." The artisan expressed how "easy" it was, walked away and left me struggling with the tweezers, the incredibly fine silver wire, the mold and a less than perfect understanding of how filigree was made. Turns out, you need to have enough curliques and ovals and circles so that they will stay in the mold when the mold is raised – much harder than it looks. We won't mention how many times I lifted the mold and everything fell out! As a result, I have a much deeper appreciation for the delicate workmanship of filigree, the patience it takes to make it look right, and the time and talent needed to make a piece of jewelry. My piece of art is shown below!
I was participating in a cultural camp with Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB), Albania – a non-profit that is dedicated to keeping cultural heritage alive in the region. CHwB brings students and recent graduates from around the region to work on projects. This year's project was arts and crafts – so we studied filigree, rug making, dry and wet felt making, and embroidery and then the students then take those crafts and develop a business plan. Albania has a very high unemployment rate and small businesses are viewed as key to the future – but entrepreneurship is not something most have been taught prior to this two-week camp. As Americans, we have a chance to tour a beautiful country, learn about its long past, answer questions on America and owning a business, and most importantly, develop friendships that last a lifetime.
For many, Albania would not be on the short list of countries to be visited but that is a mistake. The country is lovely, the people are friendly, and the food is excellent – all desirable attributes in my mind. But participating in a cultural exchange with the camps of CHwB, adds a level of interest and interactions that a regular tour cannot hope to match. And that is what makes a Fulbright Association trip so different – the ability to interact with a county and its people at a much deeper level than just touring.
If you are familiar with the Balkans, you know that the area has been the center of unrest for much of the 20th century. In fact, World War I first broke out in the Balkans before engulfing the rest of the world. So the hatreds and unrest run deep in the area. CHwB brings together students from across the area, has them live and work and study together (in English), with the hope that they will learn that "the other" is not to be feared. In addition, as these are credit bearing college courses, there is content and grades for the students. This year's camp in Kruja, (said with the j having a y sound), was focused, as noted above on traditional Albanian arts and crafts.
But the market for selling the traditional arts and crafts is somewhat limited so part of the camp was examining ways that these crafts could be updated and sold to new markets. Albanian men, for example, used to wear traditional felt hats with each village having its own distinctive design. A man could recognize where a man was from simply by looking at his hat. But today's men do not wear the traditional hats, so other than tourists, there is not much of market for these hats. BUT, the artisan has worked with a designer in Paris, France to turn these hats into lamps – a creative use of a traditional product!
The Fulbright program was begun after World War II with the goal of helping Americans understand the world by sending us to live and work abroad AND by bringing students and professionals to the United States to understand us. As members of the Fulbright Association, we share the vision of increasing understanding and developing friendships across our countries.
Many of us love to travel but touring through a country without truly interacting with the locals is not my idea of traveling. For 9 of us, this trip gave us the opportunity to meet with students, help them develop their business plans, and see a country that most Americans know little about. Thus, a trip with the Fulbright Association is not a regular touring trip (if it is Tuesday, it must be Belgium type of trip) – it is a deeper interaction with the people and culture and history of the area. We came home with a much deeper understanding of the region and an appreciation for its issues.


In 2006, Steve Chinosi and a group of his writing workshop students decided to build some research skills. All they needed was a meaty topic to research. So the topic debate began and quickly settled on cars (obvious topic for teenage boys), then narrowed down to what engine was better - a Wankel (rotary) or a Diesel. Now the funny part was that Steve Chinosi knew nothing about engines, but he did know how to engage his students in a challenge and took to defending the diesel engine as the best and most efficient engine in the world.
So, with the class appropriately fired-up, the research began in earnest. Within a day, information was pouring in as students scoured the web for bits of critical info. Quickly, BioDiesel surfaced as a exciting and improbable topic to focus their energy. The students became so inspired by the idea that waste vegetable oil could power cars and generators that they had found the research topic that teachers dream about. Soon, the students were divided into research teams and sought out information on the chemistry of BioDiesel, the history of Rudolf Diesel and his invention, and the impact and economics of the global petroleum market. After a month of engaged research the students presented their papers, slide shows, and wiki-site to the principal and science teachers.
Steve Chinosi was impressed and inspired by what the students uncovered and also by their infectious enthusiasm for the content. It was the integration of science, history, economics, and contemporary issues that really inspired him him to continue the work of the students. He spent the next two years studying, researching, and participating in every BioDiesel activity he could find. He built a prototype appleseed processor and starting making fuel. After two years of curriculum research and development, he was ready for students.
In the Summer of 2009, 17 students signed up for the first ever Greengineering class. These pioneering students really created the class and started the GNRG revolution.
Today there are a plethora of students participating in GNRG programs all around the world. There are four other schools across New England utilizing the GNRG experts to help develop their own "green" engineering programs.
In 2015 Mr. Chinosi was granted the privilege of a new and exciting opportunity in another school district nearby. We were to sad to see him go but we know that he will continue to carry the sentiments of GNRG in his future endeavors. He did however leave behind a strong-willed group of student that continue to hold the GNRG truths near and dear to their hearts.
In 2015, the leadership of Greengineering was passed on to two outstanding new teachers. Adam Peloquin, a former design engineer who also teaches mathematics and computer science, took over the teaching of the Xplorers and the majors. Dr. Malinda Tupper, an MIT-trained materials scientist took over the teaching of the 101's and 201's, as well as several engineering and technology courses. This year she is leading a project working with the City of Newton on a bioremediation project for Crystal Lake.
For the 2018-2019 school year, Greengineering is expected to undergo a metamorphosis, becoming Newton North High School's headquarters for exploration into Sustainability, under the leadership of Kathryn Tessier duCros, while retaining the principles of project-based learning, student initiative, and design thinking.
This course will introduce students to the three pillars of sustainability: Environmental stewardship + Equity (Social Justice) + Economic development. The course will explore sustainability challenges ranging from local issues (i.e. public transportation) to global issues (i.e. natural disasters, immigration). This course will largely focus on developing students awareness about the challenges and solutions in the field of Sustainability, the vocabulary around sustainable development, and globalization. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) will be used as a framework to introduce our students to responsible global citizenship. This course is an excellent preparation for the more advanced Sustainability course.


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Iron Man Misses Captain America in New 'Avengers: Endgame' TV Spot
By JK Schmidt - April 21, 2019 05:40 pm EDT
We're less than a week away before Avengers: Endgame premieres in movie theaters, and the anticipation continues to mount. The 3-hour movie is still shrouded in mystery, as Marvel Studios continues to keep their cards close to the vest, but with the latest TV spot we got another glimpse of new footage.
The TV spot "Powerful" is narrated mostly by Black Widow, though we do get another montage of heroes saying the ominous catchphrase: "Whatever it takes." There's also a scene of Iron Man going back to and old pastime of making fun of Captain America, as well as a shot of Hawkeye and Black Widow excitedly traveling through space for the first time.
Watch the video in the clip above!
Some fans might be turned off by the 3-hour runtime, but co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo have spoken at length that the film will be jam-packed from start to finish, and that there wasn't much they could leave on the cutting room floor.
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package is_test

import (
	"testing"

	"github.com/matryer/is"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)

type testType struct {
	Username string `is:"required,lower"`
	Email    string `is:"required,email"`
	Normal   string
	Number   int64 `is:"nonzero"`
}

// Valid

func TestIs(t *testing.T) {

	obj := testType{Username: "MatRyer", Email: "test@test.com", Number: 1}

	probs, err := is.Valid(&obj)

	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, 0, len(probs))

	require.Equal(t, "matryer", obj.Username)

}

func TestIsnt(t *testing.T) {

	obj := testType{Username: "", Email: "test@test"}

	probs, err := is.Valid(&obj)

	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, 3, len(probs))
	require.Equal(t, "Username is required", probs["Username"].Error())
	require.Equal(t, "Email is not a valid email address", probs["Email"].Error())
	require.Equal(t, "Number cannot be zero", probs["Number"].Error())

}

func TestLower(t *testing.T) {

	v, err := is.GetValue("lower", "MonKEY")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, "monkey", v)

}

func TestLen(t *testing.T) {

	var err error

	_, err = is.GetValue("len==10", "1234567890")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len==10", "123456789")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should be 10")
	_, err = is.GetValue("len==10", "12345678901")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should be 10")
	_, err = is.GetValue("len==10", 12)
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "cannot have a length")

	_, err = is.GetValue("len!=10", "12345678901")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len!=10", "123456789")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len!=10", "1234567890")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should not be 10")

	_, err = is.GetValue("len >10", "12345678901")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len >10", "1234567890")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should be greater than 10")

	_, err = is.GetValue("len <10", "123456789")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len <10", "1234567890")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should be less than 10")

	_, err = is.GetValue("len>=10", "12345678901")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len>=10", "1234567890")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len>=10", "123456789")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should be greater than or equal to 10")

	_, err = is.GetValue("len<=10", "1234567890")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len<=10", "123456789")
	require.NoError(t, err)
	_, err = is.GetValue("len<=10", "12345678901")
	require.Error(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "length should be less than or equal to 10")

}


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English Modern School Al Wakra 2nd World Maths Day was held on March 14, 2019. It was a day to celebrate math and enjoy playing with numbers.
ECE and Primary teachers planned meaningful and fun activities to mark the special day. Students were engaged in school-wide activities where they enjoyed solving puzzles, matching fractions, competing with each other through our Annual Quiz Bee, Math Poster Making Contest and some students went live using our online platform called Mangahigh. It was a cheerful atmosphere with math songs playing in the background.
It was so pleasing to see all students so excited and happy. It was a day to remember that math might be tough sometimes but it is always fun.


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On June 25th 2016, eight new priests and deacons were ordained for the Community of Saint Martin by Mgr Patron Wong, secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy.
On June 25th, Mgr Patron Wong, secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, have given us the honour of conferring the ordination of five priests and three deacons who were presented to him by don Paul Préaux, General Moderator.
Almost 1 600 persons had come to Évron in order to accompany Bertrand de Castelbajac, Antonin Dichamp, Antoine Storez, Léonard de Corbiac and Adrien Alric on the day of their priestly ordination, as well as Pierre Gazeau, Xandro Pachta-Reyhofen and Phil Schulze Dieckhoff ordained deacons on the way to priesthood.
For this solemn celebration in the basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Épine, we have been honoured by the presence of Mgr Thierry Scherrer, Bishop of Laval, Mgr Marc Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne, Mgr François Touvet, Bishop of Châlons, the Most Reverend Fathers Jean Pateau, Abbot of Fontgombault and Philippe Piron, Abbot of Saint Anne de Kergonan Abbey, and of Mgr Didier Boulay, Vicar General of the diocese of Blois, representing Mgr Batut.
On this occasion, the Martinian Jubily was also opened, in order to commemorate the 1700 years since the birth of Saint Martin and the 40 years since the birth of the Community of Saint Martin.
The families of the ordinands, as well as numerous parishioners and friends of the Community, gathered afterwards in the garden of the abbey of Évron for the traditional reception.


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Everybody's Talking About Jamie Review: An Emotional And Enjoyable Journey of Self Discovery
Starring: Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, with Sharon Horgan and Richard E. Grant
Screenplay and Lyrics by Tom MacRae, Songs by Dan Gillespie Sells and a Score Composed by Sells and Anne Dudley
Directed By: Jonathan Butterell
Inspired by true events, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is the film adaptation of the award-winning hit musical from London's West End, about Jamie New (newcomer Max Harwood), a teenager in a blue-collar English town with a dream of life on stage. While his classmates plan their livelihoods after graduation, Jamie contemplates revealing his secret career ambition as a fierce and proud drag queen. His best friend Pritti (Lauren Patel) and his loving mom (Sarah Lancashire) shower him with endless support while local drag legend Miss Loco Chanelle (Richard E. Grant) mentors him toward his debut stage performance. But it's not all rainbows for Jamie as his unsupportive dad (Ralph Ineson), an uninspired career advisor (Sharon Horgan), and some ignorant school kids attempt to rain on his sensational aspirations. In rousing and colorful musical numbers, Jamie and his community inspire one another to be more accepting, and to see the value in facing adversity stepping out of the darkness into the spotlight.
Everything's Talking About Jamie, as you would expect from an adaptation from a hit musical, has a wonderful soundtrack. The film's songs are catchy and full of meaning as this young man tries to figure out what he wants with life and how to get there. It's a great combination of enjoyable beats and meaningful lyrics that will have you smiling and crying along with the plight of the characters. And these songs are set up with some amazingly elaborate set pieces. I don't know how the stage play was, but they went all out for the movie adaptation. They are colorful and entertaining and because lots of these sequences take place in people's imagination, the resulting set pieces are quite imaginative.
And in between the songs there is a meaningful story about a young person's journey to discover themselves in a town where that shouldn't be as difficult as it is. And Jamie is portrayed by a fiery, confident, and vulnerable performance by Max Harwood, who is captivating on screen. He is supported by his wonderful mother (Lancashire) and best friend (Patel) who help to encourage his journey and pick him up when it gets too tough. And his unlikely and fabulous mentor in Richard E. Grant was another shining character in this enjoyable cast.
But this film isn't just about Jamie's personal journey; it works in the greater conversation of LGBTQ rights, the HIV epidemic, and the larger movement that Jamie is both benefiting from and hoping to carry the torch for. But what I also loved about this film is that Jamie is such a confident, charismatic character, yet even he is still unsure about his dreams and coming out to his school classmates. He is still ridiculed, as you would expect from high school kids, and still has personal dilemmas to deal with. It was good to see this young, confident soul deal with his own insecurities and finding his place in the overall world. Jamie's journey is not an easy one, and there are plenty of obstacles along the way where there shouldn't have been, but he perseveres. And the other wonderful message about this film is that maybe the next generation is ready to carry that torch and will make the world a better, more tolerant place for everyone to be who they want to be.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie and rightly so; the movie adaptation of the musical has entertaining and impactful songs, a vibrant cast, and an emotional story about finding yourself.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie is in theaters on September 10, 2021 and on Amazon Prime on September 17, 2021. For showtimes, click here.
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This is a contributing entry for Cabell County World War I Memorial Boulevard and Walking Tour and only appears as part of that tour.Learn More.
Private 1st Class George L. Church
Private First Class George L. Church; Born 12 Sep 1898 – Huntington; Died 10 Oct 1918 – France; 21st Machine Gun Co., 28th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Division - US Army
George L. Church
George Lee Church was born on September 12th, 1898, in Huntington to Dorsey Wilburn and Laura Belle Hanshaw Church. He lived in west Huntington and entered service on April 6th, 1916. He saw service on the Mexican border and was stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was assigned as a Private, serial number 1559872, to the Camp Shelby Replacement Draft (April) Infantry before he sailed for France from Hoboken, New Jersey, on the GREAT NORTHERN on May 2nd, 1918. He was transferred to the Machine Gun Company of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Division, US Army, and promoted to Private First Class. He died of wounds received in action on October 10th, 1918, in the Argonne Forest, France.
GEORGE L. CHURCH DIES OF WOUNDS
HURTS RECEIVED IN ACTION FATAL TO LOCAL BOY
Well Known Athlete Added to List of Huntington Men Who Have Made Sacrifice
Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Church, of 841 Virginia Avenue, have been notified of the death of their son, George L. Church, in France, on October 10. He died of wounds received in action, according to the report. He was twenty years old, and was a well known athlete.
Young Church is survived by one sister, Miss Helen Church, and two brothers, Claud and Wilburn, besides his parents.
He was a member of Company I, 15th infantry [incorrect], and was stationed at Camp Shelby before he embarked for France in April.
– Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 8th, 1918
His remains were sent home from Cherbourg on the USAT WHEATON on May 1st, 1921, and he was buried in Huntington's Woodmere Cemetery.
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How one student in Crete responds
to the change in temperatures
Blue skies and blue seas in Platanes … what sort of heat is the heatwave producing? (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The temperatures are changing and the heatwave seems to have come to an end in Rethymnon (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The weather is changing in Crete after the heatwave I have experienced since arriving last week.
The change in temperatures make it easier to walk around Rethymnon, which is a university town and one of the locations of the dispersed campus of the University of Crete.
Heat and the University of Crete are topics brought together in a story told by the writer and journalist Theodore Pagiavlas, who lives in Chania. In a recent book, The Holy Madness of Modern Greeks, he recalls an answer offered by a student at a mid-term chemistry examination in the University of Crete. He writes:
The question was as follows:
Is Hell exothermic or esothermic?
(In chemistry, exothermic reactions produce heat, while esothermic reactions absorb it.)
The responses of most students were based on evidence procured by applying Boyle's Law (gases cool down when expanded and heat up when compressed) or some other variant.
One student, however, wrote the following answer:
First, we need to find out whether the mass of \hell changes in time. Therefore, we need to discover the rate at which souls are entering Hell as well as the rate at which they are leaving.
I believe we can safely say that once a soul arrives in Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls ever escape. As for the number of souls that are entering Hell, we should start by examining all the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions dictate that if a person does not abide by their specific dogma, they will most certainly end up in Hell. Since there are numerous religions, and people do not believe in more than one religious dogma, we can easily draw the conclusion that all souls will eventually go to Hell. Moreover, judging by the birth and death rates, we should expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.
The reason why we had to analyse the rate at which the volume of Hell changes in time was because Boyle's Law states that, in order for temperature and pressure in Hell to remain stable, its volume has to expand in proportion to the souls added. Therefore, two different possibilities arise:
1. If Hell expands at a slower rate than the rate at which souls are being added, the temperature and pressure will keep increasing until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell expands at a rate faster than the rate at which souls are being added, the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
The question is which possibility is actually true.
If we accept the postulate that Teresa announced to me during my Freshman year that 'It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you' and take into consideration the fact that last night she did in fact sleep with me, the second case must be true. Hell is therefore exothermic and it has already frozen over.
The corollary of this theory is that, since Hell is frozen, it cannot accept any more souls and is extinct … leaving only Heaven open …
Theodore Pagiavlas adds: 'This student received the only A.'
Labels: Chania, Crete 2017, Greece 2017, Humour, Rethymnon, Science, Theology and Culture
The Greeks have a word
for it (8): theology
'If you are a theologian, you will pray truly. And if you pray truly, you are a theologian' … inside the cathedral in Rethymnon at the weekend (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The word theology comes into English from the Greek θεολογία (theología), which is derived in turn from Τheos (Θεός), meaning God, and -λογία (-logia), meaning utterances, sayings, or rational, logical, or scientific discourse.
But the word in Greek even predates Christian theology. The word θεολογία (theología) is used with the meaning 'discourse on god' in the fourth century BC by Plato in The Republic, Book ii, Chapter 18. Aristotle divided theoretical philosophy into mathematics, physics and theology, which, for Aristotle, included discourse on the nature of the divine.
The closely-related word θεολόγος ( theológos), appears once in the Bible, in the heading to the Book of Revelation: Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου του Θεολόγου (Apokálypsis Ioánnou tou Theológou), 'the Revelation of John the Theologian.'
To this day, Saint John the Evangelist, or Saint John the Divine, is known to Greeks as Saint John the Theologian.
The Patristic Greek writers often use the word theologia to refer narrowly to devout and inspired knowledge of, and teaching about, the essential nature of God.
The word passed from Greek into Latin as theologia, and Saint Augustine of Hippo uses the Latin word theologia to mean 'reasoning or discussion concerning the Deity.'
In the early sixth century, the Latin writer Boethius used theologia to denote a subdivision of philosophy, dealing with the motionless, incorporeal reality – as opposed to physica, dealing with corporeal, moving realities. In scholastic Latin writing, the term came to denote the rational study of the doctrines of Christianity.
The word passed into French as théologie, and the English equivalent, 'theology' (theologie, teologye), had evolved by 1362.
Richard Hooker, who defines classical Anglican theology, defined 'theology' in English as 'the science of things divine.'
Indeed, until recently, theologians were often referred to as divines, religious teaching in English schools and university was referred to as divinity, and higher degrees in theology often use the description divinity, as in the degrees BD and DD.
'Divvers' was an examination in biblical literature and history required of every Oxford undergraduate up to 1932, and the poet John Betjeman, despite his later love of English churches, famously failed 'divvers' at Oxford twice, and he blamed his tutor CS Lewis for the fact that he left Oxford without a degree.
There is a dictum in The Philokalia, ascribed to the Desert Father Evagrios the Solitary (Evagrios Pontikos), that says: 'If you are a theologian, you will pray truly. And if you pray truly, you are a theologian' [Treatise on Prayer, 61].
For this theologian, this holiday in Crete is also a time for prayer and reflection.
Saint Gregory the Theologian … an icon in the parish church in Piskopianó (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
Labels: Crete 2017, CS Lewis, Greece 2017, John Betjeman, Oxford, Patristics, Philosophy, Piskopiano, Prayer, Rethymnon, Revelation, Theology and Culture
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The Greeks have a word for it (8): theology


(CNBC) – A Hillary Clinton presidency would have been even more disruptive than the current Donald Trump administration, historian and prolific author Niall Ferguson told CNBC on Thursday.
"There would have been an almost immediate impeachment process," Ferguson said in an interview with CNBC's Steve Sedgwick at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy on Thursday.
"More importantly, Trump supporters would have bought the story that the election had been rigged and you would have had Trump supporters with their pitchforks, or more likely semi-automatics, in a very ugly mood," he added.
An anonymous op-ed published by The New York Times on Wednesday painted a chaotic picture of the way President Trumpruns The White House. It detailed an ongoing effort within the U.S. government to essentially derail Trump's agenda.
"I actually think the United States would be in an even bigger mess if she (Clinton) had won," said Ferguson before adding that the U.S. is undergoing catharsis by getting the "massive piece of disruption" that it voted for in Trump.
The senior fellow at Stanford University also said that Trump's base support remains on-board with the president, but may at some stage wonder if they have taken a gamble too far.
Ferguson added that Trump was not a king or an emperor and that there were 63 different agencies working to administer the United States.
On foreign policy, Ferguson said Trump had changed policy on China, North Korea and the Middle East and that most of the changes should be considered improvements.
Trump has issued attack after attack on certain portions of the media, claiming that there is bias against right-wing policy.
Ferguson said Trump's longstanding complaint that The New York Times and The Washington Post hold an agenda against him "would probably be true," but rejected the idea that they would publish fake news.
"The attack on the mainstream media is just a reenactment of the Nixon presidency. Richard Nixon used to say the exact same things about The New York Times and Washington Post," he said.


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Britain's best and worst seaside towns revealed
Nearly 100 UK coastal destinations rated by visitors for their beach, attractions, food and drink, scenery, and value for money
By Guy Hobbs
Bamburgh in Northumberland, with its wild, unspoiled beach overlooked by an imposing castle, has topped a Which? Travel survey to find Britain's best seaside destination.
From nostalgic boardwalks and beach huts to fish and chips served on the seafront, visitors have rated 96 of the country's coastal towns, villages and resorts to find the nation's favourite.
Resorts were rated in 10 categories, including the quality of the beach, attractions, scenery, food and drink, accommodation, peace and quiet and value for money.
Find out how your favourite British seaside town fared in the full results of our survey
The UK's best coastal destinations
Welsh resorts scored particularly well, with two entries in the top 10, from the Italian Riviera inspired Portmeirion to the five-star beaches of Pembrokeshire's Tenby.
With the average hotel rate of less than £100 a night, it's no surprise that both resorts also received excellent value for money scores.
Suffolk also drew praise, with Southwold and Aldeburgh both making the top 10. The region promises a serene escape from the crowds as both seaside towns scored five stars for peace and quiet.
Seaside flops
Bognor Regis in West Sussex and Essex's Clacton-on-Sea share the bottom spot of the table, both receiving a customer score of just 47%.
Both towns received a lowly one-star rating for their attractions, scenery, peace and quiet and value for money.
Video: We visited Clacton-on-Sea to find out for ourselves why it rated so poorly
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TAMPA MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2003
More An Opinion Than The Actual Minutes
Published 12 - 14 - 2003
By Jan Bergemann, Member of the HOA Task Force
Again, this report reflects my personal opinion and is more a comment about the meeting than an official report. The meetings are receiving more and more publicity, as reflected by the public speakers who are eager to tell their side of the story to the task force members.
But on the other hand, the meetings reflect more and more the daily problems of life in a Florida homeowners' association. Intimidation and bully-tactics seem to find their way into these meetings, disturbing the findings of a task force, which was created by the Governor with the intent "to harmonize and improve relations between homeowners, homeowners' associations and other related entities."
Sitting in the front row was Attorney Steven Mezer, whose presence definitely didn't help the homeowners from Nature Watch HOA. When they brought their case before the HOA Task Force, they had hoped for public recognition and the help they deserve from government agencies. Steven Mezer had been the attorney for the Nature Watch HOA until removed by the homeowners.
Now he is the attorney for the court-appointed receiver, Bolnick. Mezer is the attorney filing the foreclosure papers against his former clients. He is the same attorney who was prominently featured in the foreclosure story on CBS "Inside Edition" in the Lake St. George HOA in Tampa.
Mezer's presence (he had already left when this statement was made) was cause for Co-chair Bill Sklar to make the following statement (quote): "I want to make a disclosure to the task force. I've directed staff council to make inquiry of those here from Natures Watch become made aware of allegations, purported allegations, that anyone speaks before this task force would be, has been threatened with law suits from among other things supposed libel or slander, allegedly made by members of the Florida bar who are officers of the court and I as a officer of the court member of the Florida bar have directed staff council to make inquiry of those and that have spoken from Nature Watch and to consult with co chair of as a follow up as to a possible referral to the Florida bar counsel. If, in fact, those types of threats have been made. I just wanted disclosure but I do not want to put anyone, who has spoken here today, any member of the public at risk mentioning any specific names as so that is the reason why staff council may be speaking to those of you who have, at my direction, speaking here today."
Steven Mezer (front row middle) is waiting for the testimony of the homeowners of Nature Watch (Pinellas County, Florida). On his left attorney Eric N. Appleton, a newer associate of the law firm of Bush, Ross, Gardner, Warren & Rudy P.A.
But since rumor was already going around in Nature Watch that Steven Mezer would attend the task force meeting, quite a few owners had already decided not to testify, afraid of being slapped with a lawsuit. I guess some people don't like to hear the sad tale in public?
The few owners who finally dared to speak up told a gruesome tale of a homeowners' association gone bad. Obvious construction defects have caused a judge to decide that ALL homeowners are responsible for the repair of the damaged homes. Then the court-appointed receiver made it his task to have ALL homes checked for defects, causing the bills to go up and up. We heard stories about huge "exploratory" holes being cut in walls and just closed with patchwork. Among the owners who found the courage to tell his story to the task force members was Jim Nelson. In his presentation he expressed his frustration about most likely losing his home and his life-savings, because the investment in his dream home turned into a nightmare. Nelson is especially disappointed, because all government agencies that were notified about this horror turned a deaf ear on these retired citizens – many of whom exist on fixed incomes.
Nobody to turn to and nobody to help -- the fate of homeowners in Florida.
Just recently 39 more Nature Watch homeowners were served with foreclosure papers. Another 100 owners are already threatened with the same fate. So far the estimated cost is about $95,000 FOR EACH OWNER. This is more than these people have to spare. Life-savings, the kids' college funds – all money has been used to avoid the threat of losing the home. But it's still not enough! (Please realize that we are talking here about villas with walls jointly owned by individuals -- not common-property condo association walls.) Nobody will ever be able to reimburse these abused people for the nightmares they are suffering, even if the court of appeals eventually finds in favor of the owners. What horrible mistake did they make? They bought a home in the wrong homeowners' association. Is that what "consumer protection" in Florida is all about?
If this ruling of Judge Bryson is allowed to stand, it will be of huge significance for all Florida homeowners. If this disaster becomes public, I doubt that there will be any more potential buyers with common sense willing to invest their life-savings in any property located in homeowners' associations in Florida.
When will our elected government officials wake up and give these people the necessary help? Desperately needed for Florida's economy, retirees are easy to lure to this sunny state. But it's even more important that our government protects these citizens and taxpayers, whose money purchases Florida's real estate, goods and services.
How does that go along with the protection of the Florida Homestead Exemption? Shouldn't foreclosure be caused ONLY by nonpayment of association dues? Florida's Attorney General Charlie Crist already is fighting this issue in the Jupiter flag case of George Andres. Hopefully, we will finally get a decision that will protect innocent citizens from losing their homes for frivolous reasons.
My motion was accepted to add "Foreclosures" as agenda item for the next meeting of the HOA Task Force in St. Augustine. A lot has to be said about the issue of "foreclosures."
Where did the constitutional Homestead Exemption protection disappear?
We heard from many other public speakers. A total of 28 persons had filed a speaker's request form.
We heard from Gary Kauffman, who talked about purchaser protection and alternative dispute resolution.
Anna Spinella, a well-respected Nursing Home Reform activist, spoke on behalf of consumer protection from her point of view, after talking to many elderly citizens. She often hears complaints from owners, claiming abusive behavior of board members, managers and attorneys. Since Florida is a state with many retirees, consumer protection should be No.1 on the list of important issues. In her opinion, consumer protection is not possible without a government agency with enforcement power!
We heard from Barbara Gugliotti, who gave us the short version of her presentation, talking about harassment, bullying, intimidation, and threats to homeowners by the association and suggestions how to fix the problems.
Dwight McDonald, a Florida Real Estate Broker and Property Manager, presented us with his insight, using his professional and private experience to point out the existing problems. He strongly favors Alternative Dispute Resolution to avoid the high cost of litigation, where only the attorneys are the winners!
Gene Lauro, a homeowner in Christina HOA, told us about the fight of homeowners in an association, where a group of neighbors tries to force the other neighbors to join a voluntary association that wrongly calls itself a "mandatory" association. Even though the owners under siege won the first battle, the others are not giving up and force their neighbors to spend more money to defend their freedom from power-hungry neighbors.
Marc Benson, speaking for FCAMA, spoke in favor of consumer protection, licensing of the profession of community managers and the necessity for the professionals to accept responsibility. He had outlined his major concerns in earlier presentations to the members of the Task Force.
Since time was running short, Gary Hinkle chose to just distribute his written presentation to the members of the Task Force in order to introduce it into public record.
His presentation outlined the necessity of removing FS 720.302(2). Also, Hinkle advocated the creation of a government agency with enforcement powers to avoid the problem of costly litigation, where there is only one winner: The attorney!
All in all, we heard from many public speakers, but none of them was happy with the existing system. Is it time that certain people take off the blinders, admit that lots of mistakes have been made and start correcting them?
After lunch-break we heard the presentation of Russell Grooms, incoming president of Florida Realtor Association (Watson Realty, Jacksonville, FL).
I have to admit that I was a little surprised about the contents of his presentation. He spoke about a new disclosure bill, that needs to be changed. It took me a while to realize that he was speaking about the amended version of FS 689.26. He definitely is not in favor of making realtors responsible for supplying the necessary documents. Grooms said: "In my 31 years in the real estate business, I have never heard of buyers being provided a copy of the deed restrictions at closing."
His response was evasive to my question of holding violators of the disclosure law responsible by issuing fines.
Especially disturbing for potential buyers was his statement (quote): "The purchaser to receive the homeowners governing documents we oppose. I, we, feel these covenants and restrictions are on public record in every county in the State of Florida and are available to anyone any day they want them. Mandatory deliverance of covenants and restrictions should not be anybody's burden because they are on public record. The public needs to rely on the public documents which will never change."
If potential buyers can't get the necessary information and legal documentation from the realtors, who should supply these vital documents? Does that mean the incoming president of the Florida Realtor Association promotes continuation of "Caveat Emptor" for Florida homebuyers? Be aware and BEWARE, when you consider the purchase of real estate in Florida!
With little time left, the Task Force finally started to discuss the agenda items.
Purchaser Protections:
After a short discussion, it was obvious that purchaser protection was on everybody's mind. Developers need to follow the rules and can't get away with misleading information or false advertising. I distributed the official CCFJ, Inc. position paper and made sure that everybody understands that consumers need protection against the deep-pocket industry. "Protection meaning government enforcement!"
Joe Adams, CAI, even went a step further and proposed to the members that the Task Force should recommend proposals for purchaser protection against construction defects. Because of time constraints, this was referred to the next meeting in St. Augustine.
As it was in two prior meetings, a hotly debated issue was funding mechanisms for the delivery of services to non-mandatory HOAs, such as Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU). SB 1632 -- Relating to County Governments -- – had already been vetoed by Governor Bush after passing both houses. It seems that this was a bill that would have slipped through the cracks of the legislature, but Governor Bush's veto prevented bigger damage.
After listening to all the testimony -- and Co-chair Bill Sklar even tried to build bridges by asking targeted questions -- it was obvious that the many public speakers had only one thing in mind -- to create funds to sue the neighbors. Just one public speaker, Grace McMillan, stated in her presentation that with no common areas to maintain and no mandatory association in place, homeowners should not be forced to pay into kitties being used to sue themselves.
My only explanation for this bill passing both Houses with unanimous votes of approval is that legislators were given wrong explanations for the actual purpose and the intended use of the funds created by this bill. I honestly can't imagine a legislator voting in favor of a bill that creates funds to sue the neighbor? That is exactly what it boiled down to after listening to the testimony of the proponents.
Hopefully, that will now finally end the discussion and the legislature will not revisit this issue in the next session. Minimum we all know now the intended purpose of these funds -- Asking the neighbor: "Please pay into the pot so we have ample funds to sue you!"
But we all witnessed as well a very serious incident during this testimony. Task Force member Nina Vaznelis, an attorney and one of the strongest supporters of this in my opinion ill-advised bill, abused her position to ask questions in a manner that brought tears in the eyes of a public speaker, an opponent of the proposal. After delivering a polite and factual speech, the speaker was grilled by Vaznelis. In my opinion, Task Force members should encourage the public to speak up in order to collect opinions.
Attorney Nina Vaznelis, member of the HOA Task Force and proponent of enlarging FL Statutes Chapter 125 to create funds for litigation.
Yet in this case the scenario is even worse. Currently the speaker is in litigation with the association in question and Attorney Nina Vaznelis represents the association. Asking questions regarding the current lawsuit was definitely inappropriate. The people in charge should definitely investigate this unethical conduct.
The actual discussion about Alternative Dispute Resolution had to be postponed again. The CCFJ, Inc. position paper was distributed in order to let the other members know how we feel about this issue. ADR can only be helpful for homeowners if it is conducted by a government agency with enforcement powers, in order to avoid creating huge legal fees.
We heard previews of the presentations from Robert Jones, Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium, and Karl Scheuerman, DBPR. A nice presentation was handed out in order to make the Task Force members familiar with the upcoming proposals and following discussion.
It was definitely a very educational meeting. It was a shame that some people carry the problems we are supposedly trying to avoid into these meetings. Everybody dealing with the issue of mandated properties knows that bully-tactics and intimidation are common in many associations. But this kind of behavior definitely doesn't fit for a Task Force created to discuss solutions for this growing problem.
IMPORTANT PREVIEW:
The next meeting of the Task Force will take place on Friday, January 9, 2004 in St. Augustine in the St. Johns County Administration Center, starting at 9 AM. The Agenda will contain very important issues, very important for the success of this attempt to protect consumers in homeowners' associations:
Creation of Government Agency with enforcement powers;
Foreclosures; Florida Homestead Exemption
We will as well hear the discussion about pros and cons of Alternative Dispute Resolution and further discussion about purchaser protection against construction defects.
The official agenda isn't published yet, but it will be filled with hot issues only! Make a note on your calendar and make sure you have your presentation ready. Your opinion is valued -- next time hopefully without interference from certain parties!
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A dinner fundraiser will be held Saturday to help the children of a woman who was found murdered in Long Branch.
Tyrita Julius' body was found in a Long Branch backyard earlier this week after police say she had been missing for months.
The fundraiser, which will be held in her hometown of Linden, was planned before her body was found.
Jennifer Sweeney and Andrew Harris have been charged with Julius' murder. Officials say Julius was found buried in Harris' backyard.


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This is one of the best action comedy series in the industry and Michael Bay's finest work to date. Over the years, the franchise grossed more than 400 million US dollars. So, why did the team behind the first two movies go silent for almost 15 years now? Production hell is probably the best answer. Thankfully, the official trequel is confirmed. And when is Bad Boys for Life movie release date 2018?
The new chapter will hit the theaters on November 9, 2018, in America and the United Kingdom. The Russians and the Germans will get it a day earlier. Columbia Pictures has been trying to get the lead actors, the original director (Bay) and the producer (Bruckheimer) together for a very long time, and now all the stars have finally aligned.
Not One, But Two Movies In Line
Back in 2008, the legendary director claimed that both Smith and himself were more than happy to work on the third movie. Yet, apparently, they wanted bigger salaries than the producers could afford, and that's the main reason why we had to wait for so long. The script had been in works for several years, but they seem to be happy with it now.
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Going Through Production Hell
The Bad Boys for Life DVD release date is early spring 2019. The good news is that the original cast – Smith and Lawrence – will be back for the new chapter(s). We were concerned that the team would introduce brand-new heroes to the series. After all, it's been 15 years since the second movie came out, and the fellas are all-grown-up now. But, thankfully, the original gang is back. As far as action/comedy/thrillers go, this is going to be one hell of a chill experience at the theaters.
You'll be able to "turn off" your brain and enjoy it while sippin' on your drink and fooling around with your friends. The industry really needs movies like this one today, and that's probably why Columbia decided to revive the series in 2018. This project had to go through several cancellations, rewrites, and crazy rumors, but now that the Bad Boys for Life official release date in 2018 is set, we believe the wait is finally over. The lead actors look just as great as they did 1, 5 decades ago, and the fans still remember their epic adventures!
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Ex-Virginia Tech student to go on trial in girl's killing
By: The Associated Press	February 4, 2018
(AP) It's been just over two years since 13-year-old Nicole Lovell was found stabbed to death after climbing out her bedroom window in Blacksburg, Virginia, to meet a much-older teenager whom she thought of as her boyfriend.
Prosecutors say the teen was David Eisenhauer, an 18-year-old Virginia Tech student from Columbia, Maryland, who had met Lovell through social media.
With Eisenhauer's first-degree murder trial set to begin Monday, a key question remains largely unanswered: Why?
Why would Eisenhauer, a high school track star and freshman engineering student at a highly ranked university, kill a 7th-grade girl? And what role did his friend, Natalie Keepers, also a Virginia Tech engineering student, play in the killing?
Lovell's family, the Virginia Tech community and the town of Blacksburg are hoping the trial provides some answers.
Jury selection begins Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg.
During her short life, Lovell had endured multiple health problems, including a liver transplant and lymphoma. Her mother said she was bullied because of her weight and a tracheotomy scar.
"Of all the children for a predator or predators to betray, it really is grotesque for Nicole Lovell to have been betrayed because she was such an innocent," said Jane Lillian Vance, a local artist who got to know Nicole as a teaching assistant at Blacksburg Middle School.
"She was such a kind, tender-hearted little girl."
Vance recalled being in Nicole's science class one day as students watched a film. In the background, two dogs were fighting, a scene that horrified Lovell, Vance said.
"She turned to me and said, 'Miss Jane, I can't stand it when things are hurt,' " Vance recalled.
Court documents and testimony during pretrial hearings have painted only a vague picture of the relationship between Eisenhauer and Lovell.
Investigators have said they believe they first communicated through the online instant messaging app Kik.
Bryce Dustin, a friend of Eisenhauer, told The Roanoke Times that Eisenhauer texted him about meeting a teenage girl at a party and later learning she was underage. Dustin said Eisenhauer was afraid the girl would "expose" him and asked if he knew where he could hide a body.
A neighbor told The Associated Press in 2016 that Nicole told friends she planned to sneak out to meet her 18-year-old "boyfriend" named David.
A Blacksburg detective testified that Eisenhauer said he talked to a girl online who confided in him that everyone hated her and asked to meet him. He told police he arranged to pick up Lovell outside her apartment, but left after he saw how young she was.
But Keepers told police Eisenhauer told her he met Lovell at a party and worried that he might have had sex with her. She said Eisenhauer claimed he could not remember because he blacked out and woke up the next morning in a ditch.
Eisenhauer feared Lovell could be pregnant and claimed she had threatened to kill herself if he broke off contact with her, Keepers told police.
Detective Ryan Hite testified that Keepers said she and Eisenhauer discussed several ways to kill Lovell, then agreed on a plan to "grab her from behind, cover her mouth and slit her throat."
The next morning, she said, Eisenhauer texted her: "It's done."
Keepers insisted she was not present for the killing, but acknowledged helping Eisenhauer clean Lovell's body and dump it just over the state line in North Carolina.
"She referred to Eisenhauer as a sociopath and to herself as a sociopath in training," Hite testified.
Blacksburg, a town of about 45,000 tucked between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany mountains, has dealt with tragedy before, notably the mass shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 that left 32 people dead.
Lovell's killing hit the town and Virginia Tech hard.
"It was devastating for the community," said Blacksburg Vice Mayor Susan Anderson, who has taught mathematics at Virginia Tech since the 1980s.
"To have a middle school student murdered is horrific. It had an impact on the students who knew her in middle school. And the accused were students at Virginia Tech, and so, of course, that had a very horrific impact on the university community."
Kristi Snyder, administrator of the Rainbow Riders Child Care Centers in Blacksburg, said local parents were stunned by Lovell's killing.
"It really shook us to the core," she said.
"The fear of, how could this happen to someone in our small community? It was overwhelming."
After details emerged about Lovell meeting Eisenhauer through social media, Snyder asked the Blacksburg police to conduct informational forums on internet safety for both children and their families. Sessions have been held each year since Lovell's death.
Snyder said she expects local residents will closely follow Eisenhauer's trial, as well as Keepers' trial, now scheduled to begin in September. Keepers, of Laurel, Maryland, has pleaded not guilty to being an accessory before the fact and concealing a dead body.
"I think people want to see justice and closure," Snyder said.
"It was such a horrifying event that it's hard to imagine. We as a community really want to embrace the family and show our support."
-DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
12:17 pm Sun, February 4, 2018
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