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'A Bungled Mess': See breakdown of Officer Brandon Mendoza wrong-way crash
Posted: 1:48 PM, Jul 08, 2019
By: Dave Biscobing , Courtland Jeffrey
In the early morning of May 12, 2014, Officer Brandon Mendoza was hit and killed by a wrong-way driver who drove for 23 minutes, spanning 30 miles on multiple Valley freeways. Mendoza was a Mesa police officer on his way home after a late shift.
The maps, 911 calls, and dispatch audio presented in this piece offer an unprecedented minute-by-minute look as officers tried to track down wrong-way driver Raul Silva-Corona. DPS Director Frank Milstead said stopping a wrong-way driver is the most difficult challenge his officers face. Mendoza's mother, Maryann, who's suing the state, calls DPS's response that night a "bungled mess."
RELATED: Is DPS ready to handle wrong-way drivers?
This map spans from 12:34 a.m. to 1:04 a.m. on May 12, 2014. The wrong-way driver is designated as a red dot, while the blue dots are DPS officers.
Using GPS data for DPS vehicles, a detailed dispatch log, and locations given in dozens of 911 calls, the positions of the officers and wrong-way driver were estimated and unified into this map.
ABC15 coverage in 2014.
The map spans from 12:34 a.m., when the first 911 call is placed, to 1:04 a.m., approximately 7 minutes after the crash occurs.
In the map, the wrong-way driver is designated as a red dot, while the blue dots are DPS officers.
The officers are identified by their vehicle call letters (i.e. C313, E621, etc.).
WARNING: Some 911 calls contain explicit language.
Continue through to each passage of time or jump ahead by clicking on the links below
The Initial Report (12:34 - 12:40 a.m.)
The DPS Scramble (12:40 - 12:46 a.m.)
One Chance (12:46 - 12:52 a.m.)
The Fatal Collision (12:52 - 12:58 a.m.)
The Initial Report
12:34 - 12:40 a.m
At 12:34 a.m., the first 911 call comes in to DPS dispatch.
The caller reports that a driver "whizzed by me pretty fast" going north in the southbound lanes of Loop 101 in the area of Thunderbird and Cactus. During the first six minutes, five 911 calls come in.
The second call , also made at 12:34, says that the driver is "all over the road" and almost hit two cars. The wrong-way driver continues on Loop 101 as it curves from the North to the West. He's seen by witnesses exiting Loop 101 onto State Route 51.
A handful of officers begin searching for the driver. DPS reaches out to see if Phoenix police can assist with a helicopter, which isn't available, to help pinpoint the driver's location. Scottsdale police are also notified.
One DPS officer begins heading north on Loop 101 in Scottsdale. Two more DPS officers, located near State Route 143, head east on Loop 202 towards Loop 101 in south Scottsdale. By the time they get to Loop 101, the driver is now starting to head south on the 51.
A fourth DPS officer begins heading west on Loop 202 from east Mesa. A fifth DPS officer on I-17 doesn't appear to start pursuing the driver. A sixth DPS officer appears to exit the I-10 at 24th Street at 12:40 a.m.
The DPS Scramble
12:40 - 12:46 a.m.
During the next six minutes, the wrong-way driver, Silva-Corona, continues going south in the northbound lanes of SR51. There are six 911 calls that come in. The callers report that he "almost hit me" and that he's "probably driving 90 m.p.h."
Two DPS officers, one coming from Loop 101, and the other coming from I-17, reach SR 51 and start to head south to try and catch up to the driver (Those officers drive on the correct side of the freeway, records show).
This puts those two officers directly on Silva-Corona's trail, miles behind.
The two other DPS officers that started driving north on Loop 101 in south Scottsdale changes routes at 12:45. One turns to head south as the other exits the freeway altogether onto to side streets in Scottsdale, taking a more geographically direct path toward SR 51.
Another DPS officer continues to head west on Loop 202 toward SR 51, toward Silva-Corona's location. The sixth DPS officer, who exited the freeway, is parked at a DPS substation near I-10.
From 12:46 to 12:52 a.m., a flurry of 911 calls pour in to dispatch.
The callers seem to report a driver who's becoming more erratic.
"I swerved last minute…That crazy son of a bitch. I hope you catch him before he kills somebody"
One said that he saw "headlights coming fast at me." Another reports , "I swerved last minute…That crazy son of a bitch. I hope you catch him before he kills somebody."
During this six-minute stretch, the wrong-way driver continues south in the northbound lanes of SR 51 and then transitions onto I-10.
Speedometer after crash
It's during this timeframe, DPS gets their only real shot at stopping the driver before he crashes.
At 12:49, a DPS officer conducts a traffic break around the Thomas Road exit of SR 51. A DPS supervisor tells the officer to try and use a pit maneuver on the driver, but he misses.
In dispatch logs, the DPS officer said "passing me now…didn't have enough time."
The two DPS officers on SR 51 are still trying to catch up. The pair of DPS officers who changed routes on Loop 101 are trying to get back toward the action.
The sixth DPS officer is still parked at a substation.
The Fatal Collision
The wrong-way driver spends his final five minutes on the freeway traveling east in the westbound lanes of I-10.
In the final minutes, most of the DPS officers close in on the area but can't get in front of the driver or catch up.
At 12:56 a.m., the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office helicopter radios DPS dispatch (jump to approximately 3:30) telling DPS they are up in the air, in the area, and available if they need help.
Dispatch logs show DPS did not appear to reach out to MCSO before this point.
At 12:57 a.m., the wrong-way driver hits Brandon Mendoza on the flyover ramp from I-10 to U.S. 60.
Both are killed.


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We have all heard of joint ventures, but what exactly are they? Is it another name for a partnership, or a just temporary collaboration on a project? These questions, along with other inquiries that you may have, can be answered in the sections below.
Joint ventures, as with partnerships, are the simplest form of collaboration between individuals or businesses. Typically, they are utilized when individuals and businesses share common interests and agree to join forces to accomplish their goals. There are a number of reasons why someone might want to undertake a joint venture such as: access to new markets, the sharing of costs, or perhaps the desire to diversify one's products or services. A joint venture allows for the flexibility of collaboration on a short-term project or even the creation of a new business entity in which the partners are co-owners of a business for profit.
Joint ventures are just like partnerships right?
Yes and no. It depends on how the joint venture is structured. There are two types of joint ventures: (1) contractual, and (2) equitable. In a contractual joint venture, there is an agreement to collaborate on a project for a period of time, but there is no separate legal entity or pooling of the profits and losses. Each party keeps their accounting records separate and there are no registration requirements.
On the flip side, in an equitable joint venture, there is an agreement to form a new legal entity such as a general partnership, an LLC, a corporation, etc. Depending on the type of entity, for an equitable joint venture, partners must register the new entity with the state of Texas. As co-owners of the venture, they agree to share the profits and losses.
Thus, individuals or businesses can choose to structure their joint venture as a partnership, another business entity, or they may simply agree to work on a project together under a contract, without the responsibility of overseeing a new business entity.
Joint ventures are governed depending on their structure. If the venture is a contractual one, it will be governed by a joint venture agreement. However, an equitable venture will be governed according to the agreement that forms the new legal entity. For example, an equitable joint venture that creates a partnership, will be governed according to the partnership agreement. Whereas an equitable joint venture that creates an LLC or corporation will be governed according its articles of incorporation and its bylaws.
The joint venture agreement will govern and may include a number of things such as: the type of venture, the place of business, the start and end date of the venture, it's members and their capital contributions, member duties and obligations, meeting and voting details, management, dissolution, assignment of interest details, non-compete, confidentiality, and dispute resolution clauses.
Typically, the joint venture process begins with a letter of intent, followed by definitive agreements, and due diligence. Parties to the joint venture may want to include additional agreements within the text of the joint venture agreement itself, but it is not necessary and these additional agreements may be referred to separately.
Choosing to undergo a joint venture provides several benefits including: greater financial and technical resources, a greater range of expertise and skills, access to new markets and distribution channels, and possibly diversification of products and services.
While joint ventures can open opportunities that would not otherwise be possible, there are certain disadvantages to take into account. Depending on the position of the partners, there can be an imbalance in resources, expertise, or investment. Also, poor planning or unclear objectives can lead to misunderstandings in the joint venture process.
Liability: Contractual joint ventures provide the most flexibility in this regard because you can choose how you are going to allocate and restrict potential liabilities. Additionally, both parties remain independent contractors, so you will not be held liable for the actions of a co-venturer like you would if you formed a general partnership. On the down side, contractual ventures do not provide you with the same shield that equitable ventures that form an LLC or a corporation do. LLCs and corporations shield its members from the company's liabilities involving debts and other obligations.
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Management structure: A contractual joint venture provides the most flexibility because there are no corporate formalities that must be followed. There are no structural changes to the business as the parties retain control and ownership of their own assets that they contribute. Lastly, there is no meshing of management styles since there is no new entity.
Stability: A contractual joint venture does not usually involve any transfer of assets, making it easier to both start the venture and terminate it if need be. However, a contractual venture can be less stable than an equitable one because there is no default set of rules such as the Texas Business Organizations Code, to govern the venture in the case of disputes or omitted items from joint venture agreements.
Liability: Joint ventures in the form of partnerships leave you open to the most exposure, as a partner can be held liable for the acts of another partner. Whereas an LLC or corporation provide a vehicle through which partners can shield themselves from liabilities caused by other partners as well as debts and obligations of the partnership itself as mentioned above. However, a corporate structure limits the ways that you can restrict specific liabilities such as fiduciary duties that could be negotiated in a contractual joint venture.
Expense: Even though formalities and registering with the state of Texas increase expenses of an equitable venture, they can also reduce costs in other ways. For example, the new entity will have specific mechanisms in place to address expenses like accounting and monitoring, whereas addressing these expenses all under one joint venture agreement may lead to confusion down the road as to which parties are responsible for which costs.
Management structure: Partners in the joint venture may have different management styles, and workplace cultures, making it difficult to reach an agreement in the newly formed entity. In regards to control of the venture, ownership over contributed assets, sharing of the profits, liabilities, and management rights are typically tied to their percentage of ownership.
Stability: As mentioned above, if a new entity is formed, then there is a comprehensive legal code to govern the venture instead of leaving everything up to the joint venture agreement. Although, equitable joint ventures can be harder to dissolve than contractual ones due to liquidations and sales.
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The way that a joint venture is taxed depends upon how it is structured. In a contractual venture, with no new entity formed, each partners' business will be taxed individually. However, taxation of an equitable venture is based on the type of entity created. For instance, if a general partnership, limited partnership, or an LLC is formed, then the entity itself is taxed once. If your equitable venture creates a corporation, then it will be taxed twice. This is because corporate profits are taxed both at the entity level, and those same profits are taxes again when distributions (dividends) are made to shareholders.
Joint ventures are excellent vehicles for creating or expanding a business, but there are certain issues that need to be addressed before moving forward. Therefore, you should consult experienced legal counsel before entering into any joint venture arrangement.
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McMillan remains Liard chief
Liard First Nation Chief Liard McMillan won another three-year term in a hotly contested election on Monday.
McMillan, 34, said he plans to spend his third term focusing on the social woes widespread in his constituency of Watson Lake and Lower Post. Alcoholism and its attendant ills are prevalent in the communities, and McMillan hopes to see the First Nation help its members heal with specialized programs.
Getting more members out of their overcrowded housing units and out on traplines shared by members would be a good start, he said.
McMillan also campaigned on a pledge that will send a shiver down the spine of Yukon's animal rights lobby: he wants to introduce a $150 bounty on wolves.
The measure will be unpopular with some, McMillan acknowledged, but it has solid support among his members, who fault wolves for lowering the number of moose and caribou nearby.
He also plans to ramp up a fight against the Kaska Dena Council in Lower Post, across the British Columbia border. In the fractious world of Kaska politics, McMillan is firmly rooted in the camp that's opposed to negotiating land claim agreements with Ottawa.
The council, meanwhile, is doing just that, on behalf of all Kaska – a group that includes members of the Liard First Nation and Ross River First Nation, which "are being dragged kicking and screaming into this process without our consent," according to McMillan.
"We want to unveil some of the secrecy and lack of accountability around those issues."
McMillan was first elected as chief in 2003. This election was the stiffest race he's fought yet. Of the three challengers, the biggest threat was George Morgan, who accused McMillan of financial mismanagement, making hay of a scandal involving the purchase of three hotels that was financed, in part, with federal affordable housing money.
Both accuse the other of personal attacks and dirty tricks. In the end, McMillan overtook Morgan by slightly fewer than 60 votes.
In Morgan's view, the results show how "tribalism … takes precedence over common sense" in the community.
One criticism aimed at Morgan was he was merely visiting Watson Lake and that, if he lost, he would soon return to his job with the federal government in Ottawa. He wouldn't say what his plans are now.
"I'm not even going to go there with you. That is not an election issue."
Another chief shares his salary
Peter Johnston, chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council, earns $70,000 a year.
He was out of town last week, when the Yukon News polled each First Nation chief and asked whether he or she would disclose their salary in the spirit of openness and accountability.
But Johnston doesn't mind sharing how much he earns. "Certain things shouldn't be talked about. This isn't one of them."
Johnston had several members ask him why he hadn't disclosed his salary. He wants everyone to know he has nothing to hide.
"We're different from some other First Nations. We're above board."
Friday's article noted that the Vuntut Gwitchin is the only Yukon First Nation to disclose its financial statements online, yet these statements don't include a break down of how much chief and council are paid.
But this information can be found elsewhere, in the First Nations' Governance Act, which is online, noted Darius Elias, MLA for Vuntut Gwichin.
Chief Joe Linklater earns at least $93,323. He could earn more, if the management committee wanted to reward him for additional duties. Linklater didn't return another call to the News by deadline.
The salaries of nine chiefs remain a mystery to the public: Mark Wedge of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, James Allen of the Champagne/Aishihik First Nations, Brenda Sam of the Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Eddie Taylor of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation, Darin Isaac, chief of the Selkirk First Nation, Mike Smith of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, Eddie Skookum of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, Jack Caesar of the Ross River Dena Council and David Johnny Sr. of White River First Nation.
Contact John Thompson at
johnt@yukon-news.com.
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Billboard Snubs Dancehall. Jamaicans Are Not Having It.
Who'd have ever thought that the biggest virtual music battle viewed by thousands globally, would now be at the centre of a firestorm between Jamaicans and US music executives? Well, it's happening.
A recent Billboard Magazine feature that saw the faces of Jamaican dancehall heavyweights, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer displaced, angered Jamaicans everywhere and Caribbean people were generally ready to wage war, as for yet another time it seemed like US music execs had used Caribbean culture to garner their own gains, in the end reducing the artists' efforts to nothing.
The Billboard cover does not show the Jamaican artistes images.
Over the past week, following the release of Billboard Magazine's cover art for the VERZUZ music battle feature, the reality sunk in that Beenie Man and Bounty Killer's spectacular show back in May seemingly did nothing in the minds of Billboard's executives who chose to eliminate the Caribbean artistes from the cover art while showing off international acts like Jill Scott, DMX, Alica Keys, John Legend, Snoop Dogg and others. This infuriated many Jamaicans- well known radio personality, DJ Sparks arguing that the move was pure disrespect. Jamaicans beneath her Instagram post on Monday, signalled plans to "unfollow" Verzuz altogether.
Creators of Verzuz, US music producers, Timbaland and Swizz Beats, have since attempted to pacify the situation, posting a video to social media and saying that they had photoshopped themselves out and replaced their faces with those of the Jamaican artistes in solidarity with the arguments presented that Beenie and Bounty Killer's battle had essentially promoted VERZUZ like nothing else had.
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Trinidad and Tobago's Errol Fabian Evicted from Premises by Bank.
When the Covid-19 pandemic reared its head in the aftermath of Trinidad and Tobago's carnival this past March, Caribbean menswear designer Ecliff Elie had only five months prior, opened his new design house at C3 Centre in San Fernando, South Trinidad. His atelier location in Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain maintained its market position, posturing the designer's imminent rise to regionwide gratification, by all markers. He never expected what eventually came; a pandemic that would bring great uncertainty, but with it, even greater lessons.
The Caribbean menswear aesthetic continues to blossom into something of its own niche character, Elie believes, and because of this, he has had unwavering hope for the industry despite the pandemic. "There have been wonderful lessons learnt by the Ecliff Elie team in the past nine months," he says, explaining that business equates to risk and one must be strong, enduring and fearless to combat the effects of such risk. "This period, while extremely daunting for many, opened my eyes as a business owner to many things, and I've weathered the storm very well. I have been able to keep all of my employees over the past nine months and that came with the implementation of more effective business strategies," he explained.
Ecliff Elie says he has learnt some very helpful lessons during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Restrictions imposed as a direct result of Covid-19, in Trinidad and Tobago and across the Caribbean has certainly affected sales to some degree, however Elie says he remains steadfast and resolute in his belief that this storm of sorts, will soon pass. "Weathering the storm requires a lot of patience but it also demands resilience. What we've done during this period proved effective for the long-term business strategy. Virtual consultations, available at www.ecliffelie.co may have been overlooked prior to the pandemic, and it's actually an effective method of reaching clients around the world," said Elie. In fact, he explains, he's seen increased regional sales during Covid-19.
The male client, Elie's target demographic, continues to be acutely marketed to, particularly during the present Christmas season. "While we understand that for many, these are some tough financial times, we also feel that men require emotional support during this time," said Elie. "Because men are often required to be strong in the face of hardship, the man's emotional pain can be overlooked. In the same way a woman feels good when she purchases a new pair of shoes or a new dress, we believe men should feel comfortable releasing their stress with a little shopping from time to time," said the designer.
Ecliff Elie's Southern branch offers off-the-rack suits that can be altered for fit on spot. "While dinner parties and New Year's Eve events may be very limited this year, we'd like to encourage our Caribbean men to boost their spirit and feel good despite the effects of this pandemic. It's been a tough year, but we must have the right attitude heading into 2021, which will ultimately determine our altitude. For some reason, stepping into Ecliff Elie has a way of changing attitudes," he said.
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Buju Banton stays grounded in his truths. The Grammy award winning artist who has been nominated for yet another Grammy in 2020, has taken home the MOBO award for Best Reggae Act, coming out of the release of his latest album, "Upside Down 2020."
The album was released in June this year.
"I thank the MOBO Awards committee, but most of all I thank everyone who has supported me and continues to support me. Let's continue to allow music to do its job as the great healer, teacher, comforter and, above all, the restorative force that propels human beings to higher heights," said the artist after learning of his win.
The UK MOBO Awards is the biggest celebration of black music and culture. This track, "Helping Hand," off the new album is one of our favourites.


The SJ Storefronts Initiative will help small businesses lease vacant spaces up to 20,000 SQFT by providing as much as a $16k grant (in the form of reduced or eliminated building and occupancy permits). Note this is targeted directly at retail, restaurants and service-oriented businesses do not qualify.
Bike sharing goes live this month with a fleet of 200 bicycles across 20 different stations located Downtown (and one in Japantown).
SP2 is now open in the San Pedro Square area.
Konjoe Burger Bar is now open at the San Pedro Square Market [Josh: and it is awesome, Bray Butcher Shop is also open].
The Fairmont is doing a $5M renovation, including mirror TVs in the bathrooms, new beds, and decor.
The Gold Club bikini bar had its grand opening Aug 8-10th.
BJ's is replacing Chevy's at the San Jose MarketCenter on Coleman.
Cisco has decided to invest $50,000 each year in ZER01.
The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater at The Tech is one of the top 10 attended IMAX's in the US.


Since this was written Wescotts Gallery has sadly closed but has in mid 2012 reopened as an exhibition space for the Porthminster Gallery. Jonathan Grimble Modern Art & the Sandra Blow Estate are now based at Bullans Court, Bullans Lane, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1RB. Sandra Blow's paintings and prints can be bought from there and studio tours are available by arrangement. See the website for further details.
St Ives is stuffed full of galleries. One of the best is Westcotts, which features modern British art and is owned and run by Jonathan Grimble and Denny Long.
The gallery is a great space which is packed with art and ceramics plus a few books etc. Jon is an executor for the Sandra Blow estate and does tours by appointment around her former studio which is nearby.
When I visted the gallery a couple of weeks ago the highlights included a number of works by Sandra Blow and some by Breon O'Casey. O'Casey, who sadly died at the end of May, was one of the last of the St Ives school - an artist who was versatile in several media and, incidentally, was the son of playwright Sean O'Casey.
Since doing a printing taster course at Double Elephant in Exeter last year I've become more interested in linocuts and I have invested in one of Laura Weston's artist's proofs (not this one).
Westcott's is just along from the harbour, opposite the Arts Club.


There are no set rules and children's individual needs vary. Your free initial consultation will determine just how many sessions your child should receive.
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Our tutors are PROFESSIONALLY trained and degreed educators. Every Team Tutor educator goes through a screening process, which includes a background checks. Our private tutors are experts in their field and are skilled at creating an environment that encourages students to achieve academic success.
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Google has a special Google logo, aka Google Doodle, for the 107th birthday of the Little Nemo comic strip which appeared the New York Herald and William Randolph Hearst's New York American newspapers.
The strip was known as Little Nemo in Slumberland and then In the Land of Wonderful Dreams between 1905 to 1927.
Google has a special interactive comic strip logo for the day.
It is interesting that Google is celebrating the anniversary of the comic strip as opposed to the author of the comic strip. Typically, Google celebrates the person behind the contribution versus the contribution itself - if that makes sense.
The Googlers behind this Doodle include +Ryan Germick, +Jennifer Hom and +Corrie Scalisi.
To learn more about Winsor McCay see Wikipedia.
Forum discussion at Google Web Search Help, WebmasterWorld and Google+.


Collisions are everywhere - some are insignificant, others can be catastrophic. This series explores how understanding important laws and principles of physics, and calculating different variable quantities, enables us to explain the behaviour of colliding objects. Designed for students studying physics at GCSE Level.
Newton's three laws of motion are fundamental to many aspects of physics, including collisions. This clip covers the laws, explaining each and looking at how they apply to different examples of collisions. Calculations involving force, mass, acceleration and stopping time are applied to various scenarios. It is an excellent learning resource for senior level physics students.
Find other relevant video resources for your science lessons by browsing our Digital Curriculum Catalogue.
We would be more than happy to take you through our curriculum-aligned videos for science and other subjects.


Sometimes you need more than a standardised solution. Whether you need a complex web application or a webshop or website which can do a little bit more than usual, we will make sure it fits your needs perfectly. We use our knowledge and creativity to develop an application that's both user friendly and of a high technical standard.
We've got the knowledge and the skills to develop a wide range of web applications, webshops and websites. We mainly focus on the development of interactive web applications based on the Ruby on Rails web framework. Some examples of such applications are administration systems, social networks and digital learning environments. Besides that, we offer online business applications based on a subscription model (commonly called SaaS, Software as a Service). We pay extra attention to user friendlyness and technical solidity, because advanced functionality is great, but if an application is unusable of unstable, we think it's useless.
Are you interested in our web development services? We are very happy to talk about your next project. You can use our contact form to contact us. Not yet convinced? Take a look at our portfolio.


This Ultra-Lightweight Bamboo Wooden Men's Watch with very simple metal clasp is a constant reminder of the importance of living a Virtuous life with a light heart.
Live an Honorable and Virtuous Life and you will be Rewarded. Both the case and the bracelet are crafted from colorful Bamboo and feel "Light as a Feather" on your wrist. The metal buckle is low profile and accents the 100% genuine wood design. This watch is available in both 44mm (His) and 38mm (Hers) sizes. Links are removable for sizing - can be done at any watch shop/jeweler or at home using a link removal tool.


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Q: WPF ReactiveUI bindings in View I'm creating a WPF application using Rx and ReactiveUI. Do I have to bind properties from the view in code behind reactively or is the classic way good?
I know binding between View and ViewModel objects, I just can't figure out if there should be a different way for these xaml bindings.
<Label x:Name="FilterLabel"
   ...
   Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=TemplateLabel}"
   .../>

Is this ok or is there a more "pro" way?
this.WhenActivated(d => {
    this.OneWayBind(ViewModel, vm => vm.Toolbar,   v => v.ToolbarView.ViewModel).DisposeWith(d);
});

This is how I do my ViewModel -> View bindings

A: For view to view binding you can use following syntax inside your View code-behind:
this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.TemplateLabel.ActualWidth)
    .BindTo(this, view => view.FilterLabel.Width)
    .DisposeWith(disposable);

A: If you're simply binding a view property to another in your Xaml, then in that case you're fine to stick with Xaml. But definitely stick to code-behind for View-ViewModel bindings, keeps your Xaml file cleaner and you also get the benefit of type-checking by using C# bindings.

A: XAML binding is fine for simple use cases, but for something more complex you defenitly should use code behind bindings, for example, code behind bindings gives you a selector function you can use this powerful feature to make your ViewModels simplier.
A little example:
this.WhenActivated(disposables =>
        {

            this.OneWayBind(ViewModel, vm => vm.UserRole,
                v => v.UserRole.Text, GetAbreviatedRole).DisposeWith(disposables);
        });

In this case GetAbreviatedRole is a selector, that turns out saves you to use a value converter.
private string GetAbreviatedRole(string role)
    {
        if (role.Equals("SuperUser", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            return "SU";
        if (role.Equals("BuildingManager", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            return "BM";
        if (role.Equals("OfficeManager", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            return "OM";
        if (role.Equals("OfficeManagerJunior", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            return "OMJ";
        if (role.Equals("Usuario", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            return "U";
        return "unknown";
    }

I hope this helps you.
Regards.

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Spore's out… I got it around noon… and now I'm taking a break to write a bit about it. Hey – wha'dya expect? Me to wait for Christmas or something? Not a chance.
I've played into the first "three" stages of the game. I'm giving it break now that I "evolved" my critters to the tribal stage. The game plays really easily, but has quite a bit of hidden complexity for all that ease – and that's really just the first couple of "stages" that I've played to date. For all that I've "raced through" the first two stages, I could easily so going back and replaying those many times again.
The game itself is a little sluggish in the 3D action on Karen's laptop (mine's a 1st gen intel macbook – won't even play the game). I don't know if that's Karen's laptop or if the "translation" to Mac is just a bit more sluggish than a PC. It's kicking around a lot of processing (the fans were on the entire game) and at times can be kicking out a LOT of pixels.
So far I seem to have evolved a very carnivorous and quite anti-social flying baracuda with claws. Looking back through my critter's evolution, I could easily see an amusement in just watching whatever someone else manages to do in that respect. The spore site includes an RSS feed of the creatures you create – mine is http://www.spore.com/atom/buddy/rhonabwy/assets.


BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) TEST, EQUIVOCAL RESULT. What is value of equivocal Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test result?
Equivocal test result for Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is between 100 and 500pg/ml or μg/L.
This result of BNP test indicates equivocal state. This means that further testing is needed.
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Kargil martyr from Meghalaya : Lt. Keishing Clifford Nongrum
On July 26, 1999, the Indian Armed Forces won a gritty and decisive war against Pakistan. In the ferocious battle, many brave young soldiers laid down their lives defending their nation on the inhospitable battlefield of Kargil. It's been more than twentye years since then, but the unparalleled bravery and sacrifice of Kargil brave hearts are still etched in the collective memory of the country. However, few people know about Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nongrum and his act of extraordinary courage that was responsible for giving the Indian army a crucial edge in the Kargil war.
Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nongrum (Shillong, Meghalaya) was just 24 when the Kargil war begun. In the war, his battalion (12 JAK Light Infantry) was posted at the Batalik Sector. On the night of June 30, 1999, Lt Nongrum's unit was given the responsibility of securing Point 4812, a peak whose strategic location made it a top priority for the army. In this operation, Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nongrum was assigned the task of executing the assault on the cliff feature of Point 4812. Climbing the vertical peak from the south eastern direction was nearly impossible, but Lt Nongrum and his determined platoon took up the challenge. They steadily and stealthily clambered up the steep slopes to reach the enemy bunkers at the top.
On the peak, Pakistani infiltrators had entrenched themselves in interconnected bunkers carved out of boulders. This had made them immune to even artillery fire. As a result, on completing their ascent, Lt Nongrum and his battalion had to face strong enemy opposition in the form of heavy mortar and automatic machine gun fire.
Pinned down for about two hours by the heavy and consistent firing, Lt Nongrum decided to do something that would turn the tide for his platoon. With utter disregard for his personal safety, he charged through the fire zone, firing and lobbing grenades at the enemy bunkers. His grenades killed six enemy soldiers holed up in the bunkers, but while throwing them, Lt Nongrum was hit by several bullets.
Severely injured, Lt Nongrum continued to fight hand-to-hand (he was a boxer too) with the Pakistani soldiers in an attempt to snatch the machine gun in the remaining bunker. In a supreme sacrifice, he chose to fight till his last breath and refused to be rescued. He kept fighting valiantly till he finally succumbed to his injuries on the battlefield.
This extraordinarily brave move of Lt Nongrum stunned the enemy, giving valuable time to his troops who closed in to finally clear the position. Thanks to Lt Nongrum and his team, the Indian Army had finally captured Point 4812. For his selflessness, dogged determination and raw courage in the face of the enemy, Lt Keishing Clifford Nongrum was posthumously awarded the Nation's second highest wartime gallantry award, Maha Vir Chakra, on August 15, 1999. In 2011, Lt Nongrum's father, Peter Keishing, made a personal pilgrimage to the spot where his son had single-handedly killed six enemy soldiers before breathing his last. He came back deeply moved and proud of his son who had made the supreme sacrifice in the service of his nation.
This entry was posted in Inspiration and tagged Gallantary awards, Kargil War, War heros on November 21, 2020 by kuldeepjha.
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Q: Prevent button width from changing Basic CSS Basic css question here.
Every time I press "Check all", the button populates with the names from a list (which is fine).
The issue is: The button width itself expands and gets bigger. I want to keep it fixed. Furthermore, how can I set a limit to the number of list items it can show? So for example, if there are a lot of items, after "test 5", a "..." should appear.
By the way: this is all in my custom.css, .btn-default is actually from bootstrap, but I wanted to change some things in my multi select-class. I changed caret margin because the caret was right beside the text, I wanted it to be to the VERY right, maybe that's what's messing everything up??
custom.css  :
    .sv-manage-multiselect-dropdown {

        .btn-default {
            background-image: none;
            border: 1px solid #ADA9A9;
            padding: 6px 8px 1px 8px ;
            }

        .btn .caret {
            margin-left: 160px;
            margin-bottom:5px;
        }
    }

Html:
<td class="col-xs-2">
    <am-multiselect class="sv-manage-multiselect-dropdown"
                    ng-model="Mylist.names"
                    options="Names.name for link in Mylist"
                    multiple="true"
                    ms-selected="{{Mylist.names}}"
     </am-multiselect>

</td>

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A: Have you tried using max-width in your css?
max-width: 40px;

For example.
Hope this helps!

A: I looked in angular-multiselect/src/multiselect.tmpl.html, adding this css should work, 10px is just for the example, put width and height of the checkmark, like this <i> will fill same place even if it's void:
.sv-manage-multiselect-dropdown {
    ul.dropdown-menu > li > i{
        display: inline-block;
        min-width: 10px;
        min-height: 10px;
    }
}


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Nicole Kidman: The A-List Activist
Women of the Year 2008: The Oscar-winning star of Australia unloads decades' worth of revelations, ruminations—and so many useful life lessons, you'll want to take notes.
By Sheila Weller
Beneath Nicole Kidman's unruffled exterior, there's always been something clearly, unapologetically complicated.
We've seen a hint of it in her gritty, bravura performances, whether in her dramatic roles (she became Virginia Woolf in The Hours) or her comic turns (remember her wacky scheming in To Die For?). We've been treated to her startling-for-a-movie-star candor: In 2006, when her husband, country singer Keith Urban, entered rehab for alcohol addiction virtually on the heels of their honeymoon, she didn't avoid discussing their ordeal; she said she hoped it would help other couples. And the intense work ethic—more than 30 movies over the course of almost two decades—is hardly the stuff of blithe serenity, especially since she's kept up that hectic schedule while being a mom to Isabella, 16, and Connor, 13 (her children with ex-husband Tom Cruise), and now Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, five months.
It was really only a matter of time before the impassioned actress became an activist, too, as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). "We didn't call her; she called us," says Joan Libby Hawk, UNIFEM's chief of public affairs. "And she said, I'm in this for the long haul.' There's a level of passion that shows." That passion was evident in her numerous visits to shelters for abused women in a range of countries, from Switzerland to Kosovo. When she meets victims at shelters, Kidman's empathy is marked—and effective, say the women who have accompanied her. At a safe house for survivors of domestic violence in Kosovo two years ago, "she was so modest and close to the women that she made it easy for them to speak about what happened," says the house's director, Sakibe Doli.
Baz Luhrmann, who directed Kidman in her current film Australia and 2001's Moulin Rouge!, has long seen the actress as both an "extreme professional" and "the most human friend…a true mother, a real person." Indeed, when Glamour sat down with Kidman at her hotel in London, where she was in rehearsals for the film musical Nine, we met that "real person."
GLAMOUR: Important things first: Who does Sunday Rose look like, you or Keith?
NICOLE KIDMAN: Keith! It's fine by me, having a little Keith-ette. When he goes away, I can look at her and see him.
GLAMOUR: You're almost swooning! Are you happier now than you've ever been?
NK: Yes. But "happy" isn't an all-encompassing-enough word. I'm in a place of gratitude and humility. I don't take any of it for granted. I touch wood every day. The journey of life—we all go through it: You have love, you lose love, you find new love. To have love again is a beautiful thing.
GLAMOUR: Is Keith here [in London]?
NK: He's back and forth, finishing up his tour. But we have a thing where we're not separated for more than a week.
GLAMOUR: That's great. You once said, "Twelve days is too much."
NK: We reduced it even more. I have reached a stage in my life when I want to be with the ones I love. I used to be willing to do two weeks. And that is too much now; my heart aches.
GLAMOUR: Are you more in touch with your needs now?
NK: Yes. I've given a lot to my work, and I'm not willing to give as much to that anymore. At this time in my life, I want to be giving to my relationships. And out of that, whatever work you do prospers because you have more to give. [Pauses.] There's something very primal about giving birth. It puts you in a state of being very raw.
GLAMOUR: What do you mean?
NK: I can't bear to be separated from Sunday Rose. That's why I haven't yet gotten a daytime nanny, but at some stage I probably will have one.
GLAMOUR: How was the birth?
NK: Keith was my rock during childbirth. I'd heard horror stories of 40 hours of labor, and I was sure that would be me, but I had a very easy labor. And through it all, Keith's eyes gave me such strength.
GLAMOUR: And you gave him support during the initial crisis of your marriage: his months in rehab for alcohol dependency. What was that experience like?
NK: It brought us to our knees…. Addiction is very prevalent in our society, and it can be shattering to both people in the relationship. But working through it together was an extraordinary path. It's very easy for a couple to experience joy together. But when you experience pain together, it can lead to such depth and such union. That is when you fuse…. As a couple, we are in a place of deep gratefulness. The experience gave us deep honesty—and greater love.
GLAMOUR: I have a feeling that this gratitude, and what you've learned about gaining closeness through surviving painful experiences, has something to do with your work with UNIFEM.
NK: The accumulation of experience gives you a debt in terms of compassion. I am very fortunate, and I feel dedicated to giving back to other women. Wherever I am now, I make sure I visit a women's shelter. But I don't want to do it in a frivolous way.
GLAMOUR: What has been the most touching experience?
NK: The way those women [in the shelter in Kosovo] told their stories—with such dignity, yet their lives were so ravaged. They'd been beaten, raped, ostracized. And they were so grateful to just have somebody to share their stories with.
GLAMOUR: You've shared too. You've been open about the pain of your divorce from Tom [Cruise].
NK: I've talked about it because so many women go through it. And my work with UNIFEM ties into it. If you take care of the woman in the family, the whole family prospers. But when the mother falters, the family falls apart…. My mother was the heartbeat of our family. She battled [and survived] breast cancer at a very early age, and our family fell apart [at the time]. I was devastated by the fear of losing someone I loved—we all were. This has colored what I do, not just with UNIFEM, but in supporting the fight against breast and ovarian cancers. [Kidman has helped raise research funds for and awareness about women's reproductive cancers.]
GLAMOUR: It was your mother who first told you about UNIFEM, wasn't it?
NK: Yes. She heard a radio program about the work they were doing in Cambodia, and she called me and said, "This organization sounds extraordinary, very proactive and nurturing." That's an important word. They're not going in with guns blazing, thinking, We're going to change everything, which is a lovely idea, but it doesn't seem doable. They're going in respecting the culture, working with the community. In a lot of places in Africa, particularly in war zones, women are frightened to cross a path to get food and water. They can be raped. There's a violent atmosphere. So UNIFEM did this wonderful thing: They lit and monitored the paths. Logical, simple, step-by-step solutions: That's how my brain works. Which is probably why I was drawn to UNIFEM.
GLAMOUR: You're what you call a "very Aussie" girl, who's now living in the country music capital, Nashville. Really, no L.A.?
NK: L.A.'s not a part of our life at all. I mean, my children are a huge part of my life, so we spend time in L.A. for the kids [who live there with Cruise], but I don't have any kinds of roots there.
GLAMOUR: How do Connor and Isabella like their little sister, Sunday Rose?
NK: They're very adoring of her. They're used to having a little one around, because of Suri [Cruise's daughter with Katie Holmes]. Bella is very maternal. Connor would like one of us to have a boy. He wants that boy. [Pauses.] Katie…? [Laughs.]
GLAMOUR: OK, the inevitable Tom questions. You were 23 and had barely arrived from Australia when you married one of the biggest movie stars in America and became an accomplished actress yourself. What was that like?
NK: I felt I became a star only by association. I didn't think [the early movies] were very good, which is why I would always cower in the background. I thought, I don't deserve to be here. We would go to the Oscars and I would think, I'm here to support him. I felt it was my job to put on a beautiful dress and be seen and not heard.
GLAMOUR: When Tom filed for divorce in 2001, you were, in your own words, "devastated." You then spent years throwing yourself into your work.
NK: I went six years alone. I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it's better to be alone than in a lousy relationship. Work was my escape. I was existing more strongly in my creative world than in my own world.
GLAMOUR: What did you learn from that intense period?
NK: How to stand on my own two feet. I had to find my own identity, and my own reason for being here, and it couldn't be because of another person.
GLAMOUR: So when you met Keith, what made you realize you were meant for each other? Did you figure it out early on?
NK: That [connection] was there from the beginning. It was like something was pulling us together. I'm just so protective of us. Am I hard to interview? [Laughs.]
GLAMOUR: No, not at all!
NK: I'm thinking he's going to read this and go, "Whoa, what are you doing, Nicole?" I'm talking too much! But I'm trying to balance the two [privacy and inspiration] by sharing things, knowing that people are going to read this. And I've read things about other people and gone, "Ah, it's so good to hear that!" Part of our job as human beings is to share our knowledge and share the things we've learned. So we can either save people from making the same mistakes, or give them hope.
GLAMOUR: What advice would you give to your younger self? If you could go back to the inadequate-feeling wife of the superstar, what would you tell her?
NK: Be kind to yourself.
GLAMOUR: What would you tell the young woman devastated by divorce?
NK: The sun always rises tomorrow, and through this shall come light.
GLAMOUR: And the woman who'd just accepted the Best Actress Oscar and then went home alone?
NK: Please enjoy this moment! Stop being so shy and insecure, and revel in it. Put your dress back on and go back to the Vanity Fair party!
GLAMOUR: You're so good at giving advice on the basis of your life lessons; what can you tell our readers?
NK: As a woman now, I want to share things. I have girlfriends in their twenties, and I say, "Ask me anything. You can learn from the things I did wrong, and you can learn from the things you think I'm doing right. Take whatever you want and make it your own." So: Have no regrets. Every relationship leads you to where you're meant to be. Learn to be comfortable with being alone. Learn to be comfortable with saying no to people; we put everybody else before ourselves. Read great literature; don't get all your information from TV. Define your moral code—nobody else is going to give you that. Find it yourself. Keep asking questions, keep challenging. You don't have to conform. Rebellion creates character. And, as my mother always said to me, "Don't let anyone break your spirit!"
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The 2019 wedding season is officially underway! We kicked it off with Aili and Tom's engagement session yesterday in Old Town Alexandria. It was unseasonably warm for March, which is great – especially with cherry blossoms in bloom! But we also had the most beautiful, glowy sunlight, and if you know me, you know that gorgeous light makes my heart sing!
Amazing weather was just the start of our good luck. Tom and Aili are so laid back and sweet, and made our job so easy. Seriously, if the hardest thing I have to do during a session is pronounce the bride's nickname correctly, that's a pretty good day! This was our first time meeting in person, and I'd been pronouncing her name "EYE-lee" to myself since they first booked. But it's actually pronounced "AIL-lee", so I had to keep correcting myself – gah! Fortunately Aili laughed it off gracefully! I'd say after this session, we're on nickname basis anyway and she's forever Aili Bailey to me now!
One of the biggest benefits of the engagement session is the chance to get on nickname basis before the wedding. It's so important to me that I feel like an old friend to my couples! This builds trust and familiarity, and helps the wedding day be so much more relaxed for the couple. Plus it's more fun for us, too – we loved getting to know these two!
The first 15 minutes of any engagement session are supposed to be practice, but the first images below were taken about 30 seconds in! Tom perfected the nuzzle and had the most genuine laugh, and Aili is absolutely gorgeous with that red hair and beautiful smile. I could have photographed them all day long. Luckily for me, I'll get to do just that at their wedding in a few months!
Tom and Aili are planning a classic summer wedding at the historic Rosemont Manor this July. Aili Bailey loves lavender as much as I love turquoise, which is totally the perfect color for her. Can't you just imagine her stunning hair against a pop of soft purple?! It's going to be MAGICAL. I can't waaaaait!
Enjoy getting to know these two through a few favorites from their engagement session!


In a recent post on the website Medium, mathematics PhD Junaid Mubeen complained that a mere five years after he obtained his doctorate, he no longer understood his dissertation, a painful discovery that led him to question the value of advanced mathematics study. To assuage his self-doubt, Mubeen quickly offered several justifications to support his belief in the worth of contemplating higher mathematics for its own sake. The final one --- that "in its purest form, mathematics is the perfect expression of human thought that marries logic with creative expression" --- might serve as an apt description of the brilliant, infuriating protagonist of A DOUBTER'S ALMANAC, Ethan Canin's elegant fifth novel (and first since 2008's equally ambitious, but flawed, AMERICA AMERICA).
At an early age in his home town of Cheboygan, Michigan, Milo Andret discovers his preternatural ability to "picture the world, all of its six directions, his exact place any three- dimensional topography." His path from a modest upbringing to the highest echelon of the mathematics world is anything but conventional, as he parlays a Berkeley PhD in topology (the field of mathematics concerned with the properties that are preserved through deformations, twistings and stretchings of objects) into an endowed chair at Princeton and receipt of the Fields Medal, mathematics' equivalent of the Nobel Prize, all by age 40, solving the Malosz conjecture (a fictional problem like others Canin cleverly invents) that has bedeviled his field for years.
"Ethan Canin understands both the allure of great intellectual accomplishment and the price it exacts from those who pursue it. Unlike his protagonist, his own prodigious effort has produced a work of exquisite and enduring beauty."
But Milo's rare intelligence is equaled by his talent for self-destruction, a personality flaw that manifests itself in alcoholism and an affair with a colleague's wife that ends disastrously and sends him tumbling down the career ladder, until he lands at a small and undistinguished Baptist women's college in Ohio. Eventually, he forsakes his family to take up residence in a dilapidated cabin in rural central Michigan, his personal life and academic career in shambles.
Though it only becomes clear about one-third of the way through the novel, as the narrative shifts from third person to first, we see Milo's story through the eyes of his son, Hans, whose middle name, Euler, invokes the memory of the 18th-century German mathematician whose Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem was one of the first in modern topology. Hans shares his father's mathematical talent, but abandons his pursuit of a doctorate for a job on Wall Street in the 1990s. There, he develops complex derivative trading algorithms, the fuel Wall Street poured on the fire of the housing crisis that nearly brought down the world financial system in 2008, in a job that calls upon him to display "laserlike concentration, knifelike thought and hoglike greed." Unfortunately, Hans shares not only his father's rare talent but also his prodigious appetite for mind-altering substances, in his case drugs rather than alcohol.
The second section of the novel is the heartbreaking story of Milo's life in obscurity, in which "his misshapen intellect had narrowed the world to a deadened, claustrophobic slit." For all Milo's self-inflicted punishment and the cruelty he displays in driving away his patient wife and gifted children, Canin unobtrusively evokes our sympathy for a character whose self-absorbed behavior undermines it at every turn. Hans describes his parents' marriage as a "particularly despairing seesaw, at one end of which Dad had stacked every ounce of his logical brilliance, his highly purified arrogance, his Olympian drinking, his caustic derision, his near-autistic introversion, and his world-class self-involvement, and at the other end of which my mother had placed her two modest parcels of optimism and care." But as Milo approaches the end of his life, the return of his now ex-wife, one of his former lovers and a long-ago professional colleague to the Michigan woods, helps us grasp the almost inexplicable allure of a man who "wore his own pain, and the malice it yielded, as nothing more than fact."
Mathphobes who abandoned their study of the subject after accumulating only enough knowledge to attain a respectable score on the SAT exam need not fear this work. Though the details of the vexing puzzles Milo confronts will be incomprehensible to most readers, there's little reason to fret over them. Indeed, Canin's depiction of the rarified air Milo breathes in the realm of abstract thought in which he operates far more skillfully than he ever does in the real world lends an appealing aura of mystery, and even a sort of glamour, to his pursuit. There is a shimmering loveliness to Canin's glimpses of higher mathematics, a field Hans describes as "pure logic, streaked with pure imagination."
A DOUBTER'S ALMANAC is a novel whose achievement is fully equal to the strivings of the tortured thinker whose tragedy it portrays. Ethan Canin understands both the allure of great intellectual accomplishment and the price it exacts from those who pursue it. Unlike his protagonist, his own prodigious effort has produced a work of exquisite and enduring beauty.


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Plaintiffs aver that Defendant Parrott, among others, played a role in devising, perpetrating, carrying out, marketing and/or covering up the fraudulent Mare Lease Program scheme to individual and business investors, including Plaintiffs. Defendant GeoStar sold many more Mare Lease Programs than the thoroughbred interests owned by ClassicStar could support. Defendants, including Parrott, intentionally oversold the Mare Lease Programs knowing that ClassicStar, ClassicStar Farms, LLC or ClassicStar Farms, Inc. did not own enough thoroughbred mare interests sufficient to support the number of Mare Lease Programs sold.
The District Court concluded that Plaintiffs' Complaint alleged an enterprise distinct from the defendants, and also properly pleaded the RICO claims. Regarding the "enterprise" issue, the court conclude that Plaintiffs have pleaded an "enterprise" distinct from the "persons" cognizable under the statute, stating that "[a]n enterprise must be merely an ongoing organization, formal or informal." Citing cases. Even where a person owns 100% of a corporation's shares that ownership does not change the fact that the corporation and the owner are separate legal entities.* 3, citing cases.
The Court disagreed with defendant Parrott's assertion that there can be no RICO claim in this case because the alleged enterprise consists merely of a corporate entity (i.e., Classicstar) associated with its own employees or agents carrying on the regular affairs of the corporation. Id., at 7.
The distinctiveness requirement is met because the Mare Lease Marketing Enterprise consisted of several entities and individuals, including those outside the chain of corporate ownership of ClassicStar, GeoStar and other ostensibly related entity defendants. Moreover, the activities of the Mare Lease Marketing Enterprise were not the "regular corporate activities" of ClassicStar, which were purportedly breeding, raising and boarding thoroughbred horses, and the like. Thus, the Complaint adequately pleaded the element of "enterprise." *4.
That the conspirators include related corporations, such as GeoStar and ClassicStar, and their officers, directors, managers and/or employees, such as Ferguson, Robinson and Parrott, does not, without more, mean that there is no distinction between the "persons" and the "enterprise." For example, taking the averments of the Complaint as true, GeoStar and ClassicStar are separate and distinct legal entities, and thus separate and distinct "persons" for RICO purposes. Similarly, Ferguson, Robinson and Parrott are both corporate owners/employees and natural persons, and they are distinct from the corporation itself, a legally separate entity with different rights on the facts before this Court. RICO requires no more "separateness" than that. Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King, 533 U.S. 158, 163 (2001). An employee who conducts the affairs of a corporation through illegal acts comes within the terms of a statute that forbids any "person" unlawfully to conduct an "enterprise." Id.
Ed Note: This case is a rather clear-cut example of distinctness. It is interesting because the enterprise does include an individual and entities who are also named as defendants (Parrott), thus supporting the principle that a defendant (individual) is different than an association of which he is merely a part. See Atlas Pile Driving; and entities are distinct when they conduct other than regular corporate activities.


Internet photo meme's….It seems you can't escape them lately. And as much as I try to ignore them, every once in a while I come across one that catches my attention. That's what happened this weekend, when a friend sent me a good one about electricity (scroll down to see it).
It got me thinking, I wonder what other good electricity/electrician meme's are out there?
Apparently this Ireland-based website had the same idea. Their Career Meme's of the Week is all about electricians.
Don't mess with an electrician!
From our good friends at the IBEW.
Know of any other good electricity/electrican meme's? Let's seem them! Share your favorite, or if you are feeling creative, make one of your own! (keep it clean people!).


Technology has changed, but people have not. Simply because they lived nearly a century ago doesn't mean Angelenos were unable to indulge their vices, they simply procured them in a different manner.
One of the main staples was the throngs of young bicycle messengers who traversed the city in packs.
Rivalry was intense and the groups frequently fought with one another. However, an attack on one messenger was an attack on them all, as one hapless teamster discovered when his horse trampled a youth's bike.
On their errands about town, the boys quickly learned to answer the most popular questions: where to buy drugs and where to find women of easy—if any—virtue.
Of course those who trafficked in drugs and women found that the easiest reward was a sample of their trade. The Times said: "I want a wise kid," is one of the most frequent instructions women of the half world telephone into messenger offices. And so in short time the most unsophisticated boy becomes close-mouthed and open-eared.
"Temptation comes and he grows suddenly from a raw boy into an immoral man. Then begins his training as a panderer. It comes through association and big tips. Many women hire messenger boys each night to take them to places where they room. They do this in order to avoid interference by the police. 'Wise' messengers get fees and favors through turning the footsteps of men in certain directions.
There were, according to The Times, two destinies for such youths: Hopeless drug addiction or prison.
"One of them, 'The Gopher Tooth Kid,' hangs about a North Main Street pool hall, getting odd tips from players for errands. He uses the money to buy morphine, which he snuffs.
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Once cars became common and Prohibition was enacted, taxi drivers and bellhops were the go-to boys. Still true, at least in the 3rd World. So I've heard.


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Six Seasons and Where's My Movie? Yahoo Revives Community
Just when we thought that we were in the darkest timeline, Yahoo, of all companies, grabbed the die from mid-air and saved Community from cancellation. The former search engine turned web conglomerate is getting into the original programming business and is leading off with a 13-episode sixth season of the cult hit sitcom.
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Heroes Returns to NBC in 2015
Remember Heroes? Wasn't that a pretty cool season of television? Sure, it dragged a bit at points but, on the whole, it always seemed fairly interesting and compelling. That 2006-07 season was a ratings and critical hit.
Then the second season of the show dropped and things very quickly stopped making any sense. When the show stopped being interesting, the people stopped watching and the critics stopped caring. The show slowly bled viewers until it was mercifully killed by NBC following its fourth season.
However, NBC execs are so desperate to shore up a network that's competing with Univision for 4th in ratings any time The Voice isn't on that they're going back to the well. NBC announced that they're reviving Heroes for a 13-episode miniseries called Heroes Reborn and bringing back creator Tim Kring to helm it.
Tags: Heroes, Heroes Reborn, NBC, Tim Kring
Crucifictorious Reunites on Friday Night Lights / Parenthood Crossover
This probably doesn't fall under the usual list of things that we cover on etg but I thought that this was too neat not to post. I'm a big Friday Night Lights fan so when we get a reunion of Landry Clarke's (played by FNL/Breaking Bad/Battleship alum Jesse Plemons) band Crucificorious, I'm going to post that video.
Clear eyes, full hearts…
Posted on February 17, 2014 | Video
Good News! G4 Won't Die to Make Room for Esquire
With the growing power of geek culture, it came as a bit of surprise that NBC would kill off geek culture cable channel G4 to be replaced with the planned quasi-men's issues focused Esquire Network. However, only two weeks from the official launch of The Esquire Network, NBC gave G4 a stay of execution.
The Esquire Network will instead take over NBC's Style Network when the new cable channel launches on September 23rd.
Tags: Esquire, G4, NBC
Is Community A Postmodern Masterpiece?
As a geek blogger, it kind of goes without saying that I'm a huge fan of the NBC sitcom Community. While, this season hasn't grabbed me in the same was as past years, it's still a damn good series. So good, in fact, that PBS has taken notice of it. The question of life, the universe and everything: Is Community a great postmodern TV show?
By the way, Community is on tonight at 8:00 PM on NBC.
Posted on April 11, 2013 | Video
NBC Will Officially Kill G4 in April to Launch The Esquire Network
Rather than believe in the old adage that the geek shall inherit the earth, NBC Universal has decided to officially announce that they are killing off G4. Okay, we all knew that this has been coming for a while seeing as they've been slowly axing G4 anchor shows like Attack of the Show and X-Play. However, now it's official that G4 will cease to exist and NBC will launch The Esquire Network in its place on April 22.
Season Four of Community Will Start with THE HUNGER DEANS!
I'm a huge fan of NBC's cult hit sitcom Community. Like many of my fellow Human Beings (that's the name of the show's fans), I'm a little worried about the direction of the show after NBC turfed showrunner Dan Harmon which led to a mass exodus of the show's writing staff and producers.
NBC is trying to calm everyone down with their sneak peek of the Season Four premiere episode, airing February 7th, which we have below. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: Community, NBC, The Hunger Games


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Keynote 1: Privacy-aware Multimedia Analytics
Mohan Kankanhalli
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Mohan Kankanhalli is Provost's Chair Professor of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also the Dean of NUS School of Computing. Before becoming the Dean in July 2016, he was the NUS Vice Provost (Graduate Education) during 2014-2016 and Associate Provost during 2011-2013. Mohan obtained his BTech from IIT Kharagpur and MS & PhD from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mohan's research interests are in Multimedia Computing, Computer Vision, Information Security & Privacy and Image/Video Processing. He has made many contributions in the area of multimedia & vision – image and video understanding, data fusion, visual saliency as well as in multimedia security – content authentication and privacy, multi-camera surveillance.
He directs N-CRiPT (NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies) which conducts research on privacy on structured as well as unstructured (multimedia, sensors, IoT) data. N-CRiPT looks at privacy at both individual and organizational levels along the entire data life cycle. He is personally involved in privacy research related to images, video and social media as well as privacy risk management. N-CRiPT, which has been funded by Singapore's National Research Foundation, works with many industry, government and academic partners. Mohan is a Fellow of IEEE.
Abstract: In this talk, we present our research on privacy-aware multimedia analytics. We will present three works covering different aspects of multimedia analytics.
The first work is about privacy protection against machines. Utilizing machine learning and big data, algorithms often act as a tool for privacy violation, by automatically selecting content with sensitive information, such as photos that contain faces or vehicle license plates. The key idea is to perturb images using adversarial machine learning to protect image attributes privacy, while ensuring the images are not degraded. We conducted an experimental study to explore factors that influence human sensitivity to visual changes, which led to the concept of a human sensitivity map. Using this map, a human-sensitivity-aware image perturbation model is developed that can subtly alter an image such that sensitive attributes like gender are misclassified.
The second work concerns privacy-preserving analytics on images. Attributes such as emotions, gender and age in images and videos are important for many applications. Existing methods extract this information from faces in the images. However, faces raise serious privacy concerns as they reveal people's identity. We first did an eye-tracking based human study of age, gender, and emotion prediction of people in images under various identity preserving scenarios - obfuscating eyes, lower face, head or the full face. Motivated by this study, we successfully developed a deep learning model for attributes prediction under privacy-preserving conditions and we present its results.
The third work concerns training machine learning models where data sets cannot be shared due to privacy regulations (e.g., from medical studies). A simple yet unconventional approach for anonymized data synthesis can enable third parties to benefit from such valuable data. We propose learning implicitly from visually unrealistic, task-relevant stimuli, which are synthesized by exciting the neurons of a trained neural network. Neuronal excitation serves as a pseudo-generative model, and can be extended to inhibit representations that are associated with specific individuals, thus providing privacy. The stimuli data is then used to train new classification models. Experiments on MNIST and sleep apnea data show that these models offer protection against adversarial association and membership inference attacks.
We will end with a general discussion on privacy concerns related to multimedia analytics.
Keynote 2: Artificial Intelligence: Paving a Path to Digital Economy Transformation
Yong Rui
Lenovo Group
Dr. Yong Rui is the Corporate CTO and Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group. He directs Lenovo's technical strategies and R&D directions. Additionally, Dr. Rui leads the Lenovo Research organization that investigates intelligent devices, artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and edge computing, and smart vertical solutions. Prior to joining Lenovo, Dr. Rui spent 18 years with Microsoft where he held various leadership roles in R&D strategy, basic research, technology incubation and product development, and most recently served as Deputy Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia.
A Fellow of ACM, IEEE, IAPR and SPIE, and a Foreign Member of Academia Europaea and Canadian Academy of Engineering, Dr. Rui is recognized as a leading expert in AI and multimedia analysis. He is a recipient of many awards, including the 2018 ACM SIGMM Technical Achievement Award, the 2017 IEEE SMC Society Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, the 2017 ACM TOMM Nicolas Georganas Best Paper Award, the 2016 IEEE Computer Society Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award, the 2016 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award and the 2010 Most Cited Paper of the Decade Award from Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation. He holds 70 issued patents, has published 4 books, 12 book chapters, and 200 refereed journal and conference papers. With over 30,000+ citations, and an h-Index of 82, his publications are among the most referenced.
Dr. Rui is an Associate Editor of ACM Trans. on Multimedia Computing, Communication and Applications (TOMM) (2007- ), and a founding Editor of International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval (2011- ). He was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE MultiMedia magazine (2014-2017), and an Associate Editor of IEEE Access (2013-2016), IEEE Trans. on Multimedia (2004-2008), IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technologies (2006-2010), ACM/Springer Multimedia Systems Journal (2004-2006), and International Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications (2004-2006). He also served on the Advisory Board of IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering (2006-2016).
Involved in many facets of the field, Dr. Rui is a member of numerous organizing and program committees for conferences including ACM Multimedia, ACM ICMR, IEEE ICME, SPIE ITCom, and ICPR. He is General Co-Chair of ACM Multimedia in 2009 and 2014, ACM ICMR in 2006 and 2012, and ICIMCS in 2010, and Program Co-Chair of ACM Multimedia in 2006, Pacific Rim Multimedia (PCM) in 2006, and IEEE ICME in 2009. He is on the Steering Committees of ACM Multimedia, ACM ICMR, IEEE ICME and PCM. He is an Executive Member of ACM SIGMM (2009-2010, 2013-2016), and the founding Chair of its China Chapter.
Dr. Rui received his BS from Southeast University Summa cum laude, his MS from Tsinghua University, and his PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
Abstract: With the rapid growth of digital economy, the world is entering a new era of digital transformation. Technologies like the Artificial Intelligence are changing the way we live and work profoundly as we know it. In his talk, we will demonstrate how Artificial Intelligence is empowering the entire value chain of industrial digitalization, using Lenovo's own intelligent transformation practices in smart manufacturing as an example. We will also look into how the three elements of AI (data, algorithm and computing power) will change in future years.
Keynote 3: How to do Research for Fun and Profit
Divesh Srivastava
Divesh Srivastava is the Head of Database Research at AT&T. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Vice President of the VLDB Endowment, co-chair of the ACM Publications Board, on the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association (CRA), and an associate editor of the ACM Transactions on Data Science (TDS). He has served as the managing editor of the Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment (PVLDB), as associate editor of the ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), and as associate Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE). He has presented keynote talks at several international conferences, and his research interests and publications span a variety of topics in data management. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, and his Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.
Abstract: Research is characterized as the process of posing new questions, undertaking a creative and systematic inquiry to find answers, and communicating this knowledge to the community. In this talk, I present a personal perspective to early career researchers and Ph.D. students at various stages in their careers on what they can do to help ensure that their research efforts are successful, and the process is enjoyable.
Keynote 4: Navigation Models for Interactive 360-Degree Video Streaming Systems
Klara Nahrstedt
Klara Nahrstedt is the Grainger Chair in Engineering Professor in the Computer Science Department, and the Director of Coordinated Science Laboratory in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests are directed toward tele-immersive systems, end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), resource management in large scale distributed systems and networks, and real-time security and privacy in cyber-physical systems. She is the co-author of multimedia books "Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications", published by Prentice Hall, and "Multimedia Systems", published by Springer Verlag. She is the recipient of the IEEE Communication Society Leonard Abraham Award for Research Achievements, University Scholar, Humboldt Research Award, IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award, ACM SIGMM Technical Achievement Award, TU Darmstadt Piloty Prize, the Grainger College of Engineering Drucker Award. She was the elected chair of the ACM Special Interest Group in Multimedia (SIGMM) from 2007-2013. She was the general co-chair and TPC co-chair of many international conferences including ACM Multimedia, IEEE Percom, IEEE/ACM Internet of Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI), IEEE SmartgridComm and others. Klara Nahrstedt received her Diploma in Mathematics from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany in 1985. In 1995, she received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Computer and Information Science. She is ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, AAAS Fellow, and Member of the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina Society).
Abstract: With the emergence of new 360-degree cameras and VR/AR display devices, more diverse multimedia content has become available and with it the demand for the capability of tile-based streaming 360-degree videos to enhance users' multimedia experience. In this talk, we will discuss the challenges of 360-degree tile-based video streaming due to its large bandwidth and low latency demands and solutions to satisfy the demands, including semantic-aware description of 360-degree videos' viewing patterns, rate adaptation of tiled videos and view prediction techniques to enable interactive viewing via Head-Mounted Displays. Especially, we will discuss the concept of navigation graphs to (a). capture salient objects and events as well as viewing patterns of users, and (b). map them into efficient tile-based streaming and viewing experience. We will show how navigation graphs are serving as models to capture diverse semantic content and viewing behaviors in the temporal and spatial domains. Experimental results show that navigation graphs, provided jointly with Media Presentation Descriptors, can assist in efficient solutions of the bandwidth and latency challenges associated with view prediction and user's interactive viewing. We will also discuss next challenges that future viewing patterns and streaming paradigms will bring as the integration of 360-degree videos, 2D/3D videos, and volumetric media in augmented reality applications is coming.
* Joint work with Jounsup Park, Michael Zink, Ramesh Sitaraman, Qian Zhou, Bo Chen, Mingyuan Wu, John Murray, Ayush Sarkar, Eric Lee, Yinjie Zhang
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