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CITY OF QUINCY vs. BROOKS-SKINNER, INC. (and a companion case between the same parties).
Present: QUA, C.J., LUMMUS, WILKINS, SPALDING, & COUNIHAN, JJ.
Appeal lies to the Superior Court under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 97, from the disposition of a petition for a writ of review in a District Court. Requests for rulings presented at the hearing of a case stated have no standing; their disposition does not raise questions of law and cannot be the basis of a report to this court under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 111. The question, whether there was an abuse of discretion in the disposition of a petition for a writ of review, is a question of law and can be brought to this court by report under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 111.
A written acceptance by the mayor of a city of a bid submitted by a building contractor was invalid and unenforceable as a contract with the city because, if a contract in writing, it was not signed by "the officer or . . . the head of the department or . . . the chairman of the board" making it as required by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, Section 29, as appearing in St. 1938, c. 378, Section 10; because copies of the purported contract were not filed with certain city officials as required by a city ordinance; and because there was no appropriation to which the purported contract obligation was properly chargeable.
Under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 44, Section 32, the expense of constructing a temporary addition to a city hospital was not properly chargeable to an appropriation made by the city council for "Expense" of the hospital department following submission of a budget of that department including under the title "Hospital Expense" sundry items, none of which was for new construction.
An attempt by a city solicitor to waive certain requirements of law not complied with in the purported making of a contract between the city and a builder for construction work was not shown where, at the trial of an action by the builder against the city based on such purported contract, the solicitor stated to the court that in view of an existing "war emergency" he was satisfied that there had been compliance with the law and that the city had no defence to the action.
There was no abuse of discretion nor error of law in the denial of a petition by a city for a writ of review of a judgment for the plaintiff in an action by a builder against the city based on a purported contract for construction work where it appeared that, although the city actually had had a good defence to the action on the ground of invalidity of the contract through noncompliance with certain requirements of law in its making, the city solicitor in good faith had stated to the court at the trial of the action that in view of an existing "war emergency" he was satisfied that there had been compliance with the law and that the city had no defence.
An action against a municipality on a judgment previously obtained against it was not improper because commenced by trustee process.
TWO PETITIONS, filed in the District Court of East Norfolk on November 19, 1942.
Upon appeal to the Superior Court, the cases were heard by Collins, J.
In this court the cases were submitted on briefs.
J. W. Bartlett & W. G. Guernsey, for the petitioner.
E. R. Greenhood, for the respondent.
SPALDING, J. These are two petitions for writs of review of judgments entered in a District Court. In one, the petitioner sought review of a judgment which the respondent
obtained against it in an action of contract based on a declaration for work done and materials furnished according to an account annexed. In the other, the judgment was entered in an action commenced by trustee process and was based on the earlier judgment obtained in the action of contract. To this petition the respondent demurred. For convenience we shall refer to the petition to review the original judgment as the first, and that to review the judgment based on that judgment as the second. In the District Court the first petition was granted, and the demurrer to the second petition was sustained. Appeals were taken to the Superior Court in both cases. This was the correct procedure. See G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 97; Lynn Gas & Electric Co. v. Creditors National Clearing House, 235 Mass. 114; Home Finance Trust v. Rantoul Garage Co. 300 Mass. 86, 88. In the Superior Court the demurrer to the second petition was overruled, and both petitions were then heard on a statement of agreed facts.
The facts may be summarized as follows: In 1941 the board of managers of the Quincy City Hospital were alarmed by the increase in the daily number of personal injury cases attributable to the Fore River Shipyard, in consequence of which the existing hospital facilities were over-taxed, and by the possibility that a major catastrophe might occur at the plant. In response to the board's request for additional facilities, the mayor looked into the matter and learned that the respondent had the necessary materials and labor to erect a satisfactory temporary structure in about six weeks. On two occasions in 1941 the mayor asked the city council for "loan orders" by which to finance this project, but the requests were not approved. Blueprints and specifications for the proposed addition were prepared under the direction of the hospital's board of managers, and under date of June 9, 1941, the respondent submitted a written and signed bid to the city quoting a price of $20,760 for the erection of the addition. The city solicitor advised the mayor that there was $140,000 of unexpended general expense appropriation to the credit of
the hospital department and that, in view of the "war emergency," this was an obligation which could be incurred against the appropriation without advertising for bids or following the other requirements of the General Laws and city ordinances. At the time the contract hereinafter mentioned was made, and at the time the respondent's bill for work and materials furnished under it was presented to the city, there was an unexpended balance of the general expense appropriation to the hospital department sufficient to cover the contract "if the said contract and work were properly chargeable to that appropriation." The mayor signed and accepted the bid on behalf of the city, notified the respondent that this had been done, and requested it to begin work immediately. With the exception of this bid, no written document was executed by the parties. No copy of any contract was retained by the hospital department or the commissioner of public works, and none was filed with the city auditor or city clerk. There was no public advertising for bids.
The respondent immediately commenced work on the addition. [Note p409-1] Before the work was completed the city council notified the mayor that the contract with the respondent for the erection of a temporary building "had not been and would not be approved . . . [by them] and that a permanent addition had been voted instead." The mayor there-upon cancelled the contract with the respondent, with the stipulation that the fair value of the materials and labor furnished would be paid by the city. The respondent submitted an itemized bill for $5,662.50, which was approved by the commissioner of public works. It is agreed that the bill was fair and accurate.
Since the auditor had publicly announced that he would refuse payment of the bill, the respondent brought an action against the city in the District Court. The city, by its solicitor, appeared and answered. When the case came on for trial, "in place of a formal trial, the attorneys
for the . . . parties presented their evidence orally." The city solicitor stated that in view of the existing "war emergency" he was satisfied that the General Laws and the ordinances of the city had been complied with, and that the city had no legal defence to the action. "The trial judge, after asking further questions and receiving answers thereto, found for the plaintiff on its declaration."
After judgment had been entered, the respondent commenced an action on it by trustee process in which three banks were named as trustees. The city appeared and filed an answer, but was defaulted when the case was called for trial. Thereafter a judgment for the respondent was entered, and an execution issued which was subsequently returned to court with the indorsement that it had been satisfied in full.
With respect to the first petition the judge of the Superior Court ruled as follows: "On the agreed statement of facts the . . . [petitioner] had ample opportunity, through its city solicitor, to present its defence. The judgment was not obtained by default or mistake. Within my discretion, the petition for review is denied." He also dealt with several requests for rulings submitted by the petitioner, granting some and denying others. The judge denied the second petition "as a matter of discretion." Since the petitioner had apparently lost the right to come here by appeal or exceptions, the judge, to determine the correctness of his rulings, reported the cases to this court "in the event that and in so far as . . . [he had] the power" to do so.
At the outset it becomes necessary to determine whether the judge had the power to report the cases. The authority given to the Superior Court under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 111, to make reports to this court extends only to questions of law. Atlantic Maritime Co. v. Gloucester, 228 Mass. 519, 522. Scaccia v. Boston Elevated Railway, 308 Mass. 310, 314. Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. v. Hillsborough Mills, 319 Mass. 137, 141. Since the cases were presented upon a case stated, the requests for rulings reported had no standing and brought no questions of law to this court. It was the duty of the judge to order the correct judgment on the
case stated. Howland v. Stowe, 290 Mass. 142, 146. Associates Discount Corp. v. Gillineau, 322 Mass. 490, 491. If any question is brought here by this report, it is only such as may arise out of the orders denying the petitions.
The respondent urges that these orders were discretionary and therefore present no questions of law. Consequently, it is argued, the court was without power to report the cases. We cannot agree. It is true that the granting or denial of a petition for a writ of review "rests substantially in the sound discretion of the court, the exercise of which will not be set aside unless positive error of law appears." Burt v. Hodsdon, 242 Mass. 302, 303. Weeks v. Adamson, 106 Mass. 514, 517. Boston v. Robbins, 116 Mass. 313, 315. Sylvester v. Hubley, 157 Mass. 306, 308. Stillman v. Whittemore, 165 Mass. 234, 235. Stillman v. Donovan, 170 Mass. 360. Welch v. Chase, 213 Mass. 519, 521. In several of the cases just cited, which came here on exceptions, it was said that, since an order granting or denying a petition for a writ of review is discretionary, it is not subject to exception. Similarly, with respect to other matters resting in the discretion of the court, such as the granting or denial of a motion for a new trial or of a motion to amend pleadings, it has been said that they are not subject to exception for the reason that they involve no question of law. Norton v. Lilley, 214 Mass. 239, 240. Goodyear Park Co. v. Holyoke, 298 Mass. 510, 512. Peterson v. Cadogan, 313 Mass. 133, 134-135. These statements are sufficiently accurate as applied to most situations. However, many decisions have recognized that, although such instances are very rare, an error of law may arise where there has been an abuse of discretion. Nicholas v. Lewis Furniture Co. 292 Mass. 500, 505. Long v. George, 296 Mass. 574, 578-579. DeLuca v. Boston Elevated Railway, 312 Mass. 495, 497. Matter of Loeb, 315 Mass. 191, 198. Perry v. Manufacturers National Bank, 315 Mass. 653, 656. Bartley v. Phillips, 317 Mass. 35, 43. Sharpe, petitioner, 322 Mass. 441, 444-445. Hartmann v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp. 323 Mass. 56, 60-61. Judicial discretion
has often been defined in our decisions. See Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway, 235 Mass. 482, 496-497; Long v. George, 296 Mass. 574, 578-579; Bartley v. Phillips, 317 Mass. 35, 43-44. The petitioner argues that the denial of its petitions constituted an abuse of discretion. A question of law is therefore presented and it is properly brought here by the report.
We pass now to the merits. There can be little doubt that in the action of contract brought by the respondent the petitioner had a good defence. By G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, Section 29, as appearing in St. 1938, c. 378, Section 10, [Note p412-1] "All contracts made by any department, board or commission where the amount involved is five hundred dollars or more shall be in writing," and shall not be deemed to have been made or executed "until the approval of the mayor . . . and . . . also of the officer or of the head of the department or of the chairman of the board, as the case may be, making the contract is affixed thereto." If the bid signed by the mayor can be considered a contract in writing within the meaning of the first part of this statute, it was not signed by the head of the department or chairman of the board making the contract. See Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway v. Mayor of Fall River, 308 Mass. 232. A city ordinance also required that such contracts be in writing and that copies be filed with certain city officials. There was no compliance with these requirements. See Burt v. Municipal Council of Taunton, 272 Mass. 130, 133-134; Duff v. Southbridge, ante, 224, 230. Nor does it appear that the obligation incurred was properly chargeable to the unexpended balance of the hospital appropriation. As stated above, the unexpended balance in that appropriation at all times here material was sufficient to cover the amount which the respondent sought to recover. Under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 44, Section 31, no department of the city, with an exception not here
material, could incur any liability in excess of the appropriation. And under Section 32 of c. 44, as it read before amended by St. 1941, c. 473, Section 2, the "budget shall consist of an itemized and detailed statement of the money required" and the appropriations must be made "in detail, clearly specifying the amount to be expended for each particular purpose." See Bell v. Cambridge, 306 Mass. 249. The budget, in so far as it relates to the hospital, and the appropriations for the hospital made by the city council are set forth in the statement of agreed facts. [Note p413-1] In neither is there any detailed statement which would satisfy the requirements of Section 32. [Note p413-2] Persons dealing with a municipality, of course, must take notice of limitations touching its contracting power of the sort set forth above, and cannot recover upon contracts, express or implied, attempted to be made in violation of them. Adalian Brothers, Inc. v. Boston, 323 Mass. 629, 631-632. Duff v. Southbridge, ante, 224, 228.
However, it does not follow that, because the city had a good defence to the original action of contract, the judge committed error of law in denying the petitions. It has been said that the discretion to grant or deny petitions for review "`should be exercised in such a way as to promote an orderly and proper administration of justice, and not to encourage carelessness, ignorance,' undue delay or perversity in the conduct of cases in the courts." Robinson v. Lyndonville Creamery Association, 284 Mass. 396, 399. It is plain that if the petitioner were a private party as distinct
from a municipal corporation its contention that there was an abuse of discretion would be without merit. The petitioner, however, stresses the fact that since it is a municipality different principles should govern. It is true that there are decisions which have restricted the right of counsel to waive requirements of law which must be complied with in order to establish liability on the part of a municipality. Thus in Brown v. Winthrop, 275 Mass. 43, it was held that counsel for a town could not waive the giving of notice of the time, place and cause of injury required by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 84, Section 18. And in Waltham v. Newton, 306 Mass. 59, where a statute permitted a municipality to recover from another within a prescribed time the expense of relief furnished to a needy person, it was held that an action brought after the time limited in the statute could not be maintained, and that a stipulation entered into by counsel for the defendant city waiving this provision was of no effect. See Gay v. Cambridge, 128 Mass. 387, 388; Old Colony Railroad v. Assessors of Quincy, 305 Mass. 509, 512. On the other hand it was held in Brocklesby v. Newton, 294 Mass. 41, that an admission by counsel in open court, that a notice of the time, place and cause of the injury under the statute was sufficient, precluded the city from thereafter attacking the notice. This court said at page 43, "This is not waiving a condition precedent. It is a method of establishing facts. Nothing is more common in practice or more useful in dispatching the business of the courts than for counsel to admit undisputed facts. Their clients, including municipal corporations, are bound by such admissions."
We do not construe the conduct of the city's counsel in the trial of the contract action as an attempt to waive the governing provisions of law relating to the contract in question. After the facts were laid before the judge, counsel stated that in his opinion the city had no defence. The case is distinguishable from Connor v. Haverhill, 303 Mass. 42, on which the petitioner heavily relies. There the plaintiffs in the original action entered into an alleged contract
with the defendant city in violation of numerous provisions of law restricting its power to contract. In an action to recover on the contract a verdict was directed for the city. While exceptions were pending, although the city solicitor was of opinion that the plaintiffs could not prevail, the city council, with knowledge of the city solicitor's opinion and with no belief that the claim was other than a moral obligation, passed an order authorizing a settlement for $6,000, and pursuant to this order an agreement for judgment was entered. To enjoin the enforcement of that judgment a suit was begun by ten taxpayers under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, Section 53. An injunction was granted and upon appeal to this court the decree was affirmed. The court viewed the agreement for judgment as a gift rather than a settlement of a law suit, and held that it was beyond the power of the city to make it. "The attempt to defeat the statutes and the ordinances by means of a gift was constructively fraudulent. The consent judgment was a means used in carrying out that attempt. The purpose of the statutes and ordinances cannot be thwarted in this manner" (page 48). In the cases under consideration there is no suggestion of fraud, constructive or otherwise, on the part of counsel for the city, and it will not be presumed. Toy v. Green, 319 Mass. 354, 360. The most that can be said is that he misapprehended the law.
Had the judge of the Superior Court in the exercise of his discretion seen fit to grant the petitions here, we could not say that he was wrong. But it is one thing to say that a judge may do a particular thing and quite another to say that he must. Probably no principle is more deeply embedded in our law than that which teaches that a litigant is entitled to his day in court but no more. It is a salutary principle. It is the very essence of the doctrine of res judicata. In every case there comes a time when litigation must end. Ordinarily that occurs when the parties have had a fair opportunity to present their case to a court and the appropriate appellate process has been exhausted or waived. The judge could very well have concluded that
that time had arrived here. At least we cannot say a "conscientious judge, acting intelligently, could [not] honestly have taken . . . [that] view." Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway, 235 Mass. 482, 502.
Moreover, to hold that these petitions should have been granted as matter of law might lead to undesirable and far reaching consequences. One obtaining a judgment against a municipality could never be sure that it was immune from attack until the time for granting writs of review had expired. See G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 250, Section 22. It would often be possible in such cases to discover after the trial that some provision of law had been overlooked or misconceived by counsel for the municipality which, if properly invoked, might have led to a different result.
What has been said of the first petition disposes of the second. The latter was based on the judgment in the former and stands no better. The suggestion in the petitioner's brief that the action on the judgment was improper because commenced by trustee process is without merit. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 246, Sections 1, 20. National Shawmut Bank v. Waterville, 285 Mass. 252.
Orders denying petitions affirmed.
[Note p409-1] The respondent obtained a building permit, completed the excavation, and installed the necessary piers, sills, and so forth, for the foundation.
[Note p412-1] It does not appear in the statement of agreed facts that the city has adopted one of the plans which make the provisions of c. 43 of the General Laws applicable (see Section 2), but the parties have argued the case on the basis that the city was subject to that chapter and we shall deal with the case on that footing.
[Note p413-1] It appeared therefrom that in the budget submitted to the city council for the hospital for 1941 sums were requested for "Hospital Salaries," "Hospital Pensions," "New Equipment," and "Hospital Expense," the items listed under the last title being "Coal," "Gas and Electricity," "House Supplies," "Medical and Surgical Supplies," "Food," "X-ray Supplies," "Building and Power Plant Repairs," "Automotive Maintenance," "Express," "Commission," "Insurance," "Postage and Office Supplies," "Telephone," and "Replacements"; and that the appropriations made were stated to be for "Salaries and Wages," "Expense," "Pensions" and "New Equipment," without further particularization. -- REPORTER.
[Note p413-2] Since the contract, for reasons just stated, was not enforceable against the city, it is unnecessary to decide whether a "special emergency" existed within the meaning of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, Section 28, so as to make the requirements of that section relating to advertising for bids inapplicable.


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Sneak Peek Wednesday: Music of the Night by Angela J. Ford (Giveaway)
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Music of the Night
(Tower Knights #1)
by Angela J. Ford
Publication date: Feb. 15 2021
Genre: Fantasy Romance
A haunted tower, a mysterious instructor and the lure of the music of the night. . .
After the death of her father, Aria is left penniless and destitute. To avoid working the streets she becomes the ward of a Count and moves to a remote town called High Tower.
High Tower is a gloomy place with one vivid attraction: the theater. Lords and ladies come from afar to be seduced by a night of unforgettable entertainment.
Many are warned to stay away from High Tower's dangerous enchantments, but it's a warning Aria is forced to ignore. Determined to take her life back into her hands, she and the Count make a deal. She can avoid an arranged marriage if she learns to sing for him.
When Aria stumbles across a mysterious man in a dark tower, she begs to learn the power of song from him. Although reluctant, the man agrees to teach her the music of the night. Between midnight meetings and emotional singing lessons, Aria falls in love with her alluring instructor despite his shadowy past.
But something deadly stirs, awoken by the desire of its master.
Evenings reveries become haunted with terror, blood and murder. Rumors claim the man in the tower in behind the madness that haunts High Tower, a truth Aria is loathe believe. For she just gained the desire of her heart.
What she doesn't know is that her haunted instructor intends to use her for his own purposes. . .
A deep voice, edged with anger, growled, "If you promise not to scream, I will release you."
One teal-blue eye bored into mine as I nodded. The stranger's pale skin, thick black hair and broad shoulders were all I could make out in the shadows of night. A shock of thick black hair fell over his forehead, yet a blue scarf was tied across one eye. Even in the low light, I spied scars peeking out from the edges, and I shivered. What incident had stolen his eye and damaged his face?
The rest of his face was all sharp angles, high cheekbones, an aristocratic nose. His jaw tensed as he released me, as though waiting for me to scream, claw at him and make a mad dash for my horse.
When I did not scream, he dropped his hand to his side, and that's when I realized the other was about my waist, firmly trapping me between his hard body and the wall of the tower. As I studied him, sandalwood, candle wax and a faint floral scent emanated off his skin. He was only a man, not a ghost. Samara would be chagrined when I told her the spirit of the tower was only a silly fable, granted, one that was easy to give into considering the gloom and mist that wrapped around High Tower like a mother swaddling a child.
A shuddering breath left my parted lips as I lightly touched his chest. I meant to push him away, but my eyes were suddenly riveted to his white shirt, open at the neck, displaying an expanse of his well-defined chest. I could not tear my eyes away quickly enough. Heat flamed my cheeks and for once I was grateful both for my dark skin and the dark of night which hid my reaction. How ironic was it that instead of a ghost, I'd found an attractive man? Pushing away that pesky thought, I returned my gaze to his scowling face, unsure whether he was angry with me for trespassing or the fact that I'd seen his gift.
"What do you want?" he barked, that one piercing eye studying me with a scrutiny that made me wish I'd changed into something more modest before leaving.
Lifting my chin, I glared right back at him. Instead of fear, I only felt a quickening in my blood. He had something I wanted, and all I had to do was open my mouth and ask. "I heard the music," I told him. "It called to me, coaxed me here, and so I came."
His full lips curled and his brow furrowed as he shifted his weight. My cloak had fallen back in the struggle and now his eye slid to my bare neck and the plunging neckline of my gown. Oh goddess, did he think I'd come to seduce him? I squirmed under his stormy gaze.
He must have realized my discomfort, and the fact he pressed me—rather intimately—against the stone wall. His hold loosened, but his scowl darkened. "I haven't played for hours. Speak, woman. Is there another reason you came? To spy on me?"
Without waiting for an answer, he dragged me away from the wall toward the yawning entrance of the tower.
Meet Angela J. Ford
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Jeanna Massman on 25 February, 2021 at 4:20 am said:
The cover is intriguing. It sets the tone for the book!
Mary Kirkland on 25 February, 2021 at 2:26 pm said:
I really like the cover for this one. I haven't read this author before but I'm intrigued.
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Sounds great. Terrific cover.
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I am excited to share my experience attending a PYM LIVE event for the first time. I admit to being skeptical about the event at first. How would this be different from another network meeting and/or "lunch and learn" provided by a local organization?
As planners, we know to expect the unexpected. But having the pope, the president of the United States and the United Nations' full complement of distinguished delegates in town at the same time as a PYM LIVE Event was a first. We learned an important lesson about the value of pre-show communication.
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CALL FOR PAPERS CONFERENCE PROGRAM REGISTRATION VENUE
GENERAL CHAIR'S MESSAGE
TPC CHAIR'S MESSAGE
SESSION CHAIR GUIDELINES
BUSINESS & TECH FORUMS
AWARDS LUNCHEON
PATRON PACKAGE
IEEE GLOBECOM 2010
Room: Riverfront North Hall
Demo Session 1
Time: Tuesday, 7 December: 10:00-12:30
Session Chair: Tansu Alpcan (Technical University Berlin, Germany, alpcan@sec.t-labs.tu-berlin.de)
Peer-to-peer Traffic Classification: Exploiting Human Communication DynamicsAlessandro Finamore (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Marco Mellia (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Michela Meo (Politecnico di Torino, Italy ), Dario Rossi (TELECOM ParisTech, France), Silvio Valenti (TELECOM ParisTech, France)
Multicast Multi-Streaming and Real-Time Stream Rate Control Demo
Qihua Yang (City University of New York, City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY), Tarek Saadawi (City University of New York, City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY; Infocom Technology Inc., Paterson, NJ), Ahmed Abdelal (Infocom Technology Inc., Paterson, NJ), Mitesh Patel (S&TCD/TWN/Network Science and Design Branch, Aberdeen Proveen Ground, MD), Biao Jiang (City University of New York, City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY)
Demonstrating the Impact of P2P Streaming on Video Quality
L. Abeni (University of Trento, Italy), C. Kiraly (University of Trento, Italy), R. Birke (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), M. Mellia (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) , E. Leonardi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), S. Traverso (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), R. Lo Cigno (University of Trento, Italy)
Inter-Domain Dynamic Circuit Network Creation
Pragatheeswaran Angu (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE), Mukesh Subedee (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE), Byrav Ramamurthy (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE), Xi Yang (University of Southern California, Arlington, VA), Tom Lehman (University of Southern California, Arlington, VA)
Neighbor-Cooperative Measurement of Network Path Quality
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A Lightweight Stream Cipher WG-7 for RFID Encryption and AND Authentication
Yiyuan Luo (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China), Qi Chai (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada), Guang Gong (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada), Xuejia Lai (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China)
A Distributed Multi-Target Software Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis Infrastructure for Smart Phones
S. P. T. Krishnan (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore), Lee Wang Hao (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore), Sathya S A (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore), Lavany Devi (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore)
The Demonstration of Backup Path Protocol for Reliable Cognitive Radio Networks
Rukun Mao (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN), Husheng Li (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN), Lijun Qian (Prairie View A&M University, Houston, TX), Zhiqiang Wu (Wright State University, Dayton, OH)
The Demonstration of SMSE Based Cognitive Radio in Mobile Environment via Software Defined Radio
Ruolin Zhou (Wright State University, Dayton, OH), Xue Li (Wright State University, Dayton, OH), Vasu Chakravarthy (Air Force Research Laboratory), Husheng Li (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN), Zhiqiang Wu (Wright State University, Dayton, OH)
Demo: A Cognitive Access Point using Bayesian Networks
Joshal Daftari (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology - UC San Diego, CA), Bheemarjuna Reddy Tamma (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology - UC San Diego, CA), B. S. Manoj (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology - UC San Diego, CA), and Ramesh Rao (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology - UC San Diego, CA)
Time: Wednesday, 8 December: 10:00-12:30
Session Chair: Xiaodong Cai (University of Miami, FL, USA, x.cai@miami.edu)
Network Monitoring Support for the Performance Analysis of Mobile Applications
Almudena Diaz (Univeristy of Malaga, Spain), Pedro Merino (Univeristy of Malaga, Spain)
Evaluation of Tracking Algorithms using Heterogeneous Technologies
Francesco Sottile (Istituto Superiore Maria Boella, Italy), Maurizio A. Spirito (Istituto Superiore Maria Boella, Italy), Pau Closas (CTTC, Spain), Javier Arribas (CTTC, Spain), Carles Fernández (CTTC, Spain), Michel Kieffer (CNRS, France), Montse Nájar (UPC, Spain), Achraf Mallat (UCL, Belgium), Pierre Gérard (UCL, Belgium), Luc Vandendorpe (UCL, Belgium), Davide Dardari (CNIT, University of Bologna, Italy), Nicolò Decarli (CNIT, University of Bologna, Italy), Andrea Conti (University of Ferrara, Italy)
Large-Scale Simulation of (Improved) Field Based Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks with SIDnet-SWANS
Oliviu Ghica (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL), Goce Trajcevski (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL), Marco Zuniga (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland), Rene Schubotz (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland), Peter Scheuermann (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL), Manfred Hauswirth (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)
Computational Potential of the MA TechniqueVincenzo Pellegrini (Università di Pisa, Italy), Mario di Dio (Università di Pisa, Italy), Luca Rose (Università di Pisa, Italy), Marco Luise (Università di Pisa, Italy)
Mobile Testbeds with an Attitude
Sungwook Moon (University of Florida, FL), Ahmed Helmy (University of Florida, FL)
Session Chair: Lingfen Sun (University of Plymouth, UK, L.Sun@plymouth.ac.uk)
The RSPLIB Project - From Research to Application\Thomas Dreibholz (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), Martin Becke (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Perimeter: A User Centric Networking Paradigm
Ahmet Cihat Toker (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany), Fikret Sivrikaya (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany), Sahin Albayrak (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany), Bülent Yener (Rennselear Polytechnic Institute, NJ)
Uplink and Downlink Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP)\
Patrick Marsch (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany), Jörg Holfeld (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany), Michael Grieger (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany), Gerhard Fettweis (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
A Real-Time Wireless Experiment System (ReTWIES)
Jin Yuan (University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX), Murat Torlak (University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX)
8×8 MIMO-OFDM Transmission Testbed for LTE-A
Wei Wang (DOCOMO Beijing labs, Beijing, China)
The Co-Chairs for IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 Demo Program are:
Shiwen Mao, Auburn University, USA
Tansu Alpcan, Technical University Berlin, Germany
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Xiaodoing Cai, University of Miami, USA
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In order to promote the GC10 Technical Program, as well as promoting the demonstrations on innovative prototypes and research outcomes, GC10 features Advanced Research Demo sessions (2-hour sessions) in the Poster and Exhibition area, and one selected demo will be awarded IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 Best Demo Award. There is no extra charge for the demo.
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Bye Bye, Big-Box Bookstores
September 8, 2010 Bookselling 8 comments
After more than a decade of dominance fueled by aggressive expansion, the leading big-box bookstore chains in the United States are hurting.
Borders is barely hanging on by a financial thread, with an almost $38 million loss near the end of 2009 sending the company into a tailspin. 2010 began with a round of layoffs, followed by restructuring and most recently the departure of its CFO, Mark Bierley. The cracks are beginning to show in its retail stores, too. Here in Bloomington, Indiana, where I live, the bookshelves at our local Borders are getting emptier by the month. It's also now closed on Sunday, presumably as a way to cut operating costs.
Barnes & Noble seems to be faring better, but that's a relative statement these days. For the better part of a year now it's been fighting a takeover attempt led by billionaire corporate raider, Ron Burkle. But in some ways that's not the worst of its worries. In an attempt to counter Burkle, Barnes & Noble CEO Leonard Riggio recently went looking for someone else — someone friendlier — to buy the company. He was met with this grim response by the financial press:
Before news of Barnes & Noble's plan to explore alternatives, shares had declined about a third this year in the face of concerns that the growing digital-books market and competition from Amazon.com Inc. would squeeze out its 720 bricks-and-mortar stores while also leaving it with little market share in the digital world, where its Nook e-book reader followed in the footsteps of Amazon's Kindle.
"It's difficult to envision a buyer of this company given the structural issues it continues to face," said Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter.
Realistically, it's probably an overstatement to say that nobody would want to buy Barnes & Noble. Someone with an interest in revamping the chain might well want to do so. Of course that would most likely mean, sayonara Barnes & Noble as we know it.
This isn't a surprising development, and both Borders and Barnes & Noble should have seen it coming.
Remember Tower Records? Or all of those Virgin Mega-Stores? With the rise of digital music, most of the big-box music stores were forced to shut their doors. They just couldn't compete with a business model premised on minimizing infrastructure and abandoning material goods. The same goes for Blockbuster and all of those other national video store chains, whose physical stores have been driven under by the double-whammy of Netflix and video on-demand.
E-books still have limited uptake, of course, which means that Borders and Barnes & Noble have yet to feel the digital squeeze to the degree that music and video stores have. Still, their lackluster forays into online bookselling have put both companies at a major disadvantage. Barnes & Noble used to have a fallback in the education market, with an exclusive lock on hundreds of college bookstores across the United States. Even that's now being eroded by Amazon.com, however, which is actively courting students on its website.
There's been some talk lately of how to retool the big-box bookstores to make them more competitive. Unfortunately, as a recent Publishers Weekly article noted, one plan would significantly involve "Taking the 'Book' Out of Bookstores." In place of the physical volumes there would be an increase in what booksellers like to call "non-book product," including journals, cards, fancy writing paper, reading lights, games, and that type of thing.
No doubt the profit margins on non-book product are attractive, and I suspect they help to create store traffic. But honestly, is this a viable long-term strategy? Does it make sense to save these bookstores by turning them into plus-sized stationery stores?
Here's a different idea. Bowker, a leading book industry research and information firm, recently reported that women over the age of 40 comprise the largest segment of the US book buying market. Common sense would dictate that Borders and Barnes & Noble ought to pursue that aspect of the market even more actively than they do now, since that's where the money is.
But it's clear that now's not the time for common sense; now's the time for bold, unconventional thinking. What this means is that the bookstore chains ought to be courting those who aren't your usual book buyers and working closely with publishers to develop titles that would appeal to them. That way they'd be broadening the market rather than simply reproducing it as it is.
I also wonder if now might be the right time to begin experimenting with smaller, shopping mall-based stores as well. Borders and Barnes & Noble closed most of their Waldenbooks and B. Dalton mall locations in the 1990s, in part to help finance the construction of their superstores. Nevertheless, people still love to shop at the mall, even in the internet age. The experience of being in pubic, hanging out, and poking around is something that online retailers can never hope to duplicate. And so here, again, is another untapped possibility. A suitable print-on-demand system could make mall stores even more attractive to book buyers, moreover, since then they wouldn't have to wait for titles to be delivered from suppliers or sources online.
Maybe, in the end, it's time to bid farewell to the big-box bookstore chains. Personally, though, I'd be sad to see them go, especially since they've been instrumental in making books available in places where, for the most part, they weren't abundant — places like my hometown of Goshen, New York, for instance. I also think it's important for printed books to remain a part of the experiential landscape of people's everyday lives, both in the form of libraries and retail stores.
Indeed, what would it mean to live in a time when we couldn't pluck a random volume off of a shelf and start reading, just for the sake of doing so? That's the question we're staring at now, not only because of the shakeout that's been going on for the better part of 15 years in the retail sector, but also because of the cutbacks that are crippling US public libraries. But Instead of staring at this question, isn't it about time folks started staring it down?
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Interesting point, but what do you make of Blackwell's in the UK handing the store over to employees? Their point is that employee-owned shops have done better during the recession, as seen by British dep't store John Lewis. [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/08/blackwells-bookstores-staff-ownership-switch ] Could it work here? Interesting to think about, even if far too Marxist a concept to gain any currency in an American boardroom.
I volunteered briefly at a cooperatively owned bookstore, Brian. It wasn't exactly worker-owned per se, but it was interesting to see that a business could be run if enough people cared passionately about it and its mission. Could something similar work for a place like Borders or B&N? Given how the word "socialism" gets bandied about here in the States these days, I seriously doubt the Blackwell's model would have much uptake. Corporate raiders, "angel" investors, and venture capitalists seem to be more the American style of fixing things — even if those things don't actually end up getting fixed.
It's true, Ted, but models in all areas of publishing are shifting, as you well know. There have been some experiments with non-profit bookstores, including one that just opened in Spartanburg, SC (Hub City Books). As the chains turn into Best Buy Build-a-Bears, people who are committed to printed books and want the variety they've become accustomed to, not just bestsellers tucked behind the Nook display, may start exploring new options. You're probably right about the chains in this case, however… unfortunately.
Thanks for the follow-up, Brian, and indeed you're absolutely on the mark here. I was probably too cynical in my previous comment.
For whatever it's worth, in my post I'd considered including some mention of how now might be a good time for highly-specialized independent bookstores to start making a comeback. I backed off only because the post was already getting long, and I hadn't fully thought-through the argument.
I think we both agree, in principle, that bookselling needs more experimentation, not retrenchment.
P.S. Thanks, by the way, for mentioning this post on Survival of the Book. It's a great blog!
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Indeed, what would it mean to live in a time when we couldn't pluck a random volume off of a shelf and start reading, just for the sake of doing so?
This scares me, because when I read it, I started to think of when the last time I actually did that was…and it's more years than I care to admit here.
Unfortunately that's no longer how books get sold.
I also remember the same argument being used in defense of record stores: many boomer musicians nearly lived at their local record outlets in the 50's and 60's, combing the shelves and drinking up whatever new music excited them right in the store. They had trouble imagining what the music business would be without the local record store.
Well, we don't have the local record store anymore, but a lot of people are still having trouble imagining what the music business is going to be like.
The book industry is next in line for that experience, I'm thinking. As in the music biz, there may not be an easy answer, and the industry may be in for a decade of the same kind of breakdown and chaos the music biz is experiencing.
For a few authors and booksellers, the magic combo of luck and preparedness may prove a boon, but I'm willing to bet for most it's going to be a big WTF moment in the industry.
Thanks for the comment, and sorry it's taken me a few days to respond. Busy, busy, busy.
In any case, I agree with your assessment about the future of the book industry, at least in principle. Rough seas clearly lie ahead on the horizon, no doubt yielding all sorts of WTF moments and more along the way.
I say "in principle," though, because in general I think people are too quick to generalize about the example of the music industry. One of the many things that distinguishes the music industry from the book industry is the former's more successful experiments with and implementations of format change: from wax cylinders to proto-plastics to vinyl, and then on to reel-to-reel, 8-tracks, cassettes, and CDs, music lovers have consistently had to contend with new music delivery systems. Mp3s and digital downloading are no exception here. People have been taught to consistently not care how they get their music (serious audiophiles notwithstanding).
Books, on the other hand, are different. Since about the early 1700s or so, book form has been comparatively stable — this despite many attempts to miniaturize books using microfilm and later placing them onto CDs, etc. This isn't to say that e-book adoption can't or won't one day surpass that of printed books, but there is a kind of format-inertia particular to books that we don't see with sound recording. With that, my take is that the book industry will be slower to change than the music biz, and to my mind it will be all the better for it. One can hope, anyway.
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Ellsberg was a State Department analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, a secret account of the Vietnam War and its pretexts to The New York Times, which revealed endemic practices of deception by previous administrations, and contributed to the erosion of public support for the war.
The Pentagon Papers revealed the knowledge, early on, that the war would not likely be won and that continuing the war would lead to many times more casualties than was admitted publicly. Further, the papers showed a deep cynicism towards the public and a disregard for the loss of life and injury suffered by soldiers and civilians. Ellsberg knew that releasing these papers would most likely result in a conviction and sentence of many years in prison. Throughout 1970, Ellsberg covertly attempted to convince a few sympathetic senators to release the Pentagon Papers on the Senate floor under privilege. When these efforts failed, Ellsberg, with the assistance of Anthony Russo, copied them and leaked them to Neil Sheehan at The New York Times. On June 12, 1971, the Times began publishing the first installment of the 7,000 page document. For 15 days, the Times was prevented from publishing its articles on the orders of the Nixon administration. However, the Supreme Court soon ordered publication to resume freely. Ellsberg went underground, and was not caught by the FBI, even though they were under enormous pressure from the Nixon Administration to find him. The Nixon administration also began a campaign to discredit Ellsberg: Nixon's plumbers broke into Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office in an attempt to find damaging information. The revelation of the break-in became part of the Watergate scandal.
On June 28, 1971, Ellsberg publicly surrendered to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston, Massachusetts. He was taken into custody believing he would spend the rest of his life in prison; he was charged with theft, conspiracy, and espionage. But due to the gross governmental misconduct, all charges against Ellsberg were eventually dropped. White House counsel Charles Colson was later prosecuted and pled no contest for obstruction of justice in the burglary of Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office.


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Aurora Vaulters: Offering Unique Equestrian Camp Programs in Lamoine
In the coming days, camp programs across the state will be in full swing. From robotics to music to sports – plus traditional residential camps nestled among woods and water – offerings in the state's camping community are vast. And come July, a few dozen youngsters will have the chance to attend a camp like none other in Maine. Aurora Vaulters, a non-profit organization formed less than a decade ago, will bring together children to learn the equestrian skill of vaulting – defined as gymnastic dance in harmony with a moving horse.
Equestrian vaulting is part of national and international competition, and participants compete in copper, bronze, silver, and gold divisions
Originally known as Vaulters of MDI, Aurora Vaulters changed its name to identify "with spirit rather than geography," says coach Deb Andrews. Its stated vision? "To provide a safe, dynamic place in which humans and their equine partner can experience the freedom of gymnastic dance in harmony with each other. We provide a clean, safe and welcoming facility. We strive to be educational ambassadors for vaulting in the State of Maine."
At the helm of Aurora Vaulters, based in Lamoine, are the mother-daughter team of Deb and Cynthia Andrews. Cynthia Andrews is the only vaulting competitor in the state of Maine, and competes in Region 9, which makes up much of the eastern seaboard. She is also certified vaulting coach, as well as a certified EMT. For three sessions, in late July and early August, at Starlight Horse Farm in Lamoine, Cynthia and certified-coach mother Deb, will welcome youngsters aged eight to 18 for five-day day camps. Each session will teach horse safety and grooming, horsemanship, vaulting, riding, crafts and more.
"I'm hoping, first, they learn horse safety and have fun," says Deb. Participants can "develop and increase confidence," and "have an adventure."
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"She fell in love with vaulting," Deb says.
And while there was therapeutic vaulting in a few barns across the state, no club was a member of the American Vaulting Association, she says.
Aurora Vaulting provides a safe, dynamic place in which humans and their equine partner can experience the freedom of gymnastic dance.
"I watched these pre-teens and teens develop this confidence and sense of self in doing this activity. I found it to be truly amazing."
In more recent years, Cynthia's coach stepped away from the discipline to start a family, and "I really wanted it to continue," Deb says.
"One of the things that drives us is to offer this discipline to a segment of youth who are really called to it," she says. And those youngsters who participate in Aurora Vaulters programs reap a variety of benefits, among them significant physical strength. Consider, after all, the power an advanced vaulter demands to perform a handstand on a running horse.
Deb says one session of their camp this summer will be a specialty camp offered by Down East Family YMCA. The other two weeks will be Aurora Vaulters programming.
"Every day they make exponential progress," she says – much more than an aspiring vaulter can gain from a once-a-week lesson. And for those new to the practice, the camp will offer a variety of activities: "an opportunity for kids to be around large equines, try a new sport, learning horsemanship, horse safety and horse care." Youngsters will learn new skills and play games as well, Deb says.
Equestrian vaulting is part of national and international competition, and participants compete in copper, bronze, silver, and gold divisions. Cynthia Andrews is a bronze-level competitor. Participation includes compulsory exercises, and individual and team freestyle routines performed to music. Scoring takes into consideration the combined performance of the vaulter or vaulters, the lunger, who stands in the center of the 15-meter ring and manages the horse's movement, and the horse itself.
Vaulting, a discipline overseen by the American Vaulting Association, is one of seven equestrian disciplines practiced worldwide
Deb Andrews says their "mother-daughter business" is a labor of love. She began her involvement years ago as a "vaulting mom," supporting Cynthia's passion for the sport, but "I was led to this point in my life and I have never been happier." They are in the process of purchasing the horse farm which they lease in Lamoine, and they are training with their horse, Rosie. Program development continues, and mother and daughter are busy marketing, networking, and talking to parents.
"We love it," Deb says.
Aurora Vaulters still has openings in its camp programs. Deb Andrews suggests that interested families email her at dandrews02@gmail.com, or call her at 207-266-3791.


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Mammals Release Date, Cast, And Plot - What We Know So Far
By Keegan McGuire/Aug. 19, 2021 9:22 pm EST
Amazon is bringing another U.K. TV show to life with "Mammals," a six-episode series set to feature the host of "The Late Late Show With James Corden" and Sally Hawkins, the star of the Academy Award winning "The Shape of Water."
News of the program came from a press release obtained by Deadline, through which fans learned a few more details about what to expect from the series when it arrives. The show was created by Jez Butterworth, an experienced writer and filmmaker who penned the scripts for the James Bond film "Spectre," as well as the upcoming "Indiana Jones 5."
While a lot about "Mammals" remains up in the air, some important clues are hidden in the press release itself. Beyond that, some rumors about the project might help cast some light on what viewers will see when the show premiers. Here is everything we know about the release date, cast, and plot of "Mammals."
When will Mammals release?
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Considering "Mammals" was only just announced, it will likely be a while before you have a chance to check it out. However, there has been some forward momentum on the project. If everything falls into place, fans will hopefully be able to enjoy the show sooner rather than later.
Deadline confirmed the endeavor had lined up three contributing production companies: Fulwell 73, owned by James Corden, Street Hassle, which is run by the show's creator and screenwriter, Jez Butterworth, and Vertigo Films, the studio operated by other "Mammals" creator, James Richardson.
In addition, Georgia Brown, who heads the European Originals division of Amazon Studios, said, "This fantastic cast will bring Jez's compelling scripts to life, and we are delighted to be sharing Mammals with Prime Video audiences globally." If Brown is implying that the scripts are ready to go, then there may be few obstacles in the way to begin filming. If that is the case, "Mammals" could start streaming as soon as Spring or Summer 2022.
Who makes up the cast of Mammals?
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When "Mammals" was announced via Deadline, Amazon provided a rather generous list of actors set to appear in the series.
At the top of the list are Sally Hawkins, a star of the stage and screen who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in "The Shape of Water," and James Corden, host of "The Late Late Show With James Corden." The "Mammals" press release paid particular attention to the chemistry between Hawkins and Corden, and writer Jez Butterworth encouraged viewers to check out a skit available on YouTube starring the two actors.
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What is the plot of Mammals?
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Amazon Studios has kept the premise of "Mammals" a bit under wraps. However, screenwriter Jez Butterworth did provide a broad outline to Deadline that indicates the show may revolve around the challenges faced by married couples.
Butterworth said, "A good marriage is the most magical thing. In a world of eight billion, you've found the one who gets you, ignites your body and soul. Who allows you to grow and flourish. Who gives you the spark, the confidence to become you." While further details of how the show will investigate matrimony have not been provided, a report from The Sun stated that the series was about a troubled marriage and will be set in Cornwall and London.
Beyond that, there isn't much to go on as to what problems the marriage in question might face or how James Corden and Sally Hawkins' characters will try and resolve them. Fans will just have to hold tight until the show's production makes it a bit further along.


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Il Giro del Delfinato 1995, quarantasettesima edizione della corsa, si svolse dal 4 all'11 giugno su un percorso di 1127 km ripartiti in 7 tappe più un cronoprologo, con partenza da Évian-les-Bains e arrivo a Chambéry. Fu vinto dallo spagnolo Miguel Indurain della Banesto davanti al britannico Chris Boardman e allo spagnolo Vicente Aparicio.

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Post by Dialdancer » Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:34 pm
Now how did I know it would end up being Michael's fault.
"Jackson's revocable trust presented a problem insofar as estate taxation - some reports said it actually caused a deficit."
Michael Jackson's Irrevocable Trust and Estate Woes with IRS Helped Greatly by Revenue After Death and New Album in May Opines UltraTrust.com
A new album by the late King of Pop will hit stores in May and will contribute to the billions of earnings the estate has made since Michael's death. UltraTrust.com looks at the estate left by Michael Jackson as well as its financial prowess, complexity and vulnerability.
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Michael Jackson's Estate Planning Mistakes are something to learn from.
Michael is looking down down on us pointing and laughing
Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 09, 2014
Major music label Epic Records has announced that May 2014 will be a good month for fans of Michael Jackson and his incredible musical legacy (1); that is when "Xscape," one of about ten albums expected to be released by the Jackson estate over the next three years, will hit stores. This highly anticipated album is expected to add even more value to the already lucrative Jackson estate, which is undergoing probate under case number BP117321 in the Superior Court of Los Angeles. The Jackson estate is estimated to be earning about a billion dollars each year (2).
The King of Pop was 50 years old when he passed in 2009. At that time, Jackson was staging a comeback tour that eventually became a posthumous and highly successful musical show in Las Vegas. CNN has reported that the respected music impresario L.A. Reid, top executive at Epic Records, is praising the work performed by the producers working on Xscape, some of whom are executors of his will and had previously worked with Jackson.
Music and entertainment industry publication Billboard has identified several revenue streams that may keep the complicated and highly contested Michael Jackson Family Trust (3) from going into the red. Digital film, video games, the hit show "This Is It" in Las Vegas, music publishing, and recording contracts are among the activities that make the Jackson trust a posthumously profitable endeavor.
The irony of Michael Jackson's posthumous earning power is something that Rocco Beatrice of UltraTrust.com recently commented on. He is the Managing Director of Estate Street Partners, a CPA firm that specializes on irrevocable trusts and estate planning. "That Michael Jackson is still earning from the afterlife is a veritable testament, so to speak, of his sizable contribution to the pop music canon. He is not the first music artist to find considerable posthumous success. Let's keep in mind the estate of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock, as well as other late artists such as rapper Tupac Shakur, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, reggae luminary Bob Marley, and grunge pioneer Kurt Cobain; those estates are still producing $1-5M per year."
Mr. Beatrice has previously commented on the Jackson estate, specifically on his use of a "pour-over will" to assign any remaining assets that he may not have deposited into the Michael Jackson Family Trust. "Although trusts afford a lot more privacy than wills, we have learned quite a bit from the Jackson probate proceedings (5). That usually happens in cases involving major celebrities such as the King of Pop, and we know that he left a revocable trust."
"Jackson's revocable trust presented a problem insofar as estate taxation - some reports said it actually caused a deficit." Mr, Beatrice is referring to Estate of Sanford v. Commissioner, 308 U.S. 39 (1939), a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that deems assets transferred to revocable trusts as incomplete gifts (4), and therefore subject to estate taxes. "Irrevocable trusts, which we often recommend to our clients, are much better structures in the sense that they provide tax mitigation and considerable estate protection."
Taxes have been major issues in the protracted battle over the Jackson estate. In August 2013, Forbes reported on a $700 million deficiency determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with regard to the Jackson estate (6). "It is clear from Jackson's will and what we know from his trust that he wanted most of his estate to go to his three children. Unfortunately, the revocable feature of his trust is causing a lot of money to be paid in taxes. Irrevocable trusts tend to be far more favorable to beneficiaries, heirs and survivors than to the IRS," Mr. Beatrice explained.
In the past, multiple lawsuits faced by the Jackson estate. "On one hand, it is good to know that Jackson's musical legacy continues to produce so much revenue; on the other hand, the revocable trust is not sufficient to protect his estate against the dozens of lawsuits that are piling up in Los Angeles Superior Court. It is safe to assume that quite a few of those plaintiffs seeking money from the Jackson estate would be dissuaded if he had chosen an irrevocable trust that provides true asset protection."
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1. edition.cnn.com/2014/03/31/showbiz/michael-jackson-xscape-album/ - 3/31/14
2. marketplace.org/topics/business/jackson-estate-success-thriller - 3/31/14
3. billboard.com/articles/news/957679/how-michael-jackson-made-1-billion-since-his-death?page=0%2C0 - 3/14/14
4. supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/308/39/case.html - 11/6/39
5. ultratrust.com/court-cases/jackson-will.pdf - 9/26/03
6. forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/08/21/michael-jacksons-estate-to-irs-beat-it/ - 8/21/13
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Q: IgniteException: NullPointerException Im using Ignite Version 2.2 and I try to build a Cache using the following CacheConfiguration:
@Configuration
public class IgniteConfig {

    @Bean(name = Identifiers.STANDARD_IGNITE_ITEM)
    @Qualifier(Identifiers.STANDARD_IGNITE_ITEM)
    public CacheConfiguration<String, StandardItem> standardItemsCacheConfiguration() {
        return this.getItemsStandardCacheConfiguration();
    }

    private CacheConfiguration<String, StandardItem> getItemsStandardCacheConfiguration() {
        CacheConfiguration<String, StandardItem> config = new CacheConfiguration<>(Identifiers.STANDARD_IGNITE_ITEM_CACHE);

        config.setName(Identifiers.STANDARD_IGNITE_ITEM_CACHE);
        config.setIndexedTypes(String.class, StandardItem.class);
        config.setAtomicityMode(CacheAtomicityMode.TRANSACTIONAL);
        config.setCacheStoreFactory(FactoryBuilder.factoryOf(StandardItemCacheStore.class.getName()));
        config.setReadThrough(true);
        config.setWriteThrough(true);
        config.setCopyOnRead(false);
        config.setCacheMode(CacheMode.PARTITIONED);
        config.setOnheapCacheEnabled(true);

        return config;
    }
}

This is my CacheStoreAdapter:
public class StandardItemCacheStore extends CacheStoreAdapter<String, StandardItem> {
    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StandardItemCacheStore.class.getName());

    @Override
    public void loadCache(IgniteBiInClosure<String, StandardItem> clo, Object... args) {
        super.loadCache(clo, args);

        logger.info("Load standard items into ingite cache");

        final AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger();

        Flux<StandardItem> items = new StandardItemDAO().getAllItems();

        items.subscribe(item -> {
            if (item != null) {
                counter.incrementAndGet();

                logging.info("Load item into cache: " + item.toString());

                clo.apply(item.getItemId(), item);
            }
        });

        items.doOnComplete(() -> {
           logger.info("Loaded " + counter + " standard items into ignite cache");
        });
    }

    @Override
    public StandardItem load(String key) throws CacheLoaderException {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void write(Cache.Entry<? extends String, ? extends StandardItem> entry) throws CacheWriterException {

    }

    @Override
    public void delete(Object key) throws CacheWriterException {

    }
}

Unfortunately im never able to build my cache since there are NullPointers which I dont understand where they are coming from. I load the cache like the following:
@Service
public class MyService {
    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MyService.class.getName());

    private final IgniteCache<String, StandardItem> standardItemIgniteCache;

    public MyService(@Autowired @Qualifier(Identifiers.STANDARD_IGNITE_ITEM) CacheConfiguration<String, StandardItem> standardItemCacheConfiguration) {
        logger.info("Call service provider constructor");

        Ignite ignite = Ignition.getOrStart(new IgniteConfiguration());

        logger.info("Create standard items cache");

        this.standardItemIgniteCache = ignite.getOrCreateCache(standardItemCacheConfiguration);
        this.standardItemIgniteCache.loadCache(null);
    }
}

    // ....
}

When I start my service the loading of the cache starts (I see the logoutputs from the items in the loadCache function) but all of a sudden an Exception is thrown:
2017-11-28 21:23:36.462  INFO 6 --- [           main] i.s.p.p.d.cache.StandardItemCacheStore   : Loaded 35219 standard items into ignite cache
2017-11-28 21:23:36.510 ERROR 6 --- [           main] o.a.i.i.processors.task.GridTaskWorker   : Failed to obtain remote job result policy for result from ComputeTask.result(..) method (will fail the whole task): GridJobResultImpl [job=C2 [c=LoadCacheJobV2 [keepBinary=false]], sib=GridJobSiblingImpl [sesId=26703840061-6c03522c-008e-41f5-b144-a5a08d8c60d2, jobId=36703840061-6c03522c-008e-41f5-b144-a5a08d8c60d2, nodeId=048a70e3-8197-48e0-865f-213828842787, isJobDone=false], jobCtx=GridJobContextImpl [jobId=36703840061-6c03522c-008e-41f5-b144-a5a08d8c60d2, timeoutObj=null, attrs={}], node=TcpDiscoveryNode [id=048a70e3-8197-48e0-865f-213828842787, addrs=[127.0.0.1, 172.19.0.9], sockAddrs=[/127.0.0.1:47500, 7b9717decf77/172.19.0.9:47500], discPort=47500, order=4, intOrder=4, lastExchangeTime=1511904205042, loc=false, ver=2.2.0#20170915-sha1:5747ce6b, isClient=false], ex=class o.a.i.IgniteException: null, hasRes=true, isCancelled=false, isOccupied=true]

org.apache.ignite.IgniteException: Remote job threw user exception (override or implement ComputeTask.result(..) method if you would like to have automatic failover for this exception).
        at org.apache.ignite.compute.ComputeTaskAdapter.result(ComputeTaskAdapter.java:101) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.task.GridTaskWorker$5.apply(GridTaskWorker.java:1027) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.task.GridTaskWorker$5.apply(GridTaskWorker.java:1020) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.util.IgniteUtils.wrapThreadLoader(IgniteUtils.java:6640) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.task.GridTaskWorker.result(GridTaskWorker.java:1020) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.task.GridTaskWorker.onResponse(GridTaskWorker.java:838) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.task.GridTaskProcessor.processJobExecuteResponse(GridTaskProcessor.java:1066) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.task.GridTaskProcessor$JobMessageListener.onMessage(GridTaskProcessor.java:1301) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager.invokeListener(GridIoManager.java:1556) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager.processRegularMessage0(GridIoManager.java:1184) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager.access$4200(GridIoManager.java:126) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager$9.run(GridIoManager.java:1097) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [na:1.8.0_111]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [na:1.8.0_111]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_111]
Caused by: org.apache.ignite.IgniteException: null
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.closure.GridClosureProcessor$C2.execute(GridClosureProcessor.java:1850) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.job.GridJobWorker$2.call(GridJobWorker.java:566) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.util.IgniteUtils.wrapThreadLoader(IgniteUtils.java:6608) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.job.GridJobWorker.execute0(GridJobWorker.java:560) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.job.GridJobWorker.body(GridJobWorker.java:489) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.util.worker.GridWorker.run(GridWorker.java:110) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.job.GridJobProcessor.processJobExecuteRequest(GridJobProcessor.java:1115) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.job.GridJobProcessor$JobExecutionListener.onMessage(GridJobProcessor.java:1908) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager.invokeListener(GridIoManager.java:1556) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager.processRegularMessage0(GridIoManager.java:1184) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager.access$4200(GridIoManager.java:126) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.managers.communication.GridIoManager$9.run(GridIoManager.java:1097) [ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [na:1.8.0_111]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [na:1.8.0_111]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [na:1.8.0_111]
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: null
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.cache.GridCacheAdapter$LoadCacheJob.localExecute(GridCacheAdapter.java:5456) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.cache.GridCacheAdapter$LoadCacheJobV2.localExecute(GridCacheAdapter.java:5505) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.cache.GridCacheAdapter$TopologyVersionAwareJob.execute(GridCacheAdapter.java:6120) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.compute.ComputeJobAdapter.call(ComputeJobAdapter.java:132) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        at org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.closure.GridClosureProcessor$C2.execute(GridClosureProcessor.java:1847) ~[ignite-core-2.2.0.jar!/:2.2.0]
        ... 14 common frames omitted
2017-11-24 16:13:57.319  INFO 6 --- [           main] o.a.i.i.p.r.p.tcp.GridTcpRestProtocol    : Command protocol successfully stopped: TCP binary
2017-11-24 16:13:57.467  INFO 6 --- [           main] o.a.i.i.p.cache.GridCacheProcessor       : Stopped cache [cacheName=ignite-sys-cache]
2017-11-24 16:13:57.468  INFO 6 --- [           main] o.a.i.i.p.cache.GridCacheProcessor       : Stopped cache [cacheName=standard_item_cache]
2017-11-24 16:13:57.469  INFO 6 --- [           main] o.a.i.i.p.cache.GridCacheProcessor       : Stopped cache [cacheName=backend_cache]
[16:13:57] Ignite node stopped OK [uptime=00:00:04:404]
2017-11-24 16:13:57.513  INFO 6 --- [           main] org.apache.ignite.internal.IgniteKernal  :
>>> +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>>> Ignite ver. 2.2.0#20170915-sha1:5747ce6b36f10b30d2142b9d90dad8e3049e8f74 stopped OK
>>> +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>>> Grid uptime: 00:00:04:404

Why is this happening?

A: There is a combination of problems, that leads to such behaviour:

*

*Your loadCache method is asynchronous. So, when you call IgniteCache#loadCache(), then execution is not blocked, and it returns almost immediately.

*You start Ignite as a resource in a try block. So, when construction of MyService finishes, Ignite instance is closed. It means, that the whole node is destructed. This is why you see, that your caches are stopped.

So, if you move Ignite creation out of the try block, the problem should go away.

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