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Q: In Aurelia Router is it possible to get notified when the user attempts to navigate to the same page? The Aurelia Router fires off events in the EventAggregator which I can subscribe to. My code subscribes to the router:navigation:processing event so that whenever a user clicks a route my navigation menu closes.
eventAggregator.subscribe('router:navigation:processing', e => menu.close());

The problem is that when the user is on the page in which they are trying to navigate to, then the menu stays open. I would like to close the menu when they select the same page in which they are currently on.
I would also like to mention that my menu links look like this:
Showcase

I would like keep my links like this if at all possible because I like how the aurelia-router binds the href address automagically.

A: No, there is no real built-in mechanism for this. history-browser is responsible for intercepting click events on anchor tags and sending the url fragment to the routeHandler.
It only does this if the new fragment is different from the old fragment (or if the navigationStategy is 'replace'); if not, the operation is aborted long before the router is even involved.
Depending on how frequently you need this and how much time it's worth investing in, etc, some options come to mind:

*

*Add a click.trigger event listener on the anchor tag. On click, your check would be a little hacky (it's mimicking what the framework does) on an injected BrowserHistory: history._getFragment(DefaultLinkHandler.getEventInfo(event).href) === history.fragment. If this evaluates to true, you're on the same page and the router won't do anything, so it's your turn to publish something to EventAggregator.

*Or a simpler (but more prone to issues / edge cases) alternative to the above: register a click event that simply compares the href attribute to window.location.href or some of its friends.

*Use navigationStrategy.replace (would not recommend as it redoes your whole component for no reason, but it's an option)

*Override the BrowserHistory class's navigate() method that publishes to EventAggregator (line 138 or something of index.js) when this.fragment === fragment to do this globally, and register it with DI as History

A: I marked Fred Kleuver's answer as the answer because I feel like his ways though are more difficult to implement are probably a lot more powerful. But also you need an understanding of the inner workings of the framework.  In the end I just implemented a hacky way of solving my issue.  I created a custom element called navigate-to-page-link.
navigate-to-page-link.ts
import { bindable, autoinject } from 'aurelia-framework';
import { Store } from 'aurelia-store';
import { State } from '@src/state/state';
import { MenuStateActions } from '../menu-state';

@autoinject()
export class NavigateToPageLink{
  @bindable route: string;
  @bindable name: string;

  constructor(private store: Store<State>){}

  closeMenu(){
    this.store.dispatch(MenuStateActions.close);
    return true;
  }
}

navigate-to-page-link.html
<template>
  ${name}
</template>

So, basically I'm using the aurelia-store to open and close my menu. Also, I need to return true from the click.delegate method in order for the href link to navigate.
Inside my menu I use this element like so:
<require from="./navigate-to-page-link"></require>
<navigate-to-page-link route="home" name="Home"></navigate-to-page-link>

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<?php

namespace RK\HelperModule\Controller;

use RK\HelperModule\Controller\Base\AbstractInfoController;

use RuntimeException;

use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\ParamConverter;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AccessDeniedException;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
use Zikula\ThemeModule\Engine\Annotation\Theme;
use RK\HelperModule\Entity\InfoEntity;

/**
 * Info controller class providing navigation and interaction functionality.
 */
class InfoController extends AbstractInfoController
{
    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/admin/infos",
     *        methods = {"GET"}
     * )
     * @Theme("admin")
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     */
    public function adminIndexAction(Request $request)
    {
        return parent::adminIndexAction($request);
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/infos",
     *        methods = {"GET"}
     * )
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     */
    public function indexAction(Request $request)
    {
        return parent::indexAction($request);
    }
    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/admin/infos/view/{sort}/{sortdir}/{pos}/{num}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"sortdir" = "asc|desc|ASC|DESC", "pos" = "\d+", "num" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"sort" = "", "sortdir" = "asc", "pos" = 1, "num" = 10, "_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET"}
     * )
     * @Theme("admin")
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     * @param string $sort         Sorting field
     * @param string $sortdir      Sorting direction
     * @param int    $pos          Current pager position
     * @param int    $num          Amount of entries to display
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     */
    public function adminViewAction(Request $request, $sort, $sortdir, $pos, $num)
    {
        return parent::adminViewAction($request, $sort, $sortdir, $pos, $num);
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/infos/view/{sort}/{sortdir}/{pos}/{num}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"sortdir" = "asc|desc|ASC|DESC", "pos" = "\d+", "num" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"sort" = "", "sortdir" = "asc", "pos" = 1, "num" = 10, "_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET"}
     * )
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     * @param string $sort         Sorting field
     * @param string $sortdir      Sorting direction
     * @param int    $pos          Current pager position
     * @param int    $num          Amount of entries to display
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     */
    public function viewAction(Request $request, $sort, $sortdir, $pos, $num)
    {
        return parent::viewAction($request, $sort, $sortdir, $pos, $num);
    }
    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/admin/info/{id}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"id" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET"}
     * )
     * @ParamConverter("info", class="RKHelperModule:InfoEntity", options = {"repository_method" = "selectById", "mapping": {"id": "id"}, "map_method_signature" = true})
     * @Theme("admin")
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     * @param InfoEntity $info Treated info instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     * @throws NotFoundHttpException Thrown by param converter if info to be displayed isn't found
     */
    public function adminDisplayAction(Request $request, InfoEntity $info)
    {
        return parent::adminDisplayAction($request, $info);
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/info/{id}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"id" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET"}
     * )
     * @ParamConverter("info", class="RKHelperModule:InfoEntity", options = {"repository_method" = "selectById", "mapping": {"id": "id"}, "map_method_signature" = true})
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     * @param InfoEntity $info Treated info instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     * @throws NotFoundHttpException Thrown by param converter if info to be displayed isn't found
     */
    public function displayAction(Request $request, InfoEntity $info)
    {
        return parent::displayAction($request, $info);
    }
    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/admin/info/edit/{id}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"id" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"id" = "0", "_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET", "POST"}
     * )
     * @Theme("admin")
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     * @throws NotFoundHttpException Thrown by form handler if info to be edited isn't found
     * @throws RuntimeException      Thrown if another critical error occurs (e.g. workflow actions not available)
     */
    public function adminEditAction(Request $request)
    {
        return parent::adminEditAction($request);
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/info/edit/{id}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"id" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"id" = "0", "_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET", "POST"}
     * )
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     * @throws NotFoundHttpException Thrown by form handler if info to be edited isn't found
     * @throws RuntimeException      Thrown if another critical error occurs (e.g. workflow actions not available)
     */
    public function editAction(Request $request)
    {
        return parent::editAction($request);
    }
    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/admin/info/delete/{id}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"id" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET", "POST"}
     * )
     * @ParamConverter("info", class="RKHelperModule:InfoEntity", options = {"repository_method" = "selectById", "mapping": {"id": "id"}, "map_method_signature" = true})
     * @Theme("admin")
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     * @param InfoEntity $info Treated info instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     * @throws NotFoundHttpException Thrown by param converter if info to be deleted isn't found
     * @throws RuntimeException      Thrown if another critical error occurs (e.g. workflow actions not available)
     */
    public function adminDeleteAction(Request $request, InfoEntity $info)
    {
        return parent::adminDeleteAction($request, $info);
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     *
     * @Route("/info/delete/{id}.{_format}",
     *        requirements = {"id" = "\d+", "_format" = "html"},
     *        defaults = {"_format" = "html"},
     *        methods = {"GET", "POST"}
     * )
     * @ParamConverter("info", class="RKHelperModule:InfoEntity", options = {"repository_method" = "selectById", "mapping": {"id": "id"}, "map_method_signature" = true})
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     * @param InfoEntity $info Treated info instance
     *
     * @return Response Output
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException Thrown if the user doesn't have required permissions
     * @throws NotFoundHttpException Thrown by param converter if info to be deleted isn't found
     * @throws RuntimeException      Thrown if another critical error occurs (e.g. workflow actions not available)
     */
    public function deleteAction(Request $request, InfoEntity $info)
    {
        return parent::deleteAction($request, $info);
    }

    /**
     * Process status changes for multiple items.
     *
     * This function processes the items selected in the admin view page.
     * Multiple items may have their state changed or be deleted.
     *
     * @Route("/admin/infos/handleSelectedEntries",
     *        methods = {"POST"}
     * )
     * @Theme("admin")
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     *
     * @return RedirectResponse
     *
     * @throws RuntimeException Thrown if executing the workflow action fails
     */
    public function adminHandleSelectedEntriesAction(Request $request)
    {
        return parent::adminHandleSelectedEntriesAction($request);
    }

    /**
     * Process status changes for multiple items.
     *
     * This function processes the items selected in the admin view page.
     * Multiple items may have their state changed or be deleted.
     *
     * @Route("/infos/handleSelectedEntries",
     *        methods = {"POST"}
     * )
     *
     * @param Request $request Current request instance
     *
     * @return RedirectResponse
     *
     * @throws RuntimeException Thrown if executing the workflow action fails
     */
    public function handleSelectedEntriesAction(Request $request)
    {
        return parent::handleSelectedEntriesAction($request);
    }

    // feel free to add your own controller methods here
}

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I met the physicist earlier this week to see what a quantum data center looks like. Next to each of several fat white cylinders holding the super-cooled quantum computers are racks of traditional servers–constituting the quantum-classical hybrid systems that are bringing this bizarre physics to market.
The classical computers we all use today are based on bits of information: each can have a set value of zero or one. But a quantum bit, or qubit, could be both zero and one at the same time (and sometimes even more simultaneous values). The upshot for computing is that quantum mechanics allows a system to encode and compute problems with a vast multitude of different outcomes–represented by an amalgamation of qubits in all those simultaneous quantum states. Known as optimization problems, these start out really hard and quickly spiral towards impossible with classical digital computers.


Using a pair of 5-10KG Kettlebells, do as many reps as you can for 1 minute, rest for 30 secs, then move on to the next exercise. Repeat twice.
Grab a pair of 3-8KG dumbell and a boxstep. Do as many round as possible in 15 minutes.
+Hold a dumbell in each hand, step up onto the box with your left leg and drive your right leg up. At the same time press the dumbells overhead. Step back down onto your right leg. Bring the left leg down and repeat on the other side.


danceScape.com forums.danceScape.com Forums - Live, Love, Laugh ... Dance! CONNECTIONS ProAms Are all proAMs closet AM/AMs?
Are all proAMs closet AM/AMs?
My last post set off a fire-storm of correspondence - so even if there is noone else here, lets try again!
I love PRO/AM because of the particular challenge of trying to keep up with the pro bit and learning speed . However, I think if a terrific AM came along I would probably jump at it for a number of reasons including cost and the chance to dance a lot more. I suspect also that I would regret it as everyone tells me the teaching is directed almost entirely towards the male - and I would find that very frustrating. On the other hand I suspect that male proAMs would have no reservations.
I think there may be an assumption that all proAMs (my shorthand for the AM partner) would take an AM partner if they could. Is this true for you?
Many AMs in the ProAm partnership or competition many times have the dollars and resources to be able to take lessons, travel, and purchase costuming, etc. ... but the hardest variable is ... finding a partner! It's hard enough finding a "life" partner/husband/spouse (and stay married to them ... only thinking about divorce rates! ) ... so when someone is looking for an equally dedicated "male" competition partner, well, the probability is even less. Especially when you add to that other factors like "chemistry/personality", funds, travel time, dedication, etc.
I personally know MANY pro-am ladies that would jump at the chance to dance am-am. Many of the really good male ams look for partners among females ALSO dancing am.
As pro-am becomes more popular among the younger demographics, and the higher the technical skills become overall, we'll see more am males 'trolling' for partners during pro-am heats at the big comps.
Yea, as I mentioned, I am sure I would also jump (hey, I'd do a tripple axle) at the chance - but having become used to dancing with a pro I suspect that I would also take a lot of adjustment - and that I would really miss the in depth trainingy. Of course, one could do both - but who has that much money or time?
So, we're thinking maybe it's not so much that they are closet Am/Am, but that ProAM is more an "opportunity" for those who may not have found a partner, or are continuing to look for a partner ... so that they can at least have some "goals", and be able to experience competition ... whether that means "dressing up", "preparing mentally", "practising", and even developing moral character (e.g., when judging results don't go one's way).
I realise this - but I suspect that there are those (and the more I think about it, the more it seems to fit me) who do pro/am actually by choice. I actually think the form deserves more respect as a serions competition in itself and not as most people may think of it as 'ladies in waiting' . There seems to be that kind of attitude at many competitions - but from my limited experience I think there are more and more pros who seek top pro/AMs not just as, to put it brutally, cash cows nor even as cheap advertizing but actually as an opportunity to win nationally and internationally recognized prizes.
I'm not sure if the opportunity will ever present itself for me to be able to do Am/Am (so this could be sour grapes!- hey, how come there is no sour grapes emoticon?) but, despite my statements in favor of it, I am not entirely sure what my decision would be. Currently at least, I am happy to set a target to win with my partner at Pro/Am - and, fortunately for me, he seems just as motivated as I am. Perhaps in a few months I will be passionately defending this dancesport variant against all others!
On the other end of the coin, I am an experienced 20 year old male who can't find a partner. A young partner isn't suitable because I am too old to dance in youth or compete for under 21 titles, and many experience girls my age are turning pro because they don't want to wait to find a good partner and rather teach than train. I think finding a partner is just hard guys.
There is an interesting situation where I live too. I live in Florida where there are plenty of rich and/or retired people who have the necessary funds to dance pro/am. Also, the other young girls just dance for fun, but compete in pro-am since their parents are rich. I am 16 years old, but I don't want to dance pro-am and don't have the money to. The only other young guys are short and dance social american style, while I am 5'6 and dance 10 dance at a high level. My trainer is amazing and of course would like me to compete with him in the 5 dance scholarships at bigger events. The problem is that even if entering in under 18 may cost a bit less (still too expensive) the top scholarship prize is very small and there is no one to compete against at a high level at most events. I have been looking for a partner for a long time and unlike other coaches and the owner of my studio who try to pressure me into doing pro-am, my coach has been looking for a partner for me as well. The problem is that no one wants to relocate to Florida and relocation from my side is pretty impossible. I think one big reason young guys don't dance here is, besides stereotypes and lack of knowledge that ballroom exists, is the fact that most pros are concerned with raking in the dough from pro-am and not with the future of dancing. The USA Dance chapters are all focused on social dancing for the senior citizens (which are almost all of the members) and raising funds to buy defribilators since the people at the monthly dances are about to croak. I think pro-am is great for the people who choose to do it, but believe me, where I live it has a bad effect on someone in my situation. Many of the dancers at my studio who do pro-am love it and don't care about finding my partner, while I can't do pro-am (even if I chose to) and am stuck without a partner.
One example of people I know who do pro-am: The guy is a heart surgeon, his wife is a pediatrician. They each have 8 hrs of lessons a week and still dance and compete with instructors rather than each other.
Are there really 22 other Juices here? Or is 23 a particular type of Juice - like 7-up or V-8?
Your situation is unusual - perhaps we should introduce you to the poster above! Its hard to find partners anywhere, in particular for women - and yes, pro/am can be very exclusive due to the high cost factor. We are trying to start a pro/AM association - representing the Am bit - in part to generate a forum to discuss fee structures. Also, I hope that as this danceform becomes better recognized and gains a higher status at competitions, it will be in the professional's interest to attract top competitive amateurs - and this will be easiest if they are both excellent dancers and also keep their fees in check. Thus, I think that a top pro/AM should 'earn' a lower fee level because of their potential to gain attention during competitions and by attracting more students to the pro.
I note also what you said about competing at pro/am and the difficulty of finding good competitions. The Miami events have high national and international participation but I suppose this may be a bit far for you. One of the problems with Pro/Am is the infinite number of levels which virtually ensure that at the higher levels you will be dancing alone. From what I have seen many of these are nonsensical levels created so that one pro can partner lots of Ams at the same comp. However, most competitions now also have multidance events with just a few (e.g. bronze, silver, open) levels or, as you mention, schollarship ones in which you really can get a good competition.
I realize that this does not help you much - but at least some of us are thinking about these issues. Good luck finding a partner! Don't give up the dancing - you have only a few years until you will, I presume, be able to move to a more fruitful area.
Hi EliseS! Back on topic, I think something representing the ams in pro/am would be great. Prices need to be defined in the same way for everyone. I don't necessarily mean the same prices, but the pro needs to give everything up front, which I know many don't do. Many are very vague to convince the students to compete. Then, when its time to pay, there are often more fees than originally presented.
With any pro/am comp- even Miami which I would love to do- the problem for me is the costs. But believe me I'm very dedicated and will not give up on finding a partner. I drive 26 miles just to get to my studio, and I never miss a lesson, practice, work out, or yoga session no matter what (even like yesteday when I had bruised my back and scraped my wrist in a fall earlier in the day).
I graduate in a 1 1/2 years and am planning to go to a top private university in the MA or NY where I will be able to continue dancing and find a partner!
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Joanna Rubin Dranger (born March 1, 1970, in Stockholm as Anna Joanna Dranger) is a Swedish author, cartoonist, children's book's artist and illustrator best known for her graphic novels Miss Scaredy-Cat and Love and Miss Remarkable and Her Career.

Rubin Dranger is a professor in illustration at the Department of Design, Craft and Arts of the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack) in Stockholm, where she shares responsibility for the MA programme in Visual Communication.

Bibliography

Graphic novels
 Fröken Livrädd & Kärleken (1999)
Fröken Märkvärdig & Karriären (2001; English translation by Maura Tavares: Miss Remarkable and Her Career, 2003)
Askungens Syster Och Andra Sedelärande Berättelser (2005)
Alltid Redo Att Dö För Mitt Barn (2008)
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (2008)

Children's books
 ARG! Nittiotalets argaste bok with Anna Karin Cullberg (1989)
 LEDSEN! En helt vanlig historia with Anna Karin Cullberg (1992)
 Johannabarnet, illustrated book written by Victoria Hammar (2003)
 ARG! Tvåtusentalets argaste bok, with Anna Karin Cullberg (2004)
 Dag Drömlund, dagdrömmare, with Anders Brundin (2004)
 GLAD! (2007)
 Räkna med Nell (2009)
 Nell leker inne (2009)
 Nell på våren (2010)
 Nell på sommaren (2010)
 Nell på hösten (2010)
 Nell på vintern (2010)

Other
 Fittflickan, satirical feminist superhero parody published by the newspaper Aftonbladet (1999)
 Stamps, Fröken Livrädd & Kärleken, Svenska Posten (2002)

References

External links
Official website
Porträtt hos Albert Bonniers Förlag

1970 births
Living people
20th-century Swedish women artists
21st-century Swedish women artists
20th-century Swedish women writers
21st-century Swedish women writers
Swedish cartoonists
Swedish women cartoonists
Swedish children's book illustrators
Swedish illustrators
Swedish women illustrators
Writers from Stockholm
Sommar (radio program) hosts
Academic staff of Konstfack
Swedish women academics

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Genshin Impact Heading to PlayStation 5
by Ryan Radcliff · Published April 5, 2021 · Updated April 5, 2021
Developer and publisher miHoYo confirmed that its open-world RPG Genshin Impact is heading to the PlayStation 5 "soon." The game originally released in 2020 for iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, and PC, and is currently available for PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility. A Nintendo Switch version was also announced but currently has no release date. The new version will feature enhanced visuals and gameplay. The PlayStation 5 announcement trailer can be viewed below.
Genshin Impact is a free-to-play RPG set in the world of Teyvat. Players begin the game by picking between a male and female character known as the Traveler, a mysterious youth who is searching for their lost sibling. Players are currently able to explore two of the seven major cities in Teyvat, Mondstadt and Liyue Harbor. More cities and areas will be released as the game progresses.
Tags: Genshin ImpactmiHoYoPS5
Ryan Radcliff
Ryan joined RPGamer in 2018 as a News Writer. His love for RPGs is only matched by his love for sports, and chicken.
Godfall Expansion, PS4 Release Set for August
Horizon Forbidden West Confirmed for Current-Gen Hardware
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Gets New Gameplay Videos

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Beginning of Wisdom
How to End Sibling Rivalry Like a Christian
No teasing, no favorites, and hours and hours of time with one other.
Jen WilkinApril 21, 2017
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Sibling friendship is a countercultural notion. TV shows, movies, and books rarely portray siblings as allies. Sibling rivalry has been elevated from an occasional challenge to the cultural norm.
Under this norm, parents function as referees and judges—breaking up fights, assigning blame, and steering siblings to leave each other alone. But the Bible indicates that siblinghood (both spiritual and physical) consists of more than simply tolerating each other.
I've been pondering Proverbs 18:24: "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." True friendship is a gift of the rarest kind. When the writer of Proverbs wants us to conceive of the deepest form of friendship, he says, in essence, "Imagine a depth of friendship that exceeds even that between siblings." He points to siblinghood as the gold standard.
I came to parenthood with no vision for my children to be friends. I grew up the only girl among four brothers, and "adversarial" does not come close to capturing the dynamic among us. Our fights explored the full range of verbal, physical, and psychological aggression. We loved each other, but we didn't really learn to like each other until later in life.
By contrast, my husband has called his sister, Emily, his best friend for his whole life. At first, I thought he must be lying. But there was evidence—pictures of them holding hands (holding hands!) on a trip to Disney as teenagers, full-body hugging at a family gathering, and heading to a dance together her senior year when she didn't have a date.
I wanted to scoff, to say they were a statistical anomaly. But I also wanted to hope: What if Jeff and ...
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3 Political-religious
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A cult is a sect or group with a charismatic leadership that demands considerable control over members. The term carries a negative connotation of reducing the judgment and free will of the members, perhaps with psychological techniques similar to those used by Asian Communist groups in thought reform, such as North Korean treatment of prisoners of war[1] or Chinese Communist pressures to comply to group norms.[2] Indeed, "secular religions" may exhibit cult-like behavior, such as the suicide rather than capture by special forces operators of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The borderline between cults and ordinary religious groups is often subjective and blurry. At the extreme end, some cults have been known to engage in mass suicide or homicide. Non-doomsday cults exercise significantly less control but may still require followers to move into a group house, recruit others, donate some or all of their money and possessions to the group, and cut off communication with friends and family who are not members of the group.
Critics of cults argue that cults target psychologically vulnerable people who are seeking identity affirmation. University and college students and other young adults who have recently left home are often alleged to be the prime targets of cults due to their openness to new ideas and their desire to form an independent identity and social support network. Members of cults and of new religious movements alike tend to be intelligent, well-educated, creative and often technically adept, and also many tend to believe strongly that they are independent and educated enough not to be taken in by cults.
Academics and scholars studying cults often refer instead to New Religious Movements, which tries to capture the subject matter of 'cult' discussions without the negative stigma that the name carries with it.
Members of Aum Shinrikyo (the name combines 'Aum' - the meditative sound considered holy in Hinduism - and 'Shinrikyo', the Japanese for 'Supreme Truth') - now known as Aleph - committed numerous murders including the release of sarin, a nerve gas, in a Tokyo subway station on the 20 March 1995, which killed 12 people and injured over 5,000 more, and the murder of anti-cult lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto and his family in 1989.
Based on existing religions
Emphasizing the complexity of the term, recognized religious communities, such as monastic orders, may demand a high degree of control -- yet their members exert a high degree of independence. Members of the Society of Jesus take vows of obedience, chastity and poverty, yet Jesuits certainly follow no single intellectual path in teaching or social activities. Perhaps one of the differentiators is that the Father General of the Order is considered the steward of a long tradition, rather than a prophet or reincarnation.
Some cults will use the religious ideas of existing religions or cast their leaders as modern-day incarnations of religious figures. Applewhite cast himself as having the same role as Jesus ("I am in the same position to today's society as was the One that was in Jesus then. My being here now is actually a continuation of that last task as was promised, to those who were students 2000 years ago."[3]), and followers of Aum Shinrikyo believed Shoko Asahara, the founder and leader of the group, to be Christ. The Bible and other scripture is used by many cult groups, but often in ways which are theologically unorthodox.
In March 1997, Heaven's Gate, a cult based near San Diego, California, gained an extraordinary amount of media coverage for a mass suicide. 39 people committed suicide in order to ascend to the next plane by riding on the passing comet Hale-Bopp following the instruction of leader Marshall Applewhite (known as "Do" to his followers).
Political-religious
At the fringes of mainstream religions like Christianity and Islam, there are groups and leaders who many consider to be cult-like. Al-Qaeda has been accused of being a destructive cult by Steven Hassan at a meeting of the American Psychological Association. While al-Qaeda is certainly extreme, others consider it within a cultural tradition, perhaps one that is being manipulated. Ironically, there are takfir groups that have attempted to kill al-Qaeda leaders as insufficiently devout.
The Nazi Party, especially the Schutzstaffel (SS), has been described as exhibiting cult-like behavior with the total obedience to Adolf Hitler and his designees.
Commercial and quasi-commercial
Christian televangelists including "prosperity gospel" preachers like Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland and Joyce Meyer have been accused of combining evangelical Christianity with a cult of personality that exploits followers for financial gain.
Not all cults are religious. Many accuse Werner Erhard's training and counselling groups - est, Landmark Education and The Forum - of being cult-like, even though they preach a gospel of personal empowerment, productivity and success in business rather than anything religious, because of the way it requires participants to recruit others, and because of the emotional manipulation many report while taking the seminars. Others, who have taken seminars, regard them as situations where learning to say "no" to demands can make for a valuable learning experience.
The same charge is made against Dianetics, the psychotherapeutic component of Scientology, as well as Scientology's various outreach programs like Narconon, which targets drug users, as well as Scientology's volunteering at the site of disasters.
↑ Albert D. Biderman (1957 September), "Communist Attempts to Elicit False Confessions from Air Force Prisoners of War", Bull N Y Acad Med. 33 (9): 616–625
↑ Lifton, Robert Jay (1989), Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of Brainwashing in China, W.W. Norton, ISBN 0-8078-4255-2
↑ Intro: Purpose - Belief, reprinted from the Heaven's Gate website on the website of the Rick Ross Institute.
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The Extinction Rebellion protests, which brought busy road junctions in London to a standstill this Spring, are among a number of events erupting from the politically frustrated margins.
Anger is bursting through across the political spectrum from the Gilets Jaunes, Brexit, Bolsanaro, Duterte and Trump and while their analyses are quite different, these diverse movements are often angry with big business. In many eyes business serves business, takes short term views, enriches a global wealthy elite and doesn't serve wider stakeholders in society.
How can trust be regained? Does a company run for its shareholders need a fundamental overhaul?
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Diane Denis, Katz Alumni Chair in Finance, University of Pittsburgh, argues that there is less difference between shareholder wealth maximisation and maximising benefits for wider society than commonly thought. In fact by using shareholders' interests as a decision rule is a good way of protecting the interests of all stakeholders.
"I would argue there's a lot less conflict between those models than people realise," she says. "I don't think that the goals of the corporation and the good of the society are in conflict all that often.
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"I don't think that the goals of the corporate and the good of the society, are in conflict all that often."
"Shareholder wealth maximisation is misunderstood because it stems from the idea that shareholders are the residual claimants on the firm cash flows, so they get paid after everybody else does. This does not say that shareholders are the only ones that matter. This says we're going to maximise what's left. I would say that this notion of shareholder primacy is a misnomer, that the model does not suggest that that shareholders are more important than other stakeholders.
"I think that the shareholder governance model is the model that we need to follow. It's important that the shareholder governance model gives managers a clear decision rule. Managers cannot maximise conflicting objectives. This is good. Not only this, this protects the shareholders, as well as all those stakeholders ahead of them, from self-interest on the part of managers.
"I want to ensure what the company does makes me proud, and that everyone who is associated with that company gets the best reward."
"The moment that we start holding managers to fairly vague and unspecified decision rules, we are asking for an increase in agency problems. So I think shareholder governance is important to corporate success. And corporations are important to society."
Mark Garratt, Group CFO at Harvey Nash, said shareholder maximisation gave little credit to managers: "I love doing what I do, and maximising how much of the revenue gets turned into profit, of course, is one of the things that my job is all about. But what I also want to ensure is that what the company does makes me proud, and that everyone who is associated with that company gets the best reward. The concept that shareholders should get the maximum out and everyone else should only be paid just more than they can get somewhere else, doesn't sound fair to me.
"I do take offence to the concept that a management team can't have more than one objective in mind, it would be a very boring job, if all I was concerned about was one number in my business all day long. "There needs to be other ways to moderate what is in the end an incentive to act against everyone else other than the shareholders. And if management is too closely aligned to those shareholder values, rather than all other stakeholders, you get this dichotomy that I think is toxic."
Conor Kehoe, Senior Partner Emeritus and Special Adviser at McKinsey, agrees that companies need to serve society but he doesn't see it as incompatible with shareholder maximisation: "I do think there is a problem in the transmission mechanism. That is to say, investors talking to boards, boards influencing or directing companies. And, and I believe this transmission mechanism is under motivated and under resourced.
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Professor Denis concedes the shareholder governance model needs to more effective through an ongoing dialogue between managers and stakeholders: "We need market participants, including managers and boards of directors, to understand that appropriate treatment of stakeholders actually is in shareholders economic interests. We need transparency and information dissemination. We need enforcement of the laws across the board. I think this is a big one. And finally, we need an ongoing dialogue that allows us to identify where the goals of the corporation and the goals of society actually are in conflict, and how best to deal with those conflicts."
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Jenna led us in another ritual designed to get us in touch with our spiritual animal allies. We listened to Jenna tell a story about learning from animals, and we then all drew cards with various animal images on them. This years theme seemed to be insects, as many of us got various forms of insects. We all suspect she left out the dog card. Perhaps the alligator card ate the dog card. Anyway, after drawing the cards and having a good laugh we traveled on a meditation to seek out our animal ally, and what wisdom they might bestow on us. Many found that the ally had something to say to them, often what was least expected!
At the first Working Circle of 2009, the Animal Teacher Virginia Carper led a group of 7-8 folks in a animal allies workshop. The worship was designed to help us find what our animal totems are telling us and to determine ways to communicate with our animal friends more fully and to deepen the connections of our relationships with our animal friends. We learned that we can discover our personal animal totem through our family surnames. We also learned we can access our animal totems thru their life cycle and rhythm, their adaptive behaviors, their potentials and skills, and its relationships to other animals and to its unique environments to which it lives. We finally learned we can work with our animal friends thru the use of medicine wheels and animal wisdom cards.
We celebrated the actual day of Imbolc with a very witchy ritual that got us thinking about the turning of the seasons, the milk of spring that begins to flow this time of year, and our own new hopes and dreams for the coming year. It was a time to light candles, reflect on the power of the sun, and the way that nature is changing all around us. The ritual reminded us that, just as the Crocus's are beginning to bloom, so to will the world begin to bloom in the coming months.
February and Imbolc remind us all of Brigid and her role as a healer, source of power, and bard of inspiration. In our third Sunday ritual we focused on Brigid's role as a source of inspiration and poetry. The ritual centered on empowering us to use words to create our lives, and empower our futures. Each participant began by centering and grounding, then they drew the first of three cards, each containing a word. Using ancient Irish poems we cast the circle and called the quarters. During the circle casting we passed the second group of cards around, with each person taking a word. After consecrating our sacred well (a simple bucket), each person came forward, dropped a coin in the well, and took their last card. Everyone then went on a meditative journey to hear what the Goddess might tell them. Some interesting sequences of words and cards were drawn, with several individuals getting sentences or sayings that very much fit them. We finished up with a Valentines Day cakes and ale, and a merry potluck.
On Wednesday, February 11, MoonFire held a ritual for Working Circle led by Patrick. The ritual contained an enjoyable blend of pagan and Buddhist theory and practice. Twelve people attended and learned, through the ritual, about Tibetan prayer wheels. The short meditations to help bring proper prayers to mind for ourselves, our loved ones, and our community as well as for spiritual connection were fostered by the enchanted sounds of singing bowls. Participant search then had a chance to spin a hand-held Tibetan prayer wheel and a standing wheel to amplify prayers and wishes either spoken aloud or silently.
Participants also received feng shui coins as tokens for the evening and to bring prosperity to their homes.
Twice a year we work with the Arlington Street People's Network (ASPAN) to help feed homeless people in Arlington. We had a very good turnout this February, with many people helping make the sandwiches, and a larger number of people delivering than usual. We have begun to do a blessing on the food, asking the Lord and Lady to protect and aid those who receive the food, and to thank them for our own blessings. We did it again this time, and plan to make it a regular part of the event. It is a source of spiritual nourishment to us, and hopefully provides some aid to those who most need it.
We took a bit of a break from our usual rituals and workings to learn a little about Origami, the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. Ms. Mari Boyle, a well known local paper and craft artist, led us through a variety of folds, beginning with a simple box, and ending with a crane and boat. The workshop was both fun, and well attended.
After a smudging where we are all asked of our commitment to the earth, we entered the sacred circle where we learned and meditates and drew inspiration from the Seminole tradition. We heard three stories, stories telling of balance and renewal of the earth and all of her children. We then engaged in a meditation directed at promoting and manifesting our personal dreams. We wrote of these dreams on pieces of paper, which then we dropped into the cauldron where they exploded in a flash of fire and sparks, sending our hopes and dreams upwards to the great sky spirit. At the end the ritual leader presented gifts of dolls to everyone there, and special Seminole dolls were gifted to those who gave of themselves to put the ritual on.
In our April working circle we learned that Bast and Sekhmet are two aspects of one goddess. Bast represents the nurturing, loving, fun Goddess while Sekhmet represents the warrior and healing aspects of the Goddess. In honor of these deities, we made amulets like the Ancient Egyptians did long ago.
Each year MoonFire puts on religious education classes for the "Neighboring Faiths" groups at our and other UU Churches in the area. This year we did classes for the 11:15 group, and for River Road UU Church.
For the 11:15 UUCA class in March Barbara, Ed, and Lynn did an Ostara Ritual where they talked about one of the meanings behind Ostara. The ritual was about letting bad habits grow to become a better person, not just for yourself but for the world. The kids were really into the class and asked a lot of questions. Lynn, our Egyptian witch, got a lot of attention and questions bout Egypt from those attending, and Barbara and Ed were able to capture everyones attention as they explained the various tools and symbols of modern neo-Paganism.
For the River Road classes in May Andy and Lynn presented a low-key Beltaine Ritual. A story about how the May Pole came to life was read. We discussed what all was on the altar but the kids did not seem quite as engaged as the kids did in March.
recital wa s given later in the day, and to round out the evening, the UUCA Clerestory Choir gave a dinner concert. While attendance was light for this first year, everything was well-received by those who did attend.
One of our last Working Circle of the season was a repeat from last year of our "Drumming 101" workshop, led by Andy, who has had many years of various sorts of musical training, the last few in Stream Orstrum's beginning drumming classes at the church. After a little bit of explanation of the different types of drums from the different regions of the world, and the different ways to play them, the small attendance (well, the Caps were in a playoff game that night!) launched into simple rhythms, learned a few new ones, and jammed a bit to finish out the evening.
With an altar decorated in spring flowers we called on the faries to join us in a ritual dedicated to honoring them, and bringing some luck into our lives. After calling on the directions for protection we made offerings of milk to the faries, milk that was given to them after the ritual. For our "cakes" we had strawberries, a fitting fruit for the wee folk. We then went on a meditative journey to visit the queen of the faries, and be near to her presence.Puka's are small faerie animals that can be magically constructed to carry out tasks for us. We heard instructions on how to make a puka, which we would then carry out later when there were fewer distractions. Afterwards we retired to the terrace to dance the new, improved, maypole, which worked out very well.
About 20 people participated in our May campout, with at least a couple of families camping. We spent the day on Saturday eating and doing various crafts, from beads to drawing and painting. After a light dinner we then held a ritual thanking the spirits of the campsite for all the good times they have given MoonFire over the years. This will be the last time we are able to camp in the Primitive area, as it will be closing for good this summer due to misuse by some unsupervised campers. After thanking the spirits and honoring the elements of the place, we spent a long time talking around the fire about our collective memories of the campsite, and what we will miss when we can no longer come there. It was a beautiful farewell, held on a remarkably beautiful day, in a lovely place.
For our June Litha third Sunday ritual we stopped and enjoyed the moment of greatest light, warmth, and good feeling. We meditated, heard stories, and charged tokens that we could take home and keep to remind us that we should slow down, and live for the moment.
For our Litha ritual Turning Circle, a Maryland CUUPS group, graciously agreed to put on a ritual for us exploring the element of fire. The element was explored many ways, as an association, as an element, and as passion. A quick association test showed that many MoonFireites are quite literal-minded.
As preparation for our Norse ritual in August, Rath, a priest in the Norse tradition, held a special class for us on the Norse pantheon. He described the various races of man and Gods, the world tree, the various realms, and how they were connected. He talked movingly about the runes and Odin's great sacrifice that brought us the runes. As Rath talked it became clear that the Northern path is one of reliance on self and clan, of taking responsibility for ones actions, and of speaking boldly out for the Gods and Goddesses. The enthusiasm and boldness shown in Rath's faith inspired us all for the upcoming ritual.
For our special Lughnassa ritual Rath, a practicing Norse priest amongst other things, agreed to lead us in a Norse ritual looking at the first harvest. After being welcomed into the hall by the Lady of the hall we drank from each of our cups. We then got a chance to place a corn cake on the altar and speak about something important that was coming to fruition from the past year. Later in the ritual we got a chance to take the cakes back when we make a boast or proclamation about what we were going to do in the coming year. Finally, as Rath led us in a very powerful chant, we got to work magic with with the sacred well that lies beneath Asgard and speak our wishes directly to the weavers of the Wyrd. As MoonFires's first Norse ritual it was both eye opening, and very moving.
For out third Sunday Lughnassa ritual we did a Sregheria ritual focused on Tana and Tanus, the God and Goddess of the Italian Witches. The blessings of the harvest were represented by a cornucopia which overflowed with what we are thankful for. Recognizing that our harvest comes with responsibilities, we each wrote down three commitments we would like to make in the coming year. One to ourselves, one to others, and one to the God and Goddess. The written commitments were then committed to the fire of the cauldron, while we engaged in a knot working that tied the magic of the commitments into our everyday lives.
For Pagan Pride Day MoonFire led the opening ritual, held a workshop on Paganism, and had a table at the group/vendors area. For the opening ritual we led the crowd in a energy raising chant of Pagan-Pride. The ritual was designed to get everybody up and moving for the rest of the day, and it seemed to accomplish its intention. The workshop featured MoonFire members and guests discussing Paganism from a variety of perspectives. We had Celtic, New Age influenced, eclectic, and Northern traditions represented, and we all had a very insightful, interesting conversation which engaged both the participants and the audience. Our table greeted a large number of the curious, where we had candy and information about both MoonFire, and UUCA available.
We cast circle based off the the nursery rhyme "What Little Boys Are Made Of?" We called the quarters based off of toy themes (airplanes for east, fire trucks for south, rubber ducks for west, hobby horses and teddy bears for north), and we called upon the God of Fun and Goddess of Joy as Lord and Lady. We did a meditation on our favorite toy and shared that experience or favorite childhood toy memory. Ritual was designed for adults to get in touch with inner child to recall the innocence and openness of that time in our lives.
For our September ritual, we call out the fairies, the Elves, Pixies, Mushroom Fairies, and Gnomes along with the King and Queen Mab and Oberon. The ritual was designed to allow everyone to experience fairies in their own way. After a brief meditation we discussed faery experience we had, or what they learned from the meditation. Then, the person got a Pez candy from a Pez dispenser that had a famous fairy as the head. Then we picked a divining coin and read the meaning of it: the future for everyone in the room. Our guidance was to learn from the past as we move into the future, a good sentiment!
Each year in October we hold our MoonFire community ritual. In it we weave a web between us, to demonstrate our interconnectedness, we share what we love about our community, and we recognize past and present leadership. Our web weaving this year was small, but merry. We managed to throw the yarn between us,which was enough! Each person also got a chance to share with the group what makes MoonFire, Paganism, or just this time of year, special to them. Participants placed a token on the altar, and remembered those who had been in MoonFire and left. We also inducted our new officers, with Lynn being recognized as the new incoming co-coordinator.
Our Samhain ritual opened with a short play representing Persephone's descent into the underworld to be the bride of Hades. After Demeter vowed to stop everything, the Gods and Goddesses in council decided that Persephone would return to the world, but, because she had eaten of the fruit of the underworld, must return there for half the year. We then processed through the veil and into ritual space. There we met the God Hades, Lord of the Underworld, Hermes the Messenger, and Demeter and Persephone. The God and Goddesses each gave a special token to one participant, and then heard the messages for the beloved dead, as well as hopes for the future. After thanking the deities, we had a fun potluck full of conversation and food.
It is traditional for us to do a ritual at Thanksgiving that combines both giving thanks, as well as sharing the harvest. This year our thanksgiving ritual was in the form of an English Harvest ritual, where we all got to say what we were thankful for in the presence of the God and Goddess, as well as each other. We then took up a collection that will be donated to the Northern Virginia Food Bank "Food for Others."


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The Law Office of Christoper H. Cessna offers affordable legal fees and Military Discounts for DUI, Felony DUI, Vehicular Assault, Vehicular Homicide, DWAI and DUID cases in Las Animas County, Colorado. The fees for defending against a DUI, Felony DUI, Vehicular Assault, Vehicular Homicide, DWAI or DUID will vary from case to case based on the unique factors of your case. The Trinidad DUI attorneys at the Law Office of Christoper H. Cessna not only offer competitive rates and Military Discounts, but will setup an affordable payment plan around your budget. The Law Office of Christoper H. Cessna accepts personal checks, Visa, MasterCard and American Express for payment of legal services. Call 720-343-8676 today to setup your FREE consultation to discuss your DUI in Las Animas County, Colorado.
What is Driving Under the Influence in Trinidad?
A "driving under the influence" charge in Trinidad or Las Animas County, Colorado is referred to as:
DUI "Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol"
Felony DUI "Fourth and all subsequent DUI Offenses to serve 90 to 180 days in jail"
Vehicular Assault "Unlawfully driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, or drugs, or both alcohol and drugs, and the conduct was the proximate cause of serious bodily injury to the alleged victim"
Vehicular Homicide "Unlawfully driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, or drugs, or both alcohol and drugs, and the conduct was the proximate cause of death to another"
DWAI "Driving While Ability Impaired"
DUID "Driving Under the Influence of Drugs"
You can be charged with DUI or DWAI depending on your blood alcohol content (BAC). If your BAC is between 0.05% and 0.079% you can be charged with DWAI instead of DUI and if your BAC is 0.08 or higher you can be charged with DUI. You can be charged with DUID if you have 5 nanograms or more of THC per milliliter of blood or any amount of some prescription drugs (e.g., Ambien, OxyContin, Valium) or illegal drugs (e.g., heroin, cocaine, meth). All of these offenses of "driving under the influence" are serious charges that can result in a permanent criminal record, jail time, community service, court costs, fines and driving surcharges if they aren't handled properly.
It's very important that you hire a DUI attorney in Trinidad that has over 20 years of experience to handle your DUI, Felony DUI, Vehicular Assault, Vehicular Homicide, DWAI or DUID charge in Las Animas County, Colorado. To get started call 720-343-8676 and talk to Trinidad DUI attorney Chris Cessna about your case. Chris will give you a FREE Consultation to discuss your case and offers affordable payment plans for your DUI defense. He understands how important it is to keep your record clean.
DUI, DWAI & DUID Laws
Click here to read more about Colorado's DUI, Felony DUI, Vehicular Assault, Vehicular Homicide, DWAI and DUID laws especially if this is not your first offense. For immediate help, contact Trinidad DUI Attorney Chris Cessna at 720-343-8676. The Law Office of Christoper H. Cessna offers Military Discounts and Payment Plans and accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express.
What is a DUI in Colorado?
In Colorado a DUI is "Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol". A person is charged with a DUI is when they operate a motor vehicle with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. When you are charged with your first DUI, it's important to request a driver's license hearing or you could lose your driver's license for up to a year and be required to attend alcohol education classes for up to a year.
If you're convicted of a DUI in Las Animas County, Colorado the sentence is up to one year in the Las Animas County jail. This jail sentence can be suspended for first time offenders of DUI, but certain conditions must be followed:
Completion of a alcohol evaluation and treatment
48 to 96 hours of community service requirements (Mandatory)
$600 to $1,000 in fines
Drunk driving surcharges (Mandatory)
Interlock restricted driver's license for a minimum of 5 months
What is a Felony DUI in Colorado?
Prior to June 1, 2015 when Colorado enacted the Felony DUI law, a fourth (4th) DUI conviction was treated similarly to a third (3rd) DUI conviction. Now that Colorado has enacted the new Felony DUI law the punishment is quite severe for a fourth (4th) and subsequent DUI convictions. Under the new Felony DUI law in Colorado, a fourth-strike DUI offense can be charged as a Class 4 felony, carrying up to a six-year prison sentence and $500,000 in fines.
Basically you can face the same penalties and punishments as a repeat DUI offender who caused an accident with serious injuries because you're driving above the legal limit.
What is a Vehicular Assault in Colorado?
In Colorado Vehicular Assault is a Class 4 Felony and is defined as "The defendant unlawfully drove or operated a motor vehicle in Colorado while under the influence by alcohol, or drugs, or both alcohol and drugs, and the conduct was the proximate cause of serious bodily injury to the alleged victim, in violation of 18-1-305(1)(b), C.R.S."
What is a Vehicular Homicide in Colorado?
In Colorado Vehicular Homicide is a Class 3 Felony and is defined as "The defendant unlawfully drove or operated a motor vehicle in Colorado while under the influence by alcohol, or drugs, or both alcohol and drugs, and the conduct was the proximate cause of death to another, in violation of 18-1-306(1)(a), C.R.S."
What is DUID in Colorado?
In Colorado DUID is "Driving Under the Influence of Drugs". Any prescribed or illegal drug can support a DUID charge in Trinidad. If you have 5 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana) per milliliter of blood, you are presumed to be under the influence of marijuana, much the same way a person who has a blood or breath alcohol level of .08 or more is considered under the influence of alcohol. Any amount of some prescribed medications can be considered impairing and can result in you being prosecuted for DUID. A conviction for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs will lead to the same penalties as Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. Here's a list of the most common prescribed and illegal drugs that form the basis of "Driving Under the Influence of Drugs" charge in Colorado:
Any prescription drug
If you're convicted of a DUID in Las Animas County, Colorado the sentence is up to one year in the Las Animas County jail. This jail sentence can be suspended for first time offenders of DUID, but certain conditions must be followed:
Completion of a drug evaluation and treatment
12 points towards a license suspension
What is a DWAI in Colorado?
In Colorado a DWAI is "Driving While Ability Impaired". A DWAI means you were driving a vehicle after consuming alcohol and had a BAC below 0.08, but between 0.05 and 0.079. DWAI is an 8-point driving offense. If you are a first time offender, no indication of drug use and you have no other points against your driver's license you will likely not lose your driver's license. Only in cases involving a BAC at or above 0.08, or where there is a conviction in court for DUI, will the DMV initiate driver's license revocation proceedings.
If you're convicted of DWAI in Las Animas County, Colorado the sentence is up to 180 days in Las Animas County jail. This jail sentence can be suspended for first time offenders of DWAI, but certain conditions must be followed:
24 to 48 hours of community service requirements (Mandatory).
$200 to $500 in fines
8 points toward a license suspension
Map to Law Office of Christoper H. Cessna
7314 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002
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Texas State Center for the Study of the Southwest News & Events CSSW Events Melissa Stuckey
The Center for the Study of the Southwest
for two lectures on April 12, 2018
Boley, Indian Territory:
Freedom and the All-Black town
Meet Me In Boley:
The Historian, The Non-Profit, and the All Black Town
Boley, Indian Territory: Freedom and the All-Black town
Thursday, April 12, 2018 | 12:30 pm | Brazos Hall
Boley, I. T. was one of nearly a dozen all-black towns established in Creek Nation, Indian Territory (today part of Oklahoma) at the dawn of the 20th century. Black Southerners desired freedom from Jim Crow and saw another sovereignty just west. Their collective quest for autonomy led them to an Indian nation fighting to maintain its own sovereignty from the United States. Historian Melissa Stuckey sheds light on an important place and a brief time where nationalist black freedom ideals and geopolitical opportunity intersected for African-descended people in North America.
Meet Me In Boley: The Historian, The Non-Profit, and the All Black Town
Thursday, April 12, 2018 | 6 pm | Brazos Hall
Dr. Melissa Stuckey has been researching and writing about Boley's history and its role in the larger African American freedom struggle. Her work accompanied a resurgence of public interest in the history of Oklahoma's black towns and an emergence of a black towns tour economy. Finding common ground in a shared desire to tell the histories of these towns, in 2015 Stuckey partnered with the Coltrane Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to economic development, historic preservation, and cultural tourism in Boley and the other surviving black towns in Oklahoma, to develop projects that would aid in achieving these goals. She will discuss the challenges and rewards of this unique partnership.
Boley is one of Oklahoma's thirteen surviving all-black towns. Founded in 1903, in what was then Creek Nation, Indian Territory, Boley is one of the more than two-dozen black towns established in Oklahoma (which became a state in 1907) between 1891 and the 1920s. Established to be a place outside the reach of Jim Crow, the Black Southerners who built the black towns overcame tremendous obstacles to establish their towns as a haven from racism and discrimination. Later, black people from all over the state used Boley as safe space from which to launch campaigns against segregation and disfranchisement. Boley's citizenry further advanced civil rights activism in the state by bringing the plight of Oklahoma's black population to the attention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Paradoxically, the eventual success of the modern Civil Rights Movement, coupled by economic stagnation, led to the decline of Boley and the collapse of other black towns in the state.
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When it rains, it pours, but when the weather is dry, a drip is enough. This is a very appropriate time to discuss water needs because, pretty soon, you will need water—and lots of it!
How will your plants survive, or should I say, "will your plants survive"? Since most of us are self-made paupers, money is a commodity that is usually in short supply. Water is a necessity for all life, but people hate to spend money for the most precious of all liquids. Yet, these same people will go on a boozing binge and spend enough in one night to water plants for 6 months!
Obviously, I am not going to reform the boozers, but maybe I can save some plants from desiccation. The only fate worse than thirst for a plant is death. In fact, they often accompany one another! Even if some folks are wise enough to know when to water a thirsty plant just seconds before it crosses death's threshold, these procrastinators are still losers. When a plant thirsts and is severely stressed, overall vigor and production is decreased. This is especially true of plants that are expected to produce fruit. Not only will total yield be decreased, but fruit quality will also decline. Carrots, onions and tomatoes start cracking! Eggplant fruit gets bitter! Shrubs mysteriously die! Flowers bloom with mediocrity! Trees do not grow rapidly! The house's foundation cracks! What is causing all of these calamities? Lack of and improper application of water is the culprit of all of these problems.
Most people don't intentionally make their plants suffer. There are three categories in which the thirst inflicters fall -- those who don't know when to water, those who don't know how to water and those who are so absent-minded they forget. Some may qualify for more than one of these categories.
How do you know when to water? Some people say water when the plant wilts. When a plant wilts, it is obviously in a stressed condition and the damage (foliage burn, foul-tasting fruit, production loss) has already occurred. Besides, does the wilting of a plant indicate drought? I have seen wilted plants standing in water, i.e., they were water-logged. Plants wilt with root rot diseases. So wilt is the worst possible indication. Soil moisture is the best criterion for watering. If the soil moisture is adequate, don't water, even if the plant is wilted. To test for soil moisture, probe around plants with your finger. If the soil is moist several inches deep, your plant is okay.
Rooting depth is the most limiting plant characteristic in relation to water uptake.
Crops with shallow root systems, such as onions and celery, require more frequent irrigations than deep-rooted crops such as pumpkins, tomatoes, and watermelons.
Very shallow rooted crops include celery, lettuce, onion, radish; shallow-rooted crops include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, muskmelon, pepper (transplanted), spinach, and tomato (transplanted); intermediate rooted crops include bean (snap), beet, carrot, eggplant, pea, pepper (seeded), rutabaga, and summer squash; deep-rooted crops include asparagus, beans (lima), parsnip, pumpkin, winter squash, tomato (seeded), and watermelon.
The most critical stages of growth for vegetable crops and when moisture stress is the most damaging to yields are asparagus (fern growth), snap bean (pod-filling), broccoli (establishment, head development), cabbage (establishment, head development), carrot (establishment, head development), cauliflower (establishment, head development), celery (establishment, rapid growth during hot periods), sweet corn (tasseling, silking, and ear filling), cucumber (flowering, fruit enlargement), eggplant (flowering, fruit development), lettuce (head development), muskmelon (flowering, fruit enlargement), onion (bulb enlargement), pea (flowering, pod-filling), pepper (transplanting, fruit set and development), squash pumpkin (flowering, fruit development), radish (root enlargement), summer squash (flowering, fruit development), tomato (flowering, fruit set and enlargement) and turnip (root enlargement).
Now that you know when to water, you may not know how. The "how" may be the most important part. First of all, plants need to be deep watered to stimulate a larger root system. This larger root system will be advantageous in utilizing every drop of available moisture during periods of severe drought. Deep watering involves soaking.
Floor or furrow irrigation, a technique used by many gardeners, involves mounding the soil into raised beds and running the water down the furrows between the beds. The bed centers or rows are spaced at least 30 inches apart. The bed soil is firmed to enable it to conduct water to the top of the bed. In this way, moisture will reach the roots of young plants. The ditches or furrows between these rows are "flooded" or filled with water. The roots of the plants growing in rows on the beds have direct contact with the water supplied. This technique results in deep soaking that encourages vigorous development of root systems.
The most obvious disadvantage of this type of irrigation is water waste. The system involves wetting the entire garden rather than just the area where plants are growing. A sprinkler system also has the added disadvantage of wetting plant foliage, which can encourage plant diseases.
Gardeners have an easier way to deep water. It is called drip irrigation. "Drip" or "trickle" irrigation is a unique method of irrigation. It allows precise applications of water in the immediate vicinity of plant roots. Soil moisture in the area around the plant is maintained at a uniformly high level throughout the growing period. Small amounts of water are applied frequently, perhaps daily, to replace that withdrawn by soil evaporation and plant transpiration. Growth and production of a plant is greater when they are not subjected to the wet and dry cycles that normally occur with other irrigation methods. This is very apparent in situations where plants are growing near a leaking faucet. Such plants always out perform neighboring plants.
This has often been verified in tests throughout the country. Data indicate that tomatoes can yield 30 to 40% more fruit and peppers as much as 30% more fruit when grown with drip irrigation. Drippers are excited about the possibility offered by a drip irrigation system. One possibility is increased yield because of a constant water supply. The use of drip irrigation enables a gardener to keep plants moist but never too wet or too dry. This is an important concept. In an article which appeared in the Progressive Farmer, entitled "How to Grow 300-Bushel Corn," the statement is made that "if corn is allowed to stress for just 2 days, you can lose 2 bushels per acre per day."
Of course, few of us have an acre of corn, but the concept of yield reduction applies to small gardens as well. The operation of a drip system for 3 hours per day every other day will insure that adequate moisture is present. All of this increase in production occurs even though much less water is used. Distribution and evaporation losses are minimized. Less of the total soil area is fully wetted than with sprinkler and furrow systems. Normally, only 25% of the soil surface is wetted with drip. This significantly reduces the amount of water required for irrigation.
Drip irrigation also simplifies your irrigation procedures and reduces labor. This is imperative if you have a family which is allergic to dirt and sweat and who will let plants die of thirst when you are away if an easy watering technique is not available. Drip systems can be easily activated from one faucet. A drip irrigation system also takes care of the third category of thirst "inflictors"—those who "forget" to water certain plants. Once the drip hose is installed around shrubs and vegetables, it never "forgets" to water. In fact, it specifically waters each and every plant. Of course, you must remember to activate the drip system for 3 hours a day every other day by turning the water faucet on. If you can't remember that, then you are too derelict to be entrusted with plants anyway!
So, before the dry weather destroys your plants, spread a little happiness around. Install a drip system!


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Today's web applications are facing all kind of security intrusions commonly derived from Password cracking attacks. The user itself could even write the password somewhere accessible to untrusted parties making it easy for identity thieves access private information or worst, take over the user account.
One of the most effective ways to address this situation is requiring additional secrets that real account owners could obtain from other channels after they signed in with their regular email and password. These additional secrets are known as One-Time-Passwords and are the keystone of Two Factor Authentication.
Implementing One-Time-Password should not be a painful task, this is why we are introducing the ActiveModel::Otp gem.
ActiveModel::Otp works on any Rails application and can be configured in just a few steps. First we're going to add a field to our User Model, so each user can have an otp secret key.
We'll then need to run rake db:migrate to update the users table in the database. The next step is to update the model code. We need to use hasonetime_password to tell it will be use TFA.
The has_one_time_password sentence provides to the model some useful methods in order to implement our TFA system.
The otpsecretkey is saved automatically when a object is created, otpsecretkey is generated according to RFC 4226 and the HOTP RFC. This is compatible with Google Authenticator apps available for Android and iPhone, and now in use on GMail.
The library works with the Google Authenticator iPhone and Android app, and also includes the ability to generate provisioning URI's to use with the QR Code scanner built into the app.
This can then be rendered as a QR Code which can then be scanned and added to the users list of OTP credentials.
Scan the following barcode with your phone, using Google Authenticator.
You can fork the Google Authentication application for iPhone & Android and customize it.
We'll probably enhance the gem with nice rails generators and client libraries for iOS and Android. Follow this blog and to get updates on this gem and other open-source initiatives of our company.
Beautiful! We've considered adding two-factor auth to our authentication solution Userbin (https://userbin.com) which is based on Rails. Will play around with this tomorrow. Great work!
Hi Robert, I am using ActiveModel_otp but now sure if it has support for 4 digit pin? As I see that ROTP supports 4 digit option.
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It's World Nutella Day - finally a legitimate excuse to eat spoonfuls of Nutella's creamy, chocolatey goodness all over your toast/cereal/straight from the jar.
So in honour of possibly the best day ever created (and every other day you spread it all over your rice cakes) WH called on Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella for her nutritious twist on this cupboard essential.
With no sugar, oil or additives it'll be a struggle not to eat the whole jar in one.
Nutella used to be my favourite food. I could sit and eat an entire jar with a spoon no problem.
My love of this chocolatey, hazelnutty blend of awesomeness meant I had to explore a new health giving version, which I've been doing over the past few months. It melts perfectly on hot toast over a layer of crunchy almond butter, tastes delicious drizzled across a bowl of sliced banana & juicy berries and works a treat eaten straight out of the jar with a spoon!
I never realised it could be so easy to turn this classic spread into something so healthy.
I really think you'll be so surprised about just how similar it tastes to the real thing but how much better it makes you feel. It's so awesome as each bite really is packed full of delicious health-giving goodness.
All of its ingredients have their own amazing properties. Hazelnuts, which are the main ingredient, are filled with numerous vitamins, minerals, protein, fibre and heart-healthy fats, all of which are vital for supporting your body and digestion. Even better, they're particularly rich in vitamin E which is the most important vitamin for maintaining beautifully clean and shiny skin, hair and nails.
Cacao, the bean which all chocolate is made from, also has numerous beneficial nutrients in this raw, unprocessed state as it is packed with iron, fibre, calcium, zinc, potassium and antioxidants, unfortunately these benefits disappear when it is processed and refined to make conventional chocolate though, which is why this Nutella trumps the supermarket version any day.
Optional: 1/2 a ripe banana – gives a very subtle, but very delicious flavour!
1. Start by soaking the hazelnuts in water overnight, or for at least six hours – this is so important and the recipe just won't work if you don't do this! To soak simply place the nuts in a bowl and cover them with filtered water, then leave to one side.
2. Once you are ready to make the Nutella drain the water from the bowl and discard it.
3. Place the nuts in a food processor with the pitted dates, fresh water, maple syrup and raw cacao (if you want the banana touch then add the banana at this point too) and blend for about 5-10 minutes, until a very smooth paste forms.
4. Store it in an airtight jam jar in the fridge. Enjoy!
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The connector appliance accesses the VMware update servers through the Internet. If your network configuration provides Internet access using an HTTP proxy, you must adjust the proxy settings for the appliance.
Verify that you have the root password for the connector appliance.
Verify that you have the proxy server information.
Restart the Tomcat server on the connector virtual appliance to use the new proxy settings.
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PowerShell.org > Articles > activedirectory > Will you help me fix the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module with your vote?
Will you help me fix the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module with your vote?
Welcome › Forums › General PowerShell Q&A › Will you help me fix the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module with your vote?
I'm trying to fix the ActiveDirectory PowerShell Module and extend its functionality. Will you help me by voting to open source this module on UserVoice?
First: a new version was demoed at the rapidfire demo event during the PowerShell Summit, so another version is on the way. It includes the long overdue Get-LocalUser/LocalGroup cmdlets. So there are some new usability functions being added (finally).
I think there are are some things "under the hood" preventing this module from being opened up. Again, pure speculation, but I'm wondering if there wasn't some massive retooling done to get this changes through and if the "current" iteration will never see the light of day as a open-source module.
In principle, however, I'm all for it 🙂 Just don't know that this particular module will have it happen.
That's good to read. I guess when they opensource it, it would be like a pandora's box. I think (speculation also) that internally at Microsoft some dev's don't follow the rules defined in the CEC program. Also that program is not public anymore (maybe it's replaced?).
@justin King: In which version those Cmdlets will be published? I guess together with Server 2016 or WMF5.1?
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