When a bullet breaks through a kitchen window, it's reasonable to ask where it came from and how it got there. When it happens in Hawaii Kai, heads often turn toward Koko Head Shooting Complex (KHSC), the only public shooting range on Oahu.
There's no direct evidence that links KHSC to any stray bullet incidents, but Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board chairman Greg Knudsen has been hearing about stray bullets for 30 years. "Realistically, given the source of the firing of thousands of bullets at the range, we have to consider (KHSC) a strong possibility," he said.
Part of Koko Head District Park, the shooting complex is operated by the city Department of Parks and Recreation. After two stray bullet incidents near Queen's Gate and Koko Kai Place in October 2013, KHSC restricted rifle shooting to 100-yard targets. Further incidents in December resulted in the Dec. 6 closure of the entire rifle range until $94,000 safety measures could be implemented.
"We had to address the probable ricocheting of bullets – it's not really proven, but to be on the safe side, we wanted to just go ahead and do some remediation anyway," said Todd Hiranaga, District I manager for city parks.
The entire complex was closed between Jan. 13 and 29. Among the changes: a rebuilt backstop which rests behind the 100-yard targets and an "eyebrow" above the shooting line that halts accidental discharges.
City officials and Hawaii Rifle Association members came to the Jan. 28 neighborhood board meeting to assure the community that the facility was once again safe. But Knudsen claims that this wasn't the case. Curious about KHSC's progress, he took a walk in late January to a hill between the range and Hanauma Bay. While there, he caught a glimpse of something he thought had been gone for months – metal targets at 440 yards. He claims he was told as far back as Dec. 7, 2013, that these had been removed.
But Knudsen, who emailed various city departments documenting safety issues, claims he went out to the range himself on Feb. 21 after closing hours to remove the targets – one day before the city's crew.
He further believes that other improvements made are still not enough to address safety concerns. A proper eyebrow, he said, means "no blue sky"; a shooter shouldn't be able to see sky above or in front from where he aims. The one installed doesn't meet this requirement, he claims, and the berm behind the 100-yard targets should have been raised further.
Hiranaga said remediation is an ongoing process. "Our first concern was safety, so we wanted to get in there. … They're still monitoring what we did. … I don't know if we satisfied everybody's concerns, but so far everyone's reviews we got in the monitoring seems to be OK. So we'll keep monitoring from here on. We're not saying, 'We're done, that's it' – no." He also affirmed that the city hopes these emergency repairs are the beginning of an improved facility.


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Q: Use of Template with HTML Custom Elements I just started learning about the HTML custom elements, and through reading a series of intros, tutorials, and documentation, I think I have a good handle on how it works, but I have a philosophical question on the proper way to use or not use the <template> tag.
Custom elements give you the ability to encapsulate new functionality, simplifying the structure of your HTML document, and allowing you to simply insert a <my-custom-element>...</my-custom-element> tag instead of
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The class definition for the element then sets up the structure and functionality of that element.  A bunch of the tutorials then describe how to use <template>...</template> and <slot>...</slot> to set up the contents of the custom element.  You would then have to then include the template code in every HTML document in which you want to use the element rather than setting it up in the custom element class's constructor.  Doesn't this run counter to the fact that custom elements help simplify and encapsulate functionality in a way that makes them more portable?  Or am I misunderstanding the proper usage and/or placement of the template within the document?
Looking through SO, the closest I can find to addressing this is this question:
How to stamp out template in self contained custom elements with vanilla js?

But the answer essentially sidesteps this all together and says "Don't use <template>," and so doesn't really clear up my confusion.

A: Actually <template> elements can be imported from another document via HTML Imports, along with the Javascript code that will define the custom element:
<link rel="import" src="my-custom-element.html">
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<custom-element></custom-element>

So it doesn't need to be included in a every HTML document. This post shows a minimal example.
HTML Imports are implemented only in Chrome and Opera. If you want to use them in the with Firefox and Safari you'll need to use the HTML Imports polyfill.
On the other hand and for the moment, Mozilla and Apple don't intend to implement HTML Imports natively in their respective browsers.  Therefore they recommend to define custom elements with pure Javascript modules (with import or

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As Catholic Hospitals Grow Will Women and Gays Be Left Without Care?
In Washington state, where alliances and mergers between hospitals are taking place at a rapid clip, many are bracing for limits on care, and calling for public debate.
Nina Martin
PeaceHealth St. Joseph. (PHOTO: COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH)
Over the past few years, Washington state's liberal voters have been on quite a roll. Same-sex marriage? Approved. Assisted suicide? Check. Legalized pot? That too. Strong abortion protections? Those have been in place for decades.
Now, though, the state finds itself in the middle of a trend that hardly anyone there ever saw coming: a wave of mergers and alliances between Catholic hospital chains and secular, taxpayer-supported community hospitals. By the end of this year, the ACLU estimates, nearly half of Washington's hospital beds could be under Catholic influence or outright control.
Many of the deals have been reached in near secrecy, with minimal scrutiny by regulators. Virtually all involve providers in Western Washington, which voted heavily for same-sex marriage last November and the Death With Dignity Act in 2008. The cultural divide between the region's residents (Seattle recently edged out San Francisco as the area with the largest proportion of gay couples) and the Catholic Church (whose local archbishop led the effort against marriage equality and is overseeing a Vatican crackdown on independent-minded American nuns) couldn't be wider. And yet more and more hospitals there—sustained by taxpayers, funded by Medicare, Medicaid, and other government subsidies—could be bound by church restrictions on birth control, sterilization and abortion, fertility treatments, genetic testing, and assisted suicide.
The 72 directives explicitly ban abortion and sterilization. They restrict emergency contraception for rape victims, in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination, surrogate pregnancy, and anything that remotely resembles assisted suicide.
In affected communities, the news isn't going over well.
"It's the perfect storm here," said Kathy Reim, president of Skagit PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) north of Seattle, where four area hospitals have been in merger talks this year. "We are the only state that has all these rights and privileges available to our citizens. Yet many of our hospital beds are being managed by a system that, for the most part, cannot and will not honor these rights and laws."
Meanwhile, the deals keep coming. Last month, hospital commissioners approved a letter of intent between Skagit Valley Hospital and PeaceHealth, a Catholic enterprise that runs nine medical centers and dozens of clinics in three states. The week before, Franciscan Health System (which already has six hospitals in the region) said it would affiliate with an acute-care facility in the sprawling suburbs south of Seattle. In mid- September, UW Medicine, which includes the University of Washington's teaching centers, signed a "strategic collaboration" with PeaceHealth to provide advanced specialized in-patient care.
In all, Washington has seen at least 10 completed or proposed Catholic-secular affiliations in the past three years, more than anywhere else in the country, says Sheila Reynertson of MergerWatch, a New York-based non-profit group that tracks hospital consolidations. Three of the state's five largest health-care systems are Catholic.
Catholic providers have actually been an integral part of Washington state's health-care infrastructure since the late 1800s, when nuns from the East Coast and Europe braved rain and worse to minister to loggers and miners in remote outposts around the region. A century later, those historical ties—and their relative robustness—have made them attractive partners for community hospitals for whom the choice is: affiliate or get crushed.
"It's harder than ever before for independent health-care organizations to thrive without alliances," said PeaceHealth spokesman Tim Strickland. One of the main reasons: health-care reform. "It's happening all over the country, with all kinds of providers," he said. "We don't perceive this trend as a Catholic scenario so much as a health-care scenario." (Indeed, the consulting firm Booz & Company predicts that a fifth of the nation's 5,000 hospitals could merge over the next few years.)
In some places—including big swaths of Western Washington—Catholic providers are becoming the only source of health care for an entire region. (Approximately eight percent of what the federal government calls "sole community hospitals" are Catholic.)
The dilemma is that Catholic hospitals—there are 630 or so in the United States, representing 15 percent of all admissions every year—are not independent entities. They are bound by a 43-page document called the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, which have been around in some form since 1921 and were last revised by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2009.
The 72 directives explicitly ban abortion and sterilization. They restrict other types of care as well, including emergency contraception for rape victims ("It is not permissible ... to initiate or to recommend treatments [for sexual assault] that have as their purpose or direct effect the removal, destruction, or interference with the implantation of a fertilized ovum"), in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination ("contrary to the covenant of marriage, the unity of the spouses, and the dignity proper to parents and the child"), surrogate pregnancy, and anything that remotely resembles assisted suicide (the bishops' preferred term is "euthanasia").
Then there's this:
Catholic health care services must adopt these Directives as policy, require adherence to them within the institution as a condition for medical privileges and employment, and provide appropriate instruction regarding the Directives for administration, medical and nursing staff, and other personnel.
Over the years, the ERDs have had their greatest impact on women and people too sick or poor to look around for another provider. Some states (including Washington) have laws requiring emergency birth control, but there have been numerous reports of Catholic-affiliated doctors and nurses who were prevented from treating female patients—including pregnant women with serious complications—in accordance with best medical practices and the patients' own wishes. In a study last year by researchers at the University of Chicago, 52 percent of OB/GYNs affiliated with Catholic providers reported having conflicts over religious policies dictating medical care.
But the ERDs are guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules. Depending on the local bishop, Catholic providers have a certain amount of leeway in how they interpret them. In Washington state, religious hospitals have been more willing than in some other places to negotiate and accommodate their partners' concerns—an attitude Reynertson and others call "Catholic lite."
PeaceHealth, for example, "strongly respects the patient-physician relationship and decisions that are made jointly by physicians and patients in the best interests of those patients," Strickland said. This means that it will allow its affiliates to dispense birth control and do emergency abortions to save the life of the mother, he said. Franciscan is seen as being stricter, but even so, its secular partner in the small city of Bremerton is continuing to perform tubal ligations on women immediately after they give birth—the medical standard in most hospitals for women seeking such procedures, but verboten in most Catholic ones.
But usually, it's the non-religious partner that has to give. The most high-profile example involves Swedish Health Services, a secular hospital system that partnered last year with Providence Health & Services. Like most of the recent Washington deals, this one was a kind of workaround, crafted to protect Swedish's autonomy, reassure its patients, and mollify its critics. "To ensure Providence remained Catholic and Swedish remained secular, the partnership was intentionally structured as an affiliation, not a merger or acquisition," Swedish said in a statement to ProPublica, adding: "As a secular organization, Swedish is not subject" to the ERDs. Among other things, this allows it to continue providing the full range of birth control services, including tubal ligations and vasectomies.
But a few days after the partnership was announced, Swedish said it would stop doing elective abortions, which it had been offering as part of its reproductive health services for years. Instead, it gave $2 million to Planned Parenthood to open a clinic adjacent to Swedish's main Seattle hospital.
By structuring deals as "affiliations," "partnerships," or "collaborations," hospitals gain another advantage: sidestepping regulators. Washington's process for scrutinizing hospital mergers only kicks in if there's a sale, purchase, or lease of an existing hospital, but most of the recent agreements have stopped short of that line. Thus, the Swedish-Providence deal did not go through a full review, even though the combined health care system is by far the largest in the state. Nor did Franciscan's affiliation with Harrison Medical Center, the only full-service hospital serving much of the hard-to-reach Kitsap Peninsula and nearby islands, which ACLU-Washington criticized as "a thinly veiled ... transfer of assets" tantamount to a sale. Terms like "affiliation" and "alliance" leave "a lot of room to maneuver," said the ACLU's state legislative director, Shankar Narayan. "Without government oversight, once the camel's nose is in the pen, you don't have much control of where the affiliation is going to go."
"The legitimate concern is: What happens to this relationship later?" Reynertson said. "Is this affiliation, this engagement, going to last? When are they going to get married? Once things like IT infrastructure ... are intertwined, a full merger may become inevitable. It's a connection that can never be undone. And of course, at that point the mergers will be approved, because look how well they're working already."
Robb Miller, executive director of Compassion & Choices of Washington, which helped pass the state's assisted-suicide law, doesn't actually think things are working all that well right now. The Death With Dignity Act isn't mandatory for providers, and even before the wave of mergers, many secular hospitals had opted not to dispense or administer lethal medications to terminally ill patients. The Catholic partnerships have drastically shrunk the pool of providers willing or able to help dying patients end their lives. Since PeaceHealth took over the public hospital serving Clark County (in the southwestern part of the state) in 2010, Miller says, doctors, nurses, and social workers have stopped referring patients for counseling to groups like his. "They went from a secular organization with reasonably good policies on death with dignity to an organization with anti-choice policies based on the ERDs." The practical result is that many terminally ill patients "simply lose their medical options" for a peaceful death, Miller said.
Strickland acknowledges that PeaceHealth forbids both physician-assisted suicide and elective abortions at its affiliates. But he insists that this not as big a change as it sounds, since many community hospitals don't offer those health care options anyway. "We only go into communities where we're invited," he said, "and we have a very strong track record of adding services, not taking them away."
But what about the future, asks PFLAG's Reim. She notes that PeaceHealth and other Catholic-affiliated providers are unlikely to add health care services restricted by the ERDs.
"We're expecting another 40,000 people to move to this part of the state," she pointed out. Some of these newcomers are likely to be gay couples and transgender people who could find themselves unable get fertility treatments or hormonal therapy in their communities. "This isn't just about protecting the rights of the people who are already here, but the rights of the people who are coming," she said.
For Mary Kay Barbieri, co-chair of a Skagit Valley group called People for Healthcare Freedom, the other big fear is that the Catholic Church and the men who run it could suddenly decide to take a harder line in how they interpret the ERDs. Or a Catholic lite provider could be gobbled up by one with stricter views, as almost happened this year when PeaceHealth and Franciscan's parent company, Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives, were in talks to merge (later scuttled). "That was very worrisome," Barbieri said.
Meanwhile, the state's largely hands-off attitude may be ending. This summer, Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, directed the Department of Health to update its hospital merger oversight process, while Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued an opinion requiring all public hospital districts that offer maternity services to also provide birth control and abortions. But how those orders will play out remains a very big question. "We will be watching closely," Barbieri said.
This post originally appeared onProPublica, a Pacific Standard partner site.
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Sports and Cultural facilities transferred to West Lothian Leisure
A number of facilities and services were transferred across to West Lothian Leisure (who manage Xcite) in April this year. This included:
Low Port Outdoor Centre in Linlithgow
Howden Park Arts Centre in Livingston
Golf course and driving range at Polkemmet Country Park
Sports and Cultural facilities at West Lothian's eleven secondary schools
Robin Strang, Chief Executive of West Lothian Leisure, commented "We are delighted that West Lothian Council has chosen us to deliver these much-valued facilities and services. West Lothian Leisure is a local charity with an exceptional track record of reinvesting in West Lothian. We are a 'not for profit' organisation, we exist to improve local people's health and wellbeing through sport, physical activity, leisure and cultural activities. We are absolutely delighted that West Lothian Council has given us this exciting opportunity to expand what we do and to reach out to new customers".
Although these facilities are not part of the current Xcite brand the West Lothian Leisure Team is looking forward to providing additional services for the community.


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Letter to shareholders, 1974, re takeover offer from ECF
For many years St. Edmunds Bacon Factory Ltd. has been under capitalised and your Management Committee, faced with a commitment for capital expenditure of about £100,000, recommends a merger with Eastern Counties Farmers Ltd. Earlier this week E.C.F., an integrated agricultural co-operative covering eight eastern counties between the Thames and the Wash, reported a turnover of £26 million and profits of £¾ million in 1973. These figures represented an increase of 50% in trade and more than 60% in profitability compared with the previous year.
In considering the means of overcoming our problems your Management Committee studied approaches from a number of commercial organisations. In the final analysis one of the vital considerations was that of maintaining farmer control and participation in our Society, which has been an agricultural co-operative since 1911. In addition, of course, ECF's trading area includes one of the largest concentrations of pig producers in Europe. We were particularly impressed by the way in which ECF had applied sound commercial principles in solving their own difficulties in the late 1960s. Most particularly we noted their emphasis on professional management allied to the close involvement of members in policy making. Within three or four years ECF have become one of the most progressive and viable agricultural co-operatives in the country. ECF Managing Director (Mr. E. Thomas) and their Financial Director (Mr H. N. Piper) have been co-opted to our Management Committee, and ECF has given the extremely urgent financial assistance needed by guaranteeing the Society's bank overdraft. ECF have made a formal offer for the exchange of its shares for those held by members in the Society and the Committee recommends your acceptance of the offer.
This preliminary statement is issued as members are entitled to information about the steps which the Management Committee are taking to ensure the continuation, prosperity and expansion of the business. Full details of this offer, together with notice of a special meeting of members to consider it, will be sent to you as soon as possible.
W. F. JOHNSTON,
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What You Should Know About Changing REIT Fee Structures
April 25, 2017 by Gail Schneck
There is no question that the effectiveness of FINRA Notice-to-Members 15-02 and the looming implementation of the Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule for registered representatives has, and continues to, impact the fee structures of public, non-traded REITs. The question is whether these changes are material or cosmetic and whether they provide interim, or long-term solutions.
Cosmetic changes to REIT fee structures typically involve timing delays in the payment of fees
Deferred payment of selling commissions. The most common cosmetic change to REIT fee structures is the advent of common shares that pay a sales commission over time, rather than up-front. Many argue that this is a material change to the fee structure since it reduces fees by the time value of money (i.e., $1 paid tomorrow is worth less than $1 paid today).
However, such shares, often called class T or class C shares, often pay higher sales commissions in the aggregate than shares that pay the full sales commission up-front (commonly known as class A shares). For example, a class A share may pay 7% up-front, while a class T share pays 7.5% over time. The additional 0.50% is often paid out of a reduced dealer manager fee, which begs the question as to why a dealer manager can charge a lower fee on T shares than on A shares.
Many broker dealers have decided to sell only class T shares, unless a volume discount would apply for a class A purchase. However, recent offerings have included even lower up-front commissions to equalize commission payments among classes. Each deal is different. Neither fee structure is consistently better for an individual investor. The key is that, until recently, the changes resulting for multiple share classes were primarily cosmetic and did not result in significant reductions in fees.
Advances of offering expenses. A few sponsors address the implementation of 15-02 by paying a portion of offering expenses. This lowers the front-end load and thereby decreases the impact of offering expenses on a client's account statement. For example, the advisor would pay half of the selling commissions and/or the dealer manager fee, then recoup these fees though increased acquisition and/or management fees. In these cases, the higher net share value on the clients' account statements are largely cosmetic.
As a side note, a few sponsors who advanced offering expenses subordinate the return of such advance to specified investor returns. In this case, the advancing of fees could have a material impact on the performance of the REIT, especially if overall returns are close to the performance hurdle.
Material changes to REIT fee structures typically involve reductions or eliminations of fees
Material changes to REIT fee structures have occurred gradually over time and include the following.
Expense support agreements. The first significant change was the formalization of the waiver of fees to the extent that distributions exceeded modified funds from operations (MFFO). These support agreements are prevalent in business development companies (BDCs), and have gradually become a familiar feature in REITs. Under these agreements, the advisor typically agrees to waive fees (which benefits investors the most) or purchase common stock (which is helpful but dilutive) to the extent distributions exceeded MFFO, so that the REIT does not otherwise "dig itself into a hole" through distributions.
Lowering of offering expenses. Certain REITs are offering class A shares at a 6%, rather than a more historically customary 7%, selling commission. This reduces fees to the investor, but at the expense of the broker dealer rather than the sponsor. However, certain sponsors are also lowering, or agreeing to pay, portions of the dealer manager fee, which represents a reduction in fees payable to the sponsor or its affiliates.
Elimination of acquisition fees. A more recent trend is the elimination of the property acquisition fee. This has a material impact on the potential performance of the REIT as long as the sponsor does not increase other fees.
Another Share Class. The pending DOL Fiduciary Rule has encouraged registered representatives to adapt a fee-based, rather than commission-based model. To address this trend, many sponsors are offering a third share class, typically called class I or class R shares. These shares are similar to the class A shares that have waived sales commissions; however, they often also include reduced or waived dealer manager fees. Once again, this brings into question the higher dealer manager fees paid on other share classes.
A Possible Fly in the Ointment. A prominent sponsor has recently announced the distribution of class A shares online, at a 9.5% discount to the fully loaded price. This discount brings to light the question of the value of the advice being provided by registered representatives, which is the only thing that distinguishes the class A shares they may be selling from the class A shares available to investors online.
Elimination would affect almost every industry
Industry pressure is encouraging the fee structure on public, non-traded REITs to converge with that of lower-fee products. The Fiduciary Rule, if imposed, would require registered representatives, and by extension, broker dealers, to justify any additional fees charged for alternative products. Sponsors are addressing these issues gradually over time.
Once again, we are seeing a divergence in fee structures as sponsors attempt to design the most viable fees structures for public, non-traded REITs. In the meantime, there is no best fee structure for commission-based registered representatives. Broker dealers must evaluate the aggregate fee structure, rather than individual components, then apply their findings to individual investor situations to maximize potential investment returns. Ultimately, broker dealers must be able to justify the fee structures of the programs they sell.
Notes on American Finance Trust's Trading Activity
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September 21, 2005: Flight 292 en route from Burbank, California, to New York City performed an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport (pictured on the right) following a failure of the front landing gear during retraction when it turned 90 degrees. The plane landed after holding for about three hours to burn fuel and therefore lighten the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop without incident on runway 25L, the second-longest runway at LAX. The only apparent damage to the plane upon landing was the destruction of the front wheels, which were ground down to almost semicircles, and the tires; the front landing strut held. The passengers were unable to see themselves landing despite the DirecTV service in each seat, as they were instructed to brace.[147]
A new crop of five-star brands are coming in 2018, including the Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, the Four Seasons Los Cabos at Costa Palmas, the Montage Los Cabos, 1 Hotel & Homes, and the first Nobu Hotel in Mexico. Foodies will want to make a reservation at Acre, a restaurant-farm from executive chefs Kevin Luzande and Oscar Torres, who are set to unveil 12 new treehouse guest rooms on site. —Christopher Tkaczyk
Rising above its associations with the annual hot-air-balloon festival, Albuquerque will this year set out to prove itself as a fully-fledged destination. The Sawmill District, just north of the historic Old Town, is being revived as a creative center, anchored by the arrival of the Hotel Chaco. The design of this boutique property, which opened in April, is inspired by the state's indigenous culture, with handmade Navajo wool textiles and pueblo-inspired motifs. Come spring, downtown ABQ will also see the arrival of a new entertainment hub: the $40 million One Central, which will have a sleek bowling lounge, as well as upscale stores and restaurants. And just outside town, visitors will soon be able to experience the striking Sandia Mountains in a nail-biting new way. The proposed Mountain Coaster, an alpine sled-style ride that plunges riders down the mountainside in a total vertical drop of 380 feet, is due to open this fall. Getting to Albuquerque is becoming even easier, thanks to new nonstop flights from major U.S. cities via Southwest, United, and Alaska Airlines. —Melanie Lieberman
Thai tourism is as robust as ever: more than 21 million international visitors poured into the capital in 2016, making it the world's most visited city. To accommodate all those arrivals, the metropolis is welcoming a bevy of posh new hotels in the coming year. The Waldorf Astoria Bangkok will have a spa, rooftop bar, and outdoor infinity pool overlooking the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, while the 155-room Bangkok Edition will open this summer in MahaNakhon, a towering skyscraper with a swirl of cubical cutouts wrapping around the building. Four Seasons and Capella both have properties in the works on the Chao Phraya Estate, a lush riverfront development that's part shopping and dining destination, part tropical escape. The Michelin Guide will make its long-awaited debut here this year, drawing attention to one of the world's most dynamic culinary scenes. And for art lovers, there's a flock of brand-new multipurpose creative spaces to explore, including the Thailand Creative & Design Center, which just relocated to a former General Post Office on historic Charoen Krung Road; Warehouse 30, a series of World War II-era warehouses revamped by starchitect Duangrit Bunnag; and ChangChui, an immense complex of bars, shops, and restaurants constructed out of upcycled materials, including an airplane salvaged from the scrap pile. —Diana Hubbell
On December 13, 2007, jetBlue and Germany-based Lufthansa announced jetBlue's intent to sell 19% of jetBlue to Lufthansa, pending approval from US regulators. Following the acquisition, Lufthansa stated they plan to seek operational cooperation with jetBlue.[30] Lufthansa plans to offer connections to JetBlue flights in Boston, New York (JFK), and Orlando International Airport (no longer a connection).[31]
Flight Chicago - New York (ORD - LGA) $91+ Flight Atlanta - Newark (ATL - EWR) $99+ Flight Orlando - Newark (MCO - EWR) $105+ Flight Fort Lauderdale - Newark (FLL - EWR) $114+ Flight Fort Lauderdale - New York (FLL - LGA) $127+ Flight Houston - Newark (HOU - EWR) $138+ Flight Houston - Newark (IAH - EWR) $138+ Flight Chicago - New York (ORD - JFK) $140+ Flight Los Angeles - New York (LAX - LGA) $140+ Flight Dallas - New York (DFW - LGA) $153+ Flight Miami - New York (MIA - LGA) $167+ Flight Atlanta - New York (ATL - JFK) $182+ Flight Chicago - Newark (ORD - EWR) $188+ Flight Los Angeles - Newark (LAX - EWR) $191+ Flight Oakland - Newark (OAK - EWR) $193+ Flight Houston - New York (HOU - LGA) $201+ Flight Dallas - Newark (DFW - EWR) $209+ Flight San Francisco - New York (SFO - LGA) $210+ Flight Oakland - New York (OAK - LGA) $213+ Flight Seattle - New York (SEA - JFK) $217+ Flight Los Angeles - New York (LAX - JFK) $231+ Flight San Francisco - Newark (SFO - EWR) $231+ Flight Ontario - New York (ONT - JFK) $237+ Flight San Francisco - New York (SFO - JFK) $237+
This year, Buenos Aires becomes a hub for art, sports, and politics: the inaugural Art Basel Cities program, the Youth Olympic Games, and the G20 will all take place in the city, beginning with the multi-year Art Basel initiative. Though the Argentinean capital is already home to an eclectic collection of galleries, Art Basel Cities promises to elevate Buenos Aires' reputation in the global art scene by offering professional support for local artists, as well as lectures and workshops throughout the year to draw art lovers to the city.
jetBlue expanded service to the Caribbean, including to St. Maarten and Puerto Plata commencing January 10, 2008. With these additional destinations, jetBlue serves a total of twelve Caribbean/Atlantic destinations including Aruba; Barbados; Bermuda; Cancún; Nassau; Aguadilla; Ponce; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Santiago; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[citation needed]
Of all the islands that make up Italy's Aeolian archipelago, Salina is arguably the most alluring: it is not yet a celebrity haven like its neighbor Stromboli, where Giorgio Armani, Domenico Dolce, and Stefano Gabbana have homes; and it's not yet overrun with the luxury yachts of affluent soccer players like nearby Panarea. That the isle has stayed blissfully unspoiled for this long eludes those who know of its imposing natural beauty — steep mountains blanketed in blossoming trees and wildflowers, small villages speckled with olive and lemon groves, fig trees, and miles of terraced Malvasia vineyards. The Relais & Châteaux property Capofaro Malvasia & Resort is one of Salina's finest places to check in to, thanks to its secluded location, private beach, Tasca d'Almerita wines, and restaurant spotlighting local flavors (think wild fennel, orange, and caper leaves). Once you've settled in, skip on over to the town of Lingua to watch the sun set on the Marina Garibaldi, and order the best almond granita of your life at the Da Alfredo waterfront café. —Rocky Casale
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A picture-perfect trio of islands lapped by turquoise waters, the Maltese archipelago has all the charm of nearby Sicily with far fewer tourists. Valletta, the tiny nation's capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site, feels like something plucked straight from Westeros. The historic walled city dates back to 1565, and has a vibe that's Mediterranean with a North African twist. This underrated destination is finally stepping into the global limelight as a 2018 European Capital of Culture. To celebrate the occasion, the city has planned more than 140 projects and 400 events throughout the year. The festivities begin on January 20, with contemporary dance, a choral symphony, and acrobatic performances across the city's four main squares. Should you miss the grand opening, swing by in February for Carnival, or in June for the Malta International Arts Festival and the Valletta Film Festival. —Diana Hubbell
Landlocked Laos might be quieter than Southeast Asian neighbors like Vietnam and Thailand, but 2018 could transform the country into the region's next hot spot. Wattay International Airport, in the capital of Vientiane, is set to complete a terminal expansion to accommodate more international links next year, but the biggest changes are foot in the UNESCO World Heritage–inscribed town of Luang Prabang, in central Laos. This serene riverside spot lures travelers to its golden Buddhist temples, French-colonial architecture, hiking trails, nearby elephant sanctuaries — and now, glamorous new digs. Last year, the design-forward Azerai opened inside a century-old French-colonial building that was formerly an officer's quarters. The debut concept from Aman Resorts founder Adrian Zecha has airy, light wood interiors that nod to local culture in their use of batik textiles and Laotian artwork. There's also an 80-foot swimming pool in a tree-shaded central courtyard. The upcoming Rosewood Luang Prabang aims to be a destination in itself. Opening in mid 2018, this highly anticipated resort will feature pavilion-style villas, luxury tents, and a spa that seems to float above the jungle. —Kate Springer
Once a sleepy second fiddle to Southern culinary powerhouses like Charleston and Nashville, Greenville is stepping into the limelight with hot new restaurants. The town will soon be home to an outpost of Sean Brock's heirloom-crop-focused Husk and a food-centric market hall called the Commons. Other recent additions include modern Italian spot Jianna from Michael Kramer (the opening executive chef of McCrady's in Charleston, pre-Brock) and the moody speakeasy lounge Vault & Vator. It's an impressive collection of quality restaurants for a city of just over 67,000.
Move over, Croatia. Long overshadowed by its neighbor to the northwest, Montenegro is ready for the spotlight. The ancient city of Kotor is already attracting plenty of visitors, like the celebrities vacationing at luxurious boutique hotel Forza Terra, just outside the medieval walls, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of cruisers who've arrived with companies like Viking, Celebrity, and Princess. The swank marina Porto Montenegro is thriving in the formerly sleepy coastal town of Tivat, and the complex's Regent hotel unveiled an expansion in 2017. Nearby, luxury development Luštica Bay is slated to open this summer, with plans for villas, a golf course, and a five-star Chedi hotel. Further west on the Bay of Kotor's jagged coastline is the site of the country's most anticipated arrival, the One&Only Portonovi, which will be the brand's first European outpost when it opens this summer. Plans for the resort, situated on a 60-acre site overlooking the Adriatic, include 140 villas and residences, a tennis club, and a spa. —Meredith Bethune
Holiday Weekends: During most times of the year, you can get away with last minute vacation planning, but major holidays like New Year's, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Christmas often mean sold out airline seats and hotel rooms, so it's a good idea to do your research and reservations ahead of time. People often postpone trip planning because it's difficult to decide where to go and what to do. Browse our ideas by month section which includes suggestions for every month of the year as well as Valentine's Day, Mothers & Fathers Days, fall foliage trips, 4th of July events and other trip ideas for families and couples.
Also in 2010, JetBlue entered into interline booking agreements with South African Airways[109] and American Airlines[110] to facilitate luggage transfers between airlines for passengers with connecting flights on a different carrier. The agreement with American included JetBlue's 18 destinations not served by American and American's 12 international flights out of New York–JFK and Boston Logan. In addition, American gave JetBlue 8 round trips slots out of Washington National in D.C. and 2 out of Westchester, New York. In return, JetBlue gave American 6 round trips out of New York–JFK. The agreement with American Airlines has since ended according to JetBlue's website.[111]
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When historic rainfall pummeled California last February, the damage to Big Sur was severe. Mudslides cut off access to Highway 1, the region's only thoroughfare, from the south; then a crack ripped through the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, blocking the northern end. Almost overnight, this 90-odd-mile stretch of craggy coastline — long beloved for its sense of remoteness — became an island. Nearly a year later, Big Sur is stirring back to life. The bridge has been replaced and a major slide has been cleared. After an elaborate renovation, the 160-acre Ventana Big Sur has reopened as the first Alila property in the U.S. — and is a luxurious rival to Post Ranch. The place is a stunner, whether you're facing a forested canyon from the pool or enjoying pink and orange sunsets from the terrace. In addition to the plush ocean-view suites, clad in weathered wood, there are now glamping tents nearby that marry rusticity and comfort, with amenities like luxury linens and fire pits. —Jonah Weiner
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Overnight Trips with Kids: Most kids love to travel. Teach them to pack their own bag and allow them to participate in choosing the next destination by asking about their favorite things to see and do. While some romantic inns require guests to be over a certain age, most hotels and resorts not only welcome kids but also pamper them with special gifts and amenities. If you want to bring your family dog or pet with you, it's a good idea to research any additional fees and restrictions ahead of time, especially if you have to fly to get to your vacation destination.
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Often overlooked in favor of more-developed, splashier neighbors like Hvar or Brač, Šolta's under-the-radar nature has proved a boon: The stony islet has become synonymous with pristine nature (pebbly beaches, turquoise waters, lush greenery), medieval villages, winemaking (try the indigenous Dobričić variety), and family-run olive oil purveyors like Olynthia, a fourth-generation producer. After watching the sun set at Maslinica bay, check out the island's peppering of stylish beach clubs, seaside bars, and open-air restaurants — then drop your bags at the Heritage Hotel Martinis-Marchi, built inside an 18th-century Venetian fort-castle and ideally situated for those who want to explore Šolta's ancient villages and crystal-clear bays. —Kate Springer
In December 2006, jetBlue, as part of their RTP plan, removed a row of seats from their A320s to lighten the aircraft by 904 lb (410 kg) and reduce the cabin crew size from four to three (per FAA regulation requiring one flight attendant per 50 seats), thus offsetting the lost revenue from the removal of seats, and further lightening the aircraft, resulting in less fuel burned.[16]
In 2007, jetBlue was also facing reliability problems with its Embraer 190 fleet. For a couple of months, jetBlue contracted ExpressJet to operate four Embraer 145 regional jets on behalf of jetBlue. While this was going on two E-190 aircraft at a time were sent to an Embraer maintenance facility in Nashville, Tennessee.[19] ExpressJet operated routes between Boston Logan and Buffalo, New York and Washington Dulles, and between New York–JFK and Columbus, Ohio (has terminated) and Richmond, Virginia.[20]
A century ago, Shanghai was China's star city, a cosmopolitan center of art, technology, and finance. Today, it's reclaiming that mantle, parlaying the economic boom that began in the 1990s into a world-class array of cultural and culinary attractions. On the West Bund riverfront, Tank Shanghai will transform disused oil tanks into a sprawling arts complex with a gallery, an education center, and parks when it's completed later this year. Farther north, the Norman Foster and Thomas Heatherwick–designed Fosun Foundation, with its façade of shifting bronze cylinders, began hosting performances and art shows last fall. The North Bund is being redeveloped with a park linking it to a new lifestyle development that's anchored by the city's first W Hotel. In the residential Minhang district, Cordis debuted in May, and Amanyangyun will open nearby after relocating Ming and Qing dynasty buildings, as well as 10,000 ancient camphor trees, from Jiangxi province. More luxury stays are still to come in 2018, including the Middle House, the Bulgari, and the Edition. —Samantha Culp
In addition to more than 100,000 artifacts, including pieces currently stored in the vaults of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the new museum will sport a Modernist design courtesy of Heneghan Peng Architects. Chosen from more than 1,550 design proposals from architects in 82 countries, the final building will echo both the geography of the plateau on which it rests as well as the Pyramids themselves. When the museum partially opens in 2018, visitors in the immense atrium can soak in the majestic sight of both the Pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Pyramid of Khufu from a floor-to-ceiling glass wall. —Diana Hubbell
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The jewel of the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is home to more than 1,200 islands, but travel between them has long been dictated by expensive yacht charters and sluggish public ferries. In 2018, that's set to change, now that UberBOAT, from the popular ride-sharing app, has launched on-demand transfers and private tours along the Dalmatian Coast. Hit the high seas in the direction of Šolta, a hilly isle a mere nine nautical miles from Split (the second-largest city in Croatia).
Since the government's 2016 peace deal with the FARC paramilitary group, memories of Colombia's civil war have begun fading. As a result, new parts of the country are becoming accessible — among them the Pacific coast, which contains a once-dangerous strip of virgin beach and rain forest known as El Chocó. Regular commercial flights now connect travelers from Bogotá and Medellín to the fishing villages of Nuquí and Bahía Solano. From there, small boats run along the shore to chic eco-lodges like Punta Brava, which sits above two private beaches, and El Cantil Ecolodge, which is near surf breaks and a thermal spring. —Nicholas Gill
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During the last few days of June and the first few days of July 2015, jetBlue began charging for bags in certain booking classes, leaving Southwest Airlines the only major U.S. carrier to not charge for bags. For the classes in which bag check fees are charged (generally the lowest class of fares offered; jetBlue offers 3 classes of fares), the cost is $20 for the first bag and $35 for the second, which is the lowest in the United States besides Frontier Airlines with similar prices.[62]
The Emerald Isle has seen a rush of American visitors recently, spurred by favorable exchange rates and increased airlift. If you haven't yet made the trip, now's the time to go. Adare Manor, a hotel set in a grand 19th-century mansion on 840 acres of rolling County Limerick countryside, reopened in November after an 18-month overhaul. The picturesque estate now has a new 42-room wing, a redesigned golf course, and the first La Mer Spa in the British Isles. Ireland's whiskey scene has been quietly blooming for the last decade, and recently historic estates have embraced the trend. In August, Slane Castle in County Meath opened its new distillery to the public, and later this year, the iconic Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow will debut its own craft facility. In Dublin, Pearse Lyons, a wealthy Irishman with Kentucky-bourbon bona fides, recently opened his namesake distillery in the former St. James's Church, and more whiskey destinations with visitor centers are soon to come from the Dublin Liberties and Roe & Co. And now that Luas, Dublin's light rail system, has finally completed its latest expansion, getting around the city is a breeze — the $433-million project has linked two lines and added new stops near many of the city center's most popular sights. —Lila Battis


The beautiful Super Moon which is the brightest moon is now gone from our evening sky. Even though I hate to see it go, I now look forward to seeing the Milky Way again. In most regions of America the Milky Way is visible once darkness falls.
In my rural area of southern California, Metropolitan lights from Los Angeles to the suburbs of Riverside can really affect the evening sky and how well the stars appear. After 10 PM or so, when folks start to settle in for the night, it seems like the blanket of the night sky begins to become more vivid allowing me to see parts of the Milky Way.
It's hard to explain how the glow of southern California's city lights can affect your view of the nights sky even if you're 40 miles easterly of Los Angeles. The earth's glow that astronauts often see Earth's atmosphere while above populated regions does affect the stars view from ground level and the city lights often dim a bit when people go to bed.
My area in which I do most of my vegetable gardening from doesn't have very many street lights or even curbs for that matter. It's a ranchero community where horses and other hooved animals often outnumber people. I notice when school is back in session, the night sky darkens a bit more around 10 PM. During holidays people tend to stay up longer or there is more traffic which contributes to the light pollution.
Since the Super Moon had left the Milky Way is now more viewable even in cities across America from the northeast to southwest. I always recommend stepping outside and looking up a few nights a week if not every night.
Since there is an increase in light pollution over the past 40 years or so years, many of the younger generations probably has never seen the night sky in all its grandeur. Summer time is the best time to take an evening ride just to see the stars! Yes the stars!
Don't you remember as a kid when we used to lay on our backs at night and love looking up into the night's sky? Wasn't it exciting to see a shooting star or seeing the stars twinkle? Somehow we've all gotten away from laying on our backs in our own lawns.
The Milky Way is often the most brightest from the Northern Hemisphere but, it can be viewed in regions within the Southwest when the sky falls dark enough. That's usually after folks and industry go to bed for the night.
The brightest part of the Milky Way is in the constellation Sagittarius. The glow of the Milky Way is actually the Sagittarius Star Cloud and its gases with mini stars and cosmos litter clustered about.
The Milky Way is just as important to me as summer gardening. It's a time to relax and to acknowledge the Universe and to reap all of your hard work.
Most of us garden for fun, our health and for our families, friends and community. Summer gardening is hard work and it's often taken for granted by others. The Milky Way is there to reward you for just being you.
The next time you feed your dog at night, shut off the porch light and look up. Before going to bed, open up the door or pull the drapes aside and look up. It's the small things in life like the summer sky, green grass, ripe backyard tomatoes or fresh cut flowers that makes us feel alive and are enjoy life's little wonders.


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GM, Toyota Joint Venture NUMMI Built Its Last Car
Steve Diehlmanwriter
After 26 years of producing vehicles for General Motors and Toyota, the New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated is no more. The joint venture officially built its last vehicle yesterday morning.
Located in Fremont, California, the plant was first opened by GM in 1962. After years of sagging quality and notorious working conditions, the auto giant teamed with Toyota in 1984 to repurpose the plant, and attempt to learn the ways of team-based assembly and quality control. Early products included the Chevrolet Nova and Toyota Corolla, and ultimately cars like the Geo Prism, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tacoma.
GM officially withdrew from the venture during its bankruptcy -- a logical decision, as it was simultaneously killing the only brand selling a NUMMI-built product (Pontiac). Toyota wasn't interested in operating the plant on its own, and announced earlier this year that it would shutter the facility.
The last vehicle built in NUMMI -- a red Corolla -- was escorted down the line by some of the plant's 4700 employees. Although most NUMMI-built models are destined for the North American market, this particular example will be shipped overseas, where it will become part of the collection at Toyota's museum near Nayoga, Japan.
Although EV startup Aurica Motors was trying to take over the site to produce small electric cars, that plan seems to have fallen by the wayside. Next week, 200 workers are expected to return to the site to disassemble the line and clean up the facility.
Source: Mercury News


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Jolet kindly spared a moment of her time to answer a few questions about her namesake fashion label.
The designer behind the label, Jolet Ucchino, (pronounced "Yolette") is a former Graphic designer with a sharp eye for balance, originality and practicality. She has developed a signature style of inventive, clever tailoring combined with edgy design elements and sophistication. Garments are versatile, sculptural and comfortable with special attention to high quality fabrics and craftsmanship. JOLET supports local manufacturing, producing all garments in Australia.
When and where did the namesake Jolet label all begin?
Jolet was launched in 2008, immediately after completing a clothing production course. Having already completed a degree in graphic design at RMIT and Honours at Monash University before commencing the production course, Jolet had grounded a strong, directional design style.
Jolet's innovative style has gained her much recognition over the years winning numerous awards as a student, including the Fledgling designer Project held by Melbourne label, Body, in 2007. Jolet was selected to design a summer collection under the JOLET label which was then promoted, produced and sold in all the Body stores nation-wide.
Since officially launching JOLET in 2008, the label has continued to go from strength to strength, having recently been selected for the Debut stand and nominated for the Debut awards at Fashion Exposed Trade Fair, Sydney in 2010. JOLET is also a finalist for the New Designer Competition for LiveStyle Festival held in Melbourne in March 2010.
Although the niche label is still in its infant stages, the label has already gained a strong Melbourne following and is now branching out nationally. Jolet appeals to women who are creative, intelligent and quietly confident, women who are inspired by the avant-garde and appreciates subtleties in design, timeless sophistication and seek to express an edgy, minimalist sense of style.
What do you hope to accomplish with the Jolet fashion label? What is the dream!?
To take it as far as possible. Distribute to high end boutiques in Australia and overseas. And become recognized as one of the leading fashion labels inthe country that is entirely Australian Made.
If you could pick someone famous that best represents your labels style, who would it be? Alternatively, what famous person would you want wearing your label?
Who are your favourite fashion designers and what inspires you?
Designing is a very emotive and introspective process for me. I often design to express emotions and feelings and tend to design a range entirely on how I may see myself at the time. Another influence is people. Random people I may come across or meet. Often people with a unique style or quirky personality will inspire me.
it will make you look good.


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Q: Why my terminal does not see the running android emulator? I'm trying to run our react native app in Android emulator, after yarn android the Emulator starts but the app doesn't and after a few seconds I get the following error:
yarn run v1.22.10
$ react-native run-android
info Running jetifier to migrate libraries to AndroidX. You can disable it using "--no-jetifier" flag.
Jetifier found 1755 file(s) to forward-jetify. Using 8 workers...
info Starting JS server...
info Launching emulator...
error Failed to launch emulator. Reason: Could not start emulator within 30 seconds..
warn Please launch an emulator manually or connect a device. Otherwise app may fail to launch.
info Installing the app...

error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.
Error: spawn ./gradlew EACCES
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:282:19)
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

The project runs perfectly in XCode (ios), also in my colleague's laptop (with Windows).
I'm using a Macbook Air m1, macOS 11.3.1, SDK Platform: Android S, Android Studio 4.2.2, yarn version v1.22.10, node v15.12.0,

A: Here might be a react-native configuration issue with the current development environment on your system.
Please have a close look at the official docs to set up the environment.
React native Docs

A: First of all, make sure you have your Android Environment setup correctly.
To verify run

*

*echo $ANDROID_HOME

*echo $PATH
and make sure both have the correct path to your Android SDK.
If it's not correct, you have to set up your Android Environment
export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

Reference react-native-official-setup-guide
Other than that, the major issue which I see is related to Macbook Air M1, I just face a similar issue, M1 doesn't support VT-X.
To make sure that, your Macbook Air M1 supports VT-X open Android Studio and then AVD Manager.
Example (My Macbook) (Marked in PURPLE Box, VT-X is not supported)

Solution to this:
Download new emulator from android-emulator-apple-silicon-preview

This should enable developers to test/run ARM64 apps via ARM64 hardware virtualization.

A: For the "Error: spawn ./gradlew EACCES at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:282:19)".
Please try to input:
chmod 755 android/gradlew

in the root directory of the project. Then:
npx react-native run-android


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Q: How can I ensure a longer life for uninstalled batteries? I picked up a few HP TouchPads for me and the family over the weekend, but I want to be prepared for the future.  I would like to buy a couple of batteries now so that I can replace them myself when they inevitably fail in a few years.

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*How can I make sure those batteries stay viable when they aren't being used?

*Is this even possible?

*Should I just wait until a year or so when they look like they are going out and hope that I can still buy a replacement?

A: HP Touchpads use a liquid polymer battery.  They can be stored, follow these instructions for best life.

A: In general, leave the battery at least partly charged, wrap it in air-tight plastic, and store it in a refrigerator.  This is reasonably good for most battery types.
(Partially) recharge the battery every 6/12 months.
The old nicads preferred to be stored discharged, though.
Storing in a freezer is good for some types but may damage others.
(When buying replacement batteries make sure you're getting new/new stock, not new/old stock that has been sitting on a (hot) warehouse shelf for years.  Often it's better to buy a 3rd-party brand than to buy the OEM version for this reason.)

A: I am with the view that it is better to buy only when you have a need for it.  And get original or OEM from official supplier so that one can get proper warranty.  We buy battery for the use, that means getting the reasonable capacity expected of it.


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Anti-dumping and Countervailing
Notice of Re-investigation
Archived - Certain Stainless Steel Sinks
Ottawa, March 1, 2016
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a re-investigation in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), of the normal values, export prices and the amounts of subsidy of certain stainless steel sinks originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (China).
The subject goods are described as:
"Stainless steel sinks with a single drawn bowl having a volume between 1,600 and 5,000 cubic inches (26,219.30 and 81,935.32 cubic centimetres) or with multiple drawn bowls having a combined volume between 2,200 and 6,800 cubic inches (36,051.54 and 111,432.04 cubic centimetres), excluding sinks fabricated by hand, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (hereafter referred to as certain stainless steel sinks)."
The subject goods are usually classified under the following 10-digit HS classification number:
The subject goods may also be classified under the following HS classification numbers:
The re-investigation is part of the ongoing enforcement of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's finding of material injury made on May 24, 2012.
It is anticipated that this re-investigation will be concluded on or before July 7, 2016. A re-investigation schedule is available at: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/ri-re/menu-eng.html
The normal values and amounts of subsidy established during this re-investigation will be effective for the subject goods released from the CBSA on or after the date of the conclusion of the re-investigation. Normal values and amounts of subsidy currently in place will expire on that date. In addition, the normal values and amounts of subsidy determined as a result of the re-investigation will be applied to any entries of subject goods under appeal that have yet to be processed at the time of the conclusion of this re-investigation.
Exporters that wish to participate in this re-investigation are required to provide a complete and accurate response to the Request for Information (RFI) by April 7, 2016. An exporter will be considered cooperative if the requested information is submitted on time and the exporter permits verification of the data.
Where an exporter of subject goods either does not provide sufficient information to determine specific normal values or does not permit verification of information submitted, anti-dumping duties will be assessed at a rate of 103.1% of the export price of the subject goods imported into Canada, in accordance with a ministerial specification pursuant to section 29 of the SIMA.
Similarly, in cases where the Government of China or exporters in China fail to provide complete and accurate submissions enabling the determination of specific amounts of subsidy, countervailing duties will be assessed at the rate of 264.94 Renminbi per unit in accordance with a ministerial specification pursuant to subsection 30.4(2) of SIMA.
Exporters that are not the manufacturer of the subject goods (e.g. trading companies, vendors, etc.) will receive normal values only to the extent that their suppliers/manufacturers provide sufficient information to permit the determination of normal values and export prices.
Please note that, for the current re-investigation, the CBSA is contacting all known and potential exporters. However, any importers or exporters that have not received a letter from the CBSA with the accompanying RFIs, and who wish to provide a response to the RFI are advised to contact one of the officers identified below. Similarly, it is suggested that importers contact their exporter(s) to determine if the exporter(s) has received the Exporter RFI and whether they intend to cooperate with the CBSA in this re-investigation.
Responses to the Importer RFI are due by March 22, 2016. Importers are cautioned that new normal values or amounts of subsidy, when issued, may be higher than those currently in effect and that this could result in additional assessments of anti-dumping and/or countervailing duty. Importers are also cautioned that unless an exporter co-operates in this re-investigation and receives specific normal values or amounts of subsidy at its conclusion, subsequent imports of subject goods from that exporter will be assessed anti-dumping and countervailing duties based on the ministerial specifications indicated above.
The closing of the record for parties will be at noon on June 6, 2016. Case arguments and reply submissions from parties shall be filed by noon, on June 13, 2016 and June 20, 2016, respectively.
In addition, in cases where changes occur in domestic prices, market conditions or costs associated with the production and sales of the subject goods, or amounts of subsidy received, the concerned parties are responsible for informing the CBSA of such changes in writing and in a timely manner. If the concerned parties do not or did not properly notify the CBSA of substantial changes, or if they do not provide the information required to make any necessary adjustments to values, retroactive assessments of anti-dumping or countervailing duty may be warranted.
Detailed schedule for the investigation
Any questions concerning the above should be directed to:
SIMA Registry and Disclosure Unit
Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate
100 Metcalfe Street, 11th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8
Officers' names and contact information:
Nalong Manivong: 613-960-6096
Hugo Dumas: 613-954-2975
simaregistry-depotlmsi@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca


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Coronavirus and the LawGovernanceHealth RightsLabour LawLabour Rights
India's migrant workers are facing the brunt of COVID-19 chaos
Amarjeet Kaur· April 4, 2020
Coronavirus and the Law
THE plight of almost 40 crores of workers, based on a very miserly estimate, out of 54 crores of workers with almost 90 per cent of them in the unorganised sector as of now in 2020 needs to be addressed immediately.
The estimates are that 10 crores and above are migrant workforces in various sectors including in construction, agriculture, factories, contract/daily/casual in private transport beginning from rickshaw pulling to all motored vehicles, those in domestic work, in piece-rated work in the home-based sector, workers in shops and dhabas, loaders-unloaders, coolies, porters at Railway stations, bus stations, mandies, hawkers and vendors, waste pickers and others.
They are very hard-hit and a substantial number of them could not reach their native homes as the Railways and road transport services were abruptly stopped without giving them advance warning and time to reach their respective homes.
Migrant workers in deep distress
The stranded workers are seen on roads walking for miles with their families in an empty stomach, except for some help now and then from some social organisations. Of late, some investment from some state governments has come in for those workforces. The LDF government in Kerala has done it in the most organised manner and the example could and should be emulated by other state governments.
With the clamping of lockdown, migrant workers are in deep distress having no work, no money and being thrown out from their workplaces. In many cases eviction from their rented accommodation and having nothing to fall back for stay and food those workers are desperately attempting to reach back their native home even facing police high-handedness.
Many of them are being stopped and or detained, insulted and humiliated by the police particularly at the inter-state borders forcing them to remain stranded midway under the sky. Further, there are even reports of deaths due to accidents and unbearable hardships.
Act of crime
The use of the disinfectant spray on the migrant workers in Bareilly, in Uttar Pradesh, for their 'crime' of being desperate to rush back to their native home even by walking on the highways was shocking and the most condemnable inhuman act.
It is criminal to use chemical spray on human bodies as it can cause nausea, vomiting, headache, irritation, and damage to eyes. In severe cases, it even causes commotion from within, delusion, drowsiness, hallucination, impaired judgment, excitement, and mood changes and could be fatal in the case of children and those with ailments of asthma, diabetes, etc.
In another place in Bulandshahar, a police person on duty is seen writing on the forehead of a worker that 'I am a lockdown breaker'. Could anybody witness such a scene with an affluent, some of them in high positions violating advisories on lockdown even though having a history of traveling in Corona-effected countries in the months of February-March 2020?
The migrant workers in Surat were lathi-charged and even cases have been filed against them. There are no efforts by the authorities to reach out to the places where those workers are held up in various states after losing their livelihood and having no resources to feed themselves. No effort is being made to explain to them the need for the lockdown while ensuring their basic essentials of food, water, and medical care.
It is shameful that some of those in power including some responsible government officials are having scant regard for basic human rights of crores of vulnerable, helpless poor workers who are desperate having lost their livelihood, place of stay and compelled due to circumstances to walk for miles to reach back homes in villages.
Retrenchments, wage cut and forced unpaid leaves
The central trade unions including AITUC had demanded immediate announcement of strong statutory enforceable measures to arrest and put a ban on the ongoing spree of retrenchments, wage cut, forced unpaid leave, etc. being perpetrated by the employers on the workers, particularly contract, casual, temporary and or fixed-term workers in various establishments, particularly in the private sector throughout the country to be enforced both by the central and state governments.
We are still regularly getting information of forced unpaid leave, etc. including from the NCR region. Appeal/ advisory by the central government, both the labour ministry and home ministry is not at all working at ground level to prevent loss of employment and earnings and also eviction from local residence in the process of lockdown. We had detailed the demands about the need for immediate packages for various sectors of workers in the letter by the CTUs to the Prime Minister on March 26 itself.
Government agencies unprepared
We had also informed the ministry of labour that the employees manning essential services run by the public/government sector are being stopped and detained by the police, in spite of their holding valid Identity Cards issued by the concerned authorities. Also, the contract/outsourced workers are mostly not being provided with any protective gear.
Even the ASHA and Anganwadi workers who are working in the frontline in combating Corona are being tortured and manhandled in various states by police and local miscreants with impunity.
The government has not mobilised any machinery to transport grain in the god-owns to various rationing outlets in states. Restriction on the inter-state transport movement made the situation difficult further. Hoarding is rampant and the prices of essential commodities are shooting up which is causing further hardship to the working people.
The poor working masses have lost their livelihood in the lockdown/curfew situation, have been left in the lurch for nothing to bank upon. Their very human survival has been put in total jeopardy as they lost the only means of their income and sustenance due to the lockdown situation.
The door-to-door delivery of essentials like medicines, hygiene materials, vegetables/fruits, and other food items need to be allowed and facilitated. The government should immediately check the black- marketing and hoarding of essential commodities.
Economic task-force
We were aghast that the government's economic task force headed by the finance minister was only busy in announcing an extension in deadlines for filing IT returns, GST, about TDS or the cases under Bankruptcy Act, etc, benefitting mainly the defaulters among the big-businesses but in this first package, there was no announcement made for the 40 crores out of about 54 crores of working people whose survival was put in stake and who were looking towards the incumbent government for urgent help.
We had demanded on March 26 itself that the government must immediately come out with a clear announcement of concrete package/scheme on income-support/livelihood-support for the most vulnerable 40 crores of informal sector workers to deal with all these issues at the earliest.
As otherwise, anxieties of 'no work and no food' amongst toiling masses will create problems in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. We also demanded that the government immediately increase the financial package for the health sector to tackle the emergent needs of the medical fraternity and the expansion of health infrastructure.
The CTUs raised the issues of provisions to be made for concessions and debt-moratorium for the MSMEs, small retail-traders, street vendors/self-employed, who were also badly affected by lockdown.
But in the second announcement by the finance minister for a package of Rs 1,76,000 crores a meager amount of Rs 500 per month to Jan Dhan account-holder women was made while out of 20 crores registered of which a substantial number of accounts are already dead.
Free gas schemes under Ujjwala will cover about 6.5 crore homes but this leaves out those who are homeless or migrant workers and are not covered under this scheme. As regards 17,400 crore transfer for Rs 2,000 for each farmer, they were already covered in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme and the government should have provided Rs6,000 to them.
Actions required
Presently there is a need to provide the facility of procurement of the small producers of perishable items such as vegetables/ fruits/poultry, etc. As regards the announcement of EPF to four lakh established units only about 4.8 crore workers will be covered because more than the registered establishments are those unregistered and hence their workers are devoid of EPF benefits.
District mineral funds of Rs 25,000 crores is already available fund for workers. In the nutshell, the high-sounding government package includes about Rs 90,000 crores out of already available resources for the workers from the cess collected in the welfare boards and ongoing scheme for farmers.
The government announced insurance coverage to doctors of Rs 50 lakh, for nurses Rs 30 lakh and others for Rs 20 lakh but this package once again ignores the emergency needs of health professionals and para-medicals and other workers of the health system to meet the challenge of the deadly disease.
The immediate investments in the health sector for PPEs, masks, increasing beds in hospitals and the creation of new facilities in school buildings and stadiums to meet the emergency situation of testing, segregating and quarantine of those tested positive in these places. We demanded from the government to provide Rs 1 lakh crore for this purpose alone, to begin with strengthening the public health system to fight the disease in an organized manner.
It is heartening to note that the trade union activists and other social workers including ordinary people out of their conscience are in the streets to help the hungry and thirsty people.
It is shameful and disgusting that the communalists — the hate mongers — are trying to divert the meaningful debate and critical suggestions to the governments and the officials to hide the failures and shortcomings of those in governance in tackling COVID-19 crisis. (IPA Service)
The author is General Secretary of AITUC and CPI National Council Secretary
Amarjeet Kaur
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Brian David Scalabrine, né le  à Long Beach en Californie, est un joueur américain de basket-ball évoluant au poste d'ailier fort. Depuis la fin de sa carrière, il est devenu entraîneur.

Recruté au  de la draft 2001 de la NBA par les Nets du New Jersey, Brian Scalabrine quitte les Nets après quatre saisons pour les Celtics de Boston. En 2008, Scalabrine devient champion NBA avec les Celtics. Il est recruté par les Bulls de Chicago comme agent libre à l'été 2010.

Carrière en NBA

Débuts avec les Nets
Brian Scalabrine est sélectionné au cinquième rang du deuxième tour de la  ( au total) par les Nets du New Jersey. Il joue son premier match en NBA le  contre les Bucks de Milwaukee. Les Nets atteignent la finale en 2002 et 2003 mais Scalabrine ne participe pas beaucoup à ces deux campagnes, ne commençant que sept rencontres. Sa moyenne de points par match s'élève lors de la saison 2004-2005 à 6,3 points par rencontre. Qualifiée de justesse pour les , la franchise rencontre le Heat de Miami et perd 4 matchs à 0. Scalabrine commence trois de ces quatre rencontres mais n'inscrit que 2,3 points par match. Non prolongé par les Nets, il se retrouve libre de signer un contrat avec la franchise de son choix.

Titre avec les Celtics
Scalabrine signe comme agent libre avec les Celtics de Boston le . Il reste cinq saisons dans l'équipe de Boston, devenant un des joueurs emblématiques du club malgré son faible temps de jeu. Scalabrine n'est pas transféré lors de l'été 2007 alors que le club se restructure totalement pour créer le . À la fin de la saison 2007-2008 des Celtics de Boston, Brian Scalabrine est sacré champion NBA avec ses coéquipiers des Celtics. Il reste un joueur de la rotation des Celtics lors des deux années suivantes, contribuant avec un rôle majeur à la campagne jusqu'en finale à nouveau en 2010. Boston perd contre les Lakers de Los Angeles et laisse Scalabrine en agent libre.

Bulls de Chicago
Brian Scalabrine signe comme agent libre avec les Bulls de Chicago le , lors de la saison 2011-2012 il devient le chouchou du United Center et est surnommé le White Mamba (en référence au surnom de Kobe Bryant, Black Mamba) en raison de certaines actions spectaculaires et surprenantes qu'il réalise.

Entraîneur-adjoint
Après sa carrière de joueur, Scalabrine se reconvertit comme entraîneur et obtient une place dans l'équipe de Mark Jackson qui entraîne les Warriors du Golden State. Fin , Jackson s'en sépare et l'envoie dans l'équipe d'entraîneurs des Warriors de Santa Cruz, considérant que Scalabrine et lui ont des philosophies différentes.

Palmarès
 Champion NBA en 2008 avec les Celtics de Boston.
 Finales NBA avec les Nets du New Jersey en 2002 contre les Lakers de Los Angeles, et en 2003 contre les Spurs de San Antonio.
 Finales NBA avec les Celtics de Boston en 2010 contre les Lakers de Los Angeles.
 Champion de la Conférence Est en 2002 et 2003 avec les Nets du New Jersey.
 Champion de la Conférence Est en 2008 et 2010 avec les Celtics de Boston.
 Champion de la Division Atlantique en 2002, 2003 et 2004 avec les Nets du New Jersey.
 Champion de la Division Atlantique en 2008, 2009 et 2010 avec les Celtics de Boston.
 Champion de la Division Centrale en 2011 et 2012 avec les Bulls de Chicago.

Records sur une rencontre en NBA
Les records personnels de Brian Scalabrine en NBA sont les suivants :

 Double-double : 2
 Triple-double : 0

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Joueur américain de basket-ball
Naissance en mars 1978
Naissance à Long Beach (Californie)
Joueur Champion NBA
Joueur de basket-ball des Trojans de l'USC
Joueur drafté par les Nets du New Jersey
Joueur des Nets du New Jersey
Joueur des Celtics de Boston
Joueur des Bulls de Chicago
Joueur du Benetton Trévise


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