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Science, Colonialism and Ireland
Authors: Nicholas Whyte
Publication Year: Hardback 1999
Science, Colonialism and Ireland represents the first detailed assessment of the role of science in Ireland. Looking at the activities of Irish scientists between 1890 and 1930, at the very moment of independence, revolution and civil war provides an opportunity to explore how the activities of science are shaped by the society which supports them. The different fates of the Royal Dublin Society, Trinity College, the Royal College of Science and the Royal Irish Academy are used to illustrate the decisive impact which political events had on Irish science and upon scientists in Ireland. Irish science is compared with other research on 'colonial' or 'imperial' science. Using the case studies of the Atlantic slope crustacea, the Tyrone trilobite and the Wright forami.nifera, the author demonstrates the complex relationship between Imperial and Irish science. There is very little evidence to support the view that the Catholic Church restricted the practise of scientific research in Ireland. Nor was the relationship between Irish nationalism and science as hostile as some writers have suggested. The continued Protestant dominance of science and of scientific institutions until independence was much more due to the legacy of the Ascendancy than to any reluctance from Catholics or Nationalists to engage. Nicholas Whyte succeeds in presenting a unique evaluation of a long misunderstood topic, and positions his study firmly in the existing realms of discourse on public policy, gender studies, Irish cultural studies and the history of ideas.
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Halsey Drops Extended Version of 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power'
It features new songs "Nightmare Reprise" and "People disappear here"
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Damon Lindelof on Scoring 'Watchmen'
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By Alan Sepinwall
The HBO series' Emmy-nominated composers and creator discuss how their collaboration came to be and break down some of its key tracks
Halsey Explores the Beauty and Brutality of New Motherhood on 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power'
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The adventurous pop star's fourth album is a fascinating, if at times overwrought, collaboration with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Danny Elfman Taps Trent Reznor for 'True' Remix
"This is the first duet/collaboration I've ever done in my life, so to do it with Trent was a real surprise and a treat," singer says of Big Mess remix
Halsey Announces New Album, Produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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Health, who previously opened for Nine Inch Nails on tour, proposed the collaboration as part of a special album
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Musician earned nods for scoring David Fincher's Mank, Pixar's Soul alongside collaborator Atticus Ross
Trent Reznor Rebukes Marilyn Manson in New Statement
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Nine Inch Nails frontman calls resurfaced passage from Manson's autobiography "a complete fabrication"
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Pair worked on a new 90-second spot for beer giant Anheuser-Busch
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David Ross MacDonald (born January 27, 1965) is a Canadian sailor. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he began sailing at the age of 11. MacDonald won a silver medal with Mike Wolfs at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's Star event, and a bronze with Eric Jespersen at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the same event.

MacDonald also sailed the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on Toshiba.

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Australian whale-savers take on Japan as Brazil host IWC talks.
There was a colourful protest against illegal commercial whaling at Japan's embassy in Canberra today. Holding banners, including GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN: BLOODY WHALE CRIMINAL, the protest was joined by two Senators from the Australian Greens party and Australian rock musician Adalita Srsen.
Former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown berated the new Australian government led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for failing to have senior ministerial representation at the International Whaling Commission meeting this week in Brazil. Japan is moving to upend a decades-long moratorium on commercial whaling.
"World public opinion, not just here in Australia, opposes this bloody and illegal slaughter by the Japanese whalers. This year Japan harpooned 333 minke whales, one third of which were pregnant. Japan is coming into the Southern Hemisphere to attack the culture of Australia which loves whales and is appalled by the massacre," Brown told the crowd which roared 'Stop Whaling' into the embassy confines.
The Greens Senators cited Japan's whaling south of Australia as a reason to oppose the mooted bilateral trade deal between Tokyo and Canberra.
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How A Backwater Valve Works?
The sewer pipes in your home allow waste to flow out of your house and into the Toronto sewer system. In case the main sewer line becomes overloaded, the backflow valve prevents the waste from flowing back into your home.
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An Open Letter by John Hill
By Church Mouse | 1 November, 2004 - 5:40 pm | 1 November, 2004 Our pastors
An Open Letter by John Hill in Online Catholics Issue 25, 1 Nov 2004
I am writing as a parishioner of St. Vincent's Church, Redfern, NSW. I write with a deep sense of sadness and a feeling of depression. I am seeing the disintegration or even worse, the destruction of a parish that for over 30 years has been a beacon of hope for social justice, the authentic Gospel teachings, the spirit of the Second Vatican Council and the rights of indigenous Australians.
The legacy of an ailing Fr Ted Kennedy has been decimated. The assurance that the Archbishop of Sydney made to Fr Kennedy on his retirement that his work would be respected and continued, has been broken. It has been torn asunder.
When at a Sunday mass you see a Neo Catecumenate acolyte who has subsequently been ordained, head-locking an elderly gentleman for not putting the host into his mouth immediately or when you see another senior gentleman pushed roughly aside by a young priest, it means that the Eucharist has lost its significance.
When you see a Neo Catecumenate priest telling off an elderly nun, once in charge of the formation of religious nuns and priests for many years, that she should look at herself in the mirror, it demonstrates not only the lack of respect for another but the sheer disregard for basic Christian values.
From the pulpit this same priest admonished a female parishioner telling her that she was in need of immediate psychological help. He then turned to her husband and told him how he pitied him for being married to her. She is in fact of sound mind, courteous and respectful of the priests. She has been a backbone of what is left of the parish.
The Sharing of the Meal for the poor operated by parishioners and friends every Tuesday and Friday has had its funds cut off by the archdiocese on the premise that this work was not necessary and that it could be done as well by other organisations. The fact is that this sharing of the meal caters to over a hundred people each Tuesday and Friday. The parishioners themselves now fund this project. The Redfern clergy have discouraged this work saying that Protestants and Atheists can do it better. At the same time they have alienated the Aboriginal community by breaking down the trust that has been 30 years in the making.
The litany of insults relentlessly perpetrated by this priest on many parishioners continues unabated with the implicit condonation by the Church authorities as nothing has been done to redress the situation in Redfern. Letters and petitions to Cardinal Pell sent by parishioners and concerned clergy about the deteriorating condition and the pain inflicted on the community at St. Vincent's have not been given due consideration to ease the concerns of the parishioners.
http://onlinecatholics.com.au/issue25


When passing through Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris, you notice the billboards: Their messages change. I don't mean that they have the simple capacity to switch between three different displays as most outdoor billboards around the world are able to do. These billboards exhibit unlimited change. They display whatever message is required at any particular second. How is this possible? The billboards are actually digital TV screens that link directly to the outdoor-display company's database.
Let's cross the Channel to London. In the streets of that city, people are busier typing text messages into their mobile phones than they are using the phones for conversation. Here you notice the instant attention given by text recipients to their received messages. They love receiving text messages, and they devote their full attention to them as soon as the "beep-beep" alerts them of a message's arrival.
Soon, when our Internet connections are no longer dependent on dial-up modems but are always on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we'll notice that our Web use will change dramatically. Instant commercial messages and emails will acquire new significance: They might offer 50 percent discounts for customers who respond within five minutes of receiving a promotional message, for example.
Consider this. Ten years ago you had to plan a TV campaign at least a year ahead. You had to book it at least three months ahead, and you had to start production at least four months prior to airing. That lead time has evaporated. The months of preparation have been reduced to hours.
Now let's imagine some scenarios. Imagine that Shell Oil faces an environmental controversy of some sort. Instant branding would allow the company's marketers to communicate a clever message via all instant media channels within hours, circumventing the growth of any negative publicity in the marketplace and restoring the desired equilibrium to public perception. Imagine that your competitor decides to drop its product prices by 5 percent. Instant branding would mean that you could respond appropriately with all due expedience, using instant media channels. Imagine that the temperature hits 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Coke's marketing machine might be triggered into action, sending instant commercial messages that promote a "heat wave" sales drive. Or imagine that some newspaper scooped a fabulous photo of Tom Cruise: Its promotion via instant media would double the tabloid's sales in hours.
Instant branding is, without any doubt, a tool every marketing director has been waiting for. But it's a challenging tool; it deteriorates marketing plans that depend on one- and two-year time frames. Instant branding both puts into question and calls on the advertising business's ability to manage brands cleverly, spontaneously, and within a flexible strategy. There may only be hours to control a brand's destiny.
My question is, How do you reckon you're going to plan your marketing campaign knowing that you're likely to have to change your message dozens of times a year, knowing that that change will be initiated by a thousand variables: what your competitor might do, what the result of a local soccer game was, what the weather is like at any moment, what the traffic conditions are on the nearest highway?
I promise you this: This is just the beginning. And this beginning signifies the end of any marketing plans that we've used over the past decades. Instant branding will stamp question marks on lots of things we're used to doing in advertising. Because we suddenly have a license to react — fast!


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I have changed all the colors in Dokan and Woocommerce settings but I can't figure out how to change the "Home" text on the main menu bar. It is put there by default and I can't remove it or change the color. I can change the color of the rest of the links in that menu bar but the word home doesn't change to match. Where do I edit this in the theme?
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Geysers are fun!!!! When you tour the Golden Circle, outside of Reykjavic, you arrive to this fascinating geothermal area that gave us the word "geyser". The minute you get out of the car you see several fields full of hot springs, steaming creeks, turquoise pools and ONE reliable geyser.
This is the old Geysir, the grand-father of the one we can see today. Geysir, discovered and named in 1294, refers to both this general area and a specific geyser, which once spouted as high as 80m, but is now just a calm, steamy vent with occasional hisses and gurgles.
It spouts every 5 minutes, more or less of course, there is no schedule.
And then there is that sudden explosion that surprises everyone. It's that element of surprise that makes geysers fun to watch.
Icelands "Strokkur Geysir" is one of the most persistent geysers in the world and lies in the Haukadalur valley at the base of Laugarfjall hill about 50 m from the site of the famous, but rarely active, "Geysir" which is the source of the generic name given to these kind of hot springs. The term Geysir (Engl. geyser) is itself derived from the Icelandic word "geysa" which means to gush.
The small geothermal area in which the geyser lies is one of the major tourist attractions in iceland. Strokkur was first reported in 1789, after an earthquake which probably created or unblocked its conduit. Eruptions were regular until 1896, after which a renewed earthquake inactivated the geyser. In 1963, local people succeeded in unblocking the plumbing system and Strokkur has been active ever since. First records of geyser activity in the area date back to 1294, when the great Geysir is thought to have become active.


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NCAA Bracket 2012: How Saint Louis Basketball Got To March Madness
The Saint Louis Billikens are in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 12 years. Here's how that happened.
By Ethan Rothstein@ethanrothstein Mar 12, 2012, 9:45am EDT
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The Saint Louis Billikens are dancing after earning at at-large bid out of the Atlantic 10, their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2000, and their first under head coach Rick Majerus.
The Billikens assured themselves of at-large consideration early on in the season when they went on a run and beat Washington, Boston College, Villanova and Oklahoma in consecutive games before losing to Loyola Marymount. Though none of those teams qualified for the tournament themselves, it introduced the Billikens to the national consciousness as a team capable of beating power conference opponents.
They finished the season 25-7, second in the A-10, a conference that placed four teams in the NCAA Tournament, and lost in the conference semifinal to Xavier. They beat the Musketeers twice in the regular season, and also defeated St. Bonaventure, the A-10 Champion, on Feb. 1. They're the ninth seed in the West bracket, matched up with Memphis in the second round.
Saint Louis earned a No. 9 seed and a difficult road to the Sweet 16. The Billikens will meet Memphis in the first round, with the winner likely facing No. 1 seed Michigan State.
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In part three, Burny Mattinson continues the conversation on his amazing career, from Mickey's Christmas Carol, to the arrival of the Eisner era, through storyboarding on Beauty and The Beast. Burny has worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios for close to 55 years as an animator, story artist, director, and producer.
Thanks, Clay. I can't wait to listen to this. I've been checking the site just about every day or so since the last release. Lovely, quality stuff. I truly appreciate your efforts.
Hope to see those progress bars refreshed and filling up again soon.
Keep it up, we greatly appreciate all you're doing.
Alright Clay! I can't wait to listen!
Great stuff Clay, glad to have you back in my Itunes rotation.
You'e awesome Clay, thank you so much again, and I can't for Part 4 with Burny!
Clay, could you find some way to make your pod cast into a human girl so I could aske her out on a date?
Mads, Ben, Matt, Chris C., Dagan, K.Borcz, Sahne – I humbly thank thee.
Chris B. – I wasn't teasing, I was just – well, I guess it was kind of teasing. We'll see how you feel. I just like it because we talk about storyboarding some more. On the day of release they will be full, but you've reminded me to keep those progress bars up to date.
Rob – That's great to hear. It clocks in at 51 minutes! Six times already?! I'm glad people are getting multiple listens out of them. I have a hard time going back to listen once I'm done. By the time it's released, I've probably heard them at least seven or eight times.
Hi Clay. Thanks for another great podcast. You're doing a fantastic job here and I'm always inspired by listening to these interviews.
Outstanding job as usual Clay! Burny is fascinating. Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to do this for everyone. Time isn't free but what you have given us is invaluable. So, thank you again. It can't be said enough.
So good to have your podcast back!
Great memories stirred up by Burny. I remember chatting with him at the premiere of "Basil of Baker Street." (hate that other title) I knew then that Disney animation was on it's way back. And, all those kids who worked with Burny back then. Boy, they sure went on to accomplish a few things in the animation business, didn't they?
Once again, I know this is hard work. Especially when you have a day job. Thanks so much from all of us out here for the great job you're doing. We sure appreciate it.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! would of been nice to have during the school year though.
THANK YOU for your wonderful podcasts!!
Just wanted to chime in and say thank you for all the effort you're putting into making these!
Great to have you back. I almost removed you out of my iTunes directory and lost interest before yesterday.
Oh how wonderful! I cannot wait to hear this!! Thank you so much.
awesome job as always Clay. but please don't let us wait another 5 months for the next show. stay up all night if you have to but produce them faster!
p.s. just kidding of course, we're greatful to you no matter how long you take.
p.p.s. but of course, we'll be even MORE greatful if you could work faster.
Even your Mom is happy that you released a new installment with Mr. Mattinson. I know how hard you work and how little you sleep, so this one is really appreciated!
🙂 oh my gosh, that is so cute!
I discover today this beautiful website!
Thank you very much, Clay!
Hey Clay!!! I loved this latest interview! Great questions! Great quality!!!!
Once again, wonderful podcast. Burny's a name you don't hear that often, but really has some amazing experiences to share. And you can sense his excitement in his voice still. Can't wait for the next, and apparently best part!
Oh, and I've been loving "Manwatching"! What a great book… Apparently my dad already had the Dutch version too, along with some other Desmond Morris books, from back in his college years. To think I looked for it in libraries a couple of years back. But thanks anyway!


Even if you have medical insurance whether it's through your employer, an Affordable Care Act plan or Medicare, that doesn't mean you'll never have any problems with medical bills. And if you don't have insurance, even a minor illness can cause an insurmountable debt crisis. When you're dealing with the after-effects of an injury causing accident or significant illness, that's already stressful enough. Add medical bills and aggressive debt collectors to the mix, and you've got a crisis brewing. But there are steps you can take to get these bills under control. Check out these five tips to deal with medical bills you can't afford.
When you're dealing with an original creditor, ask for a detailed, itemized listing of what you owe. Compare this to your insurance policies to make sure you're not overcharged. If it's a debt collector, ask for the same. If they can't produce documentation of the debt, they won't be able to sue you and may go away. Also, check on the statute of limitations on the debt. If the bill is older than three years (or if it's more than three years since your last payment), they won't be able to sue you which can offer some peace of mind.
Calling before 8 am or after 9 pm.
Calling you at work when you've informed the collector you can't get calls there.
Continuing to call you after you sent in a written request asking they stop calling you.
Using profanity, abusive language or making threats of violence.
Threatening to come to your home or have you arrested.
Calling your friends or family and telling them you owe money.
If a debt collector abuses you in any of these ways, keep a log of the instances including names, dates and what was said. You may even record these calls to prove your case. Notify the debt collector you're reporting them and then do so. You can make a report to the North Carolina Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission or Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The original medical provider may or may not be open to negotiation. If you have no insurance, ask if they can offer you a better rate since you're uninsured. They may offer you a discounted rate. Sadly, rates charged to the uninsured are often higher than those charged to insured. Medical providers negotiate maximum fees they can charge to insured patients while they are free to charge the uninsured any rates they want. Once the bill is in the hands of a debt collector, you are much more likely to be able to negotiate a lower payoff since they bought the debt at a discounted rate.
You may also want to offer installment payments, particularly when you are dealing with the original medical provider. Let them know how much you can reasonably pay each month (don't overestimate because you don't want to fall behind on payments) and ask them to work with you. You can also offer to make payments after you haggled with them on the amount of the bill. With a debt collector, they may also accept installment payments. However, be careful with this. The statute of limitations on a medical debt in North Carolina expires three years from the date the services occurred or the date of your last payment on that debt, whichever is longer. If the debt is set to expire soon legally, making a payment resets the clock and may not be a wise strategy.
Medical bills are a type of debt that can be completely wiped out in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and may be lessened or eliminated in a Chapter 13 as well. This can be particularly helpful if you had a one-time medical crisis like an accident or illness like cancer that you've now recovered from but still have bills for treatments that you can't pay. If you have ongoing medical issues, bankruptcy can wipe out the back bills but won't address the bills that continue to pile up after you file so may or may not be a fit solution. Consulting with a reputable bankruptcy attorney will help you understand your options and the best approach for your unique circumstances.
Contact the law offices of John T Orcutt for a free consultation at one of our convenient North Carolina locations in Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Wilson or Garner. Call 1-888-234-4181 and ask about our zero down bankruptcy special.


Hi, its so warm here I was up taking pictures at 7.30 this morning. Such a glorious morning.
And a sunny card to match the weather. This is one of the new stamp sets with a matching punch in the new catalogue and I love it. It has 6 stamps, 3 large flowers and three different flower centres a bit like Mixed Bunch which I used on another set of cards for the 'stamp a sack' last Saturday.
I have used Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Pink Pirouette inks. We started a bit like one sheet wonder. Everyone stamped an A4 piece of whisper white with the 3 stamps of their choice of which stamp in which colour, (not sure I have explained that very well) Then they cut the A4 sheet into 4 pieces to matt and layer onto Melon Mambo and pink Pirouette base card. The other two pieces they took home to layer onto card of their own choice. We finished the card with a pice of ribbon and a sentiment.
I think I shall be trying this set with lots of different colour combinations It makes such an eye catching image.


Henry Hargreaves is a New Zealand still life and art photographer working out of his studio in Brooklyn, NYC. His life long love of taking photos took an unexpected turn when he was spotted traveling through South East Asia and was whisked off to Europe to work as a high end fashion model.
After 4 years on the other side of the camera and the catwalk he gave it up for his own creative pursuits. He has since established himself as a full time photographer known for his fun, creative, provocative and memorable images (view the gallery above). He has created a wide spectrum of work be it for commercial clients like Ralph Lauren, Sagmeister and Walsh, GQ, V, Esquire, New York Magazine or in personal projects like 3DD, a 3D Celebration of Breasts, The Death Row Last Meal series, Bacon Alphabet or the Edible Subway.
What unites his work is his restless and curious mind, a fascination with the unusual or quirky and a desire to see how photography can illuminate the world and spark conversation. FDL caught up with him for an interview.
What's the first taste you remember? The taste of the back of a stamp, my grandfather would get me to do it. Later in life when I first had Beemans gum that taste reminded me of this.
Success. Something you always have in your fridge? Beer.
The first bite of a dessert.
Your first camera and the subject of your first photo?
Canon AE1, trying to shoot the waitresses I worked with at the local restaurant.
I try to use food to tell a story. The habits and rituals that surround us are such great reflections of who we are.
If you remember it after you have stopped looking at it.
I only go for difficult ones, that's what makes it fun!


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Project title: A.A.A. - CERCAN S-I
Users: Pozzuolo del Friuli Municipality
Campoformido School Board
Historical Research Group "Aghe di Poč" (Pozzuolo del Friuli)
Natural History Civic Museum (Venice)
Natural History Museum of Friuli (Udine)
Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (Piran)
Description: In the territory of the Pozzuolo del Friuli municipality lies one of the largest and most important neolithic settlements in Northern Italy: the excavations - which have been carried out for more than fifteen years in the location of Sammardenchia - have brought to life hundreds of archaeological structures and recovered thousands of pieces of pottery, objects in polished stone and chipped flintstone. The Sammardenchia material highlights the contribution made to this process by the neolithic communities in Slovenia and Croatia. In this Friuli site, several pieces of pottery deriving from the eastern Dànilo culture have been found, together with statuettes and religious vases: this material proves the existence of a wide common cultural heritage in the whole Upper-Adriatic area at the beginning of the Neolithic period. In addition to archaeological research, other initiatives have been carried out in recent years at Pozzuolo; held in cooperation with local associations, these actions concern the local populations and schools and aim at enhancing the mentioned heritage and at experimenting educational activities. They include guided tours of the excavations, conferences, showing of films, experimental archaeology days, educational workshops. A documentation centre on the archaeology of the territory has also begun its work, which includes various educational activities taking place during the year. In this framework, the project aims at developing cooperation between the Italian archaeologists who work at the Sammardenchia site and the Slovenian ones who have studied the Sermin site (Koper-Capodistria), since the two sites are very similar. The aim is to identify the common cultural roots which, during the Neolithic period, linked Italy and Slovenia, together with the flows and exchanges of raw materials that took place in that age between the two regions.
Project data begin: July 2003
Project data end: August 2006


Fourteen days has passed since NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters first paid a visit to a high-rise in Waterbury where the elevators remain broken.
"We're tenants, we pay rent, seems to me we should have an elevator. Especially in a high rise," Debra Aston, a resident, told the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters on Tuesday.
Residents say they've been without any elevator service for about a month, however, they did spot an elevator company on the property for the first time this week.
"I haven't gone to a doctor. And I can't make my doctor's appointment to make follow-ups on my condition, so there's a lot of things I can't do," Aston's mother, 85-year-old Marion, said about feeling too sick to climb up and down nine flights of stairs.
The mother and daughter feel their complaints have fallen on deaf ears but they're hopeful to see someone from the Elevator Service Company of Torrington stop by on Monday, and they believe the city needs to get involved.
"I'm concerned it can get very bad," Marion Aston said. "I'm worried about that- if they can get me out in time."
City officials tell NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters the building owner is in violation of housing code – and they've been given orders to repair the elevators.
On July 25, David Kay with Hillside Heights LLC said they were modernizing both elevators and hopefully one should be running that week.
But on Tuesday, he said, "We've been working on it for a few weeks and we're doing everything we can to get it back up and running asap."
Aston said she walks up the nine flights of stairs almost four times a day and she's worried that she needs to keep canceling her mother's medical appointments.
Steven Roth, president of Elevator Service Company, told the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters, "We're currently under contract to repair one elevator to start. We're ordering parts for that elevator and we hope to begin the installation of those parts by Thursday."
There's still no time frame on when the work will be done, but everyone says they're moving as quickly as they can.


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About The Music of Minecraft
About "Minecraft" the game, and the music of c418
"Minecraft" is one most beloved and best-selling video games of all time, and it's been one of the most popular games for nearly 20 years, capturing the hearts of gamers both young not so young (including yours truly!). The vast number of hours that hundreds of millions of gamers around the world have experienced engrossed in their very own Minecraft worlds make the game's music deeply nostalgic and comforting.
Now, for the first time, this music is available to both traditional and contemporary choirs through the "Minecraft: Choir Edition" series at KerryMarsh.com! This series of arrangements features a wide variety of voicing types and challenge levels to serve the many choral ensemble who would like to rehearse and perform this wonderful music composed by Daniel Roselfeld (a.k.a. "418"). All arrangements are wordless, using simple syllables to create beautiful choral textures and to transport your listeners back to a magical world of exploration, discovery and creativity.
"Minecraft," c418's "title" composition for this ground-breaking game, sets a sublimely relaxed and reflective mood with its simple melody and harmony. This four-part arrangement, with piano accompaniment, subtly develops on this material, expanding the theme into a brief but effective piece fit for beginning and intermediate choirs and vocal jazz groups.
This treble choir arrangement features no solos, making it logistically easy for large choirs and four-voice groups alike to put together. A coloratura soprano moment pops up for a few bars toward the end of the piece, but works just as well when sung down an octave, or with only one or two vocalists singing the high part.
Other Available Versions
Five other versions of "Minecraft" are available at KerryMarsh.com.
SSATBaB a cappella (Level 3.5)
SATB with piano (Level 2.5)
SAB with piano (Level 2)
SSA with piano (Level 2)
Two-part treble with piano (Level 1)
Arranged in 2022
Video: C418 Version from Minecraft


The recent reports about Popcorn Time—a ransomware attack that involves a Ponzi scheme encouraging targets to in turn spread the malware to contacts—show that criminals are becoming ever more creative in their approaches to cybersecurity exploits. I spoke with Asaf Cidon, VP of Content Security at Barracuda about Popcorn Time and what companies need to know about the current threats from hackers.
Last week, the devastating WannaCry attack— considered unprecedented in its scale and speed—hit more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries, including the National Health Service, FedEx, Deutsche Ban and LATAM Airlines, among others. I asked Matt Ahrens of The Crypsis Group about the attack, what made it so dangerous and what it means for organizations trying to improve their cyber security posture.


Handy Materials to Have On Hand When Using Spanish For You!
I thought it would be helpful to give parents and teachers a list of materials handy to have on hand when using Spanish for You! You should find these items sufficient for doing just about any game or activity in the Spanish for You! curriculum.
If you ever have questions while using Spanish for You!, whether at home or for class use, please feel free to contact me at support@spanish-for-you.net.


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import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
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import ru.org.linux.util.bbcode.NodeUtils;
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One of the issues I have encountered when speaking with parents is the guilt of having their child using so many services at school. Often, teachers, as kind as they are, will talk about how they have other children in the class and how difficult it might be to attend to your child's needs. Additionally, child study teams, principals, other administrators will talk about the sky-rocketing cost of special education. Worst of all, many parents hear their neighbors complain about high property taxes and the cost of education, even when the neighbor doesn't have children in the schools.
It is hard not to be sympathetic to those arguments, and it is easy to feel that your child is a burden on the system.
Here is the answer that I believe is both appropriate and most needed. To the teacher with the big class, your answer must be, "That's not my problem." To the principal your answer must be, "That's not my problem." To the administrators and child study members who try to brow beat you into accepting less than appropriate services your answer must be, "That's not my problem." To your neighbors and the people who don't understand the issues you deal with everyday as they themselves complain about their property taxes, your answer must be, "That's not my problem." A secondary retort should be, "Can I complain about the cost of maintaining the roads and bridges even though I own one car and you own three?"
Most issues that are thrown at you as a parent who is asking for services revolve around time, staffing, and money. And your answer must always be, "That's not my problem."
Your child has rights and if you don't advocate for those rights then who will? Although the Constitution does not speak directly about education, your rights as a special education parent are protected by the Equal Protection Clause The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment is where your Civil Rights are protected. Equal Protection is part of the fabric of what makes this such an amazing country.
Each state must adhere to FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education. Each state also must follow the Federal laws of IDEA - the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance, including federal funds. Section 504 provides that: "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance . . .
Over the next few weeks we will be adding as much usable and plain spoken discussion about the issues that face our most vulnerable citizens - special education students.
I sincerely hope these words and links will assist you in advocating for your child. And if I may - we are here to help you navigate these difficult waters!


Test Process Improvement (TPI) systematically assesses your company's testing maturity, specifically your strengths and deficits. QualiTest uses TPI to formulate strategies for advancing your in-house testing, to provide you with better QA effectiveness and efficiency and to improve the overall speed and quality of your SDLC.
offers insight regarding the "maturity" of your test processes and, based on this understanding, the model helps to define gradual and controllable steps for improvement. This process is instrumental in advancing the quality of the QA and software testing organizations. QualiTest has successfully implemented TPI for hundreds of customers.
Testing can become entrenched with its own inefficiencies, failing to evolve with changing times. Your Quality Assurance department may suffer from quality issues. Despite good people and good intentions, these things happen, requiring an independent assessment to spot the risks and define a needed course corrections for your business. Recognizing the need to improve is not enough; you also need a defined path of steps for improving your test process.
QualiTest can help steer you along the optimal path. We measure various aspects of your testing process for maturity which we then use to identify actions so you can instigate change management to improve your performance, based on your specific strengths and weaknesses.
Evaluate your current status, and redirect your actions back to the previous steps as needed.
for success, based on your deficits and abilities of your knowledge, tools and skill sets. Our expertise helps us determine the best trajectory based on your assets, while TPI enables easier evaluation of your structure, improves awareness, and leverages improvement efforts.


The great majority of wings are morphing designs with continuously variable planform, camber, or twist: such are the wings of insects, birds, and bats. Indeed, morphing wings may be said to be the norm at the length scales associated with flying animals, while the rigid wing designs that have been favored by engineers are typical only at the largest length scales. It is worth noting in this context that the membranous wings of the largest extinct pterosaurs are currently estimated to have had spans of approximately 10m (Witton and Naish 2008)—comparable to a light aircraft—so it is clear that Nature's morphing wing designs are workable across a wide range of length scales of current interest to engineers. Just as birds helped inspire the warping wing design of the Wright Flyer, Nature now offers a rich seam of inspiration for a new generation of morphing wing designs across a range of scales of interest to engineers.


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Police Are Failing to Act on Sexual Assault Complaints, Report Finds
10/07/2019 by Zeb Holmes
A recent report by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) has found that police are failing to properly record complaints of sexual assault and other forms of abuse.
The CCC's June 2019 audit found that Queensland police were facing an increasing number of complaints for "failing to respond to duty" – from 1,381 in 2015, to 1,607 in 2016, and to 1,840 in 2017.
The CCC concluded that, from 2017 to 2018, there had been a 14% increase in these complaints, following a 15% rise from 2015 to 2016.
The audit found that police were "not clearly recording decisions in the complaints management system" between 2016 and 2018, with police on the Gold Coast and in South Brisbane being the worst offenders.
The CCC took on the audit because, while individual instances may not necessarily amount to corruption, "when aggregated, the allegations may indicate broader organisational capacity deficits and, or cultural issues."
Results of internal investigations
The CCC's investigations found that half 51 of the 87 complaints required "no further action required", as the allegations were deemed to be frivolous, vexatious, lacking in substance or credibility.
Two of the 87 complaints resulted in police officers being fined, 17 officers were "chastised", two reprimanded, and two cases are still under investigation.
Complaints versus convictions
Historically, the number of complaints about sexual offences has vastly outnumbered the number of convictions.
In 2013, for example, there were 3,951 reports of sexual offences, which resulted in 715 people being charged and 374 of these people pleading guilty or being found guilty of some criminal offence.
168 of the 374 who pleaded guilty or were found guilty received full-time prison sentences.
According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, an estimated 70% of sexual assaults are not reported to police.
Reasons for failing to report include the fear of not being believed or being re-traumatised in criminal proceedings, self-blame and a desire to move ahead with life.
The number of complaints which are not recorded and/or acted upon adds weight in the eyes of many to the argument that police can be suspicious of complaints.
Institutional failure to report
The CCC report also found that institutions such as schools were often reluctant to report sexual offence complaints to police.
It's investigation into these failures led to five Education Queensland employees being reprimanded and two resigning. Ten cases are still being investigated.
Last year, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman announced the introduction of new laws against failing to report complaints of child sexual abuse.
The Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2018 was passed by the NSW Parliament in June 2018, which inserted a new section 43B into the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
The offence prescribes a maximum penalty of two years in prison for any adult who fails to report information to police where they:
know, believe or reasonably ought to know that a child (under 18 years) has been abused, or
know, believe, or reasonably ought to know that they have information that might materially assist in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the offender.
"The reforms better reflect community expectations and will assist in ensuring that perpetrators are held to account for their appalling abuse of children," Mr Speakman stated.
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We've got some exciting news, kiddos.
P. W. Fenton (from the Digital Flotsam Podcast) emailed this morning with an invitation to put our show in a weekly timeslot for the Podshow Podcast Network on The Sirius Stars Channel, Sirius 103. We'll be on at 8:30 Eastern Time (5:30 Pacific) every Wednesday evening (beginning October 5th), with repeats Thursday mornings at 8:30 as well (at least for the time being).
One of the nice things about the version on Sirius is that we'll be able to include some Sinatra recordings on the show, since Sirius is licensed by ASCAP and BMI. In our Podcast of course, we can only play short clips which conform to the requirements for fair use of copyrighted material.
For those of you with Sirius, please tune in and let me know what you think. You may also enjoy some of the other Podshow content there (from 6 to 10 PM each Wednesday).
Thanks to P-Dub and to the Podfather for their interest in our show.
Never fear, you'll still be able to get the Frank Truth Podcast online as well. I hope to have a new show up for you sometime next week.


Many Gulen-sponsored high schools in Turkey are boarding schools. Scholars who have studied the Gulen movement in Turkey have found that many of those students wind up teaching in U.S. charter schools after earning degrees from Turkish universities with Gulen's support.
I came to see more about Charter schools here and look at problems parents and students faced during school time. Something bad or wrong from experience.
But what are this updates about Gulen connection, all links go to the blogs, probably created by the same people. And who is writing all these: parent, previous staff or is there any politics involved?!
We all know that you will get, so you create so many basic blogs and keep on saying STH IS BAD!
Plaintiff: Arizona Department of Health Services.
Defendant: Daisy Education Corp., dba Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix.
Nature of complaint: Unlicensed child care facility.
Attorney for plaintiff: Donald P. Schmid.
Another hit from someone in Turkey who is interested in my blog about U.S. charter schools.
Another hit from someone at the Executive Office of the President who visited by site by googling "fly-by-night turnaround schools"
I find these visits fascinating.
1. "It [Gulen movement] provides heavily subsidized, science-oriented and above-average education that is nevertheless criticized for being narrow-minded and uncritical."
2. "However, its numerous critics...have accused the Gulen movement of having a hidden political agenda of promoting Islam by stealth."
3. "Following fundraisers through Himmet, or 'donation pledge' meetings, the affiliated businesses sign agreements with authorities to provide education. Most of the teachers are Gulen followers coming from Turkey."
4. "The movement's ideology is promoted through subtle means. While the schools are nominally secular institutions, they promote Muslim religious education and Turkism indirectly during classes and 'class hours' (to use the Soviet term of ethical education delivered in addition to regular classes). "
5. "The movement's secretive nature, and the inconsistency betweens the leader's messages and the practice of his followers has led to growing reactions across Central Asia, where it has generated accusations of hypocrisy and ill will."
"AUTHOR'S BIO: Roman Muzalevsky is an international affairs and security analyst on the former Soviet Union, Caucasus and Central Asia."
I am the Vice President of one of the "Gulen" affiliated charter school boards in Texas and as a non-Muslim American citizen, I can guarantee you that there are no greater issues with our schools then any other charter school. There is absolutely ZERO Islamic education. NOTHING...not even a shred of anything even remotely religious in the curiculum. Furthermore, in Texas all of our affiliated schools are ranked as some of the top performing schools in Texas (most of them are exemplary status). If there are any complaints or allegations, please address first teachers, then principals, then school-boards, followed by the TEA (Texas Education Agency). We are 100% dedicated and passionate about education so please don't even try comparing us to scome remotely affiliated Gulen schools in Central Asia (in Muslim countries). BTW...I also do research in counter-terrorism and radical Islam as an anthropologist and I am former US Army. The Gulen people are the amongst some of the most moderate Sufi Muslims that you will find amongst Turks. From almost a decade of experience working with them I can attest that they make some of the best American citizens that America could ever want in terms of their love for America, their passion for civic activism to improve their communities, and their dedication to the ideals of tolerance for other religions. This belief in tolerance can be found in Gulen's and Said Nursi's teachings that are largely based upon the teachings of the Sufi Master/Poet Rumi. I can only wish that more Americans would meet Muslims like them if they wish to experience and see what REAL Muslims are like.
They give nothing back to American society, they only take. You have bought the Kool aid and are no doubt from your posting a convert to Hizmet.
The Gulen movement has inflitrated the ranks of education, media and politics for a REASON and it doesn't have anything to do with education of our children. Furthermore none of your test scores and results have proved to be exemplary at all.
No one should be surprised that Turkey has opened an investigation in Turkey on the Gulen movement inflitrating ranks of military, police, controlling schools and media in Turkey.
Tolerance cannot be found at this Turkish managed Charter Schools. There are countless examples of Human rights violations (EEOC) one particular case was filed against your own precious Harmony Science School in a New Mexico Court. I am sure you have heard of Couch vs. Harmony Science?
The mere fact you have decided to conduct a due diligence on Harmony Science tells me that you have some concerns. I assure you, that you are a tool being used by Gulen's Hizmet. They will have meetings without you or talk Turkish to exclude you from any decision making.
Here is the news release from Turkey on the Gulen investigation.
Tim Stellar of the Arizona Daily Star is one of the few reporters who has caught onto the GM's charter schools.
Read his 9/16/2010 piece, "Pima IDA helped Turkish-run, out-of-state schools" + the comments!
An admission that that "the followers of an obscure Turkish imam came to operate the largest charter school system in Texas."
The rapid growth of charter schools in the United States has sparked controversy. Critics claim that charter schools drain funds from meager public school budgets because local school districts must often reduce their own budgets to fund the new schools. Some charter schools have faced criticism for using unreliable assessment tools to evaluate school performance. Critics also charge that charter schools often use dilapidated or otherwise inferior buildings because they lack sufficient funds.
The fellow named Perimeter; A very simple question to you: With all those civil lawsuits you cited (some of them were intentionally crafted as a part of ongoing smear campaign by the very same people who apparently have been feeding you), can you show us one legal verdict or conviction as a proof that Gulen has been sponsoring these charter schools?
The link between the Gulen movement and the charter schools has been confirmed by movement insiders.
Same lies, Same "Gulenisms and keeping SECRETS" and it is predictable from State to State as well as country to country.
Maybe you are ashamed to admit you are part of Hizmet because of the recent scandals in Louisana? or is it Texas? Oops, I think Missouri, Ohio, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and about 3 other states are included in an investigation.
Stand tall and be proud you are followers of HocaEfendi Fetos, instead you hang your head in shame denying the undeniable.
Do yourself a favor, don't stay where you are not wanted.
This is Wigon, again, the VP of one of the schools associated with Harmony. I read the PDF file for the Couch vs. Harmony case in New Mexico and immediately some red flags popped up. One was that Turkish male teachers do not stay after school. At my own schools and at Harmony schools that I've visited after school hours and on weekends, it is, in fact our Turkish teachers who I mostly find staying late (although occasionally one or two American teachers as well). The allegations of pay discrimination was one that I never heard of here in Texas. Every state has different laws regarding teacher salaries and the differences in pay may be due to the specialized areas that they teach. For example, at a public university, a physics professor will make vastly more then a Spanish professor. But again, state law determines whether this is allowed or not and I don't know if New Mexico allows for that. Regarding the issue of sexual harassment, I wonder if that teacher ever contacted the school board and/or their state education agency? If a teacher EVER came to me with such a claim, it would be thoroughly investigated with appropriate action taken if there was some truth to the allegations. It is a very tricky issue also because if the allegations are false or do not have enough evidence, the accused teacher can also file a lawsuit against the school.
With that said, to date, I've never received any such complaints from any teachers and I hope I never do. But most school systems occasionally get lawsuits for one reason or another. The job of the school board however is try and insure that such grievances are investigated and fixed to the satisfaction of those involved if indeed some wrong was done by one of our schools. Often simple problems get blown way out of proportion if they are not resolved in a quick and honest manner.
Finally regarding Turkish politics... those allegations are based on ONE BOOK. There are tons of Turkish secularists who passionately hate Gulen so such a book making such allegations doesn't surprise me. On the flip side if you read wahhabi/Salafi/Deobandi opinions of Gulen, they acccuse him of working for the CIA and for the Israelis. They also don't take accept him as a serious Islamic scholar or leader. Whatever the case Turkey is a VERY different country then America. What they do their is one thing as they are a Turkish nation with a primarily Muslim population. What they do here in a secular nation with is quite another story.
The fact of the matter, is that Turks, given current population trends in the United States, will always be a very small minority in America. In other words there is no way they're going to take over our education system or our government. People just need to chill on all that Islamophobia. Unfortunately many Americans can't believe that Muslims would actually do something GOOD for America and instead believe that there always has to be a secret agenda. It's no secret that many of the teachers and admins are Gulen followers. That is not illegal and what they do with their salary is up to them including donating a portion to Gulen's REAL organizations like the Raindrop Foundation. Unless the State Department and/or Justice Department labels them as a terrorist or criminal organization, then that is perfectly legal and it's none of my business. It would only become my business if there was evidence of coercion on our teachers to give money to one of the official Gulen foundations.
(continued...) Speaking of evidence, our state audits have always passed with no problems and definitely no evidence of a penny going to any religious organization. Those audits are available to the public for all charter schools. If you ever find direct evidence of any tax-payer money illegally going to the Gulen foundations, please post that information on your website and I will investigate. Even better, contact the school board for that specific school to inform them. But I'm quite sure you won't find any such things.
At any rate, I honestly think that it's healthy to have watchdogs on ANY government agency and I applaud Americans who are not apathetic and who take the time to look into problems or potential problems in our government (notably our education system). I only wish that posters of the allegations would first take time to actually contact the school boards directly and attend our meetings so that problems can be addressed, investigated, and in most places resolved on the spot with perfectly valid explanations. As for "secret meetings" behind my back, the Turkish board members can talk about whatever they want amongst themselves. But I'm quite confident that they're not stupid enough to try and hide problems from me because they know I'm going to hear about those problems one way or another and they know that I'm actively monitoring and looking into all current and new allegations. With that said, having seen the results of the Harmony education system, I KNOW it works, not just based on tests, but rather from talking to students about their knowledge. They simply blow me away with the level of knowledge they have for their grade levels. There is no doubt in my mind that it is a far superior system of education then what most of our public schools offer. Anyways, my apologies for the long post, but a lot needed explaining.
this schools are helping to them to get financial support. the system is very simple. they open a school somewhere and putting 200-300 children inside. in turkey they have a big chain of people which is maybe over 1 million people. all this people are divided into small groups and this groups do not have any contact between them. to each group they are telling to support 1-5 children in the school. they are collecting in this way from 10.000 - 20.000 people money which is illegal collected and not registered somewhere. only 10% of this money is good for the expences of the school. the rest is used for their terrorist side and operations which are happening in turkey to discover turkish government which is done alllready, second step is to change motherlaw and to bring a president like in iran. last step will be to bring a religious leader on top of the president who will be mr. gulen. when all mission is completed , mr.gulen will come to return like humeyni came many years ago to tehran.
Mr. or Mrs. Anonymous, if you had evidence of Gulen's organizations supporting ANY terrorist attacks in Turkey that the FBI and CIA could verify, then Gulen would be extradited to Turkey and all of his organization's closed within the United States overnight. So please quit trying to drag our charter schools into Turkish politics. All this does is hurt one of the top charter schools in the Texas education system that is leading the way in improving our children's education. Your rumors only hurt American school children and waste millions of dollars in American taxpayer money with all of the investigations into bogus accusations. As such, I hope that the FBI begins investigating who is making these false allegations of criminal misconduct and begin to press criminal charges against them so that our school administrators can concentrate 100% on education and not dealing with politically motivated false allegations, conspiracy theories, and fear-mongoring.
Why so much fuss about the Charter Schools and or scandals. We have Jewish Schools, Catholic Schools and had numerous scandals over the years. Why can we not tolerate other people to run charter schools? We dont want minorities to hava a decent shot at education so that they compete with offsprings of the economic one percenters. I find this brohoura against the schools non-sense and not well-intentioned.


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Q: Delete a number of rows I have a huge data set with 500 000 entries like the one below.
Country Region      Code Product name Year Value
Sweden  Stockholm   123  Apple        1991 244
Sweden  Kirruna     123  Apple        1987 100
Japan   Kyoto       543  Pie          1987 544
Denmark Copenhagen  123  Apple        1998 787
Denmark Copenhagen  123  Apple        1987 100
Denmark Copenhagen  543  Pie          1991 320
Denmark Copenhagen  126  Candy        1999 200
Sweden  Gothenburg  126  Candy        2013 300
Sweden  Gothenburg  157  Tomato       1987 150
Sweden  Stockholm   125  Juice        1987 250
Sweden  Kirruna     187  Banana       1998 310
Japan   Kyoto       198  Ham          1987 157
Japan   Kyoto       125  Juice        1987 550
Japan   Tokyo       125  Juice        1991 100

From that I want to conditionally all the rows that have a code corresponding to the values in a vector with a bunch of code. Like this one:
A <- c(123, 157, 543)

That is, the rows with Apple, Tomato, and Pie should all be removed based on the code in the vector.
I found this solution here to remove a row based on a specific column value: Conditionally Remove Dataframe Rows with R But what I want to do now is to remove rows based on not just one single value, but a vector with several values.

A: Using sqldf:
sqldf("select * from df where Code NOT IN (123,157,543)")

A: We can use %in% to create a logical vector and negate (!) it within subset (without using any packages)
subset(df1, !Code %in% A)

Or using filter from dplyr
library(dplyr)
df1 %>%
    filter(!Code %in% A)

If we want to work with the new data frame, we can either write the value back over df1 (which will completely replace the previous (unfiltered) version of the data frame) or write it to a new data frame (df2) and work with that. It would be better to opt for writing the values to a new data frame just in case we do something unintended and lose the data
Like this:
library(dplyr)

df2 <- df1 %>%
    filter(!Code %in% A)

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It is hard to believe that my time as an ASC member is coming to a close. I still cannot believe that I am more than halfway through my journey. I am sad to see that only a few months are left in this experience but I am excited for the experiences I will have.
We started this semester off strong with a retreat to Manresa with Mr. Ryan and Mr. Skowron. In Manresa, we grew closer together as a community as we shared our thoughts and reflections about our experiences so far. This retreat was perfect in that it made me excited to get back to the Brophy community and begin the new semester.
Barely two months in, I have already had some very memorable experiences with only more to come. The most memorable would be coaching the Loyola Scholars to 2nd place in basketball. The amount of resilience and determination the Scholars showed in the playoffs was unbelievable and I was so honored to be part of this experience with them. Having already helped coach them to a 3rd place finish in football, it was amazing to also have this experience and share this moment with the other coaches and the scholars.


§ 630.010 Missouri Development Action Grant (MODAG) — Intent — Eligibility — Procedure.
Section 630.010 Missouri Development Action Grant (MODAG) — Intent — Eligibility — Procedure.
The intent of this Chapter is to set forth the eligibility guidelines and procedure of the City of Owensville to administer a revolving loan program known as the Missouri Development Action Grant (MODAG). The program is designed to be administered at the local level in an effort to encourage business entrepreneurship and the creation of new jobs. At no time shall this program be used to refinance or consolidate existing debt or such is inconsistent with the designated in Chapter 620 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.
Eligibility. The Owensville Board of Aldermen, consistent with Sections 620.1350 to Section 620.1360, RSMo., inclusive, and Section 100.255(9), RSMo., may administer these funds upon a successful business application and recommendations from the MODAG Loan Review Committee. The MODAG Loan Review Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval from the Board of Aldermen.
The purpose of the loan shall be to establish or expand a business within the City of Owensville. Consequently, the activity and location of the business must be within the City of Owensville and comply with all other existing City ordinances.
The per job cost attributable to the program may not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15, 000.00) per job. After six (6) months, applicant will show a payroll account of employees, and yearly thereafter.
The private to MODAG funds ratio may not be less than 2.5 to 1 unless otherwise determined by the Board of Aldermen. The MODAG loan can be no lower than second in terms of lien priority.
MODAG funds must be used in the least amount needed to gain any private commitment of funds necessary.
The applicant must pay a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) non-refundable loan processing fee plus all attorney and recording fees established by the MODAG Loan Review Committee.
MODAG payments will be due on the date outlined in the promissory note. Payment will become delinquent after fifteen (15) days from the date outlined in the promissory note and a ten percent (10%) penalty will be charged on payments received after the required due date.
Loans over sixty (60) days delinquent will be deemed in default and are subject to immediate termination of any agreement for MODAG funds. At that time, all outstanding balances will be required to be paid.
The loan cannot be transferred if the business is sold. The loan period will be a maximum of eighty-four (84) months and may be closed at any time with payment of balance and interest. Interest rate will be prime plus one-half percent (1/2%. The Board of Aldermen will review rates at any time deemed necessary.
Applicant must provide a complete financial report.
Applicant must provide three (3) years of tax returns.
Applicant must provide a credit report using creditreport.com.
Applicant must sign a personal guarantee and security agreement.
All criteria above must be met or loan is callable.
Security. The MODAG Loan Review Committee shall determine the sufficiency of any and all securities pledged as collateral for loans made under this Chapter. Certain personal property may be considered as collateral only when Real Estate is not available or not sufficient to secure the loan. Retail inventory and account receivables shall not be considered in determining collateral. Equipment to be purchased with proceeds from the MODAG loan must have a serial number and a copy of the paid receipt must be submitted to the designated City office.
The application for MODAG funds shall be reviewed and discussed by the MODAG Loan Review Committee. Final review and consideration of Committee recommendation will be made by the Board of Aldermen. Both the Loan Review Committee and the Board may request any additional information and documentation which may be helpful in processing the request or to determine an applicant's eligibility for the program. The Board of Aldermen may approve or deny an application by a simple motion at any time. All decisions of the Board of Aldermen shall be final decisions.


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It's rare for a restaurant to be an overwhelming success in its first year without a celebrity name or billionaire pockets backing the venture these days. Therein lies the mystery of R&R BBQ just off the freeway in downtown Salt Lake.
If you've been living under a rock the past 15 months or so with no access to red meat, R&R is the culmination of twin brothers Rod and Roger Livingston's dream to open a barbecue restaurant in Utah. R&R BBQ began as a local, regional and national barbecue competition team before offering catering services and then breaking into Salt Lake's restaurant scene.
In fact, within months of opening, a much larger smoker had to be installed inside the restaurant because they couldn't handle the volume of customers (and ran out of food every day!) and they also had a huge custom smoker made for catering which allows them to cook and serve an entire hog.
Never content to rest on their award-winning meats, the brothers are beginning year two with negotiations for a second location and mounting awards decorating their celebrated smoked goodness. In May, for the second year in a row, R&R BBQ swept the People's Choice and Celebrity Choice awards at KUER's Savory Salt Lake event as they competed alongside seasoned and well-respected Salt Lake City restaurants. They bested the competition with a quail egg-topped brisket crostini with a spicy aioli sprinkled with chives. This following a sweep of the same awards in 2013 with their brisket taco, now served at the restaurant on Taco Tuesdays. "Winning Savory Salt for the second year in a row was amazing for us," says Rod. "Salt Lake has some incredible chefs and to win two years in row at that kind of venue was unreal." They also recently made KSL's list of 5 Salt Lake burgers to try with the Best BBQ Burger.
If for some crazy reason you haven't ventured over to R&R BBQ yet, head in early or late for the best smoked meats in the city and don't miss out on the fried okra or red beans & rice either. It's just not barbecue without them—and a nice cold Uinta beer!