text:
from __future__ import annotations

import json

from django.contrib import admin
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
from django.utils.timezone import now as tz_now

from .models import RequestToken, RequestTokenLog

def pretty_print(data: dict | None) -> str | None:
    """Convert dict into formatted HTML."""
    if data is None:
        return None
    pretty = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(",", ": "))
    html = pretty.replace(" ", " ").replace("\n", "
")
    return mark_safe("
%s
" % html)  # noqa: S703,S308

class RequestTokenAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    """Admin model for RequestToken objects."""

    list_display = (
        "user",
        "scope",
        "not_before_time",
        "expiration_time",
        "max_uses",
        "used_to_date",
        "issued_at",
        "is_valid",
    )
    readonly_fields = ("issued_at", "jwt", "_parsed", "_claims", "_data")
    search_fields = (
        "user__first_name",
        "user__last_name",
        "user__email",
        "user__username",
        "scope",
    )
    raw_id_fields = ("user",)

    def _claims(self, obj: RequestToken) -> str | None:
        return pretty_print(obj.claims)

    _claims.short_description = "JWT (decoded)"  # type: ignore

    def _data(self, obj: RequestToken) -> str | None:
        return pretty_print(obj.data)

    _data.short_description = "Data (JSON)"  # type: ignore

    def jwt(self, obj: RequestToken) -> str | None:
        try:
            return obj.jwt()
        except Exception:  # noqa: B902
            return None

    jwt.short_description = "JWT"  # type: ignore

    def _parsed(self, obj: RequestToken) -> str | None:
        try:
            jwt = obj.jwt().split(".")
            return pretty_print(
                {"header": jwt[0], "claims": jwt[1], "signature": jwt[2]}
            )
        except Exception:  # noqa: B902
            return None

    _parsed.short_description = "JWT (parsed)"  # type: ignore

    def is_valid(self, obj: RequestToken) -> bool:
        """Validate the time window and usage."""
        now = tz_now()
        if obj.not_before_time and obj.not_before_time > now:
            return False
        if obj.expiration_time and obj.expiration_time < now:
            return False
        if obj.used_to_date >= obj.max_uses:
            return False
        return True

    is_valid.boolean = True  # type: ignore

class RequestTokenLogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    """Admin model for RequestTokenLog objects."""

    list_display = ("token", "user", "status_code", "timestamp")
    search_fields = ("user__first_name", "user__username")
    raw_id_fields = ("user", "token")
    list_filter = ("status_code",)

class RequestTokenErrorLogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    """Admin model for RequestTokenErrorLog objects."""

    list_display = ("token", "log", "error_type", "error_message")
    search_fields = (
        "log__user__first_name",
        "log__user__last_name",
        "log__user__username",
    )
    raw_id_fields = ("token", "log")
    list_filter = ("error_type",)

admin.site.register(RequestToken, RequestTokenAdmin)
admin.site.register(RequestTokenLog, RequestTokenLogAdmin)


text:
Чашковидната бучка (Helvella acetabulum) е вид неядлива торбеста гъба от семейство Helvellaceae.

Описание
Плодното тяло има формата на чашка и достига до 8 cm в диаметър. В основата му се намира къса пънчеподобна част. Горната повърхност е гладка до слабо нагъната, на цвят охрена, бежова, светлокафява или кафява. Долната повърхност също е гладка и е обагрена в по-светли нюанси. Пънчеподобната част достига 6 cm във височина, на цвят е светлоохрена, белезникава или бяла, със заострени ребра. Месото е тънко, крехко и трошливо. Има неопределен вкус и неприятна миризма. Гъбата се счита за неядлива.

Местообитание
Среща се през април – юни поединично или на малки групи в различни типове широколистни и смесени гори, а понякога в паркове. Расте на влажни места, например на бреговете на реки, в канавки на пътища и покрай пътеки.

Източници

Helvellaceae

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text:
npm(1) -- a JavaScript package manager
==============================
[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/npm/npm/master.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/npm/npm)
## SYNOPSIS

This is just enough info to get you up and running.

Much more info available via `npm help` once it's installed.

## IMPORTANT

**You need node v0.10 or higher to run this program.**

To install an old **and unsupported** version of npm that works on node 0.3
and prior, clone the git repo and dig through the old tags and branches.

**npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public package registry at
<https://registry.npmjs.org> by default.**

You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you
like, and even run your own registry. Check out the [doc on
registries](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/registry).

Use of someone else's registry may be governed by terms of use. The
terms of use for the default public registry are available at
<https://www.npmjs.com>.

## Super Easy Install

npm is bundled with [node](http://nodejs.org/download/).

### Windows Computers

[Get the MSI](http://nodejs.org/download/).  npm is in it.

### Apple Macintosh Computers

[Get the pkg](http://nodejs.org/download/).  npm is in it.

### Other Sorts of Unices

Run `make install`.  npm will be installed with node.

If you want a more fancy pants install (a different version, customized
paths, etc.) then read on.

## Fancy Install (Unix)

There's a pretty robust install script at
<https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh>.  You can download that and run it.

Here's an example using curl:

```sh
curl -L https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sh
```

### Slightly Fancier

You can set any npm configuration params with that script:

```sh
npm_config_prefix=/some/path sh install.sh
```

Or, you can run it in uber-debuggery mode:

```sh
npm_debug=1 sh install.sh
```

### Even Fancier

Get the code with git.  Use `make` to build the docs and do other stuff.
If you plan on hacking on npm, `make link` is your friend.

If you've got the npm source code, you can also semi-permanently set
arbitrary config keys using the `./configure --key=val ...`, and then
run npm commands by doing `node cli.js <cmd> <args>`.  (This is helpful
for testing, or running stuff without actually installing npm itself.)

## Windows Install or Upgrade

You can download a zip file from <https://github.com/npm/npm/releases>, and
unpack it in the `node_modules\npm\` folder inside node's installation folder.

To upgrade to npm 2, follow the Windows upgrade instructions in
the npm Troubleshooting Guide:

<https://github.com/npm/npm/wiki/Troubleshooting#upgrading-on-windows>

If that's not fancy enough for you, then you can fetch the code with
git, and mess with it directly.

## Installing on Cygwin

No.

## Uninstalling

So sad to see you go.

```sh
sudo npm uninstall npm -g
```
Or, if that fails,

```sh
sudo make uninstall
```

## More Severe Uninstalling

Usually, the above instructions are sufficient.  That will remove
npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.

If you would like to remove all the packages that you have installed,
then you can use the `npm ls` command to find them, and then `npm rm` to
remove them.

To remove cruft left behind by npm 0.x, you can use the included
`clean-old.sh` script file.  You can run it conveniently like this:

```sh
npm explore npm -g -- sh scripts/clean-old.sh
```

npm uses two configuration files, one for per-user configs, and another
for global (every-user) configs.  You can view them by doing:

```sh
npm config get userconfig   # defaults to ~/.npmrc
npm config get globalconfig # defaults to /usr/local/etc/npmrc
```

Uninstalling npm does not remove configuration files by default.  You
must remove them yourself manually if you want them gone.  Note that
this means that future npm installs will not remember the settings that
you have chosen.

## More Docs

Check out the [docs](https://docs.npmjs.com/),
especially the [faq](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/faq).

You can use the `npm help` command to read any of them.

If you're a developer, and you want to use npm to publish your program,
you should [read this](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/developers)

## BUGS

When you find issues, please report them:

* web:
  <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

Be sure to include *all* of the output from the npm command that didn't work
as expected.  The `npm-debug.log` file is also helpful to provide.

You can also look for isaacs in #node.js on irc://irc.freenode.net.  He
will no doubt tell you to put the output in a gist or email.

## SEE ALSO

* npm(1)
* npm-faq(7)
* npm-help(1)
* npm-index(7)

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Professor Cristina Davis
Meet The Lab Members
Lab Affiliations
Publicity Links
Funding Sponsors
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Brad Chew selected for a prestigious NIH NHLBI T32 Pre-Doctoral Training Grant Award
Leslie Simms selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) 3-year scholarship award
Alexander Schmidt selected for a prestigious UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) TL1 Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program Scholar Award
Former lab alumnus Raquel Cumeras appointed Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow in Spain
Former lab alumnus Alberto Pasamontes appointed Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow in Spain
Michael Schivo awarded K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the NIH
Cristina Davis selected as 2019 Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Cristina Davis selected as 2019 Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Upcoming Affiliated Workshops:
BREATH ANALYSIS Summit 2019 - International Association for Breath Research
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Doctoral student Leslie Simms selected for the prestigious Floyd and Mary Schwall Fellowship in Medical Research.
Former doctoral student Konstantin Zamuruyev was awarded the UC Davis Graduate Studies 2019 College of Engineering Zuhair Munir Best Dissertation.
Doctoral student Alexander Schmidt awarded the "Breath Summit 2019 Poster Award". This award carries a € 300 prize for future travel to a scientific meeting.
Prof. Davis to be inducted as 2019 Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Prof. Davis to be inducted as 2019 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Background and Interests
Dr. Cristina Davis is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Her main research interests are in chemical and biological sensing applications, use of technology to speed biomarker discovery, novel bioMEMS devices, and bioinformatics interpretation of sensor output.
1990-1994 B.S. Mathematics and Biology (double major), Duke University (Durham, NC)
1994-1999 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
1999-2001 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Physiology and Electrical Engineering (joint), The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
Positions and Appointments
2001-2002 Senior Scientist, Molecular Devices Corporation (Epalinges, Switzerland)
2001-2002 Visiting Scientist, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Lausanne, Switzerland)
2002-2005 The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (Cambridge, MA)
2002-2004 Senior Member of the Technical Staff, MEMS Microsystems Group
2004-2005 Principal Member of the Technical Staff
2004-2005 Group Leader Bioengineering, founding member
2005- University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
2005-2010 Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2010-2012 Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2012- Full Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2010- Associate Director, NIH NCATS Clinical and Translational Sciences Center, School of Medicine
2011-2012 UC Davis campus-wide Leadership Program for Department Chairs
2012- Member, World Food Center Advisory Committee, UC Davis
2012-2014 Faculty Research Mentor, Computing Research Experiences for STEM Teachers (CREST)
2012-2019 Faculty Research Mentor, Beckman Scholars Program Award for undergraduate research
2014- Member, Advisory Group for the Innovation Institute for Food and Health
2016 Director, Center for Nano and Micro Manufacturing (CNM2)
2017-2019 Vice Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2019-2021 Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2021-2026 Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
2007-2010 Participating Guest Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA)
2007-2014 Associate Editor, Journal of Sensors
2013-2020 Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Breath Research
2014 Visiting Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Lausanne, Switzerland)
2014-2018 Member, United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
2014- Scientific Advisor, SensIT Ventures, Inc.
2014-2020 Scientific Advisor, XTB Laboratories, Inc.
2018- Member, Intelligence Science and Technology Experts Group (ISTEG)
which is administered by the Intelligence Community Studies Board (ICSB) of the National Academies
2020- Associate Editor, Journal of Breath Research
2021- Member, Standing Committee on Biotechnology Capabilities and National Security Needs,
Division on Earth and Life Studies, the National Academies
1990-1991 William A. Blees Foundation Scholarship, while at Duke University
1991 National Science Foundation, Summer Research Fellowship (Temple University)
1996-1999 National Institutes of Health, Pre-doctoral Cardiovascular Training Grant (University of Virginia)
2000-2001 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Postdoctoral Fellowship (The Johns Hopkins University)
2007 Award, Outstanding Service as a Competition Judge, The Siemens Foundation and The College Board (Princeton, NJ)
2008 Selected for the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
2008 Best Patent Award, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (for US Patent #7,388,195)
2008 Invited Visiting Professor, Universidad de Nevarra, Máster Oficial en Ingeniería Biomédica (summers of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011)
2009 Supernumerary Professor, Universidad de Nevarra (San Sebastián, Spain)
2009 Selected to participate in the "MNS Horizons 2040" workshop organized by the National Science Foundation,
to prioritize funding priorities for micro/nano research for the upcoming 30 years
2011 Fellow, The Hartwell Foundation (class of 2010)
2011 Selected for National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 17th Annual Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium
2013 Finalist for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Award for Innovative Institutional Partnerships
in Research and Research-Focused Training. Joint submission with Dr. Nicholas J. Kenyon (School of Medicine)
2014 Invited Speaker, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Regional Meeting (Davis, CA)
2016 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2016 UC Davis Chancellor's Innovation Award
2016 Best Newcomer Award for the World Agri-tech Investment Summit
2016 Ideas Energized Award by the Larta Institute
2017 Sacramento Region Innovation Award for Food & Agribusiness
2018 UC Davis College of Engineering Outstanding Mid Career Faculty Award
2018 Department of the Air Force, Commander's Public Service Award
2019 UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award (DSPSA)
2019-2021 Warren and Leta Geidt Endowed Professor
2019 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2019 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
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The history of the Spiel des Jahres, the most celebrated board game prize in the world, at least in its early years, is the history of two legendary game designers. One of them is Wolfgang Kramer, who still holds the crown for most wins and who in 1988 was riding high on the first ever back-to-back wins – in 1986 for the great Heimlich & Co., and in 1987 for the less great Auf Achse. He had been nominated again, this time for the crowdpleasing Forum Romanum. It looked like a hat trick could be on the cards.


MARC exists because local governments realise that effective mosquito control and disease prevention is based on a sound understanding of mosquitoes and virus biology.
By pooling resources to fund research projects of common interest, MARC members have direct access to research scientists, specialised equipment and infrastructure.
As part of our dedication to high quality research, we employ a full-time research officer in the role of MARC Scientist.
The MARC Scientist is based primarily in the Mosquito Control Laboratory at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and works in lab and field-based settings to research mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viral diseases that are of public health importance in Australia. Collaborative research projects between MARC and QIMR Berghofer provide the MARC Scientist with access to the Institute's dedicated insectary and laboratory facilities, as well as specialised technical advice.
A number of postgraduate students undertaking Masters and PhD degrees within QIMR Berghofer's Mosquito Control Laboratory.
Mosquito related research at the Griffith School of Environment at Griffith University.
Our research is guided by the following list of research themes. Our members review these themes on a regular basis.
The following five themes emerged after MARC members met on 4 June 2014 to update our research priorities. At this meeting, chaired by Professor Scott Ritchie, each member in attendance submitted the three mosquito control issues most pertinent to their own program.
In addition to these themes, the MARC Scientist continues to work with councils on individual mosquito control issues.
Ross River virus (RRV) is the most common mosquito arbovirus affecting humans in Australia. The transmission cycle of RRV and also Barmah Forest virus (BFV) is complex, with at least a dozen likely vectors (e.g. Culex annulirostris, Aedes procax, Ae. vigilax, Ae. notoscriptus, Coquilletidia linealis).
The recent 2014-2015 RRV outbreak across Southeast Queensland featured cases uniformly distributed across the region, suggesting that widely-occuring, freshwater mosquitoes (e.g. Cx. annulirostris, Ae. procax) may have played a major role.
Another factor may be the emergence of a susceptible reservoir host population. Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts include macropods, possums, horses and fruit bats. By identifying local vertebrate hosts of RRV and BFV (e.g. by serosurvey), it may be possible to design strategies for disease control that are specific to the locality and mosquito and host species in question.
Analysis of spatial and temporal data may shed additional light on RRV epidemiology.
Urban development is bringing human population into closer contact with mosquito habitat. Developments near breeding sites (e.g. coastal marshes and mangrove swamps) will create potentially unbearable mosquito (and/or biting midge) nuisance situations for residents in the new developments unless effective measures are taken. These may include barriers and buffer zones, but their efficacy has not been evaluated, particularly for long-dispersing mosquito species such as Aedes vigilax.
Developments also incorporate a number of different water sensitive urban design (WSUD) structures, such as swales and bioretention basins, in an effort to improve the quality of storm water discharge. Incorrect design and maintenance of these structures can result in the creation of temporary freshwater pools, which can be highly productive for freshwater vector mosquito Culex annulirostris.
In addition, little consideration has been given to the long-term impact of water storage (i.e. rainwater tanks) on vector populations. Establishing the extent of mosquito breeding in newly installed rainwater tanks and older tanks, including possible design or installation faults associated with mosquito production will help to establish the current and future risks of installation.
Southeast Queensland is challenged by the risk of incursion of two invasive mosquito vectors: Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus.
Ae. aegypti, the primary dengue vector, was present in Brisbane into the 1950s. It is not entirely clear why the population disappeared, but there is no reason to think it could not reestablish. Likewise, Ae. albopictus, never having established on mainland Australia, is highly invasive and present throughout the Torres Strait islands.
Southeast Queensland requires a container-breeding mosquito surveillance program both in and outside of first ports of entry. Required research includes progress in surveillance (e.g. detection of eggs, detection of DNA in water, GAT traps, rainwater tanks, water-filled roadside barriers) and control.
Adulticides, barrier/harbourage spraying, vehicle-mounted sprays, and metofluthrin/spatial volatiles issues require evaluation.
Mosquito management programs in Southeast Queensland emphasise larval control in breeding sites with the use of target-specific compounds such as Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) and S-methoprene, but there are also situations where adult management is appropriate. Barrier or harbourage treatments may be effective where residential zones are adjacent to breeding sites that are inaccessible for larval control, but the efficacy of these treatments need to be evaluated.
There is also an interest in the efficacy of residual spraying in quarantine situations (e.g. airports), especially with regards to mosquitoes (e.g. Ae. aegypti) having immigrated from areas with significant insecticide resistance.
Finally, more recent insecticidal chemistries, such as the spatial volatiles metofluthrin or transfluthrin, may have indoor and outdoor applications against mosquitoes or biting midges.
Two freshwater mosquitoes implicated in the transmission of Ross River virus (RRV) are Culex annulirostris and Aedes procax.
Immature stages of Cx. annulirostris occur in a number of habitat types including temporary grass-dominated pools and permanent freshwater ponds, often on private land. Local governments require a greater understanding of the characteristics of the most productive larval habitats.
The ecology of Ae. procax habitat is poorly described. Although Ae. procax may be abundant in light-trap collections, little is known of chemical susceptibility or optimal environmental conditions. Definition of the aquatic habitats of Ae. procax, along with confirmation that Ae. procax transmits RRV and/or Barmah Forest virus (BFV) in the field will facilitate the development of effective control strategies to prevent human infection.


Most of us don't read emails from people we don't recognize.
We may skim the contents, but most of the time we just do the quick delete.
Unless there's something that makes us look twice.
So imagine you're catching up on email, you see one from an unknown conference trying to convince you to purchase. The organizer states, ABC Conference is a must attend for industry professionals. We're providing 70 education sessions and networking experiences.
Does this make you want to attend? Do you trust this unknown entity?
Your conference may be the best in your field, but shouting that out to the world on your own, does not make it so.
The principle of Social Proof states that we determine what is correct by finding out what other people think is correct (Lun et al., 2007).
You've probably experienced social proof the last time you relied on a movie review; or during a purchase on Groupon. With Groupon, a box, noting the number of others purchasing, ("Over 240 bought") will appear next to the product offering. Reviews and purchases by others reinforce the notion that the product is good. You, as a potential buyer, feel safer knowing it must be a good deal if so many others bought or if a trusted source gave a positive review.
You can use this tendency to imitate and help encourage prospect attendees to register for your conference.
Reviews, testimonials and endorsements from attendees similar to your target market increases the power of social proof.
Ensure your emails are targeted and change the testimonials to match the level of the prospect – CEO's to CEO's, Directors to Directors, etc.
Make certain to place testimonials, reviews and endorsements strategically throughout your website. Do not place them all on one page.
Be sure to include a photo, full name, company and title of your endorser. This type of full information disclosure adds authenticity to your communications and strengthens social proof.
Instead of a call to action – this type of social proof is a call to conform.
In place of a simple register button, take a page from Groupon by adding a button that boasts the number of others who purchased.
Using "best seller" and "most popular" in your marketing is another call to conform strategy.
Highlight pre-conference workshops or other registration packages as your "most popular" or your "best seller". This approach allows you to communicate and encourage action, without the need to discount.
Social Proof helps your buyers make decisions with peace of mind. It amplifies the most powerful of all marketing strategies…word of mouth and the power of referrals.
How will you use social proof to encourage more conference registrations? Which of your attendees will be the most influential for your testimonials?


text:
Macon's Old Greyhound Bus Station Could Become A Liquor Store
Liz Fabian
A local contractor could have an uphill battle trying to get approval to put a liquor store in the old Greyhound bus station at 71 Spring St.
Credit: Liz Fabian
There are new plans to put a liquor store in the old Greyhound bus station near the corner of Spring Street and Riverside Drive.
Macon-based Goldstone General Contractors is seeking Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning approval to alter the 1970's era gold brick building at 71 Spring Street next to Checker's.
According to the application, the decorative curved brick wall along Spring Street would be removed and the building entrance would face the parking lot, not the road.
New walls would be erected, including a glass front with doors that would encase space under the overhang and sidewalk along the old bus bay for loading and unloading passengers.
Because the building is located in the Central Business District, it required a design review of the changes.
The Design Review Board met Monday to consider issuing a Certificate of Appropriateness for the wall demolition, but deferred the item until they could receive more information from the applicant, Venkat Sanjeev, whose group has purchased the property.
The front of the proposed liquor store would face the old bus parking spaces on the side of the building. The curved brick wall would be demolished.
The site is less than two-tenths of a mile from the Cherio liquor store at 194 Spring St., which could raise the eyebrows of some Macon-Bibb County commissioners who are working to dilute the presence of alcohol-selling businesses in saturated neighborhoods.
There's an even bigger hurdle for Sanjeev's proposal – the old bus station property is within 100 yards of the New City Church, which ironically used to be a nightclub.
Under Georgia law, alcohol licenses cannot be issued for a business that close to a church.
The application will be the first heard Monday by the planning and zoning commission which will be meeting online beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Those wishing to address the commission should register at mbpz.org to receive access credentials by email on the day of the hearing.
Monday, commissioners also will hear a request for a rehearing for 1055 Walnut St. where Aaron Retter wants rezoning to allow four residential units in the building.
Current zoning of Historic Residential only allows three units.
Retter has submitted evidence of a six-unit building down the street at 1071 Walnut St., but staff has indicated there are no zoning records showing approval for that multi-family use. That property does meet the minimum size required for six units in the Historic Residential Zone.
On June 22, the commission denied the request to rezone to Historic Planned District after the InTown Macon neighborhood association objected.
Commissioners approved three units for the property under its current zoning.
Neighbors claimed there were no properties on the block with more than three units.
Association president Greg Fisher said: "We don't want it to be the first property on the street to be multi-family."
The rehearing application notes Fisher's argument is "inconsistent with the reality of the area," which is a block off Riverside Drive.
If approved, the rehearing would be placed on the Sept. 28 agenda.
During Monday's meeting, the commission is expected to approve exterior modifications to a house built in 2011 at 1342 Ross St. in Beall's Hill.
Brandon Meredith wants to add a driveway from Ross St. Lane, build a carport, enlarge the deck and extend the roof to cover it. The application also asks for a black metal fence and handicap ramp.
Staff also recommends approval for the Macon Rescue Mission to operate a furniture refinishing and repair business at 6601 Zebulon Road.
The mission would sell the items from the location while giving residents a therapy outlet and training in valuable work skills.
When the property was the Hepzibah Children's Home, P&Z approved conditional use to market two proposed outparcels for retail and office space.
The staff recommends approval based on that prior decision and the size of the property.
Tags: Georgia Macon Small Business
Liz Fabian is the civic reporting senior fellow at the Mercer University Center for Collaborative Journalism.
Her work appears here as part of a journalism collaboration between Mercer University, The Telegraph, 13WMAZ and GPB Macon.
Restaurant, Caterer Moving Into Macon's Historic Beall's Hill Building
When Historic Macon Foundation's Ethiel Garlington moved to town in 2014, a late 19th Century drugstore caught his eye in Beall's Hill.
"This is the first building I've seen and fell in love with," Garlington told the Land Bank Authority this summer.
The two-story, brick business with its angled entrance also was love at first site for chef Robert Fisher who was searching for a home for his catering business and new restaurant.
Macon Hospitality Industry Could Take Years To Recover Following COVID-19 Recession
COVID-19 lockdowns decimated the travel industry and there is little hope it will bounce back any time soon. Visit Macon, the local convention and visitors bureau, is seeing some signs of recovery but it is clear it will take time to reach the level of business enjoyed before the pandemic.
New Loans Could Save Macon Businesses Impacted By COVID-19
Business owners struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic have new opportunities for economic relief from the federal government.


We are here. The American campaign for President has started. It makes for many months of television coverage for those of us, who follow those things, much like sports or reality shows.
At the end of the day we wonder why we spend, yet, another two hours listening to what is no more than the arena for matching wits and words, rather than admiring nature and/or feeling good about our lives.
The day I posted the April newsletter I received a letter in my snail mailbox from a friend in reference to the February newsletter. I had raised the question... more than a thought... why anyone needs guns for other than hunting. Unless I read my letter wrong ...my friend gave me all the reasons why we need guns. I agree with my friend....to a point... I still think we do not need oozies and machine guns to deter us from coming to harm. The letter did however make me think about some things.
When my niece visited a few months ago I was privileged to watch her work and act as her interpreter at times. I realized that she applied her knowledge to her life experience by the region of the planet in which she resides. Some articles I write cater to a metaphysical line of thinking. The newsletters are geared, non political, multilateral, to a global audience rather than regional and I attempt to address and NEUTRALLY summarize the events of the previous month in a global perspective. More often than not, I attach links or videos of the actual news, so my international readers have a point of reference. If it was left up to me the world would be a peaceful place and everyone would love and respect each other and I would like to project that, except the world is not up to me.
I was bedridden most of the month of April, I had my first experience with NETFLIX and did it come in handy. Television is repeating the same stories, much like a soap opera, if you miss a program one day, you are still in the same story three days later and you end up with enough of the story to know what it is you are looking at, since it is a never ending story.
As I often do, I started a project without knowing why I do, this time I spent almost all my time with Netflix.
The first DVD arriving in the mail was a documentary about 17th century England. It dealt with structure of the people, customs and beliefs. It was outstanding, actually, in as much as it was easy to see the extreme cast system which appeared to be in place. It showed which roles the genders played in reference to each other, the children and even which "PET" fulfilled its purpose. It was apparent to me that the women pretty much ran the show, while men thought they had a perfect handle on things happening around them. They picked their mates by status and wealth, rather unemotional. It appeared the most predominant emotion was the need for power. Ever so often, due to boredom or a bet, a war would start, people disagreeing or no longer serving the assign purpose, were charged with treason or witchcraft and after a TRIAL beheaded. The wealthy were ruthless and the people suffered greatly, in fear, settling for crumbs until in about 40-50 year increments someone came along and suggested changes needed to occur, to make the world a better place for new generations.
Next time period was the civil war..... I wondered who decides which films to send, since I did not fill out papers.
Again, as the stories unfolded one could see the similarities in human behavior, economical casts and a new equation.... RACE.
Early 20th Century arrived, all fractions were present. Unions were added, women rights trying to do away with gender inequality. At the same time the racial divides...to put it mildly, were rampant. By the 1950's, the only thing changing was technology, cars got bigger, competition for bigger and better swept the US.
Baby-boomers grew up and decided to change the world. Actually, they were part of an attempt to make the world a ?BETTER? place.
The series Ancient Aliens perked my interest when one of the producers became my friend on Facebook. I was almost sure I was familiar with the subject, I recognized some of the commentators from my own television show, never the less I got totally absorbed in the first season.
I think it was about then I realized my watching so many films and documentaries was not a coincidence. It occurred to me that I was suppose to look at different time periods in man's evolution and learn something. I was pleased with myself and watched talent shows for almost a day.
Spring is acting like winter, occasional snow flakes at night and below freezing. Weather man said it was the coldest April on record and La Nina was fighting on the way out. Many people lost their lives in parts of the United States and around the world.
It feels wonderful laying in my warm bed, covers over my head, resting my ailing body. I am grateful for my Tempur-Pedic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhhZNEKgVic&NR=1 conforming to my body, holding me in place and allow me to heal.
I can feel someone sitting on the bottom of the bed, all comfortable, back leaning against the wall. It startles me for a split second, Tempur-Pedic is suppose to prevent from noticing movement, in fact one is suppose to be able to jump on the mattress without spilling a glass of wine resting on the surface.
"What ya pondering" asks the female aparition at the end of the bed.
"Heh Lizzy! I am thinking about people, places and things. I looked at a pay stub of a young woman of 20. Social Security deductions were 54.32 on her $1,003 earnings and an additional $23.12 for Medicare. Providing she will make $1,000 a month for the rest of her working years, an additional 45 years is being told her Social Security is an "Entitlement". It will be her money. You add it up, my head is spinning".
"Why do you think we are born to this place, this planet"?
" When looking at ancient history and present day... I think we come here to learn some things, we attend a school of some sort".
" Ancient empires have risen and fallen, technological advances were made before whole civilizations vanished. We know that from archeology. Go recent and look at the last few hundred years, which is easier to follow and visualize. Let me use the example of most immigrants. They come from their homeland, customs intact and try to fit into the new land. The next generation is very New Country, since that is what the parents strived for their children. As soon as the parents become grand parents, they realize it was better to maintain OLD Country ways and the grand kids get a double dose of old culture. Every 40-50 years someone comes along and wants to change the world. Make it BETTER. As they become older they attempt or actually end up putting it back exactly the way it was. When you look at recent history nothing changes. The same people changing things are viciously reversing everything they, themselves stood and fought for. Might it be politically, economically or even wars. Each generation fights some war. The description of the enemy changes.... in principle it is the same, it depends on the administration in power. It ends the same way. In hind-sight many wars are unjustified, many people die for nothing, in modern times people turn it into a good movie and the cycle starts again".
"That is a little harsh".
"I agree.. but look at history. Since the beginning of time someone has felt superior in some way. Often by the assumption of entitlement, or wealth. By imposing their will and add fear and dogma you never end up with a balanced medium, be it economic, racial, tribal or anything else. Ancient cultures and some of their present day descendants claim, no, they know their ancestors...or depending who you ask, they themselves came from the stars. They look forward to going home, their place of genetic orgin."
"I think Planet Earth is a school. We come here and are assigned a class. We learn at different speed and phases. Many of us are in the same class room. When we graduate we are done and return "HOME". Each generation wants to make changes to the world, make it better and somewhere within forgot to read the footnotes in the textbook".
If it gets changed, class is over, school closed.
"Well, Lizzy... You have been mobile in a different realm for so long, you have access to things I can only imagine, while I am recovering in my Tempu-Pedic bed. You can go from one class room to another at any given time line and you are wondering."
They want to put E-Cigarettes under smoking bans...treat E-Cigarettes like real cigarettes...E-Cigarettes are electronic devices...like a computer!
They want to reform the world to democracies in a dictator way of fashion.
They want to starve the world in order to make profits.
They want to deny people their lifelong dues by re-routing funds.
They want to deplete the Earth and make life better for humans.
" I have to think about all of this, sounds like Earth is a hologram on a deliberate timer. Sorry I put a dent in your mattress, I will float out of here and go back to the mansion I resided in before you invited me to visit.
Don't bother to get up. I'll let you get back to NetFlix.
I know the way out of your hologram...oops, almost pushed the RESET BUTTON".
Lilian's recent X-Ray, notice the pins from surgery, and alien on the right side. Beezzarroo!


Q: When should I tow my car instead of driving?
Here is the thing, sometimes saving the $50/75 on the towing fee will cost you hundreds of dollars in additional car repairs. I always recommend that you be sure to have roadside assistance. Roadside assistance can get you out of a lot of tricky situations. Did you know that if you get stuck in the snow roadside assistance will come and lift you out of it?
I'm outlining ten situations below when getting your car towed in important to avoid further damage. This is not a complete list. Use your best judgement. If your car feels like it's doing something that might cause further damage then have it towed.
1. Your battery light is on. If your battery light is on your car is warning you about the charging system. You have a high likelihood of the car cutting off while you are driving. Have the car towed to avoid this.
2. Check Engine light is flashing. The check engine light flashes when the car has a severe misfire. If you continue to drive the car this can not only lead to major engine problems but also damage your catalytic converter; a very expensive repair.
3. Check engine light comes on and car starts shaking. This can also be the cause of a misfire issue causing the same problems as on 2.
4. Your car's temperature gauge shows that it is overheating. If car is overheating you need to shut it off as soon as possible. Continuing driving the car may cause damage to your head gasket, engine cylinders or even your catalytic converter. While most overheating repairs if done right away are small, continuing to drive your car can cause thousands of dollars in damage.
5. Significant loss of fluid. For example, if you came outside in the morning and saw a large puddle of oil or coolant. A loss of coolant may cause your car to overheat, low oil may damage your engine. A brake fluid leak may cause you to lose control of your car if you are unable to stop the car.
6. Car cuts off while you were driving. If you can get your started again it still might stall out. This can make you a safety hazard on the road.
8. Burning or fuel smell inside the car. Fuel may be leaking and your car would be a driving fire waiting to happen. Fuel leaks are no joke. Don't drive your car. Have it towed to a reliable shop.
9. Smoke coming from the hood of your car. This may happen because your car is overheating or you have oil leaking on to the exhaust. Although the oil leak may not cause immediate damage, a coolant leak will.
10. It's hard to turn or steer your car. Driving your car with a power steering problem will cause further damage to your steering system. The most common damage is to the power steering pump as low fluid will damage it very quickly. This also is a safety problem as hard steering may make it difficult to avoid an accident.
Roadside assistance is an important service to have. You can also purchase roadside assistance from AAA as well as most car insurance companies.
I know towing feels like a hassle, but honestly the kind of damage you can do to your car just makes it worth the extra trouble. When in doubt, call your mechanic and explain the problem you are having. Your mechanic would be happy to advise you on whether towing is necessary.


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Mathi — April 26, 2019 add comment
Flaws in Indian Education System
From the 5th Century BC to 2019 AD
Education is the primary thing of every human being in the world because one's eligibility depends on education. Education helps to improve poor minded people. It helps to work in a job, to know about you and your surroundings, it helps to know the scientific facts. We are in the electronics era now, we came from stone age to this era only by education. Education makes people think and decide. A good education will improve your lifestyle. Many backward people came forward only by education. Linen once said education alone helps to raise your voice against the overpowered criminals.
In India education is provided by public and private organizations. Under the establishment of primary education act 2010, education is the primary right to the kids from the age of 6 to 14. Public organizations are government schools and colleges. Government schools are under three category central, state and local. The schools have three levels primary or alimentary, it starts from Kinder Garden to 5th standard. High schools are the second level it starts from 6th to 10th standard. And the last level is the Higher secondary school it is 11th and 12th or PUC. This PUC methodology is stopped in many states. The private schools started to give another one category of education called ICSE. It is an international board of education. And private schools started to give education on some new methodologies like XEED, Monetary.
Indian education history starts from the Gurukula system. It is the system that students have to study on teachers place or gurukula.
It is a report on the status of education every year. Its abbreviation is the Annual Status of Education Report. It gives a report on every year which depends on a survey. In 2012 96.8% children are enrolled in any one board of education and it's fourth annual report shows in 2016 that this percentage increase from 96.8% to 97.2% and this is a high development in an overpopulated country like India. This survey shows that 19% of girl child is increasing every year in their enrolment. Day by day India is moving slowly to universal education.
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Many of the peoples questioning the education system but 48% of students come through that system only. While speaking on the quantitative thing we are forgetting the quality. Since the year 2000, the world bank gave 2 billion US dollars to India only for education. But government schools are standing still standing on the first step comparing to private schools.
After high school, everyone look at the higher education but India is a massively populated country for this population we have a mind-blowing higher education system. We have IIT'S NIT'S AAMS and IIM'S. According to last year's report, we have 900 universities and 40000 colleges all over India. Indian system of education is under serious caste-based quotas. Backward communities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled tribes have higher benefits. Government-affiliated colleges should have to follow this reservation system. This is looking like a disadvantage but seriously many backward people came forward by this system. Some states have more than 50% reservation but the Supreme Court said there should be no reservation above 50% but states like Maharastra and Tamil Nadu have 76% and 60% reservation systems.
Many of the people complaining that this system only teachers have to score marks but the students have a lack of knowledge on problem-solving and practical application. Many members reporting that learning is much differed than memorizing. Here children are memorizing and vomiting it on the answer sheet. The extra curriculum is more important than the textbook. Schools and colleges give the practice to appear on competitive exams but apart from that, there is nothing on it. Creativity is dropped to zero in this system and many popular magazines like Indian express and Business today are started to criticize this system but the government still refused to open their ears.
After independence, India started to concentrate on rural education because our government wants to develop the society by educating them. After 1950 Indian government framed many new plans and ideas to develop rural education. According to the government rule, every 1.5km square should have a school. Now in this time, almost all the villages have primary schools. It was seriously monitored in the congress period. Me. Kamaraj a former leader of Congress party shows many interests in educating rural peoples. His midday meal scheme helped many people to learn without hunger. And this scheme was first started in Tamil Nadu and Later it spread all over south India.
There is a huge reason behind this extra care on rural education because there is less number of female students are completing their higher secondary comparing to male students.
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Education for women is very important to improve society. Because before independence women are set into their kitchens and they have less amount of freedom. After independence, the government opened many schools especially for women but that did not bring any change. Till 1965 the literacy rate of women in India is 6-8%. So after some huge struggle literacy rate of women came to 50% in the year 2000. Now for the surprising truth the literacy rate of women in India is 72% this is a huge development but this is not enough so government planning to make it as 100%.
The first university in India was build in the year of 5th century BC and it is called as Nalanda University which was constructed by Guptha king but now we have world standard institutions. But the question mark is rising on the quality thing. Every one accepts IIT and AIMS have standard but the common question on everyone's mind is, what about the rest? Today Engineering colleges are not preparing Engineers so like as medical colleges. After completion of the degree, a common student knows nothing about their profession and this situation has to be changes and the government have to look on it.
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