I am looking to pass a data after each sale is made into a 3rd party reputation marketing system.
Looking to set this up through Zapier but did't see anywhere in light speed to add a web-hook after a sales is made.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to accomplish this and would these be separate API's for E commerce and Retail Sale?
Thanks, Can I create a polling URL in Zapier to ping Light Speed for a new Sales and pass that info that way?
Just looking for that documentation and what all data can be passed after the sale.. Just needing the above 5 bullets basically.
I recall looking at Zapier awhile back. But didn't dig into it too deeply.
A sender could ping LS Retail's API to pull recent sales. Based on a polling period against a timestamp of the sale in LS Retail. Here's a link to the LS Retail Sales API --> https://developers.lightspeedhq.com/retail/endpoints/Sale/.
You would likely need to sort the sales in descending createTime order, and could restrict the createTime to a range within your polling period that makes sense. And you also would need to load_relations if you need to include additional data fields apart from the general sales data set. The employee and customer contact details come to mind there.
Hope this helps a little at least!
Thank you. I will play around with it. Can you tell me where I find my account ID?
In LS Retail, click on Help down in the bottom left. The Account ID appears in the little pop-up window!
Looks like that requires a token. I only saw something in my account with tokens when I enabled ecom. Do I have this with the retail side to connect to the API?
I had signed up for a trial account to test this but wondering if you have another way of testing for agencies seeing what they might be able to do for clients or best way to go about that? My trial is 14 days and have one of my guys who is a little better with the API stuff look at this.
Another option is if you guys have SFTP where you can generate a list of fields and a URL to send that to each day. Is that possible with the system?
We don't have a SFTP but you can just use the API to replicate the same process.
Thanks.... Anyway to go about keeping a demo account open to test this? My trial expired and still working with a developer to see if he can help set this up.
Not looking to use this for myself, just a demo account to setup integrations for future clients who use this system.
Thanks..got token working but How do you keep it from expiring?
I used the Employee:all scope but wondering which permissions would be needed just to pull the register name, customer data and employee that made the sale for scopes instead of using all. This way if the correct way is sending the client a link it doesn't show as full access. Or is it best they make you a user on the account temporarily ?
I planned on setting this up in zapier so still a little confused on what URL's you would use. We would not be have any website associated, just using to pass customer data after a sale through zapier.
Anyway to get this to return full name of and email of employee and full name of register so I can send this data to the correct Reputation account and know/attache the correct employee?
Q: Thanks..got token working but How do you keep it from expiring?
If you try to make a request when the token expires receive a 401 error...you could use this to then re-authenticate your request. To make it easy for you, you could programatically create a timer for this event.
Q: I used the Employee:all scope but wondering which permissions would be needed just to pull the register name, customer data and employee that made the sale for scopes instead of using all. This way if the correct way is sending the client a link it doesn't show as full access. Or is it best they make you a user on the account temporarily ?
A: To limit your app access scopes, try these: employee:register, employee:customers_read.
You won't be able to set yourself on another account as a user temporarily because you'll need to be connected first to do that and it wouldn't serve any purpose for you connecting to their data via the API.
Q: I planned on setting this up in zapier so still a little confused on what URL's you would use. We would not be have any website associated, just using to pass customer data after a sale through zapier.
As long as you have an ongoing server hosted somewhere running your app you shouldn't need to worry. You'll refresh the tokens in the app programatically as well.
You'll need to split the XML/JSON data in an array containing the data from each sale.
From the video you've shared, it looks like you've manually inserted the token for the app to work in Zapier and you're letting zapier do all the heavy lifting regarding the cron job.
You should create a middleware between the zapier apps you want to connect with so that you can automate the process of collecting the employee, shop and register data as well as splitting the data back in chunks.
Unless there are tools out there that I'm not aware of, you'll need to use the Zapier CLI instead of the web builder to do this.
Thanks, yes figured out that the refresh will not work through their normal front end web hooks and stuff. Thanks for the clarification.
I seem to get an error when trying to use those links. Going to need to hire some help for this one. Zapier said it looks like someone, maybe you guys started an APP for lightspeed. If this was you guys, any time frame on finishing or implementing one if it was not you?
Thanks, will try and pull that.
1. Is there a way to pull sales only for todays date by entering something in this URL?
2. That URl pulls alot of data and was reading something about your API with bucket limit. Is there a way to only make that return the Customer data, register, employee etc.. instead of everything so I'm not hitting the API has hard or does that matter?
3. If leaving it the way it is should I have a problem with any limits if pulling the sales data each data just once for 22 store locations.
Guessing maybe 500 sales or so roughly. Would have to ask the business. Thanks.
Getting this going with Integromat btw. Seems to be doing the trick.
I think API throttling pertains to API call counts, not necessarily the amount of data being returned in the HTTP response. So if you make a single API call to just retrieve the base sale reccord, or if you make a single API call to retrieve the base sale record and a half-dozen relations, either scenario is just a single API call against your bucket count. Although the more relations you load (esp. those with custom fields and their corresponding values) will certain slow down the response time dramatically.
And you can definitely pull sales by a specified date range. You provide that as a URL query parameter. See https://developers.lightspeedhq.com/retail/introduction/parameters/ for details. Here is specifics in terms of querying the Sale endpoint by date --> https://community.lightspeedhq.com/en/discussion/comment/5596#Comment_5596.
And as an FYI to @jamesratcliffe and crew, there appears to be an impacting systems issue aside from degradation in the LS Retail web client. Even my API client was getting the following HTTP response back when testing out the timeStamp scenario listed above. Just a heads-up!
Looks like have to add a relation I guess. This seemed to work.
Got Employee and Shop URL's working but not Register to pull down the register name for some reason.
Hey @scott74 I'm not sure why you're having issues with the standard Employee and Register pull. I just tested on your account and I'm not having any issues.
Hey Adrian.... After looking at this I think it was something with duplicating modules in integromat. I removed the link pasted it in notepad and back in the module in Integromat and it worked.
Would you happen to be able to give me an example of a URL to only pull sales for today's date? I am going to run it on a schedule in integromat and user thier date now tag but not how the URL should be structured with the relations I have added in.
Great thanks.. Looks like I just need the & symbol to separate the time and relations correct?
Only 144 requests per day should be more than fine I'd imagine. Worst case, I think LS Retail API throttling allows 1 pull per second. Depending on the transactional traffic I suppose.
Let's say you pull sales every hour. And there are 80 sales. That's only a single page of results, since you can have up to 100 records in a single page pull. Let's say you have 250 sales in that hour. Then that would be a total of 3 page pulls. But even then that operation would only take a few seconds.
Cool Thanks.... Greg. Got most working. I may pull every 2 or 3 min then if that seems to be fine and try to only pull new sales that come after the previous pull.
PS.... I have this hooked up to send data to FB Messenger if the customer is a subscriber of the bot. Was looking to Grab the Title, Description and Image of the products bought in put in a Carasoel Card why a link button going back to the product.
Didn't see where in the API the Image of the product that the business has uploaded and description can be pulled. Did I overlook?
Was also wondering if receipts are housed anywhere online in a URL so could link to that from messenger instead of building one out?


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James Paul "Jimmy" Williams, 51, passed away at his home in Smithville, Texas on Monday, March 25, 2019. Memorial services have been scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Kincannon Memorial Chapel with Rev. Donald Altom officiating. A private inurnment will be scheduled at a later date. Services have been entrusted to Kincannon Funeral Home and Cremation Service. James was born on January 12, 1968 to Eddie and Connie (Hawkins) Williams in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Jimmy moved to Blair with his family at the beginning of his sophomore year and was a standout on the Broncs basketball and baseball teams. He graduated from Blair High School in 1986. He was voted Mr. BHS his senior year. Jimmy was involved in all school activities, but his passion was basketball. He spent his adulthood in the Oklahoma City area where he worked for many years in the Mustang Public School systems. He later moved to Smithville, Texas where he was employed by the Texas Department of Transportation until his untimely death. Jimmy's passion was reading, especially good 'ole westerns. He always had a book nearby and would much rather read than talk. He was a huge Sooner fan and followed them loyally. To those who knew him best, he was always "the quiet one, a man of few words." However, when he did have something to say, everyone listened. Jimmy loved his family and always looked forward every summer to the family reunion, where he sat quietly by and watched while his rambunctious relatives made "fools" of themselves. He especially loved his daughter, Jammie, and hearing about the antics of his two grandsons. Everyone would agree that Jimmy was a humble man with a giant heart. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Reba and Ewell Wilson and Ebe and Ruby Williams. He is survived by his daughter, Jammie Legg and husband, Joey, of Pikeville, NC; his mother, Connie and husband, Lee McConnell, of Canadian, OK; father, Eddie Williams and wife, Wanda, of Grand Prairie, TX; two grandchildren, Justice and Jayden Legg; two brothers, Doug Williams and wife, Robyn, of Wichita, KS and Jeffrey Williams and wife, Claudia, of Dallas, TX; a sister, Reba Miller and her husband, Nathan, of Cincinnati, OH; grandfather, Paul Hawkins and wife, Helen, of Gordonville, TX; as well as a host of other relatives and close friends.. The family will greet friends Saturday afternoon from 12:30 to 3:00 PM at the Blair Community Center. Family and friends unable to attend may log on to kincannonfuneralhome.com, 30 minutes prior to the service, to view the live webcast of the funeral. Online tributes may be made at kincannonfuneralhome.com and the family asks in lieu of flowers to send any to the US Vets Organization https://www.usvetsinc.org/tribute-gift/
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Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab): First, let me pay tribute to the hospital in my constituency, Chase Farm hospital. It has been much mentioned in this Chamber over past years and will surely continue to be mentioned in time to come.
I was at the hospital just over two weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon with my four-year-old granddaughter, who had injured her hand. She is recovering. When one is interacting with the NHS at the point of an emergency, it really comes into its own. It is fantastic. Within five minutes of walking into the hospital, my granddaughter
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was assessed and in less than two hours she was treated. She was then referred to another hospital that had a hand specialist. That is an important point, because when we talk about access to emergency departments and urgent care it is important to remember that accident and emergency departments do not deal with everything. A patient who goes into an accident and emergency department might be referred to another one or might be assessed in the ambulance by the paramedics and taken to a specialist hospital. The idea that there are not specialist hospitals or that accident and emergencies deal with everything all the time is a false assumption.
That little girl saw a hand specialist at 8.30 on a Saturday night. By the Monday morning, she had had a small operation and I am pleased to report that she is recovering well. I think that that is a model story and I do not think that it is an unusual one. I base my opinion not just on that story but on the way in which Chase Farm hospital has responded to the pressures of winter and those over the Christmas period. The staff have worked very hard. Morale is sometimes low, because of the proposals to do with the hospital, but the staff have responded magnificently in recent times to the pressures that they are under and I pay tribute to them.
Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind): Will the right hon. Lady give way?
Joan Ryan: I will not, because I have only 15 minutes. I am sorry that I cannot give way, but time is pressing.
I want to go back a little to the remark made by the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley) that we should stick in this century. I would like to point out that we are only nine years into this century, which is not a lot. The idea that history has no impact on the present or future is clearly nonsense.
In 1997, when I was elected MP for Enfield, North, through the doors of my advice surgery came many people, often elderly people, who had waited in pain, for almost two years for a hip replacement. That pain not only made the quality of their lives appalling but, even after the operation, undermined their health. Lots of people came to my surgery who had waited considerable amounts of time for cataract removal. The wait significantly affected their ability to engage in life and to be independent. I no longer have anybody coming through my surgery doors with those problems. That is not to say that nobody comes through the door with issues about the NHS, but they do not come to see me with those problems. The 18-week wait is a significant gain for the people who depend on the NHS.
All those factors affect urgent and emergency care. If people are dealt with early in the onset of any illness or disease, they are much more likely to make a good recovery and much less likely to present at an emergency department at some point in the future. The same is true if there is good, accessible, available primary care, as people are then much less likely to need to present at an accident and emergency department or to need urgent care.
In Enfield, we very much need the primary care strategy that our primary care trust is planning. I worry that the Conservative policy of deriding and undermining confidence in the notion of polyclinics will damage the ability to put in place a good primary care strategy. Let me give an example of what that strategy means to us in
Enfield. We know now that we are getting a health centre in the Enfield Lock area. Professor Sir George Alberti came to Enfield, and he said, "You need an improvement in access to primary care in the north-east of your constituency." That is now happening. The plan is that we are to have a big health centre with an independent living facility attached to a community school. It will provide a first-class service to the people of Enfield Lock, Enfield Highway and north-east Enfield. That will reduce the number of people who have to leave the area and go to accident and emergency centres with problems that local GPs or walk-in centres can deal with. The health centre will mean that people have much more access to local primary care.
The primary care strategy will have another impact in Enfield, North. Although it will not be built in the next two or three years, a polyclinic is planned for the town centre. Many GPs practise in that area, so it is nonsense to say that people will have to travel vast distances to get to their doctor if a polyclinic is set up. It is a densely populated, town-centre area, so there is no need to fear that. The polyclinic will have longer opening hours, and people will have much greater access to a greater range of specialist GPs. Moreover, the centre's technological diagnostic resources will mean that people will not have to wait for a hospital appointment to get the same service.
The primary care strategy for Enfield, North means that there will be a polyclinic in the town centre and a health centre in north-east Enfield. Add to that the fact that people will have access to the Forest road health centre just over the border in Edmonton and to the walk-in centre at the North Middlesex hospital, and it is clear that the strategy will be a huge improvement.
The result will be that people will have access to their local health centre and then, if they need it, they will be able to go to the much larger health centre set-up that is sometimes known as a polyclinic. Beyond that, they will have the walk-in centres, local accident and emergency facilities, and the trauma centre provided by the North Middlesex hospital. At local level, the primary care strategy will really serve the needs of people living in Enfield. I worry that some of the propaganda pumped out by the Opposition encourages people to fear any kind of change at all. It undermines their confidence in the excellent service provided by the NHS, and in what is very necessary change to primary care provision.
I want to say a few words about Chase Farm hospital. I am pleased to have the opportunity to do so as I have spoken about it many times, both in this Chamber and in Westminster Hall. Indeed, the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate (Mr. Burrowes) had an Adjournment debate on the issue only last week. I attended and intervened, and my hon. Friend the Minister is well aware of my views.
I do not oppose change, but it is important that local people are listened to and, without exception, the people and elected representatives in my constituency do not support the proposed changes at Chase Farm hospital. However, that needs to be put in context, and to that end the past is important once again. For the first time in 20 years, the people in my area can be confident that a hospital will be maintained on the Chase Farm site. We have managed to achieve some real gains, including
ensuring a secure future for the hospital, and I advise anyone who doubts that—including Opposition Members—to compare local Conservative literature with the hospital trust's original proposals. One of those proposals was to close the hospital altogether, so it is clear that our success in saving it is a real achievement.
The second gain is that there will be an expansion in planned surgery at Chase Farm hospital. That protects the heart of the hospital—its wards and operating theatres—and so is very important to people in Enfield, especially those elderly people who are much more likely to need orthopaedic and other operations. It is very important that they be able to go into hospital locally.
We have also gained some local accident and emergency services. The original proposals put forward what might be called a "hot-cold" model, under which Chase Farm would provide only elective—that is, planned—surgery and nothing else. We have managed to get rid of that proposal, which is a gain in itself. In addition, and with the support of the Minister, we have also managed to achieve agreement about having a midwife-led birthing unit, so that Enfield babies can continue to be born at Chase Farm.
I am not in favour of any reduction of service at Chase Farm hospital, but it is important to understand the context. I shall continue to campaign and do everything that I can to maintain the present level of service.
The motion refers to a report from the College of Emergency Medicine, but the interpretation offered by the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire was inaccurate. In an intervention, he spoke about distances, but in that respect the report does not help the argument about Chase Farm hospital. I have asked the Minister to look at the matter again, given the significant increases in birth rate and the elderly population. The report notes:
"There is no single solution to the reorganisation of emergency care. In urban areas where"
"are close together (less than 10 km apart) there may be advantages to amalgamating services".
That would not help our argument, as Chase Farm hospital is 9.43 km from North Middlesex hospital, and 10.48 km from Barnet hospital. Therefore, the report does not make the across-the-board point that the hon. Gentleman imagines. It might be more applicable in rural areas, but I do not know, as I do not represent a rural area. It certainly has very little application in my area.
The report says that each case must be taken on its merits. I agree: I have presented the case for Chase Farm hospital and will continue to do so, but I will not accept that the NHS is almost no better than it was in 1997, as it has improved significantly. There has been a huge step change, and it is time that people gave that more credit, rather than always talking the service down and looking for the negative.
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con): I am delighted that we have the opportunity today to debate emergency and urgent care in the NHS. I fully support the motion tabled by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition and our Front-Bench team, but—perhaps unusually—I can also support the beginning of the Government's amendment.
Like my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley)—to be fair, I must add that the Secretary of State expressed the same sentiments in his opening remarks—I fully support and admire the people who work in the NHS. Without all the doctors, nurses, consultants and ancillary workers—who too often are not mentioned—we would not have a national health service. They are there, day in and day out, often without much praise or notice, delivering health care to our constituents and to ourselves.
In my brief comments I shall discuss accident and emergency services, which all too often work under tremendous stress and strain. For many members of the population, that is the first point of contact with the local hospital. The problems that A and E services face have been exacerbated—certainly in my area, mid-Essex—by the dramatic increase in the number of people turning up or being admitted to A and E as a result of drug or alcohol-related abuse. That is a growing problem.
The Minister of State, Department of Health, the hon. Member for Exeter (Mr. Bradshaw), who is on the Front Bench now, answered a written question from me yesterday. His reply showed that in 2002-03 there were just over 2,500 admissions to Broomfield hospital in Chelmsford as a result of drug or alcohol-related problems. By 2005-06 that had increased to just over 4,000 episodes. Fortunately, the next year, 2006-07—the last year for which figures are available—the level had marginally dropped to just under 4,000, but the figures show the dramatic increase in that problem, arising from the increased incidence of binge drinking and irresponsible drinking and behaviour in our town centres. The problem is spreading to our rural areas as a result of abuse, a misunderstanding of the dangers of alcohol consumption, and the failure to adopt a responsible and mature attitude towards it.
The knock-on effect is the strain that that puts on A and E staff, not only because of the medical problems emanating from the abuse that brings people to A and E, but sadly, because of the behaviour of some of the patients resulting from the state of mind that they are in. If someone has been brought into A and E by friends who have been out with them, the friends, too, may be suffering the effects of alcohol abuse, which exacerbates the problem and the way in which they interrelate with staff. The patience and the behaviour of such people are not as they would be if they were sober. That is unacceptable and needs to be addressed more strenuously than it is at present, although I accept that most hospitals are adopting zero tolerance of bad and antisocial behaviour.
A similar problem, although it does not arise directly from alcohol abuse, is violent and aggressive behaviour towards staff. It is incredible that people whose entire raison d'être and work is to relieve pain, remedy sickness and reduce the suffering that results from illness should be verbally or physically abused for their pains. It is a sad reflection of the society in which we live.
Mr. Lansley: My hon. Friend raises an important point. He will know, as I do from spending Friday and Saturday evenings with accident and emergency department staff, how difficult that can be for them. Things should not be that way. Will he join me in commending the action taken by, for example, the Queen's medical centre in Nottingham? Instead of sitting in the accident and
emergency department waiting for cases to be brought to them, often causing considerable trouble in the department for other people attending and needing care, A and E staff go out and set up field hospitals in the centre of Nottingham, to take care to the place where trouble is predicted. That does not mean that they want trouble, but it shows that they are thinking proactively about how to manage care more effectively. There is the additional benefit that large numbers of ambulances are not tied up in the course of an evening.
Mr. Burns: I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for an important and interesting example of a proactive service. The NHS in other parts of the country should look at the experience in Nottingham to see whether they could learn and benefit from setting up a proactive service themselves. I strongly believe that there is a positive future role for A and E departments throughout the country to learn from that experience and seek to replicate it. As with preventive medicine, it is important for the health service to be proactive. In the longer term that pays handsome dividends.
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con): Will my hon. Friend confirm that the increased work load comes on top of substantial increases in the work load caused by respiratory infections in elderly people, flu and the norovirus, which have placed an immense added responsibility on accident and emergency departments? By and large they have coped magnificently.
Mr. Burns: My hon. Friend is right. He highlights another problem that has developed in the health service. It was always assumed that the pressure points of increased activity occurred in the winter months when it was coldest or iciest. In the past few years we have seen that those pressure points in the NHS are no longer restricted to the traditional winter months when the weather is particularly bad. In my local hospital, Broomfield, the pressure was worse in June last year than it had been in the worst winter month. The health service has had to adapt to changing circumstances, and the old accepted problems of winter pressures are being extended, for other reasons, to other months, putting extra pressure on resources and staff.
There is a further issue facing accident and emergency services which it might not be tactful to discuss. The NHS must be tough and not only accept that there is a problem, but be brave enough to try to do something about it. Sadly, part of the population go to accident and emergency for treatment as a first resort, when their complaint is in no way related to an accident or emergency. A and E should not be their first port of call. They should use NHS Direct or contact their GP or, in some cases, their pharmacist. If people misdiagnose themselves and misdirect themselves to A and E for treatment, that puts excessive demands on the health service and on other patients waiting for A and E treatment, who may have far more serious complaints or conditions that warrant their being there in the first place. More must be done to educate people and to explain why they should not trot along to A and E simply because it is more convenient for them.
On the four-hour waiting time limit, four hours may be a relatively short time compared to the length of time that some people had to wait in the past, but it is
still quite a long time to hang around. For someone who goes to A and E with a medical complaint that is acutely painful, even if it is not as medically serious as the pain that the individual is suffering, four hours can seem a very long time. My A and E at Broomfield reflects the situation nationally. We have seen a significant increase in the number of people attending A and E in recent years. In the year up to December 2007 there were 5,469 attendances at A and E. The next year, ending December 2008, the figure was up to 5,783. The target that 98 per cent. of people should wait less than four hours is being met in my A and E department. The latest figures for 2007-08 show that it achieved 98.3 per cent. I accept that that is of little comfort to the 1.7 per cent. who are not included in those figures.
Mr. Lansley: I am sorry to interrupt my hon. Friend, who is making an important point, but it might be of interest to him and to the House to know that the NHS information centre this morning published an analysis of the data from hospital episode statistics, which shows that 4.1 per cent. of people who attended A and E departments had a recorded time for arrival but no recorded time for departure. That is the equivalent of more than half a million patients a year who appear simply to drop out of the statistics. That is quite separate from the point about 98 per cent.
Mr. Burns: Very much so. It would be interesting to hear what the Minister has to say about that. There is another discrepancy, in that the figure that I have given for my local hospital for the meeting of the four-hour target, except for those 1.7 per cent., looks encouraging because it is slightly above what it should be, but the Healthcare Commission recently published a survey of visitors to A and E at that hospital showing that patients' perception of the service varies radically, and, sadly, it is in the bottom 20 per cent. for patient satisfaction. The trust accepts that it is disappointed by the results and says that it is seeking to improve what it calls the patient experience as a top priority. That is important, because it means that the trust recognises that there is a perception with users that it is not as good as it should be.
Mr. Lansley: My hon. Friend is being generous in giving way. It is important for us to understand exactly what is going on. The Healthcare Commission found that only 73 per cent. of people who attended A and E departments reported that they were seen and treated within four hours. It surmises that a significant number of people are being put into admission units or medical assessment units, and because those are attached to A and E they believe that they are still in A and E, whereas from the hospital's point of view the clock has stopped ticking.
Mr. Burns: Absolutely. I wrote to the Minister only yesterday because I have been sent a series of allegations about what happens in A and E, and I would be grateful if he would look into them.


The Amargosa River is an intermittent waterway, 185 miles (298 km) long, in southern Nevada and eastern California in the United States. It drains a high desert region, the Amargosa Valley in the Amargosa Desert northwest of Las Vegas, into the Mojave Desert, and finally into Death Valley where it disappears into the ground aquifer. Except for a small portion of its route in the Amargosa Canyon in California and a small portion at Beatty, Nevada, the river flows above ground only after a rare rainstorm washes the region. A 26-mile (42 km) stretch of the river between Shoshone and Dumont Dunes is protected as a National Wild and Scenic River. At the south end of Tecopa Valley the Amargosa River Natural Area protects the habitat.
Except during flash floods that occur after cloudbursts, most of the course of the Amargosa River is dry on the surface. The flow is generally underground except for stretches near Beatty and near Tecopa, California, in the Amargosa Canyon. In the canyon, the river passes through the Amargosa River Natural Area, a region of dense greenery and prolific wildlife made possible by the presence of water.
The river arises at about 3,900 feet (1,200 m) above sea level in Nye County, Nevada, along the southern side of Pahute Mesa in the Nellis Air Force Range. Thirsty Canyon Wash enters at the river's source, and when carrying water, the river flows from there southwest into Oasis Valley. Running parallel to U.S. Route 95 near the Bullfrog Hills to the west (right), the river receives Sober-Up Gulch from the right and then Beatty Wash from the left bank.
Another 3 miles (5 km) or so downstream, the river flows through Beatty and turns south-southeast through the Amargosa Narrows into the Amargosa Desert. At this point, Bare Mountain lies to the left and the Grapevine and Funeral Mountains of the Amargosa Range lie to the right. Downstream of the Narrows, still flowing roughly parallel to Route 95, the river passes Big Dune, which is on the river's left. Shortly thereafter it passes the town of Amargosa Valley on the left, leaves Nevada, and enters Inyo County, California. In this stretch, it receives Forty Mile Wash from the left.
Running roughly parallel to California Route 127, the river passes through Death Valley Junction. Shortly thereafter it receives Carson Slough, which drains Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, from the left. Soon the river passes between the Resting Spring Range to the left and the Greenwater Range to the right before reaching Shoshone. Below Shoshone, the river continues roughly parallel to Route 127 to Tecopa. Downstream of Tecopa, with the Old Spanish Trail, it passes through the Amargosa Canyon between the Sperry Hills on the right and the Dumont Hills on the left, enters San Bernardino County, California, and flows by Dumont Dunes in the northern Mojave Desert. Turning west, the river crosses under Route 127 and enters Death Valley National Park between the south end of the Amargosa Range on the right and the Avawatz Mountains on the left.
Turning northwest and then north, the river re-enters Inyo County, passing between the Owlshead Mountains on the left and the Ibex Hills on the right and receives Confidence Wash and Rhodes Wash, both from the right. In this stretch, the river runs roughly parallel to Harry Wade Road and, further north, to California Route 178 and West Side Road. The river receives Willow Creek from the right and ends in Badwater Basin, about 279 feet (85 m) below sea level, between the Black Mountains on the right and the Panamint Range on the left. Disappearing into the ground, it feeds the aquifer that is the remnant of prehistoric Lake Manly.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) monitors the flow of the Amargosa River at a gauge station near the Old Spanish Trail Road, 0.2 miles (0.3 km) west of Tecopa. The average flow of the river at this station is 3.80 cubic feet per second (0.11 m3/s). This is from a drainage area of 3,090 square miles (8,000 km2), much of which is noncontributing and all of which represents about 60 percent of the total Amargosa River drainage basin. The maximum flow recorded there was 10,600 cubic feet per second (300 m3/s) on August 16, 1983, and the minimum flow was 0 cubic feet per second (0 m3/s) on some days in some years.
During very wet periods, the Amargosa River can flow at the surface in Death Valley National Park.
The name of the river comes from the Spanish word, amargo, for "bitter", probably shortened from agua amargosa, "bitter water". The name was first recorded in 1844 and is believed to refer to the alkaline water. The river is an ancient stream, following an antecedent canyon. Evidence of human habitation along the river goes back more than 10,000 years. In addition to prehistoric Lake Manly in Death Valley, the middle river valley was submerged during the late Pleistocene by prehistoric Lake Tecopa.
The canyon floor along the Amargosa Range has remnants of indigenous habitations that are protected by the Bureau of Land Management. The Old Spanish Trail followed the course of the river in the Amargosa Canyon, during the 19th century. From 1907 to 1941, the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad followed the lower course of the river serving remote Death Valley communities.
In March 2009, as part of the Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act, a 26-mile (42 km) stretch of the river between Shoshone and Dumont Dunes was protected as a Wild and Scenic River.
^ a b c "Amargosa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 19, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
^ a b c "Water-data report 2007: 10251300 Amargosa River at Tecopa, CA" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ Tanko, Daron J.; Glancy, Patrick A. (2001). "Fact Sheet 036-01: Flooding in the Amargosa River Drainage Basin, February 23–24, 1998, Southern Nevada and Eastern California, including the Nevada Test Site". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ Lingenfelter, Richard E. (1986). Death Valley & the Amargosa: A Land of Illusion. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-06356-2.
^ "Amargosa River Natural Area". Bureau of Land Management. 2007. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
^ a b c d e f Nevada Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). Benchmark Maps. § 78, 82–83. ISBN 978-0-929591-95-7.
^ "USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) 1 meter Downloadable Data Collection from The National Map 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) - National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) National Elevation Data Set (NED)". United States Geological Survey. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
^ "California's Groundwater Bulletin 118: Death Valley Groundwater Basin" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
^ "Death Valley Geology Field Trip: Shoreline Butte". United States Geological Survey. 2004. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (4th ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
^ Bright, William; Erwin Gustav Gudde (November 30, 1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
^ a b c d "Amargosa River: A Unique Stream in the Mojave Desert". Friends of the River. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
Stoffer, Philip (January 14, 2004). "Changing Climates and Ancient Lakes" (.html). Desert Landforms and Surface Processes in the Mojave National Preserve and Vicinity. Open-File Report 2004-1007. USGS, US Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
Stoffer, Philip (January 14, 2004). "The Mojave River and Associated Lakes" (.html). Desert Landforms and Surface Processes in the Mojave National Preserve and Vicinity. Open-File Report 2004-1007. USGS, US Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
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Interview of Budget Committee Chairs
Committee on the Budget
Committee Papers, 1974–2009
Brockman (Brock) Adams; Richard Milhous Nixon
This transcript documented an interview of the House and Senate Budget Committee chairmen, Brock Adams and Edmund Muskie, on the Agronsky Evening Edition television program on October 21, 1975. Adams and Muskie discussed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The act established the standing House and Senate Budget Committees, as well as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to provide independent analysis. In the interview, Adams described the genesis of the act: "[S]o both the liberals and the conservatives arrived at the conclusion that first they wanted control over overall spending and second they wanted control of where the money was spent within an overall target and that's the budget act."
Like other institutional reforms in the House in the 1970s, fallout from actions of former President Richard M. Nixon spurred the House to reassert its constitutional prerogative over federal spending. In response to what he saw as unmitigated and irresponsible spending by Congress, Nixon impounded—or refused to spend—congressionally appropriated funds, often for programs he didn't support. In response, the Budget Act limited the President's power to impound funds. It also attempted to rein in the unruly and top-heavy process of appropriations in the House. The act required the House Budget Committee to make independent analyses of the budget provided by the President. By comparing them with proposed spending in legislation and Congressional Budget Office estimates, the committee could then create a concurrent budget resolution that, in theory, the combined appropriations for the fiscal year should not exceed.
In the interview with moderator Martin Agronsky, Adams and Muskie did not delude themselves about the difficulty of the task, especially of remaining objective when power was concentrated in one party. Muskie mused, "There's been every effort . . . in establishing this process to make it independent. For example, the Congressional Budget Office is an independent agency although it serves us; and we hope its [sic] always that way. We hope." Adams chimed in, "That's what we're doing--trying to get a process that will survive in the Congress and will be here regardless of president."
Institutional reform
Historical Highlight
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Power of the Purse
The Committee on Ways and Means
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Indian Tesla Customers Who Ordered a Model 3 Are Still Waiting for a Car, or a Refund
9 months ago - 30 April 2022, autoevolution
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When Tesla opened reservations for the Model 3 in 2016, it charged $1,000 from everybody who wanted the company's most affordable EV in several countries. Among them was India, and the customers there are still either patiently waiting for their cars or their refunds.
According to The Indian Express, most people who asked for their money back still got nothing.
The Indian website reported two cases: one from a client who received his money back and another one who just felt scammed after multiple attempts to contact Tesla. Even the buyer that succeeded in getting a refund said he is one of the lucky few to achieve that.
Varun Krishnan told The Indian Express that he does not understand why Tesla took money from Indian customers if it never had accurate plans to enter the Indian market. The customer that felt cheated by Tesla is from Kolkata. He asked not to be identified, which does not make much sense for someone that seems so disappointed by how the EV maker dealt with this situation.
A while ago, the company had a request for tax cuts on its cars, which the Indian government rejected. More recently, India's transportation minister said it would not accept Model 3 units made in China. From what Nitin Gadkari said, they want these Teslas made in India.
If the EV maker decides to have an Indian factory, that will demand at least two more years of waiting. In the meantime, Tesla could speed up the process of giving its Indian clients their money back. Krishnan told The Indian Express that "a lot of" his friends were still waiting for their refunds. After six years and considering inflation, what these clients gave Tesla was a free loan that the company is refusing to pay back. When it does, they will actually receive less than they paid.
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Style Sonata Offers the Link Between Fashion and Artistic Expression
by Gabriella Saitta Friday, September 28, 2018
The hunt for beauty and art is an entire wondrous life-style filled with adventure and imagination. It takes a certain artistic spirit to want to explore every last corner of the world's potential in both travel and creation. Style Sonata offers the link between fashion and artistic expression with their countless collections of unique accessories. These treasures are designed by artists inspired by their life's unpredictable journey day after day. We were lucky enough to speak with Marketing Manager Micha Alleyne who puts passion into every word and wrings out every last drop of such a beautiful life.
Cliché: What is it about Style Sonata that rings "adventure" and "freedom?"
Micha Alleyne: Bunny initially started Style Sonata as a true love for creativity and art. She is someone who is very involved in that world and started as a passion to create a platform to expose all of these different types of artists. We hand pick designers that have that artistic spirit. What you're getting is a masterpiece and a unique vision of self-expression that come in the form of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or hand-bangs. The women that we speak to, they know themselves; they operate on the highest level of self-expression and self-awareness. Style Sonata does the dirty work for them and exposes them to this array of truly one-of-a-kind pieces that allow them to express themselves on a higher level. It's about that individual perspective.
In Bunny Touby Fayne's message, she talks about how much she loves the "process that artists go through to make art." What part of the process is Style Sonata a part of when designers are creating their accessories?
We let them do their own thing; we are just the platform that connects each designer to create these unique inspirations. We think of ourselves as providing a new type of luxury and that luxury is the luxury of the rare and undiscovered. Some designers are inspired by travel, some are inspired by art, so we let the them do their own thing. We really want to bring these pieces to life and bring justice to these pieces and the story behind them. We provide that connection, that front-row seat. You speak of your followers as people who don't settle for the status quo and we really relate to that because we don't settle either. We attract people who are discerning and on top of anything that is cutting edge, or just different.
What is meant by "a new type of luxury?"
People crave experiences and things that are exotic and different. We want to offer that experience and that's the luxury that we're talking about.
Maybe you can't take a visit to Cuba, but you can look at one of our collections by Katie Bartels who was inspired by her experiences in Cuba and created a vibrant collection. It's all about an experience and knowing that you're getting something that's one-of-a-kind and something that was inspired by living life. Kind of like when you have "farm to table" we have workshop to closet where you can't get these pieces anywhere else, but you'll find Madonna wearing them, Gabrielle Union, Meryl Streep, Blake Lively, Halle Berry, JLo, the list goes on. We give them the front row seat to designers that are on the verge of their own breakthroughs. They're not mass market, so they are special, they are the new luxury. We speak to the wanderers at heart. Bunny, the founder, is the most interesting person you'll ever meet. She's witty, she's quirky, and she loves to live life to the fullest and express herself at the highest level possible.
What kinds of stories do Style Sonata and the designers behind the collections tell?
We think of ourselves as a destination, not just as an online store, but where people can come and share adventures with a fashion twist. We have the Key of B which is our platform to tell stories, some are fashion related and some aren't. What we've really been working on this year is making the personality of Style Sonata shine through, not just the designers that we curate, but with the stories that we tell.
What do you wish to inspire in your customers?
We wish to inspire a sense of wonder and self-expression. We want people to appreciate the curation that we've put a lot of thought into putting together and to take it to the next level. We want them to break all of the rules and break their identity and their own sense of style. We want them to use us a medium to do so. We want them to live life and just be bold! Whoever they are, we just want them to embody that 100%, and we are here to help them accessorize it.
How does Style Sonata inspire you?
Yes! Style Sonata is a multicultural team. I am half Trinidadian and half Jamacian, I live in LA, I have lived in over 7 cities my lifetime. I was recently in Australia and it was the most amazing trip ever. I was running through the streets through rain and sun, trying to pack everything I could into one trip! I am always on the go; I'm big on adventure and traveling. When I joined the Style Sonata team at the beginning of last year, my goal was to really capture what Style Sonata meant. Bunny has this specific vision and she really spent a long time trying to curate the designers that we do have and it was important for me to take all of that and put it into visuals and words and stories and motions to make people try to understand what Style Sonata is and gather people with a similar mindset and convey that message.
What is your process to decide which designers and what pieces are featured in your collection?
We really have to be very intentional of the pieces that we're curating. They have to truly be one-of-a-kind. Quality is important to us, so we're all about extraordinary craftsmanship. We are trying to curate designers who are extraordinary at what they do- not just creative, but great quality. We are looking for independent designers, we want one-of-a-kind conversation starters, those adventure inspired pieces. We want them to tell a story and be highly self-expressive. If they have those elements, then they are a good fit for Style Sonata.
Which pieces or collections would you recommend to our readers for the close of the summer and beginning of fall?
That's a tough question; there are so many good ones! I'm obsessed with Amanda Pearl. Her pieces are exquisite. I love that she took a traditionally conservative staple jewelry item and she has just blown it out of the park. She has wrap-around rings, quill bracelets, and her octo clutches. She has a new line of blues, yellows, and lots of other beautiful colors for summer.
We just brought on a new designer, Third Crown. They have these really bold statement pieces of gold and silver jewelry. They're inspired by architectural and structural lines. They're good pieces for day and night. I like pieces that have an easy transition like that.
A fun collection for summer is Katie Bartels. She was the one that I was talking about earlier with the collection inspired by Cuba. Her earrings are fun with vibrant colors and tassels.
Andrea Gutierrez has a lot of well made, gold pieces and leather pieces. They work well for stacking, or as a really nice statement piece to really carry out an outfit.
What I really like about all of these designers is that they all use exotic materials such as sapphires and rubies. They pair each of them with inspiration from all of these adventures. So now you get all of this fine jewelry that has been hand-crafted.
How do you see Style Sonata evolving in the future?
We want to evolve beyond our accessories and look at all of the different ways artistic expressions explores. Accessories are really just the tip of the iceberg, so we definitely want to expand our existing inventory of designers and we want to continue to evolve into that destination that we were talking about earlier. You're not coming to Style Sonata just to shop; you're coming for an experience. We're feeding the mind and that craving for adventure.
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package org.b3log.solo.repository.impl;

import junit.framework.Assert;
import org.b3log.latke.Keys;
import org.b3log.latke.repository.Transaction;
import org.b3log.solo.AbstractTestCase;
import org.b3log.solo.model.ArchiveDate;
import org.b3log.solo.model.Article;
import org.b3log.solo.repository.ArchiveDateArticleRepository;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

/**
 * {@link ArchiveDateArticleRepositoryImpl} test case.
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 * @author Liang Ding
 * @version 1.0.0.0, Dec 31, 2011
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@Test(suiteName = "repository")
public class ArchiveDateArticleRepositoryImplTestCase extends AbstractTestCase {

    /**
     * Adds successfully.
     *
     * @throws Exception exception
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    @Test
    public void add() throws Exception {
        final ArchiveDateArticleRepository archiveDateArticleRepository = getArchiveDateArticleRepository();

        final JSONObject archiveDateArticle = new JSONObject();

        archiveDateArticle.put(ArchiveDate.ARCHIVE_DATE + "_" + Keys.OBJECT_ID, "archiveDateId");
        archiveDateArticle.put(Article.ARTICLE + "_" + Keys.OBJECT_ID, "articleId");

        final Transaction transaction = archiveDateArticleRepository.beginTransaction();
        archiveDateArticleRepository.add(archiveDateArticle);
        transaction.commit();

        final JSONObject found = archiveDateArticleRepository.getByArticleId("articleId");
        Assert.assertNotNull(found);

        final JSONObject notFound = archiveDateArticleRepository.getByArticleId("not found");
        Assert.assertNull(notFound);
    }

    /**
     * Get By ArchiveDate Id.
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    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "add")
    public void getByArchiveDateId() throws Exception {
        final ArchiveDateArticleRepository archiveDateArticleRepository =
                getArchiveDateArticleRepository();

        final JSONObject found =
                archiveDateArticleRepository.getByArchiveDateId(
                "archiveDateId", 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
        Assert.assertNotNull(found);

        final JSONObject notFound = archiveDateArticleRepository.
                getByArchiveDateId("not found", 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
        Assert.assertNotNull(notFound);
    }

    /**
     * Get By Archive Id.
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     * @throws Exception exception
     */
    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "add")
    public void getByArticleId() throws Exception {
        final ArchiveDateArticleRepository archiveDateArticleRepository =
                getArchiveDateArticleRepository();

        Assert.assertNotNull(
                archiveDateArticleRepository.getByArticleId("articleId"));
        Assert.assertNull(
                archiveDateArticleRepository.getByArticleId("not found"));
    }
}

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Coogan's Bluff (br: Meu nome é Coogan, pt: A pele de um malandro) é um filme norte-americano de 1968 do gênero policial, dirigido por Don Siegel.  É um dos cinco filmes da bem-sucedida parceria do diretor com o astro Clint Eastwood.

Elenco
 Clint Eastwood .... Walt Coogan
 Lee J. Cobb .... Ten. McElroy
 Susan Clark .... Julie Roth
 Tisha Sterling .... Linny Raven
 Don Stroud .... James Ringerman
 Betty Field .... Ellen Ringerman
 Melodie Johnson .... Millie
 James Edwards .... Sgt. Wallace

Sinopse

O filme mostra a perseguição de Walt Coogan, um xerife do Arizona, ao assassino James Ringerman, que escapou de sua jurisdição e fugiu para Nova Iorque. No entanto, o ambiente urbano não muda os métodos do xerife, que continua a agir como caubói em meio ao caos da cidade grande.

Referências

Ligações externas
Sinopse do filme

Filmes com trilha sonora de Lalo Schifrin
Filmes dos Estados Unidos de 1968
Filmes de ação dos Estados Unidos
Filmes em língua inglesa
Filmes dirigidos por Don Siegel

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Poor countries suffering from the effects of climate change are yet to receive a penny from a flagship United Nations fund, the BBC has learnt.
In 2001, Kyoto Protocol signatories decided to establish the Adaptation Fund, to transfer cash to countries vulnerable to the changing climate.
However, it has taken years to set up the Adaptation Fund's structure and appoint the required staff.
It was eventually established in December 2007.
According to the World Bank, $33.7m is in the fund's bank account.
The latest set of accounts for the Adaptation Fund show no projects in developing countries have received any money from the Fund. However, $7m has been spent on establishing the programme and paying for administration.
"We knew there would be quite a long lead time but nobody expected it would take eight years to set up," says Artur Runge-Metzger, the European Commission's chief climate change negotiator.
Marcia Levaggi, the general manager of the fund, says the length of time it has taken is justified.
"You need to take time to put in place the right structures. It is still in the making in some senses."
She says the Adaptation Fund is expected to start disbursing money in the middle of 2010.
It is controlled by representatives of developing countries, something which is "unique", says Marcia Levaggi.
Similar global programmes are dominated by industrialised nations.
"The Adaptation Fund is a major victory for developing countries in terms of governance and what it's supposed to do," says Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The idea is that poor nations under threat from climate change have "direct access" to the Adaptation Fund's money, instead of having to rely on large global institutions to bid for cash for them.
That is why Dr Benito Muller from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies describes it as "a very special beast".
But that is not enough for all countries under threat from climate change.
The Alliance of Small Islands States wants a new Adaptation Fund to be set up. It has described the money available from the fund and two other other UN climate funds as "clearly insufficient".
The Adaptation Fund gets its money from a 2% levy on the sale of carbon credits issued by the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
It could raise another $65m by selling the remaining CDM credits it has, but has not yet sold, according to a BBC calculation, based on the current market price for carbon.
Any deal reached at the Copenhagen climate summit could lead to an increase in the price of carbon and rising demand for these CDM carbon permits in future.
If that happens, the UN estimates the Adaptation Fund could receive up to $5bn.
But before the fund has paid for even a single project, some at the Copenhagen summit are discussing whether it should be replaced.
"There is a threat to the Adaptation Fund as some people want to get rid of the Kyoto Protocol," says Dr Benito Muller, who is attending the Copenhagen talks.
Marcia Levaggi says, "There's talk of creating a new fund for adaptation. It would not be wise to erase the work that has been done."
UK seeks rebate
In another development, the British government has asked for ?500,000 it gave to the UN's flagship climate change fund to be paid back.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken of the need for developed countries to provide more financial help to those nations vulnerable to the effects of the changing climate.
But in the minutes of its most recent meeting, the Adaptation Fund says the UK and Australia have "requested to be reimbursed for their contributions".
Liberal Democrat environment spokesman Simon Hughes said: "The fact that the government is now asking for its modest investment back will give no confidence to the poorer countries seeking a deal at Copenhagen over the next two weeks."
Britain's Department for International Development says it gave the Adaptation Fund the money as a loan to help it establish itself and now wants to divert the cash to another climate change-related cause.
"Now that the Adaptation Fund is receiving sufficient revenue from carbon credits, we will reallocate the funding to other adaptation projects in the developing world," it says.
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Born as Selena Mary Gomez in 1992, on July 22,
Selena Gomez is an actress, producer, and singer from America.
She first appeared as an actress in Barney & Friends, a children's television series. Selena Gomez then received wide recognition for her role as Alex Russo in the "Wizards of Waverly Place" series, during 2007-2012, for four seasons.
Selena Gomez, along with her band "The Scene", came on the US Top Ten List with 200 albums – "Kiss & Tell", in 2009, "A Year Without Rain", in 2010 and "When the Sun Comes Up" in 2002. 2011.
As a solo actress, Selena Gomez reached two of her own albums – "Dance Dance" and "Revival", in 2013 and 2015, respectively, which came to No. 1 position.
Aside from these, Selena Gomez made her way to the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 list with her hit songs – "Come and Get It", "The Heart Wants What He Wants", "Good for You" with ASAP Rocky, "The Same Old Love," " I support myself, "" We're not talking anymore "and" It's not me "with Kygo.
Selena Gomez has sold over seven million albums and twenty two million songs worldwide.
As an actress, Selena Gomez has played prominent roles in films such as – "Another Cinderella Story" released in 2008, "Princess Protection Program" released in 2009, "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" released in 2009, "Ramona and Bezos" released in 2010, "Monte Carlo" released in 2011, "Spring Breakers" released in 2012, "Getaway" released in 2013 and "Essentials of care" for the year 2016.
Apart from her Hollywood project as an actress Selena Gomez played the voice of Mavis in the "Hotel Transylvania" film series
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Q: What is the keyboard shortcut to switch between open applications inside Citrix? I am using Citrix Access Gateway to connect to a Remote Desktop and I am not able to find a way to switch between open applications.  When I press 'Alt + Tab' it comes out of the remote desktop.  I mean, the whole remote desktop is getting considered as 1 open application.
Is there any other keyboard shortcut to switch between open applications inside Citrix?

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*Close Citrix Remote Desktop, if it is already running.

*In our local machine, go to 'Regedit' and open 'TransparentKeyPassthrough'.  Set the value to 'Remote' and close.[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SOFTWARE → Citrix → ICA Client → Engine → Lockdown Profiles → All Regions → Lockdown → Virtual Channels → Keyboard]

*Login to the usual Citrix page. Before clicking on the 'Remote Desktop', check the 'Preferences → Session Settings'.  Choose 'Fullscreen' from dropdown.

*Click 'Remote Desktop' now.

*Login to the Remote Desktop

*You should see  a blue bar at the top.

*If you don't see it, press Ctrl + Alt + PAUSE. Now you should see the blue bar.

*Try Alt + TAB, and you should be able to scroll through the open applications within remote desktop. Also, this enables you to save screenshots in the remote itself.

*If you want to maximize the screen even more, Press Shift + F2.

*To revert, you can press the same key combinations again.

A: Here is an article from Citrix support center on "Enable toggle between applications using Alt-Tab keys within a remote desktop session"

Launch Regedit.exe on the client device to edit the registry
  For Windows 32-bit OS, navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICAClient\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
For Windows 64-bit OS, navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
In some cases configuring User based Setting also helps:  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICAClient\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\

Set the below Value.
Value Name    TransparentKeyPassthrough
Value Type    REG_SZ
Value         Remote

Note: You have to exit Receiver and launch it again for this change to take effect.

A: Got it working. Just to clarify:
In the Registry Editor -
For 32-bit OS, Citrix is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
For 64-bit OS, Citrix is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\
However, I just changed it under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and it worked.
Also, I chose "On the remote computer" from the "Keyboard" dropdown in the RDP Connection Local Resources tab.

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Reaching High School Students through Content Marketing
If you have spent any time working in or on your school's marketing plan, you know that it can feel like a constantly moving target. The platforms, tools, and best practices that are ideal for creating a successful outreach campaign can change frequently (and sometimes unexpectedly). And that is never more apparent than when you are trying to reach a young audience, often full of early-adopters and ever-shortening attention spans.
At the Imagine America Foundation, we know how frustrating it can be—but we also have recommendations for you if you feel lost or aren't sure where to start when developing your marketing practices in order to get in touch with prospective students who will soon graduate from high school.
Create long-form content
Creating content can feel overwhelming, but it does not have to be a chore. Between the programs you offer, the support you provide, the events you host, the instructors you feature, the students you help, the recognition you give (and receive!), there is a lot to leverage into engaging and relevant content. Think of all the things your school does every single day!
You may decide to highlight the goings-on and news about your school in a blog, a podcast, a newsletter, a video channel, or other platform. Each of these can allow you to successfully share your content, but you certainly do not have to keep up with all of them. Consider where your prospective students most like to engage with you—and where you already feel most comfortable—and focus on building that platform first.
Publish your content as consistently as you can and build an audience that responds. If you are putting out content every single day but you aren't getting any responses, that is not a great use of your energy and resources. Meet your audience where they already are.
Repurpose your content
Once you have primary long-form content created, it becomes easier to repurpose and repackage that content into other media. Let's say, for instance, that you have an 800-word blog post that you have published on your website. Now you can condense that into a bullet-point list to share on LinkedIn, write an introductory blurb to send via email, create a shareable image to post on Instagram, highlight a quote to Tweet, discuss it in your next podcast episode or YouTube video, and create a complementary poll to start on Facebook.
Each of these micro-shares takes a fraction of the time that it took to create your primary content, but it all ties back to your long-form post and offers a chance for engagement on seven different platforms to capture interest whether your prospective student spends most of their time on social media, in their inbox, or listening to podcasts.
Distribute, track, repeat
An editorial calendar is often the simplest and most comprehensive way to plan, track, and execute your content marketing strategy. Especially once you have begun using multiple channels or platforms, an editorial calendar can help you plan what will be shared where and when—and then to follow up to ensure that it was published as planned. A calendar can also help you track your engagement numbers: How many people saw it? How many people opened it or clicked on it? How many people liked, favorited, shared, retweeted, reposted, commented, or otherwise engaged with your content? This is the data that can help you determine what is working and what is not, giving you an opportunity to adjust to create content that your audience most wants to see.
This, admittedly, can create some periods of trial and error, but the research is worth it in order to provide the most useful content to the high school guidance counselors and prospective students whose attention you seek!
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This opening is specifically designed to counter Stephano's popular mass-Roach style that is commonly utilised against Protoss players who open with a Forge Fast Expansion. The build focuses around a 165-170 supply attack with a heavily upgraded, Colossus-based army. However, the build also applies pressure earlier in the game in order to obtain scouting information and to try and force the Zerg player to build units instead of Drones.
The build can be categorised as an all-in as you will have no intention of taking a third base.
Note: It is possible to use any FFE opening and to then transition into this style of play.
After getting to the point where you have the +2 Attack and +1 Defence Upgrade researching, add a Robotics Bay so that you can start getting out Colossi and Extended Thermal Lances. Then add additional Gateways up to a total of 8. You're going to be using mainly Gateway reinforcements during your attack.
Push at ~14.30 with 3-2 upgrades and ~165-170 supply.
Make 2 early Sentries and keep them until the push so that they can have 4 Forcefields each.
Use the Warp-Prism to harass and scout the opponent. Warp-in mostly Zealots for harassment, but do not take too many risks as you do not want to lose too many units attempting to harass your opponent.
Do not make more than 56 Probes.
Patrol Stalkers around the edge of your base to prevent the Zerg player scouting what you are doing.
Engage only in choke points and other favourable positions; do not move your army through wide, open spaces.
Both the Warp-Prism and the Observer should be used to scout the opponent.
If they do not go for a fast-third base then be weary of two-base Lair builds; this is as Mutalisks make it hard for your all-in to succeed since you'll be at a disadvantage in the resulting base-trade scenario.
Wide-Open Spaces: Makes it easier for the Zerg player to surround your army, causing you to use more Forcefields than you should need to (e.g. Tal'Darim Altar).
No Ramp At Natural Expansion: Make The FFE less safe (e.g. Metalopolis).


Read through a report of monthly residential and commercial permitting activity.
Arizona law gives citizens access to a wide variety of government records, from local zoning information and licensing information on various businesses to police reports.
Right-of-Way permits are available at no charge to any individual, contractor, or public utility that needs to perform work in the Town's roadway or easements.
Based upon a citizen survey and reports of citizen concern over roadway safety and drainage, the town council directed staff to invite town citizens to form a committee to make recommendations to the Council on how to best fund improvements to town streets.
The Town of Prescott Valley requires and application for the water and sewer utility service.


The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has a reminder for motorists this time of year. With thousands of school children in Florida and around the nation returning to classrooms this fall, NHTSA has issued an advisory urging drivers to be cautious in school zones and around school bus stops.
Analyzing accident data between 2002 and 2012, NHTSA found that on average, 75 school-age pedestrians are killed each year during school travel. By comparison, four school-age children are killed each year while occupants of school buses or other vehicles used as school buses.
Many consumers may not be aware that Florida's No Fault Insurance law – requiring drivers to carry a minimum of $10,000 in Personal Injury Protection when operating a vehicle in the state – not only covers you and your children when riding in your car. It also covers your children if they should ever be in an accident and suffer injury while riding on a school bus.
Florida, like many other states, enacted No Fault Insurance laws to help simplify the process of providing compensation to those injured in motor vehicle accidents. The approach is intended to take small claims out of the courts and theoretically lower the cost of insurance. But when damages exceed the minimum coverage of $10,000 and it becomes necessary to sue, an experienced personal injury attorney can help guide accident victims through the legal process and make sure they receive maximum compensation.
Far better, of course, is to avoid such accidents altogether, especially those involving children traveling to and from school. Toward that end, NHTSA is reminding motorists that children are often poor judges of vehicle speeds and may miscalculate when it is safe to cross the street.
That applies to vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of the school bus as well as those traveling behind the bus or in an adjacent lane. The only exception is when driving in the opposite direction on a divided highway "with an unpaved space of at least 5 feet, a raised median, or a physical barrier." Only when such a divider is present may an approaching car in the opposite direction proceed despite the bus's flashing lights and stop sign.
When an unfortunate accident does occur, we will make sure you understand the process and help you get the compensation that you or your child needs. Contact Reed & Reed, with offices in Brandon and Tampa, for a free consultation.


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Dons to recognise disability teams and Armed Forces on Saturday
Stadium MK to show support for Ability Counts work and Armed Forces members...
MK Dons will take the opportunity to recognise their Ability Counts work and the work of the Armed Forces at this Saturday's Sky Bet League Two clash with Lincoln City.
Prior to this weekend, the Club will host Ability Counts tours of Stadium MK, providing supporters with a disability with an opportunity to see behind-the-scenes at the home of MK Dons. What's more, the evening will include a Q&A session with manager Paul Tisdale and midfielder Alex Gilbey.
The tour, which is FREE to attend, is being held between 5.30pm and 8.30pm on Thursday 4 April. The tour includes FREE food and drink as well as entry to the Q&A.
For more information or to book your stadium tour call Dean Dixon on 07595 409957 or email dean.dixon@mkdonsset.com.
MK Dons SET will also be running a series of demonstration games with the disability teams at the Club's training facility at Woughton on the Green. These will take place on Saturday morning and spectators and new players are welcome to attend.
Back at Stadium MK, a band and cadet drill team will be performing prior outside Gate 7 ahead of the game. There will also be collection buckets available for supporters to donate to Armed Forces charities.
Prior to kick-off, the Club will be signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant represents a promise to support the employment of veterans and service leavers, and offer flexibility in leave for service spouses and partner before, during and after deployment.
What's more, the two teams will walk out to a Guard of Honour from members of the Armed Forces and the SET's disability teams while, at half-time, both groups will be on full display during a half-time parade around Stadium MK.
For more information on either of the above activities, contact Dean Dixon on 07595 409957 or email dean.dixon@mkdonsset.com.
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MK Dons Sport and Education Trust and Suzuki GB staff and volunteers battled the elements on Wednesday to deliver 100 Christmas boxes to 100 families across Milton Keynes.


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Q: Background image bigger than viewport Let say I have for smartphone visits to my site
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=360, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />

and a big background image like 1000x1000.
I only want to be able to fix the size of my background image, even if it's bigger than the viewport, to allow stuff like a zoom.
<body style="background: black url('pic.jpg') no-repeat; ">

works fine with the original size, but
<body style="background: black url('pic.jpg') no-repeat; background-size:750px">

limit the size of my picture to the viewport width.
So my question : how can I set the background image size to the any value if it's bigger than the viewport width ?

A: Set background-size to 100% 100% to stretch and don't preserve aspect ratio.
Set background-size to cover to stretch, crop redundant parts and preserve aspect ratio.
Set background-size to contain to stretch, add extra space where needed and preserve aspect ratio.

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Pension Crisis is a $5 Trillion Unsustainable Scam – Alex Newman with Greg Hunter
Alex Newman – Federal Government Cannot Bail Everybody Out
by Greg Hunter
USA Watchdog
Journalist Alex Newman says the virus crisis has exposed the financial debacle of the $5 trillion shortfall in state and local pensions. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says "states should file bankruptcy." President Trump says a "federal bailout would not be fair." Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says states are "not going to be bailed out." As unemployment soars by the millions and taxes implode, pensions are running out of money to pay lavish benefits promised to public workers. Newman contends, "It's unsustainable, it's a rip-off, it's a scam. These people are being used and manipulated, too. The reason Democrat politicians agree to these things is not because they love police and firefighters, it's because they want the votes from big labor. It's a really nasty political machine, and I was happy for Senator McConnell to talk about this. What you have here is huge government employee unions run by communist, radical leftists, Deep State operatives that suck up all this money . . . and then they recycle that money back into the campaign coffers of Democrat politicians. . . . Then they say, oh sure, we will give you a bigger pension, and, sure, we will give you more benefits, and it's a vicious cycle. . . . They have been creating this massive Ponzi scheme, and now they are saying coronavirus caused this, and now we need a federal bailout. Sorry, it's not going to work. . . .A lot of these issues are now getting exposed. This is the first time in years that we are having a national discussion about this tsunami that's about to swallow up our economy."
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Nacque a Theresienstadt il 16 settembre 1863. Arruolatosi nella k.u.k. Kriegsmarine, iniziò a frequentare la Marineakademie di Fiume da cui uscì nel 1882 come Seekadett di 2ª classe. Imbarcatosi sulla corvetta Erzherzog Friedrich ha preso parte a crociere nelle Indie Occidentali, Sud America e Sudafrica. Ancora una volta, ora come ufficiale sulla nave SMS Albatros, salpò per il Sud America e l'Africa occidentale e nel 1880 completò la sua specializzazione nei siluri. Con il grado di Linienschiffleutnant comandò l'incrociatore protetto Leopard, assegnato alla I Squadra navale del contrammiraglio Johann von Hinke, forte di nove navi, durante il blocco navale dell'isola di Creta effettuato dalle forze internazionali antiturche, comprendenti anche quelle di Inghilterra, Francia, Russia e Italia, dal 4 febbraio 1897 al 12 aprile 1898.

Promosso Fregattenkapitän, il 15 gennaio 1910 fu nominato comandante del nuovo incrociatore leggero Admiral Spaun, mantenendo tale incarico fino al settembre 1911. Tra il 27 marzo e l'aprile 1913 condusse le prove in mare della nuova corazzata Tegetthoff, e tra il 25 aprile 1913 e il marzo 1914 fu comandante della nave da battaglia Viribus Unitis. Nel 1914, con il grado di contrammiraglio, fu nominato comandante dell'Arsenale di Pola e dopo l'inizio della prima guerra mondiale divenne comandante della 5ª Divisione navale, composta dalle tre corazzate della classe Monarch, in sostituzione del contrammiraglio Wilhelm Richard Ritter von Barry. Il 4 marzo 1917, in sostituzione dell'ammiraglio Paul Fiedler, assunse il comando della flottiglia incrociatori, alzando la sua insegna sull'incrociatore corazzato Sankt Georg.
Il 15 maggio dello stesso anno una forza austro-ungarica composta da tre incrociatori leggeri e alcuni cacciatorpediniere di scorta, di ritorno da un importante attacco al canale di Otranto, fu intercettata da una più potente forza di navi da guerra alleate guidate dall'incrociatore leggero Dartmouth. Salpato con l'incrociatore corazzato Sankt Georg, due cacciatorpediniere e quattro torpediniere di scorta, per supportare le forze austriache, dopo aver ricevuto la notizia da un idrovolante che nove navi nemiche si trovavano nelle vicinanze della navi austro-ungariche ordinò alla nave da battaglia Budapest di prendere il largo con la scorta di tre torpediniere d'alto mare. Avvistato il fumo delle navi da guerra austro-ungariche in avvicinamento, le navi alleate invertirono la rotta e rientrarono in porto, mentre il Sankt Georg e la Budapest, con le rispettiva scorte rientrarono a Cattaro. Tra il 1 e il 3 febbraio 1918, insieme al suo aiutante di bandiera Egon Zipperer von Arbach, svolse un ruolo significativo nel reprimere la rivolta dei marinai nella baia di Cattaro, e il 1 maggio successivo venne promosso viceammiraglio. Il 1 settembre dello stesso anno fu messo a riposo, e si spense a Vienna il 4 novembre, il giorno prima che la flotta italiana entrasse nella rada di Pola.

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The NFL's best outside wide receivers, No. 4: Julio Jones, Falcons
Jones remains as lethal as there is when it comes to tracking the deep ball and adjusting for a catch.
The fact that Jones is only No. 4 speaks to the talent ahead of him on this list. Atlanta's 2011 first-rounder paced all NFL receivers in 2015 with 136 catches and 1,871 yards—a clip of 116.9 yards per game. Jones is the league's alltime leader with 95.4 yards per game for his career, well clear of runner-up Calvin Johnson (86.1). He exploded last season despite a near complete lack of help from his fellow receivers. An aging Roddy White caught 43 passes, Leonard Hankerson caught 26 and everything else ran through Jones, Devonta Freeman and, to a far lesser extent, Jacob Tamme. Jones remains as lethal as there is when it comes to tracking the deep ball and adjusting for a catch.
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Well just as I suspected, Easter brought some very cold weather. Hoping now we can get those plants in the ground. I put out the cabbage and brocolli last week anyway and they look ok this evening. The onions are doing well and also the radish. So anxious to get the rest out in the ground.


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Q: How to kill a Zombie using blunt weapons? I can't figure how to quickly dispatch zombies using blunt weapons, it appears that there is no way to tell if your hitting them in the head. Hitting them in the head is supposed to kill them faster, I ususally end up bashing them repeatedly for about 2 minutes before they die. Any good tips for braining a zombie?

A: To hit them in the head, I have to aim so that the center of my screen is about two zombie-heads to the up and right of their head (yes, it feels like a lot).
You can tell where you're hitting by watching where the blood comes out.  If it's coming out of their body, you're aiming too low :)

A: Hit them in the head.
This is more difficult than you would expect, however. The hitbox is extremely strange, and pointing at the head typically hits the zombie in the chest. When standing on objects, such as cars, the inaccuracy of the hitbox seems to be even higher.
Gauge your accuracy by watching for blood splatter and zombie response.