Somewhere in Brazil in 2006 or 2007, Sandra Ferreira called a phone number given to her by a friend. Some time later she received a fax of official-looking paperwork along with a note with the time and place of an upcoming interview at the United States Embassy.
Marcio Freitas, a Brazilian immigrant living in Shrewsbury at the time with permanent residency, sent her the papers and also coached her on what to do and say when she got there: You're going to Massachusetts to work for a Northboro landscaping company because they hire women to plant and grow their flowers. Bring your daughter's birth certificate.
On July 17, 2007, Ferreira received a temporary worker visa, called an H-2B, which permitted her to stay in the United States until December 15, 2007. On July 28, 2007, she, Freitas and her friend who initially put them both in contact with one another travelled together on a plane from Brazil to the United States. For his work, Freitas made $11,000, $2,000 from Ferreira and the remainder split by three of her friends on her behalf.
In March 2011, federal agents arrested Ferreira at her Northshore home, more than three years after the expiration date of her temporary visa that legally allowed her to be in the United States.
According to the May 2007 state department affidavit charging Freitas with visa fraud, it's unclear whether Ferreira knew her limitations.
"Sandra Ferreira also stated that [Freitas] told her that she could not work at the landscaping company and that he said nothing to her about leaving the United States when the visa expired," the Diplomatic Security Service special agent Douglas Baldwin wrote in the affidavit. According to a database search, Ferreira never received wages from the company, Hester Landscape, which her visa cleared her to work for.
This was not an isolated incident; the federal government claims that Freitas made similar pay-for-visa agreements with anywhere between six and 24 non- U.S. citizens, though records indicate the state department believes those numbers should be higher. Freitas, through Hester Landscape, was able to arrange for 94 applicants to be interviewed. All together, 46 individuals took H-2B visas between February 2005 and April 2007. Fortytwo of them remain in the United States well beyond their time allotted, and 34 of them never reported wages from Hester Landscape.
Richard Hester, owner of Hester Landscape, told agents in October 2010 that he fired Freitas because of a side job that kept him from showing up for work.
"Freitas or the [Freitas-recommended] attorney told Hester that it was common practice for employers to petition for more workers than needed. Hester claimed that he did not know what happened with the extra people listed on the visa petitions or if they obtained entry into the country. Hester claimed that he hired every H-2B worker that arrived at Hester Landscape," the affidavit reads.
The phone number listed for Hester Landscape now belongs to a different company that does not employ him. When reached for comment, Hester hung up on a reporter's phone call. Numbers listed in the affidavit for Freitas and Freitas' wife's cleaning company both have been disconnected. A reverse information call for his Shrewsbury address yielded no public phone number.
Freitas was arrested May 27, 2011. In April, he agreed to a plea agreement that found him guilty of two counts of encouraging/inducing an illegal alien and was sentenced to 366 days in prison and three years of supervised release, however, he was warned that this case may impact his permanent residency status. Freitas' was released on time served, but his lawyer, Kevin Leeper, believes he's no longer in the country.
"If Defendant is convicted of the offense charged, it would almost certainly affect his legal status and there is a substantial likelihood of deportation following any period of incarceration," U.S. Judge Timothy Hillman wrote in June 2011. A footnote indicates that Leeper argued that even if Freitas was acquitted it could jeopardize his application for citizenship.
It's also unclear what happened to Freitas' family; his wife and two of his sons were also here as permanent residents, while his third and youngest son is an American citizen.
Around the same time Worcester and Woonsocket, R.I. officials were seeing a different kind of scheme: mostly African immigrants, usually from Ghana or Kenya applying for marriage licenses with a down-andout Caucasian, usually with a third-party standing between them facilitating the details. Sometimes the brides- or grooms-to-be would ask each other how to spell the other's name while in City Hall.
City Clerk David Rushford says officials in Woonsocket initially saw the activity and reported it because they were curious why so many Worcester residents drove half an hour away to get married.
"They stuck out like sore thumbs," Rushford says, noting what tipped off local officials was the presence of the same few third parties appearing with the bride and groom, facilitating questions that couples should know about each other.
Though he's unsure whatever happened with the investigation. Attempts to follow up have been stonewalled.
Though according to local immigration lawyer Randy Feldman, around that time period – 2006 to 2008 – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put a tremendous amount of area Ghanaian marriages under review or denied marriages as fraudulent sending those immigrants into deportation proceedings. Feldman's now tasked with defending many of them.
Leeper and Feldman agree that marriage fraud is generally the most common way to obtain a visa, with worker visas like the H-2B another, but less frequent, method.
"Most people wouldn't have the sophistication that [Freitas] would have," Feldman says, so marriage fraud, which in Worcester cost about half as much as Freitas' scheme, becomes the next option.
"I don't know that you can necessarily say one visa is more ripe for fraud than another," offers Todd Ziccarelli, special agent in charge of the Boston Diplomatic Security Service office, the security and law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State that investigates visa and passport fraud and is tasked with protecting diplomats and consulates in more than 280 embassies worldwide.
Eduardo [whose name has been changed] and his family arrived in Massachusetts from Ecuador 15 years ago, trailing his mom who moved here for work. The family came on visitors visas which allowed for six-month stays at a time for five years. No working, no studying.
Eduardo and most of his family haven't left. He's since graduated from high school with good grades, put himself through two years at Quinsigamond Community College and currently holds a good job.
Still, Eduardo is undocumented. His "papers" consist of a fake social-security card, which he says is pretty easy to get in New York. At a glance, it looks legit, but any run of the numbers on it reveals that it's forged.
"I have to work but in order to work I have to have fake documents," he says.
Many people – Eduardo's close friends, his boss who's tried to promote him – know about his status. So far, with the help of kind immigration lawyers, an understanding boss and some knowledge about what to say to police officers the few times he's been pulled over, he's able to carry on here in the United States.
He's been asked about marriages for a green card – pushed to do it even – but he's begged off each time, citing the risk factor and, most importantly, his moral code.
"It's obviously crossed my mind," he elaborates. "There have been instances where I've had to give up really good opportunities," which includes academic scholarships for school or job promotions to ranks where he knew his employer would run his name through e-verify.
"Sometimes it works out but you're also taking a big risk," he says about finding a bride for a visa. "It's risky for both; it's not safe. One gets deported; one goes to jail." Also important to note, it would put the rest of his family at risk.
And, it opens the immigrant up to being taken advantage of. After all, which is more dangerous: being squeezed for more money than was agreed to when the marriage certificate was signed or having your "spouse" put your immigration status in jeopardy?
There's some irony in all this, particularly Freitas' situation.
Consider this scenario: You're an immigrant who obtains a coveted work visa for the United States but it only allows you seasonal employment for a few months. Leaving the country when the growing, ice-cream scooping or harvesting season ends means risking a 10-year wait just to return. Naturally, many workers choose to overstay, rendering them undocumented, not taxable and driving without licenses.
When he tells immigrant families that this is the next step, that they potentially won't be back for years, they say "No, I won't take the chance." So they stay illegally.
"A lot of these draconian laws are preventing people from coming out of the shadows…That's going to breed this kind of culture," Leeper says.
All because the immigration process has stayed limited, choosing to allow people in based on niches and fixed amounts of time rather than what skills are in demand.
"We hear a lot about the 12 million undocumented workers people say are taking all the jobs, but that's not true," Leeper says. Feldman also argues that there are jobs that Americans simply don't want, and so companies turn to the H-2B visa.
But that's not an easy process. It's time consuming, requires a lot of coordination with the federal government to prove that Americans aren't applying for the jobs a company seeks foreign workers for and – here's why Freitas' scheme worked so well – the company has to have a list of names of people from other countries they would hire and provide that to whatever embassy will host interviews.
That's why so many people of the same ethnicity often have similar jobs in close proximity to one another; and it's a good chance that many knew each other, are related to each other, or are once-removed from each other from whatever country they came from.
Like the immigration lawyers contacted for this story, Eduardo believes U.S. immigration laws perpetuate the problem rather than stop it. Immigrants come here to work, though U.S. laws essentially forbid it. Immigrants come on visas limiting their time in the U.S., but have no guarantees about when they'll be able to return.
"How do you keep a job like that? You can't even come back and forth in six months," he asks.
It hasn't been easy for his family. His mom, until recently under threat of her company using e-verify, worked two jobs. She woke at 4 a.m. and got home at 10 p.m. His dad, who was a wellplaced Human Resources manager at an Ecuadorian airplane manufacturing company, never found a comparable job in the United States., instead finding only factory work.
"They never thought it was going to be this hard," Eduardo says.
Despite the optimism from immigration lawyers that broad changes will come to the immigration system no matter who is elected president later this year, he's not optimistic.
"That's what they said five years ago. Unless it's concrete, nothing's going to change," he says, lamenting the failure of the DREAM Act – which would've granted amnesty to upstanding and educated undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States when they were 16 or younger.
So what's the next step?
Considering the amount of rhetoric blasted around about illegal immigration, there's actually more agreement about reform than disagreement, even between the political right and left.
Feldman finds similar steps, saying that for the most part people agree it's too easy to find work without papers and that the border is too porous. The disagreement comes when debates turn to what to do about the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants already in the country.
"There's nothing wrong with removal of criminal aliens," says Leeper, who says when he first started practicing immigration law he "leaned to the right." Eventually, he realized the issue came down to those who are here illegally yet "law abiding," for all intents and purposes.
Changing the system requires a manypronged approach. When it comes to immigration, whether legal or illegal, there's a family side, a worker side and a political or asylum side, says Bob Sakaniwa, the associate director of advocacy at the Washington, D.C.- based American Immigration Lawyers Association.
For those looking for change, there are other agreements. "There's bipartisan agreement that we should provide a better way for U.S. businesses to retain those students," Sakaniwa says of foreign college students graduating with Science, Technology and Math degrees usually here on H-1B visas.
But the H-2B, the temporary worker visa for lower-skill workers that Freitas peddled, plays a significant part in any reform.
Feldman argues that H-2Bs should be allowed for repeat bidding and extended to three or four years at a time, and if the job is proven to be one Americans have an aversion to, there should be a track that leads frequent users to a green card.
Even that's not politically okayed: labor unions and business owners also have a chasm to close before agreeing on something like this. "Right now they're pretty far apart," says Sakaniwa.
The system is so broken there's not really one place to start – and there is no significant movement expected on immigration reform at the federal level until after the presidential race shakes out.
Until then, don't expect much, and that's been the trend. Both the last Bush administration, and recently the Obama administration have tried to tweak some of the rules and regulations, but everyone in the immigration law business contacted for this story had little praise.
But the longer any reforms are put off, the harder the system is to fix. As the country's inflexible ("rigid," as both Leeper and Sakaniwa describe them) immigration laws remain unchanged, the more immigrants are subtly encouraged to operate outside of them. Locally, with the going rate for a U.S. visa somewhere between $5,000 and $11,000 through marriage or from a referral from a friend already here, for many it's a risk worth taking.
On Friday, two days after this story went to press, the Obama administration announced changes to the country's deportation strategy, providing a path for people like Eduardo to remain in the country with a work permit. We've provided an update on our news blog, Daily Worcesteria, and will have more of a follow up in next week's paper.


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// we want to test the built aerospike module
var aerospike = require('../build/Release/aerospike');
var options = require('./util/options');
var assert = require('assert');
var expect = require('expect.js');

var keygen = require('./generators/key');
var metagen = require('./generators/metadata');
var recgen = require('./generators/record');
var putgen = require('./generators/put');

var status = aerospike.status;
var policy = aerospike.policy;

describe('client.info()', function() {

    var config = options.getConfig();
    var client = aerospike.client(config);

    before(function(done) {
        client.connect(function(err){
            done();
        });
    });

    after(function(done) {
        client.close();
        client = null;
        done();
    });

    it('should get "objects" from entire cluster', function(done) {
        var host = {addr: options.host, port: options.port};
        client.info("objects", host, function(err, response, host) {
            expect(err).to.be.ok();
            expect(err.code).to.equal(status.AEROSPIKE_OK);
            done();
        });
    });
});

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stone crusher in addis ababa pdf - Crusher, quarry, mining and construction.
National Mining Company Of Ethiopia - Crusher, quarry, mining and construction.
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This directory contains an idiomatic C++ client library for the
[Cloud Text-to-Speech API][cloud-service-docs], a service to synthesize
natural-sounding speech by applying powerful neural network models.

While this library is **GA**, please note that the Google Cloud C++ client libraries do **not** follow
[Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).

## Supported Platforms

- Windows, macOS, Linux
- C++14 (and higher) compilers (we test with GCC >= 7.3, Clang >= 6.0, and
  MSVC >= 2017)
- Environments with or without exceptions
- Bazel (>= 4.0) and CMake (>= 3.5) builds

## Documentation

- Official documentation about the [Cloud Text-to-Speech API][cloud-service-docs] service
- [Reference doxygen documentation][doxygen-link] for each release of this
  client library
- Detailed header comments in our [public `.h`][source-link] files

## Quickstart

The [quickstart/](quickstart/README.md) directory contains a minimal environment
to get started using this client library in a larger project. The following
"Hello World" program is used in this quickstart, and should give you a taste of
this library.

<!-- inject-quickstart-start -->

```cc
#include "google/cloud/texttospeech/text_to_speech_client.h"
#include <iostream>

auto constexpr kText = R"""(
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this
continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to
the proposition that all men are created equal.)""";

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) try {
  if (argc != 1) {
    std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << "\n";
    return 1;
  }

  namespace texttospeech = ::google::cloud::texttospeech;
  auto client = texttospeech::TextToSpeechClient(
      texttospeech::MakeTextToSpeechConnection());

  google::cloud::texttospeech::v1::SynthesisInput input;
  input.set_text(kText);
  google::cloud::texttospeech::v1::VoiceSelectionParams voice;
  voice.set_language_code("en-US");
  google::cloud::texttospeech::v1::AudioConfig audio;
  audio.set_audio_encoding(google::cloud::texttospeech::v1::LINEAR16);

  auto response = client.SynthesizeSpeech(input, voice, audio);
  if (!response) throw std::move(response).status();
  // Normally one would play the results (response->audio_content()) over some
  // audio device. For this quickstart, we just print some information.
  auto constexpr kWavHeaderSize = 48;
  auto constexpr kBytesPerSample = 2;  // we asked for LINEAR16
  auto const sample_count =
      (response->audio_content().size() - kWavHeaderSize) / kBytesPerSample;
  std::cout << "The audio has " << sample_count << " samples\n";

  return 0;
} catch (google::cloud::Status const& status) {
  std::cerr << "google::cloud::Status thrown: " << status << "\n";
  return 1;
}
```

<!-- inject-quickstart-end -->

- Packaging maintainers or developers who prefer to install the library in a
  fixed directory (such as `/usr/local` or `/opt`) should consult the
  [packaging guide](/doc/packaging.md).
- Developers wanting to use the libraries as part of a larger CMake or Bazel
  project should consult the [quickstart guides](#quickstart) for the library
  or libraries they want to use.
- Developers wanting to compile the library just to run some examples or
  tests should read the current document.
- Contributors and developers to `google-cloud-cpp` should consult the guide to
  [setup a development workstation][howto-setup-dev-workstation].

## Contributing changes

See [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to
contribute to this project, including how to build and test your changes
as well as how to properly format your code.

## Licensing

Apache 2.0; see [`LICENSE`](/LICENSE) for details.

[cloud-service-docs]: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech
[doxygen-link]: https://googleapis.dev/cpp/google-cloud-texttospeech/latest/
[howto-setup-dev-workstation]: /doc/contributor/howto-guide-setup-development-workstation.md
[source-link]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/tree/main/google/cloud/texttospeech


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Q: Is there a ``path'' between any two fiber functors over the same field in Tannakian formalism? I will take the approach of this question: Tannaka formalism and the étale fundamental group
and think of the etale fundamental group as Tannakian formalism for $\mathbb{F}_1$. Then our "Tannakian category" is the category of finite etale covers, and each fiber functor is a functor from this category to $Sets$ (thought of as finite dimensional spaces over $\mathbb{F}_1$).
For the etale fundamental group, it is true that for any two fiber functors (given by two different geometric points) there is a ``path'' between them. Meaning: there is a natural isomorphism between these two functors.
My question is whether this ``independence of the basepoint'' result applies to Tannakian formalism as well:
Is it true that for any two fiber functors $H_1, H_2: \mathcal{C}\rightarrow Vec_K$, there is a natural isomorphism $H_1 \cong H_2$?

A: The obstruction to the existence of such an isomorphism is a (bi)torsor, that has been studied in various real-life situations. An example extracted from
On the relation between Nori Motives and Kontsevich Periods
Annette Huber, Stefan Müller-Stach
http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.0865
"As already explained by Kontsevich, singular cohomology and algebraic de Rham
cohomology are both fiber functors on the same Tannaka category of motives. By
general Tannaka formalism, there is a pro-algebraic torsor of isomorphisms between them. The period pairing is nothing but a complex point of this torsor."
Basically, by tannaka duality, you can build a counter-example out of any couple of non-isomorphic objects of a gerbe.

A: I don't think this is true in general. The point is that that there are non-isomorphic groups with equivalent categories of representations; since the category of representations together with the fiber functor determines the group, this gives a counterexample.
This happens under the following circumstances; the following construction was first given, I believe, in Giraud's book on non-abelian cohomology.
Suppose that $G$ is an affine algebraic group over $\mathop{\rm Spec} K$ and $P \to \mathop{\rm Spec}K$ is a $G$-torsor. Call $H$ the group scheme of automorphisms of $P$ as a torsor; then $P$ becomes an $(H, G)$-bitorsor, that is, admits commuting actions of $G$ on the right and of $H$ on the left, and is a torsor for both. Conversely, if $P \to \mathop{\rm Spec}K$ is an $(H, G)$-bitorsor, then $H$ is the automorphism group scheme of $P$ as a $G$-torsor.
Then the categories of representations of $G$ and $H$ are isomorphic. This follows, essentially, from descent theory; if $V$ is a representation of $G$, then the quotient $(P \times_{\mathop{\rm Spec}K} V)/G$ is a vector space on $K$ with an action of $H$; the inverse functor is obtained by exchanging $G$ and $H$ (and right and left actions).
My favorite example of this is the following: if $q$ and $q'$ are non-degenerate quadratic forms in $n$ variable, the orthogonal groups $\mathrm O(q)$ and $\mathrm O(q')$ have equivalent categories of representations (although they are not isomorphic, in general). The bitorsor is the functor of isometries of $q$ and $q'$.
On the other hand, if $K$ is algebraically closed the fiber functors are indeed isomorphic; if memory serves me well, this is in Deligne's paper in Grothendieck's Festschrift, but I don't have it here and can't check right now.

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Home Articles 10 Best Albums of 2015
10 Best Albums of 2015
Jonathan Hetterly, LPC
What are the best albums of 2015? Here are my top ten of the year.
I am happy to say that 2015 was a strong year for music. What started out looking like a sparse year for music quickly turned around thanks to a spectacular second half of 2015.
At the beginning of the year, I had low hopes for music albums. Many of my favorite artists had either recently dropped new music in 2014 (The National) or showed no signs of releasing albums in 2015 (Wilco, Josh Ritter). And nobody knew for sure when Adele's third album would actually drop, since it had been rumored for years without any confirmation.
A lot of critically acclaimed albums (Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, Sleater-Kinney's No Cities to Love for name a few) didn't make the list, not because they didn't merit inclusion, but because I haven't listened to him and couldn't make a reasonable judgment on their qualities.
But the music I did come across this year did not disappoint. Without further ado, here is my top ten albums of 2015.
#10. Josh Ritter – Sermon on the Rocks
What we said in our original review:
"Sermon on the Rocks" find the singer-songwriter wanting to get down up on the mountaintop. Recorded exclusively in New Orleans, Ritter and his Royal City Band find inspiration in a city known for this dichotomy between the sacred and the secular. The overall mood of the album is one of partying while contemplating religious topics of repentance, purpose, and truth. You will hear a bit of soul, honky-tonk country, and folk-rock delivered with sincerity, vivid imagery, and a bit of playfulness. He has called his latest album "messianic oracular honkytonk".
"Sermon on the Rocks" is his rebound album. Here we find Ritter rebounding in life and in art. This album tackles serious topics of history, religion, and the everyman. Ritter doesn't have to commentate on religion – he lets his characters and their lives speak for themselves. "Getting Ready To Get Down" tells the all-too-familiar tale of overly pious parents trying to control their blossoming daughter by shipping her off to Bible College, only to find out that all they've done is stimulated her mind (and maybe other parts of her) with a wealth of knowledge concerning lust, free will, and other worldly pleasures.
You can hear a bit of Dylan, Waits, Cohen, and Paul Simon in his music. But make no mistake, Josh Ritter stands on his own shoulders. If you're looking to try out some new music, give "Sermon on the Rocks" a shot. By the end you'll probably be getting down to it.
Full review of the album:
Josh Ritter's Official Website
#9. Lord Huron – Strange Trails
Strange Trails is the type of album I tend to enjoy regardless of its critical merits. Lord Huron create a rustic, pastoral folk sound that I gravitate to in the same way that I fell hard for Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver. "Fool for Love" encapsulates the sweeping melodies and imagery that is synonymous with indie-folk ensembles, but the album is skillfully made from start to finish. Lead singer Ben Schneider's lyrics may focus a little too much on the nature imagery, but overall, Strange Trails is a welcome step from a band that continues to grow in confidence and musical output.
Lord Huron's Official Website
#8. Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
The third full-length release for the British indie rock band is their most accomplished yet. Florence Welch has discovered the judicious use of her operatic vocals. Restraint has actually increased the emotional depth of her lyrics and the music. The music would be well-suited for both indie festivals and arena-size performances. Full of catchy hooks that are never drowned out by vocal theatrics, Delilah stands head and shoulder as the high point of the album, a song that would fail in the hands of a less assured and talented artist. Fortunately, such descriptions do not apply to Florence Welch, who weaves atmospheric choral arrangements with pulsating piano, handclaps, and falsetto vocals to create one of the most accessible art-rock songs in years.
Florence + The Machine's Official Website
#7. Adele – 25
Adele gives her fans exactly that they want and expect – powerful vocals, emotionally deep ballads, and a musical landscape of nostalgic pop and soul music. She doesn't radically reinvent the wheel, but credit to her that the album as a whole is very strong. "Hello" is sweeping and serene at the same time. It's the sound of an artist who has been off the radar for years and wishes to reconnect.
The album also provides growth and maturity through subtle textures and sounds. The growth and change doesn't draw attention to itself in the way that her more sweeping moments did on '21.' You may have to listen to this album over and over to pick up on some of the less showy choices that she has made.
Adele's '25' is strikingly sincere, soulful, and uncomplicated. It's a modest but welcomed step forward in her already phenomenal career.
Full Review of Album:
Adele's Official Website
#6. Leon Bridges – Coming Home
Coming Home, Leon Bridge's eagerly awaited debut, was the easiest album to enjoy. Its pleasures are simple and uncomplicated. Classic doo-wop and soul sounds that harken back to a distant era of vinyl, AM radio, and the explosion of Motown and Philly soul. Lisa Sawyer is a tender and heartfelt ode to his own mother and the sacrifices and hardships she has endured. And the title track sounds as timeless as its themes of family, home, and love. Bridges's phrasing helps emphasize his smooth vocals. Few of the ten tracks clock in longer than three minutes, but even the length of the album harkens back to the 45's of the past when a pop song rarely extended past the three minute mark. Simple but not derivative, Coming Home is one of the best albums of 2015.
Leon Bridges's Official Website
#5. Fargo, Season Two Soundtrack
Disclaimer: an official soundtrack for the second season of FX's Fargo is not currently available. But have no fear, because the fervent fans of the show (I being one of them) have combed the internet over to discuss and share the musical highpoints of the best show of 2015. The music often provides clues to the show and links it back to the cinematic world that has been created by the Coen Brothers. For me, it's all about the cover songs, some of the best in recent memory. Bon Iver and the Chieftains cover of "Down in the Willow Garden." Jeff Tweedy covers Jose Feliciano's "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" (which was performed by Feliciano himself in the original film, "Fargo"). Blitzen Trapper contributed a searing 70s rock 'n' roll version of "Man of Constant Sorrow," again linking the show to another Coen Brothers film, O Brother Where Art Thou. Lisa Hannigan's "Danny Boy" is haunting and tender, made all the more so by its use in the show (SPOILERS IN THE CLIP). And White Denim's "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) is as funky and playful as the original.
#4. Allison Moorer – Down to Believing
There was no way Allison Moorer could become anything but a country singer. Her personal life is seeped in drama and tragedy. She was 14 years old when her parents were involved in a murder-suicide. Her most recent album, Down to Believing, addresses her recent divorce looming to Steve Earle and her struggles with John Henry, her 5 year-old son who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2. Her songs are powerful, raw, and always honest. Flowing with surprising continuity, the melancholy circumstances don't swallow an album that is rocking, swampy, and restless. Allison's eighth studio album is the finest of her career.
Allison Moorer's Official Website
#3. Wilco – Star Wars
Without warning or promotion, Wilco, my favorite band, released their ninth studio album Star Wars on July 16, 2015 as a surprise free download. Star Wars is loose, messy, and spontaneous, but not sloppy, thrown together, or inaccessible. If I had to pick one word to describe this album, it would be "energized."
Random Name Generator is pure crunchy goodness. Did someone call up the ghost of George Harrison to get the guitar to sound that way? Drummer Glenn Kotche masterfully keeps the complex time signature afloat. You Satellite starts with a sound reminiscent of Sonic Youth, morphs into some of that familiar Velvet Underground magic, and builds to an extended, spacey two chord jam, spinning and spiraling endlesslessly to a noisy crescendo that abruptly stops. A strong album that is enhanced by it's magnificent closer, Magnetized. The song is a quirky little tune with a Plastic Ono Band sound that fades in and out. If I make it sound complex, it's not. In the end, Magnetized is a simple and sweeping piano ballad.
This album has a lot of Beatles and Lennon texture to it. The White Album kept popping into my mind as I listened to this album. Listen to the album with a quality pair of headphones. There are subtle sonic blips and channel slides along with gurgles and abrupt screeches that you might miss without the fun of listening to this with headphones.
Star Wars only reinforces that Wilco is the preeminent American band of the last 15 years.
Wilco's Official Website
#2. Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit
"I think you're a joke, but I don't find you very funny" Courtney Barnett sings on Pedestrian At Best. Her takedowns of a former (or current) lover are biting and humorous. This song is aggressive, sarcastic, and buckets of fun, as long as she's not singing about you. The Australian singer-guitarist has created a cohesive and tight full-length debut album. The production evokes some of the best 90s alternative rock music. Her confidence and humor is refreshing and made her album my biggest surprise of the year. Considering how much I love some of the artists that she beat to take the number 2 spot, Courtney Barnett had to do a lot to rank this high – she accomplished it with flying colors.
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#1. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Sufjan is one of the most ambitious, creative, and sensitive singer-songwriters of this era or any other period. No singer approaches emotions, faith, confusion, and loss with more creativity and delicateness. He's addressed his relationship with his mother (Romulus) and tackled the complexity of death, loss, and faith (Casimir Pulaski Day) in past songs, but nothing as sophisticated and expansive as Carrie & Lowell, the best album of 2015.
Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens's latest album and seventh overall, is a beautiful, tender, and poignant piece of art. It could be his greatest musical accomplishment. It certainly is Sufjan's most mature album.
Named after his mother and stepfather, Carrie & Lowell's lyrics focus on Sufjan's complicated relationship with his mother and her battles with depression, schizophrenia, and addiction. Sufjan and his siblings grew up in Michigan but would visit Carrie and Lowell in Oregon for the five years that they were married. Although Carrie was in and out of Sufjan's life, he was with her when she died in 2012.
I forgive you, mother, I can hear you,
And I long to be near you
But every road leads to an end
You'll never see us again
— Death with Dignity
Sufjan jumps back and forth between themes of love, childhood, death, and stages of grief. He moves through time, simultaneously looking back and looking ahead. He remembers his mother and stepfather. He reflects on his out-of-control attempts to cope or numb himself (or both). Substance abuse and empty sexual encounters culminate in questioning the value of his own life.
The only thing that keeps me from cutting my arm
Cross hatch, warm bath, Holiday Inn after dark
— The Only Thing
You hear Sufjan still making sense of his mother's passing. But the album floats between the physical death of his mother with other abstract or imagined losses. He struggles with those intangible losses with the hope of securing a stronger connection or more time with his mother.
Raise your right hand
Tell me you want me in your life
Or raise your red flag
Just when I want you in my life
— Blue Bucket of Gold
The album is heavy but not heavy-handed. And like most of his output, Sufjan sprinkles moments of levity, humor, and hope into his album. Despite his struggles with love, loss, death, and grief, Sufjan searches and finds beauty and goodness in small things that help tolerate his mother's death.
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination
— Should Have Known Better
Sufjan Stevens's Carrie & Lowell is the best album of 2015.
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Frank Pitzer, general manager of Roche Diagnostics" factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu province
When Frank Pitzer first visited China, in 2000, he could tell the country was developing rapidly by looking at the infrastructure being built.
Two years ago, when he officially relocated to the country as general manager of Swiss healthcare giant Roche Diagnostics" new factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, development was still the theme, but with "tremendous changes" due to a new focus on research and development.
Pitzer joined in the Suzhou project in October 2013. He flew regularly to China for preparatory work in 2015 and moved to the city in early 2016 to break ground on the project.
He said the new position was exciting, because "very few people have the privilege to build a factory from scratch".
Roche Diagnostics Suzhou, the company"s first production base in the Asia-Pacific region, is scheduled to roll out its first products for sale in Asia this year.
The investment in the new factory, covering some 48,000 square meters in the 24-year-old China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, was about 450 million Swiss francs ($472 million). When completed, it is expected to employ about 400 local people.
In the long-run, production of 102 products for the Asian market, targeting metabolic, cardiovascular and hepatic diseases, among others, will be transferred from Germany to the Suzhou factory.
Pitzer has established a five-person R&D team in Suzhou that is likely to expand. The facility is already cooperating with local universities and professors in other parts of the world in the hope of building up Roche"s R&D strength in China.
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When Sam Montross invented the world's first bed doubler, a product that allows an easy and safe way to quickly combine twin beds into a seamless king, she was simply trying to solve her own challenge. Her ski rental in Tahoe had rooms with queen beds but, like most rentals, she put twin beds in one room for flexibility in accommodating more people. Sam was trying to build repeat business and sleeping on two twins pushed together is most uncomfortable – plus, there is the issue of liability from guests getting injured if the beds came apart. She needed a quick, comfortable way to safely accommodate her guests. Out of that necessity, the Twin Doubler, now called the Easy King, (and Cadence Keen Innovations) was born.
First introduction was at the IHM&R show in 1998 where at the kick off presentation Jeff Weinstein, editor of Hotel magazine, suggested the product was one of the most innovative products to come along. Many hotels are in old buildings and cannot get a king bed into the room. Many timeshares and spas such as Canyon Ranch use twin beds for flexible room accommodations. Use of the Twin Doubler helped increase RevPar.
Although other suppliers come to Cadence Keen Innovations (CKI) to represent their new products, Sam has held on to her mission of only having products that provide an innovative solution to the challenges of timeshares and hotels. CKI products are designed specifically for the industry, built with the quality to withstand rigorous abuse.
In 2004, Steven Gordon joined the company with the task of increasing sales and developing international markets. Steven had built two entrepreneurial starts-up into multi million dollar businesses. Nothing Steven had done before, however, prepared him for the challenging and exciting world of hospitality. He was impressed by the integrity of the hotel customers, their friendliness and openness. Within four years he had tripled the size of CKI. And, within five years Steven became president.
Starting 20 years ago with the Twin Doubler and Create A King, to the Bed MadeEZ mattress lifter that eliminates housekeepers' workers comp claims at hotels (thus significantly lowering hotel insurance premiums) and is recommended by the insurance industry and even OSHA, these simple yet innovative products have changed the industry – and increased revenue or protected investments for the hospitality industry!
With customers such as Rosewood Properties to chains like Disney, Hyatt and Best Western there are nothing but innovative firsts from CKI. When bed bugs became an issue, CKI was the first to introduce to hospitality a quality encasement with a zip-off top making installation and cleaning far more efficient. CKI's designs are still the easiest encasements to install. And they are the only company to make custom encasements for any size mattress, box spring and pillow, including for sofa sleepers.
Unrivaled protection for your investment and your guests.
Innovative companies like CFI/Westgate have partnered with CKI to protect their investments in sleeper sofa mattresses while giving their guests a healthier, anti allergen sleep experience.
Adding to the bed accessories, CKI offers the amazing Lock-N Bag for contaminated bed linens. The Lock-N is a biodegradable laundry containment bag that housekeepers fill with soiled or contaminated linens. The bag is dropped directly into the washer where it dissolves, leaving no residue behind.
This year CKI will be launching the world's first encasements with an interchangeable top!


Adapted from a story by The Washington Post's Niha Masih.
For years, college campuses in India have restricted the movement of their female students in the name of safety, imposing curfews and rules. Now, women are fighting back.
Late one night in the fall, about 200 female students in Bhopal, a city in central India, held a rare demonstration on their college's basketball court. Their very presence there was an act of protest: Women were not allowed to be outside their dormitories after dark.
In protests over the past several months, women on college campuses across India have voiced their demands: freedom from oppressive rules and equality with the male students. Recent protests were inspired by a Delhi-based women's collective, Pinjra Tod, or "Break the Cage," which campaigns against arbitrary curfews and rules imposed on female residents at colleges and universities — part of a broader battle by women's rights activists to take back public spaces and challenge the threat of sexual violence.
They're fighting not just the curfew, but also "the idea of policing women and how they are kept in gendered spaces," said Joan Sony Cherian, a member of the collective.
At Bhopal's Regional Institute of Education, which trains students to become teachers, the campus residences had strict rules for women. Female students had to be back in their dorm rooms by 5:30 p.m. in the winter or by 6:45 p.m. at other times. Leaving campus was allowed only once a week on Saturday between 1 and 6 p.m. Food delivery was allowed only until 5:30 p.m.
The solidarity offered by Break the Cage has made a difference, said Kanupriya, the 23-year-old student union president of Panjab University, who goes by one name. She led a successful campaign to scrap the dorm curfew.


Love eating the Mexican cactus known as nopales? Be careful where you buy them.
State officials on Wednesday, Feb. 14, warned Californians not to eat nopales imported from Mexico and sold at specific retail and wholesale locations including Stater Bros. stores after inspectors discovered unapproved pesticides that can cause poisoning, neurotoxicity and permanent nerve damage.
Routine samples taken from Jan. 23 to 29 found contaminated Opuntia ficus-indica, or nopal cactus paddles, at the Stater Bros. Distribution Center in San Bernardino — the headquarters distribution point for 171 stores throughout Southern California — and five locations in Northern California, state health officials said in a news release Wednesday, Feb. 14.
The produce was packaged under the names Mexpogroup Fresh Produce, Aramburo or Los Tres Huastecos, the release said.
Washing or peeling tainted cactus won't make it safe to eat, officials said, so anyone who has purchased these products recently should throw them away or return them to the store, and anyone who's felt ill after eating them should see a health care provider. No illnesses from the cactus have been reported to date.
Stater Bros. Markets spokeswoman Marisa Kutansky said the company received notification of the tainted nopales Jan. 30 and determined that only eight cases of the product had been shipped to its stores.
Health officials said that inspectors quarantined or destroyed the tainted nopales they found in distribution centers and on store shelves. However, they believe contaminated nopales may have been sold to more stores in California, Oregon and Nevada.
"Many Californians eat cactus as part of their diet, but the pesticide levels we have found at some specific locations are concerning," Department of Pesticide Regulation Director Brian Leahy said in the release.
Inspectors detected several pesticides at levels carrying health risks. The pesticides include dimethoate and omethoate as well as monocrotophos and methidathion. The latter two insecticides are banned for use on food in the United States.
Symptoms of acute poisoning from the pesticides can include sweating, headache, weakness, nausea, vomiting, hypersalivation, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, Dr. Karen Smith, state health officer and director of the Department of Public Health, said in the release.
In addition to the Stater Bros. Distribution Center, contaminated nopales were found at Rancho San Miguel Markets in Madera, Arteaga's Food Center in Sacramento, S&L Wholesale Produce in San Francisco, La Monarca Market in Lower Lake and FreshPoint Central California in Turlock, which bills itself as the country's largest foodservice distributor of fresh produce.
Native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, the young, flattened, leaflike stems or "pads" can be boiled, fried, grilled or blended raw with fruit juice. They're often sliced into strips and fried with eggs and jalapenos.
The manager at El Ojo De Agua in Riverside, which offers nopales dishes, said the restaurant shouldn't be affected. They get nopales from Corona Produce in Los Angeles, which wasn't listed as a location carrying contaminated cactus, said restaurant manager Roberto Cardiel.
Still, he said he planned to call the company to make sure.
"That would be harmful," he said.


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Judge Won't Enforce Subpoena In $1B Boeing Contract Row
An Alabama federal judge on Monday denied Boeing's bid to enforce a subpoena against a California investment firm in a suit over a $1.1 billion Air Force contract, ruling that Boeing must seek enforcement through the California court that issued the subpoena.
U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor, who oversees the lawsuit against Boeing by bankrupt defense contractor Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc., said the airplane manufacturer must turn to the California federal court because Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC opposes the subpoena for its documents.
"The Federal Rules make clear that when a third party objects to a subpoena, as TCP has here, any motion to enforce the subpoena must be made in the court of compliance," Judge Proctor wrote.
Boeing asked the court to enforce the subpoena last month, arguing that TCP cannot claim privilege for many of the 1,500 documents the company has declined to provide about its investment in Pemco Aviation Group Inc., which later became Alabama Aircraft.
Boeing has struggled to enforce the subpoena, which it first served on TCP in February 2015 out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, according to records in the Alabama lawsuit. After TCP challenged service there, Boeing had another subpoena issued out of the Central District of California which, like TCP, is based in Los Angeles.
Judge Proctor noted that TCP has provided some documents to Boeing under a discovery agreement but reserved the right to oppose motions to compel it to provide other documents, which it did in this case. To resolve that objection, the judge pointed to federal rules that give authority over subpoenas to the court in the district from which the subpoenas are issued.
"If Boeing wishes to compel production" of the documents sought in the subpoena, the judge said, "any such motion must be made in the Central District of California."
The judge rejected as "off the mark" Boeing's contention that it is actually seeking to enforce its discovery agreement with TCP, giving the Alabama court jurisdiction to compel TCP to produce the documents because the agreement is part of the suit.
"The subpoena was served in California on a California company and seeks documents maintained in California," Judge Proctor wrote.
TCP has claimed it has never owned a stake in the company's current form as Alabama Aircraft Industries and that it has no interest in the outcome of the lawsuit, according to Boeing's motion to enforce the subpoena.
Alabama Aircraft accuses Boeing of reneging on a 2005 agreement to bid jointly on a contract to maintain the Air Force's KC-135 tanker fleet, work the two companies had performed together between 2000 and 2004. Boeing canceled the agreement in 2006 and ultimately won the Air Force contract on its own with a $1.17 billion bid, with the Alabama company submitting a bid just $15 million higher, according to Alabama Aircraft's complaint.
Alabama Aircraft has asserted that Boeing used its proprietary information, which it allegedly shared during the partnership, to get an unfair competitive boost and swindle Alabama Aircraft out of its half of the contract.
Last week, Judge Proctor granted Boeing Co.'s request to compel deposition testimony from Alabama Aircraft related to its proprietary information, how that information was allegedly used by Boeing to win the contract and how the loss of the contract affected Alabama Aircraft's unpaid creditor claims.
TCP and attorneys for Boeing did not respond to requests for comment.
AAI is represented by J. Michael Rediker, R. Scott Williams, Peter J. Tepley, Meredith J. Lees, Rebecca A. Beers and Joshua D. Lerner of Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell.
Boeing is represented by Kevin C. Newsom, John Thomas Richie and R. Thomas Warburton of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and Craig S. Primis, Matthew E. Papez, and Erin C. Johnston of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
The case is Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc. v. Boeing Co. et al., case number 2:11-cv-03577, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
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The coffee maker is one of the household appliances that are very often replaced even in case of a minor issue. Don't you want to try troubleshooting the machine? There is every possibility that a simple 15-minute repair will save you the money and the hassle of buying a new coffee maker.
All you need is reliable advice on Nespresso coffee maker troubleshooting. This is what the tables below were made for: they explain how to fix the machine without someone's help.
Power cord or thermal cutoff may have been damaged.
Thermostat is out of service or its fastenings came loose.
Steam supply system (cappuccinator) is clogged.
Sealing gasket could became loose or the filter could get clogged.
Heating element has failed or if the water is hot – a breakdown in electronics.
If you see nespresso lights flashing 3 times it may indicate thatdescaling mode was activated. To stop the descaling mode, press and hold 3 buttons for 6 seconds until you hear a beeping sound.
Disconnect the device from the mains.
Lock the machine's top and reconnect it to the mains.
Set the timer for about 35 seconds and start the machine.
Once Nespresso blinks twice, press the side button and hold it until it burns steadily. As soon as the light comes on, press and hold the button from the side.
Release the button once the light burns steadily.
When the 35 seconds have passed, instantly press the button five times.
If the light has started blinking at a long interval and gone steady after 15 seconds, the problem is gone.
LED 1 and LED 6 make three blinks each alternately, then stop for two seconds, and start blinking again.
If your Nespresso won't stop blinking, there is an error. Switch off the Espresso machine and keep it in the standby mode for a little while. Then switch it on and see if the blinking stops and it starts working.
This happens when the device overheats. Switch off the machine and let it cool down. Resume the work after a while. If the lights begin to flash again, use professional help.
Most likely, there is some kind of blockage in your Nespresso vertuoline, so there is no water coming out. That may be a bubble of air blocking the flow of water between the tank and the pump's inlet. You need to create pressure and actually "pump it out"of the water path. Remove the tank and pour some water in the small valve hole in the base. Use an eyedropper if necessary. Run the pump and look at the water. If it is sucked down, stop the unit and put the tank back in its place. Switch on the pump.
If your Nespresso is not exiting the descaling mode, take steps to exit it manually.
For Citiz, Pixie, Essenza, and Inissia: press the two buttons at the same time and hold them for a couple of seconds. The LEDs will flash for about 35 seconds – press the two buttons simultaneously for three seconds. The device will switch to the preheating mode, and they will flash for 25 seconds.
For U: press and hold all three buttons at the same time for about three seconds.
For Latissima: remove the descaling nozzle.
Check the socket, into which the machine is plugged and make sure it is grounded. Disconnect and reconnect it, if it is. If your Nespresso machine still has no power, check the circuit breaker on your machine's electrical circuit. Be sure that the circuit is not broken.
Most likely, your Nespresso Vertuoline machine is not brewing because limescale has built up on the machine's components. You should try cleaning them.
For Citiz, Pixie, Essenza, and Inissia: press these two buttons at the same time and hold them for about three seconds. The lights will begin to flash rapidly – an indication that the descale mode is on.
For U: push all three buttons and hold them until the lights begin to flash rapidly – an indication that the descale mode is on.
For Lattisima: replace the descaling nozzle and push the cappuccino button.
To exit the descale mode, do the entry steps in the reverse order.
Most likely, there is a leak in the system. If your Nespresso machine is not turning on, there might have been a short in the system, because water might have gotten onto some electric components. Please, be sure that all parts are dry. Find the leak and replace the damaged hose. Take steps to dry the components, which have been exposed to water. If you have checked the system for leaks and haven't found one, unplug the machine and check the fuses on the power supply. Test the machine. If the fuse gets blown shortly after replacement, you need to replace the PCB.
Open the device's head and extract the used capsule.
Press the button 5 times within 3 seconds. If the Nespresso Vertuoline factory reset is successful, it will blink 5 times.
1. No light on the button. The machine has turned "OFF' automatically; push the button or "UNLOCK" the machine. Check the outlet, plug, voltage, and fuse.
2. No coffee, no water. Check that the water tank is filled.
Check that a fresh capsule is inserted in correct position, that the lever is properly locked and push the button to start. Descale if necessary.
Open the machine head and let the capsule be ejected. Then perform a cleaning as per cleaning section.
3. Coffee is not hot enough. Preheat cup with hot water from the tap. Descale if necessary.
4. The machine doesn't star! and has light steady on. Check that lever is properly locked.
If blinking, see next points. Ifyou want to brew a Coffee or Espresso, check that a fresh capsule is inserted in correct position, that the lever is properly locked and push the button to start.
If you are cleaning, descaling or emptying the system, check that no capsule is inserted then dose, lock the machineand push the button to start one of these operations.
5. The machine doesn't startand light blinks alternately; 1 blink and 1 pause. Fill the water tank and push button to start. Check that lever is properly locked.
6. Light blinks while machine is running. If coffee is flowing normally, this indicates the machine is working properly.
If only water is flowing, the machine is executing a user request for either cleaning, descaling or emptying the system.
If there is no intention to dean, descale, or empty the system, then push the button to stop the machine. If the machine is still blinking, exit descaling mode by holding the button for at least 7 seconds or refer to next section.
If problem persists, call the Aferpresso Club.
7. Light blinks and machine is not running. It will take sometimes before the coffee flow comes out (due to barcode reading and prewetting the coffee).
Check thata fresh capsule is inserted in correct position, that the lever is properly locked and push the button to start.
Fill in the water tank and push button to start.
Turn the machine to "OFF mode' by pushing 3 seconds the button and then push it again to turn the machine "ON" Now wait approx. 20 minutes to allow machine cooling down after extensive use.
If machine doesn't move to "OFF" than exit descaling mode by pushing the button for at least 7 seconds.
8. Light blinks alternately 2 blinks and 1 pause continuously. Machine is not running. During regular Coffee/Espresso preparation: 1) Check that a fresh, undamaged capsule is inserted in the correct position; 2) Check that lever is in "LOCKED" position; 3) If problem persists, eject capsule and insert a new one, lock and press button.
During Descaling, Emptying and Cleaning: 1) Check that a capsule is ejected; 2) Check that the lever is in "LOCKED" position.3) Press button for at least 3 seconds to turn machine to 'OFF mode". 4) Press button again to turn machine "ON". If problem persists, disconnect powercord from the outlet and plug the machine back into the outlet after 10 seconds. Press the button to turn "ON" and press again to start brewing.
During Programming Volume: Please check if a capsule has been well inserted.
If problem persists, call the Alespresso Club.
9. Leakage or unusual coffee flow. Check that the water tank is well positioned.
10. Machine turns to 'OFF' mode. To save energy the machine will turn off after 9 minutes of non-use.
11. Light alternately blinking 3 times and then steady on. Descaling needed: machine can be operated when alert appears only a few times after this alert before descaling becomes necessary.
12. Coffee grounds in the cup. Start the cleaning procedure and make it twice.
If you want to unpair your machine, via the app: - Go on the App «Name», click on -Machine status*,then click on «Unpair this machine-. - Note: In case of a unpairing, all the setups and specifications will be lost and the machine will be reset to factory settings.
- Click on «unpair this device* to confirm the unpairing.
If you want to unpair your machine, via the machine: - Press simultaneously Ristretto and Espresso buttons and remove the plug from the mains. - Note: this action will deactivate the Bluetooth? function from the machine.
If you want to reactivate the Bluetooth* on your machine, via the machine: - Please reset to factory settings.
Maintenance light is ON. - Empty the used capsule container and check no capsules are blocked. - If problem persists, call the Nespresso Club.
Machine turns to OFF mode. - To save energy the machine will turn to OFF mode after 9 minutes of non-use. - Press one of the coffee buttons to turn to "ON-mode" or open the slider.
No light indicator. Check the power outlet, plug, voltage, and fuse. In case of problems, call the Nespresso Club.
No coffee, no water. First use: fill water tank with warm water (maximum 55° C).
- Water tank is empty. Fill water tank.
Coffee comes out very slowly. Flow speed depends on the coffee variety. •* Descale if necessary.
Coffee is not hot enough. - Preheat cup. - Descale if necessary.
No coffee, only water runs out (despite inserted capsule). In case of problems, call the Nespresso Club.
2 Check mechani- cal components 2.1 Cup support with capsule and waste water container does not remain in fitting position YES - check if waste water container has its metallic plate for magnetic mounting NO - continue NO - replace waste water con- tainer.
9 Check water tank contents after des- caling and rinising 9.1 Particles of calcium and rust visible in water YES - descale and rinse coffee machine again to clean water circuit YES - inform customer to des- cale coffee machine periodi- cally and to use the specified descaling product only.
No light on the controls. The machine has turned to Off mode automatically; touch one of the controls or push the slider. Check the mains: pluq, voltaqe, fuse.
No coffee, no water. Check the water tank, if empty, fill with potable water. Descale it if necessary.
Coffee is nothotenouqh. Preheat cup. Descale the machine if necessary.
The slider does not close completely or the machine doesn't start brewinq. Empty the capsule container. Check that no capsule is blocked inside the machine.
Leakaqe or unusual coffee flow. Check that the water tank is correctly positioned.
Lights flash alternatively from back to front. Empty the used capsule container and check no capsules are blocked. Then touch any control. If problem persists, call the Nespresso Club.
Liqhts flash alternatively from front to back. Fill the water tank. If problem persists, call the Nespresso Club.
Lights flash quickly. Exit descaling procedure, push all the 3 controls simultaneously for at least 3sec. Disconnect plug from the mainsand reconnect after 10 sec. If problem persists, call the Nespresso Club.
No coffee, water just comes out (despite inserted capsule). Pull the slider to ensure it is closed. If problem persists, all the WespressoClub.
Machine turns to Off mode. To save energy the machine will turn to Off mode after 9 minutes of non use.
Water or coffee flow does not stop pushing any control. Move gently the slider towards the back of the machine to stop the flow.


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Supergirl: "Welcome to Earth"
"Welcome to Earth" tackled three items at once: aliens' rights, a growing Supergirl universe, and the 2016 election. Sprinkle in the Arrowverse's customary fan service and that's a lot for one episode.
This week's Supergirl did an adequate job of incorporating most of these elements. If there was one point Supergirl could've dropped, it would've been the 2016 election. While I get why the creative team would want to include the upcoming election (it's omnipresent), the direct references "Welcome to Earth" makes aren't handled with the gentlest of hands, and the issue of aliens' rights—in Supergirl's case it's aliens from outer space and their interstellar immigration—does a fine job of alluding to the upcoming election and it's an issue that should have legs if someone were to watch the show years in the future and the vivid nature of the show's 2016 election references fade.
Overt political messages aside, "Welcome to Earth" was a bumpy ride. It gets a little too preachy; that wasn't so good. Aliens, specifically Scorcher, fighting against a president who would grant them amnesty was clumsy. When these malcontent aliens explained why they would rebel against such a president, they force-fed us a lot of exposition. A growing Supergirl universe was nice to see; it's good when Lynda Carter's turn as an alien-friendly president is more than just a cameo (I'll dive more into this with conjecture). And Supergirl has learned a thing or two from Arrow and Flash in terms of fan service—some of it was fantastic.
Most older fans know Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. She gets the royal treatment in "Welcome to Earth." I liked it for the most part, but it did go over the top on more than one occasion. Supergirl spinning around (looking like Carter transforming into Wonder Woman) put a smile on my face, but the presidential addresses were too staid and contrived. This played into the overt political messages that didn't always pan out. The private moments Carter's president shared with Martian Manhunter and Supergirl were more impactful.
Scorcher was another villain of the week and since there was more of a focus on message instead of character building, she was more of a stereotype than a fully developed character. The true villain may be Lynda Carter's president—but of course that's conjecture on my part. Overall, "Welcome to Earth" was the weakest of the Supergirl episodes so far this season, but it's still a solid episode and the show has a clear and intriguing direction.
I've been doing this for a few weeks, but just in case you're new to this segment, conjecture is where I look at the tea leaves and divine what might happen in the coming weeks of a show. Since this section is about a possible future, a potential spoiler alert is in order. You've been warned.
Lynda Carter's President Olivia Marsdin could be Supergirl's Cyborg Superman in disguise.
The original Cyborg Superman was Hank Henshaw. Hank is Martian Manhunter on Supergirl, but how Jonn Jonn'z takes on the guise of the DEO commander Henshaw, plays into why Supergirl may be introducing Cyborg Superman. In the comics, Henshaw was an astronaut. In a storyline inspired by Marvel's Fantastic four, he and his crew were exposed to solar radiation and began to mutate. The rest of the crew died, but Henshaw survived by bonding with Superman's Kryptonian Birthing Matrix—it's a Kryptonian incubator of sorts—and he eventually turned into Cyborg Superman, a cybernetic villain who half-way mimicked the appearance of Superman. Cyborg Superman battled Supes several times, but Supes could never fully defeat him because his digitized consciousness can create new bodies. In fact, Cyborg Superman wants to die and can't.
These same bodies can shape-shift to look like anyone, and Cyborg Superman is also able to transfer—or download—his consciousness into someone else and temporarily take control of their bodies.
Enter Supergirl's President Marsdin (Carter). Her eyes flickered red at the end of "Welcome to Earth," and there's the distinct possibility that she's either Cyborg Superman in disguise or her mind is under the control of the cybernetic villain. We'll have to see if Hank Henshaw is still alive. He presumably died years ago, but so did Jeremiah Danvers and we know that Danvers survived through Cadmus's science-magic. Of course, Danvers (Dean Cain) could also be Cyborg Superman or the real Henshaw could take Danvers' appearance, since Jonn'z is standing in for him. We'll have to see what happens, but I'd be down with watching a half robotic Dean Cain.
That's all I have this week. Thanks for reading.
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Q: Wrapper class gives null pointer exception I have below class
public class xyz {
    public class demo {
        String name;
    }
    public class test {
        public demo dd;
        public string check;
    }
}

In my controller I am using below method
xyz.test obj = new xyz.test();
obj.dd.name = 'test Name';

this lines gives me null pointer exception. Can someone tell me why? and how to remove it?

A: As it stands you have no constructor (not needed but.....) and are not instantiating dd
You need to either

*

*Explicitly instantiate dd
xyz.test t = New xyz.test();
t.dd = New xyz.demo();
t.dd.name = 'Test Name'

*Instantiate demo when you instantiate test (constructor)
public class xyz {
  public xyz(){
     demo = new demo();
  }
  public class demo {
    String name;
  }
  public class test {
    public demo dd;
    public string check;
  }

A: You need to instantiate your dd object before you can use it.
xyz.test obj = new xyz.test();
obj.dd = new xyz.demo();
obj.dd.name = 'test Name';


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package org.easybatch.xml;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * A person java bean used for tests.
 *
 * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine (mahmoud@benhassine.fr)
 */
@XmlRootElement
public class Person {

    private int id;

    private String firstName;

    private String lastName;

    private Date birthDate;

    private boolean isMarried;

    public Person() {
    }

    public Person(int id, String firstName, String lastName, Date birthDate, boolean isMarried) {
        this.birthDate = birthDate;
        this.firstName = firstName;
        this.id = id;
        this.isMarried = isMarried;
        this.lastName = lastName;
    }

    public int getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(int id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public String getFirstName() {
        return firstName;
    }

    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
        this.firstName = firstName;
    }

    public String getLastName() {
        return lastName;
    }

    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
        this.lastName = lastName;
    }

    public Date getBirthDate() {
        return birthDate;
    }

    public void setBirthDate(Date birthDate) {
        this.birthDate = birthDate;
    }

    public boolean isMarried() {
        return isMarried;
    }

    public void setMarried(boolean married) {
        isMarried = married;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Person{");
        sb.append("id=").append(id);
        sb.append(", firstName='").append(firstName).append('\'');
        sb.append(", lastName='").append(lastName).append('\'');
        sb.append(", birthDate=").append(birthDate);
        sb.append(", isMarried=").append(isMarried);
        sb.append('}');
        return sb.toString();
    }
}


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Shivalik Development Agency
SDA Structure
History of SDA
Co. Committee Meeting
IIIrd Meeting
IVth Meeting
Impromptu Meeting of SDA
Review Meeting
Annual Action Plan Meeting
Projects Executed
Ambala District
Panchkula District
Yamuna Nagar District
Notification of Members
SDA Sector
Livestock in Animals
Our forest wealth
Our land resources
District wise allocation of funds
Year wise allocation of funds
Minutes of the 18th meeting of the Shivalik Development Board held on 19.8.2008 under the Chairmanship of Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana
At the outset Commissioner, Ambala Division-cum-Member Secretary, Shivalik Development Board welcomed the Hon'ble Chief Minister and other members of the Shivalik Development Board in its 18th Meeting. Thereafter, the agenda items were taken up.
Item No. 1: Confirmation of minutes of the last meeting held on 28th March, 2007.
The House confirmed the minutes of the last meeting held on 28.3.07
Item No. 2: Action taken report on decisions of the last meeting.
The House noted the action taken report on the decisions of the last meeting and decided to take suitable action in respect of the followings : -
i) Tourist Complex at Morni: It was informed that the Tourism Department has not taken over the building complex being unviable. The Technical Education Department has taken up the possession of the building for starting the women polytechnic here.
ii) PHC, Hangola: The House was informed that the construction of this building has been completed and is ready to be taken over by the Health Department. The Hon'ble CM directed the Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Health to inspect and take over the building.
iii) Filling up of vacancies in Shivalik area: The Hon'ble CM directed the concerned officers that the vacant posts related to Education, Health and Animal Husbandry departments be filled up on priority basis.
Item No. 3: Review of progress for the works 2006-07.
The House was apprised of the progress of works undertaken during the year 2006-07. The House noted the status report. Hon'ble CM appreciated the progress. He however expressed his displeasure regarding the delay in construction of SS dams which were delayed considerably because the Forest Department did not allow the same. He also felt that the Forest Department do not have engineering expertise. If they construct these dams, they should acquire this expertise, otherwise, the Irrigation Deptt. should be allowed to construct these dams.
The House was apprised of the progress of the works undertaken during the year 2007-08. After discussions, the Hon'ble CM directed that all departments should expedite the projects on an urgent basis and effectively monitor their progress.
Item No. 5: Detail of funds for the year 2008-09.
The House was apprised that the agency had unutilized funds of Rs. 1.58 lacs of the previous year (2007-08), interests, misc. receipts amounting to Rs. 102.00 lacs and received Rs. 166.00 lacs as 1st installment of funds of the sanctioned amount of Rs. 950.00 lacs for the year 2008-09. The agency released Rs. 264.00 lacs upto 31.7.08 against the total availability of Rs. 269.58 lacs.
Item No. 6: Approval of Annual Action Plan 2008-09.
The Annual Action Plan for the year 2008-09 amounting to Rs. 27.97 crores prepared by the Shivalik Development Agency was discussed in the meeting. The Hon'ble CM was of the view that instead of spending the money on other activities of the concerned departments, focus should be on the water shed management and horticulture. He emphasized that the main problem of the foot-hills is the soil erosion and water runoff. Therefore, the schemes for Water Shed Management are essential. He desired that maximum amount should be spent on these schemes. Likewise, development of Horticulture should be given priority. He desired that the works of drinking waters, rural connectivity and electrification should be done by the concerned department from their own budget. The Shivalik Development Agency should release funds only for installation of handpumps in the difficult villages and areas. The Director, Horticulture also pointed out in the meeting that they have sufficient funds under the Horticulture Mission of the Government of India and they would take up the Shivalik areas under these programme. The Finance Minister also pointed out that Himachal Pradesh has made tremendous progress in the field of Horticulture. He desired that hill areas of the Shivaliks should be developed on similar pattern. It was also pointed out by the non official members that the quality of boring of tubewells by the government agency was poor as compared by the private contractors. The Hon'ble CM urged the department to look into this aspect. It was also pointed out by some members that the PWD(B&R) department do not take up the construction of roads in the Shivalik area on the ground of specifications. The Hon'ble CM directed the PWD(B&R) department to look into it.
Item No. 7: Any other item with the permission of the Chair.
There being no other items, the meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
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Samsung has announced the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. But are these new high-end Android phones any good? WIRED went hands on to find out.
When Samsung released the Galaxy S6 and 6S Edge in Spring 2015, the designs heralded a dramatic change for the company. Out went the plastic covers of Galaxies past, in came glass and aluminium alloy, and, for the S6 Edge, a curved screen -- albeit lacking the clever functionality of the Note Edge.
The S7 is aesthetically similar to the S6, with Samsung seemingly thinking it is onto a good thing. And it is. The S7 Edge, in particular, is a good-looking phone.
But there are some changes. The S7 Edge gets a screen size bump from 5.1in to 5.5in. The S7 stays at 5.1in. The corners of the handsets are more rounded than before, and more comfortable in the hand. According to Samsung this change was achieved by 3D thermoforming in construction. The camera is noticeably more flush to the back casing, rising 0.46mm from the panel.
Battery power has increased to 3,600mAh on the S7 Edge and 3,000mAh on the S7. And there's a welcome return for the expandable memory slot, which supports Micro SD cards up to 200GB. Both handsets are dust and water resistant (IP68) and come with faster charging (including wireless charging) than the S6 and S6 Edge.
Samsung has made big of improvements to the camera system on the S7s, too. A lot of the development focuses on improving performance in low light -- a brighter F1.7 lens lets in 25 percent more light with larger 1.4micro meter pixels supposedly allowing more than 50 percent more light into the picture.
The phones also are apparently the first with a dual pixel sensor (as seen in DSLR cameras), which increases the speed of the auto focus. In a comparison with the S6 the difference was striking, with the S7 able to focus almost instantly.
Lastly, there have been some tweaks to the software design, with the Edge apps (Apps Edge, Task Edge, People Edge) getting an overhaul. WIRED liked the Quick Tools area functionality, with its compass, return of the ruler and an adjustable torch light. Why you'd need this we don't know, but it's nice to have options.
Gaming seems to be a focus for the S7 as well, with a bigger CPU (+30 percent) and GPU (+64 percent) in both handsets, as well as the welcome ability in the Game Tools to switch off the home buttons. Games can also be minimised and run in the background, handy for the likes of Clash of Clans that make players wait an eternity for new items.
There are also some handy power-saving features, with controlling frame rates and resolution apparently saving up to 15 percent of battery life. There's even a feature that lets people record their gameplay, complete with a live voiceover, and share it right from the handset.
People liked the S6 Edge, and Samsung is definitely going with the "if it ain't broke..." philosophy. There are some decent attempts to improve the Edge functionality, even if it only amounts to a little more lip service this time around.


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Qalipu > Communications > Latest News > Natural Resource Reports > Piping Plover Newsletter 2019-2020
Piping Plover Newsletter 2019-2020
The Piping Plover (Charadruis melodus melodus) is an endangered ground nesting shorebird. It inhabits our shores from late spring until early fall. Plovers can be found on mostly sandy beaches with some larger grain and smaller rock, as well as in coastal dunes where vegetation is sparse and mostly limited to grasses.
It is important to remember that the same beaches in which piping plover inhabit are one's that are favorable to recreational activities (riding ATVs, sun bathing, swimming, beach fires, etc.). This can make things difficult for preventing disturbance of the species during their nesting period. There are some preventative measures we can take when using beaches that have suitable piping plover habitat or are inhabited by piping plovers. The following list of recommendations is collected from Environment and Climate Change Canada's promotional materials:
Between April and August stay away from recognized piping plover breeding and nesting areas. Walk on the wet sand, close to the water's edge.
Keep your pets on a leash. Wandering pets can disturb nesting birds and be significantly harmful to chicks and fledglings
Clean up garbage found on the beach and if you pack it in, pack it out. Food wrapping and waste can attract scavenging predators
Leave natural debris on the beach as piping plovers rely on these resources for food and cover. These include seaweed, shells, and woody debris
Do not operate any vehicles on beaches or coastal dunes. Doing so can disturb nesting plovers, cause chicks to get stuck in tire ruts and separated from their mothers, crush eggs/chicks, and in the case of riding in dunes, accelerate coastal erosion in the area and cause permanent habitat loss.
Report the location of piping plovers and their nests to the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) or Qalipu Fisheries Guardians
If you see people, or pets disturbing piping plovers or their nests, contact CWS to report the disturbance. It's a federal offence under the Species at Risk Act to harass species at risk.
Join a local stewardship group or volunteer organization to help protect species at risk and talk to others about these best practices to help protect our species at risk. You can contact CWS for more information on Piping Plover groups in your local area
This year, Qalipu continued its monitoring of the Piping Plover in the Bay St. George region. We returned once again to the same sites which we have been surveying for a number of years; Sandy Point, Flat Bay Peninsula, Stephenville Crossing, and Black Bank.
During the 2019-2020 field season a grand total of 13 individuals were spotted, with a total of 3 individuals spotted at Flat Bay and Sandy Point combined including one breeding pair and one individual. We would also like to note that at these locations there was an increase in human traffic this year as well as many as five foxes seen on the island which could affect the population.
At Black Bank a total of four individuals were spotted consisting of 1 breeding pair and two individuals. There were two adult pairs and two chicks which were only observed once this year, while 3 chicks were observed in total. It is possible that the increase in recreational vehicle use in the area could have affected the population.
In Flat Bay Peninsula there was a total of three individuals spotted which included 1 breeding pair and on individual. And in Stephenville Crossing there were no sightings this year.
There were twelve eggs spotted this year, four at Sandy Point/Flat Island and eight at Flat Bay Peninsula. We could only confirm that five of the eight eggs at Flat Bay Peninsula hatched, three of which fledged. There were also three hatchlings at Black Bank observed. However, the eggs and nest had not been previously observed.
For more information on this program, contact Stephen Rose at srose@qalipu.ca or 709-634-5053. For more information about piping plover or to make a report, contact CWS at 1-800-668-6767, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement at 1-877-820-0999, or Crimestoppers via phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-222-8477) or via text to "CRIMES" (274637) by texting TIP190 plus your message.


Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 – You get what you Pay for!
Having recently purchased a Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 laptop for general Laptop Power UK office use and admin, I was impressed with the first thing about it – the price! This laptop is certainly affordable and is certainly at the low end of the market in terms of both price and performance. Having used the Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 for a few months, you can see why it was one of the cheapest. The hard-drive and memory are quite small and the laptop often seems to run quite slow, a poor start given that all laptops seem to be destined to the fate of running at speeds to get the user pulling their hair out!
The 15.6" laptop screen is good and excellent for watching films, however, the other aesthetics of this laptop are not great. In particular the buttons on the in-built touch pad are excessively large and awkward to click at times. The version we purchased came with Windows 7 which came as an added bonus and is a good aspect of this laptop. Overall this laptop is certainly a good choice if you are looking for a machine to browse the web, watch movies and type emails – and would recommend for such purposes. If you need a little more speed and power to your activities then this is not the laptop for you. You certainly get what you pay for with this laptop – which is great if you do not want too much! Toshiba stock many other high spec laptops which may be more appropriate depending on your needs, but if budget is the issue, then it will be hard to beat the Toshiba Satellite Pro L450.
Laptop Power UK stock the Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 laptop screen and the laptop charger at great prices, the Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 uses a 15.6" CCFL screen and 19V 3.42A 65W AC adapter.
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Dark Tourism in Changwon City
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By Seo Seong-il, reporter
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▲Team 'HER'
The 5th Community Contribution Capstone Design Fair was hosted by the Link Business Group at Daejeon University on October 30. Twenty-four universities, including Changwon National University, Keimyung University, Chungnam National University and Chung-Ang University, participated in the fair. This year's theme was 'Combining the Local Community with Your Major'. This competition encouraged people in the local community and students of various majors to work on projects together. Team 'HER' was awarded the grand prize. 'HER' was created by a team from Changwon University's department of culture and technology. This interview delves into how they were awarded the grand prize.
Q : Please introduce team 'HER'.
Our team is made of four fourth years, including leader Choi Ha-ram. Our team name, HER, is an abbreviation of "History, Evolve, Region". The meaning of this name is to develop the history of Changwon City with the local community. Our team was created last year to prepare for a community-related contest in Changwon City. Unfortunately, that year we didn't win the contest. We heard about the 5th Community Contribution Capstone Design Fair that was being held at Daejeon University this year, so we decided to participate.
Q : Was the theme of this contest difficult?
The theme of this contest was a very difficult. The theme meant we had to combine our majors with the local community in a project. Our theme was dark-tourism. Dark-Tourism is a form of educational historical travel. Dark-Tourism is about learning lessons from the darker side of history, often from history that people aren't proud of. For instance, Korea suffered during the Japanese occupation. Dark-Tourism offers a way for Koreans to truly learn about the history of the Japanese occupation. We thought that Changwon City may have a deeper history compared to some other cities. And Changwon has implemented policies to promote tourism, including the city tour bus. But it isn't effective. Therefore, we created a city tour program called 'Spring of Changwon in the Eyes of History', which include dark-tourism.
Q : What is the 'Spring of Changwon in the Eyes of History'?
'Spring of Changwon in the Eyes of History' is a tour program. The program means that spring will come to Changwon through a painful history. The concept of the program is a child talks to people about history through stories. The guide plays a young child for the tour program. The child tells the audience stories that the child heard from the mother, father, and grandmother. These stories delve into the history of Masan, Jinhae and Changwon. The child heard the Changwon story from their mother. the novel "Spring of Home", The child heard the Masan story form their father which focuses on, the pro-democracy movement. The last story is about Masan, and was heard from their grandfather. It's a story about the Admiral Yi Sun-shin. The uniting theme of the entire tour is history. Many people think that history is difficult and boring, so we made history tours more fun through performances reenactment.
Q : Why do you think your team won the grand prize?
The reason why we were able to win the grand prize is effort. As we said earlier, we were immediately eliminated from last year's community-related competition in Changwon. At that time, we promised ourselves that we would prepare really hard for the next competition. When, the 5th Community Contribution Capstone Design Fair was held this year, we worked all night for two weeks. Also, the team members work well together. We had no difficulties dividing work because team members were skilled in different areas. The team members have known each other for a long time, so we were able to concentrate on our project for the tournament.
Q: What does your team have in plan for the future?
First of all, we plan on participating in another capstone design competition on November 20. Also, we will continue to participate in other Capstone Design competitions. We are currently discussing the future direction of our team. Some members want to go to graduate school, and others want to get a job. If our team continues to be active, Changwon City may create an official tour program for 'Spring of Changwon in The Eyes of History'. Also, we hope that not only our tour program, but all of the other tour programs will improve in Changwon City.
By Seo Seong-il, reporter qlvmfl99@naver.com