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Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya 'plotted with brother to evade speeding prosecution' court hears
Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya plotted with her brother to evade a speeding prosecution by claiming a Russian man had been behind the wheel, a court has heard.
Onasanya is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of perverting the course of justice.
Labour MP Fiona Onasanya leaves the Old Bailey in London where she is accused of perverting the course of justice by lying to Cambridgeshire police about who was driving a speeding car. EMN-181113-091930001
At 10.03pm on July 24 last year, her Nissan Micra was allegedly caught by a speed camera on The Causeway near the village of Thorney, in Cambridgeshire.
The incident happened the week after the newly-elected MP for Peterborough had broken up for the summer recess last year, jurors weretold.
A Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) was returned, naming the driver of her car as Aleks Antipow.
But jurors were told Mr Antipow was at home with his parents in Russia at the time.
The Russian had previously lived in Chesterton in Cambridge at a house rented by Onasanya and her brother Festus, the court heard.
The contact address and phone number given for him were also linked to Onasanya's 33-year-old sibling, it was claimed.
Prosecutor David Jeremy QC said: "The purpose in providing the name of a real person as the driver, but providing a false address and telephone number that were connected to Festus Onasanya, was that Mr Antipow, while a real person, would remain untraceable to the police and so the true driver of Miss Onasanya's car on the 24th July 2017 would escape prosecution."
Festus Onasanya, of Chesterton, Cambridge, had deployed the same tactic when his car was caught by a speed camera on June 17 and August 23 last year, jurors heard.
Last Monday, he pleaded guilty to three charges of perverting the course of justice, including one relating to the July 24 incident.
Mr Jeremy told jurors that Onasanya was a busy person but had "trapped" herself in lies by adopting her brother's methods of making a speeding prosecution disappear.
He said: "This case may have started as a case about an offence of speeding.
"It has become, as a result of the choices made by Miss Onasanya, a case about lying. Lying persistently and deliberately. Lying all the way to this court, maybe about lying in this court.
"Lying a way that has had to be co-ordinated with lies told by her brother. Lying to avoid prosecution for a breach of the laws that apply, or should apply, to every single one of us whoever you may be.
"What a shame she did not tell the truth in the beginning."
On February 3 last year, Onasanya, a trained solicitor, had no difficulty correctly filling out an NIP form after triggering another camera the month before, the court heard.
That time she had avoided points on her licence by going on a speed awareness course.
A police investigation allegedly found her two mobile phones were in the area of the traffic camera around the time it was activated on July 24.
And she had not claimed expenses for accommodation in London since the Friday before, the court heard.
The Cambridgeshire Police camera unit sent an NIP to Mr Antipow but it was returned to sender.
On being asked to provide correct contacts, the defendant replied: "I have supplied the details made known to me as well as the licence information...I have provided a completed nomination previously."
Another NIP letter was sent to Mr Antipow but again received no response.
Mark Williams, an investigator from the Cambridgeshire Camera Ticket unit, repeatedly tried to contact Ms Onasanya.
On November 2, she allegedly told him that she "stands by her nomination".
When she attended a voluntary interview at Bedford Police headquarters on January 2, she declined to answer questions.
Mr Jeremy said: "It must, as some of us may know, be very irritating to receive that bit of paper telling us that we have triggered a speed camera and asking us to name the driver of the car.
"But while irritation is understandable, telling lies to frustrate an investigation into an offence is not.
"What Miss Onasanya did when her vehicle was trapped on the 24th July 2017, was not just to own up and tell the truth which would have been so much better but to adopt her brother's method of evading prosecution.
"The two of them were acting jointly in telling lies in order to prevent the prosecution of the true driver."
He told jurors: "The question for you to decide in this case will be whether Festus Onasanya was acting alone when he perverted the course of justice in relation to the trapping of Miss Onasanya's car on the 24th or whether the two of them were acting together."
Ms Onasanya, from Peterborough, has denied one count of perverting the course of justice.
The trial, which is expected to go on for a week, was adjourned until Wednesday.
Before sending jurors away, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC told them: "I'm sure it does not need saying but politics do not come into it. They cannot be a factor in the decision-making process at all."
Drivers fined for parking on Peterborough verges after new punishment introduced


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This fish story is a distraction away from the fact that this beautiful town, with tons of rural space and forest, only has one town-owned trail of which I'm aware. And it's hardly a "trail" in the conventional sense. As far as I know.
Oh well. It's the only town that shares the name with a non-human animal, and that's something.


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Q: Como hacer con Tkinter que una ventana Toplevel devuelva una valor a la ventana principal y este, sea escrito en un Entry o Label de la principal? Intento hacer que una ventana principal, reciba un valor tecleado en un Entry de otra ventana (elegí una Toplevel pero podría ser de cualquier tipo) y este valor recibido se incorpore en un Label de la ventana principal. La ventana principal (Ventana1 en el ejemplo) y la secundaria (Ventana2) son clases y están en módulos independientes (Modulo1.py tendrá la clase correspondiente a la Ventana1 y Modulo2.py tendrá la clase correspondiente a la Ventana2.
El problema es que cuando abro una instancia de la clase Ventana2 que es la Toplevel en la función asociada al click del botón de la Ventana1 para abrir la Ventana2, la ejecución del código de esa función que hay después de abrir la instancia no se ejecuta con .destroy de la Ventana2, sino que se ejecuta al final, cuando cierro la ventana principal. He intentado poner otro mainloop() en la Ventana2 y añadir un 'Return' después de ese mainloop, pero obtengo el mismo resultado.
El código de Modulo1.py es:

from tkinter import messagebox

import tkinter as tk
import Modulo2

class Ventana1(tk.Frame):

    def __init__(self, parent, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
        self.parent = parent
        self.parent.title("Ventana 1")
        self.parent.geometry("260x200")
        self.parent.state('normal')
        self.parent.resizable(1, 1)

        frm_principal = tk.Frame(self.parent)
        frm_principal.pack(fill='both', expand=1)
        frm_principal.config(bg='lightgray', bd=3, relief='ridge')

        self.w_etiqueta = tk.StringVar()
        self.w_etiqueta.set('')
        etiqueta = tk.Label(frm_principal, textvariable=self.w_etiqueta, fg='Black', width=30, justify='right')
        etiqueta.grid(row=0, column=0, pady=20, padx=20)

        img_bot_ventana2 = tk.PhotoImage(file='Alta.png', master=self)
        bot_ventana2 = tk.Button(frm_principal, command=self.click_bot_ventana2, width=150, height=40, image=img_bot_ventana2,
                                text='Ventana 2', compound="left", bg='lightgray')
        bot_ventana2.image = img_bot_ventana2  # esto permite que se muestre la foto en botón cuando la clase es creada en otra ventana
        bot_ventana2.grid(row=1, column=0, padx=20, pady=20)

    def iniciar_ventana1(self):

        self.mainloop()

    def click_bot_ventana2(self):

        inst = Modulo2.LlamarVentana2(root)
        codigo = inst.llamando_ventana2()

        messagebox.showinfo(message="Modulo 1 en click_bot_ventana2 {}".format(codigo), title="Mensaje")
        self.w_etiqueta.set(codigo)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    root = tk.Tk()
    Ventana1(root)
    root.mainloop()

y el código del Modulo2.py es:

from tkinter import messagebox

import tkinter as tk

class Ventana2(tk.Toplevel):

    def __init__(self, parent, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
        self.parent = parent
        self.title('Ventana2')
        self.geometry("260x200")
        self.state('normal')
        self.resizable(1, 1)
        self.grab_set()
        self.texto_tecleado = ""

        self.frm_principal = tk.Frame(self)
        self.frm_principal.pack(fill='both', expand=1)
        self.frm_principal.config(bg='lightgray', bd=3, relief='ridge')

        self.texto = tk.Entry(self.frm_principal, fg='Black', width=30, justify='left')
        self.texto.grid(row=0, column=0, pady=20, padx=20)

        img_bot_ventana1 = tk.PhotoImage(file='Alta.png', master=self)
        self.bot_ventana1 = tk.Button(self.frm_principal, command=self.click_bot_ventana1, width=150, height= 40, image=img_bot_ventana1,
                               text='Ventana 1', compound="left", bg='lightgray')
        self.bot_ventana1.image = img_bot_ventana1
        self.bot_ventana1.grid(row=1, column=0, padx=20, pady=20)

        self.texto.focus_set()
        self.parent.withdraw()

    def lanzar_ventana2(self):
        self.mainloop()
        messagebox.showinfo(message="Modulo 2 en lanzar_ventana2 {}".format(self.texto_tecleado), title="Mensaje")
        return self.texto_tecleado

    def click_bot_ventana1(self):
        self.texto_tecleado = self.texto.get()
        self.parent.deiconify()
        self.destroy()

class LlamarVentana2:

    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        self.parent=parent
        self.codigo_ventana2 = 0

    def llamando_ventana2(self):
        self.formulario = Ventana2(self.parent)
        self.codigo_ventana2 = self.formulario.lanzar_ventana2()
        return self.codigo_ventana2

Gracias!!!

A: Me acabo de dar cuenta que la solución es sustituir el self.mainloop() de la función lanzar_ventana2 de la clase Ventana2 (Modulo2.py) para poner un self.wait_window().
Ya me funciona correctamente.

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About Mannix
Mike Connors passed away yesterday. He was the lead on the classic private eye TV show Mannix. Mannix had a secretary named Peggy played by Gail Fisher. According to my good friends at Wikipedia, she was the first Black woman to have a regular TV series role; call it throwback Black Girl Magic. My parents were fans of the show and I watched it with them. This was back when families didn't stream individual TV shows on multiple devices. Nope. There was one TV set in the house and it was tuned into whatever the rabbit ear antennas would let folks see.
When I first saw the show I was way too young to understand what a secretary was. I thought any man and woman together on TV had to be a husband and wife. I could see that Mannix and Peggy were different colors, but I was again too young to understand how that made any difference. (I'm still too young.)
Enamored of Peggy, I named my favorite doll after her: Dolly Peggy Mannix. I still have her. She and I are accepting condolences on the loss of a beloved boss, husband and fellow artist.

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Thirteen British investment firms have committed to an initiative which will see young people trained and offered their first job in the city.
The project, Investment 2020, will offer a total of more than 100 newly-created 12 month paid trainee roles primarily to school leavers and recent graduates, regardless of background and education. Investment 2020 trainees will be given the opportunity to gain experience across all areas of business, including marketing, IT, infrastructure, operations and investment. At the end of the year the trainees will have the experience and business knowledge to seek a full time role, either within the Company they have been training with or another City firm.
Each of the firms will offer different programmes and by 2020, the ambition is that the scheme will offer at least 2,020 roles per year across the investment management industry and other financial service providers.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "This is an excellent scheme that will give hundreds of young people the chance to get their foot in the door at some of London's leading investment firms. By learning the ropes as Investment 2020 trainees they will get an invaluable chance to build their CVs and boost their long-term chances of securing top jobs in the City."
Investment 2020 is the brainchild of Henderson's chief executive, Andrew Formica who has been running the scheme at Henderson for the last three years. Over this time 95 per cent of its trainees have found full time roles. He has been supported by Nichola Pease, a member of one of the founding families of Barclays Bank, former Chief Executive of JO Hambro Capital Management and a Non-Executive Director of Schroders. Together they have helped craft the programme being launched today.
Pease said: "Like all industries, the investment industry needs to play its part in British society. All of us involved are firmly of the view that the investment industry has a collective responsibility to help tackle youth unemployment and the industry is at its best when it has meritocracy and inclusivity at its heart."


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For humans and animals, the number on the scale is greatly impacted by lifestyle factors, and regular exercise can help to keep that number in a healthy range. Here are a few ways to stay active with your pet.
According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 59 percent of cats and 54 percent of dogs in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Even worse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claim that more than 70 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.
The bad news: Obesity is a serious and costly problem that's only getting worse every year. The good news: It's completely preventable.
Ever tire of your dog walking routine? Same time, same route, day in, day out… Change up that routine in an interesting way: Instead of walking your dog, let your dog walk you. You might enjoy letting your pup lead the way through uncharted territory.
Pump some iron without the iron by using your own bodyweight as resistance, and get your dog involved. If your dog loves to play fetch and your abs could use a bit of toning, grab your dog's toy of choice and lay flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. As you sit up, throw the toy. Your dog will run after it as you slowly lower your back onto the floor, and he'll bring it back (hopefully) just in time for you to sit up again and throw it. You can do the same with squats: As you lower into a squatting position, you can raise the toy over your head, prompting your dog to jump for it.
The experts say that interval training is great for the heart, and the same is true for pets. Head out for a walk with your dog, but instead of just walking, increase both of your heartrates by mixing in some different, more intense movements, like jogging, shuffling sideways, and running backward.
Use tools like flashlights and lasers to entice your feline friend to move while you move, too. You can do sit-ups while you waive small flashlights or laser pointers at the wall, jump rope without the rope and put flashlights in your hands, or tie a catnip toy to your dumbbells while you do bicep curls or tricep extensions.
We care about your pet's wellness and vitality and recognize that there are many benefits to proper nutrition. A balanced diet can assist your pet with daily health issues like digestion, muscle tone, and skin and hair coat health, as well as the long-term prevention of liver disease, bladder and kidney disease, renal failure, food allergies, diabetes and more. We always discuss appropriate diet options that may benefit your pet, and if necessary, we have a wide array of prescription foods to address a specific medical need.
We strive to prevent illness whenever possible and firmly believe that the time and effort invested in wellness care has rewards for both you and your pets. We approach every one of our patients as an individual and offer specifically tailored services and treatment recommendations at all stages of their lives. If you have any questions about your pet's diet and exercise, contact our office today!


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(curacas) and established Cuzco as the Empire's capital.
3. split inheritance An Incan practice where the political power of a ruler was passed on to his successor, whereas his material possessions remained in the hands of his male descendants. 4. Chinampas Aztec system of irrigation of using beds of aquatic weeds, mud and earth to grow plants in and around the lake near Tenochtitlan.
5. mita Inca system of communities taking turns working on state and church lands and sometimes on building projects or in mining in order for the Inca people to maintain control. 6. $Grand Canal Built by Yangdi and designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization in north China with the Yangtze river basin. Promoted trade between these regions. 7. $*Neo Confucianism revival of Confucian teachings. brought back exam systems, and social hierarchy relations involved with Confucianism.
8. Li Yuan the Duke of Tang, took over after Yangdi and founded the Tang dynasty.
9. Zhou Kuangyin general tha started Song Dynasty, renamed emperor Taizu. continued Confucian ideas and exam systems.
12. bushi (Warrior leaders) administered law, supervised public works projects, and collected revenue from peasants [Mainly for themselves].
13. Shoguns Different feudalistic factions that were had many rival Shoguns and fought a long civil war of the rule of Japan for many long years.These leaders had the most power in the majority of Fuedal Japan.
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Shoguns would act as the most central ruler of their dominion.
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Q: Datanitro failed to find Python I have previously used Datanitro with Python 2.7. Now after a break when I have probably forgotten half of what I knew, I thought I would start to use Python 3.
Python 3.5.2 is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Python35-32\
In DataNitro settings, I have unticked "Use default Python" and entered above path in "Use a custom Python directory". The same directory is also in path in environment variables. In case it is relevant I have also unticked "Use IPython" in DataNitro settings.
When I try to run even one of the sample DataNitro scripts I get the error "DataNitro failed to find Python. Please install cPython >= 2.6 and set correct path in DataNitro settings"
I am on Windows 10.
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10 Rocks and Minerals of the American Indians
Rocks & Minerals of the Native Americans
Would you guess that on the first Thanksgiving, the American Indians made use of Rocks and Minerals to set the scene for the feast? Without tools to till the field, grind the flour, and light the fire, the feast of Native Americans and pilgrims may not have commenced!
We at Rockology are grateful today for the Rocks and Minerals that made the first Thanksgiving possible.
Without modern day plastics and advanced tool-making technologies, the tribes of Native American Indians had thought up a wide range of ways to make use of Rocks and Minerals that naturally occur on Earth. The lack of materials present created a resourceful people who turned to the rocks, minerals, plants and animals to fashion each thing needed.
Native American Rocks & Minerals Use:
Colored Paints
Sulfur was burned by the medicine man, flints were used as fire starters and arrowheads, and halite (salt) to tan animal hide and preserve foods. Some served decorative purposes such as hematite—that when grinded down—mixed in animal fat to form vibrant colors to be used in cave wall paintings. What made rocks and minerals so useful to American Indians was the natural hardness of rocks and special chemical properties of minerals.
1. Red Jasper
Red Jasper was a common stone used by the American Indians for various ceremonial purposes. It was once used as an offering during rain-making rituals and was thought to offer the wearer guidance when dowsing for water. Some Native American tribes thought Red Jasper increased one's sensitivity to the Earth.
2. Quartz
Various types of Quartz were used by the American Indian tribes. Rose Quartz was held in high value for its healing powers, and clear quartz was worn by some for good luck. Two derivatives of quartz, chert and flint stones are both microcrystalline quartz used in the tools and weapons (arrowheads, spear points) of the Native Americans.
3. Turquoise
To some American Indian tribes, Turquoise was a legendary gift. As the Indians rejoiced with the arrival of the rain, tears of joy mixed with this rain and fell to Mother Earth to create Turquoise—"the fallen skystone". For this reason, Turquoise was highly prized by various tribes and used to craft fine jewelry or talismans of beauty, spirituality and life-giving power for over 7,000 years.
4. Granite
Rocks that formed large flat slabs were often used by the American Indians to make the mortar and pestle. These "grinding stones"—the mortar and pestle could be used for various reasons, such as grinding ingredients for cooking or mixing materials for building purposes. Wild grains were crushed with this tool into flour, or long slabs of Granite were also used to roll dough to be cooked over the fire.
5. Pumice
Various types of igneous rock were used by the Native Americans, and Pumice is one such rock that was ground down and used in the clay to mix pottery. Pumice is a type of volcanic glass. White Pumice is a particular type of the stone that can be found commonly used in the pottery of various tribes.
6. Sandstone
In addition to Granite, Sandstone was also a popular rock used by tribes in the mortar and pestle design. Some American Indians also created molds from Sandstone for silver-casting. Another handy use for this particular stone was its ability to sharpen and sand tools, which provided a way to craft fine weapons from other materials.
7. Azurite
The stone Azurite has always held mysterious sacred qualities, and was once used by some Native American tribes as an amulet to help the wearer contact a spirit guide. It was said that when worn or carried, Azurite allows you to feel the presence of a guide and understand the meaning of the message spoken. It was also used alongside Alabaster in the Zuni tribe sculptures.
8. Alabaster
The softer stone Alabaster was a common material of the Zuni fetishes or small statuary carvings by the peoples of the Zuni tribe. These highly prized sculptures were made for ceremonial purposes from the easy-to-carve Alabaster and used as power objects or mediators by the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.
9. Catlinite (Pipestone)
Many know that various types of Mudstone were used to mix the clays of the American Indians, but this particular type held an even higher purpose. That is, Calinite or Pipestone was a material used to carve the peace pipes of many American Indian tribes. This material takes on a reddish-brown color. One particular mine of Catlinite at Pipestone forms the second softest rock in the world often found in a layer just underneath the Sioux quartzite sediment—the second hardest rock in the world!
Thus, it's quite hard to reach—and can only be quarried by enrolled Native Americans.
10. Obsidian
Last is the black beauty, Obsidian. This particular glass formed igneous rock was used by American Indians to create stunning jewelry with Apache Tears and was carved into sharpened tips on hunting weapons that were made to pierce.
If you would like to know more about the Rocks and Minerals, Rock and Mineral uses or about other must-have rocks for collectors, be sure to download our free Rocks 101 eBook.
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Govt. poised to borrow $100 million from IDB
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Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest.
A $100 million loan from the the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is up for consideration by government to bail out, once again, Resolve Bahamas. The company was created to absorb bad loans from the Bank of The Bahamas un 2014 under the former administration.
Deputy Prime mInister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest moved the resolution in the House of Assembly Wednesday during his contribution to the mid year budget debate. The Finance Minister reasoned that the loan was necessary due to Chrisite administration's poor mishandling of the country's finances
He gave several examples of the significant bills left to be paid following the 2017 general election.
"It is claimed that the former government committed $18 million to support the printing of The Bahamas Handbook and the in-room tourist guides but it only paid $500,000 towards that bill," he said.
"The former administration did not put the work out to contract nor send it to cabinet for approval. It is now up to our government to sort this matter out and investigate the $17.5 million that is supposedly still owed."
Despite high debt levels, Turnquest told parliamentarians that the new Free National Movement administration has made inroads to shore up the economy.
"Irrespective of the baseless and empty rhetoric that we have heard following the presentation of the Mid-Year Statement, our Government does have a very clear guiding vision for a better future for Bahamians, with both a stronger economy and enhanced job opportunities. We also have a plan for getting there."
Turnquest said the elimination of the annual Government deficit that is a direct cause of increased borrowing is paramount.
"Eliminating the deficit and getting to a lower debt burden are also vital to recreating the fiscal room to manoeuvre that is prudently required to allow the country to deal with unforeseen economic and other shocks, such as hurricanes, that may present themselves in the period ahead," he said.
"Ours is now the task of putting order in the public finances of our nation to arrest the seemingly inexorable rise in the burden of Government debt that hangs like the proverbial albatross around the neck of Bahamian society and our economy."
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Q: Android - Change a column type in SQLite database dynamically at runtime I have an application, where I am detecting the type of a particular column at run-time, on page load.  Please refer the below code:
public String fncCheckColumnType(String strColumnName){
        db = this.getWritableDatabase();
        String strColumnType = "";
        Cursor typeCursor = db.rawQuery("SELECT typeof (" + strColumnName +") from tblUsers, null);
        typeCursor.moveToFirst();
        strColumnType = typeCursor.getString(0);
        return strColumnType;
}

The above method simply detects the type of column with column Name 'strColumnName'. I am getting the type of column in this case.
Now, I want to change the column type to TEXT if I am receiving INTEGER as the column type. For this, I tried the below code:
public String fncChangeColumnType(String strColumnName){
        db = this.getWritableDatabase();
        String newType = "";
        Cursor changeCursor = db.rawQuery("ALTER TABLE  tblUsers  MODIFY COLUMN " + strColumnName + " TEXT", null);
        if (changeCursor != null && changeCursor.moveToFirst()){
            newType = changeCursor.getString(0);
        }

        return newType;
 }

But while executing the 'fncChangeColumnType' method, I am getting this error, android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: near "MODIFY": syntax error (code 1): , while compiling: ALTER TABLE tblUsers MODIFY COLUMN UserID TEXT
NOTE: I also replaced 'MODIFY' with 'ALTER', but still getting the same error.
Please check if this is the right method to change the type dynamically.
Please respond back if someone has a solution to this.
Thanks in advance.

A: In brief, the solution could be :-

*

*Do nothing (i.e. take advantage of SQLite's flexibility)

*

*you could utilise CAST e.g. CAST(mycolumn AS TEXT) (as used below)

*Create a new table to replace the old table.

Explanations.
With SQLite there are limitations on what can be altered. In short you cannot change a column. Alter only allows you to either rename a table or to add a column. As per :-

SQL As Understood By SQLite - ALTER TABLE
However, with the exception of a column that is an alias of the rowid column

*

*one defined with ?? INTEGER PRIMARY KEY or ?? INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT or ?? INTEGER ... PRIMARY KEY(??) (where ?? represents a valid column name)

you can store any type of value in any type of column. e.g. consider the following (which stores an INTEGER, a REAL, a TEXT, a date that ends up being TEXT and a BLOB) :-
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS example1_table (col1 BLOB);
INSERT INTO example1_table VALUES (1),(5.678),('fred'),(date('now')),(x'ffeeddccbbaa998877665544332211');
SELECT *, typeof(col1) FROM example1_table;

The result is :-

As such is there a need to change the column type at all?
If the above is insufficient then your only option is to create a new table with the new column definitions, populate it if required from the original table, and to then replace the original table with the new table ( a) drop original and b)rename new or a) rename original, b) rename new and c) drop original)
e.g. :-
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS original;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS original (mycolumn INTEGER);
INSERT INTO original VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7),(8),(9),(0);
-- The original table now exists and is populated

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS newtable (mycolumn TEXT);
INSERT INTO newtable SELECT CAST(mycolumn AS TEXT) FROM original;
ALTER TABLE original RENAME TO old_original;
ALTER TABLE newtable RENAME TO original;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS old_original;
SELECT *,typeof(mycolumn) FROM original;

The result being :-

A: i think the sql query statement is wrong ,try
ALTER TABLE tblUsers MODIFY COLUMN id TYPE integer USING (id::integer);

instead of id use column name....
hope this helps....
EDIT:
"ALTER TABLE tblUsers MODIFY COLUMN "+strColumnName+" TYPE integer USING ("+strColumnName+"::integer);"


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Determining Bias, Fact or Opinion
Types of Information Resources
Evaluating Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Articles
Purdue Online Writing Lab - Evaluating sources of information
UNC University Libraries - Evaluating information
A major part of the research process includes evaluating the sources of information you locate in your searches. In other words, this step includes searching for relevant information sources and deciding whether to keep and include those sources for your research or discard them in favor of newer, more reliable, higher quality sources.
In fact, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) has determined this as a crucial stage in developing information literacy skills in their Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Evaluation is woven all throughout the framework illustrating its necessity while researching.
While other schools, universities, and libraries may present slight variations or additions, generally it is agreed upon that the basic components of evaluation criteria include the following:
Currency - What is the publication date? Is the date relevant for the subject area/topic? Is it too old? Could a more recently published source provide new and/or different information?
Authority & Credentials – Who is the author and/or publisher? Is the author/publisher reputable or have an established reputation in the discipline and/or field? Does the author/publisher have specific expertise or knowledge to publish on this topic?
Accuracy & Reliability – Is the information or research accurate or valid? Can the same or similar information be verified by other sources?
Audience – Who is the intended audience for the information? Is it written for a general readership, such as an article in a newspaper or magazine (popular sources)? Is it written for people who work in a specific industry (trade publications)? Is it written for a scholarly/academic audience (scholarly sources)?
Bias – Does the information express a specific point of view or opinion? Is the information written by an organization that supports a stated agenda? Is it based on factual evidence from research or experiment? Does the point of view affect the accuracy or reliability of the information?
Consider the following when evaluating a source for bias:
Does the resource use selective facts or does it omit facts or statistics? Factual writing will often rely heavily on statistical evidence.
Does the resource use language that appeals only to emotion? Does the writing include many exclamation points or all caps?
Does the resource promote a particular political, religious, or social agenda from one point of view? Is the author or publication sponsored by an organization that promotes a specific agenda?
FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) How to Detect Bias in News Media
A media watchdog organization, presents questions to consider when determining if a source is being objective or biased.
Be sure to determine what types of information resources are required for your research needs. Review your assignment or research criteria:
Are you required to use original/primary research articles or is it acceptable to cite secondary articles that summarize or discuss research findings? See our Primary and Secondary Resources page.
Do you need scholarly journal articles? Must those articles be from peer-reviewed journals? See our Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Journals page.
Is it acceptable to use magazine or newspaper articles? See our page on Academic and Popular Resources.
The following resources provide criteria and tools for evaluating the quality of a research article:
Blevins, Dr. (n.d.). Checklist for evaluating a research report.
Mårtensson, P., Fors, U., Wallin, S., Zander, U., & Nilsson, G. H. (2016). Evaluating research: A multidisciplinary approach to assessing research practice and quality. Research Policy, 45(3), 593-603. doi://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2015.11.009
Oleson, K. & Arkin, R. (2006). Reviewing and evaluating a research article. In F. Leong & J. Austin The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants (pp. 59-74). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135
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More than half a year after Hurricane Harvey swept through Houston, the costly storm's impact is still felt throughout the region. Despite the destruction left behind by the hurricane, demand remained strong for homes in Houston through 2017. Residential sales for the year topped 94,700 in the market's strongest year on record, beating the numbers for 2016 by 3.5 percent.
The strong demand is great news for the city's homebuilders. However, they may soon have to deal with a spate of new regulations designed to make Houston's housing stock less vulnerable to the type of catastrophic flooding that caused more than $125 billion in damage, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The Houston City Council voted on April 4 to adopt amendments to the Chapter 19 Floodplain Ordinance intended to reduce the future risk of flood loss. The regulatory changes establish the 500-year floodplain as the threshold for new construction. Floods in such areas have a 0.2 percent probability of occurring in a given year. New or redeveloped homes in those areas will have to be built up to two feet above ground level.
The regulations in place at the time of the hurricane only protected homes built on a 100-year floodplain and built one foot above ground. The regulatory changes largely will not apply to existing homes, though they could have an impact in aesthetic terms.
Joe Mandola, president at Trendmaker Homes, believes the changes will affect the look and value of existing homes as well as new construction.
Surge Homes president Louis Conrad and chairman Ben Lemieux expect to see costs increase for builders and consumers, especially developers who bought land in the far suburbs only to see elevation requirements change before they could start building.
Surge Homes builds outside the floodplains and did not have any properties affected by flooding, according to Conrad and Lemieux. Similarly, Trendmaker Homes focuses outside the 100-year and 500-year areas and had damage to just one out of 351 homes in inventory when Harvey struck.
Realtor Jared Anthony of NEXTHOME Realty Center encourages his clients to expect and plan for the worst, even if they don't live on a floodplain.
While Houston and the city's surrounding suburbs take steps to reduce the danger of future flooding, builders are keeping up with what prospective buyers want from their new homes.
Anthony has seen increased demand among his clients for homes that emphasize universal design features that enable individuals to age in place more easily without having to make future modifications. Features of these homes include flush thresholds, non-slip floors, open floor plans, wider doorways and hallways and reinforced bathrooms walls for grab bars.
Rino has also noted an increased emphasis on outdoor living spaces such as patio areas. "People are really seeing that outdoor living as an additional room in their home. It's something that consumers are spending money on," she says.
Homes in the $350,000 range are in demand for the millennial homebuyers who are entering the market, Mandola says.
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Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives
War is Tragedy
Kenneth Black
Lifford French
Coffee Call
Meet US Navy Storekeeper (SK2) Larry Burlingame
Larry Edward Burlingame was born May 12, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa. Through the years he has lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and Nashville, Tennessee. He moved to Athens, in 1962 after his father decided to open his own Western Auto store. He went to Athens high school and graduated in 1964. After graduation and during the Vietnam War he decided to join the Navy rather than be drafted into another branch. Following in his father's footsteps, who was also a Storekeeper in the Navy during WWII, he became a Commissary storekeeper. Storekeepers (SK) are the Navy's supply clerks. They see that needed supplies are available including everything from clothing and machine parts to forms and food. Larry was assigned to work with the cooks.
After boot camp at Great Lakes, IL, Larry spent two weeks on the USS Lexington CV-16 in Pensacola Florida. The USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16), nicknamed "The Blue Ghost", is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to be named Cabot, the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently-lost USS Lexington (CV-2), becoming the fifth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name in honor of the Battle of Lexington.
After two weeks on the Lexington, Larry spent 30 days at Charleston SC waiting on orders for USS Observation Island AG-154. Observation Island AG-154 was home ported in Port Canaveral Fl. and made the first at-sea launch of a Polaris missile. Designated UGM-27, the missile was successfully launched from Observation Island on August 27. Following this milestone, Observation Island returned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for installation of a fire control system to enable her to launch more sophisticated guided versions of new generation Polaris missiles. She also received a new launcher, the developmental prototype of those installed in the FBM submarines.
This work was completed in January 1960 and Observation Island returned to Port Canaveral to continue Polaris test launch operations. After a total of six launchings, the ship commenced support of Polaris launchings from FBM submarines. She provided optical and electronic data gathering services, and acted as communications relay station between submerged submarines and the supervisor of range operations at the Cape. The first successful fully guided Polaris missile launching from a submerged submarine took place 20 July 1960 from George Washington (SSBN-598). Through October Observation Island also supported launches from Patrick Henry (SSBN-599). The ship went into dry dock in Portsmouth, VA, where lived until discharged. Larry had two deployments to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. On one deployment the ship was rerouted to Bangor, Washington, to pick up missiles. Some planes could not fly to the ship because of Vietnam War.
After his enlistment was up in May of 1972, Larry returned to Athens to work with his father at Western Auto until 1990. In 1991, he went to work as the parts and service director at Champion Chevrolet, although "retired" he still works there part time.
Larry is a Lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans Association, a member of the American Legion and also serves on the Limestone County Veterans Honor Guard. He has been a member of the Honor Guard for 6 years. The Honor Guard averages about 70 Veteran's funerals a year. Larry also volunteers at the Veterans Museum on Thursdays; he has been doing this for over a year. He attended Coffee Call many times and wanted to volunteer when he retired and had some time to give. He thinks our community does great in recognizing our Veterans, and it is an honor to serve with the Veterans Honor Guard who provides a much-deserved tribute to Veterans for their service to our country. "The Honor Guard is a great group of men and women, from all branches and ranks of service."
Larry has been married to the lovely Kay Holland Burlingame for 54 years. Kay is a lifelong resident of Limestone County. They have two children, Tammie Brand and husband Mike who live in Athens and Susie Rowland and husband Kevin who live in Birmingham. They also have four grandchildren: Braxton Brand and wife Jana who live in Auburn, where Braxton attends Pharmacy school; Drew Rowland who is a student at Mississippi State; Clark Brand who is a student at Calhoun Automotive Technology; and Riley Kate Rowland who is a student at Oak Mountain High School.
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