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'Scam PACs' Strike Again in Utah, Wisconsin
by Nathan L. Gonzales September 13, 2017 · 12:31 PM EDT
Mysterious and misleading political action committees are nothing new, but two recent examples demonstrate just how brazen some PACs are becoming in their money-grabbing email pitches.
"BREAKING: Sheriff Clarke Resigned," announced the subject line of a Sept. 2 email from the Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate (Official Draft Campaign). The subsequent text of the message was supposedly explanatory, yet nearly completely wrong.
"Well, exactly as your Sheriff Clarke Draft Committee has been predicting, Sheriff Clarke notified Governor Walker that he was resigning his position as the Sheriff of Milwaukee County, effective at midnight, yesterday morning," the email read.
"The courageous black conservative Sheriff has been tight lipped about his future plans, but those of you who have been paying attention to our draft efforts will not see his resignation as a surprise," the email continued.
This message is remarkable, considering, six months ago, Clarke wrote in his book, "I have no interest in running for elected office other than being sheriff. … I'm not running for mayor, I'm not running for congressman, I'm not running for senator, and I'm not running for governor."
But don't let that get in the way of a good email.
"His resignation will at long last free him to prepare for a U.S. Senate campaign in earnest — something he was unwilling to do while still taking taxpayer dollars to serve Milwaukee County," the email stated. "That means it's showtime, folks!"
But more than six weeks before the recent email, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Clarke told a local radio station, "I want to put this to a rest because it's becoming a distraction. No, I'm not running for Senate."
Of course, that didn't stop this PAC from asking for money.
"Sheriff Clarke needs our prayers and vocal support to officially launch his campaign for Senate. You can encourage him today with a donation of $50, $100, or $500 — CLICK HERE to your secure link," the group wrote.
That's a pretty bold ask, considering Clarke specifically told people not to give money to the PAC.
"It's a scam PAC really," he said in July. "They don't need my permission to do it."
"Every time I turn around, I talk to people and say, 'No, I'm not running for Senate, hang onto your money,'" continued Clarke, who (surprise!) just accepted a new position with America First Action, a pro-President Donald Trump PAC.
An Aug. 26 email, subject line "URGENT: Enemy #1" from Black America's Political Action Committee, or BAMPAC, was almost as offensive for it's lack of truth.
"I'm sending you this urgent email to get your attention on a critical matter: Mia Love is in serious trouble. You see, the Democrats are already on the offensive — making wild allegations against Mia Love … and every indication is that it seems to be working," the email began. "Mia's poll numbers have revealed serious trouble ahead for her reelection."
That caught my attention on a couple of levels: that the Republican congresswoman from Utah was in "serious trouble" in a district where Hillary Clinton received 32 percent of the vote last fall, according to calculations by Daily Kos Elections, and that her campaign would share polling numbers with BAMPAC.
So I reached out to Love's pollster.
"There's no indication in any polling that I know of, public or private, that Mia is having any trouble," said Quin Monson, a partner at Y2 Analytics. "Given the election results last fall, just the opposite is true. She is in a stronger position than ever before." Love defeated Democrat Doug Owens 54 percent to 41 percent in 2016 after a more narrow 51-46 percent victory over him in 2014.
But of course, facts are just minor speed bumps on the road to raising more money.
"We expected the Democrats to come after Mia, but we didn't expect such vicious attacks so early! It's painfully obvious they're out for blood, and they'll stop at nothing to take her down," the email alleged.
Love wasn't on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's initial (and ambitious) list of 59 Republican targets released at the beginning of the year, nor was she among the 21 additional GOP members added in the subsequent months. As of June 30, Love didn't have a Democratic opponent with more than $14,000 in campaign funds. She had $348,000 after spending over $5.5 million in the 2016 cycle.
But of course, BAMPAC thinks she needs the money, even though contributions through the email wouldn't go directly to her anyway since the committees aren't linked in any way.
"That's why I'm hoping you'll help Mia Love fight back with a gift of $28, $35, $50, $75 or more TODAY," read the email plea signed "sincerely" by President and CEO Alvin Williams. "Your gift will be put to use immediately to defend Mia from the Democrats' vicious attacks."
"Or perhaps you've been blessed and want to do more?" Williams asked in the email. "Your gift of $100, $250, $500, $1000, $2500 or more will give Mia the ammo she needs to fight back."
"With the liberal elite dumping millions of dollars into this race, Mia Love desperately needs your support now more than ever!" Williams wrote.
Love's campaign suggests otherwise.
"I would just add that this particular email from BAMPAC is pretty much a complete scam," Monson said. "BAMPAC is simply using Mia's name to gin up fundraising and is not connected to Mia in any way. It may be legal, but is certainly ethically questionable at best."
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This story first appeared in RollCall.com on September 6, 2017.
© 2017, RollCall.com, — All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.


He indicated in a class last summer that he was going to put out another book, this time about shelf life. He said in would be out early in 2010. The way publishing happens this is early in 2010!
You have to decide how you plan to sell your truffles: the size boxes you will offer. You must also establish the price range you want to sell. Decide on the packaging you plan to use, are you going to use candy cups or tray inserts? Their dimensions will be a determining factor in the size truffles you can offer. What is the approx diameter of you .45 oz truffle (that seems to be a bit small). A one ounce truffle will be approx 1" in diameter. Having lived in that area (very blue collar), price is a very important issue. People want everything cheap. Have you identified your target market?
My grandkids are coming this weekend & I want to make marshmallows for them to go with a hot chocolate mix I have made. I have an Jello jigglers mold that is a series of jelly bean shapes in a flat sheet. Do I just spray these molds with oil so the marshmallows don't stick, do I spray then coat with corn starch, or what should I do this so they don't stick?
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You should be able to get one at any restaurant supply store in your area.
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Egypt's East Port Said to slash fees, invest $50 mln to boost competitiveness
Egypt's East Port Said to slash fees, invest $50 mln to boost competitiveness
Fees at the Suez Canal's East Port Said will be aggressively cut to boost its competitiveness, while $50 million will be invested in the shipping hub, Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone and Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) said on Tuesday.
The port is located at the northern end of the canal, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
However, shipping companies have complained that its high fees have priced it out of the market, prompting them to shift business to other Mediterranean ports, especially Pireaus in Greece.
"We'll make it competitive. Not only competitive, but aggressively competitive," Yehia Zaki, chairman of the economic zone, told reporters. "Effective tomorrow."
The new fee structure would replace temporary incentives put in place last year, Zaki added.
The Suez Canal Economic Zone, overseen by a government agency, is made of up ports and development zones near or on the Suez Canal. The SCCT is part of East Port Said, an international transshipment hub with deepwater facilities.
SCCT Chief Executive Lars Vang Cristensen said the new fees would be priced in a equation based on the size of the ship and the number of moves it made while in port. He declined to give figures.
The terminal, established in 2004, is operated by majority shareholder APM Terminals, part of Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk.
The port has struggled to attract transshipment business in recent years after fees were raised in 2015 and a bridge across the Suez Canal was closed for security reasons in 2016.
In the last year and a half, Egypt and SCCT have expanded and deepened the port, built tunnels under the Suez Canal to improve access to the rest of Egypt and put new incentives in place, Zaki said.
"That as a package should have its impact," he said.
Investments under the agreement announced on Tuesday include heightening six ship-to-shore cranes to handle more mega-vessels and providing at least 15 new rubber-tyre gantry cranes, a joint statement from the economic zone and the SCCT said.
Two tunnels connecting the port to the western side of the canal opened recently, improving access for Egyptian trade, though the tunnels currently close at night.
The economic zone and SCCT said they expected the tunnels to be fully operational around the clock "in the near future".
Last year the port handled 3.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), 21 percent higher than in 2018, and it is aiming to maintain that level in 2020 despite the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Christensen said at the news conference in Cairo.
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By Dan R. Dick on January 2, 2010 • ( 4 Comments )
Number Dumber
I listened to a Christian commentator rant about the moral decay of the nation and how Christianity "has lost its hold" on our country. He was basing his rant on a report from the Gallup organization that indicates "only" 78% of Americans identify with some form of Christianity this Christmas. He emphatically reminded us that 60 years ago 9-out-of-10 Americans were "good" Christians (as opposed to the 8-out-of-10 so-so Christians today…), and that "devil-worshipping liberals" (like me) were "killing Christmas." He neglected to report that Gallup also indicates that 93% of Americans celebrate Christmas, even if they don't call themselves "religious."
But do these numbers tell us important information or do they mislead and misrepresent? I'll let you decide, but here are some things to think about:
in 1948, the U.S. population was approximately 146,500,000. 92% = 134,780,000 Christians celebrating Christmas. The current population in the U.S. is approximately 308,4oo,000. 78% = 240,552,000 Christians celebrating Christmas (286,812,000 Americans celebrating Christmas).
Gallup reports that 13% of Americans claim "no religious identity." This category needs some further exploration and unpacking. When the General Board of Discipleship engaged in its Spiritual Seeker Study, we discovered a significant shift occurring that has implications for this statistic. 75% of the people we surveyed who believe in God and Jesus Christ claimed they "subscribe to no religion." They were part of the cultural segment who call themselves "spiritual, but not religious." The category "religious belief" is becoming archaic and less helpful. Comparing someone with "no religious identity" in 1948 — or even 1978 — with someone claiming the same thing in 2009 may be comparing apples to oranges.
Cultural, societal, and generational mores have changed — my grandfather attended church every week, considered himself religious, and gave a tithe of his income to his church. He also swore like a sailor, made fun of most of the people he went to church with, never read the Bible or prayed, and thought Sunday school was for sissies and momma's boys. There is almost no way to adjust statistics for honesty or integrity. Church attendance is no great indicator of behavior. I remember an eye-opening interview I did with a woman's shelter director in Tennessee. She told me that the vast majority of abused women she counseled came out of "good Christian homes" where the husbands were active at church. We need to be careful the assumptions we make when we here someone is "religious" or attends church regularly.
Why fixate on the 10-15% we don't have? Eight-out-of-ten Americans claim some form of Christian faith!! 80%!!! We celebrate the church from the Book of Acts — a church that represented 4-6% of the total population in its healthiest locations! What is our problem? If we could get the 80% who say they believe to act like it, we could make this old world a much better place to live.
Christianity in the United States is 400+ years old. The current cultural and educational diversity of this country is a few decades old. The decline of the old in the face of the new is a given — it is just what happens; always has — always will. In my mind, we should marvel that the statistics aren't a lot worse. Were we honest in our responses and measurement, the number and percentage of "Christians" would be much smaller than it appears — but we have no objective, fair, unbiased metrics by which to judge. The numbers we have aren't doing us any favors. They make us feel bad, anxious, uncertain, discouraged, and they force us to may uncritical and short-sighted decisions. Let's focus on what we do have and what we can do with what we've got. That makes a lot more sense to me than panicking over problems that may really not exist.
What often gets lost when we play with statistics is that they represent something — in this case, real people. It would be wonderful if we could stop treating people like statistics and start treating statistics like people. It doesn't matter how many more or less we have today than yesterday. If we are building good, healthy, strong relationships with everyone we have today, we will reach more and more tomorrow. But we won't reach them because they are our "target demographic." We will reach them because they are people, worthy of our time, energy, effort, and respect.
Categories: Critical Thinking, Religion in the U.S., Research
Tagged as: Church growth, Religious Trends
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Steve Manskar says:
Thanks for this Dan. Happy New Year to you and Barbara.
Say 'hi' to everyone.
Looking forward to everything 2010 has to offer… I hope.
Jjoe says:
Persecution is intrinsic to the Christian culture. If 99% of Americans were Christian, many would still find a way to blame the 1% for some kind of oppression.
It's Machiavellian — nothing unites like a common enemy, therefore commentators like the one you reference must find one.
kappa delta says:
Thank the Lord that Christianity has lost a hold of "our country." The possession of and desire for political power has absolutely weakened and sullied the church (thanks Constantine!).
Keep up the great blogging in 2010.


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Category: General Election 2019
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 / Published in General Election 2019, News, Press
Political parties should address the issues that matter to young people
The British Youth Council is launching 'Our Parliament, Our Vision', a manifesto which outlines our vision for the next UK Parliament. The manifesto sets out the four priorities that we want the next Parliament to address the issues of young people including climate change and mental health.
Young people want the next Parliament to do more to achieve the zero net emissions and tackle climate change, reduce the voting age to 16, put an end to poverty in our communities and recognise that our minds matter. The priorities were established through a process of consulting young people across the UK about the issues they cared about.
The British Youth Council has written to 17 political parties – including the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, SNP and Labour. Each party has been asked to respond with their thoughts on our top four issues. The youth-led charity is due to publish the responses ahead of polling day on Thursday 12th December 2019.
A spokesperson for the British Youth Council said: "Candidates across the UK, seeking to represent young people, including those that can't vote, should listen to the issues that young people are passionate about and tell young people what they plan to do address their priorities"
The manifesto forms part of our wider General Election campaign calling on politicians to not just talk about young people but to listen to their concerns and do something about them. Following the General Election, the British Youth Council will be lobbying the Government and calling on politicians to keep their promises to young people.
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General Election: Young people's priorities must be addressed
Following the Government's statement announcing its intention to host an early General Election, the British Youth Council has launched calls for each political party to address the concerns of young people.
The British Youth Council are keen to stress that young people care about their future and should have their issues discussed and addressed. The upcoming election has particular significance because the uncertainty of Brexit continues to loom. The youth-led charity has also made it clear young people should be provided reassurance over their futures in the coming months.
A spokesperson for the British Youth Council said: "Politicians have a duty to ensure young people's concerns are not only listened to but addressed.
"Over the coming weeks, candidates for Member of Parliament will be canvassing their future constituents and it's imperative that politicians make some direct pledges to young people that are kept and actioned."
The latest developments have also sparked renewed demands for a lower voting age to be introduced. The British Youth Council has a longstanding belief that 16 and 17 year olds should not be held back from voting in any election or referendum. 1.5 million 16 and 17 year olds are set to miss out on visiting the ballot box again, despite the introduction of votes at 16 in Scotland and plans to introduce similar legislation in Wales.
Responding to calls for a lower voting age, the spokesperson went on to say: "It's a real shame that 16 and 17 year olds are likely to miss out yet another General Election.
"It seems laughable that we still don't have parity across the UK on this issue."
We will be in contact with the Government and the Electoral Commission in the immediate future to discuss voter registration so we can ensure young people are engaged in this election. In previous elections, we have worked with sector partners to encourage young people to make their mark at polling stations.
Moving forward the British Youth Council will be urging young people to register to vote now to avoid missing out on having a crucial say in the next direction of the country.


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DCA Film Club 11: Incident by a Bank
Welcome to our weekly Film Club! We'll be recommending great films to watch at home, before meeting in our Facebook group or your preferred social media to chat about the film using #DCAFilmClub!
DCA Film Club sees our Cinema Team talk about our favourite filmmakers by looking at their short films. We hope they will inspire you to go off and watch something else, be it online or at a cinema near you (when it reopens of course). You can read our Head of Cinema Alice's full introduction to DCA Film Club here.
This week, we're watching Incident by a Bank by Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund. Read on for Alice's introduction to the film, then watch the film for free on YouTube.
Internationally acclaimed Swedish director Ruben Östlund began his career in the 1990s directing skiing films before moving on to shorts and features. Although his early film Play was released in the UK, it was his bracing dark and very funny Force Majeure which was a breakout hit, followed swiftly by The Square, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Östlund's work is often centred around exploring the flaws and failings of modern society but crucially also asks us consider our own personal moral responsibility within our own world. A master of observation, there's a precision in his filmmaking (clearly evident in this early short) which is a feature of all his work. It's a filmmaking style that is both technically impressive and challenging to watch but always deeply engrossing. Never preachy and often searingly funny, Östlund is simply asking us to pay attention, not just to his film but to our role and place in the world. What I love about his films is that they can spark the most heated, head-scratching conversations afterwards, as we've witnessed first hand in DCA cinema foyers.
Incident by a Bank, which won the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival in 2010, is the story of a failed bank robbery. Based on a real-life incident witnessed by Östlund and his producer (Erik Hemmendorff) in Stockholm, it unfolds in a single-take, with over 96 performers orchestrating events in front of the camera. It is a fascinating exercise in real-time storytelling that's brimming with drama, tension and comedy. Östlund had said he was inspired by how his preconceptions of how a bank robbery would play out (largely formed through scenes he'd experienced in cinema or television) turned out to be nothing like the real-life event he witnessed.
Östlund discusses the creative choices and filmmaking techniques which went into making Incident by a Bank in these two interviews.
An in-depth interview with Östlund about his career from The Guardian.
An onstage interview with Östlund from the London Film Festival where he specifically talks about his Palme d'or winning film The Square.
Several of Östlund's feature films are all available to rent and buy online – we can't recommend them highly enough!
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GOP Lawmaker Matt Gaetz Wants to Stop Gun Violence With a Border Wall
It always comes back to the wall.
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Democrats brought gun violence back to the top of Congress' policy agenda by holding a hearing on Wednesday – the first of its kind in nearly a decade – on legislation to expand background checks for firearm purchases.
But while Democrats seized their newfound bully pulpit to spotlight victims of mass shootings and argue for "common-sense" gun legislation, Republicans turned to old arguments to justify continuing to dismiss legislative responses to gun violence.
In one notable case, they trotted out a new reason to resist Democratic-authored bills.
At the House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a reliable defender of gun rights and a close ally of President Donald Trump, opened his remarks by listing instances of people who were hurt or killed by "illegal aliens" using firearms.
The background check bill, Gaetz argued, would not have prevented that violence. "But a wall, a barrier on our southern border, may have," the congressman said to groans and boos from the room. "If we cared about safer streets, we'd build the wall and secure the border."
Gaetz's point was a newer, Trumpier twist on of the GOP's long-established argument that background check efforts would do little to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and violent people, and only serve to infringe on the constitutional rights on law-abiding citizens.
But the Florida Republican was not done there. Gaetz also attempted to kick out Manuel Oliver, the father of a Parkland shooting victim, from the hearing, claiming that Oliver had interrupted him multiple times during his allotted time to speak.
"Is there a process in the committee whereby if the very same people are repeatedly interrupting the time of the members, that those people will be asked to depart the committee?" Gaetz said, raising his voice and pointing to Oliver—whose son, Joaquin, was one of the 17 that died at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last year.
It is unclear from the video if Oliver actually interrupted Gaetz , but he was seen pointing and saying something in response to Gaetz's request. The representative then continued to push for Oliver's removal.
"I'd observe three interruptions of my time by the same individual and that the chair is not utilizing its discretion to remove that individual," he said.
Later on Wednesday, Oliver denied interrupting Gaetz, telling The Daily Beast he was demanding "him to remember [their] love ones."
"The only relevant interruption here is the one that interrupted Joaquin Oliver and another 40k/year victims lives because of gun violence. I didn't say anything…" Oliver wrote. "FYI, while I was demanding that, I was thinking 'Fuck You!'"
That episode aside, the continued resistance among Republican lawmakers to gun control comes as Democrats find themselves in a position to advance their bills out of the House – and, possibly, with some Republican support. The background check bill at the center of the Wednesday hearing is co-sponsored by five Democrats but also five Republicans.
Polling shows that vast majorities of the American public support expanding background checks, something Democrats returned to often.
Such public support for gun control is partly why the incoming Democratic majority in the House has moved quickly to make it such a central part of their legislative agenda. The extent to which the issue has energized the party was apparent in the hearing room audience, which was filled with gun control activists affiliated with the March For Our Lives Movement that grew after the mass shooting at Parkland in 2017.


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what good is a patent if you can't enforce it
Pop quiz: What percentage of U.S. patents is litigated?
The right answer: A
With such a tiny proportion of patents enforced in court, why should entrepreneurs even bother patenting? But, in fact, for startups, the reasons to acquire patents have little to do with enforcement. Rather, patents play a critical role in signifying the ownership of something proprietary. It is this factor that helps startups secure capital and compete in the marketplace.
Raising capital
Investors want to know what makes your product or technology proprietary. Do you have a secret sauce? Can your product be copied or reverse-engineered?
Despite our patent system being far from perfect, patents still provide the best legal protection for inventions that are one or both of the following:
Old concepts, meanwhile, may not be patented. And technology that can't be easily copied or reverse-engineered may be best protected as a trade secret. But when you have the right mix of both novelty and a high risk of copying, patents are key for securing capital.
Don't take just my word for it. The 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey showed that startups that received VC funding had on average six patents or patent applications, compared to zero patent filings by startups without VC funding.
So, decide early on, and act quickly. Although you have a one-year grace period to file a U.S. patent application from the date of your earliest public disclosure (e.g., think trade show or web/app launch), you shouldn't wait for someone else to beat you to the Patent Office under the first-to-file rule. There's no middle ground here, as indecision practically equates with a decision not to patent.
Licensing patent-pending technology
If you're tempted to forego patents and rely instead on a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) to support your licensing efforts, ask yourself: Is the other side even willing to sign an NDA? If so, what will deter them from breaching the agreement? The threat of a lawsuit? Everyone already knows the high cost for a lawsuit.
And, unlike an NDA, patents and patent applications are transferable assets. It's the difference between licensing an asset versus selling a lawsuit. Who wants to buy a lawsuit?
Search "someone stole my idea" online and you'll notice a pattern of penny-wise/pound-foolish horror stories: inventors who failed to patent a concept that was eventually monetized by others. In addition, the only avenue for recovery under an NDA is to sue for breach of contract.
Had a patent been secured, the original inventor at least could have monetized the IP by partnering with a larger company with the resources to enforce the patent.
Exiting with added value
As assets, patents add value to a company even without enforcement. While there is little agreement as to the right valuation method, most acquirers would agree that patents and pending applications add some value to a target company. Ultimately, the value may lie not in the price tag assigned to each patent, but rather to the overall valuation of the company as bolstered by a strong patent portfolio covering core technologies.
Defending with patents
Patents may also serve a defensive purpose in deterring infringement lawsuits from competitors. Notice I said "competitors" — companies that make stuff, as opposed to nonpracticing entities that won't feel threatened by an infringement suit. If you receive a patent-infringement complaint or a cease-and-desist letter from a competitor, it's nice to know you have options for a counterattack. At a minimum, you gain leverage in negotiating a more favorable settlement or a potential cross-license.
Patenting or not
Patents aren't for everyone. A substantial investment of time and money is required. A utility patent also might not make sense if you're chasing a fad with a short lifespan. Keeping your technology confidential may be yet another reason to bypass patenting. By applying for a patent, you are agreeing to give up certain confidential information on your invention in exchange for exclusive rights.
Since patents are a means to an end and not the end itself, figure out where you want to take your business. Then work backwards to see how patents might help you get there. Just don't let enforcement be the reason to skip out on patenting.


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Posted on March 16, 2018 by nufafitc
After House of Tales' adventure game The Mystery of the Druids has made a surprising return in DRM-free form on GOG, the company's last title 15 Days soon follows after.
When I wrote the GOG release news of The Mystery of the Druids, I also thought about the only missing piece of the HoT catalogue puzzle (pun intended), and it's a good thing that I waited with publishing the article, as it only took a day after its DRM-free premiere that 15 Days was added as well: an adventure game that wore its political and social message proudly on its sleeve, maybe a bit too much, as it was the last game the company would do.
Being 9 years in the industry is no small feat, especially when focusing on point-and-click adventure games that had a rough time in the early Noughties. 15 Days seemed to try very hard to make people conscious about social injustices and corrupt politicians, as it's about a group of activists who steal from the rich and give it to the poor, like getting their hands on museum pieces, selling them to private collectors, and donating to charities. It all goes out of hand, though, when they find themselves in a political conspiracy. Technologically more advanced than past games, it hasn't aged that badly, with some nice character models and backgrounds, but of course it's the gameplay, characters, and story that are more important. Unfortunately the troubled development history of the title shows in many places, as many plot lines feel rushed and some of the puzzles work less than perfect, highlighting the fact that the developer was under a lot of pressure. I remember having played the game without any expectations and even if I found the politics aspect forced and the ending unsatisfying, it still had an interesting story that had to be followed by playing four different characters. Just like all HoT titles, this isn't a game for the ages, but if one wants something with a more serious subject matter that is grounded in contemporary world problems, one could do worse than trying it out, especially at a reduced price.
15 Days is now available on GOG with a 50% discount that will last until March 21, 2 pm UTC.
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These $2 coins worth $550 after Queen's funeral
Eliza Bavin
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These $2 coins have skyrocketed in value since the passing of The Queen. (Source: TikTok @TheHistoryOfMoney/Getty)
It might be time to take a look through your spare change, with the value of certain $2 coins skyrocketing since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The 2012 remembrance $2 coin, which has a red poppy on one side, was one of the lowest-minted coins in Australian history, with just 503,000 entering circulation, according to coin and banknote expert @TheHistoryOfMoney on TikTok.
If you have one of those in your spare change it could fetch you a massive $370.
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Likewise, if you have one of the 2013 purple coronation $2 coins, you could also fetch around $180 for it.
The 2013 coin had a mintage of around 995,000, making it also quite a rare find.
"The coin-collecting market is absolutely crazy right now," the TikToker said in his video.
What happens to our money now The Queen has died?
The value of certain coins has been going up in price now that new coins are set to be minted with the effigy of King Charles III.
The Royal Australian Mint will engage with its British counterpart to obtain an appropriate effigy that will then be confirmed with Buckingham Palace.
The new effigy will be tested and then put into production.
Coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II will still be valid legal tender.
And for anyone concerned, coins bearing the effigy of King Charles III will still work in all vending machines, or any machine that takes coins.
"I don't expect that there'll be any change in the dimensions that would mean that they wouldn't operate in the coin machines that we have," CEO of the Royal Australian Mint Leigh Gordon said.
Gordon said the average lifespan of a coin was around 30 years, and those bearing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II were no different.
"We expect our coins will last for about 30 years. And indeed we don't remove them from circulation as a distinct task," Gordon said.
"We do accept coins back from the banks that have actually worn out. And we then go and dispose of those coins. We melt them down for their metal and recycle them."
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The above is what we consider to be the 'Best Of' from our last few years, so this is only a small selection of some of our favourite images. If you would like to see more of a specific wedding then you will find it over on the Blog. We post a large selection of images from each wedding on there so you can see what the difference in full and half day wedding photography will give you.
We describe our style of wedding photography as Honest, Relaxed Documentary Wedding Photography. We blend in with your guests for 95% of the day, without getting under your feet to tell your story by capturing the events, natural reactions and moments of your wedding day as they unfold. Dependant upon your coverage choice, we can be with you for up to 10 hours where we will cover bride and/or groom preparations all the way to boogying into the evening.
The venue, the details and the people are what make your day so special which is why we feel documentary wedding photography is the best way to tell your story. That's not to say that we won't do any 'traditional' images – if requested we don't mind doing a handful of formal photographs. We do like to steal you away sometime before/after the wedding breakfast to capture some portraits of you both as a married couple in the surroundings of your venue, which also gives you a chance to have a relaxed 15 minutes where (as much as we all love family…) you get a little breather to have a little cuddle and celebrate that after all the planning "We finally did it!".
We process (not edit or airbrush) our images to retain as much of their natural form as possible, owing to the true documentary style of wedding photography which we love. We perform subtle alterations to the brightness and colour balance before using tone adjustments to achieve a subtle, yet similar look to that of film photographs – muted tones, slight grain and colour hues are a few of the characteristics. We believe our images are as timeless as can be and unlike our parents wedding photographs and other 'fad' photography styles – they will still look beautiful in decades to come.
The wedding day itself, whilst fun can be a long day so choosing a photographer that you get along with is quite an important task (and one in which we hope we fit the bill). We love being asked to be part of your day, entrusting us with your friends and family is a big honour and one which makes our job the best in the world.


My name's Tony, I'm from New Jersey. I recently got a bonsai tree as an early christmas gift (I'm not sure from which store, lol) and I was wondering if you could help me identify it please?
It came with minimal directions, so I figured I'd look online for s'more tips, and low and behold, a forum popped up.
Also, where the hell do I get moss?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. The tree seems like a small ever green, I believe they called that temperate?
The good news is it looks OK so far. The bad news is it belongs outside. But since it has, presumably, been kept inside on a store shelf somewhere it may not be a good idea to put it out now.
Verify if it was inside or out. If inside, as I suspect, you will have to find a bright, cool location until spring at which time it should start its new life outdoors.
Make sure that you let the soil approach dryness before watering again. If that is a humidity tray ensure that water cannot wick up into the pot.
I will find out if it was outside or inside, but I'm guessing inside.
So now the trick is finding a place that is cool and bright lol.
As for the water tray, i will do so. I was just submerging it in a bowl so it would soak.
Where does one find moss?
Yes I just asked the gift giver, it was in the store.
I was just submerging it in a bowl so it would soak.
I don't usually water by the submersion method. It is not the worst thing you could do but over the long run salts and minerals can build up. Better to water from above, this helps prevent anything from accumulating.
You don't really need any moss. It will only make evaluating the moisture level of your tree that much more difficult.
Yes that will be a problem. As I said Junipers really belong outside but you are in a tough spot. It is matter of the lesser of two evils, put it out now and risk it or leave it in and try to bring it through the winter. It would not hurt to put it out if the weather is mild, as it has been here. I really don't know how long it would take to ready itself for truly cold weather or exactly how detrimental it would be to expose it to below freezing temperatures without an acclimation period.
Could I try leaving it out in the daytime when it's warmer, and in @ night? or is that no good?
It would not hurt to put it out if the weather is mild, as it has been here.
You can leave it out at night too as long as it does not get below freezing. Again, I am being conservative because of your unusual circumstances. My Juniper is planted out in the garden and will spend the entire winter outside.
Outside you go, little bugger!
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Maui Pops Orchestra Holiday Concert - A Review
It is hard getting used to Christmas in Maui after living in Canada almost all my life, where I didn't just have to dream of a white Christmas. It was for real. Have you ever tried to dream of snow while sitting on the beach in tropical surrounds, listening to the gentle lapping of waves on the shore and watching children play in the sand? It is next to impossible.
A few years ago we discovered that the secret for getting into the Christmas spirit in Maui is music, the most uplifting remedy in the world for whatever ails you.
Yesterday afternoon we attended the Maui Pops Orchestra Holiday concert at the MACC and as soon as they started to play a medley of Christmas favourites we were hooked on the season. During the first half of the program the music included 'White Christmas', 'The Christmas Song', 'Winter Wonderland', 'Ave Maria' and a lovely medley from 'The King and I'. You may ask how the 'The King and I' fits into Christmas. I guess it doesn't but it has been my favourite musical since I was twelve, so I loved it and had to restrain myself from breaking out in song from my balcony seat. James Durham, the very talented conductor told us that the song 'Getting to Know You' was originally written for 'South Pacific', but it didn't fit so Rodgers, the composer, put it on the shelf until he wrote "The King and I" which was a perfect match for the song. A tidbit I never knew before.
In the second half of the program the Orchestra was joined by the Honolulu Symphony Chorus and we were treated to 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', and a medley called 'The Many Moods of Christmas'. The grand finale was excerpts from Handel's 'Messiah', ending with the famous 'Hallelujah Chorus'. Since my husband and I have been choristers for years, we were with them with every note and every word, me in alto and he in bass. The magical combination of the Honolulu Chorus and the Maui Pops Orchestra did it all justice, and after resounding applause, the conductor jokingly announced that he liked to think that he was "renting to buy" this great group of singers who paid their own airfares to Maui for this special event. Dr. Esther Yoo, the Artistic Director of the Honolulu Symphony Chorus, was in attendance and made an appearance on the stage for bows at the end of the concert.
The concert ended with a Mitch Miller style sing-a-long of Christmas carols. James Durham told us that years ago, Mitch was a friend of his and the one thing he learned from him was to tell the audience to make sure they followed his stick. We certainly did, mostly because he is such a dynamic conductor and was hard to resist.
Now fully in the Christmas spirit we headed home and with joy in our hearts resolved that the next day we would put up our tree and decorate the house for the season!
To find out about upcoming Maui Pops Orchestra concerts visit their website.
If you are coming to Maui between May and November of next year, you may want to make our lovely Maui Garden House your vacation home.
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Wendy Irene (Give Love Create Happiness) December 6, 2010 at 12:45 PM
The concert sounds wonderful! I love how your writing brought me there. Merry Christmas!
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Since my family was faced with financial difficulties leading into the 2013-2014 school year, we did not have the available funds to purchase the curriculum we had used in the past. In my search for free or low-cost programs, I found Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool. I would like to share our experience with this free, all-inclusive program.
Lee Giles is the author of this program. She has spent countless hours creating and improving it for her children and has blessed us by sharing it. You can read about her and the program here. The name of the program says it all, it truly is All-in-One! She offers complete curricula for preschool through high school. Everything you need is included with very little additional supply cost.
It is a complete curriculum. All subjects, including core subjects, foreign language, physical education, art and many more.
You have the option to either complete the level as a complete curriculum or pick various subjects in various levels. My Kindergartener worked in Getting Ready 1 and 2, as well as Level 1 for math. My 2nd grader worked in Levels 2 and 3 for different subjects, and my 5th grader completed Level 5.
The program promotes a Biblical worldview.
The only cost associated with this program is paper and ink to print the few required printables. Many of the assignments have the option to print or complete online.
Most assignments can be done online and as independently as you desire. My 5th grader was able to complete his entire day independently when necessary, giving me more time to focus on my new reader. This is something that was a bit of a struggle for him in the past, but with Easy Peasy, he worked so well by himself.
The instructions for the assignments are conversational and easy for the students to understand.
One of my favorite things is that the assignments sometimes instruct the student to tell a parent what they read or learned and often awards the student with a hug from a parent and I am always happy to oblige!
My kindergartener loved the math songs that are assigned almost daily. We even turned them into a family dance session at times, giving us a much-needed break in during the school day…everyone joined in the fun!
My 2nd grader loved the Thinking assignments. They were challenging but always fun.
My 5th grader's favorite things about Easy Peasy are the many hands-on projects. He also loves that busy work is a thing of the past. The lessons are short and to the point, freeing up more time for family fun and learning outside of the curriculum!
If you are looking for a complete, Christ-centered curriculum, I urge you to take a look at Easy Peasy. We have been so blessed by the ministry of Lee Giles. We plan to use at least parts of Easy Peasy as we continue our homeschooling journey.
Isn't it great? We love the freedom and flexibility of the program!
Someone told me about your review, so I came to take a look. I'm so glad you found the curriculum and that it's blessing your family. It's an encouragement to me to hear that it was a provision when you needed it and enjoyed as well!
Thank you so much for sharing your ministry with others. It was and will continue to be a blessing to my family.
I am searching for free curriculum for my family due to low funds as well. We tried Easy peasy once before and I think we will be using it again. Thank you for the review! how cool that Lee commented on here.
Was there anything about the program that you didn't like? I like the hear the cos, too. Thank you!
The only thing I can say negative about it was the occasional pop-up ad that would show up on some of the outside websites, but that really cannot be avoided when dealing with the internet. I did install the recommended ad blocker and it really helped. I also want to ad that there are NO ads on the main Easy Peasy pages.
I do use some other resources that I have grown to love in place of some of her recommendations, but the program could certainly stand on its own. Even when we used an expensive boxed curriculum, I changed things up a bit. That is one of the benefits of Easy Peasy, the courses are listed separately so you can pick and choose between levels and subjects.
I just love EasyPeasy as well! It is so functional for big families and I also enjoy the Charlotte Mason approach to learning…thanks so much!!
You bring up a good point that I missed! Yes, the Charlotte Mason approach is a definite plus to the Easy Peasy program.
I used easy peasy for one semester. My worry was 'Are my children learning how to write proper essays?' Has anyone finish this curriculum to say their child (ren) successfully enter college?
Although my children (5th and 7th) enjoyed and claimed they learned more from this, should I continue my concerns? Please respond if anyone has child(ren) in college after this.
I have 4 hs grads with 3 in colleges-majoring in physic, engineering, and general studies and 1 completed military service. I've emphasized math and ability to write.
My oldest just finished 6th grade so I cannot specifically address your concerns. Hopefully one of our readers can to help you. If you have access to Facebook, Easy Peasy offers many different groups for support depending on grade level, location, etc., which may be a good place to start.
I am considering using EP this year. How are grades maintained? Are there tests? How do I know if my child(ren) are indeed "getting" the lesson? Thank you for your feedback.
Great questions, Cherisse! I have only used the elementary portions of EP and there are no tests. The program does instruct the students to print out things along the way for a portfolio. The older grades may be different though. I suggest going to the website or the Facebook support page for this information.
Thanks for such an awesome guide. I completely agree with what Heather said.EasyPeasy is acually so functional for big families. I love Charlotte Mason approach to learning too and would like to know your views on it.
I am a fan of the Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling. We are an eclectic homeschool family and use many different approaches in our curriculum choices; but when it comes to certain subjects, I believe that Charlotte Mason's advice is best. We use many living books and spend a lot of time outdoors and just doing. I also have all boys, so they respond much better to hands-on, how-will-this-fit-into-the-real-world learning.
I am trying to decide which homeschool program to use for my son this fall. He is has a learning disability and in elementary school was for the most part about 2 yrs behind other kids his age. Now he is ready to start 9th grade and I am not sending him to public school. He just learned how to multiply/divide this year so did my 3rd grader. I need something to let me know where to start with him. He uses the computer well, writing is a struggle. Somebody point in the right direction, please.
Thanks for your review! All I've read are pretty awesome things about this FREE curriculum and I am seriously considering using this for my soon to be 2nd grader. I find it very easy to follow which is important for me! I am excited and already so thankful that something like this is out there!
Is the whole curriculum done online?
Our family uses Easy Peasy.?I am thankful for the lesson plan organization. It is a complete program by itself. Although, we have stuck with the math program that has worked well with our family. My children who are in the high school level have had opportunity to write various types of papers at different levels of difficulty. They have not used the peer review, but is a great option and would provide good practice for forums in college courses.


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Shilene Booysen appointed South Sudan Women head coach.
10 February 2021 – Former Banyana Banyana Performance Analyst Shilene Booysen has been appointed as the new head coach for the South Sudan Senior Women's football team.
Booysen penned down a two-year contract that will see her lead the "Bright Starlet" as they are affectionately known until 2023.
Shilene is no stranger to the big stage as she has previously worked in the National Women's Soccer League in America where she served as the assistant coach at Houston Dash. She has also worked as Bafana Bafana analyst and has been with Banyana Banyana as a performance analyst from 2014 until her latest appointment.
Speaking about her appointment, a jubilant Booysen said she was ecstatic about her new role.
"I am excited, really excited. This is an opportunity for me to be part of something really special. South Sudan FA has come up with a strategy that I wanted to be a part of and that is why I applied for the job. Every position I have filled in the past came with pressure and I am happy to take up the challenge. I want to make a difference.
"SSFA has very realistic and achievable goals set up and I want to help them achieve them. Firstly, it will be to get a good FIFA ranking and build a sustainable women's football program while helping them grow the game," added Booysen.
Booysen stated that she is excited to be part of the wider and exciting changes taking place in women's football on the continent.
"CAF has outlined clear vision and strategy for women's football in Africa and it's amazing to see how some newly formed federations are setting up their programs to follow this,'' said Booysen.
When Banyana Banyana were crowned 2020 COSAFA Champions for the fourth successive time, Banyana Head coach Desiree Ellis had high praises for Shilene Booysen's ability to analyze opponents, underscoring how the two coaches worked well together.
It's a bittersweet moment for Desiree Ellis who expressed her excitement for this huge opportunity for her companion to develop in her own right.
"I have known Shilene for more than 20 years as we played together for the same team and we have worked together at Banyana Banyana for a very long time," said Ellis.
"I am sad to see her go but it's another opportunity for her to grow and develop. She has been an integral part of Banyana's success," added Ellis.
"We have spoken about such moments for a long time. She has huge international experience having worked with Bafana Bafana and Houston Dash, I want to wish her all the best. I know she will be a huge success, "Ellis concluded.


There are SOOOOO many options and hundreds of possible combinations to box and wrap. Today, I'm going to show you some of my favourites to get your shopping list started.
Perfect for travelling with, Jelly Masks are ideal to keep your skin cleansed and hydrated. There's no need to refrigerate them either, so you can pop them in your luggage and they'll last up to four months.
Each cooling mask is easy to use; simply scoop a piece into your palms and blend until the jelly turns into a cream. Smooth onto your face, then leave the ingredients to sink in for up to 10 minutes. Finally, wash off with warm water or with a cloth to reveal wonderfully radiant skin.
Featured in the snap above is one of my fave mood boosters, Baked Alaska, right next to the huge bath bomb-like spheres.
When you've bin feeling sad and blue, bake it off with lemon myrtle and grapefruit oils. Citrusy suds and ylang ylang oil will lift the mood and sabotage sadness. With bright baubles of in-tents-ly softening Fair Trade cocoa butter your skin will feel moisturised and smooth. Feel Mary and bright and lather this up on your soggy bottom.
Do away with tutu much packaging and dance naked this Christmas. Kalahari melon and organic jojoba oils moisturize for super soft Christmas kisses. Sweet wild orange oil gives you a happy lift which will have you dancing all night long.
This colourful, candyfloss-scented fun is a little bit magical. Handmake your own festive fairy in soft pink and set her at the top of the tap so she can cast a spell over bathtime. Crumble a little under running water for streams of spellbinding, candycoated bubbles which turn the water into a wonderland of sweetness, or lather up in your hands for a sugary sweet body wash.
Tree-D quietly melts away as it gently transforms the water into a softening pool of almond oil and Fair Trade organic cocoa butter. Delicate scents of tangerine and grapefruit float by on the breeze while litsea cubeba oil restores you to your natural state. Allow the noise of the day to fade into the distance until it's just you and the trees.
This pear-fect little soap creates a luxurious lather on the skin. Pear purée and cardamom oil cover skin in a scent reminiscent of warm fruit desserts and spiced cakes while murumuru butter moisturises and softens skin. A classy addition to any Christmas bath or shower. Wrap in a Knot Wrap and hide in the tree's branches for a sumptuously scented treat.
You may also notice from the bar above that their products are mostly sold "naked". The Naked line "features its "bare-all" packaging approach, in which 80% of the seasonal range are offered in solid form without the use of plastic bottles or any packaging; thus, also called the naked alternative.". Apart from less waste, stripping products off unnecessary packaging also allows the brand to invest its production savings towards increasing its manpower and training them appropriately. Another good think to note: products from the Naked line such as its body butters are formulated with little to no water and are therefore often innately self-preserving. Good stuff for the pocket and the planet!
These all-occasion, reusable fabric wraps come in different sizes and are made from recycled plastic bottles and organic cotton. The fluorescent one on your right's so pretty!
Twinkle twinkle little star, bubble wand and sparkle jar. Candy showers, citrus soap, star light through your telescope. Twinkle twinkle little star, the finest Christmas treats by far. No stars were harmed in the making of these sweet, sweet, sparkly treats. Lavish your skin with candy showers and honeyscented soaks and feel like a star.
Spread joy to the world with scrubs, bombs, and bubbles to delight and excite all kids from one to ninety-two. You won't find a bottle, pot or wrapper anywhere in this joyful gift, except for the box of course.


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Q: Symfony3 doctrine2 ManyToMany no add in DB in the table where there is just 2 PK I've 3 tables in my DB like this : Article : with idArticle.
Fournissor with idFournissor and in the middle of them there is "Got" who is composed with 1 PK(idFournissor, idArticle).
It is a relation Many to Many. Besides, I have 2 forms : ArticleType and FournissorType, in each form when I submit I have the right values in my DB.
However, for the champ idFournissor in idArticle or idArticle in idFournissor it is doing anything. I explain : for example, the Article form : I have to choose a fournissor for my article so I choose one of them but in fact in DB it isn't saving something.
I would like that when I submit the form there is in "Got" the value of the id of article and fournissor.
Here is my entity Article, if it can help :
    use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

   /**
   * Article
   *
   * @ORM\Table(name="Article",indexe{@ORM\Index(name="I_FK_Article_TypeArticle", columns={"idTypeArticle"})})
   * @ORM\Entity
   */
  class Article
  {
    /**
     * @var integer
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="idArticle", type="bigint")
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="IDENTITY")
     */
    private $idarticle;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="reference", type="string", length=35, nullable=true)
     */
    private $reference;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="designationFR", type="string", length=160, nullable=true)
     */
    private $designationfr;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="designationEN", type="string", length=160, nullable=true)
     */
    private $designationen;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="plan", type="string", length=70, nullable=true)
     */
    private $plan;

    /**
     * @var \DateTime
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="dateCreation", type="date", nullable=true)
     */
    private $datecreation;

    /**
     * @var integer
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="idProduit", type="bigint", nullable=true)
     */
    private $idproduit;

    /**
     * @var integer
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="idSousEnsemble", type="bigint", nullable=true)
     */
    private $idsousensemble;

    /**
     * @var \gkeepBundle\Entity\Typearticle
     *
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="gkeepBundle\Entity\Typearticle")
     * @ORM\JoinColumns({
     *   @ORM\JoinColumn(name="idTypeArticle", referencedColumnName="idTypeArticle")
     * })
     */
    private $idtypearticle;

    /**
     * @var \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection
     *
     * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="gkeepBundle\Entity\Fournisseur", mappedBy="idarticle")
     */
    private $idfournisseur;

    /**
     * Constructor
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->idfournisseur = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
    }

Entity Fournisseur :
/**
 * @var \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection
 *
 * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="gkeepBundle\Entity\Article", inversedBy="idfournisseur", cascade={"persist"})
 * @ORM\JoinTable(name="detient",
 *   joinColumns={
 *     @ORM\JoinColumn(name="idFournisseur", referencedColumnName="idFournisseur")
 *   },
 *   inverseJoinColumns={
 *     @ORM\JoinColumn(name="idArticle", referencedColumnName="idArticle")
 *   }
 * )
 */
private $idarticle;

Article entity :
   /**
 * Add idfournisseur
 *
 * @param \gkeepBundle\Entity\Fournisseur $idfournisseur
 *
 * @return Article
 */
public function addIdfournisseur(\gkeepBundle\Entity\Fournisseur $idfournisseur)
{
    $idfournisseur->set($this);
    $this->idfournisseur[] = $idfournisseur;

    return $this;
}

Fournisseur entity :
 /**
 * Add idarticle
 *
 * @param \gkeepBundle\Entity\Article $idarticle
 *
 * @return Fournisseur
 */
public function addIdarticle(\gkeepBundle\Entity\Article $idarticle)
{
    $this->idarticle[] = $idarticle;

    return $this;
}

Hope that I've been clear, tell me if u don't understand. thanks for advance

A: I think 'cascade persist' was missed. Here is an expample:
Agency User can has many services as well as service can has many users.
 // It's Agency Entity
 /**
 * @var Service[]|ArrayCollection
 *
 * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="Service", inversedBy="agencyUsers", cascade={"persist"})
 * @ORM\JoinTable(name="agency_user_services",
 *      joinColumns={@ORM\JoinColumn(name="user_id", referencedColumnName="id")},
 *      inverseJoinColumns={@ORM\JoinColumn(name="service_id", referencedColumnName="id")}
 *      )
 */
protected $services;

 /**
 * Add services
 *
 * @param ServiceInterface $services
 * @return AgencyAdmin
 */
public function addService(ServiceInterface $services)
{
    $this->services[] = $services;

    return $this;
}

/**
 * Remove services
 *
 * @param ServiceInterface $services
 */
public function removeService(ServiceInterface $services)
{
    $this->services->removeElement($services);
}

//It's Service Entity
/**
 * @var AgencyAdmin[]|ArrayCollection
 * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="AgencyAdmin", mappedBy="services")
 */
protected $agencyUsers;

/**
 * Add agencyUsers
 *
 * @param AgencyAdmin $agencyUsers
 * @return Service
 */
public function addAgencyUser(AgencyAdmin $agencyUsers)
{
    $this->agencyUsers[] = $agencyUsers;

    return $this;
}

/**
 * Remove agencyUsers
 *
 * @param AgencyAdmin $agencyUsers
 */
public function removeAgencyUser(AgencyAdmin $agencyUsers)
{
    $this->agencyUsers->removeElement($agencyUsers);
}

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Gov. Patrick still undecided on key pieces of legislation
Deadlines loom this weekend
Updated: 11:46 AM EDT Jul 28, 2012
Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday on WCVB TV's weekly political show "OTR" he is still undecided on key legislation sitting on his desk with deadlines looming this weekend."I'm still working it in my head," said Patrick when asked about the EBT, Electronic Benefit Transaction Bill, which the legislature returned to him after rejecting amendments he offered earlier this month.Patrick is weighing a veto on that bill as well as his options on Melissa's bill, sentencing reform legislation that would set stricter parameters on judges. It would eliminate parole for some three-time felons."There is a lot to like in the bill," said Patrick. "But it is not a great bill.""A trend to put the entire judicial system on automatic pilot is a mistake," said the Governor. He said the lack of judicial discretion is a problem.Ongoing negotiations on health care reform also are at the top of the governor's priority list. He said he expects to see the final version before the weekend is over.Patrick also told WCVB TV he had problems with an Registry of Motor Vehicles bill which would limit car registration to only legal residents of Massachusetts. He pointed to students from out of state and retirees who do not live in Massachusetts for part of the year as examples of how the requirement could be a problem.Patrick, former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Division under President Clinton, refused to weigh in on the Chick-fil-A controversy, saying he would leave it to Mayor Tom Menino to handle that issue in Boston.He also refused to pick one of three options offered on which job he would most prefer: U.S. attorney general, U.S. senator from Massachusetts or president of the United States.He once again reiterated his intention to finish his term in office and then go into the private sector.
NEEDHAM, Mass. —
Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday on WCVB TV's weekly political show "OTR" he is still undecided on key legislation sitting on his desk with deadlines looming this weekend.
"I'm still working it in my head," said Patrick when asked about the EBT, Electronic Benefit Transaction Bill, which the legislature returned to him after rejecting amendments he offered earlier this month.
Patrick is weighing a veto on that bill as well as his options on Melissa's bill, sentencing reform legislation that would set stricter parameters on judges. It would eliminate parole for some three-time felons.
"There is a lot to like in the bill," said Patrick. "But it is not a great bill."
"A trend to put the entire judicial system on automatic pilot is a mistake," said the Governor. He said the lack of judicial discretion is a problem.
Ongoing negotiations on health care reform also are at the top of the governor's priority list. He said he expects to see the final version before the weekend is over.
Patrick also told WCVB TV he had problems with an Registry of Motor Vehicles bill which would limit car registration to only legal residents of Massachusetts. He pointed to students from out of state and retirees who do not live in Massachusetts for part of the year as examples of how the requirement could be a problem.
Patrick, former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Division under President Clinton, refused to weigh in on the Chick-fil-A controversy, saying he would leave it to Mayor Tom Menino to handle that issue in Boston.
He also refused to pick one of three options offered on which job he would most prefer: U.S. attorney general, U.S. senator from Massachusetts or president of the United States.
He once again reiterated his intention to finish his term in office and then go into the private sector.


Frasers Hospitality has marked its Sweet 16th 'Fraser Day' by revealing the company's massive growth plans are on track.
The company has gone from two properties and 400 serviced residences in 1998 to 92 properties and 15,500 serviced apartments today.
Frasers Hospitality Chief Executive Officer Choe Peng Sum says the company is on track to double its inventory to 30,000 serviced apartments over the next five years.
Choe said, "It has been a challenging 16 years, with recession in 1998, the 9/11 crisis in 2001, SARS in 2003, and the Global Financial Crisis sparked off by the US subprime crisis and collapse of financial institution Lehman Brothers in 2008.
Frasers Hospitality has three brands of gold-standard serviced residences – Fraser Suites, Fraser Place and Fraser Residence – as well as Modena by Fraser, targeted at the road warrior; and Capri by Fraser, a design-led hotel residence aimed at the e-generation. With the wide product offering and lifestyle choice, Frasers Hospitality has seen unbroken growth in its 16-year history and is well positioned to meet its goal to double in the next five years.
Besides the strong brand offerings, the recovering economy in the European Union will provide a good source of growth.
There is also strong demand for extended stay and very limited supply. Even in London, serviced residences make up only 6% of the total accommodation supply which is even less than Singapore where serviced residences account for about 10% of supply.
As a result, 'serviced apartments in London tend to post an average weekly rate of about £900 to £1000 with occupancy usually at around 85%', said a study by Colliers International.
EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) will see faster growth and while it makes up 18% of Frasers Hospitality's inventory, this will rise to 21% by 2019.
With consistent economic growth forecast for the near time, conditions are ripe for the ambitious doubling of Frasers Hospitality over the next five years.
The International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook released in Jan 2014 forecasts growth in the US economy of 2.8% in 2014 and 3.0% in 2015.
Frasers operates properties in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with a Brisbane hotel set to commence construction in the coming months.


Loyola University facilities used for Democratic organizing meeting aimed at unsuspecting Catholics: Industrial Areas Foundation and Call To Action representatives team up to focus on "short-term opportunities for action"
"Learn more about the IAF Young Adults Organizing Drive and serve as an impetus for participants to host similar Community Meetings across the City"
Smith goes on to note that the email was directed to "social workers, activists, program directors, young adult leaders in congregations, youth ministers, college students and faculty at Catholic institutions, etc."
The email also gives special thanks to Mr. Smith's friends at none other than Call to Action, the dissenter group that favors ordination of women, abortion rights, gay rights, and has emerged as the leading voice of Unitarianism within the Catholic left.
Why is this political organizing meeting being held at Loyola, and featuring support from dissenter groups from Call to Action? The better question may be, why not?
In the past few years the Jesuit run University has repeatedly invited pro-abortion politicians and ant-Catholic activists to address the student body and faculty.
CCI asks its members to be aware of overt efforts by Democratic Party operatives to use the Catholic churches to organize for pro-abortion and gay rights support Democratic candidates. These meetings will be sugar coated with "social justice" rhetoric, but the "action" part will entail door-to-door campaigning for political candidates. If you see activities like this in your parish, please forward the information to us at info@catholiccitizens.org.


Will the FTSE pass 5600 convincingly?
With the FTSE 100 convincingly passing the 5600 mark to 5630 earlier in the day I thought the rise was set to continue. It would seem I was wrong to think this and as I currently write this it's hovering around the 5600 mark. With 5600 offering some resistance a few days ago has it done enough to make this resistance level a thing of the past I fear not. But then again maybe it has. Until the FTSE 100 closes convincingly above 5600 it will be a resistance level in my mind.
I think over the next few days it probably will pass this level, opening the way to the 5800 level we seen earlier in the year. Will it pass this? Well that's any ones guess. If the resistance level of 5600 does get broken it will become a support level for me.
You probably wondering why I'm harping on about all this when I don't even trade the FTSE. Well it's not strictly true. I have a personal pension which I and invest in certain funds created by my bank. One of which is the FTSE All Share index tracker. Although the FTSE 100 is not the same as the FTSE All share they paint a similar picture.
Also the FTSE 100 is a good indicator of general market sentiment. With that market sentiment being buying at the moment it a good indicator that my open positions should rise along with it. That said this is the stock market we are talking about here and as well all know absolutely anything can happen.
Thanks to Iain and Tony for there comments on yesterdays post. I have decided to wait in regard to pyramiding my F&C position. Like Tony said "I think you might be too keen to pyramid too soon". To be honest I don't really have anything in my strategy regarding when to pyramid, but I should. I think I will spend some time thinking this through and then I will have my rules laid out for when and when not to pyramid. Thanks for the advice guys. This is why I love keeping this blog. Before I would've only had myself to ask for help but now I have the opinion of other more experienced traders. So thanks again for the comments. They are invaluable as always.
Anyway that's all from me for today.
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MyCEB: Saving the world, one medical congres at a time
Author: Vicky Karantzavelou / Date: Tue, 06/12/2018 - 11:41
Taqrir Akramin Khalib, President of Hemophilia Society of Malaysia delivering his speech during the destination handover ceremony at the WFH Congress 2018 held in Glasgow, Scotland
Liz Carroll, CEO of Haemophilia Society UK handing the plaque to Taqrir Akramin Khalib, President of Hemophilia Society of Malaysia during the destination handover ceremony
Malaysia prepares to welcome the World Federation of Hemophilia Congress 2020; First time to be held in Malaysia, the biennial congress is said to be the most significant international forum that brings together the entire global bleeding disorders community.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will be the focus of the medical industry again in two years, as the country prepares to welcome the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Congress 2020. Leading healthcare experts from 125 countries are expected to gather at the WFH Congress 2020 from 14 to 18 June 2020 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia, joined by the Hemophilia Society of Malaysia and affiliate partner, World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH), will be given the honour to create a focal point for a global network of healthcare providers, national hemophilia associations, people with hemophilia and families to discuss and share the status of hemophilia treatment and research in the various parts of the world.
Malaysia was chosen as the host country for the congress in 2014. The recent WFH Congress 2018 held in Glasgow, Scotland on 24 May 2018 marked the official handover ceremony.
First time to be held in Malaysia, the biennial congress is said to be the most significant international forum that brings together the entire global bleeding disorders community.
"Malaysia's event journey is at a pivotal stage. Health-focused congress like WFH World Congress 2020 plays an important role in increasing the number of international delegates and the benefits are far-reaching. Malaysia will witness the congregation of 4,300 delegates from all over the world and the congress comes in at a time when the Malaysia medical tourism market is expected to witness a pronounced growth," said Datuk Zulkefli Haji Sharif, the Chief Executive Officer of MyCEB.
"In line with MyCEB's goal of attracting major healthcare conferences to Malaysia, the congress will see an impressive line-up of speakers comprising of leading experts in the field such as practitioners, scientists, doctors, specialists, pharmaceuticals and pharmacists of inherited blood disorders and healthcare officials. The congress will showcase the latest scientific and clinical developments in research, diagnostics as well as disease management and is expected to deliver an estimated economic impact of RM55.1 million to the country. We are looking forward to welcome the delegates who will be attending the congress in 2020," he continued.
Through WFH World Congress 2020, Malaysia is well-placed to significantly grow its visitor economy in the area of medical tourism and for the benefit of the region in Asia and locally. Besides a meeting place for patients with bleeding disorders and their families, the congress will see a multidisciplinary programme on emerging topics in the inherited bleeding disorders field to also be organised.
Taqrir Akramin Khalib, President of Hemophilia Society of Malaysia said, "Due to its location and a great value for money destination, the coming WFH World Congress 2020 in Kuala Lumpur will benefit not only the Malaysian hemophilia community but also the hemophilia communities in the Southeast Asian countries."
He continued to acknowledge that hemophilia treatment and care are generally still limited in this part of the world. "Hopefully WFH World Congress 2020 in Kuala Lumpur will provide more exposure and advocate for an improvement in the treatment as well as care of people with hemophilia in the region and worldwide," he added.
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The Risks When Supplements Exceeded
Last Updated on: July 15, 2020 by Paracha
WASHINGTON (Reuters): According to a U.S. study published in the magazine American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , the people who take supplements to increase their intake of minerals may actually be getting too much of a good thing, and even risked serious problems.
In some cases, supplement users may actually be overloaded with minerals such as iron, which can cause potentially serious health problems, the researchers said.
"People need to choose supplements to help meet but not exceed, the recommended daily intake levels," said Regan Bailey, a researcher in nutrition at the National Institutes of Health United States, who led the study. Bailey and his colleagues used surveys to assess food intake of minerals including 8860 men and women who participated in a major government health survey between 2003 and 2006.
Men and women who reported using dietary supplements with eight major minerals-calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, potassium and selenium, were much less likely to be receiving inadequate amounts of these minerals through food ate those who said they supplemented the diet, the study said. The relationship was stronger in women who are more likely than men to take supplements.
Supplement users, in turn, used to eat better and have healthier lifestyles than nonusers, said Bailey. The research team also found that calcium intake is often fell below recommended levels, even among those who called themselves supplement users.
About a quarter of the supplement users, and 71% of non-users do not receive the recommended daily allowance of calcium: 800 to 1000 milligrams daily for men over 51 years and between 1000 and 1200 milligrams daily for women of the same age. Calcium is needed for healthy bones.
Older people were much more likely to fall short of meeting their daily calcium needs, but also to surpass them. That's because people tend to use more supplements as they age, which helps explain why nearly 16% of women between 51 and 70 years recorded a daily calcium intake above the recommended limit. Excess calcium has been linked to kidney stones.
Supplement users were also more likely to increase their intake of magnesium and zinc above the recommended maximum, but with unknown consequences on the health of those excesses, if any."We always hope that people who are taking food supplements are most in need, but there seems to be," said Cheryl Rock, a researcher in nutrition at the University of California at San Diego.
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Q: How to insert my own code to Netbeans Gui Builder? I found on the Web code: http://java-sl.com/tip_autoreplace_smiles.html which I edited to my own needs, take a look:
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
import javax.swing.text.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;

public class Emotes extends JEditorPane {

    public Emotes() {
        super();
        this.setEditorKit(new StyledEditorKit());
        this.initListener();
    }

    private void replace (String text, StyledDocument doc, ImageIcon icon, int start, String what) throws BadLocationException
    {
        int i = text.indexOf(what);
        while(i >= 0)
        {
            final SimpleAttributeSet attrs = new SimpleAttributeSet(doc.getCharacterElement(start+i).getAttributes());
            if (StyleConstants.getIcon(attrs) == null)
            {
                StyleConstants.setIcon(attrs, icon);
                doc.remove(start+i, what.length());
                doc.insertString(start+i,what, attrs);
            }
            i = text.indexOf(what, i+what.length());
        }
    }

    private void initListener() {
        getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener(){
            @Override
            public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent event) {
                final DocumentEvent e=event;
                SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        if (e.getDocument() instanceof StyledDocument) {
                            try {
                                StyledDocument doc=(StyledDocument)e.getDocument();
                                int start= Utilities.getRowStart(Emotes.this,Math.max(0,e.getOffset()-1));
                                int end=Utilities.getWordStart(Emotes.this,e.getOffset()+e.getLength());
                                String text=doc.getText(start, end-start);

                                replace(text, doc, createEmoticon("wink.png"), start, ";)");
                                replace(text, doc, createEmoticon("wink.png"), start, "<wink>");
                                replace(text, doc, createEmoticon("sad.png"), start, ":(");
                                replace(text, doc, createEmoticon("sad.png"), start, "<sad>");
                                replace(text, doc, createEmoticon("smile.png"), start, ":)");
                                replace(text, doc, createEmoticon("smile.png"), start, "<smile>");

                            } catch (BadLocationException e1) {
                                e1.printStackTrace();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
            @Override
            public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
            }
            @Override
            public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
            }
        });
    }

    static ImageIcon createEmoticon(String icon)
    {
        BufferedImage img = null;
        try
        {
            img = ImageIO.read(new File(icon));
            Graphics g = img.getGraphics();
            ((Graphics2D)g).setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
        }catch (IOException ex)
        {
        }
        return new ImageIcon(img);
    }
}

which works great. But I created in Netbeans a new GUI (JDialog Window) with JEditorPane on it, where I want to use this feature on JDialog window:

but it doesnt want to work at all. When I type ":)" its not changing in an image.
Just try to run that code:
public class NewJDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {

    /** Creates new form NewJDialog */
    public NewJDialog(java.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal) {
        super(parent, modal);
        initComponents();
    }

    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {

        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jEditorPane1 = new Emotes();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);

        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jEditorPane1);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 400, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addContainerGap()
                    .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 376, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addContainerGap()))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addGap(51, 51, 51)
                    .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 229, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addContainerGap(20, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
         */
        try {
            for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJDialog.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJDialog.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJDialog.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJDialog.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        //</editor-fold>

        /* Create and display the dialog */
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            public void run() {
                NewJDialog dialog = new NewJDialog(new javax.swing.JFrame(), true);
                dialog.addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {

                    @Override
                    public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent e) {
                        System.exit(0);
                    }
                });
                dialog.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JEditorPane jEditorPane1;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    // End of variables declaration
}

And the emotes I use are:

A: An application is compiled to a .jar file. Normal File I/O then does not take (the current directory varies depending on the call). Take the images out of the jar/class path as:
        img = ImageIO.read(Emotes.class.getResourceAsStream(icon));