I gotta say I'm really loving these horror movies that take place during a conventionally un-frightening holiday, Black Christmas, April Fools Day... is there an Easter horror movie? Chanukah? St. Patrick's Day? -Wait is that Leprechaun...damn! Oh well I just get a real gas out of them is all. To be honest, Valentines day is really one of the better un-scary holidays that you could make into a horror movie. All those heart and arrow images it's just asking to be turned into a violent bloody love fest.
Now I meant what I said about Valentine Bluffs being one happenin' town. In this town there is no one younger than 20 and instead of going to college you work in the mines all day and then go to a bar and drink Schlitz all night! Woohoo. Oh also fat ugly guys have attractive girlfriends, and there's only one real cop- plus they have a sick laundry mat.
The legend goes that 20 years ago there was a horrible mining accident leaving all the workers who were down there at the time dead. The rest of the workers were busy getting their freak on at the annual big Valentine's Day dance. The sole survivor, Harry Warden was found eating someone's foot and after that began killing people on Valentines day vowing that he would never let anyone celebrate Valentine's Day again. Now in the present day the town tries to throw the first Valentine's day dance in 20 years- the only problem is Mr. Party Pooper Harry Warden seems to be back and angrier than ever.
This movie is first of all extremely hilarious. I'm not sure if it's intentional but it is at times so dramatic and cheesy that it makes me really happy. It reminds me of a tamer Porky's where all the guys actually get laid- for some reason, and they are all miners who only drink Schlitz. The girls are pretty pathetic and their only sole purpose in life seems to be to decorate for the Valentine's Day dance. Which makes me wonder what they've been doing for the past 20 years.
Besides being wildly entertaining, the movie had some impressive kills. My favorites were when the old lady was killed and then put into the dryer- where it took the cop an excruciating 5 minutes to find the only dryer with blood oozing all over the glass. And my second favorite- but maybe winner for best death was that shot of the dead girl's body with the water from the shower coming out of her mouth- and showing just the slightest touch of red in the water...genius! It looked so surreal and sublimely gorey- yet we only got to see the fuzzy side profile of her face- BUT it was still extremely affective.
As for the identity of the killer? Well let's say I kind of figured it out a bit early- but his drastic change in character was amazing and his final laugh before the credits really got me in my funny bone. You won't find a necessarily cinematic horror masterpiece with this one, but it's a very delightful hour and 30 minutes filled with laughs, blood and really really creative deaths that I found to be unexpected and strangely refreshing. I'll check out the remake next- but if they don't drink Schlitz in it- I'm out.
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From her yeshivah digs in Jerusalem, Gella Solomon (of Nogah Chadash) writes to me of an aggadic commentary she's recently composed on the story of Cain and Abel (or transliterated, Qayin and Hevel). Her midrash, narrated by Cain is deeply humanistic — Cain expresses himself and his experience of fratricide in human terms that easily resonate with our experiences of desire and disappointment. But at the same time, G. Solomon leaves Cain within the world of midrash and its poignant exegetical suggestions, within the world of myth where Cain remains fully aware that he is a character being used as a homiletical device. Within this setting, Solomon lets Cain explain himself, his actions, his set up.
Here is how Solomon has Cain describe his relationship to his brother with special attention to his eponymous name, Hevel, which has the literal meaning of "breath" connoting a sense of his "fleeting" and impermanence:
I would sometimes prod him to see if he would dissolve into vapor at my touch. You have to understand, it wouldn't have seemed so odd. In those times, things were as they were and we, the first three, were discovering a newly created world. We were each so different from each other, would it be so odd to have a man who was flesh and a man who was not? Well he was solid enough- solid enough to bleed, solid enough to kill- but though, as it turned out, he could be killed, he did not truly live. Hevel was not Named. Hevel did not speak. I was given to Mother Chava to be Man after Father Adam. Hevel was added. Added to be My Brother.
To see what I would do.
Read more. (link, Beyond the Near)
With the essential role Cain must play in the narrative, can he actually have free will. This is a playful suggestion Solomon makes — but from Dwayne Hoover's revelation in Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions to Nobusuke Tagomi's epiphany in Philip K. Dick's Man in the High Castle, the self-awareness of imaginary characters is a postmodern trope that resonates. As Authors we can give our characters a tselem elohim (an image of their creator) — and our characters in turn reflect whatever creative spirit we possess to our readers. When we write, when we dream we are in a state of communion with those that we are dreaming. Our imagination gives them life and if the myth of their life can be transmitted, it can endure long after we've ceased dreaming them.
Solomon's reading of Cain also reminds me of the sympathetic reading of Judas Iscariot in the second century Gospel of Judas. In that second century work, Jesus asks Judas to turn him into the Romans, since "betrayal" is not really possible for a supposedly living god whose determination of all events must preclude the free will of betrayal. In the Gospel of Judas, Judas is the most beloved since only the most trusted lover of a god could be entrusted with the most painful job of assuring his capture and execution. In this reading popular with early Christian Gnostics, Judas is written in a sense similar to Abraham ready to offer up his son Isaac.The theme of child sacrifice within biblical and post-biblical christian narratives is more fully explored in Jon D. Levenson's excellent Death and Ressurection of the Beloved Son: Sacrifice in Judaism and Christianity.
Strangely enough, the gnostic sect that appreciated and possibly authored the Gospel of Judas were Sethians – a sect the predated Christianity and traced the lineage of their spiritual authority to Adam and Eve's third son, the one born to replace the murdered Abel — Seth. In Sethian traditions, aspects which in other common traditions are seen as failures (e.g. the transgression of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden) are seen rather as necessities in an unraveling emergence of divine transformation.
Solomon doesn't make mention of Seth in her midrash, though his absence could I think easily be remedied with a perusal of the extant midrashim on the significance of Seth, as well as the more recent discoveries of ancient lost gnostic works such as the Apocalypse of Adam.
"Cain and Abel" is shared by Aharon N. Varady with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
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Rastafarians: Religious Discrimination
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ORLANDO, FL – Religious beliefs, and practices are diverse. In order to follow their beliefs, some employees are required to dress in a certain way, maintain a particular appearance, or live their lives according to certain rules. Rastafarianism or Rastafari is a religion, or spiritual journey, that has been subjected to constant discrimination, in both Jamaica and the U.S.
Religious discrimination involves treating an applicant or employee unfavorably because of the person's religious beliefs. Federal law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs, such as the Abrahamic religion of Rastafarianism.
Among the best known Rastsa are Bob Marley, Bob Marley's talented children (Damian, Ziggy, Rohan, Ky-Mani, Stephen, Julian), Snoop Dogg (now known as "Snoop Lion"), Jah Cure, and Beres Hammond.
Rastafarianism is a newer religious movement, it developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. "Rastalogy" is based on a specific interpretation of the Bible. Central to the religion is a monotheistic belief in a single God, or Jah, who partially resides within each individual. The former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, is regarded as "the Conquering Lion of Judah," and is given special importance. Because religion lacks any one centralized authority, there are various unique practices among practitioners, who are known as Rastafari, Rastafarians, or Rastas.
Through their use of language, dress, dreaded hair, and lifestyle Rastas draw a clear boundary between themselves and non-Rastas. One of the distinguishing marks of their belief system is the formation of hair into dreadlocks, which is Biblically inspired (from Leviticus 21:5, "They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh" and Numbers 6:5 "All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow"), regarded as marking a covenant with God, the Rasta idea of "naturalness," and a symbol of strength linked to the hair of the Biblical figure of Samson.
Because of their distinct characteristics—like dreadlocks, Rastas are easily singled out at times for failing to conform to society's norms. However, Rastas are protected to an extent under Federal law because of their religion. While Title VII does not prohibit employment dress or grooming rules, per se, as long as these company rules do not have a "disparate impact" on the applicant or employee. However, Title VII does require an employer, once the employer becomes aware that a religious accommodation is needed, to accommodate the person whose sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance conflicts with the employer's requirements or "appearance policies," unless doing so would pose an "undue hardship."
In the US, several public schools, and workplaces have lost lawsuits as the result of banning Rastas from keeping their dreadlocks. In 2009, a group of Rastafari who work as public safety officers in Manhattan settled a federal lawsuit with the Grand Central Partnership in New York City, allowing them to wear their dreadlocks in neat ponytails, rather than be forced to "painfully tuck in their long hair" in their uniform caps and suspending anyone who allegedly violated the grooming policy.
More recently, in June 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission ("EEOC") announced that an Orlando, Florida company, Hospitality Staff, settled the case by paying the Rastafari cook $30,000 for violating his religious rights and forced the company to implement a new company-wide accommodation policy. Back in 2016, the EEOC took action against Hospitality Staff, based on the company's religious discrimination for ordering a prep cook to cut his dreadlocks because it didn't comply with the company's appearance standards. The cook, Courtney Joseph, happened to work for Hospitality Staff at one of Walt Disney's resorts. Disney complained about the employee's hair and Hospitality Staff management told Joseph to cut it if he wanted to keep his job. When Joseph explained that as a practicing Rastafarian he couldn't cut his hair and that his dreadlocks were part of his religious beliefs, the company terminated him.
Under the terms of the settlement, the Hospitality Staff's employee handbook and policy manual will be amended to include a clear policy for religious-based requests. EEOC wrote in its announcement, "Rastafarians wear dreadlocks as part of their sincerely held religious belief, and making an employment decision because of such a religious practice violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
Title VII protects people from discrimination based on their sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs. Likewise, for employees living in the State of New York, or New York City, there are additional protections under state and local legislation. The experienced New York City sexual harassment attorneys at the Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC have years of experience litigating claims of discrimination. If you feel you have been discriminated against, please give our attorneys a call at (800) 807-2209 for your free consultation.
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Half-Life Episode 3 story details revealed by writer
By Jade King
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Gaming Editor
August 25, 2017 10:29 am BST
Half-Life writer Mark Laidlaw, a former employee at Valve, has posted what appears to be a plot synopsis of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 on his blog.
In the blog post Laidlaw refers to it as 'Epistle 3' while also replacing the names of key locations and characters.
Reading through it, this appears to be a rough outline of what Episode 3 could have been before drifting into development hell.
Epistle 3 https://t.co/8BEG25AV7A
— Marc Laidlaw (@marc_laidlaw) August 25, 2017
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Laidlaw's website is getting hammered with traffic right now, so we've gone ahead and compiled a few plot points below.
A number of names and locations have been understandably altered, but hardcore fans should have no problem figuring out the plot for Half Life 3. Oh, and SPOILERS AHEAD!
Taking place immediately after the tragic death of Eli Vance at the end of Half Life 2: Episode 2, we finally get some closure on one of gaming's greatest cliffhangers.
The team are left traumatised, but eventually regroup to seek out the long lost Borealis, an Aperture Science Research Vessel that could aid the resistance's fight against the Combine.
Upon discovering the Borealis, Freeman and friends stumble upon a highly-advanced alien installation. They've been beaten to the punch, and their last hope of survival is dwindling fast.
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The Borealis would have played an important role in Half Life 2: Episode 3's plot, acting as an in-game location and important narrative device. It may hold the key to humanity's survival, or it could help the Combine if it falls into the wrong hands.
We won't spoil the entire story, you can draw your own conclusions from the full plot synopsis on NeoGAF.
Having first been announced back in May 2006, Half Life 2: Episode 3 had a scheduled release of Christmas 2007. Obviously, this never came out.
If Valve is currently developing the sequel, we may see this narrative come to fruition someday. If not, at least we have some form of closure.
What do you think? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter.
Jade is the Gaming Editor at Trusted Reviews. She handles all things gaming whether it be news, reviews, events or silly features. Seen at outlets such as MTV UK, Kotaku and Trusted Reviews (obviously…


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Swedish Research Center for Toxicology Sciences (Swetox) was a consortium consisting of 11 Swedish universities 2014-2018. The accomplishments are exemplified in the attached pdf. A list of successful activities is presented at the end of this letter. The infrastructure known as Swetox Södertälje, the KI unit, has been adopted by RISE while researchers moved to different academic institutions, primarily within KI (https://swetox.se/devsite/en/).
Due to the closure of Swetox the Swedish Academic Consortium for Chemical Safety (SwACCS) has been formed and is now under development. SwACCS is coordinated from Lund University and Örebro University with contact points at 13 Swedish universities, including all the 11 universities that previously were part of Swetox.
We now invite everybody at Stockholm University who are engaged in research and lecturing in any aspect of chemicals, health and environment to introduce SwACCS and open a discussion how SwACCS best can serve academia and the society to meet the challenges of non-safe chemicals, meeting the UN Sustainability Goals and Swedish and EU goals for health and environment.


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Bargains galore available at Saturday sale
Charity League Bargain Fair Chair Sharon Mills.
By Callie Hietala
In search of bargains? Look no further than the Charity League's Fall Bargain Fair.
The warehouse, at 242 Franklin Street in Martinsville, is practically bursting at the seams with bargains, just waiting for the doors to open on Saturday, October 2 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Purchases can be made with cash or card.
Shelves of toys, games, and puzzles for children of all ages are among the many items available for buyers to browse at this year's Bargain Fair.
"This is one of the biggest sales we've had in a while," said Kaitlin Martin, first vice-president of the organization, referencing both the number and the quality of items available for shoppers to browse and buy. Usually held just once a year, last year COVID forced the league to reevaluate and, in 2021, they moved to a twice-yearly model, one fair in the spring and one in the fall.
The selection this year is huge. Walking into the spacious warehouse, which the group gets at a reduced rate from Lester Properties, there are racks of clothes and shelves loaded with objects as far as the eye can see.
"All of the items inside of this warehouse right now are donations," chairman Sharon Mills said. Leading up to the fair, the organization solicits donations of items from club members, private individuals, and public institutions. The space is well-stocked with everything from brand-name purses with the original purchase tags intact, new and lightly-used clothing for everyone from young children to adults, games, toys, glassware, linens, furniture, DVDs, CDs, holiday décor, electronics, books, and even exercise equipment. There's even a car top carrier, in great condition, sitting in a corner, priced and ready to sell.
Racks of clothes for men, women, and children are sorted by size and type to make for easier shopping.
Even the display stands are donated. The local division of WestRock, located in Ridgeway, donated 80 rolling shelves to the organization, and EMI Recycling in Bassett helped with clothing display racks and even hangers.
"They helped us out tremendously," Mills said.
Everything on the racks and shelves is priced to sell. Most items range anywhere from $1 to $10, with a few specially-priced items going for a higher cost. At the end of the day, Martin said the league has a bag sale to help empty out the last of the year's inventory.
"This is where I stock up for Christmastime," said Martin, who is mother to a 9-year-old and a newborn and says her family lives from paycheck to paycheck. "When I can pay a dollar or a couple of dollars for items and get my children nice things but not have to break the bank, it significantly helps us."
Martin recalled her very first Bargain Fair several years ago when a child came in with his parents. He had holes in the soles of his shoes. Later, Martin found him looking at pairs of name-brand shoes, trying to decide on one.
"They're your size," Martin told the boy, encouraging him to pick more than one pair. "We can't afford it," he replied. "Buddy, they're only a dollar," Martin told the child. He started to cry. "Can I put them on?" he asked her. Martin remembered that she saw him not long afterward, heading to the checkout carrying several pairs of shoes to bring home.
"I think it hits you when you realized that's going on here in our town," she said. "This little child didn't even have shoes, and he's sitting here crying over a pair of used shoes and so appreciative. That's when it hit home with me what we're doing, how this really helps people," she said.
Mills said the first year helping with fair made her fall in love with the event and the organization.
"I found out what these ladies are capable of doing, how hard they're working and how determined they art and I said 'yeah, I've gotta be a part of this group,'" she said.
The Charity League's warehouse is well-stocked with books, furniture, kitchenware, electronics, and much, much more ahead of its annual Bargain Fair. Proceeds benefit area children.
Mills, who was already volunteering her time at the Henry County Food Pantry and also is a foster parent, initially joined the Charity League because she saw an opportunity to help serve the community. Working with the parallel organizations, "I know a lot of the needs in the community." With the league, she saw an opportunity to maximize her efforts, working with a group that builds up partnerships with other organizations to help meet the needs of the underserved. "It was a perfect fit. I love it."
Mills said the fair usually attracts between 500 to 1,000 shoppers over the course of the single-day event. It is the league's largest annual fundraiser, with all proceeds funding the organization's annual charitable efforts. Founded in 1931, the League is a women's organization whose focus is supporting children in the community.
This support includes scholarships for everything from 4-H camp to college; helping children explore fine arts through partnerships with Piedmont Arts, Missoula Children's Theatre, and the Patriot Players; and programs like Touch A Truck and Christmas Cheer.
With Christmas Cheer, the league operates behind the scenes, helping parents of children who have aged out of traditional charitable holiday gifting programs ensure there are presents under the tree on Christmas morning, Martin said. The organization buys some necessities, like toothbrushes, but also age-appropriate toys, which parents in need can pick up as gifts for their children for the holidays.
The popular Touch A Truck event, which takes place at the Martinsville Speedway, gives children a safe environment to interact with and learn about different types of emergency vehicles they may see on the road, including fire trucks, ambulances, garbage trucks, and construction vehicles.
Mills said women in the league "have a real desire to see this community do well." The funds raised with the Bargain Fair help this group of service-minded women continue to carry out their mission.
To learn more about the Charity League and its work, or to donate, visit charityleague.org.
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Writing her lover's "autobiography" proved a witty way for American author Gertrude Stein to detail her own life as Parisian writer, salon host and arts patron. Ostensibly, readers can take in the book, published in 1933, as Stein writing about Alice B. Toklas (which is what the title suggests) or as Toklas "writing" about Stein (which is what the book actually is). Either way, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was groundbreaking in its experimentation with form: an autobiography written by another person. Many modernist masters make an appearance in Stein's tome — among them Picasso, Hemingway and Matisse — and their influence on Stein is recounted through vivid anecdotes. For example, Stein's first major publication, Three Lives, was written under the "stimulus" of a Cézanne painting. Although it became the author's best-selling book, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was mainly notable for its easier-to-read narrative style (a departure from Stein's favored monologue form), making it a sort of Stein for Beginners.


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Quick answer: How to get a job at Equitable Life of Canada?
1 Who is Canada Life owned by?
2 Does Equitable Life do direct billing?
3 Is Equitable insurance now Silac?
4 Is Mony part of Equitable?
5 Is AXA Advisors a pyramid scheme?
6 How many employees does Equitable have?
7 How much does the CEO of Canada Life make?
8 Why do you want to work at Canada Life?
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14 Is Equitable AXA?
15 When did Equitable Life Fail?
16 Is SILAC a good annuity?
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19 Is Equitable a good company to work for?
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24 Why is AXA now equitable?
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26 How much does Walmart Canada CEO make?
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28 What is Chuck Magro salary?
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March 3, 2015 – Earlier today, Great-West Lifeco Inc announced that its wholly-owned U.K. subsidiary, Canada Life Limited (Canada Life), has reached an agreement with The Equitable Life Assurance Society (Equitable Life) in the U.K. to acquire the assets and liabilities associated with Equitable Life's annuity business …
Quick Answer, how do I submit to Equitable Life? Submitting a claim is easy. Log in to EquitableHealth.ca and click "Submit a Claim". Fill out the interactive health or dental claim form. Attach your receipt and click "Submit".
Moreover, who is Equitable Life owned by? In 1991, French insurance firm AXA acquired majority control of The Equitable. In 2004, the company officially changed its name to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. By 2018, the company had over 15,800 agents licensed by the State of California. In January 2020, it changed its name to Equitable Holdings, Inc.
Additionally, how big is Equitable Life of Canada? Equitable Life reported premiums and deposits of $1.7 billion in 2020, contributing to $6.0 billion of assets under administration. This growth was supported by very strong sales during the pandemic, as more Canadians turned to insurance to protect the financial security of their families.
You asked, is Canada Life a good company? Canada Life Insurance Review 2022. With 175 years in business, $220 billion in assets and an A+ A.M. financial score, Canada Life is a reliable life insurance company in Canada. Canada Life is one of Canada's largest life insurers and has millions of customers.
Who is Canada Life owned by?
Canada Life is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco. The organizational chart below shows the relationships between Great-West Lifeco and certain of its subsidiaries. Great-West Lifeco beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the voting securities of each such subsidiary.
Does Equitable Life do direct billing?
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Equitable Life & Casualty Insurance Company, a leading provider of fixed and fixed indexed annuities, announced today that it will be changing its corporate name to SILAC Insurance Company.
Is Mony part of Equitable?
We are Equitable. … AXA Equitable acquires the MONY Group to enhance distribution reach and product portfolio.
Is AXA Advisors a pyramid scheme?
AXA Advisors, LLC has investment fraud and misconduct in their history. … In 2009, FINRA barred a former AXA Advisors broker from the industry for operating a Ponzi scheme.
How many employees does Equitable have?
Equitable has more than 8,000 employees and financial professionals and serves 2.8 million clients across the country.
How much does the CEO of Canada Life make?
What is the salary of Paul Mahon? As the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Great-West Lifeco, the total compensation of Paul Mahon at Great-West Lifeco is $7,631,680.
Why do you want to work at Canada Life?
We strive to create an environment where our employees can be at their best and feel supported mentally, physically and financially. Our efforts to offer competitive benefits and create an exceptional culture and workplace have been recognized, as we're proud to have been named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers.
Whats it like to work for Canada Life?
Great pay, culture, benefits, flexibility Company pays generously, encourages professional development, and values work-life balance. Benefits are great. Company has adapted to work-from-home during COVID-19 and has adequate technology in place for us to do our jobs.
Does Sun life OWN Canada Life?
Group #1: The Big 3 Manulife acquired Standard Life and Maritime Life in Canada, and John Hancock in the U.S., where it operates under that brand. Sun Life Financial acquired Clarica Life Insurance. Great-West Life Assurance Company made two significant acquisitions – London Life Insurance and Canada Life Insurance.
Is Canada Life a mutual?
A mutual fund family you can be confident in Canada Life has been supporting Canadians for more than 170 years and we're proud that more than one-third of all Canadians trust us to provide for their insurance and investment needs.
Is Canada Life a bank?
Solutions Banking products and services are provided by National Bank of Canada, and are distributed by The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life). Solutions Banking is a registered trademark of Power Financial Corporation, used under licence by National Bank of Canada and Canada Life.
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What year did Equitable Life collapse?
Equitable Life closed in 2000 and the business was sold off in chunks. Policies are now managed by firms including Prudential and Utmost Life and Pensions.
Is Equitable AXA?
Equitable is a large life and retirement savings company. It was known as AXA Equitable until a name change in 2020. It offers a wide range of term and permanent life insurance policies, along with other financial products.
When did Equitable Life Fail?
Founded in 1762, Equitable Life is the oldest mutual life insurance company in the UK. It came to the brink of collapse in 2000 after it could not afford to pay guarantees on pensions annuities, and was forced to put itself up for sale and close to new business.
Is SILAC a good annuity?
As of Nov. 2020, A.M. Best gave SILAC Life a B+ rating (on a scale of A to D) for financial strength. This is an upgrade from the company's past rating. In total, SILAC Insurance Company has an unaudited $2.572 billion in admitted assets.
How do you get appointed with SILAC?
Agents interested in becoming contracted and appointed with SILAC™ should call the Agency Department at 1-800-352-5121 or email us.
What is a SILAC annuity?
The SILAC Vega Series is a comprehensive fixed index annuity focused on the accumulation of retirement benefits. … The benefit value that automatically comes with all Vega FIAs offers multiple income options, growth, and an enhanced legacy benefit to navigate retirement.
Is Equitable a good company to work for?
79% of employees at Equitable say it is a great place to work compared to 59% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.
Is Equitable Advisors a good job?
Equitable does offer great insurance benefits, PTO, paid holidays and job autonomy. However, they also provide mediocre training and poor job security.
Does Equitable Advisors pay a salary?
How much does an Entry Level Financial Advisor make at Equitable Advisors in the United States? Average Equitable Advisors Entry Level Financial Advisor yearly pay in the United States is approximately $57,221, which is 15% below the national average.
How do Equitable Advisors make money?
Equitable Advisors acts as a registered securities broker-dealer in addition to being an investment advisory firm. This means that many of the firm's advisors are authorized to conduct securities transactions that could result in the earning of commissions.
Does AXA Advisors pay a salary?
Average AXA Financial Advisor yearly pay in the United States is approximately $29,814, which is 59% below the national average.
Why is AXA now equitable?
AXA began the process of spinning Equitable off as a separate company in 2017, partly in response to changes in European insurance company accounting and solvency laws. AXA distributed stock in the unit, which was then known as AXA Equitable, to its own shareholders in May 2018.
Is Equitable Life insurance still in business?
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In 2020, Equitable once again become an independent insurance company and removed "AXA" from its name, Equitable offers term and universal life insurance policies with a variety of riders available as well to help add additional coverage options and flexibility to your policy.
How much does Walmart Canada CEO make?
Walmart Salary FAQs The average salary for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is $137,863 per year in Canada, which is 34% higher than the average Walmart salary of $102,495 per year for this job.
Who is the highest-paid CEO in Canada?
The highest-paid CEO in Canada in 2020 was David Klein, who officially took over Canopy Growth Corp. in January 2020, according to the report.
What is Chuck Magro salary?
What is the salary of Charles Magro? As the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Nutrien Ltd, the total compensation of Charles Magro at Nutrien Ltd is $12,366,300.
How long does Great-West Life take to process a claim?
Generally, after you submit a claim, you can expect a response from Canada Life within 2-5 days. After that, if you have additional information to submit, you can do so. You should submit all necessary information as soon as possible.
How old is Canada?
The Canada that we know today is a relatively recent construction (less than 65 million years old) but it is composed of fragments of crust that are as old as 4 billion years."
How many employees does Sun Life have in Canada?
Our Canadian head office Sun Life contributes to the local economy as one of the top 5 major employers1 in the region, with approximately 3,500 employees — more than 40% of our employee base in Canada. In addition, more than 200 advisors provide financial planning support across the region.
What is Canada Life GroupNet?
GroupNet is an online tool that provides you access to your group benefits plan and gives you an easy way to submit claims and get reimbursed faster, check your coverage balances, and more.
Does Canada Life sell ETF?
Canada Life Securities Ltd. offers professional advice on a range of securities, such as stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and how to integrate them into your investment strategy.
Do insurance companies sell mutual funds?
Mutual funds and annuities are the two most common retirement investments that are sold by insurance agents.
Is Quadrus part of Canada Life?
Quadrus Investment Services Ltd. is a subsidiary of The Canada Life Assurance Company. Canada Life is part of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
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Pretty much since I first started writing this blog four years ago, I've had requests for a post about where to buy stylish shoes in larger sizes. Because a lot of you cite one of the reasons that you prefer flats as the fact that you are tall. You don't need heels! You've got this height thing sorted! But this often means that you wear larger than a size 8. And let's face it, the fashion world isn't great at catering for women whose feet are larger than a size 8.
It's simple, relaxed and androgynous – I wear trousers 99% of the time, and love good shirting, tailored blazers and long over-coats.
Would you say your style is shaped in any way by the kinds of shoes that are available in your size?
Being subjected to flats from an early age, it has definitely shaped my style. High-waisted trousers and suiting just looks cooler with flats, and it's more effortless. Now there are more heels available in my size, but I still gravitate towards flats. Comfort wins every time. Being 6ft also helps!
How easy/difficult is it to find shoes that you like and that suit your style in your size?
If you had asked me this question 5 years ago, or even 2 years ago, I would have said impossible! Now I know which brands fit me well, and I really love wearing trainers, loafers and brogues so it's relatively easy to add to the growing collections. Heels remain tricky! More and more brands and high street shops, like Office and Topshop, seem to be supplying up to a size 9.
Have you ever squeezed your feet into shoes that are too small?
Yes, of course! I really regretted it. I ended up damaging the nail bed of my big toes as I had squeezed my feet into size 9s.
What's the biggest advantage of having larger feet?
Bigger socks? The unlikeliness of losing my balance? Honestly, I have spent most of my life convinced it is such a disadvantage that it's hard for me to answer that. Owning it is the best thing you can do. Now I get compliments on my shoes!
Where are you favourite places to shop for shoes?
Muji They do excellent unisex canvas trainers for under £25 (below) with different coloured laces allowing you to customise. Perfect if you like the Stan Smith look, but don't want to invest in a really sporty trainer.
2. Long Tall Sally It's had an impressive rebrand and I can nearly always find at least one pair of shoes when I pop into the store and look online. I would definitely recommend signing up to a newsletter or checking the site regularly though, as the bigger sizes do sell out fairly quickly.
3. Vintage stores I find that vintage men's styles tend to come up narrower than today's modern fits so I check out the boy's section when vintage shopping – Brick Lane, Beyond Retro and Blondie in East London are always worth popping into.
Do you have any top tips for ladies with larger feet to make their lives easier?
I often go for an open-toe or backless styles as this normally can buy you a millimetre or two! I picked up a cheap pair of lace-up espadrilles this summer with an open-toe. They were a size 42 but I managed to get away with it.
Are there any men's stores you like that work for female feet?
Yes! Nearly all my shoes are from men's stores. Favourites include Justin Deakin, Saint Laurent (incredibly narrow fitting, and fashion forward styles – they even do heels for men!), Church's (not narrow, but I can normally end up taking one, or two, sizes smaller) and Robert Clergerie. Gucci carries a lot of unisex styles, which come up fairly narrow too. I can usually take a Eur 43 in men's shoes so it's always worth trying a size smaller – you might be pleasantly surprised!
What are your favourite ever pairs of shoes and why?
My bespoke sandals from South Africa. I had these handmade for me earlier this year in South Africa and I wore them the entire summer. Not only are they really comfortable and easy to throw on, but they have that French, vintage-inspired feel that I love in summer.
Vintage white tasselled loafers that I picked up in a vintage shop (below). Although entirely unpractical, I love white shoes and these always pep up denim and black which are on rotation in my wardrobe. I love the tasselled details and wearing them with a contrasting sock – red is always fun.
This is wonderful! I remember Jane from The Times – the most glamorous creature that ever lived.
May I add a few more? Clarks is fantastic for brogues and loafers up to a size 9, and if you've got the cash, Russell and Bromley too.
My friend Elizabeth is a size 10 and loves the Victoriana button boots done so well by Hush Puppy. And if you've got cash to splash around in (or an eagle eye for the sales) then French Sole has a range that goes up to 11. Proper Spinal Tap stuff.
I also lived in my Converse and Adidas this year, which was a real treat. But a big second tick for Long Tall Sally who have done fantastically in recent years, especially for long boots and glamorous shoes. Tall Girls also carries shoes, and After 8 specialises in – well, just that! – and if you're in Ireland, there is Cinderella Shoes too, so all worth checking out.
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I'm always shopping at Rosenberg's Shoes in Melbourne Australia because they carry so many different brands and styles 🙂 Brands like Naturalizer, Diana Ferrari and Hush Puppies are awesome but don't have their bigger sizes in store to try on and that's why I love Rosenberg's. They have everything on display in a size 12 and stock shoes all the way up to a size 14! Plus they have a really nifty online store for when you're travelling or if you live in another state/overseas.


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This prints the command exactly as I want it. How do I tell it to execute the command?

A: You can use the  "system" command for these kinds of tasks.
awk '/ differ$/ {system("diff "$2" "$4" > "$2".diff")} diffs.txt

A: The accepted answer (by @micheal) for this question is only partially correct. It works for almost all cases, except when the command requires creation of a new terminal or pseudo terminal. Like 'ssh' commands, or 'tmux new'..
Following code works for those cases also.
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Pirelli 2016 Calendar
Pirelli the Italian tire manufacturer has produced these calendars for over 50 years – most notorious for their pin up girls and on rare occasions, featured women in clothes – this year it has taken a turn. The photographer behind this year's calendar is Annie Leibovitz and for the first time the attraction of the subjects is in their résumés, not their measurements. To say that these women are the usual subject of the Pirelli calendar is an understatement. This calendar shows the women who define modern life, not the sexy girls who are too young to have accomplished anything.
In The New York Times written by Vanessa Friedman discussing the calendar. She spoke about an interview she had with Antonio Achille, a partner and managing director of the Boston Consulting Group. He mentioned:
Female income worldwide totaled $18 trillion in 2014 within the luxury car market in the United States, 50 percent of vehicle purchases are decided by women, and 75 percent are "influenced" by them. Beyond that, Mr. Achille said: 'Women are superb brand ambassadors. Women share a positive car experience with more than 20 people on average, while men share experiences with only two.'
And as Ms. Zimmerman said: "Women have a disproportionately loud voice compared to their male counterparts. And for those women it is no longer socially acceptable to walk into a high-end garage that sells Pirelli tires and see a calendar with naked girls on the wall. You'd drive right out again in that Mercedes you came in with."
Serena Williams, April
Mellody Hobson, June
Amy Schumer, December
Shirin Neshat, September
Patti Smith, November
Tavi Gevinson, August
Fran Lebowitz, May
Natalia Vodianova, January
Agnes Gund, right, and Sadie Rain Hope-Gund, March
Ava Duvernay, July
Kathleen Kennedy, February
Yoko Ono, October
Yao Chen, Forward of the calendar,
Pictures owned by Annie Leibovitz & Pirelli.


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Why Lake St. Clair may be the world's best muskie water
Scott Gardner· September 23, 2019
Muskie madness
On Lake St. Clair, muskies are no longer "the fish of 10,000 casts"
The conservation ethic runs deep
Beginning in the late 1970s, conservation groups started propagating a radical idea. Perhaps, they suggested, a trophy-sized muskie— which could be 30, 40 or even 50 years old, might be too precious to be caught once, bonked on the head, and hung on your wall. And the idea caught on.
Before long, anglers on St. Clair's Canadian side began releasing 80 per cent of their muskies, doubling the traditional number. As this catch-and-release ethic spread, catch limits became more stringent, and the fish got bigger and more numerous, forming a positive feedback loop. Today, astonishing numbers of huge muskies are found all over Lake St. Clair, and 99 per cent of those fish are released.
Muskies are usually too big to fit in ordinary livewells, so our boat had a very cool muskie-shaped "recovery tank" (above), with water cycling though. As soon as we landed a fish, it went in the tank to rest up, then we snapped a few photos, and back into the water it went. By the way, that muskie motel is six feet long, and 18 inches wide, and fish have been landed on this boat that just barely fit into the tank.
Outdoor Canada associate editor and fly-fishing columnist Scott Gardner is happiest when he's on the water fishing (especially from his kayak) or just surrounded by trees, preferably out of cellphone range. Since joining Outdoor Canada in 2010, Scott has won 21 National Communication Awards from the Outdoor Writers of Canada for his adventure travel and fly fishing articles, and been nominated for five National Magazine Awards.


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U.S. Meat Export Federation
Statistics & Trade Access
About USMEF
USMEF Annual Report
Tools for Exporters
Tools for Staff
Research Recaps & Papers
Import Duties by Country
USMEF Meetings
Europe / Russia / Middle East / Africa
Key Topic – Corn and Soybeans
Animal agriculture is the largest customer for the U.S. soybean and corn industries, and red meat exports are critical to the viability of animal agriculture in the United States. Soybean and corn producers recognize the importance of red meat exports to their own profitability, and are strong supporters of USMEF. About 8% of USMEF's total funding comes from the soybean checkoff and about 7% from the corn checkoff.
Every pound of U.S. pork exported represents the utilization of about 0.91 pounds of U.S. soybean meal. Every pound of U.S. beef exported represents the utilization of about 2.6 pounds of U.S. feedgrains.
In July 2020, USMEF released an updated version of the independent study aimed at quantifying the value red meat exports provide to U.S. corn and soybean producers. The original study was conducted in 2016 with updates also released in 2018 and 2019. Key findings from the latest version, which utilizes 2019 export data, are highlighted in this USMEF press release. These findings include:
Value of Red Meat Exports' Feed Use of Corn and Soybeans
In 2019, U.S. beef and pork exports used 480 million bushels of corn. Corn revenue generated by pork exports totaled $1.8 billion (480 million bushels x average annual price of $3.75/bushel).
In 2019, U.S. pork exports used 2.12 million tons of soybean meal, which is the equivalent of 89.2 million bushels of soybeans. Soybean revenue generated by pork exports totaled $751.7 million (89.2 million bushels x average annual price of $8.43/bushel).
Beef and pork exports also used about 3 million tons of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in 2019 at an annual average price of $137/ton. This generated $411.8 million in revenue for ethanol mills' co-products.
Value to U.S. Corn and Soybean Crop from Red Meat Exports
In 2019, beef and pork exports contributed more than 12% of the per bushel price of corn ($0.46/bushel) of an annual average price of $3.75/bushel. With total production of 13.62 billion bushels, the value of pork exports to the U.S. corn crop was $6.26 billion.
In 2019, pork exports contributed 9% of the per bushel price of soybeans ($0.76/bushel) of an annual average price of $8.43. With total production of 3.55 billion bushels, the value of pork exports was $2.7 billion to the U.S. soybean crop.
More details on U.S. red meat exports' value to corn are available in this slide presentation and handout.
More details on U.S. pork exports' value to soybeans are available in this slide presentation and handout.
Handouts detailing the impact of red meat exports on the leading corn-producing and soybean-producing states are also available from the USMEF website.
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USMEF Headquarters: 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2800, Denver, CO 80264 Tel: 303-623-MEAT (6328) Fax: 303-623-0297 Email: jschuele@usmef.org
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L'imputata è un romanzo della scrittrice italiana Laudomia Bonanni, pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1960 dalla casa editrice Bompiani. Il romanzo ha raggiunto un successo internazionale quando venne tradotto in spagnolo nel 1962 con il titolo Proceso a una mujer e in francese con il titolo L'inculpée, nel 1968.

L'opera venne selezionata nella cinquina del Premio Strega 1960 e vinse nello stesso anno il XXXI Premio Viareggio.

Una nuova edizione del romanzo si è avuta nel 2007, a cura della casa editrice Textus, con prefazione di Liliana Biondi.

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Il 15 settembre di un anno non precisato del primo dopoguerra, un cadaverino di neonato viene rinvenuto avvolto in un giornale dentro un cassonetto della spazzatura, non svuotato da almeno quattro giorni. Lo scoprono alcuni ragazzini, abituati a rasparvi dentro, come i gatti.

L'ambientazione del romanzo è di tipo  popolare, un'ambientazione dove, nonostante l'apparente normalità, già si annunciano sofferenze e miseria, nonché il clima aspro di turbamenti infantili in cui sono costretti a crescere i bambini. La guerra infatti è finita da poco, ancora restano le gravi ferite dei bombardamenti.

Edizioni
Laudomia Bonanni, L'imputata, Bompiani, Milano 1960
Laudomia Bonanni, L'imputata, a cura di Liliana Biondi, Textus, L'Aquila 2007

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Bibliografia
Pietro Zullino (a cura di), La vita e l'opera di Laudomia Bonanni: con una raccolta delle recensioni: (Il fosso, Palma e sorelle, L'imputata, L'adultera, Vietato ai minori, Città del tabacco, Il bambino di pietra, Le droghe) e la presentazione di tre romanzi inediti S. n., \Roma 2002

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
 Articolo dell'1 febbraio 2009 di Bartolomeo di Monaco su L'imputata

Opere di Laudomia Bonanni


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Rick Caruso, left, receives the Asa V. Call Award from USC President C. L. Max Nikias. (Photo/Steve Cohn)
USC presents Rick Caruso with its most distinguished alumni honor
USC honored Trustee Rick J. Caruso, '80, with its most distinguished alumni honor, the Asa V. Call Award, at its 83rd annual Alumni Awards on April 22.
The Asa V. Call Award is given to alumni who have shown exceptional commitment to the university and the community by generously giving their time, energy and leadership.
"Rick Caruso's immense pride for USC is unsurpassed, and his love of the school is visible across our campuses," USC President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, said. "That includes the Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, the USC Caruso Catholic Center and Our Savior Parish church. With inspired generosity, Rick and his wife, Tina, are putting into practice their philanthropic vision, which will benefit Trojans for many generations to come."
"I am so honored to receive this award from USC," the honoree said. "My years at USC fundamentally changed my perspective on what it means to be part of a community, and what my responsibilities are as a member of that community. There isn't a better university that changes the lives of young people so significantly, and they have won my respect, commitment, devotion and gratitude."
The Carusos have donated more than $50 million to USC, most recently $25 million to endow the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, one of the nation's largest and highest-ranked facilities for research and treatment of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. He is the CEO and founder of Caruso, one of the largest, privately held real estate development companies in the U.S., which has created some of Southern California's most extraordinary destinations, including The Grove and The Americana at Brand.
The USC Alumni Association also recognized six notable Trojans for their achievements and contributions to the university:
Receiving Alumni Merit Awards were Wanda M. Austin, PhD, '88, the former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corp. and a member of the USC Board of Trustees since 2010; Grant Gershon, '85, the artistic director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the resident conductor of LA Opera; and Wilfred "Fred" Uytengsu, '83, the president and CEO of Alaska Milk Corp., the leading milk company in the Philippines.
Allyson Felix, '08, nine-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated woman in American track and field history, received the Young Alumni Merit Award.
Dan Cassidy, '59, a past president and a current member of the Half Century Trojans board of directors, and Vicki McCluggage, '76, a past president of the Trojan League of Los Angeles and longtime university volunteer, received Alumni Service Awards.
Every year since 1932, the USC Alumni Association has paid tribute to distinguished members of the Trojan Family. The annual Alumni Awards gala is the premier event hosted by the USC Alumni Association. Past honorees include Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, '70, world-renowned architect Frank O. Gehry, '54, opera great Marilyn Horne, '53, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, '73.
— USC News
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Do you consider yourself to be a poker junkie?
Pretty much. This series I've worked pretty hard. I've played 14 or 15 tournaments, lot of times two or three days. So it's been pretty much all poker all the time, but I haven't played as much online this month as I would otherwise.
What is the longest session of poker you have ever played?
Wow. In these tournaments you start at noon and often go to three, four, five in the morning. I think the longest I've played started noon and ended three or four in the morning and I finished like eighth place. When I play online I usually only play for three or four hours, unless I'm in a big tournament.
Well, I won the first Party Poker Million for a million dollars, but that was over a course of three or four days. In terms of cash games, I don't even know, because I usually play the tournaments.
I was playing $150/$300 Omaha 8 or better at the Commerce, and I think I did lose about $20,000 one night, I think that's the most I've ever lost in a single session. I had won $20,000 in that game the first three times that I played it, but then I basically lost all my profit back in one day. That wasn't fun.
When was the latest time you had a totally poker-free week?
Oh, wow..errr. I'm not sure about that one, errr, I don't know, haha. It's been a while, because you normally play on the Internet when you don't play in a regular tournament.
Yeah, I guess I have, haha. I pretty much live poker. I play a lot of poker - I don't spend a lot of time dating, haha.
A pretty high percentage. I would say 90% play at least some. I would like it to be lower, but when all I think about is poker it's hard to have a lot of friends out of it.
Do you use a lot of poker lingo in your every-day conversations?
Some. Like "I've got the nuts" or something like that. Not all the time, but probably more often than errr...probably most of the time.
My car, haha. I got knocked out of the World Series, I think I hit something, and kind of messed up.
Not usually. I made a couple of bets this year, not to big, about who is going to win the nomination and about the number of entries in the World Series. I thought it's going to be less than last year, Mel Judah bet me it's going to be more. It looks like he is going to win, he was pretty confident in that bet.
Who do you think are the biggest poker junkies in the world today?
I've heard Brad Booth is pretty much the biggest poker junkie around. I think Mike Matusow is up there as well.
What about the WSOP so far for you?
I've done pretty well, I've had five cashes, most of them not super big; one final table for third place for $306,000 in the first event, so that was a nice win.
Your thoughts on the Main Event?
I hope to win it. I play tomorrow (Friday), and I'm certainly hoping to go all the way, I'm going to try my best.
You don't mind playing on the 4 of July?
Well. I guess I'd rather play a different day, because there will be a party and everything tomorrow, but I want to have a day off if I make it do day 3, and I didn't want to play day 1 because I needed little break since I've been playing so many tournaments. If I get deep, I want to have my best chance of winning, and I think having that day off can be helpful.
Any other players with good chances to win the Main Event?
There are a lot of great players. Obviously Daniel Negreanu is playing great. There are just so many great players, it's hard to pinpoint exactly, I mean Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, John Juanda - they all have excellent chances of getting there.


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Q: JavaScript making loop I have this block in my javascript code :
    {
        type: 'number',
        label: 'AAA',
        calc: function (dt, row) {
            return (dt.getValue(row, 1) == 'AA') ? dt.getValue(row, 2) : null;
        }
    }

The value 'AA' is hard coded and I need to re-write it to loop over this set of values ( AA, BB, CC, ... ).
Written sequentially, it would run something like this :
var view = new google.visualization.DataView(data);
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            type: 'number',
            label: 'AA',
            calc: function (dt, row) {
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            }
        }, {
            type: 'number',
            label: 'BB',
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            label: 'CC',
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I tried to do it with this code but I don't know why it's not working :
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       view.type = 'number';
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    }

And use collected object in :
var view = new google.visualization.DataView(data);
    view.setColumns([0, $viewObj]);

How can I do it? Thanks in advance!

I changed my code like this :
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It is giving me error -> " dt is not defined "


We knew we wanted to boondock for up to seven days at a time without resupplying. I'm hoping that a 35 gallon fresh water tank will meet that need. That's with very limited "navy" type showers. This water tank will be installed on the right side of the van by the right rear wheel well. This will help balance out the weight of the kitchen area on the left.
We plan on carrying a 5 gallon collapsible jug for extra water if needed and to do refills from streams if available. We do have a variety of water filtration and purification techniques that we can use for wild water treatment.
We will have only one water fixture on board – the kitchen sink. The kitchen sink uses a faucet head mounted on a hose so that it can be used for showering inside or outside as well.
Underneath the kitchen sink, mounted underneath the driver-side of the vehicle, is a 15 gallon gray water tank.
A standard 2 gallon per minute marine pump is used to deliver water from the water tank to the faucet.
The water heater was the hardest plumbing problem to solve. The best solution is a Rixen gas or diesel fueled combination cabin heater and water heater, but it costs about $6500. We weren't willing to go there.
Whale Expanse. The nice thing about this unit is the vents can be done through the floor. Up to this point we've avoided cutting any holes in the side of the van for a lower key approach. But this does have a small tank which must be kept warm, thereby requiring the unit be left on and consuming energy.
Espar Rixen combination cabin and water heater. This is packaged modification of the Espar diesel/gas fired cabin heaters. $6500!
Standard RV tank based water heater. Again, these units have tanks which must be kept warm.
Propane fired tankless water heaters. These seemed ideal – no energy consumption except when in use, unlimited hot water, low fuel consumption, but until we found the Excel unit, they all require that you mount them outside or with a vent, and their low-flow performance is terrible.
We ended up selecting the Excel ventless on-demand propane fired water heater. Propane fired water heaters are extremely efficient, and the unit we have selected provides enough hot water for about three months of showering before we need to refill the propane tank. Normally running a ventless propane water heater inside of a small enclosed space without ventilation can present health and condensation problems, but because we simply don't have enough water to run it very long, and we plan on using it only briefly anyway, we don't see any significant risk from this approach. We do plan to run the vent fan whenever it's in use just to keep the moisture level down.
I did purchase this unit and test prior to finalizing my decision. It's able to run effectively at extremely low water volumes of 0.5 gallons per minute, which I've never heard of in any other unit. Most of these units struggle with cycling, providing alternating scolding and freezing water at lower flow volumes. This unit delivered a nice, even and consistent temperature making it suitable for both Navy type showers and light dishwashing.
It will be installed in the garage area with convection airflow coming through the floor vent and up the driver-side bed window area.


Really? I can't tell if that's Ronald McDonald or Bruce Jenner in a pantsuit?
Obviously, it was written before the person saw the movie.
Enjoy it now because no one's ever going to question manhood of a President Hillary.
He'd still be there if CNN were looking for him.
How nice of Chelsea Clinton.
Off setting any affects from Global Warming was the chilly reception he got from Tipper.
At least, they weren't busy when it happened.
The Yankees announced they have no plans to take him out their starting line up.
Bigger surprise was they found any chicken in nuggets.
This coming from a guy who probably thinks '12 Years a Slave' isn't a movie but a job reference.


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Q: Error While Calling Activity from Service i have written this code of service class for calling the activity from the service..but it not works.....please help me.......
public class MyService extends Service {
private static final String TAG = "MyService";
MediaPlayer player;
Uri u1 ;

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
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}

@Override
public void onCreate() {
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    int startId = 0;
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    Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Created", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    Log.d(TAG, "onCreate");

//Intent i=new Intent(MyService.this,CustomDialogExample.class);
//i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
//startActivity(i);

}

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//      player.setLooping(false); // Set looping
//      player.setLooping(false); // Set looping
//

@Override
public void onDestroy() {
    Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Stopped", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy");
    player.stop();
}

@Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startid) {

    Intent i=new Intent().setClass(MyService.this,CustomDialogExample.class);
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    Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Started", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    Log.d(TAG, "onStart");
    //player.start();
}
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A: Intent intent = null;
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