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9:45 a.m. We're in the booth, doing last minute straightening and organizing. Always finding ways to display our products better. Looking forward to a great day.
10:03 a.m. Have to put in a plug for the staff and management at DAX. They've been nothing but awesome. Problems are handled quickly, check in was easy, and they put on a nice breakfast spread. If you're an exhibitor, this is a great show.
10:22 a.m. Doors have opened. Already starting to see people. So fun to watch Tom Paquette in action. He's a great representative for EnMart, and so knowledgeable about our products.
10:45 a.m. It's so fun to see people getting excited over our colors. I've actually seen people walking by the booth be stopped and transfixed by the thread display.
11:40 a.m. I love seeing people getting so excited by the products we offer. It's so great to be able to fill a need that someone has at a price that is less than what they expected to pay.
12:00 p.m. Just had someone stop by the booth who was just starting out. We gave her a thread sample and I thought she was going to burst into tears. She smiled one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen.
12:54 p.m. Lady just stopped by the booth and asked me a bunch of questions that I answered. When she left she said "It was worth coming to the show just to be able to stop by this booth. " How awesome is that?
1:48 p.m. So much fun introducing people to EnMart. More and more people know who we are, but you do run into someone every once in a while who isn't familiar with the company. They're so happy to find out we're in the Midwest.
3:20 p.m. Top two questions: "Does your thread run without a lot of thread breaks?" and "Do you have a metallic thread that runs easily? I hate metallic thread!" So glad to be able to answer yes to both.
4:08 p.m. You know you're company is doing something right when customers hug you and tell you they came to the show specifically to see you. I love it.
4:54 p.m. Day one is winding down. We had a good first day. Saw lots of interested people and shared a lot of good information. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
For those who are unfamiliar with this series, I try to do a round-up on Friday of blog posts I've found helpful during the past week. Mostly I stick with the blogs on our blogroll. If you have a blog you would like us to consider including on our blogroll, you can always leave a comment here, or e-mail me at kristine dot shreve at myenmart dot com.
First up, we have a great project called One Million Shirts for Africa, which I found out about through the Groupe Stahl blog. There are people in many parts of the world who need a great number of things, and one of the things they need is clothing. The One Million Shirts project is collected clean, gently used t-shirts to send to people who are in need. It's a great cause and a terrific way to give concrete help. I'm thinking I have a few t-shirts I could spare.
There are many companies that I have affection for, but I'm really starting to enjoy Odd Guy Art. Their blog is fun and it looks like there new web site, which goes live soon, will be fun as well. Who wouldn't love a company with the slogan "where art and wit meet cotton"? If you haven't stopped by their blog yet, please go take a look.
My fellow Stitches blogger, Erich, has a great post about procrastination and how to overcome it, on the Stitches web site. I would bet this is a problem that plagues almost everyone, and Erich has some great tips for overcoming procrastination and getting things done.
This may not be all that relevant for most of us this time of year, but the snow and cold will be back before we know it. If you're looking to cash in one some Winter apparel dollars, you may want to check out this tutorial on how to embroider gloves. This is from the Secrets of Embroidery Blog.
A new blog that has just been added to the blogroll is The Embroidery Coach blog. There are a lot of great tips and ideas here, including some information on how to find a good digitizer. If you run an embroidery business, this blog is a great resource.
Finally, before I close today, I want to ask a question. I would love to pump up the blogroll on the SubliStuff blog, but I'm having trouble finding independent blogs about sublimation. If anyone has a favorite sublimation blog, please share the link with us. Thanks.
When you place an order with EnMart, you'll see the statement quoted above on your final order page. We also mention the fact that we charge sales tax in our policies. The information on how to legally avoid being charged sales tax is included in those policies as well. Although we provide this information, we still often get questions about why we charge sales tax at all, how to avoid paying sales tax, and why we charge sales tax in the states where we charge it. Today I wanted to create a sort of EnMart Sales Tax FAQ, which will hopefully answer many of the questions people may have about sales tax and EnMart.
We are required by law to charge sales tax on orders from those states where we have a physical presence.
EnMart's parent company has facilities in Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, California, Illinois and Georgia. EnMart charges sales tax in all states where our parent company has a presence.
Sales tax rules vary from state to state. Many states offer an option to resellers of providing a resale or sales tax exemption certificate to the companies from which they purchase goods. Once the company making the sale has the certificate on file, they can exempt the purchasing company from sales taxes. EnMart provides links to the relevant sales tax forms on our Policies page.
Q4: I've already completed the relevant exemption form for my state. Why is EnMart still charging me sales tax?
EnMart must have the relevant form on file in our offices prior to exempting any customer from sales tax. Forms can be faxed to us at 888-946-7583 or e-mailed to info at myenmart dot com. Please note: it is not enough to tell us you have tax exempt status. We must have the form on file in our offices before we can set a customer account to tax exempt status.
No. Once the form has been provided, the status of your account will be set to tax exempt. Any orders you place from then on will not be charged sales tax.
EnMart is proud to announce that we have added colored metallic thread to our metallic thread inventory. Available in 13 brilliant colors, this thread will add sparkle, shine and color to your embroidery designs.
EnMart Colored Metallics offer the same high quality available from our gold and silver metallic thread. These threads have a nylon core, use rice paper for better bonding and stability, and are undercoated with a silver alloy film. They are designed to stitch at 1000 stitches per minute.
Some people will tell you that metallic thread can be problematic when it comes to embroidery, and it is certainly possible that some brands of metallic thread can cause problems. Obviously, we can't speak for other brands, all we can testify about is our experiences with EnMart metallic threads. We have seen, time after time, our metallic thread turn people who loathed metallic thread into people who loved sewing with our metallic thread. If you've had problems with metallic thread in the past, give our metallic a try. Odds are you'll discover the problem wasn't metallic thread in general, just the particular thread you'd tried in the past.
Slow your machine speed down a bit – Metallic thread is a bit more fragile and may have more issues when the machine is running at higher speeds.
First up this week, I love this post by Michelle Bell about guerrilla marketing and the history of the Google doodle. It just goes to show that marketing doesn't have to be big or showy or expensive to be effective. There are things any business can do to get the word out that don't take a lot of time or money.
Next up, a great post on how to stabilize embroidery designs from the Common Threads blog. I'm working on a backing guide for EnMart, so I love to see what other people think is important when it comes to backing. This post offers a good, comprehensive look at the various types of backing available.
At number three this week, a contest from the Fashion Incubator Blog. In the blog round-up on 3/26 I mentioned a iPhone app that could calculate fabric yardage. The Fashion Incubator blog is now giving that app away to one lucky person. For details on the contest, visit Kathleen's blog.
Coming in at number four this week, is the news that the National Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP) has improved their shipping program. The NNEP is a great organization that does a lot to help those who own and run embroidery businesses. They host three great trade shows and offer a lot of valuable services to embroiderers. EnMart is a Supplier member. If you are not currently a member of NNEP and you own an embroidery business, I encourage you to join.
Number 5 (how appropriate) this week is a new feature on the GSSA blog, Friday FIVE. The Friday FIVE is similar to this post, except it deals with four items that correspond to the letters in the word five, and then one wildcard item to actually make five mentions. I think it's a pretty cool idea.
Finally, I couldn't let the Blog Round-Up end without mentioning the 4/1 post on the Urban Threads blog. Unfortunately, the blog won't let me single out individual posts, so just scroll down to the 4/1 post which features the adventures of a traveling stuffed bunny. It's too cute and too funny.
We have always believed that every business is worthy of our best, regardless of order size or business size. This has been the guiding philosophy of the Ensign Group since 1974, when a man named Ed Benjamin created a company called Ensign Emblem. Ed had been working in the emblem business for quite a while and he had noticed that there was a portion of the market that was being under served. The companies that ordered thousands of pieces at one time were having to beat salespeople away from their doors, but the smaller businesses were being largely ignored. Very few of Ensign Emblem's competitors were interested in taking the time to work with the smaller businesses, but Ed and Ensign were. Working with those small businesses and helping them grow was one of the things that led Ensign from one plant to six plants and eventually from one company to two.
From the day EnMart was formed, our guiding philosophy has been the idea that all businesses, regardless of business size or order size, deserve to be treated like they matter. That's why we only have a $25 minimum order. This philosophy is why we're one of the few companies selling sublimation blanks that doesn't require case quantity orders. Our belief that size shouldn't matter is also why our quantity price breaks for thread start at 12 cones in any mixture of colors. We offer our price breaks and specials to everyone, not just to those who order hundreds or thousands of dollars of product at one time.
I know, for a lot of you, this may sound like the same song, different verse. Telling small businesses that they'll be treated like big businesses is a common marketing ploy and, if that were our game, we certainly wouldn't be the first to try it. What sets EnMart apart is the fact that we know the value of working with small business owners, and we've experienced how fast small businesses can grow, particularly if they have the right supplier partners. We also firmly believe that every business and every business owner deserves the same respect and attention regardless of the final total on their order sheet.
The next step is up to you. If you feel your current supplier isn't offering you enough support, give EnMart a try. If handling fees and processing fees are making your orders more costly than they need to be, place an order with us. Actions always speak louder than words, so put us to the test and see how we do. I'm confident that, if you give us a try, you'll find that EnMart gives your business the respect and attention it deserves, regardless of the size of the business or the size of your order.
That is, after all, the foundation on which we're built.


Although it is less flashy than some of the other portals we've seen, CleverPath is very capable and easily deployed.
Computer Associates has made a big investment in its CleverPath Portal application by making it a key integration point in many of its products. Although it is less flashy than some of the other portals weve seen, it is very capable and easily deployed. Excellent platform and server support; good portlet collection. User rights options are not very detailed.
Tier-based, starting at $20,000 for the smallest Intel-based servers and going as high as $500,000 for the largest multiprocessor machines running Unix.
One telling question evaluators often ask prospective vendors is: "Do you eat your own dog food?" In the case of CA and its CleverPath Portal 4.51, the answer is yes, because the portal has become the interface for many of the products in the CA portfolio.
CleverPath Portal, which has its roots in the old MyEureka portal, is a highly capable platform, if lacking somewhat in flash.
We appreciated that CA seems comfortable with treating the product as a Java server application, even providing information on how to deploy the portal .war file to any compliant J2EE server. This makes it possible to deploy the CleverPath portal to almost any platform and application server, although, for the less adventurous, CA provides good installation routines for Windows and Unix platforms. In addition (and not surprisingly, given CAs push into mainframe support), CleverPath Portal is supported on Linux on IBM mainframes.
All administration of CleverPath is done through the main portal interface. It wasnt the prettiest or most interactive administration interface weve seen, but every task option was easy to find, and we were able to carry out any number of configurations and template edits.
In the stripped-down interfaces favor, user administration was easier in CleverPath than in any other EIP we tested, with all settings easily accessible. CleverPaths rights options were not as detailed as the other portals, but we liked the user activity option in the main interface that let us quickly see which systems were using the portal.
The CleverPath portal comes with a large set of prebuilt portlets, and creating simple portlets was easy in tests. Also available is a detailed software development kit for creating Java server and XML-based portlets.
Like many portals, CleverPath Portal includes support for wireless access.
CleverPath Portal 4.51s price is tier-based, ranging from $20,000 for the smallest Intel-based servers to $500,000 for the largest multiprocessor machines running Unix operating systems.


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National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 Online National Human Trafficking Referral Directory
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The Typology of Modern Slavery: Defining Sex and Labor Trafficking in the United States, researched and written by Brittany Anthony, data researcher for Polaris's data analysis program; Jennifer Kimball Penrose, director of Polaris's data analysis program; and Sarah Jakiel, chief program officer of Polaris. Other Polaris staff, including Tessa Couture, Sara Crowe, Megan Fowler, Rochelle Keyhan, Keeli Sorensen, Bradley Myles, and Mary Ann Badavi contributed to the text.
Human Trafficking and Law Enforcement, published September 2016 by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC).
Special Feature: Human Trafficking from the Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
"Faces of Human Trafficking" Video Series" from the Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime. The series includes information about sex and labor trafficking, multidisciplinary approaches ...Accompanying the video series is a discussion guide ...Fact Sheets ...posters that can be used to augment trainings and generate discussion."
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"Stalking is defined as a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Stalking is a crime in all 50 states and at the federal level, and it can happen to anyone regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, location, or personal associations ..." OVC Help Series for Crime Victims.
Information on Missing and Exploited Children
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): 24-hour Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Use NCMEC's CyberTipline to report information online about possible child exploitation.
Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking: Engaging the Judiciary in Building a Collaborative Response This technical assistance brief is a publication of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®.
Child Sex Trafficking Risk Factors and Indentification Resource, published by the National Center for MIssing and Exploited Children: "It is the responsibility of child-serving professionals to identify possible indicators of child sex trafficking instead of relying on the child for disclosure. Due to the sophisticated recruitment tactics, manipulation, trauma bonds, and threats used by traffickers and buyers, children are often unable to immediately disclose or recognize their own victimization."
Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals, published by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: "Children in the care of social services are disproportionately vulnerable to sex trafficking. In 2016, 86 percent of the endangered runaways reported to NCMEC as missing who were identified as likely child
sex trafficking victims were missing from a foster care or group home placement."
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import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.junit.Test;

public class TestTimedBuffer {

    @Test
    public void testAgesOff() throws InterruptedException {
        final LongEntityAccess access = new LongEntityAccess();
        final TimedBuffer<TimestampedLong> buffer = new TimedBuffer<>(TimeUnit.SECONDS, 2, access);

        buffer.add(new TimestampedLong(1000000L));
        TimestampedLong aggregate = buffer.getAggregateValue(System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000L);
        assertEquals(1000000L, aggregate.getValue().longValue());
        Thread.sleep(1000L);
        aggregate = buffer.getAggregateValue(System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000L);
        assertEquals(1000000L, aggregate.getValue().longValue());
        Thread.sleep(1500L);
        aggregate = buffer.getAggregateValue(System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000L);
        assertNull(aggregate);
    }

    @Test
    public void testAggregation() throws InterruptedException {
        final LongEntityAccess access = new LongEntityAccess();
        final TimedBuffer<TimestampedLong> buffer = new TimedBuffer<>(TimeUnit.SECONDS, 2, access);

        buffer.add(new TimestampedLong(1000000L));
        buffer.add(new TimestampedLong(1000000L));
        buffer.add(new TimestampedLong(25000L));

        TimestampedLong aggregate = buffer.getAggregateValue(System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000L);
        assertEquals(2025000L, aggregate.getValue().longValue());
        Thread.sleep(1000L);
        aggregate = buffer.getAggregateValue(System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000L);
        assertEquals(2025000L, aggregate.getValue().longValue());
        Thread.sleep(1500L);
        aggregate = buffer.getAggregateValue(System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000L);
        assertNull(aggregate);
    }

    private static class TimestampedLong {

        private final Long value;
        private final long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();

        public TimestampedLong(final Long value) {
            this.value = value;
        }

        public Long getValue() {
            return value;
        }

        public long getTimestamp() {
            return timestamp;
        }
    }

    private static class LongEntityAccess implements EntityAccess<TimestampedLong> {

        @Override
        public TimestampedLong aggregate(TimestampedLong oldValue, TimestampedLong toAdd) {
            if (oldValue == null && toAdd == null) {
                return new TimestampedLong(0L);
            } else if (oldValue == null) {
                return toAdd;
            } else if (toAdd == null) {
                return oldValue;
            }

            return new TimestampedLong(oldValue.getValue().longValue() + toAdd.getValue().longValue());
        }

        @Override
        public TimestampedLong createNew() {
            return new TimestampedLong(0L);
        }

        @Override
        public long getTimestamp(TimestampedLong entity) {
            return entity == null ? 0L : entity.getTimestamp();
        }
    }
}

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Piazza dei Calcarari è una delle piazze del centro storico di Roma, adiacente a largo Argentina.

Vie principali della zona
Via delle Botteghe Oscure
Via Catalana

Note

Bibliografia
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Altri progetti

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Q: npm link libreria local dentro de proyecto react estoy trabajando con una libreria que en realidad es un componente de react (no se puede levantar la libreria por si misma, es necesario instalarla en un proyecto si o si).
La libreria esta ubicada dentro de node_modules del proyecto react. Lo que hago es ejecutar npm link dentro de la carpeta de la libreria luego en el proyecto react simplemente lo importo y lo uso
El problema es que cada vez que hago un cambio en la libreria, no se refleja en el proyecto. Entonces tengo que hacer lo siguiente: 1- volver a hacer npm link en la libreria 2- parar y volver a ejecutar npm start en el proyecto react.
La pregunta entonces es: Como hago para que cada vez que haga cambios en la libreria se refleje automaticamente en el proyecto react?
Saludos!

A: Existe una librería llamada nodemon la cual se encarga de volver a iniciar tu proyecto si hay cambios lo puedes instalar  de esta manera npm i nodemon solo configura cual es tu archivo principal
Aquí te dejo la documentación

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Wolfgang Lachenauer (* 1949) ist ein deutscher Rechtsanwalt, Kommunalpolitiker und ehemaliger Basketballspieler.

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Ab 1968 spielte Lachenauer für den USC Heidelberg in der Basketball-Bundesliga. Er stieß zeitgleich gemeinsam mit seinem Zwillingsbruder Eckhard von der USC-Jugend in die Bundesliga-Mannschaft.

1970 wurde Lachenauer mit dem USC deutscher Vizemeister, 1973 führte er Heidelberg als Mannschaftskapitän zum Gewinn des deutschen Meistertitels, 1974 sowie 1975 gewann der Aufbauspieler mit dem USC wieder die Vizemeisterschaft, 1976 wechselte Lachenauer zum Zweitligaverein TV Eppelheim.

Nach abgeschlossenem Studium der Rechtswissenschaft wurde er als Anwalt tätig.

1994 wurde er für die Wählerinitiative "Die Heidelberger" in den Gemeinderat gewählt und war von 1995 bis 2015 zudem Fraktionsvorsitzender der Wählervereinigung. 1998 kandidierte er für das Amt des Oberbürgermeisters von Heidelberg. Die Amtsinhaberin Beate Weber konnte sich im ersten Wahlgang nicht durchsetzen. Im zweiten Wahlgang fehlten Lachenauer drei Prozentpunkte zum Sieg. Am 10. November 2021 schied Lachenauer auf eigenen Wunsch aus dem Heidelberger Gemeinderat aus.

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15 WTF Moments from 'Wynonna Earp's "I See A Darkness"
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Wynonna Earp's "I See Darkness" delivered a punch to the solar plexus before playing some really emotional music and watching the characters I know and love suffer because of the demons in Purgatory. And since I have too many feels and cannot coherently express my feelings in a single review, here's 15 WTF Moments from Wynonna Earp's "I See A Darkness."
1. The team works against Wynonna
Wynonna doesn't love easy. It takes time, trust, and a lot of patience. And for a while Wynonna felt comfortable with the people around her and let her walls down. Then this happened. Being betrayed by her own sister and family (the rest of her friends that are practically family) feels like a slap in the face or the other shoe dropping, that people like her always wait for but that she'd given up because she thought she was safe. Now her walls are going to go right up unless…Wynonna understands that Waverly was put in a different position. This show really likes doing the opposite of what I expect.
2. Waverly gives the last seal up
Love complicates things, always has and always will. That's why Waverly ran off from Wynonna when she asked what Waverly did. Because she loves Wynonna and didn't want to betray her, but she also loves Nicole and didn't want to risk losing her when they could fight another day together if they saved her. At the end of the day it's a life lesson for Waverly. Love complicates things and you must accept the consequences, no matter what they are.
3. Wynonna has disappeared from existence
Here's that consequence I was talking about. Waverly chose to save Nicole by making a bargain and this is the consequence. Both women have changed so much at each other's side and I'm excited and horrified at the prospect of who they will be without one another. Also, where did Wynonna go? Did she just blip out of existence? Are we going to have a Melanie free episode? I hope not! I need my Melanie fix and I need it now! (Well not now. But I need it next Friday.
4. Nicole is married
Now there are secrets, little white lies or fibs that you tell your loved one when they ask if they look ok after spending 3 days coughing and sniffling like crazy. Then there's Nicole's lie or omission. Marriages are life changing occurrences with tons of legal paperwork that could throw your loved one for look, like it did Waverly, when your wife is the next of kin on hospital forms. Maybe Nicole was scared to tell Waverly after the reaction she got from her over her DNA results. But it was still the wrong move and they're definitely going to have to talk about it.
5. Everyone's back in their old threads
As soon as it happened I noticed. In a split second they were no longer the people we know but the people we knew. And we could tell instantly by the clothes they were wearing and Dolls generally gloomy disposition. But I'm concerned about Jeremy. If the disappearance of Wynonna changed their clothes and their personalities…then why is he still there? Wouldn't he have disappeared as well if they weren't involved with Black Badge or the Earp curse. I love Jeremy so we need to solve this post haste.
6. Doc is back in the well
Out of all the most horrifying fates, this is the one for Doc. Figures that just as soon as he gives Wynonna his ring and his immortality, he gets sent to his own personal hell. From next week's trailer we know he gets out, but this is going to reignite some of the feelings and behaviors he had in season one, which I didn't particularly like. Doc remains the same man but he's softened in many aspects. It would be a shame to see the man he's become, weighed down by the man he was.
7. The Sheriff doesn't break when tortured
Don't get me wrong, I still hate the Sheriff. I remember season one and he just continues to rub me the wrong way with the way he talks to Wynonna and his general demeanor. Keeping that in mind, I'M SO PROUD OF HIM! He sassed that demon wife and didn't back down at all. I know that he would've been willing to die for, not just Wynonna, but the people of this town. That's a hero there. A hero I dislike. But a hero nonetheless.
8. Waverly gives up Rosita's secret
Last week I was sure that Waverly wouldn't give up Rosita's secret. That flew right out the window in this episode. Waverly blurted out her friends secret in a desperate moment where she was trying to find a solution for her girlfriend. Still doesn't mean it was right to out her like that and put her on Wynonna's radar. Those two are going to need a talk ASAP!
9. Nicole begs Wynonna to pull the plug if need be
These two characters have just started to really get to know each other as people and not just 'Waverly's girlfriend' and 'Waverly's sister'. Their bond is fresh. So that's why I was so surprised when Nicole asked Wynonna for this. Or maybe I should've have been. Nicole doesn't know Wynonna well, but what she does know is that Wynonna will make the hard decisions when others won't. And she's right about Waverly. If Wynonna did it, she'd forgive her sister sooner than anyone else.
10. Iron Witch comes and gets her revenge
In a town so small I don't understand how they didn't know that the Iron Witch had a twin sister. Also, love makes you stupid and desperate sometimes. That's why I'm going to forgive Waverly for this ridiculous strategy that will teach her a lesson about life and the deals you make to keep it the way you want.
11. A plate…is going to save them
I love how the weapon of destruction that will save them all is disguised as a plate. Best way to throw someone off from your super secret piece of awesome that's going to save the day. I also really like how Ewan just had it in his back seat as if he were waiting for Dolls. Or it's so damn valuable that he wouldn't leave it at the fire station. But then again, why did he give it up so easy?
12. Wynonna promises Rosita to kill her last
As usual, I expected one thing from Wynonna Earp and they did the exact opposite. I expected Wynonna to hold onto this little tidbit of information until they really needed. I didn't take into account that they really needed it now and then for Nicole. Rosita has become a welcoming and familiar face on Wynonna Earp and I'm hoping that something happens to stop her inevitable death. A girl can hope, right?
13. Doc and Wynonna teasing about getting the latter pregnant
I thought…Doc was with Rosita. The banter is always appreciated on this show, but this felt like they went a little too far. This combined with the faux looking proposal from the previous episode, feels like a tease to Wynonna/Doc fans to keep them sated. We see through you!
14. Shae isn't a jealous cliche
Nicole's wife didn't come in and stake her claim. She stayed to help, looked through every option she knew about, and spoke with kindness to Waverly. She made sure that Waverly knew how much Nicole cared for her and assured her that what they had in the past. She wasn't meant to be a wrecking ball to what Wayhaught has. Shae was an independent character on her own and a great example on how other shows can utilize characters without falling into the same old tricks.)
15. Waverly throws it down and fights
I've never been prouder of Waverly in my life. She came in and fought tooth and nail for her "baby". This was life or death and she knew who was going to die, and it wasn't her or Nicole. Seeing her fight like this is going to be highlighted in the next episode when we see a Waverly who never had her life changed by the return of Wynonna or her existence at all.
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I consider myself a curious cynic, meaning that I'm always willing to give anything a shot: 10-day juice cleanse, charcoal toothpaste, 30-day water challenge—throw it at me, but I remain a skeptic until proven otherwise.
When I saw my Instagram feed clog up with all this talk of holistic wellness, I was indeed apprehensive. But then I increasingly noticed celebrities like Gisele Bündchen and Kate Hudson meditating, and Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz and even Angelina Jolie touting the benefits of Reiki, the Japanese practice of spiritual healing. Admittedly, curiosity got the best of me.
I went to go see celebrity Reiki Master Kelsey Patel, whom Jamie-Lynn Sigler credits with helping The Sopranos actress manage the pain from chronic MS. We met in Kelsey's private penthouse apartment and got right to it.
When I first arrived to Kelsey's apartment, I wrote down three things that had been bothering me. The Reiki expert then began questioning me about them—like a concerned friend, not a prying co-worker. But when I gave more vague or general answers, she would look at me squarely in the eyes until I cut to the chase. We talked for about 30 minutes…until I was able to articulate exactly what I was feeling but was too afraid to say out loud.
When I was able to communicate what truly was on my mind, Kelsey started to literally tap on (not into) my problems. As I closed my eyes, she held my right hand in hers and began tapping on different pressure points on my hands, forehead, chin and sides. She repeated mantras to me and had me repeat them back to her. "I will not overwhelm myself with work and personal commitments," I said out loud. "I will work things out with my mom." "My weight doesn't define me." Each mantra ended with the affirmation that I would accept these feelings and let them go. As we moved through different mantras, I started feeling less stressed about each passing thing, lighter if you will.
After about 15 minutes, Kelsey had me lay down, and more traditional Reiki ensued. She placed her hands on my head and started softly chanting under her breath. I could feel my head immediately warm up, and my ears felt really hot. She worked her way down my body, holding her hands just above me—sometimes chanting, sometimes just being quiet. Despite having my eyes closed, I could "feel" her just above my skin. Wherever she was hovering, my body would go really hot and then suddenly get cold and then go hot again. I swear I could see lights dancing in front of my eyes.
After just one session, I felt incredibly light and relaxed. My mind was so quiet—the complete opposite of the usual ticker tape of things whizzing through it at any given moment. The most noticeable effects of my Reiki session came after I left Kelsey's apartment. Maybe I was just in a good mood or the world sensed my energy, but as I drove home, I noticed cars ahead of me were moving out of my lane, almost like they were parting the way for me. When my mom called later that night, we had a really good conversation about what had been bothering me, and the conflict then resolved itself easily. I felt like I could think more clearly about decisions I needed to make, large or small. Even the stress around making those decisions didn't feel as great.
I never in a million years expected to have such a strong reaction to something I knew nothing about at the onset. I know it may sound abstract, but I also know what the calmness and clarity I felt was very real. I've booked my next appointment and am excited to see where this experiment with Reiki can take me. Who knows? Maybe I'll bump into Gwyneth, and we can chat about enlightenment over tea someday.


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Philip Hickman, Using Data Points to Transform Student Outcomes
The Path to Higher Ed is a SchooLinks hosted podcast community that explores trending topics and issues in the area of college and career readiness. Our featured guests are pushing education forward by constantly learning from, innovating and applying their college and career readiness practices. Listen to gain their insights and apply them to your own college and career readiness practices.
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Philip Hickman, Superintendent at Columbus City Schools in Mississippi. Dr. Hickman talks about how he was able to strategically and intentionally leverage data to provide transformative interventions for at-risk students. By communicating our mutually shared belief that no student should be forgotten about, he is able to connect to the heart-driven mission behind choosing to work in education: all students deserve the opportunity to pursue lives that are meaningful to them.
About Dr. Philip Hickman
Previously, Assistant Superintendent of Houston Independent School District over the Academic Services. I work in the seventh-largest school district in the United States with 283 Schools and 210,047 Students. In my role, I lead the following departments: academics, health and medical services, UIL, after-school programs, psychological services, elementary counseling services, state compensatory education/homeless services, and behavioral support services. I also lead the implementation of a district-wide Multi-Tiered System of Supports and district-wide attendance initiative all to strengthen academic achievement for all.
About Columbus City Schools
The Columbus Municipal School District is a public school district based and physically located in Columbus, Mississippi. In addition to Columbus, the district also serves the children of the Columbus Air Force Base military personnel. The Columbus Municipal School District is governed by a five member school board. CMSD's mascot is the falcon. The district is also the home of the oldest public school in Mississippi, Franklin Academy, which was founded in 1821. The CMSD currently consists of approximately 4,100 students enrolled in grades Pre-K through grade 12.


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Q: Rails Create and Use Calculated Field I am trying to create a field in my model that concatenates two other fields. I would like this done outside the controller code because this field will be used on many occasions.
I have the code below but it is not working.
In Program Controller:
@test = Program.pluck(:program_detail)

In Program model:
...
has_many :versions

private
  def program_detail
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**Note I am using mongoid meaning I don't need to use migrations, but a Rails activerecord answer will definitely be enough to get me going.

A: pluck only works on database columns, not on attributes in your model class. You can however retrieve all the records and to this.
Lane.where(..something..).map(&:program_detail)

Will give you an array of program_detail's


Between 1900 and 2005, the extraction of materials was multiplied by eight at the world level (...). We become more and more dependent towards non renewable materials. In one century, the consumption of materials passed from 7 to 60 billion tons (...). If nothing changes, the world consumption of materials will reach 150 billion tons at the horizon 2050. According to this scenario, the quantity of CO2 emitted per person will see itself multiplied by four, by taking into account the increase of the population. The circular economy constitutes a solution to get out of this vicious circle.
Network and recycling of October 23rd and 24th, 2013.
Economic model taking into account the environmental impact of all its stakeholders and that favors all methods of reducing consumption of raw materials and energy by improving their utilisation and promoting responsible consumption.
* The life cycle of a product takes into account all the activities that are involved in the manufacturing, use , transportation and disposal of this product.
« This design of goods and services address the entire life cycle of a process, product or service in order to minimize environmental impacts. This approach is based on a multi criteria vision. ».
Eg: Farm which méthanise bio-waste to produce some energy for itself and for the close local companies.


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Preferred lies on all fairways – 1 scorecard length.
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In 1995 Southern Shakespeare Festival began as a touring company which toured local theaters, high schools, and community art centers. After Southern Shakespeare Festival's first year, in conjunction with FSU's School of Theater Dean, Richard Fallon, SSF established a home at Kleman Plaza in Tallahassee, Florida with a free Shakespeare festival in the park. Productions have included A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Merry Wives of Windsor and The Tempest.
Currently under the leadership of Executive Director Laura W. Johnson, Southern Shakespeare Festival brings bold and exciting Shakespeare productions to its home at the Capital City Amphitheater in Cascades Park, inviting thousands of folks, from all around the region, to enjoy free Shakespeare in the park.


CMake - CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS for linker commands?
I was wondering if there is something similar to CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS but also exporting the linker commands. At this moment it seems like it is only exporting the compiler commands for each translation unit.


We love to talk about what our dude (and contributing photographer, but most of all our dude) Josh Wildman is up to. Now he can talk about it himself with a new photo blog. Our favorites include "dave aron could ollie high in the 90s" and "i like seeing t.i. at rap shows" but they're all goodies.


I'm going to receive some info via email ( like: name, address, job, email, etc ).
I want to make from each email I receive a post. So I need to make a standard template for the description area so that I could enter only the data that is new in each email.
The question: where can I / how can I make something like this?
Yes a table code in html I think would be an option but I don't know how to write the code for it.


The new download can be found here: http://www.sawtoothsoftware.com/download/releases/mbc/MBC_v0_9_3.exe. We've made a few changes to the UI in v0.9.3 that will save you clicks.
We have released an updated version of MBC that resolves multiple issues, the biggest being that you can now use HB estimation! Your software should notify you of the update as well.
I wanted to again thank all those who came to the first MBC Training in Fort Lauderdale. I was quite nervous that you would all think the software was junk! Thanks for bearing with the small issues that appeared.


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Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons Free Pick
December 1, 2016 By FreeWinningPicks
Opening Line: Falcons -3.5
Over/Under: 49
Time: 1 PM EST Sunday December 4, 2016 on CBS
Kansas City Chiefs (8-3) vs. Atlanta Falcons (7-4)
The Chiefs are coming off a big 30-27 OT win over the Denver Broncos and they are only one game back of the Oakland Raiders in the tough AFC West. They are led by their defense, which ranks 8th in the NFL giving up an average of 19.5 ppg. Their D is key since they only rank 23rd in the league in both passing and rushing yards per game.
The Falcons have won three of their last four games and they are in first place in the NFC South. However, they are only one game up on the Buccaneers and two games up on the Saints. QB Matt Ryan is having a MVP season and he ranks 3rd in the league in passing yards and his main target of WR Julio Jones leads the league in receiving yards. Atlanta ranks 1st in the league in points per game, but only 29th in opponents' points allowed.
In their last games Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 30-27 in OT and the Falcons beat the Arizona Cardinals 38-19.
On the season the Chiefs are 5-6 ATS with an O/U record of 3-8 and the Falcons are 7-4 ATS with an O/U record of 9-2.
The Chiefs beat the Broncos in this game even though they were outgained 464 yards to 273 yards and they only converted on five of their 14 3rd downs. Alex Smith had another solid yet unspectacular game under center passing for 220 yards with one TD and no picks. He was sacked six times and did not get much help from the rushing offense, which only had 83 rushing yards. Spencer Ware is now the main back in KC and in the win over the Broncos he rushed for 64 yards only averaging 3.8 yards per carry.
The Falcons' defense has been decent against the run this season ranking 9th, but they only rank 30th in pass defense.
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Ryan has been putting up great numbers all season and in the win over the Cardinals in Atlanta's last game he passed for 269 yards with two TD and one INT. He has a good WR corps and in the game Julio Jones only had 35 receiving yards. RB Devonta Freeman rushed for 60 yards in the game only averaging 3.8 yards per carry.
Kansas City ranks 19th in the league in pass defense and 29th in run defense. The Chiefs' pass rush will be key in this game and Dee Gordon, who ranks tied for 2nd in the league in sacks, is questionable for this game with an injury. Still, they had six sacks in the win over Denver with Justin Houston getting three of them.
Kansas City at Atlanta Betting Trends
The Chiefs are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games, 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win, and in their last 7 games they have an Under record of 6-1.
The Falcons are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games, and in their last 5 home games the total has gone Over every time.
In the last 4 games between these teams the total has gone Over every time.
Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons Prediction
Eight of the Chiefs' eleven games this season have gone UNDER the total this season including three of the last four. However, their defense has started to show cracks allowing over 440 yards to their opponents in three of the last four. This week they'll face the Falcons who lead the league in scoring averaging an impressive 32.6 points per game. The Falcons need all the points they can get with their porous defensive unit that has allowed a 29th most points per game this season allowing their opposition an average of 27.5 points per game. The Chiefs don't gain a lot of yards ranking 27th in the league, but they do make the best of them ranking 16th in scoring offense. The line may scare some experienced players having to score greater than seven TDs to cross over the line, but that where I feel the value is.
Take the OVER 49
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Ms Cardenas joined Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine as a Federal Work Study Student in Spring 2014 semester. Ms Cardenas has nine years of office support experience and currently provides administrative support for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Carolina is in the top ten percent of her graduating class with a degree in Biological Sciences from Florida International University. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.


A key strategy for raising the visibility of your non-profit in Second Life is organizing in-world events. There are hundreds and hundreds of events occurring on a given day competing for avatars' attention and attendance. So learning how to publicize your non-profits events is an important skill to develop.
The first action to consider is publishing your event on the official SL events calendar. This listing is available both in-world under "search" and on the web at http://www.secondlife.com/events . While there is a lot of crap in there, the official event listings are still the easiest way for all SL residents to find out about what events are happening on a given day. Be as clear and concise and eye-catching as you can possibly be -- without resorting to "FREE LINDENS" and other annoying gimmicks.
Your promotion activities only begin with the official SL calendar. Obviously if you have your own website and land, post notices about the event well ahead of time. Use your group's (you do have an in-world group set up for your non-profit, don't you?) announcement feature to inform your own constituents and supporters about the event. Make sure each of your supporters and members is encouraged to invite their friends and colleagues. That's the power of social networking and the "Kevin Bacon" effect.
Beyond that, get the word out to as many different news sources as you can. The SL blogosphere is huge and expanding, as are the number of SL media outlets. The biggies include the SL Herald, the SL Insider, New World Notes, Avastar, the Reuters SL bureau, and the Metaverse Messenger. See the awesome SL blog aggregator created by Tao Takashi, http://planet.worldofsl.com, for other news sources to reach out to.
And don't forget real world press. If your event has a unique angle to it that might be of interest to a specialized news source, draft up a press release and send it out to them. If you can get some advance press, you can drive new people to register for SL just to attend it. SL is still quite a powerful media-magnet, so take advantage while you can.
While we are talking about events, let me point out the sweet social calendaring website http://Eventful.com, which takes the official SL events feed and repackages it in a really cool and useful way.
Using Eventful.com you can set "Second Life" as one of your home locations, search for events by keyword, tick-off the events that you want to track or attend, create custom calendars and groups, and export those calendars to Outlook, iCal or Google Calendar. You can see the feed from the Eventful group as a widget on the right side of this post. You can add a similar widget to your own website or blog super-easily. Check it out!
With a bit of effort and creativity, you can go from "preaching to the converted" to maxing out your sim. Good luck.


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Dual language charter school approved to open in Sunset this fall
By Jaime DeJesus	• March 1, 2019 @ 11:21 am
Photos courtesy of LEEP
A kid sporting a LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter School t-shirt.
Sunset Park will be getting a new school this fall.
After years of effort, LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter School has been approved by the New York State Regents to open a charter school — beginning with kindergarten and first grade — in the neighborhood by August of this year.
Founded by Prospect Heights resident Roberto Gutierrez and LEEP Chief Operating Officer Michael Regnier, the goal of the school, whose location hasn't been revealed yet, is to teach all students to be bilingual by fifth grade.
"The dual language program is really unique to New York City," Gutierrez continued. "In fact, the rigor and intensity of Spanish language acquisition in kindergarten and first grade has not been done in New York in this way. There are a lot of dual language programs, but we have a very specialized model called the 90/10 model."
The school had strong neighborhood support, said Gutierrez, who told this paper that the planning included meeting with local leaders to gain information on what was needed in the community.
"All of the information that we got from those meetings and those conversations on the sidewalk on hot summer days led to the creation of the charter application which was submitted to the New York State Board of Education and the Board of Regents."
Eventually LEEP trustees went before the Board of Regents which, on Nov. 5, voted to authorize the creation of the school.
Finding a space was the next hurdle for LEEP.
"We are on a fast track," Gutierrez said. "As a charter school. we don't get automatic space for a school or a DOE building, first and foremost because there are no spaces in Sunset Park. We promised the community and leaders that we would not compete with existing plans for DOE space. We are going to find private space [to lease]."
While Gutierrez said he is bound by the school's landlord not to reveal the location yet, the announcement could be made soon as the team is close to signing the lease on space for kindergarten through third grade in "the heart of Sunset Park." This fall, he said, the school will open "with four classrooms in kindergarten and three classrooms in first grade."
LEEP's founding principal in Brooklyn is borough native Delines Rodriguez, who was once the instructional school leader for Hola Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, which is in the top 10 percent in the country in the field.
"I met Roberto when he visited Hola," Rodriguez explained. "I was impressed with him and his vision for his school. Two years later, when I found out he was opening a school here in Brooklyn, we connected and I applied for the position."
Rodriguez, who grew up in the Sheepshead Bay area, believes her experience in the borough will make her an ideal fit for the new school.
"I went to public school here so I know the experience first hand of growing up in this city in our Latino community," she said. "I know what it is to be a child whose family speaks Spanish at home and then you're introduced into the school system and you're acquiring English. To be able to lead a school where I grew up, and feel like I'm making an impact, is important to me."
She also stressed the importance of Latino students feeling a sense of pride and ownership in their culture, identity and language.
"Many times, in the traditional public school system, it's all about acquiring the English language. Really, it's important for us to create a culture where there is pride in one's home language and culture," Rodriguez said.
That said, she stressed, "I think that this is a school not just for Latino students. It's a school for all students. Sunset Park is very diverse and District 15 serves many students from all over the world. For our other students, being able to learn a second language is invaluable. I think being bilingual is extremely important and will give our students an advantage in school and life as they grow up and become productive citizens."
The school is currently in the middle of hiring teachers.
"They are going to come with varying experience from all over Latin America," Gutierrez said.
"We are going to have teachers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Chile, Mexico. The goal is to try to provide an international experience for children to be able to learn Spanish how it is spoken in those countries. It's a great opportunity."
In the beginning, according to Gutierrez, the school will only have room for 153 students. The school is currently in the enrollment phase and spaces are getting it filled quickly, said Gutierrez, who stressed that applications can be filled out on the school's website.
For more information, visit www.leepacademies.org.
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STOP ethnic cleansing of HAZARAS in Afghanistan
Javed Shadan started this petition to Prime Minister of Canada/Premier ministre du Canada Justin Trudeau and
Jaghori, a predominantly Hazara dominated district in Afghanistan, is one of the safest in the province, which has come under Taliban attacks following the armed group's assault on neighbouring Malistan and Oruzgan provinces.
Afghan government are doing nothing to stop them. More than 100 civillians including women and children have been brutally murdered in recent attacks which started in Oruzgan on 28th October 2018. The NATO Forces and the Afghan government are doing nothing to protect the civillians living in these areas. Over 800 families have left their homes & belongings and are running for their lives. For the past two weeks people in these areas of Afghanistan are suffering sleepless nights defending their families in the fight against the Taliban.
Please help us become the voices of these people who are being trapped between life and death.


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Times coverage of hearing
The Times seems to have the most comprehensive coverage of today's hearing so I've posted it here:
House of Commons loses its High Court appeal
Sam Coates, Chief Political Correspondent
Parliament's attempts to block the disclosure of MPs' second-home expenses have been thrown out by the High Court in a damning judgment which dismissed the Speaker's case as "unrealistic".
The House of Commons was ordered to pay full legal costs of its opponents, expected to be as high as £200,000, as it considers whether to appeal further.
Parliament has been ordered to disclose the details of 14 MPs' second-home allowances, receipt by receipt, by 4pm next Friday. A decision on whether to appeal is likely to be made on Monday night.
The Speaker,Michael Martin, had to replace his lawyers after they warned that Parliament would not win this appeal process. Lord Justice Latham and Mr Justice Blake dismissed Parliament's attempts at preventing disclosure as "wholly reasonable".
In a written judgment, they said: "Once legislation which applies to Parliament has been enacted, MPs cannot and could not reasonably expect to contract out compliance with it, or exempt themselves, or be exempted from its ambit. Such actions would themselves contravene the Bill of Rights."
The Judges also upheld a decision by the Information Tribunal that MPs' private addresses should be made public as part of the disclosures, arguing they were "not very private at all".
This is the key reason why many MPs wanted to appeal against the judgment, and has provoked anger among those who argued that it would put them and their families in danger.
But the judges pointed out that MPs' addresses are already disclosed when seeking nomination for election, that company directors are required to provide a residential address and that everyone's full address is recorded in local libraries or town halls.
"The reality is that an individual who is determined to discover a residential address of an adult law-abiding citizen is likely to be able to do so by one legal means or another, and where the person concerned is the holder of a public office and in the public eye, such an inquiry is likely to be easier."
The Tribunal already concluded that if MPs have a "special security reason" for keeping their address secret, "for example, because of a problem with a stalker or a terrorist or other criminal threat", then the address may be kept secret.
The High Court gave the Speaker and his committee until 1pm on Tuesday to decide whether to appeal and to submit outline arguments. An appeal judge must then decide by the end of next week whether the case has any chance of going forward.
If the Speaker decides not to appeal, or the appeal judge throws out Parliament's latest attempts to block or delay the ruling, then detailed expenses of the 14 MPs, including addresses, must be disclosed by 4pm on Friday.
The 14 MPs include Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Sir Menzies Campbell, George Osborne and John Prescott.
The Information Commissioner, who deals with appeals on Freedom of Information cases in the first instance, indicated that they would treat this tribunal as setting a significant precedent.
Graham Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, said: "The High Court ruling brings clarity and will serve as a useful point of reference for the Information Commissioner's Office in the consideration of future cases under the Freedom of Information Act."
Heather Brooke, the information rights campaigner who along with the Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph have fought for disclosure, said: "It's not right that a citizen is forced to fight so hard for such a basic level of democratic accountability from our elected representatives. All the while MPs have used taxpayer money to pursue this case through the courts just so they can avoid being accountable to their constituents for how they spend public money. They should be ashamed."
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24 Responses to "Times coverage of hearing"
oc says:
I think that whilst asking for details of expenses is acceptable, it is disgraceful to ask Members of Parliament to publicise their home addresses. Would you be willing to post yours up?
BVM says:
MP's addresses are already in the public domain – as is yours, oc. Pop along to your local library or town/city hall and take a look. As the Times article states, MPs are required to give out their primary address when seeking election – this is surely as much a risk to their "security" as giving out any 2nd address (which as stated can already be readily found).
Therefore to claim a further listing of such addresses is "disgraceful" suggests you are missing the point, or simply trying to stir up feelings against this initiative.
The fact is, "security" has become a convenient blanket for those in public office to cover a multitude of activities. Non-disclosure of such addresses makes verifying the transparency of claims relating to 2nd homes that much harder.
At the end of the day, these people are in public office, and to retain the faith of the nation, they need to demonstrate transparency in all their activities. And to answer your question, given _my_ address is already in the public domain, I would see little problem in seeing this information re-listed elsewhere.
June Gibson says:
In my view it is not disgraceful. The addresses are hardly a secret as neighbours and
many people roundabout, as well as their constituents, will know who lives at a house.
MPs will be on electoral rolls and (or should be) on CT records.
Also, it is "just deserts" as many second homes have been proved to be unnecessary and
that is what is being argued about. MPs should not have abused the system, i.e. the funding
of government by the taxpayers.
Our own private addresses are not all that private either. If our home addresses (many
having been lost and could be available to all and sundry) are known to government
departments it is fair that MPs addresses are known. They fought so hard out of other
peoples' pockets to keep secret their profligacy.
An excellent result.
APL says:
oc: "it is disgraceful to ask Members of Parliament to publicise their home addresses."
Do you not read? The address of a member of Parliament is already in the public domain.
Congratulations Heather.
David Newton says:
You obviously have not read the ruling. That argument has been considered and dismissed. Many, many, many people are willing to publicise their home addresses. Anyone who appears in the phone book is willing for example. As the ruling states there are also many cases of statute requiring disclosure of home addresses in publicly accessible registers.
pounce says:
OC writes;
Have a look at what the 14 MPs are fighting against.
"The Commons Speaker, Michael Martin, today lost a high court battle to prevent the disclosure of the details of second-home expenses claimed by 14 prominent MPs."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/may/16/houseofcommons
Sometimes it helps to know the full story before you berate others.
John L Bell says:
As a tax paying citizen, I want to know EXACTLY where the revenue from MY taxes are being spent.
Scams involving the misappropriation of tax revenue by MPs as part of their remuneration package have been shown to be
more than infrequent. Has anyone checked that the vast sums 'claimed' (apparently as some self appointed right) by
our political servants are actually spent following the approved guidelines, inadequate as they are!)
John Swainson says:
This is a milestone judgement on the path to an open, more transparent and, hopefully, less corrupt political system.
As many others have commented elsewhere politicians are servants of the public who elect them and, as such, must be
fully accountable to those who elect and pay them. Moreover the greater the transparency and consequential probity and
integrity we require of the politicians we elect to manage the nation's affairs on our behalf the better the example we set
of the standards we expect from people in business too.
With respect to the comment by 'oc' on the matter of publicising MP's addresses, as the judgement makes clear, when an MP
stands for election they have to disclose their address. It is right that the electorate should know where their
representative resides, not least because this can help to expose when elected representatives may have an interest that
conflicts with the exprseeed interest of their electorate.
Bob Katsamas says:
Typing error perhaps? The judges must have dismissed Parliament's attempts as "wholy UNreasonable"
Doh, we pay for MPs' houses, we don't pay for Heather's. Therein is the major difference.
gordon taylor says:
Taxpayers have paid for MP`s second homes. When sold the money should be returned back to the Taxpayer, not pocketed by the MPs which is what happens at present. In addition they should have to re-pay legal expenses used in trying to conceal the facts.
Ben Bamber says:
Yes, I would – it is nothing more than is obtainable from the electoral roll anyway!
How does the Govt put it? Let me see, "Those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear!"
Well done Heather, please keep up the good work!
FallenNinja says:
Truly, what has actually been accomplished here? Greater transparency, I doubt it, more accountability, nope. These guys are expert in spin, deflection and misdirection, do you not think that they will simply find different ways of fiddling their expenses? This ruling has no value at all.
Total waste of taxpayers money when there are really much bigger fish to fry.
Never mind disclosing where these MPs live, it is an absolute disgrace that taxpayers have been paying for these second home allowances for MPs, which, at a later date they can sell at a huge profit. Its an even bigger disgrace and a huge admission of guilt that the MPs tried to prevent the extent of the expenses becoming public knowledge. Why have we never looked in to this before? Well done Heather – the average person in the street is getting very, very sick of the takers in this country and we're right behind you.
Re: FallenNinja's comment.
I used to believe that they (MPs) were 'untouchable' by the law, no matter what they did! Not any more!
Greater transparency will lead to greater accountability and , with a bit of luck, the slamming of cell doors behind those MPs who have 'diverted'
your taxes and mine, without any reference to the taxpayer, into their own pockets …… or the pockets of their families…… ex wives….. etc etc.
But Ninja, with that approach they would not just have their 'snouts in the trough', they would take the trough home! I believe there should be a National Campaign wherebye all of us start demanding expenditure details and 'family employment' details from them. It's just a matter of using the FOI act, and then contacting your local / national paper. In fact, hopefully Heather will suggest a way of forming a National Society or something! Think of the publicity, and our Lords and Masters would have to comply with the requests because its the law!
Ian Gow says:
Clearly the risk of MPs being attacked at their homes is exaggerated. I cannot think of a single instance where this has happened over the last twenty years or so. They are simply using the security excuse to protect themselves from scrutiny.
"Clearly the risk of MPs being attacked at their homes is exaggerated. I cannot think of a single instance where this has happened over the last twenty years or so."
Perhaps that's because their home addresses are pretty difficult to come by.
You can find an MP's address by looking on the electoral roll, assuming you know which constituency they are registered in (and they're not all registered in their own). It is also published on various official electoral documents, which are in circulation for a few weeks every 4-5 years. In other words, it is technically in the public domain, but pretty difficult to get hold of. If you don't believe me, have a go at seeing how easy it is to find the genuine home address of any random backbench MP.
MPs are vulnerable to attack from random nutters (Nigel Jones, whose assistant was killed), people with a political grudge (various missile-throwers at public meetings, etc) and terrorists. Mostly, it is their comparative anonymity which protects them from getting hassled or attacked when they are out and about in public. Making their home addresses freely available on the Internet can only increase that vulnerability. It would be perfectly possible to hold MPs to account adequately without publishing their precise home addresses, for example, by disclosing in which Parliamentary constituency the property in question is.
Publishing an MP's home address to one person (even a journalist) as part of the response to an FoI request does not automatically mean that it will be plastered all over the internet. As Heather will no doubt confirm, copyright, data protection and other restrictions apply to FoI responses, so you can't simply do whatever you like with them.
Is Ben Leapman really going to put all the addresses on the Telegraph website when he gets them, without the Telegraph's own lawyers having a wobble about the Data Protection Act? Doubt it.
But the Data Protection Act does not apply to date acquired under an FoI disclosure. The FoIA provides that personal data is exempt from disclosure, which was part of the basis of the Commons' appeal over the addresses. Once the Commons has disclosed the addresses under the Act, anybody who has the information can do whatever he or she likes with it. And if it is established in principle that the Commons has to provide the information, then anybody can write and request a full list of addresses for every MP. It will only be a matter of time before this information is indeed plastered all over the internet.
That's not quite how the DPA and FoI inter-relate, and this point "Once the Commons has disclosed the addresses under the Act, anybody who has the information can do whatever he or she likes with it" is simply not the case, as one example of processing personal data (e.g., replying to an FoI request) is not the same as another example (e.g., a burglar alarm company turning the MPs' addresses into a mailing list).
All this is by-the-by anyway, as both the Tribunal and the High Court left open the possibility of MPs withholding their home addresses (a) if there were specific security or other personal concerns, or (b) if the Commons administration came up with its own system of checking the veracity of claims for particular addresses, so that there would be no legitimate interest in making these public available.
But once the information has been disclosed under FoI, the person to whom it has been disclosed is not bound by the DPA in respect of that data. The Tribunal has effectivele ruled that the MPs' home addresses are *not* "personal data" within the meaning of the Data Protection Act. If they were, then they would clearly be exempt from disclosure under s. 40 of the FoIA.
In any case, since the Commons is now going to disclose the information, we can wait and see how long it takes to get onto the Internet.
Nope, the Tribunal ruled that the home addresses *are* personal data (see para. 51), but their disclosure in this case complies with s.40, because it's within the scope of condition 6 in Schedule 2 to the DPA ("necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or by the third party or parties to whom the data are disclosed").
Any subsequent use of the data would also have to comply with condition 6 – it wouldn't automatically be deemed to be compliant.
In which case I haven't read the ruling closely enough.
But the Tribunal has based its decision in part on the fact that the addresses are already (notionally) in the public domain. The ruling requires the Commons authorities to supply the home addresses (with certain exeptions for security reasons) to anybody who asks for them. Journalism is in any case one of the "special purposes" which is exempt from most of the DPA under s. 32. How is anybody who obtains the addresses under FoI and publishes them contravening the DPA?


As someone who played Dungeons and Dragons in my middle-school years, it warmed my heart to see Will make it his own.
Lucy has been attending the Tuesday game night at our local library branch with her friends for quite a while now, although they rarely D&D but instead play other board games. When Will moved back home, he was pretty eager to give it a go. He joined a running campaign, rolled himself a Ranger, and dug in.
Every time I bring him home he has fresh stories about defeating orcs and skeletons, falling out of trees, and sneaking through the woods, escaping death only by the skin of his teeth and the odd natural 20. I have some major nostalgia for this, and it's fun to see him enjoying it as much as I did.
Adventures aren't just far away! You can also have a great time exploring the city you live in, and since we explore mostly with our mouths, getting to know our local food scene is the way we do it.
This year we made it to three local eateries of note. Sadly we completely forgot to take photos at our first two stops, so you'll have to trust us that we visited them.
The first was Woody's Tacos, a Vancouver institution which has been around forever. We enjoyed them, but they weren't stand-outs in our personal taco catalogs.
The second was the Bleu Door Bakery, a lovely little place on Main Street. We grabbed some pastries to run with, and they were delicious.
Lastly, we discovered Little Conejo, which is now our taco place. Maybe it didn't push Por Que No out of the running, but we don't feel the need to drive that far anymore. We've been here three times in the last week. The pescado torta is especially delicious, but all of the tacos are worth visiting for, and they occasionally make specialty cocktails (hello tamarind margarita!). Sooooo good.
Ever since we started going there, we've had a thing for the Kiggins. It's the classic old-timey institution of a theater you never knew you needed in your life until you had it. This year we vowed to see more shows there.
We made it to two. The first was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which was really good – beautiful, poignant, and sticks in your mind for a few days.
The second was a showing of RBG, and we brought Lucy along as our young feminist mentee. We all loved it.
Anyone who has known us for any length of time knows we can't not make our house a better place to live. So when we bought this house, it was with an eye towards how we could improve it.
Last month we started talking to Mountainwood Homes, and as of two weeks ago our project is officially underway! More details as this unfolds.
Will was discharged from Sandhill in July, and we wanted to make sure he had a nice, gentle landing when it came to school. Going from a classroom with four adults and 12 kids to the local public school with 800 kids and 30-student classrooms wasn't going to be an easy transition, so we (Becky) scoured the surrounding area to find the right place for him.
We finally found it: Family House Academy, a tiny little school in Kelso, Washington. There are a total of 27 students of all ages, the parent community is super nice and accepting of newcomers, and the staff are uniformly excellent and compassionate.
After checking the place out ourselves, we brought Will along for a tryout day. This was during the summer, but they arranged for a couple of his peer group to be there, so he could ask all of his questions and get a sense of how the place would be. He loved it, and started classes there in September.
The very next week, the entire school caravanned out to Sunriver for a week-long science field trip!
Here are Will's class photos, done by Katalin Bridgewater. She did a fantastic job.
Some random miscellaneous shots from school. We need to give a special shout-out to Lisa Mustion, who started the school and runs it; she's a fantastic teacher and human, and exactly what Will needs at this time in his life.
And here are the most recent holidays – halloween, a special movie/dinner outing with Mrs. Mustion, and the holiday musical performance.
Will is absolutely thriving at this place, and we have to thank everyone involved for making it possible. Lisa has created a truly unique place here, and Will is going to be a better person for it.
We think it's important to have a personal relationship with each of our children. So every year we try to set aside a weekend for one-on-one time with each of them. This year, Will and I stayed home and Becky and Lucy went somewhere fun.
Will and I watched Guardians of the Galaxy (which he loved), visited Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum (which he loved), went to the hobby shop to pick out a new model car for him to build (which he loves doing), packed up the outdoor furniture in bags for storage in the garage (which he did not love), went to OMSI for the Tutankhamun exhibit (which he loved, but then got bored of because I insisted on reading all the placards), and went to the Storm City Roller Girls' last bout of the season (which he loved).
I took Lucy and her friend Gracie for a 3-day weekend out in Manzanita. Gracie was an excellent adventure companion, and Lucy and I really enjoyed having her along. We ate new things, explored the beach, bought new books at the local bookshop. The best part of the weekend was learning that our friend and her daughter were also in town! We all joined forces and explored even further afield. The five of us had such a great and gorgeous weekend. I was so happy for the chance to get to know both Gracie and my friend better.